JVC LT-26C31BC User Manual

ENGLISH

LT-26C31BC

WIDE LCD PANEL TV INSTRUCTIONS

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LCT1628-003A

Thank you for buying this JVC LCD flat television.
To make sure you understand how to use your new TV, please read this manual thoroughly before you begin.
(“LCD” stands for Liquid Crystal Display.)

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR

MOISTURE.

WARNING

Always use the power cord which is supplied with the TV.

WARNING

• Fingers may be trapped under the TV causing injuries. Hold the TV at the
bottom in the middle, and do not allow it to tilt up or down.

• The TV may fall causing injuries. Hold the bottom of the stand with your
hand and tilt the TV up and down.

• Do not allow children to hang from the TV, place their elbows on the TV or
lean against the TV. Doing so may cause the TV to fall over and lead to
injuries.

ENGLISH

CAUTION

Do not press hard on the speaker area at the bottom front panel of the TV.
Doing so can cause a dent to occur on the metal grid.

Metal grid

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Point defects

LCDs use collections of fine pixels to display images. While there is no problem with more than 99.99% of these pixels, please
understand that a very small number of pixels may not light or may light all the time.

Distance recommendations

Avoid improper installation and never position the unit where good
ventilation is impossible.
When installing this TV, distance recommendations must be maintained
between the set and the wall, as well as inside a tightly enclosed area or
piece of furniture.

150 mm

200 mm 200 mm

150 mm

50 mm

Keep to the minimum distance guidelines shown for safe operation.

Failure to take the following precautions may cause damage to the television or remote control.

DO NOT block the TV’s ventilation openings or holes.

(If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a newspaper or cloth, etc., the heat may not be able to get out.)

DO NOT place anything on top of the TV.

(such as cosmetics or medicines, flower vases, potted plants, cups, etc.)

DO NOT allow objects or liquid into the cabinet openings.

(If water or liquid is allowed to enter this equipment, fire or electric shock may be caused.)

DO NOT place any naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, on the TV.
DO NOT subject the TV to direct sunlight.

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.

If there is a fault, unplug the unit and call a service technician. Do not attempt to repair it yourself or remove the rear cover.

 Cleaning the screen

The screen is coated with a special thin film to reduce reflection. If this film is damaged, uneven colors, discoloration, scratches,
and other problems that can not be repaired may occur. Pay attention to the following when handling the screen.

• Do not use glue or adhesive tape on the screen.

• Do not write on the screen.

• Do not allow the screen to come in contact with any hard objects.

• Do not allow condensation to form on the screen.

• Do not use alcohol, thinner, benzene or other solvents on the screen.

• Do not rub the screen hard.

CAUTION:

• Operate only from the power source specified (AC 110 – 240 V,
50/60 Hz) on the unit.

• Avoid damaging the AC plug and power cord.

D.I.S.T. demonstration

To start the D.I.S.T. demonstration:
Press the a button to display the MENU (main menu). Then press the yellow button.
A picture split in two (D.I.S.T. turned on and D.I.S.T. turned off) will appear on the screen.

To quit the D.I.S.T. demonstration:
Press the yellow button, b button, P p buttons or any of the number buttons.

• When you are not using this unit for a long period of time, it is
recommended that you disconnect the power cord from the
main outlet.

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CONTENTS

Setting up your TV..................................4

Installation..........................................................4

Using the stand ..................................................4

Putting the batteries into the Remote control.....5

Remove the terminal covers ..............................5

Connecting the aerial and VCR .........................6

Connecting the power cord to the AC outlet ......6

Initial settings .........................................7

T-V LINK FUNCTIONS ......................................8

TV buttons and functions ......................9

Turn the TV on from standby mode ...................9

Choose a TV channel ........................................9

Watch images from external devices .................9

Adjust the volume ..............................................9

Using the headphone.........................................9

Using the Menu..................................................9

Remote control buttons and

functions............................................10

Turn the TV on or off from standby mode ........10

Choose a TV channel ......................................10

Adjust the volume ............................................11

Watch images from external devices ...............11

ZOOM function.................................................12

3D SOUND function .........................................12

Displaying the current time ..............................13

Return to TV channel instantly.........................13

Using the FREEZE function .............................13

Using the PIP function .....................................13

Using the MULTI-PICTURE function ...............14

Operating a JVC brand VCR or DVD player ....14

Teletext function...................................15

Basic operation ................................................15

Using the List Mode .........................................15

Hold..................................................................15

Sub-page .........................................................16

Reveal..............................................................16

Size ..................................................................16

Index ................................................................16

Cancel..............................................................16

SOUND SETTING ................................. 21

STEREO / I • II ................................................ 21

Sound Adjustment........................................... 21

SPEAKER ....................................................... 21

BBE ................................................................. 21

3D SOUND...................................................... 21

A.H.B. (Active Hyper Bass) ............................. 21

HEADPHONE ................................................. 22

ENGLISH

EXT SETTING .......................................23

S-IN (S-VIDEO input) ...................................... 23

ID LIST ............................................................ 23

DUBBING........................................................ 23

FEATURES............................................ 25

SLEEP TIMER ................................................ 25

BLUE BACK .................................................... 25

CHILD LOCK................................................... 25

DECODER (EXT-2)......................................... 26

INSTALL................................................ 27

LANGUAGE .................................................... 27

AUTO PROGRAM........................................... 27

EDIT/MANUAL ................................................ 28

Additional menu operations ............... 31

Downloading the data to VCR......................... 31

Changing the COUNTRY setting .................... 31

Using the DECODER (EXT-2) function ........... 32

Additional preparation......................... 33

Connecting the external devices ..................... 33

CH/CC numbers ...................................35

Troubleshooting................................... 36

Specifications....................................... 38

Using the TV’s menu............................17

Basic operation ................................................17

PICTURE SETTING ...............................18

PICTURE MODE .............................................18

Picture Adjustment...........................................18

COLOUR TEMP...............................................18

PICTURE FEATURES ...........................19

DIGITAL VNR ..................................................19

Super DigiPure.................................................19

COLOUR SYSTEM..........................................20

MOVIE THEATRE............................................20

4:3 AUTO ASPECT..........................................20

COLOUR MANAGEMENT ...............................20

PIP ...................................................................20

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Setting up your TV

• When you install the TV on the wall, only use a JVC wall mounting unit (optional) which is designed for this TV.

• Ensure that the TV is installed on the wall by a skilled installer.

Installation

Cautions for installation

• Install the TV in a corner on a wall or on the floor so as to keep cords out of the way.

• The TV will generate a slight amount of heat during operation. Ensure that sufficient space is available around the TV to allow
satisfactory cooling. See “Distance recommendations” on page 2.

A protective sheet is affixed to the TV panel frame.

Using the stand

This TV comes with a Table Top Stand already
attached.

This stand can be used to adjust the direction of the TV
screen 5° up, 10° down, and 20° to the left or right.

 Tilt the TV up and down:

While holding the bottom of the stand with one hand, use
your other hand to hold the middle of the top of the TV and
slowly tilt the TV up and down.

• As a safety measure, the stand is constructed so that it
requires a certain amount of force to tilt the TV.

 Rotate the TV to the left and right:

While holding the bottom of the stand with one hand, use
your other hand to hold the edge of the panel and slowly
adjust the direction of the TV screen.

 Cable holder

A cable holder which is used to keep the connection cables
tidy is attached to the back of the stand. Gently squeeze the
left and right of the cable holder and pull it to remove it
from the stand. After putting the cables in the cable holder,
attach it to the back of the stand again.

cable holder

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Setting up your TV

Putting the batteries into the Remote control

Use two AA/R6 dry cell batteries.
Insert the batteries from the - end, making sure the + and - polarities are correct.

• Follow the warnings printed on the batteries.

• Battery life is about six months to one year, depending on your frequency of use.

• The batteries we supply are only for setting up and testing your TV, please replace them as soon as necessary.

• If the remote control does not work properly, replace the batteries.

Remove the terminal covers

There are connection terminals behind the covers on the left and right of the rear of the TV. Remove these two covers before
connecting an antenna or VCR.

The covers can be removed by removing the hook at the bottom
and then pulling out while lifting slightly. To replace the covers,
first connect the hook at the top of the cover to the TV and then
insert the hook at the bottom.

ENGLISH

• Leave the covers off if they do not fit properly. Do not force to replace the covers. Doing so may cause damages of the
connection cables and the covers.

• Leave these covers off when mounting the TV on a wall.

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Setting up your TV

Connecting the aerial and VCR

• The connecting cables are not provided.

• For further details, refer to the manuals provided with
the devices to be connected.

 If connecting a VCR, follow A → B → C.
 If not connecting a VCR, follow 1.

To operate T-V LINK functions, a T-V LINK compatible
VCR must be connected to the EXT-2 terminal on the TV.
For details about T-V LINK functions, see “T-V LINK
FUNCTIONS” on page 8.

• A video can be viewed from the VCR without
performing C. For details, refer to your VCR instruction
manual.

• To connect additional external devices, please see
“Connecting the external devices” on page 33.

• To connect additional audio equipments, see
“Connecting Speakers/Amplifier” on page 34.

• When a decoder is connected to a T-V LINK compatible
VCR, set the DECODER (EXT-2) function to ON. For
details, see “Using the DECODER (EXT-2) function”
on page 32. Otherwise, you will not be able to view
scrambled channels.

without terminal covers

S

L

R

EXT-3

EXT-2
(S )

EXT-1

AUDIO
OUT

L

R

Aerial

R

L

Y

Pb

Pr

EXT-4

Connecting the power cord to the AC
outlet

Insert the AC plug on the power cord from the TV into AC
outlet. The power lamp will light and the TV will enter
standby mode.

Caution

• Operate only from the power source specified (AC 110
– 240 V, 50/60 Hz) on the unit.

• Remove the AC plug from the outlet to completely
disconnect the TV from the power supply.

21-pin

SCART

Cable

VCR

AV IN/OUT

Terminal

75-ohm
Coaxial

Cable

To Aerial

Input

To Aerial

Output

75-ohm
Coaxial
Cable

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Initial settings

When the TV is first turned on, it enters the initial setting
mode, and the JVC logo is displayed. Follow the
instructions on the on-screen display to make the initial
settings.

VCR/TV/DVD
Switch

Yellow button

Blue button

1 Make sure to set the VCR/TV/DVD switch to the

TV position.

• You cannot turn the TV on when the VCR/TV/DVD
switch is set to the VCR or DVD position.

2 Press the # button on the remote control

The TV turns on from standby mode and the JVC logo is
displayed.

• Check that the AC plug on the power cord from the
TV is connected to AC outlet.

Remote control
sensor

3Press the a button

The LANGUAGE menu appears.

LANGUAGE

BACK

TV OK

D0002(E)-EN

4Press the 5 and 6 buttons to choose

ENGLISH. Then press the a button

English is set for the on-screen display description. The
COUNTRY menu appears as a sub-menu of the AUTO
PROGRAM function.
There are two COUNTRY menus. Pressing the yellow
button changes the COUNTRY menu as follows:

D0003-EN

TV OK

BACK

START
MORE

TV OK

BACK

START
MORE

5Press the 5 and 6 buttons to select a

country. If you are located in China, please
select DEUTSCHLAND.

