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L I M I T E D   W A R R A N T Y

JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA warrants this product and all parts thereof, except as set forth below TO THE ORIGINAL
PURCHASER AT RETAIL to be FREE FROM DEFECTIVE MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP from the date of original purchase
for the period as shown below (the “Warranty Period”). The picture tube is covered for two years.

This limited warranty is valid only in the fifty (50) United States, The District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico.

JVC WILL:

If this product is found to be defective, repair or replace defective parts at no charge to the original owner. Such repairs will
be made during regular business hours only at JVC authorized service centers. All parts repaired or replaced are warrantied
for the remainder of this Warranty Period only. All products and parts should be brought to an authorized service center on
a carry-in basis except for those models with a screen size larger than 25 inches which are covered on an in-home basis.

YOU MUST:

• Return your products to a JVC authorized service center with a copy of your bill of sale. For the authorized JVC service
center nearest you, call toll free (800) 252-5722.

• If service is not locally available, box the product carefully, preferably in its original container, and ship it, insured, to the
nearest authorized service center with a copy of the bill of sale and a letter of explanation as to the problem. Call the toll free
number above for the address.

WHAT IS NOT COVERED:

1) Products which have been subject to abuse, accident, alteration, modification, tampering, negligence, misuse, faulty
installation, lack of reasonable care, or if repaired or serviced by anyone other than a service facility authorized by JVC to
render such service, or if connected to any attachment not provided with the products, or if the model or serial number has
been altered, tampered with, or removed;
2) Initial installation, removal for repair, and reinstallation after repair is not covered;
3) Operational adjustments covered in the Owner’s manual, normal maintenance, video and audio head cleaning;
4) Damage that occurs during shipment, due to an act of God, or of consequence to cosmetic changes;
5) Signal reception problems and failures due to line power surges;
6) Video Pick-up Tubes/CCD Image Sensor, Cartridge, Stylus (Needle) are covered for 90 days from the date of purchase;
7) Accessories, and;
8) Batteries (except for rechargeable batteries which 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 WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILTY, IS LIMITED
TO THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY HEREIN.

JVC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE LOSS OF USE OF THIS PRODUCT, INCONVENIENCE, LOSS OR ANY OTHER
DAMAGES, WHETHER DIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGE TO
TAPES, RECORDS OR DISCS) RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT, OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF
THIS WARRANTY, ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, 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 may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary
state to state.

If you have questions concerning your JVC product, please contact our Customer Relations Department:

JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA

41 Slater Drive

DIVISION OF US JVC CORP.

Elmwood Park, New Jersey 07407

Model No.

Serial No.

Parts

Labor

1 YEAR

1 YEAR

For Canadian model televisions, see separate sheets for Warranty/Garantie and

JVC Authorized Service Centers in Canada.

Refurbished products carry a separate warr a n t y. This warranty does not apply for details of refurbished product warr a n t y.
Please refer to the refurbished product warranty information packaged with each refurbished product.

Summary of Contents for AV-20920

Page 1: ...ear 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 For models C 13910 C 13911 C 20910 AV 20920 AV 20921 AV 27920 COLOR TELEVISION USER S GUIDE Illustration of AV 27920 and RM C754 ...

Page 2: ...hbowl kitchen sink or laundry tub in a wet basement or near swimming pool etc IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION POLARIZED TYPE WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARDS DO NOT EXPOSE THIS TV SET TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION TO INSURE PERSONAL SAFETY OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING RULES REGARDING THE USE OF THIS UNIT 1 Operate only from the power source specified on the unit 2 Avoid damaging the AC plug an...

Page 3: ...he TV set is to be left unattended for an extended period of time unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna This will prevent damage to product due to lightning storms or power line surges 14 A TV set and cart combination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the TV set and cart combination to overturn SERVICE 15 Unplug this TV set from...

Page 4: ...UTTON FUNCTIONS Display 19 Closed Caption 19 Video Status 19 Sleep Timer 19 Hyper Surround 19 Number Buttons 10 Key Pad 20 100 20 Muting 20 Menu Buttons 20 TV Video 20 Return 20 VCR Buttons 20 APPENDICES Troubleshooting 21 Limited Warranty 22 Authorized Service Centers 23 Specifications 24 WELCOME Congratulations on your new television purchase We thank you for choosing JVC We know you are anxious...

