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DVD VIDEO PLAYER

XV-M50BK

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DVD / VIDEO CD / CD

10-bit/27MHz VIDEO D/A CONVERTER

XV-M50    

DVD/CD PLAYER

Introduction

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Preliminary knowledge

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Getting started

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Basic operations

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Advanced operations

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Initial settings

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Additional information

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For Customer Use:

Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. 
which are located on the rear, bottom or 
side of the cabinet. Retain this information 
for future reference.

Model No.                                                                  

Serial No                                                                    

LET0183-001A

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INSTRUCTIONS

M50-ENG.book  Page 1  Friday, March 9, 2001  12:00 PM

Summary of Contents for XV-M50BK

Page 1: ...P RESUME THEATER DVD EACH STANDBY STANDBY ON PAUSE PLAY STOP SKIP DISC 3 3 8 7 0 DISC 2 0 DISC 1 0 4 DISC3 DISC2 DISC1 3 2 1 DOLBY D I G I T A L PLAY EXCHANGE DVD VIDEO CD CD 10 bit 27MHz VIDEO D A CONVERTER XV M50 DVD CD PLAYER Introduction 2 Preliminary knowledge 5 Getting started 13 Basic operations 20 Advanced operations 24 Initial settings 39 Additional information 46 For Customer Use Enter b...

Page 2: ...ical shocks fire etc 1 Do not remove screws covers or cabinet 2 Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture ATTENTION Afin d éviter tout risque d électrocution d incendie etc 1 Ne pas enlever les vis ni les panneaux et ne pas ouvrir le coffret de l appareil 2 Ne pas exposer l appareil à la pluie ni à l humidité Warnings Cautions and Others Mises en garde précautions et indications diverses IM...

Page 3: ... the chapter number CHAP SERCH 26 To locate a desired position in the current title or track TIME SEARCH 26 To locate a desired scene from the display DIGEST 27 Special picture playback 28 To advance a still picture frame by frame 28 To display continuous still pictures STROBE 28 To playback in slow motion SLOW 29 To zoom a scene ZOOM 29 Changing the playback order 30 To playback in the desired or...

Page 4: ...rt up to three discs in the unit and can playback them continuously 7Multi language subtitles and sound You can select a subtitle or sound language from those recorded on the DVD VIDEO disc 7Multi disc playback You can enjoy Audio CD discs and Video CD discs as well as DVD VIDEO discs 7Operation from the on screen display User friendly on screen displays allow you to operate the unit easily Functi...

Page 5: ... The RANDOM indicator in the display window turns off To playback in random order RANDOM NOTE Some DVD VIDEO discs may not be played back correctly in the random mode 1 3 2 REPEAT PROGRAM RANDOM These symbols indicate the types of discs which the operation can be used for The number indicates the following procedural step s in which the button s is are used You may also use the corresponding butto...

Page 6: ...light or place it near a heating device When you re away When away on travel or otherwise for an extended period of time remove the plug from the wall outlet Do not insert foreign objects into the unit Do not insert wires hairpins coins etc into the unit Do not block the vents Blocking the vents may damage the unit Care of the cabinet When cleaning the unit use a soft cloth and follow the relevant...

Page 7: ...splay window 8 Indicates the current status of the unit 8 4 SKIP buttons 22 Used to skip a chapter title or track Also used for the page selection of a menu screen for Video CD Holding down 4 or during playback reverses or advances playback rapidly 9 7 STOP button 21 Stops blayback Also used to change the video output setting See page 14 0 3 PLAY button 21 Starts playback Also used as a SELECT but...

Page 8: ... 1 5 5 5 7 8 3 TV DVD STANDBY ON 1 DISC SELECT button 2 PLAY MODE button 3 3D PHONIC button 4 Numeric buttons 5 ANGLE button 6 SUBTITLE button 7 DIGEST button 8 4 PREVIOUS button 9 7 CLEAR button 0 1 SLOW button TITLE button CURSOR 5 UP DOWN CH buttons CHOICE button Infrated signal emitting window TV STANDBY ON button TV DVD switch DVD STANDBY ON button RETURN button TV VIDEO CANCEL button THEATER...

