JVC TV-13142W manual

Serial Number IMPORTANT NOTE T O THE CUSTOMER: In the space below , enter the serial number for your television (located on the rear of the television cabinet). Staple your sales receipt or invoice to the inside cover of this guide. Keep this user's guide in a convenient place for future r efer ence. Keep the carton and original packaging for [...]

The e xclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to aler t the user to the presence of impor tant operating and maintenance (ser vicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance . RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to aler[...]

1 1. READ INSTRUCTIONS All the saf ety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is oper ated. 2. RET AIN INSTR UCTIONS The safety and oper ating instructions should be retained for future ref erence . 3. HEED W ARNINGS All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. FOLLO W INSTR UCTIONS All oper[...]

2 IMPOR T ANT SAFEGU ARDS (CONTINUED) 12. PO WER-CORD PR O TECTION P ower-supply cords should be routed so that the y are not likely to be w alk ed on or pinched b y items placed upon or against them, pa ying particular attention to cords at plugs, conv enience receptacles, and the point where the y e xit from the appliance. 13. LIGHTNING T o prote[...]

3 EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING AS PER THE NA TIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE GR OUND CLAMP ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810-20) ELECTRIC SER VICE EQUIPMENT GR OUNDING CONDUCT ORS (NEC SECTION 810-21) GROUND CLAMPS NEC-NA TIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE PO WER SER VICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC AR T 250, P ART H) S2898A 21. SAFETY CH[...]

4 FEA TURES Color TV With Video Cassette Recorder - Unique space sa ving design combines a 13" color TV and a video cassette recorder . High Quality Picture T echnology - This TV/VCR equipped “HQ” incorporates VHS High Quality technology . A built-in detail enhancer is used to boost the recorded signal and provide maximum picture quality d[...]

5 T ABLE OF CONTENTS It is recommended that you carefull y read the descriptions and operating pr ocedures contained in this User’ s Guide prior to operating your ne w TV/VCR. PREP ARA TION PRECA UTIONS .................................................................................................................................................[...]

6 MOISTURE CONDENSA TION DO NO T OPERA TE ANY FUNCTIONS ON THIS UNIT FOR A T LEAST TW O OR THREE HOURS WHEN MOISTURE IN THE AIR CONDENSES ON IT . LET THE UNIT ST AND WITH PO WER ON (SEE BELO W). WHA T IS MOISTURE CONDENSA TION? When a cold liquid is poured into a glass, f or e xample, water v apor in the air will condense on the surf ace of the gla[...]

7 PO WER SOURCE P olarized A C Cord (One blade is wider than the other .) T o protect the unit from a lightning stor m, unplug the A C pow er cord from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna. Do not inser t fingers or any other objects into the cassette loading slot. Do not spra y cleaner or wax directly on the unit or use forced air to remo v [...]

8 LOCA TION OF CONTR OLS REAR FRONT REC / ITR REW PHONES INPUT SP/EP – CHANNEL + – VOLUME + REC REC TIMER ON TIMER VIDEO – IN – AUDIO PLA Y FF POWER STOP/EJECT 8 9 15 16 10 11 12 13 14 17 7 23 6 5 4 REC / OTR REW PHONES INPUT SP/EP – CHANNEL + – VOLUME + REC REC TIMER ON TIMER VIDEO – IN – AUDIO PLAY FF POWER STOP/EJECT 1 ANT 18 19 [...]

9 REMO TE CONTR OL 15. FF (F ast Forward) Button - In the Stop mode, this button r apidly winds the tape f orw ard. In the Play mode, this b utton activ ates f orw ard search. 16. P A USE Button - Dur ing recording, this button temporarily stops the tape. During playbac k, it stops the tape and displa ys a still image on the TV screen. 17. SP/EP Se[...]

10 B A TTER Y INST ALLA TION B A TTER Y PRECA UTIONS NO TE: • When there is an obstacle betw een the TV/VCR and the transmitter , the transmitter ma y not operate. • When direct sunlight, an incandescent lamp , fluorescent lamp or an y other strong light shines on the Remote sensor of the TV/VCR, the remote operation may be unstab le . The pre[...]

11 ANT ANT A N T A N T If you are using outdoor antenna (outdoor antenna not included), follow the instructions below that correspond to your antenna system. If you are using a cable TV ser vice (CA TV), see pag e 12 for Cable TV connections. Combination VHF/UHF Antenna (Separate VHF and UHF 300 ohm twin-lead wires) Combination VHF/UHF Antenna (Sin[...]

