Page 2 - IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS; ventilation is unattainable.; CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock.; RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK; CAUTION
IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARDS, DO NOTEXPOSE THIS TV SET TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO INSURE PERSONAL SAFETY, OBSERVE THEFOLLOWING RULES REGARDING THE USE OFTHIS UNIT. 1. Operate only from the power source specified on the unit.2. Avoid damaging the AC plu...
Page 3 - IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS; Please read and retain for your safety.; and manufactured to assure your personal safety. But; INSTALLATION; Should it still fail to fit, contact your electrician.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS CAUTION: Please read and retain for your safety. Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. This TV set has been engineered and manufactured to assure your personal safety. But improper use can result in poten- tial electrical shock or fire hazards. In order not to def...
Page 4 - USE
7 An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines ...
Page 5 - SERVICE
13 For added protection of the TV set during a lightning storm or when the TV set is to be left unattended for an extended period of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna. This will prevent damage to product due to lightning storms or power line surges. 14 A TV set and cart...
Page 6 - Two AA; RF Connectors; Unpacking Your Television; AV Compu Link Cable
VIDEO L MONO AUDIO R INPUT 2 POWER DISPLAY SLEEP TIMER CHANNEL VIDEO STATUS SOURCE FREEZE PIP SWAP ON/MOVE INPUT 1 7 4 100+ 3 9 6 RETURN+ MUTING MENU V CHIP PIP OFF EXIT 2 8 0 5 + CH VOL VOL + CH REC STOP PAUSE PLAY FF REW TV CATV DVD VCR VCR CHANNEL TV/VCR VCR/ DVD POWER PREV NEXT OPEN/CLOSE STILL/...
Page 7 - Basic Operation; Remote Power; Proceed to Step Two; Quick Setup 1
7 Slide the cover on the back of the remote down towards the bottom of the remote control. Insert twobatteries carefully noting the “+” and “–” markings, placing the “–” end in the unit first. Slide thecover back into place. Getting Started Step One - The Remote Control The remote control is the key...
Page 8 - Step Two - Making Basic Connections; Proceed to Step Three; Quick Setup 2
S VIDEO VIDEO INPUT 1 R L MONO INPUT 4 AUDIO OVER R L 75 Ω (VHF / UHF) COMPONENT VIDEO IN AV COMPULINK EX AUDIO OUT WALL CABLE or ANTENNA OUT Cable/RF connector 8 S VIDEO VIDEO INPUT 1 R L MONO INPUT 4 AUDIO OVER R L 75 Ω (VHF / UHF) COMPONENT VIDEO IN AV COMPULINK EX AUDIO OUT VCR IN OR OR AV Cable...
Page 9 - Step Three - The Plug In Menu; PLUG IN MENU; STOP; Quick Setup 3
9 Press the ❷ buttons to move to AUTO TUNER SETUP Press the ➛❿ buttons to begin AUTO TUNER SETUP ➛❿ To choose CABLE (if you are connected to a cable system) or AIR (if you use an antenna) ❷ To move to START ➛❿ To start Auto Tuner Setup The Auto Tuner will now memorize all of the clear, active chan...
Page 10 - Table of Contents; GETTING STARTED; MENU FUNCTIONS; BUTTON FUNCTIONS
Table of Contents Quick Setup Guide . . . . 7CONNECTIONS Cable and VCR Connections . . . . . . . 11Connecting to a DVD Player . . . . . . . 14Connecting to an External Amplifier . . . 15Connecting to a Camcorder . . . . . . . 15Connecting to JVC AV Compu Link . . . 16 GETTING STARTED Remote Control ...
Page 11 - Connections; There are three basic types of antenna or cable connections:; Cable and VCR Connections
1) Connect the antenna or cable TV wire from the wall outlet, in to the RF Input of the two-way splitter. 2) Connect an RF cable from the one of the RF Outputs on the splitter, in to the RF Input on the back of the VCR. 3) Connect an RF cable from the other the RF Output on the splitter, in to the R...
Page 12 - Cable and VCR Connections - Continued
Connections 12 S VIDEO VIDEO INPUT 1 R L MONO INPUT 4 AUDIO OVER R L 75 Ω (VHF / UHF) COMPONENT VIDEO IN AV COMPULINK EX AUDIO OUT VCR IN OR OR WALL CABLE or ANTENNA OUT 1) Connect the antenna or cable TV wire from the wall outlet, in to the RF Input of the cable box. 2) Connect an RF cable from the...
