Sony KV-V1430P manual

© 1995 by Sony Corporation Printed in Spain 3-858-249- 11 (1) Operating Instructions KV -V1430K/P KV -V2110K/P PAL NTSC 4.43 T rinitr on Colour V ideo TV GB[...]

2 Getting Started W ARNIN G Pr ecautions To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Dangerously high voltages are present inside the set. Do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Caution Television programmes, films, video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted. Unauthorized recor[...]

Getting Started 3 GB Contents Getting Started Step 1—Preparation ................................................... 4 Checking the supplied accessories ....................... 4 Inserting batteries into the Remote Commander .......................................................... 4 Step 2—Connecting the aerial ...............................[...]

4 Getting Started Getting Started Step 1 — Pr eparation Checking the Supplied Accessories When you have taken everything out of the carton, check that you have these items: • Remote Commander • Two R6 (size AA) batteries • Monopole aerial (KV-V1430K/P only) • Aerial connector (KV-V1430K/P only) Inserting Batteries into the Remote Commande[...]

Getting Started 5 GB Connecting an Outdoor Aerial For better TV reception and recording with clear video picture, connect an outdoor aerial to your video TV. T o connect a VHF aerial or a combination VHF/UHF aerial—75-ohm coaxial cable (r ound) Attach an IEC aerial connector to 75-ohm coaxial cable. Plug the connector into the (aerial) socket of [...]

6 Getting Started You should preset the channels (up to 60 channels) by choosing either the automatic or manual method. The automatic method is easier if you want to preset all receivable channels at once. Use the manual method if you want to allocate programme numbers to the channels one by one. Before you begin • If the u lamp on the video TV i[...]

Getting Started 7 GB Pr esetting Channels Automatically 1 Press MENU to display the main menu. 2 Move the cursor ( z ) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + ◊ or – √ and press OK. The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears. 3 Move the cursor ( z ) to “AUTO PROGRAMME” with + ◊ or – √ and press OK. The AUTO PROGRAMME menu appears. 4 Move the cursor[...]

8 Getting Started For programme positions beyond 2 The display scrolls by pressing – √ repeatedly. If you have made a mistake Press ? to go back to the previous position. Pr esetting Channels Manually 1 Press MENU to display the main menu. 2 Move the cursor ( z ) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + ◊ or – √ and press OK. The PROGRAMME PRESET[...]

Getting Started 9 GB Skipping Programme Positions You can skip unused programme positions when selecting programme with PROGR +/– buttons. However, the skipped programmes may still be called up when you select them with the number buttons. 1 Press MENU to display the main menu. 2 Move the cursor ( z ) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + ◊ or – ?[...]

10 Getting Started Captioning a TV Station Name You can name a channel using up to five characters (letters or numbers) to be displayed on the TV screen (e.g. MTV). Using this function, you can easily identify which channel you are watching. 1 Press MENU to display the main menu. 2 Move the cursor ( z ) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + ◊ or – ?[...]

Getting Started 11 GB Manual Fine-T uning Normally, the automatic fine-tuning (AFT) is already working. However, if the picture of a programme is distorted, you can use the manual fine- tuning function to obtain better picture reception. 1 Press MENU to display the main menu. 2 Move the cursor ( z ) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + ◊ or – √ a[...]

12 Getting Started You need to set the clock for using timer recording and quick-timer recording functions. 1 Press MENU to display the main menu. 2 Move the cursor ( z ) to “CLOCK SET” with + ◊ or – √ and press OK. The CLOCK SET menu appears. 3 Press OK to start setting the clock. The day section turns red. 4 Set the day with + ◊ or ?[...]

Basic Operations 13 GB Basic Operations W atching the TV This section explains the basic functions you use while watching the TV. Most of the operations can be done using the Remote Commander. Switching the TV On and Off Switching on Press ; , PROGR +/– or number buttons on the Remote Commander, or PROGR+/– on the video TV. Switching off Press [...]

14 Basic Operations Muting the Sound Press ¤ . The ¤ indicator appears and stays on the screen. To resume normal sound, press ¤ again or Á +. Displaying the On-scr een Information Press e to display the following on-screen information. To have the programme number and caption stay on the screen, press e again. To make the indications disappear,[...]

Basic Operations 15 GB 4 Press MENU to go back to the original screen. Adjusting the pictur e displayed on the screen 1 Press MENU to display the main menu. 2 Move the cursor ( z ) to VISUAL MODE with + ◊ or – √ and press OK. The VISUAL MODE menu appears. 3 Move the cursor ( z ) to PICTURE CONTROL with + ◊ or – √ and press OK. The PICTU[...]

16 Basic Operations W atching Line Input Press … repeatedly until the desired input indicator appears. To go back to the normal TV picture, press … until the programme position appears, or press ; on the Remote Commander once. For details of the video input picture, see page 30. Listening with Headphones Plug the headphones (not supplied) to th[...]

Basic Operations 17 GB This section shows you how to insert a cassette and to play it. More convenient functions you can use while playing a tape is shown in “Additional Operations” from page 26. Inserting a Video Cassette 1 Press ; , PROGR +/– or number buttons on the Remote Commander, or PROGR +/– on the video TV. 2 Open the front panel o[...]

18 Basic Operations Playing a T ape 1 Press ; , PROGR +/– or number buttons on the Remote Commander, or PROGR +/– on the video TV when the u lamp is lit in red. 2 Insert a cassette. If you insert a cassette with its safety tab removed, playback starts automatically. 3 Set the COLOUR SYSTEM switch to conform to the colour system of the tape to b[...]

Basic Operations 19 GB 4.12M O N E 2:05:10 S E S 20:00 Playing a T ape Repeatedly (Auto Repeat) You can play the recorded portion of the tape repeatedly. Set the AUTO REPEAT switch on the video TV to ON, and press PLAY · . Playback starts. When the tape reaches the end, the video TV rewinds the tape to the beginning, then plays it. Displaying the [...]