12 ANT ANT This TV/VCR has an extended tuning r ange and can tune most cable channels without using a Cable TV con ver ter bo x. Some cable companies off er “premium pay channels” in which the signal is scrambled. Descrambling these signals f or nor mal vie wing requires the use of a descramb ler de vice which is generally pro vided b y the cab[...]

13 ENTER SET – SET + MENU ZERO RETURN RESET PROGRAM SP/ EP TIMER P O W E R C O U N T E R CANCEL T V /C A P /T E X T RETURN 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 PLA Y STOP REC P AUSE FF REW TRACKING AUTO SLEEP CALL INPUT MUTING C H C H V O L V O L 3 SETTING LANGU A GE SYSTEM SET-UP CLOCK SET LANGUAGE/IDIOMA/LANGUE AUTO CLOCK ON OFF STANDARD TIME DAYLIGHT SAVING TI[...]

14 3 A UT O CLOCK SETTING 1 The Auto Cloc k f eature enables the automatic clock setting and updating, and also to set the Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time by receiving XDS (Extended Data Ser vice) inf ormation carried on the channel signal. Y ou must set the antenna connection before the A C cord plug is inserted into the A C outlet. A UT O CLOC[...]

15 ENTER SET – SET + MENU ZERO RETURN RESET PROGRAM SP/ EP TIMER P O W E R C O U N T E R CANCEL T V /C A P /T E X T RETURN 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 PLA Y STOP REC P AUSE FF REW TRACKING AUTO SLEEP CALL INPUT MUTING C H C H V O L V O L 1 Press the MENU button. Press the SET + or – button to select the SYSTEM SET -UP option, then press the ENTER butto[...]

16 EN TE R S ET – SET + M E NU ZER O R ETU R N RE SE T PROGRAM S P/ EP TIM ER POWER C O U N T E R C AN C EL T V /C A P /T E X T R ETU RN 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 PLA Y STOP REC PA U S E FF REW TRACKING AUTO SLEEP CALL INPUT MUTING CH CH VOL VO L MANU AL CLOCK SETTING 1 Y ou must set the date and time manuall y for timer recor dings, ON/OFF Timer and D[...]

17 E N TE R SE T – SET + M EN U ZE R O R ETU R N R ES ET PROGRAM S P/ EP TIM ER POWER C O U N T E R C AN C EL T V /C A P /T E X T R ETU R N 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 PLA Y STOP REC P AUSE FF REW TRACKING AUTO SLEEP CALL INPUT MUTING CH CH VOL VO L buttons . (for e xample, to select channel 2, press “0”, then “2”. If you press only “2”, chan[...]

18 ENTER SET – SET + MENU ZERO RETURN RESET P R O G R A M SP/ EP TIMER P O W ER COUNTER CANCEL TV/CAP/TEXT RETURN 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 PLA Y STO P RE C PA USE FF REW TR AC KING AU TO S LE E P C A L L INPUT M U T IN G C H C H V O L V O L Press this button to turn off the sound. The TV/VCR’ s sound will be silenced and “MUTING” will briefly ap[...]

19 EN TE R SE T – S ET + M E N U ZE R O R E T UR N R ES E T PROGRAM S P / EP TIM E R P O W E R COUNTER C A N C EL TV/CAP/TEXT R ETU R N 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 P LA Y S T O P R E C P A U S E F F R E W T R A C K IN G A U T O S LE E P C A L L IN P U T M U T IN G CH CH VOL VO L TV/CAPTION/TEXT Press this button to s witch betw een normal TV and the two [...]

20 Te x t : The T e xt Closed Caption Mode will usually fill the screen with a programming schedule or other inf or mation. After selecting a Closed Caption Mode, it will sta y in effect until it is changed, e ven if the channel is changed. If the Captions signal is lost due to a commercial or a break in the signal, the Captions will reappear when [...]

21 E N TE R SET – SE T + M E N U ZE R O R ETU R N R ESET PROGRAM SP/ E P TIM E R POWER C O U N T E R C AN C EL T V /C A P /T E X T R E TUR N 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 PLA Y STOP REC P AUSE FF REW TRACKING AUTO SLEEP CALL INPUT MUTING CH CH VOL VO L 2 3 5 1 T O MEMORIZE CHANNELS Press the MENU button. Press the SET + or – b utton to select the CH SET [...]