Page 9: ...are used to select a TV channel CHOICE button 39 Displays the preference on screen display on the TV screen Infrared signal emitting window Point this window toward the remote sensor on the front panel when pressing buttons TV STANDBY ON button 18 Turns the television on or off standby TV DVD switch 11 18 24 Selects the function of the numeric buttons to control the corresponding device DVD STANDB...

Page 10: ...ctive See pages 14 and 15 for details about how to make them active 3 VIDEO OUT COMPONENT VIDEO jacks Y PB PR 14 Output component video signals These jacks are not active in the initial factory preset condition See page 14 and 15 for details about how to make them active 4 Region code label 12 Shows region code number 5 AV COMPU LINK jacks 46 Connects with other JVC equipment supporting the AV Com...

Page 11: ...ngs up the preference display for setting the preferences There are four pages LANGUAGE AUDIO DISPLAY and SYSTEM as shown on the right See page 39 for detailed information PARENTAL LOCK display When no disc is inserted or a DVD VIDEO disc is stopped pressing the ENTER button while holding down the 7 button brings up the PARENTAL LOCK display in which you can set the level for limiting playback See...

Page 12: ...ch as an on screen display or menu is displayed for over 5 minutes Pressing any button on the unit or the remote control unit will release the screen saver function and return to the previous display You can select one of several screen saver modes available see page 41 The screen saver function is not activated during Audio CD playback or after stopping Audio CD playback REPEAT PROGRAM RANDOM Whi...

Page 13: ...y not be accepted For example some discs may not allow rapid advance reverse or slow motion playback How to use numeric buttons The function of the numeric buttons differs depending on the setting of the TV DVD switch When setting it to TV the buttons are used to select a TV channel see page 18 When setting it to DVD the buttons are used to select a track title group or enter a disc time or chapte...

Page 14: ...TO CD CD EXTRA CD G CD TEXT Playing back discs listed as Non playable discs above may generate noise and damage speakers This unit can play back audio recorded in CD G CD EXTRA and CD TEXT discs A DVD VIDEO disc is comprised of titles while an Audio CD Video CD is comprised of tracks Each title may be divided into some chapters For example if a DVD VIDEO disc contains some movies each movie may ha...

Page 15: ...to use an optional audio cable which converts stereo audio output to monaural If your TV has an S video input you should connect it with the S VIDEO output of the unit using the optional S video cable in addition to the standard video connection to get better picture quality Before making any connections To connect to a TV NOTES Connect VIDEO OUT of the unit directly to the video input of your TV ...

Page 16: ...l S VIDEO to COMPONENT VIDEO use the following procedure 7 when the unit is turned on 1 Press and hold down the 7 STOP button on the front panel when no disc is inserted or while the unit is stopped S OUT the current setting appears in the display window after a few seconds To connect to a TV with the component video input jacks NOTE When the component video input jacks of the TV is of the BNC typ...

Page 17: ...y connecting the unit s audio output to your amplifier or receiver Connect the unit s AUDIO OUT to any line level inputs such as AUX DVD CD etc of an audio amplifier or receiver To connect to an audio amplifier or receiver 3D PHONIC DISC TITLE CHAP PROGRAM EACH REMAIN DVD VCD RANDOM RESUME REPEAT 1A B THEATER TRACK Display window Amplifier or receiver Audio cable not supplied White Red The unit Wh...

Page 18: ... alter twist or pull the power cord as this may cause fire electric shock or other accidents To prevent any accidents or damages caused by an unsuitable AC power cord only use the supplied power cord If the cord is damaged contact a dealer and get the new power cord Do not put anything heavy or the unit on the power cord as this may cause fire electric shock or other accidents To connect to audio ...

Page 19: ...es will last about six months with normal use If the functions of the remote control become erratic replace the batteries See below for more information Precautions for the safe use of batteries Observe the following precautions for the safe use of batteries If they are used improperly their life will be shortened they may burst or their contents may leak To install batteries in the remote control...

