JVC AV-21L31B User Manual
COLOR TELEVISION
INSTRUCTIONS
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.
AV-29L31
AV-21L31B
AV-29L31B
Contents
Safety precautions 2
Preparation 3
1 Confirm which remote control you have
2 Insert the batteries into the remote control
3 Connecting the antenna and VCR
4 Connecting other devices
5 Connect the power cord to the AC outlet
6 Initial setting
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Basic operation 7
Remote control buttons and functions 8
ECO SENSOR button
PICTURE MODE button
CLOSED CAPTION button
BASS button
MUTING button
DISPLAY button
OFF TIMER button
CHANNEL SCAN button
RETURN + button
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Using the TV’s menus 10
Basic operation
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INPUT
PICTURE TILT
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VNR
COMPRESS (16:9)
AUTO SHUTOFF
CHILD LOCK
BLUE BACK
VIDEO-2 SET
AUTO CH PRESET
CHANNEL SKIP
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MTS
CLOSED CAPTION
Picture Adjustments
Sound Adjustments
AI VOLUME
MONO SURROUND
Attaching the Twin Port Bass Blaster Unit
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TV buttons and parts 17
Using the buttons on the TV 18
Troubleshooting 19
Specifications Back cover
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© 2001 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED
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.
10 cm 15 cm
10 cm
15 cm
<AV-21L31B 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.
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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
DISPLAY
MENU
CHANNEL VOLUME
CLOSED
CAPTION
TV/VIDEO
PICTURE MODE
CHANNEL SCAN
ECO SENSOR
123
456
7809
RETURN
RM-C248 REMOTE CONTROL UNIT
POWER
MUTING
100
OFF TIMER
DISPLAY
BASS
CHANNEL VOLUME
CLOSED
CAPTION
TV/VIDEO
PICTURE MODE
RETURN
CHANNEL SCAN
ECO SENSOR
RM-C249 REMOTE CONTROL UNIT
POWER
MENU
MUTING
123
456
7809
100
OFF TIMER
2 Insert the batteries into the remote control
Correctly insert two batteries, observing the , and . polarities and inserting the
end first.
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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, replace
with new batteries.
The supplied batteries are for testing, not regular
use.
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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
VIDEO-1
INPUT
COMPONENT
(
)
VIDEO-2
INPUT
OUTPUT
VHF/UHF outdoor antenna
V
L
R
/
MONO
V
Y
/
V
L
C
B
L
/
MONO
R
R
C
R
Connecting the antenna and VCR
3
To video
output
VCR
To audio
output
To antenna input
To RF
output
1
VIDEO-1
INPUT
V
L
/
MONO
RRRC
COMPONENT
(
VIDEO-2
INPUT
Y
/
V
C
B
L
R
/
MONO
VHF/UHF outdoor antenna
)
OUTPUT
V
L
2
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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 is turned off.)
• Connect components outputting a component signal (Y/CB/CR signal), such as a DVD player, to
the VIDEO-2 terminal, and set VIDEO-2 SET function to “COMPONENT”. (See page 13.)
• The following illustrations are for the AV-29L31. Your TV’s front and rear pannels may not look
exactly like the illustrations.
Front
Camcorder or TV game
L/MONOVR
IN (VIDEO-3)
Headphones
Rear
COMPONENT
VIDEO-1
INPUT
(
VIDEO-2
INPUT
)
OUTPUT
VCR (for playing)
DVD player
(composite signals)
V
Y
/
V
V
L
C
B
/
MONO
RRR
R
L
/
MONO
V
L
VCR (for recording)
RC
DVD player
(component video signals)
5 Connect the power cord to the AC outlet
Operate only from the power source indicated on the rear of 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
program mode.
POWER lamp Main power button
MENU 3
AUTO CH PRESET
CHANNEL SKIP
CLOSED CAPTION
MTS STEREO SAP MONO
ON AIR
SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+
DISPLAY
DISPLAY
button
MENU m
buttons
DISPLAY
CHANNEL VOLUME
MENU
POWER
MENU t
buttons
• The JVC logo does not appear if your
TV has been turned on once before. In
this case, use the AUTO CH PRESET
functions to perform the initial settings.
For details, see page 13.
2 Press the MENU M buttons.
The sub-menu is displayed.
