Sony KV-3 6FV16 manual

KV-32FV16 KV-36FS12 KV-36FV16 KV-32FV26 KV-36FS16 KV-36FV26 © 2000 by Sony Corporation 4-075-587- 23 Operating Instructions TM[...]

WA R NI N G T o reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose the TV to rain or moisture. This symbol is inte nded to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the pr oduct’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended to alert[...]

Important Safegu ards For your pr otection, please r ead these instruction s completely , and kee p th i s ma nu a l fo r fu t ure ref ere nce . Carefully observe and comply with all w arnings, cautions and instructions placed o n the set or d escribed in the operating instructions o r service manual. WA R NI N G T o guard against injury , the foll[...]

P ower -C ord Protec ti on Do not allow anything to rest on or roll over the power cor d, and do not place the set where the power cord is subject to wear or abuse. Antennas Outdoor An tenna Grounding If an outdoor antenna is installed, f ollow the precautions below . An outdoor antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power[...]

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1 Introducing the FD T rinitron W ega Overview This chapter de fines the contents of your W ega TV and pr ovides an overview of how to set up and use basic featur es. T opic Page Presenting the FD T rinitron W ega 2 Contents 3 Using the Remo te Control 3[...]

Introducing the FD T rinitron Wega 2 Presenting the FD T rini tron Wega The FD T rinitron W ega (pronounced V A Y -GAH) is ch aracterized by outstanding contrast, uncompromising accuracy , and corner -to- corner detail. Yo u ’ ll r ecogni ze the superiority of W ega technolog y al most immediately . The first thin g you ’ ll notice is min imal [...]

Introducing the FD T rinitron Wega 3 Contents Y our box cont ains your new T r in itron TV , a r emote control and two AA batteries. No peripheral cables a re included with this TV . Plea se check the ho okup instructions for your desi red setup bef ore you begin. Y ou may need to purchase cables and/or splitters to complete the hookup properly . M[...]

Introducing the FD T rinitron Wega 4 Button Descrip tions Button Descriptio n MUTING Mutes the sound . Press again or press VOL + to r e s to r e the soun d. POWER buttons (GREEN) T urn on and of f the T V and other a udio/video equipment. SY STEM OFF Powers of f all Sony equipment at once. (T his featur e may no t work wi th old er So ny equi p me[...]

Introducing the FD T rinitron Wega 5 * MTS/S AP Cycles thr ough th e Multi-chann el TV Sound (MTS) options: Stereo , Auto-SAP (Second Audio Pr ogram), and Mono. For details, see “ Using the Audio Menu ” on page 38. DISPLA Y Press onc e to d ispla y t he c urr ent time and channe l label (if s et) and c hanne l number . Press again to turn Displ[...]

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7 Installing the TV Overview This chapter includes illu strated instructions for settin g up your TV . Note About t he AC Power Cord The AC power cor d is attached to the r ear of the TV with hooks. Use caution w hen removing the AC plug from its holder . Gen tly slide the cord in the u pward direction without removin g the cord from the two lower [...]

Installing the TV 8 TV Controls and Connecto rs Front Panel Menu Controls The fr ont panel menu controls allow access to the on-scre en menus without the us e of a remote control. Pressing the MEN U button brings up the on-scree n menus. The arrow buttons ( Vv ) move the on-scr een cursor in the menus and the ( ) button selects the menu item. TV Re[...]

Installing the TV 9 Back P anel Descriptions Connection Desc ription 1 AU X ( except KV-36F S12) Allows y ou to view local an d cable c hannels i f your ca ble prov ider does not fea ture l ocal channels . Y ou can swit ch between local and c able c hannels easily by pr essing ANT on th e re mote c ontr ol. De vices connect ed to the AUX input cann[...]

Installing the TV 10 Conn ec tin g a Cabl e or An te n na Connecting Direc tly to Cable or an Antenna The connection you choose depends on the cable found in your home. Newer homes ar e equipped with standard coaxial cable (see A ); older ho mes probably have 300- oh m, twin- lead cabl e (see B ); othe r home s may contai n bot h (see C ). A VHF On[...]

