User manual SONY KV-36FV15

[. . . ] 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: 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. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. Reorient or relocate the receiving antennas. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. [. . . ] This setup allows you to use the remote control to: change channels through your cable box or VCR when you are receiving a scrambled signal change channels through your TV This connection also allows you to use the PIP feature when you are viewing unscrambled channels coming directly into your TV from your cable. Scrambled signals coming through the cable box cannot be viewed in PIP. For more information on the PIP feature, see page 20. Rear of TV 1 3 4 2b VCR Video (yellow) Audio L (white) Audio R (red) 3 1 Splitter Optional connection Cable 2a Cable Box 1 2 Connect the single input jack of the splitter to your incoming cable connection. Using a coaxial cable (not supplied), connect the two output jacks of the splitter to: a) the IN jack on your cable box, and b) the VHF/UHF jack on the TV. 3 Using a coaxial cable (not supplied), connect the OUT jack on your cable box to the IN jack on your VCR. If you will be controlling all channel selections through your cable box, you should consider using the Channel Fix feature to set your TV to channel 3 or 4 (see page 27). You can use the button to switch between the VHF/UHF and VIDEO inputs. 11 Operating Instructions Optional connection If your VCR is equipped with video outputs, you can get better picture quality by connecting audio/video cables (not supplied) from AUDIO/VIDEO OUT on your VCR to AUDIO/VIDEO IN on your TV. For better picture quality, use S VIDEO instead of the yellow video cable. S VIDEO does not provide sound; you still must connect the audio cables. Connecting a TV and Satellite Receiver From cable/ antenna Rear of TV 1 3 4 2 Satellite Receiver Satellite antenna cable 1 3 Video (yellow) Audio L (white) Audio R (red) 1 2 3 Connect the cable from your satellite antenna to SATELLITE IN on your satellite receiver. Connect the coaxial cable from your cable service or antenna to the VHF/UHF jack on your TV. Using audio/video cables (not supplied), connect AUDIO/VIDEO OUT on your satellite receiver to AUDIO/VIDEO IN on your TV. You can use the button to switch between the VHF/UHF and VIDEO inputs. For better picture quality, use S VIDEO instead of the yellow video cable. S VIDEO does not provide sound; you still must connect the audio cables. 12 Connecting Your TV Connecting a TV, Satellite Receiver, and VCR 4 1 From cable/ antenna Rear of TV 1 3 4 2 VCR Satellite Receiver 3 5 Video (yellow) Audio L (white) Audio R (red) 1 2 3 4 5 Connect the coaxial cable from your satellite antenna to SATELLITE IN on the satellite receiver. Connect the coaxial cable from your cable service or antenna to the IN jack on your VCR. You should now have the same program playing in both windows. Use the PIP (yellow) CH +/- buttons to change the channel in the PIP window picture. Press the PIP (yellow) button to switch the PIP window to other video inputs for other equipment that is connected to any of the VIDEO IN jacks of your TV. You should see a different picture in your PIP window for each piece of connected video equipment. Make sure the connected equipment is turned on and working when you perform this test. If the PIP feature does not work properly with the TV or the connected video equipment, refer to the troubleshooting section beginning on page 42. If you're having problems with PIP, refer to "Setups that affect your ability to use PIP" (page 22) or see Troubleshooting section (page 42) for possible solutions. 6 20 Using Basic Functions PIP Functions buttons Yellow labeled PIP button Description Press to turn the PIP feature on and off. Press repeatedly to change the window size (1/9, 1/16, Off). Press to cycle through the available video equipment you have connected to the TV (in the PIP window picture). Press to alternate sound between the main picture and the PIP window picture. The sound symbol appears for three seconds, indicating whether you are hearing the sound from the main or PIP window picture. Press to change the channel in the PIP window picture. [. . . ] For example, if you are using your VCR to control channels, be sure to press the VCR/DVD FUNCTION buttons (page 4). If you use the button to close the Basic menu, only the Basic menu appears when you press again. To access the other menus, select the Advanced Menu option (page 37). You may have inadvertently pressed the VCR/DVD FUNCTION button, which changes the PIP buttons to VCR mode (page 21). [. . . ]