AV-24WT2EK/AV-28WT2EK COLOUR TELEVISION AV-24WT2EK AV-28WT2EK CONTENTS SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ......... 2 Locations of remote control buttons ............................... 4 Locations of TV buttons and parts ................................... 5 PREPARATION AND BASIC OPERATION ....................... 6 SOUND AND PICTURE .......... 12 OTHER FEATURES ............... 14 TELETEXT ............................. 17 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED OTHER PREPARATION ......... 19 TROUBLESHOOTING ...........
Thank you for purchasing this JVC colour television. To ensure your complete understanding, please read this manual thoroughly before operation. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WARNING: CAUTION: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. TO ENSURE PERSONAL SAFETY, OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING RULES REGARDING THE USE OF THIS UNIT. • Operate only from the power source specified (AC 220 – 240V, 50 Hz) on the unit. • Avoid damaging the AC plug and power cord.
Some Do’s And Don’ts On The Safe Use Of Equipment This equipment has been designed and manufactured to meet international safety standards but, like any electrical apparatus, care must be taken if you are to obtain the best results and safety is to be assured. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ DO DO DO DO read the operating instructions before you attempt to use the equipment.
Locations of remote control buttons OUTSIDE BUTTONS INSIDE BUTTONS How to open the cover. 1 2 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 3 P TV AV ZOOM 4 5 6 7 P TV OK OK P HOLD MODE REVEAL SIZE ! SUBPAG E STORE CANCEL INDEX VCR TEXT P 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 - MENU 9 0 = MENU Mute button Number buttons p.12 p.9 ZOOM button p.16 Hyper Sound button p.12 Information button @ ~ p.9, 14 Inserting batteries into your remote control Use two AAA/R03 dry cell batteries.
Locations of TV buttons and parts FRONT PANEL Push to open (behind the door) L EXT-3 1 2 3 ECO R P 4 56 7 8 9 0 - REAR PANEL 1 2 3 4 5 Remote control sensor ECO sensor Headphone jack (mini jack) EXT-3 terminals Volume button p.7 p.6, 19 p.10 (Press this button to display the volume level indicator. Press the 6 Up/down buttons to change volume while the volume level indicator is displayed.) 6 Up/down buttons p.10 (You can use this button as the / buttons of the PR channel.
PREPARATION AND BASIC OPERATION 1. Connecting the aerial and VCR Notes: If not connecting a VCR, do 1 only. If connecting a VCR, proceed 1 → 2 → 3. • For further details, refer to manuals provided with the devices you are connecting. • Connecting cables are not supplied. • You can view video from a VCR without doing 3. For details, refer to the manual provided with your VCR. VHF/UHF outdoor aerial 1 2 EXT-1 S To RF output EXT-2 S 3 To AV IN / OUT terminal 1 To aerial input VCR / S-VHS VCR 2.
Devices which can be connected to the terminals on the rear panel 1 VCR 2 S-VHS VCR 3 Decoder 4 TV game 4 123 or 12 EXT-1 S EXT-2 S Devices which can be connected to the terminals on the front panel (behind the door) Camcorder L EXT-3 R or TV game Push to open To audio output Headphones To video output 3. Connecting the power cord Insert the power plug into an AC outlet (AC 220 – 240 V, 50 Hz).
4. Turning the power and TV on 1. Press the Main power button on the TV to turn the power on. The Power lamp lights red (power on), then green (TV on). If the power lamp stays red and does not change to green: Your TV is in the standby mode. Press the Standby button on the remote control to turn your TV on. Note: • You can also press the PR channel / button, a number button or the up/down button on the front panel to turn the TV on. 5.
4. Press OK button. Note: AUTO PROGRAM CH 60 81% Broadcast stations are automatically allocated to the PR channels. TV:EXIT The EDIT menu is displayed after the allocation is completed. • If you want to edit PR channels or allocate a station to PR0 (AV) channel, see page 21 “EDIT/MANUAL” for procedural description. • When carrying out automatic programming, the following broadcast channels and Station IDs are automatically set to PR channels PR1 to 6 by the AUTO PROGRAM function.
