Sony KV-27HS420 Instructions TV stand (primary manual) 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 Pantone 279C TV .MANU AL 04_English Sony Design Center 02.05.04 Black[...]

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    1 WA R N IN G T o reduc e the risk o f fire or shoc k hazard , do not expo se the TV t o rain or moisture . This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of un i nsulat ed “ dange rous voltage” with in the pr oduc t’s enc los ur e th at m ay b e of suf fic ient m agni tude to cons titu te a ris k of el e ctr ic s h ock to pe rs on[...]

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    2 IMPORTANT SAFEGU ARDS Fo r y our p rote cti o n, p le as e re ad the s e in s tru cti on s co m pl etel y , a n d ke ep thi s m anu a l f or fu ture ref ere nc e. C are full y o bser ve and co mpl y w ith all war ning s, ca utio ns and ins tru cti o ns p la c ed on the s et, o r de s cri be d in t he ope rat in g i nst ruc tion s o r se rvice ma [...]

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    3 Ve n t i l a t i o n The s lots a nd openings i n the cabinet and in the back or bot t om a r e p rovi ded fo r nece ssa ry ve nt ilat io n. T o en sur e r eli abl e ope rat ion o f the s et , a nd to pr otect i t fr om ov erheating, t hes e s lot s and openi ngs must never be blocked or covered. ❑ Ne ve r cov er the slo ts a nd ope n ings wi t[...]

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    HS 42 0.b ook Pag e 4 Tue s day , Mar ch 30 , 2004 1 0: 36 A M[...]

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    5 Co nte nt s Introd ucing the FD T rinitron Weg a Ov erv iew . .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... 7 Pre s ent ing th e FD Tr in itr on We g a .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... ..... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ..... 7 Pac k age Co nte n [...]

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    6 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP Usin g t he F eature s Ov erv iew . .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ..... .. . 39 Wa tch i ng TV ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ..... .[...]

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    7 I ntr odu cing t he FD T rini tr on W ega Ove rview This c hapter de s c r ibes the c ontents o f the pac kage in which the T V is shipped and provides an overview of the featur es of your W ega TV . P res enting the F D T rinit ron We ga Th e FD T rinit ro n W ega (p ronounced V A Y - GAH ) is char acter ized by ou ts tand i ng co nt ra st, un c[...]

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    8 SETUP SETU P Welc om e SETUP SETUP SETUP ❑ Favorite Ch a n nels : Allo ws you to set u p and select from ei ght of your favorite c hannels. ❑ Cle arEdg e VM ™ V eloc it y Modulation: S harpens pi c tur e defini tion by enh an cing v ertical line s. ❑ Ste ady Sou nd ® : E qualize s volu me levels so there is c onsist ent output between pr[...]

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    9 Setting Up the TV Ove rview Th is c ha pte r includes ill ustrat ed instruc tion s for s etting up your T V . Ab out t he AC Power Cor d Th e A C po w er c ord i s at tac h ed t o the rea r of th e TV w it h a ho ok . Us e caution when remo v ing t he AC plug fr om its h older . Gently slide the pl ug u pwa rd to r emov e i t f r om th e hook. On[...]

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    10 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP TV Contr ols a nd Connectors Fr ont Panel Ite m De scription 1 S VI DEO VI D EO 2 I NP UT Co nne cts t o t he S VID EO O U T j ack o n y ou r c amc orde r or ot he r v id eo equipment that has S VIDEO. Pro vides better pictur e quality t han composit e video ( 2 ). 2 VIDEO/L ( MONO) -A UDIO-R VI D EO 2 I NP U[...]

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    11 SETUP Setup S ETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP Rear Panel 2 3 4 5 7 8 6 1 Jack Description 1 VHF/UHF RF in put th at con nects to your VH F/UH F anten na o r cabl e. 2 S VI DEO IN 1/3 C onne cts to th e S VI DEO O U T ja ck o f y our VCR or oth er vide o e quipm ent th at h as S VIDEO. S VIDEO provides bet ter pictur e quality t han either VHF/UHF ( 1 ) [...]

