Sony KV-XA29M31, KV-XA29M61, KV-XA29M50, KV-XA34M31 Service manual

SERVICE MANUAL

BG-3R

CHASSIS

MODEL COMMANDER DEST. CHASSIS NO.

KV-XA29M31 RM-954 OCE SCC-U44A-A KV-XA29M61 RM-954 Malaysia SCC-U45A-A KV-XA29M50 RM-954 Malaysia SCC-U45B-A KV-XA34M31 RM-954 OCE SCC-U44B-A

MODEL COMMANDER DEST. CHASSIS NO.

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SOUND

FAVORITE

SURROUND

MODE

PIC MODE

ENTER

A/B

KV-XA34M31 KV-XA29M31/XA29M50/XA29M61

TRINITRON

COLOR TV

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Power requirements 220-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power consumption (W) Indicated on the rear of the TV Television system B/G, I, D/K, M Color system PAL, PAL 60, SECAM, NTSC4.43, NTSC3.58 Except KV-XA29M50 Stereo/Bilingual system NICAM Stereo / Bilingual B/G, I; A2 Stereo Bilingual (German) B/G Except KV-XA29M50 Telerext Language English, Arabic, French Except KV-XA29M50

Channel coverage

B/G VHF: E2 to E12 / UHF: E21 to E69 / CATV: S01 to S03, S1 to S41 I UHF: B21 to B68 / CATV: S01 to S03, S1 to S41 D/K VHF: C1 to C12, R1 to R12 / UHF: C13 to C57, R21 to R60

M VHF: A2 to A13 / UHF: A14 to A79 /

˘ (Antenna) 75-ohm external terminal Audio output (Speaker) 8W + 8W 10% distortion

Number of terminal

D (Video) Input: 4* Output: 1 Phono jacks; 1 VP-P, 75 ohms * Three input lines available ≥ (Audio) Input: 4* Output: 1 Phono jacks; 500 mVrms * Three input lines available

(S Video) Input: 2 Y : 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms,

(Component Video)

2 (Headphones) Output: 1 minijack

Picture tube 29 inch Except KV-XA34M61

Tube size (cm) 72 Measured diagonally Except KV-XA34M61

Screen size (cm) 68 Measured diagonally Except KV-XA34M61

Dimension (w/h/d, mm) 722 x 576 x 516 Except KV-XA34M61

Mass (kg) 51 Except KV-XA34M61

SPECIFICATIONS

CATV: S01 to S03, S1 to S41, Z1 to Z39

CATV: A-8 to A-2, A to W+4, W+6 to W+84

unbalanced, sync negative C :0.286 Vp-p, 75 ohms

Input: 1 Phono jacks

Y : 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms, sync negative

B : 0.7 Vp-p, 75 ohms

R : 0.7 Vp-p, 75 ohms

C Audio : 500 mVrms

34 inch KV-XA34M61

86 Measured diagonally KV-XA34M61

80 Measured diagonally KV-XA34M61

895 x 674 x 590 KV-XA34M61

78 KV-XA34M61

Note

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 SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS, 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.

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Section Title Page

SELF DIAGNOSIS FUNCTION................................ 4

1. GENERAL ........................................................................ 7

2. DISASSEMBLY

2-1. Rear Cover Removal ................................................ 25

2-2. Speaker Removal ..................................................... 25

2-3. Chassis Assy Removal............................................. 25

2-4. F Bracket Removal .................................................. 25

2-5. Service Position ....................................................... 26

2-6. Replacement of Parts ............................................... 26

2-6-1 Replacement of Light Guide .............................................. 26

2-6-2 Replacement of Power Button ........................................... 26

2-7.

HV Cap Block, PWB Holder and J Board Removal ..

2-8. Terminal Bracket Removal ...................................... 26

2-9. D2 and D3 Boards Removal ................................... 27

2-10. B1 and V1 Boards Removal .................................... 27

2-11. H Board Removal .................................................... 27

2-12. A and B Boards Removal ........................................ 27

2-13. Picture Tube Removal.............................................. 28

2-14. Removal of Anode Cap............................................ 28

3. ADVANCE OPERATION

3-1. "RESET" Function ................................................... 29

Section Title Page

6. DIAGRAMS

6-1. Block Diagram.......................................................... 43

6-2. Circuit Board Location ............................................. 45

6-3. Schematic Diagrams ................................................. 47

(1) Schematic Diagrams of F, J and VM1 Boards ... 47

(2) Schematic Diagram of A Board.......................... 49

(3) Schematic Diagram of B Board.......................... 65

(4) Schematic Diagram of B1 and D3 Boards ........ 73

(5) Schematic Diagram of C6 and V1 Boards ......... 75

(6) Schematic Diagram of H Board ......................... 77

(7) Schematic Diagram of D2 Board ....................... 79

6-4. A and B Boards Mark List ....................................... 81

6-5. Voltage Measurements.............................................. 83

6-6. Waveforms ................................................................ 95

6-7. Printed Wiring Boards and Parts Location............... 97

6-8. Semiconductors....................................................... 105

7. EXPLODED VIEWS

7-1. Picture Tube ............................................................ 108

7-2. Chassis .................................................................... 109

8. ELECTRICAL PARTS LIST.................................... 110

4. SET-UP ADJUSTMENTS

4-1. Beam Landing .......................................................... 30

4-2. Convergence Adjustment ......................................... 31

4-3. Focus Adjustment .................................................... 33

4-4. G2 (Screen) and White Balance Adjustments......... 34

5. CIRCUIT ADJUSTMENTS

5-1. Adjustments with Commander ................................ 35

5-2. Adjustment Method ................................................. 37

5-3. Picture Quality Adjustments.................................... 40

5-4. Display position Adjustment ................................... 40

5-5. Deflection Adjustment ............................................. 40

5-6. H-Trapezoid Adjustment ......................................... 41

5-7. A Board Adjustment After IC003

(memory) Replacement ........................................... 41

5-8. Picture Distortion Adjustment ................................. 42

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SELF DIAGNOSTIC FUNCTION

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 INDICATORS

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”.

