04_Eng.book.fm Page 1 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM COLOUR TELEVISION Contents HV-29JH24 HV-29JH54 HV-29JH74 HV-29VH14 HV-29VH54 Introduction of the functions . . . . . . 2 Setting up your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 TV buttons and functions . . . . . . . . 6 Remote control buttons and functions . . . 8 Using the TV's menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Basic operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 PICTURE SETTING menu . . . . . 20 PICTURE FEATURES menu . . . 21 SOUND SETTING menu . . . . . .
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 2 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Thank you for buying this JVC colour television. To make sure you understand how to use your new TV, please read this manual thoroughly before you begin. 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 TV.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 3 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Setting up your TV CAUTION • Turn off all the equipment including the TV before connecting anything. 1 Connecting the aerial and VCR • Aerial cable is not supplied. Use a good quality 75-ohm coaxial cable. • Read the manual that came with the VCR before connecting. Fig. A Back of the TV If not connecting a VCR (see Fig. A): R Connect an aerial cable to the aerial socket on this TV.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 4 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Setting up your TV 2 Connecting the power cord Connect the mains plug to the AC outlet. 3 Putting the batteries into the remote control Use two AA/R6 batteries. Insert the batteries from the - end, making sure the + and - polarities are correct. • Follow the warnings printed on the batteries. • If the remote control does not work properly, replace the batteries.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 5 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Setting up your TV 3 Press the 6 buttons to choose ENGLISH. Then press the MENU/ OK button. The AUTO PROGRAM function starts. The TV channels you receive are automatically stored in the PR (programme numbers) LIST.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 6 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM TV buttons and functions Turn the main power on HV-29JH24 / HV-29JH54 / HV-29JH74 Press the main power button 1. The POWER lamp 2 lights red and your TV is in the standby mode. To turn the main power off: Press the main power button again. The POWER lamp 2 goes off.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 7 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM TV buttons and functions VIDEO-1 terminal 0 • See pages 3 and 35. VIDEO-2 terminal • See page 35. AUDIO R VIDEO-3/COMPONENT terminal = S L/MONO VIDEO OVER • See pages 28 and 35. VIDEO-1 VIDEO-2 CR CB Y/VIDEO VIDEO-3 COMPONENT AUDIO R L/MONO OUTPUT R L AUDIO VIDEO OUTPUT terminal ~ • See page 35.
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HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 9 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Remote control buttons and functions MUTING button CINEMA SURROUND button Press the MUTING button to turn off the volume. Pressing the MUTING button again resumes the previous volume level. You can enjoy an enhanced sound for a wider audience by using CINEMA SURROUND function. ZOOM button Press the CINEMA SURROUND button to select one of CINEMA SURROUND modes.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 10 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Remote control buttons and functions RETURN+ button The RETURN+ button has two functions; the RETURN+ function and the RETURN function. If a channel has been registered as the “Return Channel”, the RETURN+ function operates. If there is no setting for the “Return Channel”, the RETURN function operates.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 11 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Remote control buttons and functions DISPLAY button COLOUR SYSTEM button You can display the PR LIST, programme number or VIDEO terminal number on the screen. The colour system is chosen automatically. However, if the picture is not clear or no colour appears, choose the colour system manually. Press the DISPLAY button.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 12 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Remote control buttons and functions BROADCASTING SYSTEMS For sound and colour systems in your country or region, refer to the table below: COLOUR SYSTEM Area Asia, Middle East Europe Oceania Africa Country or Region Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, etc. Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, India, etc. China, Vietnam, etc. Hong Kong, etc.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 13 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Remote control buttons and functions • The picture effect dedicated for the colour button applies. For details, see “Setting the picture effect” below: Setting the picture effect Each colour button has a dedicated picture effect. When you choose a favorite channel, the dedicated picture effect is used. When shipped, the factory set picture effect is used for this purpose.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 14 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Remote control buttons and functions (Hold) button You can hold a teletext page on the screen for as long as you want, even while several other teletext pages are being received. Press the (Hold) button. The (hold) are displayed at the top left of the screen. To cancel the Hold function: Press the (Hold) button again.