Sony WEGA KV 32FV27 manual

KV-32FV27 KV-36FV27 © 2001 by Sony Corporation 4-081-775- 22 Operating Instructions TM[...]

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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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Contents Introducin g the FD Trinitron Wega Overvie w .......... ....... ........... ........... ........... ........... ... 1 Present ing the FD Tr initron We ga........ ........... ... 2 Packag e Contents ....... ........... ........... ........... ..........3 Using t he Remote Control .......... ........ .......... ....... 3 Installing the TV Ov[...]

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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 rinit ro n W eg a 2 Package 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 recogni ze th e superiori ty of W ega techno logy almo st immediately . The first thing you probably will no tice is m[...]

Introducing the FD T rinitron Wega 3 Package Contents Along with your new T rinitron TV , the packing bo x contains a remote control, a pair of wireless headph ones, and three AA batt eries (two for the r emote control, one fo r the headphones). These items are all you need to set it up an d operate the TV in it s basic configuratio n. Most periphe[...]

Introducing the FD T rinitron Wega 4 Button Descrip tions The POWER button on the remote control (no. 13 in the illustration below) activates both the remote control and the TV . Outsi de P a nel Button Description 1 MUTING Press to mute the sound. Press a gain or press VOL + to restor e the sound. 2 SY STEM OFF Power s off all Son y equip ment at [...]

Introducing the FD T rinitron Wega 5 Inside P anel qg TV/VIDEO Cycles thr ough the video equip ment connected to the TV ’ s video inputs: TV , VID EO 1 , VIDEO 2 , VIDEO 3 , VIDEO 4 . qh ANT Changes between the VHF/UHF input to the AUX input. qj 0 – 9 and ENTER Press 0 - 9 to select a chann el, the channel ch anges after 2 seconds. Pr ess ENTER[...]

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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-screen menus. The arrow buttons ( Vv ) move the on-scr een cursor in the menus and the ( ) button selects the menu item. TV Rea[...]

Installing the TV 9 4 S VIDEO Connects to the S VIDEO OUT jack of your VCR or ot her S VIDEO-equipped video component. Prov ides better picture quality than the VHF/UHF ja cks or the V ideo IN jack. 5 MONIT OR OU T Lets you record the progra m you are watchi ng to a VCR. When two VCRs a re conne cted (see page 18), you can use your TV as a monitor [...]

Installing the TV 10 Basic Connections (Connecting a Cable or Anten na) Connecting Direc tly to Cable or to an Antenna The connection you choose depends on the cable found in your home. Newer homes u suall y have stan dard coaxia l cabl e: VHF O nly or VHF/UHF or C able Older homes may have 300-ohm, twin-lead cable: VHF O nly or UHF Onl y or VH F/U[...]

Installing the TV 11 Cable and Antenna If your cable pr ovider does not feature local channels, you may find this set-up conveni ent. T o recei ve cha nnels using an a ntenn a , inste a d of usin g the CA TV cable 1 Sele c t ante nn a mode by pressin g the AN T button on the remote control. (This is a toggle: pressing the button once selects antenn[...]

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 converter allo ws you to switch between unscramb led signals com ing straigh t into the TV and scramb le d signals comi ng in through the cable bo x, e[...]

Installing the TV 13 Cabl e Bo x only Use this hoo kup if: ❑ Y ou subscribe to a cable TV system that scrambles or encodes all sign als, r equirin g a cable box to view a ll chan nels, a nd ❑ Y ou do not intend to ho ok up any oth er audio or video equipment to your TV . When all channels ar e routed thro ugh your cable box, only one unscramble[...]

Installing the TV 14 Connecting a VCR and Cable Use this hookup if you subscribe to a ca ble TV (CA TV) system that does not re quire a cable bo x. 1 Connect the CA 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 ideo[...]

Installing the TV 15 Connecting a VCR and Cable Box Use this hoo kup 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 use the PIP feature. W ith th is setup you can : ❑ Use the TV r emote control to change cable[...]

Installing the TV 16 T o view ca ble bo x chann e ls ❑ T urn on the VCR and set it to th e channel the cable box uses (channel 3 or 4). Set the TV to VIDEO 1. Use the cable box to switch channels . T o use t he TV remo te con trol to s witch c hannels on th e cable box ❑ Program the r emote contr ol as necessary . (See “ Pr ogramming the Remo[...]

