Sony Black Trinitron KV-14V5U Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Getting Started

Connecting an indoor aerial (KV-
14V5U, KV-14V6U only)

If your local VHF/UHF signal is strong, an indoor aerial can be used to
obtain a clear picture. Connect the supplied loop aerial as follows:

Insert the aerial until it clicks.

Connect to the

(aerial) socket.

After turning on the video TV, adjust the aerial for the best reception.
Be sure to adjust the aerial for the channel you want to record as well. If
reception is poor, connect an outdoor aerial to your video TV.

Connecting an outdoor aerial

For better TV reception and clearer recording, connect an outdoor aerial to
your video TV.

To connect a VHF aerial or a combination
VHF/UHF aerial—75-ohm coaxial cable (round)

Attach an IEC aerial connector to 75-ohm coaxial cable.
Plug the connector into the

(aerial) socket, located at the rear of the

video TV.

To connect both VHF and UHF aerials

Attach the aerial cable ends to the VHF/UHF mixer (not supplied).
Plug the mixer into the

(aerial) socket, located at the rear of the video

TV.

After connecting the aerial, connect the mains lead to a wall outlet.

Rear

On a wall

VHF/UHF aerial

Rear

300-ohm twin-lead cable

VHF/UHF mixer

75-ohm coaxial cable

UHF aerial

VHF aerial

Step 2 — Connecting the Aerial

Aerial
connector
(supplied)

Note

Do not use the supplied loop aerial
with any other TV product.

Summary of Contents for Black Trinitron KV-14V5U

Page 1: ... 1997 by Sony Corporation Printed in Spain 3 860 137 21 1 GB Operating Instructions KV 14V5U KV 14V6U KV 21V5U KV 21V6U Trinitron Colour Video TV PAL NTSC 4 43 ...

Page 2: ...g cannot be used and should be destroyed rTo prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture rDangerously high voltages are present inside the set Do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only How to replace the fuse Open the fuse compartment with a blade screwdriver and replace the fuse WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to...

Page 3: ...TV programme while recording another KV 14V6U KV 21V6U only 27 Recording TV Programmes Using the Timer 28 Setting the timer 28 Using the video TV before timer recording starts 30 Checking the timer settings 31 Changing or cancelling the timer settings 31 Recording using QUICK TIMER 32 Timer recording with PDC signals 33 Recording TV Programmes Using VIDEO Plus 34 Additional Operations Switching Of...

Page 4: ...AA batteries Loop aerial KV 14V5U KV 14V6U only Inserting batteries into the remote control Getting Started Step 1 Preparation Turn the remote control over and remove the cover Check the polarities and position two R6 batteries correctly Close the cover KV 14V5U KV 14V6U only Note Always remember to dispose of used batteries in an environmentally friendly way ...

Page 5: ...ecording connect an outdoor aerial to your video TV To connect a VHF aerial or a combination VHF UHF aerial 75 ohm coaxial cable round Attach an IEC aerial connector to 75 ohm coaxial cable Plug the connector into the aerial socket located at the rear of the video TV To connect both VHF and UHF aerials Attach the aerial cable ends to the VHF UHF mixer not supplied Plug the mixer into the aerial so...

Page 6: ...nu and on screen information The initial setting is English 1 Press MENU The main menu appears 2 Move the cursor z to LANGUAGE with or and press OK The LANGUAGE menu appears 3 Select the language you want with or and press OK The selected language is coloured green and the menu appears in the selected language 4 Press MENU to return to the original screen 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 C PROGR PAUSE PLAY MEN...

Page 7: ...anning and presetting all receivable channels from the programme number selected in step 4 The preset programme and channel numbers are displayed on the screen in sequence When presetting is finished the original screen reappears All available channels are now stored on successive number buttons OK AUTO PROGRAMME SYSTEM I S a p e l e c t nd r e s s PROG CH 0 1 C22 OK AUTO PROGRAMME SYSTEM I S a p ...

Page 8: ...OK If not press or to search for another channel 8 Repeat steps 4 through 7 to preset other channels 9 After you finish presetting press MENU to return to the original screen MANUAL PROGRAMME PRG SYS CH 1 C22 LABEL AFT 2 3 I I ON a OK nd S e l e c t p r e s s I I 4 5 6 C24 ON C26 ON C32 ON C36 ON C38 I ON D I MANUAL PROGRAMME PRG SYS CH 1 C22 LABEL AFT 2 3 I I ON a OK nd S e l e c t p r e s s I I ...

