SONY KV-XA25M50, KV-XA25M61 User Manual

WARNING

• Dangerously high voltages are present inside the TV.

• TV operating voltage: 220 – 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

Using Your New TV

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 ............................................................................................ 8

Watching the TV .......................................................................................... 9

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Advanced Operations

Selecting the picture and sound

modes .................................................. 12

Viewing your favorite channels.......13

Listening with surround sound .......14

Enjoying stereo or bilingual programs

(KV-XA29M61/XA25M61 only) ...... 15

Viewing Teletext

(KV-XA29M61/XA25M61 only) ...... 17

Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

Introducing the menu system ..........19

Changing the “PICTURE” setting

............................................21

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.

Changing the “SOUND” setting

....23

Changing the “SETUP” setting

............................................25

Changing the Channel Preset (“CH PRESET”) setting

..............27

Additional Information

Self-diagnosis function...................... 30

Troubleshooting .................................31

Troubleshooting Shortcuts................34

Overview of controls ......................... 36

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

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. Uuplug 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)

IEC connector (not supplied)

Antenna cable (not supplied)

Connecting a VCR

To watch the video input, press t (see page 10).

Antenna cable (not supplied)

To antenna

To video and audio outputs

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output

AUDIO R L

VIDEO IN

VIDEO OUT

Audio/Video cable (not supplied)

VIDEO

VCR

To S video output

To 8 (antenna)

S video cable (not supplied)

To (S video input)

To t 1, 2 or 3 (video input)

Rear of TV

R L Y CBC

123

: Signal flow

(yellow)

-L (MONO) (white)

-R (red)

: Signal flow

Notes

• If you connect a monaural VCR, connect the yellow plug to (the yellow jack) and the black plug to -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.

• If both (S video input) and t 1 (video input) at the rear of your TV are input at the same time, the (S video input) is automatically

selected. To view the video input to t 1 (video input), disconnect the S video cable.

• Do not connect video equipment to the t 3 (video input) jacks at the front and 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 nor use different types of batteries together.

Step 3

Preset the channels automatically

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Front of TV

L(MONO)

ENTER SELECT

AUTO

PROGRMENU

PROGR

Tips

• If you want 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 28).

Note (KV-XA29M50/XA25M50 only)

• During automatic channel presetting, your TV screen will indicate “B/G”, “I”, ”D/K” or “M” for the TV system (“TV SYS”).

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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 of the connected equipment, press t (see page 10).

Connecting a camcorder/video game equipment using the t (video input) jacks

Front of TV

To (S video input)

L(MONO)

ENTER SELECT

AUTO

PROGRMENU

PROGR

To t 3 (video input)

S video cable (not supplied)

Audio/Video cable (not supplied)

To video and

Camcorder

audio outputs

L (MONO)

Video game

equipment

Notes

• You can also connect video equipment to the t 1 ,2 or 3 (video input)

jacks at the rear of your TV.

• If both (S video input) and t 3 (video 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 t 3 (video input), disconnect the S video cable.

• Do not connect video equipment to the t 3 (video input) jacks at the

front and 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 T (monitor output) jacks

Rear of TV

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Antenna cable (not supplied)

To antenna output

To video and audio inputs

Audio/Video cable (not supplied)

R L Y CBC

123

To T

(monitor

VCR

output)

(yellow)

-L (MONO)

(white)

Note

-R (red)

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

(monitor output) jacks (see page 10).

To S video output

: Signal flow

Audio system

To audio inputs

: Signal flow

Connecting a DVD player using the t (video input) jacks

DVD player

LINE OUT

R-AUDIO-L

VIDEO

Audio/Video cable (not supplied)

123

To t 1, 2, or 3 (video input)

(yellow)

-L (MONO) (white)

-R (red)

(MONO)

Rear of TV

: Signal flow

Connecting a DVD player using the (component video input) jacks

1 Connect R and L under (component video input) 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, CB, and CR under (component video

input) on your TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y, C connectors on your DVD player.

DVD player

B, and CR output

Rear of TV

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COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

CB CR

To component video output

S VIDEO OUT

LINE OUT

R-AUDIO-L

VIDEO

R L Y CBC

L (white) R (red)

To audio output

Audio cable (not supplied)

To (component video input)

Component video cable (not supplied)

Notes

• If your DVD player can output interlace and progressive mode signals, select the interlace output when connecting to (component video input) 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

• 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”) in the “ADJUST” menu of the “PICTURE MODE” menu (see page 22).

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: Signal flow

Securing the TV

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

With the supplied screws, attach the 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.

Watching the TV

8 0

-/--

This section explains various functions and operations available while watching the TV. Most operations can be done using the remote.

