Sony KDP-51WS655, KDP-57WS655 manual

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1 Owne r’ s Record The model and serial numbers ar e located at the rea r of the pr ojection TV , below the Sony logo, on the sticker , and also on the TV bo x (white label). Record these number s in the spaces pr ovided below . R efer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regard i ng th is prod uct . WA R NI N G T o red uce th e r is k[...]

2 Note on Capti on Vi s ion This televi sion receiver pr ovides display of television closed ca ptio nin g in ac co rdan ce w ith §15 . 1 19 of th e FCC r ule s. Note on Convergence Adjus tment Before yo u u se y our projec tion TV , make sure t o a djust conver gence. For details, see “Adjusting the Converg ence Automa tical ly (Flas h Foc us)?[...]

3 Important Sa fety Instructions 1 Read these instructi o ns. 2 Keep these instructi ons. 3 He ed all warn in gs . 4 Fo llow all instr uc tions. 5 Do not use this apparatus n ear water . 6 C le an on ly w ith dr y cl oth . 7 Do no t bl o ck an y ven t il a tio n op e n in gs . In s tal l i n acco rdance with the manufactur er ’s instruct ions. 8 [...]

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5 Cont en t s In trod ucing the Proj ection TV Ov erv iew . .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ..... 9 Pac kag e Co nte nt s .. ..... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 9 Fe a tur es .. .. ....[...]

6 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP Using t he Re mote Co ntr ol Ov erv iew . .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ... 4 7 Ins e rtin g B a tte ri es . ..... ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. [...]

7 We lcome SETUP Oth er Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Me mor y Stick Ind e x Men u Ba r Op ti on s ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ... 79 Slid e Sh ow Me nu Op ti o ns .. .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. .. . 7 9 Co nte nt s Men u Opti ons .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ....[...]

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9 Intr oducin g the Pr ojection TV Ove rview This c hapter desc ribes the contents o f the pac kage in w hich th e TV is shipped and provides an overview of the features of your proj ection TV . Package Conten ts Along wit h your new proj ec tion T V , the pac k age c ontains a remote contro l and two A A batteries. No addit i onal cabl es are incl[...]

10 SETUP SETUP Welc ome SETU P SETUP SETUP ❑ DRC ® (Digital Realit y Creation) Multif unc tion: Unlike conve ntion al line do ubler s, th e D RC M ult ifunctio n fea ture r eplaces the signal’s NTSC w aveform with the near-HD equiv alent, wh ile d oubling th e nu mber of ver tical and h orizon tal lines. Thi s r esu lts in four time s the dens[...]

11 Setting Up the TV Ove rview Th is chapter inc ludes illu strated ins truction s for setting up y our TV . To p i c Page (s) TV Contr ols and C onnecto rs 14-1 6 Basi c Connec tions: Conne ctin g a Cabl e or Ante nna 17-2 1 Conn ecting Opt ional Equip ment VCR and C able VCR and C able Box Satellite Receiver Satellite Receiver and VCR DVD Player [...]

12 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Carryi ng Y our Pr ojection TV Carrying the TV requires four or more people. Models K P-51/57WS655 pr ovide casters. Be s u r e to move your pro jection TV usi n g these casters. Positi oning the TV P R O S T D / D U O F L A S H F O C U S T V / V I D E O — V O L U M E + — C H A N N E L + T I M E R S T A N [...]

13 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP TV Contr ols and Conne ctors V ideo inputs (V id eo 2) ar e pr ovided on the fr ont. T o ac cess , push up and r elease as shown. Front V i deo In pu ts PRO S T D /D U O F L A S H F O C U S T V /V I D E O — V O L U M E + — C H A N N E L + T IM E R S T A N D B Y P O W E R 1 S VIDE O VIDEO 2 INPUT Conne cts [...]

14 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP TV Contr ols and Conne ctors Fro nt Panel Ite m Description 1 PRO S TD/DU O Memory Stick insert ion slot. For detail s, see “In sertin g and Removing a Memory Stic k” o n page 70. 2 Me mor y S ti c k L ED When lit, indicates that the Memory Stick is being read. (Do not remove the Memory Stick when the indi[...]

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16 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Jack Descr iption 1 VHF/UHF RF inpu t that conn ects to your VHF /UH F antenn a or cab le box. 2 Cable RF input th at con nects to your ca ble si gnal . 3 S VID E O IN 1/3 Conn ects to the S VI DE O O UT j ack o f you r VCR or o ther vid eo equi pm ent tha t ha s S VID EO. S VIDEO provi des be tter pi ctur e q[...]

17 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Bas ic Connecti ons: Conne cting a Ca ble or Ante nna The way in which yo u will conn ect your TV varies, depending on how your hom e rec eiv es a signal (c able, cable box, antenna) an d wheth er or no t you p lan to connec t a VCR. If you ar e co nnectin g a VCR ❑ See the connec tions d escribe d on pages [...]

