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Page 1: ...ting your TV please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference KV 13TR28 29 KV 2150R KV 1430R KV 2160WR KV 1440WR KV 20TS29 KV 20TR23 KV 2170RS KV 21STR2 KV 20TS32 KV 20TS50 Chapter 3 Using Advanced Features This section shows you the steps for other useful features with using the On Screen Menus Appendlx This section gives you specifications and troubleshooting information For...

Page 2: ...internal heat build up do not block the ventilation openings Do not install the TV in a hot or humid place or in a place subject to excessive dust or mechanical vibration Clean the TV with a soft dry cloth Never use strong solvents such as thinner or benzine which might damage the finish of the cabinet Keep the original carton and packing materials to use for safe transport of your TV in the futur...

Page 3: ...g the ON OFF TIMER 38 Setting CHANNEL BLOCK 40 Customizing the Screen Display 42 Appendix Warning Precautions 2 Introducing the Sony Trinitron _ _ Color TV 4 Identifying Your TV 5 Locating the Controls 7 Erasing unnecessary channels CHANNEL ERASE 20 Presetting only desired channels CHANNEL ADD 22 Connecting Other Equipment 23 Connecting video equipment 23 Connecting headphones 26 Watching a video ...

Page 4: ...rograms and Second Audio Program SAP broadcasts with the built in Multichannel TV Sound MTS decoder Set the Menu screen either in English or Spanish with Dual Language function Call up on screen menus to set timer activated functions Current Time Set On Off Timer and Channel Block by using the TIME feature Call up on screen menus to set the Cable On Off Channel Erase Add and Channel Caption Guide ...

Page 5: ...below to see what your TV is equipped with before you start operating it Table of models YES equipped NO not equipped NO NO YES YES YES YES YES NO YES NO NO NO NO YES NO YES NO NO YES YES Monaural sound is output by both headphone speakers m m 1 _ _ t _idestlnation _ 1 _ar_u Qe U S A models only U S A Canda Central South America and other area YES NO NO YES ...

Page 6: ...Identifying Your V I I I KV 131 R28 29 KV 1430R KV 1440WR _d I KV 20TR23 KV 2150R KV 2160WR KV 20TS29 KV 2170RS KV 21STR2 KV 20TS32 KV 20TS50 _ I o i 14 i _T _ _ o _ Preface ...

Page 7: ...KV 20TS32 The screen displays except for certain feature _ as noted are the same for all models number displays Main picture input mode SLEEP MUTING displays l_ HANNEL CAPTION display mode MAIN SAP or MONO except for KV 13TR28 13TR29 1430R 1440WR 20TR23 2150R 2160WR CURRENT TIME display t_ Bar display for volume picture or sound adjustment Q O Preface 7 ...

Page 8: ...DEO 2 INPUT jacks I VIDEO 2 INPUT jacks Headphones jack Q _ _ _ I KV 20TS32 Pull the door open from the lower right corner except for KV 20TS29t 2170RS 21 STR2 KV 20TR23 KV 2150R KV 2160WR Headphones jack 0 TIMER STAND BY indicator POWER button CHANNEL button VOLUME button l OPEN _ _ J ull the door open from the upper right corner VIDEO 2 INPUT jacks TV VIDEO button Remote control detector Headpho...

Page 9: ...i_ KV 20TS32 only _ 1 IR EMITTER terminal _ Do not connect the antenna cable VIDEO 1 IN jacks _ KV 20TS50 IR EMITTER _R AUOIO L o_ _ VIOIEO_ VIDEO 1 _ _ _ II lL VHF UHF antenna terminal 0 0 0 VIDEO 1 IN jacks i_ KV 13TR28 29 KV 20TR23 KV 1430R KV 2150R KV 1440WR KV 2160WR I I 1 I V_HF VHF UHF antenna terminal O O These models are equipped with only one set of video input jacks ...

Page 10: ... _ _ WARNING Batteriesmay explode if mistreated Do notrecharge disassemble ordisposeof infire Remove the battery compartment cover Rear of cuf l lander Insert two size AA R6 batteries in correct polarity Battery life With normal operation batteries will last up to half a year If the Remote Commander dose not operate properly the batteries might be exhausted Replace both of them with new ones To av...

Page 11: ...r of the TV Rear of TV VHF UHF 300 ohm twin lead cable flat Check your antenna cable type and prepare the end of the cable using the 300 ohm twin lead cable Attach the supplied antenna connector b Loosen both screws on the connector with a screwdriver C Attach the cable and tighten both screws with a screwdriver Plug the connector into the VHF UHF terminal at the rear of the TV Rear of TV VHF UHF ...

