Sony KP-57WV600 manual

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    4-088-026- 11 Operating Instructions © 2002 Sony Corporation KP-57WV600 KP-65WV600  KP-57WV700 KP-65WV700 Sony Corporation          Printed in U.S.A.  http://www.world.sony.com/ Note: this is a 2 color print job. PMS black and PMS 7463 / blue[...]

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    1 WA R NI N G T o red uce the r isk o f f ire or shoc k ha zard, d o no t ex pos e t he proj ec tio n T V t o ra in or m o istu re . This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsul ated “dangerous volta ge” within the produc t’s enclosure t hat may be of suf fic ient mag ni tude to c on sti tute a r isk of el ec tr ic s h[...]

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    2 Inst al ling ❑ T o pre ve nt int erna l he at bu ildup , do n ot blo ck the ve nt ilat ion openin gs. ❑ Do no t inst all the pro ject ion TV in a hot or h umi d plac e, or in a pl ac e s ub je ct to e xc es siv e dus t o r me ch ani c al vi br at ion . ❑ A void operating the project i on TV at temperatures below 5 ° C (4 1 ° F). ❑ If th[...]

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    3 IMP ORTANT SAF EGUARDS For y our p rote cti o n, p le ase rea d the s e in s truc ti on s co m ple tel y , a n d kee p thi s m anu a l f or futu re ref ere nc e. C are fu lly o bser ve and co mpl y w i th all war nings , ca ut ions and ins tru cti o ns p la ce d on th e s e t or d esc r ibe d i n t h e o per at ing in st r uct ions o r s erv ice [...]

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    4 Ve n t i l a t i o n The slot s and openi ngs in th e cabinet and in the ba ck or bo tt om ar e pr ovi ded for ne cess ary ve nt il at ion. T o ensure reliable opera tion of the set, and to protect it fr om over heating , thes e slo ts and op enings must never be bl ocked or cov ered. ❑ Never co ver the slots and op enings wit h a cloth or othe[...]

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    5 Fo r Sa fety Be careful wh en movi ng the proje ction TV When you place the proj ection TV in pos iti on , be care ful n ot to d rop it o n yo u r foot or finger s. W atc h y ou r foot in g whil e i nsta ll ing th e pr ojection TV . Carry the projection TV in the spe cified manne r If you car ry the pr oje cti on TV in a ma nne r ot her th an th [...]

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    DA 4X. bo ok P age 6 Tu e sd ay, A pri l 2 3 , 2 00 2 2: 48 PM[...]

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    7 Cont en t s Introd ucing the Proj ection TV Welc o me .. .. ... .... ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 9 Pac kag e Co nte nts .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 9 Fea tur es .. .. ... ...[...]

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    8 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP Using t he F eature s Ov erv iew . .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. . 55 Wat ch ing TV . .. .. ..... ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ..[...]

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    9 Intr oducin g the Pr ojection TV We lc o m e Thank you for purchasing the Sony Projection TV . This manual is to be us ed wi th t he follo win g mo dels : ❑ KP-57WV600 ❑ KP-65WV600 ❑ KP-57WV700 ❑ KP-65WV700 Package Conten ts Along wit h your new proj ection T V , the package c ontains a r em ote contro l and two A A batteries. No addition[...]

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    10 SETUP SETUP Welc ome SETUP SETUP SETUP ❑ Tw i n V i e w ™ : Using the Multi-Ima ge Drive r (MIDX), T win V iew all ows yo u to watc h two pr ograms si de by sid e, with the abilit y to zo om in one pi cture. Y ou can watch pictures fr om two differ en t sour ces (1080i, 720p, 480 p, and 480i) simult aneously . (Onl y the left T win Vi ew win[...]

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    11 Setting Up the TV Ove rview Th is chapter inc ludes illu strated ins truction s for setting up your TV . To p i c Page (s) Car ryin g Y ou r P roje cti on T V 12 Installin g the TV 12 TV Contr ols an d Connecto rs 13-1 7 Basi c Connec ti ons: Connec t in g a Cable or Antenna 18-2 4 Conn ecting O ption al Equipm ent VCR and C able VCR and C able [...]

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    12 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Carryi ng Y our Pr ojec tion TV Carrying the TV requires four or more people. The TV is equipped wit h cast ers f o r e asy movemen t on a hard surf a ce. Be sur e to move your projection TV using the c asters. The TV includes h andles that you ca n use to c arry the unit . Ins talling t he TV Do not carry the[...]

