COLOUR TELEVISION

MODEL WITH THE TELETEXT FUNCTION

AV-14FMT4

AV-21CMT4

AV-21DMT4

AV-21YMT4

MODEL WITHOUT THE TELETEXT

FUNCTION

AV-14AG14

AV-14AMG4

AV-14FMG4

AV-14FMG4B

AV-20NMG4

AV-21CG14

AV-21CMG4

AV-21DMG4

AV-21FMG4B

AV-21LMG4

AV-21TG14

AV-21TMG4

AV-21YMG4

INSTRUCTIONS

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Thank you for buying this JVC colour television.

To make sure you understand how to use your new TV, please read this manual throughly before you begin.

Safety Instructions

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.

1Operate only from the power source indicated on the rear of the TV.

2Avoid damaging the power cord and mains plug. When unplugging the TV, grasp the mains plug. Do not pull on the power cord.

3Never block or cover the cabinet ventilation openings. 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 as shown in the diagram.

4Do not allow objects or liquid into the cabinet openings.

5In the event of a fault, unplug the unit and call a JVC service technician. Do not attempt to repair it yourself or remove the rear cover.

6The 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.

7If you are not going to use this TV for a long period of time, be sure to disconnect the AC plug from the AC socket.

8The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

Knowing your TV???s functions

Main features

Remote control buttons and basic functions

RM-C1260

WITH THE TELETEXT

FUNCTION (AV-14FMT4/AV-21CMT4/ AV-21DMT4/AV-21YMT4)

RM-C1261

WITHOUT THE TELETEXT

FUNCTION (AV-14AG14/AV-14AMG4/ AV-14FMG4/AV-14FMG4B/ AV-20NMG4/AV-21CG14/ AV-21CMG4/AV-21DMG4/ AV-21FMG4B/AV-21LMG4/ AV-21TG14/AV-21TMG4/ AV-21YMG4)

1 Choose the channel you want to register.

2 Press and hold RETURN, button until ???RETURN PLUS PROGRAMMED!??? appears.

To cancel, press and hold RETURN, button until ???RETURN PLUS CANCELED!??? appears.

b)Return to the previously viewed channel, if you have not set or have cancelled the Return channel as above.

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Remote control buttons and basic functions

How to operate menus and menu locations

The following chart shows locations of functions in menus.

In this manual, location of a function is described as follows:

MENU Top menu 2nd menu

MENU Top menu 2nd menu 3rd menu

Note: Some functions have the 4th menus as the sub-menus.

*To exit the menu, the on screen display will show BACK indicated in blue. But it doesn???t refer to the blue button on the remote control. Instead, it refers to the DISPLAY/BACK button on the remote control.

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TV buttons and functions

The following illustrations are for AV-14FMG4 and AV-21TG14 only, which are used for explanation purpose. Your TV may not look exactly like the illustrated.

Front of the TV

AV-14FMG4

MENU

VIDEO AUDIOOK

IN (VIDEO-2)

AV-21TG14

IN (VIDEO-2)

MENU

OK

VIDEO AUDIO

4Remote control sensor

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Setting up your TV

CAUTION

???Turn off the equipment including the TV before connecting.

1Connecting the aerial To install rod aerial

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

Aerial holder

VHF/UHF outdoor aerial

Rear of the TV

VIDEO-1

INPUT OUTPUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

If you connect a VCR, connect the aerial output jack of your VCR and the aerial jack on the TV with the aerial cable. Then connect the output jacks of your VCR and the VIDEO-1 input jacks of the TV with the video cable and audio cables. For details, see the manual of your VCR.

VHF/UHF outdoor aerial

Rear of the TV

The illustration shown is just a sample. It may not be same as your TV.

2 Connecting the compatible main plug to the AC outlet.

3 Inserting batteries into the remote control.

Insert two batteries by following the ?? and ?? polarities and inserting the ?? end first.

CAUTION:

Follow the cautions printed on the batteries.

Notes:

???Use AA/R6/UM-3 dry cell batteries.

???If the remote control does not work properly, fit new batteries. The supplied batteries are for testing, not regular use.

4 Turn on the TV by pressing the main power button.

JVC logo appears on the screen.

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Setting up your TV (continued)

5 Making the initial settings

Set up your TV by pressing MENU/OK button or waiting for 15 seconds, then operate the TV by

following the steps as below:

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???Press 5/??? button to select your desired Teletext language group.

For details, see page 9.

