Sony KL-37W1K, KL-50W1K Operating Instructions Manual

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KL-37W1K
KL-50W1K

Operating Instructions

Getting Started

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Important Information

Please read the following information on using and
maintaining the TV, for optimum viewing quality.

Picture Quality

• Avoid touching the screen, and take care not to scratch
the surface with hard objects.

Illumination

To obtain a clear picture, do not expose the screen to
direct illumination or direct sunlight. If possible, use spot
lighting directed down from the ceiling.

Installation

• To prevent over heating of the set, do not block the
ventilation openings.

• Do not install the TV in a hot or humid place, or in a place
subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust or mechanical
vibration.

• After transporting the TV directly from a cold to a warm
location, or if the room temperature has changed
suddenly, pictures may be blurred or show poor colour
over portions of the picture. This is because moisture has
condensed on the mirrors or lenses inside the TV. Let the
moisture evaporate before using the TV.

Maintenance

• Save the original shipping carton and packing material to
use if you ever have to ship your TV. For maximum
protection, repack your TV as it was originally packed at
the factory.

• To keep the cabinet looking brand-new, periodically clean
it with a soft cloth. Stubborn stains may be removed with a
cloth slightly dampened with a mild detergent solution.
Never use strong solvents such as thinner or benzene, or
abrasive cleaners since these will damage the cabinet. As
a safety precaution, unplug the TV before cleaning it.

• To remove dust from the front of the screen, unplug the
TV and wipe gently with a soft cloth lightly dampened with
water or a mild detergent solution, using vertical strokes
only. Then wipe it with a dry, soft cloth. Never use
solvents or thinners for cleaning purposes.

• If the picture turns dark after the TV has been in use for a
long period of time, it may be necessary to clean the
inside of the TV. Consult qualified service personnel for
this.

W ARNING

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to
rain or moisture.
Dangerously high voltages are present inside the set. Do
not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified
personnel only.

Safety Information

All TVs operate on extremely high voltages. To prevent
fire or electric shock, please follow the safety procedures
below. For your protection, refer all servicing to qualified
personnel only.

For general safety:

• Do not expose the TV to rain or moisture.

• Do not open the rear cover.

For safe operations:

• Do not operate the TV on any other voltages, but 220–
240 V AC.

• Do not operate the TV if any liquid or solid object falls in it

- have it checked immediately.

• Do not keep the set plugged in if you are not going to use
it for several days.

• Do not pull on the power cord to disconnect the TV. Pull it
out by the plug.

• Do not place anything on the surface of the front panel
cover when you open it.

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Contents

Overview ................................................................................... 4

Getting Started ...............................................................

6

Step 1 Preparation ..................................................................... 6

Check the supplied accessories ...................................... 6

Insert the battery into the Remote Commander................ 6

Connect the aerial ........................................................... 6

Step 2 Tuning in to TV Stations .................................................. 7

Choose a language......................................................... 7

Display the menu ............................................................ 7

Preset Channels automatically ........................................ 8

Preset Channels manually .............................................. 9

Additional Presetting Functions ................................................ 10

Sorting Programme Positions........................................ 10

Using “Further Programme Preset” ............................... 11

Skipping Programme Positions ..................................... 12

Captioning a Station Name ........................................... 12

Parental Lock................................................................ 13

Tuning in a Channel Temporarily................................... 13

Operating Instructions.................................................

14

Watching the TV.......................................................................14

Switching the TV on and off ........................................... 14

Selecting TV Programmes ............................................ 14

Adjusting the Volume .................................................... 14

Operating the TV Using the Buttons on the TV ............... 14

Watching Teletext or Video Input ................................... 15

More Convenient Functions .......................................... 15

Adjusting and Setting the TV Using the Menu ........................... 16

Adjusting the Picture and Sound ................................... 16

Graphic Equalizer ......................................................... 17

Using the Sleep Timer................................................... 17

PAP (Picture and Picture)......................................................... 18

Operating Screen Mode/PAP Using the Menu ............... 19

Auto Format.................................................................. 19

Teletext.................................................................................... 20

Direct Access Functions................................................ 20

Using the Teletext Menu ............................................... 21

User Page Bank System ............................................... 22

Connecting and Operating Optional Equipment ........................ 23

Connecting Optional Equipment.................................... 23

Selecting lnput and Output ............................................ 24

Using AV Preset ........................................................... 25

Remote Control of Other Sony Equipment ..................... 26

For Your Information ................................................................ 27

Optimum Viewing Area ................................................. 27

Cleaning of the Air Filter ................................................ 28

Replacing the Lamp ...................................................... 29

Troubleshooting............................................................ 30

Specifications ............................................................... 30

Warning Indicators ........................................................ 31

Stabilizing the Projection TV.......................................... 31

Getting Started

Operating Instructions

4

Name

Main power switch
Standby indicator
Stereo A/B indicators
Programme
Volume buttons
Input select buttons
Headphones jack
Input jacks (S video/video/audio)

Symbol

φ
φ

A-µ-B

PROGR+/–

+/–

λ

S

3, 3, 3

Overview

This section briefly describes the buttons and controls on the TV
set and on the Remote Commander. For more information, refer to
the pages given next to each description.

TV set-front

Refer to page

14
14
16
14
14
15
23
24

AB

PROGR

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Name

PAP on/off button
PAP source selector
Swap button
PAP freeze button

Name

Menu on/off button
Select buttons
OK(confirming)button
Back button

Remote commander

TV/Teletext

operation

Full-Function sideSimple side

Note

The SAT button does not
operate with this TV.

PAP (Picture-and-picture) operation

Menu operation

Refer to page

7
7
7
7

Symbol

VTR1/2/3,
MDP

;; − :: Λ
ϑ α φ

PROGR +/–

Name

Video equipment selector

Video equipment operation
buttons

Refer to page

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Video operation

PAP operation

Menu operation

Video operation

Name

Mute on/off button
Standby button
TV power on/TV mode selector

button
Teletext button
Input mode selector
Output mode selector
Number buttons

Double-digit entering button
Direct channel entering button
Volume control button
Programme selectors
Teletext page access buttons
Picture adjustment button
Sound adjustment button
On-screen display button
Teletext hold button
Time display button
Fastext buttons
“Freeze” button
Button to change Screen Format

Refer to page

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14
14

15
15
24
14

14
10
14
14
20
16
16
15
20
15
20
15
15

1

1

∃

Symbol

ο
φ
Ο

_

1,2,3,4,5,6,
7,8,9 and 0

–/-­C

+/–

PROGR +/–

[
#
ΛΛΛΛ

TV/Teletext operation

Refer to page

18
18
18
18

Symbol

Χ

Symbol

MENU
>+/ ?–
OK

≅

PROGR

RM-838

1

2

45

3

6

9

8

7

0

PROGR

PROGR

1

1

VTR 1-2-3

MDP

1

2

45

3

6
9

8

7

0

C

SAT

+

+

_

_

MENU

+
_

OK

+
_

RM-838

USE

MEM

RESET

6

R/D/D/D

L/G/S/I

R/D/D/D

L/G/S/I

R/D/D/D

L/G/S/I

R/D/D/D

L/G/S/I

Check the supplied accessories

When you’ve taken everything
out of the carton, check that you
have these items:

• RM-838 Remote Commander

• One IEC designation R6 battery

• Lamp (1)

• Wrench (1)

• Bracket (2)

Insert the battery into the Remote Commander

Step 1 Preparation

Getting Started

1

Fit an IEC aerial connector attached to 75-ohm coaxial cable (not
supplied) to the ) socket at the rear of the TV.

