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Basic operations
The basic operations for this system are as follows.
IMPORTANT
Check that remote control mode selector is set to the appropriate
position:
Set to “AUDIO/TV/VCR” to operate an audio system, TV, or
VCR.
Set to “CATV/DBS” to operate a CATV converter or DBS tuner.
The system will not operate normally while in CATV/DBS mode.
To turn the system power supply 
ON and OFF (standby)
From the remote control:
Press AUDIO   to turn power on. 
The STANDBY lamp goes off, and the current source name
(DVD, AM or FM station frequency, or AUX) appears on the dis-
play window. At this time, the disc cover slides backwards and the
top buttons on the center unit appears.
Press AUDIO   again to turn power off (standby).
The STANDBY lamp is lit.
The disc cover slides forward to cover the top buttons on the center
unit and the center unit turns off.
On the center unit:
Press   to turn power on.
The STANDBY lamp goes off, and the current source name
(DVD, AM or FM station frequency, or AUX) appears on the dis-
play window. At this time, the disc cover slides backwards and the
top buttons on the center unit appears.
Press   again to turn power off (standby).
The STANDBY lamp is lit.
The disc cover slides forward to cover the top buttons on the center
unit and the center unit turns off.
Notes:
• The powered sub-woofer power supply is linked to the
center unit. The green POWER ON lamp on the powered
sub-woofer lights when power is turned on, and goes off
when power is turned off.
• A small amount of power is consumed in the standby
mode (center unit only). Remove AC power cord from the
AC outlet to turn the center unit off completely.
To turn TV power ON and OFF 
JVC TVs may be used as is with the remote control. TVs from oth-
er manufacturers require changes to the transmittable signals be-
fore they can be used with the remote control. See page 55 for
details of changing the transmittable signals.
From the remote control:
Press TV/CATV/DBS   to turn power on.
Press TV/CATV/DBS   again to turn power off.
Adjusting volume [VOLUME]
The volume level can be adjusted within the range of “0” (mini-
mum) to “80” (maximum).
Common:
From the remote control
On the center unit
Press VOLUME + or –.
Press VOLUME + to increase volume.
Press VOLUME – to decrease volume.
CAUTION:
Always set the volume to the minimum before starting
any source.
If the volume is set at its high level, the sudden blast
of sound energy can permanently damage your hear-
ing and/or ruin your speakers.
DVD
AUDIO TV/CATV/DBSSTANDBY/ON
VCR
DECODETITLE
TIME
DIGEST
VCR
TVCONTROLSUBWOOFEREFFECT
CENTERTEST
DISPLAY
CHOICE ANGLE RETURN
SOUND FM/AM
AUX
SUBTITLE
ZOOM
AUDIO
AUDIO 
STANDBY lamp
DVD
AUDIO TV/CATV/DBSSTANDBY/ON
VCR
DECODESUBTITLETITLEAUDIO
TIMEDIGESTZOOM
VCR
TV
CONTROLSUBWOOFEREFFECT
CENTERTEST
DISPLAY
CHOICE ANGLE RETURN
SOUND FM/AM
AUX
TV/CATV/DBS 
TUNINGUP DOWN
REC/REWFF/
PAUSE
TV/VIDEOMUTINGF.SEARCH B.SEARCHPLAY CHANNEL TV VOL VOLUME
STOP
TV/VCR
CATV/DBS
ENTERPLAY
MODE
THEATER
     POSITIONDSP
MODE
VOLUME + / –
VOLUME + / –
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EnglishSub-woofer volume control and 
phase setting
Use the VOLUME knob and PHASE button at the rear of the pow-
ered sub-woofer.
Volume control
Turn the VOLUME knob.
Adjust to a volume appropriate for balance with the other speak-
er(s).
The mark indicates the volume position in normal use.
• Adjust when the volume from the sub-woofer is too high or too
low in relation to the volume from the front speaker.
Phase setting
Play sound through the sub-woofer and adjust the PHASE button
to a position (_ REVERSE or Ñ NORMAL) at which the lowest
frequency is heard best.
Note:
• Phase is closely related to the distance from the listening
position to the front speaker and sub-woofer.
While listening, adjust until the lowest frequency is heard
best.
Muting the sound [MUTING]
From the remote control only:
Press MUTING to mute the sound through all speakers con-
nected.
