Sony WEGA KD 32FS130 manual

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    Conne ctin g Addit ional E quipment 2-591-5 02-21 (1) KD-3 2FS1 30 KD-3 6FS1 30 © 2005 by Sony Corporat ion Operating I nstructions 01U S01 COV- BR2. book Page 1 Mo nd ay, M a rch 28, 200 5 1: 36 PM[...]

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    User G uide 01U S01 COV- BR2. book Page 2 Mo nd ay, M a rch 28, 200 5 1: 36 PM[...]

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    1 WA R N I N G T o redu ce the risk of fi r e o r electric shock, do not expose the TV to rain or moist ure. This symb ol is intende d to a lert the user to the presence of unin sulat ed “d angerous vo ltage” within th e product’ s enc losure that m ay be of sufficient m agnitu de to con stitute a risk of electr ic shock to p erso ns. This sy[...]

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    2 IM PORT ANT SAFE GU ARD S For your pr otection, plea se read t hese ins tructions com ple tely , and keep this m anual for futu re reference. Carefully ob serve and com ply with all w arnings, ca utions and inst ruct ions p laced on the se t , or descri bed in the operating instructions or servic e manual. WARNI NG T o gu ard ag ai n st in ju r y[...]

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    3 • Never block the s lots and openings by placing the set on a bed, sofa, rug or othe r sim i lar s urface. • Nev er place the set in a confin ed spa ce, su ch as a bo okc ase or bu ilt-in cabi ne t, unl ess p ro per v ent il a ti on i s prov i ded. • Do n ot p l ac e the s e t n e ar o r ove r a radi ator or h eat r egis ter , or wher e it [...]

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    T rademarks and Copyri gh ts Manufa ctured under license fr om D olby Lab ora to r ies L ice n si ng C o rp ora ti o n. D olb y and the double- D s ymbol are trademar k s of Do lby L ab orato rie s. As an ENER GY ST AR® Part ner , So ny Co rpora tion h as de ter mine d th at thi s pr odu ct meets the ENERGY ST AR® guidelines for energy efficiency[...]

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    5 Cont ents Intr oduct ion Intr oducin g the F D Trin itron W EGA F ea t u res ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... 7 A bou t this M an ua l .... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... 8 B att e rie s for the R emo t e Con tr ol .... ... .. .. ... .. ... 8 Fr o nt P an el M en u Co nt ro ls ... [...]

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    7 Intr oduction Intr oduc tion Congr atula tio ns on you r purc hase of the Son y FD T ri nitr o n WEGA ® . Introduci ng the FD T rinit ron WEGA Feature s Some of t he featur es you will enjoy i nclude: ❏ FD T rini tron F lat CR T — Deli ve rs a pi ctu re wi th unc ompr o misin g accu rac y and out standi ng image detail via a te chnolo gica l[...]

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    8 Introduct ion Ab out this Manual This ma nual provides inst ructions to he lp you e njoy yo ur new T V . It show s you h ow to connect to an antenna or cable, cable box, VC R, DVD, satel lite r eceiver , stereo system, or camcorder . Once your TV is connected, fol l ow the instructions a nd use the r emote c ontrol to acce ss t he on -s cree n me[...]

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    9 Remote Control Usi ng th e Remote Co ntr o l Remote Control Descript ion Button De scription 1 MUTI NG Press to turn off the sound. Press a gain or press VOL+ to restore sou nd. 2 SYSTEM OFF Press to turn off the equipmen t pro gramm ed into the remote con trol. See “Prog rammi ng the Remote Co ntrol ” on pag e 11. T his b utto n d oe s n ot [...]

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    10 Re mo te Co ntr ol qf POW ER button s Press to turn on a nd off the TV and othe r audi o/vide o equipment you have programmed into the remo te con trol. For i nst ructions, see “Pr ogra mm ing the Rem ote Control ” on page 1 1. qg FUNCTION button s Press to select the equipment ( VCR/DVD , SA T/ CABLE , TV ) that you w ant to operate wi th t[...]

