COLOR TELEVISION

AV-21YT11

AV-20NT11

AV-14FT11

AV-21YN11

AV-20NN11

AV-14FN11

INSTRUCTIONS

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??? 2003 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED

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Thank you for purchasing this JVC color television.

To ensure your complete understanding, please read this manual thoroughly be- fore operation.

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.

???Operate only from the power source specified on the TV.

???Avoid damaging the power cord and main plug. When you unplug the TV, pull it out by the main plug. Do not pull on the power cord.

???Never block or cover the cabinet opening for ventilation. Never install the TV where good ventilation is unattainable. When installing this TV, leave spaces for ventilation around the TV more than the minimum distances shown in the diagram.

???Do not allow objects or liquid into the cabinet openings.

???In the event of a fault, unplug the TV and bring to JVC service centre. Do not attempt to repair it by yourself or remove the rear cover.

???The surface of the TV screen is easily damaged. Be very careful with it when handling the TV. Should the TV screen become soiled, wipe it with a soft dry cloth. Never rub it forcefully. Never use any cleaner or detergent on it.

???When you don???t use this TV for a long period of time, be sure to disconnect the power plug from the AC outlet.

???The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be be placed on the apparatus.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONNECTIONS

GETTING STARTED

MENU FUNCTIONS

BUTTON FUNCTIONS

APPENDICES

C O N N E C T I O N S 3

FRONT & REAR PANEL DIAGRAMS

AV-21YT11 Front Panel

AV-21YT11 AV-20NT11 AV-14FT11 Rear Panel

AV-20NT11/AV-14FT11 Front Panel

AV-21YN11 AV-20NN11 AV-14FN11 Rear Panel

AV-21YN11 Front Panel

AV-20NN11/AV-14FN11 Front Panel

INDOOR ANTENNA CONNECTION

TV

VHF/UHF indoor Antenna (supplied)

To Install rod aerial:

Install into the top-rear aerial holder. Once installed, it cannot be removed.

You can connect an indoor antenna included.

1)Connect the indoor antenna to the Matching adaptor and connect the Matching adaptor to the TV RF input.

Illustration of AV-14FN11

Matching adaptor (supplied)

???You will receive the best reception,or best picture, if you use connect your TV to an outdoor antenna of a cable output.

4 C O N N E C T I O N S

CONNECTING THE ANTENNA AND VCR

???For further details, refer to the manuals provided with the devices you are connecting.

???Connecting cables are not supplied.

VHF/UHF outdoor antenna

3

2

If not connecting a VCR, do 1. If connecting a VCR, proceed

1 2 3.

???You can view images from the VCR without doing 3.

Note: When connecting mon- aural audio to the TV, use the L/MONO jack.

Note: The sound and picture that you are watching are output from VIDEO/ AUDIO (L/R) output jacks on the rear panel.

Note: The front and rear AU- DIO/VIDEO input jacks are directly connected so that input to either jack is output through both. You cannot provide input to both the front and rear jacks at the same time. Disconnect one input, or use one of the jacks as an output jack only (for monitoring or recording).

CONNECTING OTHER EXTERNAL DEVICES

Headphones

Note: Use headphones with a stereo mini jack. When using headphones, the speaker sound output is disabled.

C O N N E C T I O N S 5

CONNECTING OTHER EXTERNAL DEVICES

Illustration of AV-21YT11

Note: When connecting mon- aural audio to the TV, use the L/MONO jack.

Note: The sound and picture that you are watching are output from VIDEO/ AUDIO (L/R) output jacks on the rear panel.

Illustration of AV-21YN11

Note: The front and rear AU- DIO/VIDEO input jacks are directly connected so that input to either jack is output through both. You cannot pro- vide input to both the front and rear jacks at the same time. Disconnect one input, or use one of the jacks as an output jack only (for monitoring or recording).

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REMOTE CONTROLS

CHANGING THE BATTERIES

Be sure to use only size AA/R6/UM-3 batteries.

???If the remote control acts erratically, replace the bat- teries. Typical battery life is usually about six months to one year.

???We recommend that you use the supplied batteries initially and replace them as soon as operation becomes erratic.

The supplied batteries are for testing, not regular use.

G E T T I N G S T A R T E D 7

POWER

???Press the Power button ( ) on the TV front panel. The Power lamp will light red.

???If the TV will not be turned on even if you press the POWER button, the TV is in the stand-by mode. Press the POWER button on the remote control to turn on the TV.

