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Operating Instructions
©1999 by Sony Corporation KV-32XBR250 KV-36XBR250
©1999 by Sony Corpor
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Table of Contents Important Safeguards ...................... i Using your New TV Operating Video Equipment Welcome! ......................................... 1 Setting Up the TV Automatically ............ 14 Programming the Remote Control .......... 32 Precautions....................................... 1 Watching the TV ........................................ 15 Operating a Cable Box or SAT Receiver Using Picture-in-Picture — PIP ............... 17 Using This Manual ...........................
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Remote Control Getting to know the buttons on the remote control In the instructions that follow, we will POWER (page 15) refer to the buttons on your remote control. MUTING Names of the buttons on the remote MUTING POWER Keep this flap unfolded and use this page VTR/DVD SAT/CABLE (page 15) FUNCTION control are presented in different colors to TV for reference. (page 15) represent the available functions. SYSTEM FUNCTION SYSTEM OFF (page 16) OFF VTR/DVD SAT/CABLE TV TV/VIDEO SLEEP DISPLAY ANT TV
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WARNING CAUTION interference in a residential installation. This equipment To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not When using TV games, computers, and similar products generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy expose the TV to rain or moisture. with your TV, keep the brightness and contrast functions and, if not installed and used in accordance with the at low settings. If a fixed (non-moving) pattern is left on instructions, may cause harmful interference with radio the
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Important Safeguards For your protection, please read these instructions Alternate Warning while the TV is operating, unplug the TV completely, and keep this manual for future reference. and consult your dealer or service For the set with a three-wire technician. It is normal for some TV sets grounding type AC plug Carefully observe and comply with all warnings, to make occasional snapping or popping This plug will only fit into a cautions and instructions placed on the set, or described sounds
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Important Safeguards (continued) • Never place the set in a confined space, such as Antenna Grounding According to the NEC • If the set has been subject to excessive a bookcase, or built-in cabinet, unless proper Refer to section 54-300 of Canadian Electrical Code for shock by being dropped, or the cabinet ventilation is provided. Antenna Grounding. has been damaged. • If the set does not operate normally when • Do not place the set near or over a radiator or following the operating instruction
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Welcome! Precautions Using This Manual ® Thank you for purchasing the Sony Trinitron This manual is divided into five major Safety Color TV. This manual is for models sections. We recommend that you review the • Operate the TV only with 120 V AC. KV-32XBR250 and KV-36XBR250. contents before you begin to use your new • The plug is designed, for safety purposes, TV. The features you will enjoy include: to fit in the wall outlet only one way. If you 1 Connecting and Installing the TV • A flat CRT,
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Connecting and Installing the TV Making Connections Refer to the table below, it will direct you to the diagram suitable to the equipment you will be connecting. If you will be connecting See page Cable or antenna only 3 Cable and antenna 3 Cable box 4 Cable box and cable to view scrambled channels 4 VCR and cable or antenna 5 VCR and cable box 5 Two VCRs for tape editing 6 Satellite receiver 7 VCR and Satellite receiver 7 DVD player 8 DVD player with component video output connectors 8 Audio
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Cable and antenna 75-ohm (Rear of TV) Note about the AC Power Cord A • VHF only coaxial cable VHF/UHF If your cable provider does not feature local or The AC power cord is attached to the rear of channels, you may find this set up convenient. • VHF/UHF the TV with hooks. Use caution when or removing the AC plug from its holder. Gently • Cable (Rear of TV) slide the cord in the upward direction, without AUX CATV cable removing the cord from the two lower hooks. (No connection "TO You can CONVERTE
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Connecting and Installing the TV (continued) Cable Box Connections If you will be controlling all channel selection Some pay cable TV systems use scrambled or through your cable box, you should consider using the CHANNEL FIX feature, (see page 26). encoded signals that require a cable box to (Rear of TV) view all channels. VHF/UHF Cable Cable box 1 Connect the coaxial connector from your cable to the IN on your cable box. 2 Using a coaxial cable, connect OUT on OUT IN your cable box to VHF/UH
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VCR Connections For optimum picture quality, use S VIDEO (Rear of TV) instead of the yellow A/V cable. S VIDEO AUX VIDEO IN does not provide sound, your audio 13 4 Connecting an antenna/cable TV connectors must still be connected. Y TO system with a VCR CONVERTER S VIDEO PB Coaxial cable 1 Attach the coaxial connector from your 3 VIDEO PR cable or antenna to IN on your VCR. L L ( ) MONO VHF/UHF 2 Using A/V connectors, connect AUDIO AUDIO VCR AUDIO Cable/ R R and VIDEO OUT on your VCR to AUDIO an
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Connecting and Installing the TV (continued) Connecting two VCRs for tape editing To perform tape editing; set the MONITOR OUT gives you the ability to use a TV to the video input intended for second VCR to record a program being played playback by pressing TV/VIDEO. by the primary VCR or to perform tape (Rear of TV) editing and dubbing. VIDEO IN 13 4 1 Connect the VCR intended for playback Y S VIDEO OUT using the connection instructions on PB AUDIO TV MONITOR ( ) VAR/FIX page 5 of this manual.
