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XV-NK58SL/LET0230-017A/English

DVD VIDEO PLAYER

XV-NK58SL

LET0230-017A

[US/UB/UG/UX/UW/A]

Before operation

2

Preparations

3

Basic operations

8

Advanced operations

13

MP3/WMA disc playback

21

JPEG disc playback

23

KARAOKE operation

26

Changing the initial settings

31

Additional information

36

INSTRUCTIONS

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Summary of Contents for XV-NK58SL

Page 1: ...US UB UG UX UW A Before operation 2 Preparations 3 Basic operations 8 Advanced operations 13 MP3 WMA disc playback 21 JPEG disc playback 23 KARAOKE operation 26 Changing the initial settings 31 Additional information 36 INSTRUCTIONS V I D E O ...

Page 2: ...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 radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated Avoid direct exposure t...

Page 3: ...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 benzene ...

Page 4: ...s see page 43 Glossary for descriptions of each audio format Linear PCM Dolby Digital MPEG Multichannel 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 33 for details Notes on discs With some DVD VIDEO discs the player starts playback automatically after...

Page 5: ...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 In the following description TV may be substituted with monitor or projector...

Page 6: ...s to your TV The Progressive scanning mode works only when the signal format is NTSC There are some progressive TV and High 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...

Page 7: ...for dubbing When recording the sounds DVD VIDEO 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 OUTPU...

Page 8: ... it which may cause fire electric shock or other accidents If the cord is damaged consult a dealer and have the power cord replaced with a new one Using the remote control unit To install batteries Open the compartment cover and place the two supplied R6P SUM 3 AA 15F batteries in the remote control unit according to the polarity markings and inside the compartment Then replace the cover The batte...

Page 9: ...a JVC s amplifier or receiver Pressing the AMP VOL button raises the audio volume of a JVC s amplifier or receiver while pressing the button lowers the volume Manufacturer No Manufacturer No AIWA 36 MIVAR 29 BEIJING 22 NEC 20 CCE 02 NOBLEX 22 CHANGHONG 34 NOKIA 31 DAEWOO 17 37 PANASONIC 04 11 FERGUSON 27 PEONY 34 38 39 FINLUX 30 PHILCO 10 17 21 FUNAI 32 PHILIPS 02 GRADIENTE 15 20 RCA 05 GRUNDIG 19...

Page 10: ...nguage for the preference displays etc from among ENGLISH CHINESE 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 4 3 LB or 4 3 PS For a wide screen TV select 16 9 NORMAL or 16 9 AUTO See page 32 Make sure that the TV KARAOKE DVD switch on the remote c...

Page 11: ...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 disc from the player To change the brightn...

Page 12: ...s the interrupted position The TV screen shows RESUME STOP and the RESUME indicator lights up in the display window The memory of the interrupted position is not cleared if you turn off the player When you turn off the player after setting the resume function simply press 3 The player is turned on and playback starts from the interrupted position If you turn on the player by pressing then press 3 ...

Page 13: ...k exactly from the interrupted point In the case of an SVCD Video CD disc with PBC function the player may resume playback from a point slightly earlier or later than the point where playback was interrupted Various speed playback To advance or reverse playback rapidly while monitoring During playback press or 1 on the remote control unit You can select from 1 5 times 5 times 20 times and 60 times...

Page 14: ...ideo CD During playback without PBC function you can skip a track For Audio CD During playback or while in stop mode you can skip a track To skip forward press To skip backward press 4 Using the numeric buttons For DVD VIDEO Audio CD During playback or while in stop mode For SVCD Video CD During playback without PBC function or while in stop mode Press the numeric buttons to specify the number To ...

Page 15: ...n abbreviation of Playback Control Some SVCD Video CD discs recorded with PBC have their own menus such as a list of the songs of the disc You can locate a specific scene by using the PBC menu 1 In stop mode press 3 or TOP MENU A disc menu appears on the TV screen 2 Press the numeric buttons to select the desired item To select 5 press 5 To select 23 press 10 10 then 3 To select 40 press 10 10 10 ...

Page 16: ...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 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 t...

Page 17: ... carrying out steps 1 to 3 During SVCD Video 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 Ra...

Page 18: ...layback Press REPEAT KEY until the repeat mode indicator goes off in the display window Hint When the program playback mode is active with an SVCD Video CD or Audio CD the repeat mode changes in the same manner Note however that in the mode the player repeats all the programmed tracks instead of all tracks on the disc To repeat a desired part A B repeat playback First make sure The player is in pl...

