JVC Dd 8 Instructions

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Basic operations of disc/file playback
* For the number button usage, refer to “Using the number buttons” on page 17.
■ CAUTION
• Slide the remote control mode 
selector to [AUDIO]. 
This part explains playing back the types of discs 
shown above.
1Press [OPEN/CLOSE 0] on the 
remote control or 
0 on the main 
unit. 
• The disc tray ejects. 
2Place a disc.
• To play back an 8-cm disc, place it on the 
inner hollow of the disc tray. 
3Press [DVD/CD  3]. 
NOTE
• Instead of step 3, you c an use the buttons on the 
main unit. Repeatedly pressing [SOURCE] can 
select the disc as the source, and pressing  3 
starts playback.
• A menu screen may appear on the TV screen  after DVD playback starts. In such a case, oper-
ate the menu screen, referring to “Selecting a 
track from the menu screen” on page 32. 
Number 
buttons*
Playing back a disc
Printed surface
Disc tray
Remote control 
mode selector
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This part explains playing back 1) files recorded on 
the loaded disc, and 2) files recorded on a USB 
mass storage class device connected to the main 
unit. The operation is explained with a display of 
MP3 files as an example. 
NOTE
• When files of different types are recorded on a disc or connected USB mass storage class 
device, select the file type before playback.
(Refer to “FILE TYPE” on page 41.) 
1Prepare the system for file 
playback by following the 
operations below.
■When you want to playback files on a disc
Place a disc on the disc tray.
• Refer to steps 1 and 2 on page 26.
■When you want to playback files on a USB 
mass storage class device
Connect the USB mass storage class 
device to the [USB] terminal on the 
front of the main unit. 
NOTE
• Copyrighted files cannot be played back.
• This system cannot reco gnize a USB mass stor-
age class device whose rating exceeds 5V/
500mA.
• When connecting a USB mass storage class  device, refer also to its manual.
• When using a USB cable for connecting a USB  mass storage class device, its length should be 
less than 1 m.
• Connect a USB mass storage class device  directly to the main unit without routing through a 
USB hub. Otherwise a malfunction may occur.
• Before disconnecting the USB mass storage  class device, make sure that playback is 
stopped. • The main unit does not charge a USB mass stor-
age class device connected to the [USB] termi-
nal.
2Press [DVD/CD  3] or [USB  3]. 
• The menu screen appears on the TV 
screen.
Playing back a file
Main unit (front view)
Flash memory device, portable 
digital audio player or other USB 
mass storage class device
Numbers of the current track (file) 
and total tracks (files) included in the 
current groupElapsed playback time of the 
current track (MP3/WMA/ASF 
file only) Playback status 
Tag information (MP3/WMA file only) Current track (file) Number of the total tracks 
(files) recorded on the loaded 
disc or connected USB mass 
storage class device
When a file recorded on the connected USB mass 
storage class device is selected as the source, 
“USB” is displayed. 
Numbers of the current group and total groups 
recorded on the loaded disc or connected USB 
mass storage class device
Current group 
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NOTE
• You can also use the buttons on the main unit. 
Repeatedly pressing [SOURCE] can select the 
disc/file as the source, and pressing  3 starts 
playback.
3Press  5    , / , 2  or  3 to select a 
group and track. 
NOTE
• You can also use [GROUP/TITLE SKIP  / ] to  select a group, and the number buttons,  4 or 
¢  to select a track. 
• JPEG files are continuously played back from  the selected file. 
• Display time for a file in slide-show playback is  approximately 3 seconds.
• Press [ENTER] to view only the selected file.
■ When a disc is played back
■ When a disc is stopped ■
When a disc is played back
• You can control the playback of a PBC compati-
ble disc using a menu screen. 
• To cancel the PBC function, follow the instruc- tions below. 
- Specify the track number using the number 
buttons when the disc is stopped.
- Specify the track number using  4 or ¢  
when the disc is stopped, and then press 
[DVD/CD  3]. 
• Press [RETURN] to go back to the upper layer  during PBC playback. 
■When a disc is stopped
(When the PBC function is activated)
Display window on the main 
unit for disc/file types
Slide-show playback
DVD VIDEO
Chapter 
number
Title number Elapsed
playback time 
Disc type Total number of titles
VCD/SVCD
Track numberPlayback control
Disc type Total number 
of tracks Total playback 
time
For the locations of the remote 
control buttons, refer to page 26.
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■When a disc is played back
■When a disc is stopped
■When a file is played back
■When a file is stopped
• When a WMA/WAV/ASF/DivX file is stopped, 
“WMA”, “WAV”, “ASF” or “DivX” is displayed 
instead of “MP3”, depending on the file type. 
• When an MPEG1/MPEG2 file is stopped, no dis-
play indicates the file type. 
■Changing the display in the display window 
(Only for MP3/WMA files)
For an MP3/WMA file, you can change the display 
in the display window to see tag information and a 
file name. 
Press [DISPLAY] repeatedly.
