JVC Th A55 Instructions

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Basic operation on the on-screen bar
Example: When selecting the Repeat mode of DVD

During playback or while stopped
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
 The currently selected item shows green.
2Press Cursor 
/
 to move  to  .
3Press ENTER.
The pop-up window appears under the selected item.
 The current setting appears.
4Press Cursor 
/
 to select the desired 
option.
Each time you press the button, the options change.
5Press ENTER.
The setting changes and the pop-up window disappears.
To turn off the on-screen bar
Press ON SCREEN
.
NOTE
 See the corresponding pages for details on each function.
Changing the time information
You can change the time information 
in the on-screen bar on the TV screen 
and the display window of the center 
unit.

During playback or while stopped
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
2Press Cursor 
/
 to move  to  .
3Press ENTER.
Each time you press the button, the time information changes 
as follows;Example: During DVD playback
 TIME: Elapsed playing time of current chapter/track
 REM: Remaining time of current chapter/track
 TOTAL: Elapsed time of disc
 T. REM: Remaining time of disc
To turn off the on-screen bar
Press ON SCREEN
.
NOTE
 While playing a Video CD, SVCD or Audio CD, the hour digit 
indication does not appear.
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
DVDs generally have their own menus which show disc 
contents. These menus contain various items such as titles 
of movies, names of songs or artist information, and you 
can display them on the TV screen. You can locate a desired scene 
by using these menus.

