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AV-32EX5BK AV-28EX5BK COLOUR TELEVISION Trade Mark of the DVB Digital Video Broadcasting Project (1991 to 1996) Number: 3533, 3534 INSTRUCTIONS...
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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.
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How to move the TV When moving the TV, make sure that it is held by two people as shown in the illustration. Be careful not to trap your hands when putting the TV down.
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.
Setting up your TV Connecting the aerial • The connecting cables are not provided. • For further details, refer to the manuals provided with the devices to be connected. Caution • Turn off all the equipment including the TV before connecting anything. If you connect via a device with an antenna terminal such as a VCR, follow A →...
To view the pay-per-view of the Digital Terrestrial broadcasting It is required to subscribe to a pay-per-view company to view the pay-per-views of the Digital Terrestrial broadcasting. Obtain the Conditional Access Module (CAM) and the Viewing card by subscribing to a pay-per-view company, then insert those to the Television using the following procedure.
The Power lamp lights green and the JVC logo is displayed. Main power button • If the JVC logo does not appear this is because your TV has already been turned on for the first time: Perform the initial settings with “Installation”...
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3 Press the H button The Analogue terrestrial broadcasting AUTO PROGRAM starts. The AUTO PROGRAM menu appears and received TV channels are automatically stored in the programme numbers (PR). AUTO PROGRAM CH 10 D5004-EN • To cancel the AUTO PROGRAM function: TV/DTV Press the...
To use T-V LINK functions: A “T-V LINK compatible VCR” means a JVC video cassette recorder with the T-V LINK logo, or with one of the following logos. However, these VCRs may support some or all of the features described earlier.
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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. “DEVICE IS RECORDING” is displayed. You cannot carry out Direct Rec using your TV’s control.
Basic operations (TV) L/MONO EXT-3 L/MONO EXT-3 Refer to the pages in parentheses for details. 1 Main power button (8, 12) 2 Power lamp (8, 12) 3 Remote control sensor 4 r (Volume) button (13) 5 P p buttons/ q buttons (13) 6 Headphone jack (mini jack) (53) 7 EXT-3 terminal (43, 53) Turn the Main power on...
Choose a TV channel Press the P p buttons to choose a programme number (PR) or an EXT terminal The EXT terminal cannot be chosen when watching Digital terrestrial broadcasting (DVB-T). Switching between Digital terrestrial broadcasting (DVB-T) and Analogue terrestrial broadcasting.
Turn the TV on or off from standby mode Press the # (standby) button to turn the TV on or off. When the TV is turned on, the power lamp lights green. • The power can be turned on by pressing TV/DTV button, p p buttons or Number buttons.
Basic operations (Remote control) To return to a TV channel: TV/DTV button, the p p Press the buttons or the number buttons. To use the programme number PR 0 (AV): When the TV and VCR are connected only by the aerial cable, choosing the programme number PR 0 (AV) allows you to view images from the VCR.
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PANORAMIC: This stretches the left and right sides of a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) to fill the screen, without making the picture appear unnatural. “This mode may result in information such as headlines or rolling text at the very top or bottom of the screen not being fully viewable on some programmes.
Basic operations (Remote control) • The visible area adjustment is saved even after the TV channel is changed. However, it is cancelled if the following operations are performed. – The power is turned off/on – The ZOOM mode is changed –...
Operation while watching DTV Information function When the h (Information) button is pressed, the programme information appears for approximately 1 minute. ITV News CH61 Now: 13:00-14:00 Steve Scott 13:19 Next: 14:00-14:30 Steve Scott D0203-EN • When the h (Information) button is pressed while the information is being displayed, the information disappears.
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Operation while watching DTV Using the Set Reminder When you schedule a programme, you will not miss a programme that you want to watch. 1 Press the 6 buttons and choose the date from the Date column 2 Press the 6 buttons and choose the channel from the Channel column The list of programme names and the...
Using the Genre function By using the Genre function you can sort programmes by genre. 1 Press the green button The Genre window appears. 2 Press the 6 buttons and choose the genre 3 Press the a button The selected genre programme appears on the Programme column.
Digital Teletext function Number buttons Colour buttons buttons With Digital terrestrial broadcasting (DVB- T), in addition to pictures and sound, you can also watch digital teletext. Digital teletext is sometimes broadcast at the same time as normal broadcasting. 1 Press the g button The digital teletext information appears.
Operation with the DTV menu Buttons used to operate the menus TV/DTV Displaying the DTV menu 1 Press the H button to display the MENU (main menu) MENU PICTURE SETTING EXT SETTING PICTURE FEATURES FEATURES SOUND SETTING INSTALL 3D CINEMA SOUND D5105-EN •...
