Sony KV-32FX68K: Introducing and Using the Menu System

Introducing and Using the Menu System: Sony KV-32FX68K

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:

MENU

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

1

2

To highlight the desired menu or option, press or .

To enter to the selected menu or option, press .

To return to the last menu or option, press .

OK

To alter settings of your selected option, press / /

or .

To confirm and store your selection, press OK.

MENU

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

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Menu Guide

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 / Function

PICTURE ADJUSTMENT

Picture Adjustment

Picture Adjustment

Mode: Personal

The Picture Adjustment menu allows you to alter

Mode: Personal

Contrast

Contrast

Brightness

Brightness

the picture settings.

Colour

Colour

Sharpness

Sharpness

Hue

Hue

Reset

Reset

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

OK

OK

press , then press repeatedly / / or to

adjust it and finally press OK to store the new

adjustment.

This menu also allows you to customise the

picture mode based on the programme you are

watching:

Live (for live broadcast programmes, DVD and

Digital Set Top Box receivers).

Personal (for individual settings).

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 OK to reset the picture to the

factory preset levels.

Menu System

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Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 / Function

Picture Adjustment

SOUND ADJUSTMENT

Mode: Personal

Contrast

Brightness

The Sound Adjustment menu allows you to alter

Colour

Sharpness

the sound settings.

Hue

Reset

OK

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

press . Then press repeatedly / / or to

adjust it and finally press OK to store the new

Sound Adjustment

Sound Adjustment

adjustment.

Effect: Natural

Effect: Natural

Treble

Tr eb le

Bass

Bass

Balance

Balance

Reset

Reset

Dual Sound: Mono

Dual Sound: Mono

Auto volume: On

Auto volume: On

OK

OK

Effect Natural: Enhances clarity, detail and presence of sound by

using BBE High Definition Sound system*.

Dynamic: BBE High Definition Sound system* intensifies

clarity and presence of sound for better intelligibility

and musical realism.

Dolby**Virtual: Simulates the sound effect of Dolby Surround Pro

Logic”.

Off: Flat response.

Treble Less More

Bass Less More

Balance Left Right

Reset Resets the sound to the factory preset levels.

K

Dual Sound For a stereo broadcast:

Mono.

Stereo.

For a bilingual broadcast:

Mono (for mono channel if available).

A (for channel 1).

B (for channel 2).

Auto Volume Off: Volume level changes according to the broadcast signal.

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

the broadcast signal (e.g. in the case of advertisements).

If you are listening to the TV through headphones, the Effect option will automatically be

switched to Off”.

If you select Dolby Virtual on the “Effect option, the Auto Volume option will automatically

be switched to Off and vice versa.

* The BBE High Definition Sound system” is manufactured by Sony Corporation under

license from BBE Sound, Inc. It is covered by U.S. Patent No. 4,638,258 and No. 4,482,866. The

word BBE and BBE Symbol are trademarks of BBE Sound, Inc.

** 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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Menu System

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 / Function

Picture Adjustment

SLEEP TIMER

Mode: Personal

Contrast

The Sleep Timer” option in the “Timer” menu

Brightness

Colour

allows you to select a time period for the TV to

Sharpness

Hue

switch itself automatically into the standby mode.

Reset

OK

To do this: after selecting the option press , then

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

4 hours).

Timer

Timer

Sleep Timer: Off

Sleep Timer: Off

While watching the TV, you can press the

button on the remote control to display

OK

OK

the time remaining.

One minute before the TV switches itself into

standby mode, the time remaining is

displayed on the TV screen automatically.

Picture Adjustment

LANGUAGE

Mode: Personal

Contrast

The “Language” option in the “Set Up menu

Brightness

Colour

allows you to select the language that the menus

Sharpness

Hue

are displayed in.

Reset

OK

To do this: after selecting the option,

press and then proceed in the same way as

Set Up

Set Up

in the step 2 of the section Switching On the

Language

Language

Auto Tuning

Auto Tuning

TV and Automatically Tuning on page 7.

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

AUTO TUNING

Picture Adjustment

The Auto Tuning” option in the “Set Up menu

Mode: Personal

Contrast

Brightness

allows you to automatically search for and store all

Colour

Sharpness

available TV channels.

Hue

Reset

OK

To do this: after selecting the option,

press and then proceed in the same way as

in the steps 4 and 5 of the section Switching

Set Up

Set Up

Language

On the TV and Automatically Tuning on

Language

Auto Tuning

Auto Tuning

Programme Sorting

page 8.

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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Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 / Function

Picture Adjustment

PROGRAMME SORTING

Mode: Personal

Contrast

Brightness

The Programme Sorting option in the Set Up

Colour

Sharpness

menu allows you to change the order in which the

Hue

Reset

channels (TV Broadcast) appear on the screen.

