Sony KV-30XBR910 manual

Operating Instructions © 2003 Sony Corporation Sony Corporation          Printed in U.S.A.  ¨ ¨ KV-30XBR910 KV-34XBR910 4-094-064- 21[...]

1 WA R NI N G T o red uce the r isk o f f ire or shoc k ha zard, d o no t ex pos e t he T V to rain or mo is tu re. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsul ated “dangerous volta ge” with in the p roduc t’s encl os ur e th at may be of suf fic ient mag ni tude to c on sti tute a r isk of el ec tr ic s h ock to p e [...]

2 IMPORTANT SAFEGU ARDS For y our p rote cti o n, p le ase rea d the s e in s truc ti on s co m ple tel y , a n d kee p thi s m anu a l f or futu re ref ere nc e. C are fu lly o bser ve and co mpl y w i th all war nings , ca ut ions and ins tru cti o ns p la ce d on th e s e t, or des c ri be d in th e o per at ing in st r uct ions o r s erv ice m [...]

3 Ve n t i l a t i o n The slots and openings in the cabinet and in the back or bo ttom a re p ro vide d f or n eces sa ry ven til at ion . T o e nsu re re li abl e o per at ion of t he se t , and to pr otect it f rom overhea ting, t hese s lots a nd openin gs must never be blocked or cov ered . ❑ Ne ve r cov er the slo ts a nd ope n ings wi th a[...]

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5 Cont en t s Introd ucing the F D Tri nitron Wega Ov erv iew . .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... 9 Pre sen tin g th e F D Tr init r on We ga .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... 9 Pac kag e Co nte n[...]

6 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP Using t he F eature s Ov erv iew . .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. . 49 Wat ch ing TV . .. .. ..... ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ..[...]

7 We lcome SETUP Oth er Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Using t he Men us Ov erv iew . .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. . 77 Navigat ing Th rough Menus ...... ... ...... ... ... ..... .... ..... ... ..... . .... . ... ..... ... ..... . ..... 77 Usi ng t he V[...]

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9 I ntr oducin g the FD T rini tro n Wega Ove rview This c hapter d escribes the c o ntents o f the package i n which the T V is shipped and provides an overview of the features of your W ega T V . Pr esent ing t he FD T rini tron Wega Th e FD T r init ron W ega (pro nounced V A Y -G AH) is char acteriz ed by ou tsta nd i ng co nt ra st, un com p r[...]

10 SETUP SETUP Welc ome SETU P SETUP SETUP out put. The DRC Palet te option l ets you cust omize the l evel of detai l (Reali t y) and smoot h nes s (Clari ty) to cr eate u p to thr ee cus t om pal et t es. ❑ Scrolling In dex: Le ts you sele c t pr ogr a m s from a seri es of pre v iew windows that s cr oll along the right side of the screen . ?[...]

11 Setting Up the TV Ove rview Th is chapter inc ludes illu strated ins truction s for setting up your TV . Abou t t he AC Power Cor d The AC power co rd is attached to t he r ear of t he TV with a hook . Use caution when remo ving the AC plug from its holder . Gently slide the plu g u pw ard t o r emove i t fr om th e ho ok. Once r emove d, the AC[...]

12 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP TV Contr ols and Conne ctors Fro n t Panel S VIDEO VOLUME TIMER ST AND BY POWER VIDEO L(MONO) – AUDIO – R VIDEO 2 INPUT CHANNEL TV/VIDEO + _ MENU 3 1 2 7 4 9 qs qd qg q; qf 8 6 qa 5 34X B R. book Page 12 M on day, Ma y 19, 20 03 8:4 4 AM[...]

13 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Ite m Description 1 S VIDE O VI D E O 2 I NP UT Co nnec ts t o t he S VID EO O UT ja ck o n y ou r c amc orde r or o th e r vi de o equipment that has S VIDEO. Prov ides better pictur e quality than composite video ( 2 ). 2 VIDEO/L(MONO) -A UDIO-R VI D E O 2 I NP UT C onn ects to th e c omp osite A/V ou tp ut [...]

14 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Rear Panel q; 2 3 4 5 9 8 7 6 1 34X B R. book Page 14 M on day, Ma y 19, 20 03 8:4 4 AM[...]

15 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Jack Descr iption 1 DV I-HD TV VIDEO AU D I O R / L (VIDEO 7 IN) Can ac com moda te a copy -prote cte d digital co nnec tion (HDC P*) to othe r devic es (suc h as digita l set-to p bo xes) that h ave com patib le inter fac es. The DVI -H DTV input terminal is compliant with the EIA-861 standard and i s not int[...]