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    11 Remote Control Progr ammi ng the R emote Control If you hav e vi deo equ ipmen t other t han So ny brand (o r if yo u h ave a Sony DVD/ VCR comb in ation unit ) that you wan t to co ntrol with the TV’ s remote control, use the foll owing procedur e to pr o gram the r emo te c ontrol. 1 Check the list of “M anufactur er ’s Codes” on page [...]

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    12 Re mo te Co ntr ol Man ufacturer ’s Codes VCRs Ma nufa ctu rer Co de Son y 301, 30 2, 303 Admira l (M. W ard) 327 Aiwa 338, 34 4 Audi o Dynami c 314, 33 7 Br oksoni c 319, 31 7 Cano n 309, 30 8 Cit izen 332 Crai g 302 , 332 Crite ri o n 315 Curt is Mathes 304, 33 8, 309 Daew oo 341, 31 2, 309 DBX 314, 33 6, 337 Dimensi a 304 Emer son 319, 3 20[...]

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    13 Remote Control Using yo ur TV Re mote Control with Other Equipment Opera tin g a VC R Press T o Ac tiv a te th e remot e cont ro l to o per a te th e VCR ( FUNCTION button) Power on/of f the VC R ( VCR/DVD green button) or , (usi ng tune r) Chan ge cha nnels Play video tape Stop or Rewi n d o r Fast -forward a v ideo t ape Pause and (Simultaneou[...]

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    14 Re mo te Co ntr ol Opera ting a Cabl e Bo x or Satellite Receiver Press T o Activate the remote contr ol to operate the c able box or satellite rece iv er ( FUNCTION butto n) Power on/off the cable box or satellite r ec eiver ( SA T/CABLE gr een butto n) o r , (u sing tuner) Change c hannels Change back t o prev ious channel D isplay chan nel n [...]

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    15 Connections C on ne cti ng Y o ur T V Rea d this section be fore setting up your TV f or the first time. This section expla ins ho w to make the b asi c co nnec tions and how to c onne ct opt ion al eq uipmen t. TV Rear Panel Jack D escription 1 VHF/UHF This i nput connects to your VH F/UHF antenna or cable. 2 S VID E O This input c onn ects t o[...]

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    16 Connections Basic Co nnections TV wi th Cable , Indoo r , or Outd oor An tenna Depending o n the cable system available in your hom e, choose one of t he connections below: Use option B to connec t the TV to a dipole antenn a, also known as a “ra bbit e ars antenna“ (usu ally fou nd in olde r homes) . Connec ting T wo RF Inputs If you want t[...]

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    17 Connections Conne cting Ad ditional Eq uipment Connec ting a TV and VCR 1 Connect the c oaxial cable from your TV antenna or cable s ervice to t he IN jac k on your VCR. 2 Connect a c oaxial cable (n ot suppli ed ) fr om th e OUT jack on your VCR to the VHF/UHF jack on the TV . Optional c onnectio n ❏ If you r VCR is eq uipped w ith video out [...]

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    18 Connections Connec ting a TV and Cable B ox Some cable TV systems use scrambled or encoded signals that r equire a cable box to view all cha nnels. If yo u subsc ribe to such ty pe of serv ice, us e t his c onnect ion. 1 C on ne ct th e co a xia l ca b le f ro m yo u r cab le ser vi c e t o th e IN j a ck on y o ur ca bl e b o x. 2 Connect a c o[...]

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    19 Connections Connec ting a TV , VCR , and Cable B ox Use this c onnection if yo u subscribe t o a c able syst em that sc ra mbles s ome channels (pay cha nnels) , but not all of t hem. Thi s setup allow s you to: ❏ change chann els thr ough your cable box or VCR w h en you ar e r ec eiving a scram bled sig nal ❏ change c hannels thr ough y ou[...]

