Sony WEGA KV-36XBR800, KV-40XBR800 manual

4-087-507- 21 Operating Instructions © 2002 Sony Corporation KV-36XBR800 KV-40XBR800 Sony Corporation          Printed in U.S.A.  ® ®[...]

1 WA R N IN G T o red uce the r is k of f ire or shoc k h az ard, do not ex pos e the TV to ra in or mo is ture . This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of un insulated “danger ous voltage” with in the p rod uc t’ s en cl o s ur e th at may be of suf fic ien t mag ni tud e t o co ns ti tu te a ris k of el e ctr ic s h ock t[...]

2 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS Fo r y our p rote cti o n, p le as e re ad the s e in s tru cti on s co m pl etel y , a n d ke ep thi s m anu a l f or fu ture ref ere nc e. C ar ef u ll y o bse r ve and co mply wi th al l war ning s , ca ution s and ins tru cti o ns p la c ed on the s et, o r de s cri be d in t he ope rat in g i nst r uctio ns o r s erv ic [...]

3 Ve n t i l a t i o n The slots a nd openings in the cabinet and in the bac k or bo ttom a re p ro vide d f or n eces sa ry ven til at io n. T o e nsu re re li abl e o per at ion of t he se t , and to pr otect i t fr om overhea ting, thes e slo ts a nd openin gs must nev er b e blocked or cov ered . ❑ Ne v er c ov e r the slo ts a nd ope n in gs[...]

3 6_ 40XBR .b oo k Pag e 4 T ue s da y , Apri l 16, 20 02 4:1 6 P M[...]

5 Co nte nt s Introd ucing the FD T rinitron Weg a Ov erv iew . .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... 7 Pre s ent ing th e FD Tr in itr on We g a .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... ..... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ..... 7 Pac k age Co nte n [...]

6 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP Usin g t he F eature s Ov erv iew . .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ..... .. . 45 Wa tch i ng TV . .... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. [...]

7 I ntr odu cin g the F D T rini t r o n W ega Ove rview This c hapter desc ribes t he c ontents of t he package i n which t he T V is shipped and provides an overview of the featur es of your W ega TV . P r esent ing the F D T rini tr on We ga Th e FD T rinit ron W e ga (pro nounced V A Y - GAH ) is char acter ized by ou ts tand i ng co nt ra st, [...]

8 SETUP SETU P Welc om e SETUP SETUP SETUP ❑ Tw i n V i e w ™ : Using the Multi-Im age Driv er (MIDX), T w in V iew all ow s you to watc h two p rog r ams si d e by sid e, wi th the ab ili t y to zo om in one pictur e. Y ou can wa tch pictur es fr om two dif fer en t sou rc es (1080i , 720p, 480 p, and 480i) si mult aneousl y . (Onl y the left [...]

9 Setting Up the TV Ove rview Th is c hapt er inc ludes illust rated ins truction s for sett ing up your TV . Ab out t he AC Power Cor d Th e A C po w er c ord i s at tac h ed t o the rea r of th e TV w it h a ho ok . Us e caution when rem oving the AC plug from its holder . Gently sl ide the pl ug up w ar d t o r emove i t f r om th e h o ok. Once[...]

10 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP TV Contr ol s a nd Conne ctors Fr ont Panel S VIDEO VIDEO L(MONO)–AUDIO–R MENU SELECT – VOLUME + – CHANNEL+ TV/VIDEO VIDEO 2 INPUT TIMER ST AND BY POWER 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 qa qs qd qf 2 36 _40 X BR. bo ok P age 1 0 T ue s day , A pr il 1 6, 20 02 4: 16 PM[...]

11 SETUP Setup S ETUP SETU P S ETUP SETU P Ite m Description 1 ME M O R Y ST I CK Memory Stic k in sertio n slot . Fo r deta ils, see “ Using the Memo ry St ick Pic tur e V iewer ” on pa ge 53. 2 ME M O R Y ST I CK L ED When lit, indicates that the Memory Stick is being read. (Do not remove the Memory Stick when the indicator is lit.) 3 S VI DE[...]

12 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Rear Panel q; 2 3 4 5 9 8 7 6 1 36 _40 X BR. bo ok P age 1 2 T ue s day , A pr il 1 6, 20 02 4: 16 PM[...]

