JVC PD-42DX6BJ User Manual

PD-42DX6BJ

PDP COLOUR TELEVISION INSTRUCTIONS

IMPORTANT! PREPARE USE SETTINGS TROUBLE?

Trade Mark of the DVB Digital Video Broadcasting Project (1991 to 1996) Number : 3481

LCT1841-001A-U

Expanding the world of

beautiful images

Enjoy rich multi-media with JVC

VHF / UHF / DVB-T broadcasting

Digital camera

Video camera

Game console

Personal

Audio components

VCR DVD player

DVD recorder

computer

*In this manual,

ATV :

analogue terrestrial broadcasting (VHF / UHF)

DTV : digital terrestrial broadcasting (DVB-T)

First things ﬁrst!

Warning 4

Getting started

Names of all the parts Basic connections Connecting external devices Initial settings Editing DTV channels Editing ATV channels

8 10 12 14 16

Let's try it out

Enjoying your new TV! 18

· TV / Teletext / EPG / Video / Menu

Watching TV Using EPG Viewing teletext Watching videos / DVDs

20 22 24 26

Try the advanced features

Useful functions 28

· Multi-picture / Favourite channel

· Sleep timer / Child lock

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Just the way you like it

Customising your TV Using DTV Advanced picture adjustment

Reduce noise / Watch a more natural picture

· Set the aspect ratio, etc.

When you have trouble

Troubleshooting CH / CC List Technical information Speciﬁcations

32 34 40

42 45 46 47

Warning

Please follow all the guidelines below

Never cut or damage the power cord!

If the AC plug is not the right shape, or the power cord is not long enough, use an appropriate plug adapter or extension cable. (Consult your retailer.)

Never try to repair the TV yourself!

If the problem cannot be solved in "Troubleshooting" (P. 42), unplug the power cord and contact your retailer.

If you have cut or damaged the power cord

"Technical information" (P. 46)

To change the fuse in UK plugs

"Technical information" (P. 46)

Follow this manual regarding setup!

Use only the power cord included. Connect only to an earthed AC110-240V, 50/60Hz mains outlet.

Never place anything on the TV!

Placing liquids, naked ﬂames, cloths, paper, etc. on the TV may cause a ﬁre.

Unplug the power cord when going out!

The power buttons on the remote control and the TV unit can not completely turn off the TV. (Make appropriate arrangements for bedridden people.)

For more details on installation, usage and safety

Never insert objects into the cabinet openings!

It may cause a fatal electric shock. Take care when children are near.

Consult your retailer

Never expose to rain or moisture!

To prevent ﬁre or electric shock, never allow liquids to enter the unit.

If the TV is damaged or behaving strangely, stop using it at once!

Unplug the power cord and contact your retailer.

Never display the same image for a long time!

It causes a part of the image to remain on the screen ("burn-in"). Once burn-in occurs, it will never disappear.

To prevent burn-in :

Never display PC content or teletext for long periods of time. Watch TV using the entire screen area.

Set the aspect raito to PANORAMIC in ZOOM (P. 20) Never view in MULTI-PICTURE (P. 28) mode for long periods of time. Set PICTURE SHIFT to SLOW (P. 33). Set CONTRAST (P. 33) and BRIGHT (P. 33) to a lower level. REFRESH (P. 33) may be able to partially remove mild burn-in.

To completely remove a burn-in, the whole plasma panel must be exchanged at the factory. (This is not covered by the warranty.)

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Never remove panels or covers!

It may cause an electric shock.

Never obstruct the ventilation holes!

It may cause overheating or a ﬁre.

Handle all glass panels with care!

Use a soft, dry cloth when cleaning.

Never listen to headphones at high volume!

It may damage your hearing.

Names of all the parts

Power On/Off

Volume

Change channel/page

Power lamp

ON: Lit (Green) OFF: Unlit

Front panel

Rear panel

To personal computer

To headphones

EXT-5

(P. 11)

Remote control

sensor

Switch between

TV/AV

devices

Display on-screen

menu/set

(P. 11)

Connect a VCR or other video device

EXT-6

Not available.

