Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit TH-M42 du fabricant JVC
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TH-M42 For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Seri al No . which are located either on the rear , bottom or side of the cabinet. Retain this inf or mation for future reference .
G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others CAUTION — F button! (XV-THM42) Disconnec t the mains plu g to shut the po wer of f complet ely (the ST ANDBY lamp goes off). The F b utton in any position do es not disc onnect the mains line. • When the system is on sta ndby , the ST ANDBY lamp ligh ts red.
W arnings, Cautions and Others G-2 For Canada/pour le Canada CA UTION : TO PRE VENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MA TCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLO T , FULL Y INSER T . A TTENTIO N : POUR EVITER LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES, INTR ODU IRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE D ANS LA BORNE CORRESPOND ANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU A U FOND.
1 T able of contents Introducti on ........... ....... ....... ....... ...... 2 Notes on handl ing ............ ................. ................. ................. ...2 Supplied accesso ries .. ................. ................. ................ ..
2 Introduction 7 Important cautions Installation of the system • Select a pl ace wh ich is level, dry and nei ther too ho t no r too cold ; betw een 5°C and 35° C (41° F and 95 °F). • Leave suf ficient distan ce betwe en the system an d the TV .
3 About discs This sy stem has been desig ned to p lay b ack th e foll o wing d iscs: D VD V ideo (D VD), V ideo CD (VCD), Super V i deo CD ( SVCD), Audio CD, CD-R and C D-R W . • This sys tem can also pl ay back MP3 and JPEG files recorded on CD-Rs and CD-R Ws.
About discs 4 IMPORTANT Befo re play ing a disc , ma ke sure of t he foll owing; • Check the connectio n with the TV. • Turn on your TV and select the correct i nput mode on the TV to view the pic tures o r on-scr een inf ormat ion on th e TV scr een.
5 Names of parts and controls Front pane l (center un it) A Standby lamp (ST ANDB Y) A pg. 17 B Standby- on button ( F ST ANDBY/ON) A pg. 17 C Stop button ( 7 ) A pg . 21 D Play b utton ( 3 ) A pg. 21 E Pause b utton ( 8 ) A pg. 21 F Rev erse skip button ( 4 ) A pg.
Names of parts and controls 6 Display window (center unit ) A Disc in dicators A pg. 23 B MP3 indicat or A pg. 22 C Channel in dicator (CH) A pg. 26 D Main display A pg. 22 E Stereo indicator (ST) A pg. 25 F T uning indicator (TUNED) A pg. 25 G Auto muting indicator (A UTO MUTING) A pg.
Names of parts and controls 7 Remo te contro l NOTE • T o use bu ttons I – W and g – p , slid e down the remote contro l cover. A Remote co ntrol mode selector A pg. 15 – 52 A UDIO, TV , VCR/DBS B Muting button (MUTING) A pg. 18 C Disc butt ons (DISC 1-5) A pg.
8 Getting started • Do not connec t the A C power cord until all other conn ections have been made . • Since di ff erent compon ents often ha ve dif ferent term inal names, carefully read the instruc tions supplied with the co mponents y ou are going to conn ect.
Getting started 9 Connecting the FM and AM antennas Make sure the antenna condu ctors do not touch any other te rminals, connecti ng cords an d power cords. This co uld cau se poor re ception. 7 AM loop anten na Setting up sup plied AM loop antenna Attach the AM lo op to its base b y snappin g the tabs on t he loop int o the slot on the base.
Getting started 10 Connecting the pow ered subwoo fer Conn ect the su pplied po wered s ubwo ofer (S P-PWM45) using t he sy stem co rd (sup plied). • Conne ct the system cord by matching t he # marks on th e plugs to t he ones on t he center unit an d powered subwoo fer .
Getting started 11 7 Connecting the satel lite (fro nt, center , surrou nd) speakers Be sure to identify eac h speak er (SP-THM45C/SP -THM45F/SP -THM45S) and c onnect them to the correspo nding termina ls of the po were d subw oofe r .
Getting started 12 Connecting to an an alog compo nent Y ou can enjoy the sound of an an alog comp onent su ch as a VCR, TV , or Cassette re corder with thi s system.
Getting started 13 Connecting the power cord Make sure th at all c onnec tions ha ve be en comp leted, before pluggin g in th e po wer c ords of the cen ter un it and po wered s ubwoo fer . CAUTION • Disconnect th e po wer cord bef ore cleaning or movi ng the syst em.
