Sony KV-XF25M8J User manual

• Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain
it for future reference.
Trinitron Color TV
©1998 by Sony Corporation
KV-XF25M8J
KV-XF29M8J
GB
Operating Instructions
FR
PR
3-865-722-11 (1)
AR

2
WARNING
• Dangerously high voltages are present inside the TV.
• Operate the TV only between 110 – 240 V AC.
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose
the TV to rain or moisture.
Do not operate the TV if any liquid or solid object
falls into it. Have it checked immediately by
qualified personnel only.
Do not open the cabinet or the rear cover of the
TV. Refer servicing to qualified personnel.
Do not install the TV in hot, humid or excessively
dusty places.
Do not install the TV in a confined space, such
as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.
Do not block the ventilation openings of the TV.
Do not pull the power cord to disconnect the TV.
Pull it out by the plug.
Disconnect the power cord during lightning
storms or if you are not going to use the TV for
several days.
Install the TV in a stable position. Do not allow
children to climb onto it.
Do not plug too many appliances into the same
power socket. Do not damage the power cord.
Clean the TV with a dry soft cloth.
Do not use benzine, thinner, or any other chemicals
to clean the TV. Do not scratch the picture tube.

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Advanced Operations
Selecting the picture and sound
modes ..................................................11
Viewing your favorite channels.......12
Listening with surround sound.......13
Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)
Introducing the menu system ..........14
How to use the menu ........................15
Changing the A/V CONTROL
settings ........................................16
Changing the SET UP
settings ..........................................18
Changing the Channel Preset
(CH PRESET) settings .................21
Additional Information
Troubleshooting .................................25
Self-diagnosis function......................28
Identifying parts and controls .........29
Specifications...................... Back cover
Table of Contents
WARNING
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............................................................................................ 7
Watching the TV .......................................................................................... 8
Using Your New TV
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The features you will enjoy include:
• FAVORITE CH for quick and easy channel selection (page 12)
• PICTURE MODE/SOUND MODE/SURROUND for customizing your TV (pages 11, 13)
Your TV also offers the following setup features:
• Menu language options – English/Arabic (page 9)
• CHILD LOCK for preventing children from watching certain programs (page 19)
• INTELLIGENT VOL for automatic volume adjustment (page 20)
• PIC ROTATION for picture position adjustment (page 20)

4Using Your New TV
VIDEO
VIDEO IN
VIDEO OUT
AUDIO
WOOFER
(8 )
Getting Started
Step 1
Connect the antenna
If you wish to connect a VCR, see the “Connecting a VCR” diagram below.
CAUTION
Do not connect the power cord until all other connections are complete;
otherwise, a minimal current leakage through the antenna and/or other
terminals to the ground could occur.
Using Your New TV
IEC connector
(not supplied)
To video and
audio outputs
VCR
(yellow)
-L (MONO) (white)
-R (red)
To S video
output
Antenna cable (not supplied)
To …1 or 2
(video input)
Audio/Video cable
(not supplied)
S video cable
(not supplied)
: Signal flow
To
(S video input)
To antenna
output
To ˘
(antenna)
or
: Signal flow
Antenna cable (not supplied)
Antenna cable (not supplied)
Rear of TV
Rear of TV
Connecting a VCR
To watch a video tape, see page 9.

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Using Your New TV
Using Your New TV
AUTO
PROGR
1
ONE-PUSH AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMING
ONE-PUSHAUTOMATIC PROGRAMMING
PROGR
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 ˘(antenna) terminal, preset the signal
output from the VCR to the program number 0 on the TV.
• When both the (S video input) and …1 (video input) are connected,
the (S video input) is automatically selected. To view the video input
to …1 (video input), disconnect the S video cable.
• When no signal is input to the connected video equipment, the TV screen
becomes blue.
Step 2
Insert the batteries
into the remote
Note
• Do not use old batteries or different types of batteries together.
Step 3
Preset the channels automatically
Tip
• To stop the automatic channel presetting, press MENU twice.
Now You Are Ready. . .
To preset the channels manually, see
page 21.
1
2
Front of TV

6Using Your New TV
WOOFER
(8 )
3
(MONO)
Connecting optional components
You can connect optional audio/video components, such as a VCR, multi disc player,
camcorder, video game or stereo system.
To watch the picture of the connected equipment, see page 9.
Connecting a camcorder/video game equipment
using the …(video input) jacks
Notes
• You can also connect video equipment to the …1 or 2 (video input) jacks
at the rear of your TV.
• When both the (S video input) and …3 (video input) are connected,
the (S video input) is automatically selected. To view the video input
to …3 (video input), disconnect the S video cable.
Connecting audio/video equipment using the Ú
(monitor output) jacks
Note
• When connecting a monaural VCR, connect the yellow plug to (the
yellow jack) and the black plug to -L (MONO) (the white jack).
To S video output
Front of TV
Camcorder
Video game
equipment
To video and
audio outputs
(yellow)
-L (MONO)
(white)
-R (red)
Rear of TV
To
antenna
output
To video and
audio inputs
or
Audio system
To
audio
inputs
VCR
:Signal flow
:Signal flow
To
(S video
input) To…3
(video input)
To Ú
(monitor
output)
or
Audio/Video cable (not supplied)
S video cable (not supplied)
Antenna cable (not supplied)
Audio/Video cable
(not supplied)
or

