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Sony KDP-57WS550 manual

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    4-094-487- 11 Operating Instructions © 2003 Sony Corporation KDP-51WS550 KDP-57WS550 KDP-65WS550 Sony Corporation          Printed in U.S.A.  High Definition Projection TV[...]

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    1 Owne r’ s Record The model and serial numbers ar e located at the rea r of the pr ojection TV , below the Sony logo, on the sticker , and also on the TV bo x (white label). Record these number s in the spaces pr ovided below . R efer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regard i ng th is prod uct . WA R NI N G T o red uce th e r is k[...]

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    2 Note on Capti on Vi s ion This televi sion receiver pr ovides display of television closed captioning in a ccor dance with § 15. 1 19 of the F CC r ule s. Note on Convergence Adjus tment Before yo u u se y our projec tion TV , make sure t o a djust conver gence. For details, see “ Adjusting the Convergence Auto m a tic al ly (Fl as h Focu s) ?[...]

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    3 Important Safety Instructions 1 Read these instructi o ns. 2 Keep these instructi ons. 3 He ed all warn in gs . 4 Fo llow all instr uc tions. 5 Do not use this apparatus n ear water . 6 C le an on ly w ith dr y cl oth . 7 Do no t bl o ck an y ven t il a tio n op e n in gs . In s tal l i n acco rdance with the manufactur er ’ s instructions. 8 D[...]

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    AX1 PJ. book Page 4 Wed ne sday , Apri l 30, 20 03 2:13 P M[...]

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    5 Cont en t s Introd ucing the Di gital P roject io n TV Welc o me .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ... .... ... 9 Pac kag e Co nte nts .. ... ..... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... 9 Fea tu res ..[...]

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    6 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP Using t he Re mote Co ntr ol Ov erv iew . .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ... 4 5 Ins e rtin g B a tte ri es . ..... ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .. ..... .. [...]

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    7 We lcome SETUP Oth er Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Usin g t he M em ory S tic k V i ew er Ab out M em ory Stic k ..... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 6 7 Fea tu res .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ..[...]

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    8 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP Using t he Men us Ov erv iew . .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ... 9 1 Navigat ing Th rough M enus ... ...... . ..... ..... ...... . ..... ..... ...... . .... . ..... ..... ...... . ..... 91 Usi ng t he[...]

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    9 Intr oducin g th e Digital Pr ojection TV We l co m e This c hapter desc ribes the contents o f the pac kage in w hich th e TV is shipped and provides an overview of the features of your Di gital Pro jection TV . Package Conten ts Along wit h your new proj ec tion T V , the pac k age c ontains a remote contro l and two A A batteries. No addit i o[...]

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    10 SETUP SETUP Welc ome SETU P SETUP SETUP ❑ Tw i n V i e w ™ : Using the Multi-Im age Driv er (MIDX), T win V iew all ows you to watc h two pr ogr ams sid e by si de, wi th the abilit y to zo om in o ne picture. Y ou can watch pictures fr om two dif fer ent sour ces (1080i , 720p, 480p, an d 480i) simultan eously . (Only the left T win V iew w[...]

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    11 Setting Up th e Di gital Pr ojection TV Ove rview Th is chapter inc ludes illu strated ins truction s for setting up y our TV . To p i c Page (s) Car ryin g Y ou r Proje cti on T V 12 Installin g the TV 12 TV Contr ols and C onnecto rs 13 -17 Basi c Connec tions: Conne ctin g a Cabl e or Ante nna 18-2 2 Conn ecting Opt ional Equip ment VCR and C[...]

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    12 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Carryi ng Y our Pr ojection TV Carrying the TV requires four or more people. The TV is equipped wit h cast ers fo r easy mov ement on a hard su rfa ce. Be sure to move your projection TV using the c asters. The TV includes h andles that you can use to carr y the unit (KDP-65 WS550 only ). Ins talli ng the T V [...]

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    13 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP TV Contr ols and Conne ctors T o access the front video panel, push u p and then release . The panel drop s dow n aut oma tica lly . Front V i deo Cont rols A C C E S S A C C E S S M E M O R Y M E M OR Y P O W ER POWER T IM E R / T I M ER/ S T A N D B Y S T AN D B Y S T A N D B Y ST AND B Y i . LI N K i. LI NK[...]

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    14 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Fro nt Panel ACCESS ACCESS MEMORY MEMORY POWER POWER TIMER/ TIMER/ STAND BY STAND BY STANDBY STANDBY i.LINK i.LINK CHANNEL CHANNEL VOLUME TV/VIDEO TV/VIDEO FLASH FLASH FOCUS FOCUS + STICK STICK - + - AX1 PJ. book P age 14 Wedn esday, April 30 , 200 3 2:13 PM[...]

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    15 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Ite m Description 1 MEMOR Y STICK AC C E S S L E D When lit, indicates that the Memory Stick is being read. (Do not re m ove the Memory Stick when t he indicato r is lit .) 2 MEMOR Y STICK Memory Stick inser tion slot. For details, see “ In serting and Remov ing a Memory Stick ” on pa ge 69. 3 POWER Press [...]

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    16 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Rear Panel VIDEO IN HD/D VD IN MONITOR OUT AUDIO OUT (V AR/FIX) (1080i/720p/480p/480i) 1 3 4 5 6 7 D VI - HDTV IN DIGIT AL AUDIO (OPTICAL) OUT L R AUDIO VIDEO TS/DV/MICROMV PCM/DOLBY DIGIT AL CONTROL S OUT IN L R AUDIO (MONO) S VIDEO VIDEO L R AUDIO P B P R Y 6 q; 1 2 3 8 4 5 qa 7 9 SERVICE ONL Y AX1 PJ. book [...]