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 15 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Remote control buttons and functions Using the List mode You can store the numbers of your favorite teletext pages in memory and call them up quickly using the colour buttons. To store the page numbers: 1 Press the MODE button to engage the List mode. The stored page numbers are displayed at the bottom of the screen. 2 Press a colour button to choose a position.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 16 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Remote control buttons and functions • When you exit the Twin or PIP mode, the sub picture lastly displayed will be saved, and it will appear next time. • The following table shows what will happen if the same input sources are chosen for both main and sub pictures when you enter the Twin or PIP mode.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 17 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Remote control buttons and functions Multi-display function [Except HV-29JH24/HV-29VH14] You can watch nine different TV programmes at a time. As you can display nine TV programmes successively, this function is convenient to locate the TV programme you want. Eight pictures are still pictures and the last one is the moving picture with the blue frame.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 18 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Remote control buttons and functions Freeze function Strobe function [Except HV-29JH24/HV-29VH14] [Except HV-29JH24/HV-29VH14] While watching a picture, you can capture a still picture you want. The captured still picture and the moving picture are displayed at a time. (They are the pictures of the same source.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 19 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Using the TV’s menu This TV has a number of functions you can operate using menus. To fully utilize all your TV’s functions, you need to understand the basic menu operating techniques fully. • The following remote control is for HV-29JH74. However, the buttons used for setting TV menus are common to all models. Basic operation 1 Press the MENU/OK button to display the MENU (main menu).
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 20 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Using the TV’s menu 4 Press the 5 buttons to choose the setting of that function. • If you want to operate a function which appears only with its name, follow the descriptions of that function on the following pages. • The display appearing at the bottom of a menu shows you a button on the remote control that you can use when you operate a chosen function.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 21 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Using the TV’s menu COLOUR You can adjust the picture colour. 2 : lighter 3 : deeper TINT You can adjust the picture tint. 2 : reddish 3 : greenish • You can change the TINT setting (picture tint) only when the colour system is NTSC 3.58 or NTSC 4.43. • You cannot select the TINT function when receiving the Progressive video signal (525P and 625P signals).
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 22 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Using the TV’s menu DigiPure The Digipure function uses the latest in digital technology to give you a natural looking picture. The Digipure function includes the following two functions. Digipure function: This function helps to create a natural looking picture by eliminating unnecessary edges from high-contrast and crisp images.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 23 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Using the TV’s menu COLOUR SYSTEM ZOOM The colour system is chosen automatically. However, if the picture is not clear or no colour appears, choose the colour system manually. 1 Choose COLOUR SYSTEM, then press the 5 buttons to choose the appropriate colour system. • You can also operate the COLOUR SYSTEM function with the COLOUR SYSTEM button on the remote control.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 24 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Using the TV’s menu FAVORITE CH SETTING You can set a dedicated picture effect for the favorite channels registered to the colour buttons (Red, Green, Yellow and Blue). For favorite channel registration, see “Favorite channel registration” on page 12. 1 Choose FAVORITE CH SETTING, then press the MENU/OK button.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 25 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Using the TV’s menu 3 Set the picture effect. Press the 6 button to choose an item listed in the following table and press the 5 button to choose one of options. • As explained in the table, the PICTURE EFFECT for the video inputs is set to OFF when shipped. To use it, you need to set it ON.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 26 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Using the TV’s menu BALANCE You can adjust the volume balance between the left and right speakers. 2 : turn the left speaker’s volume level up. 3 : turn the right speaker’s volume level up. FEATURES menu AI VOLUME You can prevent the sudden increase or decrease of sound that occurs when changing the channel to another channel or switching the VIDEO mode to another VIDEO mode.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 27 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Using the TV’s menu 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. ON: This function is turned on. 2 Set the ID number you want. To choose a number: Press the 6 buttons. To move a cursor: Press the 5 buttons. 3 Press the MENU/OK button.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 28 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Using the TV’s menu 2 Press the DISPLAY button to display “ID NO.” (ID number input screen). 