Sony KV-V28 Operating Instructions Manual

3-858-641-21 (1)

Trinitron Color TV

1996 by Sony Corporation



KV-V28

Operating Instructions

Mode d´emploi

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20 mm

3.8 mm

ENTER

VIDEO 3 INPUT

S1 VIDEO

(MONO)

VIDEO L–AUDIO–R

MENU AUTO PROGR

AUTO PROGR

TV SYS: B / G

AUT O P ROGRAM

VHF L O W

PR: 0 1

12 3

45 6

78 9

Getting Started

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WARNING Table of contents

• Dangerously high voltages are present inside the TV.

• Operate the TV only at 110-240 V AC.

• Do not open the cabinet and the rear cover of the TV. Refer servicing to qualified personnel.

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

• Do not operate the TV if any liquid or solid object falls into it. Have it checked immediately by qualified personnel only.

• Do not block the ventilation openings.

• Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.

• Do not install the TV in hot, humid or excessively dusty places.

• Do not install the TV where it may be exposed to mechanical vibrations.

• Do not keep the TV plugged in if you are not going to use it for several days.

• Do not pull the power cord to disconnect the TV. Pull it out by the plug.

• Use only the supplied screws (as shown on page 2) to fasten the TV to the TV stand or to stabilize the TV against a wall or a pillar. Use of other screws may damage the TV.

Notes

• When you turn on the TV, you may hear the “boon” sound that is caused by the demagnetization of the TV. This does not indicate a malfunction.

• The picture color may become abnormal if you change the direction of your TV. To obtain the normal picture color, press POWER on the TV to turn off the TV for five minutes and then turn it on again.

Getting Started

6 Connections 8 Getting to know the remote commander

9 Introducing the menus 10 Changing the menu language 11 Presetting channels

Operations

13 Watching the TV 16 Watching the picture in wide mode (WIDE MODE) 17 Scrolling a picture up or down (SCROLL) 18 Adjusting the picture and sound 20 Listening to the POWER BASSO sound 21 Listening to the surround sound (HYPER

SURROUND)

22 Selecting a stereo or bilingual program 23 Viewing multiple programs at the same time

(PROGRAM INDEX)

24 Displaying frame-by-frame pictures (STROBE) 24 Using the Picture-in-Picture (PIP) features 26 Viewing Teletext 28 Displaying Teletext on the PIP screen (PIP TEXT) 29 Viewing a video game screen 30 Customizing the TV

Additional Information

31 Troubleshooting Back Specifications

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All contents are subject to change without notice. Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Getting Started

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VIDEO IN MON/TV

OUT

123

VIDEO

AUDIO

(MONO)

S1 VIDEO

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

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

Connecting optional equipment

You can connect optional audio/video equipment to your TV such as a VCR, multi disc player, camcorder, video game or stereo system.

Connecting video equipment using video input jacks

Connections

VCR

to video and audio outputs

Rear of TV

On a wall

: Signal flow

to S1 Video input

to antenna socket

VIDEO (yellow) AUDIO-L (white) AUDIO-R (red)

Rear of TV

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to S or S1 video output

to antenna output

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When connecting a monaural VCR

Connect the yellow plug to VIDEO and the black plug to AUDIO-L (MONO).

When connecting video game equipment

Connect video game equipment to the VIDEO 3 INPUT jacks at the front of your TV or the VIDEO IN 3 jacks at the rear of your TV.

When connecting a VCR to the (antenna) terminal

Preset the signal output from the VCR to the program position 0.

When connecting video equipment to the VIDEO 3 INPUT jacks or the VIDEO IN 3 jacks

Do not connect video equipment to the VIDEO 3 INPUT jacks at the front and the VIDEO IN 3 jacks at the rear of your TV simultaneously; otherwise the picture will not be displayed properly on the screen.

If both S1 Video and video signals are input simultaneously

The S1 Video input signal is selected. To view a video input signal, disconnect the S1 Video connection.

Note on the video input

When no signal is input, the screen becomes blue.

