Sony VMC-IL4415 manual

WA R N IN G T o redu ce the risk of fi re or shoc k haza rd, do not expose the TV to rain or mo is ture . This symb ol is in ten de d to al er t the user t o the presence of uninsulat ed “danger ous voltage” with in the pr oduc t’s encl osur e th at may b e of s uffici en t magn itu de to co nst itut e a ri sk of electric shock to persons. Th[...]

Owner’ s Record The model and serial nu mbers are provided on the front of this ins tru cti on man ual a nd at the re ar o f the T V . Ref er to them whenever you call upon you r Sony d ealer regard ing this product. T r adem ark Info rmat ion T ruS urro und i s a t rade ma rk o f S RS Labs, Inc. SR S and the S RS s ymbol are register ed trademar[...]

Important Sa feguards For y our prot ec tio n, p lea se rea d th es e ins tru cti on s co mpl ete ly , an d keep this manual f or future reference. Care ful ly ob serv e a nd c omp ly wit h a ll w arn in gs, cau ti on s an d instr uctions placed on the set o r d escribed in the operating in st ruc t ions o r serv ice man ua l. WA R N IN G T o gua r[...]

P ower -Cord Protect ion Do not allow anything to rest on or roll over the power cor d, and do not place the set where the power cord is su bject to wear or abuse . Ab ou t the Un it ’ s Hig h Gloss y Finish The uni t surface is fi nished w ith high glossy paint. D ue t o the natur e of this fi nish the f oll ow ing pr eca ut ion s must be obs er[...]

Contents In trod ucing t he Di git al TV ( DTV) Ov erv iew . ... ..... .. .. ..... ... ..... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ..... .. ... 1 Pre se nt ing the FD Tr in itr on W ega . .... ... .. ... 1 Fe atur es .. .. ... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ... ..... 2 Pa ckag e C ont en ts .. .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ... [...]

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1 Introducing the Digital TV (DTV) Overv iew This c hapter gives an overview of the DTV fea tures , d efines t he pa cka ge co nte nt s, de scri bes the re mot e con trol, a nd prov id es an swe rs to fr equently asked questions. Pres ent ing t he FD T rini tro n Wega The FD T rinitron W ega (pronounced V A Y -GAH ) is characteriz ed by out st andi[...]

Introduc ing t h e Digital TV (DTV) 2 Featu res Some o f the fe atures that you w ill enjoy wit h your new DT V include: ❑ Built- in D igital T elevi sion (DTV ) Receiver: Yo u c a n w a t c h digital television pr ograms and enjoy t he improved a udio/video quality that these programs o ffe r. ❑ Wide S cr een M ode : W atch c onvent ional 4:3 [...]

Introducing the Di gital TV ( DT V) 3 Pa ckag e Cont ent s Alon g wit h you r n ew dig ita l T V , the p acka ge contain s a remot e control and two A A batterie s. N o add itional cables a re in clud ed. These item s ar e all you need to set up and operate the DTV i n it s basic configur ation. Most com pon ents ( VCRs, DVD players , etc. ) com e [...]

Introduc ing t h e Digital TV (DTV) 4 Button De scriptions The f oll owi ng tabl e descr i bes the but tons o n the r emo te cont rol’s outside a nd inside panels. Out sid e P anel Button Description 1 MUTIN G Press t o mute the s ound. Pres s a gain or pr ess VOL+ to res to re t he so u nd . 2 SLEEP P r ess repeate dly until the DTV displays t h[...]

Introducing the Di gital TV ( DT V) 5 qh MT S/SA P Press repeatedly t o step throu gh t h e Multi-cha nnel TV So und (MTS) op ti ons : Stere o , Auto SAP ,a n d Mono. Also available in the Audio menu. For details, see page 49. qj POWER buttons (GR EEN) Pr ess to turn on and of f the DTV an d ot her aud io/vid eo equipment you have p r ogrammed int [...]