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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 rel ease. The panel dr ops down automatic ally (KP-57/65WV700 sh own). Front V i deo Cont rols AC CE SS M E M O RY S TICK P O W E R STA N D B Y TIM E R C HA NN E L V OLU ME TV / V ID E O FL ASH FO CU S Push up and re lease 1 S VID[...]

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    14 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP KP-57/65WV600 Fro n t Panel ACCESS MEMORY STICK POWER ST AND BY TIMER CHANNEL VOLUME TV/VIDEO FLASH FOCUS 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 q; 7 8 Ite m Description 1 MEMOR Y STICK AC CE S S L E D When lit, indicates that the Memory Stick is being read. (Do not remove the Memory Stick when the indicato r i s lit. ) 2 MEMOR Y STIC[...]

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    15 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP KP-57/65WV700 Fro n t Panel ACCESS MEMOR Y STICK POWER ST AND BY TIMER CHANNEL VOLUME TV/VIDEO FLASH FOCUS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 q; 8 Ite m Description 1 MEMOR Y STICK AC CE S S L E D When lit, indicates that the Memory Stick is being read. (Do not remove the Memory Stick when the indicato r i s lit. ) 2 MEMOR Y STI[...]

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    16 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Rear Panel q; 2 3 4 5 9 8 7 6 1 DA 4X. bo ok P age 1 6 Tue s day , A pr i l 2 3, 20 02 2 : 48 P M[...]

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    17 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Jack Descr iption 1 DV I-HD TV VIDEO AU D I O R/ L (VIDEO 7 IN) Can ac com moda te a copy -prote cte d digital co nnec tion (HDC P*) to othe r devic es (suc h as digita l set-to p bo xes) that h ave com patib le inter fac es. The DVI -H DTV input terminal is compliant with the EIA-861 standard and i s not inte[...]

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    18 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Bas ic Connec tions : Connec ting a Ca bl e or A ntenna The way in which yo u will conn ect your TV varies, depending on how your hom e rec eive s a signal (cable, cable box, antenna) and wheth er or no t you p lan to connec t a VCR. If y ou ar e conn ectin g a VCR ❑ See the co nnecti ons d escr ibe d on pag[...]

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    19 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Ca bl e or Ant enn a Only F or best res ult s , use one o f t he foll owing connectio ns if y ou ar e con necting a ca ble or an a ntenna and y o u: ❑ Do not need a cable box to unscrambl e channels. (If you have a cable bo x , s ee pages 2 2-24.) ❑ Do not intend to connect a VCR. (If you have a VCR , see [...]

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    20 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Cable and Antenna Only F or best res ult s , us e th is connect ion if y ou: ❑ Have a cable and an antenna. (This i s conven ient if yo u are using a s eparate rooftop ant enna to r ec eive addit ional ch annels that a re not prov ided by your cable com p any . ) ❑ Do not hav e a cable box or VCR. (If you [...]

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    21 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connection T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... Sw it ch the T V ’ s i nput between the cable and ant enna Pr ess ANT to switc h back an d forth betw een the TV ’ s VHF/ UHF and AUX in p ut s. Receive c hannels using an antenna, inst ead of the cable 1 Pr ess ANT to switc h to the AUX i npu t[...]

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    22 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Cable Box and Cab le O nly F or best res ult s , us e th is connect ion if: ❑ Y o ur cabl e compa ny sc ra mbl es som e cha nnel s, such as pr emium channels (which requir es you to us e a cable box ), but does no t scramb le all ch annels . ❑ Y ou do not have a VCR. ( If you have a VCR, see pag es 26 and [...]

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    23 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP T o connect the cable box and cable 1 Con n e ct the ca ble fr om you r cabl e co mpany t o the TV ’ s VHF/UHF jack. 2 Use a coaxial cable to connect the TV ’ s T O CONVER TER jac k to the cable box ’ s inp ut j ack . (T he T V ’ s i nte r na l c o nv er te r le ts y ou switch betw een un scram bled s [...]

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    24 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Ca bl e Bo x Onl y F or best res ult s , us e th is connect ion if: ❑ Y ou r cab le com pany s crambles all chan nels , whic h requ ir es y ou to us e a c able bo x. ❑ Y ou do not have a VCR. ( If you have a VCR, see pag es 26 and 28.) With thi s conn ect ion you ca n: ❑ Use the TV r emot e con tr ol to [...]

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    25 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Con necti ng Optio nal Equi pment Use the directions in this section to co nnect the follow ing optiona l equipment: Abo ut Us i ng 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 IDEO c a ble fo r impr oved pictur e quality (compared to [...]

