SONY KL-37W2U SERVICE MANUAL 1

SERVICE MANUAL

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KL-37W2U

COMMANDER DEST.

RM-838 UK

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COMMANDER DEST.

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TRINITRON® COLOR TV

Specifications

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

Television system B/G/H, D/K, I, L Colour system NTSC 3.58/4.43 (VIDEO IN) Channel coverage See “Receivable channels and

channel displays” at the bottom.

Projected picture size 37 inches

Approx. 94 cm diagonally

Terminals

Rear

Front 3 video input - phono jack

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)

2, S 4 S video inputs

- 4 pin DIN

Audio inputs (L, R) - phono jacks

S video output 4-pin DIN

Audio outputs - phono jacks Audio outputs (variable)-phono

jacks

Audio inputs - phono jacks

3 S video input - 4-pin DIN

2 Headphone jack: stereo minijack

Sound output 2 × 5 W (RMS)

Centre 1 × 20 W Power consumption 170W Dimensions (W × H × D) Approx. 920 × 825 × 390 mm Weight Approx. 29 kg Supplied accessories See page 6. Other features Digital comb filter (High resolution)

PAP (Picture-and-picture)

FASTEXT

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

Receivable Channels and Channel Displays

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

B/G/H CABLE TV (1)

CABLE TV (2) ITALY D/K

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

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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

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section Title Page

1. GENERAL ................................................... 4

2. DISASSEMBLY

2-1. Rear Cover Removal ........................................ 18

2-2. Chassis Assy Removal ..................................... 18

2-3. Service Position ................................................ 18

2-4. F2 Board and F2 Bracket Removal.................. 18

2-5. BB, B1 and J Boards Removal......................... 19

2-6 Power Block Removal...................................... 19

2-7. Filter Removal .................................................. 19

2-8. Lamp Removal ................................................. 20

2-9. H and F1 Boards Removal ............................... 20

2-10. Screen Frame Removal .................................... 20

2-11. C Board Removal ............................................. 21

2-12. Optical Unit Removal....................................... 21

3. CIRCUIT ADJUSTMENTS

3-1. Electrical Adjustments ..................................... 22

3-2. Test Mode ......................................................... 24

3-3. Error Monitor and Detection ............................ 26

3-4. Registration Adjustment................................... 27

3-5. C Board Adjustment ......................................... 27

3-6. A Board Adjustment......................................... 30

3-7. Sub BRT, Sub PIX Adjsutment ....................... 30

3-8. White Balance Adjustment .............................. 30

Section Title Page

4. DIAGRAMS

4-1. Block Diagrams ................................................ 33

4-2. Frame Schematic Diagram ............................... 42

4-3. Circuit Boards Location ................................... 44

4-4. Schematic Diagrams and Printed

Wiring Boards .............................................. 44

(1) Schematic Diagrams of F1, F2,

G, H, J, TA and TB Boards ............................ 45

(2) Schematic Diagram of A (1/3) Board ................. 55

(3) Schematic Diagram of A (2/3) Board ................. 59

(4) Schematic Diagram of A (3/3) Board ................. 61

(5) Schematic Diagram of B1 (1/3) Board ............... 63

(6) Schematic Diagram of B1 (2/3) Board ............... 66

(7) Schematic Diagram of B1 (3/3) Board ............... 69

(8) Schematic Diagram of C (1/2) Board ................. 73

(9) Schematic Diagram of C (2/2) Board ................. 77

(10) Schematic Diagram of BB (1/3) Board .............. 80

(11) Schematic Diagram of BB (2/3) Board .............. 83

(12) Schematic Diagram of BB (3/3) Board .............. 86

4-5. Semiconductiors ............................................... 88

5. EXPLODED VIEWS

5-1. Chassis .............................................................. 90

5-2. Front Cover....................................................... 91

5-3. Screen Mirror Block and Optics Unit .............. 92

6. ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST .......................... 93

SAFETY-RELATED COMPONENT WARNING!! COMPONENTS IDENTIFIED BY SHADING AND MARK ! ON THE SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS, EXPLODED VIEWS AND IN THE PARTS LIST ARE CRITICAL TO SAFE OPERATION. REPLACE THESE COMPONENTS WITH SONY PARTS WHOSE PART NUMBERS APPEAR AS SHOWN IN THIS MANUAL OR IN SUPPLEMENTS PUBLISHED BY SONY.

