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AV-32Z25EU AV-28Z25EU COLOUR TELEVISION FARBFERNSEHGERÄT TELEVISEUR COULEUR KLEURENTELEVISIE TELEVISOR A COLOR TELEVISORE A COLORI TELEVISOR A CORES ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANÇAIS NEDERLANDS CASTELLANO ITALIANO PORTUGUÊS INSTRUCTIONS BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MANUEL D’INSTRUCTIONS GEBRUIKSAANWIJZING MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES ISTRUZIONI INSTRUÇÕES...
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.
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.
1 Press the Main power button on the The Power lamp lights red (for power on), then green (for TV on) and the JVC logo is displayed. Power lamp • If the power lamp stays red and does •...
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You can use the ACI (Automatic Channel Installation) function to decode the ACI data and complete the registration of all the TV channels in a short period of time. For details of the ACI function and how to use it, refer to “Using the ACI function”...
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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.
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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...
7 EXT-4 terminal (pages 28, 42) Turn the Main power on Press the Main power button on the The Power lamp lights red and your TV is in the standby mode. • If the Power lamp lights green, the TV is To turn the Main power off: Press the Main power button again.
Press the # # (standby) button to turn the TV on or off. When the TV is turned on, the power lamp changes from red to green. • The power can be turned on by pressing the b button, 6 buttons or Number buttons.
(PR) with the CHILD LOCK function set, the n (CHILD LOCK) mark will appear, and you cannot watch the TV channel. To watch the TV channel, see “CHILD LOCK” on page 31. • If the picture is tilted, correct it. See “PICTURE TILT”...
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• If you choose an EXT terminal with no input signal, the EXT terminal number becomes fixed on the screen. • This TV set has a function which can automatically change over the input according to a special signal output from an external device.
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FULL: This mode uniformly stretches the left and right sides of a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) to fill the wide TV screen. Use for pictures with a 16:9 aspect ratio that have been squeezed into a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio), you can restore their original dimensions.
Operating a JVC brand VCR or DVD player You can operate a JVC brand VCR or DVD player. Pressing the button having the same appearance as the original remote control button of a device makes the function work in the same way as the original remote control.
• The ZOOM function will not operate in the TV and text mode or Text mode. • No menu operations are possible when viewing a teletext programme. • Language display depends on the country which was set on the COUNTRY menu.
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To call up a stored page: 1 Press the B B button to engage the List mode 2 Press a colour button to which a page has been assigned To exit the List mode: Press the B button again. Hold You can hold a teletext page on the screen for as long as you want, even while several other teletext pages are being received.
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H (Cancel) button to return to a teletext page when the page number is on the screen • The TV mode cannot be resumed even by pressing the H (Cancel) button. A TV programme is temporarily displayed instead of the teletext...
Using the TV’s menu This TV has a number of functions you can operate using menus. To fully utilize all your TV’s functions, you need to understand the basic menu operating techniques fully. Basic operation 1 Press the a a button to display the MENU (main menu) •...
You can choose from the three DIGITAL VNR function settings of AUTO, MIN and MAX. AUTO: The TV will automatically adjust the level of the DIGITAL VNR effect to match the amount of noise in the picture, giving you the best possible picture.
2 Press the 5 5 buttons to choose a setting. Then press the a AUTO: The TV will automatically adjust the level of the DigiPure effect to match the amount of noise in the picture, giving the best possible picture.
: Bilingual I (sub I) u : Bilingual II (sub II) • The sound mode you can choose differs depending on the TV programme. • This function does not work in the EXT modes. And this function does not appear in the SOUND SETTING menu.
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The TV speakers does not issue sound. • The 5 buttons of the TV remote control and the r (volume) buttons at the front panel of your TV set can be used to control the volume of each speaker simultaneously.
Using the TV’s menu When viewing a programme from the EXT terminal which has not been set to DIGITAL-IN, or when viewing a TV programme: When viewing Dolby Surround encoded programmes, you can enjoy the atmosphere of Dolby Surround Pro Logic surround sound.
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SPEAKER and SOUND SETTING menu SPEAKER settings are changed when the TV SPEAKER setting is changed. SUBWOOFER: INT.: Choose to use the TV woofer for the bass sound. EXT.: Choose when using an external subwoofer. No sound is emitted from the TV woofer.
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Using the TV’s menu 3 Press the a a button to complete the setting The menu disappears. Setting for when using the TV speaker and woofer TV SPEAKER: L/C/R SUBWOOFER: INT. LEVEL: Adjust the volume. VOLUME (LEFT/CENTRE/RIGHT/ SUBWOOFER): Adjust the balance of the speakers.
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Choose when surround speakers are connected. OFF: Choose when surround speakers are not connected. SUBWOOFER: INT.: Choose to use the TV woofer for the bass sound. EXT.: Choose when using an external subwoofer. No sound is emitted from the TV woofer. OFF:...
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1ms steps every time the 5 buttons are pressed. • The CENTRE (centre sound) DELAY TIME can only be adjusted when the TV SPEAKER is set to CENTRE. • The SURROUND (surround sound) DELAY TIME can only be adjusted when the REAR SPEAKER is set to •...
