JVC CRT Television GGT0116 001A H User Manual

COLOUR TELEVISION  
EQUALIZER • CINEMA SURROUND • COMPONENT INPUT  
Contents  
Knowing your TV’s features .......................................................3  
Remote control buttons and basic functions ..............................4  
TV buttons and functions............................................................6  
Setting up your TV......................................................................7  
Basic setting for picture..............................................................9  
Advanced setting for picture.....................................................11  
Original features for picture......................................................12  
Basic setting for sound.............................................................14  
Advanced setting for sound......................................................15  
DVD Menu................................................................................16  
Customized setting...................................................................17  
TV channel presetting ..............................................................19  
Additional preparation ..............................................................22  
Troubleshooting........................................................................23  
Specications .............................................................Back cover  
AV-29BS26  
AV-29BX16  
AV-29MS26  
AV-29MX16  
AV-29MX56  
AV-29MX76  
AV-29SS26  
AV-29SX56  
AV-29SX76  
AV-21BS26  
AV-21BX16  
AV-21BX16B  
AV-21MS26  
AV-21MX16  
AV-21MX56  
AV-21MX76  
AV-25MS26  
AV-25MX16  
AV-25MX56  
AV-25MX76  
INSTRUCTIONS  
GGT0116-001A-H  
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Knowing your TV’s features  
Main features  
DVD MENU  
Just connect DVD player to the television. The television will detect DVD signal and display  
picture on the screen automatically and you can adjust pictures and sound while you are  
watching DVD as your desire. When disconnect DVD player, the television will display the  
previous channel.  
MaxxBass  
MaxxBass enhances bass sound that cannot be reproduced by normal speakers to be  
heard by our ears.  
You can view two screens ( Main picture and Sub picture ) at the same time.  
EXIT  
PIP (Picture In Picture)  
TELETEXT  
You can view teletext programmes which are broadcasted by some TV channels. Teletext  
programme is an infromation in text form.  
FAVORITE CH (Channel) You can register up to four favorite channels for quick recall with one press.  
A2/NICAM  
(STEREO / I II)  
AI ECO SENSOR  
You can listen the stereo sound or billingal sound from TV programme broadcasting by A2  
or NICAM Sound-multiplex system.  
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TV detects the brightness of your room and automatically adjust the picture brightness to  
a suitable level for a better eyecare.  
ECO MODE  
AI VOLUME  
You can adjust TV screen contrast according to the brightness of your room to suitable  
level for a better eyecare.  
2
4
TV adjusts the volume automatically to the same level for all TV channels to avoid sudden  
change of the volume when selecting different TV channels or selecting Video Mode.  
You can adjust TINT setting for all colour systems, including PAL.  
3
5
TINT  
Conrm your TV’s functions  
Some functions written in this instruction manual may not be available for your TV.  
Please see the chart below and check the functions that are equipped for your TV’s model number.  
The model number is indicated at the rear of your TV. When you press a button concerned to a function that is not available  
for your TV, it does not work and the logo “Ø” appears on the screen.  
Model No.  
NO.  
Function  
1
2,3  
4,3  
5
(STEREO/I II)  
PIP control buttons (Green label)  
TELETEXT control buttons (Black label)  
PICTURE TILT  
O
— —  
— — —  
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
— —  
O
— — —  
O
O
O
O
— —  
O
— — —  
O
— —  
O
O
O
— —  
O
O
O
O
— —  
— —  
— —  
O
O
O
— — — — —  
— — — —  
MaxxBass  
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
AI ECO SENSOR  
ECO MODE  
O
O
5
O
O
— — — —  
— — — —  
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Remote control buttons and basic functions  
No. Press  
To  
POWER  
Turn on or off the TV from standby mode.  
Display menu and conrm selected function.  
Select and adjust menu function.  
Select the desired channel number.  
Adjust the volume level.  
1
2
3
4
5
6
MENU/OK  
1
"
5 / / 2 / 3  
CHANNEL -/+  
VOLUME -/+  
8
2
6
3
7
EXIT  
TV/VIDEO  
EXIT  
Select TV or video terminal input.  
On the other hand, you can use this button to EXIT from the menu.  
MUTING  
Turn off the volume.  
Press this button again to resume the volume.  
7
8
DISPLAY  
/BACK  
Display the programme number or video terminal number, stereo/bilingual broadcast system and  
PR list (channel list) on the screen.  
You can select the channel using the PR list.  
9
5
!
4
1
2
Press the DISPLAY button once to display the PR list.  
Press 5 / / 2 / 3 buttons to choose a channel, then press the MENU/OK button.  
You can conrm the favorite channels in the PR list. The channels set to favorite channels are  
indicated with coloured mark.  
On the other hand, you can use this button to return to the previous menu.  
0~9, -/--  
Select the programme number. For two digits programme number, press -/--, then press the  
number button.  
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!
RETURN+  
a) Return to the frequently view channel with one touch.  
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.  
FAVORITE  
CHANNEL  
(colour buttons: red,  
Register and recall 4 favorite channels.  
1. Choose the TV channel you want to register then press and hold a colour button until  
“PROGRAMMED! " appears.  
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green, yellow, blue) 2. To register other favorite channels, repeat step 1.  
To recall the favorite channel, press the corresponding colour button.  
When the TV is in Text function or MENU mode, the favorite channel function is not available.  
When the TV is in PIP function, the favorite channel function cannot register but can recall the  
favorite channel.  
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Remote control buttons and basic functions (continued)  
How to operate menus and menus locations  
Top menu  
MENU PICTURE  
2nd menu  
PICTURE MODE  
PICTURE SETTING P.10  
Location 3nd menu  
P.9  
Location  
P.10  
P.10  
P.10  
P.10  
P.10  
To  
Operation  
Note  
CONTRAST  
BRIGHT  
SHARP  
COLOUR  
Display the MENU  
To exit the MENU,  
press the DISPLAY/  
BACK button 8 or  
choose EXIT menu  
or TV/VIDEO/EXIT  
button 6.  
Press the MENU/OK button 2.  
PICTURE MENU is displayed on  
rst press.  
TINT  
WHITE BALANCE  
VNR  
P.10  
P.17  
P.15  
P.15  
P.14  
P.15  
P.14  
Choose a Top  
menu  
Press 2/3 buttons 3 to choose  
a menu title when the cursor is  
pointing at MENU.  
SOUND  
STEREO/I II  
AI VOLUME  
SOUND MODE  
EQUALIZER  
BALANCE  
Choose a 2nd  
menu  
Press 5/buttons 3 to choose a Press button 3  
to display the next  
functions.  
2nd menu title.  
Display the 3rd  
menu  
Press 5/buttons 3 to choose a  
2nd menu title. Then press MENU/  
OK button 2.  
CINEMA SURROUND P.15  
MaxxBass  
DVD MENU  
P.15  
P.16  
FEATURES  
AUTO SIGNAL DETECT  
P.16  
Return to the  
previous menu  
Press the DISPLAY/BACK button  
8.  
DVD PICTURE MODE P.16  
DVD THEATER STATUS P.16  
Choose the setting  
of a function  
Press the TV/ VIDEO/  
EXIT button 6 to exit  
from the menu.  
Press 5/buttons 3 to choose  
a function. Then press the 2/3  
buttons 3 to change the setting.  
DVD SOUND MODE  
PR  
P.16  
P.17  
P.17  
ON TIMER  
P.17  
ON TIMER  
Adjust the effect  
level of a function  
Press 5/buttons 3 to choose  
a function. Then press the 2/3  
buttons 3 to adjust the effect  
level.  
OFF TIMER  
CHILD LOCK  
COMPRESS (16:9)  
AI ECO SENSOR/  
ECO MODE  
AUTO PROGRAM  
EDIT/MANUAL  
P.17  
P.17  
P.11  
P.11  
Display the sub  
menu of a function.  
Press the 5/buttons 3 to  
choose a function. Then press  
MENU/OK button 2 to display  
the sub menu.  
INSTALL  
P.19  
P.19  
DELETE, MOVE,  
P.19-  
P.20  
P.17  
P.13  
MANUAL, INSERT  
The following chart shows locations of functions in menus. In this manual,  
location of a function is described as follows:  
COLOUR SYSTEM P.9  
LANGUAGE  
TEXT LANGUAGE  
VIDEO-2 SETTING P.18  
BLUE BACK  
PICTURE TILT  
BEEP  
P.17  
P.13  
LANGUAGE  
TEXT LANGUAGE  
Top menu  
Top menu  
MENU  
MENU  
2nd menu  
2nd menu  
3rd menu  
P.11  
P.11  
P.18  
Note: Some functions have the 4th menus as the sub-menus.  
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TV buttons and functions  
The illustrations shown below is for AV-21BS26 and AV-29SS26 only, which are used for explanation purpose.  
Your TV may not look exactly the same as illustrated.  
No. Button/terminal  
Description  
Press to turn on or turn off the TV’s main power.  
Page  
Front of the TV  
AV-29SS26  
L (main power)  
POWER lamp  
1
2
Indicate the TV’s status.  
No colour : TV’s main power is being turned off.  
Red  
Blink  
: TV’s main power is being turned on.  
:
While the TV is in standby mode, ON TIMER funciton is in used.  
While the TV is in turn on mode , OFF TIMER function is in used.  
POWER  
Note: When you turn off the power switch while TV is in standby mode,  
the power lamp will go off in 10 -15 seconds.  
When you operate the TV, POWER Lamp will be blink.  
TV/VIDEO  
MENU/OK  
CHANNEL  
ECO sensor  
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
!
Remote control sensor  
TV/VIDEO  
Press to select TV or Video terminal input or exit from menu.  
VOLUME  
VOLUME -/+  
CHANNEL -/+  
MENU/OK  
Press to adjust the volume level.  
Press to select the desired channel (Both of RF and Video input.)  
Press to display the menu.  
IN (VIDEO-3)  
Video and audio input jacks for VIDEO-3 mode.  
Headphone jack.  
22  
22  
AV-21BS26  
Aerial socket.  
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OUTPUT  
Video and audio output jacks. (The component video  
signal cannot be output.)  
22  
POWER  
V
L
/
MONO  
R
IN (VIDEO-3)  
VOLUME  
MENU  
OK  
CHANNEL  
COMPONENT  
Video or component video, and audio input jacks for VIDEO-2 22  
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(VIDEO-2) INPUT mode. You can select the input signal by setting the “VIDEO-2  
SETTING” function (see page 18).  
Rear of the TV  
AV-29SS26  
VIDEO-1 INPUT  
Video or S-VIDEO, and audio input jacks for VIDEO-1 mode.  
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6
MENU  
MENU/OK button  
To display main menu and exit menu after  
nish setting.  
6
,
9
6
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-/./  
-/./  
CHANNEL -/+ /5 button  
VOLUME -/+ 2/3 button  
To select menu function.  
To choose a Top menu and adjust the  
desired menu function.  
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Setting up your TV  
CAUTION  
Turn off the equipment including the TV before connecting.  
2 Connecting the main plug to the AC outlet.  
1 Connecting the aerial cable.  
VHF/UHF outdoor aerial  
3 Inserting batteries into the remote control.  
Insert two batteries by following the + and - polarities  
and inserting the - end rst.  
75-ohm coaxial cable (not supplied)  
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, t  
new batteries. The supplied batteries are for testing,  
not regular use.  
If you connect a VCR, connect the aerial output jack of your VCR and  
the aerial jack on the TV with aerial cable. Then connect the output  
jacks of your VCR and the VIDEO-1 input jacks of the TV with the  
video cable (or S-VIDEO cable if available) and audio cables. For  
details, see the manual of your VCR.  
Rear of TV  
VHF/UHF outdoor aerial  
AV-21BS26  
4 Turn on the TV by pressing the main power button.  
JVC logo appears on the screen.  
COMPONENT  
(VIDEO-2)  
INPUT  
VIDEO-1  
INPUT  
OUTPUT  
S
OVER  
V
V
L
Y
/
V
L
L
/
MONO  
C
C
B
/
MONO  
R
R
R
R
JVC logo will appear on the screen again at the phase of “SETUP  
TOUR RESTART?” function. Then the initial setting can be performed  
according to page 8.  
