JVC AV-36D303 - Manual

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 theantenna. This will prevent damage to product due to lightning storms or power line surges. 14 A TV set and cart ...

Table of Contents UNPACKING YOUR TV . . . . . 7 TV Models andRemote Controls . . . . . . . . 8 Quick Setup Guide . . . . . . . 10 Connections . . . . . . . . . . 13 Cable and VCR Connections . . . . . . . 13Connecting to a DVD Player . . . . . . . . 16Connecting to an External Amplifier . . . . 17 C...

MENU OPERATE MENU POWER ON TIMER — CHANNEL + — VOLUME + Two AA Batteries 1 Television 1 Remote Control Thank you for your purchase of a JVC Color Television. Before you begin setting up your newtelevision, please check to make sure you have all of the following items. In addition to thisguide, your ...

TV Models and Remotes Guide NOTE: Before you connect your televison to another device, please refer to the proper dia- grams for your TV and remote, depending on the model that you have purchased.These will help assist you in understanding how to connect your television to anotherdevice, as well as ...

TV Models and Remotes Guide Remote Control RM-C251 MODELS:AV-36D503, AV-32D503,and AV-27D503 Remote Control RM-C252 MODELS:AV-36D303, AV-36D203,AV-32D303, and AV-32D203 9 GE D-Series English 3/12/02 2:52 PM Page 9

10 Getting Started These quick setup pages will provide you, in three easy steps, with the basic information youneed to begin using your new television right away. This information includes basic instructionson operating your remote control, making a simple cable/antenna and optional VCR connectiona...

11 WALL CABLE or ANTENNA OUT OR OR VCR IN Cable/RF connector AV Cables/Plugs Step Two - Making Basic Connections Next you will need to connect your television to an antenna or cable system. The most basic antenna/cable connection is shown below. For more detailed connections, such as ones wherea cab...

12 Press the "# buttons to move to AUTO TUNER SETUP Press the $% buttons to begin AUTO TUNER SETUP $%!! To choose CABLE (if you are connectedto a cable system) or AIR (if you use an antenna) "#! To move to START $%!! To start Auto Tuner Setup The Auto Tuner will now memorize all of the clear...

Connections VCR IN WALL CABLE or ANTENNA OUT OR OR TWO-WAYSPLITTER 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...

VCR IN OR OR WALL CABLE or ANTENNA OUT Connections 14 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 RF Output of the cable box, in to the RF Input on the back of the VCR. 3) Connect an RF cable from the RF Output of...

DVD Player Y P B P R AUDIO OUT R L Green Blue Red Connections 16 1) Connect Green cable out from DVD player “Y” Component Output, in to TV “Y” Component Input. 2) Connect Blue cable out from DVD player “P B ” Component Output, in to TV “P B ” Component Input. 3) Connect Red cable out from DVD Player...

Connections 17 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...

Connections 18 VCR or DVD player To Connect: Plug one end of the AV Compu Link cable into the AV Compu Link input on yourVCR, DVD, or other Compu Link device. Plug the other end of the AV Compu Link cable intothe AV Compu Link input at the rear of the television. Connecting to JVC AV Compu Link JVC’...

Remote Control • Before you can operate the remote control, you must first install the batteries (included). See “Changing the Batteries”at the bottom of this page for instructions. (For an illustration,please see page 10.) • Press the P OWER button to turn the television on or off. • Make sure the ...

Remote Programming 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 toany of the codes listed below or to the code search function, use ...

Remote Programming Admiral Aiwa Akai Audio Dynamic Bell & Howell Broksonic Canon CCE Citizen Craig Curtis Mathes Daewoo DBX Dimensia Emerson Fisher Funai G.E. Go Video Goldstar Hitachi Gradiente Instant Replay Jensen 035 027, 032, 095 029, 072, 073, 074 003, 005 063, 071 020, 026, 094 023, 025 0...

Remote Programming 22 DVD codes Aiwa Apex Denon Hitachi JVC Kenwood Konka Mitsubishi Onkyo Oritron Panasonic Philips Pioneer 043 040 020, 037 030, 031 000 035 039 025 041 044 020 023, 036 022 DVD Player CODES Raite RCA Sampo Samsung Sharp Silvania Sony Technics Toshiba Wave Yamaha Zenith 033 021, 02...

To bring up the onscreen menu, press the M ENU button on the remote control. The item that appears in yellow is the one currently selected. If you press the M ENU button again, the onscreen display will skip to the next menu screen. If you use the Menu button on the TV’s frontpanel instead of the re...

Onscreen Menus 24 The Onscreen Menu System Your television comes with JVC’s Onscreen Menu System. The Onscreen Menus let you makeadjustments to your television’s operation simply and quickly. Examples of the Onscreen Menusare shown below and on the next page. Detailed explanations on using each menu...

Plug In Menu 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 channe...

Plug In Menu 26 Auto Clock Set Before you use any of your TV’s timer functions, you must first set the clock. You may preciselyset your clock using the XDS time signal broadcast by most Public Broadcasting stations. Toset the clock using the XDS signal: Enter the channel number of your local PBS sta...

