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    4-097-28 7-05 GB 409728705 Digital T errestrial Receiver VTX-D800U Operating Guide ® © 2003 by Sony Corporation cover.fm Page 1 Monday, April 19, 2004 2:31 PM[...]

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    Should y ou e xperience a prob lem wit h thi s re ceiv er , pl ease re fer to th e troub le shooting section on page 21. If y ou ar e unab le to re ctify the prob lem, conta ct the Sony UK helpli ne on 0870 241 3624. Please ensure you hav e the following info r mation av ailable before calling the help line: Note: Y ou can che c k the sign al stren[...]

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    Safet y informa tio n Safe ty i nforma tion 1 NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM A moulded plug complying w ith BS1363 i s fitte d to this equipme nt for your s afety and conve nience. Sh ould the fuse in th e plug supp lied need to be replac ed, a 5 AMP fuse ap proved by AST A or BSI to BS 136 2 (i.e. marke d with or ) must be us ed. When [...]

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    Saf ety inf ormation 2 Safety information O This recei ver ca n be operated in the upright posi tion with the supplied sta nd attached, or in the horiz ontal position . Please fo llow the prec autions b elow to ensure th e safety o f your rec eiv er is not comprom ised in an y wa y . Ne ver pu sh objects of a ny kind into the receiv er as thi s cou[...]

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    Contents Contents 3 Safety in formation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Mains plug sa fet y - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Receiv er safety - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -[...]

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    Overvie w of the remote contr ol 4 Overview of the remote cont ro l O 1 Mute b utton % Press to mute th e sound on you r TV . Press again to restore . Note: This b utton will only w or k once you hav e configured the remote control to operate your brand of TV (ref er to page 20). 2 TV PROG +/- buttons Pres s to sele ct th e next or pre vious TV pro[...]

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    Accessories s upplied Acce ssories su pplied 5 Batteries Fully wired Sc art lead RF Loopthrough cable Stand Remote control MENU BACK REC TV/STB / TV PROG / 23 1 56 4 0 TV/ RADIO 89 7 ♥ PROG RM-X800 DIGIT AL TERRESTRIAL RECEIVER OK Text.fm Page 5 Tuesday, April 27, 2004 8:21 AM[...]

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    Receiver o ver vie w and connections 6 Receiver over view and conne ctions O Rear view Front vie w TV Scart so cket Audio line out (combined digital Optical/Analogue output) Fixing the stand ( for ver tical use) Clip th e stand o ver the rear of the rec eiver as shown, then push d own into the f ixing holes to secur e. Note: T o remove the stand, p[...]

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    Getting started Getting started 7 VTX-D800 CAUTION - T O PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER. FOR QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ONL Y VTX-D800 1 2 Insert ing batteries into the remote contr ol Connecting y our TV and VCR Note: Before connecting your TV and VCR, ensure a ll equipment is disconn ected from the mains supply . Connecting a Hi-Fi etc.[...]

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    Getting started 8 Getting started O 1 Ha ving co nnected y our recei ver as show n on page 7, connec t all the equip ment to the mains s upply an d s witch on yo ur TV . When the ind icating light on the receiv er turns red, pres s the l/ 1 button on the remote contr ol. Th e Star t -Up me nu will be dis play ed 2 Pres s the b b utton on the re mot[...]

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    Using the menu system Using the me nu system 9 All the m enus of this r eceiver a re accessed f rom the main m e nu using the remote control. Favou ri t es L is t This m enu allo ws you to store your f av ourite chan nels in to one of f our TV or f our Radio li sts. 1 Pres s the MENU bu tton to displa y the main m enu. 2 Use th e f ollowing b utton[...]

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    Using the menu system 10 Using the menu system O The sett ings menu all ows y ou to c ustomis e the wa y the pi cture is dis pla yed an d to sele ct the langua ge f or subtitles etc. Highl ight ‘ Settings ’ in the main m enu, then pres s the OK button to di spla y the Setting s men u. Press the V or v butt o n t o highli ght the required o ptio[...]

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    Using the menu system Using the me nu system 11 Pa re n t a l C o n t ro l The P arental Control menu allo ws yo u to loc k cer tain channels yo u consider unsu itable an d to set an ag e limit so tha t an y prog ramm e classed abo ve that age b y the broadcaster i s rest ricted. Bef ore you ca n loc k channels or set an ag e limit, you mus t set u[...]

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    Using the menu system 12 Using the menu system O T uning The T uning men u allows y ou to tune your rec eiver autom atically or manua lly and also chang e the order of the prog rammes on displa y . During these proce dures you ma y be requested to ente r your PIN. Refer t o page 11 f or inf ormation. Note: After tuning, your receiv er will continua[...]

