Sony KV-28DS20U manual

R Trinitron Colour Television © 1999 by Sony Corpo ration P rinted i n UK This Instruction Manual has been produced using to comply with our commitment to the use of en vironmentally friendly materials in our products. T otally chlorine free (TCF) 100% Re-cycled paper KV-28DS20U KV-32DS20U Instruction Manual GB GB GB 4-204-891 -62[...]

NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM A molded plug complying with BS1363 is fitted to this equipment for your safety and convenience. Should the fu se in the plug s upplied need to be rep laced, a 5 AMP fuse appr oved by ASTA or BSI to B S 1362 (i.e. marked with or ) must be u sed. When an alternative type of plug is used it should be fitted [...]

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2 Safety I nformation All TVs operate on extremely h igh voltages. To pr event fire or electric shock, pleas e follow the safety procedures indicated below. For y our safety For General Sa fety • Do not expose the TV set to rain or moisture. • Do not r emove the rear cov er . • For your protection, refer all servicing to q ualified perso nnel[...]

3 Table of Contents T able of Contents Quick Star t Guide Checking the accessories su pplied Inserting batteries in to the remote control Connecting the speakers Connecting the aerial Swit ching on the TV Automatically tuning the TV 4 4 5 7 7 8 Overview Overview of the TV s et buttons Overview of the remo te control buttons 9 10 Additional TV Featu[...]

4 Quick St art Guide Follow s t e p s 1- 6 to: C heck t h e acce s s o r i es s u p p lied Insert batt eries into your remote contro l Connect the aerial to your TV Plug in and switch on the TV View programmes on you r TV 1. Chec king the acc essorie s supplied 2. Inser ting batteries into the remote contr ol Remote control Batt er ies Always remem[...]

5 1 S 2 2 3 5V 200mA R/D/D/D L/G/S/I L/G/ S/I R/D/ D/D C S S Quick St art Guide To connect the speakers provided: 3.1. Connecting the speakers B e f o re s w itching on t h e TV, p l ea s e con n ect t h e s p eakers to t h e TV u s ing the leads p r ovi d ed. C o n n ect the s t riped lead to t h e red terminals and the bl ack lead to the black te[...]

6 1 S 2 2 3 5V 200mA R/D/D/D L/G/S/I L/G/ S/I R/D/ D/D C S S Quick St art Guide To connect your own speakers (when using your own speakers, make sure they are at least 4 ohms impedance and magnetically shielded) 3.2. Connecting the speakers Striped lead y o u r s i t t i n g p o s i t i o n Centre sp eaker Surround Spe akers Blac k lead Note: When [...]

7 Quick St art Guide 4. Connecting the a erial 5. Switc hing on th e TV Connect a convention al aerial to the socket marked on the rear of the TV. Connect the TV plug to the mains socket (220-240V AC, 50Hz) and switch on. Push in the on/off switch on the front of the TV. 1 S 2 2 3 5V 200mA R/D/D/D L/G/S/I L/G/ S/I R/D/ D/D C S S[...]

8 Quick St art Guide When you firs t switch on the TV, the following sequ ence of menu sc reens appear on the TV enabling you to 1) choose a language for the TV menu screens, 2) tune ch annels to the TV, 3 ) arrange the channels. 6 . A u tomatical l y tuning the TV Yes No Do you want to start automatic tuning? Confirm: OK Please confirm that antenn[...]

9 L/G/S/I R/D/D/D MONO ++ P __ s 2 2 L/G/S/I R/D/D/D MONO ++ P __ s 2 2 Overview Overview of the TV set b uttons Volume control buttons. Press to increase(+)/decrease(-) volume. Programme Up(+) or Down(-) buttons. Press to select TV channels. On/Off s witch. Press to switch TV on and off. Video in put button. Press to select the input signals from [...]

10 Over view Over vie w of the remote control buttons To temporarily switch off TV Pre ss to tem porarily switch o ff TV. P ress ag ain to switch on from standby mode . To save energ y, we reco mmend switch ing off comple tely when TV is not in use . NOTE: After 15-30 minu tes withou t a TV signal and without an y button being pressed, the TV switc[...]

