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Used to connect an
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your TV.

We recommend that before you start using your new television, you read your entire User’s
Guide so you can learn about your new television’s many great features. If you’re anxious to
start using your television right away, a quick setup guide follows on the next few pages.

Note: Your television
and/or remote
control may differ
from the examples
illustrated here.

Quick Setup

Unpacking Your TV

Thank you for your purchase of a JVC Color Television. Before you begin setting 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 have unpacked your television, the next step is to connect it to your antenna/
cable or satellite system and to connect the audio/video devices you want to use with your
television. To make these connections you will use plugs like the ones illustrated below.

Coaxial Cables

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audio/video devices
like VCRs, DVD players,
stereo amplifiers, game
consoles, etc.

Component Cables

Composite Cables

Audio Cables

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AV-20420,421 English OK

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Summary of Contents for AV-20420, AV-20421

Page 1: ...levision located at the rear of the television cabinet Staple your sales receipt or invoice to the inside cover of this guide Keep this user s guide in a convenient place for future reference Keep the carton and original packaging for future use Model Number LCT1386 001A A 0103 TN II IM Illustration of AV 20420 and RM C205 Serial Number ...

Page 2: ...power source specified on the unit 2 Avoid damaging the AC plug and power cord 3 Avoid Improper installation and never position the unit where good ventilation is unattainable 4 Do not allow objects or liquid into the cabinet openings 5 In the event of trouble unplug the unit and call a service technician Do not attempt to repair it yourself or remove the rear cover Changes or modifications not ap...

Page 3: ...he operating instructions for this information If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home consult your TV set dealer or local power company For battery operation refer to the operating instructions 3 Overloaded AC outlets and extension cords are dangerous and so are frayed power cords and broken plugs They may result in a shock or fire hazard Call your service technician for repl...

Page 4: ...ter 9 To avoid personal injury Do not place a TV set on a sloping shelf unless properly secured Use only a cart or stand recommended by the TV set manufacturer Do not try to roll a cart with small casters across thresholds or deep pile carpets Wall or shelf mounting should follow the manufacturer s instructions and should use a mounting kit approved by the manufacturer GROUND CLAMP ELECTRICAL SERV...

Page 5: ...in any way F When the TV set exhibits a distinct change in performance this indicates a need for service 16 Do not attempt to service this TV set yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel 17 When replacement parts are required have the service technician verify in writing that the replacement parts...

Page 6: ...9 Adjust Sound Settings 29 MTS Multi channel Sound 29 TV Speaker 30 Menu 35 Exit 35 Display 35 Input 35 Video Status 36 Sleep Timer 36 Muting 36 VCR Buttons 36 Return 37 Power 37 Number Buttons 10key Pad 37 Channel 37 Volume 37 100 37 Troubleshooting 38 Warranty 39 Authorized Service Centers 41 Specifications 42 Note 43 Quick Setup 7 Onscreen Menus 16 Button Functions 35 Appendices 38 Initial Setu...

Page 7: ...ated here Quick Setup Unpacking Your TV Thank you for your purchase of a JVC Color Television Before you begin setting 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 have unpacked your television the next step is to connect it to your antenna cable or satellite system and to connect the audi...

Page 8: ... to the proper diagrams for your specific TV and remote These will help assist you in understanding how to connect your television to another device as well as use the remote to set up your television 8 MODELS AV 20420 AV 20421 MODELS AV 20420 AV 20421 Rear Panel Diagram Ω Front Panel Diagram ...

Page 9: ...9 For information on remote control buttons see pages 35 37 MODEL AV 20420 RM C205 MODEL AV 20421 Quick Setup TV Remote Controls RM C205W ...

Page 10: ...he cover back into place Getting Started Step 1 The Remote Control 10 Key Feature Buttons The four key feature buttons at the center of the remote can be used for basic operation of the television The top and bottom buttons will scan forward and back through the available channels To move rapidly through the channels using JVC s Hyperscan feature press and hold CH or CH The channels will zip by at...

Page 11: ...turn on the TV Step 2 Connecting Your Devices 11 A VCR is not necessary for operation of the television If you follow these diagrams and the television does not work properly contact your local cable operator To connect a DVD player see Diagram 3 A DVD player is optional If you have a satellite television system please refer to the satellite TV manual Basic Operation Turn the television on and off...

Page 12: ... to the TV s LEFT AUDIO INPUT Your VCR must be turned on to view premium cable channels Note If you do not have a cable box connect the cable wire from the wall outlet into the back of the TV Ω Ω Diagram 1 Illustration of AV 20420 Ω Diagram 2 Illustration of AV 20420 Quick Setup Connections ...

Page 13: ...aced or non progressive mode Ω Diagram 3 Illustration of AV 20420 1 Connect a white composite cable from the LEFT AUDIO OUTPUT on the back of the TV to the LEFT AUDIO INPUT on the amplifier 2 Connect a red composite cable from the RIGHT AUDIO OUTPUT on the back of the TV to the RIGHT AUDIO INPUT on the amplifier Notes Refer to your amplifier s manual for more information You can use AUDIO OUTPUT f...

