JVC AV 25VS14 User Manual

COLOUR TELEVISION

EQUALIZER • CINEMA SURROUND • COMPONENT INPUT

Contents

Knowing your TV’s features ....................................................... 3

Remote control buttons and basic functions .............................. 4

TV buttons and functions ........................................................... 6

Setting up your TV ..................................................................... 7

Basic setting for picture.............................................................. 9

Advanced setting for picture .....................................................11

Basic setting for sound............................................................. 12

Advanced setting for sound ..................................................... 13

Favorite channel and video setting .......................................... 14

Customized setting .................................................................. 15

TV channel presetting .............................................................. 17

Additional preparation .............................................................. 20

Troubleshooting ....................................................................... 21

Specifications ..............................................................Back cover

AV-29VS14

AV-25VS14

AV-21CS14

AV-21VS14

INSTRUCTIONS

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Knowing your TV’s features

Main features

A2/NICAM

(STEREO / I II)

FAVORITE CH (Channel) You can register up to four favorite channels for quick recall with one press.

You can listen to the stereo sound or bilingual sound from TV programme broadcasting by A2

or NICAM Sound-multiplex system.

AI ECO

TV detects the brightness of your room and automatically adjust the picture brightness to a

suitable level for a better eye care.

AI VOLUME

TV adjusts the volume automatically to the same level for all TV channels to avoid sudden

change of the volume when selecting different TV channel.

VNR

You can reduce the picture noise when viewing noisy TV programmes or video sources.

WHITE BALANCE

You can choose one of three tones of white to match the video source such as movie,

sports, etc. Changing WHITE BALANCE affects the appearance of all other colours on the

screen.

Confirm your TV’s functions

Some functions written in this instruction manual may not be available for your TV.

Please see the chart below and check the functions that are equipped for your TV’s model number. The

model number is indicated at the rear of your TV. When you press a button concerned to a function that is

not available for your TV, it does not work and the logo “Ø” appears on the screen. For a function that is

not available for your TV, it is not displayed in the menu.

Model No.

No.

Function

*ECO

–

PICTURE TILT

COMPRESS (16:9)

Remote control buttons and basic functions

No. Press

POWER

MENU/OK

Turn on or off the TV from standby mode.

Display menu and confirm selected function.

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

CHANNEL -/+ Select the desired channel number.

VOLUME -/+ Adjust the volume level.

TV/VIDEO

MUTING

Select TV or video terminal input.

Turn off the volume.

Press this button again to resume the volume.

DISPLAY

Display the programme number or video terminal number, stereo/bilingual broadcast system

and PR list (channel list) on the screen.

You can select the channel using the PR list.

1 Press the DISPLAY button once to display the PR list.

2 Press 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 buttons to choose a channel, then press the MENU/OK button.

You can confirm the favorite channels in the PR list. The channels set to favorite channels are

indicated with coloured mark.

0~9, -/--

Select the programme number. For two digits programme number, press -/--, then press the

number button.

RETURN

a) Return to the frequently view channel with one touch.

1 Choose the channel you want to register.

2 Press and hold RETURN+ button until “RETURN PLUS PROGRAMMED!” appears.

To cancel, press and hold RETURN+ button until “RETURN PLUS CANCELED!” appears.

b) Return to the previously viewed channel, if you have not set or have cancelled the Return

channel as above.

Remote control buttons and basic functions (continued)

How to operate menus and menus locations

Top menu

MENU INPUT

2nd menu

EXT. INPUT

DISPLAY

PICTURE MODE

PICTURE SETTING P.10

WHITE BALANCE P.10

Location 3rd menu

Location

P.18

P.9

–

Operation

Note

–

Display the MENU Press the MENU/OK button

To exit the MENU,

press the DISPLAY

PICTURE

*If you want to

adjust PICTURE

SETTING menu,

you must set

button

EXIT menu.

to choose a Press ∞ button

menu title. Then press MENU/OK display the next page

or choose

PICTURE

–

VNR

P.15

Display the top

Press 5/∞ buttons

FEATURES

FAVORITE CH SETTING P.14

VIDEO SETTING P.14

COLOUR SYSTEM P.9

COMPRESS (16:9) P.11

PICTURE MODE

menu to USER.

button

Press 5/∞ buttons

menu title. Then press MENU/OK

button

Press 5/∞ buttons

menu title. Then press MENU/OK

button

Press the DISPLAY button

for more functions.

Display the 2nd

to choose a

PICTURE TILT

P.11

SOUND

*If you want to

adjust

EQUALIZER

menu, you must

set SOUND

MODE menu to

USER.

STEREO/I II

P.15

P.14

P.15

P.14

–

Display the 3rd

to choose a

AI VOLUME

SOUND MODE

EQUALIZER

BALANCE

SOUND TURBO

CINEMA SURROUND P.15

OFF TIMER

CHILD LOCK

AI ECO SENSOR P.11

AUTO PROGRAM P.19

EDIT/MANUAL

Return to the

previous menu

–

Choose the setting Press 5/∞ buttons

to choose Press the MENU/OK

of a function

a function. Then press the 2/3

button

to exit from

FEATURES

P.17

buttons

to change the setting. the menu.

–

Adjust the effect

level of a function

Press 5/∞ buttons

a function. Then press the 2/3

to choose

INSTALL

buttons

to adjust the effect

Press the 5/∞ buttons to

P.19

DELETE, MOVE,

MANUAL,INSERT P.18

P.17-

level.

Display the sub

LANGUAGE

BLUE BACK

AUTO SHUTOFF

VIDEO-2 SETTING P.18

AI ECO DISPLAY P.11

P.17

P.11

P.18

LANGUAGE

P.15

menu of a function. choose a function. Then press

–

MENU/OK buttons

the sub menu.

to display

–

The following chart shows locations of functions in menus. In this manual,

location of a function is described as follows:

EXIT

–

2nd menu

Top menu

3rd menu

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

TV buttons and functions

The illustrations shown below is for AV-29VS14 and AV-21CS14 only, which are used for explanation purpose.

Your TV may not look exactly the same as illustrated.

No. Button/terminal Description

Front of the TV

Page

–

L (main power) Press to turn on or turn off the TV’s main power.

AV-29VS14

POWER lamp

Indicate the TV is being turned on or off.

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

Red :

TV’s main power is being turned on.

Note: When you turn off the power switch while TV is in standby

mode, the light of power lamp will be off in 10 -15 seconds.

POWER

L/MONO

CHANNEL

VOLUME TV/VIDEO

EXIT

IN (VIDEO-3)

ECO sensor

–

Remote control sensor

–

TV/ VIDEO

VOLUME -/+

CHANNEL -/+

Press to select TV or video mode.

Press to adjust the volume level.

Press to select the desired channel.

Press to display the menu.

AV-21CS14

VOLUME

CHANNEL

IN (VIDEO-3)

IN (VIDEO-2)

Video and audio input jacks for VIDEO-3 mode.

Video and audio input jacks for VIDEO-2 mode.

Headphone jack.

POWER

IN (VIDEO-2)

MONO

Aerial socket.

OUTPUT

Video and audio output jacks. (The component video

signal cannot be output.)

Rear of the TV

COMPONENT

Video or component video, and audio input jacks for

AV-29VS14

AV-21CS14

(VIDEO-2) INPUT VIDEO-2 mode. You can select the input signal by setting

COMPONENT

VIDEO-1

INPUT

(VIDEO-2)

INPUT

OUTPUT

INPUT

the “VIDEO-2 SETTING” function (see page 16).

VIDEO-1 INPUT Video or S-VIDEO, and audio input jacks for VIDEO-1

mode

OVER

How to operate the menus with the TV button

Work as same as the button on the

MONO

TV button

Note

remote control unit

MENU/OK button

To display main menu and exit

menu after finish setting.

CHANNEL -/+ ∞/5 button

To select menu function.

VOLUME -/+ 2/3 button

To adjust the desired function.

Setting up your TV

CAUTION

•

Turn off the equipment including the TV before connecting.

1 Connecting the aerial cable.

2 Connecting the compatible main plug to the AC outlet.

VHF/UHF outdoor aerial

75-ohm coaxial cable (not supplied)

If you connect a VCR, connect the aerial output jack of your VCR

and the aerial jack on the TV with the aerial cable. Then connect the

output jacks of your VCR and the VIDEO-1 input jacks of the TV

with the video cable (or S-VIDEO cable if available) and audio

cables. For details, see the manual of your VCR.

3 Inserting batteries into the remote control.

Insert two batteries by following the + and -

polarities and inserting the - end first.

CAUTION:

Follow the cautions printed on the batteries.

Notes:

• Use AA/R6/UM-3 dry cell batteries.

• It the remote control does not work properly, fit

new batteries. The supplied batteries are for testing,

not regular use.

Rear of TV

VHF/UHF outdoor aerial

AV-29VS14

COMPONENT

(VIDEO-2)

INPUT

VIDEO-1

INPUT

OUTPUT

OVER

MONO

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

JVC logo appears on the screen.

To video

output

To audio

output

To RF

output

To S-video

output

VCR

To aerial input

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

TV.

Setting up your TV (continued)

5 Making the initial settings

Set up your TV by pressing any button except POWER button, then operate the TV menu by following the steps as below:

LANGUAGE

AUTO PROGRAM

EDIT

ENGLISH

CH/CC

CH 09

CH 11

CH 13

SETUP TOUR RESTART?

CH 12

22%

RESTART

BACK

IINSERT

IDELETE

IMANUAL

OK MOVE

• Press 5/∞ button to

select your desired

language, then press

MENU/OK button.

• TV will start searching

for the channels.

• Press the red button to

cancel the SETUP TOUR

RESTART function.

If you want to make initial

settings again when the

next time you turn on the

TV, press the MENU/OK

button to activate the

SETUP TOUR RESTART

function.

• To complete the initial

setting, press the

MENU/OK button. To

edit the channel list,

see page 17.

To stop AUTO

PROGRAM, press

MENU/OK button.

