Example of playable DVD VIDEO discs when the player’s Region Code is “2”: INSTRUCTIONS Before operation Preparations Basic playback Various kinds of playback Audio/Video files playback KARAOKE operation Changing the initial settings Additional information GNT0042-001A [US/UB/UG/UX]...
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Warnings, Cautions and Others CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. Caution –– STANDBY/ON button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely. STANDBY/ON button in any position does not disconnect the mains line.
Supplied accessories Check that you have all the following accessories supplied to you. If anything is missing, consult your dealer immediately. • Audio/video cable (Yellow/White/Red) (× 1) • Remote control unit (× 1) • R6P(SUM-3)/AA(15F) battery (× 2) • AC power plug adaptor (× 1) (except for Hongkong model) About this manual •...
Before operation About discs Playable disc types Discs with the following marks can be played back on the player. DVD VIDEO SVCD Video CD V I D E O The DVD Logo is a trademark. The player can also play back the following discs: •...
Preparations Connections Before using the player, connect the player to a TV and/or amplifier. Connecting to a TV The following sections A to C describe TV connections where only a TV is connected to the player so that you will hear audio from the TV.
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To check the compatibility of your TV set, contact your local JVC customer service center. • All JVC progressive TV and High-Definition TV sets are fully compatible with the player (Example: AV-61S902). • The VIDEO jack, S-VIDEO jack and COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks cannot be used at the same time.
Connecting to optional audio equipment Connecting to a stereo audio amplifier/receiver Connect the player’s AUDIO OUT (LEFT/RIGHT) jacks to any line-level inputs (such as AUX, DVD, CD, etc.) of an audio amplifier or receiver. The player Audio cable (not supplied) Connecting to a digital audio device You can enjoy sound of enhanced quality by connecting the player’s DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL) jack to a digital input of an...
Connecting the power cord When all the audio/video connections have been made, connect the AC power plug to the wall outlet. Make sure that the plugs are inserted firmly. The STANDBY/ON indicator lights in red. Warning • Disconnect the power cord: - if you are not going to use the player for a long time.
You can set the display language, TV monitor type and digital output before using the player, by following the procedure below. Press ENTER. The first page of the DVD PLAYER SET UP display appears. The pull-down menu of the [ON SCREEN LANGUAGE] is already open.
Press ENTER. The TV screen returns to the opening display. To bring up the DVD PLAYER SET UP display later Press SET UP for a few seconds until the DVD PLAYER SET UP display appears. Starting playback Press 0 on the player (or OPEN/CLOSE on the remote control unit) to open the disc tray.
(SELECT) To stop playback completely Press 7. Hint If you press 0 during playback, the player stops playback and opens the disc tray. To stop playback temporarily Press 8. To resume playback, press 3 (SELECT). (See “About On-screen guide icons” on this page.) Restarting playback after stopping (resuming playback) The player resumes playback from the position you interrupted...
Various kinds of playback QUICK PLAYBACK ¢ (SELECT) NOTE Make sure that the KARAOKE - DVD switch on the remote control unit is set to “DVD” when using the 5/∞/2/3 and KARAOKE numeric buttons for controlling the player. Playback at various speeds x1.5 Quick Playback with sound During playback, press QUICK PLAYBACK on the player.
Numeric buttons RESERVE - TITLE/ RETURN GROUP MENU - THUMBNAIL/ TOP MENU 5/∞/2/3 LIST ENTER ON SCREEN ¢ - KARAOKE To replay the previous scenes (One touch replay function) During DVD VIDEO playback, press KARAOKE. The playback position moves back 10 seconds before the current position.
Press the numeric buttons to select the desired item. To select 5: press 5. To select 23: press +10, +10, then 3. To select 40: press +10, +10, +10, then 10. The player starts playback of the selected item. To return to the menu, press RETURN. Hint If something like [NEXT] or [PREVIOUS] appears on the TV screen, pressing ¢...
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Numeric buttons 5/∞/2/3 ENTER (SELECT) SUBTITLE - ECHO Press the numeric buttons to specify tracks in the desired order. To select 5: press 5. To select 23: press +10, +10, then 3. To select 40: press +10, +10, +10, then 10. The total program time Total Program Time PROGRAM...
Repeat playback To repeat the current selection or all tracks For DVD VIDEO: During playback For SVCD/Video CD/Audio CD: In any condition except SVCD/ Video CD playback with PBC Press REPEAT - KARAOKE SOUND. If you press REPEAT - KARAOKE SOUND in stop mode, press 3 (SELECT) to start playback.
5/∞/2/3 ENTER VFP - PROGRESSIVE SCAN SOUND EFFECT - VOCAL ZOOM - KEY+ ANGLE - AUDIO SLIDE EFFECT To change the audio language or sound (AUDIO) The audio selection setting allows you to change the audio language of a movie, or to listen to karaoke with or without the vocal.
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NOTES • While zoomed, the picture may look coarse. • This function may not work with some DVD VIDEO discs. • When the KARAOKE function is turned on, you cannot zoom in pictures even if the KARAOKE - DVD switch on the remote control player is set to “DVD.”...
Numeric buttons 5/∞/2/3 ENTER ON SCREEN Menu bar functions To bring up the menu bar When a disc is inserted, press ON SCREEN. A status bar for the type of disc inserted will appear on the TV screen. See page 9 for details about the status bar. Press ON SCREEN again.
