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Color Television
User's Guide
Illustration of AV-32980 and RM-C752
FOR MODELS:
AV-36980 • AV-32980 • AV-27980
In the spaces below, enter the model and serial number
for your television (located on the rear of the television cabinet).
Staple your sales receipt or invoice to the inside cover of this guide.
Keep this user's guide in a convenient place for future reference.
Keep the carton and original packaging for future use.
Serial Number
Model Number
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Troubleshooting
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- Page 1 Color Television User’s Guide Illustration of AV-32980 and RM-C752 FOR MODELS: AV-36980 • AV-32980 • AV-27980 In the spaces below, enter the model and serial number for your television (located on the rear of the television cabinet). Staple your sales receipt or invoice to the inside cover of this guide. Keep this user’s guide in a convenient place for future reference.
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Page 2: Important Safety Precautions
5. In the event of trouble, unplug the unit and call a service technician. Do not attempt to repair it yourself or remove the rear cover. Changes or modifications not approved by JVC could void the warranty. * When you don’t use this TV set for a long... - Page 3 6 If an outside antenna is connected to the TV set, be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to provide some pro t e c t i o n against voltage surges and built-up static charges. Section 810 of the National Electrical Code provides information with re s p e c t to proper grounding of the mast and supporting stru c t u re , g rounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
(VCR or Camcorder) ....10 Connecting to an External Amplifier ..10 Connecting to JVC AV Compu Link Capable Components ....11 GETTING STARTED Remote Control . -
Page 5: Connections Checklist
7) The AV Compu Link Cable is supplied with the JVC device which you want to connect. If you do not have one, but you do have a JVC Compu Link capable VCR or HiFi, contact your local JVC dealer. -
Page 6: Front & Rear Panel Diagrams
6 C O N N E C T I O N S FRONT PANEL DIAGRAMS FRONT PANEL DIAGRAM AV-32980 • AV-27980 FRONT PANEL DIAGRAM AV-36980 REAR PANEL DIAGRAM REAR PANEL DIAGRAM Common to all models in this book. -
Page 7: Tv Guide Plus+ Setup
TV GUIDE PLUS+ SETUP T V Guide Plus+ re q u i res a certain hookup to properly function. It re q u i res that the TV, the VCR, and the cable box be connected in a certain, specific manner. We have provided very specific diagrams on the next 5 pages. - Page 8 C O N N E C T I O N S Cable Box Required 1) Connect cable wire out from the wall, in to the cable box input. 2) Connect cable wire out from cable box, in to the splitter RF input. 3) Connect cable wire out from splitter RF output, in to the TV RF input.
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Page 9: Audio/Video Connections - Stereo
AUDIO/VIDEO CONNECTIONS — STEREO To get stereo sound from a hi-fi s t e reo VCR, you must connect it to the TV with Audio/Video cables. To get the best picture quality from any VCR, you should connect it to the TV with Audio/Video cables. 1) Yellow video cable out from VCR, in to TV Video input jack. -
Page 10: Connecting S-Vhs Accessories (Vcr Or Camcorder)
C O N N E C T I O N S CONNECTING S-VHS ACCESSORIES (VCR or Camcorder) Keep the audio connections the same as for a non-S-VHS VCR or camcorder (page 9), and use the special S-VHS cable that came with the VCR or Camcorder. (This illustration is of an S-VHS VCR hookup —... -
Page 11: Connecting To Jvc Av Compu Link Capable Components
NOTE: The AV Compu Link cable should be included with the AV Compu Link capable accessory you intend to connect. If it is not, contact an authorized JVC Service Center for Part # EWP 805-012. NOTES: A) The AV Compu Link cable has a male 3.5 mm (mono) mini plug on each end. -
Page 12: Getting Started
G E T T I N G REMOTE CONTROL RM-C752 RM-C752 S T A R T E D Changing and Inserting Batteries. Use only size AA batteries. Push down on the triangle on the remote's back cover, and slide the cover off to remove it. Insert the two supplied AA batteries, carefully noting the “+”... -
Page 13: Power
G E T T I N G POWER Make sure that the TV/CATV switch is set to TV. Switch to CATV only to operate a cable box. P ress the P button on the remote control or the TV front panel. The On Timer lamp will glow red. O W E R The first time you turn on the TV, the “Plug In Menu”... -
Page 14: Setting The Catv And Vcr Codes
G E T T I N G SETTING THE CATV & VCR CODES CABLE BOX OR SATELLITE SETUP 1)Determine the correct code from the “CATV & Satellite Codes” chart below. 2)Slide the 2-Way Mode Selector Switch to CATV. 3)Press and hold down the D ISPLAY 4)Enter the 3-digit code with the 10 key pad while continuing to hold down the D... - Page 15 VCR Codes continued CODES VCRs Colt Craig 003 008 015 043 031 026 028 031 035 094 027 003 087 034 028 Crosley 026 029 034 035 046 047 003 094 052 015 Curtis 027 089 032 090 091 083 Curtis Mathes 065 001 002 006 041 042 071 004 018 003 056 092 022...