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    26 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP VC R an d Cabl e F or best res ult s , us e th is connect ion if: ❑ Y our cable company does not requir e you to use a cable box. T o co nnect the VCR and cabl e 1 Connect the CA TV cable to the VCR ’ s V HF / UH F i np ut ja ck. 2 Use a coaxial cable to connect the VCR ’ s VH F/U HF out put jack to th e[...]

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    27 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connection T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... W a tc h the VC R P r ess TV/VIDEO repeatedly to select the VCR input (VIDEO 1 in the i llustration) . W atch cable channels Pr ess TV/VID EO r ep eatedly to select the cable input (VHF/U HF in the i llustration) . S et u p th e TV r emot e co nt ro[...]

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    28 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP VC R an d Cabl e Box F or best res ult s , us e th is connect ion if: ❑ Y o ur cabl e compa ny sc ra mbl es som e cha nnel s, such as pr emium channels (which requir es you to us e a cable box ), but does no t scramb le all ch annels . With thi s conn ect ion you ca n: ❑ Use the TV r emot e con tr ol to ch[...]

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    29 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connection T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... W atch cabl e (uns crambled) cha n ne ls Pr ess TV/VID E O repea tedly to select the cable input (UHF/VHF in the i llustration) . W atch cable b ox (scr ambled) cha n ne ls T urn on t he VCR and tune it to the c hannel the cable box is set to (usual[...]

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    30 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP T wo V CRs for T ap e Editing Con necti ng two VCR s lets y ou r ecor d fro m one VCR to the o ther . B y connecti ng them as s how n below , you c an v iew (m onitor) wha t is b e i n g re c o rd e d . T o co nne c t t w o V CR s fo r tap e e d it in g 1 Use an A/V c able t o connec t the pl ayback VC R ’ s[...]

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    31 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connection T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... V iew ( monitor) what is being reco rd e d Pr ess TV/VID E O repea tedly to select the VCR input (VIDEO 1 in the illu str ati on a b ove) . S et u p th e TV r emot e co nt rol to o perate t he VCR(s) If yo u have a non-S ony VCR, you must prog ram t[...]

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    32 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Satell ite Receiver T o co nnect a satellite receiver 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 co nnect the sate llite receiver ’ s A/ V ou tpu t jacks to the TV ’ s A/V inpu t ja cks. 3 Connect a CA TV cable from your cable [...]

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    33 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connection T o Do T hi s ... Do This .. . W a tc h th e sa tel lit e r ece ive r P re ss TV/ VI D EO repeatedl y to se lect the sa tellite r eceiver input (VIDEO 1 in the illust ration). Set up the TV remote contr ol to operate the satel lite r eceiver If you have a non-Sony satellite r ece[...]

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    34 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Satell ite Receiver and VCR T o connect a s ate llite rece iver 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 V HF / UH F i np ut ja ck. 3 Use a coaxial cable to connect the VCR ’ s VH F/U HF out put ja[...]

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    35 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connection T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... W atch the sa t ellite r eceiver Pr ess TV/V ID EO r ep eate dly to select the VCR input (VIDEO 1 in the i llustration) . The VC R may n eed to be t urned on a nd set to the satellite receiver inp ut. W a tc h the VC R P r ess TV/VIDEO repeatedly to[...]

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    36 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP DVD Player with Com p on ent Vi deo Conne ctors Fo r be st resu lts , us e th is co nn e ct ion if you r D VD play er has comp onen t video (Y , P B , P R ) j acks. T o conn ect a D V D p layer w ith com pon ent vi deo con nector s 1 Use a component video c able, or thr ee composite v ideo cables, t o connect [...]

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    37 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connection T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... W atch the DVD p layer Pr ess TV/VID EO r ep eate dly to select the DVD input (VIDEO 5 in the i llustration) . S et u p th e TV r emot e co nt rol to o perate t he DVD p layer If yo u have a non-S ony DVD player , you must pro gram the r emo te con [...]

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    38 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 pl ayer does not hav e component vid eo (Y , P B , P R ) jacks. T o conn ect a DVD p layer wit h A /V conn ecto rs 1 Use an audio cable to connect the DVD player ’ s audio out put jacks to the TV ’ s au d io in pu t j a ck s[...]

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    39 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Digit a l TV Se t -T o p Box wit h Com p on ent Vi deo Conne ctors T o connect a digital TV set-top box with compon ent video connectors 1 Use three separat e com ponent video cables to connect the DVD player ’ s Y , P B and P R ja cks t o th e Y , P B and P R jac ks (VIDEO 5) on th e T V . 2 Us e an audi o [...]

