JVC AV-20420, AV-20421 manual

Color T elevision Users Guide For Models: A V -20420 A V -20421 Important Note: In the spaces below , enter the model and serial number of your television (located at the rear of the television cabinet). Staple your sales r eceipt or invoice to the inside cover of this guide. Keep this user's guide in a convenient place for future r eference. [...]

Important Safety Pr ecautions CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: T o reduce the risk of electric shock. Do not r emove cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualied service personnel. The lightning ash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the [...]

• As an “ENERGY ST AR ® ” partner , JVC has determined that this product or pr oduct model meets the “ENERGY ST AR ® ” guidelines for energy efciency . Important Safeguards CAUTION: Please read and r etain for your safety . Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. This TV set has been engineer ed and manufactured to assur[...]

7 An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or wher e it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme car e should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal.[...]

13 For added protection of the TV set during a lightning storm or when the TV set is to be left unattended for an extended period of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna. This will prevent damage to product due to lightning storms or power line surges. 14 A TV set and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stop[...]

T able of Contents Unpacking your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 TV Mo de ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 TV Remote Controls . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 The Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . 10 Connecting Y our Devices . . . . . . . . 11 Auto T uner Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Using the Guide . . . [...]

T wo AA Batteries 1 T elevision 1 Remote Control AA Alkaline AA Alkaline Used to connect an external antenna or cable TV system to your TV . W e recommend that befor e you start using your new television, you r ead your entire User’ s Guide so you can lear n about your new television’ s many great features. If you’re anxious to start using yo[...]

Quick Setup T V M o de ls NOTE: Before you connect your television to another device, please refer to the proper diagrams for your specific TV and remote. These will help assist you in understanding how to connect your television to another device, as well as use the remote to set up your television. 8 MODELS: A V-20420 A V-20421 MODELS: A V-20420 [...]

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These quick setup pages will provide you, in three easy steps, with the basic information you need to begin using your new television right away . If you have questions, or for more detailed information on any of these steps, please consult other sections of this manual. Before you can operate your remote contr ol, you first need to install the bat[...]

Please follow the flow chart below to determine which connection setup is right for you. Then, refer to the appropriate diagrams to connect your television to other devices that you may have. After you ar e finished connecting your devices, plug the power cor d into the nearest power outlet and turn on the TV . Step 2 – Connecting Y our Devices 1[...]

12 Notes: • If your VCR is a mono sound unit, it will have only one audio out jack. Connect it to the TV’ s LEFT AUDIO INPUT . • Y our VCR must be tur ned on to view premium cable channels. Note: • If you do not have a cable box, connect the cable wire fr om the wall outlet into the back of the TV .   Ω ?[...]

Notes: • Green, blue and red ar e the most common colors for DVD cables. Some models may vary colors. Please consult the user’ s manual for your DVD player for more information. • Progressive DVD players (players with an output scan of 31.5 KHz) will not work properly with this television. Set your DVD player’ s output to “interlaced”, [...]

1) Connect a yellow composite cable from the camcorder VIDEO OUT , into the VIDEO IN on the front of the TV . 2) Connect a white composite cable from the camcorder LEFT AUDIO OUT , into the LEFT AUDIO IN on the fr ont of the TV . 3) Connect a red composite cable fr om the camcorder RIGHT AUDIO OUT , into the RIGHT AUDIO IN on the fr ont of the TV .[...]

Press the Menu button on the r emote control. Press the π † buttons to move to AUTO TUNER SETUP Press the √® buttons to begin AUTO TUNER SETUP √® T o choose CABLE (if you are connected to a cable system) or AIR (if you use an antenna) π † T o move to ST ART √® T o start Auto T uner Setup The Auto T uner will now memorize all of the c[...]

T o bring up the onscreen menu , press the M ENU button on the remote control. The item that appears in yellow is the one currently selected. Notes: • Menus shown in this book are illustrations, not exact replications of the television’ s onscreen displays. • If you do not press any buttons for a few seconds, the onscr een menu will automatic[...]

