ENGLISH

COLOUR TELEVISION

INSTRUCTIONS

AV-29Q317B

AV-29S357

AV-21Q317B

AV-21S357

This illustration shows AV-29S357.

The illustrations of AV-29S357 is used in this instruction manual for explanation purpose. Your TV may not look exactly the same as illustrated.

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WARNING

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.

TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO

NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR

MOISTURE.

• 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.

• This TV can be turned on/off power by connecting/ disconnecting the

AC plug into AC outlet. While this

TV is being installed, enough space should be reserved for connection/disconnecting the AC plug into AC outlet by hand.

• 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.

• Do not allow objects or liquid into the cabinet openings.

CAUTION

TO ENSURE PERSONAL SAFETY, OBSERVE THE

FOLLOWING RULES REGARDING THE USE OF

THIS TV.

• Never block or cover the ventilation openings.

• Never install the TV where good ventilation is unattainable.

• When installing this TV, leave spaces for ventilation around the TV of more than the minimum distances as shown.

• 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.

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.

2

Knowing your TV’s features

Please see the chart below and check the function 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.

Model No.

Function

Function

PIP control buttons (Green label)

PICTURE TILT

MaxxBass

AI ECO SENSOR

ECO MODE

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•

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Features

DVD MENU

MaxxBass

PIP (Picture in Picture)

FAVORITE CH (Channel)

AI ECO SENSOR

ECO MODE

AI VOLUME

TINT

Descriptions

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 enhances bass sound that cannot be reproduced by normal speakers to be heard by our ears.

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

You can register up to four favorite channels for quick recall with one press.

TV detects the brightness of your room and automatically adjust the picture brightness to a suitable level for a better eyecare.

You can adjust TV screen contrast according to the brightness of your room to suitable level for a better eyecare.

TV adjusts the volume automatically for all TV channels to avoid sudden change of the volume when selecting different TV channels or selecting Video Mode.

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

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

Contents

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

Connections ..........................................4

Initial settings .........................................5

Remote control buttons and basic functions ................................................6

TV buttons and functions .......................7

Operating the menus .............................7

Picture setting ........................................9

Picture in picture (PIP) operation ........11

Sound setting ......................................11

Customized setting ..............................13

TV channel presetting .........................15

Troubleshooting ...................................17

Specifications ......................................18

3

Connections

The illustration of AV-29S357 is shown here for explanation purpose. Your TV may not look exactly the same as illustrated.

CAUTION

Ensure to turn off all equipments including the TV before connecting the AC mains plug to the AC outlet.

Connecting to the aerial cable and VCR Connecting to the rear component/video input terminal and output terminal

TV rear terminals

VHF/UHF outdoor aerial

VCR (for playing)

DVD player

(composite signals)

Aerial cable

(Connect directly if not using a VCR)

RF output

75-ohm coaxial cable

(not supplied)

DVD player

(with component video signals input)

VCR (for recording)

• When connecting to COMPONENT (VIDEO-2) input, depending on the connection, choose the appropriate video input using the menu ( \ page 14).

Connecting to the front video input terminal

Camcorder or TV game

Rear of VCR

RF input

(Connect via a VCR)

Audio output

Video output

S-video output

Headphones

After all the connections have been made, insert the mains plug to the AC outlet.

4

Initial settings

Turn on the TV 1

JVC logo appears or wait 15 seconds to run Setup Tour

Select a language 2

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Searching for the channels (AUTO PROGRAM)

AUTO PROGRAM

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To stop or wait until AUTO PROGRAM finishes

4 Edit the channel list

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\ page 15.

To complete

Setup Tour

To restart Setup Tour after above setup has completed

(while the cursor is pointing to

PICTURE MODE and within 3 seconds)

5

Remote control buttons and basic functions

• Insert two batteries by following the and polarities and inserting the end first.

• 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.

Operating the menus ( \ page 7)

• Display the programme or video terminal number and stereo/bilingual broadcast system.

• To return to the previous menu

RETURN PLUS function

Return to the frequently viewed channel.

Choose the channel you want to programme

Press and hold

To cancel

RETURN PLUS

PROGRAMMED!

Press and hold

RETURN PLUS

CANCELED!

RETURN function

If you have not set or have canceled the RETURN PLUS channel, this will return to the previously viewed channel.

6

Turn the TV on from standby and vice versa

Programme and recall 4 favourite channels

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

Choose the TV channel you wish to programme

PROGRAMMED! ■

Press and hold any button

Repeat to programme another favourite channel.

To recall the favourite channel, press the corresponding colour button.