???To turn the power off, press the POWER button on the remote control. The Power lamp will light red.

???The ON-TIMER lamp will light when the On/Off Timer is set, even when the TV power is off.

???When you do not use the television for a long period of time, turn the power off by pressing the Power button ( ) on the TV front panel. The Power lamp will go out.

???There are two methods to turn the power on after turning it off by pressing the POWER button on the remote control or by using the On/Off Timer function:

1)Press the POWER button on the remote control.

2)Press the CHANNEL n button or CHANNEL , button on the TV front panel.

???When the On-Timer function is set, the On-Timer lamp will light. Even if you turn the power off by pressing the POWER button on the remote control, if the On-Timer function is active the On- Timer lamp stays lit. See page 13 to set On/Off Timer.

ADJUSTING VOLUME

Press the VOLUME button on the front panel or remote control. The volume level bar will ap- pear.

VOLUME 13

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Press the MUTING button to instantly turn the volume off to zero. To restore the volume to your previous level, simply press the MUTING button again.

CHANGING CHANNELS

Press the numbers on the remote???s 10 key pad. For single-digit channel numbers press 0 then the number. For channels above 100, press the 100+ button plus the 2-digit number.

Press the n CHANNEL , button, it will scan the channels in order.

???NOTE: After you operate the Auto Tuner Setup (page 10), all of the blank or empty, channels will be removed from scanning so that there is no noise or channel snow when you scan, only active channels.

Press the release of the RETURN + button to return to the previous channel. First, select a channel (game #1). Then, select another channel (game #2) with the 10 key pad and push the RETURN+ button to flip directly back and forth.

Press and hold down the RETURN + button for three seconds. The message, ???RETURN CHAN- NEL PROGRAMMED !??? will appear and you can scan as you wish with the n CHANNEL , button. Press RETURN + button again and you will go back to the Return+ channel you programmed.

To cancel the Return + channel, press and hold down the RETURN + button for another three seconds and the message, ???RETURN CHANNEL CANCELED !??? appears.

??? Pressing any number key or turning the TV off will also cancel a Return+ channel.

8 G E T T I N G S T A R T E D

SETUP TOUR

When the TV is first turned on it enters the SETUP TOUR mode, and the JVC logo is displayed. Follow the instructions on the on-screen display to perform the SETUP TOUR.

???In case of resetting that the reason for such as removal, you can set the SETUP TOUR function on the menu. For datails, see page 10.

The POWER lamp or POWER/ON TIMER lamp lights. After the JVC logo has been displayed, the TV automatically switches to the language setting mode.

The SET CLOCK screen will appear. To set the hour (AM/PM)

To move to minutes

To set the minutes

To move to START CLOCK when done with settings

SETUP TOUR

SETUP TOUR

LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

NEXT

SETUP TOUR

SET CLOCK - - : - -

START CLOCK

Press the MENU buttons to start the clock.

The TUNER MODE screen will appear. To choose CABLE or AIR

To move to NEXT

The AUTO PROGRAMMING function will start and the indicator blinks.

???To stop the AUTO PROGRAMMING function, press the MENUbuttons.

When all the TV channels that can be received on your TV have been preset, the display goes out and the AUTO PROGRAMMING function operation is completed.

SETUP TOUR

TUNER MODE

CABLE

NEXT

SETUP TOUR

NOW PROGRAMMING !

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SETUP TOUR

THANK YOU!

SET IS NOW COMPLETE

U S I N G T H E M E N U 9

USING THIS GUIDE:

Throughout this guide there are certain symbols we use as shorthand to show you what to do. When you see them, keep these factors in mind:

Up and down arrows mean press the MENU UP or MENU DOWN buttons. Pressing the up or down buttons allows you to:

???Move vertically in the main menu screen

???Move through a submenu, or

???Move to the next letter, number, or other choice in a submenu, or

???Back up to correct an error

Left and right arrows mean press the

MENU LEFT or MENU RIGHT button to:

???Select the highlighted item, or

???Select the options in a submenu

The ???Press Button??? means you should press that button on the remote control

???Important information, or a note, about a feature follows a cube like this one.

SMALL CAPITAL LETTERS are used when we

refer to buttons ??? this is important because some menu functions have the same name.

THE ONSCREEN MENUS:

To bring up the onscreen menu, press any of the 4-way cursor control (MENU) buttons on the remote, and the menu will appear on the screen. The item that appears yellow is the selected item. When you use the menu buttons, the Picture Settings menu will appear first. However, since Initial Setup is so important, this guide begins here.

