JVC Nx F3 Instructions

							Playing back sources from external devices
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■ IMPORTANT
• Slide the remote control mode 
selector to [AUDIO].
1Press [AUDIO IN] or [DIGITAL IN]. 
• Pressing [AUDIO IN] displays “AUDIO IN” 
and selects the device connected to the 
[AUDIO IN] terminals. 
• Pressing [DIGITAL IN] displays “DGTL IN” 
and selects the device connected to the 
[DIGITAL IN] terminal. 
• You can also select the connected device as 
the source by repeatedly pressing 
[SOURCE] on the main unit.
2Start playback on the connected 
device. 
3Adjust the volume or the sound 
quality for your preference. 
• Refer to page 12. 
NOTE
• Refer also to the operation manual for the con-
nected device. 
•
You can also operate your digital broadcast satel-
lite and video cassette recorder using the remote 
control of this system. Refer to pages 48-50.
 
You can select the gain of the signal from the 
[AUDIO IN] terminals. Use the initial settings for 
normal operation. If the sound is too small or too 
loud, change the settings. 
1Press [AUDIO IN]. 
• “AUDIO IN” appears in the display window. 
2Hold down [ENTER]. 
• “LEVEL 1” or “LEVEL 2” appears in the dis-
play window.
3Press [ENTER] repeatedly to 
select “LEVEL 1” or “LEVEL 2”.
• Each time you press [ENTER], the display 
toggles between “LEVEL 1” and “LEVEL 2”. 
• The signal gain in “LEVEL 1” is lower than 
that in “LEVEL 2”. 
• The display returns to “AUDIO IN” in approx-
imately 5 seconds.
Remote control 
mode selector
Playing back sources from 
external devices
Selecting the signal gain
Playing back sources from external devices
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Basic operations of disc/file playback
*For the number button usage, refer to “Using the 
number buttons” on page 12.
■ IMPORTANT
• Slide the remote control mode 
selector to [AUDIO].
This part explains how to play back the types of 
discs shown above.
1Press 0 on the remote control or 
on the main unit. 
• The disc tray ejects. 
2Place a disc on the disc tray.
• To play back an 8-cm disc, place it on the 
inner hollow of the disc tray. 
3Press [DVD 3].
• If “DVD” is selected as the source, pressing 
3 (playback) can start playback.
NOTE
• Instead of using the remote control in step 3, you 
can use the buttons on the main unit. Repeat-
edly pressing [SOURCE] can select “DVD” as 
the source, and pressing 3 (playback) starts 
playback.
• A menu screen may appear on the TV screen 
after DVD playback starts. In such a case, oper-
ate the menu screen, using 5, /, 2, 3 (cur-
sor), the number buttons and [ENTER]. (Refer to 
“Selecting a chapter/track from the menu 
screen” on page 28.)
Number 
buttons
*
Remote control 
mode selector
5///2/3 
(cursor)/ 
ENTER
3 (playback)
Playing back a disc
Printed surface
Disc tray
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This part explains how to play back 1) files 
recorded on the loaded disc, and 2) files recorded 
on a USB mass storage class device (hereinafter 
referred to as “USB device”) connected to the main 
unit. The operations are explained with a display of 
MP3 files as an example. 
NOTE
• Also refer to “Notes on files recorded on a con-
nected USB device” on page 66.
• When files of different types (audio/still picture/
video) are recorded on a loaded disc or con-
nected USB device, select the file type before 
playback. (Refer to “FILE TYPE” on page 39.) 
1
(To play back files on a disc)
Place a disc on the disc tray.
• Refer to steps 1 and 2 on page 19. 
(To play back files on a USB device) 
Connect the USB device.
NOTE
• You cannot connect a computer to the [USB 
MEMORY REC/PLAY] terminal of the system.
• When connecting with a USB cable, use a USB 
2.0 cable with a length of less than 1 m.
