Sony Trinitron KV-XA29, Trinitron KV-XA29M50, Trinitron KV-XA29M61, Trinitron KV-XA25M50, Trinitron KV-XA25 User Manual

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WARNING

• Dangerously high voltages are present inside the TV.

• TV operating voltage: 220 – 240 V AC.

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

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

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.

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.

Clean the TV with a dry and soft cloth. Do not use benzine, thinner, or any other chemicals to clean the TV. Do not scratch the picture tube.

Do not place any objects on the TV.

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.

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

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.

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Table of Contents

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 ............................................................................................ 8

Watching the TV .......................................................................................... 9

Using Your New TV

Advanced Operations

Selecting the picture and sound

modes .................................................. 12

Viewing your favorite channels.......13

Listening with surround sound .......14

Enjoying stereo or bilingual programs

(KV-XA29M61/XA25M61 only) ...... 15

Viewing Teletext

(KV-XA29M61/XA25M61 only) ...... 17

Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

Introducing the menu system ..........19

Changing the “PICTURE” setting

............................................21

WARNING (continued)

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.

Changing the “SOUND” setting

....23

Changing the “SETUP” setting

............................................25

Changing the Channel Preset (“CH PRESET”) setting

..............27

Additional Information

Self-diagnosis function...................... 30

Troubleshooting .................................31

Troubleshooting Shortcuts................34

Overview of controls ......................... 36

Specifications ...................... Back cover

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. Uuplug the TV before moving it or if you are not going to use it for several days.

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Using Your New TV

Getting Started

CAUTION

• 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 that leaks from the batteries touches you, immediately wash it away with water.

Step 1

Connect the antenna

If you wish to connect a VCR, see the Connecting a VCR diagram below.

Rear of TV

Antenna cable (not supplied)

IEC connector (not supplied)

Antenna cable (not supplied)

Connecting a VCR

To watch the video input, press t (see page 10).

Antenna cable (not supplied)

To antenna

To video and audio outputs

Using Your New TV

output

AUDIO R L

VIDEO IN

VIDEO OUT

Audio/Video cable (not supplied)

VIDEO

VCR

To S video output

To 8 (antenna)

S video cable (not supplied)

To (S video input)

To t 1, 2 or 3 (video input)

Rear of TV

R L Y CBC

123

: Signal flow

(yellow)

-L (MONO) (white)

-R (red)

: Signal flow

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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 8 (antenna) terminal, preset the signal output from the VCR to the program number 0 on the TV.

• If both (S video input) and t 1 (video input) at the rear of your TV are input at the same time, the (S video input) is automatically

selected. To view the video input to t 1 (video input), disconnect the S video cable.

• Do not connect video equipment to the t 3 (video input) jacks at the front and the rear of your TV at the same time; otherwise the picture will not be displayed properly on the screen.

• When no signal is input from the connected video equipment, the TV screen becomes blue.

Step 2

Insert the batteries into the remote

Note

• Do not use old batteries nor use different types of batteries together.

Step 3

Preset the channels automatically

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Front of TV

L(MONO)

ENTER SELECT

AUTO

PROGRMENU

PROGR

Tips

• If you want to stop the automatic channel presetting, press MENU.

• If your TV has preset an unwanted channel or cannot preset a particular

channel, then preset your TV manually (see page 28).

Note (KV-XA29M50/XA25M50 only)

• During automatic channel presetting, your TV screen will indicate “B/G”, “I”, ”D/K” or “M” for the TV system (“TV SYS”).

Using Your New TV

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Connecting optional components

You can connect optional audio/video components, such as a VCR, multi disc player, DVD, camcorder, video game or stereo system.

To watch the video input of the connected equipment, press t (see page 10).

Connecting a camcorder/video game equipment using the t (video input) jacks

Front of TV

To (S video input)

L(MONO)

ENTER SELECT

AUTO

PROGRMENU

PROGR

To t 3 (video input)

S video cable (not supplied)

Audio/Video cable (not supplied)

To video and

Camcorder

audio outputs

L (MONO)

Video game

equipment

Notes

• You can also connect video equipment to the t 1 ,2 or 3 (video input)

jacks at the rear of your TV.

• If both (S video input) and t 3 (video input) at the front of your TV

are input at the same time, the (S video input) is automatically selected. To view the video input to t 3 (video input), disconnect the S video cable.

• Do not connect video equipment to the t 3 (video input) jacks at the

front and the rear of your TV at the same time; otherwise the picture will not be displayed properly on the screen.

Connecting audio/video equipment using the T (monitor output) jacks

Rear of TV

Using Your New TV

Antenna cable (not supplied)

To antenna output

To video and audio inputs

Audio/Video cable (not supplied)

R L Y CBC

123

To T

(monitor

VCR

output)

(yellow)

-L (MONO)

(white)

Note

-R (red)

• If you select “DVD” on your TV screen, no signal will be output at the T

(monitor output) jacks (see page 10).

To S video output

: Signal flow

Audio system

To audio inputs

: Signal flow

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Connecting a DVD player using the t (video input) jacks

DVD player

LINE OUT

R-AUDIO-L

VIDEO

Audio/Video cable (not supplied)

123

To t 1, 2, or 3 (video input)

(yellow)

-L (MONO) (white)

-R (red)

(MONO)

Rear of TV

: Signal flow

Connecting a DVD player using the (component video input) jacks

1 Connect R and L under (component video input) on your TV to the LINE OUT,

AUDIO R and L output connectors on your DVD player.