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The operating instructions mentioned here are partial abstracts from the Operating Instruction Manual. The page numbers of the Operating Instruction Manual remein as in the manual.

Overview

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SECTION 1

GENERAL

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

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Symbol

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A-m -B

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3, 3, 3

Name

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

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Note

The SAT button does not operate with this TV.

TV/Teletext operation

Symbol

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

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PROGR +/–

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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

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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

Remote commander

Simple side

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TV/Teletext

operation

Full-Function side

PAP (Picture-and-picture) operation

Symbol

Name

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

Menu operation

Symbol

MENU >+/ ?– OK

Name

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

Video operation

Symbol

VTR1/2/3, MDP

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PROGR +/–

Name

Video equipment selector

Video equipment operation buttons

PAP operation

Menu operation

Video operation

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Getting Started

LANGUAGE

English Deutsch Français Italiano Español Nederlands Português Suomi Svenska

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Türkçe

Select and press OK

Select

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Step 2 T uning in to TV Stations

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Step 1 Preparation

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

• Wrench (1)

• Bracket (2)

• Dust Remover (1)

Insert the battery into the Remote Commander

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

Remove the cover. Check the correct

Connect the aerial

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

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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

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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 f on the TV.

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

or a number button on the Remote Commander.

2 Press the MENU button.

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

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

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.

L/G/S/I

R/D/D/D

L/G/S/I

R/D/D/D

polarities.

L/G/S/I

R/D/D/D

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”

“Preset Channels Manually”

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SCREEN MODE

Screen Mode Screen Position

Strobe PAP Clip Board

Auto 16:9

Select and press OK

Fig. 2

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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.

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.

PRESET

Auto Programme Manual Programme Preset Programme Sorting Parental Lock Installation

Select and press OK

Fig. 3

AUTO PROGRAMME

SYS PROG B/G

Select and press OK

Fig. 4

SYS PROG B/G

Fig. 5

C25CH–

LABEL

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.

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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.

Preset channels manually

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,”

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.

PRESET

Auto Programme Manual Programme Preset Programme Sorting Parental Lock Installation

Select and press OK

Fig. 6

MANUAL PROGRAMME PRESET

PROG

SYS

SEARCH LABEL

B/G

C21

B/G

C34

B/G

C33

B/G

C45

B/G

C02

B/G

C08

B/G

C10

B/G

C12

B/G

C20

B/G

C59

Select and press OK

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3 AV1 –––––EXT

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2 C –––––21B/G off

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2 C –––––35B/G off

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2 C –––––35B/G off

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2 C –––––50B/G

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

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

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FURTHER PROGRAMME PRESET

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Additional Presetting Functions

PROGRAMME SORTING

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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.

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 Positions

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

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 “Preset” with >+ or ?– and press OK.

PROGRAMME SORTING

PROG

Move PR 8 to PR - -

Select and press OK

Fig. 14

8 BBC1C15

Fig. 15

PROGRAMME SORTING

PROG

Move PR 1 to PR - -

Select and press OK

Fig. 16

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CH LABEL C03

BBC 2 C04 C07

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C15

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CH LABEL C15

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INSTALLATION

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

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To reactivate AFT (Automatic Fine Tuning)

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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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.

MANUAL PROGRAMME PRESET

Skipping Programme Positions

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

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.

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

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.

