JVC AV 60D501 manual

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    For models: A V -60D501 A V -50D501 PROJECTION TELEVISION USER'S GUIDE Illustration of AV -60D501 and RM-C889 IMPORT ANT NOTE T O THE CUSTOMER In the spaces below, enter the model and serial number for your television (located at the rear of the television cabinet). Staple your sales receipt or invoice to the inside cover of this guide. Keep t[...]

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    IMPORT ANT SAFEGUARDS CAUTION: Please read and retain for your safety . Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. This TV set has been engineered and manufactured to assure your personal safety. But improper use can result in potential electri- cal shock or fire hazards. In order not to defeat the safeguards incorporated in this TV set, [...]

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    6 I f a n o ut s i d e a n t en na is c o nn e c t ed t o t he T V se t , b e s u r e t h e a nt e n na s y s te m i s g r ou nd e d so a s t o p r o v id e s om e p r o t e c t i o n a ga i n st v o l ta g e su rg es a n d b u i l t- u p s ta t i c c h a r ge s . S ec t i on 8 1 0 o f t h e N a ti o n a l E l e c tr i c al C o d e p r ov i d es i [...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS CONNECTIONS Connections Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Front Panel Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Rear Panel Diagrams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Cable or Antenna Connections . . . . . . . . . 7 V C R C o n n e c t i o n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 A u d i o / V ide o C o nnections . . . . . . . . . . . 1[...]

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    1) Always refer to the connection instructions in the user’ s guide for your components first. The manufacturer will provide the most detailed information about their products. 2) Know your jacks and plugs - most are color coded: • Yellow plugs are Video connections • Red plugs are Right Audio connections • White (or black) plugs are Left A[...]

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    6 Connections Front Panel Rear Panel Front Panel for A V -60D501 and AV -50D501 Front Input door open Rear Panel for A V -60D501 and AV -50D501 Shown below are illustrations of the Front and Rear panels of the D-Series Projection Televisions. Take a moment to look at the illustrations to familiarize yourself with their layout. The Front Panel contr[...]

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    Before you can begin to watch your D-Series Projection television, you will need to connect it to an antenna or cable outlet. The next four diagrams should cover most typical antenna or cable connections. Use Diagram #1 to connect your television to an antenna with flat cable leads. Use Diagram #2 to connect your television to an antenna with a coa[...]

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    8 Connections 1) Connect the coaxial cable from the cable television outlet to the ANT-A input at the rear of the television. 2) Connect a coaxial cable from the CABLE LOOP OUT jack at the rear of the TV to the input jack on the cable box. 3) Connect a coaxial cable out from the Output jack on the cable box into the ANT-B jack at the rear of the te[...]

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    Connections 9 1) Connect a video cable from the V ideo Out jack on the back of the VCR to either the Video Input 1 or Video Input 2 jacks on the rear panel of the television. 2) Connect the red audio cable from the right Audio Output jack on the VCR to the right Audio Input jack at the rear of the television. 3) Connect the white audio cable from t[...]

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    10 Connections A udio/Video Connections - Stereo Systems 1) Connect the audio cables from the Audio Monitor Output jacks on the television’s rear panel to the TV In or Aux In terminals at the back of your audio system. The r ed cable connects the right Output to the right Input. The white cable connects the left Output to the left Input. 2) Turn [...]

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    Connections 1 1 1) Connect the Component Video cables from the video output jacks at the back of the DVD player to the DVD input jacks at the back of the television. Make the connections in the following order: Y to Y, P R to P R , P B to P B. 2) Connect a set of audio cables from the Audio Output jacks at the back of the DVD player to the DVD Audi[...]

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    Changing the Batteries B e s u r e t o us e o nly s i ze A A b a t t e r i e s . Pu sh th e ta b o n th e r em o t e' s b a t te ry c ov e r an d s li de t o w a r d s t he b o t t o m to r e m ov e i t . I n s e r t tw o AA b a tt er ie s ( s u pp li ed ), ca r ef ul l y n ot ing th e "+ " a n d "- " m a r ki ng s o n t h [...]

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    Getting Started 13 10 key direct access T o m o v e di r ect ly t o a s pe cif ic c han ne l , p r es s t h at c h an nel 's n u m b e r s on t he r em ot e' s 1 0 ke y p a d. Fo r s i n g l e- d i g it ch a n n e l n u mb e r s, p re ss " 0 " t h en t he c h an ne l n um be r . C HANNEL -/+ button T o s c a n t hr ou gh t h e c[...]

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    14 Remote Programming Setting the CATV & VCR Codes Cable Box / Satellite / VCR setup 1) Find the CATV/Satellite/VCR brand from the list of codes. 2) Slide the 2-way selector switch to “CATV” to program a Cable/Satellite box or to “TV” to program VCR. 3) Press the P OWER (for Cable box or Satellite) or VCR P OWER ( for VCR) and QV button[...]

