JVC AV 27D503 manuale d’uso

COLOR TELEVISION USER'S GUIDE For models: AV -36D503 AV -36D303 AV -36D203 AV -32D503 AV -32D303 AV -32D203 AV -27D503 Illustration of A V -32D503 and RM-C251 IMPORT ANT NO TE T O THE CUST OMER In the spaces below , enter the model and serial number of your television (located at the rear of the television cabinet). Staple your sales receipt o[...]

IMPOR T ANT SAFETY PRECA UTIONS W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARDS, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS TV SET TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CA UTION: TO INSURE PERSONAL SAFETY , OBSER VE THE FOLLOWING RULES REGARDING THE USE OF THIS UNIT . 1. Operate only from the power source specified on the unit. 2. A void damaging the AC plug and power cord. 3. Avoid Improper i[...]

IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS CA UTION: Please read and retain for y our 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 potential 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 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 AT V set and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stop[...]

Ta b le of Contents UNP A CKING Y OUR TV .....7 TV Models and Remote Controls ........8 Quick Setup Guide ....... 1 0 Connections ..........1 3 Cable and VCR Connections . . . . . . . 13 Connecting to a DVD Player . . . . . . . .16 Connecting to an External Amplifier . . . . 17 Connecting to a Camcorder . . . . . . . 17 Connecting to JVC A V Compu [...]

MENU OPERATE MENU POWER ON TIMER — CHANNEL + — VOLUME + T wo AA Batteries 1 T elevision 1 Remote Control Thank you for your purchase of a JVC Color T elevision. 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 h[...]

TV Models and Remotes Guide NO TE: Before you connect your televison to another device, please refer to the proper dia- grams for your TV and remote, depending on the model that you have purchased. 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 televison. Rear P[...]

TV Models and Remotes Guide Remote Control RM-C251 MODELS: AV -36D503, A V -32D503, and A V -27D503 Remote Control RM-C252 MODELS: AV -36D303, A V -36D203, AV -32D303, and A V -32D203 9[...]

10 Getting Started 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 . This information includes basic instructions on operating your remote control, making a simple cable/antenna and optional VCR connection and, finally , information on programming your [...]

11 WALL CABLE or ANTENNA OUT OR OR VCR IN 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 14 to 15. Y ou m[...]

12 Step Three - The Plug In Menu When you turn your television on for the first time the Plug In Menu will appear . This menu sets some of the basic settings for your television. A complete description of the Plug In Menu can be found starting on page 25. We recommend you complete the Plug In Menu items before you start using your television. But t[...]

Connections VCR IN WALL CABLE or ANTENNA OUT OR OR TWO-WA Y SPLITTER 1) Connect the antenna or cable TV wire from the wall outlet, in to the RF Input of the two-way splitter . 2) Connect an RF cable from the one of the RF Outputs 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 [...]

VCR IN OR OR WALL CABLE or ANTENNA OUT Connections 14 1) Connect the antenna or cable TV wire from the wall outlet, in to the RF Input 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[...]

Connections 15 The connection diagrams are intended to show some basic general connections. Some cable companies ma y require special connections to properly use y our televi- sion or 2-tuner PIP function. If you f ollow these diagrams and either the tele vision or PIP does not work pr operly , contact y our local cable operator f or more connectio[...]

DVD Pla y e r AUDIO OUT G ree n Blu e Re d Connections 16 1) Connect Green cable out from DVD player “Y” Component Output, in to TV “Y” Component Input. 2) Connect Blue cable out from DVD player “P B ” Component Output, in to TV “P B ” Component Input. 3) Connect Red cable out from DVD Player “P R ” Component Output, in to TV ?[...]

Connections 17 1) Connect the yellow video cable out from the Camcorder’s Video Output, in to the TV’s V ideo 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 Right Au[...]

