JVC AV-2956, AV-2156, AV-2186, AV-2586, AV-2986 Instructions Manual

INSTRUCTIONS

GGT0120-001A-H

AV-2988SE AV-2986ME AV-2986SE AV-2956BE AV-2956ME

AV-2586ME

AV-2186ME AV-2156BE AV-2156ME

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

Speciﬁ cations .............................................................Back cover

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15 cm

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.

1 Operate only from the power source indicated on the rear of the TV. 2 Avoid damaging the power cord and mains plug. When unplugging the

TV, grasp the mains plug. Do not pull on the power cord. 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.

4 Do not allow objects or liquid into the cabinet openings. 5 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.

7 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 connection/disconnecting the AC plug into AC outlet by hand.

8 The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that

no objects ﬁ lled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

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.

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.

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Knowing your TV’s features

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Conﬁ rm 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.

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.

PIP (Picture In Picture) You can view two screens (Main picture and Sub picture) at the same time. 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 )

You can listen the stereo sound or billingal sound from TV programme broadcasting by A2 or NICAM Sound-multiplex system.

AI ECO SENSOR TV detects the brightness of your room and automatically adjust the picture brightness to

a suitable level for a better eyecare.

ECO MODE You can adjust TV screen contrast according to the brightness of your room to suitable

level for a better eyecare.

AI VOLUME 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.

TINT You can adjust TINT setting for all colour systems, including PAL.

No.

Model No.

Function

AV-2988SE

AV-2986ME

AV-2986SE

AV-2956BE

AV-2956ME

AV-2586ME

AV-2186ME

AV-2156BE

AV-2156ME

1 , 2

PIP control buttons (Green label) O O O

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OO

—— — MaxxBass O O O — O O O — O — PICTURE TILT O O O O O ————

3

AI ECO SENSOR O O O

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OOO

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O

3

ECO MODE

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O

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O

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Remote control buttons and basic functions

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No. Press To

1

POWER Turn on or off the TV from standby mode.

2

MENU/OK Display menu and conﬁ rm selected function.

3

5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 Select and adjust menu function.

4

CHANNEL -/+ Select the desired channel number.

5

VOLUME -/+ Adjust the volume level.

6

TV/VIDEO EXIT

Select TV or video terminal input. On the other hand, you can use this button to EXIT from the menu.

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MUTING Turn off the volume.

Press this button again to resume the volume.

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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.

1 Press the DISPLAY button once to display the PR list. 2 Press 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 buttons to choose a channel, then press the MENU/OK button.

You can conﬁ rm 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.

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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.

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FAVORITE CHANNEL

(colour buttons: red, green, yellow, blue)

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.

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)

The following chart shows locations of functions in menus. In this manual, location of a function is described as follows:

Note: Some functions have the 4th menus as the sub-menus.

How to operate menus and menus locations

To Operation Note

Display the MENU

Press the MENU/OK button 2. PICTURE MENU is displayed on ﬁ rst press.

To exit the MENU, press the DISPLAY/ BACK button 8 or choose EXIT menu or TV/VIDEO/EXIT button 6.

Choose a Top menu

Press 2/3 buttons 3 to choose a menu title when the cursor is pointing at MENU.

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Choose a 2nd menu

Press 5/∞ buttons 3 to choose a 2nd menu title.

Press ∞ button 3 to display the next functions.

Display the 3rd menu

Press 5/∞ buttons 3 to choose a 2nd menu title. Then press MENU/ OK button 2.

Return to the previous menu

Press the DISPLAY/BACK button

8.

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Choose the setting of a function

Press 5/∞ buttons 3 to choose a function. Then press the 2/3 buttons 3 to change the setting.

Press the TV/ VIDEO/ EXIT button 6 to exit from the menu.

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.

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.

