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Contents
Safety precautions 2
COLOUR TELEVISION
Preparation 3
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1 Confirm which remote control you have 3
INSTRUCTIONS
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2 Insert the batteries into the remote control 3
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3 Connecting the aerial and VCR 4
Thank you for buying this JVC
4 Connecting other devices .......................... 5
colour television.
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5 Connect the power cord to the AC outlet 5
To make sure you understand how to
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6 Initial setting 6
use your new TV,
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Safety precautions WARNING • To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the TV to rain or moisture. CAUTION •Operate only from the power source indicated on the rear of the TV. •Avoid damaging the power cord and mains plug. When you unplug the TV, pull it out by the mains plug. Do not pull on the power cord. •Never block or cover the cabinet openings for ventilation. Never install the TV where good 15 cm ventilation is unattainable. When installing this TV, leave spaces for ventilation aroun
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Preparation 1 Confirm which remote control you have Your TV comes with one of the two remote controls shown below. Functions you can operate differ depending on the type of remote control. AV-25L83B/AV-29W83B> MUTING POWER MUTING BASS POWER SYSTEM SYSTEM COLOUR SOUND SURROUND COLOUR SOUND SURROUND ECO ECO SENSOR SENSOR DISPLAY DISPLAY MENU MENU TV/VIDEO TV/VIDEO 123 123 OFF OFF TIMER TIMER 456 456 PICTURE PICTURE MODE MODE 789 789 CH
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Preparation 3 Connecting the aerial and VCR • Read the manuals provided with the devices. Depending on the device, the connection method may be different from the diagrams. Also the device settings may need to change depending on the connection method. • Turn off all the devices including the TV. • Connecting cables are not supplied. • When connecting monaural audio to the TV, use the L/MONO jack. • If you connect the VCR to the TV only with an aerial cable, you should preset the video channel f
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Preparation 4 Connecting other devices If you are not connecting any other devices, skip step 4 and perform step 5. • Use the headphones with a stereo mini jack (3.5 mm in diameter). When you connect the headphones, the TV speakers go off. • The OUTPUT terminal outputs the video and sound signals which you are viewing on the TV. You can dub them onto the VCR connected to the OUTPUT terminal. (The OUTPUT terminal cannot output component video signals. Also it cannot output any signals when the TV
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Preparation 6 Initial setting When the TV is first turned on, it enters the initial setting mode, and the JVC logo is displayed. Follow the instructions on the on-screen display to perform the initial settings. 1 Press the Main power button on the TV. The POWER lamp lights. After the POWER VOLUME JVC logo has been displayed, the TV EXIT automatically switches to the language setting mode. POWER lamp Main power button SYSTEM COLOUR SOUND SURROUND ECO DISPLAY DISPLAY SENSOR button MENU
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Basic operation • The illustration below is for the remote control 1 Press the POWER button to turn RM-C1015. Your remote control may not look your TV on. exactly like the illustrations. • If your TV does not turn on, press the Main power button on the TV then press the POWER button again. • You can also turn on your TV by pressing MUTING BASS POWER any of the following buttons; SYSTEM COLOUR SOUND SURROUND - the CHANNEL m button - the Number buttons ECO DISPLAY SENSOR - the TV/VIDEO button ME
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Remote control buttons and functions ECO SENSOR button COLOUR SYSTEM button You can adjust this TV so that the screen If the picture is not clear or no colour automatically adjusts to the optimum appears, change the current colour system contrast according to the brightness of your to another colour system. room. This function reduces eye strain and Press this button to select the colour the power consumption of this TV. system. Press this button to select the desired AUTO PAL SECAM mode. NTSC3
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Remote control buttons and functions BASS button MUTING button < Bass function support model only > You can turn the sound off instantly. Press this button. You can enjoy a powerful bass sound by To turn the sound on, press this button using the BASS (Bass Reflex) function. again. Press this button to turn the BASS function on or off. DISPLAY button • To use this function, you must first mount the Twin Port Bass Blaster Unit packaged with the You can continuously display the current TV on top of
