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The Digital Electronic Programme Guide allows you to:

a) view programme information for all digital channels,
b) sort programme information by category,
c) set reminders to have the TV automatically switch to a programme when it starts,
d) record programmes

The Digital Electronic Programme Guide is only available in digital mode.

The Category pop-up list allows you to display channels in the Digital Electronic
Programme Guide by category.

The categories available include:

Refer to ‘To add a channel to the Favourite category’ and ‘To remove a channel
from the Favourite category’ on the previous page.

With the TV in digital mode, press the 

 button to display the Digital

Electronic Programme Guide.

Move around the menu...

V

, 

v

, 

B

 and 

b

 buttons.

Display the previous/next five 
channels in the list...

RED button (previous), GREEN 
button (next).

Preview a programme...

OK button while highlighting a 
programme*.

Press the DIGITAL/

a

 button to return to normal TV operation.

Contains all the channels you have stored as a favourite
(see below).

The TV will create this list based on the type of channels
you watch the most.

Contains the last five channels watched.

Contains all available channels.

Contains all news channels.

Press the YELLOW button whilst accessing the Digital Electronic
Programme Guide.

Press the 

V

 or 

v

 button to highlight the required category.

Press the OK button. The Digital Electronic Programme Guide now only
shows channels from the category selected. The category name is
displayed at the top of the channel list.

With the Digital Electronic Programme Guide on screen, press the 

V

, 

v

,

B

 and 

b

 button to highlight the programme you wish to record.

Press the OK button to display the ‘Timers’ menu.

Press the RED button to set the TV and your VCR timers**.

**For Smartlink VCRs only. If your VCR does not
have Smartlink a message will be displayed to
inform you. Press the RED button to set the TV
timer. You will now have to manually set your
VCR timer.

When a programme has been set to record, a
solid green bar appears under the information
box in the EPG for that programme.

The ‘Digital EPG’.

*If you have set a Parental Control age limit in the
Main Menu, and the programme exceeds that
limit, you will be asked to enter your PIN before
the preview is allowed. Programmes that exceed
the age limit are identified by a   symbol.

Initially the PIN code is preset to 1234. Refer to
‘PIN Code’ on page 20 for more information.

The Info menu provides information on the programmes currently being shown and
on future programmes. It also allows you to display digital subtitles and listen to the
broadcast in a different language.

The Info menu is only available in digital mode.

The Coloured buttons give you access to further options:

With the TV in digital mode, press the 

 button to display the ‘Info menu’.

Display information for future 
programmes...

b

 button.

Return to information for current 
programmes...

B

 button.

Change the TV channel...

Numbered buttons.

Press the DIGITAL/

a

 button to return to normal TV operation.

(depending on availability)

When pressed, a pop-up menu allows you to change the
languages for the subtitles. Press the 

V

 or 

v

 button to

select the language required, then press the OK button to
confirm.

(depending on availability)

When pressed, a pop-up menu allows you to select the
language in which you wish to hear the broadcast. Press
the 

V

 or 

v

 button to select the language required, then

press the OK button to confirm.

REC/Timers
Allows you to record a programme from the Info display, or
set a programme to automatically appear on screen when
it starts. Press the

  B

 or 

b

 button to select future

programmes from the Info display, then press the
YELLOW button to display the ‘Timers’ pop-up menu. You
can now choose from a)Record b)Wakeup or c)Manual

Highlight  ‘Record’ and press OK to
automatically set you VCR to record the
selected programme (this will only work if
your VCR has the Smartlink facility and is
connected to the AV2 socket 

i

2/

r

 on

the rear of this TV).

Highlight  ‘Wakeup’ and press OK if you
wish the future programme you selected
to appear on screen when transmission
begins.

Highlight  ‘Manual’ and press OK if you
wish the TV to output a channel to your
VCR for recording. The display shown on
the left appears. Press the 

V

 or 

v

 button

to set the day of recording, then press the

b

 button to move to the start time. Repeat

this procedure to set the start and stop
times and the channel number, then
press the OK button to store and return to
the Info menu. Press the   button to
remove the Info menu from the screen.
Unless you have a Smartlink VCR, you
must now set the timer recording function
of your VCR to switch on and off to
correspond with the programme you have
stored for recording.

Press to display the Main Menu (see next page).

**After you have programmed a recording you
can put the TV into it’s standby mode, but do not
switch off completely or the recording will be
cancelled. If you put the TV into standby mode,
the standby indicator on the front of the TV
flashes green periodically to remind you a
recording has been programmed. Once a
programme has started recording, do not
change channels or switch to analogue mode or
the recording will be cancelled.

***The  ‘Manual’ feature only works if you have
connected your VCR to the AV2 socket 

i

2/

r

on the rear of the TV.

The ‘Info’ menu.

This menu allows you to configure the digital side of your TV.