Connecting audio/video equipment using MON/TV OUT jacks

VIDEO

VIDEO 3 INPUT

S1 VIDEO

(MONO)

L–AUDIO–R

: Signal flow

to S or S1 video output

to video and audio outputs

Camcorder

Front of TV

Rear of TV

VIDEO IN MON/TV

OUT

123

VIDEO

AUDIO

(MONO)

S1 VIDEO

VCR

to antenna output

to video and audio inputs

VIDEO (yellow) AUDIO-L (white) AUDIO-R (red)

Audio system to antenna socket

: Signal flow

to audio inputs

Getting Started

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Names of buttons on the remote commander are indicated in different colors to represent the available functions.

Label color Button function

White For general TV operations.

Green For Teletext operations.

Yellow For PIP and PROGRAM INDEX operations.

Blue For the wide picture mode operations.

Getting to know the remote commander

PIP operation buttons

TV/VIDEO (page 24) FREEZE (page 25) SWAP (page 25) PIP (page 24) V/v/ENTER

– for PIP PROGR (page 24)

PROGRAM INDEX operation buttons

PROGR INDEX (page 23) V/b/v/B/ENTER (page 23) PROGR +/– (page 23)

PROGRVOL

PIP PROGR

TEXT

A/B

ENLARGE

DISPLAY

REVEAL

GAME

POWER

VIDEO

HOLD

MUTING

PROGR

INDEX

PIP

TEXT

8 0

-/--

TV/VIDEO

FREEZE SWAP

PIP

POWER BASSO

WAKE UP

INDEX

SLEEP

TEXT CLR

ENTER

WIDE

MODE

SCROLL

GAME (page 29)

Teletext operation buttons

TEXT (page 26, 27) ENLARGE (page 27) REVEAL (page 27) HOLD (page 26)

[] – Red (page 26) [] – Green (page 26) [] – Yellow (page 26) [] – Blue (page 26)

INDEX (page 26) TEXT CLR (page 27) PIP TEXT (page 28) V/b/v/B/ ENTER (page 28)

POWER BASSO (page 20)

PROGRVOL

PIP PROGR

TEXT

A/B

ENLARGE

DISPLAY

REVEAL

GAME

POWER

VIDEO

HOLD

MUTING

PROGR

INDEX

PIP

TEXT

8 0

-/--

TV/VIDEO

FREEZE SWAP

PIP

POWER BASSO

WAKE UP

INDEX

SLEEP

TEXT CLR

ENTER

WIDE

MODE

SCROLL

PROGRVOL

PIP PROGR

PROGR

INDEX

PIP

TEXT

POWER

BASSO

WAKE UP

INDEX

SLEEP

TEXT CLR

ENTER

WIDE

MODE

SCROLL

Wide picture mode operation buttons

WIDE MODE (page 16) SCROLL (page 17) V/v ENTER

-for SCROLL (page 17)

Getting Started

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Getting back to the previous menu (except for AUTO PROGRAM)

Press V or v to move the cursor (z) to the first line (N) of each menu, and press ENTER.

Cancelling the menu screen

Press MENU.

Notes (except for AUTO PROGRAM)

• When a menu is selected after pressing ENTER, the color of both the menu and the menu symbol change and the cursor (z) appears beside the first item of the menu.

• When an item on the menu is selected after pressing ENTER, the color of the item changes.

• You can refer to the guide (

) at the bottom of the menus (except for the A/V CONTROL, FEATURES, and PRESET menus) for the basic operations of the menu.

• If more than approximately 60 seconds elapse after you press a button, the menu screen disappears automatically.

Introducing the menus

You can preset TV channels, adjust the picture and sound qualities, and select some settings using the on-screen menus. You can use the buttons on the remote commander or the TV to operate the menus.

