JVC Th A30 Instructions
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28 Basic Disc Operations To start playback Press 3/8. The source is automatically changed to the DVD player. “WAIT” appears on the display for a while, then the detected disc type appears—DVD, VCD, CD, or MP3. (If your TV is turned on, the mark corresponding to the detected disc type appears on the TV screen.) •When a disc is not loaded, “NO DISC” appears on the display. Disc play starts from the first chapter or track of the selected disc. •If a menu appears while playing a DVD or VCD with PBC function, see “Disc Menu-Driven Playback” (for DVD) on page 31 or “Disc Menu-Driven Playback (Only for VCD)” on page 38. Note: If “WRONG PARENTAL CODE” appears on the TV screen, Parental Lock is in use. You cannot play back a DVD containing violent scenes or those not suitable for your family members. To play back such a disc, cancel the Parental Lock. (See page 52.) To stop playback for a moment Press 3/8. While pausing, minute and second digit of elapsed playing time flashes on the display. •To resume play, press 3/8 again. To go to another chapter or track Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly during playback. •¢: Skips to the beginning of the next or succeeding chapter or track. •4:While a DVD, a VCD with PBC or MP3 is played back Goes back to the beginning of the previous chapter or track. While a CD or a VCD without PBC is played back Goes back to the beginning of the current or previous track. To go to another title (only possible on a DVD) or track (only possible on a CD and VCD) directly using the number buttons Pressing the number buttons before or during play allows you to start playing the title/track number you want. (If your TV is turned on, the on-screen bar is pulled down automatically on the TV screen.) •To select number 1 to 9, press the corresponding number button (then press ENTER or wait for 5 seconds). •To select number 15, press 1, 5. •To select number 23, press 2, 3. To stop during playback Press 7. (If your TV is turned on, “ STOP” appears on the TV screen.) •When an MP3 disc is played back, playback stops completely. •This system can memorize the end point even when you press 7. When you start playback again by pressing 3/8, playback begins from where it has been stopped—Resume play. •To stop completely, press 7 twice. (“7 STOP” appears on the TV screen.) The disc type appears on the display. The DVD player goes on working for 3 minutes after playback stops. To remove the disc Press 0 on the front panel. The disc tray comes out. To close the disc tray, press 0 again. •If you do not press the button, the disc tray closes automatically 3 minutes after. TUNER PRESET TUNER PRESET TUNER PRESET DISPLAY B.SEARCH DOWN REWUP FF F.SEARCH STEP TV/VIDEO TV VOLUME TV CHANNEL SUBTITLE TV STANDBY/ON AUDIO VCR VCR CONTROL TUNER PRESET ENTER AUDIO/ FM MODE VCR CHANNEL TUNING DVD FM/AM AUX PROGRESSIVE 7 3/8 ¢ 4 Title No. Elapsed playing time Chapter No. Track No. Elapsed playing time Track No. Elapsed playing time Playback information on the display DVD VCD/CD MP3 SVCD can be operated by using the VCD operation procedure. EN27-36TH-A30[J]12.pm602.5.22, 7:26 PM 28
29 DVD Playback ANGLE 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 REMAIN PROGRAM D.R.C ZOOMSETUP PROGRESSIVE DSP MODE SLEEP TEST PRO LOGICSETTINGSOUND CLEAR REPEATANGLESLOW SEARCH A-B REPEAT 123 456 789 0 AUDIO/ FM MODESUBTITLE 3 3 3 Some DVDs contain several audio languages, subtitles, and multi- angle views. When you find the following marks on the DVD or its package, you can select these elements recorded on the DVD. Subtitles are recorded on the disc. The number inside the mark indicates the total number of the recorded subtitles. Several audio languages are recorded on the disc. The number inside the mark indicates the total number of the recorded audio languages. Multi-angle views are recorded on the disc. The number inside the mark indicates the total number of the recorded multi-angle views. If you cannot find out whether your disc contains these features listed above, you can check it by showing the on-screen bar. For basic disc operations such as inserting a disc, starting playback, and moving to another chapters, see “Basic DVD Operations” on pages 12, 13, and “Basic Disc Operations” on page 28. 