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Connecting Add itional Equipmen t 4-101-94 0- 21 (1) KV -32FS120 KV -36FS120 © 2004 by S ony Corporati on Operating I nstruction s[...]
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User Guide[...]
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Connecting Add itional Equipmen t WA R NI N G T o r educe the risk of fire or electri c shock, do not expose the TV to ra in or moistu re. This symbol is intended to a lert the user to the presence of uninsu lated “dangerous voltag e” within the product’s enclosu r e that m ay be of suf ficien t magni tude to const itute a risk of elec tric s[...]
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User Guide IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS For your pr otection, p lease r ead these instr uctions completely , and keep this man ual for futur e refer ence. Carefully observ e and comply with all warnings, cautio ns and instr uctions pl aced on the se t, or descr ibed in the operating instructions or servic e manual. WAR N IN G T o g uard against inju ry ,[...]
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Connecting Add itional Equipmen t • Never block the slots and openings by placi ng the se t on a bed, sofa, rug or othe r simila r surface. • Neve r place t he set in a c onfined spac e, suc h as a b ookc ase o r bui lt-in cabinet, unless prope r ventil ation i s provided . • Do not place the set near or over a radiator or heat reg ister , or[...]
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Contents Intr oducti on Introducing the FD Trinitron WEGA ® Features............ ....................... ................. ..................... 1 About this Manual ................ ............ ................ ....................... ................. .......................... .. .......... 2 Batteries for the Re m ote Control ............... .[...]
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1 Intr odu ction Congratulatio ns on your purchase of the Sony FD T rin itr on WEGA ® . Introducing the FD T rinitron WEGA Featur es Some of the features you will enjoy include: ❏ FD T r initr on Flat CRT — Delivers a picture with uncompromising accuracy and outstandin g image detail vi a a technologically advanced tube. ❏ Y, P B , P R Input[...]
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2 About this Manual This manual provides instructions to help you enjoy your new TV . It shows you how to connect to an antenn a or cable, cable box, VCR, DVD, sa tellite receiver , stereo sy stem, or camcorder . On ce your TV is connected, follow the instructions and use the r emote co ntr ol to access the on-scr een menus. Batteries for the Remot[...]
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3 Remote Contr ol Using the Remote Contr ol Remote Contr ol Description Button D escription 1 MUTING Press to turn off t he sound. Pre ss again or pr ess to restore sound. 2 SYSTEM OFF Press to t u rn of f the equi pment progr ammed into the rem ote contr ol. See “Programming t he Remote C on t rol ” o n pa ge 5. Th i s b ut t on do e s n ot wo[...]
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4 Remo te Cont rol qa PO WER butt ons Press to t urn on a nd off the TV and other audi o/ video equipment you have programmed i n to t he re mote con trol . For i nstr uctio ns, see “Prog rammi ng the Remote Control ” on page 5. qs FUNCTION bu ttons Press to select the equipm ent (VCR/DVD, SA T/ CABLE, TV) t hat you want to operate with the rem[...]
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5 Remote Contr ol Pr ogramming the Remote Contro l If you have video equipment other than Sony brand (or if you have a Sony DVD/VCR combination unit) that you want to control with the TV’s remote control, use the f ollowing proced ure to pr ogram the r emote control. 1 Check the list of “Manufactur er’s Codes” on page 6 a nd find the thr ee[...]
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6 Remo te Cont rol Manufa cturer’s Codes VCRs Manuf actur er Code Sony 301, 302, 303 Admira l (M. W ard) 327 Aiwa 338, 344 Audio D ynami c 314, 337 Broksonic 319, 317 Canon 309, 308 Citizen 332 Craig 302, 332 Criterion 315 Curtis Mathes 304 , 338, 309 Daewo o 341, 312, 309 DBX 314, 336, 337 Dimens ia 304 Emer son 319, 320, 316, 317, 318, 341 Fish[...]
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7 Remote Contr ol Using your TV Remote Contr ol with Other Equipment Oper ating a V CR Press T o Activate t he remote contr ol to operate the VCR (FUNCTION button) Power on/off t h e VCR (VCR/DVD green button) or , ENTER (using tuner) Change ch annels Play video tape Stop or Re wind or Fas t-for war d a video tap e Pause and (Simultaneo usly) Recor[...]
