Sony KD-30XS955, KD-32XS945, KD-34SX955, KD-36SX955 manual

KD-30XS955 I KD-32XS945 I KD-34XS955 I KD-36XS955 Operating Instructions © 2005 Sony Corporation Sony Corporation http://www .sony .net Printed in U.S.A. 4-102-728-22(1) P antone 279C TV .MANU AL 04_re vised Sony Design Center 04.01.04 Black[...]

1 WA R NI N G T o reduce the ris k of fire o r sho ck haz ard, do n ot exp ose t he TV to rain or mo is tu re. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsul a ted “danger ous vo ltag e” with in the pr oduc t’s encl osur e th at ma y be o f suf fi cient ma gni tude to cons titu te a ris k of el ec tr ic s h ock to p e rs[...]

2 IMPORTANT SAFEGU ARDS For y our p rote cti o n, p le ase rea d the s e in s truc ti on s co m ple tel y , a nd kee p thi s m anu a l f or futu re ref ere nc e. C arefu lly obs erve and co mply wi th al l w arn ings , ca ution s and ins tru cti o ns p la ce d on th e s e t, or des c ri be d in th e o per at ing in str uct ions or serv ice m anua l[...]

3 Ve n t i l a t i o n The slots and openings in the cabinet and in the back or bo ttom a re p ro vide d f or n eces sa ry ven til at ion . T o en su re reli ab le ope r atio n of t h e se t, and to pr ot ect i t fr om overheati ng, these s l o t s a nd openin g s mu st nev er be blocked or covered . ❑ Ne ver co ver th e slo ts an d open ings wi [...]

4 T r ademark Info rmatio n WOW , T ruSurround a nd the symbol are trademarks of SRS Lab s , In c. WO W and TruSur roun d t e ch nol og y a re i n cor por at e d under l icense fr om SRS Labs, Inc. Manufactured und er license fr om Dolby La bo ra tor ies . Dol by an d th e dou b le- D s ym bol are trad emar ks of D olby L abor atori es. Manu factur[...]

5 Cont en t s In trod ucing the F D Tri nitron Wega Ov erv iew . .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... 9 Pre sen tin g th e F D Tr init r on We ga .... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... 9 Pac kag e Co nte n[...]

6 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP Using t he Re mote Co ntr ol Ov erv iew . .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. . 45 Ins e rtin g B a tte ri es . ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .[...]

7 We lcome SETUP Othe r Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Using t he Men us Ov erv iew . .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. . 77 Navigat ing Th rough Menus .... ..... . ... . .. ....... ....... . .. ....... ....... ........ ..... . ... ....... 77 Usi ng t he Vid[...]

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9 I ntro ducin g the FD T rini tr on W ega Ove rview This c hapter describes the c ont ents o f the pac kage in w hich t he TV is shipped and provides an overview of the features of your W ega TV . Pr esent ing th e FD T rinit ron Wega Th e FD T r initron W ega (p ronounced V A Y -G AH ) is char acteriz ed by ou tsta nd i ng co nt ra st, un com p r[...]

10 SETUP SETUP Welc ome SETU P SETUP SETUP ❑ Screen M ode: Ena bles you to resize th e picture. ❑ Supe r Fine Pitch C R T : Created es pecially for displa ying hig h res olution pictures, the new Sup er Fine Pitch CRT — al ong with a n ew electr o n gun and high intens ity luminescent phosphor — im pro v es image resolution, pro v iding the[...]

11 Setting Up th e TV Ove rview Th is chapter inc ludes illu strated ins truction s for setting up your TV . Abou t t he AC Power Cor d The AC power co rd is attached to th e rear of t h e TV with a hoo k. Use caution when remo v ing the AC plug fr om its holder . Gently slide the plu g upw ar d t o r emove i t f r om the hook . On ce r emo ved, th[...]

12 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP TV Contr ol s and Conne ctors XS955 Fro nt Panel Th e fo llowin g d escript ion a pplies to mo dels K D-30/ 34/36X S9 55 onl y . Ite m Description 1 S VIDE O VI DE O 2 IN PUT Co nnec ts t o t he S VID EO O UT ja ck o n y ou r c amc orde r or o th e r vi de o equipment that has S VIDEO. Prov ides better picture[...]

13 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP XS945 Fro nt Panel The follo win g descr iption appli es to model KD-32XS945 on ly . Ite m Description 1 S VIDE O VI DE O 2 IN PUT Co nnec ts t o t he S VID EO O UT ja ck o n y ou r c amc orde r or o th e r vi de o equipment that has S VIDEO. Prov ides better picture quality t ha n composite video ( 2 ). 2 VID[...]

14 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Rear Panel 3 4 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 q; qa XS. b oo k Pag e 14 Mon da y , Feb r ua r y 7, 20 05 8:4 1 A M[...]