If the JVC logo does not appear, use LANGUAGE, and AUTO PROGRAM functions to make the initial settings. Those functions are

located in the INSTALL menu.

If the JVC logo appears, although you had made the initial settings, press the TV/VIDEO button to exit from initial settings.

Basic setting for picture

PICTURE MODE

COLOUR SYSTEM

You can select the appropriate colour system when the picture is

not clear or no colour appears.

You can choose the desired picture setting with one-touch.

Press the PICTURE MODE button to select a setting.

Press the COLOUR SYSTEM button to select a setting.

SOFT

Softens contrast and sharpness.

BRIGHT

STANDARD

USER

Heightens contrast and sharpness.

Standard picture setting.

You can change this picture setting as you like.

Select USER and adjust following items in the

PICTURE SETTING menu. (CONTRAST, BRIGHT,

SHARP, COLOUR, TINT*)

AUTO

PAL

SECAM

NTSC3.58

NTSC4.43

To operate this function with a menu:

❇

PICTURE menu

PICTURE FEATURES menu

*TINT can only be adjusted in NTSC system.

COLOUR SYSTEM

To operate this function with a menu:

❇

PICTURE menu

PICTURE MODE

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

below:

To return the USER setting to the default, press the blue button

when the PICTURE SETTING menu appears.

Area

Country or Region

Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates,

System

Yemen, etc.

PAL

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, India, etc.

Asia, Middle

East

China, Vietnam, etc.

Hong Kong, etc.

PAL

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

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

Philippines, Taiwan, Myanmar, etc.

Russia, etc.

Czech Republic, Poland, etc.

Germany, Holland, Belgium, etc.

UK, etc.

NTSC

SECAM

PAL

Europe

Oceania

Africa

Australia, New Zealand, etc.

Republic of South Africa, etc.

Nigeria, etc.

PAL

Egypt, Morocco, etc.

SECAM

Basic setting for picture (continued)

Adjusting the picture – USER

WHITE BALANCE

You can adjust the desired picture setting when selecting USER

in PICTURE MODE.

You can change the white balance of the picture to better match

the type of video being viewed.

Select the WHITE BALANCE in the PICTURE menu, then choose

the desired setting.

1 Select the USER in PICTURE MODE under PICTURE menu.

❇

PICTURE menu

PICTURE MODE

USER

❇

PICTURE menu

WHITE BALANCE

2 Select the PICTURE SETTING in PICTURE menu, then adjust

NORMAL

COOL

WARM

Normal white balance.

Bluish white.

Reddish white.

the setting.

❇

PICTURE menu

PICTURE SETTING

CONTRAST

BRIGHT

SHARP

COLOUR

TINT*

2 : Lower contrast

2 : Darker

2 : Softer

2 : Lighter

2 : Reddish

3 : Higher contrast

3 : Brighter

3 : Higher

3 : Deeper

3 : Greenish

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

*TINT can only be adjusted in NTSC system.

Advanced setting for picture

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

AI ECO SENSOR (ECO)

You can adjust TV screen contrast according to the brightness of

your room.

press the MENU/OK button.

Press the ECO button to select the desired mode.

COMPRESS (16:9)

Mild contrast (recommended).

Even contrast.

You can convert a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) into a wide

picture (16:9 aspect ratio).

OFF

Cancel the function.

Select the COMPRESS (16:9) in the PICTURE FEATURES menu

under PICTURE menu, then choose ON or OFF.

❇

To operate this function with a menu:

❇

FEATURES menu

AI ECO SENSOR

PICTURE menu

PICTURE FEATURES menu

You can display the graphic of AI ECO SENSOR on the screen.

Select the AI ECO DISPLAY in the INSTALL menu, then choose

COMPRESS (16:9)

ON or OFF.

❇

INSTALL menu

AI ECO DISPLAY

BLUE BACK

You can set the TV to automatically change to a blue screen and

mute the sound if the signal is weak or absent, or when there is

no input from an antenna.

Correcting the Slanting Picture (PICTURE TILT)

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

1 Select the PICTURE TILT in the PICTURE FEATURES menu

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

under PICTURE menu, then press MENU/OK button.

OFF.

❇

PICTURE menu

PICTURE FEATURES menu

❇

INSTALL menu

BLUE BACK

PICTURE TILT

If you wish to continue viewing the poor picture, cancel the BLUE

BACK function.

The following display appears.

PICTURE TILT

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

BACK

Basic setting for sound

SOUND MODE

SOUND SYSTEM

You can select an appropriate sound system when abnormal

sound occurs even when the picture appears normally.

Press the SOUND SYSTEM button to select a setting.

You can choose the desired sound setting.

Select the SOUND MODE in SOUND menu, then choose the

setting.

❇

SOUND menu

B/G

D/K

SOUND MODE

USER

You can change this sound setting as you like.

Select USER and adjust the frequencies in EQUALIZER

(100, 300, 1K, 3K, 8K Hz).

For details, see “EQUALIZER” on page 13.

Emphasize on both vocal sound and music.

Emphasize on music effect.

This function is not available in video mode.

For the sound system in each country or region, see the table

below:

Area

Country or Region

System

DYNAMIC

MUSIC

NEWS

Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates,

Yemen, etc.

B/G

Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, India, etc.

Emphasize on vocal sound.

Asia, Middle

East

China, Vietnam, etc.

Hong Kong, etc.

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

Philippines, Taiwan, Myanmar, etc.

Russia, etc.

Czech Republic, Poland, etc.

Germany, Holland, Belgium, etc.

UK, etc.

D/K

BALANCE

You can adjust the volume balance between the left and right

speakers.

Select the BALANCE in SOUND menu, then adjust the setting.

D/K

B/G

Europe

❇

SOUND menu

BALANCE

Oceania

Africa

Australia, New Zealand, etc.

Republic of South Africa, etc.

Nigeria, etc.

B/G

SOUND TURBO

Egypt, Morocco, etc.

You can set the sound frequency to emphasize the low and high

frequency levels.

Press the SOUND TURBO to select ON or OFF.

To operate this function with a menu:

❇

SOUND menu

SOUND TURBO

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

Advanced setting for sound

CINEMA SURROUND

EQUALIZER

You can enjoy an enhanced sound for wider audience.

Press the CINEMA SURROUND button to select a setting.

You can adjust the sound frequencies when selecting USER

mode in SOUND MODE.

OFF

Cancel the function.

1 Select the USER in SOUND MODE under SOUND menu.

❇

LOW

HIGH

MONO

Listen to sound with less wider audience effect.

Listen to sound with more wider audience effect.

Listen to mono sound with stereo effect.

SOUND menu

SOUND MODE

USER

2 Select the EQUALIZER in SOUND menu.

❇

SOUND menu

EQUALIZER

To operate this function with a menu:

The following display appears.

❇

SOUND menu

CINEMA SURROUND

EQUALIZER

If slight volume distortion occurs when you select HIGH mode,

change the setting to LOW mode. The CINEMA SURROUND

effect will be less noticeable.

100 300

8K Hz

If you use CINEMA SURROUND and SOUND TURBO together,

volume distortion might occurs.

BACK

STEREO / I II (

)

3 Select and adjust the desired frequencies.

You can enjoy the stereo and bilingual broadcasted programmes.

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

Adjust high frequency will affect higher pitch sound and vice versa.

Press the

button to select the desired mode.

Select stereo sound.

Select monaural sound.

Select bilingual I (sub I).

AI VOLUME

You can adjust the volume of all the channels and video inputs to

the same level automatically.

Select the AI VOLUME in SOUND menu, then choose ON or OFF.

Select bilingual II (sub II).

Cancels the Multi Sound function, and the sound

becomes monaural.

MONO

❇

SOUND menu

This function is not available in video mode.

To operate this function with a menu:

AI VOLUME

❇

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

SOUND menu

STEREO / I II

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

Favorite channel and video setting

4 Select the desired item that you wish to adjust.

CONTRAST BRIGHT SHARP COLOUR

To register the favorite channel

You can register and recall 4 favorite channels by using the

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

SOUND MODE (USER, DYNAMIC, MUSIC, NEWS)

TINT

1 In TV mode, select a TV channel (PR01-99) you desired to register.

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

2 Press and hold a colour button for 3 seconds or more.

“FAVORITE CHANNEL I PROGRAMMED!” appears on the

screen and current channel is registered.

To adjust the video setting (VIDEO SETTING)

You can adjust the picture and sound settings for video inputs.

3 To register other favorite channels, repeat Step 1 to 2.

To recall the favorite channel, press the colour button.

When the TV is in menu mode, favorite channel function is not

available.

1 Display the PICTURE menu and select VIDEO SETTING in

PICTURE FEATURES menu.

❇

PICTURE menu

PICTURE FEATURES menu

VIDEO SETTING

To adjust favorite channel setting

(FAVORITE CH SETTING)

2 Select VIDEO STATUS in VIDEO SETTING menu, then

choose the desired video input.

❇

VIDEO SETTING

VIDEO STATUS

You can adjust the picture and sound settings for the favorite channels.

1 Display the PICTURE menu and select FAVORITE CH

SETTING in PICTURE FEATURES menu.

VIDEO SETTING

3 Select EFFECT, then press 2/3 button

to choose ON.

VIDEO STATUS

CONTRAST

BRIGHT

SHARP

COLOUR

TINT

VIDEO-1

❇

PICTURE menu

PICTURE FEATURES menu

To cancel the settings, choose OFF.

FAVORITE CH SETTING

SOUND MODE

EFFECT

USER

2 Select FAVORITE CHANNEL in FAVORITE CH SETTING

BACK

IRESET

menu, then choose the desired favorite channel.

❇

FAVORITE CH SETTING

FAVORITE CHANNEL

FAVORITE CH SETTING

3 Select EFFECT, then press 2/3 button

to choose ON.

4 Select the desired item that you wish to adjust.

CONTRAST BRIGHT SHARP COLOUR

FAVORITE CHANNEL

CONTRAST

BRIGHT

PR 01

To cancel the settings, choose OFF.

