TH-S77[U].
TH-S77[U].book Page 1 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Warnings, Cautions and Others CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. CAUTION — (XV-THS77) button! CAUTION Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely (the STANDBY lamp goes off). The button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. • When the system is on standby, the STANDBY lamp lights red.
TH-S77[U].book Page 2 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Warnings, Cautions and Others Caution: Proper Ventilation To avoid risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from damage, place the apparatus on a level surface.
TH-S77[U]-03TOC.fm Page 1 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 9:59 PM Table of contents Introduction ..................................... 2 Notes on handling .................................................................2 Supplied accessories ............................................................2 About discs ..................................... 3 Playable disc types ...............................................................3 Notes on file types .....................................................
TH-S77[U].book Page 2 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Introduction 7 Safety precautions Notes on handling Avoid moisture, water and dust Do not place the system in moist or dusty places. 7 Important cautions Installation of the system • Select a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold; between 5°C and 35°C. • Leave sufficient distance between the system and the TV. • Do not use the system in a place subject to vibration.
TH-S77[U].book Page 3 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM About discs Playable disc types This system has been designed to play back the following discs: DVD VIDEO DVD AUDIO VCD/SVCD Audio CD • DVD Logo is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation. • The Non-DVD side of a “DualDisc” does not comply with the “Compact Disc Digital Audio” standard. Therefore, the use of Non-DVD side of a DualDisc on this product may not be recommended. • This system accommodates the NTSC and PAL system.
TH-S77[U].book Page 4 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM About discs Notes on file types For all playable files • The system can only recognize and play files with one of the following extensions, which can be in any combination of upper and lower case; MP3: “.MP3”, “.mp3” WMA: “.WMA” , “.wma” JPEG: “.JPG”, “.JPEG”, “.jpg”, “.jpeg” MPEG-4: “.ASF”, “.
TH-S77[U].book Page 5 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Description of parts and controls Front panel (center unit) Display window pg. 23 pg. 37 pg. 38 pg. 19 pg. 23 FM AM MHz P L PCM SURR CH kHz WMA MP3 RESUME PROGRESSIVE B.S.P. CHAP. TRK PG PL BONUS ST MONO RDS TA NEWS INFO PRG RND pg. 19 pg. 16 pg. 31 pg. 31 pg. 39 pg. 30 pg. 20 pg. 37 pg. 27 pg. 19 pg. 38 pg. 19 pg. 21 pg. 29 pg. 18 pg. 18 pg. 15 pg. 15 pg. 14 pg. 18 pg. 18 Disc tray (inside): pg. 18 MIC LEVEL MIN pg.
TH-S77[U].book Page 6 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Description of parts and controls Powered subwoofer Do not block the ventilation openings. pg. 11 FROM XV-THC3 XV-THS55 XV-THS58 XV-THS66 4Ω 16Ω pg. 9 See below. POWER ON lamp: pg. 14 Power cord: pg. 11 Front Rear NOTE • For safety reasons, always ensure that there is sufficient space behind the powered subwoofer.
TH-S77[U].book Page 7 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Description of parts and controls Remote control Putting batteries in the remote control AUDIO OPEN/CLOSE pg. 18 pg. 12 TV/VIDEO MUTING pg. 15 DVD pg. 28 FM/AM TV VCR/DBS VCR DBS pg. 15 AUDIO SUBTITLE SURROUND FL DISP. pg. 27 TV VOL CHANNEL AUDIO VOL AUDIO pg. 12 TV pg. 19 TUNING TUNING SLOW MEMORY FM MODE TOP MENU/PG SLOW MENU/PL pg. 18, 38 pg. 23 pg. 15 pg. 12-40 ON SCREEN REC pg. 13, 20 pg. 18 pg. 20, 37 pg.
TH-S77[U].book Page 8 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. If reception is poor Connecting the FM and AM antennas Center unit AM loop antenna 7 AM loop antenna Setting up supplied AM loop antenna Outdoor single vinyl-covered wire antenna (not supplied) If the antenna cord is covered with the insulation coat, twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove.
TH-S77[U].book Page 9 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connections Connecting the satellite (front, center, surround) speakers Before connecting the speaker cords; Twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove. Front speakers SP-THS77F Powered subwoofer SP-PWS77 Speaker cord (supplied) • Connect the black cords to the black (r) terminals.
