JVC AV-21W83-BK Colour Television Instructions

JVC AV-21W83-BK Colour Television

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.

Safety precautions

WARNING
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the TV to rain or moisture.

CAUTION

• Operate only from the power source indicated on the rear of the TV.
• Avoid damaging the power cord and mains plug. When you unplug the TV, pull it out by the mains plug. Do not pull on the power cord.
• Never block or cover the cabinet openings for ventilation. Never install the TV where good ventilation is unattainable. When installing this TV, leave spaces for ventilation around the TV more than the minimum distances shown in the diagram.
• Do not allow objects or liquid into the cabinet openings.
• In the event of a fault, unplug the TV and call a service technician. Do not attempt to repair it by yourself or remove the rear cover.
• The surface of the TV screen is easily damaged. Be very careful with it when handling the TV. Should the TV screen become soiled, wipe it with a soft dry cloth. Never rub it forcefully. Never use any cleaner or detergent on it.
• When you don’t use this TV for a long period of time, be sure to unplug it.

Preparation

Confirm which remote control you have
Your TV comes with one of the two remote controls shown below. Functions you can operate differ depending on the type of remote control.

Insert the batteries into the remote control
Correctly insert two batteries, observing the , and polarities and inserting the  end first.

CAUTION:
Follow the cautions printed on the batteries.

Notes:

• Use AA/R6/UM-3 dry cell batteries.
• If the remote control does not work properly, fit new batteries. The supplied batteries are for testing, not regular use.

Connecting the aerial and VCR

• Read the manuals provided with the devices. Depending on the device, the connection method may be different from the diagrams. Also the device settings may need to change depending on the connection method.
• Turn off all the devices including the TV.
• Connecting cables are not supplied.
• When connecting monaural audio to the TV, use the L/MONO jack.
• If you connect the VCR to the TV only with an aerial cable, you should preset the video channel from the VCR to the AV channel (channel number 0) on this TV. See “MANUAL CH PRESET”.

Connecting other devices

If you are not connecting any other devices, skip step 4 and perform step 5.

• Use the headphones with a stereo mini jack (3.5 mm in diameter). When you connect the headphones, the TV speakers go off.
• The OUTPUT terminal outputs the video and sound signals which you are viewing on the TV. You can dub them onto the VCR connected to the OUTPUT terminal. (The OUTPUT terminal cannot output component video signals. Also it cannot output any signals when the TV is turned off.)
• Connect components outputting a component signal (Y/CB/CR signal), such as a DVD player, to the VIDEO-2 terminal, and set VIDEO-2 SET function to “COMPONENT”.
• The following illustrations are for the AV-29W83. Your TV’s front and rear pannels may not look exactly like the illustrations.

Connect the power cord to the AC outlet
Operate only from the power source indicated on the rear of the TV.

Initial setting

When the TV is first turned on, it enters the initial setting mode, and the JVC logo is displayed. Follow the instructions on the on-screen display to perform the initial settings.

1. Press the Main power button on the TV.
   • The POWER lamp lights. After the JVC logo has been displayed, the TV automatically switches to the language setting mode.
   • The JVC logo does not appear if your TV has been turned on once before. In this case, use the LANGUAGE and AUTO CH PRESET functions to perform the ini-tial settings. For details.
2. Press the MENU buttons to select language.
3. Press the MENU buttons to select “AUTO CH PRESET”.
4. Press the MENU buttons to start the AUTO CH PRESET function.

“ >>>ON SEARCH” is displayed on the screen.
When all the TV channels that can be received on your TV have been preset, the display goes out and the AUTO CH PRESET function operation is completed.

To stop the AUTO CH PRESET function, press the MENU buttons.

• If a TV channel you want to view is not set to the channel, set it with the MANUAL CH PRESET function. For details.

This completes initial setting.
Now you’re ready to enjoy your JVC TV.

Basic operation

The illustration below is for the remote control RM-C1016 supplied with L83 and W83 series models. Your remote control may not look ex-actly like the illustrations.

1. Press the POWER button to turn your TV on.
   • If your TV does not turn on, press the Main power button on the TV then press the POWER button again.
   • You can also turn on your TV by pressing any of the following buttons;
   • the CHANNEL m button
   • the Number buttons
   • the TV/VIDEO button
2. Select a channel.
   • Press the CHANNEL m button.
   • Up/down selection cannot be selected for channels to which the SKIP has been set to “YES”.
   • Press the Number buttons to enter the channel number.
   • If you want to enter a two-digit number, press the -/– button to select the two digit mode “–”, then enter the channel number.
3. Press the VOLUME M button to adjust the sound.
4. To turn your TV off, press the POWER button.
   • We recommend that you press the Main power button on the TV to turn the main power off if you do not plan to use your TV for a long time or if you wish to save energy.

