TH-L1[JC].book Page i Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM DIGITAL MEDIA SYSTEM TH-L1 Consists of AX-THL1, SP-THL1W, SP-THL1F, SP-THL1C and SP-THL1S INSTRUCTIONS For Customer Use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. which are located either on the rear, bottom or side of the cabinet. Retain this information for future reference. Model No. Serial No.
TH-L1[JC]-02warning2_0222.fm Page 1 Thursday, February 22, 2007 5:50 PM Warnings, Cautions and Others Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses CAUTION— button! Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely (the STANDBY lamp goes off). When installing the apparatus, ensure that the plug is easily accessible. The button in any position does not disconnect the mains line. • When the system is on standby, the STANDBY lamp lights red.
TH-L1[JC]-02warning2_0222.fm Page 2 Thursday, February 22, 2007 5:50 PM Warnings, Cautions and Others/Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses For U.S.A. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
TH-L1[JC]-02warning2_0222.fm Page 3 Thursday, February 22, 2007 5:50 PM Warnings, Cautions and Others/Mises en garde, précautions et indications diverses Caution: Proper Ventilation To avoid risk of electric shock and fire and to protect from damage, place the apparatus on a level surface. The minimal clearances are shown below: Attention: Ventilation Correcte Pour éviter les chocs électriques, les incendies et tout autre dégât, poser l’appareil sur une surface plate.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 1 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Table of contents Introduction ...........................................2 Basic operations ..................................16 Notes on handling ......................................................... 2 Supplied accessories ...................................................... 2 Turning the system on/off ..........................................16 Selecting the source to play ........................................
TH-L1[JC].book Page 2 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Introduction Notes on handling 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 (41°F and 95°F). • Leave sufficient distance between the system and the TV. • Do not use the system in a place subject to vibration. Power cord • Do not handle the power cord with wet hands.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 3 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM About files Playable file types for the USB MEMORY For all playable files • The system can only recognize and play files with one of the following extensions, regardless of the letter case— upper/lower: MP3: <.MP3>, <.mp3> WMA: <.WMA>, <.wma> WAV: <.WAV>, <.WAVE>, <.wav>, <.wave> JPEG: <.JPG>, <.JPEG>, <.jpg>, <.jpeg> MPEG-1/MPEG-2: <.MPG>, <.MPEG>, <.mpg>, <.mpeg> ASF: <.ASF>, <.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 4 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Index of parts and controls The numbers in the figures indicate the pages where the details of the parts are described.
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TH-L1[JC].book Page 6 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Index of parts and controls Remote control 7 Putting batteries in the remote control R6 (SUM-3)/AA (15F) type dry-cell batteries (supplied) 16 Number buttons: 14, 15, 23 14 15 16 15 14, 15, 18, 24, 25, 29 – 31 29 15, 20, 23, 24 16, 20 16, 22 – 25 15 26 22 18 14, 15 6 14 15 14 17 23 If the range or effectiveness of the remote control decreases, replace both batteries.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 7 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connecting the speakers and subwoofer SP-THL1F Front speakers SP-THL1S Surround speakers Speaker cord • Connect the black cords to the black (–) terminals. • Connect the white cords to the red (+) terminals.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 8 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Speaker layout To obtain the best possible sound from this system, you need to place all the speakers except the subwoofer at the same distance from the listening position.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 9 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connecting a TV • You can get better picture quality in the order — HDMI > Component video > S-video > Composite video. • 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 29.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 10 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connecting the video components for the source of VIDEO 1 7 To connect the video components for the source of VIDEO 1 • You can get better picture quality in the order — HDMI > Component video > S-video > Composite video.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 11 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connecting the video components for the source of VIDEO 2 7 To connect the video components for the source of VIDEO 2 • You can get better picture quality in the order — HDMI > Component video > S-video > Composite video.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 12 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connecting the video components for the source of VIDEO 3 7 To connect the video components for the source of VIDEO 3 • You can get better picture quality in the order — S-video > Composite video. Center unit Digital optical audio cord (not supplied) Align the 5 marks.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 13 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Connections Do not connect the power cord until all other connections have been made. Connecting a USB mass storage class device You can connect a USB mass storage class device such as a USB flash memory device, hard disk drive, multimedia card reader, digital camera, etc. to this system. • After connecting a USB mass storage class device to this system and selecting USB MEMORY as the source, the file control display appears on the TV screen.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 14 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Operating the TV and DVD player You can use the remote control to operate not only this unit but also JVC and other manufacturers’ TV and DVD player. • Refer also to the manuals supplied for the TV and DVD player. • To operate the equipment, aim the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the target equipment. The buttons described below are used on pages 14 to 15. 3 Press number buttons (1 - 9, 0) to enter the manufacturer’s code (2 digits).