Page 14: ...ound model it will have only one AUDIO OUT Connect it to the LEFT AUDIO IN You may connect a camcorder game console or other equipment to your television by using the front input jacks You can also connect these using the television s rear input jacks using the same instructions 14 Connecting to a Camcorder Illustration of AV 20420 Headphone Connection You can connect a pair of headphones to the t...

Page 15: ...continue on in this guide for more information on programming your remote control or using the JVC onscreen menu system to customize your television viewing experience Cable Box and Satellite Users After your auto tuner setup is complete you may depending on the type of hookup have only 1 channel usually 3 or 4 in the auto tuner memory This is normal TUNER MODE CABLE AIR START JVC s onscreen menu ...

Page 16: ...p and Down arrows mean press the CH or CH buttons Pressing the CH or CH buttons let you Move vertically in a main menu screen Move through a submenu screen Move to the next letter number or other choice in a submenu Back up to correct an error Scan through TV channels when not in a menu screen Left and right arrows mean press the VOLUME or VOLUME buttons to move left or right to Select a highlight...

Page 17: ... means when you scan using the CHANNEL buttons you will receive only clear active channels Press the MENU button π To AUTO TUNER SETUP To operate To choose CABLE or AIR π To move to START To start Auto Tuner Setup Noise Muting will not work during Auto Tuner Setup PROGRAMMING OVER Programming will take approximately 1 to 2 minutes NOW PROGRAMMING 48 Note Some cable systems experience interference ...

Page 18: ...te from scan EXIT when finished You can block access to a channel by activating the Channel Lock π To CHANNEL SUMMARY To operate π To the Lock Column ZERO to lock or unlock that channel EXIT when finished When a viewer attempts to watch a guarded channel the following message appears To watch a channel that you have locked enter the Lock Code using the 10 key pad If the wrong code is entered the m...

Page 19: ...es Canadian V Chip settings for programming broadcast from Canada and movie ratings You may use any or all of the settings US V Chip Canada V Chip Movie ratings Descriptions for setting each of the three V Chip formats appear in the next seven pages along with descriptions of the rating categories To access the rating categories THIS PROGRAMMING EXCEEDS YOUR RATING LIMITS PLEASE ENTER LOCK CODE BY...

Page 20: ...ng language limited violence and some suggestive sexual dialog or situations It is recommended that parents watch these programs first or with their children TV 14 Parents Strongly Cautioned Programs contain some material that may be unsuitable for children under the age of 14 including possible intense violence sexual situations strong coarse language or intensely suggestive dialog Parents are ca...

Page 21: ...everything in that column is automatically locked π To the TV 14 Column To turn on the lock π To FINISH To save settings and exit Press the Exit button when finished Note If you want to change the setup move the cursor to the top column and change the lock icon to by pressing or again You may then select individual categories to block Directions to set US V Chip Ratings Press the MENU button π To ...

Page 22: ... this category of viewing press 0 while the above screen is visible and all programs from that category will be blocked Example 1 If you want to set your V Chip settings to block all programming above TV PG Press ZERO when TV PG is displayed All Programming above TV PG will be blocked For Children s programming you can block TV Y and Y7 programs by Pressing 0 when Y is displayed during a program P...

Page 23: ...ned Parents with children under 13 are cautioned that the content of movies with this rating may include more explicit sexual language and violence content than movies rated PG R Restricted These films contain material that is explicit in nature and is not recommended for unsupervised children under the age of 17 NC 17 No One Under 17 These movies contain content which most parents would feel is t...

Page 24: ...ve behavior will be infrequent and limited to portrayals that are clearly imaginary comedic or unrealistic in nature C8 Programming Intended for Children 8 and Over Violence Guidelines Any realistic depictions of violence will be infrequent discreet of low intensity and will show the consequences of the acts There will be no offensive language nudity or sexual content G General Audience Programmin...

Page 25: ... 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 Emergency Bulletins Locally Originated Programming News Political Programs Public Service Announcements Religious Programs Sports Weather Some Commercials Note TV programs or movies that do n...

Page 26: ... these directions for all four numbers π To FINISH To save settings and exit your lock code is now set After a power interruption you must reset the lock code Write your lock code number down and keep it hidden from potential viewers If you forget the lock code a new code may be set using the steps listed above Notes When a viewer attempts to watch a blocked channel this message appears The channe...

Page 27: ... adjust the levels of black and white on the TV screen giving you a darker or brighter picture overall BRIGHT You can adjust the overall brightness of the TV picture with the Bright control DETAIL The Detail feature adjusts the level of fine detail displayed in the picture Picture Adjust 27 Picture Settings Adjust the Picture Settings This feature inserts a blank blue screen over channels which ar...

Page 28: ...d exit You must use SAVE AS CHOICE to exit the Set Video Status menu otherwise your preferences will not be saved You can access your Choice settings at any time by pressing the VIDEO STATUS button on the remote control Note The setting screen will disappear if you do not make any adjustments or move to the next setting in approximately three seconds Any changes you have made to picture settings u...