22 E N T E R S E T – S E T + M E N U Z E R O R E T U R N R E S E T P R O G R A M S P / E P T I M E R P O W ER C O U N T E R C A N C E L T V /C AP /T E X T R E T U R N 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 PLA Y STOP REC P AUSE FF REW TRACKING AUTO SLEEP CALL INPUT MUTING CH CH VOL VO L T O MEMORIZE CHANNELS (CONTINUED) Press the MENU button. Press the SET + or –[...]

23 EN TER SE T – S ET + M ENU ZE RO RE TU R N R ES ET PROGRAM S P/ EP TIM ER POWER C O U N T E R C A N C EL T V /C A P /T E X T R ETU R N 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 PLA Y STOP REC PA U S E FF REW TRACKING AUTO SLEEP CALL INPUT MUTING CH CH VOL VO L 6 1 Press the SET + or – button to select the CH SET -UP mode, then press the ENTER button. Press the SE[...]

24 ENTER SET – SET + MENU ZERO RETURN RESET PR O G RA M SP/ EP TIMER POW ER COUNTER CANCEL TV/CAP/TEXT RETURN 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 PLA Y REC REW TRACKING SLEEP CALL INPUT MUTING CH CH VOL VO L SETTING THE V -CHIP 2 Press the SET + or – b utton to select the TV SET -UP option, then press the ENTER b utton. Press the MENU button. 1 An age limitati[...]

25 2 3 NO TES: • The V -Chip function is activated only on prog r ams and tapes that hav e the r ating signal. • T o activate the V -Chip function, select “V -CHIP” in the V -CHIP SET menu then press the ENTER b utton to select the “ON” position. ENTER SET – SET + MENU ZERO RETURN RESET P R O G R A M SP/ EP TIMER PO WER COUNTER CANCEL[...]

26 OFF : MO VIE RA TING is not set G: All ages PG : Parental guidance PG-13 : Parental guidance less than 13 years old R: Under 17 y ears old Parental guidance suggested NC17 : 17 years old and abo v e X: Adult only SETTING THE V -CHIP (CONTINUED) • When you select TV - Y7, TV -PG, TV -14 or TV -MA, press the CALL b utton to show the contained r [...]

27 CHANGE PASSWORD CONFIRM PASSWORD 〈 0 9/ENTER/CANCEL/MENU 〉 T O CHANGE P ASSWORD M E N U TIMER REC SET TV SET-UP CH SET-UP AUTO REPEAT ON OFF SYSTEM SET-UP 〈 +/–/ENTER/MENU 〉 〈 0–9/ENTER/CANCEL/MENU 〉 V-CHIP SET PASSWORD : – – – – CHANGE PASSWORD NEW PASSWORD 〈 0 9/ENTER/CANCEL/MENU 〉 1 . Press the MENU button. 8. Pres[...]

28 E N TE R S E T – S ET + M E N U ZE RO R E T U R N R E S ET PROGRAM S P / E P TIM E R P O W E R COUNTER C A N C E L TV/CAP/TEXT R E T U R N 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 P LA Y S T O P R E C P A U S E FF R E W T R A C K IN G A U TO S LE E P C A L L IN P U T M U T IN G CH CH VOL VO L Picture controls are factory preset but y ou can adjust them individuall[...]

29 ENTER SET – SET + MENU ZERO RETURN RESET P R O G R A M SP/ EP TIMER P O W E R COUNTER CANCEL TV/CAP/TEXT RETURN 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 PLA Y STOP REC PA U S E FF REW TRACKING AUTO S L E E P C A L L INPUT M U T IN G CH CH VOL VO L Pressing the CANCEL b utton while making picture adjustments will retur n all adjustments to the f actor y preset le v[...]

30 E N TE R S E T – S E T + M E N U Z E R O R E T U R N R E S E T PROGRAM S P / E P T IM E R POW ER C O U N T E R C A N C E L TV/CAP/TEXT R E T U R N 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 P L A Y S T O P R E C P A U SE FF R E W T R A C K IN G A U T O SLE EP C ALL IN P U T MUTING C H C H V O L V O L NO TE: • The TV will automatically turn off approximately 1 hour[...]

31 ENTER SET – SET + MENU ZERO RETURN RESET PROGRAM SP/ EP TIMER POWER COUNTER CANCEL T V /C A P /TE X T RETURN 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 PLA Y STOP REC P AUSE FF REW TRACKING AUTO SLEEP CALL IN P U T MUTING CH CH VOL VO L ~ ~ 1 6 1 5 1 6 T O SET THE OFF TIMER This feature allo ws y ou to ha v e the TV tur n “OFF” automatically at a predetermined t[...]