16 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Bas ic Connec tions : Connec ting a Ca bl e or A ntenna The way in which yo u will conn ect your TV varies, depending on how your hom e rec eive s a signal (cable, cable box, antenna) and wheth er or no t you p lan to connec t a VCR. If y ou ar e conn ectin g a VCR ❑ See the co nnecti ons d escr ibe d on pag[...]

17 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Ca bl e or Ant enn a Only F or best res ult s , use one o f t he foll owing connectio ns if y ou ar e con necting a ca ble or an a ntenna an d y ou: ❑ Do not need a cable box to unscrambl e channels. (If you have a cable bo x , s ee pages 2 0-22.) ❑ Do not intend to connect a VCR. (If you have a VCR , see [...]

18 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Cable and Antenna Only F or best res ult s , us e th is connect ion if y ou: ❑ Have a cable and an antenna. (This i s conven ient if yo u are using a s eparate rooftop ant enna to r ec eive addit ional ch annels that a re not prov ided by your cable com p any . ) ❑ Do not hav e a cable box or VCR. (If you [...]

19 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connection T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... Sw it ch the T V ’ s i nput between the cable and ant enna Pr ess ANT to switc h back an d forth betw een the TV ’ s VHF/ UHF and AUX in p ut s. Receive c hannels using an antenna, inst ead of the cable 1 Pr ess ANT to switc h to the AUX i npu t[...]

20 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Cable Box and Cab le O nly F or best res ult s , us e th is connect ion if: ❑ Y o ur cabl e compa ny sc ra mbl es som e cha nnel s, such as pr emium channels (which requir es you to us e a cable box ), but does no t scramb le all ch annels . ❑ Y ou do not have a VCR. ( If you have a VCR, see pag es 24 and [...]

21 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP T o connect the cable box and cable 1 Con n e ct the ca ble fr om you r cabl e co mpany t o the TV ’ s VHF/UHF jack. 2 Use a coaxial cable to connect the TV ’ s T O CONVER TER jac k to the cable box ’ s inp ut j ack . (T he T V ’ s i nte r na l c o nv er te r le ts y ou switch betw een un scram bled s [...]

22 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Ca bl e Bo x Onl y F or best res ult s , us e th is connect ion if: ❑ Y ou r cab le com pany s crambles all chan nels , whic h requ ir es y ou to us e a c able bo x. ❑ Y ou do not have a VCR. ( If you have a VCR, see pag es 24 and 26.) With thi s conn ect ion you ca n: ❑ Use the TV r emot e con tr ol to [...]

23 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Con necti ng Optio nal Equi pment Use the directions in this section to co nnect the follow ing optiona l equipment: Abo ut Us i ng SV I D E O If the optional equipment you are connecting has an S VIDEO jac k ( sho w n a t lef t), yo u ca n use a n S V IDEO c a ble fo r impr oved pictur e quality (compared to [...]

24 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP VC R an d Cabl e F or best res ult s , us e th is connect ion if: ❑ Y our cable company does not requir e you to use a cable box. T o co nnect the VCR and cabl e 1 Connect the CA TV cable to the VCR ’ s V HF / UH F i np ut ja ck. 2 Use a coaxial cable to connect the VCR ’ s VH F/U HF out put jack to th e[...]

25 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connection T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... W a tc h the VC R P r ess TV/VIDEO repeatedly to select the VCR input (VIDEO 1 in the i llustration) . W atch cable channels Pr ess TV/VID EO r ep eatedly to select the cable input (VHF/U HF in the i llustration) . S et u p th e TV r emot e co nt ro[...]

26 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP VC R an d Cabl e Box F or best res ult s , us e th is connect ion if: ❑ Y o ur cabl e compa ny sc ra mbl es som e cha nnel s, such as pr emium channels (which requir es you to us e a cable box ), but does no t scramb le all ch annels . With thi s conn ect ion you ca n: ❑ Use the TV r emot e con tr ol to ch[...]

27 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connection T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... W atch cabl e (uns crambled) cha n ne ls Pr ess TV/VID E O repea tedly to select the cable input (UHF/VHF in the i llustration) . W atch cable b ox (scr ambled) cha n ne ls T urn on t he VCR and tune it to the c hannel the cable box is set to (usual[...]

28 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP T wo VCRs for T ap e Editing Con necti ng two VCR s lets y ou r ecor d fro m one VCR to the o ther . By connecti ng them as s how n below , you c an v iew (m onitor) wha t is b e i n g re c o rd e d . T o co nn ec t tw o VC R s f or t ap e e dit in g 1 Use an A/V c able t o connec t the pl ayback VC R ’ s A/[...]

