JVC AV 32P903 manual

COLOR TELEVISION USER'S GUIDE For models: AV -36P903 AV -32P903 Illustration of A V -36P903 and RM-C324G 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 or invoice to the inside cover of this guide. Keep this[...]

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

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 elec- trical shock or fire hazar ds! In order not to defeat the safeguards incorporated in this TV [...]

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[...]

ONSCREEN MENUS (Cont.) Sound Settings Bass ..............4 0 T reble .............4 0 Balance ............4 0 MTS (Multi-channel Sound) . . 40 General Items On/Off T imer ..........4 1 TV Speaker ..........4 2 Audio Out . . . . . . . . . . . 42 T ilt Correction . . . . . . . . . 42 Purity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Closed Caption . . . . . . . . [...]

POWER NATURAL CINEMA SLEEP TIMER LIGHT SOUND CHANNEL DISPLAY SOURCE FREEZE MULTISCREEN/PIP SWAP PIP/MOVE INDEX 1 7 4 100+ 3 9 6 RETURN+ MUTING MENU V CHIP PIP OFF EXIT 2 8 0 5 + CH VOL VOL + CH REC STOP PAUSE PLAY FF REW TV CATV DVD VCR VCR CHANNEL TV/VCR VCR/ DVD POWER PREV NEXT OPEN/CLOSE STILL/PAUSE RM-C324G VIDEO STATUS TV 16:9 MODE INPUT THEAT[...]

VIDEO S VIDEO L MONO AUDIO R OPERATE INPUT 4 MENU CHANNEL VOLUME OVER NO TE: To open and close the front panel, gently push it until you hear a click. 8 P anel Dia grams Rear P anel Diagram Front P anel Diagram[...]

Remote Contr ol 9 POWER NATURAL CINEMA SLEEP TIMER LIGHT SOUND CHANNEL DISPLAY SOURCE FREEZE MULTISCREEN/PIP SWAP PIP/MOVE INDEX 1 7 4 100+ 3 9 6 RETURN+ MUTING MENU V CHIP PIP OFF EXIT 2 8 0 5 + CH VOL VOL + CH REC STOP PAUSE PLAY FF REW TV CATV DVD VCR VCR CHANNEL TV/VCR VCR/ DVD POWER PREV NEXT OPEN/CLOSE STILL/PAUSE RM-C324G VIDEO STATUS TV 16:[...]

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 info[...]

Cable/RF connector Step T wo - Making Basic Connections Next you will need to connect your television to an antenna, VCR or cable system. The most basic VCR and antenna/cable connection is shown below . For more detailed connections, such as ones where a cable box is required, or connecting with a combination of a cable box and VCR, home stereo sys[...]

Press the  button to move to AUTO TUNER SETUP ¥  To choose CABLE (if you are connected to a cable system) or AIR (if you use an antenna) or SKIP (if you need to)   To move to ST ART The Auto T uner will now memorize all of the clear , active channels your television can receive. This will take one or two minutes. 12 N OW PROGRAMM[...]

1) Connect an RF Cable from the wall outlet into the RF Cable In on the Cable Box. 2) Connect an RF cable from the Cable Out on the cable box into the RF Cable In on the back of the TV . NO TE: • Please see page 52 for more information on using the PIP feature with a cable box. Connecting to a Cable Bo x Diagram #2 Connections There are three bas[...]

Connections Connecting to a Cable Bo x and VCR Diagram #3 1) Connect an RF Cable from the wall outlet into the RF Cable Box In. 2) Connect an RF Cable from the Cable Box Out into the VCR In. 3) Connect an RF Cable from the VCR Out into the RF In on the back of the TV . 4) Connect the Red Cable from VCR Right Audio Output into the Red TV Audio In. 5[...]

