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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)

Setting the TV System

To view a picture of video CDs, it is required that you set your
CD player’s TV output mode according to your TV’s color
system.
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
NTSC/PAL PAL PAL
NTSC/PAL P AL A UTO Multisystem
2 3 4
1
Turn off the power to put the System into
Standby mode.
2
Pr ess the 7 button on the Unit f or mor e 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 A UTO: for multisystem TV
4
Within five seconds, press the 7 button on the
Unit to apply the changes.
5
Turn on the TV and select the video input on
the TV.
6
Pr ess the CD 3/8 SELECT b utton to tur n on
the System.
“JVC VIDEO CD/CD PLAYER” screen will appear on the
TV without distortion.
• 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 A UTO 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 anytime by pressing
the 7 button on the Unit for more than 2 seconds.

Playing Video CDs with the PBC Function

The System provides Playback Control (PBC) which utilizes a
procedure (menu selection) programed into a VCD.
What is the Playback Control (PBC) function?
PBC allows you to enjoy the following features:
• Menu-Driven Play
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 high-quality images four times clearer than
video pictures.
You can play video CDs with PBC function using the menu
screen (Menu-Driven Play) or without using the menu screen
(Continuous Play).
• 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 SELECT 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 13 and 14)
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