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Description of parts and controls

The illustrations of the center unit, the subwoofer and satellite speakers used in this manual are of TH-S66 unless otherwise noted.

Front panel (center unit)

Rear panel (center unit)

PHONES

WMA

P L PCM SURR CH

FM AM

PROGRESSIVE

B.S.P. CHAP. TRK PG PL BONUS ST

RDS TA NEWS INFO PRG RND

MHz
kHz

MONO

MP3

RESUME

Display window

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Disc tray (inside):

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Remote sensor:

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FM 75

AM LOOP

COAXIAL

AM EXT

AC IN

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

ANTENNA

DIGITAL

OPTICAL

AUX IN

RIGHT

LEFT

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TH-S66-S55[B].book Page 5 Friday, January 14, 2005 10:40 PM

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Page 1: ...TH S66 GVT0152 001A B TH S55 DVD DIGITAL CINEMA SYSTEM INSTRUCTIONS Consists of XV THS66 SP PWS66 SP THS66F SP THS66C and SP THS66S Consists of XV THS55 SP PWS55 SP THS55F SP THS55C and SP THS55S ...

Page 2: ...ers or cabinet 2 Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture CAUTION button XV THS66 XV THS55 Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely the STANDBY lamp goes off The button in any position does not disconnect the mains line When the system is on standby the STANDBY lamp lights red When the system is turned on the STANDBY lamp goes off The power can be remote controlled CAUTIO...

Page 3: ...nattended unless it is specifically stated that it is designed for unattended operation or has a standby mode Switch off using the switch on the equipment and make sure that your family know how to do this Special arrangements may need to be made for infirm or handicapped people DON T use equipment such as personal stereos or radios so that you are distracted from the requirements of traffic safet...

Page 4: ...usting the treble sound TREBLE 18 Adjusting the bass sound BASS 18 Changing the scan mode 18 Optimizing the speaker settings Smart Surround Setup 19 Playback 20 Basic playback 20 One Touch Replay 22 Fast forward fast reverse search 22 Skip to the beginning of a desired selection 22 Locating a desired title group using number buttons 23 Playing back a bonus group 23 Selecting the desired title play...

Page 5: ...correctly 7 Safety precautions Avoid moisture water and dust Do not place the system in moist or dusty places Avoid high temperatures Do not expose the system to direct sunlight and do not place it near a heating device When you are away When away on travel or for other reasons for an extended period of time disconnect the power cord plugs from the wall outlet Do not block the vents Blocking the v...

Page 6: ...on Code which is indicated on the rear panel If a DVD with an improper Region Code number is loaded REGION CODE ERROR appears on the TV screen and playback cannot start Notes on DVD R DVD RW and DVD RAM This system can also play finalized DVD Rs or DVD RWs recorded in DVD VIDEO format and DVD RWs or DVD RAMs recorded in DVD VR format This system can also play DVD Rs or DVD RWs if MP3 WMA JPEG MPEG...

Page 7: ...is 720 x 480 pixels or less 30 fps and 720 x 576 pixels or less 25 fps Audio stream should conform to MPEG 1 Audio Layer 2 or MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 MP3 The system does not support GMC Global Motion Compression The file encoded in the interlaced scanning mode may not be played back correctly The system has its own Registration Code for DivX playback If necessary you can confirm the Registration Code...

Page 8: ...SIVE B S P CHAP TRK PG PL BONUS ST RDS TA NEWS INFO PRG RND MHz kHz MONO MP3 RESUME Display window pg 25 pg 39 pg 21 pg 25 pg 18 pg 21 pg 23 pg 31 pg 39 pg 40 pg 42 pg 33 pg 20 pg 20 pg 20 pg 17 Disc tray inside pg 20 pg 16 Remote sensor pg 7 pg 20 pg 17 pg 16 pg 29 pg 21 pg 32 pg 21 pg 22 pg 17 pg 33 FM 75 AM LOOP COAXIAL AM EXT PR PB Y AV AC IN COMPONENT VIDEO OUT ANTENNA DIGITAL IN OPTICAL AUX ...