“MUTING” appears on the display window and volume turns off.
To restore the sound, press MUTING again so that “OFF” appears
on the display.
• Pressing VOLUME +/– also restores the sound.
Selecting the source to play
From the remote control:
Press one of the source selecting buttons.
Notes:
• When you press one of the source selecting buttons on the
remote control, the system automatically turns on.
• The cooling fan in the center unit turns on as long as the
DVD is selected as the playback source. It stops when oth-
er playback source (FM/AM or AUX) is selected. 
On the center unit:
Press SOURCE until the source name you want appears on
the display.
The source changes as shown below each time the button is
pressed.
=
== =
 DVD =
== =
 AM =
== =
 FM =
== =
 AUX =
== = (back to the beginning)
Note:
• When AM or FM is selected, the receiving frequency ap-
pears on the display window. At the same time, the AM or
FM indicator lights up on the display window.
MAX
MIN
REVERSR
NOMAL
PHASE
SUB WOOFER
CONNECTOR
FROM XV - THA9VOLUME
VOLUME knob
Mark
PHASE button
DVD MENUTUNINGUP DOWN
REC
/REWFF/
PAUSE
STROBE MEMORY
TV/VIDEOMUTINGF.SEARCH B.SEARCHPLAY CHANNEL TV VOL VOLUME
STOP
ENTERTHEATER
     POSITIONDSP
MODE
MUTING
DVDSelect the DVD player.
FM/AMSelect an FM or AM broadcast.
Each time you press the button, the band alter-
nates between FM and AM.
AUXSelect a component connected to the AUX
jacks.
Selected source name appears
DVD
AUDIO TV/CATV/DBSSTANDBY/ON
VCR
DECODESUBTITLETITLEAUDIO
TIMEDIGESTZOOM
VCR
TV
SLEEP CONTROL
SUBWOOFEREFFECT
CENTERTEST
REAR-L
DISPLAY
CHOICE ANGLE RETURN
SOUND FM/AM
AUXSource selecting buttons
SOURCE
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Changing the decode mode 
[DECODE]
You can change the decode mode for digital audio playback.
From the remote control only:
1Press DVD to select DVD as the source.
2Press DECODE to select the decode mode.
The display changes as shown below each time the button is
pressed.
=
== =
 AUTO/PCM =
== =
 DTS =
== = (back to the beginning)
When to try changing the decode mode
When the decode mode is set to the default AUTO/PCM setting
and a DVD recorded in Dolby Digital Surround or DTS Digital
Surround is played, the internal decoder will be automatically se-
lected before audio playback begins. Depending on the disc re-
corded in DTS Digital Surround, this may result in a brief loss of
audio after playback starts. This is due to lost audio signals that
were inputted during internal decoder selection.
In these instances, lost audio can be prevented by manually select-
ing “DTS” beforehand.
However, please note that when the decode mode is set
to DTS, you will be unable to playback audio from discs
recorded in a mode other than the DTS Digital Surround.
After changing the decode mode and playing back a disc, return
the decode mode to “AUTO/PCM”.
Note:
• Changing the playback source (e.g. AM/FM) will automat-
ically return the decode mode to “AUTO/PCM”.
When a decode mode which differs from the type
of disc being played is selected
Insert a DVD disc in the center unit to display the type of audio be-
ing played in the Decode mode indicator on the display window.
Audio cannot be played if a decode mode which differs from the
displayed mode is selected.
The selected decode mode flashes to indicate that the selected de-
code mode does not allow audio playback.
Example:When DTS is selected as the decode mode for Dolby
digital audio.
Audio channel display indicator
The audio channel indicator shows the audio channel configura-
tion for the disc currently playing.
The indicators refer to the speaker channel as follows.
The audio channel indicator indicates the type of disc currently
playing as follows.
With Dolby digital 5.1 ch or DTS digital 5.1 ch sur-
round
With Dolby digital (Lt/Rt*)
With stereo sound (e.g. Audio CD)
* Lt/Rt refers to the downmix output when connected
to a device that uses Dolby Pro Logic.
Note:
• The audio channel indicator does not show the actual
speaker channel that is producing sound.