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    20 Connections Optional c onnectio n ❏ For better picture quality , use S VID EO instead of the yellow video cable. S VI DEO d oes not p rovide so und, s o yo u s till m ust conn ect t he a ud io cables . Using your TV with this connection ❏ Program your Sony remote contro l to operate your VCR o r cable box (see page “Programm ing the Remot [...]

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    21 Connections Connec ting a TV and Sa t ellite R eceiver 1 Co nnect t he cable f rom your satellit e a ntenna to SA T ELLIT E IN on yo ur satellit e receiv er . 2 Connect the c oaxial cable from your cable servi ce or ant en na to the VHF/UHF jack on your T V . 3 Usin g au dio/ vide o cab les ( not sup plied ), co nnec t AUD IO/VI DEO O U T on yo [...]

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    22 Connections Connec ting a TV , VCR , Cable/An tenna, and Sat ellite Receive r using C ompos ite V ideo (VI D EO/A UDIO L(M ONO), R ) 1 Co nnect t he cable f rom your satellit e a ntenna to SA T ELLIT E IN on yo ur satellit e receiv er . 2 Connect t he single input jack o f the splitter (not supplied) to your inc oming c able/antenna (optional co[...]

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    23 Connections Connec ting a TV , VCR , and Satell ite Receiver using Compon ent V ideo (Y P B P R ) 1 Co nnect t he coa xial cable f rom yo ur satellit e a ntenna to SA T ELLIT E IN on t he s atelli te rece iv er . 2 Connect the coaxial cable from your cable service or antenna to the IN jack on your VCR. 3 Using a co axial cables (not supplied), c[...]

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    24 Connections Connec ting a D VD Player using C ompos ite V ideo (VI DEO/A UDIO L(M O NO ),R) Using aud io/video cables (not supplied ), connect AUDIO/VID EO O UT on your DVD pl ayer to AU DIO /VIDEO IN o n y our TV . Optional c onnectio n ❏ For better picture quality , use S VID EO instead of the yellow video cable. S VI DEO d oes not p rovide [...]

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    25 Connections Connec ting an A udio Syste m 1 Usi ng audio / vi deo cabl es (not su ppli ed), con nect AUDIO OUT on your TV to one of the un u sed lin e in pu ts (e .g . T V , A U X , T A PE 2) o n y ou r st e reo. 2 Set the Speaker opt ion to Off. For more instructi ons, see “U sing the A udio Menu” on page 3 9-40. 3 Aft er you con nec t the [...]

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    26 Connections Con necting fo r V ideo T ape Edit ing (VCR and Ca mcord er) 1 For v ideo tape editing, connect the VCR to the following sourc es: ❏ If you ar e c onn ecting a VCR, use audio/video cables (not supplied) to connect AUDI O/VIDE O OUT on your f irst VCR to AU DIO/V IDEO IN on yo ur seco nd VCR (optio n 1a). ❏ If you are connecting a[...]

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    27 Setti ng Up Set ting Up the T V After yo u h ave finished c onnecting yo ur TV , use Au to Program to set up yo ur ana log an d digit al c hannel lists . D urin g A uto P rogram, the T V w ill au toma tically s earch for a vail able chan nel s an d prog ra m rece iv abl e chan nels . 1 Press t he POW ER butto n to tu rn on the TV . The Initi al [...]

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    29 Using Fe atur es Using t he Digital F eatu re s Overvi ew This ch apt er descr ibe s how to use th e feature s of yo ur TV th at are desig ned to wo rk with digit al c hannels . T uni ng to a Digital Channel This TV is equipped with a built-in digital tuner , whi ch enables you to recei ve d igital channels. In or der to enjoy the d igital featu[...]

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    30 Using Features Using the Di gital Progr am Guide The digital program gui de lets you r eview pro g ram information and s elect digital channels. T o display th e digital pr ogram guid e: 1 If th e TV is in analog tuni ng mode , pres s the butt on on th e re mote c ontr ol t o switch to digi tal tu nin g mode. 2 Press . The digital progr am guide[...]