Introducing the Digital TV (DTV) 6 Inside P anel Y ou can access the following buttons by lifting up the outside pane l. Button Description 1 TV/VCR Press to cha nge the V HF/UHF output of t he VCR . 2 T ransport Buttons m Rewind N Play z Recor d (pr ess tog ether wit h N ) x Stop M Fast-forw ard X Pause 3 DVD MENU Press to display the DVD menu. 4 [...]

Introducing the Di gital TV ( DT V) 7 Fr eque nt ly Ask ed Qu est io ns What is digita l TV (DTV)? Digi tal t elev isio n (o r “ DTV ” ) re fers to the over- the-air te levision bro adcas t s tand ard s adopted by the F ed eral C ommunica tions Commission i n 1996. Developed by the Advanced T elevision Syst ems Commi t tee (A TSC), a g r oup of[...]

Introduc ing t h e Digital TV (DTV) 8 Can thi s TV receive conventiona l analog br oadca s ts that are available today? Y es. This T V is design ed to recei ve c onven tional analog broadcas ts, cab le TV , a s wel l as all for mats of d igi tal br oadca sts . Of course , you can a lso co nnect V CRs, DVD play ers, d igital broa dcast ( satellite )[...]

9 Connecting and Setting Up the DTV Overv iew This c hapter includ es ill ustrate d instr uctions fo r se tting u p your DTV . Note About the AC Power Cord The AC power cor d is a ttached to th e r ear of the DTV with a hook. Use caut ion w hen removing t he A C plu g fr om it s h older . Gen tly slid e t he plug in the up wa rd d ir ecti on t o re[...]

Connect ing and Setting Up the DTV 10 DT V Contro ls and Conne ctors Front P anel Controls The fr ont pa nel provide s co nvenie nt inpu ts for au dio/v ideo comp onen ts you pl an t o connect t emp orar ily , suc h as a camco r de r or digital camera. It includes several buttons that you ’ ll al so fin d on the re m o t e c o n t r ol . Contro l[...]

Connect ing an d S etting Up the DTV 11 DTV Rear Pa nel 8 3 4 7 2 1 q; 9 5 6 qa Connect ion Description 1 VHF/UHF Con nects to yo ur VHF/UHF antenna . 2 CA B LE Conne cts to y our c able so urce. 3 S VID EO IN 1/3/4 Conne cts to th e S VID EO OU T j ac k of you r V CR o r o ther S V ID EO- equip ped video component. Provides better picture qu alit [...]

Connect ing and Setting Up the DTV 12 B asic C onnect i ons This secti on descr ibes ho w t o conn ect a VHF/U HF ant enna, CA TV cable, and CA TV cabl e box. Connecting a VHF/ UH F Antenna The connectio n you choose depen ds on the type of VHF/UHF an t e nn a you ha v e in y ou r h ome . Newer homes are usually equipped w ith 75-ohm coaxial c a bl[...]

Connect ing an d S etting Up the DTV 13 Connecting a CA T V Cable or a CA T V Cab le Box CA TV Cable CA TV Ca b l e Bo x 75-o hm CAB LE coaxial cable Rear of DTV Rear of DTV OUT Cabl e Bo x IN Ca ble CABL E[...]

Connectin g and Setting Up the DTV 14 Connecting a VCR and Cable Use this hookup if you have cable TV that do es not requ ire a cable box. 1 Connect the cable TV cable to the VCR’s IN jack. 2 Using a coaxial cable, connect the VCR’s OUT jack to the DTV’s CABLE jack. 3 Using an A/V cable, connect the VCR’s Audio and V ideo OUT jacks to the D[...]

Connect ing an d S etting Up the DTV 15 Conn ecti ng a V CR a nd C able Bo x Use t his hookup if ❑ Y o ur cab l e TV com pa n y sc ra mbl es so me chan n e ls , bu t n ot all o f them (pay c hannel s vs. regul ar cable channels), so you n eed to use a c a ble bo x ❑ Y ou want to u se the T win View or Scrolling Index fe ature. W ith this set up[...]

