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TV buttons and functions
Refer to the pages in parentheses for details.
1Remote control sensor
2Power lamp (page 7)
3MENU/OK button (pages 9, 17)
4TV/AV button (page 9)
5r (Volume) q buttons (page 9)
6P p buttons (page 9)
7A (Stand by) button (page 9)
8Headphone jack (mini jack) (page 29)
Turn the TV on from standby mode
Press the A
AA A button or P p
pp p buttons to turn the TV 
on from standby mode
When the TV is turned on, the power lamp dims slightly.
• Check that the AC plug on the power cord from the TV 
is connected to correctly AC outlet.
Choose a TV channel
Press the P p
pp p buttons to choose a programme 
number (PR) or an VIDEO terminal
Watch images from external devices
Press the TV/AV button to choose a VIDEO 
terminal
• The leading character is changed from V to S (e.g. V1 is 
changed to S1) when VIDEO-1 or VIDEO-2 is 
connected to the S terminal.
Adjust the volume
Press the q
qq q buttons
The volume level indicator appears.
Using the headphone
• The headphone volume is adjusted with the 
“HEADPHONE” menu (see page 22).
Using the Menu
Use the MENU/OK button.
Refer to“Using the TV’s menu” (see page 17) for details of 
using the menu.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
VIDEO-2
VIDEO-3V3 V2
S2
V1S1VIDEO-1
V4VIDEO-4
TV mode VIDEO modes
Last 
Programme 
number
or or
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Remote control buttons and functions
1Muting button
2Number buttons
3Information button
4c button
53 sound button
6b button
75 buttons
8g (Text) button
9p p buttons
0VCR/DVD/Teletext control buttons
-p buttons
=Standby button
~VCR/TV/DVD switch
!R button
@Colour buttons
#a button
$D button
%6 buttons
^f button
&r q buttons
*X button
(g button
Turn the TV on or off from standby 
mode
1 Make sure to set the VCR/TV/DVD switch to the 
TV position.
• You cannot turn the TV on or off when the VCR/TV/
DVD switch is set to the VCR or DVD position.
2Press the #
## # (Standby) button to turn the TV on 
or off.
When the TV is turned on, the power lamp dims slightly.
• The power can be turned on by pressing the b 
button, p p buttons or Number buttons.
• Check that the AC plug on the power cord from the 
TV is connected to AC outlet.
Choose a TV channel
„Use the number buttons:
Enter the programme number (PR) of the 
channel using the number buttons.
Example:
•PR 6 → press 6
• PR 12 → press 1 and 2
„Use the p
pp p 
p
pp p buttons:
Press the p
pp p 
p
pp p buttons to choose the 
programme number (PR) you want.
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„Use the PR LIST:
1 Press the 
h
hh h (Information) button to display the 
PR LIST
Pressing the 
h (Information) button changes the display 
as follows:
2 Press the 5
55 5 and 6
66 6 buttons to choose a 
Programme number (PR). Then press the a
aa a 
button
• For Programme numbers (PR) with the CHANNEL 
GUARD function set, the n (CHANNEL GUARD) 
mark is displayed next to the Programme number 
(PR) in the PR LIST.
• You cannot use the 6 buttons to choose a 
Programme number (PR) with the CHANNEL 
GUARD function set.
• Even if you try to choose a Programme number (PR) 
with the CHANNEL GUARD function set, the n 
(CHANNEL GUARD) mark will appear, and you 
cannot watch the TV channel. To watch the TV 
channel, see “CHANNEL GUARD” on page 23.
• If you do not have a clear picture or no colour 
appears, follow the operation procedure “COLOUR 
SYSTEM” (see page 20).
• The sound system is chosen automatically. However, 
if you cannot hear the sound normally even when the 
picture appears normally, choose the sound system 
manually. Refer to the MANUAL on the “INSTALL” 
menu (see page 25) for details of choosing the sound 
system.
Adjust the volume
Press the r
rr r q
qq q buttons to adjust the volume.
The Volume indicator appears and the volume changes as 
you press the r q buttons.
• The headphone volume is adjusted with the 
“HEADPHONE” menu (see page 22).
„Muting the sound
Press the 
l
ll l (muting) button to turn off the 
sound.
Pressing the 
l (muting) button again restores the previous 
volume level.
Watch images from external devices
„Use the o
oo o button:
Press the o
oo o button to choose a VIDEO 
terminal.
