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Setting ratings with the V-Chip button

Example 2:

If you want to set your V-Chip settings to block all programming above a current setting such as
TV 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 while viewing

that program.  A display like this will appear:

If you decide you want to block 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:

•  For Children's programming you can block TV-Y and Y7 programs by Pressing “0” when Y is

displayed during a program.  Programming for audiences other than children’s audiences will
not be affected.

PROGRAM IS RATED   :

TV-PG - V  

TV

MA

TV

Y7

TV

Y

TV

G

TV

PG

TV

14

V/FV

S

L

D

OPERATE BY

EXIT   BY

SELECT   BY

EXIT

TV

MA

TV

Y7

TV

Y

TV

G

TV

PG

TV

14

V/FV

S

L

D

OPERATE BY

EXIT   BY

SELECT   BY

EXIT

All Programming above TV PG will be blocked.

Press Z

ERO

when TV-PG is displayed

All Programming above TV PG - V (with Violence) will be blocked.

Summary of Contents for I' Art Pro AV-32P903

Page 1: ...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 Serial Number LCT1169 001A A 0602 TN FAA JIM Model Number PLEASE NOTE This web based PDF File for this instruction book is not an exact replica of the instruction book that c...

Page 2: ... sure to dis connect both the power plug from the AC outlet and antenna for your safe ty To prevent electric shock do not use this polarized plug with an extension cord receptacle or other outlet unless the blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure CAUTION To reduce the risk of electric shock Do not remove cover or back No user serviceable parts inside Refer servicing to qualified ser...

Page 3: ... 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 fire hazard 5 Do not use this TV set near water for example near a...

Page 4: ...l 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 follow the manufacturer s instructions and should use a mounting...

Page 5: ...een dropped or damaged 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 person nel 17 When replacement parts are required have the service technician verify in writing th...

Page 6: ... Table of Contents UNPACKING YOUR TV 7 Panel Diagrams 8 TV models and remotes guide 9 QUICK SETUP 10 CONNECTIONS 13 Connecting to Cable or an Antenna 13 Connecting to a Cable Box 13 Connecting to a Cable Box and VCR 14 Connecting to a DVD Player DTV Decoder and D VHS 15 Connecting to a Digital TV Receiver 16 Connecting to an External Amplifier 17 Connecting to a Camcorder 17 Connecting to JVC AV C...

Page 7: ...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 A V Input Plug RF Connectors Used to connect a coaxial cable from an external antenna or Cable TV system A matching TV stand is also available optional Used to make video con nections with VCRs DVDs Cam...

Page 8: ...VIDEO S VIDEO L MONO AUDIO R OPERATE INPUT 4 MENU CHANNEL VOLUME OVER NOTE To open and close the front panel gently push it until you hear a click 8 Panel Diagrams Rear Panel Diagram Front Panel Diagram ...

Page 9: ...CREEN PIP SWAP PIP MOVE INDEX 1 7 4 100 3 9 6 RETURN MUTING MENU V CHIP PIP OFF EXIT 2 8 0 5 CH VOL VOL CH REC STOP PAUSE PLAY FF REW TV CATV DVD VCR VCR CHANNEL TV VCR VCR DVD POWER PREV NEXT OPEN CLOSE STILL PAUSE RM C324G VIDEO STATUS TV 16 9 MODE INPUT THEATER PRO EZ SURF Remote Control RM C324G ...

Page 10: ...ons of this manual Step One The Remote Control The remote control is the key to operating your television s many great features Before you can operate your remote control you first need to install the batteries included Basic Operation Turn the television on and off by pressing the POWER button at the top right corner of the remote The four key feature buttons at the center of the remote can be us...

Page 11: ...OR VCR 1 Connect the Red Cable from VCR Audio Output into the Red TV Audio In 2 Connect the White Cable from VCR Audio Output into the White TV Audio In 3 Connect the Yellow Cable from VCR Output into the Yellow TV Video In OR Connect an S Video Cable from VCR S Video Out into the S Video In on the back of the TV NOTE White Yellow and Red are the most common colors for VCR Cables Some models may v...

