JVC Th S8 Instructions

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Locating a desired position by specifying 
the time
7For DVD VIDEO/DVD 
AUDIO:
During playback
For VCD/SVCD:
While stopped or during playback without PBC function
For 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 cancel a misentry
Press Cursor 2 repeatedly.
5Press ENTER.
6Press ON SCREEN.
The on-screen bar disappears.
NOTE
 You can specify time in hours/minutes/seconds for DVD VIDEO/
DVD AUDIO and in minutes/seconds for VCD/SVCD/CD.
You can search and play desired groups and 
tracks/files using the file control display on 
the TV screen.
The file control display appears automatically during playback 
(MP3/WMA) or while stopped.
Press 2 Press 3
Press 4
Press 8Press 0
Using the file control 
display
Current group/total group 
number
Current track (file) Tag information (for MP3/
WMA only)Playback mode (PROGRAM, 
RANDOM, REPEAT)
Elapsed playing time of current 
track (for MP3/WMA/MPEG4 
only)
Playback status
Current track (file) / total track
(file) number on current group
Current group
Total track (file)
number on disc
Continued on next page
See page 24 for button locations.
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7For MP3/WMA:
During playback or while stopped
For JPEG/MPEG4:
While stopped
1Press 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
 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. 
(Apg. 21)
 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.
When Resume Playback is set to 
“ON” (Apg. 38) and you stop 
playback by the following 
operations, the position where playback has been stopped is stored. 
(“RESUME” appears on the display window.)
 Turning off the power (Apg. 16)
 Pressing 7 once
 Changing the source (Apg. 17)
To start playback from the stored position
Press 3 (play button) or DV D.
 There may be a case where 3 (play button) does not work after 
changing the source.
To clear the stored position
Press 7 again or open the disc tray.
7During playback of a disc containing multi-view 
angles
When using the ANGLE button:
1Press ANGLE.
Example:
The first view angle is selected out of 3 view angles recorded.
2Press ANGLE repeatedly or press 
Cursor Y/5 to select the desired view 
angle.
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 
view angle.
5Press ENTER.
6Press ON SCREEN.
The on-screen bar disappears.
NOTE
 During DVD AUDIO playback, this feature is available only for the 
video part.
7During playback of a disc 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 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.)
NOTE
 To clear the subtitle, press SUBTITLE. Each time you press 
SUBTITLE, subtitle appears and disappears alternately.
Resume Playback
Selecting a view angle
Selecting the subtitle
See page 24 for button locations.
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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 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
 To clear the subtitle, press SUBTITLE. Each time you press 
SUBTITLE, subtitle appears and disappears alternately.
 Some subtitle or audio languages are abbreviated in the pop-up 
window. See “The language codes list” (Apg. 36).
 During DVD AUDIO playback, this feature is available only for the 
video part.
7During playback of a disc 
containing 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 press 
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” (Apg. 36).
 “ST”, “L” or “R” is displayed when playing a VCD or SVCD 
respectively representing “stereo”, “left sound” and “right sound”.
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 3 (play button).
NOTE
 During DVD AUDIO playback, this feature is available only for the 
video part.
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 y.
 Playback in forward slow-motion starts.
For DVD VIDEO/DVD AUDIO only:
 To play back in reverse slow-motion, press 1.
Each time you press the button, the playback speed become 
faster.
Example: On the TV
To return to normal playback
Press 3 (play button).
NOTE
 Sound cannot be heard during slow-motion playback.
 During DVD AUDIO playback, this feature is available only for the 
video part.
Selecting the audio
Special picture playback
See page 24 for button locations.
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Selecting browsable still picture recorded 
on DVD AUDIO
Most DVD AUDIOs include browsable still pictures 
(B.S.P.), which usually appear by turns automatically 
during playback according to the playback sequence. You 
can change the picture (turn the page) manually when the current 
group/track has selectable pictures (pages).
7During playback and while the B.S.P. indicator lights up on the 
display window
When using the PAGE button:
Press PAGE repeatedly to select a desired 
still picture.
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 5/Y to select the desired 
still picture.
5Press ENTER.
6Press ON SCREEN.
The on-screen bar disappears.
Zooming in
7During playback or 
while paused
1Press ZOOM.
Each time you press ZOOM, 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 to select ZOOM OFF.
NOTE
 The number of the magnification steps varies depending on the disc 
type.
 During slide-show playback of a JPEG disc, zooming in is not 
available. In such a case, press 8 to pause slide-show playback, then 
zoom in.
 During DVD AUDIO playback, this feature is available only for the 
video part.
 During MPEG4 playback, there may be a case where Cursor (3/2/
Y/5) does not work in step 2 above.
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 1andUSER 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.
 BRIGHTNESS:
Controls screen brightness.
 CONTRAST:
Controls screen contrast.
 SATURATION:
Controls screen color depth.
TINT:
Controls screen tint.
 SHARPNESS:
Controls screen sharpness.
