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    R 4-090-229-62(1) Trinitron Digital TV Instructi on Manu al GB KD-32NX200 U KD-36NX200 U © 2002 by Sony Corporation ® 409022962 32nx200Ucover.fm P age 1 Mond ay, September 16, 2002 11:53 A M[...]

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    NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM For KD-32NX200U models A moulde d plug com plying wi th BS1363 is fitted to thi s equipme nt for yo ur safety a nd convenie nce. Should the fuse in the plug s upplied need to be rep laced, a 5 AMP fuse ap proved b y ASTA or BSI to BS 1362 (i.e. mark ed with or ) must b e used. W hen an alternativ e type o [...]

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    1 Thank you f or choosing this FD Trinitro n Integrated Digi tal Te lev ision Bef o re oper ati ng the TV , please read thi s instruction manual t horoug hly and reta in it for future re f erenc e. NX1-8.fm Page 1 Monday, September 16, 2002 12:24 PM[...]

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    Safety i nformation 2 This set is to operate on a 220-240 V AC supply only . T ake care not to connect too many appliances to the same power sock et as this could result in fire or el ectric shoc k. F or environmental and safety reasons, it is recommended that the TV set is not left in standby mode when not in use. Disconnect from the mains. Nev er[...]

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    Table of contents 3 Getting start ed Chec king the access ories suppli ed ................ ................ ............ ................. ........... ........... ........... .... 4 Inserting batteries in to the remo te control ............... ........... ........... ................. ........... ................. . ... 4 Connecti ng an aerial and [...]

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    Gettin g started 4 VIDEO TV G U ID E 0 4 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 5 D I G IT A L M EM O R Y STICK M O D E INDEX PROG MENU / / VTR TV DVD Follow steps - to install your TV and view the TV pr ogrammes. Checking the accessories supplied Batteries Inser ting batteries into the rem ote contr ol Alw a ys remem ber to d ispose of batteries in an en vironme ntally f [...]

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    Gett in g star ted 5 Connecting an aerial a nd a VCR to th e TV Connecting an aerial and a VCR Switching on th e TV 3 4 1. Conn ect your existi ng ae ri al le ad to the digi tal soc ke t marked on the rea r of the T V as shown. 2. Conne ct the sup plied R F loopth rough cab le f rom the so ck et mark ed to the analogu e sock et mar ked . 1. Conne c[...]

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    Gettin g started 6 PROG OK 1 4 7 3 6 9 2 5 8 0 1. When y ou s witch on the TV fo r the first time , the Sony logo appears on the TV screen fol low ed b y the ‘ Me mory Stic k ’ log o , then the Lang uage/Co untry menu with the word ‘ Engli sh ’ highligh ted. Press the V or v b uttons on th e remote control to hi ghlight y our req uired lang[...]

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    Gett in g star ted 7 DIGIT AL DIGIT AL PROG DIGIT AL DIGIT AL Find ing y our v ideo c han nel 7 If y ou co nnected a VCR to y our T V whe n f ollow ing the ‘ Conne cting an aerial an d a VCR to the TV ’ instructio ns , yo u now need to fi nd y our vi deo chan nel. 1. Ensure the TV is in analogue mode . If no t press the DIGIT AL / button on the[...]

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    Gettin g started 8 MONO L/G/S/I R/D/D/D MEMORY STICK + P + 4 S 4 4 Overview of the TV buttons The TV b utton s can be f ou nd on the control pa nel on the fron t of the TV . An e x panded v iew is show n belo w . Pr ogramme Up or Do wn button s Pres s to mo v e to the ne xt or precedin g channe l. V olume contr ol b uttons Press to i ncrea se or de[...]

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    Basic operatio n 9 Overview of the remote co ntr ol b uttons Mute b utton Press to mute th e sou nd. Press ag ain to restore . VIDEO bu tton Press to s witch off y our VCR o r D VD tempor arily . Press again to resum e normal oper ation. / TV button Press to s witc h off yo ur TV tempor arily . The red indica tor on the f ront of the TV ill uminat [...]