INITIAL SETUP ITEMS

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SOUND SETTINGS

(AV-21YT11/AV-20NT11/AV-14FT11 Only)

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GENERAL ITEMS

???If you use the Menu button on the TV???s front panel, an additional menu indicating the current channel and the TV/Video status will appear before the picture settings screen.

???In the Picture screens menu, the "Tint" option only appears if the TV signal is NTSC.

10 I N I T I A L S E T U P

AUTO TUNER SETUP

During Auto Tuner Setup, the TV will automatically scan through all avail- able channels and memorize the active ones so that when you scan, you do not pick up weak or noisy channels.

To AUTO TUNER SETUP

To operate

TUNER MODE : CABLE AIR

START

To choose CABLE or AIR

To move to START

To start Auto Tuner Setup

NOW

PROGRAMMING !

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The Programming takes approximately 1 to 2 minutes

PROGRAMMING OVER!

Note: Noise Muting will not work while Auto Tuner Setup is working.

BACKGROUND

Turn the background color of the on-screens to black or clear.

CLOSED CAPTION

If they are included in a program, you can view closed captions or text infor- mation.

To CLOSED CAPTION

To operate and select a caption or text channel

CAPTION: CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4

TEXT : T1 T2 T3 T4

FINISH

To FINISH

To save settings

EXIT when finished

Note: Captions are usually found on CC1 and text on T1. The other caption and text channels are workable but are for future purposes.

Note: See page 16 for complete details on how to access captioning with the CLOSED CAPTION button.

LANGUAGE

Choose from English, Portuguese, or Spanish on-screen menus and dis- plays.

To LANGUAGE

To activate

LANGUAGE POR SPA ENG

Exit when finished

NOTE:

During Initial Setup, the TV will be programmed to only receive active channels. Once the channels are activated by the Auto Tuner Setup they will be included in Scan. Some weak channels may be included or omitted during this procedure. You can add or delete any channels for scanning in the Channel Summary, page 14.

To BACKGROUND

To operate

BACKGROUND BLACK CLEAR

Exit when finished

NOISE MUTING

Eliminates noise from channels that are not broadcasting or are too weak.

To NOISE MUTING

To turn ON/OFF

Exit when finished

Note: Noise Muting will not work when you operate Auto Tuner Setup or Channel Summary.

P I C T U R E S E T T I N G S 11

NOTE:

To exit the Picture Settings menu, press the Exit button at any time.

TINT (NTSC ONLY)

Tint allows you to adjust the levels of red and green in the picture. The tint option appears only when the TV color system is NTSC.

To TINT

To accentuate green

To accentuate red

To move to the next or previous

COLOR

Color allows you to adjust both the vividness and subtlety of the color.

To COLOR

To make colors more vivid

To subdue colors

To move to the next or previous

BRIGHT

Adjust the degree of light and dark in the picture.

To BRIGHT

To lighten the picture

To darken the picture

To move to the next or previous

DETAIL

Detail allows you to adjust the level of detail within the picture.

To DETAIL

To make the picture sharper To make the picture smoother To move to the next or previous

PICTURE

Picture allows you to adjust the range between black and white in the pic- ture.

To PICTURE

To increase contrast

To decrease contrast

To move to the next or previous

12 S O U N D S E T T I N G S

NOTES:

STEREO MODEL

ONLY!!

Bass, Treble,

Balance, and MTS

To BASS

To emphasize bass

To reduce bass

To move to next

TREBLE

The Treble level adjustment feature allows you to increase or decrease the level of higher frequencies in the TV???s sound.

To TREBLE

To increase treble

To decrease treble

To move to next

To MTS

Select the mode

(The ON AIR arrow tells you if the current signal contains Stereo or SAP)

Note: Keep the TV in STEREO mode to get the fullest sound quality.

Note: SAP will allow you to hear an alternative soundtrack, if avail- able.

Note: Choose MONO to reduce excess noise in a program or channel.

are available on:

???AV-21YT11

???AV-20NT11

???AV-14FT11 MTS has no effect on normal sound broadcasts.

BALANCE

The Balance adjustment feature allows you to center the TV???s sound to your needs.

To BALANCE

To shift the speaker balance to the right

To shift the speaker balance to the left

To move to next

Some Sound Advice

You can tell if a program is broadcast in stereo by the position of the ON AIR arrow in the MTS menu. Unfortunately, it is common for some cable companies to squash the transmission of stereo programs to mono because they only have mono equipment. If connected to a cable system, the sound is at the mercy of that cable company ??? if they broadcast in mono, you receive mono sound regardless of the original stereo programming.