SHARP

SOUND MODE (USER, DYNAMIC, MUSIC, NEWS)

TINT

COLOUR

TINT

SOUND MODE

EFFECT

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

USER

BACK

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

Customized setting

VNR

CHILD LOCK

You can reduce the noise.

You can disable the front control buttons of the TV.

Select the VNR in the PICTURE FEATURES menu under

Select the CHILD LOCK in the FEATURES menu, then choose

PICTURE menu, then choose a setting of VNR function.

ON or OFF.

❇

PICTURE menu

FEATURES menu

PICTURE FEATURES menu

CHILD LOCK

VNR

OFF TIMER

OFF

VNR is turned off.

You can set the TV to turn off automatically to standby mode after

a set time.

Press the OFF TIMER button to select a desired period of time.

AUTO

MIN

MAX

Effect of VNR is automatically controlled.

Effect of VNR becomes minimum level.

Effect of VNR becomes maximum level.

OFF TIMER

If you select MAX, the picture becomes softer even if the original

picture is sharp.

120

You can set the period of time

to a maximum of 120 minutes

in 10 minutes step.

LANGUAGE

You can choose your desired on screen display language.

BACK

Select the LANGUAGE in the INSTALL menu, then choose a

language.

❇

To operate this function with a menu:

INSTALL menu

LANGUAGE

❇

FEATURES menu

OFF TIMER

When the elapsed of time left one minute, “GOOD NIGHT!”

appears on the screen.

You can display the OFF TIMER menu again to confirm or

change the remaining time.

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

Customized setting (continued)

EXT. INPUT (TV/VIDEO)

AUTO SHUTOFF

You can select TV or video terminal input with one touch.

Press the TV/VIDEO button to select an input.

To operate this function with a menu:

❇

You can set the TV to turn off automatically when no signal is

received for about 15 minutes or longer after the end of a

broadcast.

Select AUTO SHUTOFF in INSTALL menu, then choose ON or

INPUT menu

EXT. INPUT

OFF.

❇

INSTALL menu

AUTO SHUTOFF

DISPLAY

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

power.

The AUTO SHUTOFF function is not available in video mode.

You can display the programme number, video terminal number

and PR list on the screen.

Press the DISPLAY button to select the desired mode:

OFF

PR LIST

VIDEO-2 SETTING

Choose a TV channel or a VIDEO terminal.

You can set the VIDEO-2 SETTING according to the video signal

output from the external devices connected to the VIDEO-2

terminal.

Select the VIDEO-2 SETTING in INSTALL menu, then choose a

setting.

1 Press the DISPLAY button to display the PR LIST.

2 Select a programme number or video terminal by pressing the

5/∞ button to move up/down on the programme number or

press the 2/3 button to skip for each 7 programme numbers,

❇

INSTALL menu

VIDEO-2 SETTING

then press MENU/OK button.

PR LIST

VIDEO

If a normal video signal (composite video signal) is

input.

CH/CC

CH 03

CH 05

CH 07

CH 09

CC 04

CC 05

COMPONENT

If a component video signal (Y/C /C ) is input.

For connecting methods, see “Additional Preparation” on page

20.

-7 OK +7

To operate this function with a menu:

❇

INPUT menu

DISPLAY

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

TV channel presetting

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

To register the TV channels automatically

EDIT menu appears.

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

automatically.

EDIT

CH/CC

CH 09

CH 11

CH 13

1 Display the INSTALL menu.

❇

INSTALL menu

2 Choose AUTO PROGRAM, then press the MENU/OK button.

AUTO PROGRAM function starts, and the channels received

are registered in the channel list (PR list) automatically.

BACK

IINSERT

IDELETE

IMANUAL

OK MOVE

3 “SETUP TOUR RESTART?” appears.

To start the SETUP

TOUR

To skip the SETUP

TOUR

Press the MENU/OK button. Then proceed to

step 5 of “Setting up your TV” on page 8.

Press the Red button.

3 Choose the channel which you want to register.

4 Press the blue button to activate the MANUAL function.

The sound system of the channel appears at the right of the

CH/CC number.

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

For details, see “SOUND SYSTEM” on page 12.

4 The EDIT menu appears.

To edit the channel

list

Proceed to the Step 3 of “To edit the channel

list (PR LIST)” on page 18.

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

Searching stops when a channel is found and displayed.

7 Repeat step 5 until your desired TV channel appears

If a channel is not

registered

To exit the menu

Proceed to the Step 3 of “To register the

TV channels manually” on this page.

Press the MENU/OK button.

For details of “SETUP TOUR”, see page 8.

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

the TV channel.

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

sound system.

To register the TV channels manually

(MANUAL in the EDIT menu)

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

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

1 Display the INSTALL menu.

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

❇

INSTALL menu

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

TV channel presetting (continued)

To edit the channel list (PR LIST)

(MOVE and DELETE in the EDIT menu)

To add in the new channel

(INSERT in the EDIT menu)

You can edit the TV channel list as you like.

Note: After this operation, other channel’s PR numbers will be

changed.

You can add in the new channel in the TV channel list as you like.

You need to find the “CH/CC” number for the TV channel. Find the

“CH/CC” number corresponding to the channel number of the TV

channel from the attached sheet “CH/CC number list” on page 19.

1 Display the INSTALL menu.

❇

1 Display the INSTALL menu.

INSTALL menu

❇

INSTALL menu

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

EDIT menu appears.

EDIT

CH/CC

CH 09

CH 11

CH 13

3 Choose the PR number for which you will register a new TV

channel. When you add a new TV channel of NTSC-M system,

press the SOUND SYSTEM button to change the sound

system to M. Then proceed to the next step.

4 Press the green button, then press 5/∞ buttons to choose

BACK

IINSERT

IDELETE

IMANUAL

OK MOVE

“CC” or “CH”.

5 Press the number button to enter the remaining CH/CC

number.

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

delete.

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

TV channel appears. If the TV finds no TV channel, a noisy

picture appears.

4 Do the following action:

To change the PR

number (MOVE)

Press the 3 button. Then move it to the PR

number you want to use it for the channel.

Finally press the 2 button.

When a TV channel has already been registered in PR99, using

the INSERT function deletes that TV channel.

To delete the

Press the yellow button.

channel (DELETE)

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

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

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

TV channel presetting (continued)

CCIR

E33

E34

E35

E36

E37

E38

E39

E40

E41

E42

E43

E44

E45

E46

E47

E48

E49

E50

E51

E52

E53

E54

E55

E56

E57

E58

E59

E60

E61

E62

E63

E64

E65

E66

E67

E68

E69

OIRT

AUSTRALIA

CCIR

S-18

S-19

S-20

S-21

S-22

S-23

S-24

S-25

S-26

S-27

S-28

S-29

S-30

S-31

S-32

S-33

S-34

S-35

S-36

S-37

S-38

S-39

S-40

S-41

OIRT

AUSTRALIA

CH/CC number

CH 33

CH 34

CH 35

CH 36

CH 37

CH 38

CH 39

CH 40

CH 41

CH 42

CH 43

CH 44

CH 45

CH 46

CH 47

CH 48

CH 49

CH 50

CH 51

CH 52

CH 53

CH 54

CH 55

CH 56

CH 57

CH 58

CH 59

CH 60

CH 61

CH 62

CH 63

CH 64

CH 65

CH 66

CH 67

CH 68

CH 69

US-33, W+48

US-34, W+49

US-35, W+50

US-36, W+51

US-37, W+52

US-38, W+53

US-39, W+54

US-40, W+55

US-41, W+56

US-42, W+57

US-43, W+58

US-44, W+59

US-45, W+60

US-46, W+61

US-47, W+62

US-48, W+63

US-49, W+64

US-50, W+65

US-51, W+66

US-52, W+67

US-53, W+68

US-54, W+69

US-55, W+70

US-56, W+71

US-57, W+72

US-58, W+73

US-59, W+74

US-60, W+75

US-61, W+76

US-62, W+77

US-63, W+78

US-64, W+79

US-65, W+80

US-66, W+81

US-67, W+82

US-68, W+83

US-69, W+84

CC 18

CC 19

CC 20

CC 21

CC 22

CC 23

CC 24

CC 25

CC 26

CC 27

CC 28

CC 29

CC 30

CC 31

CC 32

CC 33

CC 34

CC 35

CC 36

CC 37

CC 38

CC 39

CC 40

CC 41

CC 42

CC 43

CC 44

CC 45

CC 46

CC 47

CC 48

CC 49

CC 50

CC 51

CC 52

CC 53

CC 54

CC 55

CC 56

CC 57

CC 58

CC 59

CC 60

CC 61

CC 62

CC 63

CC 64

CC 75

CC 76

CC 77

CC 78

CC 79

CC 95

CC 96

CC 97

CC 98

CC 99

When you want to use the INSERT

function on page 18, find the CH/CC

number corresponding to the channel

number of the TV channel from this table.

Channel No. Country

CCIR

United States, Philippines, etc..

Middle East, Southeast Asia,

etc..

OIRT

Eastern Europe, Russia,

Vietnam, etc..

W+1

W+2

W+3

W+4

W+5

W+6

W+7

W+8

W+9

W+10

W+11

W+12

W+13

W+14

W+15

W+16

W+17

W+18

W+19

W+20

W+21

W+22

W+23

W+24

W+25

W+26

W+27

W+28

AUSTRALIA

Channel

Australia, etc..

