Sony Trinitron KV-XA34 User manual

Trinitron Color TV
© 2000 Sony Corporation
KV-XA34
KV-XA29
KV-XA25
4-078-793-52 (1)
Operating Instructions
M87
M86
M84
• Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain
it for future reference.

2
Do not place any objects on the TV.
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 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.
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.
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 plug in too many appliances to the same
power socket. Do not damage the power cord.
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.
For your own safety, do not touch any part of the
TV, the power cord and the antenna cable during
lightning storms.
WARNING
• Dangerously high voltages are present inside the TV.
• TV operating voltage: 110 – 240 V AC.

3
Advanced Operations
Selecting the picture and sound
modes .................................................. 13
Viewing your favorite channels .......14
Watching two programs at the
same time ............................................ 15
Listening with surround sound .......17
Viewing Teletext
(KV-XA34M86/XA25M86 only) ...... 18
Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)
Introducing the menu system .......... 20
Changing the “PICTURE”
setting ............................................ 23
Changing the “SOUND”setting ..... 25
Changing the “PIP” setting ........ 27
Changing the “SETUP” setting .. 28
Changing the Channel Preset
(“CH PRESET”) setting ............... 30
Additional Information
Self-diagnosis function...................... 33
Troubleshooting ................................. 34
Overview of controls ......................... 37
Specifications ...................... Back cover
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 the TWEETER (KV-XA25M87 only) .................................... 6
Connecting optional components ............................................................. 7
Securing the TV ............................................................................................ 9
Watching the TV ........................................................................................ 10
Using Your New TV
WARNING (continued)
Pull the power cord out by the plug. Do not pull
the power cord itself. Even if your TV is turned
off, it is still connected to the AC power source
(mains) as long as the power cord is plugged in.
Unplug the TV before moving it or if you are not
going to use it for several days.
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.

4Using Your New TV
123
R L Y C B C R
VIDEO
VIDEO IN
VIDEO OUT
AUDIO
R L
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.
Connecting a VCR
To watch the video input, press t(see page 11).
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 t1, 2 or 3
(video input)
Audio/Video cable
(not supplied)
S video cable
(not supplied)
: Signal flow
To
(S video input)
To antenna
output
To 8
(antenna)
or
: Signal flow
Antenna cable (not supplied)
Antenna cable (not supplied)
Rear of TV
Rear of TV
Using Your New TV

5
Using Your New TV
Using Your New TV
PROGRMENU AUTO
PROGR
ENTER SELECT
L(MONO)
3
1
2AUTO PROGRAM
PR : 01
TV SYS : B/G
VHF LOW
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 t1 (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 t1 (video input), disconnect the
S video cable.
• Do not connect video equipment to t3 (video input) 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
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 31).
Note
• During automatic channel presetting, your TV screen will indicate “B/G”,
“I”, “D/K” or “M” for the TV system (“TV SYS”).
Front of TV

6Using Your New TV
Connecting the TWEETER
1Place the TWEETER on top of your TV.
2Bend the wire to hook it at the rear of your TV.
3Connect the wires to the TWEETER terminals at the rear of your TV. The
plain wire should be connected to the 3red terminal and the striped wire
to the #black terminal.
Notes
• Connect only the supplied TWEETER; otherwise your TV may
malfunction.
• Unplug your TV from the wall outlet when connecting the TWEETER.
• To prevent a malfunction caused by a short circuit of the terminals, make
sure that none of the TWEETER wire strands stick out, making contact
with the neighbouring speaker terminal.
You can enjoy high quality sound by connecting the TWEETER.
(KV-XA25M87 only)
123
L (MONO)
R
R L Y C B C R
TWEETER
R
L
R
L
2
3
1
Striped wire
Plain wire

7
Using Your New TV
Using Your New TV
123
L(MONO)
R
R L Y C B C R
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 picture of the connected
equipment, press t(see page 11).
Connecting a camcorder/video game equipment
using the t(video input) jacks
Notes
• You can also connect video equipment to the t1, 2 or 3 (video input)
jacks at the rear of your TV.
• If both (S video input) and t3 (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 t3 (video input), disconnect the
S video cable.
• Do not connect video equipment to the t3 (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
Note
• If you select “DVD” on your TV screen, no signal will be output at the T
(monitor output) jacks (see page 11).
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 t3 (video input)
To T
(monitor
output)
or
Audio/Video cable (not supplied)
S video cable (not supplied)
Antenna cable (not supplied)
Audio/Video cable
(not supplied)
PROGRMENU AUTO
PROGR
ENTER SELECT
L(MONO)
3
L (MONO) R
3
continued

