Sony KV-32HS20 - Manuals

Introducing the FD Trinitron Wega 2 Presenting the FD Trinitron Wega The FD Trinitron Wega (pronounced VAY-GAH) is characterized by outstanding contrast, uncompromising accuracy, and corner-to-corner detail. You’ll recognize the superiority of Wega technology almost immediately. The first thing you’...

Introducing the FD Trinitron Wega 3 Package Contents Your box contains your new Trinitron TV, a remote control and two AA batteries. No peripheral cables are included. If you intend to add additional equipment to your TV, please check the hookup instructions for your desired setup before you begin. ...

Introducing the FD Trinitron Wega 4 The following table describes the buttons on the remote control that are for more advanced functions. Button Descriptions Button Description 1 MUTING Press to mute the sound. Press again or press VOL + to restore the sound. 2 PICTURE MODE Press repeatedly to step ...

7 Installing the TV Overview This chapter includes illustrated instructions for setting up your TV. Note About the AC Power Cord The AC power cord is attached to the rear of the TV with a hook. Use caution when removing the AC plug from its holder. Gently slide the plug in the upward direction to re...

Installing the TV 8 TV Controls and Connectors Front Panel Menu Controls The front panel menu controls allow access to the on-screen menus without the use of a remote control. Pressing the MENU button brings up the on-screen menus. The arrow buttons move the on-screen cursor in the menus and the SEL...

Installing the TV 10 Basic Connection (Connecting Cable TV or Antenna) Connecting Directly to Cable or to an Antenna The connection you choose depends on the cable found in your home. Newer homes are usually equipped with standard coaxial cable: VHF Only or VHF/UHF or Cable Older homes may have 300-...

Installing the TV 11 Cable and Antenna If your cable provider does not feature local channels, you may find this set-up convenient. Select CABLE or antenna (ANT) mode by pressing ANT on the remote control. To receive channels using an antenna, instead of the CATV cable: 1 Select antenna mode by pres...

Installing the TV 12 To set up your TV to use both a Cable Box and a direct-connect CATV cable: 1 Connect the Cable TV cable to the TV’s VHF/UHF jack. 2 Using a coaxial cable, connect the TV’s TO CONVERTER jack to the cable box’s IN jack. The TV’s internal converter allows you to switch between unsc...

Installing the TV 13 Cable Box Only Use this hookup if: ❑ You subscribe to a cable TV system that uses scrambled or encoded signals requiring a cable box to view all channels, and ❑ You do not intend to hook up any other audio or video equipment to your TV. When all channels are routed through your ...

Installing the TV 14 Connecting a VCR and Cable Use this hookup if you have cable TV that does not require a cable box. 1 Connect the cable TV cable to the VCR’s IN jack. 2 Using a coaxial cable, connect the VCR’s OUT jack to the TV’s VHF/UHF jack. 3 Using an A/V cable, connect the VCR’s Audio and V...

Installing the TV 15 Connecting a VCR and Cable Box Use this hookup if: ❑ Your cable TV company scrambles some channels, but not all of them (pay channels vs. regular cable channels), so you need to use a cable box, and ❑ You want to use the Twin View feature. With this setup you can: ❑ Use the TV r...

Installing the TV 16 To switch between channels from cable box and channels from CATV ❑ Press the TV/VIDEO button on the TV remote control. To view the cable box signals ❑ Match (channel 3 or 4) the channel setting of the VCR IN with the cable box OUT. To use the TV remote control to change channels...

Installing the TV 17 To use Twin View with the cable box ❑ Turn on the VCR. (The VCR’s tuner is used as one of the Twin View picture sources; if you do not turn on the VCR, the Twin View will not work.) Use the remote control’s TV/VIDEO button to set the Twin View output to VIDEO 1. Change one Twin ...

Installing the TV 18 Connecting Two VCRs for Tape Editing If you connect two VCRs, so you can record from one to the other, you can connect the recording VCR into your TV to monitor what is being recorded. The procedure below shows you how to do this. 1 Using an A/V cable, connect the playback VCR’s...

