Sony FD TRINITRON KV-29LS40K: Introducing and Using the Menu System

Introducing and Using the Menu System: Sony FD TRINITRON KV-29LS40K

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Introducing and Using the Menu System

Your TV uses an on-screen menu system to guide you through the operations. Use the following buttons on

the Remote control to operate the menu system:

Press the MENU button to switch the first level menu on.

1

MENU

To highlight the desired menu or option, press v or V button.

2

To enter to the selected menu or option, press b.

To return to the last menu or option, press B

.

To alter the settings of your selected option, press v/V/B or b.

To confirm and store your selection, press the OK button.

Press the MENU button to remove the menu from the screen.

3

MENU

Menu Guide

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Picture Adjustment

Picture Adjustment

PICTURE ADJUSTMENT

Mode: Personal

Mode: Personal

The Picture Adjustment menu allows you to alter

Contrast

Contrast

Brightness

Brightness

the picture adjustments.

Colour

Colour

Sharpness

Sharpness

Hue

Hue

Reset

Reset

To do this: after selecting the item you want to alter

OK

OK

press b, then press repeatedly v/V/B or b to adjust it

and finally press OK to store the new adjustments.

This menu also allows you to customise the picture

mode based on the programme you are watching:

v Personal (for individual settings).

v Live (for live broadcast programmes, DVD and

Digital Set Top Box receivers).

v Movie (for films).

Brightness, Colour and Sharpness can only be altered if Personal mode is selected.

Hue is only available for NTSC colour signal (e.g: USA video tapes).

Select Reset and press the OK button to return the picture settings to their factory preset levels.

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Picture Adjustment

SOUND ADJUSTMENT

Mode: Personal

The Sound Adjustment menu allows you to alter the

Contrast

Brightness

sound adjustments.

Colour

Sharpness

Hue

Reset

To do this: after selecting the item you want to alter

OK

press b, then press repeatedly v/V/B or b to adjust it

and finally press OK to store the new adjustments.

Sound Adjustment

Sound Adjustment

Mode: Natural

Mode: Natural

Tr eb le

Tr eb le

Bass

Bass

Balance

Balance

Reset

Reset

Dual Sound: Mono

Dual Sound: Mono

Detail Adjustment

Detail Adjustment

OK

OK

This menu also contains two submenus as following:

Mode bvPersonal (for individual settings)

Rock

Pop

Jazz

Detail Adjustment bvDolby* Virtual: v Off: Normal.

v On: Simulates the sound effect of Dolby Pro Logic

surround.

v Auto volume: v Off: Volume level changes according to the broadcast

signal.

v On: Volume level of the channels will stay the same,

independent of the broadcast signal (e.g. in the case

of advertisements).

v TV Speakers: v Off: Sound from external amplifier connected to the

audio outputs on the rear of the TV set.

v On: Sound from the TV set.

Treble and Bass can only be altered if Personal mode is selected.

Select Reset and press OK to reset the sound to the factory preset levels.

In case of a bilingual broadcast select Dual Sound and set A for sound channel 1, B for sound channel 2 or

Mono for mono channel if available. For a stereo broadcast you can choose Stereo or Mono.

If you are listening to the TV through headphones Dolby Virtual option will automatically be switched to Off.

If you switch Dolby Virtual to On, the Auto Volume option will automatically be switched to Off and vice

versa.

* This TV has been designed to create the Dolby Surround sound effect by simulating the sound of four

speakers with two speakers, when the broadcast audio signal is Dolby Surround encoded. The sound

effect can also be improved by connecting a suitable external amplifier (for details refer to Connecting

to external audio Equipment on page 18).

* Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby, Pro Logic and the double-D symbol

are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

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Picture Adjustment

SLEEP TIMER

Mode: Personal

The Sleep Timer option in the Timer menu allows

Contrast

Brightness

you to select a time period for the TV to switch itself

Colour

Sharpness

automatically into the standby mode.

Hue

Reset

OK

To do this: after selecting the option press b, then

press v or V to set the time period delay (max. of 4

hours) and finally press OK to store.

Timer

Timer

While watching the TV, you can press the

Sleep Timer: Off

Sleep Timer: Off

button on the remote control to display the time

remaining.

One minute before the TV switches it self into

OK

OK

standby mode, the time remaining is displayed on

the TV screen automatically.

Picture Adjustment

LANGUAGE / COUNTRY

Mode: Personal

The Language / Country option in the Set Up

Contrast

Brightness

menu allows you to select the language that the

Colour

Sharpness

menus are displayed in. It also allows you to select

Hue

Reset

the country in which you wish to operate the TV set.

OK

To do this: after selecting the option press b, and

then proceed in the same way as in the steps 2 and

3 of the section Switching On the TV and

Set Up

Set Up

Language/Country

Language/Country

Automatically Tuning.

