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Summary of Contents for Trinitron KV-27S20

Page 1: ...Trinitron Color TV Operating Instructions KV 27S20 KV 27V20 KV 29PS1 KV 29RS20 KV 29RS20C KV 29SD1 KV 29V20M KV 32520 KV 34RS20C 1996 by Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ...e not covered by your warranty because they are the result of misuse NOTIFICATION This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energ...

Page 3: ...g stereo or bilingual programs MTS 21 Setting the speaker switch SPEAKER 22 Setting audio out AUDIOOUT 22 Setting daylight saving time DAYLIGHTSAV1NG 23 Setting the clock CURRENT TIME SET 23 Setting the timer to turn the TV on and off oN oJ TIMER 24 Customizing the channel names CHANNEL CAPT1ON 25 Blocking out a channel CHANNEL BLOCK 26 Setting your favorite channels FAVORITE CHANNEL 27 Setting Ca...

Page 4: ...sked in the recording process so that the action seems to happen all around you KV 27V20 29V20M only LightSensor TMthat automatically adjusts the brightness of the picture KV 27V20 29V20M only lhe instruction Ill thLs n_anual aIc lor tt_e nmc _deia listed on the cover Before you start reading check your model number by looking at the rear of your TV The KV 27S20 is the model used for illustration ...

Page 5: ...f your cable company requires you to connect a cable box make the connection as follows Cable or antenna Cable Rear of TV VHF UHF Cable box Cable Rear of TV VHF UHF Cable box B Rear of TV VHF only 300 ohm twin lead cable VHF UHF or UHF only or VHF UHF Antenna connector C 75 ohm coaxial cable VHF __ _ Rear of TV and 1 __ _HF EAC 66 U V mixer J i not supplied UHF 300 ohm twin lead cable Notes Most V...

Page 6: ...d one TV program while viewing another program Rear of TV Cable _OUT Antenna cable VCR AUDtO VIDEO LINE OUT VHF UHF t VMC 810S 820S not supplied VHF UHF VIDEO IN VIDEO L MO_OI AUDIO I R AUDIO OUT VAR FIX VIDEO yellow AUDIO L white AUDIO R red Note To connect a nlol_aural VCR connect the audio output of tile VCR to AUDIO L mono of VIDEO IN on the TV To an S video equipped VCR without a cable box KV...

Page 7: ... yellow To an S video equipped VCR with a cable box KV 27V20 29V20M only Rear of TV Antenna cable _OUT AVuCDIRO VIDEO SVIDEOI I VHF Cable box _ t VHF UHF _ YC 15V 30V _ _ notsupplied A RK 74A notsupplied I Splitter _ S VIDEO_ __ __ S VIDEO AUDIO R red AUDIO L white Note Video signals are composed of Y luminance and C chroma signals The S connection sends the two signals separately preventing degra...

Page 8: ... You can u su the S VIDEO jack or tile composite video jack for tile video connection AUDIO OUT VAR _FIX VIDEO yellow AUDIO L white AUDIO R red To a TV and VCR Cable or able box 8 Antenna _ Satellite antenna input DBS receiver VHF UHF 1 AUDIO VIDEO SVIDEO I _ IN I l____l UT VCR VHF UHI D V 0 S VIDEO LINEIN LINEOUTL__ _ J V I F type able J JHI OUT not supplied I II I Getting Started VHF UHF VMC 810...

Page 9: ...to AUDIO L mono of VIDEO 2 INPUT on the TV VIDEO _ yellow _ VMC 810S 820S not supplied I _ UDIO R red AUDIO L white Connecting an audio system When connecting audio equipment see pages 21 22 for more information Rear of TV VHF UHF VIDEO IN VAR FIX VIDEO L RK 74A not supplied AUDIO OUT L white AUDIO OUT R red _J _ Se he 0 _p ifier s Afunction to line input _ I _ ne H N I 1 input _1_ _ I 1 I_111_ _o...

Page 10: ... the line input of one VCR and from the line output of a second VCR Notes Do not change the input signal while editing through MONITOR OUT or the output signal will also change You can use the S video jack to connect a VCR for playback and the composite video jack to connect a VCR for recording When connecting a single VCR to the TV do not connect the MONITOR OUT jacks at the rear of the TV to the...

Page 11: ...es together If the electrolyte inside the battery should leak wipe the contaminated area of the battery compartment with a cloth and replace the old batteries with new ones To prevent the electrolyte from leaking remove the batteries when you don t plan to use the remote commander for a long period of time Do not handle the remote commander roughly Do not drop it step on it or let it get wet Do no...

