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XV-N318S/GNT0042-001A/English

DVD PLAYER

XV-N318S

GNT0042-001A

[US/UB/UG/UX]

Before operation

Preparations

Basic playback

Various kinds of playback

Audio/Video files playback

KARAOKE operation

Changing the initial settings

Additional information

INSTRUCTIONS

V I D E O

Region code of DVD VIDEO

DVD players and DVD VIDEO discs have their own Region Code
numbers. This player can play back DVD VIDEO discs whose
Region Code numbers include the player’s Region Code, which is
indicated on the region code symbol on the rear panel.

Example of playable DVD VIDEO discs when the player’s Region
Code is “2”:

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Summary of Contents for GNT0042-001A

Page 1: ... 28 Additional information 33 INSTRUCTIONS V I D E O Region code of DVD VIDEO DVD players and DVD VIDEO discs have their own Region Code numbers This player can play back DVD VIDEO discs whose Region Code numbers include the player s Region Code which is indicated on the region code symbol on the rear panel Example of playable DVD VIDEO discs when the player s Region Code is 2 ALL 2 5 2 4 2 3 1 3 ...

Page 2: ...tructions in 3 cm from the sides Top No obstructions in 5 cm from the top Back No obstructions in 15 cm from the back Bottom No obstructions place on the level surface IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS 1 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT 2 CAUTION Do not open the top cover There are no user serviceable parts inside the unit leave all servicing to qualified service personnel 3 CAUTION Visible and invisible laser ra...

Page 3: ...g goes wrong unplug the power cord and consult your dealer Do not insert any metallic objects such as wires hairpins coins etc into the player Do not block the vents Blocking the vents may damage the player To clean the cabinet Use a soft cloth Follow the relevant instructions on the use of chemically coated cloths Do not use benzene thinner or other organic solvents and disinfectants These may ca...

Page 4: ...ormats see page 37 Glossary for descriptions of each audio format Linear PCM MPEG Multichannel Dolby Digital DTS Digital Theater Systems NOTE Depending on the player s DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT setting digital audio signals may not be output as they are recorded on the disc See DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT on page 30 for details Notes on discs With some DVD VIDEO discs the player starts playback automatically ...

Page 5: ...tion by numbers and alphabets such as the player s current status READING OPEN etc or currently played DVD s title and chapter number Remote control unit 1 DISPLAY button 9 2 OPEN CLOSE button 9 3 Numeric buttons 4 RETURN button 13 5 TOP MENU button 12 6 Cursor selection 5 Up Down buttons 7 Cursor selection 2 Left 3 Right buttons 8 SET UP button 9 23 28 9 4 PREVIOUS button 11 12 21 0 7 CLEAR butto...

Page 6: ... connecting the video input of the TV to the VIDEO jack of the player NOTE When using the S VIDEO output jack do not connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the player Preparations In the following description TV may be substituted with monitor or projector Terminal names used for other components may be different from those used in the following description RIGHT LEFT COAXIAL PCM STREAM DIGITAL ...

Page 7: ...mpatible with the player resulting in the unnatural picture when playing back a DVD VIDEO disc in the Progressive scanning mode In such a case use the Interlaced scanning mode To check the compatibility of your TV set contact your local JVC customer service center All JVC progressive TV and High Definition TV sets are fully compatible with the player Example AV 61S902 The VIDEO jack S VIDEO jack a...

Page 8: ...io CD played back on the player record them through the analog jacks Depending on the disc no signal may be output from the DIGITAL OUT Make an analog connection in this case Set DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT in the AUDIO preference display correctly according to the connected digital audio equipment If setting made for DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT is incorrect loud noise may be generated causing damage to the spe...

Page 9: ...F batteries in the remote control unit according to the polarity markings and inside the compartment Then replace the cover The batteries will last about six months with normal use If the functions of the remote control unit become erratic replace the batteries Precautions of the safe use of batteries Observe the following precautions for the safe use of batteries If they are used improperly their...

Page 10: ...tial setup When you turn on the player for the first time after purchase the following message appears on the TV screen You can set the display language TV monitor type and digital output before using the player by following the procedure below 1 Press ENTER The first page of the DVD PLAYER SET UP display appears The pull down menu of the ON SCREEN LANGUAGE is already open 2 Press 5 to select the ...

Page 11: ...player starts playback of the selected item For SVCD Video CD Press the numeric buttons to select a desired item The player starts playback of the selected item NOTES Do not insert an unplayable disc See page 2 When inserting a disc on the disc tray be sure to position the disc inside the recess Otherwise the disc may be damaged when the disc tray is closed or you may not be able to remove the dis...

Page 12: ...ou again set RESUME to DISC RESUME you will then be able to resume playback of the disc If you interrupt the playback of a disc for which an interrupted position has already been stored the memory will be updated with the new interrupted position For a double sided DVD VIDEO disc the player regards each side as a different disc Therefore to resume playback of such a disc the disc must be inserted ...