13 SETUP Setup S ETUP SETU P S ETUP SETU P Jack Descr ipti on 1 DV I-HD TV VIDEO AU D I O R / L (VIDEO 7 IN) C an ac comm oda te a copy- prote cted di gital co nnec tion (HD CP* ) to other devi ce s (su ch as digita l set- top bo xes) th at have com patib le inte rfac es. The DVI -H DTV input terminal is compliant with the EIA-861 standa rd a nd i [...]

14 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Bas ic Con necti ons: Conne c ting a Ca ble or Ante nna The w a y in which yo u will conn ect your TV varies , d epending on how your hom e r eceives a signal (cable , c able box , antenna) an d wheth e r o r no t you pla n to connec t a V CR. If you ar e conn ect ing a VCR ❑ See th e co nnec ti ons d escr [...]

15 SETUP Setup S ETUP SETU P S ETUP SETU P C abl e or An t e nn a On ly F o r bes t r esu lts , use on e of the foll owin g connect ion s if y ou ar e con nec ting a ca ble o r an a nten na an d y ou: ❑ Do not need a cable box to unscra mble channels . (If you have a cable bo x, s ee pa ges 1 8-20. ) ❑ Do not in t end to c onnect a VCR. (If yo [...]

16 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Cable and Antenna On ly F or bes t res ult s , use th is co nnectio n if y ou: ❑ Have a cable and an antenna . (This i s conven ient if you are using a sepa rate r oo ftop ante nna to r ecei ve ad dit ion al c hannels t hat a r e not provi ded by your cable com p an y .) ❑ Do not have a cable bo x or VCR.[...]

17 SETUP Setup S ETUP SETU P S ETUP SETU P Not es on Using This Connection T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... Sw i tch the T V ’ s i nput between the cable and a ntenna Pr ess ANT to s witc h back an d f or th betwe en the TV ’ s VHF/UHF a nd AUX in p ut s. Receive c hannels using an ant enna, instead of the cable 1 Pr ess ANT to s witc h to the AU[...]

18 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Cable Box and Cab le O nly F or bes t res ult s , use th is co nnectio n if : ❑ Y our cabl e co mpany sc ra mbl e s som e cha nnel s, su ch as pr e miu m channels (which requir es you to us e a cable box ) , but d oes not scram ble all ch annels . ❑ Y ou do not ha ve a VCR. ( If y ou have a VCR, s ee page[...]

19 SETUP Setup S ETUP SETU P S ETUP SETU P T o connect the cable box and cable 1 Co nne ct th e ca ble fr o m yo ur ca bl e co mpany t o th e TV ’ s VHF/UHF jack. 2 Use a coaxial cable to connect the TV ’ s T O CONV ER T ER j ac k to the cable box ’ s inp ut j ack . (T he T V ’ s i n ter na l c o n ver te r le ts y o u switch be tween un sc[...]

20 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP C abl e Bo x On ly F or bes t res ult s , use th is co nnectio n if : ❑ Y our c able c ompa ny scr a mb les a ll chan ne ls, whic h r equ ir es y ou to us e a cable bo x. ❑ Y ou do not ha ve a VCR. ( If y ou have a VCR, s ee page s 22 and 24.) With t his co nnect ion you c an: ❑ Use the TV r e mot e con[...]

21 SETUP Setup S ETUP SETU P S ETUP SETU P Con necti ng O ption al Equi pmen t Use the directio ns in t his section to co nnect the following optional equipment: A bo ut Us i ng SV I D E O If the optional equi pment you are connecting has an S VIDEO jac k ( sh ow n a t lef t), yo u ca n use a n S V ID EO c a ble fo r impr oved pictur e quality (com[...]

22 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP VC R a n d C abl e F or bes t res ult s , use th is co nnectio n if : ❑ Y o ur ca ble co mpany does not requir e you t o u s e a c able bo x. T o connect the VCR and cable 1 Connect the CA TV cable to t he VCR ’ s V HF /U H F i n pu t j a ck. 2 Use a coaxial cable to connect the VCR ’ s VHF/U HF o utput[...]