Page 12: ...O PROGRAM appears on the screen and the TV starts scanning and presetting channels automatically When all the receivable channels are stored AUTO PROGRAM disappears and the lowest numbered channel is displayed If the TV receives cable TV channels CABLE is set to ON automatically To perform AUTO SET UP again 1 Press SET UP on the TV 2 Except Canadian models Press CHANNEL or CHANNEL to select the la...

Page 13: ...se and or add channels To erase an unwanted channel 1 Make sure the cursor 1_ is beside ERASE 2 Press CH or the 0 9 buttons to select the channel you want to erase and press ENTER Selected channel number CH or _ _ CHANNEL ERASE ADD Use 0 9 or CH to select the channel I I Use _ _ Exit 3 Press _ The indication appears beside the channel number showing that the channel is erased from the preset memor...

Page 14: ...Press or 4 to select _ and press _ 3 Press or 4 to select AUTO PROGRAM and press _ AUTO PROGRAM appears on the screen and the TV starts scanning and presetting channels automatically When all the receivable channels are stored AUTO PROGRAM disappears and the lowest numbered channel is displayed 4 Press MENU to return to the original screen To exit AUTO PROGRAM Press any button Note If the AUTO PRO...

Page 15: ...tly Press the 0 9 buttons and press ENTER To scan through channels Press CH until the channel you want appears CH go The channel can also be selected without pressing ENTER 4 Press VOL to adjust the volume VOL VOLUME il_llllllll_lllllllll_ r Switching quickly between two channels You can use the JUMP button to switch or jump back and forth between two channels Press JUMP JUMP Pressing JUMP again s...

Page 16: ... button Caption Vision will be displayed on the screen if the broadcaster offers this service See page 27 for selecting Caption Vision To cancel the display press DISPLAY repeatedly until DISPLAY OFF appears DISPLAY OFF goes off after three seconds Watching a video input picture Press TVNIDEO repeatedly until the desired video input appears Each time you press TV VIDEO the display changes as follo...

Page 17: ... t1 or to adjust the item VIDEO STANDARD BRIGHTNESS IIIIIMII IIMII_I_M_R 2 Press x3 The new setting appears in the VIDEO menu VIDEO I_ ODE S ANDARD PICTURE i HUE I_l COLOR L_H3RIGHTNESS _7 SHARPNESS _MENU Use _ 13_ Exit For details on each item see Description of adjustable items below 5 To adjust other items repeat steps 3 and 4 6 Press MENU to return to the original screen Description of adjusta...

Page 18: ...l screen Note The settings for these modes can be adjusted in the VIDEO menu KV 27V20129V20M only The LightSensor feature adjusts the brightness of the picture automatically according to the ambient brightness 1 2 3 Press MENU 4 oo o 1 Press t or to select _ and press _ Press _ or to select LIGHTSENSOR and press _ __ _ VIDEO _MODE STANDARD II _ I PICTURE II HUE oo_oR I I I_1 BRIGHTNESS I_E_ SHARPN...

Page 19: ... or to adjust the item AUDIO BASS 2 Press CE The new setting appears in the AUDIO menu AUDIO TREBLE BASS BALANCE a _ m_ II_t EFFECT SURROUND MTS MAIN _ _ SPEAKER OFF I_ J AUDIO OUT VARIABLE I _MENU Use _ _ Exit For details on each item see Description of adjustable items below 5 To adjust other items repeat steps 3 and 4 6 Press MENU to return to the original screen Description of adjustable items...

Page 20: ...KER OFF I L_ AUDIO OUT VARfABLE _MENU Use _ _ Exit 4 Press or _ to select the audio effect mode and press _ I J_ TAUDtO L __ TREBLE BASS M BALANCE i _EFFECT SURROUND OFF I_ MTS _ N I1_ I SPEAKER OFF I_ AUDIO OUT VARIABLE _MENU I Use _ _ Exit 5 Press MENU to return to the original screen Choose SURROUND SRS SIMULATED To Simulate sound reproduction with the atmosphere of a movie theater or a concert...

Page 21: ...here is no sound when the SAP signal is not broadcasting MONO Listen to monaural sound Reduce noise during stereo broadcasts 5 Press MENU to return to the original screen Note Stereo and SAP sounds are subject to program sources You may switch ott the IV speakers when tot example you want to listen to the sound through a stereo system 1 2 3 4 Press MENU Press or to select and press _ Press _ or to...

