JVC AV 27D502 manuale d’uso

COLOR TELEVISION USER'S GUIDE For models: A V -36D502 A V -36D302 A V -36D202 A V -32D502 A V -32D302 A V -32D202 A V -27D502 Illustration of AV -32D502 and RM-C301G IMPOR T ANT NOTE T O THE CUSTOMER In the spaces below, enter the model and serial number of your television (located at the rear of the television cabinet). Staple your sales rece[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS W ARNING: TO PRE VENT F IRE OR SHO CK HAZ ARDS , D O NOT E XPO SE THIS T V SET T O R AIN OR MOIS TURE. CAUTION: TO INSURE PERSONAL SAFETY, OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING RULES REGARDING THE USE OF THIS UNIT . 1 . Operate only from the power source specified on the unit. 2. A v oi d da ma g in g t he AC p lu g a nd po we r c or [...]

IMPOR T ANT SAFEGUARDS CAUTION: Please read and retain for your safety . Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. This TV set has been engineered and manufactured to assure your personal safety. But improper use can result in poten - tial electrical shock or fire hazards. In order not to defeat the safeguards incorporated in this TV set[...]

7 An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal. 8[...]

13 F or ad de d p r ot ec ti on of th e T V se t d ur in g a li gh tn in g s to r m o r w he n t he TV se t i s t o b e l ef t u na tt en de d f or an ex te nd ed pe ri od of ti me , u np lu g i t f r om th e w al l ou tl et an d d is co nne ct t he an te nn a. Th is wi ll pr ev en t d am ag e t o p ro du ct du e t o l ig ht ni ng st or ms or po we[...]

T wo AA Batteries 1 T elevision 1 Remote Control Thank you for your purchase of a JVC Color Television. Before you begin setting up your new television, please check to make sure you have all of the following items. In addition to this guide, your television box should include: Once you have unpacked your television, the next step is to connect it [...]

7 Slide the cover on the back of the remote down towards the bottom of the remote control. Insert two batteries (included) carefully noting the “+” and “–” markings, placing the “–” end in the unit first. Slide the cover back into place. Getting Started These quick setup pages will provide you, in three easy steps, with the basic in[...]

8 Cable/RF connector AV Cables/Plugs Step T w o - Making Basic Connections Next you will need to connect your television to an antenna or cable system. The most basic antenna/cable connection is shown below. For more detailed connections, such as ones where a cable box is required, see pages 11 to 13. You may also wish to connect a VCR at this poin[...]

9 Press the 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) T o move to START T o start Auto T uner Setup The Auto T uner will now memorize all of the clear, active channels your television can receive. This will take one or two [...]

T able of Contents Quick Setup Guide . . . . 7 CONNECTIONS Cable and VCR Connections . . . . . . . 11 Connecting to a DVD Player . . . . . . . 14 Connecting to an External Amplifier . . . 15 Connecting to a Camcorder . . . . . . . 15 Connecting to JVC A V Compu Link . . . 16 GETTING STARTED Remote Control Remote Control Basics . . . . . 17 Changing[...]

Connections 1) Connect the antenna or cable TV wire from the wall outlet, in to the RFInput of the two-way splitter. 2) Connect an RF cable from the one of the RFOutputs on the splitter, in to the RF Input on the back of the VCR. 3) Connect an RF cable from the other the RF Output on the splitter, in to the RF Input on the back of the TV. 4) Connec[...]

Connections 12 1) Connect the antenna or cable TV wire from the wall outlet, in to the RFInput of the cable box. 2) Connect an RF cable from the RF Output of the cable box, in to the RF Input on the back of the VCR. 3) Connect an RF cable from the RF Output of the VCR, in to the RF Input on the back of the TV . 4) Connect the yellow video cable out[...]

Connections 13 The connection diagrams are intended to show some basic general connections.Some cable companies may require special connections to properly use your television or 2-tuner PIP function.If you follow these diagrams and either the television or PIP does not work properl y , contact your local cable operator for more connection informat[...]

Connections 14 1) Connect Green cable out from DVDplayer “Y”Component Output, in to T V“ Y ” Component Input. 2) Connect Blue cable out from DVDplayer “P B ”Component Output, in to T V“ P B ”Component Input. 3) Connect Red cable out from DVDPlayer “P R ”Component Output, in to T V“ P R ” Component Input. 4) Connect White Aud[...]

Connections 15 1) Connect the yellow video cable out from the Camcorder ’ s Video Output, in to the TV’s Video Input jack. 2) Connect the white audio cable out from the Camcorder ’ s Left Audio Output, in to the TV’s Left Audio Input Jack. 3) Connect the red audio cable out from the Camcorder ’ s Right Audio Output, in to the TV’ s Righ[...]

Connections 16 T o Con nec t: Plug one end of the AVCompu Link cable into the AVCompu Link input on your VCR, D V D , or other Compu Link device. Plug the other end of the AV Compu Link cable into the AV C o m p u Link input at the rear of the television. Connecting to JVC AV Compu Link JVC’ sAV Compu Link feature makes playing video tapes or DVD[...]