20 Basic Operations Recor ding TV Pr ogrammes Recor ding TV Programmes 1 Press ; , PROGR +/– or number buttons on the Remote Commander, or PROGR +/– on the video TV when the u lamp is lit in red. 2 Insert a cassette with a safety tab. 3 Select the programme position with PROGR+/–. You can also use number buttons on the Remote Commander. For d[...]

Basic Operations 21 GB Recor ding TV Pr ogrammes Using the Timer The Timer Recording function allows you to preset your video TV to record up to six programmes within a one-month period. Before you begin • Press ; , PROGR +/– or number buttons on the Remote Commander, or PROGR +/– on the video TV to switch on the video TV. • Make sure that [...]

22 Basic Operations 5 Press OK, then set the minute of the recording start time to “15” with + ◊ or – √ . 6 Press OK, then set the hour of the recording stop time to “21” with + ◊ or – √ . 7 Press OK, then set the minute of the recording stop time to “55” with + ◊ or – √ . 8 Press OK, then set the programme position to[...]

23 Basic Operations GB Daily/weekly r ecording You can preset your video TV to record the same programme every day of the week (daily recording) or the same programme on the same day every week (weekly recording). Press – √ in step 3 until the desired setting appears in the “DATE” position. With each press, the setting changes as follows: 4[...]

24 Basic Operations Checking the Timer Settings You can display the list of the timer settings which you preset. Press TIMER ON SCREEN. The PROGRAMME LIST appears. Press TIMER ON SCREEN again to erase the PROGRAMME LIST. Changing or Canceling the Timer Settings 1 Press TIMER REC ON/OFF to turn off the TIMER REC lamp on the front of the video TV. 2 [...]

25 Basic Operations GB Recording Using the Quick-Timer You can preset your video TV to start timer recording immediately and to automatically stop recording after a specific time period. If you have not set the clock, quick-timer recording cannot be done. If you are r ecor ding 1 Press QUICK TIMER on the Remote Commander. The “QUICK TIMER 0:00”[...]

Additional Operations 26 Additional Operations Switching of f Automatically — Sleep Timer You can automatically switches the video TV into standby mode after a selected time period. Press SLEEP. With each press, the time period (in minutes) changes as follows: One minute before the TV switches into standby mode, a message ‘‘Good night’’ i[...]

27 Additional Operations GB Switching on at Y our Desir ed T ime — On Timer You can preset your video TV to automatically switch on at a desired time. You can select the TV programme or video playback to be switched on. 1 Press MENU to display the main menu. 2 Move the cursor ( z ) to “ON TIMER SET” with + ◊ or – √ and press OK. The ON [...]

28 Additional Operations Adjusting the T racking Adjusting the T racking Automatically The tracking condition is automatically adjusted on this video TV. The AUTO TRACKING indicator will appear while the video TV is searching for best tracking condition. Adjusting the T racking Manually If streaks or snow noise appear on the video playback picture,[...]

29 Additional Operations GB Adjusting with the Optimum Pictur e Control (OPC) This function allows you to improve playback and recording quality by adjusting the system parameter automatically according to the condition of the video tape. This function is set to ON at the factory. To maintain better picture quality, it is advisable to leave the fun[...]

30 Additional Operations Connecting Optional Equipment W atching the Picture Input fr om Optional Equipment T o watch the video input signal Press … repeatedly until the desired input indicator appears on the screen. • … 1 for audio/video input or RGB input through the W connector • … 2 for audio/video input through the … 2/ ≤ 2 jacks[...]

31 Additional Information GB Function TV reception Clock and timer Playback Possible causes and remedies • The mains lead is disconnected. / Connect the mains lead. • The video TV is switched off. / Press ; , PROGR +/– or programme number on the Remote Commander, or PROGR +/– on the video TV. • The headphones are connected to 2 jack. / Di[...]

32 Additional Information Problems The cassette is ejected when you press REC r . Recording cannot be done. Timer settings cannot be made. The cassette is ejected when you press TIMER REC ON/ OFF. The TIMER REC lamp does not light up even though you press TIMER REC ON/OFF. Timer recording was not made. A cassette cannot be inserted. The Remote Comm[...]

33 Additional Information GB W or n V ideo Heads If your video TV displays a poor picture after you clean the video heads, you may need to replace them. Consult your dealer or the Sony Service Center nearest you. Check the V ideo Heads after 1,000 Hours of Use A video TV is a high precision machine. It must record on or play from magnetic tapes on [...]

34 Additional Information Output EURO-AV: 21-pin Headphones jack Monaural minijack General Clock Quartz locked Power back up Approx. 1 day or less Power requirements 230 V AC, 50 Hz Power consumption KV-V1430K/P: 60 W KV-V2110K/P: 81 W Operating temperature 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F) Storage temperature –20°C to 60°C (-4°F to 140°F) Dime[...]

35 Additional Information GB Video TV Set—Fr ont This section briefly describes the buttons and controls on the video TV set and on the Remote Commander. For more information, refer to the pages next to each description. 9 PROGR(programme) +/– buttons (page 13) !º Remote sensor !¡ Tape transport buttons (page 18) !™ … (input select) butto[...]

36 Additional Information Remote Commander 1 ¤ (muting) button (page 14) 2 6 (eject)button (page 17) 3 … (input select) button (pages 16, 30) 4 Number button (page 6, 13) 5 ON TIMER button (page 27) 6 SLEEP button (page 26) 7 QUICK TIMER button (page 25) 8 REC (recording) r button (page 20) 9 Tape transport buttons (page 18) · PLAY, p STOP, P P[...]