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    LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001 A / All Cover Cover01 WIDE LCD PANEL TV INSTRUCTIONS LT-32AX5 LT-26AX5 ENGLISH LCT1926-001A-H LT-32&26AX5_Eng.book Page 1 Th ursday, August 18, 2005 10: 07 AM[...]

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    LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001 A / All Cover Cover02 LT-32&26AX5_Eng.book Page 2 Th ursday, August 18, 2005 10: 07 AM[...]

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    1 ENGLISH LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English Thank you for buying this JVC LCD flat television. To make sure you understand how to use your new TV , please read this manual thoroughly before you begin. (“LCD” stands fo r Liquid Crystal Display.) DO NOT block the TV’s ven tilation opening s or holes. (If the ventilation openings or holes are[...]

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    2 LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English ENGLISH  Cleaning the screen The screen is coated wi th a special thin film to reduce reflection. If this film is damaged, uneven colours, discolouration, scratches, and other pr oblems that cannot be re paired may occur. Pay attention to the following when handling the screen. • Do not use glue or adhesi[...]

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    3 ENGLISH LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English CONTENTS Setting up your TV ............. .............. ........4 Installation ........... ........... ............. ............. .. 4 Connecting other devices ..................... ..... 4 Cable holde r...... ............. ............. ........... .... 7 Connecting the power cord to the AC outlet. [...]

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    4 LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English ENGLISH Setting up your TV • When you install the TV on the wall, only use a JVC wall mounting unit (optional) which is designed for this TV. • Make sure that the TV is installed on the wall by a skilled installer. Installation Cautions for installatio n • Install the TV in a corner on a wall or on th e [...]

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    Setting up your TV 5 ENGLISH LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English  Connecting the ae rial • The connecting cables are not provided. If you are not connec ting a VCR /DVD reco rder. If you are connecting a VCR/DVD, follow A → B i n the diag ram below. Aerial 75-ohm Coaxial Cable 75-ohm Coaxial Cable 75-ohm Coaxial Cable To Aerial Output To Ae[...]

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    6 Setting up your TV LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English ENGLISH  Connecting to the VIDEO-1/VIDEO-2 te rminal (video input/mon itor output) To play the VCR/DVD player: Connect the TV to the VCR/DVD player with th e supplied SCART to RCA cable (for input/output). Monitor output fr om the VIDEO- 1/VIDEO-2 te rminal The video/sound signal you are [...]

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    Setting up your TV 7 ENGLISH LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English  Connecting to the VIDEO-4 termin al (component video input) To play the DVD player: Connect the TV to the VIDEO-4 terminal of the DVD player. • Audio is shared between the VIDEO-3 and VIDEO-4 terminal.  Connecting the PC For details, see “Connecting to the computer” on p[...]

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    8 Setting up your TV LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English ENGLISH Connecting the power cord to the AC outlet Insert the AC plug on the power co rd from the TV into AC outlet. Caution • Operate only from the power source specified (AC 110 – 240 V, 50/60 Hz) on the unit. • Remove the AC plug from the outle t to completely disconnec t the TV fro[...]

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    Setting up your TV 9 ENGLISH LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English • If the JVC logo does not appear this is because your TV has already been turned on for the first time: use the “LANGUAGE”, “TELETEXT LANGUAGE” and “AUTO PROGRAM” functions to make the initial settings. For details, see “SET UP menu” on page 29. 3 Press the a butto[...]

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    10 LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English ENGLISH TV buttons and functions Refer to the pages in parentheses for details. 1 Remote contro l sensor 2 Power lamp (pag e 8) 3 TV/AV button (page 10) 4 MENU/OK button (pages 11, 22) 5 P p buttons (page 10) 6 r (Volume) q buttons (page 11) 7 A (Stand by) button (page 10) 8 Headphone jack (mini jack) (page 1[...]

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    TV buttons and functions 11 ENGLISH LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English Adjust the volume Press the r (Volume) q buttons The volume level indica tor appears. Using the Menu Use the MENU/OK button Refer to “Using the TV’s menu” (see page 22) for details of using the menu. Connecting headphones Connect the headphones wi th a stereo mini- jack [...]

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    12 LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English ENGLISH Remote control buttons and functions 1 Muting button 2 Number butt ons 3 Information button 4 c button 5 / (3D SOUND) button 6 b button 7 7 buttons 8 g (Text) button 9 p p buttons 0 VCR/DVD/Teletext control buttons - p buttons = d (Favourite) button ~ # (Standby) button ! VCR/TV/DVD switch @ G button [...]