2
(To play back files on a disc) 
Press [DVD 3].
(To play back files on a USB device)
Press [USB 3].
NOTE
• When a file on a USB device is played back, the 
“USB” indicator lights up in the display window.
• You can also use the buttons on the main unit. 
When you repeatedly press [SOURCE] to select 
“DVD” or “USB” in the display window, playback 
automatically starts. If playback does not start, 
press 3 (playback) on the main unit.
3Press 7 to stop playback.
• The menu screen appears on the TV 
screen.
NOTE
• Depending on the file type, the menu screen 
appears without pressing 7. At this time, you 
can skip step 3.
(Continued on the next page)
Playing back a file
Flash memory device, portable 
digital audio player or other 
USB mass storage class device
Numbers of the current track (file) 
and total tracks (files) included in the 
current group
Elapsed playback time of the 
current track (MP3/WMA/
WAV/ASF file only)
Playback status 
Tag information (MP3/WMA file only)Current track (file) Number of the total tracks 
(files) recorded on the loaded 
disc or connected USB device When a file recorded on the connected USB 
device is selected as the source, “USB” is dis-
played. 
Numbers of the current group and total groups 
recorded on the loaded disc or connected USB 
device
Current group 
For the locations of the remote 
control buttons, refer to page 19. 
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4Press 5, /, 2 or 3 (cursor) to 
select a group and track. 
NOTE
• You can also use the number buttons and 4 
or ¢ to select a track.
• You can also select a group by another method. 
(1) Slide the remote control mode selector to 
[SHIFT], (2) press [GROUP/TITLE], and then (3) 
use the number buttons to enter the desired 
group number while “_ _” is displayed in the dis-
play window.
5Press [DVD 3], [USB 3] or 3 
(playback).
NOTE
• If you have skipped step 3, you do not have to 
proceed to step 5.
• JPEG files are continuously played back begin-
ning with the selected file. 
• Display time for a file in slide-show playback is 
approximately 3 seconds.
• Press [ENTER] to view only the selected file.
■When a disc is played back
■When a disc is stopped
• When “RESUME” is displayed in the display win-
dow, refer to page 26.
Slide-show playback
Display window on the main 
unit for disc/file types
DVD VIDEO
Chapter number Elapsed playback time
[DISPLAY] is pressed.
Chapter number Title number
Total number of titles
[DISPLAY] is pressed.
Disc type
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■When a disc is played back
• If the “BONUS” or “B.S.P.” indicator lights up dur-
ing DVD AUDIO playback, refer to pages 34 or 
36. 
■When a disc is stopped
• When “RESUME” is displayed in the display win-
dow, refer to page 26.
■When a disc is played back
• When a play list is played back, “PL” is displayed 
instead of “PG”.
■When a disc is stopped
• When a play list is played back, “PL” is displayed 
instead of “PG”. 
• When “RESUME” is displayed in the display win- dow, refer to page 26.
DVD AUDIO
Track number Elapsed playback time
[DISPLAY] is pressed.
Track number
Group number
Track number
Group number
[DISPLAY] is pressed.
Disc type
DVD VR
Chapter number Elapsed playback time
[DISPLAY] is pressed.
Chapter number
Original program 
number
Original program number
[DISPLAY] is pressed.
Disc type
For the locations of the remote 
control buttons, refer to page 19. 
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■When a disc is played back
• You can use the menu screen to control play-
back of a PBC compatible disc.
• To cancel the PBC function, follow the instruc-
tions below.
- Specify the track number using the number buttons when the disc is stopped.
- Specify the track number using  4 or ¢  
when the disc is stopped, and then press 
[DVD  3] or  3 (playback).
• When the PBC function is canceled, the “PBC”  display disappears and the elapsed playback 
time appears.
• To restore the PBC function, press [TOP MENU/ PG] or [MENU/PL], or open the disc tray once.
• Press [RETURN] to return to the upper layer 
during PBC playback.
