DVD VIDEO PLAYER Introduction XV-S40BK/XV-S45GD XV-S30BK Preliminary knowledge Getting started Basic operations OPEN STANDBY/ON /CLOSE Advanced operations PLAY MODE PHONIC CANCEL RETURN THEATER ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO POSITION DIGEST ZOOM SELECT Initial settings DVD/CD PLAYER STANDBY OPEN/CLOSE ENTER DVD/VIDEO CD/CD STANDBY ON ∞...
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Warnings, Cautions and Others Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses CAUTION CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. DO NOT OPEN 2. Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.
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English Table of Contents Introduction Features................2 Special picture playback ..........24 Supplied accessories ............2 About this instruction manual ..........3 Notes on handling ..............4 Preliminary knowledge Changing the playback order ......... 26 Names of parts and controls ..........5 Repeat playback............... 27 Operational Principles ............9 Selecting a scene angle of DVD VIDEO ......
Introduction Features Supplied accessories Picture functions Audio/video cable (x 1) (except XV-S30BK) Strobe function The unit can display nine continuous still pictures on the TV screen. Digest function You can select the desired selection to be played from Remote Control Unit (x 1) the opening scenes displayed on the TV screen.
Introduction About this instruction manual This instruction manual basically explains operations as follows: To playback in random order [RANDOM] These symbols indicate the types You can play titles or tracks on discs inserted in random of discs which the order by using the Random function. operation can be used for.
Introduction Notes on handling Important cautions Safety precautions Installation of the unit Avoid moisture, water and dust Select a place which is level, dry and neither too hot Do not place the unit in moist or dusty places. nor too cold (between 5 o C and 35 o C, 41 o F and 95 o F). ...
Preliminary knowledge Names of parts and controls Refer to the corresponding pages indicated in () for details. Front panel 1 STANDBY indicator 3 Remote sensor 5 0 (OPEN/CLOSE) button 2 STANDBY/ON 4 Disc tray button DVD/CD PLAYER STANDBY OPEN/CLOSE DVD VIDEO CD CD STANDBY ON SKIP ¢...
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Preliminary knowledge Remote control unit ! Infrated signal-emitting window @ STANDBY/ON button 1 OPEN/CLOSE button OPEN STANDBY/ON /CLOSE # RETURN button 2 PLAY MODE button PLAY MODE PHONIC CANCEL RETURN 3 3D PHONIC button $ CANCEL button 4 Numeric button % THEATER POSITION + 10 button...
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Preliminary knowledge OPEN/CLOSE button (17) Infrared signal-emitting window Opens and closes the disc tray. Point this window toward the remote sensor on the front panel when pressing buttons. PLAY MODE button (22, 26, 27 , 28) Displays an on-screen display for controlling the STANDBY/ON button (17) advanced playback functions.
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Outputs a composite video signal. type correctly according to the external device connected AUDIO OUT jacks (LEFT/RIGHT) (13,14) to via the Preference display. The XV-S40BK/XV-S45GD Outputs stereo analog audio signals. provides both the OPTICAL and COAXIAL connectors, AV COMPU LINK jacks (42) (except XV-S30BK) while XV-S30BK provides only the COAXIAL connector.
Preliminary knowledge Operational Principles On-screen displays The unit provides several on-screen displays. With some displays, you can set or select preferences or functions, while the others are display-only. Opening displays The Opening display appears automatically in some conditions. Opening display At the bottom, the following information are indicated depending on the units status.
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Preliminary knowledge Play mode displays During DVD VIDEO playback While stopped Pressing the PLAY MODE button brings up the play mode display in which you can control playback DVD CONTROL functions. REPEAT PROGRAM RANDOM REPEAT A-B REPEAT TIME SEARCH CHAP. SEARCH Different displays appear depending on the disc type and the units status.
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Preliminary knowledge On-screen guide icons During DVD VIDEO playback, you may see icons displayed over the picture. These have the following meanings. Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded from multiple angles. (See page 29.) Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded with multiple audio languages. (See page 31.) Displayed at the beginning of a scene recorded with multiple subtitle languages.
Preliminary knowledge About discs Playable disc types Playable and non-playable disc types are as follows: Playable discs Audio CD Audio CD CD-R CD-R DVD VIDEO DVD VIDEO Video CD Video CD CD-RW CD-RW The DVD VIDEO Logo is a trademark. ...
Getting started Connections *In the following description, TV may be substituted with monitor or projector. *Before using the unit, you have to connect the unit to a TV and/or amplifier. Before making any connections Do not connect the AC power cord until all other connections have been made. ...
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Getting started To connect to a TV with the component video input jacks You can enjoy high picture quality by connecting the units COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to the COMPONENT VIDEO IN jacks of your TV with the video cables. Note that the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks are not active in the initial (factory preset) condition.
