JVC AV-20FD24 manual

Serial Number IMPORTANT NOTE TO THE CUSTOMER: In the space below , enter the serial number for your television (located on the rear of the television cabinet). Staple your sales receipt or invoice to the inside cover of this guide. Keep this user's guide in a convenient place for future r eference. Keep the carton and original packaging for fu[...]

2 W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD , DO NO T EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NO T USE THIS POLARIZED PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD , RECEPT ACLE OR O THER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULL Y INSER TED T O PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. VIDEO AUDIO (MONO) COAXIAL LINE IN 1 R DIGITAL AUDIO OUT UHF/[...]

3 IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS 1. READ INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. 2. RET AIN INSTRUCTIONS The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. HEED W ARNINGS All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. FOLLOW INSTRUC[...]

4 IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS (Continued) 12. POWER-CORD PROTECTION Power-supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the appliance. 13. LIGHTNING T o protect your unit f[...]

5 EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER THE NA TIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE CONDENSA TION Moisture will form in the operating section of the player if the player is brought from cool surroundings into a warm room or if the temperature of the room rises suddenly . When this happens, player's performance will be impaired. T o prevent this, let the playe[...]

6 This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited [...]

7 Contents IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS ........................ 3 Power source ................................................. 5 Features ......................................................... 6 Contents ......................................................... 7 Parts and functions ........................................ 8 Remote control ..........[...]

8 VIDEO AUDIO (MONO) COAXIAL LINE IN 1 R DIGITAL AUDIO OUT UHF/ VHF VIDEO AUDIO (MONO) COAXIAL LINE IN 1 R DIGITAL AUDIO OUT UHF/ VHF VOLUME POWER STOP POWER PREVIOUS PLA Y NEXT OPEN/CLOSE CHANNEL VIDEO LINE 2 IN L/MONO AUDIO R P ar ts and functions Front ST OP button Rear AC po wer cord PLA Y button OPEN/CLOSE b utton Disc tra y PO WER button COAX[...]

9 Page TV/CA TV switch Switch to operate TV or CA TV 10,48 POWER Power on/off 10,13,14,26 PLA Y MODE Select playback mode 31 DISPLA Y Call information 15,26 AUDIO (for DVD) Change sound track language of DVD 33 SLEEP TIMER Set sleep timer 15 AUDIO (for TV) Switch the sound of TV 23 TITLE Select title 34 0-9 Direct channel selection of TV 14,18 Inpu[...]

10 Inserting Batteries 1 23 Operation • Aim the remote control at the remote sensor and press control buttons to operate. • Operate the remote control within 30 ° angle on either side of the remote sensor , up to a dis- tance of Approx. 5 meters. Remote control Replace the compartment cover . Install two “ AA ” batteries (supplied), paying[...]

11 UHF/ VHF UHF/ VHF UHF/ VHF UHF/ VHF If you are using an indoor or outdoor antenna, follow the instructions below that correspond to your antenna system. If you are using a cable TV service (CATV), see page 12 for Cable TV connections. Combination VHF/UHF Antenna (Separate VHF and UHF 300 ohm Twin-lead Wires) Combination VHF/UHF Antenna (Single 7[...]

12 FOR SUBSCRIBERS TO BASIC CABLE TV SERVICE For basic cable service not requiring a Converter/Descrambler box, connect the CATV 75 ohm Coaxial Cable directly to the Antenna Jack on the back of the TV/DVD. Cable TV connections FOR SUBSCRIBERS TO SCRAMBLED CABLE TV SERVICE UHF/ VHF 75 ohm Coaxial Cable If you subscribe to a cable TV service in which[...]

13 < / / / /MENU > V -CHIP SET LANGU AGE/IDIOMA/LANGUE < / / / /MENU > V -CHIP SET LANGU AGE/IDIOMA/LANGUE 4 Setting the language Y ou can choose from three different languages (English, French and Spanish) for the on-screen displays. Adjustment menus and messages will appear in the language of your choice. On-screen language selection [...]

14 TV operation If a channel with no broadcast is selected, the sound will automati- cally be muted. If a station being viewed stops broadcasting, the TV will automati- cally shut itself off after 15 minutes. To turn on the TV/DVD, press POWER . Set the TV/CA TV menu option to the appropriate position. (See page 17.) TV - VHF/UHF channels CATV - CA[...]