With the TV in digital mode, press the OK button to display the Channel
Index menu.

Highlight an option...

V

 and 

v

 buttons.

Select a highlighted option...

OK button.

Alter the settings of a selected 
option...

V

, 

v

, 

B

 or 

b

 buttons.

Store settings/changes...

OK button.

Press the DIGITAL/

a

 button to return to normal TV operation.

This option allows you to tune digital channels one by one.

With the ‘Manual Tuning’ option highlighted, press the OK button to display the
‘Manual Tuning’ menu. Press the 

V

 or 

v

 button to highlight the channel number

for your new channel. (Alternatively, press the RED or GREEN button to display
the previous or next five channels in the list.) Press the OK button to display the
‘Manual Programme Search’ menu. Press the 

b

 button to highlight ‘Select

Search’. Press the 

V

 or 

v

 button to start searching. All the available channels

are displayed on the right side of the menu. Press the 

V

 or 

v

 button to highlight

the required channel. Press the OK button to store.

Clearing a channel
With the ‘Manual Tuning’ option highlighted, press the OK button to display the
‘Manual Tuning’ menu. Press the 

V

 or 

v

 button to highlight the channel number

you wish to clear. Press the YELLOW button. A message is displayed asking
you to confirm. Press the RED button to clear the channel or press the BLUE
button to cancel.

This option allows you to change your PIN code.

With the ‘PIN Code’ option highlighted, press the OK button to display the ‘PIN
Code’ menu. Use the Numbered buttons to enter your existing PIN code. Initially
the PIN code is preset to 1234. If you enter a wrong number, press the RED
button to clear and start again. If you have forgotten your PIN code, please use
9999. This Pin Code will always be accepted. Press the OK button to confirm.
Use the Numbered buttons to enter your new PIN code. Press the OK button to
confirm. Enter your new PIN again to confirm. Press the OK button to change
the PIN.

This option allows you to receive software updates, free through your existing
aerial (when issued). Sony recommends that this option is set to ‘On’ at all times.
If you do not wish your software to be updated, set this option to ‘Off’.

With the ‘Software Download’ option highlighted, press the OK button to confirm.
Press the 

V

 or 

v

 button to select ‘On’ or ‘Off’. Press the OK button to confirm.

This is an information screen only and displays the current software versions
and the signal strength.

With the ‘System Information’ option highlighted, press the OK button to display
the ‘System Information’ screen.

The ‘Detail Set-up’ menu.

This menu contains features that allow you to customise the digital side of your TV.
The ‘Main Menu’ is only available in digital mode.

With the TV in digital mode, press the 

 button to display the ‘Info menu’.

Press the BLUE button to access the ‘Main Menu’.

Highlight an option...

V

 and 

v

 buttons.

Select a highlighted option...

OK button.

Alter the settings of a selected 
option...

V

, 

v

, 

B

 or 

b

 buttons.

Store settings/changes...

OK button.

Press the DIGITAL/

a

 button to return to normal TV operation.

This option allows you to store your favourite channels in a list for quick access.

To add a channel to the Favourite Programme list
With the ‘Favourite Programmes’ option highlighted, press the OK button to
display the ‘Favourite Programmes’ menu. Press the 

V

 or 

v

 button to scroll

through the list until the channel you wish to store as a favourite is highlighted.
Press the OK button to confirm. A tick appears alongside the channel to indicate
that it is now stored as a favourite. Repeat this procedure to store other favourite
channels.

To remove a channel from the Favourite Programme list
Highlight the channel and press the OK button. The tick disappears.

To remove all channels from the Favourite Programme list
Press the YELLOW button.

This option allows you to customise the background pattern for all digital menus.

With the ‘Wallpaper’ option highlighted, press the OK button to display the
‘Wallpaper’ menu. Press the 

V

 or 

v

 button to highlight the required wallpaper.

Press the OK button to confirm.

This option allows you to set an age limit above which a PIN code is required
before viewing is allowed.

With the ‘Parental Control’ option highlighted, press the OK button to display the
‘Parental Control’ menu. Enter your existing PIN code using the Numbered
buttons*. Press the OK button to confirm. The age box now becomes active.
Press the 

V

 or 

v

 button to highlight the required age limit. Press the OK button

to confirm.

All the available digital channels were tuned in when the TV was first installed.
This option allows you to repeat that process (e.g. to search for new channels
that have been launched by broadcasters).

With the ‘Auto Tuning’ option highlighted, press the OK button to display the
‘Auto Tuning’ menu. Press the RED button to start the auto tuning process.

The ‘Detail Set-up' menu is explained on page 20.

The ‘CA Set-up' option is for future use only.

The ‘Main’ menu.

*Initially the PIN code is preset to 1234. Refer to
‘PIN Code’ on page 20 for details on how to
change this.

This menu allows you to tune in analogue channels, one by one.

