JVC AV-21C14, AV-21F24, AV-20N14, AV-21F14, AV-14A14 User Manual

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COLOUR TELEVISION

MODEL WITH THE TELETEXT FUNCTION

AV-21F24 AV-21L24

MODEL WITHOUT THE TELETEXT FUNCTION

AV-21C14 AV-21D14 AV-21E14 AV-21F14 AV-21L14 AV-21T14 AV-20N14 AV-14A14 AV-14F14

Contents

Knowing your TV’s features Remote control buttons and basic functions.3 TV buttons and functions Setting up your TV Basic setting for picture Advanced setting for picture Original features for picture Basic setting for sound Advanced setting for sound Favorite channel and video setting Customized setting TV channel presetting Additional preparation Troubleshooting Specifications

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Back cover

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INSTRUCTIONS

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Thank you for buying this JVC colour television. To make sure you understand how to use your new TV, please read this manual throughly before you begin.

Safety Instructions

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS

APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

CAUTION: TO ENSURE PERSONAL SAFETY, OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING

RULES REGARDING THE USE OF THIS TV.

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 cabinet ventilation

openings. 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 as shown in the diagram.

4 Do not allow objects or liquid into the cabinet

10 cm

openings.

5 In the event of a fault, unplug the unit and call a JVC 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.

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.

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Knowing your TV’s functions

Main features

Function Description

*Teletext You can view teletext programmes which are broadcasted by some TV channels.

Favorite CH (Channel) You can register up to four favorite channels for quick re-call with one-press. AI Volume TV adjusts automatically the volume to the same level for all TV channels to

VNR You can reduce the picture noise when you viewing noisy TV programmes or

White balance You can choose one of three tones of white to match to the video source such

Child lock To prevent accidental operation by your children, you can disable the control

Teletext programme is an information in text form.

avoid sudden change of the volume when selecting different TV channel.

video sources.

as movie, sports, etc. Changing White balance affects the appearance of all other colours on the screen.

buttons on the TV.

* The Teletext function is available for AV-21F24 and AV-21L24 only.

The other models do not have the Teletext function. Please check your TV’s model number. The model number is indicated at the rear of your TV.

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Remote control buttons and basic functions

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RM-C1260

WITH THE TELETEXT

FUNCTION

(AV-21F24/AV-21L24)

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 M Select the desired channel number. 5 VOLUME M Adjust the volume level. 6 TV/VIDEO Select TV or VIDEO terminal input. 7 MUTING Turn off the volume. Press this button again to resume the volume. 8 DISPLAY Display the programme number or video terminal number and PR list (channel

9 0~9, -/-- Select the programme number. For two digits programme number, press -/--,

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

list) on the screen. You can select the channel using the PR list.

1 Press the DISPLAY button once to display the PR list. 2 Press 5/∞/2/3 button to choose a channel, then press the MENU/OK button.

You can confirm the favorite channels in the PR list. The channels set to favorite channels are indicated with coloured mark.

then press the number button.

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

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

cancelled the Return channel as above.

RM-C1261

WITHOUT THE

TELETEXT FUNCTION (AV-21C14/AV-21D14/ AV-21E14/AV-21F14/ AV 21L14/AV-21T14/ AV-20N14/AV-14A14/ AV-14F14)

appears.

Remote control buttons and basic functions

How to operate menus and menu locations

TO Operation Note

Display the MENU. Press the MENU/OK button 2.To exit the MENU, press the

Display the top menu. Press 5/∞ buttons 3 to choose a menu title. Press ∞ button 3 to display the

Then press MENU/OK button 2. next page for more functions.

Display the 2nd menu. Press 5/∞ buttons 3 to choose a menu title.

Then press MENU/OK button 2.

Display the 3rd menu. Press 5/∞ buttons 3 to choose a menu title.

Then press MENU/OK button 2.

Return to the previous Press the DISPLAY button 8.– menu. Choose the setting of Press 5/∞ buttons 3 to choose a function. Press the MENU/OK button 2 to a function. Then press the 2/3 buttons 3 to change the exit from the menu.

setting.

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

effect level.

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

the sub menu.

DISPLAY button 8 or choose EXIT menu.

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

MENU Top menu 2nd menu

3rd menu

Note: Some functions have the 4th menus as the sub-menus.

