JVC AV 60D501, User Manual

Page 1: ...In the spaces below enter the model and serial number for your television 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 Serial Number Model Number ...

Page 2: ...ician Do not attempt to repair it yourself or remove the rear cover Changes or modifications not approved by JVC could void the warranty When you don t use this TV set for a long period of time be sure to disconnect both the power plug from the AC outlet and antenna for your safety To prevent electric shock do not use this polarized plug with an extension cord receptacle or other outlet unless the...

Page 3: ...TV set is to be left unattended for an extended peri od 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 t...

Page 4: ...5 Super Quick View 25 Advanced Features Closed Captions 26 Timer Option 26 Select Video Mute 27 Convergence 27 Reset Factory Defaults 27 Menu Functions Continued Audio Video Settings AV Memory 28 AV Reset 28 Audio Settings Bass 29 Treble 29 Balance 29 Surround 29 Listen to 29 Video Settings IRIS 30 Contrast 30 Brightness 30 Sharpness 30 Tint 30 Color 30 Color Temp 30 BUTTON FUNCTIONS Sleep 31 Vide...

Page 5: ... correct by checking to see that it works properly before trying the next connection 4 Unplug the power cord during each connection 5 Follow the In and Out Concept Remember In and Out the Output jack from one device will go to the Input jack of the other Read the jack panels they are all labeled Connections 5 CONNECTIONS CHECKLIST READ ME FIRST The Connections Checklist section of this guide is a ...

Page 6: ... Rear panels of the D Series Projection Televisions Take a moment to look at the illustrations to familiarize yourself with their layout The Front Panel controls will be used in the normal operation of your television while the Rear Panel will be used to connect your television to your other audio video equipment Detailed connection information can be found on the next several pages ...

Page 7: ... use a cable box to receive any or all of you cable channels i e to receive premium cable channels 1 Connect the UHF and VHF antenna leads to the UHF VHF combiner 2 Press the combiner box onto the ANT A coaxial cable input on the television s back panel For Antenna with Twin Flat lead 1 Connect the two 300 ohm leads from the antenna to the transformer 2 Press the 75 ohm plug of the transformer ont...

Page 8: ...cable box into the ANT B jack at the rear of the television 1 Connect the coaxial cable from the cable television outlet to the ANT A input at the rear of the television 2 Connect a coaxial cable from the CABLE LOOP OUT jack at the rear of the TV to the input jack on the cable box 3 Connect a coaxial cable OUT from the cable box output to the Antenna In coaxial jack on the VCR 4 Connect a coaxial ...

Page 9: ...rear of the VCR Plug the S Video cable into one of the two S Video inputs at the rear of the television Use either the S Video or RCA type video cable connection not both from any one device 1 Connect the coaxial cable from the cable television outlet to the ANT A input at the rear of the television 2 Connect a coaxial cable from the CABLE LOOP OUT jack at the rear of the TV to the input jack on t...

Page 10: ...dio through the audio system s speakers 1 Connect a video cable from the Video Monitor Output jack on the back of the AV receiver to the Video Input 1 jack on the television s rear jack panel using a video plug cable 2 Connect a video cable from the Video Monitor Output jack on the TV s rear panel to the Video TV In jack at the back of the AV receiver 3 Connect a set of audio cables from the Audio...

Page 11: ...yellow video cable from the camcorder to the Video Input jack on the TV 3 Connect the white audio cable from the camcorder to the right Audio Input jack on the TV 4 If your camcorder is a stereo model connect the red audio cable from the camcorder to the left Audio Input jack on the TV S Video Connection There is also an S Video input located at the front of the television If you have a camcorder ...

Page 12: ... life is six months to one year We recommend using alkaline batteries for longer battery life When you change the batteries try to complete the task within three minutes If you take longer than three minutes the remote control codes for your VCR Cable Box and other devices may have to be reset page 14 15 When using the remote be within 20 feet of the television or other component Do not drop the r...

Page 13: ...list at any time by pressing SQV Press SQV once to access your favorite channel list Then each press of SQV will access the next channel on your Super Quick View list For information on adding or deleting channels to your SQV list see page 25 Press the POWER button on the remote control or the front panel of the TV The power lamp will glow green Make sure the TV CATV switch on the remote is set to...

