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COLOUR TELEVISION EQUALIZER • CINEMA SURROUND • COMPONENT INPUT
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Knowing your TV’s features .......................................................3
AV-2988SE
Remote control buttons and basic functions ..............................4
AV-2986ME
TV buttons and functions ............................................................6
Setting up your TV ......................................................................7
AV-2986SE
Basic setting for picture .................................
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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 7 This TV can be turned on/off power by connecting/disconnecting the AC THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. plug into AC outlet. While this TV is being installed, enough space should CAUTION: TO ENSURE PERSONAL SAFETY, OBSERVE THE be reserved for connection/disconnecting the AC plug int
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Knowing your TV’s features Main features DVD MENU Just connect DVD player to the television. The television will detect DVD signal and display picture on the screen automatically and you can adjust pictures and sound while you are watching DVD as your desire. When disconnect DVD player, the television will display the previous channel. MaxxBass MaxxBass enhances bass sound that cannot be reproduced by normal speakers to be EXIT heard by our ears. PIP (Picture In Picture) You can view two scr
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Remote control buttons and basic functions No. Press To POWER Turn on or off the TV from standby mode. 1 MENU/OK Display menu and confi rm selected function. 2 1 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 Select and adjust menu function. " 3 CHANNEL -/+ Select the desired channel number. 4 8 6 EXIT VOLUME -/+ Adjust the volume level. 5 3 TV/VIDEO Select TV or video terminal input. 2 6 7 EXIT On the other hand, you can use this button to EXIT from the menu. MUTING Turn off the volume. 7 Press this button again to resume the
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Remote control buttons and basic functions (continued) How to operate menus and menus locations Top menu 2nd menu Location 3nd menu Location MENU PICTURE PICTURE MODE P.9 – – To Operation Note PICTURE SETTING P.10 CONTRAST P.10 Display the MENU To exit the MENU, Press the MENU/OK button 2. BRIGHT P.10 press the DISPLAY/ PICTURE MENU is displayed on SHARP P.10 BACK button 8 or fi rst press. choose EXIT menu COLOUR P.10 or TV/VIDEO/EXIT TINT P.10 button 6. WHITE BALANCE P.10 – – Choose a Top
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IN(VIDEO-3) RV L/MONO TV buttons and functions The illustrations shown below is for AV-2156BE and AV-2988SE only, which are used for explanation purpose. Your TV may not look exactly the same as illustrated. No. Button/terminal Description Page Front of the TV 1 L (main power) Press to turn on or turn off the TV’s main power. – AV-2988SE POWER lamp Indicate the TV’s status. – 2 No colour : TV’s main power is being turned off. Red : TV’s main power is being turned on.
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Setting up your TV CAUTION • Turn off the equipment including the TV before connecting. 2 Connecting the main plug to the AC outlet. 1 Connecting the aerial cable. VHF/UHF outdoor aerial 3 Inserting batteries into the remote control. 75-ohm coaxial cable (not supplied) Insert two batteries by following the + and - polarities and inserting the - end fi rst. CAUTION: If you connect a VCR, connect the aerial output jack of your VCR and Follow the cautions printed on the batteries. the aerial ja
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Setting up your TV (continued) 5 Making the initial settings When turn on the TV at Set up your TV by pressing MENU/OK button or waiting for 15 seconds, then operate the TV by following the steps the next time below: LANGUAGE TEXT LANGUAGE TEXT LANGUAGE AUTO PROGRAM EDIT AUTO PROGRAM ENGLISH GROUP–1 PR CH/CC êìëëäàâ AV GROUP–2 ìKPA∫HCúKA 1 CH 04 SETUP TOUR RESTART? GROUP–3 22% 2 CH 76 3 CH 78 4 CH 05 5 CH 28 3
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Basic setting for picture COLOUR SYSTEM PICTURE MODE You can select the appropriate colour system when the picture is You can choose the desired picture setting with one-touch. not clear or no colour appears. Press the PICTURE MODE button to select a setting. Press the COLOUR SYSTEM button to select a setting. SOFT Softens contrast and sharpness. AUTO PAL SECAM NTSC3.58 BRIGHT Heightens contrast and sharpness. STANDARD Standard picture setting. NTSC4.43 USER You can chang
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Basic setting for picture (continued) PICTURE SETTING WHITE BALANCE You can adjust the desired picture setting when selecting USER in You can change the white balance of the picture to better match PICTURE MODE. the type of video being viewed. Select WHITE BALANCE in the PICTURE menu, then choose the 1 Select USER in PICTURE MODE under PICTURE menu. desired setting. MENU PICTURE menu PICTURE MODE MENU PICTURE menu WHITE BALANCE USER 2 Select PICTURE SETTING in PICTURE menu, then adjust th
