Sony Trinitron KV-XA21 User manual

Sony KV-XA21 Group N7 (GB-Dummy)_4-080-391-E5 (1)

Tr initron Color TV

KV-XA21

4-080-391-E5 (1)

N90

•Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain

it for future reference.

Operating Instructions GB

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WARNING

• Dangerously high voltages are present inside the TV.

• Operate the TV only between 110 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.

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.

Do not place any objects on the TV.

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Advanced Operations

Customizing the picture and sound ....................................................... 13

Viewing your favorite channels ............................................................... 15

Blocking the channels (“CHILD LOCK”) .............................................. 16

Enjoying stereo or bilingual programs ................................................... 17

Additional Information

Self-diagnosis function.............................................................................. 18

Troubleshooting ......................................................................................... 19

Overview of controls ................................................................................. 22

Specifications .............................................................................. Back cover

Using Your New TV

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 ............................................................................................ 7

Presetting channels ...................................................................................... 8

Watching the TV ........................................................................................ 10

Pull the power cord out by the plug. Do not pull

the power cord itself. Even if your TV is turned

off, it is still connected to the AC power source

(mains) as long as the power cord is plugged in.

Unplug the TV before moving it or if you are not

going to use it for several days.

Install the TV on a stable TV stand and floor

which can support the TV set weight. Ensure that

the TV stand surface is flat and its area is larger

than the bottom area of the TV.

WARNING (continued)

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VIDEO

VIDEO IN

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO

L(MONO)

VIDEO

MONITOR

OUT

AUDIO VIDEO

Using Your New TV

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

F connector

(not supplied)

Rear of TV

Connecting a VCR

To watch the video input, press VIDEO (see page 11).

: Signal flow

Antenna cable (not supplied)

VIDEO (yellow)

AUDIO-L (MONO) (white)

AUDIO-R (red)

To video

and audio

outputs

Audio/Video cable

(not supplied)

To 8

(antenna)

To antenna

output

: Signal flow

VCR

To VIDEO IN 1

Rear of TV

Antenna cable

(not supplied)

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Front of TV

Notes

•With the “VIDEO MULTI SYSTEM” input terminal, you can also receive

PAL, NTSC and SECAM video signals when using VIDEO IN 1 jacks at

the rear of your TV or the VIDEO 2 INPUT at the front of your TV.

•If you connect a monaural VCR, connect the yellow plug to VIDEO (the

yellow jack) and the black plug to AUDIO-L (MONO) (the white jack).

•When no signal is input to the connected video equipment, the TV screen

becomes blue.

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.

Insert the batteries

into the remote

Step 3

Preset the channels automatically

Tips

•If you want to stop automatic channel presetting, press SELECT.

•If your TV has preset an unwanted channel or cannot preset a particular

channel, then preset your TV manually (see page 9).

•The AUTO PROGRAM button on the remote works as the AUTO

PROGR button on the TV.

AUTO

PROGR

1 2 3

CABLE: ON

AUTO PROGRAM

SLEEP

CABLE

AUTO

PROGRAM

ADD/

ERASE

PIC MODE

POWER

CHANNEL

POWER

STANDBY/

STEREO/

WAKEUP

SELECT

VIDEOINPUT VOLUME

AUTO

PROGR

VIDEO2 INPUT

VIDEOL

(

MONO

)

AUDIO

Step 2

Note

•Do not use old batteries nor use different types of batteries together.

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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 video input of the connected equipment, press VIDEO (see page 11).

Connecting a camcorder/video game equipment

using the video input jacks

Notes

•With the “VIDEO MULTI SYSTEM” input terminal, you can also receive

PAL, NTSC and SECAM video signals when using VIDEO IN 1 jacks at

the rear of your TV or the VIDEO 2 INPUT at the front of your TV.

•You can also connect video equipment to the VIDEO IN 1 jacks at the rear

of your TV.

Connecting audio/video equipment using the

MONITOR OUT jacks

Note

•If you connect a monaural VCR, connect the yellow plug to VIDEO (the

yellow jack) and the black plug to AUDIO-L (MONO) (the white jack).

