JVC Th C60 Instructions
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18 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 indication of the speakers changes as follows: 2Press LEVEL +/– to adjust the output level from –6 to +6. NOTE • You can also make adjustments by using the setup menu shown on the TV screen. (See page 35.) • The adjustments take effect for all sources other than FM/AM. For FM/AM, adjust the level separately by repeating the procedure above. 1Press TREBLE/BASS to show “TRE” or “BASS” on the display window. Each time you press the button, the indication alternates between “TRE” and “BASS”. • TRE: Select this to adjust treble sound. • BASS: Select this to adjust bass sound. 2Press LEVEL +/– to adjust the level from – 10 to +10 (in 2 steps). NOTE • The adjustments take effect for all sources. The system can be accommodated to your TV’s scan mode. NOTE • To use the system in the progressive mode, it is required that the center unit is connected to the TV by using an HDMI cable or a component video cord (not supplied). (See page 12.) 7While DVD or USB MEMORY is selected as the source and stopped 1Press and hold SCAN MODE for 2seconds. Currently selected scan mode appears on the display window. 2Press Cursor 3/2 to select the desired mode. Each time you press the button, the scan mode changes as follows: 7When connecting the TV with the component video cord: 7When connecting the TV with the HDMI cable: • When selecting “AUTO”, the system outputs the video signal to get the best picture quality on your TV according to the High-Definition video signal compatibility of the TV. • When selecting “AUTO”, “1080i”, or “720p”, the system up-convert the 480i or 480p signal to 1080i or 720p. • When “1080i” or “720p” is selected, the HD indicator lights on the display window. • When selecting “1080i” or “720p”, this system does not output video signals from component video, S-video, and composite video jacks. *480i, 480p, 1080i, and 720p indicate the number of scanning lines and scanning format of a video signal. – 480i/1080i indicates 480/1080 scanning lines with interlaced format. – 480p/720p indicates 480/720 scanning lines with progressive format. • Generally, you can get better picture quality by selecting the larger the number of scanning lines. • You can get better picture quality in the progressive mode than in the interlace mode. 3Press ENTER while the selected mode is displayed. When the progressive mode is selected, the PROGRESSIVE indicator lights on the display window. NOTE • When selecting “1080i”, the picture shrinks vertically. • Changing the scan mode does not take effect when connecting the TV with the S-video or the composite video cord. • Although the picture may be distorted when you press ENTER, this is not a malfunction of the system. Sleep Timer [SLEEP] – – (off ) Z 10 Z 20 Z 30 Z 60 Z 90 Z 120 Z 150 Z (back to the beginning)(Unit: min.) Adjusting the output level of the subwoofer and speakers FRNT L (Front Left speaker) Z FRNT R (Front Right speaker) Z CENTER (Center speaker) Z SURR L (Surround Left speaker) Z SURR R (Surround Right speaker) Z SUBWFR (Subwoofer) Z (back to the beginning) Adjusting the sound minutes Changing the scan mode 480i* mZ480p* AU TO Z 480p* Z 1080i* Z 720p* Z (back to the beginning) • There are some progressive TVs and High-Definition TVs that are not fully compatible with this system, resulting in an unnatural picture when playing back a DVD VIDEO in the progressive scan mode. In such a case, change the scan mode to the interlace mode. • All JVC progressive TVs and High-Definition TVs are fully compatible with this system. Basic operations See page 16 for button locations. TH-C60-40[J]rev-4.book Page 18 Tuesday, April 18, 2006 2:16 PM
19 • 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 buttons; –DVD or 3 (play button) on the remote control –DISC(1-5) 3 or 3 on the center unit. • The system plays back available discs sequentially until you stop playback or until the disc loaded on the DISC 5 tray reaches to the end. However, when DVD VIDEO is loaded in the system, playback of the disc next to the DVD VIDEO will not start. 7To play a file in a USB mass storage class device Press USB MEMORY, then 3 (play button). The operations of the files in a USB mass storage class device depend on the file types stored in the device. • For details on connecting a USB mass storage class device, see “Connecting a USB mass storage class device”. (See page 13.) 7When playing the following files... • For MP3/WMA files The file control display (see page 27) appears on the TV screen. •For JPEG files Each file (still pictures) is shown on the TV screen for about 3 seconds (slide-show). When stopping playback, the file control display (see page 27) appears on the TV screen. • For ASF/MPEG-2/MPEG-1 files When stopping playback, the file control display (see page 27) appears on the TV screen. •For DivX files During the readout time, “Reading Index...” may appear on the TV screen. When stopping playback, the file control display (see page 27) appears on the TV screen. NOTE • When several types of files are recorded on a disc/device, select appropriate file type on the setup menu. (See page 34.) • (For JPEG) The system cannot accept operations even though you press any buttons before the entire picture appears on the TV screen. 7To pause playback Press 8. To continue playback, press 3 (play button). 7To stop Press 7. The buttons described below are used on pages 19 to 22. Remote control mode selector (play button) Number buttons Cursor (3/2)/ ENTER Basic playback When placing an 8 cm discLabel side up Playback TH-C60-40[J]rev-4.book Page 19 Tuesday, April 18, 2006 2:16 PM