Initial Setup 17 Auto T uner Setup If you have alr eady run the Auto T uner as part of the quick setup earlier in this guide, please skip ahead to “Channel Summary” to continue setting up your television. In Auto T uner Setup, the TV automatically scans through all available channels, memorizing the active ones and skipping over blank ones or c[...]

Channel Summary allows you to customize the line-up of channels received by your TV . Y ou can add or delete channels from the line-up or prevent any unauthorized viewers from watching any or all 181 channels. P re ss t he M EN U bu tto n π † T o CHANNEL SUMMARY √ ® T o operate The Channel Summary scr een (right) will now be displayed with th[...]

Initial Setup 19 V -Chip Y our TV is equipped with V -Chip technology which enables TV Parental Guidelines (for United States and Canada) and Movie (MP AA) Guideline controls. V -Chip technology allows you to program your TV to receive, or not to receive, programs based on content according to the guidelines. Programs which exceed the ratings limit[...]

U.S. P ARENT AL RA TING SYSTEMS Programs with the following ratings are appr opriate for children.  TV Y is Appropriate for All Children Programs are created for very young viewers and should be suitable for all ages, including children ages 2 - 6.  TV Y7 is for Older Children Most parents would find such programs suitable for children 7 and [...]

21 Line up the cursor in the column (TV PG, TV G, etc.) with the content row (V/FV , S, etc.) and press the π or † to move the cursor to the correct location. Press √ or ® to turn the locking feature on or off. An item is locked if the icon appears instead of a “—”. For example. T o block viewing of all TV 14 shows, move the cursor to t[...]

Example 2: If you want to set your V -Chip settings to block all programming above a current setting such as TV PG-V (with violence): Press Z ERO when TV -PG - V is displayed All Programming above TV PG - V (with Violence) will be blocked. T o access Rating information about a certain program, press the V -C HIP button while viewing that program. A[...]

Initial Setup  NR – Not Rated This is a film which has no rating. In many cases these films were imported from countries which do not use the MP AA ratings system. Other NR films may be from amateur producers who didn’t intend to have their film widely released. NR (Not Rated) Programming may contain all types of programming including childr[...]

Press the M ENU button π † T o V-CHIP √ ® T o operate (lock icon appears) Press Z ERO to access V-Chip setup options π † T o SET CANADIAN RA TINGS ENG (for English) √ ® T o enter ratings menu For example: T o block viewing of programming rated 14+ and 18+: π † T o the 18+ Column √ ® T o tur n on the lock π † T o the 14+ Column [...]

Y ou can block pr ograms that are not rated. Press the M ENU button π † T o V-CHIP √ ® T o operate (The lock icon appears) Press Z ERO to access V-Chip setup options π † T o UNRA TED √ ® T o VIEW or BLOCK Press E XIT when done Dir ections to Block Unrated Programs Initial Setup Unrated Programs Unrated programming refers to any programm[...]

Channel guard and V -Chip settings are protected by a four -digit lock code. Y our TV comes pre-set with a lock code of “0000”. Y ou may change the code to any four -digit number you wish. T o change the lock code, follow the steps below . Pr ess the M ENU button π † T o SET LOCK CODE √ ® T o operate (lock icon appears) Press Z ERO to acc[...]

Press the M ENU button π † T o TINT , COLOR, PICTURE, BRIGHT or DET AIL √ ® T o enter √ ® T o adjust the setting π † T o move to the next setting These settings allow you to change and adjust the way the picture appears on your television. TINT Tint allows you to adjust the levels of red and green in your TV picture. COLOR The color fun[...]

Pictur e Adjust 28 With Set Video Status, you can save your own set of picture quality adjustments as “Choice” and have access to them at the touch of a button. P re ss t he M EN U bu tto n π † T o SET VIDEO ST A TUS √ ® T o operate √ ® T o set the TINT levels π † T o move to the next option Repeat these steps until all levels are s[...]