AUTO/PCMOptimized for all discs playable on this sys-
tem. (Default)
DTSSelect this mode when playing a DVD disc
recorded in DTS Surround.
The DTS decoder will be selected as the in-
ternal decoder.
AUDIO TV/CATV/DBSSTANDBY/ON
VCR
DECODESUBTITLETITLEAUDIO
TIMEDIGESTZOOM
VCR
TV
CONTROLSUBWOOFEREFFECT
CENTERTEST
DISPLAY
CHOICE ANGLE RETURN
SOUND FM/AM
AUXDVD1
2
Flashes
L:Left front speaker channel
R:Right front speaker channel
C:Center speaker channel
RS:Right surround speaker channel
LS:Left surround speaker channel
S:Rear speaker channel (monaural)
LFE:Sub-woofer channel
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Using the Sleep Timer, you can fall asleep to music and know the
system will turn off by itself rather than play all night.
From the remote control:
Press SLEEP repeatedly.
The shut-off time changes as follows (in minutes):
=
== =
10 =
== =
 20 =
== =
 30 =
== =
 60 =
== =
 90 =
== =
 120 =
== =
 150 =
== =
 
OFF (Canceled)
 =
== =
 (back to the beginning)
When the shut-off time comes
The system turns off automatically.
To check or change the time remaining until
the shut-off time
Press SLEEP once.
The remaining time until the shut-off time appears in minutes.
• To change the shut-off time, press SLEEP repeatedly.
To cancel the Sleep Timer
Press SLEEP repeatedly until “SLEEP OFF” appears on the
display window.
• Turning off the power also cancels the Sleep Timer.
Using the DSP Modes [DSP MODE]
The built-in Surround Processor provides two types of the DSP
(Digital Signal Processor) mode — Surround mode and DAP
(Digital Acoustic Processor) mode.
Surround modes
With this system, you can use two types of the Surround mode.
Dolby Surround (Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Log-
ic)*
Used to watch the soundtracks of software encoded with Dolby
Digital (bearing the mark   ) or with Dolby Surround (bear-
ing the mark ).
Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic can be selected automatically
according to software played back.
DTS Digital Surround**
DTS Digital Surround is a discrete 5.1 channel digital audio format
available on CD and DVD software.
To watch the soundtracks of video software bearing the mark  ,
the system can provide you with DTS Digital Surround decoder.
DTS Digital Surround is automatically selected according to soft-
ware played back.
MPEG Multichannel
MPEG Multichannel is another discrete 5.1 channel digital audio
format available on DVD software, and uses encoding method
called MPEG2-Audio. (MPEG stands for “Motion Picture Expert
Group” and has been originally developed for compressing video
signals.) To watch the soundtracks of video software bearing the
mark  , the center unit can provide you with MPEG
Multichannel decoder.
Note:
• Change the decode mode from “AUTO/PCM” to “DTS” be-
fore playing an Audio CD recorded with DTS Digital Sur-
round. For details, see page 19.
* Manufactured under license from Dolby Laborato-
ries. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol
are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Confidential
Unpublished Works. c1992-1998 Dolby Laborato-
ries, Inc. All rights reserved.
** Manufactured under license from Digital Theater
Systems, Inc. US Pat. No. 5,451,942 and other
world-wide patents issues and pending. “DTS” and
“DTS Digital Surround” are trademarks of Digital
Theater Systems, Inc. c1996 Digital Theater Sys-
tems, Inc. All rights reserved.
DAP modes
The sound heard in a concert hall or club consists of direct sound
and indirect sound — early reflections and reflections from be-
hind. Direct sounds reach the listener directly without any reflec-
tion. On the other hand, indirect sounds are delayed by the
distances of the ceiling and walls. These direct sounds and indirect
sounds are the most important elements of the acoustic surround
effects. The DAP mode can create these important elements, and
gives you a real “being there” feeling.
Notes:
• The DSP modes have no effect on monaural sources.
• The DOLBY DIGITAL indicator lights up when the signals
encoded with Dolby Digital come into the system.
• The PRO LOGIC indicator lights up when the signals en-
coded with Dolby Pro Logic decoder built in this system is
activated.
• The dts indicator lights up when the signals encoded with
DTS Digital Surround come into the system.
• The effects can be adjusted when the DAP mode is select-
ed (see page 52).
