Sony KV-27HS420 manual

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    KV-27HS420 I KV-30HS420 I KV-32HS420 I KV-34HS420 I KV-36HS420 Operating Instructions ©2004 Sony Corporation Sony Corporation http://www .sony .net.com Printed in U.S.A. 4-102-732-21 P antone 279C TV .MANU AL 04_English Sony Design Center 02.05.04 Black[...]

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    1 WA R NI N G T o reduce the risk o f fire o r shock hazard, do no t expo se the TV to rain or mois ture . This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsul ated “dangerous volta ge” with in the p r oduc t’s encl osur e th at may be of suf fic ient mag nitud e to con sti tute a r isk of el ec tr ic s h ock to p e rs on s. T[...]

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    2 IMPORTANT SAFEGU ARDS For y our p rote cti o n, p le ase rea d the s e in s truc ti on s co m ple tel y , a nd kee p thi s m anu a l f or futu re ref ere nc e. C are fu lly obse rve and c o mply with all war ning s, c aut ions an d ins tru cti o ns p la ce d on th e s e t, or des c ri be d in th e o per at ing in str uct ions o r se rv ice m anua[...]

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    3 Ve n t i l a t i o n The slots a nd openings in t he cabinet and i n the bac k or bottom ar e pr ovid ed fo r nec es sary vent ilat ion . T o ensu re re liabl e o per ation o f the se t, and to p rotect it fr om ov erheating, these slot s and openings must never be blocked or covered. ❑ Ne ve r cov er the slo ts and o pen ings wi th a cloth or [...]

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    HS 42 0.b ook Pag e 4 Tu e s day, Ma r ch 30 , 2 004 10:3 6 AM[...]

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    5 Cont en t s Introd ucing the F D Tri nitron Wega Ov erv iew . .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... 7 Pre sen tin g th e F D Tr init r on We ga .... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... 7 Pac kag e Co nte nt[...]

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    6 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP Using t he F eature s Ov erv iew . .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. . 39 Wat ch ing TV ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... ..... .. ... .. .. ..... ...[...]

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    7 I ntr oducin g the FD T rini tro n We ga Ove rview This c hapter describes t h e c o ntents o f the package i n which the T V is shipped and provides an overview of the features of your W ega T V . Pr esent i ng t he FD T rinitr on We ga Th e FD T r initron W ega ( prono unced V A Y -GAH ) is character ized by ou tsta nd i ng co nt ra st, un com [...]

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    8 SETUP SETUP Welc ome SETUP SETUP SETUP ❑ Favorite Ch annels : Allo ws you to set up and se lect from eigh t of your favorite channels . ❑ Cle arEdg e VM ™ V eloc ity Modulation: S h arpens pictur e defini tion by enh an cing v ertical lines . ❑ Stea dy Sou nd ® : Equ alize s volum e levels so there is con siste nt output between programs[...]

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    9 Setting Up the TV Ove rview Th is chapter inc ludes illu strated ins truction s for setting up your TV . Abou t t he AC Power Cor d Th e A C po w er c ord is a t tac he d t o the re a r of th e TV w it h a ho ok . Us e caution when remo ving the AC plu g fr om its holder . Gently slide the plu g upw ard t o r emove i t fr om the hook. Once rem ov[...]

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    10 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP TV Contr ol s and Conne ctors Fro n t Panel Ite m Descr iptio n 1 S VIDE O VI D E O 2 IN PUT Co nnec ts t o t he S VID EO O UT ja ck o n y ou r c amc orde r or o th e r vi de o equipment that has S VIDEO. Prov ides better pictur e quality than composite video ( 2 ). 2 VIDEO/L(MONO) -A UDIO-R VI D E O 2 IN PUT [...]