2 Using a component video cable, connect Y, CB, and CR under (component video

input) on your TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y, C connectors on your DVD player.

DVD player

B, and CR output

Rear of TV

Using Your New TV

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

CB CR

To component video output

S VIDEO OUT

LINE OUT

R-AUDIO-L

VIDEO

R L Y CBC

L (white) R (red)

To audio output

Audio cable (not supplied)

To (component video input)

Component video cable (not supplied)

Notes

• 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.

• Some DVD player terminals may be labeled differently:

Connect To (on the DVD player)

Y (green) Y CB (blue) Cb, B-Y or PB CR (red) Cr, R-Y or PR

• Since the high quality pictures on a DVD disc contain a lot of information, picture noise may appear. In this case, adjust the sharpness (“SHARP”) in the “ADJUST” menu of the “PICTURE MODE” menu (see page 22).

Using Your New TV

: Signal flow

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Securing the TV

To prevent the TV from falling, secure the TV using one of the following methods:

With the supplied screws, attach the band to the TV stand and to the rear of

the TV using the provided hole.

Put the cord or chain through the clamps to secure the TV against a wall or

pillar.

20 mm

3.8 mm

Using Your New TV

Note

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

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Watching the TV

8 0

-/--

This section explains various functions and operations available while watching the TV. Most operations can be done using the remote.

L(MONO)

ENTER SELECT

AUTO

PROGRMENU

PROGR

1 indicator

1 4 7

-/--

SOUND

MODE

PIC MODE

A/B

2 5 8 0

SURROUND

3 6 9

FAVORITE

ENTER

?/1

t a

Number buttons

JUMP

+/–/ENTER

Using Your New TV

ENTER SELECT

AUTO

PROGR

Press ! to turn on the TV.

PROGRMENU

When the TV is in the standby mode (the

indicator on the TV is lit red), press

?/1

on the remote or PROGR +/– on the TV.

Press PROGR +/– or

number buttons to select the program number.

For double digit numbers,

press -, then the number (e.g., for 25, press -, then 2 and 5).

To select a program number quickly

(1) Press and hold PROGR +/–. (2) Release PROGR +/– when the desired program number appears.

Note

• When you select a program number quickly, the picture may be disrupted. This does not indicate a malfunction.

PROGR +/–

2 +/–

continued

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LANGUAGE :

COLOR SYS :

SETUP

PROGRAM S E

PIC RO TAT I

ENGL I SH

Watching the TV (continued)

Additional tasks

Turn off temporarily Turn off completely Adjust the volume Mute the sound Watch the video input

(VCR, camcorder, etc.)

Jump back to the previous program number

Display the on-screen information*

* The picture, sound, and either the program number or video input are

displayed. The on-screen display for the picture and sound information disappears after about three seconds.

Press

?/1. The 1 indicator on the TV lights up red. ! on the TV. 2 +/–. %.

t to select “VIDEO 1”, “VIDEO 2” , “VIDEO 3” or “DVD”. To return to the TV program, press a (or t on the TV).

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 Introducing the menu system on page 19.

Press MENU.

Press + or – to select the

“SETUP” icon ( ), then press ENTER.

ENTER

PICTURE PICTURE+ WI DE MODE : OFF INTELL I GENT P I C: OFF

SETUP

LANGUAGE :

PIC RO TAT ION PROGRAM S ETUP COLOR SYS : AUTO

DE : DYNAM I

MO C

NGL I SH

Make sure “LANGUAGE” is

selected, then press ENTER.

Press + or – to select the

desired language (e.g, “

”), then press ENTER.

The selected menu language appears.

To return to the normal screen

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Press MENU.

ENTER

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Setting the Wake Up timer

Press until the desired

period of time appears.

WAKE UP TIMER:10M

After 10 minutes

The Wake Up timer starts immediately after you have set it.

WAKE UP TIMER:OFF

No Wake Up Timer After 12 hours

Select the program number or video input you want to display when you

wake up.

Press 1 or set the Sleep timer if you want the TV to turn off automatically.

WAKE UP TIMER:12H00M

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.

Note

• 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 the standby mode. To continue watching the TV, press any button or control on the TV or the remote.

Setting the Sleep timer

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Press until the desired period of time appears.

The Sleep timer starts immediately after you have set it.

To cancel the Sleep timer

Press until “SLEEP TIMER: OFF” appears or turn the TV off.

SLEEP TIMER:30M SLEEP TIMER:60M

After 30 minutes

SLEEP TIMER:OFF SLEEP TIMER:90M

No Sleep Timer

After 60 minutes

After 90 minutes

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Advanced Operations

≥

DYNAMIC

≥

DRAMA

≥

SOFT

≥

PERSONAL

Selecting the picture and sound modes

SOUND

MODE

PIC MODE

A/B

SURROUND

FAVORITE

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” view high contrast pictures.

“STANDARD” view normal contrast pictures.

“SOFT” view mild pictures.

“PERSONAL” receive the last adjusted picture setting from the “ADJUST”

option in the “PICTURE” menu (see page 21).

