JVC AV-2537V1/E, AV-25VX71/G, AV-25VX71/S 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.

S series:

AV-21VS21
AV-21WS21
AV-25VS21
AV-29VS21
AV-29WS21

X series:

AV-21VX71
AV-21WX11
AV-21YX11
AV-25VX71
AV-29VX71
AV-29WX11

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0403-NIC-JMT

Contents

Safety precautions 2
Preparation 2

1 Insert the batteries into the remote control..2
2 Connecting the aerial and VCR
3 Connecting other devices
4 Connect the power cord to the AC outlet
5 SETUP TOUR

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Basic operation 6
Remote control buttons and functions 7

MUTING button
PICTURE BOOSTER button
COLOUR SYSTEM button
SOUND SYSTEM button
CINEMA SURROUND button
DISPLAY button
ECO SENSOR button
button
OFF TIMER button
PICTURE MODE button
CHANNEL SCAN button
FAVORITE CH button
RETURN + button
PIP buttons

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Viewing Teletext programmes 13
Using the TV’s menus 15

Basic operation

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INPUT
PICTURE TILT

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VNR
COMPRESS (16:9)
AUTO SHUTOFF
CHILD LOCK
BLUE BACK
VIDEO-2 SET
Picture Adjustments
Sound Adjustments
AI VOLUME
AUTO CH PRESET
MANUAL CH PRESET

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SKIP
LANGUAGE
TEXT LANGUAGE
FAVORITE CH SETTING
VIDEO SETTING
AI ECO SENSOR
AI ECO DISPLAY

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PIP

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TV buttons and parts 24
Using the buttons on the TV 25
Troubleshooting 26
Specifications 27

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Safety precautions

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.

• Operate only from the power source specified on the TV.

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

•Never block or cover the cabinet opening 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 bring to JVC service centre. 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.

•When you don’t use this TV for a long period of time, be sure to disconnect the power
plug from the AC outlet.

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

10 cm 15 cm

10 cm

WARNING

<AV-21WS21/AV-21WX11/AV-21YX11 only>

A removable plastic cover is fixed to the television’s front Audio/Video connector. To
prevent this cover from being accidentally swallowed by babies or children, remove it
from the television and store it in a safe place. If the cover is swallowed seek the advice of
a doctor immediately.

15 cm

Preparation

1 Insert the batteries into the remote

control

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.

2

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Preparation

2 Connecting the aerial and VCR

•Read the manuals provided with the devices. Depending on the device, the connection method
may be different from the diagrams. Also the device settings may need to change depending on
the connection method.

•Turn off all the devices including the TV.

• Connecting cables are not supplied.

• When connecting monaural audio to the TV, use the L/MONO jack.

•You can connect an S-VIDEO compatible device (such as an S-VHS VCR) to the S-connector with
an S-VIDEO cable and enjoy the high quality picture of the S-VIDEO signal (Y/C signal). In that
case, do not connect it to the TV with a video cable.

• If you connect the VCR to the TV only with an aerial cable, you should preset the video channel
from the VCR to the AV channel (channel number 0) on this TV. See “MANUAL CH PRESET” on
page 20 and preset it manually.

Connecting the aerial

VIDEO-1

INPUT

S

OVER

V

L

/

MONO

RRRC

COMPONENT

(

VIDEO-2

INPUT

Y

/

V

C

B

L

R

/

MONO

)

OUTPUT

V

L

VHF/UHF outdoor aerial

Connecting the aerial and VCR

3

To video
output

To S-video
output

VCR

To audio
output

To aerial input

To RF
output

1

VIDEO-1

INPUT

S

OVER

V

L

/

MONO

RRRC

COMPONENT

(

VIDEO-2

INPUT

Y

/

V

C

B

L

R

/

MONO

VHF/UHF outdoor aerial

)

OUTPUT

V

L

2

3

Preparation

3 Connecting other devices

If you are not connecting any other devices, skip step 3 and perform step 4.

