Sony Trinitron KV-36FS76 User Manual

Trinitron Colour Television

Operating Instructions

4-089-403-51

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KV-36FS76 U

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 13 AMP FUSE approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362 (i.e. marked

ASA

with or ) must be used. When an alternative type of plug is used it should be fitted with a 13 AMP FUSE, otherwise the circuit should be protected by a 13 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 centre.

How to replace the Fuse

Open the fuse compartment with a flat blade screwdriver, and replace the fuse.

FUSE

IMPORTANT

If the plug supplied is not suitable for the socket outlet 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 I or coloured green or green and yellow.

WARNING

• 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.

• 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.

This set is to operate on a 220-240V AC supply only. Take care not to connect too many appliances to the same power socket as this could result in fire or electric shock.

For environmental and safety reasons, it is recommended that the TV set is not left in standby mode when not in use. Disconnect from the mains.

Never push objects of any kind into the set as this could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the set. If any liquid or solid object does fall through, do not operate the TV. Have it checked immediately by qualified personnel.

Do not open the cabinet and the rear cover of the TV. Refer to qualified service personnel only.

Do not cover the ventilation openings of the TV. For ventilation, leave a space of at least 10cm all around the set.

Clean the TV with a soft, lightly dampened cloth. Do not use benzine, thinner or any other chemicals to clean the TV. Do not scratch the TV screen. As a safety precaution, unplug the TV before cleaning it.

For your own safety, do not touch any part of the TV, power lead or aerial lead during lightning storms.

Never place the TV in hot, humid or excessively dusty places. Do not install the TV where it may be exposed to mechanical vibrations.

Pull out the power lead by the plug. Do not pull on the power lead itself.

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

To prevent fire, keep inflammable objects or naked lights (eg candles) away from the TV.

Take care not to place heavy objects on the power lead as this could result in damage. We recommend you wind any excess lead around the holders provided on the rear of the TV.

Place the TV on a secure stable stand. Do not allow children to climb on to it. Do not place the TV on its side or face up.

2 Safety Information

Unplug the power lead before moving the TV. Avoid uneven surfaces, quick steps or excessive force. If the set has been dropped or damaged, have it checked immediately by qualified service personnel.

Do not cover the ventilation openings of the TV with items such as cur tains or newspapers etc.

Thank you for choosing this Sony Trinitron Television.

Before operating this TV, please read this instruction manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference.

Throughout this instruction manual there are illustrations of the remote control with certain buttons shaded white.

This shading indicates the buttons you will need to press when following the instructions.

For example, the illustration on the right shows that the MENU, V, v, b and OK buttons will need to be pressed.

OK button

V, v and b buttons

MENU button

Getting Started

Checking the supplied accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Inserting batteries into the remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Connecting an aerial and VCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Switching on the TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Automatically tuning the TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Basic Operation

Overview of the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Overview of the TV buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Teletext menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Multi Picture In Picture (Multi PIP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Picture And Picture (PAP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Screen Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

NexTView Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Advanced Operation

Using the TV menu system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Picture Adjustment menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Sound Adjustment menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Features menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Set Up menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Manual Set Up menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Manual Programme Preset menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Further Programme Preset menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Additional Information

Connecting other equipment to the TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Remote control of other equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Table of Contents 3

Follow steps 1 - 5 to install the TV and view programmes.

MODE

Checking the supplied accessories

Batteries

4 Getting Started

Remote control

Inserting batteries into the remote control

Always remember to:

• observe the correct polarity when inserting batteries,

• dispose of batteries in an environmentally friendly way.

Connecting an aerial and VCR

Connecting an aerial only

Connecting an aerial and VCR

Connect your aerial lead to the aerial socket

labelled on the rear of the TV.

Connect your aerial lead to the IN* socket on

your VCR.

Connect an RF lead from the OUT* socket on

your VCR to the aerial socket labelled on the rear of the TV.

Scart lead (not supplied)

OUT

VCR

Switching on the TV

RF lead (not supplied)

On/Off button

Connect a fully wired 21-pin scart lead from the

scart socket marked on the rear of the TV to a scart socket on your VCR**

Notes: *Socket names may vary depending on

make and model of VCR. Refer to your VCR instruction manual for details.

**If your VCR does not have a scart socket follow the connecting instructions above ignoring the scart lead connection. You will also need to manually tune the VCR to a spare TV channel (ideally channel 0, refer to the ‘Manual Programme Preset menu’ section of this instruction manual).

Connect the TV plug to your mains socket

(220 - 240V AC, 50 Hz).

The TV is usually switched on. If not, push in

the On/Off button on the front of the TV.

If the red standby mode indicator on the front of the TV is lit, press the TV button on the remote control to switch on the TV set. Please be patient as the picture may take a few moments to appear on the TV screen.

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Getting Started 5

MODE

Automatically tuning the TV

When you switch on the TV for the first time the Sony logo appears on the TV screen,

followed by the Language/Country menu with the word ‘English’ highlighted. Press the V or v buttons on the remote control to highlight your required language. Press the OK button to confirm your choice. From now on all menus appear in your chosen language.