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Page 16: Symbols Used In This Guide
PLUG IN MENU LANGUAGE ENG FRE SPA AUTO TUNER SETUP TV GUIDE PLUS+ SETUP FINISH SELECT OPERATE or M or M E N U E F T E N U I G H T ) buttons and JVC’s scrolling EXIT BY... -
Page 17: Plug In Menu
To exit N o t e : You can reset the pre f e rences that you set here in the Plug In Menu via the regular JVC Menu system (begin page 32). M E N U PROGRAMMING! 1 to 2 minutes... -
Page 18: Tv Guide Plus+ Setup
Note: When you select the TV Guide Plus+ Setup, press the EXIT button on the remote control. When you setup TV Guide Plus+ again, you select the TV Guide Plus+ Setup from the JVC regular menu. Note: The TV Guide Plus+ Setup screen will automatically disappear when you don't operate anything further. - Page 19 G U I D E STEP 3 This screen appears once you tell TV Guide Plus+ your postal or zip code information. 1. Press GREEN if you have cable, YELLOW if you do not have cable. If you do not have cable, press YELLOW to skip to Step 8 on page 21.) STEP 4 If you answer YES to having cable, a screen asking if you have a cable box automatically appears.
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Page 20: Cable Box & Vcr Brand List
G U I D E CABLE BOX BRAND TABLE BRAND Archer Cable Cinema Cabletenna Cableview Century Citizen Curtis Diamond Eagle Eastern Garrard GC Electronics Gemini General Electric General Instrument Hamlin Hitachi Jasco Jerrold Macom Magnavox Matsushita Movietime Novavision Oak Sigma Panasonic Philips Pioneer... - Page 21 G U I D E STEP 7 (A screen telling you to select the Cable Box output channel will appear) 1. Using the color buttons, enter the channel number to which your cable box Output is set. P ress BLUE for Video Out (if you used diagram #3, page 8) Press GREEN for Channel 02 Press YELLOW for Channel 03 Press RED for Channel 04...
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Page 22: Channel Mapping
G U I D E END OF SETUP 1. A screen telling you that TV Guide Plus+ will be ready for use within 24 hours appears. Make sure that you turn the cable box ON and the VCR O F F. If you have a system with a cable box, make sure you change the VCR channel back to where you normally watch or re c o rd from the cable box (typically Channel 03 or 04.) 2. -
Page 23: Tv Guide Plus+ Messages
TV GUIDE PLUS+ MESSAGES TO THE VIEWER Once TV Guide Plus+ is set up, you can start enjoying the many features of your new TV! But, before we jump right into it, there are some operating features of TV Guide Plus+ that you should be aware of... -
Page 24: Using Tv Guide Plus
G U I D E P L U S + USING TV GUIDE PLUS+ Below are common screens that you will see when using TV Guide Plus+. Since TV Guide Plus+ contains downloadable data, new program information comes in daily, the screens in this book are not actual. - Page 25 G U I D E P L U S + SURFING You can SURF the channels through TV Guide Plus+. The TV Guide Plus+ PIP window will display each show as you go, and when you exit TV Guide Plus+ you will automatically go to the channel last displayed in the PIP w i n d o w.
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Page 26: What's Next
G U I D E P L U S + WHAT’S NEXT! You can see what’s on next for the channel that you are viewing, and still see the current program in the PIP w i n d o w. - Page 27 G U I D E P L U S + SCANNING You can SCAN what’s on later today, or even all day tomorro w, and still watch whatever you were watching in the TV Guide Plus+ PIP w i n d o w.
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Page 28: S O Rt I N
G U I D E P L U S + SORTING You can SORT through all that’s on and categorize by movies, sports, childre n ’s and other categories. -
Page 29: Recording
G U I D E P L U S + RECORDING Point-and-shoot re c o rding makes timer re c o rding as easy as pressing a button. - Page 30 G U I D E P L U S + RECORDING To check your pre p rogrammed shows, or to cancel a show…...
