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AV-28RH4BU
AV-28RH4SU
FRANÇAIS
DEUTSCH
ITALIANO
CASTELLANO
NEDERLANDS
PORTUGUÊS
COLOUR TELEVISION
INSTRUCTIONS
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED
TELEVISEUR COULEUR
FARBFERNSEHGERÄT
TELEVISORE A COLORI
TELEVISOR A COLOR
KLEURENTELEVISIE
TELEVISOR A CORES
MANUEL D'INSTRUCTIONS
BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG
ISTRUZIONI
MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES
GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING
INSTRUÇÕES
50051243
©2004 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED
0504-JVC
Contents
Safety Precautions
Safety Precautions ...................................................1
Remote Control Buttons ..........................................2
Control Panel Buttons..............................................3
Antenna Connections ...............................................3
1. Power Source
The receiver should be operated only from a 220-240V AC,
50 Hz. outlet. Ensure you select the correct voltage setting
for your convenience.
2. Power Cord
The power supply cord should be placed so that they are not
likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon them
or against them. Pay particular attention to cord where they
enter the plug, power outlet, and the point where they exit
from the receiver.
Preparation................................................................4
Features .......................................................................... 4
Before Switching on your TV..................................4
Power connection............................................................. 4
Aerial Connections ........................................................... 4
How to connect the external equipments.......................... 4
Inserting batteries in the remote control handset .............. 4
3. Moisture and Water
Do not use this equipment in a humid and damp place (avoid
the bathroom, the sink in the kitchen, and near the washing
machine). Do not expose this equipment to rain or water and
Switching the TV ON/OFF ........................................4
To switch the TV on.......................................................... 4 do not place objects filled with liquids on it as this may be
To switch the TV off .......................................................... 4 dangerous.
Initial Settings ...........................................................5
4. Cleaning
T-V LINK .......................................................................... 5
Operating with the onset buttons...................................... 6
Operating with Remote Control......................................... 6
Before cleaning, unplug the receiver from the main supply
outlet. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. Use with soft
and dry cloth.
Menu System .............................................................7
5. Ventilation
Picture Menu ................................................................... 7
Sound Menu..................................................................... 7
Install (Installation) Menu.................................................. 8
Using the Decoder (EXT-2) function .................................10
Feature Menu.................................................................. 11
The slots and openings on the receiver are intended for venti-
lation and to ensure reliable operation. To prevent overheating,
these openings must not be blocked or covered in anyway.
6. Lightning
In case of storm and lightning or when going on holiday, dis-
connect the power cord from the wall outlet.
Other Features........................................................12
Sound Mute ....................................................................12
Stereo / Bilingual .............................................................12
Information on Screen .....................................................12
To Display the Time.........................................................12
Picture ............................................................................12
VCR Control Buttons.......................................................12
7. Replacement Part
When replacement parts are required, be sure the service
technician has used replacement parts which are specified
by the manufacturer or have the same specifications as the
original one. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire,
electrical shock, or other hazards.
Teletext ....................................................................12
8. Servicing
To operate Teletext ..........................................................12
To select a page of Teletext .............................................12
To Select Index Page ......................................................12
Searching for a teletext page while watching TV..............12
To Select Double Height Text ..........................................13
To Reveal “concealed” Information ...................................13
To StopAutomatic Page Change .....................................13
To Select a Subcode Page ..............................................13
To exit Teletext ................................................................13
Fastext and Toptext ........................................................13
Please refer all servicing to qualified personnel. Do not re-
move cover as this may result in electric shock.
9. Flame sources
Do not place naked flame sources on the apparatus.
10. Stand-By
Do not leave your TV stand-by or operating condition when you
leave your house.
Warning!
Connect the External Equipments........................14
Any intervention contrary to regulations, in particular, any
modification of high voltage or a replacement of the picture
tube may lead to an increased concentration of x-rays. Any
television modified in this way no longer complies with license
and must not be operated.
Via the Euroconnector.....................................................14
T-V LINK compatible VCR ...............................................14
RGB mode ......................................................................14
EXT-2 S Mode .................................................................14
Via the RCA jacks...........................................................14
Via the ANT (aerial) socket..............................................14
TV and Video Recoder (VCR) ..........................................14
NTSC Playback ..............................................................14
Copy Facility...................................................................14
Connecting Headphones .................................................14
Instructions for waste disposal:
Packaging and packaging aids are recyclable and should
principally be recycled. Packaging materials, such as foil
bag, must be kept away from children.
Batteries, including those which are heavy metal-free, should
not be disposed of with household waste. Please dispose of
used batteries in an environmentally sound manner. Find out
about the legal regulations which apply in your area.