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    40 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Ca mc or der For easy con necti on of a ca mcor der , t he TV h as fr ont A /V inp ut j acks. If you pr efer , how ever , you can conn ect the camco r d er to the T V ’ s re a r A / V in p u t ja c k s . T o connect a ca mcorder 1 Ope n the fr ont video pa nel , as shown on page 13. 2 Use A/V cables t o conn[...]

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    41 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Audi o R e ceiv er For im proved sound quality , you may want t o pl ay the TV ’ s audio th rou gh yo ur ste re o sy st em . T o connect an audio sy stem 1 Use an audio cable to conn ect the TV ’ s audio output j acks to t he audi o recei ver ’ s line inp u t jacks. 2 Using the TV ’ s Audio Me n u, s e[...]

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    42 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Using the CO NTROL S Featur e CON TROL S allo ws you to control your syst em and other Sony equipment with o ne r em ote contro l. In additi on to a llowing you to control mu ltiple devic es with on e remot e c ontrol, th e CON TRO L S fea tur e al lows you to al wa ys p o int your r emot e c ont r ol at your [...]

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    43 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setti ng Up th e Channel List Afte r yo u fini sh connect ing your TV , you need to run Auto Se tup to set up your channels. The Aut o Setup scre en appears when you turn on your TV for the first time after hookin g it up. If you d o not want to s et up the ch ann els at th is time , you ca n do it la ter by s[...]

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    44 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Adj usting the Conver gence Automati cally (Flas h Focus) The pr oject ion t ube image appear s on t he scre en in t h r ee colors (red, green and blue). If they do not converge, the color is poor and the picture bl urs. Before you us e your TV , be sure to adjust the conver g ence. The Flash Focus featur e al[...]

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    45 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Adj usting the Conver gence Manually The C onvergen c e featur e g ives you more c ontrol over the p ic ture ’ s conver gence t han the Fl ash Fo cus feat ure, allo wing you t o f ine-tune the conver gence. 1 Pres s ME NU to dis pla y the Menu. 2 Move the joystick B or b to highlight th e Se tup icon a nd pr[...]

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    46 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Note s o n Adju s tin g the Conv er ge nc e Manu a lly ❑ For best results, s t and abo ut 3 t o 5 feet back fr om the pictur e when adj usting t he conver g ence. B egin with t he cr osses in t he center area o f th e screen and, once those are adjusted, m ove to the cr osses on th e edge s of the scr een. ?[...]

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    47 Us in g the Rem ot e Co nt rol Ove rview This chap ter de scri bes h ow to s et up, progr am, and use t h e T V ’ s re m o t e c o nt ro l . Inserting Ba tterie s 1 Rem ove th e batt ery co ver fr om the re mo te cont rol . 2 Inse rt two s ize A A (R6) ba tte ries ( supp li ed) by matchi ng the e and E ter minal s on th e bat terie s to t h e [...]

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    48 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol But ton Descrip tions Outside Pan el MODE PALETTE M E M O R Y S T I C K DISPLAY RESET FA VORITES GUIDE CODE SET MENU CH VOL WIDE MODE INDEX ENTER JUMP ANT TV/VIDEO PIC MODE TV SAT/CABLE FUNCTION MUTING SLEEP SAT/CABLE POWER RM-Y188 TWIN VIEW DRC TV 1 4 q; qa qh qj qk wa ws 6 8 qs 7 9 ql w; qg qd qf[...]

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    49 SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol SETUP SETUP qg COD E S E T Pre ss to pr ogram the r emote contr ol to oper ate n on- Sony video equipment. For det ails, see “ Programming the R emo te C ontrol ” on page 51 . qh POWER Buttons SAT/C AB LE *: Press to turn on and off the satellite rec eiver or cable bo x. TV: P ress to tu rn on a nd off th [...]

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    50 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol Inside Panel T o access the inside panel, open the outside cover as shown. ✍ Open ing the outside cover automatica lly switch es the remote contr ol to operate y our VCR or DVD pla yer , depe nding on the pos ition of the A /V slide switch. For details , see page 51. VCR and DVD button s require [...]

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    51 SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol SETUP SETUP Pr ogramming the Re mote Contr ol The remote c ontro l is preset to operate Sony brand video equipment. If you have v ideo e quipment other than So ny bra nd that y ou want to con t rol w ith th e TV ’ s remote co ntr o l, use the following procedure to pro gram the remote control. 1 T urn to the[...]

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    52 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol Manu fa ctu rer ’ s Codes VCRs Ma nu fac tur e r Co de Sony 301, 30 2, 303 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, 33 2 Criterion 315 Curti s Mathe s 304, 33 8, 30 9 Daewo o 341, 31 2, 30 9 DBX 314, 33 6, 33 7 D[...]