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    12 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Bas ic Connect ions: Conne cting a Ca ble or Ante nna The w a y in w hich you will connect your TV varies, dependin g on how your hom e r eceiv es a s ignal (c able , c able box , a ntenna ) and wheth e r or not yo u plan to connect a VC R. If you ar e co nnecti ng a VCR ❑ See th e connec tion s descr ibed [...]

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    13 SETUP Setup S ETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Usin g a C able Box Connection T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... Use the c a ble box 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 then u se the cabl e box to switch c ha nn els. S et up th e TV r em ote co nt r ol to o perate the cable box Pr o gram the r[...]

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    14 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Con necting O ptional Equipmen t Use the directio ns in t hi s section to connec t t he following optional equipment: I f Y ou A re Conne c ting Se e Pag e VCR a nd Cabl e 16 VCR a nd Cab le Box 18 T wo VCRs for T ape Editing 20 Satellit e Receiver 21 Satellit e Receiver and VCR 22 DVD Player with Component V[...]

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    15 SETUP Setup S ETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP Ma king V i de o Co nne ctio ns Y our TV includes s evera l types o f video i nputs . When connecting your TV , us e the in puts that ar e available on your components that pro vide t h e best video performance, as described below . Abo ut U sing SV I D E O If the optional equipment you are connecting has an[...]

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    16 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP VC R an d C able F or bes t resu lts , us e this connection if: ❑ Y our cable company does not requi re you to use a c able box. T o connect the VC R and cabl e 1 Connect the CA TV cable t o the VCR’s VHF/UHF i nput jack . 2 Use a coaxial cable to connect the VCR’s VH F/UH F output jack to the TV’ s V[...]

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    17 SETUP Setup S ETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP Not es on Using This Conn ection T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... W a tch th e V CR P r es s TV/V IDEO repea t e dly t o select the VCR i nput ( VI DEO 1 in the i llu stra tion). W atch cable channels Pr ess TV/V IDEO repeate dly t o select the cable input (VHF / U HF in the i llu stra tion). S et up th e TV r[...]

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    18 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP VC R an d C able Box F or bes t resu lts , us e this connection if: ❑ Y o ur cab le co mpan y scra mble s some cha nnel s, su ch as pr emium channels (which requir es yo u to use a c able box), but do e s not scram ble all ch annels . With t his co nnect ion you c an: ❑ Use the TV remot e contr ol to ch a[...]

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    19 SETUP Setup S ETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP Not es on Using This Conn ection T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... W atc h cabl e (uns crambled) ch an ne ls Pr ess TV/VID EO r epeatedly to select the c a ble input (UHF/VHF in the i llu stra tion). W a t c h cabl e box (scr ambled ) ch an ne ls Pr ess TV/VID EO r epeatedly to select the cable box input ( VI D[...]

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    20 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP T wo VCRs for T ap e Editi n g Con necti ng two VCR s lets y ou r ecor d fr om on e VC R to th e o ther . B y connec ting them as show n below , you c an v iew ( monitor) wh at is b e i n g re c o rd e d . T o c o n ne c t t w o V CR s fo r t ape e d it in g 1 Use an A/V cabl e to c onnec t the playbac k VCR?[...]

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    21 SETUP Setup S ETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP Satel lite Receiver T o co nn ect a satellit e receiver 1 Conn ect the s atellit e ant enna cable to t he s atel lite receiver ’s satellit e inpu t jack. 2 Use an A/V cable to c onnect the sat ellite receive r ’s A/V output ja c ks to the TV ’ s A /V input jacks. 3 Conn ect a CA TV cable from you r cab[...]

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    22 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Satel lite Receiver and VCR T o conn ect a sa t e llite r eceiver an d VCR 1 Connect the C A TV cable t o the single (input) j ac k of the splitter . 2 Use a coaxial cable to connect one of t he splitter ’s two out put jacks to the TV’s VH F/UHF jack. 3 Use a coaxial cable to connect the splitter ’s o t[...]