PIC MODE

PERSONAL

STANDARDDYNAMIC

SOFT

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” listen to soft sound.

“PERSONAL” receive the last adjusted sound setting from the “ADJUST”

Advanced Operations

Tip

• You can also set the picture and sound modes using the menu (see

Changing the “PICTURE” setting on page 21 and Changing the “SOUND” setting on page 23).

SOUND

MODE

high tones.

option in the “SOUND” menu (see page 23).

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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.

-/--

SOUND

SURROUND

MODE

PIC MODE

A/B

FAVORITE

3 6 9

FAVORITE

ENTER

Number buttons

FAVORITE

Advanced Operations

Press the number button

from 1 to 6 to select the desired favorite channel.

Tip

• To program your favorite channels, see Adjusting each program number

1 4

settings (PROGRAM SETUP) on page 26.

Advanced Operations

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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

“TruSurround” listen to the surround sound that spreads out to the rear of a room.

“OFF” turn off the surround sound.

Tip

• You can also select the surround option using the menu (see Changing the “SOUND” setting on page 23).

SURROUND

SURROUND: TruSurround

SURROUND

FAVORITE

ENTER

SURROUND

SURROUND: OFF

registered trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. in the United States and selected foreign countries. SRS and TruSurround are incorporated under license from SRS Labs, Inc. and are protected under United States Patent Nos. 4,748,669 and 4,841,572 with numerous additional issued and pending foreign patents.

Advanced Operations

The surround of your TV is categorized as TruSurround.

is a trademark of SRS Labs, Inc. SRS and the SRS symbol are

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Enjoying stereo or bilingual programs

(KV-XA29M61/XA25M61 only)

You can enjoy stereo sound or bilingual programs of NICAM and A2 stereo systems.

L(MONO)

ENTER SELECT

AUTO

PROGRMENU

PROGR

Press A/B repeatedly until you receive the sound you want.

The on-screen display changes to show the selected sound. The

indicator on the TV lights up red when receiving any stereo or bilingual program.

indicator

SOUND

MODE

PIC MODE

A/B

SURROUND

FAVORITE

ENTER

A/B

NICAM

When receiving a NICAM program

Broadcasting On-screen display (Selected sound)

NICAM stereo

NICAM bilingual

NICAM monaural

NICAM

(Stereo sound)

NICAM

MAIN

(Main sound)

NICAM

MAIN

(Main sound)

(Regular sound)

NICAM

SUB

(Sub sound)

Advanced Operations

MONO

(Regular sound)

MONO

(Regular sound)

continued

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Enjoying stereo or bilingual programs (continued)

When receiving an A2 program

Broadcasting On-screen display (Selected sound)

A2 stereo

MONO

(Regular sound)

STEREO

(Stereo sound)

A2 bilingual

MAIN

(Main sound)

Receiving area for NICAM and A2 programs

System

NICAM

Notes

• If the signal is very weak, the sound becomes monaural automatically.

• If the stereo sound is noisy when receiving a NICAM program, select “MONO”. The sound becomes monaural, but the noise is reduced.

Receiving area

Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Malaysia, Thailand, etc.

Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, etc.

If the sound is distorted when receiving a monaural program through the 8 (antenna) terminal

Press A/B repeatedly until “MONO” appears on the screen. To cancel the monaural sound setting, press A/B again until

“AUTO” appears on the screen.

MONO

AUTO

SUB

(Sub sound)

Advanced Operations

Notes

• The “MONO” or “AUTO” setting is memorized for each program number.

• You cannot receive stereo broadcast signal when the TV is in the “MONO” setting. Normally set the TV to “AUTO”.

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Viewing Teletext

(KV-XA29M61/XA25M61 only)

TV stations broadcast an information service called Teletext via some TV channels. Teletext allows you to receive various information, such as shares market or news.

1 4 7

-/--

SOUND

MODE

PIC MODE

A/B

2 5 8 0

SURROUND

3 6 9

FAVORITE

ENTER

a t

FASTEXT

A/B

Displaying Teletext

Select a TV channel that carries the Teletext broadcast you want to watch.

Press to display the

text.

A Teletext page (normally the index page) is displayed. If there is no Teletext broadcast, “100” is displayed at the top left corner of the screen.

P166 SECTEXT 166 FR1 MAR 03:59:09

From Singapore To PAR IS

To OSAKA

To ROMA

To SYDNEY

Day Dep/Arr Flight Alrcraft

1.6 220/0588 SQ28 747 2 2130/1225 PA115 L15 3 2115/1330 SQ26 747

2.5 1000/1715 SQ6 747

4.6 0930/2015 CX522 L10

2.7 2130/0745 SQ24 4 2300/0915 AZ487 747

1 2210/0610 SQ21A 747 2 2100/0835 SQ21A 747

747

To turn off Teletext

Press a.

continued

Advanced Operations

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Viewing Teletext (continued)

Additional Teletext tasks

display a Teletext page on the TV picture

check the contents of a Teletext service

select a Teletext page

hold (pause) a Teletext display

reveal concealed information (e.g., an answer to a quiz)

enlarge the Teletext display

wait for a Teletext page while watching a TV program

Do this

Press . Each time you press , the screen changes as

follows: Teletext n Teletext and TV n TV.

