JVC TH-S77, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...TH S77 GVT0154 001A US UN UG UX DVD DIGITAL CINEMA SYSTEM INSTRUCTIONS Consists of XV THS77 SP PWS77 SP THS77F SP THS77C and SP THS77S TH S77 U book Page 1 Wednesday April 27 2005 2 01 PM ...

Page 2: ... the heat may not be able to get out Do not place any naked flame sources such as lighted candles on the apparatus When discarding batteries environmental problems must be considered and local rules or laws governing the disposal of these batteries must be followed strictly Do not expose this apparatus to rain moisture dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids such as vases sha...

Page 3: ...evel surface The minimal clearances are shown below PHONES MIN MIC LEVEL MAX MIC 2 MIC 1 8 cm Wall or obstructions XV THS77 3 cm 3 cm 15 cm XV THS77 10 cm Front No obstructions Wall or obstructions SP PWS77 20 cm 15 cm 15 cm Wall or obstructions SP PWS77 15 cm Front No obstructions Wall or obstructions TH S77 U book Page 2 Wednesday April 27 2005 2 01 PM ...

Page 4: ...the speaker settings Smart Surround Setup 17 Playback 18 Basic playback 18 One touch replay 20 Fast forward fast reverse search 20 Skip to the beginning of a desired selection 20 Locating a desired title group using number buttons 21 Playing back a bonus group 21 Selecting the desired title playlist from the control display 21 Advanced operations 22 Using the surround mode 22 Using the on screen b...

Page 5: ...water and dust Do not place the system in moist or dusty places Avoid high temperatures Do not expose the system to direct sunlight and do not place it near a heating device When you are away When away on travel or for other reasons for an extended period of time disconnect the power cord plugs from the wall outlet Do not block the vents Blocking the vents may damage the system Care of the cabinet...

Page 6: ...e rear panel If a DVD with an improper Region Code number is loaded REGION CODE ERROR appears on the TV screen and playback cannot start Notes on DVD R DVD RW and DVD RAM This system can also play finalized DVD Rs or DVD RWs recorded in DVD VIDEO format and DVD RWs or DVD RAMs recorded in DVD VR format This system can also play DVD Rs or DVD RWs if MP3 WMA JPEG and MPEG 4 files are recorded on the...

Page 7: ...es of the advanced simple profile as MPEG 4 files MPEG 4 ASF The system supports MPEG 4 files followed the condition below File format ASF Visual profile MPEG 4 SP Simple Profile Audio CODEC G 726 Max picture size 352 x 288 CIF Max bit rate 384 kbps Notes on file types This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S patents and other intellectual property rights ...

Page 8: ...S ST RDS TA NEWS INFO PRG RND MHz kHz MONO MP3 RESUME Display window pg 23 pg 38 pg 19 pg 23 pg 16 pg 19 pg 21 pg 29 pg 37 pg 38 pg 31 pg 18 pg 18 pg 18 pg 15 Disc tray inside pg 18 pg 39 Remote sensor pg 7 pg 18 pg 15 pg 14 pg 27 pg 19 pg 30 pg 19 pg 20 pg 15 pg 31 pg 37 pg 39 pg 14 pg 11 pg 11 pg 11 pg 8 pg 11 pg 11 pg 10 pg 10 TH S77 U book Page 5 Wednesday April 27 2005 2 01 PM ...

Page 9: ...E SELECTOR Before plugging set the correct voltage for your area with the voltage selector switch on the rear panel of the powered subwoofer 4Ω 16Ω FROM XV THC3 XV THS55 XV THS58 XV THS66 Front Rear POWER ON lamp pg 14 pg 9 Power cord pg 11 pg 11 Do not block the ventilation openings See below Voltage selector switch TH S77 U book Page 6 Wednesday April 27 2005 2 01 PM ...

Page 10: ...GLE VFP ZOOM PAGE REPEAT SET UP SLEEP FRONT L FRONT R LEVEL S WFR TV RETURN A B RPT SETTING SMART S SETUP CENTER PLAY MODE RETURN DIMMER KEYCON I i 100 CANCEL SCAN MODE TREBLE BASS SURR R SURR L SLOW SLOW TITLE GROUP ANGLE VFP ZOOM PAGE REPEAT SETUP SLEEP TV RETURN A B RPT SETTING SMART S SETUP PLAY MODE RETURN DIMMER 100 CANCEL SCAN MODE TREBLE NOTE To use the buttons under the cover slide down t...

