JVC AV-25LX, AV-21LS, AV-21LX, AV-21LXB, AV-25LXB User Manual

LCT0935-001B-H

0701-Ki-NV-JMT

© 2001 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED

COLOUR TELEVISION

INSTRUCTIONS

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.

LS series:

AV-21LS

AV-25LS

AV-29LS

AV-34LS

LX series:

AV-21LX

AV-25LX

AV-29LX

AV-29LX1

AV-34LX

LXB series:

AV-21LXB

AV-25LXB

AV-29LXB

Contents

Safety precautions 2

Preparation 3

1 Confirm which remote control you have

...

3

2 Insert the batteries into the remote control

...

3

3 Connecting the aerial and VCR

..................

4

4 Connecting other devices

..........................

5

5 Connect the power cord to the AC outlet

...

5

6 Initial setting

...............................................

6

Basic operation 7

Remote control buttons and functions 8

ECO SENSOR button

.....................................

8

PICTURE MODE button

.................................

8

COLOUR SYSTEM button

.............................

8

SOUND SYSTEM button

...............................

8

button

.............................................

9

SUPER BASS button

.....................................

9

MUTING button

.............................................

9

DISPLAY button

.............................................

9

OFF TIMER button

.........................................

9

RETURN + button

........................................

10

CHANNEL SCAN button

..............................

10

Viewing teletext programmes 11, 12

Using the TV’s menus 13

Basic operation

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13

INPUT

...........................................................

14

PICTURE TILT

...............................................

14

VNR

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14

COMPRESS (16:9)

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14

AUTO SHUTOFF

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15

CHILD LOCK

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15

BLUE BACK

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15

VIDEO-2 SET

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16

Picture Adjustments

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16

Sound Adjustments

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16

MONO SURROUND

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17

AI VOLUME

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17

AUTO CH PRESET

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17

MANUAL CH PRESET

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18

SKIP

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19

LANGUAGE

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19

Attaching the Twin Port Bass Blaster Unit

20

TV buttons and parts 21

Using the buttons on the TV 22

Troubleshooting 23

Specifications Back cover

2

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 ventilation is unattainable. When

installing this TV, leave spaces for

ventilation around the TV more than the

minimum distances shown in the diagram.

• Do not allow objects or liquid into the

cabinet openings.

• In the event of a fault, unplug the TV and call a service technician. Do not attempt to

repair it by yourself or remove the rear cover.

• The surface of the TV screen is easily damaged. Be very careful with it when

handling the TV. Should the TV screen become soiled, wipe it with a soft dry cloth.

Never rub it forcefully. Never use any cleaner or detergent on it.

• When you don’t use this TV for a long period of time, be sure to unplug it.

<AV-21LXB and AV-25LXB only>

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.

15 cm

10 cm 15 cm

10 cm

3

Preparation

1 Confirm which remote control you have

Your TV comes with one of the three remote controls shown below. Functions you can

operate differ depending on the type of remote control.

LS series LX series LXB series

RM-C352 REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

TEXT

DISPLAY

MENU

POWER

CHANNEL VOLUME

SYSTEM

COLOUR

REVEAL HOLD INDEX STORE

MODE SIZE SUBPAGE CANCEL

OFF TIMER

TV/VIDEO

PICTURE MODE

CHANNEL SCAN

TV/TEXT

ECO SENSOR

SOUND MUTING

RETURN

I/II

123

456

78

0

9

-/--

RM-C357 REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

DISPLAY

MENU

POWER

CHANNEL VOLUME

SYSTEM

COLOUR

OFF TIMER

TV/VIDEO

PICTURE MODE

CHANNEL SCAN

ECO SENSOR

SOUND MUTING

RETURN

123

456

78

0

9

-/--

RM-C356 REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

DISPLAY

SUPER

BASS

MENU

POWER

CHANNEL VOLUME

SYSTEM

COLOUR

OFF TIMER

TV/VIDEO

PICTURE MODE

CHANNEL SCAN

ECO SENSOR

SOUND MUTING

RETURN

123

456

78

0

9

-/--

2 Insert the batteries into the remote control

Correctly insert two batteries, observing the

,

and

.

polarities and inserting the

.

end first.

CAUTION:

Follow the cautions printed on the batteries.

Notes:

• Use AA/R6/UM-3 dry cell batteries.

• If the remote control does not work properly,

fit new batteries.

The supplied batteries are for testing, not

regular use.

4

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 your TV has an S-connector, you can connect an S-VIDEO compatible device (such as an S-

VHS VCR) to the S-connector with an S-VIDEO cable and enjoy the high quality picture of the S-

VIDEO signal (Y/C signal). In that case, do not connect it to the TV with a video cable.

• If you connect the VCR to the TV only with an aerial cable, you should preset the video channel

from the VCR to the AV channel (channel number 0) on this TV. See “MANUAL CH PRESET” on

page 18 and preset it manually.

VIDEO-1

INPUT

OUTPUT

COMPONENT

(

VIDEO-2

)

INPUT

RRRC

R

VIDEO-1

INPUT

OUTPUT

COMPONENT

(

VIDEO-2

)

INPUT

V

R

MONO

L

/

V

Y

/

V

R

L

R

MONO

L

/

C

B

C

R

To RF

output

To video

output

To S-video

output

VCR

VHF/UHF outdoor aerial

To aerial input

1

To audio

output

2

3

VHF/UHF outdoor aerial

S

OVER

V

MONO

L

/

V

Y

/

V

L

MONO

L

/

C

B

Connecting the aerial

Connecting the aerial and VCR

5

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 teletext programmes, S-VIDEO signals or component

video signals. Also it cannot output any signals when the TV is turned off.)