Note: Always remember
to dispose of used
batteries in an
enviromental friendly
way.

2

3

3

Connect the aerial

PROGR

8

7

0

9

RM-838

5

3

2

4

6

1

1

2

1

2

Remove the cover. Check the correct

polarities.

Refit the outside cover
making sure that the Full­Function side is visible to use
the menu in step 2.

RM-838

PROGR

VTR 1-2-3

MDP

1

2

4

5

3

6

9

8

7

0

C

SAT

MENU

+

_

OK

+

4

PROGR

1

1

+

_

+

_

3

PROGR

8

7

0

9

RM-838

5

3

2

4

6

1

1

1

2

PROGR

RM-838

8

7

0

5

3

2

4

6

9

1

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LANGUAGE

English
Deutsch
Français
Polski

¨esky

Magyar

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Select and press OK

Select

+
_

OK

PROGR

PROGR

1

1

VTR 1-2-3

MDP

1

2

45

3
6
9

8

7

0

C

SAT

+

+

_

_

MENU

+
_

OK

+
_

RM-838

USE

MEM

RESET

Step 2 Tuning in to TV Stations

Once you have set up the TV, you can choose the language of the
menu. Then, you should preset the channels (up to 100 channels)
by choosing either the automatic or manual method. The
automatic method is easier if you want to preset all receivable
channels at once. Use the manual method if you only have a few
channels and want to preset channels one by one.

Before you begin

• Check that the Full-Function side of the Remote Commander is
visible.

• Locate Menu operation buttons on the Remote Commander.
They are shaded in the illustration at the left.

Choose a language

1 Press φ on the TV.

The TV will switch on. If the standby indicator on the TV is lit, press

Ο or a number button on the Remote Commander.

2 Press the MENU button.

The LANGUAGE menu appears. (See Fig. 1.)

3 Select the language you want with > + or ? – and press OK.

Display the menu

Press MENU.
The main menu appears. (See Fig. 2.)
Using > + or ? – select the symbol

and press OK.

Now, choose one of the methods described overleaf:

“Preset Channels Automatically”

or

“Preset Channels Manually”

MENU

To go back to main
menu

Keep pressing ≅.

To go back to the
normal TV picture

Press MENU. Normal
TV picture will be
restored after one
minute if menu functions
are not selected.

Note on the Demo
function

If you choose Demo in
the Installation menu,
you can see a sequential
demonstration of the
menu functions.
Press MENU to stop the
function.

1

2

1

2

φ Fig. 2

Fig. 1

Auto Format

Select and press OK

Clip Board

PAP

Strobe

Screen Position

Screen Mode

[off]

[off]

[on]

[ ]

[ ]zoom

0

SCREEN MODE

8

Preset channels automatically

1 Select the symbol for “Preset” with >+ or ?– and press OK.

The PRESET menu appears. (See Fig. 3.)

2 Select “Auto Programme” with >+ or ?– and press OK.

The AUTO PROGRAMME menu appears. (See Fig. 4.)

3 Press OK.

Select if necessary the TV broadcast system (B/G for Western
European or D/K for Eastern European countries) with >+ or ?–
and press OK. The first element of the “PROG” number will be
highlighted.

4 Select the programme (number button) from which you want to

start presetting. Select the first element of the double-digit number
with >+ or ?– or the number buttons (e.g., For “04,” select “0”
here) and press OK.

The second element of “PROG” will be highlighted.

5 Select the second element of the double-digit number with >+ or

?– or the number buttons (e.g., For “04,” select “4” here) (See Fig.

5) and press OK.

6 Select “C” or “S” with >+ or ?– and press OK.

The automatic channel presetting starts.
When presetting is finished, the preset menu reappears. All
available channels are now stored on successive number buttons.
Press menu to restore normal TV picture.

To go back to the main
menu

Keep pressing ≅.

To stop automatic
channel presetting

Press ≅ on the Remote
Commander.

Notes

• After presetting the
channels automatically,
you can check which
channels are stored on
which programme
positions.
For details, see
“Displaying the
Programme Table” on
page 15.

• You can sort the
programme positions to
have them appear on
screen in the order you
like. For details, see
“Sorting Programme
Positions” on page 10.

3

Fig. 3

Fig. 4

Fig. 5

Installation

Select and press OK

Programme Sorting

Manual Programme Preset

Auto Programme

PRESET

Parental Lock

B/G

Select and press OK

AUTO PROGRAMME

SYS PROG

C25CH–

LABEL

––––01

B/G

SYS PROG

C25CH–

LABEL

––––04

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MANUAL PROGRAMME PRESET

PROG

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

10

Select and press OK

B/G
B/G
B/G
B/G
B/G
B/G
B/G
B/G
B/G
B/G

SYS

C21
C34
C33
C45
C02
C08
C10
C12
C20
C59

CH

off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off

SEARCH LABEL

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

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-----

Preset channels manuall y

1 Select the symbol for “Preset” with >+ or ?– and press OK.

The PRESET menu appears. (See Fig. 6.)

2 Select “Manual Programme Preset” with >+ or ?– and press OK.

The MANUAL PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears. (See Fig.

7.)

3 Using >+ or ?–, select the programme position (number button) to

which you want to preset a channel, and press OK.

4 Select, if necessary the TV broadcast system or a video input

source (EXT)) with >+ or ?–.

5 Then press OK. The CH position will be highlighted. (See Fig. 8.)
6 Using >+ or ?–, select C (to preset a regular channel), S (cable

channel) or F (to tune in by frequency) and press OK.
The first element of the “CH” number will be highlighted.
If you have selected EXT in step 5, select the video input source
with >+ or ?–. (See Fig. 9.)

There are two ways to preset channels, If you know the channel
number, go to step “7-Manual,”

or

If you don’t know the channel number, go to step “7-Search.”

7 Manual

-a Select the first element of the “CH” number with >+ or ?– or the

number buttons and press OK.
The second element of the “CH” number will be highlighted.

-b Select the second element of the number with >+ or ?– or the
number buttons.
The selected number appears. (See Fig. 10.)

-c Press OK
The “SEARCH” position is highlighted and the selected channel is
now stored. (See Fig. 11.)

-d Press OK until the cursor appears by the next programme position.

-e Repeat steps 3 to 7 to preset other channels.

7 Search

-a Press OK repeatedly until the colour of the SEARCH position

changes.

-b Start searching for the channel with >+ (up) or ?– (down).
The CH position changes colour. (See Fig. 12.)
The CH number starts counting up or downwards. When a
channel is found, it stops. (See Fig. 13.)

-c Press OK if you want to store this channel. If not, press >+ or ?–
to continue channel searching.

-d Press OK until the cursor appears by the next programme position.

-e Repeat steps 3 to 7 to preset other channels.

3

Use this method if there
are only a few channels
in your area to preset or if
you want to preset
channels one by one.
You may also allocate
programme numbers to
various video input
sources.