20 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 an operation you have tried to do. NOTE • If you do not want the on-screen guide icons to appear, see page 35. 7Playback information on the display window DVD VIDEO Example: When a DVD VIDEO encoded with Dolby Digital 5.1 ch is played. VCD/SVCD/CD Example: When a CD is played back. NOTE • When a VCD or SVCD with PBC function is played, the elapsed playing time does not appear, but “PBC” appears. MP3/WMA file Example: When an MP3 file is played back. JPEG file Example: When slide-show is played back. ASF/MPEG-2/MPEG-1/DivX file Example: When an ASF file is played. NOTE • You can change the time information mode (except for MP3/WMA/ ASF/MPEG-2/MPEG-1/DivX). (See page 25.) • You can also check the playback information on the TV screen. (See page 25.) Signal and speaker indicators (See page 24.) Chapter numberElapsed playing time (hour:minute:second) Surround mode and digital signal format (See page 24.) Title number Pressing FL DISPLAY Chapter number Track number Elapsed playing time (hour:minute:second)Signal and speaker indicators Track number Elapsed playing time (hour:minute:second) (during playback only) Group number Track number Pressing FL DISPLAY Signal and speaker indicators MP3 indicator* *WMA indicator lights for WMA file. Group number File number Pressing FL DISPLAY File number Track number Elapsed playing time (hour:minute:second) (during playback only) Group number Track numberSignal and speaker indicators Pressing FL DISPLAY Playback See page 19 for button locations. TH-C60-40[J]rev-4.book Page 20 Tuesday, April 18, 2006 2:16 PM
21 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 screen saver function). • Pressing any button will cancel the screen saver function. • This function does not work when this system outputs the video signal from HDMI MONITOR OUT terminal. • If you do not want to use the screen saver function, see page 34. You can move back the playback position by 10 seconds from the current position. 7During playback Press . NOTE • This function works in the same title. • This feature may not work for some discs. 7During playback On the remote control: Press y or 1. Each time you press the button, the search speed changes. To return to normal speed playback Press 3 (play button). On the center unit: Press and hold x or 4. Continuously pressing x or 4 increases the fast-forward/ reverse search speed. NOTE • When a DVD VIDEO, VCD, SVCD, or ASF/MPEG-2/MPEG-1/ DivX is played back, no sound comes out during fast-forward/reverse search. • When a CD or MP3/WMA is played back, sound is intermittent during fast-forward/reverse search. • This feature may not work for some discs/files. • For MP3/WMA: –The fast-forward/reverse search speed is not shown. –The fast-forward/reverse search works within a same track. One Touch Replay Currently loaded disc numberCurrently selected disc number Fast-for ward/fast-reverse search Playback See page 19 for button locations. TH-C60-40[J]rev-4.book Page 21 Tuesday, April 18, 2006 2:16 PM
22 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, chapter): While stopped, the title number is selected. During playback, the chapter number is selected. 7For VCD/SVCD (track): During playback or while stopped without PBC function 7For CD/MP3/WMA/JPEG/ASF/MPEG-2/MPEG-1/DivX (track/file): During playback or while stopped Press number buttons (0-10, h10) to select the desired number. • For details on using the number buttons, see “How to use the number buttons” below.You can skip within the file at about 5-minute intervals. This is useful especially when you want to skip within a long file. 7During playback Press Cursor 3/2. Each time you press the button, the playback position skips to the beginning of the previous or next interval. Each interval is about 5minutes. NOTE • Intervals are automatically assigned from the beginning of a file. • This feature is available only within the same file. • This feature may not work for some discs/files. 7During playback or while stopped 1Press TITLE/GROUP. “– –” is shown in the title/group display area in the display window. Example: During DVD VIDEO playback 2While the display window shows “– –”, use number buttons (0-10, h10) to enter the desired title or group number. The system starts playback from the first chapter/track/file of the selected title/group. • For details on using the number buttons, see “How to use the number buttons” on the left column. NOTE • This feature may not work for some discs/files. Skip to the beginning of a desired selection How to use the number buttons To select 3: Press 3. To select 10: Press 10. To select 14: Press h10, 1, then 4. To select 24: Press h10, 2, then 4. To select 40: Press h10, 4, then 0. To select 114: Press h10, h10, 1, 1, then 4. Skipping at about 5-minute intervals Locating a desired title/group using number buttons Playback See page 19 for button locations. TH-C60-40[J]rev-4.book Page 22 Tuesday, April 18, 2006 2:16 PM
