Sony KF-E50A10 manual

KF-E50A10 KF-E42A10 © 2005 Sony Corporation LCD Pr ojection TV 2-662-489- 12 (2) GB Operat in g Instructions Before operati ng the TV , please read the “Safety Inf ormatio n” section of this manual. Retain this manual f or future reference.[...]

2 GB Thank you for choo sing t his Sony pr oduct. Before op erating t he TV, plea se read t his m anual thoroughly and retain it fo r future reference. Trademark i nformatio n • Licensed by B BE Sound, I nc. under USP4638 258, 44828 66. “BB E” and BBE symbol are tradem arks o f BBE Sound, Inc. • TruSurrou nd XT, SRS and symbol are trad emar[...]

3 GB Tabl e of Conte nts Safety I nformatio n .................. ............. ........ 5 Overview of the remote .............. ............. . 8 Overview of the T V buttons and indicators ................... ............. ............ 10 1: Instal ling the TV ................. ............. ...... 12 Recommended Viewing Area..... ................ [...]

4 GB Replaci ng the lamp .... ............ ............. ...... 48 Specif ications ...... ............. ............. ............ 50 Troublesho oting ......... ............ ................... 52 Index ................... ............. ............. ............ 56 Additi onal I nfo rmatio n[...]

5 GB Safety Info rmati on To preve nt fire or shoc k hazard, do not expose the LCD projecti on TV to ra in or m oisture . Dangero usly h igh vol tages a re pr esent insi de t he LCD projec tion TV. Do not open the cabinet. Refe r servicin g to qualif ied personn el onl y. For ge nera l safet y: • Do not ex pose the LC D projec tion TV to rain or [...]

6 GB • Unplu g the AC power cord during lightning st orm. • Do not ke ep the LC D projecti on TV p lugged i n if you are not going to u se it for several da ys. Even if your LC D project ion TV i s turne d off , it is sti ll conn ected to A C power when pl ugged into an outlet . • Do not pull the powe r cord to disconne ct the LC D projecti o[...]

7 GB Proj ectio n lamp • Your LCD p rojec tion T V use s a p rojection lamp as i ts ligh t sou rce . It is tim e to r epla ce th e l amp w ith a ne w one (not suppli ed) when : – the lam p repla cement indic ator on the f ront pan el bli nks in r ed, – scre en images b ecome d ark, – no image ap pears on the display after pr olonged use . ?[...]

8 GB Overview of the remot e 1 / – Input select / Text hold In TV mode (page 21): Sel e cts the i nput source from equipme nt connecte d to the TV jac ks. In Text mode (p age 19): Holds the curr ent page . 2 % – M uting ( page 18) Mutes the so und. 3 Functi on buttons ( page 45) • Select s the connected equipment you want to operate with this[...]

9 GB qg / – S leep Timer (p age 41) In TV mo de (pa ge 41): Ac tivat es Sleep Timer. In Text mode (p age 19): Stands by the Text page. qh – T V mode ( page 2 1) Exits Text mode , or retur ns to TV mode. qj – Pictu re mode (pag e 28) Selec ts the pict ure mode. qk 9 – Sound mo de (pag e 31) Selec ts the so und m ode. ql DVD/ VCR op era tin g[...]

10 GB Overview of the TV buttons and indicators 1 WEGA G ATE (p age 24 ) Displays WEGA GATE. 2 Confirms the s e lection or sett ing. Selec ts the vide o equipm ent co nnect ed to the TV’s vide o input s. 3 2 +/-/ / • Incre ases (+) or de crea ses (-) the vol ume. • In TV menu : Moves th rough the op tions left ( ) or ri ght ( ). 4 PROG +/-/ /[...]

11 GB Projecti on Lamp Your TV uses a projecti on lamp as it s light source. As with any lamp, it has lifes pan an d needs t o be re placed when t he lamp indicator flashe s or the screen becom es darke r. Notes After turn ing on you r TV, it may ta ke a whi le (1 minute or less) before th e picture appears. When the pro jecti on lamp wears out , t[...]

