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- Page 1 DVD DIGITAL CINEMA SYSTEM TH-U1 Consists of XV-THU1, SP-THU1W, SP-THU1F and SP-THU1C INSTRUCTIONS LVT1766-001A...
- Page 2 Warnings, Cautions and Others EN_Safety_ CAUTION IMPORTANT for the U.K. To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in 2.
- Page 3 European Union. national legislation. (Business users) If you wish to dispose of this product, please visit our web page www.jvc-europe.com to obtain information about the take-back of the product. [Other Countries outside the European Union] If you wish to dispose of this product, please do so in accordance with applicable national legislation or other rules in your country for the treatment of old electrical and electronic equipment.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
Table of contents Introduction ...........2 Playback ..........16 Notes on handling ............2 Basic Playback ..............16 Supplied accessories ............2 One Touch Replay ............18 Fast-forward/fast-reverse search ........18 About discs ..........3 Skipping to the beginning of a desired selection ..18 Playable disc types ............3 Skipping by intervals of about 5-minutes....19 Playable file types ............ -
Page 5: Introduction
Introduction Thank you for purchasing a JVC product. 7 Safety precautions Please read all instructions carefully before operation, to Avoid moisture, water and dust ensure your complete understanding and to obtain the best Do not place the system in moist or dusty places. -
Page 6: About Discs
About discs Notes on DVD-R and DVD-RW Playable disc types This system does not support “multi-border” disc. Notes on CD-R and CD-RW This system has been designed to play back the following • This system can play CD-Rs or CD-RWs recorded in ISO discs: 9660 format. -
Page 7: Playable File Types
About discs For MPEG-2/MPEG-1 files Playable file types • The stream format should conform to MPEG system/ program stream. For all playable files • 720 x 576 pixels (25 fps)/720 x 480 pixels (30 fps) is • The system can only recognize and play files with one of recommended for the highest resolution. -
Page 8: Index Of Parts And Controls
Index of parts and controls The numbers in the figures indicate the pages where the details of the parts are described. Front panel (center unit) Display window 17, 18 29,30 Disc tray (inside): Remote sensor: Rear panel (center unit) - Page 9 Index of parts and controls Remote control Number buttons: 18 15, 19, 19, 23, 32 14, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 37 17, 36 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 30, 31 13, 16 13, 16 13, 35 16, 35 18, 35...
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Page 10: Connections
Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connecting the speakers and the subwoofer — for speaker layout A (see page 8) 7 Basic speaker connection The supplied center surround speaker reproduces the sound of center channel, surround right channel and surround left channel by one speaker. -
Page 11: Speaker Layout
– Be sure to have them installed on the wall by qualified personnel. • You can turn the JVC logos to make them legible. DO NOT install the speakers on the wall by yourself to avoid unexpected damage from falling off the wall due to incorrect installation or weakness in wall structure. -
Page 12: Connecting The Fm And Am (Mw) Antennas
Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connections If reception is poor Connecting the FM and AM Center unit (MW) antennas AM (MW) loop 7 AM (MW) loop antenna antenna (white) Setting up the supplied AM (MW) loop antenna Outdoor single vinyl-covered wire antenna (not supplied) 7 FM antenna... -
Page 13: Connecting A Tv
Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connections • JVC bears no responsibility for any loss of data on the USB Connecting a TV mass storage class device while using this system. • This system is compatible with the USB 2.0 Full Speed. -
Page 14: Operating The Tv
Operating the TV You can use the remote control to operate not only this system but also JVC TVs. • Refer also to the manuals supplied with the TV. • To operate the TV, aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the TV. -
Page 15: Basic Operations
Basic operations In this manual, the operations using the remote control Turning the system on/off are mainly explained; however, you can use the buttons and controls on the main unit if they have the same (or On the remote control: similar) name and marks. -
Page 16: Selecting The Source To Play
Basic operations See page 12 for button locations. Selecting the source to play Listening with headphones (not supplied) On the remote control: Press one of the source selecting CAUTION buttons (DVD 3, USB MEMORY 3, Be sure to turn down the volume: FM/AM or TV SOUND). -
Page 17: Sleep Timer [Sleep]
See page 12 for button locations. Basic operations Sleep Timer [SLEEP] Changing video output mode The system turns off automatically when the specified The system can be accommodated to your TV’s video input period of time has passed. mode. Press SLEEP while holding SHIFT. 7While DVD or USB MEMORY is selected as the source and before playback Each time you repeat the procedure, the shut-off time... -
Page 18: Switching The Speaker Position Mode
Basic operations See page 12 for button locations. Press LEVEL +/– to adjust the Switching the speaker output level from –6 to 6. position mode NOTE Switch the speaker position mode to “S. SPK R” only when • When the speaker position mode is “S. SPK R”, you can also you connect optional speakers (see pages 7 and 8). -
Page 19: Playback
Playback • Icons such as show the disc formats or file types the For MP3/WMA files operation is available for. The file control display (see page 25) appears on the TV screen. The buttons described below are used on pages 16 to For JPEG files Each file (still picture) is shown on the TV screen for about 3 seconds (slide-show). - Page 20 Playback See page 16 for button locations. 7 Playback information on the display window VCD/SVCD/CD Example: When a CD is played back DVD VIDEO Signal and speaker Example: When a DVD VIDEO encoded with Dolby Track number indicators Digital 5.1ch is played Elapsed playing time (hour:minute:second) Chapter number...
