Page 2 - IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS; CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock.; RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK; CAUTION
IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARDS, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS TVSET TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION: TO INSURE PERSONAL SAFETY, OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING RULESREGARDING THE USE OF THIS UNIT. 1. Operate only from the power source specified on the unit.2. Avoid damaging the AC pl...
Page 3 - IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS; Please read and retain for your safety.; INSTALLATION; IMPORTANT RECYCLING INFORMATION
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS CAUTION: Please read and retain for your safety. Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. This TV set has been engineered andmanufactured to assure your personal safety. But improper use can result in potential electricalshock or fire hazards. In order not to defeat ...
Page 4 - USE; EXAMPLE OF ANTENNA GROUNDING
7 An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines orother 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 fromtouching such power lines or ...
Page 5 - SERVICE
13 For added protection of the TV set during a lightning storm or when the TV set is to be leftunattended 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 c...
Page 6 - Table of Contents; APPENDICES
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 . . . . 17Co...
Page 7 - Television; RF Connectors; Unpacking Your Television
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 television box should include: Once you have unpacked yo...
Page 8 - TV Models and Remotes Guide; Rear Panel Diagrams
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 u...
Page 9 - Remote Control RM-C325G; Remote Control RM-C326G
TV Models and Remotes Guide Remote Control RM-C325G MODELS:AV-36F803, AV-32F803 andAV-27F803 POWER VIDEO STATUS SLEEP TIMER LIGHT BBE CHANNEL DISPLAY SOURCE FREEZE PIP SWAP ON/MOVE EZ SURF 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 T...
Page 10 - Note: Illustration of remote control RM-C325G; Proceed to Step Two; Quick Setup 1
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...
Page 11 - Step Two - Making Basic Connections; Proceed to Step Three; Quick Setup 2
INPUT 4 S VIDEO VIDEO INPUT 1 R L MONO AUDIO OVER R L MONO R L 75Ω (VHF / UHF) AUDIO COMPONENT VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO Y P B P R AV COMPULINK AUDIO OUT INPUT 2 WALL CABLE or ANTENNA OUT 11 Cable/RF connector AV Cables/Plugs Step Two - Making Basic Connections Next you will need to connect your televis...
Page 12 - Step Three - The Plug In Menu; STOP; The Quick Setup is complete; Quick Setup 3
12 Press the button to move to AUTO TUNER SETUP ¥ To choose CABLE (if you are connectedto a cable system) or AIR (if you use an antenna) or SKIP (if you need to) To move to START The Auto Tuner will now memorize all of the clear, active channels your television canreceive. This will take one or...
Page 13 - Connections; There are three basic types of antenna or cable connections:; Cable and VCR Connections
INPUT 4 S VIDEO VIDEO INPUT 1 R L MONO AUDIO OVER R L MONO R L 75Ω (VHF / UHF) AUDIO COMPONENT VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO Y P B P R AV COMPULINK AUDIO OUT INPUT 2 CABLE or ANTENNA OUT OR OR TWO-WAYSPLITTER VCR IN OUT V L R IN OUT OUT Connections 1) Connect the antenna or cable TV wire from the wall outle...
Page 14 - Cable and VCR Connections - Continued
INPUT 4 S VIDEO VIDEO INPUT 1 R L MONO AUDIO OVER R L MONO R L 75Ω (VHF / UHF) AUDIO COMPONENT VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO Y P B P R AV COMPULINK AUDIO OUT INPUT 2 CABLE or ANTENNA OUT OR OR IN OUT VCR V L R Cable Box OUT IN Illustration of AV-27F803 Connections 14 1) Connect the antenna or cable TV wire ...
Page 16 - Connecting to a DVD player
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 “P R ” Component Output, in to TV “P R ” Componen...
Page 17 - Connecting to an External Amplifier
INPUT 4 S VIDEO VIDEO INPUT 1 R L MONO AUDIO OVER R L MONO R L 75Ω (VHF / UHF) AUDIO COMPONENT VIDEO COMPONENT VIDEO Y P B P R AV COMPULINK AUDIO OUT INPUT 2 LEFT FRONT SPEAKER RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER AMPLIFIER Illustration of AV-27F803 Connections 17 1) Connect the yellow video cable out from the Camco...