Tips...........................................................................16
Specifications..........................................................16
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Remote Control Buttons
= Stand By / Power
0 - 9 = Direct Program
STANDARD Button (Picture Mode Change)
Colour Buttons
RED: Zoom (Picture Size) Change
GREEN: Hyper Sound
YELLOW: Factory Settings in Picture Menu
MENU = Menu Button
(
) = Cursor Up / Programme Up
) = Cursor Right / Volume +
(
Teletext Control Buttons
VCR Control Buttons
(
) = Cursor Down / Programme Down
) = Cursor Left / Volume -
(
AV = AV Button
= Information Button / T-V Link in Program Menu
= Mute
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of
uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk
of electric shock of persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating
and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
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Control Panel Buttons
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Preparation
Before Switching on your TV
Power connection
Place TV on a solid surface.
Important: The TV set is designed to operate on 220-240 V
AC, 50 Hz.
For ventilation, leave a space of at least 10 cm free all around
the set. To prevent any fault and unsafe situations, please do
not place any objects on top of the set.
• After unpacking, allow the TV set to reach the ambient room
temperature before you connect the set to the mains.
“Use this apparatus in tropical and moderate climates.”
Aerial Connections
• Connect the aerial plug to the aerial input socket located at
the back of the TV.
Features
• It is a remote controlled colour television.
• 100 programmes from VHF, UHF bands or cable channels
can be preset.
How to connect the external equipments
See “Connect the External Equipments” on page 15.
• It can tune cable channels.
• See the instruction manuals provided with the external de-
vices too.
• Controlling the TV is very easy by its menu driven system.
• It has two Euroconnector sockets for external devices (such
as video recorder, video games, audio set, etc.)
Inserting batteries in the remote control handset
• Remove the battery cover located on the back of the hand-
set by gently pulling upwards from the indicated part.
• Front AV (EXT-3) Input available.
• Stereo sound systems (German+Nicam) are available.
• Full function Teletext (Fastext, Toptext).
• It is possible to connect headphone.
• Direct channel access.
• Insert two AA (R6) or equivalent type batteries inside.
• Replace the battery cover.
• A.P.S. (Automatic Programming System).
• All programmes can be named.
• Forward or backward automatic tuning.
• Sleep timer.
• Child Lock.
• Blue Background.
• Comb Filter : Digital circuitry to make adjustments providing
outstanding picture quality with sharp, crisp edges, while vir-
tually eliminating dot crawl.
NOTE: Remove batteries from remote control handset when it is
not to be used for a long period. Otherwise it can be damaged
due to any leakage of batteries.
• CTI : (Colour Transient Improvement) Improvement of hori-
zontal transitions of chrominance (colour) signals.
Switching the TV ON/OFF
• T-V Link.
You can operate your TV either using the remote control
handset or directly using the TV onset buttons.
• Automatic sound mute when no transmission.
• When no valid signal is detected, after 5 minutes the TV
switches itself automatically to stand-by mode.
To switch the TV on
• WSS (Wide Screen Signaling).
• NTSC Playback.
Your TV will switch on in two steps:
1- Press the power button located on the front of the TV. Then
the TV switches itself to standby mode and the RED LED
located below the TV turns on.
2- To switch on the TV from stand-by mode either:
Press a digit button on the remote control so that a program-
me number is selected,
or,
Press Standby / Power Button or Programme Up and Down
buttons on the TV or on the remote control respectively, so
the TV will switch on and the RED Led will turn GREEN.
IMPORTANT:
• If no aerial signal is received at the selected program for a
period of 5 minutes then your TV automatically switches
into stand-by mode.
To switch the TV off
• Press the stand-by button on the remote control, so the TV
will switch to stand-by mode and the GREEN LED will be-
come RED, or,
• Press the power button located on the front of the TV.
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NOTE: If you have switched of the TV set from the power but-
ton instead of the remote control, next time you press the
power button, the TV set will switch on without going to the
stand-by mode.
The AUTOSTORE function automatically stores the re-
ceived channels in your TV's programme numbers.
Initial Settings
When the TV is first turned on. It enters the initial setting
mode, and the AUTOSTORE menu is displayed. Follow the
instructions below to do the initial settings.
• The AUTOSTORE menu does not appear when your TV has
been turned on once. In this case, use the “LANGUAGE”,
“COUNTRY” and “AUTOSTORE” items in the INSTALL
menu to make the initial settings. For details, see “Install
(Installation) Menu” on page 8.
APS: Automatic Programming System
After the AUTOSTORE is finalized, “PROGRAM” menu ap-
pears. You can delete a channel or change a programme
number. For details, see “PROGRAM Menu” on page 10.
• If you want to do the initial settings later, press “STAN-
DARD” button to turn the menu off.
1. Press "
" or "
" button to select "LANGUAGE"
item. Then press the “ ” or “ ” button to enter the "LAN-
GUAGE" sub-menu.
8. If you do not have a T-V LINK compatible VCR, press
“STANDARD” button to exit the menu.
If you have a T-V LINK compatible VCR connected to the
EXT-2 terminal, press “ ” button to display “T-V LINK”
menu. Then follow the operating procedure “Downloading
data to VCR” in the following “T-V LINK” section.
2. Press "
press the “ ” or “ ” button to store it.