• When the TV is in Text function or MENU mode, the favourite channel function is not available.

• When the TV is in PIP function, the favourite channel function cannot be programmed but can recall the favourite channel.

TV or video terminal input selection, Exit from the menu

Turn the volume Off / On

Programme number selection

For two digits :

Adjust the volume level, Turn off Muting

Channel selection

Select the desired channel number.

For Hyper Scan

PR changes without changing the picture. Once you stop pressing

CHANNEL+ or CHANNEL – button, picture will change to the desired PR.

Press and hold

TV buttons and functions

The illustration of AV-29S357 is shown here for explanation purpose. Your TV may not look exactly the same as illustrated.

TV or Video terminal input selection,

Exit from the menu

Display the menu and exit after finish setting

Channel selection, To select menu function

ECO sensor

Remote control sensor

TV’s main power on/off

Volume level adjustment, To choose a Top menu and adjust the desired menu function

Power lamp - Indicates the TV’s status.

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

Red: TV’s main power is turned on.

Blink: While the TV is in standby mode, ON TIMER function is in used.

While the TV is in turn on mode, OFF TIMER function is in used.

Note: When you turn off the power switch while TV is in standby mode, the power lamp will go off in 5-10 seconds. When you operate the

TV, POWER Lamp will blink.

Operating the menus

MENU

Example: MENU

TOP menu

SET UP menu

2nd menu 3rd menu

EDIT/MANUAL EDIT

To display the

MENU.

To select a Top menu.

To select a second menu.

Select

To select for go to third menu.

To select, adjust or choose the setting of a function.

Video and audio input jacks for

VIDEO-3 mode

Headphone jack

To exit.

Select

Select

When the cursor is at MENU.

To display other pages.

To return to the previous menu.

or

Select or

Select

Adjust

Depend to the on screen guide.

Depend to the on screen guide.

7

Operating the menus (continued)

You can use the DVD MENU by switch channel to VIDEO-2 or press the DVD MENU button on the remote control. See the menus location in the below table.

Top menu

PICTURE or

DVD MENU

PICTURE*

SOUND or

DVD MENU

SOUND*

FEATURES

SET UP

Page

9

10

9

For RF / Video-1 / Video-3 (MENU)

3rd menu / Adjustments

For Video-2 (DVD MENU)

3rd menu / Adjustments

USER / VIVID / SOFT

PICTURE MODE set to USER : CONTRAST / BRIGHT/ SHARP/

COLOUR / TINT

PICTURE MODE set to SOFT or VIVID:–

DVD THEATER STATUS set to OFF : USER / SHARP / CLEAR / VIVID / SOFT

DVD THEATER STATUS set to ON : USER / SHARP / CLEAR

PICTURE MODE set to USER : CONTRAST / BRIGHT/ SHARP / COLOUR / TINT

PICTURE MODE set to SHARP or CLEAR or SOFT or VIVID : –

NORMAL / COOL / WARM

DVD THEATER STATUS set to OFF : NORMAL / COOL / WARM

DVD THEATER STATUS set to ON : –

13

VNR

(Only available in RF, VIDEO-1 and VIDEO-3)

9 PICTURE BOOSTER

13

AUTO SIGNAL DETECT

(Only available in VIDEO-2)

OFF / AUTO / MIN / MAX

OFF / HIGH / LOW

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13

DVD THEATER STATUS

(Only available in VIDEO-2)

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12 AI VOLUME

12 SOUND MODE

11

ON / OFF

USER / MUSIC / CINEMA / NEWS

EQUALIZER (SOUND MODE set to USER and CINEMA SURROUND set to OFF only)

Adjust the sound level of each frequencies.

12 BALANCE

11 CINEMA SURROUND

11 MaxxBass

14 ON TIMER

14 OFF TIMER

14 CHILD LOCK

9 COMPRESS (16:9 )

Left Stronger / Right Stronger

ON / OFF

OFF / HIGH / LOW

Set timer for turn on the TV

Set timer for turn off the TV

ON / OFF

ON / OFF

10

14

9

10

10

14

15

15

9

13

ECO MODE

2nd menu

PICTURE MODE

PICTURE SETTING

WHITE BALANCE

AI ECO SENSOR or

VIDEO-2 SETTING

PICTURE BOOSTER

BLUE BACK

PICTURE TILT

BEEP

AUTO PROGRAM

EDIT / MANUAL

COLOUR SYSTEM

LANGUAGE

OFF / MODE-1 / MODE-2 / DISPLAY or

OFF / ECO-1 / ECO-2

VIDEO / COMPONENT

HIGH / LOW / OFF

ON / OFF

Tilt the picture.