Page 13: ...e or reverse playback rapidly while monitoring During playback press or 1 on the remote control unit For DVD VIDEO You can select from 1 5 times 2 times in the reverse direction 5 times 20 times and 60 times normal speed For SVCD Video CD Audio CD You can select from 2 times 5 times and 20 times normal speed Pressing 3 SELECT returns the player to normal playback During playback hold down or 4 Pla...

Page 14: ...c position To locate a desired scene from the DVD menu DVD VIDEO discs generally have their own menus which show the disc contents These menus contain various items such as titles of movies names of songs or artist information and display them on the TV screen You can locate a desired scene using the DVD menu 1 While a DVD VIDEO disc is inserted press TOP MENU or MENU THUMBNAIL LIST The menu appea...

Page 15: ...ss 2 3 then 4 Example for SVCD Video CD Audio CD To play back from 23 M 40 S Press 2 3 then 4 You do not have to press 0 to enter the trailing zeros for the last two digits in the example above To correct a mistake Press 2 repeatedly to move back to the digit where you entered a wrong number and reenter the correct one 4 Press ENTER The player starts playback from the specified time To dismiss the...

Page 16: ... playback Press 7 To clear the program While stopped and the program table is shown press 7 To exit the program mode After clearing the program press ON SCREEN NOTE When the disc tray is opened or the player is turned off the program is cleared To play back in random order Random play 1 In stop mode press ON SCREEN twice The menu bar appears on the TV screen 2 Press 2 3 to move to Screen example f...

Page 17: ...VCD Video CD playback with PBC 1 While in playback mode press ON SCREEN twice The menu bar appears on the TV screen 2 Press 2 3 to move to then press ENTER The pull down menu for repeat mode selection appears 3 Press 5 to select A B 4 Press ENTER at the beginning of the part you want to repeat point A The pull down menu disappears The repeat icon shows 5 Press ENTER at the end of the part you want...

Page 18: ...rt appears on the TV screen except when the ON SCREEN GUIDE preference is set to OFF 1 During playback press ANGLE SLIDE EFFECT The angle selection window appears on the TV screen 2 Press 5 or ANGLE SLIDE EFFECT to select the desired angle Each time you press 5 or ANGLE SLIDE EFFECT the angle changes 3 Press ENTER You can see the picture from the selected angle The angle selection window is dismis...

Page 19: ...ble range 16 blackest to 16 whitest TINT Adjust this if the appearance of flesh tone is unnatural Available range 16 to 16 SHARPNESS Adjust this if the picture is indistinct Available range LOW HIGH Y DELAY Adjust this if the picture looks separately overlapped Available range 2 to 2 4 Press ENTER A window for setting parameters appears 5 Press 5 to adjust the level of the parameter The higher val...

Page 20: ... Basic operation procedure 1 Press 2 3 to select the icon you want to work with The selected icon is pointed by 2 Press ENTER With many icons an appropriate pull down window appears however there are some exceptions NOTES A mark or text on the menu icon for the function or mode currently selected is shown in green Some functions are not available during playback You cannot move to the associated i...

Page 21: ...ENTER to begin playback with the selected subtitle Angle selection See also page 16 During playback selects a desired scene angle in a multi angle part 1 Open the pull down window 2 Press 5 to select a scene angle 3 Press ENTER to begin playback with the selected scene angle Menu bar functions for SVCD Video CD Audio CD Time mode selection Selects the time mode shown in the display window and in t...

Page 22: ...file name includes even one 2 byte character the player may not show the file name correctly The player supports up to 12 characters as the group file names The player can only recognize files with one of the following extensions which can be in any combination of upper and lower case For MP3 files MP3 mp3 For JPEG files JPG JPEG jpg jpeg For MPEG 4 files ASF asf For MP3 files It is recommended th...

Page 23: ...x 480 pixels or more The four time magnification may not work for some MPEG 4 files according to their resolutions Pressing 5 2 3 moves the zoomed position during playback of JPEG file PAN UP PAN DOWN PAN LEFT and PAN RIGHT are shown respectively on the TV screen To cancel the zoom function select the normal size by pressing ZOOM KEY repeatedly To rotate reflect a still picture While a still pictu...

Page 24: ...es you can play up to 99 files in any order You may program the same file more than once 1 In stop mode press 2 to select the current playback mode such as NORMAL 2 Press ENTER repeatedly to select PROGRAM 3 Press 3 to move the bar to the group column and press 5 to select the desired group 4 Press ENTER 5 Press 5 to select the desired file 6 Press ENTER The selected file is added to the program l...

Page 25: ...se the slide show 2 Press SET UP and 2 3 to show PICTURE menu of the on screen menu 3 Press 5 to select BACKGROUND then press ENTER 4 Press 5 to select SAVE AS BACKGROUND then press ENTER 5 Press 5 to select YES then press ENTER The player starts reading the selected JPEG file and the opening screen is changed after reading the file The previous picture of the opening display is overwritten by the...

Page 26: ...1 2 jack s on the front panel To adjust the microphone volume Turn the MIC 1 2 control s on the front panel Turning it clockwise raises the level while turning it counter clockwise lowers the level NOTES When the KARAOKE mode is turned on PCM ONLY is forcibly applied to the type of the digital output signal regardless of the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT setting in the AUDIO preference see page 30 The KARA...