Page 12: ...ble TV channels over 37 W 1 Use the dipole antenna Attach the supplied antenna connector to the end of the dipole antenna cable a b c Attach the cable _F_4_ _ _ and tightenboth J screwswitha _ Loosenboth screws on the connector driver Put the dipole antenna into the slot at the top of the TV Plug the dipole antenna connector into the VHF UHF terminal at the rear of the TV Adjust the dipole antenna...

Page 13: ...2 34 AUDIO MTS MAIN SPEAKER ON _MENU Use _ Exiti _ For time related setting Mainmenu VIDEO AUDIO TIME SET UP CLOSED CAPTION Use _ Exit_ TIME menu TIME CURRENT TIME SET ON OFF TIMER CHANNEL BLOCK _MENU Use _ Exlt_ For language setting pp 15 16 Mainmenu KV 1430R 2150R 217ORS 1440WR 2160WR 21STR2 only V I DEO AUDI0 TIME SET UP ENGLISH Use i_ Exitl_l For cordless headphones setting p 46 KV 2OTS50only ...

Page 14: ...Exitl_T_l CLOSED CAPTION I L 1 TEXT OFF FC_I r__2 TEXT1 TEXT2 _MENU Use _ m_ ExltE_ _ SET UP CABLE ON AUTO PROGRAM CH ERASE ADD CH CAPTION GUIDE S VIDEO _MENU Use I_T_ Exlt_ AUTO PROGRAM CH ERASE ADD 10 ERASE ADD _MENU Select the channel Use 1 _1 Exit l_ CH CAPTION GUIDE Use 1_ ExitjEj_ SET UP I CABLE ON AUTO PROGRAM CH ERASE ADD CH CAPTION GUIDE S VIDEO ON _MENU Use _ Exit_ CABLE ON OFF screen p ...

Page 15: ...pear automatically if you do not press a button within 9U secunas KV 1430R 2150R 2170RS 1440WR 2160WR 21STR2 only The menu language is factory set to ENGLISH Follow these instructions to 0 03 change the menu language to Spanish or back to English Press POWER on the TV or the Remote Commander to turn the TV on POWER O POWER RM Y116 Press MENU The main menu appears MENU VIDEO AUDIO TIME SET UP ENGLI...

Page 16: ...VOLand ENGLISH menus appear R VIDEO AUDIO TIME SET UP ENGLISH Use _ _ Exltk _ VIDEO AUDIO HORA AJUSTES ESPA_OL Usar _ Sa I ir_ Certain parts of the ESPAI_IOL menus remain in English Press RETURN The language is selected RETURN VIDEO AUDIO TIME SET UP ENGLISH Use _ Exit_ RM Y116 To return to the normal screen Press MENU 6 Chapter 1 Setting Up ...

Page 17: ...or V to select SET UP R Press RETURN The SET UP menu appears and the cursor points to CABLE RETURN VIDEO AUDIO TIME _SET UP CLOSED CAPTION Use I__ Exltli_l SET UP CABLE ON AUTO PROGRAM CH ERASE ADD CH CAPTION GUIDE S VIDEO _MENU Use 01_T_I ExitE_l If the CABLE display appears in black the TV is in video mode and you cannot select CABLE Press TVNIDEO to change to TV mode 3 Press RETURN again RETURN...

Page 18: ...ion on or off to select the type of channel you want to preset VHF UHF or cable TV Follow the steps in Turning the Cable Mode On or Off p 17 Press MENU The main menu appears MENU VIDEO AUDIO TIME SET UP CLOSED CAPTION Use _ Exitl_ 4 Press A or V to select SET UP 1R VIDEO AUDIO TIME SET UP CLOSED CAPTION Use _ Exit__l Press RETURN The SET UP menu appears RETURN SET UP CABLE ON AUTO PROGRAM CH ERASE...

Page 19: ...en no more channels can be found the programming stops and the lowest numbered channel is displayed Receivable channels for this TV VHF 2 13 UHF 14 69 Cable 1 125 To select TV channels without presetting Press 0 9 and ENTER To return to the normal screen Press MENU To erase unnecessary channels or to add channels that could not be preset automatically because their signal was too weak follow the s...

Page 20: ... 1_1 Exit_ SET UP _CABLE ON AUTO PROGRAM CH ERASE ADD CH CAPTION GUIDE S VIDEO _MENU Use I_T_ Exltl_ 3 Press A or V to select CH ERASE ADD R Press RETURN The CH ERASE ADD screen appears and the cursor points to ERASE RETURN SET UP CABLE ON AUTO PROGRAM _CH ERASE ADD CH CAPTION GUIDE S VIDEO _MENU Use i_ Exitl_ CH ERASE ADD 10 _ERASE ADD _MENU Select the channel Use _ Exit _ llF _ If the CHANNEL ER...