VCR  
The illustration shown is just a sample. It may not be same as your TV.  
Note:  
While in the INSTALL menu with the cursor pointing at INSTALL, pressing  
the blue button will also display the JVC logo.  
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Setting up your TV (continued)  
When turn on the TV at  
the next time  
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  
below:  
AUTO PROGRAM  
LANGUAGE  
TEXT LANGUAGE  
AUTO PROGRAM  
EDIT  
ENGLISH  
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GROUP–1  
GROUP–2  
GROUP–3  
GROUP–4  
PR  
AV  
1
2
3
CH/CC  
I
I
I
I
CH 04  
CH 76  
CH 78  
CH 05  
SETUP TOUR RESTART?  
22%  
FRANÇAIS  
4
5
6
CH 28  
CH 10  
3
MENU : OK  
DISPLAY : BACK  
TV/VIDEO : EXIT  
MENU : OK  
DISPLAY : BACK  
TV/VIDEO : EXIT  
MENU : OK  
MENU : OK  
IINSERT  
I
: YES  
MOVE  
IDELETE  
IMANUAL  
MENU : NO  
• Press 5/button to  
select your desired  
language*.  
• Press 5/button to  
select your desired  
Teletext language  
group*. For details,  
see page 13.  
(For BS26/MS26/  
SS26/MX76/SX76  
series only)  
• TV will start searching  
for the channels.  
To complete the initial  
setting, press the  
MENU/OK button. To  
edit the channel list,  
see page 19.  
• “SETUP TOUR  
RESTART?” will be  
displayed.  
Press the MENU/OK  
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 Red button  
to activate the SETUP  
TOUR RESTART  
function.  
To stop AUTO  
PROGRAM, press  
MENU/OK button.  
* If the TEXT function is available for your TV and the LANGUAGE shown follow as ENGLISH/êìëëäàâ/  
can select the TEXT LANGUAGE group from GROUP-1 to GROUP-4.  
/
/FRANÇAIS, you  
If the TEXT function is available for your TV and the LANGUAGE shown follow as ENGLISH/êìëëäàâ/  
you can select the TEXT LANGUAGE group from GROUP-1 to GROUP-3.  
/MELAYU/INDONESIA,  
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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.  
PICTURE MODE  
You can choose the desired picture setting with one-touch.  
Press the PICTURE MODE button to select a setting.  
SOFT  
Softens contrast and sharpness.  
Heightens contrast and sharpness.  
Standard picture setting.  
AUTO  
PAL  
SECAM  
NTSC3.58  
BRIGHT  
STANDARD  
USER  
NTSC4.43  
You can change this picture setting as you like.  
Select USER and adjust following items in the  
PICTURE SETTING menu. (CONTRAST, BRIGHT,  
SHARP, COLOUR, TINT)  
To operate this function with a menu:  
MENU  
INSTALL menu  
COLOUR SYSTEM  
When you select VIDEO-2 Mode, you cannot adjust SHARP.  
When you set DVD THEATER STATUS in DVD MENU to ON, you  
cannot adjust PICTURE MODE.  
For the colour system in each country or region, see the table below:  
Area  
Country or Region  
System  
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates,  
Yemen, etc.  
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, India, etc.  
To operate this function with a menu:  
PAL  
PICTURE menu  
MENU  
PICTURE MODE  
Asia, Middle  
East  
China, Vietnam, etc.  
PAL  
Hong Kong, etc.  
PAL  
To return the USER setting to default, press the blue button when  
the PICTURE SETTING menu is displayed.  
Islamic Republic of Iran, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, etc.  
Philippines, Taiwan, Myanmar, etc.  
Russia, etc.  
SECAM  
NTSC  
SECAM  
PAL  
Czech Republic, Poland, etc.  
Germany, Holland, Belgium, etc.  
UK, etc.  
Europe  
PAL  
PAL  
Oceania  
Africa  
Australia, New Zealand, etc.  
Republic of South Africa, etc.  
Nigeria, etc.  
PAL  
PAL  
PAL  
Egypt, Morocco, etc.  
SECAM  
About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to  
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.  
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Basic setting for picture (continued)  
PICTURE SETTING  
You can adjust the desired picture setting when selecting USER in  
PICTURE MODE.  
WHITE BALANCE  
You can change the white balance of the picture to better match  
the type of video being viewed.  
Select WHITE BALANCE in the PICTURE menu, then choose the  
desired setting.  
1 Select USER in PICTURE MODE under PICTURE menu.  
MENU  
USER  
PICTURE menu  
PICTURE MODE  
MENU  
PICTURE menu  
WHITE BALANCE  
2 Select PICTURE SETTING in PICTURE menu, then adjust the  
setting.  
NORMAL  
COOL  
Normal white balance.  
Bluish white.  
WARM  
Reddish white.  
MENU  
PICTURE menu  
PICTURE SETTING  
When you set DVD THEATER STATUS in DVD MENU to ON, you  
cannot adjust WHITE BALANCE.  
CONTRAST  
BRIGHT  
SHARP  
2 : Lower contrast  
2 : Darker  
3 : Higher contrast  
3 : Brighter  
2 : Softer  
3 : Higher  
COLOUR  
TINT  
2 : Lighter  
3 : Deeper  
2 : Reddish  
3 : Greenish  
When you select VIDEO-2 Mode, you cannot adjust SHARP.  
About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to  
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.  
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Advanced setting for picture  
2 Press the 5/buttons until the picture becomes level. Then  
press the MENU/OK button.  
AI ECO SENSOR (ECO)/ECO MODE  
You can adjust TV screen contrast according to the brightness of  
your room.  
Press the ECO button to select the desired mode.  
COMPRESS (16:9)  
You can convert a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) into a wide  
picture (16:9 aspect ratio).  
Select COMPRESS (16:9) in the FEATURES menu, then choose  
ON or OFF.  
OFF  
Cancel the function.  
Mild contrast (recommended.)  
Even contrast.  
MODE-1/ECO-1  
MODE-2/ECO-2  
DISPLAY (for AI ECO SENSOR only) Display the graphic of the function.  
To operate this function with a menu:  
MENU  
MENU  
FEATURES menu  
COMPRESS (16:9)  
FEATURES menu  
AI ECO SENSOR / ECO MODE  
When you set DVD THEATER STATUS in DVD MENU to ON, you  
cannot adjust AI ECO SENSOR / ECO MODE.  
Note : AI ECO SENSOR for M and S series.  
ECO MODE for B series.  
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.  
Correcting the Slanting Picture (PICTURE TILT)  
You can correct the picture tilt caused by the earth’s magnetic force.  
Select BLUE BACK in the INSTALL menu, then choose ON or OFF.  
1 Select PICTURE TILT in the INSTALL menu, then press MENU/  
OK button.  
MENU  
INSTALL menu  
BLUE BACK  
MENU  
INSTALL menu  
PICTURE TILT  
If you wish to continue viewing the poor picture, off the BLUE BACK  
function.  
The following display appears.  
PICTURE TILT  
MENU : OK  
DISPLAY : BACK  
TV/VIDEO : EXIT  
About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to  
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.  
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Original features for picture  
PIP  
TELETEXT  
You can display a sub picture within the main picture on the screen.  
Press the PIP operation buttons to display and change the sub  
picture setting.  
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 twin mode  
TEXT mode  
PIP Display the sub picture.  
To cancel, press the PIP button again.  
Notes:  
2 Press the CHANNEL -/+ buttons, number buttons or colour  
buttons to select other Teletext pages.  
You can hear the sound from the main picture only.  
When main picture and sub picture are the same TV channel.  
3 Press TEXT or TV/VIDEO button to return to TV mode.  
You can also operate the teletext using the following buttons:  
Main picture will be changed TV channel  
Press SUB-P -/+  
Hold a teletext page.  
(Hold)  
follow as sub picture.  
The  
To cancel, press  
(Hold) icon is displayed at the top left of the screen.  
To change sub picture to video mode.  
Press  
( Input )  
(Hold) button again.  
Display the hidden text (e.g. answers to a quiz).  
To cancel, press (Reveal) button again.  
(Reveal)  
Sub picture will be changed TV channel follow  
as Main picture.  
Press CHANNEL -/+  
(Size)  
Enlarge the teletext display.  
Press CHANNEL -/+ Until main picture change to video mode.  
(Index)  
(Cancel)  
Return to the index page instantly.  
SUB-P -/+  
(Input)  
Select the desired TV channel for sub picture.  
Select the input source for the sub picture.  
Watch TV programme while waiting for a teletext page.  
When the teletext page is found, a page number appears  
at the upper left of the screen.  
Swap between the main picture and sub picture.  
(Swap)  
Press  
(Sub-page) Operate the  
Sub-page numbers are displayed at the left of the screen.  
(Cancel) button to view the teletext page.  
Change the sub picture position.  
Each time you press the (Position) button, the sub picture  
position will change as follows:  
(Position)  
(Sub-page) function.  
To cancel sub-page function, press  
again.  
(Sub-page) button  
lower right  
lower left  
upper left  
upper right  
(Freeze) Freeze the sub picture.  
When VIDEO-2 is set to component, you cannot select VIDEO-2  
for sub picture. If the main picture input source is VIDEO-2 with  
component, the PIP function is disabled.  
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Original features for picture (continued)  
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 menu  
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  
GROUP-4  
Polish, German, Estonian, Lettish, Russian, Ukrainian  
English, Polish, French, Turkish, Arabic, Farsi  
Depending on the broadcast, the language set may not display  
properly. For details, refer to page 8.  
About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to  
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.  
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Basic setting for sound  
SOUND SYSTEM  
You can select an appropriate sound system when abnormal sound  
SOUND MODE  
You can choose the desired sound setting.  
occurs even when the picture appears normally.  
Press the SOUND SYSTEM button to select a setting.  
Select the SOUND MODE in SOUND menu, then choose the setting.  
MENU  
SOUND menu  
SOUND MODE  
B/G  
I
D/K  
M
USER  
You can change this sound setting as you like.  
Select USER and adjust the frequencies in EQUALIZER  
(100, 300, 1K, 3K, 8K Hz).  
This function is not available in video mode.  
For the sound system in each country or region, see the table below:  
For details, see “EQUALIZER” on page 15.  
SOUND TURBO Emphasize on low and high frequency levels.  
Area  
Country or Region  
System  
THEATER  
MUSIC  
NEWS  
Emphasize on movie sound.  
Emphasize on music effect.  
Emphasize on vocal sound.  
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates,  
Yemen, etc.  
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, India, etc.  
B/G  
China, Vietnam, etc.  
D/K  
I
Asia, Middle  
East  
When you select VIDEO-2, you cannot adjust SOUND MODE  
function. You can adjust it in DVD Menu.  
Hong Kong, etc.  
Islamic Republic of Iran, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, etc.  
Philippines, Taiwan, Myanmar, etc.  
Russia, etc.  
B/G  
M
When SOUND MODE is set to SOUND TURBO, EQUALIZER,  
CINEMA SURROUND and MaxxBass functions are not available.  
D/K  
D/K  
B/G  
I
Czech Republic, Poland, etc.  
Germany, Holland, Belgium, etc.  
UK, etc.  
Europe  
BALANCE  
You can adjust the volume balance between the left and right  
speakers.  
Select BALANCE in SOUND menu, then adjust the setting.  
Oceania  
Africa  
Australia, New Zealand, etc.  
Republic of South Africa, etc.  
Nigeria, etc.  
B/G  
I
B/G  
B/G  
MENU  
SOUND menu  
BALANCE  
Egypt, Morocco, etc.  
About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to  
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.  
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Advanced setting for sound  
CINEMA SURROUND  
You can enjoy an enhanced sound for wider audience.  
Press the CINEMA SURROUND button to select a setting.  
EQUALIZER  
You can adjust the sound level of each frequencies when selecting  
USER mode in SOUND MODE.  
OFF  
ON  
Cancel the function.  
Listen to sound with wider audience effect.  