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Page 16: ... an item in a submenu Select numbers in certain menu options The Press Button icon means you should press the button named on your remote control Button names appear in SMALL CAPITAL LETTERS The Helping Hand points to the highlighted or selected item in a menu 16 Using the Menu The Onscreen Menus To bring up the onscreen menu press the MENU button on the remote control The item that appears with t...

Page 17: ...Set Day AV Connection Home Theater Language Descriptions of each of the Setup Menu features and how to operate them appear on the next three pages You may change your Setup Menu preferences at any time More than one input may be memorized Use the steps above for each input you wish to memorize Memorize Channels Continued You can memorize channels from the following inputs To move to the Input opti...

Page 18: ... The AV Connection Menu lets you set your Television up to work with the other pieces of your home entertainment system Press MENU To SETUP Press ENTER To AV CONNECTION Home Theater Press ENTER to access AV Connection There are three settings which you can adjust to suit your preferences and other equipment TV Speakers Internal Speakers AV Receiver at Input 1 Audio Output TV Volume Control To sele...

Page 19: ...nued AV Receiver at Input 1 Use this option if you connect an AV Receiver s video output to the TV s Input 1 Set the option to YES to prevent a possible feedback loop which could damage your equipment To activate To Set AV Receiver at Input 1 to Yes or No To save setting and exit field See the chart at the bottom of the page for a list of connections and their proper AV settings Audio Output You h...

Page 20: ...diences Only These programs are specifically for adults and may be unsuitable for anyone under 17 years of age TV MA programs may have extensive V S L or D Viewing Guidelines V FV is for VIOLENCE FANTASY VIOLENCE S stands for SEXUAL CONTENT L stands for strong LANGUAGE D stands for suggestive DIALOG V Chip Your TV is equipped with V Chip technology which enables TV Parental Guideline and Movie MPA...

Page 21: ...ograms are not broadcast with a ratings signal Therefore even if you setup V Chip ratings limits these programs will not be blocked Parents are cautioned to preview the contents of these programs or movies V Chip 21 Notes About Unrated Programs Unrated programming refers to any programming which does not contain a rating signal Programming on television stations which do not broadcast rating signa...

Page 22: ... rating appear below OFF The V Chip movie ratings filter is off G General Audience In the opinion of the review board these films contain nothing in the way of sexual content violence or language that would be unsuitable for audiences of any age PG Parental Guidance Parental Guidance means the movie may contain some contents such as mild violence some brief nudity and strong language The contents ...

Page 23: ... time To confirm time Your V Chip operation times are now set V Chip 23 Appendix B contains instructions on how to bypass the parent lock NOTES Accessing V Chip Information To access Rating information about a certain program press the OSD button while viewing that program A display like this will appear onscreen at the top left corner Lock By Time If you would rather block ALL channels during a c...

Page 24: ...ed clearly during Memorize Channels To the CHANNEL column To the channel field To select a channel to add or remove To exit the field To the Memory column To the memory field To the add or remove the selected channel EXIT when finished Selecting Names for Channels You can add a name to any or all of the memorized channels This name such as the channels call sign i e WCBS will be displayed on scree...

Page 25: ...CEL The letters SQV will disappear from the screen showing that this channel has been deleted from your SQV list CANCEL must be pressed while SQV is on screen Pressing CANCEL after SQV has disappeared will not remove the channel Using SQV To access your SQV list press the SQV button on the remote To move to the next channel on your SQV list press SQV again Selecting Names for Inputs You may also g...

Page 26: ...urn your TV on and tune it to a pre selected channel at a time you select Access the Timer settings by selecting the Timer option from the Advanced Features menu Advanced Features The Advanced Features menu lets you adjust some of the other features of your television The menu options are described in the following sections To access the Advanced Menu Press MENU to display the Main Menu To Advance...

Page 27: ...set Factory Default Press ENTER to operate The Convergence will reset to the defaults set at the factory Press MENU to return to the menu or EXIT to return to normal television viewing Select Video Mute Video Mute displays a blue screen instead of static whenever the TV is tuned to a weak or empty channel To Video Mute To turn Video Mute ON or OFF Convergence Continued To Convergence To Red Conver...