Whenever a DVD is loaded
1Press TOP MENU or MENU.
The menu appears on the TV screen.
Normally, a DVD which contains more than one title will have 
a “title” menu which lists the titles. Press TOP MENU
 to show 
the title menu.
Some DVDs may also have a different menu which is shown 
by pressing MENU
.
See the instructions for each DVD regarding its particular 
menu.
2Use Cursor 
/
/
/
 to select a 
desired item.
3Press ENTER.
The system starts playback of the selected item.
 With some discs, you can also select items by entering the 
corresponding number using number buttons.
Playing from a specified 
position on a disc
(back to the beginning)
Cursor
(///)
/ENTER
Example:
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Locating a desired scene using a Video 
CD/SVCD menu with PBC
A Video CD or SVCD recorded with PBC has its 
own menus such as a list  of contained songs. You 
can locate a specific scene by using these menus. 
( A pg. 4)
7 When the menu appears on the TV  screen during playback with 
PBC function
Press number buttons (1 -10, +10) to select 
the number of the desired item.
The system starts playback from the selected item.
To select the number
Example:
To select 3: Press  3.
To select 11: Press  +10, then  1.
To return to the menu
Press  RETURN .
When “NEXT” or “PREVIOUS”  is shown on the TV 
screen:
• To go to the next page, press  ¢.
 To return to the previous page, press  4.
NOTE
 If you want to play a PBC-co mpatible Video CD/SVCD without 
using the PBC function, perform any of the following:
Start playback by pressing  number buttons while stopped.Press ¢ repeatedly until the desire d track number is displayed, 
then start playback by pressing  3 (play button). 
The track number appears on the display window instead of 
“PBC”.
 To activate the PBC function when  playing a PBC-compatible Video 
CD/SVCD without usi ng the PBC function, perform any of the 
following:
Press  TOP MENU  or MENU .Press 7 twice to stop playback, then press  3 (play button).
Locating a desired ch apter using the on-
screen bar
When playing back a DVD, you can locate the chapter 
number to be played using the on-screen bar. 
7During playback
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
2Press Cursor  3/2  to move H to  .
3Press ENTER.
The following pop-up window appe ars under the selected item.
4Press number buttons (0 -10) to enter 
the desired chapter number.
Example:
To select 8: Press  8.
To select 10: Press  10.
To select 20: Press  2, then  0.
To select 37: Press  3, then  7.
To correct a misentry
Repeat step 4 until the correct number appears in the pop-up 
window.
5Press ENTER.
The system starts playback from the selected chapter.
To turn off th e on-screen bar
Press  ON SCREEN .
NOTE
The +10 button is not used by this function.
 You can select up to the 99th chapter.
Locating a desired title/group using 
number buttons
When playing back a disc with more than 
one title or one group, you can specify a 
desired title or group  to be played using 
number buttons.
1Press GROUP/TITLE.
“_ _” is shown in the title/group display area in the display 
window.
Example: During DVD playback
Number buttons
Cursor
( 3 /2 // /5 )
/ENTER
Example:
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2Use number buttons (0-10, +10) to enter 
the desired title  or group number.
The system starts playback from the first chapter/track/file of 
the selected title/group.
Example:
To select 8: Press  8.
To select 10: Press  10. 
Or press  +10, then  0.
To select 20: Press  +10, then  10.
Or press  +10 twice, then  0.
To select 25: Press  +10 twice, then  5.
• Specify the number within 5 seconds after pressing  GROUP/TITLE  (i.e. while the display window shows “_ _” 
for the title/group number, in stead of the current number).
 You can also specify the desire d chapter/track/file by using 
number button. ( Apg. 26)
NOTE
 This function may not work for some DVDs.
Locating a desired po sition by specifying 
the time
You can start playing at your desired 
position by specifying the elapsed 
playing time from the beginning of 
the current title (for DVD), or from  the beginning of the disc (for 
Video CD/SVCD/Audio CD).
7 For DVD:
During playback
For Video CD/SVCD:
While stopped or during pla yback without PBC function
For Audio CD:
During playback or while stopped
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
2Press Cursor  3/2  to move H to  .
3Press ENTER.
The following pop-up window appe ars under the selected item.
4Use number buttons (0-9) to enter the 
time.
Example:
To play back from a point 2 (hours): 34 (minutes): 08 
(seconds) elapsed
To correct a misentry
Press Cursor  2 repeatedly until the wrong number is erased, 
then press number buttons to enter the correct numbers.
5Press ENTER.
The system starts playback from the specified time.
To turn off th e on-screen bar
Press  ON SCREEN .
NOTE
 You can also use the  10 button to enter “0”.
The  +10 button is not used by this function.
 You can specify time in hours/minutes/seconds for DVD and in  minutes/seconds for Video CD/SVCD/Audio CD.
You can search and play desired  groups and tracks using the MP3 
control display.
7 MP3 control display
The MP3 control display appears  on the TV screen and playback 
starts when a MP3  disc is selected.
*
Elapsed playing time of current trackElapsed playing time is on ly shown during playback.
7 During playback
1Press Cursor  //5  to select the desired 
group.
2Press Cursor  3 to select the track list.
3Press Cursor  //5  to select the desired 
track.
The playback starts from the selected track.
If you select the track while stopped
Press  ENTER  or 3 (play button) to start playback of the selected 
track.
TIME   _ : _ _ : _ _TIME   _ : _ _ : _ _TIME   2 : _ _ : _ _
TIME   _ : _ _ : _ _TIME   2 : 3 _ : _ _TIME   _ : _ _ : _ _TIME   2 : 3 4 : _ _
TIME   _ : _ _ : _ _TIME   2 : 3 4 : 0 _TIME   _ : _ _ : _ _TIME   2 : 3 4 : 0 8
Press 2 Press 3
Press 4
Press 8 Press 0
Using the MP3 control 
display
Total group number on
disc
Current track
Current group Current track 
number
Total track number on disc
Total track number in
current group
Current group 
number
*
Number buttons
(play button)
Cursor
( 3 /2 // /5 )
/ENTER
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To select the other group
Press Cursor 
 to return to the group list, then press Cursor 
/
 
to select the desired group.
To skip groups/tracks during playback
Press Cursor 
 repeatedly for forward-skip.
Press Cursor 
 repeatedly for reverse-skip.
To start playback by specifying the track number
Press number buttons (0-10, +10) to enter 
the track number.
Example:
To select 3: Press 3
.
To select 14: Press +10
, then 4
.
To select 20: Press +10
, then 10
.
Or press +10
 twice, then 0
.
To select 24: Press +10
 twice, then 4
.
To select 110: Press +10
 ten times, then 10
.
The entered number appears in the track number indication and 
playback starts from the track you have specified.
NOTE
 You can also check playback information on the display window. 
(A
pg. 24)
 Some group and track names may not be displayed correctly 
depending on recording conditions.
 The order of groups and tracks on an MP3 disc may be displayed 
differently from the order displayed on your personal computer.
 Up to 12 groups and tracks are displayed at once. Pressing Cursor 
/ 
repeatedly scrolls the display to show the hidden groups and tracks one 
by one.
You can search and show desired groups and files using the JPEG 
control display.
JPEG control display
The JPEG control display appears on the TV screen when stopping 
playback of a JPEG disc.
While stopped
1Press Cursor 
/
 to select the desired 
group.
2Press Cursor 
 to select the file list.
3Press Cursor 
/
 to select the desired 
file.
4Press 
 (play button) to start the slide-
show playback from the selected file.
To show only the selected file
Press ENTER
.
 When a still picture is completely shown on the TV screen, you 
can zoom in on areas in the still picture. (A
pg. 45)
To select the other group
Press Cursor 
 to return to the group list, then press Cursor 
/
 