Press . An overview of the Teletext contents and page numbers appear on the screen.

Press the number buttons to enter the three-digit page number of the desired Teletext page.* If you make a mistake, reenter the correct page number. To access the next or previous page, press PROGR +/–.

Press to display the symbol “z” at the top left corner of the screen. To resume normal Teletext operation, press or .

Press . To conceal the information, press the button again.

Press . Each time you press , the Teletext display changes as follows: Enlarge upper half n Enlarge lower half n Normal size.

1 Enter the Teletext page number that you want to

refer to, then press .

2 When the page number is displayed, press to

show the text.

* You can also select a Teletext page that appears in the colored columns at

the bottom of the screen using the corresponding color-coded buttons on the remote.

Using FASTEXT

This feature allows you to quickly access a Teletext page that uses FASTEXT. When a FASTEXT program is broadcasted, the colored menus appear at the bottom of the screen. The colors of the menus correspond to the red, green, yellow, and blue color-coded buttons on the remote.

To access a FASTEXT menu

Press the color-coded button on the remote corresponding to the menu you want. The menu page appears on the screen after several seconds.

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

“PICTURE” icon

“SOUND” icon

“SETUP” icon

“CH PRESET” icon

Menu level 1

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3/Function

“PICTURE”

“SOUND”“SOUND MODE” Select the sound mode:

“SETUP”“LANGUAGE” Change the menu language:

“CH PRESET”“AUTO PROGRAM” Preset channels automatically.

“PICTURE MODE” Select the picture mode:

“ADJUST” Adjust the “PERSONAL” option:

“WIDE MODE” Change the picture size. “INTELLIGENT PIC” Optimize picture quality.

“ADJUST” Adjust the “PERSONAL” option:

“SURROUND” Select the surround mode:

“INTELLIGENT VOL” Adjust volume automatically.

“PIC ROTATION” Rotate the picture. “PROGRAM SETUP” Adjust each program number settings. “COLOR SYS” Change the color system:

“MANUAL PROGRAM” “TV SYS” Change the TV system:

STUP

LAN UAGE:

G PIC ROT PRO RAM SET COLOR SYS :

AT IO

“DYNAMIC”t “STANDARD”t “SOFT”t “PERSONAL”t “ADJUST”

“PICTURE” t “COLOR”t “BRIGHT”t “HUE”t “SHARP”

“DYNAMIC”t “DRAMA” t “SOFT” t “PERSONAL“ t “ADJUST”

“BASS” t “TREBLE”t “BALANCE”t “BBE”*

“TruSurround” t “OFF”

“ENGLISH” t“ ”(Chinese) t “ ”(Arabic) t “ ” (Thai)

“AUTO” t “PAL ” t “SECAM” t “NTSC3.58” t “NTSC4.43”

Preset channels manually.

“B/G” t “I” t “D/K” t “M”

* 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.

Name of the current menu Guide mark icon

Menu level 3

Menu level 2

continued

Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

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P I CTURE+

MO C

PICTURE

INTELLIGENT PIC:OFF

WI DE MODE :OFF

DE DYNAM I

CH PR ESET

SYS:B/G

MANUAL PROGRAM

AM++ +

OPROGAUT

AUTO

PROGRAM

MANU A L

B/GTV SYS :

ETCH P RES

Introducing the menu system (continued)

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.

Press MENU to display the

menu.

Press + or – to select the

desired item.

Press ENTER to confirm

your selection and go to the next menu level.

Other menu operations

To Press

Adjust the setting value +/–

Return to the previous menu level ENTER

Cancel the menu MENU

SOUND

MODE

PIC MODE

A/B

ENTER

SURROUND

FAVORITE

ENTER

+ / – /ENTER

Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

Tips

• To return from Menu Level 2 to Menu Level 1, press +/– to select the return icon ( ), then press ENTER.

•

Some of the menu items can be operated directly using the remote buttons.

• The MENU, ENTER, and SELECT / buttons on the TV can also be used for the operations above.

Front of TV

ENTER SELECT

AUTO

PROGR

PROGRMENU

Note

• If more than 60 seconds elapse between entries, the menu screen automatically disappears.

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Changing the “PICTURE” setting

SOUND MODE

PIC MODE

A/B

SURROUND

FAVORITE

ENTER

The “PICTURE” menu allows you to change the picture settings.

Press MENU.

Make sure the “PICTURE”

icon (

) is selected,

ENTER

then press ENTER.

Press + or – to select

the desired item (e.g.,

ENTER

“PICTURE MODE”), then press ENTER.

Select To

“PICTURE MODE” choose either “DYNAMIC”, “STANDARD”, “SOFT”,

“WIDE MODE” change the picture size when receiving wide-mode (16:9)

“INTELLIGENT PIC” optimize picture quality.

“PERSONAL”*, or “ADJUST”.

picture signal. Press + or – to select “ON”, then press ENTER. To cancel, select “OFF”, then press ENTER.

Press + or – to select “ON”, then press ENTER. To cancel, select “OFF”, then press ENTER.

