Sony KF-55E200A manual

KF-55E200A KF-50E200A KF-42E200A © 2006 Sony Corporation LCD Pr ojection TV 2-697-763- 12 (1) GB Operat in g Instructions Before operati ng the TV , please read the “Safety Inf ormatio n” section of this manual. Retain this manual f or future reference.[...]

2 GB Thank you for choo sing t his Sony pr oduct. Before op erating t he TV, plea se read t his m anual thoroughly and retain it fo r future reference. Trademark i nformatio n • Manuf actured under lice nse from BB E Sound, Inc. Licen sed by BBE Sound, I nc. under on e or mor e of the followin g US p atents: 551 0752, 573 6897. BBE and BBE symbo [...]

3 GB Tabl e of Conte nts Safety I nformatio n .................. ............. ........ 4 Overview of the remote .............. ............. . 7 Overview of the T V buttons and indicators ................... ............. .............. 9 1: Instal ling the TV ................. ............. ...... 11 Recommended Viewing Area..... ................[...]

4 GB Safety Info rmati on To preve nt fire or shoc k hazard, do not expose the LCD projecti on TV to ra in or m oisture . Dangero usly h igh vol tages a re pr esent insi de t he LCD projec tion TV. Do not open the cabinet. Refe r servicin g to qualif ied personn el onl y. For ge nera l safet y: • Do not ex pose the LC D projec tion TV to rain or [...]

5 GB • Do not keep the LC D projecti on TV p lugged i n if you are not going to u se it for several da ys. Even if your LC D project ion TV i s turne d off , it is sti ll conn ected to A C power when pl ugged into an outlet . • Do not pull the powe r cord to disconne ct the LC D projecti on TV. Pull it out by the plug . • Do not plug i n too [...]

6 GB About t he LCD pro jection TV • Although the LCD projec tion T V is mad e with high- precision tec hnology, bla ck dots may app ear or bright points of ligh t (red, blu e, or green) m ay appea r constant ly on the s creen. This is a stru ctural property of th e panel and is no t a ma lfun ctio n. • When Hig h contrast non-m oving im ages s[...]

7 GB Overview of the remot e 1 / – Input select / Text hold In TV mode: Selects the input source from equipment c onnected to the TV jacks (page 2 1). In Text mode: Ho lds the current page (pa ge 19). 2 % – M uting ( page 18) Mutes the so und. 3 Functi on buttons ( page 43) • Select s the connected equipment you want to operate with this remo[...]

8 GB qg / – S leep Timer (p age 39) In TV mode: Activ ates Sleep Timer (page 3 9). In Te xt m ode: S tand s by t he Text p age (pag e 19). qh – T V mode ( page 1 9, 21 ) Exits Text mode , or retur ns to TV mode. qj – Pictu re mode (pag e 26) Selec ts the pict ure mode. qk 9 – Sound mo de (pag e 29) Selec ts the so und m ode. ql DVD/ VCR op [...]

9 GB Overview of the TV buttons and indicators 1 MENU (p age 23 ) Displays the TV me nu. 2 Confirms the s e lection or sett ing. Selec ts the vide o equipm ent co nnect ed to the TV’s vide o input s. 3 2 +/-/ / • Incre ases (+) or de crea ses (-) the vol ume. • In TV menu : Moves th rough the op tions left ( ) or ri ght ( ). 4 PROG +/-/ / In [...]

10 GB Projecti on Lamp Your TV uses a projecti on lamp as it s light source. As with any lamp, it has lifes pan an d needs t o be re placed when the mes sage , “Projecti on lamp is n earing en d of life. P lease re place t he l amp.” ap pears on th e screen, the lamp in dicator flas hes, or the screen be comes darke r. Notes • After turning o[...]

Start-u p Guide 11 GB 1: Insta lling the TV Recommended Viewing Area Your viewi ng posi tion may affect t he pictu re quali ty. For the best p icture qua lity, instal l your TV within the areas shown be low. Carrying Y our TV Carrying the TV requires at least two people. Do not hold b y the pedes tal or the f ront panel of the T V. Doing so may cau[...]

