JVC AV-21CA15, AV-21YA15, AV-14FT15 User Manual

Download

COLOR TELEVISION EQUALIZER • CINEMA SURROUND • COMPONENT INPUT

AV-21CA15 AV-21YA15 AV-14FT15

Knowing your TV’s features ....................................................... 3

Remote control buttons and basic functions .............................. 4

TV buttons and functions ........................................................... 6

Setting up your TV ..................................................................... 7

Basic setting for picture .............................................................. 9

Advanced setting for picture ..................................................... 11

Basic setting for sound ............................................................. 12

Advanced setting for sound ..................................................... 13

Favorite channel and video setting .......................................... 14

Customized setting .................................................................. 15

TV channel presetting .............................................................. 17

Additional preparation .............................................................. 18

Troubleshooting ....................................................................... 19

Specifications ........................................................................... 20

INSTRUCTIONS

GGT0071-001A-H

Thank you for buying this JVC color television.

To make sure you understand how to use your new TV, please read this manual thoroughly before you begin.

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT

CAUTION: TO ENSURE PERSONAL SAFETY, OBSERVE THE

1 Operate only from the power source indicated on the rear of the TV. 2 Avoid damaging the power cord and mains plug. When unplugging the

TV, grasp the mains plug. Do not pull on the power cord.

3 Never block or cover the ventilation openings.

Never install the TV where good ventilation is unattainable. When installing this TV, leave spaces for ventilation around the TV of

more than the minimum distances as shown.

4 Do not allow objects or liquid into the cabinet openings. 5 In the event of a fault, unplug the unit and call a service technician. Do

not attempt to repair it yourself or remove the rear cover.

6 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.

EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

FOLLOWING RULES REGARDING THE USE OF THIS TV.

15 cm

10 cm 10 cm

15 cm

7 If you are not going to use this TV for a long period of time, be sure to

disconnect the AC plug from the AC socket.

8 The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that

no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

WARNING: <AV-21YA15 only>

A REMOVABLE PLASTIC COVER IS FIXED TO THE TELEVISION’S FRONT AUDIO/VIDEO CONNECTOR. TO PREVENT THIS COVER FROM BEING ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED BY BABIES OR CHILDREN, REMOVE IT FROM THE TELEVISION AND STORE IT IN A SAFE PLACE. IF THE COVER IS SWALLOWED SEEK THE ADVICE OF A DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY.

Knowing your TV’s features

Main features

MTS You can listen to the stereo sound or SAP from TV program broadcasting by MTS system.

CLOSED CAPTION You can display dialog on the screen from TV broadcasting with Closed Caption system.

FAVORITE CH (Channel) You can register up to four favorite channels for quick recall with one press.

AI VOLUME TV adjusts the volume automatically to the same level for all TV channels to avoid sudden

VNR You can reduce the picture noise when viewing noisy TV programs or video sources.

Confirm your TV’s functions

Some functions shown in this remote control may not be available for your TV. When you press a button concerned to a function that is not available for your TV, it does not work and the logo “Ø” appears on the screen. For a function that is not available for your TV, it is not displayed in the menu.

(SAP: Second audio program.)

You may also be able to display some information in text form if available.

change of the volume when selecting different TV channel.

Remote control buttons and basic functions

No. Press To

1 POWER Turn on or off the TV from standby mode. 2 MENU/OK Display menu and confirm selected function. 3 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 Select and adjust menu function. 4 CHANNEL -/+ Select the desired channel number. 5 VOLUME -/+ Adjust the volume level. 6 TV/VIDEO Select TV or video terminal input. 7 MUTING Turn off the volume.

DISPLAY/BACK

CLOSED CAPTION

! 0~9, 100+ Select the program number. For three digits program number, press 100+, then press the

" RETURN

Press this button again to resume the volume. Display the program number or video terminal number on the screen.

On the other hand, you can use this button to return to the previous menu. Display information in text which are broadcasted by some TV channels.

number button.

a) Return to the frequently view channel with one touch.