23 • 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 (downmixing or simulation, etc.). For example, a multichannel source is automatically reproduced in multichannel audio. 7Dolby Surround Dolby Pro Logic II*1 Dolby Pro Logic II has a newly developed multichannel playback format to decode all 2 channel sources — stereo source and Dolby Surround encoded source — into a 5.1 channel. Dolby Pro Logic II has two modes — Movie mode and Music mode: • Pro Logic II Movie (MOVIE) Suitable for reproduction of Dolby Surround encoded sources bearing the mark . • Pro Logic II Music (MUSIC) Suitable for reproduction of any 2 channel stereo music sources. Dolby Digital* 1 Used to reproduce multichannel soundtracks of the software encoded with Dolby Digital ( ). • There are other encoding formats of digital surround introduced by Dolby Laboratories, such as Dolby Digital EX. 7DTS Digital Surround*2 Used to reproduce multichannel soundtracks of the software encoded with DTS Digital Surround ( ). DTS Digital Surround (DTS) is another discrete multichannel digital audio format available on CD and DVD software. • There are other encoding formats of multi-channel digital surround introduced by Digital Theater Systems, Inc., such as DTS-ES, DTS 96/24. The buttons described below are used on pages 23 to 32. Cursor (3/2/Y/5)/ ENTER Number buttons (play button)Remote control mode selector Using the surround mode Available Surround modes for each input signal The √ marks show available surround modes. *1Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby”, “Pro Logic”, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. * 2“DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. *3You can select these modes by pressing SURROUND. (See page 24.) Mode Surround offAuto SurroundDolby SurroundDTS Digital SurroundDSP Signal OFF AUTO SUR MOVIE* 3MUSIC*3DOLBY D DTS STADIUM*3ALL ST*3 Dolby D (Multichannel)√√——√——— Dolby D (2 channel)√√√√——√√ DTS Digital Surround (Multichannel)√√———√—— DTS Digital Surround (2 channel)√√√√——√√ Analog (VCR) or Linear PCM√√√√——√√ Advanced operations TH-C60-40[J]rev-4.book Page 23 Tuesday, April 18, 2006 2:16 PM
24 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 (Surround) signals come in. No indication: No digital signal indicator lights when analog signals come in. Dolby Surround mode indicator GPLII: Lights when Dolby Pro Logic II mode is activated. Surround indicator SURR: Lights when the surround mode is activated. Source signal indicators, etc. Light to indicate the incoming signals. a: Lights when the left channel signal comes in. b: Lights when the center channel signal comes in. c: Lights when the right channel signal comes in. d: Lights when the LFE channel signal comes in. g: Lights when the surround left channel signal comes in. i: Lights when the surround right channel signal comes in. h: Lights when the monaural surround channel signal or 2 channel Dolby Surround signal comes in. SW (Subwoofer): Always lights. The channel with “ ” shows that the corresponding speakers are reproducing the channels’ sound. If the channels’ sound decoded into 5.1 channel is reproduced, only “” lights. Selecting the surround mode The system is set up to automatically select the optimal surround mode for input signal from digital multichannel software. When playing back a 2 channel source, you can select the desired surround mode manually. IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; • Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO. 7When playing back digital multichannel software (except while OFF is selected) The appropriate multichannel surround mode (Dolby Digital or DTS Digital Surround) is automatically selected. 7When playing back a 2 channel source You can select either Dolby Pro Logic II (MOVIE/MUSIC) or the DSP mode. Press SURROUND repeatedly to select the desired mode. The surround mode is turned on and the current surround mode appears on the display window. Each time you press the button, the surround mode changes. For details on each mode, see “Available Surround modes for each input signal”. (See page 23.) To turn off the surround mode Press SURROUND repeatedly until “OFF” appears on the display window. Storing adjustments — auto memory When you turn the power off, the system memorizes the current surround mode. The memorized mode is automatically recalled when you turn the power on. NOTE • For ASF, MPEG-2, MPEG-1 and DivX (except DivX version 6), the surround mode takes no effects. Normal stereo sound All Channel Stereo Advanced operations See page 23 for button locations. TH-C60-40[J]rev-4.book Page 24 Tuesday, April 18, 2006 2:16 PM
