JVC AV-36P902 - 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 outletand disconnect the antenna.This will prevent damage to product due to lightningstorms or po wer line surges. 14 A TV set and cart c...

ONSCREEN MENUS (Cont.) Sound Settings Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Tr e ble . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8MTS(Multi-channel Sound) . . 38 General Items On/Off Timer . . . . . . . . . . 39T V S p e a ker . . . . . . . . . . 4 0Audio Out . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

2 AA Batteries 1 Television 1 Remote Control Thank you for your purchase of JVC’s model AV-36P902 Color Television. Before you beginsetting up your new television, please check to make sure you have all of the following items .In addition to this guide, your television box should include: Once you h...

Slide the cover on the back of the remote down towards the bottom of the remote control.Insert two batteries (included) carefully noting the “+”and “–” markings, placing the “–”end inthe unit first. Slide the cover back into place . Getting Started These quick setup pages will provide you, in three ...

Cable/RFconnector Step Two - Making Basic Connections Next you will need to connect your television to an antenna, VCR or cable system. The mostbasic VCR and antenna/cable connection is shown belo w. For more detailed connections, suchas ones where a cable box is required, or connecting with a combi...

10 Press the buttons to mo ve to AUTO TUNER SETUP Press the buttons to begin AUTO TUNER SETUP To choose CABLE (if you are connected to 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, active channels your tel...

Front Panel Diagram NOTE: To open and close the front panel, gently push it until you hear a click. Rear Panel Diagram 11 Diagrams AV-36P902 English 9/13/01 3:55 PM Page 11

1) Connect an RFCable from the wall outlet into the RF Cable In on the Cable Box. 2) Connect an RFcable from the Cable Out on the cable box into the RFCable In on the back of the TV. NOTE: • Please see page 48 for more information on using the PIP feature with a cable box. Connecting to a Cable Box ...

Connections Connecting to a Cable Box and VCR Diagram #3 1) Connect an RF Cable from the wall outlet into the RF Cable Box In.2) Connect an RF Cable from the Cable Box Out into the VCR In.3) Connect an RF Cable from the VCR Out into the RF In on the back of the TV.4) Connect the Red Cable from VCR R...

Connections 1) Connect Green Cable Out from DVD Player “Y”Component Output into TV “Y”Component Input 2 or 3. 2) Connect Blue Cable Out from DVD Player “P B ” Component Output into TV “P B ” Component Input 2 or 3. 3) Connect Red Cable Out from DVD Player “P R ” Component Output into TV “P R ” Compo...

Connections Connecting to a Digital TV Receiver By inputting a High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection high-definition picture source to theDigital-In terminal of this television, high-definition pictures can be displayed on the screen intheir digital form. (This terminal is for use in the future ...

Connections 1) Connect the Yellow Video Cable Out from the Camcorder’s Video Output into the TV’s Video Input Jack, OR connect an S-Video Cable from the Camcorder’s S-Video Output to the TV’sS-Video Input. 2) Connect the White Audio Cable Out from the Camcorder’s Left Audio Output into the TV’s Left...

Connections 1) Plug one end of the AV Compu Link Cable into the AV Compu Link Input on your VCR, DVD, or other Compu Link device . 2) Plug the other end of the AV Compu Link Cable into the AV Compu Link Input at the rear of the TV. NOTE:• In order for the VCR playback to begin automatically, the rec...

Getting Started • Before you can operate the remote control, you must first install the batteries (included). See “Changing theBatteries”at the bottom of this page for instructions. (Foran illustration, please see page 8.) • Press the P OWER button to turn the television on or off. • Make sure the “...

Getting Started 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 respondto any of the codes listed below or to the code search function, use the...

Getting Started Setting VCR codes The remote control is prog rammed with VCR codes for po wer on, po wer off, play, stop,fast-forward, rewind, pause, record, channel up, and channel down operation.1) Find the VCR brand from the list of codes shown below.2) Slide the first 2-way selector switch to “T...