15 DISPLAY Press DISPLA Y to display the current informations on the screen. Press DISPLA Y again to disappear the call display . CHANNEL UP/DOWN Press and release CH + or – . The channel automatically stops at the next channel set into memory . For proper operation, before select- ing channels, they should be set into the memory . See pages 17 a[...]

16 NOTES: Captions: This Closed Caption Mode will display text on the screen in English or another language (depending on the set- ting of the Closed Captions CH 1/2). Generally , Closed Captions in English are transmitted on Cap- tions Channel 1 and Closed Captions in other languages are transmitted on Captions Channel 2. T ext: The T ext Closed C[...]

17 < / / / /MENU > TV/CA TV ADD/DELETE CA TV ADD A UTO CH MEMOR Y < / / / /MENU > TV/CA TV ADD/DELETE CA TV ADD A UTO CH MEMOR Y T o memorize channels Press TV MENU in the TV mode. The TV menu screen will appear . Press or until the CHANNEL - SETUP menu appears. This TV/DVD is equipped with a channel memory feature which allows channels[...]

18 Repeat steps 1-6 for other channels you want to add or delete. Press TV MENU until the MENU screen is cleared. < / / / /MENU > TV/CA TV ADD/DELETE CA TV DELETE AUT O CH MEMORY < / / / /MENU > TV/CA TV ADD/DELETE CA TV ADD AUT O CH MEMORY < / / / /MENU > TV/CA TV ADD/DELETE CA TV ADD AUT O CH MEMORY < / / / /MENU > TV/CA T[...]

19 < 0 9/ENTER/CANCEL/MENU > V -CHIP SET CONFIRM P ASSWORD : < 0 9/ENTER/CANCEL/MENU > V -CHIP SET NEW P ASSWORD : < / / / /MENU > V -CHIP SET LANGU AGE/IDIOMA/LANGUE Press or until the SETUP menu appears. Setting the V -Chip Press TV MENU in the TV mode. The TV menu screen will appear . Enter the password (4 digits) using Direct [...]

20 CAN ENG RA TING CAN FRE RA TING CHANGE P ASSWORD : OFF : OFF < / / / /MENU > MO VIE RA TING V -CHIP SET V -CHIP US TV RA TING : G : OFF : OFF < / / / /MENU > MO VIE RA TING V -CHIP SET V -CHIP US TV RA TING : OFF : OFF : TV -Y CAN ENG RA TING CAN FRE RA TING CHANGE P ASSWORD : OFF : OFF 1 Setting the V -Chip (Continued) NOTE: The V -[...]

21 < / / / /MENU > MOVIE RA TING V -CHIP SET V -CHIP CAN ENG RA TING CAN FRE RA TING CHANGE P ASSWORD : OFF : OFF : G : ON : TV -Y US TV RA TING < 0 9/ENTER/CANCEL/MENU > CHANGE P ASSWORD CONFIRM P ASSWORD : CHANGE P ASSWORD NEW P ASSWORD : < 0 9/ENTER/CANCEL/MENU > < / / / /MENU > V -CHIP SET LANGU AGE/IDIOMA/LANGUE < / [...]

22 < / / / /CANCEL/MENU > BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST 0 +32 0 0 0 COLOR TINT SHARPNESS < / / / /MENU > BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST 0 +32 0 0 0 COLOR TINT SHARPNESS Picture controls are factory preset but you can adjust them individually as follows: Picture control adjustment Press or until PICTURE menu appears. Press TV MENU in the TV mode. The TV menu[...]

23 The TV/DVD is equipped with a feature known as Multi-channel TV Sound or MTS. MTS broadcasts greatly enhance TV viewing by bringing you programs with high fidelity stereo sound. MTS also provides an extra channel called the Separate Audio Program or SAP which broadcasters can use to transmit a second language for bilingual transmission or for ot[...]

24 Sound control adjustment Sound controls are factory preset but you can adjust them individually as follows: BASS: Press or to adjust the bass sound. TREBLE: Press or to adjust the treble sound. BALANCE: Press or to obtain an equal sound level from both speakers. HYPER SURROUND: Press or to set the hyper surround feature “ ON ” or “ OFF ”[...]