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    23 SETUP Setup S ETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP 7 A/ V cable Coaxia l cab le cab le S atelli te anten na cab le CA TV A/ V c able TV VCR Sa tellit e r ecei ver C ables ar e oft en color -coded to con nec tors . Connec t red to red, white to wh ite , etc . Coa xi al cab le Coa xi al ca bl e Spl itter (not s upplie d) HS 42 0.b ook Pag e 23 Tue s d a y, M a[...]

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    24 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP DVD Player with Co mp on ent Vi deo Conne cto rs Fo r be st re su lts , u se th is co nn ect ion if you r D VD p la ye r ha s c omponen t vide o (Y , P B , P R ) jacks. T o co n nect a DVD p layer w ith com ponent vid eo con nector s 1 Use three sepa r ate component video c a bl es to connect the DVD player ?[...]

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    25 SETUP Setup S ETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP Not es on Using This Conn ection T o Do T hi s ... Do Thi s ... W atch the DVD player Pr ess TV/V IDEO repea t e dly t o select the DVD input (VIDEO 5 in the i llu stra tion). S et up th e TV r em ote co nt r ol to operate the DVD player I f yo u have a non -Sony DVD player , you must pr ogram the r emo te c[...]

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    26 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP DVD Player with S V IDEO and Audi o Co nne cto rs Use t his connection i f your DVD player does not have c om ponent vid eo ( Y , P B , P R ) jacks. T o co n nect a DVD pl ayer w ith A /V conn ector s 1 Use an audio ca ble to connect the DVD player ’s audio o ut pu t ja c ks to the TV ’ s aud io input jac[...]

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    27 SETUP Setup S ETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP D VI- Eq uipp ed Devic e If yo u ha ve a d evi c e, s uch a s an H DT V re cei ve r , t ha t ha s D VI ( Di git al V ide o Inte rface) output, use t he follo wing c onnec tion. T o co nn e ct a d evice that has DV I OUT : 1 Use an HDMI-to-DVI cable t o connect t h e d evice’ s DVI O UT jack to the TV’ s [...]

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    28 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP HDM I-E q uippe d Devic e If you have a devic e, such as an HDTV rec eiver , that has a High- Definitio n M ultimed ia Int erface (HDMI) , us e the f ollow ing connec tion. T o connect a device t hat h as HDMI OUT : 1 Us e t h e H DM I c abl e th a t cam e w ith y ou r dev i ce to con ne ct th e dev ice ’ s[...]

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    29 SETUP Setup S ETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP C amc or der For easy conn ect ion of a camc ord er , t he TV h as fr ont A/V in put j acks. If you pr efer , how ever , you can connect the camco r d er to the T V’s re a r A / V i n p u t ja c k s . T o co nnect a ca mcorder 1 Use A /V ca bles to conn ec t the c am cor der ’s A/V output jac ks to the T[...]

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    30 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Au dio R e ce iver For im proved sound qual ity , you may want to play the T V’s audio th rou gh yo u r ste re o sy st e m . T o connect an au dio system 1 Use an audio ca ble to connect the TV’s audio o ut p ut jacks to the audio rece iver ’s li ne inp ut jacks. 2 Using th e TV’ s Aud io Men u, s et [...]

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    31 SETUP Setup S ETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP Usi ng the CONTROL S Featur e CON TRO L S a llows you to control your s yst e m and other S ony equipment w ith one r em ote c ont ro l. In addition t o a ll o w ing you to cont ro l m ultip le dev ic e s with one remote con trol, the CO N TRO L S featur e allows you t o alwa y s po i nt your r emo te c o nt[...]

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    32 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Setti ng Up the Cha nnel L ist Afte r yo u fin ish connect ing your TV , y ou need to r un Auto Se tup to set up yo ur channels. The A uto Program screens appear when you t urn on yo ur TV fo r the fi rst ti me afte r ho oking it up . Usin g Auto Pr ogram T o r un Au to Progra m t he fi rst time y ou tur n on[...]