8Using Your New TV
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:
• 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 24).
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 CRunder (component video
input) on your TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y, CB, and CRoutput
connectors on your DVD player.
DVD player
To
L (white)
R (red)
Audio cable
(not supplied)
To component
video output
Component video cable
(not supplied)
To audio
output
: Signal flow
To
(component
video input)
Connect To (on the DVD player)
Y (green) Y
CB(blue) Cb, B-Y or PB
CR(red) Cr, R-Y or PR
VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L
LINE OUT
Y
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
S VIDEO OUT
C B C R
R L Y C B C R
Rear of TV
Connecting a DVD player using the t(video input) jacks
VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L
LINE OUT
123
L(MONO)
R
DVD player
Audio/Video cable
(not supplied)
(yellow)
-L (MONO) (white)
-R (red)
To t1, 2, or 3
(video input)
: Signal flow
Rear of TV
Connecting optionals components (continued)

9
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 band to the TV stand and to the rear of
the TV using the provided hole.
or
BPut the cord or chain through the clamps to secure the TV against a wall or
pillar.
Note
• Use only the supplied screws. Use of other screws may damage the TV.
20
mm
AB
3.8 mm
or

10 Using Your New TV
Watching the TV
This section explains various functions
and operations available while watching
the TV. Most operations can be done
using the remote.
1Press !to turn on the TV.
When the TV is in the
standby mode (the 1
indicator on the TV is lit
red), press ?/1 on the
remote or PROGR +/– on
the TV.
2Press 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.
%
?/1
t
a
Number buttons
JUMP
2+/–
PROGR +/–
MENU
V/b/v/B/ENTER
or
indicator
123
456
78
0
-/--
9
123
456
78
0
-/--
9
FAVORITE
SOUND
MODE SURROUND
PIP PROGR
PIP PROGR
ENTER
PIC MODE
PROGRMENU AUTO
PROGR
ENTER SELECT
L(MONO) R
4
PROGRMENU AUTO
PROGR
ENTER SELECT

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Using Your New TV
Using Your New TV
To
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*
Press
?/1. The 1indicator 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.
JUMP.
.
Additional tasks
ENTER
ENTER ENTER
ENTER ENTER
PICTURE++MO C
PICTURE
INTELLIGENT PIC:ON
WI DE MODE : OF F
DE : DYNAM I
E
COLOR SYS : AUTO
SETUP
PROGRAM SETUP
PIC ROT AT I ON
NGL I SH
LANGUAGE :
* 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.
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 20.
1Press MENU.
2Press Vor vto select the
“SETUP” icon ( ),
then press ENTER.
3Make sure “LANGUAGE”
is selected, then press
ENTER.
4Press Vor vto select the
desired language (e.g.,
“”), then press
ENTER.
The selected menu language appears.
To return to the normal screen
Press MENU.
LANGUAGE :
COLOR SYS :
SETUP
PROGRAM SE
PIC ROT AT I
ENGL I SH
continued

12 Using Your New TV
Setting the Wake Up timer
1Press until the desired
period of time appears.
The Wake Up timer starts
immediately after you
have set it.
2Select the program number or video input you want to display when you
wake up.
3Press 1or set the Sleep timer if you want the TV to turn off automatically.
The indicator 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
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.
WAKE UP TIMER:10M
WAKE UP TIMER:OFF
After 10 minutes
No Wake Up Timer
WAKE UP TIMER:12H00M
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)

13
Advanced Operations
SOUND MODE
PIC 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” 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 23).
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
high tones.
“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”
option in the “SOUND” menu (see page 25).
Tip
• You can also set the picture and sound modes using the menu (see
Changing the “PICTURE” setting on page 23 and Changing the
“SOUND” setting on page 25).
PERSONAL SOFT
STANDARDDYNAMIC
≥ DYNAMIC ≥ DRAMA
≥ SOFT ≥ PERSONAL
PIC MODE
Advanced Operations
Advanced Operations

14 Advanced Operations
1Press FAVORITE.
2Press the number button
from 1 to 6 to select the
desired favorite channel.
Tip
• To program your favorite channels, see Adjusting each program number
settings (PROGRAM SETUP) on page 29.
Viewing your
favorite channels
You can display and select six of your
favorite channels directly from your TV
screen. Number buttons
FAVORITE
123
456
123
456
78
0
-/--
9
FAVORITE
SOUND
MODE SURROUND
PIP PROGR
PIP PROGR
ENTER
PIC MODE
1