Getting started 14 The remote control mak es it easy to use many of the system functio ns from a dist ance of up to 7 m (23 f t) aw ay . • Y ou can also us e the remote con trol supplied f or this system to operate other m anufacturers’ TVs ( A pg.
Getting started 15 For TV operati ons Y ou can operat e yo ur TV usi ng the remote contro l supp lied wi th this system. • Refer also to th e instructio n manuals supp lied with yo ur TV . 7 To set the manufact urer’s c ode Y ou can operate a JVC TV without setting the remote control signal.
Getting started 16 4 Press number buttons (1-9, 0) to enter the manufact urer ’ s code (2 digits). Examples: For a GI Jerrold product: Press 0 , then 1 . For a S ony pro duct: Press 2 , then 0 . 5 Rel ease DBS . 6 Try operating your DBS tuner or CATV converter by pressing F VCR/DBS.
17 Basic operations This sec tion main ly explain s operat ions commonly used when you enjoy this syste m. • T urn on you r TV and select t he correct inp ut mode on th e TV . IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the follo wing o peration, • Set th e remo te contro l mode select or to A UDIO .
Basic operations 18 On the remote contro l: Press one of the source selecting buttons (DVD, FM/AM , VCR or DBS). DV D : T o pl ay back a disc (DVD, V i deo CD e tc.). ( A pg. 21, 23) FM/AM : T o t une in an FM or AM statio n. ( A pg. 25) Each tim e you press t he butto n, the ba nd alterna tes between FM and AM.
Basic operations 19 IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the follo wing o peration, • Set the remote control mod e selector to AU D I O . Using the S leep T imer , you can fa ll asleep wh ile listening to music and kno w the syste m will turn of f b y itself rather th an play all ni ght.
Basic operations 20 When yo u play a disc (or soft ware) enc ode d with Dolby Dig ita l or DTS Digital Surround, the follo wing sympto ms may occu r; • Sou nd does not come out at the beginn ing o f playb ack. • Noise comes out while sea rchin g for or sk ippin g chapter s or tracks.
21 Playback This sectio n explains basi c operation s of D VD player . For more details abo ut D VD player operat ions, see pa ges 31 to 43 . • shows the type s of discs the operation is av ailable for . • T urn on you r TV and select t he correct inp ut mode on th e TV .
Playback 22 NOTE • Y ou ca n also st art pla yback by press ing 3 (play bu tto n) or DVD . • Regardl ess of the operat ion f or st arting play back, the sy stem p lays back a ll av ailabl e d iscs sequ entiall y un til you st op pla yback . How ever, the s yste m stop s playba ck after play back o f the disc i n the fifth t ray.
Playback 23 NOTE • You can change the time informati on mode. ( A pg. 32) • You can a lso check the pla yback i nforma tion on the T V screen . ( A pg. 31) 7 Disc inf ormation on t he displa y window The di sc indica tors on the disp lay wind ow sho w the curr ent st atus of the corr espon ding disc t ray .
Playback 24 Fast-for ward/fast-reverse se arch Y ou ca n search for a p articular point while playin g a disc . 7 During pl ayback On the remote contro l: Pres s ¡ / 1 . Each time you press the button, the sea rch speed ch anges as follo ws; Fo rw ar d : Re verse: * and are only av ailable for DVD.
25 T uner operations Y ou can browse throug h al l the stati ons or use t he pre set fu nction to go immedi ately to a pa rticular stat ion. IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the follo wing o peration; 1 Set the re mote control mode selector to A UDIO .
T uner operations 26 2 Press MEMORY. The cha nnel numb er position starts flashing on the di splay window for about 5 se conds. While the channel numb er position is flashing : 3 Press number button(s) (1-10, +10) to select a channel number. The channel number and t he CH indicator st art flashin g.
27 Creating realistic sound fields Y ou can use th e follo wing s urround mode s to r eprodu ce a reali stic sound field. • Dolby Surround • Dolby Pr o Lo gic II • Dolby Digita l • DTS Digital.
Creating realistic sound fields 28 Creating sound field All Ch annel St ereo All Channel Stereo (ALL CH ST .) mod e can reproduc e a larger stereo sound field using all the con nected (an d activ ated) spea kers. All Chan nel Stere o can be used while reproduc ing 2 chann el s tereo source.
