Sony KV-14VM5MT, KV-21VM6MT User Manual

3-858-264-11 (1)

KV-14VM5MT KV-21VM5MT

Operating Instructions

Trinitron Color Video TV

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PAL NTSC 4.43

WARNING

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

This unit operates 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 unit to rain or moisture.

• Do not open the rear cover.

For safe installation:

• Do not block the ventilation openings.

• Do not install the unit in hot, humid, or exces-

sively dusty places.

• Do not install the unit where it may be exposed to

mechanical vibrations.

For safe operations:

About Moisture Condensation

If the unit is brought directly from a cold place to a warm place, moisture may condense on the video head drum. If this happens, the tape may stick to the head drum and it may be damaged or the unit may not operate correctly. To avoid possible damage caused by moisture condensation, be sure not to leave a cassette inside the compartment when the unit is not in use. When bringing the unit from a cold place to a warm place, wait for about 10 minutes before operating it.

Caution

Television programs, films, video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted. Unauthorized recording of such materials may be contrary to the provisions of the copyright laws.

Color System of Your Set

This video TV is designed to receive TV programs based on PAL (B/G, I and D/K), SECAM (B/G and D/K) and NTSC (M) color systems and to record and play on PAL, MESECAM and NTSC color systems.

• Do not operate the unit on anything but 110–240

V AC.

• Do not operate the unit if any liquid or solid

object falls in it—have it checked immediately.

• Unplug the unit from the wall outlet if you do not

intend to use it for an extended period of time. To disconnect the cord, pull it out by the plug, never by the cord.

Getting Started

Contents

Getting Started

Step 1—Preparation .................................................... 4

Checking the supplied accessories ........................ 4

Inserting batteries into the Remote

Commander ........................................................... 4

Step 2—Installing the video TV ................................. 5

Preventing the video TV from falling ................... 5

Step 3—Connecting the antenna ............................... 7

Connecting an outdoor antenna ............................ 7

Step 4—Tuning in to TV stations .............................. 8

Selecting language.................................................... 8

Presetting channels automatically ......................... 9

Presetting channels manually .............................. 11

Skipping program positions ................................. 12

Captioning a station name .................................... 13

Manual fine-tuning ................................................ 14

Step 5—Setting the clock .......................................... 15

Basic Operations

Watching the TV ........................................................ 16

Switching the TV on and off ................................. 16

Selecting TV programs .......................................... 16

Adjusting the volume ............................................ 16

Muting the sound ................................................... 17

Displaying the on-screen indications .................. 17

Adjusting the picture ............................................. 17

Watching line input ............................................... 18

Playing a tape ............................................................. 19

Inserting a video cassette ...................................... 19

Ejecting a video cassette ........................................ 19

Protecting your cassette against accidental erasure ...

Playing a tape.......................................................... 20

Playing a tape repeatedly (Auto repeat) ............. 22

Displaying the on-screen indications .................. 23

Resetting the tape counter..................................... 23

Recording TV programs ........................................... 24

Recording TV programs ........................................ 24

Recording with the TV off..................................... 24

Recording TV programs using the timer ............... 25

Setting the timer ..................................................... 25

Using the video TV before timer recording starts ..

Checking the timer settings .................................. 28

Changing or canceling the timer settings ........... 28

Recording using the quick-timer ......................... 29

Additional Operations

Switching off automatically—Sleep timer ............. 30

Switching on at your desired time—On timer ...... 31

Searching using the index function......................... 32

Enhancing video picture quality ............................. 33

Adjusting the tracking ........................................... 33

Adjusting with the Adaptive Picture Control

(APC) .................................................................... 33

Adjusting with rental picture ............................... 33

Connecting optional equipment .............................. 34

Watching and recording the picture input from

optional equipment ............................................ 34

Additional Information

Troubleshooting ......................................................... 35

Taking care of your video TV .................................. 37

About the auto head cleaner ................................. 37

Video head cleaning............................................... 37

Worn video heads .................................................. 37

Check the video heads after 1,000 hours of use ...

