Sony Trinitron KV-XG29 User manual

TrinitronColor TV
© 2000 Sony Corporation
KV-XG29
KV-XG25
KV-XG21
4-078-152-11 (1)
Operating Instructions
M81
M80
GB
• Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain
it for future reference.

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 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.
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.
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.

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Using Your New TV
Advanced Operations
Customizing the picture and sound .......................................................15
Viewing your favorite channels...............................................................17
Blocking the channels (CHILD LOCK) ..................................................18
Viewing Teletext (KV-XG29M81/XG25M81 only)................................19
Additional Information
Self-diagnosis function..............................................................................21
Troubleshooting .........................................................................................22
Overview of controls.................................................................................25
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
Presetting channels...................................................................................... 9
Watching the TV ........................................................................................12
Do not install the TV in an unstable position.
Use a proper TV stand. Do not place any objects on the TV.
WARNING (continued)

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VIDEO
VIDEO IN
VIDEO OUT
AUDIO
RL
L(MONO)
1
RL
VIDEO IN
VIDEO OUT
VIDEO
AUDIO
Getting Started
Step 1
Connect the antenna
If you wish to connect a VCR, see the “Connecting a VCR” diagram below.
Using Your New TV
IEC connector (not supplied)
To video and
audio outputs
VCR
(yellow)
-L (MONO) (white)
-R (red)
Antenna cable (not supplied)
Audio/Video cable (not supplied)
To antenna output
Rear of TV
Rear of TV
Connecting a VCR
To watch the video input, press t(see page 13).
KV-XG29M81/XG25M81
: Signal flow
To t1 or 2 (video input)
: Signal flow
or
Antenna cable (not supplied)
Antenna cable (not supplied)
: Signal flow
To 8
(antenna)
To antenna output
VCR
To video and
audio outputs
Rear of TV
KV-XG21M80
To 8
(antenna)
Antenna cable (not supplied)
To t1 (video input) (yellow)
-L (MONO) (white)
-R (red)
Audio/Video cable (not supplied)

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AUTO
PROGR
1
1
VHF LOW B/G
ONE-PUSHAUTOMATIC PROGRAMING
Front of TV
1
2
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.
• When no signal is input to the connected video equipment, the TV screen
becomes blue.
KV-XG29M81/XG25M81 only
• Do not connect video equipment to the t2 (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.
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.
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 automatic channel presetting, press SELECT twice.
• If your TV has preset an unwanted channel or cannot preset a particular
channel, then preset your TV manually (see page 10).
Note
• During automatic channel presetting, your TV screen will indicate “B/G”,
“I”, “D/K” or “M” for the TV system.

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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, press t(see page 13).
Connecting a camcorder/video game equipment
using the t(video input) jacks
Notes
KV-XG21M80 only
• You can also connect video equipment to the t1 (video input) jacks at
the rear of your TV.
KV-XG29M81/XG25M81 only
• You can also connect video equipment to the t1 or 2 (video input) jacks
at the rear of your TV.
• Do not connect video equipment to the t2 (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
KV-XG29M81/XG25M81
2
(MONO)
ONE-PUSHAUTOMATIC PROGRAMING
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 t2
(video input)
To T
(monitor
output)
or
Audio/Video cable (not supplied)
Antenna cable (not supplied)
Audio/Video cable
(not supplied)

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Note
• When connecting a monaural VCR, connect the yellow plug to (the
yellow jack) and the black plug to -L (MONO) (the white jack).
KV-XG21M80
L(MONO)
1
Rear of TV
Antenna cable (not supplied)
Audio system
To video and
audio inputs
VCR
To
antenna
output
To
audio
inputs
or
or
Audio/Video cable
(not supplied)
To T
(monitor
output)
(yellow)
-L (MONO)
(white)
-R (red)
: Signal flow