12 GB Preventing the TV from T oppling Over As a protective measure, secure the TV as follows. Using t he TV st and with s upport belts Sony str ongly rec ommend s using th e TV sta nd SU- RG11S (for KF-42E200A)/SU-RG11M (for KF- 50E200 A)/SU-RG12L (for KF-5 0E200A, K F- 55E200 A) with a su pport belt desig ned for your TV. Note When using t he SU-[...]

Start-u p Guide 13 GB 2: Insertin g batt eries into th e remote Notes • Obser ve the correc t polarit y when insertin g batteri e s. • Dispose o f batteri es in an envi ronmentally friendly way. Certain re gions may re gulate dispo sal of the ba ttery. Please co nsult your lo cal auth ority. • Do not use differ ent types of batteri es togethe[...]

14 GB 3: Connecti ng an anten na/VCR A Antenna cab le (not supp lied) Or To 8 VHF/UHF (antenna ) 1 Rear of the TV To 8 VHF/UHF (antenna) VCR Antenn a cable (not suppli ed) To ant enn a output To video and audio o utputs Audio/Vid eo cable (n ot sup plied) To S v ideo output S video cab le (no t supp lied) To 1 (S video input) To t 1/3 (v ideo inp u[...]

Start-u p Guide 15 GB 1 Connect your antenna with the antenna cable (not supplied). If con nect ing to a n ante nna on ly ( A ) Connect t he male plug to the 8 VHF/UHF (antenna) j ack on the rear of the TV. Notes • No te that on e end of th e cable ha s a male pl ug fitte d while t he other end is fitt ed with a fema le ja ck. • Do not c onn ec[...]

16 GB 5: Sel ecting the language When yo u switc h on th e TV for the fi rst ti me, the langu age menu appears on the screen. Pres s M / m / < / , to select the langu age displa yed on the men u scr eens, then pre ss . The message con firmi ng that the TV start s auto program app ears on the screen, then go to “6: Auto- prog rammin g the TV”[...]

Start-u p Guide 17 GB The TV starts searc hing for all available ch annels. This m ay take so me time. Do not pre ss any bu ttons on the TV or re mote unt il it is comp leted. Once al l availa ble c hannels have been sto red, th e TV returns to n o rmal opera tion, displaying the channel store d on channe l numb er 1. Tip If you press any of t he b[...]

18 GB Watc hing TV 1 Press 1 on the TV (front s i de) to switch on the TV. When the TV is in standby mode ( 1 ind icator on the front of the TV is red), p ress TV " / 1 on the remote to swit c h on the T V . 2 Press the number buttons or PROG +/- to select a TV channel. To select on e-digit chan nel numbe rs, press 0 an d the chann el numbe r.[...]

Watching T V 19 GB To acce ss Text Press / . Each time yo u press / , t he disp lay ch anges cyclicall y as follows: Text t Te xt over the T V pictur e (m ix mod e) t No Text ( exit th e Text serv ice) To selec t a page, p ress the numb er butt ons or PR OG +/-. To hold a pa ge, pres s / . To reveal hidd en informat ion, press / . To change the tex[...]

20 GB To change t he screen mode manual ly to suit the broadcast Press repeatedly to select Wide Zoom, Normal, Full or Zo om. Enlarges the center portion of the picture. The left and right edg es of the pictur e are stretche d to fi ll the 1 6:9 screen. Displa ys the 4:3 picture in its or igin al size. Side bars are shown t o fill the 16:9 scre en.[...]

Watching T V 21 GB Viewing pictures from connected equ ipment Switch on the c onnected equipm ent, the n press / repea tedly until the correct input sy mbol (s ee be low) appe ars on th e screen . To retur n to normal TV mode , press . Note To view the pi ctur e from th e com ponen t input on the s ide panel, sel ect “Aut o” in “Vide o2(Comp [...]

22 GB For PC input You c an vie w two pi ctures (ext ernal input an d TV program) on t he scre en si multan eously. Th is fun ction is availa ble when y ou view t he pictu re from con nected equipme nt. Connect the op tiona l equipment (page 40 ), and make sure that images fro m the equipme nt appear on the screen (page 21). Notes • This fun ctio[...]

