JVC XV-N420B Instructions page 2

Menu bar functions
You can use various functions from the menu bar. • OFF: Repeat mode deactivated. Select this to
quit repeat mode.
To bring up the menu bar
specifies beginning point of a title (DVD) or a
When a disc is inserted, press ON SCREEN twice.
disc (CD/VCD/SVCD) by the time.
A menu bar for the type of disc inserted will appear
DVD: In any condition
under the status bar.
CD: In any condition except program or
Ex.: Menu bar for DVD VIDEO
random playback
VCD/SVCD: In any condition except PBC or program
or random playback
specifies a chapter to play back from
To dismiss the menu bar and the status bar, press ON
(DVD only).
SCREEN.
Basic operation procedure selects the audio language (DVD), sound
Press 2/3 to select the icon you want to work with. track (DVD), or audio channel (VCD/SVCD) during
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playback.
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Press ENTER.
After pressing ENTER:
selects the subtitle language (DVD) or
(1) When a pull-down menu appears, press 5/∞ to
select the setting you want, then press ENTER. subtitle (SVCD) during playback.
(2) When a number-entry box appears, use the
selects a desired scene angle in a multi-
numeric buttons to enter the number you want,
then press ENTER. angle part (DVD only).
(3) When changing setting, press ENTER
specifies the playback order of tracks while
repeatedly to select the setting you want.
stopped (unavailable for DVD). You can program up to
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99 tracks.
• The selected item on the menu bar is shown in green.
1. After selecting icon, press the numeric
• The available functions differ depending on the
player status. Refer to the explanation below to check
buttons to specify tracks in the desired order.
when you can use a certain function.
• To correct the program, press 5/∞ to move
Menu bar functions the track to be corrected, then press CANCEL. The
track is erased and the subsequent programmed
selects the time mode shown in the display
tracks move up.
Pressing 7 clears all the programmed tracks.
window and the status bar.
2. Press 3(SELECT) to start program playback.
• TOTAL: Elapsed time of current title (DVD) or a disc
• During program playback, you cannot edit the
(CD/VCD/SVCD)
program contents.
• T.REM: Remaining time of current title (DVD) or a disc
• To exit the program mode, press ON SCREEN after
(CD/VCD/SVCD)
(Except for DVD: while stopped, disc total clearing the program.
time)
activates random playback while stopped
• TIME: Elapsed time of current chapter (DVD) or
track (CD/VCD/SVCD) (unavailable for DVD).
• REM: Remaining time of current chapter (DVD) or
After selecting icon, press ENTER.
track (CD/VCD/SVCD)
(while stopped, current track total time) The player starts random playback.
selects repeat mode.
DVD: During playback
CD: In any condition
VCD/SVCD: In any condition except PBC playback
• CHAPTER: Current chapter repeat (DVD)
• TITLE: Current title repeat (DVD)
• TRACK: Current track repeat (CD/VCD/SVCD)
• ALL: All track repeat (CD/VCD/SVCD)
• A-B: A-B repeat (During playback). After
selecting A-B, press ENTER at the
beginning point of repeat, then press
ENTER again at the end point.
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Troubleshooting
Power Audio
Power does not come on. DVD VIDEO disc playback sound level is lower
\ Power plug is not inserted securely. Plug in
than TV broadcast sound level.
\ Set the [D.RANGE CONTROL] preference to [TV
securely.
MODE].
Analog audio output is distorted.
Operation
\ Set the [OUTPUT LEVEL] preference to [LOW].
"REGION CODE ERROR!" is shown on the TV.
\ Region code of the inserted disc does not match the
MP3/WMA/JPEG
player. Check the region code of the disc printed on
the disc jacket.
No sound and/or no picture comes out.
Operation is not possible. \ MP3/WMA/JPEG disc is recorded with the "packet
\ Microcomputer malfunction due to lightning or static
writing (UDF file)." It cannot be played.
electricity. Turn off the power and unplug the power Check the files you want to play back.
cord, then connect the power cord again.