• Each time you press [DISPLAY], the display 
changes in the display window.
■When a file is played back or stopped
CD
Track number Elapsed playback 
time 
Disc type Total number 
of tracksTotal playback 
time 
MP3/WMA/WAV/ASF/DivX/MPEG1/
MPEG2 file
Group 
numberTrack 
numberElapsed
playback time
File typeGroup 
number Track 
number 
JPEG file
File type
Group 
numberFile number
Messages on the TV screen 
When a DVD VIDEO is selected as the source, 
the messages shown below are displayed on 
the TV screen to indicate the disc status. 
NOW READING: 
Appears when the main unit is reading the disc 
information. Wait for a short time. 
REGION CODE ERROR!: 
Appears when the region code of the disc does 
not match the code the main unit supports. 
(Refer to page 51.) 
NO DISC: 
Appears when no disc is loaded. 
OPEN: 
Appears when the disc tray is opening. 
CLOSE: 
Appears when the disc tray is closing. 
CANNOT PLAY THIS DISC: 
Appears when an unplayable disc is attempted 
to be played back.
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The indicators light up in the display window to 
show the input signals and the speakers in use.
■When a disc/file is played back 
Press 7. 
When playback is stopped in the middle, playback 
can be started from the stopped position. 
■When a disc/file is played back 
Follow any of the operations below.
*1 “RESUME” is displayed in the display window.
If 
7 is pressed twice, the position where 
playback has been stopped is cleared. 
*2 After this operation, the position where playback 
has been stopped is stored even when the main 
unit is turned off by pressing [ F AUDIO]. 
Press [DVD/CD  3].
NOTE
• This function does not work in program playback 
or random playback. 
• The stored position is cleared if the disc tray is  opened. 
• You can deactivate the resume playback func- tion. (Refer to“RESUME” on page 42.)
The input signal is DOLBY DIGITAL. 
The input signal is processed using 
DOLBY DIGITAL PROLOGIC II.
The input signal is DTS. 
The input signal is PPCM. 
The input signal is LPCM.
The sound is produced from the sub-
woofer.
The “ ”, “ ”, “ ” or “ ” indicator in 
the frame ( ) shows the speaker produc-
ing the sound. 
The input signal is for the left speaker. 
The input signal is for the center surround 
speaker.
The input signal is for the right speaker. 
The input signal is LFE.
The input signal is for the right speaker on 
the center surround speaker.
The input signal is monophonic.
The input signal is for the right speaker on 
the center surround speaker.
The surround mode is activated.
Guide icons on the TV screen (on-screen 
guide)
: Containing multi-view angles (Refer to page 33.) 
: Containing multi-audio languages  (Refer to page 33.) 
: Containing multi-subtitle languages  (Refer to page 33.) 
: The disc/file cannot accept the opera-
tion you have attempted.  : Play
: Pause
: Fast reverse/fast forward search
: 
Slow motion playback (reverse/
forward directions)
Indicators in the display window 
related to the speaker sound
Stopping playback
Resuming playback
Press 7 once.*1 *2
Press [ F AUDIO] to turn off the main unit.
Select a source other than the disc/file.
*2
(only for the loaded disc)
Temporarily stopping playback 
Starting playback from the stored 
position
For the locations of the remote 
control buttons, refer to page 26.
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■When a disc/file is played back 
Press  8. 
• Press [DVD/CD  3] or [USB  3] to return to the 
normal playback.
■ When a disc/file is paused 
Press  8 repeatedly. 
There are 2 methods.
■ When a disc/file is played back 
• Press  1 or ¡ . 
- Each time you press  ¡, the speed 
increases. To restore the normal speed, press 
[DVD/CD  3] or [USB  3]. 
• Hold down  4 or ¢ . 
NOTE
• For some discs/files, s ound is intermittent or no 
sound is produced during fast reverse/fast for-
ward search. 
• The selectable speeds and displays vary by the  disc/file type. 
■When a disc is played back 
Press [ONE TOUCH REPLAY  ]. 
NOTE
• You cannot go back to the previous title.
■When a disc is paused 
Press [  SLOW] or [SLOW  ]. 
• Each time you press [  SLOW] or [SLOW  ], 
the speed increases. 
• Pressing [DVD/CD  3] cancels this function and 
starts normal playback.
NOTE
• No sound is produced. 
• The picture motion in the reverse direction may  not be smooth. 
• For a VCD or SVCD, slow motion playback can  be used in the forward direction only. 
■When a disc/file is played back 
Press  4 or ¢  repeatedly. 
• Press [GROUP/TITLE SKIP   /  ] to select the 
title or group.
Pausing playback
Advancing the picture frame 
by frame
Fast reverse/fast forward 
search
Playing back from a position 
10 seconds before
Slow motion playback
Skipping to the beginning of a 
chapter/track/file
(PBC off)
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■When a disc/file is played back 
Press the number buttons to select 
the chapter number or track number. 