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MANUAL PROGRAMME PRESET

PROG

SYS

SEARCH LABEL

B/G

C21

B/G

C24

B/G

C25

B/G

C27

B/G

C28

B/G

C22

B/G

C26

B/G

C25

B/G

C23

B/G

C29

Select and press OK

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MANUAL PROGRAMME PRESET

PROG

SYS

SEARCH LABEL

B/G

C21

B/G

C24

B/G

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B/G

C27

B/G

C28

B/G

C22

B/G

C26

B/G

C25

B/G

C23

B/G

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Select and press OK

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2CSONY25B/G off

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PARENTAL LOCK

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If you try to select a programme that has been blocked

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

Parental Lock

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

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

5 Repeat step 4 to block other programme positions.

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

appears in front of the programme number

PARENTAL LOCK

Select and press OK

Fig. 24

PROG CH LABEL

Fig. 25

PROG

CH LABEL

AV1

C25

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C36

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0 AV1 VHS 1 C25 BBC 2 2 C42 BBC 1 3 C26 C 4

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C 4 ITV

Cancelling blocking

1 On the PARENTAL LOCK menu, select the programme position

you want to unblock with >+ or ?–.

2 Press OK.

The symbol cancelled.

disappears indicating that the blocking has been

T uning 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.

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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. 26

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Operating Instructions

Watc hing the TV

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 f on the TV.

Switching off temporarily

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

When the power is turned on again right after the power is turned off, the projection TV will enter standby mode with the f (standby) indicator flashing. After the set cools down, the power will come on.

Switching off completely

Depress f 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 V olume

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

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

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

+/– buttons.

button.

Watching 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 V (PAGE + ) for the next page or U (PAGE – ) for the preceding page.

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

Watching a video input picture

1 Press repeatedly until the desired video input appears.

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

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

2 To go back to the normal TV picture, press O.

More Convenient 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.

PROGR

Muting the sound

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

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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 TV picture.

. Press the button again to return to the normal

Fig. 27

Changing the Screen format

Press repeatedly to change the Screen mode as follows:

4:3 (4:3 picture)

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

cinemascopic format)

A Wide (for 16:9 broadcast).

See also page 19 for more information.

Adjusting and Setting the TV Using the Menu

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PICTURE CONTROL

SOUND CONTROL

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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.

When watching a video input source with stereo sound

You can select DUAL SOUND to change the 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

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

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

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

Effect of each control

PICTURE CONTROL

SOUND CONTROL

Graphic Equalizer Dual Sound

Headphones:

2 Volume 2 Dual Sound

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

Press MENU and select the symbol Sound Control, then press OK. The PICTURE CONTROL or SOUND CONTROL menu appears. (See Fig. 28 or Fig. 29.)

for Picture Control or

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

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

Effect

Contrast Brightness Colour Hue Sharpness RESET Resolution

Less More Darker Less Greenish Softer

Brighter

Reddish

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

Effect

(See page 17 for more information) A: channel 1 B: channel 2 Stereo Mono The selected mode of the A-m-B indicator on the TV lights up. Less 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

PICTURE CONTROL

Contrast Brightness Colour Sharpness Reset Resolution (high)

Select and press OK

Fig. 28

SOUND CONTROL

Grafic Equalizer Dual Sound

Volume Dual Sound (A)

Select and press OK

Fig. 29

Brightness

Fig. 30

Brightness Colour

Fig. 31

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:

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

[ ]mono [ ]mono

mode.

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.

GRAPHIC EQUALIZER

–

100 400 1K 4K 10K

Select and press OK

Fig. 32

[User]Mode:

Flat Pop Rock Jazz Vocal User

4 Press MENU to return to the normal TV 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.

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.

TIMER

Sleep Timer [ ]10 Min

Select and press OK

Fib. 33

P AP (Picture and Picture)

off: OK

LIVELIVE

Strobe: Speed:

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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.

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.

Main TV picture

Switching PAP on and off

Press to display the screens in 8:9 format.

PAP screen

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

AB BA

Freezing the picture

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

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

Press

16: 9

8: 9

Freeze

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When you want to select the screen mode

You can also select the screen mode by

pressing the on the Remote Commander.

button

Operating Screen Mode/P AP 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

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

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

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.

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

(See Fig. 36). in cinemascopic format (See Fig. 37).

Auto 16:9

If you preset Auto 16:9 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

OK. The SCREEN MODE menu appears.