3 Press the number buttons to enter the ID number. The lock is temporarily released so you can view the TV channel. If you have forgotten the ID number: Perform step 1 of “To set this function:” on page 27. After confirming the ID number, press the TV/VIDEO button to exit the menu.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 29 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Using the TV’s menu INSTALL menu • To stop the AUTO PROGRAM function, press the MENU/OK button. LANGUAGE You can choose the language you want to use for the on-screen display from the language list in a menu. 1 Choose LANGUAGE, then press the MENU/OK button. 2 After the TV channels have been stored in the programme number list, the EDIT menu appears.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 30 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Using the TV’s menu EDIT/MANUAL The EDIT/MANUAL functions are divided into two types: editing of the current programme numbers (EDIT functions) and manual registration of a TV channel you want to view to the programme number (MANUAL function). CAUTION • Using the MOVE, DELETE or INSERT function rewrites the current programme numbers list.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 31 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Using the TV’s menu ID 1 Press the 6 buttons to choose a TV channel. 2 Press the red button to start the ID function. 3 Enter a channel name (ID). Press the 6 buttons to choose a character. Press the 5buttons to move the cursor. To cancel the MANUAL function: Press the DISPLAY button. To cancel the ID function: Press the DISPLAY button.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 32 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Using the TV’s menu INSERT Preparation: • Find the CH/CC number corresponding to the channel number of the TV channel from page 33. 1 Press the 6 buttons to choose a programme number for which you will register a new TV channel. • When you attempt to insert the TV channel of NTSC-M system, press SOUND SYSTEM button to switch SOUND SYSTEM to M, then proceed to the next step.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 33 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Using the TV’s menu CH/CC number When you want to use the INSERT function on page 32, find the CH/CC number corresponding to the Channel number of the TV channel from this table. US: The US channel numbers are the channel numbers used in the United States, Philippines, etc. CCIR: The CCIR channel numbers are the channel numbers used in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, etc.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 34 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Using the TV’s menu TELETEXT LANGUAGE [Except HV-29JH54/HV-29VH14/ HV-29VH54] There are five types of teletext language groups. Set the teletext language group that corresponds to the language of the teletext program that you want to watch. 1 Choose TELETEXT LANGUAGE, then press the MENU/OK button. 2 Press the 6 buttons to choose a group.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 35 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Additional preparation Connecting the external devices Connect the devices to the TV, paying attention to the following connection diagram. Before connecting anything: • Read the manuals provided with the devices. Depending on the devices, the connection method may differ from the figure.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 36 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Additional preparation Connecting methods 1 Connect the TV’s VIDEO jack and the device’s VIDEO OUT (video output) jack with a video cable. If connecting a device to the TV with an S-VIDEO cable: Connect the VCR’s S-VIDEO OUT (SVIDEO output) connector and the TV’s S connector with an S-VIDEO cable, instead of connecting with a video cable.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 37 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Troubleshooting If a problem arises while you are using the TV, please read this “Troubleshooting” well before you request having the TV repaired. You may be able to fix it easily by yourself. For example, if the AC plug is disconnected from the AC outlet, or the TV aerial has problems, you may think there is a problem with the TV itself.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 38 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Troubleshooting • When a white and bright still image (such as a white dress) is displayed on the screen, the white part may look as if it were coloured. It is a phenomenon unavoidable due to the nature of the picture tube itself, and not due to a TV failure. When the picture disappears from the screen, the unnatural colours will also disappear.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 39 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Troubleshooting • • • • phenomena, use the magneticshielded speaker instead. A picture may be tilted due to the influence of the earth’s magnetism. In this case, use the “PICTURE TILT” on page 23 to complete the tilt. It takes a short period of time from the time an operation such as changing channels is performed until an image is displayed. This is not a malfunction.
HV-29JH24/29JH54/29JH74/29VH14/29VH54 / GGT0056-001A-H / English 04_Eng.book.fm Page 40 Friday, August 6, 2004 2:00 PM Specifications Broadcasting systems B, G, I, D, K, K1, M Colour systems PAL, SECAM, NTSC3.58/4.43MHz Channels and frequencies VHF low channel (VL) =46.25 to 168.25 MHz VHF high channel (VH) =175.25 to 463.25 MHz UHF channel (U) =471.25 to 863.25 MHz • Receives cable channels in mid band (X to Z+2, S1 to S10), super band (S11 to S20) and hyper band (S21 to S41).