Installing the TV 11 Cable and Antenna If your cable pr ovider does not feature local channels, you may find this set up conveni e nt. Select CABLE or antenna (ANT) mode by pr essing ANT on the remot e control. Basic Cable Box Connections Cabl e Box and Ca ble This is the prefe rred basic cable TV hookup to use if: ❑ Y our cable TV compan y scram[...]

Installing the TV 12 1 Connect the Cable TV cable to the TV ’ s VHF/UHF jack. 2 Using a coaxi al cable, connect the TV ’ s TO CONVERTER jack to the cable box ’ s IN jack. The TV ’ s internal convert er allows you to switch betw e e e n unscrambled sig nals comin g stra ight into th e TV and scrambled signals coming in thro ugh the cable box[...]

Installing the TV 13 Cabl e Bo x only Use t his h ookup if: ❑ Y ou subscribe to a cable TV system that scrambles or encodes all sign als, r equirin g a cab le box t o vi ew all channe ls, a nd ❑ Y ou do not intend to ho ok up any oth er audio or v ideo equipment to your TV . When all channels ar e routed thro ugh your cable box, only one unscra[...]

Installing the TV 14 Connecting a VCR and Cable Use t his h ookup if: ❑ Y ou subscribe to a cable TV system that does not r equire a ca ble box. 1 Connect the cable TV cable to the VCR ’ s IN jack. 2 Using a coaxi al cable, connect the VCR ’ s OUT ja ck to th e TV ’ s VHF/UHF jack. 3 Using an A/V cable, connect the VCR ’ s Audio a nd V id[...]

Installing the TV 15 Connecting a VCR and Cable Box Use t his h ookup if: ❑ Y our cable TV compan y scrambles so me cha nnels, but not all o f them (pay channels vs. regular cable channels) and you therefore need to use a cable box, and ❑ Y ou want to enjoy the PIP feature. W ith th is setup you can : ❑ Use the TV r emote control to change ca[...]

Installing the TV 16 AUDIO-R (red) AUD I O- L ( wh i t e ) VIDEO ( yel low) VCR Cable bo x Ca ble Coaxial cable A/V cable TV Coaxial cable ✍ If your VCR has an S VID EO jack: For best pi cture q uality , use an S VID EO connection instead of the yellow video cable on your combined A/V cable . Using an S VI DEO cable , connect th e VCR ’ s S VI [...]

Installing the TV 17 Connecting T wo VCRs for T ape Editing Connecting two VCRs tog ether , then into the TV , allow s you to sw itch between two while recor ding to ensure that what you ar e playing on one is r ecording on the other . Y our TV acts as a monitor to view the program being r ecorded. 1 Using an A/V cable, connect the playback VCR ’[...]

Installing the TV 18 Connect ing a Sate llite R eceiv er 1 Connect the satellite anten na cabl e to the satellite receiver ’ s SA TELLITE IN jack. 2 Using an A/V ca ble, conn ect the sa tellite receiver ’ s Audio a nd V ideo OUT jacks to the TV ’ s Audio and V ideo IN jacks. 3 Connect a coaxial cable fr o m your cable or antenna to the TV ’[...]

Installing the TV 19 Connect ing a Sate llite R eceiv er with a VC R 1 Connect the satellite anten na cabl e to the satellite receiver ’ s SA TELLITE IN jack. 2 Connect the CA TV cable to the VCR ’ s VHF/UHF IN jack. 3 Using a coaxi al cable, connect the VCR ’ s OUT ja ck to th e TV ’ s VHF/UHF jack. 4 Using an A/V ca ble, conn ect the sa t[...]

Installing the TV 20 ✍ Be sure your VCR ’ s vide o inpu t is set co rrect ly . Consult yo ur VCR ’ s oper ating manual for instructions. ✍ Use the TV/VIDE O button to selec t - VIDEO 1 to watch satellite TV or the VCR (your VCR mu st be on). - VHF /UH F to wa tch c abl e TV . ✍ If your VCR has an S VID EO jack: For best pi cture q uality [...]