DECODESUBTITLETITLEAUDIO
TIMEDIGESTZOOM
VCR
TV
SETTINGTV RETURN FM MODE100+
AUDIO/
TV/VCR
CATV/DBS CONTROL
SUBWOOFEREFFECT
CENTERTEST
REAR-R
ENTER
PLAY
MODE
REAR-L
DISPLAY
CHOICE ANGLE RETURN
SOUND
SLEEPSLEEP
THEATER:Gives the feeling of a large theater.
LIVE CLUB:Gives the feeling of a live music club with
a low ceiling.
DANCE CLUB:Gives a throbbing bass beat.
HALL:Gives clear vocal and the feeling of a con-
cert hall.
PAVILION:Give the spacious feeling of a pavilion with
a high ceiling.
Refrections from 
behind
Early reflections
Direct sounds
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To select the DSP mode
From the remote control:
Press DSP MODE.
The currently selected DSP mode appears on the display when the
button is pressed, and changes as follows each time the button is
pressed subsequently.
=
== =
 SURROUND ON =
== =
 THEATER =
== =
 LIVE CLUB =
== =
DANCE CLUB =
== =
 HALL =
== =
 PAVILION =
== =
 DSP OFF =
== =
(back to the beginning)
• “PRO LOGIC”, rather than “SURROUND ON”, is displayed
when a source other than DVD is selected.
• Select “SURROUND ON” when playing a video with audio
recorded in Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby digital, or DTS digital sur-
round audio.
Selecting “OFF” loses any surround effect, and stereo playback
takes place.
Notes:
• It is possible to select only “SURROUND ON” and “SUR-
ROUND OFF” when playing a Dolby digital audio or DTS
digital audio DVD.
• The DSP mode indicator lights up when DSP mode other
than SURROUND is selected.
• The SURROUND indicator lights up when SURROUND
mode is selected.
On the center unit:
From the unit, SURROUND ON/OFF and DAP mode can be se-
lected independently.
When playing a DVD disc with audio recorded in
Dolby surround, Dolby digital, or DTS digital sur-
round audio:
Press SURROUND.
The current status (e.g. “SURROUND OFF”) appears on the dis-
play when the button is pressed, and changes between “SUR-
ROUND ON” and “SURROUND OFF” each time the button is
pressed subsequently.
• “PRO LOGIC”, rather than “SURROUND ON”, is displayed
when a source other than DVD is selected.
When selecting DAP:
Press DSP MODE.
The currently selected DAP mode appears on the display when the
button is pressed, and changes as follows each time the button is
pressed subsequently.
=
== =
 THEATER =
== =
 LIVE CLUB =
== =
 DANCE CLUB =
== =
 HALL
=
== =
 PAVILION =
== =
 DSP OFF =
== =
 (back to the beginning)
Notes:
• The DSP mode indicator lights up when DAP mode is se-
lected.
• The SURROUND indicator lights up when SURROUND
mode is selected.
/REWFF/
TV/VIDEOMUTINGF.SEARCH B.SEARCHPLAY
CHANNEL TV VOL VOLUME
SETTINGTV RETURN FM MODE100+
AUDIO/
TV/VCR
CATV/DBS
ENTERPLAY
MODE
THEATER
     POSITIONDSP
MODEDSP MODE
SURROUNDDSP MODE
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nnUsing the DVD player
  and   represent disc types.
To turn on the system and TV
From the remote control:
1Press AUDIO   to turn power on.
• Pressing   on the center unit also turns on power.
2Press TV/CATV/DBS   to turn TV on.
• On the TV, select the TV input source to VIDEO (e.g.
VIDEO 1).
• To turn on the other manufacturer’s TV with TV/CATV/
DBS ü, you need to change the transmittable signal
codes beforehand. See page 55.
Notes:
• When you use Audio CDs, since no screen other than
opening screen is displayed, turning on the TV may not be
required.
• For detailed power on operation including the STANDBY
indicator illumination, see page 17.
To insert a disc
After turning on the system and the TV, insert a disc as follows:
On the center unit:
1Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc cover.
• When the current playback source is DVD, “OPEN”
appears on the display window. On the TV, “OPEN” mes-
sage appears on the opening on-screen.
2Attach a disc.
Attach a disc with label side up so that it is securely seated.
