Sony KF-50XBR800 manual

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    4-091-169- 12 (1) © 2002 Sony Corporation LCD Projection TV KF-5 0XBR800/60XBR800 If, after reading t his instruct ion manual , you have additional questi on s relat ed to the use of your S ony projec tion TV , please call on e of the following numbers (Engl ish on ly). Custom ers i n the contine ntal United States contact the Direct Response Cent[...]

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    2 W ARNING T o prevent fire or shoc k hazar d, do not expose t he LCD Project ion TV to rain or moistur e. This symbol is intend ed to alert the us er to the presenc e of un insula ted “d angerou s voltage ” within th e product’ s enclosure that m ay be o f suf fic ient mag nitude to constitu te a risk of electric sh ock to persons. This symb[...]

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    3 Safe ty ❑ Operate the LC D Pro jection TV on l y on 120 V A C. ❑ The plug is designed, f or safety purp oses, to f it into the wall outlet onl y one way . If you are unab le to insert the plug full y into th e outle t, conta ct your dealer . ❑ If an y liquid or sol id object should f all insid e the cabine t, un plug th e LCD Proj e ctio n [...]

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    4 Impor ta nt Safety I nstruct ion 1) Read these instruct i ons. 2) K eep these instructio ns. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Foll o wing all instructio ns. 5) Do not u se this appa ratus near water . 6) Cl ean onl y wit h dr y cloth. 7) Do not bl ock an y ventila tion op enin gs. Inst all in accorda nce wit h the manufact urer’ s instructio ns. 8) Do [...]

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    5 Overload ing Do not ov erload wall o utl ets, ex tensio n cords or conv enience recept acl es beyond their capacit y , sinc e this can result in f ire or electric shock. Alw ays turn th e set of f when i t is not being used . When the set is left unatt end ed and un used for l ong periods of time, un plug it from the wall outlet as a precau tion [...]

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    6 ❑ Never block th e slots an d op enings by placin g th e set on a bed, sofa, r ug or other similar surface. ❑ Ne v e r plac e the set in a conf ined space, such as a bookcase o r built-in cabinet, unl ess prop er ventilation i s provided. ❑ Do not place the set near or over a rad iator or he at re gister , or whe re it is exposed to direc t[...]

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    7 Servic ing Do not att empt to servi ce the set b y yourself since op ening t he ca binet m ay expose you to dangerous voltage or other h azards. Refe r all servici ng to qua lifie d service personnel. Replacement Parts When replace men t parts are requi red, be su re the service technician certif ies in writing that he has used replacem ent parts[...]

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    8 Contents Introd ucing th e Sony LCD Pro jection TV Presen ting the Sony L CD Proje ction TV.......... .......9 Using Thi s Manu a l........ ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .10 Enjoyin g Your LCD Proje ction TV ............... ........11 Replacin g the La mp .......... ....... ....... ........... ....... .....13 Installi ng and Conn[...]

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    9 Intr oducing the So ny LCD Pr ojection TV Intr oducing the Son y LCD Pr ojection TV Presenting the Sony LCD Pr ojection TV Thank you for pu rchasing th e Sony LCD P rojection TV . This manual is for models KF-5 0XBR800 and KF- 60XBR800. Features Some of th e features t hat you w ill enjoy with you r new LCD p rojection TV include: ❑ HD-Moni tor[...]

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    Intr oducing the Son y LCD Pr ojection TV 10 ❑ Componen t Video Inputs : Of fers the best v ideo quality for DVD (480p, 4 80i) and D igital Set-top box (1 080i, 72 0p, 480 p, 480i) connections. ❑ S-VIDEO Inputs : Provides a high-quality image for connected equipment . ❑ Fa vorite C h an ne l Previe w : Previe w up to eight fav orite channels [...]

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    Intr oducing the Son y LCD Pr ojection TV 11 Intr oducing the So ny LCD Pr ojection TV Enjoying Y our LCD Projection TV Indicator s The indicat ors sho w the curren t status of your LC D project ion TV. If th e LAMP indicator flashes, see “Flash in g Indicator s on the Front of the Moni t o r” on pag e 90. Screen To minimize screen reflection ,[...]

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    Intr oducing the Son y LCD Pr ojection TV 12 Notes on t he LCD Proj ection TV T o enjoy clea r pict ures ❑ Be sure not to allow sunlight or lig h t from a lamp to shine directly onto the screen. ❑ The screen sur face is easily scratched. Do not rub, touch, or tap it with a sharp or abras ive object (see “Use of the Cleaning C loth” below). [...]