15 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Jack Descr i pti o n 1 VHF/UHF RF inpu t that conn ects to your VHF /UH F antenn a or cab le box. 2 S VID EO IN 1/3 Con ne cts to th e S VI DEO O UT ja ck o f y our VCR or o th er vi deo e quipm ent tha t ha s S VID EO. S VIDEO provi des be tter pi cture qu ality th an either com pos ite video ( 3 ) or V HF/U [...]

16 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Bas i c Con nections: Conne cting a Ca ble or Ante nna The way in which yo u will conn ect your TV varies, depending on how your hom e rec eiv es a signal (cable, cable box, antenna) an d wheth er or no t you p lan to connec t a VCR. If you are connec ting a VCR ❑ See the connec tions de scribe d on pag es 2[...]

17 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Ca ble or An tenn a Only F or best result s, u se one of the foll owing connect ions if you ar e connecting a ca b le o r an a ntenna an d you: ❑ Do not need a cable box to unscrambl e channels . (If y ou have a cable bo x, see pa g es 1 9-20.) ❑ Do not intend to connect a VCR. (If you have a VCR , see pag[...]

18 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Cable and Antenna Only F or best results , u se this co n nect ion if y ou: ❑ Have a cable and an antenna. (This i s conven ient if yo u are using a s eparate rooftop ant enna to r eceive ad d it ional c han nels that a re n ot prov ided by y our cable com p any .) ❑ Do not hav e a cable box or VCR. (If yo[...]

19 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Cable Box and Cab le O nly F or best results , u se this co n nect ion if: ❑ Y our cab le co mpany sc rambl es some cha n ne ls, su ch as pr emiu m channels (which requir es yo u to use a c able box), but d oes not scramb le all ch annels . ❑ Y o u do not ha ve a VCR. (If y ou h ave a VC R, see pages 23 an[...]

20 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Ca ble Bo x On ly F or best results , u se this co n nect ion if: ❑ Y our c able c ompa ny scr ambles a ll chan nels, w hich requires y ou to us e a cable bo x . ❑ Y o u do not ha ve a VCR. (If y ou h ave a VC R, see pages 23 and 24.) With thi s conn ect ion you ca n: ❑ Use the TV r emote contr ol to ch [...]

21 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Con necting Optio nal Equi pment Use the directions in this section to co nnect the follow ing optiona l equipment: If Y o u Ar e Co nne ct ing See P age VCR a nd Cable 23 VCR a nd Cable Bo x 24 T w o VCRs for T ape Editing 26 Satellite Re ceiver 28 Satellit e Receiver and VCR 30 DVD Player with Component V id[...]

22 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Mak ing Vide o Conn e ctio ns Y our TV includes severa l types of v ideo inputs. W hen c o nnecting your TV , use t he outputs that ar e available on your component s that pro vide the best video performance, as descri bed below . Abo ut U si ng SV I D E O If the optional equipment you are connecting has an S [...]

23 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP VC R and C abl e F or best results , u se this co n nect ion if: ❑ Y our cable company does not requi re you to use a cable box. T o connect the VCR and cabl e 1 Connect the CA TV cable to the VCR’s VHF/UHF i nput jack. 2 Use a coaxial cable to conn ect the VCR’s VHF/U HF o utput jack to th e T V’ s CA[...]

24 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP VC R and C abl e Bo x F or best results , u se this co n nect ion if: ❑ Y our cab le co mpany sc rambl es some cha n ne ls, su ch as pr emiu m channels (which requir es yo u to use a c able box), but d oes not scramb le all ch annels . With thi s conn ect ion you ca n: ❑ Use the TV r emote contr ol to ch a[...]

25 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connectio n T o D o Thi s ... Do Thi s ... W atc h cable (uns cramble d) cha n ne ls Pr ess TV/VID E O repeate dly t o select th e cable input (C ABLE in t he i llu stra t ion). W atc h cabl e b ox (scr ambled) cha n ne ls Pr ess TV/VID E O repeatedly to select the cable box input (VIDEO 3 [...]

26 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP T wo VCRs for T ap e Editing Con n e cting two V C R s l e ts you r ecor d fro m one VCR to the othe r . By connecti ng them as s how n below , you c an v iew (m onitor) wha t is b e i n g re c o rd e d . T o co n ne c t t w o V CR s fo r ta pe e d it in g 1 Use an A/V cable t o connect the playback VCR’s A/[...]

27 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using Th is Connection T o D o Thi s ... Do Thi s ... V iew (monitor) what is being reco rd e d Pr ess TV/VID E O repeatedly to select the VCR input (VIDEO 1 in the illu str ati on a b ove) . S et up th e TV re mot e co nt rol to o p erat e the VCR(s) If yo u have a non-Sony VCR, you m ust pr ogram th[...]

28 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Satell ite Receiver T o connect a s atellit e receiver 1 Conn ect t he s atellite ante nna cable to t he s atel lite receiver ’ s satellit e inpu t jack. 2 Use an A/V cable to c onne ct the satellit e r e ceiver ’s A/V o utput jacks to the TV’s A/V in put jacks. 3 Connect a CA T V cable fr o m y our cabl[...]