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    17 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Jack Descr iption 1 VIDEO IN 1/3/4 VIDEO/L( MONO) -A UDIO -R Con n ect to the c om pos ite A /V ou tput ja ck s on yo ur V C R o r ot her v ideo com pon en t. A fou rth com pon ent A/ V in put jac k (VI DE O 2) is lo cated o n th e f ront panel of the TV . Th ese video co nnections pr ovide better pictu re qu [...]

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    18 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Bas ic Connecti ons: Conne cting a Ca ble or Ante nna The way in which yo u will conn ect your TV varies, depending on how your hom e rec eiv es a signal (c able, cable box, antenna) an d wheth er or no t you p lan to connec t a VCR. If you ar e co nnectin g a VCR ❑ See the connec tions d escribe d on pages [...]

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    19 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Ca ble or An tenn a Only F or bes t resu lts , use one o f the followin g connection s if you ar e connec ting a ca ble or an ant enna an d you: ❑ Do not need a cable box to unscrambl e channels . (If you have a cable bo x, see pa g es 2 1-22.) ❑ Do not intend to connect a VCR. (If you have a VCR , see pag[...]

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    20 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Cable and Antenna Only F or bes t resu lts , use t his co nnection if you: ❑ Have a cable and an antenna. (This i s conven ient if yo u are using a sepa rate rooftop ant enna to r eceive add ition al ch ann els, such as HD TV chan nel s, that a re not pro vided by your cabl e company . ) ❑ Do not hav e a c[...]

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    21 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Cable Box and Cab le O nly F or bes t resu lts , use t his co nnection if : ❑ Y o ur cabl e co mpany sc ramb les som e cha nnel s, such as premi um channels (which requir es you t o use a ca ble box), but do es not scramb le all ch annels . ❑ Y ou do not have a VCR. ( If you have a VC R, see pages 24 and 2[...]

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    22 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Ca ble Box Onl y F or bes t resu lts , use t his co nnection if : ❑ Y ou r cab le com pany scr ambles all chan nels , whic h requ ir es y ou to us e a cable bo x . ❑ Y ou do not have a VCR. ( If you have a VC R, see pages 24 and 26.) With thi s conn ect ion you ca n: ❑ Use the TV r emote con tr ol to cha[...]

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    23 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Con necting O ptional Equi pment Use the directions in this section to co nnect the follow ing optiona l equipment: Abo ut Us ing SV I D E O If the optional equipment you are connecting has an S VIDEO jac k ( sho w n a t lef t), yo u ca n use a n S V ID EO c a ble fo r impr oved pi ctur e quality (compared to [...]

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    24 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP VC R an d Ca ble F or bes t resu lts , use t his co nnection if : ❑ Y our cable company does not requir e you to use a cable box. T o connect the VCR and cabl e 1 Connect the CA TV cable to the VCR ’ s VHF /UH F i np ut j ack . 2 Use a coaxial cable to connect the VCR ’ s VH F/U HF out put jack to th e T[...]

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    25 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connect ion T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... W a tc h th e VC R P r ess TV/VID EO r epeatedly to select the VCR input (VIDEO 1 in the i llustration). W atch cable channels Pr ess TV/VI DEO repea tedly to select the cable input (C ABLE in the i llustration). S et up the TV r emo te co nt r ol [...]

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    26 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP VC R an d Ca ble Box F or bes t resu lts , use t his co nnection if : ❑ Y o ur cabl e co mpany sc ramb les som e cha nnel s, such as premi um channels (which requir es you t o use a ca ble box), but do es not scramb le all ch annels . With thi s conn ect ion you ca n: ❑ Use the TV r emote con tr ol to chan[...]

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    27 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connect ion T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... W atch cabl e (uns crambled) cha n ne ls Pr ess TV/VID EO r ep eate dly to select the cable input (CABLE in the i llustration). W atc h cabl e box ( scramble d) cha n ne ls T urn on the VCR and tune it to the channel the cable box is set to (usuall[...]

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    28 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP T wo VCRs for T ape Editing Con nectin g two VCR s lets y ou re cor d fro m one VC R to th e other . By connecti ng them as s how n below , you c an v iew ( mon itor) wh at is b e i n g re c o rd e d . T o co nn e ct tw o VC R s for tap e e dit in g 1 Use an A/V cable t o co nnec t the playbac k VCR ’ s A/V [...]

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    29 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connect ion T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... V iew ( monitor) what is being reco rd e d Pr ess TV/VID EO r epeatedly to select the VCR i nput (VIDEO 1 in the illu str ati on a b ove) . S et up the TV r emo te co nt r ol to o perate the VCR(s) If yo u have a non-Sony VC R , you m ust pr o gram[...]

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    30 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Satell ite Receiver T o co nnect a satellite rece iver 1 Conn ect t he s atellite ante nna cable to t he s atel lite receiver ’ s satellit e inpu t jack. 2 Use an A/V cable to c onnect the sat ellite r eceiv er ’ s A/ V ou tp ut jacks to the TV ’ s A/V inpu t jack s. 3 Con nect a cab le fr om your c able[...]

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    31 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connect ion T o Do T hi s ... Do This .. . W a tc h th e sa tel lit e r ec eiv er P re ss TV/V ID EO r epeatedly to select the satellite r eceiver i nput (VIDEO 1 in t he illust ration). Set up the TV remote contr ol to operate the satel lite rec eiver If you have a non-Sony satellite r ece[...]