29 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connection T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... V iew ( monitor) what is being reco rd e d Pr ess TV/VID E O repea tedly to select the VCR input (VIDEO 1 in the illu str ati on a b ove) . S et u p th e TV r emot e co nt rol to o perate t he VCR(s) If yo u have a non-S ony VCR, you must prog ram t[...]

30 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Satell ite Receiver T o co nnect a satellite receiver 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 co nnect the sate llite receiver ’ s A /V outp u t jacks to the TV ’ s A/V inpu t ja cks. 3 Connect a CA TV cable from your cable [...]

31 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connection T o Do T hi s ... Do This .. . W a tc h th e sa tel lit e r ece ive r P re ss TV/ VI D EO repeatedl y to se lect the sa tellite r eceiver input (VIDEO 1 in the illust ration). Set up the TV remote contr ol to operate the satel lite r eceiver If you have a non-Sony satellite r ece[...]

32 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Satell ite Receiver and VCR T o connect a s ate llite rece iver an d VCR 1 Conn ect t he s atellite ante nna cable to t he s atel lite receiver ’ s satellit e inpu t jack. 2 Connect the CA TV cable to the VCR ’ s V HF / UH F i np ut ja ck. 3 Use a coaxial cable to connect the VCR ’ s VH F/U HF out put ja[...]

33 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connection T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... W atch the sa t ellite r eceiver Pr ess TV/V ID EO r ep eate dly to select the VCR input (VIDEO 1 in the i llustration) . The VCR must be turned on and se t to the satellite receiver ’ s line input. W a tc h the VC R P r ess TV/VIDEO repeatedly to[...]

34 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP DVD Player with Com p on ent Vi deo Conne ctors Fo r be st resu lts , us e th is co nn e ct ion if you r DV D pla ye r has comp onen t video (Y , P B , P R ) j acks. T o conn ect a D V D p layer w ith com pon ent vi deo con nector s 1 Use three sepa rate compon ent video cables to connect the DVD player ’ s [...]

35 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connection T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... W atch the DVD p layer Pr ess TV/VID EO r ep eate dly to select the DVD input (VIDEO 5 in the i llustration) . S et u p th e TV r emot e co nt rol to o perate t he DVD p layer If yo u have a non-S ony DVD player , you must pro gram the r emo te con [...]

36 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP DVD Player with S VIDEO and A udio Conn e cto rs Use thi s connection i f your DVD pl ayer does not hav e component vid eo (Y , P B , P R ) jacks. T o conn ect a DVD p layer wit h A /V conn ecto rs 1 Use an audio cable to connect the DVD player ’ s audio out pu t jacks to the TV ’ s au d io in pu t j a ck [...]

37 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP DV I- Eq uipp ed Device If y ou ha ve a dev ice, suc h as a n HDTV r e ceiver , th at h as a DVI-HDTV OUT jack, use t he follo wing c onnec tion. T o connect a device that h as DV I-HDTV O UT : 1 Use the D VI cable that came w ith your dev ice to connect th e dev ice ’ s DVI- HDTV OUT j ac k t o th e TV ’ [...]

38 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Ca mc or der For easy con necti on of a ca mcor der , t he TV h as fr ont A /V inp ut j acks. If you pr efer , how ever , you can conn ect the camco r d er to the T V ’ s re a r A / V i n p u t ja c k s . T o connect a ca mcorder 1 Use A/V cables t o connect t he camcorder ’ s A/V outpu t jac ks to th e T [...]

39 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Audi o R e ceiv er For im proved sound quality , you m ay want to play t he TV ’ s audio th rou gh yo ur ste re o sy st em . T o connect an audio sy stem 1 Use an audio cable to conn ect the TV ’ s audio output j acks to t he audi o recei ver ’ s li ne inp ut jacks. 2 Using the TV ’ s Audio Me n u, s e[...]

40 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Using the CO NTROL S Featur e CON TROL S allo ws you to control your syst em and other Sony equipment with o ne r em ote contro l. In additi on to a llowing you to control mu ltiple devic es with on e remot e c ontrol, th e CON TRO L S feature allow s you to always point your r emo te c ontrol at yo u r TV , i[...]

41 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setti ng Up th e Channel List Afte r yo u fini sh connect ing your TV , you need to r un Auto Setup to set up your channels. The A uto Program screens appear when you t urn o n your TV for th e f irst ti me afte r hook ing i t up. Using Aut o Pr ogram T o run Auto Progra m the first time y ou tur n on your T V[...]