Although CHINA is not in the COUNTRY menu,
selecting DEUTSCHLAND and performing AUTO
PROGRAM will correctly register the Chinese
programmes.

6 Press the blue button to start the AUTO

PROGRAM function

The AUTO PROGRAM menu appears and received TV
channels are automatically registered in the Programme
numbers (PR).

• To cancel the AUTO PROGRAM function:

Press the b button.

AUTO PROGRAM

20%

BACK

TV OK

D0004-EN

CH 10

EDIT

TV OK

PR ID
AV
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09

BACK

MOVE

CH / CC

CH

21

BBC1

CH

22

CH

23

CH

24

CH

25

CH

26

CC

01

CC

02

CC

03

ID
INSERT
DELETE
MANUAL

ENGLISH

Power lamp

• The JVC logo does not appear when your TV has
been turned on once. In this case, use the
“LANGUAGE” and “AUTO PROGRAM” functions
to make the initial settings. For details, see
“INSTALL” on page 27.

After the TV channels have been registered in
the Programme numbers (PR), the EDIT menu
appears

• You can proceed to edit the Programme numbers
(PR) using the EDIT/MANUAL function. For details,
see “EDIT/MANUAL” on page 28.

• If you do not need to use the EDIT/MANUAL
function, go to the next step.

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Initial settings

7 Press the a button to display the T-V LINK

menu

T-V LINK

DOWNLOAD TV VCR

BACK

TV OK

EXIT

D0005-EN

8 If you do not have a T-V LINK compatible VCR

connected:

Press the b button to exit the T-V LINK menu.
The T-V LINK menu disappears.

If you have a T-V LINK compatible VCR
connected to the EXT-2 terminal:

Follow the operating procedure “Downloading the data
to VCR” on page 31 to transmit the Programme number
(PR) data.

Now, the initial settings are complete, and you can
watch the TV

• When your TV can detect the TV channel name from the
TV channel broadcast signal, it automatically registers
the TV channel name (ID) to the Programme number
(PR) in which the TV channel has been registered.

• If a TV channel you want to view is not set to a
Programme number (PR), manually set it using the
MANUAL function. For details, see “EDIT/MANUAL”
on page 28.

• The TV channel is not registered in Programme number
PR 0 (AV). When you want to register a TV channel to
PR 0 (AV), manually set it using the MANUAL
function. For details, see “EDIT/MANUAL” on page 28.

T-V LINK FUNCTIONS

When a T-V LINK compatible VCR is connected to the
EXT-2 Terminal on the TV, it is easier to set up the VCR
and to view videos. T-V LINK uses the following features:

To use T-V LINK functions:

A T-V LINK compatible VCR is necessary.
The VCR must be connected to the EXT-2 terminal on the
TV by a fully wired SCART cable.

A “T-V LINK compatible VCR” means a JVC VCR with
the T-V LINK logo or a VCR with one of the following
logos. However, these VCRs may support some or all of the
features described below. For details, refer to your VCR
instruction manual.

“Q-LINK” (a trademark of Panasonic Corporation)
“Data Logic” (a trademark of Metz Corporation)
“Easy Link” (a trademark of Phillips Corporation)
“Megalogic” (a trademark of Grundig Corporation)
“SMARTLINK” (a trademark of Sony Corporation)

 Pre-set Download

Download the registered data on the TV channels from the
TV to the VCR.
The Preset Download function automatically begins when
the initial setting is complete or whenever the AUTO
PROGRAM or EDIT/MANUAL operations are performed.

• This function can be operated via VCR operation.

When “FEATURE NOT AVAILABLE” is displayed:

If “FEATURE NOT AVAILABLE” is displayed, the
download was not performed correctly. Before trying to
download again, ensure the following:

• The VCR power is turned on.

• The VCR is T-V LINK compatible.

• The VCR is connected to the EXT-2 terminal.

• The SCART cable is fully wired.

 Direct Rec

“What You See Is What You Record”
You can record to VCR the images that you are currently
viewing on TV by a simple operation. For details, read the
manual for your VCR. Operate via the VCR. “VCR IS
RECORDING” is displayed.

In the following conditions, the VCR will stop
recording if the TV is turned off, if the TV channel
or input is switched, or if the menu is displayed on
the TV:

• When recording images from an external device
connected to the TV.

• When recording a TV channel after it has been
unscrambled on a decoder.

• When recording a TV channel by using the TV’s output
because that TV channel cannot be properly received on
the VCR’s tuner.

• When the VCR is not ready (for example, when there is
no tape inserted), “NO RECORDING” is displayed.

• Operation via the TV is not possible.

• Generally, the VCR cannot record a TV channel that
cannot be received properly by the VCR’s tuner, even
though you can view that TV channel on the TV.
However, some VCRs can record a TV channel by using
the TV’s output if that channel can be viewed on the TV,
even though the TV channel cannot be received properly
by the VCR’s tuner. For details, refer to your VCR
instruction manual.

 TV Auto Power On/VCR Image View

When the VCR starts playing, the TV automatically turns
on and the images from EXT-2 terminal are displayed on
the screen.
When the VCR menu is operated, the TV automatically
turns on and the images from EXT-2 terminal are displayed
on the screen.

• Check that the AC plug on the power cord from the TV
is connected to AC outlet.

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TV buttons and functions

1

2

Turn the TV on from standby mode

Press the A button or P p buttons to turn the TV
on from standby mode

When the TV is turned on, the power lamp dims slightly.

• Check that the AC plug on the power cord from the TV
is connected to correctly AC outlet.

Choose a TV channel

Press the P p buttons to choose a programme
number (PR) or an EXT terminal

Watch images from external devices

Press the TV/AV button to choose an EXT terminal

TV mode EXT modes

Last

Programme

number

EXT-1 EXT-2

E1

EXT-4

E4

or

E2

EXT-3

or

E3

S2

S3

Adjust the volume

Press the q buttons

The volume level indicator appears.

ENGLISH

3

4

5

6

7

8

Refer to the pages in parentheses for details.

1 Remote control sensor
2 Power lamp (page 7)
3 MENU/OK button (pages 9, 17)
4 TV/AV button (page 9)
5 r (Volume) q buttons (page 9)
6 P p buttons (page 9)
7 A (Stand by) button (page 9)
8 Headphone jack (mini jack) (page 33)

Using the headphone

• The headphone volume is adjusted with the
“HEADPHONE” menu (see page 22).

Using the Menu

Use the MENU/OK button.

Refer to “Using the TV’s menu” (see page 17) for details of
using the menu.

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Remote control buttons and functions

1 Muting button
2 Number buttons
3 Information button
4 c button
5 3 sound button
6 b button
7 5 buttons
8 g (Text) button
9 p p buttons
0 VCR/DVD/Teletext control buttons

- p buttons
= Standby button
~ VCR/TV/DVD switch
! R button
@ Colour buttons
# a button
$ D button
% 6 buttons
^ f button
& r q buttons
* X button
( g button

Turn the TV on or off from standby
mode

1 Make sure to set the VCR/TV/DVD switch to the

TV position.

• You cannot turn the TV on or off when the VCR/TV/
DVD switch is set to the VCR or DVD position.

2Press the # (Standby) button to turn the TV on

or off.

When the TV is turned on, the power lamp dims slightly.

• The power can be turned on by pressing the b
button, p p buttons or Number buttons.

• Check that the AC plug on the power cord from the
TV is connected to AC outlet.

Choose a TV channel

 Use the number buttons:

Enter the programme number (PR) of the
channel using the number buttons.

Example:

•PR 6 → press 6

• PR 12 → press 1 and 2

 Use the p p buttons:

Press the p p buttons to choose the
programme number (PR) you want.

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Remote control buttons and functions

 Use the PR LIST:

1 Press the h (Information) button to display the

PR LIST

Pressing the h (Information) button changes the display
as follows:

PR LIST

PR ID

AV
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09

TV OK

D0011-EN

BBC1

+10-10

12 : 00

No indication

2 Press the 5 and 6 buttons to choose a

Programme number (PR). Then press the a
button

• For Programme numbers (PR) with the CHILD

LOCK function set, the n (CHILD LOCK) mark is
displayed next to the Programme number (PR) in the
PR LIST.

• You cannot use the 6 buttons to choose a

Programme number (PR) with the CHILD LOCK
function set.

• Even if you try to choose a Programme number (PR)

with the CHILD LOCK function set, the n (CHILD
LOCK) mark will appear, and you cannot watch the
TV channel. To watch the TV channel, see “CHILD
LOCK” on page 25.

Adjust the volume

Press the r q buttons to adjust the volume.

The Volume indicator appears and the volume changes as
you press the r q buttons.

• The headphone volume is adjusted with the
“HEADPHONE” menu (see page 22).

 Muting the sound

Press the l (muting) button to turn off the
sound.

Pressing the l (muting) button again restores the previous
volume level.

 Use the PR LIST:

1Press the h (Information) button to display the

PR LIST

2Press the 5 and 6 buttons to choose an

EXT terminal. Then press the a button

• The EXT terminals are registered after the
Programme number PR 99.

• You can choose a video input signal from the S­VIDEO signal (Y/C signal) and regular video signal
(composite signal). For details, see “S-IN (S-VIDEO
input)” on page 23.

• If you do not have a clear picture or no colour
appears, change the colour system manually. See
“COLOUR SYSTEM” on page 20.

• This TV set has a function which can automatically
change over the input according to a special signal
output from an external device. (The EXT-4 terminal
does not support this function.)

To return to a TV channel:

Press the b button or the Number buttons.

To use the Programme number PR 0 (AV):

When the TV and VCR are connected only by the Aerial
cable, choosing the Programme number PR 0 (AV) allows
you to view images from the VCR. Set the VCR RF channel
to the Programme number PR 0 (AV) manually. For details,
see “EDIT/MANUAL” on page 28.
Pressing the o button changes the choice as follows:

TV mode

Programme

numbers

PR 1 – PR 99

PR 0

• The VCR RF channel is sent as the RF signal from the
VCR.

• Also refer to your VCR instruction manual.

EXT modes

EXT-1 EXT-2

E1

EXT-4

E4

or

E2

EXT-3

or

E3

S2

S3

ENGLISH

Watch images from external devices

 Use the o button:

Press the o button to choose an EXT
terminal.

TV mode EXT modes

Programme

numbers

PR 1 – PR 99

 Use the p p buttons:

Press the p p buttons to choose an EXT
terminal.

EXT-1 EXT-2

E1

EXT-4

E4

or

E2

EXT-3

or

E3

S2

S3

11

Remote control buttons and functions

ZOOM function

You can change the screen size according to the picture
aspect ratio. Choose the optimum one from the following
ZOOM modes.

AUTO:

When a WSS (Wide Screen Signalling) signal, which shows
the aspect ratio of the picture, is included in the broadcast
signal or the signal from an external device, the TV
automatically changes the ZOOM mode to 16:9 ZOOM
mode or FULL mode according to the WSS signal.
If a WSS signal is not included, the picture is displayed in
accordance with the ZOOM mode set with the 4:3 AUTO
ASPECT function.

• For details of the 4:3 AUTO ASPECT function, see “4:3
AUTO ASPECT” on page 20.

