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Using the Digital Favourite list *

The Favourite feature allows you to select

programmes from a list of up to 20 channels you

specify. To display the Favourite list, see “Navigating

through menus” (page 23).

Watching TV

Digital Favourite list

* This function may not be available in some countries.

To Do this

Create your Favourite list for the first time A message appears asking if you want to add channels to the Favourite list

when you select “Digital Favourites” in the “MENU” for the first time.

1 Press to select “Yes”.

2 Press

F/f to select the channel you want to add.

If you know the channel number, you can use the number buttons to

directly select a channel.

3 Press .

Channels that are stored in the Favourite list are indicated by a

symbol.

Turn off the Favourite list Press RETURN.

See brief details on current programmes Press while selecting a channel. Press again to cancel.

Watch a channel Press while selecting a channel.

Add or remove channels in the Favourite

1 Press the blue button.

list

Channels that are stored in the Favourite list are indicated by a

symbol.

2 Press F/f to select the channel you want to add or remove.

If you know the channel number, you can use the number buttons to

directly select a channel.

3 Press .

4 Press the blue button to return to the Favourite list.

Remove all channels from the Favourite list

1 Press the blue button.

2 Press the yellow button.

A display appears to confirm that you want to delete all channels from the

Favourite list.

3 Press G/g to select “Yes”, then press to confirm.

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To use the Tools menu

Press TOOLS to display the following options when

Viewing pictures from

viewing pictures from connected equipment other

than a PC.

connected equipment

Options Description

Close

Closes the Tools menu.

Switch on the connected equipment, then

perform one of the following operation.

PAP (or Single Picture)

See page 18.

For equipment connected to the scart sockets using a

Picture Mode See page 24.

fully-wired 21-pin scart lead (page 43)

Start playback on the connected equipment.

Sound Mode See page 27.

The picture from the connected equipment appears on

Power Saving See page 31.

the screen.

Sleep Timer See page 31.

For an auto-tuned VCR (page 7)

In analogue mode, press PROG +/-, or the number

i Volume* See page 32.

buttons, to select the video channel.

Auto Clock Set Allows you to switch to digital

For other connected equipment (page 42)

mode and obtain the time.

Press / repeatedly until the correct input

symbol (see below) appears on the screen.

* This option appears only if “i Speaker Link” is set to

“Off” (page 32).

On screen

Labels of input jacks

display

AV1/2/3 or

1/2/3 or

AV1/2/3

1/2/3

AV4 4 (Y, P

B/CB, PR/CR) and

4 (L, R)

AV5 HDMI IN 5

AV6 HDMI IN 6

HDMI IN 6 and HDMI IN 6

(L, R)

AV 7 ,

7,

AV 7 o r

7 (Y, PB/CB, PR/CR) or

AV 7

7, and

7 (L (MONO), R)

PC PC and PC

Additional operations

To Do this

Return to normal

Press DIGITAL or ANALOG.

TV mode

Access the Input

Press to access the Input signal

signal index table

index table. (Then, only in

(except for PC video

analogue mode, press

g.) To

input signal)

select an input source, press

F/f,

then press .

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Using MENU Functions

Icon Description

Navigating through

Digital*

menus

Returns to the last viewed digital

channel.

“MENU” allows you to enjoy various convenient

Digital EPG*

features of this TV. You can easily select channels or

Displays the Digital Electronic

inputs sources and change the settings for your TV.

Programme Guide (EPG).

For details about settings, see page 19.

External Inputs

Selects equipment connected to your TV.

• To watch the desired external input,

select the input source, then press .

Using MENU Functions

• To assign a label to an external input,

select “Edit AV Labels”, then see

page 33.

Settings

Displays the Settings menu where most

of the advanced settings and adjustments

are performed.

For details about settings, see page 24 to

39.

2

Note

The options you can adjust vary depending

3

on the situation. Unavailable options are

greyed out or not displayed.

1

* This function may not be available in some countries.

2 Press F/f to select an option.

1 Press MENU to display the menu.

3 Press to confirm a selected option.

To exit the menu, press MENU.

Icon Description

Digital Favourites*

Displays the Favourite list. For details

about settings, see page 21.

