Sony Trinitron KV-XA34 User manual

TrinitronColor TV

Operating Instructions

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

retain it for future reference.

KV-XA34

KV-XA29

KV-XA25

4-078-793-21 (1)

WARNING

• Dangerously high voltages are present inside the TV.

• TV operating voltage: 220 – 240 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.

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

the power cord itself. Disconnect the TV before

moving it or if you are not going to use it for

several days.

Advanced Operations

Selecting the picture and sound

modes ..................................................12

Viewing your favorite channels.......13

Listening with surround sound.......14

Enjoying stereo or bilingual

programs .............................................15

Viewing Teletext.................................17

Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

Introducing the menu system ..........19

Changing the “PICTURE”

setting ...........................................21

Changing the “SOUND” setting

....23

Changing the “SETUP”

setting ............................................25

Changing the Channel Preset

(“CH PRESET”) setting ..............27

Additional Information

Self-diagnosis function......................30

Troubleshooting .................................31

Overview of controls.........................34

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

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............................................................................................ 8

Watching the TV .......................................................................................... 9

Using Your New TV

Do not install the TV in an unstable position.

Use a proper TV stand. Do not place any objects on the TV.

WARNING (continued)

4Using Your New TV

123

R L Y CBCR

VIDEO

VIDEO IN

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO

R L

Using Your New TV

: Signal flow

To video and

audio outputs

1, 2 or 3

(video input)

(yellow)

-L (MONO) (white)

-R (red)

Audio/Video cable

(not supplied)

To S video

output

Rear of TV

VCR

To 8

(antenna)

To antenna

output

(S video input)

Antenna cable (not supplied)

S video cable

(not supplied)

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.

IEC connector

(not supplied)

: Signal flow

Antenna cable (not supplied)

Rear of TV

Getting Started

Step 1

Connect the antenna

If you wish to connect a VCR, see the Connecting a VCR diagram below.

Connecting a VCR

To watch the video input, press t(see page 10).

Using Your New TV

Notes

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

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

• If you connect a VCR to the 8(antenna) terminal, preset the signal

output from the VCR to the program number 0 on the TV.

• If both (S video input) and t1 (video input) at the rear of your TV

are input at the same time, the (S video input) is automatically

selected. To view the video input to t1 (video input), disconnect the

S video cable.

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

becomes blue.

• Do not connect video equipment to the t3 (video input) jacks at the

front and the rear of your TV at the same time; otherwise the picture will

not be displayed properly on the screen.

Step 2

Insert the batteries

into the remote

Note

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

Step 3

Preset the channels automatically

Tips

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

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

channel, then preset your TV manually (see page 28).

Front of TV

PROGRMENU AUTO

PROGR

ENTER SELECT

L(MONO)

6Using Your New TV

Connecting audio/video equipment using the T

(monitor output) jacks

Connecting optional components

You can connect optional audio/video components, such as a VCR, multi disc player,

DVD, camcorder, video game or stereo system.

To watch the picture of the connected equipment, press t(see page 10).

Connecting a camcorder/video game equipment

using the t(video input) jacks

Notes

• You can also connect video equipment to the t1 or 2 (video input) jacks

at the rear of your TV.

• If both (S video input) and t3 (video input) at the front of your TV

are input at the same time, the (S video input) is automatically

selected. To view the video input to t3 (video input), disconnect the

S video cable.

• Do not connect video equipment to the t3 (video input) jacks at the

front and the rear of your TV at the same time; otherwise the picture will

not be displayed properly on the screen.

(yellow)

-L (MONO)

(white)

-R (red)

Rear of TV

antenna

output

To video and

audio inputs

Audio system

audio

inputs

VCR

: Signal flow

To T

(monitor

output)

Antenna cable (not supplied)

Audio/Video cable

(not supplied)

Note

• If you select “DVD” on your TV screen, no signal will be output at the T

(monitor output) jacks (see page 10).

