Sony Trinitron KV-SZ292M91, Trinitron KV-SZ292, Trinitron KV-SZ252M91, Trinitron KV-SZ252 User Manual

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Trinitron Color TV

Operating Instructions

• Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain
it for future reference.

KV-SZ292

GB

KV-SZ252

© 2007 Sony Corporation

M91

A Specifications

KV-SZ292M91

Power requirements
Power consumption (W)
Television system
Color system
Stereo/Bilingual stereo

Teletext language
Channel coverage

B/G

I
D/K

M

8 (Antenna)
Audio output (Speaker)
Number of terminal

(Video)

(Audio)

(Component
Video)

i (Headphone)

FM Radio

Tuning Range
Intermediate

Frequency

Picture tube

Tube size (cm)

Screen size (cm)
Dimensions (w/h/d)
Mass (kg)

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

220-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Indicated on the rear of the TV
B/G, I, D/K, M
PAL, PAL 60, SECAM, NTSC3.58, NTSC4.43
NICAM Stereo/Bilingual B/G, I, D/K;

A2 Stereo/Bilingual B/G
English, Russian

VHF : E2 to E12 /UHF : E21 to E69 /
CATV : S01 to S03, S1 to S41

UHF : B21 to B68 /CATV : S01 to S03, S1 to S41
VHF : C1 to C12, R1 to R12 /

UHF : C13 to C57, R21 to R60 /
CATV : S01 to S03, S1 to S41, Z1 to Z39

VHF : A2 to A13 /UHF : A14 to A79 /
CATV : A-8 to A-2, A to W+4, W+6 to W+84

75-ohm external terminal
6 W + 6 W

Input: 2 Output: 1 Phono jacks; 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms
Input: 3 Output: 1 Phono jacks; 500 mVrms
Input: 1 Phono jacks;

Output: 1 Stereo minijack

87.5 - 108.0 MHz

10.7 MHz

29 in. 25 in.

72
68

774 × 590 × 506 704 × 530 × 506

46 35

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

B: 0.7 Vp-p, 75 ohms

C

R: 0.7 Vp-p, 75 ohms

KV-SZ252M91

64 Measured diagonally
60 Measured diagonally

Note

Made in Malaysia.

Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
Address: 1-7-1 Konan, Minota-ku,

Tokyo 108-0075, Japan.

B WARNING

• Dangerously high voltages are present inside the TV.

• TV operating voltage: 220 – 240 V AC.

• Do not plug in 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 leaks from the
batteries and touches your skin, immediately wash it away with water.

For your own safety, do not touch
any part of the TV, the power cord
and the antenna cable during
lightning storms.

Do not place any objects on the TV.
The apparatus shall not be
exposed to dripping or splashing
and that no objects filled with
liquids, such as vases, shall be
placed on the apparatus.

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.

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.

For children’s safety, do not leave
children alone with the TV. 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.

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.

Clean the TV with a dry and soft
cloth. Do not use benzine, thinner,
or any other chemicals to clean the
TV. Do not attach anything (e.g.,
adhesive tape, cellophane tape,
glue) on the painted cabinet of the
TV. Do not scratch the picture
tube.

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

Install the TV on a stable TV stand
and floor which can support the
TV set weight. Ensure that the TV
stand surface is flat and its area is
larger than the bottom area of the
TV.

Do not plug in too many
appliances to the same power
socket. Do not damage the power
cord.

Pull the power cord out by the

plug. Do not pull the power cord
itself. Even if your TV is turned
off, it is still connected to the AC
power source (mains) as long as
the power cord is plugged in.
Unplug the TV before moving it
or if you are not going to use it for
several days.

C Securing the TV

To prevent the TV from falling, use the supplied screws and band to secure the
TV.

20 mm

3.8 mm

screws band

Screw the band to the TV stand and to the
provided hole at the rear of your TV.

or

(1) Screw one end of the band to the

provided hole at the rear of your TV.