1 Select USER in SOUND MODE under SOUND menu.  
SOUND MODE  
SOUND menu  
USER  
MENU  
This function is not available when SOUND MODE is set to SOUND  
TURBO.  
2 Select EQUALIZER in SOUND menu.  
To operate this function with a menu:  
MENU  
EQUALIZER  
SOUND menu  
MENU  
SOUND menu  
CINEMA SURROUND  
The following display appears.  
EQUALIZER  
STEREO / I II (  
You can enjoy the stereo and bilingual broadcasted programmes.  
)
Press the  
button to select the desired mode.  
Select stereo sound.  
100 300  
1K  
3K  
8K Hz  
Select monaural sound.  
Select bilingual I (sub I).  
Select bilingual II (sub II).  
I
II  
MENU : OK  
DISPLAY : BACK  
TV/VIDEO : EXIT  
This function is not available in video mode.  
To operate this function with a menu:  
3 Select and adjust the desired frequencies.  
4 Press the MENU/OK button to exit the menu.  
Adjust high frequency will affect higher pitch sound and vice versa.  
STEREO / I II  
MENU  
SOUND menu  
MaxxBass  
When you select VIDEO-2, you cannot adjust EQUALIZER.  
You can enjoy an enhanced bass sound which cannot be reproduced  
by normal speakers.  
AI VOLUME  
You can adjust the volume of all the channels and video inputs to  
Select MaxxBass in SOUND menu, then choose the desired setting.  
MENU  
SOUND menu  
MaxxBass  
the same level automatically depends on the strength of signal of  
the sources.  
Select AI VOLUME in SOUND menu, then choose ON or OFF.  
OFF  
HIGH  
LOW  
MaxxBass is turned off.  
MaxxBass effect is high.  
MaxxBass effect is low.  
MENU  
SOUND menu  
AI VOLUME  
This function is not available when SOUND MODE is set to SOUND  
TURBO.  
About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to  
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.  
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DVD Menu  
ON  
Enjoy movie playback with suitable colour temperature, sharp  
subtitles and improved gradation for black, like in a theater.  
Cancel the function.  
AUTO SIGNAL DETECT  
When the DVD input signal is detected, the input mode will be changed  
to VIDEO-2 automatically. And when the DVD input signal is not  
detected, the input mode will be changed to RF previous input mode.  
OFF  
When you set DVD THEATER STATUS to ON, PICTURE MODE,  
WHITE BALANCE and AI ECO SENSOR / ECO MODE functions  
are not available.  
Select AUTO SIGNAL DETECT in DVD MENU under FEATURES  
menu then choose ON or OFF (Factory setting is ON).  
FEATURES menu  
DVD MENU  
MENU  
AUTO SIGNAL DETECT  
DVD SOUND MODE  
You can choose different sound setting for viewing different types  
of DVD content.  
Select DVD SOUND MODE in DVD MENU under FEATURES menu,  
then choose the desired setting.  
Press the “POWER ON” button on the DVD players or VCRs (follow  
by the “PLAY” button for VCRs) so that the signal can be detected.  
DVD PICTURE MODE  
You can enhance the picture quality of the DVD or VIDEO-2.  
Select DVD PICTURE MODE in DVD MENU under FEATURES  
menu, then choose the desired setting.  
MENU  
FEATURES menu  
DVD SOUND MODE  
DVD MENU  
DVD MENU  
MENU  
FEATURES menu  
MUSIC  
USER  
Select when watching a music concert.  
DVD PICTURE MODE  
Select if you want to adjust the sound setting to your preference.  
OFF  
Cancel the function.  
THEATER Select when watching an action movie.  
DRAMA Select when watching a drama movie.  
CLEAR-1 Select when the disc is with lots of noise (To soften the picture).  
CLEAR-2 Select when the disc is with less noise (To sharpen the picture).  
DVD THEATER STATUS  
You can enjoy an enhanced picture quality for movie playback in a  
dark room, like watching a movie in the theater.  
Select DVD THEATER STATUS in DVD MENU under FEATURES  
menu, then choose ON or OFF.  
MENU  
FEATURES menu  
DVD MENU  
About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to  
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.  
DVD THEATER STATUS  
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Customized setting  
2 Choose the PR (channel) by pressing the 2/3 button.  
External input, AV position and any un-preset channel cannot be  
chosen for PR.  
3 Set the ON TIMER to your desired period of time by pressing the  
2/3 button. ON TIMER starts. You can set the period of time to  
a maximum of 12 hours in 15-minute intervals.  
VNR  
You can reduce the picture noise.  
Select VNR in PICTURE menu, then choose a setting of VNR function.  
MENU  
PICTURE menu  
VNR  
OFF  
VNR is turned off.  
To off the ON TIMER, set the ON TIMER to OFF.  
Note : If TV is not in standby mode when ON TIMER is reach the  
setting time, this case is not available.  
AUTO  
MIN  
MAX  
Effect of VNR is automatically controlled.  
Effect of VNR becomes minimum level.  
Effect of VNR becomes maximum level.  
If you select MAX, the picture becomes softer even if the original  
picture is sharp.  
When you select VIDEO-2, you cannot adjust VNR function.  
OFF TIMER  
You can set the TV to turn off automatically to standby mode after  
LANGUAGE  
You can choose your desired on screen display language.  
a set time.  
Press the OFF TIMER button to select a desired period of time.  
Select LANGUAGE in the INSTALL menu, then choose a language.  
MENU  
INSTALL menu  
LANGUAGE  
You can set the period of time to a maximum of 120 minutes in 10  
minute intervals.  
CHILD LOCK  
You can disable the front control buttons of the TV.  
Select CHILD LOCK in the FEATURES menu, then choose ON or  
OFF.  
To operate this function with a menu:  
MENU  
FEATURES menu  
OFF TIMER  
MENU  
FEATURES menu  
CHILD LOCK  
When the remaining elapse time is one minute, “GOOD NIGHT!”  
appears on the screen.  
You can display the OFF TIMER menu again to conrm or change  
the remaining time.  
ON TIMER  
You can set the TV to turn on automatically from standby mode at  
a set channel and time.  
1
Select ON TIMER in the FEATURE menu.  
ON TIMER  
PR  
ON TIMER  
01  
00:15  
MENU  
FEATURES menu  
ON TIMER  
MENU : OK  
DISPLAY : BACK  
TV/VIDEO : EXIT  
About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to  
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.  
The following display appears.  
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Customized setting (continued)  
VIDEO-2 SETTING  
DISPLAY  
You can display the programme number, video terminal number  
and PR list on the screen.  
Press the DISPLAY button to select the desired mode:  
You can set the VIDEO-2 SETTING according to the video signal  
output from external devices connected to the VIDEO-2 terminal.  
Select VIDEO-2 SETTING in INSTALL menu, then choose a setting  
(Factory setting is COMPONENT).  
ON  
OFF  
PR LIST  
MENU  
INSTALL menu  
VIDEO-2 SETTING  
Choose a TV channel or a VIDEO terminal.  
VIDEO  
If a normal video signal (composite video signal) is input.  
1 Press the DISPLAY button to display the PR LIST.  
2 Select a programme number or video terminal by pressing the  
5/button to move up/down on the programme number or press  
the 2/3 button to skip for each 7 programme numbers, then press  
MENU/OK button.  
B
COMPONENT If a component video signal (Y/C /C ) is input.  
R
You must choose a setting according to the signal that you input to  
VIDEO-2. (If you input the VIDEO Signal or VCR Signal to VIDEO-2,  
you must set VIDEO-2 SETTING to VIDEO.)  
PR LIST  
For connecting methods, see “Additional Preparation” on page 22.  
PR  
V1  
V2  
V3  
AV  
1
CH/CC  
BEEP  
I
I
I
CH 09  
CC 76  
CC 78  
You can use the BEEP function to alert you during DVD AUTO  
SIGNAL DETECT, AI ECO SENSOR Detect, Stereo Detect, ON  
TIMER/OFF TIMER operations and when some buttons on the  
remote control are pressed.  
2
3
MENU : OK  
+7  
-7  
Select BEEP in the INSTALL menu, then choose ON or OFF.  
INSTALL menu  
MENU  
BEEP  
When the volume is level 0, then BEEP function is not available.  
About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to  
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.  
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TV channel presetting  
2 Choose EDIT/MANUAL, then press the MENU/OK button.  
EDIT menu appears.  
To register the TV channels automatically  
(AUTO PROGRAM)  
You can register the TV channels into the TV’s channel list  
automatically.  
EDIT  
PR  
AV  
1
2
3
CH/CC  
I
I
I
I
CH 04  
CH 76  
CH 78  
CH 05  
1 Display the INSTALL menu.  
4
MENU  
INSTALL menu  
5
6
CH 28  
CH 10  
3
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.  
MENU : OK  
IINSERT  
IDELETE  
IMANUAL  
MOVE  
3 Choose the channel which you want to register.  
3 The EDIT menu appears.  
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.  
To edit the channel list  
Proceed to Step 3 of “To edit the channel list  
(PR LIST)” on page 20.  
If a channel is not  
registered  
Proceed to Step 3 of “To register the TV  
channels manually” on this page.  
5 Press the 3 button to choose an appropriate sound system.  
For details, see “SOUND SYSTEM” on page 14.  
To exit the menu  
Press the MENU/OK button.  
6 Press the green or red button to search for the TV channel.  
Searching stops when a channel is found and displayed.  
To register the TV channels manually  
(MANUAL in the EDIT menu)  
You can register the TV channels into the TV’s channel list  
7 Repeat step 5 until your desired TV channel appears.  
If the reception is poor  
Press the blue or yellow button to ne tune  
the TV channel.  
manually.  
If noisy sound is heard  
Press the 3 button to choose an appropriate  
sound system.  
1 Display the INSTALL menu.  
8 Press the MENU/OK button to exit the menu.  
MENU  
INSTALL menu  
About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to  
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.  
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TV channel presetting (continued)  
To edit the channel list (PR LIST)  
(MOVE and DELETE in the EDIT menu)  
To add in the new channel  
(INSERT 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.  
You can add in new channels in the TV channel list as you like.  
You need to nd the “CH/CC” number for the TV channel. Find the  
“CH/CC” number corresponding to the channel number of the TV  
channel from “CH/CC number list” on page 21.  
1 Display the INSTALL menu.  
1 Display the INSTALL menu.  
MENU  
INSTALL menu  
MENU  
INSTALL menu  
2 Choose EDIT/MANUAL, then press the MENU/OK button.  
EDIT menu appears.  
2 Choose EDIT/MANUAL, then press the MENU/OK button.  
EDIT menu appears.  
EDIT  
PR  
AV  
1
2
3
4
5
6
CH/CC  
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.  
I
I
I
I
CH 04  
CH 76  
CH 78  
CH 05  
CH 28  
CH 10  
3
4 Press the green button, then press 3 button to choose “CC” or  
“CH”.  
MENU : OK  
IINSERT  
IDELETE  
IMANUAL  
MOVE  
5 Press the number button to enter the CH/CC number for the TV  
channel you wish to add.  
3 Choose the channel which you want to change its PR number,  
or delete.  
The TV starts to search the TV channel, and the picture of the TV  
channel appears. If the TV nds no TV channel, a noisy picture  
appears.  
4 Do the following action:  
To change the PR number Press the 3 button. Then move it to the new  
When a TV channel has already been registered in PR99, using the  
INSERT function deletes that TV channel.  
(MOVE)  
PR number you want to use for the channel  
by pressing the 5/button. Finally press  
the 2 button.  
To delete the channel Press the yellow button.  
(DELETE)  
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 5.  