Page 21: ...rase a VHF or UHF channel the cable TV channel withthe same number is also erased and vice versa Cable IVchannelchart CableTV systems uselettersornumbersto designate channels To tuneina channel referto thechartbelow Number on this IV I 5 6 14 15 16 17 18 19 2O 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 3O 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 IO0 1Ol 1o2 123 124 125 Correspondingcable IV channel A 8 A 7...

Page 22: ... A or _7 to select ADD R CH ERASE ADD 10 ERASE _ADD _MENU Select the channel Use _ Exiting1 Press 0 9 and ENTER to select the channel you want to add For example to add channel 25 press 2 5 and ENTER CH ERASE ADD 25 ERASE _ADD _MENU Select the channel Use _ Exiting1 Press RETURN A sign appears in front of the channel number display showing that the channel is added to the channel scan memory RETUR...

Page 23: ...v _eoout_u _ _l Signal tlow r VHF UHF output VCR _ u ii _1 1 5 m 3_ If you connect a monaural VCR connect the audio output of the VCR to the L MONO jack of VIDEO IN on the TV The monaural sound will be heard from both speakers KV 13TR28 29 Rear of KM 131 R28 29 KV 20TR23 KV 1430R KV 2150R KV 1440WR KV 2160WR These models are equipped with only one set of video input jacks Signal flow to VHI UHI to...

Page 24: ...a or color signals Usually these two signals are combined in a VCR and sent as one signal to a TV Separation of the Y and C signals prevents them from interfering with one another thereby improving picture especially color quality This TV is equipped with an S video input jack through which these separated signals can be input directly This way you can connect your S video equipped VCR separately ...

Page 25: ...ou connect a monaural VCR connect the audio output of the VCR to the L MONO jack of VIDEO IN on the TV The monaural sound will be heard from both speakers _5ignal llow to audio output to video output l TVNIDEO VOLUME Front of KM 13TR28 29 KV 1430R KV 1440WR hlo t t v 0oJ t 11 KV 13TR28 29 CHANNEL to VIDEO 1 _ yellow _ VMC 720M not supplied to AUDIO black 4 Signal flow to audio output to video outp...

Page 26: ... 20TS32 o STEREO _ E P I to headphones 0 To prevent hearing damage due to sudden or prolonged excessive volume do not raise the headphones volume too high while listening If your TV is a monaural TV the monaural sound will be heard from both headphones 6 Chapter 1 Setting Up ...

Page 27: ...e main menu appears MENU VIDEO AUDIO TIME SET UP CLOSED CAPTION Use _ Exlt_ Press Z_ or_7 to select SET UP R Press RETURN The SET UP menu appears RETURN VIDEO AUDIO TIME SET UP CLOSED CAPTION Use _ Exit l_ SET UP CABLE ON AUTO PROGRAM CH ERASE ADD CH CAPTION GUIDE S VIDEO ON _MENU Use _ Exit l_ 3 Press Z_ or _7 to select S VIDEO Then press RETURN R RETURN Press z_ or _7 to select ON or OFF alterna...

Page 28: ...the TV VlDEO button on the TV or on the Remote Commander so that the channel number appears Select a channel in one of the following two ways To scan the preset channels in numerical sequence Press CH CH For more information on presetting channels see pp 18 22 To select a channel directly Press 0 9 and ENTER For example to select channel 14 press 1 4 and ENTER 14 RM Y116 4 Press VOL to adjust the ...

Page 29: ... timer turns off the TV automatically after the amount of time you select Press SLEEP Each timeyou press SLEEP the time increments 30 60 90 and OFF mode appear in sequence SLEEP The SLEEP display appears about one minute before the TV turns off I I i I _ _ _ SLEEP 30 _ _ I SLEEP 60 i _ SLEEP 90 1 SLEEP OFF To cancel the setting Press SLEEP until OFF mode appears The SLEEPOFF display appearsforabou...

Page 30: ...oints to VIDEO MENU VIDEO AUDIO TIME SET UP CLOSED CAPTION Use _1__ Exit_ Press RETURN The VIDEOmenuappears RETURN VIDEO PICTURE IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIit HUE I COLOR flHIIIIIIIII BRIGHT IMIIIIIIIIII SHARP IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII DMENU Use I _ Exit_ Press Z_ or V to select the item you want to adjust For example to adjust the picture brightness select BRIGHT R VIDEO PI CTURE IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH...

