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PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 2 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM 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.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 1 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 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. WARNING Always use the power cord which is supplied with the TV and insert it into a correctly earthed outlet.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 2 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Burn-in A characteristic of Plasma Display Panels (PDPs) is that displaying the same image for a long time causes a part of the image to stay on the screen (this is called phosphor burn-in). Avoid burn-in as follows. Use the PICTURE SHIFT function. To prevent burn-in, the picture displayed on the screen is shifted up, down and to the left and right at regular intervals. See page 45 for details.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 3 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Pixel defects PDPs use collections of fine dots (“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. Do not install the TV near electronic equipment that is susceptible to electromagnetic waves It may cause interference in images, sound, etc.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 4 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM CONTENTS Checking the contents of packages.......5 Setting up your TV ...................................6 Installation.................................................. 6 Connecting the aerial and video cassette recorder (VCR) ....................................... 7 Connecting the power cord to the AC outlet.......................................................
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 5 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Checking the contents of packages Check that all components are present. Contact your retailer immediately if any components are missing.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 6 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Setting up your TV Be sure to have someone help you when you lift up the TV. The TV is too heavy to lift up by yourself. If the TV falls, it will cause injuries and damage. Installation When using a table top stand, always use a JVC approved unit. Warning for wall mounting unit: • Use only authorized service personnel to install your TV in order to prevent accidents.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 7 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Setting up your TV Caution • Turn off all the equipment including the TV before connecting anything. Connecting the aerial and video cassette recorder (VCR) • The connecting cables are not provided. • For further details, refer to the manuals provided with the devices to be connected. If you are connecting a VCR, follow A → B → C in the diagram opposite.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 8 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Setting up your TV Rear Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Connecting the power cord to the AC outlet Attaching the ferrite cores Using the power cord without ferrite core may lead to noise (interference). Attach the ferrite core to the AC plug end of the power cord for the TV.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 9 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Setting up your TV Initial settings When the TV is first turned on, it goes into the initial settings mode, and you will see the JVC logo. Follow the instructions on the screen display to make the initial settings. 2 Press the a button The LANGUAGE menu appears.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 10 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Setting up your TV 5 Press the blue button to start the AUTO PROGRAM function The AUTO PROGRAM menu appears and received TV channels are automatically stored in the programme numbers (PR).
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 11 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Setting up your TV • The AUTO PROGRAM function does not set the programme number PR 0 (AV) for your video cassette recorder. You will need to set this using the MANUAL function. • In some areas you may get TV reception from more than one transmitter, for example different ITV regions. In this case each TV channel could be set twice.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 12 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Setting up your TV 1 Turn on the VCR 2 Press the a button The data transmission begins. DOWNLOAD TV VCR TRANSFER. . . . . D0037-EN The T-V LINK menu disappears once the data transmission ends. When the T-V LINK menu is changed over to another menu: The TV has finished its menu. This new menu is operated from the VCR. See the VCR instruction manual for what to do next.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 13 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Setting up your TV Direct Rec “What You See Is What You Record” You can easily record to VCR the images that you are watching on the TV. For details, read the manual for your VCR. Use your VCR controls. “VCR IS RECORDING” is displayed.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 14 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM TV buttons and functions Turn the TV on from standby mode Press the A button or the P p buttons to turn the TV on from standby mode. When the TV is turned on, the power lamp lights blue. To turn the TV off: Press the A button again. The power lamp goes off. Caution • The A button on the TV does not fully isolate the TV from the AC supply.