(For AV-14FMT4/AV-21CMT4/AV-21DMT4/ AV-21YMT4 only)

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???Press the red button to cancel the SETUP TOUR RESTART function.

If you want to make initial settings again when the next time you turn on the TV, press the MENU/OK button to activate the SETUP TOUR RESTART function.

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EDIT

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???Proceed to edit the channel list (PR list). For details, see page 13.

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???TV will start searching for the channels.

To stop AUTO PROGRAM, press MENU/OK button.

???If the JVC logo does not appear, use LANGUAGE, TEXT LANGUAGE, and AUTO PROGRAM functions to make the initial settings.

Those functions are located in the INSTALL menu.

???If the JVC logo appears, although you had made the initial settings, press the TV/VIDEO button to exit from initial settings.

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Basic setting for picture

COLOUR SYSTEM

You can select the appropriate colour system when the picture is not clear or no colour appears.

Press the COLOUR SYSTEM button to select a setting.

AUTO PAL SECAM NTSC4.43 NTSC3.58

To operate this function with a menu:

??? MENU PICTURE PICTURE FEATURES

COLOUR SYSTEM

For the colour system in each country or region, see the table below:

PICTURE MODE

You can choose the desired picture setting with one-touch.

Press the PICTURE MODE button to select a setting.

*TINT can only be adjusted in NTSC system.

To operate this function with a menu:

??? MENU PICTURE PICTURE MODE

To return the USER setting to the default, press the blue button when the PICTURE SETTING menu appears.

Adjusting the picture - USER

You can adjust the desired picture setting when selecting USER in PICTURE MODE.

1 Select the USER in PICTURE MODE under PICTURE menu.

??? MENU PICTURE PICTURE MODE

USER

2 Select the PICTURE SETTING in PICTURE menu, then adjust the setting.

*TINT can only be adjusted in NTSC system.

PICTURE BOOSTER

(AV-21YMG4/AV-21YMT4 only)

You can improve picture clarity when the picture is unclear due to the low signal reception.

Press the PICTURE BOOSTER button to select the desired mode.

??? MENU PICTURE PICTURE FEATURES

PICTURE BOOSTER

WHITE BALANCE

You can change the white balance of the picture to better match the type of video being viewed. Select the WHITE BALANCE in the PICTURE menu, then choose the desired setting.

??? MENU PICTURE WHITE BALANCE

??? About the basic operations of the menu, 8please see the ???How to operate menus

and menus locations??? on page 4.

Advance setting for picture

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 antenna.

Select the BLUE BACK in the INSTALL menu, then choose ON or OFF.

??? MENU INSTALL BLUE BACK

If you wish to continue viewing the poor picture, cancel the BLUE BACK function.

Original features for picture

TELETEXT

You can watch the Teletext broadcast channel with TEXT function.

1 Press the TEXT button to select the desired mode as follows:

TV mode TEXT mode

MIX mode

2 Press the CHANNEL -/+ buttons, number buttons or colour buttons to select other Teletext pages.

3 Press TEXT or TV/VIDEO button to return to TV mode.

You can also operate the teletext using the following buttons:

To cancel sub-page function, press (Sub-page) button again.

Using the List mode

You can store and recall the favorite teletext pages in memory using the colour buttons.

1 In TEXT mode, press the MODE button to enter the List mode.

2 Press a colour button, then press the number buttons to enter the page number.

3 Press and hold down the (Store) button. The page number is blinking white to indicate that they are stored in memory.

4 To store other favorite teletext pages, repeat Step 2 to 3.

To recall the favorite teletext page, press the MODE button, then press the colour button. To exit the List mode, press the MODE button again.

When viewing teletext programme, menu operations are not available.

If characters on a teletext programme do not appear properly, change the TEXT LANGUAGE setting.

TEXT LANGUAGE

You can set the Teletext language group that corresponds to the programmes.

Select TEXT LANGUAGE in the INSTALL menu, then choose the desired language group.

??? MENU INSTALL TEXT LANGUAGE

GROUP- 1 English, German, Swedish / Finnish / Danish / Hungarian, Italian, French, Spanish / Portuguese, Turkish

GROUP- 2 Polish, German, Estonian, Slovenian,

Czech / Slovakian, Rumanian

GROUP- 3 Polish, German, Estonian, Lettish,

Russian, Ukrainian

GROUP- 4 English, French, Turkish, Arabic,

Iranian

Depending on the broadcast, the language set may not display properly.