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43 Us in g the Rem ot e Co nt rol Ove rview This chap ter de scri bes h ow to s et up, progr am, and use t h e T V ’ s re m o t e c o n t r o l . Inserting Ba tterie s 1 Rem ove th e batt ery co ver fr om the re mo te cont rol . 2 Inse rt two s ize A A (R6) ba tte ries ( supp li ed) by matchi ng the e and E ter minal s on th e bat terie s to t h [...]

44 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol But ton Descrip tions Outside Pan el DRC MODE PALETTE M E M O R Y S T I C K DISPLAY RESET FA VORITES GUIDE CODE SET MENU CH VOL WIDE MODE INDEX ENTER JUMP ANT TV/VIDEO PIC MODE TV SAT/CABLE FUNCTION MUTING SLEEP SAT/CABLE POWER RM-Y188 TWIN VIEW DRC TV 1 4 q; qa qh qj qk wa ws 6 8 qs 7 9 ql w; qg q[...]

45 SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol SETUP SETUP qg COD E S E T P re ss to p r ogram the r emote contr ol t o oper ate n on- Sony video equipment. For det ails, see “ Programming the R emo te C ontrol ” on page 47. qh PO WER Buttons SAT/C AB LE : Press to turn on and off the satellit e receiver or ca bl e bo x . TV: P ress to tu rn on a nd of[...]

46 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol Inside Panel T o access the inside panel, open the outside cover as shown. ✍ Open ing the outside cover automatica lly switch es the remote contr ol to operate y our VCR or DVD pla yer , depe nding on the pos ition of the A /V slide switch. For details , see page 47. Button Descrip tion wg SY STE[...]

47 SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol SETUP SETUP Pr ogramming the Re mote Contr ol The remote c ontro l is preset to operate Sony brand video equipment. If you have v ideo e quipment other than So ny bra nd that y ou want to con t rol w ith th e TV ’ s remote control, use t he following procedure to pro gram the remote control. 1 T urn to the l[...]

48 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol Manu fa ctu rer ’ s Codes VCRs Ma nu fac tur e r Co de Sony 301, 30 2, 303 Admiral (M. W a rd ) 327 Aiwa 338, 34 4 Audio Dynamic 314, 33 7 Br okson ic 319, 317 Canon 309, 30 8 Citiz en 332 Crai g 302, 33 2 Criterion 315 Curti s Mathe s 304, 33 8, 30 9 Daewo o 341, 31 2, 30 9 DBX 314, 33 6, 33 7 D[...]

49 Using the Featu res Ove rview This c hapter desc ribes how to us e the feat ures of your TV . To p i c Page W atching TV 50 Using the Scrollin g Index 51 Using W ide Mode 52 Using T win V iew 53 Using F avorite Channels 56 Usin g the Freeze Funct io n 57 Usi ng Oth er Equ ipm ent w i th Y our T V Re mot e C ontrol 58 34X B R. book Page 49 M on d[...]

50 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 trol t o operat e the TV Press TV FUN CTIO N T urn on/off the TV Press TV POWER T une di r ectl y t o a ch annel Pre ss 0-9 an d t hen ENT ER (or wait 3 seconds) o r Press CH +/- Adjust t he volume P ress VOL +/- Mute the sound Press MU[...]

51 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Using the Scrol ling Inde x The Scro l li ng Index l et s you sele ct p rog ra ms fr om a seri es of pr evie w win dows tha t scr oll alo ng the rig ht si de of the sc re en. 1 Pres s IND EX . The Scrolling Index appears, with the currently selected program in the m ain (lef t) wind ow , and four s crollin[...]

52 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Using Wide Mode W id e Screen mod e let s yo u wa tch 4: 3 norm al broa dcast s in seve ral W ide Sc reen modes ( 16:9 aspect ratio ). ❑ Pres s WIDE MODE repeat ed ly to tog gle thro u gh the foll owing W ide Mode settings. When you change channels or inputs, the W ide Mode sett ings revert to t h e 4:3 [...]

53 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Using T win View T win V iew lets you s ee two pictur es fr om two sources — fr om an ant enna, VCR, DVD, etc. — on the scr een at the same ti me. Y ou hear the so und f rom on ly one of the sou r ces at a time , but yo u can ch oose whi ch sour ce ’ s s oun d is select ed. Y ou ca n also c hange th [...]

54 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Activati ng the Pictur e Funct ion s A vai lable in t he Act ive (H ighl ighted) W indow T o activ ate the picture in the righ t window ❑ Move the joystick b . T o activate t he pict ur e in th e le ft wind ow ❑ Mov e th e j oy st ic k B . , , T o Do T hi s ... Do T his ... T une to a channe l Press 0-[...]