3 Select “Auto 16:9” with >+ or ?– and press OK. 4 Select ON or OFF with >+ or ?– and press OK.

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

SCREEN MODE

Screen Mode Screen Position

Strobe PAP Clip Board

Auto 16:9

Select and press OK

Fig. 34

Fig. 35

Fig. 36

Fig. 37

Fig. 38

Fig. 39

[ ]zoom [ ]

[on] [off]

[off]

T eletext

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

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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.

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 O.

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.

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

Using the T elete xt 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.

Fig. 40

TELETEXT MENU

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

Select and press OK

Fig. 41

Fig. 42

Fig. 43

Fig. 44

onReveal off

Connecting and Operating Optional

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

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L/G/S/I

Equipment

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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.

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 Page 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.

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.

PRESET USER PAGES

BANK

300

255

456

200

120

301

100

220

300

128

321

255

400

238

240

Allocate Bank PROG LABEL BANK PROG LABEL BANK 00

VHS

–

BBC1

BBC2

Select and press OK

Fig. 45

USER PAGES - BANK B

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

Select and press OK

Fig. 46

Connecting Optional Equipment

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

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

234

200

179

303

550

345

444 118

127

MTV

SKY

ITV

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.

Note on playing video games:

Games that involve shooting at the screen with an electronic gun or similar device cannot be played with this TV.

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

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

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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.

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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 O.

Input modes

Symbol

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

Selecting the output

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

Press The symbol of the selected output source appears.

Output modes

Symbol

1 2

2 3

3 4

4 TV

Input signal

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

connector) Audio/video input through S video input through the Audio/video input through the

1 connector 2/ S 2 connector

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

3 and 3 connector on the front

3 connector (4-pin connector) at the front

4/ S 4 connector

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

repeatedly to select the output.

2/ S 2 connector outputs

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

2/ S connector

2/ S 2 or S2 connector (4 pin)

3, 3 connectors

4/ S4 connector

4/ S 4 or S4 connector (4 pin)

Audio/video signal from the ) aerial terminal

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

AV PRESET

AV-INPUT

AV1 AV2 AV3 AV4

Select and press OK

Fig.47

VIDEO CONNECTION

TV screen [ ] PAP Output

Select and press OK

Fig. 48

SOURCE RGB

Y/C Y/C Y/C

VHS 2

LABEL RGB

YC2 YC2 YC2

TV ----[ ]AV2 VHS 2 [ ]TV -----

For Your Information

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

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.

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.

Vertical viewing area

35˚

1.5 m and more

Horizontal viewing area

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.

• 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.

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.

Supplied filter

4 Clean the dust with a vacuum cleaner.

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.

Replacing the Lamp

When the lamp becomes dark or the picture colour is not normal, replace with a new lamp.

• Use the lamp XL-100E for replacement. If you use another lamp, it may cause damage to the TV.

• Do not remove the lamp except when replacing it.

• 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.

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.

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.

Loosen the screw with the object such as a coin and remove the lamp cover.

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.

Attach the new lamp.

Fasten two screws tightly.

Attach the lamp cover.

Fasten the screws tightly.

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.

T roubleshooting

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 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.

Solution

• Plug in the TV in.

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

• Check the aerial connection.

• Check if the selected video source is on.

to enter the PICTURE CONTROL menu and adjust the

• Press brightness, contrast and colour.

repeatedly to select .

• Press

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

to enter the PICTURE CONTROL menu, select RESET, then

• Press press OK.

• The batteries are weak.

Warning Indicators

When a problem occurs, the indicator flashes as follows. Attempt the solution recommended for the given problem. When a problem occurs while operating the set, the f (standby) indicator flashes first and then warning will be indicated.

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Cause

The lamp burns out or the quality of the lamp is deficient.

The cover of the filter or the lamp is removed.

The fan for cooling stops.

Internal heat builds up.

If the lamp flashes in a way not described above, consult your nearest Sony service center.

Indicator flashing patterns

The B indicator flashes twice then A flashes once. Flashing continues in this manner.

The B indicator flashes three times then A flashes once. Flashing continues in this manner.