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Page 21: One Touch Replay
Playback See page 16 for button locations. JPEG file NOTE File number • When a CD or MP3/WMA is played back, the sound is intermittent and low during fast-forward/reverse search. • This feature may not work for some discs/files. the search speed is not shown. •... -
Page 22: Skipping By Intervals Of About 5-Minutes
Playback See page 16 for button locations. The control display is shown on the TV screen and the Skipping by intervals of system starts playback of the first program/playlist. about 5-minutes • The PLAY LIST is shown only when the playlist is on the DVD VR disc. -
Page 23: Advanced Operations
Advanced operations • Icons such as show the disc formats or file types the 7 Indicators on the display window operation is available for. Digital signal format indicators The buttons described below are used on pages 20 to LPCM: Lights when Linear PCM signals comes in. GD: Lights when Dolby Digital signals come in. -
Page 24: Using The On-Screen Bar
Advanced operations See page 20 for button locations. 7 When the speaker position mode is "S. SPK R" 7DSP (Only when you connect optional speakers) • Stadium (STADIUM)* STADIUM mode adds clarity and spreads the sound, like in 7Auto Surround (AUTO SUR) an outdoor stadium. - Page 25 Advanced operations See page 20 for button locations. 7 Contents of the on-screen bar during playback G Select this to change the time information (E). See “Changing the time information” below. DVD VIDEO H Select this for Repeat Playback. (See page 29.) I Select this for the time search.
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Page 26: Playing From A Specified Position On A Disc
Advanced operations See page 20 for button locations. Locating a particular scene using a VCD/ Playing from a specified SVCD menu with PBC position on a disc A VCD or SVCD recorded with PBC has its You can start playing a specific title, chapter or track. You own menus such as a list of the contained songs. - Page 27 Advanced operations See page 20 for button locations. Locating a particular chapter using the on- 7 When specifying the elapsed playing time from the beginning of the disc screen bar Perform the following procedure while stopped. 7During playback 7 When specifying the elapsed playing time from the Press ON SCREEN twice.