Files (tracks) are not played in the recorded
\ Moisture condensation caused by a sudden change
order.
of temperature or humidity. Turn off the power, then
\ This player plays the files in the alphabetic order.
turn it on a few hours later.
So, the playback order can vary.
\ The disc does not allow the operation, or an
unplayable disc is inserted. Check and replace the WMA files cannot be played back.
disc. \ The file is copy protected.
\ The file is recorded with a bit rate under 48 kbps.
[LOCK] is displayed on the display window
The player does not support such WMA files.
and the disc tray does not open.
\ When you press 0 while pressing down 7 on the
player in standby mode, the tray lock function is
activated. The disc tray cannot be opened or closed
in this status. To release this status, press 0 while
pressing down 7 on the player in standby mode.
Picture
Picture is noisy.
\ The player is connected to a VCR directly and the
copyguard function is activated. Connect the player
so that the picture signal flows directly to the TV.
With some discs, the picture may be blurred when
[PICTURE SOURCE] is set to [FILM] or [AUTO].
Set [PICTURE SOURCE] to [VIDEO (NORMAL)] or
[VIDEO (ACTIVE)].
Picture is distorted when using
component (Y, P , P ) or S-VIDEO jack(s).
B R
\ Both the component connection and S-video
connection are made. Disconnect the unused one.
No picture is displayed on the TV screen or the
screen is blurred or divided into two parts.
\ The player is in the progressive scanning mode
though it is connected to a TV via the VIDEO or
S-VIDEO jack. Observe the display window. If [P] is
turned on, the player is in the progressive scanning
mode.
Make the Progressive scanning mode inactive by
using the VFP - I/P button.
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Audio/Video files playback
You can play back MP3/WMA/JPEG files on a CD/CD-R/RW.
The player supports discs recorded with up to five multiple sessions.
Precautions Random playback
1. While stopped, press 5/∞/2/3 to move the cursor
• Use "ISO 9660" as the disc format.
bar to playback mode.
• The player does not support "packet writing (UDF
files)" discs. 2. Press ENTER repeatedly to select RANDOM.
3. Press 3 to move the cursor bar to the file column,
• The player may be unable to play back a disc due to
then press 3(SELECT).
the characteristics or recording conditions.
• The player recognizes up to the fifth layer of groups,
Program playback
999 files per group (including unplayable files), and 1. While stopped, press 5/∞/2/3 to move the cursor
up to 250 groups per disc.
bar to playback mode.
• Add the appropriate extension (".mp3", ".jpg", and
2. Press ENTER repeatedly to select PROGRAM.
".wma") to the file name.
3. Press 5/∞/2/3 to select the desired file, then press
• MP3i and MP3 Pro are not available.
ENTER.
• The player supports WMA files recorded with a bit rate
4. Repeat step 3 until all the desired files are selected.
of 48 kbps or higher.
• To erase the last programmed file, press 2 to
• The player cannot play back a picture of more than
move the cursor bar to the programmed files
5120 x 3413 pixels (baseline JPEG) or 2048 x 1536
column, then press CANCEL.
pixels (progressive JPEG).
5. Press 3(SELECT).
Selecting a specific file or group
Various JPEG files playback
You can select files or folders (groups) using the
Control display on the TV screen.
To zoom in a picture
Control display Press ZOOM.
Each time you press ZOOM, you can magnify a JPEG
DISC CONTROL file (x1.5/x2).
Select these
sections to show the
NOTE
NORMAL GROUP --
upper layer.
MP3 PICT01.jpg
This function is not available for some JPEG files
SLIDESHOW PICT02.jpg
depending on their resolution size and JPEG format.
MIX PICT03.jpg
Current file
MUSIC01.mp3
To rotate/reflect a still picture
to MUSIC02.mp3
While a still picture is played back:
• Pressing 2/3 rotates the picture by 90°.
• Pressing 5 reflects the picture vertically.
• Pressing ∞ reflects the picture horizontally.