(

For service adjustments

CAM slot

("Watch pay-per-view" P. 8)

)

To VHF/UHF aerial

(P. 10)

EXT-3

EXT-2

EXT-4

To ampliﬁer

(CENTRE CH IN)

EXT-1

power cord

To ampliﬁer

(SUB WOOFER OUT)

To ampliﬁer

(AUDIO OUT)

(P. 10)

To AC

Check accessories

Remote control

(RM-C1813H)

AA/R6 Batteries

For conﬁrming the TV works

Power cord

START

> COUNTRY

Mute

Power On/Off

Switch between VCR/TV/DVD

(P. 26)

Channel information

(P. 20)

To ATV/DTV

The coloured buttons can perform different functions according to the situation.

When viewing teletext

Follow on-screen instructions.

Other uses

When watching TV/Video

Change the aspect ratio (P. 20)

Turn on 3D sound (P. 20)

Take a snapshot of the screen (P. 20)

View in multi-picture mode (P. 28)

(P. 24)

Follow instructions in on-screen guides.

Change the channel/page

Watch video, etc.

To menu

(P. 32)

(P. 26)

Select and conﬁrm settings in menus

To the previous channel To teletext

(P. 24)

Volume

Change the channel/page

When watching DTV

View subtitles (P. 20)

View the electronic programme guide (EPG)(P. 22)

When watching ATV

when viewing teletext (P. 24)

(P. 16)

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Insert the batteries

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

When choosing a favourite channel

When operating a JVC VCR or DVD

(P. 29)

(P. 26)

Basic connections

Please read the user manuals of each device carefully before setting up. It is necessary to connect an aerial to watch TV.

Connect with other devices

Connect the aerial Connect a VCR/DVD recorder

AERIAL

"Connecting external devices" (P. 10)

INLET

Conditional Access Module (optional)

Viewing Card (optional)

To the AC outlet

Care when setting

Power requirements

Use the included power cord and connect only to an earthed 110-240V, 50/60Hz AC outlet.

When attaching the TV to the wall, use the optional JVC wall mounting unit.

Consult a qualiﬁed technician. See the included manual on mounting procedures. JVC assumes no responsibility for damage due to improper mounting.

Installation requirements

To avoid overheating, ensure the unit has ample room.

200mm

50mm150mm 150mm 50mm

Watch pay-per-view

Contract with a broadcasting company beforehand.

Unplug the power cord

Insert the Viewing Card into the CAM

Insert the CAM

Plug the power cord, and turn the power on

Set pay-per-view (P. 38)

The CAM and Viewing Card will be sent by the broadcasting company after contracting with them.

Connect a VCR/DVD recorder

EXT-3 EXT-2 EXT-1

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VCR/DVD recorder

INLET

To the AC outlet

AERIAL

Connect T-V LINK compatible device to EXT-2. T-V LINK "What is T-V LINK?" (P. 12)

Connecting external devices

You can connect many different devices to the rear panel of the TV. Please read the user manuals of each device before setting up. (Connecting cables are not supplied with this TV.)

: signal direction

DVD player

(HDMI compatible)

EXT-6

(HDMI)

AERIAL

VCR VCR/DVD recorder

(T-V LINK compatible)

(T-V LINK)

EXT-3

(Y) (Pb) (Pr) (R) (L)

EXT-2

EXT-4

DVD player Ampliﬁer

(L) (R)

CENTRE

CH IN

Connect DVI devices T-V LINK

EXT-1

Output Input

· Composite signal

· Sound L/R

Use S-VIDEO "S-IN" (P. 27)

(P. 12)

Watching videos

Composite signal/ RGB/S-VIDEO

· Sound L/R

(P. 46)

EXT-2

Output Input

· Composite signal

· Sound L/R

· T-V LINK

Use S-VIDEO "S-IN" (P. 27) Select dubbing sources

"DUBBING" (P. 27)

Connect a decoder "DECODER" (P. 33)

