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TH-S77[U].book Page 1 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM
DVD DIGITAL CINEMA SYSTEM
TH-S77
Consists of XV-THS77, SP-PWS77,
SP-THS77F, SP-THS77C and
SP-THS77S
INSTRUCTIONS
GVT0154-001A
[US/UN/UG/UX]
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TH-S77[U].book Page 1 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Warnings, Cautions and Others CAUTION To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. 2. Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. CAUTION — button! CAUTION (XV-THS77) • Do not block the ventilation openings or holes. (If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely newspaper or cloth, etc., the heat may not be abl
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TH-S77[U].book Page 2 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Warnings, Cautions and Others 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: Wall or obstructions XV-THS77 Wall or 8 cm obstructions XV-THS77 Front 3 cm 3 cm 10 cm MIC LEVEL MIN MAX MIC 1 MIC 2 PHONES No obstructions 15 cm Wall or obstructions Wall or 20 cm SP-PWS77 obstructions SP-PWS77 Front No 15 cm 15 c
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TH-S77[U]-03TOC.fm Page 1 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 9:59 PM Table of contents Introduction .....................................2 Playback ........................................18 Notes on handling .................................................................2 Basic playback ....................................................................18 Supplied accessories ............................................................2 One touch replay ............................................
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TH-S77[U].book Page 2 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Introduction 7 Safety precautions Notes on handling Avoid moisture, water and dust Do not place the system in moist or dusty places. 7 Important cautions Avoid high temperatures Installation of the system Do not expose the system to direct sunlight and do not place it near • Select a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold; a heating device. between 5°C and 35°C. When you are away • Leave sufficient distance between
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TH-S77[U].book Page 3 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM About discs Notes on DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM • This system can also play finalized DVD-Rs or DVD-RWs Playable disc types recorded in DVD VIDEO format and DVD-RWs or DVD-RAMs This system has been designed to play back the following discs: recorded in DVD VR format. • This system can also play DVD-Rs or DVD-RWs if MP3, WMA, DVD VIDEO DVD AUDIO JPEG and MPEG-4 files are recorded on them with UDF Bridge format. This system does not sup
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TH-S77[U].book Page 4 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM About discs For JPEG files • We recommend to record a file at 640 x 480 resolution. Notes on file types • This system can only play baseline JPEG files. For all playable files For MPEG-4 files • The system can only recognize and play files with one of the • The system supports the types of the advanced simple profile as following extensions, which can be in any combination of upper MPEG-4 files (MPEG-4 ASF). and lower case; • The syst
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TH-S77[U].book Page 5 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Description of parts and controls Front panel (center unit) Display window pg. 23 pg. 37 pg. 38 pg. 19 pg. 23 FM AM MHz P L PCM SURR CH kHz WMAMP3 RESUME PROGRESSIVE B.S.P. CHAP. TRK PG PL BONUS ST MONO RDS TA NEWS INFO PRG RND pg. 19 pg. 27 pg. 19 pg. 20 pg. 37 pg. 31 pg. 31 pg. 16 pg. 29 pg. 19 pg. 21 pg. 38 pg. 30 pg. 39 pg. 18 pg. 18 pg. 15 pg. 15 pg. 14 pg. 18 pg. 18 Disc tray (inside): pg. 18 MIC LEVEL MIN MAX MIC 1 MIC 2 PHONES pg
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TH-S77[U].book Page 6 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Description of parts and controls Powered subwoofer pg. 11 Do not block the FROM XV-THC3 XV-THS55 ventilation openings. XV-THS58 XV-THS66 4Ω 16Ω pg. 9 See below. POWER ON lamp: pg. 14 Power cord: pg. 11 Rear Front NOTE • For safety reasons, always ensure that there is sufficient space behind the powered subwoofer. Setting the VOLTAGE SELECTOR Before plugging, set the correct voltage for your area with the voltage selector switch on t
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TH-S77[U].book Page 7 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Description of parts and controls Remote control Putting batteries in the remote control OPEN/CLOSE AUDIO pg. 14 pg. 18 pg. 12 pg. 12 TV/VIDEO MUTING TV VCR/DBS pg. 13 pg. 15 DVD FM/AM VCR DBS R6P (SUM-3)/AA (15F) pg. 15 type dry-cell batteries (supplied) pg. 28 AUDIO SUBTITLE SURROUND FL DISP. pg. 19 pg. 27 pg. 23 TV VOL CHANNEL AUDIO VOL pg. 15 AUDIO pg. 12-40 pg. 12 TV VCR/DBS pg. 12 pg. 18 TUNING TUNING pg. 20, 37 SLOW MEMORY FM