Preparation: • At first, read the Device Instruction Manual and “Additional preparation” on page 42 to connect the device to the TV properly. Second, follow the Device Instruction Manual to set the device so that an S-VIDEO signal (Y/C signal) can be output to the TV.
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EXT-2 terminal. You can choose any one of the output signal of the device connected to the EXT terminal and the picture and sound from a TV channel you are currently viewing to output it to the EXT-2 terminal.
• The sound from the EXT terminal set to DIGITAL-IN in not output from the EXT-2 terminal. FEATURES SLEEP TIMER You can set the TV to automatically turn off after a specified period of time. 1 Choose SLEEP TIMER, then press the a a button A Sub-menu of the SLEEP TIMER function appears.
OFF: This function is turned off. CHILD LOCK When there is a TV channel you wish your children not to watch, you can use the CHILD LOCK function to lock out the TV channel. Even when a child chooses a...
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• If you have not connected a Decoder with a T-V LINK compatible VCR connected to the EXT-2 terminal, setting this function to “ON” by mistake causes the picture/ sound of a TV channel you are currently viewing not to be issued.
You can use the ACI (Automatic Channel Installation) function to decode the ACI data and complete the registration of all the TV channels in a short period of time. For details of the ACI function and how to use it, refer to “Using the ACI function”...
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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.
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(PR) of a TV channel. This function registers a Channel name (ID) to a TV channel. INSERT: This function adds a new TV channel in the current Programme numbers (PR) list by using the CH/CC number. • You cannot use the INSERT function if you do not know a Channel number of a TV channel.
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Channel name (ID) to the TV channel. INSERT Preparation: • A CH/CC number unique to this TV and corresponding to the Channel number of a TV channel is required. Find the corresponding CH/CC number from a table “CH/CC numbers”...
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TV channel appears on the screen. • The CH/CC number is a number indicating the broadcast frequency to the TV. If the TV cannot detect the TV channel corresponding to the broadcast frequency indicated by the CH/CC number, a picture in the no-signal state appears.
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SYSTEM again correctly so that no problem arises. 4 Press the green or red button to search for a TV channel Scanning stops when the TV finds a TV channel. Then the TV channel is displayed. 5 Press the green or red button...
Additional menu operations Using the ACI function This TV has an ACI function which decodes the ACI (automatic Channel Installation) data. Using the ACI function allows all TV channels transmitted from the cable TV station to be properly registered quickly according to the data from the cable TV station.
When the T-V LINK menu is changed over to another menu: The menu operation at the TV side is completed and it is shifted to the menu operation at the VCR side. Refer to the VCR Instruction Manual and operate the VCR.
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When connecting a Decoder with a T-V LINK compatible VCR connected to the EXT-2 terminal, use the DECODER (EXT- 2) function to unscramble the scrambled TV channels. 1 Turn on the Decoder power 2 Display the TV channel capable of...
• Turn off all the devices including the TV. • The “Specifications” on page 52 contains the details of the EXT terminals. If you are connecting a device not listed in the following connection diagram, see the table to choose the best EXT terminal.
“DUBBING” on page 29. Additional preparation TV output from the EXT-1 terminal The output of video/sound signal of a TV channel you are currently viewing is always output from the EXT-1 terminal. • Changing over a Programme number (PR) also changes over the TV output from the EXT-1 terminal.
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2 Connect the device and set the EXT Using additional audio equipments After correctly connecting audio equipments to the TV, use the TV menu to correctly set the functions of the audio equipments. Connect the audio equipments to the Back of the TV terminal to DIGITAL-IN in accordance with “DIGITAL-IN”...
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Depending on the settings, it may not be possible to hear the sound using just the TV speaker. In order to listen to the sound from the TV speaker without using the connected equipment, change the settings with one of the following.
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Additional preparation • By using the 5 buttons on the TV remote control or the buttons on the TV, the volume of all the speakers including those of the additional audio equipments can be adjusted simultaneously. • If the volume of the TV speakers is...
CH/CC numbers When you want to use the INSERT function on page 36, find the CH/CC number corresponding to the Channel number of the TV channel from this table. Channel CH 02 / CH 202 E2, R1 CH 40 / CH 240...
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• Find the CH/CC number (CC110 to CC161) corresponding to the TV channel (SECAM-L system) from a French cable TV station, based on the broadcast frequency of the TV channel. When you do not know the broadcast frequency, please contact the cable TV station.
• After you have followed the Troubleshooting description or the operating description of the functions concerned without any success, remove the AC plug from the AC outlet and request a repair of your TV. Do not attempt to repair the TV by yourself or remove the rear cover of the TV.
• Have you attempted to use the remote control at the sides or rear of the TV or at a location more than seven meters apart from the TV location? Operate the remote...
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• The TV may emit a crackling sound due to a sudden change in temperature. It does not matter if a picture or sound does not show any abnormality.
TV set. Design and specifications subject to change without notice. Pictures displayed on the screen using this TV’s ZOOM functions should not be shown for any commercial or demonstration purpose in public places (cafes, hotels, etc.) without the consent of the owners of copyright of the original picture sources, as this constitutes an infringement of copyright.