Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product KD-30XS955, KD-32XS945, KD-34SX955, KD-36SX955 Sony
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KD-30XS955 I KD-32XS945 I KD-34XS955 I KD-36XS955 Operating Instructions © 2005 Sony Corporation Sony Corporation http://www .sony .net Printed in U.S.
1 WA R NI N G T o reduce the ris k of fire o r sho ck haz ard, do n ot exp ose t he TV to rain or mo is tu re. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsul a ted “danger ous .
2 IMPORTANT SAFEGU ARDS For y our p rote cti o n, p le ase rea d the s e in s truc ti on s co m ple tel y , a nd kee p thi s m anu a l f or futu re ref ere nc e.
3 Ve n t i l a t i o n The slots and openings in the cabinet and in the back or bo ttom a re p ro vide d f or n eces sa ry ven til at ion . T o en su re reli ab le ope r atio n of t h e se t, and to pr ot ect i t fr om overheati ng, these s l o t s a nd openin g s mu st nev er be blocked or covered .
4 T r ademark Info rmatio n WOW , T ruSurround a nd the symbol are trademarks of SRS Lab s , In c. WO W and TruSur roun d t e ch nol og y a re i n cor por at e d under l icense fr om SRS Labs, Inc. Manufactured und er license fr om Dolby La bo ra tor ies .
5 Cont en t s In trod ucing the F D Tri nitron Wega Ov erv iew . .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... 9 Pre sen tin g th e F D Tr init r on We ga .... .
6 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP SETUP SETUP Using t he Re mote Co ntr ol Ov erv iew . .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. . 45 Ins e rtin g B a tte ri es .
7 We lcome SETUP Othe r Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Using t he Men us Ov erv iew . .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. . 77 Navigat ing Th rough Menus .... ..
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9 I ntro ducin g the FD T rini tr on W ega Ove rview This c hapter describes the c ont ents o f the pac kage in w hich t he TV is shipped and provides an overview of the features of your W ega TV .
10 SETUP SETUP Welc ome SETU P SETUP SETUP ❑ Screen M ode: Ena bles you to resize th e picture. ❑ Supe r Fine Pitch C R T : Created es pecially for displa ying hig h res olution pictures, the new .
11 Setting Up th e TV Ove rview Th is chapter inc ludes illu strated ins truction s for setting up your TV . Abou t t he AC Power Cor d The AC power co rd is attached to th e rear of t h e TV with a hoo k. Use caution when remo v ing the AC plug fr om its holder .
12 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP TV Contr ol s and Conne ctors XS955 Fro nt Panel Th e fo llowin g d escript ion a pplies to mo dels K D-30/ 34/36X S9 55 onl y . Ite m Description 1 S VIDE O VI DE O 2 IN PUT Co nnec ts t o t he S VID EO O UT ja ck o n y ou r c amc orde r or o th e r vi de o equipment that has S VIDEO.
13 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP XS945 Fro nt Panel The follo win g descr iption appli es to model KD-32XS945 on ly . Ite m Description 1 S VIDE O VI DE O 2 IN PUT Co nnec ts t o t he S VID EO O UT ja ck o n y ou r c amc orde r or o th e r vi de o equipment that has S VIDEO.
14 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Rear Panel 3 4 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 q; qa XS. b oo k Pag e 14 Mon da y , Feb r ua r y 7, 20 05 8:4 1 A M.
15 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Jack Descr i pti o n 1 VHF/UHF RF inpu t that conn ects to your VHF /UH F antenn a or cab le box. 2 S VID EO IN 1/3 Con ne cts to th e S VI DEO O UT ja ck o f y our VCR or o th er vi deo e quipm ent tha t ha s S VID EO.
16 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Bas i c Con nections: Conne cting a Ca ble or Ante nna The way in which yo u will conn ect your TV varies, depending on how your hom e rec eiv es a signal (cable, cable box, antenna) an d wheth er or no t you p lan to connec t a VCR.
17 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Ca ble or An tenn a Only F or best result s, u se one of the foll owing connect ions if you ar e connecting a ca b le o r an a ntenna an d you: ❑ Do not need a cable box to unscrambl e channels . (If y ou have a cable bo x, see pa g es 1 9-20.
