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    Connecting Add itional Equipmen t 4-100-52 0- 21 KV -27F A210 © 2003 by S ony Corporati on Operating I nstruction s[...]

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    User Guide[...]

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    Connecting Add itional Equipmen t WA R NI N G T o r educe the risk of fire or electri c shock, do not expose the TV to ra in or moistu re. This symbol is intended to a lert the user to the presence of uninsu lated “dangerous voltag e” within the product’s enclosu r e that m ay be of suf ficien t magnit ude to const itu te a risk of elec tric [...]

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    User Guide IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS For your pr otection, p lease r ead these instr uctions completely , and keep this man ual for futur e refer ence. Carefully observ e and comply with all warnings, cautio ns and instr uctions pl aced on the se t, or descr ibed in the operating instructions or servic e manual. WAR N IN G T o g uard against inju ry ,[...]

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    Connecting Add itional Equipmen t • Never co ver the sl ots and openings with a cl oth or other materia ls. • Never block the slots and openings by placi ng the se t on a bed, sofa, rug or othe r simila r surface. • Neve r place t he set in a co nfined spac e, suc h as a b ookc ase o r bui lt-in cabinet, unless prope r ventil ation i s provid[...]

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    User Guide[...]

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    Contents Intr oducti on Introducing the FD Trinitron WEGA Features ................. ............................ ............ ............... 1 About this Manual ................ ............................ ....................... ................. .......................... .. .......... 2 Batteries for the Re m ote Control ............... .....[...]

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    1 Intr odu ction Congratulatio ns on your purchase of the Sony FD T rin itr on WEGA ® . Introducing the FD T rinitron WEGA Featur es Some of the features you will enjoy include: ❏ FD T r initr on Flat CRT — Delivers a picture with uncompromising accuracy and outstandin g image detail vi a a technologically advanced tube. ❏ Dynami c Bass Resp[...]

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    2 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s About this Manual This manual provides instructions to help you enjoy your new TV . It shows you how to connect to an antenn a or cable, cable box, VCR, DVD, sa tellite receiver , stereo sy stem, or camcorder . On ce your TV is connected, follow the instructions and use the r emote co ntr ol to access the on-scr een me[...]

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    3 Using the Remote Contr ol Remote Contr ol Description Button D escription 1 MUTING Inst antly turns off the sound. Press again or press to re stor e the soun d. 2 SYSTEM OFF Powers of f all Sony equi pment at once (may not work with o lder equ ipmen t). 3 TV/VCR Press when you ar e finished using a VCR and you want to swi tch to th e TV Antenna i[...]

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    4 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s S Moves the cur sor in the o n-screen m enus. Pr ess the arrow butt ons to mo ve the curso r . Pr es s the c enter button to select or access a n option. w; MENU Displays the on-screen menu. Pr ess again to exit the menu at any time. wa CH (c hannel) Press w hen you want to change channel s. ✍ If yo u lose y our remo[...]

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    Using the Remote Control 5 Pr ogr amming the Remote Contr ol In order to use your r emote control with othe r equipment, you need to program your r em ote control. Use the following pr ocedure to program the remote contr ol. 1 Check the list of “Manufactur er’s Codes” on page 6 and find the thr ee-digit code number for the manufactur er of yo[...]

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    6 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s Manufa cturer’s Codes VCRs Manuf actur er Code Sony 301, 302, 303 Admira l (M. W ard) 327 Aiwa 338, 344 Audio Dynami c 314, 337 Broksonic 319, 317 Canon 309, 308 Citizen 332 Craig 302, 332 Criterion 315 Curtis Mathes 304 , 338, 309 Daewo o 341, 312, 309 DBX 314, 336, 337 Dimens ia 304 Emer son 319, 320, 316, 317, 318[...]

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    Using the Remote Control 7 Using your TV Remote Contr ol with Other Equipment Oper ating a V CR Press T o Power on the VCR (VCR/DVD gr een button) Select a channel Change ch annels Play video tape Stop or Search forward or backward Pause and Record Switch between VCR and TV inputs Oper ating a D VD Pl a yer Press T o Power on the DVD (VCR/DVD gr ee[...]

