Sony KV-21FT1B User Manual

4-205-400-71(1)

FD Trinitron Colour Television

Instruction Manual

KV-21FT1B

2000 by Sony Corporation Printed in Spain

NOTICE

A moulded plug complying with BS1363 is fitted to this equipment for your safety and convenience. Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced, a 5 AMP fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362 (i.e. marked with 2 or @) must be used. When an alternative type of plug is used it should be fitted with a 5 AMP FUSE, otherwise the circuit should be protected by a 5 AMP FUSE at the distribution board. If the plug supplied with this equipment has a detachable fuse cover, be sure to attach the fuse cover after you change the fuse. Never use the plug without the fuse cover. If you should lose the fuse cover, please contact your nearest Sony service station.

How to replace the fuse

Open the fuse compartment with a blade screwdriver, and replace the fuse.

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IMPORTANT

If the plug supplied is not suitable for the socket outlets in your home, it should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted in accordance with the following instructions: The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: Blue Neutral Brown Live As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black. The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red. Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal in the plug which is marked by the letter E or by the safety earth symbol or coloured green or green and yellow.

WARNING

• To prevent shock hazard, do not insert the plug cut off from the mains lead into a socket outlet. This plug cannot be used and should be destroyed.

• 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.

Introduction

Thank you for choosing this Sony FD Trinitron Colour Television. Before operating the TV, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future

reference.

• Symbols used in the manual:

• Informs you of possible hazards.

• Important information

• Information on a feature.

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1,2...

Sequence of instructions.

• Shaded buttons on the remote control show you the buttons you have to press to follow

the sequence of the instructions.

• Informs you of the result of instructions.

Safety Information

All TV’s operate on extremely high voltages. To prevent fire or electric shock, please follow

the safety guidelines indicated in the blue sheet supplied.

In case of problems, have your TV serviced by qualified personnel. Never open the casing

yourself.

Table of Contents

Introduction..............................................................................................................................................3

Safety Information................................................................................................................................... 3

Overview

Overview of Remote Control Buttons..................................................................................................4

Overview of TV Buttons ........................................................................................................................5

Installation

Inserting Batteries into the Remote Control........................................................................................5

Connecting the Aerial and VCR ...........................................................................................................5

First Time Operation

Switching On the TV and Automatically Tuning ..............................................................................6

Menu system

Introducing and Using the Menu System............................................................................................8

Menu Guide .............................................................................................................................................8

Teletext Additional Information

Connecting Optional Equipment........................................................................................................15

Using Optional Equipment..................................................................................................................15

Specifications..........................................................................................................................................16

Troubleshooting.....................................................................................................................................17

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Table of Contents

Overview of Remote Control Buttons

Muting the Sound

Press to mute TV sound. press again to restore the sound.

Displaying on Screen information

Press to display all on-screen indications. Press again to cancel.

Selecting channels

Press to select channels. For double-digit programme

numbers, e.g. 23, press -/-- first, then the buttons 2 and 3.

If you enter an incorrect first digit, this should be corrected by entering another digit (0-9) and then selecting

-/-- button again to enter the

programme number of your choice.

Selecting TV mode

Press to switch off teletext or video input.

Selecting Teletext

Press to switch on teletext.

This button only works in Teletext mode. Function associated to this button does not work with this TV.

Selecting Picture mode

Press repeatedly to change the picture mode.

Adjusting TV volume

Press to adjust the volume of the TV.

This button only works in Teletext mode. Function associated to this button does not work with this TV.

Selecting channels

Press to select the next or previous channel.

To Temporarily Switch Off TV

Press to temporarily switch off TV (the standby indicator on TV lights up). Press again to switch on TV from standby mode.

To save energy we recommend switching off completely when TV is not in use.

After 15 minutes without a

signal and without any button being pressed, the TV switches automatically into standby

mode.

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Selecting input source

Press repeatedly until the desired

input symbol of the source appears on the TV screen.

Back to the channel last watched

Press to watch the last channel

selected (watched for at least 5 seconds).

Displaying the menu system

PROGR

Press to display the menu on the TV screen. Press again to remove the menu display from the TV screen.

Menu selection

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When MENU is switched on:

Scroll Up Scroll Down Previous menu or selection

Next menu or selection

confirms your selection

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When MENU is switched off:

Shows a channel overview.

Press or to select the

channel and then, press again the OK button to watch the selected channel.

Selecting Screen format

Press to view programmes in 16:9 mode. Press again to return to 4:3 mode.

Besides TV functions, all coloured buttons as well as green symbols are also used for Teletext operation. For more details, please refer to "“Teletext” section of this instruction manual.

Overview

Programme Up or Down Buttons (Selects TV channels)

Scart lead is optional.

Overview of TV Buttons

Standby indicator

On/Off switch

Push up the flap on the front of the TV to reveal the front control panel.

Video Input jack

Headphone jack

Audio Input jack

Auto Start Up Button

Selecting Input source

Volume control buttons

Inserting Batteries into the Remote Control

Make sure to insert the supplied batteries using the correct polarities. Always remember you dispose of used batteries in an environmental friendly way.

Connecting the Aerial and VCR

Connecting cables are not supplied

For more details of VCR connection, please refer to the section “Connecting Optional

Equipment” of this instruction manual.

VCR

OUT IN

Overview-Installation

Switching On the TV and Automatically Tuning

The first time you switch on your TV, a sequence of menu screen appear on the TV enabling you to: 1) choose the language of the menu screen, 2) choose the country in which you wish to operate the TV, 3) search and store all available channels (TV Broadcast) and 4) change the order in which the channels (TV Broadcast) appear on the screen. However, if you need to change the language menu, change or repeat the tuning (e.g. when you move house) or rearrange again the order of the channels afterwards, you can do that by selecting the appropriate menu in the (Set Up). For more information, refer to the “Menu Guide” section of this instruction manual. You can also do that by pressing the Auto Start Up Button on the TV set.

Connect the TV plug to the mains socket (220-240V AC, 50Hz) Press the on/off button on the TV set to turn on the TV. The first time you press this button, a displays automatically on the TV screen.

Language

Press the or button on the remote control to select the language, then press the OK button to confirm your selection. From now on all the menus will appear in the selected language.

The Country menu appears automatically on the TV screen. Press the or button to select the country in which you will operate the TV set, then press the OK button to confirm your selection.

Select “-“ instead of a country

• If the country in which you want to use the TV set

does not appear in the list.

• If you do not want your channels (TV Broadcast) stored in a given channel sequence starting from programme position 1.

The Auto Tuning menu appears on the screen. Press the

OK button to select Yes .

First Time Operation

Language

English Español Français Italiano Magyar Nederlands

Select Language:

Country

België/Belgique France Ireland Luxembourg Nederland

Select country:

Do you want to start

automatic tuning?

Yes

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