Fortunately, most programs that are broadcast in stereo are aired on the major television networks. If you connect your TV to an antenna instead of cable, and set the tuner mode in the Auto Tuner Setup to ???Air??? instead of ???Cable,??? you will be able to pick up stereo broadcasts in stereo.

G E N E R A L I T E M S 13

SET CLOCK

The Clock is the heart of all timer functions. You must set the clock before any timer functions will work.

ON/OFF TIMER

Use the On/Off Timer as an alarm to wake up, as a program reminder, or as a decoy when you???re out of the house.

To SET CLOCK

To operate

START CLOCK

To set the hour (AM/PM)

To move to minutes

To set the minutes

To move to START CLOCK when done with settings

To start the clock

THANK YOU !!

If you want to synchronize the TV clock with another clock or time signal, press Left or Right Menu arrow at the

appropriate time, and the clock will start.

Note: If the TV is unplugged or you experience a power outage, you must reset the clock in order for any of your timer functions to work.

CLOCK SET MESSAGE:

If you do not set the clock but attempt to use a timer function anyway, you will get the following message:

PLEASE SET CLOCK FIRST !!

To ON/OFF TIMER

To operate

To set the hour (AM/PM) you want the TV to turn on

To move to minutes

To set the minutes

To set ON TIME and to move to OFF TIME (set time for TV to turn off)

To move to CHANNEL

To select channel

To move to MODE

Choose ONCE or EVERYDAY

To ON/OFF TIMER

Choose YES for on, NO for off

To FINISH

To save settings

THANK YOU !!

Note: In order for ON/OFF Timer to work, the clock must be set. After a power interruption it will be cancelled.

Note: ON/OFF Timer cannot be set to locked or guarded channels.

START CLOCK

14 G E N E R A L I T E M S

CHANNEL SUMMARY

You can add or delete channels from the channel scanning. You can also lock out any ???unauthorized??? viewers from one or up to all 181 channels.

To CHANNEL SUMMARY

To operate

ADD

You can manually set channels to scan that were too weak to be picked up during Auto Tuner Setup. (If you have not performed the Auto Tuner Setup described on page 10, do so now.) Conversely, if a channel was too weak to receive a good picture but was picked up anyway, delete it by removing the X.

CHANNEL ???/+ to select the channel

To the ADD column

To include or delete from scan

Exit when finished

Note: Channels set to scan will be marked with an X.

Note: Some cable systems experi- ence interference from radio frequencies on Cable Channel 95. If you like, you can delete this channel from scanning by removing the X.

CHANNEL GUARD - LOCK

To CHANNEL SUMMARY

To operate

To the Lock column

The access code zero (0) to lock or unlock that channel

Use the Channel mbutton to go to any other channel you want to lock

Exit when finished

CHANNEL GUARD MESSAGE:

This message appears when a viewer attempts to watch a guarded channel:

THIS CHANNEL IS LOCKED BY

CHANNEL GUARD.

PLEASE ENTER LOCK CODE BY

10 KEY PAD TO UNLOCK IT.

NO. ?????????

To watch a channel you have locked, enter the lock code using the 10 key pad.

If the wrong lock code is entered, this message will flash on the screen:

INVALID LOCK CODE !

NOTES:

There are two sections in Channel Summary.

To move up and down a column (e.g. from channel to channel) use the Channel m button.

To move from item to item (e.g. from channel number to add to lock) use the arrow up/down keys.

Noise Muting will not work while you operate the Channel Summary.

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The Lock Code locks and unlocks Channel Guard. Write this three digit number down and keep it where would-be viewers will not look for it!

To SET LOCK CODE

To operate

The padlock icon appears

Zero (the access code is zero)

FINISH

To the first number place

To choose the number

To move to the next place

You can disable the front control buttons of the TV.

When this function is set to ON, the TV can be operated using only the re- mote control.

To CHILD LOCK

To turn ON/OFF

Exit when finished

Note: The Child Lock is canceled when you turn the TV???s main power off.

Continue to follow these directions for all three numbers

To FINISH

To save settings and exit

Note: If you forget the Lock Code you can set another one this same way.

Note: After a power interruption you must reset the lock code.

16 B U T T O N F U N C T I O N S

DISPLAY

The Display screen shows the current status of timers and inputs.