CCIR

OIRT

AUSTRALIA

AU-0

AU-1

AU-2

AU-6

AU-7

AU-8

AU-9

CH 02

CH 03

CH 04

CH 05

CH 06

CH 07

CH 08

CH 09

CH 10

CH 11

CH 12

CH 13

CH 14

CH 15

CH 16

CH 17

CH 18

CH 19

CH 20

CH 21

CH 22

CH 23

CH 24

CH 25

CH 26

CH 27

CH 28

CH 29

CH 30

CH 31

CH 32

US-2

US-3

US-4

US-5

US-6

US-7

US-8

US-9

US-10

E10

E11

E12

R10

R11

R12

AU-10

AU-11

US-11

US-12

US-13

US-14, W+29

US-15, W+30

US-16, W+31

US-17, W+32

US-18, W+33

US-19, W+34

US-20, W+35

US-21, W+36

US-22, W+37

US-23, W+38

US-24, W+39

US-25, W+40

US-26, W+41

US-27, W+42

US-28, W+43

US-29, W+44

US-30, W+45

US-31, W+46

US-32, W+47

CCIR

S-1

S-2

S-3

S-4

S-5

S-6

S-7

S-8

OIRT

AUSTRALIA

AU-5

CC 01

CC 02

CC 03

CC 04

CC 05

CC 06

CC 07

CC 08

CC 09

CC 10

CC 11

CC 12

CC 13

CC 14

CC 15

CC 16

CC 17

E21

E22

E23

E24

E25

E26

E27

E28

E29

E30

E31

E32

AU-5A

Z+1

Z+2

S-9

S-10

S-11

S-12

S-13

S-14

S-15

S-16

S-17

AU-3

AU-4

A-5

A-4

A-3

A-2

A-1

Additional preparation

The illustrations shown in this section are for AV-29VS14 and

AV-21CS14 only, which are used for explanation purpose. Your

TV may not look exactly the same as illustrated.

Connecting to rear component/video input

terminal and output terminal

Rear of TV

AV-29VS14

Before connecting

VCR (for playing)

DVD player (composite signals)

COMPONENT

VIDEO-1

•

Read the manuals provided with the devices for the proper

(VIDEO-2)

INPUT

OUTPUT

INPUT

connection.

•

Turn off all the devices including the TV.

Note that connecting cables are not supplied.

VCR (for recording)

OVER

MONO

DVD player

(component video signals)

Connecting to front video input terminal

AV-29VS14

Front of TV

Rear of TV

Camcorder or TV game

AV-21CS14

VIDEO-1

INPUT

L/MONO

OUTPUT

IN (VIDEO-3)

VCR (for playing)

Headphones

AV-21CS14

IN (VIDEO-2)

MONO

VCR (for recording)

When you use VIDEO-1 INPUT, you should choose to connect

S-VIDEO or video input. If S-VIDEO connector and video input

are connected at the same time, no picture displays on the

screen and the message “PLEASE DISCONNECT VIDEO-1

CABLE!” appears. In this case, you should disconnect either S-

VIDEO or video input.

When connecting to COMPONENT (VIDEO-2) input, depending

on the connection, choose the appropriate video input using the

menu (see page 16).

Troubleshooting

If a problem occurs when you are using the TV, check the below

troubleshooting guide before calling for repair.

• Cannot operate the

remote control

• The batteries may be exhausted. Replace with

new batteries (see page 7).

• Ensure that you are operating the remote less

than seven meters from the front of your TV.

• No picture,

no sound

• Deactivate the BLUE BACK function if it is turned

on.

• Choose the appropriate sound system. Refer to

“SOUND SYSTEM” on page 12.

• Cannot operate the

menus

• Press TV/VIDEO button to return to TV mode and

try operating the menus.

• Cannot operate the

front control buttons

• Deactivate the CHILD LOCK function if it is turned

on (see page 15).

• Snowy picture

• Check the aerial cable and its connection with the

TV.

• TV is turned off

suddenly

• This may due to the AUTO SHUT OFF function is

activated. Press the POWER button to turn on the

TV.

• Stripes appear on • Interference occurs caused by other devices such

the picture

as an amplifier, personal computer, or a hair drier.

Move such devices away from your TV.

• Colour patches

appear at the corner

of the screen

• This may due to the magnetized device such as a

speaker near to your TV. Keep the device apart

from your TV. Alternately, you can also use the

magnetic-shielded speaker.

• Double-pictures

(ghosting) occur

• Interference occurs caused by signal reflecting

from mountains or building. Try to adjust the

aerial’s direction or use a better directionality

antenna.

• Picture is tilted

• This may due to the earth magnetism. Refer to

“PICTURE TILT” on page 11 to correct the tilt.

• Poor picture

• Choose the appropriate colour system. Refer to

“COLOUR SYSTEM” on page 9.

• Adjust the COLOUR or BRIGHT setting. Refer to

“Adjusting the picture - USER” on page 10.

• Image takes a short

period to be

displayed

• Image required time to stabilize before display.

This is not a malfunction.

• White and bright still • Inevitable phenomenon due to the nature of the

image look as if it

were coloured

• TV may emitted

crackling sound

• This is due to a sudden change in temperature

and it is not a malfunction. If the crackling sound

is too frequent, request your service technician for

inspection.

picture tube. This is not a malfunction.

• Top of the image

from software

products or video

tape is distorted

• This is due to the condition of the video signal

whereby the image was not recorded properly.

This is not a malfunction.

• Feel a slight electric

shock when

touching the TV

screen

• This is due to the static electricity of the picture

tube and it will not harm the human body. This is

not a malfunction.

• Poor sound

• Adjust the sound frequency properly. Refer to

“EQUALIZER” on page 13.

• Stereo or bilingual • TV channel reception is poor. Change the stereo/

sound is unclear bilingual mode to mono sound (see page 13).

Specifications

TV RF systems

B, G, I, D, K, M

Colour systems

PAL, SECAM, NTSC 3.58 MHz, NTSC 4.43 MHz

Receiving channels

VHF low channel (VL), VHF high channel (VH), UHF channel (U)

Receives cable channels in mid band, super band and hyper band.

External input / output

VIDEO-1:

S-video input (Expect for AV-21CS14), VIDEO input, AUDIO L/R input

VIDEO-2/COMPONENT: VIDEO input, AUDIO L/R input, COMPONENT VIDEO (Y/C_B/C_R) input (Except for AV-21CS14)

VIDEO-3:

OUTPUT:

VIDEO input, AUDIO L/R input (Except for AV-21CS14)

VIDEO output, AUDIO L/R output

Headphone jack:

Stereo mini jack (3.5 mm diameter)

Sound-multiplex systems

A2 or NICAM (B/G, I, D/K)

Design and specifications subject to change without notice.

VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED

0604-FLE-JMT

COLOUR TELEVISION

EQUALIZER • CINEMA SURROUND • COMPONENT INPUT

Contents

Knowing your TV’s features ....................................................... 3

Remote control buttons and basic functions .............................. 4

TV buttons and functions ........................................................... 6

Setting up your TV ..................................................................... 7

Basic setting for picture.............................................................. 9

Advanced setting for picture .....................................................11

Original features for picture...................................................... 12

Basic setting for sound............................................................. 14

Advanced setting for sound ..................................................... 15

Favorite channel and video setting .......................................... 16

Customized setting .................................................................. 17

TV channel presetting .............................................................. 19

Additional preparation .............................................................. 22

Troubleshooting ....................................................................... 23

Specifications ..............................................................Back cover

AV-29LS24

AV-29LX14

AV-29VS24

AV-29VX54

AV-29VX74

AV-29WX14

AV-29WX24

AV-25LS24

AV-25LX14

AV-25VS24

AV-25VX54

AV-25VX74

AV-21CS24

AV-21CX14

AV-21DX14

AV-21LX14

AV-21VS24

AV-21VX14

AV-21VX54

AV-21VX74

AV-21WS24

AV-21WX14

AV-21YX14

INSTRUCTIONS

GGT0045-001C-H

Thank you for buying this JVC colour television.

To make sure you understand how to use your new TV, please read this manual thoroughly before you begin.

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT

EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

CAUTION: TO ENSURE PERSONAL SAFETY, OBSERVE THE

FOLLOWING RULES REGARDING THE USE OF THIS TV.

If you are not going to use this TV for a long period of time, be sure to

disconnect the AC plug from the AC socket.

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

no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the

apparatus.

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

Avoid damaging the power cord and mains plug. When unplugging the

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

Never block or cover the ventilation openings.

Never install the TV where good ventilation is unattainable.

WARNING: <AV-21WS24/AV-21WX14/AV-21YX14 only>

A REMOVABLE PLASTIC COVER IS FIXED TO THE

TELEVISION’S FRONT AUDIO/VIDEO CONNECTOR. TO

PREVENT THIS COVER FROM BEING ACCIDENTALLY

SWALLOWED BY BABIES OR CHILDREN, REMOVE IT

FROM THE TELEVISION AND STORE IT IN A SAFE

PLACE. IF THE COVER IS SWALLOWED SEEK THE

ADVICE OF A DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY.

When installing this TV, leave spaces for ventilation around the TV of

more than the minimum distances as shown.

15 cm

10 cm

15 cm

Do not allow objects or liquid into the cabinet openings.

In the event of a fault, unplug the unit and call a service technician. Do

not attempt to repair it yourself or remove the rear cover.

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.

Knowing your TV’s features

Main features

PIP (Picture in Picture) You can view two different sources (e.g. TV programme and VCR sources) at the same

time.

TELETEXT

A2/NICAM

You can view teletext programmes which are broadcasted by some TV channels. Teletext

programme is an information in text form.

You can listen to the stereo sound or bilingual sound from TV programme broadcasting by A2

or NICAM Sound-multiplex system.

(STEREO / I II)

FAVORITE CH (Channel) You can register up to four favorite channels for quick recall with one press.

AI ECO

TV detects the brightness of your room and automatically adjust the picture brightness to a

suitable level for a better eye care.

AI VOLUME

TV adjusts the volume automatically to the same level for all TV channels to avoid sudden

change of the volume when selecting different TV channel.

Confirm your TV’s functions

Some functions written in this instruction manual may not be available for your TV.

Please see the chart below and check the functions that are equipped for your TV’s model number. The

model number is indicated at the rear of your TV. When you press a button concerned to a function that is

not available for your TV, it does not work and the logo “Ø” appears on the screen. For a function that is

not available for your TV, it is not displayed in the menu.

