3-865-722-11 (1)
Trinitron Color TV
Operating Instructions
• Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain
it for future reference.
KV-XF25M8J
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FR
PR
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KV-XF29M8J
©1998 by Sony Corporation
WARNING
• Dangerously high voltages are present inside the TV.
• Operate the TV only between 110 – 240 V AC.
Do not open the cabinet or the rear cover of the
TV. Refer servicing to qualified personnel.
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose
the TV to rain or moisture.
Do not install the TV in a confined space, such
as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.
Do not block the ventilation openings of the TV.
Install the TV in a stable position. Do not allow
children to climb onto it.
Do not operate the TV if any liquid or solid object
falls into it. Have it checked immediately by
qualified personnel only.
Clean the TV with a dry soft cloth.
Do not use benzine, thinner, or any other chemicals
to clean the TV. Do not scratch the picture tube.
Do not pull the power cord to disconnect the TV.
Pull it out by the plug.
Disconnect the power cord during lightning
storms or if you are not going to use the TV for
several days.
2
Do not plug too many appliances into the same
power socket. Do not damage the power cord.
Do not install the TV in hot, humid or excessively
dusty places.
Table of Contents
WARNING
Using Your New TV
Getting Started ............................................................................................. 4
Step 1: Connect the antenna .................................................................. 4
Step 2: Insert the batteries into the remote.......................................... 5
Step 3: Preset the channels automatically ........................................... 5
Connecting optional components ............................................................. 6
Securing the TV............................................................................................ 7
Watching the TV .......................................................................................... 8
Advanced Operations
Selecting the picture and sound
modes ..................................................11
Viewing your favorite channels.......12
Listening with surround sound.......13
Additional Information
Troubleshooting .................................25
Self-diagnosis function...................... 28
Identifying parts and controls .........29
Specifications...................... Back cover
Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)
Introducing the menu system .......... 14
How to use the menu ........................15
Changing the A/V CONTROL
settings
........................................16
Changing the SET UP
settings
..........................................18
Changing the Channel Preset
(CH PRESET) settings
.................21
Using Your New TV
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The features you will enjoy include:
• FAVORITE CH for quick and easy channel selection (page 12)
• PICTURE MODE/SOUND MODE/SURROUND for customizing your TV (pages 11, 13)
Your TV also offers the following setup features:
• Menu language options – English/Arabic (page 9)
• CHILD LOCK for preventing children from watching certain programs (page 19)
• INTELLIGENT VOL for automatic volume adjustment (page 20)
• PIC ROTATION for picture position adjustment (page 20)
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Getting Started
Step 1
Connect the antenna
If you wish to connect a VCR, see the “Connecting a VCR” diagram below.
Rear of TV
or
Antenna cable (not supplied)
IEC connector
(not supplied)
Antenna cable (not supplied)
CAUTION
Do not connect the power cord until all other connections are complete;
otherwise, a minimal current leakage through the antenna and/or other
terminals to the ground could occur.
: Signal flow
Connecting a VCR
To watch a video tape, see page 9.
Antenna cable (not supplied)
To antenna
output
VIDEO
AUDIO
VIDEO IN
VIDEO OUT
To video and
audio outputs
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VCR
To ˘
(antenna)
S video cable
(not supplied)
To S video
output
Audio/Video cable
(not supplied)
Rear of TV
To
(S video input)
WOOFER
(8 )
To … 1 or 2
(video input)
(yellow)
-L (MONO) (white)
-R (red)
: Signal flow
Notes
• If you connect a monaural VCR, connect the yellow plug to (the yellow
jack) and the black plug to -L (MONO) (the white jack).
• If you connect a VCR to the ˘ (antenna) terminal, preset the signal
output from the VCR to the program number 0 on the TV.
• When both the (S video input) and … 1 (video input) are connected,
the (S video input) is automatically selected. To view the video input
to … 1 (video input), disconnect the S video cable.
• 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 or different types of batteries together.
Step 3
Preset the channels automatically
Front of TV
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PROGR
ONE-PUSH AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMING
AUTO
PROGR
2
ONE-PUSH AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMING
Tip
• To stop the automatic channel presetting, press MENU twice.
Now You Are Ready. . .
To preset the channels manually, see
page 21.
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5
Connecting optional components
You can connect optional audio/video components, such as a VCR, multi disc player,
camcorder, video game or stereo system.
To watch the picture of the connected equipment, see page 9.
Connecting a camcorder/video game equipment
using the … (video input) jacks
Front of TV
S video cable (not supplied)
To
(S video
input)
Notes
• You can also connect video equipment to the … 1 or 2 (video input) jacks
at the rear of your TV.