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    53 SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol SETUP SETUP Using O ther Equi pment with Y our TV Remote Contr ol All Equi pmen t Operating a VC R Operating a Satell ite Receiver T o Do T hi s ... Do T his ... Sw it ch th e TV ’ s inp ut to th e VCR, DVD player , or other connecte d equipment Press TV/VID E O rep eatedly to cycle thr ough th e video equi [...]

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    54 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol Operating a C able Box Operating a DVD Player Operating an M DP (Laser disc Player) T o Do T hi s ... Pre ss Acti vate th e remo te con trol to o perate t he ca ble bo x SAT/CA BL E FU NC TI O N Tu r n o n / o f f SAT /CABL E POW ER Se lect a chan nel 0-9, ENTER Chang e channe ls CH +/- Back t o pr[...]

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    55 Using the Featu res Ove rview This c hapter desc ribes how to us e the feat ures of your TV . To p i c Page W atching TV 56 Using the Scrollin g Index 57 Using W ide Mode 58 Using T win V iew 59 Using F avorite Channels 62 Usin g the Freeze Funct io n 63 Using t he M emory S tick Pictur e V iewer 64 DA 4X. bo ok P age 5 5 Tue s day , A pr i l 2 [...]

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    56 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 trol t o operat e the TV Press TV FUN CTIO N T urn on/off the TV Press TV POWER T une di r ectly to a channel Pre ss 0-9 an d t hen ENT ER (or wait 3 seconds) o r Press CH +/- Adjust t he volume Press VOL +/- Mute the volume Pr ess MUTI[...]

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    57 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Using the Scrol ling Inde x Th e Scr olling Index let s you selec t programs from a scrolling ind ex of video pictures. 1 Pres s IND EX . The Scrolling Index appears, with the currently selected program in the m ain (lef t) wind ow , and four s crolling v ideo pictu res in th e rig h t. As each pic ture o [...]

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    58 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Using Wide Mode W id e Screen mod e let s yo u wa tch 4: 3 norm al broa dcast s in seve ral W ide Sc reen modes ( 16:9 aspect ratio ). ❑ Pres s WIDE MODE repeat ed ly to tog gle thro u gh the foll owing W ide Mode settings. ✍ W hen vi ewing h igh- definitio n pr ogra m s bro ad cast in 7 20p/ 1080i, it[...]

  • Page 60

    59 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Using T win View T win V iew lets you s ee two pictur es fr om two sources — fr om an ant enna, VCR, DVD, etc. — on the scr een at the same ti me. Y o u hear the so und f rom on ly one of the sou r ces at a time , but yo u can ch oose whi ch sour ce ’ s s oun d is select ed. Y ou ca n also c hange th[...]

  • Page 61

    60 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Activati ng the Pictur e Funct ion s A vai lable in t he Act ive (H ighl ighted) W indow T o activ ate the picture in the righ t window ❑ Move the joystick b . T o activate t he pict ur e in th e le ft wind ow ❑ Mov e th e j oy st ic k B . T o Do T hi s ... Do T his ... T une to a channe l Press 0-9 an[...]

  • Page 62

    61 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Cha nging the Pictur e Size The zoom featur e lets y ou v a ry the rel ativ e s ize o f t he left and ri ght pictures . When you adjust the picture s izes, the TV memorizes the change. The next time you use the T win V iew funct io n, the memorized sizes appear . 1 Move the joystick B or b to acti v ate th[...]

  • Page 63

    62 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Using F avorite Chann els Th e Favorite Chann e ls feature lets you selec t pr ogram s from a list of up to ei ght favori te c hannel s that you spe ci fy . Creat ing a List of Favorite Chan nels 1 Pres s ME NU to dis pla y the Menu. 2 Move the joystick B or b to hi ghli ght the Chann el i con a n d pr ess[...]

  • Page 64

    63 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Using the F re e ze Functi on Th e FRE EZE button allows you to tempo rar ily capture a progr am ’ s picture. Y ou c an use this feature to wri te down informati on such as phone numbers, recipes , etc. 1 When the pr ogram i nformation you want to capture is di splayed, pr e ss FREEZ E . 2 Th e TV swit c[...]

  • Page 65

    64 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Using the Memory Stick P icture Viewer A bo ut Me mo ry Stick Memo ry Stick (so ld separate ly) is a new , comp act, portable , and ve rs atil e Int eg rate d Cir cuit r ec or di ng med iu m wi th a data c apacit y that exceeds that of a f loppy disk. Memory Stick is specially designed for exch anging and [...]

