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THS3[B]-02warning.fm Page 1 Wednesday, March 3, 2004 1:00 PM Warnings, Cautions and Others IMPORTANT for the U.K. DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approved extension lead or consult your dealer. BE SURE to replace the fuse only with an identical approved type, as originally fitted.
THS3[B]-02warning.fm Page 2 Wednesday, March 3, 2004 1:00 PM Caution: Proper Ventilation To avoid risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from damage, place the apparatus on a level surface.
THS3-EN.book Page 1 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM Table of contents Introduction ..................................... 2 Playback ........................................ 16 Notes on handling .................................................................2 Supplied accessories ............................................................2 Basic playback ....................................................................16 One Touch Replay ..........................................................
THS3-EN.book Page 2 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM Introduction 7 Safety precautions Notes on handling Avoid moisture, water and dust Do not place the system in moist or dusty places. 7 Important cautions Installation of the system • Select a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold; between 5°C and 35°C. • Leave sufficient distance between the system and the TV. • Do not use the system in a place subject to vibration.
THS3-EN.book Page 3 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM About discs Playable disc types This system has been designed to play back the following discs: DVD VIDEO, DVD AUDIO, Video CD (VCD), Super Video CD (SVCD), Audio CD (CD), CD-R and CD-RW. • This system accommodates the PAL system, and also can play discs recorded with NTSC system. Note that an NTSC video signal on a disc is converted to the PAL60 signal and output. • This system can also play finalized DVD-R/-RWs recorded in DVD VIDEO format.
THS3-EN.book Page 4 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM About discs Notes on CD-R and CD-RW • User-edited CD-Rs (Recordable) and CD-RWs (Rewritable) can be played back only if they are already “finalized”. • When making your own disc, select ISO 9660 Level 1 or Level 2 for the disc format. • This system supports “multi-session” discs (up to 20 sessions). • This system cannot play “packet write” discs. • Before playing CD-Rs or CD-RWs, read their instructions or cautions carefully.
THS3-EN.book Page 5 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM Index of parts and controls The numbers in the figures indicate the pages where the details of the parts are described.
THS3-EN.book Page 6 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM Index of parts and controls Remote control Putting batteries in the remote control 13 11 12 16 11 14 14 26 17 25 21 14 11 R6P (SUM-3)/AA (15F) type dry-cell batteries (supplied) 11 – 38 16, 38 18, 35 18, 37 16, 36 23, 37 11 23 16, 35 15, 31 If the range or effectiveness of the remote control decreases, replace both batteries.
THS3-EN.book Page 7 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. If reception is poor Connecting the FM and AM (MW) antennas Center unit AM (MW) loop antenna 7 AM (MW) loop antenna Setting up supplied AM (MW) loop antenna Outdoor single vinyl-covered wire antenna (not supplied) If the antenna cord is covered with the insulation coat, twist and pull the insulation coat off and remove.
THS3[B]-04start.fm Page 8 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:50 PM Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connections Connecting the satellite (front, center, surround) speakers and the subwoofer Front speakers Center speaker Speaker cord • Connect the black cords to the black (-) terminals. • Connect the white cords to the red (+) terminals.
THS3-EN.book Page 9 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connections Speaker layout Connecting a TV Center speaker Front left speaker Front right speaker Subwoofer • Distortion of picture may occur when connecting 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. (See page 32.
THS3-EN.book Page 10 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connections Connecting to an analog component You can enjoy the sound of an analog component. Connecting to a digital component You can enjoy the sound of a digital component.
THS3-EN.book Page 11 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM Operating external components with the remote control The buttons described below are used on pages 11 and 12. 4 Press number buttons (1-9, 0) to enter the manufacturer’s code (2 digits). Examples: For a Hitachi TV: Press 0, then 7. For a Toshiba TV: Press 2, then 9.
THS3-EN.book Page 12 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM Operating external components with the remote control 7 Operation Operating the VCR Aim the remote control at the VCR. 7 To set the manufacturer’s code 1 Slide the remote control mode selector to VCR. 2 Press and hold VCR. Keep the button pressed until step 4 is finished. 3 Press ENTER. 4 Press number buttons (1-9, 0) to enter the manufacturer’s code (2 digits). Examples: For a Panasonic VCR: Press 2, then 1.
THS3-EN.book Page 13 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM Basic operations 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. IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation, • Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO. Turning the system on/off On the remote control: Press AUDIO.
THS3-EN.book Page 14 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM See page 13 for button locations. Basic operations Selecting the source to play On the remote control: Press one of the source selecting buttons (DVD, FM/AM, AUX or TV SOUND). To play back a disc (DVD VIDEO, VCD etc.). (See page 16.) FM/AM: To tune in an FM or AM (MW) station. (See page 35.) Each time you press the button, the band alternates between FM and AM (MW).
THS3-EN.book Page 15 Friday, May 7, 2004 5:37 PM See page 13 for button locations. Basic operations Sleep Timer [SLEEP] The system turns off automatically when the specified period of time has passed. Press SLEEP. Each time you press the button, the shut-off time changes. Example: minutes Changing the scan mode The system can be accommodated to your TV’s scan mode.
