Sony KV-32XBR450 Primary manual

to be supplied by Kwong KV-32XBR450 KV-36XBR450 KV-40XBR700 © 2001 by Sony Corporation 4-085-012- 21 Operating Instructions TM[...]

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WA R NI N G T o reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose the TV to rain or moisture. This symbol is inte nded to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the pr oduct’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended to alert[...]

Important Safegu ards For your pr otection, please r ead these instruction s completely , and kee p th i s ma nu a l fo r fu t ure ref ere nce . Carefully observe and comply with all w arnings, cautions and instructions placed o n the set or d escribed in the operating instructions o r service manual. WA R NI N G T o guard against injury , the foll[...]

P ower -C ord Protec ti on Do not allow anything to rest on or roll over the power cor d, and do not place the set where the power cord is subject to wear or abuse. Antennas Outdoor An tenna Grounding If an outdoor antenna is installed, f ollow the precautions below . An outdoor antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power[...]

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1 Introducing the FD T rinitron W ega Overview This chapter de fines the contents of your W ega TV and pr ovides an overview of how to set up and use basic featur es. To p i c P a g e Presenting the FD T rinit ro n W eg a 2 Package Contents 3 Using the Remo te Control 3[...]

Introducing the FD T rinitron Wega 2 Presenting the FD T rini tron Wega The FD T rinitron W ega (pronounced V A Y -GAH) is ch aracterized by outstanding contrast, uncompromising accuracy , and corner -to- corner detail. Yo u ’ ll recogni ze th e superiori ty of W ega techno logy almo st immediately . The first thin g you ’ ll notice is min imal[...]

Introducing the FD T rinitron Wega 3 Package Contents Along wi th yo ur new T rin itron TV , the pack ag ing box cont a ins a remote co ntrol and two AA batteries. These items ar e all you need to set it up and operate the TV in its basi c configuration . Most peripherals come with the necessary cables to connect them. If you want to set up special[...]

Introducing the FD T rinitron Wega 4 The following table describes the buttons on the r emote control that are for mo re advanc ed fu nc tion s. Button Descrip tions Button Description 1 MUTING Press to mute the soun d. P r ess again or pr e ss VOL + to rest ore th e sound. 2 SLEEP Press r epeatedly until the T V display s the time in minute s (15,[...]

Introducing the FD T rinitron Wega 5 qg TV/VIDEO Cycl es t hrough the vi deo equi pment conne cted to y ou TV ’ s v ideo inputs: TV , VIDEO 1 , VIDEO 2 , VIDEO 3 , VIDEO 4 , VIDEO 5 , VIDEO 6 . qh 0 – 9 and ENTER Press 0 - 9 to select a chan nel, the channel changes after 2 seconds. P ress ENTER to select immediat ely . qj T urns on/of f T win [...]

Introducing the FD T rinitron Wega 6 wa SYSTEM OFF Powers of f all Sony equipmen t at once. (This feature may n ot wor k wi th old er Son y equi pment.) ws VCR/DVD CONTROLS m Rewind REC Record M Fast-forwar d N Play x Stop X Pau se wd DVD MENU Displays the DVD Di sc menu wf and ENTER Used for DVD on-scr een menu mov ement and selection wg MTS/SAP C[...]

7 Installing the TV Overview This chapter includes illu strated instructions for settin g up your TV . Note About t he AC Power Cord The AC power cord is attach ed to the r ear of the TV with a hook. Use caution w hen removing the AC plug from its holder . Gen tly slide the plug in the upward dir ection to r emove from hook. Once r em oved, the AC [...]

Installing the TV 8 TV Controls and Connecto rs Front Panel Menu Controls The fr ont panel menu controls allow access to the on-scre en menus without the us e of a remote control. Pressing the MENU button brings up the on-screen menus. The arr ow buttons move the on-scr een cursor in the menus and the SELECT button selects the menu item . (Illu str[...]