Top menu 2nd menu Location 3rd menu Location

MENU INPUT EXT. INPUT P.12 - -

DISPLAY P.12 - -

PICTURE PICTURE MODE P.8 - -

* If you want to

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

SOUND AI VOLUME P.10 - -

FEATURES OFF TIMER P.12 - -

INSTALL AUTO PROGRAM P.13 - -

EXIT - - - -

PICTURE SETTING P.8 - -

WHITE BALANCE P.8 - -

PICTURE FEATURES - VNR P.12

FAVORITE CH SETTING P.11

VIDEO SETTING P.11

COLOUR SYSTEM P.8

CHILD LOCK P.12 - -

EDIT/MANUAL P.13 DELETE, MOVE, MANUAL, INSERT P.13

LANGUAGE P.12 LANGUAGE P.12

BLUE BACK P.9 - -

AUTO SHUTOFF P.12 - -

TEXT LANGUAGE P.9 TEXT LANGUAGE P.9

TV buttons and functions

The following illustrations are for AV-21F14 and AV-21T14 only, which are used for explanation purpose. Your TV may not look exactly like the illustrated.

Front of the TV

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AV-21F14

VIDEO AUDIO

IN (VIDEO-2)

9 7 4 2 18 6 5

VIDEO-1

INPUT

IN (VIDEO-2)

VIDEO AUDIO

OUTPUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

AV-21T14

Rear of the TV

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No. Button/terminal Description

1I(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.

3 TIMER lamp Lights when the TV is in the OFF TIMER mode. 4 Remote control sensor 5 VOLUME M Press to adjust the volume level. 6 CHANNELM Press to select the desired channel. 7 MENU Press to display the menu. 8 IN (VIDEO-2) Video and audio input jacks for VIDEO-2 mode. 9 Headphone jack. 0 Aerial socket.

- OUTPUT Video and audio output jacks. = VIDEO-1 INPUT Video and audio input jacks for VIDEO-1 mode.

How to operate the menus with the TV button

TV button

MENU MENU/OK button To display main menu and exit

CHANNEL M ∞/5 button To select menu function. VOLUME M 2/3 button To adjust the desired function.

No colour : TV’s main power is being turned off. Red : TV’s main power is being turned on.

Work as same as the button on the remote control unit

Note

menu after finish setting.

Setting up your TV

CAUTION

• Turn off the equipment including the TV before connecting.

1 Connecting the aerial

To install rod aerial

Install into the top-rear aerial holder. Once installed, it cannot be removed.

*For model 14” series only

VHF/UHF outdoor aerial

Rear of the TV

VIDEO-1

OUTPUT

INPUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

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

Rod aerial*

Aerial holder

VHF/UHF outdoor aerial

Rear of the TV

VIDEO-1

OUTPUT

INPUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

To audio/video output

VCR

To RF output

To aerial input

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 ª 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.

4Turn 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 any buttons except POWER button, then operate the TV menu by following the steps as below:

LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

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MELAYU INDONESIA

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•Press 5/∞ button to select your desired

language, then press MENU/OK button.

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TEXT LANGUAGE

GROUP-1 GROUP-2 GROUP-3

•Press 5/∞ button to select your desired

Teletext language group. Press MENU/OK. For details, see page 9.

(For AV-21F24/AV-21L24 only)

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• 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.

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EDIT

PR CH/CC 7 CH 09 8 CH 11

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9 CH 13 10 11 12 13

•Proceed to edit the channel list (PR list). For details, see page 13.

• TV will start searching for the channels.

To stop AUTO PROGRAM, press MENU/OK button.

• If the JVC logo does not appear, use LANGUAGE, TEXT LANGUAGE, and AUTO PROGRAM functions to make the initial settings. Those functions are 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.

Basic setting for picture

COLOUR SYSTEM

You can select the appropriate colour system when the picture is not clear or no colour appears.

Press the COLOUR SYSTEM button to select a setting.

In TV mode:

AUTO PAL SECAM

In VIDEO mode:

AUTO PAL SECAM

NTSC3.58NTSC4.43

To operate this function with a menu:

MENU PICTURE PICTURE FEATURES

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COLOUR SYSTEM

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

Area Country or Region System

Asia, Middle Thailand, India, etc. East China, Vietnam, etc. PAL

Europe

Oceania Australia, New Zealand, etc. PAL

Africa Nigeria, etc. PAL

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

Hong Kong, etc. PAL Islamic Republic of Iran, Lebanon,

Saudi Arabia, etc. 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

PAL

SECAM

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. Select USER and adjust following items in the PICTURE SETTING menu. (CONTRAST, BRIGHT, SHARP, COLOUR, TINT*)

*TINT can only be adjusted in NTSC system.