15
Advanced Operations
Watching two
programs at the
same time
— PIP
With the Picture-in-Picture (PIP) feature,
you can display a sub screen within the
main picture of different TV programs or
video inputs.
Displaying a sub screen
Press .
To return to the normal screen
Press (when displaying the sub screen).
/ / /
V(PIP PROGR +)/
v(PIP PROGR –)
123
456
78
0
-/--
9
FAVORITE
SOUND
MODE SURROUND
PIP PROGR
PIP PROGR
ENTER
PIC MODE
continued

16 Advanced Operations
Additional PIP tasks
To
change the program number in the
sub screen
select a video input in the sub screen
swap pictures between the main
and sub screens
freeze the sub screen
Tips
• You can also display the sub screen and exchange pictures between the
main and sub screens using the menu (see Changing the “PIP” setting on
page 27).
• You can change the position of the sub screen (see Changing the “PIP”
setting on page 27).
Notes
• When you display a video input on the sub screen at a faster/slower
speed, the picture may be disrupted depending on the VCR type.
• If you display different color systems on the sub screen, the size of the sub
screen may be different and the picture may be disrupted. This does not
indicate a malfunction of the TV.
Press
V(PIP PROGR +) or v(PIP PROGR –).
.
.
.
To unfreeze the screen, press the button again.
Watching two programs at the same time (continued)

17
Advanced Operations
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 25).
The surround of your TV is categorized as TruSurround.
TM
is a trademark of SRS Labs, Inc. SRS and the SRS symbol are
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.
Listening with
surround sound
The surround feature enables you to
enjoy the sound effects of a concert hall
or movie theater.
FAVORITE
SOUND
MODE SURROUND
PIP PROGR
PIP PROGR
ENTER
SURROUND: OFF
SURROUND: TruSurround
SURROUND

18 Advanced Operations
Viewing Teletext
(KV-XA34M86/XA25M86 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.
Displaying Teletext
1Select a TV channel that carries the Teletext broadcast you want to watch.
2Press 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.
To turn off Teletext
Press a.
t
b
a
P166 SECTEXT 166 FR1 MAR 03:59:09
From Singapore
To PARI S
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
2.7 2130/0745 SQ24
747
4 2300/0915 AZ487 747
2.5 1000/1715 SQ6 747
4.6 0930/2015 CX522 L10
1 2210/0610 SQ21A 747
2 2100/0835 SQ21A 747
A/B
123
456
78
0
-/--
9
FAVORITE
SOUND
MODE SURROUND
PIP PROGR
PIP PROGR
ENTER
PIC MODE
(red, green,
yellow, blue)

19
Advanced Operations
Additional Teletext tasks
To
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
* 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.
Do this
Press .
Each time you press , the screen changes as
follows: Teletext tTeletext and TV tTV.
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 tEnlarge
lower half tNormal 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.

20 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
“PICTURE” “PICTURE MODE” Select the picture mode:
“DYNAMIC”t“STANDARD”t“SOFT”t
“PERSONAL”t“ADJUST”
“ADJUST” Adjust the “PERSONAL” option:
“PICTURE” t“COLOR”t“BRIGHT”t
“HUE”t“SHARP”
“WIDE MODE” Change the picture size.
“INTELLIGENT PIC” Optimize picture quality.
“SOUND” “SOUND MODE” Select the sound mode:
“DYNAMIC”t“DRAMA” t“SOFT” t
“PERSONAL“ t“ADJUST”
“ADJUST” Adjust the “PERSONAL” option:
“BASS” t“TREBLE”t“BALANCE”t“BBE”*
“SURROUND” Select the surround mode:
“TruSurround” t“OFF”
“INTELLIGENT VOL” Adjust volume automatically.
“PIP” “POSITION” Change the position of the sub screen.
“PIP” Display a sub screen within the main picture.
“SWAP” Exchange pictures between main screen and sub
screen.
“SETUP” “LANGUAGE” Change the menu language:
“ENGLISH” t“ ”(Chinese) t “ ”(Arabic) t
“” (Thai)
“PIC ROTATION” Rotate the picture.
“PROGRAM SETUP” Adjust each program number settings.
“COLOR SYS” Change the color system:
“AUTO” t“PAL” t“SECAM” t
“NTSC3.58” t“NTSC4.43”
Return icon
“PICTURE” icon
“PIP” icon
“CH PRESET” icon
Name of the current menu
Menu level 3
Menu level 2
Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)
Menu level 1
“SETUP” icon
Menu guide icon
L ANGUAGE :
COLOR SYS :
SETUP
PROGRAM SE
PIC ROTAT I
ENGL I SH
“SOUND” icon