JVC AV28T25EK manual

© 2003 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED  Colour Television INSTRUCTIONS LCT1153-00 1C-U 0403-T-CR-JMU K AV32T25EK AV28T25EK AV32T25EI AV28T25EI AV32T55EK AV28T55EK Contents Setting up your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 TV b[...]

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 go[...]

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 ap[...]

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 manufac[...]

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 furthe[...]

6 Setting up your TV  Connecting the power cord to the AC outlet Caution • Operate only from the power source specified (AC 220 – 240 V, 50 Hz) on the unit. Putting the batteries into the Remote control Use two AAA/R0[...]

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 [...]

8 Setting up your TV  Now, the initial settings are complete, and you can watch the TV • For UK model (AV32T25EK/AV28T25EK/ AV32T55EK/AV28T55EK): BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 are autom atically set to the progr[...]

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[...]

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) (34) 5 P p buttons/ q buttons (11) 6 r (Volume[...]

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

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 c[...]

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 cab[...]

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 squeez[...]

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 change[...]

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) posi[...]

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 butt[...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 o[...]

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 [...]

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 HYPER SOUND i[...]

Using the TV’s menu 23  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[...]

24 Using the TV’s menu  2 Press the 6 butto ns to choose an EXT terminal or TV. Then pres s the a button The arrow in the menu represents a signal flow. The left side of the arrow shows a signal source output from the E[...]

Using the TV’s menu 25   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[...]

26 Using the TV’s menu  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 te[...]

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

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

Using the TV’s menu 29  3 Press the 6 buttons to choose a new programme number (PR) To cancel the MOVE function: Press the h (Information) button. 4 Press the 2 button to change the programme number (PR) of a TV channel[...]

30 Using the TV’s menu  2 Press the gre en button and star t the INSERT function. To cancel the INSERT function: Press the h (Information) button. 3 For UK model (AV32T25EK/AV28T25EK/ AV32T55EK/AV28T55EK): Press the number[...]

Using the TV’s menu 31  • The UK model (AV32T25EK/AV28T25EK/ AV32T55EK/AV28T55EK) cannot receive the CC number channels or the channels from CH/CC 02 to CH/CC 12. DEMO The DEMO function automatically demonstrates some of[...]

32  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[...]

Additional menu operations 33  7 Follow “Downloa ding data to a VCR” on page 32 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 s[...]

34  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 equipm[...]

Additional preparation 35   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 sign[...]

36  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 th[...]

Troubleshooting 37   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 b[...]

38  Specifications * : A basic model number. The actual model number may have characters added (such as “S” denoting silver) indicating the colour of the TV set. We may change the design and specific ations without notic[...]

Specifications 39  * : A basic model number. The actual model number may have characters added (such as “S” denoting silver) indicating the colour of the TV set. We may change the design and specific ations without notic[...]