Sony Trinitron KV-14V4U User Manual
3-856-873-11 (1)
Operating Instructions
KV-14V4U
Trinitron Colour Video TV
GB
PAL NTSC 4.43
© 1996 by Sony Corporation Printed in Spain
SONY KV-14V4U (GB)_3-856-873-11 (1)
WARNING
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to
rain or moisture.
Dangerously high voltages are present inside the set. Do
not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified
personnel only.
Caution
Television programmes, films, video tapes and other
materials may be copyrighted.
Unauthorized recording of such materials may be
contrary to the provisions of the copyright laws.
Colour System of Your
Set
This video TV is designed to receive TV programmes
based on PAL (I) colour system and to record and play on
PAL colour system. Also, the video TV can play tapes on
NTSC colour system.
Precautions
Safety Information
For safe installation:
• Do not block the ventilation openings.
• Do not install the unit in hot, humid, or excessively dusty
places.
• Do not install the unit where it may be exposed to
mechanical vibrations.
• Position the unit so that there is a clear space of 10 cm
from a wall, allowing you to press the U (MAIN
POWER) switch to turn it on and off completely.
10cm
For general safety:
• Do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.
• Do not open the rear cover.
For safe operations:
• Do not operate the unit on anything but 220-240 V AC.
• Do not operate the unit if any liquid or solid object falls
in it—have it checked immediately.
• Unplug the unit from the wall outlet if you do not
intend to use it for an extended period of time. To
disconnect the cord, pull it out by the plug, never by the
cord.
NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM
A moulded plug complying with BS1363 is fitted to this
equipment for your safety and convenience.
Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced,
a 5 AMP fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362 (i.e.
marked with 2 or @ must be used.
When an alternative type of plug is used it should be
fitted with a 5 AMP FUSE, otherwise the circuit should
be protected by a 5 AMP FUSE at the distribution board.
If the plug supplied with this equipment has a detachable
fuse cover, be sure to attach the fuse cover after you
change the fuse. Never use the plug without the fuse
cover. If you should lose the fuse cover, please contact
your nearest Sony service station.
FUSE
For your protection, refer all servicing to qualified
personnel.
rIMPORTANT
If the plug supplied is not suitable for the socket outlets
in your home, it should be cut off and an appropriate
plug fitted in accordance with the following instructions:
The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance
with the following code:
Blue Neutral
Brown Live
As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this
apparatus may not correspond with the coloured
markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed
as follows:
The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the
terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured
black. The wire which is coloured brown must be
connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter
L or coloured red. Do not connect either wire to the earth
terminal in the plug which is marked by the letter E or by
the safety earth symbol Y or coloured green or green and
yellow.
rWARNING
To prevent shock hazard, do not insert the plug cut off
from the mains lead into a socket outlet. This plug
cannot be used and should be destroyed.
rTo prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to
rain or moisture.
rDangerously high voltages are present inside the set. Do
not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified
personnel only.
How to replace the fuse
Open the fuse compartment with a blade screwdriver, and
replace the fuse.
