JVC XV-N328S Menu bar functions, Audio/Video files playback, Initial settings, Troubleshooting

Menu bar functions

You can use various functions from the menu bar.

specifies beginning point of a title (DVD) or a

Audio/Video files playback

You can play back MP3/JPEG files on a CD/CD-R/RW.

The player supports discs recorded with up to five multiple sessions.

Initial settings

You can change the settings of this player according to your preferences and playing environment.

AUDIO menu

To bring up the menu bar

When a disc is inserted, press ON SCREEN twice. A menu bar for the type of disc inserted will appear under the status bar.

Ex.: Menu bar for DVD VIDEO

To dismiss the menu bar and the status bar, press ON SCREEN.

Basic operation procedure

1Press 2/3 to select the icon you want to work with.

2 Press ENTER.

After pressing ENTER:

(1)When a pull-down menu appears, press 5/∞ to select the setting you want, then press ENTER.

(2)When a number-entry box appears, use the numeric buttons to enter the number you want, then press ENTER.

(3)When changing setting, press ENTER

repeatedly to select the setting you want.

NOTES

•The selected item on the menu bar is shown in green.

•The available functions differ depending on the player status. Refer to the explanation below to check when you can use a certain function.

Menu bar functions

selects the time mode shown in the display window and the status bar.

•TOTAL: Elapsed time of current title (DVD) or a disc (CD/VCD/SVCD)

•T.REM: Remaining time of current title (DVD) or a disc (CD/VCD/SVCD)

(Except for DVD: while stopped, disc total time)

•TIME: Elapsed time of current chapter (DVD) or track (CD/VCD/SVCD)

•REM: Remaining time of current chapter (DVD) or track (CD/VCD/SVCD)

(while stopped, current track total time)

	selects repeat mode.
DVD:	During playback
CD:	In any condition

VCD/SVCD: In any condition except PBC playback

• CHAPTER: Current chapter repeat (DVD)

• TITLE:	Current title repeat (DVD)
• TRACK:	Current track repeat (CD/VCD/SVCD)
• ALL:	All track repeat (CD/VCD/SVCD)

•A-B: A-B repeat (During playback). After selecting A-B, press ENTER at the beginning point of repeat, then press ENTER again at the end point.

• OFF:	Repeat mode deactivated. Select this to
	quit repeat mode.

disc (CD/VCD/SVCD) by the time.
DVD:	In any condition
CD:	In any condition except program or
	random playback

VCD/SVCD: In any condition except PBC or program or random playback

specifies a chapter to play back from (DVD only).

selects the audio language (DVD), sound

track (DVD), or audio channel (VCD/SVCD) during playback.

selects the subtitle language (DVD) or subtitle (SVCD) during playback.

selects a desired scene angle in a multi- angle part (DVD only).

specifies the playback order of tracks while

stopped (unavailable for DVD). You can program up to 99 tracks.

1.After selecting icon, press the numeric buttons to specify tracks in the desired order.

•To correct the program, press 5/∞ to move to the track to be corrected, then press CANCEL. The track is erased and the subsequent programmed tracks move up.

Pressing 7 clears all the programmed tracks.

2.Press 3(SELECT) to start program playback.

•During program playback, you cannot edit the program contents.

•To exit the program mode, press ON SCREEN after clearing the program.

activates random playback while stopped (unavailable for DVD).

After selecting icon, press ENTER. The player starts random playback.

Precautions

•Use “ISO 9660” as the disc format.

•The player does not support “packet writing (UDF files)” discs.

•The player may be unable to play back a disc due to the characteristics or recording conditions.

•The player recognizes up to the fifth layer of groups, 999 files per group (including unplayable files), and up to 250 groups per disc.

•Add the appropriate extension (“.mp3” and “.jpg”) to the file name.

•MP3i and MP3 Pro are not available.

•The player cannot play back a picture of more than 5120 x 3413 pixels (baseline JPEG) or 2048 x 1536 pixels (progressive JPEG).

Selecting a specific file or group

You can select files or folders (groups) using the Control display on the TV screen.