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Page 21: ...hannels directry For some TVs pressing 10 functions as the 100 while 10 functions as the ENTER button if your TV requires pressing the Enter button after selecting a channel number Mutes the TV sound Changes the TV channels Adjusts the TV volume NOTES The remote control unit is initially set operating a JVC TV If there is more than one code listed for the manufacturer of your TV try them one by on...

Page 22: ...ISC SELECT TV DVD PLAY MODE 1 2 3 5 6 8 9 0 10 10 7 4 3D PHONIC TV VIDEO CANCEL TV1 TV2 TV3 TV4 TV5 TV6 TV7 TV8 TV9 TV TV0 MUTING RETURN TV DVD STANDBY ON DVD STANDBY ON DISC TITLE CHAP RESUME THEATER DVD EACH DISC3 DISC2 DISC1 STANDBY STANDBY ON PAUSE PLAY STOP SKIP DISC 3 3 8 7 0 DISC 2 0 DISC 1 0 4 DOLBY D I G I T A L XV M50 DVD CD PLAYER 3 2 1 PLAY EXCHANGE DVD VIDEO CD CD 10 bit 27MHz VIDEO D...

Page 23: ...s and stops playback Therefore if the current disc is a DVD VIDEO disc or a Video CD disc with PBC function it may not finish playback and the unit may not change the disc and playback the next disc Press 7 The unit stops playback Press 8 The unit pauses playback To resume playback press 3 To start playback NOTES When the resume point is memorized pressing 3 starts playback from that point instead...

Page 24: ...the next chapter title or track Resuming playback The unit can memorize the position on a disc where you interrupt playback and resume playback from that position later 3 1 Set the RESUME setting on the SYSTEM page of the preference display to ON See page 42 for details about how to set 2 At the position you want to interrupt playback press 7 or press DVD STANDBY ON on the remote control or on the...

Page 25: ...SC 1 through 3 buttons on the front panel Press 7 while stopped Turn on the unit by pressing DVD STANDBY ON on the remote control or on the front panel To resume playback NOTES The resume function does not work with Audio CD discs The resume function does not work if RESUME on the SYSTEM page of the preference display is set to OFF In the case of a Video CD disc with PBC function the unit may resu...

Page 26: ...so select items by entering the corresponding number using the numeric buttons which may cause the unit to automatically start playback Some Video CD discs supports the PBC function PBC is an abbreviation of PlayBack Control A Video CD disc recorded with PBC has its own menus such as a list of the songs of the disc You can locate a specific scene by using the menu 7 When a Video CD disc with PBC i...

Page 27: ...playback For Video CD During playback without PBC function 1 Press 4 or With an Audio CD or Video CD pressing the button skips a track With a DVD VIDEO disc pressing the button skips a chapter or title depending on the disc configuration The selection number appears in the display window on the front panel To locate a subsequent selection press once or repeatedly until the desired selection number...

Page 28: ... under the menu To locate a desired scene by specifying the chapter number CHAP SERCH 1 3 2 2 4 2 1 DISC SELECT TV DVD PLAY MODE 1 2 3 5 6 8 9 0 10 10 7 4 3D PHONIC TV VIDEO CANCEL SUBTITLE ANGLE TV1 TV2 TV3 TV4 TV5 TV6 TV7 TV8 TV9 TV TV0 MUTING AUDIO THEATER POSITION DIGEST PREVIOUS NEXT CLEAR STROBE SLOW SLOW TITLE MENU CHOICE ENTER RM SXVM50J REMOTE CONTROL CH SELECT CH VOL VOL DISPLAY ZOOM RET...

Page 29: ...n During DVD VIDEO disc playback The opening scene of each chapter in the current title appears on the TV screen When a Video CD disc is loaded The opening scene of each track appears on the TV screen GO TO 2 3 4 0 0 DVD CONTROL REPEAT A B REPEAT TIME SEARCH CHAP SEARCH Selected time for DVD VIDEO CD CONTROL REPEAT A B REPEAT TIME SEARCH GO TO 0 2 3 4 Selected time for Audio CD VCD CONTROL REPEAT ...