If you have made a
mistake

Press ≅ to go back to
the previous position.

To return to the main
menu

Keep pressing ≅.

To go back to the
normal TV picture

Press MENU.

To tune in a channel by
frequency

After selecting F in step 6,
enter three digits using
the number buttons.

Installation

Select and press OK

Programme Sorting

Manual Programme Preset

Auto Programme

PRESET

Parental Lock

Fig. 6

Fig. 7

Fig. 8

Fig. 9

Fig. 10

Fig. 11

Fig. 12

Fig. 13

2 C –––––21B/G off

2 C –––––21B/G off

3 AV1 –––––EXT

2 C –––––35B/G off

2 C –––––35B/G off

2 C –––––50B/G

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10

PROGRAMME SORTING

PROG

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Select and press OK

C15
C03
C04
C07
C09
C12
C13
C14

CH LABEL

BBC 1
BBC 2

ITV

MBC

-----

-----

-----

-----

Move PR 1 to PR - -

PROGRAMME SORTING

PROG

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Select and press OK

C03
C04
C07
C09
C12
C13
C14
C15

CH LABEL

BBC 2

ITV

MBC

-----

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-----

BBC 1

Move PR 8 to PR - -

Additional Presetting Functions

This section shows you additional presetting functions such as
sorting or skipping programme positions, captioning a station
name, manual fine-tuning, and using the parental lock.

Before you begin

• Check that the Full Function side of the Remote
Commander is visible.

• Locate the Menu operation buttons.

Sorting Programme P ositions

With this function, you can sort the programme positions to a
preferable order.

1 Press MENU to display the main menu.
2 Select the symbol

for “Preset” with >+ or ?– and press OK.

The PRESET menu appears.

3 Select “Programme Sorting” with >+ or ?– and press OK.

The PROGRAMME SORTING menu appears. (See Fig. 14.)

4 Using >+ or ?–, select the programme position you want to move

to another and press OK.
The colour of the selected position changes. (See Fig. 15.)

5 Using >+ or ?–, select the programme position to which you want

to move the channel of the programme position selected in step 4
and press OK. Now the programme positions have been sorted.
(See Fig. 16.)

6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to sort other programme positions.

For higher programme
positions

The display scrolls
automatically.

If you have made a
mistake

Press ≅ to go back to
the previous position.

To go back to main
menu

Keep pressing ≅.

To go back to the
normal TV picture

Press MENU.

PROGRAMME
SORTING

PROGR

PROGR

1

1

VTR 1-2-3

MDP

1

2

45

3
6
9

8

7

0

C

SAT

+

+

_

_

MENU

+
_

OK

+
_

RM-838

USE

MEM

RESET

Fig. 14

Fig. 15

Fig. 16

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1

2

11

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FURTHER PROGRAMME PRESET

PROG

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

10

Select and press OK

ATT

0
0

- 1

- 1
0

- 1

- 1

- 1

- 1

- 1

VOL

on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on

IN-AMP AFT

on
on

- 1

- 1
on

- 1

- 1

- 1

- 1

- 1

off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off

Using “Further Programme
Preset”

Using the menu “further Programme Preset” you can

a) in case of a strong local aerial signal (striped picture) attenuate the

signal individually for each programme position (RF attenuator).

b) individually adjust and store the volume level of each channel

(Volume offset).

c) in case of a strong sound signal (distorted sound), attenuate the

sound signal for each programme position.

d) use the manual fine tuning to obtain a better picture reception, if

the picture is distorted. Normally the AFT (automatic fine tuning) is
operating.

1 Press MENU to display the main menu.
2 Select the symbol

for “Preset” with >+ or ?– and press OK.

The PRESET menu appears.

3 Select “Installation” with >+ or ?– and press OK. The

INSTALLATION menu appears.

4 Select “Further Programme Preset” with >+ or ?– and press OK.

The FURTHER PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears (See Fig.

17).

5 Using >+ or ?– select the desired programme position and press

OK once to select a) “ATT” (RF Attenuator), twice to select b)
“VOL” (Volume offset), three times to select c) “IN-AMP” (Input
Amplifier) or four times to select d) AFT (Automatic Fine Tuning).
The selected item changes colour.

To adjust or change:

a) RF attenuator (ATT)

Using >+ or ?– select “On” for the selected programme position.
Press OK to confirm the selection. Repeat step 5 to attenuate
other programme positions.

b) Volume offset (VOL)

Using >+ or ?– you can adjust the volume level for the selected
programme position within a range form –7 to +7.
Press OK to store the volume level.
Repeat step 5 to set the volume level for other programme
positions.

c) IN-AMP (input amplifier)

Using >+ or ?– select “Off” for the selected programme position.
Press OK to confirm the selection. Repeat step 5 to switch off the
input amplifier for other programme positions.

d) AFT

Using >+ or ?– you can fine-tune the channel within a range from
–15 to +15. Press OK to store the fine-tuned level. Repeat step 5
to fine-tune the other channels.

6 Press MENU to return to the normal TV mode.

INSTALLATION

To reactivate AFT
(Automatic Fine
Tuning)

Repeat from the
beginnig and select “ON”
in step 5.

Fig. 17

12

MANUAL PROGRAMME PRESET

PROG

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

10

Select and press OK

B/G
B/G
B/G
B/G
B/G
B/G
B/G
B/G
B/G
B/G

SYS

C21
C24
C25
C27
C28
C22
C26
C25
C23
C29

CH

off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off

SEARCH LABEL

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

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-----

MANUAL PROGRAMME PRESET

PROG

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

10

Select and press OK

B/G
B/G
B/G
B/G
B/G
B/G
B/G
B/G
B/G
B/G

SYS

C21
C24
C25
C27
C28
C22
C26
C25
C23
C29

CH

off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off

SEARCH LABEL

-----

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-----

-----

-----

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MANUAL
PROGRAMME
PRESET

If you have made a
mistake

Press ≅ to go back to
the previous position.

To go back to main
menu

Keep pressing ≅.

To go back to the
normal TV picture

Press MENU.

Skipping Programme P ositions

You can skip unused programme positions when selecting
programmes with PROGR +/– buttons. However, the skipped
programmes may still be called up when you use the number
buttons.

1 Press MENU to display the main menu.
2 Select the symbol

for “Preset” with >+ or ?– and press OK.

The PRESET menu appears.

3 Select “Manual Programme Preset” with >+ or ?– and press OK.

The MANUAL PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears. (See Fig.

18.)

4 Using >+ or ?–, select the programme position which you want to

skip and press OK.
The “SYS” position changes colour.

5 Press >+ or ?– until “– – –” appears in the SYSTEM position.

(See Fig. 19.)

6 Press OK. (See Fig. 20.)

When you select programmes using the PROGR +/– buttons, the
programme position will be skipped.

7 Repeat steps 4 to 6 to skip other programme positions.

Captioning a Station Name

Programme names are usually automatically taken from Teletext if
available, You can also “name” a channel or an input video source
using up to five characters (letters or numbers) to be displayed on
the TV screen (e.g. BBC1). Using this function, you can easily
identify which channel or video source you are watching.

1 Press MENU to display the main menu.
2 Select the symbol

for “Preset” with >+ or ?– and press OK.

The PRESET menu appears.