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    11 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Rear Panel 2 3 4 5 7 8 6 1 Jack Description 1 VHF/UHF RF inpu t that conn ects to your VHF /UH F antenn a or cab le. 2 S VID EO IN 1/3 Con ne cts to th e S VI DEO O UT ja ck o f y our VCR or o th er vi deo e quipm ent tha t ha s S VIDEO. S VIDEO provides bett er p ictur e quality than either VHF/UHF ( 1 ) or c[...]

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    12 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Bas ic Connec tions: Conne cting a Ca ble or Ante nna The way in which yo u will conn ect your TV varies, depending on how your hom e rec eive s a signal (cable , c able box , a ntenna ) and wheth er or no t you p lan to connec t a VCR. If y ou ar e conn ectin g a VCR ❑ See the conne cti ons de scri bed on p[...]

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    13 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Usin g a Cab le Box Connection T o Do T his ... Do Thi s ... Use the c able bo x T un e th e TV to th e cha nn el th e c able b ox is s et to (usua lly chan ne l 3 or 4) and t hen u se t he cable b o x to switch c h annels. S et up th e TV r em ote c o nt r ol to o perate the cable box Pr o gram the r[...]

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    14 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Con necting O pti o nal Equi pmen t Use the directions in this section to co nnect the follow ing optiona l equipment: If Y o u Ar e Co nne ct ing See P age VCR a n d Cab le 16 VCR a n d Cab le Box 18 T w o VCRs for T ape Editing 2 0 Satellite Re ceiver 21 Satellit e Re ceiver and VC R 22 DVD Player with Compo[...]

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    15 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Mak ing Vi deo Conn e ctio ns Y our T V includes several t y pes o f video i nputs. When connecting your TV , use the in puts that ar e avail able on your components t hat pro v ide the best video performance, as described below . About Usi ng SV I D E O If the optional equipment you are connecting has an S VI[...]

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    16 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP VC R and C able F or best r esult s , use this con nect ion if : ❑ Y our cable company does not requi re you to u se a cable box. T o connect the VCR and cabl e 1 Connect the CA TV cable to the VCR’s VHF/UHF i nput jack. 2 Use a coaxial cable to conn ect the VCR’s VHF/U HF o utput jack to th e T V’ s V[...]

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    17 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Conn ection T o Do T his ... Do Thi s ... W atc h th e VC R P r ess TV/VI DEO repeatedly to select the VCR input (VIDEO 1 in the i llustration). W atch cable channels Pr ess TV/VID EO r ep eatedly to select the cable input (VHF/U HF in the i llustration). S et up th e TV r em ote c o nt r o[...]

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    18 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP VC R and C able Box F or best r esult s , use this con nect ion if : ❑ Y our cab le co mpany sc ra mbl es som e cha nnels , su ch as p re m iu m channels (which requir es you to use a cable box ), but does not scramb le all ch annels . With thi s conn ect ion you ca n: ❑ Use the TV re mot e contr ol to cha[...]

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    19 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Conn ection T o Do T his ... Do Thi s ... W atc h cabl e (unscramb led) cha n ne ls Pr ess TV/VI DEO repeatedly to select the cable input (UHF/VHF in the i llustration). W atc h cabl e box ( scramble d) cha n ne ls Pr ess TV/VI DEO repeatedly to select the cable box input ( VIDEO 3 in the i[...]

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    20 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP T wo VCRs for T a pe Editing Con necti ng two V CRs le ts you r eco rd fr om one VCR to th e oth er . B y connecti ng them as s how n below , you c an v iew (m onitor) wha t is b e i n g re c o rd e d. T o co nne c t t w o V C R s fo r t ape e d it in g 1 Use an A/V c able to c onnect t he playbac k VCR’s A [...]

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    21 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Satell i te Receiver T o co nn ect a s atellit e receiver 1 Conn ect t he s atellite ante nna cable to t he sa tel lite receiver ’s satellit e inpu t jack. 2 Use an A/V cable to co nnect the satellit e receiver ’s A/V output jacks to the TV’s A/V in put jacks. 3 Conn ect a CA TV cable fro m yo ur cable o[...]