• The leading character is changed from V to S (eg V1 is 
changed to S1) when VIDEO-1 or VIDEO-2 is 
connected to the S terminal.
„Use the p
pp p 
p
pp p buttons:
Press the p
pp p 
p
pp p buttons to choose a 
VIDEO 
terminal.
„Use the PR LIST:
1Press the 
h
hh h (Information) button to display the 
PR LIST
2Press the 5
55 5 and 6
66 6 buttons to choose a 
VIDEO terminal. Then press the a
aa a button
• The VIDEO terminals are registered after the 
Programme number PR 99.
• If you do not have a clear picture or no colour 
appears, change the colour system manually. See 
“COLOUR SYSTEM” on page 20.
To return to a TV channel:
Press the b button or the Number buttons.
To use the Programme number PR 0 (AV):
When the TV and VCR are connected only by the Aerial 
cable, choosing the Programme number PR 0 (AV) allows 
you to view images from the VCR. Set the VCR RF channel 
to the Programme number PR 0 (AV) manually. For details, 
see “EDIT/MANUAL” on page 25.
Pressing the o button changes the choice as follows:
• The VCR RF channel is sent as the RF signal from the 
VCR.
• Also refer to your VCR instruction manual.
PR IDAV
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
D0011-EN
12 : 00
PR LIST
TV OK+10 -10
No indication
VIDEO-2
VIDEO-3V3 V2
S2
V1S1VIDEO-1
V4VIDEO-4
TV mode VIDEO modes
Programme 
numbers 
PR 1 – PR 99
or or
VIDEO-2
VIDEO-3V3 V2
S2
V1S1VIDEO-1
V4VIDEO-4
TV modeVIDEO modes
Programme 
numbers 
PR 1 – PR 99or or PR 0
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ZOOM function
You can change the screen size according to the picture 
aspect ratio. Choose the optimum one from the following 
ZOOM modes.
AUTO:
When a WSS (Wide Screen Signalling) signal, which shows 
the aspect ratio of the picture, is included in the broadcast 
signal or the signal from an external device, the TV 
automatically changes the ZOOM mode to 16:9 ZOOM 
mode or FULL mode according to the WSS signal.
If a WSS signal is not included, the picture is displayed in 
accordance with the ZOOM mode set with the 4:3 AUTO 
ASPECT function.
• For details of the 4:3 AUTO ASPECT function, see “4:3 
AUTO ASPECT” on page 20.
• When the AUTO (WSS) mode does not function 
correctly due to poor WSS signal quality or when you 
want to change the ZOOM mode, press the c 
button and change to another ZOOM mode.
REGULAR:
Use to view a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) as its 
original size is.
PANORAMIC:
This mode stretches the left and right sides of a normal 
picture (4:3 Aspect Ratio) to fill the screen, without making 
the picture appear unnatural.
• The top and bottom of the picture are slightly cut off.
14:9 ZOOM:
This mode zooms up the Wide Picture (14:9 Aspect Ratio) 
to the upper and lower limits of the screen.
16:9 ZOOM:
This mode zooms up the Wide Picture (16:9 Aspect Ratio) 
to the full screen. 
16:9 ZOOM SUBTITLE:
This mode zooms up the Wide Picture (16:9 Aspect Ratio) 
with subtitles to the full screen. 
FULL:
This mode uniformly stretches the left and right sides of a 
normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio) to fill the wide TV screen.
Use for pictures with a 16:9 aspect ratio that have been 
squeezed into a normal picture (4:3 aspect ratio), you can 
restore their original dimensions.
„Choose the ZOOM mode
1Press the c
cc c button to display the ZOOM 
menu
• The c button does not work in the twin 
pictures mode.
2Press the 6
66 6 buttons to choose a ZOOM mode. 
Then press the a
aa a button
The picture expands and the chosen ZOOM mode is 
displayed in about 5 seconds.
„Adjusting the visible area of the picture
If subtitles or the top (or bottom) of the picture are cut off, 
adjust the visible area of the picture manually.
1Press the c
cc c button
The ZOOM menu appears.
2Press the a
aa a button to display the ZOOM mode 
indication
Indicator is displayed.
3 While it is displayed, press the 6
66 6 buttons to 
adjust the visible area vertically
• You cannot adjust the visible area in REGULAR or 
FULL mode.
CINEMA SURROUND function
You can enjoy sounds with a wider ambience.
Press the 3
33 3 button to turn the CINEMA 
SURROUND function on or off
• The CINEMA SURROUND function does not work 
properly with mono sound.