32 LO ADING AND UNLO ADING A VIDEO CASSETTE LO ADING Push the center of the tape until it is automatically retracted into the TV/VCR. A UT OMA TIC PO WER ON AND PLA Y When loading a cassette tape without the erase pre v ention tab intact, the TV/VCR will tur n on automatically and pla yback will start immediately . Inser t the cassette with its lab[...]

33 ENTER SET – SET + MENU ZERO RETURN RESET PROGRAM SP/ EP TIMER PO W ER C O U N T E R CANCEL TV /C A P /T E X T RETURN 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 PLA Y STOP REC P AUSE FF REW TRACKING AUTO SLEEP CALL INPUT MUTING CH CH VOL VO L T O ST AR T PLA YB A CK 1 T O ST OP PLA YB A CK 3 2 Press the PLA Y button to begin pla ybac k. “ ” will appear on the scr[...]

34 E N T E R S E T – S E T + M E N U Z E R O R E T U R N R E S E T P R O G R A M S P / E P T IM E R P O W E R C O UN TER C A N C E L TV/CAP/TEXT R E T U R N 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 PLA Y STOP REC P AUSE FF REW TRACKING AUTO SLEEP CALL INPUT M UTING CH CH VOL VO L When a tape is pla y ed, the Digital Auto T rac king system automatically adjusts the tr[...]

35 ENTER SET – SET + MENU ZERO RETURN RESET PROGRAM SP/ EP TIMER PO W E R C O U N T E R CANCEL TV/CAP/TEXT RETURN 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 PLA Y STOP REC P AUSE FF REW TRACKING A UT O S L E E P C A L L INPUT M U TIN G CH CH VO L VO L T O W A TCH STILL PICTURE SPECIAL PLA YB A CK NO TE : • Best results dur ing speed search and still pla ybac k can be[...]

36 E N TE R S E T – S E T + M E N U ZE R O R E TU R N R E S E T PROGRAM S P / E P TIM E R P O W E R CO UNTER C A N C E L TV/CAP/TEXT R ET U R N 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 P LA Y S T OP R E C P A U S E F F R E W T R A C K IN G A U T O S LE E P C A LL IN P U T M U T IN G CH CH VOL VO L 3 2 1 T O W A TCH A T APE REPEA TEDL Y 4 2 SPECIAL PLA YB A CK (CONTIN[...]

37 ENTER SET – SET + MENU ZERO RETURN RESET P R O G R A M SP/ EP TIMER P O W E R COUNTER CANCEL TV/CAP/TEXT RETURN 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 PLA Y STOP REC P AUSE FF REW TRACKING AUTO S L E E P C A L L INPUT M U T IN G CH CH VOL VO L 3 1 RECORDING AND VIEWING THE SAME TV PROGRAM 1 3 NO TE: • If pow er is s witched off during recording, the TV set goe[...]

38 ENTER SET – SET + MENU ZERO RETURN RESET PROGRAM SP/ EP TIM ER POW ER C O U N T E R CANCEL T V /C A P /T E X T RETURN 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 PLA Y STOP REC P AUSE FF REW TRACKING AUTO SLEEP CALL INPUT MUTING CH CH VOL VO L 6 5 Press the Direct Channel Selection buttons to select the channel to be recorded. (Example: Channel 12) Or press the CHANN[...]

39 ENTER SET – SET + MENU ZERO RETURN RESET P R O G R A M SP/ EP TIMER P O W E R COUNTER CANCEL TV/CAP/TEXT RETURN 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 PLA Y STOP REC P AUSE FF REW TRACKING A UT O S L E E P C A L L INPUT M U TIN G CH CH VOL VO L 6 1 3 2 EXAMPLE: Instant timer recording f or 30 min utes . 4 INST ANT TIMER RECORDING (ITR) TV - VHF/UHF channels CA T[...]

40 ENTER SET – SET + MENU ZERO RETURN RESET P R O G R A M SP/ EP TIMER POWER C O U N T E R CANCEL T V /C A P/TE X T RETURN 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 PLA Y STOP REC PA U S FF REW TRACKING AUTO SLEEP CALL INPUT MUTING CH CH VOL VO L Check the TIMER REC SET option is selected, then press the ENTER button. TIMER RECORDING Press the MENU button. 1 2 4 3 Pre[...]