Remote Control 17 Before you can operate the remote control, you must first install the batteries (included). See “Changing the Batteries” at the bottom of this page for instructions. (For an illustration, please see page 7.) Press the P OWER button to turn the television on or off. Make sure the TV/CATV switch is set to TV. Move the switch to [...]

Remote Programming 18 Setting the CATV , VCR and DVD Codes Y ou can program your remote to operate your cable box, satellite receiver, VCR or DVD player by using the instructions and codes listed below. If the equipment does not respond to any of the codes listed below or to the code search function, use the remote control supplied by the manufactu[...]

Remote Programming 19 VCR codes The remote control is programmed with VCR codes for power on, power off, play, stop, fast-forward, rewind, pause, record, channel up, and channel down operation. 1) Find the VCR brand from the list of codes shown below. 2) Slide the first 2-way selector switch to “TV” and the other 2-way selector switch to “VCR[...]

Remote Programming 20 D VD codes The remote control is programmed with DVD codes for power on, power off, play, stop, fast-forward, rewind, previous chapter, next chapter, tray open/close, and still/pause operation. 1) Find the DVD player brand from the list of codes shown below . 2) Slide the first 2-way selector switch to “TV” and the other 2[...]

T o bring up the onscreen men u , press the M ENU button on the remote control. The item that appears in yellow is the one currently selected. If you press the M ENU button again, the onscreen display will skip to the next menu screen. If you use the Menu button on the T V ’ s front panel instead of the remote, an additional menu screen showing c[...]

Plug In Menu 22 The Plug In Menu comes up automatically when you first turn on the TV after plugging it in. The Plug In Menu helps you to get your TV ready to use by letting you set your preferences for: • The Language in which you want the onscreen menus to appear , • The Auto T uner Setup of which channels you wish to receive, • Setting the[...]

Plug In Menu 23 A uto Clock Set 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. T o set the clock using the XDS signal: Enter the channel number of your local PBS station Press M ENU T o SET CLOCK T o operate [...]

Plug In Menu 24 Once you have the items in the Plug In Menu set to your personal preferences, move to the Finish option to save your settings. T o FINISH T o save settings and exit • Y ou can change the preferences you set in the Plug In Menu at any time using the regular JVC onscreen menu system. Manual Clock Set Finish NOTES: Y ou will have to [...]

Channel Summary Channel Summar y 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. Press the M E N U b u t t o n T o CHANNELSUMMAR Y T o operate The Channel Summary screen (above) will now b[...]

26 V -Chip Y our TV is equipped with V-Chip technology which enables TV Parental Guidelines (for United States and Canada) and Movie (MPAA) Guideline controls. V-Chip technology allows you to pro- gram your TVto receive, or not to receive, programs based on content according to the guidelines. Programs which exceed the ratings limits you set will b[...]

27 V -Chip • V / F V is for VIOLENCE/F A N TA S Y VIOLENCE • S stands for SEXUAL C O N T E N T • L stands for strong LANGUAGE • D stands for suggestive DIALOG Viewing Guidelines US V -Chip Ratings U.S. PARENTAL RATING SYSTEMS P r o gra ms wi th th e f ol lo win g r at in gs ar e a pp r opr ia te fo r c hi ld r e n . ❒ TV Y is Ap pr op ria[...]

V -Chip 28 Line up the cursor in the column (TVPG, T V G, etc.) with the content row (V/FV, S, etc.) and press the o r to move the cursor to the correct location. Press or to turn the locking feature on or off. A n 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 the t[...]

V -Chip 29 Setting ratings with the V -Chip button Example 2: If you want to set your V-Chip settings to block all programming above a current setting such as TVPG-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 th[...]

V -Chip ❒ 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 A A ratings system. Other NRfilms may be from amateur producers who didn’t intend to have their film widely released. NR(Not Rated) Progr amming may contain all types of prog ramming including children&apo[...]

31 V -Chip ❒ E - Exempt. Exempt programming includes: news, sports, documentaries and other information programming, talk shows, music videos, and variety programming. ❒ C – Programming Intended for Children. V iolence Guidelines: There will be no realistic scenes of violence. Depictions of aggressive behavior will be infrequent and limited t[...]

32 V -Chip Unrated Programs Notes About Unrated Programs: Unrated programming refers to any programming which does not contain a rating signal. Programming on television stations which do not broadcast rating signals will be placed in the “Unrated Programming" category. Examples of Unrated programs: Emergency Bulletins Locally Originated Pro[...]

33 V -Chip Set Lock Code 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. To change the Lock Code, follow the steps below . Press the M E N U b u t t o n T o SET LOCK CODE T o operate The lock icon appea[...]

34 Picture Settings Tint Color Picture Bright Detail Tint allows you to adjust the levels of red and green in your TV picture. Press the M E N U b u t t o n To TINT T o increase the levels of green T o increase the levels of red T o move to the next setting The color function lets you make all the colors in the TV picture appear either more vivid o[...]