PIP

PIP: OFF

PIP TEXT STROBE POS I TION:

PROGR I ND E X

PRESETFEATURESPIPA/V CONTROL

A / V CONTROL DYNAMIC

SOFT

STANDARD PERSONAL

V I DEO ADJUST AUDIO ADJUST

T I LT CORRECT: 0

P I C T URE

100

V I DEO ADJUST COLOR

BR I GHT HUE SHARP VM: HIGH

45 0

BASS

TREBLE BALANCE

AUDIO ADJUST

TV SYS: B /G

AU TO PROGRAM

VHF LO

PR: 01

TV SYS: B /G VHF

LOW

PR: 01 AT T : OFF

MANUA L PROGRAM

WIDE MODE :

HYPER SURROUND:

OFF MONITOR

AV OUT :

FEATURES

WIDEZOOM

SCROLL : 0

PRESET

SKIP:

PR02 OFF

TV SYS: B /G COL

SYS : AUTO

ENGL ISH AUT O PROGRAM MANUA L PROGRAM

LANGUAGE/####

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Changing the menu language

4 Make sure the cursor (z) appears beside

LANGUAGE/ #### and press ENTER.

5 Press V/b/v/B to select ####, and press

ENTER.

All of the menus change to Arabic.

6 Press MENU to return to the normal screen.

If you prefer Arabic to English, you can change the menu language. You can use buttons on the remote commander or the TV.

1 Press POWER to turn on the TV.

2 Press MENU.

3 Press V or v to move the cursor (z) to the

PRESET menu ( ), and press ENTER.

ENTER

POWER

ENTER MENU

POWER

A / V CONTROL DYNAMIC

SOFT

ST A NDARD PERSONAL

V I DEO ADJUST AUDIO ADJUST

T I L T CORRECT: 0

PRESET

SKIP: PR02 OFF

TV SYS: B / G COL SYS : AUTO

ENGL I SH AUT O P ROGRAM MANUA L PROGRAM

LANGUAGE/####

ENTER ENTER

PRESET

SKIP: PR02 OFF

TV SYS: B/ G COL SYS : AUTO

ARABIC AUT O P ROGRAM MANUA L PROGRAM

LANGUAGE/####

ENTER ENTER

Getting Started

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You can preset TV channels easily by storing all the receivable channels automatically. You can also preset channels manually or disable program positions (see page 12 ).

Presetting channels automatically

You can preset up to 100 TV channels in numerical sequence from the program position 1. You can preset channels automatically using the button on the TV or the menu.

1 Press POWER to turn on the TV.

2 Press AUTO PROGR.

The TV starts scanning and presetting channels automatically. When all of the receivable channels are stored, the AUTO PROGRAM menu disappears and the first nine preset TV programs appear on the nine sub screens. The nine sub screens disappear after being displayed for several seconds.

Presetting channels

Note

• If you want to return to the normal screen while the nine sub screens are being displayed, you can press PROGR INDEX on the remote commander.

To preset channels automatically using the menu

1 Press MENU.

2 Press V or v to move the cursor (z) to the

PRESET menu ( ), and press ENTER.

3 Press V or v to move the cursor (z) to AUTO

PROGRAM, and press ENTER.

Presetting channels manually

To change the program position for a channel or to receive a channel with a weak signal which you cannot receive by automatic presetting, preset the channel manually.

1 Press MENU.

2 Press V or v to move the cursor (z) to the

PRESET menu ( ), and press ENTER.

3 Select your local TV system.

(1) Press V or v to move the cursor (z) to TV SYS, and

press ENTER.

(2) Press V/b/v/B until your local TV system appears

on the menu, and press ENTER.

ENTER MENU

AUTO PROGR

POWER

TV SYS:B/G

AU T O PROGRAM

VHF LO

PR: 0 1

AUTO PROGR

12 3

45 6

78 9

ENTER

A / V CONTROL DYNAMIC

SOFT

ST A NDARD PERSONAL

V I DEO ADJUST AUDIO ADJ UST

T I L T CORRECT: 0

PRESET

SKIP: PR02 OFF

TV SYS: B / G COL SYS : AUTO

ENGL I SH AUT O P ROGRAM MANUA L PROGRAM

LANGUAGE/####

ENTER ENTER

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4 Press V or v to move the cursor (z) to

MANUAL PROGRAM, and press ENTER.