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    22 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Satell i te Receiver and VCR T o conn ect a satellite receiver an d VCR 1 Connect the CA TV cable to the single (input) jack of the splitter . 2 Use a coaxial cable to connect one of t he splitter ’s two output jacks to the TV’s VHF/U HF jack. 3 Use a coaxial cable to connect the splitter ’s other output[...]

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    23 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP 7 A/V cable Coaxia l cable cabl e Sate llite an tenna cable CA TV A/V c able TV VCR Satel lite r eceiv er Cab les ar e oft en color -coded to connectors . Connec t red to re d, white to white , etc . Coa xi al cabl e Coa xi al ca ble Spl itt er (not s u pplie d) HS 42 0.b ook Pag e 23 T ue s day, Mar c h 3 0, [...]

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    24 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP DVD Player with Com p on ent Vi deo Co nnec tors Fo r be st resu lts , us e th is co nn e ct ion if you r D V D pla ye r has comp onen t video (Y , P B , P R ) jacks. T o c onnect a DVD play er w ith com pon ent vi deo connect ors 1 Use three separat e component video cables to con nect the DVD player ’ s Y [...]

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    25 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Conn ection T o Do T his ... Do Thi s ... W atch the DVD player Pr ess TV/VID EO r ep eate dly to select the DVD input (VIDEO 5 in the i llustration). S et up th e TV r em ote c o nt r ol to o p erate t he DVD p layer If yo u have a non-S ony DVD player , you must pro g ram the r emote cont[...]

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    26 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP DVD Player with S VIDEO and A udio Conn e cto rs Use thi s connection i f your DVD pl ayer does not hav e component vid eo (Y , P B , P R ) jacks. T o c onnect a DVD player wi th A /V conn ector s 1 Use an audio cable to connect the DVD player ’s audio output jacks to the TV’s audio input jacks. 2 Use an S[...]

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    27 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP DV I-Eq uipp ed Device If y ou ha ve a d evi ce , s uch a s an H D T V re ceiv e r , t ha t has D V I ( Dig it al V ideo Interfa ce) o utput, us e the follo wing c onnec tion. T o co nnect a d evice that has DVI OU T : 1 Use an HDMI-to-DVI cable t o connect t h e device’s DVI OUT jack to th e T V’ s HDM I [...]

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    28 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP HDM I-E q uippe d Device If you have a devic e, such as an HDTV rece iver , that has a H igh - Definitio n M ultimed ia Inte rface ( HDMI), use the fo llow ing connecti on. T o connect a d evice t hat has HD M I OUT : 1 Us e t he H DM I c abl e th at ca m e w ith yo ur de v ice to co nne c t th e dev ice ’s [...]

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    29 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Ca mcor der For easy con necti on of a camc orde r , t he TV h as fr ont A/V i npu t j acks . If you pr efer , however , you can connect the c amcorder to the TV’s re a r A / V i n p u t ja c k s . T o co nnect a camcorde r 1 Use A/V c ables t o connect the c am cord er ’s A/V output jacks to the TV’s A/[...]

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    30 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Audi o R e ceiv er For i mproved s ound quality , you m ay want to play the TV’s audio th rou gh yo ur ste re o sy st em . T o connect an audio s ystem 1 Use an audio cable to connect the TV’s audio output jacks to the audio receiver ’s li ne inp ut jacks. 2 Using the TV’s Audio Menu, set the Spe a k e[...]

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    31 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Using the CO NTROL S F eatur e CON TROL S allo ws you to control your syst em and other Sony equipment with o ne r em ote contro l. In additi on to a llowing you to control mu ltiple devic es with on e remot e c ontrol, th e CON TRO L S feature allow s you to always point your r emote control at yo u r TV , in[...]