Page 14 - Connecting to a DVD player
Connections 14 S VIDEO VIDEO INPUT 1 R L MONO INPUT 4 AUDIO OVER R L Y 75 Ω (VHF / UHF) COMPONENT VIDEO IN AV COMPULINK EX AUDIO OUT DVD Player Y P B P R AUDIO OUT R L Green Blue Red Connecting to a DVD player 1) Connect Green cable out from DVD player “Y” Component Output, in to TV “Y” Component In...
Page 15 - Connecting to a Camcorder; Connecting to an External Amplifier
Connections 15 1) Connect the yellow video cable out from the Camcorder’s Video Output, in to the TV’s Video Input jack. 2) Connect the white audio cable out from the Camcorder’s Left Audio Output, in to the TV’s Left Audio Input jack. 3) Connect the red audio cable out from the Camcorder’s Right Au...
Page 16 - Connecting to JVC AV Compu Link
Connections 16 S VIDEO VIDEO INPUT 1 R L MONO INPUT 4 AUDIO OVER R L 75 Ω (VHF / UHF) COMPONENT VIDEO IN AV COMPULINK EX AUDIO OUT VCR or DVD player AVCompuLink EXSwap To Connect: Plug one end of the AV Compu Link cable into the AV Compu Link EX input on your VCR,DVD, or other Compu Link device. Plu...
Page 17 - Changing the Batteries; Remote Control Basics
Before you can operate the remote control, you must first installthe batteries (included). See “Changing the Batteries” at the bottom of this page for instructions. (For an illustration, please seepage 7.) Press the P OWER button to turn the television on or off. Make sure the TV/CATV switch is set ...
Page 18 - Remote Programming; Setting the CATV, VCR and DVD Codes; Cable Box or Satellite setup
Remote Programming 18 Setting the CATV, VCR and DVD Codes You can program your remote to operate your cable box, satellite receiver, VCR or DVD player by using the instructions and codes listed below. If the equipment does not respond to anyof the codes listed below or to the code search function, u...
Page 19 - VCR setup
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Page 20 - DVD setup
Remote Programming 20 The remote control is programmed with DVD codes for power on, power off, play, stop, fast-forward, rewind, previous chapter, next chapter, tray open/close, and still/pause operation.1) Find the DVD player brand from the list of codes shown below.2) Slide the first 2-way selecto...
Page 21 - Onscreen Menus; Using the Guide
Onscreen Menus 21 Using the Guide The Onscreen Menus Certain symbols are used throughout this guide to help you learn about the features of your new television. The ones you will see most frequently are: ❷ Up and Down arrows mean press the C H + or C H - buttons. Pressing the C H + or C H - buttons...
Page 22 - Plug In Menu; Introduction; ENGLISH; NOW
Plug In Menu 22 The Plug In Menu comes up automatically when you first turn on the TV after plugging it in. ThePlug In Menu helps you to get your TV ready to use by letting you set your preferences for: • The Language in which you want the onscreen menus to appear,• The Auto Tuner Setup of which cha...
Page 23 - Auto Clock Set; MODE AUTO MANUAL
Plug In Menu 23 Auto Clock Set Before you use any of your TV’s timer functions, you must first set the clock. You may precisely setyour clock using the XDS time signal broadcast by most Public Broadcasting stations. To set theclock using the XDS signal: Enter the channel number of your local PBS sta...
Page 24 - MODE AUTO MANUAL; Manual Clock Set
Plug In Menu 24 To set your clock manually (without using the XDS signal), choose MANUALfrom the Set Clockmenu and follow the steps below. ❷ To SET CLOCK ➛❿ To operate ➛❿ To MANUAL ❷ To move to the hour ➛❿ To set the hour ❷ To move to minutes ➛❿ To set the minutes ❷ To move to START CLOCK ➛❿ To ...
Page 25 - Channel Summary; Channel Guard Message; SCAN
Channel Summary Channel Summary Channel Summary allows you to customize the line-up of channels received by your TV. You canadd or delete channels from the line-up or prevent any unauthorized viewers from watching any orall 181 channels. Press the M ENU button ❷ To CHANNELSUMMARY ➛❿ To operate The ...
