JVC Th M45 Instructions

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While playing back a DVD containing multi-view angles, you can 
enjoy the same scene at different angles.
Selecting a view angle

During playback 
When using the ANGLE button:
1Press ANGLE.
The following pop-up window appears on the TV screen.
Example: The first view angle is selected out of 3 view angles 
recorded.
2Press ANGLE repeatedly to select the 
desired view angle.
Each time you press the button, the angle of the scene changes.
Example:

 1/3  2/3  3/3  (back to the beginning)
The pop-up window disappears if no operation is done for 
about 5 seconds.When using the on-screen bar:
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
2Press Cursor 
/
 to move  to  .
3Press ENTER.
The following pop-up window appears under the selected item.
Example: The first view angle is selected out of 3 view angles 
recorded.
4Press Cursor 
/
 repeatedly to select 
the desired view angle.
Each time you press the button, the angle of the scene changes.
5Press ENTER.
The pop-up window disappears.
To turn off the on-screen bar
Press ON SCREEN
.
Selecting a view angle of 
DVD
Cursor
(///)
/ENTER
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When playing back a DVD (or SVCD) containing subtitles in 
several languages, you can select the subtitle language to be 
displayed on the TV screen.
When a DVD contains audio (sound track) in several languages, 
you can also select the language (sound track) to listen to.
 You can also select specific audio channel(s) on Video CDs/
SVCDs.
Selecting the subtitle language

During playback
When using the SUBTITLE button:
1Press SUBTITLE.
The following pop-up window appears on the TV screen.
Example (DVD):“ENGLISH” is selected out of 3 subtitle 
languages recorded.
2Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select 
the desired subtitle language.
Each time you press the button, the subtitle language changes.
For SVCD
 An SVCD can contain up to four subtitles. Pressing 
SUBTITLE
 changes the subtitles regardless of whether the 
subtitles are recorded or not. (Subtitles will not change if no 
subtitle is recorded.)
The pop-up window disappears if no operation is done for 
about 5 seconds.
NOTE
 Some subtitle languages are abbreviated in the pop-up window. See 
“The language codes list” (A
pg. 48).
When using the on-screen bar:
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
2Press Cursor 
/
 to move  to  .
3Press ENTER.
The following pop-up window appears under the selected item.
Example (DVD):“ENGLISH” is selected out of 3 subtitle 
languages recorded.
4Press Cursor 
/
 repeatedly to select 
the desired subtitle language.
Each time you press the button, the subtitle language changes.
5Press ENTER.
The pop-up window disappears.
To turn off the on-screen bar
Press ON SCREEN
.
Selecting the audio language

During playback
When using the AUDIO button:
1Press AUDIO.
The following pop-up window appears on the TV screen.
Example: “ENGLISH” is selected out of 3 audio languages 
recorded.
2Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the 
desired audio language.
Each time you press the button, the audio languages change.
The pop-up window disappears if no operation is done for 
about 5 seconds.
NOTE
 Some audio languages are abbreviated in the pop-up window. See 
“The language codes list” (A
pg. 48).
When using the on-screen bar:
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
2Press Cursor 
/
 to move  to  .
3Press ENTER.
The following pop-up window appears under the selected item.
Example: “ENGLISH” is selected out of 3 audio languages 
recorded.
Selecting the subtitle/
audio languages
Cursor
(///)
/ENTER
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4Press Cursor 
/
 to select the desired 
audio language.
Each time you press the button, the audio language changes.
5Press ENTER.
The pop-up window disappears.
To turn off the on-screen bar
Press ON SCREEN
.
NOTE
 Some audio languages are abbreviated in the pop-up window. See 
“The language codes list” (A
pg. 48).
Selecting the audio channel
When you play certain karaoke (Video CD/SVCD), 
you can enjoy karaoke by selecting the audio 
channel to play.
 The sound of each audio channel depends on the contents of the 
disc.

