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Parts Identification

Center Unit

Front Panel 3 4

:except TH-A32
See pages in the parentheses for details.

Front Panel

STANDBY/ON button and STANDBY lamp (12 17) Disc tray (12, 14) Illumination lamp Display window VOLUME control (12, 14, 16) Remote sensor PHONES jack (19) (except TH-A32) 0 (open/close) button (12 15, 25, 41) Pressing this button also turns on the power and changes the source to the DVD player. 9 3/8, 7, 4, and buttons Pressing 3/8 also turns on the power and changes the source to the DVD player. p SOURCE button (12, 14, 16, 18, 48) q SURROUND button (13, 15, 17, 19, 22) w DSP button (13, 15, 17, 19, 22)

Display Window 9 p q

DIGITAL ProLogic II CD STEREO VCD MP3

TITLE TRK TUNED CHP PROG

REPEAT 1 AB

kHz MHz

Display Window
1 Audio channel indicators Indicates audio channels currently source signal. 2 P-SCAN indicator (11) 3 Disc indicators (25) DVD, CD, VCD, and MPPlayback indicators 3 (play) and 8 (pause) 5 TITLE indicator (25) 6 TRK (track) indicator (25) 7 TUNED indicator (16, 48) 8 CHP (chapter) indicator (25) 9 PROG (program) indicator (31, 38) p Repeat mode indicators (29, 30, 36, 37) REPEAT, 1, and AB q Sleep indicator (20) w Sound signal indicators (21, 22) DIGITAL, PRO LOGIC II, and DTS e STEREO indicator (49) r Main display t Frequency unit indicators MHz (for FM station) and kHz (for AM station)
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Remote Control

CENTER

u i o ; a s

q w e r t y
DOWN - TUNING - UP SLOW AUDIO SUB TITLE ANGLE RETURN DIMMER DSP ZOOM SURROUND

g h j k l

1 STANDBY/ON buttons TV button (12, 14, 56, 57) button (56) VCR button (12 17) AUDIO 2 SOUND button (23) 3 Number buttons (25, 28, 30, 35, 38, 42, 43, 46, 47, 49, 5557) CLEAR button (28, 32, 35, 39, 52) Sound setting buttons (23) CENTER + and buttons SUBWOOFER + and buttons REAR-L + and buttons REAR-R + and buttons TEST button SETTING button 4 Source selecting buttons (12, 14, 16, 18, 23, 48, 49) DVD, FM/AM, AUX Pressing one of these buttons also turns on the power. 5 CONTROL buttons TV CONTROL button (56, 57) VCR CONTROL button (56) 6 TV VOL + and buttons (56, 57) 7 AUDIO VOL + and buttons (12, 14, 16, 18) 8 TOP MENU button (28) 9 Menu operation buttons cursor 3, 2, 5, and buttons ENTER button p CHOICE button (11, 5054) q 7, 3, and 8 buttons w 4 and buttons (25, 35, 41, 43, 45, 47, 56) TUNING UP and DOWN buttons (16, 48) e AUDIO button (27) r SUB TITLE button (27) t RETURN button (35) y DIMMER button (19) SLEEP button (20) u FM MODE button (49) i PROGRESSIVE button (11) o SEARCH button (28, 35) ; TV/VIDEO button (56, 57) a REC/MEMORY button (49, 56) s MUTING button (13, 15, 16, 18) d MENU button (28, 35) f ON SCREEN button (26, 29 32, 34, 3639) g 1 and buttons (29, 33, 36, 39, 49, 56, 57) SLOW + and buttons (33, 39) h ZOOM button (33, 39, 45, 47) j ANGLE button (27) k SURROUND button (13, 15, 17, 19, 22) l DSP button (13, 15, 17, 19, 22)

1 AUDIO

2 DVD 5 AUDIO VOL

TV/VIDEO MUTING

CORRECT

INCORRECT

DO NOT use the disc stabilizer.

4 Start Playback

Press 3. The disc tray closes. READING appears for a while. You can also start playback by closing the disc tray using 0 on the front panel.

AUDIO SUB TITLE ANGLE

RETURN DIMMER

6 SURROUND

5 Adjust the Volume
From the remote control : To increase the volume, press and hold AUDIO VOL +. To decrease the volume, press and hold AUDIO VOL. On the front panel :

AUDIO VOL

For in-depth information about DVD operations, see pages 24 to 33.