Page 12: ... be found starting on page 25 We recommend you complete the Plug In Menu items before you start using your television But to begin watching your television right away you only need to run the Auto Tuner Setup This lets your television learn the channels it is able to receive To run the Auto Tuner Setup follow the steps below The Auto Tuner is finished when the message PROGRAMMING OVER appears on s...

Page 13: ...requires the use of a cable box to access all the channels please refer to Diagram 2 If you have a cable system that requires the use of a cable box to access certain premium channels but not basic cable channels please refer to Diagram 3 For your convenience connection to a VCR is also shown in the following diagrams A VCR is not necessary for operation of the television or Picture In Picture PIP...

Page 14: ...o Out into the S Video In on the back of the TV NOTE White Yellow and Red are the most common colors for VCR Cables Some models may vary in color Please consult the user s manual for your VCR Player for more information See page 21 for instructions on programming your remote control to operate the basic func tions of your VCR Player The connection diagrams are intended to show some basic general c...

Page 15: ...Red Audio Cable Out from DVD Right Audio Output into TV Right Audio Input 2 or 3 6 Connect the Yellow Cable Out from DVD Player Output into the Yellow TV In OR connect an S Video Cable from DVD Player S Video Out into the S Video In on the back of the TV NOTE Green Blue and Red are the most common colors for DVD Cables Some models may vary in color Please consult the user s manual for your DVD Pla...

Page 16: ... In NOTE The Digital In Terminal can only be used with 1080i and 720p and 480p picture signals Set the DTV Decode Digital Out Terminal Output setting to 1080i or 720p or 480p For detailed information refer to the DTV decoder instruction manual If you cannot display the picture because your DTV decoder does not have a Digital Out Terminal Output setting use the component Video Input or the S Video ...

Page 17: ...jack Connecting to an External Amplifier Connecting to a Camcorder 1 Connect the White Audio Cable from the TV s Left Audio Output Jack to the Amplifier s Left Audio Input Jack 2 Connect the Red Audio Cable from the TV s Right Audio Output Jack to the Amplifier s Right Audio Input Jack NOTE See also TV Speaker and Audio Out on page 42 for more information on using external speakers OPERATE MENU CH...

Page 18: ...receiver or amplifier for a completely automated home theater see the HiFi s connection instructions for detailed connection information AV COMPU LINK III is compatible with any AV Compu Link III receiver Connecting to JVC AV Compu Link III JVC s AV Compu Link feature makes playing video tapes or DVDs totally automatic Simply insert a pre recorded tape into your JVC brand VCR or DVD into your JVC ...

Page 19: ...s using JVC s Hyperscan feature press and hold CH or CH The chan nels will zip by at a rate of five channels per second Press VOL or VOL to raise or lower the volume An indi cator bar will appear onscreen to show you the television volume level The CH and VOL buttons are also used to navigate JVC s onscreen menu system You can directly access specific channels using the 10 key pad For more informa...

Page 20: ...oice Toshiba Uniden 100 113 114 115 100 113 106 108 112 Hitachi HNS Hughes 104 111 104 105 102 103 108 106 109 110 106 109 110 107 104 108 101 102 103 Digital Satellite Systems CODES 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 ...

Page 21: ...3 036 067 040 027 VCRs CODES Samsung Samtron Sansui Sanyo Scott Sears Shintom Sharp Signature 2000 Sony Singer SV 2000 Sylvania Symphonic Tashiro Tatung Teac Technics Teknika Toshiba Vector Research Wards 037 060 062 033 089 089 003 026 020 052 063 067 091 071 059 060 062 067 038 040 047 048 026 020 063 064 065 066 058 000 001 075 035 036 080 088 027 035 075 028 029 030 053 054 055 027 031 023 024...

Page 22: ...button 6 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 code try the Search Codes Function on page 58 After you program your remote some DVD buttons may not work properly If some buttons do not work properly use the remote control which came with your DVD player 22 Aiwa Apex Denon Hitachi JVC Kenwood...