3 Select “Manual Programme Preset” with >+ or ?– and press OK.

The MANUAL PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears. (See Fig.

21.)

4 Using >+ or ?–, select the programme position you want to

caption and press OK repeatedly until the first element of the
LABEL position is highlighted.

5 Select a letter or number with >+ or ?– and press OK.

The next element will be highlighted.
Select other characters in the same way. If you want to leave an
element blank, select - and press OK. (See Fig. 22.)

6 After selecting all the characters, press OK repeatedly until the

cursor appears by the next programme position (at the left margin).
Now the caption you chose is stored. (See Fig. 23.)

7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to caption names for other channels.

MANUAL
PROGRAMME
PRESET

Fig. 18

Fig. 19

Fig. 20

Fig. 21

Fig. 22

Fig. 23

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2 C42 BBC 1

PROG CH LABEL

1 C25 BBC 2

0 AV1 VHS

PARENTAL LOCK

If you try to select a
programme that has
been blocked

The message
“LOCKED” appears on
the blank TV screen.

Parental Loc k

You can prevent undesirable broadcasts from appearing on the
screen. We suggest you use this function to prevent children from
watching programmes which you consider unsuitable.

1 Press MENU to display the main menu.
2 Select the symbol

for “Preset” with >+ or ?– and press OK.

The PRESET menu appears.

3 Select “Parental Lock” with >+ or ?– and press OK.

The PARENTAL LOCK menu appears. (See Fig. 24.)

4 Using >+ or ?–, select the programme position you want to block

and press OK.
The symbol

appears in front of the programme number

indicating that this programme is now blocked. (See Fig. 25.)

5 Repeat step 4 to block other programme positions.

Cancelling blocking

1 On the PARENTAL LOCK menu, select the programme position

you want to unblock with >+ or ?–.

2 Press OK.

The symbol

disappears indicating that the blocking has been

cancelled.

Tuning in a Channel Temporarily

You can tune in to a channel temporarily, even when it has not
been preset. Use the buttons on the Full-Function side of the
Remote Commander.

1 Press C on the Remote Commander. For cable channels, press C

twice.
The indication “C” ( “S” for cable channels) appears on the screen.
(See Fig. 26.)

2 Enter the double-digit channel number using the number buttons

(e.g. for channel 4, first press 0, then 4).
The channel appears.
However, the channel will not be stored.

Fig. 24

Fig. 25

PARENTAL LOCK

PROG

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Select and press OK

AV1
C25
C42
C26
C34
C35
C36
C37

CH LABEL

VHS
BBC 2
BBC 1

C 4
ITV

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Operating Instructions

W atching the TV

If no picture appears
when you depress φ
on the TV and if the
standby indicator on
the TV is lit, the TV is in
standby mode.

Press Ο or one of the
number buttons to
switch it on.

This section explains the basic functions you use while watching
TV. Most of the operations can be done using the simple side of
the Remote Commander.

Switching the TV on and off

Switching on

Depress φ on the TV.

Switching off temporarily

Press φ on the Remote Commander.
The TV enters standby mode and the standby indicator on the front
of the TV lights up in red.

To switch on again

Press Ο, PROGR +/–, or one of the number buttons on the
Remote Commander.

Switching off completely

Depress φ on the TV and indicator on the front of the TV lights up
in amber.

Selecting TV Programmes

Press PROGR +/– or press the number buttons.

To select a double-digit number

Press -/--, then the numbers.
For example, If you want to choose 23, press -/--, 2 and 3.

Adjusting the Volume

Press +/–.

Operating the TV Using the
Buttons on the TV

To select the programme number, press the PROGR +/– buttons.
To adjust the volume, press the

+/– buttons.

To select the video input picture, press the

button.
To reset picture and sound controls to the factory preset level
(RESET function), press PROGR +/– buttons simultaneously.

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For details of the video
input picture, refer to
page 24.

W atching Teletext or Video Input

Watching teletext

1 Press _ to view the teletext.
2 For teletext operation, enter a 3-digit page number with the number

buttons to select a page.
For fastext operation, press one of the coloured buttons.
For both operations, press ς (PAGE + ) for the next page or
Υ (PAGE – ) for the preceding page.

3 To go back to the normal TV picture, press Ο .

Watching a video input picture

1 Press repeatedly until the desired video input appears.
2 To go back to the normal TV picture, press Ο.

More Con venient Functions

Use the Full-Function side of the Remote Commander.

Displaying the on screen indications

• Press ∃ once to display all the indications. They will disappear
after a few seconds.

• Press ∃ twice to have the programme number and label stay on
screen. Press twice again to make the indications disappear.

Muting the sound

Press ο.
To resume normal sound, press ο again.

Displaying the time

Press #. This function is available only when teletext is broadcast.
To make the time display disappear, press # again.

Displaying the Programme Table

Press OK. A Programme Table will be displayed on the left side of
the TV screen. (See Fig. 27.)

Selecting TV programmes

Press PROGR +/– or select the desired programme position using
>+ or ?– and press OK.

To make the Programme Table disappear, press MENU.

Freezing the Picture

When watching the TV you have the possibility to “freeze” the
picture. Press

. Press the button again to return to the normal

TV picture.

Changing the Screen format

Press repeatedly to change the Screen mode as follows:

4:3 (4:3 picture)

Α Smart (imitation of 16:9 for 4:3 broadcast)
Α Zoom (imitation of 16:9 for movies broadcast in

cinemascopic format)

or

Α Wide (for 16:9 broadcast).

See also page 19 for more information.

For details of the teletext
operation, refer to
page 20.

PROGR

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1
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9

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BBC
SAT
TV5
C02
C15
RTL
SKY
S34
AV1
MTV

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Effect

(See page 17 for more information)
Off: Normal n Dolby n Hall

Choice between different hall effects
Room n Dome n Arena

A: left channel B: right channel Stereo Mono
The selected mode of the A-µ-B indicator on the TV lights up.
Less

More

A: channel 1 n B: channel 2 n PAP (if PAP is switched on you
can select the PAP sound for the headphones)

Stereo n Mono

Effect

Less More
Darker

Brighter

Less

More

Greenish

Reddish

Softer

Sharper
Resets picture to the factory preset levels.
Normal high: obtain a high quality picture

PICTURE
CONTROL

SOUND
CONTROL

Adjusting and Setting the TV Using
the Menu

SOUND CONTROL

Graphic Equalizer
Surround Mode

Hall Effect
(only if “Hall” is on)

Dual Sound

Headphones:

2 Volume
2 Dual Sound

➝

➝

Adjusting the Picture and Sound

Although the picture and sound are adjusted at the factory, you can
adjust them to suit your own taste. You can also select dual sound
(bilingual) programmes when available or adjust the sound for
listening with the headphones. Also you have the possibility to
adjust the sound to your individual taste using the Graphic
Equalizer and special Sound effects.

1 Press

(for picture) or (for sound) on the Remote Commander.

or

Press MENU and select the symbol

for Picture Control or
Sound Control, then press OK.
The PICTURE CONTROL or SOUND CONTROL menu appears.
(See Fig. 28 or Fig. 29.)

2 Using >+ or ?–, select the item you want to adjust and press OK.

The selected item changes colour. (See Fig. 30.)