Page 31: ...rast with soft color vivid color make skin tones become make skin tones become HUE purplish greenish COLOR decrease color intensity increase color intensity BRIGHTNESS darken the picture brighten the picture SHARPNESS soften the picture sharpen the picture To return to the normal screen Press MENU To restore the factory mid level setting Go to the VIDEO menuand press RESET Allthesettingsexceptfor ...

Page 32: ...appears and the cursor points to MTS RETURN VIDEO _AUDIO TIME SET UP CLOSED CAPTION Use 1_ Exiting1 AUDIO _MTS MAIN SPEAKER ON _MENU Use _1 Exit _l Press RETURN RETURN Press Z_ or _7 to select the mode you want Each time you press k or V MAIN SAP and MONO appear in sequence Select the MAIN mode to listen to STEREO sound The STEREO indicator on the 73 lightsup whenever a stereobroadcast is received...

Page 33: ...AP SPEAKER ON _MENU Use I_ Exit_ h During SAP mode the soundof non SAP programs will be muted Select the MONO mode to eliminate excessive noise during stereo broadcasts caused by a weak signal R Press RETURN The mode is selected RETURN AUDIO MTS MONO SPEAKER ON _MENU Use 1_ _ Exitl_l m o op o 2 us og B c ea u e 33 ...

Page 34: ..._ MTS p 32 Press A or _7 to select SPEAKER Then press RETURN R RETURN AUDIO MTS MAIN SPEAKER ON _MENU Use l_ Exitli_ 4 Press A or _ to select ON or OFF alternately R AUDIO MTS MAIN SPEAKER ON _MENU Use _ Exit_ AUDIO MTS MAIN SPEAKER OFF _MENU Use 1_ Exiting1 Press RETURN The setting is completed RETURN AUDIO MTS MAIN SPEAKER ON _MENU Use 1_ Exit_ 4 Chapter 2 Using Basic Features ...

Page 35: ...he CLOSEDCAPTION screenappears R RETURN CLOSED CAPTION IE IITEXT OFF I_ 1 rc _2 TEXT1 TEXT2 _MENU Use 1 _1 Exit l_ul 3 Press A or V to select closed caption mode R Select CC1 or CC2 to view Captions A Caption is a printed version of the dialogue or sound effects of a program The mode should be set to CCl for most programs Select TEXT1 or TEXT2 to view Text Text is information that is presented usi...

Page 36: ...DEO AUDIO TIME SET UP CLOSED CAPTION Use _ _ Exit_ Press A or _7 to select TIME R Press RETURN VIDEO AUDIO TIME SET UP CLOSED CAPTION Use 1_ Exiting1 The TIME menu appears and the cursor points to CURRENT TIME SET RETURN TIME CURRENT TIME SET ONIOFF TIMER CHANNEL BLOCK _MENU AM Use _ Exit_ Press RETURN The CURRENT TIME SET screen appears RETURN CURRENT TIME SET AM _MENU Use _ _ Exitl_ h Press RETU...

Page 37: ...r cycle If a 24 hour cycle number for instance 13 00 is entered it will be cleared when you press RETURN 12 00 AM stands for midnight 12 00 PM stands for noon J All the settings including CURRENT TIME SET will be erased if you unplug the TV or a power failure occurs Reset the current time by following steps 1 7 Press RETURN RETURN CURRENT TIME SET MON 3 00 PM _MENU Set the time Use _ ExltW Press A...

Page 38: ...ETURN The TIME menu appears R RETURN TIME CURRENT TIME SET ON OFF TIMER CHANNEL BLOCK _MENU MON 3 15 PM Use _ _ Exltl_ Press A or _7 to select ON OFF TIMER Then press RETURN The ON OFF TIMERscreen appears R RETURN ON OFF TIMER EVERY SUN SAT 12 00AM h CH 3MENU Use _ _ Exitli_ If the ON OFF TIMER display appears in black the current time has not been set and you cannot select ON OFF TIMER To set the...

Page 39: ...Each time you press Z_ or V the channel number changes from I to 125 in sequence Press RETURN The setting is completed and the TIMER indicator on the front of the TV lights up RETURN ON OFF TIMER EVERY MON FR I 3 15PH 2h CH 21 _MENU Select the channel Luse ExltE _l ON OFF TIMER EVERY MON FRI 3 15PM 2h CH 21 _MENU Use 0 _ Exlt_ I I I To clear the ON OFF TIMER setting Press RESET while in the ON OFF...