Page 29: ...sive noise on a certain channel or broadcast Selecting SAP will allow you to hear an alternative soundtrack if one is available These settings allow you to change and adjust the way the picture appears on your television BASS You can increase or decrease the level of low frequency sound in the TV s audio with the bass adjustment TREBLE Use treble to adjust the level of high frequency sound in your...

Page 30: ... TV SPEAKER To turn the TV s speakers ON or OFF EXIT when finished Before you turn the TV Speaker setting from OFF to ON make sure that the TV volume level is low If the TV volume is set too high the sound level will be extremely loud After a power interruption the TV Speaker settings will return to ON TV SPEAKER ON OFF Sound Adjust 30 TV Speaker ...

Page 31: ...S T daylight savings time To turn D S T ON or OFF To FINISH To save settings When you set the clock manually choose MANUAL by pressing the or arrows π To move to the hour To set the hour π To move to minutes To set the minutes To START CLOCK To operate Notes The Daylight Savings Time feature automatically adjusts your TV s clock for Daylight Savings The clock will move forward one hour at 2 00 am ...

Page 32: ...ME and move to OFF TIME the time the TV will turn off Set the OFF TIME the same way as ON TIME To accept OFF TIME and move to CHANNEL To select channel To move to MODE Choose ONCE or EVERYDAY To ON OFF TIMER Choose YES to accept the timer setting choose NO if you don t wish to accept To FINISH To save settings Press the EXIT button when finished Notes The on off time cannot be set to locked or gua...

Page 33: ...w the steps below Press the MENU button π To CLOSED CAPTION To operate To select CAPTION TEXT or OFF π To move to CAPTION or TEXT To select a caption CC1 to CC4 or text channel T1 to T4 π To accept that selection and move to FINISH To save settings and exit Closed Caption Closed caption subtitles are usually found on closed caption channel CC1 Some programs may include additional text information ...

Page 34: ...his feature inserts either a black or clear background behind the onscreen menu displays Press the MENU button π To BACKGROUND To turn Set Background to BLACK or CLEAR EXIT when finished BACKGROUND BLACK CLEAR Background ...

Page 35: ...leep Timer is off On off timer status Set to turn on everyday at 7 00 PM off at 10 00 PM Each Press of the DISPLAY button changes the display mode Display Full screen shown above Time Shows the current time only Channel Shows the current channel Off Turns display off Notes You may also turn off the display at any step by pressing EXIT If the clock sleep timer or on off timer are not set the displa...

Page 36: ...o To restore the volume to its previous level press MUTING again Muting The Sleep Timer can turn the TV off for you after you fall asleep Program it to work in intervals of 15 minutes for a total time of up to 180 minutes Press the SLEEP TIMER button Sleep Timer Message 20 seconds before the automatic shutoff this message will appear You then have 20 seconds to press the sleep timer button to dela...

Page 37: ...ld the RETURN button for three seconds The message RETURN CHANNEL CANCELLED will appear Return works only with the Channel buttons Pressing any number key will cancel return RETURN CHANNEL PROGRAMMED Return Turns the TV on or off Press the POWER button Power Use the number buttons on the remote control to move directly to a specific channel For example to move to channel 7 0 Zero 7 Seven Number Bu...

Page 38: ...e set did not become unplugged Perhaps the On Off Timer is set See page 32 Check to see if the Sleep Timer was set See page 36 The power was interrupted and the clock was not reset See page 31 There is a problem with the TV Unplug the set and call for service Tint and Color may be improperly adjusted See page 27 The Video Status mode may be turned to the wrong setting See page 28 There could be in...

Page 39: ...he Television by the service representatives If in home service is not available carry in service will be provided If service is not locally available box the product carefully preferably in its original carton and ship insured with a copy of your bill of sale plus a letter of explanation of the problem to the nearest JVC Factory Service Center the name and location which will be given to you by t...

Page 40: ...SE ARE LIMITED TO THE WARRANTY PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages or limitations on how long the warranty lasts so these exclusions or limitations may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary state to state JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA 1700 Valley Road DIVISION OF JVC AME...

Page 41: ... 537 5722 for your nearest authorized servicer or visit our website at www JVC com Remember to retain your Bill of Sale for Warranty Service Caution To prevent electrical shock do not open the cabinet There are no user serviceable parts inside Please refer to qualified service personnel for repairs Accessories To purchase accessories for your JVC product please call toll free 1 800 882 2345 or on ...

Page 42: ...SC System Multi Channel Sound VHF 2 to 13 UHF 14 to 69 Sub Mid Mid Super Hyper and Ultra bands 181 channel frequency synthesizer system 87W 1 4A 20 inch 51 cm measured diagonally full square 1W 1W 2 x 3 1 2 5x9 cm oval x 2 75 ohms VHF UHF F type connector Power Source AC 120V 60Hz Video 1 Vp p 75 ohms Audio 500mVrms 4dBs high impediance 500 mVrms 4 dBs Low impedance 400 Hz when modulated 100 Ø3 5 ...

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Page 44: ...JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA Division of JVC Americas Corp 1700 Valley Road Wayne New Jersey 07470 JVC CANADA INC 21 Finchdene Square Scarborough Ontario Canada M1X 1A7 ...

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