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Contents
Safety precautions 2
COLOR 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 antenna and VCR 4
Thank you for buying this JVC
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4 Connecting other devices 5
color 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, please
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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. RM-C248 RM-C249 POWER POWER DISPLAY DISPLAY MENU MENU BASS CHANNEL VOLUME CHANNEL VOLUME CLOSED CLOSED MUTING CAPTION CAPTION MUTING TV/VIDEO 123 TV/VIDEO 123 456 456 PICTURE MODE 78 9 PICTURE MODE 78 9 CHANNEL SCAN RETURN 100 0 CHANNEL SCAN RETURN 0 100 ECO SENSOR OFF TIMER ECO SENSOR OFF TIMER RM-C249 REMOTE
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Preparation 3 Connecting the antenna 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. Connecting the antenna VHF/UHF outdoor antenna COMPONENT VIDEO-1 (VIDEO-2) OUTPUT INPUT INPUT V Y
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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 JVC logo has been displayed, the TV automatically switches to the auto POWER lamp Main power button program mode. POWER DISPLAY DISPLAY button MENU 3 MENU t AUTO CH PRESET MENU buttons
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Basic operation • The illustration below is for the remote control 1 Press the POWER button to turn RM-C248 supplied with AV-29L31. Your remote your TV on. control may not look exactly like the illustra- • If your TV does not turn on, press the Main tions. power button on the TV then press the POWER button again. • You can also turn on your TV by pressing any of the following buttons; POWER DISPLAY - the CHANNEL m button - the TV/VIDEO button MENU 2 Select a channel. Press the CHANNEL m butto
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Remote control buttons and functions ECO SENSOR button CLOSED CAPTION button You can adjust this TV so that the screen If they are included in a program, you can automatically adjusts to the optimum view closed captions or text information. contrast according to the brightness of your Press this button to select the mode. room. This function reduces eye strain and the power consumption of this TV. OFF CLOSED CAPTION TEXT Press this button to select the desired mode. • To change caption or text c
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Remote control buttons and functions DISPLAY button RETURN + button You can continuously display the current You can set a channel you frequently view channel number or VIDEO mode on the to the Return Channel and you can view screen. that channel at any time with one-touch. Press this button. To set the channel to the Return To turn the display off, press this button Channel: again. 1 Select the channel you want to set • When selecting a VIDEO mode with no signal, to the Return Channel. indicati
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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 M buttons to change function settings. POWER Example: DISPLAY DISPLAY Changes the AUTO button SHUTOFF setting. MENU t MENU buttons MENU 2 MENU 2 MENU m AUTO SHUTOFF OFF AUTO SHUTOFF ON buttons CHILD LOCK OFF CHILD LOCK OFF BLUE BACK
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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 AUTO CH PRESET Set the VIDEO-2 SET correctly according to You can automatically preset all TV channels the video signal input from the external that can be received by your TV to channels. device connected to the VIDEO-2 terminal. 1 Press MENU T to display the If this setting is incorrect, images will not “MENU 3” menu, then select “AUTO be displayed. CH PRESET”. 1 Press MENU T to display the MENU 3 AUTO CH PRESET “MENU 2” menu, then se
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Using the TV’s menus CHANNEL SKIP MTS You can set undesired channels to be You can select a MTS (Multi-Channel skipped. Channels set to be skipped cannot Television Sound) setting for stereo, mono be selected by the CHANNEL m buttons and SAP (Second Audio Programs). nor the CHANNEL SCAN button. 1 Press MENU T to display the 1 Press MENU T to display the “MENU 3” menu, then select “MTS”. “MENU 3” menu, then select MENU 3 AUTO CH PRESET “CHANNEL SKIP”. CHANNEL SKIP C
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Using the TV’s menus Picture Adjustments AI VOLUME You can adjust the picture as you like. You can prevent the sudden increase or decrease of volume that occurs when 1 Press MENU T to display the changing channels or switching VIDEO “MENU 4” menu. modes. MENU 4 TINT 1 Press MENU T to display the COLOR “MENU 5” menu, then select BRIGHT PICTURE “AI VOLUME”. DETAIL MENU 5 SELECT BY EXIT BY BASS OPERATE BY -+ DISPLAY TREBLE BALANCE AI VOLUME ON 2
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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 Twin Port Bass Blaster 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 8. 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 you use the Twin
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TV buttons and parts Front 1 2 345 6 VR L/MONO IN (VIDEO-3) 78 12 34 5 78 1 Headphone jack 5 VOLUME m buttons 2 VIDEO-3 terminal 6 TV/VIDEO button 3 MENU button 7 POWER lamp 4 CHANNEL m buttons 8 Main power button Rear COMPONENT VIDEO-1 (VIDEO-2) OUTPUT INPUT INPUT V Y V / V 1 VIDEO-1 INPUT terminal L / C B L / L MONO MONO 2 COMPONENT (VIDEO-2) INPUT terminal RR C R R 3 OUTPUT terminal 4 Antenna socket 1 2 3 4 17 LCT1118-001A-H 17 10/19/1, 6:50
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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 12. 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
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Troubleshooting If there is no picture or the TV does not operate normally, make sure the problem isn’t due to the reasons indicated below. If the problem persists even after taking the measures indicated, please contact a service technician. Cannot turn the TV on Poor picture • Press the Main power button on the TV. • Adjust the picture settings. (see page 15.) • Connect the power cord to the AC outlet. • Is a component signal output device, such as a DVD player, connected correctly? (see page
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Specifications TV RF systems M Colour systems NTSC Channels VHF 2 to 13, VHF 14 to 69 Sub Mid, Super, Hyper and Ultra bands. External input / output VIDEO-1: VIDEO input, AUDIO L/R input VIDEO-2/COMPONENT: VIDEO input, AUDIO L/R input, COMPONENT VIDEO (Y/CB/CR) input VIDEO-3: VIDEO input, AUDIO L/R input OUTPUT: VIDEO output , AUDIO L/R output Headphone jack: stereo mini jack (3.5 mm diameter) Sound-multiplex systems BTSC (Multi Channel Sound) Design and specifications subject to change without