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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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9
Presetting
channels
You can preset up to 100 TV channels in
numerical sequence from program
number 1 using the remote and the
buttons on your TV as well.
Presetting channels automatically
1Press !to turn on the TV.
2Press AUTO PROGR.
Note
• During automatic channel presetting, your TV screen will indicate “B/G”,
“I”, “D/K” or “M” for the TV system.
To preset channels automatically from a specified program number
(1) Press SELECT until “AUTO PROGRAM” appears.
(2) Press + or –.
The on-screen display will start flashing.
(3) Press PROGR +/– or the number buttons until the desired program number
appears.
(4) Press + or –.
1
Number buttons
SELECT
2+/–
PROGR +/–
+ or –
PIC MODE
AUTO
PROGR
ONE-PUSHAUTOMATIC PROGRAMING
TV
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or
Presetting channels manually
1Press SELECT until
“MANUAL PROGRAM”
appears.
2Press + or –.
3Press PROGR +/– or the
number buttons until the
desired program number
appears.
4Press + or – until the
desired channel picture
appears.
5Press SELECT.
Note
• If you preset a locked channel, that particular channel will be unlocked
automatically (page 18).
To change the TV system setting
If the picture or sound is abnormal when receiving programs through the 8 (antenna)
terminal
(1) Press SELECT until “TV SYS” appears.
(2) Press + or – to select the appropriate
TV system until the picture or sound
quality is optimal.
b
SELECT
b
Presetting channels (continued)
MANUAL PROGRAM
VHF LOW B/G
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PROGR
1
SELECT
TV SYS: B/G
B/G ID/KM
b

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To change the color system setting
If the color is abnormal when receiving programs through the 8 (antenna) terminal
or the
t (video input) jack.
(1) Press SELECT until “COL SYS” appears.
(2) Press + or – to select the appropriate
color system until the color is
optimal.
Tip
• Normally set “COL SYS” to “AUTO”.
Skipping program numbers
1Press PROGR +/– or the number buttons until the unused or unwanted
program number appears.
2Press SELECT until “MANUAL PROGRAM” appears.
3Press + or –.
4Press PIC MODE.
5Press SELECT.
To preset the skipped program number again
Preset the channel automatically or manually.
Tip
• You can also use SELECT and 2+/– on the TV to preset channels and
skip program numbers.
To use the fine tuning (FINE) function
The fine tuning (FINE) function may help to reduce the following problems:
incomplete Teletext display (KV-XG29M81/XG25M81 only) double images and lines
moving across the TV screen.
You can use the fine tuning function as below:
(1) Select the program number you want to adjust.
(2) Press SELECT until “MANUAL PROGRAM” appears on the screen.
(3) Press + or – on the remote control once.
(4) Press to display “FINE” on the screen.
(5) Press + or – continuously until the above problems are minimized.
The + or – icon on the screen flashes while tuning.
(6) Press SELECT to return to normal screen.
COL SYS: AUTO
AUTO PAL SECAM
NTSC 3.58NTSC 4.43

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Watching the TV
This section explains functions used
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 1on the remote
or PROGR +/– on the TV.
2Press PROGR +/– or the
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 2+/– to adjust the
volume.
%
1
t
a
Number buttons
SELECT
2 +/–
PROGR +/–
+ or –
JUMP
or
TV
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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*
Adjust the volume of all TV
programs automatically
Adjust the picture position when it
is not aligned to the TV screen
Do this
Press 1. The 1indicator on the TV lights up red.
Press ! on the TV.
Press %.
Press tto select “VIDEO 1” or “VIDEO 2”.
To return to the TV program, press a.
Press JUMP.
Press .
Press SELECT repeatedly until “INTELLIGENT VOL”
appears, then press + or – to select “ON”.
To cancel, select “OFF”.
Press SELECT repeatedly until “PIC ROTATION”
appears, then press + or – to adjust the alignment of the
picture position.
The or icon on the screen flashes while
adjusting.
Additional tasks
* 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 on-screen display language
1Press SELECT until
“LANGUAGE / :
ENGLISH”appears on the
screen.
2Press + or – to select
“ “.
Tip
• You can also use SELECT and 2+/– on the TV to select the on-screen
display language.
b
b
SELECT
continued
PIC ROTATION
LANGUAGE / : ENGLISH
LANGUAGE / :