12 GB 1: Insta lling the TV Recommended Viewing Area Your viewi ng posi tion may affect t he pictu re quali ty. For the best p icture qua lity, instal l your TV within the areas shown be low. Carrying Y our TV Carrying the TV requires at least two people. Do not hold b y the pedes tal or the f ront panel of the T V. Doing so may cau se these parts [...]

Getting S t arted 13 GB Preventing the TV from T oppling Over As a protective measure, secure the TV as follows. Using t he TV st and with s upport belts Sony str ongly rec ommend s using th e TV sta nd SU- RG11S (for KF-E42A10)/SU-RG11M (for KF- E50A10 ) with a support bel t des igned f or your T V. Note When using th e SU-RG11 S fo r KF-E42A1 0 ([...]

14 GB 3: Connecti ng an anten na/VCR A Antenna cab le (not supp lied) Or To 8 VHF/UHF (antenna ) 1 Rear of the TV L ( MONO ) R L P R /C R Y 13 1 2 P B /C B R L R S S VIDEO VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT AUDIO R L To 8 VHF/UHF (antenna) VCR Antenn a cable (not suppli ed) To ant enn a output To video and audio o utputs Audio/Vid eo cable (n ot sup plied) To S v [...]

Getting S t arted 15 GB 1 Connect your antenna with the antenna cable (not supplied). If con nect ing to a n ante nna on ly ( A ) Connect t he male plug to the 8 VHF/UHF (antenna) j ack on the rear of the TV. Notes • No te that on e end of th e cable ha s a male pl ug fitte d while t he other end is fitt ed with a fema le ja ck. • Do not c onn [...]

16 GB 5: Sel ecting the language When yo u switc h on th e TV for the fi rst ti me, the langu age menu appears on the screen. Pres s M / m / < / , to select the langu age displa yed on the men u scr eens, then pre ss . The message con firmi ng that the TV start s auto program app ears on the screen, then go to “6: Auto- prog rammin g the TV”[...]

Getting S t arted 17 GB The TV starts searc hing for all available ch annels. This m ay take so me time. Do not pre ss any bu ttons on the TV or re mote unt il it is comp leted. Once al l availa ble c hannels have been sto red, th e TV returns to n o rmal opera tion, displaying the channel store d on channe l numb er 1. Tip If you press any of t he[...]

18 GB Watc hing TV 1 Press 1 on the TV (front s i de) to switch on the TV. When the TV is in standby mode ( " 1 indi cator on the front of the TV is red), p ress TV " / 1 on the remote to swit c h on the T V . 2 Press the number buttons or PROG +/- to select a TV channel. To select on e-digit chan nel numbe rs, press 0 an d the chann el n[...]

Watching T V 19 GB To acce ss Text Press / . Each time yo u press / , t he disp lay ch anges cyclicall y as follows: Text t Te xt over the T V pictur e (m ix mod e) t No Text ( exit th e Text serv ice) To selec t a page, p ress the numb er butt ons or PR OG +/-. To hold a pa ge, pres s / . To reveal hidd en informat ion, press / . To change the tex[...]

20 GB To change t he screen mode manual ly to suit the broadcast Press repeatedly to select Wide Zoom, Normal, Full or Zo om. Enlarges the center portion of the picture. The left and right edg es of the pictur e are stretche d to fi ll the 1 6:9 screen. Displa ys the 4:3 picture in its or igin al size. Side bars are shown t o fill the 16:9 scre en.[...]

Watching T V 21 GB Viewing pictures from connected equ ipment Switch on the c onnected equipm ent, the n press / repea tedly until the correct input sy mbol (s ee be low) appe ars on th e screen . To return to norm al TV operation, press . Note To view the pi ctur e from th e com ponen t input on the s ide panel, sel ect “Aut o” in “Vide o2(C[...]

22 GB For PC input Item Y ou can Close Clo se the T ools Menu. Pictu re Adjust p icture (page 28). Sound Adjust sou nd (page 31 ). Wide Mode Sele ct the sc reen mo de. T ools Menu Close Picture Sound Wide Mode[...]

Watching T V 23 GB[...]