1 Choose the channel you want to register. 2 Press and hold RETURN+ button until “RETURN PLUS PROGRAMMED!” appears.

To cancel, press and hold RETURN+ button until “RETURN PLUS CANCELED!” appears.

b) Return to the previously viewed channel, if you have not set or have canceled the Return

channel as above.

Remote control buttons and basic functions (continued)

How to operate menus and menus locations

Display the MENU

Display the top menu

Display the 2nd menu

Display the 3rd menu

Return to the previous menu

Choose the setting of a function

Adjust the effect level of a function

Display the sub menu of a function.

Press the MENU/OK button 2.

Press 5/∞ buttons 3 to choose a menu title. Then press MENU/OK button 2.

Press the DISPLAY/BACK button*

8. Press 5/∞ buttons 3 to choose

a function. Then press the 2/3 buttons 3 to change the setting.

Press 5/∞ buttons 3 to choose a function. Then press the 2/3 buttons 3 to adjust the effect level.

Press the 5/∞ buttons 3 to choose a function. Then press MENU/OK buttons 2 to display the sub menu.

The following chart shows locations of functions in menus. In this manual, location of a function is described as follows:

MENU Top menu

MENU 2nd menu

Top menu Note: Some functions have the 4th menus as the sub-menus. * To exit the menu, the on screen display will show BACK indicated in

blue. But it doesn’t refer to the blue button on the remote control. Instead, it refers to the DISPLAY/BACK button on the remote control.

Operation

2nd menu

Note

To exit the MENU, press the DISPLAY/ BACK button* 8 or choose EXIT menu.

Press ∞ button 3 to display the next page for more functions.

–

Press the MENU/OK button 2 to exit from the menu.

–

3rd menu

Top menu 2nd menu Location 3rd menu Location

MENU INPUT EXT. INPUT P.16 – –

DISPLAY P.16 – – CLOSED CAPTION P.15 – –

PICTURE PICTURE MODE P.9 – – *If you want to

adjust PICTURE SETTING menu, you must set PICTURE MODE menu to USER.

SOUND AI VOLUME P.13 – – *If you want to

adjust EQUALIZER menu, you must set SOUND MODE menu to USER.

FEATURES OFF TIMER P.15 – –

INSTALL AUTO PROGRAM P.17 – –

EXIT – – – –

PICTURE SETTING P.10 – – WHITE BALANCE P.10 – – PICTURE – VNR P.15

FEATURES

MTS P.13 – – SOUND MODE P.12 – – EQUALIZER P.13 – – BALANCE P.12 – – SOUND TURBO P.12 – – CINEMA SURROUND

CHILD LOCK P.15 – –

CHANNEL SUMMARY BLUE BACK P.11 – – AUTO SHUTOFF P.16 – –

P.13 – –

P.17 – –

FAVORITE CH SETTING VIDEO SETTING P.14 COLOR SYSTEM P.9

P.14

TV buttons and functions

The illustrations shown below is for AV-14FT15 and AV-21YA15 only, which are used for explanation purpose. Your TV may not look exactly the same as illustrated.

Front of the TV

AV-14FT15

87 654

VOLUME

CHANNEL

L / MONO

IN (VIDEO-2)

TIMER

POWER

AV-21YA15

87 654

VOLUME

CHANNEL

L / MONO

IN (VIDEO-2)

POWER

TIMER

Rear of the TV

AV-14FT15

VIDEO-1

INPUT

MONO

OUTPUT

AV-2 1YA1 5

VIDEO-1

INPUT

MONO

OUTPUT

No. Button/terminal Description Page

1 L (main power) Press to turn on or turn off the TV’s main power. – 2 POWER lamp Indicate the TV is being turned on or off. –

No color: TV’s main power is being turned off. Red: TV’s main power is being turned on. Note: When you turn off the power switch while TV is in standby mode, the light of power lamp will be off in 10 -15 seconds.