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    8 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s Operating a Sa tellite Recei ver Press T o Power on the s atellite receiver (SA T/CABLE gr een button) Select a channel Change ch annels Back to previ ous channel Displa y chan nel nu mber Displa y SA T GUID E Displa y SA T Menu Use the ar row butt o ns to move the c ursor in the menu, and the ce nter button to select [...]

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    9 Connecting Y our TV Read this section before setting up your TV for the first time. This section explains how to make the basic connectio ns and how to connect opt ional equipment. TV Rear P anel Jack Description 1 VHF/UHF This input co nnects to your VHF/U HF antenna or cable. 2 S VIDEO This input co nnects to the S VIDEO OUT ja ck on your VCR o[...]

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    10 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s 5 AU D I O O U T (V AR/FIX ) L (MONO), R This jack connects to the Audio input jacks on your audio equipment. Y ou can listen to your TV’s audio thr ough your stereo system. 6 Dynam ic Bass Respons e System The Dynamic Bass Response Sys tem (subwoofer) accen tuates the low frequencies for better overall soun d. Jack[...]

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    Connecting Your TV 11 Basic Conne ctions TV with Cabl e, Indoor , o r Outdoo r Antenn a Depending on the cable system available in your home, choose one of the connections below: ✍ If you ar e connecting to an ind oor or outdoor a n te nn a, you ma y need to a djust the orientatio n of the antenna fo r the best r eception . Use this to connect th[...]

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    12 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s Dynamic Bas s System Conne ction (Subwoofer ) 1 Introduce the support pi n of the Dy namic Bass Respo nse System into the guide located on top of the TV . 2 Connect the Dynamic Bass Response Sys tem cabl es to the indicated inputs of th e TV rea r panel. Connect the gray cable to the SU BWOOFER (gray input) . Connect [...]

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    Connecting Your TV 13 Connecting Ad ditional Equipment Connecting a 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 coaxia l cable (not supplied) from the OUT jack o n your VCR to the VHF/U HF jack on the TV . Optional co nnection ❏ If your VCR is equipped with video output s,[...]

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    14 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s TV a nd Cable Bo x 1 Connect the coaxial cable fr o m your cable service to the IN jack on your cable bo x. 2 Connect a coaxia l cable (not supplied ) from the OUT j ack on your cable box to the VHF/ UHF jack on yo ur T V . Using your TV with this conn ectio n This connection allows you to do the following: ❏ Progra[...]

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    Connecting Your TV 15 TV , VC R, and Cable Bo x 1 Connect the coaxial cable fr o m your cable service to the IN jack on your cable bo x. 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 coaxia l cable (not supplied) from the OUT jack o n your VCR to the VHF/U HF jack on the TV . [...]

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    16 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s Conne cting a TV an d Satellite Receiver 1 Connect the cable fr om your satellite anten na to SA TELLITE IN on your s atellite recei ver . 2 Connect the coaxial cable fr o m your cable service or antenna to the VHF/UHF jack on your TV . 3 Using audi o/video cables (not suppl ied), connect AUDIO/VI DEO OUT on your sate[...]

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    Connecting Your TV 17 Connecti ng a TV , VCR, and S atellite Re ceiver 1 Connect the coaxial cable from your satellite antenn a to SA TELLITE IN on the satellite rec e iv e r . 2 Connect the coaxial cable fr om your cab le service or a ntenna to the IN jack on your VCR. 3 Using a coax ial cable (not supplied), connect the OU T jack on your VC R to [...]

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    18 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s Conn ecting a DVD Pl ayer Using aud io/vi deo c able s (not sup plie d), conne ct AU DIO/V IDEO O UT on your DVD playe r to AUDIO/VIDEO IN on yo ur TV . Optional co nnection ❏ For better picture qua lity , use S VIDEO instead of the yellow video cable. S VIDEO does not provide sound , so you still m ust connect the [...]

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    Connecting Your TV 19 Connec ting a Ca mcorder T o connect your camcorder , you can use the Audio/V ideo inputs on eith er the fr ont or rear panel of the TV . Using the audio/video cables (not supplied), connect the AUDIO/VIDEO OUT o n your c amco r der t o the AU DIO/V IDE O IN o n yo ur T V . Connec ting an Audio Sy stem 1 Using audio/video cabl[...]