(2) Securely fix the attached band to a

wall or pillar using an attachment
which can hold the TV.

or

(1) Attach each end of a cord or chain to

the provided holders at the rear of
your TV.

(2) Securely fix the attached cord or chain

to a wall or pillar using an attachment
which can hold the TV.

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

D Getting Started

1

Step 1

b

b

Insert the batteries (supplied) into the remote.

• Do not use old or different types of batteries together.

Step 2

Connect the antenna cable (not supplied) to 8
(antenna input) at the rear of the TV.

•

Your TV can receive both TV and FM radio signals from
the appropriate connections through the 8 (antenna input)
terminal (see F).

• You can also connect your TV to other optional
components (see F).

Step 3

Plug in the power cord, then press 1 on the TV to
turn it on.

• The 1 (standby) indicator flashes green for a few seconds
when turning on the TV. This does not indicate a
malfunction.

Step 4

Set up the TV by following the instructions of the

E

“Initial Setup” menu (see

).

E

Setting up your TV (“Initial Setup”)

When you turn on your TV for the first time, the “Initial Setup” menu will
appear. You can adjust settings below using the buttons on the remote control or
TV front panel. Press V , v , B or b to select or adjust items, then press

Select the desired menu language.

1

.

Select “Yes” to preset the channels automatically.

2

To skip automatic channel presetting, select “No”.

The “Program Sorting/Edit” menu enables

3

you to sort and edit the channels (

Adjust the bars on the top and bottom of the

4

menu if they are slanted.

Adjust the upper and lower bars if they are not

5

equally positioned to the top and bottom of the

see M).

screen.

To prevent this “Initial Setup” menu from

6

appearing again when you turn on the TV by
pressing 1, select “No”.

To allow this menu to appear again, select “Yes”.

Initial Setup
First please connect
cable/ antenna

Start Auto Program now?

Select

Program Sorting/Edit

PROG

Sorting:

Select

Initial Setup

Display this menu next time?

Select

01
02
03
04

Select

Select

Edit:

Yes

Confirm

SkipLabel

Confirm

Confirm

Confirm

Yes

No

Confirm

No

End

Off
Off
Off
Off

Exit

End

End

• You can immediately go to the end of the “Initial Setup” menu by pressing WEGA
GATE.

F Connecting optional components

You can connect a wide range of optional components to your TV. Connecting
cables are not supplied.

Connecting to the TV (front)

Audio/Video

cable

Camcorder

(MONO)

L

R

2

Connecting to the TV (rear)

L

(MONO)

R

2

Headphones

TV, CATV, Satellite

or

If cannot receive

FM signal

Antenna

selector

FM

signal

(MONO)

Audio

cable

1

L

R

Y

C

B

(MONO)

L

R

C

R

Antenna

cable

Component
Video cable

TV signal

Antenna

cable

VCR

Audio/

Video cable

L

R

Y

C

B

L

C

R

R

DVD player

R

RL

Audio System

Audio/

Video cable

L

VCRDVD player

• If you connect a VCR to 8 (antenna input), preset the signal output from the VCR to the

program number 0 on the TV (

see M).

• If your DVD player can output interlace and progressive mode signals, select the
interlace output when connecting to (component video input) on your TV. Your TV
can receive either 525i/60Hz or 625i/50Hz interlace signals.

• The component video terminals on your DVD player are sometimes labeled Y/CB/CR,
Y/PB/PR, Y/Cb/Cr or Y/B-Y/R-Y.

• If you select “DVD” on your TV screen, the signal from the T (monitor output)
terminals will not be output properly. This does not indicate a malfunction.

G TV buttons and remote control

1 1 Turn off or turn on the TV.
2
2 1 Standby indicator.
3
4 PROG +/– Select program number.
5 2 +/– Adjust volume.
6 t Select TV or video input.

WEGA GATE menu operations (see J)

4,5

FM

PROG

12345678

8

, , ,

6
7 WEGA GATE Display or cancel WEGA GATE

FM Listen to FM radio (see H).

