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    3-858-033- 21 (1) GB Operating Instructions KV -21V4U T rinitr on Colour V ideo TV PAL NTSC 4.43 © 1996 by Sony Corporation Printed in Spain[...]

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    Getting Started 2 GB W ARNIN G To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Dangerously high voltages are present inside the set. Do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. Caution Television programmes, films, video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted. Unauthorized recording of su[...]

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    Getting Started 3 GB Contents Getting Started Step 1—Preparation ................................................... 4 Checking the supplied accessories ....................... 4 Inserting batteries into the Remote Commander .......................................................... 4 Step 2—Connecting the aerial ...............................[...]

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    Getting Started 4 GB Getting Started Step 1 — Pr eparation Checking the Supplied Accessories When you have taken everything out of the carton, check that you have these items: • Remote Commander • Two R6 (size AA) batteries Turn the Commander over, and remove the cover. Check the polarities and position two R6 batteries correctly. Close the c[...]

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    Getting Started 5 GB Step 2 — Connecting the Aerial Rear or On a wall UHF aerial Connecting an Outdoor Aerial For better TV reception and recording with clear video picture, connect an outdoor aerial to your video TV. T o connect a UHF aerial — 75-ohm coaxial cable (round) Attach an IEC aerial connector to 75-ohm coaxial cable. Plug the connect[...]

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    Getting Started 6 GB You should preset the channels (up to 60 channels) by choosing either the automatic or manual method. The automatic method is easier if you want to preset all receivable channels at once. Use the manual method if you want to allocate programme numbers to the channels one by one. Before you begin • Depress the U (MAIN POWER) s[...]

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    Getting Started 7 GB Pr esetting Channels Automatically 1 Press MENU to display the main menu. 2 Move the cursor ( z ) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + or – and press OK. The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears. 3 Move the cursor ( z ) to “AUTO PROGRAMME” with + or – and press OK. The AUTO PROGRAMME menu appears. 4 Press OK. The programme number [...]

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    Getting Started 8 GB Pr esetting Channels Manually 1 Press MENU to display the main menu. 2 Move the cursor ( z ) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + or – and press OK. The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears. 3 Move the cursor ( z ) to “MANUAL PROGRAMME” with + or – and press OK. The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears. 4 Using + or – , move the cursor[...]

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    Getting Started 9 GB Skipping Programme Positions You can skip unused programme positions when selecting programme with PROGR +/– buttons. However, the skipped programmes may still be called up when you select them with the number buttons. 1 Press MENU to display the main menu. 2 Move the cursor ( z ) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + or – and p[...]

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    Getting Started 10 GB Captioning a TV Station Name You can name a channel using up to five characters (letters or numbers) to be displayed on the TV screen (e.g. MTV). Using this function, you can easily identify which channel you are watching. 1 Press MENU to display the main menu. 2 Move the cursor ( z ) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + or – an[...]

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    Getting Started 11 GB Manual Fine-T uning Normally, the automatic fine-tuning (AFT) is already working. However, if the picture of a programme is distorted, you can use the manual fine- tuning function to obtain better picture reception. 1 Press MENU to display the main menu. 2 Move the cursor ( z ) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + or – and press[...]

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    Getting Started 12 GB Setting a Pay-TV channel You can watch the Pay-TV channel by connecting a Pay-TV decoder to the W connector on the rear of the video TV. 1 Press MENU to display the main menu. 2 Move the cursor ( z ) to “PROGRAMME PRESET“ with + or – and press OK. The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears. 3 Move the cursor ( z ) to “MANUAL PR[...]

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    Getting Started 13 GB VIDEO plus+ is a feature that simplifies programming the video TV to make timer recording. To use VIDEO plus+, each programme position needs to be matched with its VIDEO plus+ guide channel. To get the guide channel numbers, see “Guide channels for VIDEO plus+” on page 13, or look in the programme guide for your area that [...]

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    Getting Started 14 GB 4 Using + or – , move the cursor ( z ) to the programme position (number button) to which you want to preset the guide channel, and press OK. The GUIDE CH position turns red. 5 Select the guide channel you want to preset with + or – , and press OK. 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to preset other channels. 7 After you finish presett[...]

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    Getting Started 15 GB You need to set the clock for using timer recording and quick-timer recording functions. 1 Press MENU to display the main menu. 2 Move the cursor ( z ) to “CLOCK SET” with + or – and press OK. The CLOCK SET menu appears. 3 Press OK to start setting the clock. The day section turns red. 4 Set the day with + or – and pre[...]

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    Basic Operations 16 GB Basic Operations W atching the TV This section explains the basic functions you use while watching the TV. Most of the operations can be done using the Remote Commander. Switching the V ideo TV On and Off Switching on Depress the U (MAIN POWER) switch on the right side of the video TV. Press ; , PROGR +/– or number buttons [...]