Page 40: ...ME Then press RETURN The TIME menu appears TIME CURRENT TIME SET ON OFF TIMER CHANNEL BLOCK _MENU MON 3 15 PM Use _ Exit_ Press k or V to select CHANNEL BLOCK Then press RETURN The CHANNEL BLOCK screenappears R RETURN CHANNEL BLOCK EVERYSUN SAT 12 00AM h CH _MENU Use _ Exitl_l If the CHANNEL BLOCK display appears in black the current time has not been set and you cannot select CHANNEL BLOCK To set...

Page 41: ...ges from 1 to 6 in sequence Then press RETURN Select the channel appearson the screen CHANNEL BLOCK R RETURN EVERY SUNDAY 8 45PU lh CH DMENU Select the channel Use _ Exlt_ Press A or V to set the channel that you want to block Eachtimeyou press A or_7 thechanne numberchangesfrom 1 to 125in sequence R Press RETURN The setting is completed RETURN CHANNEL BLOCK EVERY SUNDAY 8 45PU lh CH 38 DMENU Sele...

Page 42: ...n press RETURN The SET UP menu appears R RETURN SET UP CABLE ON AUTO PROGRAM CH ERASE ADD CH CAPTION GUIDE S VIDEO _MENU Use _ _ Exit_ Press Z or _7 to select CH CAPTION GUIDE Then press RETURN The CH CAPTION GUIDE screen appears R RETURN CH CAPTION GUIDE Use _ Exitl_l If the CH CAPTION GUIDE display appears in black the TV is in video mode and you cannot select CH CAPTION GUIDE Press TVNIDEO to c...

Page 43: ...from 1 to 125 Then press RETURN Select the letter appears on the screen R RETURN CH CAPTION GUIDE 20 2 00 _ r_ _ Select the letter Use _ Exit_ 7 Press A or V to select the first letter Each time you press Z_ or _7 0 9 A Z 1 and _ blank space appear in sequence Then press RETURN R RETURN CH CAPTION GUIDE 20 E _ _ 1 Select the letter Use _ Exlt_ Repeat step 7 to select each remaining letter For a 3 ...

Page 44: ... for viewing Press CH GUIDE A directory appears corresponding to the directory keys on the Remote Commander CH GUIDE To cancel the CHANNEL GUIDE screen Press CH GUIDE again CHANNELGUIDE DABC D I S CNN ESPN _ I _ _ 2 Press the directory key of the channel you want to watch _ 20 ESPN MAIN RM Y116 4 Chapter 3 Using Advanced Features ...

Page 45: ...rared Emitter supplied 1 IR EMITTER k Cordless Headphones supplied t _ Signal flow Plug the infrared emitter cable into the IR EMITTER terminal Do not connect the antenna cable into the IR EMITTER terminal If you do so the antenna could break The IR EMITTER terminal is covered with a plastic cap to prevent misconnection Adjust the position and the direction of the infrared emitter Do not cover the...

Page 46: ...n the TV off HEADPHONES is automatically set to OFF Set HEADPHONES to ON whenever you want to use the cordless headphones Press MENU The main menu appears MENU _VIDEO AUDIO TIME SET UP CLOSED CAPTION Use l_ Exit_ Press Z_ or _7 to select AUDIO Then press RETURN The AUDIO menu appears R RETURN AUDIO _MTS MAIN SPEAKER ON HEADPHONES OFF _MENU Use 1_ Exiti_ Press Z_ or _7 to select HEADPHONES Then pre...

Page 47: ...0 240 V AC 50 60Hz KV 1440WR 2160WR 21STR2 only Power consumption KV 13TR28 29 KV 1430R 65 W KV 1440WR KV 20TR23 KV 2150R 115W KV 2160WR KV 20TS29 KV 20TS32 KV 2170RS KV 20TS50 120 W KV 21STR2 Standby mode 4W except for KV 1440WR 2160WR 21STR2 5 5W KV 1440WR 2160WR 21STR2 only Dimensions Weight KV 13TR28 29 KV 1430R KV 1440WR KV 20TR23 KV 2150R KV 2160WR KV 20TS29 KV 2170RS KV 21 STR2 KV 20TS32 KV...

Page 48: ...lume control Make sure HEADPHONES is set to ON Is the battery used up Remove obstacles between the infrared emitter and the cordless headphones Is the infrared detector covered by your hands hair etc Adjust the direction and the position of the infrared emitter Is POWER switched on Plug the unit into a wall outlet Check that the TVNIDEO button is set correctly Make sure S VIDEO is set to on Is it ...

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