• The CINEMA SURROUND function can be also turned 
on or off by using the SOUND SETTING menu. For 
details, see “CINEMA SURROUND” on page 21.
TV OKBACK
D0009-EN
AUTO
REGULAR
PANORAMIC
14:9 ZOOM
16:9 ZOOM
16:9 ZOOM SUBTITLE
FULL ZOOM
16 : 9 ZOOMD0010-EN
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Displaying the current time
You can display the Current Time on the screen.
Press the 
h
hh h (Information) button to display the 
current time
Pressing the 
h (Information) button changes the display as 
follows:
• This TV uses teletext data to set the current time. If the 
TV has not received a TV channel that has teletext 
programmes since it was turned on, the time display is 
blank. To view the current time, choose a TV channel 
that has teletext programmes.
• When watching videos, an incorrect current time is 
sometimes displayed.
Return to TV channel instantly
You can return to a TV channel instantly.
Press the b
bb b button
The TV returns to the TV mode and a TV channel appears.
Using the FREEZE function
You can view the current programme as a still picture.
1 Press the f
ff f button
The still picture of the current picture will appear.
To cancel the FREEZE function:
Press the f button, the p p buttons or the number 
buttons.
• The FREEZE function does not work while a sub-
picture is displayed.
• The still picture cannot be output from the TV.
• The FREEZE function is cleared if no operation is 
performed for approximately one minute.
Using the PIP function 
You can view two pictures (Main-picture and sub-picture).
A TV programme and a video programme from an external 
device can be watched at the same time.
1Press the R
RR R button
Pressing the R
RR R button changes the PIP mode as follows:
2Press the p
pp p buttons to change the sub-
picture to the picture from another TV channel 
or another VIDEO terminal
Listening to the sound of the sub-picture:
You can listen to the sound of the sub-picture with the 
headphones while listening to the sound of the main-
picture from the TV speakers.
For details, see “HEADPHONE” on page 22.
• The sub-picture sound is monaural.
Changing the position of the sub-picture:
You can choose one of four positions.
For details, see “PIP” on page 20.
Swapping the main-picture and sub-picture:
Press the g button.
The main-picture and sub-picture will be swapped.
PR IDAV
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
D0011-EN
12 : 00
PR LIST
TV OK+10 -10
No indication
D0056
current
programmestill picture
D0057
Twin pictures mode
Picture in picture mode
Cancel the PIP function Main-
picture
Main-
picture
Main-
pictureSub-
picture
Sub-
picture
AB
D0051
AB
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Cancelling the PIP function:
Press the R
RR R button or b button.
• If the main-picture signal is poor, the quality of the 
sub-picture may also be poor.
• If the pictures have different standards, the top and 
bottom of one of them may be missing.
• If an external device is operated, the sub-picture may 
disappear. If this happens, press the R
RR R button again 
to redisplay the sub-picture.
• You cannot view a scrambled channel in the sub-
picture. If the g button is pressed when viewing a 
scrambled channel in the main-picture using an 
external decoder, the channel you have been viewing 
in the sub-picture will appear in both the main-picture 
and sub-picture.
• The ZOOM function does not work in the twin-
picture mode.
• Do not press the g button while you are recording 
the TV output on the VCR. If you do, the TV output 
signal will change.
• The BLUE BACK function does not work in the twin 
picture mode or the picture-in-picture mode.
• PIP function does not work for a picture of 1125i 
signal. See “VIDEO-4 terminal” on page 34 for more 
information on this type of signal.
• A picture of 625p or 525p signal cannot be displayed 
as the sub-picture. See “VIDEO-4 terminal” on 
page 34 for more information on this type of signal.
Pay attention to the following.
- When the VIDEO-4 picture is a picture of 625p or 
525p signal, you cannot choose VIDEO-4 with the 
p buttons.
- When the VIDEO-4 picture signal is changed to 
625p, 525p or 1125i signal while the VIDEO-4 
picture is displayed as the sub-picture, the PIP 
function is cancelled.
- The pictures cannot be swapped when a picture of 
625p or 525p signal from VIDEO-4 is being 
displayed as the main picture.
• The sub-picture cannot be output from the TV.
Using the MULTI-PICTURE function
You can display multi-pictures that enable you to easily find 
a program you want to view.
1 Press the X
XX X button to display multi-pictures
The channels are displayed in the channel number order.
The multi-pictures will appear in multi-picture mode.