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    Remote control buttons and functions 13 ENGLISH LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English Choose a TV channel and watch images from external devices  Use the number buttons: Enter the programme number (PR) of the channe l using the number buttons. Example: •P R 6 → press 6 • PR 12 → press 1 and 2  Use the p p buttons: Press the p p buttons[...]

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    14 Remote control b uttons and functions LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English ENGLISH Adjust the volume Press the r q buttons to adjust the volume. The volume level indica tor appears and the volume changes as you press the r q buttons.  Muting the sound Press the l (muting) button to turn off the sound. Pressing the l (muting) button again rest[...]

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    Remote control buttons and functions 15 ENGLISH LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English ZOOM function You can change the screen size according to the picture aspect ratio. Choose the optimum one from the following ZOOM modes. • The ZOOM mode is fixed at FULL when you are using the TV as a PC screen. REGULAR: Use to view a normal picture (4:3 aspe ct[...]

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    16 Remote control b uttons and functions LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English ENGLISH  Adjustin g the visibl e area of the picture If subtitles or the top (or bottom) of the picture are cut off, you can adjust the visible area of the picture manually. 1 Press the c button The ZOOM menu appears. 2 Press the a button to display the ZOOM mode indic[...]

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    Remote control buttons and functions 17 ENGLISH LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English Favourite channel function You can register your favourite TV ch annels (PR 1 – PR 99) in the number buttons 1 to 4. After registering, the channel can be called by pressing the d (favourite) button and a number button 1 to 4.  Favourite channel reg istration [...]

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    18 Remote control b uttons and functions LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English ENGLISH Operating a JVC brand VCR or DVD player These buttons will operate a JVC brand VCR or DVD player. Pressi ng a button that looks the same as the device’s original remote control button has the same effe ct as the original remote control. 1 Set the VCR/TV/DVD swit[...]

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    19 ENGLISH LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English Teletext function Basic operation 1 Choose a TV chan nel with a teletext broadcast 2 Set the VCR/TV/DVD swit ch to the TV position 3 Press g (Text) button to display the tele text Pressing g (Text) button changes the mode as follows: 4 Choose a tele text page by pres sing the p p buttons, number butto[...]

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    20 Teletext functi on LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English ENGLISH 2 Press a colour button to choose a position. Then press the number buttons to enter the page number 3 Press and hold down the A (Store) button The four page numbers blink white to show that they are stored in memory.  To call up a stored page: 1 Press the B button to enter the L[...]

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    Teletext function 21 ENGLISH LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English Index You can return to the index page instantly. Press the 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 numb er, or press a colour button The TV searches fo[...]

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    22 LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English ENGLISH Using the TV’s menu This TV has a number of functions you can operate using menus. To use all your TV’s functions, you need to understan d the basic menu operating techniques fully. Buttons used to operate the menus Basic operation 1 Press the H button to di splay the menu bar 2 Press the 5 button[...]

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    23 ENGLISH LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English PICTURE menu • While the PICTURE menu is displayed, pressing the blue button will set the BACK LIGHT, CONTRAST, BRIGHT, SHARP, COLOUR, TINT settings to their default settings. • When watching the picture from VIDEO- 1 to VIDEO-4 or the PC, picture effect settings can be memorised for each external[...]

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    24 PICTURE menu LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English ENGLISH COOL: A bluish white. Usi ng this mode when watching bright pictures allows you to enjoy a more vivid and br ight picture. MID: The normal white colour. WARM: A reddish white. Using this mode when watching films allows you to enjoy colours that are char acteristic of films. FEATURES Choos[...]

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    25 ENGLISH LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English SOUND menu • When the headphones are connected, only “STEREO / I • II” can be used. STEREO / I • II When you are viewing a bilingual broadcast programme, you can choose the sound from Bilingual I (Sub I) or Bilingual II (Sub II). • The sound mode you can choose differs depending on the TV [...]

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    26 LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English ENGLISH FEATURES menu SLEEP TIMER You can set the TV to automatically turn off after a set period of time. 1 Choose SLEEP TIMER. Then press the a or 3 button A Sub-menu of the SLEEP TIMER function appears. 2 Press the 5 buttons to set the period of time. Then pres s the a button You can set the period of time[...]

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    FEATURES menu 27 ENGLISH LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English 3 Press the a button The Sub-menu of CHANNEL GUARD appears. 4 Press the 6 buttons to choose a TV channel Every time you press the 6 buttons, the Programme number (PR) changes, and the picture of the TV channel registered in the Programme number (PR) is displayed on the screen. 5 Press th[...]

