JVC Th P7 Instructions
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28 Advanced operations 7During playback of a disc/file containing subtitles in several languages When using the SUBTITLE button: 1Press SUBTITLE. Example (DVD VIDEO): “ENGLISH” is selected out of 3 subtitle languages recorded. 2Press Cursor Y/5 to select the desired subtitle. For DVD VR •Pressing SUBTITLE activates the subtitles (subpictures) regardless of whether the subtitles are recorded or not. (Subpictures will not change if no subpicture is recorded.) 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.) When using the on-screen bar: 1Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen. 2Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight . 3Press ENTER. 4Press Cursor Y/5 repeatedly to select the desired subtitle. 5Press ENTER. 6Press ON SCREEN. The on-screen bar disappears. NOTE • Some subtitle or audio languages are abbreviated in the pop- up window. See “The language codes list”. (See page 35.) •Each time you press SUBTITLE, the subtitle appears and disappears alternately. • For DivX, you cannot operate this procedure using the on- screen bar. 7D ur i ng pl ay b a ck of a d i s c / f i l e c ont ai n i ng audio in several languages When using the AUDIO button: 1Press AUDIO. Example (DVD VIDEO): “ENGLISH” is selected out of 3 audio languages recorded. 2Press AUDIO repeatedly or Cursor Y/5 to select the desired audio. When using the on-screen bar: 1Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen. 2Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight . 3Press ENTER. 4Press Cursor Y/5 to select the desired audio. 5Press ENTER. 6Press ON SCREEN. The on-screen bar disappears. NOTE • Some subtitle or audio languages are abbreviated in the pop- up window. See “The language codes list”. (See page 35.) • “ST”, “L”, or “R” is displayed when playing a VCD respectively representing “stereo”, “left sound” and “right sound”. When playing a SVCD, “ST1”, “ST2”, “L1”, “R1”, “L2”, or “R2” is displayed. • For DivX, you cannot operate this procedure using the on- screen bar. Selecting the subtitleSelecting the audio See page 22 for button locations. EN_THP7-P5-P3-G10[B]-03body.fm Page 28 Wednesday, May 14, 2008 5:00 PM
29 Advanced operations Frame-by-frame playback 7During playback Press 8 repeatedly. Each time you press the button, the still picture advances by one frame. To return to normal playback Press play button for corresponding source (DVD3 or USB MEMORY3). Playing back in slow-motion 7During playback 1Press 8 at the point where you want to start playback in slow-motion from. The system pauses playback. 2Press SLOW 9. Playback in forward slow-motion starts. For DVD VIDEO only: • To play back in reverse slow-motion, press SLOW (. Each time you press the button, the playback speed becomes faster (1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2). To return to normal playback Press DVD3. NOTE • Sound cannot be heard during slow-motion playback. Zooming in 7During playback or while paused 1Press ZOOM with SHIFT pressed. Each time you repeat the procedure, the scene magnification changes. 2While zoomed in, press Cursor 3/ 2/Y/5 to move zoom-in area. To return to normal playback Press ZOOM repeatedly with SHIFT pressed, to select OFF. NOTE • The number of the magnification steps varies depending on the disc type. • During slide-show playback of JPEG, zooming in is not available. In such a case, press 8 to pause slide-show playback, then zoom in. • During playback, there may be a case where Cursor (3/2/ Y/5) does not work in step 2. 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. 7During playback 1Press VFP. The current VFP settings appear on the TV screen. Example: 2Press Cursor 3/2 repeatedly to select the VFP mode. • NORMAL: Normally select this. • CINEMA: Suitable for movies. When you select “NORMAL” or “CINEMA”, press VFP to complete the setting. • USER 1 and USER 2: You can adjust parameters that affect picture appearance. Only when selecting “USER 1” or “USER 2” in step 2, proceed to perform the following operation; 3Press Cursor Y/5 repeatedly to select a parameter you want to adjust. Adjust gradually and confirm picture appearance results are as preferred. • GAMMA: Controls brightness of neutral tints while maintaining brightness of dark and bright portions (–3 to +3). • BRIGHTNESS: Controls screen brightness (–8 to +8). • CONTRAST: Controls screen contrast (–7 to +7). • S AT U R AT IO N : C o nt r o l s s c r e e n c o l or d e pt h ( – 7 t o +7). • TINT: Controls screen tint (–7 to +7). • SHARPNESS: Controls screen sharpness (–8 to +8). 4Press ENTER. Example: 5Press Cursor Y/5 to change the setting. Special picture playback See page 22 for button locations. EN_THP7-P5-P3-G10[B]-03body.fm Page 29 Wednesday, May 14, 2008 5:00 PM