23 SETUP Setup S ETUP SETU P S ETUP SETU P Not es on Using This Connection T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... W atc h th e VC R P r ess TV/VID EO r epeate dly t o select the VC R i nput (VIDEO 1 in the i llustra tion). W atch cable channels Pr ess TV/VID EO r epeate dly t o select the cable input (VHF/UHF in the i llustra tion). S e t up th e TV r em o[...]

24 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP VC R a n d C abl e Box F or best res ult s , u s e th is conn ection if : ❑ Y our cabl e co mpany sc ra mbl e s som e cha nnel s, su ch as pr e miu m channels (which requir es you to us e a cable box ) , but d oes not scram ble all ch annels . With t his co nnect ion you c an: ❑ Use the TV r e mot e con t[...]

25 SETUP Setup S ETUP SETU P S ETUP SETU P Not es on Using This Connection T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... W a tch cabl e (uns cramb l ed) ch an ne ls Pr ess TV/V ID EO r epeatedly to select the c able input (UHF / V HF in the i llustra tion). W a tch cable b o x ( s cr amble d) ch an ne ls T u rn on the VCR and tune it to the c h annel the cable b [...]

26 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP T wo V CRs for T ap e Editi ng Con ne ctin g two V CR s le ts you r eco rd fr om one VC R to the othe r . B y connec ting them as show 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 e ct tw o VC R s f or t ap e ed it in g 1 Use an A/ V cable t o connec t the pl ayback VCR ’[...]

27 SETUP Setup S ETUP SETU P S ETUP SETU P Not es on Using This Connection T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... V iew ( monito r) wh at is being reco rde d Pr ess TV/V ID EO r epeatedly to select the VCR input (VIDEO 1 in the illu str at ion ab ove) . S e t up th e TV r em ot e co n t r ol to o perat e the VCR(s) I f you have a non -Sony VC R, you must p[...]

28 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Satel lite Rec eiver T o connect a s a tellite receiver 1 Conn ect the s atellite ant enna 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 rec eiv er ’ s A /V ou tp ut ja cks to t he TV ’ s A/V i nput ja cks. 3 Connect a CA T V cable fr om y o[...]

29 SETUP Setup S ETUP SETU P S ETUP SETU P Not es on Using This Connection T o Do T hi s ... Do Th is .. . W atc h th e s a tel l i t e r e c eiv e r P r e ss TV/ VID E O r epeatedl y to se lec t the sa tel lite r ec eiver i nput (VIDEO 1 in t he illu st ration). Set up the TV remote contr ol to operate the satel lite r ec eiver If you have a non-S[...]

30 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Satel lite Rec eiver and VCR T o connect a s ate llite rece iver and VCR 1 Conn ect the s atellite ant enna cable to t he s atel lite receiver ’ s satellit e inpu t jack. 2 Connect the CA TV cable to t he VCR ’ s V HF /U H F i n pu t j a ck. 3 Use a coaxial cable to connect the VCR ’ s VHF/U HF o utput [...]

31 SETUP Setup S ETUP SETU P S ETUP SETU P Not es on Using This Connection T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... W atch the sa tel lite r ec eiver Pr ess TV /VI DEO r epea tedly to select the VCR i nput (VIDEO 1 in the i llustra tion). The VCR must b e turned on and se t to the satellite r eceiver ’ s line input. W atc h th e VC R P r ess TV/VID EO r ep[...]

32 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP DVD Player wit h Co mp on ent Vi de o Co nne ctors Fo r be st resu lts , us e th is co nn e ct ion if y ou r D V D pla ye r has c ompon en t vid eo ( Y , P B , P R ) jacks. T o conn ect a D VD p layer w it h comp on ent vi d eo co n nector s 1 Use three sepa rate compon ent video c a bles t o connect the DVD [...]

33 SETUP Setup S ETUP SETU P S ETUP SETU P Not es on Using This Connection T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... W atch th e DVD player Pr ess TV/VID EO r epea tedly to select the DVD in put (VI DEO 5 in the i llustra tion). S e t up th e TV r em ot e co n t r ol to oper ate the DVD pla yer I f you have a non -Sony DVD pla yer , you must pro gram t he r e[...]