18 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Cable and Antenna Only F or best results , u se this co n nect ion if y ou: ❑ Have a cable and an antenna. (This i s conven ient if yo u are using a s eparate rooftop ant enna to r eceive ad d it ional c han nels that a re n ot prov ided by y our cable com p any .
19 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Cable Box and Cab le O nly F or best results , u se this co n nect ion if: ❑ Y our cab le co mpany sc rambl es some cha n ne ls, su ch as pr emiu m channels (which requir es yo u to use a c able box), but d oes not scramb le all ch annels .
20 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Ca ble Bo x On ly F or best results , u se this co n nect ion if: ❑ Y our c able c ompa ny scr ambles a ll chan nels, w hich requires y ou to us e a cable bo x . ❑ Y o u do not ha ve a VCR. (If y ou h ave a VC R, see pages 23 and 24.
21 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Con necting Optio nal Equi pment Use the directions in this section to co nnect the follow ing optiona l equipment: If Y o u Ar e Co nne ct ing See P age VCR a n.
22 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Mak ing Vide o Conn e ctio ns Y our TV includes severa l types of v ideo inputs. W hen c o nnecting your TV , use t he outputs that ar e available on your component s that pro vide the best video performance, as descri bed below .
23 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP VC R and C abl e F or best results , u se this co n nect ion if: ❑ Y our cable company does not requi re you to use a cable box. T o connect the VCR and cabl e 1 Connect the CA TV cable to the VCR’s VHF/UHF i nput jack.
24 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP VC R and C abl e Bo x F or best results , u se this co n nect ion if: ❑ Y our cab le co mpany sc rambl es some cha n ne ls, su ch as pr emiu m channels (which requir es yo u to use a c able box), but d oes not scramb le all ch annels .
25 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using This Connectio n T o D o Thi s ... Do Thi s ... W atc h cable (uns cramble d) cha n ne ls Pr ess TV/VID E O repeate dly t o select th e cable input (C ABLE in t he i llu stra t ion).
26 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP T wo VCRs for T ap e Editing Con n e cting two V C R s l e ts you r ecor d fro m one VCR to the othe r . By connecti ng them as s how n below , you c an v iew (m onitor) wha t is b e i n g re c o rd e d .
27 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using Th is Connection T o D o Thi s ... Do Thi s ... V iew (monitor) what is being reco rd e d Pr ess TV/VID E O repeatedly to select the VCR input (VIDEO 1 in the illu str ati on a b ove) .
28 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Satell ite Receiver T o connect a s atellit e receiver 1 Conn ect t he s atellite ante nna cable to t he s atel lite receiver ’ s satellit e inpu t jack. 2 Use an A/V cable to c onne ct the satellit e r e ceiver ’s A/V o utput jacks to the TV’s A/V in put jacks.
29 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using Th is Connection T o D o Thi s ... Do This .. . W atc h the sa tel li te re c eiv er P re ss TV/VI D EO r epeatedly to select the satellite r eceiver i nput (VIDEO 1 in the illustratio n) .
30 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Satell ite Receiver and VCR T o conn ect a sate llite rece iver and V CR 1 Connect the CA TV cable to the si n gle (input) jack of the splitter . 2 Use a coaxial cable to connect one of t he splitter ’s two output jacks to the TV’s CABLE jack.
31 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using Th is Connection T o D o Thi s ... Do Thi s ... W atch t he sa t el lite rec eiver Pr ess TV/VID EO r ep eate dly t o select the VCR i np ut (VIDEO 3 in the i llu stra t ion).
32 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP DVD Player with Com p on ent Vi deo Co nne cto rs Fo r be st resu lts , us e th is co nn e ct ion if you r DV D pla ye r has comp onent v ideo (Y , P B , P R ) jacks.
33 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Notes on Using Th is Connection T o D o Thi s ... Do Thi s ... W atch the DVD player Pr ess TV/VI DEO r epeatedly to select the DVD input (VIDEO 5 in the i llu stra t ion).