???About the basic operations of the menu, please see the ???How to operate menus and menus locations??? on page 4.

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Basic setting for sound

SOUND SYSTEM

You can select an appropriate sound system when abnormal sound occurs even when the picture appears normally.

Press the SOUND SYSTEM button to select a setting.

B/G I D/K M

The function is not available in video mode. For the sound system in each country or region, see the table below:

Advanced setting for sound

AI VOLUME

You can adjust the volume of all the channels and video inputs to the same level automatically. Select the AI VOLUME in SOUND menu, then choose ON or OFF.

??? MENU SOUND AI VOLUME

??? About the basic operations of the menu, please see the ???How to operate menus and menus locations??? on page 4.

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Favorite channel and video setting

To register the favorite channel

You can register and recall 4 favorite channels by using the colour buttons (red, green, yellow, blue).

1 In TV mode, select a TV channel (PR01- 99) you desired to register.

2 Press and hold a colour button for 3 seconds or more.

???FAVORITE CHANNEL 7 PROGRAMMED!??? appears on the screen and current channel is registered.

3 To register other favorite channels, repeat Step 1 to 2.

To recall the favorite channel, press the colour button.

When the TV is in Text mode or menu mode, favorite channel function is not available.

To adjust favorite channel setting

(FAVORITE CH SETTING)

You can adjust the picture settings for the favorite channels.

1 Display the PICTURE menu and select FAVORITE CH SETTING in PICTURE FEATURES menu.

??? MENU PICTURE PICTURE FEATURES

FAVORITE CH SETTING

2 Select FAVORITE CHANNEL in FAVORITE CH SETTING menu, then choose the desired favorite channel.

??? FAVORITE CH SETTING

FAVORITE CHANNEL

FAVORITE CH SETTING

3 Select EFFECT, then press 2/3 button to choose ON.

To cancel the settings, choose OFF.

4 Select the desired item that you wish to adjust.

CONTRASTBRIGHTSHARP

TINT COLOUR

5 Press the MENU/OK button to exit the menu.

To adjust the video setting

(VIDEO SETTING)

You can adjust the picture settings for video inputs.

1 Display the PICTURE menu and select VIDEO SETTING in PICTURE FEATURES menu.

2 Select VIDEO STATUS in VIDEO SETTING menu, then choose the desired video input.

3 Select EFFECT, then press 2/3 button to choose ON. To cancel the settings, choose OFF.

4 Select the desired item that you wish to adjust.

CONTRASTBRIGHTSHARP

TINT COLOUR

5 Press the MENU/OK button to exit the menu.

???About the basic operations of the menu, please see the ???How to operate menus

and menus locations??? on page 4.

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Customized setting

VNR

You can reduce the noise.

Select the VNR in the PICTURE FEATURES menu under PICTURE menu, then choose a setting of VNR function.

??? MENU PICTURE PICTURE FEATURES

VNR

If you select MAX, the picture becomes softer even if the original picture is sharp.

LANGUAGE

You can choose your desired on screen display language.

Select the LANGUAGE in the INSTALL menu, then choose a language.

??? MENU INSTALL LANGUAGE

CHILD LOCK

You can disable the front control buttons of the TV.

Select the CHILD LOCK in the FEATURES menu, then choose ON or OFF.

??? MENU FEATURES CHILD LOCK

OFF TIMER

You can set the TV to turn off automatically to standby mode after a set time.

Press the OFF TIMER button to select a desired period of time.

OFF TIMER

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You can set the period of time to a maximum of 120 minutes in 10 minutes step.

To operate this function with a menu:

??? MENU FEATURES OFF TIMER

When the elapsed of time left one minute, ???GOOD NIGHT!??? appears on the screen.

You can display the OFF TIMER menu again to confirm or change the remaining time.

AUTO SHUTOFF

You can set the TV to turn off automatically when no signal is received for about 15 minutes or longer after the end of a broadcast.

Select AUTO SHUTOFF in INSTALL menu, then choose ON or OFF.

??? MENU INSTALL AUTO SHUTOFF

The AUTO SHUTOFF function does not turn off the TV???s main power.

The AUTO SHUTOFF function is not available in video mode.

EXT. INPUT (TV/ VIDEO)

You can select TV or video terminal input with one touch.

Press the TV/VIDEO button to select an input.

To operate this function with a menu:

??? MENU INPUT EXT.INPUT

DISPLAY

You can display the programme number, video terminal number and PR list on the screen. Press the DISPLAY button to display the informa- tion on screen.