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TV channel presetting (continued)  
CH  
US  
CCIR  
E33  
E34  
E35  
E36  
E37  
E38  
E39  
E40  
E41  
E42  
E43  
E44  
E45  
E46  
E47  
E48  
E49  
E50  
E51  
E52  
E53  
E54  
E55  
E56  
E57  
E58  
E59  
E60  
E61  
E62  
E63  
E64  
E65  
E66  
E67  
E68  
E69  
OIRT  
AUSTRALIA  
AU-34  
AU-35  
CC  
US  
E
CCIR  
S-18  
S-19  
S-20  
S-21  
S-22  
S-23  
S-24  
S-25  
S-26  
S-27  
S-28  
S-29  
S-30  
S-31  
S-32  
S-33  
S-34  
S-35  
S-36  
S-37  
S-38  
S-39  
S-40  
S-41  
OIRT  
AUSTRALIA  
CH/CC number  
CH 33  
CH 34  
CH 35  
CH 36  
CH 37  
CH 38  
CH 39  
CH 40  
CH 41  
CH 42  
CH 43  
CH 44  
CH 45  
CH 46  
CH 47  
CH 48  
CH 49  
CH 50  
CH 51  
CH 52  
CH 53  
CH 54  
CH 55  
CH 56  
CH 57  
CH 58  
CH 59  
CH 60  
CH 61  
CH 62  
CH 63  
CH 64  
CH 65  
CH 66  
CH 67  
CH 68  
CH 69  
US-33, W+48  
US-34, W+49  
US-35, W+50  
US-36, W+51  
US-37, W+52  
US-38, W+53  
US-39, W+54  
US-40, W+55  
US-41, W+56  
US-42, W+57  
US-43, W+58  
US-44, W+59  
US-45, W+60  
US-46, W+61  
US-47, W+62  
US-48, W+63  
US-49, W+64  
US-50, W+65  
US-51, W+66  
US-52, W+67  
US-53, W+68  
US-54, W+69  
US-55, W+70  
US-56, W+71  
US-57, W+72  
US-58, W+73  
US-59, W+74  
US-60, W+75  
US-61, W+76  
US-62, W+77  
US-63, W+78  
US-64, W+79  
US-65, W+80  
US-66, W+81  
US-67, W+82  
US-68, W+83  
US-69, W+84  
CC 18  
CC 19  
CC 20  
CC 21  
CC 22  
CC 23  
CC 24  
CC 25  
CC 26  
CC 27  
CC 28  
CC 29  
CC 30  
CC 31  
CC 32  
CC 33  
CC 34  
CC 35  
CC 36  
CC 37  
CC 38  
CC 39  
CC 40  
CC 41  
CC 42  
CC 43  
CC 44  
CC 45  
CC 46  
CC 47  
CC 48  
CC 49  
CC 50  
CC 51  
CC 52  
CC 53  
CC 54  
CC 55  
CC 56  
CC 57  
CC 58  
CC 59  
CC 60  
CC 61  
CC 62  
CC 63  
CC 64  
CC 75  
CC 76  
CC 77  
CC 78  
CC 79  
CC 95  
CC 96  
CC 97  
CC 98  
CC 99  
F
AU-36  
AU-37  
AU-38  
G
When you want to use the INSERT function  
on page 20, find the CH/CC number  
corresponding to the channel number of the  
TV channel from this table.  
H
I
AU-39/AU-40  
AU-41  
AU-42  
J
K
L
AU-43  
AU-44  
M
N
AU-45  
AU-46  
O
Channel No. Country  
P
AU-47/AU-48  
AU-49  
AU-50  
Q
US  
United States, Philippines, etc..  
Middle East, Southeast Asia, etc..  
R
S
CCIR  
OIRT  
AU-51  
AU-52  
T
U
Eastern Europe, Russia, Vietnam,  
etc..  
AU-53  
AU-54  
V
W
AU-55/AU-56  
AU-57  
AU-58  
W+1  
W+2  
W+3  
W+4  
W+5  
W+6  
W+7  
W+8  
W+9  
W+10  
W+11  
W+12  
W+13  
W+14  
W+15  
W+16  
W+17  
W+18  
W+19  
W+20  
W+21  
W+22  
W+23  
W+24  
W+25  
W+26  
W+27  
W+28  
AUSTRALIA Australia, etc..  
AU-59  
AU-60  
Channel  
CH  
AU-61  
AU-62  
US  
US-2  
CCIR  
E2  
E3  
OIRT  
R1  
AUSTRALIA  
AU-0  
AU-1  
AU-63/AU-64  
AU-65  
AU-66  
CH 02  
CH 03  
CH 04  
CH 05  
CH 06  
CH 07  
CH 08  
CH 09  
CH 10  
CH 11  
CH 12  
CH 13  
CH 14  
CH 15  
CH 16  
CH 17  
CH 18  
CH 19  
CH 20  
CH 21  
CH 22  
CH 23  
CH 24  
CH 25  
CH 26  
CH 27  
CH 28  
CH 29  
CH 30  
CH 31  
CH 32  
US-3  
US-4  
E4  
E5  
R2  
R6  
R7  
R8  
R9  
AU-2  
AU-6  
AU-67  
AU-68  
AU-69  
US-5  
US-6  
E6  
E7  
AU-7  
AU-8  
AU-9  
US-7  
US-8  
E8  
E9  
US-9  
US-10  
E10  
E11  
E12  
R10  
R11  
R12  
AU-10  
AU-11  
US-11  
US-12  
US-13  
US-14, W+29  
US-15, W+30  
US-16, W+31  
US-17, W+32  
US-18, W+33  
US-19, W+34  
US-20, W+35  
US-21, W+36  
US-22, W+37  
US-23, W+38  
US-24, W+39  
US-25, W+40  
US-26, W+41  
US-27, W+42  
US-28, W+43  
US-29, W+44  
US-30, W+45  
US-31, W+46  
US-32, W+47  
CC  
US  
CCIR  
S-1  
S-2  
OIRT  
AUSTRALIA  
AU-5  
CC 01  
CC 02  
CC 03  
CC 04  
CC 05  
CC 06  
CC 07  
CC 08  
CC 09  
CC 10  
CC 11  
CC 12  
CC 13  
CC 14  
CC 15  
CC 16  
CC 17  
S-3  
S-4  
S-5  
S-6  
E21  
E22  
E23  
E24  
E25  
E26  
E27  
E28  
E29  
E30  
E31  
E32  
AU-5A  
S-7  
S-8  
X
Y
S-9  
R3  
R4  
R5  
S-10  
S-11  
S-12  
S-13  
S-14  
S-15  
S-16  
S-17  
Z
AU-3  
AU-4  
Z+1  
Z+2  
AU-28  
AU-29  
AU-30  
A-5  
A-4  
A-3  
A-2  
A-1  
A
B
C
D
AU-31/AU-32  
AU-33  
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Additional preparation  
The illustrations shown in this section are for AV-21BS26 and AV-  
29SS26 only, which are used for explanation purpose. Your TV may  
not look exactly the same as illustrated.  
Connecting to rear component/video input  
terminals and output terminals  
Rear of TV  
Before connecting  
Read the manuals provided with the devices for the proper  
connection.  
AV-29SS26  
VCR (for playing)  
COMPONENT  
DVD player  
VIDEO-1  
INPUT  
Turn off all the devices including the TV.  
Note that connecting cables are not supplied.  
(VIDEO-2)  
OUTPUT  
(composite signals)  
INPUT  
S
VCR (for recording)  
Connecting to front video input terminals  
OVER  
V
V
L
Y
/
V
AV-29SS26  
Front of TV  
L
/
L
/
CB  
MONO  
MONO  
DVD player  
(component video  
signals)  
Camcorder or TV game  
CR  
R
R
R
When connecting to COMPONENT (VIDEO-2) input, depending on  
the connection, choose the appropriate video input using the menu  
(see “VIDEO-2 SETTING” on page 18)  
AV-21BS26  
Headphones  
L
/
MONO  
V
R
IN (VIDEO-3)  
MENU  
OK  
C
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Troubleshooting  
If a problem occurs when you are using the TV, check the below  
troubleshooting guide before calling for repair.  
• Colour patches appear • This may due to the magnetized device such as a  
at the corner of the  
screen  
speaker near to your TV. Keep the device apart from  
your TV. Alternately, you can also use the magnetic-  
shielded speaker.  
• No picture, no sound  
Deactivate the BLUE BACK function if it is turned on.  
• Choose the appropriate sound system. Refer to  
“SOUND SYSTEM” on page 14.  
• Picture is tilted  
• This may due to the earth magnetism. Refer to  
“PICTURE TILT” on page 11 to correct the tilt.  
• Snowy picture  
Check the aerial cable and its connection with the TV.  
• Image takes a short  
period to be displayed  
• Image required time to stabilize before display. This  
is not a malfunction.  
• Stripes appear on the • Interference occurs caused by other devices such as  
picture  
an amplier, personal computer, or a hair drier. Move  
such devices away from your TV.  
• TV may emit crackling • This is due to a sudden change in temperature  
sound  
• Double-pictures  
(ghosting) occur  
• Interference occurs caused by signal reflecting  
from mountains or building. Try to adjust the aerial’s  
direction or use a better directionality antenna.  
and it is not a malfunction. If the crackling sound  
is too frequent, request your service technician for  
inspection.  
• Poor picture  
• Choose the appropriate colour system. Refer to  
“COLOUR SYSTEM” on page 9.  
• Feel a slight electric  
shock when touching  
the TV screen  
• This is due to the static electricity of the picture tube  
and it will not harm the human body. This is not a  
malfunction.  
• Adjust the COLOUR or BRIGHT setting. Refer to  
“PICTURE SETTING” on page 10.  
• White and bright still • Inevitable phenomenon due to the nature of the picture  
• The Auto Signal  
Detect function does  
not work  
• Please check that the AUTO SIGNAL DETECT  
function is on or off.  
• Turn the VCR or DVD player off, wait a while, then  
turn it on again.  
• Inspect the video cable connection on VIDEO-2 that  
they are connected properly.  
image look as if it  
were coloured  
tube. This is not a malfunction.  
• Top of the image from • This is due to the condition of the video signal whereby  
software products or the image was not recorded properly. This is not a  
video tape is distorted malfunction.  
• Poor sound  
• Adjust the sound frequency properly. Refer to  
“EQUALIZER” on page 15.  
• Suddenly, a channel • Some VCRs and DVD players can triggerAuto Signal  
or input was Detect even after you choose a different input.  
changed to VIDEO-2 • Please turn off the AUTO SIGNAL DETECT  
• Stereo or bilingual  
sound is unclear  
• TV channel reception is poor. Change the stereo/  
bilingual mode to mono sound (see page 15).  
inputs.  
function.  
• Cannot operate the  
remote control  
• The batteries may be exhausted. Replace with new  
batteries (see page 7).  
• Ensure that you are operating the remote control at  
less than seven meters from the front of your TV.  
• “PLEASE  
• Please disconnect either S-VIDEO cable or video input  
cable from Video-1 input.  
DISCONNECT  
VIDEO-1 CABLE!”  
appears on the  
screen.  
• Cannot operate the  
menus  
• Press TV/VIDEO button to return to TV mode and try  
operating the menus.  
• Cannot operate the  
front control buttons  
• Deactivate the CHILD LOCK function if it is turned on  
(see page 17).  
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Specications  
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  
For Australia:  
For others:  
AC 220 to 240 V, 50 Hz / 60 Hz  
AC 110 to 240 V, 50 Hz / 60 Hz  
External input / output  
VIDEO-1:  
S-video input, VIDEO input, AUDIO L/R input  
VIDEO-2/COMPONENT: VIDEO input, AUDIO L/R input, COMPONENT VIDEO (Y/CB/CR) input  
VIDEO-3:  
OUTPUT:  
Headphone jack:  
VIDEO input, AUDIO L/R input  
VIDEO output, AUDIO L/R output  
Stereo mini jack (3.5 mm diameter)  
**Sound-multiplex systems  
A2 (B/G) or NICAM (B/G, I, D/K)  
**Teletext system  
FLOF (Fastext), WST (World Standard Text)  
**Language displayed by teletext  
Please see the table in the description “TEXT LANGUAGE” on page 13.  
**Depends on the models, STEREO/I II function for the Sound-multiplex systems or Teletext function may not be available.  
Please conrm with the chart on page 3.  
Design and specifications subject to change without notice.  