18 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Ca ble or An tenn a Only F or bes t resu lts , use one o f the followin g connection s if you ar e connec ting a ca ble or an ant enna an d you: ❑ Do not need a cable box to unscrambl e channels . (If you have a cable bo x, see pa g es 2 0-21.) ❑ Do not intend to connect a VCR. (If you have a VCR , see pag[...]

19 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Cable and Antenna Only F or bes t resu lts , use t his co nnection if you: ❑ Have a cable and an antenna. (This i s conven ient if yo u are using a sepa rate rooftop ant enna to r ec eive additi onal c hannels t hat a re not pr ovided by your cable com p an y . ) ❑ Do not hav e a cable box or VCR. (If you [...]

20 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Cable Box and Cab le O nly F or bes t resu lts , use t his co nnection if : ❑ Y o ur cabl e co mpany sc ramb les som e cha nnel s, such as premi um channels (which requir es you t o use a ca ble box), but do es not scramb le all ch annels . ❑ Y ou do not have a VCR. ( If you have a VC R, see pages 24 and 2[...]

21 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Ca ble Box Onl y F or bes t resu lts , use t his co nnection if : ❑ Y ou r cab le com pany scr ambles all chan nels , whic h requ ir es y ou to us e a cable bo x . ❑ Y ou do not have a VCR. ( If you have a VC R, see pages 24 and 26.) With thi s conn ect ion you ca n: ❑ Use the TV r emote con tr ol to cha[...]

22 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Con necting O ptional Equipmen t Use the directions in this section to co nnect the follow ing optiona l equipment: If Y ou A re Conne c ting See P age VCR a nd Cable 24 VCR a nd Cable Bo x 26 Satellite Receiver 28 Satellit e Receiver and VCR 30 DVD Player with Component V ideo Con nec tors 32 DVD Player with [...]

23 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Mak ing V id eo Conn e ctio ns Y our TV includes severa l types o f video in puts. When connecting your TV , us e the i nputs that ar e available on your components that pro vide the bes t video performanc e, as d escri bed below . Abo ut Us ing SV I D E O If the optional equipment you are connecting has an S [...]

24 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP VC R an d Ca ble F or bes t resu lts , use t his co nnection if : ❑ Y our cable company does not requir e you to use a cable box. T o connect the VCR and cabl e 1 Connect the CA TV cable to the VCR’s VHF /UHF input jack. 2 Use a coaxial cable to conn ect the VCR’s VHF/U HF o utput jack to th e T V’ s C[...]

25 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connect ion T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... W a tc h th e VC R P r ess TV/VID EO r epeatedly to select the VCR input (VIDEO 1 in the i llustration). W atch cable channels Pr ess TV/VI DEO repea tedly to select the cable input (C ABLE in the i llustration). S et up the TV r emo te co nt r ol [...]

26 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP VC R an d Ca ble Box F or bes t resu lts , use t his co nnection if : ❑ Y o ur cabl e co mpany sc ramb les som e cha nnel s, such as premi um channels (which requir es you t o use a ca ble box), but do es not scramb le all ch annels . With thi s conn ect ion you ca n: ❑ Use the TV r emote con tr ol to chan[...]

27 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connect ion T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... W atch cabl e (uns crambled) cha n ne ls Pr ess TV/VID EO r ep eate dly to select the cable input (CABLE in the i llustration). W atc h cabl e box ( scramble d) cha n ne ls Pr ess TV/VID EO r epeatedly to select the cable box input (VIDEO 3 in the [...]

28 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Satell ite Receiver T o co nnect a satellite rece iver 1 Conn ect t he s atellite ante nna cable to t he s atel lite receiver ’ s satellit e inpu t jack. 2 Use an A/V cable to c onnect the sat ellite receiv er ’s A/V output jacks to the TV’s A/V in put jacks. 3 Connect a CA TV cable from your cable or an[...]

29 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connect ion T o Do T hi s ... Do This .. . W a tc h th e sa tel lit e r ec eiv er P re ss TV/V ID EO r epeatedly to select the satellite r eceiver i nput (VIDEO 1 in t he illust ration). Set up the TV remote contr ol to operate the satel lite rec eiver If you have a non-Sony satellite r ece[...]

30 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Satell ite Receiver and VCR T o connect a sate llite r eceiver an d VCR 1 Connect the CA TV cable to the single (input) jack of the splitter . 2 Use a coaxial cable to connect one of t he splitter ’s two output jacks to the TV’s CABLE jack. 3 Use a coaxial cable to connect the splitter ’s other output ja[...]

31 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connect ion T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... W atch th e satellite r eceiver Pr ess TV/VI DEO repeate dly t o select the VCR input (VIDEO 3 in the i llustration). W a tc h th e VC R P r ess TV/VID EO r epeatedly to select t he input to which the VC R is connected (VIDEO 1 in the illustratio n[...]

