User manual SONY WEGA KDE-50XBR950

[. . . ] 4-098-430-11 (1) Flat Panel Color TV KDE42XBR950/KDE50XBR950/KDE61XBR950 Flat Panel Color TV Operating Instructions KDE42XBR950 KDE50XBR950 KDE61XBR950 2003 Sony Corporation WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose the TV to rain or moisture. Note on Caption Vision This television receiver provides display of television closed captioning in accordance with §15. 119 of the FCC rules. Note to CATV System Installer CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN ATTENTION RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE, NE PAS OUVRIR This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the National Electrical Code (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. PRECAUCION RIESGO DE CHOQUE ELECTRICO NO ABRIR NOTIFICATION This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. 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. [. . . ] The Favorite Channels list appears. Preview of highlighted Favorite Channel Fa vo r i t e s 10 20 36 6 8 37 Exit ABC HBO MTV FOX CBS COMED Favorite Channels 2 Press V or v to highlight the channel you want to watch. A preview of the highlighted Favorite Channel appears. 3 Press to select the channel you want to watch. The Favorite Channels list disappears after 90 seconds if you do not operate the TV. 63 Using the Freeze Function FREEZE 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 you are using the Twin View feature. 1 When the program information you want to capture is displayed, press FREEZE. 2 The TV 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 FREEZE (or just tune to another channel). The "frozen" picture disappears automatically after 5 minutes. Features 64 Using Picture Off The Picture Off feature lets you enjoy music from radio programs of digital broadcasts or DVDs with the TV screen turned off. This feature turns off the display unit only. 1 Press PIC OFF. The PICTURE OFF LED lights up in blue and the screen turns off. To cancel and return to normal viewing, press any button except for VOL +/­, POWER and MUTING. Features 65 Using the Digital Program Guide Displaying the Digital Program Guide This TV is equipped to show digital programming, if a digital signal is present. The digital program guide and menus let you review program information, select digital channels and subchannels, set up your TV's digital programming, and enable digital closed captioning. Analog channels are not available in this guide. To display the digital program guide: 1 Tune your TV to a digital channel by using the 0-9, buttons. , and ENTER 2 Press GUIDE on the TV's remote control. The digital program guide appears, with the currently selected program showing in the background. z The digital program guide and menus are not available while using multipicture functions (Twin View, Freeze, i. LINK, Memory Stick, or Favorite Channels). Program information in the guide is provided by the broadcasters. As a result, it may sometimes include only the channel number, without a program title or description. 67 Navigating the Digital Program Menus Four digital menus are available on the digital program guide. Digital Program Menu See Page Using the Guide Menu Using the Program Options Menu Using the Caption Vision Menu Using the Digital Setup Menu 68 69 69 70 To navigate to these menus and through the available options: 1 Press V v B b to navigate through the options. 2 Press to select the desired option. Using the Guide Menu The Guide menu allows you to select digital channels and subchannels from a dropdown list. This list also provides information about the current program being shown on each digital channel. Features Program Guide Subchannels are additional channels of programming broadcast simultaneously. For example, channel 4 might include three subchannels (4. 1, 4. 2, 4. 3) that are showing programs at the same time. 68 Using the Program Options Menu The Program Options menu allows you to customize the settings of the program on the currently tuned channel. Option Description Alternate Video Alternate Audio Each program has a main video stream, and may have alternate video streams. This option allows you to switch among these alternate video streams. Each program has a main audio stream (the audio that you hear when the channel is first tuned). This option allows you to switch among these alternate audio streams (e. g. , for different languages). Using the Caption Vision Menu The Caption Vision menu allows you to turn on/off digital closed captioning, and to modify how digital closed captioning is shown on your TV. Depending on the program, digital closed captioning will be available in a number of different languages, aspect ratios, and reading levels. 1 Press V or v to select from the following six services. The service description, if available, applies to the currently tuned channel. Option Description Off 1 XXX YYY ZZZ 2 XXX YYY ZZZ 3 XXX YYY ZZZ 4 XXX YYY ZZZ 5 XXX YYY ZZZ 6 XXX YYY ZZZ Turns off closed captioning for digital programs XXX = language (English, Spanish, French, etc. ) YYY = reader level (standard*, easy) ZZZ = aspect ratio (4:3, 16:9) * When set to this option, the option name is not shown The Caption Vision menu only affects digital channels. For closed captioning on analog channels, see "Using the Setup Menu" on page 108. Program Guide 69 Using the Digital Setup Menu The Digital Setup menu lets you change the way your digital channels are displayed. The following digital setup functions are available: Option Description z This option is the same as the "Digital Channels" option. See "Using the Channel Menu" on page 103. Add Digital Channels This option allows you to add new digital channels for the currently active antenna mode (Cable or VHF/UHF). This option is useful if the number of digital channels that your TV is able to receive has recently been increased, but you do not want your TV to perform a full Auto Setup. Channel Show/Hide This option allows you to remove (hide) digital channels from the Digital Program Guide's list of channels and subchannels, as well as from channel surfing using CHANNEL +/­. Hidden channels can still be directly tuned using 0-9 and . Digital Signal Strength Digital Caption Setup Displays the current strength of the digital signal on VHF/UHF, to allow you to adjust your antenna for optimal reception. [. . . ] Check your Channel Fix settings (see page 103). Use Auto Program in the Channel Menu to add receivable channels that are not presently in the TV's memory (see page 103). Use Auto Program in the Channel Menu to add receivable TV channels that are not presently in TV memory (see page 103). Certain cable companies have limitations on the broadcast of digital cable channels. [. . . ]