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    Remote Programming 15 VCRs Adventura Aiko Aiwa Akai American High Asha Audiovox Beaumark Bell & Howell Broksonic Calix Canon Capehart Carver CCE Citizen Colt Craig Curtis Mathes Cybernex Daewoo Daytron Dynatech Electrohome Electrophonic Emerex Emerson Fisher Fuji Funai Garrard GE Go Video Goldstar Gradiente Grundig Harley Davidson Harmon/Kardon[...]

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    Using this Guide C e r t ai n s y mb ol s a r e u se d t hr ou gh out th i s gu i d e to h el p y ou l ea rn a b o ut t he fe a tu r es o f yo ur n e w t e l ev i s i o n . Th e o ne s yo u w i l l s e e m o s t f r eq u ent ly ar e : Up a nd D ow n ar r o w s mea n p r es s th e U P o r D O W N a r r o w bu t to n s o n th e re m o te c o nt r ol [...]

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    Memorize Channels I n Me mo ri z e C h a n ne l s, t he T V au to ma t ica ll y s ca ns t h r ou g h a ll av ai l ab l e c h a n ne ls , m em o ri z i n g t h e a c ti v e o n e s an d s ki p p i ng o ve r bl an k o n e s o r c h a nn e ls w it h w ea k s i g na ls . T hi s m e a ns w he n y o u s ca n ( u s i n g t he C H A N N E L + /- b u t t o [...]

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    NOTES: 18 Setup Menu Clock Time Before you use any of your TV’s timer functions, you must first set the clock. Press M ENU T o SETUP Press E NTER T o CLOCK TIME T o move to the time field T o set the time T o exit the field when the cor rect time is set Press M ENU to return to the main menu or press E XIT to return to normal television viewing S[...]

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    Setup Menu 19 Language Y ou can choose to view your onscreen menus in either English or Spanish. Press M ENU T o SETUP Press E NTER T o Language T o move to the language field T o select English or Spanish (language will change with selection) T o exit the field Press M ENU to return to the main menu or press E XIT to return to normal television vi[...]

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    20 V -Chip U . S . P AR E N T A L RA T I N G S Y S T E M S Programs with the following Ratings are appropriate for Children. ❒ T V -Y is Ap p r o p ri at e f o r A l l Ch i ld re n . P r ogr a ms a r e c r e at ed fo r ve r y you ng vi ewe r s a nd sh ou ld be s ui ta b le f o r al l age s , inc lu din g c h i l d r en a ges 2 - 6. ❒ TV-Y7 is f[...]

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    Once unblocked, a station will remain unblocked until the television is turned off. NOTES: Directions to Set TV Ratings: T o se t a max imu m a ll ow ed r at in g wi t h t h e TV R a t i ng o pt i on: T o the Rating column T o the select the maximum rating Once you have set a maximum rating, you can also program the television to block certain type[...]

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    22 V -Chip D i r e c ti o n s t o S e t Mo v i e R a t i n g s : T o set a maximum allowed movie rating: T o the Movie Rating column T o activate T o select the maximum rating All movies rated at or above the rating you have set will be blocked. To watch a blocked movie, enter the passcode when it is requested onscreen. You may change your Movie Ra[...]

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    Set V-Chip/Lock Time Y ou have the option of setting the V-Chip ratings to work for only a portion of the day. You may also lock all of the television stations (regardless of V -Chip ratings) for a period of the day . T o set a V-Chip or Lock time, use the ar rows to move to the V-CHIP HOURS/LOCK BY TIME option at the bottom of the V-Chip menu and [...]

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    24 Channel Info Menu Some cable systems experience interference from radio frequencies on cable Channel 95. You may choose to delete this channel from memory using the steps listed above. NOTES: Channel Info Menu The Channel Info Menu lets you modify the list of channels Memorized by the Memorize Channels feature. The following options will let you[...]

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    SQV channels can be memorized only from Input-1 and Input-2. NOTES: Selecting Super Quick View (SQV) Channels S up er Qu ic k V i ew ( S Q V ) le ts y o u p u t to ge t h er a l is t o f yo ur f a v o r it e s ta t io n s w h ic h can be a c ce ss e d b y p r es si ng t h e SQ V b u t to n o n y ou r r e mo t e c on tr o l . W he n yo u t u rn t o [...]

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    Closed Captions Y our television can display Closed Caption content when included with a broadcast. Ther e are two types of Closed Captions broadcast: Standar d , which follows the dialog of the characters on screen and usually displays along the bottom of the screen, and T ext which provides additional information included with a broadcast and dis[...]

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    Using the ar r ow keys, align the color you see until only a single white cross is displayed. The cross shows the beams are cor r ectly aligned. Press V IDEO to switch from Red to Blue Using the ar r ow keys again, align the color you see until only a single white cross is displayed. The cross shows the beams are cor rectly aligned. Press M ENU to [...]

