JVC Av 2186me Instructions

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AI ECO SENSOR (ECO)/ECO MODEYou can adjust TV screen contrast according to the brightness of 
your room.
Press the ECO button to select the desired mode.OFF Cancel the function.
MODE-1/ECO-1 Mild contrast (recommended.)
MODE-2/ECO-2 Even contrast.DISPLAY (for AI ECO SENSOR only)
Display the graphic of the function.
To operate this function with a menu:
When you set DVD THEATER STATUS in DVD MENU to ON, you 
cannot adjust AI ECO SENSOR / ECO MODE.
Note :  AI ECO SENSOR for M and S series.
            ECO MODE for B series.Correcting the Slanting Picture (PICTURE TILT)You can correct the picture tilt caused by the earth’s magnetic force.1  Select PICTURE TILT in the INSTALL menu, then press MENU/
OK button.
  The following display appears.
2 Press the 5/∞ buttons until the picture becomes level. Then 
press the MENU/OK button.COMPRESS (16:9)You can convert a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) into a wide 
picture (16:9 aspect ratio).
Select COMPRESS (16:9) in the FEATURES menu, then choose 
ON or OFF.BLUE BACKYou 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 BLUE BACK in the INSTALL menu, then choose ON or OFF.If you wish to continue viewing the poor picture, off the BLUE BACK 
function.
Advanced setting for picture
PICTURE TILT
MENU : OK
DISPLAY : BACK
TV/VIDEO : EXIT
MENU INSTALL menu
PICTURE TILT JMENU INSTALL menu BLUE BACK JMENUFEATURES menu
COMPRESS (16:9) J
MENU
FEATURES menu
AI ECO SENSOR / ECO MODE J
J  About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to 
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.
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							12PIP  Display the sub picture.
To cancel, press the PIP button again.
Notes:
•  You can hear the sound from the main picture only.
• 
When main picture and sub picture are the same TV channel.Press SUB-P -/+Main picture will be changed TV channel 
follow as sub picture.
Press 
 ( Input )
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.
SUB-P -/+ Select the desired TV channel for sub picture.
 (Input)Select the input source for the sub picture. (Swap)Swap between the main picture and sub picture. (Position)Change the sub picture position.
Each time you press the 
 (Position) button, the sub picture 
position will change as follows:
lower right      lower left       upper left
upper right
 (Freeze)
Freeze the sub picture.
When VIDEO-2 is set to component, you cannot select VIDEO-2 
for sub picture. If the main picture input source is VIDEO-2 with 
component, the PIP function is disabled. PIPYou can display a sub picture within the main picture on the screen.Press the PIP operation buttons to display and change the sub 
picture setting.Original features for picture
TELETEXTYou can watch the Teletext broadcast channel with TEXT function.1  Press the TEXT button to select the desired mode as follows: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: (Hold)Hold a teletext page.
The 
 (Hold) icon is displayed at the top left of the screen.
To cancel, press 
 (Hold) button again.
 (Reveal)Display the hidden text (e.g. answers to a quiz).
To cancel, press 
 (Reveal) button again.
 (Size)
Enlarge the teletext display. (Index)
Return to the index page instantly. (Cancel)
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.
Press 
 (Cancel) 
button 
to view the teletext page.
 (Sub-page)
Operate the 
 (Sub-page) function.
Sub-page numbers are displayed at the left of the screen.
To cancel sub-page function, press 
 (Sub-page) button 
again.
TV mode TEXT twin mode TEXT mode
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Original features for picture (continued)
TEXT LANGUAGEYou can set the Teletext language group that corresponds to the 
programmes.
Select TEXT LANGUAGE in the INSTALL menu, then choose the 
desired language group.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, UkrainianDepending on the broadcast, the language set may not display 
properly. For details, refer to page 8.MENU INSTALL menu TEXT LANGUAGE J
J  About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to 
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.
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							14SOUND SYSTEMYou 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:Basic setting for sound
B/G       I       D/K       M
SOUND MODEYou can choose the desired sound setting.Select the SOUND MODE in SOUND menu, then choose the setting.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.SOUND TURBO
Emphasize on low and high frequency levels.
THEATER
Emphasize on movie sound.
MUSIC Emphasize on music effect.
NEWS Emphasize on vocal sound.
When you select VIDEO-2, you cannot adjust SOUND MODE 
function. You can adjust it in DVD Menu.
When SOUND MODE is set to SOUND TURBO, EQUALIZER, 
CINEMA SURROUND and MaxxBass functions are not available.BALANCEYou can adjust the volume balance between the left and right 
speakers.
Select BALANCE in SOUND menu, then adjust the setting.
MENU SOUND menu SOUND MODE J
MENU SOUND menu BALANCE J
Area Country or Region System
Asia, Middle
EastBahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, 
Yemen, etc.
