JVC Th A10 Instructions
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19 When a decode mode which differs from the type of disc being played is selected Insert a DVD disc in the center unit to display the type of audio being played in the Decode mode indicator in the display window. Audio cannot be played if a decode mode which differs from the displayed mode is selected. The selected decode mode flashes to indicate that the selected decode mode does not allow audio playback. Example: When DTS is selected as the decode mode for Dolby digital audio. Adjusting the Input Signal Level When using the DSP mode effect during playback from an analog device, the sound will occasionally be distorted due to a overly- strong input signal. In these instances, it is possible to adjust the level of the input signal. Only input signals from analog devices (TV SOUND, VCR, TAPE, AUX, FM, AM, MD, DBS) may be adjusted in this way. On the front panel only: 1Press and hold INPUT ATT. (DSP MODE). Release the button when the display window shows ÒINPUT ATT ON,Ó or ÒINPUT NORMAL.Ó Pressing and holding the INPUT ATT. Button further cycles through the following modes: INPUT NORMAL:Playback source without adjusting the input signal level. This is the default setting. J INPUT ATT ON:Lower the input level and playback source. The ATT mark will light up. To change the input signal level, press and hold INPUT ATT. until ÒINPUT NORMALÓ or ÒINPUT ATT ONÓ is displayed. Note: ¥ When in ÒINPUT ATT ONÓ mode, ATT will light up in the display window. However, when the playback source is digital (DVD, etc.) it will go off. Lighting up will resume if playback is switched to an analog device. ¥ Even while in ÒINPUT ATT ONÓ mode, if the DSP mode is turned off (ÒDSP OFFÓ), playback will continue without any reduction of the input signal. Basic operations VOLUME knob PHASE button Sub-woofer volume control and phase setting Use the VOLUME knob and PHASE button at the rear of the powered sub-woofer. Volume control ÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑ Turn the VOLUME knob. Adjust to a volume appropriate for balance with the other speaker(s). The mark indicates the volume position in normal use. ¥ Adjust when the volume from the sub-woofer is too high or too low in relation to the volume from the front speaker. Phase setting ÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑ Play sound through the sub-woofer and adjust the PHASE button to a position (_REVERSE or ÑNORMAL) at which the lowest frequency is heard best. Note: ¥ Phase is closely related to the distance from the listening position to the front speaker and sub-woofer. While listening, adjust until the lowest frequency is heard best. Audio channel display lamp Uses lamps to display the audio channel configuration for the disc currently playing. The lamps refer to the speaker channel as follows. L:Left front speaker channnel R:Right front speaker channel C:Center speaker channel RS:Right surround speaker channel LS:Left surround speaker channel S:Rear speaker channel (monaural) LFE:Sub-woofer channel Mark Flashes 1 ¥ The audio channel display lamp is not an indicator of which speakers are producing sound. TH-A10[J]2/100.2.24, 14:49 19
20 The lamp display indicates the type of disc (DVD or CD) currently playing as follows. With Dolby digital 5.1 ch or DTS digital 5.1 ch surround With Dolby digital (Lt/Rt *) With stereo sound (eg Audio CD) * Lt/Rt refers to the downmix output when connected to a device that uses Dolby Pro Logic. Using the Sleep Timer Using the Sleep Timer, you can fall asleep to music and know the system will turn off by itself rather than play all night. From the remote controls: Press SLEEP repeatedly. The shut-off time changes as follows (in minutes): =10=20=30=60=90=120=150=OFF (Canceled)= (back to the beginning) When the shut-off time comes The system turns off automatically. To check or change the time remaining until the shut-off time ÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑ Press SLEEP once. The remaining time until the shut-off time appears in minutes. ¥ To change the shut-off time, press SLEEP repeatedly. To cancel the Sleep Timer ÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑ Press SLEEP repeatedly until ÒSLEEP OFFÓ appears on the display window. ¥ Turning off the power also cancels the Sleep Timer. Primary remote control Secondary remote control SLEEP SLEEP Using the DSP Modes The built-in Surround Processor provides two types of the DSP (Digital Signal Processor) mode Ñ Surround mode and DAP (Digital Acoustic Processor) mode. Surround modes ÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑ With this system, you can use two types of the Surround mode. Dolby Surround (Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic)* Used to watch the soundtracks of software encoded with Dolby Digital (bearing the mark ) or with Dolby Surround (bearing the mark ). Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic can be selected automatically according to software played back. DTS Digital Surround** DTS Digital Surround is a discrete 5.1 channel digital audio format available on CD and DVD software. To watch the soundtracks of video software bearing the mark , the system can provide you with DTS Digital Surround decoder. DTS Digital Surround is automatically selected according to software played back. Note: ¥ Change the decode mode from ÒAUTO/PCMÓ to ÒDTSÓ before playing an audio CD recorded with DTS Digital Surround.. * Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. ÒDolbyÓ, ÒPro LogicÓ, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential Unpublished Works. c1992-1998 Dolby Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved. ** Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942 and other world-wide patents issues and pending. ÒDTSÓ and ÒDTS Digital SurroundÓ are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. c1996 Digital Theater Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. DAP modes ÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑ The sound heard in a concert hall or club consists of direct sound and indirect sound Ñ early reflections and reflections from behind. Direct sounds reach the listener directly without any reflection. On the other hand, indirect sounds are delayed by the distances of the ceiling and walls. These direct sounds and indirect sounds are the most important elements of the acoustic surround effects. The DAP mode can create these important elements, and gives you a real Òbeing thereÓ feeling. Basic operations TH-A10[J]2/100.2.24, 14:49 20
21 THEATER:Gives the feeling of a large theater. LIVE CLUB:Gives the feeling of a live music club with a low ceiling. DANCE CLUB:Gives a throbbing bass beat. HALL:Gives clear vocal and the feeling of a concert hall. PAVILION:Give the spacious feeling of a pavilion with a high ceiling. Notes: ¥ The DSP modes have no effect on monaural sources. ¥ The DOLBY DIGITAL indicator lights up when the signals encoded with Dolby Digital come into the system. ¥ The PRO LOGIC indicator lights up when the signals encoded with Dolby Pro Logic decoder built in this system is activated. ¥ The dts indicator lights up when the signals encoded with DTS Digital Surround come into the system. ¥ The effects may be adjusted with ÒSOUND MENU settingsÓ when the DAP mode is selected (see page 41). IMPORTANT Before recording a digital source, turn off the DSP mode. To select the DSP mode ÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑ From the remote controls: Press DSP MODE. The currently selected DSP mode appears on the display when the button is pressed, and changes as follows each time the button is pressed subsequently. =SURROUND ON= THEATER= LIVE CLUB= DANCE CLUB =HALL=PAVILION = DSP OFF = (back to the beginning) ¥ SURROUND ON is selected when playing a video with audio recorded in Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby digital, or DTS digital surround audio. Note: ¥ It is possible to select only ÒSURROUND ONÓ and ÒSURROUND OFFÓ when playing a Dolby digital audio or DTS digital audio DVD. On the front panel: When playing a video with audio recorded in Dolby surround, Dolby Basic operations Primary remote control Secondary remote control DSP MODE DSP MODE DSP MODESURROUND digital, or DTS digital surround audio: Press SURROUND. The current status appears on the display when the button is pressed, and changes between SURROUND ON and SURROUND OFF each time the button is pressed subsequently. When selecting DAP: Press DSP MODE. The currently selected DAP mode appears on the display when the button is pressed, and changes as follows each time the button is pressed subsequently. =THEATER=LIVE CLUB=DANCE CLUB=HALL=PAVILION= DSP OFF=(back to the beginning) Notes: ¥ ÒPRO LOGICÓ, rather than ÒSURROUND ONÓ, is displayed when a source other than DVD is selected. ¥ The down-mixed (Lo/Ro*) analog signal is output from the VCR OUT (REC) terminal and TAPE/MD OUT (REC) terminal at the rear of the center unit when ÒSURROUND OFFÓ is selected with Dolby digital or DTS digital surround audio. ¥ When the DSP mode is ON, the VCR OUT (REC) jack and the TAPE/MD OUT (REC) jack will output surround sound to the front speakers only. When recording, turn the DSP mode OFF. * Lo/Ro refers to the downmix output when connected to a device that does not use a Dolby Pro Logic decoder. TH-A10[J]2/100.2.24, 14:49 21