• When both the (S video input) and … 3 (video input) are connected,
the (S video input) is automatically selected. To view the video input
to … 3 (video input), disconnect the S video cable.
(
MONO
To… 3
(video input)
Camcorder
3
)
Audio/Video cable (not supplied)
To video and
audio outputs
or
Video game
equipment
Connecting audio/video equipment using the Ú
(monitor output) jacks
Antenna cable (not supplied)
To
antenna
output
To video and
audio inputs
Rear of TV
WOOFER
(8 )
To Ú
(monitor
output)
VCR
or
Audio/Video cable
(not supplied)
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(yellow)
-L (MONO)
(white)
-R (red)
Note
• When connecting a monaural VCR, connect the yellow plug to (the
yellow jack) and the black plug to -L (MONO) (the white jack).
To S video output
:Signal flow
Audio system
or
To
audio
inputs
:Signal flow
Securing the TV
To prevent the TV from falling, secure the TV using one of the following methods:
With the supplied screws, attach the stabilizer band to the TV stand and to
A
the rear of the TV using the provided hole.
or
Pass a cord or chain through the clamps and secure them to the rear of the
B
TV and a wall or pillar.
20
mm
3.8mm
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A
B
or
Note
• Use only the supplied screws. Use of other screws may damage the TV.
Using Your New TV
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Watching the TV
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This section explains functions used
while watching TV. Most operations can
be done using the remote.
Press U to turn on the TV.
1
When the TV is in standby
mode (the u indicator on
the TV is lit red), press u
on the remote.
1
4
7
-/--
SOUND
MODE
PIC MODE
A/B
2
5
8
0
SURROUND
3
6
9
FAVORITE
MENU
ENTER
u
…
;
Number buttons
JUMP
MENU
+/–/ENTER
PROGR +/–
. +/–
Press PROGR +/– or
2
number buttons to select
the TV program.
For double digit numbers,
press ÷, then the number
(e.g., for 25, press ÷, then
2 and 5).
Press . +/– to adjust the
3
volume.
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or
1
4
7
-/--
2
3
5
6
9
8
0
Additional tasks
To
Turn off temporarily
Turn off completely
Mute the sound
Watch the video input
(VCR, camcorder, etc.)
Jump back to the previous channel
Display the on-screen information*
* 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.
Press
u. The u indicator on the TV lights up red.
U on the TV.
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… to select “VIDEO 1”, “VIDEO 2” and “VIDEO 3.”
To return to the TV program, press ;.
JUMP.
.
Changing the menu language
You can change the menu language as well as the on-screen language.
For details on how to use the menu, see “How to use the menu” on page 15.
Using Your New TV
Press MENU.
1
Press + or – to select the
2
SET UP icon (
press ENTER.
Make sure LANGUAGE/
3
is selected (highlighted),
then press ENTER.
Press + or – to select ,
4
then press ENTER.
The menu language
changes to Arabic.
), then
To return to the normal screen
Press MENU.
MENU
ENTER
ENTER
ENTER
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Watching the TV (continued)
Setting the Wake Up timer
Press until the
1
desired period of time
appears.
WAKE UP TIMER:10M
After 10 minutes
Select the TV program or
2
video mode you want to
wake up to.
Press u or set the Sleep
3
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.
Notes
• The Wake Up timer starts immediately after the on-screen display
disappears.
• 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
standby mode. To resume 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.
WAKE UP TIMER:OFF
No Wake Up Timer After 12 hours
SLEEP TIMER:30M SLEEP TIMER:60M
After 30 minutes
WAKE UP TIMER:12H00M
After 60 minutes
To cancel the Sleep timer
Press until “SLEEP TIMER: OFF” appears, or turn the TV off.
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SLEEP TIMER:OFF SLEEP TIMER:90M
No Sleep Timer
After 90 minutes
Advanced Operations
DYNAMIC
DRAMA
SOFTPERSONAL
Selecting the
picture and sound
modes
SOUND
MODE
PIC MODE
A/B
SURROUND
FAVORITE
MENU
ENTER
SOUND MODE
PIC MODE
You can select picture and sound modes
and adjust the setting to your preference
in PERSONAL option.
Selecting the picture mode
Press PIC MODE
repeatedly until you get
the desired picture mode.
Select To
DYNAMIC receive high contrast pictur es.
STANDARD receive nor mal contrast pictur es.
SOFT receive mild pictur es.