Picture Settings 35 Noise Muting Set Video Status W ith 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. Press the M ENU button T o SET VIDEO ST A TUS T o operate T o set the TINT levels T o move to the next option Repeat these steps until all levels are set[...]

36 Sound Settings You can increase or decrease the level of low-frequency sound in the T V ’ s audio with the Bass adjustment. Press the M E N U b u t t o n T o BASS T o increase the bass T o decrease the bass T o move to the next setting Use Treble to adjust the level of high-frequency sound in your T V ’ s audio. Press the M E N U b u t t o n[...]

37 General Items The On/Off timer lets you program your television to turn 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 E N U b u t t o n T o ON/OFF TIMER T o operate (begins with ON TIME) T o set the hour (AM/PM) you want the TV to turn on T [...]

General Items 38 If your TV is connected to a stereo system, you can turn off the T V speakers and listen to the audio through your stereo. Press the M E N U b u t t o n To TV SPEAKER T o turn the TV's speakers ONor OFF E XIT when finished • Before you turn the TV Speaker setting from OFF to ON, ma ke su re t hat th e T V v o lum e l eve l i[...]

General Items 39 Get the best quality video from your DVD player by using this setting and the DVD inputs at the rear of the television. Set either to YES for component input (for DVD) or to NO for composite video input (for a regular VCR). Press the M ENU button T o V2 COMPONENT-IN T o turn the input ON (YES) or OFF (NO) E XIT when finished • Th[...]

Button Functions 40 The M E N U button allows you to access JVC’s onscreen menu system. Press M E N U to activate the onscreen menu system. • See individual topics (like “Sound Settings) for specific information on using menus. Press the E XIT button to leave a menu screen. On the RM-C301G this button is also labeled “PIP O FF ”. Press E [...]

Button Functions 41 Video Status Sleep Timer Hyper Surround Muting The V IDEO S TA TUS button gives you a choice of three TV picture display settings, including a display of your own preferences. Standard - Resets the picture display to the factory settings. Choice - Displays the setting levels you specified on the "Set Video Status" Menu[...]

Button Functions 42 Use the 100+ button to directly access channels above Channel 99. For example to move to channel 124, p r e s s 100+, 2 (two), 4 (four). 100+ Button Return+ Input Selects the signal input source for the television: TV (for Antenna or Cable) or Video-1, 2 or 3 for video devices like VCR’s, DVD players, or camcorders. I N P U T [...]

Button Functions 43 Light Your remote control includes illuminated buttons for key features like C H A N N E L + / - and V O L U M E + / - . Press the L I G H T button to turn the illumination on. D VD Buttons VCR Buttons TV/CATV Switc h VCR/DVD Switch Y ou can also use this remote control to operate the basic functions of your DVD player . These f[...]

Button Functions - PIP 44 P I P displays two separate pictures on screen. Your television has 2-Tuner PIP, meaning you can view pictures from two different channels simultaneously. Aspecial set of PIPcontrol buttons are located on the upper part of the remote control. Descriptions of each button appear on this page. The PIP f eature is av a i l a b[...]

Button Functions - PIP 45 Freeze Swap Channel +/- for PIP Source Use the F REEZE button to lock a single, still image onto the PIP window . • If PIP is off when F REEZE is pressed, a snapshot of the main screen is taken and placed in the PIPwindow. • If PIPis on when F R E E Z E is pressed, the image in the window when the button was pressed is[...]

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47 W arranty JVC COMPANYOF AMERICA warrants this product and all parts thereof, except as set forth below ONL YTO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER AT RETAIL to be FREE FROM DEFECTIVE MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP from the date of original retail purchase for the period shown below (the “Warranty Period”) (PICTURE TUBE is covered for T wo (2) years.) THIS LIM[...]

48 W arranty 7) Accessories; 8) Batteries (except that Rechar g eable Batteries are covered for 90 days from date of pur- chase.) There are no express warranties except as listed above . THE DURATION OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED W ARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILTY , IS LIMITED T O THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESS W ARRANTY HEREIN. JVC SHALL [...]

49 Authorized Service Centers QUALITY SERVICE T OLL FREE: 1 (800) 537-5722 http://www.jvc.com HO W T O LOCATE Y OUR JVC SERVICE CENTER Dear Customer, In order to receive the most satisfaction from your purchase, please read the instruction booklet before operating the unit. In the event that repairs are necessary , please call 1 (800) 537-5722 for [...]

50 Search Codes Cable/Satellite Search Codes Function: 1) Slide the first 2-Way Mode Selector switch to CATV . 2) Press the TV P OWER and R ETURN + buttons. Hold for at least three seconds and release. 3) Press TV P OWER , see if the CATV or Satellite box responds. 4) If there was a response, press R ETURN +. The operating codes are now set. If the[...]

Specifications 51 Specifications subject to change without notice . D502/302/202 mini-IB 4/5/01 9:40 AM Page 51[...]

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