Sony KV-29FQ85K: Table of Contents

Introduction

Thank you for choosing this Sony product.

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

• Symbols used in the manual:

• Important information.

• Buttons shaded white on the remote control show you

the buttons you have to press to follow the sequence of

• Information on a feature.

the instructions.

• 1,2... Sequence of instructions.

• Informs you of the result of the instructions.

Table of Contents

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

Safety Information................................................................................................................................................ 4

Overview & Installation

Checking the Accessories Supplied...................................................................................................................... 5

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

Overview of Remote Control Buttons.................................................................................................................. 6

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Overview of the TV Buttons ................................................................................................................................ 7

Connecting the Aerial and VCR........................................................................................................................... 7

First Time Operation

Switching on the TV and Automatically Tuning ................................................................................................. 8

TV Functions

Introducing and Using the Menu System .......................................................................................................... 10

The Picture Adjustment menu ..................................................................................................................... 11

The Sound Adjustment menu ....................................................................................................................... 12

The Features menu........................................................................................................................................ 14

AV3 Output ............................................................................................................................................ 14

Connection Guide................................................................................................................................... 15

Picture rotation ....................................................................................................................................... 15

RGB Centring......................................................................................................................................... 15

The Set Up menu .......................................................................................................................................... 16

Language................................................................................................................................................ 16

Country................................................................................................................................................... 16

Auto Tuning ........................................................................................................................................... 16

Programme Sorting ................................................................................................................................ 16

Programme Labels ................................................................................................................................. 17

AV Preset ............................................................................................................................................... 17

Manual Programme Preset ..................................................................................................................... 18

PAP (Picture And Picture).................................................................................................................................. 19

Teletext.................................................................................................................................................................. 20

NexTView...............................................................................................................................................................21

Additional Information

Connecting Equipment to the TV........................................................................................................................22

Viewing pictures from equipment connected to the TV......................................................................................23

Learning functions from other Remote Controls.................................................................................................24

Remote Control Configuration for VCR or DVD ...............................................................................................26

Technical Specifications......................................................................................................................................27

Troubleshooting...................................................................................................................................................28

How to lift the TV ................................................................................................................................Back cover

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Safety Information

For environmental and safety reasons, it

is recommended that the TV set is not

Never push objects of any kind into the

This set is to operate on a 220-240V AC

left in standby mode when not in use.

set as this could result in a fire or electric

supply only. Take care not to connect

Disconnect from the mains. However,

shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on

too many appliances to the same power

some TVs may have features which

the set. If any liquid or solid object does

socket as this could result in fire or

require they are left in standby. The

fall into the cabinet, do not operate the

electric shock.

instructions in this manual will inform

TV. Have it checked immediately by

qualified personnel.

you if this applies.

Do not open the cabinet and the rear cover

For your own safety, do not touch any

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not

of the TV. Refer to qualified service

part of the TV, power lead or aerial lead

expose the TV to rain or moisture.

personnel only.

during lightning storms.

Do not cover the ventilation openings of

Never place the TV in hot, humid or

To prevent fire, keep inflammable

the TV For ventilation, leave a space of

excessively dusty places. Do not

objects or naked lights (eg candles)

at least 10cm all around the set.

install the TV where it may be

away from the TV.

exposed to mechanical vibrations.

Clean the screen and cabinet with a soft,

Take care not to place heavy objects on

lightly dampened cloth. Do not use any

Pull out the power lead by the plug.

the power lead as this could result in

type of abrasive pad, alkaline cleaner,

Do not pull on the power lead itself.

damage.

scouring powder or solvent, such as alcohol

We recommend you wind any excess

or benzine, or antistatic spray. As a safety

lead around the holders provided on

precaution, unplug the TV before cleaning

the rear of the TV.

it.

Unplug the power lead before moving

the TV. Avoid uneven surfaces, quick

Place the TV on a secure stable stand.

Do not cover the ventilation

steps or excessive force. If the set has

Never attempt to move the TV and stand

openings of the TV with items such

been dropped or damaged, have it

together -always move the TV and stand

as curtains or newspapers etc.

checked immediately by qualified

separately. Do not place the TV on its

service personnel.

side or face up. Do not allow children to

climb on to it.