OK

To do this: after selecting the option, press and

then proceed in the same way as in step 6 b) of the

Set Up

Set Up

Language

Language

section Switching On the TV and Automatically

Auto Tuning

Auto Tuning

Programme Sorting

Programme Sorting

Tuning on page 8.

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

Contrast

The Programme Labels” option in the Set Up

Brightness

Colour

menu allows you to name a channel using up to

Sharpness

Hue

Reset

five characters (letters or numbers). To do this:

OK

1

After selecting the option, press , then

Set Up

press or to select the programme

Set Up

Language

Language

number with the channel you wish to name.

Auto Tuning

Auto Tuning

Programme Sorting

Programme Sorting

Progamme Labels

Progamme Labels

AV Preset

AV Preset

Manual Programme Preset

Manual Programme Preset

2

Press . With the first element of the Label

Detail Set Up

Detail Set Up

column highlighted, press or to select

OK

OK

a letter or number (select “-“ for a blank),

then press to confirm this character.

Select the other four characters in the same

way. Finally press OK to store.

Picture Adjustment

AV PRESET

Mode: Personal

Contrast

The AV Preset option in the Set Up menu

Brightness

Colour

allows you to designate a name to the external

Sharpness

Hue

equipment you have connected to the input

Reset

OK

sockets of this TV. To do this:

1

After selecting the option, press , then

Set Up

Set Up

Language

Language

press or to select the input source you

Auto Tuning

Auto Tuning

Programme Sorting

Programme Sorting

wish to name (AV1, AV2 and AV3 are for

Progamme Labels

Progamme Labels

AV Preset

AV Preset

the rear Scarts and AV4 for side

Manual Programme Preset

Manual Programme Preset

Detail Set Up

Detail Set Up

connectors). Then press .

OK

OK

2

A label automatically appears in the label

column:

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

label (CABLE, GAME, CAM, DVD,

VIDEO or SAT), press or to select

the desired label and finally press OK to

store.

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

Edit and press . Then with the first

element highlighted, press or to

select a letter, number or “-“ for a blank,

then press to confirm this character.

Select the other four characters in the

same way and finally press OK to store.

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Menu System

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 / Function

Picture Adjustment

MANUAL PROGRAMME PRESET

Mode: Personal

Contrast

The Manual Programme Preset option in the

Brightness

Colour

Set Up menu allows you to:

Sharpness

Hue

Reset

OK

a)

Preset channels or the VCR channel one

by one to the programme order of your

Set Up

Set Up

choice. To do this:

Language

Language

Auto Tuning

Auto Tuning

Programme Sorting

Programme Sorting

Progamme Labels

Progamme Labels

i

After selecting the Manual Programme

AV Preset

AV Preset

Manual Programme Preset

Manual Programme Preset

Preset option, press then with

Detail Set Up

Detail Set Up

Programme option highlighted press .

OK

OK

Press or to select on which

programme number you want to preset the

channel (for VCR, select programme

number 0”). Then press .

ii The following option is only available depending on the country you have selected in the

Language/Country menu.

After selecting the System option, press . Then press or to select the TV Broadcast system

(B/G for western European countries, L for France or I for United Kingdom). Then press .

iii After selecting the Channel option, press . Then press or to select the channel tuning (C

for terrestrial channel or S for cable channels). Next press . 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 or 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 . Next press or to select a letter,

number or “-“ for a blank. Press to confirm this character. Select the other four characters in the

same way. After selecting all the characters, press OK twice to store.

c)

Fine tune the broadcast reception. 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 . Next press or 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 . Next press or 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)

View and record scrambled channels when using a decoder connected to Scart i3/r3 directly

or through a VCR.

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 . Next press or 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.

Menu System

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Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 / Function

Picture Adjustment

Mode: Personal

AUTO FORMAT

Contrast

Brightness

The Auto Format option in the Detail Set Up

Colour

Sharpness

menu allows you to automatically change the

Hue

Reset

aspect ratio of the screen.

OK

To do this: after selecting the option, press .

Set Up

Detail Set Up

Then press or to select On (if you wish the

Language

Auto Format:

On

Auto Tuning

Noise Reduction:

Auto

TV set to automatically switch the screen format

Programme Sorting

AV3 Output:

TV

TV Speakers:

On

Progamme Labels

according to the broadcast signal) or Off (if you

RGB Centring:

0

AV Preset

Picture Rotation:

0

Manual Programme Preset

wish to keep your preference). Finally press OK

Detail Set Up

OK

to store.

OK

Even if you have selected On or Off in

the Auto Format option, you can always

modify the format of the screen by pressing

repeatedly on the remote control to

select one of the following formats:

Smart:

Imitation of wide screen effect

Smart

for 4:3 broadcast.