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    21 Using Basic Functions Setting Up the TV After you have finished connecting your TV , yo u can use Auto Pr ogram to set up your channels. Du ring Auto Program, the TV will automa tically search for available chann els and program r eceivable channels . 1 Press to turn on the TV . The Initial Setup screen appears . 2 Press on the remote contr ol o[...]

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    22 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s Quick Start to the Menus The following se ttings are available in y our on-scr een menus. For more details o n how to use the menus, see “Usin g the Menus” on page 25 . Menu Allows y ou to Adjust your pi cture sett ings. Change yo ur audio s ettings . Customize your channel settings. Set rati ng limits on your TV [...]

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    Using Basi c Funct ions 23 Set the clock o n your TV and program sched uled viewing us ing T imer 1 and T i mer 2 . Select closed captio ning options, label video inputs, adjust tilt correction, enhance your DVD picture resolut ion (16:9 Enhanced), select me nu language, or run a demo of the menus. Access the most commonly used menu settings. Menu [...]

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    25 Using the Menus This section sh ows the optio ns available fo r setting up and ad justing the TV . How to Acce ss Menus T o Access Menus 1 Press to display the on-screen menu. 2 Use the G or g buttons to highl ight the desired menu icon. Press to select it. 3 Use the F or f buttons to scroll up and down through the features. 4 Follow the in stru[...]

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    26 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s Using the Video Menu Mode Customiz ed pictur e vi ewing Use the F or f buttons to highlight one of th e following options, th en press to s ele ct it. Vivid : Select for enhanced picture contrast an d sharpness. Standar d: Select for a standard p icture. Movie: Select for a finely detailed pictur e. Pro: Select for na[...]

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    Using the Menus 27 Using the Aud io Menu Tr e b l e Press G to decreas e the higher pitched sou n ds. Pre ss g to increase the higher pitched so unds. Bass Press G to decrease the lower pitched sounds. Pres s g to increase the lower pitched so unds. Balance Press G to emphasize the le ft speaker . Press g to emphasize the r ight speaker . Steady So[...]

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    28 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s Speaker Custom selection of audio out put source Use the F or f bu ttons to high light on e of the follow ing option s, then press to s ele ct it. On: Select to listen to the sound from the TV sp eakers with or without a separ ate stereo system. Off: Select to tur n off the TV speakers and listen to the TV’ s sound [...]

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    Using the Menus 29 Using th e Channel Menu Favo ri te Channels Quick access to fa vorite channels 1 Use the F or f but tons to highlight the positio n (1-8) where you wa nt to set a favorite channel, then press . 2 Use the F or f b u ttons to find t he chan nel you wan t to add t o your favo rite channels. 3 Press to select the channel. Th e TV wil[...]

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    30 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s Auto Pr ogram Perf orm Au to Pr ogram w hene ver sett ing up your TV . Auto Program will search for available channels and program receivable channels. Channel Skip/Add Use this feature after you run Auto Pr ogram to skip unwan ted channels or add new ones. 1 Use the F or f bu t tons to highli ght the po sition of the[...]

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    Using the Menus 31 Using the Par ent Menu The Parental Control feature helps parents monitor what t heir chil dren watch o n televi sion. T o use the P arent Menu When you select the Parent men u, you are pr ompt ed to set a 4 -digit password. Y ou cannot access the Parent menu settings without th is password. 1 Use the buttons to enter a 4-digit p[...]

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    32 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s P a r ental Control Setting the Rati ng Y ou can change the Rating by selecting one of the Parental Lock optio ns. 1 Press f to high light P aren tal Loc k; then pres s . If you are not familiar with Parental Guideline rating system, use one of the followin g preset categories to simplify the rating selection : Child,[...]

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    Using the Menus 33 Information for P are nts T o vie w a pr ogram that exceed s the TV rati n g ❏ Press , t hen use the buttons to enter you r password. Using the C ustom Menu Follow the instruction s on the screen to make your custom settings. Select the country desired for your TV’ s rating limit. See page 34 for U .S. models and page 36 for [...]