Installing the TV 21 Connecting an Audio Receiver 1 Using audio cables, connect the TV ’ s Audio OU T jacks to the aud io recei ver ’ s Au dio LINE IN j acks. AU D I O - R AUD I O- L Line input (red) (white )[...]

Installing the TV 22 Connecting a DVD Player with C omponent V ideo Connect ors This is the preferr ed hookup to use if: ❑ Y our DVD player has component video (Y , P B , P R ) jack s. 1 Using three separate component video cables, connect the DVD player ’ s Y , P B and P R jac k s to t he Y , P B and P R jacks on the TV . Use the VIDEO 4 conne[...]

Installing the TV 23 Connecting a DVD Player with A /V Connectors Use t his h ookup if: ❑ Y our DVD player does not have component video (Y , P B , P R ) jacks . 1 Using audio cables, connect the DVD player ’ s Audio OUT jack s to the TV ’ s Audio IN ja cks. 2 Using an S VID EO cable, connect the DVD pla yer ’ s S VIDEO jack to the TV ’ s[...]

Installing the TV 24 Connecting a C amcorder 1 Using A/V cables, connect the camcor der ’ s Audio and V ideo OUT jacks to th e TV ’ s Audio and V ideo IN jacks. If you have a mono cam corder , connect its left audio outpu t to the TV ’ s AUDIO L jack. ✍ F or easy conn ection of the c amcorde r , the TV has front Au dio an d Video inp uts (s[...]

Installing the TV 25 Using the CONTROL S Feature The CONTROL S feature allows you to control other equipment through your TV . Po inting the r emote control at your TV , rather than at the equipment, allows you to keep other equipment hidden or out of direct line of sight. T o control your othe r Sony equipmen t with your TV ’ s re mo t e co n t [...]

Installing the TV 26 Setting Up the TV Auto ma t ic a lly After you finish connecting your TV , you need to run Auto Setup to set up your channels. The Auto Setup screen appears when you turn your TV on for the first tim e after installin g it. If you do not want to set up the channels at this time, you can do it later by using the Auto Program fea[...]

27 Using the Features Overview This chapter describes how to use new features o f your TV . T opic Page Applies to M odels Using Favorit e Channels 28 All models Using Pictu re in Picture (PIP) 29 All models except KV - 36FS12 Using W ireless Headphones 32 KV -32FV26, 36 FV26 only[...]

Using t he Features 28 Using Favorite Channels The Favorite Chann e l fea ture lets you select programs from a list of favorite channels th at y ou specify . T o disp lay a li st of you r favori te c h an n el s: 1 Press . The Favorite Chann e l opti ons appear . 2 Press V or v to highligh t the channel you wa nt to watch. The program on that ch an[...]

Using t he Featur es 29 Using Picture in Picture (PIP) Picture in Picture (PI P) allows you t o watch two ch annels simult aneously — o ne in the larg e main window and another in a small win dow picture. Displayi ng Picture in Picture T o use PIP: 1 Make sure your TV is tuned to a channel that you know is airing programming. 2 Press the button ([...]

Using t he Features 30 PIP Functions ✍ Y ou must p ress TV (FU NCTION ) befor e you can con trol PI P with th e yellow- labeled buttons. T he A UX inpu t cannot be viewe d in the wi ndow pi cture . Y ellow Labeled PIP B utton Description 1 or PIP T urns the PIP feature on and off. Pr ess r epeatedly to change the w indow s ize (1/9 , 1/16, OFF). [...]

Using t he Featur es 31 T o chang e channe ls/pr o gra ms in th e wi ndow pi c tu re: ❑ Use the yellow PIP CH + /- button to scroll through the TV channels. ❑ Use the yellow TV/VIDEO button to cy cle through your oth er video equipment connected to the TV , such a s your VCR, DVD player or Satellite Receiver . Setups that affect y our abi lity [...]