3 Adjust the setting with >+ or ?– and press OK.

The cursor appears beside the next item (at the left margin). (See
Fig. 31.)
For the effect of each control, see the table below.

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust other items.
5 Press MENU to return to TV picture.

Fig. 28

Fig. 29

Fig. 30

Fig. 31

Select and press OK

2

Dual Sound

Surround-Mode

Grafic Equalizer

SOUND CONTROL

Hall effect

2

Volume
Dual Sound (A)

[ ]Hall
[ ]
[ ]mono

[ ]mono

Brightness

Colour

Brightness

If you have made a
mistake

Press ≅ to go back to
the previous position.

To go back to the main
menu

Keep pressing ≅.

Notes

• HUE is only available for
NTSC colour systems.

• Hall Surround is not
available via
headphones.

Note on LINE OUT

The audio level and the
dual sound mode output
from the > jack on the
rear correspond to the
HEADPHONES
VOLUME and DUAL
SOUND settings.

When watching a video
input source with
stereo sound

You can select DUAL
SOUND to change the
sound.

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Effect of each control

PICTURE CONTROL

Contrast
Brightness
Colour
Hue
Sharpness
RESET
Resolution

Select and press OK

Reset

Sharpness

Brightness

Contrast

PICTURE CONTROL

Colour

Resolution (high)

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Graphic Equalizer

Using this function you can individually adjust the sound by cutting
and boosting selected frequencies. You can also select between
the following modes:

Flat n Pop n Rock n Jazz n Vocal n User

1 Select “Sound Control” in the main menu, then select “Graphic

Equalizer” using >+ or ?– and press OK.
The GRAPHIC EQUALIZER menu appears (See Fig. 32).

2 Press OK. The colour of “Mode” changes. Select the desired

mode with >+ or ?– and press OK.

3 If you want to modify a mode, select the desired bar of a frequency

band using >+ or ?– and press OK. The selected frequency
changes colour. Using >+ or ?– adjust the level of frequency and
press OK. In this way you can adjust all 5 graphic bars.

4 Press MENU to return to the normal TV mode.

Using the Sleep Timer

You can select a time period after which the TV automatically
switches into standby mode.

1 Using >+ or ?– select the symbol t for “Timer” and press OK.

The TIMER menu appears (see Fig. 33).

2 Press OK.

The time period option changes colour.

3 Select the time period with >+ or ?–.

The time period (in minutes) changes as follows:
10 n 20 n 30 n 40 n 50 n 60 n 70 n 80 n 90

4 After selecting the time period, press OK.

The cursor moves back to the left margin and the timer starts
counting.
One minute before the TV switches into standby mode, a message
is displayed on the screen.

GRAPHIC EQUALIZER

Select and press OK

[User]Mode:

+

–

0

100 400 1K 4K 10K

Note: The modifications
made in “USER” mode
will be stored. All other
settings are reset to
factory-set level when
you change to another
mode.

TIMER

To switch off the timer

Select “OFF” in step 3.

To check the
remaining time

Press ∃.

To go back to the
normal TV picture

Press MENU.

Fig. 32

Fib. 33

TIMER

Select and press OK

Sleep Timer [ ]10 Min

Flat
Pop
Rock
Jazz
Vocal
User

↑

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With this function you can display two screens at the same time. In
this way you can watch two TV programmes at the same time. Also
you can watch or monitor the video output from any connected
equipment (for example from a VCR) while watching TV or vice
versa. For information about connection of other equipment, refer
to page 23.

Switching PAP on and off

Press to display the screens in 8:9 format.
The PAP screen will be displayed next to the main TV screen.
The PAP screen will come from the source chosen when the TV

was last used.

To switch PAP off

Press

repeatedly.

Selecting PAP source

Press >.
The symbol > will be displayed at the bottom, left-hand corner of

the screen.
Press PROGR +/–, the number buttons or … to select the desired

source for the PAP screen.

Swapping screens

Press .
The main screen will switch the picture with the PAP screen.

8: 9 8: 9

Freezing the picture

You have the possibility to “freeze” the picture of the PAP screen.
Press

once to freeze and twice to return to the normal screen.

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PAP (Picture and Picture)

Notes

• RGB input source
cannot be displayed in
PAP.

• PAP is not available in
the Zoom mode.

• The sound of the right
screen is only available
via the headphones.

• The picture quality of
the TV screen and
PAP may differ.

PAP screen

Main
TV picture

AA

AA

AB

16: 9

8: 9

Freeze

Freeze

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Fig. 34

Fig. 35

Fig. 36

Fig. 37

Fig. 38

Fig. 39

Operating Screen Mode/PAP using
the Menu

Using the Screen Mode menu you have the possibility to change
the aspect ratio for the TV display for wide screen effects, operate
the PAP Mode or reproduce the main picture image by image
(Strobe function).

1 Press MENU to display the main menu.
2 Select the symbol

for “Screen Mode” with >+ or ?– and press

OK. The SCREEN MODE menu appears (See Fig. 34).
You have the choice among the following modes:

4:3 for normal ratio 4:3 (See Fig. 35).
Smart: imitation of wide screen effect (16:9) for 4:3 broadcasts

(See Fig. 36).

Zoom imitation of wide screen effect (16:9) for movies broadcast

in cinemascopic format (See Fig. 37).

or

Wide: for 16:9 broadcasts (See Fig. 38).

a) Changing the Screen position (only for Zoom mode)

When using the Zoom mode part of the picture at the top and
bottom will be cut off. With the help of the function “Screen
position” you can move the screen up- or downwards in order to
see the cut-off part of the screen (e.g., to read the subtitles).

Using >+ or ?– select “Screen position” and press OK. The
selected item changes colour. Using >+ or ?– adjust the screen
position and press OK.

b) Strobe Mode

Using >+ or ?– select “Strobe” and press OK. Now the TV picture
is displayed image by image, creating a slow motion effect (See
Fig. 39). Using >+ or ?– select the speed of the motion (3
different speeds are available). Press OK to return to the normal
TV mode.

c) Switching PAP on and off

Using >+ or ?– select “PAP” and press OK. Using >+ or ?–
select “ON” to display the PAP screen in 8:9 format, and “OFF” to
switch if off and press OK.

d) Freezing the PAP screen

Using >+ or ?– select “Clip Board” and press OK.
Using >+ or ?– select “ON” to freeze the PAP screen and “OFF”
to restore the normal picture.

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Auto Format

Select and press OK

Clip Board

PAP

Strobe

Screen Position

Screen Mode

[off]

[off]

[on]

[ ]

[ ]zoom

0

SCREEN MODE

When you want to
select the screen
mode

You can also select the
screen mode by

pressing the button
on the Remote
Commander.

off: OK

LIVELIVE

Strobe: Speed:

A uto Format

If you preset Auto Format to ON and the 16 : 9 format signal is
being transmitted, the screen mode automatically changes from
any mode to the 16 : 9 mode. When the 16 : 9 format programme is
finished, the screen mode automatically returns to the previous
mode.

1 Press MENU to display the main menu.
2 Select the symbol

for “Screen Mode” with >+ or ?– and press

OK. The SCREEN MODE menu appears.

3 Select “Auto Format” with >+ or ?– and press OK.
4 Select ON or OFF with >+ or ?– and press OK.

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Note

Teletext errors may
occur if the broadcasting
signals are weak.