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TH-S77[U].book Page 8 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. If reception is poor Connecting the FM and Center unit AM antennas AM loop antenna 7 AM loop antenna Setting up supplied AM loop antenna Outdoor single vinyl-covered wire antenna (not supplied) If the antenna cord is covered with the insulation 7 FM antenna coat, twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove. FM antenna (supplied) Center unit
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TH-S77[U].book Page 9 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connections Connecting the satellite (front, center, surround) speakers Before connecting the speaker cords; Twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove. Front speakers Powered subwoofer SP-THS77F SP-PWS77 Speaker cord (supplied) • Connect the black cords to the black (r) terminals. • Connect the white cords to the (q) terminals referring to the table bel
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TH-S77[U].book Page 10 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connections Speaker layout Connecting a TV • You can get better picture quality in the order — Component Center speaker video > S-video > Composite video. Front left Front right • Distortion of picture may occur when connecting to the TV via a speaker speaker VCR, or to a TV with a built-in VCR. • You need to set “MONITOR TYPE” in the PICTURE menu Powered cor
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TH-S77[U].book Page 11 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connections Connecting the powered Connecting to a digital subwoofer component You can enjoy the sound of a digital component. Powered Center unit Center unit subwoofer System cord (supplied) DBS* tuner MD player FROM XV-THC3 XV-THS55 XV-THS58 XV-THS66 Align the 5 marks. Align the 5 marks. To digital optical Digital optical cord output (not supplied) Connecti
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TH-S77[U].book Page 12 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Operating external components with the remote control 4 Press number buttons (1-9, 0) to enter The buttons described below are used on pages 12 and 13. the manufacturer’s code (2 digits). Examples: For a Hitachi TV: Press 1, then 0. For a Toshiba TV: Press 0, then 8. TV/VIDEO TV VCR/DBS Manufacturer Code Manufacturer Code VCR/DBS JVC 01 Samsung 12 VCR DBS DBS Hitachi 10 Sharp 06 VCR Magnavox 02 Sony 07 Mitsubishi 03 Toshiba 08 TV Remo
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TH-S77[U]-04Start.fm Page 13 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 4:28 PM See page 12 for button locations. Operating external components with the remote control Operating the VCR Operating the DBS tuner or CATV converter 7 To set the manufacturer’s code You can operate a JVC VCR without setting the manufacturer’s 7 To set the manufacturer’s code code. 1 Slide the remote control mode selector 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to VCR/DBS. to VCR/DBS. 2 Press DBS. 2 Press VCR. 3 Press and hold
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TH-S77[U].book Page 14 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM Basic operations The buttons on the remote control are used to explain most of the Turning the system on/off operations in this manual. You can use the buttons on the center unit same as on the remote control for operations unless On the remote control: otherwise noted. Press AUDIO. IMPORTANT On the center unit: Before using the remote control for the following Press . operation; • Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO. Wh
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TH-S77[U].book Page 15 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM See page 14 for button locations. Basic operations Selecting the source to Listening with headphones play (not supplied) On the remote control: CAUTION Be sure to turn down the volume; Press one of the source selecting buttons • Before connecting or putting on headphones as high volume may (DVD, FM/AM, VCR or DBS). damage both the headphones and your hearing. DVD: To play back a disc (DVD VIDEO, VCD etc.). • Before disconnecting hea
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TH-S77[U].book Page 16 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM See page 14 for button locations. Basic operations Sleep Timer [SLEEP] Adjusting the bass sound [BASS] The system turns off automatically when the specified period of time has passed. Press BASS and then LEVEL +/–. Press SLEEP. Each time you press the button, the shut-off time changes. NOTE Example: • The adjustments take effect for all sources. minutes Changing the scan mode SL EE P 60 The system can be accommodated to your TV’s scan
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TH-S77[U].book Page 17 Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:01 PM See page 14 for button locations. Basic operations When “FAILED !” appears on the TV screen The system could not detect the clapping sound correctly. In such a Optimizing the speaker case, follow the instructions that appear on the TV screen. settings [Smart Surround • When the system detects the clapping sound as “FAILED !” three times, set the delay time (DELAY) and the output level (LEVEL) Setup] manually. (A pg. 36) NOTE To can