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    32 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Setti ng Up the Cha nnel List Afte r yo u fini sh con nect ing your TV , you need to run Auto Se tup to set up your channels. The A uto Program screens appear when you t urn on y our TV for th e fi rst time after hooki ng it u p. Using Aut o Pr o gram T o r un Auto Progra m the fi rst time y ou tur n on your T[...]

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    33 Us in g the Rem ot e Co nt rol Ove rview This chap ter de scri bes how to set up, pr ogr am, and us e the TV’ s re m o t e c o n t ro l . Inserting Ba tte rie s 1 Rem ove th e batt ery co ver fr om the re mote contr ol. 2 Inse rt two s ize A A (R6) ba tterie s ( suppl ied) b y matching the e and E terminal s on th e bat terie s to t he diag ra[...]

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    34 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol But ton Descrip tions 8 1 4 qa qd qg qk ws 6 2 9 qs q; qf qh qj ql wa w; 3 5 7 HS 42 0.b ook Pag e 34 T ue s day, Mar c h 3 0, 200 4 10:36 AM[...]

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    35 SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol SETUP SETUP Button Descrip tion 1 MU T IN G Press to mute the sou nd. Pr ess again o r press VO L + to r es tor e th e so un d. 2 SY STEM OFF Press to turn off all Sony bra nd audio/vi deo e quip men t at on ce. ( M ay not func tio n with older Sony equ ip ment. Does not func t ion wi th DVD/VCR combinat ion u[...]

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    36 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol qh DISP LA Y Press once to display the current channel number , current time, and channel label (if set) and other inf o rmati on. Press agai n to turn Display of f. qj SCR EEN MOD E Pr ess to toggle between the Scr een Mode options: Normal an d Zoom . A ls o a va ila bl e in th e S etu p m enu (pa[...]

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    37 SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol SETUP SETUP Pr ogramming th e Remote Contr ol If you have video equipment oth e r than Sony brand (or if you have a Sony DV D/V CR com bin ation un it) that y ou want to co ntrol with t he TV’s remote control, use the following procedure to progr am t he re m o t e c o n t ro l . 1 T urn to the list of “Ma[...]

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    38 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol Manufactu r er’ s Code s VCRs Ma nuf act ure r Code Son y 301, 302, 303 Admira l (M. W ard) 327 Aiw a 338, 344 Au di o Dy n am ic 314 , 337 Bro k son ic 319 , 317 C an on 309 , 308 Ci tizen 33 2 C ra ig 302 , 33 2 Crit eri on 31 5 Curt is M athe s 304, 338, 309 Dae woo 341, 3 12, 309 DBX 314, 336[...]

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    39 Using the Featu res Ove rview This c hapter describes how to use t h e feat ures of your T V . W atch ing TV To p i c Pa ge W atc hing TV 39 Using S c reen M ode 40 41 Using F a vorite Channels 42 Us ing O t her Eq uip me nt wit h Y o ur T V R em ote Con trol 43 KV -30/34HS 420 Only KV -27/32/36 HS420 Only T o Do T his ... Do T his ... Acti vate[...]

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    40 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Usi ng Scre en Mode Models KV - 30/34HS420 Only Th e Scr een Mode featur e let s yo u w atch 4: 3 normal broad casts in sever al wide s cr een modes (1 6:9 aspect ratio ). ❑ Pres s SCREEN M ODE r epeatedly to to ggle through the following settin gs. When you change channels or in puts, the Screen Mode se[...]

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    41 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Models KV - 27/32/36HS420 Only The Sc reen Mode featur e is useful w hen a 480i sign al has been upcon verted to a 720p or 1080i sig nal, whic h res ults in undes irable “black ba r s” appea r ing on all four side s of t he pictur e. Usin g the Scr een Mode feature, you can enlarge these pictures , min[...]