1 Turn On the Power

Before turning on the system, turn on your TV and select the correct video input. (See the manual supplied with your TV.) When you use a JVCs TV, you can turn on your TV by pressing on the remote control, and select the video input by TV pressing TV/VIDEO. (If your TV is not a JVCs, see Operating Other Manufacturers TV on page 57.) For changing the OSD messagesthe information on the TV screeninto the desired language, see Language Menu on pages 51. (or STANDBY/ON on the front Press AUDIO panel). AUDIO The STANDBY lamp goes off and the illumination lamp on the center unit lights up. The source indication selected previously appears on the display.
To increase the volume, turn VOLUME control clockwise. To decrease the volume, turn VOLUME control counterclockwise. CAUTION:
Always set the volume to the minimum before starting any source. If the volume is set at its high level, the sudden blast of sound energy can permanently damage your hearing and/or ruin your speakers.
Notes: By pressing AUDIO VOL + or repeatedly, you can adjust the volume level step by step. The volume level can be adjusted within 64 steps MIN (minimum), 01 to 62, and MAX (maximum). If you have turned off the unit with the volume level set at more than level 25, the volume level will be automatically set at level 25 next time you turn on the unit.
To turn off the sounds temporarily
From the remote control ONLY: Press MUTING. To restore the sound, press MUTING again. Pressing AUDIO VOL + or also restores the sound.

MUTING

Note: Before activating the Surround or DSP mode, adjust the speaker setting to bring out the best performance from this system. For in-depth information about adjusting the speaker setting, see Setting Menu on pages 53.

TUNER FM

TUNER AM ANALOG IN

DIGITAL IN

2 FM/AM 3 AUDIO VOL

3 Adjust the Volume

MUTING From the remote control : To increase the volume, press and hold AUDIO VOL +. To decrease the volume, press and hold AUDIO VOL.

On the front panel :

4 TUNING

DOWN/UP

To increase the volume, turn VOLUME control clockwise. To decrease the volume, turn VOLUME control counterclockwise.

5 SURROUND

For in-depth information about tuner operations, see Tuner Operations on pages 48 to 49.
Press AUDIO (or STANDBY/ON on the front panel). The STANDBY lamp goes off and the illumination lamp lights up on the center unit. The source indication selected previously appears on the display.

2 Select the Band

From the remote control: Press FM/AM. The last received station of the selected band is tuned into. Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM.

4 Tune into a Station

From the remote control: Press and hold TUNING UP or DOWN until the station frequency starts changing continuously on the display.
The system starts searching for a station. When a station of sufficient signal strength is tuned in, the system stops searching, and the TUNED indicator lights up on the display. On the front panel: Press and hold 4 or until the station frequency starts changing continuously on the display.
Notes: When an FM stereo program is received, the STEREO indicator also lights up. When you press the button repeatedly, the frequency changes step by step.
Press AUDIO (or STANDBY/ON on the front panel) again. The illumination lamp goes off and the STANDBY lamp lights up. A small amount of power is consumed even in standby mode. To turn the power off completely, unplug the AC power cord.
5 Activate Surround or DSP Mode
SURROUND Press SURROUND. The current Pro Logic II mode appears on the display for a while. Each time you press the button, Pro Logic II mode changes as follows:

Other Basic Operations

Press SOURCE repeatedly until ANALOG IN or DIGITAL IN appears on the display. Each time you press the button, the source changes as follows:
Start playback on the external equipment.

Discs you can play:

Disc Type DVD Video Mark (Logo) Video Format Region Code Number* 1 ALL

Video CD

NTSC PAL

Super Video CD

Audio CD CD-R

DIGITAL AUDIO

Disc structureDVD, Video CD (VCD/SVCD) and Audio CD (CD) A DVD disc consists of Titles, and each title may be divided into some Chapters. (See Example 1.) For example, if a DVD disc contains some movies, each movie may have its own title number, and it may be further divided into some chapters. On the other hand, a VCD/SVCD or CD consists of Tracks. (See Example 2.) In general, each song has its own track number. (On some discs, each track may also be divided by Indexes.) When playing back a VCD/SVCD with Playback Control (PBC) function, you can select what to view using the menu shown on the TV screen. (While operating a Video CD using the menu, some of the functions such as Repeat and Track Search may not work.)