To operate this function with a menu:

??? MENU INPUT DISPLAY

TV channel presetting

To register the TV channels auto- matically

You can register the TV channels into the TV???s channel list automatically.

1 Display the INSTALL menu.

??? MENU INSTALL

2 Choose AUTO PROGRAM, then press the MENU/OK button.

AUTO PROGRAM function starts, and the channels received are registered in the channel list (PR list) automatically.

3 ???SETUP TOUR RESTART???? appears.

For details of ???SETUP TOUR???, see page 7.

To register the TV channels manually (MANUAL in the EDIT menu)

You can register the TV channels into the TV???s channel list manually.

1 Display the INSTALL menu.

??? MENU INSTALL

2 Choose EDIT/ MANUAL, then press the MENU/OK button. EDIT menu appears.

EDIT

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3 Choose the channel which you want to register.

4 Press the blue button to activate the MANUAL function.

The sound system of the channel appears at the right of the CH/CC number.

5 Press the 3 button to choose an appropri- ate sound system.

For details, see ???SOUND SYSTEM??? on page 10.

6 Press the green or red button to search for the TV channel.

Searching stops when a channel is found and displayed.

7 Repeat step 5 until your desired TV channel appears.

8 Press the MENU/OK button to exit the menu.

To edit the channel list (PR LIST) (MOVE and DELETE in the EDIT menu)

You can edit the TV channel list as you like.

Note: After this operation, other channel???s PR numbers will be changed.

1 Display the INSTALL menu.

??? MENU INSTALL

2 Choose EDIT/ MANUAL, then press the MENU/OK button. EDIT menu appears.

EDIT

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3 Choose the channel which you want to change PR number, or delete.

4 Do the following action:

5 Press the MENU/OK button to exit the menu.

???About the basic operations of the menu, please see the ???How to operate menus and menus locations??? on page 4.

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TV channel presetting

To add in the new channel (INSERT in the EDIT menu)

You can add in the new channel in the TV channel list as you like.

You need to find the ???CH/CC??? number for the TV channel. Find the ???CH/CC??? number correspond- ing to the channel number of the TV channel from the attached sheet ???CH/CC number list??? on this page.

1 Display the INSTALL menu.

??? MENU INSTALL

2 Choose EDIT/ MANUAL, then press the MENU/OK button. EDIT menu appears.

3 Choose the PR number for which you will register a new TV channel. When you add a new TV channel of NTSC-M system, press the SOUND SYSTEM button to change the sound system to M. Then proceed to the next step.

4 Press the green button, then press 5/??? buttons to choose ???CC??? or ???CH???.

5 Press the number button to enter the remaining CH/CC number.

The TV starts to search the TV channel, and the picture of the TV channel appears. If the TV finds no TV channel, a noisy picture appears.

When a TV channel has already been registered in PR99, using the INSERT function deletes that TV channel.

???About the basic operations of the menu, please see the ???How to operate menus and menus locations??? on page 4.

CH/CC number

When you want to use the INSERT function by the previous operation, find the CH/CC number corresponding to the channel number of the TV channel from this table.

Channel

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Additional preparation

The illustrations shown in this section are for AV-14FMG4 only, which are used for explanation purpose. Your TV may not look exactly the same as illustrated.

Before connecting

???Read the manuals provided with the devices for the proper connection.

???Turn off all the devices including the TV.

???Note that connecting cables are not supplied.

Front of the TV

Troubleshooting

If a problem occurs when you are using the TV, check the following troubleshooting guide before calling for repair.

Cannot operate the??? The batteries may be exhausted.

Cannot operate the??? Press TV/VIDEO button to return to

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Specifications

TV RF systems

B/G, I, D/K, M

Colour systems

PAL, SECAM, NTSC 3.58 MHz, NTSC 4.43 MHz

Receiving channels

VHF low channel (VL), VHF high channel (VH), UHF channel (U) Receives cable channels in mid band, super band and hyper band.

Power requirements

AC 110 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz

Teletext system <AV-14FMT4/AV-21CMT4/AV-21DMT4/AV-21YMT4 only>

FLOF (Fastext), WST (World Standard Text)

Language displayed by teletext <AV-14FMT4/AV-21CMT4/AAV-21DMT4/V-21YMT4 only>

Please see the table in the description ???TEXT LANGUAGE??? on page 9.

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.