Sony Trinitron KV-32S15, Trinitron KV-27S15, Trinitron KV-27V15, Trinitron KV-29RS15, Trinitron KV-32V15 Operating Instructions Manual

SONY

3-758-289-21 (1)

Trinl"tror Color TV

Operating Instructions

KV-27S15
KV-27V15

KV-29RS 15
KV-32S 15

KV-32V15

©1994 by Sony Corporation

Should any liquid o_"solid object tall into the cabinet,

unplug the TV and have it checked by qualified
personnel before operating it any further.
Unplug the TV from the wall outlet if you are not
going to use it for several days or more. To disconnect
the cord, pull it out by the plug. Never pull the cord

itself.

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not
expose the unit to rain or moisture.

CAU I ION : I O HEDUCE I HE HISK OF LLkCi HIS SHOCK,

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).

NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

lhis symbol is intended to alert the user to the
presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage"

within the product's enclosure that may be of

sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of
electric shock to persons.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the
presence of important operating and

maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the appliance.

CAUTION

To prevent electric shock, do not use this polarized AC
plug with an extension cord, receptacle or other outlet
unless the blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade
exposure.

Precautions

For details concerning safety precautions, see the
supplied leaflet "IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS."

Installing

• To prevent internal heat build-up, do not block the
ventilation openings.

• Do not install the TV in a hot or humid place, or in a
place subject to excessive dust or mechanical vibration.

CAUTION

When using TV games, computers, and similar

products with your TV, keep the brightness and
contrast functions at low settings. If a fixed (non-
moving) pattern is left on the screen for long periods of
time at a high brightness or contrast setting, the image

can be permanently imprinted onto the screen. These
types of imprints are not covered by your warranty

because they are the result of misuse.

Note on Caption Vision (except for KV-29RS15)

This television receiver provides display of television
closed captioning in accordance with § 15.119 of the

FCC rules.

Note to CATV system installer

This reminder is provided to call the CATV system
installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that

provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in
particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be
connected to the grounding system of the building, as
close to the point of cable entry as practical.

Use of this television receiver for other than private
viewing of programs broadcast on UHF or VHF or
transmitted by cable companies for the use of the
general public may require authorization from the
broadcaster/cable company and/or program owner.

Safety

• Operate the TV only on 120 V AC.

• One blade of the plug is wider than the other for safety
purposes and will fit into the power outlet only one
way. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the

outlet, contact your dealer.

2

Owner's Record

The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of
the TV. Record these numbers in the spaces provided

below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your

Sony dealer regarding this product.
Model No.

Serial No.

4 Welcome!

4 Checking your model nmnber

Getting Started

5 Step 1: Hookup
9 Step 2: Setting up the remote commander

10 Step 3: Setting up the TV automatically

(AUTO SET UP)

13 Changing the menu language

Operations

14 Watching the TV
15 Watching two programs at a time--I'll'
16 Adjusting the picture (VIDEO)
17 Adjusting screen brightness automatically

(LUMISPONDER)

18 Adjusting the sound (AUDIO)

19 Listening to surround sound (SURROUND)

19 Selecting stereo or bilingual programs (MTS)

20 Setting the speaker switch (SPEAKER)
20 Setting audio out (AUDIO OUT)
21 Customizing the channel number buttons (cn

CAPTION/GUIDE)

22 Setting video labels (VIDEOLABEL)
23 Displaying Caption Vision (CAPTION VISION)
24 Operating video equipment

25 Operating a cable box

Additional Information

27 Troubleshooting
29 Specifications

30 Index

The captions in parentheses indicate menu name,',.

3

l'hank you for purchasing the Sony Trinitron Color

TV. Here are some of the features you will enjoy with
your TV:

• On-screen menus that let you set the picture quality,
sound, and other settings

• Surround system that simulates the sound quality of a
concert hall or movie theater

• Picture-in-Picture that allows you to watch another TV
channel, video or cable image as a window picture

• Cable box control (Cable Mouse) that allows your TV
to control channel selection on most brands of cable

boxes (KV-27V15/32V15 only)

• Lumisponder that automatically adjusts the brightness

of the screen (KV-27 V15/32 V15 only)

The instructions in this manual are for five models
listed below. Before you start reading, check your

model number by looking at the rear of your TV. The
KV-27S15 is the model used for illustration purposes.
Any differences in operation are clearly indicated in the
text, for example, "KV-27S15 only."

Instructions in this manual are based on the remote
commander. You can also use the controls on the TV if

they have the same name as those on the remote
commander.

Feature packages

Model

number

KV-27S15
KV-27V15

KV-29RS15
KV-32S15

KV-32V15

*Refer to the supplied Cable Mouse manual for

additional information specific to its use.