TH-S77[U].book Page 10 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Speaker layout Connecting a TV Center speaker Front left speaker Front right speaker Powered subwoofer • You can get better picture quality in the order — Component video > S-video > Composite video. • Distortion of picture may occur when connecting to the TV via a VCR, or to a TV with a built-in VCR.
TH-S77[U].book Page 11 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connecting the powered subwoofer Connecting to a digital component You can enjoy the sound of a digital component. Center unit Powered subwoofer System cord (supplied) Center unit DBS* tuner MD player FROM XV-THC3 XV-THS55 XV-THS58 XV-THS66 Align the 5 marks. Align the 5 marks.
TH-S77[U].book Page 12 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Operating external components with the remote control The buttons described below are used on pages 12 and 13. 4 Press number buttons (1-9, 0) to enter the manufacturer’s code (2 digits). Examples: For a Hitachi TV: Press 1, then 0. For a Toshiba TV: Press 0, then 8.
TH-S77[U]-04Start.fm Page 13 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 4:28 PM See page 12 for button locations. Operating external components with the remote control Operating the VCR Operating the DBS tuner or CATV converter 7 To set the manufacturer’s code You can operate a JVC VCR without setting the manufacturer’s code. 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to VCR/DBS. 2 Press VCR. 3 Press and hold 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to VCR/DBS. 2 Press DBS. 3 Press and hold VCR/DBS. VCR/DBS.
TH-S77[U].book Page 14 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Basic operations The buttons on the remote control are used to explain most of the operations in this manual. You can use the buttons on the center unit same as on the remote control for operations unless otherwise noted. IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; • Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO. Turning the system on/off On the remote control: Press AUDIO. On the center unit: Press .
TH-S77[U].book Page 15 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM See page 14 for button locations. Basic operations Selecting the source to play On the remote control: Press one of the source selecting buttons (DVD, FM/AM, VCR or DBS). DVD: FM/AM: VCR: DBS: To play back a disc (DVD VIDEO, VCD etc.). (A pg. 18) To tune in an FM or AM station. (A pg. 37) Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM.
TH-S77[U].book Page 16 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM See page 14 for button locations. Basic operations Sleep Timer [SLEEP] The system turns off automatically when the specified period of time has passed. Press SLEEP. Each time you press the button, the shut-off time changes. Example: Adjusting the bass sound [BASS] Press BASS and then LEVEL +/–. NOTE • The adjustments take effect for all sources.
TH-S77[U].book Page 17 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM See page 14 for button locations. Basic operations Optimizing the speaker settings [Smart Surround Setup] NOTE • When you change the positioning of the speakers or listener, or replace the supplied speakers with other ones, perform Smart Surround Setup again. 7 While DVD is selected as the source and stopped 1 Take your position where you listen to the sound. 2 Press and hold SMART S. SETUP. “SETTING” appears on the display window.
TH-S77[U].book Page 18 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Playback DVD • The icon such as VIDEO shows the disc formats or file types the operation is available for. IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; 1 Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO. 2 Press DVD. Basic playback 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE. DVD DVD VIDEO AUDIO DVD VR • The system turns on and the disc tray comes out. • 0 on the center unit can also be used.
TH-S77[U].book Page 19 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM See page 18 for button locations. Playback NOTE • (For JPEG) The system cannot accept operations even though you press any buttons before the entire picture appears on the TV screen. • If you do not want the on-screen guide icons to appear, see page 36.
TH-S77[U].book Page 20 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM See page 18 for button locations. Playback DVD VR disc Example: During playback on the Original program* Fast-forward/fast-reverse search Elapsed playing time (hour:minute:second) Title number 2 2. 7 During playback 0: 2 0: 3 6 DVD DVD VIDEO AUDIO DVD VR On the remote control: 2/ Press y or 1. Each time you press the button, the search speed changes. PG (Original program) indicator Pressing FL DISP.
TH-S77[U].book Page 21 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM See page 18 for button locations. Playback Locating a desired title/ group using number buttons 7 During playback or while stopped 1 Press TITLE/GROUP. “_ _” or “_” is shown in the title/group display area in the display window. Example: During DVD VIDEO playback _ _. 1: 2 3: 4 5 Selecting the desired title/playlist from the control display 7 During playback or while stopped. 1 Press TOP MENU/PG or MENU/PL.