Page 19: ...ltiple audio tracks are recorded appears on the TV screen except when the ON SCREEN GUIDE preference is set to OFF 1 During playback press AUDIO The audio selection window appears on the TV screen 2 Press 5 or AUDIO to select the desired audio Each time you press 5 or AUDIO the audio changes For DVD VIDEO example For SVCD For Video CD 3 Press ENTER You can hear the selected audio The audio selecti...

Page 20: ...de changes as follows Set the video type most suitable to the current program or the room conditions NORMAL for watching TV in a general room CINEMA for watching a movie software in a room with suppressed light USER 1 USER 2 you can adjust parameters that affect the picture character and store the settings as a user preset See the next step 3 To define a user setting press 5 to select a parameter ...

Page 21: ...recorded with Dolby Digital that does not contain the rear signal you can change the 3D PHONIC setting but you will not be able to achieve a correct 3D effect The 3D PHONIC function does not affect the Dolby Digital bitstream signal from the DIGITAL OUT jack When the 3D PHONIC function is active the ANALOG DOWN MIX setting in the AUDIO setting display is not available When the KARAOKE function is ...

Page 22: ... Press ENTER to begin playback with the selected subtitle Angle selection See also page 17 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 a...

Page 23: ...rt the ID3 tag The player supports discs recorded with multiple sessions Some discs may not play due to disc characteristics or recording conditions Programmed and random playback functions do not work with MP3 WMA discs When an MP3 WMA disc is played back the KARAOKE function cannot be turned on As for MP3 the player only can play back tracks with the following file extensions MP3 Mp3 mp3 and mP3...

Page 24: ...n also use 4 or 5 to specify a track instead of the numeric buttons Repeat playback During playback or while stopped press REPEAT KEY Each time you press REPEAT KEY the repeat mode changes as follows If you press REPEAT KEY while stopped you need to press ENTER or 3 SELECT to start repeat playback To stop repeat playback Press 7 Note that the repeat mode remains active To quit repeat playback Duri...

Page 25: ...contents are read the JPEG CONTROL display automatically appears on the TV screen You can select a desired file for playback via this display 1 Make sure that the black cursor bar is in the left group column If it is in the right column press 2 to move it to the left column 2 Press 5 to move the bar to a desired group On the right column files in the selected group are shown 3 Press 4 to select a ...

Page 26: ...KE SOUND the magnification is doubled 1 8 4 8 16 32 and 64 times 2 Press 5 2 3 to move the zoomed position Viewing pictures continuously slide show mode You can see files still pictures one after another automatically To start the slide show Press 3 SELECT The slide show starts from the beginning of the disc Each file still picture is displayed for approximately 3 seconds To stop slide show playba...

Page 27: ...indicator lights in the display window The selected repeat mode is shown on the JPEG CONTROL display REPEAT ALL All files on the disc are repeated REPEAT GROUP All files in the current group are repeated No indication The repeat mode is off 2 Press 3 SELECT to start repeat playback To stop repeat playback Press 7 The repeat mode remains active To quit repeat playback Press 7 or MENU while the JPEG...

Page 28: ...bly applied to the type of the digital output signal regardless of the DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT setting in the AUDIO preference see page 33 While playback is stopped temporarily or while a DVD VIDEO disc is played in reverse slow motion the input signal from the MIC jack is not output Reserving songs You can reserve up to 12 songs to play in the desired order You may reserve the same song more than on...

Page 29: ... capability of adding a guide vocal or guide melody to the KARAOKE accompaniment Selecting audio track AUDIO With most DVD VIDEO or SVCD KARAOKE discs you can choose an audio track that gives an option such as with guide vocal with guide melody and accompaniment only Using the KARAOKE menu See page 26 for how to turn on the KARAOKE menu 1 Press 2 3 to move to AUDIO 2 Press 5 to select the desired ...

Page 30: ...E menu 1 Press ZOOM KARAOKE SOUND The KARAOKE selection window appears on the TV screen 2 Press 5 to select the desired sound 3 Press ENTER or wait until the KARAOKE selection window goes off Using 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 KARAO...

Page 31: ...he stronger the echo effect Using the SUBTITLE ECHO button You can adjust the echo level 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 NOTE If you select an effect VOCAL EFFECT after adjusting the echo level the echo level will be reset to...