4

Connecting an antenna/cable TV
system without a VCR

If your cable company requires you to connect a cable

box, make the connection as follows:

Cable or antenna (Rear of TV)

VHF/UHF

Cab,e

i:For cable box €ontrol (Cable Mouse) users

Although you can use either an indoor antenna or
outdoor antenna with your TV, we recommend you to

connect an outdoor antenna or a cable TV system to get
better picture quality.

How to connect different types of
cables

The illustrations below show the examples of

connecting cable to the TV directly.

A

(Rear of TV)

• VHF only 75-ohm coaxial cable VHF/UHF

or

• VHF/UHF

or

• Cable

B

• VHF only

or

• UHF only

or

• VHF/UHF

(Rear of W)

300-ohm twin lead cable VHF/UHF

Antenna _--

connector

C

• VHF

and

• UHF

75-ohm coaxial cable

(Rear of W)

EAC-66 U/V mixer

_1 (not supplied)

(

300-ohm twin lead cable

Notes

* Most VHF/UHF combination antennas have a signal splitter.

Remove the splitter before attaching the appropriate connector.

• If you use the U/V mixer, snow and noise may appear in the

picture when viewing cable TV channels over 37 (W +1).

Cable box

Cable

IN II

(Rear of TV)

VHF/UHF

Cable box

Cable box and cable (KV-32V15 only)

Cable box

(Rear of TV)

CD= CD

7S-ohm coaxial cable TO
(not supplied) CONVERTER

CATVcable

VHF/UHF

Pay cable TV systems use scrambled or encoded signals
requiring the cable box* in addition to the normal cable

connection.

* The cable box will be supplied by the cable company.

Note

• You cannot watch the signal through AUX connector as a

window picture.

Cable and antenna (KV-32V15 only)

(Rear of TV)

CATVcable

AUX

TO

CONVERTER

Antenna cable

VHF/UHF

Note

• Do not connect anything to the TO CONVERTER connector in
this case.

Getting Started 5

Connecting an antenna/cable TV system with a VCR

To connect your VCR to the TV, first check the model

number of your TV and select the corresponding

connection. For details on connection, see the
instruction manual of your VCR. Before making
connection, disconnect the AC power cords of the
equipment to be connected.

Without a cable box

After making these connections, you will be able to do
the following:

• View the playback of video tapes

• Record one TV program while viewing another
program

• Watch two TV programs at once using a window
picture (picture-in-picture)

Cable

VCR

l'--_OUT AUD,OV,DEO

I_ _ IN LiNE

OUT L___

(Rear of TV)

--1

Wlrl_

i

VMC-810S/820S
(not supplied)

Vl DEO (yellow)

AUDIO-L (white)
AUDIO-R (red)

Note

• To connect a monaural VCR, connect the audio output of the

VCR to AUDIO-L (mono) of VIDEO 1 IN on the TV.

To an S video equipped VCR without a cable box

If your VCR has an S video output jack, hook up as
follows and then set S VIDEO to ON on your TV
(page12). It is set to ON at the factory.

Cable

VCR

I _OUT AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEOI

®

VHF/UHF

(Rear of W)

VHFIt._

@ old2°

YC-15V/30V

(notsupplied)

RK-74A

(not supplied)

S VIDEO

AUDIO-L (white)
AUDIO-R (red)

6

I Getting Started

With a cable box

VCR

Cable

Cable box l

Splitter

_Oj OUT AUDIO VIDEO

UNEI_ _,__

OUT L,_

m m '-

Note

To connect a monaural VCR, connect the audio output of the
VCR to AUD10-L (mono) of VIDEO 1 IN on the TV.

VHF/UHF

(Rear of TV)

--I

_af Ju_

1__2 ° A_o_T

VIDEO (yellow)

AUDIO-L (white)
AUDIO-R (red)

T

VMC-810S/820S
(not supplied)

To an S video equipped VCR with a cable box

VCR

I _'_OUT AUOIO VIDEO SVIDEOI

,. ® ®

Splitter

Note

• Video signals are composed of Y (luminance) and C (chroma)

signals. The S connection sends the two signals separately
preventing degradation, and gives better picture quality

compared to conventional connection.

VHF/UHF _,_.F

YC-15V/30V _'_1_

(not supplied)

),

i w

RK-74A

(not supplied)

(Rear of IV)

s_o

AUtO OUt

_IZ_ S-VIDEO

AUDIO-L (white)
AUDIO-R (red)

Getting Started /

7

Connecting a camcorder

• KV-27V15/32S15/32V15 only

This connection is convenient for viewing a _au reorder.

