Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AV 27D503 JVC
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COLOR TELEVISION USER'S GUIDE For models: AV -36D503 AV -36D303 AV -36D203 AV -32D503 AV -32D303 AV -32D203 AV -27D503 Illustration of A V -32D503 and RM-C251 IMPORT ANT NO TE T O THE CUST OMER In the spaces below , enter the model and serial number of your television (located at the rear of the television cabinet).
IMPOR T ANT SAFETY PRECA UTIONS W ARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARDS, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS TV SET TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CA UTION: TO INSURE PERSONAL SAFETY , OBSER VE THE FOLLOWING RULES REGARDING THE USE OF THIS UNIT . 1. Operate only from the power source specified on the unit.
IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS CA UTION: Please read and retain for y our safety . Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. This TV set has been engineered and manufactured to assure your personal safety . But improper use can result in potential electrical shock or fire hazards.
7 An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal.
13 For added protection of the TV set during a lightning storm or when the TV set is to be left unattended for an extended period of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna. This will prevent damage to product due to lightning storms or power line surges.
Ta b le of Contents UNP A CKING Y OUR TV .....7 TV Models and Remote Controls ........8 Quick Setup Guide ....... 1 0 Connections ..........1 3 Cable and VCR Connections . . . . . . . 13 Connecting to a DVD Player . . . . . . . .16 Connecting to an External Amplifier .
MENU OPERATE MENU POWER ON TIMER — CHANNEL + — VOLUME + T wo AA Batteries 1 T elevision 1 Remote Control Thank you for your purchase of a JVC Color T elevision. Before you begin setting up your new television, please check to make sure you have all of the following items.
TV Models and Remotes Guide NO TE: Before you connect your televison to another device, please refer to the proper dia- grams for your TV and remote, depending on the model that you have purchased. These will help assist you in understanding how to connect your television to another device, as well as use the remote to set up your televison.
TV Models and Remotes Guide Remote Control RM-C251 MODELS: AV -36D503, A V -32D503, and A V -27D503 Remote Control RM-C252 MODELS: AV -36D303, A V -36D203, AV -32D303, and A V -32D203 9.
10 Getting Started These quick setup pages will provide you, in three easy steps, with the basic information you need to begin using your new television right away .
11 WALL CABLE or ANTENNA OUT OR OR VCR IN Cable/RF connector AV Cables/Plugs Step T w o - Making Basic Connections Next you will need to connect your television to an antenna or cable system. The most basic antenna/cable connection is shown below . For more detailed connections, such as ones where a cable box is required, see pages 14 to 15.
12 Step Three - The Plug In Menu When you turn your television on for the first time the Plug In Menu will appear . This menu sets some of the basic settings for your television. A complete description of the Plug In Menu can be found starting on page 25.
Connections VCR IN WALL CABLE or ANTENNA OUT OR OR TWO-WA Y SPLITTER 1) Connect the antenna or cable TV wire from the wall outlet, in to the RF Input of the two-way splitter . 2) Connect an RF cable from the one of the RF Outputs on the splitter , in to the RF Input on the back of the VCR.
VCR IN OR OR WALL CABLE or ANTENNA OUT Connections 14 1) Connect the antenna or cable TV wire from the wall outlet, in to the RF Input of the cable box. 2) Connect an RF cable from the RF Output of the cable box, in to the RF Input on the back of the VCR.
Connections 15 The connection diagrams are intended to show some basic general connections. Some cable companies ma y require special connections to properly use y our televi- sion or 2-tuner PIP function.
DVD Pla y e r AUDIO OUT G ree n Blu e Re d Connections 16 1) Connect Green cable out from DVD player “Y” Component Output, in to TV “Y” Component Input. 2) Connect Blue cable out from DVD player “P B ” Component Output, in to TV “P B ” Component Input.
Connections 17 1) Connect the yellow video cable out from the Camcorder’s Video Output, in to the TV’s V ideo Input jack. 2) Connect the white audio cable out from the Camcorder’s Left Audio Output, in to the TV’ s Left Audio Input Jack.
Connections 18 VCR or DVD player To Connect: Plug one end of the A V Compu Link cable into the A V Compu Link input on your VCR, DVD, or other Compu Link device. Plug the other end of the A V Compu Link cable into the A V Compu Link input at the rear of the television.