Example 1: DVD disc

CD-RW On some DVD or VCD/SVCD discs, their actual operations may be different from what is explained in this manual. This is due to the disc programming and disc structure, but not a malfunction of this system. DVD-R discs recorded with the DVD VIDEO format can be played back. However, some discs may not be played back because of the disc characteristics or recording conditions. Note that unfinalized disc cannot be played back. The following discs cannot be played back: DVD-Audio, DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, CD-ROM, CD-I, (CD-I Ready), Photo CD, etc. Playing back these discs will generate noise and damage the speakers. * Note on Region Code DVD players and DVD Video discs have their own Region Code numbers. This system only can play back DVD discs whose Region Code numbers include 1. Examples:
Example 2 : Video CD/Audio CD
If a DVD with the inadequate Region Code numbers is loaded, Invalid Region appears on the TV and playback cannot start.
Notes on CD-R and CD-RW User-edited CD-Rs (Recordable) and CD-RWs (Rewritable) can be played back only if they are already finalized. The system can play back CD-Rs or CD-RWs recorded on a personal computer if they have been recorded in the audio CD format or recorded in MP3 format (see page 38). However, they may not be played back depending on their characteristics or recording conditions. Before playing back CD-Rs or CD-RWs, read their instructions or cautions carefully. Some CD-Rs or CD-RWs may not be played back on this unit because of their disc characteristics, damage or stain on them. CD-RWs may require a longer readout time. This is caused by the fact that the reflectance of CD-RWs is lower than for regular CDs.
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Basic Disc Operations

Number buttons
If Password and Parental Locked appear on the TV screen, Parental Lock is in use. You cannot play back a DVD containing violent scenes or those not suitable for your family members. To play back such a disc, cancel the Parental Lock. (See page 55.)

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DVD Playback

Showing the On-screen Menu
You can use some functions through the on-screen menu. From the remote control ONLY: 7 Whenever a disc is loaded. Press ON SCREEN. On-screen menu appears on the TV.
Play Mode Mode Repeat Repeat AB OSD OK

Off Off Off Off

To turn off the on-screen menu

5/ ENTER

Press ON SCREEN again.
Showing the Information on the TV Screen
You can show the following information on the TV screen while a disc is loaded.

AUDIO SUB TITLE

From the remote control ONLY:

Press ON SCREEN.

The on-screen menu appears on TV-screen.
Some DVDs contain several audio languages, subtitles, and multiangle views. When you find the following marks on the DVD or its package, you can select these elements recorded on the DVD.
Press cursor 5/ repeatedly to select OSD.
Subtitles are recorded on the disc. The number inside the mark indicates the total number of the recorded subtitles. Several audio languages are recorded on the disc. The number inside the mark indicates the total number of the recorded audio languages. Multi-angle views are recorded on the disc. The number inside the mark indicates the total number of the recorded multi-angle views.
Press ENTER repeatedly to select the disc information.
Each time you press the button, OSD changes as following:

On Off

If you cannot find out whether your disc contains these features listed above, you can check it by showing the on-screen display (OSD.)
Press cursor 5/ repeatedly to select OK, then ENTER.
The on-screen menu disappears and the information appears on the TV.
For basic disc operations such as inserting a disc, starting playback, and moving to another chapters, see Basic DVD Operations on pages 12, 13, and Basic Disc Operations on page 25.
To turn off the disc information
1) Press ENTER repeatedly to select Off in step 3. 2) Press cursor 5/ to select OK, then press ENTER.

Disc information

OSD: On
Selecting the Audio Languages

1 00:01:16 01:40:5

While playing back a DVD containing audio languages (sound track), you can select the language (sound track) to listen to. You can set your favorite audio language as the initial audio language. (See page 53.) From the remote control ONLY:
AUDIO Press AUDIO. Audio language indicator appears on the TV screen for a while. Each time you press the button while the indicator appears on the TV screen, the audio language changes as follows:

OSD: All

00:01:16 01:40:45 DVD Title 1/15 Chapter 2/10 Angle 1/1 5.1ch 48KHz Audio 1/3 Eng Off Subtitle 6
2 : Disc type 3 : Current title and total number of the titles on the disc
Ex.: 1st title is playing out of 15 titles recorded.
1 : Elapsed playing time and remaining time

1/3 Eng

5.1ch 3/3 Spa

2/3 Fre 5.1ch

4 : Audio language indication
Ex.: English is selected out of 3 audio languages recorded. See right column.
Ex.: When the disc has 3 selectionsEnglish, French, and Spanish
5 : Current chapter and total number of the chapters in the current title
Ex.: 2nd chapter is playing out of 10 chapters recorded.
Selecting the Multi-Angle Views
While playing back a DVD containing multi-angle views, you can view the same scene at different angles. From the remote control ONLY:
ANGLE Press ANGLE. The angle indicator appears on the TV screen for a while. Each time you press the button while the angle indicator appears on the TV screen, the view angle changes.