Page 23: ... used throughout this guide to help you learn about the features of your new television The ones you will see most frequently are 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 ...

Page 24: ... BY EXIT AUTO TUNER SETUP CHANNEL SUMMARY V CHIP SET LOCK CODE AUTO DEMO ON OFF SOUND ADJUST BASS NEXT PAGE PREVIOUS OPERATE BY EXIT BY SELECT BY TREBLE BALANCE EXIT MTS STEREO SAP MONO INITIAL SETUP NEXT PAGE PREVIOUS OPERATE BY EXIT BY SELECT BY EXIT LANGUAGE CLOSED CAPTION FRONT PANEL LOCK AUTO SHUT OFF XDS ID ENG FRAN ESP ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF INITIAL SETUP NEXT PAGE PREVIOUS OPERATE BY EXIT BY...

Page 25: ... need to press the MENU button to enter this screen from the Plug In Menu SKIP appears only for Plug In menu NOW PROGRAMMING 48 Programming will take approximately 1 to 2 minutes You will not need to press the MENU button to enter this screen from the Plug In Menu The Plug In Menu comes up automatically when you first turn on the TV after plugging it in The Plug In Menu helps you to get your TV re...

Page 26: ...NISH To save settings and exit If you do not have a PBS station in your local area you will have to set the clock manually See Manual Clock Set on the next page for instructions 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 on the first Sunday in April The clock will move back one hour at 2 00 am on the ...

Page 27: ...ollow the steps below To SET CLOCK To operate To MANUAL To move to the hour To set the hour To move to minutes To set the minutes To move to START CLOCK To start clock and exit THANK YOU You will not need to press the MENU button to enter this screen from the Plug In Menu SET CLOCK OPERATE BY EXIT BY SELECT BY EXIT MANUAL MODE T IME START CLOCK You can change the preferences you set in the Plug In...

Page 28: ...n finished You can block access to a channel by activating the Channel Lock To CHANNEL SUMMARY To operate To the Lock Column ZERO to lock or unlock that channel EXIT PIP OFF when finished Channel Guard Message 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 ...

Page 29: ... 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 10 KEY PAD TO UNLOCK IT NO Special Note about Ratings Some programs are no...

Page 30: ...contain some but not much strong 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 su...

Page 31: ...To FINISH To save settings and exit 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 Press the MENU button To V CHIP To operate Lock icon will appear Press ZERO to access the V Chip menu To turn V Chip ON or OFF To move to SET US TV RATINGS To operate Setting US V Chip Ratings Direc...

Page 32: ...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 For Children s programming you can block TV Y and Y7 programs by Pressing 0 when Y is displayed during a program Programming for audiences other than children s audiences will not be affected PROGRAM IS RATED TV PG V TV MA TV Y7 TV Y TV G TV PG TV 14 V FV S L D...

Page 33: ...autioned 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 children to view Cont...

Page 34: ...mming intended for a general audience but which may not be suitable for younger children Parents may consider some content not appropriate for children aged 8 13 14 14 Years and Older Parents are strongly cautioned to exercise discretion in permitting viewing by pre teens and early teens Programming may contain mature themes and scenes of intense violence 18 Adult Material intended for mature audi...

Page 35: ...lletins Locally Originated Programming News Political Programs Public Service Announcements Religious Programs Sports Weather Some Commercials TV programs or movies that do not have rating signals will be blocked if the Unrated Category is set to BLOCK Directions to Block Unrated Programs You can block programs that are not rated Press the MENU button To V CHIP To operate The lock icon appears Pre...

Page 36: ...ess ZERO to access the Lock Code The first digit will be highlighted To select the number To move to the next digit Continue to follow these directions for all four numbers 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 ...

Page 37: ...ing Picture allows you to adjust the levels of black and white on the TV screen giving you a darker or brighter picture overall Press the MENU button To PICTURE To increase the level of contrast To decrease the level of contrast To move to the next setting You can adjust the overall brightness of the TV picture with the Bright control Press the MENU button To BRIGHT To lighten the picture To darke...