34 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP DVD Player wit h S V ID EO and Audi o Co nne cto rs Use this connection if your DVD player does not have c omponent vid eo ( Y , P B , P R ) jacks . T o conn ect a D VD p layer w ith A /V conn ect ors 1 Use an audio ca ble to conn ect the DVD player ’ s audi o out put ja cks to t he TV ’ s a ud i o inp ut[...]

35 SETUP Setup S ETUP SETU P S ETUP SETU P C am cor der For easy c onn ect i on of a c amc or d er , t h e T V h as fr ont A /V inp ut j acks . If you pr efer , however , you can connect the c amcor der to the T V ’ s re a r A / V i n p u t ja c k s . T o co nnect a camcorder 1 Use A/V cables to c onnect t he c amcord er ’ s A/V o utp ut jac k [...]

36 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Au dio R e ce iver For i mpr oved sound q uality , you may want t o play t he TV ’ s audio th rou gh yo u r ste re o sy st e m . T o connect an audio sy stem 1 Use an audio cable to connect the TV ’ s audi o out put j acks t o the audi o r eceiv er ’ s line inp ut jack s. 2 Using th e TV ’ s Au dio Me[...]

37 SETUP Setup S ETUP SETU P S ETUP SETU P Usi ng the CONT ROL S Featur e CON TRO L S allows you to cont r ol your sys tem and other Sony equipment with one r em ote c ontro l. In additi on to a llowing you to cont ro l multip le de vic es with on e remot e c ontrol, the CON TRO L S fea tur e a ll ows you to a lwa y s p o int your r emot e c ontr o[...]

38 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Setti ng Up th e Cha nnel List Afte r you fini sh con ne ct i ng you r TV , you need to r un Aut o Setu p to set up yo ur channels. The Aut o Set up s cre en appears when you turn on your TV f or th e first time after hookin g it up. If you d o not want to s et up the chan ne ls at th i s time , you can d o i[...]

39 Us in g the Rem ot e Co nt rol Ove rview Thi s c hap ter d esc ri bes how to s et up, p r ogr am, and u s e t he T V ’ s re m o t e c o n t r o l . Inserting Ba tter ies 1 Rem ove th e b att e ry co ver fr om th e r emote cont rol. 2 In ser t tw o s i ze A A (R 6) ba tte ri es ( supp li ed ) b y mat ch ing th e e and E termin al s o n th e ba [...]

40 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ot e Con tr ol But ton Desc ription s Outsi de Panel MODE PALETTE M E M O R Y S T I C K DISPLA Y RESET FREEZE GUIDE CODE SET MENU CH VOL FA VORITES INDEX ENTER JUMP ANT TV/VIDEO PIC MODE TV SA T/CABLE FUNCTION MUTING SLEEP SA T/CABLE POWER RM-Y187 TWIN VIEW DRC TV 1 4 q; qa qh qj qk wa ws 6 8 qs 7 9 ql w; qg qd[...]

41 SETUP SETU P SETUP Rem ot e Con tr ol SETUP SETUP qg COD E SE T P re ss to pr og ram the r emo te c ontro l to o perate n on- Sony video equipment. Fo r details, see “ Prog ramming the Remo te C ontro l ” on page 43. qh POWER Buttons SAT/ CAB L E: Press to tur n on and of f the satellite r eceiver or c abl e bo x . TV: P ress to tu rn on a n[...]

42 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ot e Con tr ol Ins ide Panel T o a ccess the inside panel, open the outside cover as shown. ✍ Open in g t he outs ide cover automatica lly switches the re mote control to operate y our VCR or DVD pla yer , depending on the posit i on of the A /V slide switch. For details , se e page 43. Button Descrip tion wg[...]

43 SETUP SETU P SETUP Rem ot e Con tr ol SETUP SETUP Pr ogramming th e Remote Co ntrol The rem ote contro l is prese t to operate Sony brand video equipment. If you ha ve video equipment other than S ony bra nd that y ou want to co nt rol w ith th e TV ’ s remote contr ol, use t he follow ing procedure to pro gram the remote contr ol. 1 T u rn to[...]

44 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ot e Con tr ol Manu fa ctu rer ’ s Codes VCRs Ma nu f ac ture r Code Sony 301 , 30 2, 303 Admiral (M. W a rd ) 327 Aiw a 338 , 344 Audio Dyna mic 314 , 337 Br ok soni c 319 , 317 Canon 309 , 308 Citiz en 332 Crai g 302, 33 2 Criterion 315 Curt is Mathe s 304 , 338, 30 9 Daewo o 341 , 312, 30 9 DBX 314 , 336, [...]

