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PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 1 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM 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 WARNING FOR TABLE TOP STAND: ENGLISH Always use the power cords which are supplied with the TV. Some power cords are supplied with this TV.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 2 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM 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 ENGLISH screen is shifted up, down and to the left and right at regular intervals. See page 40 for details.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 3 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM 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.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 4 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM CONTENTS Checking the contents of packages.......5 Setting up your TV ...................................6 ENGLISH Installation.................................................. 6 Connecting the aerial and video cassette recorder (VCR) ....................................... 7 Connecting the power cord to the AC outlet.......................................................
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 5 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM Checking the contents of packages Check that all components are present. Contact your retailer immediately if any components are missing. Remote control unit AA/R6 batteries Hooks Power cord 2 (used to check operation) 2 (to prevent the TV from falling) 2 (to fix the hooks) Use the power cord which best suits your area.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 6 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM 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 Fit the separately sold tabletop stand or wall mounting brackets to the TV. ENGLISH Only use JVC approved accessories with your model.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 7 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM Setting up your TV Connecting the aerial and video cassette recorder (VCR) Back of the TV Caution • Turn off all the equipment including the TV before connecting anything. ENGLISH • Aerial cable is not supplied. Use a good quality 75-ohm coaxial cable. • Read the manual that came with the VCR before connecting. If not connecting a VCR (see Fig. A): Connect an aerial cable to the aerial socket on this TV.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 8 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM Setting up your TV Rear Panel Connecting the power cord to the AC outlet Insert the AC plug on the power cord from the TV into AC outlet.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 9 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM Setting up your TV Putting the batteries into the remote control 1 Press the A button on the TV The power lamp lights blue and the JVC logo appears. Use two AA/R6 dry cell batteries. Insert the batteries from the - end, making sure the + and - polarities are correct. ENGLISH • Follow the warnings printed on the batteries.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 10 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM Setting up your TV 2 Press the a button The LANGUAGE menu appears. 5 After the TV channels have been registered in the programme numbers (PR), the EDIT menu appears > EDIT ENGLISH PR AV 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 3 Press the 6 buttons to choose ENGLISH. Then press the a button The TELETEXT LANGUAGE menu appears.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 11 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM TV buttons and functions Turn the TV on from standby mode ME CHAN LU VO VOLUME PC IN(D-SUB) CHANNEL S-VIDEO VIDEO NU /O K EO TV/VID NEL ME To turn the TV off: Press the A button again. The power lamp goes off. ENGLISH Press the A button or the CHANNEL p buttons to turn the TV on from standby mode. When the TV is turned on, the power lamp lights blue.
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PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 13 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM Remote control buttons and functions Choose a TV channel and watch images from external devices Example: • PR 6 → press 6 • PR 12 → press 1 and 2 Use the 6 p buttons: Press the 6 p buttons to choose the programme number (PR) you want or a VIDEO terminal. Use the 4 button: Press the 4 button to choose a VIDEO terminal.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 14 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM Remote control buttons and functions Adjust the volume ENGLISH Press the 7 q buttons to adjust the volume. The volume indicator appears and the volume changes as you press the 7 q buttons. Muting the sound Press the l (muting) button to turn off the sound. Pressing the l (muting) button again restores the previous volume level.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 15 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM 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. REGULAR: Use to view a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) as this is its original shape.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 16 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM 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. ENGLISH 1 Press the c button The ZOOM menu appears. 2 Press the a button to display the ZOOM mode indicator The indicator appears.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 17 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM Remote control buttons and functions To cancel the FREEZE function: Press the f button, the 6 p buttons or the number buttons. Using the MULTI-PICTURE function 1 Set the PIP/TV/DVD switch to the PIP position When using the MULTI-PICTURE function, set the PIP/TV/DVD switch to the PIP position. 2 Press the X button The MULTI-PICTURE menu appears.