• Dangerously high voltages are present inside the TV.
• TV operating voltage: 110 – 240 V AC.
• Do not plug in the power cord until you have completed making all other
connections; otherwise a minimum leakage current might flow through the antenna
and other terminals to ground.
•To avoid battery leakage and damage to the remote, remove the batteries from the
remote if you are not going to use it for several days. If any liquid leaks from the
batteries and touches your skin, immediately wash it away with water.
For your own safety, do not touch
any part of the TV, the power cord
and the antenna cable during
lightning storms.
Do not place any objects on the TV.
The apparatus shall not be
exposed to dripping or splashing
and that no objects filled with
liquids, such as vases, shall be
placed on the apparatus.
Do not block the ventilation
openings of the TV. Do not install
the TV in a confined space, such
as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.
Do not open the cabinet and the
rear cover of the TV as high
voltages and other hazards are
present inside the TV. Refer
servicing and disposal of the TV
to qualified personnel.
For children’s safety, do not leave
children alone with the TV. Do not
allow children to climb onto it.
Do not operate the TV if any liquid
or solid object falls into it. Have it
checked immediately by qualified
personnel only.
Your TV is recommended for
home use only. Do not use the TV
in any vehicle or where it may be
subject to excessive dust, heat,
moisture or vibrations.
Clean the TV with a dry and soft
cloth. Do not use benzine, thinner,
or any other chemicals to clean the
TV. Do not attach anything (e.g.,
adhesive tape, cellophane tape,
glue) on the painted cabinet of the
TV. Do not scratch the picture
tube.
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do
not expose the TV to rain or
moisture.
Install the TV on a stable TV stand
and floor which can support the
TV set weight. Ensure that the TV
stand surface is flat and its area is
larger than the bottom area of the
TV.
Do not plug in too many
appliances to the same power
socket. Do not damage the power
cord.
Pull the power cord out by the
plug. Do not pull the power cord
itself. Even if your TV is turned
off, it is still connected to the AC
power source (mains) as long as
the power cord is plugged in.
Unplug the TV before moving it
or if you are not going to use it for
several days.
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Getting Started ............................................................................................................... 4
Setting up your TV (“Initial Setup”) ........................................................................... 5
TV top control, front and rear panels ......................................................................... 7
Specifications ................................................................................................ Back cover
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x Getting Started
Step 1
b
b
Insert the batteries (supplied) into the remote.
Note
• Do not use old or different types of batteries together.
Step 2
Connect the antenna cable (not supplied) to 8
(antenna input) at the rear of the TV.
Tip
•You can also connect your TV to other optional components
(see page 8).
Step 3
Plug in the power cord, then press ! on the TV to turn
it on.
Note
• The 1 (standby) indicator flashes green for a few seconds
when turning on the TV. This does not indicate a malfunction.
Step 4
Set up the TV by following the instructions of the
“Initial Setup” menu (see page 5).
Select
Confirm
End
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x S
Start auto program now?
End
Select
Confirm
End
Select
Confirm
Start auto program now?
Program:
Auto Program
TV System:Auto
01
VHF Low
End
Program Sorting/Edit
01
02
03
04
Off
Off
Off
Sorting mode
PROG
SkipLabel
Off01
Exit
Select
Confirm
Program Sorting/Edit
01
02
03
04
Off
Off
Off
Off
Sorting:
Edit:
PROG
SkipLabel
Exit
Select
Confirm
etting up your TV (“Initial Setup”)
When you turn on your TV for the first time, the “Initial Setup” menu will
appear. You may change the menu language, preset the TV channels
automatically and sort or edit the channels using the buttons on the remote
control or TV top control panel.
Press V or v to select the desired menu
1
language, then press .
The selected menu language appears.
Press V or v to select “Yes”, then press to
2
preset the channels automatically.
The screen will indicate automatic
presetting is in progress.
After all available channels have been tuned
and stored, the “Program Sorting/Edit”
menu appears automatically on the screen.
To skip automatic channel presetting, select
“No”, then press
.
If the message “No channel found. Please
connect cable/antenna” appears, check your
TV connections, then press
.
The “Program Sorting/Edit” menu enables
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you to sort and edit the channels.
a) If you wish to keep the channels in the current
b) Press V or v to select the program
c) If you wish to store the channels in a
condition, press WEGA GATE to exit.
number with the channel you wish to
change. The selected channel will appear
on the screen.
different order:
1) Press b to enter sorting mode.
2) Press V or v to select the new program
number position for your selected
channel, then press B.
continue
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Setting up your TV (“Initial Setup”) (continued)
d) If you wish to edit the channels, press
to change to edit mode.
Press b until the mode that you wish to edit
is highlighted: Label, Skip, (block symbol).