29 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using Th is Connection T o D o Thi s ... Do This .. . W atc h the sa tel li te re c eiv er P re ss TV/VI D EO r epeatedly to select the satellite r eceiver i nput (VIDEO 1 in the illustratio n) . Set up the TV remote contr ol to operate the satel lite receiver If you have a non-Sony satellite r eceive[...]

30 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Satell ite Receiver and VCR T o conn ect a sate llite rece iver and V CR 1 Connect the CA TV cable to the si n gle (input) jack of the splitter . 2 Use a coaxial cable to connect one of t he splitter ’s two output jacks to the TV’s CABLE jack. 3 Use a coaxial cable to connect the splitter ’s other output[...]

31 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using Th is Connection T o D o Thi s ... Do Thi s ... W atch t he sa t el lite rec eiver Pr ess TV/VID EO r ep eate dly t o select the VCR i np ut (VIDEO 3 in the i llu stra t ion). W atc h th e VC R P re ss TV/VI DEO r epeatedly to select t he input to which the VC R is connected (VIDEO 1 in the illu[...]

32 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP DVD Player with Com p on ent Vi deo Co nne cto rs Fo r be st resu lts , us e th is co nn e ct ion if you r DV D pla ye r has comp onent v ideo (Y , P B , P R ) jacks. T o c o nn ect a D VD play er wit h compon ent vi deo con n ecto rs 1 Use three separat e component vi deo cables to connect the DVD player ’ [...]

33 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using Th is Connection T o D o Thi s ... Do Thi s ... W atch the DVD player Pr ess TV/VI DEO r epeatedly to select the DVD input (VIDEO 5 in the i llu stra t ion). S et up th e TV re mot e co nt rol to o perate the DVD player If yo u have a non-Sony DVD playe r , you must pr ogram the r emote contro l[...]

34 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP DVD Player with S VIDEO and Audio Conn e cto rs Use this connection i f yo ur DVD player does n ot have component vid eo (Y , P B , P R ) jacks. T o c o nn ect a D VD play er wit h A/V co n nec tors 1 Use an audio cable to connect the DVD player ’s audio output jacks to the TV’s audio input jacks. 2 Use an[...]

35 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Ca mcor der F or easy conn ecti on of a c amcor der , t h e T V has fr ont A /V inpu t jack s. If you pr efer , however , you can connect the c amcor d er to the T V’s re a r A / V i n p u t j a c k s . T o co nnect a camcorde r 1 Use A/V cables to c onnect the c am cord er ’s A /V output jacks to the TV?[...]

36 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Audi o R e ceiv er For i mproved sound q uality , you may want t o play the TV’s aud io th rou gh yo ur ste re o sy st em . T o connect an audio s ystem 1 Use an audio cable to connect the TV’s audio output jacks to the audio receiver ’s line inp ut jac ks. 2 Using the TV’s Audio Menu, set the Speak er[...]

37 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP DV I-Eq ui pped Device If y ou ha ve a d evi ce , s uch a s an H D T V re ceiv e r , t ha t has D V I ( Dig it al V ideo Int erfac e) ou tput, us e the f ollowi ng co nnec tion. T o co nnect a d evice that has DVI OUT : 1 Use an H DMI-to-DVI cable to connect the device’s DVI OUT jack to th e T V’ s HDM I I[...]

38 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP HDM I-E q uippe d Device If you have a device , such as an HDTV recei ver , that has a High- Definitio n M ultimed ia Inte rface ( HDMI), use the fo llow ing connecti on. T o connect a device that h as HDMI OUT : 1 Us e t he H DM I c abl e th a t ca m e wi th yo u r d ev ice to co nn ec t the dev ice ’s H DM[...]

39 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Connec ting a D evi c e wit h an Optic al IN Con nector Y ou can use the TV’ s D IGI T AL AUDIO OP T ICAL outpu t jack to con nect an audio devi c e t h at is Dolby Digi tal and PCM compati ble, such as an audio ampl i f i er . ❑ Us ing an opt ica l ca ble , co nne c t th e T V’s DI GIT AL A UD IO OP TIC[...]

40 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Using the CONTROL S Fe ature CON TROL S allo ws you to control your s ystem an d other Sony equipment with one remote c ontrol. In addition to a ll owing you to control mu ltiple devic es with on e remot e c ontrol, th e CON TRO L S feature allows you to always po i nt your r emote control at your TV , instead[...]

41 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Using Cab leCARD CableCARD pr ov ides cable subscribers with access to digitally enc rypted cabl e channe ls — with out th e need fo r a se t-top b ox — th at will ena ble yo u to receive no t o nly standard defini tion but also h igh defini tion telev ision . T he Cable CAR D, which is pro vided by yo ur [...]

42 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP 2 Gently push the card into the slot until it locks into p lace. 3 T urn on t he TV . Af ter 1-2 minutes, t he CableCARD s etup sc reen i s displa yed. T his s creen inc ludes infor matio n your ca ble T V com p an y wi ll reque s t be fore the y ca n ac ti va te y ou r ser v ic e. 4 Follow the displa yed ins [...]