Page 5: ... attempting the next connection 4 Unplug the power cord between each connection 5 In and Out Concept Remember In and Out The Output jack from one piece will go to the Input jack of the other read the jack panels they are all labeled RF Connectors A V input plug CONNECTIONS CHECKLIST READ ME FIRST C O N N E C T I O N S 5 FRONT PANEL DIAGRAMS C 13910 C 13911 Front Panel AV 20920 AV 20921 C 20910 Fro...

Page 6: ...t to use the VCR as a separate tuner in other words not be required to have the VCR on Channel 3 or 4 when the power is on you can connect a two way splitter in between the cable and the VCR connections 1 2 CABLE CONNECTIONS Illustration of C 20910 Illustration of C 20910 AV 27920 AV 20920 AV 20921 REAR PANEL DIAGRAMS C 13910 C 13911 C 20910 There are two basic types of antenna cable hookups but t...

Page 7: ...k into the Amplifier s Left Audio input 2 Connect a red audio cable from the TV Right Audio output jack into the Amplifier s Right Audio input Refer to the amplifier s instructions You can connect a camcorder right to your TV 1 Connect a white audio cable from the camcorder output into the TV s Left Audio input jack 2 Connect a yellow video cable from the cam corder output into the TV s Video inpu...

Page 8: ...sert end first Snap the cover back into place If the remote control acts erratically replace the batteries Typical battery life is usually about six months to one year We recommend alkaline batteries for a longer battery life RM C754 RM C751 USERS NOTE When you change the batteries try to complete the task within three minutes If it takes longer than 3 minutes the remote control codes for your VCR...

Page 9: ...d you will go back to the Return channel you programmed To cancel the Return channel press and hold down the RETURN button for another three seconds and the message RETURN CHANNEL CANCELED appears Pressing any number key or turning the TV off will also cancel a Return channel 1 2 3 4 Press the POWER button on the remote control or the TV front panel The power lamp will glow red On the AV 27920 the...

Page 10: ...90 29 01 44 88 91 76 37 67 71 13 22 58 62 20 40 26 21 28 99 59 63 44 42 30 52 88 82 04 85 32 30 57 01 02 03 04 34 55 83 85 91 93 95 63 44 42 30 52 88 14 15 28 41 99 31 79 02 80 11 01 02 03 04 34 55 83 85 91 93 95 31 79 80 25 26 13 16 17 CABLE BOXES Memorex Movietime NSC Oak Panasonic Paragon Philips Pioneer Popular Mechanics Pulsar Quest RCA Realistic Recoton Regal Regency Rembrandt Runco Salora S...

Page 11: ... 15 31 35 94 27 03 87 34 28 26 29 11 31 35 94 27 03 87 34 28 26 29 15 34 35 46 47 03 94 52 15 27 89 32 90 91 83 65 18 05 25 31 01 24 06 56 35 94 27 03 87 34 28 26 29 03 94 52 15 27 89 32 90 91 83 27 21 01 05 18 24 89 15 31 36 46 47 79 94 03 94 52 15 27 89 32 90 91 26 31 16 29 83 01 05 02 15 16 09 08 61 34 19 65 31 67 01 05 65 15 08 31 07 16 01 05 18 84 03 24 19 92 20 21 67 80 95 45 03 94 52 15 27 ...

Page 12: ...THE ONSCREEN MENUS To bring up the onscreen menu press any of the 4 way cursor control MENU buttons on the remote and the menu will appear on the screen The item that appears yellow is the selected item When you first turn on the TV the Picture Settings menu will appear However since Initial Setup is so important this guide begins here AUTO TUNER SETUP BACKGROUND BLACK CLEAR CLOSED CAPTION LANGUAG...

Page 13: ...ble and Air if you have cable or a satellite system Note Noise Muting will not work while Auto Tuner Setup is working NOW PROGRAMMING 48 TUNER MODE CABLE AIR START PROGRAMMING OVER CLOSED CAPTION If they are included in a program you can view closed captions or text information To CLOSED CAPTION To operate and select a caption or text channel TO FINISH To save settings EXIT when finished Note Capt...