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Page 28: Using The File Control Display
Advanced operations See page 20 for button locations. To skip the file during playback Using the file control display Press x/4 or Cursor 5/Y. You can search for and play particular NOTE groups and tracks/files using the file • You can also check the playback information in the display control display on the TV screen. -
Page 29: Selecting A View Angle
Advanced operations See page 20 for button locations. Selecting a view angle Selecting the subtitle 7During playback of a disc containing multi-view 7During playback of a disc/file angles containing subtitles in several languages When using the ANGLE button: Press ANGLE while holding SHIFT. When using the SUBTITLE button: Press SUBTITLE. -
Page 30: Selecting The Audio
Advanced operations See page 20 for button locations. Selecting the audio Special picture playback 7During playback of a disc/file containing Frame-by-frame playback audio in several languages 7During playback When using the AUDIO button: Press 8 repeatedly. Press AUDIO. Example (DVD VIDEO): “ENGLISH” is selected out of Each time you press the button, the still the 3 audio languages recorded. -
Page 31: Program Playback
Advanced operations See page 20 for button locations. Changing the VFP setting Press ENTER. The current VFP settings appear again. The VFP (Video Fine Processor) function Repeat steps 3 to 6 to adjust other enables you to adjust the picture character according to the type of programming, parameters. -
Page 32: Random Playback
Advanced operations See page 20 for button locations. Press DVD 3 to start Program Repeat Playback Playback. If all of the programmed tracks/files have been played Repeating the current selection back, playback stops and the program window appears again. Note that the program setting remains. 7For DVD VIDEO/DVD VR: To clear the programs one by one from the last During playback... - Page 33 Advanced operations See page 20 for button locations. When using the on-screen bar (except for MP3/WMA/ Repeating a particular part [A-B Repeat] JPEG/ASF/MPEG-2/MPEG-1/DivX): You can repeat playback of a particular Press ON SCREEN twice. part by specifying the beginning (point A) The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen.
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Page 34: Tray Lock
Advanced operations See page 20 for button locations. When using the on-screen bar: Tray lock Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen. You can lock the tray and prohibit unwanted disc ejection. Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight On the center unit ONLY: While the system is on standby mode, press 0, while holding 7. -
Page 35: Setting Dvd Preferences
Setting DVD preferences * When the language you have selected is not recorded on a Using the setup menus disc, the original language is automatically used as the initial language. • You can change the language used in the setup menus. Some languages are represented with the language codes See “Menu description”. - Page 36 Setting DVD preferences 7 SCREEN SAVER (See page 18.) : Speaker setting menu You can activate or deactivate Screen Saver. (SPK. SETTING) 7 FILE TYPE SPK. SETTING menu is available only when you connect When several types of files are recorded on a disc/device, optional speakers (see page 7) and speaker position mode is you can select which files to play.
- Page 37 Setting DVD preferences 7 Subwoofer menu (SUBWOOFER) : Other setting menu (OTHERS) LEVEL You can set the output level of the subwoofer from –6 dB to 7 RESUME (See page 25.) +6 dB. You can activate or deactivate the Resume Playback CROSS OVER function.
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Page 38: Tuner Operations
Tuner operations The buttons described below are used on pages 35 to Preset tuning Once a station is assigned to a channel number, it can be quickly tuned in. You can preset 30 FM and 15 AM (MW) stations. Number 7 To preset the stations buttons Tune in the station you want to... -
Page 39: Selecting The Fm Reception Mode
Tuner operations See page 35 for button locations. 7 To show the Radio Data System signals information Selecting the FM reception Press DISPLAY while holding SHIFT, mode while listening to an FM station. When the stereo FM program currently tuned in is noisy, Each time you repeat the procedure, the indication on the you can change the FM reception mode to improve the display window changes. - Page 40 Tuner operations See page 35 for button locations. Press PTY SEARCH while holding 7While the PTY code selected in step 2 is still in the display window: SHIFT, while listening to an FM Press PTY SEARCH again. station. While searching, “SEARCH” and the selected PTY “PTY”...
- Page 41 Tuner operations See page 35 for button locations. Switching to a broadcast program of your The TEST signal is used for equipment testing— whether it can receive the ALARM signal correctly choice temporarily The TEST signal makes the system work in the same way as the ALARM signal does.
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Page 42: References
References To clean the disc Maintenance Wipe the disc with a soft cloth in a straight line from center to edge. 7 Handling Discs • DO NOT use any solvents — • Remove the disc from its case by such as conventional record holding it at the edge while pressing cleaner, spray, thinner or the center hole lightly. -
Page 43: Specifications
References 7 Center surround speaker (SP-THU1C) Specifications Type: Center 1-way 2-speaker bass-reflex type 7 Center unit (XV-THU1) (Magnetically-shielded type) Surround Left: 1-way bass-reflex type Audio section 40 W per channel, RMS at 3 Ω at (Magnetically-shielded type) Front/Surround: Surround Right: 1-way bass-reflex type 1 kHz, with 10 % total harmonic (Magnetically-shielded type) - Page 44 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS “SOME DOS AND DON’TS ON THE SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT” This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any electrical equipment, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured. Do read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the equipment.