Using MENU Funct i ons 23 GB Navigating throu gh menus “MENU” allows y ou to enjoy various con venient features of thi s TV. You ca n easily sele ct channe ls or inputs so urces and chan ge the sett ings for your TV . 1 Press to display the menu. 2 Press M / m to highl ight the option . 3 Press to confirm a selected option. To exit th e menu, p[...]

24 GB Overview of the Setti ngs menu opt ions The followi ng options are availabl e in each men u. Also, se e page in p arenthe ses for det ails of ea ch menu . Options f or TV and video inpu t 1 Pict ure Picture Mod e (26) Reset (26) Adv anced Iris (27) Picture/ Br ightness/C olor/Hue (27 ) Colo r T e mper atur e ( 27) Sharpness (27) Nois e Reduc [...]

Using MENU Funct i ons 25 GB Options f or PC input PC input sign al compatib ility chart * Corresponding to the VGA signal Tips • This TV’s PC input does no t supp ort Sync on G reen or Com posi te Sync . • This TV ’s PC input does not supp ort interlac ed signals. • When signals of a type of othe r than those in th e above chart are inp [...]

26 GB Picture menu Selects t he picture mod e. Press M / m to sele ct one of the f ollowi ng pictur e mod es, then press . Vivid: Enh anced pic ture con trast and s harpness. Standa rd: St andard picture settin gs recomme nded for home ent ertainme nt. Custom: Pr ofession al monito r-like app earance se ttings. Tip You ca n also ch ange the pictu r[...]

Using MENU Funct i ons 27 GB By select ing the iris o ption, you ca n obtain the best brightne s s and co ntrast suit e d for you r TV viewin g. Press M / m to sele ct one of the f ollowi ng, then press . Auto1*: Recom mended optio n for viewin g prog rams th at ha ve larg er var iati on in br ight ness from scene to sc ene. Auto2*: R ecomme nded o[...]

28 GB Reduces th e picture noise (sn owy picture) i n a weak broadca st signal. Press M / m to sele ct one of the f ollowi ng, then press . Auto: Aut o matically re duces th e pict ure noise. High/Med ium/Low: Mo difies the effect of the no ise redu ction. Off: Turns off the noise reducti on feature. Note This opti on cannot be used in Twin Picture[...]

Using MENU Funct i ons 29 GB Sound menu Selects the so und effects. Press M / m to sele ct one of the f ollowi ng sou nd effects , then p ress . Dynamic: E nhanc es treble an d bass. Standard: For standard sou nd. Recommended fo r home entertain ment. Custom: Flat response. Also allows yo u to st ore your p refer red setti ngs. Tip You can also cha[...]

30 GB Decreases or incr eases the sound level. Press < / , to set the level, th en press . Provides the surro und sound effect. Press M / m to sele ct one of the f ollowi ng sou nd effects , then p ress . TruSurround XT: Adds a surroun d effect based on TruSurrond technology (for stereo prog rams only). Dialog Clarity: Ad ds a sound effect that [...]

Using MENU Funct i ons 31 GB Screen menu Selects the wide mod e manually . For deta ils about the wide mo de, see p age 20. Press M / m to selec t “Wide Zoo m”, “N ormal” , “Full” or “Zoo m” (see page 20 for detai ls), then pr ess . Note You cannot select “Norma l” when inp ut signals a re 720p/1080i/PC input (XGA/WXGA). Tip You[...]

32 GB Enlarges t h e screen slight ly. Press M / m to sele ct “-1 ”, or “-2 ” to enlarg e more , then p ress . To restore the original size, select “Normal”. Adjusts the screen posit ion horizont ally and vertica lly, howev er, vertical adjustment is availa ble on ly in Z oom mod e. Press M / m to adjus t the v ertical p osition, or <[...]

Using MENU Funct i ons 33 GB Progra m menu Tunes in al l the avail able chan nels. Usuall y you do not need to perform this oper ati on becaus e the ch annels are al ready tu ned in when the TV i s first installe d (page 16). However, this option allows y ou to repea t the process (e.g., to ret une the TV after movi ng house , or to search for new [...]

