JVC Dd 8 Instructions

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■When a disc/file is played back 
Press [REPEAT]. 
• Each time you press [REPEAT], the repeat 
mode changes. 
*1Repeats the whole program during program 
playback. 
*2“STEP” is displayed during program/random 
playback. 
NOTE
• Repeat playback can also be set using the menu bar. (Refer to page 38.) 
• You can also specify a part to be played back 
repeatedly by using A-B r epeat playback. (Refer 
to page 39.)
• The repeat mode is automatically canceled if 
there is a file that  cannot be played back. 
 
Press [SURROUND MODE].
• Each time you press [SURROUND MODE], the 
display changes in the display window as fol-
lows.
- “AUTO SURROUND” When a multi-channel signal is input, surround 
sound is automatically produced. 
- “MOVIE/M.MUSIC”  Surround sound suitable for a movie or multi-
channel signal is produced. 
- “WIDE/2chMUSIC”  When a 2ch signal is input, surround sound is 
produced. The sound is broader than the one 
with “MOVIE/M.MUSIC”. 
-“SUPER WIDE”  Surround sound broader than the one with the 
“WIDE/2chMUSIC” is produced.
- “SURROUND OFF”  Turns off the surround sound. 
NOTE
• When a surround-processed signal is input while  “AUTO SURROUND”, “MOVIE/M.MUSIC”, 
“WIDE/2chMUSIC” or “SUPER WIDE” is 
selected, the “SURROUND” indicator in the dis-
play window lights up. 
• Depending on the signal type, surround sound 
may not be produced as the surround mode set-
ting.
Playing back a disc/file 
repeatedly (Repeat playback)
Display on  the 
TV screen Display in 
the 
display 
window Indica-
tor in the  display 
window Usage for 
the repeat 
mode
TITLE REPEAT
TITLE Repeats 
the 
current title.
ALL or
REPEAT 
ALL REPEAT
ALL Repeats all 
tracks*
1.
GROUP
or
REPEAT 
GROUP REPEAT
GROUP Repeats 
the 
current 
group.
CHAP*
2REPEAT
CHAP*2
Repeats the 
current 
chapter.
TRACK*2
or
REPEAT  TRACK REPEAT
TRACK*2
Repeats 
the 
current 
track.
OFF or
no display REPEAT
OFF
Cancels
repeat.
(PBC off)
ALL
ALL
GR
Selecting the surround mode
For the locations of the remote 
control buttons, refer to page 33.
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■When a disc is played back or paused 
1Press [VFP]. 
• The current settings are displayed.
TV screen (example) 
2Press 2 or 3 to select VFP mode. 
• Each time you press 2 or 3, VFP mode 
changes on the TV screen as follows. 
- “NORMAL” 
For normal playback. (You cannot adjust 
the image quality.) Go to step 7. 
- “CINEMA” 
Suitable for viewing a movie in a dim room. 
(You cannot adjust the image quality.) 
Go to step 7. 
- “USER1/USER2” 
You can adjust the image quality. 
Go to step 3. 
3Press 5 or / to select the item 
you want to adjust. 
• Each time you press 5 or /, the item 
changes on the TV screen as follows. 
- “GAMMA” 
Controls the brightness of neutral tints 
while maintaining the brightness of dark 
and light portions. (Selectable options: 
“LOW”, “MID” and “HIGH”)
- “BRIGHTNESS” 
Controls the brightness of the display. 
(Setting range: –8 to +8) 
- “CONTRAST” 
Controls the contrast of the display. (Set-
ting range: –12 to +12) 
-“SATURATION” 
Controls the saturation of the display. (Set-
ting range: –16 to +16) 
-“TINT” 
Controls the tint of the display. (Setting 
range: –16 to +16) 
- “SHARPNESS” 
Controls the sharpness of the display. 
(Selectable options: “LOW” and “HIGH”) 
4Press [ENTER]. 
TV screen (example) 
5Press 5 or / to change the value. 
6Press [ENTER]. 
• To adjust other items, go back to step 3. 
7Press [VFP]. 
NOTE
• If no operation is made for several seconds dur-
ing the procedure, the settings made so far are 
automatically stored. 
• “VFP” stands for “Video Fine Processor”. 
Adjusting the picture quality 
(VFP)
Selected VFP mode
Convenient functions of disc/file playback (continued)
For the locations of the remote 
control buttons, refer to page 33.