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MENU

Top menu

2nd menu

Top menu 3rd menuMENU 2nd menu

Top menu 2nd menu Location 3nd menu Location

MENU

PICTURE PICTURE MODE P.9 – –

PICTURE SETTING P.10 CONTRAST P.10

BRIGHT P.10 SHARP P.10 COLOUR P.10

TINT P.10 WHITE BALANCE P.10 – – VNR P.17 – –

SOUND

STEREO/

I■II

P. 1 5 ––

AI VOLUME P.15 –– SOUND MODE P.14 –– EQUALIZER P.15 –– BALANCE P.14 –– CINEMA SURROUND

P.15 ––

MaxxBass P.15 ––

FEATURES DVD MENU P.16

AUTO SIGNAL DETECT

P.16

DVD PICTURE MODE

P.16

DVD THEATER STATUS

P.16

DVD SOUND MODE

P.16

ON TIMER P.17 PR P.17

ON TIMER P.17 OFF TIMER P.17 –– CHILD LOCK P.17 –– COMPRESS (16:9)

P.11 –– AI ECO SENSOR/ ECO MODE

P.11 ––

INSTALL AUTO PROGRAM P.19 ––

EDIT/MANUAL P.19 DELETE, MOVE,

MANUAL, INSERT

P.19P.20

COLOUR SYSTEM P.9 –– LANGUAGE P.17 LANGUAGE P.17 TEXT LANGUAGE P.13 TEXT LANGUAGE P.13 VIDEO-2 SETTING P.18 –– BLUE BACK P.11 –– PICTURE TILT P.11 –– BEEP P.18 ––

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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.

POWER

TV/VIDEO

MENU/OK

CHANNEL

VOLUME

RVL/MONO

IN(VIDEO-3)

Front of the TV

AV-2988SE

Rear of the TV

AV-2988SE

POWER

VOLUME

CHANNEL

MENU

OK

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L (main power)

Press to turn on or turn off the TV’s main power. –

2

POWER lamp Indicate the TV’s status. –

No colour : TV’s main power is being turned off. Red : TV’s main power is being turned on. Blink :

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. 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.

3

ECO sensor –

4

Remote control sensor –

5

TV/VIDEO

Press to select TV or Video terminal input or exit from menu.

–

6

VOLUME -/+ Press to adjust the volume level. –

7

CHANNEL -/+

Press to select the desired channel (Both of RF and Video input.)

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8

MENU/OK Press to display the menu. –

9

IN (VIDEO-3) Video and audio input jacks for VIDEO-3 mode. 22

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Headphone jack. 22

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Aerial socket. 7

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OUTPUT Video and audio output jacks. (The component video

signal cannot be output.)

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COMPONENT (VIDEO-2) INPUT

Video or component video, and audio input jacks for VIDEO-2 mode. You can select the input signal by setting the “VIDEO-2 SETTING” function (see page 18).

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VIDEO-1 INPUT

Video or S-VIDEO, and audio input jacks for VIDEO-1 mode. 7

How to operate the menus with the TV button

TV button

Work as same as the button on the remote control unit

Note

MENU MENU/OK button To display main menu and exit menu after

ﬁ nish setting. CHANNEL -/+ ∞/5 button To select menu function. VOLUME -/+ 2/3 button To choose a Top menu and adjust the

desired menu function.

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2 Connecting the main plug to the AC outlet.

Setting up your TV

CAUTION

• Turn off the equipment including the TV before connecting.

VHF/UHF outdoor aerial

75-ohm coaxial cable (not supplied)

1 Connecting the aerial cable.

3 Inserting batteries into the remote control.

Insert two batteries by following the + and - polarities

and inserting the - end ﬁ rst.

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, ﬁ t new batteries. The supplied batteries are for testing, not regular use.

4 Turn on the TV by pressing the main power button.

JVC logo appears on the screen.

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OUTPUT

VIDEO-1

COMPONENT

(VIDEO-2)

INPUT

Rear of TV

AV-2156BE

VHF/UHF outdoor aerial

VCR

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.

The illustration shown is just a sample. It may not be same as your TV.

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.

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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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:

• 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 stop AUTO

PROGRAM, press MENU/OK button.

Setting up your TV (continued)

• 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.