" or "
" button to select a language. Then
3. Press the MENU button to return to the AUTOSTORE
menu.
4. Press "
" or "
" button to select "COUNTRY" item.
Then press the “ ” or “ ” button to enter the "COUNTRY"
sub-menu.
If a channel you want to view is not stored, store it using
the TUNING menu. For details, see “Tuning Menu” on
page 9.
T-V LINK
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” means a JVC video cassette
recorder with the T-V LINK logo, or with one of the following
logos. However, these VCRs may support some or all of the
features described earlier. For details, see your VCR instruc-
tion manual.
5. Press "
" or "
" button to select the country where
you are now located. Then press the “ ” or “ ” button to
store it.
6. Press the MENU button to return to the AUTOSTORE
menu.
“Q-LINK” (a trademark of Panasonic Corporation)
“Data Logic” (a trademark of Metz Corporation)
7. Press “
” or “
” button to select “Continue” item.
Then press “ ” button to start the AUTOSTORE function.
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“Easy Link” (a trademark of Phillips Corporation)
“Megalogic” (a trademark of Grundig Corporation)
“SMARTLINK” (a trademark of Sony Corporation)
TV auto power on/VCR image view:
When the VCR starts playing, the TV automatically turns on
and the images from EXT.2 (EXT-2) terminal appear on the
screen.
Downloading data to VCR:
This function does not happen if your TV’s main power
is turned off. Set your TV’s main power to on (standby
mode).
The VCR will automatically download the registered data on
the TV channels from the TV. This means you do not need to
set up the programme channels on your VCR manually.
Operating with the onset buttons
The “T-V LINK” menu will be displayed when you press the
Volume setting and programme selection can be made using
the buttons on the right side of the TV.
“
” button while “PROGRAM” menu is displayed, or when-
ever the “INSTALL” menu operations are performed.
Volume Setting:
• Press “-
” button to decrease volume or “
+” button to
increase volume, so a volume level scale will be displayed
on the screen.
Programme Selecting:
Press “ ” button to start downloading data to VCR.
• Press “P/Ch+” button to select next programme or “P/Ch-”
button to select the previous programme.
• If you do not want to do, press the “STANDARD” button to
exit the menu.
Entering Main Menu:
• Press “MENU” button to enter main menu. In the main
menu select submenu using “P/Ch+” or “P/Ch-” button and
enter the submenu using “
+” or “-
” button. To learn
the usage of the menus, refer to the Menu System section
of this manual.
When “FEATURE NOT AVAILABLE” is displayed:
If “FEATURE NOT AVAILABLE” is displayed, the download
was not performed correctly. Before trying to download again,
check that:
Operating with Remote Control
The remote control handset of your TV is designed to control
all the functions of the model you selected. The functions will
be described in accordance with the menu system of your
TV.
• 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.
Functions which you can use out of menu system are de-
scribed below.
Direct Rec:
Volume Setting:
“What You See Is What You Record”
Press “ ” button to increase volume.
You can easy record to VCR the images that you are watch-
ing on the TV. For details, read the manual for your VCR, Use
your VCR controls. You cannot carryout Direct Rec using
your TV’s control.
Press “ ” button to decrease volume.
Programme Selecting (Previous or next programme):
• Press “
• Press “
” button to select the previous programme.
“ button to select the next programme.
When the VCR is not ready (for example when there is no
tape inserted), “NO RECORDING” is displayed.
In the following situations, the VCR will stop recording if the
TV is turned off, if the TV channel or input is changed, or if
the menu is displayed on the TV:
Programme Selecting (direct access):
• When recording images from an external device connected
to the TV. (for example a camcorder)
Press digit buttons on the remote control handset to select
programmes between 0 and 9. TV will switch to the selected
program after a short delay.
• When recording a TV channel after it has been unscrambled
on a decoder.
• For a two or three digit program number enter the second or
third digit after pressing the first digit within 2 seconds.
• When recording a TV channel by using the TV’s output be-
cause the VCR’s own tuner cannot properly receive that
channel.
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• You can change the Contrast by “ ” or “ ” button after se-
lecting this item.
Menu System
Your TV has been designed with a menu system. Display
“MENU” (main menu) and enter one of four menus (PICTURE,
SOUND, INSTALL and FEATURE).
You can change Colour only when Picture Mode is selected
User.
1- Press “MENU” button to display “MENU” (main menu). The
menu titles will be displayed in the main menu.
• You can change the Colour by “ ” or “ ” button after select-
ing this item.
2- Press “
“ or “
” button to select a menu title, then
press “ ” or “ ” button to enter the menu.
• To exit a menu, press “STANDARD” button.
• To go to the previous menu, press “MENU” button.
• You can change the Sharpness by “ ” or “ ” button after
selecting this item.
Picture Menu
• You can adjust the Colour Temp item as Normal, Warm
and Cool. Using “ ” or “ ” button toggle between these
three settings.
To change picture settings:
• Press “MENU” button, now you are in main menu. In the
main menu, select PICTURE using “
“ or “
” button,
then enter the picture menu pressing “ ” or “ ” button.