Creating realistic sound fields 29 IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the follo wing o peration; • Set th e remo te contro l mode select or to A UDIO . The system is set up to au tomatically sel ect the optim al surround mode for i nput signal fro m digital mu ltichannel softw are.
Creating realistic sound fields 30 On the remote contro l: 1 Pres s TE ST. Check if you can hear the soun ds through all the spea kers at the equa l lev el.
31 Advanced operations This sec tion explains ad vanced operat ions fo r disc play back usin g the remote control. • shows the types of discs an operation is av ailable for .
Advanced operations 32 Basic operatio n on the on-screen bar Example: W hen selec ting the Rep eat mode o f DVD 7 During pl ayback or while stop ped 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-scree n bar appears on the TV screen. • The curr ently selected item sh ows gre en.
Advanced operations 33 Locati ng a desi red scene usin g a Vi deo CD/SVCD menu with PBC A V ideo CD or SVCD recorded with PBC has its o wn men us such as a li st of cont ained song s.
Advanced operations 34 2 Use number buttons (0-10, +10) to enter the desired title or group number. The system start s playbac k from the first chapter/trac k/file of the selected title/group. Example: T o sele ct 8: Press 8 . T o select 10: P ress 10 .
Advanced operations 35 To select th e other group Press Cursor 2 to return to the group l ist, then press Cursor / / 5 to select the desired group. To skip group s/tracks during playback Press Cursor / repeated ly for forward-skip. Press Cursor 5 repeatedly for re verse-skip.
Advanced operations 36 While pl aying back a D VD cont ainin g multi -view angle s, you ca n enjoy the same sc ene a t different ang les. Selecting a view angl e 7 During pl ayback When using the ANGLE button: 1 Press A NGLE. The following pop-up wind ow appears on the TV screen.
Advanced operations 37 When playing back a D VD (or SVCD) containing sub titles in several languag es, you can sele ct the sub titl e langu age to b e displ ayed on the TV screen. When a DVD contains aud io (s ound trac k) in several lan guage s, you ca n also sele ct th e languag e (sou nd trac k) to l isten t o.
Advanced operations 38 4 Press Curs or / / 5 to select the desired audio language. Each time y ou press the button, th e audio lang uage ch anges. 5 Press ENTER. The pop-u p window disappe ars. To turn off the o n-screen bar Press ON SCREEN . NOTE • Some a udio l angu ages ar e abbr evia ted i n the pop- up wind ow.
Advanced operations 39 This syst em provides special pict ure play back fun ctions incl uding frame-by-frame, slo w-motion and zoom. Frame-by-frame pl ayback 7 During pl ayback Pres s 8 repeatedly. Each tim e you press th e but ton, the stil l picture ad v ances by one frame.
Advanced operations 40 Changing t he VFP sett ing The VFP (V ideo Fine Pro cessor) functio n enables you to adjust the pict ure characte r accord ing to the type o f progra mming, pict ure tone or p erson al pref erenc e.
Advanced operations 41 Y ou can pla y up to 9 9 titles (for D VD) or tracks (for other types of discs) in any order from among m ultiple discs. Y ou may program the same title o r track more t han once. 7 Whil e stoppe d 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-scree n bar appears on the TV screen.
Advanced operations 42 Y ou can play titles or tracks on a d isc in ra ndom o rder . 7 Whil e stoppe d 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-scree n bar appears on the TV screen. 2 Press C ursor 3 / 2 to move H to . Example: For Audio CD 3 Press ENTER. The system start s Random Playb ack.
Advanced operations 43 NOTE • I f you pr ess REP EAT while st oppe d, you need to pres s 3 (play but ton) to star t Repe at Pl aybac k. • W hen the Pr ogra m mod e is active with a Vid eo CD, SV CD, Audi o CD, the R epeat mode cha nges in the sam e man ner.
44 Setting DVD preferences Y ou can adjust th e initial setting s for D VD playback accordi ng to your prefer ence o r need s using 5 choi ce me nus sh own on the TV screen. • Adjus tments ar e possibl e only when selecting DVD as the source. • T urn on you r TV and select t he correct inp ut mode on th e TV .
Setting DVD preferences 45 Basic operatio n on the choice m enus IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the follo wing o peration; 1 Set the re mote control mode selector to A UDIO . 2P r e s s DV D . 1 Press CHOICE. The langua ge menu (LANGUA GE) ap pears on t he TV scre en.