Specifications .............................................................. 38

Receivable channels and channel display .......... 39

Index to parts and controls....................................... 40

Video TV set—front ............................................... 40

Remote Commander .............................................. 41

The instructions in this manual are for models, KV-14VM5MT and KV-21VM5MT. Before you start reading, check your model number located at the rear of the video TV. The KV-14VM5MT is the model used for illustration purposes. Any differences in operation are clearly indicated in the text, for example, "KV-21VM5MT only."

Getting Started

Step 1 — Preparation

Checking the Supplied Accessories

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

• Remote Commander

• Two R6 (size AA) batteries

• Jack cover

• AC plug adaptor

• Band*

• Two clamps*

• Two wood screws*

*KV-21VM5MT only

Getting Started

Inserting Batteries into the Remote Commander

Close the cover.

Turn the Commander over,

and remove the cover.

Check the polarities and position two R6 batteries correctly.

Step 2 — Installing the Video TV

(KV-21VM5MT only)

Preventing the Video TV from Falling

Because the front is heavier than the back, the video TV may fall if it is not level, or a child pushes or climbs on it. To avoid such an accident, stabilize your video TV with the supplied accessories listed on page 4.

To fasten the video TV to the TV stand

With the supplied wood screws, attach the band to the TV stand and to the rear of the video TV using the hole provided on the video TV.

Screw hole

Getting Started

To stabilize the video TV against a wall or pillar

Put the cord or chain (not supplied) through the supplied clamps.

• Using the supplied screws, attach the clamps to the wall and to the screw hole on the video TV.

Screw hole

Strong wall or pillar

Strong cord or chain

Getting Started

Step 3 — Connecting the Antenna

For better TV reception and recording with clear video picture, connect an outdoor antenna to your video TV.

Connecting an Outdoor Antenna

To connect a VHF antenna or a combination VHF/UHF antenna—75-ohm coaxial cable (round)

Attach an IEC antenna connector to 75-ohm coaxial cable. Plug the connector into the (antenna) socket of the video TV.

Rear

VHF/UHF antenna

On a wall

To connect both VHF and UHF antennas

Attach the antenna cable ends to the VHF/UHF mixer (not supplied). Plug the mixer into the (antenna) socket of the video TV.

UHF antenna VHF antenna

Rear

300-ohm twin-lead cable

VHF/UHF mixer

75-ohm coaxial cable

Getting Started

Step 4 — Tuning in to TV Stations

You should preset the channels (up to 80 channels) by choosing either the

EJECT

MUTING

INPUT

SELECT

ON SCREEN

PICTURE

MODE

-/--

ON TIMER

SLEEP

INDEX

TRACKING

REC

PAUSE SEARCH

REW

STOP

TIMER REC

2 31 5 64 8 97 0 C

VOL

PLAY

POWER

DISPLAY

CLEARON/OFF

ENTER

PROGR

AUTO/ MANUAL

COUNTER RESET

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 want to allocate program numbers to the channels one by one.

Before you begin

• Press the POWER switch on the video TV to switch it on.

If the STANDBY lamp on the video TV is lit in red, press POWER, PROGR +/– or a number button on the Remote Commander.

Selecting Language

You can change the menu and on-screen information language to Chinese.

1 Press MENU.

The main menu appears.

PICTURE CONTROL ON TIMER SET CLOCK SET TRACKING CONTROL LANGUAGE/ PROGRAM PRESET VCR MODE

Select and press

ENTER

2 Move the cursor (”) to “LANGUAGE/ ” with + or – and press

ENTER. The LANGUAGE/ menu appears.

LANGUAGE/

ENGLISH

Select and press

ENTER

3 Move the cursor to “ ” with + or – and press ENTER.

The menu appears in Chinese.

