Sony WEGA KV 20FV12 manual

Connec tin g Addi tional Equ ipment 4-075-501- 21 KV -20FV12 KV -24FV12 © 2000 by Son y Corporation T rinitr on Color TV ® Operating Instructions[...]

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Connec tin g Addi tional Equ ipment WA R N I N G T o r educe the risk of fir e or ele ctric sho ck, do not expose the TV t o rain o r moistur e. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsu lated “dangerous vo ltage” w ithin the product’ s enclosure that may b e of sufficient magnitude to consti tute a risk of electric [...]

User Guide NOTIFICA TION This equipment has b een tested and found t o comply with the li mits for a Class B digit al device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rul es. These limits ar e designed to p rovide r easonable protection against harm ful interf erence in a residential inst allation. Thi s equipment generates , uses, and can radiate radio frequ[...]

Connec tin g Addi tional Equ ipment Important Sa feguards For your pr otection, please rea d these ins tructions completely , and keep t his manual for fu tu re re fe re nc e. Ca ref ul ly ob se r ve an d com p ly wi th al l war ni ng s , c au ti o ns , an d instruct ions p laced on the set, or des cribed in the ope ratin g instru ction s or servic[...]

User Guide Overloading Do not over load wall o utlets, extens ion cords or convenience r eceptacles beyond thei r capa city , since th is ca n result in fi re or electric shock. Always turn the set of f when it is not to be used. When the s et is left unatten ded and unu sed for lo ng peri ods of t ime, u nplu g it fr om th e wa ll outlet as a prec[...]

Connec tin g Addi tional Equ ipment Accessories Do not pl ace the set on an unstable cart, stand, tr ipod, bra cket, table, or shelf. T he set ma y fa ll, ca using seriou s in jury t o a child or an adult, and serious dam age to the set. Use onl y a cart o r stand rec ommended by the manufa cturer for the specifi c mode l of TV any mounti ng of the[...]

User Guide Grounding or Polarization This set may be equipped with a polarized alt ernating curr ent line plug (a plug having on e blade wider than other). This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way . This is a safety featur e. If you ar e unable to insert the pl ug fully into th e outlet, t ry rever sing the plug. If the plug should sti[...]

Connec tin g Addi tional Equ ipment Service Damage Requiring Service Unplug the set f rom t he wall out let and re fer s ervic ing to qual ified se rvic e perso nnel under t he follo wing condit ions : • When the power c ord or plug is damaged or frayed. • If liquid h as been s pilled into the set or objects h ave fallen into the product . • [...]

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Introdu ction Trinitron Color TV Features ................... ......... 1 Batteries for the Remote Control ....................... 2 About this Manual . .................. .................. ......... 2 Conn ecti ng Y our T V Basic Connections .............................. .................. 3 Connecting Additional Equipment .................. 4 U[...]

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Connecting Addit ional Equipment 1 Intr odu ction Congratulations on your purchase of the Sony T rinitron Color TV . Before you begin using th is manual, please ch eck the model number located on the r ear of your TV or on the fr ont cover of this manual. T rinitron Color TV F eatur es Some of the features you will enjoy include: ❏ FLA T CRT — [...]

2 Operating Instructions Batteries for the Remote Contr ol Insert two AA (R6 ) batteries (supplied) into the remote control using the following il lustrati on as a guide. About this Manual This manual provides instructions to help you enjoy your new TV . It shows you how to connect to an a ntenna or cable, cable box, VCR, DVD, satellite receiver , [...]

Connecting Your TV 3 Connecting Y our TV Read this section before settin g up your TV for the firs t time. This section covers basic connection s in addition to any optio nal equipment you may be connecting. Basic Conne ctions TV with indoor or outdoor antenna, or CA TV cable Depending on the cable available in your home, choose one of the connecti[...]

4 Operating Instructions Connecting Ad ditional Equipment TV and VCR 1 Connect the coaxial cable fr o m your TV antenna or cable service to the IN jack on your VCR. 2 Connect a coaxia l cable (not supplied ) from the OUT jack on your VCR to the VHF/UHF jack on the TV . (Optional connect ion) 3 If your VCR is equipped with video outputs, you can get[...]

