Sony KV-XA25, KV-XA29 User Manual

4-078-793-82 (1)

Trinitron Color TV

Operating Instructions

• Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference.

KV-XA29 KV-XA25

N90

WARNING

• Dangerously high voltages are present inside the TV.

• TV operating voltage: 110-240 V AC.

For your own safety, do not touch any part of the TV, the power cord and the antenna cable during lightning storms.

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

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.

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.

Clean the TV with a dry and soft cloth. Do not use benzine, thinner, or any other chemicals to clean the TV. Do not scratch the picture tube.

Do not place any objects on the TV.

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.

Do not plug in too many appliances to the same power socket. Do not damage the power cord.

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.

Table of Contents

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Getting Started ............................................................................................. 4

Step 1: Connect the antenna ................................................................. 4

Step 2: Insert the batteries into the remote ......................................... 5

Step 3: Preset the channels automatically........................................... 5

Connecting optional components ............................................................. 6

Securing the TV ............................................................................................ 9

Presetting the channels manually ........................................................... 10

Watching the TV ........................................................................................ 11

Advanced Operations

Selecting the picture and sound

modes .................................................. 14

Viewing your favorite channels.......15

Changing the “SETUP”setting ....

Changing the channel preset

(“CH PRESET”) setting

Listening with surround sound .......16

Enjoying stereo or bilingual

programs .............................................17

Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

Introducing the menu system ..........18

Changing the “PICTURE” setting Changing the “SOUND” setting

...20

..... 22

Additional Information

Self-diagnosis function...................... 27

Troubleshooting .................................28

Overview of controls ......................... 31

Specifications ...................... Back cover

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...............26

WARNING (continued)

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.

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

CAUTION

• 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 that leaks from the batteries touches you, immediately wash it away with water.

Step 1

Connect the antenna

If you wish to connect a VCR, see the Connecting a VCR diagram below.

Rear of TV

Antenna cable (not supplied)

F connector (not supplied)

Antenna cable (not supplied)

Connecting a VCR

To watch the video input, press VIDEO (see page 12).

Antenna cable (not supplied)

To video and audio outputs

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To antenna output

VIDEO IN

VIDEO OUT

Tip

• With the “VIDEO MULTI SYSTEM” input terminal, you can also receive

VCR

VIDEO

AUDIO R L

S video cable (not supplied)

To S VIDEO

input

S video output

Audio/Video cable (not supplied)

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

PAL, NTSC and SECAM video signals when using the VIDEO IN 1, 2 or 3 jacks, or the VIDEO 3 INPUT jacks at the front of your TV.

Rear of TV

To 8 (antenna)

: Signal flow

COMPONENT VIDEO(DVD) IN

LYC

VIDEO

123

S VIDEO

BCR

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

To VIDEO IN 1, 2, or 3

: Signal flow

Notes

• If you connect a monaural AUDIO VCR, connect the yellow plug to VIDEO (the yellow jack) and the black plug to AUDIO-L (MONO) (the white jack).

• If you connect a VCR to the 8 (antenna) terminal, preset the signal output from the VCR to the program number 0 on the TV.

• When both the S VIDEO and VIDEO IN 1 input are connected, the S VIDEO input is automatically selected. To view the video input to VIDEO IN 1, disconnect the S video cable.

• Do not connect video equipment to the VIDEO 3 INPUT jacks at the front and VIDEO IN 3 (video input) jack at the rear of your TV at the same time; otherwise the picture will not be displayed properly on the screen.

• When no signal is input from the connected video equipment, the TV screen becomes blue.

Step 2

Insert the batteries into the remote

Note

• Do not use old batteries or different types of batteries together.

Step 3

Preset the channels automatically

Front panel

POWER

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AUTO PROGR

Tips

• To stop the automatic channel presetting, press MENU.

• If your TV has preset an unwanted channel or cannot preset a particular

channel, then preset your TV manually (see page 10).

• The AUTO PROGRAM button on the remote works as the AUTO PROGR button on the TV.

AUTO PROGRAM

SLEEP

CABLE

AUTO

PROGRAM

1 2 3

CABLE: ON

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Connecting optional components

You can connect optional audio/video components, such as a VCR, multi disc player, DVD, camcorder, video game, or stereo system.

To watch the video input from the connected equipment, press VIDEO (see page 12).

Connecting a camcorder/video game equipment using the VIDEO 3 INPUT jacks

Front of TV

To S VIDEO input

S video cable (not supplied)

Audio/Video cable (not supplied)

To VIDEO 3 INPUT

To video and audio outputs

AUDIO

Camcorder

L(MONO)

ENTER SELECT

AUTO

PROGRMENU

PROGR

S VIDEO

VIDEO

VIDEO 3 INPUT

(MONO)

Notes

• With the “VIDEO MULTI SYSTEM” input terminal, you can also receive

PAL, NTSC and SECAM video signals when using the VIDEO IN 1, 2 or 3 jacks at the rear of your TV, or the VIDEO 3 INPUT jacks.