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    34 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s United State s: Select ing Custom Rating Op tions For the United States, the Custom Rating menu includes the following options: Movie Ratin g, TV Rati ng and Unrate d. (F or Ca nada, see pag e 36. ) Movie Rating This system defines the ratin g levels of movies shown in theaters and on prim e cable channels. TV Rating [...]

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    Using the Menus 35 Unr ated Y ou have the opti on of bl ocking TV programs or movies th at are not rat ed. ✍ If yo u choose to blo ck unr ated TV pr ograms, plea se be awar e that the f ollow ing pr ogra ms may be block ed: emerg ency broadcasts, po litical programs , pro, news, public service annou ncements, relig ious programs , and weat her . [...]

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    36 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s Canada : Selecting Custo m Rating Options For Canada, the Custom Rating menu includes the following options: Engl ish Rating, French Rating, and U.S.A. Rating. English R atin g These ratings are f or Canadian pr ograms that are b roadcast in English. French Rating These ratings are f or Canadian pr ograms that are b r[...]

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    Using the Menus 37 Using the T imer Menu Current Time Set your TV to the curr ent day and time. Pres s to open the Current Time menu: 1 Use the F or f buttons to enter the correct day and time, then press . 2 Press to exit the menu. Timer 1 and Timer 2 Schedu led viewing Use the timers to pro gram your TV to turn on and of f by day , time, duration[...]

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    38 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s Using t he Setup Me nu Caption Vision Closed- Caption ing Allows you to select fro m three closed cap tion modes for programs that are broadcast with closed captionin g. Use the F or f buttons to highlight one of the following options, then press to select it. Off: Caption V ision is not activated. CC1, 2, 3, 4: Displ[...]

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    Using the Menus 39 Using the Ba sic Menu Pict ure Pictur e contrast Pre ss G to decrease picture contras t. Pre ss g to in crease picture contr ast. Caption Vision Closed- Caption ing The Basic menu displays the current Cap tion V isio n setting. By default, this is Off. Effect Us e the F or f buttons to highlight one of the following options, then[...]

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    41 Other Information T roubleshooting 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 er al Prob lem P ossible Remedies I want to re set the TV to the factor y settings ❏ T urn on the TV . Whil e holding down the RESET button on the remote contro[...]

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    42 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s Remote Control Programming The Rem ote Control Prob lem P ossible Remedies I cannot operate the remote c ontr ol ❏ Press TV (FUNCTION) when operating your TV . ❏ Check the orientation of the batteries. ❏ Batteries could be weak. Replace them (page 2) . ❏ Move the TV three to four feet away fr o m fluor escent [...]

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    Other Information 43 Vi de o Audio Prob lem P ossible Remedies No picture, no sound ❏ Make sure the power cord is plugged in. ❏ If a red light is flashing on the front of your TV for more than a few minutes, disconnect and r econnect the power cor d. If the problem continues, call your local service center . ❏ Check the TV/VIDEO setting: when[...]

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    44 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s Dynam ic Bass Resp onse Sys tem (Subwoofe r) Channe ls Cont acti ng Sony Befor e calling our Customer Information Services Center , reset the TV to factory settings (see page 21). Please have your TV ser ial number r eady . The number is loca ted on the rear o f your TV a nd on the fr ont cover of thi s manual. Our Cu[...]

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    Other Information 45 Specifications Design and specifications ar e subject to change without notice. T el evision system Americ an TV standard/N TSC Channe l coverage VHF: 2-13/U HF: 14-69/ CA TV : 1-12 5 Antenn a 75-ohm external antenn a terminal for VHF/UHF Pictur e tube FD T rinitr on ® tube Power requirements 120V , 60 Hz Suppli ed ac cessorie[...]

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    47 Inde x 16:9 E nhanced 38 A Audio Out 28 Auto Pr ogram 21 , 30 Auto S AP 27 B Balance 27 Bass 27 Batteries Insert ing in rem ote 2 Replacing 2 Brightn ess 26 C Cable 29 Cable Box Connections 14, 15 Operating 8 Caption Vision 38 Channel Fix 29 Channel Lab el 30 Channel Sk ip/Add 30 CODE SET bu tton Definition 3 Operating 5 Color 26 Color Temperatu[...]

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    User Guide Son y Cor por ati on Pri nted in U.S. A.[...]