PICTURE

PICTURE MO C

WI DE MODE :OFF

INTELLIGENT PIC:OFF

PICTURE PICTUR WI DE

INTELLIGEN

MENU + / – /ENTER

DE : DYNAM I

DYNAMI

MODE

STANDARD

MODE

SOF T PER

SONA L

ADJUST

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

adjusted picture settings from the “ADJUST” option (see page 22).

Note

• For details on the options under “PICTURE MODE”, see page 12.

To return to the normal screen

Press MENU.

continued

21Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

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COLOR 80

Changing the “PICTURE setting” (continued)

Adjusting the “ADJUST” items under “PICTURE MODE”

Press + or – to select the

desired item (e.g., “COLOR”), then press ENTER.

Adjust the value according to the following table, then press ENTER.

For Press – to Press + to

“PICTURE” decrease picture contrast increase picture contrast

“COLOR” decrease color intensity increase color intensity

“BRIGHT” darken the picture brighten the picture

“HUE”* increase red picture tones increase green picture tones

“SHARP” soften the picture sharpen the picture

* You can adjust “HUE” for the NTSC color system only.

Repeat the above steps to adjust other items.

The adjusted settings will be received when you select “PERSONAL”.

Tip

• For details on the menu system and how to use the menu, refer to

Introducing the menu system on page 19.

ENTER

Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

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Changing the “SOUND” setting

The “SOUND” menu allows you to change the sound settings.

Press MENU.

Press + or – to select the

“SOUND” icon ( then press ENTER.

SOUND MODE

PIC MODE

A/B

ENTER

SURROUND

FAVORITE

ENTER

MENU + / – /ENTER

SOUND

SOUND MODE +

SURROUND : OFF F

INTELLIGENT VOL:OFF

: DYNAM I C+

Press + or – to select

the desired item (e.g.,

ENTER

“SOUND MODE”), then press ENTER.

Select To

“SOUND MODE” choose either “DYNAMIC”, “DRAMA”, “SOFT”,

“SURROUND” choose either “TruSurround” or “OFF”. “INTELLIGENT VOL” adjust the volume of all program numbers and video inputs

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

adjusted sound settings from the “ADJUST” option (see page 24).

Tip

• For details on the options under “SOUND MODE” and “SURROUND”, see pages 12 and 14 respectively.

“PERSONAL”*, or “ADJUST”.

automatically. Press + or – to select “ON”, then press ENTER. To cancel, select “OFF”, then press ENTER.

SOUND

OUND MODE

SSURROUND : O

INTELLIGENSOFT

To return to the normal screen

Press MENU.

DYNAMI

DRAMA PER

SONA L

ADJ US T

continued

23Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

Page 24

Changing the “SOUND” setting (continued)

Adjusting the “ADJUST” items under “SOUND MODE”

Press + or – to select the

desired item (e.g., ”BALANCE“), then press ENTER.

Adjust the value according to the following table, then press ENTER.

For Press – to Press + to

“BASS” decrease the bass increase the bass

“TREBLE” decrease the treble increase the treble

“BALANCE” increase the left speaker’s volume

“BBE” select “HIGH” for higher enhancement of sound clarity;

Repeat the above steps to adjust other items.

The adjusted settings will be received when you select “PERSONAL”.

select “LOW” for lower enhancement of sound clarity; select “OFF” to turn off the BBE sound

Tip

• For details on the menu system and how to use the menu, refer to

Introducing the menu system on page 19.

ENTER

BALANCE 00

increase the right speaker’s volume

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COLOR SYS : AUTO

SETUP

PROGRAM S ETUP

PIC RO TAT I ON

NGL I SH

LANGUAGE :

LANGUAGE :E

COLOR SYS : NTS

SETUP

C3.58

PROGRAM S E SECAM

PIC RO TAT I PA L

AUTO

NTSC4.43

Changing the “SETUP” setting

The “SETUP” menu allows you to change the menu language, adjust the picture position, adjust the program number setting and select color system.

Press MENU.

Press + or – to select

“SETUP” icon ( then press ENTER.

1 4 7

-/--

SOUND

MODE

PIC MODE

A/B

ENTER

2 5 8 0

SURROUND

3 6 9

FAVORITE

ENTER

Number buttons

+ / – / ENTER

Press + or – to select

the desired item (e.g.,

ENTER

“COLOR SYS”), then press ENTER.

Select To

“LANGUAGE” change the menu language (see Changing the menu language

“PIC ROTATION” adjust the picture position when it is not aligned to the TV screen.

on page 10).

Press + or – to adjust the picture position, then press ENTER.

PIC ROTATION

“PROGRAM SETUP” adjust each program number settings (see Adjusting each program

“COLOR SYS” change the color system. Normally, set this to “AUTO”.

number settings (PROGRAM SETUP) on page 26).

To return to the normal screen

Press MENU.

ENTER

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25Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

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Changing the “SETUP” setting (continued)

Adjusting each program number settings (PROGRAM SETUP)

Select “PROGRAM SETUP” from the “SETUP” menu.

Select “PR” and press

ENTER. Press + or – to select the desired program number you want to adjust, then press ENTER.

ENTER

PROGRAM SE T

PR : 14

SK I P :OFF CH I L D L OCK : OF F FAVOR I TE CH : ––

Press + or – to select

the desired item (e.g.,

ENTER

”CHILD LOCK”), then press ENTER.

Select To

“PR” select the desired program number.