to select the desired group.
To start the slide-show playback by specifying the file 
number
Press number buttons (0-10, +10) to enter 
the file number.
Example:
To select 3: Press 3
.
To select 14: Press +10
, then 4
.
To select 20: Press +10
, then 10
.
Or press +10
 twice, then 0
.
To select 24: Press +10
 twice, then 4
.
To select 110: Press +10
 ten times, then 10
.
The entered number appears in the file number indication and the 
slide-show playback starts from the file you have specified.
To return to the JPEG control display
Press MENU.
NOTE
 Some group and file names may not be displayed correctly depending 
on recording conditions.
 The order of groups and files on a JPEG disc may be displayed 
differently from the order displayed on your personal computer.
 Up to 12 groups and files are displayed at once. Pressing Cursor 
/ 
repeatedly scrolls the display to show the hidden groups and files one 
by one.
Using the JPEG control 
display
Current file
Current groupCurrent file 
number
Total file number on
disc Total file number in 
current group
Current group 
number Total group number on
disc
Number buttons Cursor
(
///)
/ENTER(play button)
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While playing back a DVD containing multi-view angles, you can 
enjoy the same scene at different angles.
Selecting a view angle

During playback 
When using the ANGLE button:
1Press ANGLE.
The following pop-up window appears on the TV screen.
Example: The first view angle is selected out of 3 view angles 
recorded.
2Press ANGLE repeatedly to select the 
desired view angle.
Each time you press the button, the angle of the scene changes.
Example:

 1/3  2/3  3/3  (back to the beginning)
The pop-up window disappears if no operation is done for 
about 5 seconds.When using the on-screen bar:
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
2Press Cursor 
/
 to move  to  .
3Press ENTER.
The following pop-up window appears under the selected item.
Example: The first view angle is selected out of 3 view angles 
recorded.
4Press Cursor 
/
 repeatedly to select 
the desired view angle.
Each time you press the button, the angle of the scene changes.
5Press ENTER.
The pop-up window disappears.
To turn off the on-screen bar
Press ON SCREEN
.
Selecting a view angle of 
DVD
Cursor
(///)
/ENTER
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When playing back a DVD (or SVCD) containing subtitles in 
several languages, you can select the subtitle language to be 
displayed on the TV screen.
When a DVD contains audio (sound track) in several languages, 
you can also select the language (sound track) to listen to.
 You can also select specific audio channel(s) on Video CDs/
SVCDs.
Selecting the subtitle language

During playback
When using the SUBTITLE button:
1Press SUBTITLE.
The following pop-up window appears on the TV screen.
Example (DVD):“ENGLISH” is selected out of 3 subtitle 
languages recorded.
2Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select 
the desired subtitle language.
Each time you press the button, the subtitle language changes.
For SVCD
 An SVCD can contain up to four subtitles. Pressing 
SUBTITLE
 changes the subtitles regardless of whether the 
subtitles are recorded or not. (Subtitles will not change if no 
subtitle is recorded.)
The pop-up window disappears if no operation is done for 
about 5 seconds.
NOTE
 Some subtitle languages are abbreviated in the pop-up window. See 
“The language codes list” (A
pg. 52).
When using the on-screen bar:
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
2Press Cursor 
/
 to move  to  .
3Press ENTER.
The following pop-up window appears under the selected item.
Example (DVD):“ENGLISH” is selected out of 3 subtitle 
languages recorded.
4Press Cursor 
/
 repeatedly to select 
the desired subtitle language.
Each time you press the button, the subtitle language changes.
5Press ENTER.
The pop-up window disappears.
To turn off the on-screen bar
Press ON SCREEN
.
Selecting the audio language