55 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Cha nging the Pictur e Size The zoom featur e lets y ou v a ry the rel ativ e s ize o f t he left and ri ght pictures . When you adjust the picture s izes, the TV memorizes the change. The next time you use the T win V iew funct io n, the memorized sizes appear . 1 Move the joystick B or b to acti vate t h[...]

56 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Using F avorite Chann els Th e Favorite Chann e ls feature lets you selec t pr ogram s from a list of up to ei ght favo rite chann el s that you spec ify . Creat ing a List of Favorite Chan nels 1 Pres s ME NU to dis pla y the Menu. 2 Move the joystick B or b to hi ghli ght the Chann el i con a n d pr ess [...]

57 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Using the F re e ze Functi on Th e FRE EZE button (on t he inside panel, see page 46) allows you t o temporarily capture a pr o gram ’ s pictur e. Y ou c an use this feature to write down information such as phone number s, rec ipes, etc. 1 When the pr ogram i nformation you want to capture is di splayed[...]

58 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP 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 ... Sw it ch th e TV ’ s inp ut to th e VCR, DVD player , or other connecte d equipment Press TV/VID E O rep eatedly to cycle thr ough th e video equi pmen t [...]

59 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Operating a C able Box Operating a DVD Player Operating an M DP (Laser disc Player) T o Do T hi s ... Pre ss Acti vate th e remo te con trol to o perate t he ca ble bo x SAT/C A BLE FU NC TI ON Tu r n o n / o f f SA T/CAB LE POWER Se lect a chan nel 0-9, ENTER Chang e channe ls CH +/- Back t o pre vio us c[...]

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61 Using the Memo ry Stick Viewer About Me mory Stick Memo ry Stick (so ld separate ly) is a new , comp act, portable , and ve rs atil e Int eg rate d Cir cuit r ec or di ng med iu m wi th a data c apacit y that exceeds that of a f loppy disk. Memory Stick is specially designed for shari ng digita l data am ong M emor y Stick compa tible products s[...]

62 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Com p atib ilit y Th is televi sion is c ompat ible wi th the f ollow ing Mem ory Stick med ia ty p es: ❑ Memory Stick Me dia ❑ Memory Stick Duo Media ❑ Memor y St ick Medi a with Memo ry Sele ct Funct ion File Co mpat ib ilit y Th e Memo ry Stick V iewer i s com pa tible w ith J [...]

63 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Ins erting a nd Removi ng a Memory Stick If you are using a M emory S tick Duo , see “ In s ert i ng the Memo ry Sti ck Duo ” on page 64. Inser tin g a Memory Stick 1 Locate the Mem ory Stick slot (see page 12) and insert the Memo ry Stick in to the Me mory S tick slo t as i llustr ated below . [...]

64 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Inser tin g t he Memory Stick Duo Memo ry S tick Du o is a new , c ompact v ersio n of the standa rd-sized Mem o ry Stic k reco rdin g m edi u m. CAUTI ON: Insert ing t he Me mory Stick D uo in corr ectly may re s ult i n perman ent damag e t o t he Memor y St ick Duo an d the TV . 1 Before inser ti[...]

65 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 emor y St ick ind icat or is o ff. (Wh en the light is on , thi s ind i cate s th at t he T V i s re ad in g d ata fro m th e Me m ory Sti ck.) 2 Push the Mem ory Stick gently int o the slot, and then release it. The Memor y St i[...]

66 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Using the Memory Stic k Index T urn on the TV and ins ert a Memory Stick that c o ntain s the photo or movie files y ou wan t to v iew . For d etails, see page 6 3. Th e Memory St ick Index appears, w hich displays t humbnail images of the fil es st or ed on the Memor y Stic k. Abou t the Lock and M[...]

67 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Using t he Memory Stick I ndex Th e fo llowin g d escribes h ow t o us e th e M em ory St ick Inde x. T o Do T hi s ... Do Th is ... Move the highlig ht to a pho to or mo vie () t h u m b n a i l Move the jo ystic k V v B b . Display the hi ghlight ed phot o or movie file full scr een Press . F or d[...]

68 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Vi ew i n g P h ot os When you s elect a photo from t h e Memory St ick Index (d escribed on page 66), it displa ys as shown belo w , with the follow ing controls. Ph ot o C on tr ols Photo m enu ba r Info rm atio n abou t sele cted p hoto Selected photo Pre viou s/ne xt but to ns ✍ JPEGs captured[...]

69 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Ph ot o Me n u Bar Op tio ns Th e Ph ot o m en u ba r le t s yo u a cc e ss ad dit i on al ph ot o v i ew i ng opt ion s. T o access the Photo menu bar 1 Move the joystick B or b to sele ct Sl ide Show , View , or File . 2 Mo ve th e joy st ick to se le c t th e des ire d op ti on . Option De scrip [...]

