Sony KV-SR29: x Watching Picture-in-Picture (PIP)

x Watching Picture-in-Picture (PIP): Sony KV-SR29

x Watching Picture-in-Picture (PIP)

With the PIP feature, you can display two different TV

programs or video input at the same time by using the

button.

VIDEO

To

Press

DVD

Display a sub screen

.

PA RT Y

To cancel the sub screen, press

MODE

the button again.

A/B

MENU

Change a program number

PIP PROG + or

in the sub screen

PIP PROG –.

PIP PROG +/

Adjust position of sub screen

.

PIP PROG –

Swap pictures between

.

the main and sub screens

Swap sound between the

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2

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main and sub screens

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A “ ” symbol will appear

next to the program

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number or video input

display to indicate which

screen you are hearing.

Selecting TV program using PIP

You can select your desired TV program directly from the PIP sub screen by using PIP

PROG +/– buttons.

1. Press PIP PROG +/– until the desired program appears in the sub screen.

2. Press

to change the sub screen program to the main screen.

Notes

You can only enjoy stereo sound from the main screen.

You cannot change the picture to a video input in the sub screen. You can only display a video

input, in the sub screen by swapping the pictures when a video input is displayed in the main

screen.

The picture and sound from the T (monitor output) terminals will always be from the main

screen, even when you select the sub screen sound by pressing (see page 31).

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x Enjoying the Party Mode

You can sing along with any music program of TV broadcast or with any audio/

video equipment or create visual presentations (e.g. photos or video stories) with

narration and favorite background music by using the Party Mode feature.

VIDEO

DVD

PA RT Y

MODE

PARTY

A/B

MODE

MENU

TV front panel

MIC

L(MONO) R

4

O

N

O

FF

1

2

3

Select the input connected to your audio/video equipment (see pages

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30 – 32).

Connect the microphone (not supplied) to the microphone input terminal

2

and switch it on.

You can begin singing or speaking from the microphone at the last TV volume

setting.

Press PARTY MODE to display the “Party Mode Setup” menu. Press V or v to

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adjust “MIC Level” (microphone volume) and “Echo Level” of the

microphone sound.

If you want to change the audio source, select the input connected to the

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audio equipment which you want to hear from “Audio Input Fix” (see page

28).

To revert to the original sound source, press PARTY MODE again to display the

“Party Mode Setup” menu and select “Off” from “Audio Input Fix”

(see page 28).

Tip

• Microphone volume will be affected by TV volume.

Notes

• Be sure to adjust the “MIC Level“ and “Echo Level” to the minimum level before plugging in

and disconnecting the microphone.

For your own safety, do not use or plug in the microphone during lightning storms.

• Keep microphone away from the speakers and adjust its volume to avoid acoustic feedback

(howling) and distortion.

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Enjoying stereo or bilingual programs

You can enjoy stereo sound or bilingual programs of NICAM and A2 stereo

systems by using the A/B button.

VIDEO

When receiving a NICAM program

Broadcasting On-screen display (Selected sound)

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PA RT Y

MODE

NICAM

NICAM

t

Mono

A/B

stereo

(Stereo sound)

(Regular sound)

A/B

MENU

t

NICAM

NICAM Main

tt

NICAM Sub

Mono

bilingual

(Main sound)

(Sub sound)

(Regular sound)

t

NICAM

NICAM Main

t

Mono

1

2

3

monaural

(Main sound)

(Regular sound)

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t

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PRO

When receiving an A2 program

G

Broadcasting On-screen display (Selected sound)

OPTION RESET

A2

Stereo

t

Mono

stereo

(Stereo sound)

(Regular sound)

TV

t

A2

Main

t

Sub

bilingual

(Main sound)

(Sub sound)

t

Note

If the stereo sound is noisy when receiving a stereo program, select “Mono”. The sound

becomes monaural but the noise is reduced.

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x Viewing Teletext

Some TV stations broadcast an information service called Teletext which allows

you to receive various information, such as stock market reports and news.

You can use the buttons on the remote to view Teletext.

VIDEO

To Do this

DVD

display a Teletext Press . Each time you press , the

PA RT Y

MODE

page on the screen changes as follows:

A/B

TV picture Teletext t Teletext and TV t TV.

MENU

If there is no Teletext broadcast, “100” is

displayed at the top left corner of the

screen.

check the contents Press .

of a Teletext service An overview of the Teletext contents,

z

(red,

including page numbers, appears on the

green,

screen.

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2

3

yellow,

4

blue)

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select a Teletext page Press the number buttons to enter the

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three-digit page number of the desired

Teletext page. If you make a mistake,

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PRO

G

reenter the correct page number. To

access the next or previous page, press

or .

OPTION RESET

hold (pause) a Press to display the symbol “ ” at

Teletext display the top left corner of the screen. To

TV

resume normal Teletext viewing, press

.

reveal concealed Press .

information (e.g., To conceal the information, press the

an answer to a quiz) button again.

enlarge the Teletext Press . Each time you press , the

display Teletext display changes as follows:

Enlarge upper half t Enlarge lower

half t Normal size.

stand by for a Teletext (1) Enter the Teletext page number that

page while watching you want to refer to, then press

.

a TV program (2) When the page number is displayed,

press

to show the text.

select a FASTEXT Press z (red, green, yellow and blue)

menu or the colored that corresponds to the desired menu or

boxes page number.

turn off Teletext Press a.

Note

The FASTEXT feature can be used only when the FASTEXT broadcast is available.

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