• When the AUTO (WSS) mode does not function
correctly due to poor WSS signal quality or when you
want to change the ZOOM mode, press the c
button and change to another ZOOM mode.

REGULAR:

Use to view a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) as its
original size is.

PANORAMIC:

This mode stretches the left and right sides of a normal
picture (4:3 Aspect Ratio) to fill the screen, without making
the picture appear unnatural.

• The top and bottom of the picture are slightly cut off.

14:9 ZOOM:

This mode zooms up the Wide Picture (14:9 Aspect Ratio)
to the upper and lower limits of the screen.

 Choose the ZOOM mode

1Press the c button to display the ZOOM

menu

ZOOM

AUTO
REGULAR
PANORAMIC
14:9 ZOOM
16:9 ZOOM
16:9 Z OOM SUBTITLE
FULL

BACK

TV OK

D0009-EN

• The c button does not work in the twin

pictures mode.

2Press the 6 buttons to choose a ZOOM mode.

Then press the a button

The picture expands and the chosen ZOOM mode is
displayed in about 5 seconds.

• The ZOOM mode may be automatically changed due
to the control signal from an external device. When
you want to return to the previous ZOOM mode,
choose the ZOOM mode again.

 Adjusting the visible area of the picture

If subtitles or the top (or bottom) of the picture are cut off,
adjust the visible area of the picture manually.

1Press the c button

The ZOOM menu appears.

2Press the a button to display the ZOOM mode

indication

Indicator is displayed.

16 : 9 ZOOM

D0010-EN

3 While it is displayed, press the 6 buttons to

adjust the visible area vertically

• You cannot adjust the visible area in REGULAR or
FULL mode.

16:9 ZOOM:

This mode zooms up the Wide Picture (16:9 Aspect Ratio)
to the full screen.

16:9 ZOOM SUBTITLE:

This mode zooms up the Wide Picture (16:9 Aspect Ratio)
with subtitles to the full screen.

FULL:

This mode uniformly stretches the left and right sides of a
normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) to fill the wide TV screen.

Use for pictures with a 16:9 aspect ratio that have been
squeezed into a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio), you can
restore their original dimensions.

3D SOUND function

You can enjoy sounds with a wider ambience.

Press the 3 button to turn the 3D SOUND
function on or off

• The 3D SOUND function does not work properly with
mono sound.

• The 3D SOUND function can be also turned on or off by
using the SOUND SETTING menu. For details, see “3D
SOUND” on page 21.

12

Remote control buttons and functions

Displaying the current time

You can display the Current Time on the screen.

Press the h (Information) button to display the
current time

Pressing the h (Information) button changes the display as
follows:

PR LIST

PR ID

AV
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09

TV OK

D0011-EN

BBC1

+10-10

12 : 00

No indication

• This TV uses teletext data to set the current time. If the
TV has not received a TV channel that has teletext
programmes since it was turned on, the time display is
blank. To view the current time, choose a TV channel
that has teletext programmes.

• When watching videos, an incorrect current time is
sometimes displayed.

Return to TV channel instantly

You can return to a TV channel instantly.

Press the b button

The TV returns to the TV mode and a TV channel appears.

Using the FREEZE function

You can view the current programme as a still picture.

1 Press the f button

The still picture of the current picture will appear.

current

programme

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To cancel the FREEZE function:

Press the f button, the p p buttons or the number
buttons.

still picture

Using the PIP function

You can view two pictures (Main-picture and sub-picture).
TV programme and a video programme from an external
device can be watched at the same time.

1Press the R button

Pressing the R button changes the PIP mode as follows:

Twin pictures mode

Main-

picture

Picture in picture mode

Main-

picture

Cancel the PIP function

Main-

picture

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2Press the p buttons to change the sub-

picture to the picture from another EXT terminal

Listening to the sound of the sub-picture:

You can listen to the sound of the sub-picture with the
headphones while listening to the sound of the main­picture from the TV speakers.
For details, see “HEADPHONE” on page 22.

• The sub-picture sound is monaural.

Changing the position of the sub-picture:

You can choose one of four positions.
For details, see “PIP” on page 20.

Swapping the main-picture and sub-picture:

Press the g button.
The main-picture and sub-picture will be swapped.

Sub­picture

Sub­picture

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• The FREEZE function does not work while a sub­picture is displayed.

• The still picture cannot be output from the TV.

A B

A

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B

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Remote control buttons and functions

Cancelling the PIP function:

Press the R button or b button.

• If the main-picture signal is poor, the quality of the
sub-picture may also be poor.

• If the pictures have different standards, the top and
bottom of one of them may be missing.

• If an external device is operated, the sub-picture may
disappear. If this happens, press the R button again
to redisplay the sub-picture.

• You cannot view a scrambled channel in the sub­picture. If the g button is pressed when viewing a
scrambled channel in the main-picture using an
external decoder, the channel you have been viewing
in the sub-picture will appear in both the main-picture
and sub-picture.

• The ZOOM function does not work in the twin­picture mode.

• Do not press the g button while you are recording
the TV output on the VCR. If you do, the TV output
signal will change.

• The BLUE BACK function does not work in the twin
picture mode or the picture-in-picture mode.

• PIP function does not work for a picture of 1125i
signal. See “EXT-4 terminal” on page 38 for more
information on this type of signal.

• A picture of 625p or 525p signal cannot be displayed
as the sub-picture. See “EXT-4 terminal” on page 38
for more information on these types of signals.
Pay attention to the following.

- When the EXT-4 picture is a picture of 625p or

525p signal, you cannot choose EXT-4 with the
p buttons.

- When the EXT-4 picture signal is changed to 625p,

525p or 1125i signal while the EXT-4 picture is
displayed as the sub-picture, the PIP function is
cancelled.

- The pictures cannot be swapped when a picture of

625p or 525p signal from EXT-4 is being displayed
as the main picture.

• The sub-picture cannot be output from the TV.

Using the MULTI-PICTURE function

You can display multi-pictures that enable you to easily find
a program you want to view.

1 Press the X button to display multi-pictures

The channels are displayed in the channel number order.
The multi-pictures will appear in multi-picture mode.

12-pictures multi:

Still pictures

Moving picture

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3Press the a button

The multi-pictures disappear and the chosen picture
appears.

Cancelling the multi-pictures:

Press the b button, the number buttons or the a
button.

• Pictures from external devices cannot be displayed in
the 12-pictures multi mode.

Operating a JVC brand VCR or DVD
player

You can operate a JVC brand VCR or DVD player.
Pressing the button having the same appearance as the
original remote control button of a device makes the
function work in the same way as the original remote
control.

1 Set the VCR/TV/DVD Switch to the VCR or DVD

position

VCR:

When you are operating the VCR, set the switch to the
VCR position. You can turn the VCR on or off with the
# (Standby) button.

DVD:

When you are operating the DVD player, set the switch
to the DVD position. You can turn the DVD player on or
off with the # (Standby) button.

2 Press the VCR/DVD Control Button to control

your VCR or DVD player

• If your device is not made by JVC, these buttons
cannot be used.

• Even if your device is made by JVC, some of these
buttons or any one of the buttons may not work,
depending on the device.

• You can use the p buttons to choose a TV channel.
The VCR will receive or choose the chapter the DVD
player plays back.

• Some DVD player models use the p buttons for
both operating of Fast forward/backward functions
and choosing the chapter. In this case, the 253
buttons do not work.

• Set the VCR/TV/DVD switch to the TV position
when you turn the TV on or off.

 To use D button

Some DVDs allow you to select the disc contents using the
menu. When you playback these DVDs, you can select the
subtitle language and sound-track language, etc. by using
the DVD menu.

1Press D button during play back

The DVD menu appears on the screen.

•Press D button again to resume playback
at the scene when you pressed the button.

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2 Press the p buttons to choose the screen you

want to see

The chosen picture changes to a moving picture.

2Press 6 or 5 buttons to select the desired

item

3Press a button

The menu continues to another screen.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set additional items if any.

Teletext function

Basic operation

1 Choose a TV channel with a teletext broadcast

2 Make sure to set the VCR/TV/DVD switch to the

TV position.

3 Press g (Text) button to display the teletext

Pressing g (Text) button changes the mode as follows:

TEXT

---

TEXT

---

TV mode TV and text mode

TEXT

---

TEXT

---

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4 Choose a teletext page by pressing the p p

buttons, Number buttons or Colour buttons

To return to the TV mode:

Press the b button or g (Text) button.

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

• The ZOOM function will not operate in the TV and
text mode or Text mode.

• No menu operations are possible when viewing a
teletext programme.

• Language display depends on the country which was
set on the COUNTRY menu. If characters on a
Teletext programme do not appear properly, change
the COUNTRY Setting to other country’s. For detail,
“Changing the COUNTRY setting” on page 31.

Text mode

Using the List Mode

You can store the numbers of your favourite teletext pages
in memory and call them up quickly using the colour
buttons.

 To store the page numbers:

1Press B button to engage the List mode

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

2 Press a Colour button to choose a position.

Then press the Number buttons to enter the
page number

3 Press and hold down A (Store) button

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

 To call up a stored page:

1Press the B button to engage the List mode

2 Press a colour button to which a page has been

assigned

To exit the List mode:

Press the B button again.

Hold

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

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Press the C (Hold) button

Hold indication

To cancel the Hold function:

Press C (Hold) button again.

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Teletext function

Sub-page

Some teletext pages include sub-pages that are
automatically displayed.

1 Choose a teletext page that includes sub-pages

Sub-page numbers that can be viewed are automatically
displayed at the top of the screen.

2 Press the 5 buttons to choose a sub-page

number

Reveal

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

Each time you press the E (Reveal) button, text is
hidden or revealed

Size

You can double the height of the teletext display.

Press the F (Size) button.

Index

You can return to the index page instantly.

Press G (Index) button

Returns to page 100 or a previously specified page.

Cancel

You can search for a teletext page while watching TV.

1 Press the Number button to enter a page

number, or press a Colour button

The TV searches for a teletext page.

2 Press H (Cancel) button

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

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3 Press H (Cancel) button to return to a teletext

page when the page number is on the screen

• The TV mode cannot be resumed even by pressing
the H (Cancel) button. A TV programme is
temporarily displayed instead of the teletext
programme.

Using the TV’s menu

This TV has a number of functions you can operate using
menus. To fully utilize all your TV’s functions, you need to
understand the basic menu operating techniques fully.

3Press the 6 buttons to choose a function

• For details of the functions in the menus, see the
following pages.

4Press the 5 buttons to choose the setting of

that function

• If you want to operate a function which appears only
with its name, follow the descriptions of that function
on the following pages.

• The display appearing at the bottom of a menu shows
you a button on the remote control that you can use
when you operate a chosen function.

5Press the a button to complete the setting

The menu disappears.

• When watching the television with the NTSC system,
the menus are displayed at about half of their normal
vertical size.

• The menu will be disappear if you press the p p
buttons while the menu is displayed.

Operation with the buttons on the TV

You can also operate the menus using the buttons on the
front panel of the TV.

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Basic operation

1 Press the a button to display the MENU (main

menu)

MENU

PICTURE SETTING

PICTURE FEATURES

SOUND SETTING

EXT SETTING

BACK

TV OK

D0013-EN

•Press the a button twice while watching the

MULTI-PICTURE mode.