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    31 Using Fe atur es Using Addit ional Dig ital Pr ogr am Gu ide Options Press g while in the digital p r ogr am guide ’s channel list to displ ay the followi ng optio ns, which allow y ou to customize the set tings of the program on the curr ently tuned c hannel. Optio n Des cription Alt ern at e V id eo (whe n available ) Each prog ram h as a ma[...]

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    32 Using Features Using the Scr een Mode Fe ature The Screen Mode feature is useful for adjusting a 16:9 (widescr een) program for optimal viewing on your TV ’s 4:3 aspect ratio scr een. Using the Scre en Mod e featur e, yo u can enl ar ge pictu res so t hat they b etter fill the screen (enla rging t he pic ture so that the blac k bars on the edg[...]

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    33 Using Fe atur es Using Digital F a vorite Channels The digit al Fa vorit e Ch an nels f eature l ets yo u select progra ms from a lis t o f up to 1 6 fa vor ite digit al channels that you specify . Y ou can create a list using the Favorite Chann els optio n in the D igital Channel menu (described on page 55), or by using the Add to Favorites fea[...]

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    35 An alog M enus Using t he Anal og Menu s Overvi ew This chapt er d escr ibes how to use the analog menu featur es of your TV . Menu D escriptions T o pic Page T op ic Pag e Menu Descriptions 35 Using the P ar ental Control Menu 43 Usin g th e Re mo te C ontrol to N avig ate the On-Scr een Analog Menus 37 Using the T imer Menu 49 Usin g th e Vide[...]

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    36 Ana log Menu s Pare ntal C ont rol Me n u Se t ra ti ng li mi t s o n you r T V b a se d on prog r am ra t in g or con tent . For details, see page 43. Ti m e r M e n u Set th e cl ock on your TV an d progr am sched uled v iew ing using T ime r 1 and T im er 2 (timers wor k wi th analog channels onl y) . For details, see page 49. Setup M e nu (A[...]

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    37 An alog M enus Using the Rem ote Contr ol to Navigate the O n-Scre en Analog Menus T o navig ate the on-s cree n analog menus, us e the arr ow butt ons ( F , f , G , g ) to move th e cursor . Pressing t h ese arr ows moves the cursor i n the co rresponding dir ection. Pr ess the center butto n () to se le c t a n op t ion . Displaying A nalog Me[...]

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    38 Ana log Menu s Using the V i deo Menu Mode Cust omi zed pict u r e vie wing Use the F or f but tons to hig hligh t one of th e fo llowi ng opti ons, then pres s to select it . Viv id : Select for enhanced picture co ntrast and s harpness. St andard: Select fo r a standard pictu re. Movie: Select for a finely detailed pic ture. Pr o: Select fo r [...]

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    39 An alog M enus Using the Audio Menu Tr e b l e Press G to dec rease the higher pitched sounds. P ress g to i n creas e the higher pitc hed soun ds. Bass Press G to decr eas e the lower pitched sounds. Press g to in cr ease th e lower pitc hed soun ds. Balance Press G to emph asize the left spea ker . Pres s g to e mph asize the right speaker . S[...]

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    40 Ana log Menu s Speaker Cust om sel ectio n of au di o out p ut source Use the F or f button s to h igh light one of t h e f ollowi ng opti ons , the n pr ess to sele ct it. On: Sele ct to li sten to th e sound fr om the TV speake rs with or without a separate ster eo system. Off: Sele ct to tur n off th e TV speaker s and li sten to the TV’ s [...]

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    41 An alog M enus Using the Channel S etup Menu Favor ite Channels Q uick a ccess to a nal og f a vor ite channel s Applie s to analog channel s only . T o set up favo r ite digi tal channels, s e e page 55. T o set up your analog F avorite Chann els list: 1 Use the F or f butto ns to highlight the position (1-5) wher e you w ant to set a favorit e[...]