See page 24 for button locations.
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4Press ENTER.
Example:
5Press Cursor Y/5 to change the 
setting.
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 appears on 
the TV screen to program the desired 
chapters/tracks.
 For details on using the number buttons, see “How to use the 
number buttons” (Apg. 22).
 The content’s numbers that you have to specify for 
programming varies depending on the disc type:
DVD VIDEO: Titles and chapters
VCD, SVCD, CD: Tracks
DVD AUDIO, MP3, WMA:
Groups and tracks
 Before you program the tracks in bonus group on a DVD 
AUDIO, perform the procedure of “Playing back a bonus 
group” (Apg. 23) to turn off the BONUS indicator on the 
display window.
 You can specify the chapters/tracks whose number is up to 
99.
 (For CD, SVCD or VCD) When the total playback time 
exceeds 99 minutes 59 seconds, “–:–” will appear on the 
display window. But, it is possible to continue 
programming.
 (For DVD VIDEO, DVD AUDIO, MP3 or WMA) When 
you press ENTER instead of the number buttons in the 
Track/Chaper column, “ALL” appears and all the tracks or 
chapters on the selected group or title are programmed as a 
step.
To clear the programs one by one from the last 
entered number
Press CANCEL repeatedly.
To clear all programs
Press 7.
You can also clear the program by turning off the system.
3Press 3 (play button).
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   disappear from the TV screen.
NOTE
 The Resume function cannot be used with Program Playback.
 Program Playback may not work for some discs.
Program Playback
See page 24 for button locations.
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You can play titles or 
tracks on a disc in 
random order.
7While stopped
1Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until 
 appears on the TV screen.
2Press 3 (play button).
To quit Random mode
While stopped, press PLAY MODE repeatedly until both program 
window and   disappear from the TV screen.
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.
Repeating the current selection
7For DVD VIDEO:
During playback
For VCD/SVCD:
During playback without PBC 
function or stopped
For DVD AUDIO/CD/MP3/
JPEG/MPEG4:
During playback or stopped
When using the REPEAT button:
Press REPEAT.
Each time you press REPEAT, the Repeat mode changes.* During playback of a JPEG disc, “REPEAT GROUP” and 
“REPEAT ALL” do not appear on the TV screen.
NOTE
 When the Program mode is active with a DVD AUDIO, VCD, 
SVCD, or 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.
 For DVD VIDEO and DVD AUDIO, REPEAT ALL may not be 
available depending on the disc.
When using the on-screen bar (except for MP3/
WMA/JPEG/MPEG4 disc):
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.
Random Playback
Repeat Playback
C11:31:01
Repeat mode indicator
Display 
windowTV screen Meanings
Repeats the current group for 
DVD AUDIO/MP3/WMA/
JPEG/MPEG4 disc.
REPEAT 
GROUP*
Repeats the current title for 
DVD VIDEO.
 ALLRepeats all tracks/files for VCD/
SVCD/CD/MP3/WMA/JPEG/
MEPG4 disc.
REPEAT ALL*
 1
,Repeats the current track for 
DVD AUDIO/VCD/SVCD/CD/
MP3/WMA/MPEG4 disc.
REPEAT TRACK, 
REPEAT STEP
,
Repeats the current chapter for 
DVD VIDEO.
REPEAT STEP
No 
indicationRepeat mode is off.
The system plays back the disc 
normally.
See page 24 for button locations.
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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 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 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 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 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.
You can lock the tray and prohibit the unwanted disc ejection.
On the center unit ONLY:
While the system is turned off
 The system turns on and “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.
 The system turns on and “UNLOCKED” appears on the display 
window.
Tray lock
Press and hold
See page 24 for button locations.
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IMPORTANT
Before using the remote control for the following 
operation; 
 Set the remote control mode selector to 
AUDIO.
NOTE
Before you start 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.
Example:
2Press Cursor Y/5 to select the item 
you want to set.
 BAL (Balance):
You can adjust the balance between the front left and front 
right speakers.
 DEC (Decode):
When you play an external source (AUX DIGITAL is 
selected as a source) that was encoded with Dolby Digital or 
DTS Digital Surround, the following symptoms may occur;
 No sound comes out at the beginning of playback.
 Noise comes out while searching for or skipping chapters 
or tracks.
AUT/PCM (Auto/PCM):
Normally select this. The system 
automatically detects the incoming signals.
DOLBY D: Select this if the symptoms above occur 
when playing a disc (or software) encoded 
with Dolby Digital.
DTS: Select this if the symptoms above occur 
when playing a disc (or software) encoded 
with DTS Digital Surround.
3Press Cursor 3/2 to make an 
adjustment or selection.
Example:
The adjustment is set and the display automatically disappears 
a few seconds later.
NOTE
 When “DOLBY D” or “DTS” is selected, if a signal encoded with 
another digital format comes in, you cannot listen to the sound. (The 
GDIGITAL or C indicator flashes.)
