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    R 4-206-297- 12 Trinitron Digital TV Opera ting Ins truct ions GB KD-28DX40U KD-32DX40U © 2001 by S ony Corporation P rinted in UK 420629712 DX40 Cover.fm P age 1 Wednesday, August 22, 2 001 12:0 6 PM[...]

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    NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM A moulded plug complyin g with BS1363 is fitt ed to this equip ment for your safety and conv enience. Should the fuse in the plu g suppli ed nee d to be replace d, a 5 AMP fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362 (i. e. marked with or ) must be used. Whe n an alternat ive type of plug is used it should be f[...]

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    Safety I nformation Safety In formation 1 How to mo ve your TV and s tand safely The follow ing instru ction s MUST be observed whe n movi ng the TV and s tand. NEV ER attemp t to move the TV a nd stand togethe r. Secu ring strap 1. Disc onnect the securing stra p comple tely (plea se ref er to th e inst ructions supplied with the st and). NEVER at[...]

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    Safety I nformation 2 Safety Informa tion This set is to operate on a 220-240V AC supply only . T ake care not to connect too many appliances to the same power soc ket as this could r esult in fire or elect ric shock. For en vironmental and safety reasons, it is recommended that the TV set is not left in standby mode when not in use. Disconnect fro[...]

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    Table of Contents Table of Contents 3 Thank you for choosing this Sony Trinitron Digital Television. Before ope rating this TV, ple ase read this in struction manual thoroug hly and retain i t for future referenc e. O K Throughou t this ins truction ma nual you will not ice illustrat ions of the remote cont rol with cer tain buttons shaded w hite. [...]

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    Getting Sta rted 4 Getting Sta rted Follow steps 1 - 6 to install the TV and view TV programmes. 1. Checking the accessories su pplied Batteries Remote c ontrol RF Loopth rough cable 2. Inserting b atteries into the remote co ntrol 1 2 3 Alwa ys re membe r to : • obser ve the c orre ct pol ar it y when ins er t ing batt er ies, • dispos e of ba[...]

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    Getting Star ted Getting Star ted 5 3. Connectin g an aerial and a VCR 1 Connect your existing aerial lead to the upper soc k et marke d 1 on th e re ar of t he TV as sh own. 2 Connec t the supp lied RF loopthroug h cable to the socket s marked 2 and as shown. 1 Connect your existing aerial lead to the upper soc k et marke d 1 on th e re ar of t he[...]

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    Getting Sta rted 6 Getting Sta rted 5. Automat ically tuning t he TV 1. When y ou sw itch on the TV f or the first ti me a m enu appear s on the screen a sking y ou to chec k if the pic ture is s lanted. (Som etimes the Ear th ’ s natur al magne tism can caus e the sc reen to look tilt ed.) 2. The autotu ne prompt scree n appears. P ress the OK b[...]

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    Basic Operation Bas ic Op eratio n 7 Overview of the remote control VIDEO / TV / DIGIT AL VIDEO button Press t o switch off you r VCR or DVD temporari ly. DIGITAL/ button Press to swi tch between D igital or analogue mode, or to return to n ormal TV operation from Teletext. Screen format b utton Press repe atedly to chang e the screen format. 0 - 9[...]

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    Basic Oper ation 8 Basic Ope ration Overview of the TV butt ons I n t e g r a t e d D i g i t a l T V D D D D O L B Y S U R R O U N D P R O . L O G I C I n t e g r a t e d D i g i t a l T V D D D DO LBY SURR OU ND PR O . L OG IC Press the door flap as shown. The control panel app ears. - + 3 M O N O 3 L/G /S/I R/D/D/D s P Auto tune button Press to [...]

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    Basic Operation Bas ic Op eratio n 9 Selecting Digit al or analogue m ode Press th e DIGITA L/ button on the rem ote control to switch between Digital and analogue mode. To check i f you are wa tching a D igital or ana logue mode press the PROG +/- but ton. If you are wat ching a digital programme a ban ner will appea r momenta rily at the top of t[...]

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    Basic Oper ation 10 Basic O perat ion Favourite programmes This fea ture allows yo u to creat e a list of your favourite prog rammes. To add a programme to the Favourite list 1. With the ‘ Ch annel Inde x menu ’ on sc reen, press the V or v buttons to highlight the pro gr amme y ou wa nt as a f av ourite. 2. Press the BLUE bu tton to store the [...]

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    Basic Operation Basic Oper ation 11 Watching Widescreen programmes The pictu res that the TV receive s may be tran smitted by the broad caster in more than one forma t (e.g. conven tional 4:3 format, 16:9 wid escreen format). You can alter the TV screen format manuall y to suit the br oadcast y ou are watc hing. Press the b utton on the rem o te co[...]