Page 38: ...R EXIT RESET BY 0 STANDARD NOISE MUTING VSM ON OFF ON OFF DIGITAL IN SIZE 1 With Digital Noise Clear this helps take out static or noise from a channel that may not be coming in clearly Press the MENU button To DIG NOISE CLEAR To enter To operate Press EXIT PIP OFF when done 38 Noise Muting This feature inserts a blank blue screen over channels which are not broadcasting or are too weak to be rece...

Page 39: ...for if you are able to receive digital broadcasts Press the MENU button To DIGITAL IN To enter To choose DIGITAL IN SIZE 1 or SIZE 2 Press EXIT PIP OFF when done Digital In will display only when the 480p pic ture signal in Digital In is displayed PICTURE ADJUST COLOR TEMPERATURE LOW HIGH NEXT PAGE PREVIOUS OPERATE BY EXIT BY SELECT BY DIG NOISE CLEAR EXIT RESET BY 0 STANDARD NOISE MUTING VSM ON O...

Page 40: ...ng MTS technology allows several audio signals to be broadcast at once giving you a choice in what you wish to hear with a TV program In addition to mono or stereo sound an MTS broad cast may also include a Second Audio Program SAP Press the MENU button To MTS Select the mode The ON AIR arrow tells you if a broadcast is in Stereo and or contains an SAP Keep the TV in STEREO mode to get the best so...

Page 41: ...e OFF TIME the same way as ON TIME To accept OFF TIME and move to CHANNEL To select channel To move to ON VOLUME to set 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 On Off Timer The On Off time cannot be set to locked or guarded channels In order for the On Off timer to w...

Page 42: ...volume level with your TV s remote control Press the MENU button To AUDIO OUT To VARI or FIX EXIT PIP OFF when finished VARI Lets you adjust the volume of the external speakers using the VOLUME buttons on your TV s remote control FIX The volume of the external speakers is adjusted using the audio device s remote control Audio Out Tilt Correction This adjusts the pictures so that it looks even on t...

Page 43: ...imes your television can be affected by the magnetic fields of the earth If you notice that there are sections of color on your TV screen that appear stained or blotchy use this function to help eliminate it Press the MENU button To PURITY To enter To adjust purity EXIT PIP OFF when finished Note When you adjust PURITY make sure you are watching a program that fills the entire screen Closed Captio...

Page 44: ... the TV is on Press the MENU button To AUTO SHUT OFF To turn ON or OFF EXIT PIP OFF when finished If the channel that you have on does not receive a signal for more than one minute the blinking text NOT RECEIVING A SIGNAL AUTO SHUT OFF IN 9 MIN appears on the screen If no signal is being received within 9 minutes the TV shuts itself off XDS ID XDS ID Display provides a channels call letters the ne...

Page 45: ...PICTURE DEMO 16 9 MODE DEMO STANDARD STATUS DEMO THEATER STATUS DEMO DYNAMIC STATUS DEMO When you finish with the AUTO DEMO Press the EXIT PIP OFF button Press the MENU button To AUTO DEMO To turn OFF EXIT PIP OFF when finished The Video Status demo procedure may change on your TV INITIAL SETUP NEXT PAGE PREVIOUS OPERATE BY EXIT BY SELECT BY EXIT AUTO TUNER SETUP CHANNEL SUMMARY V CHIP SET LOCK CO...

Page 46: ...respectively NOTE The Display screen shows the current status of timers inputs and XDS ID Press the DISPLAY button The screen above 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 cha...

Page 47: ... to 180 minutes Sleep Timer Message 20 seconds before the automatic shutoff this message will appear GOOD NIGHT PUSH SLEEP TIMER BUTTON TO EXTEND 0 15 30 45 60 75 90 105 120 135 150 165 180 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 DYNAMIC ...

