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    © 2002 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED  Colour Television INSTRUCTIONS LCT1187-00 1A-U 0402-T-CR-JMU K AV32X25EK AV28X25EK AV32X25EI AV28X25EI Contents Setting up your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 TV button[...]

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    2  Thank you for buying this JVC colour television. To make sure you understand how to use your new TV, please read this manual thoroughly before you begin. Avoid improper installation and never position the unit where[...]

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    3   Warning DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety[...]

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    4  • Never obstruct the ventilation of this equipment. Doing so may cause overheating and result in a malfunction or damage. • Never use makeshift stands or attempt to affix legs with wood screws. When using a manu[...]

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    5  Setting up your TV Caution • Turn off all the equipment includi ng the TV before connecting anything. Connecting the aerial and video cassette recorder (VCR) • The connecting cables are not provided. • For fur[...]

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    6 Setting up your TV  Connecting the power cord to the AC outlet Caution • Operate only from the power source specified (AC 220 – 240 V, 50 Hz) on the unit. Putting the batteries into the Remote control Use two AAA[...]

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    Setting up your TV 7  2 Press the a button The LANGUAGE menu appears. 3 Press the 6 buttons to choose ENGLISH The on-screen display wi ll then be in English. To receive SKY 1 you need a satellite tuner. You must have t[...]

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    8 Setting up your TV  Now, the initial settings are complete, and you can watch the TV • For UK model (AV32X25EK/AV28X25EK): BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 are autom atically set to the programme numbers PR[...]

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    Setting up your TV 9   Direct Rec “What You See Is What You Record” You can easily record to VCR the images that you are watching on the TV. For details, read the manual for your VCR. Use your VCR controls. “V[...]

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    10  TV buttons and functions Refer to the pages in brackets for details. 1 Remote control sensor 2 Power lamp (6, 10) 3 Main power button (6, 10) 4 Headphone jack (mini jack) (34) 5 P p buttons/ q buttons (11) 6 r (Vol[...]

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    11  Remote control buttons and functions 1 Muting button 2 Number butt ons 3 ZOOM button 4 HYPER SOUND button 5 Information button 6 TV button 7 5 buttons 8 Standby button 9 Colour buttons 0 a button - 6 buttons = VCR/[...]

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    12 Remote control b uttons and functions   Use the PR LIST: 1 Press the h (Information) button to display the PR LIST Pressing the h (information) button changes the display as follows: 2 Press the 5 and 6 buttons t[...]

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    Remote control buttons and functions 13  To return to a TV channel: Press the b button, the 6 buttons or the number buttons. To use the program me number PR 0 (AV): When the TV and VCR are connected only by the aerial [...]

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    14 Remote control b uttons and functions  FULL: This uniformly stretches the left and right sides of a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) to fill the wide TV screen. • For 16:9 aspect ratio pictures that have been squ[...]

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    Remote control buttons and functions 15  Displaying the current time You can display the current time on the screen. Press the h (Information) button to display th e current tim e Pressing the h (Information) button ch[...]

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    16  Teletext function Basic operation You can view two types of teletext broadcasts on the TV: FLOF (Fastext) and WST. 1 Choose a TV chan nel with a teletext broadcast 2 Set the VCR P DVD switch to the P P P P (Text) p[...]

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    Teletext function 17  Hold You can hold a teletext page on the scr een for as long as you want, even while several other teletext pages are being rece ived. Press the N button To cancel the Hold function: Press the N b[...]

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    18  Using the TV’s menu This TV has a number of functions you can operate using menus. To use all your TV’ s functions, you need to understan d the basic menu operating techniques fully. Basic operation 1 Press the[...]

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    Using the TV’s menu 19  PICTURE SETTING  TINT You can select one of three TINT modes (three kinds of picture settings) to adjust the picture settings automatically. COOL: A cool white colour base with a boost in t[...]