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    28 FEATURES menu LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English ENGLISH APPEARANCE Press the 5 button and choose the format in which the channel number is displayed from two types: TYPE A and TYPE B . BLUE BACK You can set the TV to automatically cha nge to a blue screen and mute the sound if the signal is weak or absent, or when there is no input from an ex[...]

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    29 ENGLISH LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English SET UP menu AUTO PROGRAM You can again perform the AUTO PROGRAM function TV channel automatic registration which was performed in the “Initial settings” (page 8). 1 Choose AUTO PROGRAM, then press the a or 3 button The AUTO PROGRAM function starts. The TV channels you receive are automatically sto[...]

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    30 SET UP menu LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English ENGLISH DELETE: This function deletes a TV channel you do not want to list. MANUAL: This function manually stores a new TV channel in a programme number (PR). Caution • Using the MOVE, DELETE or INSERT functions rewrites the current programme numbers (PR ) list. Therefore, the programme numbers [...]

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    SET UP menu 31 ENGLISH LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English  DELETE 1 Press the 6 buttons to choose a TV channel 2 Press the yellow button to delete the TV channel The TV channel is deleted from the programme numbers (PR) list.  ID 1 Press the 6 buttons to choose a TV channel 2 Press the red button to start the ID function 3 Press the 6 butto[...]

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    32 SET UP menu LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English ENGLISH  MANUAL 1 Press the 6 buttons to choose a programme number (PR) for a new TV channel 2 Press the bl ue bu tton to activate the MANUAL function At the right side following the CH/CC number, the SYSTEM (sound system) of the TV channel appears . To cancel the MANUAL function: Press the b b[...]

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    SET UP menu 33 ENGLISH LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English LANGUAGE The LANGUAGE setting which was performed in the “Initial settings” ( page 8) can be changed. 1 Choose LANGUAGE, th en press the a or 3 button A sub-menu of the LANGUAGE function appears. 2 Press the 6 buttons to choose a language. Then pres s the a button VIDEO-3 SETTING Set t[...]

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    34 LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English ENGLISH Displaying a computer screen This TV can be us ed as a computer screen. Connecting to the computer Use a D-SUB cable to connect the TV’s PC IN terminal to the co mputer’s analogue RGB output terminal. If you want to listen to the sound from the computer, use an audio cable to connect the VIDEO-3 A[...]

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    35 ENGLISH LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English CH/CC numbers When you want to use the INSERT function on page 31, find the CH/CC number corresponding to the Channel number of the TV channel from this table. US: The US channel num bers are the channel numb ers used in t he United St ates, Philippines, etc. CCIR: The CCIR chan nel numbers are t he c[...]

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    36 LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English ENGLISH Troubleshooting If a problem arises while you are using the TV, pl ease read this troubleshooting guide carefully before you ask to have the TV repaired. You may be able to fix it easily by yourself. For example, if the mains plug is di sconnected from the mains outlet, or the TV aerial has problems, [...]

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    Troubleshooting 37 ENGLISH LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English • When viewing images from commercially available video soft ware products, or videos from videotapes which have been recorded improperly, the top of the image may be distorted. This is due to the condition of the video signal. There is nothing wrong with the TV. • Since this TV is[...]

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    38 LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English ENGLISH Specifications We may change the design and specific ations without notice. Model LT-32A X5 Broadcasting s ystems B, G, I, D, K, M Colour systems PAL, SECAM, NTSC 3.58/4.43 MHz Channels a nd frequen cies VHF low channel (V L) = 46.25 to 168.25 MHz VHF high channe l (VH) = 175.25 to 463.25 MHz UHF chan[...]

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    Specifications 39 ENGLISH LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English We may change the design and specific ations without notice. Model LT-26A X5 Broadcasting s ystems B, G, I, D, K, M Colour systems PAL, SECAM, NTSC 3.58/4.43 MHz Channels a nd frequen cies VHF low channel (V L) = 46.25 to 168.25 MHz VHF high channe l (VH) = 175.25 to 463.25 MHz UHF chan[...]

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    40 LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001A / English ENGLISH LT-32&26AX5_Eng.book Page 40 T hur sday, August 18, 200 5 10:07 AM[...]

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    LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001 A / All Cover Cover03 LT-32&26AX5_Eng.book Page 1 Th ursday, August 18, 2005 10: 07 AM[...]

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    © 2005 Victor Company of Japan, Limited LT-32/26AX5 / LCT1926-001 A / All Cover Cover04 0805HHH-CR-JMT LT-32&26AX5_Eng.book Page 2 Th ursday, August 18, 2005 10: 07 AM[...]