12-pictures multi:
2 Press the p
pp p buttons to choose the screen you 
want to see
The chosen picture changes to a moving picture.
3Press the a
aa a button
The multi-pictures disappear and the chosen picture 
appears.
Cancelling the multi-pictures:
Press the b button, the number buttons or the a 
button.
• Pictures from external devices cannot be displayed in 
the 12-pictures multi mode.
Operating a JVC brand VCR or DVD 
player
You can operate a JVC brand VCR or DVD player. 
Pressing the button having the same appearance as the 
original remote control button of a device makes the 
function work in the same way as the original remote 
control.
1 Set the VCR/TV/DVD Switch to the VCR or DVD 
position
VCR:
When you are operating the VCR, set the switch to the 
VCR position. You can turn the VCR on or off with the 
# (Standby) button.
DVD:
When you are operating the DVD player, set the switch 
to the DVD position. You can turn the DVD player on or 
off with the # (Standby) button.
2 Press the VCR/DVD Control Button to control 
your VCR or DVD player
• If your device is not made by JVC, these buttons 
cannot be used.
• Even if your device is made by JVC, some of these 
buttons or any one of the buttons may not work, 
depending on the device.
• You can use the p buttons to choose a TV channel. 
The VCR will receive or choose the chapter the DVD 
player plays back.
• Some DVD player models use the p buttons for 
both operating of Fast forward/backward functions 
and choosing the chapter. In this case, the 253 
buttons do not work.
• Set the VCR/TV/DVD switch to the TV position 
when you turn the TV on or off.
„To use D
DD D button
Some DVDs allow you to select the disc contents using the 
menu. When you playback these DVDs, you can select the 
subtitle language and sound-track language, etc. by using 
the DVD menu.
1Press D
DD D button during play back
The DVD menu appears on the screen.
•Press D button again to resume playback 
at the scene when you pressed the button.
2Press 6
66 6 or 5
55 5 buttons to select the desired 
item
3Press a
aa a button
The menu continues to another screen.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set additional items if any.
D0058-EN
Still pictures
Moving picture
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Teletext function
Basic operation
1 Choose a TV channel with a teletext broadcast
2 Make sure to set the VCR/TV/DVD switch to the 
TV position.
3 Press g
gg g (Text) button to display the teletext
Pressing g (Text) button changes the mode as follows:
4 Choose a teletext page by pressing the p
pp p p
pp p 
buttons, Number buttons or Colour buttons
To return to the TV mode:
Press the b button or g (Text) button.
• If you have trouble receiving teletext broadcasts, 
consult your local dealer or the teletext station.
• The ZOOM function will not operate in the TV and 
text mode or Text mode.
• No menu operations are possible when viewing a 
teletext programme.
• Language display depends on the country which was 
set on the TELETEXT LANGUAGE menu. If 
characters on a Teletext programme do not appear 
properly, change the TELETEXT LANGUAGE 
Setting to other country’s. For detail, “Changing the 
TELETEXT LANGUAGE setting” on page 28.
Using the List Mode
You can store the numbers of your favourite teletext pages 
in memory and call them up quickly using the colour 
buttons.
„To store the page numbers:
1Press B
BB B button to engage the List mode
The stored page numbers are displayed at the bottom of 
the screen.
2 Press a Colour button to choose a position. 
Then press the Number buttons to enter the 
page number
3 Press and hold down A
AA A (Store) button
The four page numbers blink white to indicate that they 
are stored in memory.
„To call up a stored page:
1Press the B
BB B button to engage the List mode
2 Press a colour button to which a page has been 
assigned
To exit the List mode:
Press the B button again.
Hold
You can hold a teletext page on the screen for as long as 
you want, even while several other teletext pages are being 
received.
Press the C
CC C (Hold) button
To cancel the Hold function:
Press C (Hold) button again.
TEXT---TEXT---
TEXT---TEXT---
D1043
TV mode TV and text mode
Text mode
Hold indication
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Sub-page
Some teletext pages include sub-pages that are 
automatically displayed.
1 Choose a teletext page that includes sub-pages
Sub-page numbers that can be viewed are automatically 
displayed at the top of the screen.
2 Press the 5
55 5 buttons to choose a sub-page 
number
Reveal
Some teletext pages include hidden text (such as answers to 
a quiz).
You can display the hidden text.
Each time you press the E
EE E (Reveal) button, text is 
hidden or revealed
Size
You can double the height of the teletext display.
Press the F
FF F (Size) button.
Index
You can return to the index page instantly.