Plug In Menu 27 Manual Clock Set NOTE: You will have to reset the clock after a power interruption. You must set the clock before operat-ing any timer functions. To set your clock manually (without using the XDS signal), choose MANUAL from the Set Clockmenu and follow the steps below. "# To SET ...

Channel Summary Channel Summary Channel Summary allows you to customize the line-up of channels received by your TV. Youcan add or delete channels from the line-up or prevent any unauthorized viewers from watchingany or all 181 channels. Press the M ENU button "# To CHANNEL SUMMARY $% To operate...

V-Chip 31 Line up the cursor in the column (TV PG, TV G, etc.) with the content row (V/FV, S, etc.) and press the " or #! to move the cursor to the correct location. Press $ or % to turn the locking feature on or off. An item is locked if the icon appears instead of a “—”. For example. To block ...

V-Chip 32 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...

V-Chip ❒ NR - Not Rated.This is a film which has no rating. In many cases these films were imported from countrieswhich do not use the MPAA ratings system. Other NR films may be from amateur producerswho didn’t intend to have their film widely released. NR (Not Rated) Programming may contain all typ...

V-Chip ❒ E - Exempt.Exempt programming includes: news, sports, documentaries and other informationprogramming, talk shows, music videos, and variety programming. ❒ C – Programming Intended for Children.Violence Guidelines: There will be no realistic scenes of violence. Depictions of aggressivebehavi...

36 V-Chip Set Lock Code Channel Guard and V-Chip settings are protected by a four-digit Lock Code. Your TV comespre-set with a Lock Code of "0000". You may change the code to any four-digit number youwish. To change the Lock Code, follow the steps below. Press the M ENU button "# To SET ...

37 Picture Settings 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 "# To TINT % To increase the levels of green $ To increase the levels of red "# To move to the next setting The color function lets you make a...

Picture Settings 38 Noise Muting This feature inserts a blank blue screen over channels which are not broadcasting or are tooweak to be received clearly. Press the M ENU button "# To NOISE MUTING $% To turn Noise Muting ON or OFF • Noise Muting will not work during Auto Tuner Setup or when you o...

39 Sound Settings You can increase or decrease the level of low-frequency sound in the TV’s audio with the Bassadjustment. Press the M ENU button "# To BASS % To increase the bass $ To decrease the bass "# To move to the next setting Use Treble to adjust the level of high-frequency sound in ...

40 General Items The On/Off timer lets you program your television to turn itself on or off. You can use it as analarm to wake up, to help you remember important programs, or as a decoy when you're nothome. Press the M ENU button "# To ON/OFF TIMER $% To operate (begins with ON TIME) $% To set t...

General Items Many broadcasts now include an onscreen display of dialog called Closed Captions. Somebroadcasts may also include displays of additional information in text form. Your television canaccess and display this information using the Closed Caption feature. To activate the ClosedCaption feat...

Get the best quality video from your DVD player by using this setting and the DVD inputs at therear of the television. Set either to YES for component input (for DVD) or to NO for compositevideo input (for a regular VCR). Press the M ENU button "# To V2 COMPONENT-IN $% To turn the input ON (YES)...

Button Functions 43 The M ENU button allows you to access JVC’s onscreen menu system. Press M ENU to activate the onscreen menu system. • See individual topics (like “Sound Settings) for specific information on using menus. Press the E XIT button to leave a menu screen. On the RM-C251 this button is...

Button Functions 44 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. Dynamic - Heightens contrast Theater - Giv...

Button Functions 45 Use the 100+ button to directly access channels above Channel 99. For example to move tochannel 124, press100+, 2 (two), 4 (four). 100+ Button Return+ Input Selects the signal input source for the television: TV (for Antenna or Cable) or Video-1, 2 or 3for video devices like VCR’...

Button Functions 46 Light Your remote control includes illuminated buttons for key features like C HANNEL +/- and V OLUME +/-. Press the L IGHT button to turn the illumination on. DVD Buttons VCR Buttons TV/CATV Switch VCR/DVD Switch You can also use this remote control to operate the basic function...

Button Functions - PIP 47 PIP displays two separate pictures on screen. Your television has 2-Tuner PIP, meaning youcan view pictures from two different channels simultaneously. A special set of PIP control but-tons are located on the upper part of the remote control. Descriptions of each button app...

Button Functions - PIP 48 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...

Troubleshooting 49 There is no power There is no pictureor 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) Pictur...

50 Warranty JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA warrants this product and all parts thereof, except as set forthbelow ONLY TO THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER AT RETAIL to be FREE FROM DEFECTIVEMATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP from the date of original retail purchase for the periodshown below (the “Warranty Period”) (PICTURE TU...

52 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...

53 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 ...

Specifications 54 MODEL AV-27D503 AV-32D203 AV-32D303 AV-32D503 AV-36D503 AV-36D203 AV-36D303 ReceptionFormat ReceptionRange Power Consumption Screen Size Audio Output Speakers AntennaTerminal External Input Jacks Audio OutputJacks (FIX) Dimensions (In) WxHxD (cm) Weight (lbs / kg) Accessories NTSC,...

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