If the picture is not clear:
Press the COLOUR SYSTEM button to select another colour system.

Viewing Images from an External Device:
Press the TV/VIDEO button to select the VIDEO mode.

• You can also use the INPUT function to select the VIDEO mode. For details.

Remote control buttons and functions

ECO SENSOR button

You can adjust this TV so that the screen automatically adjusts to the optimum contrast according to the brightness of your room. This function reduces eye strain and the power consumption of this TV.

• Press this button to select the desired mode.

DIGITAL ECO SENSOR DISPLAY:
The ECO SENSOR function switches on. In this mode, the clover mark indicating the brightness of your room is displayed for several seconds each time the brightness changes. The number of clover marks displayed on screen increases as your room becomes darker.

DIGITAL ECO SENSOR:
The ECO SENSOR function switches on. However, in this mode, the clover mark will not be displayed.

DIGITAL ECO SENSOR OFF:
The ECO SENSOR function switches off.

PICTURE MODE button
You can select one of three picture adjustment settings as you like.

Press this button to select a mode.

• BRIGHT:
  Heightens contrast and sharpness.

• STANDARD:
  Standardizes picture adjustments.

• SOFT:
  Softens contrast and sharpness.

  • Pressing this button returns all the picture settings in “MENU 4” to their default settings.

COLOUR SYSTEM button

• If the picture is not clear or no colour appears, change the current colour system to another colour system.
• Press this button to select the colour system.

In TV mode:

In VIDEO mode:

AUTO:
Automatic colour system selection.

• For the colour systems in each country or region, see the table “Broadcasting systems”.
• If the picture is not normal in the AUTO mode, change the AUTO mode to another colour system.

SOUND SYSTEM button
When this button is pressed, “B/G” is displayed, however, it cannot change to the another sound system. Nothing is displayed when this button is pressed in VIDEO mode.

I/II button
You can select one of the two bilingual sounds in an A2 stereo programme’s bilingual programme.

Press this button to select a bilingual sound.

• I: Bilingual I (sub I) sound
• II: Bilingual II (sub II) sound
• The A2 Bilingual function has no effect on stereo programmes of the A2 stereo broadcast programme type, although an A2 Bilingual function indicator will appear on the screen.
• The A2 Bilingual function has no effect on programmes other than A2 stereo broadcast programme types, although an A2 Bilingual function indicator will appear on the screen.
• The A2 Bilingual function has no effect in VIDEO mode, although an A2 Bilingual function indicator will appear on the screen.

MUTING button
You can turn the sound off instantly.

Press this button.
To turn the sound on, press this button again.

DISPLAY button
You can continuously display the current channel number or VIDEO mode on the screen.

Press this button.
To turn the display off, press this button again.

• When selecting a VIDEO mode with no signal, indication of the VIDEO mode becomes fixed on the screen.

OFF TIMER button
You can set the TV to automatically turn off after a set time.

Press this button to select the period of time.

• You can set the period of time to a maximum of 120 minutes in 10 minute increments.
• 1 minute before the OFF TIMER function turns off the TV, “GOOD NIGHT!” appears.

To display the remaining time, press this button once.

To cancel the OFF TIMER function, press this button to set the period of time to 0.

• The OFF TIMER function will not turn off the TV’s main power.

RETURN + button
You can set a channel you frequently view to the Return Channel and you can view that channel at any time with one-touch.

To set the channel to the Return Channel:

1. Select the channel you want to set to the Return Channel.
2. Press this button and hold until the message “RETURN PLUS PROGRAMMED!” appears.
   • When you turn off the TV, the Return Channel setting is cancelled.

To view the Return Channel:
Press this button.

• You can view two channels (current channel and Return Channel) alternately by pressing this button.

To cancel the Return Channel setting:
Press this button and hold until the message“RETURN PLUS CANCELLED!” appears.

If no channel is set to the Return Channel:
You can view the channel selected right before the current channel by pressing this button.

CHANNEL SCAN button
You can quickly view all TV channels programmes that you can view on your TV, and search for the programme you want to view.

1. Press this button to start scanning TV channels.
   The TV channel programmes are each displayed for several seconds.

   • The programmes of TV channels for which the SKIP function is set to “YES” are not displayed.

2. When you find the programme you want to view, press this button again to stop scanning.

CINEMA SURROUND button

• You can enjoy an enhanced sound for a wider audience by using CINEMA SURROUND function.
• Press this button to select one of the CINEMA SURROUND mode.