Dubbing videos Using T-V LINK

Composite signal/ RGB/S-VIDEO

· Sound L/R

EXT-3

Output Input

Watching videos

· Composite signal

· Sound L/R

VCR/DVD/other devices

Satellite broadcast tuner

Plug in headphones

Front panel

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EXT-1

(R) (L)

AUDIO

OUT

Ampliﬁer

(L) (R)

SUB

WOOFER OUT

Rear panel

INPUT

To the AC outlet

Front panel

*Stereo mini-jack

Game Consoles/Video Devices

EXT-5

Front panel

Connect a PC

PC IN EXT-5

Check for PC compatibility

"Technical information" (P. 46)

Front panel

EXT-4

Component auto select (P. 33) HDMI setting (P. 33)

Watching DVDs

Input Output

Component signal (P. 47)

· Sound L/R

CENTRE CH IN SUB WOOFER/

Using the TV's speakers as centre channel

Input

· Centre channel sound

AUDIO OUT

Listening to the TV on external speakers

Output

· Sound L/R

· Subwoofer sound

EXT-6

Output Input

Connecting HDMI devices

· HDMI signal (P. 47)

Initial settings

Register DTV/ATV channels on TV. These channels can be edited later. (In this manual, digital broadcasting is indicated as DTV, and analogue broadcasting as ATV.)

(Set to "TV".)

To the previous screen

Exit

If the "JVC" logo does not appear or if you wish to make changes later

DTV : "Automatic Search" (P. 38) ATV : "AUTO PROGRAM" (P. 33)

TV/DTV

What is "T-V LINK"?

Connecting the TV to a T-V LINK compatible device allows :

ATV channels on the TV to be instantly registered on the device. The "DIRECT REC" function to be used.

"Technical information" (P. 46)

T-V LINK variations

“T-V LINK” (JVC) “Q-LINK” (Panasonic) “Megalogic” (Grundig) “Data Logic” (Metz) “SMARTLINK” (Sony) “Easy Link” (Philips)

BACK

CH 28

>> AUTO PROGRAM

14%

>EDIT

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09

BBC1 CH

BBC2 CH

ITV C

CH4 CH

CH5 CH

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T-V LINK

Installation > Automatic Search

Channels:

100%

BBC ONE BBC TWO BBC THREE BBC NEWS 2

4 BBCi CBBC Channel

UHF CH:68

1 BBC ONE

Select Delete Edit Name Lock Favourite

EDIT PR LIST

1. BBC ONE

2. BBC TWO

7. BBC THREE

30. CBBC Channel

40. BBC NEWS 24

51. BBCi

> COUNTRY

Begin

Shown only when powering on for the ﬁrst time. The power button on the remote control can be used.

Automatically register DTV channels

Check what was registered

Edit DTV channels Conﬁrm

in "Editing DTV

channels" (P. 14)

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Automatically register ATV channels

Check what was registered

Finish

select

(blue)

If "ACI START" appears, select and start settings. (This will set up cable television channels.)

"What is ACI (Automatic Channel Installation)?" (P. 46)

Edit ATV channels

in "Editing ATV

channels" (P. 16)

Conﬁrm

When not using T-V LINKWhen using T-V LINK

If "FEATURE NOT AVAILABLE" appears :

Is a T-V LINK compatible

device connected to EXT-2?

Is the device turned on?

Timers

Configuratio

Installatio

Common Interface

DTV

Edit PR List

1 BBC ONE

Select Delete Edit Name Lock Favourite

EDIT PR LIST

1. BBC ONE

2. BBC TWO

7. BBC THREE

30. CBBC Channel

40. BBC NEWS 24

51. BBCi

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i: Exit help

Editing DTV channels

Edit the channels registered with "Automatic search" in "Initial settings" (P. 12).

To the previous screen

When coming from "Initial settings" (P. 12), skip to .