45 Usi ng the F eatu r es Ove rview This c hapter d escribes how to use t he feat ur es of your TV . To p i c Page W atc hing TV 46 Using the Scr olling Index 47 Using T win V iew 48 Using F avorite Ch annels 51 Usin g t he Fr eeze Fu ncti on 52 Using t he Memory Stic k Pictur e V iewer 53 Usi ng Other Eq uipm en t w ith Y o ur TV Rem ot e C ontrol[...]

46 SETUP SETU P SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP W atch ing TV T o Do T hi s ... Do T hi s ... Acti vate th e remo te c ont ro l t o oper ate the TV Press TV FUN CTI ON T u rn on/of f the TV Press TV POWE R T une dir ectly t o a ch annel Pr ess 0-9 an d t hen ENT ER (or w ait 3 seconds) o r Press CH +/- Adjust the vo lume Press VO L +/- Mute the volume [...]

47 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Usi ng the Sc r ol ling I nde x Th e Scrolling Index let s you selec t pro gra ms fr om a scrolling ind ex of video pictures. 1 Pres s IND EX . The Scr ollin g Index appears, with the currently selected program in the m ain (le ft) wind ow , a nd fo ur sc r ollin g vide o pic tures in the rig h t. As each[...]

48 SETUP SETU P SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Using T win View T win V iew lets you see two pictures fr om t wo sources — fr om an ant enna, VCR, DVD, etc . — on the s cr een at the same ti me. Y ou hear t he sou nd fr om on ly one of th e sour ces at a tim e , but yo u can choose whi c h sour ce ’ s soun d is selecte d. Y o u can als o change [...]

49 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Activat ing the Pict ur e Func tion s A vai lable in t he Act ive (Highl ighted ) W indow T o activ ate the pi cture in th e right window ❑ Move t he jo y s tick b . T o activa te t he pict ur e in th e le ft win dow ❑ Mov e t h e j oy s t ic k B . T o Do T hi s ... Do T hi s ... T une to a channel Pr[...]

50 SETUP SETU P SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP C han gi ng th e Pict ur e Size The zo om featu r e lets you v ary th e rel ativ e s i ze o f t he le ft an d r i ght pictur es. When you adjust the picture s izes, the TV memorizes the change. The next time you use the T w in V iew function, the memo ri zed sizes appea r . 1 Move t he jo y s tick B or b [...]

51 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Usi ng Favor i te Chann els Th e Favor ite Chann els fe a ture lets you selec t pr ogr ams from a list of up to e ig ht favo ri te c hann el s that you sp ec i fy . Cr eati ng a List of Favori te Channels 1 Pres s ME NU to d isp lay the Menu. 2 Move t he jo y s tick B or b to hi g hlig ht the Chann el i c[...]

52 SETUP SETU P SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Using the Fr e eze Functi on Th e FRE EZE button allow s you to temporarily capture a pr ogram ’ s pictur e. Y ou can use t his featur e to write down informati on such as phone num be rs, r ecipes, etc. 1 When the pr ogram i nfo rmation you wa nt to captur e is displayed, pr e ss FREEZ E . 2 Th e TV s [...]

53 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Using the Memory Stic k Pictur e Viewer A b o ut Me mo r y Sti ck Mem ory Stick (so ld separat ely) is a new , com pact , por table, and ve rs ati le Int eg rat ed C ir cu it r ec ordi n g medi um wi th a d ata c apaci t y that exceeds that of a f loppy disk. Mem ory Stick is s pecially designed fo r exch[...]

54 SETUP SETU P SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Abou t DCF F ile Names Mos t Sony b rand digit al still a nd vide o cam eras aut omat ically record still imag es usi ng D CF comp liant di r ec tory a nd f ile n ames, as shown in t he fo llo wing example: Uns upp or te d Image T ypes Th is TV ’ s Memo ry Stick view er cannot display any of the follow [...]

