Sony KV-20FS120, KV-24FS120 manual

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    Connec tin g Addi tional Equ ipment 4-101-45 2- 21 KV -20FS120 KV -24FS120 © 2004 by S ony Corpor ation Operating I nstruction s[...]

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    User Guide[...]

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    Connec tin g Addi tional Equ ipment WA R N I N G T o r educe the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose the TV to ra in or moi sture. This symbol is intended to a lert the user to the presence of uninsu lated “dange rous voltage” within the produc t’s enclo sure that may be of suf ficien t magnit ude to const itute a risk o f elec tric[...]

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    User Guide IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS For your pr otection, p lease read t hese instructi ons completely , a nd keep this ma nual for fut ure r eference. Carefully observ e and comply with all warnings, cau tions and in structio ns pl aced on the set, o r desc ribed in t he operating instruct ions or se rvice ma nual. WAR N I NG T o g uard against inju[...]

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    Connec tin g Addi tional Equ ipment V entila tion The slots and openings in th e cabinet and in the back or bottom are pr ovided for necessary vent ilation. T o ensure reliable operation of the set, and to protect it from overheating, these slots and openings must never be blocke d or covered . • Never co ver the sl ots and openings with a cl oth[...]

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    Connecting Additio nal Eq uipment Contents Intr oduc tion Introducing the FD Trinitron WEGA Features ................. ............................ ............ ............... 1 About this Manual ................ ............................ ....................... ................. ........... ............... ........ .... 2 Batteries for the Re [...]

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    1 Intr odu ction Congratulatio ns on your purchase of the Sony FD T rinitron WEGA . Befor e you begin using this manual, please check the model number located on the r ear of your TV or on the fr ont cover of this manual. Introducing the FD T rinitron WEGA F eatur es Some of the features you will enjoy include: ❏ FD T rinitron FLA T CRT — T ech[...]

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    2 About this Manual This manual provides instructions to help you enjoy your new TV . It shows you how to connect to an antenna or ca ble, cable box, VCR, DVD, sa tellite receiver , stereo system, or camcorder . Once you’re connected, follow the instructions and use the re mote control to access the on-scr een menus. Batteries for the Remote Cont[...]

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    3 Remote Contr ol Using the Remote Contr ol Remote Contr ol Description Button Descr iption 1 MUTING Instantly turns of f the sound. P ress again or press to restor e the sound. 2 DISPLA Y Press to display the cu rren t time (if se t ) and channel n umber . Press a gain to turn DI SPLA Y off. 3 MTS/SAP Cycles through the Multi- channel TV Sound (MT[...]

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    5 Connections Connecting Y our TV Read this section before setting up your TV for the first time. This section covers basic connections in a ddition to any opti onal equipment yo u may be connecting. TV Rear P anel Jack Description 1 S VIDEO Conn ects to the S VIDEO OUT jack on you r VCR or ot her v ideo equipment that has S VIDEO. S VIDEO pr o vid[...]

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    6 Connections Basic Conne ctions TV with indo or or outdoor antenna , or CA TV c able Depending on the cable available in your home, choose one of the connections below: ✍ If you ar e connecting to an indoor o r outdoor ante nna, y ou may n eed to adjus t the orienta tion of th e antenna fo r best recept ion. Use this to connect the TV to a cable[...]

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    7 Connections Connecting Ad ditional Equipment TV and VCR 1 Connect the coaxial cable fr o m your TV antenna or cable service to the IN jack on your VCR. 2 Connect a coaxial cable (not su pplied) from the OUT jack on your VCR to the VHF/UHF jack on the TV . Optional connection ❏ If your VCR is equipped with video output s, you can get better pict[...]

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    8 Connections TV a nd Cable Box 1 Connect the coaxial cable fr o m your cable service to the IN jack on your cable box. 2 Connect a coaxial cable (not su pplied) from the OUT jack on your cable box to the VHF/UHF jack on the TV . Optional Connection ❏ T o view channels from your cable box, tune your TV to channel 3 or 4 (as set on the rear panel [...]

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    9 Connections TV , VCR, and Cable Box 1 Connect the coaxial cable fr o m your cable service to the IN jack on your cable box. 2 Connect a coaxial cable (not supplied) from the OUT jack o n your cable box to the IN jack on your VCR . 3 Connect a coaxial cable (not su pplied) from the OUT jack on your VCR to the VHF/UHF jack on the TV . Optional conn[...]

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    10 Connections TV and Sate llite Receiver 1 Connect the cable fr om your satellite anten na to SA TELLITE IN on your satell ite receiver . 2 Connect the coaxial cable fr o m your cable service or antenna to the VHF/UHF jack on your TV . 3 Using audio/video cables (not supplied), connect AUD IO and VIDEO OUT on your satellite receiver to AUDIO and V[...]