Page 11: ...he FM antenna as it is well shielded against interference Connecting the FM and AM antennas If the antenna cord is covered with the insulation coat twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove 1 Center unit 2 3 Antenna cord Outdoor single vinyl covered wire antenna not supplied AM loop antenna Center unit Extend the supplied FM antenna horizontally Center unit FM antenna supplied Outdoor FM a...

Page 12: ...unds at so high a volume that they are distorted otherwise the speakers may be damaged by internal heat buildup Connecting the satellite front center surround speakers 4Ω 16Ω Connect the black cords to the black r terminals Connect the white cords to the q terminals referring to the table below Speaker cord supplied FRONT SPEAKERS LEFT White FRONT SPEAKERS RIGHT Red CENTER SPEAKER Green SURROUND S...

Page 13: ...Distortion of picture may occur when connecting to the TV via a VCR or to a TV with a built in VCR You need to set MONITOR TYPE in the PICTURE menu correctly according to the aspect ratio of your TV A pg 35 7 To connect a TV equipped with the component video input jacks NOTE If your TV supports progressive video input you can enjoy a high quality picture by setting the progressive scan mode to act...

Page 14: ...leaning or moving the system Do not pull on the power cord to unplug the cord When unplugging the cord always grasp and pull the plug so as not to damage the cord Except for the countries of Middle East If the AC outlets do not match the AC plugs use the supplied AC plug adapters Connecting the powered subwoofer Connecting to an analog component FROM XV THC3 XV THS55 XV THS58 XV THS66 Powered subw...

Page 15: ...nter the correct one 7 Operation Aim the remote control at the TV IMPORTANT Before using the remote control to operate a TV Set the remote control mode selector to TV The following buttons are available TV Turns TV on and off TV VOL Adjusts the volume TV VIDEO Selects the input mode either TV or VIDEO CHANNEL Changes the channels 1 10 0 10 100 Selects the channel TV RETURN Alternates between the p...

Page 16: ...to enter the manufacturer s code 2 digits Examples For a GI Jerrold product Press 0 then 1 For a Sony product Press 2 then 0 6 Release VCR DBS If there is more than one code listed for your brand try each one until you enter the correct one 7 Operation Aim the remote control at the DBS tuner or CATV converter IMPORTANT Before using the remote control to operate a DBS tuner or CATV converter 1 Set ...

Page 17: ...ne of the source selecting buttons on the remote control 3 on the center unit You can use the same buttons on the remote control The buttons on the remote control are used to explain most of the operations in this manual You can use the buttons on the center unit same as on the remote control for operations unless otherwise noted The buttons described below are used on pages 14 to 17 DVD MUTING FM...

Page 18: ...ing Before disconnecting headphones as high volume may be suddenly output from the speakers While connecting a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack on the center unit the system automatically cancels the surround mode A pg 22 currently selected deactivates the speakers turns the subwoofer s power off and activates the headphone mode H PHONE appears on the display window Headphone mode When using ...

Page 19: ...d SCAN MODE for 2 seconds NTSC PAL or NTSC PRG PAL PRG appears on the display window 2 Press Cursor 3 2 to select the desired mode NTSC Select when your TV supports the NTSC interlaced video input only NTSC PRG Select when your TV equipped with component jacks supports the NTSC progressive video input PAL Select when your TV supports the PAL interlaced video input only PAL PRG Select when your TV ...

Page 20: ...h speaker COMPLETED appears on the TV screen when Smart Surround Setup completes When FAILED appears on the TV screen The system could not detect the clapping sound correctly In such a case follow the instructions that appear on the TV screen When the system detects the clapping sound as FAILED three times set the delay time DELAY and the output level LEVEL manually A pg 36 To cancel Press SMART S...

Page 21: ...shows the control display on the TV screen A pg 21 7 To pause playback Press 8 To return to playback press 3 play button 7 To stop Press 7 7 On screen guide icons During DVD VIDEO playback the following guide icons may appear for a while on the TV screen appears at the beginning of a scene containing multi subtitle languages appears at the beginning of a scene containing multi audio languages appe...

Page 22: ... and digital signal format A pg 23 Title number Pressing FL DISP Chapter number P LPCM SURR 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 P LPCM SURR T 1 G 3 Track number Elapsed playing time hour minute second Group number Signal and speaker indicators Pressing FL DISP Track number LPCM 1 2 1 3 3 Track number Elapsed playing time minute second Signal and speaker indicators 1 1 MP3 2 2 3 3 4 1 1 MP3 2 2 3 G T Track number Elap...

Page 23: ...eature may not work for some discs 7 Using x 4 buttons 7 For DVD VIDEO DVD VR chapter During playback For VCD SVCD track During playback without PBC function For DVD AUDIO CD MP3 WMA JPEG MPEG 4 track file During playback or while stopped Press x or 4 repeatedly NOTE When playing back an MP3 JPEG file you can make operations using the file control display A pg 26 This feature may not work for some...