Using t he Features 32 Using Wireless Headphones Insta lli ng t he Batteries Install the supplied siz e AA (R6) bat tery into the he ad phones. 1 Open the battery com partment lid by pr essing and slid ing the lid as illustra ted. 2 Insert the ba ttery into t he compartment with the posi tive side up and then close the lid. When used continuously ,[...]

Using t he Featur es 33 Using the Headphones 1 Pre ss . The i icon and chann el number are displa yed. 2 T urn on the power by placing the headphones securely on your head. If you want to listen to the sound fr om only the wireless headphones, turn down the TV speaker volume, or pr ess MUTING on the remote control. 3 T o turn of f the headphones, r[...]

Using t he Features 34 Listenin g to Sound from Main and Window Pictures If you want to listen to the sound fro m the main or window picture through your headphones , select the audio source. 1 Press to display a window picture. 2 Press . The i icon and c han ne l number ap p ear for ab ou t th r ee seco nd s. Press again to switch the audio to the[...]

35 Using the Menus Overview Opening and choosi ng a menu: 1 Press MENU to display t he M enu screen. 2 Use the joystick/ arrow buttons to move to the desi red menu icon. Press to select it. 3 Use the joystick/ arrow buttons to scroll up and down through the featur es. 4 See the specific menu page for instru ctions on moving through the menu. The Me[...]

Using the Menus 36 Using the Video Menu T o sel ect the Video Menu 1 Press MENU . 2 Use the joystick/ arrow buttons to move to the V i deo icon and p ress . 3 Use the joystick/ arrow buttons to scro ll up and down through the options. 4 Press to s e lect a f eatu re. That featur e ’ s adjust ment appe ars. 5 Use the joystick/ arrow buttons to mak[...]

Using the Menus 37 Color T emp White intensity adjustment Choose fr om three color temperatures: Cool Select t o give th e white color s a blue t int. Neutral Select t o give th e white color s a neutra l tint. War m Select to give the white c olors a r ed tint (NTSC-Standar d). VM Ve l o c i t y Modulation Sharpens pi cture defi nition to give ev [...]

Using the Menus 38 Using the Audio Menu T o sel ect the Au dio Menu 1 Press MENU . 2 Use the joystick/ arrow buttons to move to th e Audio icon and pr ess . 3 Use the joystick/ arrow buttons to scroll up and down through the options . 4 Press to select an option. That opt ion ’ s se tt ings ap pear . 5 Use the joystick/ arrow buttons to scroll th[...]

Using the Menus 39 Effect SRS Produce s a dynamic thr ee-dimens ional sou nd for ster eo signals (models KV-3 2FV16, 32F V26, 36FV 16 , and 36F V26 only ). Simulated Adds a surround-l ike ef fect to mono prog rams (model s KV -32 FV 1 6, 32 FV 2 6, 36 FV 1 6, and 36FV 26 on ly). Surround Select for Surr ound sound (models K V-36FS12 and 36F S16 on [...]

Using the Menus 40 Using the Channel Menu T o sele ct the Chann el Men u 1 Press MENU . 2 Use the joystick/ arrow buttons to move to th e Channel icon a nd press . 3 Use the joystick/ arrow buttons to scroll up and down through the options . 4 Press to select a feat ure. That featur e ’ s opti ons app ear . 5 Use the joystick/ arrow buttons to sc[...]

Using the Menus 41 Channel Fix Useful when y ou have a ca bl e box or satellite r eceiver connect ed 2-6 “ Fix ” your TV ’ s channel setti ng to 3 or 4 and use the cable box or Satelli te r eceiver to chan ge ch annels . Sel ect o ne of t hes e settings if you h ave con necte d the device t o the VH F/UHF jack. A UX 2-6 Same as 2 -6, except y[...]

Using the Menus 42 Using the Parent Menu The Par ent menu allows yo u to s et up the TV to block programs according to their content and ratin g levels. T o sel ect the P arent Menu 1 Press MENU . 2 Use the joystick/ arrow buttons to move to th e Parent icon and pr ess . 3 Use the 0-9 buttons on th e remote contr ol to enter you r four-digit passwo[...]

