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TH-F3[J_C].book Page 1 Monday, March 17, 2008 11:45 AM
DVD DIGITAL THEATER SYSTEM
TH-F3
Consists of XV-THF3, SP-THF3F and SP-THF3W
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.
LVT1833-001A
[J, C]
English
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TH-F3[J_C].book Page 1 Monday, March 17, 2008 11:45 AM Warnings, cautions and others (For U.S.A.) (For U.S.A.) (For U.S.A.) INFORMATION This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
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TH-F3[J_C].book Page 2 Monday, March 17, 2008 11:45 AM For Canada/pour le Canada THIS DIGITAL APPARATUS DOES NOT EXCEED THE CLASS B LIMITS FOR RADIO NOISE EMISSIONS FROM DIGITAL APPARATUS AS SET OUT IN THE INTERFERENCE-CAUSING EQUIPMENT STANDARD ENTITLED “DIGITAL APPARATUS”, ICES-003 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS. CET APPAREIL NUMERIQUE RESPECTE LES LIMITES DE BRUITS RADIOELECTRIQUES APPLICA- BLES AUX APPAREILS NUMIRIQUES DE CLASSE B PRESCRITES DANS LA NORME SUR LE MATE- RIEL BROUILLE
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TH-F3[J_C].book Page 3 Monday, March 17, 2008 11:45 AM Warnings, cautions and others (continued) IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS / IMPORTANT POUR PRODUITS LASER 1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2. CAUTION: Do not open the top cover or cabinet. There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit; leave all servicing to qualified service personnel. 3. CAUTION: Visible and/or invisible class 1M laser radiation when open. Do not view directly with optical instruments. 4. REPRODUCTION OF LABEL: CAUTION LAB
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TH-F3[J_C].book Page 4 Monday, March 17, 2008 11:45 AM CAUTION — Proper Ventilation To avoid risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from damage, locate the apparatus as follows: Top/Front/Back/Sides: No obstructions should be placed in the areas shown by the dimensions below. Bottom: Place on the level surface. Maintain adequate air path for ventilation by placing on a stand with a height of 10 cm more. In addition, maintain the best possible air circulation. Attention: Ventilation
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TH-F3[J_C].book Page 1 Monday, March 17, 2008 11:45 AM Table of contents Thank you for purchasing a JVC product. Please read all instructions carefully before operation, to ensure your complete understanding and to obtain the best possible performance from the unit. Introduction Playing back sources from external devices Part description .............................3 Using the remote control ..............4 Playing back sources from Inserting the batteries into the remote external devic
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TH-F3[J_C]-01.fm Page 2 Monday, March 17, 2008 1:45 PM Convenient functions of Basic operations of HDMI disc/file playback CEC Convenient functions of disc/file Basic operations of HDMI CEC...50 playback .......................................29 Playing back a disc/file in the desired order Reference (Program playback) ....................................29 Playing back a disc/file in a random order Notes on operation ......................51 (Random playback) ..............................
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TH-F3[J_C]-02.fm Page 3 Tuesday, March 18, 2008 1:31 PM Part description The numbers refer to the pages in which the parts are explained. Front view Refer to “Display window” shown below. Remote control sensor Rear view Cooling fan Display window 3 Introduction
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TH-F3[J_C].book Page 4 Monday, March 17, 2008 11:45 AM Using the remote control The numbers refer to the pages in which the parts are explained. Inserting the batteries into the remote control Insert the batteries into the remote control by matching the polarity (+ and −) correctly. R03 (UM-4)/AAA (24F) type dry-cell batteries (supplied) • If the range or effectiveness of the remote con- trol decreases, replace both batteries. Operating the system from the remote control Point the remo
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TH-F3[J_C].book Page 5 Monday, March 17, 2008 11:45 AM Preparation Do not connect the power cable until all other connections have been made. FM antenna (supplied) Connecting the antennas FM antenna Main unit (rear view) AM loop antenna (supplied) Setting up the AM loop antenna Stretch out the FM antenna to the best position for radio reception. When radio reception with the supplied FM antenna is poor, or when using a communal antenna Main unit (rear view) Antenna cable Communal I
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TH-F3[J_C].book Page 6 Monday, March 17, 2008 11:45 AM Connecting the speakers and subwoofer Connect the speakers to the main unit by connecting the colored connectors to the same color terminals on the rear of the main unit. Red White Main unit (rear view) Speaker cable Speaker cable 5 5 (4.5 m [14′9 ″]) (4.5 m [14′9 ″]) 8 8 Gray Blue Left speaker Right speaker Purple (rear view) (rear view) Subwoofer 3 (rear view) Speaker cable (3 m [9′10 ″]) 8 CAUTION ■ IMPORTANT • The supplied speakers a