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PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 16 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Remote control buttons and functions Choose a TV channel and watch images from external devices Use the number buttons: Enter the programme number (PR) of the channel using the number buttons. Example: • PR 6 → press 6 • PR 12 → press 1 and 2 Use the p p buttons: Press the p p buttons to choose the programme number (PR) you want or an EXT terminal.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 17 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Remote control buttons and functions • The VCR sends its playback image along the aerial cable as an RF (radio frequency) signal. • Also see your VCR instruction manual. Adjust the volume Press the r q buttons to adjust the volume. The volume indicator appears and the volume changes as you press the r q buttons. Muting the sound Press the l (muting) button to turn off the sound.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 18 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM 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. • The ZOOM mode is fixed at FULL when you are using the TV as a PC screen.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 19 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Remote control buttons and functions 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. 2 Press the a button to display the ZOOM mode indicator The indicator appears.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 20 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Remote control buttons and functions Using the MULTI-PICTURE function 1 Press the X button The MULTI-PICTURE menu appears. 1 2 12 D0101-EN 2 Press the 5 buttons to choose the number of screens and then press the a button 1 Choose to return to one screen. D0102 2 • When set to 2-pictures multi, you can view a TV picture and a picture from an external device.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 21 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Remote control buttons and functions • A picture of EXT-4 cannot be displayed as the sub-picture. • The MULTI-PICTURE function does not work for a PC signal. • You cannot view a scrambled channel in the sub-picture. • When set to 12-pictures multi, press the 7 buttons to choose the screen you want to view and the press the a button to display that picture on the whole screen.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 22 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Remote control buttons and functions Favourite channel function You can register your favourite TV channels in the number buttons 1 to 4. After registering, the channel can be called by pressing the d (favourite) button and a number button 1 to 4.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 23 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Remote control buttons and functions Showing the favourite channels Press the h (information) button to display the PR LIST. You can see the favourite channel that has the registered number button icon at the right of the channel number. • When you want to delete a favourite channel, delete the set channel and set contents with FAVOURITE SETTING (see page 37) in the FEATURES menu.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 24 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Teletext function VCR/TV/ DVD Basic operation You can view three types of teletext broadcasts on the TV: FLOF (Fastext), TOP and WST. • TOP is not available when the COUNTRY setting is UNITED KINGDOM.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 25 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Teletext function 2 Press a colour button to choose a position. Then press the number buttons to enter the page number Sub-page Some teletext pages include sub-pages that are automatically displayed. 1 Choose a teletext page that includes sub-pages Sub-page numbers that can be viewed are automatically displayed at the top of the screen.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 26 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Teletext function Index You can return to the index page instantly. Press the G (Index) button Returns to page 100 or a previously specified page. Cancel You can search for a teletext page while watching TV. 1 Press the number button to enter a page number, or press a colour button The TV searches for a teletext page. 2 Press H (Cancel) button The TV programme appears.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 27 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM 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. Types of menu PICTURE menu Choose to set the screen settings. D0106 Buttons used to operate the menus SOUND menu Choose to set the sound settings.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 28 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Using the TV’s menu Operation with the buttons on the TV You can also operate the menus using the buttons on the front panel of the TV. /AV TV MEN U/OK P P MENU/OK TV/AV 6 buttons TV/AV button 5 buttons MENU/OK button The menu will disappear after about one minute if no operation is performed.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 29 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM PICTURE menu CONTRAST PICTURE PICTURE MODE CONTRAST BRIGHT SHARP COLOUR HUE COLOUR TEMP. FEATURES STANDARD COOL RESET OK D0014-EN • While the PICTURE menu is displayed, pressing the blue button will set the CONTRAST, BRIGHT, SHARP, COLOUR, HUE settings to their default settings.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 30 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM PICTURE menu WARM: A reddish white. Using this mode when watching films allows you to enjoy colours that are characteristic of films. FEATURES Choose FEATURES and press the a or 3 button to display the sub-menu.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 31 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM PICTURE menu MIN: The level of DigiPure effect is set to the minimum. When you set the Super DigiPure function to AUTO and notice some noise, change the setting from AUTO to MIN. • The MIN setting is not suitable for highquality pictures which contain very little noise. MAX: The level of DigiPure effect is set to the maximum.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 32 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM PICTURE menu 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 Choose COLOUR SYSTEM. Then press the a or 3 button The sub-menu of the COLOUR SYSTEM function appears. >> COLOUR SYSTEM MAIN SUB PAL AUTO • The AUTO function may not function properly if you have poor signal quality.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 33 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM SOUND menu BALANCE SOUND STEREO/ BASS TREBLE BALANCE 3D SOUND A.H.B. BBE SPEAKER OFF OFF OFF TV OK D0019-EN • When the headphones are connected, only “STEREO / I • II” and “SPEAKER” can be used. • When the “SPEAKER” setting (see page 34) is CENTRE, BALANCE and 3D SOUND cannot be chosen from the SOUND menu.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 34 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM SOUND menu BBE You can use the BBE function to enjoy easyto-listen sound that is faithful to the original sound recorded. ON: This function is turned on. OFF: This function is turned off. • Licensed by BBE Sound, Inc. BBE is a registered trademark of BBE Sound, Inc. SPEAKER You can set the TV speaker mode for when connected to the CENTRE CH input terminal.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 35 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM FEATURES menu FEATURES SLEEP TIMER CHILD LOCK APPEARANCE BLUE BACK REFRESH FAVOURITE SETTING TYPE A ON CHILD LOCK OK D0023-EN SLEEP TIMER You can set the TV to automatically turn off after a set period of time. 1 Choose SLEEP TIMER. Then press the a or 3 button A Sub-menu of the SLEEP TIMER function appears.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 36 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM FEATURES menu 4 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 registered in the Programme number (PR) is displayed on the screen. 5 Press the blue button and set the CHILD LOCK function. Then press the a button n (CHILD LOCK) appears and the TV channel is locked.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 37 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM FEATURES menu REFRESH When burn-in is minimal, burn-in and residual images may be softened with the REFRESH function. 1 Choose REFRESH 2 Press the a button Snow appears on the screen. Leave the TV in this condition for a few hours. 3 After a few hours, press the TV, number buttons, or # button Press the A button for the TV. The REFRESH function has no effect if used only for a short time.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 38 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM SET UP menu 2 Press the 5 and 6 buttons to choose the country where you are SET UP AUTO PROGRAM EDIT/MANUAL LANGUAGE DECODER(EXT-2) EXT SETTING PICTURE SHIFT ON OFF 3 Perform steps 5 and 6 of the “Initial settings” (page 10) EDIT/MANUAL OK D0029-EN AUTO PROGRAM You can again perform the AUTO PROGRAM function TV channel automatic registration which was performed in the “Initial settings” (page 9).