Group column File column
Current group To select a JPEG files from the thumbnail list
1. Press and hold THUMBNAIL/LIST while a JPEG file
Current playback mode
is selected on the Control display.
Press 5/∞/2/3 to move the cursor bar to a desired
2. Press 5/∞/2/3 to select the desired picture, then
file, then press 3(SELECT).
press ENTER.
• When you press ENTER, only the selected file is
• You can change the page of thumbnail list by
played back (except for MP3 files).
pressing 4/¢.
Slide show playback of JPEG files
Various playback mode
Press 3(SELECT) while a JPEG file is selected on the
• To play back a disc continuously, select NORMAL.
Control display.
Repeat playback
• To select slide show effect
1. While stopped, press 5/∞/2/3 to move the cursor
Press and hold ANGLE-SLIDE EFFECT until
bar to playback mode. [SLIDE EFFECT MODE:] and the current mode
2. Press ENTER repeatedly to select the desired repeat appears on the TV screen.
mode. By pressing and holding the button repeatedly, you
• REPEAT 1: Repeats the current file. can select the effect from 11 effects, random effect
• REPEAT GROUP: Repeats all files in the current
selection (RAND), and no effect (NONE).
group. The effect is not applied to progressive JPEG files.
• REPEAT ALL: Repeats all files on the disc.
3. Press 3 to move the cursor bar to the file column,
then press 3(SELECT).
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Country/Area code list for Parental Lock
AD Andorra CY Cyprus IL Israel MV Maldives
AE United Arab Emirates CZ Czech Republic IN India MW Malawi
AF Afghanistan DE Germany IO British Indian Ocean MX Mexico
Territory
AG Antigua and Barbuda DJ Djibouti MY Malaysia
IQ Iraq
AI Anguilla DK Denmark MZ Mozambique
AL Albania DM Dominica IR Iran (Islamic Republic of) NA Namibia
IS Iceland
AM Armenia DO Dominican Republic NC New Caledonia
IT Italy
AN Netherlands Antilles DZ Algeria NE Niger
JM Jamaica
AO Angola EC Ecuador NF Norfolk Island
AQ Antarctica EE Estonia JO Jordan NG Nigeria
JP Japan
AR Argentina EG Egypt NI Nicaragua
KE Kenya
AS American Samoa EH Western Sahara NL Netherlands
KG Kyrgyzstan
AT Austria ER Eritrea NO Norway
KH Cambodia
AU Australia ES Spain NP Nepal
KI Kiribati
AW Aruba ET Ethiopia NR Nauru
KM Comoros
AZ Azerbaijan FI Finland NU Niue
KN Saint Kitts and Nevis
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina FJ Fiji NZ New Zealand
KP Korea, Democratic
BB Barbados FK Falkland Islands OM Oman
People's Republic of
BD Bangladesh FM Micronesia (Federated PA Panama
KR Korea, Republic of
States of)
BE Belgium PE Peru
KW Kuwait
FO Faroe Islands
BF Burkina Faso PF French Polynesia
KY Cayman Islands
FR France
BG Bulgaria PG Papua New Guinea
KZ Kazakhstan
BH Bahrain FX France, Metropolitan PH Philippines
LA Lao People's
GA Gabon
BI Burundi PK Pakistan
Democratic Republic
GB United Kingdom
BJ Benin PL Poland
LB Lebanon
GD Grenada
BM Bermuda PM Saint Pierre and
LC Saint Lucia
GE Georgia Miquelon
BN Brunei Darussalam
LI Liechtenstein
GF French Guiana PN Pitcairn
BO Bolivia
LK Sri Lanka
GH Ghana PR Puerto Rico
BR Brazil
LR Liberia