Page 9: ...s OK When you select programmes using the PROGR buttons the programme position is skipped 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to skip other programme positions 7 Press MENU to return to the original screen MANUAL PROGRAMME PRG SYS CH 1 C22 LABEL AFT 2 3 I ON a OK nd S e l e c t p r e s s I I 4 5 6 C24 ON C26 ON C32 ON C36 ON C38 I ON D I MANUAL PROGRAMME PRG SYS CH 1 C22 LABEL AFT 2 3 I I ON a OK nd S e l e c ...

Page 10: ...t element turns red Select other characters in the same way For the element you want to leave blank select and press OK 6 After selecting all the characters press OK repeatedly until the cursor appears Now the caption you chose is stored 7 Repeat steps 4 through 6 to caption other channels 8 Press MENU to return to the original screen MANUAL PROGRAMME PRG SYS CH 1 C22 LABEL AFT 2 3 I I ON a OK nd ...

Page 11: ... or so that you get the best TV reception As you press these buttons the frequency changes from 15 to 15 6 After fine tuning press OK The cursor z appears The fine tuned level is now stored 7 Repeat steps 4 through 6 to fine tune other channels 8 Press MENU to return to the original screen MANUAL PROGRAMME PRG SYS CH 1 C22 LABEL AFT 2 3 I I ON a OK nd S e l e c t p r e s s I I 4 5 6 C24 ON C26 3 C...

Page 12: ...e indication C for UHF channels will appear on the screen 2 Enter the double digit channel number using the remote control number buttons e g for channel 24 press 2 then 4 The channel will appear However this channel will not be stored in the video TV s memory Note KV 14V6U KV 21V6U only In order to record a programme received through a Pay TV decoder you must preset the channel according to the m...

Page 13: ...rns red 5 Press or until r appears in the D position and press OK 6 Press MENU to return to the original screen MANUAL PROGRAMME PRG SYS CH 1 C22 LABEL AFT 2 3 I I ON a OK nd S e l e c t p r e s s I I 4 5 6 C24 ON C26 ON C32 ON C36 ON C38 I ON D I MANUAL PROGRAMME PRG SYS CH 1 C22 LABEL AFT 2 3 I I ON a OK nd S e l e c t p r e s s I I 4 5 6 C24 ON C26 ON C32 ON C36 ON C38 I ON D I 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 14: ...ea that features PlusCodes See Guide channels for VIDEO Plus on the next page Before you begin If the u lamp on the video TV is lit in red indicating that the video TV is in standby mode press PROGR or a number button on the remote control Setting the guide channels 1 Press MENU to display the main menu The main menu appears 2 Move the cursor z to PROGRAMME PRESET with or and press OK The PROGRAMM...

Page 15: ... Plus Guide channels for VIDEO plus Guide Station name channel 001 BBC1 002 BBC2 003 ITV 004 CHANNEL 4 005 RTE IRELAND 006 NETWORK 2 IRELAND 101 SKY ONE 102 SKY NEWS 103 SKY MOVIES 104 THE MOVIE CHANNEL 105 SKY SPORT 106 NICKELODEON VH 1 GERMANY 107 EUROSPORT 108 GALAVISION 109 MTV EUROPE 110 CHILDERN S CHANNEL THE FAMILY CHANNEL 111 SKY MOVIES GOLD 112 BBC WORLD SERVICE 113 RTL 4 114 SUPER SPORT ...

Page 16: ...turn to the original screen CLOCK SET 4 2 1 9 9 7 THU 15 3 0 1 a OK nd S e l e c t p r e s s CLOCK SET 4 1 1 9 9 7 SAT 0 0 0 a OK nd S e l e c t p r e s s CLOCK SET 1 1 1 9 9 7 WED 0 0 0 a OK nd S e l e c t p r e s s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 C PROGR PAUSE PLAY MENU SLEEP OK ON TIMER TIMER ON SCREEN TIMER REC ON OFF TIMER REC CLEAR REC QUICK TIMER TAPE SPEED COUNTER RESET REPLAY INDEX SEARCH REW STOP FF...

Page 17: ...OGR or number buttons on the remote control or PROGR on the video TV when the u lamp is lit in red indicating that the video TV is in standby mode Switching off temporarily Press u The video TV enters standby mode and the u lamp on the front of the video TV lights up in red To switch on again Press PROGR or number buttons on the remote control or PROGR on the video TV To switch off the main power ...