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■When a disc/file is played back 
1Press [ON SCREEN] twice. 
TV screen for a DVD VIDEO (example)
2Press  2 or  3 to select an item you 
want to operate, and then press 
[ENTER].
• To turn off the menu bar, press [ON  SCREEN]. 
DVD VIDEO  
 
VCD/SVCD/CD/ASF/DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2  
(the example below is for a CD) 
NOTE
* The playback status has the same meaning of 
the mark on the on-screen guide. (Refer to page 
30.)  To select the settings for those items listed below 
without a description of their operation, press 
5 or 
/  to select an item and press [ENTER].
 
Status bar
Menu bar
Information displa yed on the status 
bar
Current title number
Current chapter number Time
Playback status*
Sound signal type 
Playback mode status (VCD/SVCD/CD) Current track number
(ASF/DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2 file) 
Repeat mode status Time
Playback 
status*
Time display 
selection Changes the time information in the 
display window and the status bar. 
Each time [ENTER] is pressed, the 
display changes on the menu bar. 
DVD VIDEO (operating during play-
back) 
TOTAL :
Elapsed playback time of 
the current title. 
T.REM : Remaining time of the cur-
rent title. 
Time : Elapsed playback time of  the current chapter. 
REM : Remaining time of the cur-
rent chapter. 
CD (operating during playback)/
VCD/SVCD 
Time : Elapsed playback time of  the current track. 
REM : Remaining time of the cur- rent track. 
TOTAL : Elapsed playback time of 
the disc. 
T.REM : Remaining time of the disc. 
Repeat mode Refer to page 36.
(For A-B repeat playback, refer to 
page 39.)
Time search Refer to page 39.
Chapter search DVD VIDEO (chapter search)
Selects a chapter. Press the number 
buttons to enter the chapter number 
and press [ENTER]. 
Examples:
 
5 : [5] 
24 : [ 10]  → [2]  → [4]
Audio language DVD VIDEO/VCD/SVCD/DivX
Refer to page 33. 
Subtitle language
DVD VIDEO/SVCD/DivX
Refer to page 33.
View angle DVD VIDEO 
Refer to page 33. 
Function list
Time
Using the status bar and the menu bar 
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You can play back the desired part repeatedly by 
specifying a start point (A) and an end point (B). 
■When a disc is played back 
1Press [ON SCREEN] twice. 
• The menu bar appears. (Refer to page 38.) 
2Press 2 or 3 to select  . 
3Press [ENTER]. 
4Press 5 or / to select “A-B”. 
5Press [ENTER] at the start point of 
the part to be repeated (specifying 
point A). 
• The icon on the menu bar is  . 
6Press [ENTER] at the end point of 
the part to be repeated (specifying 
point B). 
• The icon on the menu bar is  . 
• The “ ” and “A-B” indicators light up in the 
display window and the part between points 
A and B is played back repeatedly. 
There are 2 methods. 
• Press 7. 
• Select  . (Select   and press 
[ENTER] twice.) 
NOTE
• You can use A-B repeat playback only within the 
same title or track. 
• You cannot use A-B repeat playback during pro-
gram playback, random playback or repeat play-
back. 
■When a disc is played back 
1Press [ON SCREEN] twice. 
• The menu bar appears. (Refer to page 38.) 
2Press 2 or 3 to select  . 
3Press [ENTER]. 
4Enter the time using the number 
buttons. 
Example:
When you want to play back a DVD VIDEO from 
the position of (0 hour) 23 minutes 45 seconds, 
press the number buttons in the order of [ 0 ], [ 2 ], 
[ 3 ], [ 4 ] and [ 5 ]. 
• You can skip entering the minute and sec-
ond settings. 
• If the incorrect value is entered, press 2 to 
delete the values and enter values again. 
5Press [ENTER]. 
• To turn off the menu bar, press [ON 
SCREEN]. 
NOTE
• This function does not work during program 
playback or random playback. 
• For a CD, you can use this function any time. 
• Time search for a DVD VIDEO is from the begin-
ning of the title. 
• Time search for a VCD, an SVCD and a CD is as 
follows: 
- When the disc is stopped, time search is from 
the beginning of the disc. 
- When the disc is played back, time search is 
within the track currently being played back. 