1/3 2/3

6 : Subtitle language indication
Ex.: When no subtitle is displayed on the TV screen. See below.
7 : Signal format indicator
Signal format typeLinear PCM (stereo), Dolby Digital, and DTS Digital Surroundand bit rate will be indicated. Ex.: When the disc is encoded with Dolby Digital 5.1 ch.
8 : Multi-angle view indicator
Ex.: When only a single angle-view is recorded on the disc. See right column.

Selecting the Subtitles

While playing back a DVD containing subtitles in different languages, you can select the subtitle to be displayed on the TV screen. You can set your favorite subtitle language as the initial language shown on the screen. (See page 51.) From the remote control ONLY: Press SUB TITLE. Subtitle language indicator appears on the TV screen for a while. Each time you press the button while the indicator appears on the TV screen, the subtitle language changes as follows:

Press MENU or TOP MENU.

A menu or title list will appear on the screen.
On some DVDs, a menu will automatically appear on the screen after playback starts.
Select a desired item on the menu or on the title list, using cursor 3/2/5/ and ENTER.
The unit starts playback of the selected item. On some discs, you can also select items by pressing the number buttons corresponding to the item numbers listed.
Searching for a Particular Point
You can search for a particular portion while playing a disc Variable Speed Forward/Reverse Search. No sound comes out during Variable Speed Forward/Reverse Search.
Press ENTER repeatedly to select the repeat mode.
Each time you press the button, Repeat mode changes as follows:
To fast-forward the chapterVariable Speed Forward Search
From the remote control ONLY: Press during playback. Each time you press the button, the search speed changes as follows:

x2 x20 x4 x8

Chapter Repeat Off
Chapter Repeat: Title Repeat: Disc Repeat: Off:

Title Repeat Disc Repeat

Current chapter will be repeated. (the REPEAT 1 indicator lights up.) Current title will be repeated. (the REPEAT indicator lights up.) Disc will be repeated. (the REPEAT indicator lights up.) Repeat play is canceled. (Normal play is resumed.)

To resume normal play

Press 3.
Press cursor 5/ to select OK, then ENTER.
To reverse the chapterVariable Speed Reverse Search
From the remote control ONLY: Press 1 during playback. Each time you press the button, the search speed changes as follows:

To cancel repeat play

7 AB Repeat
While playing, you can also select a portion you want to repeat. AB repeat is not performed between different titles. Example:

Repeating Playback

Repeat play cannot be used in the following cases: When you enjoy program play

7 Repeat Play

The on-screen menu appears on the TV.
Press cursor 5/ to select Repeat.
TO BE CONTINUED ON THE NEXT PAGE
Playing Back Chapters in Random Order Shuffle Play

You can search for a particular portion while playing a disc Variable Speed Forward/Reverse Search. No sound comes out during Variable Speed Forward/Reverse Search on a VCD.

Single Off

Single: All: Off:
To fast-forward the tracksVariable Speed Forward Search
Current track be repeated. (REPEAT 1 indicator lights up.) Disc will be repeated. (REPEAT indicator lights up.) Repeat play is canceled. (Normal play is resumed.)
The on-screen menu disappears and repeat playback starts.
To reverse the tracksVariable Speed Reverse Search
While playing, you can also select a portion you want to repeat. Example:
Playing Back Tracks in Random Order Shuffle Play
You can playback chapters in random order. From the remote control ONLY:

Program PBC*

* Appears when only VCD with PBC is loaded
A changes to AB, then AB repeat begins. The unit automatically locates point A and starts repeated playback between points A and B.
playback starts in random order.
To cancel shuffle play To cancel AB Repeat
1) Press ENTER repeatedly to select Off in step 3. 2) Press cursor 5/ to select OK, then press ENTER. AB disappears, and resume normal playback. 1) Press ENTER repeatedly to select Off in step 3. 2) Press cursor 5/ to select OK, then press ENTER.
Notes: When all tracks have been played once, shuffle play ends. The same track will not be played more than once during shuffle play.

