LT-17E31 BJG LT-17E31 SJG LCD FLAT TELEVISION 1 INSTRUCTIONS
Warning DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approved extension lead or adaptor or consult your dealer. If nonetheless the mains plug is cut off, remove the fuse and dispose of the plug immediately, to avoid a possible shock hazard by inadvertent connection to the mains supply.
Thank you for buying this JVC LCD flat television. To make sure you understand how to use your new TV, please read this manual thoroughly before you begin. (“LCD” stands for Liquid Crystal Display.) WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. WARNING Always use the provided AC adapter and power cord. WARNING • Fingers may be trapped under the TV causing injuries. Hold the TV at the bottom in the middle, and do not allow it to tilt up or down.
Point defects LCDs use collections of fine pixels to display images. While there is no problem with more than 99.99% of these pixels, please understand that a very small number of pixels may not light or may light all the time. Distance recommendations Avoid improper installation and never position the unit where good ventilation is impossible. When installing this TV, distance recommendations must be maintained between the set and the wall, as well as inside a tightly enclosed area or piece of furniture.
CONTENTS Setting up your TV..................................4 Installation..........................................................4 Using the stand ..................................................4 Putting the batteries into the Remote control.....5 Remove the terminal cover ................................5 Connecting the aerial and video cassette recorder (VCR)...................................................6 Connecting the power cord to the AC outlet ......6 Initial settings ....................
Setting up your TV Installation Cautions for installation • Install the TV in a corner on a wall or on the floor so as to keep cords out of the way. • The TV will generate a slight amount of heat during operation. Ensure that sufficient space is available around the TV to allow satisfactory cooling. See “Distance recommendations” on page 2. Using the stand This TV comes with a Table Top Stand already attached.
Setting up your TV Putting the batteries into the Remote control Use two AA/R6 dry cell batteries. Insert the batteries from the - end, making sure the + and - polarities are correct. • • • • Follow the warnings printed on the batteries. Battery life is about six months to one year, depending on your frequency of use. The batteries we supply are only for setting up and testing your TV, please replace them as soon as you need to. If the remote control does not work properly, replace the batteries.
Setting up your TV Connecting the aerial and video cassette recorder (VCR) Connecting the power cord to the AC outlet • The connecting cables are not provided. • For further details, refer to the manuals provided with the devices to be connected. • Connect If you are connecting a VCR, follow in the diagram below. If you are not connecting a VCR, follow If you are connecting a AC adapter, follow in the diagram below. . • You can watch a video using the VCR without doing .
Initial settings When the TV is first turned on, it enters the initial setting mode. Follow the instructions on the on-screen display to make the initial settings. 3 AUTO PROGRAM menu appears. AUTO PROGRAM LANGUAGE ENGLISH COUNTRY UK A .P .S VCR/TV/DVD Switch Yellow button Blue button : SELECT 4 Press the / LANGUAGE. 5 Press the OK / :MOVE buttons to choose the buttons to choose the ENGLISH. The on-screen display will then be in English. BACK 6 Press the / and / buttons to choose the.
Initial settings Now, the initial settings are complete, and you can watch the TV • If your TV can detect the TV channel name from the TV channel broadcast signal, the TV channel name is assigned to the programme number to which the TV channel has been set. However, which TV channels are set to which programme numbers will depend on the area in which you live. • If a TV channel you want to view is not set to a programme number, you can set it using the MANUAL function.
TV buttons and functions 1 Turn the TV on from standby mode Press the button or P / buttons to turn the TV on from standby mode • Check that the AC plug on the power cord from the TV is connected to correctly AC outlet.
Remote control buttons and functions 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Muting button Number buttons Information button ZOOM button button button / buttons (Text) button P / buttons VCR/DVD/Teletext control buttons / buttons Standby button VCR/TV/DVD switch AV button button Picture button Color buttons MENU button OK button / buttons BACK button buttons Choose a TV channel Use the number buttons: Enter the programme number of the channel using the number buttons.
Remote control buttons and functions Displaying the source information Adjust the volume Press the buttons to adjust the volume. The volume indicator appears and the volume changes as you press the buttons. You can display the source information and current time on the screen. Muting the sound Press the (muting) button to turn off the sound. Press the i (information) button to display the source information.
Remote control buttons and functions ZOOM function You can change the screen size according to the picture aspect ratio. Choose the optimum one from the following ZOOM modes. AUTO: When a WSS (Wide Screen Signalling) signal, which shows the aspect ratio of the picture, is included in the broadcast signal or the signal from an external device, the TV automatically changes the ZOOM mode to 16:9 ZOOM mode or FULL mode according to the WSS signal.
Remote control buttons and functions Sleep timer function The Sleep Timer can turn the TV off for you after you fall asleep. Program it to work in intervals of 10 minutes, for a total time of up to 120 minutes. Press the button. Picture mode You can choose one of four PICTURE MODEs to adjust the picture settings automatically. Press the PICTURE button. BRIGHT: Heightens contrast and sharpness. STANDARD: Standardizes picture adjustment. SOFT: Softens contrast and sharpness. MANUAL: User define.
Teletext function Basic operation 1 Choose a TV channel with a teletext broadcast 2 Make sure to set the VCR/TV/DVD switch to the TV position. 3 Press Pressing (Text) button to display the teletext (Text) button changes the mode as follows: TV mode TEXT--TEXT--TEXT--D1043 Text mode 4 Choose a teletext page by pressing the P / buttons, number buttons or colour buttons To return to the TV mode: Press the (Text) button.
Teletext function Sub-page Cancel Some teletext pages include sub-pages that are automatically displayed. 1 Choose a teletext page that includes sub-pages Press the button, Sub-page numbers can be viewed and displayed at the screen. 2 Press the number buttons to choose a sub-page number Sxxxx : xxxx is the number 0 ~ 9 that you entered. For example, sub-page 1 is S0001, you must enter 0,0, 0 and 1 serially to view sub-page S0001.