ON / OFF

Register the TV channel.

MOVE / INSERT / DELETE / MANUAL

AUTO / PAL / SECAM / NTSC3.58 / NTSC4.43

Select the languages.

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ON / OFF

ON / OFF

ON / OFF

USER / MUSIC / CINEMA / DRAMA

Adjust the sound level of each frequencies.

Left Stronger / Right Stronger

ON / OFF

OFF / HIGH / LOW

Set timer for turn on the TV

Set timer for turn off the TV

ON / OFF

ON / OFF

DVD THEATER STATUS set to OFF : OFF / MODE-1 / MODE-2 / DISPLAY or

OFF / ECO-1 / ECO-2

DVD THEATER STATUS set to ON : –

VIDEO / COMPONENT

HIGH / LOW / OFF

ON / OFF

Tilt the picture.

ON / OFF

Register the TV channel.

MOVE / INSERT / DELETE / MANUAL

ViDEO-2 SETTING set to COMPONENT : AUTO

ViDEO-2 SETTING set to VIDEO : AUTO / PAL / SECAM / NTSC3.58 / NTSC4.43

Select the languages.

* For DVD THEATER STATUS set to ON only

8

Picture setting

COLOUR SYSTEM

You can select the appropriate colour system when the picture is not clear or no colour appears.

AUTO → PAL → SECAM → NTSC3.58 → NTSC4.43

You can also operate this function from the menu.

MENU SET UP menu COLOUR SYSTEM

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

Area

Asia,

Middle East

Europe

Oceania

Africa

Country or Region

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

Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, India, China, Vietnam,

Hong Kong, etc.

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

Philippines, Taiwan, Myanmar, etc.

Russia, etc.

Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, Holland, Belgium, UK, etc.

Australia, New Zealand, etc.

Republic of South Africa, Nigeria, etc.

Egypt, Morocco, etc.

System

PAL

SECAM

NTSC

SECAM

PAL

PAL

PAL

SECAM

WHITE BALANCE

You can change the white balance of the picture to better match the type of video being viewed.

MENU PICTURE menu WHITE BALANCE

NORMAL

COOL

WARM

Normal white balance

Bluish white

Reddish white

When DVD THEATER STATUS set to ON, WHITE BALANCE is not available in VIDEO-2. \ Page 8.

COMPRESS (16:9)

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

(16:9 aspect ratio).

MENU FEATURES menu COMPRESS (16:9) (Choose ON or OFF)

PICTURE BOOSTER

You can improve picture clarity when the picture is unclear due to the low signal reception.

MENU PICTURE menu PICTURE BOOSTER

OFF

HIGH

LOW

Cancel the function

Perform at maximum level.

Perform at minimum level.

PICTURE MODE

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

USER

SHARP

VIVID

SOFT

CLEAR

You can change this picture setting (CONTRAST,

BRIGHT, SHARP, COLOUR, TINT) as you like.

( \ PICTURE SETTING)

To sharpen this picuture.

Heightens contrast and sharpness.

Softens contrast and sharpness.

To soften the picture.

You can also operate this function from the menu.

MENU PICTURE menu PICTURE MODE

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

PICTURE SETTING menu is displayed.

See details for the location menus in "Operating the menus" \ Page 8.

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Picture setting (continued)

PICTURE SETTING

You can adjust the desired picture setting when selecting USER in

PICTURE MODE.

1

2

MENU

MENU

PICTURE menu

PICTURE menu

PICTURE MODE

PICTURE SETTING

USER

CONTRAST 2 : Lower contrast

BRIGHT 2 : Darker

SHARP

COLOUR

2 : Softer

2 : Lighter

3 : Higher contrast

3 : Brighter

3 : Higher

3 : Deeper

TINT 2 : Reddish 3 : Greenish

See details for the location menus in “Operating the menus” \ Page 8.

AI ECO SENSOR (ECO)/ECO MODE

You can automatically adjust TV screen contrast according to the brightness of your room.

OFF

MODE-1/ECO-1

Cancel the function.

Mild contrast (recommended).

MODE-2/ECO-2 Even contrast.

DISPLAY (for Al ECO SENSOR only) Display the graphic of the function.

You can also operate this function from the menu.

MENU FEATURES menu AI ECO SENSOR / ECO MODE

Note: Al ECO SENSOR for S and R series.

ECO MODE for Q series.

When DVD THEATER STATUS set to ON, Al ECO SENSOR / ECO

MODE is not available in VIDEO-2. \ Page 8.