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    Intr oducing the Son y LCD Pr ojection TV 13 Intr oducing the So ny LCD Pr ojection TV Replacing the Lam p The projection lamp has a limited lif e w hich illu minates the picture. If the screen becomes dark, the color looks unusual, or the LAMP indicator on the front of the LCD projection TV flashes , it is time to replace the lamp with a ne w one [...]

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    Intr oducing the Son y LCD Pr ojection TV 14 1 T u rn off the po wer switch on the LCD projection TV and after sev eral minute s, unpl ug the po wer cord. (The cooling fan will continue to blow for about two minutes after turning the power of f.) 2 Unplug the power cord after turning off the main po wer . W ait at least 3 0 minutes to allow the lam[...]

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    Intr oducing the Son y LCD Pr ojection TV 15 Intr oducing the So ny LCD Pr ojection TV 5 Loosen the two scr ews that s ecure the lamp, then pull out the lamp. The lamp is very hot immediately after use. Nev er touch the front glass of the lamp or the s urroundi ng parts. 6 Mount the new lamp. Be sure to attach the n ew lamp s ecurely . 7 Mount the [...]

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    Intr oducing the Son y LCD Pr ojection TV 16 8 Mount the front pane l in the order of 1 to 2 , as sho wn in the illustrati on. ✍ Consult your Sony dealer for a Son y XL-2000U rep lacement lamp. ✍ T ake great care when repl acing the lamp or p lugging in/unpluggi ng the connecting cor ds. If you handl e them rou ghly , the LCD projection TV may [...]

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    17 Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr ojec tion TV Insta lling and Con necting the LCD Pr ojection TV Contents The box con tains your new LCD projecti on TV, a remot e control an d two AAA batteries. No peripheral cables are included. If you intend to add additional equipment to your LCD projection TV, please check the hookup instructi ons for y[...]

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    Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr oject ion TV 18 Carrying Y our LC D Pr ojection TV Carrying t he LCD proj ection TV requ ires at l east two p eople. Do not grasp the pedest al or the fr ont panel of the LCD pro jection TV , otherwi se these parts mi gh t bre ak off. When moving the LCD projection TV , support the screen bottom with one hand w[...]

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    Installin g and Connecti ng the LCD Pr ojection TV 19 Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr ojec tion TV T o Prevent the LCD Projectio n TV f rom F alling Down Pay special attention to children around the LCD pro jection TV . If children should cl imb onto or push t he LCD p rojection TV or its s tand, i t may fall down. As a protecti ve measure, s[...]

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    Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr oject ion TV 20 Recommended Vie wing Area The picture quality may be affected b y your vie wing position. For the best picture quality , install your LCD projection TV within the areas shown below . Sit at l east 1.8 m (approx. 6 ft.) for K F-50XBR 800 or 2.2 m (appro x. 7 ft.) for KF-60 XBR800 aw ay from you r[...]

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    Installin g and Connecti ng the LCD Pr ojection TV 21 Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr ojec tion TV LCD Pr ojection TV Contr ols and Connectors Fr ont P anel Me n u Contr ols The front pan el menu controls allo w access to the on-screen menus without the use of a remote control. Pressing MEN U brings up t he on-scr een menus. The arro w button[...]

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    Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr oject ion TV 22 LCD Projec tion TV Rear and Side P anel Connector s Item D escr ipt ion 1 MEMOR Y STICK Memory Stick i nser tion sl ot. F or det ails , see “Ins erting and R emo ving a Mem ory Stick” on pag e 60. 2 MEMOR Y STICK A CCESS LED When lit, in dicates th at the Me mory Stic k is being read. (Do no[...]

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    Installin g and Connecti ng the LCD Pr ojection TV 23 Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr ojec tion TV * High-ban dwidth Digi tal Conten t Prote ction Connection Descript ion 1 AU X All ows you to view local and cabl e ch annels if y our cable provider does not featu re local ch ann els. Y ou can swi tch between lo cal and cable chan nels easi ly[...]

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    Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr oject ion TV 24 Connector T yp es Y ou may f ind it necessary to use some of th e follo wing connecto r types during set up. Coaxial ca ble Standard TV cable and antenn a cable S Video cab le High quality video cable for enhanced picture quality A u dio/Vi deo cab l e V ideo - Y ellow Audio (Left) - White Audio[...]

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    Installin g and Connecti ng the LCD Pr ojection TV 25 Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr ojec tion TV Basic Connections (Conn ecting Cable TV or Antenna) Connecting Di rectl y to Cable or an Antenna The connect ion you choose dep ends on the cable fo und in yo ur home. N ewe r homes are equipp ed with standard coaxial cable ( see A ); old er hom[...]

