DVD PLAYER XV-N412S Before operation Preparations Basic playback Various kinds of playback V I D E O MP3/WMA disc playback JPEG disc playback Region code of DVD VIDEO DVD players and DVD VIDEO discs have their own Region Code numbers. This player can play back DVD VIDEO discs whose Changing the initial settings Region Code numbers include the player’s Region Code, which is indicated on the region code symbol on the rear panel.
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Warnings, Cautions and Others Caution: Proper Ventilation CAUTION To avoid risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from damage, locate the apparatus as follows: To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: Front: No obstructions and open spacing. 1.
Supplied accessories Table of contents Check that you have all the following accessories supplied to you. Supplied accessories..............1 If anything is missing, consult your dealer immediately. About this manual ..............1 Precautions ................1 • Audio/video cable (Yellow/White/Red) (× 1) • Remote control unit (× 1) •...
Digital audio formats Before operation The player supports the following digital audio formats (see page 33 “Glossary” for descriptions of each audio format): Linear PCM, Dolby Digital, DTS (Digital Theater Systems), MPEG Multichannel NOTE Depending on the player’s [DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT] setting, digital audio signals may not be output as they are recorded on the disc.
Before making connections • Do not connect the AC power cord until all other Preparations connections have been made. • Connect VIDEO OUT of the player directly to the video input of your TV. Connecting VIDEO OUT of the player to a TV via a VCR may cause a monitor problem when playing back a copy-protected disc.
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C Connecting to a TV with component jacks Hint Depending on the source material format, DVD VIDEO discs can You can enjoy picture of high-fidelity color reproduction by be classified into two types; film source and video source (note connecting the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the player to that some DVD VIDEO discs contain both film source and video your TV.
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JVC customer service center. the player’s COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to your TV. • All JVC progressive TV and High-Definition TV sets are fully • There are some progressive TV and High-Definition TV sets compatible with the player (Example: AV-61S902).
Connecting the power cord Remote sensor When all the audio/video connections have been made, connect Point the top of the remote control unit toward the remote sensor the AC power plug to the wall outlet. Make sure that the plugs are as directly as possible.
• NOW READING (The player is reading the disc information.) • REGION CODE ERROR! (The region code of the DVD VIDEO Basic playback disc does not match the player. The disc cannot be played back.) • OPEN (The disc tray is opening.) •...
If a menu is shown on the TV screen Press ENTER. The third page is shown, in which the pull-down menu of the When inserting a DVD VIDEO, SVCD or Video CD disc, a menu [DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT] is already open. may be shown on the TV screen.
Changing the resume mode The player has three resume modes; ON, OFF and DISC RESUME. • You can select the mode using the preference display (see page 26). When the resume mode is “OFF” Playback always starts from the beginning. When the resume mode is “DISC RESUME”...
x1.5 Quick Playback with sound Various kinds of playback When you select 1.5 times normal speed playback, the disc is played back with sound. • For DVD VIDEO discs, the subtitle does not go off. • At the x1.5 Quick Playback mode, the digital sound is output in stereo linear PCM format.
Playing from a specific position Numeric buttons To locate a desired scene from the DVD menu RETURN TITLE/GROUP TOP MENU MENU 5/∞/2/3 ON SCREEN ENTER ¢ DVD VIDEO discs generally have their own menus which show the disc contents. These menus contain various items such as (SELECT) titles of movies, names of songs, or artist information, and display them on the TV screen.
Press the numeric buttons (0 to 9) to enter About PBC (Playback Control) the desired time. Some SVCD/Video CD discs support the PBC function. The specified time is displayed in the pull-down menu. The PBC function allows you to enjoy menu-driven operation and high-resolution still images which have a resolution four Example (for DVD VIDEO) times greater than moving pictures.
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To check the program contents During playback, press 7. Playback stops and the program table is shown. Numeric buttons During playback, you can check the program contents via the menu bar. To stop program playback CANCEL Press 7. 5/∞/2/3 ON SCREEN ENTER To clear the program While stopped and the program table is shown, press 7.
Press ENTER at the beginning of the part you Repeat playback want to repeat (point A). The pull down menu disappears. The repeat icon shows To repeat the current selection or all tracks Press ENTER at the end of the part you want to repeat (point B).
To select a scene angle of DVD VIDEO (ANGLE) You can enjoy a variety of scene angles if the DVD VIDEO disc contains “multi-angle” parts, where multiple cameras were used 5/∞/2/3 to shoot the same scene from different angles. ENTER Hint At the beginning of a “multi-angle”...
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Press ENTER. To adjust the picture character (VFP) A window for setting parameters appears. SATURATION The VFP (Video Fine Processor) function allows you to adjust the Selected parameter picture character according to the type of programming, picture tone or personal preferences. Press 5/∞...
