JVC LCT1476-003A-A manual

Important Note: In the spaces below , enter the model and serial number of your tele vision (located at the rear of the tele vision cabinet). Staple your sales receipt or in voice to the inside cov er of this guide. K eep this user’ s guide in a conv enient place for future ref erence. Keep the carton and or iginal packaging f or future use. LCT1[...]

Impor tant Safety Precautions W ARNING: T O PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARDS, DO NO T EXPOSE THIS TV SET T O RAIN OR MOISTURE. CA UTION: T O INSURE PERSONAL SAFETY , OBSER VE THE FOLLOWING R ULES REGARDING THE USE OF THIS UNIT . 1. Operate only from the power source specified on the unit. 2. Av oid damaging the AC plug and power cord. 3. A void Improp[...]

1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water . 6) Clean only with dr y cloth. 7) Do not block an y ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. 8) Do not install near an y heat sources such as radiators, hea[...]

13) Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. 14) Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any wa y , such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects hav e fallen into the apparatus , the apparatus ha[...]

W arnings (Contin ued...) Y our fingers may become tr apped under the TV , causing injuries. Hold the TV at the bottom in the middle, and do not allow the TV to tilt up or down. P O W E R The TV may f all causing injur ies. Hold the bottom of the stand with your hand and tilt the TV up or down. How to mo ve the cabinet Caring for the Cabinet Normal[...]

W arnings (Contin ued...) NOTE: Only JVC’s 26” LCD TV Receiver model is compatible with JVC’ s adapter TS-C180B4. Use only with Premier Mounts Co.’s PRF-100 or SOAD MOUNTING systems that are UL approved for use with model LT-26WX84. To remove the stand, do the following: VERY IMPORTANT: Before you remove any of the screws, place the TV down[...]

T able of Contents Unpacking y our TV . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 TV Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 TV Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Getting Star ted . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Using the Stand . . . . . . . . . . 11 The Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . 12 Connecting Y our De vices . . . . . . . 13 Interactiv e Plug In Menu . . [...]

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 D VD play ers. We recommend that bef ore you star t using your new tele vision, you read your entire User’ s Guide so you can learn about your ne w television’ s ma[...]

D I G ITAL I N RL AUD I O VIDEO I N P U T-1 /C O M P ONE N T VI DEO V IDE O I NP UT 1 A UD IO S -V IDEO O V E R V I DE O V IDEO I NP U T 2 L R A U DIO S -V IDE O O VE R V IDE O V I DE O MO NITOR O UT L R A UDIO S -V I DE O V IDE O 75 (UHF/VHF) A U DIO V IDE O Quic k Setup TV Model NO TE: Before y ou connect your tele vision to another device , plea[...]

INPUT 1 INDEX ASPECT FREEZE SWAP SELECT RETURN+ INPUT 2 INPUT 3 DIGITAL-IN THEATER PRO NATURAL CINEMA VIDEO STATUS SLEEP TIMER DISPLAY SOUND LIGHT TV CATV VCR DVD MUTING MENU BACK C.C. RM-C13G REW VCR CHANNEL PREV NEXT VCR DVD POWER TV VCR FF PLAY REC PAUSE OPEN CLOSE STILL PAUSE STOP CH CH VOL VOL OK MULTI SCREEN SPLIT V1 V2 V3 D-IN 123 456 789 0 [...]

These quick setup pages will pro vide you, in three easy steps, with the basic inf ormation you need to begin using your ne w television right aw ay . If you ha ve questions, or f or more detailed information on any of these steps, please consult other sections of this manual. Quic k Setup Getting Star ted Getting Started 11 This TV comes with a T [...]

Before y ou can operate your remote control, you first need to install the batteries (included). Slide the cov er on the back of the remote down tow ards the bottom of the remote control. Inser t two batter ies (included) carefully noting the “+” and “–” markings, placing the “–” end in the unit first. Slide the cover bac k into pla[...]

Quic k Setup Connections Connections Please follo w the flow chart below to deter mine which connection setup is right for you. Then, refer to the appropriate diagr ams to connect your tele vision to other devices that y ou may ha ve. After you are finished connecting y our devices , plug the power cord into the nearest pow er outlet and turn on th[...]

Quic k Setup Connections 14 Notes: • If your VCR is a mono sound unit, it will ha ve only one audio out jac k. Connect it to the LEFT A UDIO INPUT on the rear of the TV . • Use the S-Video connection if possible f or superior picture quality . • Y our VCR must be tur ned on to view premium cable channels . Diagram #2 Note: • If you do not h[...]