Page 9: ... PWS66 SP PWS55 NOTE For safety reasons always ensure that there is sufficient space behind the powered subwoofer 4Ω 16Ω FROM XV THC3 XV THS55 XV THS58 XV THS66 Front Rear POWER ON lamp pg 16 pg 10 Power cord pg 13 pg 13 Do not block the ventilation openings ...

Page 10: ...MORY ENTER TITLE GROUP ANGLE VFP ZOOM PAGE REPEAT SET UP SLEEP FRONT L FRONT R LEVEL S WFR TV RETURN A B RPT SETTING SMART S SETUP CENTER PLAY MODE RETURN DIMMER 100 CANCEL SCAN MODE TREBLE BASS SURR R SURR L SLOW SLOW TITLE GROUP ANGLE VFP ZOOM PAGE REPEAT SETUP SLEEP TV RETURN A B RPT SETTING SMART S SETUP PLAY MODE RETURN DIMMER 100 CANCEL SCAN MODE TREBLE NOTE To use the buttons under the cove...

Page 11: ...at you use coaxial cable for the FM antenna as it is well shielded against interference Connecting the FM and AM MW antennas If the antenna cord is covered with the insulation coat twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove 1 Center unit 2 3 Antenna cord Outdoor single vinyl covered wire antenna not supplied AM MW loop antenna Center unit Extend the supplied FM antenna horizontally Center u...

Page 12: ...rs on the wall by yourself to avoid unexpected damage from their falling off the wall due to incorrect installation or weakness in wall structure Care must be taken in selecting a location for speaker installation on a wall Injury to personnel or damage to equipment may result if the speakers installed interfere with daily activities If attaching the stand to the speaker remove the bottom cover by...

Page 13: ...em Do not reproduce sounds at so high a volume that they are distorted otherwise the speakers may be damaged by internal heat buildup Connecting the satellite front center surround speakers 4Ω 16Ω FROM XV THC3 XV THS55 XV THS58 XV THS66 Connect the black cords to the black r terminals Connect the white cords to the q terminals referring to the table below Speaker cord supplied FRONT SPEAKERS LEFT ...

Page 14: ...sing damage or injury Do not reproduce sounds at so high a volume that they are distorted otherwise the speakers may be damaged by internal heat buildup 4Ω 16Ω FROM XV THC3 XV THS55 XV THS58 XV THS66 Connect the black cords to the black r terminals Connect the white cords to the q terminals referring to the table below Speaker cord FRONT SPEAKERS LEFT White FRONT SPEAKERS RIGHT Red CENTER SPEAKER ...

Page 15: ...the TV via a VCR or to a TV with a built in VCR You need to set MONITOR TYPE in the PICTURE menu correctly according to the aspect ratio of your TV A pg 37 7 To connect a TV equipped with the component video input jacks NOTE If your TV supports progressive video input you can enjoy a high quality picture by setting the progressive scan mode to active A pg 18 If the component video input jacks of y...

Page 16: ...he video input jack of the TV directly and select the correct input mode on the TV Make sure that all other connections have been completed CAUTION Disconnect the power cord before cleaning or moving the system Do not pull on the power cord to unplug the cord When unplugging the cord always grasp and pull the plug so as not to damage the cord Connecting the powered subwoofer Connecting to an analo...

Page 17: ...ng the remote control to operate a TV Set the remote control mode selector to TV The following buttons are available TV Turns TV on and off TV VOL Adjusts the volume TV VIDEO Selects the input mode either TV or VIDEO CHANNEL Changes the channels 1 10 0 10 100 Selects the channel TV RETURN Alternates between the previously selected channel and the current channel The buttons described below are use...

Page 18: ...to operate a VCR Set the remote control mode selector to VCR The following buttons are available VCR Turns VCR on and off 3 play button Starts playback 7 Stops operation 8 Pauses playback y Fast forwards video tape 1 Rewinds video tape REC Press this button together with 3 play button to start recording or together with 8 to pause recording CHANNEL Changes the TV channels on the VCR Operating the ...

