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    Inst ruction Manual KV -28FQ75 U KV -32FQ75 U 4-205-56 3-64 R T rinitr on Colour T ele vision © 2000 by Sony Corp oration P rinted in UK 420556364 KV-28FQ75Ucover.fm Page 0 Tuesday, May 22, 2001 10:01 AM[...]

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    NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM A moulded plug complying with B S1363 is fitted to this equipment for you r safety and convenience. Should the fuse in the plug su pplied need to be rep laced, a 13 AMP fuse appro ved by ASTA or BSI to BS 13 62 (i.e. marked with or ) must b e used. When an alternative typ e of plug is used it should b e fi[...]

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    Safety I nformation For y our safety This set is to op erate o n a 2 20-240V A C supp ly only . T ake care not to c onnect too ma ny appl ianc es to th e sa me powe r sock et as th is cou ld result in fire or electric shock. For en vironmental an d safety rea sons, it is recomme nded that the TV set is not l eft in standby mode w hen n ot in use. D[...]

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    1 Safety I nformation Always use TV stand s that are strong and stable enough to suppo rt the weight and size of this TV. Due to the unique floating design of this TV, Sony high ly recommend you us e their designated stands, SU-28FQ1 for KV-28FQ75 model and SU-32FQ1 for KV-32FQ75 model. I f this recom mended opti on is not t aken, it is vitally i m[...]

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    2 Installation 1. Chec king the access orie s supplied 2. Inser ting batteries into the remote control Remote control Batteries Always observe the correct polarity when inserting batteries. Always remember to dispose of used batteries in an environmentally friendly way. Follow steps 1-7 to install the TV and view TV programmes. 420556364(GB) Pages [...]

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    3 Installat ion 3. Connecting the TV 1. Connect your existing aerial lead to the socket mar ked on the rear of the TV set. Connecting an aeri al to your TV Connecting an aerial and VCR to your TV 1. C onnect your existing aerial lead to your VCR as shown. 2. Connect the VCR aerial lead from the RF OUT so cket on the back of the VCR to the aerial so[...]

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    4 Installat ion 1. Connect the TV plug to the mains socket (220- 240V A C , 50Hz) and switch on. 2. Push in th e on/of f b utt on on th e front of t he TV . 4. Switc hing o n the TV 5. Using the jo ystic k To select an item in a menu p ress the OK button do wn in the middle. To move aro und the me nus press the relevant arrow button. Moving the joy[...]

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    5 Installat ion Before you tune your TV, you will be asked to set your language and country. 6. T uni ng y our TV : : : : Language/Country Language Country Select Country: Confirm: OK Greece Great Britain Germany Fr ance Finland Denmark Czech Rep. Language/Country Language Country Select Language: Confirm: OK Italiano Fr ançais Español English De[...]

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    6 Operation Overview of the TV set b uttons Volume control button s Press to increase (+) /decreas e (-) vol ume. Video input button Press to select the input signals from VCR etc. Programme Up (+) or Down (-) button s Press to select TV channels. Master R eset but ton Press to return the picture and sound levels to factor y settings. The Sony lo g[...]

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    7 Operation Over view of the remote control b uttons To temporarily switch off TV Press t o tempo raril y switch off T V. Press again to switch on from st andby mode. To save e nergy, we recommend switching off comple tely whe n TV is not in use. NOTE : After 15-30 minutes wit hout a TV signal and withou t any but ton being pressed, the T V switche[...]

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    8 Operation NexTView is an on-screen electronic programme guid e, providing you with programme infor mation for different broa dcas ter s. Ne xTView* Selecting your NexTView provi der Your TV set auto matically sel ects the best NexTView provider fo r you. This p rovider is available ab out 30 minutes after the channel tuning. You can however chang[...]

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    9 Using the ‘Long Info’ menu With t his ‘ Long Info ’ menu screen, you can s et timers or record selected pr ogrammes. 1. Press v or V to select a future programme in the programme list column. 2. P ress the OK button to display the ‘ Long Info ’ menu on the TV screen. To se t the tim er Press the b or B buttons to highlight th e ico n [...]

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    10 Operation Most TV channels broadcast information via Teletext. The index page of the teletext service (usually page 100) gives you information on how to use the serv ice. Please use a TV channel with a s trong signal, ot herwise there may be Teletext err ors. Te l e t e x t Switching Teletext on and off 1. Select the TV channel which carries the[...]

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    11 Operation Te l e t e x t Using the Teletext menu 1. With T eletex t switched on, press the MENU b utton on the remote control to display the menu on the TV s creen. 2. Press v or V to select your chosen item on the screen then press B to display the relev ant sub men u. 3. T o remove the T eletex t menu from the screen, press the MEN U bu tton. [...]

