JVC TH-G31 Quick Guide

TH‐G31/41QuickGuideFAQ
ThankyouforyourpurchaseoftheJVCTH‐G31/41HomeTheaterSystem.
IfyouhaveanyquestionsregardingthehookuporoperationofyourTH‐G31/41,pleasecontactourCustomer
CareCenterat1‐800‐252‐5722
PleaseNote:BesuretoconnecttheACpowerplugintothepoweroutletafterallotherconne ctionsarecompleted
HowcanIidentifyHDMIconnectorandcable?
Connector
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HowcanIidentifyRCAAVcableandComponentcable?
AV
Yellow
White
Red
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Comp
Green
Blue
Red
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Idon’thaveacablebox.HowcanIgettheTVsound
throughtheTH‐G31/41speakers?
ConnecttheTelevision’saudiooutput totheTH‐G31/41’s
audioinput.Thenselecttheaudio(refertotheuser’s
manualpageNN)
MycableboxisconnectedtothetelevisionusingHDMI
cable.HowcanviewDVDplaybackfromTH‐G31/41?
ConnecttheHDMIcablefromthecableboxtotheTH‐
G31/41.ThenconnecttheHDMIcablefromTH‐G31/41to
thetelevision.
IhaveagameconsoleandTH‐G31/41.HowcanI
connectthegameaudioandtheTVaudiotoTH‐
G31/41?
TheTH‐G31/41hasthreeaudioinputs:Opticalin,Auxin
(RCA)andAudioin(minija ck).Connectgametooneof
theunusedinputs.Externalaudioswitchercanalsobe
usedtoswitchbetweenTVaudioandgameaudio
IhaveconnectedthetelevisionusingHDMIcable.When
IplaybackDVD,whythereisnovideoonthetelevision?
TH‐G31/41maybesettooutput1080i.andyourTVmight
besettoaccept480P.Itisnecessarytomatchthevideo
resolutionsettingsofbothTH‐G31/41andtelevision
Whytherearspeakershavenosoundwhenplaying
backDVD?
Checkyourspeakerconnections(user’smanualpageNN.)
IfyourDVDhasnosurroundaudio,pressthesurround
buttonontheremoteasmanytimestogetsoundas
required.Refertosettingthesurroundmode(user’s
manualpageNN)
CanIgetsoundfrommyrearspeakerswhenplaying
AudioCD?
Yes.PressSURROUNDbuttonontheremoterepeatedly
tochangesurroundmode.
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WhydoesthedisplayshowsBYPASSwhentryingto
selectsurroundwhileplayingbackapre‐recordedDVD?
‘BYPASS’isdisplayedonTH‐G31/41whenattemptingto
changesurroundmodewhileplayingbackapre‐recorded
audiothathasDolbyencodedaudio.TheTH‐G31/41
automaticallyselectedtheencodedaudioformat
Ihavenocablebox.HowcanIgetsurroundaudiovia
theTH‐G31/41?
ConnecttheAntennacabletothedigital TV’sRFinput.
ConnecttheTV’sopticalaudiooutputtotheTH‐G31/41’s
opticalinput.SelectAUXOPTinputonTH‐G31/41
Ihavecablebox.HowdoIgetTVaudioviaTH‐G31/41?
Connectthecablebox’sopticalaudiototheTH‐G31/41’s
opticalinputandselecttheAUXOPTinput
TheDVDcontrolsdonotoperatebuttheejectandclose
works.HowdoIplaybackaDVD?
PresstheFUNCTIONbuttonontheremotetoactivate
DVD.Thenpressplayontheremoteorfrontpanel
HowcanIgetthesoundfrommyTH‐G31/41tomatch
thevideobeingshownonmyTV.
IfyourTVisdirectlyconnectedtoyourTH‐G31/41,you
willneedtochangetheinputonyourTH‐G31/41to
correspondinginputthatyourTVisconnectedto.
ThevolumewhenIwatchaDVDisdifferentthanthe
volumewhenwatchingmyTV,why?
Somecable/satelliteboxesandTV’shav easettingfor
fixedorvariableaudiooutput.Avariableoutputsetting
willaffectthevolumethroughyourTHG31/41.Checkthe
usermanualforyourcable/satelliteboxesorTVandlook
foraudiooutputsetting.
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JVC TH-G31 Specifications

General

Type	Home Theater System
Speaker Configuration	5.1 Channel
Total Power Output	300 W
DVD Player	Yes
USB Playback	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes
Supported Media	DVD, CD, USB
HDMI Output	1
Optical Input	1
Coaxial Input	1
FM Tuner	Yes
Subwoofer	Yes
Connectivity	HDMI, Optical, Coaxial, USB