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    42 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Using F avorite Chann els Th e Favorite Chann e ls feature lets you selec t pr o gr ams from a list of up to ei ght favo rite c hannel s that you spec ify . Creat ing a List of Favorite Chan nels 1 Pres s ME NU to d i s play t he Menu. 2 Pres s B or b to h ighlig ht the Channe l icon and press . 3 Pres s t[...]

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    43 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Using O ther Equi pment with Y our TV Remote Contr ol All Equi pmen t Operating a VC R Operating a Satell i te Receiver T o Do T his ... Do This .. . Swi tch the T V’s input to the VCR, DVD player , o r other connecte d equipment Pr es s TV/V ID EO r ep eatedl y to c y cle t hro ugh the video equipment c[...]

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    44 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Operating a C able Box Operating a DVD Player Operating a DVD /V CR Com b inat ion Un it T o Do T his ... Pre ss Acti vate th e remo te con trol to o perate the cable box SAT/C A BLE FUN CTI ON Tu r n o n / o f f SA T /CABL E POWER Se lect a chan nel 0-9, ENTER Chang e channe ls CH +/- Back t o pre vio us [...]

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    45 Using th e Menus Ove rview The Menu gives you access t o the f ollow ing features : Naviga ting Thr ough Menus Menu Ic on Description Pag e Al l ow s yo u t o m ake a dj u st me n ts t o y ou r p ic tu re settings . It also allows you t o customize the Pictur e Mode bas ed on the type of pr o gram yo u ar e viewing, sel ect DCR Mode opti ons , a[...]

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    46 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Using the V ideo Menu Selecti n g Video Opt ions The V ideo Menu incl udes the foll owing option s: M ode: Vi vid Pic t ur e Brig htne ss Color Hue Sharp ness Color T emp.: Cool ClearEdge VM: High DRC Mode: CineMotion T o ac cess the Vid eo Menu, f o ll ow th ese s teps : T o chan g e se tti ngs, pr ess V v [...]

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    47 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP T o resto re the fa ctory defaul t settings for Pic ture, Bright ness, Color , Hue, Shar pnes s, Col or T emp an d ClearEd ge VM. ❑ Pres s RESE T on the r em ote contr ol when in the V id eo Menu. ClearEdge VM Ve l o c i t y Modulat ion Sharpens pictur e definition to give every object a sharp, c lean ed ge [...]

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    48 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Using the Audio Menu Selecti n g Audio Opt ions Th e Aud io M en u in clud es th e fo llowin g o pti ons: T o ac cess the Au d io Menu, f ollow th ese s teps: T o chan g e se tti ngs, pr ess V v B b . Pres s t o confir m the s electio n. T o exit the Menu, press MENU . 1. Dis pla y m en u 2. Highlight 3. Sel[...]

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    49 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP T o resto re the factory defa ult se ttings for T reble, Bass , and Bala nce ❑ Pres s RESE T on the r em ote contr ol wh en in the Audio M enu. Spe aker On Se le ct t o t urn o n t he TV sp e ake rs . Off S elec t to turn of f the TV speaker s and list en to the TV 's sou n d on ly t hroug h y o ur e x [...]

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    50 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Using the Scree n Menu Selecti n g Screen Mo de O pti on s Th e Screen menu includ es the foll owing options: KV -30/34HS 420 Only T o ac cess the Scre en Menu, f ollow th ese st eps: T o chan g e se tti ngs, pr ess V v B b . Pres s t o confir m the s electio n. Pres s ME NU to exit the Menu. 1. Dis pla y m [...]

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    51 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP 4:3 Default Sele c t the def a ult Sc reen M od e to use fo r 4:3 sour ces Wide Zoom Se lect to enlar g e the 4 :3 size pictur e, while the upper and low er pa rts of the p ict ure ar e condensed to fit the wide scr een. Norma l Se lect to retu rn the 4 :3 p icture t o no rm al mode. Full Select to enlar ge th[...]