32 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP DVD Player with Com p on ent Vi deo Conne cto rs Fo r be st resu lts , us e th is co nn e ct ion if y ou r DV D pl ay er has comp onen t vide o (Y , P B , P R ) jacks. T o conn ect a D VD play er w ith comp onent v ideo connect ors 1 Use three separat e component video c able s to connect the DVD player ’ s [...]

33 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connect ion T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... W atch the DVD p layer Pr ess TV/VIDEO repeatedly to select the DVD input (VIDEO 5 in the i llustration). S et up the TV r emo te co nt r ol to o perate the DVD player If yo u have a non-Sony DVD pla yer , you must pr ogram the r emo te con trol. S[...]

34 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP DVD Player with S VIDEO and Audio Conn e cto rs Use this connection i f your DVD player does not have component vid eo (Y , P B , P R ) jacks. T o conn ect a DVD play er w ith A/V connect ors 1 Use an audio cable to connect the DVD player ’s audio output jacks to the TV’s audio input jacks. 2 Use an S VIDE[...]

35 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Ca mcor der F or easy con nect ion of a camc order , t h e TV has fr ont A/V i nput j acks . If you pr efer , ho wever , you can connect the c amcor d er to the TV’ s re a r A / V i n p u t j a c k s . T o co nnect a camcorder 1 Use A/V cables t o connect t he camcord er ’s A /V output jacks to the TV’s [...]

36 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Audi o R e ceiv er For i mproved sound quality , you may want t o play t h e TV ’s audio th rou gh yo ur ste re o sy st e m . T o connect an audio sy stem 1 Use an audio cable to connect the TV’s audio output jacks to the audio receiver ’s li ne inp u t jack s. 2 Using the TV’s Audio Menu, set the Spea[...]

37 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP DV I-E qui pped Device If y o u ha ve a d evi ce , s uch a s an H DT V re cei ve r , th at ha s D VI (D igit a l V ide o Inte rface) output, use t he fo llowi ng co nnection. T o co nnect a d evice that has DV I O UT : 1 Use an HDMI-t o-DVI cable to c onnect the device’ s DVI OUT jack to th e T V’ s HDM I [...]

38 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP HDM I-E q uippe d Device If you have a devic e, such as an HDTV rec eiver , that has a High- Definitio n M ultimed ia Inte rface (HDMI), us e the fo llow ing connecti on. T o connect a device that h as HDMI OUT : 1 Us e t he H DM I c abl e th a t ca m e w ith yo u r dev i ce to con ne ct th e dev ice ’s H DM[...]

39 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Connec ting a Device with an Opti cal IN Con nector Y o u can use th e TV’ s DIGIT AL AUD IO OP TI CAL output jack to con nect an audio d evice that is Dolby Dig ital and PCM compati ble, such as a n audio am pli f ier . ❑ Us ing an opt ica l ca bl e, co nn ec t th e TV’s D IGIT AL A UDI O OP TICAL ou tp[...]

40 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Using the CO NTROL S Featur e CON TROL S allo ws you to control your sys tem and othe r Sony equipment with one r emote control . In addit ion to al l owing you to control mu ltiple dev ices with on e remot e c ontrol, t he CON TRO L S feature allow s you to alway s po int your r emo te c ont r ol at your TV ,[...]

41 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Using Cab l eCARD CableCARD pr o vides cable subscribers with access to digitally enc r ypted cable chann els — wi thout t he need fo r a set-t op box — t hat will ena ble yo u to receive no t o nly standard defini tion but also h igh defini tion telev ision . The CableC AR D, which is provid ed by your ca[...]

42 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP 3 Gently push the card into the slot until it locks into p lace. 4 T urn on t he TV . After 1-2 minutes, the CableCARD setup scr een is displa yed . This s creen includes in formatio n your c able T V com p a ny wi ll requ es t be fore the y ca n ac ti va te y o ur se r vic e . 5 Follow the displa yed ins truc[...]

43 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setting Up th e Channel L ist After y ou f inish co nnec ting the T V , you ne ed to r un the Init ial Se tup featur e, whic h aut omatically creates a l ist of avai lable analog and digital c hannels. The Initial Se tup scr eens appear when you t urn on your TV for th e fi rst ti me aft er h o oking i t up. U[...]

44 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Adj usting the Conver gence Automati cally (Fl ash Foc us) The pr ojecti on tube ima g e appear s on t he scre en in thr ee colors (red, green and blue). If the thr ee colors do not pro ject properl y , the color is poor and the picture blurs. Before you use your T V , be sure to run t he Flash Focus fea ture [...]

45 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Adj usting the Conver gence Manuall y The Convergence feature gives you mo re c ontrol over the pic tur e’s conver gence th an the Flash Focus feature, allowi n g you to fine-tune the convergenc e. 1 Pres s MENU to d ispl ay the Menu. 2 Pres s V or v to h i gh lig h t th e S etu p i co n a nd p res s . 3 Pre[...]