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    33 Us in g the Rem ot e Co nt rol Ove rview Thi s c hapte r d escri bes how to set up, prog ram, and us e t h e TV’ s re m o t e c o n t r o l . Inserting Ba tteries 1 Rem ove the batt ery co ver fr om the r emo te cont rol . 2 In sert two s ize AA (R 6) ba tte ries (supp lie d) by mat chi n g the e and E termi nals o n th e bat teri es t o the d[...]

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    34 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol But ton Descrip ti on s 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 Tue s d a y, M arc h 3 0, 200 4 10: 36 A M[...]

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    35 SETUP SETU P SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol SETUP SETUP Button Descr i pt ion 1 MU T IN G P r ess to mute the sound. Pr ess again or p r ess VOL + to r es tor e th e so un d. 2 SY STEM OF F P ress to turn off all So ny bran d audio/ vide o equip me nt at o n ce. (Ma y not functi on wit h older So ny equipment . Do es not func t io n with DVD/VCR combin[...]

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    36 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol qh DIS PLA Y Press once to display the curr ent channel number , cu r rent time, and channel label (if set) and other inf ormati o n. Pr ess again to turn Displa y off. qj SC REEN MOD E P ress to toggle between the Screen M o de optio ns: Norma l an d Zoom . A ls o ava ila bl e i n th e S et up m [...]

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    37 SETUP SETU P SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol SETUP SETUP Pr ogramming th e Remote Co ntr ol If you have video equipment o t h er than Sony brand (or if you have a Sony DVD/ VCR c ombin ation un it) that y ou want to co ntr o l wit h the TV’s rem o te control, use the following procedur e to pr o gr am the re m o t e c o n t r o l . 1 T ur n to the li [...]

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    38 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol Manufactu r er’ s Codes VCRs Ma nuf ac tur e r Code Son y 30 1, 3 02, 303 Admi r a l (M. W ard) 32 7 Aiw a 33 8, 3 44 Au di o Dy n a mi c 3 14, 33 7 Bro k so ni c 3 19, 317 C an on 3 09, 308 Ci tizen 33 2 C ra ig 3 02, 332 Crit eri on 31 5 Cur tis M athes 30 4, 338, 309 Dae woo 34 1, 3 12, 309 D[...]

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    39 Usi n g th e Featur es Ove rview This c hapter describes how to us e the feat ures of your T V . W atch i ng TV To p i c Pa ge W atc hing TV 39 Using S creen Mode 40 41 Using F avo rite Channels 42 Us ing Ot her Eq uip m ent wit h Y o ur TV R em ot e Co ntrol 43 KV -30/ 34HS420 Only KV -27/3 2/36HS420 O nly T o Do T hi s ... Do T hi s ... Acti v[...]

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    40 SETUP SETU P SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Usi ng Scr een M ode Models KV - 30/ 34HS420 On ly Th e Scr een Mode featu r e let s you watch 4: 3 normal br oadc asts in sever al wide screen modes (1 6: 9 aspect r atio). ❑ Pres s SCR EEN M ODE repeat ed ly to to ggle thr o ugh the following settin gs. When you change channels or i nputs , the S cree[...]

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    41 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Models KV - 27/ 32/36HS420 On ly The Screen Mode featur e is useful w hen a 480i si gnal has been upc onverted to a 720p or 1080i sign al, which re sults i n undes i rabl e “black ba r s” appea ring on all four sid e s of t he picture. Using the Scr een M ode featur e, you can en lar ge t h ese pictur[...]

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    42 SETUP SETU P SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Usi ng Favor ite Chann els Th e Fa vor ite Chann els feature lets you se lec t pr o gr ams from a lis t of up to e ight f avori te c h ann els th at you spe ci fy . Cr eating a List o f Favori t e Channels 1 Pres s MENU to d ispl ay the Menu. 2 Pres s B or b to highlig ht the Cha nnel icon an d pres s . 3[...]

