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DVD DIGITAL CINEMA SYSTEM
TH-S8
Consists of XV-THS8, SP-PWS8,
SP-THS9F, SP-THS9C and SP-THS9S
TH-S5
Consists of XV-THS5, SP-PWS5, SP-THS5F,
SP-THS5C and SP-THS5S
TH-S51
Consists of XV-THS51, SP-PWS51,
SP-THM303F, SP-THM303C and
SP-THM303S
INSTRUCTIONS
LVT1148-003C
[B]
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TH-S8-S5-S51[B].book Page 1 Friday, March 12, 2004 6:37 PM Warnings, Cautions and Others IMPORTANT for the U.K. CAUTION DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.: plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or 1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet. the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an 2. Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. appropriate safety approved extension lea
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TH-S8-S5-S51[B].book Page 2 Friday, March 12, 2004 6:37 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-THS8/ Wall or 8 cm XV-THS5/ obstructions XV-THS8/XV-THS5/XV-THS51 Front 3 cm 3 cm XV-THS51 10 cm No obstructions 15 cm Wall or obstructions Wall or 20 cm SP-PWS8/ obstructions SP-PWS8/SP-PWS5/ SP-PWS5/ Fro
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TH-S8-S5-S51[B].book Page 1 Friday, March 12, 2004 6:37 PM Table of contents Introduction .....................................2 Playback ........................................20 Notes on handling .................................................................2 Basic playback ....................................................................20 Supplied accessories ............................................................2 One Touch Replay .............................................
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TH-S8-S5-S51[B].book Page 2 Friday, March 12, 2004 6:37 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 betwe
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TH-S8-S5-S51[B].book Page 3 Friday, March 12, 2004 6:37 PM About discs The following discs cannot be played back: DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, SACD, CD-ROM, CD-I (CD-I Ready), Playable disc types Photo CD, etc. Playing back these discs will generate noise and damage the This system has been designed to play back the following discs: DVD VIDEO, DVD AUDIO, Video CD (VCD), Super Video CD speakers. On some DVD VIDEOs, DVD AUDIOs, VCDs or SVCDs, (SVCD), Audio CD (CD), CD-R and CD-RW. their actual oper
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TH-S8-S5-S51[B].book Page 4 Friday, March 12, 2004 6:37 PM About discs Notes on MP3/WMA/JPEG/MPEG4 discs Notes on JPEG discs only MP3/WMA/JPEG/MPEG4 discs (either CD-R or CD-RW) We recommend to record a file at 640 x 480 resolution. (If a file require a longer readout time. (It differs due to the complexity of has been recorded at a resolution of more than 640 x 480, it will the directory/file configuration.) take a longer time to be displayed.) When making an MP3/WMA/JPEG/MPEG4 disc,
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TH-S8-S5-S51[B]-04Start.fm Page 5 Tuesday, March 23, 2004 10:00 AM Description of parts and controls The illustrations of the center unit and the subwoofer used in this manual are of TH-S8 unless otherwise noted. Front panel (center unit) Display window pg. 24 pg. 40 pg. 21 pg. 25 pg. 31 pg. 21 pg. 21 pg. 21 pg. 40 pg. 41 pg. 41, 43 pg. 33 pg. 18 pg. 21 pg. 21 pg. 23 pg. 40 pg. 16 pg. 20 pg. 20 pg. 20 Disc tray (inside): pg. 20 pg. 17 pg. 20 STANDBY VOLUME PHONES Remote sensor: pg. 7 pg. 16 p
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TH-S8-S5-S51[B].book Page 6 Friday, March 12, 2004 6:37 PM Description of parts and controls Powered subwoofer SP-PWS8/SP-PWS5/SP-PWS51 pg. 13 Do not block the ventilation openings. pg. 10 POWER ON lamp: pg. 16 Power cord: pg. 13 Rear Front NOTE For safety reasons, always ensure that there is sufficient space behind the powered subwoofer. 6
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TH-S8-S5-S51[B].book Page 7 Friday, March 12, 2004 6:37 PM Description of parts and controls Remote control Putting batteries in the remote control OPEN/CLOSE F AUDIO pg. 16 pg. 20 pg. 14 TV/VIDEO MUTING TV VCR pg. 14 pg. 15 pg. 17 DVD FM/AM AUX TV SOUND pg. 17 R6P (SUM-3)/AA (15F) type dry-cell batteries AUDIO SUBTITLE SURR. FL DISP. (supplied) pg. 30 pg. 21 pg. 25 pg. 29 TV VOL CHANNEL AUDIO VOL pg. 17 AUDIO TV pg. 14 pg.14–43 VCR pg. 14 pg. 20, 43 TUNING TA/NEWS/INFO TUNING pg. 22, 40 PTY