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Safety Information

Checking the Accessories supplied

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2 Batteries (AA size)

1 Remote control (RM-943)

Inserting Batteries into the Remote Control

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

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

Overview & Installation

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Overview of Remote Control Buttons

1 TV I/ : To Temporarily Switch Off TV (standby mode):

Press this button to temporarily switch off TV (the standby indicator on the TV

1

wa

lights up). Press again to switch on TV from standby mode.

w;

• To save energy we recommend switching off completely when TV is not in

2

use.

ql

3

• After 15 minutes without TV signal and without any button being pressed,

the TV switches automatically into standby mode.

qk

4

5

2 Aux I/ : press this button to switch your VCR or DVD on or off. For AUX function,

refer to page 24.

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3 Selecting TV mode: press this button to switch off PAP, Teletext or Video input

mode.

qj

7

4 Selecting input source: press this button repeatedly until the desired input

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symbol of the source appears on the TV screen. Refer to page 23.

qh

9

5 PAP (Picture And Picture): press this button to divide the screen into two for

watching two channels simultaneously. Refer to page 19.

q;

6 Selecting broadcast channels: if Media Selector (w; is switched to TV, press

these buttons to select channels. For double-digit programme numbers, enter the

qg

qa

second digit within 2.5 seconds.

7 a) Watching last channel selected: if Media Selector (w;) is switched to TV,

qf

qs

press this button to return to the previous channel you were watching (provided

you watched it for at least 5 seconds).

qd

b) Selecting VCR double-digit: if Media Selector (w;) is switched to VCR,

press this button to select double-digit channels for Sony's VCR e.g. 23, press

-/-- first and next the buttons 2 and 3.

8 a) Fastext: if Media Selector (w;) is switched to TV and whilst you are in Teletext

mode, these buttons can be used as Fastext buttons. For details see page 20.

b) Operating VCR or DVD: if Media Selector (w;) is switched to VCR or DVD,

these buttons will operate the main functions of your VCR or DVD, once the

remote control has been programmed. Refer to page 26.

9 Teletext: press this button to switch on Teletext. For

qh NexTView: press this button to display NexTView.

details see page 20.

For details. Refer to page 21.

q; a) Displaying a channel index: if Media Selector

qj Displaying Info: press this button to display all on-

(w;) is switched to TV and MENU is switched off,

screen indication such as channel number, etc. Press

press OK to display a channel overview. If you

again to cancel.

want to select a channel, press v or V next press

qk Freezing the picture: Press this button to freeze

again the OK button to watch the selected channel.

the picture. The screen is divided into two screens.

b) Navigator: if Media Selector (w;) is switched to

On the left with the normal picture, on the right the

TV and MENU (qd) is switched on, use these

picture is freezed. Press this button again to return to

buttons to navigate through the menu system of the

the normal picture.

TV. Refer to page 10.

ql Selecting the screen format: press this button

qa Selecting picture mode: press this button

repeatedly to change the format of the screen. 4/3 for

repeatedly to change the picture mode. For details on

a conventional picture or 16/9 for a imitation of wide

the different picture modes. Refer to page 11.

screen.

qs Selecting broadcast channels: press these

w; Media Selector: press these buttons to select which

buttons to select the next or previous broadcast

device you want to operate, TV, VCR, DVD or AUX.

channel.

A green light will be momentarily lit to show which

qd Menu system: press this button to enter the TV

one you have selected. For details refer to pages 24 -

menu system. Refer to page 10.

26.

qf Adjusting volume: press these buttons to increase

wa Muting the sound: press this button to mute the

or decrease the audio volume.

TV sound. Press again to restore the sound.

qg Selecting the sound effect:

Press this button

repeatedly to change the sound effect. For details on

different sound effects. Refer to page 12.

The buttons labelled 4, qs and qj are also used for Teletext operation. For details see page 20.

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Overview & Installation

Overview of the TV Buttons

Standby indicator

On/Off button

Press on the mark .

Programme

Up or Down

Buttons

(Selects TV

channels)

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S video

Audio Input

Auto Start Up

Input jack

jacks

Headphones jack

Button

Selecting

Input source

Volume control

(starts the auto

buttons

Video Input jack

Start Up

sequence, see

page 8)

Connecting the Aerial and VCR

• Connecting cables are not supplied.

• For more details of VCR connections as well as other connections, please refer to page 22.

or

VCR

OUT IN

The Scart lead is optional. If you use this optional connection it can improve picture and sound quality when

using a VCR.