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Page 31: Special Tv Guide Plus+ Features
SPECIAL TV GUIDE PLUS+ FEATURES This page shows services which will be provided by companies other than JVC. Since the "Feature s " option is a future service as of March, 1998, you will not be able to use it. -
Page 32: Onscreen Menus
O N S C R E E N THE ONSCREEN MENUS: The 15 color icon based menus of the JVC 80 Series televisions are easy to use, and pleasant to look at. Icons in the upper right corner of each... -
Page 33: Tv Guide Plus+ Options Menu
TV GUIDE PLUS+ OPTIONS MENU The TV Guide Plus+ Options Menu shows you the options of TV Guide Plus+. To TV GUIDE PLUS+ MENU To operate TV Guide Plus+ Opt ions Menu Set up TV Guide Plus+ TV Guide Plus+ Channel Edit or View TV Guide Plus+ “Setup TV Guide Plus+”... -
Page 34: Channel Summary
I N I T I A L CHANNEL SUMMARY NOTES: You can add or delete channels from channel scanning. You can also lock Initial Setup Menu items: out any “unauthorized” viewers from one or up to all 125 channels. • Auto Tuner Setup, •... -
Page 35: Picture Adjust
TINT Adjust the levels of red and green. To TINT To accentuate green To accentuate red To move to the next COLOR Adjust both the vividness and subtlety of the color. To COLOR To make colors more vivid To subdue colors To move to the next PICTURE Picture allows you to adjust the... -
Page 36: Sound Adjust
S O U N D BASS NOTE: The Bass level adjustment feature allows you to raise or lower the level of MTS has no effect lower frequencies in the TV’s sound. on normal sound broadcasts. To BASS To emphasize bass To reduce bass To move to next TREBLE... -
Page 37: Clock/Timers
SET CLOCK The Clock is the heart of all timer functions. The clock must be set before the timer functions to work. If you ran TV Guide Plus+ Setup, and are receiving the TV Guide Plus+ signal, you cannot set the clock, TV Guide Plus+ sets it for you. -
Page 38: On/Off Timer
C L O C K / T I M E R S ON/OFF TIMER YOU tell the TV to turn on and off. Use it as an alarm to wake up, as a program reminder, or to simulate that you’re home when you’re out of the house. -
Page 39: Initial Setup
TV SPEAKER You can listen to the TV speakers, or if your set is connected to a stereo, turn them off to listen to the stereo’s speakers. To TV SPEAKER To turn the speaker ON or OFF TV SPEAKER when finished Note: TV Speaker will be cancelled after a power inter ruption. -
Page 40: Closed Caption
B U T T O N DISPLAY The onscreen display shows the curre n t status of timers and inputs. ISPLAY 07 WABC SLEEP TIMER ON/OFF TIMER ON TIME OFF TIME The channel or AV input (Ch. 07) Current time (12:20 PM) Sleep Timer minutes remaining (Off) On/Off Timer status (Everyday, on at 7:00 PM, off at 10:00 PM) -
Page 41: Hyper Surround
You can play, rewind and fast-forward, record, pause, stop, move channel up and down, and power on and off. Note: To set the manufacturer’s code for a VCR other than a JVC brand VCR (page 14). Note: When you record a channel, press the P... -
Page 42: Pip (Picture In Picture)
B U T T O N PIP (Picture in Picture) PIP allows you to view two pictures NOTES: simultaneously. When you turn off the TV, PIP (PIP) O automatically turns off too. (PIP) O Note: The PIP channel and main screen channel will appear in the display momentarily right after you turn on PIP. -
Page 43: Troubleshooting
T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G PROBLEMS • See if the power cord became unplugged. No power • Perhaps you have experienced a blown circuit breaker or fuse or a power outage. •... -
Page 44: Return
25 inches which are covered on an in-home basis. YOU MUST: • Return your products to a JVC authorized service center with a copy of your bill of sale. For the authorized JVC service center nearest you, call toll free (800) 252-5722. -
Page 45: Troubleshooting 4
Sophisticated electronic products may require occasional service. Just as quality is a keyword in the engineering and production of the wide array of JVC products, service is key to maintaining the high level of performance for which JVC is world famous. The JVC service and engineering organization stands behind our products. -
Page 46: S P E C I Fications
S P E C I F I C A T I O N S MODEL Type Reception Format Reception Range Power Source Power Consumption Screen Size 36”/90 cm measured diagonally, full square Audio Output Speakers Antenna Terminal External Input Jacks S-Video Input Jacks Audio Output Jacks IR Mouse/G-Link Jack... - Page 47 N O T E S...
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