22 and represent disc types. To play a disc On the front panel 1.Switch the TV on and display video from this system. Set the TV input to video 1 (or video 2 or 3). 2.Insert the disc. 1Press 0*on the center unit to open the disc tray. Change the playback source to DVD. 2Place the disc in the tray. 3Press 0 to close the disc tray. Playback begins immediately a DVD auto-playback disc is inserted. 3.Play the disc. From the remote controls: Press DVD. Change the playback source to DVD. The remote control enters the DVD mode and playback begins. On the front panel: Press 3**. Change the playback source to DVD. Playback begins. * When 0 on the center unit is pressed while on standby, power is automatically turned on and the disc tray ejected. ** When 3 on the center unit is pressed while on standby, power is automatically turned on, and playback begins, if a disc is in the tray. DVD is selected as the playback source if there is no disc in the tray. Notes: ¥ The unit can playback DVD VIDEO, Audio CD, and Video CD discs only. Do not load other disc types. For details about playable disc types, see page 5. ¥ When loading a disc in the tray, be sure to position the disc inside the recess. Otherwise, the disc may be damaged when the tray is closed, and the disc may not be removed form the unit. ¥ Playback begins automatically with some discs. ¥ DVD or video CDs recorded with PBC (playback control), pressing PLAY may display the menu on the TV screen. You may select items from the menu screen thus displayed and call up the locations to be viewed (see pages 24 and 25 for details). ¥ You can also open and close the disc tray from the opening on- screen display. Use CURSOR 5/° to move pointer to ), then press ENTER to open or close the disc tray. ¥ Discs may be played back from the on-screen menu. Use the CURSOR 5/°, move the pointer to #, and press ENTER to begin playback. To stop playback competely From the remote controls:Press STOP. On the front panel:Press 7. Display when a disc is inserted ÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑ When a DVD is inserted Display window: Opening on-screen: ÒREADINGÓ=ÒDVDÓ When a video CD has been inserted Display window: Opening on-screen: ÒREADINGÓ=Ò VCD 1248:12Ó (total number of tracks and total time display) Ç+After 4 seconds Ò VCD 1 4:12Ó (first track time) When an audio CD has been inserted Display window: Opening on-screen: ÒREADINGÓ=Ò CD 1248:12Ó (total number of tracks and total time display) Ç+After 4 seconds Ò CD 1 4:12Ó (first track time) Using the DVD player With the playback side (non-label side) down. To insert an 8 cm disc, place it in the inner recess. 2 Primary remote control Secondary remote control DVD DVD 3 TH-A10[J]3/100.2.24, 14:50 22
23 On-screen guide icons ÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑ During DVD playback, you may see icons displayed over the picture. These have the following meanings. Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded from multiple angles (see page 30). Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded with multiple audio languages (see page 32). Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded with multiple subtitle languages (see page 29). A setting is possible to suppress display of these icons. The setting is entered in the on-screen menu under ÒDVD MENU SettingsÓ (see page 46 for details). About invalid operation icon When you press a button, if the unit does not accept its operation, appears on your television screen. Operations are occasionally unacceptable even if is not displayed. Note that some operations may not be accepted. For example, some discs may not allow fast forward, fast backward or slow motion playback. Pausing From the primary remote control: Press PAUSE. On the front panel: Press 8 . Playback is paused. Press PAUSE while paused to move to the next still picture. To resume playback. From remote control:Press PLAY. On the