Sony KV-36FS200 manual

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    Connecting Add itional Equipmen t 4-089-08 1- 21 KV -27FS100 KV -27FS200 KV -32FS100 KV -32FS200 KV -36FS100 KV -36FS200 © 2002 by S ony Corporati on Operating I nstruction s[...]

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    Connecting Add itional Equipmen t WA R NI N G T o reduce the ri sk of fire or electric sho ck, do not expos e the TV to rain or mois ture. This symb ol is intende d to alert the user to the presence of unins ulated “dan gerous voltage ” within the produc t’ s en closure that may be of sufficient ma gnitude to constitute a r isk of elect ric s[...]

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    User Guide IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS For your prot ection, pl ease read these instructi ons completel y , and keep this man ual fo r futu re re fere nce . Care full y ob serv e and comply w ith all warnings, cauti ons and i nstructions pl aced on t he set, or descr ibed in the operatin g instructions or service ma nual. WAR N IN G T o guar d against i[...]

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    Connecting Add itional Equipmen t • Never block the slots and ope nings by plac ing the set on a bed , sofa, r ug or other similar surfa ce. • Never p lace the set in a confined spa ce, such as a bo okcase or built -i n cabine t, unless prope r ventilation is provided . • Do not place the set near or over a radi ator or heat reg iste r , or w[...]

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

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    1 Intr odu ction Congratul ations o n your purchase of the Sony FD T rinitron WEGA ® . Bef ore you begi n usi ng this manual, please check th e model number lo cated on the rear of your TV or on the fron t cover of this manual. Introducing the FD T rinitr on WEGA Featur es Some of the featur es you will enjoy include: ❏ FD T r initr on Flat CRT [...]

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    2 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s About this Manual This ma nual prov ides instr uctions to help y ou enjoy your new T V . It shows you how to co nnect to an antenna or cable, cable box, VCR, DVD, satellite receiver , stereo system, or camcorder . Once you’re connected, fo llow the instruction s and use the remo te control to access the o n -screen m[...]

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    Introductio n 3 Using the Remote Control ✍ The remote co ntrol sh own (RM -Y181 ) is for the m odels K V -27F S200, KV -3 2FS2 00 and KV-36FS20 0. The remote co ntrol for the mo dels K V -2 7FS100 , KV - 32FS1 00, KV-36FS1 00 (RM -Y18 0); do not hav e the ye llow labele d PIP functi on but tons. Button D escription 1 MUTING Press to turn off the [...]

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    4 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s qs PO WER butt ons Press to turn on and off the TV and othe r audio/video equipm ent you have programme d into the rem ote con trol. For inst ructio ns, se e “Prog ramm ing the Remote Con trol” on page 39. qd FUNCTION bu ttons Press to select the e quipment (TV , VCR/DVD, SA T/ CABLE) t hat you want to operat e wit[...]

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    5 Connecting Y our TV Read this section before setting up your TV f or the first time. This section covers basic connectio ns in addition to any optional equipment you may be connecting. TV Rear P anel ✍ The TV r ear panels illustrated in th is ma nual ar e for KV -2 7FS2 00, KV -3 2FS2 00 an d KV -36FS200. The KV -2 7FS10 0, KV -32F S100 an d KV[...]

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    Conne cting Your TV 6 5 A UDIO L(MONO), R/ VIDEO This input connects to the AUDIO/VIDEO output jacks on your VCR or other video equip m ent. A t hird vi deo input j ack (VIDEO 2 ) is located on the front panel of the TV . These AUDIO/VIDEO input jacks provide better pictur e quali ty than t he VHF/UHF jack. 6 Y, P B , P R / L(MON O), R This input c[...]

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    7 Operating Instructions Basic Conne ctions TV with Indoor or Outdoor Antenna, or CA TV Cable Depending on the cab l e available in your home, ch oose one of the connections below: ✍ If you ar e connecting to an ind oor or outdoor antenn a, you ma y need to a djust the orientatio n of the antenna fo r best recept ion. (not supplied)[...]

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    Conne cting Your TV 8 Cable Box Connections Some cable TV systems use scrambled o r encoded signals that requ ire a cable box to view all channels. If you s ubscribe to that ki nd of cable service, use th is connection. Scrambled s ignals coming in to the TV through th e cable box canno t be viewed in PIP . If some of your chan nels are scrambled, [...]

