3-858-641-11 (1)
Trinitron Color TV
Operating Instructions
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C1
C2
KV-V28
1996 by Sony Corporation
MH, MN
20 mm
3.8 mm
2
(MONO)
VIDEO L–AUDIO–R
AUTO PROGR
S1 VIDEO
VIDEO 3 INPUT
AUT O P ROGRAM
PR: 0 1
TV SYS: B / G
VHF L O W
ENTER
MENU AUTO PROGR
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45 6
78 9
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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.
Note on the remote commander
• The supplied remote commander is used on several models of
the TV. If you do not find instructions for some controls that
are on the remote commander, that means your TV does not
employ the features of those controls, e.g. TEXT.
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
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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.
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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Getting Started
Connections
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.
Rear of TV
Rear of TV
On a wall
or
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
Rear of TV
Getting Started
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to
antenna
socket
to
S1 Video
input
VIDEO IN MON/TV
123
S1 VIDEO
OUT
VIDEO
(MONO)
L
AUDIO
R
VCR
VIDEO (yellow)
AUDIO-L (white)
AUDIO-R (red)
to
S or S1
video
output
to
antenna
output
to video and
audio outputs
: Signal flow
Front of TV
VIDEO
(MONO)
L–AUDIO–R
Camcorder
to video and
audio outputs
S1 VIDEO
VIDEO 3 INPUT
to S or S1 video output
: Signal flow
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
Rear of TV
to
antenna
socket
VIDEO IN MON/TV
123
S1 VIDEO
OUT
VIDEO
L
(MONO)
AUDIO
R
VCR
to
antenna
output
to video and
audio inputs
VIDEO (yellow)
AUDIO-L (white)
AUDIO-R (red)
Audio system
or
: Signal flow
Getting Started
to audio
inputs
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Getting to know the
PROGRVOL
MENU
PIP PROGR
TEXT
A/B
ENLARGE
DISPLAY
REVEAL
GAME
POWER
VIDEO
HOLD
TV
MUTING
PROGR
INDEX
PIP
TEXT
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0
-/--
9
TV/VIDEO
FREEZE SWAP
PIP
POWER
BASSO
WAKE UP
INDEX
SLEEP
TEXT CLR
ENTER
WIDE
MODE
SCROLL
remote commander
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.
MUTING
TEXT
DISPLAY
REVEAL
ENLARGE
POWER
GAME
A/B
VIDEO
TV
HOLD
PIP operation buttons
TV/VIDEO (page 24)
FREEZE (page 25)
2
TV/VIDEO
PIP
TEXT
POWER
BASSO
1
4
7
-/--
FREEZE SWAP
SCROLL
WAKE UP
INDEX
5
8
0
ENTER
PIP PROGR
SLEEP
TEXT CLR
PROGRVOL
3
6
9
PIP
MENU
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)
WIDE
MODE
PROGR
INDEX
Note
• The Teletext operation buttons are used for KV-V28MN11 only.
PIP
TEXT
POWER
BASSO
SCROLL
WAKE UP
INDEX
ENTER
PIP PROGR
SLEEP
TEXT CLR
PROGRVOL
MENU
WIDE
MODE
PROGR
INDEX
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)
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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Introducing the
PRESET
SKIP:
PR02 OFF
TV SYS: B /G
COL
SYS : AUTO
ENGL ISH
AU TO PROGRAM
MANUA L PROGRAM
L ANGUA GE /
:
TV SYS: B /G
AU TO PROGRAM
VHF LO
W
PR: 01
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
PROGR I ND E X
PIP TEXT
STROBE
POS I TION:
PIP: OFF
80
80
0
V I DEO ADJUST
P I CTURE
COLOR
BR I GHT
HUE
SHARP
VM: HIGH
A / V CONTROL
DYNAMIC
STANDARD
SOFT
PERSONAL
V I DEO ADJUST
AUDIO ADJUST
T I LT CORRECT: 0
AUDIO ADJUST
100
45
40
0
80
0
BASS
TREBLE
BALANCE
(∗ KV-V28MN11 only)
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.
PRESETFEATURESPIPA/V CONTROL
FEATURES
∗
WIDE MODE :
SCROLL : 0
HYPER SURROUND :
AV OUT :
WIDEZOOM
OFF
MONITOR
MANUA L P ROGRAM
PR: 01
TV SYS: B /G
AT T : OFF
VHF
LOW
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.
Getting Started
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Changing the menu
4 Make sure the cursor (z) appears beside
LANGUAGE/ ### and press ENTER.
language
If you prefer Chinese to English, you can change the
menu language. You can use buttons on the remote
commander or the TV.
MENU
ENTER
POWER
5 Press V/b/v/B to select ###, and press ENTER.
ENTER ENTER
All of the menus change to Chinese.
PRESET
L ANGUAG E /
AU T O PROGRAM
MANUA L PROGRAM
TV SYS: B / G
COL SYS : AUTO
SKIP: PR02 OFF
CHINESE
:
6 Press MENU to return to the normal screen.
MENU
ENTER MENU
1 Press POWER to turn on the TV.
POWER
2 Press MENU.
MENU
A / V CONTROL
DYNAMIC
STANDARD
SOFT
PERSONAL
V I DEO ADJUST
AUDIO ADJUST
T I L T CORRECT: 0
3 Press V or v to move the cursor (z) to the
PRESET menu ( ), and press ENTER.
PRESET
L ANGUAG E /
ENTER ENTER
ENGL I SH
AU T O PROGRAM
MANUA L PROGRAM
TV SYS: B / G
COL SYS : AUTO
SKIP: PR02 OFF
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Getting Started
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