PROGRMENU AUTO

PROGR

ENTER SELECT

L(MONO)

L (MONO) R

123

L(MONO)

R L Y C

To S video output

Front of TV

Camcorder

Video game

equipment

To video and

audio outputs

: Signal flow

(S video

input) To t3 (video input)

Audio/Video cable (not supplied)

S video cable (not supplied)

Using Your New TV

Connecting a DVD player using the t(video input) jacks

DVD player

Audio/Video cable

(not supplied) (yellow)

-L (MONO) (white)

-R (red)

To t1, 2, or 3

(video input)

: Signal flow

Rear of TV

Connecting a DVD player using the (component video

input) jacks

1 Connect R and L under (component video input) on your TV to the LINE OUT,

AUDIO R and L output connectors on your DVD player.

2 Using a component video cable, connect Y, CB, and CRunder (component video

input) on your TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y, CB, and CRoutput

connectors on your DVD player.

• Since the high quality pictures on a DVD disc contain a lot of information,

picture noise may appear. In this case, adjust the sharpness (“SHARP”) in

the “ADJUST” menu of the “PICTURE MODE” menu (see page 22).

• Connect your DVD player directly to your TV. Connecting the DVD player

through other video equipment will cause unwanted picture noise.

Notes

• Some DVD player terminals may be labeled differently:

DVD player

L (white)

R (red)

Audio cable

(not supplied)

To component

video output

Component video cable

(not supplied)

To audio

output

: Signal flow

(component

video input)

Connect To (on the DVD player)

Y (green) Y

CB(blue) Cb, B-Y or PB

CR(red) Cr, R-Y or PR

Rear of TV

VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

LINE OUT

123

(MONO)

VIDEO

R-AUDIO-L

LINE OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

S VIDEO OUT

R L Y C

8Using Your New TV

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

Using Your New TV

Watching the TV

This section explains various functions

and operations available while watching

the TV. Most operations can be done

using the remote.

1Press !to turn on the TV.

When the TV is in the

standby mode (the

indicator on the TV is lit

red), press

?/1

on the remote

or PROGR +/– on the TV.

2Press PROGR +/– or

number buttons to select

the program number.

For double digit numbers,

press -, then the number

(e.g., for 25, press -, then

2 and 5).

?/1

Number buttons

JUMP

2+/–

PROGR +/–

+/–/ENTER

1indicator

To select a program number quickly

(1) Press and hold PROGR +/–.

(2) Release PROGR +/– when the desired program number appears.

Note

• When you select a program number quickly, the picture may be disrupted.

This does not indicate a malfunction.

PROGRMENU AUTO

PROGR

ENTER SELECT

L(MONO)

PROGRMENU AUTO

PROGR

ENTER SELECT

-/--

FAVORITE

SOUND

MODE

PIC MODE

ENTER

A/B

SURROUND

continued

123

456

-/--

10 Using Your New TV

Turn off temporarily

Turn off completely

Adjust the volume

Mute the sound

Watch the video input

(VCR, camcorder, etc.)

Jump back to the previous program number

Display the on-screen information

Press

?/1. The

1indicator on the TV lights up red.

!on the TV.

2+/–.

tto select “VIDEO 1”, “VIDEO 2” , “VIDEO 3” or

“DVD”.

To return to the TV program, press a.

JUMP.

* The picture, sound, and either the program number or video input are

displayed. The on-screen display for the picture and sound information

disappears after about three seconds.

Changing the menu language

You can change the menu language as well as the on-screen language.

For details on how to use the menu, see Introducing the menu system on page 19.

Additional tasks

1Press MENU.

2Press + or – to select the

“SETUP” icon ( ), then

press ENTER.

Make sure “LANGUAGE” is

selected, then press ENTER.

4Press + or – to select the

desired language (e.g,

“”), then press ENTER.

The selected menu language appears.

To return to the normal screen

Press MENU.

Watching the TV (continued)

PICTURE+

MO C

PICTURE

INTELL IGENT PIC:OFF

WI DE MODE : OFF

DE : DYNAMI

ENTER

COLOR SYS : AUTO

SETUP

PROGRAM SETUP

PIC ROTAT I ON

NGL I SH

LANGUAGE:

COLOR SYS :

SETUP

PROGRAM SE

PIC ROTAT I ENGL I SH

ENTER

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