5 Select the program position to which you

want to preset a channel.

(1) Make sure the cursor (z) appears beside PR, and

press ENTER.

(2) Press V/b/v/B until the program position you

want appears on the menu, and press ENTER.

6 Select the desired channel.

(1) Press V or v to move the cursor (z) to VHF LOW,

and press ENTER.

(2) Press V/b/v/B until the desired channel picture

appears on the TV screen, and press ENTER.

7 Press MENU to return to the normal screen.

If the TV signal is too strong

The picture may be distorted. You can reduce the picture distortion as described below.

1 Display the PRESET menu. 2 Press V or v to move the cursor (z) to MANUAL

PROGRAM, and press ENTER.

3 Press V or v to move the cursor (z) to ATT, and

press ENTER.

4 Press V/b/v/B to select ON, and press ENTER.

If the TV system is not properly selected

The picture color may be poor and/or the sound may be noisy. In this case, select the appropriate TV system.

1 Press PROGR +/– or the number buttons to select

the program position.

2 Display the PRESET menu. 3 Press V or v to move the cursor (z) to TV SYS, and

press ENTER.

4 Press V/b/v/B until the appropriate TV system

appears, and press ENTER.

Notes

• The TV system and the ATT (attenuator) settings are memorized for each program position.

• If you do not know your local TV system, consult your nearest Sony dealer or authorized service center.

TV SYS:B/G VHF

LOW

PR: 0 1 AT T : OFF

MANUA L PROGRAM

ENTER ENTER

Disabling program positions

By disabling unused or unwanted program positions, you can skip those positions when you press PROGR +/–.

1 Press MENU.

2 Press V or v to move the cursor (z) to the

PRESET menu ( ), and press ENTER.

3 Press V or v to move the cursor (z) to SKIP,

and press ENTER.

4 Press V or v until the unused or unwanted

program position appears on the menu, and press ENTER.

5 Press V/b/v/B to select ON, and press ENTER.

6 To disable other program positions, repeat

steps 4 and 5.

7 Press MENU to return to the normal screen.

To cancel the skip setting 1 Display the PRESET menu. 2 Press V or v to move the cursor (z) to SKIP, and

press ENTER.

3 Press V or v until the program position you want to

cancel the skip setting appears, and press ENTER.

4 Press V/b/v/B to select OFF, and press ENTER.

Operations

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Watching the TV

To scan through program positions

Press PROGR +/– on the remote commander or the TV until the program position you want appears.

3 Press VOL +/– on the remote commander or

VOLUME +/– on the TV to adjust the volume.

Turning off the TV

To turn off the TV temporarily

Press POWER on the remote commander. The STANDBY indicator lights up.

To turn off the TV completely

Press POWER on the TV.

Watching the video input

Press VIDEO/HOLD on the remote commander or TV/VIDEO on the TV.

Operations

1 Press POWER to turn on the TV.

When the TV is turned on in the standby mode after pressing POWER on the TV, press POWER on the remote commander.

2 Select the TV program you want to watch.

To select a program position directly

Press the number button.

To select a two-digit program position, press “÷” before the number buttons. For example: to select program position 25, press “÷,” then “2” and “5.”

POWER

PROGR

VOL

POWER

VIDEO

HOLD

VIDEO 1 VIDEO 2 VIDEO 3 1

8 0

-/--

TV/VIDEO

FREEZE SWAP

PIP

-/--

POWER

TV/VIDEO VOLUME PROGR

Operations

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To watch TV

Press TV on the remote commander or TV/VIDEO on the TV.

Switching back quickly to the previous channel

Press JUMP.

Muting the sound

Press MUTING.

Displaying the on-screen information

Press DISPLAY/REVEAL.

Note

• The on-screen display shows the program position or the video mode, the picture and sound information. The on-screen display for the picture and sound information disappear after being displayed for approximately three seconds.

