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The 

V

IDEO

 S

TATUS

 button gives you a choice of four TV picture display settings, including a 

display of your own preferences.

STANDARD

 - Resets the picture display to the factory settings.

DYNAMIC

 -  Heightens contrast.

THEATER

 -  Gives a rich, film-like look to video when viewing in a dimly lit room.

GAME

 -  Used for when you are playing video games connected to your TV.

 

Press the 

V

IDEO

 S

TATUS

 button

 

By every press of the video status button, you change the mode.

 Video Status

The display screen shows the current status of timers, inputs, and XDS ID.

 

Press the D

ISPLAY

 button

The screen to the right shows the following information:

   

The current channel or AV input (Channel 05)

•   The current time (12:20 pm)
•   Sleep timer status/minutes remaining (The Sleep 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 D

ISPLAY

 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 M

ENU.

 

•   If the clock, sleep timer or on/off timer are not set, the display screen will show: 

“CLOCK NOT SET”, “SLEEP TIMER OFF”, and “ON/OFF TIMER OFF” respectively. 

 Display

Button Functions

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Summary of Contents for AV 27D305

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 LCT1555 001A A 0104KGI II IM Illustration of AV 27D305 and RM C1259G Serial Number ...

Page 2: ...OCK 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 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...

Page 3: ...on 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 replacement 4 Do not allow anything to rest on or roll over the power cord and do not place the TV set where power cord is subject to traffic or abuse This may result in a shock or ...

Page 4: ...rovided Never cover the openings with a cloth or other material Never place the TV set near or over a radiator or heat register 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 fo...

Page 5: ...n 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: ...st Picture Settings 34 Color Temperature 35 Noise Muting 35 Sound Settings 36 Adjust Sound Settings 36 MTS Multi channel Sound 36 Smart Sound 36 Power 39 Number Buttons 39 Channel 39 Volume 39 100 Button 39 Menu 39 Exit 39 C C 39 Return 40 Sleep Timer 40 Muting 40 Display 41 Video Status 41 Sound 42 Game 42 TheaterPro D6500K 42 Input 42 TV CATV Slide Switch 43 VCR DVD Slide Switch 43 VCR Buttons 4...

Page 7: ...he 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 ...

Page 8: ...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 MODEL AV 27D305 MODEL AV 32D305 Rear Panel Diagrams Front Panel Diagrams MODELS AV 27D305 AV 32D305 ...

Page 9: ...9 For information on remote control buttons see pages 39 43 MODELS AV 27D305 AV 32D305 Quick Setup TV Remote Control RM C1259G ...

Page 10: ...you take longer than three minutes the remote control codes for your VCR DVD and or cable box satellite receiver may have to be reset See pages 18 21 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 ch...

Page 11: ...ator 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 by pressing the POWER button at the top right corner of the remote If this is the first time you are turning on the TV the interactive plug in menu appears Make sure the TV CATV switch is set to TV Move ...

Page 12: ...e the S Video connection if possible for superior picture quality 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 Diagram 1 Illustration of AV 27D305 Diagram 2 Illustration of AV 27D305 Quick Setup Connections ...

Page 13: ...put scan of 31 5 KHz will not work properly with this television Set your DVD player s output to interlaced or non progressive mode Diagram 3 Illustration of AV 27D305 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 o...

Page 14: ... the front of the TV Note If your camcorder is a mono sound model it will have only one AUDIO OUT Connect it to the LEFT AUDIO IN These front input jacks are located under the front panel door To access pull on the door to open it 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 inpu...

Page 15: ...MANUAL for setting the clock The auto tuner setup of which channels you wish to receive We recommend you complete the interactive plug in items before you start using your television Step 3 The Interactive Plug In Menu 15 After the JVC INTERACTIVE PLUG IN MENU has been displayed the TV automatically switches to the LANGUAGE settings You can choose to view your onscreen menus in three languages Eng...

Page 16: ...e manual clock set below To set the clock using the XDS signal To choose AUTO To TIME ZONE To select your time zone Atlantic Eastern Central Mountain Pacific Alaska or Hawaii To move to D S T Daylight Savings Time To turn D S T ON or OFF To NEXT To Auto Tuner Setup Notes D S T can be used only for US and Canada when it is set to ON in the SET CLOCK menu Only when the MODE set to AUTO the Daylight ...

Page 17: ...w complete You can now begin watching your television or you can 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 Notes Noise muting will not work during Auto Tuner Setup Skip appears only for interactive plug in menu The interactive plug in menu setting does not appear if your TV...

Page 18: ...p down and 10 key operation 1 Find the cable box or satellite brand from the list of codes shown below 2 Slide the 2 way selector switch to CATV 3 Press and hold down the DISPLAY button then enter the first code number listed with the 10 key pad 4 Release the DISPLAY button and confirm the operation of the cable box satellite receiver If your cable or satellite box does not respond to the first co...

Page 19: ...d down the DISPLAY button then enter the first code number listed with the 10 key pad 4 Release the DISPLAY button and confirm the operation of the VCR If your VCR does not respond to the first code try the others listed If it does not respond to any of the codes try the search codes function on page 21 After you program your remote some VCR buttons may not work properly If so use the VCR s remote...

Page 20: ...elector switch to DVD 3 Press and hold down the DISPLAY button then enter the first code number listed with the 10 key pad 4 Release the DISPLAY button and confirm the operation of the DVD player If your DVD player does not respond to the first code try the others listed If it does not respond to any of the codes try the search codes function on page 21 After you program your remote some DVD butto...