3 Remote control sensor – 4 VOLUME -/+ Press to adjust the volume level. – 5 CHANNEL -/+ Press to select the desired channel. – 6 MENU Press to display the menu. – 7 IN (VIDEO-2) Video and audio input jacks for VIDEO-2 mode. 18 8 Headphone jack. 18 9 Aerial socket. 7 ! OUTPUT Video and audio output jacks. (The component video

signal cannot be output.) 18

" VIDEO-1 INPUT

Video or S-VIDEO, and audio input jacks for VIDEO-1 mode

# TIMER lamp Indicate the OFF TIMER function is being turned on or off. –

No color : The OFF TIMER function is being turned off. Orange : The OFF TIMER function is being turned on.

How to operate the menus with the TV button

TV button

Work as same as the button on the remote control unit

Note

MENU MENU/OK button To display main menu and exit

menu after finish setting. CHANNEL -/+ ∞/5 button To select menu function. VOLUME -/+ 2/3 button To adjust the desired function.

Setting up your TV

CAUTION

• Turn off the equipment including the TV before connecting.

1 Connecting the aerial cable.

VHF/UHF outdoor aerial

Matching aerial adapter (supplied)

75-ohm coaxial cable (not supplied)

* Except model AV-21CA15

If you connect a VCR, connect the aerial output jack of your VCR and the aerial jack on the TV with the aerial cable. Then connect the output jacks of your VCR and the VIDEO-1 input jacks of the TV with the video cable and audio cables. For details, see the manual of your VCR.

Indoor aerial

Matching aerial adapter (supplied)

(1)

(2)

(3)

Rod aerial*

Aerial holder

Rear of AV-14FT15

Rear of TV

To video output

VCR

To audio output

To aerial input

To RF output

VIDEO-1

INPUT

MONO

OUTPUT

VHF/UHF outdoor aerial

The illustration shown is just a sample. It may not be same as your TV.

2 Connecting the compatible main plug to the AC

outlet.

3 Inserting batteries into the remote control.

Insert two batteries by following 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.

• It the remote control does not work properly, fit new

batteries. The supplied batteries are for testing, not regular use.

4 Turn on the TV by pressing the main

power button.

JVC logo appears on the screen.

Setting up your TV (continued)

5 Making the initial settings

Set up your TV by pressing MENU/OK button or waiting for 15 seconds, then the TV will operate by following steps as below:

AUTO PROGRAM

AIR CABLE

BACK

■

AUTO PROGRAM

22%

CH 12

AUTO PROGRAM

SETUP TOUR RESTART?

RESTART

■

• Press 5/∞ button to select AIR or CABLE, press the MENU/OK button.TV will start searching for the channels.

If the JVC logo does not appear, use AUTO PROGRAM function to make the initial settings. This function is located in the INSTALL menu.

If the JVC logo appears, although you had made the initial settings, press the TV/VIDEO button to exit from initial settings.

• To stop AUTO PROGRAM, press MENU/OK button.

• Press the red button to cancel the SETUP TOUR RESTART function. If you want to make initial settings again when the next time you turn on the TV, press the MENU/OK button to activate the SETUP TOUR RESTART function.

CHANNEL SUMMARY

CH/CC SKIP CH02

■

CH03

■

CH04 ■

CH05

■

CH06 CH07 CH08

BACK ■

• To complete the initial setting, press the MENU/OK button. To set undesired channels to be skipped, see page 17.

■

SKIP

■

CANCEL

Basic setting for picture

COLOR SYSTEM

You can select the appropriate color system when the picture is not clear or no color appears. Press the COLOR SYSTEM button to select a setting.

In TV mode: NTSC 3.58 MHz (Fixed).

In VIDEO mode:

AUTO PAL SECAM NTSC3.58

NTSC4.43

To operate this function with a menu:

❇

MENU PICTURE menu

COLOR SYSTEM

For the color system in each country or region, see the table below:

Area Country or Region System

Asia, Middle China, Vietnam, etc. PAL East Hong Kong, etc. PAL

Europe

Oceania Australia, New Zealand, etc. PAL

Africa Nigeria, etc. PAL

Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, etc. PAL Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, India, etc.