Page 24: ... you enter the wrong number reenter the correct number To clear the key number entry Perform whichever one of the following Open the disc tray Turn off the system 7 During playback or while stopped 1 Press TOP MENU PG or MENU PL The control display is shown on the TV screen and the system starts playback of the first title playlist The PLAY LIST is shown only when the playlist is on the DVD VR dis...

Page 25: ...undtracks of the software encoded with DTS Digital Surround DTS Digital Surround DTS is another discrete multichannel digital audio format available on CD and DVD software The buttons described below are used on pages 22 to 33 DVD VIDEO TOP MENU PG MENU PL ON SCREEN AUDIO SUBTITLE SURROUND AUDIO ENTER ANGLE VFP ZOOM PAGE REPEAT A B RPT SETTING PLAY MODE RETURN 100 CANCEL SLOW SLOW PL PG SLOW Curso...

Page 26: ...digital multichannel software except during SURR OFF mode The appropriate multichannel surround mode DOLBY D DTS Digital Surround or Linear Packed PCM is automatically selected 7 When playing back 2 channel source You can select either mode of Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE MUSIC or the DSP ALL ST mode Press SURROUND repeatedly to select the desired mode The surround mode is turned on and the current su...

Page 27: ... angle A pg 27 N Select this to change the page A pg 29 O Shows Playback Mode status PROGRAM appears during Program Playback A pg 30 RANDOM appears during Random Playback A pg 31 P Shows Repeat Mode status A pg 31 Changing the time information You can change the time information in the on screen bar on the TV screen and the display window of the center unit 7 During playback 1 Press ON SCREEN twic...

Page 28: ... see How to use the number buttons A pg 20 To return to the menu Press RETURN When NEXT or PREVIOUS is shown on the TV screen To go to the next page press x To return to the previous page press 4 NOTE If you want to play a PBC compatible VCD SVCD without using the PBC function perform any of the following Start playback by pressing number buttons while stopped Press x repeatedly until the desired ...

Page 29: ...trol display appears automatically during playback MP3 WMA or while stopped 7 For MP3 WMA During playback or while stopped For JPEG MPEG 4 While stopped 1 Press Cursor 3 2 Y 5 to select the desired group track file For MP3 WMA playback starts from the selected track 2 Press 3 play button or ENTER Track playback slide show starts from the selected track file When you press ENTER for JPEG only the s...

Page 30: ... ENGLISH is selected out of 3 subtitle languages recorded 2 Press Cursor Y 5 to select the desired subtitle For DVD VR Pressing SUBTITLE activates the subtitles subpictures regardless of whether the subtitles are recorded or not subpictures will not change if no subpictures is recorded For SVCD An SVCD can contain up to four subtitles Pressing SUBTITLE changes the subtitles regardless of whether t...

Page 31: ...ight sound Frame by frame playback 7 During playback Press 8 repeatedly Each time you press the button the still picture advances by one frame To return to normal playback Press 3 play button Playing back in slow motion 7 During playback 1 Press 8 at the point where you want to start playback in slow motion from The system pauses playback 2 Press SLOW 9 Playback in forward slow motion starts For D...

Page 32: ...how playback then zoom in During DVD AUDIO playback this feature is available only for the video part During JPEG MPEG 4 playback there may be a case where Cursor 3 2 Y 5 does not work in step 2 above Changing the VFP setting The VFP Video Fine Processor function enables you to adjust the picture character according to the type of programming picture tone or personal preference 7 During playback 1...

Page 33: ...umber is up to 99 For CD SVCD or VCD When the total playback time exceeds 99 minutes 59 seconds will appear on the display window But it is possible to continue programming For DVD VIDEO DVD AUDIO MP3 or WMA When you press ENTER instead of the number buttons in the Track Chapter column ALL appears and all the tracks or chapters on the selected group or title are programmed as a step To clear the p...

Page 34: ...G 4 1 Press ON SCREEN twice The on screen bar appears on the TV screen 2 Press Cursor 3 2 to highlight 3 Press ENTER 4 Press Cursor Y 5 repeatedly to select the Repeat mode 5 Press ENTER 6 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar disappears To cancel Repeat Playback Select OFF in step 4 Random playback Repeat playback DVD AUDIO DVD VIDEO DVD VR DVD AUDIO DVD VIDEO 1 1 3 1 0 1 2 Repeat mode indicator Disp...