© 2006 Victor Company of Japan, Limited  
0406-FLE-JMT  
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COLOUR TELEVISION  
EQUALIZER • CINEMA SURROUND • COMPONENT INPUT  
Contents  
Knowing your TV’s features .......................................................3  
Remote control buttons and basic functions ..............................4  
TV buttons and functions............................................................6  
Setting up your TV......................................................................7  
Basic setting for picture..............................................................9  
Advanced setting for picture.....................................................11  
Original features for picture......................................................12  
Basic setting for sound.............................................................14  
Advanced setting for sound......................................................15  
DVD Menu................................................................................16  
Customized setting...................................................................17  
TV channel presetting ..............................................................19  
Additional preparation ..............................................................22  
Troubleshooting........................................................................23  
Specications .............................................................Back cover  
AV-2988SE  
AV-2986ME  
AV-2986SE  
AV-2956BE  
AV-2956ME  
AV-2586ME  
AV-2186ME  
AV-2156BE  
AV-2156ME  
INSTRUCTIONS  
GGT0120-001A-H  
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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 thoroughly before you begin.  
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.  
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This TV can be turned on/off power by connecting/disconnecting the AC  
plug intoAC outlet. While this TV is being installed, enough space should  
be reserved for connection/disconnecting the AC plug into AC outlet by  
hand.  
The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that  
no objects lled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the  
apparatus.  
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2
Operate only from the power source indicated on the rear of the TV.  
Avoid damaging the power cord and mains plug. When unplugging the  
TV, grasp the mains plug. Do not pull on the power cord.  
WARNING: <AV-21M, AV-25M, AV-29M, AV-21B, AV-29B Series>  
YOU CAN DETACH THE PROTECT SHEET ON THE TOP  
AND BOTTOM OF FRONT FRAME IF YOU NEEDED.  
THE FRONT BUTTON DOOR OF THE TV SHOULD BE  
PULLED OUT FROM ITS BOTTOM. DO NOT PRESS THE  
UPPER PART, OR YOUR FINGER MAY BE PINCHED.  
3
Never block or cover the ventilation openings.  
Never install the TV where good ventilation is unattainable.  
When installing this TV, leave spaces for ventilation around the TV of  
more than the minimum distances as shown.  
15 cm  
PULL  
PULL  
10 cm  
10 cm  
15 cm  
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5
Do not allow objects or liquid into the cabinet openings.  
In the event of a fault, unplug the unit and call a service technician.  
Do not attempt to repair it yourself or remove the rear cover.  
6
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.  
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Knowing your TV’s features  
Main features  
DVD MENU  
Just connect DVD player to the television. The television will detect DVD signal and display  
picture on the screen automatically and you can adjust pictures and sound while you are  
watching DVD as your desire. When disconnect DVD player, the television will display the  
previous channel.  
MaxxBass  
MaxxBass enhances bass sound that cannot be reproduced by normal speakers to be  
heard by our ears.  
You can view two screens (Main picture and Sub picture) at the same time.  
E
X
IT  
PIP (Picture In Picture)  
TELETEXT  
You can view teletext programmes which are broadcasted by some TV channels. Teletext  
programme is an infromation in text form.  
FAVORITE CH (Channel) You can register up to four favorite channels for quick recall with one press.  
A2/NICAM  
( STEREO / I II )  
AI ECO SENSOR  
You can listen the stereo sound or billingal sound from TV programme broadcasting by A2  
or NICAM Sound-multiplex system.  
.
TV detects the brightness of your room and automatically adjust the picture brightness to  
a suitable level for a better eyecare.  
ECO MODE  
AI VOLUME  
You can adjust TV screen contrast according to the brightness of your room to suitable  
level for a better eyecare.  
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TV adjusts the volume automatically to the same level for all TV channels to avoid sudden  
change of the volume when selecting different TV channels or selecting Video Mode.  
You can adjust TINT setting for all colour systems, including PAL.  
2
3
TINT  
Conrm your TV’s functions  
Some functions written in this instruction manual may not be available for your TV.  
Please see the chart below and check the functions that are equipped for your TV’s model number.  
The model number is indicated at the rear of your TV. When you press a button concerned to a function that is not available  
for your TV, it does not work and the logo “Ø” appears on the screen.  
Model No.  
No.  
Function  
PIP control buttons (Green label)  
MaxxBass  
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
O
1 , 2  
PICTURE TILT  
O
O
O
O
AI ECO SENSOR  
ECO MODE  
O
O
3
3
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Remote control buttons and basic functions  
No. Press  
To  
POWER  
Turn on or off the TV from standby mode.  
Display menu and conrm selected function.  
Select and adjust menu function.  
Select the desired channel number.  
Adjust the volume level.  
1
2
3
4
5
6
MENU/OK  
1
"
5 / / 2 / 3  
CHANNEL -/+  
VOLUME -/+  
8
2
6
3
7
EXIT  
TV/VIDEO  
EXIT  
Select TV or video terminal input.  
On the other hand, you can use this button to EXIT from the menu.  
MUTING  
Turn off the volume.  
Press this button again to resume the volume.  
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8
DISPLAY  
/BACK  
Display the programme number or video terminal number, stereo/bilingual broadcast system and  
PR list (channel list) on the screen.  
You can select the channel using the PR list.  
9
5
!
4
1
2
Press the DISPLAY button once to display the PR list.  
Press 5 / / 2 / 3 buttons to choose a channel, then press the MENU/OK button.  
You can conrm the favorite channels in the PR list. The channels set to favorite channels are  
indicated with coloured mark.  
On the other hand, you can use this button to return to the previous menu.  
0~9, -/--  
Select the programme number. For two digits programme number, press -/--, then press the  
number button.  
9
!
RETURN+  
a) Return to the frequently view channel with one touch.  
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.  
FAVORITE  
CHANNEL  
(colour buttons: red,  
Register and recall 4 favorite channels.  
1. Choose the TV channel you want to register then press and hold a colour button until  
“PROGRAMMED! " appears.  
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green, yellow, blue) 2. To register other favorite channels, repeat step 1.  
To recall the favorite channel, press the corresponding colour button.  
When the TV is in Text function or MENU mode, the favorite channel function is not available.  
When the TV is in PIP function, the favorite channel function cannot register but can recall the  
favorite channel.  
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Remote control buttons and basic functions (continued)  
How to operate menus and menus locations  
Top menu  
MENU PICTURE  
2nd menu  
PICTURE MODE  
PICTURE SETTING P.10  
Location 3nd menu  
P.9  
Location  
P.10  
P.10  
P.10  
P.10  
P.10  
To  
Operation  
Note  
CONTRAST  
BRIGHT  
SHARP  
COLOUR  
Display the MENU  
To exit the MENU,  
press the DISPLAY/  
BACK button 8 or  
choose EXIT menu  
or TV/VIDEO/EXIT  
button 6.  
Press the MENU/OK button 2.  
PICTURE MENU is displayed on  
rst press.  
TINT  
WHITE BALANCE  
VNR  
P.10  
P.17  
P.15  
P.15  
P.14  
P.15  
P.14  
Choose a Top  
menu  
Press 2/3 buttons 3 to choose  
a menu title when the cursor is  
pointing at MENU.  
SOUND  
STEREO/I II  
AI VOLUME  
SOUND MODE  
EQUALIZER  
BALANCE  
Choose a 2nd  
menu  
Press 5/buttons 3 to choose a Press button 3  
to display the next  
functions.  
2nd menu title.  
Display the 3rd  
menu  
Press 5/buttons 3 to choose a  
2nd menu title. Then press MENU/  
OK button 2.  
CINEMA SURROUND P.15  
MaxxBass  
DVD MENU  
P.15  
P.16  
FEATURES  
AUTO SIGNAL DETECT  
P.16  
Return to the  
previous menu  
Press the DISPLAY/BACK button  
8.  
DVD PICTURE MODE P.16  
DVD THEATER STATUS P.16  
Choose the setting  
of a function  
Press the TV/ VIDEO/  
EXIT button 6 to exit  
from the menu.  
Press 5/buttons 3 to choose  
a function. Then press the 2/3  
buttons 3 to change the setting.  
DVD SOUND MODE  
PR  
P.16  
P.17  
P.17  
ON TIMER  
P.17  
ON TIMER  
Adjust the effect  
level of a function  
Press 5/buttons 3 to choose  
a function. Then press the 2/3  
buttons 3 to adjust the effect  
level.  
OFF TIMER  
CHILD LOCK  
COMPRESS (16:9)  
AI ECO SENSOR/  
ECO MODE  
AUTO PROGRAM  
EDIT/MANUAL  
P.17  
P.17  
P.11  
P.11  
Display the sub  
menu of a function.  
Press the 5/buttons 3 to  
choose a function. Then press  
MENU/OK button 2 to display  
the sub menu.  
INSTALL  
P.19  
P.19  
DELETE, MOVE,  
P.19-  
P.20  
P.17  
P.13  
MANUAL, INSERT  
The following chart shows locations of functions in menus. In this manual,  
location of a function is described as follows:  
COLOUR SYSTEM P.9  
LANGUAGE  
TEXT LANGUAGE  
VIDEO-2 SETTING P.18  
BLUE BACK  
PICTURE TILT  
BEEP  
P.17  
P.13  
LANGUAGE  
TEXT LANGUAGE  
Top menu  
Top menu  
MENU  
MENU  
2nd menu  
2nd menu  
3rd menu  
P.11  
P.11  
P.18  
Note: Some functions have the 4th menus as the sub-menus.  
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TV buttons and functions  
The illustrations shown below is for AV-2156BE and AV-2988SE only, which are used for explanation purpose.  
Your TV may not look exactly the same as illustrated.  
No. Button/terminal  
Description  
Press to turn on or turn off the TV’s main power.  
Page  
Front of the TV  
AV-2988SE  
L (main power)  
POWER lamp  
1
2
Indicate the TV’s status.  
No colour : TV’s main power is being turned off.  
Red  
Blink  
: TV’s main power is being turned on.  
:
While the TV is in standby mode, ON TIMER funciton is in used.  
While the TV is in turn on mode , OFF TIMER function is in used.  
POWER  
Note: When you turn off the power switch while TV is in standby mode,  
the power lamp will go off in 10 -15 seconds.  
When you operate the TV, POWER Lamp will be blink.  
TV/VIDEO  
MENU/OK  
CHANNEL  
ECO sensor  
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
!
Remote control sensor  
TV/VIDEO  
Press to select TV or Video terminal input or exit from menu.  
VOLUME  
VOLUME -/+  
CHANNEL -/+  
MENU/OK  
Press to adjust the volume level.  
Press to select the desired channel (Both of RF and Video input.)  
Press to display the menu.  
IN (VIDEO-3)  
Video and audio input jacks for VIDEO-3 mode.  
Headphone jack.  
22  
22  
AV-2156BE  
Aerial socket.  
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OUTPUT  
Video and audio output jacks. (The component video  
signal cannot be output.)  
22  
POWER  
V
L
/
MONO  
R
IN (VIDEO-3)  
VOLUME  
MENU  
OK  
CHANNEL  
COMPONENT  
Video or component video, and audio input jacks for VIDEO-2 22  
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(VIDEO-2) INPUT mode. You can select the input signal by setting the “VIDEO-2  
SETTING” function (see page 18).  
Rear of the TV  
AV-2988SE  
VIDEO-1 INPUT  
Video or S-VIDEO, and audio input jacks for VIDEO-1 mode.  
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Work as same as the button on  
TV button  
Note  
the remote control unit  
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6
MENU  
MENU/OK button  
To display main menu and exit menu after  
nish setting.  
6
,
9
6
,
,
#"  
-/./  
-/./  
CHANNEL -/+ /5 button  
VOLUME -/+ 2/3 button  
To select menu function.  
To choose a Top menu and adjust the  
desired menu function.  
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2
2
2
2
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Setting up your TV  
CAUTION  
Turn off the equipment including the TV before connecting.  
2 Connecting the main plug to the AC outlet.  
1 Connecting the aerial cable.  
VHF/UHF outdoor aerial  
3 Inserting batteries into the remote control.  
Insert two batteries by following the + and - polarities  
and inserting the - end rst.  
75-ohm coaxial cable (not supplied)  
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, t  
new batteries. The supplied batteries are for testing,  
not regular use.  