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    32 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Satell ite Receiver and VCR T o connect a sate llite r eceiver an d VCR 1 Conn ect t he s atellite ante nna cable to t he s atel lite receiver ’ s satellit e inpu t jack. 2 Connect the CA TV cable to the VCR ’ s VHF /UH F i np ut j ack . 3 Use a coaxial cable to connect the VCR ’ s VH F/U HF out put jack[...]

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    33 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP VIDEO IN HD/D VD IN MONITOR OUT AUDIO OUT (V AR/FIX) (1080i/720p/480p/480i) 1 3 4 5 6 7 D VI - HDTV IN L R AUDIO VIDEO TS/DV/MICROMV CONTROL S OUT IN L R AUDIO (MONO) S VIDEO VIDEO L R AUDIO P B P R Y DIGIT AL AUDIO (OPTICAL) OUT PCM/DOLBY DIGIT AL SERVICE ONL Y A/V cabl e Coaxia l cable cable Satel lite cable[...]

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    34 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP DVD Player with Com p on ent Vi deo Conne cto rs Fo r be st resu lts , us e th is co nn e ct ion if y ou r D V D pla y er has comp onen t vide o (Y , P B , P R ) jacks. T o conn ect a D VD play er w ith comp onent v ideo connect ors 1 Use a component video c able, or three c omposite video cables , to connect [...]

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    35 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connect ion T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... W atch the DVD p layer Pr ess TV/VIDEO repeatedly to select the DVD input (VIDEO 5 in the i llustration). S et up the TV r emo te co nt r ol to o perate the DVD player If yo u have a non-Sony DVD pla yer , you must pr ogram the r emo te con trol. S[...]

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    36 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP DVD Player with S VIDEO and A udio Conn e cto rs Use thi s connection i f your DVD player does not have c ompon ent vid eo (Y , P B , P R ) jacks. T o conn ect a DVD play er w ith A/V connect ors 1 Use an audio cable to connect the DVD player ’ s audio out pu t jacks to the TV ’ s au d io in pu t ja ck s. [...]

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    37 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Ca mcor der F or easy con nect ion of a camc order , t h e TV has fr ont A/V i nput j acks . If you pr efer , ho wever , you can connect the c amcor d er to the TV ’ s re a r A / V i n p u t j a c k s . T o co nnect a camcorder 1 Ope n the fr ont vi deo panel , as shown on pag e 13. 2 Use A/V cables t o conn[...]

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    38 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Au di o R ec eiv er For impr oved sound quali ty , you may want to pl ay the TV ’ s audio th rou gh yo ur ste re o sy st e m . T o connect an audio sy stem 1 Use an audio cable to conn ect the TV ’ s audio out p ut j acks to t he audi o receiv er ’ s li ne inp ut jac ks. 2 Using the TV ’ s Audio Me n u[...]

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    39 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Connec ting a Device with an Opti cal IN Con nector Y ou can us e the TV ’ s DIGIT AL AUDI O OP TI CAL outp ut jack to con nect an audio d evice that is Dolby Dig ital and PCM compati ble, such as a n audio am pli f ier . ❑ Us ing an o pt ica l ca bl e, co nne c t th e TV ’ s DIGI T AL AUDI O OP TICAL ou[...]

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    40 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Using the CO NTROL S Featur e CON TROL S allo ws you to control your sys tem and othe r Sony equipment with one r emote control . In addit ion to al l owing you to control mu ltiple dev ices with on e remot e c ontrol, t he CON TRO L S fea ture a llows you to al ways po int your r emot e co ntr ol at your TV ,[...]

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    41 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setting Up th e Channel L ist After y ou finis h co nnectin g the T V , y ou need to run t he Auto Pro g ram featur e, which auto matically cr eates a lis t of available analog a nd d igita l channels. The Auto Program sc reens appear wh en you tu rn on you r TV for the fir st tim e after hooki ng it up. Using[...]

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    42 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Adj usting the Conver gence Automati cally (Fl ash Foc us) The pr ojecti on tube ima g e appear s on t he scre en in thr ee colors (red, green and blue). If they do not converge, the color is poor an d the picture bl urs . Befor e y ou use yo ur TV , be sure to adjust the conver gence. T he Flash Focus feature[...]

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    43 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Adj usting the Conver gence Manuall y The C onvergen ce featur e gives you more c ontrol o ver the pictur e ’ s conver gence t han the F lash Focus f ea ture, allo w ing y ou to f ine-tune the conver gence. 1 Pres s MENU to d ispl ay the Menu. 2 Move the joystick B or b to highlight t he Se tup icon and pr e[...]

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    44 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Note s o n Adju s tin g the Conv er ge nc e Manu a lly ❑ All ow th e TV t o w a rm up fo r ab o ut 3 0 m i nut e s be fo re y ou ad ju st the convergenc e. ❑ For best results, s tand about 3 to 5 feet back from the picture when adj usting the c onvergence. Begin with t he cr osses i n the center area of th[...]

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    45 Us in g the Rem ot e Co nt rol Ove rview This chap ter d escri bes h ow to set up, progr am, and u se t h e TV ’ s re m o t e c o n t r ol . Inserting Ba tteries 1 Rem ove the batt ery co ver fr om the r emo te cont rol. 2 Inse rt two s ize AA (R6) batte ries (supp lie d) by mat c hi ng the e and E ter minals o n the bat terie s to t he diag r[...]

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    46 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con trol But ton Description s Outside Pan el[...]

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    47 SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con trol SETUP SETUP qh PO WER Buttons SAT/C AB LE : Press to turn on and off the satellite r eceiver or ca bl e bo x . TV: P ress to tu rn on a nd off th e TV . qj FUNCTION Buttons The indicator lights up momentarily when pressed to show which equipment the remote control is ope rati ng : SAT/C AB LE : Press to have th[...]