Installing the TV 9 3 VHF/UHF Connec ts to your VHF/UH F anten na or cab le. 4 CONTROL S IN/OUT Allows the TV to receive (IN) and se nd (OUT) remote contr ol sign als to other So ny infrar ed-contr olled audio or v ideo equipment. 5 S VIDEO Connects to the S VIDEO OUT jack of your VCR or other S VIDEO-equipped video equipmen t. Provides better pict[...]

Installing the TV 10 Basic Connection (Connectin g Cable TV or Antenna) Connecting Direc tly to Cable or to an Antenna The connection you choose depends on the cable found in your home. Newer homes are usually equipped with stand ard coax ial cable: VHF O nly or VHF/UHF or C able Older h omes may h ave 300-oh m twin l ead cable: VHF O nly or UHF On[...]

Installing the TV 11 Cable and Antenna If your cable pr ovider does not feature local channels, you may find this set-up conveni ent. Select CABLE or antenna (ANT) mode by pressi ng ANT on the r em ote control. T o recei ve cha n n e ls using an a ntenn a , inste a d of the CA TV cable: 1 Select antenna mode by pr essing ANT on the r emote control.[...]

Installing the TV 12 T o set u p your TV to use both a Cabl e Bo x and a direct -c on n ect CA TV cab le : 1 Connect the Cable TV cable to the TV ’ s VHF/UHF jack. 2 Using a coaxi al cable, connect the TV ’ s TO CONVERTER jack to the cable box ’ s IN jack. The TV ’ s internal converter allo ws you to switch between unscramb led signals com [...]

Installing the TV 13 Cabl e Bo x Only Use this hoo kup if: ❑ Y ou subscribe to a cable TV system that uses scrambled or encoded signa ls requiring a cable box to view a ll cha nnels, and ❑ Y ou do not intend to ho ok up any oth er audio or video equipment to your TV . When all channels ar e routed thro ugh your cable box, only one unscramble d [...]

Installing the TV 14 Connecting a VCR and Cable Use this hookup if you have cable TV that do es not requir e a cable box. 1 Connect the cable TV cable to the VCR ’ s IN jack. 2 Using a coaxi al cable, connect the VCR ’ s OUT ja ck to th e TV ’ s VHF/UHF jack. 3 Using an A/V cable, connect the VCR ’ s Audio a nd V ideo OUT jacks to the TV ?[...]

Installing the TV 15 Connecting a VCR and Cable Box Use this hoo kup if: ❑ Y our cable TV compan y scrambles so me cha nnels, but not all o f them (pay channels vs. r egular cable channels), so you need to use a cable box, an d ❑ Y ou want to use the T win V iew featur e. W ith th is setup you can : ❑ Use the TV remote control to change chann[...]

Installing the TV 16 T o switch b etwe en c h a nnels from c ab le box and cha n n e ls fr om CA TV ❑ Press the TV/ VIDEO button on the TV remote control. T o view c able box sign als ❑ Match (channel 3 or 4) the channel setti ng of the VCR IN with the cable box OUT . T o use t he TV remo te con trol to c hange c hannels o n the cable bo x ❑ [...]

Installing the TV 17 T o use T win View wi th th e cable box ❑ Tu r n o n t h e V C R . ( T h e V C R ’ s tuner is used as one of the T win V iew picture sources; if you do not turn on the VCR, the T win V iew will not work.) Use the rem ote control ’ s TV/ VIDEO button to set the T win V i ew output to VIDEO 1. Cha nge one T win V iew channe[...]

Installing the TV 18 Connecting T wo VCRs for T ape Editin g If you connect two V C Rs , so you can record fr om one to the ot her , you can conn ect the recording VCR into yo ur TV to monitor what is being recor ded. The pro cedure below shows you how to do this. 1 Using an A/V cable, connect the playback VCR ’ s Audio a nd V ideo OUT jacks to t[...]

Installing the TV 19 Connect ing a Sate llite R eceiv er 1 Connect the satellite anten na cabl e to the satellite receiver ’ s SA TELLITE IN jack. 2 Using an A/V ca ble, conn ect the sa tellite receiver ’ s Audio and V ideo OUT jacks to the TV ’ s Audio and V ideo IN jacks. 3 Connect a coaxial cable fr o m your cable or antenna to the TV ’ [...]

