Sony WEGA KV 36FS13 manual

KV-36FS13 KV-36FS17 © 2001 by Sony Corporation 4-081-776- 22 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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Contents Introducin g the FD Trinitron Wega Overvie w .......... ....... ........... ........... ........... ........... ... 1 Present ing the FD Tr initron We ga........ ........... ... 2 Packag e Contents ....... ........... ........... ........... ..........3 Using t he Remote Control .......... ........ .......... ....... 3 Installing the TV Ov[...]

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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. T opic Page 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. Y ou w ill recognize the superior ity o f W ega technolo gy a lmost immediately . The first thing you wil l pr obably notice is mi[...]

Introducing the FD T rinitron Wega 3 Package Contents Along with your new T rinitron TV , the packing bo x contains a remote control and two AA batteries. These i tems are 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 configura[...]

Introducing the FD T rinitron Wega 4 Button Descrip tions The POWER button on the remote control (no. 1 1 in the illustra tion below) activates both the remote control and the TV . Button Descriptio n 1 MUTING Mutes the sound. P ress again or pr ess VOL + to re s tor e the soun d. 2 SY STEM OFF Powers of f all Sony equipment at once. (This feature [...]

Introducing the FD T rinitron Wega 5 qs FUNCTION buttons (WHITE) Select the equi pment (TV , VCR/DVD, SA T/CABLE) that yo u wa nt to ope rate . The in di cator lights up momenta rily when pr essed to show which device the rem ote contr ol is operating. qd TV/VIDEO Cy cles th rough the v ideo eq uipment conn ected to your TV ’ s video inputs. qf D[...]

Introducing the FD T rinitron Wega 6 The POWER button on the remote control (no. 1 1 in the illustra tion below) activates both the remote control and the TV . Button Descriptio n 1 MUTING Mutes the sound. P ress again or pr ess VOL + to re s tor e the soun d. 2 SY STEM OFF Powers of f all Sony equipment at once. (This feature may no t work wi th o[...]

Introducing the FD T rinitron Wega 7 qa POWER buttons (GREEN) T urn on and of f the TV an d other audio/ video equipment. qs FUNCTION buttons (WHITE) Select the equi pment (TV , VCR/DVD, SA T/CABLE) that yo u wa nt to ope rate . The in di cator lights up momenta rily when pr essed to show which device the rem ote contr ol is operating. qd TV/VIDEO [...]

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9 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 cor d is attached to the r ear of the TV with hooks. Use caution w hen removing the AC plug from its holder . Gen tly slide the cord in the u pward direction without removin g the cord from the two lower [...]

Installing the TV 10 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 MEN U button brings up the on-screen menus. The arrow buttons ( Vv ) move the on-scr een cursor in the menus and the ( ) button selects the menu item. TV Re[...]

Installing the TV 11 Back P anel Descriptions Connec tion Desc ription 1 AU X ( KV-36FS17 ) Allows you to view l ocal an d cable c hannels if your ca ble prov ider does not fea ture l ocal channels . Y ou can swit ch between local and c able c hannels easily by pr essing ANT on th e re mote c ontr ol. De vices connect ed to the AUX input canno t be[...]

Installing the TV 12 Basic Connections (Connecting a Cable or Anten na) Connecting Direc tly to Cable or an Antenna The connection you choose depends on the cable found in your home. Newer homes u suall y have stan dard coaxia l cabl e: VHF O nly or VHF/UHF or C able Older homes may have 300-ohm, twin-lead cable: VHF O nly or UHF Onl y or VH F/UHF [...]

Installing the TV 13 Cable and Antenna (KV -36FS17 only) If your cable pr ovider does not feature local channels, you may find this set-up conveni ent. T o recei ve cha nnels using an a ntenn a , inste a d of usin g the CA TV cable 1 Sele c t ante nn a mode by pressin g the AN T button on the remote control. (This is a toggle: pressing the button o[...]

Installing the TV 14 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 ing straigh t into the TV and scramb le d signals comi ng in through the cable bo x, e[...]

Installing the TV 15 Cabl e Bo x only Use this hoo kup if: ❑ Y ou subscribe to a cable TV system that scrambles or encodes all sign als, r equirin g a cable box to view a ll chan nels, a nd ❑ 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[...]

Installing the TV 16 Connecting a VCR and Cable Use this hookup if you subscribe to a ca ble TV (CA TV) system that does not re quire a cable bo x. 1 Connect the CA 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[...]