Page 35: ...r Y 5 repeatedly to select A B 5 Press ENTER at the beginning of the part you want to repeat point A 6 Press ENTER at the end of the part you want to repeat point B A B Repeat Playback starts 7 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar disappears To cancel Select OFF in step 4 then press ENTER NOTE When playing back a DVD VIDEO A B Repeat Playback is possible only within the same title A B cannot be selec...

Page 36: ...ters or tracks A PCM Auto PCM Normally select this The system automatically detects the incoming signals DD Select this if the symptoms above occur when playing a disc or software encoded with DOLBY D DTS Select this if the symptoms above occur when playing a disc or software encoded with DTS Digital Surround BAL Balance You can adjust the balance between the front left and front right speakers 3 ...

Page 37: ...inyarwanda AR Arabic JI Yiddish SA Sanskrit AS Assamese JW Javanese SD Sindhi AY Aymara KA Georgian SG Sangho AZ Azerbaijani KK Kazakh SH Serbo Croatian BA Bashkir KL Greenlandic SI Singhalese BE Byelorussian KM Cambodian SK Slovak BG Bulgarian KN Kannada SL Slovenian BH Bihari KO Korean KOR SM Samoan BI Bislama KS Kashmiri SN Shona BN Bengali Bangla KU Kurdish SO Somali BO Tibetan KY Kirghiz SQ A...

Page 38: ...PAL PRG or NTSC PRG A pg 16 you can obtain optimal picture quality by selecting whether the content on the disc is processed by frame film source or by field video source Normally set to AUTO AUTO Used to play a disc containing both video and film source materials This system recognizes the source type video or film of the current disc according to the disc information If the playback picture is u...

Page 39: ...e of surround speakers 2 ms FRONT LEFT SPEAKER FRONT RIGHT SPEAKER CENTER SPEAKER SURROUND RIGHT SPEAKER SURROUND LEFT SPEAKER Adjust the distance from the listening position to the speakers Within the range from 0 ms to 15 ms by 1 ms 7 Subwoofer menu SUBWOOFER LEVEL You can set the output level of the subwoofer in the 6 dB to 6 dB range CROSS OVER The signals below the preset frequency level will...

Page 40: ... 7 7 To change the interval spacing into 9 kHz Press 3 while holding down 7 1 Press FM AM repeatedly to select the band Example When the system is tuned in to 810 kHz 2 Press TUNING 9 repeatedly until you find the frequency you want When you hold down the button until the system starts searching for stations and then release it the system stops searching automatically when a station of sufficient ...

Page 41: ...ns see How to use the number buttons A pg 20 NOTE You can also select a preset number by pressing y 1 When the stereo FM program currently tuned in is noisy you can change the FM reception mode to improve the reception 7 While listening to an FM station Press FM MODE The FM reception mode appears on the display window Each time you press the button the FM reception mode changes AUTO When a program...

Page 42: ...oups titles and tracks chapters to play in the order of your choice Up to 12 songs can be reserved with this function 7 While stopped with KARAOKE function turned on 1 Press RESERVE The reservation list appears on the TV screen 2 Press number buttons 1 10 10 to select your desired song to reserve by specifying the group title and track chapter numbers Example To specify track chapter Tr Chap 2 of ...

Page 43: ... MASK You can enjoy Karaoke with a normal disc containing no multiplex audio or multisound Karaoke audio etc by attenuating the frequencies around a human voice with this function 7 During playback with KARAOKE function turned on Press VOCAL Each time you press VOCAL vocal mask function turns on and off alternately NOTE The voice may not be masked enough with some discs 7 During playback with KARA...

Page 44: ... cord correctly A pg 11 The remote control does not work The batteries are exhausted Replace the batteries A pg 7 Sunlight is falling directly on the remote sensor Hide the remote sensor from direct sunlight No sound The system cord and or speaker cord is not connected Check the connection Connecting the powered subwoofer A pg 9 11 The audio cord is not connected to DIGITAL IN correctly Connect th...

Page 45: ... section Front 140 W per channel RMS at 4 C at 1 kHz with 10 total harmonic distortion Center Surround 130 W per channel RMS at 4 C at 1 kHz with 10 total harmonic distortion Subwoofer 140 W RMS at 4 C at 100 Hz with 10 total harmonic distortion Speaker section Speaker unit 16 cm Bass reflex Power Handling Capacity 140 W Impedance 4 C Frequency Range 30 Hz to 200 Hz General Power Requirements AC 1...

Page 46: ...N do check that your mains AC line voltage corresponds with the position of the voltage selector switch provided on the outside of this equipment and if different reset the voltage selector switch to prevent from a damage or risk of fire electric shock Mains AC Line Instruction TH S77 U book Page 45 Wednesday April 27 2005 2 01 PM ...