Page 2 - Warnings, Cautions and Others; IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS
XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English G-1 Warnings, Cautions and Others CAUTION • Do not block the ventilation openings or holes. (If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a newspaper or cloth, etc., the heat may not be able to get out). • Do not place any naked flame sources, such as li...
Page 4 - About discs; Playable disc types; Color system format; Unplayable discs; Notes on discs; Before operation
2 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English B e fo re o p e ra ti o n About discs Playable disc types Discs with the following marks can be played back on the player. The DVD Logo is a trademark.The player can also play back the following discs:• DVD-R and DVD-RW discs written in the DVD VIDEO format a...
Page 5 - Names of parts and controls; Front panel; Display window; Remote control unit
3 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English B e fo re o p e ra ti o n Names of parts and controls Front panel 1 STANDBY/ON button (8) 2 STANDBY/ON indicator (8) 3 Disc tray (9) 4 0 button (9) 5 7 button (9, 10, 13) 6 3 button (9, 10, 11) 7 8 button (9, 11) 8 4 button (11, 12, 21) 9 ¢ button (11, 12, 21...
Page 6 - Connections; Before making connections; Connecting to a TV; Connecting to a conventional TV; Connecting to a TV with an S-video jack; Preparations
4 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English P re p a ra ti o n s Connections Before using the player, connect the player to a TV and/or amplifier. Before making connections • Do not connect the AC power cord until all other connections have been made. • Connect VIDEO OUT of the player directly to the v...
Page 7 - Connecting to a TV with component jacks; Progressive scan video playback available; VIDEO SIGNAL
5 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English P re p a ra ti o n s C Connecting to a TV with component jacks You can enjoy picture of high-fidelity color reproduction by connecting the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks on the player to your TV. NOTES • Connect “Y” to “Y,” “P B ” to “P B ” (C B ), “P R ” to “P R ...
Page 8 - Connecting to optional audio equipment; Connecting to a stereo audio amplifier/receiver
6 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English P re p a ra ti o n s Connecting to optional audio equipment Connecting to a stereo audio amplifier/receiver Connect the player’s AUDIO OUT (LEFT/RIGHT) jacks to any line-level inputs (such as AUX, DVD, CD, etc.) of an audio amplifier or receiver. Connecting t...
Page 9 - Connecting the power cord; Using the remote control unit; To install battery; While pushing the lock lever (; Precautions of the safe use of battery; Remote sensor
7 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English P re p a ra ti o n s Connecting the power cord When all the audio/video connections have been made, connect the AC power plug to the wall outlet. Make sure that the plugs are inserted firmly.The STANDBY/ON indicator lights in red. Warning • Disconnect the pow...
Page 10 - Turning the player on and off; Initial setup; Basic playback
8 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English B a s ic p la y b a c k Turning the player on and off Press STANDBY/ON on the remote control unit or press STANDBY/ON on the front panel. The STANDBY/ON indicator on the front panel, which lights in red during standby, goes off. The opening display appears on...
Page 11 - Starting playback; Hint
9 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English B a s ic p la y b a c k 5 Press ENTER. The third page is shown, in which the pull-down menu of the [DIGITAL AUDIO OUTPUT] is already open. 6 Press 5 / ∞ to select a desired digital output signal type. Set this item correctly when you connect the player to an ...
Page 12 - Changing the resume mode; About On-screen guide icons
10 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English B a s ic p la y b a c k Restarting playback after stopping (resuming playback) The player resumes playback from the position you interrupted playback, as long as the disc you interrupted playback is still on the disc tray.This is because the player’s resume ...
Page 13 - Playback at various speeds; x1.5 Quick Playback with sound; To advance a still picture frame by frame
11 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English V a ri o u s k in d s o f p la y b a c k Playback at various speeds x1.5 Quick Playback with sound During playback, press QUICK PLAYBACK on the player. The disc is played back at about 1.5 times normal speed.The sound is not muted, and the subtitle does not ...
Page 14 - To skip forward, press; Using the numeric buttons; Playing from a specific position; Press; Hints
12 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English V a ri o u s k in d s o f p la y b a c k Locating the beginning of a scene or song For DVD VIDEO: During playback, you can skip a chapter or title, depending on the disc configuration. For SVCD/Video CD: During playback without PBC function, you can skip a t...
Page 15 - Specifying a desired title; To dismiss the menu bar; Changing the playback order; TIME
13 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English V a ri o u s k in d s o f p la y b a c k Specifying a desired title 1 During playback, press TITLE/GROUP. [--] is shown in the title display area of the display window. 2 Press the numeric buttons to specify a title to be played. To select 5: press 5.To sele...
Page 16 - To check the program contents; To play back in random order (Random play); To stop and quit random playback
14 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English V a ri o u s k in d s o f p la y b a c k 4 Press the numeric buttons to specify tracks in the desired order. To select 5: press 5.To select 23: press +10, +10, then 3.To select 40: press +10, +10, +10, then 10. To correct the program Press 5 / ∞ to move to t...
Page 17 - Repeat playback; To repeat the current selection or all tracks; To quit repeat playback; To quit A-B repeat playback; To select the subtitle language (SUBTITLE)
15 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English V a ri o u s k in d s o f p la y b a c k Repeat playback To repeat the current selection or all tracks For DVD VIDEO: During playbackFor SVCD/Video CD/Audio CD: In any condition except SVCD/ Video CD playback with PBC 1 Press ON SCREEN twice. The menu bar ap...
Page 18 - Special picture and sound effects; To zoom in pictures
16 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English V a ri o u s k in d s o f p la y b a c k To change the audio language or sound (AUDIO) The audio selection setting allows you to change the audio language of a movie, or to listen to karaoke with or without the vocal. Hint At the beginning of the part where ...