30 Advanced operations 6Press ENTER. The current VFP settings appear again. 7Repeat steps 3 to 6 to adjust other parameters. 8Press VFP. NOTE • Although the setting display disappears in the middle of the procedure, the setting at that time will be stored. 7While stopped 1Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until program window appears on the TV screen. 2Follow the instructions that appear on the TV screen to program the desired chapters/ tracks. • For details on using the number buttons, see “How to use the number buttons”. (See page 20.) • The content’s numbers that you have to specify for programming varies depending on the disc/file type: –DVD VIDEO: Titles and chapters –VCD, SVCD, CD: Tracks –MP3/WMA: Groups and tracks • You can specify the chapters/tracks whose number is up to 99. To clear the programs one by one from the last entered number Press CANCEL repeatedly. To clear all programs Press and hold CANCEL. You can also clear the program by turning off the system. 3Press DVD3 to start Program Playback. If all of the programmed tracks/files have been played back, playback stops and the program window appears again. Note that program setting remains. To check the program contents During playback, press 7. Playback stops and the program window appears. To quit the Program mode While stopped, press PLAY MODE repeatedly until both program window and “RANDOM” disappears from the TV screen. NOTE • When the source is USB MEMORY, Program Playback does not work. • The Resume function cannot be used with Program Playback. • Program Playback may not work for some discs. You can play titles or tracks on a disc in random order. 7While stopped 1Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “RANDOM” appears on the TV screen. 2Press DVD 3. After playing all titles/tracks on the disc, the system stops playback. To quit the Random mode While stopped, press PLAY MODE repeatedly until both program window and “RANDOM” disappear from the TV screen. You can also clear the Random mode by turning off the system. NOTE • When the source is USB MEMORY, Random Playback does not work. • The same title/track will not be played back more than once during Random Playback. Program Playback Random Playback See page 22 for button locations. EN_THP7-P5-P3-G10[B]-03body.fm Page 30 Wednesday, May 14, 2008 5:00 PM
31 Advanced operations Repeating the current selection 7For DVD VIDEO/DVD VR: During playback 7For VCD/SVCD: During playback without PBC function or while stopped 7For CD/MP3/WMA/JPEG/ASF/ MPEG-2/MPEG-1/DivX: During playback or while stopped When using the REPEAT button: Press REPEAT with SHIFT pressed. Each time you press REPEAT, the Repeat mode changes.When using the on-screen bar (except for MP3/WMA/ JPEG/ASF/MPEG-2/MPEG-1/DivX): 1Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen. 2Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight . 3Press ENTER. 4Press Cursor Y/5 repeatedly to select the Repeat mode. 5Press ENTER. 6Press ON SCREEN. The on-screen bar disappears. To cancel Repeat Playback Select “OFF” in step 4. Repeating a desired part [A-B Repeat] You can repeat playback of a desired part by specifying the beginning (point A) and ending (point B). 7During playback When using the A-B RPT button: 1Press A-B RPT with SHIFT pressed, at the beginning of the part you want to repeat (point A). The repeat mode indicator “ ” appears on the display window. 2Press A-B RPT again with SHIFT pressed, 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 Press A-B RPT, with SHIFT pressed during A-B Repeat Playback. Repeat Playback Display windowTV screen Meanings Repeats the current group for MP3/WMA/ JPEG/ASF/MPEG-2/ MPEG-1/DivX. REPEAT GROUP Repeats the current title for DVD VIDEO. Repeats the current title for Original program for DVD VR. Repeats the current playlist for Playlist for DVD VR. ALLRepeats all title/tracks/ files for DVD VR/VCD/ SVCD/CD/MP3/WMA/ JPEG/ASF/MPEG-2/ MPEG-1/DivX. REPEAT ALL 1,Repeats the current track for VCD/SVCD/ CD/MP3/WMA/ASF/ MPEG-2/MPEG-1/ DivX. REPEAT TRACK, REPEAT STEP ,Repeats the current chapter for DVD VIDEO/DVD VR. No indicationRepeat mode is off. The system plays back the disc/file normally. Repeat mode indicator See page 22 for button locations. EN_THP7-P5-P3-G10[B]-03body.fm Page 31 Wednesday, May 14, 2008 5:00 PM
