JVC Pd Z50dx4 Instructions

							Connections
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Connecting the TV and 
receiver
Use the supplied system cable to connect the 
TV to the receiver.
The two connectors are of different shapes.
Ensure that the pins on connector 1 are 
oriented correctly, press the connector into 
the socket, and tighten the screws at left and 
right to lock it in place.
Press connector 2 firmly into place until it is 
locked.
Disconnecting the system cable
Release connector 1 by unscrewing the 
screws at left and right and removing it from 
the socket.
Release connector 2 by removing it from the 
socket while pressing the release bottoms on 
either side.
Connecting the aerial and 
video cassette recorder (VCR)
• 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 receiver.
21
21
SUB WOOFER
OUT AUDIO
OUT
VIDEO
OUT R   AUDIO   LR
Y Pb PrL
AC IN
110~240V
S-
VIDEO S-
VIDEOIN
VIDEO-1
IN
VIDEO-2
R AUDIO L VIDEO R AUDIO L/MONO VIDEO
Y Pb Pr
R AUDIO L VIDEOIN
VIDEO-3
CENTER
CHANNEL
INPUT
RLDVI
ANALOG
AUDIO
IN
Fig. A
Back of the receiver
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„If connecting a VCR (see Fig. B):
1 Connect the aerial cable to the 
aerial input socket on the VCR, and 
connect the VCR and receiver with 
another aerial cable
2 Connect the VCR’s VIDEO OUT 
(video output) terminal and the 
receiver’s VIDEO terminal with a 
video cable
To connect a VCR to the receiver 
with an S-VIDEO cable:
Connect the VCR’s S-VIDEO OUT (S-
VIDEO output) terminal and receiver’s S 
terminal with an S-VIDEO cable A, 
instead of connecting with a video cable.
3 Connect the VCR’s AUDIO OUT 
(audio L/R output) terminals and 
the receiver’s AUDIO terminals (L 
and R) with an audio cable
• If the VCR’s audio output is in mono, 
connect the VCR’s AUDIO OUT (audio 
output) jack and the receiver’s VIDEO-1 
AUDIO L/MONO jack with an audio cable.
• To connect more equipment, please see 
“Connecting external equipment” on 
page 46.
• To connect additional audio equipment, 
see “Connecting speakers/amplifier” on 
page 47.
„Receiver rear
1Aerial socket
2VIDEO-1 terminal (page 46)
3VIDEO-2 terminal (page 46)
4VIDEO-3 terminal (page 46)
5CENTER CHANNEL INPUT terminal 
(page 47)
6AUDIO IN terminal (page 50)
7OUT terminal (page 46)
8AUDIO OUT terminal (page 47)
9SUBWOOFER OUT terminal (page 47)
0AC INLET (page 11)
-AV COMPU LINK terminal (page 48)
=HDMI terminal (page 50)
~DISPLAY OUT terminal (page 8)
SUB WOOFER
OUT AUDIO
OUT
VIDEO
OUT R   AUDIO   LR
Y Pb PrL
AC IN
110~240V
S-
VIDEO S-
VIDEOIN
VIDEO-1
IN
VIDEO-2
RAUDIOL VIDEO R AUDIO L/MONO VIDEO
Y Pb Pr
R AUDIO L VIDEOIN
VIDEO-3
CENTER
CHANNEL
INPUT
RLDVI
ANALOG
AUDIO
INVIDEO
DIGITALAUDIO
DIGITAL
HDMI
AV COMPULINK
VIDEO AUDIO S
Fig. B
Back of the receiver
SUB WOOFER
OUT AUDIO
OUT
VIDEO
OUT R   AUDIO   LR
Y Pb PrL
AC IN
110~240V
S-
VIDEO S-
VIDEOIN
VIDEO-1
IN
VIDEO-2
R AUDIO L VIDEO R AUDIO L/MONO VIDEO
Y Pb Pr
R AUDIO L VIDEOIN
VIDEO-3
CENTER
CHANNEL
INPUT
RLDVI
ANALOG
AUDIO
INVIDEO
DIGITALAUDIO
DIGITAL
HDMI AV COMPULINK
DISPLAY OUT(SYSTEM CABLE)
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Connecting the power cord to 
the AC outlet
Insert the AC plug on the power cord from 
the TV and receiver into AC outlet.