Getting Started
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Contents
Getting Started
Step 1—Preparation ................................................... 4
Checking the supplied accessories ....................... 4
Inserting batteries into the Remote
Commander .......................................................... 4
Step 2—Connecting the aerial ................................... 5
Connecting an indoor aerial .................................. 5
Connecting an outdoor aerial ................................ 5
Step 3—Tuning in to TV stations ............................. 6
Selecting the language on the menu..................... 6
Presetting channels automatically ........................ 7
Presetting channels manually ............................... 8
Skipping programme positions ............................ 9
Captioning a TV station name ............................ 10
Manual fine-tuning ............................................... 11
Step 4 — Setting up VCR Plus+* ............................ 12
Setting the guide channels ................................... 12
Step 5—Setting the clock ......................................... 14
Basic Operations
Watching the TV ....................................................... 15
Switching the video TV on and off .................... 15
Selecting TV programmes .................................... 15
Adjusting the volume ........................................... 15
Muting the sound .................................................. 16
Displaying the on-screen information ............... 16
Adjusting the picture ............................................ 16
Watching line input .............................................. 18
Listening with headphones ................................. 18
Playing a Tape ........................................................... 19
Inserting a video cassette ..................................... 19
Ejecting a video cassette ....................................... 19
Protecting your cassette against accidental
erasure ................................................................ 19
Playing a tape ........................................................ 20
Playing a tape repeatedly (Auto Repeat)........... 21
Displaying the on-screen indications ................. 21
Resetting the tape counter ................................... 21
Recording TV programmes ..................................... 22
Recording TV programmes ................................. 22
Recording with the TV off ................................... 22
Recording TV programmes using the timer ......... 23
Setting the timer .................................................... 23
Using the video TV before timer recording
starts ..................................................................... 25
Checking the timer settings ................................. 26
Changing or canceling the timer settings .......... 26
Recording using the quick-timer ........................ 27
Timer recording with PDC signals ..................... 28
Recording TV programmes using VCR Plus+ ..... 29
Additional Operations
Switching off automatically—Sleep timer ............ 31
Switching on at your desired time—On timer ..... 32
Enhancing video picture quality ............................ 33
Adjusting the tracking .......................................... 33
Adjusting with the optimum picture control
(OPC) ................................................................... 34
About the auto head cleaner ............................... 34
Connecting optional equipment ............................. 35
Watching the picture input from optional
equipment ........................................................... 35
Editing with another VCR ................................... 35
Additional Information
Troubleshooting ........................................................ 36
Taking care of your video TV ................................. 38
Video head cleaning ............................................. 38
Worn video heads ................................................. 38
Check the video heads after 1,000 hours
of use .................................................................... 38
Specifications ............................................................. 39
Television channel number guide .......................... 40
Index to parts and controls...................................... 41
Video TV set—front .............................................. 41
Remote Commander ............................................. 42
* VCR Plus+ and PlusCode are trademarks of Gemstar
Development Corporation. VCR Plus+ system is
manufactured under license from Gemstar Development
Corporation.
Getting Started
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3
Getting Started
Step 1 — Preparation
Checking the Supplied Accessories
When you have taken everything out of the carton, check that you have
these items:
• Remote Commander
• Two R6 (size AA) batteries
• Loop aerial
Getting Started
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Inserting Batteries into the Remote
Commander
Close the cover.
Turn the Commander over,
and remove the cover.
Check the polarities and
position two R6 batteries
correctly.
Step 2 — Connecting the Aerial
Connecting an Indoor Aerial
If your local UHF signal is strong, an indoor aerial can be used to obtain a
clear picture. Connect the supplied loop aerial as follows.
1 Insert the aerial until it clicks.
2 Connect to the (aerial) socket.
After you’ve turned on the video TV, adjust the aerial for best reception.
Aerial
connector
(Supplied)
GB
Do not use this aerial with any other TV product.
Connecting an Outdoor Aerial
For better TV reception and recording with clear video picture, connect an
outdoor aerial to your video TV.
To connect a UHF aerial—75-ohm coaxial
cable (round)
Attach an IEC aerial connector to 75-ohm coaxial cable.
Plug the connector into the (aerial) socket of the video TV.
UHF aerial
Rear
or
After connecting the aerial, connect the mains lead to a wall outlet.
On a wall
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Step 3 — Tuning in to TV Stations
You should preset the channels (up to 60 channels) by choosing either the
automatic or manual method.
The automatic method is easier if you want to preset all receivable
channels at once. Use the manual method if you want to allocate
programme numbers to the channels one by one.
ON TIMER
SLEEP
VIDEO Plus+
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TIMER REC
TIMER ON
REC
SCREEN
ON/OFF
QUICK
PAUSE
TIMER
REW FF
PLAY
STOP
MENU
MENU
MENU
OK
OK
OK
3
6
9
PROGR
CLEAR
COUNTER
RESET
Before you begin
• Depress the U switch on the video TV to switch it on.
If the u lamp on the video TV is lit in red, press ;, PROGR +/– or a
number button on the Remote Commander.
Selecting the Language on the
Menu
You can select one of several languages for the menu and on-screen
information.
The initial setting is English.
1 Press MENU.
The main menu appears.
MENU
VISUAL MODE
ON TIMER SET
CLOCK SET
TRACKING CONTROL
LANGUAGE
PROGRAMME PRESET
DEMONSTRATION
Sapelect nd ress
OK
Note on the DEMONSTRATION
function
If you choose “DEMONSTRATION”
on the main menu and press OK,
you can see a sequential
demonstration on the menu
functions on the screen. Press any
button (e.g. MENU) to stop this
function.