Using the TV’s menu This TV has a number of functions you can operate using menus. To use all your TV’s functions, you need to understand the basic menu operating techniques fully. 3 Press the / buttons to choose a function • For details of the functions in the menus, see the following pages. 4 Press the / 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.
PICTURE SETTING Refer to “Using the TV’s menu” (see page 17) for details of displaying the menu. You can select one of three COLOUR TEMP. modes (three tones of white) to adjust the white balance of the picture. Since white is the colour which is used as a reference for all the other colours, changing the COLOUR TEMP. mode affects the appearance of all the other colours on the screen. PICTURE PICTURE MODE MANUAL CONTRAST BRIGHT-1 SHARP COLOUR HUE BRIGHT-2 COLOUR TEMP NORMAL RESET : SELECT COLOUR TEMP.
SOUND SETTING Refer to “Using the TV’s menu” (see page 16) for details of displaying the menu. SOUND BALANCE OFF : SELECT :MOVE Sound Adjustment You can adjust the sound to your liking. BASS: You can adjust the low tone of the sound. : weaker : strong TREBLE: You can adjust the high tone of the sound. : weaker : strong BALANCE: You can adjust the volume balance between the left and right speaker. : turn the left speaker’s volume level up. : turn the right speaker’s volume level up.
FEATURES Refer to “Using the TV’s menu” (see page 16) for details of displaying the menu. FEATURES BLUE BACK OFF CHILD LOCK OFF EXT-2 OUTPUT TV : SELECT :MOVE 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. OFF: This function is turned off. CHILD LOCK When the CHILD LOCK mode is on, the TV buttons will be locked except Power ON/OFF.
INSTALL Refer to “Using the TV’s menu” (see page 16) for details of displaying the menu. AUTO PROGRAM In TV mode : INSTALL You can automatically store the TV channels for which you have the best reception. Store them in the TV’s program numbers list by doing the following. MANUAL PROGRAM : SELECT OK : MOVE In EXT mode : : SELECT AUTO :MOVE MANUAL You can store the TV channel for which you needed. Store them in the TV’s program numbers list by setting the following.
INSTALL After the TV channels have been registered in the programme numbers, the PROGRAM menu appears • If you want to, you can now edit the program numbers using the PROGRAM function. For details, see “To edit theP ROGRAM menu” on page 21. To edit the PROGRAM menu You can edit the programme numbers. Caution • Using the NAME, DELETE or INSERT functions rewrites the current programme numbers list. Therefore, the programme number of some of the TV channels will change.
INSTALL INSERT 1 Press t he / and / buttons to choose a program number for which you want Every time you press the / and / buttons, the programme number changes and the picture of the TV channel stored in the programme number appears on the screen. PROGRAM 11 ---12 ---13 ---14 ---15 ---16 ---17 ---18 ---19 ---20 ---- 01 ---02 BBC1 03 BBC2 04 ---05 ---06 ---07 ---08 ---09 ---10 ---- NAME INSERT 21 ---22 ---23 ---24 ---25 ---26 ---27 ---28 ---29 ---30 ---- DELETE A.P.S.
INSTALL DELETE COLOUR SYSTEM in EXT mode 1 Press t he / and / buttons to choose a program number for which you want Press t he Every time you press the / and / buttons, the programme number changes and the picture of the TV channel stored in the programme number appears on the screen. / buttons to choose the colour system When you are in EXT mode, you can only change the colour system in the INSTALL menu.
PC MENU (In PC mode only) This TV also has a number of functions on PC mode, you can operate using pc menus. COLOUR TEMP.: You can adjust the picture colour mode. COOL: A bluish white. Using this mode when watching bright pictures allows you to enjoy a more vivid and bright picture. PC MENU PC PICTURE POSITION NORMAL: PC PICTURE The normal white colour. SOUND : SELECT OK : OK 1024 X 768 H : 48 kHz V : 60 Hz WARM: A reddish white.
PC MENU PC support mode list Mode NO. Mode Name Resolution H Freq. (kHz) V Freq. (Hz) 1 VGA 60 Hz 640x480 31.469 59.941 2 SVGA 60 Hz 800x600 35.16 56.25 3 SVGA 60 Hz 800x600 37.879 60.317 4 XGA 60 Hz 1024x768 48.363 60.004 5 WXGA 1280x768 47.73 60 The resolution and the freauencies which are displayed on the screen may not exactly same as this list. The Auto SETUP functions will work automatically when you change the resolution of PC mode.
Additional 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. • Turn off all the equipment including the TV. • The “Specifications” on page 30 give the details of the EXT terminals.
Additional 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). Connecting headphones Connect the headphones with a stereo mini-jack (3.5 mm diameter) to the headphone socket at the TV. Video or sound signal output from the EXT-2 terminal You can change over the output of the video/sound signal from the EXT-2 terminal.
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. Important: • This troubleshooting guide only covers problems whose causes are not easy to decide.
Troubleshooting Other concerns • When the SLEEP TIMER function operates, the TV is automatically turned off. If the TV suddenly turns off, try to press the (standby) button to turn on the TV once again. If the TV goes back to normal, there is no problem. • When the TV is receiving a wide-screen signal (WSS) or a signal from an external device affecting the screen size, the ZOOM mode automatically changes. When you want to resume the previous ZOOM mode, press the ZOOM button again.
Specifications Model Item LT-17E31BJG/LT-17E31SJG Broadcasting systems CCIR B/G, I, D/K, L Colour systems PAL, SECAM • The EXT terminals also support the NTSC 3.58/4.43 MHz system.
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