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.

(Choose ON or OFF) MENU FEATURES menu BLUE BACK

This function is only available in RF mode.

Correcting the Slanting Picture (PICTURE TILT)

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

1

MENU FEATURES menu

The following display appears.

PICTURE TILT

PICTURE TILT

DISPLAY : BACK

MENU : EXIT

2 Tilt the picture becomes level

To confirm

10

Picture in picture (PIP) operation

You can display a sub picture within the main picture on the screen.

to display the sub picture.

You can hear the sound from the main picture only.

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

Press SUB-P -/+

Press (Input)

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

To change sub picture to video mode.

Press CHANNEL -/+ Sub picture will be changed TV channel follow as Main picture.

Press CHANNEL -/+ Until main picture change to video mode.

To cancel, press the PIP button again.

While a sub picture is being displayed, you can perform the following functions.

Select the desired TV channel for sub picture.

(SUB-P)

(Input)

(Swap)

Select the input source for the sub picture.

Swap between the main picture and sub picture.

(Position) Change the sub picture position.

lower right → lower left upper right → upper left

(Freeze) Freeze the sub picture.

When VIDEO-2 is set to component, you cannot select VIDEO-2 for sub picture.

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

Sound setting

MaxxBass

You can enjoy an enhanced bass sound which cannot be played by normal speakers.

OFF

HIGH

MaxxBass is turned off.

MaxxBass effect is high.

LOW MaxxBass effect is low.

You can also operate this function from the menu.

MENU SOUND menu MaxxBass

"MaxxBass" is a registered trademark of Waves Audio Ltd. in the USA,

Japan and other countries.

CINEMA SURROUND

You can enjoy an enhanced sound for wider audience.

OFF

ON

Cancel the function.

Listen to sound with wider audience effect.

You can also operate this function from the menu.

MENU SOUND menu CINEMA SURROUND

EQUALIZER

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

1

2

MENU

MENU

SOUND menu

SOUND menu

SOUND MODE

EQUALIZER

3

Select and adjust the desired frequencies.

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When CINEMA SURROUND set to ON, you cannot adjust EQUALIZER

( \ page 8).

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Sound setting (continued)

BALANCE

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

MENU SOUND menu BALANCE

SOUND MODE

You can choose the desired sound setting.

USER

MUSIC

CINEMA

NEWS

DRAMA

Change the sound setting as you like.

Select USER and adjust the frequencies in EQUALIZER

(100, 300, 1K, 3K, 8K Hz), \ page 11.

Emphasize on music effect.

Emphasize on movie sound.

Emphasize on vocal sound.

Emphasize on drama sound.

You can also operate this function from the menu.

MENU SOUND menu SOUND MODE

When SOUND MODE is set to other than USER, EQUALIZER function becomes unavailable.

See details for location menus in "Operating the menus" \ Page 8.

SOUND SYSTEM

You can select an appropriate sound system when abnormal sound occurs even when the picture appears normal.

B/G → I → D/K → M

This function is not available in video mode.

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

Area System

Asia,

Middle East

Europe

Oceania

Africa

Country or Region

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

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

China, Vietnam, etc.

Hong Kong, etc.

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

Philippines, Taiwan, Myanmar, etc.

Russia, Czech Republic, Poland, etc.

Germany, Holland, Belgium, etc.

UK, etc.

Australia, New Zealand, etc.

Republic of South Africa, etc.

Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco, etc.

B/G

D/K

B/G

I

B/G

I

B/G

D/K

I

B/G

M

AI VOLUME

You can adjust the volume of all the channels and video inputs to the same level automatically depends on the strength of signal of the sources.

MENU SOUND menu AI VOLUME (Choose ON or OFF)

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Customized setting

AUTO SIGNAL DETECT

When the DVD input signal is detected, the input mode will automatically change to VIDEO-2 and when the DVD input signal is not detected, the input mode will automatically change to RF previous input mode.

DVD players: Press the “POWER ON” button on the player for signal detection.

VCRs: Press the “POWER ON” button on the device, followed by the

“PLAY” button, signal detection and DVD menu display.

DVD MENU

DVD MENU PICTURE

AUTO SIGNAL

DETECT

Only available in VIDEO-2 mode. \ Page 8.

(Choose ON or OFF)

DVD THEATER STATUS

You can enjoy an enhanced picture quality for movie playback in a dark room, like watching a movie in the theater.

DVD MENU

DVD MENU PICTURE

DVD THEATER

STATUS

OFF

ON

Cancel the function.