Page 19: ...r 0 on the center unit One of the source selecting buttons on the remote control 3 on the center unit You can use the same buttons on the remote control The buttons on the remote control are used to explain most of the operations in this manual You can use the buttons on the center unit same as on the remote control for operations unless otherwise noted The buttons described below are used on page...

Page 20: ...adphones as high volume may damage both the headphones and your hearing Before disconnecting headphones as high volume may be suddenly output from the speakers While connecting a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack on the center unit the system automatically cancels the surround mode A pg 24 currently selected deactivates the speakers turns the subwoofer s power off and activates the headphone m...

Page 21: ... While DVD is selected as the source and stopped 1 Press and hold SCAN MODE for 2 seconds RGB Y C or PROGRESS appears on the display window 2 Press Cursor 3 2 to select the desired mode RGB Select this when your TV accommodates the interlaced RGB composite video signal Y C Select this when your TV accommodates the interlaced S video signal PROGRESS Select this when your TV equipped with component ...

Page 22: ...s the best settings for each speaker COMPLETED appears on the TV screen when Smart Surround Setup completes When FAILED appears on the TV screen The system could not detect the clapping sound correctly In such a case follow the instructions that appear on the TV screen When the system detects the clapping sound as FAILED three times set the delay time DELAY and the output level LEVEL manually A pg...

Page 23: ...s the file control display A pg 28 on the TV screen during playback For DVD VR disc Pressing TOP MENU PG or MENU PL shows the control display on the TV screen A pg 23 7 To pause playback Press 8 To return to playback press 3 play button 7 To stop Press 7 7 On screen guide icons During DVD VIDEO playback the following guide icons may appear for a while on the TV screen appears at the beginning of a...

Page 24: ...aying time hour minute second Surround mode and digital signal format A pg 25 Title number Pressing FL DISP Chapter number P LPCM SURR 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 P LPCM SURR T 1 G 3 Track number Elapsed playing time hour minute second Group number Signal and speaker indicators Pressing FL DISP Track number LPCM 1 2 1 3 3 Track number Elapsed playing time minute second Signal and speaker indicators 1 1 MP3 2 ...

Page 25: ...7 Using x 4 buttons 7 For DVD VIDEO DVD VR chapter During playback For VCD SVCD track During playback without PBC function For DVD AUDIO CD MP3 WMA JPEG MPEG 4 DivX track file During playback or while stopped Press x or 4 repeatedly NOTE When playing back an MP3 JPEG file you can make operations using the file control display A pg 28 When playing back a DivX file pressing Cursor 3 2 may skip the s...

Page 26: ... or while stopped 1 Press TOP MENU PG or MENU PL The control display is shown on the TV screen and the system starts playback of the first title playlist The PLAY LIST is shown only when the playlist is on the DVD VR disc TOP MENU PG shows the ORIGINAL PROGRAM Example 1 Title number 2 Recording date 3 Recording source TV station the input terminal of the recording equipment etc 4 Start time of rec...

Page 27: ...o reproduce multichannel soundtracks of the software encoded with DTS Digital Surround DTS Digital Surround DTS is another discrete multichannel digital audio format available on CD and DVD software The buttons described below are used on pages 24 to 35 DVD VIDEO TOP MENU PG MENU PL ON SCREEN AUDIO SUBTITLE SURROUND AUDIO ENTER ANGLE VFP ZOOM PAGE REPEAT A B RPT SETTING PLAY MODE RETURN 100 CANCEL...

Page 28: ...O 7 When playing back digital multichannel software except during SURR OFF mode The appropriate multichannel surround mode DOLBY D DTS Digital Surround or Linear Packed PCM is automatically selected 7 When playing back 2 channel source You can select either mode of Dolby Pro Logic II MOVIE MUSIC or the DSP ALL ST mode Press SURROUND repeatedly to select the desired mode The surround mode is turned...

Page 29: ...udio language channel or stream A pg 30 L Select this to change subtitle language and subpicture A pg 29 M Select this to change view angle A pg 29 N Select this to change the page A pg 31 O Shows Playback Mode status PROGRAM appears during Program Playback A pg 32 RANDOM appears during Random Playback A pg 33 P Shows Repeat Mode status A pg 33 Changing the time information You can change the time...