Installing the TV 19 Connecting a Satellite Receiver 1 Connect the satellite antenna cable to the satellite receiver ’s SATELLITE IN jack. 2 Using an A/V cable, connect the satellite receiver ’s Audio and Video OUT jacks to the TV’s Audio and Video IN jacks. 3 Connect a coaxial cable from your cable...

Installing the TV 20 Connecting a Satellite Receiver with a VCR 1 Connect the satellite antenna cable to the satellite receiver ’s SATELLITE IN jack. 2 Connect the CATV cable to the VCR’s VHF/UHF IN jack. 3 Using a coaxial cable, connect the VCR’s OUT jack to the TV’s VHF/UHF jack. 4 Using an A/V ca...

Installing the TV 21 6 If necessary, change the video input on your VCR. (See your VCR’s user’s guide for instructions on how to do that.) To watch satellite TV, or the VCR ❑ Press TV/VIDEO on the remote control to select a video source. To watch cable TV ❑ Press TV/VIDEO on the remote control to se...

Installing the TV 22 Connecting an Audio Receiver For better sound quality, you may want to connect your TV to your stereo system’s audio receiver. To connect to an audio receiver ❑ Use audio cables to connect the TV’s Audio OUT jacks to the audio receiver ’s audio LINE IN jacks. AUDIO-R AUDIO-L Lin...

Installing the TV 23 Connecting a DVD Player with Component Video Connectors This is the preferred hookup to use if your DVD player has component (Y, P B , P R ) jacks. 1 Using three separate component video cables, connect the DVD player ’s Y, P B and P R jacks to the Y, P B and P R jacks on the TV...

Installing the TV 24 Connecting a DVD Player with A/V Connectors Use this hookup if your DVD player does not have component (Y, P B , P R ) jacks. 1 Using audio cables, connect the DVD player ’s Audio OUT jacks to the TV’s Audio IN jacks. 2 Using an S VIDEO cable, connect the DVD player ’s S VIDEO j...

Installing the TV 25 Connecting a Digital TV Receiver 1 Using three separate component video cables, connect the Digital TV Set-top box’s Y, P B and P R jacks to the TV. 2 Using an audio cable, connect the Digital TV Set-top box’s Audio OUT jacks to the TV’s Audio IN jacks. ✍ If you prefer, you can ...

Installing the TV 26 Connecting a Camcorder For easy connection of the camcorder, the TV has front Audio and Video inputs (shown below). If you prefer, you can connect the camcorder to the TV’s rear Audio and Video IN jacks. 1 Using A/V cables, connect the camcorder ’s Audio and Video OUT jacks to t...

Installing the TV 27 Using the CONTROL S Feature The CONTROL S feature allows you to control your TV, plus other Sony equipment (such as a DVD player or VCR) connected to the TV, using only the TV’s remote control. In addition to allowing you to control multiple devices with one remote control, the ...

Installing the TV 28 Setting Up the TV Automatically After you finish connecting your TV, you can run Auto Setup to set up your channels. The Auto Setup screen appears when you turn your 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 ...

29 Using the Features Overview This chapter describes how to use features of your TV. Topic Page Using Favorite Channels 30 Using Twin View 31 Using the Freeze Function 34

Using the Features 30 Using Favorite Channels The Favorite Channel feature lets you select programs from a list of favorite channels that you previously specified. To display a list of your favorite channels: 1 If you have not already done so, create a list of favorite channels. (For information on ...

Using the Features 31 Using Twin View Twin View lets you see two pictures — from an antenna, a VCR, a DVD, etc, — on the screen at the same time. (You can only hear the sound associated with one of the pictures however. You choose which picture’s sound is selected.) You can change the relative size ...

Using the Features 32 Activating the Picture With Twin View, the picture highlighted with a blue frame is active. In the active picture, you can: ❑ Change channels ❑ Adjust the volume. ❑ Switch the input sources (for example, press TV/VIDEO on the remote control). ❑ Change the picture size by pressi...

Using the Features 34 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 works only in normal view; if you are in Twin View, it will not work. To...