Installing the TV 20 Connect ing a Sate llite R eceiv er with a VCR 1 Connect the satellite anten na cabl e to the satellite receiver ’ s SA TELLITE IN jack. 2 Connect the CA TV cable to the VCR ’ s VHF/UHF IN jack . 3 Using a coaxi al cable, connect the VCR ’ s OUT ja ck to th e TV ’ s VHF/UHF jack. 4 Using an A/V ca ble, conn ect the sa t[...]

Installing the TV 21 6 If necessary, change the video input on your VCR. (See your VCR ’ s user ’ s guid e f or in structions on how to do th a t.) T o watch sat ell it e TV , or the VC R ❑ Press TV/VI DEO on the remote control to select a video source. T o watc h c abl e TV ❑ Press TV/VI DEO on the remote control to select VHF/UHF (t o sel[...]

Installing the TV 22 Connecting an Audio Receiv er For better sound qualit y , you may wa nt to connect your TV to yo ur stereo system ’ s audio r ecei ver . T o connect t o an audio receiver ❑ Use audio cables to connect the TV ’ s Audio O UT jack s to t he aud io recei ver ’ s audio LINE IN j acks. AUD IO - R AU DI O -L Line (red) (white)[...]

Installing the TV 23 Connecting a DVD Player with C omponent V ideo Connect ors This is the prefe rred hookup to use if your DVD player has component (Y , P B , P R ) jacks. 1 Using three separate co mponent video cables, connect the DVD player ’ s Y , P B and P R jacks to the Y , P B an d P R jacks on the TV — the number 5 or 6 connections und[...]

Installing the TV 24 Connecting a DVD Player with A/V Connectors Use this hookup if your DVD player does not have component (Y , P B , P R ) jack s. 1 Using audio cables, connect the DVD player ’ s Aud io O UT jacks to the TV ’ s Audio IN ja cks. 2 Using an S VIDEO cable, connect the D VD player ’ s S VIDE O jack to the TV ’ s S VIDEO ja ck[...]

Installing the TV 25 Connecting a Digital TV Receiver 1 Using three separate component video cabl es, connect the Digital TV Set-top box ’ s Y , P B and P R jacks to th e TV . 2 Using an audio cable, connect the Digit al TV Set-top box ’ s Au dio OUT jacks to th e TV ’ s Audio IN jacks. ✍ If you prefer , you can u s e an S V IDEO ca ble ins[...]

Installing the TV 26 Connecting a C amcorder For easy connection of the camcor der , the TV has front Audio and V ideo inpu ts (shown below ). If you prefer , you can connect th e camcorder to the TV ’ s r ear Audio a nd V ideo IN jacks. 1 Using A/V cables, connect the camcor der ’ s Audio and V ideo OUT jacks to th e TV ’ s Audio and V ideo [...]

Installing the TV 27 Using the CONTROL S Feature The CONTROL S feature allows you to cont ro l you r TV , plus ot her Sony equipment (such as a DVD player or VCR) connected to the TV , using only the TV ’ s remote control. In addition to allo wing you to control multiple devices with one re mote control, the CONTROL S feature allows you to alwa y[...]

Installing the TV 28 Setting Up the TV Auto ma t ically After you finish co nnecting you r TV , you can run Auto Setup to set up your channels. The Auto Setup screen appears when you turn your TV on for the first tim e after installin g it. If you do not want to set up the channels at this time, you can do it la ter by usi ng the Auto Program featu[...]

29 Using the Features Overview This chapter de scribes how to use features of your TV . To p i c P a g e Using Favorit e Channels 30 Using T win V iew 31 Using the Freeze Function 34[...]

Using t he Features 30 Using Favorite Channels The Favorite Chann e l fea ture lets you select programs from a list of favorite channels th at you previously sp ecified. T o disp lay a li st of your favori te c h an n el s: 1 If you have not already done so, create a list of favorite channels. (For informatio n on setting up Favorite Ch annels see [...]

