JVC Th A30 Instructions

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To go to another track
Press ¢ or 4during playback.
•¢: Skip to the beginning of the next track.
•4: Skip to the beginning of the previous track.
To stop playback for a moment
Press 3/8.
To resume play, press 3/8 again or ENTER.
To stop during playback
Press 7.
To remove the disc
Press 0 on the front panel.
The disc tray comes out.
To close the disc tray, press 0 again.
Starting Playback
It is recommended to turn on your TV when playing back an MP3
disc.
1Press 0 to load a disc.
2Press 3/8.
After detecting the disc, playback starts.
•The on-screen bar and the contents
recorded on the MP3 disc will be shown
on the TV if it is turned on.
SPRING
SUMMER
FALL
WINTER
LIAR.MP3
LOVE.MP3
??5/135  
SPRING
SPRING1.MP3
SPRING2.MP3
SPRING3.MP3
SPRING4.MP3
SPRING5.MP3
??5/135  
TUNER PRESET
TUNER PRESET
MP3 Playback
The on-screen bar
TUNER PRESET
1:Disc type
DVD VCD SVCD CDMP3
2:Current track (file) and total number of the tracks
on the disc
•Ex.: 1st track is playing out of 35 tracks recorded.
3:Bit rate
•Ex.: Bit rate used for recording the loaded disc is
128 Kbps. (See the previous page.)
4:Repeat mode indicator
•Ex.: When repeat mode is turned off.
See page 46 for more details.
5:Elapsed playing time and the total playing time of
the current track
6:Sound indication
•Indicates sound input level. (Only appears during
playback.)
12800:22/03:481/35  
12 345
6
UP
FF
DOWN
REW
Note:
If the loaded disc is not recorded in the audio CD format or MP3
format, “WRONG DISC FORMAT” appears on the TV screen.
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EnglishOperations Using the On-Screen Display
It is recommended to turn on your TV when playing back an MP3
disc.
When the loaded MP3 disc is recognized, the following on-screen
display appears on the TV screen. (The contents of this on-screen
display varies according to the disc—the way MP3 tracks were
recorded on the disc.)
•Only the first 8 letters of the titles appear on the TV screen.
From the remote control ONLY:
MP3 Playback
∞ 5
ENTER
SEARCHNumber
buttons
DISPLAY
B.SEARCH DOWN
REWUP
FF
F.SEARCH
RETURN STEP
TV/VIDEO
TV VOLUME
TV CHANNEL
SUBTITLE
TOP MENUTV STANDBY/ON
AUDIO
VCR
VCR 
CONTROL
TUNER PRESET
ENTER
VOLUME
MENU
AUDIO/
FM MODE
VCR CHANNEL
TUNING
DVD FM/AM AUX
MUTING
REMAIN
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REPEAT
Button
ENTERTo do
Start playback or go into a directory.
Select a track or directory. ∞ / 5
ENTER
5
5 and ENTER∞
5∞
5∞
5
∞5
∞
SPRING
SPRING1.MP3
SPRING2.MP3
SPRING3.MP3
SPRING4.MP3
SPRING5.MP3
SPRING
SPRING1.MP3
SPRING2.MP3
SPRING3.MP3
SPRING4.MP3
SPRING5.MP3
SPRING
SPRING1.MP3
SPRING2.MP3
SPRING3.MP3
SPRING4.MP3
SPRING5.MP3
SPRING
SUMMER
FALL
WINTER
LIAR.MP3
LOVE.MP3
SPRING
SUMMER
FALL
WINTER
LIAR.MP3
LOVE.MP3
??5/135  
SPRING
SUMMER
FALL
WINTER
LIAR.MP3
LOVE.MP3
SPRING
SUMMER
FALL
WINTER
LIAR.MP3
LOVE.MP3
ENTER
ENTER
ENTER ENTER
ENTER
ENTERTo “SUMMER”
To “FALL”
Start playing
 “LIAR.MP3”Start playing
 “SPRING3.MP3” Start playing
 “SPRING2.MP3” Start playing
 “SPRING1.MP3”
MP3 On-Screen Display Operations
Note:
If you press 
2, the cursor moves to current playback track.
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EnglishRepeating Playback
On an MP3 disc, A–B Repeat cannot be used. You can enjoy only
Repeat play.
To repeat playback—Repeat Play
Press REPEAT repeatedly.
The indication corresponding to the selected mode appears
on the TV screen.