Connections 18 VCR or DVD player To Connect: Plug one end of the A V Compu Link cable into the A V Compu Link input on your VCR, DVD, or other Compu Link device. Plug the other end of the A V Compu Link cable into the A V Compu Link input at the rear of the television. Connecting to JVC A V Compu Link JVC’s A V Compu Link feature makes playing vi[...]

Remote Contr ol • 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 illustra- tion, please see page 10.) • Press the P OWER button to turn the television on or off. • Make sure the TV/CA TV switch is set to TV . Move[...]

Remote Pr ogramming Setting the CA TV , VCR and D VD 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 sup- plied by the manuf[...]

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To 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. 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 TV’ s front panel instead of the remote, an additional menu screen showing chann[...]

Onscreen Menus 24 The Onscreen Menu System Y our television comes with JVC’s Onscreen Menu System. The Onscreen Menus let you make adjustments to your television’s operation simply and quickly . Examples of the Onscreen Menus are shown below and on the next page. Detailed explanations on using each menu fol- low later in this guide. Press the M[...]

Plug In Menu 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 TV[...]

Plug In Menu 26 A uto Clock Set Before you use any of your TV’ s timer functions, you must first set the clock. Y ou may precise- ly set your clock using the XDS time signal broadcast by most Public Broadcasting stations. To set the clock using the XDS signal: Enter the channel number of your local PBS station Press M ENU   To SET CLOCK ¥?[...]

Plug In Menu 27 Manual Cloc k Set NO TE: Y ou will have to reset the clock after a power interruption. Y ou must set the clock before oper- ating any timer functions. To set your clock manually (without using the XDS signal), choose MANUAL from the Set Clock menu and follow the steps below .   To SET CLOCK ¥ To operate ¥ To MANUAL [...]

Channel Summary Channel Summary 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 watch- ing any or all 181 channels. Press the M ENU button   To CHANNEL SUMMAR Y ¥ To operate The Channel Summary screen (above) wil[...]

29 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 limits you set will[...]

30 V -Chip US V -Chip Ratings U .S. P ARENT AL RA TING SYSTEMS Programs with the f ollowing ratings are appropriate f or children. ❒ TV Y is Appropriate f or 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 pr[...]

V -Chip 31 Line up the cursor in the column (TV PG, TV G, etc.) with the content row (V/FV , S, etc.) and press the  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. To block viewing of all TV 14 shows, move the [...]

V -Chip 32 Setting ratings with the V -Chip b utton 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. To access Rating information about a certain program, pre[...]

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 AA ratings system. Other NR films may be from amateur producers who didn’t intend to have their film widely released. NR (Not Rated) Pr ogramming may contain all types of programming inc luding chil- dren&[...]

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

35 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 Pr[...]

36 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. T o change the Lock Code, follow the steps below . Press the M ENU button   To SET LOCK CODE ¥ To operate (Lock icon a[...]

37 Picture Settings Tint Color Picture Bright Detail Ti nt allows you to adjust the levels of red and green in your TV picture. Press the M ENU button   To TINT  To increase the levels of green ¥ To increase the levels of red   To move to the next setting The color function lets you make all the colors in the TV picture appear eithe[...]

Picture Settings 38 Noise Muting This feature inserts a blank blue screen over channels which are not broadcasting or are too weak to be received clearly . Press the M ENU button   To NOISE MUTING ¥ To turn Noise Muting ON or OFF • Noise Muting will not work during Auto T uner Setup or when you operate Channel Summary . With COLOR TEMPE[...]

39 Sound Settings Y ou can increase or decrease the level of low-frequency sound in the TV’ s audio with the Bass adjustment. Press the M ENU button   To BASS  To increase the bass ¥ To decrease the bass   To move to the next setting Use T reble to adjust the level of high-frequency sound in your TV’ s audio. Press the M ENU but[...]

40 General Items The On/Off timer lets you program your television to turn itself on or of f. 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   To ON/OFF TIMER ¥ To operate (begins with ON TIME) ¥ To set the hour (AM/PM) you want the TV to[...]