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    28 Audio/Video Settings A V Memory - Continued T o A V MEMOR Y T o activate T o choose an AV Memory setting: STANDARD , DA YLIGHT , EVENING, HOME TH., or DVD • You can select a different memory setting for Input-1, Input-2, and Input-3. Each setting can be further adjusted using the audio and video setting adjustments described on the next page. [...]

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    Audio/Video Settings 29 Y ou may leave the audio settings at any time by pressing E XIT . If you do not make any adjustments to the audio settings for 20 seconds, the display will turn off and any adjustments you made will be saved. Dolby, AC-3, Pro Logic and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Copyright [...]

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    30 Audio/Video Settings V ideo Settings Y ou have the option of making further adjustments to your television’s video display qualities. These adjustments can be made at any time. The adjustments include individual areas of video quality to overall picture display effects. T o change the Video Settings, from the Audio/Video Settings Menu: T o VID[...]

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    Button Functions 31 S LEEP The Sleep Timer lets you program your television to automatically turn itself off after you fall asleep. S LEEP T he Sl eep Ti m e r win d ow w ill app ea r o n s cr een Ea ch p r es s o f the S L E E P but to n adds 30 mi n utes t o th e T i m e r . A m axi m um of 12 0 m in u tes can b e p r ogr amm ed in to t he t im e[...]

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    32 Button Functions 10 K EY P AD The buttons of the 10 Key Pad, let you directly access television channels. For example, to turn to channel 47: 4 (Four) 7 (Seven) Enter Q UICK V IEW (QV) Instantly returns to the previous channel watched. For example, if you were watching Channel 5 and turned to Channel 23: QV Y ou will return to Channel 5. S UPER [...]

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    Button Functions - PIP/POP 33 Picture-In-Picture (PIP) / Picture-Outside-Picture (POP) Y our JVC D-Series projection television comes with 2-tuner PIP/POP. This means your TV can receive and display two separate video signals at once. The PIP/POP feature can be displayed in three ways: Picture-In-Picture (PIP) In PIP mode, the television displays a[...]

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    34 Button Functions - PIP/POP S OURCE Y ou can select the signal source for the PIP window image. S OURCE • If the PIP does not have a signal, the window will be blue. C HANNEL +/- For PIP/POP (PIP CH) Like the main C HANNEL +/- buttons, PIP CH lets you scan through the channels in the PIP or POP window . PIP CH +/- • PIP CH +/- will not work w[...]

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    T roubleshooting 35[...]

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    36 Notes on Operation I m p o rt a n t : Do N ot l e a ve st ati o n ary or l et t e r bo x e d i ma g e s o n s c r e en f o r e xt e n de d p e r io d s o f ti m e. Displaying the same image frequently or for long periods of time can leave a subtle, but permanent ghost image on the screen. Stationary black bars, like letterboxing, can also leave [...]

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    Appendix 1- Screen Shield 37 The Screen Shield provides a layer of protection for your television screen. It has a subtle tint which enhances picture contrast. The screen shield comes installed on your D-Series projection television. You can remove the screen shield if you prefer . T o Remove the Screen Shield: • To begin removal of the screen sh[...]

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    38 Appendix 2 - Bypassing the Parent Lock Cut along dotted line and file after reading. After you set the lock code, you will need it to: • view a locked program, • view a locked channel, • turn the lock on or off. If you forget your code, you can bypass it by using the remote control. T o bypass the lock, press the QV and 9 buttons at the sa[...]

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    Index 39 A Adding and deleting channels . . . . . . . . 24 Adjustments p i c t u r e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0 s o u n d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9 Advanced features menu . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Audio output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Audio/video memory settings . . . . . . . . . 28 Audio/video settings menu . . . . . [...]

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    40 Index R Remote Control b u t t o n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 cable box codes . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 installing batteries . . . . . . . . . . . 12 V C R c o d e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 Remote control operation . . . . . . . . . . . 13 S S c r een Shield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Setu p menu . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    Notes 41[...]

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    42 Limited Warranty For Canadian model televisions, see separate sheets for Warranty/Garantie and JVC Authorized Service Centers in Canada. JVC COMPANYOF AMERICAwarrants this product and all parts thereof, except as set forth below ONL YTO THE ORIGINALPURCHASER AT RETAIL to be FREE FROM DEFECTIVE MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIPfrom the date of original r[...]

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    Authorized Service Centers 43 QUALITY SERVICE Dear Customer ; In order to receive the most satisfaction from your purchase, read the instruction booklet before operating the unit. In the e vent that repair is necessar y , or for the address nearest your location, please refer to the factory service center list below or within the Continental United[...]

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    Specifications JVC COMPANY OF AMERICA Division of JVC Americas Corp. 1700 Valley Road W ayne, New Jersey, 07470 Specifications subject to change without notice. 871D227A30[...]