Islamic Republic of Iran, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, etc. SECAM Philippines, Taiwan, Myanmar, etc. NTSC Russia, etc. SECAM Czech Republic, Poland, etc. PAL Germany, Holland, Belgium, etc. PAL UK, etc. PAL

Republic of South Africa, etc. PAL

Egypt, Morocco, etc. SECAM

PICTURE FEATURES menu

PICTURE MODE

You can choose the desired picture setting with one-touch. Press the PICTURE MODE button to select a setting.

SOFT Softens contrast and sharpness. BRIGHT Heightens contrast and sharpness. STANDARD Standard picture setting. USER You can change this picture setting as you like.

*TINT can only be adjusted in NTSC system.

To operate this function with a menu:

To return the USER setting to the default, press the blue button when the PICTURE SETTING menu appears.

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

Select USER and adjust following items in the PICTURE SETTING menu. (PICTURE, BRIGHT, DETAIL, COLOR, TINT*)

PICTURE menu

PICTURE MODE

Basic setting for picture (continued)

Adjusting the picture – USER

You can adjust the desired picture setting when selecting USER in PICTURE MODE.

1 Select the USER in PICTURE MODE under PICTURE menu.

❇

USER

PICTURE menu

PICTURE MODE

2 Select the PICTURE SETTING in PICTURE menu, then adjust

the setting.

❇

PICTURE 2 : Lower 3 : Higher BRIGHT 2 : Darker 3 : Brighter DETAIL 2 : Softer 3 : Higher COLOR 2 : Lighter 3 : Deeper TINT* 2 : Reddish 3 : Greenish

*TINT can only be adjusted in NTSC system.

PICTURE menu

PICTURE SETTING

WHITE BALANCE

You can change the white balance of the picture to better match the type of video being viewed. Select the WHITE BALANCE in the PICTURE menu, then choose the desired setting.

❇

NORMAL Normal white balance. COOL Bluish white. WARM Reddish white.

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

PICTURE menu

WHITE BALANCE

Advanced setting for picture

BLUE BACK

You can set the TV to automatically change to a blue screen and mute the sound if the signal is weak or absent, or when there is no input from an antenna.

Select the BLUE BACK in the INSTALL menu, then choose ON or OFF.

❇

MENU INSTALL menu

If you wish to continue viewing the poor picture, cancel the BLUE BACK function.

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

BLUE BACK

Basic setting for sound

SOUND MODE

You can choose the desired sound setting. Select the SOUND MODE in SOUND menu, then choose the setting.

❇

MENU SOUND menu

USER You can change this sound setting as you like.

Select USER and adjust the frequencies in EQUALIZER (100, 300, 1K, 3K, 8K Hz).

For details, see “EQUALIZER” on page 13. DYNAMIC Emphasize on both vocal sound and music. MUSIC Emphasize on music effect. NEWS Emphasize on vocal sound.

SOUND MODE

BALANCE

You can adjust the volume balance between the left and right speakers. Select the BALANCE in SOUND menu, then adjust the setting.

❇

SOUND menu

BALANCE

SOUND TURBO

You can enjoy the emphatic low and high frequency levels.

Press the SOUND TURBO to select ON or OFF. To operate this function with a menu:

❇

MENU SOUND menu

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

SOUND TURBO

Advanced setting for sound

CINEMA SURROUND

You can enjoy an enhanced sound for wider audience. Press the CINEMA SURROUND button to select a setting.

OFF Cancel the function. HIGH Listen to sound with more wider audience effect. LOW Listen to sound with less wider audience effect. MONO Listen to mono sound with stereo effect.

To operate this function with a menu:

❇

SOUND menu

CINEMA SURROUND

If slight volume distortion occurs when you select HIGH mode, change the setting to LOW mode. The CINEMA SURROUND effect will be less noticeable.

If you use CINEMA SURROUND and SOUND TURBO together, volume distortion might occurs.