1:Disc type DVDVCD SVCD CD MP3 2:Current title and total number of the titles on the disc •Ex.: 1st title is playing out of 3 titles recorded. 3:Current chapter and total number of the chapters in the current title •Ex.: 1st chapter is playing out of 5 chapters recorded. 4:Elapsed playing time or remaining time You can change the play time indication by pressing REMAIN. See page 31 for more details. 5:Subtitle language indication •Ex.: When no subtitle is recorded on the disc. See page 30 for more details. 6:Audio language indication •Ex.: Original sound (default) is selected out of 3 audio languages recorded. See page 30 for more details. 7:Signal format indicator •Signal format type—Linear PCM (stereo), Dolby Digital, and DTS Digital Surround—will be indicated. Ex.: When the disc is encoded with Dolby Digital. 8:Repeat mode indicator •Ex.: When repeat mode is turned off. See page 33 for more details. 9:Multi-angle view indicator •Ex.: When only a single angle-view is recorded on the disc. See page 30 for more details. Showing the On-Screen Bar You can show the following information on the TV screen while a disc is loaded. From the remote control ONLY: Press DISPLAY. •Each time you press the button, the following on- screen bar appears in sequence. 1 5678923 4 On-screen bar goes off. DISPLAYDISPLAY EN27-36TH-A30[J]12.pm602.5.22, 7:26 PM 29
30 Selecting the Audio Languages While playing back a DVD containing audio languages (sound track), you can select the language (sound track) to listen to. •You can set your favorite audio language as the initial audio language. (See page 49.) Press AUDIO/FM MODE. The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen for a while. •Each time you press the button, the audio language changes as follows:Ex.: When the disc has 3 multi-angle views Ex.: When the disc has 3 selections—English, French, Spanish and no subtitle (OFF) ANGLE 3 ANGLE 1ANGLE 2 Ex.: When the disc has 3 selections—English, French, and Spanish Selecting the Subtitles While playing back a DVD containing subtitles in different languages, you can select the subtitle to be displayed on the TV screen. •You can set your favorite subtitle language as the initial language shown on the screen. (See page 49.) From the remote control ONLY: Press SUBTITLE. The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen for a while. •Each time you press the button, the subtitle language changes as follows:SUBTITLE DEF 1/3 1/1OFF /3 OFF /3ENG 1/3 SPA 3/3FRE 2/3 ENG 1/3FRE 2/3 SPA 3/3 ENG 1/3 1/1ENG 1/3 AUDIO/ FM MODE ANGLE 1/32/3 3/3 Selecting the Multi-Angle Views While playing back a DVD containing multi-angle views, you can view the same scene at different angles. • When you play back the DVD containing multi-angle views, appears on the TV screen. From the remote control ONLY: Press ANGLE. •Each time you press the button, the view angle changes. Note: When the on-screen bar is shown on the TV screen, Multi angle view indication also changes as follows: EN27-36TH-A30[J]12.pm602.5.22, 7:26 PM 30
31 DVD Playback TOP MENUMENURETURN MUTING TOP MENUMENU RETURN MUTING ENTER Disc Menu-Driven Playback Disc menu-driven playback is possible while playing back a DVD with menu (menu may be still pictures or moving pictures depending on the disc). •When operating a disc using the disc menu, refer also to the instructions supplied for the disc. DVD discs generally have their own menus or title lists. A menu usually contains various information about the disc and playback selections. On the other hand, a title list usually contains titles of movies and songs recorded. From the remote control ONLY: 1Press MENU or TOP MENU. A menu or title list will appear on the screen. “MENU” appears on the display. •On some DVDs, a menu will automatically appear on the screen after playback starts. 