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DVD DIGITAL THEATER SYSTEM
TH-A25
Consists of XV-THA25 and SP-THA25
SOUND
VOLUME
DVD DIGITAL THEATER SYSTEM TH-A25
STANDBY
STANDBY/ON
SOURCE
INSTRUCTIONS
For Customer Use:
Enter below the Model No. and Serial No.
which are located either on the rear, bot-
tom or side of the cabinet. Retain this
information for future reference.
Model No.
Serial No.
LVT1111-001B
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Cover_TH_A25[J].p
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Warnings, Cautions and Others Note to CATV system installer: CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s DO NOT OPEN attention to Section 820-40 of the NEC which provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) building, as close to the point of
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Table of Contents Parts Identification...................................... 2 Selecting the Audio Languages ................................................ 24 Center Unit ................................................................................. 2 Selecting the Subtitles .............................................................. 24 Remote Control .......................................................................... 3 Selecting the Playback Channel ..............................
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Parts Identification Center Unit Front Panel 1 2 3 4 5 VOLUME DVD DIGITAL THEATER SYSTEM TH-A25 STANDBY STANDBY/ON SOURCE 6 7 8 9 See pages in the parentheses for details. Front Panel 1 STANDBY/ON button and STANDBY lamp (12–15) 7 3/8 (play/pause) button (13, 14, 31) 2 Disc tray (12) • Pressing this button also turns on the power and 3 Remote sensor changes the source to the DVD/CD. 4 Display 8 Multi operation buttons 5 VOLUME control (13, 15) •4, ¢, and 7 6 0 (open/close) button (12, 14) 9 SOU
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Remote Control See pages in the parentheses for details. Remote Control 1 AUDIO button (12, 14, 15) 2 TV button (11,12) 3 DIMMER button (16) 4 • Number buttons • MEMORY button (35) • CANCEL button 5 Source selecting buttons • DVD, FM/AM, AUX (10, 12, 15, 16) 1 • Pressing one of these buttons also turns on the power. TV AUDIO 6 TV CH + and – buttons (11) 2 DIMMER SLEEP 7 TV VOL + and – buttons (11) 3 o 8 AUDIO VOL + and – buttons (13, 15) 12 3 4 9 TOP MENU button (26) p •3, 2, 5, and ∞ buttons
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Getting Started Before Installation Putting Batteries in the Remote Control General Precautions Before using the remote control, put two supplied batteries first. • When using the remote control, aim the remote control directly at • DO NOT insert any metal object into the center unit. the remote sensor on the center unit. • DO NOT disassemble the center unit or remove screws, covers, or cabinet. 1. On the back of the remote control, remove the • DO NOT expose the center unit to rain or moisture.
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Connecting the FM and AM Antennas If AM reception is poor, connect single vinyl-covered wire (not supplied). 1 2 3 AM Loop antenna (supplied) If FM reception is poor, connect outdoor FM antenna (not supplied). Snap the tabs on the loop into FM antenna (supplied) the slots of the base to assemble the AM Loop antenna. AUDIO IN CENTER L L R R FRONT WOOFER REAR AUX REAR IMPEDANCE FRONT/CENTER MIN 6 WOOFER:MIN 3 MIN 6 Center unit Cooling fan (See “About the cooling fan” below.) FM antenna connecti
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Getting Started Speaker Layout Diagram Center unit V VOLUME OLUME DVD DIGIT DVD DIGITAL CINEMA SYSTEM TH-A25 AL THEATER SYSTEM TH-A25 ST STANDBY ANDBY ST STANDBY/ON ANDBY/ON Subwoofer SOURCE SOURCE (WOOFER) Right front position Left front position Center position Left rear Right rear position position CENTER CENTER CENTER CENTER A A A AUDIO IN UDIO IN UDIO IN UDIO IN L L L L L L L L R R R R R R R R FR FR FR FRONT ONT ONT ONT W W W WOOFER OOFER OOFER OOFER REAR REAR REAR REAR AU AU AU AUX X X X
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When setting the speakers Connecting the Speakers To obtain the best possible sound from this system, you need to place all the speakers except the subwoofer at the same distance Connect the satellite speakers and subwoofer to the terminals on the from the listening position with each front faced toward the listener. rear panel using speaker cords supplied. Since bass sound is non-directional, you can place a subwoofer The ends of the speaker cords are colored to indicate the terminals to wherev
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Getting Started Connecting Audio/Video Component Turn the power off to all components before connections. TV connection The S-video cord and the component video cord are not supplied with this system. Use the cords supplied with another components or purchase them at an electric appliance store. A C Video cord (supplied) Component video cord (not supplied) Red Blue B S-video cord (not supplied) Green • If your TV equipped with component video jacks supports the You can select one of three connec