During playback
When using the AUDIO button:
1Press AUDIO.
The following pop-up window appears on the TV screen.
Example: “ST” (stereo) is selected out of 3 audio channels 
recorded.
2Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the 
desired audio channel.
Each time you press the button, the audio channel changes.
Example for Video CD:

 ST  L  R  (back to the beginning)
 ST: To listen to normal stereo playback.
 L: To listen to L (left) audio channel only.
 R: To listen to R (right) audio channel only.
Example for SVCD:
  ST 1  ST 2  L 1  R 1  L 2  R 2  (back to 
the beginning)
ST 1/ST 2:
To listen to normal stereo playback of ST 1 or 2 channel.
L 1/L 2:
To listen to L (left) 1 or 2 audio channel.
 R 1/R 2:
To listen to R (right) 1 or 2 audio channel.
The pop-up window disappears if no operation is done for 
about 5 seconds.When using the on-screen bar:
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
2Press Cursor 
/
 to move  to  .
3Press ENTER.
The following pop-up window appears under the selected item.
Example: “ST” (stereo) is selected out of 3 audio channels 
recorded.
4Press Cursor 
/
 to select the desired 
audio channel(s).
Each time you press the button, the audio channel changes.
5Press ENTER.
The pop-up window disappears.
To turn off the on-screen bar
Press ON SCREEN
.
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This system provides special picture playback functions including 
frame-by-frame, slow-motion and zoom.
Frame-by-frame playback

During playback
Press 
 repeatedly.
Each time you press the button, the still 
picture advances by one frame.
To return to normal playback
Press 
 (play button).
NOTE
 You can perform the above operation using the buttons on the center 
unit.
Playing back in slow-motion

During playback
1Press 
 at the point 
where you want to start playback in 
slow-motion from.
The system pauses playback.
2Press 
.
 Playback in forward slow-motion starts.
For DVD only:
 To play back in reverse slow-motion, press 
.
Each time you press the button, the playback speed become 
faster and on-screen guide icon changes as follows;
Forward:
Reverse:
To pause slow-motion playback
Press 
.To return to normal playback
Press 
 (play button).
NOTE
 Sound cannot be heard during slow-motion playback.
Zooming in

During playback or while paused
1Press ZOOM.
Each time you press ZOOM
, scene magnification changes as 
follows;

 x 1 (normal size)  x 1.8  x 4  x 8  x 16  
x32 
 x 64  (back to the beginning)
Example: When x4 zoom is selected.
2While zoomed in, press Cursor 
/
/
/

 to move zoom-in area.
To return to normal playback
Press ENTER
.
NOTE
 Picture may look coarse while zoomed in.
Special picture playback
(play button)
Cursor
(
///)
/ENTER
Zoomed-in
area Current
magnification
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Changing the VFP setting
The VFP (Video Fine Processor) function 
enables you to adjust the picture character 
according to the type of programming, 
picture tone or personal preference.
NOTE
Before you start operation;• The VFP setting screen disappears if no operations are done for more 
than about 10 seconds. If the setting screen disappears before you 
finish, start from step 1 again.


To select a VFP mode
1Press VFP during playback.
The current VFP settings appear on the TV screen.
Example: When “NORMAL” is selected.
2Press Cursor 
/
 repeatedly to select 
the VFP mode.
Each time you press the button, the VFP mode changes as 
follows;

 NORMAL  CINEMA  USER 1  USER 2  (back 
to the beginning)
 NORMAL: Normally select this.
 CINEMA: Suitable for movies.
 USER 1 and USER 2:
You can adjust parameters that affect picture appearance and 
store settings. Go to step 3.
NOTE
 You cannot adjust the parameters of “NORMAL” and “CINEMA”. 
Press 
VFP to return to normal screen.