Using the Menus 43 US Models: Selectin g Custom Rating Options For US models, the Custom Rating Menu includes the following options. For Canadian models, see page 44. Option Description Movie Rating G All childr en and Genera l Audience . PG P arenta l Guidance s uggested. PG-1 3 Par ental Gu idance for c hildr en under 13 . R Restricted v iewing, [...]

Using the Menus 44 Canadian Models : Selectin g Custom Rating Options For Canadian mode ls , the Custom Rating Men u includes the following o ptions. For US models, see pa ge 43 . V iewing Blocked Programs Y ou can view a blocked program by entering the password. Pr ess the ENT ER button when tuned to a blocked pro gram, then enter the password. Th[...]

Using the Menus 45 Using the T i mer Menu T o sele ct t he Ti mer M enu 1 Press MENU . 2 Use the joystick/ arrow buttons to move to th e T imer icon and pr ess . T o set the Current Time 1 Use the joystick/ arrow buttons t o select “ Current Ti m e ” , th en p ress . 2 If it is currently Dayligh t Savings T ime, be sure to set the mode to “ O[...]

Using the Menus 46 Selec ting T imer Options The T imer Menu in cludes the followin g options: Option Description Ti m e r 1 Ti m e r 2 Program Select to set the Ti m e r by day , time, duration, and ch anne l. OFF Sel e ct to turn off the Tim e r . (Y our previ ous settin gs will be saved .) Current T ime Set the cur rent ti me . Daylight Savings [...]

Using the Menus 47 Using the Setup Menu T o sel ec t th e Se tup Menu 1 Press MENU . 2 Use the joy stick/arrow buttons to move to the Setup icon and p ress . 3 Use the joy stick/arrow buttons to scroll through the features. 4 Press to select a feat ure. That featur e ’ s opti ons app ear . 5 Use the joystick/ arrow buttons to scroll through the o[...]

Using the Menus 48 Video Label Allows y ou to label the aud io/video comp onents you connected to the TV so you can i dentify them w hen using the TV/VIDEO butto n. When in the Setu p menu ’ s V ideo Labe l f eature, use the joy stick /ar row butto ns to hig hlight an inpu t to label, then press to select it. Use the joys ti ck/arro w button s to[...]

Using the Menus 49 Using the Basic Menu T o select the Bas ic Menu 1 Press MENU . 2 Use the joystick/ arrow buttons to move to th e Basic icon and press . 3 Use the joystick/ arrow buttons t o scroll through the features . 4 Press to select a feat ure. That featur e ’ s opti ons app ear . 5 Use the joystick/ arrow buttons to scroll through the op[...]

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51 Other Information Overview This chapter includes the fol low ing topics: To p i c P a g e Programming the Re mo te Control 52 Operating Othe r C om ponents with Y our TV Remote Contr ol 54 T roublesho oting 57 Spe cific atio ns 59 Index 61[...]

Other Information 52 Programming the Remote Control The remote control is pr eset to operate Sony bran d video equipment. If yo u ha ve v id eo eq u ipm ent o t he r than So ny br a nd t h at you w an t to control with the TV ’ s remote control, use the f ollowing procedur es to program the remote cont rol. Tu r n t o “ Manufactur er ’ s Co d[...]

Other Information 53 Manufacturer ’ s Codes VCRs Laser disc Pla yers DVD Players Cable Boxes Satell ite Rec eive rs Manufa cturer Co de Sony 30 1 Admiral (M. W ard) 327 Aiwa 338, 344 Audio Dynamic 314, 33 7 Brok sonic 319, 3 17 Canon 309, 30 8 Citizen 332 Craig 302 , 332 Criterion 3 15 Curtis Mathes 304, 338, 3 09 Daew oo 341, 31 2, 309 DBX 314, [...]

Other Information 54 Operating O ther Com ponents with Y ou r TV Remote Co ntrol Operating a VCR Move the slide switch to the A V input you coded for this device. Operating a DVD Player Move the slide switch to the A V input you coded for this device. T o Do This ... Press Tu r n o n / o f f VTR/DVD (green POWER button) Select VCR VTR/DVD (FUNCTION[...]