MTS

You can enjoy the stereo and SAP broadcasted programs. Select the MTS in SOUND menu, then choose the desired mode.

❇

STEREO Select stereo sound. SAP Select second audio programs. MONO Select monaural sound.

This function is not available in video mode.

SOUND menu MTS

EQUALIZER

You can adjust the sound level of each frequencies when selecting USER mode in SOUND MODE.

1 Select the USER in SOUND MODE under SOUND menu.

❇

SOUND menu

SOUND MODE USER

2 Select the EQUALIZER in SOUND menu.

❇

MENU SOUND menu

EQUALIZER

The following display appears.

EQUALIZER

IIIIIIIIIIII

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

IIIIIIIIIIII

100 300 1K 3K 8K Hz

BACK ■

3 Select and adjust the desired frequencies.

4 Press the MENU/OK button to exit the menu.

Adjust high frequency will affect higher pitch sound and vice versa.

AI VOLUME

You can adjust the volume of all the channels and video inputs to the same level automatically. Select the AI VOLUME in SOUND menu, then choose ON or OFF.

❇

SOUND menu

AI VOLUME

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

Favorite channel and video setting

To register the favorite channel

4 Select the desired item that you wish to adjust.

You can register and recall 4 favorite channels by using the color buttons (red, green, yellow, blue).

1 In TV mode, select a TV channel (CH02-CH69, CC01-CC125)

5 Press the MENU/OK button to exit the menu.

you desired to register.

2 Press and hold a color button for 3 seconds or more.

“FAVORITE CHANNEL ■ PROGRAMMED!” appears on the screen and current channel is registered.

3 To register other favorite channels, repeat Step 1 to 2.

To recall the favorite channel, press the color button. When the TV is in menu mode, favorite channel function is not available.

To adjust favorite channel setting (FAVORITE CH SETTING)

You can adjust the picture and sound settings for the favorite channels.

1 Display the PICTURE menu and select FAVORITE CH

SETTING in PICTURE FEATURES menu.

❇

MENU PICTURE menu

FAVORITE CH SETTING

PICTURE FEATURES menu

You can adjust the picture and sound settings for video inputs.

1 Display the PICTURE menu and select VIDEO SETTING in

2 Select VIDEO STATUS in VIDEO SETTING menu, then

3 Select EFFECT, then press 2/3 button

2 Select FAVORITE CHANNEL in FAVORITE CH SETTING

menu, then choose the desired favorite channel.

❇

FAVORITE CH SETTING

3 Select EFFECT, then press 2/3 button

to choose ON. To cancel the settings, choose OFF.

FAVORITE CHANNEL

FAVORITE CH SETTING

FAVORITE CHANNEL PICTURE BRIGHT DETAIL COLOR TINT SOUND MODE USER EFFECT ON

BACK ■

■

CH02

4 Select the desired item that you wish to adjust.

5 Press the MENU/OK button to exit the menu.

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

PICTURE BRIGHT DETAIL COLOR

SOUND MODE (USER, DYNAMIC, MUSIC, NEWS)

TINT

To adjust the video setting (VIDEO SETTING)

PICTURE FEATURES menu.

❇

VIDEO SETTING

choose the desired video input.

❇

VIDEO SETTING

to choose ON. To cancel the settings, choose OFF.

SOUND MODE (USER, DYNAMIC, MUSIC, NEWS)

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

PICTURE menu

PICTURE FEATURES menu

VIDEO STATUS

VIDEO SETTING

VIDEO STATUS VIDEO-1 PICTURE BRIGHT DETAIL COLOR TINT SOUND MODE USER EFFECT ON

BACK ■

PICTURE BRIGHT DETAIL COLOR

TINT

■

RESET

Customized setting

VNR

You can reduce the picture noise. Select the VNR in the PICTURE FEATURES menu under PICTURE menu, then choose a setting of VNR function.

❇

VNR

OFF VNR is turned off. AUTO Effect of VNR is automatically controlled. MIN Effect of VNR becomes minimum level. MAX Effect of VNR becomes maximum level.