Installing the TV 17 Connecting a VCR and Cable Box (KV -36FS17 only) 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. regular cable channels) and you therefore need to use a cable box, and ❑ Y ou want to use the PIP feature. W ith th is setup you can : ❑ Use the TV r emote contr[...]

Installing the TV 18 T o view ca ble bo x chann e ls ❑ T urn on the VCR and set it to th e channel the cable box uses (channel 3 or 4). Set the TV to VIDEO 1. Use the cable box to switch channels . T o use t he TV remo te con trol to s witch c hannels on th e cable box ❑ Program the r emote contr ol as necessary . (See “ Pr ogramming the Remo[...]

Installing the TV 19 T o use PIP with the Cable Box ❑ T u rn on the cable box and VCR. Use the remote contro l ’ s TV/VIDE O (yellow) butt on to set th e PIP output to VIDEO 1. Change the PIP channel via the cable box. (The cable box ’ s tuner is used as th e PIP video source; if you do not turn on the cable box, the PIP will not wor k. ) ✍[...]

Installing the TV 20 Connecting T wo VCRs for T ape Editing If you conn ect two VCR ’ s together , so you can record fr om one to the othe r , you ma y want to mo nitor the re cor ding pr ocess . Y ou can connect the r ecording VCR into y our TV and then view what i s being recor ded. The pr ocedure below shows you how to do this. 1 Using an A/V [...]

Installing the TV 21 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 22 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 23 T o change VCR video i nput ❑ See your VCR ’ s user ’ s gui de for instructions. T o watch sat ell it e TV , or the VC R ❑ Use the TV/VIDE O on the remote contr ol to select video source. T o watc h c abl e TV ❑ Use the TV/VIDE O on the remote control to select VHF/UHF source.[...]

Installing the TV 24 Connecting an Audio Receiv er For improved sound qual ity , yo u ma y want to send the TV ’ s aud i o signals to your stereo system. The procedur e below tells you how . 1 Using audio cables, connect the TV ’ s Audio OU T jacks to the aud io recei ver ’ s Audio LINE IN jacks. AU D I O - R AUD I O- L Line input (red) (whit[...]

Installing the TV 25 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 video (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 and P R jacks on the TV . Use the VIDEO 4 connections. 2[...]

Installing the TV 26 Connecting a DVD Player with A /V Connectors Use this hookup if your DVD player does not ha ve component video (Y , P B , P R ) jacks. 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 VIDE[...]

Installing the TV 27 Connecting a C amcorder For easy connection of a camcor der , the TV has front Audio and V ideo inputs (show n below ) . If you pr efer , however , you can connect the camcorder to the TV ’ s r ear Audio and 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[...]

Installing the TV 28 Setting Up the TV Auto ma t ically After you finish connecting your TV , you need to run Auto Se tup to set up your channels. Th e 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 f[...]

29 Using the Features Overview This chapter de scribes how to use special features of your TV . To p i c P a g e Using Favorit e Channel s 30 Using Picture in Picture (PIP ) (KV -36FS 17 only) 31[...]

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 y ou sp ecify . 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. (See the Favorite Channels section of “ Selectin g Channel Option[...]

Using t he Featur es 31 Using Picture in Picture (PIP) (KV -36FS17 only) Picture in Picture (PI P) allows you t o watch two ch annels simult aneously — one in the m ain wi ndow an d another in a seco ndary ( PIP) wi ndow . Displayi ng Picture in Picture T o use PIP: 1 Make sure your TV is tuned to a channel that you know is airing programming. 2 [...]

Using t he Features 32 4 Now use the main CH+ /- buttons of your remote control to change the channel in th e main window . If this d oes not work, check “ Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g ” on page 54 for potential so lutions. PIP Functions Y ellow-lab eled PIP B utton Description 1 FREEZE Freez es the window pict ure. Pr ess again to restor e the[...]

Using t he Featur es 33 T o change channels/programs in the PIP window ❑ Use the yellow PIP C H+ /- button to scroll through the TV channels. ❑ Use the yellow TV/VIDEO button to cy cle through your oth er video equipment connected to the TV , such a s your VCR, DVD player or Satellite Receiver . Setups that affect y our abi lity t o use PIP ❑[...]

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35 Using the Menus Overview Opening an d choosin g a menu: 1 Press MENU to display the Menu screen. 2 Use the arrow buttons to move to the desired menu icon. Press to select it. 3 Use the arrow buttons to scroll up and down through the featur es. 4 See the specific menu page for instru ctions on moving through the menu. The Menu gives you access to[...]

