Selecting the source to play

Basic operations

On the remote control:

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

DVD: To play back a disc (DVD, Video CD etc.). (A pg. 21, 23)

FM/AM: To tune in an FM or AM station. (A pg. 25)

Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM.

VCR: To select the source from a component connected to the VCR IN jacks and AUDIO IN (VCR) jacks. (A pg. 12)

DBS: To select the source from a component connected to the DIGITAL IN (DBS) jack. (A pg. 12)

On the center unit:

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

Each time you press the button, the source changes as follows;

]DVD ] AM ] FM ] VCR ] DBS ] (back to the beginning)

The selected source name appears on the display window.

Example: When “VCR” is selected.

NOTE

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

Turning off the sound temporarily

On the remote control:

Press MUTING.

“MUTING” appears on the display window and the sound turns off.

To restore the sound

Press MUTING again.

•Pressing AUDIO VOL +/– (or turning VOLUME on the center unit) also restores the sound.

Adjusting the brightness

You can dim the indications on the display window, the illumination lamp level on the center unit.

On the remote control:

Press DIMMER.

Each time you press the button, the brightness level changes as follows;

]OFF ] DIMMER1 ] DIMMER2 ] (back to the beginning)

• OFF:

Returns to the normal level.

•DIMMER1: Dims the display window, the illumination lamp.

•DIMMER2: Dims the display window more than DIMMER1 and turns off the illumination lamp.

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Adjusting the 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.

You can adjust the volume level within the range from “0” (minimum) to “70” (maximum).

On the remote control:

Press AUDIO VOL + or –.

•Press + to increase volume.

•Press – to decrease volume.

On the center unit:

Turn VOLUME.

•Turn VOLUME clockwise to increase volume.

•Turn VOLUME counterclockwise to decrease volume.

The volume level appears on the display window.

TH-M42 specifications

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JVC TH-M42 manual Selecting the source to play

Models: TH-M42