Note: When Picture Mode is not “USER”, BRIGHTNESS,
CONTRAST and COLOUR options can not be reached by
• The Noise reduction can be adjusted in four different lev-
els: Minumum, Medium, Maximum and Auto. Addition-
ally it can be cancelled by selecting the OFF option. Press-
ing “ ” or “ ” button toggles between these five settings.
“
“ or “
” buttons.
Factory Settings:
In the Picture Menu if you press the YELLOW button the ad-
justmens switches themselves to the factory settings.
• The Zoom can be three different modes: Auto, 4:3 or 16:9
modes. Using “ ” or “ ” button toggle between these differ-
ent screen formats.
You can change the values of this items firstly by selecting
the item by “
“ or “
” button and then by using “ ” or
“ ” button. The PICTURE menu disappears and level indica-
tors are displayed while items are changed. The PICTURE
menu is restored after adjustment is finished.
The Picture Mode can be stored for all channels (200 chan-
nels) individually.
It is also possible to change picture modes directly by press-
This item is used to change the picture mode. By pressing
“ ” or “ ” button you may choose one of these options:
Bright, Standard, Soft, User.
ing “ZOOM” button (RED button) on your remote control.
• You can change the Hue for NTSC 3.58/4.43 systems by
“ ” or “ ” button after selecting this item. A level indicator for
Hue is displayed while changing this item. The Hue bar is
displayed while an NTSC signal is input from the EXT-1,
EXT-2, or EXT-3 (Front AV) terminal.
Recalling Factory settings.:
You can re-set the current PICTURE menu settings (except
Noise Reduction and Colour Temp settings) to the default
settings.
You can change Brightness only when Picture Mode is se-
lected User.
• Press “STANDARD” button when no menu appears.
• You can change the Brightness by “ ” or “ ” button after
selecting this item.
Sound Menu
To change sound settings:
• Press “MENU” button, now you are in main menu. In the
You can change Contrast only when Picture Mode is select-
ed User.
main menu, select SOUND using “
“ or “
” button,
then enter the sound menu pressing “ ” or “ ” button.
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Hyper Sound can be set On or Off also by GREEN button.
Stereo Mode:
You can use this feature to switch the broadcasting languge
the dubbed or original language. Some TV channels broad-
casts the programmes in two languages. If the TV channel
you are watching broadcasts in two languages (e.g. Euro-
sport), you can select the dubbed or original language by set-
ting this item to DUAL I or DUAL II by pressing “ ” or “ ” but-
ton. the other options of this item are MONO and STEREO
(NICAM STEREO).
Setting Volume:
Using “ “ or “
” button to select Volume.
• Press “ ” button to increase volume.
• Press “ ” button to decrease volume.
If the stereo broadcast is received poorly, you can change
this item from Stereo to mono sound so that you can hear the
broadcast more clearly and easily.
Install (Installation) Menu
• Press “MENU” button, now you are in main menu. In the
main menu, select INSTALL, using “
“ or “
” button.
Then enter the INSTALL menu pressing “ ” or “ ” button.
Setting Balance:
• Using “
“ or “
” button select Balance.
• Press “ ” button to change balance rightward.
• Press “ ” button to change balance leftward.
Setting Bass Level:
• Using “
“ or “
” button select Bass.
Menu Language Selection:
• Press “ ” button to increase bass level.
• Press “ ” button to decrease bass level.
Press the “
item.
“ or “
” button to select “LANGUAGE”
Press “ ” or “ ” button to enter “LANGUAGE” sub-menu.
Setting Treble Level:
• Using “
“ or “
” button select Treble.
• Press “ ” button to increase treble level.
• Press “ ” button to decrease treble level.
Press “
guage:
“ or “
” button to select the desired menu lan-
• After selecting the menu language press “ ” or “ ” button to
store the selected language.
• Press MENU button to return to the INSTALL menu, or
Press “STANDARD” button to exit the menu.
Country Selection:
Hyper Sound:
You can use this feature to switch on or off Hyper Sound.
Pressing “ ” or “ ” button will turn on or off this feature. If the
current sound system is MONO and the Hyper Sound is set
ON, then the sound will be heard as if it is STEREO. If the
current sound system is STEREO, switching Hyper Sound on
will make the sound deeper. Switching it off will make no
change in MONO and STEREO.
• Press the “
item.
“ or “
” button to select the “COUNTRY”
• Press “ ” or “ ” button to enter the “COUNTRY” sub-menu.
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4. If you do not have a T-V LINK compatible VCR, press
“STANDARD” button to exit the menu.
If you have a T-V LINK compatible VCR connected to the
EXT-2 terminal, follow the operating procedure “Down-
loading the data to VCR” on page 6 to transmit the Pro-
gramme table data to the VCR.
• Press “
you are now located.
” or “
” button to select the country where
• After selecting the country, press “ ” or “ ” button to store
the selected country.
