Sony KLV S23A10 manual

 2005 Son y Corporatio n KLV-S19 A10 KLV-S23 A10 LCD Color TV Operating Inst ructi ons 2-589-826- 11 (1) Printed in Japan Printed on 100% recycled paper.[...]

2 Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers ar e located at the rear of the TV. Recor d these numbers in the spaces pr ovided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No . Serial No . Cont ac ting Sony If, after reading these operating instructions, you have additional questions related to the u[...]

3 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose the TV to rain or moisture. This symbol is intended to alert the us er to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of suff icient magnitude to constitute a risk of electr ic shock to persons. This symbol is intended to alert t[...]

4 For Custom ers in th e United States This product contains mercury. Disposal of this prod uct may be regulated if sold in t he United States . For disposal or r ecycling information, pl ease contact your local author ities or the Electronics Indus tries Alliance (http://ww w.eiae.org). To Sony Deal ers For installation of SONY WALL-MOUNT BRACKET,[...]

5 Important Safeguards Before using your TV, please read these instructions completely, and keep t his manu al fo r futur e ref erence. Carefully observe and comply with all warnings, cautions and instructions placed on the unit or described in the operating instruction s or service manual. WARNING To guard against inju ry, the following basic safe[...]

6 Medical institution Do not place this unit in a place wher e medical equipment is in use. It may cause m alfunction of medi cal instruments. Moisture a nd flammable obj ects s Do not use power-line operated sets near water — for exam ple, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, or laundry t ub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming poo l, etc. [...]

7 Ventilation The slots and openings in the TV are provided for necessary ventilation. To ensure reliable operation of the unit, and to protect it from overheating, these slots and openings must never be blocked or covered. Unless proper ventila tion is provided, the unit may gather dust and get dirty. For proper ventilation, observe the following:[...]

8 Placing on a stable surface If you place the unit o n an unstable surface, the unit may fall and cause injury or damage. Fall Do not hang anything on the unit. The unit may fall from the stand or wall-mount u nit, causing damage or serious injury. AC power cord Unplug the AC power cord w hen moving the u nit. Do not move the unit with the AC powe[...]

9 Contents Introducing the TV Welcome ................ ........... ................. ................. . 10 Packag e Contents....... ................. ................. . 10 Features ................ ................. ................. ....... 10 Installing the TV ......... ................. ........... ............. 1 1 Preve nting the TV from Top[...]

10 Intr od ucing the TV We l c o m e Than k you for purc has ing th is Sony HDT V Re ady L CD T V . Thi s man ual i s for model s KL V -S19A10 and KL V -S23A 10. P ac kage Contents Along wi th your ne w TV , the pack aging box con tains a remo te control, s ize AA batteries, 75-ohm coaxial cable (ferri te core attached), A C po wer cord, A C p ower[...]

Intro ducing the TV 11 Introducing the TV Installi ng the TV Prevent ing the TV fr om T oppling Over Attachin g the Support Belt 1 Scre w the support belt (supplied) to the TV stand with a wood screw (suppl ied). 2 Attach the supp ort belt to the stand, and scre w the belt with a securing scre w (suppl ied) usi ng a coin, et c. 3 Adjust the length [...]

Intr oducing the TV 12 Bundling the Connecting Cab les Y ou can bundle the connecting cables as illustrated below . 1 Bundle the conne cting cables. 2 Route the con necting cables through the h ook. Adjusting the Viewing Angle of the TV This TV can be adjus ted w ithin the angles shown belo w . Do not b undle the A C power cor d f or KL V -S2 3A10 [...]

Intro ducing the TV 13 Introducing the TV TV Controls and Connectors Fron t and T op P anel 78 9 0 qa PIC OFF TIMER PO WER ENTER WEGA GA TE TV/VIDEO V OLUME CHANNEL PO WER 12 3 6 45 Item Description 1 ENTER Press to conf irm th e selection or setting. 2 WEGA GA TE Press to display W EGA GA TE . Pr ess again to exit WEGA GA TE . 3 TV/VIDEO Press rep[...]