Caution
• Operate only from the power source 
specified (AC 110 – 240 V, 50/60 Hz) 
on the unit.
• Failure to use the supplied power cord 
or to insert it into a correctly earthed 
outlet may result in electric shocks.
Use the supplied power cord which best suits 
the area in which you live.
Insert the AC plug into a correctly earthed 
outlet.
Back of the TV
Power cordAC INLET
OUT
AC IN
110~240V
Power cord
Back of the receiver
AC INLET
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Initial settings (Setup tour)
When the TV is first turned on, it goes into 
the initial settings mode, and you will see the 
JVC logo. Follow the instructions on the 
screen display to make the initial settings.
1 Press the A button on the receiver
The power lamp lights blue and the JVC 
logo appears.• If the JVC logo does not appear this is 
because your TV has already been 
turned on for the first time: 
use the “LANGUAGE”, “TELETEXT 
LANGUAGE” and “AUTO 
PROGRAM” functions to make the 
initial settings. For details, see “SET 
UP menu” on page 39.
2 Press the a button
The LANGUAGE menu appears.
3 Press the 6 buttons to choose 
ENGLISH. Then press the a 
button
The TELETEXT LANGUAGE menu 
appears. Set the teletext language group 
that corresponds to the language of the 
teletext program that you want to watch. 
For details, see “TELETEXT 
LANGUAGE” on page 44.
6 
buttons
Remote control 
sensor
Power lamp
TV (front)
PC IN(D-SPOWER
Power lamp
Receiver (front)
A button
D1003
OK
GROUP-1
>TELETEXT LANGUAGE
GROUP-2
GROUP-3
GROUP-4
-EN
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4 Press the 6 buttons to choose a 
group. Then press the a button
The AUTO PROGRAM function starts. 
The TV channels you receive are 
automatically stored in the programme 
numbers (PR) list.
• To stop the AUTO PROGRAM 
function, press the a button.
5 After the TV channels have been 
registered in the programme 
numbers (PR), the EDIT menu 
appears
• You can proceed to edit the 
programme numbers (PR) list using 
the EDIT/MANUAL function. For 
details, see “EDIT/MANUAL” on 
page 39.
• If a TV channel you want to view is 
not stored in the programme numbers 
(PR) list, you can register it using the 
MANUAL function. For details, see 
“EDIT/MANUAL” on page 39.
• The AUTO PROGRAM function does 
not store a TV channel to the 
programme number PR 0 (AV).
• If you do not need to use the EDIT/
MANUAL function, press the a 
button to close the EDIT menu.
Now, setting up is complete. Please 
enjoy your new JVC TV!
CH >>
14%
D0004
OK
28 AUTO PROGRAM
-EN
>
PR ID
AV21
22
23
24
25
26
D0038
OKDELETEMANUAL
IDMOVEINSERT
CC
CC
CC01
02
03 CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CH CH/CC EDIT
02
03
05 04
06
07
08
09 01
-EN
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TV buttons and functions
See the pages in brackets for details.
1Remote control sensor
2Power lamp (page 12)
3TV/VIDEO button (page 28)
4MENU/OK button (page 28)
5CHANNEL p buttons
6 buttons (page 28)
6VOLUME q buttons
5 buttons (page 28)
7A (power) button
8TV button
9CH q buttons
0VIDEO button
-PC/HDMI button
=VIDEO-4 terminal (page 46)
~Headphone jack (mini jack) (page 46)
!PC IN (D-SUB) terminal (page 45)
@POWER button
Turn the TV on from standby 
mode
Press the TV A button, CHANNEL p 
buttons, or the receiver POWER 
button to turn the TV on from standby 
mode.
When the TV is turned on, the power lamp 
lights blue.
• The TV power is not turned on by 
pressing the receiver CH q buttons.
To turn the TV off:
Press the A button again.
The power lamp goes off.
Caution
•The A button on the TV does not fully 
isolate the TV from the AC supply. If 
you are not going to use the TV for a 
long period, be sure to disconnect the 
AC plug from the AC socket.
