Sony KV-21LT1K: instruction

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FD Trinitron

Colour Television

Instruction Manual

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Návod k obsluze

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Kezelési útmutató

HU

Instrukcja obsługi

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Инструкции за експлоатация

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Инструкция пo эксплyатации

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Návod na obsluhu

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KV-21LT1K

KV-14LT1K

© 2000 by Sony Corporation

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Safety Information

Never push objects of any kind into

For environmental and safety

This set is to operate on a 220-

the set as this could result in a fire

240V AC supply only. Take care

reasons, it is recommended that

or electric shock. Never spill liquid

not to connect too many

the TV set is not left in standby

of any kind on the set. If any liquid

or solid object does fall through, do

appliances to the same power

mode when not in use. Disconnect

not operate the TV. Have it checked

socket as this could result in fire

from the mains.

immediately by qualified

or electric shock.

personnel.

Do not open the cabinet and the rear

For your own safety, do not touch

To prevent fire or shock

cover of the TV. Refer to qualified

any part of the TV, power lead or

hazard, do not expose the TV

service personnel only.

aerial lead during lightning

to rain or moisture.

storms.

Do not cover the

Never place

To prevent fire, keep inflammable

ventilation openings of the TV For

the TV in hot, humid or

objects or naked lights (eg

ventilation, leave a space of at

excessively dusty places. Do not

candles) away from the TV.

least 10cm all around the set.

install the TV where it may be

exposed to mechanical vibrations.

Take care not to place heavy

Clean the TV with a soft, lightly

Pull out the power lead by the

objects on the power lead as this

dampened cloth. Do not use

plug. Do not pull on the power

could result in damage.

benzine, thinner or any other

lead itself.

We recommend you wind any

chemicals to clean the TV. Do not

scratch the TV screen. As a safety

excess lead around the holders

precaution, unplug the TV before

provided on the rear of the TV.

cleaning it.

Unplug the power lead before

Place the TV on a secure stable

moving the TV. Avoid uneven

Do not cover the ventilation

stand. Do not allow children to

surfaces, quick steps or excessive

openings of the TV with items

climb on to it. Do not place the TV

force. If the set has been dropped

such as curtains or newspapers

on its side or face up.

or damaged, have it checked

etc.

immediately by qualified service

personnel.

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Introduction

Thank you for choosing this Sony FD Trinitron Colour Television.

Before operating the TV, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future

reference.

• Symbols used in the manual:

• Informs you of possible hazards.

• Important information

• Information on a feature.

•1,2... Sequence of instructions.

MENU

• Shaded buttons on the remote control show you the buttons you have to press to follow

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the sequence of the instructions.

• Informs you of the result of instructions.

Table of Contents

Safety Information...................................................................................................................................2

Introduction..............................................................................................................................................3

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Overview

Overview of Remote Control Buttons .................................................................................................. 4

Overview of TV Buttons ........................................................................................................................ 5

Installation

Inserting Batteries into the Remote Control ........................................................................................5

Connecting an Indoor Aerial (only for KV-14LT1K).......................................................................... 6

Connecting an Outdoor Aerial and VCR ............................................................................................ 6

First Time Operation

Switching On the TV and Automatically Tuning .............................................................................. 7

Menu system

Introducing and Using the Menu System............................................................................................ 9

Menu Guide ............................................................................................................................................. 9

Teletext...............................................................................................................................................15

Additional Information

Connecting Optional Equipment ........................................................................................................ 16

Using Optional Equipment .................................................................................................................. 16

Specifications.......................................................................................................................................... 17

Troubleshooting..................................................................................................................................... 18

Table of Contents

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Overview of Remote Control Buttons

To Temporarily Switch Off TV

Muting the Sound

Press to temporarily switch off TV (the standby

Press to mute TV sound. press again

indicator on TV lights up). Press again to switch on

to restore the sound.

TV from standby mode.

Displaying on Screen

To save energy we recommend

information

switching off completely when TV is not

Press to display all on-screen

in use.

indications. Press again to cancel.

After 15 minutes without a

signal and without any button

Selecting channels

being pressed, the TV switches

Press to select channels.

automatically into standby

1

2

3

mode.

For double-digit programme

numbers, e.g. 23, press -/-- first, then

4

5

6

Selecting input source

the buttons 2 and 3.

Press repeatedly until the desired

7

8

9

If you enter an incorrect first digit,

input symbol of the source appears

on the TV screen.

this should be corrected by entering

0

another digit (0-9) and then selecting

MENU

Back to the channel last

-/-- button again to enter the

watched

programme number of your choice.