Page 28: ...gs You have the ability to select one of five preset adjustment settings or make your own adjustments to a number of individual audio or video settings To access the Audio Video Settings menu Press MENU to display the Main Menu To AUDIO VIDEO SETTINGS Press ENTER to access the Audio Video Settings menu AV Memory Your television comes with five pre set groups of audio and video adjustments designed...

Page 29: ...Settings Continued SURROUND Creates simulated stereo and surround sound effects The three settings are OFF Choose this setting if you do not want any surround effects This is also the setting to use if you are connected to an A V Receiver with Dolby Pro Logic Surround or Dolby Digital Surround SIMULATED STEREO Choose this setting if you are watching a non stereo program The television will create ...

Page 30: ...Video Settings Continued SHARPNESS Lets you adjust the overall brightness of the screen image To increase the brightness To decrease the brightness To save and move to the next setting TINT Lets you adjust the ratio of red to green displayed in the picture To make the picture appear more red To make the picture appear more green To save and move to the next setting COLOR Lets you adjust the overal...

Page 31: ...tomatically turns the television volume down to zero MUTING To restore the volume to its previous level press MUTING again If you have Caption if Mute turned on Closed Captioning will appear at the bottom of the screen whenever Muting is turned on Captions will stop when the normal volume is restored ENTER Press ENTER to input a selection in a menu screen ENTER You can also use ENTER along with th...

Page 32: ...gh them VOLUME The Volume buttons raise or lower the television s volume level VOLUME to raise the volume level VOLUME to lower the volume level The VOLUME buttons control the TV s internal speakers They can also control the volume of external speakers see page 18 for information on controlling external speakers CHANNEL The Channel buttons let you scan through all the channels in your television s...

Page 33: ...cted An active picture is displayed for several seconds the picture in that window then freezes and the active picture moves to the next window Open the PIP POP window by pressing the PIP POP button PIP POP The first press will open up the PIP window Channel numbers for both the PIP window and main screen will appear To open the POP window press PIP POP again while the channel number display is st...

Page 34: ...0 key pad for PIP POP is not possible SWAP You can exchange the channel displayed on the main screen for the one shown in the PIP POP window by pressing SWAP SWAP When using POP Three Window Mode pressing SWAP will exchange the main picture with the active POP window Working with PIP You can change the size of the PIP window PIP SIZE Each press of the PIP SIZE button decreases the size of the wind...

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Page 36: ...ed when a standard size television program is shown on a wide screen TV Stock Market Report Bars These are the ticker bars often displayed on the bottom of the screen during financial reports Shopping Channel logos or pricing bars These are the bright displays often shown on shopping channels for extended periods of time Bright TV Station Logos Subtle low contrast logos are less likely to cause un...

Page 37: ...en shield to bow the screen out towards you Illustration 2 It will pop out of position pull gently towards you to remove it completely Store the screen shield carefully in a safe place where it won t become scratched or soiled If you later decide you wish to reinstall the screen shield do the following Insert the screen shield into the channel on the right side of the television Gently press on th...

Page 38: ...press QV and 9 at the same time 2 Press MENU to access the main menu 3 Use the arrows to move to V Chip Parent Lock and press ENTER 4 The on screen display will ask for the lock code Press QV and 9 at the same time 5 The on screen display will now ask you to enter a new code To permanently cancel the passcode press MENU or ENTER To enter a new code use the 10 key pad to enter your new code number ...

Page 39: ...ts 27 Static 27 D Daylight setting 28 F Front panel buttons 6 H Hookup choosing a 7 I Important Safeguards 2 L Language menu 19 M Main menu 16 Memorizing channels 17 Menu Advanced Features 26 Audio output 19 Audio Video settings 28 AV connections 18 AV receiver at Input 1 19 Channel Info 24 Closed Captioning 26 Language 19 Main 16 Memorizing Channels 17 Parent Lock 23 Set Clock 18 Set Day 18 Setup...

Page 40: ...teries 12 VCR codes 15 Remote control operation 13 S Screen Shield 37 Setup menu 17 Sleep Timer 31 Special Features 26 Sound adjusting 28 SQV Super Quick View 25 T Timer automatic television turn on 26 sleep 31 Troubleshooting 35 TV Speaker 18 V VCR Codes 15 Video mute 27 ...

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