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

• The OUTPUT terminal outputs the video and sound signals which you are viewing on the TV.
You can dub them onto the VCR connected to the OUTPUT terminal.
(The OUTPUT terminal cannot output S-VIDEO signals or component video signals. Also it
cannot output any signals when the TV is turned off.)

• Connect components outputting a component signal (Y/C
the VIDEO-2 terminal, and set VIDEO-2 SET function to “COMPONENT”. (See page 18.)

• The following illustrations are for the AV-21VX71. Your TV’s front and rear panels may not look
exactly like the illustrations.

B/CR signal), such as a DVD player, to

Front

Headphones

Rear

VIDEO-1

INPUT

S

OVER

V

L

/

MONO

RRR

COMPONENT

(

VIDEO-2

INPUT

Y

/

V

V

L

C

B

/

MONO

R

)

Camcorder or TV game

OUTPUT

VCR (for playing)
DVD player

(composite signals)

V

L

VCR (for recording)

RC

DVD player

(component video signals)

4 Connect the power cord to the AC outlet

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

4

Preparation

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 AUTO CH PRESET
function on the “MENU 3” menu. For details, see page 19.

1 Press the Main power button on the

TV.

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

SETUP TOUR

2 Press the CHANNEL –/+ or the

/

MENU

buttons to select the

on-screen language.

SETUP TOUR

LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

NEXT

OPERATE BY -+

EXIT BY

DISPLAY

3 Press the CHANNEL –/+ or the

/

MENU

buttons to select the
teletext language group. For details,
see page 21.

and AV-21YX11 series will skip this step.)

SETUP TOUR

TEXT LANGUAGE

GROUP-1

OPERATE BY -+

(For AV-21WX11, AV-29WX11

NEXT

EXIT BY

DISPLAY

4 The AUTO PROGRAMMING

function will start and the
indicator blinks.

SETUP TOUR

NOW PROGRAMMING

POWER lamp

DISPLAY

button

/

MENU

buttons

CHANNEL –/+

buttons

•To stop the AUTO PROGRAMMING

function, press the CHANNEL m or
the MENU

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.

• 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 20.

5 Upon the completion of

AUTO PROGRAMMING
function, the message below
is displayed.

SETUP TOUR

THANK YOU!

SYSTEM

COLOUR SOUND

DISPLAY

Ι/ΙΙ

TV/VIDEO

OFF

TIMER

PICTURE

MODE

CHANNEL

RETURN+

SCAN

CHANNEL

/

buttons.

Main power button

CINEMA

PIP

SURROUND

ECO

SENSOR

MENU

TV/TEXT

123

456

789

0-/

VOLUME

--

MENU t

buttons

STOP BY

-+

5

Basic operation

Your remote control may not look
exactly like the illustration.

PICTURE

POWER

MUTING BASS

COLOUR SOUND

DISPLAY

TV/VIDEO

OFF

TIMER

PICTURE

MODE

CHANNEL

SCAN

CHANNEL

S

UB –?S

C.SYS

BOOSTER

SYSTEM

Ι/ΙΙ

CINEMA

SURROUND

MENU

123

456

789

+

RETURN

FAVORITE CH

5

+

UB

5

SENSOR

TV/TEXT

0-/

VOLUME

i

MODE

PIP

ECO

--

5
5

TV

Note: For the function buttons available for

your TV set, please refer to which
Remote Control you have (See page 7
for details).

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 21.

■ 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 16.

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Remote control buttons and functions

Ι

Cross Reference table for TV set and Remote Control

AV- 21VS21

TV set

AV-21WS21 AV-21VX71
AV-25VS21 AV-25VX71
AV-29VS21 AV-29VX71
AV-29WS21

REMOTE CONTROL RM-C1301 RM-C1302 RM-C1306 RM-C1310

MUTING

‡‡‡‡

PICTURE BOOSTER – – –

COLOUR SYSTEM

SOUND SYSTEM

CINEMA SURROUND

DISPLAY

ECO SENSOR

Ι/Ι

TV/VIDEO

OFF TIMER

PICTURE MODE

CHANNEL SCAN

FAVORITE CH

RETURN+

‡‡‡‡ 8

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‡‡‡‡ 8

‡‡‡‡ 9

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‡

‡‡‡‡ 6

‡‡‡‡

‡‡‡‡10

‡‡‡‡

‡‡‡‡

‡‡‡‡

SUB +/– –

SWAP

–

INPUT

–

PIP

C.SYS –

FREEZE –

POSITION –

REVEAL

HOLD

INDEX

SIZE

SUBPAGE

TV/TEXT

STORE

MODE

CANCEL

?

