JVC Th A9 Instructions

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Using the DVD player
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Random Play [RANDOM]
You can play titles or tracks in random order.
oWhile stopped
From the remote control only:
1Press PLAY MODE.
The on-screen display appears on the TV.
2Press the 2
22 2/3
33 3 cursors to move the pointer to
[RANDOM] and press ENTER.
“RANDOM” appears on the display window, and random
playback begins.
• When all tracks have been played once, random play ends.
• You can use repeat...

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Using the DVD player
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EnglishTo check the disc information
You can check the disc information of the disc.
oDuring playback
From the remote control only:
1Press DISPLAY once for a Audio CD, Video
CD, or SVCD or twice for a DVD disc.
The disc information display appears on the TV.
(for DVD)
(for Audio CD or Video CD/SVCD playing without
PBC)
(for Video CD/SVCD playing with PBC)
To turn off the on-screen display
Press DISPLAY again....

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Using the DVD player
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To check time on the display window
You can check the time information on the display window, rather
than using the on-screen menu.
oDuring playback or while stopped
From the remote control only:
1Press TIME repeatedly.
Each time you press the button, the time indication changes as
follows:
= EACH = EACH REMAIN = No indication (TOTAL) =
REMAIN = (back to the beginning)
The time indicator (REMAIN/EACH)...

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nnReceiving radio broadcasts
You can browse through all the stations or use the preset function to go immediately to a particular station.
IMPORTANT
When using the remote control, check to see if its remote control mode selector is set to the correct position:
To operate this unit, set it to “AUDIO/TV/VCR” (except when selecting the DBS tuner as the source).
Setting the AM tuner interval spacing
Some countries space AM stations 9 kHz apart, and other countries
use 10 kHz spacing. When...

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Receiving radio broadcasts
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4Press MEMORY (¦
¦¦ ¦ REC) again while the
selected channel number is flashing .
The selected channel number stops flashing.
The station is assigned to the selected channel number.
5Repeat steps 1 to 4 until you store all the sta-
tions you want.
To erase a stored preset station
Storing a new station on a used number erases the previously
stored one.
Note:
• The preset stations...

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English
nnPreference settings
You can set various preferences for playback via three dedicated
on-screen displays.
Using the preference setting 
menus
The procedure how to set the preferences is explained here.
From the remote control only:
1Press DVD.
If no disc is inserted, proceed to the next step.
If a DVD, Video CD or SVCD disc is inserted, press STOP.
If an Audio CD disc is inserted, remove it.
2Press CHOICE.
One of the preference menus appears on the TV.
There are three preference...

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EnglishnnLANGUAGE MENU settings
Choosing menu language
Some DVD discs feature menu display in multiple languages.
With these discs, it is possible to set the default language for menu
display.
1Open the LANGUAGE menu.
See “Using the preference setting menus” on page 42
2Move the pointer to MENU LANGUAGE using
the 5
55 5/°
°° ° cursors.
3Press the 2
22 2/3
33 3 cursors to select a default
menu language.
Pressing the cursors toggles between the following options.
j
jj j ENGLISH j
jj j SPANISH j...

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nnDISPLAY MENU settings
Select monitor type
Most movie DVD discs are recorded for wide-screen TVs with a
height/width ratio of 16:9. It is possible to optimize playback of
these wide-screen TV images for viewing on a regular TV with a
height/width ratio of 4:3.
1Open the DISPLAY menu.
See “Using the preference setting menus” on page 42.
2Move the pointer to MONITOR TYPE using the
5
55 5/°
°° ° cursors.
3Press the 2
22 2/3
33 3 cursors to select monitor
type.
Pressing the cursors...

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EnglishnnSYSTEM MENU setting
AUTO STANDBY
When the system is stopped for more than 30 minutes or 60 min-
utes in the source DVD, the system enters standby mode automat-
ically.
1Open the SYSTEM menu.
See “Using the preference setting menus” on page 42.
2Move the pointer to AUTO STANDBY using
the 5
55 5/°
°° ° cursors.
3Press the 2
22 2/3
33 3 cursors to select the time.
Pressing the cursor toggles between the following options:
RESUME
You can select the resume function to be on or off. See...

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nnLimiting playback by children
This function restricts playback of DVD discs which contain vio-
lent (and other) scenes according to the level set by the user.
For example, if a movie which includes violent scenes supports the
parental lock feature, such scenes which you do not want to let
children view can be cut or replaced with other scenes.
To set Parental Lock for the first 
time [PARENTAL LOCK]
oWhile a DVD disc is stopped or no disc is inserted
From the remote control only:...