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    Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr oject ion TV 26 Cable an d Antenna If your cab le provid er does not f eature local channels, y ou may f ind this s et up con venient. Select CAB LE or antenn a (ANT) mode by pressing ANT on the remote control. Cable Bo x Connections Cabl e Bo x and Cable This is the preferr ed basic cable TV ho okup to us e if[...]

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    Installin g and Connecti ng the LCD Pr ojection TV 27 Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr ojec tion TV 3 Using a coaxial cable, connect the cable box’ s OUT jack to the LCD projection TV ’ s A UX jack. ✍ Pressing ANT on the remote contro l switches between the chan nels coming in thr ough the cabl e box (scramb led) and tho se coming di rec[...]

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    Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr oject ion TV 28 Cable Bo x Only Use this hookup i f: ❑ You subscribe to a cable TV system th at uses scrambled or enc oded signals requiring a cable box to v iew all chann els, and ❑ You do no t intend to hook u p any o ther audio o r video eq uipment to your LCD projecti on TV. When all channels are routed[...]

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    Installin g and Connecti ng the LCD Pr ojection TV 29 Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr ojec tion TV Connecting a VCR and Cab le Use this hookup i f: ❑ You have cable TV th at does not require a cable bo x. Disconnect all po wer sour ces bef ore making an y conne ctions. 1 Connect the cable TV cable to the VCR’ s IN jack. 2 Using a coaxial [...]

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    Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr oject ion TV 30 Connecting a VCR and Cab le Bo x Use this hookup i f: ❑ Your cable TV comp any scrambles some channels, bu t not all of them (pay channels vs . regular cable channels) and yo u need to use a cable box, and ❑ You want to enjoy th e Twin View feature. W ith this setup you can: ❑ Use the LCD [...]

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    Installin g and Connecti ng the LCD Pr ojection TV 31 Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr ojec tion TV Coaxial cable Cable box VCR Rear of LC D pr oject ion TV VIDEO (yellow) A UDIO-L (whi te) A UDIO-R (red) VMC-81 0S/820S (not su ppli e d) Coaxial cable YC-15V/30V (not su ppl ied) S VIDEO VID EO (y el lo w) A UDIO-L (white) A UDIO-R (red ) S VID[...]

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    Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr oject ion TV 32 Connecting T wo VCRs f or T ape Editing If you co nnect tw o VCRs, yo u can record f rom one VC R to the o ther while using yo ur LCD pr ojection T V to monit or what is b eing record ed. Disconnect all po wer sour ces bef ore making an y conne ctions. 1 Using A UDIO and VIDEO cables, co nnect t[...]

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    Installin g and Connecti ng the LCD Pr ojection TV 33 Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr ojec tion TV Connecting a Satel lite Recei ver Disconnect all po wer sour ces bef ore making an y conne ctions. 1 Connect the satellite antenna cable to th e satellit e recei ver’ s SA TELLI TE IN jack. 2 Using A UDIO and S VIDEO cables, connect the satell[...]

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    Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr oject ion TV 34 Connecting a Sa tellite Recei ver wi th a VCR Disconnect all po wer sour ces bef ore making an y conne ctions. 1 Connect the satellite antenna cable to th e satellit e recei ver’ s SA TELLI TE IN jack. 2 Connect the CA TV cable to the VCR’ s VHF/UHF IN jack. 3 Using a coaxial cable, connect [...]

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    Installin g and Connecti ng the LCD Pr ojection TV 35 Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr ojec tion TV ✍ Be sure your VCR’ s vi deo input is set correctly . Consult your VCR’ s operating ma nual for instructio ns. ✍ Use TV/VIDEO to sel ect - VIDEO 1 to watch satell ite TV o r the VCR ( your VCR m ust be turned on ). - VHF/UHF to watch cab[...]

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    Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr oject ion TV 36 Connecting an A udio Recei ver Disconnect all po wer sour ces bef ore making an y conne ctions. Using audio cables, connect the LCD projection TV’s AUDIO OUT (VAR/ FIX) jacks to the audio r eceiver’s audio LI NE IN jacks. Rear of LCD proje ct i on TV A UDIO-R (red) A UDIO-L (white) Line inpu[...]

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    Installin g and Connecti ng the LCD Pr ojection TV 37 Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr ojec tion TV Connecting a D VD Pl ayer with Component Video Connectors This is t he preferred h ookup to use if: ❑ Your DVD player has component (Y, B-Y, R-Y) jacks. Disconnect all po wer sour ces bef ore making an y conne ctions. 1 Using three separate co[...]