PICTURE menu

PICTURE FEATURES menu

If you select MAX, the picture becomes softer even if the original picture is sharp.

CLOSED CAPTION

If they are included in a program, you can view closed captions or text information. Press the CLOSED CAPTION button to select a setting.

OFF CLOSED CAPTION TEXT

1 Select the CLOSED CAPTION in INPUT menu, then choose

CAPTION or TEXT.

❇

INPUT menu

CLOSED CAPTION

2 Press the 2/3 button to select the desired caption or text

channel.

CHILD LOCK

You can disable the front control buttons of the TV. Select the CHILD LOCK in the FEATURES menu, then choose ON or OFF.

❇

FEATURES menu

CHILD LOCK

OFF TIMER

You can set the TV to turn off automatically to standby mode after a set time. Press the OFF TIMER button to select a desired period of time.

OFF TIMER

0 120

BACK ■

To operate this function with a menu:

❇

FEATURES menu

When the elapsed of time left one minute, “GOOD NIGHT!” appears on the screen. You can display the OFF TIMER menu again to confirm or change the remaining time.

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

You can set the period of time to a maximum of 120 minutes in 10 minutes step.

OFF TIMER

Customized setting (continued)

AUTO SHUTOFF

You can set the TV to turn off automatically when no signal is received for about 15 minutes or longer after the end of a broadcast. Select AUTO SHUTOFF in INSTALL menu, then choose ON or OFF.

❇

MENU INSTALL menu

The AUTO SHUTOFF function does not turn off the TV’s main power. The AUTO SHUTOFF function is not available in video mode.

AUTO SHUTOFF

EXT. INPUT (TV/VIDEO)

You can select TV or video terminal input with one touch. Press the TV/VIDEO button to select an input. To operate this function with a menu:

❇

INPUT menu

EXT. INPUT

DISPLAY

You can display the program number and video terminal number on the screen. Press the DISPLAY button to display the indication on the screen.

To operate this function with a menu:

❇

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

INPUT menu

DISPLAY

TV channel presetting

To register the TV channels automatically

You can register the TV channels into the TV’s channel list automatically.

1 Display the INSTALL menu.

❇

INSTALL menu

2 Choose AUTO PROGRAM, then press the MENU/OK button. 3 Press the 5/∞ button to select AIR or CABLE, then press the

MENU/OK button. AUTO PROGRAM function starts, and the channels received are registered automatically.

4 “SETUP TOUR RESTART?” appears.

To start the SETUP Press the MENU/OK button. Then proceed to TOUR step 5 of “Setting up your TV” on page 8. To skip the SETUP Press the Red button. TOUR

5 The CHANNEL SUMMARY menu appears.

For details of “SETUP TOUR”, see page 8.

CHANNEL SUMMARY

You can set undesired channels to be skipped.

Channels are to be skipped cannot be selected by the CHANNEL -/+ button.

1 Display the INSTALL menu.

❇

INSTALL menu

2 Choose CHANNEL SUMMARY, then press the MENU/OK

button. CHANNEL SUMMARY menu appears.

CHANNEL SUMMARY

CH/CC SKIP CH02

■

CH03

■

CH04

■

CH05 CH06 CH07 CH08

BACK ■ ■

■

SKIP

■

CANCEL

3 Choose the channel which you want to skip.

The skip can be set to all channels of AIR (CH02-CH69) and CABLE (CC01-CC125).

4 Press the yellow button to skip the channel.

To cancel the skip, press the blue button.

5 Press the MENU/OK button to exit the menu.

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

Additional preparation

The illustrations shown in this section are for AV-14FT15 and AV21YA15 only, which are used for explanation purpose. Your TV may not look exactly the same as illustrated.

Before connecting

• Read the manuals provided with the devices for the proper

connection.

• Turn off all the devices including the TV.

• Note that connecting cables are not supplied.