TH-S77[U].book Page 22 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Advanced operations DVD shows the disc formats or file types the • The icon such as VIDEO operation is available for. Using the surround mode IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; • Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO. • There are exceptions in the operation mentioned above. In such a case, follow each instruction.
TH-S77[U].book Page 23 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM See page 22 for button locations. Advanced operations 7 All Channel Stereo (DSP) All Channel Stereo (ALL ST) mode can reproduce a larger stereo sound field using all the connected (and activated) speakers. All Channel Stereo can be used while reproducing 2 channel stereo source.
TH-S77[U].book Page 24 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM See page 22 for button locations. Advanced operations 7 Contents of the on-screen bar during playback DVD VIDEO Dolby D 2/0 . 0ch DVD AUDIO Dolby D 2/0 . 0ch VCD SVCD F Shows playback status. : appears during playback. / : appears during fast forward/reverse. / : appears during playback in forward slow-motion/ reverse slow-motion. : appears when paused. : appears when stopped. G Select this to change time information (E).
TH-S77[U].book Page 25 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM See page 22 for button locations. Advanced operations 2 Press number buttons (1-10, +10) to Playing from a specified position on a disc select the number of the desired item. You can start playing a title, chapter or track you specify. You can also play a disc from specified time. Locating a desired scene from the DVD menu DVD VIDEOs generally have their own menus which show disc contents and you can display them on the TV screen.
TH-S77[U].book Page 26 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM See page 22 for button locations. Advanced operations Locating a desired position by specifying the time 7 For DVD VIDEO/DVD AUDIO/DVD VR: During playback For VCD/SVCD: While stopped or during playback without PBC function For CD: During playback or while stopped DVD DVD VIDEO AUDIO DVD VR Using the file control display You can search and play desired groups and tracks/files using the file control display on the TV screen.
TH-S77[U].book Page 27 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM See page 22 for button locations. Advanced operations Resume playback When Resume Playback is set to “ON” (A pg. 36) and you stop playback by the following operations, the position where playback has been stopped is stored. (“RESUME” appears on the display window.) • Turning off the power (A pg. 14) • Pressing 7 once • Changing the source (A pg.
TH-S77[U].book Page 28 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM See page 22 for button locations. Advanced operations Selecting the audio 7 During playback of a disc containing audio in several languages Special picture playback DVD DVD VIDEO AUDIO DVD VR Frame-by-frame playback When using the AUDIO button: 7 During playback 1 Press AUDIO. Press 8 repeatedly. DVD DVD DVD VIDEO AUDIO VR Each time you press the button, the still picture advances by one frame.
TH-S77[U].book Page 29 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM See page 22 for button locations. Advanced operations Selecting browsable still picture recorded on DVD AUDIO Most DVD AUDIOs include browsable still pictures (B.S.P.), which usually appear by turns automatically during playback according to the playback sequence. You can change the picture (turn the page) manually when the current group/track has selectable pictures (pages). 7 During playback and while the B.S.P.
TH-S77[U].book Page 30 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM See page 22 for button locations. Advanced operations 4 Press ENTER. 2 Follow the instructions that appear on the TV screen to program the desired chapters/tracks. Example: 5 Press Cursor Y/5 to change the setting. • 6 Press ENTER. • • The current VFP settings appear again. 7 Repeat steps 3 to 6 to adjust other parameters. 8 Press VFP.
TH-S77[U].book Page 31 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM See page 22 for button locations. Advanced operations Display window Random playback You can play titles or tracks on a disc in random order. 7 While stopped DVD DVD VIDEO AUDIO TV screen REPEAT GROUP repeatedly until appears on the TV screen. 2 Press 3 (play button). To quit Random mode While stopped, press PLAY MODE repeatedly until both program window and disappear from the TV screen.
TH-S77[U].book Page 32 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM See page 22 for button locations. Advanced operations Repeating a desired part [A-B Repeat] You can repeat playback of a desired part by specifying the beginning (point A) and ending (point B). DVD DVD VIDEO AUDIO To cancel Select “OFF” in step 4, then press ENTER. DVD VR NOTE • When playing back a DVD VIDEO, A-B Repeat Playback is possible only within the same title. • “A-B” cannot be selected during Program and Random Playback.