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    Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr oject ion TV 38 Connecting a D VD Player with A/V Connectors Use this hookup i f: ❑ Your DVD player does not have component (Y, P B , P R ) jacks. Disconnect all po wer sour ces bef ore making an y conne ctions. 1 Using audi o cables, connect the D VD p layer’ s Audio OUT jacks to the LCD projection TV’ s[...]

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    Installin g and Connecti ng the LCD Pr ojection TV 39 Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr ojec tion TV Connecting a Digital TV Receiver with component connectors Disconnect all po wer sour ces bef ore making an y conne ctions. Be sur e to read th e Set-top bo x man ual. 1 Using three separate co mponent video cables, connect the Digital TV Set-to[...]

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    Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr oject ion TV 40 Connecting a Digital TV Receiver w ith D VI-HDTV connector Disconn ect all po wer sources bef ore making any con nections. Be sure to read th e Set-top bo x man ual. 1 Using a D VI-D single link cable, connect the Digital TV Set-top box's D VI-HDTV conn ector to the LCD pro jection TV . 2 U[...]

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    Installin g and Connecti ng the LCD Pr ojection TV 41 Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr ojec tion TV Connecting a Camcorder For eas y connection of the camcorder , the LCD projection TV has s ide Audio an d V ideo i nputs (sho wn belo w). Ho weve r , if you prefer , you can also connect the camcorder to the LCD pro j ection TV ’ s rear Audio [...]

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    Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr oject ion TV 42 Connecting T wo VCRs f or T ape Editing Connect ing two V CRs let s you recor d from o ne VCR to the other . By connecting them as sho wn belo w , you can v iew (monito r) what is b eing recorded. 1 Using the A UDIO and VIDEO cable, connect the A UDIO and VIDEO IN jacks to the playback VC R&apos[...]

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    Installin g and Connecti ng the LCD Pr ojection TV 43 Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr ojec tion TV Using the CONTRO L S Feature CONTR OL S allo ws yo u to contr ol your L CD proj ection T V system an d othe r Sony equ ip me nt w i t h o ne rem ote co nt ro l. I n addi t ion to al lowing yo u to control multiple devices with one remote control[...]

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    Installing and Conne cting the LCD Pr oject ion TV 44 Setting Up the LCD projecti on TV A utomatically After you f inish con necting your LCD pro jection TV , y ou can run Aut o Setup to set up your ch anne ls. The Auto Setup screen appears when you turn your LCD projection TV on for the first time after installi ng it. If you do not want to set up[...]

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    45 Using the Featu re s Using the Features Using the Remote Control The following table descr ibes the buttons on the remote control that are for more advanced functions . Button Descriptions RM-Y912 Button Description 1 MUTI NG Press to mute the sound . Pr ess ag ain or press VO L + to restore the so und. 2 ANT Chang es be tween t he VHF/UHF input[...]

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    Using the Fe atures 46 qs VOL +/– Adjusts the v olume. qd POWER buttons (GREEN) Turn on an d off the LCD proje ction TV and othe r audio / video eq uipm e nt yo u ha v e pro gr a m m ed into the remo te control. Fo r inst ructions, see “P rogrammin g the Remote Contr ol” on pag e 82. qf TV/VIDEO Cycles thr ough the video e quipment co nnected[...]

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    Using th e Feature s 47 Using the Featu re s W atching the T V Many TV features can b e accessed directly throu gh the remote contr ol. The following will explain the func tio n of some o f the buttons found on your remote con trol. Buttons for LCD Proj ection TV Operations 1 FUNCTION Press un til the TV indicator l ights up. This activates the rem[...]

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    Using the Fe atures 48 qa TV/VIDEO Press repeatedly to scro ll th rough available video inputs: TV, VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, VIDEO 3, VIDEO 4, VIDEO 5, VIDEO 6 and VIDEO 7. If you s elect Skip as a Vi deo Label in the Setup menu, your LCD projection TV will skip the video input yo u sel ected (see “ Vide o Label ” on pa ge 80). qs MTS/SAP Press to scr[...]

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    Using th e Feature s 49 Using the Featu re s W atching Di gital TV When you have connected the DTV r eceiver, you can enjoy digital TV programs. This LCD projection TV is capable of r eceiving the 1080 i, 720p, 480p and 480i di gital TV fo rmats. T o vie w a d igital TV pr ogram 1 Connect the DTV r eceiver to HD/DVD IN 5 or 6 on the LCD pro jection[...]

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    Using the Fe atures 50 Using Fa v orite Channels The Favorite Channel feature lets you select pr ogr ams from a lis t of fav orite channels that you p reset. Creating a List of Fa vorit e Ch annels 1 Press MENU to displa y the Menu. 2 Press B or b to highlight the Chan nel icon and press . 3 Press to select Favorite Channels. 4 Press V or v to high[...]