Search:
• Press MENU button to return to the INSTALL menu, or
Press STANDARD button to exit the menu.
You can search a channel manually.
• Select "Search" item. Then press “ ” or “ ” button to start
searching. "SEARCHING" is displayed while the TV is
searching a channel.
Tuning Menu:
You can store a channel manually, or modify the current set-
tings of a channel (for example, changing the channel name).
• Searching stops when the TV finds a channel. Then the
channel is displayed.
In an AV mode, you can change only the “MODE” or “CO-
LOUR SYSTEM” setting.
• Press “ ” or “ ” button repeatedly until the channel you want
appears.
• If you want to modify the current settings of a channel, se-
lect the channel of which you want to modify the setting.
Then display the main menu on the screen.
• When you cannot search a channel you want, select the
"Standard" item and select other broadcasting system.
Then start searching again.
• Press “
“ or “
” button to select “TUNING” item.
• Press “ ” or “ ” button to enter “TUNING” menu.
Standard:
• If you cannot hear the normal sound even when the picture
appears normally, select the correct broadcasting system to
hear the sound normally.
• Select "Standard" item. Then press “ ” or “ ” button to se-
lect a broadcasting system.
Colour system:
• If the picture is not clear or no colour appears, select the
correct colour system to display the picture normally.
• Select "Colour system" item. Then press “ ” or “ ” button
to select a colour system.
Band, Channel:
• If you know a channel number, you can find it directly by
entering the channel number.
• Select the "Band" item. Then press “ ” or “ ” button to se-
lect the band (C or S) where the channel you want is lo-
cated.
1. Press “
“ or “
” to select an item in the “TUNING”
menu. Then press “ ” or “ ” button to change the setting.
2. After all settings of a channel are completed, press “
“
or “
” button to select “Programme” item. Then press
“ ” or “ ” button to select a programme number which you
want to store the setting.
• Select the “Channel” item. Then press “ ” or “ ” button to
select the channel number, or enter the channel number
with the digit buttons. The available channel numbers differ
depending on your “COUNTRY” and “Standard” settings.
3. Press “
“ or “
” button to select “Store” item. Then
press “ ” or “ ” button to store the setting.
The "STORED" appears at the bottom of the menu for 3 Fine tuning:
seconds. Then T-V LINK menu appears.
If the channel reception is poor, fine-tune the channel.
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7. Follow the operating procedure “Downloading the data
to VCR” on page 6 to transmit the revised programme
table data to the VCR.
• Select "Fine tuning" item. Then press “ ” or “ ” button to
fine -tune the channel.
• If you do not want to transmit, press “STANDARD” but-
ton to exit the menu.
Name:
Note:
You can store the channel name or change it.
You can only use this item if you have a decoder connected
to a T-V LINK compatible VCR to EXT-2 terminal. Setting this
item to “ON” by mistake causes the picture/sound of a TV
channel you are currently viewing to disappear.
• Select “Name” item. Then press “ ” or “ ” button to display
a cursor.
• Press “
” or “
” button to select a character and
press “ ” or “ ” button to move the cursor.
If this item has been set to “ON” but the TV channel cannot
• After the name is completed, press the MENU button.
be unscrambled, check the following:
• Has the decoder been connected to the VCR properly ac-
cording to the VCR and Decoder instruction manuals?
Mode:
• Can the TV channel be unscrambled with a decoder?
Set "Mode" item to "TV" for the TV channels.
• Do you need to change the VCR settings in order to con-
nect the decoder? Confirm that the VCR is set properly by
rechecking the VCR instruction manual.
• When you watch a picture from your VCR and the picture is
unstable, you may improve it by changing the "Mode" set-
ting from "TV" to "VCR".
Program Menu:
You can use the PROGRAM menu to change a programme
number, delete a channel.
Decoder (EXT-2):
You can only set “Decoder (EXT-2)” item to “ON” if you have
a decoder connected to a T-V LINK compatible VCR, which
in turn is connected to the EXT-2 terminal. To use this item,
please see the
• Press “
“ or “
” button to select “PROGRAM” item.
• Press “ ” or “ ” button to enter the PROGRAM menu.
“Using the Decoder (EXT-2) function” on the following sec-
tion.
Store:
After the all settings are completed, store the new channel’s
setting to the programme number which you selected.
• Press “
“ or “
” button to select “Store”, then press
“ ” or “ ” to store it.
Using the Decoder (EXT-2) function
If you have a decoder connected to a T-V LINK compatible
VCR, which in turn is connected to the EXT-2 terminal, use
DECODER (EXT-2) to unscramble the scrambled TV chan-
nels.
1. Exit the menu.
To choose a channel in the PROGRAM menu:
2. Turn on the decoder power.
Press “
“ / “
”/ “ ” / “ ” button.
3. Display the scrambled TV channel on the TV. Even if the
decoder is working, a scrambled picture appears.
The colour of the programme number that you choose is
changed in the PROGRAM menu and you can view the pic-
ture of that channel.