PERSONAL receive the last adjusted pictur e setting fr om the ADJUST option
in the A/V CONTROL menu (see page 17).
PIC MODE
PERSONAL
STANDARDDYNAMIC
SOFT
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Selecting the sound mode
Press SOUND MODE
repeatedly until you get
the desired sound mode.
Select To
DYNAMIC listen to dynamic and clear sound that emphasizes the low and
DRAMA listen to sound that emphasizes voice and high tones.
SOFT receive soft sound.
PERSONAL r eceive the last adjusted sound setting fr om the ADJUST option
Tip
• You can also set the pictur e and sound modes using the menu (see
“Changing the A/V CONTROL setting” on page 16).
SOUND
MODE
high tones.
in the A/V CONTROL menu (see page 17).
Advanced Operations
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Viewing your
favorite channels
You can display and select six of your
favorite channels directly from your TV
screen.
Press FAVORITE.
1
Press one of the number
2
buttons to select the
desired channel.
1
2
4
7
-/--
SOUND
MODE
PIC MODE
A/B
FAVORITE
5
8
0
SURROUND
3
6
9
FAVORITE
MENU
ENTER
Number
buttons
FAVORITEFAVORITE
1
2
1
4
3
5
6
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Advanced Operations
Tip
• T o program your favorite channels, see “Pr ogramming your favorite
channels” on page 18.
Listening with
SOUND
surround sound
The surround feature enables you to
MODE
PIC MODE
A/B
enjoy the sound effects of a concert hall
or movie theater.
Press SURROUND
repeatedly until you
receive the desired
surround sound.
Select To
HIGH listen to the sound that spr eads out over a lar ge ar ea, giving the
LOW listen to the sound that gives the feeling of being at a live concert.
OFF turn off the sur round sound.
SURROUND
feeling of being at a concert hall.
SURROUND: HIGH
SURROUND
FAVORITE
MENU
ENTER
SURROUND
SURROUND: LOW
SURROUND: OFF
The surround of your TV is categorized as T ruSurround.
“
TM
is a trademark of SRS Labs, Inc. SRS and the SRS
symbol ar e register ed trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. in the United States
and selected for eign countries. SRS and T ruSurround are incorporated
under license fr om SRS Labs, Inc. and ar e protected under United States
Patent Nos.4,748,669 and 4,841,572 with numer ous additional issued and
pending for eign patents.”
Advanced Operations
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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
an overview of the menu system.
Return icon
A/V CONTROL icon
SET UP icon
CH PRESET icon
Menu level 1
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3/Function
A/V CONTROL PICTURE MODE Select the pictur e mode.
ADJUST Adjust the PERSONAL option.
SOUND MODE Select the sound mode.
ADJUST Adjust the PERSONAL option.
SURROUND Select the sur round mode.
SET UP LANGUAGE/ Change the menu language.
CHILD LOCK Lock the channel independently .
PIC ROTATION Adjust the pictur e position.
FAVORITE CH
INTELLIGENT VOL Adjust volume automatically .
CH PRESET AUTO PROGRAM Preset channels automatically .
MANUAL PROGRAM Preset channels manually .
SKIP Skip unwanted or unused pr ogram numbers.
TV SYS Select the TV system.
COL SYS Select the color system.
DYNAMIC n STANDARD n SOFT n
PERSONAL n ADJUST
PICTUREn COLORn BRIGHTn HUEn SHARP
DYNAMIC n DRAMA n SOFT n
PERSONAL n ADJUST
BASSn TREBLEn BALANCEn BBE*
HIGHn LOWn OFF
ENGLISH ˜ (ARABIC)
Program favorite channels.
B/Gn In D/Kn M
AUTOn PALnSECAMn NTSC3.58n NTSC4.43
Name of the current
menu
Menu level 3
Menu level 2
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* 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.
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.
SOUND
MODE
PIC MODE
A/B
SURROUND
FAVORITE
MENU
ENTER
MENU
+ / – /ENTER
Press MENU to display the
1
menu.
Press + or – to select the
2
desired item.
Press ENTER to confirm
3
your option and go to the
next menu level.
Other menu operations
To Press
Adjust the setting value +/ –
Return to the pr evious menu level* ENTER
Cancel the menu MENU
* To return from Menu Level 2 to Level 1, press +/– to select the return
MENU
ENTER
Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)
icon ( ), then press ENTER.
Tips
• If more than 60 seconds elapse between entries, the menu scr een
disappears.
• Y ou can also use the buttons on the TV for menu operations. ¸ +/– work
as +/– on the r emote and … works as ENTER on the r emote.