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    Using th e Feature s 51 Using the Featu re s Using T win Vi e w™ Twin View enables you to watch two programs at the same time. You can also change the size of both the left and righ t pictures. Acti vating T w in Pictures T o displa y twin pictures 1 Make su re yo ur LC D pro jec t i on TV i s tun ed to a working channel. 2 Press . T o cancel twi[...]

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    Using the Fe atures 52 Fac tors Aff ecting T win View ❑ If you us e a cable bo x to v ie w all channels, the sa me ch annel ap pears in both windo ws because the cable box unscrambles only one channel at a time. ❑ If you u se a cable box, you c an vie w the cab le box ou tput in on e windo w and vie w a dif f erent source (such as a VCR or D V [...]

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    Using th e Feature s 53 Using the Featu re s Changing the Picture Si ze The zoom feature lets y ou change the s ize of the left and r ight pictures. T o enl arge the left picture (reduc e the right) 1 Press B to activate the left pict ure ( if no t already activated). 2 Press V to enlarge the picture and v to reduce the pict ure. T o enlarge the ri[...]

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    Using the Fe atures 54 Usi ng t h e Fr eeze Fu nc t ion The FREEZE but ton allows you to te mporarily capture a pr ogram’s pi cture. You can use this feature to write down info rmation su ch as phon e numbers, recipes, etc. T o use the Freeze function 1 When the program inform atio n you want to capture is disp layed, press FREEZE . 2 The LCD pro[...]

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    Using th e Feature s 55 Using the Featu re s Using S crolling Chan nel Index Scrolling Channel Index all ows you to v iew and sel ect from all receivable channels s crolling on the scr een w ithout leaving the current channel. T o use the Scr olling Cha nnel Inde x functio n 1 Press . The current channel will be reduced in size and display ed on th[...]

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    Using the Fe atures 56 4 Press . The selected channel will be enlar ged for normal viewing. T o ca ncel Scr olling Cha nnel Inde x Press again to resume normal viewing.[...]

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    Using th e Feature s 57 Using the Featu re s Using Wide Screen Mode Wide Screen Mode lets you watc h 4:3 normal broadcast s in sever al Wide Screen Modes (16:9 aspect ratio). ❑ Press W IDE MODE repeatedly to toggle through the following Screen Mode settings. Y ou can al so acces s the Scre en Mo de set tings in the Scre en men u. F or de tai l s,[...]

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    Using the Fe atures 58 Using the Memory Stick Pictur e Vie wer About Memory Stic k Memory Stick (sold separately) is a new, compact, portable, and versatile Integrated Circuit recording medium wi th a data capacity that ex ceeds that of a floppy dis k. Memory Stick is specially designed for exchan ging and sharing d igital da ta among Memo ry Stic [...]

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    Using th e Feature s 59 Using the Featu re s About DCF File Name s Most Sony brand digital still and vid eo cameras automa tically r ecord still images using DCF compliant directory and file names, as sho wn in th e following example: Unsupported Image T ypes This LCD projection TV' s Memory St ick viewer cann ot display any of the following: [...]

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    Using the Fe atures 60 Inserting and Removing a Memory Stic k T o ins ert a Memory Stic k 1 Locate the Memory Stick sl ot (see pa ges 21-22) and insert t he Memory Stick into the Memory Stick slo t as illustrated below. When inserted properly, it s hould slide i n with little re sistance and click into place. T o remove a Memory Stic k 1 Check that[...]

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    Using th e Feature s 61 Using the Featu re s 2 Push the Memory Sti c k ge ntl y into the slot, and then release it. The Memory Stick medi a is ejected. 3 Pull the Memory Stick complet ely ou t of the slot. When rem oving the M emory Stick , do not at tempt t o just pull it fro m its slot. Displa ying the Memory Stick Menu 1 Insert a Memor y Stick t[...]

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    Using the Fe atures 62 2 Press MEMOR Y STIC K on the remote control. The Memory Stick Menu appears. 3 To select an option, p ress V or v to highl ight the o ption and pr es s 4 To exit the Memory Stick Menu, press CH +/– , TV /VIDEO , ANT , or use the 0-9 but t on s and ENTE R (or wait 3 seconds) to select a channel. Using the Memory Stic k Inde [...]

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    Using th e Feature s 63 Using the Featu re s 3 Press V or v to highlight Index and press . The Memory Stick Ind ex appears. The P age and f older ( ) b utton s are a v ailab le only if th e Memory Stic k contain s more im ages or f olders tha n can be displa yed on on e scr een. 4 Press V v B b to highlight an imag e and pr ess to select the image.[...]