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Remote control buttons and functions RETURN + button CHANNEL SCAN button You can set a channel you frequently view You can quickly view all TV channels to the Return Channel and you can view programmes that you can view on your TV, that channel at any time with one-touch. and search for the programme you want to view. To set the channel to the Return Channel: 1 Press this button to start scanning TV channels. 1 Select the channel you want to set The TV channel programmes are each to the Return C
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Using the TV’s menus This TV has a number of functions you can operate using the menus. To use all your TV’s functions fully, you need to understand how to use the menus. / 4 Press the MENU buttons to change function settings. SYSTEM COLOUR SOUND SURROUND ECO Example: Changes the AUTO SENSOR DISPLAY DISPLAY SHUTOFF setting. button MENU t MENU buttons MENU / MENU 2 MENU 2 buttons AUTO SHUTOFF ON AUTO SHUTOFF OFF CHILD LOCK
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Using the TV’s menus INPUT VNR You can view images from VCRs or other You can reduce picture noise. devices connected to your TV. 1 Press MENU T to display the 1 Press MENU T to display the “MENU 1” menu, then select “MENU 1” menu, then select “VNR”. “INPUT”. MENU 1 INPUT TV MENU 1 VNR ON INPUT TV COMPRESS(16:9) ON VNR ON PICTURE TILT 00 COMPRESS(16:9) ON PICTURE TILT
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Using the TV’s menus AUTO SHUTOFF BLUE BACK You can set your TV to turn off if no signals You can mute the sound and change the are received for about 15 minutes or longer picture into a blue screen while no signals after the end of a broadcast. are received by the TV, or when the signals are unstable. 1 Press MENU T to display the “MENU 2” menu, then select “AUTO 1 Press MENU T to display the SHUTOFF”. “MENU 2” menu, then select “BLUE BACK”. MENU 2 AUTO SHUTOFF ON
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Using the TV’s menus VIDEO-2 SET Picture Adjustments Set the VIDEO-2 SET correctly according to You can adjust the picture as you like. the video signal input from the external 1 Press MENU T to display the device connected to the VIDEO-2 terminal. “MENU 4” menu. If this setting is incorrect, images will not be displayed. MENU 4 TINT COLOUR 1 Press MENU T to display the BRIGHT CONT. “MENU 2” menu, then select SHARP “VIDEO-2 SET”. SELECT BY EXIT BY OPERATE BY -+ DISPLAY
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Using the TV’s menus AI VOLUME AUTO CH PRESET You can prevent the sudden increase or You can automatically preset all TV channels decrease of volume that occurs when that can be received by your TV to channels. changing channels or switching VIDEO 1 Press MENU T to display the modes. “MENU 3” menu, then select “AUTO 1 Press MENU T to display the CH PRESET”. “MENU 5” menu, then select MENU 3 “AI VOLUME”. AUTO CH PRESET MANUAL CH PRESET LANGUAGE ENGLISH
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Using the TV’s menus MANUAL CH PRESET You can manually preset desired TV If the picture is not clear: channels to desired channels. Fine-tune the TV channel. 1 Press MENU T to display the 1 Press MENU t to select “FINE”. “MENU 3” menu, then select MANUAL “MANUAL CH PRESET”. FINE SKIP NO SOUND SYSTEM B/G MENU 3 EXIT AUTO CH PRESET MANUAL CH PRESET SELECT BY PR 1 VL LANGUAGE ENGLISH PROGRAM BY -+ EXIT BY FINE BY VO
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Using the TV’s menus SKIP LANGUAGE You can set undesired channels to be You can select the language for the on-screen skipped. Channels set to be skipped cannot display. be selected by the CHANNEL m buttons 1 Press MENU T to display the nor the CHANNEL SCAN button. “MENU 3” menu, then select • Channels to which TV channels have not been “LANGUAGE”. preset are automatically set to be skipped. MENU 3 1 Press MENU T to display the AUTO CH PRESET MANUAL CH PRESET “MENU 3”
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Attaching the Twin Port Bass Blaster Unit The Twin Port Bass Blaster Unit is packaged together with the TV. Before you use the TV, mount the unit correctly on the TV. Note: • The BASS functions do not work unless the Twin Port Bass Blaster Unit is connected correctly to the TV. For details on the BASS functions, see page 9. CAUTION: • The Twin Port Bass Blaster Unit is just placed on top of the TV and is not held in place by a screw. When using the unit, pay at
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TV buttons and parts Front < AV-29W83/AV-29W83B > 1 2 345 6 7 8 90 VR L/MONO IN (VIDEO-3) < AV-21L83/AV-21L83B/AV-25L83/AV-25L83B > 7 8 12 34 5 90 < AV-21W83/AV-21W83B > 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 0 POWER MENU CHANNEL VOLUME VR L/MONO EXIT IN (VIDEO-3) 1 Headphone jack 6 TV/VIDEO button 2 VIDEO-3 terminal 7 ECO sensor 3 MENU button 8 Remote control sensor 4 CHANNEL m buttons 9 POWER lamp 5 VOLUME m buttons 0 Main power button Rear COMPONENT VIDEO-1 (VIDEO-2) OUTPUT INPUT INPUT V Y / V
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Using the buttons on the TV Basic operation Operating menus • Check to make sure the CHILD LOCK function You can operate functions in menus using is set to “OFF”. When the CHILD LOCK function the front control buttons on the TV. is set to “ON”, the TV cannot be operated using the front control buttons. For details, see “CHILD 1 Press MENU y to display a menu. LOCK” on page 13. 2 Press MENU y repeatedly to display 1 Press CHANNEL M to turn the TV the menu you want to use. on from standby mode. 3