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    11 Connections TV , Satellite Receive r , and VCR 1 Connect the cable from your satellite antenna to SA TELLITE IN on the satellite receiver . 2 Connect the coaxial cable fr om your cab le service or antenna to the IN jack on your VCR. 3 Using a coax ial cable (not supplied), conn ect the OUT jack on your VC R to the VHF/U HF jack on your TV . 4 Us[...]

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    12 Connections Conn ectin g a DVD P laye r usi ng Com posit e Video (Video /Audi o L(Mon o), R) Using audio/video cables (not supplied), connect AU DIO/VIDEO OUT on your DVD player to AUDIO/VIDEO IN on yo ur TV . Optional connection ❏ For better picture quality , use S VIDEO instead of the yellow audio/video cable. S-VIDEO does not provide sound,[...]

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    13 Connections Connec ting Hea dphone s Connect the headphones to the jack on the fr ont of your TV . Headphone jack is STEREO. Connec ting a Camcorde r Using audio/video cables (not supplied), connect AUD IO and VIDEO OUT on your camcorder to AUDIO and VIDEO IN on your TV . Fr ont A/V Panel Fr ont A/V Panel A/V output Audi o R (re d) Audio L (w hi[...]

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    14 Connections Conne cting f or Vi deo T ape Editin g (VCR a nd Camcor der) 1 For video tape editing conn ect to the VCR the follow ing sources (VCR or Camcorder): a) Using audio/video cables (not supplied), con nect AUDIO/VIDEO OUT on your first VCR to AUDIO/VIDE O IN on your secon d VCR b) Using audio/video cables (not supplied), connect the AUDI[...]

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    15 Basi c Function s Using Basic Functions Setting Up the TV After you have finished connecting your TV , yo u can use Auto Program to set up your channels. Du ring Auto Program, the TV will automatically sea rch for available channels and program r eceivable chan nels. 1 Press to turn on the TV . The Initial Setup scr een appears. 2 Press o n the [...]

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    16 Basi c Functio ns Quick Start to the Menus The following settings are ava ilable in your on-screen menus: Menu Allows y ou to Make adju stments to your picture setting s. Change y our audi o setti ngs. Customize y our channel setti ngs. Set rating limits on your TV based on a program ’s rating or content. Picture Controls Mode : Vivid Color Te[...]

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    17 Basi c Function s Menu Allows y ou to Set the clo ck on yo ur TV and pr ogram scheduled viewing using T imer 1 an d Ti m e r 2 . Select cl osed cap tioning op tions, label vide o inputs, adjust tilt co rrection, select menu languages, or run a demo of the menus. Timer Timer 1 : Set Timer 2 : Set Current Time Move Select End Tilt Correction Langu[...]

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    19 Menus Using the Menus This section sh ows th e options ava ilable for setting up a nd adjus ting your TV . Using t he Remote Contr ol to Navigate o n the O n-Scr een Menus T o navigate on the on-screen menus, use the “arrow” buttons ( F , f , G , g ) to move the cursor . Pressing these arr ows will cause the cursor to move in the corr es pon[...]

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    20 Men us Using the Video Menu Mode Customiz ed pictur e vi ewing Use the F or f butto ns to highl ight one of the follo wing option s, then press to se lect it. Vivid : Select for enhanced picture contrast and s harpness. Standar d: Select for a standard pict ure. Mo vie: Select for a finely detailed picture. Pro: Select for natural picture a nd s[...]

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    21 Menus Using the Aud io Menu Tr e b l e Pr ess G to decrea se the higher pitched sounds. Pr ess g to incr ease the higher pitched sounds. Bass Pre ss G to decrease the lower pitched sounds. Press g to increase the lower pitched sounds. Balance Pre ss G to emphasize the left speaker . Press g to emphasize th e right spea ker . Steady So und Use th[...]

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    22 Men us Using the Ch annel Setup Menu Favo ri t e Channels Quick access to favor ite channels Pr ess g to open the Favorite Channels menu: 1 Use the F or f buttons to select the position (1-5 ) where you want to set a favorite channel, then pr ess . 2 Using the F or f button, select the desired channel. 3 Press to chan ge to the channel selected.[...]

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    23 Menus Channel Skip/Add Use this feature af ter you run Auto Program to skip unwanted channels or add n ew on es. Pr ess g to open the Channel Skip/Add menu: 1 Use the F or f buttons to select the po sition of the desired channel, then press . 2 Use the F or f buttons to select Skip or Add, then press . 3 Pr ess G to return to the Channel Setup m[...]