32 Advanced operations When using the on-screen bar: 1Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen. 2Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight . 3Press ENTER. 4Press Cursor Y/5 repeatedly to select “A-B”. 5Press ENTER at the beginning of the part you want to repeat (point A). 6Press ENTER at the end of the part you want to repeat (point B). A-B Repeat Playback starts. 7Press ON SCREEN. The on-screen bar disappears. To cancel Select “OFF” in step 4, then press ENTER. NOTE • When playing back a DVD VIDEO, 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 during playback with PBC function. You can lock the tray and prohibit unwanted disc ejection. On the center unit ONLY: While the system is on standby mode, press 0, with 7 pressed and held. • “LOCKED” appears on the display window. • If you try to eject the disc, “LOCKED” appears to indicate that the tray is locked. To cancel Carry out the same operation again. • “UNLOCKED” appears on the display window. You can adjust the balance between the front left and front right speakers. NOTE • This function also takes effect for the sources other than DVD. • Before you start the operation; There is a time limit when doing the following steps. If the setting is cancelled before you finish, start from step 1 again. 1Press SETTING with SHIFT pressed. Example: 2Press Cursor 3/2 to make an adjustment or selection. Example: The adjustment display automatically disappears a few seconds later with the current setting. Tray lock Balance Setting Press and hold See page 22 for button locations. EN_THP7-P5-P3-G10[B]-03body.fm Page 32 Wednesday, May 14, 2008 5:00 PM
33 Setting DVD preferences • You can change the language used in the setup menus. See “Menu description”. Basic operation on the setup menus 7While stopped 1Press SET UP, with SHIFT pressed. 2Follow the instructions that appear on the TV screen. : Language menu (LANGUAGE) 7MENU LANGUAGE Some DVDs have their own menus in multiple languages. • Select the initial menu language*. 7AUDIO LANGUAGE Some DVDs have multiple audio languages. • Select the initial audio language*. 7SUBTITLE Some DVDs have multiple subtitle languages. • Select the initial subtitle language*. 7ON SCREEN LANGUAGE • Select the language shown on the TV screen when operating this system. *When the language you have selected is not recorded to a disc, the original language is automatically used as the initial language. Some languages are represented with the language codes (ex.: “AA” for Afar) instead of their names. If the language you want to select is not shown in its name, see “The language codes list” (see page 35) to look up its language code. : Picture menu (PICTURE) 7MONITOR TYPE You can select the monitor type to match your TV when you play DVDs recorded in the picture’s height/width ratio of 16:9. •16:9 (Wide television conversion) Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 16:9 (wide TV). •4:3 LB (Letter Box conversion) Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 4:3 (conventional TV). While viewing a wide screen picture, the black bars appear on the top and the bottom of the screen. • 4:3 PS (Pan Scan conversion) Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 4:3 (conventional TV). While viewing a wide screen picture, the black bars do not appear, however, the left and right edges of the pictures will not be shown on the screen. NOTE • Even if “4:3 PS” is selected, the screen size may become “4:3 LB” with some DVDs. This depends on how DVDs are recorded. Using the setup menus Menu description Cursor (3/2/Y/5)/ ENTER Ex.: 16:9 Ex.: 4:3 LB Ex.: 4:3 PS EN_THP7-P5-P3-G10[B]-03body.fm Page 33 Wednesday, May 14, 2008 5:00 PM
34 Setting DVD preferences 7PICTURE SOURCE You can obtain optimal picture quality by selecting whether the content on the disc/file is processed by field (video source) or by frame (film source). Normally set to “AUTO”. •AUTO Used to play a disc/file containing both video and film source materials. This system recognizes the source type (video or film) of the current disc/file according to the disc/file information. – If the playback picture is unclear or noisy, or the oblique lines of the picture are rough, try to change to other modes. •FILM Suitable for playing back a film source disc/file. •VIDEO Suitable for playing back a video source disc/file. 7SCREEN SAVER (See page 20.) You can activate or deactivate screen saver function. 