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
123
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
123
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
-/--
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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