3Press OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc cover.
• When the current playback source is DVD, “CLOSE”
appears on the display window. On the TV, “CLOSE”
message appears on the opening on-screen.
• After the disc cover is closed, “READING” appears on the
display window. Then, the disc information is read and, if
the current playback source is DVD, the information is dis-
played as described in “Display when a disc is inserted” on
page 23. On the TV, while disc information is reading,
“NOW READING” message appears on the opening on-
screen.
4Remove the disc after playback has finished.
Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc cover. 
Then, remove the disc as shown below:
After that, press OPEN/CLOSE to close the disc cover.
CAUTION:
Do not put anything on the disc cover since it slides
back and forth, or opens. Doing so may result in dam-
age to the unit.
Notes:
• The system can play back DVD, Audio CD, Video CD,
SVCD, and CD-R/CD-RW (audio-formatted) discs only.
Do not insert other disc types.
For details about playable disc types, see page 5.
• When OPEN/CLOSE is pressed to close the disc cover,
playback automatically begins with some discs.
• You can insert a disc while playing other source (FM/AM
or AUX).
• When the disc cover is open, you can directly play the disc
by pressing DVD on the remote control or by selecting
“DVD” with SOURCE on the center unit.
• If the Region Code of the disc does not match your sys-
tem, “REGION CODE ERROR!” appears on the opening
on-screen on the TV. This means that you cannot play the
disc.
• When OPEN/CLOSE is pressed in standby mode, the
center unit automatically turns on and the disc cover slides
backwards and opens.
DVD
AUDIO TV/CATV/DBSSTANDBY/ON
VCR
DECODESUBTITLETITLEAUDIO
TIMEDIGESTZOOMDISPLAY
CHOICE ANGLE RETURN
SOUND FM/AM
AUX
2
1
OPEN/CLOSE
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Display when a disc is inserted
Opening on-screen:
Note:
• Playback begins immediately with some DVD discs.
When a DVD is inserted
Display window:
When a Video CD or SVCD is inserted:
Display window:
When an Audio CD is inserted
Display window:
To play a disc
From the remote control:
Press PLAY or DVD.
Playback begins from the first track.
On the center unit:
Press 3
33 3.
Playback begins from the first track.
To stop the disc
On the remote control: Press STOP.
On the center unit: Press 
7.
Note:
• For DVDs, Video CDs or SVCDs recorded with PBC (play-
back control), pressing PLAY or 
3 may display the menu
on the TV. You may select items from the menu screen
thus displayed and call up the locations to be viewed (see
pages 25 and 26 for details).
On-screen guide icons
During DVD playback, you may see icons displayed over the pic-
ture. These have the following meanings.
A setting is possible to suppress display of these icons. The setting
is entered in the on-screen menu under “On-screen guide settings”
(see page 44 for details).
About invalid operation icon
When you press a button, if the unit does not accept its operation,
 appears on your television screen. 
Operations are occasionally unacceptable even if   is not dis-
played.
Note that some operations may not be accepted. For example,
some discs may not allow fast forward, fast backward or slow mo-
tion playback.
NOW READING
“READING” =
== = “DVD”
“READING” 
=
== = “VCD 12  48:12”
(total number of tracks and total time display)
+ After 4 seconds
“VCD  1   4:12”
(first track time)
“READING” =
== = “CD 12  48:12”
(total number of tracks and total time display)
+ After 4 seconds
“CD  1   4:12”
(first track time)
Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded from
multiple angles (see page 33).
Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded with
multiple audio languages (see page 32).
Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded with
multiple subtitle languages (see page 31).
DVD MENUTUNINGUP DOWN
REC
/REWFF/
PAUSE
STROBE MEMORY
TV/VIDEOMUTINGF.SEARCH B.SEARCHPLAY CHANNEL TV VOL VOLUME
STOP
ENTERTHEATER
     POSITIONDSP
MODE
DVD
AUDIO TV/CATV/DBSSTANDBY/ON
VCR
DECODESUBTITLETITLEAUDIO
TIMEDIGESTZOOM
VCR
TV
SLEEP CONTROL
SUBWOOFEREFFECT
CENTERTEST
REAR-L
DISPLAY
CHOICE ANGLE RETURN
SOUND FM/AM
AUXDVD
PLAY
STOP
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From the remote control:
Press PAUSE.