TUNER MODE:CABLE AIR
START
SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+
DISPLAY
3 Press the MENU M buttons to select “CABLE” or “AIR”.
4 Press the MENU T buttons to select “START”.
5 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.
This completes initial setting.
Now you’re ready to enjoy your JVC TV.
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Basic operation
• The illustration below is for the remote control
RM-C248 supplied with AV-29L31. Your remote
control may not look exactly like the illustrations.
DISPLAY
MENU
CHANNEL VOLUME
CLOSED
CAPTION
TV/VIDEO
PICTURE MODE
CHANNEL SCAN
ECO SENSOR
123
456
7809
RETURN
RM-C248 REMOTE CONTROL UNIT
POWER
MUTING
100
OFF TIMER
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 TV/VIDEO button
2 Select a channel.
■ Press the CHANNEL m button.
• Up/down selection cannot be selected for
channels to which the CHANNEL SKIP
function has been set to “YES”. See page
14.
■ Press the Number buttons to enter
the channel number.
• When you want to select a channel num-
ber over 100, enter the two-digit number
after pressing the 100+ button.
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.
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 11.
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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.
CLOSED CAPTION button
If they are included in a program, you can
view closed captions or text information.
Press this button to select the mode.
OFF CLOSED CAPTION TEXT
• To change caption or text channels see page 14.
BASS button
< AV-21L31B/AV-29L31B only >
You can enjoy a powerful bass sound by
using the BASS (Bass Reflex) function.
Press this button to turn the BASS
function on or off.
• To use this function, you must first mount the
Twin Port Bass Blaster Unit packaged with the
TV on top of the TV. For details, see page 16.
MUTING button
You can turn the sound off instantly.
Press this button.
To turn the sound on, press this button
again.
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.
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Remote control buttons and functions
DISPLAY button
You can continuously display the current
channel number or VIDEO mode on the
screen.
Press this button.
To turn the display off, press this button
again.
• When selecting a VIDEO mode with no signal,
indication of the VIDEO mode becomes fixed
on the screen.
OFF TIMER button
You can set the TV to automatically turn off
after a set time.
Press this button to select the period of
time.
• You can set the period of time to a maximum of
120 minutes in 10 minute increments.
• 1 minute before the OFF TIMER function turns
off the TV, “GOOD NIGHT!” appears.
To display the remaining time, press this
button once.
To cancel the OFF TIMER function, press
this button to set the period of time to 0.
• The OFF TIMER function will not turn off the
TV’s main power.
CHANNEL SCAN button
You can quickly view all TV channels
programs that you can view on your TV,
and search for the program you want to
view.
RETURN + button
You can set a channel you frequently view
to the Return Channel and you can view
that channel at any time with one-touch.
To set the channel to the Return
Channel:
1 Select the channel you want to set
to the Return Channel.
2 Press this button and hold until the
message “RETURN PLUS
PROGRAMMED!” appears.
• When you turn off the TV, the Return Channel setting is cancelled.
To view the Return Channel:
Press this button.
• You can view two channels (current channel
and Return Channel) alternately by pressing this
button.
To cancel the Return Channel setting:
Press this button and hold until the
message“RETURN PLUS CANCELLED!”
appears.
If no channel is set to the Return
Channel:
You can view the channel selected right
before the current channel by pressing
this button.
1 Press this button to start scanning
TV channels.
The TV channel programs are each
displayed for several seconds.
• The programs of TV channels for which
the CHANNEL SKIP function is set to “YES”
are not displayed.
2 When you find the program you
want to view, press this button
again to stop scanning.
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Using the TV’s menus
MENU 2
AUTO SHUTOFF ON
CHILD LOCK OFF
BLUE BACK ON
VIDEO-2 SET COMPONENT
SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+
DISPLAY
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.
DISPLAY
button
MENU m
buttons
DISPLAY
MENU
CHANNEL VOLUME
POWER
MENU t
buttons
Example:
Changes the AUTO
SHUTOFF setting.
MENU 2
AUTO SHUTOFF OFF
CHILD LOCK OFF
BLUE BACK ON
VIDEO-2 SET COMPONENT
SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+
DISPLAY
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• With some functions, the operation method
may differ.
■ Basic operation
1 Press the MENU T buttons.
One of the 5 menus is displayed.
MENU number
MENU 1
The icon on the
left indicates the
currently selected
function.
2 Repeatedly press the MENU T
buttons to display a desired
menu.
