LCT1138-001A-U_cover.fm Page 1 Friday, December 21, 2001 3:00 PM COLOUR TELEVISION COLOUR TELEVISION AV28CT1EK / AV28CT1EI AV28CT1EK (UK model) Contents Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Setting up your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 T-V LINK functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Using your TV–the basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Remote control buttons and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 2 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM Thank you for buying this colour television. To make sure you fully understand how to use your new TV, please read this manual thoroughly before you begin. Safety precautions ■ Warning ■ To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. ■ Caution To ensure personal safety, observe the following rules regarding the use of this unit.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 3 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM ■ Guidelines for safe operation This equipment has been designed and manufactured to comply with international safety standards. However, as with any electrical appliance, care must be taken to ensure optimal results and operational safety. • Before attempting to use this equipment, read the operating instructions thoroughly.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 4 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM Setting up your TV ■ Connecting the aerial and video cassette recorder (VCR) If you are connecting a VCR, follow A → B → C in the diagram opposite. If you are not connecting a VCR, follow 1. • For more details, see the manuals that came with the equipment you want to connect. • The connecting cables are not provided. • You can watch a video using the VCR without doing C.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 5 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM Setting up your TV ■ Initial settings When the TV is first turned on, it goes into the initial setting mode, and you will see the JVC logo. Follow the instructions on the screen to make the initial settings. 1 Press the main power button on the TV The power lamp lights red (for power on), then green (for TV on) and the JVC logo appears.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 6 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM Setting up your TV 4 Press the a button to start the AUTO PROGRAM function The AUTO PROGRAM menu appears and the TV channels you receive are automatically stored in the programme numbers list (PR). To cancel the AUTO PROGRAM function: Press the b button.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 7 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM T-V LINK functions When you have a T-V LINK compatible VCR connected to the EXT-2 Terminal on the TV, it is easier to set up the VCR and to view videos. T-V LINK uses the following features: ■ TV auto power on/VCR ■ Pre-set download When the VCR starts playing, the TV automatically turns on and the images from the EXT-2 terminal appear on the screen.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 8 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM Using your TV–the basics ■ Turn the main power on Press the main power button on the TV The power lamp lights red and your TV is in the standby mode. If the power lamp lights green, the TV is already on. To turn the main power off: Press the main power button again. The power lamp goes off. The main power button on the TV does not fully cut the TV off from the mains supply.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English JVC TV_MF1.fm Page 9 Friday, December 21, 2001 2:49 PM Using your TV–the basics 2 Press the 5 and 6 buttons to choose a programme number (PR). Then press the a button • For programme numbers (PR) where you have the CHILD LOCK function set, the n (CHILD LOCK) mark appears next to the programme number (PR) in the PR LIST. • You cannot use the 6 buttons to choose a programme number (PR) which has the CHILD LOCK set.
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AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 11 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM Remote control buttons and functions 1 Muting button You can turn the sound off instantly. Press the l (muting) button to turn off the sound. Pressing the l (muting) button again restores the previous volume level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 P TV 2 Number buttons You can choose a programme number (PR) by entering the programme number AV MENU OK Example • PR12 → press 1 and 2. • PR6 → press 6.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 12 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM Remote control buttons and functions 14:9 ZOOM: This zooms up the wide picture (14:9 aspect ratio) to the upper and lower limits of the screen. Adjusting the visible area of the picture If subtitles or the top (or bottom) of the picture are cut off, you can adjust the visible area of the picture manually. 1 Press the c button The ZOOM menu appears.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 13 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM Remote control buttons and functions 5 Information button 9 Colour buttons You can display the PR LIST or the current time on the screen. The colour buttons are used for the teletext operations or the menu operations. For details, see “~ Teletext control buttons and VCR P DVD switch” on page 14 or “Using the TV’s menus” on page 16.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 14 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM Remote control buttons and functions ■ ~ Teletext control buttons and VCR P DVD switch 4 Choose a teletext page by pressing the 6 buttons, number buttons or colour buttons P TV To return to the TV mode: Press the b button or g (Text) button. MENU OK • If you have trouble receiving teletext broadcasts, contact your local dealer or the teletext station.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 15 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM Remote control buttons and functions Hold Size You can hold a teletext page on the screen for as long as you want, even while several other teletext pages are being received. You can double the height of the teletext display. Press the R button Press the N button Hold indication To cancel the Hold function: Press the N button again.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 16 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM Using the TV’s menus This TV has a number of functions you can operate using menus. To use all your TV’s functions fully, you need to understand how to use the basic menus. 1 Press the a button to display the MENU (main menu) The MENU (main menu) appears. In it, the titles of the menus are displayed. 2 Press the 6 buttons to choose a menu title, and press the a button The menu appears.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 17 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM Picture setting ■ Picture adjustment You can change the picture settings of each TINT mode as you like. The picture settings changed are stored in the TINT mode.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English JVC TV_MF2.fm Page 18 Friday, December 21, 2001 2:48 PM Picture features ■ COLOUR SYSTEM The colour system is chosen automatically. However, if the picture is not clear or no colour appears, choose the colour system manually. 1 Press the 6 buttons to choose COLOUR SYSTEM. Then press the a button To display the PICTURE FEATURES menu: 1 Press the a button to display MENU The sub-menu of the COLOUR SYSTEM function appears.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 19 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM Picture features ■ 4:3 AUTO ASPECT You can choose one of three ZOOM modes, REGULAR, PANORAMIC or 14:9 ZOOM, as the ZOOM mode for the normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio). 1 Press the 6 buttons to choose 4:3 AUTO ASPECT. Then press the a button The sub-menu of the 4:3 AUTO ASPECT function appears. 2 Press the 6 buttons to choose a ZOOM mode 3 Press the a button to complete the setting The menu disappears.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 20 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM Sound setting ■ HYPER SOUND You can enjoy sounds with a wider ambience. 1 Press the 6 buttons to choose HYPER SOUND 2 Press the 5 buttons to choose ON To cancel the HYPER SOUND function: Press the 5 buttons to choose OFF. To display the SOUND SETTING menu: 1 Press the a button to display the MENU (main menu) setting 2 Press the 6 buttons to choose SOUND SETTING.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 21 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM EXT SETTING 3 Press the a button to complete the setting The menu disappears. To display the EXT SETTING menu: 1 Press the a button to display the MENU (main menu) 2 Press the 6 buttons to choose EXT SETTING. Then press the a button ■ y (S-VIDEO input) You can connect a device (such as an S-VHS VCR) to enjoy the high-quality picture of the S-VIDEO signal (Y/C signal).