LANGUAGE TEXT LANGUAGE

MENU : OK DISPLAY : BACK TV/VIDEO : EXIT

TEXT LANGUAGE

MENU : OK DISPLAY : BACK TV/VIDEO : EXIT

AUTO PROGRAM

MENU : OK

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MENU : NO

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GROUP–2

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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.

To operate this function with a menu:

For the colour system in each country or region, see the table below:

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.

BRIGHT Heightens contrast and sharpness.

STANDARD Standard picture setting.

USER 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)

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.

To operate this function with a menu:

To return the USER setting to default, press the blue button when the PICTURE SETTING menu is displayed.

Basic setting for picture

AUTO PAL SECAM NTSC3.58

NTSC4.43

MENU INSTALL menu COLOUR SYSTEM

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MENU

PICTURE menu

PICTURE MODE

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Area Country or Region System

Asia, Middle East

Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, etc. Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, India, etc.

PAL

China, Vietnam, etc. PAL

Hong Kong, etc. PAL

Islamic Republic of Iran, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, etc. SECAM

Philippines, Taiwan, Myanmar, etc. NTSC

Europe

Russia, etc. SECAM

Czech Republic, Poland, etc. PAL

Germany, Holland, Belgium, etc. PAL

UK, etc. PAL

Oceania Australia, New Zealand, etc. PAL

Africa

Republic of South Africa, etc. PAL

Nigeria, etc. 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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PICTURE SETTING

You can adjust the desired picture setting when selecting USER in PICTURE MODE.

1 Select USER in PICTURE MODE under PICTURE menu.

2 Select PICTURE SETTING in PICTURE menu, then adjust the

setting.

CONTRAST 2 : Lower contrast 3 : Higher contrast

BRIGHT 2 : Darker 3 : Brighter

SHARP 2 : Softer 3 : Higher

COLOUR 2 : Lighter 3 : Deeper

TINT 2 : Reddish 3 : Greenish

When you select VIDEO-2 Mode, you cannot adjust SHARP.

Basic setting for picture (continued)

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.

NORMAL Normal white balance.

COOL Bluish white.

WARM Reddish white.

When you set DVD THEATER STATUS in DVD MENU to ON, you cannot adjust WHITE BALANCE.

MENU PICTURE menu WHITE BALANCE

MENU

PICTURE menu PICTURE MODE

USER

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MENU

PICTURE menu

PICTURE SETTING

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 About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to

operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

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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.

OFF Cancel the function. MODE-1/ECO-1 Mild contrast (recommended.) MODE-2/ECO-2 Even contrast. DISPLAY (for AI ECO SENSOR only)

Display the graphic of the function.

To operate this function with a menu:

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.

Correcting the Slanting Picture (PICTURE TILT)

You can correct the picture tilt caused by the earth’s magnetic force.

1 Select PICTURE TILT in the INSTALL menu, then press MENU/

OK button.

The following display appears.

2 Press the 5/∞ buttons until the picture becomes level. Then

press the MENU/OK button.

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.

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.

Select BLUE BACK in the INSTALL menu, then choose ON or OFF.

If you wish to continue viewing the poor picture, off the BLUE BACK function.

Advanced setting for picture

PICTURE TILT

MENU : OK DISPLAY : BACK TV/VIDEO : EXIT

MENU INSTALL menu

PICTURE TILT

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MENU INSTALL menu BLUE BACK

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MENU

FEATURES menu

COMPRESS (16:9)

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MENU

FEATURES menu

AI ECO SENSOR / ECO MODE

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 About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to

operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

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PIP Display the sub picture.

To cancel, press the PIP button again.

Notes:

• You can hear the sound from the main picture only.

•

When main picture and sub picture are the same TV channel.

Press SUB-P -/+

Main picture will be changed TV channel follow as sub picture.

Press

( Input )

To change sub picture to video mode.

Press CHANNEL -/+

Sub picture will be changed TV channel follow as Main picture.

Press CHANNEL -/+

Until main picture change to video mode.

SUB-P -/+ Select the desired TV channel for sub picture.

(Input)

Select the input source for the sub picture.

(Swap)

Swap between the main picture and sub picture.

(Position)

Change the sub picture position. Each time you press the (Position) button, the sub picture position will change as follows:

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.

