JVC AV 27530 manual

Color T elevision User s Guide For Models: A V -27530 A V -27WR25 Important Note: In the spaces below , enter the model and serial number of your tele vision (located at the rear of the television cabinet). Staple your sales receipt or inv oice to the inside cover of this guide. K eep this user's guide in a convenient place f or future referen[...]

Impor tant Safety Precautions CA UTION RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK DO NO T OPEN CA UTION: T o reduce the risk of electric shoc k. Do not remo ve cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside . Refer servicing to qualifi ed service personnel. The lightning fl ash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user [...]

CA UTION ON REPLA CABLE LITHIUM BA TTER Y The battery used in this device may present a fi re or chemical burn hazard if mistreated. Do not recharge, disassemb le , heat above 100ºC or incinerate. Replace battery with CR2032 Panasonic (Matsushita Electric) or Maxell is recommended. Danger of explosion or risk of fi re if the battery is incorrect[...]

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

13 For added protection of the TV set dur ing a lightning storm or when the TV set is to be left unattended f or an extended period of time, unplug it from the w all outlet and disconnect the antenna. This will pre vent damage to product due to lightning storms or power line surges. 14 A TV set and car t combination should be moved with care . Quic[...]

T able of Contents Unpacking y our TV . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 TV Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 TV Remote Controls . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Getting Star ted . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 The Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . 10 Connecting Y our Devices . . . . . . . 11 Auto T uner Setup . . . . . . . . . . 15 Using the Guide . . . . . . [...]

CR2032 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 D VD pla yers. We recommend that bef ore you start using your new tele vision, you read your entire User’ s Guide so you can learn about your ne w television’ s many great f e[...]

Quic k Setup TV Models NO TE: Before y ou connect your tele vision to another device, please ref er to the proper diagrams f or your specific TV and remote. These will help assist you in understanding how to connect y our television to another de vice, as well as use the remote to set up your tele vision. 8 MODELS: A V -27530 and A V -27WR25 Rear P[...]

9 • F or information on remote control buttons, see pages 32 - 35. MODEL: A V -27530 1 23 4 56 7 89 0 VIDEO STATUS POWER DISPLAY MUTING CHANNEL PLAY STOP TV VCR POWER VCR CONTROL C.C. MENU EXIT GAME SLEEP INPUT 100 RETURN CH VOL VOL CH REW FF REC PAUSE RM-C203 Quic k Setup TV Remote Contr ols RM-C203 MODEL: A V -27WR25 1 23 4 56 7 89 0 VIDEO STAT[...]

These quick setup pages will pro vide you, in three easy steps, with the basic inf or mation you need to begin using your ne w television right awa y . If you ha ve questions, or f or more detailed information on any of these steps, please consult other sections of this manual. Before y ou can operate your remote control, y ou first need to install[...]

Please follo w the flow char t below to determine which connection setup is right for you. Then, refer to the appropriate diagr ams to connect your television to other de vices that you ma y have . After you are finished connecting y our devices, plug the po wer cord into the nearest power outlet and turn on the TV . Step 2 – Connecting Y our Dev[...]

12 Notes: • If y our VCR is a mono sound unit, it will hav e only one audio out jack. Connect it to the TV’ s LEFT A UDIO INPUT . • Use the S-Video connection if possible for superior picture quality . • Y our VCR m ust be tur ned on to view premium cable channels . Note: • If y ou do not have a cab le box, connect the cable wire from the[...]

Notes: • Green, blue and red are the most common colors for D VD cables. Some models ma y vary colors. Please consult the user’ s manual f or your D VD play er for more inf or mation. • Be careful not to confuse the red D VD cab le with the red audio cable. It is best to complete one set of connections (D VD or audio output) before star ting [...]

1) Connect a yellow composite cable from the camcorder VIDEO OUT , into the VIDEO IN on the front of the TV . 2) Connect a white composite cable from the camcorder LEFT A UDIO OUT , into the LEFT A UDIO IN on the front of the TV . 3) Connect a red composite cable from the camcorder RIGHT A UDIO OUT , into the RIGHT A UDIO IN on the front of the TV [...]