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

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Diagnostic Item Flash Count*

+B overcurrent/overvoltage 2 times Vertical deflection stopped

White balance failure 5 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:

[Screendisplay] / 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.

Numeral "1" means a fault has been detected.

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5. HANDLING OF SELF-DIAGNOSTIC SCREEN DISPLAY

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

FROM

CRT

FROM

[+B] Q604 C1

[V] Q509/507

IC301

Y/CHROMA JUNGLE

IK-IN

MP/

PROTECT

SDA

IC001

SYSTEM

IO-8DAT B-DAT

O-LED

IO-SDAT

IC003

MEMORY

521

[+BovercurrentªOCPº] 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.

[Verticaldeflectionstopped] Occurs when an absence of the vertical deflection pulse is detected by Q509 and IC001

shut down the power supply.

[Verticaldeflectionovercurrent] Occurs when an overcurrent on V drive line is detected by Q507. Power supply will be

shut down when detect this by IC001.

[Whitebalancefailure] 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.

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.

Do not install the TV in an unstable position. Use a proper TV stand.

Do not place any objects on the TV.

WARNING (continued)

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.

SECTION 1

GENERAL

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Using Your New 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).

: Signal flow

To video and audio outputs

IEC connector (not supplied)

: Signal flow

Antenna cable (not supplied)

Rear of TV

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)

123

VIDEO

VIDEO IN

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO

R L

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.

Using Your New TV

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 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 to 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

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 only)

• During automatic channel presetting, your TV screen will indicate

“B/G”,

“I”, ”D/K” or “M” for the TV system (

“TV SYS”).

Front of TV

ROGRMENU

UTO PR

OGR

ENTER SELECT

L(MON

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Using Your New TV

(yellow)

-L (MONO)

(white)

-R (red)

Rear of TV

To antenna output

To video and audio inputs

Audio system

To audio inputs

VCR

: Signal flow

To T (monitor output)

Antenna cable (not supplied)

Audio/Video cable (not supplied)

123

Note

• If you select “DVD” on your TV scr

een, no signal will be output at the T

(monitor output) jacks (see page 12).

Connecting audio/video equipment using the T (monitor output) jacks

PROGRMENU

AUTO

PROGR

ENTER SELECT

L(MONO)

L (MONO)

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 11).

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 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.

To S video output

Front of TV

Camcorder

Video game equipment

To video and audio outputs

: Signal flow

To (S video input)

3 (video input)

Audio/Video cable (not supplied)

S video cable (not supplied)

Using Your New TV

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

VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

LINE OUT

123

(MONO)

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

continued

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)

Connect To (on the DVD player)

Y (green) Y C

(blue) C

, B-Y or P

(red) C

, R-Y or P

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

, and C

under

(component video

input) on your TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y, C

, and C

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 23).

• Connect your DVD player directly to your TV. Connecting the DVD player

through other video equipment will cause unwanted picture noise.

Rear of TV

VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

LINE OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

S VIDEO OUT

CB C

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Using Your New TV

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.

Note

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

20 mm

3.8 mm

Using Your New TV

Watching the TV

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

Press ! to turn on the TV.

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 TV program.

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 +/–

-/--

FAVORITE

SOUND MODE

PIC MODE

ENTER

A/B

SURROUND

MENU +/–/ENTER

PROGRMENU

AUTO PROGR

ENTER SELECT

L(MONO)

PROGRMENU

AUTO

PROGR

ENTER SELECT

1 indicator

-/--

To select a TV program quickly

(1) Press and hold PROGR +/

–.

(2) Release PROGR +/

– when the desir

ed program number appears.

Note

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

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Using Your New TV

Turn off temporarily

Turn off completely

Adjust the volume

Mute the sound

Watch the video input (VCR, camcorder, etc.)

Jump back to the previous channel

Display the on-screen information*

Do this

Press ?/1. The

1 indicator on the TV lights up red.

Press ! on the TV.

Press 2 +/–.

Press %.

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

Press JUMP.

Press

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

displayed. The on-screen display for the picture and sound information disappears after about 3 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

Press MENU.

Press + or – to select the “SET UP” icon (

), then

press ENTER.

Make sure “LANGUAGE”

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

Press MENU.

PICTURE++MO C

PICTURE

INTELL IGENT P I C :OFF

WI DE MODE :O FF

DE : DYNAM I

ENTER

LANGUAGE:

COLOR SYS :

SETUP

PROGRAM SE

PIC ROTA T I

ENGL I SH

ENTER

COLOR SYS :AUTO

SETUP

PROGRAM SETUP

PIC ROTA T I ON

NGL I SH

LANGUAGE:

Watching the TV (continued)

Using Your New TV

Setting the Wake Up timer

Press

until the desired

period of time appears.

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

Select the TV program or video mode you want to display when you wake up.

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 Timer After 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

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.

Select To

“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.

Select To

“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

A/B

SURROUND

PIC MODE

SOUND

MODE

Advanced Operations

Press FAVORITE.

Press the number button from 1 to 6 to select the desired channel.

Tip

• To program your favorite channels, see “Adjusting each channel 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

-/--

FAVORITE

SOUND

MODE

PIC MODE

ENTER

A/B

SURROUND

FAVORITE

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.

Select To

“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 24).

The surround of your TV is categorized as TruSurround.