PIP

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.

Original features for picture

TELETEXT

You can watch the Teletext broadcast channel with TEXT function.

1 Press the TEXT button to select the desired mode as follows:

2 Press the CHANNEL -/+ buttons, number buttons or colour

buttons to select other Teletext pages.

3 Press TEXT or TV/VIDEO button to return to TV mode.

You can also operate the teletext using the following buttons:

(Hold)

Hold a teletext page. The (Hold) icon is displayed at the top left of the screen. To cancel, press (Hold) button again.

(Reveal)

Display the hidden text (e.g. answers to a quiz). To cancel, press (Reveal) button again.

(Size)

Enlarge the teletext display.

(Index)

Return to the index page instantly.

(Cancel)

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. Press (Cancel)

button

to view the teletext page.

(Sub-page)

Operate the (Sub-page) function. Sub-page numbers are displayed at the left of the screen. To cancel sub-page function, press (Sub-page) button again.

TV mode TEXT twin mode TEXT mode

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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.

GROUP-1 English, German, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Hungarian,

Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish

GROUP-2 Polish, German, Estonian, Slovenian, Czech, Slovakian,

Rumanian

GROUP-3 Polish, German, Estonian, Lettish, Russian, Ukrainian

Depending on the broadcast, the language set may not display properly. For details, refer to page 8.

MENU INSTALL menu TEXT LANGUAGE

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 About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to

operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

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SOUND SYSTEM

You can select an appropriate sound system when abnormal sound occurs even when the picture appears normally. Press the SOUND SYSTEM button to select a setting.

This function is not available in video mode. For the sound system in each country or region, see the table below:

Basic setting for sound

B/G I D/K M

SOUND MODE

You can choose the desired sound setting. Select the SOUND MODE in SOUND menu, then choose the setting.

USER You can change this sound setting as you like.

Select USER and adjust the frequencies in EQUALIZER (100, 300, 1K, 3K, 8K Hz). For details, see “EQUALIZER” on page 15.

SOUND TURBO

Emphasize on low and high frequency levels.

THEATER

Emphasize on movie sound.

MUSIC Emphasize on music effect.

NEWS Emphasize on vocal sound.

When you select VIDEO-2, you cannot adjust SOUND MODE function. You can adjust it in DVD Menu.

When SOUND MODE is set to SOUND TURBO, EQUALIZER, CINEMA SURROUND and MaxxBass functions are not available.

BALANCE

You can adjust the volume balance between the left and right speakers. Select BALANCE in SOUND menu, then adjust the setting.

MENU SOUND menu SOUND MODE

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MENU SOUND menu BALANCE

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Area Country or Region System

Asia, Middle East

Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, etc. Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, India, etc.

B/G

China, Vietnam, etc. D/K

Hong Kong, etc. I

Islamic Republic of Iran, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, etc. B/G

Philippines, Taiwan, Myanmar, etc. M

Europe

Russia, etc. D/K

Czech Republic, Poland, etc. D/K

Germany, Holland, Belgium, etc. B/G

UK, etc. I

Oceania Australia, New Zealand, etc. B/G

Africa

Republic of South Africa, etc. I

Nigeria, etc. B/G

Egypt, Morocco, etc. B/G

 About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to

operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

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CINEMA SURROUND

You can enjoy an enhanced sound for wider audience. Press the CINEMA SURROUND button to select a setting.

OFF Cancel the function. ON Listen to sound with wider audience effect.

This function is not available when SOUND MODE is set to SOUND TURBO. To operate this function with a menu:

STEREO / I■II ( )

You can enjoy the stereo and bilingual broadcasted programmes. Press the button to select the desired mode.

Select stereo sound. Select monaural sound.

I

Select bilingual I (sub I).

II

Select bilingual II (sub II).

This function is not available in video mode. To operate this function with a menu:

Advanced setting for sound

EQUALIZER

You can adjust the sound level of each frequencies when selecting USER mode in SOUND MODE.

1 Select USER in SOUND MODE under SOUND menu.

2 Select EQUALIZER in SOUND menu.

The following display appears.