35 Using the Menus Overview Opening and choosing a menu: 1 Press the MENU button to display the Menu screen. 2 Move the joystick to the desired menu icon and press to select it. 3 Use the joystick to scroll through the features. 4 See the specific menu page for instructions on moving through the men...

Using the Menus 36 Using the Video Menu To select the Video Menu 1 Press MENU . 2 Move the joystick to the Video icon and press . 3 Use the joystick to scroll through the features. 4 Press to select a feature. That feature’s adjustment appears. 5 Use the joystick to make the desired adjustments. 6 P...

Using the Menus 38 Using the Audio Menu To select the Audio Menu 1 Press MENU . 2 Move the joystick to the Audio icon and press . 3 Use the joystick to scroll through the options. 4 Press to select an option. That option’s settings appear. 5 Use the joystick to make the desired adjustments. 6 Press ...

Using the Menus 40 Using the Channel Menu To select the Channel Menu 1 Press MENU . 2 Move the joystick to the Channel icon and press . 3 Use the joystick to scroll through the features. 4 Press to select a feature. That feature’s options appear. 5 Use the joystick to scroll through the options. 6 P...

Using the Menus 42 Using the Parent Menu The Parent menu allows you to set up the TV to block programs according to their content and rating levels. These ratings are assigned by a federal rating board. Not all programs are rated. Using the Parental Lock blocks programs with a specific rating, but i...

Using the Menus 46 Using the Timer Menu To select the Timer menu 1 Press MENU . 2 Use the joystick to move to the Timer icon and press . To set the Current Time 1 Use the joystick to select “Current Time”, then press . 2 If it is currently Daylight Saving Time, be sure to set that mode to “ON”. (Day...

Using the Menus 47 Using the Setup Menu To select the Setup Menu 1 Press MENU . 2 Use the joystick to move to the Setup icon and press . 3 Use the joystick to scroll through the features. 4 Press to select a feature. (That feature’s options appear.) 5 Use the joystick to scroll through the options. ...

49 Other Information Overview This chapter includes the following topics: Topic Page Programming the Remote Control 50 Operating Other Equipment with Your TV Remote Control 53 Troubleshooting 55 Specifications 57 Index 59

Other Information 50 Programming the Remote Control The remote control is preset to operate Sony brand video equipment. If you have video equipment other than Sony brand that you want to control with the TV’s remote control, use the following procedures to program the remote control. From the “Manuf...

Other Information 51 Tips ❑ If more than one code number is listed, try entering them one by one until you come to the correct code for your equipment. ❑ If you enter a new code number, the code number you previously entered at that setting is erased. ❑ In some cases, you may not be able to operate ...

Other Information 53 Operating Other Equipment with Your TV Remote Control Operating a VCR Move the slide switch to the AV input you coded for this device. Operating a DVD Player Move the slide switch to the AV input you coded for this device. To Do This ... Press Turn on/off VCR/DVD (green POWER bu...

Other Information 55 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Remedies No picture (screen not lit), no sound ❏ If your TV does not turn on, and a red light keeps flashing, your TV may need service. Call your local Sony Service Center. ❏ Make sure the power cord is plugged in. ❏ Push the power button on the ...

Other Information 57 Specifications All Models (General) Picture Tube FD Trinitron ® tube Antenna 75 ohm external terminal for VHF/UHF Television System NTSC, American TV Standard Channel Coverage VHF 2-13 UHF 14-69 CATV 1-125 Power Requirements 120V, 60 Hz Number of Inputs/Outputs Video (IN) 4 1 Vp...

Other Information 58 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. KV-32HS20 Supplied Accessories Remote Control RM-Y183 AA (R6) Batteries 2 supplied for remote control Optional Accessories AV Cable VMC-810/820/830 HG Audio Cable RKC-515HG S-LINK Cable RK-G69HG Component Video Cabl...

59 Index 16:9 (widescreen) 2 , 48 A Adding channels to the channel list 40 Adjusting the picture definition 36 Adjusting the audio Steady Sound 38 Activating Twin View 31 ANT button 4 antenna, connecting 10 Aspect ratio, 16:9 in Twin View 32 Audio menu 35 , 38 audio receiver, connecting 22 Auto-SAP ...