Auto Tuning

Auto Tuning

Programme Sorting

Programme Sorting

Progamme Labels

Progamme Labels

AV Preset

AV Preset

Manual Programme Preset

Manual Programme Preset

Detail Set Up

Detail Set Up

OK

OK

Picture Adjustment

AUTO TUNING

Mode: Personal

The Auto Tuning option in the Set Up menu allows

Contrast

Brightness

you to automatically search for and store all available

Colour

Sharpness

TV channels.

Hue

Reset

OK

To do this: after selecting the option press b, and

then proceed in the same way as in the steps 5 and

6 of the section Switching On the TV and

Automatically Tuning.

Set Up

Set Up

Language/Country

Language/Language

Auto Tuning

Auto Tuning

Programme Sorting

Programme Sorting

Progamme Labels

Progamme Labels

AV Preset

AV Preset

Manual Programme Preset

Manual Programme Preset

Detail Set Up

Detail Set Up

OK

OK

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PROGRAMME SORTING

Mode: Personal

The Programme Sorting option in the Set Up

Contrast

Brightness

menu allows you to change the order in which the

Colour

Sharpness

channels (TV Broadcast) appear on the screen.

Hue

Reset

OK

To do this: after selecting the option press b, and

then proceed in the same way as in step 7b) of the

section Switching On the TV and Automatically

Tuning.

Set Up

Set Up

Language/Country

Language/Country

Auto Tuning

Auto Tuning

Programme Sorting

Programme Sorting

Progamme Labels

Progamme Labels

AV Preset

AV Preset

Manual Programme Preset

Manual Programme Preset

Detail Set Up

Detail Set Up

OK

OK

Picture Adjustment

PROGRAMME LABELS

Mode: Personal

The Programme Labels option in the Set Up menu

Contrast

Brightness

allows you to name a channel using up to five

Colour

Sharpness

characters (letters or numbers).

Hue

Reset

OK

To do this:

1 After selecting the option, press b, then press v or

V to select the programme number with the

channel that you wish to name.

Set Up

Set Up

Language/Country

Language/Country

2 Press b. With the first element of the Label column

Auto Tuning

Auto Tuning

Programme Sorting

Programme Sorting

highlighted, press v or V to select a letter or

Progamme Labels

Progamme Labels

AV Preset

AV Preset

number (select - for a blank), then press b to

Manual Programme Preset

Manual Programme Preset

Detail Set Up

Detail Set Up

confirm this character. Select the other four

OK

OK

characters in the same way. Finally press OK to

store.

Picture Adjustment

AV PRESET

Mode: Personal

The AV Preset option in the Set Up menu allows

Contrast

Brightness

you to designate a name to the external equipment

Colour

Sharpness

you have connected to the sockets of this TV.

Hue

Reset

OK

To do this:

1 After selecting the option, press b, then press v or

V to select the input source that you wish to name

(AV1 and AV2 are for the rear Scarts and AV3 for

Set Up

Set Up

Language/Country

Language/Country

side connectors). Then press b.

Auto Tuning

Auto Tuning

Programme Sorting

Programme Sorting

2 In the label column automatically appears a label:

Progamme Labels

Progamme Labels

AV Preset

AV Preset

Manual Programme Preset

Manual Programme Preset

Detail Set Up

Detail Set Up

a) If you want to use one of the 6 predefined labels

OK

OK

(CABLE, GAME, CAM, DVD, VIDEO or SAT),

press v or V to select the desired label and

finally press OK to store.

b) If you want to set a different label, select Edit

and press b. Then with the first element

highlighted, press v or V to select a letter,

number or - for a blank, then press b to confirm

this character. Select the other four characters

in the same way and finally press OK to store.

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MANUAL PROGRAMME PRESET

Mode: Personal

The Manual Programme Preset option in the Set

Contrast

Brightness

Up menu allows you to:

Colour

Sharpness

Hue

Reset

a) Preset channels or the VCR channel one by one to

OK

the programme order of your choice. To do this:

1 After selecting the Manual Programme Preset

option, press b then with Programme option

Set Up

Set Up

Language/Country

LanguageCountry

highlighted press b. Press v or V to select on

Auto Tuning

Auto Tuning

Programme Sorting

Programme Sorting

which programme number you want to preset the

Progamme Labels

Progamme Labels

AV Preset

AV Preset

channel (for VCR, select programme number 0).

Manual Programme Preset

Manual Programme Preset

Detail Set Up

Detail Set Up

Then press B.

OK

OK

2 The following option is only available depending on the country you have selected in the Language /

Country menu.

After selecting the System option, press b. Then press v or V to select the TV Broadcast system (B/G for

western European countries or D/K for eastern European countries). Then press B.

3 After selecting the Channel option, press b. Then press v or V to select the channel tuning (C for terrestrial

channel or S for cable channels). Next press b. After that, press the number buttons to enter directly the

channel number of the TV broadcast or the channel of the VCR signal. If you do not know the channel

number, press v or V to search for it. When you tune the desired channel, press OK twice to store.