Connect ing and Setting Up the DTV 16 ✍ IMP ORT ANT - T o us e t he T wi n Vi ew o r Sc r ol li ng I n de x f ea tu re o r t o wa tch prem ium ( scrambl ed ) channe ls t he VCR MUST BE TURNED ON ; otherwise , you w ill be una ble to view them . Cable box CA TV A/V c a bl e Coa xia l cable VCR DTV AUDIO -R (r ed) AU D I O- L ( w h i t e) VIDEO (ye[...]

Connect ing an d S etting Up the DTV 17 Conn ecti ng T wo VCRs for T ape Ed i t ing Con necti ng two VCRs toget h er , then into the D TV , all ows you t o switch between t he two to be sure that wh at you are playing o n one is re c o rd i n g on t h e o t h e r . 1 Usi n g an A /V cabl e, c on ne ct the play ba ck VCR ’ sA u d i oa n d V i d e [...]

Connect ing and Setting Up the DTV 18 Conn ecti ng a S ate l lit e Re ce ive r 1 Connect the sa tellite antenna cab le to the satell i te recei ve r ’ s SA T ELLITE IN jac k. 2 Using an A /V c able, conne ct the sate llite receiv er ’ sA u d i oa n d V i d e oO U Tj a c k st ot h e D T V ’ s Audio a nd V ideo IN j ac ks. 3 Conn ect a c oaxia [...]

Connect ing an d S etting Up the DTV 19 Conn ecti ng a S a tel lit e Re ce ive r wi th a VCR 1 Connect the sa tellite antenna cab le to the satell i te recei ve r ’ s SA T ELLITE IN jac k. 2 C o n n e c t t h e C A T V c a b l et ot h e V C R ’ s VHF/U HF IN ja ck. 3 Using a coaxial cable , c onnect the VCR ’ sO U T j a c k t o t h e D T V ?[...]

Connect ing and Setting Up the DTV 20 C onnec t ing a n Au dio R ec eiv er For better sound qualit y , you ma y want to conn ect your DTV to your ste re o sy ste m ’ s au dio receiv er . T o co nnect to an audio r eceive r ❑ Use audio cables to connect the DTV ’ s Au dio OUT jack s to the audio r eceiver ’ sa u d i oL I N EI Nj a c k s . AU[...]

Connect ing an d S etting Up the DTV 21 Conn ecti ng a DVD P lay e r wi th C omponent Vide o Co nne ct o rs This is the p referred hookup t o use if you r DVD pla yer has component video ou t jacks . 1 Using t hr ee separ ate component v ideo cabl es, c onnect t he DVD player ’ sY ,P B and P R jac k s t o t he Y , P B and P R jacks on the D TV . [...]

Connect ing and Setting Up the DTV 22 Conn ecti ng a DVD P lay er wi th A /V Co nnec t ors Use th is hooku p if y our DV D pla yer does not have c ompone nt vi deo out j acks (as sho wn on page 21). 1 Using audio cab les, co nnect the DVD playe r ’ s Audio OUT jacks to the D TV ’ sA u d i oI Nj a c k s . 2 Using an S VID EO cable, connect the D[...]

Connect ing an d S etting Up the DTV 23 Conn ecti ng a C am cord er For easy conne ction of th e camc order , the DTV has f ront Aud io and V ideo input s (shown bel ow). If you pr efe r , you can connec t the cam corde r to the DT V ’ s rear Audio and V ide o IN jacks. ❑ Usi ng A/ V cabl es, c on nect t he camco rde r ’ s Aud io and V ideo O[...]

Connect ing and Setting Up the DTV 24 Conn ecti ng a D ev ic e wit h an Opti cal I N Con nector Yo u c a n u s e t h e D T V ’ s DIGIT A L AUD IO OPTIC AL O UTP UT jack to connect an audio devic e that is Dolby Digital and PCM compatible, such as a n audio am plifie r . ❑ Using an o ptical cable, co nnect th e d evic e ’ s O PT ICAL IN j ack [...]