With the ‘Manual Programme Preset’ option highlighted, press the OK
button to display the ‘Manual Programme Preset’ menu. 

Press the 

b

 button to highlight ‘Programme’. Press the 

b

 button to

highlight the programme number. Press the 

V

 or 

v

 button to select the

channel number you wish to manually tune (if tuning a VCR, please
select channel 0). Press the 

B

 button to highlight ‘Programme’.

Press the 

v

 button to highlight ‘Channel’. Press the 

b

 button to highlight

the setting. You now need to tune the channel by one of the following
methods:

Press the 

V

 or 

v

 button to search for the next available channel.

When a channel has been found, either press the OK button to store
or press the 

V

 or 

v

 button to continue searching.

Use the Numbered buttons to enter the channel number of the
broadcast you want or your VCR channel number. Press the OK
button to store.

Once you have stored a channel, press the 

B

 button to highlight

‘Channel’.

Press the 

v

 button to highlight ‘Label’. This option allows you to assign a

name of your choice (up to 5 letters or number). The name is displayed
briefly on screen when the channel is selected.

Press the 

b

 button to highlight the setting. Press the 

V

 or 

v

 button until

the letter or number you require appears in the display (select ‘-’ for a
blank space). Press the 

b

 button to confirm. Repeat this until the name

is complete. Press the OK button to store. Press the 

B

 button repeatedly

to highlight ‘Label’.

Press the 

v

 button to highlight ‘AFT’. Normally, fine tuning is performed

automatically, However, this option allows you to adjust it manually if you
feel that a slight tuning adjustment will improve the picture quality.   

Press the 

b

 button to highlight the setting. Press the 

V

 or 

v

 button to

adjust the fine tuning over a range of -15 to +15, or select ‘Auto’ for
automatic fine tuning. Press the 

B

 button to highlight ‘AFT’.

Press the 

v

 button to highlight ‘Skip’. This option allows you to skip

unused analogue channels when selecting channels with the PROG +/-
buttons. (You can still select a skipped channel using the Numbered
buttons on the remote control.)

Press the 

b

 button the setting. Press the 

V

 or 

v

 button to select ‘Yes’ or

‘No’. Press the 

B

 button to highlight ‘Skip’.

Press the 

v

 button to highlight ‘Confirm’. Press the OK button to store any

changes.

The ‘Manual Programme Preset’ menu.

Manual Programme Preset

Programme:
   Channel:         
   Label:
   AFT:
   Skip:            
Confirm

01
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On
No

OK

Use the following buttons to operate the TV menu system.

The individual menus are explained on the following pages.

Access the TV menu system...

MENU button.

Highlight an option...

V

 or 

v

 buttons.

Enter the highlighted menu or 
option...

b

 button.

Return to the last menu or option...

B

 button.

Alter the settings of a selected 
option...

V

, 

v

, 

B

 or 

b

 buttons.

Store settings/changes...

OK button.

Press the MENU button to return to normal TV operation.

Mode
This option allows you to choose between three picture mode settings, ‘Live’,
‘Movie’ and ‘Personal’.  ‘Live’ and ‘Movie’ are preset and only the ‘Contrast’
setting can be adjusted. ‘Personal’ mode however, also allows you to adjust the
‘Brightness’, ‘Colour’ and ‘Sharpness’ settings.

With the ‘Mode’ option highlighted, press the 

b

 button to adjust. Press the 

V

 or

v

 button to select the required mode. Press the OK button to confirm.

Contrast, Brightness, Colour, Sharpness, Hue
These options allow you to adjust the contrast, brightness, contrast, sharpness
and hue.

‘Brightness’,  ‘Colour’ and ‘Sharpness’ can only be adjusted when the picture
‘Mode’ is set to ‘Personal’. ‘Sharpness’ is not adjustable in digital mode. ‘Hue’ is
only available when viewing an NTSC colour signal, e.g. USA video tapes.

With the required option highlighted, press the 

b

 button to adjust. Press the 

B

 or

b

 button to set the level. Press the OK button to confirm.

Reset
This option resets all picture settings to the factory preset levels.

With the ‘Reset’ option highlighted, press the OK button to restore default picture
settings.

OK 
button

V

, 

v

, 

B

, and  

b

buttons

MENU
button

The ‘Picture Adjustment’ menu.

Picture Adjustment

  Mode:  Personal
   Contrast
   Brightness
   Colour
   Sharpness
   Hue
   Reset

OK

A wide range of equipment can be connected to the TV through the front and rear
sockets. Most equipment can be connected to any of the TV sockets. Refer to the
instruction manual supplied with your equipment to determine the best TV socket
to use. This TV supports the following inputs:

If you have used a fully wired 21-pin scart lead to connect the VCR:
Refer to ‘Viewing pictures from equipment connected to the rear sockets’, below.