Enjoy movie playback with suitable colour temperature, sharp subtitles and improved gradation for black, like in a theater.

When you set DVD THEATER STATUS to ON, Al ECO SENSOR / ECO

MODE and WHITE BALANCE adjustment become unavailable.

Only available in VIDEO-2 mode. \ Page 8.

VNR

You can reduce the picture noise.

MENU PICTURE menu VNR

OFF

AUTO

MIN

MAX

VNR is turned off.

Effect of VNR is automatically controlled.

Effect of VNR becomes minimum level.

Effect of VNR becomes maximum level.

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

Only available in RF, VIDEO-1 and VIDEO-3. \ Page 8.

LANGUAGE

You can choose the desired on screen display language.

MENU SET UP menu LANGUAGE

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Customized setting (continued)

ON TIMER

You can set the TV to turn on automatically from standby mode at a set channel and time.

1 MENU FEATURES menu ON TIMER

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Choose the PR (channel) that you want to watch when the TV turns on.

External input, AV position and any un-preset channel cannot be chosen for PR.

3

Set the ON TIMER to your desired period of time.

When the ON TIMER is set to other than 00:00, the ON TIMER is activated. You can set the period of time to a maximum of 12 hours in

15-minute intervals.

4

To off the ON TIMER, set ON TIMER to OFF.

Note: If TV is not in standby mode when ON TIMER is reach the setting time, this case is not available.

OFF TIMER

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

1 MENU FEATURES menu OFF TIMER

OFF TIMER 10

2

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

3

When the remaining elapse time is one minute, “GOOD NIGHT!” appears on the screen.

4

You can display the OFF TIMER screen again to confirm or change the remaining time.

5

To off the OFF TIMER, select OFF or turn off the TV’s main power.

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BEEP

You can use the BEEP function to alert you during AUTO SIGNAL

DETECT, Al ECO SENSOR Detect, Stereo Detect, ON TIMER/OFF

TIMER operations and when some buttons on the remote control are pressed.

MENU FEATURES menu BEEP (Choose ON or OFF)

CHILD LOCK

You can disable the front control buttons of the TV.

MENU FEATURES menu CHILD LOCK (Choose ON or OFF)

VIDEO-2 SETTING

You can set the VIDEO-2 SETTING according to the video signal output from external devices connected to the VIDEO-2 terminal.

(Factory setting is

MENU FEATURES menu VIDEO-2 SETTING

COMPONENT)

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

COMPONENT If a component video signal (Y/C

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You must choose a setting according to the signal that you input to

VIDEO-2. (If you input the VIDEO Signal or VCR Signal to VIDEO-2, you must set VIDEO-2 SETTING to VIDEO.)

For connection, \ page 4.

TV channel presetting

To register the TV channels automatically

(AUTO PROGRAM)

You can register the TV channels automatically.

1

2

MENU SET UP menu AUTO PROGRAM

AUTO PROGRAM

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OK / : EDIT

3

to stop or when AUTO PROGRAM finishes.

4

The EDIT menu appears.

To edit the channel list Proceed to Step 2 of “To edit the channel list” on this page.

If a channel is not registered

To exit the menu

Proceed to Step 3 of “To register the TV channels manually” on this page.

Press the MENU button.

To register the TV channels manually

(MANUAL in the EDIT menu)

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

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MENU SET UP menu

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Choose the channel which you want to register.

4

(blue) to activate the MANUAL function. (The sound system of

the channel appears at the right of the CH/CC number.)

5

to choose an appropriate sound system.

For details, see “SOUND SYSTEM”. \ Page 12

6

(red)

OR

(green) to search for the TV channel.

7

Searching stops when a channel is found and displayed.

If the reception is poor

If noisy sound is heard

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

Press the 3 button to choose an appropriate sound system.

8

to exit.

To edit the channel list

(MOVE, DELETE and INSERT in the EDIT menu)

You can edit the TV channel list as you like.

After this operation, other channel’s PR number will be changed.

1

Repeat Steps 1 and 2 of “To register the TV channels manually

(MANUAL in the EDIT menu)”, \ see left.

2

Choose the channel which you want to change its PR number, or delete, or register a new channel.

3

To change the

PR number

(MOVE)

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

Finally press the 2 button.

Press the yellow button.

To delete the channel

(DELETE)

To add the new channel

(INSERT)

If you add a new TV channel of NTSC-M system, press the

SOUND SYSTEM button to change the sound system to M, then select EDIT/MAMUAL in SET UP menu. Press the green button, then press the 3 button to choose “CC” or “CH”.