4. Display the “INSTALL.” menu again.
5. Press “
” or “
” button to select DECODER (EXT-2),
Caution:
then press “ ” or “ ” button to set to “ON”
Using “DELETE” or “CHANGE” item rewrite the current chan-
nel list in the PROGRAM menu. Therefore, the programme
numbers of some of channels will change.
6. Press “
” or “
” to select STORE, then press “ ” or
“ ” button to store it. “T-V LINK” menu will appear after the
TV stores the setting.
When you complete the settings of PROGRAM menu:
If you have a T-V LINK compatible VCR, press the “ ” but-
ton to display the T-V LINK menu. Then follow the operating
procedure “Downloading the data to VCR” on page 6 to
transmit the Programme table data to the VCR.
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If you do not have a T-V LINK compatible VCR, press “STAN-
DARD” button to exit the menu.
4. After the AUTOSTORE is finalized, the PROGRAM menu
appears.
To change a programme number (CHANGE):
Please see “Program Menu” on above section.
Feature Menu
1. Select a channel that you want to change its programme
number.
2. Press Blue button to enter the CHANGE mode.
• Press “MENU” button, now you are in main menu. In the
3. Press “
“ / “
”/ “ ” / “ ” button to select the pro-
main menu, select FEATURE, using “
“ or “
” button.
gramme number that you want to change the programme
number of the selected channel to.
Then enter the feature menu pressing “ ” or “ ” button.
4. Press Blue button. Two channels of the selected program-
me numbers will be exchanged.
To delete a channel (DELETE):
1. Select a channel that you want to delete.
2. Press Red button to delete it.
Autostore Menu:
The AUTOSTORE function automatically programmes the re-
ceived channels in your TV's programme numbers.
Sleep timer:
Before use this function, please confirm that the “LAN-
GUAGE” and “COUNTRY” setting are correct.
The sleep timer is used to turn the TV off after a defined peri-
od. Press “ ” or “ ” button to choose a priod of time after se-
lecting this item. The timer can be programmed between Off
and 120 minutes in steps of 10 minutes. One minute before
the "Sleep timer" function turns the TV off, the remaining
time will be displayed.
1. Press “
“ or “
” button to select “AUTOSTORE”
item.
2. Press “ ” or “ ” button to enter the AUTOSTORE menu.
Child lock:
You can disable the control panel buttons (except the POW-
ER button) with this item.
Press “ ” or “ ” button to change the setting to ON or OFF
after selecting this item.
• A warning message “All prestored programmes will be
erased!” appears in a message box.
When you set this item to ON, the TV can be operated only
by using the remote control handset.
3. Press “ ” button to start the AUTOSTORE function.
• To cancel the AUTOSTORE function, press the “STAN-
DARD” button.
Warning: If Child Lock item is set to ON, the TV can not be
operated by VCR.
Setting External Source Output:
• You can use this menu to select the internal or external
source that will be output at EXT.2 (EXT-2) terminal.
• In the “FEATURE” menu select “EXT-2 Output” using “
“
or “ ” button. Then select the source you want to be out-
put at EXT-2 pressing “ ” or “ ” button (one of the sources:
TV, EXT-1 or EXT-3 (Front AV).
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• If your device is not made by JVC, these buttons cannot be
used.
• Even if your device is made by JVC, some of these buttons
or any one of the buttons may not work, depending on the
device.
Blue Background During No-Signal:
The Blue Back feature can be set by “ ” or “ ” button to ei-
ther On or Off.
• You can use the
/
buttons to choose a TV channel
which the VCR will receive.
Teletext
Other Features
Teletext is an information system that displays text on your
TV screen. Using the Teletext information system you can
view a page of information on a subject that is available in the
list of contents (index).
Sound Mute
To cut off the sound of the TV press “ ” button. The sound
will be cut off. To cancel mute, press “ ” or “ ” or “ ” but-
ton. The volume level will be the same as the level before
No on screen display will be available in text mode.
While no teletext information available in the selected pro-
gramme, if you press (teletext) “ ” button,”No Teletext
Transmission” warning appears at the center of the screen.
mute if you cancel mute pressing “ ” button again.
Stereo / Bilingual
No contrast, brightness or colour control, but volume control
is available in text mode.
• If the TV channel you are watching broadcasts in two lan-
guages (e.g. Eurosport), you can select the dubbed or the
original language, by setting Stereo Mode to Dual I or
Dual II in Sound menu.
To operate Teletext
• Select a TV station on which Teletext is being transmitted.
• When the stereo broadcast is received poorly, you can
change from stereo to mono sound so that you can hear the
broadcast more clearly and easily.
• Press (teletext) “ ” button. Usually the list of contents (in-
dex) is displayed on the screen.
Information on Screen
First pressing the “ ” button displays the current status
“Programme number”, “Station name” and “Sound sta-
tus”.
Pressing this button again displays the current time.
Pressing this button once more remove the on-screen dis-
play.
To select a page of Teletext
To Display the Time
• Press the appropriate digit buttons for the required Teletext
page number.