43 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setting Up th e Channel List After y ou f inish co nnectin g the T V , y ou need to r un the Init ial Setup featur e, which aut om ati c ally creates a l ist of available analog an d digital cha nn els and lets you correct tilt and vert ical correction settings. T he Initial Setu p s cr eens appear w h en you [...]

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45 Us in g the Rem ot e Co nt rol Ove rview This ch apter desc ribes how to s et u p, pr ogr am, and use the TV’s re m o t e c o n t r o l . Inserting Ba tteries 1 Rem ove the b attery cover fr om the remo te cont rol . 2 Inse rt two s ize AA (R6) b atte ries (suppl ied) by matchi n g the e and E termin als on the bat teri es to t he diag ram in [...]

46 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol But ton Descriptions 1 5 qa qd qh ql wd 7 2 9 qs q; qf qj qk w; ws wa 3 6 8 4 qg XS. b oo k Pag e 46 Mon da y , Feb r ua r y 7, 20 05 8:4 1 A M[...]

47 SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol SETUP SETUP Button Descrip tion 1 MU TI NG Pr ess to mute the sound. P ress ag ain o r press VO L + to res to re th e so un d. 2 SY STEM O FF Press to tu rn off all Sony bra nd audi o/vid eo eq uip men t at o nce. (May not fu nctio n with older Sony equipment . Does not func t ion w it h DVD/VCR combinat ion u[...]

48 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol qh TV/VI DEO Press rep eatedly t o c y c le t h rou g h t he TV’ s video i nputs. qj DISP LA Y Press once to display the curr ent channel number , cu rren t time, and channel label (if set) and other inf ormation. Pr ess again to turn Display off . qk SCR EEN MOD E Press to toggle between the Scr[...]

49 SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol SETUP SETUP Pr ogramming th e Remote Co ntrol If you have video equipment oth e r than Sony brand (or if you have a Sony DV D/V CR com bin ation un it) that y ou want to co ntrol with t he TV’s remote control, use the following procedur e to program the re m o t e c o n t r o l . 1 T urn to the list of “Ma[...]

50 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol Manufactu r er’s C odes VCRs Ma nufa ct ure r Code Son y 301, 302, 303 Admira l (M. W ard) 327 Aiw a 338, 344 Au di o Dy n am ic 314 , 337 Bro k son ic 319 , 317 C an on 309 , 308 Ci tizen 33 2 C ra ig 302 , 332 Crit eri on 31 5 Curt is Math es 304, 3 38, 309 Dae woo 341, 312, 309 DBX 31 4, 3 36,[...]

51 Using the Featur es Ove rview This c hapter describes h o w to use the feat ures of your TV . To p i c Page W atc hing TV 52 Using the Progra m Guide 53 Using Screen Mode (30/34 models only) 55 Using Screen Mode (32/36 models only) 57 Using F avo rite Ch an nels 58 Usi ng Oth er Equ ipm ent w i th Y o ur TV Rem ot e C ontrol 59 XS. b oo k Pag e [...]

52 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP W at c hing TV T o D o Thi s ... Do T his ... Acti vate th e remo te con trol t o operat e the TV Press TV FU NCTION T u rn on/off the TV Press TV POWE R T une dir ectly to a ch annel T o tun e to analo g chan nels, p re ss 0-9 and th en ENTE R . For dig ital subc hannels, p ress 0-9 , , press 0-9 again [...]

53 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Using the Progr am Guid e The pr ogram guide l et s you review pr ogram informat ion and select both analog an d digit al channels. T o d isplay the program guide : Pres s GUIDE on the TV’s r em ote contr ol. T he program guide appears, with the currently selecte d program showin g in t h e back gr ou nd[...]

54 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP Usi ng Ad di tio nal Pr ogram Guide Opt ions Pres s b wh ile in th e program gui de’s chann el list to displa y the fo llowi ng opti ons, which allow y ou t o customi ze the set tin gs of the program on th e currently tun ed cha nnel. Option De scription Alternate Video (w hen available) Each pr ogram [...]

55 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Usi ng Scre en Mode (3 0/34 model s only) The Sc reen Mode feature let s you change t he pi ctur e size fo r both standa rd-definiti on (480i/480 p) and hi gh-definit i on (720 p/1080i) sou rces . ❑ Pres s SCREE N MODE repeatedly to toggle through the following Scr een M ode settin g s. Usin g Scr een Mo[...]

56 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP Usin g Screen Mode with High-Defin ition (7 20p/1080i) Sour ces Exam ple De script i on Full disp lays the p ictur e at its original size. If the source is a 16:9 high-definition (72 0p/1080i ) sig nal, the pict ure fil ls th e screen. If the source is a 4:3 standard- definition signal t hat has b een up[...]