Page 26 - FINISH
V-Chip 26 Your TV is equipped with V-Chip technology which enables TV Parental Guidelines (for UnitedStates and Canada) and Movie (MPAA) Guideline controls. V-Chip technology allows you to pro-gram your TV to receive, or not to receive, programs based on content according to the guidelines.Programs ...
Page 28 - Setting US V-Chip Ratings
V-Chip 28 Line up the cursor in the column (TV PG, TV G, etc.) with the content row (V/FV, S, etc.) and press the or ❷ to move the cursor to the correct location. Press ➛ or ❿ to turn the locking feature on or off. An item is locked if the icon appears instead of a “—” . For example. To block view...
Page 29 - Setting ratings with the V-Chip button
V-Chip 29 Setting ratings with the V-Chip button Example 2: If you want to set your V-Chip settings to block all programming above a current setting such asTV PG-V (with violence): Press Z ERO when TV-PG - V is displayed All Programming above TV PG - V (with Violence) will be blocked. To access Rati...
Page 30 - Movie Ratings
V-Chip 30 ❒ NR - Not Rated.This is a film which has no rating. In many cases these films were imported from countries which donot use the MPAA ratings system. Other NR films may be from amateur producers who didn’t intend tohave their film widely released. NR (Not Rated) Programming may contain all ...
Page 31 - Canadian V-Chip Ratings; Directions to set Canadian V-Chip Ratings:
V-Chip 31 ❒ E - Exempt.Exempt programming includes: news, sports, documentaries and other information programming, talkshows, music videos, and variety programming. ❒ C – Programming Intended for Children.Violence Guidelines: There will be no realistic scenes of violence. Depictions of aggressivebeh...
Page 32 - Unrated Programs; Notes About Unrated Programs:; UNRATED VIEW BLOCK
V-Chip 32 Unrated Programs Notes About Unrated Programs: Unrated programming refers to any programming which does not contain a rating signal.Programming on television stations which do not broadcast rating signals will be placed in the“Unrated Programming" category. Examples of Unrated programs...
Page 33 - Set Lock Code; LOCK CODE
V-Chip 33 Set Lock Code Channel Guard and V-Chip settings are protected by a four-digit Lock Code. Your TV comes pre-setwith a Lock Code of "0000". You may change the code to any four-digit number you wish. Tochange the Lock Code, follow the steps below. Press the M ENU button ❷ To SET LOCK...
Page 34 - Tint
Picture Settings 34 Tint Color Picture Bright Detail Tint allows you to adjust the levels of red and green in your TV picture. Press the M ENU button ❷ To TINT ❿ To increase the levels of green ➛ To increase the levels of red ❷ To move to the next setting The color function lets you make all the c...
Page 35 - Noise Muting
Picture Settings 35 Noise Muting Set Video Status This feature inserts a blank blue screen over channels which are not broadcasting or are too weakto be received clearly. Press the M ENU button ❷ To NOISE MUTING ➛❿ To turn Noise Muting ON or OFF • Noise Muting will not work during Auto Tuner Setup ...
Page 36 - Sound Settings; Treble
Sound Settings 36 You can increase or decrease the level of low-frequency sound in the TV’s audio with the Bass adjustment. Press the M ENU button ❷ To BASS ❿ To increase the bass ➛ To decrease the bass ❷ To move to the next setting Use Treble to adjust the level of high-frequency sound in your TV...
Page 37 - General Items
General Items 37 The On/Off timer lets you program your television to turn itself on or off. You can use it as an alarmto wake up, to help you remember important programs, or as a decoy when you're not home. Press the M ENU button ❷ To ON/OFF TIMER ➛❿ To operate (begins with ON TIME) ➛❿ To set the ...
Page 38 - TV Speaker; TV SPEAKER ON OFF
General Items 38 If your TV is connected to a stereo system, you can turn off the TV speakers and listen to the audiothrough your stereo. Press the M ENU button ❷ To TV SPEAKER ➛❿ To turn the TV's speakers ON or OFF E XIT when finished • Before you turn the TV Speaker setting from OFF to ON, make s...
Page 39 - MODE; Closed Caption; NOTES
General Items 39 Many broadcasts now include an onscreen display of dialog called Closed Captions. Some broad-casts may also include displays of additional information in text form. Your television can access anddisplay this information using the Closed Caption feature. To activate the Closed Captio...