• While watching a TV programme with Teletext transmission
press “ “ button twice. The current time information, cap-
tured from Teletext will be displayed at the upper left corner
of the screen.
The selected page number is displayed at the top left corner
of the screen. The Teletext page counter searches until the
selected page number is located, so that the desired page is
displayed on the screen.
• If the programme being watched does not have Teletext
transmission, no time information will be displayed.
• Press “
“ button to move the Teletext screen forward
• The time information will disappear after pressing “ “ but-
ton again.
one page at a time.
• Press “
” button to move the Teletext screen backward
one page at a time.
Picture
You can change Picture Mode settings by pressing “STAN-
DARD” button when no menu appears.
Recalling Factory settings.:
You can re-set the current PICTURE menu settings (except
Noise Reduction and Colour Temp settings) to the default
settings.
To Select Index Page
• Press “STANDARD” button when no menu appears.
• To select the page number of the index (generally page
100), press “ “ button.
VCR Control Buttons
The buttons can be used to operate a JVC brand VCR.
Pressing the button having the same appearance as the origi-
nal remote control button of a device makes the function work
in the same way as the original remote control.
Searching for a teletext page while watching TV
• In the Teletext mode pressing “ “ button will switch the
screen to the TV mode. In the TV mode enter a page num-
ber using digit buttons. As you enter last digit of page num-
ber, “ ” sign will replace the page number and flash until
Press the VCR Control Button to control your VCR.
Note:
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the entered page number is found. Then the page number • Press an appropriate RED, GREEN, YELLOW or BLUE but-
ton in order to reach the relevant page quickly.
will replace “ ” sign again. Now you can display this tele-
text page pressing “ “ button.
For TOPTEXT:
To Select Double Height Text
If Toptext transmission is present, colour coded buttons will
appear in status row.
• Press “ “ button for the top half of the information page to
be displayed in double height text.
If Toptext transmission is not present, status row will not ap-
pear.
• Press “ “ button again for the bottom half of the informa-
tion page to be displayed in double height text.
In Toptext mode the “
“ or “
” commands will request
the next or previous page respectively. If Toptext transmission
is not available, in case of operation of these commands,
wraparound occurs. For example page 100 appears to be one
greater than page 199.
• Press “ “ button once more for the full page of normal
height text.
To Reveal “concealed” Information
• Pressing “ “ button once will reveal answers on a quiz or
games page.
• Pressing “ “ button again will conceal the revealed an-
swers.
To Stop Automatic Page Change
The teletext page you have selected may contain more infor-
mation than what is on the screen; the rest of the information
will be displayed after a period of time.
• Press “ “ button to stop the automatic page change.
• Press “ “ button again to allow the next page to be dis-
played.
To Select a Subcode Page
Subcode pages are subsections of long Teletext pages that
can only be displayed on the screen one section at a time.
• Select the required Teletext page.
• Press “ “ button.
• Select the required subcode page number by pressing four
digit buttons (e.g. 0001).
• If the selected subcode page is not displayed in a short
time, press “ “ button. TV programme will be displayed on
the screen.
• Teletext page number will be displayed on the upper left cor-
ner of the screen when the selected page is found.
• Press “ “ button to display the selected Teletext page.
To exit Teletext
• Press “ ” button. The screen will switch to TV mode.
Fastext and Toptext
Teletext mode will be selected according to transmission au-
tomatically.
Your CTV supports the 7 page Teletext system. When the
page number of any of the 7 pages in memory is entered, the
system will not search for the requested page; instead it will
display the page automatically.
• Press “
“ button to move the Teletext screen forward
one page at a time.
• Press “
” button to move the Teletext screen backward
one page at a time.
For Fastext and Toptext:
The subject-heading for the information may have a particular
colour or can be in a form located in a coloured box.
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NTSC Playback
Connect the External Equipments
Connect a NTSC video recorder to a terminal. Then press
“AV“ button to select the corresponding AV mode.
Via the Euroconnector
NTSC 3.58/4.43 system is detected automatically in AV
mode.
Your TV set has two Euroconnector sockets. If you want to
connect equipments (e.g. video recorder, decoder, etc.) which
have Euroconnectors, to your TV, use the EXT.1 (EXT-1),
EXT.2 (EXT-2) terminals.
Copy Facility
You can output the video and audio signals which inputs from
TV, EXT.1 (EXT-1) or Front AV (EXT-3) terminal to the video
recorder connected to the EXT.2 (EXT-2) terminal.
T-V LINK compatible VCR
Be sure to connect the T-V LINK compatible VCR to the
EXT-2 terminal. If not, the T-V LINK function will not work
properly.
• To select the output source, see “Setting External Source
Output ” on page 11.
• When connecting a T-V LINK compatible VCR to the EXT-2
terminal, be sure to connect the decoder to the VCR. If not,
the T-V LINK function may not work properly. And then set
the DECODER (EXT-2) function for the channel to ON to un-
scramble a scrambled channel. For details, see “Using the
Decoder (EXT-2) function” on page 10.