L(MONO)

ENTER SELECT

AUTO

PROGRMENU

PROGR

1 indicator

1 4 7

-/--

SOUND

MODE

PIC MODE

A/B

2 5 8 0

SURROUND

3 6 9

FAVORITE

ENTER

?/1

t a

Number buttons

JUMP

+/–/ENTER

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ENTER SELECT

AUTO

PROGR

Press ! to turn on the TV.

PROGRMENU

When the TV is in the standby mode (the

indicator on the TV is lit red), press

?/1

on the remote or PROGR +/– on the TV.

Press PROGR +/– or

number buttons to select the program number.

For double digit numbers,

press -, then the number (e.g., for 25, press -, then 2 and 5).

To select a program number quickly

(1) Press and hold PROGR +/–. (2) Release PROGR +/– when the desired program number appears.

Note

• When you select a program number quickly, the picture may be disrupted. This does not indicate a malfunction.

PROGR +/–

2 +/–

continued

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LANGUAGE :

COLOR SYS :

SETUP

PROGRAM S E

PIC RO TAT I

ENGL I SH

Watching the TV (continued)

Additional tasks

Turn off temporarily Turn off completely Adjust the volume Mute the sound Watch the video input

(VCR, camcorder, etc.)

Jump back to the previous program number

Display the on-screen information*

* The picture, sound, and either the program number or video input are

displayed. The on-screen display for the picture and sound information disappears after about three seconds.

Press

?/1. The 1 indicator on the TV lights up red. ! on the TV. 2 +/–. %.

t to select “VIDEO 1”, “VIDEO 2” , “VIDEO 3” or “DVD”. To return to the TV program, press a (or t on the TV).

JUMP.

Changing the menu language

You can change the menu language as well as the on-screen language. For details on how to use the menu, see Introducing the menu system on page 19.

Press MENU.

Press + or – to select the

“SETUP” icon ( ), then press ENTER.

ENTER

PICTURE PICTURE++MO C WI DE MODE : OFF INTELL I GENT P I C: OFF

SETUP

LANGUAGE :

PIC RO TAT ION PROGRAM S ETUP COLOR SYS : AUTO

DE : DYNAM I

NGL I SH

Make sure “LANGUAGE” is

selected, then press ENTER.

Press + or – to select the

desired language (e.g, “

”), then press ENTER.

The selected menu language appears.

To return to the normal screen

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Press MENU.

ENTER

Setting the Wake Up timer

Press until the desired

period of time appears.

WAKE UP TIMER:10M

After 10 minutes

The Wake Up timer starts immediately after you have set it.

WAKE UP TIMER:OFF

No Wake Up Timer After 12 hours

Select the program number or video input you want to display when you

wake up.

Press 1 or set the Sleep timer if you want the TV to turn off automatically.

WAKE UP TIMER:12H00M

The indicator on the TV lights up orange.

To cancel the Wake Up timer

Press until “WAKE UP TIMER: OFF” appears or turn off the TV’s main power.

Note

• 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 goes into the standby mode. To continue watching the TV, press any button or control on the TV or the remote.

Setting the Sleep timer

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Press until the desired period of time appears.

The Sleep timer starts immediately after you have set it.

To cancel the Sleep timer

Press until “SLEEP TIMER: OFF” appears or turn the TV off.

SLEEP TIMER:30M SLEEP TIMER:60M

After 30 minutes

SLEEP TIMER:OFF SLEEP TIMER:90M

No Sleep Timer

After 60 minutes

After 90 minutes

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Advanced Operations

≥

DYNAMIC

≥

DRAMA

≥

SOFT

≥

PERSONAL

Selecting the picture and sound modes

SOUND

MODE

PIC MODE

A/B

SURROUND

FAVORITE

ENTER

SOUND MODE

PIC MODE

You can select picture and sound modes and adjust the setting to your preference in “PERSONAL” option.

Selecting the picture mode

Press PIC MODE repeatedly until you get the desired picture mode.

Select To

“DYNAMIC” view high contrast pictures.

“STANDARD” view normal contrast pictures.

“SOFT” view mild pictures.

“PERSONAL” receive the last adjusted picture setting from the “ADJUST”

option in the “PICTURE” menu (see page 21).

PIC MODE

PERSONAL

STANDARDDYNAMIC

SOFT

Selecting the sound mode

Press SOUND MODE repeatedly until you get the desired sound mode.

Select To

“DYNAMIC” listen to dynamic and clear sound that emphasizes the low and

“DRAMA” listen to sound that emphasizes voice and high tones.

“SOFT” listen to soft sound.

“PERSONAL” receive the last adjusted sound setting from the “ADJUST”

Advanced Operations

Tip

• You can also set the picture and sound modes using the menu (see

Changing the “PICTURE” setting on page 21 and Changing the “SOUND” setting on page 23).

SOUND

MODE

high tones.

option in the “SOUND” menu (see page 23).

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