Page 18: ...the figure at the right margin changes to show the control level See the table below 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust other items 6 Press MENU to return to the original screen The adjusted control levels are stored Effect of each control Effect Less More Less More Darker Brighter Greenish Reddish Softer Sharper Resets all the items to the factory preset levels OK PICTURE CONTROL CONTRAST S a p e l...

Page 19: ...the screen press again To make the indications disappear press until no indications are displayed on the screen Watching line input Press repeatedly until the desired input indicator appears To return to the normal TV picture press until the programme position appears or press on the remote control once For details of the video input picture see page 42 Listening with headphones Plug the headphone...

Page 20: ... enter the three digits of the Teletext number you want The numbers are displayed on the screen and the requested page appears in a few seconds If you have made a mistake type in any three digits then re enter the correct page number 4 Press to return to the TV mode Using Fasttext This feature allows you to access a Teletext page by pressing only one button When a Fasttext page is broadcast a colo...

Page 21: ...r preceding page appears on the screen Superimposing a Teletext page on the TV picture Each time you press V the screen changes as follows n Teletext n Teletext and TV Preventing a Teletext page from being updated or changed A Teletext page may consist of several subpages You can stop the page scrolling in order to read the text at your own pace Press HOLD The symbol appears on the screen and the ...

Page 22: ...on the screen and stays until the cassette has been loaded The video TV turns on automatically when it is in standby mode If you insert a cassette with its safety tab removed playback starts Ejecting a video cassette Press EJECT 6 on the video TV or 6 on the remote control The Ò indicator appears and stays until the cassette is ejected You can eject the cassette even if the power is in standby Pro...

Page 23: ...out 5 minutes To fast forward the tape Press STOP p then press FF To rewind the tape Press STOP p then press REW 0 To search a tape at high speed During playback press and hold REW 0 rewind or FF fast forward A high speed picture appears on the TV screen To resume normal playback release the button To view the picture in fast forward or rewind mode Press and hold FF during fast forward or REW 0 du...

Page 24: ...5 Press PLAY Playback begins When the tape reaches its end it will automatically rewind and begin playing again Replaying a scene automatically You can use the REPLAY key on your remote control to automatically replay scenes Press REPLAY The tape will rewind for ten seconds of viewing time and then begin playing automatically If you wish to replay more than ten seconds press REPLAY repeatedly Each...

Page 25: ... until the corresponding colour system appears PAL or NTSC then press OK 5 Press MENU to return to the original screen Displaying the on screen indications Press to display the following on screen information To show only the amount of tape remaining and linear tape counter on the screen press again To make the indications disappear press until no indications appear 4 12THU E 2 05 10 S E S 20 00 A...

Page 26: ... 1 Press MENU The main menu appears 2 Using the or buttons move the cursor z to VCR MODE then press OK 3 Using the or buttons move the cursor z to FORMAT then press OK 4 Press the or buttons select 16 9 then press OK 5 Press MENU to return to the original screen Note When you change channels switch between input sources or turn the power on and off the video TV will switch back to normal mode OK V...

Page 27: ...n the tape reaches the end the video TV rewinds the tape automatically to the beginning then stops This function does not work when the power of the video TV is off To pause recording Press PAUSE P To resume recording press PAUSE P again You can cut out an unwanted scene during recording with this button 1 Press PAUSE P when an unwanted scene appears on the screen Recording pauses 2 Press PAUSE P ...

Page 28: ...t the time is displayed on the screen Refer to Setting the clock on page 16 Make sure that the loaded cassette has its safety tab If a cassette without safety tab is loaded the message Tape with safety tab is required for recording is displayed If you are using an indoor aerial adjust the reception for the channel you want to record Setting the timer Example Here is how to record a programme broad...

Page 29: ...PROGRAMME LIST Press u to turn the video TV off if you do not want to watch the TV The video TV turns on automatically and starts recording at the preset start time and goes off at the preset stop time OK PROGRAMME LIST DATE S a p e l e c t nd r e s s START STOP 2 6 5 2 0 0 0 THU 1 2 4 PRG 5 1 2 5 1 0 2 6 PDC OFF SAT OK PROGRAMME LIST DATE S a p e l e c t nd r e s s START STOP 5 2 0 0 0 THU 1 2 4 ...

