Sony WEGA KV-20FS120, KV-24FS120 manual

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    Conne ctin g Add it ion al Equ ipmen t 4-101- 452- 21 KV -20FS120 KV -24FS120 © 2004 b y Sony C orporation Operating I nstruct ions[...]

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    User Guide[...]

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    Conne ctin g Add it ion al Equ ipmen t WA R N I N G T o r educe the risk of fire or electri c shock, do not exp ose the TV to ra in or moi sture. This symbol is intended t o alert the user to the presence of unin sulated “da ngerous voltage ” with in the produ ct’s en closu re that may be of suf ficien t magni tude to const itu te a risk o f [...]

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    User Guide IMPORT ANT SAFEGU ARDS For your p rotection, please r ead these instruct ions completely , and keep th is manual for future r eference. Carefully observ e and comply with all wa rnings, cauti ons and in struc tions plac ed on the se t, o r desc ribed in the operating inst ructions or ser vice ma nual. WA R N I NG T o g uard again st inju[...]

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    Conne ctin g Add it ion al Equ ipmen t V entila tion The slots and openings in t he cabinet and in the back or bottom are pr ovided for necessary vent ilation. T o ensure reliable operat ion of the set, and to protect it from overheating, these slots and openings must never be block ed or co vered. • Never co ver the slots a nd opening s with a c[...]

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    Connecti ng A dditional Equipm ent Contents Intr odu cti on Introducing the FD Trinitron WEGA Features ........... ................. ................. ............ ............... 1 About this Manual ...................... ........... ................. ........... ................. ............ ................. ... ............ 2 Batteries f or th[...]

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    1 Intr o ducti on Congratulatio ns on your purchase of the S ony FD T rinitron WEGA . Before you begin usi ng this manual, please check the model number located on the r e ar of your TV or on the fr ont cover of this manual. Intr oducing the FD T rinitr on WEGA F eatur es Some of the features you will enjoy include: ❏ FD T rinit r on FLA T CRT ?[...]

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    2 About this Manual This manual provides instructions to help you enjoy your new TV . It shows you how to connect to an antenn a or cable, cable box, VCR, DV D, satellit e rece iver , stereo sy stem, or camcorder . Once you’r e connected, follow the instructions and use the re mote control to access the on-scr een menus. Batteries for the Remote [...]

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    3 Rem ote Control Using the Remote Contr ol Remote Contr ol Description Button D escriptio n 1 MUTING Instan tly turns off the sound. P r ess again or press to restor e the sound. 2 DISPLA Y Press to display the curren t time (if se t) and chan nel numb er . Pr ess again t o turn DI SPLA Y off. 3 MTS/SAP Cycles th rough the Multi-cha nnel TV Sound [...]

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    5 Connections Connecting Y our TV Read this section before setting up your TV for the first time. This section covers basic connections in addition to any opti onal equipment you may be connect ing. TV Rear Panel Jack Description 1 S VIDEO Conn ects to the S VI DEO OU T jack on you r VCR or ot her v ideo equipment that has S VIDEO. S VIDEO pr ovide[...]

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    6 Connections Basic Conne ctions TV with indo or or outdoor a ntenna, or CA TV ca ble Depending on the cable available in your home, choose one of the connections below: ✍ If you ar e connecting to an ind oor or outd oor ante nn a, you may n eed to adj ust the orienta tion of th e antenna for best r ecept ion. Use this to connect the TV to a cabl[...]

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    7 Connections Connecting Ad ditional Eq uipment TV and VCR 1 Connect the coaxial cable fr o m your TV antenna or cable service to th e IN jack on your VCR. 2 Connect a coaxial cable (n ot supplied) from the OUT j ack on your VCR to the VH F/UHF jack on the TV . Optiona l connect ion ❏ If your VCR is equipped with video output s, you can get bette[...]

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    8 Connections TV a nd Cable Bo x 1 Connect the coaxial cable fr om your cable service to the IN jack on your cable bo x. 2 Connect a coaxial cable (n ot supplied) from the OUT j ack on your cable box to the VHF/UHF jack on the TV . Optiona l Connect ion ❏ T o view ch annels from your cable bo x, tune your TV to channel 3 or 4 (as set on the rear [...]

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    9 Connections TV , VCR, and Cable Bo x 1 Connect the coaxial cable fr om your cable service to the IN jack on your cable bo x. 2 Connect a coaxial cable (not supp lied) fr om the OUT j ack on your cable box to th e IN jack on you r VCR. 3 Connect a coaxial cable (n ot supplied) from the OUT j ack on your VCR to the VH F/UHF jack on the TV . Optiona[...]

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    10 Connections TV and Sate llite Receiver 1 Connect the cable fr om your satellite anten na to SA TELLITE IN on your s atellite recei ver . 2 Connect the coaxial cable fr om your cable service or antenna to the VHF/UHF jack on your TV . 3 Using audio/video cables (not supplied), co nnect AUDIO and VIDEO OUT on your satellite receiver to AUDIO and V[...]