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    Using the menu system Using the me nu system 13 T uning Program me Sor t This opt ion allows you to chang e the channel order in t he on- screen progra mme list. 1 With ‘ Tu n i n g ’ highl ighted in the m ain menu, pres s the OK butto n. The T uning displa y appe ars with ‘ A uto T une ’ highligh ted. 2 Press the V or v b utton to highli g[...]

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    Using the menu system 14 Using the menu system O T echnical Inf ormation Manufa cturer Inf ormation This is an info r mation screen o nly and tells you the c urrent version o f soft ware in stall ed in your r eceiver. This opti on gives y ou an on-scr een descripti on of some of the f eatures a va ilable on th is receiv er . 1 Enter the T echnical [...]

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    Other f eatures Other featur e s 15 The EPG (El ectronic Progr amme Guide ) provides a qu ick and easy w ay to: a) View a com plete lis t of all a va ilable cha nnels b) View a chan nel list related to a chosen ca tegor y c) Set a prog ramme to b e recorded 1 Press the b utton to disp lay the EPG. This displ a y cons ists of an infor mat ion box an[...]

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    Other f eatures 16 Other featur es O The EPG T o select a pr ogramme f or record ing or timed displa y 1 With the EPG on di splay , press th e V , v , B and b b uttons to highl ight a future progr amme, the n press the OK butto n. The timer scre en appear s. 2 Press the Re d bu tton and your VCR will au tomatica lly begi n reco rdin g when t he pro[...]

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    Other f eatures Other featur e s 17 Progra mme information The progr amme inf ormation disp lay p rov ides a qui ck and eas y way to: a) Vie w descriptions of th e program mes bei ng broa dcast no w and ne xt on the curren t channel b) Vie w descriptions of th e program mes bei ng broa dcast no w and ne xt on the ot her channe ls c) Pre view anoth [...]

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    Other f eatures 18 Other featur es O Dig ital T e xt Viewing a digital te xt service Man y digi tal TV channels broa dcast inf or mation v ia their te xt service. Th is digital service inclu des high quality digital text an d gr aphics along with adv anced na vigation op tions . Additionall y , this rece iver has acc ess to dedic ated te xt channel[...]

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    Notes on connecting SMARTLINK and other equipment Notes on connecting other equipment 19 If y our TV is SMAR TLINK compat ible , ensure tha t the cabl e fro m the TV scart sock et of the recei ve r is connected to th e scart sock et that suppor ts SMAR TLINK on y o ur TV . This will ensure t hat you ha ve acc ess to th e SMAR TLINK fe atures. One o[...]

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    Ad ditiona l in f ormati on 20 Additional inf ormation O REC TV/STB / TV PROG / 23 1 56 4 0 TV/ RADIO 89 7 ♥ Using the remote control to operate other man ufactu rer s’ TVs The remo te control su pplied with y our receiv er can be progr ammed to op erate TVs made b y other ma nuf acturers . The f ollo wing in struction s guid e you through th e[...]

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    Additional information Additional info r mation 21 Specifications T roubleshooting T ransmission sta ndards DV B - T Cha nnel coverag e UHF c hanne ls B2 1 - B69 TV scart 21 pin Euro conne ctor (CENELEC standard) with SMAR TLINK suppor t VCR scart 21 pin Euro conne ctor (CENELEC standard) with SMAR TLINK suppor t and sync hro reco rd A udio outpu t[...]

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    Digital TV Channel List 22 Digital TV Channel List O London & South East 1 Bluebell Hill 59 24 27 45 42 39 2 Crystal Palace 25 22 32 28 34 29 3 D o v e r 6 86 15 5 5 8 5 7 6 0 4 Heathfield 34 29 48 47 54 51 5 Oxford 34 68 51 52 48 29 South -West 6 Beacon Hill 52 61 58 54 56 64 7 Caradon Hill 34 31 48 21 24 27 8 Huntshaw Cross 54 58 61 64 53 57 [...]

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    Index Index 23 A Acces sories supp lied ....................... 5 C Connecti ng a Hi-Fi ........................... 7 Connecti ng your T V and VCR .......... 7 Country, s etting ............................... 10 D Digital text ....................................... 18 Sele cting ................................... 18 Viewi ng ....................[...]

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    Text.fm Page 24 Monday, April 19, 2004 2:32 PM[...]

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    cover.fm Page 3 Monday, April 19, 2004 2:31 PM[...]

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    Sony Corporat ion Printed in UK Recy clable W e thank y ou f or ha vin g bought this So ny product and hope yo u will be happy with it. In the ev ent that your Sony product needs guarantee ser vice, please contact the deal er from w hom it was purchased or a member of our autho rised ser vice network in the Europe an Econom ic Area (“ EEA”) whi[...]