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

A/B

SURROUND

SURROUND: OFF

SURROUND: TruSurround

SURROUND

Advanced Operations

Broadcasting On-screen display (Selected sound)

NICAM stereo

NICAM bilingual

NICAM monaural

Enjoying stereo or bilingual programs

(KV-XA29M31/XA29M61/XA34M31)

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

-/--

FAVORITE

SOUND MODE

PIC MODE

ENTER

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)

indicator

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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

position.

• You cannot receive stereo broadcast signal when the TV is in the

“MONO”

setting. Normally set the TV to

“AUT

O”.

Broadcasting On-screen display (Selected sound)

A2 stereo

A2 bilingual

System

NICAM

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)

Advanced Operations

Viewing Teletext

(KV-XA29M31/XA29M61/XA34M31)

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

Select a TV channel that carries the Teletext broadcast you want to watch.

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/B

P166 SECTEXT 166 FR1 MAR 03:59:09

From Singapore

To PARIS

To OSAKA

To ROMA

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

-/--

FAVORITE

SOUND MODE

PIC MODE

ENTER

A/B

SURROUND

FASTEXT

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Advanced Operations

Additional Teletext tasks

display a Teletext page on the TV picture

check the contents of a Teletext service

select a Teletext page

hold 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

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

show the text.

Viewing Teletext (continued)

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 an overview of the menu system.

Return icon

“PICTURE” icon

“SOUND” icon

“CH PRESET” icon

Name of the current menu

Menu level 3

Menu level 2

Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

Menu level 1

PRO RAM SET

AT IO

COLOR SYS :

LAN UAGE:

STUP

PIC ROT

“SETUP” icon

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3/Function

“PICTURE”

“PICTURE MODE

”

Select the “PICTURE” mode: “DYNAMIC”t “STANDARD”t “SOFT”t “PERSONAL”t “ADJUST”

“ADJUST” Adjust the “PERSONAL” option:

“PICTURE” t “COLOR”t “BRIGHT”t “HUE”t “SHARP”

“WIDE MODE”

Change the picture size.

“INTELLIGENT PIC

”

Optimize picture quality.

“SOUND”“SOUND MODE

”

Select the “SOUND” mode: “DYNAMIC”t “DRAMA” t “SOFT” t “PERSONAL“ t “ADJUST”

“ADJUST” Adjust the “PERSONAL” option:

“BASS” t “TREBLE”t “BALANCE”t “BBE”

“SURROUND” Select the “SURROUND” mode:

“TruSurround” t “OFF”

“INTELLIGENT VOL

”

Adjust volume automatically.

“SETUP”“LANGUAGE” Change the menu language:

“ENGLISH” t“

”(Chinese) t “

”(Arabic) t

“

” (Thai)

“PIC ROTATION” Rotate the picture.

“PROGRAM SETUP

”

Adjust each channel settings.

“COLOR SYS” Change the color system:

“AUTO” t “PAL ” t “SECAM” t “NTSC3.58” t “NTSC4.43”

“CH PRESET”“AUTO PROGRAM” Preset channels automatically.

“MANUAL PROGRAM

”

Preset channels manually.

“TV SYS” Change the TV system:

“B/G” t “I” t “D/K” t “M”

The BBE is manufactured by Sony Corporation under license from BBE Sound, Inc. It is covered by U.S. Patent No. 4,638,258 and No. 4,482,866. The word “BBE” and the BBE symbol are the trademarks of BBE Sound, Inc.

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Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

How to use the menu

You can use the buttons on the remote and on the TV as well to display the menu and adjust the settings.

Press MENU to display the menu.

Press + or – to select the desired item.

Press ENTER to confirm your selection and go to the next menu level.

Other menu operations

To Press

Adjust the setting value +/–

Return to the previous menu level ENTER

Cancel the menu MENU

+ / – /ENTER

Front of TV

Tips

• To return from Menu Level 2 to MENU Level 1, press +/– to select the return icon (

), then press ENTER.

•

Some of the menu items can be operated directly using the remote buttons.

• The MENU, ENTER, and SELECT

buttons on the TV can also be used

for the operations above.

Note

• If more than 60 seconds elapse between entries, the menu screen automatically disappears.

FAVORITE

SOUND

MODE

PIC MODE

ENTER

A/B

SURROUND

ENTER

P I CTURE : MO C

PICTURE

INTELLIGENT PIC:OFF

WIDE MODE: OFF

DE : DYNAM I

CH PRESET

SYS:B/G

MANUAL PROGRAM

AM+ + +

OPROGAUT

PROGRMENU

AUTO

PROGR

ENTER SELECT

Introducing the menu system (continued)

Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

+ / – /ENTER

FAVORITE

SOUND

MODE

PIC MODE

ENTER

A/B

SURROUND

PICTURE MO C

PICTURE

INTELLIGENT PIC:OFF

WIDE MODE: OFF

DE : DYNAM I

ENTER

INTELLIGEN

PER

PICTURE

SONAL

WI DE

SOF T

PICTUR

MOD E

S TANDARD

ADJ UST

DYNAMI

Changing the “PICTURE” setting

The “PICTURE” menu allows you to change the picture settings.

Press MENU.

Make sure the

“PICTURE”

icon (

) is selected,

then press ENTER.

Press + or – to select the desired item (e.g.,

“PICTURE MODE

”),

then press ENTER.

Select To

“PICTURE MODE

”

choose either “DYNAMIC”, “ST

ANDARD”, “SOFT”

“PERSONAL”*, or “ADJUST”.

“WIDE MODE” change the picture size when receiving wide-mode (16:9)

picture signal. Press + or – to select “ON”, then pr

ess ENTER.

To cancel, select “OFF”, then pr

ess ENTER.

“INTELLIGENT PIC

”

optimize picture quality. Press + or – to select “ON”, then pr

ess ENTER.