15 Quic k Setup A uto T uner Setup Press the Menu button on the remote control π † T o A UTO TUNER SETUP √ ® T o operate √ ® T o choose CABLE (if you are connected to a cab le system) or AIR (if you use an antenna) π † T o mov e to ST ART √ ® T o star t Auto T uner Setup The Auto T uner will now memorize all of the clear , active cha[...]

T o bring up the onscreen menu , press the M EN U button on the remote control. The item that appears in yello w is the one currently selected. If you press the M ENU button again, the onscreen display will skip to the ne xt menu screen. If you use the Men u button on the TV’ s front panel instead of the remote, an additional menu screen sho wing[...]

Press the M ENU b utton Onscreen Menus 17 INITIAL SETUP 01 PICTURE ADJUST 01 PICTURE ADJUST 02 SOUND ADJUST CLOCK/TIMERS INITIAL SETUP 02 INITIAL SETUP PREVIOUS AUTO TUNER SETUP CHANNEL SUMMARY V–CHIP SET LOCK CODE NEXT PAGE SELECT BY OPERATE BY EXIT BY EXIT PICTURE ADJUST PREVIOUS TINT COLOR PICTURE BRIGHT DETAIL NEXT PAGE SELECT BY OPERATE BY E[...]

Initial Setup 18 A uto T uner Setup If you ha ve already run the Auto T uner as par t of the quick setup earlier in this guide, please skip ahead to “Channel Summary” to continue setting up your tele vision. Press the M ENU button π † T o A UTO TUNER SETUP √ ® T o operate √ ® T o choose CABLE or AIR † T o mov e to ST ART √ ® T o s[...]

Initial Setup 19 Channel Guard Messa g e Y ou can customize the V -Chip settings of your tele vision to match your personal tastes . The V -Chip menu belo w is the star ting point for your V -Chip settings Y ou can use US V -Chip settings (for prog ramming broadcast from the United States), Canadian V -Chip settings (f or programming broadcast from[...]

Y ou can block prog rams 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 E XIT when done Directions to Block Unrated Pr ograms Initial Setup Unrated Programs Unrated programming ref ers to any progr[...]

U.S. P ARENT AL RA TING SYSTEMS Programs with the f ollowing ratings are appropriate f or children. ❒ TV Y is Appropriate for All Children Programs are created f or very young view ers and should be suitable for all ages , including children ages 2 - 6. ❒ TV Y7 is for Older Children Most parents would find such programs suitab le for children 7[...]

22 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 mov e the cursor to the correct location. Press √ or ® to turn the locking feature on or off . An item is lock ed if the icon appears instead of a “—”. For example. T o block vie wing of all TV 14 shows, mov e the cursor[...]

Initial Setup ❒ NR – Not Rated This is a film which has no rating. In many cases these films w ere impor ted from countr ies which do not use the MP AA r atings system. Other NR films ma y be from amateur producers who didn’t intend to hav e their film widely released. NR (Not Rated) Programming may contain all types of pr ogramming including[...]

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 (f or English) √ ® T o enter ratings menu For example: T o bloc k viewing of programming rated 14+ and 18+: π † T o the 18+ Column √ ® T o turn on the lock π † T o the 14+ Colu[...]

Channel guard and V -Chip settings are protected by a f our-digit lock code . Y our TV comes pre-set with a lock code of “0000”. Y ou ma y change the code to any four-digit number y ou wish. T o change the lock code , follow the steps belo w . Press the M ENU button π † T o SET LOCK CODE √ ® T o operate (lock icon appears) Press Z ERO to [...]

Y ou can choose to view your onscreen men us in three languages: English, F rench (F rançais) or Spanish (Español). Press the M ENU button π † T o LANGU AGE √ ® T o choose a language: ENG. (English), FRAN. (French) or ESP . (Spanish) Press the E XIT button when finished Language Many broadcasts now include an onscreen displa y of dialog cal[...]

