JVC Th C50 Instructions

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The system turns off automatically when the specified period of 
time has passed.
Press SLEEP.
Each time you press the button, the shut-off time changes as 
follows:
Example:
To check the remaining time
Press SLEEP once.
To change the remaining time
Press SLEEP repeatedly.
To cancel
Press SLEEP repeatedly until “SLEEP – –” appears.
• Turning off the power also cancels the Sleep Timer.
1Press SPK LEVEL to show the target 
speaker indication on the display 
window.
Each time you press the button, the...

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• The icon such as   shows the disc formats or file types the 
operation is available for.
IMPORTANT
Before using the remote control for the 
following operation; 
1 Set the remote control mode selector 
to AUDIO.
2 Press DVD or USB MEMORY.7To play a disc
1Press the desired DISC (1-5) 
0 on the center unit.
• The system turns on and the disc tray comes 
out.
2Place a disc.
3Press DISC (1-5), with SHIFT pressed.
NOTE
• Up to 5 discs can be loaded.
• You can also start playback by pressing the following...

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7On-screen guide icons
During DVD VIDEO playback, the following guide icons may 
appear for a while on the TV screen;
• : appears at the beginning of a scene containing multi-subtitle 
languages.
• : appears at the beginning of a scene containing multi-audio 
languages.
• : appears at the beginning of a scene containing multi-angle 
views.
•  (Play),   (Pause),   /   (Fast forward/
fast-reverse),   /   (Slow-motion forward/
reverse): appears when you perform each operation.
• : the disc cannot accept...

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7Disc information on the display window
The disc indicators on the display window show the current status 
of the corresponding disc tray.
Example: When the discs are loaded to disc trays 1, 2 and 5, and the 
disc in the disc tray 5 is selected.
7Screen saver
An image may burn in on a TV screen if a static picture is displayed 
for a long time. To prevent this, the system automatically dims the 
screen if a static picture is displayed for over 5 minutes while 
playing back a DVD, SVCD, or VCD (the...

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7Using x/4 buttons
7For DVD VIDEO (chapter): During playback
7For VCD/SVCD (track): During playback 
without PBC function
7For CD/MP3/WMA/JPEG/ASF/MPEG-2/
MPEG-1/DivX (track/file): During playback or while stopped
Press x or 4 repeatedly.
NOTE
• When playing back an MP3/WMA/JPEG/ASF/MPEG-2/MPEG-1/
DivX file, you can make operations using the file control display. (See 
page 27.)
• This feature may not work for some discs/files.
7Using number buttons on the remote control
7For DVD VIDEO (title,...

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• The icon such as   shows the disc formats or file types the 
operation is available for.
IMPORTANT
Before using the remote control for the following 
operation;
• Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO.
• There are exceptions in the operation mentioned 
above. In such a case, follow each instruction.You can enjoy more realistic sound field than a stereo sound by 
using the surround mode.
7Auto Surround (AUTO SUR)
Used to reproduce the sound as it is recorded without any 
conversion...

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7DSP
STADIUM
STADIUM mode adds clarity and spreads the sound, like in an 
outdoor stadium.
All Channel Stereo
All Channel Stereo (ALL ST) mode can reproduce a larger stereo 
sound field using all the connected (and activated) speakers.
All Channel Stereo can be used while reproducing 2 channel stereo 
source.
7Indicators on the display window
Digital signal format indicators
LPCM: Lights when Linear PCM signal comes in.
GD: Lights when Dolby Digital signals come in.
C: Lights when DTS Digital...

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You can check disc information and you can use some functions 
using the on-screen bar.
Showing the on-screen bar
7Whenever a disc is loaded
Press ON SCREEN.
Each time you press the button, the on-
screen bar changes as follows on the TV screen.
Example: During DVD VIDEO playback
• The currently selected item shows as green with an arrow.
7Contents of the on-screen bar during playback
DVD VIDEO
VCD
SVCD
CD
ASF/MPEG-2/MPEG-1/DivX1Shows disc type.
2Shows audio information.
3Shows disc number.
4Shows...

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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
DVD VIDEOs generally have their own menus which show 
disc contents and you can display them on the TV screen. 
You can locate a desired scene by using these menus.
7Whenever a DVD VIDEO is loaded
1Press TOP MENU or MENU.
The menu appears on the TV screen.
Normally, a DVD VIDEO which contains more than one title 
will have a “top” menu which lists the...

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Locating a desired position by specifying the time
7For DVD VIDEO: During playback
7For VCD/SVCD: While stopped or during 
playback without PBC function
7For CD: During playback or while stopped
7When specifying the elapsed playing time from the 
beginning of the disc
Perform the following procedure while stopped.
7When specifying the elapsed playing time from the 
beginning of the current title/track
Perform the following procedure during playback.
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on...