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Audio component connection Illustrations of the input/output terminals below are typical Connect other components to the center unit with the audio examples. cord. When you connect other components, refer also to their Use the cord supplied with the other component or purchase manuals since the terminal name actually printed on the rear one at an electric appliance store. vary among the components. Optical digital cord (not supplied) A If you connect a sound-enhancing device such as a graphic eq
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TV Settings From the remote control ONLY: DVD 1 Press DVD. TV AUDIO DIMMER SLEEP SLOW 2 Press and hold PROGRESSIVE for a 12 3 4 while. 56 7 8 PROGRESSIVE • Each time you press and hold the button, the scanning mode alternates between 9 0 MEMORY CANCEL “INTERLACE TV” and “PROGRESSIVE TV.” SOUND DVD FM/AM AUX DVD TV CH CONTROL TEST TONE INTERLACE TV: TV TV VOL TV/VIDEO MUTING Select this if your TV does not support the progressive video input (conventional TV). AUDIO VOL TOP PROGRESSIVE TV: MENU
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Operating TV You can use the remote control to operate not only this unit but also JVC’s TV. • Refer also to the manuals supplied for the other products. • To operate the TV, aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the TV. ❏ To operate a JVC’s TV You can perform the following operations on the TV. TV AUDIO TV : Turn on or off the TV. TV DIMMER SLEEP Number TV VOL +/–: Adjust the volume. Buttons/ 1 234 TV/VIDEO: Set the input mode (either TV or MEMORY VIDEO). 5 678 TV CH +/–: Chan
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Basic Disc Operations 1 Turn On the Power This manual mainly explains operations using the buttons on the remote control. You can also use the buttons on the center Before turning on the system, turn on your TV and select the correct unit if they have the similar names (or marks) as those on the video input. (See the manual supplied with your TV.) remote control. • For changing the OSD messages—the information on the TV If operations using the center unit are different from those screen—into the
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To turn off the sounds temporarily 4 Start Playback From the remote control ONLY: Press 3/8. MUTING Press MUTING. The disc tray closes. “LOADING” appears on the display for a while. To restore the sound, press MUTING again. • You can also start playback by closing the disc tray • Adjusting the volume also restores the sound. using 0 on the front panel. • Some discs show menus on the TV screen after you press 3/8. See “Disc Menu-Driven Playback” on page 26 and refer to the 6 Activate Surround ins
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Basic Disc Operations • This system can memorize the end point even when you press 7 once when playing back a DVD (“PRESS PLAY TO CONTINUE” appears on the TV screen). When you start playback TV AUDIO again by pressing 3/8, playback begins from where it has been DIMMER SLEEP AUDIO stopped—Resume play. Press 7 again, then press 3/8 to play back the DVD from the 1 234 beginning. Number buttons • When you start playback an MP3 or a JPEG file again by pressing 5 678 3/8, playback begins from the beg
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Basic Tuner Operations On the front panel: SOURCE Press SOURCE repeatedly until the desired band (FM or AM) appears on the display. TV AUDIO The last received station of the selected band is tuned into. DIMMER SLEEP 1 AUDIO • Each time you press the button, the source changes as follows: 1 234 DVD/CD DIGITAL IN 5 678 AUX AM FM 9 0 MEMORY CANCEL SOUND 2 FM/AM DVD FM/AM AUX 3 Adjust the Volume TV CH CONTROL TEST TONE TV TV VOL TV/VIDEO MUTING From the remote control: 3 AUDIO VOL To increase the
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Other Basic Operations 2 Start playback on the external component. • For in-depth information about the external component, see the manual supplied with it. TV AUDIO DIMMER SLEEP DIMMER SLEEP Notes: • When “DIGITAL IN” is selected as the source and the Dolby Digital 1 234 or DTS multi-channel signal is detected, Multichannel Surround is 5 678 activated automatically. For in-depth information about Multichannel Surround, see 9 0 MEMORY CANCEL “Surround Mode Introduction” on page 19. SOUND AUX DVD
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Balance Output level Tone Delay Creating Realistic Sound Fields To adjust speaker output level You can adjust the output level of the center speaker, rear speakers, and subwoofer while listening to the test tone. TV AUDIO DIMMER SLEEP Press 3/2 while the test tone is coming out of L-F.BLANCE-R CENTER the speaker you want to adjust. 1 234 ENTER REAR SUBWOOFER The speaker output level appears on the display. 5 678 3: Increases the output level (to +06 dB). BASS TREBLE 9 0 MEMORY CANCEL 2: Decrea
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Creating Realistic Sound Fields Basic sound adjustment procedure • You can also adjust the sound setting referring to the display on the center unit. Refer to the display indication when you Ex. : To adjust the front speaker balance want to adjust the sound using sources other than discs. From the remote control ONLY: Sound adjustment indication on the display Ex.: Front balance L C R 1 Play the disc you want to use for the sound SW LS RS adjustment. Left front level Right front level SOUND 2