“SKIP” skip unwanted or unused program number.

“CHILD LOCK” prevent children from watching this selected program number.

“FAVORITE CH” program favorite channels for direct selection.

To continue adjusting other program number, press + or – to select “PR”,

then repeat step 2 and 3.

Press + or – to select “ON”, then press ENTER. To cancel, select “OFF”, then press ENTER.

Press + or – to select “ON”, then press ENTER. The lock symbol ( ) appears on the screen. To cancel, select “OFF”, then press ENTER. If you preset a locked program number, that particular program number will be unlocked automatically.

Press + or – to select one of the six favorite channel numbers (if you decide not to make any changes, select “ ”), then press ENTER. To view the selected favorite channel, refer page 13.

PROGRAM SE T PR : 1 4 SK I P :ON CH I L D L OCK : FAVOR I TE C : ––

OFF

To return to the normal screen

Press MENU.

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Changing the

RAM

AUTO PROG

FLOW

TVPRSYS : AUTO

01:

Channel Preset (“CH PRESET”) setting

The “CH PRESET” menu allows you to adjust the setup of your TV. For example, you can receive a channel with a weak signal that fails to be tuned in by automatic presetting.

Press MENU.

Press + or – to select the

“CH PRESET” icon ( then press ENTER.

SOUND

MODE

PIC MODE

A/B

ENTER

SURROUND

FAVORITE

ENTER

MANU A L P ROGRAM

+ / – /ENTER

CH P RESET

OPROGAUT

SYS:B/G

AM++ +

Press + or – to select the

desired item (e.g., “AUTO PROGRAM”), then press ENTER.

Select

“AUTO PROGRAM”

“MANUAL PROGRAM”

“TV SYS”

To return to the normal screen

Press MENU.

Tip

• For details on the menu system and how to use the menu, refer to

Introducing the menu system on page 19.

ENTER

preset channels automatically.

preset channels manually (see Presetting channels manually on page 28).

change the TV system. Press + or – to select either “B/G”, “I”, “D/K” or “M”, then press ENTER.

continued

27Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

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Changing the Channel Preset (“CH PRESET”) setting (continued)

01:

RAM

VHF

MANU A LPROG TV SYS:B/G FINE:AUTO

LOW

10:

RAM

VHF

MANU A LPROG TV SYS:B/G FINE:AUTO

LOW

10:

RAM

VHF

MANU A LPROG TV SYS:B/G FINE:AUTO

LOW

10:

RAM

VHF

MANU A LPROG

TV SYS:B/G FINE:AUTO

LOW

10:

RAM

VHF

MANU A LPROG

TV SYS : M

FINE:AUTO

LOW

10:

RAM

VHF

MANU A LPROG

TV SYS : I

B/G

FINE:AUTO

LOW

Presetting channels manually

1After selecting “MANUAL

PROGRAM”, select the program number to which you want to preset a channel. (1) Make sure “PR” is

selected , then press ENTER.

(2)

Press + or – until the program number you want to preset (e.g., program number “10”) appears on the menu, then press ENTER

Select the desired channel.

(1) Make sure either

“VHF LOW”, “VHF HIGH” or “UHF” is selected, then press ENTER.

(2) Press + or – until the

desired channel picture appears on the TV screen, then press ENTER.

ENTER

If the sound of the

desired channel is abnormal, select the appropriate TV system.

(1) Press + or – to select

(2) Press + or – until the

Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

“TV SYS”, then press ENTER.

sound becomes normal (e.g., “M”), then press ENTER.

ENTER

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10:

RAM

VHF

MANU A LPROG

TV SYS :M MANUAL

AUTO

FINE:

LOW

10:

RAM

VHF

MANU A LPROG

–+

TV SYS :M MA NU AL

AUTO

FINE:

LOW

10:

RAM

VHF

MANU A LPROG TV SYS :M

FINE:MANU A L

LOW

If you are not satisfied with

the picture and sound quality, you may improve them by using fine tuning.

(1)

Press

+ or –

to select “FINE”, then press ENTER

(2)

Press

+ or –

to select “MANUAL”, then press ENTER.

(3) Press + or – until the

picture and sound quality are optimal, then press ENTER.

The + or – icon on the menu flashes while tuning.

To return to the normal screen

Press MENU.

Notes

• If you preset a locked program number (“CHILD LOCK”), that particular program number will be unlocked automatically (see page 26).

• The TV system (“TV SYS”) and the fine tuning (“FINE”) settings are memorized for each program number.

ENTER

29Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

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Additional Information

Self-diagnosis function

Your TV is equipped with a self-diagnosis function. If there is a

problem with your TV, the times the 1 indicator flashes indicates the possible causes.

Front of TV

L(MONO)

indicator flashes red. The number of

ENTER SELECT

AUTO

PROGRMENU

PROGR

indicator

Check that the 1 indicator flashes red a number of times between

3-second intervals.

Count the number of times the 1 indicator flashes.

Press ! (main power) to turn off your TV.

Inform your nearest Sony service center about the number of times the

indicator flashes. Be sure to note the model name and serial number located on the rear of your TV.

Additional Information

Page 31

Troubleshooting

If you find any problem while viewing your TV, please check the following guide. If any problem persists, contact your Sony dealer .

