Sony KV-24LS35U User Manual

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FD Trinitron Colour Television

Instruction Manual

KV-24LS35U

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NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

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 centre.

How to replace the fuse

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

•

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.

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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.

• 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.

Table of Contents

Notice for Customers in the United Kingdom....................................................................................2

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

Safety Information................................................................................................................................... 4

Overview

Overview of Remote Control Buttons .................................................................................................. 5

Overview of TV Buttons ........................................................................................................................6

Installation

Inserting Batteries into the Remote Control ........................................................................................ 6

Connecting the Aerial and VCR ...........................................................................................................6

First Time Operation

Switching On the TV and Automatically Tuning ..............................................................................7

Menu system

Introducing and Using the Menu System............................................................................................9

Menu Guide:

Picture Adjustment .............................................................................................................................9

Sound Adjustment............................................................................................................................. 10

Sleep Timer.........................................................................................................................................11

On Timer............................................................................................................................................. 11

Language ............................................................................................................................................11

Auto Tuning ....................................................................................................................................... 12

Programme Sorting ........................................................................................................................... 12

Programme Labels............................................................................................................................. 12

AV Preset ............................................................................................................................................12

Manual Programme Preset............................................................................................................... 13

Auto Format ....................................................................................................................................... 15

Noise Reduction................................................................................................................................. 15

AV2 Output ........................................................................................................................................ 16

RGB Centring ..................................................................................................................................... 16

Picture Rotation .................................................................................................................................16

Teletext

...............................................................................................................................................17

Additional Information

Connecting Optional Equipment ........................................................................................................ 18

Using Optional Equipment .................................................................................................................. 19

Remote Control Configuration for VCR/DVD.................................................................................20

Specifications.......................................................................................................................................... 21

Troubleshooting..................................................................................................................................... 22

Television Channel Guide for United Kingdom............................................................................... 23

Table of Contents

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Safety Information

This set is to operate on a 220240V AC supply only. Take care not to connect too many appliances to the same power socket as this could result in ﬁre or electric shock.

Do not open the cabinet and the rear cover of the TV. Refer to qualiﬁed service personnel only.

Do not cover the ventilation openings of the TV For ventilation, leave a space of at least 10cm all around the set.

For environmental and safety reasons, it is recommended that the TV set is not left in standby mode when not in use. Disconnect from the mains.

For your own safety, do not touch any part of the TV, power lead or aerial lead during lightning storms.

Never place the TV in hot, humid or excessively dusty places. Do not install the TV where it may be exposed to mechanical vibrations.

Never push objects of any kind into the set as this could result in a ﬁre or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the set. If any liquid or solid object does fall through, do not operate the TV. Have it checked immediately by qualiﬁed personnel.

To prevent ﬁre or shock hazard, do not expose the TV to rain or moisture.

To prevent ﬁre, keep inﬂammable objects or naked lights (eg candles) away from the TV.

Clean the TV with a soft, lightly dampened cloth. Do not use benzine, thinner or any other chemicals to clean the TV. Do not scratch the TV screen. As a safety precaution, unplug the TV before cleaning it.

Place the TV on a secure stable stand. Do not allow children to climb on to it. Do not place the TV on its side or face up.

Safety Information

Pull out the power lead by the plug. Do not pull on the power lead itself.

Unplug the power lead before moving the TV. Avoid uneven surfaces, quick steps or excessive force. If the set has been dropped or damaged, have it checked immediately by qualiﬁed service personnel.

Take care not to place heavy objects on the power lead as this could result in damage. We recommend you wind any excess lead around the holders provided on the rear of the TV.

Do not cover the ventilation openings of the TV with items such as curtains or newspapers etc.

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Overview of Remote Control Buttons

VCR or DVD on/off

Press to switch your VCR or DVD on or off.

Selecting channels

If Media Selector is switched on TV or VCR, press to select channels. For double-digit programme numbers, enter the second digit within 2.5 seconds.

Displaying on Screen information

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

Selecting Picture mode

Press repeatedly to change the picture mode.

Selecting sound mode

Press repeatedly to change the sound mode.

This button only works in Teletext mode.

Selecting TV mode

Press to switch off teletext or video input.

a) If Media Selector is switched on TV:

• When MENU is switched on, use these

buttons to operate the menu system. For details refer to “Introducing and Using the Menu System” on page 9.

• When MENU is switched off, press OK

to show a channel overview. Then press and then press again the OK button to watch the selected channel.

b) If Media Selector button is switched on VCR or DVD:

Using these buttons you can control the main functions of your VCR or DVD.