MUTING

Setting the Wake Up Timer

You can set the TV to turn on automatically after the period of time you want.

1 Press WAKE UP/INDEX repeatedly to set the

timer.

The on-screen display appears.

2 If you want a particular TV program or

video mode to be displayed using the Wake Up Timer, select the TV program or video mode.

3 Press POWER on the remote commander or

set the Sleep Timer to turn off the TV in the standby mode.

The WAKE UP indicator lights up in amber color.

To cancel the Wake Up Timer, press WAKE UP/ INDEX repeatedly until “WAKE UP TIMER: OFF” appears, or turn off the main power of the TV.

Notes

• The Wake Up Timer starts immediately after the on-screen display disappears.

• The last TV program position or video mode just before the TV turns into the standby mode will appear when the TV is turned on using the Wake Up Timer.

• If no buttons or controls are pressed for more than two hours after the TV is turned on using the Wake Up Timer, the TV automatically turns into the standby mode. If you want to continue watching the TV, press any button or control on the TV or remote commander.

DISPLAY

REVEAL

POWER BASSO: ON

DYNAMIC WIDEZOOM

WAKE UP

INDEX

WAKE UP TIMER:10M

WAKE UP TIMER:OFF

WAKE UP TIMER:12H00M

After 10 minutes

No Wake Up Timer

After 12 hours

Operations

-EN

SLEEP

TEXT CLR

SLEEP TIMER:30M SLEEP TIMER:60M

SLEEP TIMER:OFF SLEEP TIMER:90M

After 30 minutes After 60 minutes

No Sleep Timer After 90 minutes

Setting the Sleep Timer

You can set the TV to turn off automatically after the period of time you want.

Press SLEEP.

To cancel the Sleep Timer, press SLEEP repeatedly until “SLEEP TIMER: OFF” appears, or turn the TV off.

Operations

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Good-bye.Jane Good-bye.

SUBTITLE

Good-bye.Jane Good-bye.

SUBTITLE

The entire picture is enlarged to fully fit the screen, and the height of the subtitle area is reduced. This mode is ideal for viewing a movie with subtitles.

FULL

The width of the picture is increased. This mode is ideal for viewing a video game screen.

AUTO WIDE

The picture mode of a TV program or a video input changes automatically to the most suitable wide mode (WIDEZOOM, ZOOM, or SUBTITLE).

Notes

• If you display the PIP screen in the ZOOM mode, the bottom of the PIP screen may disappear. This does not indicate a malfunction.

•When using the AUTO WIDE function, the selected wide picture mode may not stick to a particular mode. In this case, select the wide mode you want using the WIDE MODE button.

• The AUTO WIDE function is not available for the SECAM color system.

WIDE

MODE

WIDEZOOM ZOOM

AUTO WIDE FULL

SUBTITLE

NORMAL

Watching the picture in wide mode (WIDE MODE)

The WIDE MODE feature allows you to watch a variety of wide mode pictures.

You can select the wide picture modes using the button on the remote commander or the menu.

Press WIDE MODE repeatedly until the wide picture mode you want appears on the screen.

WIDEZOOM

The entire picture is enlarged to fully fit the screen. This mode is ideal for viewing a movie or a sport program.

ZOOM

The entire picture is enlarged and the edges are cut off. This mode is ideal for viewing a movie with black bands.

Good luck, Jane. Thank you.

Normal mode picture

Good luck, Jane. Thank you.

WIDEZOOM

ZOOM

Normal mode picture

FULL

WIDEZOOM

ZOOM

Operations

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To watch a picture in wide mode using the menu

1 Press MENU.

2 Press V or v to move the cursor (”) to the

FEATURES menu ( ), and press ENTER.

3 Make sure the cursor (”) appears beside

WIDE MODE, and press ENTER.

4 Press V/b/v/B to select the wide picture

mode you want, and press ENTER.

