JVC AV-21L83, AV-21W83, AV-25L83, AV-29W83, AV-21L83B, AV-21W83B, AV-25L83B, AV-29W83B manual

LCT1172-001A 0602-NIC-VT © 2002 VICTOR COMP ANY OF JAP AN, LIMITED COLOUR TELEVISION INSTRUCTIONS Thank you for buying this JVC colour television. T o make sure you understand how to use your new TV , please read this manual thoroughly before you begin. A V -21L83 A V -21W83 A V -25L83 A V -29W83 A V -21L83B A V -21W83B A V -25L83B A V -29W83B Con[...]

2 Safety pr ecautions W ARNING • T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the TV to rain or moisture. CAUTION • Operate only fr om the pow er source indicated on the rear of the TV . • A v oid damaging the power cor d and mains plug. When you unplug the TV , pull it out by the mains plug. Do not pull on the pow er cord. • Nev er bloc[...]

3 Prepar ation 1 Confirm which remote control you have Y our TV comes with one of the tw o remote contr ols shown below . Functions y ou can operate differ depending on the type of r emote control. <AV-21L83/AV-21W83/ <AV-21L83B/AV-21W83B/ AV-25L83/AV-29W83> AV-25L83B/AV-29W83B> 2 Insert the batteries into the remote control Correctly i[...]

4 Prepar ation 3 Connecting the aerial and VCR • R ead the manuals provided with the de vices. Depending on the device , the connection method may be differ ent from the diagrams . Also the device settings may need to change depending on the connection method. • T urn off all the devices including the TV . • Connecting cables are not supplied[...]

5 Prepar ation 4 Connecting other devices If you ar e not connecting any other devices , skip step 4 and perform step 5. • Use the headphones with a stereo mini jack (3.5 mm in diameter). When y ou connect the headphones, the TV speak ers go off. • The OUTPUT terminal outputs the video and sound signals which you ar e viewing on the TV . Y ou c[...]

6 Prepar ation 6 Initial setting When the TV is first turned on, it enter s the initial setting mode , and the JVC logo is display ed. F ollow the instructions on the on-scr een display to perform the initial settings. 1 Press the Main power button on the TV . The PO WER lamp lights. After the JVC logo has been display ed, the TV automatically swit[...]

7 Basic operation • The illustration belo w is for the remote control RM-C1 0 15. Y our remote control ma y not look exactly lik e the illustrations. 1 Press the POWER button to turn your TV on. • If your TV does not turn on, pr ess the Main pow er button on the TV then press the PO WER button again. • Y ou can also turn on your TV b y pressi[...]

8 Remote contr ol buttons and functions ECO SENSOR button Y ou can adjust this TV so that the scr een automatically adjusts to the optimum contrast accor ding to the brightness of your room. This function r educes ey e strain and the pow er consumption of this TV . Press this button to select the desired mode. DIGIT AL ECO SENSOR DISPLA Y : The ECO[...]

9 Remote control buttons and functions BASS button < Bass function support model only > Y ou can enjo y a powerful bass sound b y using the B ASS (Bass R eflex) function. Press this button to turn the BASS function on or off. • T o use this function, you must fir st mount the T win P ort Bass Blaster Unit packaged with the TV on top of the [...]

10 Remote control buttons and functions RETURN + button Y ou can set a channel y ou frequently vie w to the R eturn Channel and you can vie w that channel at any time with one-touch. T o set the channel to the Return Channel: 1 Select the channel you want to set to the Return Channel. 2 Press this button and hold until the message “ RETURN PLUS P[...]

11 Using the TV’ s menus This TV has a number of functions you can oper ate using the menus. T o use all your TV ’ s functions fully , you need to understand ho w to use the menus. 4 Press the MENU / buttons to change function settings. Example: MENU 2 AUTO SHUTOFF OFF CHILD LOCK OFF BLUE BACK ON VIDEO-2 SET COMPONENT SELECT BY EXIT BY OPERATE [...]

12 Using the TV ’ s menus INPUT Y ou can vie w images from VCRs or other devices connected to y our TV . 1 Press MENU T to display the “ MENU 1 ” menu, then select “ INPUT ” . MENU 1 INPUT TV VNR ON COMPRESS(16:9) ON PICTURE TILT 00 SELECT BY EXIT BY OPERATE BY -+ D ISPLAY 2 Press MENU / to select the VIDEO mode. TV mode changes to VIDEO [...]

13 Using the TV ’ s menus AUTO SHUTOFF Y ou can set y our TV to turn off if no signals are r eceived for about 15 minutes or longer after the end of a broadcast. 1 Press MENU T to display the “ MENU 2 ” menu, then select “ AUTO SHUTOFF ” . MENU 2 AUTO SHUTOFF ON CHILD LOCK ON BLUE BACK ON VIDEO-2 SET COMPONENT SELECT BY EXIT BY OPERATE BY[...]

