Power requirements110-240 V AC, 50/60 HzKV-XA25M61/XA25M80
220-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Power consumption (W) Indicated on the rear of the TV
Television systemB/G, I, D/K, M
Color systemPAL, PAL 60, SECAM, NTSC4.43, NTSC3.58
Stereo/Bilingual system NICAM Stereo/Bilingual B/G, I, DK; A2 Stereo/Bilingual B/GExcept KV-XA25M50/XA25M80
Channel coverage
B/GVHF: E2 to E12 / UHF: E21 to E69 / CATV: S01 to S03, S1 to S41
IUHF: B21 to B68 / CATV: S01 to S03, S1 to S41
D/KVHF: C1 to C12, R1 to R12 / UHF: C13 to C57, R21 to R60
CATV: S01 to S03, S1 to S41, Z1 to Z39
MVHF: A2 to A13 / UHF: A14 to A79 /
CATV: A-8 to A-2, A to W+4, W+6 to W+84
˘ (Antenna)75-ohm external terminal
Audio output (Speaker)8W + 8W(TWEETER supplied)
Number of terminal
D (Video)Input: 4*Output: 1* Three input lines availablePhono jacks; 1 VP-P, 75 ohms≥ (Audio)Input: 4* Output: 1* Three input lines availablePhono jacks; 500 mVrms
(S Video)Input: 2Y : 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms,
(Component Video)
2 (Headphones)Output: 1Stereo minijack
Picture tube25 inch
Tube size (cm)64Measured diagonally
Screen size (cm)60Measured diagonally
Dimension (w/h/d, mm)696 x 513x 500
Mass (kg)38
Input: 1Phono jacks
Note
unbalanced, sync
negative
C : 0.286 Vp-p, 75 ohms
Y : 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms,
sync negative
B : 0.7 Vp-p, 75 ohms
C
R : 0.7 Vp-p, 75 ohms
C
Audio : 500 mVrms
CAUTION
SHORT CIRCUIT THE ANODE OF THE PICTURE TUBE AND
THE ANODE CAP TO THE METAL CHASSIS, CRT SHIELD, OR
CARBON PAINTED ON THE CRT, AFTER REMOVING THE
ANODE.
Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
SAFETY-RELATED COMPONENT WARNING!!
COMPONENTS IDENTIFIED BY SHADING AND MARK ! ON
THE SCHEMA TIC DIA GRAMS, EXPLODED VIEWS AND IN THE
PARTS LIST ARE CRITICAL TO SAFE OPERATION. REPLACE
THESE COMPONENTS WITH SONY PARTS WHOSE PART
NUMBERS APPEAR AS SHOWN IN THIS MANUAL OR IN
SUPPLEMENTS PUBLISHED BY SONY.
Power requirements110-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Power consumption (W) Indicated on the rear of the TV
Television systemB/G, I, D/K, M
Color systemPAL, PAL 60, SECAM, NTSC4.43, NTSC3.58
Teletext languageEnglish, Arabic, FrenchKV-XA25M86 only
Channel coverage
B/GVHF: E2 to E12 / UHF: E21 to E69 / CATV: S01 to S03, S1 to S41
IUHF: B21 to B68 / CATV: S01 to S03, S1 to S41
D/KVHF: C1 to C12, R1 to R12 / UHF: C13 to C57, R21 to R60
D (Video)Input: 4* Output: 1* Three input lines availablePhono jacks; 1 VP-P, 75 ohms≥ (Audio)Input: 4* Output: 1* Three input lines availablePhono jacks; 500 mVrms
(S Video)Input: 2Y : 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms,
unbalanced, sync
negative
C : 0.286 Vp-p, 75 ohms
(Component Video)
2 (Headphones)Output: 1Stereo minijack
Picture tube25 inch
Tube size (cm)64Measured diagonally
Screen size (cm)60Measured diagonally
Dimension (w/h/d, mm)696 x 513x 500
Mass (kg)38
Input: 1Phono jacks
Y : 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms,
sync negative
B : 0.7 Vp-p, 75 ohms
C
R : 0.7 Vp-p, 75 ohms
C
Audio : 500 mVrms
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CAUTION
SHORT CIRCUIT THE ANODE OF THE PICTURE TUBE AND
THE ANODE CAP TO THE METAL CHASSIS, CRT SHIELD, OR
CARBON PAINTED ON THE CRT, AFTER REMOVING THE
ANODE.
Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.
SAFETY-RELATED COMPONENT WARNING!!
COMPONENTS IDENTIFIED BY SHADING AND MARK ! ON
THE SCHEMA TIC DIA GRAMS, EXPLODED VIEWS AND IN THE
PARTS LIST ARE CRITICAL TO SAFE OPERATION. REPLACE
THESE COMPONENTS WITH SONY PARTS WHOSE PART
NUMBERS APPEAR AS SHOWN IN THIS MANUAL OR IN
SUPPLEMENTS PUBLISHED BY SONY.
The units in this manual contain a self-diagnostic function. If an error occurs, the STANDBY/TIMER lamp will automatically
begin to flash.
The number of times the lamp flashes translates to a probable source of the problem. A definition of the STANDBY/TIMER
lamp flash indicators is listed in the instruction manual for the user’s knowledge and reference. If an error symptom cannot
be reproduced, the remote commander can be used to review the failure occurrence data stored in memory to reveal past
problems and how often these problems occur.
1.DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICA TORS
When an errors occurs, the STANDBY/TIMER lamp will flash a set number of times to indicate the possible cause of the
problem. If there is more than one error, the lamp will identify the first of the problem areas.
Result for all of the following diagnostic items are displayed on screen. No error has occured if the screen displays a “0”.
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Diagnostic
Item
Description
• Power does not
turn on
• +B overcurrent
(OCP) or
overvoltage
(OVP)
• Vertical deflection
stopped
• Horizontal
deflection
overdrive
• White balance
failure (no
PICTURE)
No. of times
STANDBY/TIMER
lamp flashes
Does not light
2 times
5 times
Self-diagnostic
display/Diagnostic
result
—
002:000 or
002:001~255
003:001~255
004:001~255
at the same time
005:000 or
005:001~225
Probable
Cause
Location
• Power cord is not plugged
in.
• Fuse is burned out F4601
(F)
• H.OUT Q511 is shorted. (A
board)
• Q701, Q702, Q703 is
shorted (C6 board)
• -13V is not supplied. (A
board)
• IC 503 faulty (A board)
• G2 is improperly adjusted.
(Note 2)
• CRT problem.
• R(Q703), G(Q702) or
B(Q701) out is faulty
(C6 board)
• IC301 is faulty. (A board)
• No connection A board to
C6 board.
Detected
Symptoms
• Power does not come on.
• No power is supplied to the
TV.
• AC power supply is faulty.
• Power does not come on.
• Load on power line is
shorted.
• Has entered standby state
after horizontal raster.
• Vertical deflection pulse is
stopped.
• Power line is shorted or
power supply is stopped.
• No raster is generated.
• CRT cathode current
detection reference pulse
output is small.
• Micro reset
Note 1: If a + B overcurrent is detected, stoppage of the vertical deflection is detected simultaneously.
The symptom that is diagnosed first by the microcontroller is displayed on the screen.
Note 2: Refer to screen (G2) Adjustment in section 3-4 of this manual.
* R(Q703), G(Q702) or B(Q701) out is faulty (C6 board).
—
101:00 or
101:001~225
• Discharge CRT (C6 Board)
• Static discharge
• External noise
• Power is shut down shortly,
after this return back to
normal.
• Detect Micro latch up.
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2. DISPLAY OF STANDBY/TIMER LIGHT FLASH COUNT
2 times
3 times
Diagnostic ItemFlash Count*
+B overcurrent/overvoltage2 times
Vertical deflection stopped
White balance failure5 times
Lamp ON 0.3 sec.
Lamp OFF 0.3 sec.
Lamp OFF 3 sec.
* One flash count is not used for self-diagnostic.
STANDBY/SLEEP lamp
3. STOPPING THE STANDBY/TIMER FLASH
Turn off the power switch on the TV main unit or unplug the power cord from the outlet to stop the STANDBY/TIMER lamp
from flashing.
4. SELF-DIAGNOSTIC SCREEN DISPLAY
For errors with symptoms such as “power sometimes shuts off” or “screen sometimes goes out” that cannot be confirmed, it
is possible to bring up past occurances of failure for confirmation on the screen:
[To Bring Up Screen Test]
In standby mode, press buttons on the remote commander sequentially in rapid succession as shown below:
[Screendisplay] / channel [5] / Sound volume [-] / Power ON
˘
Note that this differs from entering the service mode (mode volume [+]).