Getting Started Setting DVD codes The remote control is prog rammed with DVD codes for po wer on, po wer off, play, stop,fast-forward, rewind, previous chapter, next chapter, tray open/close, and still/pause operation.1) Find the DVDPlayer brand from the list of codes shown below.2) Slide the first ...

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’ sfront panel instead of the r...

Plug In Menu Introduction Auto Tuner Setup Language You can choose to view your onscreen menus in three languages:English, French, or Spanish. Press the M ENU button To LANGUAGE To choose a language In Auto Tuner Setup, the TV automatically scans through all a vailable channels, memorizing theactive...

Plug In Menu 25 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 26 Once you have the items in the Plug In Menu set to your personal preferences, move to theFinish option to sa ve your settings. To FINISH To save settings and exit • You can change the preferences you set in the Plug In Menu at any time using the regular JVC onscreen menu system. Manu...

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 vie wers from watchingany or all 181 channels . Press the M ENU button To CHANNEL SUMMARY To operate The Cha...

29 V-Chip US V-Chip Ratings U.S. PARENTAL RATING SYSTEMS Programs with the following ratings are appropriate for children. ❒ TV Y is Appropriate for All Children.Programs are created for very young viewers and should be suitable for all ages, includingchildren ages 2 - 6. ❒ TV Y7 is for Older Childr...

V-Chip 30 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 loc ked if the icon appears instead of a “—”. For example, to block viewing of ...

V-Chip 31 Setting ratings with the V-Chip button Example 2: If you want to set your V-Chip settings to block all prog ramming above a current setting such asTV PG-V (with violence): Press Z ERO when TV-PG - V is displayed To access Rating information about a certain program, press the V-C HIP button...

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 ha ve their film widely released. NR (Not Rated) Programming may contain all ty...

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 aggressivebehavior...

34 V-Chip Unrated Programs Notes About Unrated Prog rams: Unrated programming refers to any prog ramming 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 prog r...

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 SETLOCK CODE T...

Picture Settings 36 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 le vels of green To increase the le vels of redTo move to the next setting The color function lets you make all the colors in ...

Picture Settings The setting screen will disappear if you do not make any adjustments or move to the next set -ting in approximately three seconds . Any changes you have made to picture settings up to thatpoint will be stored. You can exit the Picture Settings menu at any time by pressing the E XIT ...

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 le vel of high-frequency sound in your TV’s audio. Pr...

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 E N U bu t t o n To ON/OFF TIMER To operate (begins with ONTIME) To set the hour (AM...

General Items 40 If your TV is connected to a stereo system, you can turn off the TV speakers and listen to theaudio through your stereo. Press the M ENU button To TVSPEAKER To turn the TV's speakers ONor OFF E XIT /P IP O FF when finished • Before you turn the TV Speaker setting from OFF to ON, mak...

General Items 41 Tilt Correction This adjusts the pictures so that it looks even on the screen and not lopsided. Press the M ENU button To TILT CORRECTION To adjust TILT CORRECTION Purity This helps clean up the picture so that it may not contain any “snow”. Press the M ENU button To PURITY To adjus...

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...

Button Functions 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 /P IP O FF button to lea ve a menu screen. Press Exit/PIPOff t...

Button Functions Video Status 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 - Choose when you watch the TV in a brightly lit room. Theater -...

Button Functions 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, DIGITAL-IN or Cable) orVideo-1, 2, 3, or 4 for video devic...

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...

This allows you to quickly look at up to 9 channels at a time so that you can decide which oneto watch. Index 05 06 08 10 12 14 22 23 64 Button Functions 47 AV-36P902 English 9/13/01 3:55 PM Page 47

Button Functions - PIP PIP Introduction 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 e...

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 in t...

Troubleshooting 50 AV-36P902 English 9/13/01 3:55 PM Page 50

51 Warranty For Canadian model televisions, see the separate sheet for Canadian Warranty information. 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...

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...

54 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 ...

Specifications 55 Specifications subject to change without notice. AV-36P902 English 9/13/01 3:55 PM Page 55