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DVD DIGITAL CINEMA SYSTEM
TH-A9R
Consists of XV-THA9R, SP-PWA9, SP-XCA9, and SP-XSA9
STANDBY/ON
TV AUDIO
VCR
AUX FM/AM DVD
TITLE SUBTITLE DECODE AUDIO
ZOOM DIGEST TIME DISPLAY
RETURN ANGLE CHOICE SOUND
CONTROL SUBWOOFER EFFECT
VCR
CENTER TEST
TV
REAR-L
SLEEP
REAR-R
SETTING
TV RETURN FM MODE 100+
EON SELECT
DVD
PLAY
MODE
RDS
ENTER
SP-XCA9 SP-XSA9 PTY- +PTY
SP-XSA9 EON
THEA TER DSP
POSITION MODE
RDS DISPLAY
PTY SEARCH
TV VOL CHANNEL VOLUM
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Warning.fm Page 1 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Warnings, Cautions and Others Caution: Proper Ventilation IMPORTANT for the U.K. To avoide risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If damage. the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your Locate the apparatus as follows: home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, Front: No obstructions and open spacing. then obtain an appropriate safety approved e
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English English English English English English English TH-A9(B).book Page 1 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Table of Contents ■ ■ Repeating a desired part [A-B REPEAT]............................35 Getting Started...................................................... 2 Programming the Playing Order [PROGRAM] ..................36 Important cautions ................................................................ 2 Random Play [RANDOM]..................................................37 Sa
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Body.fm Page 2 Monday, February 5, 2001 4:08 PM Getting Started ■ ■ Important cautions Checking the supplied accessories Check to be sure you have all of the following items, which are Installation of the unit supplied with the unit. • Select a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too The number in the parentheses indicates quantity of the pieces cold between 5°C and 35°C (41°F and 95°F). supplied. • Leave sufficient distance between the unit and the TV. • Do not use the unit
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English English English English English English English TH-A9(B).book Page 3 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM System outline ■ ■ This system consists of the unit containing a DVD player, a radio, and a pre-amp, as well as the powered sub-woofer, the center speaker, and four satellite speaker units. It provides a fully functional DVD cinema system by simply connecting to a TV set. Center speaker (SP-XCA9) Front left speaker Front right speaker TV Satellite speaker Satellite speaker (SP-
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TH-A9(B).book Page 4 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Installation ■ ■ The following shows an example of the system installation. To hang satellite speakers from the System setting example wall Use the supplied bracket to fix satellite speakers to the wall. Satellite speaker (front left speaker) Center unit CAUTION: ATTACHING THE BRACKETS Center speaker ON THE WALL When attaching the brackets on the wall, have them attached to the wall by a qualified person. DO NOT attach the brackets
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English English English English English English English TH-A9(B).book Page 5 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM About discs ■ ■ Examples of playable DVD discs: Playable disc types Playable and non-playable disc types are as follows: Playable discs • This unit accommodates discs for the PAL system. Disc structure Audio CD DVD Video CD A DVD disc is comprised of “titles”, while an Audio CD or Video The DVD Logo is a trademark. CD is comprised of “tracks”. Each title may be divided into some
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TH-A9(B).book Page 6 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Connections ■ ■ CAUTION: Connecting the powered sub- • Make all connection before plugging the system in an AC outlet. woofer Use the supplied system cable to connect the powered sub-woofer Connecting the FM and AM (MW) (SP-PWA9). antennas Center unit (XV-THA9R) AUX IN CONNECTOR ANTENNA AM TO SP-PWA9 LOOP RL FM antenna connections AM EXT VIDEO S-VIDEO COMP. AV Y/C AV VIDEO OUT AV OUT COMPU LINK Ensure that the £ mark on the CONNECTOR
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English English English English English English English TH-A9(B).book Page 7 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Co Co Co Conn nn nn nnec ec ec ection tion tion tions s s s Connecting the TV with the SCART connector AC IN AUX IN CONNECTOR ANTENNA AM TO SP-PWA9 LOOP RL AM EXT VIDEO S-VIDEO AV COMP. Y/C AV VIDEO OUT AV OUT COMPU LINK COMP.-Y/C switch SCART Cable (Not supplied) Connect the unit’s AV OUT connector with your TV’s SCART connector using an optional SCART cable. • Set the COMP.-Y/C s
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REAR LEFT CENTER REAR RIGHT FRONT LEFT FRONT RIGHT TH-A9(B).book Page 8 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Connections Connections Connections Connections Connecting speakers Connect the satellite speakers and center speaker to the terminals on the powered sub-woofer using the speaker cords supplied. Labels are attached to the speaker cords to indicate the speaker and terminal to which each is to be connected. • The four satellite speakers may be used at either front or rear. • Ensure that t