Track Number

ON SCREEN 8 SLOW +/ ZOOM
1 ___ 4 ___ 7 ___ 2 ___ 5 ___ 8 ___ 3 ___ 6 ___ 9 ___ Play Program Clear All
10 _ _ _ 11 _ _ _ 12 _ _ _
Press the number button to enter a track number.
Program 1 ____ 7 ___ 2 ___ 5 ___ 8 ___ 3 ___ 6 ___ 9 ___ Play Program Clear All 10 _ _ _ 11 _ _ _ 12 _ _ _
Programming the Playing Order of the Tracks Program Play
You can arrange the track playback order before you start playing. You can program up to 12 steps. From the remote control ONLY:
Press cursor 3/2/5/ to select next program step.
Program 4 ___ 7 ___ 2 ___ 5 ___ 8 ___ 3 ___ 6 ___ 9 ___ Play Program Clear All 10 _ _ _ 11 _ _ _ 12 _ _ _
Repeat steps 5 to 6 to program other tracks you want. Press cursor 3/2/5/ to select Play Program, then press ENTER.
The Program menu disappears and the PROG indicator appears on the display. The tracks are played in the order you have programmed.
From the remote control ONLY: 1) Press ENTER repeatedly to select Off in step 3 on page 38. 2) Press cursor 5/ to select OK, then press ENTER. Playback changes to normal play and the stored program is cleared.
You can enjoy slow motion playback while playing a VCD. From the remote control ONLY:

Press SLOW +.

1/ 5 1/ 2

1/ 4 1/ 3

1) Repeat steps 1 to 4 on page 38. 2) Press cursor 3/2/5/ to select Clear All, then ENTER.
You can modify the program while the program menu screen is shown on the TV. To erase a step: Press cursor 3/2/5/ to select (highlight) an unwanted track, then press CLEAR. To modify a step: Press cursor 3/2/5/ to select (highlight) a track you want to modify, then perform steps 5 to 6 on page 38 (Before entering a new number, press CLEAR). To add a step: Press cursor 3/2/5/ to select (highlight) an empty program step, then perform steps 5 to 6 on page 38.
You can zoom on the picture while playing back a VCD. From the remote control ONLY:
VCD Special Effect Playback
You can advance the still picture frame by frame while playing a VCD. From the remote control ONLY:

MP3 Playback

This system is incorporated with an MP3 decoder. You can playback MP3 tracks (files) recorded on CD-Rs, CD-RWs, and CD-ROMs. Notice that files and tracks are used interchangeably. Example: MP3 disc structure and playback order

Hierarchies

What is MP3?
MP3 is an abbreviation of Motion Picture Experts Group (or MPEG) Audio Layer 3. MP3 is simply a file format with a data compression ratio of 1:10 (128 Kbps*). That means, by using MP3 format, one CD-R or CD-RW can contain 10 times as much data volume as a regular CD can. * Bit rate is the average number of bits that one second of audio data will consume. The measuring unit used is Kbps (1000 bits per second). To get a better audio quality, choose a higher bit rate. The most popular bit rate for encoding (recording) is 128 Kbps.

MP3 File Compatibility

This system can only read MP3 files that are recorded in the format that is compliant with ISO 9660 Level 1 or Level 2. The system can play MP3 files only with the following file extensions:.MP3,.Mp3,.mP3, and.mp3. This unit can show ID3v1* tags on the TV-screen. * An MP3 file can contain file information called ID3 Tag where its album name, performer, track title, etc. are recorded. There are two versionsID3v1 (ID3 Tag version 1) and ID3v2 (ID3 Tag version 2). This unit is not compatible with ID3v2.

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Disc structureHow are MP3 files recorded and played back?
MP3 files (tracks) can be recorded in folders, in PC terminology. During recording, the files and folders can be arranged in a way similar to arranging files and folders of computer data. Root is similar to the root of a tree. Every file and directory can be linked to the root. In compliance with ISO 9660, the maximum allowable depth of nested foldersso-called hierarchyis eight (inclusive of the root). Playback order, files search order, and folder search order of the MP3 files recorded on a disc are determined by the writing (or encoding) application; therefore, playback order may be different from the one you have intended while recording the folders and the files.

Loading the Disc Insert a JPEG disc.
Stop Track 1/22 _ Color 1 Rainbow AZURE.JPG 3 BLACK.JPG 4 BLUE.JPG CYAN.JPG 10 Brow Disc GREEN.JPG ORANGE.JP PURPLE.JP WHITE.JPG YELLOW.JP
To stop the slide-show playback temporarily
Press 8 on the remote control.
Stop _ Color 1 Rainbow 2 AZURE.JPG 3 BLACK.JPG 4 BLUE.JPG 5 CYAN.JPG

Track 1/9 10

00:00:00 Brow Disc GREEN.JPG ORANGE.JP PURPLE.JP WHITE.JPG YELLOW.JP
To resume the slide-show playback
1 : File number 2 : Current folder name 3 : Current file and total number of the files in the current folder
Ex.: 1st file is playing out of 22 files recorded.
To stop the slide-show playback completely
4 : Play mode 5 : Playback file (highlight)
When press 3 to start playback slide-show, playback starts this (highlight) file.