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Using Your New TV
Using Your New TV
Securing the TV
To prevent the TV from falling, secure the TV using one of the following methods:
AWith the supplied screws, attach the stabilizer band to the TV stand and to
the rear of the TV using the provided hole.
or
BPass a cord or chain through the clamps and secure them to the rear of the
TV and a wall or pillar.
Note
• Use only the supplied screws. Use of other screws may damage the TV.
20
mm
AB
3.8mm
or

8Using Your New TV
Watching the TV
This section explains functions used
while watching TV. Most operations can
be done using the remote.
1Press Uto turn on the TV.
When the TV is in standby
mode (the uindicator on
the TV is lit red), press u
on the remote.
2Press PROGR +/– or
number buttons to select
the TV program.
For double digit numbers,
press ÷, then the number
(e.g., for 25, press ÷, then
2 and 5).
3Press
.+/– to adjust the
volume.
¤
u
…
;
Number buttons
JUMP
.+/–
PROGR +/–
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FAVORITE
SOUND
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PIC MODE
ENTER
MENU
A/B
SURROUND
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MENU
+/–/ENTER
or

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Using Your New TV
Using Your New TV
ENTER

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To
Turn off temporarily
Turn off completely
Mute the sound
Watch the video input
(VCR, camcorder, etc.)
Jump back to the previous channel
Display the on-screen information*
Press
u. The u indicator on the TV lights up red.
Uon the TV.
¤.
…to select “VIDEO 1”, “VIDEO 2” and “VIDEO 3.”
To return to the TV program, press ;.
JUMP.
.
* The picture, sound, and either the program number or video mode are
displayed. The on-screen display for the picture and sound information
disappears after about 3 seconds.
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 “How to use the menu” on page 15.
Additional tasks
1Press MENU.
2Press + or – to select the
SET UP icon ( ), then
press ENTER.
3
Make sure LANGUAGE/
is selected (highlighted),
then press ENTER.
4Press + or – to select ,
then press ENTER.
The menu language
changes to Arabic.
To return to the normal screen
Press MENU.
MENU
ENTER
ENTER
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continued

10 Using Your New TV
Setting the Wake Up timer
1Press until the
desired period of time
appears.
2Select the TV program or
video mode you want to
wake up to.
3Press uor set the Sleep
timer if you want the TV
to turn off automatically.
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.
Notes
• The Wake Up timer starts immediately after the on-screen display
disappears.
• 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
standby mode. To resume watching the TV, press any button or control on
the TV or the remote.
Setting the Sleep timer
Press until the
desired period of time
appears.
To cancel the Sleep timer
Press until “SLEEP TIMER: OFF” appears, or turn the TV off.
WAKE UP TIMER:10M
WAKE UP TIMER:OFF WAKE UP TIMER:12H00M
After 10 minutes
No Wake Up Timer After 12 hours
SLEEP TIMER:30M SLEEP TIMER:60M
SLEEP TIMER:OFF SLEEP TIMER:90M
After 30 minutes
No Sleep Timer
After 60 minutes
After 90 minutes
Watching the TV (continued)

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Advanced Operations
Advanced Operations
SOUND MODE
Selecting the
picture and sound
modes
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 receivehighcontrastpictur es.
STANDARD receivenor malcontrast pictur es.
SOFT receivemildpictur es.
PERSONAL receive thelastadjustedpictur e settingfr omtheADJUSToption
in the A/V CONTROL menu (see page 17).
Selecting the sound mode
Press SOUND MODE
repeatedly until you get
the desired sound mode.
Select To
DYNAMIC listentodynamicand clearsoundthatemphasizesthelow and
hightones.
DRAMA listen tosoundthatemphasizes voiceandhightones.
SOFT receivesoftsound.
PERSONAL receive thelastadjustedsoundsetting fr omtheADJUSToption
in the A/V CONTROL menu (see page 17).
Tip
• Youcanalsoset thepictur eandsoundmodes usingthemenu(see
“Changingthe A/V CONTROL setting”on page 16).
FAVORITE
SOUND
MODE
PIC MODE
ENTER
MENU
A/B
SURROUND
PIC MODE
PIC MODE
PERSONAL SOFT
STANDARDDYNAMIC
SOUND
MODE
Advanced Operations
DYNAMIC DRAMA
SOFTPERSONAL