With the simple side of
the Remote
Commander

You can switch teletext
on and off, operate
Fastext, and directly
select page numbers.

Note

Fastext operation is only
possible, if the TV station
broadcasts Fastext
signals.

T eletext

TV stations broadcast an information service called Teletext via
the TV channels.Teletext service allows you to receive various
information pages such as weather reports or news at any time
you want. For advanced teletext operation, use the buttons on the
Full-Function side of the Remote Commander.

Direct Access Functions

Switching Teletext on and off

1 Select the TV channel which carries the teletext broadcast you

want to watch.

2 Press _ to switch on teletext.

A teletext page will be displayed (usually the index page).
If there is no teletext broadcast, “No text available” is displayed on
the information line at the top of the screen.

To switch teletext off

Press Ο.

Selecting a teletext page

With direct page selection

Use the number buttons to input the three digits of the chosen
page number.
If you have made a mistake, type in any three digits. Then re-enter
the correct page number.

With page-catching

1 Select a teletext page with a page overview (e.g. index page).
2 Press OK. Using >+ or ?–, select the desired page. “Page

Catching” will be displayed on the information line. Press OK.
The requested page will appear in a few seconds.
Press _ to resume normal teletext reception.

Accessing next or preceding page

Press g (PAGE+) or G (PAGE-).
The next or preceding page appears.

Superimposing the teletext display on the TV programme

• Press _ once in teletext mode or twice in TV mode.

• Press _ again to resume normal teletext reception.

Preventing a teletext page from being updated

• Press [ (HOLD). The HOLD symbol “[” is displayed on the
information line.

• Press _ to resume normal teletext reception.

Using Fastext

With Fastext you can access pages with one key stroke.
When a Fastext page is broadcast, a colour-coded menu will
appear at the bottom of the screen. The colours of this menu
correspond to the red, green, yellow and blue buttons on the
Remote Commander.
Press the corresponding coloured button on the Remote
Commander which corresponds to the colour-coded menu. The
page will be displayed after a few seconds.

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Note

Some of the features
may not be available
depending on the
teletext service.

Using the Teletext Menu

This TV is provided with a menu-guided teletext system. When
teletext is switched on, you can use the menu buttons to operate
the teletext menu. Select the teletext menu functions in the
following way:

1 Press MENU. The menu will be superimposed on the teletext

display. (See Fig. 40.)

2 Using >+ or ?–, select the teletext function you want and press

OK. (See Fig. 41.)

USER PAGES/PRESET USER PAGES

See page 22 for information about presetting and operating the
user pages.

INDEX

The index will give you an overview of the contents of the teletext
and the page numbers.

TOP/BOTTOM/FULL

For convenient reading of a teletext page, you can enlarge the
teletext display with the ability to scroll up and down. After having
selected the function, an information line Top/Bottom/Full will be
displayed. (See Fig. 42.)
Press >+ for “Top” to enlarge the upper half. For “Bottom” keep
pressing ?–, to enlarge the lower half. Press OK for “Full” to
resume the normal size.
Press _ to resume normal teletext reception.

TEXT CLEAR

After selecting the function, you can watch a TV programme while
waiting for a teletext page to be captured. (The symbol changes
colour.) (See Fig. 43.)
Press _ to resume normal teletext reception.

SUBTITLES

Your teletext service will inform you if a TV programme is subtitled.
After having selected the function the subtitles will be displayed.

REVEAL

Sometimes pages contain concealed information, such as
answers to a quiz. The reveal option lets you disclose the
information. After having selected the function, an information line
“REVEAL ON/OFF” will be displayed. (See Fig.44.)
Using >+ or ?–, select ON to reveal the information or OFF to
conceal it again.
Press _ to resume normal teletext reception.

TIME PAGE

Your teletext service will inform you, if a time coded page is
available. You may have a page (e.g., an alarm page) displayed at
a certain time.

1 An information window will be displayed at the bottom of the page.

Using >+ or ?– select “ON” and press OK.

2 To select the desired page, enter three digits for the page number

(e.g., 452) using the number buttons.

3 To select the desired time, enter four digits for the desired time

(e.g., 1800) using the number buttons. Press MENU.
The selected time is displayed at the top in the left-hand corner.
At the requested time, the page will be displayed.
Press _ to resume normal teletext mode.

TELETEXT MENU

Select and press OK

User Pages
Index
Top/Bottom/Full
Text Clear
Subtitles
Reveal
Time Page
Subpage
Preset User Pages

Fig. 40

Fig. 41

Fig. 42

Fig. 43

Fig. 44

TELETEXT MENU

Select and press OK

User Pages
Index
Top/Bottom/Full
Text Clear
Subtitles
Reveal
Time Page
Subpage
Preset User Pages

Top Bottom OK Full

onReveal off

Press OK to select “OFF”
for the TIME PAGE
setting to cancel the
request.

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PRESET USER PAGES

Select and press OK

BANK
A
B
C
D
E

Allocate Bank
PROG LABEL BANK PROG LABEL BANK
00
01
02

P1
300
200
100
128
400

P2
255
120
220
321
238

P3
456
301
300
255
240

P4
234
303
444

118

P5
200
550

127

P6
179
345

VHS
BBC1
BBC2

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A
C

04
05
06

MTV
SKY
ITV

D
B
C

SUBPAGE

You may want to select a particular teletext page from several
subpages which are rotated automatically. After having selected
the function, an information line will be displayed.

To select the desired subpage, enter four digits using PROGR +/–
or the number buttons (e.g., enter 0002 for the second page of a
sequence).

User Pa ge Bank System

You can store up to 30 pages in the “Teletext page band system”.
In this way you have quick access to the pages you watch
frequently.

Storing pages

There are 5 “banks” (A to E) for 5 teletext stations. In each bank
you can store 6 preferred pages (P1 to P6).

1 Press _ (if Teletext is not on already) and MENU to show the

TELETEXT MENU display.

2 Select PRESET USER PAGES with >+ or ?– and press OK.
3 Select the desired bank with >+ or ?– and press OK. The cursor

will go to the first position (P1) of the preferred pages.

4 Input the three digits of your first preferred page with the number

buttons and press OK.
The cursor will go to the second position.

5 Repeat step 4 for the other 5 page numbers you want to preset. If

you do not want to preset all 6 page numbers available, press OK
without inserting any number. After having finished the presetting
press OK repeatedly until the cursor appears besides the next bank
at the left margin.

6 Select Allocate Bank with >+ or ?– and press OK.
7 Select the programme position for which you have preset pages

with >+ or ?– and press OK. (See Fig. 45.)

8 Select the desired bank with >+ or ?– (Banks A to E are available)

and press OK.

9 Repeat steps 3 to 8 for the other 4 banks available.

Displaying User Pages

1 Select MENU.
2 Select User Pages with >+ or ?– and press OK.

A table of the stored preferred pages will be displayed. (See Fig.

46)

3 Select the desired page with >+ or ?– and press OK. The page

will be displayed after some seconds.

or

You can use the coloured buttons on the Remote Commander to
have quick access to the first four User pages. Page 1 corresponds
to the red button, P2 to the green one, P3 to the yellow one and P4
to the blue button.

