Sony KV-DB29: x “Settings” Adjustment

x “Settings” Adjustment

You are able to change the settings of your TV from “Settings” in WEGA GATE

menu.

Press WEGA GATE button to display WEGA GATE menu. Press V or v to select

“Settings” and press

.

The following is an overview of the items that can be adjusted.

Picture

“Picture” (see page 19)

DRC-MF: DRC1250

Picture Mode:

Vivid

“DRC-MF”: “DRC1250”

“DRC100” “Progressive”

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“Picture Mode”: “Vivid” “Standard” “Custom”

3D Intelligent Picture:

On

“Picture Adjustment”: “Picture”, “Brightness”, “Color”, “Hue”,

“Sharpness”, “Color Temperature”, “Reset”

Select

Confirm

End

“3D Intelligent Picture”: “On”

“Off” (KV-DB29M98 only)

“Intelligent Picture”: “On” “Off” (KV-DB29M91 only)

“NR”: “High”

“Low” “Off” (KV-DB29M91 only)

Sound

“Sound” (see page 21)

Sound Mode: Dynamic

Sound Adjustment

“Sound Mode”: “Dynamic”

“Standard” “Custom”

Balance

“Sound Adjustment”: “Adjust”, “Reset”

Intelligent Volume:

Off

Surround:

Off

“Balance”

“Intelligent Volume”: “On” “Off”

Select

Confirm

End

“Surround”: “On”

“Simulated” “Off”

Wide Screen

“Wide Screen” (see page 23)

Wide Mode:

4:3

Auto Wide:

On

“Wide Mode”: “16:9”

“4:3”

“Auto Wide”: “On”

“Off”

Select

Confirm

End

Channel Setup

“Channel Setup” (see page 24)

Auto Program

Manual Program

“Auto Program”

Program Sorting/Edit

“Manual Program”

“Program”: “00” - “99”

“TV System”: “B/G”

“I” “D/K” “M”

Select

Confirm

End

“VHF Low”/”VHF High”/“UHF”

“Fine”: “Auto”

“Manual”

“Signal Booster”: “Auto”

“Off”

“Program Sorting/Edit”

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Setup

”Setup” (see page 26)

Language:

English

Picture Position

“Language”: “English”

“ ” (Russian)

WEGA Theatre Setup

Game Mode:

Off

“Picture Position”: “Picture Rotation”, “Picture V-Position”

Video Label

Color System:

Auto

“WEGA Theatre Setup”: “Direct Input”

“Game Mode”: “On”

“Off”

Select

Confirm

End

“Video Label”

“Color System”: “Auto”

“PAL” “SECAM” “NTSC3.58”

“NTSC4.43”

“Eco Mode”: “On”

“Off”

“Factory Settings”: “Yes”

“No”

Note

• When a feature is dimmed in the menu, it is not selectable.

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x Changing the “Picture” setting

The “Picture” menu allows you to adjust the picture settings.

Press WEGA GATE and select “Settings”.

1

Make sure the “Picture” icon (

) is

Picture

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DRC-MF: DRC1250

selected, then press

.

Picture Mode:

Vivid

Picture Adjustment

3D Intelligent Picture:

On

Select

Confirm

End

Press V or v to select the desired item (e.g., “DRC-MF”), then press

.

3

Select To

“DRC-MF” choose either “DRC1250” (for high density pictures), “DRC100”

(reduce flicker on the screen) or “Progressive” (reduce jitter of

any small areas or scanning lines on the screen).

“Picture Mode” choose either “Vivid”, “Standard” or “Custom”* (see page 11).

“3D Intelligent Picture” optimize picture quality.

(KV-DB29M98 only) Automatically, the picture will become clearer and sharper if the

signal is good and noise will be reduced if the signal is noisy.

Press V or v to select “On”, then press

.

To cancel, select “Off”, then press

.

“Intelligent Picture” optimize picture quality.

(KV-DB29M91 only) Press V or v to select “On”, then press

.

To cancel, select “Off”, then press

.

“NR” optimize overall picture sharpness to reduce noise.

(Noise Reduction) Choose either “High”, “Low” or “Off”.

(KV-DB29M91 only)

* You can adjust the setting to your personal preference in the “Picture Adjustment”

option only when the “Custom” mode is selected (see page 20).

Notes

• The DRC-MF mode is not selectable when “Game Mode” mode is turned “On”. The mode is

not available for HD (high-definition) and progressive input signals.

• “3D Intelligent Picture” is not available in HD and progressive input signal (KV-DB29M98

only).

• For NTSC 3.58 color system, “3D Comb Filter: On” or “3D-NR: On” display will appear when

“3D Intelligent Picture” changes from one mode to the other. For PAL color system, Digital

Comb Filter and 3D-NR are also available (KV-DB29M98 only).

• “NR” is not selectable when receiving signals through the

(S video input) or

(component video input) terminals (KV-DB29M91 only).

The DRC-MF logo (

) and “DRC-MF” are trademarks of Sony

Corporation.

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Adjusting the “Picture Adjustment” items under

“Custom” mode

Press V or v to select either “Picture” (contrast), “Brightness”, “Color”,

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“Hue” (color tones),“Sharpness” or “Color Temperature” (choose either

“Cool”, “Neutral” or “Warm”), then press

.