Page 21: ...se the remote control that came with your equipment 6 Press RETURN to exit VCR DVD Search Codes Function 1 Slide the first 2 way selector switch to TV and the other 2 way selector switch to VCR or DVD 2 Press and hold down the VCR or DVD POWER button then press the RETURN button for more than three seconds 3 Release the RETURN button then release the VCR or DVD POWER button 4 Press the VCR or DVD ...

Page 22: ...ut this guide to help you learn about the features of your new television The ones you will see most frequently are π Up 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 ...

Page 23: ...evision comes with JVC s onscreen menu system The onscreen menus let you make adjustments to your television s operation simply and quickly Examples of the Onscreen Menus are shown below Detailed explanations on using each menu follow later in this guide For information about the interactive plug in Menu see pages 15 17 The Onscreen Menu System ...

Page 24: ...r delete channels from the line up or prevent any unauthorized viewers from watching any or all 181 channels Press the MENU button π To CHANNEL SUMMARY To operate The Channel summary screen will now be displayed with the channels set to scan marked with an You can delete channels from the scan by removing the If any channels were missed during auto tuner setup and you wish to add them you may by p...

Page 25: ...iptions of each item V Chip Your TV is equipped with V Chip technology which enables you to block channels or content that you feel to be inappropriate for children based on US and Canada rating guidelines V Chip has no effect on video signals from a DVD discs VCR tapes or Camcorder connection Note Some programs and movies are broadcast without a ratings signal Even if you set up V CHIP ratings li...

Page 26: ... refers to 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...

Page 27: ...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 28: ... top row 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 but...

Page 29: ...hildren 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 too adult for their...

Page 30: ...ctions of aggressive 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 A...

Page 31: ...ext digit Continue to follow these directions for all four numbers π To FINISH To save settings and exit your lock code is now set Press the EXIT button when finished 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 att...

Page 32: ...CC1 to CC4 or text channel T1 to T4 π To accept that selection and move to FINISH To save settings and exit Press the EXIT button when finished Closed Caption Closed caption subtitles are usually found on closed caption channel CC1 Some programs may include additional text information which is usually found on text channel T1 The other channels are available for future use Closed captioning may no...

Page 33: ...on on the front of the TV for more than 3 seconds In this case the OSD for FRONT PANEL LOCK will appear This function automatically shuts off your TV when there is no signal from the channel the TV is on Press the MENU button π To AUTO SHUT OFF To turn ON or OFF Press the EXIT button when finished If the channel that you have on does not receive a signal for more than one minute the blinking text ...

Page 34: ... Tint allows you to adjust the levels of red and green in your TV picture COLOR The color function lets you make all the colors in the TV picture appear either more vivid or subtle PICTURE Picture allows you to 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 ...

Page 35: ... not work during auto tuner setup or when you operate channel summary Noise Muting Color Temperature You can decide how strong or dull the colors appear on the TV screen Press the MENU button π To COLOR TEMPERATURE To enter To set LOW or HIGH Press the EXIT button when finished Note If you press the 0 button you can reset the color temperature to LOW if you are in STANDARD or GAME mode or HIGH if ...

Page 36: ...our television s input source is in input 1 2 or 3 mode as described on page 42 These settings allow you to change and adjust the sound 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 TV s audio BALANCE Adjust the level of sound between the TV s lef...

Page 37: ... button when finished 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 D S T can be used only for US and Canada when it is set to ON in the SET CLOCK menu Only when the MODE set to AUTO the Daylight Savings Time feature automatically adjusts your TV s clock for Dayli...

Page 38: ...move to CHANNEL To select channel To ON VOLUME To set the volume level 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 guarded channels In order for the on off timer to work the clock must be set After a...

Page 39: ... onscreen menu system See individual topics like Sound Adjust for specific information on using menus Menu Button Functions 39 Use these buttons to move up or down all the available channels your TV is able to recieve Channel Use these buttons to raise or lower the TV s volume level Volume Use this button to enter or exit the TV s onscreen menus Exit C C Closed Caption Use the C C Closed Caption b...

Page 40: ...three seconds The message RETURN CHANNEL CANCELLED will appear Return works only with the CH buttons Pressing any number key will cancel Return Return The MUTING button instantly turns the volume down completely when you press it Press MUTING and the volume level will instantly go to zero To restore the volume to its previous level press MUTING again Muting The Sleep Timer can turn the TV off for ...

Page 41: ...puts and XDS ID Press the DISPLAY button The screen to the right shows the following information The current channel or AV input Channel 05 The current time 12 20 pm Sleep timer status minutes remaining The Sleep 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 th...

Page 42: ...itions for playing video game previously connected in the front input Press the GAME button The TheaterPro D6500K color temperature technology function makes sure that the video you watch is set to the standard color temperature This will adjust the picture quality to what the video film editors intended it to be Press the THEATER PRO button TheaterPro D6500K Selects the signal input source for th...

Page 43: ... on page 20 DVD Buttons You can use this remote control to operate the basic functions of your VCR These functions include play record rewind fast forward stop pause channel scan TV VCR power on and power off Move the selector switch to VCR to operate The remote is preset with the code 000 to control JVC brand VCR s For any other manufacturer s brand VCR please see the code chart and instructions ...

Page 44: ...Troubleshooting 44 ...

Page 45: ...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 46: ...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 47: ... 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 48: ...ns Specifications subject to change without notice 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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