JVC AV 56WP74 manuale d’uso

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 receipt or invoice to the inside cover of this guide. Keep this user’ s guide in a convenient place for future reference. Keep the carton and original packaging for future use. LCT1282-001A-[...]

Important Safety Pr ecautions WARNING: TO PRE VENT FIR E OR SHOCK HAZARD S, DO NOT EXP OSE THI S TV SET TO RAI N OR MOIST URE. 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. Av oi d da ma gin g th e A C plu g an d p owe r co r d. 3. Av[...]

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 potential electrical shock or fire hazards . In order not to defeat the safeguards incorporated in this TV set, observe the following [...]

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 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 Interactive Plug In Menu . . . . . . . . 18 Setting CA TV , VCR and D[...]

T wo AA Batteries 1 T elevision 1 Remote Control Used to connect an external antenna or cable TV system to your TV . Used to make video connections with S-Video VCRs, Camcorders and DVD players. W e recommend that before you start using your new television, you read your entire User’ s Guide so you can learn about your new television’ s many gr[...]

MODELS: A V-65WP74 A V-56WP74 A V-48WP74 MODELS: A V-65WP74, A V-56WP74, A V -48WP74 Q ui c k Se t u p T V M od e l s 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 a[...]

MODELS: A V-65WP74 A V-56WP74 A V-48WP74 Q ui c k Se t u p T V R em o t e C o n t r ol s RM-C1200G 9 • For information on remote control buttons, see pages 48 - 57. 65,56,48WP74 English OK1 2/18/03, 1:44 PM 9[...]

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 control, you first need to install the batt[...]

Q ui c k Se t u p C o n ne c t io n s 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 are finished connecting your devices, plug the power cord into the nearest power outlet and turn on the TV . S[...]

Q ui c k Se t u p C o n ne c t io n s 12 Notes: • If your VCR is a mono sound unit, it will have only one audio out jack. Connect it to the LEFT AUDIO INPUT on the front of the TV . • Use the S-Video connection if possible for superior picture quality . • Y our VCR must be turned on to view premium cable channels. Diagram #2 Note: • If you [...]

Q ui c k Se t u p C o n ne c t io n s Notes: • Green, blue and red are 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. • Be careful not to confuse the red DVD cable with the red audio cable. It is best to complete one set of connections (DVD or aud[...]

JVC’ s AV compu link feature makes playing video tapes or DVDs totally automatic. Simply insert a pre-recor ded tape into your JVC brand VCR or DVD into your JVC DVD player and the device will automatically tur n on and begin playback. At the same time, using the A V compu link, the VCR or DVD player sends a signal to the television telling it to[...]

Q ui c k Se t u p C o n ne c t io n s 1) Connect a yellow composite cable from the camcorder VIDEO OUT , into the VIDEO IN on the front of the TV , OR connect an S-Video cable from the front of the TV to the camcorder . 2) Connect a white composite cable from the camcorder LEFT AUDIO OUT , into the LEFT AUDIO IN on the front of the TV . 3) Connect [...]

16 Q ui c k Se t u p C o n ne c t io n s Connecting to the Surround Amplifier 1) Connect the black speaker cable from the TV’ s SPEAKER INPUT terminal to the surround amplifier’ s CENTER SPEAKER OUTPUT terminal. 2) Connect the red speaker cable from the TV’ s SPEAKER INPUT terminal to the surround amplifier’ s CENTER SPEAKER OUTPUT terminal[...]

By inputting a high bandwidth digital content protection high definition picture source to the digital-in terminal of this television, high-definition pictures can be displayed on the screen in their digital form. (This terminal is for use in the future when high bandwidth digital content protection DTV decoders and DVD players and D-VHS are put on[...]

When you tur n your television on for the first time the interactive plug-in menu will appear . The plug-in menu helps you to get your TV ready to use by letting you set your prefer ences for: • The language in which you want the onscreen menus to appear . • Setting the TV’ s clock to the correct time so your timer functions will work properl[...]

T o set your clock manually (without using the XDS signal), choose MANUAL. If you choose AUTO, see auto clock set above. √ ® T o choose MANUAL † T o TIME √ ® T o set the hour † T o minute √ ® T o set the minute † T o Start Clock Manual Clock Set Note: • Y ou will have to reset the clock after a power interruption. Y ou must set the[...]

Q ui c k Se t u p P l u g- I n Me n u 20 In auto tuner setup, the TV automatically scans through all available channels, memorizing the active ones and skipping over blank ones or channels with weak signals. This means when you scan (using the C HANNEL +/– buttons) you will receive only clear , active channels. √ ® T o choose CABLE or AIR (or [...]

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 manufacturer . The remote control is programmed with cable box and[...]

The remote control is programmed with VCR codes for power on/off, play , stop, fast-forward, rewind, pause, recor d, channel up/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”. 3) Press and hold down the D ISPLAY button, [...]