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, India, etc.B/G
China, Vietnam, etc. D/K
Hong Kong, etc. I
Islamic Republic of Iran, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, etc. B/G
Philippines, Taiwan, Myanmar, etc. M
EuropeRussia, etc. D/K
Czech Republic, Poland, etc. D/K
Germany, Holland, Belgium, etc. B/G
UK, etc. I
Oceania  Australia, New Zealand, etc. B/G
AfricaRepublic of South Africa, etc. I
Nigeria, etc. B/G
Egypt, Morocco, etc. B/G
J  About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to 
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.
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CINEMA SURROUNDYou can enjoy an enhanced sound for wider audience.
Press the CINEMA SURROUND button to select a setting.OFF Cancel the function.
ON Listen to sound with wider audience effect.This function is not available when SOUND MODE is set to SOUND 
TURBO.
To operate this function with a menu:STEREO / I
■II ( 
 )
You can enjoy the stereo and bilingual broadcasted programmes.
Press the 
 button to select the desired mode.
Select stereo sound.Select monaural sound.
ISelect bilingual I (sub I).
IISelect bilingual II (sub II).
This function is not available in video mode.
To operate this function with a menu:Advanced setting for sound
EQUALIZERYou can adjust the sound level of each frequencies when selecting 
USER mode in SOUND MODE.1  Select USER in SOUND MODE under SOUND menu.2  Select EQUALIZER in SOUND menu.
The following display appears.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. 
When you select VIDEO-2, you cannot adjust EQUALIZER.AI VOLUMEYou 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.Select AI VOLUME in SOUND menu, then choose ON or OFF.J  About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to 
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.
IIIIIII
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
IIIIIIII
100 300 1K 3K 8K  HzEQUALIZER
MENU : OK
DISPLAY : BACK
TV/VIDEO : EXIT
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
MENU SOUND menu CINEMA SURROUND J
MENU SOUND menu STEREO / I
■II JMENUSOUND menuSOUND MODE
USER J
MENU
SOUND menuEQUALIZER J
MENU SOUND menu AI VOLUME J
MaxxBassYou can enjoy an enhanced bass sound which cannot be reproduced 
by normal speakers.Select MaxxBass in SOUND menu, then choose the desired setting.OFF MaxxBass is turned off.
HIGH MaxxBass effect is high.
LOW MaxxBass effect is low.MENU SOUND menu MaxxBass JThis function is not available when SOUND MODE is set to SOUND 
TURBO.
“MaxxBass” is a registered trademark of Waves Audio Ltd. in the 
USA, Japan and other countries.
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							16DVD MenuAUTO SIGNAL DETECTWhen the DVD input signal is detected, the input mode will be changed 
to VIDEO-2 automatically. And when the DVD input signal is not 
detected, the input mode will be changed to RF previous input mode.Select AUTO SIGNAL DETECT in DVD MENU under FEATURES 
menu then choose ON or OFF (Factory setting is ON).
Press the “POWER ON” button on the DVD players or VCRs (follow 
by the “PLAY” button for VCRs) so that the signal can be detected. DVD PICTURE MODEYou can enhance the picture quality of the DVD or VIDEO-2.
Select DVD PICTURE MODE in DVD MENU under FEATURES 
menu, then choose the desired setting.OFF Cancel the function.
CLEAR-1
Select when the disc is with lots of noise (To soften the picture). 
CLEAR-2
Select when the disc is with less noise (To sharpen the picture).
DVD THEATER STATUSYou can enjoy an enhanced picture quality for movie playback in a 
dark room, like watching a movie in the theater.
Select DVD THEATER STATUS in DVD MENU under FEATURES 
menu, then choose ON or OFF.
ON Enjoy movie playback with suitable colour temperature, sharp 
subtitles and improved gradation for black, like in a theater.
OFF
Cancel the function.
When you set DVD THEATER STATUS to ON, PICTURE MODE, 
WHITE BALANCE and AI ECO SENSOR / ECO MODE functions 
are not available.DVD SOUND MODEYou can choose different sound setting for viewing different types 
of DVD content.
Select DVD SOUND MODE in DVD MENU under FEATURES menu, 
then choose the desired setting.MUSIC Select when watching a music concert.
USER
Select if you want to adjust the sound setting to your preference.
DRAMA
Select when watching a drama movie.
THEATER
Select when watching an action movie.
MENUFEATURES menu
DVD MENU
AUTO SIGNAL DETECT J
DVD PICTURE MODE MENU FEATURES menu J
DVD MENU
DVD THEATER STATUS MENU
FEATURES menu J
DVD MENUDVD SOUND MODE MENU
FEATURES menu J
DVD MENU
J  About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to 
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.
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Customized settingVNRYou can reduce the picture noise.Select VNR in PICTURE menu, then choose a setting of VNR function.OFF VNR is turned off.
AUTO Effect of VNR is automatically controlled.
MIN Effect of VNR becomes minimum level.
MAX Effect of VNR becomes maximum level.If you select MAX, the picture becomes softer even if the original 
picture is sharp.
When you select VIDEO-2, you cannot adjust VNR function.LANGUAGEYou can choose your desired on screen display language.Select LANGUAGE in the INSTALL menu, then choose a language.CHILD LOCKYou can disable the front control buttons of the TV.