Other Information 55 Operating a Cable Box Operating a Sat ellite Receiver T o Do This ... Press Tu r n o n / o f f SAT/CABLE (green POWER button) Select Cab le Box SA T/CABLE (FUN CTION button) Select a chann e l 0-9 buttons, ENTER Change channels CH +/- Back to pr evious channel JUMP T o Do This ... Press Tu r n o n / o f f SAT/CABLE (green POWER[...]

Other Information 56 Operating an MDP (Laserdi sc Player) Move the slide switch to the A V input you coded for this device. T o Do This ... Press Tu r n o n / o f f VTR/DVD (green POWER button) Select MD P VTR/DVD (FUNCTION button) Play N Stop x Pause X (pr ess again to r esume n ormal pla yback) Search the pictu re forward or backwar d M or m duri[...]

Other Information 57 T ro ubleshooting Proble m Possi bl e Remedie s No picture (scr een not l it), no sou nd ❏ If you r TV does not t urn on, and a r ed light k eeps flashing , your TV may need service. Call your local Sony Ser vice Center . ❏ Make su re the pow er cor d is plu gged in. ❏ Push the power button on th e front of the TV . ❏ C[...]

Other Information 58 If, aft er re ading th ese operatin g instru ctions, you have addit ional questi ons re lated to the use of your Sony televi sion, p lease cal l our Di rec t Respons e Center at 1-80 0-22 2-SONY (7 669) ( U.S. r eside nts only) or (416) 49 9-SONY ( 7669) (Canad ian resid ents o n ly). Cann ot rec eive ch annels ❏ Use Au to Pr[...]

Other Information 59 Specif ications All Models (Gene ral) Picture T ube FD T rinitron ® tube Antenn a 75 ohm ext e rn al terminal for VH F/UHF T elevision System NTSC, American TV Standard Channel Cov erag e VHF 2-13 UHF 14-69 CA TV 1-1 25 Power Req uirements 120V , 60 Hz Number of Inputs/Outputs V ideo (IN) 3 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms unbalanced, sync neg[...]

Other Information 60 KV-36FS12, 36FS16 Supplied Accessories Remote Con t rol KV-3 6FS1 2 RM-Y 168 KV-3 6FS1 6 RM-Y 169 AA (R6) B at te r ies 2 supp l ied for remot e control Optional Acc e sso ries A V Cable VMC-810/ 820/83 0 HG Audi o Ca ble RKC -5 15HG Component V ideo Cable VMC-1 0/3 0 HG TV Stan d SU -36FD3 V isible Screen Si ze 36 in ( 914.4 m[...]

61 Index 16:9 (widescreen) 2 , 48 3-D s ound , adju sting 39 , 49 A Activating a PIP screen 29 Adding c h annels to the ch an nel li st 40 Adjusting the picture definition 37 Adjus ting the audio Steady s o und 38 ANT button 29 antenn a, conn ecting Aspect ratio, 16:9 48 Audio men u 35 , 38 audio receiver, connecting 21 Auto Pro g r a m (chann el s[...]

Index 62 F Favorite Chan nel setting up 40 using 28 Favorites butto n 28 feat ure s 2 Front Panel contro ls 8 G Guide button 5 H headphones, s ee wireless headphones Hookup s 10 - 25 hue, adjusting 36 I inputs, labelin g 48 Installa tion 48 J Jump b utton 5 L label channels 41 video input s 48 Languages, sett ing for cl osed captio ning 48 Locking [...]

Index 63 sharpne ss, adjust ing 36 Sleep timer/button 4 sou n d effe ct ( 3 -D) , adju s tin g 39 , 49 speakers turnin g on /off 39 using extern al speake rs 39 specifications 59 - 60 Steady Sound, a djusting 38 Steady Sound, de scribed 38 surround sound 39 , 49 T tape-to-tape editing 17 tilt, correcting 48 Time, set cu rrent 17 set d aylight sav i[...]

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