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    Basic operatio n 10 OK 1 4 7 3 6 9 2 5 8 0 D IG IT A L D IG IT A L Viewing a digital text service Most di gital TV chann els br oadcast inf ormation via th eir te xt service. T his d igital s ervice include s high qu ality te xt an d gr aphics al ong with adv anc ed na vigati on options . Additiona lly , this TV ha s access to dedicat ed te xt cha [...]

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    Basic operatio n 11 1 4 7 3 6 9 2 5 8 0 D IG IT A L D IG IT A L OK PROG Viewing traditional teletext Most ana logue TV channel s broadc ast a te x t service. Th e inde x p age (usua lly page 100) pro vid es inf ormation on ho w to use the service. Please e nsure you are rece iving a strong signal o r some te xt errors ma y o ccur . Switching on the[...]

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    Basic operatio n 12 1 4 7 3 6 9 2 5 8 0 OK MENU Viewing a traditional text service Using the text menu Y ou can ac cess m ore f eature s by using t he te xt m enu: 1. Press the butto n on y our remote control to enter t he con v entional t ex t mode. 2. With the te xt displa y on scre en, press th e MENU butto n to disp la y the ‘ Te l e t e x t [...]

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    Basic operatio n 13 Changing the screen fo rmat manually The broadc aster ma y tr ansm it progr ammes i n more than one f ormat (e. g. 4:3 f ormat or Widescre en f ormat). Y ou can c hange the screen f or mat manu ally t o suit the broadcast y ou are wa tching. Pres s the button on the remot e contro l to choose one of the 5 f o rmats listed be lo [...]

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    Digital f eatures 14 OK DIGIT AL DIGIT AL The Digital Inf o display This di splay g ives y ou inform ation fo r the cu rrent pr ogramme being s hown a nd for th e next sc hedule d progr amme. Using other Inf o features Subtitle s This feat ure pla ces digital subtit les on the screen. W ith the Digital Info displ ay on scr een, pres s the RED butto[...]

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    Digital features 15 OK DIGIT AL DIGIT AL OK The Main menu The Main m enu co ntains severa l feature s that allow y ou to custom ise the di gital side of the TV. The M ain men u is only availabl e when watc hing digi tal channe ls. To che ck you are in digita l mode, pres s the DIGITAL/ b utton on the remot e control. An in f ormation banner ap pear[...]

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    Digital f eatures 16 OK 1 4 7 3 6 9 2 5 8 0 OK The Main menu P arental Contr ol This fea ture al lows you to set a n age limit fo r viewing programm es. If any film s or programm es clas sed ab ove the age limi t you have s et are bro adcast, y ou wil l be requested to ent er a PIN code before vi ewing i s allowed. If you have not already s et a PI[...]

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    Digital features 17 OK OK 1 4 7 3 6 9 2 5 8 8 0 The Main menu Manual T uning This feat ure all ows you to manu ally add digital c hannels one by one to yo ur TV. 1. Press the button on the remote control to obtai n the Digital Info disp lay. Press the BLUE button to display the Main menu. 2. Press the V or v b utton to highligh t ‘ Detail Set-up [...]

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    Digital f eatures 18 OK The Main menu Softw are Down load Periodica lly Sony will is sue updat es for the s oftware t hat control s your TV. T his fe ature will allo w you to automati cally rec eive upd ates throu gh yo ur existi ng aerial. 1. Press the button on the remote c ontrol to obta in the Digital Info menu. Press the BLUE button to display[...]

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    Digital features 19 OK The Main menu CAM Setup (depending on availability of service) This featu re allows you to acce ss a pay- TV service once you hav e obtained a Conditi onal Access Module (C AM) and a v iewing ca rd. Please c ontact a p ay-TV supplie r for det ails. For further in formation reg arding the serv ices avai lable, pleas e contact [...]

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    Digital f eatures 20 OK DIGIT AL DIGIT AL INDEX MENU The C hanne l In de x men u The Cha nnel Inde x men u provide s a qu ick and e asy way t o:- a) View a complete list of progr ammes a vailable for selec tion b) Obtain a prev iew of th e programm es cont ained in t he lis t c) Create a list re lating to a category of prog ramm e, e .g. Sports or [...]

