Sony VTX-D800U User Manual 2

4-097-287-05

409728705

Digital Terrestrial

Receiver

VTX-D800U

Operating Guide

Should you experience a problem with this receiver, please refer to the trouble shooting section on page 21. If you are unable to rectify the problem, contact the Sony UK helpline on 0870 241 3624.

Please ensure you have the following information available before calling the helpline:

Date of purchase

Serial number

Model number

Post code

Detailed fault description

Signal strength and signal quality

Note:You can check the signal strength and signal quality using the

menu system of this receiver. Page 9 explains how to display the main menu on screen, and page 14 explains how to obtain the signal strength display.

The serial number and the model number are located on the rear of the receiver.

Safety information

NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

A moulded plug complying with BS1363 is fitted to this equipment for your safety and convenience. Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced, a 5 AMP fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362 (i.e. marked with or ) must be used. When an alternative type of plug is used it should be fitted with a 5 AMP FUSE, otherwise the circuit should be protected by a 5 AMP FUSE at the distribution board. If the plug supplied with this equipment has a detachable fuse cover, be sure to attach the fuse cover after you change the fuse. Never use the plug without the fuse cover. If you should lose the fuse cover, please contact your nearest Sony service centre.

ASA

FUSE

How to replace the Fuse

Open the fuse compartment with a flat blade screwdriver, and replace the 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 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 unit. Do not open the unit. Always refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

Note: The mains lead must only be changed at a qualified service centre.

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Safety information

This receiver can be operated in the upright position with the supplied stand attached, or in the horizontal position. Please follow the precautions below to ensure the safety of your receiver is not compromised in any way.

Never push objects of any kind into the receiver as this could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind onto the receiver. If any liquid or solid object does get into the receiver, switch off immediately and have it checked by qualified personnel.

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

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

Clean the receiver with a soft, lightly dampened cloth. Do not use any type of abrasive pad, alkaline cleaner, scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol or benzine.

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Do not place any objects on top of the receiver. To prevent fire, keep inflammable objects or naked flames (e.g. candles) away from the receiver.

Remember to dispose of batteries in an environmentally friendly manner. Do not dispose in domestic waste containers.

Do not cover the ventilation openings of the receiver with newspapers or curtains etc. For ventilation, leave a space of at least 10cm all around the receiver.

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Safety information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1

Mains plug safety - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Receiver safety - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2

Overview of the remote control - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4

Accessories supplied - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5

Receiver overview and connections - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6

Front and Rear views- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 Fixing the stand (for vertical use) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6

Getting started - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7

Connecting your TV and VCR- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 Connecting a Hi-Fi etc. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 Inserting batteries into the remote control - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 Automatic tuning procedure - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8

Using the menu system - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9

Favourite list - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 Settings - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10

Language - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 Country - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 Subtitles - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10

Picture - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 Parental Control - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11 Tuning - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12

Autotune- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12

Manual Tune - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12

Programme Sort - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13

Programme Skip - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13 Technical information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14 Feature pages- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14

Contents

Other Features - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15

The EPG - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15 Programme information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 Digital text- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18

Notes on connecting SMARTLINK and other equipment- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19

Additional information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20

Using the remote control to operate other manufacturers TVs- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 Specifications - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 Trouble shooting - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21

Digital TV Channel List- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22

Index - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23

NOTE: Periodically Sony will issue upgrades for the software installed in your receiver. For more

information about this, refer to page 14.

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Overview of the remote control

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TV/ RADIO

PROG

REC

TV/STB

qd qf

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1 Mute button %

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

Note:This button will only work once you have configured the remote control to operate your brand of TV (refer to page 20).

2 TV PROG +/- buttons

Press to select the next or previous TV programme.

Note:This button will only work once you have configured the remote control to operate your brand of TV (refer to page 20).

3 Text button

Press to display digital text (refer to page 18).

BACK

4 Buttons 0 - 9

Press to enter a channel number, your PIN number

PROG

or numeric entry in a menu.

Note:For channel numbers 10 and above, enter the remaining digits within 2 seconds.

5 TV/RADIO button

Press to switch between TV and Radio channels.

6 SUBTITLE button

Press to turn subtitles On or Off.

DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL RECEIVER

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7 Favourite button

Press to display your Favourite Programme lists (refer to page 9).

8 EPG button

Press to display the Electronic Programme Guide (refer to page 15).

9 BACK button

Press this button to cancel a selection or to go back one step in a menu.

0 Coloured buttons

These buttons are used to select the coloured options available in some menu displays.

qa Volume +/- button 2

Press to increase/decrease the TV volume level.

Note:These buttons only work once you have configured the remote control to operate your brand of TV (refer to page 20).

qs Standby button l/1

Press to switch off your receiver temporarily. Press again to resume normal operation.

qd TV standby button l/1

Press to switch off your TV temporarily. Press again to resume normal operation.

Note:This button will only work once you have configured the remote control to operate your brand of TV (refer to page 20).

qf TV/STB button

Press to switch between the digital signal from your receiver and conventional analogue signals from your TV.

qg REC button

Press to set your VCR to record a programme you are watching.

Note: This operation will only work if you have a SMARTLINK VCR and a SMARTLINK compatible TV connected to the receiver.

qh JUMP button

Press to jump back to the previous channel you were watching. In EPG, this button enables you to view the scheduled programmes 24 hours in advance (refer to page 15).

qj INFO button

Press this button to display relevant information about the programme on view.

qk Control pad

Use the V, v, B, b and OK buttons to navigate through the menu system and store any changes you make. In TV mode, press the OK button to display a list of the channels available.

ql MENU button

Press to enter the main menu.

w; PROG +/- button

Press to select the next or previous programme stored on your receiver.

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Accessories supplied

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TV/ RADIO

PROG

231

564

897

BACK

REC

PROG

TV/STB

RF Loopthrough cable

Batteries

DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL RECEIVER

RM-X800

Fully wired Scart lead

Remote control

Stand

Accessories supplied 5

Receiver overview and connections

Rear view Front view

Audio line out (combined digital Optical/Analogue output)

TV Scart socket

VCR Scart socket

RF OUT socket

RF IN socket

Fixing the stand (for vertical use)

Indicating light. Green - receiver is operational Red - receiver is in standby (The light will flash red when receiving a command from the remote control)

PROG Up/Down buttons

Standby button

Clip the stand over the rear of the receiver as shown, then push down into the fixing holes to secure.

Note: To remove the stand, press clip A downwards,

then pull away from receiver.

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Getting started

Connecting your TV and VCR

Note: Before connecting your TV and VCR, ensure all equipment is disconnected from the mains supply.

CAUTION - TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER. FOR QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ONLY

VTX-D800

Loop through cable

Connecting a Hi-Fi etc.

Connect your Hi-Fi to the audio output socket of the receiver as shown.

Note: Depending on your Hi-Fi equipment, you can use

either a conventional 3.5mm jack plug lead or an optical lead (mini TOS) when connecting your Hi-Fi to the receiver. Do not connect your headphones to this socket.

*To TV scart socket

*To VCR scart socket

To TV aerial socket

To RF OUT socket

**To RF IN socket

* When connecting SMARTLINK equipment,

please refer to page 19.

** If you do not have a VCR, connect the loop

through cable directly to your TV aerial socket.

Inserting batteries into the remote control

Push and lift up the release clip to remove the battery cover.

Insert the supplied batteries as indicated inside the battery compartment.

Getting started 7

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