User manual SONY KD-34XBR2

[. . . ] WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose the TV to rain or moisture. Note on Cleaning the TV Clean the TV with a soft dry cloth. Never use strong solvents such as thinner or benzine, which might damage the finish of the cabinet. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN Note to CATV System Installer This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that provides guidelines for proper grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical. Use of this television receiver for other than private viewing of programs broadcast on UHF or VHF or transmitted by cable companies for the use of the general public may require authorization from the broadcaster/cable company and/or program owner. ATTENTION RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE, NE PAS OUVRIR PRECAUCION RIESGO DE CHOQUE ELECTRICO NO ABRIR NOTIFICATION CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. 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. [. . . ] A preview of the highlighted channel, when available, appears in the preview window. Digital channels are displayed as a black box in the preview window. If more than eight Favorite Channels are set, indicated by scroll arrows (V v), move the joystick V or v to see the additional Favorite Channels. 3 To remove the Surf Favorites list and watch the highlighted channel, press . To exit the Surf Favorites list without changing the channel Press EXIT or SURF. 35 Using. fm5 Page 36 Friday, July 6, 2001 1:49 PM Using the DTV Features Editing the Favorite Channels List 1 Press MENU. 2 Move the joystick to highlight the Channel Setup icon press . and . 3 Move the joystick to highlight Favorite Channels and press The Favorite Channels list appears. z The letter "C" indicates that the Favorite Channel is a cable channel. If more than nine Favorite Channels are set, move the joystick V or v to see the other Favorite Channels. 4 To select a Favorite (1-16) to edit, move the joystick V or v to highlight the number and press . 5 Move the joystick V or v to scroll through the channel list. A preview of the highlighted channel, when available, appears in the preview window. Digital channels are displayed as a black box in the preview window. 6 To set the channel to the Favorite Channel list, press To set additional channels (to a total of 16) Repeat steps 4 to 6. To clear a Favorite Channel from the list After step 4, press the RESET button on the remote control. To exit the Edit Favorites list Press EXIT. . 36 Using the DTV Features Using Wide Screen Mode Wide Screen mode lets you watch 4:3 normal broadcasts in several Wide Screen modes (16:9 aspect ratio). z You can also access the Wide Mode settings in the Screen Mode menu. For details, see page 50. Press WIDE MODE repeatedly to toggle through the following Wide Mode settings. Wide Zoom enlarges the 4:3 picture, while the upper and lower parts of the picture are condensed to fit the 16:9 screen. Wide Zoom m z When you change channels or inputs, the Wide Mode settings revert to Wide Zoom (or the 4:3 Default setting in the Screen Mode menu). To retain the current Wide Mode setting as channels and inputs are changed, set 4:3 Default to Off. For details, see page 50. Normal returns the 4:3 picture to its original size. Normal m Full Mode stretches the 4:3 picture horizontally only, to fill the 16:9 screen. Full m Zoom Mode enlarges the 4:3 picture horizontally and vertically to an equal aspect ratio that fills the 16:9 screen. Useful for watching Letterbox movies. Zoom 37 Using the DTV Features Using Twin View Twin View lets you see two pictures from two sources -- from an antenna, VCR, DVD, etc. , -- on the screen at the same time. (You hear the sound from only one of the sources at a time. You choose which source's sound is selected. ) You can change the relative size of each of the pictures. Displaying Twin Pictures 1 Tune the DTV to a working channel. 2 Press . A second picture-window appears. , , To cancel twin pictures and watch the active picture or Press . 38 Using the DTV Features Activating the Picture With Twin View, the picture highlighted in blue is active. In the active picture, you can: Change channels. Switch the input sources (to go from UHF/VHF to cable, for example, press ANT or TV/VIDEO on the remote control). Change the picture size by moving the joystick V or v. To activate the left picture Move the joystick B. To activate the right picture Move the joystick b. , , Factors affecting Twin View If you use a cable box to view all channels, the same channel appears in both windows of Twin View because the cable box unscrambles only one channel at a time. If you use a cable box, you can view the cable box output in one Twin View window and view a signal from a different source (such as a VCR or DVD player) in the second window. Digital channels and equipment connected to VIDEO 5 or VIDEO 6 inputs display in the left Twin View window, but not the right. If you are viewing a 4:3 source and a 16:9 enhanced source (such as a DVD) side by side in Twin View, the 4:3 source will appear larger. Twin View is not available while viewing i. LINK devices. 39 Using the DTV Features Changing the Picture Size The zoom feature lets you vary the relative size of the left and right pictures. 1 Activate the picture whose size you want to change. 2 Move the joystick V to enlarge the picture. 3 Move the joystick v to make the picture smaller. When you adjust the twin screen sizes, the DTV memorizes the change. The next time you use the Twin View function, the memorized sizes appear. 40 Using the DTV Features Using the Freeze Function The FREEZE button allows you to temporarily capture a program's picture. You can use this feature to write down information such as phone numbers, recipes, etc. The Freeze feature is not available while using Twin View. 1 When the program information you want to capture is displayed, press the FREEZE button. 2 The DTV switches to Twin View mode and displays the "frozen" picture on the right, while the current program continues on the left. Current program in progress Call 555-1234 Frozen picture 3 To cancel and return to normal viewing, press the FREEZE or EXIT button. 41 Using. fm5 Page 42 Friday, July 6, 2001 1:50 PM Using the DTV Features Using the i. LINK Control Panel The i. LINK Control Panel lets you see a list of i. LINK devices that are connected to and communicating with the DTV. At the time this DTV went to market, the Sony digital cable set-top box (DHG- M55CV) is the only i. LINK device that is verified to be compatible with this DTV. Some early versions of the Sony digital cable set-top box (DHG-M55CV) may not support an i. LINK digital connection to your DTV. If you have difficulty with the connection between your Sony digital cable set-top box (DHG-M55CV) and your DTV, contact Customer Information Service Center at 1-800-222-SONY(7669). [. . . ] Use Auto Program in the Channel Setup menu to add receivable TV channels that are not presently in memory (see page 52). Use Auto Program in the Channel Setup menu to add receivable TV channels that are not presently in memory (see page 52). In the password screen (see page 54), enter the following master password: 4357. The master password clears your previous password; it cannot be used to temporarily unblock channels. [. . . ]