  • Page 66

    65 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Abou t DCF File Names Mos t Sony bra nd digit al still an d video cam eras aut omat ically record still imag es usi ng D CF co mplia nt di rectory a nd file n ames , as show n in t he fo llowing ex ample: Unsu pp or ted Image T ypes Th is TV ’ s Memory Stic k view er cannot display any of the following :[...]

  • Page 67

    66 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Inser tin g a nd Removing a Memory Stick T o insert a M emory S tic k 1 Locate the Memory Stick slot (see pages 14-15) and insert the Memo ry Stick in to the Me mory S tick slo t as i llustr ated below . Wh en in serted prop erly , it should slid e in wi th lit tle resis tance and c lick i nto pl ace. T o [...]

  • Page 68

    67 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Displayi ng the Memory Stick Menu 1 Inser t a Memory Stic k that contain s the images y ou w a nt to view . For details, see page 66. 2 Pres s the MEMOR Y STICK bu tton o n t he rem o te co nt rol. T he Me m ory Stick Menu appears. 3 T o sele c t a n opt ion , mov e th e jo yst ic k V or v to highligh t th[...]

  • Page 69

    68 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Using t he Memory Stick I ndex The Memory St ick Index l ets you view images t hat are on th e Memo ry Stick in an index of thum bnail im ages. 1 Inser t a Memory Stic k that contain s the images y ou w a nt to view . For details, see page 66. 2 Pres s the MEMOR Y STICK bu tton o n t he rem o te co nt rol.[...]

  • Page 70

    69 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Using t he Memory Stick Sl ideshow Th e Mem ory Stick Slid es how lets y ou watch a s lide show o f the images t hat are o n t he Memory S tick. 1 Inser t a Memory Stic k that contain s the images y ou w a nt to view . For details, see page 66. 2 Pres s the MEMOR Y STICK bu tt on on t he remo te con trol .[...]

  • Page 71

    70 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Using th e Ro ta t e Pictur e Screen The Ro tate Pictur e Scr een lets you r otat e an image f rom an index of thumb na ils. 1 In the Memo ry S tick Se tup M enu, move th e joy s tick to hi ghli gh t Rotate Picture and pres s . The Ro tate Pict ure scr een a ppears. 2 Move the joysti ck V v B b t o hig hli[...]

  • Page 72

    71 Using th e Menus Ove rview The Menu gives you access t o the f ollow ing features : Naviga ting Thr ough Menus Menu Ic on Description Page Al l ow s yo u t o m ake a dj u st me n ts t o y ou r p ic tu re settings . It also allows you t o customize the Pictur e Mode bas ed on the type of pr o gram you a re viewing , sel ect Ad va nced V id eo op [...]

  • Page 73

    72 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Using the V ideo Me nu T o select the V ideo Menu 1 Pres s ME NU . 2 Move the joystick B or b to highlight the V id eo icon and pr e ss . 3 Mov e the jo y sti ck to highl ig ht an opt ion. Pr es s to s e le c t an opt ion . 4 Move the joystick V v B b to cha nge set tings. Pres s to selec t the ch ange d set[...]

  • Page 74

    73 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP ClearEdge VM Ve l o c i t y Modulat ion Shar pen s pi ctur e de fini t ion to give every obj ect a shar p, cle an ed ge . Sel ec t from Hig h , Medium , Lo w , Off . Advan c ed Vid e o Selec t Program to choo se amon g th e DRC Mod e and DR C P alette options while viewin g NTSC sources. DRC Mode Cr eates a hi[...]

  • Page 75

    74 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Using the A udio Me nu T o select the A udio Menu 1 Pres s ME NU . 2 Move the joystick B or b to high light the A udio icon and pr e ss . 3 Move the joystick to highl ight an opti o n. Pr ess to s el ec t an optio n . 4 Move the joystick V v B b to change se ttings. Press to sel ec t the ch ang ed set tin g.[...]

  • Page 76

    75 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP Spe aker On Sel ec t t o t ur n o n th e TV sp eak er s . Off S elect to turn of f the TV speaker s and listen to the TV 's sou n d on ly t hroug h y o ur e x ter nal 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 whe n the Spe a k er option is s e[...]

  • Page 77

    76 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Using the Scree n Menu T o selec t t he Scr een M enu 1 Pres s ME NU . 2 Move the joystick B or b to move to t he Sc reen i con an d pr e ss . 3 Move the joystick V or v to mo ve to an opt ion . Pr es s to se lect an opti on. 4 Move the joystick B b V v to cha nge set tings. Pres s to selec t the ch ange d s[...]