To skip files forward

To skip files backward
From the remote control ONLY: Button ENTER 3/ 2 / 5 / To do
To rotate a still picture
Start playback or go into a folder. Select a file or folder. Press cursor 3/2/5/. When the slide-show stops and the picture is rotated on the TV. 3: ANGLE 90 : ANGLE 180 2: ANGLE 270 5: ANGLE 0

To select the file.

Press cursor 3/2/5/.
To return to normal angle, press the button again or press 5.
Note: Only 10 files can be shown on the TV. To move to next 10 files, press cursor 3 repeatedly. To move to previous 10 files, press cursor 2 repeatedly.
To zoom in a still picture
Press ZOOM. The zoom indicator appears on the TV. Each time you press the button while the indicator appears, the magnification changes as follows:
To show the selected file only
Press ENTER. The selected file (still picture) is shown on the TV.

No Zoom Zoom 4

12 steps

Zoom 1.25

The picture size changes automatically to fit the TV-screen.
While the picture is zoomed in, press cursor 3/2/5/ to move the portion you want to watch. To cancel the zoom, press 3.
To start the slide-show playback
Press 3. Each file (still picture) is shown on the TV for about few seconds, then changed to the next file one after another. The showing time varies depending on the file size or other factor.
Programming the Playing Order of the Files Program Play
You can arrange the file playback order before you start playing.
Stop Track 1/22 _ Color 1 Rainbow AZURE.JPG BLACK.JPG BLUE.JPG CYAN.JPG 10 00:00:00 Crea Prog GREEN.JPG ORANGE.JP PURPLE.JP WHITE.JPG YELLOW.JP
Press cursor 3/2/5/ to select the file.
The selected file is marked (highlight).
Stop Track 1/22 _ Color 1 Rainbow AZURE.JPG 3 BLACK.JPG 4 BLUE.JPG CYAN.JPG 10 00:00:00 Crea Prog GREEN.JPG ORANGE.JP PURPLE.JP WHITE.JPG YELLOW.JP
Moving to a Particular File Directly
You can move to a particular file on the current folder directly. From the remote control ONLY:

Surround / Center / Front Speaker: Select the speaker setting according to the layout of your speakers. (You cannot select Off for the front speakers.) Small: Select this when the cone speaker unit built in the speaker is smaller than 12 cm (43/4 inches). (Select this when using the supplied speakers.) Off: Select this when the center speaker and/or rear speakers are not connected or not in use. If you want to enjoy monaural source with the front speakers, select Off for the center speaker. Return: Return to the Setting menu.
Press cursor 3 repeatedly to select Rating.
The Rating menu appears on the TV.

Password Rating

1. Kid Safe
Press the number buttons to enter the password (4 digits), then ENTER.
changes to on the menu. If you forget your password, enter 1987
Setting the Parental (Rating) Level
Using this function, you can restrict playback of DVD containing violent scenes and those not suitable for your family members. Nobody can play such a disc unless this function is canceled (See To release the parental lock temporarily below.) This setting takes effect only for the DVDs containing the rating level information1. Kid Safe (most restrictive) to 8. Adult (least restrictive).

Language Picture

Setting

Rating

Press cursor to select Rating.

7 To change the password

Repeat steps 1 to 4 of Setting the Parental (Rating) Level procedure. Press the number buttons to enter a new password (4 digits), then ENTER.
changes to on the menu. Your new password is now stored.
If you do not release the parental lock ( TV), cannot select Rating.

appears on the

Press ENTER repeatedly to select the level you want.
Each time you press the button, the parental (rating) level changes.
Press cursor 5 to select Password, then press the number buttons to enter the password (4 digits) and ENTER.
changes to on the menu, and the parental level changes.
7 To release the parental lock temporarily
When you set a strict parental level, some discs may not be played back at all. If you try to playback such a disc, you need to input the password to release parental lock temporarily (Password and Parental Locked appear on the TV.) You cannot play the disc before you enter the correct password. When you enter wrong passwords more than three times, Parental Lock appears on the TV and playback stops.

