3-861-921-13 (1) Trinitron Color TV Operating Instructions #### #### E C1 C2 KV-EF29 ©1997 by Sony Corporation M80 M90 M61 M91 WARNING · Dangerously high voltages are present inside the TV. · Operate the TV only between 110 ­ 240 V AC. Do not open the cabinet and the rear cover of the TV. Refer servicing to qualified personnel. Do not operate the TV if any liquid or solid object falls into it. Have it checked immediately by qualified personnel only. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the TV to rain or moisture. Do not install the TV in hot, humid or excessively dusty places. Do not install the TV in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. Do not block the ventilation openings of the TV. Install the TV in a stable position. Do not allow children to climb onto it. Do not pull the power cord to disconnect the TV. Pull it out by the plug. Clean the TV with a dry and soft cloth. Do not use benzine, thinner, or any other chemicals to clean the TV. Do not scratch the picture tube. Disconnect the power cord during lightning storms or if you are not going to use the TV for several days. Do not plug in too many appliances to the same power socket. Do not damage the power cord. 2 Table of Contents WARNING Using Your New TV Getting Started ............................................................................................. 4 Step 1: Connect the antenna .................................................................. 4 Step 2: Insert the batteries into the remote .......................................... 5 Step 3: Preset the channels..................................................................... 5 Connecting optional components ............................................................. 6 Securing the TV ............................................................................................ 8 Watching the TV .......................................................................................... 9 Using Your New TV Advanced Operations Listening with dynamic sound --DYNAMIC POWER BASSO ........ 12 Listening with Virtual Dolby Surround sound ................................. 13 Watching two programs at the same time--PIP ............................................ 14 Viewing multiple programs at the same time--PROGRAM INDEX ..... 16 Selecting a stereo or bilingual program (KV-EF29M61/EF29M91/ EF29M90 only) ................................... 18 Viewing Teletext (KV-EF29M61/ EF29M91 only) ................................... 20 Displaying Teletext on the PIP screen--PIP TEXT (KV-EF29M61/ EF29M91 only) ................................... 22 Viewing a video game screen --GAME MODE ................................ 23 Here are some fun features of your TV: · VIRTUAL DOLBY SURROUND (page 13) · DYNAMIC POWER BASSO (page 12) · HYPER SURROUND (page 32) · PROGRAM INDEX (page 16) · STROBE (page 31) Operating optional components ...... 24 E Adjusting Your Setup (MENU) Introducing the menu system .......... 26 Changing the menu language .......... 27 Adjusting the A/V CONTROL setting ............................................ 28 Adjusting the PIP setting .......... 30 Adjusting the FEATURES setting ........................................... 32 Adjusting the PRESET ........................................... 34 setting Additional Information Troubleshooting ................................. 37 Identifying parts and controls ......... 39 Specifications ...................... Back cover · PIP (page 14) · PIP TEXT (page 22) (KV-EF29M61/EF29M91 only) · GAME MODE (page 23) · Menu language­English/Chinese (page 27) 3 Using Your New TV Getting Started Step 1 Connect the antenna If you wish to connect a VCR, see the "Connecting a VCR" diagram below. or Antenna cable (not supplied) IEC connector (not supplied) : Signal flow Antenna cable (not supplied) Connecting a VCR Antenna cable (not supplied) To antenna output VCR To (antenna) AUDIO VIDEO VIDEO IN VIDEO OUT S video cable (not supplied) To S video output To video and audio outputs To (S video input) To ... 1, 2, or 3 (video input) (yellow) -L (MONO) (white) -R (red) : Signal flow Audio/Video cable (not supplied) 4 Using Your New TV Notes (the · If you connect a monaural VCR, connect the yellow plug to yellow jack) and the black plug to -L (MONO) (the white jack). · If you connect a VCR to the (antenna) terminal, preset the signal output from the VCR to the program position 0 on the TV. · Do not simultaneously connect video equipment to the ... 