TH-S77[U].book Page 33 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM See page 22 for button locations. Advanced operations Sound and other settings IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; • Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO. NOTE Before you start operation; • There is a time limit when doing the following steps. If the setting is cancelled before you finish, start from step 1 again. 1 Press SETTING. Example: D E C.
TH-S77[U].book Page 34 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Setting DVD preferences Using the setup menus • You can change the language used in the setup menus. See “Menu description” below. Basic operation on the setup menus IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; 1 Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO. 2 Press DVD. NOTE • See the following “The language codes list” for the code of each language, such as “AA”, etc.
TH-S77[U].book Page 35 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Setting DVD preferences : Audio menu (AUDIO) : Picture menu (PICTURE) 7 D. RANGE COMPRESSION 7 MONITOR TYPE You can select the monitor type to match your TV when you play DVDs recorded in the picture’s height/width ratio of 16:9. • 16:9/16:9 MULTI (Wide television conversion) Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is fixed on 16:9 (wide TV).
TH-S77[U].book Page 36 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Setting DVD preferences : Speaker setting menu (SPK. SETTING) : Other setting menu (OTHERS) 7 RESUME 7 Level menu (LEVEL) FRONT LEFT SPEAKER/FRONT RIGHT SPEAKER/ CENTER SPEAKER/SURROUND RIGHT SPEAKER/ SURROUND LEFT SPEAKER While monitoring the test tone, adjust the center and surround speakers volume as much as that of the front speakers. TEST TONE* You can activate or deactivate Resume Playback function. (A pg.
TH-S77[U].book Page 37 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Tuner operations IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; 1 Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO. 2 Press FM/AM. Manual tuning 1 Press FM/AM repeatedly to select the band. NOTE • When FM or AM is selected as the source, you can select All Channel Stereo (ALL ST) and SURR OFF mode. The buttons described below are used on pages 37 and 38. FL DISP. FL DISP.
TH-S77[U].book Page 38 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM See page 37 for button locations. Tuner operations Preset tuning Once a station is assigned to a channel number, the station can be quickly tuned in. You can preset 30 FM and 15 AM stations. 7 To preset the stations 1 Tune in the station you want to preset. • If you want to store the FM reception mode for an FM station, select the reception mode you want. See “Selecting the FM reception mode”. Example: When the system is tuned in to 103.5 MHz.
TH-S77[U]-07Settings.fm Page 39 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 10:02 PM KARAOKE operations DVD • The icon such as VIDEO shows the disc formats or file types the operation is available for. IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; • Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO. To enjoy Karaoke using a menu screen See “Playing from a specified position on a disc” (A pg. 25). NOTE The buttons described below are used on pages 39 and 40.
TH-S77[U]-07Settings.fm Page 40 Thursday, April 28, 2005 10:56 AM See page 39 for button locations. KARAOKE operations To hide or show the reservation list Press RESERVE. Each time you press RESERVE, the reservation list disappears/appears from/on the TV screen. The reservation list cannot be displayed during playback. NOTE • When “ ” appears in step 2, 12 songs have already been reserved and you cannot make more reservations.
TH-S77[U].book Page 41 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM References To clean the disc Wipe the disc with a soft cloth in a straight line from center to edge. Maintenance 7 Handling Discs • Remove the disc from its case by holding it at the edge while pressing the center hole lightly. • Do not touch the shiny surface of the disc or bend the disc. • Put the disc back in its case after use to prevent warping. • Be careful not to scratch the surface of the disc when placing it back in its case.
TH-S77[U].book Page 42 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM References Specifications 7 Subwoofer (SP-PWS77) Amplifier section Front: 7 Center unit (XV-THS77) Audio section Total Harmonic Distortion 0.02 % NOTE: This value is measured at System cord CONNECTOR for reference.
TH-S77[U].book Page 45 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Mains (AC) Line Instruction TH-S77 DVD DIGITAL CINEMA SYSTEM CAUTION for mains (AC) line BEFORE PLUGGING IN, do check that your mains (AC) line voltage corresponds with the position of the voltage selector switch provided on the outside of this equipment and, if different, reset the voltage selector switch, to prevent from a damage or risk of fire/electric shock.