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Checking the Digital Electronic Programme Guide 
(EPG) 

1

In digital mode, press 

 to display the 

Digital Electronic Programme Guide 
(EPG).

2

Perform the desired operation, as shown in 
the following table.

Note

Programme information will only be displayed if the TV 
station is transmitting it.

Digital Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)

To

Do this

Turn off the EPG

Press 

.

Move through the EPG

Press 

F

/

f

/

G

/

g

.

Watch a current programme

Press 

 while the current programme is selected.

Sort the programme information by 
category – Category list

1

Press the blue button.

2

Press 

F

/

f

/

G

/

g

 to select a category. The category name is 

displayed on the side.

The categories available include:
“All Categories”: Contains all available channels. 
“News”: Contains all news channels.

3

Press . 

The Digital Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) now only displays the 
current programmes from the category selected.

Set a programme to be recorded – Timer 
REC

1

Press 

F

/

f

/

G

/

g

 to select the future programme you want to 

record.

2

Press .

3

Press 

F

/

f

 to select “Timer REC”.

4

Press 

 to set the TV and your VCR timers. 

 symbol appears by that programme’s information. The 

 

indicator on the TV (front) lights up.

Notes

• You can set VCR timer recording on the TV only for Smartlink compatible 

VCRs. If your VCR is not Smartlink compatible, a message will be displayed to 
remind you to set your VCR timer.

• Once a recording has begun, you can switch the TV to standby mode, but do not 

switch off the TV completely or the recording may be cancelled.

• If an age restriction for programmes has been selected, a message asking for pin 

code will appear on the screen. For more details refer to “Parental Lock” on 
page 28.

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Summary of Contents for BRAVIA 2-889-390-15(1)

Page 1: ...poration LCD Digital Colour TV 2 889 390 15 1 U GB Operating Instructions Before operating the TV please read the Safety information section of this manual Retain this manual for future reference For useful information about Sony products ...

Page 2: ...nd replace the fuse Thank you for choosing this Sony product Before operating the TV please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference Any functions related to Digital TV will only work in countries or areas where DVB T MPEG2 digital terrestrial signals are broadcasted Please confirm with your local dealer if you can receive a DVB T signal where you live Although this TV set fo...

Page 3: ...the Favourite list 17 Viewing pictures from connected equipment 18 Navigating through menus 19 Picture Adjustment menu 20 Sound Adjustment menu 21 Features menu 22 Set up menu 24 Digital Set Up menu 27 Connecting optional equipment 29 Specifications 31 Troubleshooting 33 Index 35 Start up Guide 4 Watching TV Using MENU Functions Using Optional Equipment Additional Information GB for digital channe...

Page 4: ...egulate disposal of the battery Please consult your local authority Do not use different types of batteries together or mix old and new batteries Handle the remote with care Do not drop or step on it or spill liquid of any kind onto it Do not place the remote in a location near a heat source or in a place subject to direct sunlight or in a damp room 2 Connecting an aerial VCR Connecting an aerial ...

Page 5: ...Connect the TV to your mains socket 220 240 V AC 50 Hz 2 Press 1 on the TV top side When you switch on the TV for the first time the Language menu appears on the screen When the TV is in standby mode the 1 standby indicator on the TV front is red press 1 on the remote to switch on the TV 2 1 AC adaptor supplied Mains lead supplied 3 4 2 Continued ...

Page 6: ...nnels 1 Press The TV starts searching for all available digital channels followed by all available analogue channels This may take some time please be patient and do not press any buttons on the TV or remote If a message appears for you to confirm the aerial connections No digital or analogue channels were found Check all the aerial connections and press to start auto tuning again 2 When the Progr...

Page 7: ...rectly Carrying Before carrying the TV set disconnect all the cables from the TV set When you carry the TV set by hand hold the TV set as illustrated on the right When lifting the TV set or moving the panel of the TV set hold it firmly from the bottom If you do not do so the TV set may fall and be damaged or cause serious injury When transporting it do not subject the TV set to jolts or excessive ...

Page 8: ...r an electrical shock If this TV set is exposed to direct sunlight the TV set may heat up and it may damage the TV set Vehicle Ships and other vessels Do not install this TV set in a vehicle The motion of the vehicle may cause the TV set to fall down and cause injury Do not install this TV set on a ship or other vessel If the TV set is exposed to seawater it may cause a fire or damage the TV set W...

Page 9: ...reak by the impact and cause serious injury If the surface of the TV set cracks do not touch it until you have unplugged the mains lead Otherwise electric shock may result Servicing Dangerously high Voltage are present inside the TV set Do not open the cabinet Entrust the TV set to qualified service personnel only Small accessories removal and fittable Keep small accessories out of children s reac...