TH-L1[JC].book Page 15 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Operating the TV and DVD player See page 14 for button locations. Operating the DVD player 7 To set the manufacturer’s code 1 2 3 Press and hold You can perform the following operations on the DVD player. DVD. DVD Press and hold the button until step 3 is finished. Press ENTER. Press number buttons (1 - 9, 0) to enter the manufacturer’s code (2 digits). Examples: For a MAGNAVOX DVD player: Press 0, then 5.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 16 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM 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 if they have the same name or marks as on the remote control, unless otherwise noted. • The icon such as available for. shows the file types the operation is The buttons described below are used on pages 16 to 18. Turning the system on/off On the remote control: Press AUDIO.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 17 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Basic operations Adjusting the volume [VOLUME] CAUTION • Always set the volume to minimum level before starting any source. If the volume is set at a high level, the sudden blast of sound may damage your hearing and/or blow out the speakers. On the remote control: Press AUDIO VOLUME +/–. See page 16 for button locations. Adjusting the brightness of the indications [DIMMER] Press DIMMER.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 18 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Basic operations Adjusting the output level of the speakers and subwoofer 1 Press SPK LEVEL to show the target speaker indication on the display window.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 19 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Operations for iPod The buttons described below are used on page 20. Playing an iPod CAUTION • Before selecting the video source to play, make the appropriate setting for video output on the iPod.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 20 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Operations for iPod See page 19 for button locations. To turn ON/OFF the charge mode To pause playback 7While “iPod” is selected as a source On the remote control: 1 Display the current charge mode. Press iPod 6 during playback. On the remote control: On the center unit: Press and hold 7 for 2 seconds. On the center unit: Press and hold iPod/USB MEMORY CONTROL 7 for 2 seconds. 2 The current charge mode appears on the display window.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 21 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Operations for USB MEMORY • The icon such as available for. shows the file types the operation is The buttons described below are used on pages 22 to 26. Basic operations for USB MEMORY When “USB MEMORY” is selected as the source, the following messages will appear on the TV screen. Number buttons • “NOW READING”: Appears when the system is reading the file information. • “NO USB DEVICE”: Appears when no USB mass storage class device is connected.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 22 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Operations for USB MEMORY Basic playback for USB MEMORY 7 To play a file in a USB mass storage class device 1 2 3 4 See page 21 for button locations. 7 Playback information on the display window MP3/WMA/WAV/MPEG-1/MPEG-2/ASF file Example: When an MP3 file is played back Signal and speaker indicators (see page 28) Connect a USB mass storage class device (see page 13) while the system is turned off. Turn on the system.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 23 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Operations for USB MEMORY See page 21 for button locations. Fast-forward/fast-reverse search To locate a desired group Press 1 or y during playback. 1 Each time you press the button, the search speed changes (x2, x5, x10, x20, x60). To return to normal speed playback Press USB MEMORY 6 on the remote control. “– –” is shown in the group number area (see page 22) on the display window.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 24 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Operations for USB MEMORY Advanced operations for USB MEMORY Using the on-screen bar You can check file information and use some functions through the on-screen bar. 7 Showing the on-screen bar Press ON SCREEN. See page 21 for button locations. Using the file control display You can search and play desired groups and tracks/files using the file control display on the TV screen. Example: Current group / total group number Repeat mode (See page 26.