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    Basic Operations 17 GB Muting the Sound Press ¤ . The ¤ indicator appears and stays on the screen. To resume normal sound, press ¤ again or Á +. Displaying the On-screen Information Press to display the following on-screen information. To have the programme number, channel number and caption stay on the screen, press again. To make the indicati[...]

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    Basic Operations 18 GB 4 Press MENU to go back to the original screen. Adjusting the pictur e displayed on the screen 1 Press MENU to display the main menu. 2 Move the cursor ( z ) to VISUAL MODE with + or – and press OK. The VISUAL MODE menu appears. 3 Move the cursor ( z ) to PICTURE CONTROL with + or – and press OK. The PICTURE CONTROL menu [...]

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    Basic Operations 19 GB W atching Line Input Press … repeatedly until the desired input indicator appears. To go back to the normal TV picture, press … until the programme position appears, or press ; on the Remote Commander once. For details of the video input picture, see page 38. Listening with Headphones Plug the headphones (not supplied) to[...]

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    Basic Operations 20 GB TV stations broadcast an information service called Teletext via the TV channels. The teletext service allows you to receive various information such as weather forecasts or news at any time. Switching T eletext on and off 1 Select the TV channel which carries the Teletext service you want to watch. 2 Press V to display Telet[...]

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    Basic Operations 21 GB Accessing the next or pr eceding page Press (PROGR +/–/ / ). The next or preceding page appears on the screen. Superimposing a T eletext page on the TV pictur e Each time you press V , the screen changes as follows: n Teletext n Teletext and TV Pr eventing a T eletext page from being updated or changed A Teletext page may c[...]

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    Basic Operations 22 GB This section shows you how to insert a cassette and to play it. More convenient functions you can use while playing a tape is shown in “Additional Operations” from page 34. Inserting a Video Cassette 1 Press ; , PROGR +/– or number buttons on the Remote Commander, or PROGR +/– on the video TV when the u lamp is lit in[...]

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    Basic Operations 23 GB Playing a T ape 1 Press ; , PROGR +/– or number buttons on the Remote Commander, or PROGR +/– on the video TV when the u lamp is lit in red. 2 Insert a cassette. If you insert a cassette with its safety tab removed, playback starts automatically. 3 Set the COLOUR SYSTEM switch to conform to the colour system of the tape t[...]

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    Basic Operations 24 GB Playing a T ape Repeatedly (Auto Repeat) You can play the recorded portion of the tape repeatedly. Set the AUTO REPEAT switch on the video TV to ON, and press PLAY · . Playback starts. When the tape reaches the end, the video TV rewinds the tape to the beginning, then plays it. Displaying the on-Screen Indications Press to d[...]

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    Basic Operations 25 GB Recor ding TV Pr ogrammes Recor ding TV Programmes 1 Press ; , PROGR +/– or number buttons on the Remote Commander, or PROGR +/– on the video TV when the u lamp is lit in red. 2 Insert a cassette with a safety tab. 3 Select the programme position with PROGR +/–. You can also use number buttons on the Remote Commander. F[...]

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    Basic Operations 26 GB Recor ding TV Programmes Using the Timer The Timer Recording function allows you to preset your video TV to record up to six programmes within a one-month period. Before you begin • Press ; , PROGR +/– or number buttons on the Remote Commander, or PROGR +/– on the video TV to switch on the video TV. • Make sure that t[...]

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    27 Basic Operations GB 5 Press OK, then set the minute of the recording start time to “15” with + or – . 6 Press OK, then set the hour of the recording stop time to “21” with + or – . 7 Press OK, then set the minute of the recording stop time to “55” with + or – . 8 Press OK, then set the programme position to “26” with + or ?[...]

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    28 Basic Operations GB Daily/weekly r ecording You can preset your video TV to record the same programme every day of the week (daily recording) or the same programme on the same day every week (weekly recording). Press – in step 3 until the desired setting appears in the “DATE” position. With each press, the setting changes as follows: 4 (to[...]

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    29 Basic Operations GB Checking the Timer Settings You can display the list of the timer settings which you preset. Press TIMER ON SCREEN. The PROGRAMME LIST appears. Press TIMER ON SCREEN again to erase the PROGRAMME LIST. Changing or Canceling the Timer Settings 1 Press TIMER REC ON/OFF to turn off the TIMER REC lamp on the front of the video TV.[...]

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    30 Basic Operations GB Recording Using the Quick-Timer You can preset your video TV to start timer recording immediately and to automatically stop recording after a specific time period. If you have not set the clock, quick-timer recording cannot be done. If you are r ecording 1 Press QUICK TIMER on the Remote Commander. The “QUICK TIMER 0:00” [...]

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    31 Basic Operations GB Notes on PDC recording • If you use PDC recording while watching the TV, the programme automatically changes to the timer recording programme and you cannot change programmes. Make sure to use PDC recording only when the video/TV set is in standby mode or in power switch off mode. If you watch the TV continuously, cancel th[...]