34 GB Setting “1 Digit Di rect” t o “On”, y ou can swi tch the c hannel t o the one assig ned to a number button as soon as you pr ess the bu tton. To enjoy the bene fit of this feat ure, assign the channels y o u frequently watch to the program po sitions which ar e equivalen t to the num b er button s using “Pr ogram Sorting” (pa ge 3[...]

Using MENU Funct i ons 35 GB Channe ls are assigned t o the pr ogram po sitio ns seque ntiall y when they are tu ned in du ring auto-pro gramming. “P rogram So rting” allo ws you to repl ace the ch annel assign ed to a progra m position with ano ther channel. 1 Press M / m to sel ect th e channel you want to assi gn to an other pr ogram positio[...]

36 GB Setup men u The TV is opti mized for play ing games. Press to se lect “On”. Switch es to stan dby mod e when t here is no signa l input f or 10 mi nute s. Press M / m to sele ct “On ”, then pr ess . Tip “TV will turn off soon” ap pears on t he screen on e minute be fore the TV swi tches to standb y mode . Assigns a name (j ack num[...]

Using MENU Funct i ons 37 GB Selects th e type o f the v ideo jac k to be use d from tho se on the left sid e of th e TV. Press M / m to sele ct one of the f ollowi ng, then press . Auto: Activates th e compone n t vid eo jac ks (Y, P B /C B , P R /C R ), however , the co mposite vide o jack is selec ted whe n the compone nt vide o jack s are not c[...]

38 GB Sets th e color system of the TV to that of the sour ce yo u want to pla y back. Press M / m to sele ct the color syste m, then press . Usually select “Auto” so tha t an appropria te color system for the so urce is sele cted automa tically. Resets all the manual set tings to the factory settings. Press < to sele ct “Ok ”, then pr e[...]

Using MENU Funct i ons 39 GB Timer me nu Sets a period of time after which the TV automatic ally switche s itself into standby mode. Press M / m to sele ct the desired time p eriod i n minut e (“15M ”/“30M”/“ 45M”/ “60M”/“90 M”/“120 M”), the n press . The (Timer ) indicato r on the TV ( front side) lights up in ambe r. Tips [...]

40 GB Connecting opt ional equ ipment Note To see the ima ge fro m Com po nent in put on th e sid e pan el, select “A uto” in “V ideo 2(Compon ent)” in “Set up” menu (pag e 37). Using Optional Equipment You can con nect a wi de ra nge of op tional equipm ent to yo ur TV. Connect the cabl e s, matching the colors of the plugs with those [...]

Using Opti onal Equipment 41 GB Connectin g to the rear o f the TV DVD pl ayer with co mponent output DVD play er without compon ent outp ut VCR Digital Satelli te Receiver/Digital Terrestrial Receiver Video ga me equip ment D E G H *1 *2 *1 Use an HDMI cabl e, HDMI -to-D VI cable, or adap tor (not suppl ied). *2 When usin g an HDM I cabl e, it is [...]

42 GB DVD re co rder VCR Hi-Fi audio equipme nt F I To L (audio ou tput) R (audio output) To T (vi deo outpu t) L (audio out put) R (audio output)[...]

Using Opti onal Equipment 43 GB Programming the remo te If you have S ony VCRs/DVDs and Sony DVD Hom e Theater Sy stems/Amplifiers, d o the f ollowing procedure t o program the remot e so that yo u can operate them us ing th is remote. Note Before you start, look up th e three-d igit code for your equipm ent o n page 44. For eq uipmen t that h as m[...]

44 GB To check i f the code wo rks Aim the remo te to the equipment , then press " / 1 . If the e quip ment r espo nds, the prog rammi ng i s complet ed. If not, try the next cod e listed. Equipment’ s codes * Factory setting To set t he remote to rest ore ope ration of the TV auto matical ly In the facto ry setting , the rem o te is set to [...]