Page 32: ...AT KEY buttons You can shift the musical key without activating the KARAOKE menu 1 Press ANGLE KEY or REPEAT KEY The KEY CONT selection window appears on the TV screen 2 Press ANGLE KEY REPEAT KEY to raise up or drop down the key 3 Press ENTER or wait until the KEY CONT selection window goes off NOTES The key returns to the normal key after the current song ends You cannot shift the musical key wh...

Page 33: ...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 Make sure that the TV KARAOKE DVD switch on the remote control unit is set to DVD when using the 5 2 3 and numeric buttons for controlling the player If the KARAOKE function is turned on you ...

Page 34: ...9 TV whose aspect ratio is fixed to 16 9 the player automatically adjusts the screen width of the output signal correctly when playing back a 4 3 source If you play a 4 3 DVD VIDEO source using the 16 9 NORMAL mode the picture character changes slightly due to the process for converting the picture width 16 9 AUTO Wide television screen select when you connect the player to a wide screen 16 9 TV 4...

Page 35: ... the player s analog AUDIO OUT terminals connected to a surround decoder STEREO select when listening to conventional two channel stereo audio with the player s AUDIO OUT terminals connected to a stereo amplifier receiver or television set or in case you 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 anal...

Page 36: ...oves to SET LEVEL 6 Press ENTER to bring up the pull down menu In 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 E...

Page 37: ...4 digit password The 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 Parent...

Page 38: ...Display window see the illustration below Remote sensor 6 PROGRESSIVE indicator 4 MIC jack 26 MIC LEVEL control 26 Display window 1 Audio format indicators 2 Disc indicator 3 Karaoke indicator 4 Group title track chapter indicators 5 Repeat mode indicator 6 Program random indicators 7 Total time remaining time indicators 8 3 play 8 pause indicators 9 Resume indicator 0 Multi information window 0 1...

Page 39: ... 31 TV STANDBY ON button 7 DVD STANDBY ON button 8 TV VIDEO CANCEL button 7 15 26 RESERVE TITLE GROUP button 13 22 24 26 MENU button 9 13 23 24 _ ENTER button ON SCREEN button 10 14 16 19 26 NEXT button 11 12 13 21 22 23 24 8 button 10 21 SLOW button 11 ZOOM KARAOKE SOUND button 18 24 28 VFP PROGRESSIVE SCAN button 4 18 AUDIO button 17 27 AMP VOL buttons 7 DIMMER EFFECT button 9 29 2 1 3 5 4 6 8 7...

Page 40: ...onnect the player to a 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 ...

Page 41: ... 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 Set the 525i 525p REMOTE selector on the rear panel to 525i or set it to REMOTE and make the Progressive scanning mode inactive by using the VFP PR...

Page 42: ... 75 Ω VIDEO OUT pin jack 1 0 Vp p 75 Ω S VIDEO OUT S jack Y Output 1 0 Vp p 75 Ω C Output 286 mVp p 75 Ω Horizontal resolution 500 lines or more Audio input MIC 10mVrms 8 2 kΩ Audio outputs ANALOG OUT pin jack 2 0 Vrms 10 kΩ DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL 0 5 Vp p 75 Ω termination DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL 21 dBm to 15 dBm peak Audio characteristics Frequency response CD sampling frequency 44 1 kHz 2 Hz to 20 kHz ...

Page 43: ...moros 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 Jamahiriya MA Morocco MC Monaco MD Moldova Republic of MG Madagascar MH Marshall Islands ML Mali MM...

Page 44: ... Mongolian SH Serbo Croatian TW Twi CA Catalan IE Interlingue MO Moldavian SI Singhalese UK Ukrainian CO Corsican IK Inupiak MR Marathi SK Slovak UR Urdu CS Czech IN Indonesian MS Malay MAY SL Slovenian UZ Uzbek CY Welsh IS Icelandic MT Maltese SM Samoan VI Vietnamese DA Danish IW Hebrew MY Burmese SN Shona VO Volapuk DZ Bhutani JI Yiddish NA Nauru SO Somali WO Wolof EL Greek JW Javanese NE Nepali...

Page 45: ...difference between the loudest and softest sounds Interlaced scanning In a conventional video system a picture is shown on the display monitor in between lines of two halves The Interlaced scanning system places lines of the second half of the picture in between lines of the first half of the picture JPEG A popular file format for still image compression and storage JPEG stands for Joint Photograp...

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