Model No.

No.

Function

(STEREO/I II)

–

*PICTURE BOOSTER

*ECO

–

PIP control buttons

(Green label)

4,6

–

TELETEXT control

buttons (Black label)

5,6

–

PICTURE TILT

–

COMPRESS (16:9)

Remote control buttons and basic functions

No. Press

POWER

MENU/OK

Turn on or off the TV from standby mode.

Display menu and confirm selected function.

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

CHANNEL -/+ Select the desired channel number.

VOLUME -/+ Adjust the volume level.

TV/VIDEO

MUTING

Select TV or video terminal input.

Turn off the volume.

Press this button again to resume the volume.

DISPLAY

Display the programme number or video terminal number, stereo/bilingual broadcast system

and PR list (channel list) on the screen.

You can select the channel using the PR list.

1 Press the DISPLAY button once to display the PR list.

2 Press 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 buttons to choose a channel, then press the MENU/OK button.

You can confirm the favorite channels in the PR list. The channels set to favorite channels are

indicated with coloured mark.

0~9, -/--

Select the programme number. For two digits programme number, press -/--, then press the

number button.

a) Return to the frequently view channel with one touch.

1 Choose the channel you want to register.

RETURN

2 Press and hold RETURN+ button until “RETURN PLUS PROGRAMMED!” appears.

To cancel, press and hold RETURN+ button until “RETURN PLUS CANCELED!” appears.

b) Return to the previously viewed channel, if you have not set or have cancelled the Return

channel as above.

Remote control buttons and basic functions (continued)

How to operate menus and menus locations

Top menu

MENU INPUT

2nd menu

EXT. INPUT

DISPLAY

PICTURE MODE

PICTURE SETTING P.10

WHITE BALANCE P.10

Location 3rd menu

Location

P.18

P.9

–

Operation

Note

–

Display the MENU Press the MENU/OK button 2.

To exit the MENU,

press the DISPLAY

button 8 or choose

EXIT menu.

PICTURE

*If you want to

adjust PICTURE

SETTING menu,

you must set

PICTURE

–

VNR

P.17

Display the top

Press 5/∞ buttons 3 to choose a Press ∞ button 3 to

menu title. Then press MENU/OK display the next page

FEATURES

FAVORITE CH SETTING P.16

VIDEO SETTING P.16

PICTURE MODE

menu to USER.

button 2.

for more functions.

COLOUR SYSTEM P.9

PICTURE BOOSTER P.10

COMPRESS (16:9) P.11

Display the 2nd

Press 5/∞ buttons 3 to choose a

menu title. Then press MENU/OK

button 2.

PICTURE TILT

P.11

Display the 3rd

Press 5/∞ buttons 3 to choose a

menu title. Then press MENU/OK

button 2.

SOUND

*If you want to

adjust

EQUALIZER

menu, you must

set SOUND

MODE menu to

USER.

STEREO/I II

P.15

P.14

P.15

P.14

–

AI VOLUME

SOUND MODE

EQUALIZER

BALANCE

SOUND TURBO

CINEMA SURROUND P.15

OFF TIMER

CHILD LOCK

AI ECO SENSOR P.11

–

Return to the

previous menu

Press the DISPLAY button 8.

–

Choose the setting Press 5/∞ buttons 3 to choose Press the MENU/OK

of a function

a function. Then press the 2/3

buttons 3 to change the setting. the menu.

button 2 to exit from

FEATURES

P.17

Adjust the effect

level of a function

Press 5/∞ buttons 3 to choose

a function. Then press the 2/3

buttons 3 to adjust the effect

level.

PIP

–

PIP,SUB INPUT,SWAP P.12

INSTALL

AUTO PROGRAM P.19

–

Display the sub

Press the 5/∞ buttons 3 to

EDIT/MANUAL

P.19

DELETE, MOVE,

MANUAL, INSERT P.20

LANGUAGE

P.19-

menu of a function. choose a function. Then press

MENU/OK button 2 to display

the sub menu.

–

LANGUAGE

BLUE BACK

AUTO SHUTOFF

P.17

P.11

P.18

P.17

–

The following chart shows locations of functions in menus. In this manual,

location of a function is described as follows:

–

VIDEO-2 SETTING P.18

AI ECO DISPLAY P.11

TEXT LANGUAGE P.13

2nd menu

Top menu

3rd menu

TEXT LANGUAGE P.13

EXIT

–

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

TV buttons and functions

The illustrations shown below is for AV-29VS24 and AV-21CS24 only, which are used for explanation purpose.

Your TV may not look exactly the same as illustrated.

No. Button/terminal Description

Page

L (main power) Press to turn on or turn off the TV’s main power.

–

Front of the TV

POWER lamp

Indicate the TV is being turned on or off.

AV-29VS24

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

Red

: TV’s main power is being turned on.

Note: When you turn off the power switch while TV is in standby

mode, the light of power lamp will be off in 10 -15 seconds.

POWER

L/MONO

CHANNEL

VOLUME TV/VIDEO

EXIT

IN (VIDEO-3)

ECO sensor

–

Remote control sensor

–

TV/VIDEO

Press to select TV or video mode.

VOLUME -/+

CHANNEL -/+

IN (VIDEO-3)

IN (VIDEO-2)

Press to adjust the volume level.

Press to select the desired channel.

Press to display the menu.

–

AV-21CS24

CHANNEL

VOLUME

Video and audio input jacks for VIDEO-3 mode.

Video and audio input jacks for VIDEO-2 mode.

Headphone jack.

POWER

IN (VIDEO-2)

MONO

Aerial socket.

Rear of the TV

OUTPUT

Video and audio output jacks. (The component video

signal cannot be output.)

AV-29VS24

AV-21CS24

COMPONENT

Video or component video, and audio input jacks for

(VIDEO-2) INPUT VIDEO-2 mode. You can select the input signal by setting

the “VIDEO-2 SETTING” function (see page 18).

VIDEO-1 INPUT Video or S-VIDEO, and audio input jacks for VIDEO-1

mode

COMPONENT

(VIDEO-2)

INPUT

VIDEO-1

INPUT

OUTPUT

INPUT

OVER

How to operate the menus with the TV button

MONO

Work as same as the button on the

TV button

Note

remote control unit

MENU/OK button

To display main menu and exit

menu after finish setting.

CHANNEL -/+ ∞/5 button

To select menu function.

VOLUME -/+ 2/3 button

To adjust the desired function.

Setting up your TV

CAUTION

•

Turn off the equipment including the TV before connecting.

1 Connecting the aerial cable.

2 Connecting the compatible main plug to the AC outlet.

VHF/UHF outdoor aerial

75-ohm coaxial cable (not supplied)

If you connect a VCR, connect the aerial output jack of your VCR

and the aerial jack on the TV with aerial cable. Then connect the

output jacks of your VCR and the VIDEO-1 input jacks of the TV

with the video cable (or S-VIDEO cable if available) and audio

cables. For details, see the manual of your VCR.

3 Inserting batteries into the remote control.

Insert two batteries by following the + and -

polarities and inserting the - end first.

CAUTION:

Follow the cautions printed on the batteries.

Notes:

• Use AA/R6/UM-3 dry cell batteries.

• If the remote control does not work properly, fit

new batteries. The supplied batteries are for testing,

not regular use.

Rear of TV

VHF/UHF outdoor aerial

AV-29VS24

COMPONENT

(VIDEO-2)

INPUT

VIDEO-1

INPUT

OUTPUT

OVER

MONO

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

JVC logo appears on the screen.

To video

output

To audio

output

To RF

output

To S-video

output

VCR

To aerial input

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

TV.

Setting up your TV (continued)

5 Making the initial settings

Set up your TV by pressing any button except POWER button, then operate the TV menu by following the steps as below:

LANGUAGE

TEXT LANGUAGE

AUTO PROGRAM

EDIT

ENGLISH

êìëëäàâ

GROUP–1

GROUP–2

GROUP–3

GROUP–4

CH/CC

CH 09

CH 11

CH 13

SETUP TOUR RESTART?

CH 12

22%

RESTART

FRANÇAIS

BACK

IINSERT

IDELETE

IMANUAL

OK MOVE

• Press 5/∞ button to

select your desired

language*, then press

MENU/OK button.

• Press 5/∞ button to

select your desired

Teletext language

group*. For details,

see page 13.

(For CS24/LS24/

VS24/VX74/WS24/

WX24 series only)

• TV will start searching

for the channels.

• Press the red button to

cancel the SETUP TOUR

RESTART function.

If you want to make initial

settings again when the

next time you turn on the

TV, press the MENU/OK

button to activate the

SETUP TOUR RESTART

function.

• To complete the initial

setting, press the

MENU/OK button. To

edit the channel list,

see page 19.

To stop AUTO

PROGRAM, press

MENU/OK button.

If the JVC logo does not appear, use LANGUAGE, TEXT LANGUAGE, and AUTO PROGRAM functions to make the initial settings.

Those functions are located in the INSTALL menu.

If the JVC logo appears, although you had made the initial settings, press the TV/VIDEO button to exit from initial settings.

* If the TEXT function is available for your TV and the LANGUAGE shown follow as ENGLISH/РУССКИЙ/

you can select the TEXT LANGUAGE group from GROUP-1 to GROUP-4.

/FRANÇAIS,

If the TEXT function is available for your TV and the LANGUAGE shown follow as ENGLISH/РУССКИЙ/

you can select the TEXT LANGUAGE group from GROUP-1 to GROUP-3.

/MELAYU/INDONESIA,

Basic setting for picture

COLOUR SYSTEM

PICTURE MODE

You can select the appropriate colour system when the picture is

not clear or no colour appears.

You can choose the desired picture setting with one-touch.

Press the PICTURE MODE button to select a setting.

Press the COLOUR SYSTEM button to select a setting.

SOFT

Softens contrast and sharpness.