14 Using the TV ’ s menus VIDEO-2 SET Set the VIDEO-2 SET correctly accor ding to the video signal input from the e xternal device connected to the VIDEO-2 terminal. If this setting is incorrect, images will not be display ed. 1 Press MENU T to display the “ MENU 2 ” menu, then select “ VIDEO-2 SET ” . MENU 2 AUTO SHUTOFF ON CHILD LOCK ON[...]

15 Using the TV ’ s menus AI VOLUME Y ou can pr event the sudden incr ease or decrease of v olume that occurs when changing channels or switching VIDEO modes. 1 Press MENU T to display the “ MENU 5 ” menu, then select “ AI VOLUME ” . MENU 5 BASS TREBLE BALANCE AI VOLUME ON SELECT BY EXIT BY OPERATE BY -+ D ISPLAY 2 Press MENU / to select [...]

16 Using the TV ’ s menus MANUAL CH PRESET Y ou can manually pr eset desired TV channels to desired channels . 1 Press MENU T to display the “ MENU 3 ” menu, then select “ MANUAL CH PRESET ” . MENU 3 AUTO CH PRESET MANUAL CH PRESET LANGUAGE ENGLISH SELECT BY EXIT BY OPERATE BY -+ D ISPLAY 2 Press MENU / . The sub-menu is display ed. MANUA[...]

17 Using the TV ’ s menus SKIP Y ou can set undesir ed channels to be skipped. Channels set to be skipped cannot be selected by the CHANNEL m buttons nor the CHANNEL SC AN button. • Channels to which TV channels hav e not been preset ar e automatically set to be skipped. 1 Press MENU T to display the “ MENU 3 ” menu, then select “ MANUAL [...]

18 Attaching the T win Port Bass Blaster Unit <Bass function support model only> The T win P ort Bass Blaster Unit is packaged together with the TV . Befor e you use the TV , mount the unit correctly on the TV . Note: • The B ASS functions do not work unless the T win P ort Bass Blaster Unit is connected correctly to the TV . F or details o[...]

19 1 Headphone jack 2 VIDEO-3 terminal 3 MENU button 4 CHANNEL m buttons 5 VOLUME m buttons 1 VIDEO-1 INPUT terminal 2 COMPONENT (VIDEO-2) INPUT terminal 3 OUTPUT terminal 4 BASS SPEAKER OUT terminal 5 Aerial socket TV buttons and parts Front < A V -29W83/A V -29W83B > < A V -2 1L83/A V -2 1L83B/A V -25L83/A V-25L83B > < A V-2 1W83/A[...]

20 Basic operation • Check to make sur e the CHILD LOCK function is set to “ OFF ” . When the CHILD LOCK function is set to “ ON ” , the TV cannot be operated using the front control buttons . For details , see “ CHILD LOCK ” on page 13. 1 Press CHANNEL M to turn the TV on from standby mode. 2 Press CHANNEL M to select a channel. 3 Pr[...]

21 T roubleshooting If there is no pictur e or the TV does not operate normally , make sur e the problem isn’t due to the reasons indicated belo w . If the problem per sists even after taking the measur es indicated, please contact a service technician. Cannot turn the TV on • Pr ess the Main power button on the TV . • Connect the po wer cor [...]

22 Specifications Model A V -21L83 A V -21L83B A V-21W83 A V -21W83B TV RF systems B, G, I, D, K, K1, M Colour systems P AL, SECAM, NTSC 3.58 MHz, 4.43 MHz Channel and frequencies VHF low channel (VL) = 46.25 to 168.25 MHz VHF high channel (VH) = 175.25 to 463.25 MHz UHF channel (U) = 471.25 to 863.25 MHz • Receives cable channels in mid band (X [...]

23 Specifications Model A V -25L83 A V -25L83B A V-29W83 A V -29W83B TV RF systems B, G, I, D, K, K1, M Colour systems P AL, SECAM, NTSC 3.58 MHz, 4.43 MHz Channel and frequencies VHF low channel (VL) = 46.25 to 168.25 MHz VHF high channel (VH) = 175.25 to 463.25 MHz UHF channel (U) = 471.25 to 863.25 MHz • Receives cable channels in mid band (X [...]

24 Specifications Broadcasting systems Area Country or R egion System Colour Sound Bahrain, K uwait, Oman, Qatar , United Arab Emir ates, Y emen, etc. PA L B / G Indonesia, Malay sia, Singapore , Thailand, India, etc. China, Vietnam, etc. P AL D/K Islamic R epublic of Iran, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, etc . SEC AM B/G Philippines, T aiwan, My anmar , et[...]