•Each time you press the button, repeat mode changes as follows:
REPEAT:RANDOM
: All tracks recorded on the disc will be played once at
random (random play), and random play will be repeated.
REPEAT:ONE
: Current track will be repeated.
REPEAT:DIR
: Tracks in the current directory will be repeated.
REPEAT:DISC
: All tracks on the disc will be repeated.
REPEAT OFF
: Repeat play is canceled. (Normal play is resumed.)
Note:
When the on-screen bar is shown on the TV screen, Repeat mode
indication also changes as follows:
REPEAT:RANDOMREPEAT:ONE
REPEAT:DIR
REPEAT:DISC REPEAT OFF
Moving to a Particular Track Directly
You can move to a particular track on the disc directly.
From the remote control ONLY:
1Press SEARCH during playback or pause.
“TRACK – – – –” appears on the TV screen.
2Press the number buttons to
select a track number you
want.
The system starts playback from the
selected track.
•To select number 5, press 5 (then
ENTER).
•To select number 10, press 1, 0 (then
ENTER).
•To select number 23, press 2, 3 (then ENTER).
•To select number 123, press 1, 2, 3.
Note:
When you want to move to another file (track) directly, you can move
to it simply by pressing the number buttons (without pressing
SEARCH in step 
1).
REPEAT:RANDOMREPEAT:ONE
REPEAT:DIRREPEAT OFFREPEAT:DISC
SEARCH
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English
Tuner Operations
For basic tuner operations, see “Basic Tuner Operations” on page
16.
FM/AM
B.SEARCH F.SEARCH
VCR CHANNEL
TUNING
SOURCE
DVD player*AUX IN
FM AM
DISPLAY
B.SEARCH DOWN
REWUP
FF
F.SEARCH
RETURN STEP
TV/VIDEO
TV VOLUME
TV CHANNEL
SUBTITLE
TOP MENUTV STANDBY/ON
AUDIO
VCR
VCR 
CONTROL
TUNER PRESET
ENTER
VOLUME
MENU
AUDIO/
FM MODE
VCR CHANNEL
TUNING
DVD FM/AM AUX
MUTING
123
456
789
0
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FM/AM
TUNER
PRESET
UP
TUNING + TUNER
PRESET
DOWN
TUNING – AUDIO/
FM MODE
PROGRAM
Tuning in Stations
From the remote control:
1Press FM/AM repeatedly to select the
band.
The last received station of the selected band is tuned in.
•Each time you press the button, the band alternates
between FM and AM.
2Press and hold TUNING + or – until you find
the frequency you want.
•TUNING + : Increases the
frequency.
•TUNING –: Decreases the
frequency.
The system starts searching for stations and stops when a station
of sufficient signal strength is tuned in.
On the front panel:
1Press SOURCE repeatedly until the
desired band appears on the display.
The last received station of the selected band is tuned
in.
•Each time you press the button, the source changes as follows:
*“WAIT” appears on the display.
2Press 7 so that “MANUAL” appears on the
display.
•Each time you press the button, the operation mode of
¢ and 4 buttons alternates between “PRESET”
and “MANUAL.”
PRESET: Select this for using ¢ and 4 as the
buttons to select the preset station.
MANUAL: Select this for using ¢ and 4 as the
buttons to change the frequency manually.
3Press and hold ¢ or 4 until
you find the frequency you want.
•¢: Increases the frequency.
•4: Decreases the frequency.
Notes:
•When a station of sufficient signal strength is tuned in, the 
indicator lights up on the display.
•When an FM stereo program is received, the 
 indicator also
lights up.
•When you press the button repeatedly, the frequency changes step
by step.
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EnglishUsing Preset Tuning
Once a station is assigned to a channel number, the station can be
quickly tuned. You can preset up to 15 FM and 15 AM stations.
To store the preset stations
From the remote control ONLY:
1Tune in the station you want to preset (see
“Tuning in Stations”).
2Press PROGRAM.
The preset number appears on the display and the
PROGRAM indicator lights up.
3Press TUNER PRESET UP or DOWN to select a
preset number.
•TUNER PRESET UP : Increases the preset number.
•TUNER PRESET DOWN : Decreases the preset number.
4Press PROGRAM to store the preset
station.
The PROGRAM indicator goes off, and the station is
assigned to the selected preset number.
5Repeat steps 1 to 4 until you store all the stations
you want.
To erase a stored preset station
Storing a new station on a used number erases the previously stored
one.