To select the desired page press the respective coloured button
while you are in TV mode. Now the Page number of this teletext
page will appear in white at the top in the left-handed comer of the
TV screen. When the page number changes colour, the page is
available. Press the coloured button again to display the page.

To cancel the request

Select Subpage and
press OK.

If two broadcasting
stations use the same
Teletext

You can preset one
bank to 2 different
programme positions.

Fig. 45

Fig. 46

USER PAGES - BANK B

Select and press OK

PAGE 300
PAGE 200
PAGE 203
PAGE 500
PAGE 234
PAGE 159

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Available output signal

Video/audio from TV tuner
Video/audio from selected source
No outputs
Video/audio displayed on TV screen (monitor out)
S/video/audio signal displayed on TV screen (monitor

out)
Audio signal (variable)

Connecting and Operating Optional
Equipment

To connect a VCR
using the ) terminal

Connect the aerial output
of the VCR to the aerial
terminal ) of the TV.
We recommend that you
tune in the video signal to
programme number “0.”
For details see “Preset
channels manually” on
page 9.

If the picture or the
sound is distorted

Move the VCR away from
the TV.

S/video Input
(Y/C input)

Video signals may be
separated into Y
(luminance or brightness)
and C (chrominance)
signals.
Separating the Y and C
signals prevents them
from interfering with one
another, and therefore
improves picture quality
(especially luminance).
This TV is equipped with
3 S Video input jacks
through which these
separated signals can be
input directly.

When connecting a
monaural VCR

Connect only the white

jack to both the TV

and VCR.

Connecting Optional Equipment

You can connect optional audio-video equipment to this TV such as a
VCR, video disc player, and stereo system.

Acceptable input signal

1 Normal audio/video and RGB signal
2 Normal audio/video and S video signal
3 Normal audio/video and S video signal
4 Normal audio/video and S video signal
5 No inputs

6 No inputs

R/D/D/D

L/G/S/I

R/D/D/D

L/G/S/I

R/D/D/D

L/G/S/I

PROGR

R/D/D/D

L/G/S/I

1

4

2

5

6

3

24

1

PROGR

PROGR

1

1

VTR 1-2-3

MDP

1

2

45

3
6
9

8

7

0

C

SAT

+

+

_

_

MENU

+
_

OK

+
_

RM-838

USE

MEM

RESET

Input signal

Audio/video input through the 1 connector
Audio/RGB input through the

1 connector

Audio/video input through the

2/ S 2 connector

Audio/S video input through the

2/ S 2 or S 2 connector (4-pin

connector)
Audio/video input through

3 and 3 connector on the front

S video input through the

S

3 connector (4-pin connector) at the front

Audio/video input through the

4/ S 4 connector

S video input through the 4 / S 4 or S 4 connector(4-pin connector)

Selecting input with
PROGR +/– or number
buttons

You can preset video
input sources to the
programme positions so
that you can select them
with PROGR +/– or
number buttons. For
details, see “Preset
channels manually” on
page 9.

Selecting Input and Output

This section explains how to view the video input picture (of the
video source connected to your TV), and how to select the output
signal using direct access buttons or the menu system.

Selecting input

Press repeatedly to select the input source.
The symbol of the selected input source will appear.

To go back to the normal TV picture

Press Ο.

Input modes

Symbol

1

2

S

2

3

S

3

4

S

4

Selecting the output

The 2 /S 2 connector outputs the source input from the
other connectors.

Press

repeatedly to select the output.

The symbol of the selected output source appears.

Output modes

2/ S 2 connector outputs

Audio/video signal from the 1 connector
Audio/video signal from the

2/ S connector

Audio/S video signal from the

2/ S 2 or S2 connector (4 pin)

Audio/video signal from the

3, 3 connectors

Audio/S video signal from the

S

3, 3 connectors

Audio/video signal from the

4/ S4 connector

Audio/S video signal from the

4/ S 4 or S4 connector (4 pin)

Audio/video signal from the ) aerial terminal

Symbol

1
2
2

S

3
3

S

4
4

S

TV

1

You can also select the input mode using the button on the TV.

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Using A V Preset

Using this function you can preset the desired input source (e.g.

1, RGB signal) to the respective AV input (AV 1 ). In this

way a connected VTR will automatically switch to the RGB signal.

1 Select the symbol

for “Preset” with >+ or ?– and press OK.

2 Select first “Installation”, then “AV Preset” with >+ or ?– and press

OK.
The AV PRESET menu appears (See Fig. 47).

3 Select the desired AV input with >+ or ?– and press OK.
4 Select the desired source with >+ or ?– and press OK.

For the respective AV inputs you have the following possibilities:
AV1 RGB or AV AV3 YC3 or AV

AV2 YC2 or AV AV4 YC4 or AV

5 If you want to name the AV input select “Label” using >+ or ?–

and press OK. Select a letter or a number with >+ or ?– and
press OK. The next element will be highlighted. Select other
characters in the same way. If you want to leave an element blank,
select - and press OK.
After having selected all the characters, press OK repeatedly until
the cursor appears by the next AV input at the left margin.

6 Repeat steps 3 to 6 for the other AV inputs.

Checking and selecting the input and output sources
using the menu

You can display the menu to see which input sources are selected
for the TV screen and PAP screen, and which output source is
selected. You can also select them on the menu display.

1 Select the symbol

for “Video Connection” with >+ or ?– and

press OK. The VIDEO CONNECTION menu appears. (See Fig.

48)
You can see which source is selected for the TV and PAP input,
and for the output. If you want to select the input and output on this
menu, go on to the next step.

2 Select TV Screen (input source for the TV screen), PAP (input

source for the PAP screen), or output (output source) with >+ or
?– and press OK. One of the source items changes colour.

3 Select the desired source with >+ or ?–.

For details about each source, see the table on page 24.

4 Press OK.

The selected source is confirmed, and the cursor appears.

5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 to select the source for other inputs or outputs.

Fig.47

Fig. 48

AV PRESET

AV-INPUT

AV1
AV2
AV3
AV4

Select and press OK

RGB
Y/C
Y/C
Y/C

SOURCE

RGB
YC2
YC2
YC2

LABEL

Select and press OK

PAP

TV screen [ ]

VIDEO CONNECTION

Output

TV ----­[ ]AV2 VHS 2
[ ]TV -----

TV

VHS 2

TV

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PROGR

PROGR

1

1

VTR 1-2-3

MDP

1

2

45

3
6
9

8

7

0

C

SAT

+

+

_

_

MENU

+
_

OK

+
_

RM-838

USE

MEM

RESET

Remote Control of Other Sony
Equipment

You can use the TV Remote Commander to control most of Sony
remote-controlled video equipment such as: beta, 8 mm and VHS
VCRs and video disc players.

Tuning the Remote Commander to the equipment

1 Set the VTR 1/2/3 MDP selector according to the equipment you

want to control:
VTR1: Beta VCR

VTR2: 8 mm VCR
VTR3: VHS VCR
MDP: Video disc player

2 Use the buttons indicated in the illustration to operate the

additional equipment.
If your video equipment is furnished with a COMMAND MODE
selector, set this selector to the same position as the VTR 1/2/3
MDP selector on the TV Remote Commander.
If the equipment does not have a certain function, the
corresponding button on the Remote Commander will not operate.