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    52 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Using the Channel Menu Sel ect ing Cha nnel Opt ions Th e Ch annel M e nu includes the follo wing opt ions : T o ac cess the Channel Menu, f ollow t hes e step s: T o chan g e se tti ngs, pr ess V v B b . Pres s t o confir m the s electio n. T o exit the Menu, press MENU . 1. Dis pla y m en u 2. Highlight 3.[...]

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    53 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP Channel Label Allows you to assign lab els (s u ch as sta tion call let ters) t o channe l numbe rs. Y ou can label up to 20 channels. 1 Highlight Channel and pr ess . 2 Press V v to scro ll throu gh t he channel numbers (1- 125). Then pr ess to se lect the chan nel numbe r that you want to assign a label . 3 [...]

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    54 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Using the Par ent Menu Selecti n g Paren t Menu O pti on s The Parent Menu includes the follow ing options : The Par ent Menu al low s you to se t up th e TV to bloc k prog rams acco rdin g to thei r con tent an d rati ng lev els. T o ac cess the P aren t Menu , fo llow these s teps : Use t he 0-9 butto n s [...]

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    55 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP US Models: Selecti n g Custom Rat ing O ption s For US mode ls, the Cust om Rating Menu includes the f ollowing opt ions. (Fo r Canadi an model s , see pag e 5 6.) Viewing Blocked Pr o grams Y ou can view blocked programs by en tering the password . Press the ENT ER but ton w hen tuned t o a bloc ked progr am,[...]

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    56 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Can adi a n Mo del s: Selecti n g Custom Rat ing O ption s For Canadi an models , the Cus tom Rat ing Menu includes the fo llo wing opt ions. (For US mode ls, see page 55 .) Viewing Blocked Pr o grams Y ou can view blocked programs by en tering the password . Press the ENT ER but ton w hen tuned t o a bloc k[...]

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    57 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP Using the T imer Menu Selecti n g T imer Opt ions The T im er Menu includes the foll owing options : T o reset the Cl ock or Timers ❑ Pres s RESE T on the remote c o ntr o l, when i n the T imer Menu, to r eset to the f acto ry defaul ts. KV -27/32/36 HS420 Only T o acc ess th e Time r Menu , fol low th ese [...]

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    58 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Using the Setup Men u Selecti n g Setup Optio ns The Set up Menu includes the following options: T o ac cess the Setup Menu, f ollow these s te ps: T o chan g e se tti ngs, pr ess V v B b . Pres s t o confir m the s electio n. T o exit the Menu, press MENU . 1. Dis pla y m en u 2. Highli ght 3. Sel ect Ca pt[...]

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    59 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP V ideo Label Allows y o u to identi fy A/V equipment you connect ed to t he TV , such as a VCR, DVD, et c. For example, if y o u have a DVD player connected to t h e VIDEO 5 jack, you can select the label DVD fo r th e VIDEO 5 inp ut. Then when you pres s the TV/ VIDE O butto n to c hang e in puts , th e Video[...]

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    60 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Clock/T i mers Selec t to set th e clo ck and to progr am yo ur TV to tur n on and of f at t wo schedu led v iewing times. Ti m e r 1 Ti m e r 2 Y o u can use the T imers to pr o gram the TV to turn on and off and tu ne to a spec ific channe l at t wo schedule d viewing times. Ti m e r 1 and Ti m e r 2 a re [...]

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    61 Other Informati on Ove rview Th is chapter inc ludes the follo w ing topic s: To p i c Page Glo ssa ry 6 2 Contact ing Sony 63 T r oub les hoot ing 6 3 Specific ations 66 Opti onal A cces sori es 67 Ind e x 6 9 HS 42 0.b ook Pag e 61 T ue s day, Mar c h 3 0, 200 4 10:36 AM[...]

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    62 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP Glos sary a nal og s igna l A signa ling met hod th at uses con ti nuous c h ange s in th e am pli tude or freq uenc y of an electro nic tr ansmission to conv ey i nformat ion. aspect ratio R efers t o the ratio between the widt h and height of the screen. KV -27/32/36HS420 models have a 4:3 aspect [...]