Quic k Setup Connections Notes: • Green, blue and red are the most common colors f or D VD cables. Some models may v ary colors. Please consult the user’ s manual for y our D VD pla yer f or more information. • 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 [...]

Quic k Setup Connections 1) Connect a yello w composite cable from the camcorder VIDEO OUT , into the VIDEO IN on the back of the TV , OR connect an S-Video cable from the camcorder to the back of the TV . 2) Connect a white cable from the camcorder LEFT A UDIO OUT , into the LEFT A UDIO IN on the back of the TV . 3) Connect a red cable from the ca[...]

17 Quic k Setup Connections TV Rear Panel Speaker Speaker Amplifier V IDE O I NP U T 1 A UDIO S -V IDE O OV ER V IDE O V IDE O I NP UT 2 L R A UDI O S -V IDE O OV ER V IDE O V IDE O M O N I T O R O UT L R A UDI O S -V IDE O V I DE O 7 5 (UHF /V HF ) A UDIO V IDE O 1) Connect a white cable from the LEFT A UDIO OUTPUT on the back of the TV to the LEF[...]

Quic k Setup Connections 18 DIGIT A L I N R L A U DIO V IDE O DTV Decoder After the connections have been made, tighten the screw to secure the cables. AUDIO OUT LR DIGITAL OUT TV Rear Panel By inputting a high bandwidth digital content protection high definition picture source to the digital-in terminal of this television, high-definition pictures[...]

19 Quic k Setup Connections By connecting your A V Receiver to y our television's V1 Smar t Input, you can watch picture sources from many diff erent devices , without having to change or use the other input connections on your TV . This allows you to free up the other input connections so y ou can connect more devices to y our television. Con[...]

When you turn your tele vision on for the first time the inter active plug-in menu will appear . The plug-in menu helps you to get y our TV ready to use by letting y ou set your pref erences for: • The language in which you w ant the onscreen menus to appear . • Setting the TV’ s clock to the correct time so y our timer functions will work pr[...]

T o set your clock manually (without using the XDS signal), choose MANU AL. If you choose A UT O, see auto cloc k set abov e. √ ® T o choose MANU AL † T o TIME √ ® T o set the hour † T o minute √ ® T o set the minute † T o Star t Cloc k Manual Cloc k Set Note: • Y ou will hav e to reset the clock after a po wer interruption. Y ou m[...]

Quic k Setup Plug-In Menu 22 In auto tuner setup , the TV automatically scans through all a vailable channels , memorizing the active ones and skipping o ver b lank ones or channels with weak signals. This means when you scan (using the C HANNEL +/– buttons) you will receiv e only clear , active channels. √ ® T o choose CABLE or AIR (or SKIP w[...]

Y ou can program y our remote to operate your cab le box, satellite receiv er , VCR or D VD play er 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 manuf acturer. The remote control is programmed with cab le b[...]

The remote control is programmed with VCR codes for pow er on/off, pla y , stop , fast-f orward, rewind, pause , record, channel up/down operation. 1) Find the VCR brand from the list of codes shown belo w . 2) Slide the first 2-wa y selector switch to “TV” and the other 2-wa y selector switch to “VCR”. 3) Press and hold down the D ISPLA Y [...]

The remote control is programmed with D VD codes f or power on/off , play , stop, f ast-forw ard, rewind, pre vious/next chapter , tra y open/close, and still/pause operation. 1) Find the D VD pla yer brand from the list of codes sho wn below . 2) Slide the first 2-wa y selector switch to “TV” and the other 2-wa y selector switch to “D VD”.[...]

Remote Pr ogramming 26 Cable/Satellite Sear ch Codes Function 1) Slide the first 2-W ay Mode Selector s witch to CA TV . 2) Press and hold down the P OWE R button, then press the R ETURN +/TV button for more than three seconds. 3) Release the R ETURN +/TV button, then release the P OWER button. 4) Press the P OWER button on the remote , and see if [...]

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

Y our television comes with JVC’ s onscreen menu system. The onscreen men us let you make adjustments to your tele vision’ s operation simply and quickly . Examples of the onscreen menus are shown on the ne xt page. Detailed explanations on using each menu f ollow later in this guide. For inf ormation about the interactive plug-in Menu, see pag[...]