General Items Many broadcasts now include an onscreen display of dialog called Closed Captions. Some broadcasts may also include displays of additional information in text form. Y our television can access and display this information using the Closed Caption feature. T o activate the Closed Caption feature, follow the steps below . Press the M ENU[...]

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 com- posite video input (for a regular VCR). Press the M ENU button   To V2 COMPONENT -IN ¥ To turn the input ON (YES) or OFF (NO) E XIT when finished • This[...]

Button Functions 43 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 Settings) for specific information on using menus. Press the E XIT button to leave a menu screen. On the RM-C251 this button is also labeled “PIP O FF ”. Press E XIT /[...]

Button Functions 44 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. Dynamic - Heightens contrast Theater - Gives a rich, film-like look to video. Press the V I[...]

Button Functions 45 Use the 100+ button to directly access channels above Channel 99. For example to move to channel 124, press100+, 2 (two), 4 (four). 100+ Button Return+ Input Selects the signal input source for the television: TV (for Antenna or Cable) or V ideo-1, 2 or 3 for video devices like VCR’s, DVD players, or camcorders. I NPUT TV VIDE[...]

Button Functions 46 Light Y our remote control includes illuminated buttons for key features like C HANNEL +/- and V OLUME +/-. Press the L IGHT button to turn the illumination on. D VD Buttons VCR Buttons TV/CA TV Switch VCR/D VD Switch Y ou can also use this remote control to operate the basic functions of your DVD player . These functions includ[...]

Button Functions - PIP 47 PIP displays two separate pictures on screen. Y our television has 2-Tuner PIP , meaning you can view pictures from two different channels simultaneously . A special set of PIP control but- tons are located on the upper part of the remote control. Descriptions of each button appear on this page. The PIP feature is av ailab[...]

Button Functions - PIP 48 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 PIP window . • If PIP is on when F REEZE is pressed, the image in the window when the button was pressed is [...]

Tr oubleshooting 49 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 T imer is blinking There are lines across the picture The picture is spotted There are double pictures (ghosts) Picture is snowy (image noise) Screen is 40% black S[...]

50 W arranty JVC COMP ANY OF AMERICA warrants this product and all parts thereof, except as set forth below ONL Y T O THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER A T RET AIL to be FREE FROM DEFECTIVE MA TERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP from the date of original retail purchase for the period shown below (the “W arranty Period”) (PICTURE TUBE is covered for T wo (2) years.) [...]

51 W arranty 7) Accessories; 8) Batteries (except that Rechar geable Batteries are covered f or 90 days from date of purc hase .) There are no express warranties e xcept as listed above. THE DURA TION OF ANY IMPLIED W ARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED W ARRANTY OF MERCHANT ABIL TY , IS LIMITED T O THE DURA TION OF THE EXPRESS W ARRANTY HEREIN. JVC S[...]

52 A uthoriz ed Ser vice Center s QUALITY SERVICE T OLL FREE: 1 (800) 537-5722 http://www .jvc.com HO W T O LOCA TE Y OUR JVC SER VICE 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 neces- sary , please call 1 (800) 537[...]

53 Sear ch Codes Cable/Satellite Sear ch Codes Function: 1) Slide the first 2-W ay Mode Selector switch to CA TV . 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 CA TV or Satellite box responds. 4) If there was a response, press R ETURN +. The operating codes are now set. I[...]

Specifications 54 MODEL AV -27D503 AV -32D203 AV -32D303 AV -32D503 A V -36D503 AV -36D203 AV -36D303 Reception Format Reception Range Power Consumption Screen Size Audio Output Speakers Antenna T erminal External Input Jacks Audio Output Jacks (FIX) Dimensions (In) WxHxD (cm) Wei ght (lbs / kg) Accessories NTSC, BTSC System (Multi-Channel Sound) V[...]

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