P 2. Press / channel. button to select a PR • Press button to view the next page of the PR LIST. • Press button to view the previous page of the PR LIST. P MENU OK 3. Press OK button. PR LIST PR AV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Note: ID ----BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 CH5 • The mark will appear on the PR channel when the CHILD LOCK setting is on (see page 15). TV :EXIT OK:OK 2. Press the Volume -/+ button. The Volume level indicator appears and the volume changes as you press the Volume -/+ buttons.
Viewing images from external devices 1. Repeatedly press the 0 button to select the EXT terminal. 0 AV The current selection appears, and disappears after several seconds. Notes: • If the picture is not clear or no colour appears, change the colour system manually (see page 13). • When selecting an EXT terminal with no input signal, the EXT number and ID become fixed on screen.
SOUND AND PICTURE MUTE MULTI SOUND You can mute the volume to 0 instantly. This is convenient when answering the phone or when receiving visitors. You can select the multi sound mode You can choose from among three for stereo broadcast programmes TINT modes. and bilingual programmes. 1. Press TINT 1. Note: • The MULTI SOUND function has no effect on programmes other than A2 or NICAM broadcast programmes. (Mute). The sound is muted. 1. The MENU appears. 2. Press OK.
COLOUR SYSTEM 2. PICTURE/SOUND ADJUSTMENT The colour system is automatically selected, but if the picture is not clear or no colour appears, select the colour system manually. You can adjust the picture and sound as you like. 1. To adjust the picture Press OK. Press / to select SOUND SETTING, then press OK. The SOUND SETTING menu appears. SOUND SETTING STEREO/I•II BASS TREBLE BALANCE HYPER SOUND The MENU appears. 2. 3. Press / to select PICTURE SETTING, then press OK. 1. Press OK.
OTHER FEATURES INFORMATION SLEEP TIMER BLUE BACK You can display the PR LIST or the current time. You can set the TV to automatically turn off after a specified period of time. When viewing a PR channel with no or poor reception, or if there is no input from an external device, you can mute the sound and change the picture into a blue picture. 1. Press (Information) repeatedly. The display changes cyclically in the following order.
7. CHILD LOCK You can lock some PR channels to prevent your children from watching them. To set the CHILD LOCK 1. This completes the setting. Notes: • You cannot select a locked PR channel using the PR channel / buttons. • Even if you can select a locked channel and display it, you can not view the programme of the locked channel. To view a locked PR channel Press OK. The MENU appears. 2. Press / to select FEATURES, then press OK. 1. FEATURES SLEEP TIMER BLUE BACK CHILD LOCK TV:EXIT 2. 5. 3.
OTHER FEATURES ZOOM 16:9 ZOOM mode: Use to expand a wide picture (16:9 aspect ratio). Select a ZOOM mode to change the picture format. You can enlarge the picture to fill the wide TV screen (16:9 aspect ratio). In addition, you can stretch a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) to fill the wide TV screen. • If you change the ZOOM mode, the picture returns to its default position. (16:9 ZOOM) 14:9 ZOOM mode: Use to expand a picture with a 14:9 aspect ratio.
TELETEXT 2. Note: Press (TV/text). • If you have trouble receiving teletext broadcasts, consult your local dealer or the teletext station. You can search for a teletext page while watching TV. (Outside buttons) 0 AV ZOOM P TV MENU DISPLAY CANCEL TV mode 1 2 TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT TEXT OK 1. The TV searches for a teletext page. 2. When the TV finds the teletext page, its page number appears in the upper left of the screen. Text mode 3.
TELETEXT HOLD LIST MODE SUB PAGE You can hold a teletext page on the screen for a desired length of time, even while several other teletext pages are being received. If you store the numbers of teletext pages you view often, you can quickly call up a desired teletext page whenever you like. Some teletext pages include subpages that are automatically displayed. You can hold any subpage, or view it at any time. 1. Press HOLD.