Control display

	DISC CONTROL				Select these
					sections to show the
NORMAL		GROUP		--
		MP3		PICT01.jpg	upper layer.
		SLIDESHOW		PICT02.jpg
		MIX		PICT03.jpg
				MUSIC01.mp3	Current file
				MUSIC02.mp3
	Group		column
				File column

Current group

Current playback mode

Press 5/∞/2/3 to move the cursor bar to a desired file, then press 3(SELECT).

•When you press ENTER, only the selected file is played back (only for JPEG files).

Various playback mode

• To play back a disc continuously, select NORMAL.

Repeat playback

1.While stopped, press 5/∞/2/3 to move the cursor bar to playback mode.

2.Press ENTER repeatedly to select the desired repeat mode.

•REPEAT 1: Repeats the current file.

•REPEAT GROUP: Repeats all files in the current group.

•REPEAT ALL: Repeats all files on the disc.

3.Press 3 to move the cursor bar to the file column, then press 3(SELECT).

Random playback

1.While stopped, press 5/∞/2/3 to move the cursor bar to playback mode.

2.Press ENTER repeatedly to select RANDOM.

3.Press 3 to move the cursor bar to the file column, then press 3(SELECT).

Program playback

1.While stopped, press 5/∞/2/3 to move the cursor bar to playback mode.

2.Press ENTER repeatedly to select PROGRAM.

3.Press 5/∞/2/3 to select the desired file, then press

ENTER.

4.Repeat step 3 until all the desired files are selected.

•To erase the last programmed file, press 2 to move the cursor bar to the programmed files column, then press CANCEL.

5.Press 3(SELECT).

Various JPEG files playback

To zoom in a picture

Press ZOOM.

Each time you press ZOOM, you can magnify a JPEG file (x1.5/x2).

NOTE

This function is not available for some JPEG files depending on their resolution size and JPEG format.

To rotate/reflect a still picture

While a still picture is played back:

•Pressing 2/3 rotates the picture by 90°.

•Pressing 5 reflects the picture vertically.

•Pressing ∞ reflects the picture horizontally.

To select a JPEG file from the thumbnail list

1.Press and hold THUMBNAIL/LIST while a JPEG file is selected on the Control display.

2.Press 5/∞/2/3 to select the desired picture, then press ENTER.

•You can change the page of thumbnail list by pressing 4/¢.

Slide show playback of JPEG files

Press 3(SELECT) while a JPEG file is selected on the Control display.

•To select slide show effect

Press and hold ANGLE-SLIDE EFFECT until [SLIDE EFFECT MODE:] and the current mode appears on the TV screen.

By pressing and holding the button repeatedly, you can select the effect from 11 effects, random effect selection (RAND), and no effect (NONE).

The effect is not applied to progressive JPEG files.

How to set the Initial settings				NOTES
1	Press SET UP.			• Some items in the menus cannot be changed during
				playback.
2	Press 2/3 to select the menu.
				• During MP3 files playback, you cannot show the menus.
3	Press 5/∞ to move to select the item.
				• If the upper and lower parts of the menu are cut off,
4	Press ENTER.
				adjust the picture size control of the TV.
5	Press 5/∞ to select the options, then press ENTER.			• For settings of the LANGUAGE menu or the PARENTAL
To dismiss a preference display				LOCK menu, see also the code lists on the right.
Press SET UP.				• Depending on the disc, the settings may not apply correctly.
		LANGUAGE menu
		Item		Contents
MENU LANGUAGE			You can select the default menu language of DVD VIDEO.
AUDIO LANGUAGE			You can select the default audio language of DVD VIDEO.
SUBTITLE			You can select the default subtitle language of DVD VIDEO.
ON SCREEN LANGUAGE			You can select “ENGLISH,” “FRENCH,” or “SPANISH” as the on-screen language.

PICTURE menu
Item		Contents
MONITOR TYPE		You can select the monitor type to match your TV when you play back DVD VIDEO
16:9	4:3 LB	discs recorded for wide-screen televisions.
		[16:9] (Wide television screen): For a wide-screen (16:9) TV.
		[4:3 LB] (Letter Box conversion): For a normal (4:3) TV. Displays a wide-screen
		picture to fit the width of the TV screen keeping the aspect ratio.
4:3 PS		[4:3 PS] (Pan Scan conversion): For a normal (4:3) TV. The picture is zoomed up to
		filling the screen vertically and the left and right sides of the picture are cut off.