To adjust picture appearance manually
3Press Cursor / repeatedly to select 
“USER 1” or “USER 2”.
4Press Cursor / repeatedly to select 
a parameter you want to adjust.
Adjust gradually and confirm picture appearance results are as 
preferred.
 GAMMA (–4 to +4):
Controls brightness of neutral tints while maintaining 
brightness of dark and bright portions.
 BRIGHTNESS (–16 to +16):
Controls screen brightness.
 CONTRAST (–16 to +16):
Controls screen contrast.
 SATURATION (–16 to +16):
Controls screen color depth.
 TINT (–16 to +16):
Controls screen tint.
 SHARPNESS (+0 to +3):
Controls screen sharpness.
 Y DELAY (–2 to +2):
Controls screen color gap.
5Press ENTER.
VFP menu disappears and the following pop-up window 
appears on the TV screen.
6Press Cursor 
/
 repeatedly to change 
the setting.
7Press ENTER.
The current VFP settings appear again.
8Repeat steps 4 to 7 to adjust other 
parameters.
To return to the normal screen
Press VFP
.
To activate your setting
Press VFP
, then press Cursor 
/
 repeatedly to select “USER 1” 
or “USER 2” that you have changed the parameters.
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You can play up to 99 titles 
(for DVD) or tracks (for other 
types of discs) in any order 
from among multiple discs. You may program the same title or 
track more than once.

While stopped
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
2Press Cursor 
/ to move  to  .
3Press ENTER.
The program menu appears on the TV screen.
• 10 orders appear at a time.
4A: When programming titles/tracks of DVD/Video CD/
SVCD/Audio CD
Press number buttons (1-10, +10) to 
specify selections by disc and title/
track.
 At each program order use number buttons to specify source 
disc number first, press ENTER, then specify title/track 
number on source disc.
Example: To specify “title 3/track 3” of “disc 2”
Press 2  ENTER*  3
* You can also use any number buttons instead of ENTER. 
(A number entered for a group number is invalid.) 
When you specify the currently selected disc number 
(Apg. 25),  skips group number column and moves to 
track number column automatically.
B: When programming tracks of MP3 disc
Press number buttons (1-10, +10) to 
specify selections by disc, group and 
track.
 At each program order use number buttons to specify source 
disc number first, specify group number, then specify track 
number on source disc.
Example: To specify “track 14” in “group 2” of “disc 3”
Press 32+104
5Repeat step 4 to program following 
orders.
Each time you enter a title/track number in the order at the 
bottom of the program menu, the program menu scrolls and 
the following orders appear.
To erase an order
Press Cursor / to move  to the order to be erased, then 
press CANCEL. 
6Press 
 (play button) to start Program 
Playback.
When all of the programmed titles/tracks have been played 
back, playback stops and the program menu appears again. 
Note that program setting remains. 
When playing back an Audio CD:
The program menu remains on the TV screen during Program 
Playback.
To check the program contents
During playback, press 
. Playback stops and the program menu 
appears.
To bring up the menu without stopping playback, carry out steps 1 
to 3.
 You can also check playback status in the on-screen bar by 
pressing ON SCREEN.
To stop Program Playback
Press 
. Note that program setting remains.
To clear the program
While stopped and the program menu is shown on the TV screen, 
press 
.
All of the programmed titles/tracks are erased. You can also clear 
the program by turning off the system.
To quit the Program mode
After clearing all programmed titles/tracks, press  (play button).
The program menu disappears.
NOTE
 During Program Playback, you cannot edit program contents.
 During Program Playback, pressing 
 skips to the next program 
selection. Pressing 
 returns playback to the beginning of the 
current selection.
 The Resume function cannot be used with Program Playback.
 To close the program menu:
Press 
ON SCREEN. The program menu is closed and the on-screen 
bar is shown.
 To turn off the on-screen bar:
Press 
ON SCREEN repeatedly.
 Program Playback function cannot be used during Video CD/SVCD 
playback with PBC function.
 If you want to repeat the programmed titles/tracks, set the Repeat 
mode during Program Playback. (A
pg. 44)
 Program Playback may not work for some discs.
Program Playback
(play button)
Number buttons Cursor
(
/	//)
/ENTER
Example for 4 A
Example for 4 B
Selected group number
Selected disc numberSelected title/track 
number
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You can play titles or tracks 
on a disc in random order.

