Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AV 56WP74 JVC
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Important Note: In the spaces below , enter the model and serial number of your television (located at 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 reference.
Important Safety Pr ecautions WARNING: TO PRE VENT FIR E OR SHOCK HAZARD S, DO NOT EXP OSE THI S TV SET TO RAI N OR MOIST URE. CAUTION: TO INSURE PERSONAL SAFETY , OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING RULES REGARDING THE USE OF THIS UNIT . 1. Operate only from the power source specified on the unit.
CAUTION: Please read and retain for your 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.
T able of Contents Unpacking your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 TV Mo de ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 TV Remote Controls . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 The Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . 10 Connecting Y our Devices .
T wo AA Batteries 1 T elevision 1 Remote Control Used to connect an external antenna or cable TV system to your TV . Used to make video connections with S-Video VCRs, Camcorders and DVD players.
MODELS: A V-65WP74 A V-56WP74 A V-48WP74 MODELS: A V-65WP74, A V-56WP74, A V -48WP74 Q ui c k Se t u p T V M od e l s NOTE: Before you connect your television to another device, please refer to the proper diagrams for your specific TV and remote.
MODELS: A V-65WP74 A V-56WP74 A V-48WP74 Q ui c k Se t u p T V R em o t e C o n t r ol s RM-C1200G 9 • For information on remote control buttons, see pages 48 - 57.
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 . If you have questions, or for more detailed information on any of these steps, please consult other sections of this manual.
Q ui c k Se t u p C o n ne c t io n s Please follow the flow chart below to determine which connection setup is right for you. Then, refer to the appropriate diagrams to connect your television to other devices that you may have. After you are finished connecting your devices, plug the power cord into the nearest power outlet and turn on the TV .
Q ui c k Se t u p C o n ne c t io n s 12 Notes: • If your VCR is a mono sound unit, it will have only one audio out jack. Connect it to the LEFT AUDIO INPUT on the front of the TV . • Use the S-Video connection if possible for superior picture quality .
Q ui c k Se t u p C o n ne c t io n s Notes: • Green, blue and red are the most common colors for DVD cables. Some models may vary colors. Please consult the user’ s manual for your DVD player for more information. • Be careful not to confuse the red DVD cable with the red audio cable.
JVC’ s AV compu link feature makes playing video tapes or DVDs totally automatic. Simply insert a pre-recor ded tape into your JVC brand VCR or DVD into your JVC DVD player and the device will automatically tur n on and begin playback.
Q ui c k Se t u p C o n ne c t io n s 1) Connect a yellow composite cable from the camcorder VIDEO OUT , into the VIDEO IN on the front of the TV , OR connect an S-Video cable from the front of the TV to the camcorder . 2) Connect a white composite cable from the camcorder LEFT AUDIO OUT , into the LEFT AUDIO IN on the front of the TV .
16 Q ui c k Se t u p C o n ne c t io n s Connecting to the Surround Amplifier 1) Connect the black speaker cable from the TV’ s SPEAKER INPUT terminal to the surround amplifier’ s CENTER SPEAKER OUTPUT terminal.
By inputting a high bandwidth digital content protection high definition picture source to the digital-in terminal of this television, high-definition pictures can be displayed on the screen in their digital form.
When you tur n your television on for the first time the interactive plug-in menu will appear . The plug-in menu helps you to get your TV ready to use by letting you set your prefer ences for: • The language in which you want the onscreen menus to appear .
T o set your clock manually (without using the XDS signal), choose MANUAL. If you choose AUTO, see auto clock set above. √ ® T o choose MANUAL † T o TIME √ ® T o set the hour † T o minute √ ® T o set the minute † T o Start Clock Manual Clock Set Note: • Y ou will have to reset the clock after a power interruption.
Q ui c k Se t u p P l u g- I n Me n u 20 In auto tuner setup, the TV automatically scans through all available channels, memorizing the active ones and skipping over blank ones or channels with weak signals. This means when you scan (using the C HANNEL +/– buttons) you will receive only clear , active channels.
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 . If the equipment does not respond to any of the codes listed below or to the code search function, use the remote control supplied by the manufacturer .
The remote control is programmed with VCR codes for power on/off, play , stop, fast-forward, rewind, pause, recor d, channel up/down operation. 1) Find the VCR brand from the list of codes shown below . 2) Slide the first 2-way selector switch to “TV” and the other 2-way selector switch to “VCR”.