Enter the CH/CC number for the channel you wish to add.

The TV starts to search for the channel.

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

4 to exit.

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TV channel presetting (continued)

CH/CC number

When you want to use the INSERT function on page 15, find the CH/CC number corresponding to the channel number of the TV channel from this table.

Channel No.

Country

US United States, Philippines, etc..

CCIR

OIRT

Middle East, Southeast Asia, etc..

Eastern Europe, Russia, Vietnam, etc..

AUSTRALIA Australia, etc..

Channel

CH 23

CH 24

CH 25

CH 26

CH 27

C H 2 8

C H 2 9

C H 3 0

C H 3 1

C H 3 2

CH 13

CH 14

CH 15

CH 16

CH 17

CH 18

CH 19

CH 20

CH 21

CH 22

CH

CH 02

C H 0 3

CH 04

CH 05

CH 06

CH 07

CH 08

CH 09

CH 10

CH 11

CH 12

16

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

U S 2 8 , W + 4 3

U S 2 9 , W + 4 4

U S 3 0 , W + 4 5

U S 3 1 , W + 4 6

U S 3 2 , W + 4 7

US

US-2

U S 3

US-4

US-5

US-6

US-7

US-8

US-9

US-10

US-11

US-12

CCIR

E2

E 3

E4

E5

E6

E7

E8

E9

E10

E11

E12

E21

E22

E23

E24

E25

E26

E27

E 2 8

E 2 9

E 3 0

E 3 1

E 3 2

OIRT

R1

R2

R6

R7

R8

R9

R10

R11

R12

AUSTRALIA

AU-0

A U 1

AU-2

AU-6

AU-7

AU-8

AU-9

AU-10

AU-11

A U 2 8

A U 2 9

A U 3 0

A U 3 1 / A U 3 2

A U 3 3

C C 0 8

C C 0 9

C C 1 0

C C 1 1

C C 1 2

C C 1 3

CC 14

CC 15

CC 16

CC 17

CC

C C 0 1

C C 0 2

C C 0 3

C C 0 4

C C 0 5

C C 0 6

C C 0 7

U S 5 1 , W + 6 6

US-52, W+67

U S 5 3 , W + 6 8

U S 5 4 , W + 6 9

U S 5 5 , W + 7 0

U S 5 6 , W + 7 1

U S 5 7 , W + 7 2

U S 5 8 , W + 7 3

US-59, W+74

U S 6 0 , W + 7 5

U S 6 1 , W + 7 6

U S 6 2 , W + 7 7

U S 6 3 , W + 7 8

U S 6 4 , W + 7 9

US-65, W+80

US-66, W+81

US-67, W+82

US-68, W+83

US-69, W+84

US

U S 3 3 , W + 4 8

U S 3 4 , W + 4 9

U S 3 5 , W + 5 0

U S 3 6 , W + 5 1

U S 3 7 , W + 5 2

US-38, W+53

U S 3 9 , W + 5 4

U S 4 0 , W + 5 5

U S 4 1 , W + 5 6

U S 4 2 , W + 5 7

U S 4 3 , W + 5 8

U S 4 4 , W + 5 9

US-45, W+60

U S 4 6 , W + 6 1

U S 4 7 , W + 6 2

U S 4 8 , W + 6 3

U S 4 9 , W + 6 4

U S 5 0 , W + 6 5

C H 6 1

C H 6 2

C H 6 3

C H 6 4

CH 65

CH 66

CH 67

CH 68

CH 69

C H 5 1

CH 52

C H 5 3

C H 5 4

C H 5 5

C H 5 6

C H 5 7

C H 5 8

CH 59

C H 6 0

C H 4 1

C H 4 2

C H 4 3

C H 4 4

CH 45

C H 4 6

C H 4 7

C H 4 8

C H 4 9

C H 5 0

CH

C H 3 3

C H 3 4

C H 3 5

C H 3 6

C H 3 7

CH 38

C H 3 9

C H 4 0

E 6 1

E 6 2

E 6 3

E 6 4

E65

E66

E67

E68

E69

E 5 6

E 5 7

E 5 8

E59

E 6 0

E 5 1

E52

E 5 3

E 5 4

E 5 5

E 4 6

E 4 7

E 4 8

E 4 9

E 5 0

E 4 1

E 4 2

E 4 3

E 4 4

E45

CCIR

E 3 3

E 3 4

E 3 5

E 3 6

E 3 7

E38

E 3 9

E 4 0

US

A

B

C

D

S 8

S 9

S 1 0

S 1 1

S 1 2

S 1 3

S-14

S-15

S-16

S-17

CCIR

S 1

S 2

S 3

S 4

S 5

S 6

S 7

OIRT AUSTRALIA

A U 3 4

A U 3 5

A U 3 6

A U 3 7

A U 3 8

AU-39/AU-40

A U 4 1

A U 4 2

A U 4 3

A U 4 4

A U 4 5

A U 4 6

AU-47/AU-48

A U 4 9

A U 5 0

A U 5 1

A U 5 2

A U 5 3

A U 5 4

AU-55/AU-56

A U 5 7

A U 5 8

A U 5 9

A U 6 0

A U 6 1

A U 6 2

AU-63/AU-64

A U 6 5

A U 6 6

A U 6 7

A U 6 8

A U 6 9

OIRT AUSTRALIA

A U 5

A U 5 A

CC 55

CC 56

CC 57

CC 58

CC 59

CC 60

CC 61

CC 62

CC 63

CC 64

C C 7 5

C C 7 6

C C 7 7

C C 7 8

C C 7 9

CC 95

CC 96

CC 97

CC 98

CC 99

CC 45

CC 46

CC 47

CC 48

CC 49

CC 50

CC 51

CC 52

CC 53

CC 54

CC 35

CC 36

CC 37