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    48 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con trol Inside Panel T o acc ess t he inside panel , open the outside cover as shown. ✍ Open ing t he outs ide cover automatically switch es the remote control to operate y our VCR or DVD pla yer , depe nding on the pos ition of th e A/V slide switch. For details , see page 49. VCR and DVD button s requir[...]

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    49 SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con trol SETUP SETUP Pr ogramming the Re mote Contr ol The remote c ontrol is prese t to o perate Sony brand video equipment. If you have v ideo e quipment other than So ny bra nd that y ou want to contro l w ith the TV’s remote control, use the following procedure to pro gram the rem ote c ontr ol. 1 T urn to the li [...]

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    50 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con trol Manu fa ctu rer ’ s Code s VCRs Ma nuf ac tur er Co de Sony 301, 30 2, 30 3 Admiral (M. W a rd ) 327 Aiwa 338, 34 4 Audio Dynamic 314, 33 7 Br okson ic 319 , 317 Canon 309, 30 8 Citiz en 332 Crai g 302 , 332 Criterion 315 Curti s Mathe s 304, 33 8, 309 Daewo o 341, 31 2, 309 DBX 314, 33 6, 337 Dim[...]

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    51 SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con trol SETUP SETUP Using O ther Equi pment with Y our TV Remot e Contr ol All Equi pmen t Operating a VC R Operating a Satell ite Receiver T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... Sw it ch th e TV ’ s input to th e VCR, DVD player , o r other connecte d equipment Press TV/VID EO rep eatedly to cycle thr ough th e video equi p[...]

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    52 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con trol Operating a C able Box Operating a DVD Player Operating an M DP (Laser d isc Player ) T o Do T hi s ... Pre ss Acti vate th e remo te con t rol to o perate the cable box SAT/C A BLE FUN C TI ON Tu r n o n / o f f SA T/CAB LE POW E R Se lect a chan nel 0-9, ENTER Chang e channe ls CH +/- Back t o pre[...]

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    53 Using the Featu res Ove rview This c hapter describes how to us e the feat ures of yo ur T V . To p i c Page W atching TV 54 Using the Scrollin g Index 55 Using W ide Mode 56 Using T win V iew 57 Using F avo rite Channels 60 Usin g the Freeze Functio n 61 AX1 PJ. book P age 53 Wedn esday, April 30 , 200 3 2:13 PM[...]

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    54 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP W atching TV T o Do T hi s ... Do T his ... Acti vate th e remo te con t rol to operat e the TV Press TV FUNC TION T u rn on/off the TV Press TV POWER T une dir ectly to a channel T o tun e to analo g chan nels, p ress 0-9 an d th en ENTER . For dig ital s ubchannels, pre ss 0-9 , , press 0-9 again , and t[...]

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    55 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Using the Scrol ling Inde x The Scro l lin g Inde x let s you sel ect p rogr ams fr om a seri es of pr eview win dows tha t scrol l alo ng the ri ght si de of the sc reen . 1 Pres s INDEX . The Scrolling Index appears, with the currently selected program in the m ain (le ft) wind ow , and four s crolling v[...]

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    56 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Using Wide Mode W id e Screen mod e let s yo u wa tch 4: 3 no rmal b roadc asts in sev eral W ide Sc reen m odes (16:9 aspect ratio ). ❑ Pres s WIDE MODE repeatedly to toggle through the following W id e Mode settings. When you change channels or inputs, the W ide Mode settings revert to t h e 4:3 D efau[...]

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    57 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Using T win View T win V iew lets yo u see two pictures fr o m two sources — fr om an ant enna, VCR, DVD, etc . — on the scr een at the same time. Y ou hear the so un d f rom onl y one of the sour c es at a tim e, but yo u ca n choose whi ch sour ce ’ s sound is se lected. Y o u can als o change the [...]

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    58 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Activati ng the Pictur e Funct ions Avai lable in t he Active ( Highl igh ted) Win dow T o ac tivate the picture in th e right window ❑ Move the joystick b . T o activate t he pictur e in the le f t wind ow ❑ Mov e th e jo ys t ic k B . , , T o Do T hi s ... Do T his ... T une dir ectly to a channel T [...]

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    59 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Cha ngi ng th e Pictur e Size The zoom featu r e let s you v ary the relativ e si ze of t he left and rig ht pictures . When you adjust the picture s i zes, the TV memorizes the change. The next time you use the T win V iew funct ion, the memorized sizes appear . 1 Move the joystick B or b to ac tiva te th[...]

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    60 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Using F avorite Chann els Th e Favorite Chann e ls feature lets you selec t pr ogr ams from a list o f up to 16 favorit e channels tha t y ou specify . Creat ing a List of Favorite Chan nels 1 Pres s MENU to d ispl ay the Menu. 2 Move the joystick B or b to hi ghlig ht the Chann el ic on and p r ess . 3 Pr[...]

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    61 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Using the Fre eze Function Th e FRE EZE button allows you to tempo rar ily c apture a pr ogram ’ s picture. Y ou can use this featur e to write down information such as phone numbers, recipes , et c. 1 When the pr ogr am information you want to capture is displayed, pr ess F R EEZE . 2 Th e TV swit ch es[...]

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    63 Using the Di gital Pr ogram Gui de Displ aying the Digit al Progr am Guide This T V is equi pped to show d ig it al pr ogramming , if a digital s i gnal is pres ent. Th e digital program guide and m enus let you r eview program info rmation, se lect dig ital ch annels and subch ann els, se t up your TV ’ s digital programming, and enable digit[...]