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 25 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Operations for USB MEMORY See page 21 for button locations. Resuming playback Changing the VFP setting When Resume Playback is set to “ON” (see page 31) and you stop playback by the following operations, the position where playback has been stopped is stored. (“RESUME” appears on the display window.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 26 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Operations for USB MEMORY Repeating playback When using the REPEAT button: Press REPEAT. Example: Repeat mode indicator Each time you press REPEAT, the Repeat mode changes. Display window 1 ALL No indication 26 TV screen Meanings REPEAT TRACK Repeats the current track/files. REPEAT GROUP Repeats the current group. Repeats all tracks/files. REPEAT ALL Repeat mode is off. The system plays back the file normally.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 27 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Operations for surround mode 7 Dolby Surround The buttons described below are used on page 28. Dolby Pro Logic II*1 Dolby Pro Logic II has a developed multichannel playback format to decode all 2 channel sources — stereo source and Dolby Surround encoded source — into a 5.1 channel. Dolby Pro Logic II has 2 modes — Movie and Music: • Pro Logic II Movie (DPL II MOVIE) Suitable for reproduction of Dolby Surround encoded sources bearing the mark .
TH-L1[JC].book Page 28 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Operations for surround mode See page 27 for button locations. 7 DSP Selecting the surround mode • STADIUM STADIUM mode adds clarity and spreads the sound, like in an outdoor stadium. • All Channel Stereo All Channel Stereo (ALL CH STEREO) 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.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 29 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Setting preferences The buttons described below are used on page 29 to 31. : Picture menu (PICTURE) 7 MONITOR TYPE Using the setup menus • You can change the language used in the setup menus. See “Menu description” below. NOTE You can select the monitor type to match your TV when you play files recorded in the picture’s height/width ratio of 16:9.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 30 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Setting preferences See page 29 for button locations. 7 FILE TYPE 7 Delay menu (DELAY) When several types of files are recorded on a device, you can select which files to play. • AUDIO Select this to play MP3/WMA/WAV files. • STILL PICTURE Select this to play JPEG files. • VIDEO Select this to play MPEG-1/MPEG-2/ASF files. Example: Center speaker 1 ms Subwoofer Front right 0 ms Front left 0 ms : Audio menu (AUDIO) 7 D.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 31 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM Setting preferences See page 29 for button locations. Setting the audio terminal : Other setting menu (OTHERS) 7 RESUME (See page 25.) You can set the analog or digital audio input terminal to use with the source of VIDEO 1-3. You can activate or deactivate Resume Playback function. NOTE 7 ON SCREEN GUIDE • Before you start the operation; There is a time limit in doing the following steps.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 32 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM References Troubleshooting PROBLEM POWER REMOTE CONTROL POSSIBLE CAUSE The power cord is not connected. Connect the power cord correctly. (See page 13.) The system suddenly turns off. The playback level of the current source is too high. Play back the source with lower volume level. The remote control does not work. The batteries are exhausted. Replace the batteries. (See page 6.) Sunlight is shining directly on the remote sensor.
TH-L1[JC].book Page 33 Friday, March 16, 2007 10:22 AM References Specifications 7 Center unit Output power Front/Surround: Center: Subwoofer: 40 W per channel, RMS at 3 Ω at 1 kHz, with 10% total harmonic distortion. 100 W, RMS at 4 Ω at 1 kHz, with 10% total harmonic distortion. 100 W, RMS at 4 Ω at 30 Hz, with 10% total harmonic distortion. Audio section Analog Input VIDEO 1 IN, VIDEO 2 IN, VIDEO 3: 500 mV/50 k Ω Digital Input* VIDEO 1, VIDEO 3: -21 dBm to -15 dBm (660 nm ± 30 nm) VIDEO 2: 0.
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