To tune in a preset station
From the remote control:
1Press FM/AM repeatedly to select the
band.
The last received station of the selected band is tuned in.
•Each time you press the button, the band alternates
between FM and AM.
2Press TUNER PRESET UP or DOWN until the
desired preset station
appears on the
display.
•TUNER PRESET UP : Increases the preset number.
•TUNER PRESET DOWN : Decreases the preset number.
On the front panel:
1Press SOURCE repeatedly until the
desired band appears on the display.
2Press 7 so that “PRESET” appears on the
display.
•Each time you press the button, the operation mode of
¢ and 4 buttons alternates between “PRESET” and
“MANUAL.”
PRESET: Select this for using ¢ and 4 as the
buttons to select the preset station.
MANUAL: Select this for using ¢ and 4 as the
buttons to change the frequency manually.
3Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly until
the desired preset station appears
on the display.
•¢: Increases the preset number.
•4: Decreases the preset number.
Selecting the FM Reception Mode
When an stereo FM program tuned currently is noisy, you can
change the FM reception mode to improve the reception.
Press AUDIO/FM  MODE.
The 
 indicator goes off from the display and the
program loses the stereo effect.
To resume the stereo effect, press AUDIO/FM MODE again.
The stereo effect resumes.
Note:
The FM reception mode will also resumes in the following cases:
•When you change the frequency, the preset number, or the band
•When you change the source
•When you turn off the system
PROGRAM
PROGRAM
FM/AM
DOWN
REWUP
FF TUNER PRESET
SOURCE
AUDIO/
FM MODE
Preset number
DOWN
REWUP
FF TUNER PRESET
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English
Setting up the DVD Preferences
On the Setup menu, you can do the two main important settings—
language selection (LANGUAGES) menu and system setting
(SYSTEM) menu.
•Setup menu can only be displayed while a disc is not playing.
(The DVD player must be selected as the source.)
•You can only use the remote control for Setup menu operations.
Setting the Initial Languages
You can select your favorite language you listen to or read on the TV
screen.
When you operate this system or watch a DVD, you will be able to
operate the system or to enjoy a DVD in the language you have
selected and stored.
On the language selection menu, you can select the following:
OSD LANGUAGE: Select the indication language shown on
the TV screen while operating the
system. (ex. PLAY, STOP, PAUSE, etc.)
AUDIO: Select the language you listen to while
watching a DVD.
SUBTITLE: Select the subtitle language you read
while watching a DVD.
MENU LANGUAGE: Select the menu language recorded on a
DVD which you use while operating the
DVD’s own menu.
Languages you can select on this menu
You can select the following languages separately for each listed
item on the menu.
•For “OSD LANGUAGE”:
English, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and
Korean.
•For “AUDIO,” “SUBTITLE,” and “MENU LANGUAGE”:
English, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish,
Portuguese, Korean and Original*.
* Available only for “AUDIO” and “SUBTITLE.”
When you want to operate the disc or enjoy its playback in the
originally recorded (default) language, select “ORIGINAL.”
Note:
The original language will be selected as the initial language
regardless of your setting in the following cases:
•If the language you have selected is not recorded on the disc.
•If the disc is programed to be played back in the original language.
SYSTEM LANGUAGES
OSD LANGUAGE
AUDIO
SUBTITLE
MENU LANGUAGEENGLISH
ENGLISH
ENGLISH
ENGLISH
» « | \ : Move                         Setup : Exit
DISPLAY
B.SEARCH DOWN
REWUP
FF
F.SEARCH
RETURN STEP
TV/VIDEO
TV VOLUME
TV CHANNEL
SUBTITLE
TOP MENUTV STANDBY/ON
AUDIO
VCR
VCR 
CONTROL
TUNER PRESET
ENTER
VOLUME
MENU
AUDIO/
FM MODE
VCR CHANNEL
TUNING
DVD FM/AM AUX
MUTING
123
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789
0
REMAIN
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∞ 5
ENTER
SETUP RETURN
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 Basic language selecting procedure
Ex. : To select the desired language as the initial language for
“AUDIO.”
From the remote control ONLY:
1Press SETUP.
Language selection menu of the Setup menu appears on
the TV screen.
2Press ∞ (or 5) to select
(highlight) one of the language
items.
3Press ENTER.
Pop-up window appears (where the
language names are listed).
4Press ∞ (or 5) to select
(highlight) the language you
want, then press ENTER.