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    24 Men us Using the Par ental Contr ol Menu In the Parental Contr ol men u, you will be asked to set a 4-di git password for any further ac c e s s i n t o P a re n ta l C on t ro l . 1 Press , then use the buttons to enter a 4-digit passwor d. 2 Confirm your pas sword by entering it agai n. On c e y ou r pa s s w o rd is s et c o r rec t l y , t h[...]

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    25 Menus P a r e ntal Contro l Setting t he Rating Y ou can change the Rating by selecting one of the Lock options. 1 Wi t h Lock highlighted, press . If you ar e not familiar with the Parental Guidelines rating system, use one of the following pres elected categories to simplify the rating selections: Child, Y outh, Y oung Adult. 2 Use the F or f [...]

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    26 Men us Using the C ustom Men u Before setting Custom ratings , see pages 24-25, “Overview of the Ratin gs,” for a description of the available rating systems. Follow the instruction s on the scre en to make your custom settings. Select the country desired for your TV’s rating lim it. See page 27 for U.S. mode ls and page 29 for Cana dian m[...]

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    27 Menus United State s: Sele cting Custo m Rating Options For the United States, the Custom Rating menu in cludes the f ollo win g opt ions: Movie Ra ting , TV Rating and Unrated. (For Canada, see page 29. ) Movie Rating This system defines the rating levels o f movies shown in theaters and on prime cable channels. TV Rating The TV rating is divi [...]

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    28 Men us Unr ated Y ou have the option o f blocking TV programs or movies that ar e not rated. ✍ The conten t ratings will incr eas e depen ding o n th e leve l of the age- based ra ting. Fo r exa mp le, a pr ogra m with a TV -PG V (Viol ence) ra ting ma y con tain mode rate violen ce, w hile a TV -14 V (V iolen ce) ra ting may con tain intens e[...]

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    29 Menus Canada : Selecting Custo m Rating Options For Canada , the Custom Rating menu includes the following options: Englis h Rating, French Rating , and U.S.A. Rating. English R ating These ratings ar e for Canadian programs that ar e broadcast in English. French Rating These ratings ar e for Canadian programs that ar e broadcast in French. U.S [...]

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    30 Men us Using the T imer Menu Current Time Set your TV to the current day and time. Pr ess g to open Current T ime menu: 1 Use the F or f button to enter the day and time, then press . 2 Press to exit the menu. Timer 1 and Timer 2 Schedu led viewi ng Use your timers settings to program your TV by day , time, duration and channel. The timer’s du[...]

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    31 Menus Using t he Setup Me nu Caption Vision Closed - Captionin g Allows you to select f rom thre e closed caption mode s (for programs that are broadcast with closed caption). Press F or f to select one of the following options: CC1, 2, 3, 4: Displays printed dialogu e and sound effects of a program. T ext1, 2, 3, 4: Di splays ne twork/s tation [...]

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    33 Other In for mation Other Information T roublesho oting If you have a pr oblem with your TV , try th e suggestions below . If the problem persists, see “Contacting Sony” at the end of this section. Gen eral Prob lem P ossible Remedies I want to re set the TV to the factor y settings ❏ T urn on the TV . While holding down the RESET button o[...]

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    34 Other Inf ormation Remote Control Vi de o Prob lem P ossible Remedies I cannot operate the remote c ontr ol ❏ Check the orientation of the batteries. ❏ Batteries could be weak. Replace them (page 2) . ❏ Move the TV three to f our feet away fr om fluorescent lights. I cannot ch ange channels with the remote c ontr ol ❏ Make sure you have [...]

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    35 Other In for mation Audio Channe ls Cont acting Sony Befor e calling our Customer Information Services Center , reset the TV to factory settings (see page 23). Please have your TV ser ial number r eady . The number is loc ated on the rear o f your TV a nd on the fr ont cover of thi s manual. Our Custom er Infor mation S ervices Ce nter ph one nu[...]

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    36 Other Inf ormation Specifications For all models (ex c ept as noted) T elevision system America n TV standar d/NTSC Channel cove rage VHF: 2-13 /UHF: 14-69/ CA T V : 1- 125 Anten na 75-ohm e xternal anten na ter minal fo r VHF/ UHF Picture tube FD T rinitron ® tube Power requ irements 120V , 60 Hz Supplied Access ories Size AA (R6) batter ies ([...]

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    37 Inde x 16:9 Enhanced 31 A Auto Program 15, 22 Auto SAP 21 B Batteries Insta llation 2 Brightness 20 C Cable 22 Caption Vision 31 Channel Fix 22 Channel Label 23 Channel Setup Menu 22 Channel Skip/Add 23 Color 2 0 Connections Cable and antenna 6 Connecting a Camcorder 13 Connecting a DVD Player 12 Connecting Headphones 13 Connecting Your TV 5 TV [...]

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