While stopped
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
2Press Cursor 
/ to move  to  .
Example:  For Audio CD
3Press ENTER.
The system starts Random Playback.
After playing all titles/tracks on the disc, the system stops 
playback and quits the Random mode.
When more than one discs are loaded, the system starts 
Random Playback of the next disc after completing current 
disc playback.
To stop and quit Random Playback
Press 
.
You can also clear the Random mode by turning off the system.
NOTE
• The same title/track will not be played back more than once during 
Random Playback.
 To return to normal playback without stopping playback, carry out 
steps 1 to 3 above.
You can repeat playback of the currently selected title or chapter 
(for DVD), track (for Video CD/SVCD/Audio CD) or current group 
or track (for MP3).
You can also repeat playback of a desired part.
Repeating the current selection or all 
discs

For DVD/Audio CD/MP3:
During playback
For Video CD/SVCD:
During playback without PBC function
When using the REPEAT button:
1Press REPEAT.
Each time you press REPEAT, the Repeat mode changes 
cyclically.
 Repeat mode indicators appear on the display window and a 
repeat mode indication appears on the TV screen.
Followings are the description of indicators on the display window 
and indications on the TV screen.
To stop Repeat Playback
Press 
.
 When a disc except DVD is selected, the system stops playback 
but does not quit the Repeat mode.
 When a DVD is set, the system stops playback and quits the 
Repeat mode.
To quit the Repeat mode
Press REPEAT until the Repeat mode indicator goes off from the 
display window.
 You can also clear the Repeat mode by changing the current disc 
except when in repeat all mode (ALL).
NOTE
 If you press 
REPEAT while stopped, you need to press  (play 
button) to start Repeat Playback.
 When the Program mode is active with a Video CD, SVCD, Audio 
CD, the Repeat mode changes in the same manner.
Note that, however, in the “ ” mode the system repeats all the 
programmed tracks, instead of all tracks on the disc.
 During playback in the Repeat mode of the title/chapter/group/track, 
if you skip the title/chapter/group/track using 
/, etc., the 
destination title/chapter/group/track is repeated.
 If 
 appears when pressing 
REPEAT during DVD playback, you 
cannot repeat the title or chapter because of disc contents.
Random Playback
Repeat Playback
Cursor
(///)
/ENTER
Cursor
(///)
/ENTER
Indicators Indications Meanings
REPEAT GROUPRepeats the current group for MP3 
disc.
Repeats the current title for DVD.
Repeats all tracks on the current 
disc for Video CD/SVCD/Audio 
CD/MP3.
REPEAT DISC
Repeats all the available discs.
REPEAT ALL
 1Repeats the current track for Video 
CD/SVCD/Audio CD/MP3 disc.
REPEAT TRACK
Repeats the current chapter for 
DVD.
No 
indicationRepeat mode is off.
The system plays back all available 
discs normally.
Repeat mode indicator
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When using the on-screen bar:
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
2Press Cursor 
/ to move  to  .
3Press ENTER.
The following pop-up window appears under the selected item.
4Press Cursor / repeatedly to select 
the Repeat mode.
• You can select the Repeat modes as follows:
For DVD
 CHAPTER 
 TITLE 
ALL 
 A-B 
 OFF 
  
(back to the beginning)
For Video CD/SVCD/Audio CD
 TRACK 
 DISC 
 ALL 
 A-B 
 OFF 
 (back to 
the beginning)
For MP3 disc
 TRACK 
 GROUP 
 DISC 
 ALL 
 OFF 
 
(back to the beginning)
5Press ENTER.
To turn off the on-screen bar
Press ON SCREEN.
To cancel Repeat Playback
Repeat from step 1, select “OFF” in step 4, then press ENTER.
Repeating a desired part
You can repeat playback of a desired 
part by specifying the beginning 
(point A) and ending (point B).