3 (video input) jacks at the front and the ... 3 (video input) jacks at the rear of your TV. · If both (S video input) and ... 1 (video input) are input simultaneously, the (S video input) is automatically selected. To view the video input to ... 1 (video input), disconnect the S video cable. · When no signal is input to the connected VCR (or video equipment), the screen becomes blue. Using Your New TV Step 2 Insert the batteries into the remote Note · Do not use old batteries nor use different types of batteries together. Step 3 Preset the channels 1 ONE-PUSH AUTOMATIC PROGRAMING 2 AUTO PROGR AUTO PROGRAM PR : 0 1 T V SYS : B / G VHF L O W 1 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 Now You Are Ready. . . The channels are now automatically preset in your TV. To preset the channels manually, see page 34. Using Your New TV 5 Connecting optional components You can connect optional audio/video components, such as a VCR, multi disc player, camcorder, video game or stereo system. Connecting a camcorder/video game equipment using the ... (video input) jacks Front of TV S video cable (not supplied) To (S video input) Audio/Video cable (not supplied) To... 3 (video input) To video and audio outputs Camcorder 3 or To S video output (MONO) Video game equipment :Signal flow Notes · You can also connect video equipment to the ... 3 (video input) jacks at the rear of your TV. · Do not simultaneously connect video equipment to the ... 3 (video input) jacks at the front and the ... 3 (video input) jacks at the rear of your TV; otherwise, the picture will not be displayed properly on the screen. Connecting audio/video equipment using the Ú (monitor/TV output) jacks Antenna cable (not supplied) To antenna output VCR or To video and audio inputs To audio inputs Audio system Rear of TV To Ú (monitor/ TV output) (yellow) -L (MONO) (white) -R (red) Audio/Video cable (not supplied) :Signal flow 6 Note · When connecting a monaural VCR, connect the yellow plug to (the yellow jack) and the black plug to -L (MONO) (the white jack). Using Your New TV Connecting a DVD player Using / (audio/video) connectors, connect ... 1 (video input) on your TV to LINE OUT on your DVD player. DVD player Using Your New TV LINE OUT R-AUDIO-L VIDEO To ... 1, 2, or 3 (video input) Audio/Video cable (not supplied) (yellow) -L (MONO) (white) -R (red) : Signal flow Connecting a DVD player with component video output connectors 1 Using audio connectors, connect L and R of (component video input) on your TV to the AUDIO L and R output connectors on your DVD player. 2 Using three yellow video cables, connect Y, B-Y, and R-Y of (component video input) on your TV to Y, B-Y, and R-Y output on your DVD player. DVD player R COMPONENT VIDEO OUT R-Y B-Y Y S VIDEO OUT L Y B-Y R-Y LINE OUT R-AUDIO-L VIDEO To L (white) R (red) To audio output Audio cable (not supplied) To (component video input) Video cable (not supplied) To component video output Notes · Some DVD player terminals may be labeled Y, Cb, and Cr. If so, connect Y (green) to Y, B-Y (blue) to Cb, and R-Y (red) to Cr. · Since the high quality pictures on a DVD disc contain a lot of information, picture noise may appear. In this case, adjust the sharpness ("SHARP") in the VIDEO ADJUST menu. (see page 28.) · Connect your DVD player directly to your TV. Connecting the DVD player through other video equipment will cause unwanted picture noise. Using Your New TV :Signal flow 7 Securing the TV To prevent the TV from falling, secure the TV using one of the following methods: A With the supplied screws, attach the band to the TV stand and to the rear of the TV using the provided hole. B Put the cord or chain through the clamps to secure the TV against a wall or pillar. 20 mm 3.8mm A B Note · Use only the supplied screws. Use of other screws may damage the TV. 8 Using Your New TV Watching the TV This section explains functions used while watching TV. Most operations can be done using the remote. 