If you have not used a fully wired 21-pin scart lead to connect the VCR:
You will need to find the video channel:

i

1/

Scart

RGB, Audio/Video.

i

2/

r

Scart

S-Video, Audio/Video, Smartlink*.

o

3 and 

t

3

Phono (x3)

Audio/Video.
(audio via 

o

3 sockets, video via 

t

3 socket)

 

Insert a pre-recorded tape into the VCR and press the ‘PLAY’ button.

With the TV in analogue mode, press the PROG +/- buttons until the
picture from the pre-recorded tape is displayed on the TV screen.

In future, with the TV in analogue mode, press the Numbered buttons to
directly select the video channel.

If you wish to move your video channel, refer to the ‘Programme Sorting’
on page page 23.

You will need to manually tune in the VCR signal (ideally to channel 0). 

Insert a pre-recorded tape into the VCR and press the ‘PLAY’ button.
Refer to the ‘Manual Programme Preset menu’ section of this instruction
manual to manually tune in the VCR signal.

After manually tuning the VCR signal and with the TV in analogue mode,
press the Numbered buttons to directly select the video channel.

Switch on/press ‘PLAY’ on the connected equipment. The picture (if any)
from the equipment appears on the TV screen.

If the picture does not automatically appear press the 

/

 button

repeatedly until the picture is displayed on the TV screen. 

Press the DIGITAL/

a

 button to return to normal TV operation.

Press the 

/

 button repeatedly until the 

t

3 symbol appears on the

TV screen.

Switch on/press ‘PLAY’ on the connected equipment. The picture (if any)
from the equipment appears on the TV screen.

Press the DIGITAL/

a

 button to return to normal TV operation.

*Smartlink is a direct link between the TV and a
compatible VCR or DVD recorder. Ensure that
your VCR/DVD recorder is connected to the
scart socket labelled 

i

2/

r

, using a fully wired

21 pin scart lead. For more information on
Smartlink, refer to the instruction manual
supplied with your Smartlink VCR/DVD recorder.

The remote control supplied with your TV automatically operates the basic
functions of Sony DVD players and most Sony VCRs. The remote control can also
operate DVD players and VCRs made by other manufacturers, provided that it is
first programmed to match the particular brand of your VCR or DVD player**.

Find the three digit code for your brand from the list below.

If programming the remote control to operate a DVD player:
Press the Mode Selector button repeatedly until the green DVD light
illuminates. 

If programming the remote control to operate a VCR:
Press the Mode Selector button repeatedly until the green VCR light
illuminates. 

With the green light illuminated, press and hold down the YELLOW
button for approximately six seconds, until the light starts to flash.

Use the Numbered buttons to enter the three digit code for your brand.
Once a correct code has been entered, the green VCR, TV and DVD
lights illuminate together momentarily.

Turn on your VCR or DVD player and check that the remote control
operates the basic functions (refer to ‘Controlling a DVD player’,
‘Controlling a VCR’ on the next page for details). If not, repeat steps 2-4
and enter the next three digit number for your brand.

Press the Mode Selector button repeatedly until the green TV light
illuminates.

SONY

001

SONY (VHS)

301, 302,

303, 308, 309

AIWA

021

SONY (BETA)

303, 307, 310

DENON

018, 027, 020, 002

SONY (DV)

304, 305, 306

GRUNDIG

009, 028, 023,

024, 016, 003

AIWA

325, 331, 351

HITACHI

025, 026, 015, 004

AKAI

326, 329, 330

JVC

006, 017

DAEWOO

342, 343

KENWOOD

008

GRUNDIG

358, 355, 360
361, 320, 351

LG

015, 014

HITACHI

327, 333, 334

LOEWE

009, 028, 023,

024, 016, 003

JVC

314, 315, 322,
344, 352, 353,

354, 348, 349

MATSUI

013, 016

LG

332, 338

ONKYO

022

LOEWE

358, 355, 360
361, 320, 351

PANASONIC

018, 027, 020, 002

MATSUI

356, 357

PHILIPS

009, 028, 023,

024, 016, 003

ORION

328

PIONEER

004

PANASONIC

321, 323

SAMSUNG

011, 014

PHILIPS

311, 312, 313, 316,

317, 318, 358, 359

SANYO

007

SAMSUNG

339, 340, 341, 345

SHARP

019, 027

SANYO

335, 336

THOMSON

012

SHARP

324

TOSHIBA

003

THOMSON

319, 350

YAMAHA

018, 027, 020, 002

TOSHIBA

337

VIDEO

/

TV

/

DIGITAL

Numbered
buttons

Mode 
Selector
button

YELLOW
button

*The brand codes you set may be lost if weak
batteries are not replaced immediately. Should
this happen, replace the batteries and re-enter
the required codes. A small label has been
attached to the battery holder for you to make a
note of your brand codes.

.