On the center unit:
Press 8
88 8 .
Playback is paused.
When using a DVD, Video CD, or SVCD disc, pressing PAUSE
or 
8 while paused moves to the next still picture.
To resume playback
From remote control: Press PLAY.
On the center unit: Press 
3.
Fast forward and backward
oDuring playback
From the remote control:
Press Á
ÁÁ Á or 1
11 1.
Each time you press the button, the fast forward or backward speed
changes as follows:
2´ 
= 5´ 
= 10´ 
= 20´ 
= 60´
To return to the normal speed
Press PLAY.
On the center unit:
Continuously press ¢
¢¢ ¢ or 4
44 4.
Continuously pressing the button increases the fast forward or
backward speed as follows:
5´ 
= 20´ 
To return to the normal speed
Release 
¢ or 
4.
Locating the beginning
Locates the beginning of the title or
chapter with DVDs.
Locates the beginning of the track with Audio CDs, Video CDs
and SVCDs.
From the remote control:
Press FF/¢
¢¢ ¢ or 4
44 4/REW.
On the center unit:
Press ¢
¢¢ ¢ or 4
44 4.
Press 
4 to locate the beginning of the current chapter, title, or
track. Press 
4 twice quickly to locate the beginning of the pre-
vious one. 
Press 
¢ to locate the beginning of the next chapter, title, or track.
Note:
• When you play a Video CD or SVCD with PBC function or
a DVD disc, the center unit may locate different place, but
it will generally locate the beginning of the title or chapter
or track.
DVD MENUTUNINGUP DOWN
REC
/REWFF/
PAUSE
STROBE MEMORY
TV/VIDEOMUTINGF.SEARCH B.SEARCHPLAY CHANNEL TV VOL VOLUME
STOP
ENTERTHEATER
     POSITIONDSP
MODE
PAUSE
8
DVD MENUTUNINGUP DOWN
REC
/REWFF/
PAUSE
STROBE MEMORY
TV/VIDEOMUTINGF.SEARCH B.SEARCHPLAY CHANNEL TV VOL VOLUME
STOP
ENTERTHEATER
     POSITIONDSP
MODE
1
 or Á
oFor DVD: During playback
For Audio CD: During playback or when stopped
For Video CD/SVCD:During playback or when stopped
4
, ¢
RM-STHA9UDVD CINEMA SYSTEM
DVD MENUTUNINGUP DOWN
REC PAUSE
STROBE MEMORY
TV/VIDEOMUTINGF.SEARCH B.SEARCHPLAY
STOPFF//REW
4
/REW, FF/¢
4
, ¢
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Resuming playback
The center unit stores the position on a disc where you want to in-
terrupt playback at, and resumes playback from that position later.
To let work the resuming playback, the item RESUME in the SYS-
TEM menu must be set to ON beforehand. Otherwise, set it to
OFF. See page 45.
To store the playback position
During playback, press STOP or AUDIO   on the remote
control.
Or
During playback, press 7
77 7 or   on the center unit.
The center unit stores the position at which STOP or 
7 is pressed,
and the RESUME indicator on the display window is lit. The last
stored memory overrides the previous memory.
Note:
• The interrupted position is stored even when AUDIO 
on the remote control, or   on the center unit, is
pressed to switch power OFF (standby).
To resume playback from the stored position
While stopped, press PLAY on the remote control or press
3
33 3 on the center unit.
Playback begins from the stored position.
• When the center unit is in standby mode, you can activate
resuming playback by pressing PLAY on the remote control.
• Changing the source during playback also stores the interrupted
position. To resume playback from the stored position, press
PLAY or DVD on the remote control. Selecting “DVD” by
pressing SOURCE or pressing 
3 on the center unit will also
resume playback.
Notes:
• When you perform the resuming operation for a Video CD
or SVCD with the PBC function, the center unit may re-
sume playback from a point slightly earlier than the re-
sume point you stored.
• Resuming playback does not work for Audio CDs.
• Resuming playback does not work for program play and
random play.
To clear the stored position
To clear the stored position, perform one of the following opera-
tions:
The RESUME indicator on the display window will go out.
• Open the disc cover.