Remote Contr ol • Before you can operate the remote control, you must first install the batteries (included). See “Changing the Batteries” at the bottom of this page for instructions. (For an illustra- tion, please see page 10.) • Press the P OWER button to turn the television on or off.
Remote Pr ogramming Setting the CA TV , VCR and D VD Codes Y ou can program your remote to operate your cable box, satellite receiver , VCR or DVD player by using the instructions and codes listed below .
Remote Pr ogramming Admiral Aiwa Akai Audio Dynamic Bell & Howell Broksonic Canon CCE Citizen Craig Cur tis Mathes Daewoo DBX Dimensia Emerson Fisher Funai G.
Remote Pr ogramming 22 D VD codes Aiwa Apex Denon Hitachi JVC Kenwood Konka Mitsubishi Onkyo Oritron Panasonic Philips Pioneer 043 040 020, 037 030, 031 000 035 039 025 041 044 020 023, 036 022 DV D P.
To bring up the onscreen menu , press the M ENU button on the remote control. The item that appears in yellow is the one currently selected. If you press the M ENU button again, the onscreen display will skip to the next menu screen.
Onscreen Menus 24 The Onscreen Menu System Y our television comes with JVC’s Onscreen Menu System. The Onscreen Menus let you make adjustments to your television’s operation simply and quickly . Examples of the Onscreen Menus are shown below and on the next page.
Plug In Menu The Plug In Menu comes up automatically when you first turn on the TV after plugging it in. The Plug In Menu helps you to get your TV ready to use by letting you set your preferences for:.
Plug In Menu 26 A uto Clock Set Before you use any of your TV’ s timer functions, you must first set the clock. Y ou may precise- ly set your clock using the XDS time signal broadcast by most Public Broadcasting stations.
Plug In Menu 27 Manual Cloc k Set NO TE: Y ou will have to reset the clock after a power interruption. Y ou must set the clock before oper- ating any timer functions. To set your clock manually (without using the XDS signal), choose MANUAL from the Set Clock menu and follow the steps below .
Channel Summary Channel Summary Channel Summary allows you to customize the line-up of channels received by your TV . Y ou can add or delete channels from the line-up or prevent any unauthorized viewers from watch- ing any or all 181 channels.
29 V -Chip Y our TV is equipped with V -Chip technology which enables TV Parental Guidelines (for United States and Canada) and Movie (MP AA) Guideline controls. V -Chip technology allows you to program your TV to receive, or not to receive, programs based on content according to the guidelines.
30 V -Chip US V -Chip Ratings U .S. P ARENT AL RA TING SYSTEMS Programs with the f ollowing ratings are appropriate f or children. ❒ TV Y is Appropriate f or All Children. Programs are created for very young viewers and should be suitable for all ages, including children ages 2 - 6.
V -Chip 31 Line up the cursor in the column (TV PG, TV G, etc.) with the content row (V/FV , S, etc.) and press the or to move the cursor to the correct location. Press ¥ or to turn the locking feature on or off. An item is locked if the icon appears instead of a “—”.
V -Chip 32 Setting ratings with the V -Chip b utton Example 2: If you want to set your V -Chip settings to block all programming above a current setting such as TV PG-V (with violence): Press Z ERO when TV -PG - V is displayed All Programming above TV -PG - V (with Violence) will be blocked.
V -Chip ❒ NR - Not Rated. This is a film which has no rating. In many cases these films were imported from countries which do not use the MP AA ratings system. Other NR films may be from amateur producers who didn’t intend to have their film widely released.
V -Chip ❒ E - Exempt. Exempt programming includes: news, sports, documentaries and other information programming, talk shows, music videos, and variety programming. ❒ C – Pr ogramming Intended for Children. V iolence Guidelines: There will be no realistic scenes of violence.
35 V -Chip Unrated Programs Notes About Unrated Programs: Unrated programming refers to any programming which does not contain a rating signal. Programming on television stations which do not broadcast rating signals will be placed in the “Unrated Programming" category .
36 V -Chip Set Lock Code Channel Guard and V -Chip settings are protected by a four-digit Lock Code. Y our TV comes pre-set with a Lock Code of "0000". Y ou may change the code to any four-digit number you wish. T o change the Lock Code, follow the steps below .
37 Picture Settings Tint Color Picture Bright Detail Ti nt allows you to adjust the levels of red and green in your TV picture. Press the M ENU button To TINT To increase the levels of gre.