Connecting a nd Setting Up the DTV 25 Connecting i.LINK Compat ible Devices This DTV is equipped with i.LINK, which provides a secure digital interface to other d igital home enterta inment devices, includin g digital cable set-to p boxes. i.LINK allows for the secure transfer of copyright-protected high -definition conten t between these devices a[...]

Connect ing and Setting Up the DTV 26 Connecting Cables 1 Usi ng an A/V cable, c onnect t he i.LI NK devi ce ’ sA u d i oa n d V i d e oO U Tj a c k st ot h e D T V ’ s Audio a nd V ideo IN j ac ks. 2 Using an i .LINK cable (see page 2 5), connect the device ’ si . L I N K ja ck to either of t he DTV ’ si . L I N Kj a c k s . ✍ Be fo re c[...]

Connect ing an d S etting Up the DTV 27 Notes on Connecting i.LINK Devi ces ❑ T o co nne c t two or mor e i.L IN K- capa ble de vic es, use i. LI N K cables to connect the m as shown bel ow. ❑ Y o u can conn ect up to 63 i.LINK devices. However , the maximum number of ca bles i n an y ser ial route is 16. ❑ Do not c onnect i. LINK devi ces in[...]

Connect ing and Setting Up the DTV 28 Completing i .LINK Setup B e f o r ey o uc a nu s ea ni . L I N Kd e v i c ew i t ht h e D T V ,y o un e e dt o r egister the device as follows. 1 After y ou ’ ve connected the cables (as described on page 26), first tur n on t h e DT V , an d t he n tur n on th e i. LI NK d evi ce (s) . T he follo wing scree[...]

Connect ing an d S etting Up the DTV 29 Usi n g th e CON TROL S F eat ur e CONTROL S allow s you to con tr ol your sys tem and ot her Son y equipment w ith one r emote control. In addition to allowing you to c o n t r o lm u l t i p l ed e v i c e sw i t ho n er e m o t ec o n t r o l , t h eC O N T R O LS feature a llows yo u to a lways p oint you[...]

Connect ing and Setting Up the DTV 30 Se tting Up the DTV Automa tica lly The fir st time you turn on the DTV , a series of scr eens guide yo u thr ough the initial setup o f the DTV . During this setup, you are pro mpted to set the clock and star t Auto Program, whic h searches for and stores a list of an alog and dig ital channels yo u are receiv[...]

31 Using the DTV Feat ures Overv iew This chapter d escribes how to use features of your DT V . T opic P age Using the Program Guid e 32 Using th e Scrolling Ind ex 33 Using F avorite Chan nels 34 Using W ide S creen Mode 37 Using T win V iew 38 Using the Freeze Function 41 Using th e i.LI NK C ontrol Pa nel 42 Using th e T im er 43[...]

Us ing th e DT V F eatu res 32 Usi n g th e P ro gra m G u i de Th e Program G uid e let s you s elect digit al channe ls a nd s ubchan nels and r evie w progr am infor mation fr om an on-screen l ist. Sub channel s are a ddit ional chann els of programming broadcast simul taneously . For e xample, channel 4 m ight incl ude six subchannels ( 4.1, 4[...]

Usi ng the DT V Fe at ur es 33 Using t he Scr olling Index Th e Scrolling I ndex le ts you selec t programs from a s cro lling ind ex of vid eo p ic tures . 1 Pres s INDEX . The Sc r ollin g Index a ppears, w ith the currently selected progr am in the ma in (le ft) windo w , a nd fou r sc rolling vide o pictu res in the rig ht. As each picture on t[...]

Us ing th e DT V F eatu res 34 Usi n g Favor ite Cha nne ls Y ou can st ore u p to 16 of your fav orit e ch annels in th e Fav orit e Ch annels lis t. Y ou ca n use the Surf F avorite s feature to p review and select ch annels d ir ec tly f rom t he list. Y ou can also edit the Favorite Ch annels lis t to change the c hanne ls tha t ar e included i[...]