PICTURE SOURCE	You can obtain optimal picture quality by selecting the source type of the disc contents.
	[AUTO]: Normally, select this option. The player recognizes the picture type (film or
	video source) of the current disc according to the disc information.
	[FILM]: For a film source disc.
	[VIDEO(NORMAL)]: For a video source disc with relatively a few movements.
	[VIDEO(ACTIVE)]: For a video source disc with relatively a lot of movements.
SCREEN SAVER	You can set the screen saver function to ON or OFF.
BACKGROUND	You can use your favorite image as the opening display.
	[STANDARD]: Display the JVC original image.
	[USER]: Display your favorite image as the opening display when a JPEG image is
	registered.
	[SAVE AS BACKGROUND]: To register a new image, select this while a JPEG
	image is displayed on the TV.

		Item		Contents
DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT			Set this item correctly according to the logo on your receiver or decoder.
			[PCM ONLY]: Receiver/decoder bearing neither Dolby Digital nor DTS logo, or
			digital recorder.
			[DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM]: Receiver/decoder bearing Dolby Digital logo and no DTS.
			[STREAM/PCM]: Receiver/decoder bearing both Dolby Digital and DTS logos.
ANALOG DOWNMIX			Set this item properly according to your analog audio connection to play the sound of
			the surround multichannel audio on a DVD VIDEO.
			[DOLBY SURROUND]: Select this when connecting to a surround decoder.
			[STEREO]: Select this when connecting to a stereo amplifier or TV, or in case you
			want to record from a DVD VIDEO to a MiniDisc, cassette, etc.
D.RANGE CONTROL			Set this item to listen to DVD VIDEO recorded in Dolby Digital format at low or middle volume.
			[WIDE RANGE]: You can enjoy powerful playback sound.
			[NORMAL]: Normally, select this.
			[TV MODE]: Select this if the sound level of DVD VIDEO is lower than the one of TV
			program to make the sound at a lower volume clear.
OUTPUT LEVEL			Set this item to attenuate the level of the signal output from the analog AUDIO OUT
			terminals. If the sound from the speaker is distorted, select [LOW].
	OTHERS menu
		Item		Contents
RESUME			You can select the resume playback mode.
			[ON]: The player resumes playback from the position where playback has been
			stopped if the disc is still in the disc tray.
			[OFF]: This function is deactivated.
			[DISC RESUME]: The player resumes playback of the last 10 discs played. The
			player retains a memory of the stopped position of each disc even if the disc is
			removed from the disc tray.
ON SCREEN GUIDE			Activate or deactivate the on-screen guide.
AUTO STANDBY			Set the time until the player turns off (into standby) automatically if playback is
			stopped for more than 30 minutes or 60 minutes.
AV COMPULINK MODE			Set this item correctly when using the AV COMPU LINK system. See “Using the AV
			COMPU LINK system” in “Connections.”
PARENTAL LOCK			Select this item, then press ENTER to show the PARENTAL LOCK menu for limiting
			playback by children. Scenes which are limited by this function are not played or
PARENTAL LOCK
			replaced with other scenes.
COUNTRY CODE		US
SET LEVEL		NONE	[COUNTRY CODE]: Select the code of your country/area.
PASSWORD		_ _ _ _	[SET LEVEL]: Select the level of restriction. (“1” is the strictest.)
EXIT			[PASSWORD]: Enter your 4-digit password by pressing the numeric buttons (0 to
			9).
			[EXIT]: Select this and press ENTER to go back to the OTHERS menu.
			Notes:

•Some DVD VIDEO cannot be played by this function. If you try to play such a disc, the PARENTAL LOCK menu appears on the TV and asks whether you want to release the lock or not.

To release the lock and play, select “TEMPORARY RELEASE,” press ENTER, then enter your password. Otherwise, eject the disc.

•To change the setting of the limitation, you need to enter your password.

•If you forget your password, enter “8888.”

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Troubleshooting

Power

Power does not come on.

\Power plug is not inserted securely. Plug in securely.

Operation

“REGION CODE ERROR!” is shown on the TV.

\Region code of the inserted disc does not match the player. Check the region code of the disc printed on the disc jacket.

Operation is not possible.