Page 40 - Button Functions; Display; Menu
Button Functions 40 The Display screen shows the current status of timers and inputs. Press the D ISPLAY button The screen above shows the following information: • The current channel or AV input (Channel 07) • The current time (12:20 pm) • Sleep Timer status/minutes remaining (The Sleep Timer is of...
Page 41 - Video Status; PUSH SLEEP TIMER BUTTON; CHOICE; HYPER SURROUND ON OFF
Button Functions 41 Video Status Sleep Timer Hyper Surround Muting The V IDEO S TATUS button gives you a choice of three TV picture display settings, including a display of your own preferences. Standard - Resets the picture display to the factory settings. Choice - Displays the setting levels you s...
Page 42 - RETURN CHANNEL; Input
Button Functions 42 The R ETURN + button has two functions: Return - Returns to the channel viewed just before the channel currently onscreen. Return+ - Lets you program a specific channel to return to while scanning through the channels using the CH+ and CH- buttons. R ETURN + and hold for three se...
Page 43 - DVD Buttons
Button Functions 43 DVD Buttons VCR Buttons TV/CATV Switch VCR/DVD Switch You can also use this remote control to operate the basic functions of your DVD player. These functions include: play, rewind, fast-forward, stop, still/pause, previous/next, tray open/close, poweron, and power off. Move the s...
Page 44 - Button Functions - PIP; Cable Box Note
Button Functions - PIP 44 PIP displays two separate pictures on screen. Your television has 2-Tuner PIP, meaning you canview pictures from two different channels simultaneously. A special set of PIP control buttons arelocated on the upper part of the remote control. Descriptions of each button appea...
Page 45 - Freeze
45 Button Functions - PIP Freeze Swap Channel +/- for PIP Source Use the F REEZE button to lock a single, still image onto the PIP window. • If PIP is off when F REEZE is pressed, a snapshot of the main screen is taken and placed in the PIP window. • If PIP is on when F REEZE is pressed, the image i...
Page 46 - Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting There is no power There is no picture or sound You cannot select a certain channel The power turns off by itself The clock is wrong The color quality is poor The On Timer is blinking There are lines across the picture The picture is spotted There are double pictures (ghosts) Picture ...
Page 47 - Warranty
47 JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA warrants this product and all parts thereof, except as set forth belowONLY TO THE ORIGINALPURCHASER AT RETAILto be FREE FROM DEFECTIVE MATERIALSAND WORKMANSHIP from the date of original retail purchase for the period shown below (the“Warranty Period”) (PICTURE TUBE is cover...
Page 49 - Authorized Service Centers; QUALITY; Remember to retain your Bill of Sale for Warranty Service.; Caution; For service in Canada; Do not service the television yourself
Authorized Service Centers QUALITY SERVICE TOLL FREE: 1 (800) 537-5722 http://www.jvc.com HOW TO LOCATE YOUR JVC SERVICE CENTER Dear Customer, In order to receive the most satisfaction from your purchase, please read the instruction booklet before operating the unit. In the event that repairs are ne...
Page 50 - Search Codes; VCR Search Codes Function:; DVD Player Search Codes Function:
Search Codes Cable/Satellite Search Codes Function: 1) Slide the first 2-Way Mode Selector switch to CATV.2) Press the TV P OWER and R ETURN + buttons. Hold for at least three seconds and release. 3) Press TV P OWER , see if the CATV or Satellite box responds. 4) If there was a response, press R ETU...
Page 51 - Specifications
MODEL AV-27260 AV-32230 AV-32260 AV-36260 AV-36230 Reception Format Reception Range Power Consumption Screen Size Audio Output Speakers Antenna Terminal External Input Jacks Audio OutputJacks (VARI) Dimensions (In)WxHxD (cm) Weight (lbs / k g ) Accessories NTSC, BTSC System (Multi-Channel Sound) VHF...
Page 52 - JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA; Division of JVC Americas Corp.
JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA Division of JVC Americas Corp. 1700 Valley Road Wayne, New Jersey, 07470 JVC CANADA, INC. 21 Finchdene SquareScarborough, Ontario Canada, M1X 1A7 AC/Core line mini-IB 2/8/01 9:37 AM Page 52