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Getting started To connect to an audio amplifier or receiver You can enjoy high-quality audio by connecting the unit's audio output to your amplifier or receiver. The unit DIGITAL OUT VIDEO OUT PCM / STREAM COMPONENT AV COMPU LINK COAXIAL OPTICAL RIGHT LEFT...
Getting started To connect the power cord When all the audio/video connections have been made, insert the smaller plug of the supplied AC power cord to the units AC IN connector, then insert the other end to the wall outlet. Make sure that plugs are inserted firmly. The STANDBY indicator lights and setup is completed.
Basic operations In the following description, the buttons on the remote control unit are mainly used, however, you may use the corresponding buttons on the front panel of the unit if available. Turning on/off the unit Press STANDBY/ON on the remote control unit or press on the front panel.
Basic operations Basic playback Now you can play a disc. First, lets enjoy simple playback according to following procedure. To start playback The unit starts playback from the begining. NOTES When the resume point is memorized, pressing starts playback from that point instead DIGEST ZOOM of the beginning.
Basic operations To locate the beginning of the scene or song During playback ¢ ¢ Press to locate the beginning of the current chapter, title, or track, and press to locate the beginning of the next chapter, title, or track. NOTE ...
Advanced operations NOTES Playing from a specific When appears on the TV screen by pressing TITLE in step 1: position on a disc The disc does not have a menu listing the titles. When appears on the TV screen by pressing MENU You can play a disc from the selected track, title or in step 1: chapter, or from the specified time.
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Advanced operations ¢ When NEXT or PREVIOUS appears on the TV NOTES screen, the unit generally works as follows: During DVD VIDEO playback, if a menu is shown on the Pressing advances to the next page. TV screen, the numeric buttons may be used for ...
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Advanced operations NOTES To locate a desired scene by specifying Y ou can also locate a desired chapter directly by the chapter number [CHAP.SERCH] specifying the chapter number using the numeric buttons during playback (except a menu is shown). See page 21.
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Advanced operations NOTES When appears on the TV screen in step 2: You can specify the elapsed time of the current title The time you have selected is not contained on the disc, or track to set the location which you want to or the time search function does not work on the disc.
Advanced operations Special picture playback The unit provides special picture playback functions including Frame-by-frame, Strobe, Slow-motion and Zoom. To advance a still picture frame-by-frame 5 ° 2 3 THEATER ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO POSITION DIGEST ZOOM SELECT The selected scene is indicated by If there are more than 9 scenes, the digest screen will have more than one page.
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Advanced operations To zoom a scene [ZOOM] & Pressing when the nine still pictures is shown will advance to the next nine still pictures. Pressing when the nine still pictures is shown will advance pictures in normal playback speed. OPEN STANDBY/ON /CLOSE...
Advanced operations Changing the playback order The programmed title/track number is shown under each You can play titles or tracks on discs inserted in the program number. desired order or in random order. If you specify a wrong selection To playback in the desired order Press CANCEL.
Advanced operations To playback in random order Repeat playback [RANDOM] You can repeat playback of the current selection or all disc You can play titles or tracks on discs inserted in random contents (except DVD VIDEO). You can also repeat playback order by using the Random function.
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Advanced operations Audio CD/Video CD To repeat a desired part (for Audio CD) (for Video CD) [A-B REPEAT] VCD CONTROL CD CONTROL REPEAT A-B REPEAT TIME SEARCH PBC CALL REPEAT A-B REPEAT TIME SEARCH REPEAT ALL REPEAT ALL OPEN STANDBY/ON /CLOSE PLAY...
Advanced operations T o quit A-B repeat playback Selecting a scene angle of Press . The unit stops playback and quits A-B repeat mode. DVD VIDEO During playback, pressing ENTER when is pointed at You can enjoy a variety of scene angles if the DVD VIDEO [A-B REPEAT] quits A-B repeat mode and continues disc contains multi-angle...
Advanced operations To select a scene angle from the angle Changing the language and list display [ANGLE] sound For DVD VIDEO discs, you can select the subtitle language, as well as the audio language/sound included on a disc. OPEN STANDBY/ON /CLOSE For Video CD discs, you can select the audio channel(s).
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Advanced operations For Video CD NOTES Each time you press AUDIO or Example: For DVD VIDEO, the selected language may be abbreviated CURSOR , the playback on the TV screen. See Appendix A: T able of languages and STEREO audio changes as follows.
Advanced operations Selecting the picture Enjoying virtual surround character sound You can select the picture character from among four Using the 3D Phonic function, you can get a simulated options according to the source program, lighting surround effect from your stereo system. condition of the room and/or personal preference.