46 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Notes on Adjusting the Conver gen ce Manu a lly ❑ For bes t res u lts, s tand 3 to 5 feet aw ay from the pictur e when adjusti ng the convergence. Begin with t he cross es in the c enter ar ea o f the scre en and, once those ar e adjus ted, move to the cr osses on th e edges of th e scr een. ❑ Y ou c an ma[...]

47 Us in g the Rem ot e Co nt rol Ove rview This chap ter d escri bes h ow to set up, progr am, and u se t h e TV’s re m o t e c o n t r ol . Inserting Ba tteries 1 Rem ove the batt ery co ver fr om the r emo te cont rol. 2 Inse rt two s ize AA (R6) batte ries (supp lie d) by mat c hi ng the e and E ter minals o n the bat terie s to t he diag ram[...]

48 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con trol But ton Description s Button Description 1 DVD /V CR POWER Press to turn on an d off the DVD pl ayer or VCR . 2 MUTING Pres s to mute t he sound. Pr ess again or pr ess VOL+ to rest ore the s oun d. * 3 PICTURE MODE Pres s rep eatedly to cycle through the available video pictur e modes: Vivid, Stand[...]

49 SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con trol SETUP SETUP qg RESET Pre ss to res et the sett ing s t o t he fa ctor y d efau lts. S ee p a ges 85 and 87. Also used t o clear Favo rite Channel s, (see page 64), an d Manual C onve rgenc e (see page 4 6). qh SLE EP Press rep eatedly until the TV displays the time in minutes (15, 30, 45, 60, o r 9 0) that yo u[...]

50 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con trol Pr ogramming the Re mote Contr ol The r emote contr ol i s pr eset to operate Sony brand video equipment. If you have v ideo e quipment other than So ny bra nd that y ou want to contro l w ith the TV’s remote control, use the following procedure to pro gram the rem ote c ontr ol. 1 T urn t o the l[...]

51 SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con trol SETUP SETUP Manufactu r er’ s Codes VCRs Ma nuf ac tur er Co de Sony 301, 302, 303 Admi ral (M. W ard) 327 Aiwa 338, 344 Audio Dyn amic 314, 337 Br oksonic 319, 317 Canon 309, 308 Citi zen 332 Craig 302, 332 Curtis Mathes 304, 338, 309 Daewoo 341, 312, 309 DBX 314, 336, 337 Dimen sia 304 Emers o n 319, 320, 3[...]

52 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con trol Using O ther Equi pment with Y our TV Remot e Contr ol All Equi pmen t Operating a VC R Operating a Satell ite Receiver T o Do T hi s ... Do T his ... Swi tch the T V’s input to the VCR, DVD player , o r other connecte d equipment Press TV/VID EO rep eatedly to cycle thr ough th e video equi pmen [...]

53 SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con trol SETUP SETUP Operating a C able Box Operating a DVD Player Using the F 1 and F2 B ut ton s T o Do T hi s ... Pre ss Acti vate th e remo te con t rol to o perate the cable box SAT/C A BLE FUN C TI ON Tu r n o n / o f f SA T/CAB LE POW E R Se lect a chan nel 0-9, ENT Chang e channe ls CH +/- Back t o prev ious cha[...]

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55 Using the Featu res Ove rview This c hapter describes how to us e the feat ures of yo ur T V . To p i c Page W atching TV 56 Using the Progra m Guide 57 Using W ide Mode 59 Using T win V iew 61 Using F avo rite Channels 64 Usin g the Freeze Functio n 66 AX1 X_Digi t al. book Page 55 Thu rsday , Jun e 17, 2004 10 :05 AM[...]

56 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP W atching TV T o Do T hi s ... Do T his ... Acti vate th e remo te con t rol to operat e the TV Press TV FUNC TION T urn on/off the TV Press TV POWER T une dir ectly to a channel T o t une t o a nalog channels, pre ss 0-9 an d th en ENT . For dig ital s ubchannels, pre ss 0-9 , , press 0-9 again , and then[...]

57 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Using the Progr am Guide The pr ogram guide lets you review pr ogr am infor mation and s elect both analog an d digit al ch annels. T o dis play th e program guide : Pres s GUIDE on t he TV’s remote contr o l. The program guide appears, with the currently selecte d program showin g in t h e backgroun d. [...]

58 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Usi ng Ad dit ional Pr ogram Guide Opt ions Pres s b wh ile in the p rogram gui de’s chann el list to displa y the fo llo wing opt ions, wh ich al low y ou to cust omize the set tings of the program on t he current ly tun ed c hannel. Option De scription Alternate Video (w hen available) Each pr ogram ha[...]

59 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Using Wide Mode The W ide M ode feature lets you change the picture size for both standa rd-defini tion (480i /480p) a n d hig h-definit i on (720p/1080i ) sou rce s. ❑ Pres s WIDE MODE repeatedly to toggle through the following W id e Mode settings. Using Wide Mode with Standard Definition (4 80i/480p) [...]