To cancel, select

“OFF”, then pr

ess ENTER.

* When the “PERSONAL” mode is selected, you can r

eceive the last

adjusted picture settings from the “ADJUST” option (see page 22).

Note

• For details on the options under

“PICTURE MODE

”, see page 12.

To return to the normal screen

Press MENU.

ENTER

Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

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Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

ENTER

COLOR 80

Adjusting the

“ADJUST” items under

“PICTURE MODE

”

Press + or – to select the desired item (e.g., “COLOR”), then press ENTER.

Adjust the value according to the following table, then press ENTER.

For Press – to Press + to

“PICTURE” decrease picture contrast increase picture contrast

“COLOR” decrease color intensity increase color intensity

“BRIGHT” darken the picture brighten the picture

“HUE”* increase red picture tones increase green picture tones

“SHARP” soften the picture sharpen the picture

* You can adjust “HUE” for the NTSC color system only

Repeat the above steps to adjust other items.

The adjusted settings will be received when you select

“PERSONAL”.

Tip

• For details on the menu system and how to use the menu, refer to

Introducing the menu system on page 19.

Changing the “PICTURE setting” (continued)

Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

Changing the “SOUND” setting

The “SOUND” menu allows you to change the sound settings.

Press MENU.

Press + or – to select the “SOUND” icon (

then press ENTER.

Press + or – to select the desired item (e.g., “SOUND MODE”), then press ENTER.

Select To

“SOUND MODE

”

choose either “DYNAMIC”, “DRAMA”, “SOFT”, “PERSONAL”*, or “ADJUST”.

“SURROUND” choose either “TruSurround” or “OFF”.

“INTELLIGENT VOL

”

adjust the volume of all TV programs and video inputs automatically. Press + or – to select “ON”, then pr

ess ENTER.

To cancel, select “OFF”, then pr

ess ENTER.

* When the “PERSONAL” mode is selected, you can r

eceive the last

adjusted sound settings from the “ADJUST” option (see page 24).

Tip

• For details on the options under

“SOUND MODE

” and “SURROUND”,

see pages 12 and 14 respectively.

To return to the normal screen

Press MENU.

+ / – /ENTER

FAVORITE

SOUND

MODE

PIC MODE

ENTER

A/B

SURROUND

ENTER

SOUND MODE +

SOUND

INTELLIGENT VOL:OFF

SURROUND : OFF F

: DYNAMI C+

PER

SOUND

SONAL

INTELLIGENSOF T

URROUND : O

OUND MODE

DRAMA

ADJ UST

DYNAMI

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Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

BALANCE 00

ENTER

Adjusting the

“ADJUST” items under

“SOUND MODE

”

Press + or – to select the desired item (e.g., ”BALANCE“), then press ENTER.

Adjust the value according to the following table, then press ENTER.

For Press – to Press + to

“BASS” decrease the bass increase the bass

“TREBLE” decrease the treble increase the treble

“BALANCE” increase the left speaker ’s volume

increase the right speaker’s volume

“BBE” select “HIGH” for higher enhancement of sound clarity;

select “LOW” for lower enhancement of sound clarity; select “OFF” to turn off the BBE sound

Repeat the above steps to adjust other items.

The adjusted settings will be received when you select

“PERSONAL”.

Tip

• For details on the menu system and how to use the menu, refer to

Introducing the menu system on page 19.

Changing the sound setting (continued)

Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

Number buttons

+ / – / ENTER

-/--

FAVORITE

SOUND

MODE

PIC MODE

ENTER

A/B

SURROUND

ENTER

COLOR SYS :AUTO

SETUP

PROGRAM SETUP

PIC ROTA T I ON

NGL I SH

LANGUAGE:

LANGUAGE: E

COLOR SYS : NTS

SETUP

C3.58

PROGRAM SE SECAM

PIC ROTA T I PA L

AUTO

NTSC4.43

PIC ROTATION

ENTER

Changing the “SETUP” setting

The “SETUP” menu allows you to change the menu language, adjust the picture position, setup your program and select color system.

Press MENU.

Press + or – to select “SETUP” icon (

then press ENTER.

Press + or – to select the desired item (e.g., “COLOR SYS”), then press ENTER.

Select To

“LANGUAGE” change the menu language (see Changing the menu language

on page 10).

“PIC ROTATION” adjust the picture position when it is not aligned to the TV screen.

Press + or – to adjust the picture position, then press ENTER.

“PROGRAM SETUP

”

adjust each channel settings (see Adjusting each channel settings (PROGRAM SETUP) on page 26).

“COLOR SYS” change the color system. Normally, set this to “AUTO”.

To return to the normal screen

Press MENU.

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Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

ENTER

Adjusting each channel settings (PROGRAM SETUP)

The “PROGRAM SETUP

” menu allows you to change the pr

ogram

settings.

Select “PROGRAM SETUP

” from the “SETUP” menu.

Select “PR” and press ENTER. Press + or

– to select the desired channel you want to adjust, then press ENTER.

Press + or – to select the desired item (e.g., ”CHILD LOCK”), then press ENTER.

Select To

“PR” select the desired channel.

“SKIP” skip unwanted or unused program number.

Press + or – to select “ON”, then pr

ess ENTER.

To cancel, select “OFF”, then pr

ess ENTER.

“CHILD LOCK”

prevent children from watching this selected channel. Press + or – to select “ON”, then pr

ess ENTER.

The lock symbol (

) appears on the screen.

To cancel, select

“OFF”, then pr

ess ENTER. If you preset a locked channel, that particular channel will be unlocked automatically.

“FAVORITE CH” program channels for direct selection.