Usi ng the DT V Fe at ur es 35 Surfing t he Favorite Channels L ist 1 Pres s SURF . The Sur f Fav orites sc reen appear s, with the cu rrently selected pro gram in t he main (left) window . 2 T o see a prev iew of a pr ogra m on you r F avori t e Ch annel s , move th e j oy sti ck V or v th rou gh t he Su rf Fav o rit es li st. A p revie w o f the [...]

Using t he DTV Featur es 36 Editing the Favor ite Channels Li st 1 Press MENU . 2 Move the joystick to hig hlight the Channel S etup icon and press . 3 Move the joystick to hig hlight Favorite Channels and press . The Favori te Channels list appears. If more than nine Favorite Channels a r e set, move the joyst ick V or v to see the other Fa vorite[...]

Usi ng the DT V Fe at ur es 37 Usi n g Wid e Scre en Mode W ide Screen m ode lets you watch 4:3 normal br oadca sts in s everal W ide Screen m odes (16:9 aspect ratio ). ❑ Pres s WIDE MODE repeatedly to toggle through the following W ide Mode settings. W ide Zoom enlarg es the 4:3 picture, while the upper a nd lo wer par ts of th e pictu re are c[...]

Us ing th e DT V F eatu res 38 Using T win View T win V iew lets yo u see t wo pict ures fr om t wo sources — from an ant enna, VCR, DVD, etc ., — on th e scr een at the s ame t ime. (Y o u hear the so und f rom only o ne of the sour c es at a time. Y ou choose w hich sou rce ’ s sound is selected.) Y ou can change the r elativ e size of eac [...]

Usi ng the DT V Fe at ur es 39 Activa ting the Pict ure W it h T win V iew , the pict ure highlight ed in b lue is acti ve. In the a ctive pictur e, you can : ❑ Chan ge channels . ❑ Adjust the volu me. ❑ Switch the i nput sour ces ( to go from UHF/VHF to cable, for example, pr es s ANT or TV/V ID EO on the r emote c ontr ol). ❑ Cha nge the [...]

Us ing th e DT V F eatu res 40 Changing the Pict ure S iz e Th e zoo m fe at ure lets y ou va ry t he re la ti ve size of th e le ft an d righ t pictures . When you a djust the twin screen sizes, the DTV memorizes the change . The next time y ou use th e Tw in View func tion, t he memorized sizes appea r . 1 Ac tiv a te the pi ctu re w ho se s iz e[...]

Usi ng the DT V Fe at ur es 41 Using t he Free ze Funct ion Th e FRE EZE button allow s yo u to tem porari ly c aptur e a program ’ s pictur e. Y ou can use t his featur e to write down informat ion such as phone num be rs, recipes, etc. 1 When the program information you want to c a pture is displayed, pre ss t he FREEZ E button. 2 The DTV switc[...]

Using t he DTV Featur es 42 Using the i.LINK Contro l Panel The i.LINK Control Panel lets you see a lis t of i.LINK devices th at are connected to and communi cating with the DTV . 1 T o display the i.LINK Control Panel , pr ess the button. The i.LINK Control Panel appears , which di splays a li st of i.LINK devices that are set to Show in the i.LI[...]

Using the DTV Featur es 43 Using the T im er Y ou can use the T imer to program the DTV to turn on a nd of f and tune to a specif ic channel at two sch eduled viewing times. The first time you turned on the DTV , a setup screen prompted you to set the clock (see “Setting Up the DTV Automatically” on page 30). If you didn’t set the clock durin[...]

Us ing th e DT V F eatu res 44 5 Mo ve th e j oy sti ck V and v to se t th e da y(s ), t i me ( ho u r, min u te, AM/PM) , duration, and channel n umber . Press or b to confir m each setting an d move to the next set ting. Press B to go bac k t o the pr evi ous s ettin g. 6 After y ou ’ ve set the channel number , pr ess to s ave the T imer setti[...]

45 Using the DTV Menus Overv iew T o o pen and c hoose a menu 1 Pres s MEN U to display the m enu s cr een. 2 Mo ve th e j oy sti ck V or v to highlight the icon of the me nu you wa nt to selec t and press . 3 Mo ve th e j oy sti ck V or v to scr oll th ro ugh the op tion s. 4 See the s pecific menu p age for instructions on moving t hr ough th e m[...]