60 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Using Wide Mode with High-Definition (720p/ 1080i) Sources Exam ple Descri ption ‘ Full disp lays the picture at its original size. If the source is a 16:9 high-definition (72 0p/108 0i) s ig nal, t he pict ure fill s th e screen. If the source is a 4:3 standard- definition signal t hat ha s been upconve[...]

61 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Using T win View T wi n V iew l ets you see two pic tures fr om two s ourc es — fr om an ante n na, VCR, DVD, etc. — on the scr een at the same time. Y ou hear the so un d f rom onl y one of the sour c es at a tim e, but yo u ca n choose which source’s soun d is sele cted. Y o u can als o change th e[...]

62 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Activati ng the Pictur e Y ou c an use the B and b b u t tons to ac tiva te the left and rig ht pi ctur es while u sing T win V iew . Funct ions Avai lable in t he Active ( Highl igh ted) Win dow T o Do T hi s ... D o This . .. T o activate the pict ure i n th e ri g ht w in do w Press b . T o activate the[...]

63 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Cha ngi ng th e Pictur e Size The zoom featu r e let s you v ary the relativ e si ze of t he left and rig ht pictures . T o Do T hi s ... Do T his ... Enlar ge the ac tive pic ture Pr es s V . Make the a c tive pictur e smaller Press v . When you adjust the picture sizes, the TV memorizes the change. The n[...]

64 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Using F avorite Chann els Th e Favorite Chann e ls feature lets you selec t pr ogr ams from a list o f up to 16 favori te cha nnels th at you s pecify . Y ou can create a list u sing th e Fa vor i te C ha n ne ls o pti on in th e C ha n ne l M en u, or by usi ng the Add to Favorit es feature in the Favor i[...]

65 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Using the F avorite Cha nn els G uid e 1 Pres s FA VO R I T E S . The Fav orite Channels list appea r s. 2 Pres s V or v to h igh lig h t the ch an n el you wan t to wa tc h. A preview of the highlighted Favorite Channel appears. T o add the c u rr ent cha nnel to th e li st of Favo rite Cha nnels, highlig[...]

66 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Using the Fre eze Function Th e FRE EZE button allows you to tempo rar ily c apture a pr ogram’s picture. Y ou can use this featur e to write down information such as phone numbers, recipes , et c. 1 When the pr ogr am information you want to capture is displayed, pr ess F R EEZE . 2 Th e TV swit ch es t[...]

67 Using the Memo ry Stick Viewer About Me mory Sti ck Memo ry Stick (s old separat ely) is a com pact, p ortable , a nd ver satile Inte grate d Cir cuit r ecor ding me dium wit h a data cap aci ty that mak es it perfec t f or portab le applica tions, su ch as digital ph otograp hy . Memo ry S tick is s pec ially d esigne d for sharin g d igital da[...]

68 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Com p atib ilit y Th is television is c om pa tible with the follow ing Son y brand M emory Sti ck m edia types: ❑ Memory Stick Me dia ❑ Mem ory Stic k Duo an d PRO D uo M edia (wit hout th e Mem ory Sti ck adaptor) ❑ Memor y St ick Med ia wi th Memo ry Sele ct Fun cti on ❑ Memo[...]

69 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es File Co mpat ib ilit y The Me mo ry S tick V ie wer i s co mpa tible w ith J PEG im ages take n wit h Sony di gita l stil l camer as and MPEG1 * mov ies tak en with S ony digi tal ca me ras and cam corde rs. In order to be view ab le in the Memo ry S tick V iew er , the f iles m ust have the follo w[...]

70 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Ins erting and Re moving a Memory Stic k Inser tin g a Memory Stick 1 Locate the Mem ory Stick slot (see page 14) and insert the Memo ry Stick in to the Me mory Stick slo t as i llus trated belo w . Wh en in serted prop erly , it should slid e in wi th lit tle resis tance and c lick into plac e. T o[...]

71 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Removing a Memory Stick T o remove a M emory St ick 1 Check that the M e mory S tick indicat or is o ff. (Wh en t he light is on , thi s ind i cate s th a t t he T V i s rea din g d ata f rom th e Me m o ry Sti ck.) 2 Push the Mem ory Stick gent ly into the slot, and then release it. The Memor y Sti[...]

72 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Using the Memory Stick Index T urn on the TV and ins ert a Memory Stick th at contai ns the photo or movie files y ou wan t to v iew . For d etails, see page 7 0. Th e Memory St ick Index appear s, which di splays thumbnail images of the fi les st ored on the Memor y St ick. About the Icons on t he [...]

73 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Using t he Memo ry Stick I ndex Th e fo llowin g d escribes h ow t o us e t he M em ory S tick Ind ex. T o Do T hi s ... Do Th is ... Move the highlig ht to a pho to, vo ice memo ( ), o r movie ( ) thumb na il Pr ess V v B b . Display the hi ghlighted p h oto, voice memo, or movie file f ull scr een[...]