Intr oducing the TV 14 Side P anel IN AUDIO IN L R 5 4 PC IN (RGB IN) 5 6 VIDEO 2 IN S VIDEO VIDEO L (MONO) R 1 2 3 AU D I O Left side Right si de Item Description 1 VIDEO 2 IN S VIDEO Conne cts to th e S VIDEO ou tput j ack on your camcord er or oth er vide o equipme nt that has S VIDEO. Provide s better pi cture qua lity than compo site vide o ( [...]

Intro ducing the TV 15 Introducing the TV Rear P anel AC I N Y P B P R L R AUDIO L R HD/DVD IN (1080i/720p/480p/480i) 4 AUDIO OUT PC AUDIO IN DC IN VHF/UHF VHF/UHF S VIDEO VIDEO AUDIO (MONO) L R VIDEO IN 13 12 1 3 7 8 5 4 6 KLV-S23A10 KLV-S19A10 (Co ntinu ed)[...]

Intr oducing the TV 16 Jack Description 1 VHF/UHF RF input t hat conn ects to your VHF /UHF antenn a. 2 DC IN (KL V -S1 9A10) Connects the supplied DC po wer cord. 3 AC IN (KL V -S2 3A10) Connects the supplied A C po wer cord. 4 VIDEO IN 1/ 3 S VIDEO Conne cts to the S VI DEO outp ut jack of your VCR or other vid eo equip ment tha t has S VIDEO. S [...]

17 Connecting the TV Connecting the TV T o display clear crisp pictures , first you mus t connect your TV correctly and also need to choo se the correct di s play format (see “Changin g the wide screen mod e” on page 38). It is strongly recommen ded to connect the antenna using the s upplied 75-ohm co ax ial cable to receiv e optimum picture qu[...]

Connect ing the TV 18 Basic Connections Cable Syst em or VHF/UHF Antenna System Cable or VH F only or VH F/ UHF From the C hannel settin gs, select Ca b le On or Cable Off for yo ur type of input s ignal. Cable Bo x/ Digital Cable Bo x Use this hookup i f: s Y ou subscribe to a cable TV system that uses sc rambled or encode d signals r equiring a c[...]

Connect ing the TV 19 Connecting the TV Satellit e Receiver and Cable/Antenna This scenario sho ws a SA T Box connected through the video inputs and the Cable/Antenna connected through the VHF/UHF in put. Satellite signals ar e selected b y the S A T Box throug h the video inputs wh ile TV signal is selected b y the TV tuner . T o connect a satelli[...]

Connect ing the TV 20 HD Equipment Disco nnect all power sources bef ore making any c onnections. 1 Using a component video cable, connect your eq uipment’ s YP B P R output jacks to the TV’ s YP B P R input jacks. Use the HD/D VD IN 4 connections. 2 Using an audio cable, conn ect your equipment’ s A UDIO output jacks to the TV’ s A UDIO in[...]

Connect ing the TV 21 Connecting the TV Notes on Usin g This Connec tion T o Do This ... Do Th is ... W atch the HD equipme nt Press WEGA GA TE to select the D VD input (V ideo 4) in the Exte rnal Inpu ts list. or Press TV/VIDEO repeatedly to select t he D VD input ( V id eo 4). Set up th e remote con trol to operate the HD equipment Y o u must pr [...]

Connect ing the TV 22 Connecting Optional Equipm ent Y ou can connect a v ariety o f optional equipment to your TV . This section provides some of the indi vidual connections you can make. For multiple connections, pleas e refer to the Quick Setup Guide. VCR, Cable and Antenna This scenario sho ws a VCR with C abl e signals connected through the vi[...]

Connect ing the TV 23 Connecting the TV Notes on Usin g This Connec tion T o Do This ... Do This ... W atch the VCR Press WEGA GA TE to se lect the VCR input (V id eo 1, 2 or 3) in the External Inpu ts list. or Press TV/VIDEO repeatedly to select th e VCR input (VIDEO 1, 2 or 3 ). W atch ca ble chann els Press WEGA GA TE to se lect the VCR input (V[...]