• If you hold down the y button, the next
menu is displayed.
• If the selected function is on the first line,
pressing the r button displays the preceding menu.
3 Repeatedly press the MENU T
buttons to select a desired
function.
INPUT TV
VNR ON
COMPRESS(16:9) ON
PICTURE TILT 00
SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+
DISPLAY
5 Press the DISPLAY button to turn
the display off.
• To operate a menu using the buttons on
the front panel of the TV, refer to
“Operating menus” on page 18.
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Using the TV’s menus
INPUT
You can view images from VCRs or other
devices connected to your TV.
1 Press MENU T to display the
“MENU 1” menu, then select
“INPUT”.
MENU 1
INPUT TV
VNR ON
COMPRESS(16:9) ON
PICTURE TILT 00
SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+
DISPLAY
2 Press MENU M to select the
“VIDEO-1”, “VIDEO-2” or “VIDEO-3”.
TV mode changes to VIDEO mode.
PICTURE TILT
< AV-29L31 and AV-29L31B only >
There are cases where the Earth’s magnetic
force may make the picture tilt. If this
happens, you can correct the picture tilt.
1 Press MENU T to display the
“MENU 1” menu, then select
“PICTURE TILT”.
MENU 1
INPUT TV
VNR ON
COMPRESS(16:9) ON
PICTURE TILT 00
SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+
DISPLAY
VNR
You can reduce picture noise.
1 Press MENU T to display the
“MENU 1” menu, then select
“VNR”.
MENU 1
INPUT TV
VNR ON
COMPRESS(16:9) ON
PICTURE TILT 00
SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+
DISPLAY
2 Press MENU M to select “ON”.
To cancel the VNR function, select “OFF”.
COMPRESS (16:9)
This function converts a normal picture (4:3
aspect ratio) into a wide picture (16:9 aspect
ratio).
Use for pictures with a 16:9 aspect ratio that
have been squeezed into a normal picture
(4:3 aspect ratio), to restore their original
dimensions.
1 Press MENU T to display the
“MENU 1” menu, then select
“COMPRESS (16:9)”.
MENU 1
INPUT TV
VNR ON
COMPRESS(16:9) ON
PICTURE TILT 00
SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+
DISPLAY
2 Continue pressing MENU M until
the picture becomes level.
2 Press MENU M to select “ON”.
To cancel the COMPRESS (16:9) function,
select “OFF”.
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Using the TV’s menus
AUTO SHUTOFF
You can set your TV to turn off if no signals
are received for about 15 minutes or longer
after the end of a broadcast.
1 Press MENU T to display the
“MENU 2” menu, then select “AUTO
SHUTOFF”.
MENU 2
AUTO SHUTOFF ON
CHILD LOCK ON
BLUE BACK ON
VIDEO-2 SET COMPONENT
SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+
DISPLAY
2 Press MENU M to select “ON”.
To cancel the AUTO SHUTOFF function,
select “OFF”.
• The AUTO SHUTOFF function does not turn
off the TV’s main power.
• The AUTO SHUTOFF function will not work
for a VIDEO mode.
CHILD LOCK
You can disable the front control buttons of
the TV.
When this function is set to “ON”, the TV
can be operated using only the remote
control.
Use this function to prevent children from
operating the TV without parental consent.
BLUE BACK
You can mute the sound and change the
picture into a blue screen while no signals
are received by the TV, or when the signals
are unstable.
1 Press MENU T to display the
“MENU 2” menu, then select “BLUE
BACK”.
MENU 2
AUTO SHUTOFF ON
CHILD LOCK ON
BLUE BACK ON
VIDEO-2 SET COMPONENT
SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+
2 Press MENU M to select “ON”.
To cancel the BLUE BACK function, select
“OFF”.
• To view a broadcast even when the recep-
tion signal is poor, set the BLUE BACK function to “OFF”.
• Even when the BLUE BACK function is set
to “OFF”, the sound may not be audible.
DISPLAY
1 Press MENU T to display the
“MENU 2” menu, then select “CHILD
LOCK”.
MENU 2
AUTO SHUTOFF ON
CHILD LOCK ON
BLUE BACK ON
VIDEO-2 SET COMPONENT
SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+
DISPLAY
2 Press MENU M to select “ON”.
To cancel the CHILD LOCK function,
select “OFF”.
• The CHILD LOCK function is canceled when
you turn the power off.
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