Analogue

Returns to the last viewed analogue

channel.

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Picture menu

You can select the options listed below on the Picture

menu.

1 Press F/f to select “Settings” on MENU,

then press .

2 Press F/f to select a menu icon, then

press .

3 Press F/f/G/g to select an option.

Target Inputs

For the input currently being viewed, select whether to use the common setting or to

set each item separately.

“Common”: Applies common settings whose adjustments are shared with other

inputs in which “Target Inputs” is set to “Common”.

Current input name (e.g. AV1): Allows you to set each option separately for the

current input.

Tip

Set each input to “Common” if you require the same settings to apply to each input.

Picture Mode

Selects the picture mode.

“Vivid”: For enhanced picture contrast and sharpness.

“Standard”: For standard picture. Recommended for home entertainment.

“Custom”: Allows you to store your preferred settings.

Reset

Resets all the “Picture” settings except “Target Inputs” and “Picture Mode” to the

factory settings.

Tip

“Advanced Settings” (page 26) is also not reset. Select “Reset” in “Advanced Settings” to reset

items in “Advanced Settings”.

Backlight

Adjusts the brightness of the backlight.

Contrast

Increases or decreases picture contrast.

Brightness

Brightens or darkens the picture.

Colour

Increases or decreases colour intensity.

Hue

Increases or decreases the green tones and red tones.

Tip

“Hue” can only be adjusted for an NTSC colour signal (e.g. U.S.A. video tapes).

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Colour Temperature

Adjusts the whiteness of the picture.

“Cool”: Gives the white colours a blue tint.

“Neutral”: Gives the white colours a neutral tint.

“Warm 1”/“Warm 2”: Gives the white colours a red tint. “Warm 2” gives a redder

tint than “Warm 1”.

Tip

“Warm 1” and “Warm 2” can only be selected when you set “Picture Mode” to “Custom”.

Sharpness

Sharpens or softens the picture.

Noise Reduction

Reduces the picture noise (snowy picture).

“Auto”: Automatically reduces the picture noise.

“High”/“Medium”/“Low”: Modifies the effect of the noise reduction.

“Off”: Turns off the Noise Reduction feature.

“BNR”: Reduces the block picture noise. This is effective for digital channels, or a

connected DVD player/digital receiver with MPEG playback.

Tips

Using MENU Functions

• “Auto” is not available when watching component, HDMI or digital RF inputs.

• “Noise Reduction” is not available when using Freeze or PAP features.

DRC Mode

Selects a high-resolution picture with 4x density, for high quality sources (e.g. DVD

players, digital receivers).

“Mode 1”: Recommended for moving pictures.

“Mode 2”: Recommended for still images and text.

“Off”: Turns off the DRC Mode.

Tip

“DRC Mode” is not available when “Game Mode” is set to “On” or when using Freeze or PAP

features; also not available when watching 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i or 1080p sources.

DRC Palette

Customizes the level of detail (“Reality”) and smoothness (“Clarity”) for each input

signal. For example, you can create a custom setting for your cable input’s picture,

and create another for your DVD player’s pictures.

The DRC palette appears.

Press

F/f/G/g to adjust the position of the marker (z).

As you move the z higher along the “Reality” axis, the picture becomes more

detailed. As you move the z to the right along the “Clarity” axis, the picture

becomes smoother.

Tip

“DRC Palette” is not available when “Game Mode” is set to “On”, “DRC Mode” is set to “Off”

or when using Freeze or PAP features; also not available when watching 480p, 576p, 720p,

1080i or 1080p sources.

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Film Mode

Provides smoother picture movement when playing DVD or VCR images taken on

film, reducing picture blur and graininess.

“Auto 1”: For a stable picture with minimal noise. Set to “Auto 2” if the screen is

partially degraded.

“Auto 2”: Use this setting for standard use.

“Off”: Turns off the Film mode.

Notes

• Even if “Auto 1” or “Auto 2” is selected, “Film Mode” will be automatically turned off and

a moving image will not be played smoothly if the image contains irregular signals or too

much noise.

• Film Mode is not available when using Freeze or PAP features, or when watching 480p,

576p, 720p or 1080p sources.

i Volume

Adjusts the volume of the headphones when “i Speaker Link” is set to “Off”.