THS3-EN.book Page 16 Friday, May 7, 2004 5:37 PM Playback • The mark shows the types of discs the operation is available Basic playback for. IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; 1 Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO. 2 Press DVD. 1 Press OPEN/ CLOSE. • The system turns on and the disc tray comes out. • 0 on the center unit functions same as OPEN/CLOSE on the remote control. AUDIO The buttons described below are used on pages 16 to 19. 2 Place a disc.
THS3-EN.book Page 17 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM Playback See page 16 for button locations. 7 Playback information on the display window DVD VIDEO Example: When a DVD VIDEO encoded with Dolby Digital 5.1ch is played Signal and speaker indicators Track number Elapsed playing time (hour:minute:second) Chapter number C MP3/WMA disc Example: When an MP3 disc is played back TR123 1 12 : 34 0 : 02 : 31 MP3 indicator* Signal and speaker indicators (See page 21.
THS3-EN.book Page 18 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM See page 16 for button locations. Playback 7 Screen saver A TV screen may burn out if a static picture is displayed for a long time. To prevent this, the system automatically dims the screen if a static picture is displayed for over 5 minutes (the screen saver function). • Pressing any button will cancel the screen saver function. • If you do not want to use the screen saver function, see page 32.
THS3-EN.book Page 19 Friday, May 7, 2004 5:37 PM See page 16 for button locations. Playback Locating a desired title/ group using number buttons During playback or while stopped. 1 Press TITLE/ GROUP. “_ _” or “_” is shown in the title/group display area in the display window. Example: During DVD VIDEO playback T__ 1 : 23 : 45 Playing back a bonus group Some DVD AUDIOs have a special group called “bonus group” whose contents are not open to the public.
THS3-EN.book Page 20 Friday, May 7, 2004 5:37 PM Advanced operations • The mark shows the types of discs the operation is available Using the surround mode for. 7 Auto Surround (AUTO SURR) The buttons described below are used on pages 20 to 30. This function automatically selects the appropriate surround mode according to the input signals. For example, a multichannel source is automatically reproduced in multichannel audio.
THS3-EN.book Page 21 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM See page 20 for button locations. Advanced operations 7 All Channel Stereo (DSP) 7 When playing back 2 channel source All Channel Stereo (ALL CH ST.) mode can reproduce a larger stereo sound field using all the connected (and activated) speakers. All Channel Stereo can be used while reproducing 2 channel stereo source. You can select either mode of Dolby Pro Logic II (PL II MOVIE/ PL II MUSIC) or the DSP (ALL CH ST.) mode.
THS3-EN.book Page 22 Friday, May 7, 2004 5:37 PM See page 20 for button locations. Advanced operations 7 Contents of the on-screen bar during playback DVD VIDEO DVD AUDIO VCD SVCD F Shows playback status. : appears during playback. / : appears during fast forward/reverse. / : appears during playback in forward slow-motion/ reverse slow-motion. (This function is not available for MPEG4.) : appears when paused. : appears when stopped. G Select this to change time information (E).
THS3-EN.book Page 23 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM See page 20 for button locations. Advanced operations Playing from a specified position on a disc You can start playing a title, chapter or track you specify. You can also play a disc from specified time. Locating a desired scene from the DVD menu DVD VIDEOs generally have their own menus which show disc contents and you can display them on the TV screen. You can locate a desired scene by using these menus.
THS3-EN.book Page 24 Friday, May 7, 2004 5:37 PM See page 20 for button locations. Advanced operations 5 Press ENTER. 6 Press ON SCREEN. Using the file control display The on-screen bar disappears. You can search and play desired groups and tracks/files using the file control display on the TV screen. NOTE • You can select up to the 99th chapter/track.
THS3-EN.book Page 25 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM See page 20 for button locations. Advanced operations 7 For MP3/WMA: During playback or while stopped For JPEG/MPEG4: While stopped When using the on-screen bar: 1 Press Cursor 3/2/Y/5 to select the 2 Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight 3 Press ENTER. desired group/track/file. • For MP3/WMA, playback starts from the selected track. 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen. . 2 Press 3 (play button) or ENTER.
THS3-EN.book Page 26 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM See page 20 for button locations. Advanced operations 4 Press Cursor Y/5 to select the desired When using the on-screen bar: 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. audio. The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen. 2 Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight 3 Press ENTER. . 5 Press ENTER. 6 Press ON SCREEN. The on-screen bar disappears. NOTE 4 Press Cursor Y/5 repeatedly to select the desired subtitle.
THS3-EN.book Page 27 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM See page 20 for button locations. Advanced operations Selecting browsable still picture recorded on DVD AUDIO Most DVD AUDIOs include browsable still pictures (B.S.P), which usually appear by turns automatically during playback according to the playback sequence. You can change the picture (turn the page) manually when the current group/track has selectable pictures (pages).