If you connect a VCR, connect the aerial output jack of your VCR and  
the aerial jack on the TV with aerial cable. Then connect the output  
jacks of your VCR and the VIDEO-1 input jacks of the TV with the  
video cable (or S-VIDEO cable if available) and audio cables. For  
details, see the manual of your VCR.  
Rear of TV  
VHF/UHF outdoor aerial  
AV-2156BE  
4 Turn on the TV by pressing the main power button.  
JVC logo appears on the screen.  
COMPONENT  
(VIDEO-2)  
INPUT  
VIDEO-1  
INPUT  
OUTPUT  
S
OVER  
V
V
L
Y
/
V
L
L
/
MONO  
C
C
B
/
MONO  
R
R
R
R
JVC logo will appear on the screen again at the phase of “SETUP  
TOUR RESTART?” function. Then the initial setting can be performed  
according to page 8.  
VCR  
The illustration shown is just a sample. It may not be same as your TV.  
Note:  
While in the INSTALL menu with the cursor pointing at INSTALL, pressing  
the blue button will also display the JVC logo.  
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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  
below:  
When turn on the TV at  
the next time  
AUTO PROGRAM  
LANGUAGE  
TEXT LANGUAGE  
AUTO PROGRAM  
EDIT  
ENGLISH  
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GROUP–1  
GROUP–2  
GROUP–3  
PR  
AV  
1
2
3
CH/CC  
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CH 04  
CH 76  
CH 78  
CH 05  
SETUP TOUR RESTART?  
22%  
4
5
6
CH 28  
CH 10  
3
MENU : OK  
DISPLAY : BACK  
TV/VIDEO : EXIT  
MENU : OK  
DISPLAY : BACK  
TV/VIDEO : EXIT  
MENU : OK  
MENU : OK  
IINSERT  
I
: YES  
MOVE  
IDELETE  
IMANUAL  
MENU : NO  
• Press 5/button to  
select your desired  
language.  
• Press 5/button to  
select your desired  
Teletext language  
group. For details,  
see page 13.  
• TV will start searching  
for the channels.  
To complete the initial  
setting, press the  
MENU/OK button. To  
edit the channel list,  
see page 19.  
• “SETUP TOUR  
RESTART?” will be  
displayed.  
Press the MENU/OK  
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 Red button  
to activate the SETUP  
TOUR RESTART  
function.  
To stop AUTO  
PROGRAM, press  
MENU/OK button.  
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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.  
PICTURE MODE  
You can choose the desired picture setting with one-touch.  
Press the PICTURE MODE button to select a setting.  
SOFT  
Softens contrast and sharpness.  
Heightens contrast and sharpness.  
Standard picture setting.  
AUTO  
PAL  
SECAM  
NTSC3.58  
BRIGHT  
STANDARD  
USER  
NTSC4.43  
You can change this picture setting as you like.  
Select USER and adjust following items in the  
PICTURE SETTING menu. (CONTRAST, BRIGHT,  
SHARP, COLOUR, TINT)  
To operate this function with a menu:  
MENU  
INSTALL menu  
COLOUR SYSTEM  
When you select VIDEO-2 Mode, you cannot adjust SHARP.  
When you set DVD THEATER STATUS in DVD MENU to ON, you  
cannot adjust PICTURE MODE.  
For the colour system in each country or region, see the table below:  
Area  
Country or Region  
System  
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates,  
Yemen, etc.  
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, India, etc.  
To operate this function with a menu:  
PAL  
PICTURE menu  
MENU  
PICTURE MODE  
Asia, Middle  
East  
China, Vietnam, etc.  
PAL  
Hong Kong, etc.  
PAL  
To return the USER setting to default, press the blue button when  
the PICTURE SETTING menu is displayed.  
Islamic Republic of Iran, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, etc.  
Philippines, Taiwan, Myanmar, etc.  
Russia, etc.  
SECAM  
NTSC  
SECAM  
PAL  
Czech Republic, Poland, etc.  
Germany, Holland, Belgium, etc.  
UK, etc.  
Europe  
PAL  
PAL  
Oceania  
Africa  
Australia, New Zealand, etc.  
Republic of South Africa, etc.  
Nigeria, etc.  
PAL  
PAL  
PAL  
Egypt, Morocco, etc.  
SECAM  
About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to  
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.  
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Basic setting for picture (continued)  
PICTURE SETTING  
You can adjust the desired picture setting when selecting USER in  
PICTURE MODE.  
WHITE BALANCE  
You can change the white balance of the picture to better match  
the type of video being viewed.  
Select WHITE BALANCE in the PICTURE menu, then choose the  
desired setting.  
1 Select USER in PICTURE MODE under PICTURE menu.  
MENU  
USER  
PICTURE menu  
PICTURE MODE  
MENU  
PICTURE menu  
WHITE BALANCE  
2 Select PICTURE SETTING in PICTURE menu, then adjust the  
setting.  
NORMAL  
COOL  
Normal white balance.  
Bluish white.  
WARM  
Reddish white.  
MENU  
PICTURE menu  
PICTURE SETTING  
When you set DVD THEATER STATUS in DVD MENU to ON, you  
cannot adjust WHITE BALANCE.  
CONTRAST  
BRIGHT  
SHARP  
2 : Lower contrast  
2 : Darker  
3 : Higher contrast  
3 : Brighter  
2 : Softer  
3 : Higher  
COLOUR  
TINT  
2 : Lighter  
3 : Deeper  
2 : Reddish  
3 : Greenish  
When you select VIDEO-2 Mode, you cannot adjust SHARP.  
About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to  
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.  
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Advanced setting for picture  
2 Press the 5/buttons until the picture becomes level. Then  
press the MENU/OK button.  
AI ECO SENSOR (ECO)/ECO MODE  
You can adjust TV screen contrast according to the brightness of  
your room.  
Press the ECO button to select the desired mode.  
COMPRESS (16:9)  
You can convert a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) into a wide  
picture (16:9 aspect ratio).  
Select COMPRESS (16:9) in the FEATURES menu, then choose  
ON or OFF.  
OFF  
Cancel the function.  
Mild contrast (recommended.)  
Even contrast.  
MODE-1/ECO-1  
MODE-2/ECO-2  
DISPLAY (for AI ECO SENSOR only) Display the graphic of the function.  
To operate this function with a menu:  
MENU  
MENU  
FEATURES menu  
COMPRESS (16:9)  
FEATURES menu  
AI ECO SENSOR / ECO MODE  
When you set DVD THEATER STATUS in DVD MENU to ON, you  
cannot adjust AI ECO SENSOR / ECO MODE.  
Note : AI ECO SENSOR for M and S series.  
ECO MODE for B series.  
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.  
Correcting the Slanting Picture (PICTURE TILT)  
You can correct the picture tilt caused by the earth’s magnetic force.  
Select BLUE BACK in the INSTALL menu, then choose ON or OFF.  
1 Select PICTURE TILT in the INSTALL menu, then press MENU/  
OK button.  
MENU  
INSTALL menu  
BLUE BACK  
MENU  
INSTALL menu  
PICTURE TILT  
If you wish to continue viewing the poor picture, off the BLUE BACK  
function.  
The following display appears.  
PICTURE TILT  
MENU : OK  
DISPLAY : BACK  
TV/VIDEO : EXIT  
About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to  
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.  
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Original features for picture  
PIP  
TELETEXT  
You can display a sub picture within the main picture on the screen.  
Press the PIP operation buttons to display and change the sub  
picture setting.  
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 twin mode  
TEXT mode  
PIP Display the sub picture.  
To cancel, press the PIP button again.  
Notes:  
2 Press the CHANNEL -/+ buttons, number buttons or colour  
buttons to select other Teletext pages.  
You can hear the sound from the main picture only.  
When main picture and sub picture are the same TV channel.  
3 Press TEXT or TV/VIDEO button to return to TV mode.  
You can also operate the teletext using the following buttons:  
Main picture will be changed TV channel  
Press SUB-P -/+  
Hold a teletext page.  
(Hold)  
follow as sub picture.  
The  
To cancel, press  
(Hold) icon is displayed at the top left of the screen.  
To change sub picture to video mode.  
Press  
( Input )  
(Hold) button again.  
Display the hidden text (e.g. answers to a quiz).  
To cancel, press (Reveal) button again.  
(Reveal)  
Sub picture will be changed TV channel follow  
as Main picture.  
Press CHANNEL -/+  
(Size)  
Enlarge the teletext display.  
Press CHANNEL -/+ Until main picture change to video mode.  
(Index)  
(Cancel)  
Return to the index page instantly.  
SUB-P -/+  
(Input)  
Select the desired TV channel for sub picture.  
Select the input source for the sub picture.  
Watch TV programme while waiting for a teletext page.  
When the teletext page is found, a page number appears  
at the upper left of the screen.  
Swap between the main picture and sub picture.  
(Swap)  
Press  
(Sub-page) Operate the  
Sub-page numbers are displayed at the left of the screen.  
(Cancel) button to view the teletext page.  
Change the sub picture position.  
Each time you press the (Position) button, the sub picture  
position will change as follows:  
(Position)  
(Sub-page) function.  
To cancel sub-page function, press  
again.  
(Sub-page) button  
lower right  
lower left  
upper left  
upper right  
(Freeze) Freeze the sub picture.  
When VIDEO-2 is set to component, you cannot select VIDEO-2  
for sub picture. If the main picture input source is VIDEO-2 with  
component, the PIP function is disabled.  
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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 menu  
TEXT LANGUAGE  
GROUP-1  
English, German, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Hungarian,  
Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish  
GROUP-2  
GROUP-3  
Polish, German, Estonian, Slovenian, Czech, Slovakian,  
Rumanian  
Polish, German, Estonian, Lettish, Russian, Ukrainian  
Depending on the broadcast, the language set may not display  
properly. For details, refer to page 8.  
About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to  
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.  
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Basic setting for sound  
SOUND SYSTEM  
You can select an appropriate sound system when abnormal sound  
SOUND MODE  
You can choose the desired sound setting.  
occurs even when the picture appears normally.  
Press the SOUND SYSTEM button to select a setting.  
Select the SOUND MODE in SOUND menu, then choose the setting.  
MENU  
SOUND menu  
SOUND MODE  
B/G  
I
D/K  
M
USER  
You can change this sound setting as you like.  
Select USER and adjust the frequencies in EQUALIZER  
(100, 300, 1K, 3K, 8K Hz).  
This function is not available in video mode.  
For the sound system in each country or region, see the table below:  
For details, see “EQUALIZER” on page 15.  
SOUND TURBO Emphasize on low and high frequency levels.  
Area  
Country or Region  
System  
THEATER  
MUSIC  
NEWS  
Emphasize on movie sound.  
Emphasize on music effect.  
Emphasize on vocal sound.  
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates,  
Yemen, etc.  
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, India, etc.  
B/G  
China, Vietnam, etc.  
D/K  
I
Asia, Middle  
East  
When you select VIDEO-2, you cannot adjust SOUND MODE  
function. You can adjust it in DVD Menu.  
Hong Kong, etc.  
Islamic Republic of Iran, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, etc.  
Philippines, Taiwan, Myanmar, etc.  
Russia, etc.  
B/G  
M
When SOUND MODE is set to SOUND TURBO, EQUALIZER,  
CINEMA SURROUND and MaxxBass functions are not available.  
D/K  
D/K  
B/G  
I
Czech Republic, Poland, etc.  
Germany, Holland, Belgium, etc.  
UK, etc.  
Europe  
BALANCE  
You can adjust the volume balance between the left and right  
speakers.  
Select BALANCE in SOUND menu, then adjust the setting.  
Oceania  
Africa  
Australia, New Zealand, etc.  
Republic of South Africa, etc.  
Nigeria, etc.  
B/G  
I
B/G  
B/G  
MENU  
SOUND menu  
BALANCE  
Egypt, Morocco, etc.  
About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to  
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.  
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Advanced setting for sound  
CINEMA SURROUND  
You can enjoy an enhanced sound for wider audience.  
Press the CINEMA SURROUND button to select a setting.  
EQUALIZER  
You can adjust the sound level of each frequencies when selecting  
USER mode in SOUND MODE.  