The B indicator flashes four times then A flashes once. Flashing continues in this manner.

The B indicator flashes five times then A flashes once. Flashing continues in this manner.

Stabilizing the Projection TV

After setting up, secure the projection TV to a wall, etc., with the supplied brackets, for safety purposes.

1 Mount the two supplied brackets with the screws to the upper rear side

of the projection TV.

Bracket (supplied)

2 Pass a strong cord or a chain through each bracket mounted in 1, and

then secure to a wall or a pillar, etc.

SECTION 2

Rear cover

Twelve screws (+BVTP 4 x 16)

Chassis assy

Two screws (+BVTP 4 x 16)

Chassis assy

CN6504

F2 board

Claw

F2 bracket

Two claws

DISASSEMBLY

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2-1. REAR COVER REMOVAL

2-2. CHASSIS ASSY REMOVAL

2-3. SERVICE POSITION

2-4. F2 BOARD AND F2 BRACKET REMOVAL

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Two claws

Holder

Claw

BB board

Claw

B1 board

Screw (+B M3 x 8)

RF booster

Three screws (+BVTP 4 x 16)

Two claws

Terminal board

Claw

J board

Extension board 1-589-554-11

Common use (BB, B1 and J Boards)

Two printed circuit board holders

Terminal

Two screws (+BVTP 3 x 12)

Power block

Two screws (+BVTP 4 x 16)

Filter

Front panel (L)

Filter (Reserve)

2-5. BB, B1 AND J BOARDS REMOVAL

(EXTENSION BOARD)

2-6. POWER BLOCK REMOVAL

2-7. FILTER REMOVAL

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Lamp door

Screw (Ornamental screw B)

Front panel (R)

Lamp

Two screws (Hexagon socket bolt 4 x 12)

Two screws (+BVTP 3 x 12)

F1 board

Eight screws (+BVTP 4 x 16)

Front cover

H board

Six screws (+BVTP 3 x 12)

Two screws (+BVTP 4 x 16)

Screen frame

Eight screws (+BVTP 4 x 16)

2-8. LAMP REMOVAL

2-9. H AND F1 BOARDS REMOVAL

2-10. SCREEN FRAME REMOVAL

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Screen mirror block

Six screws (+BVTP 4 x 16)

Four printed circuit board holders

Four screws (+BVTP 3 x 12)

Shield

C board

Optical shield

Three screws (+BVTP 4 x 16)

Optical unit

Three screws (+BVTP 4 x 16)

Lamp base

2-11.C BOARD REMOVAL

2-12. OPTICAL UNIT REMOVAL

KL-37W2/37W2K RM-838 KL-50W2/50W2K/50W2U RM-838

SECTION 3

CIRCUIT ADJUSTMENTS

3-1. ELECTRICAL ADJUSTMENTS

Service adjustment to this model can be performed with the supplied remote commander, RM-838.

HOT TO ENTER INTO SERVICE MODE

1. Turn on the main power switch of the set while pressing the + (plus) and – (minus) buttons on the customer front panel.

Fig. 4-1

2. “TT” will appear on the upper right corner of the screen.

Command operation in service mode Item selection, data up/down

4. Press the 4 and % buttons on the remote commander to select

the adjustment item.

5. Press the OK button to procced to the next menu.

6. If the adjustment item is Video cont press the % button to move to Video cont then press OK button.

7. The Menu as indicated in Fig will appear on the screen.

Video Cont. CXA1839

Item No. Adjustment item Data Amount

1 Sub BRT [6] 2 Sub COL1 [15] 3 Sub CON1 [15] 4 PIC [53] 5 HUE [31] 6 COL [31] 7 BRT [31] 8 SHP [31]

9 Sub HUE [6] 10 D COL [off] 11 SHP Lim [off] 12 Age WHT [off] 13 R-Y R [8] 14 R-Y B [13] 15 G-Y R [11]

8. Press the % button to move > to the adjustment item and press the OK button.

9. Press the 4 and % buttons to change the data in order to com-

ply with each standard.