The word ‘Country’ is now highlighted. Press the V or v buttons on the remote control to

highlight the country in which you are using the TV. It is important to select the correct country to ensure correct Teletext displays. Press the OK button to confirm your choice.

The picture rotation prompt appears. Sometimes the Earth’s natural magnetism can cause

the screen to look tilted.

a) If no correction is required, press the B button on the remote control.

b) If some correction is required, press the OK button on the remote control. Press the V

or v buttons to rotate the picture over a range of -5 to +5. Press the OK button to store.

The autotune prompt screen appears. Press the OK button to select Yes. The autotune

procedure begins, tuning all the available channels.

A display appears on the TV screen to inform you of the tuning progress.

If no channels are found, a display appears on the TV screen asking you to confirm your aerial is connected. Check the aerial has been connected correctly then press the OK button to repeat the tuning process.

Once all available channels have been tuned the ‘Programme Sorting’ menu appears. This

menu allows you to rearrange the order of the channels on the TV.

a) If you do not wish to rearrange the order, press the MENU button to remove the

‘Programme Sorting’ menu from the TV screen.

b) If you wish to rearrange the order, press the V or v buttons to select the channel you

wish to move, then press the b button. Press the V or v buttons to select the new position for your selected channel. Press the OK button to confirm. The selected channel moves to its new position. Repeat this procedure if you wish to move other channels. Press the MENU button to remove the ‘Programme Sorting’ menu from the TV screen when you have finished rearranging the channel order.

6 Getting Started

The TV has now tuned in all the

available channels and is ready for use

Overview of the remote control

MODE

1 Mute button

123

Press to mute the TV sound. Press again to restore the sound.

2 VIDEO Standby button

Press to switch off your VCR or DVD

4 5

6 7 8

9 q;

qa qs

qh qj

qk ql w;

temporarily.

3 TV Standby button

Press to switch off your TV temporarily. The standby indicator on the front of the TV is lit. Press again to return to normal operation.

4 b MODE B Selector button

This remote can also operate other equipment. Refer to ‘Remote control of other equipment’ for details.

5 PAP Swap button

Press to swap screens in Picture And Picture (PAP) mode. Refer to ‘Picture And Picture (PAP)’ for details.

6 Freeze button

Press to freeze the picture. Press again to cancel.

7 Numbered buttons

When b MODE B Selector button is set to VCR or TV, press to input the required channel number. For two digit channel numbers, enter the second digit within two seconds.

8 Info/Reveal button

In TV Mode: Press to reveal on screen information such as channel number etc. In Text Mode: Press to reveal concealed information (e.g. answers to a quiz). Press again to cancel.

9 Picture Mode button

Press repeatedly to change the ‘Picture Mode’ without entering the ‘Picture Adjustment’ menu.

q; Sound Mode button

Press to repeatedly change the ‘Sound Mode’ without entering the ‘Sound Adjustment’ menu.

qa TV button

Press to return to normal TV operation from Text or Video Input mode.

qs Control Pad and OK button

When in the TV menu system: Press the control pad buttons to move through the options in each display. Press the OK button to confirm a selection. When in normal TV mode: Press the OK button to display a channel overview. Press the V or v button to highlight a channel. Press the b button to display the chosen channel. Note: When the b MODE B Selector button is set to VCR or DVD the control pad and OK buttons operate the main functions of your VCR or DVD.

qd REC button

When b MODE B Selector button is set to VCR, press this button to begin recording.

qf Volume buttons

Press to increase (+) or decrease (-) the volume.

qg EPG button

Press to display the Electronic Programme Guide. Refer to ‘NexTView Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)’ for details.

qh PAP button

Press to enter Picture And Picture (PAP) mode. Refer to ‘Picture And Picture (PAP)’ for details.

qj Input Select/Hold button

In TV Mode: Press to select signals from equipment connected to the TV sockets (refer to ‘Connecting additional equipment’ for details). In Text Mode: Press to hold the current page. Press again to cancel.

qk Channel Return button

Press to return to the previous channel you were watching (provided you watched it for at least 5 seconds). Note: If the b MODE B Selector button is set to VCR you can use this button to select double digit channel numbers, e.g. press the

button then press 2 and 3 for channel 23.

ql Multi PIP button

Press to enter Multi Picture In Picture (Multi PIP) mode. Refer to ‘Multi Picture In Picture (Multi PIP)’ for details.

w; Screen Mode button

Press repeatedly to change the screen mode. Refer to ‘Screen Mode’ for details.

wa Text button

Press to switch Text on or off. Refer to ‘Text’ for details.

ws Menu button

Press to enter the menu system of this TV. Refer to ‘Using the TV menu system’ for details.

wd Programme buttons

In TV Mode: Press to display the next (+) or previous (-) channel. In Text Mode: Press to select the next (+) or previous (-) Text page.

Coloured buttons

The ‘Picture Mode’, ‘Sound Mode’, ‘Multi Picture In Picture (Multi PIP)’ and ‘Screen Mode’ buttons can also be used as Fastext buttons. Refer to ‘Text’ for details.

Basic Operation 7

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