Playing back a specified part 
repeatedly (A-B repeat 
playback)
(PBC off)
Canceling A-B repeat playback
Designating the time 
(Time search)
(PBC off)
Using the status bar and the menu bar (continued)
For the locations of the remote 
control buttons, refer to page 33.
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You can change the initial settings of the main unit 
with the preference screen according to the envi-
ronment where the main unit is used.
■ CAUTION
• Slide the remote control mode 
selector to [AUDIO].
NOTE
• The top and bottom of the preference screen may not be displayed on a wide TV. Adjust the 
picture size on the TV. 
■When a disc/file is stopped or no disc is 
loaded (“NO DISC” is displayed in the dis-
play window)
1Press [SET UP]. 
• The preference screen appears on the TV 
screen. 
2Use  5, / , 2 , 3  and [ENTER] to 
control the preference screen.
• Proceed with operations by following the  description on the TV screen. 
NOTE
• If the selected language is not recorded on the  disc/file, the optimum language set for the disc/
file is displayed. 
• For a language code such as “AA”, refer to the  “Language codes” on page 43. 
Remote control 
mode selector
Basic operations
LANGUAGE
Items Contents
MENU 
LANGUAGE Select the language for the DVD 
VIDEO menu screen.
AUDIO 
LANGUAGE Select the audio language for the DVD 
VIDEO.
SUBTITLE Select the subtitle language for the 
DVD VIDEO.
ON SCREEN 
LANGUAGE Select the language displayed on the 
preference screen.
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PICTURE
ItemsContents (   : initial setting)
MONITOR 
TYPE Select the display method suitable for 
your TV. 
4 : 3 PS (Pan Scan) : 
For a TV with conventional 4:3 aspect 
ratio. When a wide screen picture is 
input, the left and right edges of the pic-
ture are not shown on the screen. (If the 
disc/file is not compatible with Pan Scan, 
the picture is displayed at the Letterbox 
ratio.) 
 :
For a TV with conventional 4:3 aspect 
ratio. When a wide screen picture is 
input, black bars appear on the top and 
bottom of the screen. 
16 : 9 : 
For an ordinary wide TV.
PICTURE 
SOURCE Select the item suitable to the video 
source. 
 : 
The video source type (a  video or film) is 
automatically selected. 
FILM : 
To view a film or video recorded with the 
progressive scan method. 
VIDEO (ACTIVE) : 
Suitable for playing back a video with a 
lot of action.
VIDEO (NORMAL) : 
Suitable for playing back a video without 
a lot of action.
4 : 3 LB (Letterbox)
AUTO SCREEN 
SAVER
You can turn   or 
OFF the screen 
saver. The screen saver activates when 
there is no operation made for approxi-
mately 5 minutes since a still picture was 
last displayed.
NOTE
• This function does not work when this 
system outputs the video signal via the 
[HDMI] terminal.
FILE TYPE When files of different types are recorded 
on a disc or connected USB mass stor-
age class device, select the file type 
before playback.
 : 
For MP3/WMA/WAV files. 
STILL PICTURE : 
For JPEG files. 
VIDEO : 
For ASF/DivX/MPEG1/MPEG2 files.
HDMI DVI 
COLOR You can select the settings for the picture 
appearance (image quality, color intensity 
and black fading) on the TV connected to 
the [HDMI] terminal. 
STANDARD : 
For normal usage. 
 : 
The main unit automatically adjusts the 
picture appearance. 
HDMI OUT You can select the video signal type out-
put from the [HDMI] terminal. 
 : 
For normal usage. The main unit auto-
matically selects the output video signal 
type according to the TV connected to 
the [HDMI] terminal. 
RGB : 
Select this item if no picture appears on 
the TV with the “AUTO” setting. The out-
put video signal type is set to the RGB 
signal. 
Items
Contents (   : initial setting)
ON 
AUDIO 
ENHANCE
AUTO
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?
?AUDIO
Items
Contents (  : initial setting)
DIGITAL 
AUDIO 
OUTPUTSelect the output signal type suitable to 
the device connected to the [LINE-DIGI-
TAL OUT] terminal. Refer to “List of rela-
tionships of DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT 
preference items and output signal” on 
page 43. 
PCM ONLY : 
Device corresponding only to linear PCM. 
DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM : 
Dolby Digital decoder or device having 
the same function. 
 : 
DTS/Dolby Digital decoder or device hav-
ing the same function.