\Microcomputer malfunction due to lightning or static electricity. Turn off the power and unplug the power cord, then connect the power cord again.

\Moisture condensation caused by a sudden change of temperature or humidity. Turn off the power, then turn it on a few hours later.

\The disc does not allow the operation, or an unplayable disc is inserted. Check and replace the disc.

[LOCK] is displayed on the display window and the disc tray does not open.

\When you press 0 while pressing down 7 on the player in standby mode, the tray lock function is activated. The disc tray cannot be opened or closed in this status. To release this status, press 0 while pressing down 7 on the player in standby mode.

Picture

Audio

DVD VIDEO disc playback sound level is lower than TV broadcast sound level.

\Set the [D.RANGE CONTROL] preference to [TV MODE].

Analog audio output is distorted.

\Set the [OUTPUT LEVEL] preference to [LOW].

MP3/JPEG

No sound and/or no picture comes out.

\MP3/JPEG disc is recorded with the “packet writing (UDF file).” It cannot be played.

Check the files you want to play back.

Files (tracks) are not played in the recorded order.

\This player plays the files in the alphabetic order. So, the playback order can vary.

Country/Area code list for Parental Lock

AD	Andorra	CY	Cyprus	IL	Israel	MV	Maldives	SO	Somalia
AE	United Arab Emirates	CZ	Czech Republic	IN	India	MW	Malawi	SR	Suriname
AF	Afghanistan	DE	Germany	IO	British Indian Ocean	MX	Mexico	ST	Sao Tome and
AG	Antigua and Barbuda	DJ	Djibouti		Territory	MY	Malaysia		Principe
				IQ	Iraq			SV	El Salvador
AI	Anguilla	DK	Denmark			MZ	Mozambique
				IR	Iran (Islamic Republic of)			SY	Syrian Arab Republic
AL	Albania	DM	Dominica			NA	Namibia
				IS	Iceland			SZ	Swaziland
AM	Armenia	DO	Dominican Republic			NC	New Caledonia
				IT	Italy			TC	Turks and Caicos
AN	Netherlands Antilles	DZ	Algeria			NE	Niger
				JM	Jamaica				Islands
AO	Angola	EC	Ecuador			NF	Norfolk Island
								TD	Chad
				JO	Jordan
AQ	Antarctica	EE	Estonia			NG	Nigeria
								TF	French Southern
				JP	Japan
AR	Argentina	EG	Egypt			NI	Nicaragua
				KE	Kenya				Territories
AS	American Samoa	EH	Western Sahara			NL	Netherlands
								TG	Togo
				KG	Kyrgyzstan
AT	Austria	ER	Eritrea			NO	Norway
								TH	Thailand
				KH	Cambodia
AU	Australia	ES	Spain			NP	Nepal
								TJ	Tajikistan
				KI	Kiribati
AW	Aruba	ET	Ethiopia			NR	Nauru
								TK	Tokelau
				KM	Comoros
AZ	Azerbaijan	FI	Finland			NU	Niue
								TM	Turkmenistan
				KN	Saint Kitts and Nevis
BA	Bosnia and Herzegovina	FJ	Fiji			NZ	New Zealand
								TN	Tunisia
				KP	Korea, Democratic
BB	Barbados	FK	Falkland Islands			OM	Oman
								TO	Tonga
					People’s Republic of
BD	Bangladesh	FM	Micronesia (Federated			PA	Panama
								TP	East Timor
				KR	Korea, Republic of
BE	Belgium		States of)			PE	Peru
								TR	Turkey
				KW	Kuwait
		FO	Faroe Islands
BF	Burkina Faso					PF	French Polynesia
								TT	Trinidad and Tobago
				KY	Cayman Islands
		FR	France
BG	Bulgaria					PG	Papua New Guinea
								TV	Tuvalu
				KZ	Kazakhstan
		FX	France, Metropolitan
BH	Bahrain					PH	Philippines
								TW	Taiwan
				LA	Lao People’s
		GA	Gabon
BI	Burundi					PK	Pakistan
								TZ	Tanzania, United
		GB	United Kingdom		Democratic Republic
BJ	Benin					PL	Poland
				LB	Lebanon				Republic of
		GD	Grenada
BM	Bermuda					PM	Saint Pierre and
								UA	Ukraine
				LC	Saint Lucia
BN	Brunei Darussalam	GE	Georgia				Miquelon
								UG	Uganda
				LI	Liechtenstein
		GF	French Guiana			PN	Pitcairn
BO	Bolivia
								UM	United States Minor
				LK	Sri Lanka
		GH	Ghana			PR	Puerto Rico
BR	Brazil								Outlying Islands
				LR	Liberia
		GI	Gibraltar			PT	Portugal
BS	Bahamas							US	United States
				LS	Lesotho
		GL	Greenland			PW	Palau
BT	Bhutan							UY	Uruguay
				LT	Lithuania
		GM	Gambia			PY	Paraguay
BV	Bouvet Island							UZ	Uzbekistan
				LU	Luxembourg
		GN	Guinea			QA	Qatar
BW	Botswana							VA	Vatican City State
				LV	Latvia
		GP	Guadeloupe			RE	Réunion		(Holy See)
BY	Belarus
				LY	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
		GQ	Equatorial Guinea			RO	Romania	VC	Saint Vincent and the
BZ	Belize
				MA	Morocco
		GR	Greece			RU	Russian Federation		Grenadines
CA	Canada
				MC	Monaco
								VE	Venezuela
		GS	South Georgia and the			RW	Rwanda
CC	Cocos (Keeling) Islands
				MD	Moldova, Republic of
								VG	Virgin Islands (British)
			South Sandwich			SA	Saudi Arabia
CF	Central African Republic
				MG	Madagascar
		GT	Guatemala					VI	Virgin Islands (U.S.)
						SB	Solomon Islands
CG	Congo
				MH	Marshall Islands
		GU	Guam					VN	Vietnam
						SC	Seychelles
CH	Switzerland
				ML	Mali
		GW	Guinea-Bissau					VU	Vanuatu
						SD	Sudan
CI	Côte d’Ivoire
				MM	Myanmar