Initial Setup 27 This allows y ou to lock the ke ys on the front of the TV , so that a child may not accidentally change your vie wing preferences. Press the M ENU button π † T o FRONT P ANEL LOCK √ ® T o turn ON or OFF Press the E XIT button when finished Front P anel Lock Y ou can tur n off this feature in the f ollowing wa ys: • Unplug t[...]

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 mov e to the next setting Press the E XIT button when finished Note: • If you press the 0 button, y ou can reset the setting to the factory default setting. These settings allow y ou to change and adjust the way the[...]

MTS technology allo ws sev eral 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 ma y also include a second audio program (SAP) . Press the M ENU button π † T o MTS √ ® Select the mode (The ON AIR arrow tells y ou if a broadcast is in s[...]

Cloc k/Timer s 30 Set Clock Before y ou use any of your TV’ s timer functions, y ou must first set the clock. Y ou may precisely set your cloc k using the XDS time signal broadcast by most public broadcasting stations. If you do not hav e this in your area, you will ha ve to set the clock man ually . See manual cloc k set below . T o set the cloc[...]

The on/off timer lets you progr am your television to turn itself on or off . Y ou can use it as an alarm to wake up , to help you remember impor tant 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) y ou want the TV to turn on ?[...]

T urns the TV on or off . Press the P OWER button P ower Use the number buttons on the remote control to mo ve directly to a specific channel. F or example , to move to channel 7: 0 (Zero) 7 (Sev en) Number Buttons - 10Ke y Pad Use the 100+ button to directly access channels abo ve channel 99. For e xample, to mov e to channel 124, press 100+, 2 (T[...]

Button Functions 33 The R ETURN + button has two functions: Return - Returns to the channel viewed just bef ore 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 . R ETURN + and hold for three seconds The channel currently active has been pr[...]

The V IDEO S T A TUS b utton gives y ou a choice of four TV picture display settings , including a display of y our own pref erences. ST ANDARD - Resets the picture displa y to the factory settings. D YNAMIC - Heightens contrast. SPORTS - When y ou watch a spor ts program. GAME - Used for when you are pla ying video games connected to your TV . Pre[...]

Button Functions 35 Game Sets automatically the proper conditions for pla ying video game (previously connected in the front input). Press the G AME button GAME MODE INPUT VIDEO STATUS ON VIDEO-3 GAME C.C. (Closed Caption) Use the C.C . (Closed Caption) button to select the mode of closed caption. Press the C.C . button • See page 26 when you set[...]

T r oubleshooting 36 There is no power There is no picture or sound You cannot select a certain channel The power turns off by itself The clock is wrong The color quality is poor The On Timer is blinking There are lines across the picture The picture is spotted There are double pictures (ghosts) Picture is snowy (image noise) Screen is 80% black St[...]

JVC COMP ANY OF AMERICA warrants this product and all parts thereof, e xcept 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 retail purchase for the period shown below (the “W arranty P er iod”) (PICTURE TUBE is covered f or T wo (2) years .) THIS LIMI[...]

7) Accessories; 8) Batteries (except that Rec hargeable Batteries are covered f or 90 days from date of purchase.) There are no express warranties except as listed abo ve. 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 SHALL NO T BE LI[...]

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Specifications MODEL Reception Format Reception Range Power Consumption Screen Size Audio Output Speakers Antenna Terminal External Input Jacks Audio Output Jacks (FIX) Dimensions (In) WxHxD (cm) Weight (lbs / kg) Accessories NTSC, BTSC System (Multi-Channel Sound) VHF 2 to 13, UHF 14 to 69 Sub Mid, Mid, Super, Hyper and Ultra bands (181 channel fr[...]

Manuel d’instructions pour téléviseur en couleur s P our Les Modèles: A V -27530 A V -27WR25 Information importante pour l’utilisateur : V eillez inscrire dans l’espace ci-dessous le numéro de série de votre téléviseur (situé à l’arrière du téléviseur). Agraf ez votre reçu ou votre f acture à la couverture, à l’intérieur d[...]