Page 48: ... the CH and CH buttons RETURN and hold for three seconds The channel currently active has been programmed as your Return channel Now scan through the channels using the CHANNEL buttons RETURN You will return to your programmed channel To cancel your Return channel press and hold the RETURN button for three seconds The message RETURN CHANNEL CANCELLED will appear Return works only with the CHANNEL ...

Page 49: ...ode Sound When you press the Sound button the following Hyper Surround and BBE onscreen menus appear Hyper Surround creates a deep three dimensional sound effect by channeling the audio through the TV s front firing speakers BBE high definition audio adds natural clear and extraordinary sound quality to any program Press the SOUND button To HYPER SURROUND or BBE To turn ON or OFF EXIT PIP OFF when...

Page 50: ... is set to the standard color temperature so that what you see is as true to what the film to video editors intended it to be EZ Surf EZ Surf utilizes the PIP window to surf all the available channels so that you don t have to change your current program to see what else is on TV If the PIP window is off you can see the channel and XDS only 05 06 08 10 12 14 22 23 64 05 WCBS CBS FRENCH OPEN TENNIS...

Page 51: ... in tuner Move the switch to CATV to operate a cable box See page 20 for information on programming your remote for cable box operation You can control a VCR or DVD player with the buttons on the lower part of the remote control Use the VCR DVD selector switch to choose either VCR or DVD operation See pages 21 and 22 for information on programming your remote with VCR and DVD oper ating codes You ...

Page 52: ...e signal from one channel to your television please also see diagram on page 14 For the PIP tuner to operate correctly it must have access to all available channels Since the televi sion is receiving the signal of only one channel from the cable box it is impossible for the 2 Tuner PIP to display a second different channel Because there are many different models of cable boxes in use today if you ...

Page 53: ...ssing SWAP Like the main CHANNEL buttons CHANNEL for PIP lets you scan through the channels in the PIP window Direct channel selection with the 10 key pad for PIP is not possible You can select the signal source for the PIP window image TV V 1 V 2 V 3 V 4 The PIP window is 1 9 the size of the full screen PIP will not display blocked channels or programs A blue screen will display instead PIP will ...

Page 54: ... become unplugged Perhaps the On Off Timer is set See page 41 Check to see if the Sleep Timer was set See page 47 The power was interrupted and the clock was not reset See page 26 There is a problem with the TV Unplug the set and call for service Tint and Color may be improperly adjusted See page 37 The Video Status mode may be turned to the wrong setting See page 47 There could be interference fr...

Page 55: ...rom our website http www jvcservice com In home service if avail able will require clear access to the Television by the service representatives If in home serv ice is not available carry in service will be provided If service is not locally available box the product carefully preferably in its original car ton and ship insured with a copy of your bill of sale plus a letter of explanation of the p...

Page 56: ...ITED TO THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY HEREIN JVC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT INCONVENIENCE OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES WHETHER DIRECT INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGE TO TAPES RECORDS OR DISCS RESULT ING FROM THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY BREACH OF THIS WAR RANTY ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF...

Page 57: ...m 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 you may contact your local JVC Dealer From the 48 Continental United States call toll free 1 800 882 2345 or on the web at w...

Page 58: ...old for at least three seconds and release 3 Press VCR POWER see if the VCR responds 4 If there was a response press RETURN The operating codes are now set If there was no response repeat Step 3 If you repeat Step 3 a total of 80 times without a response use the manufacturers remote control which came with the VCR 5 Press RETURN to exit DVD Player Search Codes Function 1 Slide the first 2 way sele...

Page 59: ...type connector Video 1 Vp p 75 ohms Audio 500mVrms 4dBs high impedance 38 1 8 x 30 3 8 x 24 1 8 96 7 x 77 0 x 61 0 193 6 88 Remote control unit AA batteries x 2 AV Compu Link III Jack 3 5 mm mini jack x 1 Digital In DVI 25 Pin Connector Digital In terminal is not compatible with computer signals Component Input Jacks S Video Input Jacks Y 1Vp p positive 75 ohms negative sync provided C 0 286 Vp p ...

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