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 39 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM SET UP menu • Using the MANUAL function for a TV channel for which the DECODER (EXT-2) unction has been set to ON returns the setting of the DECODER (EXT-2) function for that channel to OFF. • When a TV channel has already been registered in PR 99, using the INSERT function deletes that TV channel. Basic operation 1 Choose EDIT/MANUAL, then press the a or 3 button The EDIT menu appears.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 40 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM SET UP menu DELETE 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 yellow button to delete the TV channel The TV channel is deleted from the programme numbers (PR) list.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 41 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM SET UP menu • When the COUNTRY setting is not FRANCE, use a two-digit CH/CC number. When the COUNTRY setting is FRANCE, use a three-digit CH/CC number.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 42 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM SET UP menu 4 Press the green or red button to search for a TV channel Scanning stops when the TV finds a TV channel. Then the TV channel is displayed. 5 Press the green or red button repeatedly until the TV channel you want appears If the TV channel reception is poor: Press the blue or yellow button to finetune the TV channel.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 43 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM SET UP menu 6 Turn on the VCR, and then press the a button to transmit the data to VCR The T-V LINK menu disappears once the data transmission ends. 7 If you have another TV channel capable of being unscrambled with a Decoder, repeat steps 2 to 6 EXT SETTING 1 Choose EXT SETTING, then press the a or 3 button The EXT SETTING menu appears.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 44 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM SET UP menu 1 Press the 5 or 6 buttons to choose an EXT terminal > EXT SETTING EXT-1 DUBBING EXT-2 EXT-3 EXT-5 EXT-4 TV ID LIST ID LIST You can store a name for each of the devices connected to each EXT terminal. Giving a name to an EXT terminal makes the EXT terminal number appear on the screen, together with its name.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 45 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM SET UP menu DUBBING You can choose a signal source to be output from the EXT-2 terminal. You can do this with the output signals of the devices connected to other EXT terminals, or with the picture and sound from a TV channel you are currently viewing.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 46 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Displaying a computer screen This TV can be used as a computer screen. Connecting to the computer Use a commercially available D-SUB cable to connect the TV’s PC IN terminal to the computer’s analogue RGB output terminal. If you want to listen to the sound from the computer, use a commercially available RCA cable to connect the EXT-5 sound input terminal to the computer’s sound output terminal.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 47 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM 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.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 48 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM 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. 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 “S-IN (S-VIDEO input)” on page 43.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 49 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Additional preparation • The subwoofer is interlocked with the TV volume. • You cannot connect an amplifier and a subwoofer at the same time. Using the TV speaker as the surround centre speaker The TV speaker can be used as the centre speaker when listening to Dolby Surround sound. Connect the AV amp centre speaker output terminal and the TV CENTRE CH input terminal.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 50 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM CH/CC numbers When you want to use the INSERT function on page 41, find the CH/CC number corresponding to the Channel number of the TV channel from this table.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 51 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM CH/CC numbers • When two CH/CC numbers correspond to one Channel number, choose either one according to the current COUNTRY setting. When the COUNTRY setting is other than FRANCE, choose a two-digit CH/CC number. When the COUNTRY setting is FRANCE, choose a three-digit CH/ CC number.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 52 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM 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.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 53 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Troubleshooting • When viewing images from commercially available video software products, or videos from videotapes which have been recorded improperly, the top of the image may be distorted. This is due to the condition of the video signal. There is nothing wrong with the TV.
PD-35S50J / LCT1653-001A-U / English (EK) PD-35S50J(EK)_Eng.book Page 54 Friday, April 23, 2004 1:14 PM Specifications Model COUNTRY setting Broadcasting systems Colour systems PD-35S50J When the COUNTRY setting is UNITED KINGDOM When the COUNTRY setting is not UNITED KINGDOM Channels and frequencies CCIR I PAL • The EXT terminals also support the NTSC 3.58/4.43 MHz system.
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