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. When you select VIDEO-2, you cannot adjust EQUALIZER.

AI VOLUME

You can adjust the volume of all the channels and video inputs to the same level automatically depends on the strength of signal of the sources. Select AI VOLUME in SOUND menu, then choose ON or OFF.

 About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to

operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

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100 300 1K 3K 8K Hz

EQUALIZER

MENU : OK DISPLAY : BACK TV/VIDEO : EXIT

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MENU SOUND menu STEREO / I■II

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MENU

SOUND menu

SOUND MODE

USER

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MENU

SOUND menu

EQUALIZER

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MENU SOUND menu AI VOLUME

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MaxxBass

You can enjoy an enhanced bass sound which cannot be reproduced by normal speakers. Select MaxxBass in SOUND menu, then choose the desired setting.

OFF MaxxBass is turned off. HIGH MaxxBass effect is high. LOW MaxxBass effect is low.

MENU SOUND menu MaxxBass

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This function is not available when SOUND MODE is set to SOUND TURBO. “MaxxBass” is a registered trademark of Waves Audio Ltd. in the USA, Japan and other countries.

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DVD Menu

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.

Select AUTO SIGNAL DETECT in DVD MENU under FEATURES menu then choose ON or OFF (Factory setting is ON).

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.

OFF Cancel the function. 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.

ON Enjoy movie playback with suitable colour temperature, sharp

subtitles and improved gradation for black, like in a theater.

OFF

Cancel the function.

When you set DVD THEATER STATUS to ON, PICTURE MODE, WHITE BALANCE and AI ECO SENSOR / ECO MODE functions are not available.

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.

MUSIC Select when watching a music concert.

USER

Select if you want to adjust the sound setting to your preference.

DRAMA

Select when watching a drama movie.

THEATER

Select when watching an action movie.

MENU

FEATURES menu

DVD MENU

AUTO SIGNAL DETECT

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DVD PICTURE MODE

MENU FEATURES menu

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DVD MENU

DVD THEATER STATUS

MENU

FEATURES menu

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DVD MENU

DVD SOUND MODE

MENU

FEATURES menu

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DVD 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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Customized setting

VNR

You can reduce the picture noise. Select VNR in PICTURE menu, then choose a setting of VNR function.

OFF VNR is turned off. AUTO Effect of VNR is automatically controlled. MIN Effect of VNR becomes minimum level. MAX 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.

LANGUAGE

You can choose your desired on screen display language. Select LANGUAGE in the INSTALL menu, then choose a language.

CHILD LOCK

You can disable the front control buttons of the TV. Select CHILD LOCK in the FEATURES menu, then choose ON or OFF.

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.

The following display appears.

MENU INSTALL menu LANGUAGE

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MENU PICTURE menu

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VNR

 About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to

operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

OFF TIMER

You can set the TV to turn off automatically to standby mode after a set time. Press the OFF TIMER button to select a desired period of time.

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

To operate this function with a menu:

When the remaining elapse time is one minute, “GOOD NIGHT!” appears on the screen. You can display the OFF TIMER menu again to conﬁ rm or change the remaining time.

MENU FEATURES menu OFF TIMER

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MENU

FEATURES menu

CHILD LOCK

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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. 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.

PR 01

00:15

ON TIMER

DISPLAY : BACK TV/VIDEO : EXIT

MENU FEATURES menu

ON TIMER

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Customized setting (continued)

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:

Choose a TV channel or a VIDEO terminal.

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.

ON OFF PR LIST

PR CH/CC V1 V2 V3 AV 1 2 3

CH 09 CC 76 CC 78

PR LIST

MENU : OK

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VIDEO-2 SETTING

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).

MENU INSTALL menu VIDEO-2 SETTING

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VIDEO

If a normal video signal (composite video signal) is input.

COMPONENT If a component video signal (Y/CB/CR) is input.

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.)

For connecting methods, see “Additional Preparation” on page 22.

 About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to

operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

BEEP

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. Select BEEP in the INSTALL menu, then choose ON or OFF.