The remote control is programmed with DVD codes for power on/off, play , stop, fast-forward, rewind, previous/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-way selector switch to “DVD”. 3) Press and[...]

Remote Pr ogramming 24 Cable/Satellite Search Codes Function 1) Slide the first 2-Way Mode Selector switch to CA TV . 2) Press the P OWER and R ETURN +/TV buttons. Hold for at least three seconds and release. 3) Press the P OWER button on the remote, and see if the cable or satellite box responds. 4) If there was a response, press R ETUR N +/TV . T[...]

T o bring up the onscreen menu , press the M ENU button on the remote control. The item that appears in green is the one currently selected. If you use the Menu button on the TV’ s front panel instead of the remote, an additional menu screen showing INPUT and ASPECT will appear between INITIAL SETUP and PICTURE ADJUST . The “interactive plug-in[...]

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 on the next page. Detailed explanations on using each menu follow later in this guide. For information about the interactive plug-in Menu, see pages 18[...]

INITIAL SETUP 03 PICTURE ADJUST 01 PICTURE ADJUST 02 SOUND ADJUST CLOCK/TIMERS INITIAL SETUP 02 Press the M ENU button Onscr een Menus INITIAL SETUP 01 Notes: • The DIGIT AL-IN menu can only be displayed when a 480p picture signal is input to the digital-in terminal and the picture is being displayed on the screen. • When the Menu button on the[...]

Initial Setup 28 Auto T uner Setup The auto tuner setup function is described on page 20 as the interactive plug-in menu. If you need to run the auto tuner setup again, follow the steps below . Press the M ENU button π † T o AUTO TUNER SETUP √ ® T o operate √ ® T o choose CABLE or AIR Press the O K button to start Programming will take app[...]

When a viewer attempts to watch a guarded channel, the following message appears: T o watch a channel that you have locked, enter the Lock Code using the 10 key pad. If the wrong code is entered, the message “INV ALID LOCK CODE!” will flash on the screen. The channel cannot be accessed until the correct code is entered. Notes: • Once a channe[...]

Y ou can block programs 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 M ENU when done Directions to Block Unrated Programs Initial Setup Unrated Programs Unrated programming refers to any programm[...]

U.S. P ARENT AL RA TING SYSTEMS Programs with the following ratings are appropriate 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 a[...]

Initial Setup 32 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 O K 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 [...]

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+: √ ® T o the 18+ Column Press the O K button to lock √ ® T o the 14+ Colum[...]

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 π † T o SET LOCK CODE √ ® T o operate (lock icon appears) Press Z ERO to access t[...]

Initial Setup This TV has three color projection tubes: one for red, green, and blue. When mixed together in the proper portions, the output of these three color tubes can produce any color . T o produce these colors, however , the beams must be precisely aligned over each other so that the colors can be mixed. The produce of aligning these picture[...]

Press the M ENU button π † T o CONVERGENCE √ ® T o Enter π † T o choose MANUAL √ ® T o Enter If all the lines are white, no convergence adjustment is necessary . If not, you need to perform the manual color convergence below . Select the location you want to adjust by using the number buttons on the remote control. Y ou can select any o[...]

This function lets you preview the many different viewing modes of your TV . It will cycle through “index”, “pop”, “split demo”, “freeze”, all of the different “aspect” ratios and all of the differ ent “video status” modes. Press the M ENU button π † T o AUTO DEMO √ ® T o turn AUTO DEMO ON or OFF Note: T o stop auto de[...]

The DIGIT AL-IN option can only be displayed in the INITIAL SETUP menu when a 480p picture signal is being input to the DIGIT AL-IN terminal. This option adjusts the position when a 480p picture signal is being displayed on the screen. There are two types of 480p picture signals: 640x480 and 720x480. If the displayed picture is slightly shifted, th[...]

When you are using a surround system, you can substitute the speaker of this television for the center speaker of you surround system. Set CENTER CH INPUT to on when you use the speaker as the center speaker of your surround system. Press the M ENU button π † T o CENTER CH INPUT √ ® T o adjust CENTER CH INPUT to “ON” or “OFF” Press th[...]

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 button π †[...]

This allows you to lock the keys on the front of the TV , so that a child may not accidentally change your viewing preferences. Press the M ENU button π † T o FRONT P ANEL LOCK √ ® T o tur n ON or OFF Press the M ENU button when finished Initial Setup 42 Front Panel Lock Y ou can turn off this feature in the following ways: • Unplug the pow[...]

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 Press the M ENU button when finished 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[...]

V elocity scan modulation circuitry varies the electron beam’ s horizontal scanning speed to help accentuate the differences in picture brightness to sharpen the edges of images. Press the M ENU button π † T o VSM √ ® T o enter √ ® T o tur n VSM ON or OFF Pictur e Adjust 44 (VSM) V elocity Scan Modulation With digital noise clear , this [...]

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 program (SAP) . Press the M ENU button π † T o MTS √ ® Select the mode (The ON AIR arrow tells you if a broadcast is in stere[...]