Sound and other settings
BAL : CENT ER
BAL : R--
5
See page 24 for button locations.
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Setting DVD preferences
 You can change the language used in the setup menus. See 
“Menu description” below.
Basic operation on the setup menus
IMPORTANT
Before using the remote control for the 
following operation;
1 Set the remote control mode selector to 
AUDIO.
2Press DV D.
7While stopped
1Press SET UP.
2Follow the instructions that appears on 
the TV screen.
: Language menu (LANGUAGE)
7MENU LANGUAGE
Some DVDs have their own menus in multiple languages.
 Select the initial 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.
NOTE
 See the following “The language codes list” for the code of each 
language, such as “AA”, etc.
The language codes list
Using the setup menus
Menu description
TOP MENU MENUPTY
SEARCH
RECRDS
DISPLAY
      ON
SCREEN
ENTER
SETUP
Cursor
(3/2/Y/5)/
ENTER
AA Afar IK Inupiak RN Kirundi
AB Abkhazian IN Indonesian RO Rumanian
AF Afrikaans IS Icelandic RU Russian
AM Ameharic IW Hebrew RW Kinyarwanda
AR Arabic JI Yiddish SA Sanskrit
AS Assamese JW Javanese SD Sindhi
AY Aymara KA Georgian SG Sangho
AZ Azerbaijani KK Kazakh SH Serbo-Croatian
BA Bashkir KL Greenlandic SI Singhalese
BE Byelorussian KM Cambodian SK Slovak
BG Bulgarian KN Kannada SL Slovenian
BH Bihari KO Korean (KOR) SM Samoan
BI Bislama KS Kashmiri SN Shona
BN Bengali, Bangla KU Kurdish SO Somali
BO Tibetan KY Kirghiz SQ Albanian
BR Breton LA Latin SR Serbian
CA Catalan LN Lingala SS Siswati
CO Corsican LO Laothian ST Sesotho
CS Czech LT Lithuanian SU Sundanese
CY Welsh LV Latvian, Lettish SV Swedish
DA Danish MG Malagasy SW Swahili
DZ Bhutani MI Maori TA Tamil
EL Greek MK Macedonian TE Telugu
EO Esperanto ML Malayalam TG Tajik
ET Estonian MN Mongolian TH Thai
EU Basque MO Moldavian TI Tigrinya
FA P e r s i a n M R M a r a t h i T K Tu r k m e n
FI Finnish MS Malay (MAY) TL Tagalog
FJ Fiji MT Maltese TN Setswana
FO Faroese MY Burmese TO Tonga
FY Frisian NA Nauru TR Turkish
GA Irish NE Nepali TS Tsonga
GD Scots Gaelic NL Dutch TT Tatar
GL Galician NO Norwegian TW Twi
GN Guarani OC Occitan UK Ukrainian
GU Gujarati OM (Afan) Oromo UR Urdu
HA Hausa OR Oriya UZ Uzbek
HI Hindi PA Panjabi VI Vietnamese
HR Croatian PL Polish VO Volapuk
HU Hungarian PS Pashto, Pushto WO Wolof
HY Armenian PT Portuguese XH Xhosa
IA Interlingua QU Quechua YO Yoruba
IE Interlingue RM Rhaeto-Romance ZU Zulu
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: 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.
7PICTURE SOURCE
When you set the scan mode to PROGRESSIVE (Apg. 18), you 
can obtain optimal picture quality by selecting whether the content 
on the disc is processed by field (video source) or by frame (film 
source).
Normally set to “AUTO”.
AUTOUsed to play a disc containing both video and film source 
materials.
This system recognizes the source type (video or film) of the 
current disc according to the disc information.
 If the playback picture is unclear or noisy, or the oblique 
lines of the picture are rough, try to change to other modes.
FILMSuitable for playing back a film source disc.VIDEOSuitable for playing back a video source disc.
7SCREEN SAVER (Apg. 22)
You can activate or deactivate Screen Saver function.
7FILE TYPE
When several types of files are recorded on a disc, you can select 
which files to play. If you have changed FILE TYPE setting, be 
sure to turn the power off, then turn the power on to enable the new 
setting.
AUDIOSelect this to play MP3/WMA files. STILL PICTURESelect this to play JPEG files.VIDEOSelect this to play MPEG4 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.
AUTOSelect this when you want to enjoy surround sound with its 
full dynamic range (no effect applied).
ONSelect 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)
CENTER SPEAKER/SURROUND RIGHT SPEAKER/
SURROUND LEFT SPEAKER/SUBWOOFER
While monitoring the test tone, adjust the center and surround 
speakers volume as much as that of the front speakers.
TEST TONE*
Outputs the test tone.
RETURN
Returns to the SPK. SETTING menu.
* 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
 Before you turn on the test tone, be s u r e  to  s el e c t A U T O  S U R R  a s  t h e 
surround mode. (Apg. 24)
Ex.: 16:9 Ex.: 4:3 LB Ex.: 4:3 PS
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