Solutions

Page

Snowy picture

Noisy sound

Distorted picture

Noisy sound

Possible causeSymptom

• Connection is loose or the cable is damaged.

• Channel presetting is inappropriate or incomplete.

• The antenna type is inappropriate.

• The antenna direction is inappropriate.

• Signal transmission is low.

• Broadcast signals are too strong.

• Check the antenna cable and connection on the TV, VCR and on the wall.

• Display the “CH PRESET” menu and select “MANUAL PROGRAM” to preset the channel again.

• Check the antenna type (“VHF”/“UHF”). Contact a Sony dealer for advice.

• Adjust the antenna direction. Contact a Sony dealer for advice.

• Try using a booster.

• Turn off or disconnect the booster if it is

in use.

–

Good picture

Noisy sound

No picture

No sound

• The TV system setting or channel presetting is inappropriate or incomplete.

• The power cord, antenna or VCR is not connected.

• The TV is not turned on.

• If the sound of all the channels are noisy, display the “CH PRESET” menu and check the TV system (“TV SYS”) setting, then select “AUTO PROGRAM” to preset the channels again.

• If the sound of some channels are noisy, select the channel, then display the “CH PRESET” menu and select the appropriate TV system (“TV SYS”).

• Check the power cord, antenna and the VCR connections.

• Press

?/1

(power).

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

Additional Information

continued

31Additional Information

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Troubleshooting (continued)

Good picture

No sound

Dotted lines or stripes

Double images or “ghosts”

No color

Abnormal color patches

Possible causeSymptom Solutions

• The volume level is

• Press 2 + to increase the volume level.

too low.

• The sound is muted.

• Broadcast signal has a

transmission problem.

• There is local interference from cars, neon signs, hair dryers, power generators, etc.

• Broadcast signals are reflected by nearby mountains or

• Press % to cancel the muting.

• Press A/B until a good sound is

heard. (KV-XA29M61/XA25M61 only)

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

• Adjust the antenna direction for minimum interference. Contact a Sony dealer for advice.

• Use a highly directional antenna.

• Use the fine tuning (“FINE”) function.

buildings.

• The antenna direction is inappropriate.

• Use of a booster is inappropriate.

• The color level setting is too low.

• Adjust the antenna direction. Contact a Sony dealer for advice.

• Turn off or disconnect the booster if it is in use.

• Display the “PICTURE” menu and select “ADJUST” of “PICTURE MODE”, then adjust the “COLOR” level.

• The color system

setting is inappropriate.

• The antenna direction is inappropriate.

• The magnetic disturbance from external speakers or other equipment, or the direction of the earth’s magnetic field may affect the TV.

• Display the “SETUP” menu and check the color system (“COLOR SYS”) setting (usually set this to “AUTO”).

• Adjust the antenna direction. Contact a Sony dealer for advice.

• Keep external speakers or other electrical equipment away from the TV. Do not move the TV while the TV is turned on.

Press ! (main power) on the TV to turn off the TV for about five minutes, then turn it on again.

Page

–

TV cannot receive stereo broadcast signal. (KV-XA29M61/ XA25M61 only)

Additional Information

• The stereo reception setting is inappropriate.

• Press A/B until “AUTO” appears on the screen.

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Stereo broadcast sound switches on and off or is distorted.

The sound switches between monaural and stereo frequently. (KV-XA29M61/ XA25M61 only)

“100” appears on the top of the screen and no Teletext display. (KV-XA29M61/ XA25M61 only)

Teletext display is incomplete (picture snowy or double images). (KV-XA29M61/ XA25M61 only)

Picture slant

Good m

orning!

Lines moving across the TV screen.

The 1 indicator on your TV flashes red a number of times between 3-second intervals.

TV cabinet creaks.

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

Possible causeSymptom

• Connection is loose or the cable is damaged.

• The antenna direction is inappropriate.

• Broadcast signal has a transmission problem.

• The channel carries no Teletext broadcast.

• Connection is loose or the cable is damaged.

• The antenna direction is inappropriate.

• Signal transmission is too low.

• The magnetic disturbance from external speakers or other equipment, or the direction of the earth’s magnetic field may affect the TV.

• There is interference from external sources, e.g., heavy machineries, nearby broadcast station.

• Your TV may need service.

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

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

Solutions

• Check the antenna cable and connection on the TV, VCR and on the wall.

• Adjust the antenna direction. Contact a Sony dealer for advice.

• Press A/B until a good sound is heard.

––

• Check the antenna cable and connection

on the TV, VCR and on the wall.

• Adjust the antenna direction. Contact a Sony dealer for advice.

• Try using a booster.

• Keep external speakers or other electrical

equipment away from the TV.

• Display the “SETUP” menu and adjust “PIC ROTATION” until the picture

position is optimal.

• Use the fine tuning (“FINE”) function.

• Contact your nearest Sony service center.

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–

33Additional Information

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Troubleshooting Shortcuts

For better viewing, please check the following connections.

Antenna connection

Check the antenna direction.

Incorrect antenna direction may cause:

UHF

VHF

Wall antenna terminal

• Snowy • Distorted • Noisy/ picture picture distorted

Booster

sound

VCR

Check the antenna type.