55 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es In sertin g a n d Removing a Memory Stic k T o in sert a M emory S tick 1 Locate the Mem ory Stic k slo t (see page 1 0) a nd i ns ert the Mem ory Stick in to th e Memor y Stick slo t as i llus trated belo w . Wh en in serted prop erly , i t shou ld s lid e in with little r esis tance and c l ick into pl [...]

56 SETUP SETU P SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Displ aying the Memory Stic k Menu 1 Inser t a Memory Stic k that contain s the images y ou w a nt to view . For details, see page 55. 2 Pres s th e MEMOR Y STICK b u tt on o n t he rem o te co nt rol. T he Me mo ry Sti ck M enu appears. 3 T o se le ct a n op t ion , mo v e th e jo yst ic k V or v t o hig[...]

57 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Usin g the Memory Sti ck Index The Memory St ick Index lets you view images t hat are on t he Mem ory Stick in an index o f thum bna il im ages. 1 Inser t a Memory Stic k that contain s the images y ou w a nt to view . For details, see page 55. 2 Pres s th e MEMOR Y STICK b u tt on o n t he rem o te co nt[...]

58 SETUP SETU P SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Usin g the Memory Sti ck Slideshow Th e Memo ry Stick Slid es how lets y ou watch a slid eshow of the images t hat ar e on t he Memory S tick. 1 Inser t a Memory Stic k that contain s the images y ou w a nt to view . For details, see page 55. 2 Pres s th e MEMOR Y STICK b u tt on o n t he rem o te co nt r[...]

59 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Us ing th e Rota t e Pict ur e Screen The Ro tate Pi cture Sc r een lets you r o tate an i mage fr om an i ndex of thumb na ils. 1 In the Me mo ry S ti ck Se tup M enu, move the joy s tick to h ig hli gh t Rotate Pictur e an d pr es s . T he Ro tate Pict ure sc reen a ppears . 2 Move the joystick V v B b [...]

60 SETUP SETU P SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Usi ng Other E qui pment with Y our TV Remot e Contr ol A ll Eq ui pmen t Operat ing a VCR Operat ing a Satel lite Rec eiver T o Do T hi s ... Do T hi s ... Sw i tch th e TV ’ s i np ut to th e VCR, DVD player , or ot her conn ected equipment Press TV/VID EO r ep eatedly to cycle t hrough th e video equ[...]

61 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Operat ing a Cable Bo x Operat ing a DVD Player Op erat ing an MDP (Laser d isc Pl ayer) T o Do T hi s ... Pre ss Acti vate th e remo te c ont ro l to o perat e the cable box SAT/CA BL E FU NC TI ON Tu r n o n / o f f SA T /C ABL E POW E R S elect a chan nel 0-9, ENTER Chang e channe l s CH +/- Ba ck to p[...]

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63 Using th e Menus Ove rview The Menu gives you access t o the f ollowing fea t ures : Nav igatin g Thr ough Me nus M enu Ic on Description Page Al l ow s yo u t o m a ke a dj u st m en t s t o y ou r p ic tu re settings . It also allows you t o cus tomize the Pictur e Mode based o n the type of p r ogram you ar e viewing, se lect Ad va nced V id [...]

64 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETU P S ETUP SETUP Using the Video Menu T o select th e Vi d eo Me nu 1 Pres s ME NU . 2 Move t he jo y s tick B or b to high light t he V id eo icon and pr e ss . 3 Mov e the j o ysti c k to hi g hlig ht an opt ion. Pr es s to s e le c t an opt i on. 4 Move t he jo y s tick V v B b to cha nge se t tin gs. Pr es s to selec t [...]

65 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP ClearEdge VM Ve l o c i t y Modul ation Sha rpen s p ict ur e defi ni tio n to gi v e ev ery o bj ect a shar p, cle an ed ge . Sel ec t from Hig h , Me dium , Low , Off . Adv anc ed Vid e o Sele c t Program to c hoos e a mon g the DR C Mo de and DR C P alette op t ion s . DR C M o de Cr ea tes a hig h-resol u[...]

66 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETU P S ETUP SETUP Using the Audio Me nu T o select the A udio Menu 1 Pres s ME NU . 2 Move t he jo y s tick B or b to high light t he A udio icon an d pr e ss . 3 Move the joystick to highl ight an opti o n. Pr ess to se le c t an opti o n. 4 Move t he jo y s tick V v B b to change s ettings. Press to sele ct th e ch ang ed [...]