Page 19 - To dismiss the VFP mode selection window; To deactivate the Sound Effect; NORMAL
17 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English V a ri o u s k in d s o f p la y b a c k To adjust the picture character (VFP) The VFP (Video Fine Processor) function allows you to adjust the picture character according to the type of programming, picture tone or personal preferences. 1 During playback, p...
Page 20 - Menu bar functions; To bring up the menu bar; When a disc is inserted, press ON SCREEN.; To dismiss the menu bar and status bar; Basic operation procedure
18 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English V a ri o u s k in d s o f p la y b a c k Menu bar functions To bring up the menu bar 1 When a disc is inserted, press ON SCREEN. A status bar for the type of disc inserted will appear on the TV screen.See page 9 for details about the status bar. 2 Press ON S...
Page 21 - Menu bar functions for DVD VIDEO
19 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English V a ri o u s k in d s o f p la y b a c k Menu bar functions for DVD VIDEO Time mode selection During playback, selects the time mode shown in the display window and in the status bar. Press ENTER to select the time mode from the following.• TOTAL: Current ti...
Page 22 - Outline; Precautions; About files and folders (groups) on the disc
20 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English A u d io /V id e o f il e s p la y b a c k Outline The player can play back MP3/JPEG/MPEG-4 (simple profile/asf file) files on either a personally recorded CD-R/RW disc, or a commercially available CD.You can select and play back files using the Control disp...
Page 23 - Basic operations; To pause playback
21 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English A u d io /V id e o f il e s p la y b a c k Basic operations When you insert a disc with groups and files, the Control display that shows the contents of the disc automatically appears on the TV screen.You can specify and play back the desired group/file from...
Page 24 - Direct selection for JPEG files
22 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English A u d io /V id e o f il e s p la y b a c k Direct selection for JPEG files You can select a particular JPEG file from the thumbnail screen. 1 Press and hold MENU - THUMBNAIL/LIST while a JPEG file is selected on the Control display. The thumbnail screen appe...
Page 25 - Slide show playback; To change the effect on displaying images; To dismiss the menu screen
23 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English A u d io /V id e o f il e s p la y b a c k Slide show playback You can display files (still pictures) one after another automatically. Press 3 (SELECT) while a JPEG file is selected on the Control display. The slide show starts from the beginning of the disc...
Page 26 - Selecting preferences; About the Preference display; How to set preferences; To dismiss a preference display
24 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English C h a n g in g t h e i n it ia l s e tt in g s Selecting preferences This section refers to the settings which are already made when you purchase the player. Read this section when you want to connect this player to a wide-vision TV set, or when you want to ...
Page 27 - LANGUAGE menu
25 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English C h a n g in g t h e i n it ia l s e tt in g s LANGUAGE menu MENU LANGUAGE You can select the default menu language to be displayed if it is contained on a DVD VIDEO disc. Setting options ENGLISH, SPANISH, FRENCH, CHINESE, GERMAN, ITALIAN, JAPANESE, language...
Page 28 - AUDIO menu
26 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English C h a n g in g t h e i n it ia l s e tt in g s BACKGROUND You can change and set the opening display to your favorite image using this menu. Setting options STANDARD, USER, SAVE AS BACKGROUND[STANDARD]: select when you use the JVC original image as the openi...
Page 29 - Limiting playback by children; To set Parental Lock for the first time
27 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English C h a n g in g t h e i n it ia l s e tt in g s Limiting playback by children This function restricts playback of DVD VIDEO discs which contain violent (and other) scenes according to the level set by the user. For example, if a movie which includes violent s...
Page 30 - To change the settings; To temporarily release the Parental Lock
28 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English C h a n g in g t h e i n it ia l s e tt in g s To change the settings You can change the parental lock settings later. 1 In stop mode, bring up the OTHERS menu. 2 Press 5 / ∞ to move to select [PARENTAL LOCK] and press ENTER. The parental lock on-screen disp...
Page 31 - Connection and setup; Notes for connection; Operation; Turn on the main power of the television.
29 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English A d d it io n a l in fo rm a ti o n AV COMPU LINK remote control system The JVC AV COMPU LINK system allows you to enjoy video or audio with the simplest operation. If your video/audio player (such as a DVD player, CD player and VCR) and television or/and am...
Page 32 - Troubleshooting; Power; Picture
30 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English A d d it io n a l in fo rm a ti o n Troubleshooting Power Power does not come on. \ Power plug is not inserted securely. Plug in securely. Operation “REGION CODE ERROR!” is shown on the TV screen. \ Region code of the inserted disc does not match the player....
Page 33 - Specifications; General; Appendix A: Digital output signal chart
31 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English A d d it io n a l in fo rm a ti o n Specifications Specifications and appearance are subject to change without prior notice. General Readable discs DVD VIDEO, DVD-R (Video format), DVD-RW (Video format), SVCD, Video CD, Audio CD (CD-DA), CD-R/RW (CD-DA, SVCD...
Page 34 - Appendix B: Country/Area code list for Parental Lock
32 XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English A d d it io n a l in fo rm a ti o n Appendix B: Country/Area code list for Parental Lock Appendix C: Table of languages and their abbreviations (for page 27) AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM A...
Page 36 - DVD PLAYER
XV-N212S/XV-N312S/GNT0041-004A/English VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED EN © 2004 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 0204STYBICJSC XV-N212S/XV-N312S DVD PLAYER XV-N212S_XV-N312S(USUB).book Page 34 Monday, January 19, 2004 4:58 PM