AUDIO OUT Red TV Rea r Pa n el DVD R ea r P a n el OR Connections 1) Connect Green Cable Out from DVD Player “Y” Component Output into TV “Y” Component Input 2 or 3. 2) Connect Blue Cable Out from DVD Player “P B ” Component Output into TV “P B ” Component Input 2 or 3. 3) Connect Red Cable Out from DVD Player “P R ” Component O[...]

Connections Connecting to a Digital TV Receiver AUDI O O U T DIGIT AL OUT LR TV Rear Panel DTV D e c oder T ighten screws after connections 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 fo[...]

Connections 1) Connect the Y ellow Video Cable Out from the Camcorder’s Video Output into the TV’s V ideo Input Jack, OR connect an S-V ideo Cable from the Camcorder ’s S-Video Output to the TV’s S-Video Input. 2) Connect the White Audio Cable Out from the Camcorder ’s Left Audio Output into the TV’s Left Audio Input Jack. 3) Connect th[...]

Connections 1) 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. 2) Plug the other end of the A V Compu Link Cable into the A V Compu Link Input at the rear of the TV . NO TE: • In order for the VCR playback to begin automatically , the recording tabs must be remove from the VHS t[...]

POWER NATURAL CINEMA SLEEP TIMER LIGHT SOUND CHANNEL DISPLAY SOURCE FREEZE MULTISCREEN/PIP SWAP PIP/MOVE INDEX 1 7 4 100+ 3 9 6 RETURN+ MUTING MENU V CHIP PIP OFF EXIT 2 8 0 5 + CH VOL VOL + CH REC STOP PAUSE PLAY FF REW TV CATV DVD VCR VCR CHANNEL TV/VCR VCR/ DVD POWER PREV NEXT OPEN/CLOSE STILL/PAUSE RM-C324G VIDEO STATUS TV 16:9 MODE INPUT THEAT[...]

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Getting Star ted Setting 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 o[...]

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

Onscreen Menus PICTURE ADJU ST COLOR TEMPERA TURE LOW HIGH NEXT PAGE PREVIOUS OPERATE BY EXIT BY SELECT BY DIG. N OISE CLEAR EXIT RESET BY 0 STANDARD NOI SE MUTING VSM ON OFF ON OFF DIGIT AL-IN SIZE-1 PICTURE ADJU ST NEXT PAGE PREVIOUS OPERATE BY EXIT BY SELECT BY EXIT RESET BY 0 TINT COLOR PICTURE BRIGHT DET AIL STANDARD CLOCK/TIMERS NEXT PAGE PRE[...]

Plug In Menu Introduction A uto T uner Setup Language Y ou can choose to view your onscreen menus in three languages: English, French, or Spanish. Press the M ENU button   To LANGUAGE ¥ To choose a language ENGLISH FRENCH SP ANISH In Auto T uner Setup, the TV automatically scans through all available channels, memorizing the active ones a[...]

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. T o 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 SUMMARY ¥ To operate The Channel Summary screen (above) will[...]

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 following ratings are appropriate for 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 prog[...]

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 MA shows, move the [...]

V -Chip 32 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 TV PG-V (with violence): Press Z ERO when TV -PG - V is displayed To access Rating information about a certain program, press the V -C HIP button while viewing that program. A display like t[...]

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) Programming may contain all types of programming including children&apos[...]

34 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 [...]

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[...]

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 The lock icon a[...]

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 either m[...]

Picture Settings The setting screen will disappear if you do not make any adjustments or move to the next set- ting in approximately three seconds. Any changes you have made to picture settings up to that point will be stored. Y ou can exit the Picture Settings menu at any time by pressing the E XIT button on the remote control. When you want to re[...]

VSM (V elocity Scan Modulation) 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   To VSM ¥ To enter ¥ To turn VSM ON or OFF Press E XIT /P IP O FF when done • When you select ?[...]

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 button [...]

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 tu[...]

