Sony KV-21CT1U manual

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    4-093-927- 52 (1) R © 2003 Sony Corporation Instruction Manual GB FD Trinitron Colour Television KV-21CT1U KV-14CT1U 01CoverKV21CT1U.fm Page 2 Thursd ay, July 3, 2003 10: 06 AM[...]

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    master page=left 2 KV-21CT1U_Grp U5_GB 4-093-927- 52 (1) NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM A moulded plug complying with BS1363 is fitted to this eq uipment for your sa fety and convenience. Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced, a 5 AMP fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362 (i.e . marked with or ) must be use d. When [...]

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    master page=right 3 KV-21CT1U_Grp U5_GB 4-093-927- 52 (1) GB Introduction Thank you for choosing this Sony FD Trinitron Colour Television. Before operating the TV, please read this manu al thoroughly and reta in it for future reference. Symbols used in the manual: • Important infor mation. • Inform ation on a feature. • 1,2... Sequence of ins[...]

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    master page=left 4 KV-21CT1U_Grp U5_GB 4-093-927- 52 (1) Safety Information This set is to operate on a 220- 240V AC supply on ly . T ake care not to connect too many appliances to the same power socket as this could result in fire or electric shock. For environmental and safety reasons, it is recommended that the TV set is not left in standby mode[...]

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    master page=right 5 KV-21CT1U_Grp U5_GB 4-093-927- 52 (1) GB Overview of Remote Control Buttons Besides TV fu nctions, all coloured buttons as well as green symbols are also used for Tel etext op e r a ti o n . Fo r m or e d e ta i l s , p l e a se r e f er t o “ Te l e t ex t ” s ec t i o n o f t hi s i n st r u c t io n m an u a l (s e e pa g[...]

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    master page=left 6 KV-21CT1U_Grp U5_GB 4-093-927- 52 (1) Overview of TV Buttons Inserting Batteries into the Remote Control Make sure you insert the supplied ba tteries using the correct polarities. Always remember to dispose of used ba tteries in an environmental friendly way. Displaying the menu system Selecting Input source Volume control button[...]

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    master page=right 7 KV-21CT1U_Grp U5_GB 4-093-927- 52 (1) GB Connecting an Indoor Aerial (only for KV-14CT1U) For a better reception we recomm end you connect an external aerial. However , where an external aerial is not avai lable and your local UHF signal is strong , you can connect the supplied loop aerial as follows: 1 Insert the loop aerial in[...]

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    master page=left 8 KV-21CT1U_Grp U5_GB 4-093-927- 52 (1) Switching On the TV an d Automatically Tuning The first tim e you switch on your TV, a se quence of menu screens appear on the TV enabling you to: 1) choose the lang uage of the menu screen, 2) s earch and store all a vailable channels (TV Br oadcast), 3) change the orde r in which the channe[...]

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    master page=right 9 KV-21CT1U_Grp U5_GB 4-093-927- 52 (1) GB 4 After all available channels are captured and stored, the Program me Sort ing menu appears automatically on the screen enabling you to change the order in which the ch annels appear on the screen. a) If you wish to keep the broadcas t channels in the tuned o rder, press MENU. b) If you [...]

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    master page=left 10 KV-21CT1U_Grp U5_GB 4-093-927- 52 (1) Introducing and Using the Menu System Your TV uses an on-screen menu system to guide you through the operations. Use the following buttons on the Remote Co ntrol to operate the menu system: 1 Press MENU to switc h the m enu on. 2 • To highlight the desired menu or opti on, press or . • T[...]

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    master page=right 11 KV-21CT1U_Grp U5_GB 4-093-927- 52 (1) GB If any chan ges are m ade to “Picture Adjustment”, “Mode” will sw itch automat ically to “Personal” and the n ew setting will be stored as “Personal ”. Sound Hue Press or to decr ease the green tones. Press or to increase the green tones. Hue can only be adjusted for NTSC[...]

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    master page=left 12 KV-21CT1U_Grp U5_GB 4-093-927- 52 (1) Timer The “Timer” menu allows you to alter the timer adjus tments. Sleep Timer The “Sle ep Timer” option in the “Timer” menu allo ws you to select a time period for the TV to swi t ch itself automatically into the standby m ode. To do this: After selecting the option, press , the[...]

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    master page=right 13 KV-21CT1U_Grp U5_GB 4-093-927- 52 (1) GB Channel Set Up The “Channel Set Up” menu allows you to preset channel s on this TV. Auto Tuning The “Auto Tuning” option in the “Channel Set Up” me nu allows you to automatically sear ch and store all availabl e TV channels. To do this: After selecting the option, press and t[...]

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    master page=left 14 KV-21CT1U_Grp U5_GB 4-093-927- 52 (1) Manual Programme Preset The “Manual Program me Preset” option in the “Channel Set Up” menu allows you to : a) Preset channels or a video input source one by one to the programme order of your choice. To do this: 1 After selecting the “Manua l Programme Preset” option, press . Hig[...]

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    master page=right 15 KV-21CT1U_Grp U5_GB 4-093-927- 52 (1) GB Set Up The “Set Up” menu allows you to alter various options on this TV. Language The “Language” option in the “Set Up” menu all ows you to select the language that the menus are displaye d in. To do this: After selecting the option, press and then proceed in the same way as [...]

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    master page=left 16 KV-21CT1U_Grp U5_GB 4-093-927- 52 (1) Teletext Teletext is an informatio n service transmitted by most TV stations. The index page of the Teletext service (usually page 100) gives you information on how to use the service. To operate Teletext, use the remote co ntrol buttons as indicated below. Be sure to use a channel (T V Broa[...]

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    master page=right 17 KV-21CT1U_Grp U5_GB 4-093-927- 52 (1) GB Connecting Optional Equipment Using the following instructions, you can connect a wide range of optional equipment to your TV set (connecting cables are not supplied). Connecting a VCR: To connect a VCR, please refer to the section “Connecting an outdoor aerial and VCR” of this instr[...]

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    master page=left 18 KV-21CT1U_Grp U5_GB 4-093-927- 52 (1) Specifications TV system: I Colour system: PAL, SECAM NTSC 3.58, 4.43 (only Video In) Channel Coverage: UHF B21-B69 Picture Tube: Flat Display FD Trinitron Rear Terminals i 1/ 21-pin Sc art connector (CENELEC stand ard) including audio/video input, RGB input, TV audio/vide o output. Front Te[...]

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    master page=right 19 KV-21CT1U_Grp U5_GB 4-093-927- 52 (1) GB Troubleshooting Here are some simple solutions to the probl e ms which may affect the picture and sound. In cas e of pro blem s, hav e your TV ser viced by qualified personnel. Never open the casing yourself. Problem Solution No picture (screen is dark) and no sound. • Check the aerial[...]

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    master page=left 20 KV-21CT1U_Grp U5_GB 4-093-927- 52 (1) Television Channel Number Guide for United Kingdom Only the main transmitters a re listed. Informatio n regarding the regi onal su b-relay channel numbers can be obtained by contacti ng The BBC Engineering In formation Dept., Telephone Number 020 7852 50 40. Additional Informat ion 02GBKV21C[...]

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    Sony España, S.A. Printed in Spain KV-21CT1U 01CoverKV21CT1U.fm Page 1 Thursd ay, July 3, 2003 10: 06 AM[...]