HIGH/LOW:
When you listen to the stereo sound, please select HIGH mode or LOW mode. You can enjoy the sound for a wider audience similar to the experience at the theatre.

• In case that you setting up the CINEMA SURROUND function to HIGH mode, there may be slight volume distortion. In case that occurs, please switch the HIGH mode to LOW mode, the effect of CINEMA SURROUND functions will be less noticeable, however, the volume distor-tion will be corrected.

MONO SURROUND:
Select the MONO SURROUND mode, when you listen to the mono sound. You can enjoy the sound for a wider audience similar to stereo sound.

OFF:
The CINEMA SURROUND function switches off.

Using the TV’s menus

This TV has a number of functions you can operate using the menus. To use all your TV’s functions fully, you need to understand how to use the menus.

Basic operation

1. Press the MENU buttons. One of the 5 menus is displayed.

2. Repeatedly press the MENU buttons to display a desired menu.

   • If you hold down the button, the next menu is displayed.
   • If the selected function is on the first line, pressing the button displays the preceding menu.

3. Repeatedly press the MENU buttons to select a desired function.

4. Press the MENU buttons to change function settings.
   Example:

   • With some functions, the operation method may differ.

5. Press the DISPLAY button to turn the display off.

   • To operate a menu using the buttons on the front panel of the TV, refer to “Operating menus”.

INPUT
You can view images from VCRs or other devices connected to your TV.

1. Press MENU to display the “MENU 1” menu, then select “INPUT”.
2. Press MENU to select “VIDEO- 1”, “VIDEO-2” or “VIDEO-3”. TV mode changes to VIDEO mode.

VNR
You can reduce picture noise.

1. Press MENU to display the “MENU 1” menu, then select “VNR”.
2. Press MENU to select “ON”.
   To cancel the VNR function, select “OFF”.

COMPRESS (16:9)

• This function converts a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) into a wide picture (16:9 aspect ratio).
• Use for pictures with a 16:9 aspect ratio that have been squeezed into a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio), to restore their original dimensions.

1. Press MENU to display the “MENU 1” menu, then select “COMPRESS (16:9)”.
2. Press MENU to select “ON”.

To cancel the COMPRESS (16:9) function, select “OFF”.

PICTURE TILT

< AV-29W83 only >
There are cases where the Earth’s magnetic force may make the picture tilt. If this happens, you can correct the picture tilt.

1. Press MENU to display the “MENU 1” menu, then select “PICTURE TILT”.
2. Continue pressing MENU until the picture becomes level.

AUTO SHUTOFF
You can set your TV to turn off if no signals are received for about 15 minutes or longer after the end of a broadcast.

1. Press MENU to display the “MENU 2” menu, then select “AUTO SHUTOFF”.
2. Press MENU to select “ON”. To cancel the AUTO SHUTOFF function, select “OFF”.
   • The AUTO SHUTOFF function does not turn off the TV’s main power.
   • The AUTO SHUTOFF will not work for a VIDEO mode.

CHILD LOCK
You can disable the front control buttons of the TV.

• When this function is set to “ON”, the TV can be operated using only the remote control.
• Use this function to prevent children from operating the TV without parental consent.

1. Press MENU to display the “MENU 2” menu, then select “CHILD LOCK”.

2. Press MENU to select “ON”.
   To cancel the CHILD LOCK function, select “OFF”.

   • The CHILD LOCK function is canceled when you turn the power off.

BLUE BACK
You can mute the sound and change the picture into a blue screen while no signals are received by the TV, or when the signals are unstable.

1. Press MENU to display the “MENU 2” menu, then select “BLUE BACK”.

2. Press MENU to select “ON”.
   To cancel the BLUE BACK function, select “OFF”.

   • To view a broadcast even when the reception signal is poor, set the BLUE BACK function to “OFF”.
   • Even when the BLUE BACK function is set to “OFF”, the sound may not be audible.

VIDEO-2 SET

• Set the VIDEO-2 SET correctly according to the video signal input from the external device connected to the VIDEO-2 terminal.
• If this setting is incorrect, images will not be displayed.

1. Press MENU to display the “MENU 2” menu, then select “VIDEO-2 SET”.

2. Set the VIDEO-2 SET according to the video signal input from the VIDEO-2 terminal.

   • If a normal video signal (composite video signal) is input:
     Press the MENU buttons to select “VIDEO”.

   • If a component video signal (Y/CB/CR signals) is input:
     Press the MENU buttons to select “COMPONENT”.