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    Using the Fe atures 64 Using the Memory Stic k Slidesho w The Memory Stick Sli deshow lets you wa tch a slideshow of the images that are on the Memory Stick. 1 Insert a Memor y Stick that contai ns the imag es you want to vi ew. For details, see page 60. 2 Press MEMOR Y STIC K on the remote control. The Memory Stick Menu appears. 3 Press V or v to [...]

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    Using th e Feature s 65 Using the Featu re s 4 Press b (or press ), and t hen V or v to change setting. 5 Press to enter th e settin g, and then B . 6 To exit the Memory Stick Setup Menu, press the arrow button to Menu and press . Using the Rotate Picture Scr een The Rotate Pictur e Screen lets you ro tate an image fro m an index of thumbnails. 1 I[...]

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    66 Using the Menus Over view Opening and c hoos ing a men u 1 Press MENU to displ ay the menu scr een. 2 Press B or b to highlight the desired menu icon and press to select it. 3 Use the arrow button to scroll th r oug h the features. 4 See the specif ic menu page for instr uctions o n moving t hrough the menu. T o end a menu session ❑ Press MENU[...]

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    68Using the Menu s 67 68Using the Menus Using the Video Menu T o select the Video Men u 1 Press MENU . 2 Press B or b to highlight the Video i con and press . 3 Use the arrow button to scroll through t he features. 4 Press to select a feature. That feature’s adjustment appears. 5 Use the arrow button to make the desi red adjust ments. 6 Press to [...]

  • Page 68

    68Us ing t he Menu s 68 Advanced Video CineMotion Obtains a smooth pict u re movement that approach es the orig inal f ilm-li ke qua lity when reprodu cing movie s or othe r video s ou rces on 24 frame per second films. On The LCD proj ect i on TV automa tica lly detects the signal ty pe of a film and processes it approp riately . Off Select to tu [...]

  • Page 69

    68Using the Menu s 69 68Using the Menus Using the Audio Menu T o select the A udio Men u 1 Press MENU . 2 Press B or b to highlight the Audio ic on and p ress . 3 Use the arrow button to scroll throug h the opti ons. 4 Press to select an option. That option’s settings appear. 5 Use the arrow button to scroll th r ough the settings. 6 Press to sel[...]

  • Page 70

    68Us ing t he Menu s 70 Speak er On Select to tu rn on th e LCD projec tion TV spea kers. Off Select to tu rn of f the LCD pr ojection TV sp eaker s and lis ten to the L CD pr ojectio n TV's soun d only through y our external audi o system sp eakers. Aud i o Ou t Easy contr ol of volu me adjus tments Va r i a b l e Th e LCD projection TV’ s [...]

  • Page 71

    68Using the Menu s 71 68Using the Menus Using the Screen Menu T o select the Screen me nu 1 Press MENU . 2 Press B or b to highlight the Screen icon and press . 3 Use the arrow button to scroll through t he features. 4 Press to select a feature. That feature’s options appear. 5 Use the arrow button to scroll th r oug h the options. 6 Press to sel[...]

  • Page 72

    68Us ing t he Menu s 72 4:3 Def ault Select th e defa ult Scr een Mode to use fo r 4:3 sources. Wide Zoom Select to enlarg e the 4:3 pi cture, to fill the 16:9 screen, keep ing the or ig i nal image as mu ch as poss ible. Nor mal Select to re turn the 4:3 pi cture to n ormal mode. Full Select to enlarge the 4:3 picture horizon tally only , to fill [...]

  • Page 73

    68Using the Menu s 73 68Using the Menus Using the Channel Menu T o select the Channel Men u 1 Press MENU . 2 Press B or b to highlight the Channel icon and press . 3 Use the arrow button to scroll through t he features. 4 Press to select a feature. That feature’s options appear. 5 Use the arrow button to scroll th r oug h the options. 6 Press to [...]

  • Page 74

    68Us ing t he Menu s 74 Channel Skip/Add Removes and adds viewable channel s . 1 Use the arrow b utton t o scroll thro ugh the c hannels un til you find t he chan nel you wan t to ski p/ add. 2 Press to select it. 3 Press V or v to togg le b etwee n “Add” and “Skip. ” 4 Press to select. Channels that y ou set to b e skip ped can be acce sse[...]

  • Page 75

    68Using the Menu s 75 68Using the Menus Using the P arent Men u The Parent Menu allows you to set up the TV to block progr ams according to their content and rating levels . T o select the P arent Me nu 1 Press MENU . 2 Press B or b to highlight the Parent ico n an d pr ess . 3 Use th e 0-9 butt ons on the remote control to enter a four- digit pa s[...]

