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Trinitron Color TV
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Operating Instructions
• Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain
it for future reference.
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KV-XF25M80
KV-XF29M80
©1999 by Sony Corporation
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WARNING • Dangerously high voltages are present inside the TV. • Operate the TV only between 110 – 240 V AC. Do not open the cabinet or the rear cover of the Install the TV in a stable position. Do not allow TV. Refer servicing to qualified personnel. children to climb onto it. Do not operate the TV if any liquid or solid object To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose falls into it. Have it checked immediately by the TV to rain or moisture. qualified personnel only. Do not install the T
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Using Your New TV Table of Contents WARNING Using Your New TV Getting Started ............................................................................................. 4 Step 1: Connect the antenna .................................................................. 4 Step 2: Insert the batteries into the remote .......................................... 5 Step 3: Preset the channels automatically ........................................... 5 Connecting optional components .....
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Using Your New TV Getting Started Step 1 Connect the antenna If you wish to connect a VCR, see the “Connecting a VCR” diagram below. Rear of TV or Antenna cable (not supplied) IEC connector (not supplied) Antenna cable (not supplied) : Signal flow CAUTION Do not connect the power cord until all other connections are complete; otherwise, a minimal current leakage through the antenna and/or other terminals to the ground could occur. Connecting a VCR To play a video tape, see page 9. Rear of TV An
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Using Your New TV Notes • If you connect a monaural VCR, connect the yellow plug to (the yellow jack) and the black plug to -L (MONO) (the white jack). • If you connect a VCR to the ù (antenna) terminal, preset the signal output from the VCR to the program number 0 on the TV. • When both the (S video input) and É 1 (video input) are connected, the (S video input) is automatically selected. To view the video input to É 1 (video input), disconnect the S video cable. • When no signal is input t
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Connecting optional components You can connect optional audio/video components, such as a VCR, multi disc player, camcorder, video game or stereo system. To watch the picture of the connected equipment, see page 9. Connecting a camcorder/video game equipment using the É (video input) jacks Front of TV S video cable (not supplied) To Audio/Video cable (not supplied) (S video ToÉ 3 To video and input) (video input) audio outputs Camcorder 3 or To S video output Video game equipment ( ) MONO :Sign
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Using Your New TV Securing the TV To prevent the TV from falling, secure the TV using one of the following methods: With the supplied screws, attach the stabilizer band to the TV stand and to A the rear of the TV using the provided hole. or Pass a cord or chain through the clamps and secure them to the rear of the B TV and a wall or pillar. 20 mm 3.8mm A B or Note • Use only the supplied screws. Use of other screws may damage the TV. Using Your New TV 7
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Watching the TV Û u This section explains functions used É while watching TV. Most operations can ; be done using the remote. 1 2 3 Number buttons 4 5 6 7 8 9 -/-- 0 JUMP SOUND MODE SURROUND FAVORITE MENU PIC MODE
MENU ENTER A/B +/–/ENTER
u (stanby) indicator PROGR +/– . +/– Press U to turn on the TV. 1 When the TV is in standby mode (the u indicator on the TV is lit red), press u on the remote. Press PROGR +/– or 2 number buttons to select 1 2 3 the TV program. 4 5 6 or For double digit nu
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Using Your New TV Additional tasks To Press Turn off temporarily u. The u indicator on the TV lights up red. Turn off completely U on the TV. Mute the sound Û. Watch the video input É (or É on the TV) to select “VIDEO 1”, “VIDEO (VCR, camcorder, etc.) 2” and “VIDEO 3.” To return to the TV program, press ;. Jump back to the previous channel JUMP. Display the on-screen information* . * The picture, sound, and either the program number or video mode are displayed. The on-screen display for the pic
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Watching the TV (continued) Setting the Wake Up timer Press until the 1 WAKE UP TIMER:10M desired period of time After 10 minutes appears. WAKE UP TIMER:OFF WAKE UP TIMER:12H00M No Wake Up Timer After 12 hours Select the TV program or 2 video mode you want to wake up to. Press u or set the Sleep 3 timer if you want the TV to turn off automatically. The indicator on the TV lights up orange. To cancel the Wake Up timer Press until “WAKE UP TIMER: OFF” appears, or turn off the TV’s main power. N