70 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Using Zoom and Pan T o Zoom and P an a photo 1 In t he Ph oto m en u ba r , mo ve th e jo ys ti ck to h igh lig ht Vie w . 2 Mov e the jo y sti ck to highl ig ht Zoom /P a n and pr ess . 3 Specify the zoom center point b y moving the joystick; then press to set the cent er . The Zoom and Pan control[...]

71 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Playi ng Movies When you select a m ovie from the Memory Stick Index (desc ribed on page 66), it displa ys as shown belo w , with the follow ing controls. Mo vie Co ntrols Mov ie me nu bar 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 [...]

72 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Movie Menu Bar Op tio ns T o a ccess the Movie menu bar 1 Move the joystick to high light Inde x in the Movie menu bar . 2 Move the joystick B or b to sele ct Index , Sl id e Sho w , or Fi l e . 3 Mo ve th e joy st ick to se le c t th e des ire d op ti on . Option Description Index Displays the Memo[...]

73 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Memory S tick Ind ex Menu Bar O ptions Slide Show Menu Opt ions Th e Slide Sho w menu in clude s the followin g opt ions: Option De scrip tion Sta rt Starts t he Sli de Sh ow . Music Allo w s y ou t o sel ec t b ack g roun d a udi o to pla y d ur ing t he Slide Sh ow . Off No ad dit io n al ba c kgr[...]

74 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Fold er Me nu Opt ions Th e Folder m enu inclu des t he fo llow ing opt ions : Memory Stick Menu The Memor y Sti c k menu di spl ays th e cu rr ent sta tus of the Memo ry Stick, including to tal capaci ty , us ed capacity , and free capacity . Option De scrip tion Sel ec t Contents Allows you to sel[...]

75 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Notes on Using Memory Stick Media Abou t D CF Fi le Nam e s Most Sony br an d dig ital sti l l and vid eo cameras automa tica lly r eco r d s till pho to and movie files usin g DC F com plia nt direc tory and file nam es. If you selected the Digital Ca mera F olders op tion , as desc rib ed on page [...]

76 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Pr ecautions When using Mem ory Stick med ia, follow these precautio ns: ❑ T o av oi d pe rm a ne nt d am a ge to s ti l l i ma g e d a ta , do no t tur n of f t h e TV or r emov e Memor y St ick med ia fr om the ins ertio n slot w hile dat a is being read (as indic ated by the M e mo[...]

77 Using th e Menus Ove rview The Menu gives you access t o the f ollow ing features : Naviga ting Thr ough Menus Menu Ic on Description Page Al l ow s yo u t o m ake a dj u st me n ts t o y ou r p ic tu re settings . It also allows you t o customize the Pictur e Mode bas ed on the type of pr o gram you a re viewing , sel ect Ad va nced V id eo op [...]

78 Menus M enus SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Using the V ideo Me nu T o select the V ideo Menu 1 Pres s ME NU . 2 Move the joystick B or b to highlight the V id eo icon and pr e ss . 3 Mov e the jo y sti ck to highl ig ht an opt ion. Pr es s to se le c t a n opt ion . 4 Move the joystick V v B b to cha nge set tings. Pres s to sel ec t the ch ange d set[...]

79 SETUP SETUP Me nus SETUP Menus SETUP ClearEdge VM Ve l o c i t y Modulat ion Shar pen s pi ctur e de fini t ion to give every obj ect a shar p, cle an ed ge . Sel ec t from Hig h , Medium , Low , Off . Advan c ed Vid e o Selec t Program to choo se amon g th e DRC Mod e and DR C P alette opt ions . DRC Mode Cr eates a high-reso lution pict ure wi[...]

80 Menus M enus SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Using the A udio Me nu T o select the A udio Menu 1 Pres s ME NU . 2 Move the joystick B or b to high light the A udio icon and pr e ss . 3 Move the joystick to highl ight an opti o n. Pr ess to s e le c t an optio n . 4 Move the joystick V v B b to change se ttings. Press to selec t the chang ed set tin g. 5[...]

81 SETUP SETUP Me nus SETUP Menus SETUP Spe aker On Sel ec t t o t ur n o n th e TV sp eak er s . Off S elect to turn of f the TV speaker s and listen to the TV 's sou n d on ly t hroug h y o ur e x ter nal audio s ystem speakers. Audi o Out Easy c ontr ol of volu me adj us tm ents This op tion can be set only whe n the Spe a k er option is s [...]