10. Press the OK button to write data into memory.

11. Turn off the power to quit the service mode when adjustments have been completed.

BACK menu

Fig. 4-2

Selection completion, data writen-in

Fig. 4-3

3. Press 01 on the commander to get the menu on screen.

Venus V2.07 AE-3 12/03/96

Init Video Contr

Scan Con. Video Proc M Timing Gen. RGB Interface PAP SRC TDA6812 PALPLUS

CXA1839 CXD2428 CXD2030 CXD2412 CXA2011 CXD2031 CXD2032 TDA6812

Scan Converter CXD2428

Item No. Adjustment item Data Amount

1 H-shift [126] 2 V-shift [14] 3 H-phase [58] 4 V-phase [31] 5 H-SZ-RD (40h) [140] 6 H-SZ-RD (50h) [3] 7 H-SZ-WR (41h) [140] 8 H-SZ-WR (51h) [3]

9 LN-DAT0 [0] 10 MD-DAT0 [3] 11 LN-DAT1 [0] 12 MD-DAT1 [0] 13 LN-DAT2 [0] 14 MD-DAT2 [0] 15 LN-DAT3 [0]

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KL-37W2/37W2K RM-838 KL-50W2/50W2K/50W2U RM-838

Video Proc M CXD2030

Item No. Adjustment item Data Amount

1 DNR [on] 2 DNR value [5] 3 TA Sync C1p pls width [16] 4 TB BGP position [50] 5 TD CLP position [25] 6 Foto CD SW [off] 7 BLK porch pos [16] 8 NTSC TD BGP pos [25]

9 PAL TD BGP pos [25] 10 Not Secam TB BGP pos [50] 11 Secam TB BGP pos [50] 12 358 NR Level [3] 13 443 NR Level [5] 14 Color detect Mode [0] 15 Extern Y/C [off]

RGB Interface CXA2011Q

Item No. Adjustment item Data Amount

1 Drive Level [48]

2 Sig Sel [0]

3 Sub Bright [23]

4 Sync Sel [0]

5 Sync SW [3]

6 ABL SW [off]

7 AKB-T [off]

8 HD Sync [on]

9 R Drive [31] 10 G Drive [31] 11 B Drive [31] 12 R Cutoff [124] 13 G Cutoff [124] 14 B Cutoff [123] 15 Gamma Level [0]

TIMING GENERATOR CXD2412QA

Item No. Adjustment item Data Amount

1 SLSH1 [on]

2 SLSH2 [off]

3 SLSH3 [on]

4 BH Bias [252]

5 RH Bias [252]

6 BL Bias [112]

7 RL Bias [122]

PAP CXD2031

Item No. Adjustment item Data Amount

1 Main phase WR start [52] 2 Sub phase WR start [20] 3 Main RD start [43] 4 Brightness sub [8] 5 Twin pic [on] 6 WR inhibit1 [off] 7 WR inhibit0 [off] 8 RD inhibit0 [off]

SRC CXD2032

Item No. Adjustment item Data Amount

1 YCD [0] 2 YDF [0] 3 COF [0] 4 Reference clamp [0] 5 Offset [off] 6 IIR latch [off] 7 BGP Sync SW [0] 8 Clamp [off]

9 50/60 [off] 10 Reference clamp [32] 11 Offset Level [0] 12 System Delay [9] 13 Offset Level [0] 14 FVSW [on] 15 Mask SW [on]

TDA 6812

Item No. Adjustment item Data Amount

1 Stereo-sep [15]

2 Pre-Volume [2]

3 Treble-offset L/R [0]

4 Bass-offset L/R [0]

5 Treble-offset C/S [255]

6 Bass-offset C/S

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KL-37W2/37W2K RM-838 KL-50W2/50W2K/50W2U RM-838

3-2. TEST MODE

Is available by pressing the Test button twice, OSD “TT” appears. The functions described below are available by pressing the two numbers. To release Test Mode 2, press 0, 10, 20...twice or switch the TV into Standby Mode. Pressing the two Local Control buttons (+ and –) during Power ON will also switch into “TT” mode. In TT mode, it is possible to remove the Menu from the screen by pressing the Speaker Off button once. Pressing the Speaker OFF button a second time will cause the menu to reappear. The Function is kept even when the menu is not displayed!!