TV
PC IN(D-SUB)
POWERCH-VIDEO-4 CH+ VIDEO PC/HDMIS-VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO
L/MONOR
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TV (front)
TV (back)
How to open the cover Receiver (front)
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Choose a TV channel
On the TV:
Press the CHANNEL p buttons to 
choose a programme number (PR) or 
a VIDEO terminal.
Press the TV/VIDEO button to choose 
a VIDEO terminal.
On the receiver:
Press the CH q buttons to choose a 
programme number (PR).
Press the VIDEO button to choose a 
VIDEO terminal.
Press the PC/HDMI button to choose 
the PC terminal or HDMI terminal.
Press the TV button to return to the 
TV channel.
Adjust the volume
Press the VOLUME q buttons
The volume level indicator appears.
Using the Menu
Use the MENU/OK button
Refer to “Using the TV’s menu” (see 
page 28) for details of using the menu.
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Remote control buttons and functions
1Muting button
2Number buttons
31 button
4c button
52 button
64 button
77 buttons
85 button
96 p buttons
0VCR/DVD/Teletext control buttons
-d (Favourite) button
=# (Standby) button
~PIP/TV/DVD switch
!g (Text) button
@Colour buttons
#H button
$a button
%b button
^7 q buttons
&f (Freeze) button
*X (Multi) button
(c (Select) button
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 blue.
• The power can be turned on by pressing 
the 6 p buttons or Number 
buttons.
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4
5
9 6
7
8!
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2
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To turn the TV on or off, set the PIP/TV/
DVD switch on the remote control to the 
TV position and press the # button.
If the PIP/TV/DVD switch on the remote 
control is set to the DVD position, the TV 
will not be turned on or off even if the # 
button is pressed.
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Choose a TV channel and 
watch images from external 
devices
„Use the number buttons:
Enter the programme number (PR) 
of the channel using the number 
buttons.
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.
• If you do not have a clear picture or no 
colour appears, follow the operation 
procedure “COLOUR SYSTEM” on 
page 32.
• If you cannot hear the normal sound 
even if the picture of the TV channel 
appears normally. Follow the 
description “EDIT/MANUAL” on 
page 39 to use the MANUAL function 
to change the SYSTEM setting.• Since this TV is designed to make full 
use of the resolution of the original 
video source, the motion may appear 
unnatural when the video source is 
input with 576p progressive-scanning 
component signals.
If this happens, change the output 
setting of the connected device to 576i 
interlace-scanning component signal 
output. See the instructions that came 
with the device for more information.
• The PC sound is the same as the 
VIDEO-4 sound.
To return to a TV channel:
Press the 4 button, the 
6 p 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. Set the VCR RF 
channel to the programme number PR 0 
(AV) manually. For details, see “EDIT/
MANUAL” on page 39.
Programme 
numbers 
PR 1 – PR 99
or
or or
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Adjust the volume
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.
Display function
You can see the channel number of the 
programme you are watching or the PR 
LIST.
From the PR LIST, you can choose a channel 
or VIDEO terminal.
Press the 
5 button to display 
the information you want to see.
Pressing the 
5 button changes the 
display as follows:
Channel number display:
The channel number and channel name 
(when the channel name is registered) of the 
programme you are watching or the VIDEO 
terminal number is displayed.PR LIST:
The programme number (PR) and VIDEO 
terminal list is displayed.
Pressing the a button after choosing the 
programme number (PR) or VIDEO terminal 
with the 7 buttons will display the 
chosen programme or VIDEO terminal.
• For programme numbers (PR) for which 
the CHANNEL GUARD function is set, 
the n (CHANNEL GUARD) mark is 
displayed. For details see “CHANNEL 
GUARD” on page 36.
• The VIDEO terminals are registered after 
the programme number PR 99.
• For programme numbers (PR) which is 
registered as a favourite channel, the d 
(favourite) mark is displayed. For details 
see “Favourite channel function” on 
page 23.
PR ID
AV
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
D0011
PR LIST
OK+10-10
-EN
No indication Channel number display
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