67 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP Spe aker On Se le c t t o t ur n o n th e T V s pe ake rs . Off S elect to turn of f the TV speakers and listen to th e TV 's sou n d on ly t hroug h y o ur e x ter nal audio s ystem sp eakers. Audi o Out Ea sy cont r ol of vo lu me ad jus tm en ts Th is option can be se t only whe n the Sp e ak er optio[...]

68 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETU P S ETUP SETUP Using the Channe l Menu T o select th e Chan ne l Menu 1 Pres s ME NU . 2 Move t he jo y s tick B or b to high light the Cha nnel icon and pr ess . 3 Mo ve th e jo ys t ick to hig hl igh t an opti o n. Pr ess to se le c t an o pt ion . 4 Move t he jo y s tick V v B b to cha nge se t tin gs. Pr es s to selec[...]

69 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP Channel Sk ip/ A d d A l lows you to c ustomize t he channel l ist that ap pears w hen yo u use the CH +/ - bu tto ns. 1 M ove the joystic k V or v t o s c ro ll th ro u g h t h e channels until you find the c hannel you want to skip or add. Then press to s e le c t it . 2 M ove the joystic k V or v to toggle[...]

70 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETU P S ETUP SETUP Using the Pare nt Menu The Parent Menu allows you to s et up the TV to bl oc k pro grams acco rding to the ir con tent an d rating levels . T o sele ct the P a rent Me nu 1 Pres s ME NU . 2 Move t he jo y s tick B or b to high light the Par en t icon and pr e ss . 3 Use t he 0-9 butto ns on the r emo te con[...]

71 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP US Models: Select ing Custom Rat ing O pti ons For US mode ls, the Cu stom Rating Menu includes the f ollowing opt i ons. (Fo r Can ad ian model s , see pag e 72.) Viewing Blocked Pr ograms Y o u can view blocked pro grams by en tering the password . Press the ENT ER button w hen tuned to a bloc ked pr ogram,[...]

72 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETU P S ETUP SETUP Can adi a n Mo del s: Select ing Custom Rat ing O pti ons For Canadi an mode ls, the Cus tom Rating Me nu includes the fo llo wi ng opt i ons. (F or US mode ls, se e page 71 .) Viewing Blocked Pr ograms Y o u can view blocked pro grams by en tering the password . Press the ENT ER button w hen tuned to a blo[...]

73 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP Using the T imer Menu T o select t he Time r Menu 1 Pres s ME NU . 2 Move t he jo y s tick B or b to high light the T im er icon and pr e ss . T o reset the Cl ock or Timers ❑ Pres s RESE T on the r e mot e control, when in the T im er Men u, to r e s et to th e fac tor y defau lts . Select ing T imer O pt [...]

74 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETU P S ETUP SETUP Using the Setup Menu T o selec t t h e Se tup M en u 1 Pres s ME NU . 2 Move t he jo y s tick B or b to high light the Set up ico n and pr e ss . 3 Mo ve th e j o ys tic k to hi ghl igh t an opti o n. Pr ess to s el e ct an o pt ion . 4 Move t he jo y s tick V v B b to c hange settin gs. Press to s e le ct [...]

75 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP V ideo Label Allow s you to i den tify A /V equ ipm ent y ou c onn ected to the TV , su ch as a VCR, DVD, etc . For example, if you have a DVD player connected t o the VIDEO 5 jack, you can select the label DVD f or t he VIDEO 5 input. Then w h en you pre ss t he TV/VI DEO b u tton to chang e inpu ts, the V i[...]

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77 Other Informati on Ove rview Th is chapte r includes the follo wing to pics: To p i c Page Glo ssa ry 7 8 Notes on Using M emory Stic k Media 7 9 Cont ac ti ng Sony 80 T r oub l es ho ot i ng 8 0 Specific ations 84 Opt io nal Acc es sor ies 84 In de x 8 5 36 _40 X BR. bo ok P age 7 7 T ue s day , A pr il 1 6, 20 02 4: 16 PM[...]