When recording
when you use the α
(record) button, make
sure to press this button
and the one to the right
of it simultaneously.

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Optimum Viewing Area

For the best picture quality, try to position the projection TV so that you
can view the screen from within the areas shown below.

Horizontal viewing area

For Your Information

Vertical viewing area

1.5 m and more

35˚

35˚

75˚

75˚

1.5 m and more

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Cleaning of the Air Filter

Periodic cleaning of the air filter is necessary. Clean the air
filter once a month. When the filter becomes old and dust
remains on the filter even after cleaning, replace it with a new
one.

If you do not take the following precautions, you may get hurt or
household belongings may be damaged.

• Clean the air filter periodically. If you don’t clean, it may
cause internal heat build-up.

• Never use an air filter which is torn or has holes. Attach the
filter firmly with six tabs. If dust enters the TV, the picture
may become dark or it may cause fire.

1 Turn off the power and disconnect the

power cord.

2 Remove the front panel.

Remove the front panel without moving the TV.

Grasping the side of the front panel with your fingers, pull
it forward. Be careful not to catch your fingernails.

3 Pull the filter upward and remove it.

4 Clean the dust with a vacuum cleaner.

5 Attach the filter.

Attach the six tabs securely.

6 Attach the front panel.

Be careful not to damage the speaker.

Notes

• Attach the filter firmly. If it is not firmly attached, the power will not
turn on.

• Remove the supplied filter in the same way as the attached filter.

• Consult your nearest Sony service center to obtain a new filter.

vacuum cleaner

Supplied filter

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3 Loosen the screw with the object such as a

coin and remove the lamp cover.

4 Loosen two screws and pull out the lamp.

The lamp is still too hot just after the power is turned off.
Be careful that you don’t touch the front glass or
surrounding area of the lamp or the glass of the lamp
compartment.

Loosen two screws with the supplied wrench.

Pull out the lamp by the handle.

5 Attach the new lamp.

Fasten two screws tightly.

6 Attach the lamp cover.

Fasten the screws tightly.

7 Attach the front panel.

Be careful not to damage the speaker.

Notes

• Do not touch or stain the front glass of the new lamp or the glass of
the lamp compartment. If the glass become dirty, the picture quality
may deteriorate or the lamp life may shorten.

• Attach the lamp cover firmly. If it is not firmly attached, the power will
not turn on.

• When the lamp burns out, a noise is audible. This does not represent
a damage.

• Consult your nearest Sony service center to obtain a new lamp.

Replacing the Lamp

The lamp life is about 6000 hours. When the lamp becomes
dark or the picture colour is not normal, replace with a new
lamp (supplied).

If you do not take the following precautions, you may get hurt or
household belongings may be damaged.

• Use the supplied new lamp for replacement. If you use
another lamp, it may cause damage to the TV.

• Do not remove the lamp except when replacing it. This may
cause heat damage or fire.

• Before replacing the lamp, turn off the power and disconnect
the power cord.

• Replace the lamp after it becomes cool. The front glass of
the lamp remains 100 °C (212 °F) and more even 30 minutes
after the power is turned off.

• Do not place the removed lamp in proximity to children or
flammable material.

• Do not get the removed lamp wet, or insert objects inside the
lamp. It may cause the lamp to explode.

• Do not place near metal or easily flammable objects, as this
may cause fire. Also, do not put your hand inside the lamp
compartment, as you may be burned.

• Attach the new lamp firmly. If it is not firmly attached, the
picture may become dark or fire may result.

1 Turn off the power and disconnect the

power cord.

Replace the lamp 30 minutes or more after the power is
turned off.
Prepare the new lamp.

2 Remove the front panel.

Remove the front panel without moving the TV.

Grasping the side of the front panel with your fingers, pull it
forward. Be careful not to catch your fingernails.

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Troubleshooting

Here are some simple solutions to some problems which may affect the picture and sound.

Problem

No picture (screen is dark), no sound

Poor or no picture (screen is dark), but sound is OK

Poor picture quality when watching an RGB video source
Poor picture quality of PAP screen
Good picture but no sound

No colour for colour programmes

Remote Commander does not function

If you continue to have problems, have your TV serviced by qualified personnel. Never open the casing yourself.

Specifications

This product complies with the EU Directive 89/336/EEC.

Solution

• Plug in the TV in.

• Press φ on the TV (if φ indicator is on, press Ο or a programme number
on the Remote Commander).

• Check the aerial connection.

• Check if the selected video source is on.

• Press

to enter the PICTURE CONTROL menu and adjust the

brightness, contrast and colour.

• Press Ζ repeatedly to select

.

• Press .

• Press +.

• Check loudspeakers connection.

• If ο is displayed on the screen, press ο.

• Press

to enter the PICTURE CONTROL menu, select RESET, then

press OK.

• The batteries are weak.

Television system B/G/H, D/K, I, L
Colour system PAL/SECAM

NTSC 3.58/4.43 (VIDEO IN)

Channel coverage See “Receivable channels and

channel displays” at the bottom.

Projected picture size 37 inches (KL-37W1K)

Approx. 94 cm diagonally
50 inches (KL-50W1K)
Approx. 127 cm diagonally

Terminals

Rear

1 21-pin Euro connector
(CENELEC standard) inputs for audio
and video signals

- inputs for RGB

- outputs of TV video and audio
signals

2/ S 2 21-pin Euro connector

- inputs for audio and video signals

- inputs for S video

- outputs for audio and video signals
(selectable)

4/ S 4 21-pin Euro connector

- inputs for audio and video signals

- inputs for S video

- outputs for audio and video signals
(monitor out)

S

2, S 4 S video inputs

- 4 pin DIN

Audio inputs (L, R) - phono jacks

S

S video output 4-pin DIN
Audio outputs - phono jacks
Audio outputs (variable)-phono

jacks

Front

3 video input - phono jack

Audio inputs - phono jacks

S

3 S video input - 4-pin DIN

2 Headphone jack: stereo minijack

Sound output 2 × 5 W (music power)

Centre 1 × 20 W
Power consumption 170 W
Dimensions (W × H × D) 920 × 825 × 390 mm

(KL-37W1K)

1,230 × 1,055 × 550 mm

(KL-50W1K)
Mass 29 kg (KL-37W1K)

43 kg (KL-50W1K)
Supplied accessories See page 6.
Other features Digital comb filter (High resolution)

PAP (Picture-and-picture)
FASTEXT
100 Hz Digital Plus

Graphic Equaliger
Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Receivable Channels and Channel Displays

B/G/H
CABLE TV (1)

CABLE TV (2)
ITALY
D/K

CABLE TV (1)
CABLE TV (2)
CABLE TV

L
I

Indication on the
screen

C02 C03 C04..C12
C21..C69
S01 S02..S41
S42..S46 S01..S10
S11..S20
C11..C69

C02..C12 C21..C69
S01 S02..S41
S42 S43..S46
S02, S03..S17,
S21..S41
C01..C12 C21..C69
C21..C68

Receivable
channels

E2..12 21..69
S1..41

S01..S05 M1..M10
U1..U10
A B C D E F G H H1
H2 21..69
R01..R12 R21..R69

B..Q, S21..41
F2..F10 F21..F69

B21..B68