5

5

i

5
5

‡‡

‡‡

‡‡

‡‡

‡‡

‡‡

‡‡

‡‡

AV-21WX11
AV-29WX11 page no.

AV-21YX11

Refer to

8

‡ 8

9

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9

10

10

10

‡

‡

‡

‡

‡

‡

––11

––

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11

11

––12

––12

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––14

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––14

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Remote control buttons and functions

MUTING button

You can turn the sound off instantly.

Press this button.

To turn the sound on, press this button
again.

PICTURE BOOSTER button

<AV-21YX11 only>

When the picture is unclear because the
reception level of the TV signal is low,
activating the Picture Booster improves
the picture clarity in some situations.
Repeatedly press the PICTURE BOOSTER
button to select the desired mode.

HIGH:

The Picture Booster is functioning at
maximum.

LOW:

The Picture Booster is functioning at
minimum.

OFF:

The Picture Booster is off.

• If the picture becomes abnormal when you

set the Picture Booster to HIGH, then set it to
LOW or OFF.

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.

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 27.

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

8

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.

I

B/G

•For the sound systems in each country or
region, see the table “Broadcasting systems”
on page 27.

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

MD/K

CINEMA SURROUND button

You can enjoy an enhanced sound for a
wider audience by using CINEMA
SURROUND function.

Press this button to select one of the
CINEMA SURROUND mode.

HIGH/LOW:

When you listen to the stereo sound,
please select HIGH mode or LOW mode.
You can enjoy the sound for a wider
audience similar to the experience at the
theatre.

• In case that you setting up the CINEMA
SURROUND function to HIGH mode, there
may be slight volume distortion. In case that
occurs, please switch the HIGH mode to LOW
mode, the effect of CINEMA SURROUND
functions will be less noticeable, however, the
volume distortion will be corrected.

MONO SURROUND:

Select the MONO SURROUND mode,
when you listen to the mono sound.
You can enjoy the sound for a wider
audience similar to stereo sound.

OFF:

The CINEMA SURROUND function
switches off.

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 VIDEO mode with no
signal, indication of the VIDEO mode
becomes fixed on the screen.

ECO SENSOR button

You can adjust this TV so that the screen
automatically adjusts to the optimum
contrast according to the brightness of
your room. This function reduces eye
strain and the power consumption of this
TV.

Press this button to select the desired
mode.

AI ECO SENSOR 1:

The AI ECO SENSOR function switches
on.
Usually, it is recommended to watch the
TV in this mode.

AI ECO SENSOR 2:

The AI ECO SENSOR function switches
on.
If you feel the screen in the “AI ECO
SENSOR 1” mode is too dark, select this
mode.

AI ECO SENSOR OFF:

The AI ECO SENSOR function switches
off.

• You can display on the screen the effect of the
AI ECO SENSOR function.
For details, see “AI ECO DISPLAY” on page

23.

button

<S series only>

You can select a sound setting for stereo
broadcast programmes and bilingual
programmes.

Press this button to select a sound
setting.

: Stereo sound
: Bilingual I (sub I) sound
: Bilingual II (sub II) sound
: Monaural sound

MONO : Cancels the multi-sound

function, and the sound becomes
monaural.

• If you have poor reception of a stereo
broadcast, you can change from stereo sound
( ) to monaural sound ( ) so that you
can hear the broadcast more clearly and
easily.

• If the multi-sound function cannot work
normally due to poor signal quality, noise
may be included in the sound, or the sound
may change many times. If this happens,
change the sound setting to MONO mode to
cancel the multi-sound function.