11 Additional TV Features The TV consists of a menu system which can appear on screen in a variety of languages. Use the following feature to select the language that bes t suits you. Choosing a language fo r the TV menu screens 1. Press the MEN U b utton on the rem ote control to display the menu on the TV scr een. 2. Press the V or v buttons to s[...]

12 Additional TV Features You have already tuned in all available channels usin g the ‘Automatically tuning the TV’ section at the st art of this manual. I f you need to repeat the tuning procedure ho wever, follow the instructions below and the TV automatically searches and stores all available channels fo r you. A utomaticall y tuning the TV [...]

13 Additional TV Features After tuning the TV, y ou can use this feature to chang e the channel order. Re-arranging the TV channels 1. Press the MENU bu tton on the rem ote control to display the menu on the TV scr een. 2. Press the V or v buttons on the remote control to select the symbol on the m enu screen then pres s the b button to enter the ?[...]

14 Additional TV Features Although the picture is adju sted at the factory, you can modify it to suit your o wn taste. Adjus ting the pi cture Changing picture and sound modes quickly You can quickly ch ange the Picture Mode or the Sou nd Effects Mode without en tering the ‘PIC TURE CONTROL’ or the ‘SOUND CONTROL’ men u screens. 1. Press th[...]

15 Additional TV Features Although the sound is adjusted at the factory , you can modify it to su it your own taste. Adjus ting the sound 1. Press the MENU bu tton on the rem ote control to display the menu on the TV scr een. 2. Press the V or v b utton s on the remote control to select the symbol on the menu screen then press the b button to enter[...]

16 Additional TV Features Before listening to Do lby Pro Logic encoded programmes, you can adapt the Dolby features to s uit your own taste. Normally this is on l y r e q u i r e d w h en y o u i n s t all t h e T V a n d t h e s p ea k e r s , o r w h e n c h a n g i n g t h e s p ea k er p o s iti o n s . Setting Up Dol b y Pr o Log ic 1. Press t[...]

17 Additional TV Features Using this Screen Mode f eature you can change the aspect ratio o f the screen. Changi ng the screen mode 1. Press the MENU button on the remote control to disp lay the menu on the TV s creen. 2. Press the V or v buttons on the remote control to select the symbol on the menu screen then pr ess the b b utton to enter the ?[...]

18 Additional TV Features With this feature you can view subtitles on the TV screen when watch ing digital channels. When watching analogue channels you can view subti tles via the teletext menu (see the teletext section of this instruction manu al for details). Displa ying subtitles for digital c hannels 1. Press the MEN U b utton on the rem ote c[...]

19 Additional TV Features With this feature yo u can a) manually fine- tune the TV to obtain a better picture reception if the picture is distorted o r b) p reset the AV output for the programme positio ns of channels with scrambled si gnals (eg from a pay TV decoder). In this way a connected VCR record s the unscrambled signal. Using the fur t her[...]

20 Additional TV Features If, due to the earth ’ s magnetic field, the pictur e slants, you can use th is feature to readjust the picture. Adjusting the picture r otation 1. Press the MENU button on the remote contr ol to display the menu on the TV s creen. 2. Pre ss the v button to select the symbol on the menu screen then press the b bu tt on t[...]

21 Additional TV Features This feature enab les you to prevent undes irable broadcasts ap pearing on the TV. Using the parental loc k 1. Press the MEN U b utton on the rem ote control to display the menu on the TV scr een. 2. Press the v b utton on the remote control to sel ect the symbol on the menu screen then p ress the b button to enter the ‘[...]

22 Additional TV Features The TV can be set to switch automatically to standby mode after a length of time chosen by you. You may set the time in 30 minute steps up to 4 hours. Using the slee p timer 1. Press the MEN U b utton on the rem ote control to display the menu on the TV scr een. 2. Press the v b utton on the remote control to select the sy[...]

23 Additional TV Features You have alr eady tuned the TV automatically using the instructions at the star t of this manual. You can ho wever carry out this operation manually, adding channels to the TV, on e at a time. Manuall y tuning the TV 1. Press the MENU button on the remote control to display the menu on th e TV screen. 2. Press the v b utto[...]