Then press
1) To label, press V or v to select the
alphanumeric characters for the label.
Then press
2) To skip the program number, press V or v to
select “On”. Then press
You can skip this program number when
using PROG +/-.
3) To block unwanted program number,
press V or v to select
.
.
.
. Then press .
Select
Select
Confirm
Confirm
Exit
Exit
e) Repeat step b) to d) if you wish to change other
channels.
Select
Confirm
Press WEGA GATE to go to the next menu.
To prevent this “Initial Setup” menu from
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appearing again when you turn on the TV
by pressing !, press V or v to select “No”,
then press
To allow this menu to appear again, select
“Yes”, then press
Tip
•You can immediately go to the end of the “Initial Setup” menu by pressing WEGA GATE.
.
.
Select
Confirm
Exit
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x TV top control, front and rear panels
TV top control panel
WEGA GATE
PROG
6
5
TV rear panel
1
(MONO)
L
R
0
9
2
L
R
(MONO)
TV front panel
2
L
(MONO)
8
7
R
4
123
Button/TerminalFunctionPage
1 !Turn off or turn on the TV.4
2Remote control sensor.3Wake Up indicator.10
3 1Standby indicator.4
4 t2Video input terminal 2.8
5 PROG +/–Select program number.-
6 2 +/–Adjust volume.-
7 tSelect TV or video input.8
• If you connect a VCR to 8 (antenna input), preset the signal output from the VCR to the
program number 0 on the TV (see page 16).
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x Using the remote control and basic
functions
0
qa
qs
qd
qf
qg
qh
qj
qk
ql
w;
A/B
1
4
7
RETURN
ButtonDescriptionPage
1 ?/1Turn off temporarily or turn on–
1
2 aDisplay the TV program.–
2
3
2
6
5
9
8
0
PROG
3Jump to last program number–
4 PROG +/–
3
5 2 +/–Adjust volume.–
4
8Not function for your TV.–
5
the TV.
that has been watched for at
least five seconds.
Select program number. To select
quickly, press and hold until the
desired program number appears.
–
9Not function for your TV.–
0Display on-screen information.–
qaMute the sound.–
6
WEGA
GATE
TV
qd tSelect TV or video input.8
qf 0 – 9Input numbers. For program–
7
8
9
qlNot function for your TV.–
Select picture mode options:13
w;
WEGA GATE menu operations
numbers 10 and above, enter the
second digit within two seconds.
“Vivid”, “Standard”, “Custom”*.
* When the “Custom” mode is
selected, you can receive the last
adjusted picture settings from
the “Picture Adjustment” option
in the menu.
6Confirm selected items.11
7 WEGADisplay or cancel WEGA GATE
GATEmenu.
qj V, v, B, b Select and adjust items.
qk RETURN Return to the previous level.
continue
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Using the remote control and basic functions (continued)
ButtonDescriptionPage
Timer operations
qgSet TV to turn on automatically according to the –
(Wake Up Timer)
qhSet TV to turn off automatically according to the–
(Sleep Timer)
Teletext operations (green label)
, , , ,Not function for your TV.–
, , , ,
(red, green,
yellow, blue)
PIP operations
, , V, v, B, bNot function for your TV.
Stereo/bilingual operations
qs A/BNot function for your TV. –
desired period of time (max. of 12 hours).
The indicator on TV lights up amber once you set
the wake up timer.
If no buttons or controls are pressed for more than one
hour after the TV is turned on using the wake up timer,
the TV automatically goes into standby mode.
desired period of time (max. of one hour and 30 min.).
–
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x Introducing the WEGA GATE
navigator
WEGA GATE is a gateway that allows you access to preset TV channels,
connected external inputs and “Settings” menu.
WEGA GATE
TV
External Inputs
Select
Settings
Confirm
“TV”
“External Inputs”
“Settings”
How to use WEGA GATE
WEGA GATE
TV
External Inputs
Settings
Select
(1) Press WEGA GATE to display or cancel
the WEGA GATE menu.
TV
01
02
03
04
05
Select
End
Confirm
Confirm
TV
01
02
03
04
05
Select
End
External Inputs
1
Video 1
Video 2
2
watch the preset TV
channels (see page 5)
Confirm
select the inputs for the
connected equipment
(see page 8)
Select
End
Picture Mode:Vivid
Picture Adjustment
Color Temperature: Cool
Intelligent Picture:On
Signal Level Indicator:On
Select
Picture
Confirm
Confirm
TV
Select
End
01
02
03
04
05
change the settings
of your TV
(see page 12)
End
Confirm
(3) Press V or v to select the desired item.
WEGA GATE
TV
External Inputs
Settings
Select
Confirm
(2) Press (or b) to confirm your selection
or go to the next level.
