JVC Av 2186me Instructions

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2 Connecting the main plug to the AC outlet.
Setting up your TVCAUTION
•  Turn off the equipment including the TV before connecting.
VHF/UHF outdoor aerial
75-ohm coaxial cable (not supplied)
1 Connecting the aerial cable.
3 Inserting batteries into the remote control.
  Insert two batteries by following the + and - polarities 
and inserting the - end fi rst.
 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, fi t 
new batteries. The supplied batteries are for testing, 
not regular use.4  Turn on the TV by pressing the main power button. 
  JVC logo appears on the screen.
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MONOOUTPUT VIDEO-1COMPONENT
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INPUT INPUT
Rear of TV
AV-21BS26VHF/UHF outdoor aerial
VCRIf 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.The illustration shown is just a sample. It may not be same as your TV.
JVC logo will appear on the screen again at the phase of “SETUP 
TOUR RESTART?” function. Then the initial setting can be performed 
according to page 8.
Note:
While in the INSTALL menu with the cursor pointing at INSTALL, pressing
the blue button will also display the JVC logo.
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							85 Making the initial settings
  Set up your TV by pressing MENU/OK button or waiting for 15 seconds, then operate the TV by following the steps 
below:
• Press 5/∞ button to 
select your desired 
language*.• Press 5/∞ button  to 
select your desired 
Teletext language 
group*. For details, 
see page 13. 
(For BS26/MS26/
SS26/MX76/SX76 
series only)•  TV will start searching 
for the channels.
   To stop AUTO 
PROGRAM, press 
MENU/OK button.
Setting up your TV (continued)
•  To complete the initial 
setting, press the 
MENU/OK button. To 
edit the channel list, 
see page 19.
*  If the TEXT function is available for your TV and the LANGUAGE shown follow as ENGLISH/êìëëäàâ/ 
 / 
 /FRANÇAIS, you 
can select the TEXT LANGUAGE group from GROUP-1 to GROUP-4.
  If the TEXT function is available for your TV and the LANGUAGE shown follow as ENGLISH/êìëëäàâ/ 
 /MELAYU/INDONESIA, 
you can select the TEXT LANGUAGE group from GROUP-1 to GROUP-3.• “SETUP TOUR 
RESTART?” will be 
displayed.
  Press the MENU/OK 
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 Red button 
to activate the SETUP 
TOUR RESTART 
function.
LANGUAGETEXT LANGUAGE
MENU : OK
DISPLAY : BACK
TV/VIDEO : EXIT
TEXT LANGUAGE
MENU : OK
DISPLAY : BACK
TV/VIDEO : EXIT
AUTO PROGRAMMENU : OK22%
EDIT
MENU : OK
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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   
AUTO PROGRAM
MENU : NO SETUP TOUR RESTART?

 : YES GROUP–1
GROUP–2
GROUP–3
GROUP–4 ENGLISH
êìëëäàâFRANÇAIS
When turn on the TV at 
the next time
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COLOUR SYSTEMYou 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.
To operate this function with a menu:
For the colour system in each country or region, see the table below:
PICTURE MODEYou can choose the desired picture setting with one-touch. 
Press the PICTURE MODE button to select a setting.SOFT Softens contrast and sharpness.
BRIGHT Heightens contrast and sharpness.
STANDARD Standard picture setting.
USER 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)When you select VIDEO-2 Mode, you cannot adjust SHARP.
When you set DVD THEATER STATUS in DVD MENU to ON, you 
cannot adjust PICTURE MODE.
To operate this function with a menu:
To return the USER setting to default, press the blue button when 
the PICTURE SETTING menu is displayed.
Basic setting for picture
AUTO       PAL       SECAM       NTSC3.58
  NTSC4.43
MENU INSTALL menu COLOUR SYSTEM J
MENUPICTURE menu
PICTURE MODE JArea Country or Region System
Asia, Middle
EastBahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, 
Yemen, etc.
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, India, etc.PA L
China, Vietnam, etc. PAL
Hong Kong, etc. PAL
Islamic Republic of Iran, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, etc. SECAM
Philippines, Taiwan, Myanmar, etc. NTSC
EuropeRussia, etc. SECAM
Czech Republic, Poland, etc. PAL
Germany, Holland, Belgium, etc. PAL
UK, etc. PAL
Oceania  Australia, New Zealand, etc. PAL
AfricaRepublic of South Africa, etc. PAL
Nigeria, etc. PAL
Egypt, Morocco, etc. SECAM
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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							10PICTURE SETTINGYou can adjust the desired picture setting when selecting USER in 
PICTURE MODE.1  Select USER in PICTURE MODE under PICTURE menu.2  Select PICTURE SETTING in PICTURE menu, then adjust the 
setting.CONTRAST2 : Lower contrast3 : Higher contrast
BRIGHT2 : Darker3 : Brighter
SHARP2 : Softer3 : Higher
COLOUR2 : Lighter3 : Deeper
TINT2 : Reddish3 : GreenishWhen you select VIDEO-2 Mode, you cannot adjust SHARP.Basic setting for picture (continued)
WHITE BALANCEYou can change the white balance of the picture to better match  
the type of video being viewed.
Select WHITE BALANCE in the PICTURE menu, then choose the 
desired setting.NORMAL Normal white balance.
COOL Bluish white.
WARM Reddish white.When you set DVD THEATER STATUS in DVD MENU to ON, you 
cannot adjust WHITE BALANCE.
MENU PICTURE menu WHITE BALANCE MENUPICTURE menu PICTURE MODE
USER J
MENU
PICTURE menuPICTURE SETTING JJJ  About the basic operations of the menu, please see the “How to 
operate menus and menus locations” on page 5.
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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, Ukrainian
GROUP-4 English, Polish, French, Turkish, Arabic, FarsiDepending 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.
When you set DVD SOUND MODE in DVD MENU to USER, 
you can adjust EQUALIZER under SOUND menu.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.
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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. When you set DVD SOUND MODE in DVD MENU to USER, 
you can adjust EQUALIZER under SOUND menu.
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