Using t he Featur es 31 Using T win View T win V iew lets you see two pictures — from an an tenn a, a V C R, a DVD, etc, — on the screen at th e same time. (Y ou can only hear the sound associated with one of the pictur es however . Y o u choose which picture ’ s sound is selecte d.) Y ou can cha nge the relative size of e ach of the pictures[...]

Using t he Features 32 Activati ng the Picture W ith T win V iew , the picture highlighted with a blue frame is active. In the active picture, you can: ❑ Change channels ❑ Adjust th e volume. ❑ Switch the input so urces (to go from UHF/VHF to CA TV cabl e, for example, pr ess TV/VIDEO on the remote control). ❑ Change the picture s ize by pr[...]

Using t he Featur es 33 Changing the Picture Siz e The zoom featur e lets you vary the re lative size of the left and right pictures. When you adjust the twin screen sizes, the TV memorizes the change. The next time you use the T w in V iew function, the memorized sizes app ear . 1 Activate the picture whose size you wan t to change. 2 Press V on t[...]

Using t he Features 34 Using the F reeze Function The FREEZE button allo ws you to temporari ly ca pture a pr ogram ’ s picture. Y ou can use this feature to write down information such as phone numbers, r ecipes, etc. The FREEZE featur e works only in normal view; if you ar e in T win V iew , it w ill not work. T o use t he FR EEZE fu ncti on 1 [...]

35 Using the Menus Overview Openin g an d c h oos in g a men u : 1 Press the MENU button to display the Menu screen. 2 Move the joystick to t he desired menu icon and press to select it. 3 Use the joystick to scroll thr ough the features. 4 See the specific menu page for instru ctions on moving through the menu. The Menu gives you access to the fol[...]

Using the Menus 36 Using the Video Menu T o sel ect the Video Menu 1 Pr ess MENU . 2 Move the j oystick to the V ideo icon and press . 3 Use the jo ystick to s croll thro ugh the fe atures. 4 Press to select a featu re. That feature ’ s adjust ment a ppears. 5 Use the j oys tick to mak e the desir ed adjustme nts. 6 Pr ess to selec t the desir ed[...]

Using the Menus 37 Color T emp White intensity adju stm ent Choose fr om three colo r temperatures: Cool Select to give the white colors a blue tint. Neutral Select to give the whi te co lors a neut ra l tint . Wa r m Select to give the white colors a red tint (NTSC-Standard). VM Ve l o c i t y Modulatio n Sharpens picture defin ition to give every[...]

Using the Menus 38 Using the Audio Menu T o select the Au dio Menu 1 Pr ess MENU . 2 Move the j oystick to the A u d io icon and press . 3 Use the jo ystick to s croll thro ugh the op tions . 4 Pr ess to selec t an option. That option ’ s sett ings appear . 5 Use the j oys tick to mak e the desir ed adjustme nts. 6 Pr ess to selec t the desir ed [...]

Using the Menus 39 MTS Enj o y st e r eo, bilingua l an d mono programs Stereo Select for ster eo recepti on when viewing a progr am broadcast in stereo. Auto-SAP Sele ct to auto ma ticall y switch the TV to second a udio prog rams when a signal is receiv ed. (If no SAP signa l is pr esent, the TV rem a ins in Ster eo mode.) Mono Sele ct f or mon o[...]

Using the Menus 40 Using the Channel Menu T o sele ct the Chann el Men u 1 Pr ess MENU . 2 Move the j oystick to the Cha nnel icon and press . 3 Use the jo ystick to s croll thro ugh the fe atures. 4 Press to select a featu re. That feature ’ s options appear . 5 Use the jo ystick to s croll thro ugh the op tions . 6 Pr ess to selec t the desir e[...]