Page 10: ...lay panel after operating the TV set continuously for a long period as the display panel becomes hot We recommend that the screen surface be touched as little as possible To remove dust from the screen surface cabinet wipe gently with a soft cloth If dust is persistent wipe with a soft cloth slightly moistened with a diluted mild detergent solution Never use any type of abrasive pad alkaline acid ...

Page 11: ...de Freezes the TV picture In PC mode Displays a small picture PIP only for KDL 15G2000 7 MENU page 19 8 DIGITAL Digital mode page 13 9 Number buttons In TV mode Selects channels For channel numbers 10 and above enter the second digit within two seconds In Text mode Enters the three digit page number to select the page 0 Previous channel Returns to the previous channel watched for more than five se...

Page 12: ...e Selects the next or previous channel In TV menu Moves through the options up F or down f 5 1 Power Switches the TV on or off Note To disconnect the TV completely pull the plug from the mains 6 Picture Off Timer indicator Lights up in green when the picture is switched off page 22 Lights up in orange when the timer is set page 23 Lights up in red when digital REC starts in standby mode 7 1 Standb...

Page 13: ...tions Watching TV 3 2 2 3 1 Interactive service MHEG Digital Text is available Interactive service MHEG Digital Text is currently disabled Radio service Scrambled Subscription service Multiple audio languages available Subtitles available Subtitles available for the hearing impaired Recommended minimum age for current programme from 4 to 18 years Parental Lock Current programme is being recorded T...

Page 14: ... control 2 Press F f G gto adjust the position of the window 3 Press to remove the window 4 Press again to return to normal TV mode Tip Not available for AV2 AV4 for KDL 15G2000 and AV3 for KDL 20G2000 PIP in PC Mode Picture in Picture only for KDL 15G2000 In PC mode displays a small picture of the last channel selected 1 Press on the remote control 2 Press F f G gto adjust the position of the win...

Page 15: ...s Contains all news channels 3 Press The Digital Electronic Programme Guide EPG now only displays the current programmes from the category selected Set a programme to be recorded Timer REC 1 Press F f G g to select the future programme you want to record 2 Press 3 Press F f to select Timer REC 4 Press to set the TV and your VCR timers A symbol appears by that programme s information The indicator ...

Page 16: ...in the same way as in step 3 5 Press F f to select the programme then press to set the TV and your VCR timers A symbol appears by that programme s information The indicator on the TV front lights up Notes You can set VCR timer recording on the TV only for Smartlink compatible VCRs If your VCR is not Smartlink compatible a message will be displayed to remind you to set your VCR timer Once a recordi...

Page 17: ...ct a channel 3 Press Channels that are stored in the Favourite list are indicated by a symbol Turn off the Favourite list Press RETURN Watch a channel Press while selecting a channel Add or remove channels in the Favourite list 1 Press the blue button Channels that are stored in the Favourite list are indicated by a symbol 2 Press F f to select the channel you want to add or remove If you know the...

Page 18: ...et 3 and audio input signal through the L MONO R audio sockets 3 appears only if the equipment is connected to the S video socket 3 instead of the video socket 3 and S video input signal is input through the S video socket 3 4 RGB input signal through the PC connectors 4 and audio input signal through the socket 4 AV1 AV1 AV2 AV2 Audio video or RGB input signal through the scart socket 1 or 2 appe...

Page 19: ...l mode only Returns to the last viewed analogue channel Digital in digital mode only Returns to the last viewed digital channel Digital EPG in digital mode only Launches the Digital Electronic Programme Guide EPG For details about settings see page 15 External Inputs Selects equipment connected to your TV To watch the desired external input select the input source then press To assign a label to a...

Page 20: ...es Tip Hue can only be adjusted for an NTSC colour signal e g U S A video tapes Sharpness Sharpens or softens the picture Colour Tone Adjusts the whiteness of the picture Cool Gives the white colours a blue tint Neutral Gives the white colours a neutral tint Warm Gives the white colours a red tint Tip Warm can only be selected when you set Picture Mode to Custom Reset Resets all picture settings e...

Page 21: ...TV programs including news music dramas movies sports and electronic games Off Flat response Tip You can change sound effect by pressing 9 repeatedly Treble Adjusts higher pitched sounds Bass Adjusts lower pitched sounds Balance Emphasizes left or right speaker balance Reset Resets all the sound settings to the factory settings Dual Sound Selects the sound from the speaker for a stereo or bilingua...

Page 22: ... Auto Outputs whatever is being viewed on the screen RGB Center Adjusts the horizontal picture position so that the picture is in the middle of the screen Tip This option is only available if an RGB source has been connected to scart connector 1 or to scart connector 2 only for KDL 20G2000 on the rear of the TV PC Adjustment only for KDL 15G2000 Customizes the TV screen as a PC monitor Tip This op...

Page 23: ...again Sleep Timer is reset to Off Sleep timer will end soon Power will be turned off appears on the screen one minute before the TV switches to standby mode Clock Set Allows you to adjust the clock manually When the TV is receiving digital channels the clock cannot be adjusted manually since it is set to the time code of the broadcasted signal Timer Sets the timer to turn on off the TV Timer Mode ...