4:3:

Conventional 4:3 picture size,

full picture information.

4:3

Compromise between 4:3 and

14:9:

16:9 picture size.

Widescreen format for

14:9

Zoom:

letterbox movies.

For 16:9 broadcast. Full

Wide:

picture information.

Zoom

In Smart, Zoom and “14:9” modes,

parts of the top and bottom of the screen

are cut off. Press or to adjust the

position of the image on the screen (e.g. to

read subtitles).

Wide

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Menu System

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 / Function

Picture Adjustment

NOISE REDUCTION

Mode: Personal

Contrast

The Noise Reduction option in the “Detail Set

Brightness

Colour

Sharpness

Up menu allows you to automatically reduce the

Hue

Reset

picture noise visible in the broadcast signal.

OK

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

Detail Set Up

press or to select Auto. Finally press OK to

Set Up

Language

Auto Format:

On

Noise Reduction:

Auto

confirm and store.

Auto Tuning

Programme Sorting

AV3 Output:

TV

TV Speakers:

On

Progamme Labels

RGB Centring:

0

AV Preset

Picture Rotation:

0

To cancel this function afterwards, select Off

Manual Programme Preset

Detail Set Up

instead of Auto in the step above.

OK

OK

AV3 OUTPUT

Picture Adjustment

Mode: Personal

The AV3 Output option in the Detail Set Up

Contrast

Brightness

menu allows you to select the source to be output

Colour

Sharpness

Hue

from the Scart connector i3/r3. You can

Reset

then record from this Scart any signal coming

OK

from the TV or from external equipment connected

to the Scart connectors i1/ 1, i2/ 2 or

Set Up

Detail Set Up

side connectors r4 or t4 and o4.

Language

Auto Format:

On

Auto Tuning

Noise Reduction:

Auto

Programme Sorting

AV3 Output:

TV

Progamme Labels

TV Speakers:

On

RGB Centring:

0

AV Preset

Picture Rotation:

0

If your VCR supports Smartlink, this

Manual Programme Preset

Detail Set Up

procedure is not necessary.

OK

OK

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

press or to select the desired output signal:

TV, AV1, AV2, AV4, YC4 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

i

3/r3 or to a VCR connected to this

Scart, please remember to change back the

AV3 Output to AUTO or TV for

correct unscrambling.

TV SPEAKERS

Picture Adjustment

Mode: Personal

The TV Speakers option in the “Detail Set Up

Contrast

Brightness

menu allows you to mute the TV speakers in order

Colour

Sharpness

to listen to the TV from an external amplifier

Hue

Reset

connected to the audio outputs on the rear of the TV

OK

set.

Set Up

Detail Set Up

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

Language

Auto Format:

On

Auto Tuning

Noise Reduction:

Auto

press or to select Off. Finally press OK to

Programme Sorting

AV3 Output:

TV

TV Speakers:

On

Progamme Labels

RGB Centring:

0

confirm and store.

AV Preset

Picture Rotation:

0

Manual Programme Preset

Detail Set Up

OK

OK

To cancel this function afterwards, select On

instead of Off in the step above.

Menu System

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Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 / Function

Picture Adjustment

Mode: Personal

RGB CENTRING

Contrast

Brightness

When connecting an RGB source, such as a

Colour

Sharpness

Hue

PlayStation, you may need to readjust the

Reset

horizontal position of the picture. If this is the

OK

case, you can readjust it through the RGB

Centring option in theDetail Set Up”.

Set Up

Detail Set Up

Language

Auto Format:

On

Auto Tuning

Noise Reduction:

Auto

Programme Sorting

AV3 Output:

TV

To do this: while watching an RGB source select

TV Speakers:

On

Progamme Labels

RGB Centring:

0

the RGB Centring” option and press . Then

AV Preset

Picture Rotation:

0

Manual Programme Preset

Detail Set Up

press or to adjust the centre of the

OK

OK

picture between 10 and +10. Finally press OK

to confirm and store.

PICTURE ROTATION

Picture Adjustment

Mode: Personal

Because of the earths magnetism, the picture

Contrast

Brightness

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

Colour

Sharpness

Hue

pictures slant by using the Picture

Reset

Rotation option in the Detail Set Up menu.

OK

To do this: after selecting the option, press .

Set Up

Detail Set Up

Then press or to correct any slant of the

Language

Auto Format:

On

Auto Tuning

Noise Reduction:

Auto

Programme Sorting

AV3 Output:

TV

picture between -5 and +5.

TV Speakers:

On

Progamme Labels

RGB Centring:

0

AV Preset

Picture Rotation:

0

Manual Programme Preset

Detail Set Up

OK

OK

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