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    Basic Oper ation 12 Basic O perat ion Viewing Digital Te letext Many b roadcast ers now prov ide a Digita l Teletex t service in the form of a dedic ated Tel etext chan nel. This D igital se rvice include s high quali ty text an d graphics along wi th advanc ed navigation options. The appea rance, conten t and navig ation meth ods of all Digital Te[...]

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    Basic Operation Basic Oper ation 13 Telet ext (Ana logu e) Most an alogue TV chann els broadca st a Teletext s ervice. The ind ex page (usu ally pag e 100) provi des informat ion on how to use the serv ice. Please ensure you are recei ving a good s ignal, or som e Teletex t errors ma y occur. Switching Teletext on and off 1. If the TV is not alread[...]

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    Basic Oper ation 14 Basic O perat ion The Di gital EPG me nu The EPG m enu (Elect ronic Programme Gu ide) provides y ou with a quick a nd easy way to:- a) View a c omplete l ist of the programm es avail able. b) Obtain a preview of the programme s currentl y being broadcast. c) Reduce the size of the list by sel ecting a category o f programme, e.g[...]

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    Basic Operation Basic Oper ation 15 To select a programme for recording or timed display 1. With the EPG men u on screen, pres s the V , v , B or b b ut to ns to high lig ht a pro gramm e in th e EPG menu that y ou wish to reco rd, then press the OK b u tton. The Timer screen ap pears. 2. Press the RED bu tton and y our VCR will automatically recor[...]

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    Basic Oper ation 16 Basic O perat ion The Digital IN FO display This men u gives you info rmation on the p rogrammes current ly being shown aswell as the those progra mmes which are on next. 1. With the TV in Di gital mode , press the butt on on the remote contro l to displa y the ‘ Digital INFO displ ay ’ scre en. 2. Press th e b button t o ob[...]

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    Advanced Operation Advanced Operat ion 17 The Main Menu The ‘ Main Men u ’ contains several fea tures that will allow you to cus tomise th e Digital sid e of your TV. The ‘ Ma in Menu ’ is onl y availa ble when watch ing Digital ch annels. I f the TV is not a lready in Digital mode, press th e DIGITAL/ button o n the remote con trol. Favour[...]

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    Advanced Operat ion 18 Advanc ed Opera tion Parental Control This featu re allows you to set an age li mit for program m es on the TV. If an y films or programme s classed above the age limit you have set are broadcast, yo u will be reques ted to enter your PIN code before viewi ng is allowed . In order to use the ‘ Parental C ontrol ’ fe ature[...]

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    Advanced Operation Advanced Operat ion 19 Detail Set-up The ‘ Detai l Set-up ’ m enu allo ws you to f urther customise y our TV wit h the follo wing features: Manual Tuning This fe ature allows you to sele ct a ch annel numb er from the displaye d list a nd change t he digita l services of that channel . 1. Press the butt on on the rem ote cont[...]

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    Advanced Operat ion 20 Advanc ed Opera tion Softwar e Download Periodic ally Sony issues update s for the software that co ntrols your TV. This feature allo ws you to automati cally receive updates free thro ugh your exist ing aerial. 1. Press the butt on on the rem ote contro l to displa y the ‘ Dig ital INFO displa y ’ . Press t he BLUE bu tt[...]

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    Advanced Operation Advanced Operat ion 21 CAM Set-up This featu re allows you to ac cess a pay per view servic e once you ha ve obtaine d a Condition al Access Module (CAM) and a view ing card. P lease conta ct your ne arest pay- per-view su pplier for detail s. 1. Switch off the TV an d unplug from th e mains. 2. Insert the CAM into th e sock et o[...]

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    Advanced Operat ion 22 Advanc ed Opera tion The TV menu system This TV c ontains a men u system whic h is based on a series of use r friend ly on-sc reen displays. These display s will help you to get the most fr om your TV, h elping you to change the picture s ettings, so und settings and cha nge the ord er of the TV chann els. The Picture Ad just[...]

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    Advanced Operation Advanced Operat ion 23 5. Highlight a nd activ ate one o f the options us ing the v and b buttons, the n press t he v or V but tons to set the o ption to On or O ff. See the t able below for an e xplanation of e a ch optio n and their effec ts. 6. P ress the O K button to store the new s etting, th en repeat step 5 to alter the o[...]

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    Advanced Operat ion 24 Advanc ed Opera tion The Se t Up me nu The ‘ Set Up ’ menu contains man y features that enable you to cu stomise your TV. The following pa ges explain all of the fe atures co ntained in the ‘ Set Up ’ menu . Auto Tunin g The T V automati cally tuned in all the availa ble channels w hen yo u first insta lled the T V. F[...]