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8 Remo te Cont rol Oper ating a C ab le B o x or Sate lli te Re ceiver Press T o Activa te the remote contr ol to operate the cable box or satellite r eceiver (FUNCTION button) Power on/of f the cab le box or sat ellite r eceiver (SA T/ CABLE green butt o n) or , ENTER (using tuner) Change ch annels Change back to previous chan nel Displa y chan ne[...]
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9 Connections Connecting Y our TV Read this section before setting up your TV for the first time. This section explains how to make the basic connectio ns and how to connect opt ional equipment. TV Rear P anel Jack Description 1 VHF/UH F This input connect s to your VHF/UHF ant enna or cable. 2 S VIDEO This input co nnects to the S VIDEO OUT ja ck [...]
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10 Connections Basic Conne ctions TV with Cabl e, Indoor , o r Outdoo r Antenna Depending on the cable system available in your home, choose one of the connections below: Use option B to connect the TV to a dipole antenna, also known as a “rabbit ears antenna“ (usually fo und in older homes ). ✍ Converter EAC-25 is commerc ially known as a 30[...]
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11 Connections Connecting Ad ditional Equipment Connecting a TV and VCR 1 Connect the coaxial cable fr om yo ur TV antenna or cable service to the IN jack on your VCR. 2 Connect a coaxia l cable (not supplied) from the OUT jack o n your VCR to the VHF/U HF jack on the TV . Optional co nnection ❏ If your VCR is equipped with video output s, you ca[...]
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12 Connections TV a nd Ca ble Bo x Some cable TV systems use scramble d or encoded signals that r equir e a cable box to view all channels. If you subscribe to such type of service, use this connection. 1 Connect the coaxial cable fr o m your cable service to the IN jack o n your cable box. 2 Connect a coaxia l cable (not supplied ) from the OUT j [...]
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13 Connections Connec ting a TV , VCR, a nd Cable Box Use this connection if you subscribe to a cable s ystem that scrambles some channels (pa y channels), but not all of them. This setup allows yo u to: ❏ change channel s through your cable box or VCR wh en you are r eceiving a scrambled signa l ❏ change channels through your TV 1 Connect the [...]
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14 Connections 5 Using audio/video cables (not supplied), connect AUD IO/VIDEO OUT on your cable box to A UDIO/VI DEO IN o n yo ur T V . Optional co nnection ❏ For better picture qua lity , use S VIDEO instead of the yellow video cable. S VIDEO does not provide sound , so you still m ust connect the au dio cables. Using your TV with this conn ect[...]
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15 Connections Conne cting a TV an d Satellite Receiver 1 Connect the cable fr om your satellite anten na to SA TELLITE IN on your s atellite r eceiver . 2 Connect the coaxial cable fr o m your cable service or antenna to th e VHF/UHF jack on your TV . 3 Using audi o/video cables (not suppl ied), connect AUDIO/VI DEO OUT on your satelli te receiver[...]
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16 Connections Connecti ng a TV , VCR, Cabl e/Antenna, and Sa tellite Receiver using Com posite Video (VI DEO/AUDIO L(MONO ), R) 1 Connect the cable fr om your satellite antenna to SA TELLITE IN on your s atellite recei ver . 2 Connect the single input jack of the sp litter (n ot sup plied) to your incoming cable/antenna (optional connection to vie[...]
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17 Connections Using your TV with this conn ectio n ❏ Program yo ur Sony remote co ntrol to operat e your VCR or s atell ite rece iver ( see page 5 ). ❏ T o activate your r emote, pres s (FUN CTION button) to operate your VCR or (FUNCTION butto n) to operate your satellite receiver . ❏ Press repeatedly to switch between VCR input (VIDEO input[...]
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18 Connections Connecti ng a TV , VCR, and S atellite Receiver u sing Compone nt Video (Y , P B , P R ) 1 Connect the coaxial cable from your satellite antenn a to SA TELLITE IN on the satellite rec e iv e r . 2 Connect the coaxial cable fr om your cab le service or antenna to the IN jack on your VCR. 3 Using a coaxial cables (not supplied), connec[...]
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19 Connections Conn ecting a DVD Play er usi ng Compos ite Vid eo (VID EO/AUDIO L( MONO), R) Using aud io/vi deo c able s (not sup plie d), conne ct AU DIO/V IDEO OUT o n your DVD play er to AUDIO/VIDEO IN on yo ur TV . Optional co nnection ❏ For better picture qua lity , use S VIDEO instead of the yellow video cable. S VIDEO does not provide sou[...]
