Page 2 - CAUTION; For Canada/pour le Canada; Warnings, Cautions and Others
XV-NP1SL/LET0234-001A/English CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is...
Page 4 - Before operation; About playable media; Playable disc types; Region code of DVD VIDEO; Color system format; Notes on discs; Unplayable discs; Requirements for memory cards; ALL
2 B e fo re o p e ra ti o n XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English Before operation About playable media 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...
Page 5 - Preparations; Connections; Before making connections; Connecting to a TV; Connecting to a conventional TV; Connecting to a TV with an S-video jack
3 P rep ar a tio ns XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English Preparations 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 t...
Page 6 - Connecting to a TV with component jacks; Progressive scan video playback available
Preparations 4 XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/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 ...
Page 7 - rep; Connecting to optional audio equipment; Connecting to a stereo audio amplifier/receiver
Preparations 5 XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English P rep ar a tio ns 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. Conne...
Page 8 - Connecting the power cord; Using the remote control unit; To install batteries; Precautions of the safe use of batteries; Remote sensor; Care and handling of discs
Preparations 6 XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/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 indicator lights in red. NOTE (ONLY for PX mod...
Page 9 - Operating the TV
Preparations 7 XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English P rep ar a tio ns To use the remote control unit for TV operation Setting the remote control signal for operating your TV 1 Set the TV - DVD switch to “TV.” 2 While holding down TV/VIDEO - CANCEL, enter the manufacturer code of your TV listed below ...
Page 10 - Basic operations; Turning on/off the player; Initial setup
8 B a si c o p e ra ti o n s XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English Basic operations NOTE Turning on/off the player Press DVD STANDBY/ON on the remote control unit or press on the front panel. The STANDBY/ON indicator on the front panel, which lights in red during standby, lights in green.The left and ...
Page 11 - op; Basic playback; Press; If a menu is shown on the TV screen; To change the brightness of the display window
Basic operations 9 XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English B a si c op er a tio ns 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...
Page 12 - Resuming playback; Hint
Basic operations 10 XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English B a si c o p e ra ti o n s To check the playback status You can see the current selection number (the title/chapter number for DVD VIDEO or track number for SVCD/Video CD/Audio CD), time information (the track or chapter time while stopped, or ...
Page 13 - To resume playback; When the resume mode is “ON”; When the resume mode is “DISC RESUME”; Various speed playback; x1.5 Quick Playback with sound
Basic operations 11 XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English B a si c op er a tio ns To resume playback When the resume mode is “ON” While the disc you interrupted playback is still on the disc tray, press 3 . The player resumes playback from the position where playback was interrupted.The TV screen show...
Page 14 - During DVD VIDEO playback, press; To skip forward, press; Using the numeric buttons
Basic operations 12 XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English B a si c o p e ra ti o n s To replay the previous scenes (One touch replay function) During DVD VIDEO playback, press . The playback position moves back 10 seconds before the current position. NOTES • This function works only within the same ti...
Page 15 - Advanced operations; Playing from a specific position; Hints; Specifying a desired title
13 A d vanc ed op er at io n s XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English Advanced operations NOTE Playing from a specific position Locating a desired scene from the DVD menu DVD VIDEO discs generally have their own menus which show the disc contents. These menus contain various items such as titles of mov...
Page 16 - Press ON SCREEN twice.; To dismiss the menu bar
Advanced operations 14 XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English A d va n ce d o p e ra ti o n s Locating a desired position in the current title or track (Time search) You can play a disc from the desired position by specifying the time from the beginning of the current title (for DVD VIDEO) or the disc ...
Page 17 - Changing the playback order; To check the program contents; To play back in random order (Random play); To stop and quit random playback
Advanced operations 15 XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English A d vanc ed op er at io n s Changing the playback order To play back in a specific order (Program play) By programming tracks, you can play up to 99 tracks in any order. You may program the same track more than once. 1 In stop mode, press ON...
Page 18 - Repeat playback; To repeat the current selection or all tracks; To stop repeat playback; To quit A-B repeat playback; CHAP
Advanced operations 16 XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English A d va n ce d o p e ra ti o n s 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 Press REPEAT. If you press REPEA...
Page 19 - To select the subtitle language (SUBTITLE)
Advanced operations 17 XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English A d vanc ed op er at io n s Changing the language, sound and scene angle To select the subtitle language (SUBTITLE) Some DVD VIDEO and SVCD discs contain more than one subtitle language. You can choose a desired one from them. Hint At the be...
Page 20 - Special picture/sound effect; To zoom in pictures; To return to the normal playback
Advanced operations 18 XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English A d va n ce d o p e ra ti o n s Special picture/sound effect To zoom in pictures 1 During playback or while paused, press ZOOM. Pressing ZOOM causes the player to zoom in on the image.Each time you press ZOOM, the magnification is changed (1...
Page 21 - To dismiss the VFP mode selection window; To deactivate the Sound Effect; Menu bar functions; To bring up the menu bar; To dismiss the menu bar and status bar; Basic operation procedure
Advanced operations 19 XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English A d vanc ed op er at io n s To dismiss the VFP mode selection window Press VFP - PROGRESSIVE SCAN. NOTE The window for VFP mode selection and parameter setting disappear if no operation is made for about 10 seconds. To change sound field (SO...