Picture Settings 38 Noise Muting This feature inserts a blank blue screen over channels which are not broadcasting or are too weak to be received clearly . Press the M ENU button To NOISE MUTING ¥ To turn Noise Muting ON or OFF • Noise Muting will not work during Auto T uner Setup or when you operate Channel Summary .
39 Sound Settings Y ou can increase or decrease the level of low-frequency sound in the TV’ s audio with the Bass adjustment. Press the M ENU button To BASS To increase the bass ¥ To decrease the bass To move to the next setting Use T reble to adjust the level of high-frequency sound in your TV’ s audio.
40 General Items The On/Off timer lets you program your television to turn itself on or of f. Y ou can use it as an alarm to wake up, to help you remember important programs, or as a decoy when you're not home.
General Items Many broadcasts now include an onscreen display of dialog called Closed Captions. Some broadcasts may also include displays of additional information in text form. Y our television can access and display this information using the Closed Caption feature.
Get the best quality video from your DVD player by using this setting and the DVD inputs at the rear of the television. Set either to YES for component input (for DVD) or to NO for com- posite video input (for a regular VCR).
Button Functions 43 The M ENU button allows you to access JVC’s onscreen menu system. Press M ENU to activate the onscreen menu system. • See individual topics (like “Sound Settings) for specific information on using menus. Press the E XIT button to leave a menu screen.
Button Functions 44 Video Status Sleep Timer Hyper Surround Muting The V IDEO S TA TUS button gives you a choice of three TV picture display settings, including a display of your own preferences. Standard - Resets the picture display to the factory settings.
Button Functions 45 Use the 100+ button to directly access channels above Channel 99. For example to move to channel 124, press100+, 2 (two), 4 (four). 100+ Button Return+ Input Selects the signal input source for the television: TV (for Antenna or Cable) or V ideo-1, 2 or 3 for video devices like VCR’s, DVD players, or camcorders.
Button Functions 46 Light Y our remote control includes illuminated buttons for key features like C HANNEL +/- and V OLUME +/-. Press the L IGHT button to turn the illumination on. D VD Buttons VCR Buttons TV/CA TV Switch VCR/D VD Switch Y ou can also use this remote control to operate the basic functions of your DVD player .
Button Functions - PIP 47 PIP displays two separate pictures on screen. Y our television has 2-Tuner PIP , meaning you can view pictures from two different channels simultaneously . A special set of PIP control but- tons are located on the upper part of the remote control.
Button Functions - PIP 48 Freeze Swap Channel +/- for PIP Source Use the F REEZE button to lock a single, still image onto the PIP window . • If PIP is off when F REEZE is pressed, a snapshot of the main screen is taken and placed in the PIP window .
Tr oubleshooting 49 There is no power There is no picture or sound Y ou cannot select a certain channel The power turns off by itself The clock is wrong The color quality is poor The On T imer is blin.
50 W arranty JVC COMP ANY OF AMERICA warrants this product and all parts thereof, except as set forth below ONL Y T O THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER A T RET AIL to be FREE FROM DEFECTIVE MA TERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP from the date of original retail purchase for the period shown below (the “W arranty Period”) (PICTURE TUBE is covered for T wo (2) years.
51 W arranty 7) Accessories; 8) Batteries (except that Rechar geable Batteries are covered f or 90 days from date of purc hase .) There are no express warranties e xcept as listed above. THE DURA TION OF ANY IMPLIED W ARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED W ARRANTY OF MERCHANT ABIL TY , IS LIMITED T O THE DURA TION OF THE EXPRESS W ARRANTY HEREIN.
52 A uthoriz ed Ser vice Center s QUALITY SERVICE T OLL FREE: 1 (800) 537-5722 http://www .jvc.com HO W T O LOCA TE Y OUR JVC SER VICE CENTER Dear Customer , In order to receive the most satisfaction from your purchase, please read the instruction booklet before operating the unit.
53 Sear ch Codes Cable/Satellite Sear ch Codes Function: 1) Slide the first 2-W ay Mode Selector switch to CA TV . 2) Press the TV P OWER and R ETURN + buttons. Hold for at least three seconds and release. 3) Press TV P OWER , see if the CA TV or Satellite box responds.
Specifications 54 MODEL AV -27D503 AV -32D203 AV -32D303 AV -32D503 A V -36D503 AV -36D203 AV -36D303 Reception Format Reception Range Power Consumption Screen Size Audio Output Speakers Antenna T erm.
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