During playback
When using the A-B REPEAT button:
1Press A-B REPEAT at the beginning of 
the part you want to repeat (point A).
The repeat mode indicator “ ” appears on the display 
window.
2Press A-B REPEAT again at the end of 
the part you want to repeat (point B).
The repeat mode indicator on the display window changes to 
“ ” and A-B Repeat Playback starts. The selected 
part of the disc (between point A and B) is played repeatedly.
To cancel A-B Repeat Playback
Press A-B REPEAT during A-B Repeat Playback.When using the on-screen bar:
1Press ON SCREEN twice.
The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
2Press Cursor 
/ to move  to  .
3Press ENTER.
The following pop-up window appears under the selected item.
4Press Cursor / repeatedly to select 
“A-B”.
5Press ENTER at the beginning of the 
part you want to repeat (point A).
The following display appears in the on-screen bar.
6Press ENTER at the end of the part you 
want to repeat (point B).
A-B Repeat Playback starts. The selected part of the disc 
(between point A and B) is played repeatedly.
To turn off the on-screen bar
Press ON SCREEN.
To cancel A-B Repeat Playback
Repeat from step 1, select “OFF” in step 4, then press ENTER.
NOTE
 When playing back a DVD, A-B Repeat Playback is possible only 
within the same title.
 “A-B” cannot be selected during Program and Random Playback.
 “A-B” cannot be selected while stopped.
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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 control for choice menu operations.
 You can change the language used in the choice menus. 
(Apg. 48)
 You cannot show the choice menus when an MP3 disc or a JPEG 
disc is accessed.
Choice menus
: Language menu (LANGUAGE) (A
AA A
pg. 48)
You can select the initial languages for the disc menu, audio and 
subtitles.
You can also select the language used on the TV screen while 
operating this system.
: Picture menu (PICTURE) (A
AA A
pg. 49)
You can select the desired options concerning a picture or monitor 
screen.
: Audio menu (AUDIO) (A
AA A
pg. 49)
You can adjust sound settings.
: Speaker setting menu (SPK. SETTING) 
(A
AA A
pg. 49)
You can make speaker settings according to the size and layout of 
your speakers.
You can also adjust the output level of the subwoofer, center 
speaker and surround speakers.
: Other setting menu (OTHERS) (A
AA A
pg. 51)
You can change settings for some of the functions. Also use this 
menu to set Parental Lock.
Using the choice menus
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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 
/
 repeatedly to display 
one of the choice menus.
Each time you press the button, the choice menus change as 
follows;
L A N G UAG E   PICTURE  AU D I O   
SPK. SETTING 
 OTHERS  (back to the 
beginning)
Example: When the picture menu (PICTURE) is selected.
3Press Cursor 
/
 repeatedly to move 
 to the item you want to set up.
Example: When “PICTURE SOURCE” is selected.
4Press ENTER.
The pop-up window, listing the selectable options, appears on 
the choice menu.
5Press Cursor 
/
 repeatedly to select 
the desired option.
Example: When “FILM” is selected.
6Press ENTER.
Your choice is stored.
To set other items on the same choice menu
Repeat steps 3 to 6.
To move to another choice menu
Press Cursor 
/
 repeatedly to select a choice menu you want to 
set up.
To return to the normal screen
Press CHOICE
.
NOTE
 Some items in the choice menus consist of sub-menus to set up. 
Selecting these items and pressing ENTER
 makes its related sub-
menu appear on the TV screen. You can set submenus using Cursor 
/// and ENTER
 (as explained in this basic operation).
Cursor
(///)
/ENTER
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