24 Additional TV Features This function enables y ou to skip unused programme positions when selecting them with the PROGR+/- butto ns. However, by using the number butto ns you can still select the skipped programme position. Skipping p r ogramme positions 1. Press the MEN U b utton on the rem ote control to display the menu on the TV scr een. 2. [...]

25 Additional TV Features Names for channels are usually taken automatically from Teletext if available. You can however nam e a channel or an input video source us ing up to five ch aracters (letters or numbers). Naming a channel (Analo gue channels o nly) 1. Press the MEN U b utton on the rem ote control to display the menu on the TV scr een. 2. [...]

26 Additional TV Features Teletext is an information serv ice transmitted by most TV stations. Viewing Standar d T eletext Selecting Tele text 1. When vie wing analogue ch annels press a numb ered button o n the remote control to select the channel which carries the teletext service y ou wish to receiv e. 2. Press the on the remote control to switc[...]

27 Additional TV Features Most of the d igital TV channels broadcast inf ormation via teletext. This digital s ervice includes high qu ality text and graphic s as well as advanced navigational options. Additionally, this televi sion set has access to a dedicated digital teletext chan nel. Vie wing Digital T eletext Selecting the dedicated digital t[...]

28 Viewing Informati on o n the EPG You can alter the ty pe of information presented on the EPG by changing d ata in each of the EPG column s. You can for example display in formation f or all sports programmes being shown t omorrow from 5. 00pm onwards. 1. Press the b utto n on the remote control to display the EPG on the TV screen. 2. Press the B[...]

29 d Additional TV Features Electr onic Pr ogramme Guide (EPG) Recording Progr ammes 1 P ress the button on the remote control to display the EPG on the TV screen. 2P r e s s t h e B or b buttons to highlight the 'programme' column then press the V or v button to select your desired prog ramme. 3 P ress the OK button . If the programme is[...]

30 Additional TV Features Electr onic Pr ogramme Guide (EPG) Setting The Manual Timer 1 Press th e button on the remote control to disp lay the EPG on the TV screen. 2 Pr ess the B or b button to hig hlight the 'program me type' column then p ress the v button to select the timer symbol . 3 Press the OK b utton to d isplay a scr een of 9 [...]

31 L/G/S/I R/D/D/D MONO ++ P __ s 2 2 L/G/S/I R/D/D/D MONO ++ P __ s 2 2 A B C D Op tio nal E qui pme nt Using the following ins tructions, you can co nnect a wide range of op tional equipment to yo ur TV. Connecting equipment to th e TV Connecting equipm ent to the TV 1. Connect your equipment to the designated TV s ocket. 2. Press the button re p[...]

32 Op tio nal E qui pm ent Connecting equipment to th e TV Selecting the output source for the scart socket or 1. Press the MENU button on the remote control to display the menu on the TV screen. 2. Press the v b utton to select the symbol on the menu screen then press the b button to enter the ‘ VI DEO CONNECTION ’ menu screen. 3. Press the v [...]

33 Op tio nal E qui pm ent Connecting equipment to th e TV Op tio nal E qui pm ent This function enab les you to desig nate a name to the optional eq uipment you have connected to the sockets of this TV. This name can be up to 5 characters (letters or numbers) and will appear on screen whenever the equipment is selected for use. Using the A V Label[...]

34 Additional Information Specifications TV s ystem I/DVB-T Colou r system PAL NTSC 3. 58, 4.43 (o nly Vide o in) Channel c overage UHF:B21-B69 Picture tube KV-28DS20U FD Trinitron WIDE Appr ox 71cm (28inch es) (App rox 66cm picture me asured diagonal ly), 102° def lection KV-32DS20U FD Trinitron WIDE Appr ox 82cm (32 inche s) (Appr ox 76cm pictur[...]

35 Additional Information Here are some simple s olutions to problems which may af fect the picture and soun d. • If you continue to have these problems, have your TV serv iced by qualifi ed personnel o r you can contact t he Sony UK Digital HelpLine o n 0870 600 17 17. • NEVER o pen the casing yourself. T r oublesho oting Problem Cause No pict[...]

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