Using the DTV Menus 46 Using the Video Menu T o select the Video menu 1 Pr ess MENU . 2 Move the joystick V or v to hi ghlight the V ideo icon and pr ess . 3 Move the joystick V or v to s cro l l t hro ug h the fe atures. 4 Pr ess to select a featur e. Tha t featur e’s adjust ment ap pears . 5 Use the j oystick to mak e the des ired adjust ments [...]

Using the DTV Menus 47 Hue Adjust to inc rease or decrease the green tones. Sha rp nes s Adjust to s harpen or soften the pict ure. Color Te m p e r a t u r e White inte nsi ty adju s tme nt Cho ose f rom three col or tem pera tures : Cool Select t o give the white colors a blue tint. Neutral Select to give the w hite col ors a ne utral tint. Wa r [...]

Using the DTV Menus 48 Using the Audio Menu T o select the Audio menu 1 Pr ess MENU . 2 Move the joystick V or v to highli ght the Audio ic on and pr ess . 3 Move the joystick V or v to s cro l l t hro ug h the op tions. 4 Pr ess to select a n option. Th at option ’s settings a ppear . 5 Use the jo ystick to s croll thr oug h th e setting s. 6 Pr[...]

Using the DTV Menus 49 MTS Enj o y stere o, bilin g ual a nd mono prog rams St ereo S elect for ste reo reception when viewing a pro g ra m bro a dc a st i n s te reo . Aut o SA P Selec t t o au tomatic ally switch the DT V to secon d audio pr ograms w hen a signa l is r ece ived. (I f no SAP signal is pr esent , the DTV rem a in s in St ere o m o [...]

Using the DTV Menus 50 Using the Screen Mode Menu T o select th e Screen Mode menu 1 Pr ess MENU . 2 Move the joystick V or v to highli ght the Scree n Mode icon and pr ess . 3 Move the joystick V or v to s cro l l t hro ug h the fe atures. 4 Pr ess to select a featur e. Tha t featur e’s options appear . 5 Use the jo ystick to s croll thr oug h t[...]

Using the DTV Menus 51 V ertica l Center Allow s you to move the p osition of the p ictu re up a nd down in the window . (A vai lable only in Wide Zoom and Zo om mo de s. ) Move th e joystic k V or v to choose a position and p r ess . V ertica l Size Allows you to adjust the vertical size o f the pictu re. (A vaila ble only in W ide Zoom an d Zoom [...]

Using the DTV Menus 52 Using the Channel Setup Menu T o se lect the Ch anne l S etup m enu 1 Pr ess MENU . 2 Move the joystick V or v to highli ght the Channel Set up icon and pr ess . 3 Move the joystick V or v to s cro l l t hro ug h the fe atures. 4 Pr ess to select a featur e. Tha t featur e’s options appear . 5 Use the jo ystick to s croll t[...]

Using the DTV Menus 53 Channel Skip/ A dd Allo ws you to customiz e the channel lis t that appears when using the CH+/ - butto n s on t he r emot e c ontrol. T he DTV maint ai ns separa te channel l ist s for digi tal and anal og chan nels . Di git al Select to a dd or skip digital channels. Ana lo g Select to add or skip analog channels. 1 Move th[...]

Using the DTV Menus 54 Using the Parental Con trol Menu The Parental Control menu allow s you to set up the DTV to block programs according to their content and rating level s. These ratings are assign ed by a fede ral rat ing boa rd. Not all program s are rated . Using the Parental Lock blo cks programs with a specific ratin g, but it does not blo[...]

Using the DTV Menus 55 Using the Parent Menu T he Pa r en t me nu inc l ude s t he fol l ow ing op ti o ns . I f yo u are not f amilia r wi th the Paren tal G uide line ra ting system, you should sele ct Child, Y out h, o r Y ou ng Adult to hel p sim plify the ra tin g s ele ct ion. T o set mor e rest ric tive ra tings, select Cust om. z Option Des[...]