Press + or – to select one of the six favorite channel numbers (if you decide not to make any changes, select

“

”), then press ENTER. To view the selected favorite channel, refer page 13.

To continue adjusting other channels, press + or – to select “PR”, then r

epeat

step 2 and 3.

To return to the normal screen

Press MENU.

FAVORI TE CH: ––

PROGRAM S E T

CH I LD LOCK :OF F

SK I P :OFF

PR : 14

FAVORI TE C : ––

PROGRAM S E T

CH I LD LOCK :

SK I P :ON

PR : 14

OFF

Changing the

“SETUP” setting (continued)

Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

+ / – /ENTER

FAVORITE

SOUND

MODE

PIC MODE

ENTER

A/B

SURROUND

Press MENU.

Press + or – to select the “CH PRESET” icon (

then press ENTER.

Press + or – to select the desired item (e.g.,

“AUTO PROGRAM

”),

then press ENTER.

Changing the Channel Preset (“CH PRESET”) setting

The “CH PRESET” menu allows you to adjust the setup of your TV. For example, you can receive a channel with a weak signal that fails to be tuned in by automatic presetting.

Select

AUTO PROGRAM

MANUAL PROGRAM

TV SYS

To return to the normal screen

Press MENU.

Tip

• For details on the menu system and how to use the menu, refer to Introducing the menu system on page 21.

ENTER

CH PRESET

SYS:B/G

MANUAL PROGRAM

AM+ + +

OPROGAUT

RAM

AUTO PROG

FLOW

SYS :AU TO

01:

preset channels automatically.

preset channels manually (see Presetting channels manually on page 28).

change the TV system. Press + or – to select either “B/G”, “I”, “D/K” or “M”, then press ENTER.

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Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

Changing the Channel Preset (“CH PRESET”) setting (continued)

Presetting channels manually

After selecting

“MANUAL PROGRAM”, select the program number to which you want to preset a channel. (1) Make sure “PR” is

selected , then press ENTER.

(2)

Press + or – until the program number you want to preset (e.g., program number

“10”) appears on the menu, then press ENTER

Select the desired channel.

(1) Press + or – to select

either “VHF LOW”,

“VHF HIGH” or “UHF”, then press

ENTER.

(2) Press + or – until the

desired channel picture appears on the TV screen, then press ENTER.

If the sound of the desired channel is abnormal, select the appropriate TV system.

(1) Press + or – to select

“TV SYS”, then press ENTER.

(2) Press + or – until the

sound becomes normal (e.g., “M”), then press ENTER.

ENTER

01:

RAM

UHF

MANU ALPROG

TV SYS:B/G

FINE:AUTO

LOW

10:

RAM

UHF

MANU ALPROG

TV SYS:B/G

FINE:AUTO

LOW

ENTER

10:

RAM

UHF

MANU ALPROG

TV SYS:B/G

FINE:AUTO

LOW

10:

RAM

UHF

MANU ALPROG

TV SYS: B / G

FINE:AUTO

LOW

ENTER

10:

RAM

UHF

MANU ALPROG

TV SYS : M

FINE:AUTO

LOW

10:

RAM

UHF

MANU ALPROG

TV SYS : I

B/G

FINE:AUTO

LOW

Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

ENTER

10:

RAM

UHF

MANU ALPROG

TV SYS :M MANUAL

AUTO

FINE:

LOW

10:

RAM

UHF

MANU ALPROG

–+

TV SYS: M MA NUA L

AUTO

FINE:

LOW

10:

RAM

UHF

MANU ALPROG

TV SYS: M

FINE:MANUA L

LOW

If you are not satisfied with the picture and sound quality, you may improve them by using fine tuning.

(1)

Press

+ or –

to select “FINE”, then press ENTER

(2)

Press

+ or –

to select “MANUAL”, then press

ENTER.

(3) Press + or – until the

picture and sound quality are optimal, then press ENTER.

The + or – icon on the menu flashes while tuning.

To return to the normal screen

Press MENU.

Notes

• If you preset a locked channel (

“CHILD LOCK”), that particular channel

will be unlocked automatically (see page 26).

• The TV system (

“TV SYS”) and the fine tuning (

“FINE”) settings ar

memorized for each program number.

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Additional Information

Self-diagnosis function

Your TV is equipped with a self-diagnosis function. If there is a

problem with your TV, the

indicator flashes red. The number of

times the

indicator flashes indicates the possible causes.

Check that the

indicator flashes red a number of times between

3-second intervals.

Count the number of times the

indicator flashes.

Press

(main power) to turn off your TV.

Inform your nearest Sony service center about the number of times the

indicator flashes. Be sure to note the model name and serial number located on the rear of your TV.

Front of TV

indicator

PROGRMENU

AUTO

PROGR

ENTER SELECT

L(MONO)

Additional Information

Troubleshooting

If you find any problem while viewing your TV, please check the following guide. If any problem persists, contact your Sony dealer .

Possible causeSymptom

Solutions

Additional Information

continued

• Check the antenna cable and connection on the TV, VCR and on the wall.

• Display the “CH PRESET” menu and select “MANUAL PROGRAM” to preset the channel again.

• Check the antenna type (

“VHF”/“UHF”).

Contact a Sony dealer for advice.

• Adjust the antenna direction. Contact a Sony dealer for advice.

• Try using a booster.

• Turn off or disconnect the booster if it is

in use.

• If the sound of all the channels are noisy, display the “CH PRESET” menu and check the TV system (

“TV SYS”) setting, then select “AUTO PROGRAM” to preset the channels again.

• If the sound of some channels are noisy, select the channel, then display the

“CH PRESET” menu and select the appropriate TV system (“TV SYS”).

• Check the power cord, antenna and the VCR connections.

• Press

?/1

(power).