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 18 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM Remote control buttons and functions • The BLUE BACK function does not work when the MULTI-PICTURE function is being used. • The ZOOM function does not work when the MULTI-PICTURE function is being used. ENGLISH To return the multi-picture to one screen: Press the X button, press the 5 buttons to choose one screen, and then press the a button.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 19 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM 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-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 20 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM Remote control buttons and functions Operating a JVC brand DVD player ENGLISH These buttons will operate a JVC brand DVD player. Pressing a button that looks the same as the device’s original remote control button has the same effect as the original remote control. 1 Set the PIP/TV/DVD Switch to the DVD position When you are operating the DVD player, set the switch to the DVD position.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 21 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM Teletext function 4 Choose a teletext page by pressing the 6 p buttons, number buttons or colour buttons To return to the TV mode: Press the 4 button, b button, or g (Text) button. Basic operation You can view three types of teletext broadcasts on the TV: FLOF (Fastext), TOP and WST.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 22 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM 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. ENGLISH 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-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 23 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM 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. You can search for a teletext page while watching TV. ENGLISH Cancel 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-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 24 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM 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-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 25 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM 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. ENGLISH MEN NE CHAN U/OK DEO TV/VI L ME LU VO VOLUME CHANNEL MENU/OK TV/VIDEO 6 buttons TV/VIDEO button 5 buttons MENU/OK button The menu will disappear after about one minute if no operation is performed.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 26 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM PICTURE menu CONTRAST PICTURE PICTURE MODE CONTRAST BRIGHT SHARP COLOUR TINT WHITE BALANCE FEATURES STANDARD COOL RESET ENGLISH OK D0014-EN • While the PICTURE menu is displayed, pressing the blue button will set the CONTRAST, BRIGHT, SHARP, COLOUR, TINT settings to their default settings.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 27 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM PICTURE menu WARM: A reddish white. Using this mode when watching films allows you to enjoy colours that are characteristic of films.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 28 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM PICTURE menu ENGLISH 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-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 29 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM PICTURE menu 3 Press the 6 buttons to choose the appropriate colour system. Then press the a button PAL: PAL system SECAM: SECAM system NTSC 3.58: NTSC 3.58 MHz system NTSC 4.43: NTSC 4.43 MHz system AUTO: This function detects a colour system from the input signal. • The AUTO function may not function properly if you have poor signal quality.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 30 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM SOUND menu TREBLE SOUND STEREO/ BASS TREBLE BALANCE CINEMA SURROUND A.H.B. BBE SPEAKER OFF OFF OFF TV ENGLISH OK D0019-EN • When the headphones are connected, only “STEREO / I • II” and “SPEAKER” can be used. • When the “SPEAKER” setting (see page 31) is CENTER, BALANCE and CINEMA SURROUND cannot be chosen from the SOUND menu.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 31 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM SOUND menu BBE You can use the BBE function to enjoy easyto-listen sound that is faithful to the original sound recorded. OFF: This function is turned off. ENGLISH ON: This function is turned on. • 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 CENTER CHANNEL INPUT terminal.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 32 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM FEATURES menu FEATURES SLEEP TIMER CHANNEL GUARD APPEARANCE BLUE BACK CHILD LOCK AUTO SHUTOFF REFRESH FAVOURITE SETTING TYPE A ON OFF OFF ENGLISH 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-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 33 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM FEATURES menu 3 Press the a button The Sub-menu of CHANNEL GUARD appears. > CHANNEL GUARD ID 5 CH/CC CH CH CH CH CH CH CC CC CC ID NO.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 34 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM FEATURES menu 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 external device. ENGLISH ON: This function is turned on. OFF: This function is turned off. CHILD LOCK You can disable the front control buttons of the TV.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 35 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM SET UP menu SET UP AUTO PROGRAM EDIT/MANUAL LANGUAGE VIDEO-1 SETTING VIDEO-3 SETTING AI VOLUME TELETEXT LANGUAGE PICTURE SHIFT HDMI SETTING VIDEO VIDEO OFF OFF AUTO PROGRAM You can again perform the AUTO PROGRAM function TV channel automatic registration which was performed in the “Initial settings (Setup tour)” (page 9). 1 Choose AUTO PROGRAM, then press the a or 3 button The AUTO PROGRAM function starts.