Using the DT V Menus 56 Un it ed Stat es: Sele cting Cus tom Rating Optio ns For the Unite d States, the Custom R ating M enu in cludes the follo wing options. (For C anada, see page 57.) Op tio n Desc ri pti on Mov ie Ratin g G All child ren a nd Gener al Audienc e. PG Pare ntal Gu i dance su ggest ed. PG-13 Pare ntal Guid ance f or chi ldr en und[...]

Using the DTV Menus 57 Canada: Sele cting Cus tom Rating Optio ns For C anada, t he Custom Rating Menu inc ludes the follow ing opti ons. ( F o r t h eU S ,s e ep a g e5 6 .) V iewing Blocked Pro gram s Y o u can view a blocked progr am by pres sing the ENT ER button when t u n e dt o a b l o c k e dp r o g r a m . E n t e r i n g t h ec o r r e c [...]

Using the DTV Menus 58 Using the Setup Menu T o select th e Setup menu 1 Pr ess MENU . 2 Move the joystick V or v to highli ght the Setup icon and press . 3 Move the joystick V or v to scroll th rough the fe atures. 4 Pr ess to select a featur e. (Tha t featur e’s options appear .) 5 Move the joystick V or v to s cro l l t hro ug h the op tions. [...]

Using the DTV Menus 59 V ideo In put Allo ws yo u to select labels to help yo u recognize devic es connec ted t o the au dio/vi deo jac ks on the DTV . For example, if you have a DVD player connected t o the VIDEO 2 jack , you can select t he label DVD for th e VIDEO 2 input. To s e l e c t a l a b e l f o r a v i d e o i n p u t : 1 Mo ve t he jo [...]

Using the DT V Menus 60 Set Cloc k/T imers Se lec t to set the clock an d t o progra m your D TV to turn on and off at two scheduled vi ewing times. For details, see pa ge 4 3. V ertica l Correction Allows you to make a vertical correc tion to the pictur e wi th i n th e DTV s cr een . Mo ve t he jo ys t ic k V or v to choose a corr ection between [...]

61 Other Inf orm ation Overv iew Th is chapt er inc ludes the fo llow ing topic s: T opic Pa ge Pr o gramm ing th e Remot e C ontr ol 62 Operat ing Other Components with Y our DTV R emote Contr ol 65 About i. LINK 67 T r ouble shoot ing 68 Specific ations 7 0 Index 71[...]

Ot he r In for mat io n 62 Pro gra mming the Re mote Contr ol The remote contro l is pr eset to operate Sony brand video eq uipment. If you have video equipment other th an Sony brand that y ou want to con trol w ith th e DT V ’ s r emote c ontr ol, use the foll owin g pr ocedu res to p r og r am the rem o te con trol. 1 Check the list of the “[...]

Oth er Infor matio n 63 Tips ❑ If mor e than on e code numb er is lis ted , try en te ring t hem on e by one un til you come to the cor r ec t code for your compo ne nt. ❑ If you ent er a new co de number , the cod e numbe r you p r eviousl y enter ed at that setting is er as ed. ❑ In som e cases, you may not be a ble to operate yo ur compone[...]

Other Information 64 Manufacturer’ s Codes VCRs Lase rdis c P layer s DVD Players Cable Boxes Satell ite Rec eivers Manufacturer Code Sony 301, 302, 303 Admiral (M. W ard) 327 Aiwa 338, 34 4 Audio Dynamic 314, 33 7 Brok sonic 319 , 317 Canon 309, 30 8 Citizen 332 Craig 302, 3 32 Criterion 3 15 Curtis Mathes 30 4, 33 8, 309 Daew oo 341, 31 2, 309 [...]