The remote control is programmed with DVD codes for power on/off, play , stop, fast-forward, rewind, previous/next chapter , tray open/close, and still/pause operation. 1) Find the DVD player brand from the list of codes shown below . 2) Slide the first 2-way selector switch to “TV” and the other 2-way selector switch to “DVD”.
Remote Pr ogramming 24 Cable/Satellite Search Codes Function 1) Slide the first 2-Way Mode Selector switch to CA TV . 2) Press the P OWER and R ETURN +/TV buttons. Hold for at least three seconds and release. 3) Press the P OWER button on the remote, and see if the cable or satellite box responds.
T o bring up the onscreen menu , press the M ENU button on the remote control. The item that appears in green is the one currently selected. If you use the Menu button on the TV’ s front panel instead of the remote, an additional menu screen showing INPUT and ASPECT will appear between INITIAL SETUP and PICTURE ADJUST .
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 on the next page. Detailed explanations on using each menu follow later in this guide.
INITIAL SETUP 03 PICTURE ADJUST 01 PICTURE ADJUST 02 SOUND ADJUST CLOCK/TIMERS INITIAL SETUP 02 Press the M ENU button Onscr een Menus INITIAL SETUP 01 Notes: • The DIGIT AL-IN menu can only be displayed when a 480p picture signal is input to the digital-in terminal and the picture is being displayed on the screen.
Initial Setup 28 Auto T uner Setup The auto tuner setup function is described on page 20 as the interactive plug-in menu. If you need to run the auto tuner setup again, follow the steps below .
When a viewer attempts to watch a guarded channel, the following message appears: T o watch a channel that you have locked, enter the Lock Code using the 10 key pad. If the wrong code is entered, the message “INV ALID LOCK CODE!” will flash on the screen.
Y ou can block programs that are not rated. Press the M ENU button π † T o V -CHIP √ ® T o operate (The lock icon appears) Press Z ERO to access V -Chip setup options π † T o UNRA TED √ ® .
U.S. P ARENT AL RA TING SYSTEMS Programs with the following ratings are appropriate for children. TV Y is Appropriate for All Children Programs are created for very young viewers and should be suitable for all ages, including children ages 2 - 6.
Initial Setup 32 Line up the cursor in the column (TV PG, TV G, etc.) with the content row (V/FV , S, etc.) and press the π † or √ ® to move the cursor to the correct location. Press O K to turn the locking feature on or off. An item is locked if the icon appears instead of a “—”.
Initial Setup 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.
Press the M ENU button π † T o V -CHIP √ ® T o operate (lock icon appears) Press Z ERO to access V -Chip setup options π † T o SET CANADIAN RA TINGS ENG (for English) √ ® T o enter ratings.
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.
Initial Setup This TV has three color projection tubes: one for red, green, and blue. When mixed together in the proper portions, the output of these three color tubes can produce any color . T o produce these colors, however , the beams must be precisely aligned over each other so that the colors can be mixed.
Press the M ENU button π † T o CONVERGENCE √ ® T o Enter π † T o choose MANUAL √ ® T o Enter If all the lines are white, no convergence adjustment is necessary . If not, you need to perform the manual color convergence below . Select the location you want to adjust by using the number buttons on the remote control.
This function lets you preview the many different viewing modes of your TV . It will cycle through “index”, “pop”, “split demo”, “freeze”, all of the different “aspect” ratios and all of the differ ent “video status” modes.
The DIGIT AL-IN option can only be displayed in the INITIAL SETUP menu when a 480p picture signal is being input to the DIGIT AL-IN terminal. This option adjusts the position when a 480p picture signal is being displayed on the screen. There are two types of 480p picture signals: 640x480 and 720x480.
When you are using a surround system, you can substitute the speaker of this television for the center speaker of you surround system. Set CENTER CH INPUT to on when you use the speaker as the center speaker of your surround system.
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.
This allows you to lock the keys on the front of the TV , so that a child may not accidentally change your viewing preferences. Press the M ENU button π † T o FRONT P ANEL LOCK √ ® T o tur n ON .