57 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Usi ng Scre en Mode (3 2/36 model s only) The Sc reen Mod e featur e is useful when a 480i signal h as been upcon v erted to a 720p or 1080i sign al, which res u lt s in undesirable “black ba rs” appearing on all fo ur s ides o f the pic t ure. Using the Scr een M ode featur e, you can enlar ge these p[...]

58 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP Using F avorite Channels Th e Favorite Chann e ls feature lets you selec t pr og rams from a lis t of up to 16 favori te cha nnels th at you s pecify . Y ou c an create a list using the Fa vorite Chan nel o ption in th e C hannel Menu, or by us ing the Add to Favorit es feature in the Favor ite Chan nels[...]

59 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Using O ther Equipment wi th Y our TV Remot e Contr ol All Eq uipme nt Operating a VC R Operating a Satell ite Receiver T o D o Thi s ... Do This .. . Swi tch the T V’s input to the VCR, DVD player , o r other connecte d equ ipment Pr es s TV/V ID E O repea ted ly to cycle throu gh the video equipment co[...]

60 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP Operating a C ab le Box Operating a DVD Player Operating a DVD /V CR Com b inat ion Un it T o D o Thi s ... Pre ss Acti vate th e remo te con trol to o p erat e the cable box SAT/C A BLE FU NC TI ON Tu r n o n / o f f SA T/ CABLE PO WER Se lect a chan nel 0-9, ENTER Chang e channe ls CH +/- Back t o prev[...]

61 Using the Memory Sti ck Viewer About Me mory Stick Memo ry Stick (s old separat ely) is a com pact, p ortable , and ver satile Inte grated Circ uit r eco rding medium wit h a data capac ity th at makes it perfec t f o r porta ble applic ations , such as digital ph otograp hy . Memo ry S tick is s pec ially d esigne d for sharin g d igital da ta [...]

62 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP Memory Stick Com p atib ilit y Th is television is co mpa tibl e w i th the follow ing Son y brand Memo ry Sti c k media types: ❑ Memory Stick Me dia ❑ Mem ory Stic k Duo an d PRO D uo M edia (w itho ut th e Memo ry Sti ck ad a p tor) ❑ Memor y Sti ck Medi a with Memo ry Se lect Fun cti on ?[...]

63 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es File Co mpat ib ilit y Th e Mem ory St ick Vi e wer i s com pa tible w ith J PEG ima ges t aken with Sony di gita l sti ll camer as and MPEG1 * mov ies taken wi th S ony digi tal ca me ras and cam corde rs. In order to be view able in the Memo ry S tick V iew er , the f iles m ust have the follo win[...]

64 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP Ins e rting a nd Removi ng a Memory Stick Inser tin g a Memory Stick 1 Locate the Mem ory Stick slot (see page 12) and insert the Memo ry Stick in to the Me mory S tick slo t as i llustr ated below . Wh en in serted prop erly , i t should slid e in with little resistanc e and c lick i nto plac e. [...]

65 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Removing a Memory Stick T o r emove a Memory St ick 1 Check that the M emo ry S tick indicat or is o ff. (Wh en the light is on , thi s ind i cate s th at t he T V i s re ad in g d ata fro m th e Me m ory Sti c k.) 2 Push the Mem ory Stick gent ly into the slot, and th en r ele ase it. The Memory St[...]

66 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP Using the Memory Stick Index T urn on the TV and inse rt a Memory Stick th at contain s the photo or movie files y ou wan t to v iew . For de tails, s ee pa ge 64 . Th e Memory St ick Index appears, wh ich displays thumbnail imag es of the fi les st ored on the M e mory Stick . About the Icons on [...]

67 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Using t h e Memory Stick I ndex Th e fo llowin g d escribes h ow t o us e th e M em ory St ick Inde x. T o D o Thi s ... Do Th is ... Move the highlig ht to a pho to, vo ice memo ( ), or movie ( ) thumb na il Pr ess V v B b . Display the hi ghlighted p hoto, voice memo, or movie file full scr een Pr[...]

68 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP Vi ew i n g P h ot os When you s elec t a photo fr om t h e Mem ory Sti c k Index (d escribed on page 66), it displa ys as shown belo w , w ith the foll owing c o ntrols. Ph oto C ontr ol s Photo M enu b a r Info rm atio n abou t sele cted p hoto Selected photo Pre viou s/ne xt but to ns ✍ JPEGs[...]

69 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Ph oto Me nu Bar Op tio ns The Photo Menu b ar let s y ou acce ss ad ditio nal ph oto v iewing opt ions. T o access the Photo M enu bar 1 Pres s B or b to se le ct In dex , Slid e S ho w , Vie w , or Fi l e . 2 Pres s V or v t o select th e desi red opti on. Option De scription Index Displays the Me[...]

70 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP Using Zoom and Pan T o Z oom a nd Pan a photo 1 In the P hoto Men u ba r , hi ghligh t Vie w . 2 Highligh t Zoom/P an and pres s . 3 Specify the zoom center point by pres si ng B b V v ; t hen press to s e t th e ce n ter. The Zoom and Pan controls are d isplaye d. Usi n g Rot ate To R o t a t e a[...]