/ LANGUAGE

ENGLISH

ENTER

Getting Started

EJECT

MUTING

INPUT

ON SCREEN

SELECT

PICTURE

MODE

-/--

ON TIMER

SLEEP

INDEX

TRACKING

REC

PAUSE SEARCH

REW

STOP

TIMER REC

2 31 5 64 8 97 0 C

VOL

PLAY

POWER

DISPLAY

CLEARON/OFF

ENTER

PROGR

AUTO/ MANUAL

COUNTER RESET

Presetting Channels Automatically

1 Press MENU.

The main menu appears.

PICTURE CONTROL ON TIMER SET CLOCK SET TRACKING CONTROL LANGUAGE/ PROGRAM PRESET VCR MODE

Select and press

2 Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAM PRESET” with + or – and press

ENTER. The PROGRAM PRESET menu appears.

PROGRAM PRESET

AUTO PROGRAM MANUAL PROGRAM

Select and press

3 Move the cursor to “AUTO PROGRAM” with + or – and press

ENTER. The AUTO PROGRAM menu appears.

AUTO PROGRAM SYSTEM PROG CH

B/G I D/K M

ENTER

To stop automatic channel presetting

Press ? on the Remote Commander.

Select and press

ENTER

4 Using + or – , move the cursor to the TV system (B/G, I, D/K or M) of

the channels which you want to preset, and press ENTER. Presetting starts from program position 1. The preset program and channel numbers are displayed on the screen in sequence. When presetting is finished, the channel received before starting automatic presetting appears. All available channels are now stored on successive number buttons.

Getting Started

To preset channels automatically using the TUNER PRESET ON/OFF button on the video TV

1 Press the POWER switch on the video TV to switch it on.

2 Press TUNER PRESET ON/OFF with a pointed object.

The following display appears.

AUTO PROGRAM SYSTEM PROG CH

B/G

I D/K M

Press INPUT SELECT for system selection, QUICK TIMER to start.

INPUT SELECT

TUNER PRESET

QUICK TIMER

To stop automatic channel presetting

Press QUICK TIMER on the video TV.

3 Press INPUT SELECT on the video TV to select the TV system of the

channels which you want to preset.

4 Press QUICK TIMER on the video TV.

Presetting starts from program position 1. The preset program and channel numbers are displayed on the screen in sequence. When presetting is finished, the channel received before starting automatic presetting appears. All available channels are now stored on successive number buttons.

Getting Started

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MUTING

INPUT

SELECT

PICTURE

MODE

ON SCREEN

TIMER REC

2 31

POWER

DISPLAY

CLEARON/OFF

ENTER

Presetting Channels Manually

1 Press MENU to display the main menu.

2 Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAM PRESET” with + or – and press

ENTER. The PROGRAM PRESET menu appears.

PROGRAM PRESET

AUTO PROGRAM MANUAL PROGRAM

-/--

ON TIMER

SLEEP

INDEX

TRACKING

REC

PAUSE SEARCH

REW

PLAY

STOP

5 64 8 97 0 C

PROGR

VOL

AUTO/ MANUAL

COUNTER RESET

Select and press

ENTER

3 Move the cursor to “MANUAL PROGRAM” with + or – and press

ENTER.

The MANUAL PROGRAM menu appears.

MANUAL PROGRAM

PRG SYS CH LABEL AFT

B/G

C04

B/G

C05

B/G

C09

B/G

C12

B/G

C21

B/G

C25

Select and press

ON ON ON ON ON ON

ENTER

4 Using + or – , move the cursor to the program position (number

button) to which you want to preset a channel, and press ENTER.

MANUAL PROGRAM PRG SYS CH LABEL AFT

B/G

C04

B/G

C05

B/G

C09

B/G

C12

B/G

C21

B/G

C25

Select and press

ON ON ON ON ON ON

ENTER

5 Select the TV broadcast system (B/G, I, D/K or M) with + or – , and

press ENTER. The CH number turns red.

For program positions beyond 6

The display scrolls by pressing – repeatedly.

If you have made a mistake

Press ? to go back to the previous position.

