JVC Th P3 Instructions

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Connections
7Connecting speakers for TH-P5
CAUTION
 If you connect speakers other than the supplied ones, use 
speakers of the same speaker impedance (SPEAKER 
IMPEDANCE) indicated on the rear of the center unit.
 DO NOT connect more than one speaker to one speaker 
terminal.
 When installing the satellite speakers on the wall;
– Be sure to have them installed on the wall by qualified 
personnel. 
DO NOT install the satellite speakers on the wall by 
yourself to avoid unexpected damage from falling...

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Connections
7Connecting speakers for TH-P3
CAUTION
 If you connect speakers other than the supplied ones, use 
speakers of the same speaker impedance (SPEAKER 
IMPEDANCE) indicated on the rear of the center unit.
 DO NOT connect more than one speaker to one speaker 
terminal.
 When installing the satellite speakers on the wall;
– Be sure to have them installed on the wall by qualified 
personnel. 
DO NOT install the satellite speakers on the wall by 
yourself to avoid unexpected damage from falling...

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Connections
To obtain the best possible sound from this system, you 
need to place all the speakers except the subwoofer at the 
same distance from the listening position.
If your speakers cannot be placed at the same distance 
from the listening position
You can adjust the delay time of the speakers. See “Delay 
menu (DELAY)” on page 32.
NOTE
 Place the satellite speakers on a flat and level surface.
 The front and center speakers are magnetically shielded to 
avoid color distortions on TVs....

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Connections
You can connect a USB mass storage class device such as a 
USB flash memory device, hard disc drive, multimedia card 
reader, digital camera, etc. to this system.
 After connecting a USB mass storage class device to this 
system and selecting “USB MEMORY” as the source, the 
control screen appears on the TV screen. (See page 24.)
NOTE
 When connecting a USB mass storage class device, refer also 
to its manual.
 Connect one USB mass storage class device to the system at a 
time. Do not...

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Operating the TV
7To operate a JVC’s TV
You can perform the following operations on the TV. You can use the remote control to operate not only this unit but also JVC TVs.
 Refer also to the manuals supplied for the TV.
 To operate the TV, aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the TV.
 TV:Turn on or off the TV.
TV VOL +/– with SHIFT 
pressed and held:Adjust the volume.
TV/VIDEO:Set the input mode 
(either TV or VIDEO).
TV CH +/– with SHIFT 
pressed and held:Change the channels....

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Basic operations
On the remote control:
Press AUDIO.
On the center unit:
Press .
When DVD or USB MEMORY is selected as the source (see 
page 14), the following messages will appear on the TV 
screen.
NOTE
 The STANDBY lamp goes off when the power is turned on, 
and the lamp lights when the power is turned off.
 A small amount of power is consumed even when the power 
is turned off. This is called standby mode and the STANDBY 
lamp lights in this mode. Unplug the power cord from the 
AC outlet to...

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Basic operations
On the remote control:
Press one of the source selecting 
buttons (DVD3, USB MEMORY3, 
FM/AM or TV SOUND).
DVD3: To play back a disc (DVD VIDEO, VCD etc.). (See 
page 16.)
USB MEMORY3: To playback a file in a USB mass storage 
class device. (See page 16.)
FM/AM: To tune in an FM or AM (MW) station. (See page 
34.)
Each time you press the button, the band alternates between 
FM and AM (MW).
TV SOUND: To select the TV (that outputs sound signals) 
connected to the AV (SCART) connector....

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Basic operations
The system turns off automatically when the specified 
period of time has passed.
Press SLEEP with SHIFT pressed.
Each time you repeat the procedure, the shut-off time 
changes.
Example:
To check the remaining time
Press SLEEP once with SHIFT pressed.
To change the remaining time
Press SLEEP repeatedly with SHIFT pressed.
To cancel
Press SLEEP repeatedly with SHIFT pressed, until “SLEEP – –” 
appears.
 Turning off the power also cancels the Sleep Timer.
1Press SPK-LEVEL to show the...

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Playback
 The icon such as   shows the disc formats or file types 
the operation is available for.
7To play a disc
1Press 0 on the 
center unit.
The system turns on and the disc 
tray comes out.
2Place a disc.
3Press DVD 3 (play button).
7To play a file in a USB mass storage class device
Press USB MEMORY 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 MP3/WMA files
The file control display (see page 24) appears on the...

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Playback
7Playback information on the display window
DVD VIDEO
Example: When a DVD VIDEO encoded with Dolby 
Digital 5.1ch is played 
DVD VR disc 
Example: During playback on the Original program*
1
Example: During playback on the Playlist*1 
*
1Pressing TOP MENU/PG or MENU/PL, you can change 
the play mode. (See page 19.)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...