Using the Menus 41 Cha nnel Ski p/Add Remo ves an d adds viewable cha nn els. 1 Use the jo y stick to scroll through the chan ne ls unt i l you find the channel you want to skip/a dd. 2 Pr ess to select i t. 3 Press the j oystick ( V / v ) to toggle between “ Add ” and “ Skip. ” 4 Pr ess to select. Cha nnel Label Label up to 20 cha nnels wi[...]

Using the Menus 42 Using the Parent Menu The Parent menu allows you to set up the TV to block programs according to their cont ent and ra ting levels. These rating s are assigned by a federal rating boar d. Not all pr ograms ar e rated. Using th e Par ental Loc k blocks pr ogram s with a specific ra ting, but it does no t block an entir e chann el.[...]

Using the Menus 43 Using the Parent Menu The Paren t menu includes t he following option s. If y ou a re no t fam ili ar w ith the P arental Guideline ra ting system, y ou should sele ct Child , Y outh, or Y oung Adult to help simplify the rating s election. T o set more re strictive ra tings , select Cu stom. z Option Description Pa r e n t a l L [...]

Using the Menus 44 US Models: Selectin g Custom Rating Options For US mod els, th e Custo m Rati ng Menu include s the foll o wing opti ons. (For Cana dian models, see page 45.) Option Description Movie Rati ng G All childr en and General A udience. PG Pare ntal Guida nce suggest ed. PG-13 Par ental Gu idance for chil dren u nder 13 . R Restricted [...]

Using the Menus 45 Canadian Models : Selectin g Custom Rating Options For Cana dian models, the Custom Rating Menu includes the following options. (F or US models, see page 4 4 .) V iewing Blocked Programs Y ou can view a blocked prog ram by entering the passwor d. Pres s the ENTER button when tuned to a blocked pr ogram, and then enter the passw o[...]

Using the Menus 46 Using the T imer Menu T o sele ct t he Ti mer m enu 1 Pr ess MENU . 2 Use the joy s tick to move to the T imer icon and pr ess . T o set the Current Time 1 Use the jo ystick to se lect “ Current T ime ” , then press . 2 If it i s curr ently Day light Savings T ime, be sure to set that mod e to “ ON ” . (Dayl ight S avings[...]

Using the Menus 47 Using the Setup Menu T o sel ec t th e Se tup Menu 1 Pr ess MENU . 2 Use the joy s tick to move to the Setup icon and press . 3 Use the jo ystick to s croll thro ugh the fe atures. 4 Press to select a featu re. (Th at feature ’ s options appear .) 5 Use the jo ystick to s croll thro ugh the op tions . 6 Pr ess to selec t the de[...]

Using the Menus 48 Video Label Allows you to label th e audio/ vid eo equipmen t you connected to the TV , so you can identify it wh en using the TV/VIDEO button. When i n the Setup m enu ’ s V ideo Labe l feature, use the joys tick to highli ght an input to labe l, the n press to select it. Use the joystick t o scr oll thr ough the labels. Pre s[...]

49 Other Information Overview This chapter includes the fol low ing topics: To p i c P a g e Programming the Re mote Control 50 Operating Other Equip ment with Y our TV Remot e Control 53 T roublesho oting 55 Spe cific atio ns 57 Index 59[...]

Other Information 50 Prog ram ming th e R emote Co nt rol The r emote control is pr eset to operate Sony brand video equipment. If yo u ha ve v id eo eq u ipm ent o t he r than So ny bra nd th at y ou w an t to control with the TV ’ s remote control, use the following pro cedur es to program the remote cont rol. 1 Che c k th e lis t of th e “ M[...]

Other Information 51 Tips ❑ If more th an one code number is listed, try entering them one by one until you come to the correct code for your equipment. ❑ If you enter a new code n umber , the code number you previously entered at that setting is erased. ❑ In some cases, you ma y n ot be able to operate yo ur equi pment with the Sony re mote [...]

Other Information 52 Manufacturer ’ s Codes VCRs Lase rdis c Pla yers DVD Players Cable Boxes Satell ite Rec eive rs Manufacturer Code Sony 301, 302, 303 Admiral (M. W ard) 327 Aiwa 33 8, 344 Audio Dynamic 314, 33 7 Brok sonic 319, 3 17 Canon 309, 30 8 Citizen 332 Craig 302, 3 32 Criterion 3 15 Curtis Mathes 30 4, 33 8, 309 Daew oo 341, 31 2, 309[...]