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    Digital features 21 OK The C hanne l In de x men u The Category pop-up list The Cat egory pop -up lis t allows you to search f or progra mmes quic kly by dividing the channel s into d ifferent ca tegorie s. For exam ple, if yo u sele ct ‘ News ’ from the Cate gory pop-up lis t, then only pr ogrammes related to News will be s hown in the Ch anne[...]

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    Digital f eatures 22 DIGIT AL DIGIT AL OK OK The EPG menu The EPG m enu (Electr onic Pro gramme Gui de) provid es a q uick and ea sy way to:- a) Vi ew a compl ete list of the p rogrammes availa ble. b) Obta in a pr eview of th e progra mmes curren tly being broadcas t. c) Create a list rel ating t o a catego ry of pr ogramme, e.g. Sports or Movie s[...]

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    Digital features 23 OK OK The EPG menu T o select a programme f or recor ding or timed displa y 1. With the EPG menu on screen, pres s the V , v , B or b bu ttons to highligh t a future prog ra mme in the EPG men u that y ou wis h to record, then press the OK but ton. The Timer screen ap pears . 2. Pres s the RED bu tton an d yo ur VCR w ill au tom[...]

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    TV menu sy stem 24 OK MENU OK The f ollo wing pages e xpl ain the TV set up m enus an d their ope ratio n. Although most o f these me nus ca n be ac cessed whilst w atchi ng digital progr ammes , w e recom mend y ou v iew them in analogu e mode . T o chec k whi ch mode yo u are in, press th e b ut ton on th e remote co ntrol. If y ou are w atchin g[...]

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    TV menu sy stem 25 Sound Adjustment menu This men u allows y ou to cu stomise the sound . Highlight t he requi red option and press b to select. T he tabl e below explain s each op tion and h ow to us e it. Notes: When ‘Dolby V’ is selec ted, the TV simulates the full effects of Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound without the need for additional spe[...]

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    TV menu sy stem 26 OK OK DIGIT AL DIGIT AL Features menu This me nu allo ws you t o set the sleep timer and to set a s ignal to be out put fr om the A V3 soc ket. The tab le b elo w ex plai ns each o ption and how to use it: Set Up men u This men u contai ns the f oll owin g adv anced f e atures that a llo w you to customis e the TV . T o chec k w [...]

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    TV menu sy stem 27 OK Ma nual S et Up me nu This me nu giv es y o u access t o more adv anced fe atures . The o ptions are : Language/Cou ntry When y ou first ins talled t he TV you were ask ed to s elect y our langu age and coun try . The ‘ Lang uage/Count r y ’ optio n in the ‘ Manua l Set U p ’ menu al lows you to change these settings .[...]

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    TV menu sy stem 28 OK 1 4 7 3 6 9 2 5 8 0 D IG IT A L D IG IT A L Manual Pr ogramme Pres et men u (for analogue channels only) T o chec k wh ich mode you a re in, pre ss the button on the remote co ntrol. If y ou ar e watc hing a digital prog ramm e, an Inf o d ispla y appears on screen provid ing brief details fo r the current an d ne xt prog ramm[...]

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    TV menu sy stem 29 Further Programme Preset men u (for analogue channels only) T o chec k wh ich mode you a re in, pre ss the button on the remote co ntrol. If y ou ar e watc hing a digital prog ramm e, an Inf o d ispla y appears on screen provid ing brief details fo r the current an d ne xt prog ramme . If th is happens , press the DIGIT AL/ b utt[...]

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    Memory Stick operation 30 M EM O RY STICK Viewing Memory Sti c k pictures A ‘ Memor y St ick ’ * is a ne w reco rding medi um with a da ta capacity that e xce eds a flopp y disk. It is spe cially des igned f or e xch angin g and sharing digit al data among ‘ Me mory Stic k ’ compat ible products . Use ‘ Memory Stic k ’ to disp lay JPEG [...]

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    Memory St ick operatio n 31 Memory Stick Index Page + Page 1/3 OK D IG IT A L D IG IT A L MEMORY STICK D IG IT AL D IG IT AL MEMORY STIC K OK Index This fea ture en abl es you t o view on scr een t he JPEG DCF f ormat pictu res f rom yo ur memo ry sti ck. 1. Press the MEMO R Y ST ICK b utton o n the remo te control to displ ay the ‘ Memor y Sti c[...]