Page 30: ...cluding Frame by frame Strobe Slow motion and Zoom 7 While paused still 1 Press 8 Each time you press 8 the still picture advances to the next frame Pressing 3returns to normal playback 7 During playback 1 At the point you want to view as continuous photographs press 8 The unit pauses playback 2 Press and hold 8 for more than 1 second Nine continuous still pictures appear on the TV screen NOTE Wit...

Page 31: ... Press ZOOM NOTE If you press and hold 8 for more than 1 second during playback nine still pictures also appear but they advance in normal playback speed To playback in slow motion SLOW NOTES The sound is muted during slow motion playback Reverse slow motion playback is not possible for a Video CD 1 DISC SELECT TV DVD PLAY MODE 1 2 3 5 6 8 9 0 10 10 7 4 3D PHONIC TV VIDEO CANCEL SUBTITLE ANGLE TV1...

Page 32: ...AM indicator in the display window turns off Note that the program remains To clear the program press 7 while the program table is shown on the TV screen While stopped and the play mode menu is displayed on the TV screen by moving to PROGRAM and pressing ENTER the program mode quits Note that the program remains To playback in the desired order PROGRAM 3 2 4 5 6 2 2 1 2 1 3 1 5 DISC SELECT TV DVD ...

Page 33: ... During playback For Audio CD Video CD In any condition except Video CD playback with PBC 1 Press PLAY MODE The play mode menu appears on the TV screen 2 Use CURSOR 2 3 to move to REPEAT then press ENTER Each time you press ENTER the repeat mode changes as follows depending on the disc type and unit s status During DVD VIDEO playback To playback in random order RANDOM NOTE Some DVD VIDEO discs may...

Page 34: ...es it as a DVD VIDEO disc the repeat mode is canceled In other words you cannot enjoy all disc repeat playback if one or more DVD VIDEO discs are set in the unit During the REPEAT ALL playback if the next disc is a Video CD disc with PBC the unit plays the disc without activating the PBC function Repeat playback function cannot be used during Video CD playback with PBC function To turn off the pla...

Page 35: ...SOR 2 3 the angle changes NOTES To turn off the play mode menu Press PLAY MODE If appears when pressing ENTER in step 2 during DVD playback You cannot repeat the selected portion because of the disc contents The A B REPEAT function cannot be used during program playback To select a scene angle from the normal screen ANGLE NOTES The Angle selection display will automatically disappear if you do not...

Page 36: ...ngle from the angle list display ANGLE NOTES When appears on the TV screen in step 1 The current scene is not recorded from multiple angles During the operation above audio is muted 1 3 2 DISC SELECT TV DVD PLAY MODE 1 2 3 5 6 8 9 0 10 10 7 4 3D PHONIC TV VIDEO CANCEL SUBTITLE ANGLE TV1 TV2 TV3 TV4 TV5 TV6 TV7 TV8 TV9 TV TV0 MUTING AUDIO THEATER POSITION DIGEST PREVIOUS NEXT CLEAR STROBE SLOW SLOW...

Page 37: ...display manually press ENTER When appears on the TV screen You cannot select the subtitle To change the audio language or sound AUDIO 1 2 2 DISC SELECT TV DVD PLAY MODE 1 2 3 5 6 8 9 0 10 10 7 4 3D PHONIC TV VIDEO CANCEL SUBTITLE ANGLE TV1 TV2 TV3 TV4 TV5 TV6 TV7 TV8 TV9 TV TV0 MUTING AUDIO THEATER POSITION DIGEST PREVIOUS NEXT CLEAR STROBE SLOW SLOW TITLE MENU CHOICE ENTER RM SXVM50J REMOTE CONTR...