GI Gibraltar PT Portugal
BS Bahamas
LS Lesotho
GL Greenland PW Palau
BT Bhutan
LT Lithuania
GM Gambia PY Paraguay
BV Bouvet Island
LU Luxembourg
GN Guinea QA Qatar
BW Botswana
LV Latvia
GP Guadeloupe RE Réunion
BY Belarus
LY Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
GQ Equatorial Guinea RO Romania
BZ Belize
MA Morocco
CA Canada GR Greece RU Russian Federation
MC Monaco
GS South Georgia and the RW Rwanda
CC Cocos (Keeling) Islands
MD Moldova, Republic of
South Sandwich
SA Saudi Arabia
CF Central African Republic
GT Guatemala MG Madagascar
SB Solomon Islands
CG Congo
MH Marshall Islands
GU Guam
CH Switzerland SC Seychelles
ML Mali
GW Guinea-Bissau
SD Sudan
CI Côte d'Ivoire
MM Myanmar
GY Guyana
SE Sweden
CK Cook Islands
HK Hong Kong MN Mongolia
SG Singapore
CL Chile
MO Macau
HM Heard Island and SH Saint Helena
CM Cameroon
McDonald Islands MP Northern Mariana
SI Slovenia
CN China Islands
HN Honduras
SJ Svalbard and Jan Mayen
CO Colombia
HR Croatia MQ Martinique
SK Slovakia
CR Costa Rica
MR Mauritania
HT Haiti
SL Sierra Leone
CU Cuba
MS Montserrat
HU Hungary
CV Cape Verde SM San Marino
MT Malta
ID Indonesia
SN Senegal
CX Christmas Island
IE Ireland MU Mauritius
Language codes list for the LANGUAGE menu
AA Afar CA Catalan GL Galician KK Kazakh ML Malayalam PS Pashto,
Pushto
AB Abkhazian CO Corsican GN Guarani KL Greenlandic MN Mongolian
Portuguese
Afrikaans CS Czech GU Gujarati KM Cambodian MO Moldavian PT
AF
QU Quechua
AM Ameharic CY Welsh HA Hausa KN Kannada MR Marathi
RM Rhaeto-
AR Arabic DA Danish HI Hindi KO Korean (KOR) MS Malay (MAY)
Romance
AS Assamese DZ Bhutani HR Croatian KS Kashmiri MT Maltese
RN Kirundi
AY Aymara EL Greek HU Hungarian KU Kurdish MY Burmese
RO Rumanian
AZ Azerbaijani EO Esperanto HY Armenian KY Kirghiz NA Nauru
RU Russian
BA Bashkir ET Estonian IA Interlingua LA Latin NE Nepali
RW Kinyarwanda
BE Byelorussian EU Basque IE Interlingue LN Lingala NL Dutch
SA Sanskrit
BG Bulgarian FA Persian IK Inupiak LO Laothian NO Norwegian
SD Sindhi
BH Bihari FI Finnish IN Indonesian LT Lithuanian OC Occitan
SG Sangho
BI Bislama FJ Fiji IS Icelandic LV Latvian, OM (Afan) Oromo
SH Serbo-
Lettish
BN Bengali,Ban- FO Faroese IW Hebrew OR Oriya
Croatian
gla MG Malagasy
FY Frisian JI Yiddish PA Panjabi
SI Singhalese
BO Tibetan MI Maori
GA Irish JW Javanese PL Polish
SK Slovak
BR Breton MK Macedonian
GD Scots Gaelic KA Georgian
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Initial settings
You can change the settings of this player according to your preferences and playing environment.
How to set the Initial settings
1 Press SET UP.
Press 2/3 to select the menu.
2
Press 5/∞ to move to select the item.
3
4
Press ENTER.
Press 5/∞ to select the options, then press
5
ENTER.
To dismiss a preference display
Press SET UP.
LANGUAGE menu
Item
MENU LANGUAGE You can select the default menu language of DVD VIDEO.
AUDIO LANGUAGE You can select the default audio language of DVD VIDEO.
SUBTITLE You can select the default subtitle language of DVD VIDEO.
ON SCREEN LANGUAGE You can select "ENGLISH," "FRENCH," or "SPANISH" as the on-screen language.