Front of TV

Camcorder

Video game

equipment

To video and

audio outputs

: Signal flow

To VIDEO 2 INPUT

Audio/Video cable (not supplied)

VIDEO (yellow)

AUDIO-L (MONO) (white)

AUDIO-R (red)

Rear of TV

antenna

output

To video and

audio inputs

Audio system

audio

inputs

VCR

: Signal flow

Antenna cable (not supplied)

Audio/Video cable (not supplied)

L(MONO)

VIDEO

MONITOR

OUT

AUDIO VIDEO

MONITOR

OUT

VIDEO 2 INPUT

VIDEO

(MONO)AUDIO

CHANNEL

POWER

STANDBY/

STEREO/

WAKEUP

SELECT

VIDEOINPUT VOLUME

AUTO

PROGR

VIDEO2 INPUT

VIDEOL

(

MONO

)

AUDIO

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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.

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.

3.8 mm

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Presetting

channels

You can preset cable TV, VHF or UHF

broadcast channels using the remote and

the buttons on your TV as well.

Presetting channels automatically

1Press POWER on the TV to

turn on the TV.

2Press CABLE to select

“CABLE: ON”.

3Press AUTO PROGRAM.

Notes

•If you select “CABLE: ON”, you will be able to receive 125 cable TV

channels.

If there are no cable TV channels, you will receive VHF broadcast

channels only.

•If you select “CABLE: OFF”, you will be able to receive 68 VHF or UHF

broadcast channels only.

123

789

POWER

DISPLAY

VIDEO

MUTING

MTS

SOUND

MODE

FAVORITE

WAKE UP

SLEEP

CABLE

AUTO

PROGRAM

ADD/

ERASE

JUMP

ENT

CHVOL

SELECT

PIC MODE

CABLE

AUTO

PROGRAM

123

AUTO

PROGRAM

CABLE: ON

CABLE

AUTO

PROGR

POWER

CHANNEL

POWER

STANDBY/

STEREO/

WAKEUP

SELECT

VIDEOINPUT VOLUME

AUTO

PROGR

VIDEO2 INPUT

VIDEOL

(

MONO

)

AUDIO

POWER

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Presetting the channels

manually

To receive a new channel or a channel with a weak signal, preset the channel

manually.

1Press number buttons to select the desired channel number, then press ENT.

2Press ADD/ERASE.

“+” appears beside the

channel number, indicating

that presetting is complete.

Disabling channel numbers

By disabling unused or unwanted channel numbers, you can skip those channel

numbers when you press CH +/–.

1Press CH +/– until the unused or unwanted channel numbers appears on the

screen.

2Press ADD/ERASE.

“–” appears beside the

channel number, indicating

that disabling is complete.

To cancel the skip setting

Preset the channel again.

ADD/

ERASE

–25

123

789

SOUND

MODE

FAVORITE

WAKE UP

SLEEP

CABLE

AUTO

PROGRAM

ADD/

ERASE

JUMP

ENT

CHVOL

SELECT

PIC MODE

+25

ADD/

ERASE

ADD/ERASE

ENT

CH +/–

Number

buttons

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1Press POWER to turn on

the TV.

When the TV is in the

standby mode (the

STANDBY indicator on the

TV is lit red), press POWER

on the remote or

CHANNEL +/– on the TV.

2To select the channel

number, press the number

buttons and then press

ENT, or press CH +/–.

3Press VOL +/– to adjust

the volume.

Watching the TV

This section explains functions used

while watching the TV. Most operations

can be done using the remote.

MUTING

DISPLAY

POWER

VIDEO

Number buttons

SELECT

VOL +/–

CH +/–

SLEEP

WAKE UP

+ or –

123

789

POWER

DISPLAY

VIDEO

MUTING

MTS

SOUND

MODE

FAVORITE

WAKE UP

SLEEP

CABLE

AUTO

PROGRAM

ADD/

ERASE

JUMP

ENT

CHVOL

SELECT

PIC MODE

JUMP

VOL

123

456

ENT

CHANNEL

POWER

STANDBY/

STEREO/

WAKEUP

SELECT

VIDEOINPUT VOLUME

AUTO

PROGR

VIDEO2 INPUT

VIDEOL

(

MONO

)

AUDIO

CHANNEL

SELECT

TV/VIDEO VOLUME

AUTO

PROGR

POWER

STANDBY/

WAKE UP

indicator

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