Page 30: ...on using the number buttons see How to use the number buttons A pg 22 To return to the menu Press RETURN When NEXT or PREVIOUS is shown on the TV screen To go to the next page press x To return to the previous page press 4 NOTE If you want to play a PBC compatible VCD SVCD without using the PBC function perform any of the following Start playback by pressing number buttons while stopped Press x re...

Page 31: ...available The file control display appears automatically during playback MP3 WMA or while stopped 7 For MP3 WMA During playback or while stopped For JPEG MPEG 4 DivX While stopped 1 Press Cursor 3 2 Y 5 to select the desired group track file For MP3 WMA playback starts from the selected track 2 Press 3 play button or ENTER Track playback slide show starts from the selected track file When you pres...

Page 32: ...When using the SUBTITLE button 1 Press SUBTITLE Example DVD VIDEO ENGLISH is selected out of 3 subtitle languages recorded 2 Press Cursor Y 5 to select the desired subtitle For DVD VR Pressing SUBTITLE activates the subtitles subpictures regardless of whether the subtitles are recorded or not subpictures will not change if no subpictures is recorded For SVCD An SVCD can contain up to four subtitle...

Page 33: ...tereo left sound and right sound Frame by frame playback 7 During playback Press 8 repeatedly Each time you press the button the still picture advances by one frame To return to normal playback Press 3 play button Playing back in slow motion 7 During playback 1 Press 8 at the point where you want to start playback in slow motion from The system pauses playback 2 Press SLOW 9 Playback in forward sl...

Page 34: ...ess 8 to pause slide show playback then zoom in During DVD AUDIO playback this feature is available only for the video part During MPEG 4 DivX playback there may be a case where Cursor 3 2 Y 5 does not work in step 2 above Changing the VFP setting The VFP Video Fine Processor function enables you to adjust the picture character according to the type of programming picture tone or personal preferen...

Page 35: ...the chapters tracks whose number is up to 99 For CD SVCD or VCD When the total playback time exceeds 99 minutes 59 seconds will appear on the display window But it is possible to continue programming For DVD VIDEO DVD AUDIO MP3 or WMA When you press ENTER instead of the number buttons in the Track Chapter column ALL appears and all the tracks or chapters on the selected group or title are programm...

Page 36: ...P3 WMA JPEG MPEG 4 DivX 1 Press ON SCREEN twice The on screen bar appears on the TV screen 2 Press Cursor 3 2 to highlight 3 Press ENTER 4 Press Cursor Y 5 repeatedly to select the Repeat mode 5 Press ENTER 6 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar disappears To cancel Repeat Playback Select OFF in step 4 Random Playback Repeat Playback DVD AUDIO DVD VIDEO DVD VR DVD AUDIO DVD VIDEO DivX 1 1 3 1 0 1 2 R...

Page 37: ...3 Press ENTER 4 Press Cursor Y 5 repeatedly to select A B 5 Press ENTER at the beginning of the part you want to repeat point A 6 Press ENTER at the end of the part you want to repeat point B A B Repeat Playback starts 7 Press ON SCREEN The on screen bar disappears To cancel Select OFF in step 4 then press ENTER NOTE When playing back a DVD VIDEO A B Repeat Playback is possible only within the sam...

Page 38: ...searching for or skipping chapters or tracks A PCM Auto PCM Normally select this The system automatically detects the incoming signals DD Select this if the symptoms above occur when playing a disc or software encoded with DOLBY D DTS Select this if the symptoms above occur when playing a disc or software encoded with DTS Digital Surround BAL Balance You can adjust the balance between the front le...

Page 39: ... AM Ameharic IW Hebrew RW Kinyarwanda AR Arabic JI Yiddish SA Sanskrit AS Assamese JW Javanese SD Sindhi AY Aymara KA Georgian SG Sangho AZ Azerbaijani KK Kazakh SH Serbo Croatian BA Bashkir KL Greenlandic SI Singhalese BE Byelorussian KM Cambodian SK Slovak BG Bulgarian KN Kannada SL Slovenian BH Bihari KO Korean KOR SM Samoan BI Bislama KS Kashmiri SN Shona BN Bengali Bangla KU Kurdish SO Somali...