The setting is stored (and the pop-up
window goes off).
•When you want to cancel the setting
you have just made, press RETURN
without pressing ENTER. (Pop-up
menu also goes off.)
5Repeat steps 2 to 4 to select the other language
items listed.
To erase the Setup menu
Press SETUP.
SYSTEM LANGUAGES
OSD LANGUAGE
AUDIO
SUBTITLE
MENU LANGUAGEENGLISH
ENGLISH
ENGLISH
ENGLISH
» « | \ : Move                         Setup : Exit
 indicates that more languages are listed, but not shown.
SYSTEM LANGUAGES
OSD LANGUAGE
AUDIO
SUBTITLE
MENU LANGUAGEENGLISH
ENGLISH
ENGLISH
ENGLISH
» « | \ : Move                         Setup : Exit
ENGLISH
CHINESE
FRENCH
GERMAN
JAPANESE
RUSSIAN
“” indicates the current
setting.
Introducing the DVD Preference (System)
You can set the DVD preference to match it to your usage and
operating circumstances.
On the system setting menu, you can set the following:
TV SCREEN: Select the TV screen size for playing back a DVD
recorded with 16:9 wide screen video signal.
•4:3 LB: Select “4:3 LB (Letter Box)”
when the aspect ratio of your TV
is 4:3. While viewing a wide
screen picture, the black bars
appear on the top and the bottom
of the screen.
•4:3 PS: Select “4:3 PS (Pan-Scan)” when
the aspect ratio of your TV is
4:3. While viewing a wide screen
picture, the black bars do not
appear, however, the left and right
edge sides of the pictures will not
be shown on the screen.
•16:9: Select “16:9” when the
aspect ratio of the TV is
16:9. (Set the screen size to
full on your TV.)
RATING LEVEL:You can select this to restrict playback of DVDs
containing violent scenes and those not suitable
for your family members. (See page 52 for
detailed operations.)
SYSTEMLANGUAGES
TV SCREEN
RATING LEVEL4 : 3 LBOFF
» « | \ : Move                         Setup : Exit
SETUP
ENTERSYSTEM LANGUAGES
OSD LANGUAGE
AUDIO
SUBTITLE
MENU LANGUAGEENGLISH
ENGLISH
ENGLISH
ENGLISH
» « | \ : Move                         Setup : Exit
ENTER
ENTER
SETUP
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English
Setting up the DVD Preferences

 Setting the TV screen size
From the remote control ONLY:
1Press SETUP.
Language selection menu of the setup menu appears on
the TV screen.
2Press ENTER (or  3/2) to
select (highlight) the system
setting menu.
3Press ∞ (or 5) to select
(highlight) one of the system
setting items listed on the
menu.
4Press ENTER.
Pop-up window appears (where the
selectable settings are listed).
5Press ∞ (or 5) to select
(highlight) the proper setting,
then press ENTER.
The setting is stored (and the pop-up
window goes off).
• When you want to cancel the setting
you have just made, press RETURN
without pressing ENTER. (Pop-up
menu also goes off.)
•Even if “4:3 PS” is selected, the screen size may become
“4:3 LB” while playing some DVDs. This depends on how
the DVD is programed and recorded.
•If a disc (or some portions of the disc) is recorded with
the video signals of 4:3 aspect ratio, this setting does not
take effect. The pictures are displayed with full 4:3 aspect
ratio or with 4:3 Letter Box.
To erase the Setup menu
Press SETUP.
 indicates the current setting.
SYSTEMLANGUAGES
TV SCREEN
RATING LEVEL4:3 LB
OFF
» « | \ : Move                         Setup : Exit
4 : 3 LB
4 : 3 PS
16 : 9
SETUP
SYSTEMLANGUAGES
TV SCREEN
RATING LEVEL4 : 3 LBOFF
» « | \ : Move                         Setup : Exit
SYSTEMLANGUAGES
TV SCREEN
RATING LEVEL4 : 3 LBOFF
» « | \ : Move                         Setup : Exit
ENTER
ENTER
ENTER
SETUP
SYSTEM LANGUAGES
OSD LANGUAGE
AUDIO
SUBTITLE
MENU LANGUAGEENGLISH
ENGLISH
ENGLISH
ENGLISH
» « | \ : Move                         Setup : Exit
3/2/5/∞
ENTER
SETUP
DISPLAY
B.SEARCH DOWN
REWUP
FF
F.SEARCH
RETURN STEP
TV/VIDEO
TV VOLUME
TV CHANNEL
SUBTITLE
TOP MENUTV STANDBY/ON
AUDIO
VCR
VCR 
CONTROL
TUNER PRESET
ENTER
VOLUME
MENU
AUDIO/
FM MODE
VCR CHANNEL
TUNING
DVD FM/AM AUX
MUTING
REMAIN
PROGRAM
D.R.C ZOOMSETUP
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buttons
ENTER
RETURN
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EnglishSetting the Parental (Rating) Level
Using this function, you can restrict playback of DVD containing
violent scenes and those not suitable for your family members.