Specifications Specifications and appearance are subject to change without prior notice.

Picture is noisy.

\The player is connected to a VCR directly and the copyguard function is activated. Connect the player so that the picture signal flows directly to the TV.

With some discs, the picture may be blurred when [PICTURE SOURCE] is set to [FILM] or [AUTO]. Set [PICTURE SOURCE] to [VIDEO (NORMAL)] or [VIDEO (ACTIVE)].

Picture is distorted when using component (Y, PB, PR) or S-VIDEO jack(s).

\Both the component connection and S-video connection are made. Disconnect the unused one.

GY

Guyana

SE

Sweden

WF

Wallis and Futuna

CK

Cook Islands

HK

Hong Kong

MN

Mongolia

Islands

SG

Singapore

CL

Chile

MO

Macau

WS

Samoa

HM

Heard Island and

SH

Saint Helena

CM

Cameroon

MP

Northern Mariana

YE

Yemen

McDonald Islands

SI

Slovenia

CN

China

HN

Honduras

Islands

YT

Mayotte

SJ

Svalbard and Jan Mayen

CO

Colombia

MQ

Martinique

HR

Croatia

YU

Yugoslavia

SK

Slovakia

CR

Costa Rica

MR

Mauritania

HT

Haiti

ZA

South Africa

SL

Sierra Leone

CU

Cuba

MS

Montserrat

HU

Hungary

ZM

Zambia

SM

San Marino

CV

Cape Verde

MT

Malta

ID

Indonesia

ZR

Zaire

SN

Senegal

CX

Christmas Island

MU

Mauritius

IE

Ireland

ZW

Zimbabwe

Language codes list for the LANGUAGE menu

AA

Afar

CA

Catalan

GL

Galician

KK

Kazakh

ML Malayalam

PS

Pashto,

SL

Slovenian

TL

Tagalog

AB

Abkhazian

CO

Corsican

GN

Guarani

KL

Greenlandic

MN Mongolian

Pushto

SM

Samoan

TN

Setswana

PT

Portuguese

AF

Afrikaans

CS

Czech

GU

Gujarati

KM

Cambodian

MO Moldavian

SN

Shona

TO

Tongan

General

Readable discs:

DVD VIDEO, DVD-R (Video format), DVD-RW (Video format), SVCD, Video CD, Audio CD (CD-DA), CD-R/RW (CD-DA, SVCD, Video CD, MP3 format, JPEG)