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    43 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Usi ng Other Equi pment with Y our T V Remote Contr ol A ll E qui pmen t Operat i ng a VCR Operat i ng a Satel lite Receiver T o Do T hi s ... Do Th is .. . Swi tch the T V’s input to the VCR, DVD player , o r other conn ec ted equip ment Pr es s TV /V ID EO r ep eatedl y to c ycle thr ough the video eq[...]

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    44 SETUP SETU P SETUP Featur es SETUP SETUP Operat i ng a Cable Bo x Operat i ng a DVD Player Operat i ng a DVD /V CR Co mb inat ion Un it T o Do T hi s ... Pre ss Acti vate th e remo te c ont ro l to o perate the cable box S A T/ CA B LE FU N CTI ON Tu r n o n / o f f SA T/C ABLE PO WER S elect a chan nel 0-9, ENTER Chang e channe ls CH +/- Ba ck [...]

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    45 Using th e Menus Ove rview The Menu gives you access t o the following features : Nav i ga ti n g T hr ough Menus M enu Ic on Description Page Al l ow s yo u t o m a ke a dj u st m en t s t o y ou r p ic tu re settings . I t also allows you to cu s t omize t he P ictur e Mode bas ed on the type of p rogr am you ar e viewing, se lect DCR Mode opt[...]

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    46 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Usi ng the Video Menu Select ing V ideo O pti ons The V id eo Menu inc ludes th e foll owing op tions : M ode: Vivid Pic tur e Brig ht ness Color Hue Sharp n ess Color T emp.: Cool ClearEdge VM: High DRC Mode: CineMotion T o access the V ideo Menu , follo w thes e step s: T o ch ange set tings, pr ess V v B b[...]

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    47 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP T o re sto r e the fac tory def ault se ttings for Pictu re , Bri ght ness, Co lor , Hue, Shar pnes s , Col or T emp an d Cl earEdge V M. ❑ Pres s RE SET o n the r em ote contr ol when in t he V ideo Menu. ClearEdge VM Ve l o c i t y Modul ation Sharpens pictur e definit io n t o give every ob j ect a sharp[...]

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    48 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Usi ng the Audio Menu Select ing Au di o O pti ons Th e Aud io M en u in clud es th e f ollo wing o pt ions: T o access t he Au d i o Menu, f ollow t hes e step s: T o ch ange set tings, pr ess V v B b . Pres s to co nfirm the select ion. T o exit the M enu, pres s ME NU . 1. Dis pl ay me nu 2. Highlight 3. S[...]

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    49 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP T o re sto r e the factory defa ult setti ngs for T reble , B ass , a nd Balance ❑ Pres s RE SET o n the r em ote contr ol when in the A udi o M enu. Spe aker On Se lec t t o t urn o n t he TV sp e aker s . Off S elect to turn off the TV speakers and listen to th e TV 's sou n d on ly t hroug h y o ur [...]

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    50 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Using the Scree n Me n u Select ing Screen Mo de O pti on s Th e Scr e en menu inc lud es the follow ing o ptions: KV -30/ 34HS420 Only T o access the Scr een Menu, f ollow t hes e step s: T o ch ange set tings, pr ess V v B b . Pres s to co nfirm the select ion. Pres s MENU to exit the Menu. 1. Dis pl ay me [...]

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    51 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP 4:3 Default Sele ct the def ault Sc reen M od e to us e for 4: 3 sour ces Wide Zoom Selec t to enlar ge the 4:3 size picture, w hile the uppe r an d lower part s of the pic ture ar e condensed t o fit the wide screen. Norma l S ele ct to retur n the 4:3 p ictu re to n or mal mode. Full Select to enlar ge the [...]