82 Menus M enus SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Using the Scree n Menu T o selec t t he Scr een M enu 1 Pres s ME NU . 2 Move the joystick B or b to move to t he Sc reen i con an d pr e ss . 3 Move the joystick V or v to mo ve to an opt ion . Pr es s to se lect an opti on. 4 Move the joystick B b V v to change se ttings. Press to se le ct the ch ang ed se [...]

83 SETUP SETUP Me nus SETUP Menus SETUP 4:3 Default Sele ct the def ault Sc reen M od e to use fo r 4:3 sour ces Wide Zoom Select to enlarge the 4:3 size picture, while the upper and lower pa rts o f the pic ture ar e condensed to fit the wide screen. Norma l Sel ect to retu rn the 4 :3 p icture t o no rm al mode. Full Select to enlar ge the 4 :3 p[...]

84 Menus M enus SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Using the Channel Menu T o select th e Chan nel M enu 1 Pres s ME NU . 2 Move the joystick B or b to highlight the Cha nnel icon and pr ess . 3 Mo ve th e jo ys ti ck to hig hl igh t an opti o n. Pr ess to s e le c t an op t ion . 4 Move the joystick V v B b to cha nge set tings. Pres s to sel ec t the ch ang[...]

85 SETUP SETUP Me nus SETUP Menus SETUP Channel Ski p/ A dd Allows you to custo mize t he channel l ist that appea rs w hen you us e t he CH+/- butt ons . 1 Move the joystic k V or v to s c ro ll t h rou g h th e channels until you find the channel yo u want to sk ip or add. Then press to s e le c t it . 2 Move the joystic k V or v to toggle betwee[...]

86 Menus M enus SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Using the Parent Me nu The Parent Menu allows you to se t up the TV to bloc k pro grams acco rding to thei r con tent an d rating levels . T o selec t the P a rent Me n u 1 Pres s ME NU . 2 Move the joystick B or b to highlight the Parent icon and pr e ss . 3 Use t he 0-9 butto ns on the re mo te cont rol to [...]

87 SETUP SETUP Me nus SETUP Menus SETUP US Models: Selecti ng Custom Rat ing O ption s For US mode ls, the Cust om Rating Menu includes the f ollowing opt ion s. (For Can adi an model s, see pa ge 88 .) Viewing Blocked Pr ograms Y ou can view blocked programs by en tering the password. Press the ENT ER but ton w hen tuned t o a bl ocked pr ogram, t[...]

88 Menus M enus SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Can adi a n Mo del s: Selecti ng Custom Rat ing O ption s For Canadi an models , the Cus tom Rating Me nu includes the fo llo win g opti ons. (F or US mod el s, se e page 87 .) Viewing Blocked Pr ograms Y ou can view blocked programs by en tering the password. Press the ENT ER but ton w hen tuned t o a bl ock[...]

89 SETUP SETUP Me nus SETUP Menus SETUP Using the Setup Menu T o selec t t he Se tup Menu 1 Pres s ME NU . 2 Move the joystick B or b to highlight the Setu p ico n and pr e ss . 3 Mo ve t he j oy s tic k to hi g hli gh t an opti o n. Pr ess to s el ect an op t ion . 4 Move the joystick V v B b to change se ttings. Press to selec t the chang ed set [...]

90 Menus M enus SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP V ideo Label All ow s you to ide ntify A/ V equipm en t y ou c onn ected to the TV , such as a VCR, DVD, etc. For example, if you ha ve a DVD player connected to the VIDEO 5 jack, you can select t he lab el DVD f or the VIDEO 5 input. Then when you pre ss t he TV/VID E O bu tton to chang e inpu ts, the V ideo[...]

91 SETUP SETUP Me nus SETUP Menus SETUP Clock/T i mers Selec t to set the cloc k an d to progr am you r TV to turn on and of f at two sched uled viewing times. Ti m e r 1 Ti m e r 2 Y ou can use th e T imers to pr ogr am the T V to turn on an d off an d tun e to a spec ifi c chan nel at two scheduled view ing times. Ti m e r 1 an d Tim er 2 are not[...]

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93 Other Informati on Ove rview Th is chapter inc ludes the follo wing to pics: To p i c Page Glo ssa ry 9 4 Contact ing So ny 95 T roub lesho otin g 95 Specific ations 101 Opti onal A cc essor ies 101 Ind e x 1 03 34X B R. book Page 93 M on day, Ma y 19, 20 03 8:4 4 AM[...]