24 GB Overview of WEGA GATE WEGA GATE provide s one button acce ss for control ling your TV. It enabl es you to perform a variety of tasks intuitive ly with a c ontrol p anel on the screen ra ther tha n a variety of remote control b utton pre sses. When yo u press , you ca n sele ct from basic TV functio n: watching TV, viewing ext e rnal eq uipmen[...]

Introduci ng WEGA GATE 25 GB Using TV L i st in WEGA GATE The TV List feature let s you sele ct TV programs from a list of channel labels . You can assign a label to each cha nnel. (page 36) 1 Select TV List from the WEGA GATE control panel and press . The TV List panel appea rs. 2 Pre ss M / m to highlight the desired TV channel and press . Using [...]

26 GB Overview of the Setti ngs The followi ng options are availabl e in each men u. Also, se e page in p arenthe ses for det ails of ea ch menu . Options f or TV and video inpu t Using Settings 1 Pict ure Picture Mod e (28) Reset (28) Iris/Pic ture/Brightness/Col or/Hue (29) Colo r T e mper atur e ( 29) Sharpness (29) Nois e Reduc tion (29) DRC Mo[...]

Using Se ttings 27 GB Options f or PC input PC input sign al compatib ility chart * Corresponding to the VGA signal Tips • This TV’s PC input does no t supp ort Sync on G reen or Com posi te Sync . • This TV ’s PC input does no t support interlac ed signals. • Th is TV’s PC inp ut sup ports sign als in the ab ove ch art with a 60 Hz ver[...]

28 GB Picture menu Selects t he picture mod e. Press M / m to sele ct one of the f ollowi ng pictur e mod es, then press . Vivid: Enh anced pic ture con trast and s harpness. Standa rd: St andard picture settin gs recomme nded for home ent ertainme nt. Custom: Professiona l monitor like appea rance settings. Tip You ca n also ch ange the pictu re m[...]

Using Se ttings 29 GB “Iris” adjusts the contrast leve ls. “Picture” incr eases picture co ntrast (the co lor becomes dee per), or decr eases it (the colo r becomes softer). “Brightness” brightens or da rkens the pictu re. “Color” increa ses or decreas es color inte nsity. “Hue” increases or d ecreases the gre en tone. 1 Press t[...]

30 GB Allows you to customize the level o f detail (Reality) a nd smoothne ss (Clarity) u sing the DRC palette displayed o n the scree n. Press M / m to adjus t Real ity, o r < / , to adjust Cl arit y, then press . Notes • This optio n cann ot be used in Tw in Picture, Picture Fre eze mode. • This optio n cann ot be used for 480 p, 576p, 72 [...]

Using Se ttings 31 GB Sound menu Selects the so und effects. Press M / m to sele ct one of the f ollowi ng sou nd effects , then p ress . Dynamic: Enhanc es clarit y, detail , and soun d pre sence. Standard: S u itable fo r spoken dia log. Custom: Flat setting . Allows you to store yo ur own pr e ferred set tings. Tip You can also cha nge the soun [...]

32 GB Decreases or incr eases the sound level. Press < / , to set the level, th en press . Provides the surro und sound effect. Press M / m to sele ct one of the f ollowi ng sou nd effects , then p ress . TruSu rro und XT : Activates the surr ound s ound (for ster eo prog rams o nly). Simu lated: Adds a sur round-like e ffect to mo no pr ogra ms[...]

Using Se ttings 33 GB Screen menu Selects the wide mod e manually . For deta ils about the wide mo de, see p age 20. Press M / m to selec t “Wide Zoo m”, “N ormal” , “Full” or “Zoo m” (see page 20 for detai ls), then pr ess . Note You can not sel ect “N ormal” w hen input signals are 720 p/1080 i. Tip You can also select the wid[...]

34 GB Slightly e nlarges the screen. Press M / m to sele ct “-1 ”, or “-2 ” to enlarg e more , then p ress . To restore the original size, select “Normal”. Adjusts the screen posit ion horizont ally and vertica lly, howev er, vertical adjustment is availa ble on ly in Z oom mod e. Press M / m to adjus t the v ertical p osition, or < [...]