74 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Vi ew i n g P h ot os When you s elect a phot o from the Memory Sti ck Index (described o n page 72), it displa ys as shown belo w , with the follow ing controls. Ph oto C ontr ols Photo M enu b a r Info rm atio n abou t sele cted p hoto Selected photo Pre viou s/ne xt but to ns ✍ JPEGs captured u[...]

75 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Ph oto M en u Bar Op tio ns The Photo Menu bar lets you acce ss ad ditio nal ph oto v iewi ng opt ions. T o access th e Photo Menu bar 1 Pres s B or b to se lect In dex , Slid e Sh ow , Vi e w , or Fil e . 2 Pres s V or v to s el ec t th e des ir ed op t ion. Option De scription Index Displays the M[...]

76 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Using Zoom and Pan T o Z oom and P an a ph oto 1 In the Ph oto Menu ba r , hi ghligh t Vie w . 2 Highligh t Zoom/P an and press . 3 Specify the zoom center point by pres s ing B b V v ; t hen pres s to s e t th e ce n te r . The Zoom and Pan controls are d is played. Usi ng Ro ta te To R o t a t e a[...]

77 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Playi ng Movies When you select a m ov ie from the Memory Stick Index (d escribed on page 72), it displa ys as shown belo w , with the follow ing controls. Mo vie Co ntrols Movi e Menu b ar Info rm atio n abou t selected m ovie Selected movi e Pre viou s/ne xt but to ns Enl ar ge bu tto n P lay /pau[...]

78 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Movie Menu Bar Op tio ns T o access the Movie Menu bar 1 H ighlight Index in the Movie Menu bar . 2 Pres s B or b to se lect In dex , S lide Sh ow , or Fi l e . 3 Pres s V or v to sel ect th e desi r ed option. Option Description Index Displays the Memory Stick Index, with the highligh t on the thum[...]

79 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Memory S tick Index Menu Ba r Options Slide Show Menu Opt ions Th e Slide Show Menu inc ludes the follow ing options : Option De scription Sta r t Start s the Slide Sh o w . Music Allo w s y ou to se lec t b a ckg roun d a udi o to pla y d u ring t he Slide Sh ow . Off No ad di t io n al ba c k gr o[...]

80 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Cont e nt s M enu Opt ions The Contents Menu includes the fo llowing options: Memory Stick Menu Th e Mem o ry S tic k M e nu dis pla ys the curre nt stat us o f th e Mem o ry Stick, including total capacity , used capacity , and free capacity . Option De scription Sel ec t F ol d er Allows you to se[...]

81 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Notes on Using Memory Stick Media Abou t D CF Fi le Nam e s Mos t Sony bra nd digit al still a nd video cam eras aut omat ically record still photo and m ovi e file s us ing DC F c ompliant d irectory an d file name s. If you selected the Digital Ca mera F olders option , as desc ribed o n page 80, [...]

82 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Pr ecautions When using Mem ory Stick med ia, fol low t hese prec autions: ❑ T o av o i d pe rm a ne nt d am a ge to sti ll i m ag e d a ta , do no t tur n of f t he TV or r emove Memor y Sti ck med ia fr om the ins ertio n slot w hile dat a is being read (as ind icated b y the Me mor[...]

83 Using th e Menus Ove rview The Menu gives you access t o the following features: Naviga ting Thr ough Menus Me nu Descri ption Page Th e V i d eo Men u al lo ws yo u t o m ake ad j u st m en t s to your picture setting s. I t also allows you to customize the Picture Mod e based o n the type of progra m you ar e v iew ing, sele ct Adv anc ed V id[...]

84 Menus M enus Menus SETUP SETUP SETUP Using the V ideo Menu Selecti ng V ideo Opt ions The V ide o Menu incl udes the f ollow i ng opti ons : T o acc ess t he Vid eo Menu, f ollow t hese s teps : T o change set tings, pr ess V v B b . Pres s to conf irm the s electio n. T o exit the Menu, press MENU . 1. Dis pla y Me nu 2. Highli ght 3. P ress t [...]

85 Menus SETUP M enus SETUP Menus SETUP T o restore the factory defa ult setti ngs for Video setti ngs: ❑ Pres s RES ET o n the remote contr ol when in the V ideo Menu . ClearEdge VM Ve l o c i t y Modulat ion Shar pens p ictur e de fini tion to gi ve ev ery obj ect a shar p, cle an ed ge . Sel ec t from Hig h , Medium , Low , Off . Advan c ed Vi[...]

86 Menus M enus Menus SETUP SETUP SETUP Using the Audio Menu Selecti ng Audio Opt ions Th e Aud io M en u in clud es th e fo llowin g o pt ions: T o acc ess the Audio Menu , follo w thes e steps : T o change set tings, pr ess V v B b . Pres s to conf irm the s electio n. T o exit the Menu, press MENU . 1. Dis pla y Me nu 2. Highli ght 3. P ress t o[...]