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    42 Ana log Menu s Auto Program Applie s to analog cha nnels only . T o Auto Program digi tal channels , se e page 55. Perfor m Aut o Pro gram w henev er setting u p your TV . Auto Program will sear ch for avail able chan n els and pr ogram r eceivabl e channels. Channel Show/Hid e Appl ies to an al og cha nnel s onl y . T o Show/ Hid e digital chan[...]

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    43 An alog M enus Using the P ar ental Control Menu T he P arent a l C on tro l f ea tu re he lp s p a ren ts m o ni to r w ha t t he ir ch il dren wat ch on te le vi sio n . T o use the P are ntal C ontr ol Men u When you select the P ar ental Control menu, you ar e prompted to set a 4-digit password. Y ou ca nnot a ccess t he P arent m enu settin[...]

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    44 Ana log Menu s Pa ren ta l Co n tro l Settin g the Rating Y o u ca n ch a nge th e R a tin g by se le c ti n g on e of the Pa ren ta l L o ck o p tio ns . 1 Wi th Loc k highl ighted, press . If you are not familiar with Parental Guidelin e ra ting system, use one of the following pr eset catego rie s to sim plify the rat ing selec tion: Child , [...]

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    45 An alog M enus Infor mation f or P are nts T o view a p rogra m that exceed s the TV rating ❏ Press , then use t h e - - 9 but tons to ent er you r pass wor d. U si n g t h e C u st om M enu Follow the in structions on the screen to make your custom settings. Selec t the coun try desired for yo ur TV ’s rating lim it . For more information s[...]

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    46 Ana log Menu s United Stat es: Sel ecting Cust om Rati ng Options For the United States , the Custom Rating menu includes the foll ow ing options: Movi e Rating, T V Ra ti ng , a nd Un r ate d . (Fo r Can ad a , se e p ag e 48 .) Mov ie Rating This system defines the rating levels of movies shown in theaters and on prime cable cha nnels. TV Rati[...]

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    47 An alog M enus Unr ated Y o u h a ve t he opt io n o f b l oc k ing TV p rog ram s or m o vie s t ha t a re n o t rat e d. ✍ If you cho ose to bloc k unrate d TV pr ogram s, please be aw ar e that the followi ng pro grams may be blocke d: emergen cy broadca sts, poli tical pr ogra ms, pro , news, publ ic ser vice announc ements, rel igio us pr[...]

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    48 Ana log Menu s Canada : Selecti ng C ustom Rating O ptions For C anada, the Custom Rating menu includ es the following o ptions: English Rat ing, Frenc h Rati ng, and U. S.A. Ratin g. Engli s h Rat ing These ratings are for Canadian progr ams t hat ar e broadcast in English. Fren ch Rating These ratings are for Canadian progr ams that ar e broad[...]

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    49 An alog M enus Using the Ti mer Menu Tim er 1 Tim er 2 Schedu led viewin g T i mer functio ns apply to an alog channels onl y . Y ou c annot set th e T im er for digita l channels . Use th e time rs to pr ogr am your TV to tu rn on and of f by day , ti me, dur atio n, an d chan nel . The ti mer du rati on is a max imum of si x hou rs. Whe n the [...]

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    50 Ana log Menu s Using the Setup Menu Caption Vis i on Clos ed- Captioning Ap p lie s t o ana lo g ch an nel s o n ly. T o se t c los ed -c ap ti on opt io ns fo r d ig it a l cha nn el s, see pag e 57. Allows you t o select from three closed-caption mo d es fo r progr ams that a re broadc ast w ith closed captionin g. Us e t he F or f button s to[...]

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    51 An alog M enus Using the Digit al Featur es Menu Di gital Me nu Pr ovides ac ces s to the Digi tal Cha nnels and Di gital Se tup opti ons. Fo r details, s ee “Using t he Digital Menus” on page 53. Channel Mode Enables you to switch betwee n analog and digi tal tuni ng modes. Analog Select s a nalog t un in g mod e . Digit al Selec ts d igita[...]

