JVC Th A85 Instructions

Advanced operations
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You can play tracks on a disc in random 
order.
7While stopped
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
2Press Cursor  3/2  to move H to  .
Example:  For Audio CD
3Press ENTER.
The system starts  Random Playback.
After playing all tracks on the  disc, the system stops playback 
and quits the Random mode.
To stop and quit Random Playback
Press  7.
You can also clear the Random m ode by turning off the system.
NOTE
• The same track will not be played back...

Advanced operations
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When using the on-screen bar (except for MP3/
JPEG disc):
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 Cursor //5  repeatedly to select 
the Repeat mode.
• You can select the Repe at modes as follows:
For DVD
O  CHAPTER  O TITLE  O A-B  O OFF  O (back to the 
beginning)
For Video CD/SVCD/Audio CD
O  TRACK  O ALL  O A-B  O OFF  O (back to the...

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Setting DVD preferences
You can adjust the initial settings for DVD playback according to 
your preference or needs using 5 choice menus shown on the TV 
screen.
• Adjustments are possible only  when selecting DVD as the 
source.
 Turn on your TV and select the  correct input mode on the TV.
 You can only use the remote cont rol for choice menu operations.
 You can change the language  used in the choice menus. 
( A pg. 52)
 You cannot show the choice menus  when an MP3 disc or a JPEG 
disc is...

Setting DVD preferences
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Basic operation on the choice menus
IMPORTANT
Before using the remote control for the following 
operation;
1 Set the remote control mode selector to 
AUDIO .
2Press  DV D.
1Press CHOICE.
The language menu (LANGUAGE) appears on the TV screen.
2Press Cursor  3/2  repeatedly to display 
one of the choice menus.
Each time you press the button,  the choice menus change as 
follows;
LAN GUAGE   O PICTURE  O AUDIO  O 
SPK. SETTING  O OTHERS  O (back to the 
beginning)
Example: When...

Setting DVD preferences
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:Language menu (LANGUAGE)
NOTE
 You can select “MENU LANGUAGE”, “AUDIO LANGUAGE” and 
“SUBTITLE” only while playback is stopped.
MENU LANGUAGE
Some DVDs have their own menus in multiple languages.
 Select the initial language*.
ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH, CHINESE, GERMAN, 
ITALIAN, JAPANESE and language codes from AA to ZU 
(see below)
AUDIO LANGUAGE
Some DVDs have multiple audio languages.
 Select the initial audio language*.
ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH, CHINESE, GERMAN,...

Setting DVD preferences
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:Picture menu (PICTURE)
MONITOR TYPE
You can select the monitor type to match your TV when you play 
DVDs recorded in the picture’s height/width ratio of 16:9.
16:9 NORMAL (Wide television conversion)Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is fixed to 16:9 
(wide TV).
The system automatically adjusts the screen width of the 
output signal correctly when playing back a picture whose 
aspect ratio is 4:3.
16:9 AUTO (Wide television conversion)Select this when the aspect...

Setting DVD preferences
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CROSS OVER*
Small speakers cannot reproduce bass sounds efficiently. If you use 
a small speaker in any position, this system automatically 
reallocates the bass sound elements assigned to the small speaker to 
one of the large speakers.
To use this function properly, set crossover frequency level 
according to the size of the smallest speaker connected.
200 HzSelect this when the cone speaker unit in the smallest speaker 
connected is about 4 cm in diameter.
150 Hz (Select...

Setting DVD preferences
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:Other setting menu (OTHERS)
NOTE
• You can select “PARENTAL LOCK” only while playback is stopped.
7 RESUME
You can activate or deactiva te Resume Playback function.
•ONSelect this to activate the function.
OFFSelect this to deactivate the function.
7ON SCREEN GUIDE
You can activate or deactivate  the on-screen guide icons. 
( A pg. 24)
ONSelect this to activate the function.
OFFSelect this to deactivate the function.
7AUTO STANDBY *
When playback ends and does not  restart...

Setting DVD preferences
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6Press ENTER.
7Press Cursor //5  repeatedly to select 
the level of rest riction, then press 
ENTER.
The  H moves to “PASSWORD”.
 Select “NONE” to ca ncel this function.
8Press number buttons (0-9) to enter a 
four-digit number as your password, 
then press ENTER.
The  H moves to “EXIT”.
9Press ENTER.
The OTHERS menu resumes.
To return to the normal screen
Press  CHOICE .
NOTE
 Remember your password, or make a note of it.
Changing the Parental Lock setting
1Press CHOICE....

Setting DVD preferences
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Country/Area codes list for Parental Lock
AD Andorra ER Eritrea
LALao People’s Democratic 
RepublicRW Rwanda
AE United Arab Emirates ES Spain SA Saudi Arabia
AF Afghanistan ET Ethiopia LB Lebanon SB Solomon Islands
AG Antigua and Barbuda FI Finland LC Saint Lucia SC Seychelles
AI Anguilla FJ Fiji LI Liechtenstein SD Sudan
AL Albania FK Falkland Islands (Malvinas) LK Sri Lanka SE Sweden
AM Armenia
FMMicronesia (Fedelated States 
of)LR Liberia SG Singapore
AN Netherlands Antilles...