Wrong type of antenna may cause:

• No picture

• Snowy picture

Additional Information

Check connection on the wall antenna terminal.

Loose connection may cause:

•

Snowy picture

• Distorted sound

Check if you need booster to increase signal level.

Too strong signal level may cause:

•

Distorted picture

• Noisy sound

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AC Connection

(KV-XA29M61/ XA25M61 only)

• Double image picture

• Missing Teletext characters

P166 SECTEXT 166 FR1 MAR 03:59:09

Fom Singapore To PARIS

To OSAKA

To ROMA

To SYDNEY

Connection

to TV

Check connection on the VCR and on the TV.

Loose connection may cause:

• Snowy picture

Day Dep/Arr Flight Alrcraft

1.6 220/0588 SQ28 747 2 2130/1225 PA115 L15 3 2115/1330 SQ26 747

2.5 1000/1715 SQ6 747

4.6 0930/2015 CX522 L10

2.7 2130/0745 SQ24 4 2300/0915 AZ487 747 1 2210/0610 SQ21A 747 2 2100/0835 SQ21A 747

Check connection on the AC socket.

Loose connection may cause:

• no power

747

• no picture with no sound

For more information, see Troubleshooting on page 31 or consult your dealer for guidance.

• Distorted sound

• No picture

35Additional Information

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Overview of controls

TV front panel

L(MONO)

L (MONO)

AUTO

PROGR

ENTER SELECT

AUTO

PROGRMENU

PROGR

ENTER SELECT

PROGRMENU

Additional Information

Button

AUTO PROGR

Preset channels automatically. 5 Turn off completely or 9

turn on the TV.

PROGR +/–

1 2 +/–

Select program number. 9 Standby indicator 9 Adjust volume. 10 Select TV or video input. 10 Wake Up indicator 11 Stereo/bilingual indicator. 15

(KV-XA29M61/XA25M61 only)

Menu operations

MENU SELECT ENTER

Display the menu. 20 Select and adjust item. 20 Confirm selected item. 20 Headphones jack. –

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Remote control

-/--

SOUND

MODE

PIC MODE

A/B

SURROUND

FAVORITE

ENTER

Names/symbols of buttons on the remote are indicated in different colors to represent the available functions.

Label color

White

Green

Button function

For general TV operations

For Teletext operations

Function

?/1

PROGR +/– 0 – 9, -

+/–

t a

JUMP

Turn off temporarily or turn on the TV. 9

Select program number. 9 Input numbers. 9 Adjust volume. 10 Select TV or video input. 10 Display the TV program. 10 Mute the sound. 10 Display on-screen information. Jump to previous program

number. 10

Timer operations

Set TV to turn on automatically. Set TV to turn off automatically.

PIC MODE SOUND MODE FAVORITE SURROUND

Select picture mode. 12 Select sound mode. 12 Display favorite channels. 13 Select surround mode. 14

Stereo/bilingual operations (KV-XA29M61/XA25M61 only)

A/B

Select stereo/bilingual mode.

Teletext operations (KV-XA29M61/XA25M61 only)

Display Teletext broadcast. 17 Enlarge the Teletext display. Reveal concealed information. 18 Stop Teletext display from scrolling. Display Teletext service contents. Show TV screen while 18

waiting for Teletext page.

0 – 9 PROGR +/–

x (red, green,

yellow, blue)

Input Teletext page number. 18 Display the next or previous page. Access a Fastext menu 18

Menu operations

MENU + or – ENTER

Display the menu. 20 Select and adjust item. 20 Confirm selected item. 20

PageButton

11 11

18 18

37Additional Information

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Specifications

KV-XA25M61 KV-XA29M61 Note KV-XA25M50 KV-XA29M50

Power requirements 220 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power consumption (W) Indicated on the rear of the TV Television system B/G, I, D/K, M Color system PAL, PAL 60, SECAM, NTSC4.43, NTSC3.58 Stereo/Bilingual system NICAM Stereo/Bilingual B/G, I, D/K; A2 Stereo/ KV-XA29M61/

Teletext language English, Arabic, French KV-XA29M61/

Channel coverage

B/G VHF : E2 to E12

I UHF : B21 to B68

D/K

M VHF : A2 to A13

8 (Antenna) 75-ohm external terminal Audio output (Speaker) 8W + 8W

Number of terminal

(Video) Input: 4* Output: 1 Phono jacks; 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms * Three input lines

(Audio) Input: 4* Output: 1 Phono jacks; 500mVrms * Three input lines

(S Video) Input: 2 Y: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms

(Component

Video)

i (Headphones) Output: 1 Stereo minijack

Picture tube 25 in. 29 in.

Tube size (cm) 64 72 Measured diagonally Screen size (cm) 60 68 Measured diagonally

Dimensions (w/h/d, mm) 696 × 513 × 500 772 × 576 × 516 Mass (kg) 38 51

Bilingual B/G XA25M61 only

XA25M61 only

UHF : E21 to E69 CATV : S01 to S03, S1 to S41

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

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

available

unbalanced, sync negative

C: 0.286 Vp-p, 75 ohms

Input: 1 Phono jacks; 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms,

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

B: 0.7 Vp-p, 75 ohms

R: 0.7 Vp-p, 75 ohms

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Sony Corporation

Additional Information