Connecting to front video input terminal

Front of TV

Headphones

AV-14FT15

AV-21YA15

Camcorder or TV game

L / MONO

IN (VIDEO-2)

L / MONO

IN (VIDEO-2)

Connecting to rear component/video input terminal and output terminal

Rear of TV

AV-14FT15

VIDEO-1

Rear of TV

INPUT

MONO

AV-21YA15

VIDEO-1

INPUT

MONO

OUTPUT

VCR (for playing) DVD player (composite signals)

VCR (for recording)

VCR (for playing) DVD player (composite signals)

VCR (for recording)

Troubleshooting

If a problem occurs when you are using the TV, check the below troubleshooting guide before calling for repair.

• No picture,

no sound

• Snowy picture

• Stripes appear on

the picture

• Double-pictures

(ghosting) occur

• Poor picture

• White and bright still

image look as if it were colored

• Top of the image

from software products or video tape is distorted

• Poor sound

• Stereo or bilingual

sound is unclear

• Deactivate the BLUE BACK function if it is turned on.

• Check the aerial cable and its connection with the TV.

• Interference occurs caused by other devices such as an amplifier, personal computer, or a hair drier. Move such devices away from your TV.

• Interference occurs caused by signal reflecting from mountains or building. Try to adjust the aerial’s direction or use a better directionality antenna.

• Choose the appropriate color system. Refer to “COLOR SYSTEM” on page 9.

• Adjust the COLOR or BRIGHT setting. Refer to “Adjusting the picture - USER” on page 10.

• Inevitable phenomenon due to the nature of the

picture tube. This is not a malfunction.

• This is due to the condition of the video signal whereby the image was not recorded properly. This is not a malfunction.

• Adjust the sound frequency properly. Refer to “EQUALIZER” on page 13.

• TV channel reception is poor. Change the stereo/

bilingual mode to mono sound (see page 13).

• Cannot operate the remote control

• Cannot operate the menus

• Cannot operate the front control buttons

• TV is turned off suddenly

• Color patches appear at the corner of the screen

• Image takes a short period to be displayed

• TV may emitted crackling sound

• Feel a slight electric shock when touching the TV screen

• The batteries may be exhausted. Replace with new batteries (see page 7).

• Ensure that you are operating the remote less than seven meters from the front of your TV.

• Press TV/VIDEO button to return to TV mode and try operating the menus.

• Deactivate the CHILD LOCK function if it is turned on (see page 15).

• This may due to the AUTO SHUTOFF function is activated. Press the POWER button to turn on the TV.

• This may due to the magnetized device such as a speaker near to your TV. Keep the device apart from your TV. Alternately, you can also use the magnetic-shielded speaker.

• Image required time to stabilize before display. This is not a malfunction.

• This is due to a sudden change in temperature and it is not a malfunction. If the crackling sound is too frequent, request your service technician for inspection.

• This is due to the static electricity of the picture tube and it will not harm the human body. This is not a malfunction.

Specifications

TV RF systems

Color systems

TV mode: NTSC 3.58 MHz VIDEO mode: PAL, SECAM, NTSC 3.58 MHz, NTSC 4.43 MHz

Receiving channels

VHF low channel (VL), VHF high channel (VH), UHF channel (U) Receives cable channels in mid band, super band and hyper band.

External input / output

VIDEO-1: VIDEO input, AUDIO L/R input VIDEO-2: 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

MTS (Multi-Channel Television Sound)

Viewing Screen size (Visible area)

AV-21CA15: XXX.X mm AV-21YA15: 508.0 mm AV-14FT15: 335.4 mm

Design and specifications subject to change without notice.

0105-FLE-JMT

JVC AV-21CA15, AV-21YA15, AV-14FT15 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

COLOR TELEVISION EQUALIZER • CINEMA SURROUND • COMPONENT INPUT

Contents

Knowing your TV’s features

Remote control buttons and basic functions

TV buttons and functions

Setting up your TV

Basic setting for picture

Advanced setting for picture

Basic setting for sound

Advanced setting for sound

Favorite channel and video setting

Customized setting

TV channel presetting

Additional preparation

Troubleshooting

Specifications