JVC AV-2106TE, AV-2108WE, AV-1406AE, AV-2106YE, AV-2108CE User Manual

COLOUR TELEVISION

INSTRUCTIONS

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.

AV-1406AE
AV-1406FE
AV-2106BE
AV-2106CE
AV-2106TE
AV-2106YE
AV-2106WE
AV-2108CE
AV-2108TE
AV-2108WE

Contents

Safety precautions 2
Preparation 3

1 Confirm which remote control you have
2 Inserting the batteries
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Connecting the aerial and external devices
4 Connecting the power cord
5 SETUP TOUR

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Basic operation 7
Remote control buttons and functions 8

PICTURE MODE button
COLOUR SYSTEM button
SOUND SYSTEM button
DISPLAY button
RETURN + button
CHANNEL SCAN button
MUTING button
OFF TIMER button

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Using the TV’s menus 10

Basic operation
ON TIMER

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INPUT

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VNR
AUTO SHUTOFF
CHILD LOCK
BLUE BACK
SETUP TOUR
LANGUAGE
AUTO CH PRESET
MANUAL CH PRESET

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SKIP
Picture Adjustments

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Using the buttons on the TV 17
Troubleshooting 19
Specifications 20

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© 2006 Victor Company of Japan, Limited

Safety precautions

WARNING

•To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the TV to rain or moisture.

CAUTION

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

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

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

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

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

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

• This TV can be turned on/ off power by connecting/ disconnecting the AC Plug into AC
outlet. While this TV is being installed, enough space should be reserved for connecting/
disconnecting the AC Plug into AC outlet by hand.

10 cm 15 cm

10 cm

15 cm

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Preparation

1 Confirm which remote control you have

RM-C360GY

POWER

COLOUR

TV/VIDEO

OFF

TIMER

CHANNEL

SCAN

DISPLAY

SYSTEM

SOUND

RETURN+

PICTURE

MODE

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0-/

MUTING

MENU

CHANNEL

REMOTE CONRTOL UNIT
RM-C360GY

2 Inserting the batteries

Correctly insert two batteries, observing the , and
. polarities and inserting the . end first.

CAUTION:

Follow the cautions printed on the batteries.

Notes:

• Use AA/R6/UM-3 dry cell batteries.

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

VOLUME

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Preparation

3 Connecting the aerial and external devices

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

• Connecting cables are not supplied.

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

■ Connecting the aerial and VCR

Connecting the aerial

VHF/UHF outdoor aerial

VIDEO

AUDIO

IN

OUT

• Illustration of AV-2106TE.

Connecting the aerial and VCR

VHF/UHF outdoor aerial

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1

2

To RF
output

To aerial input

To video
output

VIDEO

AUDIO

IN

OUT

3

To audio
output

VCR

• Illustration of AV-2106TE.

Preparation

■ Connecting other external devices

VIDEO

AUDIO

• Illustration of AV-2106TE.

IN

OUT

To audio
output

VCR (for playing)

VCR (for recording)

To audio
input

To video
output

To audio
output

To video
output

To video
input

Camcorder

or

TV game

MENU

VIDEO AUDIOIN

Headphones

• Illustration of AV-2106TE.

• Use the headphones with a stereo mini jack (3.5 mm in diameter). When you connect the
headphones, the TV speakers go off.

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Preparation

4 Connecting the power cord

Connect the power cord to the AC outlet.
Operate only from the power source indicated on the rear of the TV.

5 SETUP TOUR

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

• In case of resetting that the reason for such as removal, you can set the SETUP TOUR
function on the “MENU 3” menu. For details, see page 14.

1 Press the Main power button

on the TV.

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

SETUP TOUR

SETUP TOUR

LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+

NEXT

DISPLAY

2 Press the MENU M buttons to

select the on-screen language.

3 Press the MENU y button.

The AUTO PROGRAMMING function
will start and the indicator blinks.

SETUP TOUR

• Illustration of AV-2106YE

ON TIMER POWER

POWER lamp Main power button

POWER

DISPLAY

button

MENU –/+

buttons

COLOUR

TV/VIDEO

OFF

TIMER

CHANNEL

SCAN

DISPLAY

CHANNEL

SYSTEM

SOUND

RETURN+

PICTURE

123

456

789

0-/

MUTING

MENU

VOLUME

REMOTE CONRTOL UNIT
RM-C360GY

MODE

--

MENU /

buttons

NOW PROGRAMMING

STOP BY -+

•To stop the AUTO PROGRAMMING function, press the MENU m buttons.
When you press stop, it will display “SETUP TOUR THANK YOU!”.