Select DTV

Display the menu bar

Select "DTV"

Select "Edit PR List"

Select a channel

select

Conﬁrm the channel picture

Select

Delete a channel

Delete

Edit a channel name

Edit Name

Exit

Tips for operation

Edit

Stop Children from watching speciﬁc

Finish

channels

Lock

Favourites

1 BBC ONE

Edit Name Lock Favourite

EDIT PR LIST

1. BBC ONE

2. BBC TWO

7. BBC THREE

30. CBBC Channel

40. BBC NEWS 24

51. BBCi

Delet

eSelect

7 BBC THREE

Edit Name Lock Favourite

EDIT PR LIST

1. BBC ONE

2. BBC TWO

7. BBC THREE

30. CBBC Channel

40. BBC NEWS 2

51. BBCi

Delet

eSelect

1 BBC ONE

Select Edit Name Lock Favourite

EDIT PR LIST

1. BBC ONE

2. BBC TWO

7. BBC THREE

30. CBBC Channel

40. BBC NEWS 24

51. BBCi

Delet

1. BBC ONE

2. BBC TW

7. BBC THREE

30. CBBC Channel

40. BBC NEWS 24

51. BBCi

1 BBC ONE

Select Delete Edit Name Lock Favour

ites

EDIT PR LIST

The selected service will be permanently deleted. Are you sure?

NoYe

1 BBC ONE

Select Edit Name Lock Favourite

EDIT PR LIST

1. BBC ONE

2. BBC TWO

7. BBC THREE

40. BBC NEWS 24

51. BBCi

Delet

30. CBBC Channel

1 BBC ONE

Select Delete Lock Favourite

EDIT PR LIST

1. BBC ONE

2. BBC TWO

30. CBBC Channel

40. BBC NEWS 24

51. BBCi

7. BBC THREE

Edit Name

1 BBC ONE

1. BBC ONE

2. BBC TWO

7. BBC THREE

30. CBBC Channel

40. BBC NEWS 24

51. BBCi

EDIT PR LIS

Enter PIN code

1 BBC ONE

Select Delete Edit Name Lock Favour

ites

1. BBC ONE

2. BBC TW

7. BBC THREE

30. CBBC Channel

40. BBC NEWS 24

51. BBCi

EDIT PR LIS

BBC 3CH

1 BBC ONE

Select Delete Lock Favourite

EDIT PR LIST

1. BBC ONE

2. BBC TWO

30. CBBC Channel

40. BBC NEWS 24

51. BBCi

Edit Name

7. BBC 3CH

1 BBC ONE

Select Delete Favourite

EDIT PR LIST

1. BBC ONE

2. BBC TWO

30. CBBC Channel

40. BBC NEWS 24

51. BBCi

7. BBC THREE

Edit Name Loc

1 BBC ONE

Select Delete Edit Name Lock Favour

ites

1. BBC ONE

2. BBC TW

7. BBC THREE

30. CBBC Channel

40. BBC NEWS 24

51. BBCi

EDIT PR LIS

BBC

1 BBC ONE

EDIT PR LIST

1. BBC ONE

2. BBC TWO

30. CBBC Channel

40. BBC NEWS 24

51. BBCi

7. BBC THREE

1 BBC ONE

Select Delete Loc

EDIT PR LIST

1. BBC ONE

2. BBC TWO

30. CBBC Channel

40. BBC NEWS 24

51. BBCi

7. BBC THREE

Edit Name Fa

vourites

1 BBC ONE

EDIT PR LIST

1. BBC ONE

2. BBC TWO

30. CBBC Channel

40. BBC NEWS 24

51. BBCi

7. BBC THREE

Select "Select"

select

Select "Delete"

Decide

view

select

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Select "Yes"

select

delete

Change the nameSelect "Edit Name"

enter character

move position

Enter PIN codeSelect "Lock"

Select "Favourites"

Default is "0000".

"Change PIN code" (P. 37)

select

set

To release, repeat the same steps.

Favourite icon

To release, repeat the same steps.

Move through only your favourite channels

"Favourite Mode" (P. 37)

Lock icon

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JVC PD-42DX6BJ User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Names of all the parts

Basic connections

Connecting external devices

Initial settings

Editing DTV channels