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    9 Operating Instructions Cable Box and Cable Use this connection if you subs cribe to a cable system that scrambles some ch annels (pay ch annels) but not all of them. This setup allows you to use the remote control to: ❏ change chann els throug h your cable b ox when you are receiving a scrambled signal ❏ change chann el s thr ough your TV Thi[...]

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    Conne cting Your TV 10 Connecting Ad ditional Equipment Connecting a TV and VCR 1 Connect the coaxial cable f rom your TV antenna or cable serv ice to the IN jack on y our VCR. 2 Connect a coaxial cable (not supplied ) from the OUT jack o n your VCR to the VHF/UHF jack on the TV . Optional co nnection If your VCR is equip ped with video outputs, yo[...]

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    11 Operating Instructions Connec ting a TV , VCR, and Cable Box Use this connection if you s ubscribe to a cable system that scramb les some channels (pay chann els), but not all of them. This setup allows you to use the remote control to: ❏ change chann els throug h your cable b ox or VCR when you are receiving a scrambled signal ❏ change chan[...]

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    Conne cting Your TV 12 Optional co nnection If your VCR is equip ped with video outputs, you ca n get better picture quality by c onnecting audio/video cables (not supplied) fr om AUDIO/VIDE O OUT on your VCR to AUDIO/ VIDEO IN on your TV . Conne cting a TV an d Satellite Receiver 1 Connect the cable from your satellite antenna t o SA TELLITE IN on[...]

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    13 Operating Instructions Connecti ng a TV , Sate llite Rece iver , and VCR 1 Connect the coaxial cable f rom your satellite antenna to SA T ELLITE IN on the s atellite receiver . 2 Connect the co axial cable from you r cable service or antenna to the I N jack on your VCR. 3 Using a coaxial cable (not supplied ) , connect the OUT jack on yo ur VCR [...]

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    Conne cting Your TV 14 Conn ecting a DVD Pl ayer Using audio/video cables (not supplied), connect AUD IO/VIDEO OUT on your DVD player to AUDIO/VIDEO IN on your TV . Optional co nnection If your DVD player is equipped with component video outputs (Y , P B , P R ), you can improve the picture quality by using componen t video cabl es (480i on ly). 1 [...]

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    15 Operating Instructions Connec ting a Ca mcorder Using au dio/vide o cables ( not sup plied), conn ect AUDIO/VIDEO OUT on y our camco rder to AUDIO/VIDEO IN on your TV . Connec ting an Audio Sy stem Using audio cables (not supplied), connect AUDIO OUT on your TV to one of the unused line inputs (e.g. TV , AUX, T APE2) on your stereo. ✍ Set your[...]

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    17 Using Basic Functions Setting Up the TV Automatically After you have finished conn ecting your TV , you can perform Auto Program t o se t up your chan nels. When Auto Programmin g, the TV will automatically search for available channels and program receivable channels . 1 Press to turn on the TV . The Initial Setup screen appears. 2 Press on the[...]

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    18 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 23 . Menu Allows y ou to Make adjustments to you r picture settings. Change yo ur audio s ettings . Customize your channel settings. Set rati ng limits[...]

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    Using Basi c Funct ions 19 Set the clock o n your TV and program sched uled viewing us ing T imer 1 and T i mer 2 . Select clos ed captioning options, label vid eo inputs, adjust tilt correction, enhance your picture res olution fo r your DVD (16:9 Enhanced), select menu l anguage, o r run a demo of the me nus. Set the menus to display a simplified[...]

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    20 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s Using Pictur e in Picture (PIP) The Picture-in-Picture (PIP) fe at ure allows yo u to view two progr ams simultaneous ly , one in the full size “main” picture an d one in a small “window” p icture. Display ing Pictur e in Picture T o use PIP 1 Press the TV button in the FUNCTION bar to control PIP with the yel[...]

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    Using Basi c Funct ions 21 T o chan ge channels/programs in the PIP windo w ❏ Use the yellow PIP CH +/- button to scroll through TV channels. ❏ Use the yellow TV/VIDEO button to cycle through your other v ideo equipment connected to the TV , such as your VCR, DVD player , or satellite receiver . PIP F unction s butt ons Y ello w labeled PIP b u[...]