  • Page 76

    68Us ing t he Menu s 76 T o dea ctiva te the P arenta l Control f eature ❑ Set Parental Lock to OFF when in the P arent menu . T o chan g e t he pa ssword 1 Select Change P assw ord option when in the Parent menu using the arrow bu tton, and p ress . 2 Enter a n e w four -digit passw ord us ing the 0-9 b uttons. 3 Conf irm the n e w passwor d by [...]

  • Page 77

    68Using the Menu s 77 68Using the Menus Selecting Custom Rating Options US c ustom rating o ptions If you s elected U.S. A. as the count ry of res idence on p age 76, th e Custom Rating Menu includes the fo llowing options. ( If you selected Canad a, see page 78.) T o ens ure m aximu m b loc king ca pabil ity , the age-based rati ngs shou ld be blo[...]

  • Page 78

    68Us ing t he Menu s 78 Canadian c ustom rating op tions If you s elected Ca nada as the coun try of res idence on page 76, t he Custom Rating Menu includes the fo llowing options. (If y ou selected U.S.A., see page 77.) Option Description English Ra tin g C All childre n. C8+ Child re n 8 ye ar s an d old e r . G General progr amming. PG Parental [...]

  • Page 79

    68Using the Menu s 79 68Using the Menus Using the Setup Menu T o select the Setup Men u 1 Press MENU . 2 Press B or b to highlight the Setup ico n and press . 3 Use the arrow button to scroll through t he features. 4 Press to select a feature. That feature’s options appear. 5 Use the arrow button to scroll th r oug h the options. 6 Press to selec[...]

  • Page 80

    68Us ing t he Menu s 80 Video La bel Allo ws y ou to la bel the a udio /vi deo c omp onen ts you c onne cte d to the LCD pr oj ectio n T V so you can ide n tify them whe n us in g TV/VIDEO . When in t he Setup menu’s V i de o Label featu r e, press V or v to highligh t an input to labe l, then press to select it. Use the arro w b utton to scroll [...]

  • Page 81

    68Using the Menu s 81 68Using the Menus Clock/Timers Selec t to set th e clock and to p rogram yo ur TV to turn on and off at two schedul ed viewing tim e s. Timer 1 Timer 2 Y ou c an use the Timers to p rogramt he TV to t ur n on and off and t une to a specif ic ch annel at two schedu led vie wing t imes . Timer 1 and Timer 2 are not a vaila ble t[...]

  • Page 82

    82 Other Inf ormation Pr ogramming the Rem ote Control If you ha ve vid eo equipmen t that you w ant to con trol wit h the LCD projection TV's remo te con trol, us e the fo llo wing p rocedures to p rogr am th e remote con trol. From the “Manufacturer’s Codes” listed on page 83, select the three-digit code number for the ma nufactu rer?[...]

  • Page 83

    Other Inf orma t ion 83 Other Informat ion Manufacture r’ s Codes VCRs D VD Pl ayers Cable Bo xes Satellite Rec eiver s Manuf actu rer Co de Sony 301 Admiral (M. W ard) 327 Aiwa 338, 34 4 Audio Dyna mic 314 , 337 Broks oni c 319, 3 17 Canon 309, 30 8 Citizen 332 Craig 302, 332 Criterion 315 Curti s Mat hes 304, 338, 309 Daewoo 341, 312, 309 DBX 3[...]

  • Page 84

    Other Inf orma t ion 84 Operating O ther Comp onents with Y ou r LCD Projection TV Remote Contr ol Operating a VCR Pr ess FUNCTION until the DVD/VCR indicato r li ghts u p. Operating a D V D Pla yer Press FUNCTION until the DVD/VCR indicator lights u p . T o Do Th is ... Press Tu r n o n / o f f SA T/CABLE (PO WER) Change c hannels CH +/– Record [...]

  • Page 85

    Other Information 85 Other Informat ion Operating a Cable Bo x Press FUNCTION until the SAT/CABLE ind icator lights up. Operating a Sat ellite Receiver Press FUNCTION until the SAT/CABLE ind icator lights up. T o Do Th is ... Press Tu r n o n / o f f SA T/CABLE (PO WER) Select Cable Box SA T/CABLE (F UNCTION) Select a cha nnel 0-9 bu ttons, ENTE R [...]