2Select a desired item on the menu or on the title list, using 3/2/5/∞ and ENTER. The unit starts playback of the selected item. •On some discs, you can also select items by pressing the number buttons corresponding to the item numbers listed. Checking the Remaining Time While playing back a DVD, you can check the remaining time to be played back. From the remote control ONLY: Press REMAIN. The on-screen bar and the current play time indication appear on the TV screen for a while. •Each time you press the button, the following indication appears on the screen: REMAIN TIME:TITLE : Select this to show the remaining time of the current title. CHAPTER TIME : Select this to show the elapsed playing time of the current chapter. REMAIN TIME:CHAPTER : Select this to show the remaining time of the current chapter. TITLE TIME : Select this to show the elapsed playing time of the current title. TITLE TIME CHAPTER TIME REMAIN TIME:CHAPTERREMAIN TIME:TITLE REMAIN 3/2/5/∞ ENTER TOP MENU 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 REMAIN PROGRAM D.R.C ZOOMSETUP PROGRESSIVE DSP MODE SLEEP TEST PRO LOGICSETTINGSOUND CLEAR REPEATANGLESLOW SEARCH A-B REPEAT 123 456 789 0Number buttons CLEARREMAINMENU SEARCH 1 ¡ English EN27-36TH-A30[J]12.pm602.5.22, 7:26 PM 31
32 Searching for a Particular Point You can search for a particular point while playing a disc—Va r i a b l e Speed Forward/Reverse Search. •No sound comes out during Variable Speed Forward/Reverse Search. To fast-forward the chapter—Variable Speed Forward Search From the remote control ONLY: Press ¡ during playback or pause. •Each time you press the button, the search speed changes as follows: To reverse the chapter—Variable Speed Reverse Search From the remote control ONLY: Press 1 during playback or pause. •Each time you press the button, the search speed changes as follows: To resume normal play Press 3/8. PLAY (Back play) x2x4 x8 PLAY (Normal play) x2x4 x8 B.SEARCH TUNER PRESET F.SEARCH Moving to a Particular Portion Directly You can move to another title, chapter, or particular scene in the chapter directly. From the remote control ONLY: 1Press SEARCH during playback or pause. •Each time you press the button, the following indication appears on the screen: TITLE – –: Select this to move to another title. CHAPTER – – –: Select this to move to another chapter. TIME – –: – –: – –: Select this to move to a particular scene. 2Press the number buttons to select a desired title, chapter, or playing time. The unit starts playback of the selected item. (The on-screen bar appears for a while.) How to input the title and chapter number Press the number buttons corresponding to the number, then wait for about 5 seconds or press ENTER to start playback. •To select number 5, press 5, then ENTER. •To select number 12, press 1, 2, then ENTER. •To select number 22, press 2, 2, then ENTER. How to input the playing time Press the number buttons to input the playing time, then wait for about 5 seconds or press ENTER to start playback at the selected elapsed playing time. •To input time “00:45:23,” press 4, 5, 2, 3. •To input time “01:23:45,” press 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. •To cancel a mis-entry, press CLEAR. Each time you press the button, the last entry will be erased. Note: When you want to move to another title directly, you can move to it by simply pressing the corresponding number buttons (without pressing SEARCH in step 1). Canceled TITLE – – TIME – – : – – : – – CHAPTER – – – SEARCH 123 456 789 0 EN27-36TH-A30[J]12.pm602.5.22, 7:26 PM 32
33 DVD Playback Repeating Playback Repeat play cannot be used in the following cases: •When you enjoy program play 7 Repeat Play From the remote control ONLY: Press REPEAT repeatedly. The indication corresponding to the selected mode appears on your TV. •Each time you press the button, Repeat mode changes as follows: REPEAT:CHAPTER: Current chapter will be repeated. REPEAT:TITLE: Current title 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: Example: REPEAT A REPEAT A–B REPEAT:CHAPTERREPEAT:TITLE REPEAT OFF REPEAT REPEAT:CHAPTER REPEAT:TITLE REPEAT OFF From the remote control ONLY: 1Press A–B REPEAT to select the start point. “REPEAT A” appears on the display. 