General Items 42 If your TV is connected to a stereo system, you can turn of f the TV speakers and listen to the audio through your stereo. Press the M ENU button   To TV SPEAKER ¥ To turn the TV's speakers ON or OFF E XIT /P IP O FF when finished • Before you turn the TV Speaker setting from OFF to ON, make sure that the TV v olum[...]

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[...]

General Items 44 Front P anel Lock 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   To FRONT P ANEL LOCK ¥ To turn ON or OFF E XIT /PIP O FF when finished • Not only can you turn off this feature by using the remote control, you can t[...]

General Items 45 A uto Demo This shows you some of the great features of your JVC television. Press the M ENU button   To AUT O DEMO ¥ To turn ON or OFF When you turn it ON, it starts the AUTO DEMO MUL TI SCREEN DEMO PICTURE IN PICTURE DEMO 16:9 MODE DEMO ST ANDARD ST A TUS DEMO* THEA TER ST A TUS DEMO* DYNAMIC ST A TUS DEMO* When you fin[...]

Button Functions 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 /P IP O FF button to leave a menu screen. Press Exit/PIP Off to turn off the Picture-in-Picture function[...]

Button Functions Video Status 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 - Choose when you watch the TV in a brightly lit room. Theater - Gives a rich, film-like look to video. Press the[...]

Button Functions 48 Return+ Input Selects the signal input source for the television: TV (for Antenna, DIGIT AL-IN or Cable) or V ideo-1, 2, 3, or 4 for video devices like VCR’ s, DVD players, or camcorders. I NPUT TV VIDEO-1 VIDEO-2 VIDEO-3 DIGIT AL-IN VIDEO-4 The R ETURN + button has two functions: Return - Returns to the channel viewed just be[...]

Button Functions 49 Natural Cinema The natural cinema function simulates progressive scan for signal sources that are not progressive capable. Therefore, when you watch a movie or animation, press the N A TURAL C INEMA button, and it will adjust the outlines of the images to make them sharper . Press the N A TURAL C INEMA button NO TE: • When you[...]

This allows you to quickly look at up to 9 scanned channels from the Channel Summary so that you can decide which one to watch. Index Button Functions 50 TheaterPro D6500K The TheaterPro D6500K Color T emperature T echnology function makes sure that the video you watch is set to the standard color temperature, so that what you see is as true to wha[...]

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 include: play , rewind, fast-forward, stop, still/pause, previous/next, tray open/close, power on, and power off. Move the selector switch to “DVD” to operate. • The remote is prese[...]

Button Functions - PIP PIP Introduction PIP displays two separate pictures on screen. Y our television has 2-T uner 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. PIP/Move T u[...]

Button Functions - PIP Freeze Swap Channel +/– 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 held. Y o[...]

Tr oub leshooting 54 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 80% black [...]

55 W arranty For Canadian model televisions, see the separate sheet for Canadian W arranty information. 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 retail purchase for the peri[...]

56 W arranty REFURBISHED PRODUCTS CARR Y A SEP ARA TE W ARRANTY . THIS W ARRANTY DOES NO T APPL Y FOR DET AILS OF REFURBISHED PR ODUCT W ARRANTY . PLEASE REFER T O THE REFURBISHED PRODUCT W ARRANTY INFORMA TION PA CKA GED WITH EA CH REFURBISHED PRODUCT . For customer use: Enter below the Model No. and Serial No. whic h is located either on the rear[...]

57 A uthorized Ser vice Centers QUALITY SERVICE T OLL FREE: 1 (800) 537-5722 http://www .jvc.com How to 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 neces- sary , or for the address nearest yo[...]

58 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 [...]

Specifications Specifications subject to change without notice. MODEL A V -36P903 Reception Format Reception Range Power Consumption Screen Size Audio Output Speakers Antenna T erminal External Input Jacks Dimensions WxHxD (inch/cm) Wei gh t ( lbs / kg) Accessories NTSC, BTSC System (Multi-Channel Sound) VHF 2 to 13, UHF 14 to 69 Sub Mid, Mid, Supe[...]

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