THS3[B]-06advanced.fm Page 28 Wednesday, May 12, 2004 5:24 PM See page 20 for button locations. Advanced operations 4 Press ENTER. Example: 5 Press Cursor Y/5 to change the setting. 6 Press ENTER. The current VFP settings appear again. 7 Repeat steps 3 to 6 to adjust other parameters. 8 Press VFP. NOTE • Although the setting display disappears in the middle of the procedure, the setting at that time will be stored.
THS3[B]-06advanced.fm Page 29 Saturday, May 8, 2004 12:06 PM See page 20 for button locations. Advanced operations When using the on-screen bar (except for MP3/ WMA/JPEG/MPEG4 disc): Repeat Playback Repeating the current selection the Repeat mode. Press REPEAT. 1 : 31 : 01 Repeat mode indicator Each time you press REPEAT, the Repeat mode changes. Display window TV screen REPEAT GROUP* Meanings Repeats the current group for DVD AUDIO/MP3/WMA/ JPEG/MPEG4 disc.
THS3-EN.book Page 30 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM See page 20 for button locations. Advanced operations When using the on-screen bar: Sound and other settings 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The on-screen bar appears on the TV screen. 2 Press Cursor 3/2 to highlight 3 Press ENTER. . NOTE • This function also takes effect for the sources other than DVD. • Before you start operation; There is a time limit when doing the following steps.
THS3-EN.book Page 31 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM Setting DVD preferences Using the setup menus NOTE • See the following “The language codes list” for the code of each language, such as “AA”, etc. • You can change the language used in the setup menus. See “Menu description”. Basic operation on the setup menus IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; 1 Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO. 2 Press DVD.
THS3-EN.book Page 32 Friday, May 7, 2004 5:37 PM Setting DVD preferences : Audio menu (AUDIO) : Picture menu (PICTURE) 7 D. RANGE COMPRESSION 7 MONITOR TYPE You can select the monitor type to match your TV when you play DVDs recorded in the picture’s height/width ratio of 16:9. • 16:9 (Wide television conversion) Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 16:9 (wide TV). • 4:3 LB (Letter Box conversion) Select this when the aspect ratio of your TV is 4:3 (conventional TV).
THS3-EN.book Page 33 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM Setting DVD preferences 7 Distance menu (DISTANCE) 7 Parental lock menu (PARENTAL LOCK) Example: You can restrict playback of a DVD VIDEO containing violent scenes that is not suitable for your other family members. • This setting takes effect only for DVDs containing the Parental Lock level information — Level 1 (most restrictive) to Level 8 (least restrictive). Center speaker Subwoofer Front right Front left Surround left 3.0 m 2.7 m 2.
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THS3-EN.book Page 35 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM Tuner operations IMPORTANT Before using the remote control for the following operation; 1 Set the remote control mode selector to AUDIO. 2 Press FM/AM. Preset tuning AUDIO Once a station is assigned to a channel number, the station can be quickly tuned in. You can preset 30 FM and 15 AM (MW) stations. 7 To preset the stations The buttons described below are used on pages 35 to 38. 1 Tune in the station you want to preset.
THS3-EN.book Page 36 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM See page 35 for button locations. Tuner operations Selecting the FM reception mode When the stereo FM program currently tuned in is noisy, you can change the FM reception mode to improve the reception. 7 While listening to an FM station Press FM MODE. The FM reception mode appears on the display window. Each time you press the button, the FM reception mode changes. • AUTO MUTING: When a program is broadcast in stereo, you will hear stereo sound.
THS3-EN.book Page 37 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM See page 35 for button locations. Tuner operations Searching for a program by PTY codes One of the advantages of the RDS service is that you can locate a particular kind of program from the preset channels (see page 35) by specifying the PTY codes. 7 To search for a program using the PTY codes NOTE Before you start operation; • The PTY Search is only applicable to preset stations.
THS3-EN.book Page 38 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM See page 35 for button locations. Tuner operations Switching to broadcast program of your choice temporarily Another convenient RDS service is called “Enhanced Other Network”. This allows the system to switch temporarily to a broadcast program of your choice (TA, NEWS, and/or INFO) from a different station except in the following cases: • When you are listening to non-RDS stations (all AM – MW stations, some FM stations and other sources).
THS3-EN.book Page 39 Tuesday, February 24, 2004 8:35 PM References To clean the disc Wipe the disc with a soft cloth in a straight line from center to edge. Maintenance • DO NOT use any solvent — such as conventional record cleaner, spray, thinner or benzine — to clean the disc. 7 Handling Discs • Remove the disc from its case by holding it at the edge while pressing the center hole lightly. • Do not touch the shiny surface of the disc or bend the disc.
THS3-EN.book Page 40 Friday, May 7, 2004 5:37 PM References Specifications 7 Center unit (XV-THS3) Audio section Front/Center/Surrouond: Subwoofer: 52 W per channel, RMS at 6 C at 1 kHz, with 10 % total harmonic distortion. 52 W, RMS at 6 C at 100 Hz, with 10 % total harmonic distortion. Digital input*: OPTICAL DIGITAL IN: –21 dBm to –15 dBm(660 nm E30 nm) * Corresponding to Linear PCM, Dolby Digital, and DTS Digital Surround (with sampling frequency — 32 kHz, 44.
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