Setting DVD preferences 46 : Language menu (L ANGUAGE ) NOTE • Yo u can select “MENU LANGUAGE”, “AUDIO LA NGUAGE” and “SUBTI TLE” on ly whil e playba ck is stopp ed. 7 MENU LANGU A GE Some D VDs hav e their ow n menus in multiple langu ages.
Setting DVD preferences 47 : Picture menu (PICTURE ) 7 MONIT OR TYPE Y ou can sele ct th e monit or type to match y our TV whe n you pl ay D VDs recorded in th e pictur e’ s hei ght/width ratio of 16:9 . • 16:9 NO RMAL (Wide tel evision conversion) Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is fix ed to 16:9 (wide TV).
Setting DVD preferences 48 7 CR OSS O VER * Small sp eakers ca nnot re produc e bass so unds eff icien tly . I f you use a small spea ker in a ny po sition, this syste m automatic ally reallocates the bass so und e lements assi gned to th e small s peaker to one of the large speakers.
Setting DVD preferences 49 : Other se tting menu (O THERS) NOTE • You can sel ect “ PARENTA L LOCK ” only whil e play back i s stoppe d. 7 RESUME Y ou can activ ate or deact iv at e Resume Pl ayback functi on. •O N Select thi s to acti vate t he function.
Setting DVD preferences 50 6 Press ENTER. 7 Press C ursor / / 5 repe atedly to se lect the lev el of restric tion, th en press ENT ER. The H mov es to “P ASSWORD”. • Select “NONE” to cancel this function. 8 Press number buttons (0-9) to enter a four-digit number as your password, then press E NTER.
Setting DVD preferences 51 Countr y/Area codes list for Parent al Lock AD Andorra ER Eritrea LA Lao Peo ple’ s D emo crat ic Republ ic R W Rwanda AE Un ited A rab E mir ates ES S pai n SA Saudi Ara .
52 System sett ing Y ou can adjust th e sound and speak er settings of this system. • The adjustme nts on a sourc e ta ke effect fo r the othe r sourc es. IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the follo wing o peration; • Set th e remo te contro l mode select or to A UDIO .
53 A V COMPU LINK remote control sy stem The A V COMPU LINK remote control sy stem allows you to operate JVC TVs and VCRs thro ugh the cen ter unit. This syste m is equipped with the A V COMPU LIN K-III, which adds a function to operate JVC’ s vi deo com ponent s via the vid eo comp onents terminals.
54 References Use this chart t o help you solve daily operat iona l proble ms. If t here is any pro blem y ou cann ot solve, cont act your JVC servic e center . General T rouble shooting PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Po wer doe s not come on. The power cord is not co nnected to t he cent er uni t or an AC o u t l e t .
References 55 DVD Playback PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION No sound. Th e system cord and/or speaker co rd is not conn ected. Check the connection . ( A pg . 10 – 1 1) There is a sho rt in the speaker cord. Reconn ect the speaker cord . The audi o cord is not con nected to A UDIO IN (VCR) and/or DIGIT AL IN (DBS) correctly .
References 56 MP3 Play back JPEG Playback FM/AM Others NOTE • P roble ms ma y be cau sed by compon ents conne cted to t he cen ter uni t, so also read al l manu als for the co nnected com ponen ts care f ully. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION A disc cann ot be playe d.
References 57 Aspect rati o The rati o of vertical and h orizontal sizes o f a d isplayed image. The horizonta l vs. v ertical rati o of con vention al TVs is 4:3, and that of wide-screens i s 16:9. Chapter Refers to indi vidual chap ters included i n a title.
References 58 A A-B Repeat P layback ............. ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... . 43 All Chann el Stereo (A LL CH ST.) ... ........... .......... ........... .... 28 – 30 Angle ..... ........... ........... ........... .
References 59 % Center uni t (XV-THM42) Audio se ction T otal Harmonic Distortion 0.02 % NOTE: This value is measured at Syste m cord CONNECTOR for refere nce.
References 60 % Center Speak er (SP-THM45C) Speakers: 8.0 cm (3-3/16 inche s) Bass-refle x, Magnetically S hielded Power Handling Capaci ty: 80 W Impeda nce: 6 C Freque ncy Range: 90 Hz to 20 kHz Dimensions (W M H M D): 103 mm M 115 mm M 100 mm (4-1/16 inches M 4-9/16 inche s M 3-15/16 in ches) Mass: 0.