Self-Diagnosis screen display
SELF DIAGNOSTIC
002 : 000
003 : 000
004 : 000
005 : 001
101 : 000
Numeral "0" means that no fault has been detected.
Since the diagnostic results displayed on the screen are not automatically cleared, always check the self-diagnostic screen
during repairs. When you have completed the repairs, clear the result display to “0”.
Unless the result display is cleared to “0”, the self-diagnostic function will not be able to detect subsequent faults after
completion of the repairs.
[Clearing the result display]
To clear the result display to “0”, press buttons on the remote commander sequentially as shown below when the diagnostic
screen is being displayed.
Channel [8] / 0
[Quitting Self-diagnostic screen]
To quit the entire self-diagnostic screen, turn off the power switch on the remote commander or the main unit.
6. SELF-DIAGNOSTIC CIRCUIT
RM-954
FROM
CRT
FROM
[+B] Q604 C6
[V] Q509/507
IC301
Y/CHROMA JUNGLE
IK-IN
MP/
18
PROTECT
35
SDA
IC001
SYSTEM
IO-8DATB-DAT
O-LED
46
IO-SDAT
45
51
IC003
MEMORY
521
[+BovercurrentªOCPº]Occurs when an overcurrent on the +B(135) line is detected by Q604. If Q604 go to ON
and the voltage to pin 18 of IC301 should go down when V.SYNC is more than seven
verticals in a period, the unit will automatically turn off.
[Verticaldeflectionstopped]Occurs when an absence of the vertical deflection pulse is detected by Q509 and IC001
shut down the power supply.
[Verticaldeflectionovercurrent]Occurs when an overcurrent on V drive line is detected by Q507. Power supply will be
shut down when detect this by IC001.
[Whitebalancefailure]If the RGB levels* do not balance or become low level within 5 seconds, this error will be
detected by IC301. TV will stay on, but there will be no picture.
* (Refers to the RGB levels of the AKB detection Ref pulse that detects IK.)
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WARNING
• Dangerously high voltages are present inside the TV.
• TV operating voltage: 220 – 240 V AC.
(KV-XA25M61(ME)/XA25M31(OCE)/XA25M50(EM))
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 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.
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.
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 plug in too many appliances to the same
power socket. Do not damage the power cord.
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.
For your own safety, do not touch any part of the
TV, the power cord and the antenna cable during
lightning storms.
Pull the power cord out by the plug. Do not pull
the power cord itself. Disconnect the TV before
moving it or if you are not going to use it for
several days.
2
WARNING
(KV-XA25M90/XA25M80/XA25M61(GE))
• Dangerously high voltages are present inside the TV.
• TV operating voltage: 110 – 240 V AC. (For Hong Kong only: 220
– 240 V
AC).
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 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.
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.
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 plug in too many appliances to the same
power socket. Do not damage the power cord.
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.
For your own safety, do not touch any part of the
TV, the power cord and the antenna cable during
lightning storms.
Pull the power cord out by the plug. Do not pull
the power cord itself. Disconnect the TV before
moving it or if you are not going to use it for
several days.
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SECTION 1
GENERAL 1-2
The operating instruction mentioned here are partial abstracts
from the Operating Instruction Manual. The page numbers of
the Operating Instruction Manual remain as in the manual.
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Do not install the TV in an unstable position.
Use a proper TV stand.
Do not place any objects on the TV.
WARNING (continued)
4
Using Your New TV
123
R
L
Y
C
B
C
R
VIDEO
VIDEO IN
VIDEO OUT
AUDIO
R L
Using Your New TV
: Signal flow
To video and
audio outputs
To
t
1, 2 or 3
(video input)
(yellow)
-L (MONO) (white)
-R (red)
Audio/Video cable
(not supplied)
To S video
output
Rear of TV
VCR
To 8
(antenna)
To antenna
output
To
(S video input)
Antenna cable (not supplied)
S video cable
(not supplied)
CAUTION
• Do not connect 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.
IEC connector
(not supplied)
or
: Signal flow
Antenna cable (not supplied)
Antenna cable (not supplied)
Rear of TV
Getting Started
Step 1
Connect the antenna
If you wish to connect a VCR, see the Connecting a VCR diagram below.
Connecting a VCR
To watch the video input, press t (see page 10).
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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.