00 Switch back to normal mode - TT mode off 01 Switch service menu on 02 no function 03 Set Volume to 30 % 04 Service Menu in “Service Mode” 05 Service Menu in “Production Mode” 06 Set Volume to 80 % 07 Aging mode 08 Shipping condition (Production request)

To ensure that all TV sets leave the Production with the same pressettings. Programme 1 is selected, AV IN is set to AV1, AV Out is set to TV Out, Volume and HP Volume is set to 35 %, Resolution is set to high, Format is set to 4:3, Pip is set to Top Left position, Pip is switched off, TT mode is switched off, all analogue values are set to the reset setting, space Sound - Equalizer - Loudness = off, DNR off, Dig. Mode = 1, Wide Zoom Mode for W28 models, Menu Language Reset, Prog. Pointer table reset Non Interlace is allowed in Text mode.

09 Language reset. With this function the Menu

Language is set to “unselected” (NVM Bank OAAH Adress ODCH). The value for the Language Group is not overwritten (Selection West/East/Common). The Language Menu appears now automatically when the TV set is switched ON as long as no new language is selected.

10 The TT number will be deleted.

All numbers with 0 (10, 20 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90) will reset the TT number. A new number can be selected. TT display is kept

11 Direct access to Balance. With Cursor Up/Down the

Balance can be controlled (w/o OSD, Menu display)

12 Direct access to Hue. With Cursor Up/Down the Hue

can be controlled (w/o OSD, Menu display) 13 Display of Software Version and TV set configuration 14 Production Info Display 15 Read factory setting from ROM (Program code) and

store this data at Last Power Memory data location

(The previous last power memory data is overwritten)

AE3 has 3 packages of Analogue data:

1. Last Power memory data. This data is sent

continiously to the corresponding IC’s (TDA1839, SC,

TDA6812) with this data the TV picture/sound

appears.

2. Reset data. By pressing “Reset” in the menu this

data is transfered from Reset Data location to the

Last Power data location in the NVM.

That means the previous Last Power Memory Data is

overwritten by the Reset data last Power memory and

Reset data are now the same.

15 3. Factory fixed data. In the ROM code of the micro

processor are also analogue datas which are fixed (ROM can’t be changed)

16 Save actual Last Power Memory data at Reset Data

location (The previous Reset data is overwritten)

15/16 With these two functions, it is possible to preset user

defined Reset values (just TT16) or to preset factory defined Reset values (first TT15 then TT16)

17 This functions presets the Labels for the AV sources:

The Labels are AV1, RGB, AV2, YC2, AV3, YC3, AV4, YC4.

18 Text possible On/Off selection of Text (toggle

function)

19 Direct access to Stereo Separation

With cursor Up/Down the Stereo separation can be

adjusted (w/o OSD, Menu display) 20 see TT10 21 no function 22 Operating Timer and Error Monitor display 23 Direct access to Sub Brightness Adjustment

With cursor Up/Down the Sub BRT can be adjusted

(w/o OSD, Menu display) 24 Direct access to Sub Color. With Cursor Up/Down the

Sub Color can be adjusted. 25 Status menu display (SubController, CXA1840

Status, Main Controller.) 26 Text Character set selection (Char set 06 -> West

Europe) 27 Text Character set selection (Char set 38 -> East

Europe) 28 Text Character set selection (Char set 40 -> West

Europe) US English 29 Text Character set selection (Char set 55 -> West

Europe) Turkish 30 see TT10 31 Increase V-Aperture 32 Decrease V-Aperture 33 no function 34 no function 35 no function 36 Mtx Register 112 = intern display clock 37 Mtx Register 112 = extern display clock 38 Automatic selection of Screen Modes: 4:3 -> Zoom ->

Zoom up -> Zoom down -> smart -> wide. 39 Reset Programme Table (NVM Bank 0ACH) The

sorting of programmes in “Programme Sorting Menu”

is reset. 40 see TT10

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