(4) Press RETURN to move to the previous
level.
Tip
• The WEGA GATE, and V,v,B,b buttons on the top control panel can also be used for the
operations above.
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x “Settings” Adjustment
You are able to change the settings of your TV from “Settings” in WEGA GATE
menu.
Press WEGA GATE button to display WEGA GATE menu. Press V or v to select
“Settings” and press
The following is an overview of the items that can be adjusted.
.
Picture
Picture Mode:Vivid
Picture Adjustment
Color Temperature: Cool
Intelligent Picture:On
Signal Level Indicator:On
• When a feature is dimmed in the menu, it is not selectable.
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“NTSC4.43”
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x Changing the “Picture” setting
The “Picture” menu allows you to adjust settings below.
Press WEGA GATE and select “Settings”.
1
Make sure the “Picture” icon () is selected, then press .
2
Press V or v to select the desired item (e.g., “Picture Mode”), then press .
3
SelectTo
“Picture Mode”choose either “Vivid” (bright, contrast and sharp),
“Color Temperature”adjust white color tint.
“Intelligent Picture”optimize picture quality.
“Signal Level Indicator”display the signal level when the “Intelligent Picture” is
“Standard” (normal) or “Custom”*.
Choose either “Cool” (blue tint), “Neutral” (neutral tint) or
“Warm” (red tint).
Press V or v to select “On”, then press .
To cancel, select “Off”, then press .
functioning.
“Intelligent Picture Signal Level” indicator will be displayed,
followed by picture improvement when you change the
program number or the input mode.
red amber green
(weak) (average) (good)
Press V or v to select “On”, then press .
To cancel, select “Off”, then press . “Intelligent Picture” is
still functioning.
*You can adjust the setting to your personal preference in the “Picture Adjustment” and
“Color Temperature” options only when the “Custom” mode is selected.
Adjusting the “Picture Adjustment” items under “Custom”
mode
Press V or v to select either “Picture” (contrast), “Brightness”, “Color”,
1
“Hue” (color tones) or “Sharpness”, then press
Selecting “Reset” will set your TV to the factory settings.
Press V,v,B or b to adjust the setting of your selected item, then press .
2
Repeat the above steps to adjust other items.
3
The adjusted settings will be received when you select “Custom”.
Notes
• “Hue” can be adjusted for the NTSC color system only.
• Reducing “Sharpness” can also reduce picture noise.
.
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x Changing the “Sound” setting
The “Sound” menu allows you to adjust settings below.
Press WEGA GATE and select “Settings”.
1
Press V or v to select the “Sound” icon ( ), then press .
2
SelectTo
“Balance”Press v or B to emphasize the left speaker.
Press V or b to emphasize the right speaker.
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x C
hanging the “Channel Setup”
setting
The “Channel Setup” menu allows you to adjust settings below.
Press WEGA GATE and select “Settings”.
1
Press V or v to select the “Channel Setup” icon (), then press .
2
Press V or v to select the desired item (e.g., “Auto Program”), then press .
3
SelectTo
“Auto Program”preset channels automatically.
“Manual Program”manually preset desired channels and channels that cannot
“Program Sorting/Edit”
Notes
• If you preset a blocked program number, that program number will be unblocked
automatically.
• If you sort a blocked program, that program will remain blocked.
be preset automatically (see Presetting channels manuallyin page 16).
change the order in which the channels appear on the screen,
label the program number, skip the program number and
block unwanted programs (see step 3 of the section “Initial
Setup” in page 5).
continue
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Changing the “Channel Setup” setting (continued)
Presetting channels manually
After selecting “Manual Program”, select the program
1
number to which you want to preset a channel.
(1) Make sure “Program” is selected, then press
(2) Press V or v
to preset appears on the menu, then press
Select the desired channel.
2
(1) Make sure either “VHF Low”, “VHF High” or “UHF” is selected, then press
.
(2) Press V or v until the desired channel’s broadcast appears on the TV screen,
then press .
If the sound of the desired channel is abnormal, select the appropriate TV
3
system.
(1) Press V or v
(2) Press V or v until the sound becomes normal, then press .
If you are not satisfied with the picture and sound quality, you may be able
4
to improve them by using the “Fine” tuning feature.
(1) Press V or v to select “Fine”, then press .
(2) Press V or v
Press V,v,B or b until the picture and sound quality are optimal, then press .
(3)
The + or – icon on the menu flashes while tuning.
until the program number you want
to select “TV System”, then press .
to select “Manual”, then press .
.
.
SelectConfirm
01
End
16
If the TV signal is too strong (picture distorted; picture with lines; signal
5
interference) or weak (snowy picture), you may be able to improve the
picture quality by setting the “Signal Booster” feature.