2Press A–B REPEAT again to select the end point. “REPEAT A” changes to “REPEAT A–B,” then A–B repeat begins. The unit automatically locates point A and starts repeated playback between points A and B. To cancel A–B Repeat Press A–B REPEAT again. “REPEAT A–B” goes off from the display. Note: When the on-screen bar is shown on the TV screen, Repeat mode indication also changes as follows: On some DVDs, A–B Repeat may not be used even within the same title. This is due to their disc structures, and not a malfunction of the unit. A-B REPEAT A-B REPEAT A-B REPEAT 7 A–B Repeat While playing, you can also select a portion you want to repeat. •A–B repeat is not performed between different titles. •An interval of more than 5 seconds is required between point A and point B. 2 3 ENTER REPEAT A-B REPEAT 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 REMAIN PROGRAM D.R.C ZOOMSETUP PROGRESSIVE DSP MODE SLEEP TEST PRO LOGICSETTINGSOUND CLEAR REPEATANGLESLOW SEARCH A-B REPEAT 3/8 PROGRAM 7 EN27-36TH-A30[J]12.pm602.5.22, 7:26 PM 33
34 Programming the Playing Order of the Chapters—Program Play You can arrange the chapter playback order before you start playing. You can program up to 20 steps. •Before making a program, make sure that the TV is turned on and the correct input is selected on the TV. From the remote control ONLY: 1Load a disc. •If the current playing source is not the DVD player, press 3/8, then 7 before going to the next step. 2Press PROGRAM. The PROGRAM MENU screen appears on the TV screen. •“PROGRAM” appears on the display. 3Press ENTER. 4Press 3 or 2 to select a title number, then ENTER. •3 : Increases the number. •2 : Decreases the number. •You can also select a title number using the number buttons. Title numbers you can select in the next step Chapter numbers you can select in the next step PROGRAM MENUSELECT: ENTER TITLE CHAPT 1 – – – – 2 – – – – 3 – – – – 4 – – – – 5 – – – – PREVIOUS TITLE CHAPT 6 – – – – 7 – – – – 8 – – – – 9 – – – – 10 – – – – NEXT PLAY: 3FINISH: PROGRAM 5Press 3 or 2 to select a chapter number, then ENTER. •3 : Increases the number. •2 : Decreases the number. • You can also select a chapter number using the number buttons. •To select all chapters in the selected title as one program step, simply press ENTER without selecting any number. “ALL” appears on the chapter number position. 6Repeat steps 3 to 5 to program other chapters you want. •After 10 steps are programed, “NEXT «” is selected (highlighted). If you want to program more steps, press ENTER. 7Press 3/8. The chapters are played in the order you have programed and the PROGRAM indicator lights up. After all the chapters you programed are played back, the PROGRAM MENU screen appears on the TV screen again. SELECT: ENTER TITLE CHAPT 1 2 8 2 –– –– 3 –– –– 4 –– –– 5 –– –– PREVIOUS TITLE CHAPT 6 –– –– 7 –– –– 8 –– –– 9 –– –– 10 –– –– NEXT FINISH: PROGRAM PROGRAM MENU PLAY: 3PROGRAM ENTER TUNER PRESET SELECT: ENTER TITLE CHAPT 1 –– –– 2 –– –– 3 –– –– 4 –– –– 5 –– –– CHOOSE : 1–5 PREVIOUS TITLE CHAPT 6 –– –– 7 –– –– 8 –– –– 9 –– –– 10 –– –– NEXT FINISH: PROGRAM PROGRAM MENU PLAY: 3 SELECT: ENTER TITLE CHAPT 1 –2 –– 2 –– –– 3 –– –– 4 –– –– 5 –– –– CHOOSE : 1–9 PREVIOUS TITLE CHAPT 6 –– –– 7 –– –– 8 –– –– 9 –– –– 10 –– –– NEXT FINISH: PROGRAM PROGRAM MENU PLAY: 3 PROGRAM MENU ENTER To stop during playback Press 7 or PROGRAM on the remote control. The PROGRAM MENU screen appears on the TV screen. •If you press 3/8 while this screen is shown, the unit starts program play. SELECT: ENTER TITLE CHAPT 1 2 8 2 1 5 3 1 1 7 4 3 6 5 4 2 PREVIOUS TITLE CHAPT 6 2 2 7 2 1 2 8 1 9 9 –– –– 10 –– –– NEXT FINISH: PROGRAM PROGRAM MENU PLAY: 3 TUNER PRESET TO BE CONTINUED ON THE NEXT PAGE EN27-36TH-A30[J]12.pm602.5.22, 7:26 PM 34
35 To erase the stored program Press 0 to eject the disc. •If you turn off the system or change the source, the program is also erased. To check the program contents You can check the program contents by pressing PROGRAM. The PROGRAM MENU screen appears on the TV screen. •If you press the button during playback, the program play will stop. To modify the program You can modify the program while the PROGRAM MENU screen is shown on the TV screen. •To erase a step: Press ∞ (or 5) to select (highlight) an unwanted program step, then press CLEAR. •To modify a step: Press ∞ (or 5) to select (highlight) a program step you want to modify, then perform steps 3 to 5 on page 34. (Before entering a new number, press CLEAR repeatedly until “– –” appears on the number entry position.) •To add a step: Press ∞ (or 5) to select (highlight) an empty program step, then perform steps 3 to 5 on page 34. •To move to program step 10 from program step 11, press 5 when program step 11 is selected (highlighted) so that “PREVIOUS »” is selected (highlighted). Then, press ENTER. •To move to program step 11 from program step 10, press ∞ when program step 10 is selected (highlighted) so that “NEXT « ” is selected (highlighted). Then, press ENTER. 