• When both the S VIDEO input and VIDEO 3 INPUT at the front of your

TV are input at the same time, the S VIDEO input is automatically selected. To view the video input to VIDEO 3 INPUT, disconnect the S video cable.

• You can also connect video equipment to the VIDEO IN 1, 2, or 3 jacks at

the rear of your TV.

• 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 at the same time; otherwise the picture will not be displayed properly on the screen.

Connecting audio/video equipment using the MONITOR OUT jacks

Antenna cable (not supplied)

Rear of TV

To 8 (antenna)

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COMPONENT VIDEO(DVD) IN

R L Y CBC

VIDEO

123

S VIDEO

MONITOR

OUT

Note

• If you select “DVD” on your TV screen, no signal will be output at the

MONITOR OUT jacks (see page 12).

To antenna output

MONITOR OUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO (yellow) AUDIO-L (MONO)

(white)

AUDIO-R (red)

Video game equipment

VCR

To video and audio inputs

Audio/Video cable (not supplied)

To S video output

: Signal flow

Audio system

To audio inputs

: Signal flow

Connecting a DVD player using the VIDEO IN 1, 2 or 3 jacks

Connect VIDEO IN 1, 2 or 3 AUDIO/VIDEO connectors on your TV to LINE OUT on your DVD player.

VIDEO

L (MONO) AUDIO R

Rear of TV

DVD player

LINE OUT

R-AUDIO-L

VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO(DVD) IN

R L Y CB CR

VIDEOINMONITOR

➽x➥➲➪ë➛L

S VIDEO

OUT

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To video and audio outputs

Audio/Video cable (not supplied)

Notes

• Since the high quality pictures on a DVD disc contain a lot of information, picture noise may appear. In this case, adjust the sharpness (“SHARP”) under “PERSONAL ADJUST” in the “PICTURE MODE” menu (see page 21).

• Connect your DVD player directly to your TV. Connecting the DVD player through other video equipment will cause unwanted picture noise.

To VIDEO IN 1, 2 or 3

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

: Signal flow

continued

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Connecting optional components (continued)

Connecting a DVD player using the COMPONENT VIDEO (DVD) IN jacks

1 Using an audio cable, connect R and L under the COMPONENT VIDEO (DVD) IN

jacks on your TV to the LINE OUT, AUDIO R and L output connectors on your DVD player.

2 Using a component video cable, connect Y, C

VIDEO (DVD) IN jacks on your TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y, CB, and C

R output connectors on your DVD player.

3 Press VIDEO on the remote or TV/VIDEO on the TV until “DVD” appears on the

screen.

DVD player

B, and CR under the COMPONENT

Rear of TV

COMPONENT VIDEO(DVD) IN

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

CB CR

To component video output

S VIDEO OUT

To audio output

LINE OUT

R-AUDIO-L

VIDEO

Audio cable (not supplied)

Component video cable

R L Y CB CR

To COMPONENT VIDEO (DVD) IN

: Signal flow

(not supplied)

Notes

• If your DVD player can output interlace and progressive mode signals,

select the interlace output when connecting to COMPONENT VIDEO (DVD) IN on your TV. Your TV can receive either 525i/60Hz or 625i/50Hz interlace signals.

• Some DVD player terminals may be labeled differently:

Connect To (on the DVD player)

Y (green) Y CB (blue) Cb, B-Y or PB CR (red) Cr, R-Y or PR

• When connecting to the COMPONENT VIDEO (DVD) IN jacks on your

TV, you must connect Y, CB, and CR to receive the video signals, and connect L and R to receive analog audio signals.

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Securing the TV

To prevent the TV from falling, secure the TV using one of the following methods:

With the supplied screws, attach the stabilizer band to the TV stand and to

the rear of the TV using the provided hole.

Put the cord or chain through the clamps to secure the TV against a wall or

pillar.

20 mm

3.8 mm

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Note

• Use only the supplied screws. Use of other screws may damage the TV.

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Presetting the channels manually

To receive a new channel or a channel with a weak signal, preset the channel manually.

1 4 7

SOUND MODE

PIC MODE

WAKE UP

SLEEP

CABLE

AUTO

PROGRAM

ADD/

ERASE

2 5

FAVORITESURROUND

RETURN

Number buttons

ENTER

CH +/–

ADD/ERASE

Press number buttons to

select the desired channel number, then press ENTER.

3 4 7

5 8

Press ADD/ERASE.

ADD/

ERASE

“+” appears beside the channel number, indicating that presetting is complete.

Disabling channel numbers

By disabling unused or unwanted channel numbers, you can skip those channel numbers when you press CH +/–.

Press CH +/– until the

unused or unwanted channel number appears on the screen.

Press ADD/ERASE.

“–” appears beside the channel number, indicating that disabling is complete.

ADD/

ERASE

+25

–25

To cancel the skip setting

Preset the channel again.

Tip

• You can also preset the channels manually using the menu (see Adjusting each channel number settings (CHANNEL SETUP) on page 25).

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