JVC TV-13143 manual

Serial Number IMPORTANT NOTE TO 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 eference. Keep the carton and original packaging for fu[...]

The exclamation point within an equilater al triangle is intended to aler t the user to the presence of impor tant operating and maintenance (servicing) instr uctions in the literature accompanying the appliance. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated da[...]

1 1. READ INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read bef ore the unit is operated. 2. RET AIN INSTRUCTIONS The safety and operating instructions should be retained f or future reference. 3. HEED W ARNINGS All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. FOLLO W INSTRUCTIONS All operating[...]

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

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 GROUNDING CONDUCT ORS (NEC SECTION 810-21) GROUND CLAMPS NEC-NA TIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE POWER SER VICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250, P ART H) S2898A 21. SAFETY CHECK[...]

4 FEA TURES Color TV With Video Cassette Recor der - Unique space saving 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 procedures 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 TWO 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 example , water vapor in the air will condense on the surf ace of the glass[...]

7 PO WER SOURCE P olar iz ed AC Cord (One blade is wider than the other .) T o protect the unit from a lightning stor m, unplug the AC po wer 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 ve[...]

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

9 REMO TE CONTROL 15. FF (Fast Forward) Button - In the Stop mode, this button r apidly winds the tape forward. In the Pla y mode, this button activ ates forw ard search. 16. P AUSE Button - During recording, this button temporarily stops the tape. Dur ing playbac k, it stops the tape and displays a still image on the TV screen. 17. SP/EP Selector [...]

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

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 service (CA TV), see page 12 for Cable TV connections. Combination VHF/UHF Antenna (Separate VHF and UHF 300 ohm twin-lead wires) Combination VHF/UHF Antenna (Singl[...]

12 ANT ANT This TV/VCR has an extended tuning range and can tune most cab le channels without using a Cable TV conv er ter box. Some cable companies off er “ premium pa y channels ” in which the signal is scramb led. Descrambling these signals f or nor mal vie wing requires the use of a descrambler device which is gener ally provided by 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 feature enables the automatic cloc k setting and updating, and also to set the Time Zone and Daylight Saving Time by receiving XDS (Extended Data Service) information 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 CLOCK [...]

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 E N TE R S ET – SE T + M EN U ZER O R ETU R N R ES E T PROGRAM S P/ EP 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 TU 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 MANU AL CLOCK SETTING 1 Y ou must set the date and time manually f or timer recordings, ON/OFF Timer an[...]

17 E NTE R S ET – SE T + M E N U ZE R O R ETU R N R ES ET PROGRAM SP / EP 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 TU 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 . (f or example, to select channel 2, press “ 0 ” , then “ 2 ” . If you press only “ [...]

18 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 S TO P R EC PA U S E FF REW TRA CKING AUTO S L E E P C A L L IN PU T 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 br[...]

19 EN TE R S ET – S E T + M E N U Z ER O R E TU R N R ES E T PROGRAM S P / E P TIM ER P O W E R COUNTER C A N C E L TV/CAP/TEXT R E TU 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 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 between normal TV and the t[...]

20 Te x t : The T ext 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 t[...]

21 E N TE R S ET – SE T + M EN U ZER O R ETU R N RE S ET 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 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 2 3 5 1 T O MEMORIZE CHANNELS Press the MENU button. Press the SET + or – button 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 IM E R P O W E R C O U N T E R C A N C E L TV/C A P /T EX 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 – b[...]

23 EN TER SE T – SET + M E N U ZE R O R ETU R N R E SET PROGRAM SP / EP TIM ER POWER C O U N T E R C A NC EL T V /C A P /T E X T R E TU 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 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 R AM 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 A SLEEP CALL INPUT M UTING CH CH VOL VO L SETTING THE V -CHIP 2 Press the SET + or – button to select the TV SET -UP option, then press the ENTER button. Press the MENU button. 1 An age limitat[...]

25 NO TES: • The V -Chip function is activated only on progr ams and tapes that have the r ating signal. • T o activate the V -Chip function, select “ V -CHIP ” in the V -CHIP SET menu then press the ENTER button to select the “ ON ” position. ENTER SET – SET + MENU ZERO RETURN RESET P R O G R A M SP/ EP TIMER PO W E R 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 years old, parental guidance suggested NC17 : 17 years old and abo ve X: Adult only SETTING THE V -CHIP (CONTINUED) • When you select TV - Y7, TV -PG, TV -14 or TV -MA, press the CALL button to show the contained rati[...]

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 b utton. 8.[...]

28 E N T E 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 COUNTER C A N C E L TV/CAP/TEXT R E TU 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 T O S L E 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 you can adjust them individua[...]

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 button while making picture adjustments will return all adjustments to the factory preset lev els.[...]