34 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP DVD Player with S VIDEO and Audio Conn e cto rs Use this connection i f yo ur DVD player does n ot have component vid eo (Y , P B , P R ) jacks. T o c o nn ect a D VD play er wit h A/V co n nec tors 1 Use an audio cable to connect the DVD player ’s audio output jacks to the TV’s audio input jacks.
35 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Ca mcor der F or easy conn ecti on of a c amcor der , t h e T V has fr ont A /V inpu t jack s. If you pr efer , however , you can connect the c amcor d er to the T V’s re a r A / V i n p u t j a c k s .
36 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Audi o R e ceiv er For i mproved sound q uality , you may want t o play the TV’s aud io th rou gh yo ur ste re o sy st em . T o connect an audio s ystem 1 Use an audio cable to connect the TV’s audio output jacks to the audio receiver ’s line inp ut jac ks.
37 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP DV I-Eq ui pped Device If y ou ha ve a d evi ce , s uch a s an H D T V re ceiv e r , t ha t has D V I ( Dig it al V ideo Int erfac e) ou tput, us e the f ollowi ng co nnec tion.
38 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP HDM I-E q uippe d Device If you have a device , such as an HDTV recei ver , that has a High- Definitio n M ultimed ia Inte rface ( HDMI), use the fo llow ing connecti on.
39 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Connec ting a D evi c e wit h an Optic al IN Con nector Y ou can use the TV’ s D IGI T AL AUDIO OP T ICAL outpu t jack to con nect an audio devi c e t h at is Dolby Digi tal and PCM compati ble, such as an audio ampl i f i er .
40 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP Using the CONTROL S Fe ature CON TROL S allo ws you to control your s ystem an d other Sony equipment with one remote c ontrol.
41 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Using Cab leCARD CableCARD pr ov ides cable subscribers with access to digitally enc rypted cabl e channe ls — with out th e need fo r a se t-top b ox — th at will ena ble yo u to receive no t o nly standard defini tion but also h igh defini tion telev ision .
42 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setup SETUP 2 Gently push the card into the slot until it locks into p lace. 3 T urn on t he TV . Af ter 1-2 minutes, t he CableCARD s etup sc reen i s displa yed. T his s creen inc ludes infor matio n your ca ble T V com p an y wi ll reque s t be fore the y ca n ac ti va te y ou r ser v ic e.
43 SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Setting Up th e Channel List After y ou f inish co nnectin g the T V , y ou need to r un the Init ial Setup featur e, which aut om ati c ally creates a l ist of available analog an d digital cha nn els and lets you correct tilt and vert ical correction settings.
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45 Us in g the Rem ot e Co nt rol Ove rview This ch apter desc ribes how to s et u p, pr ogr am, and use the TV’s re m o t e c o n t r o l . Inserting Ba tteries 1 Rem ove the b attery cover fr om the remo te cont rol .
46 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol But ton Descriptions 1 5 qa qd qh ql wd 7 2 9 qs q; qf qj qk w; ws wa 3 6 8 4 qg XS. b oo k Pag e 46 Mon da y , Feb r ua r y 7, 20 05 8:4 1 A M.
47 SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol SETUP SETUP Button Descrip tion 1 MU TI NG Pr ess to mute the sound. P ress ag ain o r press VO L + to res to re th e so un d. 2 SY STEM O FF Press to tu rn off all Sony bra nd audi o/vid eo eq uip men t at o nce.
48 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol qh TV/VI DEO Press rep eatedly t o c y c le t h rou g h t he TV’ s video i nputs. qj DISP LA Y Press once to display the curr ent channel number , cu rren t time, and channel label (if set) and other inf ormation.
49 SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol SETUP SETUP Pr ogramming th e Remote Co ntrol If you have video equipment oth e r than Sony brand (or if you have a Sony DV D/V CR com bin ation un it) that y ou want to co ntrol with t he TV’s remote control, use the following procedur e to program the re m o t e c o n t r o l .