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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 TV program or video mode 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
Watching the TV (continued)

Advanced Operations 15
Advanced Operations
SOUND MODE
Customizing the
picture and sound
You can customize the picture and
sound by selecting the picture and
sound modes or by adjusting its
settings.
You can change the sound effect by
selecting the surround mode.
Selecting the picture and sound modes
To select 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.
To select 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 sound.
“DRAMA” listen to sound that emphasizes vocals and background music.
“SOFT” receive soft sound.
PIC MODE
SELECT
+ or –
TV
SOUND
MODE
FAVORITE
PROGR
2
9DYNAMIC 9DRAMA 9SOFT
SOUND
MODE
STANDARDDYNAMIC SOFT
PIC MODE
continued
Advanced Operations

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Adjusting the picture and sound settings
1Press SELECT until the
desired setting appears.
Each time you press
SELECT, the setting
item will change as follows:
2Press + or – to adjust the
item.
3To adjust other items, repeat steps 1 to 2.
* “HUE” can be adjusted for the NTSC system only.
Notes
• When you select a picture or sound mode, the adjusted settings will be
reset according to the selected mode.
• You can also use SELECT and 2+/– on the TV to adjust the picture and
sound settings.
Selecting the surround mode
1Press SELECT repeatedly
until “SURROUND”
appears.
2Press + or – to select the
desired surround sound.
Select To
“MOVIE” listen to sound that spreads out over a large area, giving the feeling
of being at a movie theatre.
“MUSIC” listen to the sound that gives the feeling of being at a live concert.
“OFF” turn off the surround sound.
b
b
PICTURE COLOR BRIGHT HUE*
BALANCE TREBLE BASS SHARP
SURROUND: MOVIE
SELECT
MUSICMOVIE OFF
SELECT
PICTURE 60
Customizing the picture and sound (continued)

Advanced Operations 17
Viewing your
favorite channels
You can display six of your favorite
channels for quick and easy selection.
You can change the favorite channel
setting as well.
Selecting a favorite channel
1Press FAVORITE.
2Press the number button
from 1 to 6 to select the
desired channel.
When you use the “FAVORITE CH”
feature for the first time, six preset channels will appear.
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FAVORITE
+ or –
PROGR +/–
Number
buttons
Changing the favorite channel setting
1Press SELECT until
“FAVORITE CH SET UP”
appears.
2Press + or – to select the
favorite channel you want
to change (e.g. 3PR03).
3Press PROGR +/–, or
number buttons to
change the program
number.
4Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set other favorite channels.
5Press SELECT.
b
b
or
FAVORITE
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FAVORITE CH SET UP
1PR01 2PR02 3PR03
4PR04 5PR05 6PR06
b
FAVORITE CH SET UP
1PR01 2PR02 3PR03
4PR04 5PR05 6PR06
b
FAVORITE CH SET UP
1PR01 2PR02 3PR08
4PR04 5PR05 6PR06
b
FAVORITE CH
1PR01 2PR02 3PR03
4PR04 5PR05 6PR06
1
SELECT
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Blocking the
channels
(CHILD LOCK)
You can prevent a child from watching
certain channels by using the buttons
on the remote control.
1Select the channel you want to lock.
2Press SELECT until “CHILD
LOCK” appears on the
screen.
3Press + or – to select
“ON”.
The symbol appears on
the screen.
To unlock the channel,
press + or – to select
“OFF”. The symbol
disappears from the
screen.
Note
• If you preset a locked channel, that particular channel will be unlocked
automatically (page 9).
CHILD LOCK: ON
1
CHILD LOCK: OFF
TV
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Viewing Teletext
(KV-XG29M81/XG25M81 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.
b
P166 SECTEXT 166 FR1 MAR 03:59:09
Fom 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
TV
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Additional Teletext tasks
To
display a Teletext page on the TV
picture
check the contents of a Teletext service
select a Teletext page
hold a Teletext page
(stop the page from scrolling)
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 of any page number that appears in the
colored column at the bottom of the screen using the corresponding color-
coded button 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 “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 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)