6 Search for the channel with + (up) or – (down).

The channel number starts counting up or downwards. When a channel is found, it stops. If you want to preset this channel, press ENTER. If not, press + or – to search for another channel.

You can also select the channel number directly with the number buttons. Press C (once for regular channels, twice for cable channels), number buttons (e.g. for 06, press 0 and 6), then ENTER.

7 Repeat steps 4 to 6 to preset other channels.

8 After you finish presetting, press MENU to go back to the original screen.

Getting Started

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MUTING

INPUT

SELECT

PICTURE

MODE

ON SCREEN

TIMER REC

2 31 5 64

POWER

DISPLAY

CLEARON/OFF

ENTER

Skipping Program Positions

You can skip unused program positions when selecting program with the PROGR +/– buttons. However, the skipped programs may still be called up when you select them with the number buttons.

1 Press MENU to display the main menu.

2 Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAM PRESET” with + or – and press

ENTER. The PROGRAM PRESET menu appears.

-/--

ON TIMER

SLEEP

INDEX

TRACKING

REC

PAUSE SEARCH

REW

PLAY

STOP

8 97 0 C

PROGR

VOL

AUTO/ MANUAL

COUNTER RESET

3 Move the cursor to “MANUAL PROGRAM” with + or – and press

ENTER. The MANUAL PROGRAM menu appears.

4 Using + or – , move the cursor to the program position which you

want to skip and press ENTER. The “SYS” position turns red.

MANUAL PROGRAM PRG SYS CH LABEL AFT

B/G

C04

B/G

C05

B/G

C09

B/G

C12

B/G

C21

B/G

C25

Select and press

ON ON ON ON ON ON

ENTER

5 Press + or – until “---” appears in the “SYS” position and press

ENTER.

MANUAL PROGRAM PRG SYS CH LABEL AFT

B/G

C04

B/G

C05

C09

B/G

C12

B/G

C21

B/G

C25

Select and press

When you select programs using the PROGR +/– buttons, the program position is skipped.

ON ON ON ON ON ON

ENTER

For program positions beyond 6

The display scrolls by pressing – repeatedly.

Getting Started

6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to skip other program positions.

7 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.

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MUTING

INPUT

SELECT

PICTURE

MODE

ON SCREEN

TIMER REC

2 31 5 64

POWER

DISPLAY

CLEARON/OFF

ENTER

Captioning a Station Name

You can name a channel using up to five characters (letters or numbers) to be displayed on the TV screen (e.g. ABC). Using this function, you can easily identify which channel you are watching.

1 Press MENU to display the main menu.

2 Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAM PRESET” with + or – and press

ENTER. The PROGRAM PRESET menu appears.

-/--

ON TIMER

SLEEP

INDEX

TRACKING

REC

PAUSE SEARCH

REW

PLAY

STOP

8 97 0 C

PROGR

VOL

AUTO/ MANUAL

COUNTER RESET

3 Move the cursor to “MANUAL PROGRAM” with + or – and press

ENTER. The MANUAL PROGRAM menu appears.

MANUAL PROGRAM PRG SYS CH LABEL AFT

B/G

C04

B/G

C05

B/G

C09

B/G

C12

B/G

C21

B/G

C25

Select and press

ON ON ON ON ON ON

ENTER

4 Using + or – , move the cursor to the program position you want to

caption and press ENTER repeatedly until the first element of the

“LABEL” position turns red.

5 Select a letter or number with + or – and press ENTER.

The next element turns red. Select other characters in the same way. For the element you want to leave blank, select “–” and press ENTER.

MANUAL PROGRAM PRG SYS CH LABEL AFT

B/G

C04

B/G

C05

B/G

C09

B/G

C12

B/G

C21

B/G

C25

Select and press

ABC

ON ON ON ON ON ON

ENTER

If you have made a mistake

Press ? to go back to the previous position.

6 After selecting all the characters, press ENTER repeatedly until the cursor

appears again. Now the caption you chose is stored.

7 Repeat steps 4 to 6 to caption other channels.

8 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.

Getting Started

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