Page 18 - Connecting to JVC AV Compu Link
Connections 18 To Connect: Plug one end of the AV Compu Link cable into the AV Compu Link input on your VCR, 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’s AV Compu Link f...
Page 19 - Remote Control; Hyperscan; Changing the Batteries
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 ...
Page 20 - Remote Programming; Setting the CATV, VCR and DVD Codes
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 ...
Page 21 - VCR codes
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...
Page 22 - DVD codes
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...
Page 23 - To bring up the onscreen menu; Onscreen Menus; Using the Guide
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 r...
Page 24 - The Onscreen Menu System; INITIAL SETUP 01
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...
Page 25 - Plug In Menu; Introduction; NOW; Programming will take approximately 1 to 2
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...
Page 26 - Auto Clock Set
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...
Page 27 - Manual Clock Set
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 CLOC...
Page 28 - Channel Summary; Channel Guard Message
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 The...
Page 29 - Special Note about Ratings
29 V-Chip 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 toprogram your TV to receive, or not to receive, programs based on content according to theguidelines. Programs wh...
Page 31 - Setting US V-Chip Ratings
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 viewi...
Page 32 - Setting ratings with the V-Chip button
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...
Page 33 - Movie Ratings; For example
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 ty...
Page 34 - Canadian V-Chip Ratings
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 aggressivebeha...
Page 36 - Set Lock Code
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 LOCK...
Page 37 - Picture Settings; Tint
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 all the c...
Page 38 - Noise Muting; Color Temperature
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 opera...
Page 39 - Sound Settings; Treble
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 your TV’...
Page 40 - General Items
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 the h...
Page 41 - Closed Caption
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...
Page 42 - Auto Shut Off; N S
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), using V2 COMPONENT-IN. Press the M ENU button To V2 COMPONENT-IN ¥ To turn...
Page 43 - Button Functions; • PIP is available on series F803 models only.; Menu; Display
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-C325G this button i...
Page 44 - Video Status; Standard; PUSH SLEEP TIMER BUTTON; STANDARD; HYPER SURROUND ON OFF
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...
Page 45 - Input; BBE; BBE ON OFF; Return; RETURN CHANNEL
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, 3 or4 for video devices like V...
Page 46 - Light; DVD Buttons
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...
Page 47 - Button Functions - PIP; Cable Box Note
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...
Page 48 - Freeze
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...
Page 49 - Search Codes; VCR Search Codes Function:; DVD Player Search Codes Function:
49 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 ...
Page 50 - Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting 50 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...
Page 51 - Warranty; WHAT YOU MUST DO FOR WARRANTY SERVICE:; Warranty information.; Parts
51 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...
Page 52 - There are no express warranties except as listed above.
52 Warranty 7) Accessories;8) Batteries (except that Rechargeable Batteries are covered for 90 days from date of purchase.) There are no express warranties except as listed above. THE DURATION OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTYOF MERCHANTABILTY, IS LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF T...
Page 53 - Authorized Service Centers; QUALITY; HOW TO LOCATE YOUR JVC SERVICE CENTER; Remember to retain your Bill of Sale for Warranty Service.; Caution; For service in Canada; Or visit us on the web at; Do not service the television yourself
53 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...
Page 54 - Specifications; Specifications subject to change without notice.
Specifications 54 Specifications subject to change without notice. Model Reception Format NTSC, BTSC System (Multi-Channel Sound) Reception Range VHF 2 to 13, UHF 14 to 69 Sub Mid, Mid, Super, Hyper and Ultra Bands (181 channel frequency synthesizer system) Power Consumption 140W 160W 160W Power Sou...
Page 55 - Note
Note 55 AV-27,32,36F703/713/803 English 6/14/02 5:07 PM Page 55
Page 56 - 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 AV-27,32,36F703/713/803 English 6/14/02 5:07 PM Page 56