Installing the TV 17 T o use PIP with the Cable Box ❑ T u rn on the cable box and VCR. Use the remote contro l ’ s TV/VIDE O (yellow) butt on to set th e PIP output to VIDEO 1. Change the PIP channel via the cable box. (The cable box ’ s tuner is used as th e PIP video source; if you do not turn on the cable box, the PIP will not wor k. ) ✍[...]

Installing the TV 18 Connecting T wo VCRs for T ape Editing If you conn ect two VCR ’ s together , so you can record fr om one to the othe r , you ma y want to mo nitor the re cor ding pr ocess . Y ou can connect the r ecording VCR into y our TV and then view what i s being recor ded. The pr ocedure below shows you how to do this. 1 Using an A/V [...]

Installing the TV 19 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 and 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 20 Connect ing a Sate llite R eceiv er with a VCR 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 21 T o change VCR video i nput ❑ See your VCR ’ s user ’ s gui de for instructions. T o watch sat ell it e TV , or the VC R ❑ Use the TV/VIDE O on the remote contr ol to select video source. T o watc h c abl e TV ❑ Use the TV/VIDE O on the remote control to select VHF/UHF source.[...]

Installing the TV 22 Connecting an Audio Receiv er For improved sound qual ity , yo u ma y want to send the TV ’ s aud i o signals to your stereo system. The procedur e below tells you how . 1 Using audio cables, connect the TV ’ s Audio OU T jacks to the aud io recei ver ’ s Audio LINE IN jacks. AU D I O - R AUD I O- L Line input (red) (whit[...]

Installing the TV 23 Connecting a DVD Player with C omponent V ideo Connect ors This is the prefe rred hookup to use if your DVD player has component video (Y , P B , P R ) jacks. 1 Using three separate co mponent video cables, connect the DVD player ’ s Y , P B and P R jacks to the Y , P B and P R jacks on the TV . Use the VIDEO 4 connections. 2[...]

Installing the TV 24 Connecting a DVD Player with A /V Connectors Use this hookup if your DVD player does not ha ve component video (Y , P B , P R ) jacks. 1 Using audio cables, connect the DVD player ’ s Aud io O UT jacks to the TV ’ s Audio IN ja cks. 2 Using an S VIDEO cable, connect the D VD player ’ s S VIDE O jack to the TV ’ s S VIDE[...]

Installing the TV 25 Connecting a C amcorder For easy connection of a camcor der , the TV has front Audio and V ideo inputs (show n below ) . If you pr efer , however , you can connect the camcorder to the TV ’ s r ear Audio and V ideo IN jacks. 1 Using A/V cables, connect the camcor der ’ s Audio and V ideo OUT jacks to th e TV ’ s Audio and[...]

Installing the TV 26 Using the CONTROL S Feature The CONTROL S feature allows you to control other equipment through your TV . Pointing the remote 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 ro[...]

Installing the TV 27 Setting Up the TV Auto ma t ically After you finish connecting your TV , you need to run Auto Se tup to set up your channels. Th e 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 la ter by usi ng the Auto Program f[...]

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29 Using the Features Overview This chapter de scribes how to use special features of your TV . To p i c P a g e Using Favorit e Channel s 30 Using Picture in Picture (PIP) 31 Using W ireless Headphones 34[...]

Using t he Features 30 Using Favorite Channels The Favorite Chann e l fea ture lets you select programs from a list of favorite channels th at y ou sp ecify . T o disp lay a li st of your favori te c h an n el s 1 If you have not already done so, create a list of favorite channels. (See the Favorite Channels section of “ Selectin g Channel Option[...]

Using t he Featur es 31 Using Picture in Picture (PIP) Picture in Picture (PI P) allows you t o watch two ch annels simult aneously — one in the m ain wi ndow an d another in a seco ndary ( PIP) wi ndow . 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 32 4 Now use the main CH+ /- buttons of your remote control to change the channel in th e main window . If this d oes not work, check “ Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g ” on page 56 for potential so lutions. PIP Functions Y ellow- label ed PIP Bu tton Description 1 AU D I O Alternates sound bet ween the main pictur e and the win[...]

Using t he Featur es 33 T o change channels/programs in the PIP window ❑ Use the yellow PIP C H+ /- 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 t o use PIP ❑[...]

Using t he Features 34 Using Wireless Headphones Install ing the Battery Install the su pplied size A A (R 6) battery int o the headph on es. 1 Open the battery compartment lid by pr essing and sliding 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 contin uou sly , t[...]

Using t he Featur es 35 Using the Headphones 1 Pre ss . ( The i icon and chann el number display .) 2 T urn on the power by placing the headphones secur ely onto your head. T o list en to soun d only fro m wir eless hea dphone s ❑ T u rn down the TV speaker level, or pr ess MUTING on the remote control. T o turn of f head phones, ❑ Put down the[...]