AUTO CH PRESET
You can automatically preset all TV channels that can be received by your TV to channels.

1. Press MENU to display the “MENU 3” menu, then select “AUTO CH PRESET”.
2. Press MENU to start the AUTO CH PRESET function.
   “>>>ON SEARCH” is displayed on the screen.
   When all the TV channels that can be received on your TV have been preset, the display goes out and the AUTO CH PRESET function operation is completed.
   To stop the AUTO CH PRESET:
   Press the MENU button.

• The AUTO CH PRESET function does not preset a TV channel to the AV channel (channel number 0).
• If the TV cannot preset the TV channel you want to view, preset it manually. For details, see “MANUAL CH PRESET”.

MANUAL CH PRESET
You can manually preset desired TV channels to desired channels.

1. Press MENU to display the “MENU 3” menu, then select “MANUAL CH PRESET”.

2. Press MENU .
   The sub-menu is displayed.

   • The channel number is displayed as a PR number. For example, channel 1 will be displayed as PR 1. However, the AV channel will be displayed as AV.

3. Press MENU to select the channel number.

4. Press VOLUME M to start searching for the TV channel.
   “>>>” or “<<<” is displayed on the screen.
   When the TV finds a TV channel, the “>>>” or “<<<” display goes out, and the TV channel is preset to the currently selected channel number.

5. • If the TV channel you want to preset is not displayed, repeat step 4 until the TV finds the TV channel you want to preset.

  * To stop the MANUAL CH PRESET function, press any button other than the VOLUME m button.  

If the picture is not clear:
Fine-tune the TV channel.

2. Press MENU to select “FINE”.
3. Hold VOLUME m down to fine-tune the TV channel so that the best image is displayed on screen. “>” or “<” indicates that the TV is finetuning the TV channel.

5. Press MENU to select “MANUAL”.
6. Repeat steps 3 to 5 if you want to preset another TV channel to a channel.

SKIP
You can set undesired channels to be skipped. Channels set to be skipped cannot be selected by the CHANNEL m buttons nor the CHANNEL SCAN button.

• Channels to which TV channels have not been preset are automatically set to be skipped.

1. Press MENU to display the “MENU 3” menu, then select “MANUAL CH PRESET”.

2. Press MENU .
   The sub-menu is displayed.

3. Press MENU to select “SKIP”.

4. Press MENU to select the channel you want to skip.

5. Press VOLUME M to select “YES”.

   • The channel is set to be skipped.
   • To cancel the SKIP function, select “NO”.

6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 if you want to set another channel to skip.

LANGUAGE
You can select the language for the on-screen display.

1. Press MENU to display the “MENU 3” menu, then select “LANGUAGE”.
2. Press MENU to select language.
   The on-screen display indications are in the selected language.

Picture Adjustments
You can adjust the picture as you like.

1. Press MENU to display the “MENU 4” menu.
2. Press MENU to select an item and press MENU to adjust it.
   • TINT* – : Reddish + : Greenish
   • COLOUR – : Lighter + : Deeper
   • BRIGHT – : Darker + : Brighter
   • CONT. – : Lower + : Higher
   • SHARP – : Softer + : Sharper

TINT (tint) is displayed only when viewing images from NTSC3.58 or NTSC4.43 colour systems.

Sound Adjustments
You can adjust the sound as you like.

1. Press MENU to display the “MENU 5” menu.
2. Press MENU to select an item and press MENU to adjust it.
   • TREBLE – : Weaker + : Stronger
   • BASS – : Weaker + : Stronger
   • BALANCE – : Left + : Right

AI VOLUME
You can prevent the sudden increase or decrease of volume that occurs when changing channels or switching VIDEO modes.

1. Press MENU to display the “MENU 5” menu, then select “AI VOLUME”.

2. Press MENU to select “ON”.
   To cancel the AI VOLUME function, select “OFF”.

   • The AI VOLUME function may not operate as expected if the sound input level from a broadcast station (or video software) is extremely low.
   • The AI VOLUME function for TV mode and VIDEO mode can be set separately. For example, you can set it to be off in TV mode and on in VIDEO mode. If you set the AI VOLUME function while viewing a TV channel, the setting is registered as the setting for TV mode. If you set the AI VOLUME function while viewing images from a VIDEO terminal, the setting is registered as the setting for VIDEO mode.