87 Menus SETUP M enus SETUP Menus SETUP T o restore the fac tory def ault se ttings for T r eb le , B ass , and B alance ❑ Pres s RES ET o n the remote contr o l when in the Audio M enu. Audi o Out Easy c ontr ol of volu me adj us tm ents Thi s o ptio n can be set on ly w hen the Spea k er opt ion is set to Off . Var i a b le Th e TV’s speakers[...]

88 Menus M enus Menus SETUP SETUP SETUP Using the Screen Men u Selecti ng Screen Opti ons The Sc reen Menu in cludes the following options: T o acc ess t he Scre en Menu, f ollow thes e step s: T o change set tings, pr ess V v B b . Pres s to conf irm the s electio n. T o exit the Menu, press MENU . 1. Dis pla y Me nu 2. Highli ght 3. P ress t o se[...]

89 Menus SETUP M enus SETUP Menus SETUP Using the Channel Menu Sel ect ing Channel Opt ions Th e Ch annel M e nu include s t he fo llow ing opt ions : T o acc ess t he Chann el Me nu, fo llow th ese steps: T o change set tings, pr ess V v B b . Pres s to conf irm the s electio n. T o exit the Menu, press MENU . 1. Dis pla y Me nu 2. Highli ght 3. P[...]

90 Menus M enus Menus SETUP SETUP SETUP Sho w /Hi d e Channels Allows you to s how or hid e channels tha t appear in the Pr og ram Gui de ( pag e 57 ) a nd when you use the CH+/- bu tto ns to chan ne l surf. Chann els that are set to Hidden do not appear in the P ro gram Guide or wh en you use the CH +/ - bu tton s. 1 Press V or v to hi ghlight the[...]

91 Menus SETUP M enus SETUP Menus SETUP Using the Par ent Menu Selecti ng Parent Menu O pti on s The Parent Menu includes the following o ptions: The Paren t M enu al low s you t o se t u p the TV to bloc k pr ogra ms accor din g to th eir con tent and r ating lev els. T o acc ess t he P aren t Menu , follow t hes e steps : Use t he 0-9 bu tton s o[...]

92 Menus M enus Menus SETUP SETUP SETUP US Models: Selecti ng Custom Rat ing O ption s For US mode ls, the Cust om Rating Menu includes the following opt ions. (Fo r Canadi an model s, see page 9 3.) Viewing Blocked Pr ograms Y ou can vi ew blocked programs by en tering the password. Pr ess the ENT button when tuned t o a blocked program, then ente[...]

93 Menus SETUP M enus SETUP Menus SETUP Can adi a n Mo del s: Selecti ng Custom Rat ing O ption s For Canadi an models , the Custom Ra ting Menu inc ludes the fo llowi ng opti ons. (F or US model s, se e page 92 .) Viewing Blocked Pr ograms Y ou can vi ew blocked programs by en tering the password. Pr ess the ENT button when tuned t o a blocked pro[...]

94 Menus M enus Menus SETUP SETUP SETUP Using the Setup Menu Selecti ng Setup Optio ns The Set up Menu includes the following opti ons: T o acc ess t he Setu p Menu, f ollow t hese ste p s: T o change set tings, pr ess V v B b . Pres s to conf irm the s electio n. T o exit the Menu, press MENU . 1. Dis pla y Me nu 2. Highli ght 3. P ress t o sel ec[...]

95 Menus SETUP M enus SETUP Menus SETUP Label Video Inputs Allo ws you to identify A/ V equipment you connected to the TV , such as a VC R, DVD, etc. For example, if you have a DVD player connected t o the VIDEO 5 jac k, y o u ca n s el ect t he la b el DVD for th e VIDEO 5 input. Then when you press th e TV/ VI D EO b utton to chan ge i npu ts, t [...]

96 Menus M enus Menus SETUP SETUP SETUP Pr ogra mmi ng Cap tio n V isio n If you selected t h e Program option und er Ca ption V ision (see page 94), you can chan ge the fo llow ing set tings: Ba sic Allo ws you to sele ct basic an alog (EIA- 608) cl osed cap tion opti ons . CC1, CC2, CC3, CC4 Displays a printed versio n of the dialog or sound eff [...]

97 Menus SETUP M enus SETUP Menus SETUP Using the A pplic ations Menu Selecti ng Appl ic atio ns Opt ions The Appl ications Menu includ es the following options: T o a cc e ss t h e A pp l ic at io n s M en u , fol lo w th es e s t eps : T o change set tings, pr ess V v B b . Pres s to conf irm the s electio n. T o exit the Menu, press MENU . 1. Di[...]

98 Menus M enus Menus SETUP SETUP SETUP Ti m e r 1 an d Tim er 2 are not a vailab le to b e set u nti l you set the Curr ent Time . 1 Pr es s V or v to highl ight Ti m e r 1 or Ti m e r 2 . T o set t he timer , pr ess b . 2 Pr es s V or v t o h ig hlig ht on e of th e fo llo win g opt i ons , then pres s . Program Sel ect to s et the T ime r by da [...]