Page 30: ... in the DATE position With each press the setting changes as follows 4 today n MON SUN n MON SAT n MON FRI n EVERY SAT n EVERY FRI n EVERY THU n EVERY WED n EVERY TUE n EVERY MON n EVERY SUN n 3 next month n 2 To stop timer recording Press TIMER REC ON OFF The TIMER REC lamp turns off Using the video TV before timer recording starts You can watch a TV programme check the timer settings and reset t...

Page 31: ... Press TIMER REC CLEAR 5 Press TIMER ON SCREEN to return to the original screen 6 If there are other timer settings on the list press TIMER REC ON OFF to set the video TV to timer recording standby mode OK PROGRAMME LIST DATE S a p e l e c t nd r e s s START STOP 2 6 5 5 0 5 2 0 0 0 THU 4 PRG 1 3 2 5 1 1 0 2 1 5 0 1 3 0 8 2 SAT 6 7 MON SAT EVERYSUN 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 2 1 5 5 9 SUN 12 SP SP SP LP PD...

Page 32: ...ng stops automatically If you are not recording 1 Press PROGR or number buttons on the remote control or PROGR on the video TV to switch it on 2 Insert a cassette with its safety tab 3 Select the programme position which you want to record 4 Press QUICK TIMER on the remote control QUICK TIMER 0 00 appears on the screen 5 Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to select the recording time period With each pr...

Page 33: ...STOP 2 6 5 5 0 5 2 0 0 0 THU 4 PRG 1 3 2 5 1 1 0 2 1 5 0 1 3 0 8 2 SAT 6 7 MON SAT EVERYSUN 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 2 1 5 5 9 SUN 12 SP SP SP LP PDC OFF 2 OK PROGRAMME LIST DATE S a p e l e c t nd r e s s START STOP 2 6 5 5 0 5 2 0 0 0 THU 4 PRG 1 3 2 5 1 1 0 2 1 5 0 1 3 0 8 2 SAT 6 7 MON SAT EVERYSUN 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 2 1 5 5 9 SUN 12 SP SP SP LP PDC OFF 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 C PROGR PAUSE PLAY MENU SL...

Page 34: ...me and date clock are set correctly If not refer to Setting the clock on page 16 Make sure that the loaded cassette has its safety tab 1 Press VIDEO Plus The VIDEO PLUS menu appears 2 Press the number buttons to enter the desired programme s PlusCode 3 Press OK The recording information appears date start and stop times programme position number Check that the information is correct If it is not p...

Page 35: ...TIMER TAPE SPEED COUNTER RESET REPLAY INDEX SEARCH REW STOP FF VIDEO Plus 4 Repeat steps 2 to 3 to preset another timer setting 5 Press TIMER REC ON OFF The TIMER REC lamp on the front of the video TV lights up and the video TV enters timer recording standby mode To stop recording To stop the video TV while recording a programme press STOP p ...

Page 36: ...STOP FF VIDEO Plus OFF 30 60 90 Additional Operations Switching Off Automatically Sleep Timer You can automatically switch the video TV into standby mode after a selected time period Press SLEEP With each press the time period in minutes changes as follows One minute before the TV switches into standby mode a message Good night is displayed on the screen To cancel the timer Press SLEEP to select O...

Page 37: ...layback with or and press OK When you select TV select the programme position with or and press OK 8 Move the cursor z to ON TIMER with or and press OK then select ON with or and press OK 9 Press MENU to return to the original screen 10 Press ON TIMER If you are not using the video TV press u to set the video TV in standby mode At the preset time the video TV automatically switches on If you do no...

Page 38: ...enu appears 3 Press OK to start setting the FUNCTION LOCK The ON OFF section turns red Using or buttons select OFF or ON then press OK OFF Factory setting ON The buttons on the video TV will no longer function except the POWER button The remote control will still operate even if the FUNCTION LOCK is activated 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 C PROGR PAUSE PLAY MENU SLEEP OK ON TIMER TIMER ON SCREEN TIMER REC O...

Page 39: ...ecording begins These signals can be used to find a specific recording Your video TV is capable of searching 99 signals forward or backward on a tape 1 Insert the tape 2 Press INDEX SEARCH repeatedly to specify how many index signals ahead or behind you want to search The video begins searching and the index number will appear on the screen counting down to zero When zero is reached playback begin...

