JVC AV-32T4SA User Manual

AV-32T4SA

COLOUR TELEVISION

INSTRUCTIONS

LCT1673-001A-H

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.

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

TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

CAUTION:

• Operate only from the power source specified (AC 220 – 240 V, 50 Hz) on the unit.

• Avoid damaging the AC plug and power cord.

• When you are not using this unit for a long period of time, it is recommended that you disconnect the power cord from the main outlet.

Avoid improper installation and never position the unit where good ventilation is unattainable. When installing this television, distance recommendations must be maintained between the floor and wall, as well as installation in a tightly enclosed area or piece of furniture. Adhere to the minimum distance guidelines shown for safe operation.

• The main power button on the TV does not fully isolate the TV from the AC supply. 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.

Failure to heed the following precautions may result in damage to the TV or remote control.

DO NOT block the TV’s ventilation openings or holes.

(If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a newspaper or cloth, etc., the heat may not be able to get out.)

DO NOT place anything on top of the TV.

(such as cosmetics or medicines, flower vases, potted plants, cups, etc.)

DO NOT allow objects or liquid into the cabinet openings.

(If water or liquid is allowed to enter this equipment, fire or electric shock may be caused.)

DO NOT place any naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, on the TV.

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.

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.

CONTENTS

Setting up your TV ...................................3

Connecting the aerial and VCR ................. 3

Connecting the power cord to the AC

outlet....................................................... 4

Putting the batteries into the Remote

control..................................................... 4

Initial settings ............................................. 4

T-V LINK functions..................................... 7

TV buttons and functions........................8

Turn the Main power on ............................. 8

Turn the TV on from standby mode ........... 8

Choose a TV channel ................................ 8

Adjust the volume ...................................... 8

Remote control buttons and functions ..9

Turn the TV on or off from standby mode.. 9 Choose a TV channel and watch

images from external devices............... 10

Adjust the volume .................................... 11

Information function ................................. 11

ZOOM function......................................... 11

HYPER SOUND function ......................... 13

Return to TV channel instantly................. 13

Operating a JVC brand VCR or DVD

player.................................................... 13

Teletext function ....................................14

Basic operation ........................................ 14

Using the List Mode ................................. 14

Hold.......................................................... 15

Sub-page ................................................. 15

Reveal...................................................... 15

Size .......................................................... 15

Index ........................................................ 15

Cancel...................................................... 16

Using the TV’s menu..............................17

Basic operation ........................................ 17

PICTURE menu.......................................18

PICTURE MODE ..................................... 18

CONTRAST ............................................. 18

BRIGHT ................................................... 18

SHARP..................................................... 18

COLOUR.................................................. 18

HUE ......................................................... 18

COLOUR TEMP....................................... 18

FEATURES.............................................. 19

SOUND menu ......................................... 21

STEREO / I • II ......................................... 21

BASS........................................................ 21

TREBLE ................................................... 21

BALANCE ................................................ 21

HYPER SOUND....................................... 21

FEATURES menu................................... 22

SLEEP TIMER ......................................... 22

BLUE BACK ............................................. 22

CHILD LOCK............................................ 22

SET UP menu ......................................... 24

AUTO PROGRAM.................................... 24

EDIT/MANUAL ......................................... 24

LANGUAGE ............................................. 28

DECODER (EXT-2).................................. 28

EXT SETTING.......................................... 29

PICTURE TILT ......................................... 31

Additional preparation ..........................32

Connecting the external devices .............. 32

CH/CC numbers ..................................... 34

Troubleshooting ....................................35

Specifications ........................................ 37

Setting up your TV

Caution

• Turn off all the equipment including the TV before connecting anything.

Connecting the aerial and VCR

• The connecting cables are not provided.

• For further details, refer to the manuals provided with the devices to be connected.

 If connecting a VCR, follow AAAA →

BBBB → CCCC.

 If not connecting a VCR, follow 1111.

To operate T-V LINK functions, a T-V LINK compatible VCR must be connected to the EXT-2 terminal on the TV. For details about T-V LINK functions, see “T-V LINK functions” on page 7.

• A video can be viewed from the VCR

without performing C. For details, refer to your VCR instruction manual.

• To connect additional external devices, please see “Connecting the external devices” on page 32.

• When a decoder is connected to a T-V LINK compatible VCR, set the DECODER (EXT-2) function to ON. For details, see “DECODER (EXT-2)” on page 28. Otherwise, you will not be able to view scrambled channels.

 Rear Panel

Aerial

75-ohm

Coaxial Cable

Back of the TV

21-pin

SCART Cable

VCR

AV IN/OUT

Terminal

75-ohm Coaxial

Cable

To Aerial

Input

To Aerial

Output

1 EXT-1 terminal (pages 3, 29, 32) 2 EXT-2 terminal (pages 3, 7, 29, 32) 3 EXT-3 terminal (pages 29, 32) 4 Aerial socket (page 3)

Setting up your TV

Connecting the power cord to the AC outlet

Caution

• Operate only from the power source specified (AC 220 – 240 V, 50 Hz) on the unit.