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 miniute 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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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 “MENU 4” to their default settings.

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.

2When you find the programme you

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

FAVORITE CH button

You can correlate 4 channels out of 99
channels (PR01-PR99) with FAVORITE CH
buttons RED, GREEN, YELLOW and
BLUE.

When not in TEXT mode, press one of the
FAVORITE CH buttons for more than 3
seconds to correlate currently watching
channel. After the channel and button are
correlated, you can directly select favorite
channel by the correlated button.

• When MENU is displayed, FAVORITE CH
cannot be correlated.

• Correlation of FAVORITE CH button and the
channel cannot be reset eventhough the main
power is turned off.

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 canceled.

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 CANCELED!”
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.

10

Remote control buttons and functions

PIP button

You can display sub-picture on top of
main-picture.

Press this button to display sub­picture.

• When PIP button is pressed while sub-picture
is displayed, sub-picture is closed.

• When TV/TEXT button is pressed while
sub-picture is displayed, sub-picture is closed
and TEXT screen is displayed.

• Only the sound for main-picture is audible
using the headphone and the sound for sub­picture is not audible.

• When PIP button is pressed while the
main-picture input soure is the same as the
last sub-picture input source, the input source
of sub-picture is automatically changed to the
next input source.

• When PIP button is pressed while BLUE
BACK function is on and main-picture is not
receiving TV signal, BLUE BACK function is
disabled.

• When PIP button is pressed while MENU is
displayed, MENU is closed and main-picture
together with sub-picture on top are
displayed.

• PIP button cannot operate in COMPRESS(16:9)
mode.

SUB +/– button

When the input source of sub-picture is
TV mode and sub-picture is displayed,
you can change the channel of sub-picture
by this button.

• When the input source of sub-picture is TV
mode, pressing of SUB +/– button to effect
up/down of channel.

• When the input source of sub-picture is other
than TV mode, SUB +/– button is disabled.

SWAP ( ) button

You can swap the input source of main
and sub-pictures by this button while
sub-piture is displayed.

Press this button to swap the input
source of main and sub-pictures so that
the image of sub-picture is displayed
on main-picture and vice-versa.

INPUT ( ) button

You can select the input source of
sub-picture by this button.

Press this button repeatedly to select
the desired input source.

• Depending on the input source of
main-picture, each press of INPUT button
changes the input source of sub-picture as
follows:

Main-picture: TV mode

VIDEO-1 VIDEO-2 VIDEO-3

Main-picture: VIDEO-1

TV mode VIDEO-2 VIDEO-3

Main-picture: VIDEO-2

TV mode VIDEO-1 VIDEO-3

Main-picture: VIDEO-3

TV mode VIDEO-1 VIDEO-2

• When the input source of main-picture is set
to VIDEO-2 with COMPONENT, PIP button is
disabled and sub-picture cannot be displayed.

• When the input source of main-picture is
other than VIDEO-2 and VIDEO-2 is set to
COMPONENT, the input source of sub-picture
cannot select VIDEO-2.

• If main picture and sub-picture are of
different colour systems, there will be some
difference in the size of the sub-picture and
flicker may take place.

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Remote control buttons and functions

C.SYS button

If the sub-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.

SUB AUTO SUB PAL SUB SECAM

SUB NTSC4.43

• About each selected mode, see “COLOUR
SYSTEM button” on page 8.

• When the input of sub-picture is changed to
VIDEO mode, the colour system of sub-picture
is automatically set to AUTO mode.

• When the input of sub-picture is TV mode,
the colour system of sub-picture depends on
the colour system of each channel.

SUB NTSC3.58

FREEZE ( ) button

You can stop the motion of picture
(FREEZE status) using this button.

• When FREEZE button is pressed while sub­picture is displayed, the motion of sub-picture
is stopped (FREEZE status).

• When any available button is pressed during
sub-picture is in FREEZE status, the motion of
sub-picture returns to normal, otherwise, the
sub-picture remains at FREEZE status.