During playback
When using the AUDIO button:
1Press AUDIO.
The following pop-up window appears on the TV screen.
Example: “ENGLISH” is selected out of 3 audio languages 
recorded.
2Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the 
desired audio language.
Each time you press the button, the audio languages change.
The pop-up window disappears if no operation is done for 
about 5 seconds.
NOTE
 Some audio languages are abbreviated in the pop-up window. See 
“The language codes list” (A
pg. 52).
When using the on-screen bar:
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
2Press Cursor 
/
 to move  to  .
3Press ENTER.
The following pop-up window appears under the selected item.
Example: “ENGLISH” is selected out of 3 audio languages 
recorded.
Selecting the subtitle/
audio languages
Cursor
(///)
/ENTER
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4Press Cursor 
/
 to select the desired 
audio language.
Each time you press the button, the audio language changes.
5Press ENTER.
The pop-up window disappears.
To turn off the on-screen bar
Press ON SCREEN
.
NOTE
 Some audio languages are abbreviated in the pop-up window. See 
“The language codes list” (A
pg. 52).
Selecting the audio channel
When you play certain karaoke (Video CD/SVCD), 
you can enjoy karaoke by selecting the audio 
channel to play.
 The sound of each audio channel depends on the contents of the 
disc.

During playback
When using the AUDIO button:
1Press AUDIO.
The following pop-up window appears on the TV screen.
Example: “ST” (stereo) is selected out of 3 audio channels 
recorded.
2Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the 
desired audio channel.
Each time you press the button, the audio channel changes.
Example for Video CD:

 ST  L  R  (back to the beginning)
 ST: To listen to normal stereo playback.
 L: To listen to L (left) audio channel only.
 R: To listen to R (right) audio channel only.
Example for SVCD:
  ST 1  ST 2  L 1  R 1  L 2  R 2  (back to 
the beginning)
ST 1/ST 2:
To listen to normal stereo playback of ST 1 or 2 channel.
L 1/L 2:
To listen to L (left) 1 or 2 audio channel.
 R 1/R 2:
To listen to R (right) 1 or 2 audio channel.
The pop-up window disappears if no operation is done for 
about 5 seconds.When using the on-screen bar:
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
2Press Cursor 
/
 to move  to  .
3Press ENTER.
The following pop-up window appears under the selected item.
Example: “ST” (stereo) is selected out of 3 audio channels 
recorded.
4Press Cursor 
/
 to select the desired 
audio channel(s).
Each time you press the button, the audio channel changes.
5Press ENTER.
The pop-up window disappears.
To turn off the on-screen bar
Press ON SCREEN
.
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This system provides special picture playback functions including 
frame-by-frame, slow-motion and zoom.
Frame-by-frame playback
7 During playback
Press  8 repeatedly.
Each time you press th e button, the still 
picture advances by one frame.
To return to normal playback
Press  3 (play button).
NOTE
• You can perform the above operation using the buttons on the center 
unit.
Playing back in slow-motion
7 During playback
1Press  8 at the point 
where you want to start playback in 
slow-motion from.
The system paus es playback.
2Press ¡.
 Playback in forward  slow-motion starts.
For DVD only:
 To play back in reverse slow-motion, press  1.
Each time you press the button,  the playback speed become 
faster and on-screen guide icon changes as follows;
Forward:
Reverse:
To pause slow-motion playback
Press  8. To return to normal playback
Press 
3 (play button).
NOTE
 Sound cannot be heard duri ng slow-motion playback.
Zooming in
7During playback or while paused
1Press ZOOM.
Each time you press  ZOOM, scene magnification changes as 
follows;
]  x 1 (normal size)  ] x 1.8  ] x 4  ] x 8  ] x 16  ] x 32 
]  x 64  ] (back to the beginning)
Example: When x4 z oom is selected.
2While zoomed in, press Cursor 3/2 // /
5  to move zoom-in area.
To return to normal playback
Press  ENTER .
NOTE
 Picture may look coarse while zoomed in.
Special picture playback
(play button)
Cursor
( 3 /2 // /5 )
/ENTER
Zoomed-in area
Current
magnification
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Changing the VFP setting
The VFP (Video Fine Processor) function 
enables you to adjust the picture character 
according to the type of programming, 
picture tone or personal preference.
NOTE
Before you start operation; The VFP setting screen disappears if no operations are done for more 
than about 10 seconds. If the setting screen disappears before you 
finish, start from step 1 again.
To select a VFP mode
1Press VFP during playback.
The current VFP settings appear on the TV screen.
Example: When “NORMAL” is selected.
2Press Cursor 
/
 repeatedly to select 
the VFP mode.
Each time you press the button, the VFP mode changes as 
follows;