61 Authorized Ser vice Centers QU ALITY SER VICE HOW TO LOCATE YOU R JVC SERVICE CENTER TOLL FRE E: 1 (800) 537 -5722 http://www.jvc .com Dear Custo mer , In orde r to rec eive the most satis f action from your purc hase, please read the instr ucti on boo klet b ef ore ope rating the u nit.
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TH-M42 L VT1024-018A [C] English Français D VD DIGIT AL THEA TER SYSTEM SYSTÈME CINÈMA NUMÉRIQ UE D VD Consists of XV -THM42, SP-PWM45, SP-THM45C, SP-THM45F and SP- THM45S Se compose de X V -THM42, SP- PWM45, SP-THM45C, SP-THM45F et SP-THM45S INSTR U CTIONS MANUEL D’INSTR UCTIONS TH-M42[C]-01Cov1.
G-1 W arnings, Cautions and Others Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses For Canada/pour le Canada CA UTION : TO PREVENT ELECTR IC SHOCK, MA TCH WIDE BLADE OF P LUG TO WIDE SLO T , FULL Y INSER T .
W arnings, Cautions and Others Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses G-2 CAUTION — . button! (XV-THM42) Disconnect the mains plug to shu t the po wer of f complete ly (the ST ANDBY lamp goes off). The . button in any position does not disconnect the mains line .
1 English T able of contents Introducti on ....... ........... ....... ....... ...... 2 Notes on handlin g ............ ................. ................. ................. ...2 Supplied accesso ries ............. ................. ................. .
2 English Introduction 7 Important cautions Installation of the system • Select a pl ace wh ich is level, dry an d nei ther too ho t no r too cold; betw een 5°C and 35° C (41 °F and 95 °F). • Leave suf ficient distan ce between t he system an d the TV .
3 English About discs This sy stem has been designed to p lay b ack th e following di scs: D VD V ideo (D VD), V ideo CD (VCD), Super V ideo CD (SVCD), Audio CD, CD-R and CD -R W . • This sys tem can also pl ay back MP3 and JPEG files recorded on CD-Rs and CD-R Ws.
About discs 4 English IMPORTANT Befo re play ing a disc , ma ke sure of t he foll owing; • Check the connectio n with the TV. • Turn on your TV and select the correc t input mode on th e TV to view the pic tures o r on-scr een inf ormat ion on th e TV scr een.
5 English Names of parts and controls Front pane l (center un it) A Standby lamp (ST ANDBY) A pg. 17 B Standby- on button ( F ST ANDBY/ON) A pg. 17 C Stop button ( 7 ) A pg . 21 D Play b utton ( 3 ) A pg. 21 E Pause b utton ( 8 ) A pg. 21 F Rev erse skip button ( 4 ) A pg.
Names of parts and controls 6 English Display window (center unit ) A Disc indic ators A pg. 23 B MP3 indicat or A pg. 22 C Channel in dicator (CH) A pg. 26 D Main display A pg. 22 E Stereo indicator (ST) A pg. 25 F T uning indicator (TUNED) A pg. 25 G Auto muting indicator (A UTO MUTING) A pg.
Names of parts and controls 7 English Remo te control NOTE • T o use bu ttons I – W and g – p , slid e down the remote contro l cover. A Remote co ntrol mode selector A pg. 15 – 52 A UDIO, TV , VCR/DBS B Muting button (MUTING) A pg. 18 C Disc butt ons (DISC 1-5) A pg.
8 English Getting started • Do not connec t the A C power cord until all other conn ections have been made . • Since di ff erent compon ents often ha ve dif ferent term inal names, carefully read the instructio ns supplied with the co mponents y ou are going to connect .
Getting started 9 English Connecting the FM and AM ant ennas Make sure the antenna condu ctors do not touch any other ter minals, connecti ng cords an d power cords.
Getting started 10 English Connecting the powere d subwoo fer Conn ect the su pplied po wered s ubwo ofer (S P-PWM4 5) using t he sy stem co rd (sup plied). • Conne ct the system cord by matching the 5 marks on th e plu gs to the ones o n the ce nter unit and powered s ubwoofer .
Getting started 11 English 7 Connecting the satel lite (fro nt, center , surround) speakers Be sure to identify eac h speak er (SP-THM45C/SP -THM45F/SP -THM45S) and connect them to the correspo nding termin als of the po were d subw oofe r .
Getting started 12 English Connecting to an an alog compo nent Y ou can enjoy the sound of an an alog comp onent such as a VCR, TV , or Cassette record er with this syst em.