• Press

(main power) on the TV to turn off the TV for about five seconds, then turn it on again.

• Connection is loose or the cable is damaged.

• Channel presetting is inappropriate or incomplete.

• The antenna type is inappropriate.

• The antenna direction is inappropriate.

• Signal transmission is low.

• Broadcast signals are too strong.

• The TV system setting or channel presetting is inappropriate or incomplete.

• The power cord, antenna or VCR is not connected.

• The TV is not turned on.

Snowy picture

Noisy sound

Distorted picture

Noisy sound

Good picture

Noisy sound

No picture

No sound

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Additional Information

• Press

+ to increase the volume level.

• Press

to cancel the muting.

• Press A/B until a good sound is heard. (KV-XA29M31/XA29M61/ XA34M31 only)

• Do not use a hair dryer or other equipment near the TV.

• Adjust the antenna direction for minimum interference. Contact a Sony dealer for advice.

• Use a highly directional antenna.

• Use the fine tuning (

“FINE”) function.

• Adjust the antenna direction. Contact a

Sony dealer for advice.

• Turn off or disconnect the booster if it is in use.

• Display the “PICTURE” menu and select “ADJUST” of “PICTURE MODE

”, then

adjust the “COLOR” level.

• Display the “SETUP” menu and check the

color system (“COLOR SYS”) setting (usually set this to

“AUT

O”).

• Adjust the antenna direction. Contact a Sony dealer for advice.

• Keep external speakers or other electrical equipment away from the TV. Do not move the TV while the TV is turned on. Press

(main power) on the TV to turn off the TV for about five minutes, then turn it on again.

• Press A/B until “AUTO” appears on the screen.

• The volume level is too low.

• The sound is muted.

• Broadcast signal has a

transmission problem.

• There is local interference from cars, neon signs, hair dryers, power generators, etc.

• Broadcast signals are reflected by nearby mountains or buildings.

• The antenna direction is inappropriate.

• Use of a booster is inappropriate.

• The color level setting is too low.

• The color system setting is inappropriate.

• The antenna direction is inappropriate.

• The magnetic disturbance from external speakers or other equipment, or the direction of the earth’s magnetic field may affect the TV.

• The stereo reception setting is inappropriate.

Possible causeSymptom Solutions

Page

–

Good picture

No sound

Dotted lines or stripes

Double images or “ghosts”

No color

Abnormal color patches

TV cannot receive stereo broadcast signal. (KV-XA29M31/ XA29M61/XA34M31)

Troubleshooting (continued)

Additional Information

Possible causeSymptom

Solutions

• Check the antenna cable and connection on the TV, VCR and on the wall.

• Adjust the antenna direction. Contact a Sony dealer for advice.

• Press A/B until a good sound is heard.

––

• Check the antenna cable and connection

on the TV, VCR and on the wall.

• Adjust the antenna direction. Contact a Sony dealer for advice.

• Try using a booster.

• Display the “SETUP” menu and adjust “PIC ROTATION” so that the picture is

aligned to the TV screen.

• Use the fine tuning (

“FINE”) function.

• Contact your nearest Sony service center.

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–

• Connection is loose or

the cable is damaged.

• The antenna direction is inappropriate.

• Broadcast signal has a transmission problem.

• The channel carries no Teletext broadcast.

• Connection is loose or the cable is damaged.

• The antenna direction is inappropriate.

•

Signal transmission is too low.

• The terrestrial magnetism affects your TV set.

• There is interference from external sources, e.g., heavy machineries, nearby broadcast station.

• Your TV may need service.

• Changes in room temperature sometimes make the TV cabinet expand or contract, making a noise. This does not indicate a malfunction.

•

The TV’s demagnetizing function is working. This does not indicate a malfunction.

Stereo broadcast sound switches on and off or is distorted.

The sound switches between monaural and stereo frequently. (KV-XA29M31/ XA29M61/XA34M31)

“100” appears on the top of the screen and no Teletext display. (KV-XA29M31/ XA29M61/XA34M31)

Teletext display is incomplete (picture snowy or double images). (KV-XA29M31/ XA29M61/XA34M31)

Picture slant

Lines moving across the TV screen.

The

indicator on your TV flashes red a number of times between 3-second intervals.

TV cabinet creaks.

A “boom” sound is heard when the TV is turned on.

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XA29M61/XA34M31

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Additional Information

Troubleshooting Shortcuts

For better viewing, please check the following connections.

• Snowy • Distorted • Noisy/ picture picture distorted

sound

Wall antenna terminal

UHF

VHF

Booster

VCR

Check the antenna direction.

Incorrect antenna direction may cause:

Check the antenna type.

Wrong type of antenna may cause:

• No picture

• Snowy picture

Check connection on the wall antenna terminal.

Loose connection may cause:

•

Snowy picture

• Distorted sound

Check if you need booster to increase signal level.

Too strong signal level may cause:

•

Distorted picture

• Noisy sound

Antenna connection

Additional Information

P166 SECTEXT 166 FR1 MAR 03:59:09

Fom Singapore

To PARIS

To OSAKA

To ROMA

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

Connection

to TV

Check connection on the VCR and on the TV.

Loose connection may cause:

• Snowy picture

• Distorted sound

• No picture

For more information, see Troubleshooting on page 31 or consult your dealer for guidance.

AC Connection

Check connection on the AC socket.