• When no signal is input to the connected video equipment, the TV screen
becomes blue.
• 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.
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
Tips (KV-XA25M80/XA25M50/XA25M31)
• 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).
Front of TV
PROGRMENU
AUTO
PROGR
ENTER
SELECT
L(M
ONO)
3
1
2
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Using Your New TV
Connecting audio/video equipment using the T
(monitor output) jacks
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 picture of the connected equipment, press t (see page 10).
Connecting a camcorder/video game equipment
using the t (video input) jacks
Notes
• You can also connect video equipment to the t 1 or 2 (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.
(yellow)
-L (MONO)
(white)
-R (red)
Rear of TV
To
antenna
output
To video and
audio inputs
or
Audio system
To
audio
inputs
VCR
: Signal flow
To T
(monitor
output)
Antenna cable (not supplied)
Audio/Video cable
(not supplied)
Note
• If you select “DVD” on your TV scr
een, no signal will be output at the T
(monitor output) jacks (see page 10).
PROGRMENU
AUTO
PROGR
ENTER SELECT
L
(MONO)
3
L (MONO)
R
3
123
L(MONO)
R
R
L
Y
C
B
C
R
To S video output
Front of TV
Camcorder
Video game
equipment
To video and
audio outputs
: Signal flow
To
(S video
input)
To
t
3 (video input)
or
Audio/Video cable (not supplied)
S video cable (not supplied)
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Using Your New TV
Connecting a DVD player using the t (video input) jacks
DVD player
Audio/Video cable
(not supplied)
(yellow)
-L (MONO) (white)
-R (red)
To t 1, 2, or 3
(video input)
: Signal flow
Rear of TV
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, C
B
, and C
R
under
(component video
input) on your TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y, C
B
, and C
R
output
connectors on your DVD player.
• 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).
• Connect your DVD player directly to your TV. Connecting the DVD player
through other video equipment will cause unwanted picture noise.
Notes
• Some DVD player terminals may be labeled differently:
DVD player
To
L (white)
R (red)
Audio cable
(not supplied)
To component
video output
Component video cable
(not supplied)
To audio
output
: Signal flow
To
(component
video input)
ConnectTo (on the DVD player)
Y (green)Y
C
B
(blue)C
b
, B-Y or P
B
C
R
(red)C
r
, R-Y or P
R
Rear of TV
VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L
LINE OUT
123
L
(MONO)
R
VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L
LINE OUT
Y
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
S VIDEO OUT
C
B
C
R
R
L
Y
C
B
C
R
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Securing the TV
To prevent the TV from falling, secure the TV using one of the following methods:
A
With the supplied screws, attach the band to the TV stand and to the rear of
the TV using the provided hole.
or
B
Put the cord or chain through the clamps to secure the TV against a wall or
pillar.
Note
• Use only the supplied screws. Use of other screws may damage the TV.
20
mm
A
B
3.8 mm
or
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Watching the TV
This section explains various functions
and operations available while watching
the TV. Most operations can be done
using the remote.
1
Press ! to turn on the TV.
When the TV is in the
standby mode (the
1
indicator on the TV is lit
red), press
?/1
on the remote
or PROGR +/– on the TV.
2
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).
%
?/1
t
a
Number buttons
JUMP
2 +/–
PROGR +/–
MENU
+/–/ENTER
1 indicator
To select a program number quickly
(1) Press and hold PROGR +/
–.
(2) Release PROGR +/
– when the desir
ed program number appears.
Note
• When you select a program number quickly, the picture may be disrupted.
This does not indicate a malfunction.
PROGRMENU
AUTO
PROGR
ENTER SELECT
L(MONO)
3
PROGRMENU
AUTO
PROGR
ENTER SELECT
1
4
7
-/--
2
5
8
0
3
6
9
FAVORITE
SOUND
MODE
PIC MODE
ENTER
MENU
A/B
SURROUND
continued
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0
-/--
9
10
Using Your New TV
To
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
*
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.
JUMP.
.
* 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.
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.
Additional tasks
1
Press MENU.
2
Press + or – to select the
“SETUP” icon (
), then
press ENTER.
3
Make sure “LANGUAGE”
is
selected, then press ENTER.
4
Press + or – to select the
desired language (e.g,
“
”), then press ENTER.
The selected menu language appears.
To return to the normal screen
Press MENU.