Page 40: ...reaks or snow noise appear on the video playback picture adjust the tracking condition manually 1 Press MENU to display the main menu 2 Move the cursor z to TRACKING CONTROL with or and press OK The TRACKING CONTROL menu appears 3 Select MANUAL with or and press OK The tracking meter appears 4 Using or adjust the tracking to get the best picture 5 Press OK The main menu reappears 6 Press MENU to r...

Page 41: ...h or and press OK 5 Press MENU to erase the main menu About the Auto Head Cleaner The Auto Head Cleaner built into this set automatically cleans the video heads when a cassette is loaded or unloaded If the effect of head cleaning is not sufficient even after a cassette has been loaded unloaded several times clean the heads using the Sony V 25CL video head cleaning cassette For details on head clea...

Page 42: ...e 1 W 1 connector for audio RGB input through the 1 W 1 connector 2 for audio video input through the 2 2 jacks located behind the cover on the front of the video TV Connecting Optional Equipment VMC 212CE EURO cable not supplied behind the cover on the front to 21 pin EURO AV connector to video audio outputs Rear Note When connecting optional equipment such as videogames please use the connecting...

Page 43: ...ipment Editing onto another VCR Watching the pay TV channel KV 14V6U KV 21V6U only You can connect the pay TV decoder to the 1 W 1 connector using VMC 212CE EURO cable Set the Pay TV decoder following the steps in Setting a Pay TV channel page 13 to 21 pin EURO AV connector VMC 212CE EURO cable not supplied Rear to 21 pin EURO AV connector VMC 212CE EURO cable not supplied Rear Pay TV decoder ...

Page 44: ...e connecting cord between the video TV and the input source is disconnected Connect it firmly Input is not selected correctly Press until the desired input indicator appears page 42 The power has been interrupted the U MAIN POWER switch is turned off or the mains lead is disconnected for more than a week Re set the clock and timer settings if necessary pages 16 28 34 The safety device has been act...

Page 45: ...he Pay TV channel was not set properly Check the setting steps page 13 Verify your model number Only models KV 14V6U and KV 21V6U are able to play one programme while recording another The clock has not been set Set the current time and date page 16 You made a mistake when setting the timer Check the setting steps pages 28 and 29 The safety tab of the cassette has been removed Cover the tab hole w...

Page 46: ...he tape are contaminated or worn after extended use You should have your video TV checked after each 1 000 hours of use Video head cleaning When playback pictures are noisy and hardly visible or when no picture appears the video heads may be contaminated In such a case clean the video heads using the V 25CL video head cleaning tape not supplied or ask Sony service personnel to clean the video head...

Page 47: ...pliance conforms with the EU Directive 89 336 EEC regarding interference suppression TV Section Television system I Colour system PAL NTSC3 58 NTSC4 43 video input only Channel coverage See Television channel number guide on the next page Picture tube KV 14V5U KV 14V6U Black Trinitron KV 21V5U KV 21V6U HiBlack Trinitron Aerial in 75 ohm aerial socket for VHF UHF Video Section Format VHS standard V...

Page 48: ...Sandy Heath 31 27 24 21 Sudbury 51 44 41 47 Tacolneston 62 55 59 65 Midlands West ª Ridge Hill 22 28 25 32 º Sutton Coldfiled 46 40 43 50 The Wrekin 26 33 23 29 Midlands East Waltham 58 64 61 54 Northern Ireland Brougher Mountain 22 28 25 32 Divis 31 27 24 21 Limavady 55 62 59 65 North Belmont 22 28 25 32 Emley Moor 44 51 47 41 North West Winter Hill 55 62 59 65 North East ª Bilsdale West Moor 33 ...

Page 49: ...to the pages next to each description 8 Á volume buttons page 17 9 Remote sensor º Tape transport buttons page 23 TIMER REC ON OFF button pages 29 30 REC recording r button page 27 2 2 video audio input jacks page 42 2 headphones jack page 19 1 EJECT 6 button page 22 2 u standby button page 17 3 Lamps u standby page 17 TIMER REC recording page 29 REC recording page 27 4 input select button pages 1...

Page 50: ...REW rewind 0 FF fast forward on screen display button pages 19 25 u standby button page 17 Teletext button page 20 input select hold button pages 19 21 42 Menu operation buttons pages 6 7 MENU OK Number buttons pages 17 27 34 ª C direct tuning button page 12 º PROGR programme Teletext page access buttons pages 17 21 27 Á volume buttons page 17 COUNTER RESET button page 23 TAPE SPEED button page 27...

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