Press G
GG G (Index) button
Returns to page 100 or a previously specified page.
Cancel
You can search for a teletext page while watching TV.
1 Press the Number button to enter a page 
number, or press a Colour button
The TV searches for a teletext page.
2 Press H
HH H (Cancel) button
The TV programme appears. When the TV finds the 
teletext page, its page number appears in the upper left 
of the screen.
3 Press H
HH H (Cancel) button to return to a teletext 
page when the page number is on the screen
• The TV mode cannot be resumed even by pressing 
the H (Cancel) button. A TV programme is 
temporarily displayed instead of the teletext 
programme.
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Using the TV’s menu
This TV has a number of functions you can operate using 
menus. To fully utilize all your TV’s functions, you need to 
understand the basic menu operating techniques fully.
Basic operation
1 Press the a
aa a button to display the MENU (main 
menu)
•Press the a button twice while watching the 
MULTI-PICTURE mode.
• The display appearing at the bottom of a menu 
indicates buttons on the remote control you can use 
when you operate a chosen function.
2 Press the 5
55 5 and 6
66 6 buttons to choose a 
menu title, and press the a
aa a button
The menu appears.
To return to the previous menu:
Press the h (information) button.
To exit a menu instantly:
Press the b button.
3Press the 6
66 6 buttons to choose a function
• For details of the functions in the menus, see the 
following pages.
4Press the 5
55 5 buttons to choose the setting of 
that function
• If you want to operate a function which appears only 
with its name, follow the descriptions of that function 
on the following pages.
• The display appearing at the bottom of a menu shows 
you a button on the remote control that you can use 
when you operate a chosen function.
5Press the a
aa a button to complete the setting
The menu disappears.
• When watching the television with the NTSC system, 
the menus are displayed at about half of their normal 
vertical size.
• The menu will be disappear if you press the p p 
buttons while the menu is displayed.
Operation with the buttons on the TV
You can also operate the menus using the buttons on the 
front panel of the TV.
The menu will disappear if no operation is performed for 
approximately one minute.
PICTURE SETTING
PICTURE FEATURES
SOUND SETTINGFEATURES
INSTALL
BACK
MENU
TVOK
D0013-EN
BACKTVOK
a button h (Information) button
b button
MENU/OK button
5 buttons 6
66 6 buttons TV/AV button
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PICTURE SETTING
Refer to “Using the TV’s menu” (see page 17) for details of 
displaying the menu.
PICTURE MODE
You can choose one of three PICTURE MODEs to adjust 
the picture settings automatically.
BRIGHT:
Heightens contrast and sharpness.
STANDARD:
Standardizes picture adjustment.
SOFT:
Softens contrast and sharpness.
Picture Adjustment
You can change the picture settings of each PICTURE 
MODE mode as you like.
BRIGHT-1:
You can adjust the back light.
2 :darker
3 : brighter
CONTRAST:
You can adjust the picture contrast.
2 :lower
3 : higher
BRIGHT-2:
You can adjust the picture brightness.
2 :darker
3 : brighter
SHARP:
You can adjust the picture sharpness.
2 :softer
3 :sharper
COLOUR:
You can adjust the picture colour.
2 : lighter
3 : deeper
TINT:
You can adjust the picture tint.
2 :reddish
3 :greenish
• You can change the TINT setting (picture hue) when the 
colour system is NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.43 or a signal 
from the VIDEO-4 terminal.
However, operation is not possible when the PIP 
function main picture is set to VIDEO-4.
To return to the default settings in each PICTURE 
MODE:
Press the blue button.
• This returns the picture settings in the PICTURE MODE 
mode you have chosen to the default settings, and stores 
them in the PICTURE MODE mode.
WHITE BALANCE
You can select one of three WHITE BALANCE modes 
(three tones of white) to adjust the white balance of the 
picture. Since white is the colour which is used as a 
reference for all the other colours, changing the WHITE 
BALANCE mode affects the appearance of all the other 
colours on the screen.
COOL:
A bluish white. Using this mode when watching bright 
pictures allows you to enjoy a more vivid and bright picture.
MID:
The normal white colour.
WARM:
A reddish white. Using this mode when watching films 
allows you to enjoy colours that are characteristic of films.
BRIGHT
MID
PICTURE SETTING
BACK
TVOKRESET
D0014-EN
PICTURE MODE
BRIGHT-1
CONTRAST
BRIGHT-2
SHARP
COLOUR
TINT
WHITE BALANCE
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