TV buttons and parts

Front

1. Headphone jack
2. VIDEO-3 terminal
3. MENU button
4. CHANNEL m buttons
5. VOLUME m buttons
6. TV/VIDEO button
7. ECO sensor
8. Remote control sensor
9. POWER lamp
10. Main power button

Rear

1. VIDEO-1 INPUT terminal
2. COMPONENT (VIDEO-2) INPUT terminal
3. OUTPUT terminal
4. Aerial socket

Using the buttons on the TV

Basic operation
Check to make sure the CHILD LOCK function is set to “OFF”. When the CHILD LOCK function is set to “ON”, the TV cannot be operated using the front control buttons. For details, see “CHILD LOCK”.

1. Press CHANNEL M to turn the TV on from standby mode.
2. Press CHANNEL M to select a channel.
3. Press VOLUME M to adjust the volume.
4. To turn your TV off, press the Main power button to turn off the TV’s main power.

To change the TV mode to the VIDEO mode:

• Press the TV/VIDEO button if the TV has one.
• If the TV has no TV/VIDEO button, select the VIDEO mode with the INPUT function in “MENU 1”.

Operating menus
You can operate functions in menus using the front control buttons on the TV.

1. Press MENU to display a menu.
2. Press MENU repeatedly to display the menu you want to use.
3. Press MENU to select the desired function or item.
4. Press MENU or VOLUME M to carry out the desired operation. For details, see the description for each function.
5. Press VOLUME -/+ to turn the menu display off.

To turn the sub-menu display off:

1. Press MENU to select “EXIT”.
2. Press VOLUME m to turn the display off.

Troubleshooting

If there is no picture or the TV does not operate normally, make sure the problem isn’t due to the reasons indicated below. If the problem persists even after taking the measures indicated, please contact a service technician.

Cannot turn the TV on

• Press the Main power button on the TV.
• Connect the power cord to the AC outlet.

The screen turns blue
Is the BLUE BACK function on?

Remote control inoperable
Replace the batteries.

Buttons on front of the TV do not work
Switch the CHILD LOCK function off.

TV does not respond immediately
Press the main power button on the TV to turn off the main power. Press the main power button again to turn on the TV. If the TV returns to a normal state, operation is normal.

The TV turns off suddenly

• Is the OFF TIMER function set to operate?
• Is the AUTO SHUTOFF function on?

Poor sound
Adjust the sound settings.

Poor picture

• Press the COLOUR SYSTEM button to select an-other colour system.
• Adjust the picture settings.
• Is a component signal output device, such as a DVD player, connected correctly?
• Is the VIDEO-2 SET function setting correct?
• If noise (snow) totally blocks out the picture, check the following.
  • Have the TV and aerial been connected properly?
  • Has the aerial cable been damaged?
  • Is the aerial pointing in the right direction?
  • Is the aerial itself faulty?
• If the TV or aerial suffer interference from other equipment, stripes or noise may appear in the picture. Move any equipment which can cause interference away from the TV.
• If the TV or aerial suffer interference from signals reflecting from mountains or buildings, double-pictures (ghosting) will occur. Change the aerial’s direction or replace it with an aerial with better directionality.
• When a white and bright still image (such as a white dress) is displayed on the screen, the white part may look as if it is coloured. When the image disappears from the screen, the unnatural colours will also disappear.

The picture is tilted

< AV-29W83 only >
A picture may be tilted due to the influence of the earth’s magnetism. In this case, use the PIC-TURE TILT function to adjust the tilt.

Specifications

• TV RF systems
  B, G

• Colour systems
  PAL, SECAM (NTSC 3.58/4.43 in VIDEO mode only)

• Channel and frequencies
  VHF low channel (VL), VHF high channel (VH), UHF channel (U) Receives cable channels in mid band, super band and hyper band.

• External input/output

  • VIDEO-1: VIDEO input, AUDIO L/R input
  • VIDEO-2/COMPONENT:
  • VIDEO input, AUDIO L/R input,
  • COMPONENT VIDEO (Y/CB/CR) input
  • VIDEO-3: VIDEO input, AUDIO L/R input
  • OUTPUT: VIDEO output , AUDIO L/R output
  • Headphone jack: stereo mini jack (3.5 mm diameter)

Sound-multiplex systems

Bilingual sounds in A2 stereo
Stereo sound in A2 stereo is not available.

Design and specifications subject to change without notice.

Broadcasting systems

Asia, Middle East

| Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, etc.

Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand,

India, etc.

| ****

PAL

| ****

B/G

Islamic Republic of Iran, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, etc.| SECAM| B/G
Europe| Germany, Holland, Belgium, etc.| PAL| B/G
Oceania| Australia, New Zealand, etc.| PAL| B/G
Africa| Nigeria, etc.| PAL| B/G
Egypt, Morocco, etc.| SECAM| B/G

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