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Using the Video CD Player (Video CDs)
You can play video CDs (with or without the Playback Control (PBC) function) to watch the picture on your TV while listening to the sound through your JVC Micro Component System.
Before playing video CDs
Make sure that the connection between the System and your TV is correct. (See page 8)
•If you play an NTSC CD in PAL AUTO mode on a PAL exclusive TV, the image may be distorted. If this happens change the CD Player’s TV output mode to “PAL”.
•When you play an NTSC CD in PAL AUTO mode on a multisystem TV, the image may blink for a moment. This symptom occurs when the System detects the formula of the CD and is not a malfunction.
•You can configure the current TV output mode by pressing the 7 button on the Unit for more than 2 seconds during standby mode.
Setting the TV System |
| Playing Video CDs with the PBC Function | |
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To view a picture of video CDs, it is required that you set | |||
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| The System provides Playback Control (PBC) which utilizes | ||
your CD player’s TV output mode according to your TV’s |
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color system. |
| a procedure (menu selection) programed into a VCD. |
Relationship among the playable CDs, System’s TV output mode and your TV’s color system:
Playable CD | Player’s TV output mode Your TV’s color system | ||
NTSC/PAL | NTSC | NTSC |
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NTSC/PAL | PAL | PAL |
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NTSC/PAL | PAL AUTO | Multisystem |
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| DOWN | UP |
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| PREV | NEXT |
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| 2 | 3 | 4 |
1 Turn off the power to put the System into Standby mode.
2 Press the 7 button on the Unit for more than 2 seconds.
The current TV output mode (“NTSC” for example) appears on the display for five seconds.
3 Within five seconds, press the ¢ NEXT or PREV 4 button on the Unit to select the
System’s TV output mode.
Each time you press the button, the TV output mode changes as follows:
NTSC O PAL O PAL AUTO O (back to beginning)
NTSC: | for NTSC exclusive TV |
PAL: | for PAL exclusive TV |
PAL AUTO: | for multisystem TV |
4 Within five seconds, press the 7 button on the
Unit to apply the changes.
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6 Press the SELECT CD 3/8 button to turn on the System.
“JVC VIDEO CD/CD PLAYER” screen will appear on the TV without distortion.
What is the Playback Control (PBC) function?
PBC allows you to enjoy the following features:
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You can interact with the TV screen using a menu display to select and play an entry.
•High resolution still image playback
You can display
To use a Karaoke video CD, see page 26.
You can play video CDs with PBC function using the menu screen
•The playback operation procedure may differ depending on the video CD you use.
•Sometimes due to improper manufacturing, video CDs will function differently.
Playing Video CDs with the PBC Function without Using the Menu Screen (Continuous Play)
You can play video CDs with PBC without using the menu screen, as if the CDs had no PBC function.
1 Load a video CD with PBC.
2 Press the CD 3/8 button.
Program Play, Random Play, Repeating Tracks:
Select the mode by pressing the respective button on the Remote Control in the same way as for audio CDs. (See pages 17 and 18)