Press to watch the last channel

K

selected (watched for at least 5

Selecting TV mode

seconds).

Press to switch off teletext or video

Displaying the menu system

input.

Press to display the menu on the TV

Selecting Teletext

PROGR

screen. Press again to remove the

Press to switch on teletext.

menu display from the TV screen.

This button only works in Teletext mode.

Menu selection

Function associated to this button

•When MENU is switched on:

RM

887

Scroll Up

does not work with this TV.

Scroll Down

Selecting Picture mode

Previous menu or selection

Press repeatedly to change the

Next menu or selection

S

picture mode.

OK confirms your selection

Adjusting TV volume

•When MENU is switched off:

OK Shows a channel overview.

Press to adjust the volume of the TV.

Press or to select the

This button only works in Teletext mode.

channel and then, press again the

Function associated to this button

OK button to watch the selected

does not work with this TV.

channel.

Selecting channels

Selecting Screen format

Press to select the next or previous

Press to view programmes in 16:9

channel.

mode. Press again to return to 4:3

mode.

Besides TV functions, all coloured buttons as well as green symbols are also used for

Teletext operation. For more details, please refer to "“Teletext” section of this instruction

manual.

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Overview

Overview of TV Buttons

Auto Start

Volume

Up Button

control

buttons

On/Off

Press on the mark on

switch

the front of the TV to

reveal the front

connectors.

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Headphone

Video

jack

Input jack

Inserting Batteries into the Remote Control

Make sure to insert the supplied batteries using the correct polarities.

Always remember you dispose of used batteries in an environmental friendly way.

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Programme Up or

Down Buttons (Select

TV channels)

Standby

indicator

Audio

Input

jack

Overview-Installation

Connecting an Indoor Aerial

(only for KV-14LT1K)

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Connecting an Outdoor Aerial and VCR

Connecting cables are not supplied

or

VCR

For more details of VCR connection, please refer to

the section “Connecting Optional

Equipment” of this instruction manual.

Installation

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For a better reception we recommend you connect an external

aerial. However, where an external aerial is not available and

your local VHF/UHF signal is strong you can connect the

supplied indoor aerial as follows:

1 Insert the aerial into the opening on top of the set until it

clicks.

2 Connect the aerial connector to the aerial socket on the rear

of the set.

3 After turning on the TV, adjust the aerial for optimum

reception.

OUT IN

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Switching On the TV and Automatically Tuning

The first time you switch on your TV, a sequence of menu screen appear on the TV enabling

you to: 1) choose the language of the menu screen, 2) choose the country in which you wish

to operate the TV, 3) search and store all available channels (TV Broadcast) and 4) change

the order in which the channels (TV Broadcast) appear on the screen.

However, if you need to change the language menu, change or repeat the tuning (e.g. when

you move house) or rearrange again the order of the channels afterwards, you can do that

by selecting the appropriate menu in the (Set Up). For more information, refer to the

“Menu Guide” section of this instruction manual. You can also do that by pressing the

Auto Start Up Button on the TV set.

1 Connect the TV plug to the mains socket (220-240V AC,

50Hz)

Press the on/off button on the TV set to turn on the TV.

The first time you press this button, a Language menu

displays automatically on the TV screen.

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2 Press the or button on the remote control to select

Language

the language, then press the OK button to confirm your

English

Español

selection. From now on all the menus will appear in the

Français

Italiano

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selected language.

Magyar

Nederlands

Select Language:

OK

3 The Country menu appears automatically on the TV

Country

screen. Press the or button to select the country in

-

Бългapия

which you will operate the TV set, then press the OK

Česká rep.

Magyarország

K

button to confirm your selection.

Polska

România

Select country:

OK

• If the country in which you want to use the TV set

does not appear in the list, select “-” instead of a

country.

• In order to avoid wrong teletext characters for

Cyrillic languages we recommend to select Russia

country in the case that your own country does not

appear in the list.

4 The Auto Tuning menu appears on the screen. Press the

Do you want to start

automatic tuning?

OK button to select Yes.

Yes

No

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OK

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First Time Operation

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5 A new menu appears on the screen asking you to check

that the aerial is connected. Ensure the aerial is connected

and then press the OK button to start the automatic

tuning.

The TV starts to automatically search and store all

available channels (TV Broadcast) for you.

This procedure could take some minutes. Please be

patient and do not press any button. Otherwise the

automatic tuning will not be completed.