Other Information 53 Operating O ther Equipment with Y our TV Remote Cont rol Operating a VCR Open the cover of th e r emote cont ro l and move the slide switch to the A V input you coded for the VC R. Operating a DVD Player Open the cover of the remote control and move the slide switch to the A V input you coded for the DVD pl ay er . T o D o T hi[...]

Other Information 54 Operating a Cable Box Operating a Sat ellite Receiver Operating an MDP (Laserdi sc Player) Open the cover of the r emote cont r ol and move the slide switch to the A V input you coded for the MDP . T o D o T his ... Pres s Tu r n o n / o f f SA T/CABLE (green POW ER button) Select cable box SA T/CABLE (FU NCTION button) Select [...]

Other Information 55 T ro ubleshooting Prob lem Poss ibl e Re m edi es No picture (screen not lit), no so u nd ❏ If you r TV does not t urn on, and a r ed light k eeps flashing , your TV ma y need service. Call your local Sony Ser vice Center . ❏ Make su re the pow er cor d is plugged in. ❏ Push the power button on th e front of the TV . ❏ [...]

Other Information 56 Cannot gai n enough volume when using a cable box ❏ Increase t he volume of the cabl e box using the cable b ox ’ s re mo t e c o n tro l . Then pr ess TV (FUNCTION) and adjust the TV ’ s volume. Cann ot rec eive ch annels ❏ Use Auto Program in the Ch annel me nu to add recei vable TV cha nnels th at ar e not prese ntly[...]

Other Information 57 Specificati ons All Mode ls (General) Pictur e T u be FD T rinitr on ® tube Antenn a 75 ohm ext e rn al terminal for VH F/UHF T elevision System NTSC, American TV Standard Channel Cov erag e VHF 2-13 UHF 14-69 CA TV 1-1 25 Power Req uirements 120V , 60 Hz Number of Inputs/Outputs V ideo (IN) 4 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms unbalanced, s ync[...]

Other Information 58 Des ig n an d spec if ica t io ns are su b je ct to ch an ge wit ho ut no tice . KV-36XBR450 Suppl ied Acc essorie s Remote Con t rol RM-Y18 4 AA (R6) B at te r ies 2 suppl ie d f or remo t e con t rol Optional Acc e sso ries A V Cable VMC-810/ 820/83 0 HG Audio C able RKC-515HG S-Link Cable RK-G69H G Component V ideo Cable VMC[...]

59 Index 16:9 (widescreen) 2 , 48 A Activating Twin View 31 Adding c h annels to the ch an nel list 40 Adjus ting the audio Steady s o und 38 Adjusting the picture definition 36 ANT button 4 antenn a, conn ecting 10 Aspect ratio, 16:9 in Twin View 32 Audio men u 35 , 38 audio receiver, connecting 22 Auto Pro gr am (cha nn el setup ) 28 , 40 Auto se[...]

Index 60 Favorites butto n 5 feat ure s 2 Freeze, using 34 Front Panel contro ls 8 G Guide button 4 H Hookup s 10 – 26 hue, ad jus ting 36 I inputs, labelin g 48 Installa tion 10 – 26 J Jump b utton 4 L label channels 41 video input s 48 Languages, se tting 48 Locking prog rams 42 – 45 M Manufa cturer ’ s co des 52 MDP, using with TV remote[...]

Index 61 speakers turnin g on /off 22 , 39 using extern al speake rs 22 , 39 specifications 57 – 58 Ste a d y Sou nd adju sting 38 describ ed 2 Surround Sound 38 T tape-to-tape editing 18 tilt, correcting 48 Time set cu rrent 46 set d aylight sav ing 46 Time r menu 35 , 46 Timer setting 46 treble, adjusting 38 troublesh ooting 55 – 56 TV Functi[...]

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