Watching the TV (continued)
MENU
PICTURE++ MOC
PICTURE
INTELL IGENT PI C: OFF
WI DE MODE : O F F
DE : DYNAMI
ENTER
E
COLOR SYS : AUTO
SETUP
PROGRAM SE TUP
PIC ROT A T I ON
NGL I SH
LANGUAGE:
LANGUAGE:
COLOR SYS :
SETUP
PROGRAM SE
PIC ROT A T I
ENGL I SH
ENTER
ENTER
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Setting the Wake Up timer
1
Press
until the desired
period of time appears.
The Wake Up timer starts
immediately after you
have set it.
2
Select the program number or video input you want to display when you
wake up.
3
Press 1 or set the Sleep timer if you want the TV to turn off automatically.
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
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.
WAKE UP TIMER:10M
WAKE UP TIMER:OFF
WAKE UP TIMER:12H00M
After 10 minutes
No Wake Up TimerAfter 12 hours
SLEEP TIMER:30M
SLEEP TIMER:60M
SLEEP TIMER:OFF
SLEEP TIMER:90M
After 30 minutes
No Sleep Timer
After 60 minutes
After 90 minutes
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Advanced Operations
Advanced Operations
SOUND MODE
Selecting the
picture and sound
modes
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.
SelectTo
“DYNAMIC”receive high contrast pictures.
“STANDARD”receive normal contrast pictures.
“SOFT”receive mild pictures.
“PERSONAL”receive the last adjusted picture setting from the “ADJUST”
option in the “PICTURE” menu (see page 21).
Selecting the sound mode
Press SOUND MODE
repeatedly until you get
the desired sound mode.
SelectTo
“DYNAMIC”listen to dynamic and clear sound that emphasizes the low and
high tones.
“DRAMA”listen to sound that emphasizes voice and high tones.
“SOFT”receive soft sound.
“PERSONAL”receive the last adjusted sound setting from the “ADJUST”
option in the “SOUND” menu (see page 23).
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).
PIC MODE
PERSONAL
SOFT
STANDARD
DYNAMIC
≥
DYNAMIC
≥
DRAMA
≥
SOFT
≥
PERSONAL
FAVORITE
SOUND
MODE
PIC MODE
ENTER
MENU
A/B
SURROUND
PIC MODE
SOUND
MODE
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1
Press FAVORITE.
2
Press the number button
from 1 to 6 to select the
desired favorite channel.
Tip
• To program your favorite channels, see Adjusting each program number
settings (PROGRAM SETUP) on page 26.
Viewing your
favorite channels
You can display and select six of your
favorite channels directly from your TV
screen.
Number
buttons
FAVORITE
1
4
7
-/--
2
5
8
0
3
6
9
FAVORITE
SOUND
MODE
PIC MODE
ENTER
MENU
A/B
SURROUND
FAVORITE
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
Advanced Operations
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Advanced Operations
Press SURROUND
repeatedly until you
receive the desired
surround sound.
Listening with
surround sound
The surround feature enables you to
enjoy the sound effects of a concert hall
or movie theater.
SelectTo
“TruSurround”listen to the surround sound that spreads out to the rear of a room.
“OFF”turn off the surround sound.
Tip
• You can also select the surround option using the menu (see Changing the
“SOUND” setting on page 23).
The surround of your TV is categorized as TruSurround.
TM
is a trademark of SRS Labs, Inc. SRS and the SRS symbol are
registered trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. in the United States and selected foreign
countries. SRS and TruSurround are incorporated under license from SRS Labs,
Inc. and are protected under United States Patent Nos. 4,748,669 and 4,841,572
with numerous additional issued and pending foreign patents.
SURROUND
FAVORITE
SOUND
MODE
PIC MODE
ENTER
MENU
A/B
SURROUND
SURROUND: OFF
SURROUND: TruSurround
SURROUND
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When receiving an A2 program
Receiving area for NICAM and A2 programs
Notes
• If the signal is very weak, the sound becomes monaural automatically.
• If the stereo sound is noisy when receiving a NICAM program, select
“MONO”. The sound becomes monaural, but the noise is reduced.
If the sound is distorted when receiving a monaural program
through the 8 (antenna) terminal
Press A/B repeatedly until
“MONO” appears on the scr
een.
To cancel the monaural sound setting, press A/B again until
“AUTO” appears on the screen.
Notes
• The “MONO” or “AUT
O” setting is memorized for each program
number.
