Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
[. . . ] 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: Reorient or relocate the receiving antennas. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. [. . . ] Using an AUDIO/VIDEO cable, connect TV OUT on the LCD projection TV to AUDIO/VIDEO 2 IN on the AV receiver. Using an AUDIO/VIDEO cable, connect the video equipment to the AV receiver. Select the Setup menu and set "Video Label" to "Receiver" to fix your LCD projection TV's input to AV receiver (see "Video Label" on page 68).
Coaxial cable (not supplied) VMC-810S/820S (not supplied)
VCR
VIDEO
AUDIO-L AUDIO-R
VIDEO
Cable/ Antenna VMC-810S/820S (not supplied)
VMC-810S/820S (not supplied)
VMC-10HG (not supplied)
AUDIO/ VIDEO 2 IN MONITOR OUT
AUDIO/ VIDEO 1 IN
AV receiver
AUDIO/VIDEO 1 OUT
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Installing and Connecting the LCD Projection TV
Using the CONTROL S Feature
CONTROL S allows you to control your LCD projection TV system and other Sony equipment with one remote control. In addition to allowing you to control multiple devices with one remote control, the CONTROL S feature allows you to always point your remote control at your LCD projection TV, instead of having to point it at the other equipment, which might be hidden or out of direct line of sight.
Installing and Connecting the LCD Projection TV
Rear of LCD projection TV
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Installing and Connecting the LCD Projection TV
Setting Up the LCD projection TV Automatically
After you finish connecting your LCD projection TV, you can run Auto Setup to set up your channels. The Auto Setup screen appears when you turn your LCD projection TV on for the first time after installing it. If you do not want to set up the channels at this time, you can do it later by using the Auto Program feature in the Channel menu (see page 63).
The Auto Setup feature does not apply for installations that use a cable
box for all channel selection.
Using Auto Setup
1 2 3
Press POWER on the front panel of your LCD projection TV or on the remote control to turn on the LCD projection TV. Press CH+ on your LCD projection TV to run Auto Setup, or press CH to exit. If you use the channel buttons on your remote control, be sure to use the main set of buttons ( ).
LCD projection TV front panel
LAMP
STEREO TIMER/STAND BY
You can run Auto Program by selecting it in the Channel menu, as
described on page 63.
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Using the Features
Using the Remote Control
The following table describes the buttons on the remote control that are for more advanced functions.
Using the Features
Button Descriptions
Outside Panel Button 1 MUTING 2 SLEEP
Description Press to mute the sound. Press repeatedly until the LCD projection TV displays the time in minutes (15, 30, 45, 60, or 90) that you want the LCD projection TV to remain on before shutting off automatically. To cancel Sleep timer, press SLEEP repeatedly until SLEEP OFF appears. Pressing down POWER also cancels the Sleep timer and turns off
the power. and ENTER qg Press to select an audio option: Steady Sound ON or OFF.
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Using the Features
Watching the TV
Many TV features can be accessed directly through the remote control. The following will explain the function of some of the buttons found on your remote control.
Buttons for LCD Projection TV Operations
1 TV (FUNCTION)
Activates the remote control for use with the LCD projection TV.
2 ANT-- (AUX input)
Press to change between the VHF/UHF input and the AUX input.
3 TV (POWER)
Turns the LCD projection TV on and off. If a video input indication (e. g. , VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2) appears on the screen, press TV/VIDEO or CH +/ until a channel number appears.
4 0-9 and ENTER
Use for direct channel selection. Press 0-9 to select a channel (for example, to select channel 10, press 1 and 0). The channel will change after 2 seconds, or you can press ENTER for immediate selection.
5 CH +/
Press to scan through the channels (+ up or down).
6 VOL +/
Press to adjust the volume (+ up or down).
7 JUMP
Press to alternate or jump back and forth between two channels. The LCD projection TV will jump between the current channel and the last channel selected.
8 MUTING
Press to mute the sound. "MUTING" will appear on the screen and will dim three seconds later. To restore the sound, press again or press VOL +.
9 FREEZE -- (yellow labeled button)
This is useful when you need to copy down information that appears on the LCD projection TV's screen (see "Using the Freeze Function" on page 53).
q; SLEEP
Press repeatedly until the LCD projection TV displays the approximate time in minutes (15, 30, 45, 60, or 90) that you want the LCD projection TV to remain on before shutting off automatically. Cancel by pressing SLEEP until "SLEEP OFF" appears.
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Using the Features qa DISPLAY
Press to display the channel number, current time and channel label (if set). To turn the display off, press DISPLAY again.
qs TV/VIDEO
Press repeatedly to scroll through available video inputs: TV, VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, VIDEO 3, VIDEO 4, VIDEO 5 and VIDEO 6.
Using the Features
If you select Skip as a Video Label in the Setup menu, your LCD projection TV will skip the video input you selected (see "Video Label" on page 68).
qd MTS/SAP
Press to scroll through the Multi-channel TV Sound (MTS) options (see "MTS" on page 61).
qf PIC MODE Press PIC MODE repeatedly to directly choose one of four different video
modes that best suits the program you are watching.
Vivid: Select for enhanced picture contrast and sharpness. Standard: Select to display a standard picture for normal viewing
environments.
Movie: Select to smooth the outline of digital image. [. . . ] If ghosts, doubled images, or merged colors appear with Auto, select the best value from 0 to 3 (see page 68). Use Auto Program in the Channel menu to add receivable channels that are not presently in TV memory (see page 63). Increase the volume of the cable box using the cable box's remote control. Then press TV (FUNCTION) and adjust the LCD projection TV's volume. [. . . ]