Connect ing the TV 24 D VD Pla y er Fo r best result s, use this connection i f your D V D player has comp onent video (YP B P R ) jacks. T o connect a D VD pla yer with component v ideo connec tors 1 Use a component v ideo cable to connect the D VD player’ s YP B P R output jacks to the TV’ s YP B P R input jacks (HD/D VD IN 4). 2 Use an audio[...]

Connect ing the TV 25 Connecting the TV Notes on Usin g This Connec tion T o connect a D VD pla yer with S VIDEO and audio connector s If your D VD player does not hav e compon ent video (Y P B P R ) jacks, or the component video inpu ts are al ready connected to anothe r device, use this connection. 1 Use an S VIDEO cable to c onnect the D VD play[...]

Connect ing the TV 26 HDMI-Equipped Device T o conne ct a dev ice with HDM I connector Use an HDMI cable to connect the de vice’ s HDMI output con nector to the TV’ s HDMI IN connector o n the right s ide panel. Notes on Usin g This Connec tion HDMI cabl es transm it both audio and video si gnals. (Separa te audio cab les are n ot necessary .) [...]

Connect ing the TV 27 Connecting the TV D VI- HDTV -Equipped Device T o conne ct a dev ice with D VI-H DTV con nector If the de vice does no t ha ve an HDMI connecto r , you can connect th e TV’ s HDMI IN connector to the de vice’ s D VI-HDTV output conn ector using a D VI to HDMI ca ble. 1 Use a D VI to HDMI ad apter or cable to con nect the d[...]

Connect ing the TV 28 P er sonal Computer T o conne ct a PC (pers onal co mputer) If you co nnect you r PC to the TV , you ca n watch yo ur person al computer’ s displ ay o n the T V . When your PC is connectd to the TV with the supp lied HD15-HD15 cable and optinal audi o cable, you can vie w and listen to the PC’ s video and audio outp ut on [...]

Connect ing the TV 29 Connecting the TV Camcorder or Pla yStation Fo r easy connection to a camcorder o r Pl ayStation, the TV has left side A/V input jacks. If you prefer , you can co nnect the camcorder to the TV’ s rear A/V input jacks. T o conne ct a camcor der o r PlaySta tion Use an A/V and S VIDEO cables to conn ect the camcorder or PlaySt[...]

Connect ing the TV 30 Setting Up the Channel Li st After yo u fi nish connecti ng your T V , you need to run In itial Setup , which automatically sets up av ailable channels. The Initial Setup screen appears when you turn on your TV for the f irst time after hooking it up. If you do not want to set up the channels at this time, you can do it later [...]

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32 W atc hing the TV Button Descriptions Button Description 1 MUTING Press to mute the sound. P ress again or press VO L + to restore the soun d. 2 DISPLA Y Press onc e to di splay the curre nt cha nnel n umber , channel label , tim e and Wi de Mode settings. The OSD (on screen display) will be cance led after a few seconds or press agai n to immed[...]

W atch ing the TV 33 Watching the TV qd SOUND Press repe atedly to cycle t hrough th e sound mo des: Dynami c , Natural, Cl ear V oice . See “Sel ecting Aud io Options” on page 49. qf PICTURE Press repeate dly to cycle through th e a vailable video picture modes: Vivid , Stan dard , Pro . The v ideo pi cture mo des can be also acces sed i n the[...]

W atchin g the TV 34 Pr ogramming the R emote Control The r emo te co ntro l is p rese t to oper ate Sony br and vi deo equi pmen t. Fo llo w the steps bel o w to program yo ur TV’ s remote control to operate the non-S ony vide o eq uipm ent . Find the three-dig it code for your equi pment from the “Manuf acturer’ s Codes” listed on page 35[...]

W atch ing the TV 35 Watching the TV Manufacture r’ s Codes D VD P layers D VD Changers D VD/VCR Combo Units HDD/D VD Combo Units 5.1ch DVD A V Sy stem A V Receiver s VCRs Manufacturer Code Sony 751 General Electr ic 7 55 Hitachi 758 JVC 7 56 Magn a vox 75 7 Mitsubishi 761 Panasonic 753 Philip s 7 57 Pioneer 7 52 RCA/PROSCAN 755 Samsung 7 58 To s[...]