(Front of KV-32S15)

_---r---

- CHANNtL + O_

Il-l v-

l--L.H -

Video and
audio outputs

VIDEO-- 4

(yellow) _

VMC-810S/820S
(not supplied)

l

_ UDIO-R

(red)
AUDIO-L

(white)

Note

• To connect a monaural camcorder, connect the audio output of

the VCR to AUDIO-L (mono) of VIDEO 2 INPUT on the TV.

(Front of KV-27V15/32V15)

OPOWER STEREO/ -

OSTAND B ,

L

VIDEO --_ l _ AUDIO-R

_j (red)

(yellow) _

AUDIO-L

/ (white)

Connecting an audio system

when connecting audio equipment, see page 20 for
mrwe information.

(Rear of TV)

oI®L±

RK-74A (not supplied) ..............

AUDIO OUT-L (white)

AUDIO OUT-R (red)

L Set the amplifier's

_ function to line input.

1_ ]i?:ut _{Y v I@1

Connecting other Sony equipment with CONTROL S jack

• KV-27V15132V15 only

Connect the supplied cable box controller (Cable
Mouse) to the CONTROL S OUT jack. Refer to the the

Cable Mouse's manual for details on the connection.

(Rear of TV)

COm_6Ls

_OwUGET_INOUT

cAate

Make the following connections to control the TV and
connected equipment with one remote commander.

• To control other Sony equipment with the TV's remote
commander, connect the input of the equipment to

CONTROL S OUT jack on the TV.

• To control the TV with the remote commander of other

Sony equipment, connect the output of the equipment
to CONFFROL S IN jack on the TV.

8 Getting Started

Insert one size AA (R6) battery (supplied) by matching
the + and - on the battery to the diagram inside the
battery compartment.

Notes

• With normal use, the battery should last for approximately six
months.

• If you do not use the remote commander for an extended

period of time, remove the battery to avoid possible damage
from battery leakage.

• Do not handle the remote commander roughly. Do not drop it,
step on it or let it get wet.

• Do not place the remote commander in direct sunlight, near a
heater, or where the humidity is high.

/-or operating video equipment

Indicates VTR selected

Set the selector to the
middle position

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O c_O c:_Q /|

c_uo ,::_O/|

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For using the Picture-in-Picture feature

Indicates PIP selected

Set the selector to the
highest position.

Using the remote commander

The upper half of tile remote commander has three
selectable operation modes. Each button in this area

has three different functions. You can select the mode
by sliding a selector on the left side.

For normal TV viewing

, o o ovI

Vraritble indicator _0 _0 Oll

lowest position.

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Getting Started I 9

:For cable box control (Cable Mouse) users

You can set up your TV easily by using the AUTO SET
UP feature. It presets all the receivable channels.
To set up the TV manually, see "Setting cable TV on or

off" (page12) and "Presetting channels"(page12).
If the TV is set to a video input, you cannot execute

AUTO SET UP. Press TV/VIDEO or TV so that a

channel number appears.

(Front of KV-27S15/29RS15/32S 15)

T

SET UP TVNIDEO

©

SET UP VOL+ CH- CH+ POWER

(Front of KV-27V15/32V15)

SET UP TVNIDEO - VOLUME 4- -- CHANNEL 4- ©POWER

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SET UP VOL+ CH- CH+ POWER

1

Press POWER to turn the TV on.

OPOWER

2

Press SET UP on the front of the TV.

The menu appears.

SET UP

DEMO : VOL+ I

AUTO SET UP OH+ I

FACTO ESETC"-I

3 Press CH +.

-CHANNEL+

AUTO PROGRAM

"AUTO PROGRAM" appears on the screen and
the TV starts scanning and presetting channels

automatically. When all the receivable channels are
stored, "AUTO PROGRAM" disappears and the

lowest numbered channel is displayed. If the TV
receives cable TV channels, CATV is set to ON

automatically.

Notes

• Ifmore than 90 seconds elapse after you press a button, the
menu disappears automatically.

• In case of using the AUX connector, press the TV button on the
remote commander first and make sure that "AUX" is

displayed beside the channel number on the screeen. Then
follow steps 2 and 3 above to perform AUTO SET UP. (KV-
32V15 only)

DEMO: To browse the main functions,

Press VOL + in step 3. The functions and menus are
displayed one by one.

FACTORY PRESET: To restore the factory settings
when you are confused about the TV settings,
Press CH- in step 3. The settings of picture and sound

are restored to the factory setting.

Erasing or adding channels

After AUTO SET UP you can erase unnecessary
channels or add the channels you want. Preset channels

during the day rather than late at night, when some
channels may not be broadcasting.

1

ll "E"O

MODE__ RETURN

towposition--+lll_ _ _ |

Press MENU.

The main menu appears.

'VIDEO

AUDIO

SET UP

CAPTION VISION

Use _ Exit

(continued)

10 IGetting Started