Getting started 13 English Connecting the power cord Make sure th at all c onnec tions ha ve be en comp leted, before pluggin g in th e po wer cords of the ce nter un it and po wered s ubw oofer . CAUTION • Disconnect th e po wer cord bef ore cleaning or movi ng the syst em.
Getting started 14 English The remote control mak es it easy to use many of the syste m functio ns from a dista nce of up to 7 m aw ay . • Y ou can also use the remote con trol supplied f or this system to operate other manu facturers’ TVs ( A pg.
Getting started 15 English For TV operations Y ou can operate your TV using th e remote control supplied with this system. • Refer also to the instructio n manuals supplied with your TV . 7 To set the manufact urer’s code Y ou can operate a JVC TV without setting the remote control signal.
Getting started 16 English 4 Press number buttons (1 -9, 0) to enter the manufacturer’s code (2 digits). Examples: For a GI Jerrold product: Press 0 , then 1 . For a Son y product: Press 2 , then 0 . 5 Release DBS. 6 Try operating your DBS tuner or CATV converter by pressing F VCR/DBS.
17 English Basic operations This section mainly explains operations co mmonly used when you enjoy this sys tem. • T urn on your TV and select the correct input mode on the TV . IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the followi ng operation, • Set the remote control mode selector to A UDIO .
Basic operations 18 English On the re mote contr ol: Press one of the source selecting buttons (DVD, FM/AM , VCR or DBS). DV D : T o pl ay back a di sc (DVD, V i deo CD e tc.). ( A pg. 21, 23) FM/AM : T o t une in an FM or AM statio n. ( A pg. 25) Each tim e you press t he butto n, the ba nd alterna tes between FM and AM.
Basic operations 19 English IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the follo wing o peration, • Set the remote control mod e selector to AU D I O . Using the S leep T imer , you can fa ll asleep wh ile listening to music and kno w the syste m will turn of f b y itself rather th an play all ni ght.
Basic operations 20 English When yo u play a disc (or soft ware) enc oded wi th Dolby Dig ital or DTS Digital Surround, the follo wing sympto ms may occu r; • Sou nd does n ot come out at the beginn ing o f playb ack. • Noise comes out while sea rchin g for or sk ippin g chapt ers or tracks.
21 English Playback This sectio n explains basi c operation s of D VD player . For more details abo ut D VD player o perations, see pa ges 31 t o 43. • shows the type s of discs the operation is av ailable for . • T urn on you r TV and select t he correct inp ut mode on the TV .
Playback 22 English NOTE • Y ou ca n also st art pla yback by press ing 3 (p lay but ton) o r DVD . • Regardl ess of the operat ion f or st arting play back, the sy stem p lays back a ll av ailabl e d iscs sequ entiall y un til you st op pla yback .
Playback 23 English NOTE • You can change the time informati on mode. ( A pg. 32) • You can a lso check the pla yback i nforma tion on the T V screen . ( A pg. 31) 7 Disc inf ormation on t he display wi ndow The di sc indica tors on the disp lay wind ow show the cur rent status of the corr espon ding disc t ray .
Playback 24 English Fast-for ward/fast-reverse se arch Y ou ca n search for a p articular point while playin g a disc . 7 During p layback On the re mote contr ol: Pres s ¡ / 1 . Each time you press the button, the sea rch speed ch anges as follo ws; Fo rw ar d : Re verse: * and are only av ailable for D VD.
25 English T uner operations Y ou can browse thro ugh al l the stati ons or use t he pre set fu nction to go immedi ately to a pa rticular stat ion. IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the follo wing o peration; 1 Set the re mote control mode selector to A UDIO .
T uner operations 26 English 2 Press MEMORY. The cha nnel numb er position starts flashing on the di splay window for about 5 se conds. While the channel numb er position is flashing: 3 Press number button(s) (1-10, +10) to select a channel number. The channel number an d the CH indicat or start flashin g.
27 English Creating realistic sound fields Y ou ca n use th e follo wing s urrou nd mode s to r eprodu ce a realist ic sound field. • Dolby Surround • Dolby Pr o Lo gic II • Dolby Digita l • D.
Creating realistic sound fields 28 English Creating sound field All Ch annel S tereo All Channel Stereo (ALL CH ST .) mod e can reproduc e a larger stereo sound field using all th e connect ed (and activ ated) spea kers. All Chan nel Stere o can be used while reproduc ing 2 chann el ste reo source.