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Advanced Operations Advanced Operations Selecting the SOUND SURROUND FAVORITE MODE SOUND MODE picture and sound PIC MODE MENU PIC MODE ENTER A/B modes You can select picture and sound modes and adjust the setting to your preference in PERSONAL option. Selecting the picture mode DYNAMIC STANDARD Press PIC MODE PIC MODE repeatedly until you get the desired picture mode. PERSONAL SOFT Select To DYNAMIC receive high contrast pictur es. STANDARD receive nor mal contrast pictur es. SOFT receive mild c
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Viewing your favorite channels 1 2 3 Number — FAVORITE CHANNEL 4 5 6 buttons 7 8 9 You can display and select six of your -/-- 0 favorite channels directly from your TV screen. SOUND MODE SURROUND FAVORITE F FA AVORITE VORITE PIC MODE MENU A/B ENTER Press FAVORITE. 1 FAVORITE Press one of the number 1 2 buttons to select the 2 1 3 desired channel. 5 4 6 Tip • T o program your favorite channels, see “Pr ogramming your favorite channels” on page 18. 12 Advanced Operations
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Listening with SOUND MODE SURROUND FAVORITE surround sound SURROUND PIC MODE MENU A/B ENTER The surround feature enables you to enjoy the sound effects of a concert hall or movie theater. Press SURROUND repeatedly until you SURROUND: HIGH SURROUND: LOW receive the desired surround sound. SURROUND SURROUND: OFF Select To HIGH listen to the sound that spr eads out over a lar ge ar ea, giving the feeling of being at a concert hall. LOW listen to the sound that gives the feeling of being at a live c
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Adjusting Your Setup (MENU) Introducing the menu system The MENU button lets you open a menu and change the settings of your TV. Here's an overview of the menu system. Return icon Name of the current A/V CONTROL icon menu SET UP icon Menu level 3 CH PRESET icon Menu level 2 Menu level 1 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3/Function A/V CONTROL PICTURE MODE Select the pictur e mode. DYNAMIC n STANDARD n SOFT n PERSONAL n ADJUST ADJUST Adjust the PERSONAL option. PICTUREn COLORn BRIGHTn HUEn SHARP SOUND MODE S
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Adjusting Your Setup (MENU) How to use the SOUND MODE SURROUND FAVORITE menu PIC MODE MENU MENU A/B ENTER + / – /ENTER You can use the buttons on the remote and on the TV as well to display the menu and adjust the settings. MENU Press MENU to display the 1 menu.
Press + or – to select the 2 desired item.
ENTER Press ENTER to confirm 3 your option and go to the next menu level. Other menu operations To Press Adjust the setting value + / – Return to the pr evious menu level* ENTER Cancel the m
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Changing the A/V SOUND MODE SURROUND FAVORITE CONTROL setting PIC MODE MENU MENU A/B ENTER + / – /ENTER The A/V CONTROL menu allows you to change the picture and sound settings. Press MENU. 1 Make sure the A/V 2 ENTER CONTROL icon ( ) is selected, then press ENTER. Press + or – to select either ENTER 3
PICTURE MODE, SOUND MODE, or SURROUND, then press ENTER.
Press + or – to select the 4 ENTER
desired option, then press ENTER.
For Select PICTURE MODE either DYNAMIC, STANDARD, SOFT , PERSO
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Adjusting the ADJUST options under PICTURE MODE ENTER
Press + or – to select the 1 desired item (e.g., COLOR), COLOR 80 then press ENTER.
Adjust the value according to the following table, then press ENTER. 2 For Press – to Press + to PICTURE decrease pictur e contrast increase pictur e contrast COLOR decrease color intensity increase color intensity BRIGHT darken the pictur e brighten the pictur e HUE* increase r ed pictur e tones increase gr een pictur e tones SHARP soften the pictur e sha
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Changing the SET 1 2 3 UP setting Number 4 5 6 buttons The SET UP menu allows you to change 7 8 9 the menu language, lock channels, -/-- 0 adjust the picture position, program your favorite channels and adjust SOUND MODE SURROUND FAVORITE volume automatically. PIC MODE MENU MENU ENTER A/B + / – / ENTER Programming your favorite channels The FAVORITE CH feature enables you to program up to six channels for direct selection. Press MENU. 1 Press + or – to select the ENTER
2 SET UP icon ( ), then
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Using the CHILD LOCK feature You can prevent your children from watching certain programs by using the CHILD LOCK feature. Press MENU. 1 Press + or – to select the ENTER 2
SET UP icon ( ), then press ENTER.
Press + or – to select CHILD 3
ENTER LOCK, then press ENTER.
ENTER Press + or –, or number
4 buttons to select the desired channel, then
press ENTER. or 1 2 3 ENTER 4 5 6 7 8 9 -/-- 0 Press + or – to select ON, then 5 press ENTER. ENTER
The lock symbol ( ) appears on the screen
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Changing the SET UP setting (continued) Changing other SET UP menu options Press MENU. 1 Press + or – to select the ENTER
2 SET UP icon ( ), then press ENTER.
Press + or – to select the ENTER
3 desired option (e.g., INTELLIGENT VOL), then
press ENTER. Select To LANGUAGE/ Change the menu language (see “Changing the menu language” on page 9). CHILD LOCK Prevent childr en fr om watching cer tain pr ograms (see “Using the CHILD LOCK feature” on page 19). PIC ROTATION Adjust the pictur e posi