• When sub-picture is not displayed, FREEZE
button is disabled.

POSITION ( ) button

You can move the position of sub-picture
to either bottom left, top left, top right or
bottom right by this button.

• When PIP is pressed, sub-picture is displayed
at the last displayed position. Each press of
POSITION button changes the displayed
position of sub-picture.

12

Viewing teletext programmes

Using the List Mode

TIMER

PICTURE

MODE

CHANNEL

SCAN

CHANNEL

456

789

+

RETURN

0-/

VOLUME

--

You can store the numbers of your
favorite teletext pages in the List mode
and call them up quickly using the
coloured buttons.

To store the page numbers:

REVEAL
HOLD

SUBPAGE
STORE

SUB –?SUB

C.SYS

FAVORITE CH

5

+

5

i

MODE

TV

5
5

Coloured

buttons

SIZE
INDEX

CANCEL

■ Basic operation

1 Select a TV channel with a teletext

programme.

2 Press the TV/TEXT button to

change the TV mode to the
teletext mode.

The mode cycles as follows:

TV mode TEXT mode (TEXT only)

MIX mode (TV and TEXT)

3 Select a teletext page by pressing

the CHANNEL –/+ button, Number
buttons or coloured buttons.

To return to the TV mode, press the TV/
VIDEO button or the TV/TEXT button.

• If you have trouble receiving teletext
broadcasts, consult your local dealer or the
teletext station.

• If characters on a teletext programme do not
appear properly, change the TELETEXT
LANGUAGE setting. For details, see “TEXT
LANGUAGE” on page 21.

1 Press the MODE button to engage

the List mode.

The stored page numbers are
displayed at the bottom of the screen.

2 Press a coloured button to select a

position. Then press the Number
buttons to enter the page number.

3 Press and hold down the STORE

button.

The four page numbers blink white to
indicate that they are stored in
memory.

To call up a stored page:

1 Press the MODE button to engage

the List mode.

2 Press a coloured button to which a

page has been assigned.

To exit the List mode, press the MODE
button again.

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Viewing teletext programmes

REVEAL ( ? )

Some teletext pages include hidden text
(such as answers to a quiz).
You can display the hidden text.

Each time you press the REVEAL
button, text is hidden or revealed.

HOLD (

5

)

5

You can hold a teletext page on the screen
for as long as you want, even while
several other teletext pages are being
received.

Press the HOLD button.

To cancel the HOLD function, press the
HOLD button again.

STORE ( )

Press this to store the number of your
favorite teletext pages in the List mode
and call them up quickly using the
coloured buttons.

CANCEL ( )

You can watch a TV programme even
when in the teletext mode.

1 Press the Number button to enter a

page number, or press a coloured
button.

The TV starts searching for a teletext
page.

INDEX ( i )

You can return to the index page instantly.

Press the INDEX button.

In the List mode:

Returns to the page number displayed in
the lower left area of the screen.

SUBPAGE ( )

Some teletext pages include sub-pages
that are automatically displayed.
You can hold any sub-page, or view it at
any time.

1 Press the SUBPAGE button to

operate the Sub-page function.

2 Press the Number buttons to enter a

sub-page number.

Example:

3rd sub-page ➞ press 0, 0, 0 and 3.

•You can also select a sub-page by pressing
the red or green button.

To cancel the Sub-page function, press the
SUBPAGE button again.

5

SIZE (

You can double the height of the teletext
display.

Press the SIZE button.

The teletext display changes cyclically.

5

)

2 Press the CANCEL button.

The TV programme appears.

When the TV finds the teletext page, its
page number appears in the upper left
of the screen.

3 Press the CANCEL button to view

the teletext page.

•Pressing the CANCEL button cannot
change the teletext mode to the TV mode.

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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
functions fully, you need to understand how to use the menus.