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2 Move the cursor (z) to “LANGUAGE” with + ◊ or – √ and press OK.
The LANGUAGE menu appears.
LANGUAGE
ENGLISH
DEUTSCH
FRANÇAIS
ITALIANO
ESPAÑOL
NEDERLANDS
PORTUGUÊS
Sape l ec t nd r ess
OK
3 Select the language you want with + ◊ or – √ and press OK.
The selected language is coloured green, and the menu appears in the
selected language.
4 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.
0
TIMER REC
ON/OFF
PLAY
MENU
OK
OK
3
6
9
PROGR
CLEAR
COUNTER
RESET
ON TIMER MENU
SLEEP
VIDEO Plus+
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TIMER ON
REC
SCREEN
QUICK
PAUSE
TIMER
REW FF
STOP
Presetting Channels Automatically
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.
2 Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + ◊ or – √ and
press OK.
The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears.
PROGRAMME PRESET
AUTO PROGRAMME
MANUAL PROGRAMME
SET UP GUIDE CH
Sapelect nd ress
3 Move the cursor (z) to “AUTO PROGRAMME” with + ◊ or – √ and press
OK.
The AUTO PROGRAMME menu appears.
AUTO PROGRAMME
SYSTEM
Sap
PROG BAND
I
–– –––
e l ec t nd r es s
4 Press OK.
The programme number you previously watched appears in red in the
“PROG” position.
Using + ◊ or – √, select the programme number from which you want to
start presetting.
OK
OK
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To stop automatic channel
presetting
Press ? on the Remote
Commander.
5 Press OK.
The tuning bar appears, and the video TV starts scanning and presetting a
receivable channel from programme number selected in step 4.
The band scanning by tuning bar is displayed in the “BAND” position.
AUTO PROGRAMME
SYSTEM
Sap
The preset programme and channel numbers are displayed on the screen
in sequence. When presetting is finished, the original screen appears. All
available channels are now stored on successive number buttons.
PROG BAND
I
01 UHF
elect nd ress
OK
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0
TIMER REC
ON/OFF
PLAY
MENU
OK
OK
3
6
9
PROGR
CLEAR
COUNTER
RESET
ON TIMER MENU
SLEEP
VIDEO Plus+
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TIMER ON
REC
SCREEN
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PAUSE
TIMER
REW FF
STOP
Presetting Channels Manually
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.
2 Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + ◊ or – √ and
press OK.
The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears.
PROGRAMME PRESET
AUTO PROGRAMME
MANUAL PROGRAMME
SET UP GUIDE CH
e l ec t nd r es s
Sap
3 Move the cursor (z) to “MANUAL PROGRAMME” with + ◊ or – √ and
press OK.
The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears.
MANUAL PROGRAMME
PROG
SYS BAND
0–––
I
UHF
1
UHF
I
2UHF
I
Sapelect nd ress
4 Using + ◊ or – √, move the cursor (z) to the programme position (number
button) to which you want to preset the channel, and press OK repeatedly
until the tuning bar turns red.
MANUAL PROGRAMME
PROG
SYS BAND
I
UHF
0–––
IIUHF
1
2
UHF
Sap
e l ec t nd r es s
OK
LABEL AFT
–– ON
––––– ON
––––– ON
OK
LABEL AFT
–– ON
––––– ON
––––– ON
OK
For programme positions
beyond 2
The display scrolls by pressing – √
repeatedly.
If you have made a mistake
Press ? to go back to the previous
position.
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5 Press + ◊ (up) or – √ (down).
The tuning bar turns green and starts scanning receivable channels. When
the receivable channel is found, the tuning bar stops. If you want to preset
this channel, press OK. If not, press + ◊ or – √ again to search for another
channel.
6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to preset other channels.
7 After you finish presetting, press MENU to go back to the original screen.
Skipping Programme Positions
You can skip unused programme positions when selecting programme
with PROGR +/– buttons. However, the skipped programmes may still
be called up when you select them with the number buttons.
ON TIMER
SLEEP
VIDEO Plus+
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TIMER REC
TIMER ON
REC
SCREEN
ON/OFF
QUICK
PAUSE
TIMER
REW FF
PLAY
STOP
MENU
OK
3
6
9
PROGR
CLEAR
COUNTER
RESET
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.