OFF  
ON  
Cancel the function.  
Listen to sound with wider audience effect.  
1 Select USER in SOUND MODE under SOUND menu.  
SOUND MODE  
SOUND menu  
USER  
MENU  
This function is not available when SOUND MODE is set to SOUND  
TURBO.  
2 Select EQUALIZER in SOUND menu.  
To operate this function with a menu:  
MENU  
EQUALIZER  
SOUND menu  
MENU  
SOUND menu  
CINEMA SURROUND  
The following display appears.  
EQUALIZER  
STEREO / I II (  
You can enjoy the stereo and bilingual broadcasted programmes.  
)
Press the  
button to select the desired mode.  
Select stereo sound.  
100 300  
1K  
3K  
8K Hz  
Select monaural sound.  
Select bilingual I (sub I).  
Select bilingual II (sub II).  
I
II  
MENU : OK  
DISPLAY : BACK  
TV/VIDEO : EXIT  
This function is not available in video mode.  
To operate this function with a menu:  
3 Select and adjust the desired frequencies.  
4 Press the MENU/OK button to exit the menu.  
Adjust high frequency will affect higher pitch sound and vice versa.  
STEREO / I II  
MENU  
SOUND menu  
MaxxBass  
When you select VIDEO-2, you cannot adjust EQUALIZER.  
You can enjoy an enhanced bass sound which cannot be reproduced  
by normal speakers.  
AI VOLUME  
You can adjust the volume of all the channels and video inputs to  
Select MaxxBass in SOUND menu, then choose the desired setting.  
MENU  
SOUND menu  
MaxxBass  
the same level automatically depends on the strength of signal of  
the sources.  
Select AI VOLUME in SOUND menu, then choose ON or OFF.  
OFF  
HIGH  
LOW  
MaxxBass is turned off.  
MaxxBass effect is high.  
MaxxBass effect is low.  
MENU  
SOUND menu  
AI VOLUME  
This function is not available when SOUND MODE is set to SOUND  
TURBO.  
About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to  
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.  
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DVD Menu  
ON  
Enjoy movie playback with suitable colour temperature, sharp  
subtitles and improved gradation for black, like in a theater.  
Cancel the function.  
AUTO SIGNAL DETECT  
When the DVD input signal is detected, the input mode will be changed  
to VIDEO-2 automatically. And when the DVD input signal is not  
detected, the input mode will be changed to RF previous input mode.  
OFF  
When you set DVD THEATER STATUS to ON, PICTURE MODE,  
WHITE BALANCE and AI ECO SENSOR / ECO MODE functions  
are not available.  
Select AUTO SIGNAL DETECT in DVD MENU under FEATURES  
menu then choose ON or OFF (Factory setting is ON).  
FEATURES menu  
DVD MENU  
MENU  
AUTO SIGNAL DETECT  
DVD SOUND MODE  
You can choose different sound setting for viewing different types  
of DVD content.  
Select DVD SOUND MODE in DVD MENU under FEATURES menu,  
then choose the desired setting.  
Press the “POWER ON” button on the DVD players or VCRs (follow  
by the “PLAY” button for VCRs) so that the signal can be detected.  
DVD PICTURE MODE  
You can enhance the picture quality of the DVD or VIDEO-2.  
Select DVD PICTURE MODE in DVD MENU under FEATURES  
menu, then choose the desired setting.  
MENU  
FEATURES menu  
DVD SOUND MODE  
DVD MENU  
DVD MENU  
MENU  
FEATURES menu  
MUSIC  
Select when watching a music concert.  
DVD PICTURE MODE  
USER  
Select if you want to adjust the sound setting to your preference.  
Select when watching a drama movie.  
OFF  
Cancel the function.  
DRAMA  
CLEAR-1 Select when the disc is with lots of noise (To soften the picture).  
CLEAR-2 Select when the disc is with less noise (To sharpen the picture).  
THEATER Select when watching an action movie.  
DVD THEATER STATUS  
You can enjoy an enhanced picture quality for movie playback in a  
dark room, like watching a movie in the theater.  
Select DVD THEATER STATUS in DVD MENU under FEATURES  
menu, then choose ON or OFF.  
MENU  
FEATURES menu  
DVD MENU  
About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to  
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.  
DVD THEATER STATUS  
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Customized setting  
2 Choose the PR (channel) by pressing the 2/3 button.  
External input, AV position and any un-preset channel cannot be  
chosen for PR.  
3 Set the ON TIMER to your desired period of time by pressing the  
2/3 button. ON TIMER starts. You can set the period of time to  
a maximum of 12 hours in 15-minute intervals.  
VNR  
You can reduce the picture noise.  
Select VNR in PICTURE menu, then choose a setting of VNR function.  
MENU  
PICTURE menu  
VNR  
OFF  
VNR is turned off.  
To off the ON TIMER, set the ON TIMER to OFF.  
Note : If TV is not in standby mode when ON TIMER is reach the  
setting time, this case is not available.  
AUTO  
MIN  
MAX  
Effect of VNR is automatically controlled.  
Effect of VNR becomes minimum level.  
Effect of VNR becomes maximum level.  
If you select MAX, the picture becomes softer even if the original  
picture is sharp.  
When you select VIDEO-2, you cannot adjust VNR function.  
OFF TIMER  
You can set the TV to turn off automatically to standby mode after  
LANGUAGE  
You can choose your desired on screen display language.  
a set time.  
Press the OFF TIMER button to select a desired period of time.  
Select LANGUAGE in the INSTALL menu, then choose a language.  
MENU  
INSTALL menu  
LANGUAGE  
You can set the period of time to a maximum of 120 minutes in 10  
minute intervals.  
CHILD LOCK  
You can disable the front control buttons of the TV.  
Select CHILD LOCK in the FEATURES menu, then choose ON or  
OFF.  
To operate this function with a menu:  
MENU  
FEATURES menu  
OFF TIMER  
MENU  
FEATURES menu  
CHILD LOCK  
When the remaining elapse time is one minute, “GOOD NIGHT!”  
appears on the screen.  
You can display the OFF TIMER menu again to conrm or change  
the remaining time.  
ON TIMER  
You can set the TV to turn on automatically from standby mode at  
a set channel and time.  
1
Select ON TIMER in the FEATURE menu.  
ON TIMER  
PR  
ON TIMER  
01  
00:15  
MENU  
FEATURES menu  
ON TIMER  
About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to  
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.  
DISPLAY : BACK  
TV/VIDEO : EXIT  
The following display appears.  
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Customized setting (continued)  
VIDEO-2 SETTING  
DISPLAY  
You can display the programme number, video terminal number  
and PR list on the screen.  
Press the DISPLAY button to select the desired mode:  
You can set the VIDEO-2 SETTING according to the video signal  
output from external devices connected to the VIDEO-2 terminal.  
Select VIDEO-2 SETTING in INSTALL menu, then choose a setting  
(Factory setting is COMPONENT).  
ON  
OFF  
PR LIST  
MENU  
INSTALL menu  
VIDEO-2 SETTING  
Choose a TV channel or a VIDEO terminal.  
VIDEO  
If a normal video signal (composite video signal) is input.  
1 Press the DISPLAY button to display the PR LIST.  
2 Select a programme number or video terminal by pressing the  
5/button to move up/down on the programme number or press  
the 2/3 button to skip for each 7 programme numbers, then press  
MENU/OK button.  
B
COMPONENT If a component video signal (Y/C /C ) is input.  
R
You must choose a setting according to the signal that you input to  
VIDEO-2. (If you input the VIDEO Signal or VCR Signal to VIDEO-2,  
you must set VIDEO-2 SETTING to VIDEO.)  
PR LIST  
For connecting methods, see “Additional Preparation” on page 22.  
PR  
V1  
V2  
V3  
AV  
1
CH/CC  
BEEP  
I
I
I
CH 09  
CC 76  
CC 78  
You can use the BEEP function to alert you during DVD AUTO  
SIGNAL DETECT, AI ECO SENSOR Detect, Stereo Detect, ON  
TIMER/OFF TIMER operations and when some buttons on the  
remote control are pressed.  
2
3
MENU : OK  
+7  
-7  
Select BEEP in the INSTALL menu, then choose ON or OFF.  
INSTALL menu  
MENU  
BEEP  
When the volume is level 0, then BEEP function is not available.  
About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to  
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.  
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TV channel presetting  
2 Choose EDIT/MANUAL, then press the MENU/OK button.  
EDIT menu appears.  
To register the TV channels automatically  
(AUTO PROGRAM)  
You can register the TV channels into the TV’s channel list  
automatically.  
EDIT  
PR  
AV  
1
2
3
CH/CC  
I
I
I
I
CH 04  
CH 76  
CH 78  
CH 05  
1 Display the INSTALL menu.  
4
MENU  
INSTALL menu  
5
6
CH 28  
CH 10  
3
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.  
MENU : OK  
IINSERT  
IDELETE  
IMANUAL  
MOVE  
3 Choose the channel which you want to register.  
3 The EDIT menu appears.  
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.  
To edit the channel list  
Proceed to Step 3 of “To edit the channel list  
(PR LIST)” on page 20.  
If a channel is not  
registered  
Proceed to Step 3 of “To register the TV  
channels manually” on this page.  
5 Press the 3 button to choose an appropriate sound system.  
For details, see “SOUND SYSTEM” on page 14.  
To exit the menu  
Press the MENU/OK button.  
6 Press the green or red button to search for the TV channel.  
Searching stops when a channel is found and displayed.  
To register the TV channels manually  
(MANUAL in the EDIT menu)  
You can register the TV channels into the TV’s channel list  
7 Repeat step 5 until your desired TV channel appears.  
If the reception is poor  
Press the blue or yellow button to ne tune  
the TV channel.  
manually.  
If noisy sound is heard  
Press the 3 button to choose an appropriate  
sound system.  
1 Display the INSTALL menu.  
8 Press the MENU/OK button to exit the menu.  
MENU  
INSTALL menu  
About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to  
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TV channel presetting (continued)  
To edit the channel list (PR LIST)  
(MOVE and DELETE in the EDIT menu)  
To add in the new channel  
(INSERT 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.  
You can add in new channels in the TV channel list as you like.  
You need to nd the “CH/CC” number for the TV channel. Find the  
“CH/CC” number corresponding to the channel number of the TV  
channel from “CH/CC number list” on page 21.  
1 Display the INSTALL menu.  
1 Display the INSTALL menu.  
MENU  
INSTALL menu  
MENU  
INSTALL menu  
2 Choose EDIT/MANUAL, then press the MENU/OK button.  
EDIT menu appears.  
2 Choose EDIT/MANUAL, then press the MENU/OK button.  
EDIT menu appears.  
EDIT  
PR  
AV  
1
2
3
4
5
6
CH/CC  
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.  
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I
I
I
CH 04  
CH 76  
CH 78  
CH 05  
CH 28  
CH 10  
3
4 Press the green button, then press 3 button to choose “CC” or  
“CH”.  
MENU : OK  
IINSERT  
IDELETE  
IMANUAL  
MOVE  
5 Press the number button to enter the CH/CC number for the TV  
channel you wish to add.  
3 Choose the channel which you want to change its PR number,  
or delete.  
The TV starts to search the TV channel, and the picture of the TV  
channel appears. If the TV nds no TV channel, a noisy picture  
appears.  
4 Do the following action:  
To change the PR number Press the 3 button. Then move it to the new  
When a TV channel has already been registered in PR99, using the  
INSERT function deletes that TV channel.  
(MOVE)  
PR number you want to use for the channel  
by pressing the 5/button. Finally press  
the 2 button.  
To delete the channel Press the yellow button.  
(DELETE)  
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 5.  