Page 24: ... However this option allows you to repeat the process e g to retune the TV after moving house or to search for new channels that have been launched by broadcasters Programme Sorting Changes the order in which the analogue channels are stored on the TV 1 Press F f to select the channel you want to move to a new position then press g 2 Press F f to select the new position for your channel then press...

Page 25: ...s the number buttons to enter the channel number of the broadcast you want or your VCR channel number 6 Press to jump to Confirm then press 7 Press f to select OK then press Repeat the procedure above to preset other channels manually Label Assigns a name of your choice up to five letters or numbers to the selected channel This name will be displayed briefly on the screen when the channel is selec...

Page 26: ...ons Decoder Views and records the scrambled channel selected when using a decoder connected directly to scart connector 1 or to scart connector 2 only for KDL 20G2000 via a VCR Note Depending on the country region selected for Country page 5 this option may not be available Confirm Saves changes made to the Manual Programme Preset settings ...

Page 27: ...ee digit programme number of the broadcast you want 2 Remove or change the order of the digital channels as follows To remove the digital channel Press A message that confirms whether the selected digital channel is to be deleted appears Press G to select Yes then press To change the order of the digital channels Press g then press F f to select the new position for the channel and press G Repeat ...

Page 28: ...a PIN code for the first time or allows you to change your PIN code 1 Enter a PIN as follows If you have previously set a PIN Press the number buttons to enter your existing PIN If you have not set a PIN Press the number buttons to enter the factory setting PIN of 9999 2 Press the number buttons to enter the new PIN code A message appears to inform you that the new PIN has been accepted 3 Press RE...

Page 29: ...AM we recommend that you replace the cover on the CAM slot S VHS Hi8 DVC camcorder B For KDL 15G2000 Connect to the S video socket 3 or the video socket 3 and the audio sockets 3 To avoid picture noise do not connect the camcorder to the video socket 3 and the S video socket 3 at the same time If you connect mono equipment connect to the L socket 3 and set Dual Sound to A page 21 S VHS Hi8 DVC cam...

Page 30: ... decoder F Connect to the scart socket 1 When you connect the decoder the scrambled signal from the TV tuner is output to the decoder then the unscrambled signal is output from the decoder DVD recorder or VCR that supports SmartLink G Connect to the scart socket 2 SmartLink is a direct link between the TV and a VCR DVD recorder PC DVD player with component output Video game equipment DVD player De...

Page 31: ...L I Digital DVB T Colour Video System Analogue PAL SECAM NTSC 3 58 4 43 only Video In Digital MPEG 2 MP ML Aerial 75 ohm external terminal for VHF UHF Channel Coverage Analogue VHF E2 E12 UHF E21 E69 CATV S1 S20 HYPER S21 S41 D K R1 R12 R21 R69 L F2 F10 B Q F21 F69 I UHF B21 B69 Digital VHF UHF Terminals 1 21 pin Scart connector CENELEC standard including audio video input RGB input and TV audio v...

Page 32: ... TV s PC input does not support Sync on Green or Composite Sync This TV s PC input does not support interlaced signals This TV s PC input supports signals in the above chart with a 60 Hz vertical frequency For other signals you will see the message Out of range Signals Horizontal Pixel Vertical Line Horizontal frequency kHz Vertical frequency Hz Standard VGA 640 480 31 5 60 VGA SVGA 800 600 37 9 6...

Page 33: ...s serviceable life three to five years in normal use one to two years at the seaside Distorted picture dotted lines or stripes Keep the TV away from electrical noise sources such as cars motorcycles hair dryers or optical equipment When installing optional equipment leave some space between the optional equipment and the TV Make sure that the aerial is connected using the supplied coaxial cable Ke...

Page 34: ...t the aerial is plugged directly into the TV not through other equipment Contact a local installer to find out if digital transmissions are provided in your area Upgrade to a higher gain aerial General Problem Cause Remedy The TV turns off automatically the TV enters standby mode Check if the Sleep Timer is activated or confirm the setting of Off Time page 23 If no signal is received and no operat...

Page 35: ...ramme Guide 15 F Fastext 14 Favourite list 17 Features menu 22 H Headphones connecting 29 Hue 20 I Input signal index table 18 L Label 25 Language 5 24 M Manual Programme Preset 25 Manual timer REC 16 MENU 19 N Noise Reduction 20 P Parental Lock 28 PC Adjustment 22 Picture Adjustment menu 20 Picture Mode 20 Picture Off indicator 12 PIN Code 28 PIP Picture in Picture 14 Power indicator 12 Power 1 s...

Page 36: ...D I G I T A L Printed in Slovak Republic 2 889 390 15 1 U KDL 20G2000 KDL 15G2000 ...

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