• While stopped, press STOP on the remote control or 
7 on the
center unit once again.
• In standby mode, press AUDIO   on the remote control or
 on the center unit once again to turn on the system.
Selecting playback from the DVD 
menu
DVD discs generally have their own menus which show the disc
contents. These menus contain various items such as titles of a
movie, names or songs, or artist information, and display them on
the TV.
You can locate a desired scene by using the menu.
oDuring playback
From the remote control only:
1Press DVD MENU or TITLE.
The menu appears on the TV screen.
Example
2Press the 2
22 2
/3
33 3
/5
55 5
/°
°° °
 cursors to select a
desired item, then press ENTER.
The center unit starts playback of the selected item.
• With some discs, you can also select items by entering the
corresponding number using the number buttons, which
may cause the unit to automatically start playback.
About menu
Normally, a DVD disc which contains more than one title may
have a “title” menu which lists the titles. In this case, the menu ap-
pears on the TV by pressing TITLE . Some DVD discs may also
have a different menu which appears by pressing DVD MENU.
See the instructions of each DVD disc for its particular menu.
Notes:
•When   appears on the TV by pressing TITLE in step
1:
The disc does not have a menu listing the titles.
•When   appears on the TV by pressing DVD MENU in
step 1:
The disc does not have a menu.
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EnglishSelecting the location to view from 
the Video CD/SVCD menu
When playing back Video CDs or SVCDs recorded with PBC
(playback control), a list of the recorded contents may appear on
the TV as a menu. The location to view may be conveniently called
up from this menu screen.
oWhen the menu appears on the TV during playback with PBC.
From the remote control only:
1Use the number buttons (1~10, +10) to select
the desired number of the item.
To select 3 on menu : Press 3.
To select 11 on menu : Press +10 = 1.
Playback starts from the selected item.
Example
Press RETURN to return to the menu screen.
When “NEXT” or “PREVIOUS” appears on the TV, the cen-
ter unit generally works as follows:
• Pressing ¢ turns to the next page.
• Pressing 4 returns to the previous page.
The method of the operation is different depending on the
disc.
Activating the PBC function
To activate the PBC function when a PBC-compatible Video
CD or SVCD is being played back without the PBC function,
press STOP then press PLAY.
When the PBC function is activated, “PBC” appears on the
display window.
You can also activate the PBC function using the on-screen
display as follows:
1. Press PLAY MODE.
2. Press the 2
22 2/3
33 3 cursors to move the pointer to [PBC CALL],
then press ENTER.
Cancelling the PBC function
If you want to play back a PBC-compatible Video CD or
SVCD without activating the PBC function, start playback by
using the number buttons instead of the PLAY button.
To specify the title, chapter, or 
track number for playback
Use the number buttons to specify the title (DVDs) or track num-
ber (CDs) to begin playback from the desired location.
From the remote control only:
1Press the number buttons (1~10, +10) to select
the desired title, chapter, or track number.
Selecting numbers
Selecting 1~10:
Press the relevant button between 1 and 10.
Selecting 11 or higher:
To select 13: Press +10 = 3 .
To select 24: Press +10 = +10 = 4.
To select 40: Press +10 = +10 = +10 = 10.
The specified title, chapter, or track number appears on the display
window, and playback begins from that location.
• You can also see the selected title, chapter, or track number on
the on-screen display.
Notes:
• When   appears on the TV.
The title, chapter, or track you have selected is not con-
tained in the disc.
• This function does not work during Video CD/SVCD play-
back with PBC function.
TIMEDIGEST
VCR
TV
SLEEP
SETTINGTV RETURN FM MODE100+
CONTROLSUBWOOFEREFFECT
CENTERTEST
REAR-RREAR-L
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ZOOM
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VCD CONTROLREPEAT A-B REPEAT TIME SEARCH PBC CALL
During Video CD/SVCD playback
oFor DVD: While stopped (for title playback)
During playing back a screen other than
the menu screen (for chapter playback)
For Audio CD: During playback or while stopped
For Video CD/SVCD: During playback without PBC function
or while stopped
VCR
TV
SLEEP
SETTINGTV RETURN FM MODE100+
CONTROLSUBWOOFEREFFECT
CENTERTEST
REAR-RREAR-L
CHOICE ANGLE RETURNSOUND
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