Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
[. . . ] These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference with radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. [. . . ] While the Sleep feature is set, press once to display the remaining time. The indicator lights up momentarily when pressed to show which equipment the remote control is operating: SAT/CABLE: Press to have the remote control operate the satellite receiver or cable box.
SAT/CABLE TV/VIDEO
FUNCTION
2 SLEEP
TV PIC MODE
SETUP
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JUMP
ENTER
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TV: Press to have the remote control operate the TV. 4 TV/VIDEO Press repeatedly to cycle through the video equipment connected to the TV's video inputs. Press to switch between the sources connected to the TV's VHF/UHF and AUX inputs. The TV alternates between the current channel and the last channel that was selected. Press repeatedly to step through the Wide Mode settings: Wide Zoom, Normal, Full, Zoom. Press repeatedly to cycle through the available highresolution picture modes: Interlaced, Progressive, CineMotion. For details, see page 62.
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Button
Description
qg CODE SET
Press to program the remote control to operate nonSony video equipment. For details, see "Programming the Remote Control" on page 51. SAT/CABLE*: Press to turn on and off the satellite receiver or cable box. Press repeatedly to cycle through the available video picture modes: Vivid, Standard, Movie, Pro. CH +/N and z simultaneously N x M m X M or m during playback (release to resume normal playback) TV/VCR
Remote Control SETUP
Operating a Satellite Receiver
To Do This . . .
Press
Activate the remote control to operate the satellite receiver Turn on/off Select a channel Change channels Back to previous channel Display channel number Display SAT Guide Display SAT Menu Move highlight (cursor) Select item
SAT/CABLE FUNCTION
SETUP
SAT/CABLE POWER 0-9, ENTER CH +/JUMP DISPLAY GUIDE MENU
SETUP
Move the joystick V v B b
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SETUP
Operating a Cable Box
To Do This . . .
Press
Activate the remote control to operate the cable box Turn on/off Select a channel Change channels Back to previous channel
SAT/CABLE FUNCTION SAT/CABLE POWER 0-9, ENTER CH +/JUMP
SETUP
Operating a DVD Player
To Do This . . .
Press
Activate the remote control to operate the DVD Play Stop Pause Step through different tracks of the disc Step through different chapters of a video disc Display the DVD player Menu (Setup) Display the DVD Menu
Open the outside cover, as shown on page 50. Then set the A/V slide switch to the position you programmed for the DVD player. N x X M to step forward or m to step backward CH+ to step forward or CH- to step backward MENU (inside panel) DISC MENU
SETUP
Remote Control
Move highlight (cursor) Select item
VvBb
SELECT
Operating an MDP (Laserdisc Player)
To Do This . . .
Press
SETUP
Activate the remote control to operate the MDP Play Stop Pause Search the picture forward or backward
Open the outside cover, as shown on page 50. Then set the A/V slide switch to the position you programmed for the MDP player. N x X M or m during playback (release to resume normal playback) CH +/-
SETUP
Search a chapter forward or backward
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Using the Features
Overview
This chapter describes how to use the features of your TV.
Topic Page
Watching TV Using the Scrolling Index Using Wide Mode Using Twin View Using Favorite Channels Using the Freeze Function Using the Memory Stick Picture Viewer
56 57 58 59 62 63 64
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Watching TV
SETUP
z For a complete list of all the functions of the remote control, see pages 47-52.
To Do This . . . Do This . . .
Activate the remote control to operate the TV Turn on/off the TV Tune directly to a channel
Press TV FUNCTION Press TV POWER Press 0-9 and then ENTER (or wait 3 seconds) or Press CH+/Press VOL +/Press MUTING (press again to unmute) Press JUMP The TV alternates between the current channel and the last channel tuned.
Adjust the volume
SETUP
Mute the volume Alternate back and forth between two channels
Display the current channel Press DISPLAY once to display the channel number (and other information) number, current time, and channel label (if set). Press DISPLAY again to turn Display off.
SETUP
Switch the TV's input to the VCR, DVD player, or other connected equipment
Press TV/VIDEO repeatedly to cycle through the video equipment connected to the TV's video inputs.
Press MENU to display the Menu. For Change video and audio details, see "Using the Menus" on options, customize the TV's setup, set parental controls, and page 71. more
SETUP
SETUP
Features
Switch the TV's input between sources connected to the TV's VHF/UHF and AUX inputs
Press ANT to alternate between sources connected to the TV's VHF/UHF and AUX inputs.
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Using the Scrolling Index
The Scrolling Index lets you select programs from a scrolling index of video pictures.
SETUP
1 Press INDEX.
The Scrolling Index appears, with the currently selected program in the main (left) window, and four scrolling video pictures in the right.
SETUP
Live preview window
SETUP
As each picture on the right scrolls to the live preview window, it changes briefly from a frozen video picture to a live video. The right side continues to scroll through the entire channel list.
2 To change the direction of the scrolling, move the joystick V or v. 3 To change the speed of the scrolling, move and hold the joystick
V or v.
Features
4 To change a frozen video picture to a live video, move the
joystick V or v to highlight the picture, then press (left) window of the Scrolling Index, press
To exit the Scrolling Index Press INDEX.
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5 To move the live video (from step 4 ) from the right to the main
again.
SETUP
Factors Affecting Scrolling Index
Scrolling Index feature does not function if you use a cable box to view all channels. [. . . ] Make sure the Speaker option is set to On in the Audio Menu (see page 75). Increase the volume of the cable box using the cable box's remote control. The TV's audio might be set to Auto SAP or Mono, when it might be better set to Stereo. If already set to Stereo, switch to Mono (which may reduce background noise during weak stereo broadcasts). [. . . ]