25 Disc Title When two or more movies are recorded on a disc, the disc is divided into two or more sections. Each section is called a “TITLE”. Chapter The titles can be subdivided into many sections. Each section is called a “CHAPTER”. Audio CD T rack An Audio CD can contain several items. These are assigned to the tracks. Removing Disc fro[...]

26 Insert the AC cord plug into a standard 120V 60Hz polarized AC outlet. • If the AC cord plug is plugged in for the first time, wait for about 5 seconds before pressing POWER . NOTE: When connecting to other equipment, unplug the unit from the AC outlet. Press POWER on the unit or on the remote control to turn on the unit. The POWER indicator w[...]

27 Playback procedure 6 Press OPEN/CLOSE or PLA Y . The disc tray closes auto- matically . On the TV -screen, “ ” changes to “ ” and then playback commences. • A menu screen will appear on the TV screen, if the disc has a menu feature. 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE on the unit or the remote con- trol. The disc tray will open. 2 Place a disc onto the[...]

28 Special playback Press F.SEARCH during normal playback. Each press of F.SEARCH will increase the speed of the search (x 2), (x 4), (x 8), (x 15). (CD: (x 2), (x 4), (x 8), (x 20)) • To resume normal playback, press PLAY . Fast Forward Playback Press B.SEARCH during normal playback. Each press of B.SEARCH will increase the speed of the search ([...]

29 3 MP3 playback This player can play back the MP3-data which has been recorded on CD-R or CD- RW. To produce the MP3-data, you need a Windows-PC with CD-ROM drive and a MP3- encoding Software (not supplied). The Apple-HFS-System can not be played. Limitations on MP3 CD playback • MP3 CD is the disc that is standardized by ISO9660, its file name[...]

30 Zooming/Locating desired scene 1 NOTES: • Y ou can select the Pause, Slow or Search playback in the zoom mode. • Some discs may not respond to zoom feature. This unit will allow you to zoom in on the frame image. You can then make selections by switching the position of the frame. In the zoom mode press ZOOM repeatedly to return to a 1:1 vie[...]

31 A AB NOTES: • Some discs may not work with the repeat operation. • In Repeat A-B mode, subtitles near point A or B may not appear . • Y ou may not be able to set Repeat A-B, depending on the scenes of the DVD. • Repeat A-B does not work with MP3 CD and interactive DVDs. Repeat, Random and Program playback/Repeat A-B Press PLAY MODE durin[...]

32 Marking desired scenes The TV/DVD stores the points that you want to watch again. You can resume playback from that scene. 1 Press MARKER during playback. Marking the Scenes 2 Select the blank Marker using / , then press ENTER at the desired scene. • Up to 3 scenes can be selected. • Repeat this procedure to set the other 2 scenes. 1 Press M[...]

33 2 1 Changing the subtitle language Y ou can select the language when playing back a disc recorded with multi-lingual subtitles. Press SUBTITLE repeat- edly during playback until your desired language ap- pears. The on-screen display will disappear after a few seconds. 1/32 Eng Off 1/8 Eng Dolby Digital 2/8 Fra Dolby Digital Subtitles T urning th[...]

34 2 1 1/9 Changing angles/T itle selection/DVD menu When playing back a disc recorded with multi-angle facil- ity, you can change the view angle. Press ANGLE during play- back. The current angle will ap- pear . Press ANGLE repeatedly until the desired angle is selected. Changing angles Two or more titles are recorded on some discs. If the title me[...]

35 5 4 3 2 1 Press TV/DVD to select DVD mode. Press DVD SETUP in the stop mode or No Disc. Press or to select “ Language ” , then press or ENTER . Press or to select “ OSD Language ” , then press or ENTER . Press or to select de- sired language (e.g. Eng- lish), then press ENTER . The menu returns to “ Lan- guage ” menu automatically . [...]

36 2 1 4 2 1 Picture Display On TV Screen 4:3 Setting the aspect ratio of TV screen/Setting on screen display Press TV/DVD to select DVD mode. Press DVD SETUP in the stop mode or No Disc. Press or to select “ Picture ” , then press or ENTER . Press or to select “ TV Screen ” , then press or ENTER . Press or to select your desired screen typ[...]