When the volume is level 0, then BEEP function is not available.

MENU

INSTALL menu

BEEP

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To register the TV channels automatically (AUTO PROGRAM)

You can register the TV channels into the TV’s channel list automatically.

1 Display the INSTALL menu.

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.

3 The EDIT menu appears.

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.

To exit the menu Press the MENU/OK button.

To register the TV channels manually (MANUAL in the EDIT menu)

You can register the TV channels into the TV’s channel list manually.

1 Display the INSTALL menu.

TV channel presetting

2 Choose EDIT/MANUAL, then press the MENU/OK button.

EDIT menu appears.

3 Choose the channel which you want to register. 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.

5 Press the 3 button to choose an appropriate sound system.

For details, see “SOUND SYSTEM” on page 14.

6 Press the green or red button to search for the TV channel.

Searching stops when a channel is found and displayed.

7 Repeat step 5 until your desired TV channel appears.

If the reception is poor Press the blue or yellow button to ﬁ ne tune

the TV channel.

If noisy sound is heard Press the 3 button to choose an appropriate

sound system.

8 Press the MENU/OK button to exit the menu.

EDIT

MENU : OK

MOVE

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INSERT

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DELETE

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MANUAL

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PR CH/CC AV 1 CH 04 2 CH 76 3 CH 78 4 CH 05 5 CH 28

3

6 CH 10

MENU INSTALL menu

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MENU INSTALL menu

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 About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to

operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

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To add in the new channel (INSERT in the EDIT menu)

You can add in new channels in the TV channel list as you like. You need to ﬁ 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.

2 Choose EDIT/MANUAL, then press the MENU/OK button.

EDIT menu appears.

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.

4 Press the green button, then press 3 button to choose “CC” or

“CH”.

5 Press the number button to enter the CH/CC number for the TV

channel you wish to add.

The TV starts to search the TV channel, and the picture of the TV

channel appears. If the TV ﬁ nds no TV channel, a noisy picture

appears. When a TV channel has already been registered in PR99, using the INSERT function deletes that TV channel.

TV channel presetting (continued)

To edit the channel list (PR LIST) (MOVE and DELETE 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.

1 Display the INSTALL menu.

2 Choose EDIT/MANUAL, then press the MENU/OK button.

EDIT menu appears.

3 Choose the channel which you want to change its PR number,

or delete.

4 Do the following action:

To change the PR number (MOVE)

Press the 3 button. Then move it to the new PR number you want to use for the channel by pressing the 5/∞ button. Finally press the 2 button.

To delete the channel (DELETE)

Press the yellow button.

5 Press the MENU/OK button to exit the menu.

EDIT

MENU : OK

MOVE

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INSERT

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DELETE

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MANUAL

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PR CH/CC AV 1 CH 04 2 CH 76 3 CH 78 4 CH 05 5 CH 28

3

6 CH 10

MENU INSTALL menu

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MENU INSTALL menu

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 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/CC number

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.

Channel No. Country

US United States, Philippines, etc..

CCIR

Middle East, Southeast Asia, etc..

OIRT Eastern Europe, Russia, Vietnam,

etc..

AUSTRALIA Australia, etc..

Channel

CC US CCIR OIRT AUSTRALIA

CC 18 E S-18 CC 19 F S-19 CC 20 G S-20 CC 21 H S-21 CC 22 I S-22 CC 23 J S-23 CC 24 K S-24 CC 25 L S-25 CC 26 M S-26 CC 27 N S-27 CC 28 O S-28 CC 29 P S-29 CC 30 Q S-30 CC 31 R S-31 CC 32 S S-32 CC 33 T S-33 CC 34 U S-34 CC 35 V S-35 CC 36 W S-36 CC 37 W+1 S-37 CC 38 W+2 S-38 CC 39 W+3 S-39 CC 40 W+4 S-40 CC 41 W+5 S-41 CC 42 W+6 CC 43 W+7 CC 44 W+8 CC 45 W+9 CC 46 W+10 CC 47 W+11 CC 48 W+12 CC 49 W+13 CC 50 W+14 CC 51 W+15 CC 52 W+16 CC 53 W+17 CC 54 W+18 CC 55 W+19 CC 56 W+20 CC 57 W+21 CC 58 W+22 CC 59 W+23 CC 60 W+24 CC 61 W+25 CC 62 W+26 CC 63 W+27 CC 64 W+28 CC 75 X CC 76 Y R3 CC 77 Z R4 AU-3 CC 78 Z+1 R5 CC 79 Z+2 AU-4 CC 95 A-5 CC 96 A-4 CC 97 A-3 CC 98 A-2 CC 99 A-1