Displaying the menu system

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

Adjusting TV volume

Press to adjust the volume of the TV.

Muting the Sound

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

or to select the channel

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.

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.

Selecting input source

Press repeatedly until the desired input symbol of the source appears on the TV screen.

a) If Media Selector button is switched on TV:

Press to watch the last channel selected (watched for at least 5 seconds).

b) If Media Selector button is switched on VCR:

For Sony’s VCR double-digit programme numbers, e.g. 23, press

-/- - first and then the buttons 2 and 3.

Selecting Screen format

Press repeatedly to change the

format of the screen. For more details, refer to chapter “Auto Format” on page 15.

Selecting Teletext

Press to switch on teletext.

Recording button

If Media Selector is switched on VCR, press this button to record programmes.

Media Selector

With this remote control you can operate not only this TV but also the main functions of your VCR or DVD. Switch on the device you want to operate and next press this button repeatedly to select the VCR, TV or DVD. A green light will be lit momentarily.

An initial set up is required to synchronise this remote control to your VCR or DVD. It will depend on the Brand of those products. For more details, refer to chapter “Remote Control Configuration for VCR or DVD” on page 20.

Selecting channels

Press to select the next or previous channel.

Overview

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Overview of TV Buttons

Standby indicator

Video Input jack

On/Off switch

Programme Up or Down Buttons (Selects TV channels)

Audio Input jacks

Press on the mark on the door flap to reveal the control panel.

Selecting Input source

Auto Start Up Button

Headphones jack

S Video Input jack

Volume control buttons

Inserting Batteries into the Remote Control

Make sure you insert the supplied batteries using the correct polarities. Always remember to 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.

Overview-Installation

VCR

OUT IN

Scart lead is optional.

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Switching On the TV and Automatically Tuning

The first time you switch on your TV, a sequence of menu screens appear on the TV enabling you to: 1) choose the language of the menu screen, 2) adjust the picture slant 3) search and store all available broadcast channels and 4) change the order in which the broadcast channels appear on the screen. However, if you need to change any of these settings at a later date, you can do that by selecting the appropriate option in the (Set Up menu) or by pressing the Auto Start Up Button on the TV set.

Connect the TV plug to the mains socket (220-240V AC,

50Hz) The first time the TV set is connected, it is usually turned on. If the TV is off, press the on/off button on the TV set to turn on the TV. The first time you switch on the TV, a Language menu displays automatically on the TV screen.

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.

Because of the earth’s magnetism, the picture might slant.

The Picture Rotation menu allows you to correct the picture slants if it is necessary.

If it is not necessary, press or to select Not

necessary and press OK .

If it is necessary, press or to select Adjust now ,

then press OK and correct any slant of the picture between –5 and +5 by pressing or . Finally press

to store.

Language

Svenska Norsk English Nederlands Français Italiano

Select Language:

If picture slants, please

adjust picture rotation

Not necessary

Adjust now

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First Time Operation

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The Auto Tuning menu appears on the screen. Press the

OK button to select Yes .

Do you want to start

automatic tuning?

Yes

The TV starts to automatically search and store all

available broadcast channels for you.

This procedure could take some minutes. Please be patient and do not press any buttons, otherwise the automatic tuning will not be completed.

If no channels were found during the auto tuning process then a new menu appears automatically on the screen asking you to connect the aerial. Please connect the aerial (see page 6) and press OK . The auto tuning process will start again.

After all available broadcast channels are captured and stored, the Programme Sorting menu appears automatically on the screen enabling you to change the order in which the broadcast channels appear on the screen.

If you wish to keep the broadcast channels in the tuned order, go to step 7.

If you wish to store the broadcast channels in a

different order:

Press the or button to select the programme number with the broadcast channel you wish

to rearrange, then press the button.

Press the or button to select the new programme number position for your selected

broadcast channel, then press .

Repeat steps b)1 and b)2 if you wish to change the order of the other broadcast channels.

Auto Tuning

Programme: 01 Channel: C21

Searching...

No channel found

Please connect aerial

Confirm

Programme Sorting

Programme: 01 TVE 02 TVE2 03 TV3 04 C33 05 C27 06 C58

Select channel: Exit:

Programme Sorting

Programme: 01 TVE 02 TVE2 03 TV3 04 C33 05 C27 06 C58 05 C27

Select new position: Exit: MENU

)

Press the MENU button to remove the menu from the

screen.

Your TV is now ready for use

First Time Operation

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