Repeat all the above steps to tune and store more channels.

b) Label a channel using up to five characters.

To do this: Highlighting the Programme option, press the PROG +/- button to select the programme number

with the channel you wish to name. When the programme you want to name appears on the screen, select

the Label option and press b. Next press v or V to select a letter, number or - for a blank. Press b to confirm

this character. Select the other four characters in the same way. After selecting all the characters, press OK

twice to store.

c) Normally the automatic fine tuning (AFT) will give the best possible picture, however you can manually fine

tune the TV to obtain a better picture reception in case the picture is distorted.

To do this: while watching the channel (TV Broadcast) you wish to fine tune, select the AFT option and press

b. Next press v or V to adjust the fine tuning between -15 and +15. Finally press OK twice to store.

d) Skip any unwanted programme numbers when they are selected with the PROG +/- buttons.

To do this: Highlighting the Programme option, press the PROG +/- button to select the programme number

you want to skip. When the programme you want to skip appears on the screen, select the Skip option and

press b. Next press v

or V to select Yes. Finally press OK twice to confirm and store.

To cancel this function afterwards, select No instead of Yes in the step above.

e) This option allows you to view and record scrambled channels when using a decoder connected to the Scart

2/ directly or through a VCR.

S

This option is only available depending on the country you have selected in the Language/Country

menu.

To do this: select the Decoder option and press b. Next press v or V to select On. Finally press OK twice

to confirm and store.

To cancel this function afterwards, select Off instead of On in the step above.

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NOISE REDUCTION

Mode: Personal

The Noise Reduction option in the Detail Set Up

Contrast

Brightness

menu allows you to automatically reduce the picture

Colour

Sharpness

noise visible in the broadcast signal.

Hue

Reset

OK

To do this: after selecting the option, press b. Then

press v or V to select Auto. Finally press OK to

confirm and store.

Set Up

Detail Set Up

Language/Country

Noise Reduction:

Auto

To cancel this function afterwards, select Off

Auto Tuning

AV2 Output:

TV

RGB Centring:

Programme Sorting

0

instead of Auto in the step above.

Picture Rotation:

0

Progamme Labels

AV Preset

Manual Programme Preset

Detail Set Up

OK

OK

Picture Adjustment

AV2 OUTPUT

Mode: Personal

The AV2 Output option in the Detail Set Up menu

Contrast

Brightness

allows you to select the source to be output from the

Colour

Sharpness

Scart connector 2/ . You can record from this

S

Hue

Reset

Scart any signal coming from the TV or from external

OK

equipment connected to the Scart connectors

1/ or side connectors 3 and 3.

If your VCR supports Smartlink, this procedure

Set Up

Detail Set Up

Language/Country

Noise Reduction:

Auto

is not necessary.

Auto Tuning

AV2 Output:

TV

RGB Centring:

Programme Sorting

0

Picture Rotation:

0

Progamme Labels

AV Preset

To do this: after selecting the option, press b. Then

Manual Programme Preset

Detail Set Up

press v or V to select the desired output signal: TV,

OK

OK

AV1, AV3, YC3 or AUTO.

If you select AUTO, the output signal will

always be the same one that is displayed on the

screen.

If you have connected a decoder to the Scart

2/ or to a VCR connected to this Scart,

S

please remember to change back the AV2

Output to AUTO or TV for correct

unscrambling.

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RGB CENTRING

Mode: Personal

When connecting an RGB source, such as a

Contrast

Brightness

PlayStation, you may need to readjust the

Colour

Sharpness

horizontal position of the picture. If this is the case,

Hue

Reset

you can readjust it through the RGB Centring option

OK

in the Detail Set Up.

To do this: while watching an RGB source select the

RGB Centring option and press b. Then press v or

Set Up

Detail Set Up

Language/Country

Noise Reduction:

Auto

V to adjust the centre of the picture between 10 and

Auto Tuning

AV2 Output:

TV

RGB Centring:

0

Programme Sorting

+10. Finally press OK to confirm and store.

Picture Rotation:

0

Progamme Labels

AV Preset

Manual Programme Preset

Detail Set Up

OK

OK

Picture Adjustment

PICTURE ROTATION

Mode: Personal

Because of the earths magnetism, the picture might

Contrast

Brightness

slant. If this is the case, you can correct the pictures

Colour

Sharpness

slant by using the Picture Rotation option in the

Hue

Reset

Detail Set Up menu.

OK

To do this: after selecting the option, press b. Then

press v or V to correct any slant of the picture

between -5 and +5 and finally press OK to store.

Set Up

Detail Set Up

Language/Country

Noise Reduction:

Auto

Auto Tuning

AV2 Output:

TV

RGB Centring:

0

Programme Sorting

Picture Rotation:

0

Progamme Labels

AV Preset

Manual Programme Preset

Detail Set Up

OK

OK

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