Using t he Features 36 Listenin g to Soun d from PIP Main and Window Pictures T o use your headphones to listen to the sound fr om the main or window picture (when u sing PIP), se le ct the audio source. 1 If PI P is no t alr eady sta rted, pr ess to di splay a PIP wi ndow . 2 Press . The i icon and channe l number appear for abou t thr ee seconds.[...]

37 Using the Menus Overview Opening an d choosin g a menu: 1 Press MENU to display the Menu screen . 2 Use the joystick to move to the desired menu icon. Press to select it. 3 Use the joystick to scroll up and down th rough the features. 4 See the specific menu page for instru ctions on moving through the menu. The Menu gives you access to the foll[...]

Using the Menus 38 Using the Video Menu T o sel ect the Video Menu 1 Press MENU . 2 Use the joystick to move to the V i deo icon and p re ss . 3 Use the joystick to scroll up and down through the options . 4 Press to s elect a feature. That featur e ’ s adjus tment appea rs. 5 Use the joystick to make the desired adjustments . 6 Press to se le ct[...]

Using the Menus 39 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 40 Using the Audio Menu T o select the Au dio Menu 1 Press MENU . 2 Use the joystick to m ove to the Audio ico n and press . 3 Use the joystick to scroll up and down through the optio ns. 4 Press to select an option. That opt ion ’ s sett ings ap pear . 5 Use the joystick to scroll through the settings. 6 Press to se le ct the des[...]

Using the Menus 41 MTS Enj o y st e r eo, bilingua l an d mono programs Stereo Select for stereo r eception when viewing a progr am broadcast in ster eo. Auto-SAP Sele ct to automa tical ly switch the TV to s e cond audio prog rams when a signal is r eceived. (If no SAP sign al is pr esent, the TV remains in Stereo mode.) Mono Select for mono r ece[...]

Using the Menus 42 Using the Channel Menu T o sele ct the Chann el Men u 1 Press MENU . 2 Use the joy stick to move to the Channel icon and press . 3 Use the joystick to scroll up and down through the optio ns. 4 Press to se le ct a feature. That featur e ’ s opti ons app ear . 5 Use the joystick to scroll through the options. 6 Press to se le ct[...]

Using the Menus 43 Channel Skip/Add Removes a nd adds viewab le chan nels. 1 Use the joystic k to scroll th roug h th e channe ls until you find the chann el you wa nt to sk ip/add. 2 Pres s to select i t. 3 Press t he joystick t o toggle betw een “ Add ” or “ Sk ip. ” 4 Pres s to select. Channel Label Label up to 40 channels with th eir st[...]

Using the Menus 44 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 to mo ve to the Parent icon and pr ess . 3 Use the 0-9 buttons on th e remote contr ol to enter you r four-digit password. 4 Confirm y[...]

Using the Menus 45 US Models: Selectin g Custom Rating Options For US model s, the Cus tom Rating M enu includes the fo llo wing option s. (For C anadi an mode ls, see pag e 46. ) V iewing Blocked Programs Y ou can view blocked programs by entering the password. Pr ess the ENT ER button when tuned to a blocked pro gram, then enter the password. Thi[...]

Using the Menus 46 Canadian Models : Selectin g Custom Rating Options For Canadian mode ls , the Custom Rating Men u includes the foll owing opt ions. (F or US model s, see p age 45 .) V iewing Blocked Programs Y ou can view blocked programs by entering the password. Pr ess the ENT ER button when tuned to a blocked pro gram, then enter the password[...]

Using the Menus 47 Using the T imer Menu T o sele ct t he Ti mer M enu 1 Press MENU . 2 Use the joysti ck to move to the Ti m e r i c o n a n d p r e s s . T o set the Current Time 1 Use the joystick to select “ Cur r ent T ime ” , then pr ess . 2 If your location is currently in Daylight Saving T ime, be sure to set the mode to “ ON ” . (D[...]

Using the Menus 48 Using the Setup Menu T o sel ec t th e Se tup Menu 1 Press MENU . 2 Use the jo ystick to move to the Setup icon and pr ess . 3 Use the joystick to scroll through the features. 4 Press to se le ct a feature. (That featur e ’ s opti ons a pp ear .) 5 Use the joystick to scroll through the options . 6 Press to se le ct the desired[...]