Using Opti onal Equipment 45 GB To operate a DVD/VCR combo unit To operat e an HDD/DVD combo unit To op era te an A V Re cei ver /amp lifi er play H stop x pause X (pre ss a gain to re sum e norm al playb ack) sear ch t he pi ctur e forwar d or back ward M or m duri ng play bac k speci fy th e pre vious chap ter/ track speci fy th e next chapt er/ [...]

46 GB Replacing the la mp The proje ction lam p, which il luminates the pictu re, has a limi ted life. If the screen becom es dark, th e color looks unu sual, “Project ion lamp i s nearing end of lif e. Please rep lace the lamp.” appear s on the screen, or th e LAMP indica tor on the fro nt of the L CD pro jectio n TV flashes, i t is time to re[...]

Addi tiona l In forma tio n 47 GB 5 Remove the lamp door. Turn t he kn ob coun tercl ockwise to OP EN and pull out the cover. 6 Pull out the lamp. Hook a finge r thr ough the loop of the l amp ha ndle and pull the handle upwards. Then pull the lamp straig ht ou t. Notes • The lamp is very hot imm ediately after use. Never touch the glass por tion[...]

48 GB Specification s Displa y Unit Pow er Requ irem en t: 220-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Proj ection Sy stem 3 LCD (Liqui d Crystal Disp lay) Panels, 1 lens projec tion system LCD Panel Size 0.7 3 inch TFT LCD pa nel Resolutio n 1,280 pixel s × 720 lines Proj ection L enses High perfo rman ce, larg e-diam eter hybrid lens F2.4 Lamp Ultra hi gh pressure l[...]

Addi tiona l In forma tio n 49 GB PC IN : VIDEO: (RGB) D-sub 15- pin, analog ue RGB, 0. 7 Vp-p, 75 ohm s, posi tive AUDIO: Stereo minija ck, 0.5 Vrms , 47 kilohms See the PC Inpu t Signal Compati bility Cha rt on page 25. HDMI IN: HDMI Video: 480i, 480p, 576 i, 576p, 72 0p, 1080i Audi o: Two chan nel line ar PCM 32, 44. 1 and 48 kHz, 16 , 20 and 24[...]

50 GB Troubleshooti ng Check wh ether the 1 indi cator is fl ashi ng in red . When i t is flashing The self-diagno sis function is activate d. 1 Measure ho w many times the 1 i ndicator flas hes a nd stops flashing. For exampl e, the i ndicat or flas hes fo r two s econd s, stop s fla shin g for on e seco nd, and flas hes fo r two s econd s. 2 Pres[...]

51 GB Addi tiona l In forma tio n Only s now and noi se appe ar on the sc reen • Check i f the an tenn a is br oken or bent . • Check if the antenna has reached the end of its servi ceable l ife (three t o fi ve years in normal use, one t o two years at the seasi de). Pic tur e nois e (dotte d lines or stri pes) • K eep the TV away from elect[...]

52 GB When disp laying the T win Picture, the qu ality of the sub screen picture is not as good as tha t of the mai n scre en picture • The quality o f the sub screen pi cture may be deterior ated de pending on th e combinatio n of the input signals. A white oval image ap pears on the s creen • This is due to strong light refl ecting off b oth [...]

53 GB Addi tiona l In forma tio n The remote does not function • Che ck that the remot e is set corre ctly for the eq uipment yo u are using (VCR, TV , or D VD). • If the remote doe s not operate the VCR or D VD even when the remote has been set correct ly to VCR or D VD, enter the nece ssary code set as explained in “Programmi ng the remote?[...]

54 GB Index Numerics 1Digit D irect 34 4:3 Defau lt 31 A A/B butto n 8 Advance d Iris 27 Advan ced Vi deo 28 Antenna , conn ecting 14 Audio e quipme nt 42 Audio Out 30 Auto Adjustme nt 32 Auto Program 16 , 33 Auto Wide 31 B Bala nce 29 Bass 29 Batter ies, inserting in to the remot e 13 BBE 30 Bri ght ness 27 C Cha nnel s auto-p r ogrammi ng 16 sele[...]

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