If you do not use a Scart lead, you will need to manually tune the VCR to a spare channel once the autotune

procedure has been completed. Refer to “Manual Programme Preset” on page 18. Also refer to your VCR

instruction manual to find out how to find the output channel of your VCR.

Overview & Installation

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Switching On the TV and Automatically Tuning

The first time you switch on your TV, a sequence of menu screens appear on the TV enabling you to: 1) choose

the language of the menu screen 2) Choose the country in which you are going to operate the TV, 3) adjust the

picture slant, 4) check how to connect optional equipment to your TV, 5) search and store all available channels

(TV Broadcast) and 6) change the order in which the channels (TV Broadcast) appear on the screen.

However, if you need to change any of these settings at a later date, you can do that by selecting the appropriate

option in the (Set Up menu) or by pressing the Auto Start Up Button on the TV set.

Language

1 Connect the TV plug to the mains socket (220-240V AC, 50Hz)

Select language

English

Nederlands

English

Nederlands

Language

Select language

Français

English

Italiano

Français

Nederlands

Italiano

Français

English

Nederlands

Français

The first time that the TV set is connected, it is usually turned on.

Italiano

Deutsch

Deutsch

Deutsch

Türkçe

Italiano

Deutsch

Español

Türkçe

Türkçe

Türkçe

Português

Polski

Español

Português

Polski

Español

If the TV is off, press the on/off button on the TV set to turn

Português

Español

Polski

Português

Polski

on the TV.

The first time you switch on the TV, a Language menu displays

automatically on the TV screen.

Language

2 Press the V, v, B or b buttons on the remote control to select

Select language

your language, then press the OK button to confirm your

English

English

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

Nederlands

Nederlands

Français

Français

Italiano

Italiano

language.

Deutsch

Deutsch

Türkçe

Türkçe

Español

Español

Português

Português

Polski

Polski

Country

3 The Country menu appears automatically. Press the v or V

Select country

Off

button to select the country in which you are using the TV. Press

Ireland

the OK button to confirm your selection.

Nederland

België/Belgique

Luxembourg

France

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

Italia

Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera

does not appear in the list, select “off” instead of a country.

• To avoid wrong teletext characters for cyrillic languages we

recommend selecting Russia country if your own country

does not appear in the list.

4 Because of the earth’s magnetism, the picture might slant. The

Picture Rotation menu allows you to correct the picture slant if

it is necessary.

If picture slants, please

adjust picture rotation.

Not necessary

Adjust now

a) If it is not necessary, press OK to select Not necessary.

b) If it is necessary, press B or b to select Adjust now, then press

OK and correct any slant of the picture between –5 and +5 by

pressing

v or V. Finally press OK to store.

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First Time Operation

5 A diagram will appear showing you how to connect a wide range

Please connect your equipment

according to this chart

of equipment to your TV set. Follow the instructions and finally

press the OK button to remove the picture and continue the

automatic process.

:

After the automatic tuning process has finished and the

optional equipment has been connected at this stage, we

OK

recommend you follow the instructions explained on the

section "Connection Guide" on page 15 to get the optimum

settings related with the optional equipment.

6 The Auto Tuning menu appears on the screen. Press the OK

Do you want to start

button to select Yes.

automatic tuning?

Yes No

7 The TV starts to automatically search and store all

Auto Tuning

available broadcast channels for you.

Programmes found: 4

GB

This procedure could take some minutes. Please be patient

and do not press any buttons, otherwise automatic tuning

will not be completed.

In some countries the TV Broadcaster installs the channels

automatically (ACI system). In this case, the TV

Broadcaster sends a menu in which you can select your city

by pressing the

v or V button and OK to store the

channels.

If no channels were found during the auto tune process, a

message appears automatically on the screen asking you to

No channel found.

Please connect aerial

connect the aerial. Check the aerial connection (refer to

Confirm

page 7). Press the OK button to restart the auto tuning

process.

8 After all available channels are captured and stored,

Programme Sorting

the Programme Sorting menu automatically appears

01

TVE

02

TVE2

on the screen enabling you to change the order in

03

TV3

which the channels are stored.

04

C33

05

C27

06

C58

a) If you wish to keep the broadcast channels in the tuned order,

07

S02

08

S06

go to step 9.

b) If you wish to store the channels in a different order:

1 Press the v or V button to select the programme

number with the channel (TV Broadcast) you wish

Programme Sorting

to move. Press the b button.