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    64 SETUP Pr ogr am Guid e SETUP Pr ogram G uide SETUP SETUP Navigating the Dig ital Pr ogram Menus Four digi tal menus are av ailable o n the d igital pr ogram guide. T o navigate to the se me nu s and throug h the avail able option s: 1 Move the joystick V v B b to n avig ate thr ough the op tio ns. 2 Pr ess to sel ect th e desi red opt ion. Using[...]

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    65 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Pr ogr am Guid e Pr ogram G uide Usi ng t he C apt ion Vi si on Men u The Caption V ision men u all ows y ou to t urn on /off digit al c losed captio ning, and to modify how digita l c losed c apt ioning is show n on your TV . Depending o n the pr ogr am, digital c losed captioning w ill be avail able in a number of dif f[...]

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    66 SETUP Pr ogr am Guid e SETUP Pr ogram G uide SETUP SETUP Cus to miz ing Cap tio n V isio n Y ou can us e the Digital Capt ion Setup menu to customize your TV ’ s Cap tion V isi on. Se le ct from th e f ol low i ng op tio ns to ch an ge the vis ua l ch ar ac te r is tic s of your TV ’ s digital closed captioning. A pr eview window displays a [...]

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    67 Using the Memo ry Stick Viewer About Me mory Sti ck Memo ry Stick (so ld separate ly) is a new , comp act, portable , and ve rsati le I ntegrat ed Cir cuit r ec ord ing med ium wi th a data ca pacit y that exceeds that of a fl oppy disk. Memory Stick is specially designed for shari ng digita l data am ong M emor y Stick compa tible products such[...]

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    68 SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Memory Stic k SETUP Memory Stick Memory Stick Com p atib ilit y Th is televi sion is c ompa tible wi th the f ollo wing Mem ory Stic k media ty p es: ❑ Memory Stick Me dia ❑ Memory Stick Duo Med ia ❑ Memor y St ick Med ia wi th Memo ry Sele ct Fun cti on ❑ Memory Stick PR O M edia About Mem ory Stick PRO Medi[...]

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    69 Mem ory Sti ck Memory Stick SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Ins erting and Re moving a Memory Stic k If you are using a M emory S tick Duo , see “ In se rting the Memo ry Sti ck D uo ” on page 70. Inser tin g a Memory Stick 1 Locat e the Mem ory Stick slot and insert th e Memory Stick into the Me mo ry S tick slo t as illust rated below .[...]

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    70 SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Memory Stic k SETUP Memory Stick Inser tin g t he Memory Stick Duo Memo ry S tick Du o is a new , c ompact vers ion of the standa rd-sized Mem o ry Stic k reco rdin g m edi u m. CAUTI ON: Insert ing the Memory Stick D uo in correct ly may r esult i n perman ent damage to the Memory St ick Du o and the TV . 1 Before i[...]

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    71 Mem ory Sti ck Memory Stick SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Removing a Memory Stick T o remove a M emory St ick 1 Check that the M emo ry St ick indicat or is o ff. (Wh en the light is on , thi s ind i cate s th a t t he T V i s rea din g d ata f rom th e Me m o ry Sti ck.) 2 Push the Mem ory Stick gent ly into the slot, and then release it. [...]

  • Page 73

    72 SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Memory Stic k SETUP Memory Stick Using the Memory Stick Index T urn on the TV and ins ert a Memory Stick th at contai ns the ph oto or movie files y ou wan t to v iew . For d etails, see page 6 9. Th e Memory St ick Index appear s, which di splays thumbnail images of the fi les st ored on the Memor y St ick. Abou t t[...]

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    73 Mem ory Sti ck Memory Stick SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Using t he Memo ry Stick I ndex Th e fo llowin g d escribes h ow t o us e t he M em ory S tick Ind ex. T o Do T hi s ... Do Th is ... Move the highlig ht to a pho to or mo vie () t h u m b n a i l Move the jo ystic k V v B b . Display the hi ghlighted p h oto or movie file full scr e[...]

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    74 SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Memory Stic k SETUP Memory Stick Vi ew i n g P h ot os When you s elect a phot o from the Memory Sti ck Index (described o n page 72), it displa ys as shown belo w , with the follow ing controls. Ph oto C ontr ols Photo m enu ba r Info rm atio n abou t sele cted p hoto Selected photo Pre viou s/ne xt but to ns ✍ JP[...]

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    75 Mem ory Sti ck Memory Stick SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Ph oto M en u Bar Op tio ns Th e Ph o to m en u ba r l et s yo u ac c ess ad di ti o na l p h ot o v ie wi n g opt ions. T o access the Photo me nu bar 1 Move the joystick B or b to sel ect Sl ide Sho w , View , o r File . 2 Mo ve th e joy st ick to se le ct th e des ire d op ti on .[...]

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    76 SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Memory Stic k SETUP Memory Stick Using Zoom and Pan T o Z oom and P an a ph oto 1 In t he Ph oto m en u ba r , m ove t he jo ys ti ck to h ig hl ig ht Vi e w . 2 Mov e the jo ystic k to hig hlig ht Zo om/P a n and pr es s . 3 Specify the zoom center point b y moving the joystick; then press to set the cen te r . The [...]

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    78 SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Memory Stic k SETUP Memory Stick Movie Menu Bar Op tio ns T o access the Movie menu b ar 1 Move the joystick t o highlight Index in the Movie menu bar . 2 Move the joystick B or b to sel ect Index , Sl id e Sho w , or Fi l e . 3 Mo ve th e joy st ick to se le ct th e des ire d op ti on . Option Description Index Disp[...]