SYSTEM

CINEMA

PIP

SURROUND

ECO

SENSOR

MENU

TV/TEXT

123

456

789

--

0-/

VOLUME

MENU t

buttons

DISPLAY

button

MENU

buttons

CHANNEL –/+

buttons

/

COLOUR SOUND

DISPLAY

Ι/ΙΙ

TV/VIDEO

OFF

TIMER

PICTURE

MODE

CHANNEL

RETURN+

SCAN

CHANNEL

■ Basic operation

1 Press the MENU T buttons.

One of the 6 menus is displayed.

MENU number

MENU 1

The icon

on the
left indicates the
currently selected
function.

INPUT TV
VNR ON
COMPRESS(16:9) ON
PICTURE TILT 00

SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+

DISPLAY

4 Press the CHANNEL –/+ or the

/

MENU

buttons to change

function settings.

Example:

MENU 2
AUTO SHUTOFF OFF
CHILD LOCK OFF
BLUE BACK ON
VIDEO-2 SET COMPONENT

SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+

• With some functions, the operation
method may differ.

DISPLAY

Changes the AUTO
SHUTOFF setting.

MENU 2
AUTO SHUTOFF ON
CHILD LOCK OFF
BLUE BACK ON
VIDEO-2 SET COMPONENT

⇔

SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+

DISPLAY

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 25.

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.

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Using the TV’s menus

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
VNR ON
COMPRESS(16:9) ON
PICTURE TILT 00

SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+

2 Press CHANNEL –/+ or MENU

DISPLAY

/

to select “VIDEO-1”, “VIDEO-2” or
“VIDEO-3”.

TV mode changes to VIDEO mode.

PICTURE TILT

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There are cases where the Earth’s
magnetic force may make the picture tilt.
If this happens, you can correct the
picture tilt.

1 Press MENU T to display the

“MENU 1” menu, then select
“PICTURE TILT”.

MENU 1
INPUT TV
VNR ON
COMPRESS(16:9) ON
PICTURE TILT 00

SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+

2 Continue pressing CHANNEL –/+ or

MENU
becomes level.

DISPLAY

/

until the picture

VNR

You can reduce picture noise.

1 Press MENU T to display the

“MENU 1” menu, then select
“VNR”.

MENU 1
INPUT TV
VNR ON
COMPRESS(16:9) ON
PICTURE TILT 00

SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+

2 Press CHANNEL –/+ or MENU

DISPLAY

/

to select “ON”.

To cancel the VNR function, select
“OFF”.

COMPRESS (16:9)

This function converts a normal picture
(4:3 aspect ratio) into a wide picture (16:9
aspect ratio).
Use for pictures with a 16:9 aspect ratio
that have been squeezed into a normal
picture (4:3 aspect ratio), to restore their
original dimensions.

1 Press MENU T to display the

“MENU 1” menu, then select
“COMPRESS (16:9)”.

MENU 1
INPUT TV
VNR ON
COMPRESS(16:9) ON
PICTURE TILT 00

SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+

2 Press CHANNEL –/+ or MENU

to select “ON”.

DISPLAY

/

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To cancel the COMPRESS (16:9) function,
select “OFF”.

• If COMPRESS (16:9) is changed to ON
while sub-picture is displayed, the sub­picture will automatically be deleted.

Using the TV’s menus

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
VIDEO-2 SET COMPONENT

SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+

2 Press CHANNEL –/+ or MENU

DISPLAY

/

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.

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
VIDEO-2 SET COMPONENT

SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+

DISPLAY

BLUE BACK

If no signal is being received or the signal
is very weak, a blue back screen
automatically becomes the picture
background.
If you wish to contunue viewing the poor
picture, you must set the BLUE BACK
function to “OFF”

1 Press MENU T to display the

“MENU 2” menu, then select
“BLUE BACK”.

MENU 2
AUTO SHUTOFF ON
CHILD LOCK ON
BLUE BACK ON
VIDEO-2 SET COMPONENT

SELECT BY EXIT BY
OPERATE BY -+

2 Press CHANNEL –/+ or MENU

to select “ON”.

To cancel the BLUE BACK function,
select “OFF”.

DISPLAY

/

2 Press CHANNEL –/+ or MENU

to select “ON”.

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

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

/

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