MTS technology allows several audio signals to be broadcast at once, giving you a choice in what you wish to hear with a TV program. In addition to mono or stereo sound, an MTS broadcast may also include a second audio pr ogram (SAP) . Press the M ENU button π † T o MTS √ ® Select the mode (The ON AIR arr ow tells you if a broadcast is in ste[...]

If your TV is connected to a stereo system, you can turn off the TV speakers and listen to the audio through your stereo. P re ss t he M EN U bu tto n π † T o TV SPEAKER √ ® T o tur n the TV’ s speakers ON or OFF E X IT w hen fin ish ed • Before you turn the TV Speaker setting from OFF to ON, make sure that the TV volume level is low! If [...]

Clock/Timers 31 Set Clock Before you use any of your TV’ s timer functions, you must first set the clock. Y ou may precisely set your clock using the XDS time signal broadcast by most public broadcasting stations. If you do not have this in your area, you will have to set the clock manually . See manual clock set below. T o set the clock using th[...]

The on/off timer lets you program your television to tur n itself on or off. Y ou can use it as an alarm to wake up, to help you remember important programs, or as a decoy when you’re not home. Press the M ENU button π † T o ON/OFF TIMER √ ® T o operate (begins with ON TIME) √ ® T o set the hour (AM/PM) you want the TV to tur n on † T [...]

Initial Setup 33 Y ou can choose to view your onscreen menus in three languages: English, Fr ench (Français) or Spanish (Español). Pr es s t he M EN U bu tto n π † T o LANGUAGE √ ® T o choose a language E XIT when finished     Language Many broadcasts now include an onscreen displa[...]

Initial Setup 34 This feature inserts either a black or clear background behind the onscreen menu displays. Pr es s t he M EN U bu tto n π † T o BACKGROUND √ ® T o tur n Set Background to BLACK or CLEAR E X IT w hen fin ish ed B ACK GROUND BLACK CLEAR Backgr ound AV-20420,421 English OK 2/11/03, 9:34 AM 34[...]

Button Functions 35 The M ENU button allows you to access JVC’ s onscreen menu system. Press M ENU to activate the onscreen menu system. • See individual topics like “Sound Adjust” for specific information on using menus. Menu Use this button to enter or exit the TV’ s onscreen menus. Exit The display screen shows the current status of ti[...]

The V ideo status button gives you a choice of four TV picture display settings, including a display of your own preferences. ST ANDARD - Resets the picture display to the factory settings. CHOICE - Displays the setting levels you specified on the “Set Video Status” Menu (see page 28). GAME - Used for when you are playing video games connected [...]

Button Functions 37 The return+ button has two functions: Return - Retur ns to the channel viewed just before the channel curr ently onscreen. Return+ - Lets you pr ogram a specific channel to return to while scanning through the channels using the CH+ and CH– buttons. R ETURN + and hold for thr ee seconds The channel currently active has been pr[...]

T r oubleshooting 38 There is no power There is no picture or sound Y ou cannot select a certain channel The power turns off by itself The clock is wrong The color quality is poor The On Timer is blinking There are lines across the picture The pict ure i s spotted There are double pictures (ghosts) Picture is snowy (image noise) Screen is 80% black[...]

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7) Accessories; 8) Batteries (except that Rechargeable Batteries are covered for 90 days from date of purchase.) There are no express warranties except as listed above. THE DURA TION OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANT ABIL TY , IS LIMITED TO THE DURA TION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY HEREIN. JVC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR[...]

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Specifications Specifications subject to change without notice. MODEL A V -20420 A V - 20421 Reception Format Reception Range Power Consumption Screen Size Audio Output Speakers Antenna T erminal External Input Jacks Audio Output (FIXED) Headphone Jack Dimensions (Inch) WxHxD (cm) W e ight (lbs / kg) Accessories NTSC, BTSC System (Multi-Channel Sou[...]

Note 43 AV-20420,421 English OK 2/11/03, 9:34 AM 43[...]

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