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20 Connections Connec ting an Audio Sy stem 1 Using audio/video cables (not supplied), connect AUD IO OUT on your TV to one of the unused line inputs (e.g. TV , AUX, T A PE2) on your ster eo . 2 Set the Speaker optio n to Off. For more instructions , see "Using the Audio M enu" on page 29. 3 After you connect the audio system, you can con[...]
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21 Connections Conne cting f or V ideo T ape Editin g (VCR and Ca mcorde r) 1 For video tape editi ng, connect the VCR to the follow ing sources: ❏ If you ar e connecti ng a VCR, use audio/video cables (not supplied) to connect AUDIO /VIDEO OUT on y our first V CR t o AUDIO/VI DEO I N on you r sec ond VC R (option 1a) . ❏ If you ar e con nectin[...]
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23 Basi c Functi ons Using Basic Functions Setting Up the TV After you have finished connecting your TV , yo u can use Auto Pr ogram to set up your channels. Du ring Auto Program, the TV will automa tically search for available chann els and program r eceivable channels . 1 Press to turn on the TV . The Initial Setup screen appears . 2 Press on the[...]
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24 Basic Fun ctions Quick Start to the Menus The following settings are ava ilable in your on-screen menus. For mor e details on how to use the menus, see “Using th e Menus” on page 27. Menu Allows y ou to Adjust your picture settings. Change y our audi o sett ings. Customize y our channel settings . Set rating limits on your TV based on progra[...]
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25 Basi c Functi ons Set the cloc k on your TV and program scheduled viewing using T i me r 1 and T imer 2. Select closed captioning options (Caption V ision), display the name of the current program and its remaining time (Info Banner), label video inputs , adjust tilt correction, enhance DVD pictur e resolution (16 :9 Enhanced), or select menu la[...]
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27 Menu s Using the Menus This section sh ows the optio ns available fo r setting up and ad justing the TV . Using the Remote Contro l to Navigat e the On-Screen M enus T o navigate on the on-scr een menus, use the arrow buttons ( F , f , G , g ) to move the cursor . Pressing these arr ows will cause the cursor to move in the corr espo nding direct[...]
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28 Men us Using the Video Menu Mode Customiz ed pictur e vi ewing Use the F or f butto ns to highligh t one of the followin g options, then press to select it. Vivid : Select f or enhanced picture contrast and sharpn ess. Standar d: Select fo r a st andar d pictur e. Movie: Select for a finely detailed picture. Pro: Select for natura l picture and [...]
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29 Menu s Using the Aud io Menu Tr e b l e Pres s G to decrea se the higher pitched soun ds. Press g to increase the higher pitched sounds. Bass Pre ss G to decrease the lower pitched sounds. Pr ess g to incr ease the lower pitched sounds. Balance Pre ss G to emph asiz e the left spea ker . P r es s g to emphasize the right spea ker . Steady So und[...]
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30 Men us Speaker Custom s election of audio out put source Use the F or f button s to highlight o ne of the followin g options, then press to select it. On: Select to listen to the sound from the TV speakers with or without a separate ste r eo system. Off: Select to turn off the TV speakers and listen to the TV’s sound only through external audi[...]
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31 Menu s Using the Ch annel Setup Menu Favo ri te Channels Quick access to fa vorite channels 1 Use the F or f buttons to highli ght the position (1-5) where you want to set a favorite channel , then pre ss . 2 Use the F or f buttons to fin d the channel you want to add to your favorite cha nnels. 3 Press to select the channel. The TV w ill automa[...]
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32 Men us Auto Pr ogram Perform Auto Program whenever setting up your TV . Auto Program will searc h for av ailable c hanne ls and program receiva ble cha nnels. Channel Skip/Add Use this feature after you run Auto Pro gram to skip unwanted channels or add new ones. 1 Use the F or f button s to highlight the position of the desir ed channel, then p[...]
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33 Menu s Using the Pa re ntal Contr ol Menu The P arental Cont r ol f eatur e helps parent s moni tor what t hei r chil dren w atch on te levi sion. T o use the P arental Control Menu When you select the Parental Contr ol menu, you are prompted to set a 4-digit passwor d. Y ou cannot access the Parent menu settings without this pass word. 1 Use th[...]
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34 Men us P a r ental Control Setting t he Rating Y ou can change the Rating by selecting one of the Par e ntal Lock options. 1 Wi t h Lock highligh ted, press . If you ar e not familiar with Par ental Guideline rating system, use one of the following pres et ca tego rie s to si mpli fy the r at ing se lection: Child, Y outh, Y oung A dult. 2 Use t[...]