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    79 Mem ory Sti ck Memory Stick SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Memory S tick Index Menu Ba r Options Slide Show Menu Opt ions Th e Slide Sho w menu in clude s the follo wing opt ions: Option De scription Sta r t Start s the Slide Sh o w . Music Allo w s y ou to se lec t b a ckg roun d a udi o to pla y d u ring t he Slide Sh ow . Off No ad dit io[...]

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    80 SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Memory Stic k SETUP Memory Stick Fold er Me nu Opt ions Th e Folder m enu inclu des t he fo llow ing opt ions : Memory Stick Menu The Memor y Stick menu di splay s the cu rr ent sta tus of th e Memory Stick, including total capacity , used capacity , and free capacity . Option De scription Sel ec t Contents Allows yo[...]

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    81 Mem ory Sti ck Memory Stick SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Notes on Using Memory Stick Media Abou t D CF Fi le Nam e s Most S ony brand di gital sti ll and vide o cameras automa tica lly r ec ord still p hot o and m ovie file s using DC F com pliant directory and file nam es . If you selected the Digital Ca mera F olders opti on, as d escri [...]

  • Page 83

    82 SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Memory Stic k SETUP Memory Stick Memory Stick Pr ecautions When using Mem ory Stick med ia, fol low t hese prec autions: ❑ T o av o i d pe rm a ne nt d am a ge to sti ll i m ag e d ata , do no t tur n of f t he TV or r emove Memor y Sti ck med ia fr om the ins ertio n slot w hile dat a is being read (as ind icated [...]

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    83 Using i. LINK About i. LINK This TV is equipped w ith i. LINK, which provides a secure digital int e rfa ce to o th er dig i ta l hom e e nte rta in m ent d e vi ces , s uc h a s d igi t al VCRs, digit al camcor ders, se t-top b oxes , and other dev ices that als o ar e equipped w ith i.LINK. i .LINK allows for the secure transfer of copyright-p[...]

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    84 SETUP SETUP SETUP i.LINK i.LINK SETUP Conn e ctin g i .LIN K Devices T o connect a digital i.LINK device (using only a digital signal) 1 Using an i.LINK cable (see page 83), connect the device ’ s i.LI NK jack to either of the TV ’ s i.LI NK jack s. T o connect a n i.LINK device that supports an EIA-775 A connection 1 Using an i.LINK cable ([...]

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    85 SETUP i.LINK SETUP SETUP SETUP i.LINK Notes on Using This Connect ion Notes on Connecti ng i.LINK D evices T o con nect two or mo re i. LINK devi ces, use i. LINK c ables to co nnec t th e m as sh ow n b el ow . Y ou ca n co nn e ct u p to 63 i .LIN K de vi ces . How eve r , t he max im u m number o f cables in any s erial r oute is 16. Do not c[...]

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    86 SETUP SETUP SETUP i.LINK i.LINK SETUP Sele cting an i .LI NK Devi ce Bef ore an i .LI N K devi ce c an b e vie w ed , it m us t f irs t b e s ele c ted v ia th e i .L IN K De v ic e Lis t . 1 Con nect the i.LI NK devi ce that you wi sh to ope rate. 2 Pres s i.L IN K on the r emo te cont rol. Th e TV ( DTV ), a lo ng wi th all d evic es con nec t[...]

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    87 SETUP i.LINK SETUP SETUP SETUP i.LINK Using the i .LI NK Contr ol Pa nel Af ter yo u se lec t an i.L INK dev ic e us ing the Dev ic e Li s t, t he T V displa ys the i.LINK Co ntrol Panel, w hich allow s you to use the TV's re m o t e t o c o n t ro l th e se l e c t e d i . L I N K d e v i c e . 1 If the i.LIN K Cont r ol Pane l is n ot alr[...]

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    88 SETUP SETUP SETUP i.LINK i.LINK SETUP T o Do T hi s ... Do This .. . Go to the Dev ice L ist Move the j oy stick t o h igh light Ba ck to D evice List and pre ss . Chang e the audi o being play ed from the TV to the curren t s electe d device, and vic e versa Move the joys t ick to hi ghlight Swa p Au di o and pr ess . An ic on app ears n ext to[...]

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    89 SETUP i.LINK SETUP SETUP SETUP i.LINK i.L INK Setup Y ou can use t he i. LINK Co ntrol Pa nel to acc ess digit al s etu p options , some of which ar e also av ai l able thr ough the Digital Program Guide (described o n page 63). T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... Set up the selected device Move the joyst ick to highlight Setup and pre ss . Set up Ca[...]

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    91 Using th e Menus Ove rview The Menu gives you access t o the following features: Naviga ting Thr ough Menus Menu Ic on Description Page Al l ow s yo u t o m a ke a dj u s tm en t s t o y ou r p ic tu re settings . It also allows you to customize the Pictur e Mode bas ed on the type of p rogram yo u are viewing , sel ect Ad va nced V id eo op tio[...]

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    92 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETUP SETUP Menus Using the V ideo Me nu T o select the V ideo Menu 1 Pres s MENU . 2 Move the joystick B or b to highlight the V id eo icon and pr ess . 3 Mov e the jo ystic k to hig hlig ht an opt ion. Pr ess to s e le c t a n opt ion. 4 Move the joystick V v B b to cha nge set ting s. Pres s to selec t the chang ed setti ng[...]

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    93 SETUP SETUP SETUP Menus M enus SETUP Advan c ed Vid e o Selec t Program to choo se a mon g t he DR C Mo de an d DRC P ale tte options while viewin g NTSC sources. DRC Mo de Crea tes a high-r esolution pictur e w ith 4x densi ty , for high qualit y sour ces (i.e., DVD player , satellite r eceiver). Interlace d Recommen ded for mo ving pic tures .[...]