W atchin g the TV 36 Using Other Equip ment with Y our Remote Control T o ope rate other con nected equipme nt with your T V , first t urn to page 35 and prog ram the necessary code. F or operating video equipment, p ress TV/VIDEO repeatedly until you see the vid eo input on t he screen for your connected equ ipment. Remote control op eration tips [...]

W atch ing the TV 37 Watching the TV Operat ing a 5.1c h D VD A V System (Son y D A V) Operating a D VD/VCR Com bo Unit Operating a D VD/HDD Com bo Unit Operat ing an A V Recei ver T o Do This ... Press ... T o Do This ... Press ... Activ ate the remote contr ol to operate the D VD D VD/VCR (FUNCTION) Play N Stop x T urn on/off PO WER Pause X Selec[...]

W atchin g the TV 38 Special Buttons on the Remote Contr ol Using the Wide Screen Mode Changing the wide screen mode Wide Mode : Wide Zoom Wide Mode : Normal Wide Mode : Full Wide Mode : Zoom Wide Mode : Wide Zoom Wide Mode : Full Wide Mode : Zoom WIDE MODE 16:9 Origina l source (High def initi on source) 4:3 Original source (Stand ard definitio n [...]

W atch ing the TV 39 Watching the TV Using the Jump Function Y ou can change o r jump between the last two channels. Using the Freeze Function Y ou can use this featur e to write do wn information such as phone numb ers, recipes, etc. When you press the b utto n once, the curren t screen is frozen and the s ub screen app ears. When you press the b [...]

W atchin g the TV 40 Using the Sleep Function Y ou can set the TV t o turn of f automatically after a predetermined period of time (15 , 30, 45, 60 , or 90 mi nutes). While the Sleep timer is acti v ated, the TIMER LED on the TV lights up in red. T o c ancel the S leep time r Press SLEE P repeatedly until Sleep Off appears or turn the TV po wer to [...]

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42 Intr oducing WEGA GA TE Overvie w of WEGA GA TE WEGA GA TE pro vides one b utton access for controlling yo ur TV . It enables you to perform a v ariety of tasks intuitively with an on-screen menu rather than a complicated r emote control. When you pr ess the WEGA GA TE butt on, you can perform basi c TV operation: your fa vo rite channels, watch[...]

Intr oducing WEGA GA TE 43 Introducing WEG A GATE The WEGA GA TE screen gi v es you access to the fo llowing items: Icon Description Fa vo r i t e s The Fa vo r i t e s featu re lets you se lect pro grams from a list o f up to 8 fav orite s channels that yo u spe cify . Fo r details, see page 4 4. TV Li st The TV L ist feat ure lets you select TV p[...]

Intr oducing WEGA GA TE 44 Navigating and Select Use your r emote cont rol to na vig ate through WEGA GA TE and the settings. Using F a v ori tes in WEGA GA TE The Fa v o r i t e s feature lets you select pr ograms from a l ist of up to 8 fav ori te channels that you specify . Y o u can create a list using the Add to F a vorites optio n. 1 Select F[...]

Intr oducing WEGA GA TE 45 Introducing WEG A GATE Using TV List in WEGA GA TE The TV List feature lets you select TV programs from a list of chann el labels. Y ou can also assign a label using Label Channels in the Channel settings . (see page 54) 1 Select TV List fr om t he WEGA GA TE control pan el and press . The TV channel list appear s. Make y[...]

46 Using the Settings Overvie w of the Settings The Settings pro vides you access to the follo wing features: Settings Allows y ou to set/c hange Video Picture Mode (page 48) Rese t (page 48) Picture (page 48) Brightness (page 48) Colo r (page 48) Hue (page 48) Sharpness (page 48) Colo r T emp . (page 48) CineMotion (page 48) Blac k Corrector (page[...]