41 E N T E R S E T – S E T + M E N U Z E R O R E T U R N R E S E T PROGRAM S P / E P T IM E R POWER C O U N T E R C A N C E L T V /C A P /T E X T R E T U R N 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 PLA Y STOP REC PA U S FF REW TRACKING AUTO SLEEP CALL INPUT MUTING CH CH VOL VO L 5 6 8 5 NO TE: • The VCR section cannot be used while the REC TIMER indicator is lit. [...]

42 ENTER SET – SET + MENU ZERO RETURN RESET PROGRAM SP/ EP TIMER P O W E R C O U N T E R CANCEL T V /C A P /T E X T RETURN 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 PLA Y STOP REC P AUSE FF REW TRACKING AUTO SLEEP CALL INPUT MUTING C H C H V O L V O L SUN-SAT (Sunday to Saturday) MON-SAT (Monday to Saturday) MON-FRI (Monday to Friday) WKL-THU (Weekly Thursday) WKL-FRI[...]

43 ENTER SET – SET + MENU ZERO RETURN RESET PROG RAM SP/ EP TIMER P O W E R C OU NTER CANCEL TV/CAP/TEXT RETURN 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 PLA Y STOP REC P AUSE FF REW TRACKING A UT O S L E E P C A L L INPUT M U T IN G C H C H V O L V O L IF THE PROGRAM OVERLAPS ANOTHER Do not overlap programs as portions of the conflicting programs will be lost. The fi[...]

44 ENT ER SET – SET + M EN U ZER O RE TU R N R ES ET PROGRAM SP/ EP TIM E R POW ER COUNTER C AN CE L TV/CAP/TEXT R ETU RN 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 P L A Y S TO P R E C P A U S E F F R E W T R A C K IN G A U T O S LEE P C A LL IN P U T M U T IN G C H C H V OL VO L 4 3 NO TE: • If y ou rewind the tape from “00:00:00”, a minus sign (“–”) will[...]

45 ENTER SET – SET + MENU ZER O R E T U R N RESET PR O G R A M SP/ EP TIMER P O W E R COUNTER CANCEL TV/CAP/TEXT RETURN 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 PLA Y STOP REC P AUSE FF REW TRACKING A UT O S L E E P C A L L INPUT M U T IN G CH CH VO L VO L 1 2 3 The zero return function provides a conv enient method of r apidly retur ning to the starting point of rec[...]

46 NO TE: • It is recommended that the tape speed be set to the SP mode on the TV/VCR for best results . • Unauthorized recording of cop yrighted television progr ams, films , video cassettes and other materials may infringe the r ights of cop yr ight o wners and be contrary to copyright laws. Press the REC button and the PLA Y button sim ultan[...]

47 Most types of television interference can be remedied b y adjusting the height and position of the VHF/UHF antenna. Outdoor antennas are recommended f or best results. The most common types of tele vision interfer - ence are shown below . If one of these symptoms appear when the TV/VCR is connected to a Cable TV system, the disturbance may be ca[...]

48 TR OUBLESHOO TING GUIDE PO WER SYMPT OMS Connect the A C pow er cord to the A C outlet. Inser t a video cassette . Cassette is not inser ted. No power . The A C pow er cord is not connected. TIMER b utton is depressed. Although the power is on, the TV/VCR does not operate. TV BRO ADCAST RECEPTION Press the TIMER button. T r y another channel. TV[...]

49 POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS PA G E CA USE SYMPT OMS TV shuts off . Closed caption is not activated. RECORDING TV station stopped broadcasting. TV station e xperiencing problems or progr am tuned is not closed cap- tions. T une new channel. Set Sleep Timer to "0". T r y another channel. TV signal is weak. Chec k CA TV connection of VHF/ UHF ante[...]

50 NO TE: • DO NO T A TTEMPT T O CLEAN THE VIDEO HEADS OR SER VICE THE UNIT BY REMO VING THE REAR CO VER. • Video heads ma y e v entually wear out and should be replaced when the y f ail to produce clear pictures . • T o help prev ent video head clogging, use only good quality VHS tapes . Discard worn out tapes. VIDEO HEAD CLEANING VIDEO HEAD[...]

51 SPECIFICA TIONS TELEVISION Picture T ube: 13" (measured diagonally) T uner T ype: Quar tz PLL F requency Synthesized Receiving Channels: VHF 2-13 UHF 14-69 CA TV 14-36 (A)-(W) 37-59 (AA)-(WW) 60-85 (AAA)-(ZZZ) 86-94 (86)-(94) 95-99 (A-5)-(A-1) 100-125 (100)-(125) 01 (5A) Antenna Input: VHF/UHF In 75 ohms coaxial Speak er : 1.5" x 2.5&q[...]

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