Using the Menus 49 Video Label Allows y ou to labe l the aud io/video comp onents yo u connected to the TV , so you can i dentify them when using the TV/VIDEO butto n. When in the Setu p menu ’ s V ideo Label featur e, us e the jo ystick to highlig ht an i nput to label, then press to select it. Use the joystick t o scroll through the labels. Pr [...]

Using the Menus 50 Using the Basic Menu T o select the Bas ic Menu 1 Press MENU . 2 Use the joysti ck to move to th e Basic icon and press . 3 Use the joystick to scroll through the features. 4 Press to se le ct a feature. (That fea tur e ’ s options appear .) 5 Use the joystick to scroll through the options. 6 Press to se le ct the desired optio[...]

51 Other Information Overview This chapter includes the fol low ing topics: To p i c P a g e Programming the Re mote Control 52 Operating Othe r C om ponents with Y our TV Remote Contr ol 54 T roublesho oting 56 Spe cific atio ns 58 Index 61[...]

Other Information 52 Prog ram ming th e R emote Co nt rol The r emote 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 bra nd th at y ou w an t to control with the TV ’ s remote contr ol, use the following procedur e to program the remote cont rol. 1 Check the list of “ Manufactur[...]

Other Information 53 Manufacturer ’ s Codes VCRs Lase rdis c Pla yers DVD Players Cable Boxes Satell ite Rec eive rs Manufac turer Code Sony 301, 302, 303 Admi ral (M. W ard) 327 Aiwa 33 8, 344 Audi o Dynamic 314, 33 7 Brokson i c 319, 317 Cano n 309, 30 8 Citi zen 332 Crai g 302, 332 Criterion 31 5 Curti s Math es 304, 33 8, 309 Daewo o 341, 312[...]

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

Other Information 55 Operating a Cable Box Operating a Sat ellite Receiver Operating an MDP (Laserdi sc Player) Move the slide switch to the A V input you coded for the selected switch positi on. 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 (FU NCTION button) Select a chann e l 0-9 buttons, EN[...]

Other Information 56 T ro ubleshooting Proble m Possible Remedi es Rese t TV to factory settings ❏ T urn on th e TV . While holding down t he RESE T butto n on the rem ote contr ol, pre ss the PO WER button on t he TV . (The TV w ill turn it self off, then ba ck on again .) Rele ase the RE SET but ton. No picture (scr een not l it), no sou nd ❏[...]

Other Information 57 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 0-222- SONY (7 669) ( U.S. r esident s only) or (416) 49 9-SONY ( 7669) (Canad ian resid ents o n ly). Cannot gai n enough volume when using a cab[...]

Other Information 58 Specificati ons All Models (Gene ral) Pictur e T u be FD T rinitr on ® 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, s ync[...]

Other Information 59 KV-36FV27 Suppl ied Acc essorie s Remote Con t rol RM-Y18 2 AA (R6) B at ter ies 2 supp l ied for remot e con t rol, 1 su pplied for wireless headp hones W ireless Stereo Headp h on e s MDR -IF023 0 Optional Acc e sso ries A V Cable VMC-810/ 820/83 0 HG Audio C able RKC-515HG Component V ideo Cable VMC-1 0/30 HG TV Stan d SU -3[...]

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61 Index 16:9 (widescreen) 2 , 49 A Activating a PIP screen 31 Adding c h annels to the ch an nel list 42, 43 Adjusting the picture definition 39 Adjus ting the audio 40 , 50 ANT button 5 Aspect ratio, 16:9 49 Audio men u 37 , 40 audio receiver, connecting 22 Auto Pro gr am (cha nn el setup ) 27 , 42 Auto-SAP 41 Auto se tup 27 B balance, adjusting [...]

Index 62 F Favorite Chan nel setting up 42 using 30 feat ure s 2 Front Panel contro ls 8 G Guide button 5 H headphones, s ee wireless headphones Hookup s 10 - 26 hue, ad jus ting 38 I inputs, labelin g 49 J Jump b utton 4 L label channels 43 video input s 49 Langu ages, closed c aptio ning me nu 49 LED Standb y/Ster eo 40 Timer 47 Locking prog rams[...]

Index 63 Simul ated 40 , 50 Sleep timer/button 4 sou n d effe ct ( 3 -D) , adju s tin g 40 , 50 speakers turnin g on /off 41 using extern al speake rs 41 specifications 58 - 59 Standby/Stereo LED 40 Ste a d y Sou nd adju sting 40 describ ed 2 T tape-to-tape editing 18 tilt, correcting 49 Time set cu rrent 47 set d aylight sav ing 47 Timer LED 47 me[...]

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