CH US CCIR OIRT AUSTRALIA

CH 33 US-33, W+48 E33 AU-34 CH 34 US-34, W+49 E34 AU-35 CH 35 US-35, W+50 E35 AU-36 CH 36 US-36, W+51 E36 AU-37 CH 37 US-37, W+52 E37 AU-38 CH 38 US-38, W+53 E38 AU-39/AU-40 CH 39 US-39, W+54 E39 AU-41 CH 40 US-40, W+55 E40 AU-42 CH 41 US-41, W+56 E41 AU-43 CH 42 US-42, W+57 E42 AU-44 CH 43 US-43, W+58 E43 AU-45 CH 44 US-44, W+59 E44 AU-46 CH 45 US-45, W+60 E45 AU-47/AU-48 CH 46 US-46, W+61 E46 AU-49 CH 47 US-47, W+62 E47 AU-50 CH 48 US-48, W+63 E48 AU-51 CH 49 US-49, W+64 E49 AU-52 CH 50 US-50, W+65 E50 AU-53 CH 51 US-51, W+66 E51 AU-54 CH 52 US-52, W+67 E52 AU-55/AU-56 CH 53 US-53, W+68 E53 AU-57 CH 54 US-54, W+69 E54 AU-58 CH 55 US-55, W+70 E55 AU-59 CH 56 US-56, W+71 E56 AU-60 CH 57 US-57, W+72 E57 AU-61 CH 58 US-58, W+73 E58 AU-62 CH 59 US-59, W+74 E59 AU-63/AU-64 CH 60 US-60, W+75 E60 AU-65 CH 61 US-61, W+76 E61 AU-66 CH 62 US-62, W+77 E62 AU-67 CH 63 US-63, W+78 E63 AU-68 CH 64 US-64, W+79 E64 AU-69 CH 65 US-65, W+80 E65 CH 66 US-66, W+81 E66 CH 67 US-67, W+82 E67 CH 68 US-68, W+83 E68 CH 69 US-69, W+84 E69

CC US CCIR OIRT AUSTRALIA

CC 01 S-1 AU-5 CC 02 S-2 CC 03 S-3 CC 04 S-4 CC 05 S-5 CC 06 S-6 AU-5A CC 07 S-7 CC 08 S-8 CC 09 S-9 CC 10 S-10 CC 11 S- 11 CC 12 S-12 CC 13 S-13 CC 14 A S-14 CC 15 B S-15 CC 16 C S-16 CC 17 D S-17

CH US CCIR OIRT AUSTRALIA

CH 02 US-2 E2 R1 AU-0 CH 03 US-3 E3 AU-1 CH 04 US-4 E4 R2 AU-2 CH 05 US-5 E5 R6 AU-6 CH 06 US-6 E6 R7 AU-7 CH 07 US-7 E7 R8 AU-8 CH 08 US-8 E8 R9 AU-9 CH 09 US-9 E9 CH 10 US-10 E10 R10 AU-10 CH 11 US-11 E11 R11 AU-11 CH 12 US-12 E12 R12 CH 13 US-13 CH 14 US-14, W+29 CH 15 US-15, W+30 CH 16 US-16, W+31 CH 17 US-17, W+32 CH 18 US-18, W+33 CH 19 US-19, W+34 CH 20 US-20, W+35 CH 21 US-21, W+36 E21 CH 22 US-22, W+37 E22 CH 23 US-23, W+38 E23 CH 24 US-24, W+39 E24 CH 25 US-25, W+40 E25 CH 26 US-26, W+41 E26 CH 27 US-27, W+42 E27 CH 28 US-28, W+43 E28 AU-28 CH 29 US-29, W+44 E29 AU-29 CH 30 US-30, W+45 E30 AU-30 CH 31 US-31, W+46 E31 AU-31/AU-32 CH 32 US-32, W+47 E32 AU-33