2 Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + ◊ or – √ and
press OK.
The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears.
3 Move the cursor (z) to “MANUAL PROGRAMME” with + ◊ or – √ and
press OK.
The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears.
4 Using + ◊ or – √, move the cursor (z) to the programme position which
you want to skip and press OK.
The “SYS” position turns red.
MANUAL PROGRAMME
PROG
SYS BAND
I
0–––
I
1
2 UHF
I
Sap
e l ec t nd r es s
UHF
UHF
LABEL AFT
–– ON
––––– ON
––––– ON
OK
5 Press + ◊ or – √ until “---” appears in the “SYS” position and press OK.
MANUAL PROGRAMME
SYS BAND
PROG
0–––
IUHF
–––
1
2 UHF
I
e l ec t nd r es s
Sap
UHF
LABEL AFT
–– ON
––––– ON
––––– ON
OK
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For programme positions
beyond 2
The display scrolls by pressing – √
repeatedly.
When you select programmes using the PROGR +/– buttons, the
programme position is skipped.
6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to skip other programme positions.
7 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.
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Captioning a TV Station Name
You can name a channel using up to five characters (letters or numbers) to
be displayed on the TV screen (e.g. MTV). Using this function, you can
easily identify which channel you are watching.
0
TIMER REC
ON/OFF
PLAY
MENU
OK
OK
3
6
9
PROGR
CLEAR
COUNTER
RESET
ON TIMER MENU
SLEEP
VIDEO Plus+
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PAUSE
TIMER
REW FF
STOP
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.
2 Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + ◊ or – √ and
press OK.
The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears.
3 Move the cursor (z) to “MANUAL PROGRAMME” with + ◊ or – √ and
press OK.
The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears.
MANUAL PROGRAMME
PROG
SYS BAND
I
0–––
1
I
2UHF
I
Sap
elect nd ress
UHF
UHF
LABEL AFT
–– ON
––––– ON
––––– ON
OK
4 Using + ◊ or – √, move the cursor (z) to the programme position you want
to caption and press OK repeatedly until the first element of the “LABEL”
position turns red.
5 Select a letter or number with + ◊ or – √ and press OK.
The next element turns red. Select other characters in the same way. For
the element you want to leave blank, select “-” and press OK.
If you have made a mistake
Press ? to go back to the previous
position.
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MANUAL PROGRAMME
PROG
SYS BAND
0–––
I
I
1
2 UHF
I
Sapelect nd ress
UHF
UHF
LABEL AFT
–– ON
––––– OFF
MTV–– ON
OK
6 After selecting all the characters, press OK repeatedly until the cursor
appears. Now the caption you chose is stored.
7 Repeat steps 4 to 6 to caption other channels.
8 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.
Manual Fine-Tuning
Normally, the automatic fine-tuning (AFT) is already working. However, if
the picture of a programme is distorted, you can use the manual finetuning function to obtain better picture reception.
ON TIMER
SLEEP
VIDEO Plus+
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TIMER REC
TIMER ON
REC
SCREEN
ON/OFF
QUICK
PAUSE
TIMER
REW FF
PLAY
STOP
MENU
OK
3
6
9
PROGR
CLEAR
COUNTER
RESET
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.
2 Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + ◊ or – √ and press
OK.
The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears.
3 Move the cursor (z) to “MANUAL PROGRAMME” with + ◊ or – √ and
press OK.
The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears.
4 Using + ◊ or – √, move the cursor (z) to the programme position which
you want to manually fine-tune.
MANUAL PROGRAMME
PROG
SYS BAND
0–––
I
I
1
2 UHF
I
Sape l ec t nd r es s
UHF
UHF
LABEL AFT
–– ON
––––– ON
––––– ON
OK
5 Press OK repeatedly until the AFT position turns red, then press + ◊ or – √
to select OFF.
6 Press OK.
The tuning bar turns red.
While holding down + ◊ or – √, the tuning bar flashes red and green by
turns, and the channel is fine-tuned. When the best TV reception is found,
release + ◊ or – √.
GB
To reactivate automatic finetuning (AFT)
Repeat from the beginning and
select “ON” in step 5.
7 Press OK.
The cursor (z) appears. Now the fine-tuned level is stored.