• You cannot receive stereo broadcast signal when the TV is in the
“MONO”
setting. Normally set the TV to
“AUT
O”.
BroadcastingOn-screen display (Selected sound)
A2 stereo
A2 bilingual
System
NICAM
A2
Receiving area
Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Malaysia,
Thailand, etc.
Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, etc.
STEREO
MONO
(Stereo sound)
(Regular sound)
MAIN
SUB
(Main sound)
(Sub sound)
MONO
AUTO
Enjoying stereo or bilingual programs (continued)
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BroadcastingOn-screen display (Selected sound)
NICAM stereo
NICAM bilingual
NICAM monaural
Enjoying stereo or
bilingual
programs
You can enjoy stereo sound or bilingual
programs of NICAM and A2 stereo
systems.
Press A/B repeatedly until you
receive the sound you want.
The on-screen display changes
to show the selected sound.
The
indicator on the TV
lights up red when receiving
any stereo or bilingual
program.
When receiving a NICAM program
A/B
-/--
0
FAVORITE
SOUND
MODE
PIC MODE
ENTER
MENU
A/B
SURROUND
NICAM
MONO
(Stereo sound)
(Regular sound)
NICAM
MAIN
MONO
(Main sound)
(Regular sound)
NICAM
SUB
(Sub sound)
NICAM
MAIN
MONO
(Main sound)
(Regular sound)
NICAM
PROGRMENU
AUTO
PROGR
ENTER SELECT
L(MONO)
3
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Viewing Teletext
TV stations broadcast an information
service called Teletext via some TV
channels. Teletext allows you to receive
various information, such as shares
market or news.
Displaying Teletext
1
Select a TV channel that carries the Teletext broadcast you want to watch.
2
Press
to display the
text.
A Teletext page (normally
the index page) is
displayed. If there is no
Teletext broadcast, “100” is
displayed at the top left
corner of the screen.
To turn off Teletext
Press
a
.
t
a
A/B
b
P166 SECTEXT 166 FR1 MAR 03:59:09
From Singapore
To PARIS
To OSAKA
To ROM A
To SYDNEY
Day Dep/Arr Flight Alrcraft
1.6 220/0588 SQ28 747
2 2130/1225 PA115 L15
3 2115/1330 SQ26 747
2.7 2130/0745 SQ24
747
4 2300/0915 AZ487 747
2.5 1000/1715 SQ6 747
4.6 0930/2015 CX522 L10
1 2210/0610 SQ21A 747
2 2100/0835 SQ21A 747
1
4
7
-/--
2
5
8
0
3
6
9
FAVORITE
SOUND
MODE
PIC MODE
ENTER
MENU
A/B
SURROUND
?/1
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Additional Teletext tasks
To
display a Teletext page on the TV
picture
check the contents of a Teletext service
select a Teletext page
hold (pause) a Teletext display
reveal concealed information
(e.g., an answer to a quiz)
enlarge the Teletext display
wait for a Teletext page while watching
a TV program
* You can also select a Teletext page that appears in the colored columns at
the bottom of the screen using the corresponding color-coded buttons on
the remote.
Using FASTEXT
This feature allows you to quickly access a Teletext page that uses
FASTEXT. When a FASTEXT program is broadcasted, the colored
menus appear at the bottom of the screen. The colors of the menus
correspond to the red, green, yellow, and blue color-coded buttons
on the remote.
To access a FASTEXT menu
Press the color-coded button on the remote corresponding to the
menu you want. The menu page appears on the screen after several
seconds.
Do this
Press .
Each time you press
, the screen changes as
follows: Teletext n Teletext and TV n TV.
Press
.
An overview of the Teletext contents and page
numbers appear on the screen.
Press the number buttons to enter the three-digit
page number of the desired Teletext page.* If you
make a mistake, reenter the correct page number. To
access the next or previous page, press PROGR +/–.
Press
to display the symbol
“
j” at the top left
corner of the screen. To resume normal Teletext
operation, press
or
.
Press
.
To conceal the information, press the button again.
Press
.
Each time you press
, the Teletext display
changes as follows: Enlarge upper half n Enlarge
lower half n Normal size.
1 Enter the Teletext page number that you want to
refer to, then press
.
2 When the page number is displayed, press
to
show the text.
Viewing Teletext (continued)
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Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)
Introducing the menu system
The MENU button lets you open a menu and change the settings of your TV. Here's