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    Memory Stick operation 32 Setup This f ea ture allo ws y ou to (1) set the length of time f or a pictur e to be di spla y ed during a slidesh ow , (2) set a sli desho w to conti nuous ly repeat, (3) displa y file inf ormation and (4) rotate a picture on sc reen 1. Press the MEMOR Y STICK b utton on the remote co ntrol to di spla y the ‘ Memor y S[...]

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    Memory St ick operatio n 33 D IG IT A L D IG IT A L OK MENU Adjusting settings of Memory Stic k pictures Y ou can adj ust the contr ast, bright ness , colour an d sharpness s ettings o f memo ry stick pictur es whilst the y are di spla y ed on th e TV scree n. ‘ Memory Stic k ’ precautions • Do no t remove th e ‘ Memo r y Sti c k ’ while [...]

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    Connecting other equipment 34 D IG IT A L D IG IT A L Connectin g Other Equipmen t to the TV A wide r ange of e quipment can b e connected to the TV throug h the fro nt and rear soc k ets. Connecting equipment to the rear sockets Connecting a D VD pla yer Connecting a Decoder/Set top bo x Connecting a Smartlink VCR Smar tlink is a direct link betw [...]

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    Connecting other equipment 35 Connecting equipment to the rear sockets Connecting a MD/D A T play er Connecting a Hi-Fi 1. Connec t a suit able optic al lead fro m the E so cket of th e TV to the opti cal sock et of your MD/DAT player. 2. F ollo w the i nstructions in y our M D/D A T instruction m anual if y ou wis h to record on t o yo ur MD/D A T[...]

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    Connecting other equipment 36 Connecting equi pment to the front soc kets Connecting a Pla yStation Connecting an S-VHS/8mm/Hi8 Camcor der Connecting headphones 1. Connec t the lead sup plied with y ou r pla ystat ion to the so ck ets H (video input), and I (le ft and right aud io input). 2. Switch on the Pla ySt ation, in sert a game , then pre ss[...]

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    Connecting other equipment 37 1 4 7 3 6 9 2 5 8 0 M O D E Using the remote con tr ol with VCR and D VD player s This remot e control ha s been conf igured to opera te not only So ny D VDs and VCRs b ut also thos e made b y other m anuf act urers. T o oper ate other m ake s of D VD and VCR using this remo te control , comple te the fol lowi ng proce[...]

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    Additional Information 38 Specifications TV System I/DVB-T Colour S ystem PAL NTSC 3.58, 4.43 (only Video In) MPEG- 2 MP@ML Channel Coverage UHF: B21 - B69 Picture T ube KV-32NX200 F D Trinitron Approx. 82cm KV-36NX200 F D Trinitron Approx. 91cm Sound Out put Left/Right: 2x20W (m usic power), 2x10W (RMS) Subwoofer 1x30W (music power), 1x15W ( RMS) [...]

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    Additional Information 39 T roubleshooting Here are some si mple sol utions to prob lems w hich m ay aff ect t he picture and s ound. • If yo u contin ue to ha ve these p rob lems, ha ve y our TV serviced b y qualified pers onnel or y ou c an contact the Son y Customer In form ation Lin e on 0870 5 99 1999. • NEVER open the ca sing y ours elf. [...]

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    Additional Information 40 INDEX A Aerial, co nnecti ng 5 AI (Artificia l Intellig ence) 24 Analogue and dig ital progra mmes, sw itching 7 Auto Forma t 26 AV3 Output 26 B Balance, cha nging 25 Brightness , changi ng 24 C CAM Setup 19 Camco rder, conne cting 36 Channel s, aut omatically tunin g digital 16 Channel s, aut omatically tunin g analogu e [...]

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    Sony Corpo ration Printed in U K Recy clabl e = KD-3 2NX200 = KD-36N X200 32nx200Ucover.fm P age 4 Mond ay, September 16, 2002 11:53 A M[...]