6 After all available channels are captioned and stored,

the Programme Sorting menu appears automatically

on the screen enabling you to change the order in

which the channels appear on the screen.

a) If you do not wish to change the channel order, go to

step 7.

b) If you wish to change the channel order:

1 Press the or button to select the programme

number with the channel (TV Broadcast) you wish

to rearrange, then press the button.

2 Press the or button to select the new

programme number position for your selected

channel (TV Broadcast), then press .

3 Repeat steps b)1 and b)2 if you wish to change

the order of the other channels.

7 Press the MENU button to remove the menu from the

MENU

MENU

screen.

Your TV is now ready for use

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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:

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

MENU

2 • To highlight the desired menu or option, press or .

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

K

• To return to the last menu or option, press .

• To alter settings of your selected option, press //or.

• To confirm and store your selection, press OK.

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

MENU

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Menu Guide

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 / Function

Picture Adjustment

PICTURE ADJUSTMENT

Picture Adjustment

Mode: Personal

Mode: Personal

The “Picture Adjustment” menu allows you to

Contrast

Contrast

Brightness

Brightness

Colour

Colour

alter the picture adjustments.

Sharpness

Sharpness

Hue

Hue

Reset

Reset

OK

OK

To do that: after selecting the item you want to

alter 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:

Personal (for individual settings).

Live (for live broadcast programmes).

Movie (for films).

• Brightness, Colour and Sharpness can only be alterated 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.

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Menu System

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Connecting Optional Equipment

Using the following instructions, you can connect a wide range of optional equipment to

your TV set. (Connecting cables are not supplied).

Connecting a VCR:

To connect a VCR, please refer to

the section “Connecting the

aerial and VCR” of this instruction

manual. We recommend you

connect your VCR using a scart

lead. If you do not have a scart

8mm/Hi8/DVC

lead, tune in the VCR test signal

camcorder

to TV programme number “0”.

by using “Manual Programme

C

Preset” option. (for details how

to manual programme, see page

1

2

11, step a).

“PlayStation”**

Also refer to your VCR

AB

instruction manual to find out

how to find the output channel

VCR

of your VCR.

If you have connected a decoder

to a VCR which supports

Smartlink feature:

Select the “Manual Programme Preset” option in the “Set Up” menu and after entering in the

“Decoder*” option, select “On” (by using or ) to each scrambled channel.

*This option is only available depending the country you have selected in the “Country” menu.

** “PlayStation” is a product of Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc.

** “PlayStation” is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc.

Using Optional Equipment

1 Connect your equipment to the designated TV socket, as indicated above.

2 To watch the picture of the connected equipment, press the button repeatedly until the

correct input symbol appears on the screen.

Symbol Input Signals

1 • Audio / video input signal through the Scart connector C

• RGB input signal through the Scart connector C. This symbol appears only

if a RGB source has been connected.

2 • Video input signal through the phono socket A and Audio input signal

through B.

3 Switch on the connected equipment.

4 Press button on the remote control to return to the normal TV picture.

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Additional Information

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Specifications

TV system:

Sound Output:

B/G/H, D/K

• KV-21LT1K:

1 x 8 W (music power)

Colour system:

1 x 4 W (RMS Mono)

PAL, SECAM

• KV-14LT1K:

NTSC 3.58, 4.43 (only Video In)

1 x 6 W (music power)

Channel Coverage:

1 x 3 W (RMS Mono)

VHF: E2-E12

Power Consumption:

UHF: E21-E69

• KV-21LT1K: 55 W

CATV: S1-S20

• KV-14LT1K: 42 W

HYPER: S21-S41

D/K: R1-R12, R21-R69

Standby Power Consumption:

≤ 0.55 W

Picture Tube:

Flat Display FD Trinitron

Dimensions (w x h x d) :

• KV-21LT1K: Approx. 514 x 478 x 487 mm.

Rear Terminals

• KV-14LT1K: Approx. 393 x 358 x 415 mm.

:1/ 21-pin scart connector

(CENELEC standard)

Weight:

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including audio/video

• KV-21LT1K: Approx. 24 Kg.

input, RGB input, TV audio/

• KV-14LT1K: Approx. 11.5 Kg.

video output.

Accessories supplied:

Front Terminals

1 Remote Control (RM-887)

…2 video input – phono jack

2 Batteries (IEC designated)

2 audio input – phono jack

1 Aerial (only for KV-14LT1K)

headphones jack

Other features:

• Teletext, Fastext, TOPtext

• Sleep Timer

• Wake UP Timer

• Smartlink (direct link between your TV set

and a compatible VCR. For more

information on Smartlink, please refer to

the Instruction Manual of your VCR).

• TV system Autodetection.