• The display appearing at the bottom of a menu
indicates buttons on the remote control you can use
when you operate a chosen function.

(Information) button

h

2 Press the 5 and 6 buttons to choose a

menu title, and press the a button

The menu appears.

To return to the previous menu:

Press the h (information) button.

To exit a menu instantly:

Press the b button.

TV OK

b button

FEATURES

INSTALL

BACK

a button

MENU/OK button

TV/AV button

6 buttons

5 buttons

The menu will disappear if no operation is performed for
approximately one minute.

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PICTURE SETTING

Refer to “Using the TV’s menu” (see page 17) for details of
displaying the menu.

PICTURE SETTING

PICTURE MODE
BRIGHT-1
CONTRAST
BRIGHT-2
SHARP
COLOUR
HUE
COLOUR TEMP.

TV

D0014-EN

BACK

OK

BRIGHT

NORMAL

RESET

PICTURE MODE

You can choose one of three PICTURE MODEs to adjust
the picture settings automatically.

BRIGHT:

Heightens contrast and sharpness.

STANDARD:

Standardizes picture adjustment.

SOFT:

Softens contrast and sharpness.

Picture Adjustment

You can change the picture settings of each PICTURE
MODE mode as you like.

BRIGHT-1:

You can adjust the back light.

2 :darker
3 : brighter

CONTRAST:

You can adjust the picture contrast.

2 :lower
3 : higher

BRIGHT-2:

You can adjust the picture brightness.

2 :darker
3 : brighter

SHARP:

You can adjust the picture sharpness.

2 :softer
3 :sharper

COLOUR:

You can adjust the picture colour.

2 : lighter
3 : deeper

HUE:

You can adjust the picture tint.

2 :reddish
3 :greenish

COLOUR TEMP.

You can select one of three COLOUR TEMP. modes (three
tones of white) to adjust the white balance of the picture.
Since white is the colour which is used as a reference for all
the other colours, changing the COLOUR TEMP. mode
affects the appearance of all the other colours on the screen.

COOL:

A bluish white. Using this mode when watching bright
pictures allows you to enjoy a more vivid and bright picture.

NORMAL:

The normal white colour.

WARM:

A reddish white. Using this mode when watching films
allows you to enjoy colours that are characteristic of films.

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• You can change the HUE setting (picture hue) when the
colour system is NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.43 or a signal
from the EXT-4 terminal.
However, operation is not possible when the PIP
function main picture is set to EXT-4.

To return to the default settings in each PICTURE
MODE:

Press the blue button.

• This returns the picture settings in the PICTURE MODE
mode you have chosen to the default settings, and stores
them in the PICTURE MODE mode.

PICTURE FEATURES

Refer to “Using the TV’s menu” (see page 17) for details of
displaying the menu.

PICTURE FEATURES

DIGITAL VNR
Super DigiPure
COLOUR SYSTEM
MOVIE THEATRE
4:3 AUTO ASPECT
COLOUR MANAGEMENT
PIP

BACK

OK

TV

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AUTO
AUTO

AUTO

ON

DIGITAL VNR

The DIGITAL VNR function cuts down the amount of
noise in the original picture.
You can choose from the three DIGITAL VNR function
settings of AUTO, MIN and MAX.

AUTO:

The TV will automatically adjust the level of the DIGITAL
VNR effect to match the amount of noise in the picture,
giving you the best possible picture.

• If you set the DIGITAL VNR effect too high it can make
the picture less sharp. It is recommended to use the
AUTO setting if you can.

• AUTO cannot be chosen when you are watching the
EXT-4 picture.

MIN:

The level of the DIGITAL VNR effect is set to the
minimum. If you set the DIGITAL VNR function to AUTO
but feel that the sharpness of the original picture has not
been reproduced fully, change the setting from AUTO to
MIN.

• The MIN setting is not suitable for low-quality pictures
which contain a lot of noise.

MAX:

The level of the DIGITAL VNR effect is set to the
maximum. If you set the DIGITAL VNR function to AUTO
but still notice some noise, change the setting from AUTO
to MAX.

• The MAX setting is not suitable for high-quality pictures
which contain very little noise.

• When a picture of 625p, 525p, or 1125i signal is being
displayed, the AUTO setting cannot be chosen with the
DIGITAL VNR function.

• See “EXT-4 terminal” on page 38 for more information
on these types of signals.

Super DigiPure

The Super DigiPure function uses the latest in digital
technology to give you a natural-looking picture. The Super
DigiPure function includes the following two functions.

DigiPure function:

This function helps to create a natural-looking picture by
eliminating unnecessary edges from high-contrast and crisp
images. For images with low-contrast, edges are added to
produce a sharper, more detailed picture.
You can choose from the three DigiPure function settings of
AUTO, MIN and MAX.

• If you set the DigiPure effect too high on a low-quality
picture that contains a lot of noise, this may actually
make the noise worse. We recommend you use the
AUTO setting if you can.

Picture motion compensation function:

This function displays fast-moving pictures (for example,
the players or ball in a football game) more smoothly and
naturally on the screen.

• The effect level of the picture motion compensation
function cannot be changed. The effect level is the same
no matter which of the AUTO, MIN or MAX settings is
used.

1 Choose Super DigiPure

2Press the 5 buttons to choose a setting.

Then press the a button

AUTO:

The TV will automatically adjust the level of the DigiPure
effect to match the amount of noise in the picture, giving the
best possible picture.

• AUTO cannot be chosen when you are watching the
EXT-4 picture.

MIN:

The level of DigiPure effect is set to the minimum. When
you set the Super DigiPure function to AUTO and notice
some noise, change the setting from AUTO to MIN.

• The MIN setting is not suitable for high-quality pictures
which contain very little noise.

MAX:

The level of DigiPure effect is set to the maximum. If you
set the Super DigiPure function to AUTO but feel that the
original picture quality has not been reproduced fully,
change the setting from AUTO to MAX.

• The MAX setting is not suitable for low-quality pictures
which contain a lot of noise.

OFF:

The Super DigiPure function is turned off.

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PICTURE FEATURES

COLOUR SYSTEM

The colour system is chosen automatically. However, if the
picture is not clear or no colour appears, choose the colour
system manually.

1 Choose COLOUR SYSTEM. Then press the a

button

The sub-menu of the COLOUR SYSTEM function
appears.

COLOUR SYSTEM

MAIN SUB

PAL

BACK

TV OK

D0016-EN

2 Press the 5 buttons to choose MAIN or SUB

MAIN:

You can change the colour system of the main-picture.

SUB:

You can change the colour system of the sub-picture.

• Choose MAIN when a sub-picture is not displayed.

3 Press the 6 buttons to choose the

appropriate colour system. Then press the a
button

PAL:

PAL system

SECAM:

SECAM system

NTSC 3.58:

NTSC 3.58 MHz system

NTSC 4.43:

NTSC 4.43 MHz system

AUTO:

This function detects a colour system from the input
signal. You can only use this when you are viewing a
picture from programme number PR 0 (AV), or an EXT
terminal.

• The AUTO function may not function properly if you
have poor signal quality. If the picture is abnormal in the
AUTO function, choose another colour system
manually.

• When in the Programme numbers PR 0 (AV) to PR 99,
you cannot choose NTSC 3.58 or NTSC 4.43.

AUTO

4:3 AUTO ASPECT

You can choose one of three ZOOM modes, REGULAR,
PANORAMIC or 14:9 ZOOM, as the ZOOM mode for the
normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio).

1 Choose 4:3 AUTO ASPECT then press the a

button

4:3 AUTO ASPECT

PANORAMIC
REGULAR
14:9 ZOOM

BACK

TV OK

D0017-EN

2Press the 6 buttons to choose a ZOOM mode.

Then press the a button

COLOUR MANAGEMENT

This TV supports the COLOUR MANAGEMENT function
to ensure dull colours are compensated to produce natural
hues.
The COLOUR MANAGEMENT function is on by default.

ON:

COLOUR MANAGEMENT function is turned on.

OFF:

COLOUR MANAGEMENT function is turned off.

• Set this function to ON under normal conditions.

PIP

You can choose one of four positions for the sub-picture.

1Press the 6 buttons to choose PIP. Then

press the a button

The PIP menu appears.

PIP

BACK

TV OK

D0061-EN

2Press the 5 buttons to choose the position.

Then press the a button

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MOVIE THEATRE

The MOVIE THEATRE function displays a cinema film
picture more smoothly and naturally on the screen.

AUTO:

The television automatically recognizes the type of signal
and turns the function on and off.

ON:

This function is turned on.

OFF:

This function is turned off.

• The motion may appear unnatural when viewing images
with the NTSC colour system. When the MOVIE
THEATRE function is set to AUTO or ON, the motion
may appear unnatural when viewing images with the
NTSC colour system.

• You cannot select this function in the twin pictures mode
or the picture in picture mode.

SOUND SETTING

Refer to “Using the TV’s menu” (see page 17) for details of
displaying the menu.

SOUND SETTING

STEREO/
BASS
TREBLE
BALANCE
SPEAKER
BBE
3D SOUND
A.H.B.
HEADPHONE

TV OK

D0019-EN

BACK

ON OFF
ON OFF
ON OFF
ON OFF

STEREO / I • II

When you are viewing a bilingual broadcast programme,
you can choose the sound from Bilingual I (Sub I) or
Bilingual II (Sub II). When the stereo broadcasting is
received poorly, you can change from stereo to mono sound
so that you can hear the broadcast more clearly and easily.

s: Stereo sound

v : mono sound

t : Bilingual I (sub I)

u : Bilingual II (sub II)

• The sound mode you can choose differs depending on
the TV programme.

• This function does not work in the EXT modes. And this
function does not appear in the SOUND SETTING
menu.

Sound Adjustment

You can adjust the sound to your liking.

BASS:

You can adjust the low tone of the sound.

2 : weaker
3 : strong

TREBLE:

You can adjust the high tone of the sound.

2 : weaker
3 : strong

BALANCE:

You can adjust the volume balance between the left and
right speaker.

2 : turn the left speaker’s volume level up.
3 : turn the right speaker’s volume level up.

SPEAKER

You can turn off the sound from the TV speakers; but you
should only do this if an audio system is connected to the
TV as a substitute for the TV speakers.

ON:

The TV speakers issue sound.

OFF:

The TV speakers does not issue sound.

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BBE

You can use the BBE function to enjoy easy-to-listen sound
that is faithful to the original sound recorded.

ON:

This function is turned on.

OFF:

This function is turned off.

• Licensed by BBE Sound, Inc. BBE is a registered
trademark of BBE Sound, Inc.

3D SOUND

You can enjoy Surround sound with a “live” effect by using
the 3D SOUND function.

ON:

3D SOUND function is turned on.

OFF:

3D SOUND function is turned off.

A.H.B. (Active Hyper Bass)

Used when you want to emphasize the bass sound.

ON:

This function is turned on.

OFF:

This function is turned off.

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SOUND SETTING

HEADPHONE

You need to use the HEADPHONE menu to adjust the
volume of the headphones.
The HEADPHONE menu can also be used to set whether or
not sound comes from the TV speakers when the
headphones are being used and to perform the settings for
the sound coming from the headphones.