BRIGHT

STANDARD

USER

Heightens contrast and sharpness.

Standard picture setting.

You can change this picture setting as you like.

Select USER and adjust following items in the

PICTURE SETTING menu. (CONTRAST, BRIGHT,

SHARP, COLOUR, TINT*)

AUTO

PAL

SECAM

NTSC3.58

NTSC4.43

To operate this function with a menu:

❇

PICTURE menu

PICTURE FEATURES menu

*TINT can only be adjusted in NTSC system.

COLOUR SYSTEM

To operate this function with a menu:

❇

PICTURE menu

PICTURE MODE

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

below:

To return the USER setting to the default, press the blue button

when the PICTURE SETTING menu appears.

Area

Country or Region

System

Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates,

Yemen, etc.

PAL

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, India, etc.

Asia, Middle

East

China, Vietnam, etc.

Hong Kong, etc.

PAL

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

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

Philippines, Taiwan, Myanmar, etc.

Russia, etc.

Czech Republic, Poland, etc.

Germany, Holland, Belgium, etc.

UK, etc.

NTSC

SECAM

PAL

Europe

Oceania

Africa

Australia, New Zealand, etc.

Republic of South Africa, etc.

Nigeria, etc.

PAL

Egypt, Morocco, etc.

SECAM

Basic setting for picture (continued)

Adjusting the picture – USER

WHITE BALANCE

You can adjust the desired picture setting when selecting USER

in PICTURE MODE.

You can change the white balance of the picture to better match

the type of video being viewed.

Select the WHITE BALANCE in the PICTURE menu, then choose

the desired setting.

1 Select the USER in PICTURE MODE under PICTURE menu.

❇

PICTURE menu

USER

PICTURE MODE

❇

PICTURE menu

WHITE BALANCE

2 Select the PICTURE SETTING in PICTURE menu, then adjust

NORMAL

COOL

WARM

Normal white balance.

Bluish white.

Reddish white.

the setting.

❇

PICTURE menu

PICTURE SETTING

CONTRAST

BRIGHT

SHARP

COLOUR

TINT*

2 : Lower contrast

2 : Darker

2 : Softer

2 : Lighter

2 : Reddish

3 : Higher contrast

3 : Brighter

3 : Higher

3 : Deeper

3 : Greenish

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

*TINT can only be adjusted in NTSC system.

PICTURE BOOSTER

You can improve picture clarity when the picture is unclear due

to the low signal reception.

Press the PICTURE BOOSTER button to select the desired

mode.

HIGH

LOW

OFF

Perform at maximum level.

Perform at minimum level.

Cancel the function

To operate this function with a menu:

❇

PICTURE menu

PICTURE FEATURES menu

PICTURE BOOSTER

Advanced setting for picture

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

AI ECO SENSOR (ECO)

You can adjust TV screen contrast according to the brightness of

your room.

press the MENU/OK button.

Press the ECO button to select the desired mode.

COMPRESS (16:9)

Mild contrast (recommended).

Even contrast.

You can convert a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) into a wide

picture (16:9 aspect ratio).

OFF

Cancel the function.

Select the COMPRESS (16:9) in the PICTURE FEATURES menu

under PICTURE menu, then choose ON or OFF.

❇

To operate this function with a menu:

❇

FEATURES menu

AI ECO SENSOR

PICTURE menu

PICTURE FEATURES menu

You can display the graphic of AI ECO SENSOR on the screen.

Select the AI ECO DISPLAY in the INSTALL menu, then choose

COMPRESS (16:9)

ON or OFF.

❇

INSTALL menu

AI ECO DISPLAY

BLUE BACK

You can set the TV to automatically change to a blue screen and

mute the sound if the signal is weak or absent, or when there is

no input from an antenna.

Correcting the Slanting Picture (PICTURE TILT)

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

1 Select the PICTURE TILT in the PICTURE FEATURES menu

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

under PICTURE menu, then press MENU/OK button.

OFF.

❇

PICTURE menu

PICTURE FEATURES menu

❇

INSTALL menu

BLUE BACK

PICTURE TILT

If you wish to continue viewing the poor picture, cancel the BLUE

BACK function.

The following display appears.

PICTURE TILT

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

BACK

Original features for picture

When VIDEO-2 is set to component, if the input source of main

picture is set to VIDEO-2 with component, PIP button is disabled

and sub picture can’t be displayed.

PIP

You can display a sub picture on the screen.

Press the PIP operation buttons to display and change the sub

picture setting.

TELETEXT

PIP

Display the sub picture.

To cancel, press the PIP button again.

Notes:

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

• Main picture and sub picture will use different input

sources, which are TV and VIDEO mode.

When the same input source are selected, the sub

picture input source will change as follows:

Main picture Sub picture

You can watch the Teletext broadcast channel with TEXT function.

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

TV mode TEXT mode

MIX mode

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

buttons to select other Teletext pages.

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

You can also operate the teletext using the following buttons:

VIDEO-1 = VIDEO-2 = VIDEO-3

TV=VIDEO-2=VIDEO-3

TV=VIDEO-1=VIDEO-3

TV=VIDEO-1=VIDEO-2

VIDEO-1

VIDEO-2

VIDEO-3

(Hold)

Hold a teletext page.

The

(Hold) are displayed at the top left of the screen.

To cancel, press

(Hold) button again.

SUB-P -/+

(Input)

Select the desired channel for sub picture.

Select the input source for the sub picture.

Swap between the main picture and sub picture.

Change the sub picture position.

Each time you press on

picture position will change as follows:

(Reveal)

Display the hidden text (e.g. answers to a quiz).

To cancel, press (Reveal) button again.

(Swap)

(Size)

Enlarge the teletext display.

(Index)

(Cancel)

Return to the index page instantly.

(Position)

(Position) button, the sub

Watch TV programme while waiting for a teletext page.

When the teletext page is found, a page number

appears at the upper left of the screen.

lower right

lower left

upper left

Press

(Cancel) to view the teletext page.

upper right

(Sub-page)

Operate the

(Sub-page) function.

(Freeze)

Freeze the sub picture to be still.

Sub-page numbers are displayed at the left of the

screen.

To operate this function with a menu:

To cancel sub-page function, press

button again.

(Sub-page)

❇

FEATURES menu

PIP

When VIDEO-2 is set to component, you can’t select VIDEO-2 for

sub picture.

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

Original features for picture (continued)

Using the List mode

You can store and recall the favorite teletext pages in memory

using the colour buttons.

1 In TEXT mode, press the MODE button to enter the List mode.

TEXT LANGUAGE

You can set the Teletext language group that corresponds to the

programmes.

Select TEXT LANGUAGE in the INSTALL menu, then choose the

desired language group.

2 Press a colour button, then press the number buttons to enter

the page number.

3 Press and hold down the

❇

INSTALL menu

TEXT LANGUAGE

(Store) button.

GROUP-1

English, German, Swedish / Finnish / Danish /

Hungarian, Italian, French, Spanish / Portuguese,

Turkish

The page number is blinking white to indicate that they are

stored in memory.

4 To store other favorite teletext pages, repeat Step 2 to 3.

To recall the favorite teletext page, press the MODE button, then

press the colour button.

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

When viewing teletext programme, menu operations are not available.

If characters on a teletext programme do not appear properly,

change the TEXT LANGUAGE setting.

GROUP-2

Polish, German, Estonian, Slovenian, Czech /

Slovakian, Rumanian

GROUP-3

GROUP-4

Polish, German, Estonian, Lettish, Russian, Ukrainian

English, French, Turkish, Arabic, Iranian

Depending on the broadcast, the language set may not display

properly. For details, see in page 8.

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

Basic setting for sound

SOUND SYSTEM

SOUND MODE

You can select an appropriate sound system when abnormal

sound occurs even when the picture appears normally.

Press the SOUND SYSTEM button to select a setting.

You can choose the desired sound setting.

Select the SOUND MODE in SOUND menu, then choose the

setting.

❇

B/G

D/K

SOUND menu

SOUND MODE

USER

You can change this sound setting as you like.

Select USER and adjust the frequencies in EQUALIZER

(100, 300, 1K, 3K, 8K Hz).

For details, see “EQUALIZER” on page 15.

Emphasize on both vocal sound and music.

Emphasize on music effect.

This function is not available in video mode.

For the sound system in each country or region, see the table

below:

Area

Country or Region

System

DYNAMIC

MUSIC

NEWS

Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates,

Yemen, etc.

B/G

Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, India, etc.

Emphasize on vocal sound.

Asia, Middle

East

China, Vietnam, etc.

Hong Kong, etc.

D/K

BALANCE

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

Philippines, Taiwan, Myanmar, etc.

Russia, etc.

Czech Republic, Poland, etc.

Germany, Holland, Belgium, etc.

UK, etc.

You can adjust the volume balance between the left and right

speakers.

Select the BALANCE in SOUND menu, then adjust the setting.

D/K

B/G

Europe

❇

SOUND menu

BALANCE

Oceania

Africa

Australia, New Zealand, etc.

Republic of South Africa, etc.

Nigeria, etc.

B/G

SOUND TURBO

Egypt, Morocco, etc.

You can set the sound frequency to emphasize the low and high

frequency levels.

Press the SOUND TURBO to select ON or OFF.

To operate this function with a menu:

❇

SOUND menu

SOUND TURBO

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

Advanced setting for sound

CINEMA SURROUND

EQUALIZER

You can enjoy an enhanced sound for wider audience.

Press the CINEMA SURROUND button to select a setting.

You can adjust the sound frequencies when selecting USER

mode in SOUND MODE.

OFF

Cancel the function.

1 Select the USER in SOUND MODE under SOUND menu.

❇

LOW

HIGH

MONO

Listen to sound with less wider audience effect.

Listen to sound with more wider audience effect.

Listen to mono sound with stereo effect.

SOUND menu

SOUND MODE

USER

2 Select the EQUALIZER in SOUND menu.

❇

SOUND menu

EQUALIZER

To operate this function with a menu:

The following display appears.