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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Additional Information

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Troubleshooting

Here are some simple solutions to the problems which may affect the picture and sound.

Problem

Solution

No picture (screen is dark) and no

•Check the aerial connection.

sound.

• Plug the TV in and press the button on the front of

TV.

•If the standby indicator is on, press button on

the remote control.

Poor or no picture (screen is dark),

•Using the menu system, select the “Picture

but good sound.

Adjustment” menu and select “Reset” to return to the

factory settings.

No picture or no menu information

•Check that the optional equipment is on and press the

from the equipment connected to the

button repeatedly on the remote control until the

Scart connector.

correct input symbol is displayed on the screen.

Good picture, no sound.

• Press the +/- button on the remote control.

No colour on colour programmes.

• Using the menu system, select the “Picture

Adjustment” menu and select “Reset” to return to

factory settings.

Distorted picture when changing

• Turn off any equipment connected to the Scart

programmes or selecting teletext.

connector on the rear of the TV.

Wrong characters appear when

• Using the menu system, enter to the “Language/

viewing teletext.

Country” menu and select the country in which you

operate the TV set. For Cyrillic languages, we

recommend to select Russia country in the case that

your own country does not appear in the list.

Picture slanted (only for

• Using the menu system, select the “Picture Rotation”

KV-21LT1K)

option in the “Advanced Features” menu to correct the

picture slant.

Noisy picture when viewing a TV

• Using the menu system, select the “Manual

channel.

Programme Preset” menu and adjust Fine Tuning

(AFT) to obtain better picture reception.

• Using the menu system, select the “Noise Reduction”

option in the “Advanced Features” menu and select

“On” to reduce the noise in the picture.

Remote control does not function.

• Replace the batteries.

The standby indicator on the TV

• Contact to your nearest Sony service centre.

flashes even though the “On Timer”

function is not in use.

In case of problems, have your TV serviced by qualified personnel. Never open the

casing yourself.

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Additional Information

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Bezpečnostní opatření

Nevkládejte žádné předměty do

Z bezpečnostních důvodů a z

televizoru, rovněž do televizoru

Tento televizor pracuje pouze s

důvodů ochrany životního

nelijte jakoukoliv tekutinu. V

napětím 220-240 V. V případě

prostředí doporučujeme

případě, že se tak stane ať již

zapojení příli mnoha spotřebičů

neponechávat televizor v

úmyslně či neúmyslně televizor

do jedné el. zásuvky může dolít k

pohotovostním stavu pokud není

nezapínejte a sdělte tuto skute

úrazu el. proudem či požáru.

del í dobu používán. V tomto

čnost nejbližšímu

případě odpojte televizor

autorizovanému servisu SONY,

z el. sítě.

který odborně televizor prověří.

Neotevírejte zadní kryt televizoru.

Nedotýkejte se během bouřky

Toto přenechte pouze

jakékoliv časti el. přívodního

kvalifikovaným odborníkům z

kabelu ani anténního kabelu.

autorizovaných servisů SONY.

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Bezpečnostní opatření

Nezakrývejte ventilační otvory

Neumisť ujte televizor na horká,

Hořlavé látky, či otevřený oheň

televizoru. Nechte kolem

mokrá či extrémněprašná místa.

(svíčka) neumisť ujte v těsné

televizoru alespoň 10 cm

Přístroj nesmí být vystaven

blizkosti televizoru.

prostoru pro ventilaci vzduchu.

mechanickým vibracím.

Televizor můžete čistit pouze jemnou,

lehce navlhčenou látkou.

Při vytahování el. přívodního

Nepoužívejte benzín, ředidlo ani jiné

chemikálie, rovněž nepoužvejte čistící

kabelu tahejte pouze za zástrčku,

prostředky s brusnými účinky.

netahejte za kabel.

Nepoškrábejte povrch obrazovky. Pro

vaši bezpečnost doporučujeme

televizor před čištěním vždy odpojit

od el. sítě.

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Televizor postavte vždy na

Před manipulací vypojte televizor

stabilní a bezpečný stolek.

z el. sítě. Při manipulaci

Nezakrývejte ventilační otvory

Nedovolte dětem aby na televizor

postupujte opatrně abyste

televizoru novinami, časopisy

lezli, sedali si na něj, či si na něm

televizor nepoškodili. Pokud vám

ani záclonami a závěsy.

hráli.

televizor upadl, či byl jiným

Při manipulaci napokládejte

způsobem poškozen nechte ho

televizor na boční ani na čelní

prověřit odborným pracovníkem

stranu.

autorizovaného servisu SONY.