1 Press the 6 buttons to choose HEADPHONE.

Then press the a button

The sub-menu of the HEADPHONE function appears.

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2 Press the 6 buttons to choose a function.

Then press the 5 buttons to change the
setting

VOLUME:

You can change the volume of the headphones.

TV SPEAKER:

You can turn the TV’s speakers on or off.

ON:

The sound comes from the TV’s speakers when using
the headphones.

OFF:

The sound does not come from the TV’s speakers
when using the headphones.

OUTPUT:

You can choose the sound output to the headphones.

MAIN:

You can listen to the sound of the main-picture with
your headphones.

SUB:

You can listen to the sound of the sub-picture with
your headphones.

• When the sub-picture is a television programme,
the sound becomes monaural.

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3 Press the a button

Hint:

When a sub-picture is displayed, the sound of the sub­picture can be listened to with the headphones while
listening to the sound of the main-picture with the TV
speakers. To do this, set TV SPEAKER to ON and
OUTPUT to SUB.

• Headphones do not work with sound adjusted for BASS
and TREBLE, BBE effect sound, A.H.B. effect sound,
and 3D SOUND effect sound.

EXT SETTING

Refer to “Using the TV’s menu” (see page 17) for details of
displaying the menu.

EXT SETTING

EXT-1

DUBBING
EXT-2

EXT-4

ID LIST
S-IN

TV OK

D0020-EN

EXT-3

TV

BACK

S-IN (S-VIDEO input)

When connecting a device (such as S-VHS VCR) which
enables an S-VIDEO signal (Y/C signal) to be output, you
can enjoy high-quality picture of the S-VIDEO signal (Y/C
signal).

Preparation:

• At first, read the Device Instruction Manual and
“Additional preparation” on page 33 to connect the
device to the TV properly. Second, follow the Device
Instruction Manual to set the device so that an S-VIDEO
signal (Y/C signal) can be output to the TV.

• Do not set S-IN (S-VIDEO input) to the EXT terminal
connected to a device which cannot output an S-VIDEO
(Y/C signal). If it is set wrongly, a picture cannot appear.

1 Choose an EXT terminal

2 Press the yellow button and set the S-IN (S-

VIDEO input).
Then press the a button

An S-IN (S-VIDEO input) mark is displayed. You can
view an S-VIDEO signal (Y/C signal) instead of the
regular video signal (composite signal).

To cancel the S-IN (S-VIDEO input) setting:

Press the yellow button and turn off S-IN (S-VIDEO
input) mark. The regular video signal (composite signal)
pictures are resumed.

• The EXT-1 terminal does not support S-VIDEO
signal (Y/C signal) and you cannot set S-IN (S­VIDEO input) in the EXT-1 terminal.

• Setting S-IN (S-VIDEO input) changes the head
character from “E” to “S”. For example, “E2” is
changed to “S2”.

• Even a device which enables the S-VIDEO signal (Y/
C signal) to be output may output a regular video
signal (composite signal) depending on the device
setting. If a picture cannot appear because S-IN (S­VIDEO input) setting has been made, read the device
Instruction Manual carefully again to check for the
device settings.

ID LIST

You can have a name corresponding to the devices
connected for each EXT terminal. Giving a name to an EXT
terminal makes the EXT terminal number appear on the
screen, together with the name.

1 Choose an EXT terminal

2 Press the blue button to display the name list

(ID LIST)

TV

D0021-EN

EXT SETTING

EXT-1

EXT-3

TV

BACK

OK

DUBBING
EXT-2

EXT-4

ID LIST

VHS
S-VHS
DVC
SAT
STB
GAME
LD
DVD
8mm
Hi-8

3Press the 6 buttons to choose a name. Then

press the a button

The ID LIST disappears and the name is assigned to the
EXT terminal.

• You cannot assign an EXT terminal name not found
in the name list (ID LIST).

To erase a name assigned to the EXT terminal:

Choose a blank space.

4Press the a button to complete the setting

DUBBING

You can choose a signal source to be output from an EXT-2
terminal.
You can choose any one of the output signal of the device
connected to the EXT terminal and the picture and sound
from a TV channel you are currently viewing to output it to
the EXT-2 terminal.

1Press the 5 buttons to choose the arrow

from the menu

EXT SETTING

EXT-1

DUBBING
EXT-2

EXT-4

TV OK

D0022-EN

EXT-3

TV

BACK

ENGLISH

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EXT SETTING

2 Press the 6 buttons to choose an EXT

terminal or TV.
Then press the a button

The arrow in the menu represents a signal flow. The left
side of the arrow denotes a signal source output from the
EXT-2 terminal.

EXT-1/EXT-3:

The output signal of the device connected to an EXT
terminal passes through the TV and is output from the
EXT-2 terminal.

TV:

The picture and sound of the TV channel you are
currently viewing are output from the EXT-2 terminal.

• During dubbing, you cannot turn off the TV. Turning
off the TV also turns off the output from the EXT-2
terminal.

• When you choose an EXT terminal as an output, you
can view a TV programme or a picture from the other
EXT terminal while dubbing the picture from a
device connected to the EXT terminal onto a VCR
connected to the EXT-2 terminal.

• The RGB signals from the TV games cannot be
output. Teletext programmes cannot be output.

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FEATURES

Refer to “Using the TV’s menu” (see page 17) for details of
displaying the menu.

FEATURES

SLEEP TIMER
BLUE BACK
CHILD LOCK
DECODER(EXT-2)

TV OK

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BACK

OFF

OFFONON

SLEEP TIMER

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

1 Choose SLEEP TIMER, then press the a

button

A Sub-menu of the SLEEP TIMER function appears.

SLEEP TIMER

0120

OFF

BACK

TV OK

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2 Press the 5 buttons to set the period of time.

Then press the a button

You can set the period of time a maximum of 120
minutes (2 hours) in 10 minute increments.

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

• The SLEEP TIMER function cannot be used to turn
off the TV’s main power.

• When the SLEEP TIMER function is on, you can
display the Sub-menu of the SLEEP TIMER function
again to confirm and/or change the remaining period
of time of the SLEEP TIMER function. Press the a
button to exit the menu after confirming and / or
changing the remaining time.

To cancel the SLEEP TIMER function:

Press the 2 button to set a period of time to “OFF”.

 To set the CHILD LOCK function

1 Choose CHILD LOCK, then press the o

button

“SET ID NO.” (ID number setting screen) appears.

SET ID NO.

0 000

BACK

TV OK

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2 Set the ID number to your liking

1 Press the 6 buttons to choose a number.
2 Press the 5 buttons to move the cursor.

3Press the a button

The Sub-menu of CHILD LOCK appears.

CHILD LOCK

PR ID
AV
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09

BACK

TV OK

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4Press the 6 buttons to choose a TV channel

Every time you press the 6 buttons, the Programme
number (PR) changes, and the picture of the TV channel
registered in the Programme number (PR) is displayed
on the screen.

5 Press the blue button and set the CHILD LOCK

function.
Then press the a button

n (CHILD LOCK) appears and the TV channel is
locked.

To reset the CHILD LOCK function:

Press the blue button again.
n (CHILD LOCK) disappears.

BBC1

CH / CC

CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CC
CC
CC

21
22
23
24
25
26
01
02
03

LOCK

ENGLISH

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 external device.

ON:

This function is turned on.

OFF:

This function is turned off.

CHILD LOCK

When there is a TV channel you wish your children not to
watch, you can use the CHILD LOCK function to lock out
the TV channel. Even when a child chooses a Programme
number (PR) in which a locked TV channel has been
registered, the screen will change to blue and displays n
(CHILD LOCK) so the TV channel cannot be viewed.
Unless you enter a pre-set ID number by a special
operation, the lock cannot be released and the child cannot
view the TV channel programmes.

To disable easy resetting of the CHILD LOCK function,
the menu disappears by choosing the CHILD LOCK
function and pressing the a button as in the ordinary
menu operation.

 To view a locked TV channel

1 Choose a Programme number (PR) in which a

TV channel locked with the Number buttons or
PR LIST

The screen changes to blue and the n (CHILD LOCK)
appears. You cannot view the TV channel.

5

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2Press the h (Information) button to display “ID

NO.” (ID NO. input screen)

5

ID NO . :

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3 Press the Number buttons to enter the ID

number

The lock is temporarily released so you can view the TV
channel.

If you have forgotten the ID number:

Perform step 1 of “To set the CHILD LOCK function”.
After confirming the ID number, press the b button to
exit the menu.

• Even if you reset the lock temporarily, it does not
mean that the CHILD LOCK function set for the TV
channel is cancelled. The next time anyone attempts
to view the TV channel, it will be locked again.

• When you would like to cancel the CHILD LOCK
function, you must perform the operation “To set the
CHILD LOCK function” again.

• To disable easy choosing of a Programme number
(PR) in which a locked TV channel has been
registered, the Programme number (PR) has been set
that it cannot be chosen by the 6 buttons or the
operation buttons at the TV.

• To disable easy resetting of the lock, “ID NO.” (ID
NO. input screen) is set so that it cannot appear unless
you press the h (Information) button.

DECODER (EXT-2)

Only when connecting a Decoder with a T-V LINK
compatible VCR connected to the EXT-2 terminal, you can
use this function. To operate this function, see “Using the
DECODER (EXT-2) function” on page 32.

Caution

• If you have not connected a Decoder with a T-V LINK
compatible VCR connected to the EXT-2 terminal,
setting this function to “ON” by mistake causes the
picture/sound of a TV channel you are currently
viewing not to be issued.

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INSTALL

Refer to “Using the TV’s menu” (see page 17) for details of
displaying the menu.

INSTALL

LANGUAGE
AUTO PROGRAM
EDIT / MANUAL

BACK

TV OK

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LANGUAGE

You can choose the language you want to use for the on­screen display from the language list in a menu.

1 Choose LANGUAGE, then press the a button

A sub-menu of the LANGUAGE function appears.

LANGUAGE

BACK

TV OK

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2 Press the 5 and 6 buttons to choose a

language. Then press the a button

AUTO PROGRAM

You can automatically register the TV channels which can
be received well at your residence in the TV’s Programme
numbers (PR) by performing the following.

1 Choose AUTO PROGRAM. Then press the a

button

The COUNTRY menu appears as a sub-menu of the
AUTO PROGRAM function.
There are two COUNTRY menus. Pressing the yellow
button changes the COUNTRY menu as follows:

• You can proceed to edit the Programme numbers
(PR) using the EDIT/MANUAL function. For details,
see “EDIT/MANUAL” on page 28.

• If you do not need to use the EDIT/MANUAL
function, go to the next step.

4Press the a button to display the T-V LINK

menu

T-V LINK

DOWNLOAD TV VCR

BACK

TV OK

EXIT

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5 If you do not have a T-V LINK compatible VCR

connected:

Press the b button to exit the T-V LINK menu.

If you have a T-V LINK compatible VCR
connected to the EXT-2 terminal:

Follow the operating procedure “Downloading the data
to VCR” on page 31 to transmit the Programme number
(PR) data.

• When your TV can detect the TV channel name from
the TV channel broadcast signal, it automatically
registers the TV channel name (ID) to the Programme
number (PR) in which the TV channel has been
registered.