Creating realistic sound fields 29 English IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the follo wing o peration; • Set th e remo te contro l mode select or to A UDIO . The system is set up to au tomatically sel ect the optim al surround mode for i nput signal fro m digital mu ltichannel softw are.
Creating realistic sound fields 30 English On the re mote contr ol: 1 Pres s TE ST. Check if you can hear the soun ds through all the spea kers at the equa l lev el.
31 English Advanced operations This section explains adv anced ope rations for disc playback using the remote control. • shows the types of discs an operation is av ailable fo r .
Advanced operations 32 English Basic operatio n on the on-screen bar Example: W hen selec ting the Rep eat mode o f DVD 7 During pl ayback or while stop ped 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen ba r appears on the TV screen. • The curr ently selected item sh ows gre en.
Advanced operations 33 English Loca ting a desi red scene usin g a Vi deo CD/SVCD menu with PBC A V ideo CD or SVCD recorded with PBC has its o wn men us such as a li st of cont ained song s. Y o u can l ocate a speci fic scene by usin g these menu s.
Advanced operations 34 English 2 Use number buttons (0-10, +10) to enter the desired title or group number. The system start s playbac k from the first chapter/tr ack/file of the selected title/group. Example: T o sele ct 8: Press 8 . T o select 10: Press 10 .
Advanced operations 35 English To select th e other group Press Cursor 2 to return to th e group list, t hen press Cursor / / 5 to select the desired group. To skip group s/tracks during playback Press Cursor / rep eatedly for forward-skip. Press Cursor 5 repeatedly for re verse-skip.
Advanced operations 36 English While pl aying back a D VD cont ainin g multi -view angle s, you ca n enjoy the same sc ene a t different ang les. Selecting a view angl e 7 During p layback When using the ANGLE button: 1 Press ANGLE. The following pop-up wind ow appears on the TV screen.
Advanced operations 37 English When playing back a D VD (or SVCD) containing sub titles in several languag es, you can sele ct the sub titl e langu age to b e displ ayed on the TV screen. When a DVD contains aud io (s ound tr ack) i n sev eral l angu ages, you ca n also sele ct th e languag e (sou nd trac k) to lis ten to.
Advanced operations 38 English 4 Press C ursor / / 5 to selec t the desired audio language. Each time y ou press the button, th e audio lang uage ch anges. 5 Press ENTER. The pop-u p window disappe ars. To turn off the o n-screen bar Press ON SCREEN .
Advanced operations 39 English This syst em provides special pict ure play back fun ctions incl uding frame-by-frame, slo w-motion and zoom. Frame-by-frame playback 7 During p layback Pres s 8 repeatedly. Each tim e you press th e but ton, the stil l picture ad v ances by one frame.
Advanced operations 40 English Changing t he VFP sett ing The VFP (V ideo Fine Pro cessor) functio n enables you to adjust the pict ure characte r accord ing to the type o f progra mming, pict ure tone or p erson al pref erenc e.
Advanced operations 41 English Y ou can play up to 99 titles (for D VD) or tracks (for other types of discs) in any order from among multiple discs. Y ou ma y program the sa me title or track more than once. 7 While stopped 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on th e TV screen.
Advanced operations 42 English Y ou can play titles or tracks on a d isc in r andom o rder . 7 Whil e stoppe d 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen ba r appears on the TV screen. 2 Press C ursor 3 / 2 to move H to . Example: For Audio CD 3 Press ENTER.
Advanced operations 43 English NOTE • I f you pr ess REP EAT while stoppe d, you need to pr ess 3 (play but ton) to star t Repe at Pl aybac k. • W hen the Pr ogra m mod e is active with a Vid eo CD, SV CD, Audi o CD, the R epe at mode changes in the sam e man ner.
44 English Setting DVD preferences Y ou can adjust th e initial setting s for D VD playback according to your prefer ence o r need s using 5 choi ce me nus sh ow n on th e TV screen. • Adjust ments ar e possibl e only when sel ecting DVD as the source.
Setting DVD preferences 45 English Basic operatio n on the choice m enus IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the follo wing o peration; 1 Set the re mote control mode selector to A UDIO . 2P r e s s DV D . 1 Press CHOICE. The langua ge me nu (LANGUA GE) ap pear s on the TV scre en.