7FILE TYPE When several types of files are recorded on a disc/device, you can select which files to play. •AUDIO Select this to play MP3/WMA files. •STILL PICTURE Select this to play JPEG files. •VIDEO Select this to play ASF/MPEG-2/MPEG-1/DivX files. : Audio menu (AUDIO) 7D. RANGE COMPRESSION (Dynamic range compression) You can enjoy low level recorded sound clearly at night even at a low volume when listening to the sound with Dolby Digital. •AUTO Select this when you want to enjoy surround sound with its full dynamic range (no effect applied). •ON Select this when you want to fully apply the compression effect (useful at midnight). NOTE • When you play a multichannel Dolby Digital source with the surround mode is off, the setting of D. RANGE COMPRESSION is set to ON automatically. : Speaker setting menu (SPK. SETTING) 7Level menu (LEVEL) FRONT LEFT SPEAKER/FRONT RIGHT SPEAKER/ CENTER SPEAKER/SURROUND RIGHT SPEAKER/ SURROUND LEFT SPEAKER While monitoring the test tone, adjust the output level of the speakers. You can adjust the output level in the -6 dB to +6 dB range. TEST TONE* Outputs the test tone. *The test tone comes out of all of the activated speakers in the following sequence: s Front left speaker s Center speaker s Front right speaker s Surround right speaker s Surround left speaker s (back to the beginning) NOTE • Adjustment of subwoofer output level is not available. 7Delay menu (DELAY) Example: Set to “0 ms” for the furthest speaker from your position as the basis for the delay time setting. In this case, set the delay time of each speaker as follows; • Delay time of front speakers: 0 ms • Delay time of center speaker: 1 ms • Delay time of surround speakers: 2 ms FRONT LEFT SPEAKER/FRONT RIGHT SPEAKER/ CENTER SPEAKER/SURROUND RIGHT SPEAKER/ SURROUND LEFT SPEAKER Adjust the distance from the listening position to the speakers. Within the range from 0 ms to 15 ms (by 1 ms). Subwoofer Front left 0 ms Center speaker 1 ms Front right 0 ms Surround left 2 msSurround right 2 ms 1 ms increase (or decrease) in delay time corresponds to about 30 cm decrease (or increase) in distance. EN_THP7-P5-P3-G10[B]-03body.fm Page 34 Wednesday, May 14, 2008 5:00 PM
35 Setting DVD preferences 7Subwoofer menu (SUBWOOFER) LEVEL You can set the output level of the subwoofer in the -6 dB to +6 dB range. CROSS OVER The signals below the preset frequency level will be sent to and be reproduced by the subwoofer. Select one of the crossover frequency levels according to the size of the small speaker connected. •120Hz: Select when the cone speaker unit built in the speaker is about 8 cm. •150Hz: Select when the cone speaker unit built in the speaker is about 6 cm. •200Hz: Select when the cone speaker unit built in the speaker is about 5 cm.: Other setting menu (OTHERS) 7RESUME (See page 27.) You can activate or deactivate Resume Playback function. 7ON SCREEN GUIDE You can activate or deactivate the on-screen guide icons. (See page 18.) 7DivX registration menu (DivX REGISTRATION) The system has its own Registration Code for DivX playback. You can confirm the code of your system. • Once you play back a disc created by using the Registration Code, the system’s code is overwritten by a totally different new one for copyright protection purpose. The language codes list AA Afar EL Greek IN Indonesian ML Malayalam RW Kinyarwanda TI Tigrinya AB Abkhazian EO Esperanto IS Icelandic MN Mongolian SA Sanskrit TK Turkmen AF Afrikaans ET Estonian IW Hebrew MO Moldavian SD Sindhi TL Tagalog AM Ameharic EU Basque JI Yiddish MR Marathi SG Sangho TN Setswana AR Arabic FA Persian JW Javanese MS Malay (MAY) SH Serbo-Croatian TO Tonga AS Assamese FI Finnish KA Georgian MT Maltese SI Singhalese TR Turkish AY Aymara FJ Fiji KK Kazakh MY Burmese SK Slovak TS Tsonga AZ Azerbaijani FO Faroese KL Greenlandic NA Nauru SL Slovenian TT Tatar BA Bashkir FY Frisian KM Cambodian NE Nepali SM Samoan TW Twi BE Byelorussian GA Irish KN Kannada NL Dutch SN Shona UK Ukrainian BG Bulgarian GD Scots Gaelic KO Korean (KOR) NO Norwegian SO Somali UR Urdu BH Bihari GL Galician KS Kashmiri OC Occitan SQ Albanian UZ Uzbek BI Bislama GN Guarani KU Kurdish OM (Afan) Oromo SR Serbian VI Vietnamese BN Bengali, Bangla GU Gujarati KY Kirghiz OR Oriya SS Siswati VO Volapuk BO Tibetan HA Hausa LA Latin PA Panjabi ST Sesotho WO Wolof BR Breton HI Hindi LN Lingala PL Polish SU Sundanese XH Xhosa CA Catalan HR Croatian LO Laothian PS Pashto, Pushto SV Swedish YO Yoruba CO Corsican HU Hungarian LT Lithuanian PT Portuguese SW Swahili ZU Zulu CS Czech HY Armenian LV Latvian, Lettish QU Quechua TA Tamil CY Welsh IA Interlingua MG Malagasy RM Rhaeto-RomanceTE Telugu DA Danish IE Interlingue MI Maori RN Kirundi TG Tajik DZ Bhutani IK Inupiak MK Macedonian RO Rumanian TH Thai EN_THP7-P5-P3-G10[B]-03body.fm Page 35 Wednesday, May 14, 2008 5:00 PM