99 Other Informati on Ove rview Th is chapter inc ludes the fo llow ing topic s: To p i c Page Glo ssa ry 1 00 Contact ing Sony 101 T r oubl esho oting 1 01 Specific ations 107 Opti onal Acc essories 108 Ind e x 1 09 AX1 X_Digi t al. book Page 99 Thu rsday , Jun e 17, 2004 10 :05 AM[...]

100 Ot her Info SETUP Othe r Info SETU P Oth er SETUP Glos sary a nal og s igna l A sig naling met hod th at use s con tinuo us ch an ges i n th e ampl itud e or f req uency of a n electro nic trans mission to convey info rmation. aspect ratio Refers to the r atio between the width and height o f t he screen. T his TV has a 16:9 (wid e scre en) as [...]

101 Ot her Info Ot her Other Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Con tacting Son y If, a fter r e ading these o perating in structions, you have additional question s rel ated to the use o f your Sony television, pl ease c all our Custo mer Information Ser v ices Cent er at 1-800 -222-SONY (7669) (US r esidents only) or ( 416) 499-SONY (7669) (Canad ian r esid[...]

102 Ot her Info SETUP Othe r Info SETU P Oth er SETUP Cha nn els Cab leC AR D Pr oblem Pos s ib le Re me die s Canno t r eceiv e uppe r channels ( UHF) when usi ng an anten na ❏ Use Auto Pr ogr am in the Ch annel Menu to add receiva ble c hannels that ar e not pr esent ly in the TV’s memory (see p age 89 ). TV is f i xed to o ne cha nne l ❏ U[...]

103 Ot her Info Ot her Other Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Pr oblem Pos s ib le Re me die s Image does not display/Cannot see all files ❏ M ake su re t he im age file is a J PE G ( .j pg, .j p eg) file or a n M PE G 1 (. m pg, .mp eg) fil e. ❏ Make sure the Memory Stick is inserted pr operly (see page 70). ❏ Check the Fi l t e r optio [...]

104 Ot her Info SETUP Othe r Info SETU P Oth er SETUP Audi o Pri nt M ark s ( D P OF ) se t b y the Memo ry Stick V iewer ar e not recogniz ed by th e D POF - compatible photo printer . ❏ The DPO F P rint M a rk fe atu re wo rks on ly on ph otos cont ain ing E XIF da ta (d ata stored b y t he cam era ) tha t are loca ted with in th e d igi tal c [...]

105 Ot her Info Ot her Other Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Video Gen era l Pr oblem Pos s ib le Re me die s No pictur e (scr een not li t), no sou nd ❏ If your TV does not turn on, and a r ed light keeps flash ing, your TV may need servic e. Call y our local S ony Service Center . ❏ M ak e su re t he p o w er c o rd is pl u gg e d in . ❏ Press the [...]

106 Ot her Info SETUP Othe r Info SETU P Oth er SETUP TV makes “p opping” sou nd when turned on ❏ This is a no r mal so und that resu lts from the TV automatically degaussin g each time it is tur ned on. TIMER/ST AND BY LED o n fr ont p anel is lit ❏ The LED (see page 14) blinks when the TV is turned on, then shuts off w hen t he pic tu re [...]

107 Ot her Info Ot her Other Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Sp ecif icat ions Des ign and sp ecif ica tions are s u bjec t to chan ge with out no tice. Pr o jection System 3 picture tub es , 3 lenses, horizontal in-line system Picture T ube 7-inch high -brightness m ono chrome tubes (6 .3 raster si ze), with opti cal coupli ng an d li q uid c o ol i ng s [...]

108 Ot her Info SETUP Othe r Info SETU P Oth er SETUP Opt ional Accessories Accesso ry Description Model Num ber Cable s Au dio/V ideo VMC-8 10/820/8 30 HG Au dio RKC-5 15HG Comp onent V ideo VMC-1 0/30 H G AX1 X_Digi t al. book Page 108 Thurs da y, Ju ne 17, 2 004 10: 05 A M[...]

109 I ndex 0- 9 b ut ton s 48 , 56 , 62 4:3 D efau lt se tting s 88 A Advanced Video 85 Alternat e Audio 58 Alternat e Video 58 ANT bu tton 49 , 56 ant enna, connect ing 18 Audio Menu 83 Audio Out 87 AUDIO OUT jack 16 audi o r eceive r, connect ing 36 Auto Program (chann el se tup) 43 , 89 Au to SAP, MTS s ett ing 86 B balance, adjusting 86 bass, a[...]

110 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP Index SETU P L Langua ge, set ting 95 M Memo ry Stick fea tu res 67 Ind e x 72 indicat or (LED) 14 insert ing 70 insert ion slot 14 panni ng p hot os 76 pho to opt i ons 75 pla yi ng mov ie s 77 prec au tions 82 re m oving 71 rotati ng pho tos 76 sl i de s how opt ions 79 trou blesh oo tin g 103 viewing photos[...]