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 22 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM EXT SETTING ■ DUBBING You can choose a signal source to be output from the EXT-2 terminal. You can do this with the output signal of the device connected to another EXT terminal, or the picture and sound from a TV channel you are currently viewing. 1 Press the 5 buttons to choose the EXT-2 terminal. 2 Press the 6 buttons to choose another EXT terminal or TV.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 23 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM FEATURES ■ BLUE BACK You can set the TV to automatically change to a blue screen and mute the sound if the signal is weak or absent, or when there is no input from an external device. 1 Press the 6 buttons to choose BLUE BACK To display the FEATURES menu: 1 Press the a button to display the MENU (main menu) 2 Press the 6 buttons to choose FEATURES.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 24 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM FEATURES 5 Press the blue button and set the CHILD LOCK function n (CHILD LOCK) appears and the TV channel is locked. To reset the CHILD LOCK function: Press the blue button again. n (CHILD LOCK) disappears. 6 Press the a button to complete the setting The menu disappears.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 25 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM INSTALL To cancel the AUTO PROGRAM function: Press the b button. 3 After the TV channels have been stored in the programme numbers (PR) list, the EDIT menu appears To display the INSTALL menu: 1 Press the a button to display the MENU (main menu) 2 Press the 6 buttons to choose the INSTALL menu.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 26 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM INSTALL ■ EDIT/MANUAL The EDIT/MANUAL functions are divided into two types: • editing the current programme numbers (PR) (EDIT functions); and • manually storing a TV channel you want to view as a programme number (PR) (MANUAL function). 2 Follow the options for the function you want to use 3 Press the a button to complete the settings The T-V LINK menu appears.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 27 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM INSTALL ID 1 Press the 6 buttons to choose a TV channel Every time you press the 6 buttons, the programme number (PR) changes, and the picture of the TV channel stored in the programme number (PR) appears on the screen. 2 Press the red button to start the ID function • You can give your own unique channel name (ID) to the TV channel. When you have finished step 3, do not go to step 4.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 28 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM INSTALL DELETE 1 Press the 6 buttons to choose a TV channel Every time you press the 6 buttons, the programme number (PR) changes over, and the picture of the TV channel stored in the programme number list (PR) appears on the screen. ■ CH/CC NUMBER • When you want to use the INSERT function on page 27, find the CH/CC number corresponding to the channel number of the TV channel from this table.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 29 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM DEMO To display the DEMO menu: 1 Press the a button to display the MENU (main menu) 2 Press the 6 buttons to choose DEMO. Then press the a button The DEMO function automatically demonstrates some of the TV functions. 1 Press the 6 buttons to choose ON 2 Press the a button to complete the setting The DEMO function is set to ON, and the demonstration will start.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 30 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM Other menus ■ Downloading data to a VCR You can send the latest programme numbers (PR) data to a VCR with the T-V LINK function. 4 Press the 6 buttons to choose FEATURES. Then press the a button The FEATURES menu appears. • You can only do this when a T-V LINK compatible VCR is connected to the EXT-2 terminal. • This only works when the T-V LINK menu is being displayed.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 31 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM Further preparation ■ Connecting external equipment Connect the equipment to the TV, making the correct rear panel and front panel connections. Before connecting anything: • Read the manuals that came with the equipment. Depending on the equipment, the connection method may be different from the diagram. Also, the equipment settings may need to change depending on the connection method.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 32 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM Further preparation Equipment which can output the S-VIDEO signal (Y/C signal) such as an S-VHS VCR Connect the equipment to an EXT terminal (but not the EXT-1 terminal). You can choose between an S-VIDEO signal (Y/C signal) and a regular video signal (composite signal). For details of how to operate the equipment, see “y (S-VIDEO input)” on page 21.
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AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English AV28CT1EKEI.book Page 34 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:20 AM Troubleshooting If a problem arises while you are using the TV, please read this troubleshooting guide carefully before you ask to have the TV repaired. You may be able to fix it easily by yourself. For example, if the mains plug is disconnected from the mains outlet, or the TV aerial has problems, you may think there is a problem with the TV itself.
AV28CT1EK/EI / LCT1138-001A-U / English JVC TV_MF3.fm Page 35 Thursday, December 20, 2001 8:27 PM Specifications Model AV28CT1EK* (UK model) Item AV28CT1EI* (Ireland model) Broadcasting systems CCIR I Colour systems PAL • The EXT terminals also support the NTSC 3.58/4.43 MHz system.