Wake Up indicator.

Remote control sensor.

Select or adjust items.
Confirm selected items.

menu.

0

qa
qs

qd

qf

qg

qh

qj

qk
ql

w;

A/B

1
4
7

RETURN

1 ?/1 Turn off temporarily or turn on

the TV.

2 a Display the TV program.

1

3

2

3

2

6

5

9

8
0

PROG

4 PROG +/– Select program number. To select

5 2 +/– Adjust volume.

3

8

4

Select surround mode options

9

5

Display on-screen information.

0

Jump to last program number that
has been watched for at least five
seconds.

quickly, press and hold until the
desired program number appears.

Change the picture size:
“On” (16:9 wide mode), “Off”.

(see L).

qa Mute the sound.
qs A/B Select stereo/bilingual mode:

WEGA

GATE

TV

6
7
8

9

Broadcasting Display (selected sound)

NICAM stereo NICAM (stereo), Mono (regular)
NICAM bilingual NICAM Main (main), NICAM

Sub (sub), Mono (regular)

NICAM monaural NICAM Main (main), Mono

(regular)
A2 stereo Stereo (stereo), Mono (regular)
A2 bilingual Main (main), Sub (sub)

• If the stereo sound is noisy when receiving a

stereo program, select “Mono”. The sound
becomes monaural, but the noise is reduced.

t Select TV or video input.

qd
qf 0-9 Input numbers. For program numbers 10 and above, enter the second

digit within two seconds.

ql Select sound mode options with a 5-Band Graphic Equalizer display:

L

“Dynamic”, “Standard”, “Custom”* (see

Dynamic

100 300 1k 3k 8k

* When the “Custom” mode is selected, you can receive the last adjusted

sound settings from the “Sound Adjustment” option in the menu.

Standard

100 300 1k 3k 8k

).

Custom

100 300 1k 3k 8k

w; Select picture mode options: “Vivid”, “Standard”, “Custom”*

(see K).
* When the “Custom” mode is selected, you can receive the last adjusted

picture settings from the “Picture Adjustment” option in the menu.

WEGA GATE menu operations (see J)

6

Confirm selected items.

7 WEGA GATE Display or cancel WEGA GATE menu.

V, v, B, b Select or adjust items.

qj
qk RETURN Return to the previous level.

Timer operations

qg

(Wake Up Timer) (max. of 12 hours). The indicator on TV lights up amber once you set

qh

(Sleep Timer) (max. of one hour and 30 min.).

Teletext operations (green icon)

0-9 Input three digits Teletext page number.

,

(red, green, Access the corresponding colored FASTEXT menu. The FASTEXT

yellow, blue) feature can be used only when the FASTEXT broadcast is available.

PIP operations

, , V, v, B , b Not function for your TV.

Set TV to turn on automatically according to the desired period of time

the wake up timer. If no buttons or controls are pressed for more than
three hours after the TV is turned on using the wake up timer, the TV
automatically goes into standby mode.

Set TV to turn off automatically according to the desired period of time

Display Teletext broadcast: Teletext t Teletext and TV t TV. If there is
no Teletext broadcast, only “100” is displayed at the top left corner of the
screen.
Display Teletext service contents.

Display the next or previous page.
Stop Teletext display from scrolling.
Reveal concealed information.
Enlarge the Teletext display.
Show TV screen while waiting for Teletext page. Enter the Teletext page
number that you want to refer to, then press . When the page number
is displayed, press to show the text.

H Listening to the FM Radio

You are able to listen to the FM radio stations using your TV by connecting an

F

antenna (see

To access to FM Radio mode:

Press WEGA GATE button and select “FM Radio” (see J).

Press FM button on the front panel (see

To exit from FM Radio mode:

Press WEGA GATE button, select the desired items: “TV” or “External Inputs”,
then press

Press FM button on the front panel.

).

or

G

).