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    63 We lcome SETUP Oth er Info SETUP SETUP SETUP Con tacting Son y If, a ft er r eading these operating inst ructions, you have a dditional question s r elated to the use of yo u r Sony tel evision, pleas e call our Custo m er Informa tion Services Center at 1-800-222-SO N Y (7669) (US r esidents on ly) or (416) 499-S O NY (7669) (Canadi an r esiden[...]

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    64 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP Cha nn els Video Pr oblem Pos s ib le Re me die s Canno t r eceive u pper channels ( UHF) when usi ng an anten na ❏ Cha nge t he Cable opti on to O ff (see page 52). ❏ Use Aut o Pr ogr am in the Channel M enu to add receiva ble cha nnels t hat are not pr ese ntly i n the TV’s memory (see p age[...]

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    65 We lcome SETUP Oth er Info SETUP SETUP SETUP Audi o Gener al Pr oblem Pos s ib le Re me die s Go od p ic ture, no sound ❏ Press MUTING so tha t the word Muting disappear s from the scr een (see page 35). ❏ Ma ke s ur e th e Spe aker op tion i s se t to On in the Audio Menu (see page 49). Canno t gain eno ugh volume when using a cable box ❏[...]

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    66 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP Sp eci ficat ions P i c t u r e Tu b e F D Tr i n i t r o n ® t u b e Antenna 75 ohm external termin a l for VHF/UHF T e le visi on Sy ste m NT SC, A meri can TV St a nd ard Ch an nel C ov er age VH F 2-1 3 UH F 14-6 9 CA TV 1-12 5 Powe r Req uire ments 120V , 60 Hz Inputs/Outputs HDMI V ideo 1080i[...]

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    67 We lcome SETUP Oth er Info SETUP SETUP SETUP Des ign and sp ecif icati ons are sub ject to cha nge with ou t no tice. Optional Accesso r ies Di mensio ns (W x H x D) KV -27HS 420 784 x 60 1.5 x 520 mm (30 7/8 x 23 5/8 x 20 1/2 in) KV -30HS 420 898 x 60 4 x 564. 5 m m (35 3/8 x 23 3/4 x 22 1/4 in) KV -32HS 420 898 x 69 8 x 598 mm (35 3/8 x 27 1/2[...]

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    69 0- 9 b ut ton s 36 , 39 16:9 ( widescreen) 8 , 59 16: 9 as p e ct rat i o 40 , 50 4:3 asp ect ratio 40 , 50 4:3 D efau lt se tting s 51 A ant enna, conne cting 12 asp e ct r a tio 59 Audio Menu 45 Audio Out 49 audi o r eceiver, conne cting 30 Auto Program (c hanne l setup) 32 , 52 Au to SAP, MTS set ting 48 B balance, adjusting 48 bass, adjustin[...]

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    70 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP J JUM P button 35 , 39 L label cha n ne ls 53 Langua ge, setti ng 59 M MENU bu tton 10 , 36 , 39 , 45 Menus Audio 45 Cha nne l 45 Par en t 45 , 54 Set up 45 , 58 Timer 45 , 57 Video 45 Mono , MTS settin g 48 Movie mode 46 MTS 48 MTS/ SAP butt on 35 MUTI NG b utt on 35 , 39 N Neutral, Color Temp erat[...]

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    71 We lcome SETUP Oth er Info SETUP SETUP SETUP V Var iable audio s ett ing 49 VCR using with TV re mote con trol 43 wi th ca ble bo x, co n ne ct in g 18 wit h cab le, conne cting 16 with satellite recei ver, connecting 22 Vertic al Center , adjusti ng 51 Vertic al Correcti on 32 Verti cal Si ze , adjusti ng 51 VHF/UHF ja ck, describ ed 11 VI DEO [...]

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