To operate this function with a menu:

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MENU PICTURE PICTURE MODE

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

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.

MENU PICTURE PICTURE MODE

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USER

2 Select the PICTURE SETTING in PICTURE

menu, then adjust the setting.

MENU PICTURE PICTURE SETTING

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CONTRAST 2 : Lower contrast 3 : Higher contrast

BRIGHT 2 : Darker 3 : Brighter SHARP 2 : Softer 3 : Higher COLOUR 2 : Lighter 3 : Deeper TINT* 2 : Reddish 3 : Greenish

*TINT can only be adjusted in NTSC system.

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.

MENU PICTURE WHITE BALANCE

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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 4.

Advance setting for picture

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BLUE BACK

You can set the TV to automatically change to a blue screen and mute the sound if the signal is

MENU INSTALL BLUE BACK

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

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.

Original features for picture

TELETEXT

You can watch the Teletext broadcast channel with TEXT function.

1 Press the TEXT button to select the

desired mode as follows:

TV mode TEXT mode

MIX mode

2 Press the CHANNEL -/+ buttons, number

buttons or colour buttons to select other Teletext pages.

3 Press TEXT or TV/VIDEO button to return

to TV mode.

You can also operate the teletext using the following buttons:

(Hold) Hold a teletext page.

(Reveal) Display the hidden text (e.g. answers to a

5 5

(Size) Enlarge the teletext display. (Index) Return to the index page instantly. (Cancel) Watch TV programme while waiting for a

(Sub-page) Operate the (Sub-page) function.

(Hold) are displayed at the top

The

left of the screen. To cancel, press

quiz). To cancel, press (Reveal) button again.

teletext page. When the teletext page is found, a page number appears at the upper left of the screen. Press (Cancel) to view the teletext page.

Sub-page numbers are displayed at the left of the screen. To cancel sub-page function, press (Sub-page) button again.

(Hold) button again.

2 Press a colour button, then press the

number buttons to enter the page number.

3 Press and hold down the

(Store) button. The page number is blinking white to indicate that they are stored in memory.

4 To store other favorite teletext pages,

repeat Step 2 to 3.

To recall the favorite teletext page, press the MODE button, then press the colour button. To exit the List mode, press the MODE button again. When viewing teletext programme, menu operations are not available. If characters on a teletext programme do not appear properly, change the TEXT LANGUAGE setting.

TEXT LANGUAGE

You can set the Teletext language group that corresponds to the programmes. Select TEXT LANGUAGE in the INSTALL menu, then choose the desired language group.

MENU INSTALL TEXT LANGUAGE

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GROUP- 1 English, German, Swedish / Finnish /

GROUP- 2 Polish, German, Estonian, Slovenian,

GROUP- 3 Polish, German, Estonian, Lettish,

Depending on the broadcast, the language set may not display properly.

Danish / Hungarian, Italian, French, Spanish / Portuguese, Turkish

Czech / Slovakian, Rumanian

Russian, Ukrainian

Using the List mode

You can store and recall the favorite teletext pages in memory using the colour buttons.

1 In TEXT mode, press the MODE button to

enter the List mode.

❇ About the basic operations of the menu,

please see the “How to operate menus and menus locations” on page 4.

Basic setting for sound

SOUND SYSTEM

You can select an appropriate sound system when abnormal sound occurs even when the picture appears normally. Press the SOUND SYSTEM button to select a setting.

B/G I D/K

The function is not available in video mode. For the sound system in each country or region, see the table below:

Area Country or Region System

Asia, Middle Thailand, India, etc. East China, Vietnam, etc. D/K

Europe

Oceania Australia, New Zealand, etc. B/G

Africa Nigeria, etc. B/G

Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, etc. B/G Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore,

Hong Kong, etc. I Islamic Republic of Iran, Lebanon,

Saudi Arabia, etc. Philippines, Taiwan, Myanmar, etc. M Russia, etc. D/K Czech Republic, Poland, etc. D/K Germany, Holland, Belgium, etc. B/G UK, etc. I

Republic of South Africa, etc. I

Egypt, Morocco, etc. B/G

B/G

Advanced setting for sound

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.

MENU SOUND AI VOLUME

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❇ About the basic operations of the menu,

please see the “How to operate menus and menus locations” on page 4.

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