• If a TV channel you want to view is not set to a
Programme number (PR), manually set it using the
MANUAL function. For details, see “EDIT/
MANUAL” on page 28.

• The TV channel is not registered in Programme
number PR 0 (AV). When you want to register a TV
channel to PR 0 (AV) manually set it using the
MANUAL function. For details, see “EDIT/
MANUAL” on page 28.

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TV OK

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START
MORE

2 Press the 5 and 6 buttons to choose the

country where you are now located

3 Press the blue button to start the AUTO

PROGRAM function

The AUTO PROGRAM menu appears and received TV
channels are automatically registered in the Programme
numbers (PR).

• To cancel the AUTO PROGRAM function, press the

b button.

AUTO PROGRAM

20%

BACK

TV OK

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CH 10

EDIT

PR ID
AV
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09

TV OK

BACK

MOVE

CH / CC

CH

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CH

22

CH

23

CH

24

CH

25

CH

26

CC

01

CC

02

CC

03

ID
INSERT
DELETE
MANUAL

After the TV channels have been registered in
the Programme numbers (PR), the EDIT menu
appears.

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INSTALL

EDIT/MANUAL

The EDIT/MANUAL functions are divided into two types:
editing of the current Programme numbers (PR) (EDIT
functions) and manual registration of a TV channel you
want to view to the Programme number (PR) (MANUAL
function). The details about these functions are as follows:

Caution

• Using the MOVE, DELETE or INSERT function
rewrites the current Programme numbers (PR) list.
Resultingly, the Programme number (PR) of some of
the TV channels will change.

• Using the MANUAL function for a TV channel for which
the CHILD LOCK function has been set cancels the
CHILD LOCK function for the TV channel.

• Using the MANUAL function for a TV channel for which
the DECODER (EXT-2) function has been set to ON
returns the setting of the DECODER (EXT-2) function
for the TV channel to OFF.

• When a TV channel has already been registered in PR
99, using the INSERT function deletes the TV channel.

1 Choose EDIT/MANUAL, then press the a

button

EDIT

PR ID
AV

BBC1

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09

BACK

TV OK

MOVE

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• For Programme number PR 0, “AV” appears in the
Programme numbers (PR) list.

• An EXT terminal number does not appear in the
Programme numbers (PR) list.

• The CH/CC number is a number unique to the TV
and corresponding to the Channel number of a TV
channel. For the relationship of a Channel number
and a CH/CC number, see “CH/CC numbers” on
page 35.

2 Follow the operation description of a function

you want to use and operate the function

MOVE:

This function changes a Programme number (PR) of a
TV channel.

ID:

This function registers a Channel name (ID) to a TV
channel.

INSERT:

This function adds a new TV channel in the current
Programme numbers (PR) list by using the CH/CC
number.

• You cannot use the INSERT function if you do not
know a Channel number of a TV channel. Use the
MANUAL function to register a TV channel in the
Programme number (PR).

DELETE:

This function deletes an unnecessary TV channel.

MANUAL:

This function manually registers a new TV channel in a
Programme number (PR).

CH / CC

CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CC
CC
CC

21
22
23
24
25
26
01
02
03

ID
INSERT
DELETE
MANUAL

3Press the a button to complete the settings

The T-V LINK menu appears.

T-V LINK

DOWNLOAD TV VCR

BACK

TV OK

EXIT

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4 If you do not have a T-V LINK compatible VCR

connected:

Press the b button to exit the T-V LINK menu.
The T-V LINK menu disappears and all the settings are
completed.

If you have a T-V LINK compatible VCR
connected to the EXT-2 terminal:

Follow the operating procedure “Downloading the data
to VCR” on page 31 to transmit the Programme number
(PR) data to the VCR.

 MOVE

1Press the 6 buttons to choose a TV channel

Every time you press the 6 buttons, the Programme
number (PR) is changed over, and the picture of the TV
channel registered in the Programme number (PR)
appears on the screen.

2Press the 3 button to start the MOVE function

EDIT

PR ID
AV
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09

BACK

TV OK

STORE

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3Press the 6 buttons to choose a new

Programme number (PR)

To cancel the MOVE function:

Press the h (Information) button.

4Press the 2 button to change the Programme

number (PR) of a TV channel to a new
Programme number (PR)

BBC1

CH / CC

CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CH

CC
CC

21
22
23
24
25
26

02
03

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 ID

1 Press the 6 buttons to choose a TV channel

Every time you press the 6 buttons, the Programme
number (PR) is changed over, and the picture of the TV
channel registered in the Programme number (PR)
appears on the screen.

2 Press the red button to start the ID function

EDIT

PR ID
AV

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02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09

BACK

TV OK

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3 Press the 6 buttons to choose the first

character of a Channel name (ID) you want to
attach to the TV channel

EDIT

PR ID
AV

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02
03
04
05
06
07

M
08
09

BACK

TV OK

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4 Press the blue button to display the ID LIST

(channel name list)

EDIT

PR ID
AV

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02
03
04
05
06
07

M
08
09

BACK

TV OK

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5 Press the 6 buttons to choose the Channel

name (ID)

To cancel the ID function:

Press the h (Information) button.

6 Press the a button to register a Channel name

(ID) to a TV channel

• You can register your unique Channel name (ID) to
the TV channel. When step 3 is completed, do not go
to step 4, but press the 5 buttons to move the
cursor and the 6 buttons to choose a character for
completing the Channel name (ID). Then press the
a button to register the Channel name (ID) to the
TV channel.

CH / CC

CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CC
CC
CC

CH / CC

CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CC
CC
CC

CH / CC

CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CC
CC
CC

21
22
23
24
25
26
01
02
03

21
22
23
24
25
26
01
02
03

21
22
23
24
25
26
01
02
03

ID LIST

ID LIST

ID LIST

M6
MBC
MCM
MDR
MOVIE
MTV
MTV1
MTV2
MTV3

 INSERT

Preparation:

• A CH/CC number unique to this TV and corresponding
to the Channel number of a TV channel is required. Find
the corresponding CH/CC number from a table “CH/CC
numbers” on page 35 based on the Channel number of
the TV channel.

• When the COUNTRY setting is not FRANCE, use a
two-digit CH/CC number. When the COUNTRY setting
is FRANCE, use a three-digit CH/CC number.

• Only when you add a TV channel (SECAM-L system)
from a French station, be sure to set COUNTRY to
FRANCE. If the COUNTRY setting is not FRANCE,
follow the description “Changing the COUNTRY
setting” on page 31 to change the COUNTRY setting to
FRANCE, then start the INSERT function.

1Press the 6 buttons to choose a Programme

number (PR) for which you will register a new
TV channel

2 Press the green button and start the INSERT

function

EDIT

PR ID
AV
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09

TV OK

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3Press the 6 buttons to choose “CC” or “CH”

according to the CH/CC number of the TV
channel

When the COUNTRY setting is FRANCE:

Choose “CH1”, “CH2”, “CC1” or “CC2”.

To cancel the INSERT function:

Press the h (Information) button.

4 Press the Number buttons to enter the

remaining CH/CC number

The TV shifts to registration mode.
When the registration is completed, the picture of the TV
channel appears on the screen.

• The CH/CC number is a number indicating the
broadcast frequency to the TV. If the TV cannot
detect the TV channel corresponding to the broadcast
frequency indicated by the CH/CC number, a picture
in the no-signal state appears.

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BACK

0 9

CH / CC

CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CC
CC

21
22
23
24
25
26

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03

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 DELETE

1 Press the 6 buttons to choose a TV channel

Every time you press the 6 buttons, the Programme
number (PR) is changed over, and the picture of the TV
channel registered in the Programme number (PR)
appears on the screen.

2 Press the yellow button to delete the TV

channel

The TV channel is deleted from the Programme numbers
(PR) list.

 MANUAL

Preparation:

• As long as you register the TV channel (SECAM-L
system) from a French station, be sure to set the
COUNTRY setting to FRANCE. If the COUNTRY
setting is not FRANCE, follow the description
“Changing the COUNTRY setting” on page 31 to
change the COUNTRY setting to FRANCE, then start
the MANUAL function.

1 Press the 6 buttons to choose a Programme

number (PR) to which you want to register a
new TV channel

2 Press the blue button to activate the MANUAL

function

At the right side following the CH/CC number, the
SYSTEM (broadcasting system) of the TV channel
appears.

MANUAL

PR ID
AV

BBC1

01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09

BACK

TV OK

SYSTEM

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To cancel the MANUAL function:

Press the h (Information) button.

CH / CC

CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CH
CC
CC
CC

21
22
23
24
25
26
01
02
03

(

B / G

SEARCH
SEARCH

+

FINE

-

FINE

)

+

-

5 Press the green or red button repeatedly until

the TV channel you want appears

If the TV channel reception is poor:

Press the blue or yellow button to fine-tune the TV
channel.

If you cannot hear the normal sound even when
the picture of the TV channel appears normally:

The SYSTEM setting is wrong. Press the 3 button and
choose a SYSTEM that has normal sound.

6Press the a button and register the TV

channel to a Programme number (PR)

The normal EDIT menu is resumed.

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3 Press the 3 button to choose the SYSTEM

(broadcasting system) for a TV channel you
want to register

TV channel (SECAM-L system) from a French
station:

Set the SYSTEM to “L”. If it is set to one other than “L”,
you cannot receive the TV channel of the SECAM-L
system.

Other TV channels:

If you do not know the correct broadcasting system, set
the SYSTEM to “B/G”. If “B/G” is not correct, it results
in the fact that you will not hear the sound normally
when the TV detects a TV channel. In this case, retry to
set the SYSTEM again correctly so that no problem
arises.

4 Press the green or red button to search for a TV

channel

Scanning stops when the TV finds a TV channel. Then
the TV channel is displayed.

Additional menu operations

Downloading the data to VCR

You can transmit to the latest Programme numbers (PR)
data to the VCR with the T-V LINK function.

Caution

• Only when the T-V LINK compatible VCR is connected
to the EXT-2 terminal, this operation is enabled.

• Only when the T-V LINK menu is being displayed, this
operation is enabled.

T-V LINK

DOWNLOAD TV VCR

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TV OK

EXIT

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1 Turn on the VCR

2 Press the a button

The data transmission begins.

  





The T-V LINK menu disappears once the data
transmission ends.

When the T-V LINK menu is changed over to
another menu:

The menu operation at the TV side is completed and it is
shifted to the menu operation at the VCR side. Refer to
the VCR Instruction Manual and operate the VCR.

If “FEATURE NOT AVAILABLE” appears at the T-V
LINK menu, ensure the following three items are
correct; then press the a button to retry data
transmission.

• Has the T-V LINK compatible VCR been connected
to the EXT-2 terminal?

• Has the VCR power been turned on?

• Does the SCART cable that is connected to the EXT­2 terminal to T-V LINK compatible VCR have all
proper connections?

Changing the COUNTRY setting

After the AUTO PROGRAM function is completed, you
can change the country you have already set by using the
AUTO PROGRAM function.
When registering the TV channels for French broadcast
stations (SECAM-L system), perform this operation to
change the country.

1 Display the INSTALL menu

When the EDIT menu is currently being
displayed:

Press the h (Information) to return to the INSTALL
menu.