  • Page 78

    77 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP 4:3 Default Sele ct the def ault Sc reen M od e to use fo r 4:3 sour ces Wide Zoom Select to enlarge the 4:3 size picture, while the upper and lower pa rts o f the pic ture ar e condensed to fit the wide screen. Norma l Sel ect to retu rn the 4 :3 p icture t o no rm al mode. Full Select to enlar ge the 4 :3 pi[...]

  • Page 79

    78 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Using the Channel Menu T o select th e Chan nel M enu 1 Pres s ME NU . 2 Move the joystick B or b to highlight the Cha nnel icon and pr ess . 3 Mo ve th e jo ys ti ck to hig hl igh t an opti o n. Pr ess to s el ec t an op t ion . 4 Move the joystick V v B b to c hange set tings. P re ss to sele ct the change[...]

  • Page 80

    79 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP Channel Ski p/ A dd Allows you to custo mize t he channel l ist that appea rs w hen you us e t he CH+/- butt ons . 1 Move the joystic k V or v to s c ro ll t h rou g h th e channels until you find the channel yo u want to sk ip or add. Then press t o s e le c t it . 2 Move the joystic k V or v to toggle betwee[...]

  • Page 81

    80 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Using the Parent Me nu The Parent Menu allows you to se t up the TV to bloc k pro grams acco rding to thei r con tent an d rating levels . T o selec t the P a rent Me n u 1 Pres s ME NU . 2 Move the joystick B or b to highlight the Parent icon and pr e ss . 3 Use t he 0-9 butto ns on the re mo te cont rol to[...]

  • Page 82

    81 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP US Models: Selecti ng Custom Rat ing O ption s For US mode ls, the Cust om Rating Menu includes the f ollowing opt ion s. (For Can adi an model s, see pa ge 82 .) Viewing Blocked Pr ograms Y ou can view blocked programs by en tering the password. Press the ENT ER but ton w hen tuned t o a bl ocked pr ogram, t [...]

  • Page 83

    82 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Can adi a n Mo del s: Selecti ng Custom Rat ing O ption s For Canadi an models , the Cus tom Rating Me nu includes the fo llo win g opti ons. (F or US mod el s, se e page 81 .) Viewing Blocked Pr ograms Y ou can view blocked programs by en tering the password. Press the ENT ER but ton w hen tuned t o a bl oc[...]

  • Page 84

    83 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP Using the Setup Menu T o selec t t he Se tup Menu 1 Pres s ME NU . 2 Move the joystick B or b to highlight the Setu p ico n and pr e ss . 3 Mo ve t he j oy s tic k to hi g hli gh t an opti o n. Pr ess to s elect an op t ion . 4 Move the joystick V v B b to change settings. Press to s ele c t the changed settin[...]

  • Page 85

    84 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP V ideo Label All ow s you to ide ntify A/ V equipm en t y ou 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 E O bu tton to chang e inpu ts, the V ide[...]

  • Page 86

    85 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP Clock/T i mers (continued) Current T ime 1 Pres s to s el ect C urrent Ti me . 2 Move the joyst ick V an d v to s et t he current ti me (day , hour , and minut e). Pr ess (or move th e joysti ck b ) to co nf ir m e a ch s e t ting an d m o ve t o t he next settin g. Mo ve the joystic k B to g o bac k to the pr[...]

  • Page 87

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  • Page 88

    87 Other Informati on Ove rview Th is chapter inc ludes the follo wing to pics: To p i c Page Glo ssa ry 8 8 Notes on Using Memory Stick Media 89 Contac ting Sony 90 T r ouble sh oot ing 90 Specific ations 95 Opti onal A cc essor ies 96 Ind e x 9 7 DA 4X. bo ok P age 8 7 Tue s day , A pr i l 2 3, 20 02 2 : 48 P M[...]

  • Page 89

    88 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP Glos sary a nal og s igna l A signa ling met hod th at uses c onti nuo us ch ange s in th e am pli tude or freq uenc y of an electro nic tr ansmission to convey info rmation. aspect ratio Refers to the ratio b etween the width and height of the screen. T his TV has a 16:9 (wid es cree n) a spe ct ra[...]

  • Page 90

    89 We lcome SETUP Oth er Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using Memory Stick Media Memory Stick Pr ecautions When using Mem ory Stick med ia, follow these precautio ns: ❑ T o av oi d pe rm a ne nt d am a ge to s ti l l im a ge d a ta , d o n o t tu r n o ff t he TV or re mov e Memo ry St ick med ia f r om the i n s ert io n slo t while da ta is b[...]