OTHER PREPARATION EXT SETTING To give an EXT ID to an EXT input terminal DUBBING You can select S-VIDEO or normal input for the EXT-1 and EXT-2 terminals, and you can give an EXT ID to each EXT input terminal. 1. Select output to a VCR or other device connected to the EXT-2 terminal. Note that you cannot output from the EXT-2 terminal when the TV is turned off. To select S-VIDEO input for a terminal 1. 2. The MENU appears. 2. Press / to select EXT SOURCE, then press OK.
OTHER PREPARATION LANGUAGE AUTO PROGRAM AUTO PROGRAM CH 60 81% TV:EXIT You can select one of ten languages You can automatically allocate up to for the on-screen display. 99 stations to PR channels PR 1 to PR99 on this TV. When the TV receives a signal 1. Press OK. describing the station’s name, it The MENU appears. allocates those stations, station IDs, and registers then as they were 2. Press / to select preset at the JVC factory. INSTALL, then press OK.
EDIT/MANUAL To delete a station from a PR channel To change the PR channel number of a station You can change PR channel settings by doing any of the following: • You can delete an unwanted station from a PR channel, • You can change the PR channel number of a station, • You can add station IDs to PR channels, • You can add a new station to a PR channel, or • You can manually allocate the desired station to a PR channel. 1. 1. To edit PR channels 2. 1.
OTHER PREPARATION To add a station ID to a station 1. Press / station. to select the EDIT PR AV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TV ID ----BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 CH5 OK :ID :INSERT 2. TV 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 :MOVE :DELETE :MANUAL ID ----BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 CH5 TV M TV M6 CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 CH/CC CH CH CH CH CH CH MOVIE CH CH CH 1. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Press / to select the row containing the PR channel number to which you want to add a station.
To manually allocate a station to PR channel (Manual allocation) 1. Press blue button. Your TV enters the Manual allocation mode. EDIT PR AV 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TV 2. ID ----BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 CH5 OK:STORE :SEARCH+ :SEARCH- CH/CC CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH CH 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 :FINE+ :FINE- Press / to select a PR channel number. Note: • PR channel number “AV” appears on the screen as PR 0 channel. We recommend that you allocate this PR channel to a VCR connected to the aerial socket. 3.
TROUBLESHOOTING • If the plug is disconnected from the AC socket, or the TV aerial has problems, you may think there is a problem with the TV itself. Be sure to check the following before calling for service. IMPORTANT • Review all instructions in this manual. ■ GENERAL ■ PICTURE ■ SOUND ■ TELETEXT Problem Action No power supply. Insert the plug in an AC socket. Press the Main power button (see page 8). No picture or sound. Check aerial connections (see page 6).
Channel table • The following table shows the relationship between the displayed CH channel number and the actual channel number.
SPECIFICATIONS Model Item TV RF systems AV-24WT2EK AV-28WT2EK CCIR I Colour systems PAL (NTSC 3.58 / 4.43 MHz only in EXT modes) Channels and frequencies E21-E69 Sound-multiplex systems NICAM system Teletext systems Fastext (United Kingdom system) / WST (standard system) Power requirements AC 220 – 240 V, 50 Hz Power consumption Maximum 136 W, Average 111 W, Standby 1.5 W Maximum 140 W, Average 121 W, Standby 1.
AV-24WT2EK/AV-28WT2EK COLOUR TELEVISION AV-24WT2EK AV-28WT2EK CONTENTS SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ......... 2 Locations of remote control buttons ............................... 4 Locations of TV buttons and parts ................................... 5 PREPARATION AND BASIC OPERATION ....................... 6 SOUND AND PICTURE .......... 12 OTHER FEATURES ............... 14 TELETEXT ............................. 17 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED OTHER PREPARATION ......... 19 TROUBLESHOOTING ...........