Specifications

Center unit (XV-THA35)
Amplifier section Front/Center/Rear: 45 watts per channel, min. RMS at 6 ohms as 1 kHz, with no more than 10 % total harmonic distortion. Subwoofer: 100 watts, min. RMS at 10 ohms as 100 Hz, with no more than 10 % total harmonic distortion. Audio section Audio input sensitivity/Impedance (at 1 kHz) Analog input: AUX (AUX IN): 500 mV/47 k Digital input*: DIGITAL IN (OPTICAL): 21 dBm to 15 dBm (660 nm 30 nm) * Corresponding to Linear PCM, Dolby Digital, and DTS Digital Surround (with sampling frequency 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz) Video section Color System: NTSC Horizontal Resolution: 480 lines Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 68 dB Output Level VIDEO(Composite): S-VIDEO(Y): (C): COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y: PB/PR: Tuner section Tuning Range Audio section Audio input sensitivity/Impedance (at 1 kHz) Analog input: AUX (AUX IN): 500 mV/47 k Digital input*: DIGITAL IN (OPTICAL): 21 dBm to 15 dBm (660 nm 30 nm) * Corresponding to Linear PCM, Dolby Digital, and DTS Digital Surround (with sampling frequency 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz) Video section Color System: NTSC Horizontal Resolution: 480 lines Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 68 dB Output Level VIDEO(Composite): S-VIDEO(Y): (C): COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y: PB/PR: Tuner section Tuning Range 1.0 V(p-p)/75 1.0 V(p-p)/75 0.286 V(p-p)/75 1.0 V(p-p)/75 0.7 V(p-p)/75
1.0 V(p-p)/75 1.0 V(p-p)/75 0.286 V(p-p)/75 1.0 V(p-p)/75 0.7 V(p-p)/75
FM: 87.5 MHz 108.0 MHz AM: 530 kHz kHz

General Readable Discs:

DVD VIDEO, Video CD, Super Video CD, Audio CD, CDR/RW (Audio CD, Video CD, Super Video CD, MP3 disc, and JPEG disc), DVDR (Video format) Power Requirements: AC 120 V , 60 Hz Power Consumption: 180 W (at operation) 2 W (in standby mode) Dimensions (W H D): 360 mm 65 mm 360 mm (14 3/16 in. 2 9/16 in.14 3/16 in.) Mass: 6.6 kg (14.6 lbs)

Subwoofer (SP-WA35)

16 cm (6 5/16 in.) Bass-reflex, Magnetically Shielded Power Handling Capacity: 100 W Impedance: 10 (min) Frequency Range: 25 Hz to 200 Hz Dimensions (W H D): 202 mm 330 mm 341 mm (8 in. 13 in. 13 7/16 in.) Mass: 4.8 kg (10.6 lbs) Speaker:

Center unit (XV-THA32)

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JVC TH-A35

DVD home cinema system

Baby boomer
It may be the junior member of JVCs all-in-one family, but David Smith finds much to like about the TH-A35
Its annoying when a younger sibling stands up to a bigger brother or sister. Just ask Venus Williams, who is now largely eclipsed by the younger Serena. Theres little chance of JVCs TH-A35 eclipsing the companys majestic TH-A75R, however, which knocked us out in our March 03 issue with its style and performance. That said, the TH-A35 comes in at half the price and looks pretty damned good in its own right.
It does a lot and does it very well indeed

DESCRIPTION

If we awarded Best Buys for looks alone, this system would already be home and dry. The main unit is surprisingly slimline considering it houses analogue amplification for a 5.1-channel home cinema system. It weighs just 6.6kg and stands only 65mm tall. Its finished in silver, naturally, and has a groovy design quirk thanks to a lopsided fascia, with transport controls slung beneath the display panel and volume knob to the right. Its no lightweight in terms of amplification, either. The five satellite speakers get a healthy 45W apiece, while the sub is served a hearty 100W helping. Rear connectivity is fairly good, with an optical digital audio input for hooking up another piece of
Slim, sleek and sexy the gorgeous main unit
AV gear. We would have liked an electrical option as well, though. Video output comes in all the expected modes RGB via Scart, S-video and composite video. Component video output would have been nice, but its omission is forgiveable at this price point. The speaker connections are springclip types, but they are solid and the colour-coding will help newbies with setup. The speakers are similarly sleek and silver, the little SP-THA35F satellites sitting nicely in the palm. They are solid enough at 650g, though, and have a power rating of 45W. Frequency range is claimed to be as low as 90Hz, which may be on the optimistic side. Backing up the five satellites is the SP-WA35 passive subwoofer, with a quoted frequency range of 25-200Hz. Again, we think this bottom end is hopeful. Acting as the ringmaster is a multi-function remote control that is packed with buttons but easy enough to use.