■When a disc is stopped
(When the PBC function is activated)
• When “RESUME” is displayed in the display win- dow, refer to page 26.
• When a VCD is stopped, “VCD” is displayed as 
shown above.
• When an SVCD is stopped, “SVCD” is displayed  as the disc type.
■When a disc is played back
■ When a disc is stopped
VCD/SVCD
Track number Playback control
Total playback time
Total number 
of tracks
A few seconds 
later
Playback control
[DISPLAY] is pressed.
Disc type Playback control
CD
Elapsed playback time
Track number
Total number of tracks Total playback time
[DISPLAY] is pressed.
Disc type 
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■When a file is played back
■ When a file is stopped
• When “RESUME” is displayed in the display win-
dow, refer to page 26.
• The display differs according to the file type.  When a file is stopped, “MP3”, “WMA”, “WAV”, 
“ASF”, “DIVX” or “MPEG” appears. (The 
“MPEG” display refers to an MPEG1 or MPEG2 
file.)
 
■When a file is played back
■ When a file is stopped
MP3/WMA/WAV/ASF/DivX/MPEG1/
MPEG2 file
Track number
Elapsed playback time
[DISPLAY] is pressed.
Track number
Group number
Group number Track number
[DISPLAY] is pressed.
File type 
JPEG file
File number
File type
[DISPLAY] is pressed.
File number
Group number
File number File type
[DISPLAY] is pressed.
File type
For the locations of the remote 
control buttons, refer to page 19. 
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When a DVD VIDEO or a USB device is selected 
as the source, the messages shown below are dis-
played on the TV screen to indicate the status of 
the DVD VIDEO or USB device.The indicators corresponding to the status below 
light up in the display window.
■Digital signal format indicators
NOTE
• Any digital signal indicators do not light up when 
an analog signal comes in.
■Dolby Surround mode indicator
■Source signal and other indicators
Messages on the TV screen
: Containing multi-view angles (Refer to 
page 36.) 
: Containing multi-audio languages 
(Refer to page 32.) 
: Containing multi-subtitle languages 
(Refer to page 32.) 
: The disc/file cannot accept the opera-
tion you have attempted. : Play
: Pause
: Fast reverse/fast forward search
: 
Slow motion playback (reverse/
forward directions)
NOW READING: 
Appears when the main unit is reading the disc/
file information. Wait for a short time. 
REGION CODE ERROR!: 
Appears when the region code of the disc does 
not match the code supported by the main unit. 
(Refer to page 54.) 
NO DISC: 
Appears when no disc is loaded. 
NO USB DEVICE: 
Appears when a USB device is not connected. 
OPEN: 
Appears when the disc tray is opening. 
CLOSE: 
Appears when the disc tray is closing. 
CANNOT PLAY THIS DISC: 
Appears when attempting to play back an 
unplayable disc.
CANNOT PLAY THIS DEVICE: 
Appears when there are no playable files on a 
USB device.
Guide icons on the TV screen 
(on-screen guide)
Lights up when Dolby Digital signal comes 
in.
Lights up when DTS Digital (Surround) 
signal comes in.
Lights up when DVD AUDIO packed PCM 
signal comes in.
Lights up when linear PCM signal comes 
in.
Lights up when Dolby Pro Logic II mode is 
activated.
Lights up when the left channel signal 
comes in.
Lights up when the center channel signal 
comes in.
Lights up when the right channel signal 
comes in.
Lights up when the LFE channel signal 
comes in.
Lights up when the left surround channel 
signal comes in.
Lights up when the monaural surround 
channel signal or 2-channel Dolby Sur-
round signal comes in.
Lights up when the right surround channel 
signal comes in.
Lights up when the left/right speakers and 
the subwoofer are in use. (Disappears 
when headphones are connected to the 
[PHONES] terminal.)
Indicators in the display window
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■When a disc/file is played back
Press 7.