(1) Press V or v
(2) Press V or v
signal interference) or “Auto” (for snowy picture), then press
to select “Signal Booster”, then press .
to select either “Off” (for picture distorted; picture with lines;
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x C
1
2
3
hanging the “Setup” setting
The “Setup” menu allows you to adjust settings below.
Press WEGA GATE and select “Settings”.
Press V or v to select the “Setup” icon (), then press .
Press V or v to select the desired item (e.g., “Language”), then press .
SelectTo
“Language”change the menu language.
“Video Label”label the connected equipment.
“Color System”select the color system.
“Factory Settings”
Press V or v to select either “English” or “” (Chinese), then
press .
(1) Select “Video Input” and press . Press V or v to select the
input you want to label, then press .
(2) Select “Label” and press , then press V or v to select the
label options: “Video 1”/“Video 2”, “VCR”, “SAT”, “Game”
or “Edit”*.
*You may edit the video label to your favorite name.
Press V or v to select alphanumeric characters for the label,
then press .
Press V or v to select either “Auto”, “PAL”, “SECAM”,
“NTSC3.58” or “NTSC4.43”, then press . Normally, set this to
“Auto”.
reset your TV to factory settings.
Press and press V or v to select “Yes”, then press .
To cancel, select “No”, then press .
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x Troubleshooting
If you find any problem while viewing your TV, you can either use the “Factory
Settings” function or check the Troubleshooting guide below. If the problem
persists, contact your Sony dealer.
“Factory Settings” function
Press the WEGA GATE button. Choose “Settings” and go to “Setup” () menu.
From “Setup” menu, select “Factory Settings”. Then select “Yes” and press
Your TV will go blank for a few seconds, then the “Initial Setup” menu will appear.
Your TV will be set to factory settings, but certain problems may be solved.
SymptomSolutions
Snowy picture,
noisy sound
Distorted picture,
noisy sound
Good picture,
noisy sound
No picture,
no sound
Good picture,
no sound
Dotted lines or
stripes
Double images
or “ghosts”
No color
• Check the antenna cable and connection on the TV, VCR and at the wall
(see page 8).
• Check the antenna setup. Contact a Sony dealer for advice.
• Display the “Channel Setup” menu and select “Manual Program” to preset
the channel again (see page 16).
• Display the “Channel Setup” menu and set the “Signal Booster” to “Auto”
from “Manual Program” (see page 16).
•Try using an external booster.
•Turn off or disconnect the external booster if it is in use.
• Display the “Channel Setup” menu and set the “Signal Booster” to “Off”
from “Manual Program” (see page 16).
• Display the “Channel Setup” menu and select the appropriate
“TV System” from “Manual Program” (see page 16).
• Check the power cord, antenna and VCR connections (see page 8).
•Press ?/1 (power) to turn on the TV (see page 9).
•Press ! (main power) on the TV to turn off the TV for about five seconds,
then turn it on again (see page 7).
•Press 2 + to increase the volume level (see page 9).
•Press to cancel the muting (see page 9).
• Do not use a hair dryer or other equipment near the TV.
• Check the antenna setup. Contact a Sony dealer for advice.
• Use a highly directional antenna.
• Use the fine tuning (“Fine”) function (see page 16).
• Check the antenna setup. Contact a Sony dealer for advice.
•Turn off or disconnect the external booster if it is in use.
•
Display the “Picture” menu and select “Custom” from “Picture Mode”, then
adjust the “Color” level from “Picture Adjustment” (see page 13).
• Display the “Setup” menu and check the “Color System” setting
(usually set this to “Auto”) (see page 17).
• Check the antenna setup. Contact a Sony dealer for advice.
.
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SymptomSolutions
Picture slant
Abnormal color
patches
• Keep external speakers or other electrical equipment away from the TV.
• Keep external speakers or other equipment away from the TV. Do not
move the TV while the TV is turned on. Press ! (main power) on the TV
to turn off the TV for about 15 minutes, then turn it on again to
demagnetize the TV.
The 1 (standby)
indicator on your
TV flashes red
several times after
every three
seconds.
The TV screen
sometimes goes
blank for
slightly longer
than usual
during channel
change.
TV cabinet creaks.
• Count the number of times the 1 (standby) indicator flashes.
Press ! (main power) to turn off your TV. Contact your nearest Sony
service center.
• The “Signal Booster” is functioning to detect a weak signal. This does not
indicate a malfunction.
• Changes in room temperature sometimes make the TV cabinet expand or
contract, causing a noise. This does not indicate a malfunction.
A small “boom”
sound is heard
when the TV is
turned on.
• The TV’s demagnetizing function is working. This does not indicate a
malfunction.