Page 40: ...tivate or deactivate Screen Saver function 7 FILE TYPE When several types of files are recorded on a disc you can select which files to play AUDIO Select this to play MP3 WMA files STILL PICTURE Select this to play JPEG files VIDEO Select this to play MPEG 4 DivX files Audio menu AUDIO 7 D RANGE COMPRESSION Dynamic range compression You can enjoy low level recorded sound clearly at night even at a...

Page 41: ...om the front center surround speakers Other setting menu OTHERS 7 RESUME You can activate or deactivate Resume Playback function A pg 29 7 ON SCREEN GUIDE You can activate or deactivate the on screen guide icons A pg 20 7 DivX registration menu DivX REGISTRATION The system has its own Registration Code for DivX playback You can confirm the code of your system Once you played back a disc created by...

Page 42: ...mple When the system is tuned in to 103 5 MHz 2 Press MEMORY 7 While CH and are flashing 3 Press number button s 1 10 10 to select a preset number you want For details on using the number buttons see How to use the number buttons A pg 22 Example When the preset channel 1 is selected If the setting is cancelled before you finish start from step 2 again 7 While the selected number is flashing 4 Pres...

Page 43: ...w With the system you can receive the following types of RDS signals PS Program Service Shows commonly known station names PTY Program Type Shows types of broadcast programs RT Radio Text Shows text messages the station sends Enhanced Other Network See page 42 NOTE RDS is not available for AM MW broadcasts RDS may not operate correctly if the station tuned is not transmitting RDS signal properly o...

Page 44: ...ice in the widest sense SPORT Programs concerned with any aspect of sports EDUCATE Educational programs DRAMA All radio plays and serials CULTURE Programs concerning any aspect of national or regional culture including language theater etc SCIENCE Programs about natural sciences and technology VARIED Used for mainly speech based programs such as quizzes panel games and personality interviews POP M...

Page 45: ...m signal correctly The TEST signal makes the system work in the same way as the Alarm signal does If the TEST signal is received the system automatically switches to the station broadcasting the TEST signal While receiving the TEST signal TEST appears on the display window 7 How the Enhanced Other Network function actually works Case 1 If there is no station broadcasting the program you have selec...

Page 46: ... connected Connect the power cord and system cord correctly A pg 13 The remote control does not work The batteries are exhausted Replace the batteries A pg 7 Sunlight is falling directly on the remote sensor Hide the remote sensor from direct sunlight No sound The system cord and or speaker cord is not connected Check the connection A pg 13 The audio cord is not connected to AUX IN and or DIGITAL ...

Page 47: ... 4 C at 1 kHz with 10 total harmonic distortion Center Surround 130 W per channel RMS at 4 C at 1 kHz with 10 total harmonic distortion Subwoofer 140 W RMS at 4 C at 100 Hz with 10 total harmonic distortion Speaker section Speaker unit 16 cm Bass reflex Power Handling Capacity 140 W Impedance 4 C Frequency Range 30 Hz to 200 Hz General Power Requirements AC 230 V 50 Hz Power Consumption 135 W at o...

Page 48: ...ker SP THS55C Speaker unit 5 5 cm M 2 Bass reflex Magnetically Shielded Power Handling Capacity 140 W Impedance 4 C Frequency Range 80 Hz to 20 kHz Dimensions W M H M D 209 mm M 85 mm M 92 mm Mass 0 85 kg Surround speakers SP THS55S Speaker unit 8 0 cm Bass reflex Power Handling Capacity 140 W Impedance 4 C Frequency Range 80 Hz to 20 kHz Dimensions W M H M D 111 5 mm M 148 mm M 106 5 mm Mass 0 56...

Page 49: ...EN 0105TMMMDWJEM 2005 Victor Company of Japan Limited TH S66 TH S55 DVD DIGITAL CINEMA SYSTEM ...

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