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XV-N310B/XV-N312S/GNT0041-001A/English

DVD PLAYER

XV-N310B/XV-N312S

GNT0041-001A

[J/UJ]

Before operation

15

2

Preparations

4

Basic playback

8

Various kinds of playback

11

Audio/Video files playback

20

Changing the initial settings

24

Additional information

29

INSTRUCTIONS

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                                                                    

V I D E O

Region code of DVD VIDEO

This player can play back DVD VIDEO discs whose region code 
numbers include “1.”

Examples of playable DVD VIDEO discs:

The player’s region code is printed on the rear of the player.

ALL

1

5

1

4

2

3

1

3

2

1

6

5

4

XV-N310B_XV-N312S(JUJ).book  Page i  Wednesday, December 10, 2003  1:48 PM

Summary of Contents for XV-N212S

Page 1: ...TIONS 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 V I D E O Region code of DVD VIDEO This player can play back DVD VIDEO discs whose region code numbers include 1 Examples of playable DVD VIDEO discs The player s region code is printed on the rear of the player AL...

Page 2: ...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 IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS IMPORTANT POUR PR...

Page 3: ...ion of the player There are no user serviceable parts inside If anything 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 b...

Page 4: ... The player supports the following digital audio formats see page 34 Glossary for descriptions of each audio format Linear PCM 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 26 for details Notes on discs With some DVD VIDEO discs the playe...

Page 5: ...ctively 8 Multi information window Indicates various kinds of information by numbers and alphabets such as the player s current status READ 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 12 5 TOP MENU button 12 6 Cursor selection 5 Up Down buttons 7 Cursor selection 2 Left 3 Right buttons 8 ...

Page 6: ...to monaural B Connecting to a TV with an S video jack If your TV has an S VIDEO input you can get better picture quality by connecting it with the S VIDEO output of the player using an S video cable instead of 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 fo...

Page 7: ...igh Definition TV sets that are not fully compatible 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 Exa...

Page 8: ... SVCD Video CD or Audio 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 caus...

Page 9: ...3 AA 15F 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 improperl...

Page 10: ...ppears The pull down menu of the ON SCREEN LANGUAGE is already open 2 Press 5 to select the desired language You can select the on screen language for the preference displays etc from among ENGLISH FRENCH and SPANISH 3 Press ENTER The second page is shown in which the pull down menu of the MONITOR TYPE is already open 4 Press 5 to select the desired monitor type For a normal conventional TV select...

Page 11: ...ayable 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 disc from the player To check the playback status You can see the current selection number the title chapter number for DVD VIDEO or track number for SVCD Video CD Audio CD time information t...

Page 12: ...ck 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 with the same side down When the player memorizes an iterrupted point for a disc it also memorizes Audio Subtitle a...

Page 13: ...mes normal speed Pressing 3 SELECT returns the player to normal playback During playback hold down or 4 Playback is advanced or reversed at 5 times normal speed NOTE During rapid playback the sound will be muted except when playing an Audio CD and when playing a DVD VIDEO at 1 5 times normal speed To advance a still picture frame by frame While paused press 8 Each time you press 8 the still pictur...

Page 14: ...rs on the TV screen 2 Press 5 2 3 to select a desired item then press ENTER or 3 SELECT The player starts playback of the selected item Hints Some DVD VIDEO discs may also have a different menu which appears when MENU THUMBNAIL LIST is pressed See the instructions of each DVD VIDEO disc for its particular menu With some discs you can select items by entering the corresponding number using the nume...

Page 15: ...bove 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 menu bar Press ON SCREEN Hint 10 and 10 buttons are not used with this function NOTES Some DVD VIDEO discs do not contain time information and the time search function cannot be used The t...

Page 16: ... CD playback you can check the program contents via the menu bar To stop program 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 twi...

Page 17: ...yback 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 to repeat point...

Page 18: ...en 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 dismissed NOTES The angle selection window ...

Page 19: ...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 value enhances the effect for each item other than GAMMA and SHARPNESS 6 P...

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: ...ess 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 ...

Page 22: ...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 that you record your material at a 44 1 kHz sampling rate usin...

Page 23: ...nification 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 repeatedly To rotate reflect a still picture While a still picture is played back Pressing 3 rotates the p...

Page 24: ...ck in a specific order Program play 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 list under PROGRAM 7 Repeat steps 3 to 5 to program ot...

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: ...ut 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 upper and lower parts of the preference display sometimes may be cut off If this happens adjust the picture size control of the TV Changing the initial settings...

Page 27: ...ou can select the monitor type to match your TV when you play back DVD VIDEO discs recorded for wide screen televisions Setting options 16 9 4 3 LB 4 3 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 pic...

Page 28: ...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 29: ...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 30: ...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 31: ... 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 32: ...irectly to the TV With some discs the picture may be blurred when PICTURE SOURCE is set to FILM or AUTO Set PICTURE SOURCE to VIDEO NORMAL or VIDEO ACTIVE Picture is distorted when using COMPONENT VIDEO OUT or S VIDEO output 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 int...

Page 33: ...itstream signals DVD sampling frequency 96 kHz 2 Hz to 44 kHz Dynamic range 16 bit More than 98 dB 20 bit 24 bit More than 100 dB Wow and flutter Unmeasurable less than 0 002 Total harmonic distortion less than 0 009 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories DTS and DTS 2 0 Digital Out are trademarks of Digital Theater Sys...

Page 34: ...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 35: ...o linear PCM DVD with DTS 48 kHz 16 bit stereo linear PCM DTS bitstream DVD with Dolby Digital 48 kHz 16 bit stereo linear PCM Dolby Digital bitstream DVD with MPEG Multichannel 48 kHz 16 bit stereo linear PCM MPEG bitstream SVCD Video CD Audio CD 44 1 kHz 16 bit stereo linear PCM Audio CD with DTS 48 kHz 16 bit stereo linear PCM DTS bitstream CD R RW with MP3 Linear PCM CD R RW with MPEG 4 No out...

Page 36: ...ultichannel surround audio by a DVD player The down mix signals are output from stereo output 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 differe...

Page 37: ...age that occurs in shipment due to act of God and cosmetic damage 5 Signal reception problems and failures due to line power surge 6 Video Pick up Tubes CCD Image Sensor Cartridge Stylus Needle are covered for 90 days from the date of purchase 7 Accessories 8 Batteries except that Rechargeable Batteries are covered for 90 days from the date of purchase There are no express warranties except as lis...

Page 38: ...rized servicer or visit our website at www JVC com Remember to retain your Bill of Sale for Warranty Service Do not service the television yourself Caution To prevent electrical shock do not open the cabinet There are no user serviceable parts inside Please refer to qualified service personnel for repairs Accessories To purchase accessories for your JVC product please call toll free 1 800 882 2345...

Page 39: ...VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED EN 2004 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN LIMITED 1203STYBICJSC XV N310B XV N312S DVD PLAYER ...

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