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    94 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETUP SETUP Menus Using the A udio Me nu T o s elect the Audio Men u 1 Pres s MENU . 2 Move the joystick B or b to high light the A udio icon and pr ess . 3 Move the joystick to highl ight an opti on. Pr ess to s el ec t an optio n . 4 Move the joystick V v B b to change se ttings. Press to selec t the chang ed setti ng. 5 Pre[...]

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    95 SETUP SETUP SETUP Menus M enus SETUP Spe aker On Sel ec t t o t urn o n t he TV sp e ake rs . Off S elect to turn off the TV speakers and listen to the TV 's sou n d on ly t hroug h y o ur e x te rna l audio s ystem speakers. Audi o Out Easy c ontr ol of volu me adj us tm ents This op tion can be set only wh en the Spe ak er option is set t[...]

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    96 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETUP SETUP Menus Using the Screen Menu T o se lect th e Scr een Menu 1 Pres s MENU . 2 Move the joystick B or b to move to the Screen icon and pr ess . 3 Move the joystick V or v to mo ve to an opt ion. Pr es s to se lect an op tion. 4 Move the joystick B b V v to cha nge set ting s. Pres s to selec t the chang ed setti ng. 5[...]

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    97 SETUP SETUP SETUP Menus M enus SETUP 4:3 Default Sele ct the defaul t Sc reen M od e to use fo r 4:3 sour ces Wide Zoom Select to enlarge the 4:3 size picture, w hile the upper and lower part s of the pic ture ar e condensed to fit t he wide screen. Norma l S elect to return the 4:3 p ictu re to n or mal mode. Full Select to enlar ge the 4:3 pic[...]

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    98 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETUP SETUP Menus Using the Channel Menu T o select the Ch anne l Menu 1 Pres s MENU . 2 Move the joystick B or b to highlight the Cha nnel icon and pr ess . 3 Mo ve th e jo ys t ick to hig hl igh t an opti on. Pr ess to s el ec t an op t ion . 4 Move the joystick V v B b to ch ange se tti ngs. P ress to se lec t the changed s[...]

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    99 SETUP SETUP SETUP Menus M enus SETUP Channel Label Allows y ou to assign labels (such as station call let ters) to channe l numbers. Y ou can label up to 40 cha nnels. 1 Move th e joy stic k to highli ght Channel and press . 2 Move the joystic k V v to scrol l thro ugh th e c ha nnel numbers . Th en pr ess t o select the channel number tha t you[...]

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    100 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETUP SETUP Menus Using the Pa re n t Menu The Parent Menu allows you to se t up the TV to bloc k pro grams acco rding to their conten t and rating levels . T o selec t the P aren t Men u 1 Pres s MENU . 2 Move the joystick B or b to highlight the Parent icon and pr ess . 3 Use t he 0-9 butto ns on the r emo te cont rol to en[...]

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    101 SETUP SETUP SETUP Menus M enus SETUP US Models: Selecti ng Custom Rat ing O ption s For US mode ls, the Cust om Rating Menu includes the following opt ions. (Fo r Canadi an models , see page 102.) Viewing Blocked Pr ograms Y ou can vi ew blocked programs by en tering the password. Pr ess the ENT ER but ton w h en tuned to a blocked progr am, th[...]

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    102 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETUP SETUP Menus Can adi a n Mo del s: Selecti ng Custom Rat ing O ption s For Canadi an models , the Custom Ra ting Menu inc ludes the fo llowi ng opti ons. (For US model s, se e page 101 .) Viewing Blocked Pr ograms Y ou can vi ew blocked programs by en tering the password. Pr ess the ENT ER but ton w h en tuned to a block[...]

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    103 SETUP SETUP SETUP Menus M enus SETUP Using the Se tup Menu T o se lect th e Set up Men u 1 Pres s MENU . 2 Move the joystick B or b to highlight the Setu p ico n and pr ess . 3 Mo ve t h e j oy s tic k to hi ghl igh t an opti on. Pr ess to s ele ct an op t ion . 4 Move the joystick V v B b t o cha nge settings. P r ess to sel ec t the changed s[...]

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    104 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETUP SETUP Menus V ideo Label Al low s y ou to id en tify A/ V equ ipme nt you c onn ected to the TV , such as a VCR, DVD, etc. For example, if you have a DVD player connected to the VIDEO 5 jack, you can select t he lab el DVD f or the VIDEO 5 input. Then when you pre ss t he TV/VID EO b utto n to change inputs , the V ide [...]

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    105 SETUP SETUP SETUP Menus M enus SETUP Clock/T i mers (continued) Current T i me 1 Pres s to s el ect C urrent Ti me. 2 Move the joyst ick V and v to set th e cur rent time (day , hou r , and min ute). Press (o r move t he joysti ck b ) to c onfi rm e ach se tting and mo ve to the next settin g. Move the joystic k B to go back to th e prev iou s [...]

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    107 Other Informati on Ove rview Th is chapter inc ludes the fo llow ing topic s: To p i c Page Glo ssa ry 1 08 Contact ing Sony 109 T roub lesh oot ing 10 9 Specific ations 1 15 Optional Accessor ies 1 16 Ind e x 1 1 7 AX1 PJ. book Page 107 We d nesday , Apri l 30, 20 03 2:13 P M[...]

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    108 Ot her Info Other Info Welc ome Ot her Info SETUP SETUP Glos sary a nal og s igna l A sig naling met hod th at use s con tinuo us ch an ges i n th e ampl itud e or f req uency of a n electro nic trans mission to convey info rmation. aspect ratio Refers to the r atio between the width and height o f t he screen. T his TV has a 16:9 (wid es cree [...]