Putting the batteries into the Remote control

Use two AA/R6 dry cell batteries. Insert the batteries from the - end, making sure the + and - polarities are correct.

• Follow the warnings printed on the batteries.

• Battery life is about six months to one year, depending on your frequency of use.

• The batteries we supply are only for setting up and testing your TV, please replace them as soon as necessary.

• If the remote control does not work properly, replace the batteries.

Initial settings

When the TV is first turned on, it enters the initial setting mode, and the JVC logo is displayed. Follow the instructions on the onscreen display to make the initial settings.

TV OK

1 Press the Main power button on the

The Power lamp lights red and the JVC logo is displayed.

Power lamp

• The JVC logo appeares only once when your TV has been turned on. In this case, use the “LANGUAGE” and “AUTO PROGRAM” functions to make the initial settings. For details, see “SET UP menu” on page 24.

Blue button

Main power button

2 Press the aaaa button

The LANGUAGE menu appears.

LANGUAGE

TV OK

D0002(E)-EN

3 Press the 5555 and 6666 buttons to

choose ENGLISH. Then press the aaaa button

English is set for the on-screen display description. The COUNTRY menu appears as a sub-menu of the AUTO PROGRAM function. There are two COUNTRY menus. Pressing the yellow button changes the COUNTRY menu as follows:

COUNTRY

TV OK

D0003-EN

START

4 Press the 5555 and 6666 buttons to

choose the country where you are now located

• If you are located in Australia, we recommend you to choose DEUTSCHLAND.

5 Press the blue button to start the

AUTO PROGRAM function

The AUTO PROGRAM menu appears and received TV channels are automatically registered in the Programme numbers (PR).

AUTO PROGRAM

10%

TV OK

D0004-EN

CH 24

• To cancel the AUTO PROGRAM function: Press the b button.

Setting up your TV

After the TV channels have been registered in the Programme numbers (PR), the EDIT menu appears

EDIT

TV OK

D0038-EN

PR ID AV

1 2 3 4 5 6

BBC1

MOVE

CH/CC CH

INSERT DELETE

MANUAL

• You can proceed to edit the Programme numbers (PR) using the EDIT/MANUAL function. For details, see “EDIT/MANUAL” on page 24.

• If you do not need to use the EDIT/ MANUAL function, go to the next step.

6 Press the aaaa button to display the

T-V LINK menu

T-V LINK

DOWNLOAD TV VCR

TV OK

D0005-EN

EXIT

If you do not have a T-V LINK compatible VCR connected:

Press the b button to exit the T-V LINK menu. The T-V LINK menu disappears.

If you have a T-V LINK compatible VCR connected to the EXT-2 terminal:

Follow the operating procedure “Downloading the data to VCR” on page 6 to transmit the Programme number (PR) data.

Setting up your TV

Now, the initial settings are complete, and you can watch the TV

• When your TV can detect the TV channel name from the TV channel broadcast signal, it automatically registers the TV channel name (ID) to the Programme number (PR) in which the TV channel has been registered.

• If a TV channel you want to view is not set to a Programme number (PR), manually set it using the MANUAL function. For details, see “EDIT/ MANUAL” on page 24.

• The TV channel is not registered in Programme number PR 0 (AV). When you want to register a TV channel to PR 0 (AV), manually set it using the MANUAL function. For details, see “EDIT/MANUAL” on page 24.

 Downloading the data to VCR

You can transmit to the latest Programme numbers (PR) data to the VCR with the T-V LINK function.

Caution

• Only when the T-V LINK compatible VCR is connected to the EXT-2 terminal, this operation is enabled.

• Only when the T-V LINK menu is being displayed, this operation is enabled.

T-V LINK

DOWNLOAD TV VCR

When the T-V LINK menu is changed over to another menu:

The TV has finished its menu. This new menu is operated from the VCR. See the VCR instruction manual for what to do next.

If “FEATURE NOT AVAILABLE” appears at the T-V LINK menu:

Check the following three items. Then press the 2222 button to retry data transmission.

• Has the T-V LINK compatible VCR been connected to the EXT-2 terminal?

• Has the VCR power been turned on?

• Does the SCART cable that is connected to the EXT-2 terminal to TV LINK compatible VCR have all proper connections?

TV OK

D0005-EN

1 Turn on the VCR

2 Press the aaaa button

The data transmission begins.

DOWNLOAD TV

TRANSFER. . . . .

D0037-EN

The T-V LINK menu disappears once the data transmission ends.

EXIT

VCR

Setting up your TV

T-V LINK functions

When a T-V LINK compatible VCR is connected to the EXT-2 Terminal on the TV, it is easier to set up the VCR and to view videos. T-V LINK uses the following features:

To use T-V LINK functions:

A T-V LINK compatible VCR is necessary. The VCR must be connected to the EXT-2 terminal on the TV by a fully wired SCART cable.

A “T-V LINK compatible VCR” means a JVC VCR with the T-V LINK logo or a VCR with one of the following logos. However, these VCRs may support some or all of the features described below. For details, refer to your VCR instruction manual.