Oth er Infor matio n 65 Op erat in g Ot her Co m pon en ts w ith Y our DT V Rem ot e Cont r ol O pera tin g a VC R M o v et h es l i d es w i t c ht ot h ep o s i t i o ny o up r o g r a m m e df o rt h eV C R . O pera tin g a DVD Play er M o v et h es l i d es w i t c ht ot h ep o s i t i o ny o up r o g r a m m e df o rt h eD V D player . T o Do [...]

Other Information 66 Operating a Cable Box Operating a Sat ellite Receiver Operating an MDP (Laserdi sc Player) Move the slide switch to the position you pr ogrammed for the MDP . T o D o T his ... Pres s Tu r n o n / o f f SA T/CABLE (gr een POWER button) Select Cab le Box SAT/CABLE (FUNCTION button) Select a chann el 0-9 buttons, ENTER Change cha[...]

Oth er Infor matio n 67 About i.LINK i.LINK is a digit al serial in terface for handling digital vid eo, digital audio, and o ther data in two directions between equipment having an i.LINK j ack, a nd for contro lling o ther equipment. i.LINK compatibl e equipm ent can be c onnected using a si ngle i.LINK cable. Po ssibl e applic ations a re operat[...]

Ot he r In for mat io n 68 T r ou bl esho otin g Problem Pos s ible Remedies No picture (scr een not l it), no sound ❏ If your DTV d oes not turn o n , and a red light keeps flashing, your DTV may need service. Call your l ocal Son y Service Center . ❏ M ak e su re t he po w er c o rd is p lu gg e d in . ❏ Push th e power b utton o n the f ro[...]

Oth er Infor matio n 69 If, after r eading thes e operating instr uctions, y ou h a ve additional quest ions r elated t o t he use of your Sony tel evis ion, ple ase cal l our Cus tome r Infor mat ion Ser vices Ce nter at 1 -800 -22 2-S ONY (7669 ) (U. S. res idents only) o r (416) 4 99- SONY ( 766 9) (Canadian resid ent s only). Canno t gain eno u[...]

Ot he r In for mat io n 70 Spec ificat ions Desi gn and spec ifi catio ns ar e s ubj ect to change w ith out noti ce. Picture T ube FD T ri nitr on ® tube Antenna 7 5 ohm ex ternal term inal for VHF /UHF T el evisi on Sy stem NT SC, A meri can TV St and ard, A TSC Ch an nel C ov era ge DTV 1 -99 VHF 2-13 UHF 1 4-69 C A T V 1- 12 5 Powe r Requir e [...]

71 Index 0 – 9b u t t o n s 5 4:3 aspe ct ratio 37 4:3 Defaul t settings 50 A ADD FA VORITE button 4 , 34 Al tern ate A ud io, se ttin g 49 Alter nate Video, setting 47 ANT butto n 4 ant enna, connecti ng 12 Audio m enu 45 , 48 AUDIO O UT ( VAR/F IX) L (MO NO)/R jacks, des cribe d 11 Au di o O utp u t, s ett in g 49 audio receiver , connecting 20[...]

Index 72 exiting 35 usi ng 34 – 36 features 2 Fi xe d, Audi o Out put se tt ing 49 FRE EZE bu tton 4 , 41 Freeze, using 41 frequently as ked questions 7 front panel controls, described 10 Full mod e, setting 50 FUNCTIO N buttons 5 G G ame , P ic tur e M od e s ett in g 46 Gui de exiting 32 usi ng 32 GUI DE bu tt on 5 , 32 H HD/DVD IN (1080i /720p[...]

In d ex 73 R rati ng s, se tti ng 54 – 57 ratings, v iewing blocked programs 57 re ar pane l connect ors, d esc rib ed 11 Rec ord bu tt ons 6 rem o te cont ro l insert ing batteries 3 prog ramming 62 – 64 RESE T butto n 4 res ett ing Audio option s 48 Video options 46 re set ting s ettings 60 Rew ind button 6 S S VIDE O jack , desc ribed 10 , 1[...]

Index 74 Wide Screen, described 2 Wide Zoom mode, se tt ing 50 Z zoom feat ure, wit h Twin Vi ew 40 Zoom mod e, set tin g 50[...]