94 Ot her Info SETUP Othe r Info SETU P SETUP SETUP Glos sary a nal og s igna l A signa ling meth od th at uses con ti nuous c h ange s in th e am pli tude or freq uenc y of an electro nic tr ansmission to convey info rmation. aspect ratio R efers t o the ratio b etween the width and height of the scr een. T his TV has a 16:9 (wid es cree n) a spe [...]

95 Ot her Info SETUP Othe r Info SETU P SETUP SETUP Con tacti ng Sony If, a fter r eading these oper ating inst ructions, you have a dditional question s r elated t o the u se o f your Sony t elevision, pl ease c all o ur Custo mer Informa tion Services Center at 1-800 -222-SONY (7669) (U S r esidents only) or (416) 499-S O NY (7669) (Canadi an r e[...]

96 Ot her Info SETUP Othe r Info SETU P SETUP SETUP Remo te Con trol Cha nn els Pr oblem Pos s ib le Re me die s Remote contr ol does not opera te ❏ The batteries could be weak. Replace the bat teries. ❏ Check the orientation of the batteries. ❏ Press the TV FUNCTION butto n. Y ou m ay h ave i na dverte ntly pressed the SAT/C A BLE FU NC TIO [...]

97 Ot her Info SETUP Othe r Info SETU P 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 fi le is a J PEG ( .j pg, .jp eg ) f ile or an M PE G1 (. mpg , .mp eg ) fi le. ❏ Make sure the Memory Stick is inserted pr operly (see p ages 63-64). ❏ Check the Fi l t e r op[...]

98 Ot her Info SETUP Othe r Info SETU P SETUP SETUP Erro r message is displaye d ❏ No M emory Stic k There is no M emory Stic k in the slot. ❏ Mem o ry Sti ck Locked The lock mechan ism on the Memory Stick is engaged . ❏ Memory Stick Erro r The Memory Stick in the slot might be damag ed; try a di ffer ent Memory Stick. ❏ Fo rm at E rro r Th[...]

99 Ot her Info SETUP Othe r Info SETU P SETUP SETUP Video Audi o Pr oblem Pos s ib le Re me die s No pictur e (scr een not lit) , no sou nd ❏ If your TV does not turn on , and a re d light keep s flash ing, your TV may need servic e. Ca ll your l o cal Son y Service Center . ❏ M ak e su re t he p o w er c o rd i s pl u gg e d i n . ❏ Press th[...]

100 Ot her Info SETUP Othe r Info SETU P SETUP SETUP Gen era l Pr oblem Pos s ib le Re me die s How to reset TV to fac tory s ettin gs ❏ T urn on the TV . While holdi ng down the RESE T but ton on th e r em ote contr o l, press t he POWER button on the TV . (The TV will turn itself off , then back on aga in.) Rel ease t he RE SET bu tto n. How to[...]

101 Ot her Info SETUP Othe r Info SETU P SETUP SETUP Sp eci fic at ions Des ign and sp ecif ication s are subjec t to cha nge with ou t no tice. Optio nal Acc ess ori es ❑ A/V C able (VMC- 810/820/830 HG) ❑ Audio Cable (RKC-515HG) ❑ Component V id eo Cable (VMC-10/30 HG) ❑ TV St and for KV -30XBR910: SU-30XBR1 TV St and for KV -34XBR910: SU[...]

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103 I nde x 0- 9 b ut ton s 45 , 50 16: 9 as p e ct rat i o 52 4:3 asp ect ratio 52 4:3 D efau lt se tting s 83 A Advanced Video 79 ANT bu tton 44 , 50 ant enna, conne cting 17 Audio Menu 77 , 80 Audio Out 81 audi o r eceiver, conne cting 39 Auto Program (c hann el setu p) 41 , 84 Au to SAP, MTS set ting 80 AUX jack, described 15 AV1-3/DVD slide sw[...]

104 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP rotati ng pho tos 70 sl i de s how op ti ons 73 trou blesh oo tin g 97 viewing photos 68 zoom ing p hoto s 70 Memo ry Stick button 13 , 45 Memory S tick Viewer 10 MENU bu tton 13 , 44 , 46 , 50 , 77 Menus Audio 77 , 80 Cha nne l 77 , 84 Par en t 77 , 86 Screen 77 , 82 Set up 89 Video 77 , 78 Mono ,[...]

LI MI TE D W AR RA NTY Thi s warra nty is appli cabl e to U . S. res iden ts on ly . If you are a Cana dian resi dent, se e t he s epa ratel y encl os ed wa rra nt y for yo ur pro du c t. So ny E le ct ron ics Inc . ( “S on y”) w arra nts th is Prod uc t (i nc lu di ng any ac ce sso rie s) ag ai ns t de fe cts in mate r ial or wo rkma nshi p, s[...]