Page 22 - Menu bar functions for DVD VIDEO
Advanced operations 20 XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English A d va n ce d o p e ra ti o n s 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: Cu...
Page 23 - Audio/Video files playback; Outline; Precautions; Notes for making files/groups
21 Au di o/V ide o file s p lay b a ck XV-NP1SL/LET0234-001A/English Audio/Video files playback Outline The player can play back MP3/WMA/JPEG/MPEG-4 (simple profile/asf file) files on either a personally recorded CD-R/RW disc and memory card, or a commercially available CD.You can select and play ba...
Page 24 - Notes for inserting and removing memory cards
Audio/Video files playback 22 XV-NP1SL/LET0234-001A/English A u d io /V id e o fi le s p la yb a ck Notes for inserting and removing memory cards • Before you insert a memory card into a card slot, open the door on the front panel and make sure of the slot type and the direction of insertion as illu...
Page 25 - Direct selection for JPEG files
Audio/Video files playback 23 XV-NP1SL/LET0234-001A/English Au di o/V ide o file s p lay b a ck 2 Press 5 / ∞ to move the bar to a desired group, then press ENTER. • In the right column, files in the selected group are shown. 3 Press 5 / ∞ to select the desired file, then press ENTER. The desired fi...
Page 26 - Slide show playback; To change the effect on displaying images
Audio/Video files playback 24 XV-NP1SL/LET0234-001A/English A u d io /V id e o fi le s p la yb a ck NOTE 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 b...
Page 27 - Music slide show playback
Audio/Video files playback 25 XV-NP1SL/LET0234-001A/English Au di o/V ide o file s p lay b a ck Music slide show playback During slide show playback of JPEG files on the memory card, you can play back Audio CDs or MP3/WMA files as background music.When you play back MP3/WMA files as background music...
Page 28 - Changing the initial settings; Selecting preferences; About the Preference display; How to set preferences; To dismiss a preference display
26 C h a n g in g t h e in it ia l se tt in g s XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English Changing the initial settings NOTE 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-visio...
Page 29 - LANGUAGE menu
Changing the initial settings 27 XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English Ch an gi ng th e in itia l s e ttin gs 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,...
Page 30 - AUDIO menu
Changing the initial settings 28 XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English C h a n g in g t h e in it ia l se 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 or...
Page 31 - PARENTAL LOCK; Limiting playback by children; To set Parental Lock for the first time
Changing the initial settings 29 XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English Ch an gi ng th e in itia l s e ttin gs PARENTAL LOCK When this option is selected, pressing ENTER on the remote control unit brings up the PARENTAL LOCK display shown below. This allows you to restrict children from playing DVD VID...
Page 32 - To change the settings; To temporarily release the Parental Lock
Changing the initial settings 30 XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English C h a n g in g t h e in it ia l se tt in g s To change the settings You can change the parental lock settings later. 1 Bring up the OTHERS menu. 2 Press 5 / ∞ to move to select [PARENTAL LOCK] and press ENTER. The parental lock on-...
Page 33 - Additional information; Names of parts and controls; Front panel
31 A d d itio na l in fo rm a tio n XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English Additional information Names of parts and controls Front panel 1 button (8) 2 STANDBY/ON indicator (8) 3 Disc tray (9) 4 0 (eject) button (9) 5 4 button (11, 12) 6 ¢ button (11, 12) 7 7 (stop) button (10, 13) 8 3 (play) button (...
Page 34 - Remote control unit
Additional information 32 XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English A d d it io n a l in fo rm a ti o n Remote control unit 1 OPEN/CLOSE button (9) 2 DVD/CARD button (22, 25) 3 Numeric buttons 4 RETURN button (13) 5 THUMBNAIL/LIST button (23) 6 TOP MENU button (13) 7 Cursor selection ( 5 Up, ∞ Down) - CH ...
Page 35 - Connection and setup; Notes for connection; Operation; Turn on the main power of the television.
Additional information 33 XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English A d d itio na l in fo rm a tio 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 tel...
Page 36 - Troubleshooting; Power; Picture
Additional information 34 XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/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 n...
Page 37 - Specifications; General
Additional information 35 XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English A d d itio na l in fo rm a tio 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-...
Page 38 - Appendix A: Country/Area code list for Parental Lock
Additional information 36 XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English A d d it io n a l in fo rm a ti o n Appendix A: Country/Area code list for Parental Lock (for page 29) AD Andorra AE United Arab Emirates AF Afghanistan AG Antigua and Barbuda AI Anguilla AL Albania AM Armenia AN Netherlands Antilles AO A...
Page 39 - Appendix B: Table of languages and their abbreviations
Additional information 37 XV-N50BK/N55SL/LET0230-001A/English A d d itio na l in fo rm a tio n Appendix B: Table of languages and their abbreviations Appendix C: Digital output signal chart AA Afar FA Persian KM Cambodian OM (Afan) Oromo SU Sundanese AB Abkhazian FI Finnish KN Kannada OR Oriya SV Sw...