❇

SOUND menu

CINEMA SURROUND

EQUALIZER

If slight volume distortion occurs when you select HIGH mode,

change the setting to LOW mode. The CINEMA SURROUND

effect will be less noticeable.

If you use CINEMA SURROUND and SOUND TURBO together,

volume distortion might occurs.

100 300

8K Hz

BACK

STEREO / I II (

)

3 Select and adjust the desired frequencies.

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

Adjust high frequency will affect higher pitch sound and vice versa.

You can enjoy the stereo and bilingual broadcasted programmes.

Press the

button to select the desired mode.

Select stereo sound.

Select monaural sound.

Select bilingual I (sub I).

AI VOLUME

Select bilingual II (sub II).

Cancels the Multi Sound function, and the sound

becomes monaural.

You can adjust the volume of all the channels and video inputs to

the same level automatically.

Select the AI VOLUME in SOUND menu, then choose ON or OFF.

MONO

This function is not available in video mode.

To operate this function with a menu:

❇

SOUND menu

AI VOLUME

❇

SOUND menu

STEREO / I II

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

Favorite channel and video setting

4 Select the desired item that you wish to adjust.

CONTRAST BRIGHT SHARP COLOUR

To register the favorite channel

You can register and recall 4 favorite channels by using the

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

SOUND MODE (USER, DYNAMIC, MUSIC, NEWS)

TINT

1 In TV mode, select a TV channel (PR01-99) you desired to register.

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

2 Press and hold a colour button for 3 seconds or more.

“FAVORITE CHANNEL I PROGRAMMED” appears on the

screen and current channel is registered.

To adjust the video setting (VIDEO SETTING)

You can adjust the picture and sound settings for video inputs.

3 To register other favorite channels, repeat Step 1 to 2.

To recall the favorite channel, press the colour button.

When the TV is in Text mode, Picture in Picture or menu mode,

favorite channel function is not available.

1 Display the PICTURE menu and select VIDEO SETTING in

PICTURE FEATURES menu.

❇

PICTURE menu

PICTURE FEATURES menu

VIDEO SETTING

To adjust favorite channel setting

(FAVORITE CH SETTING)

2 Select VIDEO STATUS in VIDEO SETTING menu, then

choose the desired video input.

❇

VIDEO SETTING

VIDEO STATUS

You can adjust the picture and sound settings for the favorite channels.

1 Display the PICTURE menu and select FAVORITE CH

SETTING in PICTURE FEATURES menu.

VIDEO SETTING

3 Select EFFECT, then press 2/3 button

to choose ON.

VIDEO STATUS

CONTRAST

BRIGHT

SHARP

COLOUR

TINT

VIDEO-1

❇

PICTURE menu

PICTURE FEATURES menu

To cancel the settings, choose OFF.

FAVORITE CH SETTING

SOUND MODE

EFFECT

USER

2 Select FAVORITE CHANNEL in FAVORITE CH SETTING

menu, then choose the desired favorite channel.

BACK

IRESET

❇

FAVORITE CH SETTING

FAVORITE CHANNEL

3 Select EFFECT, then press 2/3 button

to choose ON.

FAVORITE CH SETTING

4 Select the desired item that you wish to adjust.

CONTRAST BRIGHT SHARP COLOUR

FAVORITE CHANNEL

CONTRAST

BRIGHT

PR 01

To cancel the settings, choose OFF.

SOUND MODE (USER, DYNAMIC, MUSIC, NEWS)

TINT

SHARP

COLOUR

TINT

SOUND MODE

EFFECT

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

USER

BACK

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

Customized setting

VNR

CHILD LOCK

You can reduce the noise.

You can disable the front control buttons of the TV.

Select the VNR in the PICTURE FEATURES menu under

Select the CHILD LOCK in the FEATURES menu, then choose

PICTURE menu, then choose a setting of VNR function.

ON or OFF.

❇

PICTURE menu

FEATURES menu

PICTURE FEATURES menu

CHILD LOCK

VNR

OFF TIMER

OFF

VNR is turned off.

You can set the TV to turn off automatically to standby mode after

a set time.

Press the OFF TIMER button to select a desired period of time.

AUTO

MIN

MAX

Effect of VNR is automatically controlled.

Effect of VNR becomes minimum level.

Effect of VNR becomes maximum level.

OFF TIMER

If you select MAX, the picture becomes softer even if the original

picture is sharp.

120

You can set the period of time

to a maximum of 120 minutes

in 10 minutes step.

LANGUAGE

You can choose your desired on screen display language.

BACK

Select the LANGUAGE in the INSTALL menu, then choose a

language.

❇

To operate this function with a menu:

INSTALL menu

LANGUAGE

❇

FEATURES menu

OFF TIMER

When the elapsed of time left one minute, “GOOD NIGHT!”

appears on the screen.

You can display the OFF TIMER menu again to confirm or

change the remaining time.

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

Customized setting (continued)

AUTO SHUTOFF

EXT. INPUT (TV/VIDEO)

You can set the TV to turn off automatically when no signal is

received for about 15 minutes or longer after the end of a

broadcast.

You can select TV or video terminal input with one touch.

Press the TV/VIDEO button to select an input.

To operate this function with a menu:

Select AUTO SHUTOFF in INSTALL menu, then choose ON or

❇

INPUT menu

EXT. INPUT

OFF.

❇

INSTALL menu

AUTO SHUTOFF

DISPLAY

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

power.

The AUTO SHUTOFF function is not available in video mode.

You can display the programme number, video terminal number

and PR list on the screen.

Press the DISPLAY button to select the desired mode:

OFF

PR LIST

VIDEO-2 SETTING

You can set the VIDEO-2 SETTING according to the video signal

Choose a TV channel or a VIDEO terminal.

output from the external devices connected to the VIDEO-2

terminal.

Select the VIDEO-2 SETTING in INSTALL menu, then choose a

setting.

1 Press the DISPLAY button to display the PR LIST.

2 Select a programme number or video terminal by pressing the

5/∞ button to move up/down on the programme number or

press the 2/3 button to skip for each 7 programme numbers,

❇

INSTALL menu

VIDEO-2 SETTING

then press MENU/OK button.

PR LIST

VIDEO

If a normal video signal (composite video signal) is

input.

CH/CC

CH 03

CH 05

CH 07

CH 09

CC 04

CC 05

COMPONENT

If a component video signal (Y/C /C ) is input.

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

-7 OK +7

To operate this function with a menu:

❇

INPUT menu

DISPLAY

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

TV channel presetting

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

To register the TV channels automatically

EDIT menu appears.

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

automatically.

EDIT

CH/CC

CH 09

CH 11

CH 13

1 Display the INSTALL menu.

❇

INSTALL menu

2 Choose AUTO PROGRAM, then press the MENU/OK button.

AUTO PROGRAM function starts, and the channels received

are registered in the channel list (PR LIST) automatically.

3 “SETUP TOUR RESTART?” appears.

BACK

IINSERT

IDELETE

IMANUAL

OK MOVE

To start the SETUP

TOUR

To skip the SETUP

TOUR

Press the MENU/OK button. Then proceed to

step 5 of “Setting up your TV” on page 8.

Press the Red button.

3 Choose the channel which you want to register.

4 Press the blue button to activate the MANUAL function.

The sound system of the channel appears at the right of the

CH/CC number.

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

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

4 The EDIT menu appears.

To edit the channel

list

Proceed to the Step 3 of “To edit the channel

list (PR LIST)” on page 20.

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

Searching stops when a channel is found and displayed.

7 Repeat step 5 until your desired TV channel appears.

If a channel is not

registered

To exit the menu

Proceed to the Step 3 of “To register the TV

channels manually” on this page.

Press the MENU/OK button.

For details of “SETUP TOUR”, see page 8.

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

the TV channel.

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

sound system.

To register the TV channels manually

(MANUAL in the EDIT menu)

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

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

1 Display the INSTALL menu.

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

❇

INSTALL menu

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

TV channel presetting (continued)

To edit the channel list (PR LIST)

(MOVE and DELETE in the EDIT menu)

To add in the new channel

(INSERT in the EDIT menu)

You can edit the TV channel list as you like.

Note: After this operation, other channel’s PR numbers will be

changed.

You can add in the new channel in the TV channel list as you like.

You need to find the “CH/CC” number for the TV channel. Find the

“CH/CC” number corresponding to the channel number of the TV

channel from the attached sheet “CH/CC number list” on page 21.

1 Display the INSTALL menu.

❇

1 Display the INSTALL menu.

INSTALL menu

❇

INSTALL menu

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

EDIT menu appears.

EDIT

CH/CC

CH 09

CH 11

CH 13

3 Choose the PR number for which you will register a new TV

channel. When you add a new TV channel of NTSC-M system,

press the SOUND SYSTEM button to change the sound

system to M. Then proceed to the next step.

4 Press the green button, then press 5/∞ buttons to choose

BACK

IINSERT

IDELETE

IMANUAL

OK MOVE

“CC” or “CH”.

5 Press the number button to enter the remaining CH/CC

number.

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

delete.

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

TV channel appears. If the TV finds no TV channel, a noisy

picture appears.

4 Do the following action:

To change the PR

number (MOVE)

Press the 3 button. Then move it to the PR

number you want to use it for the channel.

Finally press the 2 button.

When a TV channel has already been registered in PR99, using

the INSERT function deletes that TV channel.

To delete the

Press the yellow button.

channel (DELETE)

❇ About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How

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

to operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.