  • Page 91

    90 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP Con tacti ng Sony If, a fter r eading these oper ating inst ructions, you have a dditional question s r elated t o the u se o f your Sony t elevision, pl ease c all o ur Custo mer Informa tion Services Center at 1-800 -222-SONY (7669) (U S r esidents only) or (416) 499-S O NY (7669) (Canadi an r esi[...]

  • Page 92

    91 We lcome SETUP Oth er Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Remo te Con trol Memory Stick Pr oblem Pos s ib le Re me die s Remote contr ol does not opera te ❏ The batteries could be weak. Replace the bat teries. ❏ Check the orientation of the batteries. ❏ Press the TV FUNCTION butto n. Y ou m ay h ave i na dverte ntly pressed the SAT/C A BLE FUN CTIO N [...]

  • Page 93

    92 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP Video Pr oblem Pos s ib le Re me die s No pictur e (scr een not lit) , no sou nd ❏ If your TV does not turn on , and a re d light keep s flash ing, your TV may need servic e. Ca ll your l o cal Son y Service Center . ❏ M ak e su re t he po w e r c ord i s pl u gg e d i n. ❏ Press the POWER bu [...]

  • Page 94

    93 We lcome SETUP Oth er Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Audi o Cha nn els Pr oblem Pos s ib le Re me die s Go od p ic ture, no sound ❏ Press MUTING so that Muti ng disappears fr om the screen (see pa ge 48). ❏ Ma ke sur e the Spe aker op tion is s et to On in the Audio Menu (see page 75). Canno t gain eno ugh vol ume when using a cable box ❏ Incr ea[...]

  • Page 95

    94 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP Gen era l 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 . W hile holding down the RESE T but ton on the rem ote contr o l, press t he POWER button on the TV . (The TV will turn itself off , then back on aga in.) Rel ease t he RE SET bu tto n. How to r es[...]

  • Page 96

    95 We lcome SETUP Oth er Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Sp eci fic at ions Des ign and sp ecif ication s are subjec t to cha nge with ou t no tice. Pr ojection System 3 picture tub es, 3 lenses, ho rizonta l in-line system Picture T ube 7-inch h igh-bri ghtness m onoch rome tubes (6.3 ra ster siz e), wit h optica l coupli n g a n d liquid coo li ng sy ste[...]

  • Page 97

    96 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP Optio nal Acc ess ori es ❑ A/V C able (VMC- 810/820/830 HG) ❑ Audio Cable (RKC-515HG) ❑ Component V id eo Cable (VMC-10/30 HG) ❑ Con tr o l S Ca ble (RK -G6 9HG) ❑ Memory Stick media: 8 M B (MSA-8A); 16 MB (M SA-16A); 32 MB (MSA-32A); 64 MB (MSA-64A); 128 MB (MSA-128A) DA 4X. bo ok P age 9[...]

  • Page 98

    97 I nde x 0- 9 but tons 49 , 56 16:9 aspec t ratio 58 4:3 aspec t ra tio 58 4:3 De fault set t ings 77 A Adva nced V ide o 73 ANT butt on 48 , 56 ant enna, conne cti ng 19 Audio Me nu 71 , 74 Audio Out 75 audio receiver, connectin g 41 Au to P ro gra m ( c hann el se tu p) 43 , 78 Auto SA P, MTS setti ng 74 AU X j ac k, descr ibed 17 AV1-3 /DVD sl[...]

  • Page 99

    98 Ot her Info Menus S ETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP features 9 Fi xed au dio se t ti ng 75 Flash Fo cus 44 FRE EZE bu tton 50 , 63 Freeze, using 63 Full mod e, set ting 76 G GUID E butt on 49 H HD Deta iler 10 HD/DVD IN (10 80i/720p/ 480p/480 i) j acks, des crib ed 17 hue, adjustin g 72 I IN DEX butto n 48 , 57 interlac ed 9 , 48 , 73 , 88 J joystick 48[...]

  • Page 100

    99 SETUP SETUP Othe r Inf o SETUP SETU P S S VIDEO jack, descr ibed 13 , 17 SAT /CA BL E F UN CT ION b u tton 48 SAT /CA BL E P OW ER bu tto n 49 satellit e receiv er, using with TV remo te control 53 Scroll ing In dex, u sin g 57 SELECT button 50 setting u p ch annels 43 Setup Me nu 83 sharpness , adjusting 72 Si mul at ed, Ef fe ct 74 sizi ng, pi[...]

  • Page 101

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