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TV channel presetting (continued)  
CH  
US  
CCIR  
E33  
E34  
E35  
E36  
E37  
E38  
E39  
E40  
E41  
E42  
E43  
E44  
E45  
E46  
E47  
E48  
E49  
E50  
E51  
E52  
E53  
E54  
E55  
E56  
E57  
E58  
E59  
E60  
E61  
E62  
E63  
E64  
E65  
E66  
E67  
E68  
E69  
OIRT  
AUSTRALIA  
AU-34  
AU-35  
CC  
US  
E
CCIR  
S-18  
S-19  
S-20  
S-21  
S-22  
S-23  
S-24  
S-25  
S-26  
S-27  
S-28  
S-29  
S-30  
S-31  
S-32  
S-33  
S-34  
S-35  
S-36  
S-37  
S-38  
S-39  
S-40  
S-41  
OIRT  
AUSTRALIA  
CH/CC number  
CH 33  
CH 34  
CH 35  
CH 36  
CH 37  
CH 38  
CH 39  
CH 40  
CH 41  
CH 42  
CH 43  
CH 44  
CH 45  
CH 46  
CH 47  
CH 48  
CH 49  
CH 50  
CH 51  
CH 52  
CH 53  
CH 54  
CH 55  
CH 56  
CH 57  
CH 58  
CH 59  
CH 60  
CH 61  
CH 62  
CH 63  
CH 64  
CH 65  
CH 66  
CH 67  
CH 68  
CH 69  
US-33, W+48  
US-34, W+49  
US-35, W+50  
US-36, W+51  
US-37, W+52  
US-38, W+53  
US-39, W+54  
US-40, W+55  
US-41, W+56  
US-42, W+57  
US-43, W+58  
US-44, W+59  
US-45, W+60  
US-46, W+61  
US-47, W+62  
US-48, W+63  
US-49, W+64  
US-50, W+65  
US-51, W+66  
US-52, W+67  
US-53, W+68  
US-54, W+69  
US-55, W+70  
US-56, W+71  
US-57, W+72  
US-58, W+73  
US-59, W+74  
US-60, W+75  
US-61, W+76  
US-62, W+77  
US-63, W+78  
US-64, W+79  
US-65, W+80  
US-66, W+81  
US-67, W+82  
US-68, W+83  
US-69, W+84  
CC 18  
CC 19  
CC 20  
CC 21  
CC 22  
CC 23  
CC 24  
CC 25  
CC 26  
CC 27  
CC 28  
CC 29  
CC 30  
CC 31  
CC 32  
CC 33  
CC 34  
CC 35  
CC 36  
CC 37  
CC 38  
CC 39  
CC 40  
CC 41  
CC 42  
CC 43  
CC 44  
CC 45  
CC 46  
CC 47  
CC 48  
CC 49  
CC 50  
CC 51  
CC 52  
CC 53  
CC 54  
CC 55  
CC 56  
CC 57  
CC 58  
CC 59  
CC 60  
CC 61  
CC 62  
CC 63  
CC 64  
CC 75  
CC 76  
CC 77  
CC 78  
CC 79  
CC 95  
CC 96  
CC 97  
CC 98  
CC 99  
F
AU-36  
AU-37  
AU-38  
G
When you want to use the INSERT function  
on page 20, find the CH/CC number  
corresponding to the channel number of the  
TV channel from this table.  
H
I
AU-39/AU-40  
AU-41  
AU-42  
J
K
L
AU-43  
AU-44  
M
N
AU-45  
AU-46  
O
Channel No. Country  
P
AU-47/AU-48  
AU-49  
AU-50  
Q
US  
United States, Philippines, etc..  
Middle East, Southeast Asia, etc..  
R
S
CCIR  
OIRT  
AU-51  
AU-52  
T
U
Eastern Europe, Russia, Vietnam,  
etc..  
AU-53  
AU-54  
V
W
AU-55/AU-56  
AU-57  
AU-58  
W+1  
W+2  
W+3  
W+4  
W+5  
W+6  
W+7  
W+8  
W+9  
W+10  
W+11  
W+12  
W+13  
W+14  
W+15  
W+16  
W+17  
W+18  
W+19  
W+20  
W+21  
W+22  
W+23  
W+24  
W+25  
W+26  
W+27  
W+28  
AUSTRALIA Australia, etc..  
AU-59  
AU-60  
Channel  
CH  
AU-61  
AU-62  
US  
US-2  
CCIR  
E2  
E3  
OIRT  
R1  
AUSTRALIA  
AU-0  
AU-1  
AU-63/AU-64  
AU-65  
AU-66  
CH 02  
CH 03  
CH 04  
CH 05  
CH 06  
CH 07  
CH 08  
CH 09  
CH 10  
CH 11  
CH 12  
CH 13  
CH 14  
CH 15  
CH 16  
CH 17  
CH 18  
CH 19  
CH 20  
CH 21  
CH 22  
CH 23  
CH 24  
CH 25  
CH 26  
CH 27  
CH 28  
CH 29  
CH 30  
CH 31  
CH 32  
US-3  
US-4  
E4  
E5  
R2  
R6  
R7  
R8  
R9  
AU-2  
AU-6  
AU-67  
AU-68  
AU-69  
US-5  
US-6  
E6  
E7  
AU-7  
AU-8  
AU-9  
US-7  
US-8  
E8  
E9  
US-9  
US-10  
E10  
E11  
E12  
R10  
R11  
R12  
AU-10  
AU-11  
US-11  
US-12  
US-13  
US-14, W+29  
US-15, W+30  
US-16, W+31  
US-17, W+32  
US-18, W+33  
US-19, W+34  
US-20, W+35  
US-21, W+36  
US-22, W+37  
US-23, W+38  
US-24, W+39  
US-25, W+40  
US-26, W+41  
US-27, W+42  
US-28, W+43  
US-29, W+44  
US-30, W+45  
US-31, W+46  
US-32, W+47  
CC  
US  
CCIR  
S-1  
S-2  
OIRT  
AUSTRALIA  
AU-5  
CC 01  
CC 02  
CC 03  
CC 04  
CC 05  
CC 06  
CC 07  
CC 08  
CC 09  
CC 10  
CC 11  
CC 12  
CC 13  
CC 14  
CC 15  
CC 16  
CC 17  
S-3  
S-4  
S-5  
S-6  
E21  
E22  
E23  
E24  
E25  
E26  
E27  
E28  
E29  
E30  
E31  
E32  
AU-5A  
S-7  
S-8  
X
Y
S-9  
R3  
R4  
R5  
S-10  
S-11  
S-12  
S-13  
S-14  
S-15  
S-16  
S-17  
Z
AU-3  
AU-4  
Z+1  
Z+2  
AU-28  
AU-29  
AU-30  
A-5  
A-4  
A-3  
A-2  
A-1  
A
B
C
D
AU-31/AU-32  
AU-33  
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Additional preparation  
The illustrations shown in this section are for AV-2156BE and AV-  
2988SE, which are used for explanation purpose. Your TV may not  
look exactly the same as illustrated.  
Connecting to rear component/video input  
terminals and output terminals  
Rear of TV  
Before connecting  
Read the manuals provided with the devices for the proper  
connection.  
AV-2988SE  
VCR (for playing)  
COMPONENT  
DVD player  
VIDEO-1  
INPUT  
Turn off all the devices including the TV.  
Note that connecting cables are not supplied.  
(VIDEO-2)  
OUTPUT  
(composite signals)  
INPUT  
S
VCR (for recording)  
Connecting to front video input terminals  
OVER  
V
V
L
Y
/
V
AV-2988SE  
Front of TV  
L
/
L
/
CB  
MONO  
MONO  
DVD player  
(component video  
signals)  
Camcorder or TV game  
CR  
R
R
R
When connecting to COMPONENT (VIDEO-2) input, depending on  
the connection, choose the appropriate video input using the menu  
(see “VIDEO-2 SETTING” on page 18)  
AV-2156BE  
Headphones  
L
/
MONO  
V
R
IN (VIDEO-3)  
MENU  
OK  
C
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Troubleshooting  
If a problem occurs when you are using the TV, check the below  
troubleshooting guide before calling for repair.  
• Colour patches appear • This may due to the magnetized device such as a  
at the corner of the  
screen  
speaker near to your TV. Keep the device apart from  
your TV. Alternately, you can also use the magnetic-  
shielded speaker.  
• No picture, no sound  
Deactivate the BLUE BACK function if it is turned on.  
• Choose the appropriate sound system. Refer to  
“SOUND SYSTEM” on page 14.  
• Picture is tilted  
• This may due to the earth magnetism. Refer to  
“PICTURE TILT” on page 11 to correct the tilt.  
• Snowy picture  
Check the aerial cable and its connection with the TV.  
• Image takes a short  
period to be displayed  
• Image required time to stabilize before display. This  
is not a malfunction.  
• Stripes appear on the • Interference occurs caused by other devices such as  
picture  
an amplier, personal computer, or a hair drier. Move  
such devices away from your TV.  
• TV may emit crackling • This is due to a sudden change in temperature  
sound  
• Double-pictures  
(ghosting) occur  
• Interference occurs caused by signal reflecting  
from mountains or building. Try to adjust the aerial’s  
direction or use a better directionality antenna.  
and it is not a malfunction. If the crackling sound  
is too frequent, request your service technician for  
inspection.  
• Poor picture  
• Choose the appropriate colour system. Refer to  
“COLOUR SYSTEM” on page 9.  
• Feel a slight electric  
shock when touching  
the TV screen  
• This is due to the static electricity of the picture tube  
and it will not harm the human body. This is not a  
malfunction.  
• Adjust the COLOUR or BRIGHT setting. Refer to  
“PICTURE SETTING” on page 10.  
• White and bright still • Inevitable phenomenon due to the nature of the picture  
• The Auto Signal  
Detect function does  
not work  
• Please check that the AUTO SIGNAL DETECT  
function is on or off.  
• Turn the VCR or DVD player off, wait a while, then  
turn it on again.  
• Inspect the video cable connection on VIDEO-2 that  
they are connected properly.  
image look as if it  
were coloured  
tube. This is not a malfunction.  
• Top of the image from • This is due to the condition of the video signal whereby  
software products or the image was not recorded properly. This is not a  
video tape is distorted malfunction.  
• Poor sound  
• Adjust the sound frequency properly. Refer to  
“EQUALIZER” on page 15.  
• Suddenly, a channel • Some VCRs and DVD players can triggerAuto Signal  
or input was Detect even after you choose a different input.  
changed to VIDEO-2 • Please turn off the AUTO SIGNAL DETECT  
• Stereo or bilingual  
sound is unclear  
• TV channel reception is poor. Change the stereo/  
bilingual mode to mono sound (see page 15).  
inputs.  
function.  
• Cannot operate the  
remote control  
• The batteries may be exhausted. Replace with new  
batteries (see page 7).  
• Ensure that you are operating the remote control at  
less than seven meters from the front of your TV.  
• “PLEASE  
• Please disconnect either S-VIDEO cable or video input  
cable from Video-1 input.  
DISCONNECT  
VIDEO-1 CABLE!”  
appears on the  
screen.  
• Cannot operate the  
menus  
• Press TV/VIDEO button to return to TV mode and try  
operating the menus.  
• Cannot operate the  
front control buttons  
• Deactivate the CHILD LOCK function if it is turned on  
(see page 17).  
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Specications  
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  
For AV-25, AV-29 series: AC 220 to 240 V, 50 Hz / 60 Hz  
For AV-21 series:  
AC 110 to 240 V, 50 Hz / 60 Hz  
External input / output  
VIDEO-1:  
S-video input, VIDEO input, AUDIO L/R input  
VIDEO-2/COMPONENT: VIDEO input, AUDIO L/R input, COMPONENT VIDEO (Y/CB/CR) input  
VIDEO-3:  
OUTPUT:  
Headphone jack:  
VIDEO input, AUDIO L/R input  
VIDEO output, AUDIO L/R output  
Stereo mini jack (3.5 mm diameter)  
**Sound-multiplex systems  
A2 (B/G) or NICAM (B/G, I, D/K)  
**Teletext system  
FLOF (Fastext), WST (World Standard Text)  
**Language displayed by teletext  
Please see the table in the description “TEXT LANGUAGE” on page 13.  
**Depends on the models, STEREO/I II function for the Sound-multiplex systems or Teletext function may not be available.  
Please conrm with the chart on page 3.  
Design and specifications subject to change without notice.  
© 2006 Victor Company of Japan, Limited  
0506-FLE-JMT  
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