Press the M ENU button Onscreen Menus Notes: • The DIGIT AL-IN menu can only be display ed when a 480p picture signal is input to the digital-in terminal and the picture is being display ed on the screen. • When the Menu button on the TV front panel is pressed, the FRONT P ANEL CONTROL menu between INITIAL SETUP 04 and PICTURE ADJUST 01 will ap[...]

Initial Setup 30 A uto T uner Setup The auto tuner setup function is described on page 22 as the interactive plug-in menu. If you need to run the auto tuner setup again, follow the steps belo w . Press the M ENU button π † T o AUT O TUNER SETUP √ ® T o operate √ ® T o choose CABLE or AIR Press the O K b utton to star t Programming will tak[...]

When a viewer attempts to w atch a guarded channel, the follo wing message appears: T o watch a channel that you ha ve lock ed, enter the Lock Code using the 10 ke y 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 c[...]

Y ou can bloc k 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 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 Appr opriate for All Children Programs are created f or very young vie wers and should be suitable f or all ages, including children ages 2 - 6. ❏ TV Y7 is f or Older Children Most parents would find such programs suitab le for children[...]

Initial Setup 34 Line up the cursor in the column (TV PG, TV G, etc.) with the content ro w (V/FV , S, etc.) and press the π † or √ ® to mov e 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 vie wing of all TV 14 shows, m[...]

Initial Setup ❏ NR – Not Rated This is a film which has no rating. In many cases these films were imported from countr ies which do not use the MP AA ratings 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 programming inc luding ch[...]

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 block vie wing of programming rated 14+ and 18+: √ ® T o the 18+ Column Press the O K b utton to lock √ ® T o the 14+ Co[...]

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

Initial Setup The language function is described on page 20 as the interactive plug-in menu. If you need to choose the language again, follo w the steps below . Press the Menu button π † T o LANGUA GE √ ® T o choose a language: ENG. (English), FRAN. (F rench) or ESP . (Spanish) Press the M ENU button when finished Language LANGUAGE CLOSED CAP[...]

XDS ID Display provides a channel’ s call letters, the network’ s name, and e ven a program name. The XDS ID inf ormation is provided by the broadcaster . Press the M ENU button π † T o XDS ID √ ® T o turn ON or OFF Press the M ENU button when finished XDS ID LANGUAGE CLOSED CAPTION AUTO SHUT OFF XDS ID OFF OFF INITIAL SETUP SELECT OPERAT[...]

This feature is used if y ou hav e connected an A V Receiver to your tele vision. By turning this feature on, y our television can automatically detect the signal source from y our components that are connected to your A V Receiver . Press the M ENU button π † T o V1 SMAR T INPUT √ ® T o tur n ON or OFF Press the MENU b utton when finished No[...]

Initial Setup 41 This function allows y ou to set whether the signal, which comes from VIDEO-1 input ter minal, should be output from MONIT OR OUT ter minal. If you select it from MONIT OR OUT , set it to "ON". Press the M ENU button π † T o VIDEO-1 MONIT OR OUT √ ® T o select ON or OFF Press the M ENU button to finish Video-1 Monit[...]

Press the M ENU button π † T o TINT , COLOR, PICTURE, BRIGHT , DET AIL or ENERGY SA VER MODE √ ® T o enter √ ® T o adjust the setting π † T o mov e to the next setting Press the M ENU button when finished These settings allow y ou to change and adjust the way the picture appears on y our television. TINT Tint allows y ou to adjust the l[...]

Picture Adjust 43 With digital noise clear , this helps take our static or noise from a channel that ma y not be coming in clearly . Press the M ENU button π † T o DIG. NOISE CLEAR √ ® T o enter π † T o select the mode “LO W”, “HIGH” or “OFF” Press the M ENU button when finished Digital Noise Clear Reset Reset resets all pictur[...]

MTS technology allo ws sev eral audio signals to be broadcast at once, giving y ou 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 [...]

Cloc k/Timer s 45 Set Clock The set clock function is described on page 21 as the interactiv e plug-in menu. Y ou can choose to set the clock automatically , or manually . If you need to set the clock again, f ollow the steps below . Press the M ENU button π † T o SET CLOCK √ ® T o operate When you set the c lock automatically , choose A UTO [...]

The on/off timer lets you progr am your tele vision 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 deco y 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 ?[...]

Y our television has tw o kinds of screen: SPLIT (2 channels), and INDEX (12 channels). T wo channels (or input) will now appear onscreen. The channel (or input) you were w atching 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 (or input). T o tu[...]