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    109 We lcome SETUP Oth er Inf o SETUP SETUP Ot her Info Con tacting Son y If, a fter r e ading these o perating in structions, you have additional question s rel ated to the use o f your Sony television, pl ease c all our Custo mer Information Ser v ices Cent er at 1-800 -222-SONY (7669) (US r esidents only) or ( 416) 499-SONY (7669) (Canad ian r e[...]

  • Page 111

    110 Ot her Info Other Info Welc ome Ot her Info SETUP SETUP Remo te Con trol Cha nn els Pr oblem Pos s ib le Re me die s Remote contr ol does not opera te ❏ The batteries could be weak. Replace the batt eries. ❏ Check the orientation of the batteries. ❏ Press the TV FUNCTION butto n. Y ou may ha ve in adve rtent ly press ed th e SAT/C A BLE F[...]

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    111 We lcome SETUP Oth er Inf o SETUP SETUP Ot her Info Memory Stick Pr oblem Pos s ib le Re me die s Image does not display /C annot see all files ❏ M ake su re t he im age file is a J PE G ( .j pg, .j p eg) file or a n M PE G 1 (. m pg, mpeg) file. ❏ Make sure the Memory Stick is inserted pr operly (see pages 69-70). ❏ Check the Fi l t e r [...]

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    112 Ot her Info Other Info Welc ome Ot her Info SETUP SETUP Audi o Erro r message is displaye d ❏ No M emory Stic k There is no M emory Stic k in the slot. ❏ Mem or y St ick Locked The lock mechan ism on the Memory Stick is engaged . ❏ Memory Stick Erro r The Memory Stick in the slot might be damag ed; try a dif feren t Memory St ick. ❏ Fo [...]

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    113 We lcome SETUP Oth er Inf o SETUP SETUP Ot her Info Video Pr oblem Pos s ib le Re me die s No pictur e (scr een not li t), no sou nd ❏ If your TV does not turn on, and a r ed light keeps flash ing, your TV may need servic e. Call y our local S ony Service Center . ❏ M ak e su re t he p o w er c o rd is pl u gg e d in . ❏ Press the POWER b[...]

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    114 Ot her Info Other Info Welc ome Ot her Info SETUP SETUP Gener al Pr oblem Pos s ib le Re me die s How to reset TV to fac tory s ettin gs ❏ T urn on the TV . While holdi ng down the RESE T b utton on th e r emote contr ol, press the POWER but t on on the TV . (The TV will turn itself off, then back on aga in.) R elease t he RE SET butto n. How[...]

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    115 We lcome SETUP Oth er Inf o SETUP SETUP Ot her Info Sp ecif icat ions Des ign and sp ecif ica tions are s u bjec t to chan ge with out no tice. Pr o jection System 3 picture tub es , 3 lenses, horizontal in-line system Picture T ube 7-inch h igh-bri ghtness m onoch rome tubes (6.3 ra ster siz e), wi th optica l coupli n g a nd liquid cooli ng s[...]

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    116 Ot her Info Other Info Welc ome Ot her Info SETUP SETUP Optio nal Acc ess ori es ❑ A/V C able (VMC-810/820/ 830 H G) ❑ Audio Cable (RKC-515H G) ❑ Component V ideo Cable (VMC-10/30 HG) ❑ Con tro l S Cable (R K-G6 9HG) ❑ i. LINK c able s: VMC-IL4415 (4-pin to 4-pin , 1.5 meters); VMC- IL4435 (4-pi n to 4-pin, 3. 5 meters) AX1 PJ. book P[...]

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    117 0- 9 buttons 47 , 54 , 58 16:9 aspec t rati o 56 4:3 aspec t rati o 56 4:3 De fault set tings 97 A Add D igit al C hannels 65 Adva nced V ide o 93 Alterna te A udio 64 Alternat e Vid eo 64 ANT butt on 46 , 54 ant enna, connect ing 19 Audio Me nu 91 , 94 Audio Out 95 audio receiver, connectin g 38 Au to P ro gr am ( c ha nne l set u p) 41 , 98 A[...]

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    118 Ot her Info Index S E TUP SETU P SETUP SETUP 17 hue, adjustin g 92 I i.LINK 10 , 13 , 83 – 89 i.LINK b utto n 46 I.LINK ja ck, described 17 i.LINK S tan dby 15 , 105 i.LINK /AV1 -3/DV D slide sw it ch 48 IN DEX butto n 46 , 55 Infrared Receiver 15 interlac ed 9 , 46 , 93 , 108 J joystick 46 JUMP but ton 47 , 54 L label, chann e ls 99 Langu ag[...]

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    119 SETUP SETUP Othe r Inf o SETUP Index SETUP TV/ VI DEO butt on 15 , 46 , 54 Twin V iew butto n 47 describ ed 10 usi ng 57 – 59 V Var iable audi o set ting 95 VCR using with TV r emote co nt ro l 51 wi th ca ble bo x, co n ne c tin g 26 wit h cabl e, conne cting 24 with satellite recei v er, conn ecting 32 VCR/ DVD butto n 48 Vertic al Ce nter,[...]

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    LI MI T ED W AR RA NT Y Thi s warra nty is app lica ble t o U.S. res iden ts only . If you are a Ca nadi an resi dent , see t he sep ar atel y encl osed wa r ra nty f or yo ur pro du c t. So ny Ele ct ron ics Inc . ( “S on y”) w arr ant s th is Pr oduc t ( i nclu di ng an y ac ce s so rie s) ag ai nst de fe ct s in m ate ria l o r wo rkma nshi [...]