5 Press MENU to return to the normal screen.

Scrolling a picture up or down (SCROLL)

A / V CONTROL DYNAMIC

SOFT

ST A NDARD PERSONAL

V I DEO ADJUST AUDIO ADJ UST

T I L T CORRECT: 0

The SCROLL feature allows you to scroll a picture up or down to view the hidden picture at the top or the bottom of the TV screen when watching a wide mode picture. You can use the scroll feature when displaying the picture in the ZOOM or SUBTITLE mode.

1 Press MENU.

2 Press V or v to move the cursor (”) to the

FEATURES menu ( ), and press ENTER.

3 Press V or v to move the cursor (”) to

SCROLL, and press ENTER.

4 Press V or v to select the most suitable

scroll position, and press ENTER.

SCROLL:

–5 N –4 N –3 N –2 N –1 N 0 n +1 n +2 n +3 n+4 n +5

Press v Press V

Note

• If you scroll the picture with the PIP screen in the ZOOM or SUBTITLE mode, the bottom of the PIP screen may disappear. This does not indicate a malfunction.

WIDE MODE :

HYPER SURROUND:

OFF MONITOR

AV OUT :

FE ATURES

ENTER ENTER

WIDEZOOM

SCROLL : 0

ENTER

A / V CONTROL

DYNAMIC SOFT

ST A NDARD PERSONAL

V I DEO ADJUST AUDIO ADJ UST

T I L T CORRECT: 0

WIDE MODE :

HYPER SURROUND:

OFF MONITOR

AV OUT :

FE ATURES

ENTER ENTER

WIDEZOOM

SCROLL : 0

Operations

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Press V/b

Increase picture contrast.

Increase color intensity.

Brighten the picture.

Make picture tones become greenish.

Sharpen the picture.

Increase emphasis on picture edges.

Selecting the picture and sound modes

1 Press MENU.

2 Make sure the cursor (”) appears in the A/V

CONTROL menu ( ), and press ENTER.

3 Press V or v to move the cursor (”) to

DYNAMIC, STANDARD, SOFT, or PERSONAL, and press ENTER.

Select To

DYNAMIC Receive high contrast picture with

powerful sound.

STANDARD Receive normal contrast picture with

medium listening sound.

SOFT Receive mild picture with soft sound.

PERSONAL Receive the last picture and sound

settings that are adjusted using VIDEO ADJUST and AUDIO ADJUST.

4 Press MENU to return to the normal screen.

Adjusting the picture and sound

Adjusting the picture settings (VIDEO ADJUST)

You can adjust the picture settings to suit your taste with the VIDEO ADJUST option. The adjusted settings are stored in the PERSONAL option.

1 Press MENU.

2 Make sure the cursor (”) appears in the A/V

CONTROL menu ( ), and press ENTER.

3 Press V or v to move the cursor (”) to VIDEO

ADJUST, and press ENTER.

4 Press V or v to move the cursor (”) to the

item you want to adjust, and press ENTER.

5 Press V/b/v/B to adjust the selected item,

and press ENTER.

For details on each item, see “Description of adjustable items” below.

6 To adjust other items, repeat steps 4 and 5.

7 Press MENU to return to the normal screen.

Description of adjustable items

Item Press v/B

PICTURE Decrease picture

contrast.

COLOR Decrease color

intensity.

BRIGHT Darken the picture.

HUE Make picture tones

become reddish.

SHARP Soften the picture.

VM Decrease emphasis

on picture edges.

Note

• You can adjust HUE for the NTSC system only.

A / V CONTROL DYNAMIC

SOFT

ST A NDARD PERSONAL

V I DEO ADJUST AUDIO ADJ UST

T I L T CORRECT: 0

P I CT URE

100

V I DEO ADJUST COLOR

BR I GHT HUE SHARP VM: HIGH

45 0

ENTER ENTER

ENTER

A / V CONTROL DYNAMIC

SOFT

ST A NDARD PERSONAL

V I DEO ADJUST AUDIO ADJUST

T I L T CORRECT: 0

ENTER ENTER

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