Front of TV
PROGR
ONE-PUSH AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMING
15Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)
Changing the A/V
CONTROL setting
The A/V CONTROL menu allows you
to change the picture and sound
settings.
Press MENU.
1
Make sure the A/V
2
CONTROL icon ( ) is
selected, then press
ENTER.
SOUND
MODE
PIC MODE
A/B
SURROUND
ENTER
FAVORITE
MENU
ENTER
MENU
+ / – /ENTER
Press + or – to select either
3
PICTURE MODE, SOUND
ENTER
MODE, or SURROUND,
then press ENTER.
Press + or – to select the
4
desired option, then press
ENTER
ENTER.
For Select
PICTURE MODE either DYNAMIC, STANDARD, SOFT, PERSONAL*, or ADJUST.
SOUND MODE either DYNAMIC, DRAMA, SOFT, PERSONAL*, or ADJUST.
SURROUND either HIGH, LOW, or OFF.
* When the PERSONAL mode is selected, the last adjusted pictur e
and sound settings fr om the ADJUST option ar e received (see
next page).
Tip
• For details on the options under “PICTURE MODE”, “SOUND MODE”
and “SURROUND”, see pages 11 and 13 r espectively .
To return to the normal screen
Press MENU.
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Adjusting the ADJUST options under PICTURE MODE
COLOR 80
Press + or – to select the
1
desired item (e.g., COLOR),
then press ENTER.
Adjust the value according to the following table, then press ENTER.
2
For Press – to Press + to
PICTURE decrease pictur e contrast increase pictur e contrast
COLOR decrease color intensity increase color intensity
BRIGHT darken the pictur e brighten the pictur e
HUE* increase r ed picture tones increase gr een pictur e tones
SHARP soften the pictur e sharpen the pictur e
* You can adjust HUE for the NTSC color system only .
Repeat the above steps to adjust other items.
3
The adjusted settings will be received when you select PERSONAL.
ENTER
Adjusting the ADJUST options under SOUND MODE
Press + or – to select the
1
desired item (e.g., BALANCE),
then press ENTER.
Adjust the value according to the following table, then press ENTER.
2
For Press – to Press + to
BASS decrease the bass incr ease the bass
TREBLE decrease the tr eble increase the tr eble
BALANCE increase the left speaker ’s volume
BBE select “HIGH” for higher enhancement of sound clarity;
select “LOW” for lower enhancement of sound clarity;
select “OFF” to tur n off the BBE sound
ENTER
BALANCE 00
increase the right speaker’s volume
Repeat the above steps to adjust other items.
3
The adjusted settings will be received when you select PERSONAL.
Tip
• For details on the menu system and how to use the menu, r efer to
“Introducing the menu system” on page 14 and “How to use the menu”
on page 15.
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Changing the SET
1
4
7
-/--
2
5
8
0
3
6
9
FAVORITE
SOUND
MODE
PIC MODE
ENTER
MENU
A/B
SURROUND
UP setting
The SET UP menu allows you to change
the menu language, lock channels,
adjust the picture position, program
your favorite channels and adjust
volume automatically.
Programming your favorite channels
The FAVORITE CH feature enables you to program up to six
channels for direct selection.
Press MENU.
1
Press + or – to select the
2
SET UP icon ( ), then
press ENTER.
Press + or – to select
3
FAVORITE CH, then press
ENTER twice.
ENTER
ENTER
Number
buttons
MENU
+ / – / ENTER
Press + or –, or number
4
buttons to program the
desired channel (e.g.,
PR03), then press ENTER.
To continue programming other favorite channels, press + or – and then
5
press ENTER. After that, repeat step 4.
To return to the normal screen
Press MENU.
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7
-/--
ENTER
or
2
1
5
4
8
0
ENTER
3
6
9
Using the CHILD LOCK feature
You can prevent your children from watching certain programs by
using the CHILD LOCK feature.
Press MENU.
1
Press + or – to select the
2
SET UP icon (
press ENTER.
Press + or – to select CHILD
3
LOCK, then press ENTER.
Press + or –, or number
4
buttons to select the
desired channel, then
press ENTER.
Press + or – to select ON, then
5
press ENTER.
The lock symbol (
appears on the screen.
To unlock the channel,
select OFF.
), then
ENTER
ENTER
ENTER
or
2
1
4
7
-/--
)
3
5
6
9
8
0
ENTER
ENTER
T o lock other channels, press
6
ENTER, then repeat steps 4 and 5.
To return to the normal screen
Press MENU.
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