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    12 Operation Using M ulti P IP Multi PIP (picture in picture) mode displays a succession o f 12 still pictures and a 13th that is live. You can manually select which channel you wish to watch, either full-screen or in the PIP mode. Operating PAP (Picture and Picture) This PAP feature divides the screen into two for watching two chan nels simultaneo[...]

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    13 Operation The TV consists of a menu system which is based on a series o f user friendly on -screen displays and men us. These displays will help you get the mo st from your TV, helpin g you to change picture and so und settings, to al ter the size of the TV picture and t o rearrange the TV ch annels etc. Adjusting the picture and sound The pictu[...]

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    14 Using the TV menu system: Audio Adjustment Equaliser Mode Equaliser Adjustment Balance Loudness Space Auto V ol. Control Dual Sound V olume Dual Sound Stereo Off Off Stereo Select Mode : Off Confirm: OK Personal V ocal Jazz Rock 0 NICAM NICAM Equaliser Adjustment Sel: Adjust: Confirm:OK (P ersonal) + 0 – 120 500 1,5K 5 K 10 K Auto V ol. Contro[...]

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    15 Using the TV menu system: Using the Features m enu 1. P ress the MENU button on the remote control to display the menu on th e TV screen. 2. Press the v or V b uttons to select for th e ‘ Features ’ menu then press B to enter the ‘ Features ’ menu . 3. Press the v or V buttons to select the desired menu item then p ress B to co nfirm. F [...]

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    16 Using the TV menu system: Re-arranging the T V channels After tuning the TV, yo u can use this featur e to change the order o f the channels o n the TV. 1. P ress the MENU button on the remote co ntrol to display the menu on the TV screen. 2. Press the V butto n to select the symbol on the m enu screen then pres s B to enter the ‘Set Up’ men[...]

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    17 Using the TV menu system: Naming a channel Names for chann els are usually taken automatically from Teletext if available. You can however name a channel or an input video source using u p to five characters (letters or numbers). Skipping pr ogramme posi tions This function en ables you to sk ip unused pr ogramme positi ons when sel ecting them [...]

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    18 Using the TV menu system: Using the Furt her Programm e Preset feature With this feature you can a) adjust the attenuation of each channel, b) ind ividually adjust the volume level of each channel, c) manu ally fine-tune the TV to obtain a better pictur e reception if the picture is distorted o r d) preset the AV output for th e programme positi[...]

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    19 Using the TV menu system: Adjusting the picture geomet ry for an RGB source When connecting an R GB source such as a Sony Plays tation you may n eed to readjust the ge ometry of the picture. 1. Press the button on the remo te control to select the connected RGB source . 2. P ress the MENU button to disp lay the menu on the TV screen. 3. Press th[...]

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    20 Using the TV menu system: Inpu tti ng yo ur pe rson al ID With this feature, you can allocate a safety code to your TV which will en able you to be traced if the TV is stolen and recovered. Th e safety code ho wever can only b e entered once - pleas e make a note of it! 1. P ress the MENU button on the remote co ntrol to display the menu on the [...]

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    21 Additional Equipment Using the illustratio ns below, you can connect a wide range of audio and video equipment to your TV. Connecting additi onal equip ment to the TV To view the input si gnals of connected eq uipment, please follo w the instructions below. 1. Us ing the illustration s above, connect your equipment to the appropriate TV socket. [...]

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    22 Additional Equipment * If the picture or s ound is distor ted, move the VCR away from the TV set. * When connecting a mon aural VCR, connect only the white jack to both the TV set and the VCR. * For information on how to select the output signal of the scart 2 / , see page 15. * When connecting external hi-fi equipment, you can adjust the volume[...]

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    23 Additional Information Specifications TV sys tem I Colour system PAL, SE CAM NTSC 3.5 8, 4.43 (only Vid eo In) Channe l coverage See the ‘ Channel D ispla y Table ’ below. Picture t ube KV-28FQ 75: FD Trinitro n WIDE, A pprox . 72cm (28 inc hes) KV-32FQ 75: FD Trinitro n WIDE, A pprox . 82cm (32 inc hes) Rear Te rminals / 21-pin Euro connect[...]

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    24 Additional Information Here are some simple s olutions to problems which may affect the picture an d sound. T roub lesho oting Problem Suggested r emedy No picture (screen is dark), no sound • Plug the TV in. • Press the b utton on the fron t of the TV . • If the indicator is on press the button or a num bered bu tton on the remote control[...]

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