JVC TH-S3 TH-S2 manual Selecting the source to play, Listening with headphones not supplied

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Basic operations

See page 13 for button locations.

Selecting the source to play

On the remote control:

Press one of the source selecting buttons (DVD, FM/AM, AUX or AUX DIGITAL).

DVD: To play back a disc (DVD VIDEO, VCD etc.). (See page 16.)

FM/AM: To tune in an FM or AM station. (See page 35.) Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM.

AUX: To select the source from a component connected to the AUX IN jacks. (See page 10.)

AUX DIGITAL:To select the source from a component connected to the DIGITAL IN jack. (See page 10.)

On the center unit:

Press SOURCE repeatedly until the source name you want appears on the display window.

NOTE

•When a source except DVD is selected, this system does not output video signals.

•It may take time to change the source.

Listening with headphones (not supplied)

CAUTION

Be sure to turn down the volume;

•Before connecting or putting on headphones as high volume may damage both the headphones and your hearing.

•Before disconnecting headphones as high volume may be suddenly output from the speakers.

While connecting a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack on the center unit, the system automatically cancels the surround mode (see page 20) currently selected, deactivates the speakers, and activates the headphone mode. “HEADPHONE” appears on the display window.

Headphone mode

When using the headphones, the following signals are output regardless of your speaker setting;

•For 2 channel sources, the front left and right channel signals are output from the headphones.

•Multi-channel signals are down-mixed and output from the headphones.

•(DVD AUDIO) When the disc prohibits down-mixing, only the front left and right channels are output from the headphones. In this case, “L/R ONLY” appears on the display window for a few seconds.

Adjusting the volume [VOLUME]

CAUTION

•Always set the volume to minimum level before starting any source. If the volume is set at its high level, the sudden blast of sound could permanently damage your hearing and/or blow out the speakers.

On the remote control:

Press AUDIO VOL + or –.

On the center unit:

Turn VOLUME.

Turning off the sound temporarily [MUTING]

Press MUTING.

To restore the sound

Perform one on the following:

•Press MUTING again.

•Press AUDIO VOL +/– (or turn VOLUME on the center unit).

Adjusting the brightness of the indications [DIMMER]

Press DIMMER.

Each time you press the button, the brightness level changes.

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Contents Consists of XV-THS2, SP-WS3, and, SP-THS3F Consists of XV-THS3, SP-WS3, SP-THS3F,Important for Laser Products Page Table of contents Safety precautions Supplied accessoriesIntroduction Important cautionsPlayable disc types About discsDiscs you can play Region code of DVD VideoPersonal and NON-COMMERCIAL Activities With the MPEG-4 Visual Standard is ProhibitedExcept for USE by a Consumer Engaging Rear panel center unit Index of parts and controlsFront panel center unit Index of parts and controls Remote controlOperating the system from the remote control Connections Connecting the FM and AM antennasAM loop antenna FM antennaFront speakers Center speaker Speaker cord Speaker layout Connecting a TVConnecting the power cord Connecting to an analog componentConnecting to a digital component Operating the TV Operating external components with the remote controlRelease TV To set the manufacturer’s codeSlide the remote control mode selector to VCR Operating external components with the remote controlOperating the VCR Press and hold VCRTurning the system on/off Basic operationsPress Audio PressAdjusting the volume Volume Listening with headphones not suppliedAdjusting the brightness of the indications Dimmer Selecting the source to playAdjusting the treble sound Treble Sleep Timer SleepChanging the scan mode E E P 6 0 m i nBasic playback PlaybackPress Open Place a disc1 2 0 0 2 33 G 1 2 T 1 2 G G 1 2 F 1 2Skip to the beginning of a desired selection One Touch ReplayFast-forward/fast-reverse search Playing back a bonus group Locating a desired title/ group using number buttons2 3 4 Press TitleAdvanced operations Using the surround modeAuto Surround Auto Surr Dolby SurroundSelecting the surround mode Using the on-screen barPress SURR. repeatedly to select the desired mode Showing the on-screen barPress on Screen twice Contents of the on-screen bar during playbackChanging the time information Locating a desired chapter/track using the on-screen bar Locating a desired scene using a VCD/ Svcd menu with PBCPlaying from a specified position on a disc Locating a desired scene from the DVD menuLocating a desired position by specifying the time Using the file control displayPress Enter Press on Screen Beginning of the discSelecting the subtitle Resume PlaybackSelecting a view angle Special picture playback Selecting the audioFrame-by-frame playback Playing back in slow-motionZooming Changing the VFP settingSelecting browsable still picture recorded on DVD Audio Repeat steps 3 to 6 to adjust other parameters Press VFP Press Cursor Y/5 to change the setting Press EnterProgram Playback Random PlaybackRepeating the current selection Repeat PlaybackRepeating a desired part A-B Repeat 1 3 1 0Tray lock Sound and other settingsL C E N T E R L RMenu description Setting DVD preferencesUsing the setup menus Audio menu Audio Speaker setting menuPicture menu Picture You can activate or deactivate Resume Playback function Other setting menu OthersThis case, set the distance of each speaker as follows Country/Area codes list for Parental Lock Preset tuning Manual tuningTuner operations 0 kPress FM Mode Selecting the FM reception modeConnection and setup AV Compu Link remote control systemOperation Refer also to the instruction supplied with your TV or VCRTroubleshooting MaintenanceCleaning the system ReferencesSpecifications Surround Speakers SP-THS3F Center unit XV-THS2EN, FR Victor Company of JAPAN, Limited 0404TMMMDWJEM

TH-S3 TH-S2 specifications

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