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TH-L1[JC].book Page i Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM
DIGITAL MEDIA SYSTEM
TH-L1
Consists of AX-THL1, SP-THL1W,
SP-THL1F, SP-THL1C and SP-THL1S
For Customer Use:
INSTRUCTIONS
Enter below the Model No. and Serial
No. which are located either on the rear,
bottom or side of the cabinet. Retain this
information for future reference.
Model No.
Serial No.
GVT0206-001A
[J, C]
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TH-L1[JC]-02warning2_0222.fm Page 1 Thursday, February 22, 2007 5:50 PM Warnings, Cautions and Others Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses CAUTION— button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely (the STANDBY lamp goes off). When installing the apparatus, ensure that the plug is easily accessible. The button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. • When the system is on standby, the STANDBY lamp lights red. When the system is turned on, th
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TH-L1[JC]-02warning2_0222.fm Page 2 Thursday, February 22, 2007 5:50 PM Warnings, Cautions and Others/Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses For U.S.A. CAUTION This equipment has been tested and found to comply with Do not block the ventilation openings or holes. the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 (If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide newspaper or cloth, etc., the heat may not
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TH-L1[JC]-02warning2_0222.fm Page 3 Thursday, February 22, 2007 5:50 PM Warnings, Cautions and Others/Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses Caution: Proper Ventilation To avoid risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from damage, place the apparatus on a level surface. The minimal clearances are shown below: Attention: Ventilation Correcte Pour éviter les chocs électriques, les incendies et tout autre dégât, poser l’appareil sur une surface plate. Le dégagement minimum
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TH-L1[JC].book Page 1 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Table of contents Introduction ...........................................2 Basic operations ..................................16 Notes on handling ......................................................... 2 Turning the system on/off ..........................................16 Supplied accessories ...................................................... 2 Selecting the source to play ........................................16 Adjusting the
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TH-L1[JC].book Page 2 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Introduction Care of the cabinet Notes on handling Stains on the system should be wiped off with a soft cloth. If the system is heavily stained, wipe it with a cloth 7 Important cautions soaked in water diluted neutral detergent and wrung well, then wipe clean with a dry cloth. Installation of the system Since the system may deteriorate in quality, become Select a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor damaged or get
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TH-L1[JC].book Page 3 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM About files For JPEG files Playable file types for the It is recommended that you record a file at 640 x 480 resolution. (If a file has been recorded at a resolution of USB MEMORY more than 640 x 480, it will take a longer time to be For all playable files displayed.) This system can only play baseline JPEG files. The system can only recognize and play files with one of the following extensions, regardless of the letter case— Fo
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TH-L1[JC].book Page 4 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Index of parts and controls The numbers in the figures indicate the pages where the details of the parts are described. Front panel (center unit) Display window 28 27 17 19 26 18 22 12 16 12 12 16 12 16 17 13 16, 20, 22, 25 20, 23 13 22 20, 23 Remote sensor: 6 17 16 4
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TH-L1[JC].book Page 5 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Index of parts and controls Rear panel (center unit) 11 9, 10, 11 10 7 10, 11 9, 10, 11 13 9, 10, 11 5
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TH-L1[JC].book Page 6 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Index of parts and controls Remote control 7 Putting batteries in the remote control R6 (SUM-3)/AA (15F) 16 type dry-cell batteries (supplied) 14 Number 15 buttons: 14, 15, 23 14 14 17 15 If the range or effectiveness of the remote control decreases, 23 replace both batteries. 16 CAUTION 31 15 Batteries shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as 14, 15, 18, sunshine, fire or the like. 15 24, 25, 29 – 31 24 Operating the system fr
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TH-L1[JC].book Page 7 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connections Connecting the speakers and subwoofer SP-THL1F SP-THL1S Front speakers Surround speakers Speaker cord Connect the black cords to the black (–) terminals. Connect the white cords to the red (+) terminals. SP-THL1W Subwoofer SP-THL1C Center speaker CAUTION If you connect speakers other than the supplied ones, use speakers of the same speaker impedance
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TH-L1[JC].book Page 8 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connections Speaker layout To obtain the best possible sound from this system, you need to place all the speakers except the subwoofer at the same distance from the listening position. Center speaker Front left Front right speaker speaker Subwoofer Surround left Surround right speaker speaker If your speakers cannot be placed at the same distance from the listenin
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TH-L1[JC].book Page 9 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connections Connecting a TV You can get better picture quality in the order — HDMI > Component video > S-video > Composite video. Distortion of picture may occur when connecting 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. (See page 29.) If your TV sup
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TH-L1[JC].book Page 10 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connections Connecting the video components for the source of VIDEO 1 7 To connect the video components for the source of VIDEO 1 You can get better picture quality in the order — HDMI > Component video > S-video > Composite video. Center unit HDMI cord (not supplied) To HDMI output Digital optical audio cord (not supplied) To digital optical audio output DVD reco
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TH-L1[JC].book Page 11 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connections Connecting the video components for the source of VIDEO 2 7 To connect the video components for the source of VIDEO 2 You can get better picture quality in the order — HDMI > Component video > S-video > Composite video. Digital coaxial audio cord (not supplied) Center unit To digital coaxial audio output HDMI cord To HDMI output (not supplied) RCA pin
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TH-L1[JC].book Page 12 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connections Connecting the video components for the source of VIDEO 3 7 To connect the video components for the source of VIDEO 3 You can get better picture quality in the order — S-video > Composite video. Center unit Digital optical audio cord (not supplied) S-video cord (not supplied) Align the 5 marks. or Composite video cord (supplied) RCA pin plug cord To
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TH-L1[JC].book Page 13 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connections Connecting a USB mass Connecting the iPod storage class device Center unit (on the front panel) You can connect a USB mass storage class device such as a Turn the arrow-mark USB flash memory device, hard disk drive, multimedia card side left when connecting the plug. reader, digital camera, etc. to this system. After connecting a USB mass storage clas
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TH-L1[JC].book Page 14 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Operating the TV and DVD player You can use the remote control to operate not only this unit but also JVC and other manufacturers’ TV and DVD player. Refer also to the manuals supplied for the TV and DVD player. To operate the equipment, aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the target equipment. 3 Press number buttons (1 - 9, 0) to The buttons described below are used on pages 14 to 15. enter the manufacturer’s c
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TH-L1[JC].book Page 15 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM See page 14 for button locations. Operating the TV and DVD player 7 To operate a DVD player Operating the DVD player You can perform the following operations on the DVD player. 7 To set the manufacturer’s code DVD Turn on or off the DVD 1 Press and hold DVD. player. Press and hold the button until step 3 is finished. DVD 3 Play back a disc. 2 Press ENTER. DVD 8 Pause playback. To release 3 Press number buttons (1 - 9, 0) to it, press
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TH-L1[JC].book Page 16 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Basic operations The buttons on the remote control are used to explain Turning the system on/off most of the operations in this manual. You can use the buttons on the center unit if they have the same name or On the remote control: marks as on the remote control, unless otherwise noted. Press AUDIO. The icon such as shows the file types the operation is On the center unit: available for. Press . NOTE The buttons described below are