• Connect components outputting a component signal (Y/C

B/CR signal), such as a DVD player, to

the VIDEO-2 terminal, and set VIDEO-2 SET function to “COMPONENT”. (See page 16.)

• The following illustrations are for the AV-29LS. Your TV’s front and rear pannels may not look

exactly like the illustrations.

L/MONOVR

IN (VIDEO-3)

Headphones

Camcorder or TV game

VIDEO-1

INPUT

OUTPUT

COMPONENT

(

VIDEO-2

)

INPUT

RRR

V

V

V

L

VCR (for playing)

VCR (for recording)

DVD player

(composite signals)

DVD player

(component video signals)

RC

R

V

Y

/

MONO

L

/

MONO

L

/

C

B

5 Connect the power cord to the AC outlet

Front

Rear

6

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

language setting mode.

MENU 3

AUTO CH PRESET

MANUAL CH PRESET

LANGUAGE ENGLISH

SELECT BY EXIT BY

OPERATE BY -+

DISPLAY

• The JVC logo does not appear if your

TV has been turned on once before. In

this case, use the LANGUAGE and AUTO

CH PRESET functions to perform the ini-

tial settings. For details, see pages 17 and

19.

2 Press the MENU M buttons to select language.

3 Press the MENU T buttons to select “AUTO CH PRESET”.

4 Press the MENU M buttons to start the AUTO CH PRESET function.

“>>>ON SEARCH” is displayed on the screen.

When all the TV channels that can be received on your TV have been preset, the

display goes out and the AUTO CH PRESET function operation is completed.

To stop the AUTO CH PRESET function, press the MENU m buttons.

• If a TV channel you want to view is not set to the channel, set it with the MANUAL CH PRESET

function. For details, see page 18.

This completes initial setting.

Now you’re ready to enjoy your JVC TV.

DISPLAY

MENU

POWER

CHANNEL VOLUME

DISPLAY

button

MENU t

buttons

MENU m

buttons

POWER lamp Main power button

7

Basic operation

• The illustration below is for the remote control

RM-C352 supplied with LS series models. Your

remote control may not look exactly like the

illustrations.

RM-C352 REMOTE CONTROL UNIT

TEXT

DISPLAY

MENU

POWER

CHANNEL VOLUME

SYSTEM

COLOUR

REVEAL HOLD INDEX STORE

MODE SIZE SUBPAGE CANCEL

OFF TIMER

TV/VIDEO

PICTURE MODE

CHANNEL SCAN

TV/TEXT

ECO SENSOR

SOUND MUTING

RETURN

I/II

123

456

78

0

9

-/--

1 Press the POWER button to turn

your TV on.

• 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

any of the following buttons;

- the CHANNEL m button

- the Number buttons

- the TV/VIDEO button

2 Select a channel.

■ Press the CHANNEL m button.

• Up/down selection cannot be selected for

channels to which the SKIP has been set

to “YES”. See page 19.

■ Press the Number buttons to enter

the channel number.

• If you want to enter a two-digit number,

press the -/-- button to select the two digit

mode “--”, then enter the channel num-

ber.

3 Press the VOLUME M button to

adjust the sound.

4 To turn your TV off, press the

POWER button.

• We recommend that you press the Main

power button on the TV to turn the main

power off if you do not plan to use your TV

for a long time or if you wish to save energy.

If the picture is not clear:

Press the COLOUR SYSTEM button to

select another colour system, see page 8.

If the sound is not clear:

Press the SOUND SYSTEM button to select

another sound system, see page 8.

Viewing Images from an External

Device:

Press the TV/VIDEO button to select the

VIDEO mode.

• You can also use the INPUT function to select

the VIDEO mode. For details, refer to page 14.

8

Remote control buttons and functions

ECO SENSOR button

You can adjust this TV so that the screen

automatically adjusts to the optimum

contrast according to the brightness of your

room. This function reduces eye strain and

the power consumption of this TV.

Press this button to select the desired

mode.

DIGITAL ECO SENSOR DISPLAY:

The ECO SENSOR function switches on. In

this mode, the clover mark indicating the

brightness of your room is displayed for

several seconds each time the brightness

changes. The number of clover marks

displayed on screen increases as your room

becomes darker.

DIGITAL ECO SENSOR:

The ECO SENSOR function switches on.

However, in this mode, the clover mark will

not be displayed.

DIGITAL ECO SENSOR OFF:

The ECO SENSOR function switches off.

PICTURE MODE button

You can select one of three picture

adjustment settings as you like.

Press this button to select a mode.

BRIGHT:

Heightens contrast and sharpness.

STANDARD:

Standardizes picture adjustments.

SOFT:

Softens contrast and sharpness.

• Pressing this button returns all the picture set-

tings in “MENU 4” to their default settings.

COLOUR SYSTEM button

If the picture is not clear or no colour

appears, change the current colour system

to another colour system.

Press this button to select the colour

system.

AUTO PAL

SECAM

NTSC3.58

NTSC4.43

AUTO:

Automatic colour system selection.

• For the colour systems in each country or

region, see the table“Broadcasting systems” on

the back cover.

• If the picture is not normal in the AUTO mode,

change the AUTO mode to another colour

system.

SOUND SYSTEM button

If the sound is not clear even when the

picture appears normal, change the

current sound system to another sound

system.

Press this button to select the sound

system.

B/G I D/K M

• For the sound systems in each country or re-

gion, see the table “Broadcasting systems” on

the back cover.

• You cannot select any sound system when in a

VIDEO mode.