(headphone volume)

i Speaker Link

Switches the TV’s internal speakers on/off when headphones are connected.

“On”: Sound is output only from headphones.

(headphone speaker

“Off”: Sound is output from both the TV and headphones.

link)

Speaker

Switches on/off the TV’s internal speakers.

“On”: The TV speakers are turned on in order to listen to the TV’s sound through the

TV speakers.

“Off”: The TV speakers are turned off in order to listen to the TV’s sound only

through your external audio equipment connected to the audio output sockets.

Audio Out

“Variable”: The audio output from your audio system can be controlled by the TV’s

remote.

“Fixed”: The audio output of the TV is fixed. Use your audio receiver’s volume

control to adjust the volume (and other audio settings) through your audio system.

Light Sensor

“On”: Automatically optimizes the picture settings according to the ambient light in

the room.

“Off”: Turns off the “Light Sensor” feature.

Note

Be sure not to put anything over the sensor, as its function may be affected. See page 15 for

further information on the sensor.

Logo Illumination

Lights up and turns off the Sony logo on the front of the TV.

Language

Selects the language in which the menus are displayed.

Information

Displays your TV’s product information.

All Reset

Resets all settings to the factory settings and then displays the Auto Start-up screen.

Note

All settings, including Digital Favourite list, country, language, auto tuned channels, etc. will

be reset.

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AV Set-up menu

You can select the options listed below on the AV Set-

up menu. To select options in “Settings”, refer to

“Picture menu” (page 24).

AV Preset

Assigns a name to any equipment connected to the side and rear sockets. The name

Using MENU Functions

will be displayed briefly on the screen when the equipment is selected. You can skip

input signals from connected equipment that you do not want displayed on the

screen.

1 Press

F/f to select the desired input source, then press .

2 Press

F/f to select the desired option below, then press .

Equipment labels: Uses one of the preset labels to assign a name to connected

equipment.

“Edit”: Creates your own label. Follow steps 2 to 4 of “Programme Labels” (page 35).

“Skip”: Skips an unnecessary input source.

AV7 Input

“Auto”: Switches automatically between the component video sockets, S Video

socket, and the composite video sockets on the left side of the TV depending on the

cable connection.

“Component”: Activates the component video sockets on the left side of the TV.

“S Video”: Activates the S Video socket on the left side of the TV.

“Composite”: Activates the composite video sockets on the left side of the TV.

Tip

When multiple cables are connected and “Auto” is selected, “Component”, “S

Video”, “Composite” will be activated in that order.

AV2 Output

Sets a signal to be output through the socket labelled / 2 on the rear of the

TV. If you connect a VCR or other recording equipment to the / 2 socket,

you can then record from the equipment connected to other sockets of the TV.

“TV”: Outputs a broadcast.

“AV1”: Outputs signals from equipment connected to the / 1 socket.

“AV3”: Outputs signals from equipment connected to the / 3 socket.

“AV7”: Outputs signals from equipment connected to the / 7 socket.

“Auto”: Outputs whatever is being viewed on the screen (except signals from the

/ 4, HDMI IN 5, HDMI IN 6 and PC sockets).

Colour System

Selects the colour system (“Auto”, “PAL”, “SECAM”, “NTSC3.58” or

“NTSC4.43”) according to the input signal from the input source.

Game Mode

Depending on the game software, reaction times may slow during fast-moving

scenes, etc. Select “On” to improve the reaction times.

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Colour Matrix

Usually used in the factory setting (AV1/2/3/7 (Composite and S video input signal)

is set to “ITU601”, and AV4/5/6/7 (Component input signal) is set to “Auto”). If the

tone of the picture from the input source is unnatural, select either “ITU601” or

“ITU709”, which normalizes the tone.

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Analogue Set-up menu

You can select the options listed below on the

Analogue Set-up menu. To select options in

“Settings”, refer to “Picture menu” (page 24).

1 Digit Direct

When “1 Digit Direct” is set to “On”, you can select an analogue channel using one

Using MENU Functions

preset number button (0 - 9) on the remote.