50 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Rem ote Con tr ol Manufactu r er’s C odes VCRs Ma nufa ct ure r Code Son y 301, 302, 303 Admira l (M. W ard) 327 Aiw a 338, 344 Au di o Dy n am ic 314 , 337 Bro k so.
51 Using the Featur es Ove rview This c hapter describes h o w to use the feat ures of your TV . To p i c Page W atc hing TV 52 Using the Progra m Guide 53 Using Screen Mode (30/34 models only) 55 Using Screen Mode (32/36 models only) 57 Using F avo rite Ch an nels 58 Usi ng Oth er Equ ipm ent w i th Y o ur TV Rem ot e C ontrol 59 XS.
52 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP W at c hing TV T o D o Thi s ... Do T his ... Acti vate th e remo te con trol t o operat e the TV Press TV FU NCTION T u rn on/off the TV Press TV POWE R T une dir ectly to a ch annel T o tun e to analo g chan nels, p re ss 0-9 and th en ENTE R .
53 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Using the Progr am Guid e The pr ogram guide l et s you review pr ogram informat ion and select both analog an d digit al channels. T o d isplay the program guide : Pres s GUIDE on the TV’s r em ote contr ol.
54 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP Usi ng Ad di tio nal Pr ogram Guide Opt ions Pres s b wh ile in th e program gui de’s chann el list to displa y the fo llowi ng opti ons, which allow y ou t o customi ze the set tin gs of the program on th e currently tun ed cha nnel.
55 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Usi ng Scre en Mode (3 0/34 model s only) The Sc reen Mode feature let s you change t he pi ctur e size fo r both standa rd-definiti on (480i/480 p) and hi gh-definit i on (720 p/1080i) sou rces . ❑ Pres s SCREE N MODE repeatedly to toggle through the following Scr een M ode settin g s.
56 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP Usin g Screen Mode with High-Defin ition (7 20p/1080i) Sour ces Exam ple De script i on Full disp lays the p ictur e at its original size. If the source is a 16:9 high-definition (72 0p/1080i ) sig nal, the pict ure fil ls th e screen.
57 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Usi ng Scre en Mode (3 2/36 model s only) The Sc reen Mod e featur e is useful when a 480i signal h as been upcon v erted to a 720p or 1080i sign al, which res u lt s in undesirable “black ba rs” appearing on all fo ur s ides o f the pic t ure.
58 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP Using F avorite Channels Th e Favorite Chann e ls feature lets you selec t pr og rams from a lis t of up to 16 favori te cha nnels th at you s pecify .
59 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es Using O ther Equipment wi th Y our TV Remot e Contr ol All Eq uipme nt Operating a VC R Operating a Satell ite Receiver T o D o Thi s .
60 SETUP SETUP SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP Operating a C ab le Box Operating a DVD Player Operating a DVD /V CR Com b inat ion Un it T o D o Thi s ..
61 Using the Memory Sti ck Viewer About Me mory Stick Memo ry Stick (s old separat ely) is a com pact, p ortable , and ver satile Inte grated Circ uit r eco rding medium wit h a data capac ity th at makes it perfec t f o r porta ble applic ations , such as digital ph otograp hy .
62 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP Memory Stick Com p atib ilit y Th is television is co mpa tibl e w i th the follow ing Son y brand Memo ry Sti c k media types: ❑ Memory Stick Me .
63 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es File Co mpat ib ilit y Th e Mem ory St ick Vi e wer i s com pa tible w ith J PEG ima ges t aken with Sony di gita l sti ll camer as and MPEG1 * mov ies taken wi th S ony digi tal ca me ras and cam corde rs.
64 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP Ins e rting a nd Removi ng a Memory Stick Inser tin g a Memory Stick 1 Locate the Mem ory Stick slot (see page 12) and insert the Memo ry Stick in to the Me mory S tick slo t as i llustr ated below .
65 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Removing a Memory Stick T o r emove a Memory St ick 1 Check that the M emo ry S tick indicat or is o ff. (Wh en the light is on , thi s ind i cate s th at t he T V i s re ad in g d ata fro m th e Me m ory Sti c k.