Page 38: ...THEATER POSITION NOTES The theater position display will automatically disappear if you do not change the theater position for 5 seconds T o turn off the theater position display manually press ENTER 1 2 DISC SELECT TV DVD PLAY MODE 1 2 3 5 6 8 9 0 10 10 7 4 3D PHONIC TV VIDEO CANCEL SUBTITLE ANGLE TV1 TV2 TV3 TV4 TV5 TV6 TV7 TV8 TV9 TV TV0 MUTING AUDIO THEATER POSITION DIGEST PREVIOUS NEXT CLEAR ...

Page 39: ... CH format It also works when playing back discs other than those above but does not provide the correct effect The 3D PHONIC function does not affect the DTS or Dolby Digital bitstream signal from the DIGITAL OUT jack The sound effect will not be set or operate even if 3D PHONIC is pressed for the sound of DVD VIDEO discs recorded in Linear PCM When you set the 3D PHONIC function to on the DOWN M...

Page 40: ... To check the DVD function status 1 DISC SELECT TV DVD PLAY MODE 1 2 3 5 6 8 9 0 10 10 7 4 3D PHONIC TV VIDEO CANCEL SUBTITLE ANGLE TV1 TV2 TV3 TV4 TV5 TV6 TV7 TV8 TV9 TV TV0 MUTING AUDIO THEATER POSITION DIGEST PREVIOUS NEXT CLEAR STROBE SLOW SLOW TITLE MENU CHOICE ENTER RM SXVM50J REMOTE CONTROL CH SELECT CH VOL VOL DISPLAY ZOOM RETURN 4 1 5 5 5 7 8 3 TV DVD STANDBY ON ENGLISH ENGLISH 1 2 1 2 1 ...

Page 41: ...the language setting changes in the following order ENGLISH o oSPANISH o oFRENCH o oCHINESE o o GERMAN o oITALIAN o oJAPANESE o olanguage code from AA to ZU See Appendix A Table of languages and their abbreviations at the end of this manual Pressing CURSOR 2changes the language setting in the reverse order of the above If the selected language is not recorded the disc s default audio language will...

Page 42: ...r The following chart shows the relationship between types of playback discs and output signals MENU LANGUAGE ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH EXIT AUDIO LANGUAGE SUBTITLE ON SCREEN LANGUAGE AUDIO DISPLAY SYSTEM LANGUAGE PRESS KEY MENU LANGUAGE ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH EXIT AUDIO LANGUAGE SUBTITLE ON SCREEN LANGUAGE AUDIO DISPLAY SYSTEM LANGUAGE PRESS KEY ON SCREEN LANGUAGE ENGLISH IDIOMA EN...

Page 43: ...4 3 LB mode 16 9 WIDE Wide Television screen When you connect a wide screen TV to the unit SCREEN SAVER A television monitor screen may be burned out if a static picture is displayed for a long time To prevent this the unit automatically activates the screen saver function if a static picture such as an on screen display or menu is displayed for over 5 minutes MODE 1 The current picture gets dark ...

Page 44: ...age 22 ON Pressing 3 while stopped or on standby starts playback from the resume point if it is memorized OFF Pressing 3 while stopped or on standby starts playback from the beginning of the disc AV COMPULINK MODE If you use the AV Compulink system you must set this item correctly Select from the three options DVD1 DVD2 and DVD3 according to the equipment to be connected See page 46 MONITOR TYPE 4...

Page 45: ...ach time you press CURSOR 2 3 the parental level changes as follows 1 is the strictest level means no restriction Discs rated higher than the selected level are restricted 5 Press ENTER moves to PASSWORD 6 Enter your 4 digit password using the numeric buttons 0 to 9 7 Press ENTER The parental level and password are set moves to EXIT Pressing ENTER again returns to the opening display If you enter ...

Page 46: ... to EXIT The password entered in the above step becomes the new password If you do not change the password enter the same password as in the step 2 Even if you want to change only the country code and or parental level do not forget to enter the password after changing the country code and or parental level Otherwise the new country code and or parental level will not become effective Pressing ENT...