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    22 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s Setups that affect your abil ity to us e PIP ❏ Any video equipment you have connected to the AUX input cannot be viewed in the PIP window . ❏ If you are viewing all channels through a cable box, the PIP feature will not work. The cable box only unscrambles on e signal at a time, so the wind ow picture will be the [...]

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    23 Using the Menus This section shows the options available for setti ng up and adjusting the TV . How to access me nus 1 Press to display the on-scr een menu. 2 Use the G or g buttons to highlight the des ired menu icon. Press to select it. 3 Use the F or f button s to scroll up and down thro ugh the fe atures. 4 Follow the instructio ns on the sc[...]

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    24 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 select from one of the following options, th en press to select it. Vivid : S elect for en hanced picture con trast and sharpness. Standar d: Select for a standard picture. Movie: Select for a finely detailed picture. Sports: Select for [...]

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    Using the Menus 25 Using the Aud io Menu Tr e b l e Press G to decreas e the higher pitched sou nd. Pre ss g to increase the high er pitched so und. Bass Press G to decr ease t he lower pitch ed so und. Pr ess g to increase the lower pitched sound . Balance Press G to emphasize the le ft speaker . Press g to emphasize the r ight speaker . Effect Us[...]

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    26 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s Audio Out Use to contr ol the TV’ s volume through a ste r eo Use the F or f bu t tons to select fro m one of the followin g options , then pr ess to select it. Va r i a b l e : Adjust the volum e through your TV . Fixed: Adjust the volume throu gh a connected stereo. ✍ If your TV i s set to Auto S AP , some pro g[...]

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    Using the Menus 27 Using the Ch annel Setup Menu Favo ri te Channels Quick access to fa vorite channels 1 Use the F or f bu t tons to selec t th e posit ion (1-8) w he re yo u want to set a favorite channel, then press . 2 Use the F or f b uttons to find the channel yo u want to add to your favorite channels. 3 Press to select the channel. Th e TV [...]

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    28 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 buttons to select the position of the desire[...]

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    Using the Menus 29 Using the Par ent Menu The Parental Contro l feature is des igned t o help pare nts monito r what their children watch on te levisio n. T o use the P arent Menu In Parent menu, you will be as ked to set a 4-d igit password for any further access into Parent menu. 1 Use the buttons to enter a 4-digit password. 2 Confir m your pas [...]

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    30 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s P a r ental Control Setting t he Rating Y ou can chan ge the Rati ng by sel ecting one o f the Par ental Lock options. 1 Press f to highl ight Par ental L ock, p ress . If you are not familiar with Parental Guideline rating system, use one of the followin g preset categories to simplify the rating selection : Child, Y[...]

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    Using the Menus 31 Information for P are nts T o view a pr ogram th at exc eeds th e TV r ating ❏ Press , then 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 32 for U.S. models and page 34 for Ca[...]

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    32 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 followin g options: Movie Rating, TV Rati ng and Unrate d. (F or Ca nada, see pag e 34. ) 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 33 Unr ated Y ou have t he option of block ing TV prog rams or mov ies that are not rated. ✍ If you choose to block unrated TV programs, please be a ware that the following pr ograms may be blocked: emergency broadcasts, political pr ogra ms, sports, news, public service announcements, r eligious programs and weather . Allow Allow[...]

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    34 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s Canada : Selecting Custo m Rating Options For Can ada, the Cus tom Rati ng Menu in cludes the following options: Englis h Rating, F rench Rat ing 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 ar[...]

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    Using the Menus 35 Using the T imer Menu Current Time Set your TV to the curr ent day and time. Pres s to open Current T i me 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 tim ers to pr ogram your TV to t urn on and of f by day , time, duration[...]

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    36 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s Using t he Setup Menu Caption Vision Closed- Caption ing Allows you to select fro m three closed caption modes (fo r programs that are broadcast with closed captionin g). Use the F or f buttons to select f rom one of the followi ng optio ns, then pres s to select it. Off: Caption V ision is not activat ed. CC1, 2, 3, [...]