2Press the 6 buttons to choose AUTO

PROGRAM. Then press the a button

A COUNTRY menu appears as a sub-menu of the
AUTO PROGRAM function.
There are two COUNTRY menus. Pressing the yellow
button changes the COUNTRY as follows:

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3Press the 5 and the 6 buttons to choose a

country

4Press the a button to complete the setting

The menu disappears.

To return to the INSTALL menu from the
COUNTRY menu:

Press the h (Information) button instead of the a button.

TV OK

BACK

START
MORE

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Additional menu operations

Using the DECODER (EXT-2) function

When connecting a Decoder with a T-V LINK compatible
VCR connected to the EXT-2 terminal, use the DECODER
(EXT-2) function to unscramble the scrambled TV
channels.

1 Turn on the Decoder power

2 Display the TV channel capable of being

unscrambled with the Decoder on the TV

Even if the Decoder is functioning, a scrambled picture
appears at this time.

3 Press the a button to display the MENU

The MENU (main menu) appears.

4 Press the 6 buttons to choose FEATURES.

Then press the a button

The FEATURES menu appears.

FEATURES

SLEEP TIMER
BLUE BACK
CHILD LOCK
DECODER(EXT-2)

TV OK

D0023-EN

BACK

OFF

OFFONON

5 Press the 6 buttons to choose DECODER

(EXT-2). Then press the 5 buttons to choose
ON

An unscrambled picture appears.

To cancel the DECODER (EXT-2) function:

Press the 5 buttons to choose OFF.

6 Press the a button to complete the setting

The T-V LINK menu appears.

T-V LINK

DOWNLOAD TV VCR

BACK

TV OK

EXIT

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7 Follow the operating procedure “Downloading

the data to VCR” on page 31 to transmit the
Programme number (PR) data to the VCR

8 If you have another TV channel capable of

being unscrambled with a Decoder, repeat
steps 2 through 7

If for some reason the DECODER (EXT-2) function has
been set to “ON” but the TV channel cannot be
unscrambled, check the following:

• Has the Decoder been connected to the VCR properly
according to the VCR and Decoder Instruction
Manuals?

• Has the Decoder power been turned on?

• Can the TV channel be unscrambled with a Decoder?

• Is it necessary to change the VCR settings in order to
connect the Decoder? Confirm that the VCR is set
properly by rechecking the VCR Instruction Manual.

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Additional preparation

Connecting the external devices

Connect the devices to the TV, paying attention to the
following connection diagram.

Before connecting anything:

• Read the manuals provided with the devices. Depending
on the devices, the connection method may differ from
the figure. In addition, the device settings may be
changed depending on the connection method to secure
proper operation.

• Turn off all the devices including the TV.

• The “Specifications” on page 38 contains the details of
the EXT terminals. If you are connecting a device not
listed in the following connection diagram, see the table
to choose the best EXT terminal.

• Note that connecting cables are not supplied.

1 VCR (composite signal)
2 VCR (composite signal/S-VIDEO signal)
3 T-V LINK compatible VCR (composite signal/S-VIDEO

signal)

4 Decoder
5 DVD player (composite signal/S-VIDEO signal)
6 DVD player (composite signal/RGB signal)
7 DVD player (component video signals; Pr/Pb/Y)
8 TV game (composite signal/RGB signal)
9 TV game (composite signal/S-VIDEO signal)
0 Headphones

- Camcorder (composite signal/S-VIDEO signal)
= SCART cable
~ Audio cable
! Video cable
@ S-VIDEO cable
# Component cable

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S

L

R

EXT-3

EXT-2
(S )

EXT-1

AUDIO
OUT

L

R

without terminal covers

R

L

Y

Pb

Pr

EXT-4

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Additional preparation

 Devices which can output the S-VIDEO signal

(Y/C signal) such as a S-VHS VCR

Connect the device to an EXT terminal other than the EXT­1 terminal.
You can choose a video input signal from the S-VIDEO
signal (Y/C signal) and regular video signal (composite
signal). For details of how to operate the device, see “S-IN
(S-VIDEO input)” on page 23.

 T-V LINK compatible VCR

Be sure to connect the T-V LINK compatible VCR to the
EXT-2 terminal. If not, the T-V LINK function will not
work properly.

• When connecting a T-V LINK compatible VCR to the
EXT-2 terminal, be sure to connect the Decoder to the
VCR. If not, the T-V LINK function may not work
properly. After you have registered TV channels to the
Programme numbers (PR), set the DECODER (EXT-2)
function for the Programme number (PR) to ON in order
to unscramble a scrambled TV channel. For details of
operation, see “Using the DECODER (EXT-2) function”
on page 32.

 Connecting headphones

Connect the headphones with a stereo mini-jack (of 3.5 mm
in diameter) to the headphone jack at side of the TV.

• The headphone volume is adjusted with the
“HEADPHONE” menu (see page 22).

 Video/sound signal output from the EXT-2

terminal

You can arbitrarily change over the output of the video/
sound signal from the EXT-2 terminal. It is useful when you
want to dub the video/sound from another device on the
VCR connected to the EXT-2 terminal. For details on how
to do this operation, see “DUBBING” on page 23.

 TV output from the EXT-1 terminal

The output of video/sound signal of a TV channel you are
currently viewing is always output from the EXT-1
terminal.

• Changing over a Programme number (PR) also changes
over the TV output from the EXT-1 terminal.

• The video/sound signal from an EXT terminal cannot be
output.

• Teletext programmes cannot be output.

 Connecting Speakers/Amplifier

See the Audio equipment connection diagram, then connect
the audio equipment you desire to the TV.
You can use external front speakers to listen to the TV
sound instead of the TV speakers.

Before connecting anything:

• Read the manuals provided with the amplifier and
speakers.

• Turn the TV and amplifier off.

• To prevent magnetism from the speakers adversely
affecting the TV screen, use magnetically-shielded
speakers for the front speakers.

• Note that connecting cables are not supplied.

without terminal covers

S

L

R

EXT-3

EXT-2
(S )

EXT-1

AUDIO
OUT

L

R

L

R

1 Amplifier
2 External speakers (Magnetic-shielded type)

• The output from the AUDIO OUT terminal is not
interrupted by headphone connection to the TV. You
cannot cut the sound from the front speaker even if you
connect a headphone to the TV.

• Adjust the volume of the external speakers with the
amplifier.

R

L

Y

Pb

Pr

EXT-4

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CH/CC numbers

When you want to use the INSERT function on page 29, find the CH/CC number corresponding to the Channel number of the TV
channel from this table.

CH Channel

CH 02 / CH 202 E2, R1

CH 03 / CH 203 E3, ITALY A

CH 04 / CH 204 E4, ITALY B, R2

CH 05 / CH 205 E5, ITALY D, R6

CH 06 / CH 206 E6, ITALY E, R7

CH 07 / CH 207 E7, ITALY F, R8

CH 08 / CH 208 E8, R9

CH 09 / CH 209 E9, ITALY G

CH 10 / CH 210 E10, ITALY H, R10

CH 11 / CH 211

CH 12 / CH 212

CH 21 / CH 221 E21, R21

CH 22 / CH 222 E22, R22

CH 23 / CH 223 E23, R23

CH 24 / CH 224 E24, R24

CH 25 / CH 225 E25, R25

CH 26 / CH 226 E26, R26

CH 27 / CH 227 E27, R27

CH 28 / CH 228 E28, R28

CH 29 / CH 229 E29, R29

CH 30 / CH 230 E30, R30

CH 31 / CH 231 E31, R31

CH 32 / CH 232 E32, R32

CH 33 / CH 233 E33, R33

CH 34 / CH 234 E34, R34

CH 35 / CH 235 E35, R35

CH 36 / CH 236 E36, R36

CH 37 / CH 237 E37, R37

CH 38 / CH 238 E38, R38

CH 39 / CH 239 E39, R39

E11, ITALY H+1, R11

E12, ITALY H+2, R12

CH Channel

CH 40 / CH 240 E40, R40

CH 41 / CH 241 E41, R41

CH 42 / CH 242 E42, R42

CH 43 / CH 243 E43, R43

CH 44 / CH 244 E44, R44

CH 45 / CH 245 E45, R45

CH 46 / CH 246 E46, R46

CH 47 / CH 247 E47, R47

CH 48 / CH 248 E48, R48

CH 49 / CH 249 E49, R49

CH 50 / CH 250 E50, R50

CH 51 / CH 251 E51, R51

CH 52 / CH 252 E52, R52

CH 53 / CH 253 E53, R53

CH 54 / CH 254 E54, R54

CH 55 / CH 255 E55, R55

CH 56 / CH 256 E56, R56

CH 57 / CH 257 E57, R57

CH 58 / CH 258 E58, R58

CH 59 / CH 259 E59, R59

CH 60 / CH 260 E60, R60

CH 61 / CH 261 E61, R61

CH 62 / CH 262 E62, R62

CH 63 / CH 263 E63, R63

CH 64 / CH 264 E64, R64

CH 65 / CH 265 E65, R65

CH 66 / CH 266 E66, R66

CH 67 / CH 267 E67, R67

CH 68 / CH 268 E68, R68

CH 69 / CH 269 E69, R69

CC Channel

CC 01 / CC 201 S1

CC 02 / CC 202 S2

CC 03 / CC 203 S3

CC 04 / CC 204 S4

CC 05 / CC 205 S5

CC 06 / CC 206 S6

CC 07 / CC 207 S7

CC 08 / CC 208 S8

CC 09 / CC 209 S9

CC 10 / CC 210 S10

CC 11 / CC 211 S11

CC 12 / CC 212 S12

CC 13 / CC 213 S13

CC 14 / CC 214 S14

CC 15 / CC 215 S15

CC 16 / CC 216 S16

CC 17 / CC 217 S17

CC 18 / CC 218 S18

CC 19 / CC 219 S19

CC 20 / CC 220 S20

CC 21 / CC 221 S21

CC 22 / CC 222 S22

CC 23 / CC 223 S23

CC 24 / CC 224 S24

CC 25 / CC 225 S25

CC 26 / CC 226 S26

CC 27 / CC 227 S27

CC 28 / CC 228 S28

CC 29 / CC 229 S29

CC 30 / CC 230 S30

CC Channel

CC 31 / CC 231 S31

CC 32 / CC 232 S32

CC 33 / CC 233 S33

CC 34 / CC 234 S34

CC 35 / CC 235 S35

CC 36 / CC 236 S36

CC 37 / CC 237 S37

CC 38 / CC 238 S38

CC 39 / CC 239 S39

CC 40 / CC 240 S40

CC 41 / CC 241 S41

CC 75 / CC 275 X

CC 76 / CC 276 Y, R3

CC 77 / CC 277 Z, ITALY C, R4

CC 78 / CC 278 Z+1, R5

CC 79 / CC 279 Z+2

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CH Channel

CH 102 F2

CH 103 F3

CH 104 F4

CH 105 F5

CH 106 F6

CH 107 F7

CH 108 F8

CH 109 F9

CH 110 F10

CH 121 F21

CH 122 F22

CH 123 F23

CH 124 F24

CH 125 F25

CH 126 F26

CH 127 F27

CH 128 F28

CH 129 F29

CH 130 F30

CH 131 F31

CH 132 F32

CH 133 F33

CH 134 F34

CH 135 F35

CH 136 F36

CH 137 F37

CH 138 F38

CH 139 F39

CH 140 F40

CH Channel

CH 141 F41

CH 142 F42

CH 143 F43

CH 144 F44

CH 145 F45

CH 146 F46

CH 147 F47

CH 148 F48

CH 149 F49

CH 150 F50

CH 151 F51

CH 152 F52

CH 153 F53

CH 154 F54

CH 155 F55

CH 156 F56

CH 157 F57

CH 158 F58

CH 159 F59

CH 160 F60

CH 161 F61

CH 162 F62

CH 163 F63

CH 164 F64

CH 165 F65

CH 166 F66

CH 167 F67

CH 168 F68

CH 169 F69

CC Frequency (MHz)