Note

When “1 Digit Direct” is set to “On”, you cannot select channel numbers 10 and above entering

two digits using the remote.

Auto Tuning

Tunes in all the available analogue channels.

Usually you do not need to do this operation because the channels are already tuned

when the TV was first installed (page 7). However, this option allows you to repeat

the process (e.g. to retune the TV after moving house, or to search for new channels

that have been launched by broadcasters).

Programme Sorting

Changes the order in which the analogue channels are stored on the TV.

1 Press

F/f to select the channel you want to move to a new position,

then press .

2 Press

F/f to select the new position for your channel, then press .

Programme Labels

Assigns a channel name of your choice up to five letters or numbers. The name will

be displayed briefly on the screen when the channel is selected. (Names for channels

are usually taken automatically from Text (if available).)

1 Press F/f to select the channel you want to name, then press .

2 Press F/f to select the desired letter or number (“_” for a blank space),

then press

g.

If you input a wrong character

Press G/g to select the wrong character. Then, press F/f to select the correct

character.

To delete all the characters

Select “Reset”, then press .

3 Repeat the procedure in step 2 until the name is complete.

4 Select “OK”, then press .

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Manual Programme

Before selecting “Label”/“AFT”/“Audio Filter”/“Skip”/“Decoder”, press PROG +/-

to select the programme number with the channel. You cannot select a programme

Preset

number that is set to skip (page 37).

Programme

/System/Channel

Presets programme channels manually.

1 Press

F/f to select “Programme”, then press .

2 Press

F/f to select the programme number you want to manually tune

(if tuning a VCR, select channel 00), then press RETURN.

3 Press

F/f to select “System”, then press .

4 Press F/f to select one of the following TV broadcast systems, then

press RETURN.

B/G: For western European countries/regions

I: For the United Kingdom

D/K: For eastern European countries/regions

L: For France

5 Press F/f to select “Channel”, then press .

6 Press

F/f to select “S” (for cable channels) or “C” (for terrestrial

channels), then press

g.

7 Tune the channels as follows:

If you do not know the channel number (frequency)

Press F/f to search for the next available channel. When a channel has been found,

the search will stop. To continue searching, press

F/f.

If you know the channel number (frequency)

Press the number buttons to enter the channel number of the broadcast you want or

your VCR channel number.

8 Press to jump to “Confirm”, then press .

9 Press f to select “OK”, then press .

Repeat the procedure above to preset other channels manually.

Label

Assigns a name of your choice, up to five letters or numbers, to the selected channel.

This name will be displayed briefly on the screen when the channel is selected.

To input characters, follow steps 2 to 4 of “Programme Labels” (page 35).

AFT

Allows you to fine-tune the selected programme number manually if you feel that a

slight tuning adjustment will improve the picture quality.

You can adjust the fine tuning over a range of -15 to +15. When “On” is selected, the

fine tuning is performed automatically.

Audio Filter

Improves the sound for individual channels in the case of distortion in mono

broadcasts. Sometimes a non-standard broadcast signal can cause sound distortion or

intermittent sound muting when watching mono programmes.

If you do not experience any sound distortion, we recommend that you leave this

option set to the factory setting “Off”.

Notes

• You cannot receive stereo or dual sound when “Low” or “High” is selected.

• “Audio Filter” is not available when “System” is set to “L”.

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Skip

Skips unused analogue channels when you press PROG +/- to select channels. (You

can still select a skipped channel using the number buttons.)

Decoder

Views and records the scrambled channel selected when using a decoder connected

directly to scart connector / 1, or to scart connector / 2 via a VCR.

Note

Depending on the country/region selected for “Country” (page 7), this option may not be

available.

Confirm

Saves changes made to the “Manual Programme Preset” settings.

Using MENU Functions

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Digital Set-up menu

You can select the options listed below on the Digital

Set-up menu. To select options in “Settings”, refer to

“Picture menu” (page 24).

Note

Some functions may not be available in some countries.

Digital Settings

Displays the “Digital Settings” menu.

Subtitle Setting

Displays digital subtitles on the screen.

When “For Hard Of Hearing” is selected, some visual aids may also be displayed

with the subtitles (if TV channels broadcast such information).