71 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Playi ng Movies When you select a m o vie fr om the Memo ry St i ck Index (desc r ibed on page 66), it displa ys as shown belo w , w ith the foll owing c o ntrols. Mo vie Co ntrols Movi e Men u b ar Info rm atio n abou t selected m ovie Selected movi e Pre viou s/ne xt but to ns Enl ar ge bu tto n P[...]

72 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP Movie Menu Bar Op tio ns T o access the Movi e Men u bar 1 H ighlight Index in the Movie Menu bar . 2 Pres s B or b to se le ct In dex , Slid e Sh o w , or Fi l e . Option Description Index Displays the Memory Stick Index, with the highligh t on the thumbnail of the c u rren tly dis p layed movie.[...]

73 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Memory S ti ck Ind ex Menu Bar Optio ns Slide Show Menu Opt ions Th e Slide Show Menu inc ludes the follow ing options : Option De scription Sta rt Starts t he Slide Sh ow . Music Allo w s y ou t o sel ec t b ack g roun d a udi o to pla y d ur ing t he Slide Sh o w . Off No addi t io n al ba ck gr o[...]

74 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP Cont e nt s Me nu Opt ions The Contents Menu i nc ludes the following opti o ns: Memory Stick Menu Th e Mem o ry S tic k M e nu disp la ys the curre nt s tat u s of th e Mem o ry Stick, including total capacity , used capac i ty , and free capacity . Option De scription Sel ec t F o l der Allows y[...]

75 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Notes on Using Me mory Stic k Media Abou t D CF Fi le Nam e s Mos t Sony bra nd digit al still an d video cam eras aut omat ically record still photo and m ovi e file s us ing DC F c ompliant direct ory an d file name s. If you selected the Digital Ca mera F ol ders o ption, as desc ribed o n pag e [...]

76 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP Memory Stick Pr ecautions When using Mem ory Stick med ia, fo llow these precautio n s: ❑ T o av o id p e rm an en t d am ag e to s ti ll im a ge d a ta, d o n ot tu r n of f the TV or r emove Memor y Sti ck media fr om the inse rtion slot w hile dat a is being read (as indic ated by the M e mor[...]

77 Using th e Menus Ove rview The Menu gives you access t o the f ollo wing features : Naviga ti n g T hr ough Menus Me nu De scription Page Th e V id e o Men u al l ows yo u t o m a ke ad j u s tm en t s to your picture setting s. It also allows you to cust omize the Picture Mod e based on t he t ype of pro gram you are v iew ing, sele ct Adv anc [...]

78 Menus M enus Menus SETUP SETUP SETUP Using the Video Menu Selecti ng V ideo Opt ions The V id eo Menu incl udes the fol lowing options : T o ac cess t h e V ideo Menu, f o l low thes e steps : T o chan ge set tings, pr ess V v B b . Pres s t o confir m the s electio n. T o exit the Menu, press MENU . 1. Dis p lay Me nu 2. Highlight 3. P res s to[...]

79 Menus SETUP M enus SETUP Menus SETUP T o resto re the factory defa ult setti ngs for Video settin gs: ❑ Pres s RESE T o n the remote contr ol when in t he V ideo Menu. ClearEdge VM Ve l o c i t y Modulat ion Shar pens p ictur e de finitio n to gi ve every obj ect a shar p, cle an ed ge . Sel ec t from Hig h , Medium , Low , Off . Advan c ed Vi[...]

80 Menus M enus Menus SETUP SETUP SETUP Using the Audio Menu Selecti ng Au dio Opt ions Th e Aud io M en u in clud es th e fo llowin g o pti ons: T o ac cess the Audio M enu , follow these steps: T o chan ge set tings, pr ess V v B b . Pres s t o confir m the s electio n. T o exit the Menu, press MENU . 1. Dis p lay Me nu 2. Highlight 3. P res s to[...]

81 Menus SETUP M enus SETUP Menus SETUP T o resto re the factory defa ult se ttings f or T r eb le , Bass , and Bala nce ❑ Pres s RESE T o n the remote contr ol when in the A udio Menu. Audi o Out Easy c ontrol of volu me adj us tm ents Thi s o ptio n can be set on ly w hen the Speak er opt ion i s set to Off . Var i a b le Th e TV’ s sp eakers[...]

82 Menus M enus Menus SETUP SETUP SETUP Using the Scree n Me n u (30/34 mod els only) Selecti ng Screen Mo de O pti on s The Sc reen Menu inc l udes t he following options: T o ac cess t h e Sc reen Menu, f ollow th ese step s: T o chan ge set tings, pr ess V v B b . Pres s t o confir m the s electio n. T o exit the Menu, press MENU . 1. Dis p lay [...]