66 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP Using the Memory Stick Index T urn on the TV and inse rt a Memory Stick th at contain s the photo or movie files y ou wan t to v iew . For de tails, s ee pa ge 64 . Th e Memory St ick Index appears, wh ich displays thumbnail imag es of the fi les st ored on the M e mory Stick .
67 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Using t h e Memory Stick I ndex Th e fo llowin g d escribes h ow t o us e th e M em ory St ick Inde x. T o D o Thi s ... Do Th is ... Move the highlig ht to a pho to, vo ice memo ( ), or movie ( ) thumb na il Pr ess V v B b .
68 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP Vi ew i n g P h ot os When you s elec t a photo fr om t h e Mem ory Sti c k Index (d escribed on page 66), it displa ys as shown belo w , w ith the foll owing c o ntrols.
69 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Ph oto Me nu Bar Op tio ns The Photo Menu b ar let s y ou acce ss ad ditio nal ph oto v iewing opt ions. T o access the Photo M enu bar 1 Pres s B or b to se le ct In dex , Slid e S ho w , Vie w , or Fi l e .
70 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP Using Zoom and Pan T o Z oom a nd Pan a photo 1 In the P hoto Men u ba r , hi ghligh t Vie w . 2 Highligh t Zoom/P an and pres s . 3 Specify the zoom center point by pres si ng B b V v ; t hen press to s e t th e ce n ter.
71 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Playi ng Movies When you select a m o vie fr om the Memo ry St i ck Index (desc r ibed on page 66), it displa ys as shown belo w , w ith the foll owing c o ntrols.
72 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP Movie Menu Bar Op tio ns T o access the Movi e Men u bar 1 H ighlight Index in the Movie Menu bar . 2 Pres s B or b to se le ct In dex , Slid e Sh o w , or Fi l e . Option Description Index Displays the Memory Stick Index, with the highligh t on the thumbnail of the c u rren tly dis p layed movie.
73 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Memory S ti ck Ind ex Menu Bar Optio ns Slide Show Menu Opt ions Th e Slide Show Menu inc ludes the follow ing options : Option De scription Sta rt Starts t he Slide Sh ow . Music Allo w s y ou t o sel ec t b ack g roun d a udi o to pla y d ur ing t he Slide Sh o w .
74 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP Cont e nt s Me nu Opt ions The Contents Menu i nc ludes the following opti o ns: Memory Stick Menu Th e Mem o ry S tic k M e nu disp la ys the curre nt s tat u s of th e Mem o ry Stick, including total capacity , used capac i ty , and free capacity .
75 SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Featur es Notes on Using Me mory Stic k Media Abou t D CF Fi le Nam e s Mos t Sony bra nd digit al still an d video cam eras aut omat ically record still photo and m ovi e file s us ing DC F c ompliant direct ory an d file name s.
76 SETUP Memory Stick SETUP Featur es S ETU P SETUP Memory Stick Pr ecautions When using Mem ory Stick med ia, fo llow these precautio n s: ❑ T o av o id p e rm an en t d am ag e to s ti ll im a ge .
77 Using th e Menus Ove rview The Menu gives you access t o the f ollo wing features : Naviga ti n g T hr ough Menus Me nu De scription Page Th e V id e o Men u al l ows yo u t o m a ke ad j u s tm en t s to your picture setting s.
78 Menus M enus Menus SETUP SETUP SETUP Using the Video Menu Selecti ng V ideo Opt ions The V id eo Menu incl udes the fol lowing options : T o ac cess t h e V ideo Menu, f o l low thes e steps : T o chan ge set tings, pr ess V v B b . Pres s t o confir m the s electio n.
79 Menus SETUP M enus SETUP Menus SETUP T o resto re the factory defa ult setti ngs for Video settin gs: ❑ Pres s RESE T o n the remote contr ol when in t he V ideo Menu. ClearEdge VM Ve l o c i t y Modulat ion Shar pens p ictur e de finitio n to gi ve every obj ect a shar p, cle an ed ge .