front panel:Press 3. Fast forward and rewind 7 During playback From the remote controls: Continue pressing FF/¢ or 4/REW. On the front panel: Continue pressing ¢ or 4. Continue pressing ¢ for fast forward. Continue pressing 4 for rewind. Normal playback resumes when the button is released. ¥ Continue pressing the button to increase the fast forward or rewind speed (5´ = 20´). Locating the beginning Locates the beginning of the title and chapter with DVDs. Locates the beginning of the track with audio CDs and video CDs. 7For DVD: During playback For Audio CD: Any time For Video CD: During playback From the remote controls: Press FF/¢ or 4/REW. PAUSE PAUSE Primary remote control Secondary remote control 4/REW, FF/¢ 4/REW, FF/¢ 4, ¢ Primary remote control Secondary remote control 4/REW, FF/¢ 4/REW, FF/¢ TH-A10[J]3/100.2.24, 14:50 23
24 On the front panel: Press ¢ or 4. Press 4 to locate the beginning of the current chapter, title, or track, and press ¢ to locate the beginning of the next chapter, title, or track. Note: ¥ When you play a Video CD disc with PBC function or a DVD disc, the unit may locate different place, but it will generally locate the beginning of the title or chapter or track. Resuming playback The unit stores the position on a disc where you want to interrupt playback at, and resumes playback from that position later. To store the playback position ÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑÑ Primary remote control only: Press RESUME during playback. The unit stores the position at which RESUME is pressed, and the RESUME indicator in the display window is lit. The last stored memory overrides the previous memory. Note: ¥ The interrupted position is stored even when AUDIO POWER on the remote control, or POWER on the center unit, are pressed to switch power OFF (standby), instead of pressing RESUME. To resume playback from the stored position ÑÑÑ Press RESUME while paused. Playback begins from the stored position. ¥ The unit will also resume playback when RESUME is pressed in the standby mode. Note: ¥ When you press RESUME during playback of a Video CD disc with the PBC function, the unit may resume playback from a point slightly earlier than the resume point you stored. To clear the stored position Open the disc tray. The RESUME indicator in the display window goes off. Selecting playback from the DVD menu DVD discs generally have their own menus which show the disc contents. These menus contain various items such as titles of a movie, names or songs, or artist information, and display them on the TV screen. You can locate a desired scene by using the menu. 7Insert the DVD disc. From the remote controls: 1.Press MENU or TITLE. The menu appears on the TV screen. ¥ TITLE not on secondary remote control. 2.Use CURSOR 2/3/5/° to select a desired item, then press ENTER. The unit starts playback of the selected item. ¥ With some discs, you can also select items by entering the corresponding number using the number buttons, which may cause the unit to automatically start playback. About menu Normally, a DVD disc which contains more than one title may have a ÒtitleÓ menu which lists the titles. In this case, the menu appears on the TV screen by pressing TITLE . Some DVD discs may also have a different menu which appears by pressing MENU. See the instructions of each DVD disc for its particular menu. Notes: ¥ When appears on the TV screen by pressing TITLE in step 1: The disc does not have a menu listing the titles. ¥ When appears on the TV screen by pressing MENU in step 1: The disc does not have a menu. 4, ¢ RESUME Primary remote control Secondary remote control 1212 Example Using the DVD player TH-A10[J]3/100.2.24, 16:40 24
25 Selecting the location to view from the video CD menu When playing back Video CDs recorded with PBC (playback control), a list of the recorded contents may appear on the TV screen as a menu. The location to view may be conveniently called up from this menu screen. 7When the menu appears on the TV screen during playback with PBC. Primary remote control only: 1.Use the number buttons (1~10, +10) to select the desired number of the item. To select 3 on menu: Press 3. To select 11 on menu : Press +10 = 1. Playback starts from the selected item. Press RETURN to return to the menu screen. When ÒNEXTÓ or ÒPREVIOUSÓ appears on the TV screen, the unit generally works as follows: ¥ Pressing ¢ turns to the next page. ¥ Pressing 4 returns to the previous page. The method of the operation is different depending on the disc. To activate the PBC function when a PBC-compatible Video CD disc is being played back without the PBC function, press STOP then press PLAY. You can also activate the PBC function using the on-screen display as follows. 