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

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• If a TV channel you want to view is not set to the channel, set it with the MANUAL CH
PRESET function. For details, see page 15.

Basic operation

POWER

COLOUR

TV/VIDEO

OFF

TIMER

CHANNEL

SCAN

DISPLAY

CHANNEL

SYSTEM

SOUND

RETURN+

REMOTE CONTROL UNIT
RM-C360GY

PICTURE

MODE

123

456

789

--

0-/

MUTING

MENU

VOLUME

1 Press the POWER button to turn

your TV on.

• If your TV does not turn on, press the
Main power button on the TV then press
the POWER button again.

•You can also turn on your TV by pressing
any of the following buttons;

- the CHANNEL m button

- the Number buttons

- the TV/VIDEO button

2 Select a channel.

■ Press the CHANNEL m button.

• Up/down selection cannot be selected
for channels to which the SKIP has been
set to “YES”. See page 16.

■ Press the Number buttons to enter
the channel number.

• If you want to enter a two-digit number,

press the -/-- button to select the two
digit mode “--”, then enter the channel
number.

3 Press the VOLUME M button to

adjust the sound.

4To turn your TV off, press the

POWER button.

•We recommend that you press the Main

power button on the TV to turn the main
power off if you do not plan to use your
TV for a long time or if you wish to save
energy.

If the picture is not clear:

Press the COLOUR SYSTEM button to
select another colour system, see page 8.

If the sound is not clear:

Press the SOUND SYSTEM button to select
another sound system, see page 8.

Viewing Images from an External
Device:

Press the TV/VIDEO button to select the
VIDEO mode.

•You can also use the INPUT function to select
the VIDEO mode. For details, refer to page 11.

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Remote control buttons and functions

PICTURE MODE button

You can select one of three picture
adjustment settings as you like.

Press this button to select a mode.

BRIGHT:

Heightens contrast and sharpness.

STANDARD:

Standardizes picture adjustments.

SOFT:

Softens contrast and sharpness.

•Pressing this button returns all the picture
settings in the “MENU 4” to their default
settings.

COLOUR SYSTEM button

If the picture is not clear or no colour
appears, change the current colour system
to another colour system.

Press this button to select the colour
system.

In TV mode (channel 1 to 99 and AV):

AUTO PAL

SECAM

In VIDEO mode:

AUTO PAL

NTSC4.43

SECAM

NTSC3.58

AUTO:

Automatic colour system selection.

•For the colour systems in each country or
region, see the table“Broadcasting systems”
on page 20.

• If the picture is not normal in the AUTO
mode, change the AUTO mode to another
colour system.

SOUND SYSTEM button

If the sound is not clear even when the
picture appears normal, change the
current sound system to another sound
system.

Press this button to select the sound
system.

B/G I D/K

•For the sound systems in each country or
region, see the table “Broadcasting systems”
on page 20.

•You cannot select any sound system when in
a VIDEO mode.

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Remote control buttons and functions

DISPLAY button

You can continuously display the current
channel number or VIDEO mode on the
screen.

Press this button.

To turn the display off, press this button
again.

• When selecting a channel or VIDEO mode
with no input signal, indication of selected
channel or VIDEO mode becomes fixed on the
screen.

RETURN + button

You can set a channel you frequently view
to the Return Channel and you can view
that channel at any time with one-touch.

To set the channel to the Return
Channel:

1 Select the channel you want to set

to the Return Channel.

2 Press this button and hold until the

message “RETURN PLUS
PROGRAMMED!” appears.

• When you turn off the TV, the Return
Channel setting is cancelled.

To view the Return Channel:

Press this button.

•You can view two channels (current channel
and Return Channel) alternately by pressing
this button.

To cancel the Return Channel setting:

Press this button and hold until the
message“RETURN PLUS CANCELLED!”
appears.

If no channel is set to the Return
Channel:

You can view the channel selected right
before the current channel by pressing
this button.

CHANNEL SCAN button

You can quickly view all TV channels
programmes that you can view on your
TV, and search for the programme you
want to view.

1 Press this button to start scanning

TV channels.

The TV channel programmes are each
displayed for several seconds.

• The programmes of TV channels for which
the SKIP function is set to “YES” are not
displayed. (See page 16.)

2 When you find the programme you

want to view, press this button
again to stop scanning.

MUTING button

You can turn the sound off instantly.

Press this button.

To turn the sound on, press this button
again.