Using the Menus 36 Using the Video Menu T o sel ect the Video Menu 1 Press MENU . 2 Use the arrow button s to mo ve to the V ideo icon and press . 3 Use the arrow buttons to scroll up and down thr ough the option s. 4 Press to s e lect a f eatu re. That featur e ’ s adjust ment appe ars. 5 Use the arrow buttons to make the desired adjustment s. 6[...]

Using the Menus 37 Color T emp White intensity adjustment Choose fr om three color temperatures: Cool Sele ct to gi ve the whit e color s a blu e tint. Neutral Se lect to give th e whit e co lors a neut ral t in t. War m S elec t to gi ve the whit e colo rs a red t int (NTSC-Standard). VM Ve l o c i t y Modulation Sharpens pictur e definition to gi[...]

Using the Menus 38 Using the Audio Menu T o select the Au dio Menu 1 Press MENU . 2 Use the arrow buttons to move to the Audio icon and press . 3 Use the arrow buttons to scroll up and down thr ough the option s. 4 Press to select an option. That opt ion ’ s sett ings ap pear . 5 Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the setting s. 6 Press to s[...]

Using the Menus 39 Audio Out Easy cont rol o f volume adjustments This op tion ca n be set onl y when the Speaker o ption i s set to OFF . Va r i a b l e The TV ’ s speakers are turn ed of f, but the volume output from your audio system ca n still be cont rolled by the TV ’ s remo t e con trol. Fi x e d The TV ’ s speakers are turned of f and[...]

Using the Menus 40 Using the Channel Menu T o sele ct the Chann el Men u 1 Press MENU . 2 Use the arr ow buttons to move to the Channel icon and press . 3 Use the arrow buttons to scroll up and down thr ough the option s. 4 Press to select a feature. That featur e ’ s opti ons app ear . 5 Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the op tion s. 6 P[...]

Using the Menus 41 Channel Skip/Add Removes a nd adds viewab le chan nels. 1 Use th e arrow button s to scroll through the cha nnel s until you find the ch annel you w ant to skip/ add. 2 Pres s to select it. 3 Pre ss the arr ow bu ttons to toggle betw een “ Add ” or “ Skip. ” 4 Pres s to select. Channel Label Label u p to 40 c hannels with[...]

Using the Menus 42 Using the Parent Menu The Par ent menu allows yo u to s et up the TV to block programs according to their content and ratin g levels. T o sel ect the P arent Menu 1 Press MENU . 2 Use the arr ow buttons to move to the Parent icon and press . 3 Use the 0-9 buttons on th e remote contr ol to enter you r four-digit password. 4 Confi[...]

Using the Menus 43 US Models: Selectin g Custom Rating Options For US model s, the Cus tom Rating M enu includes the fo llo wing option s. (For C anadi an mode ls, see pag e 44. ) V iewing Blocked Programs Y ou can view blocked programs by entering the password. Pr ess the ENT ER button when tuned to a blocked pro gram, then enter the password. Thi[...]

Using the Menus 44 Canadian Models : Selectin g Custom Rating Options For Canadian mode ls , the Custom Rating Men u includes the foll owing opt ions. (F or US model s, see p age 43 .) V iewing Blocked Programs Y ou can view blocked programs by entering the password. Pr ess the ENT ER button when tuned to a blocked pro gram, then enter the password[...]

Using the Menus 45 Using the T imer Menu T o sele ct t he Ti mer M enu 1 Press MENU . 2 Use the arrow buttons to move to the T imer icon and press . T o set the Current Time 1 Use the arrow butto ns to se lect “ Cur r ent T ime ” , then pr ess . 2 If it is currently Daylight Sav ing T ime , be sure to set the mod e to “ ON ” fir st. (Daylig[...]

Using the Menus 46 Using the Setup Menu T o sel ec t th e Se tup Menu 1 Press MENU . 2 Use the arrow button s to move to the Setup icon and p ress . 3 Use the arr ow buttons to scr oll through the features. 4 Press to select a feature. (That featur e ’ s opti ons a pp ear .) 5 Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the op tion s. 6 Press to sele[...]

Using the Menus 47 Video Label Allows y ou to labe l the aud io/video comp onents yo u connected to the TV , so you can i dentify them when using the TV/VIDEO butto n. When in the Setu p menu ’ s V ideo Label fea ture, us e the arr ow butt ons to hig hlight an in put to label , then press to select it. Use the ar row b uttons to scroll th rough t[...]