01

TVE

02

TVE2

2 Press the v or V button to select the new

03

TV3

04

C33

01 TVE

programme number position for your selected

05

C27

06

C58

channel (TV Broadcast). Press the OK button to store.

07

S02

08

S06

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

the order of the other channels.

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

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1

/ 1

:

2

/ 2

:

3

/q

3

DVD

Your TV is now ready for use

First Time Operation

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:

Picture Adjustment

1 To switch on the menu screens:

Picture Mode: Live

Contrast:

Reset

Noise Reduction: Auto

Picture Adjustment

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

Colour Tone: Cool

Picture Mode: Live

Contrast:

Reset

Noise Reduction: Auto

Colour Tone: Cool

Select: Enter:

OK

Exit:

MENU

Select: Enter:

OK

Exit:

MENU

2 To navigate through the menus:

• To highlight and select the desired menu or option, press

v or V.

• To enter the selected menu or option, press OK or

b.

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

B.

• To alter the settings of your selected option, press v/V/B or b.

• To confirm and store your selection, press OK.

3 To switch off the menu screens:

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

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TV Functions

PROGRAMME LABELS

This option allows you to name a channel using up to five characters (letters or numbers).

To do this:

1 Once you have entered the "Set Up" menu as it is explained in the previous page and after selecting the option,

press OK, then press v or V to select the programme number with the channel you wish to name. Next press OK.

2 With the first element of the Label column highlighted, press OK and

v

,

V

, B or b to select the letter, next

press OK.

When you have finished, press

v

,

V

, B or b to select the word “End” on the screen and finally press OK to

turn off the menu from the screen.

• To correct the letter, select "

%" on the screen to go back and press OK.

• For a blank, select " " on the screen and press OK.

AV PRESET

This option allows you to:

a) Designate a name to the external equipment you have connected to the input sockets of the TV set.

GB

To do this:

1 Once you have entered the "Set Up" menu as it is explained in the previous page and after selecting the option,

press OK, then press

v

or

V

to select the input source you wish to name: AV1, AV2 or AV3 for the rear Scarts

and AV4 for front connectors. Next press OK twice.

2 A label automatically appears in the label column:

a) If you want to use one of the predefined labels, press

v or V to select the desired label and finally press OK.

The total predefined labels are: VIDEO, DVD, CABLE, GAME, CAM (camcorder) or SAT

(satellite).

b) If you want to set a different label, select Edit and press OK. Then, with the first element highlighted, press

v, V, B or b to select the letter, next press OK. When you have finished, press v, V, B or b to select

the word “End” on the screen and finally press OK to turn off the menu from the screen.

• To correct the letter, select "

%" on the screen to go back and press OK.

• For a blank, select " " on the screen and press OK.

b) Change the input sound level of the optional equipment connected.

To do this:

Once you have entered the "Set Up" menu as it is explained in the previous page and after selecting the option

press OK, then press

v

or

V

to select the input source you want to alter the input sound level: AV1, AV2 or

AV3 for the rear Scarts and AV4 for front connectors. Next press twice

b to highlight the Sound Offset column.

Finally press OK and

v

or

V

to alter the input sound level between -9 and +9.

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TV Functions

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MANUAL PROGRAMME PRESET

This option allows you to:

a) Preset channels or the VCR channel one by one to the programme order of your choice.

To do this:

1 Once you have entered the “Set Up”menu as it is explained on page 16 and after selecting the "Manual

Programme Preset" option, press OK. Next with Programme option highlighted press OK.

Press

v or V to select which programme number you want to preset the channel on (for VCR, select

programme number “0”). Then press B.

2 The following option is only available depending on the country you have selected in the “Country”

menu.

After selecting the System option, press OK. Then press

v

or

V

to select the TV Broadcast system (B/G

for western European countries or D/K for eastern European countries. Then press B.

3 After selecting the Channel Number option, press OK. Next press

v

or

V

to select the channel tuning ("C"

for terrestrial channels or "S" for cable channels). Then 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

b and v or V to search for it. When you have tuned 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:

Once you have entered the “Set Up”menu as it is explained on page 16 and after selecting the "Manual

Programme Preset" option, press OK. Next with the Programme option, highlighted 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 OK. Then, with the first element highlighted, press

v

,

V

, B or b to select the letter, next press OK. When you have finished, press

v

,

V

, B or b to select the word

“End” on the screen and finally press OK to turn off the menu from the screen.