Loose connection may cause:

• no power

• no picture with no sound

• Double image

picture

(KV-XA29M61/ XA34M61 only)

• Missing Teletext characters

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KV-XA29M31/XA29M50/

XA29M61/XA34M31

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Additional Information

Overview of controls

TV front panel

L (MONO)

PROGRMENU

AUTO

PROGR

ENTER SELECT

PROGRMENU

AUTO PROGR

ENTER SELECT

L(MONO)

PageFunction

Preset channels automatically.5 Turn off completely or 9

turn on the TV. Select program number. 9 Standby indicator 9 Adjust volume. 10 Select TV or video input. 10 Wake Up indicator 11 Stereo/Bilingual indicator.15 Display the menu. 20 Headphones jack. –

AUTO PROGR

PROGR +/–

1 2 +/–

Button

Additional Information

Remote control

-/--

FAVORITE

SOUND MODE

PIC MODE

ENTER

A/B

SURROUND

Button function

For general TV operations

For Teletext operations

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

Label color

White

Green

Page

Button

Function

?/1

PROGR +/– 0 – 9, ÷

+/–

t a

JUMP Timer operations

PIC MODE SOUND MODE FAVORITE SURROUND Stereo/bilingual operations

(KV-XA29M61/XA34M61 only)

A/B

Teletext operations (KV-XA29M61/XA34M61 only)

(red, green,

yellow, blue)

Menu operations

MENU + or – ENTER

Overview of controls (continued)

Turn off temporarily or turn on the TV. 9

Select program number. 9

Input numbers. 9

Adjust volume. 9

Select TV or video input. 10

Display the TV program. 10

Mute the sound. 10

Display on-screen information.

Jump to previous channel. 10

Set TV to turn on automatically.

Set TV to turn off automatically.

Select picture mode. 12

Select sound mode. 12

Display favorite channels. 13

Select surround mode. 14

Select stereo/bilingual mode.

Display Teletext broadcast. 17

Enlarge the Teletext display.

Reveal concealed information. 18

Stop Teletext display from scrolling.

Display Teletext service contents.

Show TV screen while 18 waiting for Teletext page.

Access a Fastext menu 18

Display the menu. 20

Select and adjust item. 20

Confirm selected item. 20

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XA29M61/XA34M31

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SECTION 2

2 Rear cover

1 Four screws

(+BVTP 4 × 16)

3 Eight screws

(+BVTP 4 × 16)

1 Two screws (Washer head)

(+BVTP 4 × 16)

2 Two screws washer head

(+P 4 × 16)

3 F Board bracket

4 F Board

1 Three connectors

5 Two claws

2 Two screws

(+BVTP 3 × 12)

2 Rear cover

1 Four screws

(+BVTP 4 × 16)

1 Ten screws

(+BVTP 4 × 16)

DISASSEMBLY

2-1. REAR COVER REMOVAL

(KV-XA29M31/XA29M50/XA29M61)

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2-3. CHASSIS ASSY REMOVAL

2-2. SPEAKER REMOVAL

(KV-XA34M31 only)

2-4. F BRACKET REMOVAL

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One screw (+BVTP 3 × 12)

1 Push the claw to direction of arrow and remove

2 Spring compression

3 Power Button

J Board

3 PWB holder

6 Terminal bracket

7 Bracket HVC

HV Cap block

5 One screw

(+BVTP 4 × 16)

4 Two screws

(+BVTP 3 × 12)

1 Two screws

(+BVTP 3 × 12)

2 One screw

(+BVTP 3 × 12)

One screw

(+BVTP 3 × 12)

1 J Board

4 One screw

(+BVTP 4 × 16)

3 Two screws

(+BVTP 3 × 12)

2 Two screws

(+BVTP 3 × 12)

5 Terminal bracket

6 Two claws

XA29M61/XA34M31

2-5. SERVICE POSITION

Note:

1. Disconnect the speaker connection on the right side first.

2. Undress necessary wires before going to Service Position.

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2-7. HV CAP BLOCK (KV-XA34M31 only), PWB

HOLDER AND J BOARD REMOVAL

2-6. REPLACEMENT OF PARTS

For replacement of light guide,unscrew them, exchange with new parts and fix them with screws respectively.

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2-6-2. Power Button

2-6-1. Light Guide

2-8. TERMINAL BRACKET REMOVAL

3 Two connectors

2 Two connectors

1 Two connectors

4 One screw (+BVTAP 3

× 12)

6 H Board

5 Four claws

3 B Board

5 A Board

4 Four connectors

2 Three screws

(+BVTAP 3 × 12)

One screw (+BVTAP 3 × 12 with washer)

2 V1 Board

One connector

1 B1 Board

2-9. D2 (KV-XA34M31) /D3 (KV-XA29M31/

1 Three connectors

3 D2 board

(KV-XA34M31) 3 D3 board

(KV-XA29M31/ XA29M50/XA29M61)

2 One claw

XA29M50/XA29M61) BOARDS REMOVAL

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2-12. A AND B BOARDS REMOVAL

2-10. B1 AND V1 (KV-XA29M31/XA29M61/

XA34M31) BOARDS REMOVAL

2-11. H BOARD REMOVAL

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6 Two screws

wf Cap, screw

wf Cap,

screw

(+BVTP 4 × 16)

qh C6 board

qg Neck assy

qj Degaussing coil

Degaussing coil

qk Four claws

DGC clips

(KV-XA29")

DGC clips

qa Chassis assy

wa Four DGC clips

8 Two screws

(+P 4 × 16)

(washer head)

q; Two screws

Crown Washer)

(Tapping 7+

4 Two screws

(+P 4 × 16)

(washer head)

9 Two screws

Crown Washer)

(Tapping 7+

ws Holder DGC

w; Cushion (50x550) DGC

Cushion (S) DGC

w; Cushion (50x550) DGC

2 Two screws

(+BVTP 4 × 16)

1 Speaker

(5cm)

qf Deflection

yoke

qd Tension

spring

ql DGC

DGC band

DGC Holder

band

qs Anode cap

qg Picture tube

qf Cushion

5 Speaker

wd Nut,

Special CRT

wd Nut, Special CRT

(5cm)

7 Speaker

(15 × 6.5cm)

3 Speaker

(15 × 6.5cm)

CRT (Top,right) Support Assy

CRT (Top,left) Support Assy

Two screws (+BVTP 4 × 16)

(KV-XA34")

XA29M61/XA34M31

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2-13. PICTURE TUBE REMOVAL

NOTE : i) The picture tube for OCE model is upside down, and the position for the

anode cap and tension springs are changed accordingly.

ii) Please remove necessary CRT support located on top left, top right, bottom

left, bottom right, prior to removing the CRT.

iii) 9 and q/ (screws Tapping 7+ Crown Washer)

(KV-XA29M31/XA29M50/XA29M61).

iv) Nut, Special, CRT and cap screw (KV-XA34M31 only).