Page 14: ...rast To decrease contrast To move to the next or previous BRIGHT Adjust the degree of light and dark in the picture To BRIGHT To lighten the picture To darken the picture To move to the next or previous NOTES To exit the Picture Settings menu press the EXIT button at any time NOISE MUTING Eliminates noise from channels that are not broadcasting or are too weak To NOISE MUTING To turn ON OFF Note N...

Page 15: ...higher frequencies in the TV s sound To TREBLE To increase treble To decrease treble To move to next BALANCE The Balance adjustment feature allows you to center the TV s sound to your needs To BALANCE To shift the speaker balance to the right To shift the speaker balance to the left To move to next Some Sound Advice You can tell if a program is broadcast in stereo by the position of the ON AIR arr...

Page 16: ...in order for any of your timer functions to work CLOCK SET MESSAGE If you do not set the clock but attempt to use a timer function anyway you will get the following message TIME 1 2 3 4 AM START CLOCK THANK YOU PLEASE SET CLOCK FIRST TIME START CLOCK TV SPEAKER You can listen to the TV speakers or if your set is connected to a stereo turn them off to listen to the stereo speakers To TV SPEAKER To ...

Page 17: ...viewers from one or up to all 181 channels To CHANNEL SUMMARY To operate ADD You can manually set channels to scan that were too weak to be picked up during Auto Tuner Setup If you have not performed the Auto Tuner Setup described on page 13 do so now Conversely if a channel was too weak to receive a good picture but was picked up anyway delete it by removing the X CHANNEL to select the channel To...

Page 18: ...fter a power interruption you must reset the lock code CHANNEL GUARD LOCK To CHANNEL SUMMARY To operate To the Lock column The access code zero 0 to lock or unlock that channel Use the CHANNEL button to go to any other channel you want to lock EXIT when finished CHANNEL GUARD MESSAGE This message appears when a viewer attempts to watch a guarded channel To watch a channel you have locked enter the...

Page 19: ...gs of the Set Video Status menu or raise the level of detail with Game or reset to factory settings Standard resets the picture settings to factory standard levels Choice consists of the settings that you saved in the Set Video Status menu page 14 Game enhances video graphics VIDEO STATUS SLEEP TIMER Sleep Timer turns off the TV for you in case you fall asleep Program it to work in intervals of 15...

Page 20: ...located in the menu screens A complete discussion on these buttons and on the menu system is located on page 12 NOTES Only RM C754 and RM C751 universal remote controls have VCR control buttons MUTING The MUTING button turns the sound off completely when you press it MUTING The sound will turn off completely Note To return the the original volume press MUTING again TV VIDEO RETURN There are two ki...

Page 21: ...liance such as a computer another TV or VCR Move any other such appliances farther away from the TV There could be interference from a running high wattage appliance such as a hair dryer vacuum cleaner or neon sign You will have to move the antenna away from the source of the interfer ence or change it to a coaxial cable which is less prone to interference A building or airplane can reflect the or...

Page 22: ...nstallation removal for repair and reinstallation after repair is not covered 3 Operational adjustments covered in the Owner s manual normal maintenance video and audio head cleaning 4 Damage that occurs during shipment due to an act of God or of consequence to cosmetic changes 5 Signal reception problems and failures due to line power surges 6 Video Pick up Tubes CCD Image Sensor Cartridge Stylus...

Page 23: ...ay of JVC products service is key to maintaining the high level of performance for which JVC is world famous The JVC service and engineering organization stands behind our products National Headquarters JVC Service Engineering Company of America Division of U S JVC Corp 107 Little Falls Road Fairfield NJ 07004 2105 107 Little Falls Road Fairfield NJ 07004 2105 201 808 9279 5665 Corporate Avenue Cy...

Page 24: ...W 1 4A 15 16 x 31 2 5 x 9cm oval x 1 43 2 19 6 AV 20920 AV 20921 Max 87W 1 4A 1W x 2 15 16 x 31 2 5 x 9cm oval x 2 43 8 19 9 AV 27920 Max 113W 1 8A 27 inch 68 cm measured diagonally full square 1 2W x 2 15 16 x 3 1 2 5 x 9 cm oval x 2 25 3 4 x 233 8 x 191 2 65 4 x 59 3 x 49 4 68 6 31 1 NTSC System VHF 2 to 13 UHF 14 to 69 Sub Mid Super Hyper and Ultra bands 181 channel frequency synthesizer system...

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