Setting DVD preferences 46 English : Language menu (L ANGUAGE ) NOTE • You c an select “MENU LANGUAGE”, “AUDIO LA NGUAGE” and “SUBTI TLE” on ly while pl ayba ck is stopp ed. 7 MENU LANGU A GE Some D VDs hav e their ow n menus in multiple langu ages.
Setting DVD preferences 47 English : Picture menu (PICTURE ) 7 MONIT OR TYPE Y ou can sele ct th e monit or type to match y our TV when yo u play D VDs recorded in th e pictur e’ s he ight/widt h ratio of 16: 9. • 1 6:9 NORM AL (W ide television co n version) Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is fix ed to 16:9 (wide TV).
Setting DVD preferences 48 English 7 CR OSS O VER * Small sp eakers cann ot re produc e bass so unds eff icientl y . If you use a small spe aker in a ny po sition, this syste m automa tically reallocates the bass so und e lements assig ned to th e small s peaker to one of the large speakers.
Setting DVD preferences 49 English : Other se tting menu (O THERS) NOTE • You can sel ect “ PARENTA L LOCK ” only whil e play back i s stoppe d. 7 RESUME Y ou can activ ate or deact iv at e Resume Pl ayback functi on. •O N Select thi s to acti vate t he function.
Setting DVD preferences 50 English 6 Press ENTER. 7 Press C ursor / / 5 repeate dly to select the l evel of restric tion, t hen press ENT ER. The H mov es to “P ASSWORD”. • Select “NONE” to cancel this function. 8 Press number buttons (0-9) to enter a four-digit number as your password, then press E NTER.
Setting DVD preferences 51 English Countr y/Area codes list for Parent al Lock AD Andorra ER Eritrea LA Lao Peo ple’s Democr at ic Republ ic R W Rwanda AE Un ited A rab E mir ates ES S pai n SA S au.
52 English System sett ing Y ou can adjust th e sound and speak er settings of this system. • The adjustme nts on a sourc e ta ke effect fo r the othe r sour ces. IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the follo wing o peration; • Set th e remo te contro l mode select or to A UDIO .
53 English A V COMPU LINK remote control sy stem The A V COMPU LINK remote control sy stem allows you to operate JVC TVs and VCRs thro ugh the cen ter unit. This syste m is equipped with the A V COMPU LINK-III, wh ich adds a function to operate JVC’ s vi deo com ponent s via the vid eo comp onents terminals.
54 English References Use this chart t o help you solve dai ly oper ationa l prob lems. If t here is any pr oblem y ou cann ot solve, co ntact yo ur JVC serv ice center . General T rouble shooting PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Po wer doe s not come on.
References 55 English DVD Playback PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION No sound. Th e system cord and/or speaker co rd is not conn ected. Check the connection . ( A pg . 10 – 1 1) There is a sho rt in the speaker cord. Reconn ect the speaker cord . The audi o cord is not conne cted to A UDIO IN (VCR) and/or DIGIT AL IN (DBS) correctly .
References 56 English MP3 Play back JPEG Playback FM/A M Others NOTE • P roble ms ma y be cau sed by compon ents connect ed to the cente r unit, so also read all manual s for the conne cted compon ents caref ully. PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION A disc cann ot be playe d.
References 57 English Aspect rati o The rati o of vertical and h orizontal sizes o f a d isplayed image . The horizonta l vs. v ertical rati o of con vention al TVs is 4: 3, and th at of wide-screens i s 16:9. Chapter Refers to indiv idual chapte rs included i n a title.
References 58 English A A-B Repeat P layback ............. ........... ........... .......... ........... ........... . 43 All Chann el Stereo (A LL CH ST.) ... ........... .......... ........... .... 28 – 30 Angle ..... ............... .......... .
References 59 English 7 Center uni t (XV-THM42) Audio se ction T otal Harmonic Distortion 0.02 % NOTE: This value is measured at Syste m cord CONNECTOR for refere nce.
References 60 English 7 Center Speak er (SP-THM45C) Speakers: 8.0 cm Bass-refle x, Magnetically S hielded Power Handling Capaci ty: 80 W Impeda nce: 6 C Freque ncy Range: 90 Hz to 20 kHz Dimensions (W M H M D): 103 mm M 115 mm M 100 mm Mass: 0.
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Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté JVC TH-M42 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du JVC TH-M42 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation JVC TH-M42, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le JVC TH-M42 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le JVC TH-M42, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du JVC TH-M42.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le JVC TH-M42. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei JVC TH-M42 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