You can skip within a file at approximately 5 minute 
intervals. This is useful especially when you want 
to skip within a long file. 
■When a disc/file is played back 
Press  2 or  3. 
• Each time you press  2 or  3, the playback posi-
tion skips to the beginning of the previous or 
next interval. Each interval is approximately 5 
minutes. 
NOTE
• Intervals are automatically assigned from the  beginning of a file. 
• You can use this function only within the same  file. 
 
■When a disc is stopped or played back 
1Press [MENU] or [TOP MENU]. 
• The menu screen is displayed. 
2Press  5, / , 2  , 3  or the number 
buttons to select the desired track. 
3Press [ENTER]. 
NOTE
• You can use this function only when a menu  screen is recorded on the disc. 
• For a VCD/SVCD, [MENU] and [TOP MENU] 
may be unavailable in step 1. In this case, press 
[RETURN] once or more.
• For a VCD/SVCD, you cannot use  5, / , 2  or 
3  in step 2. 
• For a VCD/SVCD whose menu screen has a  couple of pages, you can change the page by 
pressing  4 or ¢  in step 2. 
• Playback may start fo r some discs without 
pressing [ENTER] in step 3. 
Selecting a chapter/track 
using the number buttons
Skipping at approximately 5 
minute intervals
(PBC off)
Selecting a track from the 
menu screen
For the locations of the remote 
control buttons, refer to page 26.
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* For the number button usage, refer to “Using the 
number buttons” on page 17.
■ CAUTION
• Slide the remote control mode 
selector to [AUDIO].
■When a disc/file is played back
Press the desired button shown below.
• Each time you press the button, the audio lan-
guage, subtitle language or view angle changes.
TV screen (example for the subtitle language)
NOTE
• The audio language, subtitle language and view 
angle can also be changed by pressing 5 or /.
• You can only select these function settings when 
the disc/file contains multiple audio languages, 
subtitle languages or view angles.
• When a language code such as “AA” and “AB” is 
displayed, refer to “Language codes” on page 
43. 
• You can also use the menu bar to set the func-
tions. Refer to page 38.
• “ST”, “L” and “R” displayed when playing back a 
VCD or SVCD, respectively, indicate “Stereo”, 
“Left sound” and “Right sound”.
Number 
buttons*
Selecting the audio language, 
subtitle language and view 
angle
Function Button Available disc/file 
Audio 
language[AUDIO]
Subtitle 
language[SUBTITLE]
View 
angle[ANGLE]
: Audio language
: Subtitle language
: View angle
Remote control 
mode selector
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You can program a maximum of 99 tracks. The 
same track can be programmed more than once. 
■When a disc/file is stopped 
1Press [PLAY MODE] repeatedly to 
display “PROGRAM” in the display 
window. 
Example: Display for a CD 
Example: TV screen for a CD (Program screen) 
2Press the number buttons to pro-
gram tracks. 
Display for an MP3/WMA/WAV file 
• Select a group number, and then a track num-
ber.
 
Display for a VCD/SVCD/CD 
• Select a track number. 
• As you finish the track selection, the total time for the program playback is displayed.
 
 Example: TV screen for a CD (Program screen) 
• You can program up to 99 tracks. 
NOTE
• Instead of using the number buttons, when you press [ENTER] in the “Track/Chapter” column on 
the TV screen, “ALL” appears and all the tracks 
in the selected group are programmed.
• You can erase the programmed tracks one by  one from the bottom of the list on the program 
screen by pressing [CANCEL] repeatedly. 
• You can erase the whole program at once by  pressing 
7. 
• Ejecting the disc or turning off the main unit also  erases the program.
3Press [DVD/CD  3]. 
■When a disc/file is played back 
Press 7. 
• Playback stops and the program screen appears 
on the TV screen.
■When a disc/file is stopped 
Press [PLAY MODE] repeatedly to dis-
play an item other than “PROGRAM” 
in the display window.
• This operation does not erase the program. 
Playing back a disc/file in the 
desired order (Program 
playback)
(only for the loaded disc)
Group indicator Track indicator 
Group number  Track  numberProgram number
Track indicator
Track number Pro
gram number
Confirming the program
Canceling program playback
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■When a disc/file is stopped 
1Press [PLAY MODE] repeatedly to 
display “RANDOM” in the display 
window. 
• Selecting an item other than “RANDOM” 
cancels random playback.
2Press [DVD/CD  3]. 
NOTE
• Each chapter or track is played back only once. 
• Ejecting the disc or turning off the main unit can-
cels random playback. 
■When a disc is played back or paused
1Press [ZOOM]. 
• Each time you press the button, the picture 
magnification changes in the display win-
dow. 
2Select the portion you want to 
magnify by using  5, / , 2  or  3. 
• To return to normal playback, select 
“ZOOM x 1” in step 1. 
NOTE
• When you magnify a picture, image quality may  be deteriorated or the image may be distorted.
Playing back a disc/file in a 
random order (Random 
playback)
(only for the loaded disc)
Magnifying the picture
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