•REMOVAL OF ANODE-CAP

NOTE : After removing the anode, short circuit the anode of the picture tube and

the anode cap to the metal chassis, CRT shield or carbon paint on the CRT.

•REMOVING PROCEDURES

1 Turn up one side of the rubber cap in the direction indicated by the arrow a.

2 Using a thumb pull up the rubber cap firmly in the direction indicated by the arrow b.

Anode Button

3 When one side of the rubber cap is separated from the anode button, the anode-cap

can be removed by turning up the rubber cap and pulling it up in the direction of the arrow c.

• HOW TO HANDLE AN ANODE-CAP

1 Do not damage the surface of anode-caps with sharp shaped objects. 2 Do not press the rubber too hard so as not to damage the inside of anode-cap.

A metal fitting called the shatter-hook terminal is built into the rubber.

3 Do not turn the foot of rubber over too hard.

The shatter-hook terminal will stick out or damage the rubber.

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KV-XA29M31/XA29M50/

SECTION 3

XA29M61/XA34M31

ADVANCE OPERATION

3-1. "RESET" FUNCTION

1. Purpose

If a customer faces some setting problem that cannot be solved, using the "RESET" function some items will be reset to its original setting (shipment condition)

2. How to Operate

The way to access to the "RESET" Function:-

a) By pressing "MENU" button or "SELECT" button (for non-menu models) on the Front Key Input and

hold it down for 5 seconds.

3. Subsequent of Operation

Sequential to the resetting operation (either methods being used in No. 2), TV set would shut down once and automatically turn on again. The power-off duration is expected to be about 500msec. An OSD message, "RESET" tentatively will be displayed for 10 sec after IK status gets stable. As a result, some items will be reset to an initial condition (shipment condition) wheareas some other remains at the last selection by user.

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Items that remains at the last selection by user

Program No., Favourite CH Setup, PIC rotation,

OSD Language, Fine tuning, TV System, Skip

Reset Items

Video input RF Volume 30 Picture mode DYNAMIC Sound mode DYNAMIC Surround mode OF Color system(video) AUTO Favourite CH mode AUTO Multi Picture (PIP) OFF PIP position Bottom Right OSD recall OFF Intelligent volume OFF ECO mode OFF Color system(RF) AUTO* Antenna sensitivity HIGH*

*= only when in RF mode

Not used for

}

this model

Stereo mode STEREO/NICAM*

(except KV-XA29M50)

Bilingual mode MAIN*

(except KV-XA29M50 High-deviation mode AUTO* Child lock OFF* Wide mode OFF Game mode OFF Teletext mode OFF (except

KV-XA29M50) Sleep timer OFF Wake-up timer OFF Sound muting OFF

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KV-XA29M31/XA29M50/

Purity control

XA29M61/XA34M31

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SECTION 4

SET-UP ADJUSTMENTS

• The following adjustments should be made when a complete

realignment is required or a new picture tube is installed.

• These adjustments should be performed with rated power

supply voltage unless otherwise noted.

Controls and switches should be set as follows unless otherwise noted:

PICTURE control........................................................... normal

BRIGHTNESS control................................................... normal

................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Preparation :

• In order to reduce the influence of geomagnetism on the set's

picture tube, face it east or west.

• Switch on the set's power and degauss with the degausser.

Perform the adjustments in the following order :

1. Beam Landing

2. Convergence

3. Focus

4. White Balance Note : Test Equipment Required.

1. Pattern Generator

2. Degausser

3. Oscilloscope

4-1. BEAM LANDING

1. Input a white signal with the pattern generator. Contrast Brightness

2. Position neck assy as shown in Fig4-2.

3. Set the pattern generator raster signal to a green raster.

4. Move the deflection yoke to the rear and adjust with the purity control so that the green is at the center and the blue and the red take up equally sized areas on each side. (See Figures 4-1 through 4-4.)

5. Move the deflection yoke forward and adjust so that the entire screen is green. (See Figure 4-2.)

6. Switch the raster signal to blue, then to red and verify the condition.

7. When the position of the deflection yoke has been decided, fasten the deflection yoke with the screws and DY spacers.

8. If the beam does not land correctly in all the corners, use a magnet to adjust it. (See Figure 4-5.)

}

normal

Red

Purity control corrects this area.

Fig. 4-3

Blue

Green

Fig. 4-4

Disk magnets or rotatable disk magnets correct these areas (a-d).

Neck assy

Behind the G2 edge

G2G1 G3

Fig. 4-1

Fig. 4-2

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Deflection yoke positioning corrects these areas.

Fig. 4-5

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Sony KV-XA29M31, KV-XA29M61, KV-XA29M50, KV-XA34M31 Service manual

SPECIFICATIONS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SELF DIAGNOSTIC FUNCTION

GENERAL

DISASSEMBLY

3 Power Button

•REMOVAL OF ANODE-CAP

ADVANCE OPERATION

SET-UP ADJUSTMENTS