DOWN MIXSelect the signal suitable to the device 
connected to the [LINE-DIGITAL OUT] 
terminal. Set “DOWN MIX” only when 
“DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT” is set to 
“PCM ONLY”. 
DOLBY SURROUND : 
Dolby Pro Logic decoder-built-in device. 
 : 
Ordinary audio device.
D (Dynamic). RANGE COMPRESSION
To correct the difference between high 
volume and low volume when playing 
back with low volume (only for a DVD 
recorded with Dolby Digital). 
WIDE RANGE : 
For enjoying the original full dynamic 
range of surround sound without effects.
 : 
For normal usage. Surround sound is 
compressed to a certain level. 
HDMI 
AUDIO OUT You can select whether or not  the audio 
signal from the [HDMI] terminal is output.
ON
 : 
The audio signal from the [HDMI] is out-
put. 
 : 
The audio signal from the [HDMI] is not 
output.
STREAM/PCM
STEREO
NORMAL
OFF 
? ?OTHERS
Items
Contents (  : initial setting)
RESUME
Select  or OFF. (Refer to page 30.) 
ON 
SCREEN 
GUIDESelect  or OFF. (Refer to page 30.)
DivX 
REGISTRA-
TIONThe main unit has its own registration 
code. You can confirm the registration 
code, when necessary. Once you have 
played back a disc/file on which the regis-
tration code is recorded, the registration 
code of the main unit is overwritten for 
copyright protection. 
NETWORK 
SETUPFor DD-8/DD-3 users: 
Refer to the separate volume of the oper-
ation manual for the network function. 
For DD-1 users: 
This item is not available. 
ON 
ON 
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NOTE
• Among DVD VIDEOs without copyright protection, there may be some DVD VIDEOs that output a 20- or 
24- bit signal through the [LINE-DIGITAL OUT] terminal. 
Language codes
List of relationships of DIGITAL AUDI O OUTPUT preference items and output 
signal
Playback disc/file DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT preference
STREAM/PCM DOLBY DIGITAL/PCM PCM ONLY
48 kHz, 16/20/24 bits
linear PCM DVD VIDEO
96 kHz linear PCM DVD VIDEO 48 kHz, 16 bits stereo linear PCM
DTS DVD VIDEO DTS bit stream 48 kHz, 16 bits stereo linear PCM
DOLBY DIGITAL DVD VIDEO DOLBY DIGITAL bit stream 48 kHz, 16 bits stereo lin-
ear PCM
CD/VCD/SVCD 44.1 kHz, 16 bits stereo linear PCM/48 kHz, 16 bits linear PCM DTS CD DTS bit stream 44.1 kHz, 16 bits linear PCM
MP3/WMA/DivX file 32/44.1/48 kHz, 16 bits linear PCM
Code Language Code Language Code Language Code Language
AA Afar GD Scots Gaelic MI Maori SL Slovenian
AB Abkhazian GL Galician MK Macedonian SM Samoan
AF Afrikaans GN Guarani ML Malayalam SN Shona
AM Ameharic GU Gujarati MN Mongolian SO Somali
AR Arabic HA Hausa MO Moldavian SQ Albanian
AS Assamese HI Hindi MR Marathi SR Serbian
AY Aymara HR Croatian MS Malay (MAY) SS Siswati
AZ Azerbaijani HU Hungarian MT Maltese ST Sesotho
BA Bashkir HY Armenian MY Burmese SU Sundanese
BE Byelorussian IA Interlingua NA Nauru SV Swedish
BG Bulgarian IE Interlingue NE Nepali SW Swahili
BH Bihari IK Inupiak NL Dutch TA Tamil
BI Bislama IN Indonesian NO Norwegian TE Telugu
BN Bengali, Bangla IS Icelandic OC Occitan TG Tajik
BO Tibetan IW Hebrew OM (Afan) Oromo TH Thai
BR Breton JI Yiddish OR Oriya TI Tigrinya
CA Catalan JW Javanese PA Panjabi TK Turkmen
CO Corsican KA Georgian PL Polish TL Tagalog
CS Czech KK Kazakh PS Pashto, Pushto TN Setswana
CY Welsh KL Greenlandic PT Portuguese TO Tonga
DA Danish KM Cambodian QU Quechua TR Turkish
DZ Bhutani KN Kannada RM Rhaeto-Romance TS Tsonga
EL Greek KO Korean (KOR) RN Kirundi TT Tatar
EO Esperanto KS Kashmiri RO Rumanian TW Twi
ET Estonian KU Kurdish RU Russian UK Ukrainian
EU Basque KY Kirghiz RW Kinyarwanda UR Urdu
FA Persian LA Latin SA Sanskrit UZ Uzbek
FI Finnish LN Lingala SD Sindhi VI Vietnamese
FJ Fiji LO Laothian SG Sangho VO Volapuk
FO Faroese LT Lithuanian SH Serbo-Croatian WO Wolof
FY Frisian LV Latvian, Lettish SI Singhalese XH Xhosa
GA Irish MG Malagasy SK Slovak YO Yoruba ZU Zulu
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Playing back sources from other devices
 
1Press [LINE]. 