78 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP Glos sary a nal og signa l A signa ling met hod that uses c on tinuo us ch an ges in th e am pli tud e or fre que ncy of an electr onic tr ans mission to conv ey inform ation. aspect ratio Refer s to the rat io betw een th e widt h and he ight of the scr een. T his T V has a 4: 3 a spect rat io , as[...]

79 We lcome SETUP Oth er Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using Memory Stic k Media Memory Stic k Pr ecauti ons When using Mem ory Stick med ia, follow these precautio ns: ❑ T o av o id p e rm an en t d ama g e to s ti ll im a ge d ata , do no t tur n o ff t he T V or r emov e Memo ry Stick med i a f r om the ins e rt i on s lot while da ta is be[...]

80 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP Con tacti ng Son y If, a fter r eading these operating i nstr uctions, you have a dditional quest ions r el ated to the use o f yo ur Sony t elevision, pl eas e call ou r Custo mer Info rmation Ser vices Center at 1-800 -222-SO NY (7669) (US r esidents on ly) or (416) 499-S O NY (7669) (Canad ian r [...]

81 We lcome SETUP Oth er Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote C ontrol Memory Stic k Pr obl em Poss ib le Re me die s Remot e c ontr ol does not opera te ❏ The batteries could be weak. Replace the b atteries. ❏ Check the orientation of the batteries. ❏ Press t he TV FUNCTION b utto n. Y ou may ha ve in adve rtent ly press ed th e S A T/C A BLE F U[...]

82 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP Video Au dio Pr obl em Poss ib le Re me die s No p icture (s cr een no t lit) , no s ound ❏ If your TV does n ot turn on, and a r ed li ght keep s flash ing, yo ur TV may need servic e. Call y our l ocal S ony Service Ce nter . ❏ M ak e su re t he po w er c o rd is pl u gg e d in . ❏ Press t h[...]

83 We lcome SETUP Oth er Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Ch ann els Gen era l Pr obl em Poss ib le Re me die s Canno t r eceiv e u pper channels ( UHF) when us ing an an ten na ❏ Cha n ge th e Cable op tion to O ff (see page 68). ❏ Use Au to Pr ogr a m in the Ch a nnel M e nu to add receivable channels that ar e no t presently in th e TV ’ s memory ([...]

84 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP S peci f icat ions Des ign and sp ecif ication s are subjec t to chan ge with out no tice. Optio na l Acc essori es ❑ A/V C able (VMC- 810/820/ 830 HG) ❑ Audio Ca ble (RKC-515H G) ❑ Component V ideo Cable (VMC-10/30 HG ) ❑ TV St an d, f or KV -36XBR80 0: SU-36XB R8 TV St an d, f or KV -40XBR[...]

85 I nde x 0- 9 but tons 41 , 46 16 :9 (w id escreen) 8 , 75 A Ad vance d V ideo 65 ANT bu tton 40 , 46 ant enna, connect ing 15 aspect r atio 75 Audio Men u 63 , 66 Audio Out 67 audio recei ver, connecting 36 A u to P ro gra m (c ha nn e l s e tu p ) 38 , 68 Auto SA P, MTS sett ing 66 AU X j ac k, descr ibed 13 AV1- 3/DVD s lide switch 42 B balanc[...]

86 Ot her Info M enus S ETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP FRE EZ E butto n 40 , 52 Freeze, using 52 G GUI DE bu tt on 41 H HD Deta iler 8 HD/DVD IN (10 80i /720p/480p/ 480 i) j ac ks, des crib ed 13 hue, adjus ting 64 I IN DEX bu tto n 40 , 47 interlac ed 7 , 40 , 65 , 78 J joystick 40 JUMP but ton 40 , 46 L labe l ch an ne ls 69 Langu ag e, sett ing 75 LOC [...]

87 SETUP SETU P Othe r Inf o SETU P SETUP S S VIDEO jack, de scribed 11 , 13 SAT /CA BL E F U NC TI ON b u tton 40 SAT /CA BL E P OW ER b utto n 41 satellit e receiv er, using with TV remo te contro l 60 Scroll ing In dex , usin g 47 SELECT button 11 , 42 setting u p ch anne ls 38 Setu p Menu 63 , 74 sha rpness, adjustin g 64 Si mul a t e d, Eff e [...]

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