Select CHILD LOCK in the FEATURES menu, then choose ON or 
OFF.ON TIMERYou can set the TV to turn on automatically from standby mode at
a set channel and time.1 Select ON TIMER in the FEATURE menu. 
 The following display appears.MENU INSTALL menu LANGUAGE JMENU PICTURE menu J
VNR
J  About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to 
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.OFF TIMERYou 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.
You can set the period of time to a maximum of 120 minutes in 10 
minute intervals.
To operate this function with a menu:
When the remaining elapse time is one minute, “GOOD NIGHT!” 
appears on the screen.
You can display the OFF TIMER menu again to confi rm or change 
the remaining time.
MENU FEATURES menu OFF TIMER J
MENUFEATURES menu
CHILD LOCK J
2 Choose the PR (channel) by pressing the 2/3 button.
  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 by pressing the 
2/3 button. ON TIMER starts. You can set the period of time to 
a maximum of 12 hours in 15-minute intervals.
To off the ON TIMER, set the 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.
PR 01
00:15 ON TIMERON TIMER
DISPLAY : BACK
TV/VIDEO : EXIT
MENU FEATURES menu
ON TIMER J
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							18Customized setting (continued)
DISPLAYYou can display the programme number, video terminal number 
and PR list on the screen.
Press the DISPLAY button to select the desired mode:
Choose a TV channel or a VIDEO terminal.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, then press 
MENU/OK button.
ON         OFF          PR LIST
PR CH/CC
V1
V2
V3
AV
  1
  2
  3CH 09
CC 76
CC 78PR LIST
MENU : OK
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VIDEO-2 SETTINGYou can set the VIDEO-2 SETTING according to the video signal 
output from external devices connected to the VIDEO-2 terminal.
Select VIDEO-2 SETTING in INSTALL menu, then choose a setting 
(Factory setting is COMPONENT).
MENU INSTALL menu VIDEO-2 SETTING J
VIDEO
If a normal video signal (composite video signal) is input.
COMPONENT If a component video signal (Y/C
B/CR) is input.
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 connecting methods, see “Additional Preparation” on page 22.
J  About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to 
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.
BEEPYou can use the BEEP function to alert you during DVD AUTO 
SIGNAL DETECT, AI ECO SENSOR Detect, Stereo Detect, ON 
TIMER/OFF TIMER operations and when some buttons on the 
remote control are pressed.
Select BEEP in the INSTALL menu, then choose ON or OFF.
When the volume is level 0, then BEEP function is not available.
MENUINSTALL menu
BEEP
J
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To register the TV channels automatically 
(AUTO PROGRAM)You can register the TV channels into the TV’s channel list 
automatically.1  Display the 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  The EDIT menu appears.To edit the channel list Proceed to Step 3 of “To edit the channel list 
(PR LIST)” on page 20.
If a channel is not 
registeredProceed to Step 3 of “To register the TV 
channels manually” on this page.
To exit the menu Press the MENU/OK 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.1  Display the INSTALL menu.TV channel presetting
2  Choose EDIT/MANUAL, then press the MENU/OK button.
  EDIT menu appears.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 14.6  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  the  reception  is  poor Press the blue or yellow button to fi ne tune 
the TV channel.
If noisy sound is heardPress the 3 button to choose an appropriate 
sound system.
8  Press the MENU/OK button to exit the menu.
EDIT
MENU : OK
MOVE

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PR              CH/CC
AV    
  1            CH 04
  2            CH 76    
  3            CH 78
  4            CH 05 
  5            CH 28   
3 
  6            CH 10 
MENU INSTALL menu J
MENU INSTALL menu J
J  About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to 
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.
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To add in the new channel
(INSERT in the EDIT menu)You can add in new channels in the TV channel list as you like.
You need to fi nd the “CH/CC” number for the TV channel. Find the 
“CH/CC” number corresponding to the channel number of the TV 
channel from “CH/CC number list” on page 21.1  Display the INSTALL menu.2  Choose EDIT/MANUAL, then press the MENU/OK button. 
  EDIT menu appears.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 3 button to choose “CC” or 
“CH”.
5  Press the number button to enter the CH/CC number for the TV 
channel you wish to add.
  The TV starts to search the TV channel, and the picture of the TV 
channel appears. If the TV fi nds no TV channel, a noisy picture 
appears.
When a TV channel has already been registered in PR99, using the 
INSERT function deletes that TV channel.
TV channel presetting (continued)To edit the channel list (PR LIST)
(MOVE and DELETE 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.1  Display the INSTALL menu.2 Choose EDIT/MANUAL, then press the MENU/OK button. 
  EDIT menu appears.3  Choose the channel which you want to change its PR number, 
or delete.4  Do the following action: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.
To delete the channel 
(DELETE) Press the yellow button.
5  Press the MENU/OK button to exit the menu.
EDIT
MENU : OK
MOVE

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PR              CH/CC
AV    
  1            CH 04
  2            CH 76    
  3            CH 78
  4            CH 05 
  5            CH 28   
3 
  6            CH 10 
MENU INSTALL menu J
MENU INSTALL menu J
J  About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to 
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.
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