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 36 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM SET UP menu DELETE: This function deletes a TV channel you do not want to list. MANUAL: This function manually stores a new TV channel in a programme number (PR). ENGLISH Caution • Using the MOVE, DELETE or INSERT functions rewrites the current programme numbers (PR) list. Therefore, the programme numbers (PR) of some of the TV channels will change.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 37 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM SET UP menu DELETE 2 Press the yellow button to delete the TV channel The TV channel is deleted from the programme numbers (PR) list. ID 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.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 38 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM SET UP menu MANUAL ENGLISH 1 Press the 6 buttons to choose a programme number (PR) for a new TV channel 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. 2 Press the blue button to activate the MANUAL function At the right side following the CH/CC number, the SYSTEM (sound system) of the TV channel appears.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English Body_Eng.fm Page 39 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 10:11 AM SET UP menu LANGUAGE AI VOLUME You can prevent the sudden increase or decrease of sound that occurs when changing the channel to another channel. 1 Choose LANGUAGE, then press the a or 3 button A sub-menu of the LANGUAGE function appears. ON: This function is turned on. LANGUAGE OFF: This function is turned off.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 40 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM SET UP menu TELETEXT LANGUAGE ENGLISH There are four types of teletext language groups. Set the teletext language group that corresponds to the language of the teletext program that you want to watch. The picture displayed on the screen is shifted up, down and to the left and right at regular intervals. In order to prevent burn-in, set this function to FAST or SLOW.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 41 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM Displaying a computer screen This TV can be used as a computer screen. Connecting to the computer VOLUME PC IN(D-SUB) CHANNEL S-VIDEO VIDEO MENU/OK TV/VIDEO L/MONO-AUDIO-R After starting the computer, press the 4 or 6 p buttons to choose “PC” “PC” is after VIDEO-5 (HDMI). You can listen to the sound when the sound from the computer is connected to the VIDEO-4 sound input terminal.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 42 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM Additional preparation Connecting external equipment ENGLISH 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-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 43 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM Additional preparation Connecting headphones Connect the headphones with a stereo minijack (3.5 mm diameter) to the headphone socket at the TV rear panel. • No sound comes from the TV speakers when the headphones are connected. The video/sound signal of a TV channel you are viewing is always output from the OUT terminal.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 44 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM Additional preparation Connecting AV COMPU LINK supported devices ENGLISH AV COMPU LINK remote control system is a system in which related devices are automatically controlled when you operate one device. If you apply this system to the TV, you can have the TV automatically perform the required operations by operating one external device.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 45 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM Additional preparation If a VCR is connected to the VIDEO-1 terminal: Set the VCR’s remote control code to A code. If a VCR is connected to the VIDEO-2 terminal: Set the VCR’s remote control code to B code. ENGLISH If a DVD player is connected to the VIDEO-1 terminal: Set the DVD player’s AV COMPULINK MODE to DVD2.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 46 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM Additional preparation Using the HDMI terminal Connecting a HDMI compatible device ENGLISH Connecting a HDMI compatible device such as a DVD player or DVR allows you to display high definition pictures on your TV in their digital form. Connect the HDMI cable from the digital out on the back of your HDMI device to the HDMI terminal on the back of the TV.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 47 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM Additional preparation 2 Press the 6 buttons and choose SIZE or AUDIO • SIZE can only be chosen when the picture signal is 480p. When setting AUDIO: Choose DIGITAL when only connecting with the HDMI cable. Chose ANALOGUE when a DVI device is connected to the HDMI terminal and the audio output terminal of the DVI device is connected to the AUDIO IN terminal.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 48 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM CH/CC numbers ENGLISH 48 When you want to use the INSERT function on page 37, find the CH/CC number corresponding to the Channel number of the TV channel from this table. US: The US channel numbers are the channel numbers used in the United States, Philippines, etc. CCIR: The CCIR channel numbers are the channel numbers used in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, etc.
PD-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 49 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM 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-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 50 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM Troubleshooting ENGLISH • 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-Z42DX4 / LCT1774-001A / English PD-Z42DX4_Eng.book Page 51 Wednesday, October 27, 2004 9:54 AM Specifications Model Broadcasting systems Colour systems Channels and frequencies FLOF (Fastext), TOP, WST (World Standard System) 110 - 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz 287 W (Standby: 3.0 W) Viewable area 106 cm (measured diagonally) Rated Power output: 10 W + 10 W 6.
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