 NORMAL  CINEMA  USER 1  USER 2  (back 
to the beginning)
 NORMAL: Normally select this.
 CINEMA: Suitable for movies.
 USER 1 and USER 2:
You can adjust parameters that affect picture appearance and 
store settings. Go to step 3.
NOTE
 You cannot adjust the parameters of “NORMAL” and “CINEMA”. 
Press VFP
 to return to normal screen.
To adjust picture appearance manually
3Press Cursor 
/
 repeatedly to select 
“USER 1” or “USER 2”.
4Press Cursor 
/
 repeatedly to select 
a parameter you want to adjust.
Adjust gradually and confirm picture appearance results are as 
preferred.
 GAMMA (–4 to +4):
Controls brightness of neutral tints while maintaining 
brightness of dark and bright portions.
 BRIGHTNESS (–16 to +16):
Controls screen brightness.
 CONTRAST (–16 to +16):
Controls screen contrast.
 SATURATION (–16 to +16):
Controls screen color depth.
 TINT (–16 to +16):
Controls screen tint.
 SHARPNESS (+0 to +3):
Controls screen sharpness.
 Y DELAY (–2 to +2):
Controls screen color gap.
5Press ENTER.
VFP menu disappears and the following pop-up window 
appears on the TV screen.
6Press Cursor 
/
 repeatedly to change 
the setting.
7Press ENTER.
The current VFP settings appear again.
8Repeat steps 4 to 7 to adjust other 
parameters.
To return to the normal screen
Press VFP
.
To activate your setting
Press VFP
, then press Cursor 
/
 repeatedly to select “USER 1” 
or “USER 2” that you have changed the parameters.
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You can play up to 99 tracks in any order. 
You may program the same track more than 
once.
7While stopped
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
2Press Cursor  3/2  to move H to  .
3Press ENTER.
The program menu appears on the TV screen.
• 10 orders appear at a time.
4Press number buttons (1-10, +10) to 
specify selections by track.
 At each program order use number buttons to specify track 
number.
Example: 
To specify “track 3”: Press  3.
5Repeat step 4 to  program following 
orders.
Each time you enter a track num ber in the order at the bottom 
of the program menu, the pr ogram menu scrolls and the 
following orders appear.
To erase an order
Press Cursor  //5  to move  H to the order to be erased, then 
press  CANCEL . 
6Press 3 (play button) to  start Program 
Playback.
When all of the programmed tracks have been played back, 
playback stops and the program  menu appears again. Note that 
program setting remains. 
When playing back an Audio CD:
The program menu remains on the TV screen during Program 
Playback.
To check the program contents
During playback, press  7. Playback stops a nd the program menu 
appears.
To bring up the menu without stopping playback, carry out steps 1 
to 3.
 You can also check playback st atus in the on-screen bar by 
pressing  ON SCREEN .
To stop Program Playback
Press  7. Note that program  setting remains.
To clear the program
While stopped and the program menu is shown on the TV screen, 
press  7.
All of the programmed tracks are erased. You can also clear the 
program by turning off the system.
To quit the Program mode
After clearing all prog rammed tracks, press 3 (play button).
The program menu disappears.
NOTE
 During Program Playback, you cannot edit program contents.
 During Program Playback, pressing  ¢ skips to the next program 
selection. Pressing  4 returns playback to the beginning of the 
current selection.
 The Resume function cannot be used with Program Playback.
 To close the program menu: Press  ON SCREEN . The program menu is closed and the on-screen 
bar is shown.
 To turn off the on-screen bar: Press  ON SCREEN  repeatedly.
 Program Playback function canno t be used during Video CD/SVCD 
playback with PBC function.
 If you want to repeat the progra mmed tracks, set the Repeat mode 
during Program Playback. ( Apg. 48)
 Program Playback may not work for some discs.
Program Playback
(play button)
Number buttons
Cursor
( 3 /2 // /5 )
/ENTER
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