OPERATION

A decent length of speaker cable is provided for each channel shame theres no Scart lead, though. The recommendation to use the cords
Optical digital audio out? Yup. Electrical? Nope
or cables supplied with other components or purchase them at an electrical appliance store is not particularly helpful. Still, we have few complaints about ease of setup. The onscreen display is a bit basic and the main unit takes a moment to respond to the remote control, but the options on offer are straightforward. Select the screen ratio appropriate for your TV (4:3, 4:3 letterbox or 16:9) and specify whether you will be using the S-video connection or not. Freeze-frame playback can be set for Field, Frame or Auto. The Setting sub-menu is where you adjust speaker output. A test tone helps with this, but we would recommend listening to the system for a while before delving into these options. When ready, you can adjust the delay time for the centre and rear speakers to suit the layout of your system. Output levels can be tweaked for the centre, rears and subwoofer, but not for the front stereo pair. With a range going from -6dB to +6dB you can boost output from selected speakers to balance the overall soundstage. As well as the normal Dolby Digital, DTS and Pro-Logic II sound modes, there are five DSP options
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Specification

FEATURES Main unit: Dolby Digital/DTS/Dolby Pro-Logic II decoding; 5 x 45W power; 100W to subwoofer; AM/FM RDS tuner; five DSP modes; DVD/DVD-R/CD/VCD/ CD-R/CD-RW/MP3/JPEG playback; onscreen display; zoom; slow-motion; frame advance; repeat play; A-B repeat; program playback; NTSC/PAL playback; test tone; sleep timer; remote control Satellites: 80mm bass-reflex full-range cones; magnetically shielded Sub: 160mm woofer; bass-reflex type; magnetically shielded SOCKETS Main unit: 1 optical digital in; 1 stereo audio input; 1 S-video output; 1 composite video output; 1 Scart socket (RGB-capable); AM/FM antenna sockets; springclip terminals for all speakers; headphone minijack DIMENSIONS Main unit: 360(w) x 65(h) x 360(d)mm Satellites: 92(w) x 97.5(h) x 92(d)mm Subwoofer: 202(w) x 330(h) x 341(d)mm CONTACT JVC 5002 www.jvc.co.uk
available: Live House, Hall, Concert, Stadium and Theater. These modes are intended to create a surround sound effect on material which is not specifically encoded for surround sound. Old movies and CDs are prime candidates, but the effects are not to everyones taste. In playback mode you can engage slow-motion playback as slow as 1/5th normal speed, as well as watching frame by frame and searching at up to 20x normal speed. A zoom lets you move in on the action in 12 steps. Normal playback can continue while zoomed in and you can also move the zoom area around the screen. Other playback options include program, repeat and A-B repeat play, while Dynamic Range Control evens out sound to prevent sudden loud bursts from annoying the neighbours at night. All in all, this is a comprehensive range of playback options and the remote offers an intuitive way of exploring them.

a sonic wallop thats a worthy test of any system. Results are extremely impressive. The picture is bright, colourful and free from digital artefacts. While inferior DVD decks burden a picture with blocking and pixellation, the TH-A35 passes with flying colours. Skin tones are realistic even amid the vibrantly colourful costumes and theres bags of fine detail on show. The trickplay options work flawlessly and even when zoomed in the picture holds up remarkably well.
On the downside, this system is noisy in operation. The analogue amplification packed into that tiny main unit requires some serious cooling, and the fan employed to do the task is far from discreet. At low volume levels this is quite distracting and stops this system from winning a coveted Best Buy badge. Finally, although the audio spec looks perfectly adequate on paper, in practice there isnt an awful lot of volume on offer.

What we think

WHATS GOOD Picture; sound WHATS BAD Noisy operation PICTURE. SOUND. FEATURES. EASE OF USE VALUE.77777.77777.77777.77777.77777

CONCLUSION

This is an impressive entry-level system from JVC. Only the noisy operation detracts from performance and a trial run is essential to see if this is an issue for you. Its not recommended for large viewing rooms either, although its somewhat restrained volume levels will prove sufficient for most living rooms. In all other ways we are talking about an accomplished performer with an attractive price tag. As always, shop around for bargains and you could soon be the proud owner of a damned fine budget all-in-one system s
Pictures are bright, colourful and free from digital artefacts
First impressions from the sound system are also very good. The satellites and subwoofer mesh extremely well, creating a coherent soundstage rather than separate high- and low-level areas. The subwoofer is restrained and refrains from throwing out too much bass. This is a very sensible approach and means that no tweaking of speaker output levels is needed.

Also consider

JVC TH-A75 Better performance and better looks, as well as 6.1 sound, for 600 Reviewed March 03 PANASONIC SD-310 Excellent performance, including DVD-Audio for 450 but no Scart, so no RGB output Reviewed July 03

PERFORMANCE

Austin Powers was entrusted with the mission of giving the TH-A35 a thorough testing. Goldmember is a visual delight and also packs

Verdict 77777

A solid budget performer that can live with its bigger brothers
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