Nobody can play such a disc unless this function is canceled.
(“WRONG PARENTAL CODE” appears on the display if you try to
play back such a disc.)
•This setting takes effect only for the DVDs containing the rating
level information—Level 1 (most restrictive) to Level 8 (least
restrictive).
From the remote control ONLY:
1Press SETUP.
Language selection menu of the setup menu appears on
the TV screen.
2Press ENTER (or  3/2) to
select (highlight) the system
setting menu.
3Press ∞ (or 5) to select
(highlight) “RATING LEVEL.”
4Press ENTER.
“RATING LEVEL” now changes to
“ENTER PASSWORD” on the menu.
SYSTEMLANGUAGES
TV SCREEN
RATING LEVEL4 : 3 LBOFF
» « | \ : Move                         Setup : Exit
SYSTEMLANGUAGES
TV SCREEN
RATING LEVEL4 : 3 LBOFF
» « | \ : Move                         Setup : Exit
SYSTEMLANGUAGES
TV SCREENENTER PASSWORD4 : 3 LB
» « | \ : Move                         Setup : Exit
***
SYSTEMLANGUAGES
TV SCREENENTER PASSWORDDIGITAL OUTPUT
4 : 3 LB
» « | \ : Move                         Setup : Exit
SYSTEMLANGUAGES
TV SCREEN
RATING LEVEL4 : 3 LB
OFF
BITSTREAMOFF
LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3
LEVEL 4
LEVEL 5
» « | \ : Move                         Setup : Exit
SETUP
ENTER
ENTER
ENTER
5Press the number buttons to enter the password
(4 digits).
•When shipped from the factory, password is “7890.”
•If you enter a wrong password, your setting will be canceled.
ENTER
SETUP
6Press ∞ (or 5) to select
(highlight) the level you want,
then press ENTER.
To erase the Setup menu
Press SETUP again.
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To change the password
1Repeat steps 1 to 5 of “Setting the Parental
(Rating) Level” procedure.
2Press ∞ (or 5) to select
(highlight) “NEW
PASSWORD,” then ENTER.
Setting up the DVD Preferences
5/∞
ENTER
SETUP
DISPLAY
B.SEARCH DOWN
REWUP
FF
F.SEARCH
RETURN STEP
TV/VIDEO
TV VOLUME
TV CHANNEL
SUBTITLE
TOP MENUTV STANDBY/ON
AUDIO
VCR
VCR 
CONTROL
TUNER PRESET
ENTER
VOLUME
MENU
AUDIO/
FM MODE
VCR CHANNEL
TUNING
DVD FM/AM AUX
MUTING
REMAIN
PROGRAM
D.R.C ZOOMSETUP
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buttons•If “NEW PASSWORD” is the last item listed on the pop-up
window and is not shown, pressing ∞ repeatedly will show it
in the pop-up window.
3Press the number buttons to
enter a new password, then
ENTER.
Your new password is now stored.
To erase the Setup menu
Press SETUP again.
To reset the password
You can reset the password to the initial setting “7890.”
REMEMBER all the other preset settings such as the speaker
settings, preset stations, timer settings, DVD setup menu settings are
also reset to the factory settings.
While the source is DVD player and playback stops, press and
hold 7 on the front panel until the “INITIAL” appears on the
display.
ENTER
SYSTEMLANGUAGES
TV SCREEN
RATING LEVEL4 : 3 LB
OFF
BITSTREAMLEVEL 4
LEVEL 5
LEVEL 6
LEVEL 7
LEVEL 8
NEW PASSWORD
» « | \ : Move                         Setup : Exit
SYSTEMLANGUAGES
TV SCREEN
NEW PASSWORD4 : 3 LB
----
» « | \ : Move                         Setup : Exit
ENTER
SETUP
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