Video format: NTSC, 480i/480p selectable

Other

Power requirements: AC 120 V , 60 Hz Power consumption:

11.0 W (POWER ON), 1.0 W (STANDBY mode)

Mass: 1.5 kg (3.3 lbs)

Video outputs

Component (pin jacks)

Y Output: 1.0 Vp-p (75 Ω)

PB/PR Output: 0.7 Vp-p (75 Ω)

VIDEO (pin jack): 1.0 Vp-p (75 Ω)

S-VIDEO (S jack)

Y Output: 1.0 Vp-p (75 Ω)

C Output: 286 mVp-p (75 Ω)

Horizontal resolution: 500 lines or more

Audio outputs

ANALOG OUT (pin jack): 2.0 Vrms (10 kΩ)

DIGITAL OUT (COAXIAL): 0.5 Vp-p (75 Ω termination)

No picture is displayed on the TV screen or the screen is blurred or divided into two parts.

\The player is in the progressive scanning mode though it is connected to a TV via the VIDEO or S-VIDEO jack. Observe the display window. If [P] is turned on, the player is in the progressive scanning mode.

Make the Progressive scanning mode inactive by using the VFP-I/P button.

AM

Ameharic

CY

Welsh

HA

Hausa

KN

Kannada

MR

Marathi

QU

Quechua

SO

Somali

TR

Turkish

RM

Rhaeto-

AR

Arabic

DA

Danish

HI

Hindi

KO

Korean (KOR)

MS

Malay (MAY)

SQ

Albanian

TS

Tsonga

Romance

AS

Assamese

DZ

Bhutani

HR

Croatian

KS

Kashmiri

MT

Maltese

SR

Serbian

TT

Tatar

RN

Kirundi

AY

Aymara

EL

Greek

HU

Hungarian

KU

Kurdish

MY

Burmese

SS

Siswati

TW

Twi

RO

Rumanian

AZ

Azerbaijani

EO

Esperanto

HY

Armenian

KY

Kirghiz

NA

Nauru

ST

Sesotho

UK

Ukrainian

RU

Russian

BA

Bashkir

ET

Estonian

IA

Interlingua

LA

Latin

NE

Nepali

SU

Sundanese

UR

Urdu

RW

Kinyarwanda

BE

Byelorussian

EU

Basque

IE

Interlingue

LN

Lingala

NL

Dutch

SV

Swedish

UZ

Uzbek

SA

Sanskrit

BG

Bulgarian

FA

Persian

IK

Inupiak

LO

Laothian

NO

Norwegian

SW

Swahili

VI

Vietnamese

SD

Sindhi

BH

Bihari

FI

Finnish

IN

Indonesian

LT

Lithuanian

OC

Occitan

TA

Tamil

VO

Volapuk

SG

Sangho

BI

Bislama

FJ

Fiji

IS

Icelandic

LV

Latvian,

OM

(Afan) Oromo

TE

Telugu

WO

Wolof

SH

Serbo-

Lettish

BN

Bengali,Ban-

FO

Faroese

IW

Hebrew

OR

Oriya

TG

Tajik

XH

Xhosa

gla

MG

Malagasy

Croatian

FY

Frisian

JI

Yiddish

PA

Panjabi

TH

Thai

YO

Yoruba

SI

Singhalese

BO

Tibetan

MI

Maori

GA

Irish

JW

Javanese

PL

Polish

TI

Tigrinya

ZU

Zulu

SK

Slovak

BR

Breton

MK

Macedonian

GD

Scots Gaelic

KA

Georgian

TK

Turkmen

Dimensions (W x H x D):

435 mm x 44 mm x 201.5 mm (17-3/16 inch x 1-3/4

inch x 7-15/16 inch)

Audio characteristics

Frequency response

CD (sampling frequency 44.1 kHz): 2 Hz to 20 kHz DVD (sampling frequency 48 kHz):

2 Hz to 22 kHz(4 Hz to 20 kHz for DTS and Dolby Digital bitstream signals)

DVD (sampling frequency 96 kHz): 2 Hz to 44 kHz

Wow and flutter: Unmeasurable (less than ± 0.002%)

Total harmonic distortion: less than 0.009%

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