1. Press DVD ON SCREEN. 2. Use CURSOR 5/° to move the pointer to [PBC CALL], then press ENTER. If you want to playback a PBC-compatible Video CD disc without activating the PBC function, start playback by using the number buttons instead of the PLAY button. To specify the title or track number for playback Use the number buttons to specify the title (DVDs) or track number (CDs) to begin playback from the desired location. 7For DVD: While stopped For Audio CD: During playback or while stopped For Video CD: During playback without PBC function or while stopped Primary remote control only: 1.Use the number buttons (1~10, +10) to select the desired title or track number. Selecting numbers Selecting 1~10: Press the relevant button between 1 and 10. Selecting 11 or higher: To select 13: Press +10 = 3 . To select 24: Press +10 = +10 = 4. To select 40: Press +10 = + 10 = +10 = 10. The specified title or track number appears in the display window, and playback begins from that location. ¥ You can also see the selected title or track number on the on- screen display. Notes: ¥ When appears on the TV screen. The title or track you have selected is not contained in the disc. ¥ This function does not work during Video CD playback with PBC function. Using the DVD player RETURN 11 Example TH-A10[J]3/100.2.24, 14:51 25
26 To play from the beginning of a title, chapter, or track The beginning of previous or later chapters or tracks may be skipped. 7For DVD: During playback For Audio CD: Any time For Video CD: During playback without PBC function Common: 1.Press ¢ or 4. ¥ Press ¢ the required number of times to move to a later chapter or track. ¥ Press 4 the required number of times to return to the previous chapter or track. ¥ Press 4 once to return to the beginning of the chapter or track currently playing. Notes: ¥ This function may not work with some DVD discs. ¥ This function does not work during Video CD playback with PBC function. ¥ Press ¢ or 4 on the center unit for the same operation. To specify the chapter number for playback [CHAP. SEARCH] If the current title of a DVD disc being played is divided into chapters, you can skip to a desired chapter by specifying the chapter number using the on-screen display. 7During playback From primary remote control only: 1.Press DVD ON SCREEN. The on-screen display appears on the TV screen. 2.Use CURSOR 5/° to move the pointer to [CHAP. SEARCH], then press ENTER. The color of [CHAP. SEARCH] changes and ÒGO TO CHAPTER:Ó appears in the message area. 3.Use the number buttons (0~9) to enter the desired chapter number. The selected chapter number appears in the message area. Example: To select chapter number 8: Press 8. To select chapter number 37: Press 3 = 7. 4.Press ENTER. The unit starts playback from the selected chapter. To return the regular display: Press DVD ON SCREEN. Notes: ¥ When the chapter number is incorrect in step 3: Overwrite the incorrect number with the correct number. ¥ When is displayed in the TV screen in step 4: The chapter you have selected is not contained in the disc, or chapter search does not work on the disc. ¥ With some discs, the unit automatically starts searching for the chapter after entering the chapter number in step 3. To specify the time for playback [TIME SEARCH] You can play a disc from the desired position by specifying the elapsed time from the beginning of the disc use the TIME SEARCH function. Note that some DVD discs do not contain time information, and the TIME SEARCH function cannot be used. 7For DVD: During playback For Audio CD: While stopped For Video CD: While stopped without PBC function From primary remote control only: 1 2 ¥ 4 3 Message area 1 2 ¥ 4 3 Using the DVD player Primary remote control Secondary remote control 11 TH-A10[J]3/100.2.24, 14:51 26