???The channel or AV input (Channel 07)

???Current time (12:20 PM)

???Sleep Timer status minutes remaining (Off)

???On/Off Timer status (Everyday, on at 7:00 PM, off at 10:00 PM)

???Each press of the Display button changes the display mode:

> DISPLAY > TIME > CHANNEL > OFF >

CLOSED CAPTION

View the closed captions or text when included in a program.

CLOSED CAPTION

Note: To change caption or text channels see page 10.

Note: To access a captioning option or to turn one off, allow the display to remain on screen until it disappears. In a few seconds the captions will start.

Note: CC2, CC3, CC4, T2, T3, and T4 are functional, however, they are for future purposes.

Note: If a large black box covers 80% of your screen, the Text Mode is probably set. Press CLOSED CAPTION to turn it off.

VIDEO STATUS

The Video Status button lets you select the settings when you play a game, watch a movie, or want to reset to factory settings.

???STANDARD??? resets the picture settings to factory standard levels.

???CINEMA??? for a film-like look to video.

???GAME??? enhances video graphics.

VIDEO STATUS

> CINEMA > GAME > STANDARD >

SLEEP TIMER

Sleep Timer turns off the TV for you in case you fall asleep. Program it to work in intervals of 15 minutes up to 180 minutes.

SLEEP TIMER

0 15 30 45 60 75 90 105 120 135 150 165 180

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SLEEP TIMER MESSAGE:

20 seconds prior to the automatic shut-off, this message will appear:

GOOD NIGHT ! !

PUSH SLEEP TIMER BUTTON

TO EXTEND.

You then have 20 seconds to press the SLEEP TIMER button to delay turn off for another 15 minutes.

HYPER SURROUND

AV-21YT11/AV-20NT11/AV-14FT11 ONLY.

Creates a deep, 3-dimensional sound effect by channeling the sound through the TV???s front firing speakers.

HYPER SURROUND

NOTE:

Please note that if the clock, SleepTimer, or On/Off Timer are not set, the initial Display screen will state ???Clock Not Set,??? ???Sleep Timer Off,??? and ???On/Off Timer Off,??? respectively.

B U T T O N F U N C T I O N S 17

NUMBER BUTTONS 10 KEY PAD

Press two of the number buttons to move to single and double digit channels.

To move to Channel 7:

0 (zero)

7 (seven)

100 + BUTTON

The 100+ button accesses all chan- nels above Channel 99.

To move to Channel 124:

100+

2 (two)

4 (four)

MUTING

The MUTING button turns the sound off completely when you press it.

MUTING

The sound will turn off completely.

Note: To return the original volume press the MUTING button again.

TV / VIDEO

TV/Video selects the input mode.

TV/VIDEO

AV-21YN11/AV-20NN11/AV-14FN11

AV-21YT11/AV-20NT11/AV-14FT11

> TV > VIDEO-1 > VIDEO-2 >

VIDEO-1: The video signal input to the input terminal on the rear panel is selected.

VIDEO-2: The video signal input to the input terminal on the front panel is selected.

COLOR SYSTEM

The color system is automatically selected, but if the picture not clear or no color appears, select the color system manually.

COLOR SYSTEM

> AUTO > PAL-M > PAL-N > NTSC >

MENU BUTTONS

The MENU buttons allow you to control the options located in the menu screens. A complete discussion on these buttons and on the menu system is located on page 9.

18 B U T T O N

RETURN+

There are two kinds of Return.

Return+ ??? Set a ???Return Channel??? to return to after scanning with CHANNEL m.

RETURN+ and hold for 3 seconds

RETURN CHANNEL

PROGRAMMED !

Scan with CHANNEL m

RETURN+

Note: To cancel a Return channel, press and hold the RETURN+ button for another 3 seconds until ???Return Channel Canceled !??? appears.

Return ??? Return to the last channel viewed after moving to another chan- nel via the 10 key pad.

RETURN+

Move to another channel with the 10 key pad.

RETURN+

F U N C T I O N S

PICTURE BOOSTER

When the picture is unclear because the reception level of the TV signal is low, activating the Picture Booster improves the picture clarity in some situations.

OFF: The Picture Booster off.

HIGH: The Picture Booster is function- ing at maximum.

LOW: The Picture Booster is function- ing at minimum.

Note: If the picture becomes abnor- mal when you set the Picture Booster to HIGH, then set it to LOW or OFF.

T R O U B L E S H O O T I N G 19

Design and specifications subject to change without notice.