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TH-S8-S5-S51[B].book Page 8 Friday, March 12, 2004 6:37 PM Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connections If reception is poor Connecting the FM and Center unit AM (MW) antennas AM (MW) loop antenna 7 AM (MW) loop antenna Setting up supplied AM (MW) 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
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TH-S8-S5-S51[B]-04Start.fm Page 9 Tuesday, March 23, 2004 10:04 AM Connections This page is for 2 Assembling the front and surround speakers The following procedure explains the front speaker assembly. The assembly of both the front and surround speakers are done in the Black Red same manner. Copper Silver Front speaker Surround speaker Stand (×4) (×2) (×2) Screw M5 x 25 mm (supplied) 3 Base plate (×4) Speaker Black NOTE • The stands and the base plates are commonly used for both front and
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TH-S8-S5-S51[B]-04Start.fm Page 10 Monday, March 15, 2004 2:36 PM Connections This page is for Connecting the satellite (front, center, surround) speakers Before connecting the speaker cords; Twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove. Speaker cord (supplied) Connect the silver cords to the black (r) terminals. Powered subwoofer Connect the copper cords to the (q) terminals referring to the table below: SP-PWS8 FRONT SPEAKERS (LEFT) White FRONT SPEAKERS (RIGHT) Red CENTER SPEAKE
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TH-S8-S5-S51[B].book Page 11 Friday, March 12, 2004 6:37 PM Connections This page is for Note that the illustration below is for TH-S5. Before connecting the speaker cords; Twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove. Speaker cord (supplied) 4 m Connect the silver cords to the black (r) terminals. Connect the copper cords to the (q) terminals referring to the table below: FRONT SPEAKERS (LEFT) White Front speakers 1 FRONT SPEAKERS (RIGHT) Red TH-S5: SP-THS5F* 2 ( ) TH-S51: SP-THM30
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TH-S8-S5-S51[B].book Page 12 Friday, March 12, 2004 6:37 PM Connections Speaker layout Connecting a TV Distortion of picture may occur when connecting to the TV via a Center speaker VCR, or to a TV with a built-in VCR. Front left Front right You need to set “MONITOR TYPE” in the PICTURE menu speaker speaker correctly according to the aspect ratio of your TV. (A pg. 37) Powered 7 To connect a TV equipped with the component video subwoofer input jacks Center unit TV COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
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TH-S8-S5-S51[B].book Page 13 Friday, March 12, 2004 6:37 PM 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 recorder Align the 5 marks. Align the 5 marks. OPTICAL To digital optical Digital optical cord output DIGITAL (not supplied) IN Connecting to an analog component * DBS = Direct Broadcasting Satellite You can enjoy the sound o
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TH-S8-S5-S51[B].book Page 14 Friday, March 12, 2004 6:37 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 14 and 15. the manufacturer’s code (2 digits). Examples: For a Hitachi TV: Press 0, then 7. For a Toshiba TV: Press 2, then 9. TV VIDEO TV VCR Manufac- Manufactur- Code Code turer er JVC 01 Nordmende 13, 14, 18, 26 – 28 Akai 02, 05 Okano 09 TV VOL CHANNEL Blaupunkt 03 Orion 15 Remote control
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TH-S8-S5-S51[B].book Page 15 Friday, March 12, 2004 6:37 PM See page 14 for button locations. Operating external components with the remote control 7 Operation Operating the VCR Aim the remote control at the VCR. IMPORTANT 7 To set the manufacturer’s code Before using the remote control to operate a VCR; Set the remote control mode selector to VCR. 1 Slide the remote control mode selector The following buttons are available: to VCR. F VCR: Turns VCR on and off. 2 Press and hold F VCR. 3 (pl
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TH-S8-S5-S51[B].book Page 16 Friday, March 12, 2004 6:37 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 F AUDIO. IMPORTANT On the center unit: Before using the remote control for the following Press F. operation; Set the remote control mode selector to AUDI
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TH-S8-S5-S51[B].book Page 17 Friday, March 12, 2004 6:37 PM See page 16 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, AUX or TV SOUND). damage both the headphones and your hearing. DVD: To play back a disc (DVD VIDEO, VCD etc.). Before disconnec