Selecting “Reset” will set your TV to the factory settings.

Press V,v,B or b to adjust the setting of your selected item, then press

.

2

Repeat the above steps to adjust other items.

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The adjusted settings will be received when you select “Custom”.

Notes

• “Hue” can be adjusted for the NTSC color system only.

• Reducing “Sharpness” can also reduce picture noise.

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x Changing the “Sound” setting

The “Sound” menu allows you to adjust the sound settings.

Press WEGA GATE and select “Settings”.

1

Press V or v to select the “Sound”

2

icon (

), then press .

Press V or v to select the desired item (e.g., “Sound Mode”), then press

.

3

Select To

“Sound Mode” choose either “Dynamic”, “Standard” or “Custom”*

(see page 11).

“Balance” Press v or B to emphasize the left speaker.

Press V or b to emphasize the right speaker.

“Intelligent Volume” adjust the volume of all program numbers and video inputs

automatically.

Press V or v to select “On”, then press

.

To cancel, select “Off”, then press .

“Surround” choose either “On” (surround), “Simulated” (stereo-like

monaural sound) or “Off”.

* You can adjust the setting to your personal preference in the “Sound Adjustment”

option only when the “Custom” mode is selected (see page 22).

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Adjusting the “Sound Adjustment” items under

“Custom” mode

The 5-Band Graphic Equalizer feature allows you to adjust sound frequency settings

of “Custom” mode in the menu.

Make sure that “Adjust” is selected,

1

then press

.

Selecting “Reset” will set your TV to

the factory settings.

Press B or b to select the desired sound frequency, then press V or v to

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adjust the setting and press

.

The adjusted settings will be received when you select “Custom”.

Notes

• Adjusting higher frequency will affect higher pitched sound and adjusting lower frequency

will affect lower pitched sound.

• You may display the settings directly by using the SOUND MODE button on the TV front

panel (see page 8) or

button on the remote control (see page 10).

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x Changing the “Wide Screen” setting

The “Wide Screen” menu allows you to view the picture with optimal effect

when receiving wide-mode (16:9) picture signal.

Press WEGA GATE and select “Settings”.

1

Press V or v to select the “Wide Screen”

2

icon (

), then press .

Press V or v to select the desired item (e.g., “Wide Mode”), then press

.

3

Select To

“Wide Mode” change the size of the picture when receiving wide-mode (16:9)

picture signal.

Choose “16:9”.

To restore the normal picture size, select “4:3”, then press

.

“Auto Wide” display the picture in optimum wide screen automatically when

you choose “On”.

To cancel, select “Off”, then press

.

Tip

• You can also change to wide-mode picture size by pressing the

button on the remote

control (see page 9).

Notes

• “Wide Mode” is not selectable for high-definition (1080i, 720p) input signals. For HD (1080i,

720p) input signals, your TV will always display wide mode picture.

• “Auto Wide” is only available when receiving 576i, 480p and 480i input signals.

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x C

hanging the “Channel Setup”

setting

The “Channel Setup” menu allows you to preset channels automatically,

manually preset channels and sort or edit the channels.

Press WEGA GATE and select “Settings”.

1

Press V or v to select the “Channel Setup”

2

icon (

), then press .

Press V or v to select the desired item (e.g., “Auto Program”), then press

.

3

Select To

“Auto Program” preset channels automatically.

“Manual Program” manually preset desired channels and channels that cannot be

preset automatically (see Presetting channels manually in

page 25).

“Program Sorting/Edit”

change the order in which the channels appear on the screen,

label the program number, skip the program number and block

unwanted programs.

(see step 3 of the section “Initial Setup” in

page 6).

Notes

• If you preset a blocked program number, that program number will be unblocked

automatically.

• If you sort a blocked program, that program will remain blocked.

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Presetting channels manually

After selecting “Manual Program”, select the program

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number to which you want to preset a channel.

(1) Make sure “Program” is selected, then press

.

(2) Press V or v

until the program number you want

to preset appears on the menu, then press

.

Select the desired channel.

2

(1) Make sure either “VHF Low”, “VHF High” or “UHF” is selected,

then press

.

(2) Press V or v until the desired channel’s broadcast appears on the TV screen,

then press

.

If the sound of the desired channel is abnormal, select the appropriate TV

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system.

(1) Press V or v

to select “TV System”, then press .

(2) Press V or v

until the sound becomes normal, then press .

If you are not satisfied with the picture and sound quality, you may be able

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to improve them by using the “Fine” tuning feature.

(1) Press V or v

to select “Fine”, then press .

(2) Press V or v

to select “Manual”, then press .

(3)

Press V,v,B or b until the picture and sound quality are optimal, then press .

The + or – icon on the menu flashes while tuning.

If the TV signal is too strong (picture distorted; picture with lines; signal

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interference) or weak (snowy picture), you may be able to improve the

picture quality by setting the “Signal Booster” feature.

(1) Press V or v

to select “Signal Booster”, then press .

(2) Press V or v

to select “Off” (for picture distorted; picture with lines; signal

interference) or “Auto” (for snowy picture), then press

.

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