. Select the desired TV channel or external inputs and press .

or

Listening to preset stations

A/B

PROG

+/–

V, v,
B, b

WEGA

GATE

A/B

RETURN

3

1

2

6

4

5

9

7

8
0

PROG

WEGA
GATE

TV

Access to FM Radio mode.

1

Press WEGA GATE button and select “Settings”.

2

Preset the desired FM radio stations in “FM Radio
Setup” from “Channel Setup” menu (see

Exit from “Channel Setup” menu by pressing

3

WEGA GATE button. The selected preset FM radio

M

station number and label will appear on the screen.
To select the desired preset FM radio station, press
PROG +/–.

• You can also use the 1-9 buttons on the remote control
to directly select the desired preset FM radio station.

Listening to non-preset stations

Access to FM Radio mode.

1

Press V or v to search for the desired FM radio station. The preset number

2

and label will not be displayed.

•

You can only operate V, v, B and b functions using the remote control buttons in FM
Radio mode.

•

The available radio frequency is only for temporary listening pleasure and cannot be
stored in the memory.

•

If the message “Please setup FM Radio” appears, display the “Channel Setup” menu
and select “FM Radio Setup” to preset the desired FM radio stations (see M).

• If the station has a noisy sound, you may be able to improve the sound quality by pressing

B or b.

• When a FM stereo program has static noise, press A/B until “Mono” appears. There will
be no stereo effect, but the noise will be reduced.

).

I Troubleshooting

If you find any problem while viewing your TV, you can either use the

N

“Factory Settings” function (see
below. If the problem persists, contact your Sony dealer.

Snowy picture, noisy sound

• Check the antenna setup and other connections.

• Preset the channel manually again (see M).

• Set the “Signal Booster” to “Auto” (see M) or try using an external booster.

Distorted picture, noisy sound

• Set the “Signal Booster” to “Off” (see M), or turn off or disconnect any external booster in
use.

Good picture, noisy sound

• Select the appropriate “TV System” (see M).

No picture, no sound

• Check the power cord, antenna setup and other connections.

• Press 4/1 (power) to turn on the TV.

• Press 1 (main power) on the TV to turn off the TV for about five seconds, then turn it on

again.

Good picture, no sound

• Press 2 + to increase the volume level or press to cancel the muting.

Dotted lines or stripes

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

• Check the antenna setup.

Double images or “ghosts”

• Use the fine tuning (“Fine”) function (see M).

• Check the antenna setup or use a highly directional antenna.

• Turn off or disconnect any external booster in use.

No color

• Adjust the “Color” level from “Picture Adjustment” (see K).

• Select the appropriate “Color System” (see N).

• Check the antenna setup.

Picture slant

• Keep external speakers or other electrical equipment away from the TV.

• Adjust the “Picture Rotation” or “Picture V-Position” (see N).

Abnormal color patches

• Keep external speakers or other equipment away from the TV. Do not move the TV while
the TV is turned on. Press 1 (main power) on the TV to turn off the TV for about 15
minutes, then turn it on again to demagnetize the TV.

Teletext display is incomplete (snowy picture or double images).

• Check the antenna setup and other connections.

• Set the “Signal Booster” to “Auto” (see M) or try using an external booster.

• Use the fine tuning (“Fine”) function (see M).

) or check the Troubleshooting guide

Troubleshooting (continued)

TV cannot receive stereo broadcast sound or stereo broadcast sound switches on and off or is distorted.

• Check the antenna setup and other connections.

TV cannot receive FM radio station.

• Connect a separate FM antenna and the TV channel source through an antenna selector
(switch) to your TV (see F).

The 1 (standby) indicator on your TV flashes red several times after every three seconds.

• Count the number of times the 1 (standby) indicator flashes. Press 1 on the TV to turn it
off, disconnnect the AC power cord and inform your dealer or Sony service center of how

the indicator flashes (duration and interval).

The TV screen sometimes goes blank for slightly longer than usual during channel change.

• The “Signal Booster” is functioning to detect a weak signal. This does not indicate a
malfunction.

TV cabinet creaks.

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

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

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