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Satellite Connections If your satellite receiver has an S Video connection, (Rear of TV) use it for optimum picture quality instead of the AUX VIDEO IN yellow A/V cable. S Video does not provide sound, 13 4 Connecting a satellite receiver so your audio cable must still be connected. Y TO 1 Connect the cable from your satellite CONVERTER S VIDEO PB antenna to SATELLITE IN on your receiver. 2 VIDEO PR Satellite receiver 2 Attach the coaxial connector from your L L 1 SATELLITE IN (MONO) VHF/UHF VHF
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Connecting and Installing the TV (continued) (Rear of TV) DVD Player Connections VIDEO IN 13 4 Y Connecting a DVD Player 2 S VIDEO PB S VIDEO cable 1 Using audio connectors, connect AUDIO VIDEO PR OUT on your DVD player to AUDIO IN on L your TV. L ( ) MONO (Rear of DVD player) AUDIO AUDIO R 2 Using an S VIDEO cable, connect S VIDEO R LINE OUT S-LINK S VIDEO AUDIO R AUDIO L VIDEO on your DVD player to S VIDEO on your TV. CONTROL S OUT AUDIO-R (red) Connecting a DVD Player with 1 AUDIO-L (whit
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(Rear of TV) Additional Connections VIDEO IN 13 4 Y Connecting an audio system S VIDEO OUT PB AUDIO TV MONITOR ( ) VAR/FIX For an enhanced sound, connect your audio VIDEO PR VIDEO AUDIO-L (white) system to your TV. 1 L L L ( ) ( ) MONO MONO 1 Using AUDIO connectors, connect AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO R R R OUT on your TV to one of the unused Line S-LINK AUDIO-R (red) CONTROL S inputs (e.g. Tape-2, AUX1, etc.) on your OUT IN stereo. Line 2 Set your stereo to the chosen Line input input 2 and use th
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Connecting and Installing the TV (continued) Connecting a camcorder If you have an S VIDEO equipped camcorder, you can use an S VIDEO cable for optimum This connection is convenient for viewing a picture quality. picture directly from your camcorder. Using A/V connectors, connect AUDIO and VIDEO OUT on your camcorder to AUDIO VIDEO 2 INPUT and VIDEO IN on your TV. Tip z S VIDEO VIDEO L(MONO)-AUDIO-R If you are connecting a monaural camcorder, connect only the single white audio output to the le
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Using Special Sony Features (Rear of TV) VIDEO IN 13 4 Using the CONTROL S feature Y S VIDEO OUT PB TV MONITOR AUDIO ( ) CONTROL S allows you to control your TV VAR/FIX VIDEO PR VIDEO and other Sony equipment with one remote L L L (MONO) (MONO) control. AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO R R R S-LINK CONTROL S Using a CONTROL S cable, connect OUT IN CONTROL S IN on your Sony equipment, (e.g. VCR) to CONTROL S OUT on your TV. CONTROL S Tip z IN OUT You can also program your remote control to operate other equip
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Connecting and Installing the TV (continued) Connecting S-Link to a VCR S-Link automatically powers on the TV and 1 switches to the correct video input when a AUDIO-R (red) tape is inserted in the VCR. AUDIO-L (white) (Rear of TV) VIDEO (yellow) VCR 1 Using A/V connectors, connect AUDIO VIDEO IN OUT 13 4 and VIDEO OUT on your VCR to AUDIO IN AUDIO R AUDIO L VIDEO Y LINE S-LINK and VIDEO IN on your TV. S VIDEO OUT PB 2 Using an S-Link connector (mono mini VIDEO PR plug), connect S-LINK on your
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Basic Set Up Inserting Batteries Using the Remote Control Front Panel Menu Control Move & Select Buttons Insert two size AA (R6) batteries (supplied) by The front panel menu controls allow access to matching the + and – on the batteries to the TV/SAT GUIDE the on-screen menus without the use of a diagram inside the battery compartment. remote control. Pressing the MENU button Move VOL CH will bring up the on-screen menus. The arrow MENU buttons, (V,v) move the on-screen cursor in the menus and
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Using Your New TV Tip z Using the buttons on the top of the TV: Setting Up the TV Automatically To reset your TV to factory settings, turn the TV on. Then, while pressing the RESET button on your remote After you have finished connecting your TV, control, press the POWER button on your TV. The TV you will want to run AUTO PROGRAM to set will turn itself off, then back on. up your channels. The AUTO PROGRAM feature does not apply for 1 Press POWER to turn on the TV. installations that use a cabl