Using Se ttings 35 GB Progra m menu Tunes in al l the avail able chan nels. Usuall y you do not need to perform this oper ati on becaus e the ch annels are al ready tu ned in when the TV i s first installe d (page 16). However, this option allows y ou to repea t the process (e.g., to ret une the TV after movi ng house , or to search for new chann e[...]

36 GB Setting “1 Digit Di rect” t o “On”, y ou can swi tch the c hannel t o the one assig ned to a number button as soon as you pr ess the bu tton. To enjoy the bene fit of this feat ure, assign the channels y o u frequently watch to the program po sitions which ar e equivalen t to the num b er button s using “Pr ogram Sorting” (pa ge 3[...]

Using Se ttings 37 GB Channe ls are assigned t o the pr ogram po sitio ns seque ntiall y when they are tu ned in du ring auto-pro gramming. “P rogram So rting” allo ws you to repl ace the ch annel assign ed to a progra m position with ano ther channel. 1 Press M / m to sel ect th e channel you want to assi gn to an other pr ogram positio n, the[...]

38 GB Twin Picture me nu You can view different pict ures at th e sa me t ime. Press to se lect “On”. Two screens are display ed. Note PC i nput pi ctures ar e not displaye d on the Tw in Pi cture screens. Tips • You can select the same program for both screens. • Pictu res input throug h the HDM I and com ponent ja cks are not displ ayed o[...]

Using Se ttings 39 GB Setup men u The TV is opti mized for play ing games. Press to se lect “On”. Switch es to stan dby mod e when t here is no signa l input f or 10 mi nute s. Press M / m to sele ct “On ”, then pr ess . Tip “TV will turn off soon” ap pears on t he screen on e minute be fore the TV swi tches to standb y mode . Assigns a[...]

40 GB Selects th e type o f the v ideo jac k to be use d from tho se on the left sid e of th e TV. Press M / m to sele ct one of the f ollowi ng, then press . Auto: Activates th e compone n t vid eo jac ks (Y, P B /C B , P R /C R ), however , the co mposite vide o jack is selec ted whe n the compone nt vide o jack s are not conn ected. Off: Activat[...]

Using Se ttings 41 GB Timer me nu Sets a period of time after which the TV automatic ally switche s itself into standby mode. Press M / m to sele ct the desired time p eriod i n minut e (“15M ”/“30M”/“ 45M”/ “60M”/“90 M”/“120 M”), the n press . The (Timer ) indicato r on the TV ( front side) lights up in ambe r. Tips • You[...]

42 GB Connecting opt ional equ ipment Note To see the ima ge fro m Com po nent in put on th e sid e pan el, select “A uto” in “V ideo 2(Compon ent)” in “Set up” menu (pag e 40). Using Optional Equipment You can con nect a wi de ra nge of op tional equipm ent to yo ur TV. Connect the cabl e s, matching the colors of the plugs with those [...]

Using Opt i onal Equi pment 43 GB Connectin g to the rear o f the TV L ( MONO ) R L P R /C R Y 13 1 2 P B /C B R L R S S RL DVD player with co mponen t output DVD player without compo nent out put VCR Digital Satellit e Re ce ive r/D ig ita l Terrestrial Re ceiver Video g ame equipmen t D E G H *1 *2 *1 Use an HDMI cabl e, HDMI -to-D VI cable, or a[...]

44 GB L ( MONO ) R L P R /C R Y 13 1 2 P B /C B R L R S S DVD recorder VCR Hi-Fi aud io equi pment F I To L (aud io outpu t) R (au dio output) To T (vide o ou tput) L (audio out put) R (audio output)[...]

Using Opt i onal Equi pment 45 GB Programming the remo te If you have S ony VCRs/DVDs and Sony DVD Hom e Theater Sy stems/Amplifiers, d o the f ollowing procedure t o program the remot e so that yo u can operate them us ing th is remote. Note Before you start, look up th e three-d igit code for your equipm ent o n page 46. For eq uipmen t that h as[...]

46 GB To check i f the code wo rks Aim the remo te to the equipment , then press " / 1 . If the e quip ment r espo nds, the prog rammi ng i s complet ed. If not, try the next cod e listed. Equipment’ s codes * Factory setting To set t he remote to rest ore ope ration of the TV auto matical ly In the facto ry setting , the rem o te is set to [...]