1 4 7 -/-- ¤ u ... ; Using Your New TV 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 JUMP Number buttons U PROGR +/­ . +/­ 1 Press U to turn on the TV. When the TV is in the standby mode (the u indicator on the TV is lit), press u on the remote or on the TV. The PROGR +/­, . +/­, and ... indicators on the TV light up. 2 Press PROGR +/­ or number buttons to select the TV program. For double digit numbers, press ÷, then the number (e.g., for 25, press ÷, then 2 and 5). 1 4 7 -/-- 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 continued Using Your New TV 9 Watching the TV (continued) Additional tasks To Turn off temporarily Turn off completely Adjust the volume Mute the sound Watch the video input Do this Press u. The u indicator on the TV lights up. Press U on the TV. Press .+/­. Press ¤. Press ... (or ... on the TV) to select "VIDEO 1," "VIDEO 2", "VIDEO 3" or "DVD." To go back to the TV program, press ; (or ... on the TV.) Press JUMP. Press . Jump back to the previous channel Display the on-screen information* Change the on-screen language See page 27. * The picture, sound, and either the program position or video mode are displayed. The on-screen display for the picture and sound information disappears after about 3 seconds. Notes · When you turn on the TV, you may hear a "boon" sound that is caused by the demagnetization of the TV. This does not indicate a malfunction. · The picture color may become abnormal if you change the direction of your TV. To obtain the normal picture color, press U on the TV to turn off the TV for five minutes and then turn it on again. 10 Using Your New TV To set the Wake Up timer 1 Press until the desired period of time appears. Every time you press this button, the period of time changes as follows: WAKE UP TIMER:10M After 10 minutes WAKE UP TIMER:OFF No Wake Up Timer WAKE UP TIMER:12H00M After 12 hours Using Your New TV 2 Select the TV program or video mode you want to display when you wake up. 3 Press u or set the Sleep timer if you want the TV to turn off automatically. until "WAKE UP To cancel the Wake Up timer, press TIMER: OFF" appears or turn off the TV's main power. Notes · The Wake Up timer starts immediately after the on-screen display disappears. · If no buttons or controls are pressed for more than two hours after the TV is turned on using the Wake Up timer, the TV automatically goes into the standby mode. To continue watching the TV, press any button or control on the TV or the remote. To set the Sleep timer Press until the desired period of time appears. Every time you press this button, the period of time changes as follows: SLEEP TIMER:30M After 30 minutes SLEEP TIMER:OFF No Sleep Timer SLEEP TIMER:60M After 60 minutes SLEEP TIMER:90M After 90 minutes To cancel the Sleep timer, press appears or turn the TV off. until "SLEEP TIMER: OFF" Using Your New TV 11 Advanced Operations Listening with dynamic sound --DYNAMIC POWER BASSO The DYNAMIC POWER BASSO sound mode enables you to enjoy high quality audio with the best combination of all types of sound. It reproduces dynamic and clear sounds and emphasizes low and high audio effects as well. 7 -/-- 8 0 9 DYNAMIC P BASSO . Press DYNAMIC P. BASSO. The sound mode of the TV program or the video input changes to the DYNAMIC POWER BASSO sound. b POWER BASSO : ON To go back to the normal sound mode Press DYNAMIC P. BASSO again. Tip · Select any of the sound modes ("HYPER SURROUND" or "A/V CONTROL"­"DYNAMIC/STANDARD/SOFT/PERSONAL") to cancel the DYNAMIC POWER BASSO sound. 12 Advanced Operations Listening with Virtual Dolby* Surround sound The Virtual Dolby Surround sound mode enables you to enjoy Dolby ProLogic Surround without surround speakers. -/-- 0 DOLBY VIRTUAL Advanced Operations Press DOLBY VIRTUAL. The sound mode of the TV program or the video input changes to the Virtual Dolby Surround sound. b DOLBY VIRTUAL : ON To go back to the normal sound mode Press DOLBY VIRTUAL again. * Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. DOLBY, the double-D symbol a and "PRO LOGIC" are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. The Virtual Dolby Surround of this model consists of Dolby Pro Logic and TruSurround. TM is a trademark of SRS Labs, Inc. SRS and the SRS " symbol are registered trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. in the United States and selected foreign countries. SRS and TruSurround are incorporated under license from SRS Labs, ...