25 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 current title number. 5For DVD VIDEO: Shows current chapter number. For other type of discs: Shows current track number. 6Shows time information. See “Changing the time information” below. 7Shows playback status. : appears during playback. / : appears during fast forward/reverse. / : appears during playback in forward slow-motion/ reverse slow-motion. : appears when paused. : appears when stopped. 8Select this to change time information (F). See “Changing the time information” below. 9Select this for Repeat Playback. (See page 31.) 0Select this for time search function. (See page 27.) KSelect this for chapter search function. (See page 26.) LSelect this to change audio language or channel. (See page 29.) MSelect this to change subtitle language and subpicture. (See page 28.) NSelect this to change view angle. (See page 28.) OShows Playback mode status. PROGRAM: appears during Program Playback. (See page 30.) RANDOM: appears during Random Playback. (See page 31.) PShows Repeat mode status. (See page 31.)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. 7During playback 1Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen. 2Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight . 3Press ENTER repeatedly to select the desired information. Example: When elapsed playing time of disc is selected. 7DVD VIDEO • Time: Elapsed playing time of current chapter • REM: Remaining time of current chapter • TOTAL: Elapsed time of title • T. REM: Remaining time of title 7VCD/SVCD/CD • Time: Elapsed playing time of current track • REM: Remaining time of current track • TOTAL: Elapsed time of disc • T. REM: Remaining time of disc 4Press ON SCREEN. The on-screen bar disappears. Using the on-screen bar OFF (The on-screen bar disappears) (back to the beginning) Advanced operations See page 23 for button locations. TH-C60-40[J]rev-4.book Page 25 Tuesday, April 18, 2006 2:16 PM
26 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 titles. Press TOP MENU to show the title menu. Some discs may also have a different menu which is shown by pressing MENU. See the instructions for each discs regarding its particular menu. 2Use Cursor 3/2/Y/5 to select a desired item. 3Press ENTER. • With some discs, you can also select items by entering the corresponding number using number buttons. NOTE • This feature may not work for some discs. Locating a desired scene using a VCD/SVCD menu with PBC A VCD 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. 7During playback with PBC function 1Press RETURN repeatedly until the menu appears on the TV screen. 2Press number buttons (0-10, h10) to select the number of the desired item. • For details on using the number buttons, see “How to use the number buttons”. (See page 22.) To return to the menu Press RETURN repeatedly until the menu screen appears. When “NEXT” or “PREVIOUS” is shown on the TV screen: • To go to the next page, press x. • To return to the previous page, press 4. NOTE • If you want to play a PBC-compatible VCD/SVCD without using the PBC function, perform any of the following: – Start playback by pressing number buttons while stopped. – Press x repeatedly until the desired 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 VCD/ SVCD without using 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 chapter 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 highlight . 3Press ENTER. 4Press number buttons (0-9, h10) to enter the desired chapter number. Example: To select 8: Press 8. To select 10: Press h10, 1, then 0. To select 20: Press h10, 2, then 0. To select 37: Press h10, 3, then 7. To correct a misentry Repeat step 4. 5Press ENTER. 6Press ON SCREEN. The on-screen bar disappears. NOTE • You can select up to the 99th chapter. Playing from a specified position on a disc Advanced operations See page 23 for button locations. TH-C60-40[J]rev-4.book Page 26 Tuesday, April 18, 2006 2:16 PM
27 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 the TV screen. 2Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight . 3Press ENTER. 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. 5Press ENTER. 6Press ON SCREEN. The on-screen bar disappears.You can search and play desired groups and tracks/ files using the file control display on the TV screen. Example: When the source is DVD. *When the source is USB MEMORY, “USB” appears. The file control display appears automatically during playback (MP3/WMA) or while stopped. 7For MP3/WMA: During playback or while stopped 7For JPEG/ASF/MPEG-2/MPEG-1/DivX: While stopped1Press Cursor 3/2/Y/5 to select the desired group/track/file. • For MP3/WMA, playback starts from the selected track. 2Press 3 (play button) or ENTER. • Track playback/slide-show starts from the selected track/file. •When you press ENTER for JPEG, only the selected file is played back. NOTE • (For MP3/WMA) During playback, you can locate the desired track/ file by pressing x/4 or Cursor 5/Y. • You can also check playback information on the display window. (See page 20.) • Some group, track and file names may not be displayed correctly depending on recording conditions. • The order of groups, tracks, and files may be displayed differently from the order displayed on your personal computer. • The extension of the file may not be displayed if the file name is too long. Press 2 Press 3 Press 4 Press 8Press 0 Using the file control display Current group/total group number Current track (file) Track information (for MP3/ WMA only)Repeat mode Elapsed playing time of current track (except for JPEG) Playback status Current track (file) / total track (file) number on current group Current group Total track (file) number on disc * Advanced operations See page 23 for button locations. TH-C60-40[J]rev-4.book Page 27 Tuesday, April 18, 2006 2:16 PM