When playback is stopped in the middle, playback 
can be started from the stopped position.
■When a disc/file is played back
Follow any of the operations below.
*1 “RESUME” is displayed in the display window.
If 7 is pressed twice, the position where 
playback has been stopped is cleared. 
*2 After this operation, the position where playback 
has been stopped is stored even when the main 
unit is turned off by pressing [AUDIO F].
*3 When you press [AUDIO F] to turn on the 
main unit again, the position where playback 
has been stopped is cleared.
■When a disc/file is stopped in the middle
Press [DVD 3] or [USB 3].
NOTE
• This function does not work in program playback 
or random playback. 
• The stored position is cleared if the disc tray is 
opened or the USB device is disconnected. 
• You can deactivate the resume playback func-
tion. (Refer to “RESUME” on page 40.) 
• When a file on the USB device is selected as the 
source, this function may not work as explained 
above.
■When a disc/file is played back
Press 8.
• To return to normal playback, press [DVD 3], 
[USB 3] or 3 (playback).
■When a disc/file is paused
Press 8 repeatedly.
• To return to normal playback, press [DVD 3], 
[USB 3] or 3 (playback).
There are two methods.
■When a disc/file is played back
• Press 1 or ¡.
Each time you press ¡, the speed increases. 
To restore the normal speed, press [DVD 3], 
[USB 3] or 3(playback).
• Hold down 4 or ¢.
NOTE
• For some discs/files, sound is intermittent or no 
sound is produced during fast reverse/fast for-
ward search.
• The selectable speeds and displays vary by the 
disc/file type. 
Stopping playback
Resuming playback
Press 7 once to stop playback.*1 *2
Select a source other than “DVD” or “USB” in the 
display window.*2
Press [AUDIOF] to turn off the main unit.*3
Temporarily stopping playback 
Starting playback from the stored 
position
Pausing playback
Advancing the picture frame 
by frame
Fast reverse/fast forward 
search
(only for moving images)
For the locations of the remote 
control buttons, refer to page 19. 
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■When a disc is played back
Press .
NOTE
• You cannot go back to the previous title and orig-
inal program (play list).
■When a disc is paused
Press [ SLOW] or [SLOW ].
• Each time you press [ SLOW] or [SLOW ], 
the speed increases.
• Press 8
 to pause playback, and press [DVD 3] 
or 3(playback) to return to normal playback.
NOTE
• No sound is produced.
• The picture motion in the reverse direction may 
not be smooth.
• For a VCD, SVCD or DVD VR, slow motion play-
back can be used in the forward direction only.
■When a disc/file is played back
Press 4 or ¢ repeatedly.
NOTE
• You cannot skip to the previous track even by 
pressing 4 during random playback. (Refer to 
page 31.)
• You can also select a title or group. (1) Slide the 
remote control mode selector to [SHIFT], (2) 
press [GROUP/TITLE], and then (3) use the 
number buttons to enter the desired title or 
group number while “_ _” is displayed in the dis-
play window. At this time, for a DVD VR, the 
“PG” or “PL” indicator lights up in the display 
window.
■When a disc/file is played back
Use the number buttons to select the 
chapter number or track number.
NOTE
• To cancel the PBC function for VCD/SVCD, refer 
to page 23.
You can skip within a file at approximately 5 minute 
intervals. This is useful especially when you want 
to skip within a long file.
■When a disc/file is played back
Press 2 or 3 (cursor).
• Each time you press 2 or 3 (cursor), the play-
back position skips to the beginning of the previ-
ous or next interval. Each interval is 
approximately 5 minutes.
NOTE
• Intervals are automatically assigned from the 
beginning of a file.
• You can use this function only within the same 
file.
Playing back from a position 
10 seconds before
Slow motion playback
Skipping to the beginning of 
a chapter/track/file
(only for moving images)
Selecting a chapter/track 
using the number buttons
Skipping at approximately 5 
minute intervals
(PBC off)
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