JVC AV28R25EK manual

© 2003 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED  Colour Television INSTRUCTIONS LCT1152-00 1D-U 0403-T-CR-JMU K AV32R25EK AV28R25EK AV32R250EK AV28R250EK Specifications *: A basic model number. The actual model number may hav e characters a[...]

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 good ventil[...]

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 approved ex[...]

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 manufacturer’s[...]

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 further details[...]

6 Setting up your TV  Putting the batteries into the Remote control Use two AAA/R03 dry cell batteries. Insert the batteri es from the - end, making sure the + and - polarities are correct. • Follow the warnings printed on the b[...]

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 the satellite[...]

8 Setting up your TV  Now, the initial settings are complete, and you can watch the TV • BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 are autom atically set to programme numbers PR 1 to PR 5. SKY 1 is set to programme number PR 6, b[...]

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

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) (39) 5 P p buttons/ q buttons (11) 6 r (Volume) button [...]

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

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 to choose a p[...]

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 cable, choos[...]

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 squeezed into a no[...]

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 time Pressing the h (Information) button changes the dis[...]

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) position 3 Pr[...]

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 re ceived. Press the N button To cancel the Hold function: Press the N button again.[...]

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 a button to[...]

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 the colour an[...]

20 Using the TV’s menu  PICTURE FEATURES  AUTO VNR VNR Stands for “video noise reduction”. AUTO: This mode reduces any “noise” (interference or snowing) in the current picture. The function also adjusts the optimum sh[...]

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 a button 2 [...]

22 Using the TV’s menu  BALANCE You can adjust the volume balance between the left and right speaker. 2 : turn the left speaker’s volume level up. 3 : turn the right speaker’s volume level up. • When the DOLBY PRO LOGIC fu[...]

Using the TV’s menu 23  • The PRO LOGIC 3D-PHONIC function does not work properly except for Dolby Surround encoded programmes. • You can turn the PR O LOGIC 3D- PHONIC function on or off by pressing the 3D button. Change th[...]

24 Using the TV’s menu   Other surround functions You can enjoy enhanced sound with one of the following four surround functions: DANCE CLUB: This function creates a dance club atmosphere. It does not work properly for mono s[...]

Using the TV’s menu 25   Other surround functions You can enjoy enhanced sounds while using headphones with one of the following four surround functions: DANCE CLUB: This function creates a dance club atmosphere. It does not [...]

26 Using the TV’s menu  To cancel the y (S-VIDEO input) setting: Press the yellow button and turn off y (S-VIDEO input) mark. The regular video signal (composite signal) pictures are resumed. • The EXT-1 terminal does not supp[...]

Using the TV’s menu 27  • 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 programme or a pic[...]

28 Using the TV’s menu   BLUE BACK You can set the TV to automatically cha nge to a blue screen and mute the sound if the signal is weak or absent, or when there is no input from an external device. ON: This function is turne[...]

Using the TV’s menu 29  If you have forgotten the ID number: Perform step 1 of “To set the CHILD LOCK function”. After confirming the ID number, press the b button to exit the menu. • Even if you reset the lock temporarily[...]

30 Using the TV’s menu  • To cancel the AUTO PROGRA M function, press the b button. After the TV channels have been registered in the programme numbers (PR), the EDIT menu appears. • You can now edit the programme numbers (P[...]

Using the TV’s menu 31  1 Choose EDIT/MANUAL, then press the a button • For programme number PR 0, “AV” appears in the programme numbers (PR) list. • An EXT terminal number does not appear in the programme numbers (PR) l[...]

32 Using the TV’s menu  4 Press the 2 button to change the programme number (PR) of a TV channel to a new pr ogramme number (PR) ID 1 Press the 6 buttons to choose a TV channel Every time you press the 6 buttons, the programme n[...]

Using the TV’s menu 33  3 Press the number buttons to enter the remaining CH number The TV shifts to registration mode. When the registra tion is complete d, the picture of the TV channel appears on the screen. • The CH number[...]

34 Using the TV’s menu   CH NUMBER • When you want to use the INSERT function on page 32, find the CH number corresponding to the channel number of the TV channel from this table. If you want to know a particular TV channel[...]

35  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 the EXT- 2 t[...]

36 Additional menu operations  7 Follow “Downloa ding data to a VCR” on page 35 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 at steps 2 to[...]

Additional menu operations 37   Using the TV speakers as the centre speakers f or the PRO LOGIC 3D-PHONIC function When the PRO LOGIC 3D-PHONIC function is operating, the front speakers and TV speakers are all us ed. The TV spe[...]

38 Additional menu operations  4 Press the 6 buttons to choose TV SPEAKER. Then pres s the 5 buttons to choose the TV speaker setting When you are connectin g only surround s peakers: Set TV SPEAKER to L/C/R. When you are connecti[...]

39  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 equipment. Depe[...]

40 Additional preparation   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 signal (Y/C s[...]

Additional preparation 41   External surround speakers You can connect external surround speakers to the TV so that you can use the “DOLBY PRO LOGIC” on page 23. Before using th e DOLBY PRO LOGIC function, however, follow t[...]

42  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 the mains p[...]

Troubleshooting 43   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 or bilingual [...]