CC 38

CC 39

CC 40

CC 41

CC 42

CC 43

CC 44

CC 25

CC 26

CC 27

CC 28

CC 29

CC 30

CC 31

CC 32

CC 33

CC 34

CC

CC 18

CC 19

CC 20

CC 21

CC 22

CC 23

CC 24

W+9

W+10

W+11

W+12

W+13

W+14

W+15

W+16

W+17

W+18

V

W

W+1

W+2

W+3

W+4

W+5

W+6

W+7

W+8

W+19

W+20

W+21

W+22

W+23

W+24

W+25

W+26

W+27

W+28

Q

R

S

T

U

L

M

N

O

P

US

E

F

I

J

G

H

K

A-5

A-4

A-3

A-2

A-1

S-25

S-26

S-27

S-28

S-29

S-30

S-31

S-32

S-33

S-34

CCIR

S-18

S-19

S-20

S-21

S-22

S-23

S-24

S-35

S-36

S-37

S-38

S-39

S-40

S-41

Z

Z

X

Y

Z

+ 1

+ 2

OIRT AUSTRALIA

R

R

R

3

4

5

A

A

U -

U -

3

4

Troubleshooting

If a problem occurs when you are using the TV, check the below troubleshooting guide before calling for repair.

Problem

No picture, no sound

Snowy picture

Stripes appear on the picture

Double-pictures

(ghosting) occur

Poor picture

Cause / Solution

• Deactivate the BLUE BACK function if it is turned on.

• Choose the appropriate sound system. Refer to “SOUND SYSTEM”.

• Check the aerial cable and TV connections.

• Interference caused by devices such as an amplifier, personal computer, or a hair drier.

Move it away from your TV.

• Interference occurs caused by signal reflecting from mountains or building. Try to adjust the aerial’s direction or use another antenna.

• Choose the appropriate colour system. Refer to “COLOUR SYSTEM”.

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

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

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10

12

4

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9

10

– White and bright still image look as if it was coloured

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

Poor sound

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Cannot operate the remote control

Cannot operate the menus

Cannot operate the front control buttons

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

• Adjust the sound frequency properly. Refer to

“SOUND SYSTEM”.

• The batteries may be exhausted. Replace with new batteries.

• Ensure that you are operating the remote control at less than seven meters from the front of your TV.

• Press TV/VIDEO button to return to TV mode and try operating the menus.

• Deactivate the CHILD LOCK function if it is turned on.

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14

Colour patches appear at the corner of the screen

Problem

Picture is tilted

Image takes a short period to be displayed

TV may emit crackling sound

Cause / Solution

• This maybe due to magnetized device such as a speaker placed near to your TV. Move it away from your TV. Alternatively, you can also use the magnetic shielded speaker.

• This maybe due to the earth magnetism. Refer to “PICTURE TILT” to correct the tilt.

• Image required time to stabilize before display.

This is not a malfunction.

• 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.

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– Feel a slight electric shock when touching the TV screen

AUTO SIGNAL DETECT does not work

Suddenly, the TV input changes to VIDEO-2

AUTO SIGNAL DETECT does not work correctly

• This is due to the static electricity of the picture tube and it will not harm the human body. This is not a malfunction.

• Set the AUTO SIGNAL DETECT function to

ON.

• Turn the VCR or DVD Player off and on again.

