Basic operations

Selecting the source to play

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. 23, 25)

FM/AM

 

: To tune in an FM or AM station. (

 

A pg. 27)

 

 

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. 14)

DBS

:

To select the source from a component connected to the

 

 

 

DIGITAL IN (DBS) jack. (

A pg. 14)

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 AM, FM or DBS is selected as the source, this system does not output video signals.

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.

Listening with headphones

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.

Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack on the center

unit. This cancels the surround mode (A pg. 31) currently selected, deactivates the speakers, turn the subwoofer’s power off, and

activates the headphone mode. “HEADPHONE” appears on the display window.

Disconnecting a pair of headphones from the PHONES jack cancels the headphone mode and activates the speakers at the previously selected surround mode.

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 directly from the left and right headphones.

For multi-channel sources, the front left and right, center and surround channel signals are down-mixed and then output from the headphones.

You can enjoy the down-mixed multi-channel sound source using the headphones.

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 and the disc lamps (TH-M65 only) 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 and the disc lamps (TH-M65 only).

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

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JVC TH-M45, TH-M55 Selecting the source to play, Adjusting the volume, Listening with headphones, Adjusting the brightness