3/2/5/∞ ENTER CLEARZOOM3/8 PROGRAM 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 REMAIN PROGRAM D.R.C ZOOMSETUP PROGRESSIVE DSP MODE SLEEP TEST PRO LOGICSETTINGSOUND CLEAR REPEATANGLESLOW SEARCH A-B REPEAT STEP SLOW To exit from program play From the remote control ONLY: Press PROGRAM. The PROGRAM MENU screen goes off, and the opening screen appears. (The program you made is still kept in memory.) •If you press 3/8 while this screen is shown, the unit starts normal playback. DVD/Video CD/CD PLAYER PROGRAM DVD Playback EN27-36TH-A30[J]12.pm602.5.22, 7:26 PM 35
36 DVD Special Effect Playback 7 Still Picture/Frame-by-Frame Playback You can advance the still picture frame by frame while playing a DVD. From the remote control ONLY: 1Press STEP once during playback. A still picture appears on the TV screen. 2Press STEP repeatedly to advance the picture frame by frame. •Each time you press the button, the picture advances frame by frame. To resume normal play Press 3/8. 7 Slow Motion Playback You can enjoy slow motion playback while playing a DVD. From the remote control ONLY: Press SLOW repeatedly during playback or pause. •Each time you press the button, slow motion speed changes as follows: 7 Zoom You can zoom in on the picture while playing back a DVD. From the remote control ONLY: 1Press ZOOM to zoom in. •Each time you press the button, the picture is enlarged as follows: 2Press 3/2/5/∞ to move the enlarged portion you want to watch. To cancel the ZOOM Press ZOOM repeatedly until the normal size picture is resumed. 8 PAUSE 38 38 38 38 38 38 2x Zoom 4x Zoom Canceled STEP STEP TUNER PRESET SLOW SLOW / PLAY(Normal play) 1 2SLOW /1 4 ZOOM ENTER ZOOM 24 2ENTER ENTER EN27-36TH-A30[J]12.pm602.5.22, 7:26 PM 36
37 1:Disc type DVDVCD SVCD CDMP3 2:Current track and total number of the tracks on the disc •Ex.: 1st track is playing out of 35 tracks recorded. 3:Sound mode •Ex.: Stereo sound (Left channel and Right channel). 4:Play Back Control (PBC) indicator •Ex.: PBC is on. (When PBC is turned off, will appear.) 5:Repeat mode indicator •Ex.: When repeat mode is turned off. See page 39 for more details. 6:Elapsed playing time or remaining time You can change the play time indication by pressing REMAIN. See below. 7:Sound indication •Indicates sound input level. (Appears only during playback VCD.) Showing the On-Screen Bar You can show the following information on the TV screen while a disc is loaded. From the remote control ONLY: Press DISPLAY. •Each time you press the button, the following on-screen bar appears in sequence. VCD/CD Playback *Appears only when a VCD is loaded. **Appears only when a VCD is played back.* DISPLAY Checking the Remaining Time While playing back a VCD or CD, you can check the remaining time. From the remote control ONLY: Press REMAIN. The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen for a while. •Each time you press the button, the play time indication changes as follows: REMAIN TIME:TRACK : Select this to show the remaining time of the current track. DISC TIME : Select this to show the total elapsed playing time of the disc. REMAIN TIME:DISC : Select this to show the total remaining time of the disc. TRACK TIME : Select this to show the elapsed playing time of the current track.REMAIN REMAIN TIME:TRACK REMAIN TIME:DISCTRACK TIME DISC TIME 1¢ ¡ DISPLAY CLEAR 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 PROGRESSIVE DSP MODE SLEEP TEST PRO LOGICSETTINGSOUND CLEAR REPEATANGLESLOW SEARCH A-B REPEAT 123 456 789 0Number buttons REMAIN RETURN3/8 4 SEARCH MENU 00:121/35 12 3 645 On-screen bar goes off.7 ENTER •SVCD can be operated by using the VCD operation procedure. •For basic disc operations such as inserting a disc, starting playback, and moving to another tracks, see “Basic VCD/ CD Operations” on pages 14, 15, and “Basic Disc Operations” on page 28. ** EN37-42TH-A30[J]12.pm602.5.22, 7:26 PM 37