Connecting Your TV 5 TV a nd Cable Box 1 Connect the coaxial cable fr o m your cable service to the IN jack on your cable box. 2 Connect a coaxia l cable (not supplied ) from the OUT jack on your cable box to the VHF/UHF jack on the TV . ✍ T o view c hannels from your c able box, tu ne your TV to cha nnel 3 o r 4 (as s et on the r e ar pan el of [...]

6 Operating Instructions TV , VCR, and Cable box 1 Connect the coaxial cable fr o m your cable service to the IN jack on your cable box. 2 Connect a coaxia l cable (not supplied ) from the OUT jack on your cable box to the IN jack on your VCR. 3 Connect a coaxia l cable (not supplied ) from the OUT jack on your VCR to the VHF/UHF jack on the TV . ([...]

Connecting Your TV 7 TV and Sate llite Receiver 1 Connect the cable fr om your satellite anten na to SA TELLITE IN on your satellite receiver . 2 Connect the coaxial cable fr o m your cable service or antenna to the VHF/UHF jack on your TV . 3 Using A/V cabl es, connect AUDIO and VIDEO OUT on your satellite receiver to AUDIO and VIDEO IN on your TV[...]

8 Operating Instructions TV , Satellite Receive r , and VCR 1 Connect the cable fr om your satellite anten na to SA TELLITE IN on the satellite receiver . 2 Connect the coaxial cable fr o m your cable service or antenna to the IN jack on your VCR. 3 Using a coaxial cable, connect the OUT jack on your VCR to the VHF/ UHF jack on yo ur TV . 4 Using A[...]

Connecting Your TV 9 Connec ting a Camcorde r Using A/V cables, connect AUDIO and VIDEO OUT on your camcorder to AUDIO and VIDEO IN on your TV . Conn ectin g a DVD P laye r 1 Using audio A/V cables, connect AUDIO OUT on your DVD player to AUDIO IN on you r TV . 2 Using a S VI DEO ca ble, conn ect S VIDE O OUT o n your DVD playe r to S VIDEO IN on y[...]

10 Operating Instructions Connec ting a n Audi o Syste m Using A/V cabl es, connect AUD IO OUT on your TV to one of the unused line inputs (e.g. TV , AUX, T APE 2) o n your stereo. Connec ting Hea dphone s Connect the headphones to the jack on the fr ont of your TV . ✍ T o chan ge the le vel of a udio outp ut on your TV ca n be ch anged be tween [...]

Using the Remote Control and Basic Functions 11 Using the Remote Contr ol and Basic Functions This section shows you how to use the more advanced buttons on the remote co ntrol and how to use th e on-scr een menus. Using the Remote Contr ol Button Description PO WER Press when you want to turn connected equipment on and of f. FUNCTION Press w hen y[...]

12 Operating Inst ructions MTS/SAP Cycles thr ough the M ulti-channel TV Sound (MTS) opt ions: Ster eo, Mono, and Auto-SAP (Second Audio Progr amming). DISPLA Y Press t o display t he cur rent time, (if set) and cha nnel number . Cycles thro u gh avail able Steady Sound se ttings, (see page 19 ). JUMP Al ternate s between th e last two channe ls se[...]

Using the Remote Control and Basic Functions 13 Setting Up the TV Automatically After you have finished connecting your TV , you can perform Auto Program to set up your channels. 1 Press to turn on the TV . The Initial Setup scr een appears. 2 Press on the remote control or in the TV front panel to perform Auto Pr ogram. T o perform Auto Program ag[...]

14 Operating Inst ructions Quick Start to the Menus The following settings are availabl e in your on-screen menus: Menu Allow s yo u to Make adj ustment s to your pic ture setting s. Change y our audio s ettings. Customize your channel set tings. Set rating lim its on your TV based on a program ’ s rati ng or conten t. Video Picture Controls Mode[...]

Using the Remote Control and Basic Functions 15 Set the clock on your TV and pr ogram scheduled v iewing usin g T imer 1 and Ti m e r 2 . Pr ogram you r channels, lable v ideo inputs , select menu languages, or run a demo of th e menus. The Options menu offers other setup options. Menu Allow s yo u to Timer 1: Set Timer 2: Set Current Time Daylight[...]