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Advanced setting for picture 2 Press the 5/∞ buttons until the picture becomes level. Then AI ECO SENSOR (ECO)/ECO MODE press the MENU/OK button. You can adjust TV screen contrast according to the brightness of your room. Press the ECO button to select the desired mode. COMPRESS (16:9) OFF Cancel the function. MODE-1/ECO-1 Mild contrast (recommended.) You can convert a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) into a wide MODE-2/ECO-2 Even contrast. picture (16:9 aspect ratio). DISPLAY (for AI E
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Original features for picture PIP TELETEXT You can display a sub picture within the main picture on the screen. You can watch the Teletext broadcast channel with TEXT function. Press the PIP operation buttons to display and change the sub 1 Press the TEXT button to select the desired mode as follows: picture setting. TV mode TEXT twin mode TEXT mode PIP Display the sub picture. 2 Press the CHANNEL -/+ buttons, number buttons or colour To cancel, press the PIP button again. Notes: buttons to se
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Original features for picture (continued) TEXT LANGUAGE You can set the Teletext language group that corresponds to the programmes. Select TEXT LANGUAGE in the INSTALL menu, then choose the desired language group. MENU INSTALL menu TEXT LANGUAGE GROUP-1 English, German, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Hungarian, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish GROUP-2 Polish, German, Estonian, Slovenian, Czech, Slovakian, Rumanian GROUP-3 Polish, German, Estonian, Lettish, Russian, Ukrainian Depend
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Basic setting for sound SOUND SYSTEM SOUND MODE You can select an appropriate sound system when abnormal sound You can choose the desired sound setting. occurs even when the picture appears normally. Select the SOUND MODE in SOUND menu, then choose the setting. Press the SOUND SYSTEM button to select a setting. MENU SOUND menu SOUND MODE B/G I D/K M USER You can change this sound setting as you like. Select USER and adjust the frequencies in EQUALIZER This function is not a
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Advanced setting for sound CINEMA SURROUND EQUALIZER You can enjoy an enhanced sound for wider audience. You can adjust the sound level of each frequencies when selecting Press the CINEMA SURROUND button to select a setting. USER mode in SOUND MODE. OFF Cancel the function. 1 Select USER in SOUND MODE under SOUND menu. ON Listen to sound with wider audience effect. MENU SOUND menu SOUND MODE USER This function is not available when SOUND MODE is set to SOUND TURBO. 2 Select EQUALIZER in
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DVD Menu AUTO SIGNAL DETECT ON Enjoy movie playback with suitable colour temperature, sharp subtitles and improved gradation for black, like in a theater. When the DVD input signal is detected, the input mode will be changed OFF Cancel the function. to VIDEO-2 automatically. And when the DVD input signal is not detected, the input mode will be changed to RF previous input mode. When you set DVD THEATER STATUS to ON, PICTURE MODE, Select AUTO SIGNAL DETECT in DVD MENU under FEATURES WHIT
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Customized setting 2 Choose the PR (channel) by pressing the 2/3 button. VNR External input, AV position and any un-preset channel cannot be You can reduce the picture noise. chosen for PR. Select VNR in PICTURE menu, then choose a setting of VNR function. 3 Set the ON TIMER to your desired period of time by pressing the MENU PICTURE menu VNR 2/3 button. ON TIMER starts. You can set the period of time to a maximum of 12 hours in 15-minute intervals. OFF VNR is turned off. To off the ON
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Customized setting (continued) VIDEO-2 SETTING DISPLAY You can set the VIDEO-2 SETTING according to the video signal You can display the programme number, video terminal number and PR list on the screen. output from external devices connected to the VIDEO-2 terminal. Press the DISPLAY button to select the desired mode: Select VIDEO-2 SETTING in INSTALL menu, then choose a setting (Factory setting is COMPONENT). ON OFF PR LIST MENU INSTALL menu VIDEO-2 SETTING Choose a TV ch
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TV channel presetting 2 Choose EDIT/MANUAL, then press the MENU/OK button. To register the TV channels automatically EDIT menu appears. (AUTO PROGRAM) EDIT You can register the TV channels into the TV’s channel list PR CH/CC automatically. AV 1 CH 04 2 CH 76 1 Display the INSTALL menu. 3 CH 78 4 CH 05 MENU INSTALL menu 5 CH 28 3 6 CH 10 2 Choose AUTO PROGRAM, then press the MENU/OK button. MENU : O
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TV channel presetting (continued) To edit the channel list (PR LIST) To add in the new channel (MOVE and DELETE in the EDIT menu) (INSERT in the EDIT menu) You can edit the TV channel list as you like. You can add in new channels in the TV channel list as you like. Note: After this operation, other channel’s PR numbers will be You need to fi nd the “CH/CC” number for the TV channel. Find the changed. “CH/CC” number corresponding to the channel number of the TV channel from “CH/CC number list