Page 22: ...ound output varied according to the TV settings You can adjust the volume bass treble and balance FIXED Sound output is always fixed to a certain level The volume bass treble and balance are also fixed to the factory settings 5 Press MENU to return to the original screen Note If AUDIO OUT appears in gray set SPEAKER to OFF KV 27V20129 V20M only 1 Press MENU 2 Press or 4 to select Q and press L_J 3...

Page 23: ...s in step 1 When you press CE after setting the minutes the clock starts I CURRENT TIME SET l L FRI 12 04 AM _MENU Use _ _ Exit _J You can set the TV to turn on and oH at the timc_ you specify Make sure the clock is set correctly If it is not set the clock first 1 Press MENU o o I Ic 3 _ _ 311 t 2 3 4 Press tl or to select Q and press C J Press tl or to select ON OFF TIMER and press CoD ON OFF TIM...

Page 24: ... off the message TV will be off soon is displayed on the screen To cancel the timer In step 3 or 4 press RESET Note Ifyou unplug the TVor a power interruption occurs the ON OFF TIMERsetting will be erased Reset the current time then set the timer You can add a caption for up to 12 channels This feature allows you to easily identify which channel you are watching You can make your own caption RESET...

Page 25: ...so that a channel number appears If more than 90 seconds elapse after you press a button the menu disappears automatically The chaunel block feature allows you to prevent children from watching unsuitable programs You can block out two channels hENU 1 Press MENU 2 3 4 5 6 Press or to select _ and press _ Press or to select CHANNEL BLOCK and press _ CHANNEL BLOCK I 1 CH _ 2 CH _MENU Select a progra...

Page 26: ...el numbers become white indicating that favorite channels can be entered 5 Press t or to select a favorite channel number and press 3 FAVORITE CHANNEL 1 MODE MANUAL 1 2 3 4 Select the channel Use _ _ Exit _1 6 Press t or to select the channel that you want to set as your favorite channel and press _ FAVORITE CHANNEL i MODE MANUAL _ J 3 2 4 _u Select a position I Use _1_ _ Exit _ I I 7 Press MENU t...

Page 27: ... original screen To display Caption Vision Press DISPLAY See page 16 for details Notes Poor reception of TV programs can cause errors in Caption Vision and XDS Captions may appear with a white box or other errors instead of a certain word XDS Caption Vision and the status display cannot be used at the same time For details on XDS see page 16 You _an use the supplied IClnOtc cumin ruder to operate ...

Page 28: ...pment In some rare cases you may not be able to operate your non Sony video equipment with the supplied remote commander This is because your equipment may use a code that is not included with this remote commander In this case please use the equipment s own remote control unit The code numbers for Sony equipment are assigned at the factory as follows VHS VCR 301 preset code for the supplied remot...

Page 29: ...erate To operate the TV Press TV FUNCTION Then use the TV control buttons to control the TV For more details on operating the cable box or DBS receiver Refer to the operating instructions that come with the equipment If the remote commander doesn t work First try repeating the setup procedures using the other codes listed for your equipment Manufacturer code numbers cable box Manufacturer Code num...

Page 30: ...ndition page 12 30 IAdditional Information I Only snow and noise appear on the screen _ Check the CABLE setting in the SET UP menu page 14 Check the antenna cable connections _ Make sure the channel is broadcasting programs Press TV black button to change the input mode page 16 Dotted lines or stripes if Adjust the antenna _ Move the TV away from noise sources such as cars neon signs and hair drye...

Page 31: ...nced sync negative Y 1 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced sync negative C 0 286 Vp p Burst signal 75 ohms 500 mVrms 100 modulation Impedance 47 kilohms 1 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced sync negative More than 408 rnVrms at the maximum volume setting variable More than 408 mVrms fix Impedance 5 kilohms a 120V 60 Hz b 220 V 50 60 Hz Supplied accessories Remote commander RM Y135 1 Size AA R6 battery 2 Optional accesso...

Page 32: ...am 21 Sleep timer 16 Speaker 21 SRS 20 Surround 20 TEXT 27 Video mode 18 Watching TV 15 video tapes 28 XDS 16 Sony Corporation Printed in U S A Names of controls _ buttons 13 CE button 13 0 9 buttons 13 AUDIO OUT jacks 9 CH channel buttons 13 15 CODE SET button 27 DISPLAY button 16 ENTER button 13 15 FUNCTION DBS CABLE TV VTR buttol_ 1 GUIDE button 29 JUMP button 15 MENU button 13 MONITOR OUT jack...

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