TV channel presetting (continued)

CCIR

E33

E34

E35

E36

E37

E38

E39

E40

E41

E42

E43

E44

E45

E46

E47

E48

E49

E50

E51

E52

E53

E54

E55

E56

E57

E58

E59

E60

E61

E62

E63

E64

E65

E66

E67

E68

E69

OIRT

AUSTRALIA

CCIR

S-18

S-19

S-20

S-21

S-22

S-23

S-24

S-25

S-26

S-27

S-28

S-29

S-30

S-31

S-32

S-33

S-34

S-35

S-36

S-37

S-38

S-39

S-40

S-41

OIRT

AUSTRALIA

CH/CC number

CH 33

CH 34

CH 35

CH 36

CH 37

CH 38

CH 39

CH 40

CH 41

CH 42

CH 43

CH 44

CH 45

CH 46

CH 47

CH 48

CH 49

CH 50

CH 51

CH 52

CH 53

CH 54

CH 55

CH 56

CH 57

CH 58

CH 59

CH 60

CH 61

CH 62

CH 63

CH 64

CH 65

CH 66

CH 67

CH 68

CH 69

US-33, W+48

US-34, W+49

US-35, W+50

US-36, W+51

US-37, W+52

US-38, W+53

US-39, W+54

US-40, W+55

US-41, W+56

US-42, W+57

US-43, W+58

US-44, W+59

US-45, W+60

US-46, W+61

US-47, W+62

US-48, W+63

US-49, W+64

US-50, W+65

US-51, W+66

US-52, W+67

US-53, W+68

US-54, W+69

US-55, W+70

US-56, W+71

US-57, W+72

US-58, W+73

US-59, W+74

US-60, W+75

US-61, W+76

US-62, W+77

US-63, W+78

US-64, W+79

US-65, W+80

US-66, W+81

US-67, W+82

US-68, W+83

US-69, W+84

CC 18

CC 19

CC 20

CC 21

CC 22

CC 23

CC 24

CC 25

CC 26

CC 27

CC 28

CC 29

CC 30

CC 31

CC 32

CC 33

CC 34

CC 35

CC 36

CC 37

CC 38

CC 39

CC 40

CC 41

CC 42

CC 43

CC 44

CC 45

CC 46

CC 47

CC 48

CC 49

CC 50

CC 51

CC 52

CC 53

CC 54

CC 55

CC 56

CC 57

CC 58

CC 59

CC 60

CC 61

CC 62

CC 63

CC 64

CC 75

CC 76

CC 77

CC 78

CC 79

CC 95

CC 96

CC 97

CC 98

CC 99

When you want to use the INSERT

function on page 20, find the CH/CC

number corresponding to the channel

number of the TV channel from this table.

Channel No. Country

CCIR

United States, Philippines, etc..

Middle East, Southeast Asia,

etc..

OIRT

Eastern Europe, Russia,

Vietnam, etc..

W+1

W+2

W+3

W+4

W+5

W+6

W+7

W+8

W+9

W+10

W+11

W+12

W+13

W+14

W+15

W+16

W+17

W+18

W+19

W+20

W+21

W+22

W+23

W+24

W+25

W+26

W+27

W+28

AUSTRALIA

Channel

Australia, etc..

CCIR

OIRT

AUSTRALIA

AU-0

AU-1

AU-2

AU-6

AU-7

AU-8

AU-9

CH 02

CH 03

CH 04

CH 05

CH 06

CH 07

CH 08

CH 09

CH 10

CH 11

CH 12

CH 13

CH 14

CH 15

CH 16

CH 17

CH 18

CH 19

CH 20

CH 21

CH 22

CH 23

CH 24

CH 25

CH 26

CH 27

CH 28

CH 29

CH 30

CH 31

CH 32

US-2

US-3

US-4

US-5

US-6

US-7

US-8

US-9

US-10

E10

E11

E12

R10

R11

R12

AU-10

AU-11

US-11

US-12

US-13

US-14, W+29

US-15, W+30

US-16, W+31

US-17, W+32

US-18, W+33

US-19, W+34

US-20, W+35

US-21, W+36

US-22, W+37

US-23, W+38

US-24, W+39

US-25, W+40

US-26, W+41

US-27, W+42

US-28, W+43

US-29, W+44

US-30, W+45

US-31, W+46

US-32, W+47

CCIR

S-1

S-2

S-3

S-4

S-5

S-6

S-7

S-8

OIRT

AUSTRALIA

AU-5

CC 01

CC 02

CC 03

CC 04

CC 05

CC 06

CC 07

CC 08

CC 09

CC 10

CC 11

CC 12

CC 13

CC 14

CC 15

CC 16

CC 17

E21

E22

E23

E24

E25

E26

E27

E28

E29

E30

E31

E32

AU-5A

Z+1

Z+2

S-9

S-10

S-11

S-12

S-13

S-14

S-15

S-16

S-17

AU-3

AU-4

A-5

A-4

A-3

A-2

A-1

Additional preparation

The illustrations shown in this section are for AV-29VS24 and

AV-21CS24 only, which are used for explanation purpose. Your

TV may not look exactly the same as illustrated.

Connecting to rear component/video input

terminal and output terminal

Rear of TV

AV-29VS24

Before connecting

VCR (for playing)

DVD player (composite signals)

COMPONENT

VIDEO-1

•

Read the manuals provided with the devices for the proper

(VIDEO-2)

INPUT

OUTPUT

INPUT

connection.

•

Turn off all the devices including the TV.

Note that connecting cables are not supplied.

VCR (for recording)

OVER

MONO

DVD player

(component video signals)

Connecting to front video input terminal

AV-29VS24

Front of TV

Rear of TV

Camcorder or TV game

AV-21CS24

VIDEO-1

INPUT

L/MONO

OUTPUT

IN (VIDEO-3)

VCR (for playing)

Headphones

AV-21CS24

IN (VIDEO-2)

MONO

VCR (for recording)

When you use VIDEO-1 INPUT, you should choose to connect

S-VIDEO or video input. If S-VIDEO connector and video input

are connected at the same time, no picture displays on the

screen and the message “PLEASE DISCONNECT VIDEO-1

CABLE!” appears. In this case, you should disconnect either

S-VIDEO or video input.

When connecting to COMPONENT (VIDEO-2) input, depending

on the connection, choose the appropriate video input using the

menu (see page 18).

Troubleshooting

If a problem occurs when you are using the TV, check the below

troubleshooting guide before calling for repair.

• Cannot operate the

remote control

• The batteries may be exhausted. Replace with

new batteries (see page 7).

• Ensure that you are operating the remote less

than seven meters from the front of your TV.

• No picture,

no sound

• Deactivate the BLUE BACK function if it is turned

on.

• Choose the appropriate sound system. Refer to

“SOUND SYSTEM” on page 14.

• Cannot operate the

menus

• Press TV/VIDEO button to return to TV mode and

try operating the menus.

• Cannot operate the

front control buttons

• Deactivate the CHILD LOCK function if it is turned

on (see page 17).

• Snowy picture

• Check the aerial cable and its connection with the

TV.

• TV is turned off

suddenly

• This may due to the AUTO SHUT OFF function is

activated. Press the POWER button to turn on the

TV.

• Stripes appear on • Interference occurs caused by other devices such

the picture

as an amplifier, personal computer, or a hair drier.

Move such devices away from your TV.

• Colour patches

appear at the corner

of the screen

• This may due to the magnetized device such as a

speaker near to your TV. Keep the device apart

from your TV. Alternately, you can also use the

magnetic-shielded speaker.

• Double-pictures

(ghosting) occur

• Interference occurs caused by signal reflecting

from mountains or building. Try to adjust the

aerial’s direction or use a better directionality

antenna.

• Picture is tilted

• This may due to the earth magnetism. Refer to

“PICTURE TILT” on page 11 to correct the tilt.

• Poor picture

• Choose the appropriate colour system. Refer to

“COLOUR SYSTEM” on page 9.

• Adjust the COLOUR or BRIGHT setting. Refer to

“Adjusting the picture - USER” on page 10.

• Image takes a short

period to be

displayed

• Image required time to stabilize before display.

This is not a malfunction.

• White and bright still • Inevitable phenomenon due to the nature of the

image look as if it

were coloured

• TV may emitted

crackling sound

• This is due to a sudden change in temperature

and it is not a malfunction. If the crackling sound

is too frequent, request your service technician for

inspection.

picture tube. This is not a malfunction.

• Top of the image

from software

products or video

tape is distorted

• This is due to the condition of the video signal

whereby the image was not recorded properly.

This is not a malfunction.

• Feel a slight electric

shock when

touching the TV

screen

• This is due to the static electricity of the picture

tube and it will not harm the human body. This is

not a malfunction.

• Poor sound

• Adjust the sound frequency properly. Refer to

“EQUALIZER” on page 15.

• Stereo or bilingual • TV channel reception is poor. Change the stereo/

sound is unclear bilingual mode to mono sound (see page 15).

Specifications

TV RF systems

B, G, I, D, K, M

Colour systems

PAL, SECAM, NTSC 3.58 MHz, NTSC 4.43 MHz

Receiving channels

VHF low channel (VL), VHF high channel (VH), UHF channel (U)

Receives cable channels in mid band, super band and hyper band.

External input / output

VIDEO-1:

S-video input*, VIDEO input, AUDIO L/R input

VIDEO-2/COMPONENT: VIDEO input, AUDIO L/R input, COMPONENT VIDEO (Y/C^B/C^R) input (Except for AV-21CS24/

AV-21CX14/AV-21YX14)

VIDEO-3:

OUTPUT:

VIDEO input, AUDIO L/R input (Except for AV-21CS24/AV-21CX14/AV-21YX14)

VIDEO output, AUDIO L/R output

Headphone jack:

Stereo mini jack (3.5 mm diameter)

*Except for AV-29LS24/AV-29LX14/AV-25LS24/AV-25LX14/AV-21CS24/AV-21CX14/AV-21DX14/AV-21LX14/AV-21YX14.

**Sound-multiplex systems

A2 or NICAM (B/G, I, D/K)

**Teletext system

FLOF (Fastext), WST (World Standard Text)

**Language displayed by teletext

Please see the table in the description “TEXT LANGUAGE” on page 13.

**Depends on the models, STEREO/I II function for the Sound-multiplex systems or Teletext function may not be available. Please

confirm with the chart on page 3.

Design and specifications subject to change without notice.

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