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Operation with the DTV menu 1 Choose Timers and press the a button The TIMER menu appears. REC TIMER Name Start BBC ONE 00:00 BBC ONE 00:00 BBC ONE 00:00 BBC ONE 00:00 BBC ONE 00:00 BBC ONE 00:00 BBC ONE 00:00 BBC ONE 00:00...
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The TV power lamp begins flashing at three minutes before the timer start time. If you are watching TV at the time, a message appears on the screen to inform you the timer is about to start. If the TV is in Standby, the power lamp lights orange while timer recording is in progress.
Operation with the DTV menu Configuration Set the basic setting for watching Digital terrestrial broadcasting (DVB-T). Choose configuration and press the a button CONFIGURATION appears. CONFIGURATION Audio Language Subtitle Favourite Mode Receiver Upgrade Enter PIN code Change preferred audio language D0212-EN •...
Receiver Upgrade Set the method to upgrade the Digital terrestrial broadcasting (DVB-T) receiver software. 1 Press the 6 buttons and choose Receiver Upgrade, and press the a button The setting window appears. CONFIGURATION Audio Language Subtitle Favourite Mode Receiver Upgrade Enter PIN code Automatic Download Enabled...
Operation with the DTV menu Edit PR List The Edit PR List can be used to do the following: • delete registered channels • edit channel names • lock channels so that they cannot be watched by children • set Favorites so that you can easily choose from only the channels you often watch.
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Editing a channel name 1 Press the 5 buttons and choose Edit Name on the bar at the bottom of the screen 2 Press the 6 buttons and choose the channel to be edited, and then press the a button The edit window appears.
Operation with the DTV menu Setting the favourite channels Channels that you often watch can be set as favourite channels. You can choose from just those channels when the p p buttons are pressed. • After setting the favourite channels, check that “Favourite Mode”...
First Time Installation: Choose when you have moved house etc and want to automatically re-register all the channels. In addition to registering all the channels that can be received, it will reset the timer settings. When Factory Settings is chosen and the a button is pressed, the confirmation window appears.
Operation while watching analogue TV Information function You can see the channel number of the programme you are watching, the current time or the PR LIST. From the PR LIST, you can choose a channel or EXT terminal. Press the h (Information) button to display the information you want to see.
Analogue teletext function Number buttons Colour buttons buttons Basic operation 1 Choose a TV channel with a teletext broadcast VCR/TV/ DVD switch 2 Set the VCR/TV/DVD switch to the TV position 3 Press g (Text) button to display the teletext Pressing g (Text) button changes the mode as follows: D1043-EN...
Analogue teletext function Using the List Mode You can store the numbers of your favourite teletext pages in memory and call them up quickly using the colour buttons. To store the page numbers: 1 Press B button to go into the List mode The page numbers you have stored are displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Size You can double the height of the teletext display. Press the F (Size) button 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.
Setting the TV Call the menu and perform the settings for the picture and sound. Buttons used to operate the menus TV/DTV Basic operation 1 Press the H button to display the MENU (main menu) MENU PICTURE SETTING PICTURE FEATURES SOUND SETTING 3D CINEMA SOUND D5105-EN...
PICTURE SETTING Refer to “Setting the TV” (see page 36) for details of displaying the menu. PICTURE SETTING PICTURE MODE BRIGHT CONTRAST BRIGHT SHARP COLOUR COLOUR TEMP. NORMAL RESET D0014-EN PICTURE MODE You can choose one of three PICTURE MODEs to adjust the picture settings automatically.
PICTURE FEATURES Refer to “Setting the TV” (see page 36) for details of displaying the menu. PICTURE FEATURES DIGITAL VNR AUTO DigiPure Pro AUTO COLOUR SYSTEM MOVIE THEATRE AUTO 4:3 AUTO ASPECT PICTIRE TILT D1015-EN • COLOUR SYSTEM cannot be chosen when watching Digital terrestrial broadcasting (DVB-T).
MAX: The level of DigiPure effect is set to the maximum. If you set the DigiPure Pro function to AUTO but feel that the original picture quality has not been reproduced fully, change the setting from AUTO to MAX. • The MAX setting is not suitable for low- quality pictures which contain a lot of noise.
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 Choose 4:3 AUTO ASPECT then press the a button 4:3 AUTO ASPECT PANORAMIC REGULAR 14:9 ZOOM...
SOUND SETTING Refer to “Setting the TV” (see page 36) for details of displaying the menu. SOUND SETTING STEREO/ BASS TREBLE BALANCE HYPER SOUND D0019-EN STEREO / I • II When you are viewing a bilingual broadcast programme, you can choose the sound from Bilingual I (Sub I) or Bilingual II (Sub II).