80 Menus M enus Menus SETUP SETUP SETUP Using the Audio Menu Selecti ng Au dio Opt ions Th e Aud io M en u in clud es th e fo llowin g o pti ons: T o ac cess the Audio M enu , follow these steps: T o chan ge set tings, pr ess V v B b . Pres s t o confir m the s electio n.
81 Menus SETUP M enus SETUP Menus SETUP T o resto re the factory defa ult se ttings f or T r eb le , Bass , and Bala nce ❑ Pres s RESE T o n the remote contr ol when in the A udio Menu. Audi o Out Easy c ontrol of volu me adj us tm ents Thi s o ptio n can be set on ly w hen the Speak er opt ion i s set to Off .
82 Menus M enus Menus SETUP SETUP SETUP Using the Scree n Me n u (30/34 mod els only) Selecti ng Screen Mo de O pti on s The Sc reen Menu inc l udes t he following options: T o ac cess t h e Sc reen Menu, f ollow th ese step s: T o chan ge set tings, pr ess V v B b .
83 Menus SETUP M enus SETUP Menus SETUP Using the Scree n Me n u (32/36 mod els only) Selecti ng Screen Mo de O pti on s The Sc reen Menu inc l udes t he following options: T o ac cess t h e Sc reen Menu, f ollow th ese step s: T o chan ge set tings, pr ess V v B b .
84 Menus M enus Menus SETUP SETUP SETUP Using the Channel Menu Sel ect ing Cha nnel Opt ions Th e Ch annel M e nu includes the follo wing opt ions : T o ac cess t h e Ch annel M e n u, f ollow t hes e steps : T o chan ge set tings, pr ess V v B b . Pres s t o confir m the s electio n.
85 Menus SETUP M enus SETUP Menus SETUP Sho w /Hi d e Channels Allows yo u to show or hid e channels tha t appear in the Pr ogr am Gui de ( page 53 ) a nd w hen you use the CH+/- bu tto ns to chan ne l surf. Chann els t hat a re set to Hidden do not appear in the P ro gram G uide or when you use the CH +/ - bu tton s.
86 Menus M enus Menus SETUP SETUP SETUP Using the Pa r ent Menu Selecti ng Parent Menu O pti on s The Parent Menu includes t he following o ptions: The Par ent Menu al low s you to s et u p the TV to bloc k pr ogra ms accor din g to t heir con tent and ra ting lev els.
87 Menus SETUP M enus SETUP Menus SETUP US Models: Selecti ng Cu stom Rat ing O ption s For US mode ls, the Cust om Rating Menu includes t he follow ing opt ions. (Fo r Canadi an models , see pa ge 88.) Viewing Blocked Pr ograms Y ou can view blocked pro g rams by en tering the passw or d.
88 Menus M enus Menus SETUP SETUP SETUP Can adi a n Mo del s: Selecti ng Cu stom Rat ing O ption s For Canadi an models , t he Cust om Rating Menu inc ludes the fo l lo wing opt ions. (F or US model s, see page 87 .) Viewing Blocked Pr ograms Y ou can view blocked pro g rams by en tering the passw or d.
89 Menus SETUP M enus SETUP Menus SETUP Using the Setup Menu Selecti ng Setup Optio n s The Set up Menu i nc ludes the following options: T o ac cess the Setup M e n u, f ollow these s te p s: T o chan ge set tings, pr ess V v B b . Pres s t o confir m the s electio n.
90 Menus M enus Menus SETUP SETUP SETUP Label Video Inputs Allo ws you to identify A/V equipment yo u c onnect ed to the TV , such as a VCR, DVD, etc. For example, if you have a DVD player connected t o the VIDEO 5 jac k, y o u ca n s el ect t he la b el DVD for th e VIDEO 5 input.
91 Menus SETUP M enus SETUP Menus SETUP Pr og ramm ing Cap tio n V isio n If you selected t h e Progra m option und er Caption Vi sion (see page 89), you can chan ge t he fo llow ing set tings: Ba sic Allo ws you t o selec t b asic anal o g (EIA- 608) cl osed cap tion opti ons .