Using the Menus 48 Using the Basic Menu T o select the Bas ic Menu 1 Press MENU . 2 Use the arrow buttons to move to the Basic icon and press . 3 Use the arrow butto ns to s croll through the features. 4 Press to select a feature. (That fea tur e ’ s options appear .) 5 Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the op tion s. 6 Press to select the [...]

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 Othe r C om ponents with Y our TV Remote Contr ol 52 T roublesho oting 54 Spe cific atio ns 56 Index 57[...]

Other Information 50 Prog ram ming th e R emote Co nt rol The r emote control is pr eset to operate Sony-bran d 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 contr ol, use the following procedur e to program the remote cont rol. 1 Check the list of “ Manufactur[...]

Other Information 51 Manufacturer ’ s Codes VCRs Lase rdis c Pla yers DVD Players Cable Boxes Satell ite Rec eive rs Manufac turer Code Sony 30 1 Admi ral (M. W ard) 327 Aiwa 338, 344 Audi o Dynamic 314, 33 7 Brokson i c 319, 317 Cano n 309, 30 8 Citi zen 332 Crai g 302, 332 Criterion 31 5 Curti s Math es 304, 33 8, 30 9 Daewo o 341, 312, 309 DBX[...]

Other Information 52 Operating O ther Com ponents with Y ou r TV Remote Co ntrol Operating a VCR Operating a DVD Player T o Do This ... Press Tu r n o n / o f f VCR/DVD (g reen POWER button) Select VCR VCR/DVD (FUNCTION button ) Change channels CH +/- Record N and z simult ane ousl y Play N Stop x Fast f orward M Rewind the ta pe m Pause X ( p res [...]

Other Information 53 Operating a Cable Box Operating a Sat ellite Receiver Operating an MDP (Laserdi sc Player) T o Do This ... Press Tu r n o n / o f f SAT/CABLE (green POWER button) Select Cab le Box SAT/CABLE (FUNCTION button) Select a chann e l 0-9 buttons, ENTER Change channels CH +/- Back to pr evious channel JUMP T o Do This ... Press Tu r n[...]

Other Information 54 T ro ubleshooting Proble m Possi bl e Remedies Res et T V to factory setting s ❏ T urn on th e TV . While hold ing down the RESE T button o n the rem o te contr ol, pre ss the PO WER button on t he TV . (The TV w ill turn it self off, then ba ck on again .) Rele ase the RE SET but ton. No picture (scr een not l it), no sou nd[...]

Other Information 55 If, aft er re ading th ese operatin g instru ctions, you have addit ional questi ons re lated to the use of your Sony televi sion, p lease cal l our Di rec t Respons e Center at 1-80 0-222- SONY (7 669) ( U.S. r esident s only) or (416) 49 9-SONY ( 7669) (Canad ian resid ents o n ly). Cann ot rec eive ch annels ❏ Use Au to Pr[...]

Other Information 56 Specificati ons All Models (Gene ral) 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) 3 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms unbalanced, sync [...]

57 Index 16:9 (anamo rphi c or widescre en) 2 , 47 A Activating a PIP screen 31 Adding c h annels to the ch an nel list 41 Adjusting the picture definition 37 ANT button 7 Aspect ratio, 16:9 47 Audio men u 35 , 38 audio receiver, connecting 24 Auto Pro gr am (cha nn el setup ) 28 , 40 Auto-SAP 35 , 38 Auto se tup 28 B balance, adjusting 38 Basic me[...]

Index 58 H Hookup s 12 - 27 hue, ad jus ting 36 I inputs, labelin g 47 J Jump b utton 4 , 6 L label channels 41 video input s 47 Language s 47 Locking prog rams 42 M Manufa cturer ’ s Co des 51 MDP, using with TV remote control 53 Menu but ton 5 , 7 menus Audio 35 , 38 Basic 35 , 48 Channel 35 , 40 Channel Setup 40 Parent 35 , 42 Parental Control[...]

Index 59 T tape-to-tape editing 20 tilt, correcting 47 Time, set cu rrent 45 set Dayl ight Sa ving 45 Time r menu 35 , 45 Timer setting 45 treble, adjusting 38 troublesh ooting 54 - 55 TV function button 5 , 7 TV power button 4 , 7 TV/VIDEO bu tton 5 , 7 V VCR connec ting tw o, for tape edit ing 20 using with TV remote control 52 with cable box, co[...]

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