JVC Th S8 Instructions

Basic operations
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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.
Example:
To check the remaining time
Press SLEEP once.
To change the remaining time
Press SLEEP repeatedly.
To cancel
Press SLEEP repeatedly until “SLEEP OFF” appears.
 Turning off the power also cancels the Sleep Timer.
Press S.WFR +/– to adjust the subwoofer.
Press CENTER +/– to adjust the center 
speaker.
Press SURR.-L +/– to...

Basic operations
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NOTE
 When you change the positioning of the speakers or listener, or 
replace the supplied speakers with other ones, perform Smart 
Surround Setup again.
7While DVD is selected as the source and stopped
1Take your position where you listen to 
the sound.
2Press and hold SMART S.SETUP.
“SETTING UP” flashes on the display window.
3Press ENTER, press Cursor Y/5 to 
select the distance between the front 
speakers and the listening position, 
then press ENTER.
4Press Cursor Y/5 to select...

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Playback
 The icon such as   shows the types of discs the operation is 
available for.
IMPORTANT
Before using the remote control for the 
following operation; 
1 Set the remote control mode selector to 
AUDIO.
2Press DV D.1Press OPEN/
CLOSE.
 The system turns on and the 
disc tray comes out.
0 on the center unit can also be used.
2Place a disc.
3Press 3 (play button).
For MP3/WMA disc
The file control display (Apg. 28) appears on the TV screen.
For JPEG disc
Each file (still pictures) is shown on...

Playback
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NOTE
• (For JPEG) The system cannot accept operations even though you 
press any buttons before the entire picture appears on the TV screen.
 If you do not want the on-screen guide icons to appear, see page 38.
7Playback information on the display window
DVD VIDEO
Example:
When a DVD VIDEO encoded with Dolby Digital 5.1ch is played 
DVD AUDIO
 
VCD/SVCD/CD
Example:
When a CD is played back 
*1VCD indication appears for VCD/SVCD.
NOTE
 When a VCD or SVCD with PBC function is played, the...

Playback
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7Screen saver
A TV screen may burn out 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 (the screen saver 
function).
 Pressing any button will cancel the screen saver function.
 If you do not want to use the screen saver function, see page 37.
You can move back the playback position by 10 seconds 
from the current position.
7During playback
On the remote control:
Press .
NOTE
...

Playback
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7During playback or while 
stopped
1Press TITLE/
GROUP.
“_ _” or “_” is shown in the title/group display area in the 
display window.
Example:
During DVD VIDEO playback
2While the display window shows “_ _” 
or “_”, use number buttons (0-10, +10) 
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” (Apg. 22).
NOTE
 This feature...

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Advanced operations
 The icon such as   shows the types of discs the operation is 
available for.
IMPORTANT
Before using the remote control for the following 
operation;
1 Set the remote control mode selector to 
AUDIO.
2Press DV D.
 There are exceptions in the operation mentioned above. In such a 
case, follow each instruction.7Auto Surround (AUTO SURR)
Used to reproduce the sound as it is recorded without any 
conversion (downmixing or simulation, etc.). For example, a 
multichannel source is...

Advanced operations
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7All Channel Stereo (DSP)
All Channel Stereo (ALL CH 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
PPCM: Lights when DVD AUDIO packed PCM signals 
comes in.
LPCM: Lights when Linear PCM signal comes in.
GD: Lights when Dolby Digital signals come in.
C: Lights when DTS Digital (Surround)...

Advanced operations
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7Contents of the on-screen bar during playback
DVD VIDEO
DVD AUDIO
VCD
SVCD
CD
MPEG4*
*
7–N are not available.
AShows disc type.
BShows current transfer rate (Megabits per second).
CShows current title (for DVD VIDEO) or group (for DVD 
AUDIO) number.
DShows current chapter number (for DVD VIDEO) or track 
number (for other type of discs).
EShows time information. See “Changing the time information” 
below.FShows playback status.
: appears during playback.
 /  : appears during fast...

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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”...