Cable Bo x Note: The 2–T uner Multi Screen function may not operate when used with certain cable box es. This is because while some models of cable bo xes ma y receive up to 181 channels, and ma y only send the signal from one channel to your tele vision. (Please refer to diagram on page 15). For the 2–T uner Multi screen function to operate co[...]

Button Functions 49 T ur ns the TV on or off. Press the P OWER button Use the number buttons on the remote control to mo ve directly to a specific channel. For example , to mov e to channel 7: 0 (Zero) 7 (Seven) P ower 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 12[...]

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

The V ideo status button gives y ou a choice of four TV picture display settings, including a display of y our own pref erences. Standard - Resets the picture displa y to the factory settings. Dynamic - Gives a vivid picture with better contr ast when viewing in a brightly lit room. Theater - Gives a rich, film-like look to video when vie wing in a[...]

Button Functions 52 The Sleep Timer can turn the TV off f or you after you f all asleep . Program it to work in intervals of 15 minutes, f or 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 hav e 20 seconds to press the S LEEP T IMER[...]

This feature will help y ou adjust the picture you are w atching to give you the best possib le picture quality . REGULAR - The regular ratio is used when you w ant 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 fill the screen from top to bottom, w[...]

The M ENU button allo ws you to access JVC’ s onscreen menu system. Press M ENU to activ ate the onscreen menu system. • See individual topics like “Sound Adjust” for specific inf ormation on using menus. Menu C.C. (Closed Caption) Button Functions 54 Back OK Use the C.C . (Closed Caption) button to select the mode of closed caption. Press [...]

Use either the television’ s own tuner or a cable bo x to select channels. Set this switch to TV to operate the tele vision’ s built-in tuner . Move the s witch to CA TV to operate a cable bo x. Note: • See page 23 for inf or mation on programming your remote f or cable box operation. Y ou can control a VCR or D VD play er with the buttons on[...]

T roub leshooting 56 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 There are lines across the picture The picture is spotted There are double pictures (ghosts) Picture is snowy (image noise) Screen is 40% black Stereo or bilingual program[...]

57 JVC COMP ANY OF AMERICA warrants this product and all par ts thereof, e xcept as set for th below ONL Y T O THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER A T RET AIL to be FREE FROM DEFECTIVE MA TERIALS AND W ORKMANSHIP from the date of original retail purchase for the period shown below . (“The Warr anty P eriod”) This limited warranty is valid onl y in the fifty[...]

58 W arranty THE DURA TION OF ANY IMPLIED W ARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED W ARRANTY OF MERCHANT ABILITY , IS LIMITED T O THE DURA TION OF THE EXPRESS W ARRANTY HEREIN. JVC SHALL NO T BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT , INCONVENIENCE, OR ANY O THER DAMA GES, WHETHER DIRECT , INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMIT A TION[...]

A uthoriz ed Service Centers 59 QU ALITY SER VICE HO W T O LOCA TE Y OUR JVC SER VICE CENTER T OLL FREE: 1 (800) 537-5722 http://www .jvc.com Dear Customer , In order to receive the most satisf action from your purchase, please read the instruction booklet before oper ating the unit. In the ev ent that repairs are necessar y , call our Customer Rel[...]

LCD Flat Television Type Reception Format Reception Range Power Source Power Consumption Model LT-26WX84 NTSC, BTSC System (Multi-Channel Sound) HDTV digital broadcast ready VHF 2 to 13, UHF 14 to 69 Sub, Mid, Super, Hyper and Ultra bands (180 channel frequency synthesizer system) AC 120V, 60 Hz 155W Screen Size 26 inch / 66 cm measured diagonally,[...]

Notes 61 LT-26WX84 Eng (with stand) 61 12/11/03, 10:01:26 AM[...]

Notes 62 LT-26WX84 Eng (with stand) 62 12/11/03, 10:01:26 AM[...]

Notes 63 LT-26WX84 Eng (with stand) 63 12/11/03, 10:01:26 AM[...]

JVC COMP ANY OF AMERICA Division of JVC Amer icas Cor p. 1700 V alley Road W ayne , New Jerse y , 07470 JVC CANAD A, INC. 21 Finchdene Square Scarborough, Ontario Canada, M1X 1A7 LT-26WX84 Eng (with stand) 64 12/11/03, 10:01:26 AM[...]