Connecting Headphones
Use the stereo headphone socket of your TV, to connect
headphones. As soon as you connect your headphone to the
headphone socket, TV’s loudspeakers will automatically
mute.
RGB mode
If an equipment can output the RGB signals, connect it to the
EXT-1 (EXT.1) terminal.
EXT-2 S Mode
If the equipment connected to your TV set supports S-Video
(Y/C) output from Euroconnector, you can have a better pic-
ture quality by selecting EXT-2 S mode and connecting your
equipment to the EXT.2 (EXT-2 S) terminal of TV. See your
equipment's booklet to check if your equipment has such fea-
ture.
Via the RCA jacks
If you have an equipment (such as a Camcorder) which has
the RCA jacks, connect it to the Front AV (EXT-3) terminal
with the video and audio cables.
• If the epuipment has the mono audio jack, connect it to the
AUDIO-L jack.
Via the ANT (aerial) socket
If your equipment does not have a Euroconnecter or RCA
jacks, connect it to the TV with an aerial cable. For details,
see the manual provided with the equipment.
• To store the test signal that comes from the equipment in a
programme number, follow the instructions of "Tuning
menu" on page 9. The programme number 0 is usually
used for the external equipment.
• After storing, you can watch images from the equipment by
selecting the programme number which you stored the test
signal.
TV and Video Recoder (VCR)
• Connect the Video Recorder to the ANT (antenna input)
socket of the TV with the aerial cable.
• Connect the Video Recorder to the EXT.1 or EXT.2 terminal
with the SCART cable, or connect it to the Front AV
(EXT-3) terminal with the audio and video cables.
• When you watch a picture from your VCR and the picture is
unstable, you may improve it by changing the “Mode” set-
ting in the “TUNING” menu. (See the “Tuning Menu” on
page 9.)
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Connect the External Equipments
Before connecting anything
• Switch off all equipments including the TV.
• Read the manuals provided with the equipments.
To select an AV mode
Pressing “AV” button on the remote control selects one of AV modes (EXT-1, EXT-2, EXT-2 S and EXT-3).
• To return to the TV mode, repeatedly press “AV” button.
EXT.1 (EXT-1) terminal: Euroconnector (21-pin, SCART)
• Video input, Audio L/R inputs and RGB inputs are available.
• TV broadcast outputs (Video and Audio L/R) are available.
EXT.2 (EXT-2) terminal: Euroconnector (21-pin, SCART)
• Video input, S-VIDEO (Y/C) input and Audio L/R inputs are available.
• Video and Audio L/R outputs are available. (see “Setting External Source Output” on page 11.)
• T-V LINK functions are available. (see “T-V LINK compatible VCR” on page 14.)
Front AV (EXT-3) terminal: RCA connectors x 3
• Video input and Audio L/R inputs are available.
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Tips
Specifications
TV BROADCASTING
Care of the Screen
PAL SECAM B/G D/K L/L’
Clean the screen with a slightly damp, soft cloth. Do not use
abrasive solvents as they may damage the TV screen coating
layer.
RECEIVING CHANNELS
VHF (BANDI/III)
Poor Picture
UHF (BAND U)
Have you selected the correct TV system? Is your TV set or
house aerial located too close to the loudspeakers, non-
earthed audio equipment or neon lights, etc. ?
HYPERBAND
CABLE-TV
(B/G: S01-S41 / S75-S79
D/K: S01-S19, S22-S41
L: S01-S41 / S75-S77)
Mountains or high buildings can cause double pictures or
ghost images. Sometimes you can improve the picture quali-
ty by changing the direction of the aerial.
The picture quality may degrade when two peripherals are
connected to the TV at the same time. In such a case, dis-
connect one of the peripherals.
NUMBER OF PRESET CHANNELS
200
No Picture
CHANNEL INDICATOR
On Screen Display
Is the aerial connected properly? Are the plugs connected
tightly to the aerial socket? Is the aerial cable damaged? Are
suitable plugs used to connect the aerial? If you are in doubt,
consult your dealer.
RF AERIAL INPUT
75 Ohm (unbalanced)
No Picture means that your TV is not receiving any trans-
mission. Have you pressed the correct buttons on the remote
control? Try once more.
OPERATING VOLTAGE
220-240V AC, 50 Hz.
Sound
Sound is coming from only one of the speakers. Is the bal-
ance set to one direction extreme? See SOUND menu.
SOUND-MULTIPLEX SYSTEMS
Nicam + German Stereo
Remote Control
PICTURE TUBE
If the remote control does not work properly, replace the bat-
teries.
28” 4:3
Have you selected the wrong menu? Press “STANDARD” but-
ton to return to TV mode or press “MENU” button to return to
the previous menu.
AUDIO OUTPUT POWER (WRMS.) (%10 THD)
2 x 10
No solution
Switch your TV set off and on. If this does not work, call the POWER CONSUMPTION (W) (max)
service personnel; never attempt to repair it yourself.
120 Watt
DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) (mm)
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