• Each time you press [LINE], the display 
changes in the display window as follows.
- “LINE 1” for selecting the device con-
nected to the [LINE IN 1] terminal
- “LINE 2” for selecting the device con-
nected to the [LINE IN 2] terminals
- “TV SOUND” for selecting the TV con-
nected to the [AV] terminal
- “LINE-DIGITAL” for selecting the digital 
audio device connected to the [LINE-DIGI-
TAL IN] terminal
• You can also select the connected device as 
the source by repeatedly pressing 
[SOURCE] on the main unit.
2Start playback on the connected 
device.
• Refer also to the operation manual for the 
connected device.
3Adjust the volume and make other 
necessary settings. 
• Refer to “Basic operations” on page 17. 
You can select the gain of the signal from the 
[LINE IN 1] and [LINE IN 2] terminals. 
Use the initial settings for normal operation. If the 
sound is too small or too loud, change the settings. 
1Press [LINE] repeatedly to select 
“LINE 1” or “LINE 2” in the display 
window. 
2Hold down [ENTER]. 
• Each time you hold down [ENTER], the dis-
play changes as follows. 
“LEVEL 1” : the initial setting for “LINE 2”
“LEVEL 2” 
“LEVEL 3” : the initial setting for “LINE 1”
• The signal gain increases in the order of 
“LEVEL 1”, “LEVEL 2” and “LEVEL 3”. 
NOTE
• You can select the signal gain respectively for 
“LINE 1” and “LINE 2”.
Selecting other devices as the 
source
Selecting the signal gain
Playing back sources from other devices
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When you start analog playback of a portable digi-
tal audio player connected to the [LINE IN 1] termi-
nal while the main unit is off or another source is 
selected, the main unit automatically turns on and 
the source changes to the connected portable digi-
tal audio player. This function is called the quick 
portable link function (QP LINK). 
Press [QP LINK] repeatedly to select 
“QP ON” in the display window. 
• To deactivate QP LINK, select “QP OFF”.
■When “QP ON” is selected 
1Connect a portable digital audio 
player to the [LINE IN 1] terminal 
using an audio cable. 
2Start playback on the portable dig-
ital audio player. 
• If the main unit is off, the main unit automati-
cally turns on. 
• The source from the portable digital audio  player is automatically selected, “LINE 1” is 
displayed and sound is produced.
NOTE
*1 When “QP ON” is displayed, “:ACT” or “:NO 
ACT” is also displayed to indicate the status of 
QP LINK. (According to the status of the main 
unit, “:ACT” and “:NO ACT” changes automati-
cally.)
- “QP ON :ACT” is displayed when QP LINK is activated and available. 
- “QP ON :NO ACT” is displayed when QP  LINK is activated but unavailable. 
Pressing [QP LINK] once can be used to con-
firm the status of QP LINK.
If the sensitivity for the i nput audio signal is too 
high, QP LINK may be activated even when the 
portable digital audio player is not played back. 
At this time, you can select the lower sensitivity.
Hold down [QP LINK]. 
• Each time you hold down [QP LINK], the display  changes in the display window as follows. 
- “QP: LEVEL1” for normal usage (the initial set- ting) 
- “QP: LEVEL2” for lower sensitivity 
QP LINK
Activating QP LINK
*1
Using QP LINK
Main unit (front view)
Audio cable 
(not supplied)
Output Portable digital audio player or 
other audio device
Selecting the sensitivity for QP LINK
Playing back sources from
 other devices (continued)
For the locations of the remote 
control buttons, refer to page 44.
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