Basic operation procedure Press 2/3 to select the icon you want to work with. The selected icon is pointed by Numeric buttons Press ENTER. 5/∞/2/3 With many icons, an appropriate pull-down window appears, however, there are some exceptions. ON SCREEN ENTER NOTES •...
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Menu bar functions for DVD VIDEO Menu bar functions for SVCD/Video CD/ Audio CD Time mode selection Time mode selection During playback, selects the time mode shown in the display window and in the status bar. Selects the time mode shown in the display window and in the status bar.
Notes for making your own MP3/WMA disc using a CD-R/CD-RW disc MP3/WMA disc • Select “ISO 9660” as the disc format. • As for MP3 files, we recommend you to record your material at playback a 44.1 kHz sampling rate, using the 128 kbps data transfer rate. •...
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Press 4/¢ to select a desired track, then Repeat playback press ENTER or 3 (SELECT). During playback or while stopped, press REPEAT. Press the numeric buttons to directly specify Each time you press REPEAT, the repeat mode changes as a desired track number. follows.
Notes for making your own JPEG disc using a CD-R/ CD-RW disc JPEG disc • Select “ISO 9660” as the disc format. • We recommend you to record your material at a 640 x 480 pixel playback resolution. • This player supports the baseline JPEG format. Basic operations To see a desired picture When inserting a JPEG disc, after the disc contents are read, the...
NOTES To select the start point of the slide show • The player supports the baseline JPEG format. • The player does not support “packet writing (UDF file)” discs. From the JPEG CONTROL display • The player supports discs recorded with multiple sessions. •...
OTHERS Changing the OTHERS RESUME ON SCREEN GUIDE AUTO STANDBY initial settings AV COMPULINK MODE DVD1 PARENTAL LOCK SELECT USE 5∞23 TO SELECT, USE ENTER TO CONFIRM TO EXIT, PRESS SETUP. ENTER How to set preferences Press SET UP. One of the preference on-screen displays appears on the TV screen.
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[16:9 AUTO] (Wide television screen): select when you LANGUAGE menu connect the player to a wide-screen (16:9) TV. MENU LANGUAGE You can select the default menu language to be displayed if it is contained on a DVD VIDEO disc. Setting options ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH, CHINESE, GERMAN, ITALIAN, JAPANESE, language code from AA to ZU •...
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SCREEN SAVER D. RANGE CONTROL You can set the screen saver function to ON or OFF. (See page This setting provides optimal audio quality from the analog 10.) AUDIO OUT terminals for listening to DVD VIDEO discs recorded in Dolby Digital format, at low or middle volume. Setting options Setting options ON, OFF...
Press 5/∞ to select the country code. PARENTAL LOCK Select the code of the country whose standards were used to When this option is selected, pressing ENTER on the remote rate the DVD VIDEO disc content. control unit brings up the PARENTAL LOCK display shown below. See “Appendix B: Country/Area code list for Parental Lock”...
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To temporarily release the Parental Lock Numeric buttons If the parental level is set to a strict value, some discs may not play 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 5/∞...
To AV COMPU Receiver LINK The JVC AV COMPU LINK system allows you to enjoy video or audio with the simplest operation. If your video/audio player (such The player as a DVD player, CD player and VCR) and television or/and...
Picture Troubleshooting Picture is noisy. \ The player is connected to a VCR directly and the copyguard Power 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 Power does not come on.
Specifications Specifications and appearance are subject to change without Audio characteristics prior notice. Frequency response CD (sampling frequency 44.1 kHz): General 2 Hz to 20 kHz Readable discs DVD VIDEO, DVD-R (Video format), DVD- DVD (sampling frequency 48 kHz): RW (Video format), SVCD, Video CD, Audio 2 Hz to 22 kHz CD (CD-DA), CD-R/RW (CD-DA, SVCD, (4 Hz to 20 kHz for DTS and Dolby...
Appendix B: Country/Area code list for Parental Lock (for page 27) Eritrea Lao People’s Democratic Rwanda Andorra Spain Republic Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Ethiopia Lebanon Solomon Islands Afghanistan Finland Saint Lucia Seychelles Antigua and Barbuda Fiji Liechtenstein Sudan Anguilla Falkland Islands Sri Lanka Sweden...
Appendix D: Glossary 480i/480p Interlaced scanning Indicates the number of scanning lines and scanning format of an In a conventional video system, a picture is shown on the display image signal. 480i indicates 480 scanning lines with interlace monitor in between lines of two halves. The Interlaced scanning format, and 480p indicates 480 scanning lines with progressive system places lines of the second half of the picture in-between format.