Page 47: ...AL LOCK NOTE When you enter the wrong password more than 3 times in step 2 above moves to NO automatically and CURSOR 5 do not work DISC SELECT TV DVD PLAY MODE 1 2 3 5 6 8 9 0 10 10 7 4 3D PHONIC TV VIDEO CANCEL SUBTITLE ANGLE TV1 TV2 TV3 TV4 TV5 TV6 TV7 TV8 TV9 TV TV0 MUTING AUDIO THEATER POSITION DIGEST PREVIOUS NEXT CLEAR STROBE SLOW SLOW TITLE MENU CHOICE ENTER RM SXVM50J REMOTE CONTROL CH SE...

Page 48: ...et the VCR s Remote Control Code and DVD player s AV COMPU LINK setting as follows When connecting to VIDEO 1 input terminal of the television DVD player s AV COMPU LINK setting DVD2 VCR s Remote Control Code B When connecting to VIDEO 2 input terminal of the television DVD player s AV COMPU LINK setting DVD3 VCR s Remote Control Code A If you connect a DVD player to a television and receiver via ...

Page 49: ...r Setting the source of the receiver to the component which has started playback Notes for connection If you connect a DVD player to a receiver via AV COMPU LINK in a system including a Dolby digital decoder some functions may not be performed automatically The AV COMPU LINK terminal on some televisions indicates II Do not connect the terminal indicating II with the AV COMPU LINK terminal on a rec...

Page 50: ...d on top of one another without their protective cases they can be damaged Do not put discs in a location where they may be exposed to direct sunlight or in a place where the humidity or temperature is high Avoid leaving discs in your car Maintenance of discs If there are fingerprints or other dirt adhering to a disc wipe with a soft dry cloth moving from the center outwards If a disc is difficult...

Page 51: ...the COMPONENT or S VIDEO output jack s Jack s at use is are not active Make them active See page 14 and 15 Picture is noisy The unit is connected to a VCR directly and the copyguard function is activated Connect the unit so that the picture signal flows directly to the TV No audio is reproduced Connection is incorrect Check the connections Input selection of amplifier is incorrect Select correctly...

Page 52: ...g the language you want to AA Afar AB Abkhazian AF Afrikaans AM Ameharic AR Arabic AS Assamese AY Aymara AZ Azerbaijani BA Bashkir BE Byelorussian BG Bulgarian BH Bihari BI Bislama BN Bengali Bangla BO Tibetan BR Breton CA Catalan CO Corsican CS Czech CY Welsh DA Danish DZ Bhutani EL Greek EO Esperanto ET Estonian EU Basque FA Persian FI Finnish FJ Fiji FO Faroese FY Frisian GA Irish GD Scots Gael...

Page 53: ...bodia KI Kiribati KM Comoros KN Saint Kitts and Nevis KP Korea Democratic People s Republic of KR Korea Republic of KW Kuwait KY Cayman Islands KZ Kazakhstan LA Lao People s Democratic Republic LB Lebanon LC Saint Lucia LI Liechtenstein LK Sri Lanka LR Liberia LS Lesotho LT Lithuania LU Luxembourg LV Latvia LY Libyan Arab MA Morocco MC Monaco MD Moldova Republic of MG Madagascar MH Marshall Island...

Page 54: ...TER LOCATIONS 10 New Maple Avenue Pine Brook NJ 07058 9641 973 396 1000 5665 Corporate Avenue Cypress CA 90630 0024 714 229 8011 13 Cummings Park Woburn MA 01801 781 376 9100 705 Enterprise Street Aurora IL 60504 8149 630 851 7855 10700 Hammerly Suite 110 Houston TX 77043 713 935 9331 890 Dubuque Avenue South San Francisco CA 94080 1804 650 871 2666 1500 Lakes Parkway Lawrenceville GA 30243 5857 7...

Page 55: ...o any attachment not provided with the products or if the model number or serial number has been altered tampered with defaced or removed 2 Initial installation and installation and removal for repair 3 Operational adjustments covered in the Owner s Manual normal maintenance video and audio head cleaning 4 Damage that occurs in shipment due to act of God and cosmetic damage 5 Signal reception prob...

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