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35 Menu s Information for P are nts T o vie w a pr ogram that e xceeds the TV rating ❏ Press , then use the buttons to enter your password. Using the C ustom Menu Follow the instruction s on the scre en to make your custom setting s. Select the country desired for your TV’s rating limit. For mor e information s ee page 36 for (U .S. models) and[...]
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36 Men us United Stat es: Selecting Custom Rating Options For the United States, th e Custom Rating menu includes the fol lowing option s: Movie Rating, TV Rating, and Un rated. (For Ca nada, see pa ge 38.) Movie Rating This system defines the rating levels of m ovies shown in theaters and on prime cable channels. TV Rating The TV rating i s divide[...]
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37 Menu s Unr ated Y ou have the option of blocking TV programs or movies that ar e not rated. ✍ If you c hoose to block un rated TV pr ograms, p lease be awar e that the follo wing pro grams ma y be block ed: eme rgency broad c asts , politic al pr ograms, pro , news , public service announc ements, r eligious p rograms, a nd weat her . Allow Al[...]
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38 Men us Canada : Selecting Custo m Rating Options For Canada, th e Custom Rating menu includes the foll owing options : English Rating, French Rating , and U.S.A. Rating. English R atin g These ratings ar e for Canadian programs that ar e broadcast in English. French Rating These ratings ar e for Canadian programs that ar e broadcast in French. U[...]
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39 Menu s Using the T imer Menu Current Time Set your TV to the current day and time. Pres s to ope n the Cu rre nt Ti m e m e n u : 1 Use the F or f buttons to ente r the corr ect da y and time, then press . 2 Press to exit the menu. Timer 1 and Timer 2 Schedu led viewing Use the timers to program your TV to turn on and off by da y , time, duratio[...]
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40 Men us Using t he Setup Menu Caption Vision Closed- Caption ing Allows you to select from thr ee closed-caption modes for pr o grams that ar e broadcast with closed captioning. Use the F or f button s to highlig ht one of th e followin g options, the n press to select it. Off: Caption V i sion is not activated. CC1, 2, 3, 4: Displays prin ted di[...]
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41 Other In for m ation Other Information T roubleshooting If you have a pr oblem with your TV , try th e suggestions below . If the problem persists, see “Contacting Sony” at the end of this section. Gen er al Prob lem P ossible Remedies I want to re set the TV to the factor y settings ❏ T urn on the TV . While holding down the RESET button [...]
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42 Other Inf ormation Remote Control Progr ammin g The Remote Control Prob lem P ossible Remedies I cannot operate the remote c ontr ol ❏ Press TV (FUNCTION) when operating your TV . ❏ Check the orientation of the batteries. ❏ Batteries could be weak. Replace them (page 2) . ❏ Move the TV three to f our feet away fr o m fluor escent lights.[...]
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43 Other In for m ation Vi de o Audio Prob lem P ossible Remedies No picture, no sound ❏ Make sure the power cord is plugged in. ❏ If a red light flashes on the front of your TV f or more than a few minutes, disconnect and reco nnect the power cord . If the problem continues, call your local service center . ❏ Check the TV/VIDEO setting. When[...]
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44 Other Inf ormation Channe ls Cont acti ng Sony Befor e calling our Customer Information Services Center , reset the TV to factory settings (see page 23). Please have your TV ser ial number r eady . The number is loca ted on the rear o f your TV a nd on the fr ont cover of thi s manual. Our Custom er Informat ion Services Cent er phone numb er is[...]
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45 Other In for m ation Specifications For all model s (except as noted) Design and specifications ar e subject to change without notice. T ele vision sy stem Americ an TV standard/N TSC Channe l coverage VHF: 2-13/U HF: 14-69/ CA T V : 1-12 5 Antenn a 75-ohm external antenn a terminal for VHF/UHF Pictur e tube FD T rinitr on ® tube Power requirem[...]
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47 Inde x 16:9 E nhanced 40 A Audio Out 30 Auto Pr ogram 23 , 32 Auto S AP 29 B Batteries Insert ing in rem ote 2 Balance 29 Bass 29 Brightn ess 28 C Cable 31 Caption Vision 40 Channel Fix 31 Channel Lab el 32 Channel Sk ip/Add 32 ClearEdge VM 28 Color 28 Color Temperature 28 Connections Cable and antenna 10 Cable Box and Cabl e 12 Connecting a Cam[...]
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User Guide Printe d in U .S.A. Sony Corpo ration[...]