OFF TIMER button

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

Press this button to select the period of
time.

•You can set the period of time to a maximum
of 120 minutes in 10 minute increments.

•1 minute before the OFF TIMER function
turns off the TV, “GOOD NIGHT!” appears.

To display the remaining time, press this
button once.

To cancel the OFF TIMER function, press
this button to set the period of time to 0.

• The OFF TIMER function will not turn off the
TV’s main power.

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Using the TV’s menus

This TV has a number of functions you can operate using the menus. To use all your TV’s

2 Repeatedly press the MENU T

buttons to display a desired
menu.

• If you hold down the y button, the next
menu is displayed.

• If the selected function is on the first line,
pressing the r button displays the
preceding menu.

3 Repeatedly press the MENU T

buttons to select a desired
function.

4 Press the MENU M buttons to

change function settings.

Example:

MENU 2
AUTO SHUTOFF OFF
CHILD LOCK OFF
BLUE BACK ON

SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+

• With some functions, the operation
method may differ.

DISPLAY

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5 Press the DISPLAY button to turn

the display off.

•To operate a menu using the buttons on
the front panel of the TV, refer to
“Operating menus” on page 18.

Using the TV’s menus

ON TIMER

Your TV will automatically turn on and
tune into the channel you set after the
period of time you set.

1 Press MENU T to display the

“MENU 1” menu, then select
“ON TIMER”.

MENU 1
INPUT TV
ON TIMER
PR 1 0:00
VNR OFF

OPERATE BY VOL-+
SELECT BY EXIT BY
PROGRAM BY -+

2 Press MENU M to select a channel

you want to view when the TV turns
on.

3 Press VOLUME M to select the

period of time after which you want
to turn on the TV.

The ON TIMER function starts.

• Each time you press the button, the period
of time changes in 15 minute intervals (up
to 12 hours).

To cancel the ON TIMER function,
press the VOLUME m button to set the
period of time to “0:00”.

4 Press DISPLAY to turn the display

off.

• If you turn off the TV’s main power by
pressing the Main power button, the ON
TIMER function is canceled.

• If you do not turn off the TV after starting
the ON TIMER function, the channel will
automatically switch to the channel set for
the ON TIMER function.

Channel
No.

DISPLAY

When the time set for the ON TIMER
function is reached:

The TV automatically turns on and the
channel set for the ON TIMER function is
displayed.

•For safety reasons the TV will automatically
turn off if no operations are made within
approximately two hours after the TV is
turned on with the ON TIMER function.

• The OFF TIMER function and AUTO
SHUTOFF function have priority over the ON
TIMER function.

INPUT

You can view images from VCRs or other
devices connected to your TV.

1 Press MENU T to display the

“MENU 1” menu, then select
“INPUT”.

MENU 1
INPUT TV
ON TIMER
PR 1 0:00
VNR OFF

SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+

2 Press MENU M to select the VIDEO

mode.

While you press MENU –/+, it will
switch to TV mode and VIDEO mode
alternately.

DISPLAY

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Using the TV’s menus

VNR (Video Noise Reduction)

You can reduce the picture noise.

1 Press MENU T to display the

“MENU 1” menu, then select “VNR”.

MENU 1
INPUT TV
ON TIMER
PR 1 0:00
VNR ON

SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+

DISPLAY

2 Press MENU M to select “ON”.

To cancel the VNR function, select
“OFF”.

AUTO SHUTOFF

You can set your TV to turn off if no
signals are received for about 15 minutes
or longer after the end of a broadcast.

1 Press MENU T to display the

“MENU 2” menu, then select “AUTO
SHUTOFF”.

MENU 2
AUTO SHUTOFF ON
CHILD LOCK ON
BLUE BACK ON

SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+

DISPLAY

CHILD LOCK

You can disable the front control buttons
of the TV.
When this function is set to “ON”, the TV
can be operated using only the remote
control.
Use this function to prevent children from
operating the TV without parental consent.

1 Press MENU T to display the

“MENU 2” menu, then select “CHILD
LOCK”.

MENU 2
AUTO SHUTOFF ON
CHILD LOCK ON
BLUE BACK ON

SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+

2 Press MENU M to select “ON”.

To cancel the CHILD LOCK function,
select “OFF”.

• The CHILD LOCK function is canceled when
you turn the power off.

DISPLAY

2 Press MENU M to select “ON”.

To cancel the AUTO SHUTOFF function,
select “OFF”.

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

• The AUTO SHUTOFF will not work for a
VIDEO mode.

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