Using the Setti ngs 47 Using the Settings Parent Lock (page 55) Select Coun tr y (page 55) Change P a ss word (page 55) Clock/Timers Sleep (page 58) Timer 1 (page 58) Timer 2 (page 58) Current Time (page 59) Setup Caption Vision (page 60) Info Ba nner (p age 60) Label Video Input s (page 61) Language (page 61) Auto YC (page 61) Pow e r S av i n g ([...]

Using the Set tings 48 Selecting Video Options The V ideo settin gs includes the following options: T o highlight an option and to change setting s, press V v B b . Press to confirm the selection. Using the Video Settings T o select t he Video setti ngs 1. Press WEGA GA TE 2. Select Settings 3. Highligh t Video 4. Pres s to select To e x i t t h e [...]

Using the Setti ngs 49 Using the Settings Selecting A udio Options The Audio settings includes th e following options: T o highlight an option and to change setting s, press V v B b . Press to confirm the selection. Using the Audio Settings T o select the A u dio settings 1. Press WEGA GA TE 2. Sele ct Settings 3. Highli ght Aud i o 4. Press to sel[...]

Using the Set tings 50 Spea ker On Sele ct to tu rn on t he TV speakers. Off Select to turn of f the TV sp eakers and listen to the TV ’ s sound only th rough yo ur external audio receiver and speakers. A udio O ut Easy control of volume adjustmen ts Va r i a b l e The TV’ s speakers are turned off, b ut th e audio output f rom your au dio syst[...]

Using the Setti ngs 51 Using the Settings Selecting Screen Options The Screen settings includes the following options: T o highlight an option and to change setting s, press VvB b . Press to confirm the selection. Using the Scr een Settings T o select the Sc reen settings 1. Press WEGA GA TE 2. Sele ct Settings 3. Highli ght Screen 4. Press to sele[...]

Using the Set tings 52 PC Input Sig nal Comp atibility Char t * : Corresponding to the VGA signal Ov erscan Normal Disp lays a st anda rd siz e pict ure. +1/+2 Allo ws you to ad just the viewable picture area size. Thi s is usef ul for viewin g ticker ta pe or banners at t he top or bo ttom of the sc reen. Not avail able for PC i nput . V Cent er ([...]

Using the Setti ngs 53 Using the Settings Selecting Channel Options The Channel settings includes the following options: T o highlight an option and to change setting s, press VvB b . Press to confirm the selection. Using the Channel Settings T o select the C hannel settings 1. Press WEGA GA TE 2. Sele ct Settings 3. Highli ght Channe l 4. Press to[...]

Using the Set tings 54 Sho w/Hide Chann els Allo ws you to sh ow or hide chann els that appear whe n you use the CH +/– bu tto n s. 1 Press V / v to scroll th rough the c hannels unt il you f ind the channel you want to show or hide. Then press to select it. 2 Press V / v to determin e if the chan nel will b e sho wn or hidd en. 3 T o sho w o r h[...]

Using the Setti ngs 55 Using the Settings Selecting P arent Options The P arent settings incl udes the following options: T o change s ettings, pr ess VvB b . Press to confirm the selection. Using the Parent Settings The P arent settin gs allows you to set up the TV to block programs according to their content and rating levels. T o select the P a [...]

Using the Set tings 56 US Models: Selecting Custom Rating Options Fo r US models , the Cus tom Rating menu includ es the follo wing opt ions. F or Canadi an models, see page 57. Viewing Bloc ked Progr ams Y ou can vi ew bloc ked pr ogra ms by e nteri ng t he pa sswor d. P ress ENT when tuned to a blocked program, then enter the passw ord. This temp[...]

Using the Setti ngs 57 Using the Settings Canadian Models: Selecting Custom Rating Options Fo r Canadian models, the Custom Rating menu includes the follo wing options. For US mo dels, see page 5 6 . Viewing Bloc ked Progr ams Y ou can vi ew bloc ked pr ogra ms by e nteri ng t he pa sswor d. P ress ENT when tuned to a blocked program, then enter th[...]

Using the Set tings 58 Selecting Cloc k/Timers Options The Clock/Timers settings includes the following options: T o highlight an option and to change setting s, press VvB b . Press to confirm the selection. Using the Clock/Timers Settings T o Sele ct th e Clo ck/Tim ers set ting s 1. Press WE GA GA TE 2. Sele ct Settings 3. Highli ght Clock/Timers[...]