12 Advanced Operations
1Press FAVORITE.
2Press one of the number
buttons to select the
desired channel.
Tip
• Toprogramyourfavoritechannels, see “Pr ogrammingyourfavorite
channels”onpage18.
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FAVORITE
SOUND
MODE
PIC MODE
ENTER
MENU
A/B
SURROUND
Viewing your
favorite channels
You can display and select six of your
favorite channels directly from your TV
screen.
Number
buttons
FAVORITEFAVORITE

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Advanced Operations
Press SURROUND
repeatedly until you
receive the desired
surround sound.
Listening with
surround sound
The surround feature enables you to
enjoy the sound effects of a concert hall
or movie theater.
FAVORITE
SOUND
MODE
PIC MODE
ENTER
MENU
A/B
SURROUND
Select To
HIGH listentothe soundthatspr eadsoutover alar gear ea,giving the
feelingofbeingataconcerthall.
LOW listentothesound thatgivesthefeelingofbeingataliveconcert.
OFF turnoffthesur roundsound.
ThesurroundofyourTViscategorizedasT ruSurround.
“
TM
isa trademark of SRS Labs, Inc. SRSandtheSRS
symbol ar eregister ed trademarksof SRSLabs,Inc.in the UnitedStates
andselectedfor eigncountries.SRSandT ruSurroundareincorporated
underlicensefr omSRSLabs, Inc. and ar e protected under UnitedStates
PatentNos.4,748,669and 4,841,572withnumer ousadditionalissuedand
pendingfor eignpatents.”
SURROUND
SURROUND
SURROUND: LOW
SURROUND: HIGH
SURROUND: OFF

14 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.
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3/Function
A/V CONTROL PICTURE MODE Selectthepictur emode.
DYNAMICnSTANDARDnSOFT n
PERSONALnADJUST
ADJUST Adjust the PERSONAL option.
PICTUREnCOLORnBRIGHTnHUEnSHARP
SOUND MODE Selectthesoundmode.
DYNAMICnDRAMAnSOFT n
PERSONALnADJUST
ADJUST Adjust the PERSONAL option.
BASSnTREBLEnBALANCEnBBE*
SURROUND Selectthesur roundmode.
HIGHnLOWnOFF
SET UP LANGUAGE/ Changethemenulanguage.
ENGLISH˜(ARABIC)
CHILD LOCK Lockthechannelindependently .
PIC ROTATION Adjustthepictur eposition.
FAVORITE CH Program favorite channels.
INTELLIGENT VOL Adjustvolumeautomatically .
CH PRESET AUTO PROGRAM Presetchannelsautomatically .
MANUAL PROGRAM Presetchannelsmanually .
SKIP Skipunwantedorunused pr ogramnumbers.
TV SYS SelecttheTVsystem.
B/GnInD/KnM
COL SYS Selectthecolorsystem.
AUTOnPALnSECAMnNTSC3.58nNTSC4.43
Return icon
A/V CONTROL icon
SET UP icon
CH PRESET icon
Name of the current
menu
Menu level 3
Menu level 2
Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)
Menu level 1
* 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.

15Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)
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.
1Press MENU to display the
menu.
2Press + or – to select the
desired item.
3Press ENTER to confirm
your option and go to the
next menu level.
Other menu operations
To Press
Adjustthesetting value +/–
Returntothepr evious menulevel* ENTER
Cancelthemenu MENU
* To return from Menu Level 2 to Level 1, press +/– to select the return
icon ( ), then press ENTER.
FAVORITE
SOUND
MODE
PIC MODE
ENTER
MENU
A/B
SURROUND
+ / – /ENTER
MENU
Front of TV
Tips
• Ifmorethan60 secondselapsebetweenentries,themenuscr een
disappears.
• Youcanalsousethebuttons on the TV formenuoperations. ¸+/–work
as +/–onthe r emoteand …worksasENTERonther emote.
MENU


ENTER
PROGR
ONE-PUSH AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMING
Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

16 Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)
Changing the A/V
CONTROL setting
The A/V CONTROL menu allows you
to change the picture and sound
settings.
1Press MENU.
2Make sure the A/V
CONTROL icon ( ) is
selected, then press
ENTER.
3
Press + or – to select either
PICTURE MODE, SOUND
MODE, or SURROUND,
then press ENTER.
4Press + or – to select the
desired option, then press
ENTER.
ENTER
For Select
PICTURE MODE either DYNAMIC, STANDARD, SOFT, PERSONAL*, or ADJUST.
SOUND MODE either DYNAMIC, DRAMA, SOFT, PERSONAL*, or ADJUST.
SURROUND either HIGH, LOW, or OFF.
* WhenthePERSONALmodeisselected,thelastadjusted pictur e
andsoundsettingsfr om theADJUSToptionar ereceived (see
nextpage).
Tip
• For details on the options under “PICTURE MODE”, “SOUND MODE”
and “SURROUND”,seepages 11 and13r espectively .
To return to the normal screen
Press MENU.
FAVORITE
SOUND
MODE
PIC MODE
ENTER
MENU
A/B
SURROUND
+ / – /ENTER
MENU
ENTER