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    52 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Usi ng the Chann el Menu Se le cti ng Cha nnel O pti ons Th e Ch annel M e nu include s t he fo llow ing opt ions : T o access the Ch annel M e nu, f ollow t h ese s tep s: T o ch ange set tings, pr ess V v B b . Pres s to co nfirm the select ion. T o exit the M enu, pres s ME NU . 1. Dis pl ay me nu 2. Highl[...]

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    53 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP Channel Label Allows y o u t o a ssign labels (such as station call letters) t o chan nel numbe rs. Y ou c an label up to 20 channels. 1 H i ghlight Channel and pr ess . 2 Press V v to scro ll through the channel numbers (1- 125). Then pr ess to s elect t he chan nel numbe r that you want to assi gn a label. [...]

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    54 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Usi ng the Pa rent Menu Select ing Paren t Me nu O pti on s The Parent Menu includes t he f o llow ing options: The Par en t Menu all ows y ou to se t up the TV to bl ock prog rams ac cor ding to thei r con tent an d r ating lev els. T o access the P arent M e nu, fo llow t hes e step s: Use t he 0-9 butto ns[...]

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    55 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP US Models: Select ing Cu s tom Rat ing O pti ons For US mode ls, the Cu stom Rating Menu includes t he follow ing opt ion s. (Fo r Canadi an model s, se e page 5 6.) Viewing Blocked Pr ograms Y ou can vi ew blocked programs by en tering the password . Press the ENT ER button w h e n t uned t o a bloc ked prog[...]

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    56 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Can adi a n Mo del s: Select ing Cu s tom Rat ing O pti ons For Canadi an mode ls, t he Cust om Ra ting Menu inc ludes the fo llo wing opt ions. (F or US mode ls, se e page 55 .) Viewing Blocked Pr ograms Y ou can vi ew blocked programs by en tering the password . Press the ENT ER button w h e n t uned t o a [...]

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    57 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP Using the T imer Menu Select ing T imer O pti ons Th e T imer Menu includes t he foll owing options : T o rese t the C lock or Time r s ❑ Pres s RE SET on the r emo te c ontr ol, when in th e T imer Menu, to r eset to the fa cto ry defaul ts. KV -27/3 2/36HS420 O nly T o a cce ss the Ti mer Me nu , follow t[...]

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    58 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Usi ng the Se tup Menu Select ing Setup Optio n s The Set up Menu includes the following opti o ns: T o access the Set up Me n u , follo w t h ese s te ps: T o ch ange set tings, pr ess V v B b . Pres s to co nfirm the select ion. T o exit the M enu, pres s ME NU . 1. Dis pl ay me nu 2. Highlight 3. Selec t C[...]

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    59 SETUP SETU P SETUP SETUP Menus SETUP V ideo La be l Allo ws you to identify A/V equipment y ou conn ected to the TV , s u ch as a VCR, DVD, etc. For example, if y o u have a DVD p la yer connected to the VIDEO 5 jack, you can s elect t h e label DV D for th e VIDEO 5 input. Then when you pr ess the TV/ VIDE O butto n to c hang e in pu ts, the V [...]

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    60 SETUP Menus S ETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Clock/T i mers Selec t to se t the clo ck and to p rogra m your TV to tu rn on and of f at two schedu led v ie w in g times. Ti m e r 1 Ti m e r 2 Y ou can use the T imers to pr ogram the TV t o tu rn o n and off and tu ne to a spec ific c hannel at two sche duled viewing times . Ti m e r 1 and Ti m e r 2 a r[...]

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    61 Other Informati o n Ove rview Th is chapte r includes t he follow ing topic s: To p i c Page Glo ssa ry 6 2 Contac ting Sony 63 T r oub lesh oot ing 6 3 Specific atio n s 66 Opt ional A ccessor ies 67 In de x 6 9 HS 42 0.b ook Pag e 61 Tue s d a y, M arc h 3 0, 200 4 10: 36 A M[...]