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English English English English English English English TH-A9(B).book Page 9 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Co Co Co Conn nn nn nnec ec ec ection tion tion tions s s s Connecting an audio component You can connect an analog audio component, such as VCR, TV and MD recorder to this system. Refer also to the manuals supplied with your components. Use the cable with RCA pin plugs (not supplied). Connect the white plug to the left jack, and the red plug to the right jack. AC IN AUX IN CONNECT
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TH-A9(B).book Page 10 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Connections Connections Connections Connections Connecting the power cord Putting batteries in the remote control Before plugging the center unit and powered sub-woofer into an AC outlets, make sure that all connections have been made. Before using the remote control, put two supplied batteries first. When using the remote control, aim the remote control directly at Plug the power cord into an AC outlet. the remote sensor on the ce
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English English English English English English English TH-A9(B).book Page 11 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Parts Identification ■ ■ Become familiar with the buttons and controls on the center unit and powered sub-woofer before use. Refer to the pages in parentheses for details. Center unit Front panel (top view) 1 Disc cover (22) 2 SOURCE button (18) 3 SURROUND button (21) 4 DSP mode button (21) 5 DVD control buttons (23, 24, 25) 6 VOLUME +/– button (17) Front panel (front view) 1 ST
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TH-A9(B).book Page 12 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Parts Identification Parts Identification Parts Identification Parts Identification Display window 1 Decode mode indicator 2 Radio indicator (40, 41) 3 Multi-information window Displays time, status information, etc. 4 Audio channel indicator (19) 5 Radio reception mode indicator (40, 41) 6 RESUME indicator (25) 7 REMAIN indicator (Timer indicator) (39) 8 PROGRAM indicator (36) 9 EACH indicator (Timer indicator) (39) p DSP indicato
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English English English English English English English TH-A9(B).book Page 13 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Parts I Parts I Parts I Parts Identification dentification dentification dentification Remote controls 1 Source selecting buttons (14, 18, 41) AUX, FM/AM, DVD STANDBY/ON TV AUDIO 2 DVD operating buttons TITLE (25) VCR AUX FM/AM DVD SUBTITLE (31) TITLE SUBTITLE DECODE AUDIO DECODE (19) AUDIO (32) ZOOM DIGEST TIME DISPLAY ZOOM (31) RETURN ANGLE CHOICE SOUND DIGEST (28) SUBWOOFER EFF
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TH-A9(B).book Page 14 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Principles of operation ■ ■ The system may be operated via the remote control or the buttons on the center unit, or via the menu on the screen. Operation with the remote control Select the appropriate mode for the remote control when the remote control is used for operation. The remote control mode is selected by pressing the source selecting buttons. Press DVD: The DVD operation buttons, number buttons, PLAY MODE button, THEATER POSIT
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English English English English English English English TH-A9(B).book Page 15 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Prin Prin Prin Princi ci ci cipl pl pl ples of es of es of es of op op op opera era era erat t t tio io io ion n n n On-screen displays The center unit provides several on-screen displays. With some displays, you can set or select preferences or functions, while the others are display-only. Opening screens The Opening screen appears automatically in some conditions. At the bottom,
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TH-A9(B).book Page 16 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Principles of operation Principles of operation Principles of operation Principles of operation On-screen menus for setting preferences Preventing screen burn-out with LANGUAGE the screen saver [SCREEN SAVER] A television monitor screen may be burned out if a static picture is LANGUAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM displayed for a long time. To prevent this, the center unit ENGLISH MENU LANGUAGE ENGLISH automatically activates the screen saver fun
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English English English English English English English TH-A9(B).book Page 17 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Basic operations ■ ■ The basic operations for this system are as follows. To turn TV power ON and OFF IMPORTANT JVC TVs may be used as is with the remote control. TVs from Check that remote control mode selector is set to “DVD” except other manufacturers require changes to the transmittable signals when you use the RDS (Radio Data System) for receiving FM before they can be us
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TH-A9(B).book Page 18 Saturday, February 3, 2001 12:53 PM Basic operations Basic operations Basic operations Basic operations Sub-woofer volume control and Selecting the source to play phase setting Selected source name appears Use the VOLUME knob and PHASE button at the rear of the powered sub-woofer. VOLUME knob VOLUME MAX Mark MIN From the remote control: PHASE STANDBY/ON PHASE button TV AUDIO REVERSR NOMAL VCR AUX FM/AM DVD Source selecting buttons SUB WOOFER TITLE SUBTITLE DECODE AUDIO