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V

L

RR

L

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MONO

Y

C

B

C

R

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V

S

OVER

L

R

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MONO

OUTPUT

VIDEO-1

COMPONENT

(VIDEO-2)

INPUT

The illustrations shown in this section are for AV-2156BE and AV2988SE, which are used for explanation purpose. Your TV may not look exactly the same as illustrated.

Before connecting

• Read the manuals provided with the devices for the proper connection.

• Turn off all the devices including the TV.

• Note that connecting cables are not supplied.

Connecting to front video input terminals

Additional preparation

Connecting to rear component/video input terminals and output terminals

C

MENU

OK

VR

L / MONO

IN (VIDEO-3)

RVL/MONO

IN(VIDEO-3)

Front of TV

Headphones

AV-2988SE

AV-2156BE

Camcorder or TV game

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)

Rear of TV

AV-2988SE

VCR (for playing) DVD player (composite signals)

VCR (for recording)

DVD player (component video signals)

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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 at the corner of the screen

• This may due to the magnetized device such as a speaker near to your TV. Keep the device apart from your TV. Alternately, you can also use the magneticshielded speaker.

• Picture is tilted

• This may due to the earth magnetism. Refer to “PICTURE TILT” on page 11 to correct the tilt.

• Image takes a short period to be displayed

• Image required time to stabilize before display. This is not a malfunction.

• TV may emit crackling sound

• This is due to a sudden change in temperature and it is not a malfunction. If the crackling sound is too frequent, request your service technician for inspection.

• 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.

• 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.

• Suddenly, a channel or input was changed to VIDEO-2 inputs.

• Some VCRs and DVD players can trigger Auto Signal Detect even after you choose a different input.

• Please turn off the AUTO SIGNAL DETECT function.

• “PLEASE DISCONNECT VIDEO-1 CABLE!” appears on the screen.

• Please disconnect either S-VIDEO cable or video input cable from Video-1 input.

• 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.

• Snowy picture

•

Check the aerial cable and its connection with the TV.

• Stripes appear on the picture

• Interference occurs caused by other devices such as an ampliﬁ er, personal computer, or a hair drier. Move such devices away from your TV.

• 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.

• Poor picture • Choose the appropriate colour system. Refer to “COLOUR SYSTEM” on page 9.

• Adjust the COLOUR or BRIGHT setting. Refer to “PICTURE SETTING” on page 10.

• White and bright still image look as if it were coloured

• Inevitable phenomenon due to the nature of the picture tube. This is not a malfunction.

• Top of the image from software products or video tape is distorted

• This is due to the condition of the video signal whereby the image was not recorded properly. This is not a malfunction.

• Poor sound • Adjust the sound frequency properly. Refer to “EQUALIZER” on page 15.

• Stereo or bilingual

sound is unclear

• TV channel reception is poor. Change the stereo/ bilingual mode to mono sound (see page 15).

• 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.

• 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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Speciﬁ cations

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/C

B/CR

) input VIDEO-3: VIDEO input, AUDIO L/R input OUTPUT: VIDEO output, AUDIO L/R output Headphone jack: 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

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II function for the Sound-multiplex systems or Teletext function may not be available.

Please conﬁ rm with the chart on page 3.

Design and speciﬁ cations subject to change without notice.

INSTRUCTIONS

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AV-29BS26 AV-21BS26 AV-29BX16 AV-21BX16 AV-29MS26 AV-21BX16B AV-29MX16 AV-21MS26 AV-29MX56 AV-21MX16 AV-29MX76 AV-21MX56 AV-29SS26 AV-21MX76 AV-29SX56 AV-29SX76

AV-25MS26 AV-25MX16 AV-25MX56 AV-25MX76