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    32 Basic Operations GB Just enter the programme’s “PlusCode” listed in the TV programme guide. The date, times and programme position of that programme are set automatically. Before you begin • Press ; , PROGR +/– or a number button on the Remote Commander, or PROGR +/– on the video TV to switch on the video TV. • Make sure that the t[...]

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    33 Basic Operations GB 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to preset another timer setting. 5 Press TIMER REC ON. The TIMER REC lamp on the front of the video TV lights up and the video TV enters timer recording standby mode. To stop recording To stop the video TV while recording a programme, press p STOP. ON TIMER MENU SLEEP VIDEO Plus+ ONCE DAILY WEEKLY PROGR[...]

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    34 Additional Operations GB Additional Operations Switching of f Automatically — Sleep Timer You can automatically switches the video TV into standby mode after a selected time period. Press SLEEP. With each press, the time period (in minutes) changes as follows: One minute before the TV switches into standby mode, a message ‘‘Good night’?[...]

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    35 Additional Operations GB Switching on at Y our Desir ed Time — On Timer You can preset your video TV to automatically switch on at a desired time. You can select the TV programme or video playback to be switched on. 1 Press MENU to display the main menu. 2 Move the cursor ( z ) to “ON TIMER SET” with + or – and press OK. The ON TIMER SET[...]

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    36 Additional Operations GB Adjusting the T racking Adjusting the T racking Automatically The tracking condition is automatically adjusted on this video TV. The AUTO TRACKING indicator will appear while the video TV is searching for best tracking condition. Adjusting the T racking Manually If streaks or snow noise appear on the video playback pictu[...]

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    37 Additional Operations GB Adjusting with the Optimum Pictur e Control (OPC) This function allows you to improve playback and recording quality by adjusting the system parameter automatically according to the condition of the video tape. This function is set to ON at the factory. To maintain better picture quality, it is advisable to leave the fun[...]

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    38 Additional Operations GB Connecting Optional Equipment W atching the Picture Input fr om Optional Equipment T o watch the video input signal Press … repeatedly until the desired input indicator appears on the screen. • … 1 for audio/video input or RGB input through the W connector • Do not play equipment connected to the W connector, suc[...]

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    39 Additional Operations GB Editing with Another VCR Using an additional VCR, you can edit a tape. Editing fr om another VCR Connections are the same as in “Watching the picture input from optional equipment.” Editing onto another VCR W atching the Pay-TV Channel After connecting the pay-TV decoder to the W connector using VMC- 212CE EURO cable[...]

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    40 Additional Information GB Function TV reception Clock and timer Playback Possible causes and remedies • The mains lead is disconnected. / Connect the mains lead. • The video TV is switched off. / Press ; , PROGR +/– or programme number on the Remote Commander, or PROGR +/– on the video TV. • The headphones are connected to 2 jack. / Di[...]

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    41 Additional Information GB Problems The cassette is ejected when you press REC r . Recording cannot be done. Timer settings cannot be made. The cassette is ejected when you press TIMER REC ON/ OFF. The TIMER REC lamp does not light up even though you press TIMER REC ON/OFF. Timer recording was not made. A cassette cannot be inserted. The Remote C[...]

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    42 Additional Information GB W or n V ideo Heads If your video TV displays a poor picture after you clean the video heads, you may need to replace them. Consult your dealer or the Sony Service Center nearest you. Check the V ideo Heads after 1,000 Hours of Use A video TV is a high precision machine. It must record on or play from magnetic tapes on [...]

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    43 Additional Information GB General Clock Quartz locked Clock back up Approx. 7 days Clock requirements 220-240 V AC, 50 Hz Power consumption 112 W Operating temperature 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F) Storage temperature –20°C to 60°C (-4°F to 140°F) Dimensions Approx. 540 × 518 × 470 mm (w/h/d) (21 3 / 8 × 20 1 / 2 × 18 5 / 8 inches) M[...]

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    44 Additional Information GB T elevision Channel Number Guide Only the main transmitters are listed. Information regarding the regional sub-relay channel numbers can be obtained by contacting The BBC Engineering Information Dept. (0181) 752 5040. MAIN TRANSMITTERS BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 London & South East 1 Bluebell Hill 40 46 43 65 2 Crystal Palac[...]

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    45 Additional Information GB Video TV Set—Fr ont This section briefly describes the buttons and controls on the video TV set and on the Remote Commander. For more information, refer to the pages next to each description. 9Á (volume) +/– buttons (page 16) !º PROGR(programme) +/– buttons (page 16) !¡ Remote sensor !™ U (MAIN POWER) switch [...]

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    46 Additional Information GB ON TIMER MENU SLEEP VIDEO Plus+ ONCE DAILY WEEKLY PROGR REC PAUSE CLEAR QUICK TIMER COUNTER RESET TIMER REC ON/OFF OK 12 3 45 6 78 9 0 REW FF STOP PLAY TIMER ON SCREEN Remote Commander 16 (eject)button (page 22) 2; (TV power on) button (pages 6, 16) 3¤ (muting) button (page 17) 4 ON TIMER button (page 35) 5 SLEEP butto[...]

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