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Using the Menus 17 Using the Menus This section sh ows th e options ava ilable for settin g up and adjus ting your TV . T o acce ss a menu 1 Press . 2 Use the G or g buttons to move through the menus. 3 Use the F or buttons to highlight an option. 4 Press g or to se lect or a cces s an o pti on. 5 After adjusting or selectin g an option, press g or[...]

18 Operating Instructions Using the Video Menu T o access the V ideo menu, see “ T o access a menu ” on page 17. Mode Customized picture viewing Vivid: Select for enhanced picture contrast and sharpness. Mo vie: Select for a finely deta iled pictur e. Sports: Select for a bright pictur e. Standard : S elect for a stan dard picture. Picture Cont[...]

Using the Menus 19 Using the Aud io Menu T o access the Audio menu, see “ T o access a menu ” on page 17. Tr e b l e Pres s G or to decr ease the highe r pitched sou nd. Pr ess g or F to increas e the higher pitched so und. Bass Pr es s G or to decr ease th e lower pitched so und. Pr ess g or F to increas e the lower pit ched sound . Balance Pr[...]

20 Operating Instructions Options M enu T o access the Options menu, see “ T o access a menu ” on pag e 17. MTS Multi-Channel Soun d Pr es s F or to select one of the following options : Stereo: S elect wh en viewin g a br oadcast in stereo. Mono: Select t o re duce noise i n ar eas of poo r rece ption. A uto-SAP: Select to have th e TV aut oma[...]

Using the Menus 21 Using the Ch annel Setu p Menu T o access the Channel Se tup menu, see “ T o access a menu ” on page 17 . Favo ri t e Channel Quick access to favorite channel s W ith th e F avo rite C hann el m e nu o pen : 1 Press g or to select. 2 Use t he F or buttons to select Auto or Manual (selecting Au to will display in gray the last[...]

22 Operating Instructions P a r e ntal Contro l The Par ental Control featur e is designed to help paren ts monitor what their children watch on televis ion. This sectio n shows you the d iffer en t rating systems available and how to set your TV ’ s rating limit. Overview of th e Ratings Once you h ave become f amiliar with these rating sys tems[...]

Using the Menus 23 Movie Ratings (U .S. model s only) This system defines the rating levels of movies shown in theaters and on prime cable channels. Unr ated (U .S. model s only) Y ou have t he op tion of blo ckin g TV pr ograms o r mov ies th at ar e not rated. ✍ If y ou c hoose to bloc k unr ated TV pro grams, please be a w are that the f ollo [...]

24 Operating Instructions Engli sh R ating s (Canad ian models on ly) These ratings ar e for Canadian pr o grams that ar e broadcast in English. French Ratings (Canad ian models on ly) These ratings ar e for Canadian programs that ar e broadcast in French. U. S. A . R a t i n g s (Canad ian models on ly) For progr ams from the Un ited States. Pleas[...]

Using the Menus 25 Using the Par ental Contro l Menu T o access the Parental Cont rol menu , s ee “ T o access a menu ” on page 17. In t he P aren ta l Co ntro l m enu, you will be asked to set a 4 -digit passwor d for any further access into Par ental Contr ol. 1 Press or , then use the but tons to enter a 4- digit password. 2 Confirm your pas[...]

26 Operating Instructions Setting t he ra ting Y ou can ch ange the Rating by selecting one of the L ock options. 1 Move the cursor to Lock and pr ess g or . If you ar e not familiar with the Parental Guidelines rating system, use one of the following preselected ca tegories to simplify the rating selections: OFF , Child, Y outh, Y oung Adult, or C[...]

Using the Menus 27 Using the C ustom m enu Before setting Custom ratings, see page 22-24, “ Overview of the Ratings, ” for a descript ion of the a vailab le rating system s. Follow th e instructions on th e screen to make your custom setting s. See page 23 for U.S. mo dels and page 24 for Canadian mode ls for mor e informa tion. Changing your P[...]

28 Operating Instructions Using the T imer Menu T o access the T imer menu, see “ T o access a menu ” o n page 17. Timer 1 an d Timer 2 Sched uled viewing W ith th e menu open, highlight T imer 1 or T imer 2: 1 Pr es s g or , then press g o r again . 2 Pr es s F or until the desir ed day or ra nge of da ys is displayed, then pr ess g or . 3 Pr [...]