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    20 Using the TV’s menu  MIN: The level of the DIGITAL VNR effect is set to the minimum. If y ou set the DIGITAL VNR function to AUTO but feel that the sharpness of the original picture has not been reproduced fully, [...]

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    Using the TV’s menu 21   4:3 AUTO ASPECT You can choose one of three ZOOM modes, REGULAR, PANORAMIC or 14:9 ZOOM, as the ZOOM mode for the normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio). 1 Choose 4:3 AUTO ASPECT then press the[...]

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    22 Using the TV’s menu   HYPER SOUND You can enjoy sounds with a wider ambience. ON: This function is turned on. OFF: This function is turned off. The menu disappears. • The HYPER SOUND function does not work pr[...]

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    Using the TV’s menu 23  • The EXT-1 terminal does not support S-VIDEO signal (Y/C signal) and you cannot set S-IN (S-VIDEO input) in the EXT-1 termi nal. • Setting S-IN (S-VIDEO input) changes the head charact er[...]

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    24 Using the TV’s menu  • During dubbing, you cannot turn off the TV. Turning off the TV also turns off the output from the EXT-2 terminal. • When you choose an EXT terminal as an output, you can view a TV progra[...]

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    Using the TV’s menu 25  2 Set the ID number to your liking 1 Press the 6 buttons to choo se a number. 2 Press the 5 buttons to move the cursor. 3 Press the a button The Sub-menu of CHILD LOCK appears. 4 Press the 6 b[...]

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    26 Using the TV’s menu   DECODER (EXT-2) You can only use this function if you have a decoder connected to a T-V LINK compatible VCR, which in turn is connected to the EXT-2 terminal. To use thi s function, see ?[...]

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    Using the TV’s menu 27  3 Press the a button to display the T-V LINK menu 4 If you do no t have a T-V LINK compatible VCR connected: Press the b button to le ave the T-V LINK menu. The T-V LINK menu disappears and al[...]

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    28 Using the TV’s menu  2 Follow the descriptio n for a function you want to use MOVE: This function changes a programme number (PR) of a TV channel. ID: This function registers a channel name (ID) to a TV channel. I[...]

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    Using the TV’s menu 29  3 Press the 6 buttons to choose the first character of a channel name (ID) you want to give the TV channel 4 Press the blue button to display the ID LIST (channel name list) 5 Press the 6 butt[...]

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    30 Using the TV’s menu  DELETE 1 Press the 6 buttons to choose a TV channel Every time you press the 6 buttons, the programme number (PR) changes and the picture of the TV channel stored in the programme number (PR) [...]

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    31  Additional menu operations Using the ACI function This TV has an ACI function which decodes the ACI (Automatic Channel Installation) data. Using the ACI function allows all TV channels transmitt ed from the cable T[...]

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    32 Additional menu operations  Downloading data to a VCR You can send the latest programme numbers (PR) data to a VCR with the T-V LINK function. • You can only do this when a T-V LINK compatible VCR is connected to [...]

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    Additional menu operations 33  7 Follow “Downloa ding data to a VCR” on page 32 to transmit the programme number (PR) data to the VCR 8 If you have another TV channel yo u want to unscramble using a decoder, repe a[...]

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    34  Additional preparation Connecting external equipment Connect the equipment to the TV, making the correct rear panel and front panel connections. Before connectin g anything: • Read the manuals that came with the [...]

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    Additional preparation 35   Equipment which can output the S-VIDEO signal (Y/C signal) such as an S-V HS VCR Connect the equipment to an EXT terminal (but not the EXT-1 terminal). You can choose between an S-VIDEO s[...]

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    36  Troubleshooting If a problem arises while you are using the TV, please read this troubleshooting guide carefully before you ask to have the TV repaired. You may be able to fix it easily by yourself. For example, if[...]

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    Troubleshooting 37   Poor sound • Have you adjusted BASS or TREBLE properly? If not, follow the description “Sound Adjustment” on page 21. • When TV channel reception is poor, it can be hard to hear stereo o[...]

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