  • Page 86

    Other Inf orma t ion 86 Notes on Usin g Memor y S tick Media Memor y St ick Precautions W hen using Memory Stick me dia, follow these precautions : ❑ T o avo id permanen t damage to still image data, do not tur n off the TV or rem ov e Memo ry S tic k m edi a fro m t he in ser tio n s lot whi le d ata is be ing read (as indicated by the Memory St[...]

  • Page 87

    Other Information 87 Other Informat ion T r oubleshooting If, after reading the se operating instruction s, yo u ha ve addi tional questions related to the use of yo ur Son y telev ision, p lease call our Cust o mer I nform atio n Ser vic es C e nt er at 1- 800 - 222 -SON Y (7 669) ( U.S. residents o nly ) or (416) 4 99-SONY (7 669) (Can adian resi[...]

  • Page 88

    Other Inf orma t ion 88 No color ❏ Adjust the Color settings in the V ideo men u (see page 67). Only sno w and noise appear on the scre en ❏ Check the Cable setting in the Chan nel menu (see “ Cab le ” on page 73). ❏ Check the an t enna/cab l e connect io ns. ❏ Make sure the ch annel is broad casting prog rams. ❏ Press ANT to ch ange [...]

  • Page 89

    Other Information 89 Other Informat ion There is a bl ack box on the screen ❏ Y o u ha ve sele cted a te x t opti on in th e Set up men u an d no te xt is avai lable . (see page 79 to reset Se tup sel ectio ns) T o turn this f ea ture off, se lect OFF in the Captio n Vision option . If you wer e t ryin g to get cl osed ca ption i ng, selec t CC1 [...]

  • Page 90

    Other Inf orma t ion 90 Flashing Indicators on t he Front of the Monitor The STAND BY (red) and/or L AMP (red) indicators indicate the con ditions of the LCD pr ojection T V and war nings by li ghting o r flashing , as follows . The ST AND BY indicator flashes. ❑ The lamp for the light source is ready to tur n on. The ST AND BY indicator flashes [...]

  • Page 91

    Other Information 91 Other Informat ion Specificati ons Proje ction Syst em 3 LCD P anels, 1 l ens p rojectio n sy stem LCD Pane l 1.35 i nch TFT LCD p anel Ap prox . 3.15 m illion dots (1,049,0 88 p ixel s) Projec tio n Lens High Performan ce , lar ge diamet er h ybr id lens F2. 4 Antenna 75 oh m extern al terminal f or VHF/UHF Lamp UHP lamp, 100W[...]

  • Page 92

    Other Inf orma t ion 92 Design an d specificati ons are subject to change with out not ice. In Stand by Under 1 W Supplied Acce ssories Remote Co nt rol RM- Y912 AAA Batteries 2 supplied for remote contro l Cleaning Cloth 1 Hex key wrench 1 Brackets with screws 2 Optional Acces sories TV S t a n d SU- GW 1 Lamp XL-200 0U A V Cable VMC- 8 10/ 820 /8[...]

  • Page 93

    93 Other Informati on Inde x A Activating a Twin View screen 51 Adding channels to the channel list 73 Adjus ting a udi o, Stea d y Sou nd 69 ANT button 45 Antenna, conne cting 25 Audio me nu 66 , 69 Audio rece iver, connecting 36 Audio/V ideo cabl e 24 Auto Progr am (chann el setup) 44 , 73 Auto Setup 44 , 73 AV receiver, connecting to MONITOR OUT[...]

  • Page 94

    94 I Image Revision 81 Inp uts , l abe lin g 80 Installation of the projection TV 25 – 43 J JUMP butto n 45 Jump, usin g 47 L Label Channels 74 video i nputs 80 Lamp, repl acing 13 – 16 M Memory Stick Index 62 indicator (L ED) 22 inserting 60 insertion slo t 22 Menu 61 precaution s 86 Rotate Pictu re 65 Setu p Opti ons 64 Slidesh ow 64 supp ort[...]

  • Page 95

    95 Other Informati on TV po wer bu tto n 46 TV/VIDEO button 46 Twin View™ activati n g a pictu r e 51 descri bed 9 using 51 V VCR using with TV remote control 84 with cable box , connecti ng 30 with cable, co nnecting 29 with satellit e receiver, connectin g 34 Vide o inp uts, label ing 80 Video menu 66 , 67 Vide o Mode s , sel e ctin g 67 Viewin[...]

  • Page 96

    4-091-169- 12 (1) © 2002 Sony Corporation LCD Projection TV KF-5 0XBR800/60XBR800 If, after reading t his instruct ion manual , you have additional questi on s relat ed to the use of your S ony projec tion TV , please call on e of the following numbers (Engl ish on ly). Custom ers i n the contine ntal United States contact the Direct Response Cent[...]