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    Advanced Operation Advanced Operat ion 25 Programme Labels This fea ture allows yo u to name an analogue ch annel using up to 5 characters (letters or numbe rs). 1. With the TV i n analogue mo de, pres s the ME NU bu tton to dis play t he main me nu. Press the v or V bu tton to highli ght the symbol, the n press th e b button to enter the ‘ Set U[...]

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    Advanced Operat ion 26 Advanc ed Opera tion Manual tuning This fea ture allows yo u to manu ally add analo gue channel s one by one to your TV. 1. With the TV i n analogue mo de, pres s the ME NU bu tton to dis play t he main me nu. Press the v or V bu tton to highli ght the symbol, the n press th e b button to enter the ‘ Set Up ’ menu. 2. Pre[...]

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    Advanced Operation Advanced Operat ion 27 Fine tuning Normal ly, fine tuni ng is perform ed automat ically. However , you can adjust it man ually if yo u feel a slight tuning a djustment wil l improv e the picture qua lity. 1. Select th e analogue chan nel you wish to fine tu ne. 2. Press the MENU butto n to displa y the main men u. Pressin g the v[...]

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    Advanced Operat ion 28 Advanc ed Opera tion Noise Reduction Somet imes a weak signal c an produce a sn owy pic ture (called picture noise ). The ‘ Noise Re duc tio n ’ featur e can hel p to reduc e this effe ct. 1. Press the MENU butt on to disp lay t he main m enu. Pres s the v or V b utton to hi ghlight the symbol, then press the b b utton to[...]

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    Advanced Operation Advanced Operat ion 29 RGB Centring The ‘ RGB Centring ’ fea ture allow s you to adju st the horiz ontal picture po sition of R GB equipmen t connec ted to the A V1 scart socket (e.g. PlayStation). 1. Press the MENU butt on to disp lay t he main m enu. Pres s the v or V b utton to hi ghlight the symbol, then press the b b utt[...]

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    Additional Information 30 Additional Information Connectin g additi onal equ ipment You can c onnect a wide ran ge of audio and v ideo equipmen t to the rear of the TV as sho w n in the following il lustration . Rear of TV VCR Modem DVD Hi-Fi PlayStation Note: Connecting cables are not supplied. CD A B 1. Connec t yo ur equipm ent as sh own in the [...]

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    Additional Information Additional Information 31 Connectin g additi onal equ ipment The follow ing instr uctions explain how to conn ect equipment su ch as camcorders to the side co ntrol panel of the TV. Pres s the side doo r flap to reve al the con trol panel . In t e g r a t e d D i g i t a l T V D D D D O L B Y S U R R O U N D P R O . L O G I C[...]

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    Additional Information 32 Additional Information Remote control of connected equipment This rem ote control can operate not onl y Sony DVDs and VC Rs, but als o those made by o ther manufac turers. The follo wing instru ctions will guid e you through th e set up procedu re. 1. Find the 3 digit code for your br and from the lis t below . 2. Press th[...]

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    Additional Information Additional Information 33 Specification s TV Sy stem I/DVB-T Colour System PAL NTSC 3.58, 4.43 (only Video In) MPEG-2 MP@ML Channel Co verage UHF:B21-B69 Picture T ube KD-28DX40: FD Trinitro n WIDE Appr ox. 71cm (28inc hes) KD-32DX40: FD Trinitro n WIDE Appr ox. 82cm (32 in ches) Sound Output Left/Right: 2x14W (music power) 2[...]

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    Additional Information 34 Additional Information Trou blesh ooting Here are some simple soloutions to probl ems whic h may affect the picture and sound. Problem Cause No pict ure, no so und. Poor or no p icture (screen i s dark), bu t good so und. No Digit al channels aft e r tuning. Some cha nnels are blank. Standby i ndicator flas hing. Good Pic [...]

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    Additional Information Additional Information 35 Index 4:3 mode 11 14:9 mod e 11 A Aerial, connect ing 5 Acce ssori es, su pplie d 4 Analogue mo de, selecting 9 Audio 16 Audio Adju stment menu 24 Auto Forma t 11 Auto tunin g (analogue) 6 , 24 Auto tunin g (Digital) 18 Auto volu me 23 AV2 Output 28 AV Preset 25 B Batteries, inserti ng into th e remo[...]

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    36 DX40 Pages 31-36. fm Page 36 Wednesday, Aug ust 22, 2001 12:10 P M[...]

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    DX40 Cover.fm P age 3 Wednesday, August 22, 2 001 12:0 6 PM[...]

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    Sony Co rporation Printed in UK Recyclable KD-28DX40U KD-32DX40U Lifting Instructions Sony st rongly r ecommend s that thi s TV shou ld not be lifted by les s than two peopl e. When l ifting, al ways grip the TV as sho wn belo w. Always as sume the c orrect po sture whe n lifting . Take care not to tra p your fi ngers wh en placi ng the TV on a fla[...]