3D CINEMA SOUND Refer to “Setting the TV” (see page 36) for details of displaying the menu. 3D CINEMA SOUND SURROUND HIGH MID BASS BOOST HIGH MID D0063-EN Adjust the 3D CINEMA SOUND effect. For details on how to turn 3D CINEMA SOUND on and off, read “3D CINEMA SOUND function”...
EXT SETTING Refer to “Setting the TV” (see page 36) for details of displaying the menu. EXT SETTING EXT-1 DUBBING EXT-2 EXT-3 D0020-EN S-IN (S-VIDEO input) When connecting a device (such as S-VHS VCR) which enables an S-VIDEO signal (Y/ C signal) to be output, you can enjoy high- quality picture of the S-VIDEO signal (Y/C signal).
EXT SETTING 3 Press the 6 buttons to choose a name. Then press the a button The ID LIST disappears and the name is assigned to the EXT terminal. • You cannot assign an EXT terminal name not found in the name list (ID LIST).
FEATURES Refer to “Setting the TV” (see page 36) for details of displaying the menu. FEATURES SLEEP TIMER BLUE BACK CHILD LOCK DECODER(EXT-2) D0023-EN • BLUE BACK, CHILD LOCK, and DECODER (EXT-2) cannot be chosen when watching Digital terrestrial broadcasting (DVB-T). SLEEP TIMER You can set the TV to automatically turn off after a specified period of time.
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FEATURES 3 Press the a button The Sub-menu of CHILD LOCK appears. CHILD LOCK BBC1 BBC2 D0026-EN 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.
DECODER (EXT-2) Only when connecting a Decoder with a T-V LINK compatible VCR connected to the EXT-2 terminal, you can use this function. Caution • If you have not connected a Decoder with a T-V LINK compatible VCR connected to the EXT-2 terminal, setting this function to “ON”...
INSTALL Refer to “Setting the TV” (see page 36) for details of displaying the menu. INSTALL AUTO PROGRAM EDIT / MANUAL ATTENUATOR D0029-EN • AUTO PROGRAM and EDIT/MANUAL cannot be chosen when watching Digital terrestrial broadcasting (DVB-T). AUTO PROGRAM You can automatically register the TV channels which can be received well at your residence in the TV’s Programme numbers (PR) by performing the following.
EDIT/MANUAL The EDIT/MANUAL functions are divided into two types: editing of the current Programme numbers (PR) (EDIT functions) and manual registration of a TV channel you want to view to the Programme number (PR) (MANUAL function). The details about these functions are as follows: Caution •...
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INSTALL 4 If you do not have a T-V LINK compatible VCR connected: TV/DTV Press the LINK menu. The T-V LINK menu disappears and all the settings are completed. If you have a T-V LINK compatible VCR connected to the EXT-2 terminal: Follow the operating procedure “Downloading the data to VCR”...
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5 Press the 6 buttons to choose the Channel name (ID) To cancel the ID function: Press the b button. 6 Press the a button to register a Channel name (ID) to a TV channel • You can register your unique Channel name (ID) to the TV channel.
INSTALL 3 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. 4 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 fine-...
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.
Additional preparation Equipment which can output the S-VIDEO signal (Y/C signal) 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 “S-IN (S-VIDEO input)”...
2 Press the VCR/DVD Control Button to control your VCR or DVD player • If your device is not made by JVC, these buttons will not work. • Even if your device is made by JVC, some of these buttons may not work, depending on the device you are using.
CH numbers When you want to use the INSERT function on page 51, find the CH number corresponding to the Channel number of the TV channel from this table. Channel CH 21 CH 22 CH 23 CH 24 CH 25 CH 26 CH 27 CH 28...
Troubleshooting Digital terrestrial broadcasting (DVB-T) service area Although this TV can receive both Digital terrestrial broadcasting (DVB-T) and Analogue terrestrial broadcasting, depending on the area in which you live, you may not be able to receive Digital terrestrial broadcasting (DVB-T). For details of the Digital terrestrial broadcasting (DVB-T) service area, refer to the FREEVIEW website etc.
Troubleshooting • If the TV suffers interference from signals reflecting from mountains or buildings, double-pictures (ghosting) will occur. Try to change the aerial’s direction or replace it with one with better directionality. • Are your COLOUR SYSTEM settings correct? Follow the description “COLOUR SYSTEM”...
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• A picture may be tilted due to the influence of the earth’s magnetism. In this case, use the “PICTURE TILT” on page 40 to complete the tilt. • Touching the screen may cause you feel a slight electric shock due to its static electricity.
864 mm × 587 mm × 550 mm 54.0 kg Remote control unit × 1 (RM-C1814S) AA/R6 dry cell battery × 2 AV-28EX5BK 134 W, Standby: 2.8 W Viewable area 66 cm (measured diagonally) 762 mm × 528 mm × 493 mm...