JVC LT-32WX84 manual

Important Note: In the spaces below , enter the model and serial number of your television (located at the rear of the tele vision cabinet). Staple your sales receipt or invoice to the inside cov er of this guide. Keep this user’ s guide in a conv enient place for future ref erence. K eep the car ton and or iginal packaging for future use. LCT159[...]

Impor tant Safety Precautions W ARNING: T O PREVE NT FIR E OR SHOC K HAZA RDS , DO NO T EXPOSE THI S TV SET TO RAIN OR MOI STU RE. CA UTION: T O 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. A v oid d am agi n g t h e A C pl u g an d po we r co [...]

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 any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. 8) Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat [...]

13) Unplug this apparatus dur ing lightning stor ms or when unused for long periods of time. 14) Refer all ser vicing to qualified ser vice personnel. Ser vicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way , such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus [...]

W arnings By displaying x ed images for e xtended periods of time, can leav e a subtle b ut permanent ghost image in your picture . This is ref erred to as "bur n-in". T o avoid this , mix your vie wing pattern. Examples include, but are not limited to the following: • Stock-market repor t bars • Shopping channel logos and pricing [...]

W arnings (Continued...) Y our fingers may become trapped under the TV , causing injur ies. Hold the TV at the bottom in the middle, and do not allow the TV to tilt up or down.      The TV may fall causing injur ies. Hold the bottom of the stand with your hand and tilt the TV up or down. How to move the cabinet Speaker panel note Do [...]

T able of Contents Unpacking your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 T V M o d e l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 TV Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Getting Star ted . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 U s i n g t h e S t a n d . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 The Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . 12 Connecting Y our Devices . . . . . . . 13 Interactive Plug[...]

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 before you star t using your new television, you read your entire User’ s Guide so you can lear n about your new television’ s many[...]

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These quick setup pages will provide you, in three easy steps, with the basic information you need to begin using your new television right awa y . If you hav e questions, or for more detailed information on any of these steps, please consult other sections of this manual. Q u ic k S et u p G et t i ng S t ar t e d Getting Star ted 11 This TV comes[...]

Before you can operate your remote control, you first need to install the batteries (included). Slide the cover on the back of the remote down towards the bottom of the remote control. Inser t two batteries (included) carefully noting the “+” and “–” markings, placing the “–” end in the unit first. Slide the cover back into place. W[...]

Q u ic k S et u p C on n e ct i o ns Connections Please follow the flow char t below to determine which connection setup is right for you. Then, refer to the appropr iate diagrams to connect your television to other devices that you may hav e. After you are finished connecting your devices , plug the power cord into the nearest power outlet and tur[...]

Q u ic k S et u p C on n e ct i o ns 14 Notes: • If your VCR is a mono sound unit, it will have only one audio out jack. Connect it to the LEFT A UDIO INPUT on the rear 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 d[...]

Q u ic k S et u p C on n e ct i o ns Notes: • Green, blue and red are the most common colors for D VD cables. Some models may vary colors. Please consult the user’s manual for your D VD pla yer for more information. • Be careful not to confuse the red D VD cable with the red audio cable. It is best to complete one set of connections (D VD or [...]

Q u ic k S et u p C on n e ct i o ns 1) Connect a yellow 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 [...]

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Q u ic k S et u p C on n e ct i o ns 18                                           ?[...]

19 Q u ic k S et u p C on n e ct i o ns By connecting your A V Receiver to your television's V1 Smar t Input, you can watch picture sources from many different 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 you can connect more devices to your televis[...]

When you turn 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 preferences 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 wor k properly [...]

T o set your clock manually (without using the XDS signal), choose MANU AL. If you choose A UT O, 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 Star t Clock Manual Clock Set Note: • Y ou will hav e to reset the clock after a power interruption. Y ou must s[...]

Q u ic k S et u p P lu g - In M e n u 22 In auto tuner setup, the TV automatically scans through all av ailable channels, memor izing 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 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 cable box [...]

The remote control is programmed with VCR codes for power on/off, play , stop, fast-f orward, rewind, pause, record, 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 D VD codes for power on/off, play , stop, fast-f orward, rewind, previous/ne xt chapter , tray open/close, and still/pause operation. 1) Find the D VD pla y er 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 “D VD”. 3) Pr[...]

