Sony Trinitron KV-XA34 User manual

TrinitronColor TV
Operating Instructions
• Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and
retain it for future reference.
KV-XA34
KV-XA29
KV-XA25
© 2000 Sony Corporation M31
4-078-793-21 (1)

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WARNING
• Dangerously high voltages are present inside the TV.
• TV operating voltage: 220 – 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 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.
Pull the power cord out by the plug. Do not pull
the power cord itself. Disconnect the TV before
moving it or if you are not going to use it for
several days.

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Advanced Operations
Selecting the picture and sound
modes ..................................................12
Viewing your favorite channels.......13
Listening with surround sound.......14
Enjoying stereo or bilingual
programs .............................................15
Viewing Teletext.................................17
Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)
Introducing the menu system ..........19
Changing the “PICTURE”
setting ...........................................21
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
Overview of controls.........................34
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 optional components ............................................................. 6
Securing the TV............................................................................................ 8
Watching the TV .......................................................................................... 9
Using Your New TV
Do not install the TV in an unstable position.
Use a proper TV stand. Do not place any objects on the TV.
WARNING (continued)

4Using Your New TV
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R L Y CBCR
VIDEO
VIDEO IN
VIDEO OUT
AUDIO
R L
Using Your New TV
: Signal flow
To video and
audio outputs
To t 1, 2 or 3
(video input)
(yellow)
-L (MONO) (white)
-R (red)
Audio/Video cable
(not supplied)
To S video
output
Rear of TV
VCR
To 8
(antenna)
To antenna
output
To
(S video input)
Antenna cable (not supplied)
S video cable
(not supplied)
CAUTION
• Do not connect 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.
IEC connector
(not supplied)
or
: Signal flow
Antenna cable (not supplied)
Antenna cable (not supplied)
Rear of TV
Getting Started
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 10).

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Using Your New TV
Using Your New TV
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.
• When no signal is input to the connected video equipment, the TV screen
becomes blue.
• 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.
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 28).
Front of TV
PROGRMENU AUTO
PROGR
ENTER SELECT
L(MONO)
3
1
2

6Using Your New TV
Connecting audio/video equipment using the T
(monitor output) jacks
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 10).
Connecting a camcorder/video game equipment
using the t(video input) jacks
Notes
• You can also connect video equipment to the t1 or 2 (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.
(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
To T
(monitor
output)
Antenna cable (not supplied)
Audio/Video cable
(not supplied)
Note
• If you select “DVD” on your TV screen, no signal will be output at the T
(monitor output) jacks (see page 10).
PROGRMENU AUTO
PROGR
ENTER SELECT
L(MONO)
3
L (MONO) R
3
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L(MONO)
R
R L Y C B C R
To S video output
Front of TV
Camcorder
Video game
equipment
To video and
audio outputs
: Signal flow
To
(S video
input) To t3 (video input)
or
Audio/Video cable (not supplied)
S video cable (not supplied)

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Using Your New TV
Using Your New TV
Connecting a DVD player using the t(video input) jacks
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 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.
• 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).
• Connect your DVD player directly to your TV. Connecting the DVD player
through other video equipment will cause unwanted picture noise.
Notes
• Some DVD player terminals may be labeled differently:
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
Rear of TV
VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L
LINE OUT
123
L (MONO)
R
VIDEO
R-AUDIO-L
LINE OUT
Y
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
S VIDEO OUT
C B C R
R L Y C B C R

8Using 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

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Using Your New TV
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).
%
?/1
t
a
Number buttons
JUMP
2+/–
PROGR +/–
MENU
+/–/ENTER
1indicator
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.
PROGRMENU AUTO
PROGR
ENTER SELECT
L(MONO)
3
PROGRMENU AUTO
PROGR
ENTER SELECT
1
4
7
-/--
2
5
8
0
3
6
9
FAVORITE
SOUND
MODE
PIC MODE
ENTER
MENU
A/B
SURROUND
continued
123
456
78
0
-/--
9