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    11 Connections TV , Satellite Receiver , and VCR 1 Connect the cable from your satellite antenna to SA TELLITE IN on the satellite rec eiver . 2 Connect the coaxial cable fr o m your cable service or antenna to the IN jack on your VCR. 3 Using a coa xial cable (not suppl ied), connect th e OUT jack on your VC R to th e VHF/UHF jack on your TV . 4 U[...]

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    12 Connections Conn ect ing a DVD P laye r us ing Compos it e Video (Video /A udi o L( Mono) , R) Using audio/video cables (not supplied), connect AU DIO/VIDEO OUT on your DVD player to AUDIO/VIDEO IN o n your TV . Optiona l connect ion ❏ For better picture qua lity , use S VIDEO instead of the yellow audio/video cable. S-VIDEO does not pro vide [...]

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    13 Connections Conn ectin g Headph ones Connect the headphones to the jack on the fr o nt of your TV . Headphone jack is STEREO. Conn ectin g a Camc order Using audio/video cables (not supplied), co nnect AUDIO and VIDEO OUT on your camcor der to AUDIO an d VIDEO IN on your TV . Fr ont A/V Panel Fr ont A/V Panel A/V outpu t Audi o R (red) Audio L ([...]

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    14 Connections Conne cting for V ideo T ape Editin g (VCR and Ca mcor der) 1 For video tape editing co nnect to the VCR th e followin g sources (VCR or Camcorder): a) Using audio/video cables (not supplied), connect AUDIO/VIDEO OUT on your first VCR to AUDIO/VID EO IN on you r second VCR b) Using audio/video cables (not supplied), connect the AUDIO[...]

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    15 Basi c Func tio ns Using Basic Functions Setting Up the TV After you have finished connecting your TV , yo u can use Auto Program to set up you r channels. Du ring Auto Program, th e TV will automati cally search for availa ble channels and pr ogra m r eceivable ch annels . 1 Pr ess to turn on the TV . The Initial Setup scr een appears. 2 Pr ess[...]

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    16 Basi c Func tio ns Quick Start to the Menus The following settings ar e available in your on-screen menus: Menu Allows y ou to Make adju stmen ts to you r picture settings. Change y our audi o sett ings. Custom ize your chan nel settings . Set rating limits on your TV based on a pr ogram’s rating or content. Picture Controls Mode : Vivid Color[...]

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    17 Basi c Func tio ns Menu Allows y ou to Se t th e clo ck o n yo ur T V an d pr ogram scheduled viewing us ing T im er 1 and Ti m e r 2 . Selec t closed c aptio ning opt ions, label vid eo inputs, adjust tilt co rrection, select menu languages, or ru n a demo of the menus. Timer Timer 1 : Set Timer 2 : Set Current Time Move Select End Tilt Correct[...]

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    19 Menus Using the Menus This sectio n show s the optio ns availa ble for settin g up and ad justing your TV . Using t he Remote Contr ol to Navigat e on th e On-Scr een Me nus T o navigate on the o n-screen menu s, use the “arro w” buttons ( F , f , G , g ) to mo ve the cursor . Pressing these arr ows will cause the cursor to move in the corr [...]

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    20 Men us Using the Video Menu Mode Cust omized pictur e viewing Use the F or f buttons to hig hlight one o f the followin g options, then press to select it. Vivid : Select for enhanced pictur e contrast and s harpness. Standar d: Select fo r a standar d picture. Mo vi e: Select for a finely deta iled picture. Pr o: Select for natural picture a nd[...]

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    21 Menus Using the Aud io Menu Tr e b l e Pre ss G to decrease the higher pitched sounds. Press g to incr ease the higher pitched sounds. Bass Pr ess G to decrea se the lower pitched sounds. Press g to increase the lower pitched sounds . Balance Pr ess G to emphasize the left speaker . Press g to emphasize the right spea ke r . Stead y Sound Use th[...]

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    22 Men us Using the Ch annel Se tup Menu Favo ri t e Channels Quick access to fa vorite channels Pr es s g to open the Favorite Channels menu: 1 Use the F or f buttons to select th e position (1-5) where you wan t to set a favorite channel, then pr ess . 2 Using the F or f button, select the desired channel. 3 Press to change to th e channel select[...]

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    23 Menus Channel Skip/Add Use this feature af ter you run Auto Program to skip unwanted channels or add n ew on es. Pr ess g to open the Channel Skip/Add menu: 1 Use the F or f buttons to select the po sition of the desir ed channel, then press . 2 Use the F or f buttons to select Skip or Add, then pres s . 3 Pr es s G to r eturn to the Channel Set[...]