• To correct the letter, select "%" on the screen to go back and press OK.

• For a blank, select " " on the screen and press OK.

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, and once you have entered the “Set Up” menu

as it is explained on page 16 and after selecting the "Manual Programme" option, press

OK

.

Then select the AFT

option and press

b. Next press

v

or

V

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:

Once you have entered the "Set Up" menu as it is explained on page 16 and after selecting the "Manual

Programme Preset" option, press OK. Next with the Programme option highlighted, 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

b

. Next press

v

or

V

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.

e) View and record scrambled channels (e.g. from a pay TV decoder) when using a decoder connected to Scart

3/ 3 directly or through a VCR.

S

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

To do this:

Once you have entered the "Set Up" menu as it is explained on page 16 and after selecting the "Manual Programme

Preset" option, press OK. Next select the Decoder option and press

b. Next press v or V 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.

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TV Functions

PAP (PICTURE AND PICTURE)

PAP divides the screen into two to watch two pictures in format 4:3 simultaneously.

Switching PAP on and off

1 Press to display PAP.

03

One of the screens will be framed to indicate that this is

Navegador

the active screen. It means that when you want to select

Configuración del Sistema

the PAP source, you will be doing it in the active screen.

Aceptar Versión

Select: Select:

PROG+ PROG-

Move Frame

2 Press again to remove PAP.

On the screen appears a banner guiding you how to operate

PAP. This banner will disappear after some seconds but it

always can be displayed again by pressing the button.

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Changing the active screen

This is only possible if Media Selector is set to TV.

To change the active screen (framed), press the B or b buttons.

Selecting PAP source

1 Selecting a TV channel:

Press the

B button to select the left screen as the active screen. Next press the number buttons

or PROG +/- to select a TV channel.

Video input signals can not be displayed on the left screen.

2 Selecting an input source:

Press the

b button to select the right screen as the active screen. Next press repeatedly the

button to watch the input signal of a connected equipment onto the TV right screen. For more

details on which input symbol you want to choose, please see section "Viewing pictures from

equipment connected to the TV" on page 23.

RF signal (TV broadcast channels) can not be displayed on the right screen.

Selecting the sound

The sound of the active screen (framed) always comes from the TV set loudspeakers.

Besides that, you can listen to the active screen as well as the non active screen via headphones.

To do this:

With the PAP switched on, refer to the section "The Sound Adjustment Menu", select "Headphones

Set Up" and set the option " PAP Sound" according your preference. For details see page 13.

In PAP (picture and picture) mode, the output from the Scart 2/ 2 is fixed to the right

picture.

TV Functions

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Teletext

Teletext is an information service transmitted by most TV stations. The index page of the teletext service

(usually page 100) gives you information on how to use the service. To operate teletext, use the remote control

buttons as indicated below.

Teletext errors may occur if you use a channel (TV Broadcast) with a weak signal.

To switch on Teletext :

1 Select the broadcast channel which carries the teletext

service you wish to view.

2 Press the button one time to enter Picture and

Text (P&T) mode. The screen is divided into two with

the Text display on the left and the TV channel in the

right corner.

3 If you wish to view the Text in full screen mode, press

the button a second time.

To select a Teletext page:

Input 3 digits for the page number, using the numbered buttons.

• If you make a mistake, retype the correct page number.

• If the counter on the screen continues searching, it is because the page

is not available. If this is the case, input another page number.

To access the next or preceding page:

Press PROG + ( ) or PROG - ( ).

To freeze a teletext page:

Press / . Press it again to cancel the freeze.

To reveal concealed information (e.g: answer to a quiz):

Press / . Press it again to conceal the information.

To select a sub page:

A teletext page may consist of several sub pages. In this case, one or more arrows appear next

to the page number and an information box is displayed at the bottom of the screen showing the

number of sub pages contained on this page. As soon as sub pages are available, they start to

automatically run. If you want to stop the show and select your desired sub page, press

repeatedly

B or b.

To Switch Off Teletext:

Press .

Fastext

Fastext service lets you access Teletext pages with one button push.

When you are in Teletext mode and Fastext is broadcast, a colour coded menu appears at

the bottom of the teletext page. Press the appropriate coloured button (red, green, yellow

or blue) to access the page corresponding to your menu choice.

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Teletext