CC 110 116 - 124

CC 111 124 - 132

CC 112 132 - 140

CC 113 140 - 148

CC 114 148 - 156

CC 115 156 - 164

CC 116 164 - 172

CC 123 220 - 228

CC 124 228 - 236

CC 125 236 - 244

CC 126 244 - 252

CC 127 252 - 260

CC 128 260 - 268

CC 129 268 - 276

CC 130 276 - 284

CC 131 284 - 292

CC 132 292 - 300

CC 133 300 - 306

CC 141 306 - 311

CC 142 311 - 319

CC 143 319 - 327

CC 144 327 - 335

CC 145 335 - 343

CC 146 343 - 351

CC 147 351 - 359

CC 148 359 - 367

CC 149 367 - 375

CC 150 375 - 383

CC 151 383 - 391

CC Frequency (MHz)

CC 152 391 - 399

CC 153 399 - 407

CC 154 407 - 415

CC 155 415 - 423

CC 156 423 - 431

CC 157 431 - 439

CC 158 439 - 447

CC 159 447 - 455

CC 160 455 - 463

CC 161 463 - 469

• When two CH/CC numbers correspond to one Channel number, choose either one according to the current COUNTRY setting.
When the COUNTRY setting is other than FRANCE, choose a two-digit CH/CC number. When the COUNTRY setting is
FRANCE, choose a three-digit CH/CC number.

• Find the CH/CC number (CC110 to CC161) corresponding to the TV channel (SECAM-L system) from a French cable TV
station, based on the broadcast frequency of the TV channel. When you do not know the broadcast frequency, please contact the
cable TV station.

• The CH/CC numbers of CH102-CH169 and CC110-CC161 correspond to the TV channels being broadcast by a SECAM-L
system. The other CH/CC numbers correspond to the TV channels being broadcast by a method other than a SECAM-L system.

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Troubleshooting

If a problem arises while you are using the TV, please read this “Troubleshooting” well before you request having the TV repaired.
You may be able to fix it easily by yourself. For example, if the AC plug is disconnected from the AC outlet, or the TV aerial has
problems, you may think there is a problem with the TV itself.

Important:

• This Troubleshooting guide only covers problems whose cause are not easy to determine. If a question arise when you are
operating a function, read the page(s) corresponding to the operation of the function well, not this Troubleshooting guide.

• After you have followed the Troubleshooting description or the operating description of the functions concerned without any
success, remove the AC plug from the AC outlet and request a repair of your TV. Do not attempt to repair the TV by yourself or
remove the rear cover of the TV.

 If you cannot turn on the TV

• Are the AC plug on the power cord from the TV is
connected to AC outlet?

• Make sure to set the VCR/TV/DVD switch to the TV
position. You cannot turn the TV on when the VCR/TV/
DVD switch is set to the VCR or DVD position.

 If you cannot turn off the TV

• Make sure to set the VCR/TV/DVD switch to the TV
position. You cannot turn the TV off when the VCR/TV/
DVD switch is set to the VCR or DVD position.

 No picture/No sound

• Have you chosen a TV channel whose reception is
extremely bad? In this case, the BLUE BACK function
will be activated, the entire screen becomes blue, and the
sound is muted. In spite of this, if you want to view the
TV channel, follow the description “BLUE BACK” on
page 25 to try to change the BLUE BACK function
setting to OFF.

• Have you set the SPEAKER function to OFF? Follow
the description “SPEAKER” on page 21 to confirm the
SPEAKER function setting to try to solve the problem.

• If the SYSTEM setting for a TV channel is incorrect, it
may prevent the sound from being issued. Follow the
description “EDIT/MANUAL” on page 28 to use the
MANUAL function to try to change the SYSTEM
setting.

 Poor picture

• If noise totally obscures the picture (snow), the aerial or
aerial cable may have trouble. Check the following to try
to solve the trouble:

Has the TV and aerial been connected properly?
Has the aerial cable been damaged?
Is the aerial pointed to the right direction?
Is the aerial itself faulty?

• If the TV or aerial receives interference from the other
devices, stripes or noise may appear in the picture. Move
such devices as an amplifier, personal computer, or a
hair drier that can cause interference away from your
TV, or try changing its location. If the aerial suffers
interference from a radio tower or high-voltage wire,
please contact your local dealer.

• If the TV receives interference from signal reflecting
from mountains or building, double-pictures (ghosting)
will occur. Try to change the aerial’s direction or replace
the antenna with the one with better directionality.

• Are your COLOUR SYSTEM settings for the TV
channels correct? Follow the description “COLOUR
SYSTEM” on page 20 to try to solve the trouble.

• Has COLOUR or BRIGHT been controlled properly?
Follow the description “Picture Adjustment” on page 18
to try to adjust them properly.

• Videotaping teletext is not recommended because it may
not record correctly.

• When viewing images from commercially available
video software products, or videos from videotapes
which have been recorded improperly, the top of the
image may be distorted. This is due to the condition of
the video signal, and not because of malfunction.

 Poor sound

• Have you adjusted BASS or TREBLE properly? If not,
follow the description “Sound Adjustment” on page 21
to try to adjust them properly.

• When the TV channel reception is poor, it can be hard to
hear the stereo or bilingual sound. In this case, follow the
description “STEREO / I • II” on page 21 to hear the
sound more easily by changing it to a mono sound.

 Operation disabled

• Have the batteries of the remote control become
exhausted? Follow the description “Putting the batteries
into the Remote control” on page 5 and replace them
with new batteries to try to solve the problem.

• Have you attempted to use the remote control at the sides
or rear of the TV or at a location more than seven meters
apart from the TV location? Operate the remote control
in the front of your TV or a location less than seven
meters from your TV to try to solve the problem.

• When you are viewing a teletext programme, you cannot
operate the menus. Press the b button to return the
teletext programme to the ordinary TV programme to try
operating the menus.

• If the TV suddenly stops responding, disconnect the
power cord of the TV from the AC outlet. Connect them
to the AC outlet again to turn on the TV. If the TV
returns to a normal state, it is not a failure.

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 Other concerns

• When the SLEEP TIMER function operates, the TV is
automatically turned off. If the TV is turned off
suddenly, try to press the # (Standby) button to turn on
the TV once again. At this time, if the TV resumes a
normal state, there is no problem.

• When a WSS signal is included in the broadcast signal or
the signal from an external device, or when the TV is
receiving a control signal from an external device, the
ZOOM mode will change automatically. When you want
to return to the previous ZOOM mode, press the c
button to choose the ZOOM mode again.

• It takes a short period of time from the time an operation
such as changing channels is performed until an image is
displayed. This is not a malfunction. This is the time
required for the image to stabilize before it can be
displayed.

• The TV may emit a crackling sound due to a sudden
change in temperature. It does not matter if a picture or
sound does not show any abnormality. If you hear
crackling sounds frequently while you are viewing the
TV, other causes may be assumed. For precautionary
purposes, request your service technician to inspect it.

• In the twin pictures mode the sub-picture may disappear
when the external device is operated. If this happens,
press the R button and display the sub-picture again.

• The headphone volume is adjusted with the
“HEADPHONE” menu. It cannot be adjusted with r
(volume) q buttons.

• When TV SPEAKER in the “HEADPHONE” menu is
ON, even if the headphones are connected, sound is
emitted from the TV speaker. When you do not want to
emit sound from the TV speaker, turn the setting OFF.

• The top of the TV and the screen may become hot during
use but this has no affect on the performance of the TV.
Ensure that the ventilation holes are not blocked.

• When the picture is unstable, the screen may become
white for a moment. This occurs when the signal which
drives the liquid crystal is missing. This is not a
malfunction.

• When a still image has been displayed for a long period,
a faint residual image may remain on the screen for a
short time after the power has been turned off or when
another image is displayed. This is not a malfunction and
the image will eventually disappear.

Troubleshooting

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Specifications

Item

Broadcasting systems CCIR B/G, I, D/K, L

Colour systems PAL, SECAM

Channels and frequencies • E2-E12, E21-E69, S1-S41, X, Y, Z, Z+1, Z+2, ITALY A-H, ITALY H+1, ITALY H+2, F2-F10, F21-F69, R1-R12,

Sound-multiplex systems A2 (B/G, D/K), NICAM (B/G, I, D/K, L) system

Teletext systems FLOF (Fastext), TOP, WST (World Standard System)

Power requirements 110 - 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz

Power consumption 148 W, Standby: 2.8 W

Screen size Viewable area 66 cm (measured diagonally)

Display resolution 1280 × 768 (W-XGA)

Audio output Rated Power output: 10 W + 10 W

Speakers 6.6 cm round × 2

EXT-1 terminal Euroconnector (21-pin, SCART)

EXT-2 terminal Euroconnector (21-pin, SCART)

EXT-3 terminal RCA connectors × 3

EXT-4 terminal RCA connectors × 5

AUDIO OUT terminal RCA connectors × 2

Headphone jack Stereo mini-jack (3.5 mm in diameter)

Dimensions (W × H × D) 703 mm × 560 mm × 260 mm

Weight 19.0 kg

Accessories Remote control unit × 1 (RM-C1808)

Model

• The EXT terminals also support the NTSC 3.58/4.43 MHz system.

R21-R69

• French cable TV channel of broadcast frequencies 116 - 172 MHz and 220 - 469 MHz

• Video input, Audio L/R inputs and RGB inputs are available.

• TV broadcast outputs (Video and Audio L/R) are available.

• Video input, S-VIDEO (Y/C) input, Audio L/R inputs and RGB inputs are available.

• Video and Audio L/R outputs are available.

• T-V LINK functions are available.

S-VIDEO connector × 1

• Video input, S-VIDEO (Y/C) input and Audio L/R inputs are available.

• Component video (Pr, Pb, Y) inputs (625p, 525p, 1125i) and Audio L/R inputs are available.

• 525p and 625p are progressive scanning signals. Some DVD players can output these signals.

• 1125i is one of the new high-definition signals. However, 1125i broadcast is currently not available in Europe.

• Audio L/R outputs are available.

703 mm × 491 mm × 94 mm (TV only)

18.3 kg (TV only)

AA/R6 dry cell battery × 2
Cable adaptor × 2

LT-26C31BC

Design and specifications subject to change without notice.

Pictures displayed on the screen using this TV’s ZOOM functions should not be shown for any commercial or demonstration purpose
in public places (cafes, hotels, etc.) without the consent of the owners of copyright of the original picture sources, as this constitutes an
infringement of copyright.

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