Remote Pr ogramming 26 Cable/Satellite Search Codes Function 1) Slide the first 2-Wa y Mode Selector switch to CA TV . 2) Press and hold down the P O WER button, then press the R ETURN +/TV button for more than three seconds. 3) Release the R ETUR N +/TV button, then release the P OW ER button. 4) Press the P OWER button on the remote, and see if 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 “interactiv e plug-i[...]

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 follo w later in this guide. For information about the interactive plug-in Menu, see pages 20[...]

Press the M ENU button Onscreen Menus Notes: • The DIGIT AL-IN menu can only be displayed when a 480p picture signal is input to the digital-in ter minal 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 r un the auto tuner setup again, follow the steps below . 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 button to star t Programming will take[...]

When a viewer attempts to watch a guarded channel, the following message appears: T o watch a channel that you hav e 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 chann[...]

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 Programs Initial Setup Unrated Programs Unrated programming refers to any program[...]

U.S. P ARENT AL RA TING SYSTEMS Programs with the follo wing 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 [...]

Initial Setup 34 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 tur n the locking feature on or off. An item is lock ed if the icon appears instead of a “—”. For example . T o bloc k viewing 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 impor ted 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 child[...]

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 preset 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, follo w 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[...]

Initial Setup The language function is descr ibed on page 20 as the interactive plug-in menu. If you need to choose the language again, follow the steps below . Pre s s th e Me n u b u t to n π † T o LANGUA GE √ ® T o choose a language: ENG. (English), FRAN. (F rench) or ESP . (Spanish) Pre s s th e M E N U b u t to n wh en f i ni s h ed Lang[...]

XDS ID Display provides a channel’ s call letters, the network’s name, and ev en a program name. The XDS ID information is provided by the broadcaster . Press the M ENU button π † T o XDS ID √ ® T o tur n ON or OFF Press the M ENU button when finished XDS ID     ?[...]

This feature is used if you have connected an A V Receiver to your television. By tur ning this feature on, your television can automatically detect the signal source from your components that are connected to your A V Receiver . Press the M ENU button π † T o V1 SMART INPUT √ ® T o tur n ON or OFF Press the MENU button when finished Notes: ?[...]

Initial Setup 41 This function allows you to set whether the signal, which comes from VIDEO-1 input ter minal, should be output from MONITOR OUT terminal. If you select it from MONITOR 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 Monitor O[...]

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 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 lev e[...]

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

MTS technology allows 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 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 ster[...]

Cloc k/Timer s 45 Set Clock The set clock function is descr ibed on page 21 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, follo w the steps below . Press the M ENU button π † T o SET CLOCK √ ® T o operate When you set the clock automatically , choose A UT O [...]

The on/off timer lets you program 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) you want the TV to tur n on † T[...]

Y our television has two 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 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 (or input). T o tur [...]

Cable Box Note: The 2–T uner Multi Screen function may not operate when used with cer tain cable box es. This is because while some models of cable box es may receive up to 181 channels, and may only send the signal from one channel to your television. (Please refer to diagram on page 15). For the 2–T uner Multi screen function to operate corre[...]

Button Functions 49 T urns the TV on or off. Press the P O WER button Use the number buttons on the remote control to mov e directly to a specific channel. For example , to move to channel 7: 0 (Zero) 7 (Seven) P o wer Number Buttons - 10Key Pad Use the 100+ button to directly access channels above channel 99. For e xample, to move to channel 124, [...]

The retur n+ /TV button has three functions: Return - Retur ns to the channel viewed just before the channel currently onscreen. Return+ - Lets you program a specific channel to retur n 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[...]

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

Button Functions 52 The Sleep Timer can tur n the TV off for you after you fall asleep . Program it to work in inter vals 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 hav e 20 seconds to press the S LEEP T IMER b[...]

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 or iginal picture to fit the dimensions of your 16:9 screen. The 4:3 picture will fill the screen from top to bottom, whil[...]

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 54 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 23 for information on programming your remote for cable box operation. Y ou can control a VCR or D VD player with the buttons on the lowe[...]

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57 JVC COMP ANY OF AMERICA warrants this product and all par ts 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 f or the period sho wn below . (“The W arranty P eriod”) This limited warranty is valid only 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 NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT , INCONVENIENCE, OR ANY OTHER DAMA GES, WHETHER DIRECT , INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMIT A TION,[...]

A uthoriz ed Ser vice Centers 59 Q U A L I T Y S ER V IC E 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 satisfaction from your purchase, please read the instr uction booklet before operating the unit. In the ev ent that repairs are necessar y , call our Custo[...]

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