ENTER



17Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)
Adjusting the ADJUST options under PICTURE MODE
1
Press + or – to select the
desired item (e.g., COLOR),
then press ENTER.
2Adjust the value according to the following table, then press ENTER.
For Press – to Press + to
PICTURE decreasepictur econtrast increasepictur econtrast
COLOR decreasecolorintensity increasecolorintensity
BRIGHT darkenthepictur e brightenthepictur e
HUE* increaser edpicturetones increasegr eenpictur etones
SHARP softenthepictur e sharpenthepictur e
* Youcan adjust HUE for the NTSC color system only .
3Repeat the above steps to adjust other items.
The adjusted settings will be received when you select PERSONAL.
Adjusting the ADJUST options under SOUND MODE
1
Press + or – to select the
desired item (e.g., BALANCE),
then press ENTER.
2Adjust the value according to the following table, then press ENTER.
For Press – to Press + to
BASS decreasethebass increasethebass
TREBLE decreasethetr eble increasethetr eble
BALANCE increasetheleftspeaker ’svolume increase the right speaker’s volume
BBE select“HIGH”forhigherenhancementofsoundclarity;
select“LOW”forlower enhancement ofsoundclarity;
select“OFF”totur nofftheBBE sound
3Repeat the above steps to adjust other items.
The adjusted settings will be received when you select PERSONAL.
Tip
• Fordetailsonthemenusystemandhow tousethemenu,r eferto
“Introducingthemenu system”onpage14and“Howto use themenu”
onpage15.
ENTER
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COLOR 80
ENTER
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BALANCE 00

18 Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)
1Press MENU.
2Press + or – to select the
SET UP icon ( ), then
press ENTER.
3Press + or – to select
FAVORITE CH, then press
ENTER twice.
4Press + or –, or number
buttons to program the
desired channel (e.g.,
PR03), then press ENTER.
5To continue programming other favorite channels, press + or – and then
press ENTER. After that, repeat step 4.
To return to the normal screen
Press MENU.
Changing the SET
UP setting
The SET UP menu allows you to change
the menu language, lock channels,
adjust the picture position, program
your favorite channels and adjust
volume automatically.
Programming your favorite channels
The FAVORITE CH feature enables you to program up to six
channels for direct selection.
MENU
Number
buttons
or
+ / – / ENTER
ENTER
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FAVORITE
SOUND
MODE
PIC MODE
ENTER
MENU
A/B
SURROUND

19Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)
ENTER
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1Press MENU.
2Press + or – to select the
SET UP icon ( ), then
press ENTER.
3
Press + or – to select CHILD
LOCK, then press ENTER.
4Press + or –, or number
buttons to select the
desired channel, then
press ENTER.
5Press + or – to select ON, then
press ENTER.
The lock symbol ( )
appears on the screen.
To unlock the channel,
select OFF.
6To lock other channels, press
ENTER, then repeat steps 4 and 5.
To return to the normal screen
Press MENU.
Using the CHILD LOCK feature
You can prevent your children from watching certain programs by
using the CHILD LOCK feature.
or
ENTER
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ENTER
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ENTER
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ENTER
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continued

20 Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)
1Press MENU.
2Press + or – to select the
SET UP icon ( ), then
press ENTER.
3Press + or – to select the
desired option (e.g.,
INTELLIGENT VOL), then
press ENTER.
Changing other SET UP menu options
Select To
LANGUAGE/ Changethemenu language(see“Changingthemenu
language”onpage9).
CHILD LOCK Prevent childr enfromwatchingcer tainprograms(see
“Using the CHILD LOCK feature” on page 19).
PIC ROTATION Adjustthepictur eposition whenitisnotaligned tothe
TVscreen.
Press + or – to adjust the picture position, then press ENTER.
FAVORITE CH Program channelsfordir ectselection(see“Pr ogramming
yourfavoritechannels” onpage18).
INTELLIGENT VOL Adjustthevolumeofeach TV pr ogramautomatically .
Press + or – to select “ON,” then pr ess ENTER.
ToturnofftheIntelligent V olumefunction,select“OFF ,”
then pr ess ENTER.
To return to the normal screen.
Press MENU.
Tip
• Fordetailsonthemenusystemandhow tousethemenu,r eferto
“Introducingthemenu system”onpage14and“Howto use themenu”
onpage15.
ENTER
PIC ROTATION
ENTER


ENTER


Changing the SET UP setting (continued)