Menu bar functions for DVD VIDEO Time mode selection During playback, selects the time mode shown in the display window and in the status bar. Press ENTER to select the time mode from the following. • TOTAL: Current title elapsed time •...
Audio/Video files playback Numeric buttons (SELECT) NOTE Make sure that the KARAOKE - DVD switch on the remote control unit is set to “DVD” when using the 5/∞/2/3 and KARAOKE numeric buttons for controlling the player. Outline The player can play back MP3/JPEG/MPEG-4 (simple profile/asf file) files on either a personally recorded CD-R/RW disc, or a commercially available CD.
Basic operations When you insert a disc with groups and files, the Control display that shows the contents of the disc automatically appears on the TV screen. You can specify and play back the desired group/file from the Control display using the following procedure. Make sure that the cursor bar is in the left (group) column on the Control display.
CANCEL ENTER MENU - THUMBNAIL/ 5/∞/2/3 LIST SET UP ¢ (SELECT) ANGLE - SLIDE EFFECT Direct selection for JPEG files You can select a particular JPEG file from the thumbnail screen. Press and hold MENU - THUMBNAIL/LIST while a JPEG file is selected on the Control display.
• The previous picture of the opening display is overwritten by the newly saved file. To dismiss the menu screen Press SET UP. To resume the JVC’s opening screen Select [STANDARD] in step 4.
KARAOKE operation Numeric buttons RESERVE - TITLE/ GROUP CANCEL 5/∞/2/3 ENTER ON SCREEN - KARAOKE AUDIO NOTE Make sure that the KARAOKE - DVD switch on the remote control unit is set KARAOKE to “KARAOKE” when using the karaoke-related buttons for controlling the player.
Press the numeric buttons to specify tracks in the desired order. To select 5: press 5. To select 23: press +10, +10, then 3. To select 40: press +10, +10, +10, then 10. Track To correct the reservation Press 5/∞ to move to the song to be corrected, then press CANCEL.
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5/∞/2/3 ENTER SOUND EFFECT - VOCAL SUBTITLE - ECHO To select KARAOKE sound (KARAOKE SOUND) Among KARAOKE DVD VIDEO discs, there are “multi-sound KARAOKE” discs. With such a disc, for example, you can sing along with the other vocal part recorded on a disc. Using the KARAOKE menu See page 24 for how to turn on the KARAOKE menu.
NOTES • If [KARAOKE] is set to [L] or [R], the “MASK” and “REPLACE” functions do not work correctly. • With some materials, such as those recorded in monaural and sung by multiple voices, the voice may not be satisfactorily masked.
Changing the initial settings ENTER 5/∞/2/3 SET UP NOTES • Make sure that the KARAOKE - DVD switch on the remote control unit is KARAOKE set to “DVD” when using the 5/∞/2/ 3 and numeric buttons for controlling the player. •...
LANGUAGE menu MENU LANGUAGE You can select the default menu language to be displayed if it is contained on a DVD VIDEO disc. Setting options ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH, CHINESE, GERMAN, ITALIAN, JAPANESE, language code from AA to ZU • If the disc does not have a menu in the selected language, the disc’s default language will be used.
Setting options STANDARD, USER, SAVE AS BACKGROUND [STANDARD]: select when you use the JVC original image as the opening display (initial setting). [USER]: select when you use your favorite image as the opening display. This item will be taken effect after you register a new image in the next item.
Numeric buttons 5/∞ Limiting playback by children This function restricts playback of DVD VIDEO discs which contain violent (and other) scenes according to the level set by the user. For example, if a movie which includes violent scenes supports the parental lock feature, such scenes which you do not want to let children view can be cut or replaced with other scenes.
Numeric buttons 5/∞ To change the settings You can change the parental lock settings later. In stop mode, bring up the OTHERS menu. Press 5/∞ to move to select [PARENTAL LOCK] and press ENTER. The parental lock on-screen display appears on the TV screen.
AV COMPU LINK remote control system The JVC AV COMPU LINK system allows you to enjoy video or audio with the simplest operation. If your video/audio player (such as a DVD player, CD player and VCR) and television or/and...
Troubleshooting Power Power does not come on. \ Power plug is not inserted securely. Plug in securely. Operation “REGION CODE ERROR!” is shown on the TV screen. \ Region code of the inserted disc does not match the player. Check the region code of the disc printed on the disc jacket. Operation is not possible.
Specifications Specifications and appearance are subject to change without prior notice. General Readable discs DVD VIDEO, DVD-R (Video format), DVD- RW (Video format), SVCD, Video CD, Audio CD (CD-DA), CD-R/RW (CD-DA, SVCD, Video CD, MP3 format, JPEG, MPEG-4) Video format PAL, 625i (Interlaced scan) NTSC, 525i (Interlaced scan)/525p (Progressive scan) selectable...
Appendix B: Country/Area code list for Parental Lock Eritrea Andorra Spain United Arab Emirates Ethiopia Afghanistan Finland Antigua and Barbuda Fiji Anguilla Falkland Islands Albania Micronesia (Federated States Armenia Netherlands Antilles Faroe Islands Angola France Antarctica France, Metropolitan Argentina Gabon American Samoa United Kingdom Austria...
Appendix D: Glossary 525i/525p/625i Indicates the number of scanning lines and scanning format of an image signal. 525i indicates 525 scanning lines with interlace format, 525p indicates 525 scanning lines with progressive format, and 625i indicates 625 scanning lines with interlace format.