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    Using the Menus 37 Using the Ba sic Menu Pict ure Pictur e contrast Pre ss G to decrease picture contras t. Use the g to increase picture contras t. Caption Vision Closed- Caption ing In the Basic menu, Caption V isio n options are Of f and th e last captioning option selected (CC1-4, T ext1 -4, or Info). Effect Us e the F or f bu ttons to select o[...]

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    39 Other Information Pr ogramming the Remote Contro l Y ou can us e the suppli ed remote co ntrol to operate Sony or non-Sony video equipment. 1 Press . 2 Press or (FUNCTION). 3 Use the buttons to key in the code number from the following chart. 4 Press . VCR codes Sony 301, 302, 303 JCPenney 309, 305, 304, 330, 314, 336, 337 Admiral (M.W ard) 327 [...]

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    40 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s Scott 312, 313, 321, 335, 323, 324, 325, 326 T echnic s 309, 308 Sharp 327, 328 T oshiba 312, 31 1 Shintom 315 W ards 327, 328, 335, 331 , 332 Signature 200 0 (M.W ard) 338, 327 Y a maha 314, 330, 336, 337 SV2000 338 Zeni th 33 1 Sylvania 308, 30 9, 338, 310 Cable bo x codes Satellite rece iver codes Sony 230 Sony 80 [...]

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    Other Information 41 ✍ In some rar e cases, y ou may not be a ble to ope rate you r equipm ent with the supplied rem ote contr ol. In thi s case, use the equipment’ s sup plied re mote contr ol. Oper ating a V CR Press T o Power on the VCR Select channel s direct ly Chan ge chan nels Play video tape Stop or Sear ch for ward or backw ard Pause a[...]

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    42 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s T roubleshooting If you are having a problem wi th your T V , try the suggesti ons below . If the probl em persists, co ntact your neares t Sony Dealer . Prob lem P ossibl e Solutions Rese t the TV to factor y settings ❏ T urn on the TV . While holding d own the RESET button on the rem ote control, pr ess POWER butt[...]

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    Other Information 43 Cable station s don’t seem to work ❏ Make sure Cable is set to On in the Channel Setup menu (page 27). ❏ Perform Auto Program to add channels that are not presently in the memory (page 1 7). Remote control does not operate ❏ Press TV (FUNCTION) when operating your TV . ❏ Check the orientation of the batteries. ❏ Bat[...]

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    44 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s If, after reading these Oper ating Instructions , you have additi onal questions related to the use of your Sony televi sion, pleas e call our Customer Inf ormation Servi ces Center at 1-800- 222-SONY (766 9) (U.S. r esidents only) or (416 ) 499-SONY (7669) (Canadia n r esidents o nly). Lost pass w ord f or P arental [...]

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    Other Information 45 Specifications For all model s (except as noted) T elevision system Am erican TV standard/NTSC Channel cover age VHF: 2 -13/UHF: 1 4-69/CA TV : 1-12 5 Anten na 75-ohm ex ternal ante nna termi nal for VHF/ UHF Pict ure tube FD T rinit ron ® tube Power req uirement s 120V , 60 Hz Suppl ied Accessori es Size AA (R6) batteri es (2[...]

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    46 Oper atin g Inst ruc tion s Design and spe cifications are subject to ch ange without notice. KV -36FS100, KV36FS200 Scre en si ze V isib le sc reen size : 91 1 mm (36 i nches) measu red diagon ally Actual scree n size: 965.2 mm (38 inches) measur ed diagon ally Inpu ts/out puts Speaker outp ut 10 W x 2 Power Cons umption 190 W in use 1 W in sta[...]

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    47 Inde x 16:9 Enhance d 36 A Audio Out 26 Auto Prog ram 17 , 28 Auto SAP 25 B Balance 25 Bass 25 Batteries Inserting in remote 2 Brightness 24 C Cable 27 Captio n Vision 36 Channel Fix 27 Channel Label 28 Channel Sk ip/Add 28 Color 24 Color Temperatu re 24 Conn ect ions Cable and ant enna 7 Cable Box and Cable 9 Conn ecti ng a Ca mcorder 15 Connec[...]

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    48 T Tilt Correct ion 36 Timer 1 and Timer 2 35 Treble 25 Trouble shoo ting 42 TV Featu res 1 TV Front Panel 2 TV Rear Panel 5 V V-Chip (see Parental Co ntrol) Video La bel 36 VM 24[...]

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