Clock/Timers 46 Set Clock The set clock function is described on page 19 as the interactive plug-in menu. Y ou can choose to set the clock automatically , or manually . If you need to set the clock again, follow the steps below . Press the M ENU button π † T o SET CLOCK √ ® T o operate When you set the clock automatically, choose AUTO by pres[...]

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 turn on † T o[...]

Y our television has three kinds of screen: SPLIT (2 channels), POP (4 channels), and INDEX (12 channels). T wo channels (or input) will now appear onscreen. The channel (or input) you were watching before pressing S PLIT will appear on the left, the new channel will appear on the right. The sound will continue to come from the main screen channel [...]

Y ou can view three separate pictures (still images) on screen on the right side of the TV’ s main picture. The picture of the still image will be renewed in order (from top to bottom). T o change the channel of separate pictures: • Press the S ELECT button and select the separate picture which you want to change. Press the N UMBER buttons and [...]

Y ou can exchange the channel (or input) displayed in the split screen window for the main screen image by pressing the S WAP button. Note: This function will not work with POP screen. It will only work in SPLIT mode. Freeze Swap With SELECT , you can select the picture (channel) while viewing POP or SPLIT screen. When you press S ELECT button, the[...]

Button Functions 51 T urns the TV on or off. Press the P OWER button Use the number buttons on the remote control to move directly to a specific channel. For example, to move to channel 7: 0 (Zero) 7 (Seven) Power Number Buttons - 10Key Pad Use the 100+ button to directly access channels above channel 99. For example, to move to channel 124, press [...]

The return+ /TV button has three functions: Return - Returns to the channel viewed just before the channel currently onscreen. Return+ - Lets you program a specific channel to return to while scanning through the channels using the CH+ and CH– buttons. TV - Retur ns to the TV mode. R ETURN +/T V and hold for three seconds The channel currently ac[...]

The V ideo status button gives you a choice of four TV picture display settings, including a display of your own prefer ences. Standard - Resets the picture display to the factory settings. Dynamic - Gives a vivid picture with better contrast when viewing in a brightly lit room. Theater - Gives a rich, film-like look to video when viewing in a diml[...]

Button Functions 54 The Sleep Timer can turn the TV off for you after you fall asleep. Program it to work in intervals of 15 minutes, for a total time of up to 180 minutes. Press the S LEEP T IMER button Sleep Timer Message 20 seconds before the automatic shutoff, this message will appear: Y ou then have 20 seconds to press the S LEEP T IMER button[...]

This feature will help you adjust the picture you are watching to give you the best possible picture quality . REGULAR - The regular ratio is used when you want to watch a 4:3 broadcast or recorded program without modifying the original picture to fit the dimensions of your 16:9 screen. The 4:3 picture will fil lthe screen from top to bottom, while[...]

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 C.C. (Closed Caption) Button Functions 56 Back OK Use the C.C. (Closed Caption) button to select the mode of closed caption. Press the [...]

Use either the television’ s own tuner or a cable box to select channels. Set this switch to TV to operate the television’ s built-in tuner . Move the switch to CA TV to operate a cable box. Note: • See page 21 for information on programming your remote for cable box operation. Y ou can control a VCR or DVD player with the buttons on the lowe[...]

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T r oubleshooting 59 The following are not malfunctions. • The television may make a creaking sound if the temperature of the room or the temperature of the inside of the television changes. If there is no problem with the screen or sound, then there is no need to worry . • The operation of this television is not guaranteed below 0°C. If the p[...]

Caring for the Cabinet Normally , light dusting with a soft, non-scratching duster will keep your TV clean. If you wish to wipe down the television, first unplug it. Then wipe gently with a soft cloth, slightly moistened with water . Y ou can add a few drops of mild liquid detergent to the water to help remove spots of oily dirt. DO NOT allow liqui[...]

61 JVC COMP ANY OF AMERICA warrants this product and all parts thereof, except as set forth below ONL Y TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER A T RET AIL to be FREE FROM DEFECTIVE MA TERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP from the date of original r etail pur chase for the period shown below . (“The W arranty Period”) This limited warranty is valid only in the fifty (50)[...]

62 W arranty 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 THE LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT , INCONVENIENCE, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES, WHETHER DIRECT , INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMIT A TION, DAMAG[...]

Authorized Service Centers 63 Q U A L I TY S E R VI C E HOW TO LOCA TE YOUR JVC SERVICE CENTER TOLL FREE: 1 (800) 537-5722 http://www .jvc.com 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 , call our Customer Relati[...]

Specifications subject to change without notice. Specifications JVC COMP ANY OF AMERICA Division of JVC Americas Corp. 1700 V alley Road W ayne, New Jersey , 07470 JVC CANADA, INC. 21 Finchdene Square Scarborough, Ontario Canada, M1X 1A7 65,56,48WP74 English OK1 2/18/03, 1:47 PM 64[...]