92 Menus M enus Menus SETUP SETUP SETUP Using the Applicati ons Menu Selecti ng Appl ic atio ns Opt ions The Appl i cat i ons Menu in c ludes the following o ptions: T o ac ce ss th e A p pl i cat ion s Me nu , fo llo w th es e st ep s : T o chan ge set tings, pr ess V v B b .
93 Menus SETUP M enus SETUP Menus SETUP Ti m e r 1 an d Tim er 2 are not av ailab le to be set u nti l you set the Curr ent Time . 1 Pr es s V or v to highl ight Ti m e r 1 or Ti m e r 2 . T o s et t he timer , pr ess b . 2 Pr es s V or v t o hi ghlig h t one of th e fo llo win g o pt ion s , then pres s .
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95 Other Informati o n Ove rview Th is chapter inc ludes t he follow ing topic s: To p i c Page Glo ssa ry 9 6 Contact ing Sony 97 T roub le sho oting 9 7 Specific a tions 10 3 Opti onal Acc essori es 104 Ind e x 1 05 XS.
96 Ot her Info SETUP Othe r Info SETUP Ot her SETUP Glos sary a nal og s igna l A sig naling met hod th at uses con tinuo us ch an ges i n the ampl itud e or f req uency of a n electro n ic tr ansmission to conv ey information. aspect ratio Refers to the r atio between the width and height of the scr een .
97 Ot her Info Oth er Other Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Con tacting Son y If, a fter r eading these oper at ing inst ructions, you hav e additional question s related t o the u se o f your Sony t elevisio.
98 Ot her Info SETUP Othe r Info SETUP Ot her SETUP Cha nn els Cab leC AR D Pr oblem Pos s ib le Re me die s Canno t rec eive u pper channels ( UHF) when usi ng an antenna ❏ Use Aut o Pr ogr am in the Channel M enu to add receiva b le channels that are not pr esently i n the TV’s memory (see page 84).
99 Ot her Info Oth er Other Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Memory Stick Pr oblem Pos s ib le Re me die s Image does not display/Cannot see all files ❏ M ake su re t he im age fi le is a J PEG ( .j pg, .jp eg ) f ile or an M PE G1 (. mpg , .mp eg) fil e. ❏ Make sure the Memory Stick is inserted pr operly (see page 64).
100 Ot her Info SETUP Othe r Info SETUP Ot her SETUP Audi o Pri nt M ark s ( D P OF ) se t by the Memo ry S tic k V iewer ar e not recogniz ed b y th e DP OF- compatible photo printer .
101 Ot her Info Oth er Other Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Video Gen era l Pr oblem Pos s ib le Re me die s No pictur e (scr een no t lit), no sou nd ❏ If your TV does n o t turn on , and a r ed light keeps flash ing, your TV may need servic e. Call y o ur l o cal S o ny S ervice Center .
102 Ot her Info SETUP Othe r Info SETUP Ot her SETUP TV makes “p o ppi ng” sound when turned on ❏ This is a no r ma l sound that result s fr o m the TV automatically degaussin g each time it is turned on.
103 Ot her Info Oth er Other Inf o SETUP SETUP SETUP Sp ecific ations P i c t u r e Tu b e F D Tr i n i t r o n ® tube Antenna 75 ohm external termin al for VH F/UHF T ele vision Sy stem NTSC America.
104 Ot her Info SETUP Othe r Info SETUP Ot her SETUP Des ign and s pe cifica tion s are subjec t to chan ge with out no tice. Opt iona l Accessories Powe r Consum ption KD-30 XS955 I n Use: 220 W In S.
105 I ndex 0- 9 b ut ton s 48 , 52 4:3 D efau lt se tting s 82 , 83 A Advanced Video 79 Alternat e Audio 54 Alternat e Video 54 ANT bu tton 52 ant enna, con necting 17 asp e ct r a tio 83 Audio Menu 7.
106 Ot her Info SETUP Wel c om e SETUP Index SETUP rotati ng pho tos 70 sl id e s how opt ions 73 trou blesh oo tin g 99 viewing photos 68 zoom ing p hoto s 70 Memo ry Stick button 12 , 13 Memory S ti.
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