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    24 Men us Using the Pa re ntal Contr ol Menu In the Parent al Control men u, you will be asked to set a 4-digit pa ssword for any further ac c e s s i n t o P a re n t a l C o n t ro l. 1 Pr ess , then use the buttons to enter a 4-digit passwor d. 2 Confirm yo ur password by entering it ag ain. On ce y o u r p a s s w o rd is s e t c o r re c t l y[...]

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    25 Menus P ar ental Contr ol Setting t he Rating Y ou can change the Rating by selecting one of the Lock options. 1 Wi t h Lock highlighte d, pre ss . If you ar e not familiar with the Parental Guidelines rating system, use one of the following pr eselected categories to simplify the rating selections: Child, Y outh, Y oung Adult. 2 Use the F or f [...]

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    26 Men us Using the Cust om Menu Before setting Custom ratings , see pages 24-25, “Overview o f the Ratings,” for a description of the available rating systems. Follow the ins tructions on the screen to ma ke your custom setting s. Select the country desired for your TV’s rating limit. See page 27 for U.S. mode ls and page 29 for Canadian mod[...]

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    27 Menus United Stat es: Se lecting Cus tom Rat ing Options For the United States, the Custom Rating menu incl udes the f ollo win g opt ion s: Movi e R ating , TV Rating and Unrated. (For Canada, see page 29.) Movie Rating This system defines the ra ting levels of movies shown in theaters and on prime cable channels. TV Rating The TV rating is di [...]

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    28 Men us Unr ated Y ou have the option of blocking TV programs or movies that ar e n ot rated. ✍ The co nten t ratin gs will incr ea se d epen ding o n th e leve l o f the age- bas ed ra ting . Fo r exa mp le, a pr ogra m with a TV -PG V (Viol ence) ratin g ma y con tain mode rate violen ce, w hile a TV -14 V (V iolen ce) ratin g may con tain in[...]

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    29 Menus Canada : Sele cting Custom Rating Op tions For Canada , the Custom Rat ing menu includes the f ollowing options : English R ating, French Rati ng, and U. S.A. Ratin g. Engl ish Ratin g These ratings ar e for Canadian pr ograms that ar e bro adcast in English. Fr ench Rating These ratings ar e for Canadian pr ograms that ar e broadcast in F[...]

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    30 Men us Using the T imer Menu Current Time Set your TV to the curren t day and time. Pr es s g to open Curr ent T ime menu: 1 Use the F or f button to en ter the day and time, then press . 2 Press to exit the menu. Timer 1 and Timer 2 Schedu led view ing Use your timers settings to program your TV by day , time, duration and channel. The timer’[...]

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    31 Menus Using t he Set up Menu Caption Vision Closed - Captio ning Allows yo u to select from thre e closed caption m odes (for pr ograms that ar e br oadcast w ith closed caption) . Pr ess F or f to select one of the following options: CC1, 2, 3 , 4: Displa ys printed dial ogue an d sound effects of a program. T ext1, 2, 3, 4: Displa ys netwo rk/[...]

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    33 Other In f ormation Other Information T r oubles hooting If you have a pr oblem with your TV , try th e suggestions below . If the pr oblem persists, see “Contacting Sony” at the end of this section. Gen eral Pr oblem P os sible Remedies I want to re set the TV to the factor y settings ❏ T urn on the TV . Whil e holding down the RESET butt[...]

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    34 Other Inf ormation Remote Co ntrol Vi d e o Pr oblem P os sible Remedies I cannot operate the remote c ontr ol ❏ Check the orientation of the batteries. ❏ Batteries could be weak. Replace them ( page 2). ❏ Move the TV three to four feet away fr om fluoresce nt lig hts. I cannot ch ang e channels with the remote c ontr ol ❏ Make sure you [...]

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    35 Other In f ormation Audio Channe ls Cont acti ng Sony Befor e calling our Customer Information Services Center , reset the TV to factory settings (see page 23). Please have your TV ser ial number r eady . The number is loca ted on the rear of your TV and o n the fr ont cover of this manual. Our Custom er In form ation Se rvices Ce nter p hone n [...]

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    36 Other Inf ormation Specifications Fo r all models (e xcept as noted) T elevi sion system Ameri can TV stan dard/ NTSC Channe l c overa ge VHF: 2-13 /UHF: 14 -69/CA TV : 1-1 25 Anten na 75-o hm exte rnal an tenna ter minal for VH F/UHF Picture tube FD T rinitron ® tube Power requirement s 12 0V , 60 Hz Supplied Access ories Size AA (R6) batter i[...]

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    37 Inde x 16:9 Enhanced 31 A Auto Program 15, 22 Auto SAP 21 B Batterie s Installation 2 Brightness 20 C Cable 22 Caption Vision 31 Channel Fix 22 Channel Label 23 Channel Setup Menu 22 Channel Skip/Add 23 Color 2 0 Connections Cable and antenna 6 Connecting a Camcorder 13 Connecting a DVD Player 12 Connecting Headphones 13 Connecting Your TV 5 TV [...]

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