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    62 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP Glos sary a nal og signa l A sig nali ng met hod th at use s con tinuo us ch an ges i n th e ampl itud e or f req uency of a n electr on i c t r a ns m ission to co nv ey informatio n . aspect ratio Refers to t he r atio between the widt h and heig h t o f t he scr een . KV -27/32/36HS420 models hav[...]

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    63 We lcome SETUP Oth er Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Con tacting Son y If, a fter r e ading these operating i nstructio n s, you have additional quest i ons r elated to the use o f your Sony tel ev ision, please c all ou r Custo mer Informati on Services Cent er at 1-800 -222-SONY (7669) (US r esidents on l y) or ( 416) 499-SONY (7669) (Canad ian r esi[...]

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    64 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP Ch ann els Video Pr obl em Poss ib le Re me die s Canno t r ece ive upp er channels ( UHF) when us ing an anten na ❏ Cha nge the Cable opti on to O ff (see page 52). ❏ Use Au to Pr ogr a m in the Ch a nn el Menu to add receiva b le channels that ar e not pr esent ly in t he TV’ s memory ( s ee[...]

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    65 We lcome SETUP Oth er Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Au dio Gene ra l Pr obl em Poss ib le Re me die s Go od p ic ture, no sou nd ❏ Press MUTING s o th at th e word Muting disappear s fr om the screen (see page 35). ❏ Ma ke s ur e the Spe aker opti on is set to On in the Audio Menu (see page 49 ). Canno t gain eno u gh vol ume when using a cable b [...]

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    66 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP S peci 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 Anten n a 75 ohm external term inal for VH F /UHF T e le visi on Sy st em NT SC, A mer ic an TV Sta nd ard Ch an nel C ov er a ge V H F 2 -1 3 UH F 14-6 9 C A TV 1- 125 Po wer Req uire ment s 1 20V , 60 Hz Inputs/Outputs HDMI V i[...]

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    67 We lcome SETUP Oth er Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Des ign and sp e cifica tions a re s u bjec t to cha nge with ou t no tice . Opti o nal Accesso r ies Di mensio ns (W x H x D) KV -2 7HS42 0 784 x 60 1.5 x 520 mm (30 7/ 8 x 23 5/8 x 20 1/2 in ) KV -30HS 42 0 898 x 604 x 56 4.5 mm (35 3/ 8 x 23 3/4 x 22 1/ 4 in) KV -32HS 42 0 898 x 698 x 59 8 mm (35 [...]

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    HS 42 0.b ook Pag e 68 Tue s d a y, M arc h 3 0, 200 4 10: 36 A M[...]

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    69 0- 9 bu t ton s 36 , 39 16:9 (widescreen) 8 , 59 16 : 9 asp e ct rat i o 40 , 50 4 :3 aspect ratio 40 , 50 4:3 Defau lt s ettin gs 51 A a ntenna, connect ing 12 asp e ct r a ti o 59 Audio Menu 45 Audio Out 49 a udio r eceiv er, conne cting 30 Au t o Pro gram (chann el setu p ) 32 , 52 Au to SAP, MT S sett ing 48 B balance, adjusting 48 bass, adj[...]

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    70 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP J JUM P button 35 , 39 L label ch an ne ls 53 La ngu a ge, set ting 59 M MENU butto n 10 , 36 , 39 , 45 Menus Audio 45 Cha n nel 45 Par e nt 45 , 54 Set u p 45 , 58 Timer 45 , 57 Video 45 Mono , MTS settin g 48 Movi e mo d e 46 MTS 48 MT S/SAP but to n 35 MUTI NG butt on 35 , 39 N Neutral, Color Tem[...]

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    71 We lcome SETUP Oth er Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP V Var iable audio sett ing 49 VCR usin g with TV r emote co ntrol 43 wi th ca ble bo x, co n ne c tin g 18 wit h cabl e, conne cti ng 16 with satellite recei v e r, connecting 22 Verti cal Cente r, adju sting 51 Vertic al Correcti o n 32 Vert ical Si ze, adju sting 51 VHF/ U HF ja ck, d escrib ed 11 [...]

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