83 Menus SETUP M enus SETUP Menus SETUP Using the Scree n Me n u (32/36 mod els only) Selecti ng Screen Mo de O pti on s The Sc reen Menu inc l udes t he following options: T o ac cess t h e Sc reen Menu, f ollow th ese step s: T o chan ge set tings, pr ess V v B b . Pres s t o confir m the s electio n. T o exit the Menu, press MENU . 1. Dis p lay [...]

84 Menus M enus Menus SETUP SETUP SETUP Using the Channel Menu Sel ect ing Cha nnel Opt ions Th e Ch annel M e nu includes the follo wing opt ions : T o ac cess t h e Ch annel M e n u, f ollow t hes e steps : T o chan ge set tings, pr ess V v B b . Pres s t o confir m the s electio n. T o exit the Menu, press MENU . 1. Dis p lay Me nu 2. Highlight [...]

85 Menus SETUP M enus SETUP Menus SETUP Sho w /Hi d e Channels Allows yo u to show or hid e channels tha t appear in the Pr ogr am Gui de ( page 53 ) a nd w hen you use the CH+/- bu tto ns to chan ne l surf. Chann els t hat a re set to Hidden do not appear in the P ro gram G uide or when you use the CH +/ - bu tton s. 1 Press V or v t o hi ghlight [...]

86 Menus M enus Menus SETUP SETUP SETUP Using the Pa r ent Menu Selecti ng Parent Menu O pti on s The Parent Menu includes t he following o ptions: The Par ent Menu al low s you to s et u p the TV to bloc k pr ogra ms accor din g to t heir con tent and ra ting lev els. T o ac cess the P aren t Menu, f ollow these s teps : Use t he 0-9 bu tt on s on[...]

87 Menus SETUP M enus SETUP Menus SETUP US Models: Selecti ng Cu stom Rat ing O ption s For US mode ls, the Cust om Rating Menu includes t he follow ing opt ions. (Fo r Canadi an models , see pa ge 88.) Viewing Blocked Pr ograms Y ou can view blocked pro g rams by en tering the passw or d. Press the ENT ER but ton w h en tuned to a blocked program,[...]

88 Menus M enus Menus SETUP SETUP SETUP Can adi a n Mo del s: Selecti ng Cu stom Rat ing O ption s For Canadi an models , t he Cust om Rating Menu inc ludes the fo l lo wing opt ions. (F or US model s, see page 87 .) Viewing Blocked Pr ograms Y ou can view blocked pro g rams by en tering the passw or d. Press the ENT ER but ton w h en tuned to a bl[...]

89 Menus SETUP M enus SETUP Menus SETUP Using the Setup Menu Selecti ng Setup Optio n s The Set up Menu i nc ludes the following options: T o ac cess the Setup M e n u, f ollow these s te p s: T o chan ge set tings, pr ess V v B b . Pres s t o confir m the s electio n. T o exit the Menu, press MENU . 1. Dis p lay Me nu 2. Highlight 3. P res s to se[...]

90 Menus M enus Menus SETUP SETUP SETUP Label Video Inputs Allo ws you to identify A/V equipment yo u c onnect ed to the TV , such as a VCR, DVD, etc. For example, if you have a DVD player connected t o the VIDEO 5 jac k, y o u ca n s el ect t he la b el DVD for th e VIDEO 5 input. Then when you press th e TV /V ID EO b utt on to chan ge i npu ts, [...]

91 Menus SETUP M enus SETUP Menus SETUP Pr og ramm ing Cap tio n V isio n If you selected t h e Progra m option und er Caption Vi sion (see page 89), you can chan ge t he fo llow ing set tings: Ba sic Allo ws you t o selec t b asic anal o g (EIA- 608) cl osed cap tion opti ons . CC1, CC2, CC3, CC4 Displays a printed versio n of the dialog or sound [...]

92 Menus M enus Menus SETUP SETUP SETUP Using the Applicati ons Menu Selecti ng Appl ic atio ns Opt ions The Appl i cat i ons Menu in c ludes the following o ptions: T o ac ce ss th e A p pl i cat ion s Me nu , fo llo w th es e st ep s : T o chan ge set tings, pr ess V v B b . Pres s t o confir m the s electio n. T o exit the Menu, press MENU . 1. [...]

93 Menus SETUP M enus SETUP Menus SETUP Ti m e r 1 an d Tim er 2 are not av ailab le to be set u nti l you set the Curr ent Time . 1 Pr es s V or v to highl ight Ti m e r 1 or Ti m e r 2 . T o s et t he timer , pr ess b . 2 Pr es s V or v t o hi ghlig h t one of th e fo llo win g o pt ion s , then pres s . Program Sel ect to s et the T ime r b y da[...]

XS. b oo k Pag e 94 Mon da y , Feb r ua r y 7, 20 05 8:4 1 A M[...]