8 Repeat steps 4 to 7 to fine-tune other channels.
9 Press MENU to go back to the original screen.
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Step 4 —
Setting up Video Plus+
VIDEO plus+ is a feature that simplifies programming the video TV to
make timer recording. To use VIDEO plus+, each programme position
needs to be matched with its VIDEO plus+ guide channel. To get the
guide channel numbers, see “Guide channels for VIDEO plus+” on page
13, or look in the programme guide for your area that features PlusCodes.
0
TIMER REC
ON/OFF
PLAY
MENU
OK
OK
3
6
9
PROGR
CLEAR
COUNTER
RESET
ON TIMER MENU
SLEEP
VIDEO Plus+
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TIMER ON
REC
SCREEN
QUICK
PAUSE
TIMER
REW FF
STOP
Before you begin
• If the u lamp on the video TV is lit in red, press ;, PROGR +/– or a
number button on the Remote Commander.
Setting the Guide Channels
1 Press MENU to display the main menu.
The main menu appears.
MENU
VISUAL MODE
ON TIMER SET
CLOCK SET
TRACKING CONTROL
LANGUAGE
PROGRAMME PRESET
DEMONSTRATION
Sape l ec t nd r ess
2 Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + ◊ or – √ and
press OK.
The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears.
PROGRAMME PRESET
AUTO PROGRAMME
MANUAL PROGRAMME
SET UP GUIDE CH
OK
If you have made a mistake
Press ? to go back to the previous
position.
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e l ec t nd r es s
Sap
OK
3 Move the cursor (z) to “SET UP GUIDE CH” with + ◊ or – √ and press
OK.
The SET UP GUIDE CH menu appears.
SET UP GUIDE CH
PROG LABEL GUIDE CH
1
----2 ----3 -----
LABEL is set by
MANUAL PROGRAMME
Sapelect nd ress
1
2
3
OK
4
Using + ◊ or – √, move the cursor (z) to the programme position (number
button) to which you want to preset the guide channel, and press OK.
The GUIDE CH position turns red.
SET UP GUIDE CH
PROG LABEL GUIDE CH
1
----2 ----3 -----
LABEL is set by
MANUAL PROGRAMME
Sap
e l ec t nd r es s
1
2
3
OK
5 Select the guide channel you want to preset with + ◊ or – √, and press OK.
SET UP GUIDE CH
PROG LABEL GUIDE CH
1
----2 ----3 -----
LABEL is set by
MANUAL PROGRAMME
Sap
e l ec t nd r es s
1
2
56
OK
6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to preset other channels.
7 After you finish presetting, press MENU to go back to the original screen.
GB
Guide channels for VIDEO plus+
Guide Station name
channel
001 BBC1
002 BBC2
003 ITV
004 CHANNEL 4
005 RTE (IRELAND)
006 NETWORK 2 (IRELAND)
101 SKY ONE
102 SKY NEWS
103 SKY MOVIES
104 THE MOVIE CHANNEL
105 SKY SPORT
106 NICKELODEON
VH-1 GERMANY
107 EUROSPORT
108 GALAVISION
109 MTV EUROPE
110 CHILDERN’S CHANNEL
THE FAMILY CHANNEL
111 SKY MOVIES GOLD
112 BBC WORLD SERVICE
113 RTL 4
114 SUPER SPORT
FILMNET 2
FILMNET +
115 RTL PLUS INTERNATIONAL
116 SAT 1
117 PREMIERE
118 3 SAT
119 ARD
120 PRO 7
121 TELE 5
Guide Station name
channel
122 TELECLUB
123 UK GOLD
124 DISCOVERY
125 BRAVO
126 CNN
127 EURONEWS
129 QVC
130 UK LIVING
131 RAI 1
132 RAI 2
133 TV5 EUROPE
134 TVE INTERNATIONAL
135 MBC/ARABIC
136 VTM
137 SPORTNET
138 COUNTRY MUSIC TV
139 VIDEO HITS ONE
140 SKY SPORT 2 & SOAPS &
141 TV ASIA
142 LA-5
143 LIVE TV
144 SUPERCHANNEL
145 JAPAN TV
146 SELECT TV
147 MOVIE CHANNEL FILMNET 1
149 TNT
THE LEARNING CHANNEL
ADULT CHANNEL
VH-1
TRAVEL
CARTOON NETWORK
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