Advanced operations THEATER Checking the status You can enjoy sound effects like in a major theater in Hollywood You can view the disc/time information, as well as the When you play a DVD VIDEO disc recorded in Dolby DVD functions status on the TV screen. Digital which contains more than 3 channels, ACTION does not appear.
Advanced operations To check the DVD function status To dim the brightness of the display window OPEN STANDBY/ON /CLOSE PLAY MODE PHONIC CANCEL RETURN You can dim the brightness of the display window. Dimning brightness of the display THEATER window ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO...
Initial settings Selecting preferences 5 ° You can set various preferences for playback via four LANGUAGE AUDIO DISPLAY SYSTEM dedicated displays. MENU LANGUAGE ENGLISH AUDIO LANGUAGE ENGLISH ENGLISH SUBTITLE ENGLISH How to set preferences ON SCREEN LANGUAGE EXIT PRESS Note that you cannot bring up a preference display during playback or when an Audio CD is loaded in the tray.
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Initial setting Pressing CURSOR changes the language setting in the AUDIO page reverse order of the above. If the selected language is not recorded, the discs default audio language will be played. DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT To connect the units digital SUBTITLE AUDIO DISPLAY...
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Initial settings DOWN MIX DISPLAY page To playback a DVD VIDEO LANGUAGE AUDIO DISPLAY SYSTEM disc recorded with surround MONITOR TYPE STREAM / PCM DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT multichannel audio DOWN MIX Lo / Ro COMPRESSION You can select the monitor correctly, the DOWN MIX LANGUAGE AUDIO...
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SCREEN SAVER MODE 2 ON SCREEN GUIDE which show what is When the unit is stopped for (XV-S40BK/XV-S45GD) happening to the disc or the EXIT more than 30 minutes or 60 unit. PRESS minutes, the unit enters standby...
Initial settings Limiting playback by children PARENTAL LOCK Country Coce This function restricts playback of DVD VIDEO discs Set Level - - - - PASSWORD which contain violent (and other) scenes according to the level set by the user. For example, if a movie which EXIT includes violent scenes supports the parental lock PRESS...
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Initial setting To change the settings [PARENTAL LOCK] You can change the Parental lock settings later. moves to [PASSWORD]. OPEN STANDBY/ON /CLOSE PLAY MODE PHONIC CANCEL RETURN moves to [EXIT]. The password entered in the above step becomes THEATER ANGLE SUBTITLE AUDIO POSITION...
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Initial settings To temporarily release the Parental lock [PARENTAL LOCK] When you set the parental level strictly, some discs may not be played back at all. When you insert such a disc and try to play it, the following Parental Lock on-screen display appears on the TV screen, asking you whether you want the parental lock to be temporarily released or not.
AV COMPU LINK remote control system (not available with XV-S30BK) 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...
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Additional information IMPORTANT! you connect the component video output to your TV: set the DVD player s AV COMPULINK setting to DVD1. mak e the video/audio connection between the DVD player and your recei ver using the supplied audio/video cable, and do not make the S-VIDEO connection.
Additional information Care and handling of discs How to handle discs When handling a disc, do not touch the surface of the disc. Since discs are made of plastic, they are easily damaged. If a disc gets dirty, dusty, scratched or warped, the images and sound will not be picked up correctly, and such a disc may cause the player to malfunction.
Additional information Troubleshooting What appears to be a malfunction may not always be serious. Please go through the following list before requesting service. Symptom Possible case Remedy Power does not come on. Power plug is not inserted securely. Plug in securely. Too far from the unit.
Additional information Specifications General Readable discs: DVD VIDEO, Audio CD, Video CD Video format: NTSC Other Power requirements: AC 120V , 60Hz Power consumption: 16 W (POWER ON), 2.2 W (STANDBY mode) Mass: 2.6 kg (5.8 lbs) Dimensions (W x H x D): 435 mm x 68 mm x 267.5 mm (17-3/16 inch x 2-11/16 inch x 10-9/16 inch) Video outputs...
Additional information Appendix B:Country code list for parental lock This list is used for the parental Lock operation. For details, see page 39. Spain Lebanon Saudi Arabia Andorra Ethiopia Solomon Islands Saint Lucia United Arab Emirates Finland Seychelles Afghanistan Liechtenstein Fiji Sudan Antigua and Barbuda...
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Sophisticated electronic products may require occasional service. Just as quality is a keyword in the engineering and production of the wide array of JVC products, service is the key to maintaining the high level of performance for which JVC is world famous. The JVC service and engineering organization stands behind our products.
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WHAT WE WILL DO: If this product is found to be defective, JVC will repair or replace defective parts at no charge to the original owner. Such repair and replacement services shall be rendered by JVC during normal business hours at JVC authorized service centers. Parts used for replacement are warranted only for the remainder of the Warranty Period.
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