30 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 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 S E F F R E W T R A C K IN G A U T O SLEE P 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 appro ximately 1 h[...]

31 ENTER SET – SET + MENU ZERO RETURN RESET PROGRAM SP/ EP TIMER POWER COUNTER CANCEL TV /C AP /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 I N 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 you to hav e the TV turn “ OFF ” automatically at a predetermined tim[...]

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 UTOMA TIC POWER ON AND PLA Y When loading a cassette tape without the erase prev ention tab intact, the TV/VCR will tur n on automatically and playbac k will star t immediately . Inser t the cassette with its label[...]

33 ENTER SET – SET + MENU ZERO RETURN RESET PROGRAM SP/ EP TIMER PO W 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 T O ST ART PLA YB ACK 1 T O ST OP PLA YBA CK 3 2 Press the PLA Y button to begin pla yback. “ ” will appear on the screen[...]

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 COU NTER 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 UT IN G CH CH VOL VO L When a tape is play ed, the Digital Auto T racking system automatically adjusts the trac[...]

35 ENTER SET – SET + MENU ZERO RETURN RESET PROGRAM SP/ EP TIMER P O 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 UTO S L E E P C A L L INPUT M U T IN G CH C H 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 yback can b[...]

36 E N TE R S E T – S E T + M E N U Z ER O R E T U R N R E S E T 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 TU 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 TR A C K IN G A U T O S L E E P C A L L IN P U T M U T IN G CH CH VOL VO L 3 2 1 TO W A TCH A T APE REPEA TEDL Y 4 2 SPECIAL PLA YB A CK (CONTI[...]

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 po wer is s witc hed off during recor ding, the TV set g[...]

38 ENTER SET – SET + M ENU 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 CHAN[...]

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 UTO S L E E P C A L L INPUT M U T IN G CH CH VOL VO L 6 1 3 EXAMPLE: Instant timer recording for 30 min utes. 4 INST ANT TIMER RECORDING (ITR) TV - VHF/UHF channels CA TV - [...]

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 TV /C A P /TE X T RETURN 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 PLA Y STOP REC PA U SE 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 b utton. 1 2 4 3 P[...]

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 SE 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 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 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 PRO GRAM SP/ EP TIMER P O W E R CO UN TER 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 UTO 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 fir[...]

44 EN TER SET – S ET + M E NU ZER O R ETU RN RE SET PROGRAM SP/ EP TIM E R POW ER COUNTER CA NC EL TV/CAP/TEXT R ETU RN 0 8 5 2 7 4 1 9 6 3 P L A 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 SLE EP C ALL IN P U T M U T IN G C H C H V O L V O L 3 NO TE: • If y ou re wind the tape fr om “ 00:00:00 ” , a min us sign ( “–” )[...]

45 ENTER SET – SET + MENU ZERO RETURN RESE T 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 UTO S L E E P C A L L INPUT M U T IN G CH CH VOL VO L 1 2 3 The z er o return function pr o vides a con venient method of rapidl y returning to the star ting point of recor[...]

46 NO TE: • It is recommended that the tape speed be set to the SP mode on the TV/VCR f or best results. • Unauthorized recording of copyrighted tele vision programs, films , video cassettes and other mater ials may infringe the r ights of cop yright owners and be contrary to copyright laws. Press the REC b utton and the PLAY button simultaneou[...]

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 for best results. The most common types of television 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 cause[...]

48 TROUBLESHOO TING GUIDE PO WER SYMPT OMS Connect the A C po wer cor d to the AC outlet. Inser t a video cassette . Cassette is not inser ted. No po wer. The A C po wer cor d is not connected. TIMER button is depressed. Although the po wer is on, the TV/VCR does not operate . TV BRO ADCAST RECEPTION Press the TIMER button. T r y another c hannel. [...]

49 POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS PA G E CA USE SYMPT OMS TV shuts off . Closed caption is not activ ated. RECORDING TV station stopped broadcasting. TV station e xperiencing pr ob lems or pr ogram tuned is not c losed cap- tions. T une new channel. Set Sleep Timer to "0". T r y another c hannel. TV signal is weak. Chec k CATV connection of VHF/ UHF [...]

50 NO TE: • DO NOT A TTEMPT T O CLEAN THE VIDEO HEADS OR SERVICE THE UNIT BY REMOVING THE REAR CO VER. • Video heads ma y e ventuall y wear out and should be replaced when the y fail to pr oduce c lear pictures. • T o help pre vent video head c log ging, use onl y good quality VHS tapes. Discar d w orn out tapes. VIDEO HEAD CLEANING VIDEO HEA[...]

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 Speaker: 1.5" x 2.5&quo[...]

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