Using the Menus 29 Using t he Setup Me nu T o access the Setup menu, see “ T o access a menu ” o n page 17. Caption Vision Closed- Captioning Pr ess F or to sele c t one of the following option s: CC1 , 2, 3 , 4: Displays printed dialog ue and sound ef fects of a progr am. TEXT 1, 2, 3, 4 : Displays network/stat ion informat ion. XDS (Extend ed[...]

30 Operating Instructions Options M enu T o access the Options menu, see “ T o access a menu ” on pag e 17. Cable ON: Select if you a re r eceiving cable cha nnels wit h a CA TV cable. OFF: Se lect if you ar e usi ng a T V ante nna. A uto Pr ogram Perform Auto Program whenever setting up your TV . It wi ll cycle thro u gh all availab le chan ne[...]

Oth er Inf orma tion 31 Other Information Pr ogr amming the Remote Contro l Y ou can use the supplied remote contr ol to operate Sony and non-Sony video equipment. 1 Press . 2 Press or (FUNCTION). 3 Use the buttons to key in the code number from the following chart. 4 Press . VCR codes Sony 301, 302, 303 JCPenney 309, 305, 304, 330 , 314, 336, 337 [...]

32 Operating Instructions Realistic 309, 330, 328, 335, 324, 338 Symphonic 338 Sansui 314 T ashiro 332 Samsung 322, 313, 321 T atung 314, 336, 337 Sanyo 330, 335 T eac 314, 336, 338, 337 Scott 312, 313, 321, 335, 323, 324, 325, 326 T echnics 309, 308 Sharp 327, 328 T oshiba 312, 31 1 Shintom 315 W ards 327, 328, 335, 331, 332 Signature 2000 (M.W ar[...]

Oth er Inf orma tion 33 Oper ating a VCR Oper ating a DVD Oper ating a La ser Disc ✍ In some rar e cases, you may not be able to operate your e quipment with the suppl ied r emote cont r ol. In this ca se, use t he equipme nt ’ s suppl ied remote control. Pre ss T o Power on the VCR Select channels direc tly Change ch annels B Play video tape x[...]

34 Operating Instructions T roubleshooting If you ar e having a pro blem with your TV , try th e suggestions below . If the problem per sists, contact your nearest Sony dealer . No p ic ture , no sound ❏ Ma ke s ure th e po w er co rd is pl u gg e d i n. ❏ If a red light is flashing o n the fr ont of y our TV for more than a few minut es, disc [...]

Oth er Inf orma tion 35 If, after reading these Operating Instructions, you hav e addition al question s r elated t o the use of your Sony televisi on, please call our Dir e ct Response Center at 1-800-222-S ONY (7669 ) (U.S. r esidents only) o r (416) 4 99-SONY (7669) (Canadi an residents only). Cannot recei ve higher numbe r channe ls (UHF) when [...]

36 Operating Instructions Specifications For all models (ex c ept as noted) Design an d specification s are subjec t to ch ange wit hout notic e. T elevision system American TV st andar d/NTSC Channel cove rage VHF: 2- 13/UHF: 14-69/ CA TV : 1-125 Anten na 75-ohm e xternal anten na ter minal fo r VHF/ UHF Picture tube FD T rinitron ® tube Power re[...]

Index 37 Inde x A Audio menu 19 Audio out 20 Auto Pr ogram 13, 30 Auto-SAP 20 B Balance 19 Bass 19 Battery I nstalla tion 2 Brightn ess 18 C Cable 30 Cable box c ode num ber 32 Caption Vision 29 Channel Fix 21 Channel Lab el 21 Channel Setup menu 21 Channel Sk ip/Add 21 Color 18 Code numbers Cable box 32 DVD 32 Laser Dis c Playe r 32 Satellite Rec [...]

38 User Guide Operating Instructions R Remote Control 11 S Setting up the TV Autom ati cally 13 Setup menu 29 Sharpnes s 18 Speaker 20 Specifica tions 38 Steady Soun d 19 T Timer men u 28 Timer 1 an d Timer 2 28 Treble 19 Troubleshootin g 34 TV Features 1 Tilt Corre ction 30 V VCR code number 31, 32 Video menu 18 Video Label 29 VM 18[...]

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