Page 27: ...position where you want to insert a song then press the numeric button to select the song you want to reserve NOTE You cannot reserve songs during SVCD Video CD playback with PBC To reserve songs press 7 before operating the above Selecting audio Most KARAOKE discs have the capability of adding a guide vocal or guide melody to the KARAOKE accompaniment To select audio track AUDIO With most DVD VID...

Page 28: ... selection window goes off To use convenient functions for practicing KARAOKE VOCAL You can mask a vocal recorded on normal non KARAOKE discs or have the guide vocal replace your voice automatically when you stop singing Using the KARAOKE menu See page 24 for how to turn on the KARAOKE menu 1 Press 2 3 to move to VOCAL 2 Press 5 to select the desired function NORMAL normal playback MASK a vocal re...

Page 29: ...evel without activating the KARAOKE menu 1 Press SUBTITLE ECHO The ECHO selection window appears on the TV screen 2 Press 5 to adjust the echo level 3 Press ENTER or wait until the ECHO selection window goes off Shifting the musical key You can shift the musical key of a song recorded on a disc to fit to your voice Using the KARAOKE menu See page 24 for how to turn on the KARAOKE menu 1 Press 2 3 ...

Page 30: ...s 4 Press ENTER A pull down menu appears over the selected item 5 Press 5 to select from the options then press ENTER The selected option is set For details about each setting see the following To dismiss a preference display Press SET UP NOTES While a disc containing MP3 MPEG 4 files is inserted you cannot bring up any preference display When a preference display is shown on a wide TV screen the ...

Page 31: ...LTI LB 4 3 MULTI PS 16 9 Wide television screen select when you connect the player to a wide screen 16 9 TV 4 3 LB Letter Box conversion select when you connect the player to a normal 4 3 TV When playing back a DVD VIDEO disc recorded in wide picture format the picture is shown with black bars at the top and bottom 4 3 PS Pan Scan conversion select when you connect the player to a normal 4 3 TV Wh...

Page 32: ...ou want to record the audio from a DVD VIDEO disc to MiniDisc cassette etc D RANGE CONTROL This setting provides optimal audio quality from the analog AUDIO OUT terminals for listening to DVD VIDEO discs recorded in Dolby Digital format at low or middle volume Setting options WIDE RANGE NORMAL TV MODE WIDE RANGE when selected audio is played back with the widest dynamic range so that you can enjoy...

Page 33: ...the pull down menu NONE and levels 8 to 1 are available NONE does not restrict playback Level 1 is the strictest level Discs rated higher than the selected level are restricted 7 Press 5 to select a desired parental lock level then press ENTER moves to PASSWORD 8 Press the numeric buttons 0 to 9 to enter a 4 digit password 9 Press ENTER The parental lock feature is set moves to EXIT Pressing ENTER...

Page 34: ...password entered in this step becomes the new password If you want to keep the same password as before enter the same password 7 Press ENTER moves to EXIT Pressing ENTER again returns to the OTHERS menu of the preference display NOTE If you enter the wrong password more than 3 times in step 3 above moves to EXIT automatically and 5 do not work To temporarily release the Parental Lock If the parent...

Page 35: ... television and receiver via AV COMPU LINK set the player s AV COMPU LINK setting to DVD1 IMPORTANT When you make video connection between the player and another device such as a receiver and TV via the composite S video or component jacks as well as AV COMPU LINK connection see also the instruction manual of the other device Notes for connection If you connect the player to a receiver via AV COMP...

Page 36: ...t jack s Both the component connection and S video connection are made Disconnect the unused one No picture is displayed on the TV screen or the screen is blurred or divided into two parts The player is in the progressive scanning mode though it is connected to a TV via the VIDEO or S VIDEO jack Observe the display window If P is turned on the player is in the progressive scanning mode Set the VID...

Page 37: ... are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc USE OF THIS PRODUCT IN ANY MANNER THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG 4 VISUAL STANDARD IS PROHIBITED EXCEPT FOR USE BY A CONSUMER ENGAGING IN PERSONAL AND NON COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U S patents and other intellectual property rights Use of this copyright protection technology must ...

Page 38: ...anama PE Peru PF French Polynesia PG Papua New Guinea PH Philippines PK Pakistan PL Poland PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon PN Pitcairn PR Puerto Rico PT Portugal PW Palau PY Paraguay QA Qatar RE Réunion RO Romania RU Russian Federation RW Rwanda SA Saudi Arabia SB Solomon Islands SC Seychelles SD Sudan SE Sweden SG Singapore SH Saint Helena SI Slovenia SJ Svalbard and Jan Mayen SK Slovakia SL Sierra ...

Page 39: ...put connectors DTS A Digital Surround audio encoding format configured with six 5 1 channels similar to Dolby Digital It requires a decoder either in the player or in an external receiver DTS stands for Digital Theater Systems Not all DTS discs contain six 5 1 channels of information Dynamic range The difference between the loudest and softest sounds Interlaced scanning In a conventional video sys...

Page 40: ...VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED EN 2004 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED 0504STYBICJSC XV N318S DVD PLAYER ...

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