95 Other Informati o n Ove rview Th is chapter inc ludes t he follow ing topic s: To p i c Page Glo ssa ry 9 6 Contact ing Sony 97 T roub le sho oting 9 7 Specific a tions 10 3 Opti onal Acc essori es 104 Ind e x 1 05 XS. b oo k Pag e 95 Mon da y , Feb r ua r y 7, 20 05 8:4 1 A M[...]

96 Ot her Info SETUP Othe r Info SETUP Ot her SETUP Glos sary a nal og s igna l A sig naling met hod th at uses con tinuo us ch an ges i n the ampl itud e or f req uency of a n electro n ic tr ansmission to conv ey information. aspect ratio Refers to the r atio between the width and height of the scr een . 32/36 mode ls h ave a 4:3 aspect r atio; 3[...]

97 Ot her Info Oth er Other Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Con tacting Son y If, a fter r eading these oper at ing inst ructions, you hav e additional question s related t o the u se o f your Sony t elevision, pleas e call o ur Custo mer Info rm ati on Services Center at 1-800-222-SO N Y (7669) (US r esident s only) or (416) 499-S ON Y (7669) (Canad ian r[...]

98 Ot her Info SETUP Othe r Info SETUP Ot her SETUP Cha nn els Cab leC AR D Pr oblem Pos s ib le Re me die s Canno t rec eive u pper channels ( UHF) when usi ng an antenna ❏ Use Aut o Pr ogr am in the Channel M enu to add receiva b le channels that are not pr esently i n the TV’s memory (see page 84). TV is f i xed to one cha nne l ❏ Use Auto[...]

99 Ot her Info Oth er Other Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Pr oblem Pos s ib le Re me die s Image does not display/Cannot see all files ❏ M ake su re t he im age fi le is a J PEG ( .j pg, .jp eg ) f ile or an M PE G1 (. mpg , .mp eg) fil e. ❏ Make sure the Memory Stick is inserted pr operly (see page 64). ❏ Check the Fi l t e r optio n [...]

100 Ot her Info SETUP Othe r Info SETUP Ot her SETUP Audi o Pri nt M ark s ( D P OF ) se t by the Memo ry S tic k V iewer ar e not recogniz ed b y th e DP OF- compatible photo printer . ❏ The DPOF Pri nt Ma rk fe atu re wo rks on ly on phot os cont ain ing EXIF da ta (d ata stored b y t he came ra ) that are loca ted withi n th e di gita l c amer[...]

101 Ot her Info Oth er Other Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Video Gen era l Pr oblem Pos s ib le Re me die s No pictur e (scr een no t lit), no sou nd ❏ If your TV does n o t turn on , and a r ed light keeps flash ing, your TV may need servic e. Call y o ur l o cal S o ny S ervice Center . ❏ M ak e su re t he p o w er c o rd i s pl u gg e d i n . ❏ [...]

102 Ot her Info SETUP Othe r Info SETUP Ot her SETUP TV makes “p o ppi ng” sound when turned on ❏ This is a no r ma l sound that result s fr o m the TV automatically degaussin g each time it is turned on. TIMER/ST AND BY LED o n fr on t panel is lit (XS955 models only) ❏ This LED blinks when the TV is turned on, then shuts of f wh en the pi[...]

103 Ot her Info Oth er Other Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Sp ecific ations P i c t u r e Tu b e F D Tr i n i t r o n ® tube Antenna 75 ohm external termin al for VH F/UHF T ele vision Sy stem NTSC America n T V Standa rd A T SC (8 VSB t errestrial) A TSC co m plia nt 8V SB QAM on c able ANSI /SCTE 07 2000 Channel Cove rage T erre strial (a nalog ) 2-69[...]

104 Ot her Info SETUP Othe r Info SETUP Ot her SETUP Des ign and s pe cifica tion s are subjec t to chan ge with out no tice. Opt iona l Accessories Powe r Consum ption KD-30 XS955 I n Use: 220 W In St and by : 3 W In Cabl eCARD St andby: 20 W KD -3 2X S 945 In U se : 24 0 W In St and by : 3 W In Cabl eCARD St andby: 20 W KD -3 4X S 955 In U se : 2[...]

105 I ndex 0- 9 b ut ton s 48 , 52 4:3 D efau lt se tting s 82 , 83 A Advanced Video 79 Alternat e Audio 54 Alternat e Video 54 ANT bu tton 52 ant enna, con necting 17 asp e ct r a tio 83 Audio Menu 77 Audio Out 81 AUDIO OUT jack 15 audi o re ceiver, con necting 36 Auto Program (chann el setup) 43 , 84 Au to SAP, MTS s etti ng 80 B balance, adjusti[...]

106 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP Index SETUP rotati ng pho tos 70 sl id e s how opt ions 73 trou blesh oo tin g 99 viewing photos 68 zoom ing p hoto s 70 Memo ry Stick button 12 , 13 Memory S tick Viewer 10 MENU bu tton 12 , 13 , 48 , 52 , 58 , 77 Menus Audio 77 Cha nne l 77 Par en t 77 , 86 Set up 89 Video 77 MON ITOR O UT 15 Mono , MTS sett[...]