Using Opt i onal Equi pment 47 GB To operate a DVD/VCR combo unit To operat e an HDD/DVD combo unit To op era te an A V Re cei ver /amp lifi er pause X (pre ss a gain to re sum e norm al playb ack) search the pict ure fro ward or back ward M or m duri ng play bac k speci fy th e pre vious chap ter/ track speci fy th e next chapt er/ track . > mo[...]

48 GB Replacing the la mp The proje ction lam p, which il luminates the pictu re, has a limi ted life. If the screen beco mes dark, th e color looks un usual, or the LA MP indic ator on the front of the LCD projec tion TV flashes, i t is time to repla ce the lamp with a new one (not su pplied). This televi s ion u ses a rep laceable lamp as its l i[...]

Additional Information 49 GB 6 Pull out the lamp. Hook a finge r thr ough the loop of the l amp ha ndle and pull the handle upwards. Then pull the lamp straig ht ou t. Notes • The lamp is very hot imm ediately after use. Never touch the glass por tion of t he lamp or the surroundi ng parts. • After the us ed lamp has cooled , place it into the [...]

50 GB Specification s Displa y Unit Pow er Requ irem en t: 220-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Proj ection Sy stem 3 LCD (Liqui d Crystal Disp lay) Panels, 1 lens projec tion system LCD Panel Size 0.7 3 inch TFT LCD pa nel Resolutio n 1,280 pixel s × 720 lines Proj ection L enses High perfo rman ce, larg e-diam eter highbrid le ns F2.4 Lamp UHP lamp, 100 W, XL[...]

Additional Information 51 GB PC IN : VIDEO: (RGB) D-sub 15- pin, analog ue RGB, 0. 7 Vp-p, 75 ohm s, posi tive AUDIO: Stereo minija ck, 0.5 Vrms , 1 kilohm See the PC Inpu t Signal Compati bility Cha rt on page 27. HDMI IN: HDMI Video: 480i, 480p, 576 i, 576p, 72 0p, 1080i Audi o: Two chan nel line ar PCM 32, 44. 1 and 48 kHz, 16 , 20 and 24 bits A[...]

52 GB Troubleshooti ng Check wh ether the 1 in dicator is flas hing i n red. When i t is flashing The self-diagno sis function is activate d. 1 Measure ho w many times the 1 in dicator flashes and stops f lashing. For exampl e, the i ndicat or flas hes fo r two s econd s, stop s fla shin g for on e seco nd, and flas hes fo r two s econd s. 2 Pr[...]

53 GB Additional Information Only s now and noi se appe ar on the sc reen • Check i f the an tenn a is br oken or bent . • Check if the antenna has reached the end of its servi ceable l ife (three t o fi ve years in normal use, one t o two years at the seasi de). Pic tur e nois e (dotte d lines or stri pes) • K eep the TV away from electrica [...]

54 GB No color or irregular color when vie wing a sign al from th e Y, P B /C B , P R /C R jacks of 1, 2 • Check t he conn ectio n of the Y , P B /C B , P R /C R jacks of 1, 2. • Make sure that the Y , P B /C B , P R /C R plug s of 1, 2 are firmly seated in thei r resp ect iv e jacks . When disp laying the T win Picture, the qu ality of the sub[...]

55 GB Additional Information The remote does not function • Che ck that the remot e is set corre ctly for the eq uipment yo u are using (VCR, TV , or D VD). • If the remote doe s not operate the VCR or D VD even when the remote has been set correct ly to VCR or D VD, enter the nece ssary code set as explained in “Programmi ng the remote” (p[...]

56 GB Index Numerics 1Digit D irect 36 4:3 Defau lt 33 A A/B butto n 9 Advan ced Vi deo 30 Antenna , conn ecting 14 Audio e quipme nt 44 Audio Out 32 Auto Adjustme nt 34 Auto Program 16 , 35 Auto Wide 33 B Bala nce 31 Bass 31 Batter ies, inserting in to the remot e 13 BBE 32 Bri ght ness 29 C Cha nnel s auto-p r ogrammi ng 16 sele ctin g 18 Skip 36[...]

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