Using the Setti ngs 59 Using the Settings Current Ti me Select to set the current time (d ay , hour , minu te, and AM /PM). 1 Press to select Current Time . 2 Press V / v to set the c urrent time (d ay , hour , minu te, and AM/PM). Press or b to conf irm each setting an d mov e to the next setti ng. Press B to go ba ck to the p rev ious setting. 3 [...]

Using the Set tings 60 Selecting Setup Options The Setup settings includes th e following options: T o highlight an option and to change setting s, press V v B b . Press to confirm the selection. Using the Setup Settings T o select the Se tup settings 1. Press WEGA GA TE 2. Sele ct Settings 3. Highli ght Setup 4. Press to select To e x i t t h e Se[...]

Using the Setti ngs 61 Using the Settings Label Vid eo Inputs Allows you to ident ify A/V e quipmen t you c onnecte d to the T V , such as a VCR, DVD, etc. For example, if you have a D VD player conn ected to th e VIDEO 4 jack, you can select the l abel DV D for the VIDEO 4 input. Then when you press TV/VIDEO to chang e inputs, t he V ideo Label yo[...]

62 Other Inf ormation T roub leshootin g T rouble Symptom s and Remedies Problem Possible Remedi es No pictur e (screen no t lit), no sound . ❑ If your TV does not turn on, an d a red ligh t keeps flash ing, yo ur TV may need serv ice. Call your local Sony Servic e Cent er . No picture. No picture. ❑ Check Po w e r S av i n g settings (page 61)[...]

Other Inf ormation 63 Other Informatio n Only s now and noise appear o n the screen. ❑ Check i f the anten na is bro ken or bent. ❑ Check if t he antenn a has reache d the en d of its serv iceable li fe. (3-5 ye ars in norm al u se, 1-2 y ea rs at the seas ide. ) Dotted lines or stripes. ❑ Keep the TV aw ay from nois e sources such as cars , [...]

Other Information 64 Contacting Sony If, a fter readi ng th ese o perat ing instru ctio ns, you have add itio nal qu esti ons r elat ed to t he us e of y our S ony TV , please call our Customer Information Services Ce nter at 1-800-222-SONY (7669) (US residents only) or 1-877-899-SONY (7669) (Canadian residents only). Before calling Son y customer [...]

Other Inf ormation 65 Other Informatio n Specificatio ns T ele visi on s ystem : Amer ican TV s tandard Channe l coverage: VHF: 2 -13/UHF : 14-6 9/CA TV : 1-125 Antenna: 75-ohm externa l terminal for VHF/UHF Screen size (measured diagon ally): KL V -S19A10 : 19 inch es KL V -S23A10 : 23 inch es Panel Syste m: LCD (Liqui d Crystal Disp lay) Pane l D[...]

66 Inde x 4:3 Default, screen setting 51 5.1 Chann el DVD using wit h remote con trol 37 A AC IN 16 Audio Out 50 AUDIO OUT jack, described 16 Audio setting 46 , 49 Auto Pr ogram 30 , 53 Auto SAP, MTS setting 49 Auto YC 61 B backlight , adjust ing 48 balance, adjusting 49 bass, adjusting 49 bili ngua l audi o 49 black corrector 48 brightness, adjust[...]

67 O off, tu rning off the T V 13 on, turning on the TV 13 Overscan 52 P, Q Parent sett ing 47 , 55 pare ntal contr ol, desc ribe d 10 Password 55 PC AUDIO IN 16 PC IN 14 Personal C omputer c onnection 28 phase, adjusting 52 PIC OFF LE D 13 PICTURE b utton 33 Picture modes, selecting 48 Picture off, power saving 61 picture, adjusting 48 pitch, adju[...]

 2005 Son y Corporatio n KLV-S19 A10 KLV-S23 A10 LCD Color TV Operating Inst ructi ons 2-589-826- 11 (1) Printed in Japan Printed on 100% recycled paper.[...]