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TH-F3[J_C]-03.fm Page 7 Tuesday, March 18, 2008 1:32 PM Preparation (continued) Do not connect the power cable until all other connections have been made. Using the speakers with commercially Speaker layout available speaker stands This system is designed to provide virtual surround sound by positioning the 3 speakers in front. (The The left and right speakers can be fitted onto com- set of the left and right speakers and the sub- mercially available speaker stands. Before fitting woofer r
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TH-F3[J_C]-03.fm Page 8 Tuesday, March 18, 2008 1:32 PM Connecting a TV with the Connecting a TV [COMPONENT] terminals After connecting a TV, follow the instructions on page 10. TV ■ IMPORTANT Main unit • Connect the main unit directly to a TV (or a mon- (rear view) itor) without routing through a video cassette recorder (VCR). Otherwise picture distortion may occur during playback. (Routing the con- nection through a VCR, however, does not affect the audio quality.) To component Main
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TH-F3[J_C]-03.fm Page 9 Monday, March 17, 2008 1:47 PM Preparation (continued) Do not connect the power cable until all other connections have been made. Connecting external digital Connecting external analog audio devices audio devices Output MD player or Output Analog audio satellite receiver device To an optical digital output terminal Audio cable Optical digital cable (not supplied) (not supplied) Main unit (rear view) Input Input Output Main unit (rear view) Connecting the power c
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TH-F3[J_C].book Page 10 Monday, March 17, 2008 11:45 AM 4 Press 2 or 3 (cursor) to select the Selecting the video signal video signal type suitable for the type TV. • When the TV is connected to the [VIDEO] To view an image on the TV screen, select the terminal, select “480I”. video signal type correctly according to the TV • When the TV is connected to the [COMPO- after connecting the main unit to the TV. NENT] terminals, select “480P”. (If the TV is not compatible with a progressive
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TH-F3[J_C].book Page 11 Monday, March 17, 2008 11:45 AM Basic operations Using the number buttons Examples: 5: [5] 15: [ 10] → [1] → [5] Number buttons * 150: [ 10] → [ 10] → [1] → [5] → [0] Remote control Turning on/off the main unit mode selector Press [AUDIO F] (or [STANDBY F] on the main unit). • The power of the main unit turns on and the [STANDBYF] lamp (button) on the main unit turns off. • Press [AUDIOF] (or [STANDBYF] on the main unit) again to turn off the power of the main
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TH-F3[J_C]-04.fm Page 12 Tuesday, March 18, 2008 1:41 PM Adjusting the volume Adjusting the volume level for surround/subwoofer Press [VOL +] or [VOL –] repeatedly. sound • You can also adjust the volume by turning the [VOLUME] control on the main unit. You can adjust the volume level for the left and right surround sound and the subwoofer sound Turning off the sound respectively. temporarily 1 Press [SPK LEVEL] repeatedly to select “SURR” or “SUBWFR” in Press [MUTING]. the display wi
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TH-F3[J_C].book Page 13 Monday, March 17, 2008 11:45 AM Basic operations (continued) Selecting the headphone Selecting the surround surround mode volume level You can listen to surround sound via headphones You can increase the surround volume level. connected to the [PHONES] terminal. This function is effective for the following condi- tions: ■When headphones are connected to the (1) When the surround mode is set to an item [PHONES] terminal other than “AUTO SUR” (Refer to page 12.) Pre
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TH-F3[J_C].book Page 14 Monday, March 17, 2008 11:45 AM For the locations of the remote control buttons, refer to page 11. Using the sleep timer Changing the brightness of the display window When the time you specify elapses, the main unit automatically turns off. ■When the main unit is turned on Press [SLEEP]. Press [DIMMER] repeatedly. • Each time you press [SLEEP], the time indicated in • Each time you press [DIMMER], the brightness the display window changes. You can set the time
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TH-F3[J_C].book Page 15 Monday, March 17, 2008 11:45 AM Listening to radio broadcasts Selecting a radio station 1 Press [FM/AM] to select “FM” or “AM” in the display window. • Pressing [FM/AM] selects a radio broadcast Number as the sound source. buttons * • Repeatedly pressing [SOURCE] on the main unit can also select a radio broadcast Remote control as the source. mode selector • Each time you press [FM/AM], the band tog- gles between “FM” and “AM”. Example: When an FM radio broadcast
