AV-2157YE AV-2155YE 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 ...
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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.
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.
Remote control buttons and basic functions No. Press POWER Turn on or off the TV from standby mode. MENU/OK Display menu and confirm selected function. 5 / ∞ / 2 / 3 Select and adjust menu function. CHANNEL -/+ Select the desired channel number.
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Remote control buttons and basic functions (continued) How to operate menus and menus locations Operation Display the MENU Press the MENU/OK button Press 5/∞ buttons Display the top to choose a menu menu title. Then press MENU/OK button Press 5/∞ buttons Display the 2nd to choose a menu...
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. Press to select TV or video mode.
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.
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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. AUTO PROGRAM...
Basic setting for picture COLOUR SYSTEM You can select the appropriate colour system when the picture is not clear or no colour appears. Press the COLOUR SYSTEM button to select a setting. AUTO SECAM NTSC4.43 To operate this function with a menu: ❇...
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Basic setting for picture (continued) Adjusting the picture – USER You can adjust the desired picture setting when selecting USER in PICTURE MODE. Select the USER in PICTURE MODE under PICTURE menu. ❇ PICTURE menu MENU USER Select the PICTURE SETTING in PICTURE menu, then adjust the setting.
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. Select the BLUE BACK in the INSTALL menu, then choose ON or OFF.
Press the TEXT button to select the desired mode as follows: Press the CHANNEL -/+ buttons, number buttons or colour buttons to select other Teletext pages. Press TEXT or TV/VIDEO button to return to TV mode. You can also operate the teletext using the following buttons: (Hold)
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Original features for picture (continued) Using the List mode You can store and recall the favorite teletext pages in memory using the colour buttons. In TEXT mode, press the MODE button to enter the List mode. Press a colour button, then press the number buttons to enter the page number.
Basic setting for sound SOUND SYSTEM You can select an appropriate sound system when abnormal sound occurs even when the picture appears normally. Press the SOUND SYSTEM button to select a setting. This function is not available in video mode. For the sound system in each country or region, see the table below: Area...
Advanced setting for sound CINEMA SURROUND You can enjoy an enhanced sound for wider audience. Press the CINEMA SURROUND button to select a setting. Cancel the function. HIGH Listen to sound with more wider audience effect. Listen to sound with less wider audience effect. MONO Listen to mono sound with stereo effect.
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. To adjust favorite channel setting (FAVORITE CH SETTING) You can adjust the picture and sound settings for the favorite channels.
PICTURE FEATURES menu MENU OFF TIMER You can set the TV to turn off automatically to standby mode after a set time. Press the OFF TIMER button to select a desired period of time. To operate this function with a menu: LANGUAGE ❇...
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Customized setting (continued) AUTO SHUTOFF 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 OFF.
Press the MENU/OK button. For details of “SETUP TOUR”, see page 8. To register the TV channels manually (MANUAL in the EDIT menu) You can register the TV channels into the TV’s channel list manually. Display the INSTALL menu. ❇ INSTALL menu MENU Choose EDIT/MANUAL, then press the MENU/OK button.
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To add in the new channel (INSERT in the EDIT menu) 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”...
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TV channel presetting (continued) CH/CC number When you want to use the INSERT function on page 20, find the CH/CC number corresponding to the channel number of the TV channel from this table. Channel No. Country United States, Philippines, etc.. CCIR Middle East, Southeast Asia, etc..
The illustrations shown in this section are for AV-2987VE and AV-2157YE only, which are used for explanation purpose. Your TV may not look exactly the same as illustrated. Before connecting • Read the manuals provided with the devices for the proper connection.
Troubleshooting If a problem occurs when you are using the TV, check the below troubleshooting guide before calling for repair. • No picture, • Deactivate the BLUE BACK function if it is turned no sound • Choose the appropriate sound system. Refer to “SOUND SYSTEM”...
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.