36 Tuner operations 1 Press FM/AM repeatedly to select the band. Example: When the system is tuned in to 810 kHz. 2Press TUNING9/( repeatedly until you find the frequency you want. When you hold down the button until the system starts searching for stations and then release it, the system stops searching automatically when a station of sufficient signal strength is tuned in to. NOTE • When an FM stereo program is received, the ST indicator lights on the display window. Once a station is assigned to a channel number, the station can be quickly tuned in. You can preset 30 FM and 15 AM (MW) stations. 7To preset the stations 1Tune in the station you want to preset. • If you want to store the FM reception mode for an FM station, select the reception mode you want. See “Selecting the FM reception mode”. (See page 37.) Example: When the system is tuned in to 103.5 MHz. 2Press MEMORY. While “_ _” are flashing: 3Press number button(s) (1-10, h10) to select a preset number you want. • For details on using the number buttons, see “How to use the number buttons”. (See page 20.) Example: When the preset channel 1 is selected. If the setting is cancelled before you finish, start from step 2 again. While the selected number is flashing: 4Press MEMORY. “STORED” appears on the display window. The station is assigned to the selected preset number. If the setting is cancelled before you finish, start from step 2 again. 5Repeat steps 1 to 4. • Storing a new station to a used number erases the previously stored one. 7To tune in to a preset station 1Press FM/AM repeatedly to select FM or AM. 2Press number button(s) (1-10, h10) to select a preset number. • For details on using the number buttons, see “How to use the number buttons”. (See page 20.) • You can also select a preset number by pressing Cursor 3 and 2. The buttons described below are used on pages 36 to 39. Manual tuning Number buttons Preset tuning EN_THP7-P5-P3-G10[B]-03body.fm Page 36 Wednesday, May 14, 2008 5:00 PM
37 Tuner operations When the stereo FM program currently tuned in is noisy, you can change the FM reception mode to improve the reception. 7While listening to an FM station Press FM MODE. The FM reception mode appears on the display window. Each time you press the button, the FM reception mode changes. •AUTO: When a program is broadcast in stereo, you will hear stereo sound. (The ST indicator lights on the display window.) When in monaural, you will hear monaural sound. This mode is also useful to suppress static noise between stations. •MONO: Reception will be improved although you will lose the stereo effect. (The MONO indicator lights on the display window.) In this mode, you will hear noise until you are tuned in to a station. Radio Data System allows FM stations to send an additional signal along with their regular program signals. For example, the stations send their station names, as well as information about what type of program they broadcast, such as sports or music, etc. With the system, you can receive the following types of Radio Data System signals: PS (Program Service): Shows commonly known station names. PTY (Program Type): Shows types of broadcast programs. RT (Radio Text): Shows text messages the station sends. Enhanced Other Network: See page 39. NOTE •Radio Data System is not available for AM (MW) broadcasts. • Radio Data System may not operate correctly if the station tuned is not transmitting Radio Data System signal properly or if the signal strength is weak. 7To show the Radio Data System signals information Press DISPLAY with SHIFT pressed, while listening to an FM station. Each time you repeat the procedure, the indication on the display window changes. PS (Program Service): While searching, “PS” appears and then the station names will be displayed. “NO PS” appears if no signal is sent. PTY (Program Type): While searching, “PTY” appears and then the type of the broadcast program will be displayed. “NO PTY” appears if no signal is sent. RT (Radio Text): While searching, “RT” appears and then text messages the station sends will be displayed. “NO RT” appears if no signal is sent. Frequency: Station frequency (non-Radio Data System service). About characters shown on the display window When PS, PTY, or RT signals appear on the display window, some special characters and marks may not be displayed correctly. NOTE • If searching finishes at once, “PS”, “PTY”, and “RT” will not appear on the display window. Searching for a program by PTY codes One of the advantages of the Radio Data System service is that you can locate a particular kind of program from the preset channels (see page 36) by specifying the PTY codes. 7To search for a program using the PTY codes NOTE • Before you start operation; – Press FM/AM on the remote control to select an FM station. – The PTY Search is only applicable to preset stations. – To stop searching any time during the process, press PTY SEARCH while searching. – There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again. Selecting the FM reception mode Using the Radio Data System when receiving FM stations See page 36 for button locations. EN_THP7-P5-P3-G10[B]-03body.fm Page 37 Wednesday, May 14, 2008 5:00 PM