37 1 Press TV/DVD to select DVD mode. Press DVD SETUP in the stop mode or No Disc. Press or to select “ Sound ” . 2 Press or ENTER to se- lect “ DRC ” . 3 Press or ENTER to se- lect “ On ” or “ Of f ” . • If you want to return to the previous menu, press or RETURN . 4 Press DVD SETUP to remove the Menu screen. /Enter/Setup/Return [...]

38 Parental control setting P arental P assword Off P arental Level 8 P assword P assword 1234 Some discs are specified not suitable for children. Such discs can be preven- ted from play back with the unit. NOTES: • If each setup (P .35 – 39) has been completed, the unit can always be operated under the same conditions (especially with DVD disc[...]

39 T o change the parental level 1 Press TV/DVD to select DVD mode. Press DVD SETUP in the stop mode or No Disc. Press or to select “ Parental ” , then press or ENTER . 2 Press or to select “ Password ” , then press or ENTER . 3 Press number buttons (0 – 9) to enter the password you have stored. • If you input a wrong number , press CAN[...]

40 T emporary disabling of rating level by DVD disc 1 Load a DVD disc and press PLA Y (see page 27). 2 If the DVD disc has been designed to temporarily cancel the Rating level, the screen which appears after inserting a DVD will change, depending on which disc is played. If you select “YES” with the ENTER key , “Y our disc exceeds the parenta[...]

41 Language code list Enter the appropriate code number for the initial settings “ Menu ” , “ Audio ” and/or “ Subtitle ” (see page 35). Abkhazian 1 1 12 Fiji 1620 Lingala 2224 Singhalese 2919 Afar 1 1 1 1 Finnish 1619 Lithuanian 2230 Slovak 2921 Afrikaans 1 1 16 French 1628 Macedonian 2321 Slovenian 2922 Albanian 2927 Frisian 1635 Mala[...]

42 VIDEO AUDIO (MONO) COAXIAL LINE IN 1 R DIGITAL AUDIO OUT UHF/ VHF Using an A V Amplifier with built-in digital surround If you are using an Amplifier with a built-in digital surround as follows, you can enjoy the various audio systems including Dolby Digital Surround audio that sounds just like the movie. Manufactured under license from Dolby La[...]

43 VIDEO AUDIO (MONO) COAXIAL LINE IN 1 R DIGITAL AUDIO OUT UHF/ VHF Using the audio/video inputs If you connect the TV/DVD to VCR, camcorder or TV game, you can select by pressing INPUT . Press INPUT repeatedly to select the desired mode. “ LINE1 ” , “ LINE2 ” or TV channel will display on the screen for 4 seconds. 1. To connect the TV/DVD[...]

44 SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS • Make sure the power cord is plugged in. • Try another AC outlet. • Power is off, check fuse or circuit breaker. • Unplug unit, then plug it back in. Poor reception on some channels Horizontal or diagonal bars on screen Poor sound or No sound TV/DVD does not operate. • Check antenna connections, reorient an[...]

45 Playback does not start when the title is selected. • Check the RA TING LEVEL setup. Audio soundtrack and/or subtitle language is not changed when you play back a DVD. • Multilingual language is not recorded on the DVD disc. No subtitle • Some discs have no subtitles. • Subtitles are cleared. Press SUBTITLE. Playback doesn ’ t start. ?[...]

46 Most types of television interference can be remedied by adjusting the height and position of the VHF/UHF antenna. Outdoor antennas are recommended for best results. The most common types of television interference are shown below. If one of these symptoms appear when the TV/DVD is connected to a Cable TV system, the disturbance may be caused by[...]

47 GENERAL Power supply: Power consumption: Weight: Dimensions: TELEVISION Picture tube: T uner type: Receiving channels: Antenna input: Speaker: Audio output power: DVD/CD player Signal system: Applicable disc: Frequency response: Input: Headphone Jack: Digital audio out: Pickup: ACCESSORIES: AC 120V 60Hz Operation: 1 15W Stand by: 4W 56.1lbs (25.[...]

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