Press the M ENU button π † T o TINT , COLOR, PICTURE, BRIGHT or DET AIL √ ® T o enter √ ® T o adjust the setting π † T o move to the next setting Press the M ENU button when finished These settings allow you to change and adjust the way the picture appears on your television.
V elocity scan modulation circuitry varies the electron beam’ s horizontal scanning speed to help accentuate the differences in picture brightness to sharpen the edges of images.
MTS technology allows several audio signals to be broadcast at once, giving you a choice in what you wish to hear with a TV program. In addition to mono or stereo sound, an MTS broadcast may also include a second audio program (SAP) .
Clock/Timers 46 Set Clock The set clock function is described on page 19 as the interactive plug-in menu. Y ou can choose to set the clock automatically , or manually .
The on/off timer lets you program your television to tur n itself on or off. 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.
Y our television has three kinds of screen: SPLIT (2 channels), POP (4 channels), and INDEX (12 channels). T wo channels (or input) will now appear onscreen. The channel (or input) you were watching before pressing S PLIT will appear on the left, the new channel will appear on the right.
Y ou can view three separate pictures (still images) on screen on the right side of the TV’ s main picture. The picture of the still image will be renewed in order (from top to bottom). T o change the channel of separate pictures: • Press the S ELECT button and select the separate picture which you want to change.
Y ou can exchange the channel (or input) displayed in the split screen window for the main screen image by pressing the S WAP button. Note: This function will not work with POP screen. It will only work in SPLIT mode. Freeze Swap With SELECT , you can select the picture (channel) while viewing POP or SPLIT screen.
Button Functions 51 T urns the TV on or off. Press the P OWER button Use the number buttons on the remote control to move directly to a specific channel. For example, to move to channel 7: 0 (Zero) 7 (Seven) Power Number Buttons - 10Key Pad Use the 100+ button to directly access channels above channel 99.
The return+ /TV button has three functions: Return - Returns to the channel viewed just before the channel currently onscreen. Return+ - Lets you program a specific channel to return to while scanning through the channels using the CH+ and CH– buttons.
The V ideo status button gives you a choice of four TV picture display settings, including a display of your own prefer ences. Standard - Resets the picture display to the factory settings. Dynamic - Gives a vivid picture with better contrast when viewing in a brightly lit room.
Button Functions 54 The Sleep Timer can turn the TV off for you after you fall asleep. Program it to work in intervals of 15 minutes, for a total time of up to 180 minutes.
This feature will help you adjust the picture you are watching to give you the best possible picture quality . REGULAR - The regular ratio is used when you want to watch a 4:3 broadcast or recorded program without modifying the original picture to fit the dimensions of your 16:9 screen.
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 Adjust” for specific information on using menus. Menu C.C. (Closed Caption) Button Functions 56 Back OK Use the C.
Use either the television’ s own tuner or a cable box to select channels. Set this switch to TV to operate the television’ s built-in tuner . Move the switch to CA TV to operate a cable box. Note: • See page 21 for information on programming your remote for cable box operation.
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T r oubleshooting 59 The following are not malfunctions. • The television may make a creaking sound if the temperature of the room or the temperature of the inside of the television changes. If there is no problem with the screen or sound, then there is no need to worry .
Caring for the Cabinet Normally , light dusting with a soft, non-scratching duster will keep your TV clean. If you wish to wipe down the television, first unplug it. Then wipe gently with a soft cloth, slightly moistened with water . Y ou can add a few drops of mild liquid detergent to the water to help remove spots of oily dirt.
61 JVC COMP ANY OF AMERICA warrants this product and all parts thereof, except as set forth below ONL Y TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER A T RET AIL to be FREE FROM DEFECTIVE MA TERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP from the date of original r etail pur chase for the period shown below .
62 W arranty THE DURA TION OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANT ABIL TY , IS LIMITED TO THE DURA TION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY HEREIN.
Authorized Service Centers 63 Q U A L I TY S E R VI C E HOW TO LOCA TE YOUR JVC SERVICE CENTER TOLL FREE: 1 (800) 537-5722 http://www .jvc.com Dear Customer , In order to receive the most satisfaction from your purchase, please read the instruction booklet before operating the unit.
Specifications subject to change without notice. Specifications JVC COMP ANY OF AMERICA Division of JVC Americas Corp. 1700 V alley Road W ayne, New Jersey , 07470 JVC CANADA, INC.
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