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    53 Digital M en us Using t h e Dig ital Menus Overvi ew This chapt er des crib es how to use the dig ital me nu fea tur es of your TV . Menu D escriptions To p i c P a g e M e nu D es c r ip t io ns 53 Usin g th e Re mo te C ontr ol to Navi ga te the On-Sc reen Digital Men us 54 Displaying Digita l Menus 54 Using the Digital Channels Menu 55 Usin g[...]

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    54 Di git al Me nus Using the Rem ote Contr ol to Navigate the On-Scre en Digital Menus T o n aviga te the on-s cree n dig ita l men us, use t he arr ow b ut tons ( F , f , G , g ) to m ove the cursor . Pressing t h ese arr ows moves the cursor i n the co rresponding dir ection. Pr ess the center butto n () to se le c t a n op t ion . Display ing D[...]

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    55 Digital M en us Using the Digi tal Channel s M enu Favor ite Channels Appl ies to digital channels only . T o set up analog channels, see page 41. T o set up d igit al c hannels in a Fa vor ite Ch a nnels lis t: 1 Use the - - 9 , an d button s to en ter the c ha nnel num ber tha t you wa nt to ass ign to th e Fa vori te C hann el n u mber . P re[...]

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    56 Di git al Me nus Show/Hid e Channels Applie s to di git al chan nels o nly . T o S how/Hide a nalo g channe ls, s ee pa ge 42. Allows you to show or hide channels that appear when you u se the CH+/- bu tt on s to ch an ne l sur f . Cha n n e ls t ha t are s e t to Hi dd e n d o not appear on the Progr am Guide’s channe l list, and are skipped [...]

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    57 Digital M en us Using the Digit al Setup Menu Screen Mod e Appli es only to digi tal channels t hat have 16:9 or widescr e en aspect rati o. Y ou cannot use Screen Mode for a nalo g channe ls. Enabl es you to change the pictur e size for digi tal channel s. Sel e c t f rom : Fu ll , Zo om , Horizont al Ex pand , V er tical E xpand . F or det ail[...]

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    58 Di git al Me nus Pr og ram mi ng C a pt i on Vis ion App lies t o d igital channe ls onl y . T o set closed -capt ion o ption s fo r anal og channel s, see pag e 5 0. If you selec ted the Pro gram option under Capt ion V ision (page 57), you can change the follo wing s ettin gs: Basic Allows you to sel ect basic clo sed caption opti ons (EIA- 60[...]

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    59 Other In formation O the r In for ma t i on T roubleshooting If you have a problem w ith your TV , try the suggestions below . If the problem persists, see “Contac ting Sony” at the en d of this section. Ge ner al Probl em Possib le Remedies I want to reset the TV to the factory setting s ❏ T urn on th e TV . Wh ile holdi ng down the butto[...]

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    60 Other In formation Rem ote Cont ro l Pro gr ammin g The Remo te Cont rol Probl em Possib le Remedies I ca nnot ope rat e the re mote con t rol ❏ Pres s TV ( F UNCTION ) when operating your TV . ❏ Check the orientation of the batteries. ❏ Batteries could be weak. Replace them (page 8). ❏ Move t he TV three to four feet aw ay fro m flu ore[...]

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    61 Other In formation Vide o Probl em Possib le Remedies No pi c t ure , no soun d ❏ Make sur e the po wer cor d is pl ugg ed in . ❏ If a r ed li ght flashes o n the fr ont o f your TV for m ore t h an a few min utes , dis connect and r eco nnec t the po wer cor d. I f the problem cont inues , call your local service cent er . ❏ Ch e ck th e [...]

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    62 Other In formation Au dio Channels Con tacting So ny Before calling o ur C ustom er In formati on Servic es Cent er , rese t the T V to factory sett ings (se e page 27). Plea se hav e your TV ser ial number r eady . The number is located on the rea r of your TV an d on the front cover of this manual. Our Cus tom er Inf ormati on Servi ces Cen te[...]

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