10 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+/–.
%.
tto select “VIDEO 1”, “VIDEO 2” , “VIDEO 3” or
“DVD”.
To return to the TV program, press a.
JUMP.
.
* 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 19.
Additional tasks
1Press MENU.
2Press + or – to select the
“SETUP” icon ( ), then
press ENTER.
3
Make sure “LANGUAGE” is
selected, then press ENTER.
4Press + or – to select the
desired language (e.g,
“”), then press ENTER.
The selected menu language appears.
To return to the normal screen
Press MENU.
Watching the TV (continued)
MENU
PICTURE+
+
MO C
PICTURE
INTELL IGENT PIC:OFF
WI DE MODE : OFF
DE : DYNAMI
ENTER
E
COLOR SYS : AUTO
SETUP
PROGRAM SETUP
PIC ROTAT I ON
NGL I SH
LANGUAGE:
LANGUAGE:
COLOR SYS :
SETUP
PROGRAM SE
PIC ROTAT I ENGL I SH
ENTER
ENTER

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Using Your New TV
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 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
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 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

12 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” receive high contrast pictures.
“STANDARD” receive normal contrast pictures.
“SOFT” receive mild pictures.
“PERSONAL” receive the last adjusted picture setting from the “ADJUST”
option in the “PICTURE” menu (see page 21).
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” receive soft sound.
“PERSONAL” receive the last adjusted sound setting from the “ADJUST”
option in the “SOUND” menu (see page 23).
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).
PIC MODE
PERSONAL SOFT
STANDARDDYNAMIC
≥ DYNAMIC
≥ DRAMA
≥ SOFT ≥ PERSONAL
FAVORITE
SOUND
MODE
PIC MODE
ENTER
MENU
A/B
SURROUND
PIC MODE
SOUND
MODE

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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 26.
Viewing your
favorite channels
You can display and select six of your
favorite channels directly from your TV
screen.
Number
buttons
FAVORITE
1
4
7
-/--
2
5
8
0
3
6
9
FAVORITE
SOUND
MODE
PIC MODE
ENTER
MENU
A/B
SURROUND
FAVORITE
1
123
456
Advanced Operations

14 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.
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).
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.
SURROUND
FAVORITE
SOUND
MODE
PIC MODE
ENTER
MENU
A/B
SURROUND
SURROUND: OFF
SURROUND: TruSurround
SURROUND

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Advanced Operations
Broadcasting On-screen display (Selected sound)
NICAM stereo
NICAM bilingual
NICAM monaural
Enjoying stereo or
bilingual
programs
You can enjoy stereo sound or bilingual
programs of NICAM and A2 stereo
systems.
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.
When receiving a NICAM program
A/B
-/--
0
FAVORITE
SOUND
MODE
PIC MODE
ENTER
MENU
A/B
SURROUND
NICAM MONO
(Stereo sound) (Regular sound)
NICAM
MAIN MONO
(Main sound) (Regular sound)
NICAM
SUB
(Sub sound)
NICAM
MAIN MONO
(Main sound) (Regular sound)
NICAM
PROGRMENU AUTO
PROGR
ENTER SELECT
L(MONO)
3
indicator
continued

16 Advanced Operations
When receiving an A2 program
Receiving area for NICAM and A2 programs
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.
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.
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”.
Broadcasting On-screen display (Selected sound)
A2 stereo
A2 bilingual
System
NICAM
A2
Receiving area
Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Malaysia,
Thailand, etc.
Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, etc.
STEREO
MONO
(Stereo sound)
(Regular sound)
MAIN SUB
(Main sound) (Sub sound)
MONO AUTO
Enjoying stereo or bilingual programs (continued)

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Advanced Operations
Viewing Teletext
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
a
A/B
b
P166 SECTEXT 166 FR1 MAR 03:59:09
From Singapore
To PARIS
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
1
4
7
-/--
2
5
8
0
3
6
9
FAVORITE
SOUND
MODE
PIC MODE
ENTER
MENU
A/B
SURROUND
?/1
continued

18 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 nTeletext and TV nTV.
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 “j” 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 nEnlarge
lower half nNormal 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.
Viewing Teletext (continued)

19Adjusting 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
“CH PRESET” icon
Name of the current menu
Menu level 3
Menu level 2
Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)
Menu level 1
PRO RAM SET
ATIO
COLOR SYS :
G
LAN UAGE:
G
STUP
E
PIC ROT
“SETUP” icon
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.
“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”
“CH PRESET” “AUTO PROGRAM” Preset channels automatically.
“MANUAL PROGRAM” Preset channels manually.
“TV SYS” Change the TV system:
“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.
Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)
continued
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