PICTURE menu
Item
MONITOR TYPE You can select the monitor type to match your TV when you play back DVD VIDEO
discs recorded for wide-screen televisions.
16:9 4:3 LB
[16:9] (Wide television screen): For a wide-screen (16:9) TV.
[4:3 LB] (Letter Box conversion): For a normal (4:3) TV. Displays a wide-screen
picture to fit the width of the TV screen keeping the aspect ratio.
[4:3 PS] (Pan Scan conversion): For a normal (4:3) TV. The picture is zoomed up
4:3 PS
to filling the screen vertically and the left and right sides of the picture are cut off.
PICTURE SOURCE You can obtain optimal picture quality by selecting the source type of the disc contents.
[AUTO]: Normally, select this option. The player recognizes the picture type (film or
video source) of the current disc according to the disc information.
[FILM]: For a film source disc.
[VIDEO(NORMAL)]: For a video source disc with relatively a few movements.
[VIDEO(ACTIVE)]: For a video source disc with relatively a lot of movements.
SCREEN SAVER You can set the screen saver function to ON or OFF.
BACKGROUND You can use your favorite image as the opening display.
[STANDARD]: Display the JVC original image.
[USER]: Display your favorite image as the opening display when a JPEG image is
registered.
[SAVE AS BACKGROUND]: To register a new image, select this while a JPEG
image is displayed on the TV.
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SO Somalia
SR Suriname
ST Sao Tome and
Principe
SV El Salvador
SY Syrian Arab Republic
SZ Swaziland
TC Turks and Caicos
Islands
TD Chad
TF French Southern
Territories
TG Togo
TH Thailand
TJ Tajikistan
TK Tokelau
TM Turkmenistan
TN Tunisia
TO Tonga
TP East Timor
TR Turkey
TT Trinidad and Tobago
TV Tuvalu
TW Taiwan
TZ Tanzania, United
Republic of
UA Ukraine
UG Uganda
UM United States Minor
Outlying Islands
US United States
UY Uruguay
UZ Uzbekistan
VA Vatican City State
(Holy See)
VC Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines
VE Venezuela
VG Virgin Islands (British)
VI Virgin Islands (U.S.)
VN Vietnam
VU Vanuatu
WF Wallis and Futuna
Islands
WS Samoa
YE Yemen
YT Mayotte
YU Yugoslavia
ZA South Africa
ZM Zambia
ZR Zaire
ZW Zimbabwe
SL Slovenian TL Tagalog
SM Samoan TN Setswana
SN Shona TO Tongan
SO Somali TR Turkish
SQ Albanian TS Tsonga
SR Serbian Tatar
TT
SS Siswati TW Twi
ST Sesotho UK Ukrainian
SU Sundanese UR Urdu
SV Swedish UZ Uzbek
SW Swahili VI Vietnamese
TA Tamil VO Volapuk
TE Telugu WO Wolof
TG Tajik XH Xhosa
TH Thai YO Yoruba
TI Tigrinya ZU Zulu
TK Turkmen
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AUDIO menu
NOTES
• Some items in the menus cannot be changed during
playback.
Item
• During MP3 files playback, you cannot show the
DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT Set this item correctly according to the logo on your receiver or decoder.
menus.
[PCM ONLY]: Receiver/decoder bearing neither Dolby Digital nor DTS logo, or
• If the upper and lower parts of the menu are cut off,
adjust the picture size control of the TV.
[DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM]: Receiver/decoder bearing Dolby Digital logo and no DTS.
• For settings of the LANGUAGE menu or the
[STREAM/PCM]: Receiver/decoder bearing both Dolby Digital and DTS logos.
PARENTAL LOCK menu, see also "Language codes"
below. ANALOG DOWNMIX Set this item properly according to your analog audio connection to play the sound of
• Depending on the disc, the settings may not apply the surround multichannel audio on a DVD VIDEO.
[DOLBY SURROUND]: Select this when connecting to a surround decoder.
correctly.