“Q-LINK” (a trademark of Panasonic Corporation) “Data Logic” (a trademark of Metz Corporation) “Easy Link” (a trademark of Phillips Corporation) “Megalogic” (a trademark of Grundig Corporation) “SMARTLINK” (a trademark of Sony Corporation)

 Pre-set Download

Download the registered data on the TV channels from the TV to the VCR. The Preset Download function automatically begins when the initial setting is complete or whenever the AUTO PROGRAM or EDIT/ MANUAL operations are performed.

• This function can be operated via VCR operation.

When “FEATURE NOT AVAILABLE” is displayed:

If “FEATURE NOT AVAILABLE” is displayed, the download was not performed correctly. Before trying to download again, ensure the following:

• The VCR power is turned on.

• The VCR is T-V LINK compatible.

• The VCR is connected to the EXT-2 terminal.

• The SCART cable is fully wired.

 Direct Rec

“What You See Is What You Record” You can record to VCR the images that you are currently viewing on TV by a simple operation. For details, read the manual for your VCR. Operate via the VCR. “VCR IS RECORDING” is displayed.

In the following conditions, the VCR will stop recording if the TV is turned off, if the TV channel or input is switched, or if the menu is displayed on the TV:

• When recording images from an external device connected to the TV.

• When recording a TV channel after it has been unscrambled on a decoder.

• When recording a TV channel by using the TV’s output because that TV channel cannot be properly received on the VCR’s tuner.

• When the VCR is not ready (for example, when there is no tape inserted), “NO RECORDING” is displayed.

• Operation via the TV is not possible.

• Generally, the VCR cannot record a TV channel that cannot be received properly by the VCR’s tuner, even though you can view that TV channel on the TV. However, some VCRs can record a TV channel by using the TV’s output if that channel can be viewed on the TV, even though the TV channel cannot be received properly by the VCR’s tuner. For details, refer to your VCR instruction manual.

TV buttons and functions

Turn the Main power on

Press the Main power button on the TV.

The Power lamp lights red and your TV is in the standby mode.

To turn the Main power off:

Press the Main power button again. The Power lamp goes off.

Caution

Turn the TV on from standby mode

L/MONO

X T

L / MONO

X T

Refer to the pages in parentheses for details.

1 Remote control sensor 2 Power lamp (pages 4, 8) 3 Main power button (pages 4, 8) 4 Headphone jack (mini jack) (page 32) 5 P p buttons/ q buttons (page 8) 6 r (Volume) button (page 8) 7 EXT-4 terminal (pages 29, 32)

Press the P pppp buttons to turn the TV on from standby mode

When the TV is turned on, the power lamp dims slightly.

Choose a TV channel

Press the P pppp buttons to choose a programme number (PR) or an EXT terminal

Adjust the volume

1 Press the rrrr (Volume) button

The volume level indicator appears.

2 Press the qqqq buttons while the

volume level indicator is displayed

Remote control buttons and functions

1 Muting button 2 Number buttons 3 c button 4 i (hyper sound) button 5 Information button

TV OK

.T/L

6 b button 7 5 buttons 8 # (standby) button 9 Colour buttons 0 a button

- 6 buttons

= VCR/DVD/Teletext control button ~ VCR P DVD switch g (text) button

Turn the TV on or off from standby mode

Press the #### (standby) button to turn the TV on or off.

When the TV is turned on, the power lamp dims slightly.

• The power can be turned on by pressing

the b button, 6 buttons or number buttons.

Remote control buttons and functions

Choose a TV channel and watch images from external devices

• If the picture is tilted, correct it. See “PICTURE TILT” on page 31.

 Use the number buttons:

Enter the programme number (PR) of the channel using the number buttons.

Example:

•PR 6 → press 6

• PR 12 → press 1 and 2

buttons:

 Use the

Press the the programme number (PR) you want or an EXT terminal.

 Use the o

Press the o an EXT terminal.

TV mode EXT modes

Programme

PR 1 – PR 99

6666

o button:

numbers

buttons to choose

6666

o button to choose

EXT-1

EXT-2

EXT-3

• This TV set has a function which can automatically change over the input according to a special signal output from an external device. (The EXT-4 terminal does not support this function.)

To return to a TV channel:

Press the b button, the 6 buttons or the number buttons.

To use the Programme number PR 0 (AV):

When the TV and VCR are connected only by the Aerial cable, choosing the Programme number PR 0 (AV) allows you to view images from the VCR. Set the VCR RF channel to the Programme number PR 0 (AV) manually. For details, see “EDIT/ MANUAL” on page 24. Pressing the o button changes the choice as follows:

TV mode EXT modes

Programme

numbers

PR 1 – PR 99

PR 0

EXT-1

EXT-2

EXT-3

EXT-4

• You can choose a video input signal from the S-VIDEO signal (Y/C signal) and regular video signal (composite signal). For details, see “y (SVIDEO input)” on page 29.

• If you do not have a clear picture or no colour appears, change the colour system manually. See “COLOUR SYSTEM” on page 19.

• If you choose an EXT terminal with no input signal, the EXT terminal number becomes fixed on the screen.

• The VCR RF channel is sent as the RF signal from the VCR.

• Also refer to your VCR instruction manual.

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