27 1.Press DVD ON SCREEN. The on-screen display appears on the TV screen. 2.Use CURSOR 5/° to move the pointer to [TIME SEARCH], then press ENTER. The color of [TIME SEARCH] changes and ÒGO TO:Ó appears in the message area. (for DVD) (for Audio CD or Video CD) 3.Use the number buttons (0~9) to enter the time. The specified time appears in the message area. Example (for DVD): To playback from 2(H):34(M):00(S) You do not have to press Ò0Ó to enter the railing zeros (for the last two digits in the example above). Of course, it is possible to enter them. ¥ You can specify the time in hour/minute/second format for DVD discs, and in minute/second format for Audio and Video CD discs. When you make a mistake Use CURSOR 2 to move the cursor to an incorrect number and enter the correct number. 4.Press ENTER. The unit starts playback from the selected time. To return to the regular display: Press DVD ON SCREEN. Note: ¥ When appears on the TV screen in step 2: The time you have selected is not contained on the disc, or the TIME SEARCH function does not work on the disc. Also note that the TIME SEARCH function does not work during Video CD playback with the PBC function. To select the screen for playback from the digest screen [DIGEST] The unit can display the opening scene of each title or chapter on a DVD or each track of a Video CD. You can select a desired title, chapter or track from the opening scenes displayed on the TV screen. 7For DVD: While stopped or during playback For Video CD: While stopped or during playback without PBC function. From primary remote control only: 1.Press DIGEST. ¥ DVD is stopped Up to nine first scenes of each title may be displayed. ¥ DVD is playing Up to nine first scenes of each chapter in the current title may be displayed. ¥ Video CD Up to nine first scenes of each track may be displayed. 2.Use CURSOR 2/3/5/° to select the desired title, chapter or track. When the disc contains more than 9 titles or tracks, the digest screen will have more than one page. In this case, display a different page of the digest with the method described below. To display the next page: Press ¢. To display the previous page: Press 4. Or Using the DVD player Press Ò2Ó Press Ò3Ó Press Ò4Ó Press ENTER 1 2 ¥ 3 4/REW FF/¢ When the selected title or track is in the lower right- hand corner for the screen, pressing CORSOR 3. When the selected title or track is in the upper left- hand corner of the screen, pressing CURSOR 2. Message area Message area TH-A10[J]3/100.2.24, 14:51 27
28 3.Press ENTER. The unit starts playback from the selected title, chapter or track. To return to the regular display: Press DIGEST. Note: ¥ With some discs, depending on the contents, it may take some time until all the scenes appear on the screen. To advance the picture one frame at a time Advancing a paused still picture one frame at a time. 7During playback From primary remote control only: 1.Press PAUSE at the location at which the picture is to be advanced. The picture is paused. 2.Press PAUSE. Each time you press PAUSE, the still picture advances to the next frame. Press PLAY to return to normal playback. Note: ¥ You can perform the above operation using 8 button on the center unit. Slow-Motion Playback [SLOW] 7During playback From primary remote control only: 1.Press PAUSE at the section you wish to view in slow motion. The image will pause. 1 ¥ 2 1 2.Hold down FF/¢ or 4/REW for more than 2 seconds. Hold down FF/¢ will playback your selection in slow motion, starting from the pause frame. Hold down 4/REW will playback your selection in reverse slow motion (DVD only). Each time you hold down either button during slow-motion, the playback speed will increase as follows: Forward: 1/32 = 1/16 = 1/8 = 1/4 = 1/3 = 1/2 Reverse: 1/16 = 1/12 = 1/8 = 1/4 = 1/3 Pausing slow-motion playback Press the PAUSE button to pause slow-motion playback. Restoring regular playback Press the PLAY button to resume normal playback. Notes: ¥ Audio is automatically muted during slow-motion playback. ¥ Video CDs cannot be played in reverse slow-motion. ¥ You can perform the above operations using 8, ¢, and 4 buttons on the center unit. To display Continuous Photos [STROBE] Nine still pictures may be displayed one after the other. 7During playback From primary remote control only: 1.Press PAUSE continuously to display continuous photos. When the screen appears displaying the nine pictures, release the PAUSE button. The screen plays back the nine pictures in strobe-like action. ¥ Press PAUSE during strobe playback to pause. Press PAUSE to display the next nine still pictures. Press PLAY to resume strobe playback. To clear the strobe screen, press PAUSE continuously until the normal screen appears. Note: ¥ Audio is not played during strobe playback. Using the DVD player 1 2 TH-A10[J]3/100.2.24, 16:38 28