[STEREO]: Select this when connecting to a stereo amplifier or TV, or in case you
D.RANGE CONTROL Set this item to listen to DVD VIDEO recorded in Dolby Digital format at low or middle
volume.
Contents [WIDE RANGE]: You can enjoy powerful playback sound.
[NORMAL]: Normally, select this.
[TV MODE]: Select this if the sound level of DVD VIDEO is lower than the one of TV
OUTPUT LEVEL Set this item to attenuate the level of the signal output from the analog AUDIO OUT
terminals. If the sound from the speaker is distorted, select [LOW].
OTHERS menu
Item
Contents
RESUME You can select the resume playback mode.
[ON]: The player resumes playback from the position where playback has been
[OFF]: This function is deactivated.
[DISC RESUME]: The player resumes playback of the last 10 discs played. The
ON SCREEN GUIDE Activate or deactivate the on-screen guide.
AUTO STANDBY Set the time until the player turns off (into standby) automatically if playback is stopped
for more than 30 minutes or 60 minutes.
AV COMPULINK MODE Set this item correctly when using the AV COMPU LINK system. See "Using the AV
COMPU LINK system" in "Connections."
PARENTAL LOCK Select this item, then press ENTER to show the PARENTAL LOCK menu for limiting
playback by children. Scenes which are limited by this function are not played or
PARENTAL LOCK
replaced with other scenes.
COUNTRY CODE US
[COUNTRY CODE]: Select the code of your country/area.
SET LEVEL NONE
[SET LEVEL]: Select the level of restriction. ("1" is the strictest.)
PASSWORD _ _ _ _
EXIT [PASSWORD]: Enter your 4-digit password by pressing the numeric buttons (0 to 9).
[EXIT]: Select this and press ENTER to go back to the OTHERS menu.
Notes:
• Some DVD VIDEO cannot be played by this function. If you try to play such a disc,
• To change the setting of the limitation, you need to enter your password.
• If you forget your password, enter "8888."
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/WMA
format, JPEG)
Video format: NTSC, 480i/480p selectable
Other
Power requirements: AC 120 V
Power consumption:
11.0 W (POWER ON), 1.0 W (STANDBY mode)
Mass: 1.5 kg (3.3 lbs)
Dimensions (W x H x D):
435 mm x 44 mm x 203.5 mm (17-3/16 inch x 1-3/4
inch x 8-1/16 inch)
Video outputs
Component (pin jacks)
1.0 Vp-p (75 Ω)
Y Output:
Output: 0.7 Vp-p (75 Ω)
P /P
B R
VIDEO (pin jack): 1.0 Vp-p (75 Ω)
S-VIDEO (S jack)
Y Output: 1.0 Vp-p (75 Ω)
C Output: 286 mVp-p (75 Ω)
Horizontal resolution: 500 lines or more
Contents
digital recorder.
want to record from a DVD VIDEO to a MiniDisc, cassette, etc.
program to make the sound at a lower volume clear.
Contents
stopped if the disc is still in the disc tray.
player retains a memory of the stopped position of each disc even if the disc is
removed from the disc tray.
the PARENTAL LOCK menu appears on the TV and asks whether you want to
release the lock or not.
To release the lock and play, select "TEMPORARY RELEASE," press ENTER, then
enter your password. Otherwise, eject the disc.
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Audio outputs
ANALOG OUT (pin jack): 2.0 Vrms (10 kΩ)
DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL): 0.5 Vp-p (75 Ω termination)
Audio characteristics
Frequency response
CD (sampling frequency 44.1 kHz): 2 Hz to 20 kHz
DVD (sampling frequency 48 kHz):
2 Hz to 22 kHz(4 Hz to 20 kHz for DTS and Dolby
, 60 Hz Digital bitstream signals)
DVD (sampling frequency 96 kHz): 2 Hz to 44 kHz
Wow and flutter: Unmeasurable (less than ± 0.002%)
Total harmonic distortion: less than 0.009%
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