• Check that the video cable connection on

VIDEO-2 is properly connected.

• Check whether the AUTO SIGNAL DETECT function is on or off.

• AUTO SIGNAL DETECT function may work when you operate the VCR or DVD player even if you do not make it to playback.

• Check the video cable connection.

• Some VCR or DVD player may output the video signal discontinuously. If this happens,

AUTO SIGNAL DETECT function cannot work correctly.

“PLEASE DISCONNECT

VIDEO-1 CABLE!” appears on the screen.

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

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Specifications

MODE

TV RF systems

Colour systems (RF mode)

(VIDEO mode)

Channel and Frequencies

Power input

Power consumption

AV-21Q317B AV-21S357

B, G, I, D, K, M

PAL, SECAM, NTSC3.58 MHz, NTSC4.43 MHz

PAL, SECAM, NTSC3.58 MHz, NTSC4.43 MHz

VHF low channel (VL) : 46.25 to 140.25 MHz

VHF high channel (VH) : 147.25 to 423.25 MHz

UHF channel (U) : 431 to 863.25 MHz

*Receives cable in mid band ( X to Z, S1 to S10, super band (S11 to S20) and hyper band (S21 to S41)

AC 110 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz (operating AC 90 to 260 V, 50/60 Hz)

MAX : 105 W

AVG : 95 W

MAX : 122 W

AVG : 99 W

Picture tube : 548.4 mm

Visible area : 508.0 mm

Picture tube : 548.4 mm

Visible area : 508.0 mm

Screen size

(Measured diagonally)

Audio output

(Rated power output)

Speakers

External input / output

Dimension (W x H x D)

Weight

Accessories

(6.5 x 13) cm x 2 (6.5 x 13) cm x 2

3W + 3W 7W + 7W

VIDEO - 1 : S-VIDEO input, VIDEO input, AUDIO L/R input

VIDEO - 2 / COMPONENT : VIDEO input,AUDIO L/R input, COMPONENT VIDEO (Y/CB/CR) input

VIDEO - 3 :VIDEO input, AUDIO L/R input

OUTPUT : VIDEO output, AUDIO L/R output

Headphone jack : Stereo mini jack (3.5 mm diameter)

649 x 487 x 351 mm 649 x 487 x 351 mm

22 kg

Remote control unit :

RM-C1171 x 1

AA/R6/UM-3 dry cell battery x 2

22 kg

Remote control unit :

RM-C1170 x 1

AA/R6/UM-3 dry cell battery x 2

Design and specifications subject to change without notice.

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Specifications

MODE

TV RF systems

Colour systems (RF mode)

(VIDEO mode)

Channel and Frequencies

Power input

Power consumption

AV-29Q317B AV-29S357

B, G, I, D, K, M

PAL, SECAM, NTSC3.58 MHz, NTSC4.43 MHz

PAL, SECAM, NTSC3.58 MHz, NTSC4.43 MHz

VHF low channel (VL) : 46.25 to 140.25 MHz

VHF high channel (VH) : 147.25 to 423.25 MHz

UHF channel (U) : 431 to 863.25 MHz

*Receives cable in mid band ( X to Z, S1 to S10, super band (S11 to S20) and hyper band (S21 to S41)

AC 110 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz (operating AC 90 to 260 V, 50/60 Hz)

MAX : 163 W

AVG : 132 W

Picture tube : 728.0 mm

Visible area : 676.0 mm

MAX : 163 W

AVG : 132 W

Picture tube : 728.0 mm

Visible area : 676.0 mm

Screen size

(Measured diagonally)

Audio output

(Rated power output)

Speakers

External input / output

Dimension (W x H x D)

Weight

Accessories

(6.5 x 13) cm x 2 (6.5 x 13) cm x 2

10W + 10W 10W + 10W

VIDEO - 1 : S-VIDEO input, VIDEO input, AUDIO L/R input

VIDEO - 2 / COMPONENT : VIDEO input,AUDIO L/R input, COMPONENT VIDEO (Y/CB/CR) input

VIDEO - 3 :VIDEO input, AUDIO L/R input

OUTPUT : VIDEO output, AUDIO L/R output

Headphone jack : Stereo mini jack (3.5 mm diameter)

810 x 616 x 394 mm

38 kg

Remote control unit :

RM-C1171 x 1

AA/R6/UM-3 dry cell battery x 2

810 x 616 x 394 mm

Remote control unit :

RM-C1170 x 1

41 kg

AA/R6/UM-3 dry cell battery x 2

Design and specifications subject to change without notice.

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