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With Teletext switched on, press the MENU button on the remote
control to display the teletext menu on the TV screen.

Push the joystick 

4 or $ to select your chosen item, then push to z 

to display the relevant sub menu.

To remove the teletext menu from the screen, press the MENU
button.

The Top/Bottom/Full sub menu allows you to enlarge different
sections of the Teletext page. Push the joystick 

4 to enlarge the

upper half of the screen, push 

$ to enlarge the lower half. Press

the OK button to restore the page to normal size.

After having selected this function, you can watch a TV channel while 
waiting for a requested Teletext page. As soon as the page is available, 
the symbol 

 changes colour. To view the page, press 

.

Some teletext pages contain hidden information (eg for a quiz),
which you can reveal. The hidden information appears on screen.

(depending on availability of teletext service)

You can call up a time-coded page such as an alarm page at a time 
specified by you. After you have displayed the Time Page sub menu: 

Press the numbered buttons on the remote control to enter the
three digits of the desired page.

  Press the numbered buttons again to enter the four digits of the

desired time.

  Press the OK button to store the desired time. The time is displayed

in the top left corner of the screen. At the requested time the page is
displayed.

(depending on availability of teletext service)

In the Page Overview menu the block and group pages of TOP- Text
are sorted into two columns, so that the customer can easily select this 
page. For each block page in the first column, the corresponding
group pages are shown in the second column. Push the joystick 

4 or $ 

to select the desired block page, then push 

z to enter to the group pages 

column. Push 

4 or $ to select the desired group page .

Finally, press the OK button to display the page.

Teletext

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Top / Bottom / Full

Text Clear

Reveal

Time  Page

Page Overview

Select:

Enter:

Top:

Bottom:

Full: OK

Time  Page

PAGE

TIME

Select Page: 0-9

Next:

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NexTView

* (depending on availability of service)

NexTView is an on-screen electronic programme guide (EPG), providing you with programme information for different 
broadcasters.

The set automatically selects the best NexTView provider for you. 
This provider is available about 30 minutes after the channel tuning. 
You can however change this selection of provider if you wish.

Press the MENU button on the remote control to display the menu
on the screen.

Push the joystick 

4 or $ to select the 

 symbol, then push 

z

to enter the Set Up menu.

Push 

4 or $ to highlight Select NexTView then push z to enter. A list

is displayed containing all available NexTView providers.

Push 

4 or $ to select the desired provider then press the OK

button to store.

Press the MENU button to remove the menu from the screen.

Press the 

 button repeatedly on the remote control to switch

NexTView on and off.
* In some cases, you may also need to push the joystick 

Z to

   display the Sony electronic programme guide.

Push the joystick 

4, $, Z or z to move the cursor around the screen.

Press the OK button to confirm a selection.
a) If you press the OK button in the date, time or icon (themes)

columns, you change the programme list according to the
selection.

b) If you press the OK button in the programme list, you directly

display the channel if the broadcast is currently running, or,
you display the "Long Info" menu if the broadcast is running at
some future time.

You can make a personal list of the types of programmes you
wish to view on the programme guide.

Push the joystick 

4 or $ to select the   icon then push to z to

display the "Individual Setting" menu.

Push the joystick 

4 or $ to select your chosen item on the screen

then press the OK button to confirm your choice.

Repeat step 2 for all the items you wish to have in your list.

When you have finished the list, push 

z to select the 

 icon.

Press the OK button to return to the previous menu.

Push the joystick 

4 or $ to select the   icon then press the OK

button again to activate your "Individual Setting" filter.

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Picture Adjustment

Select:

Enter Menu:

Picture Mode
  Contrast
  Brightness
  Colour
  Sharpness
     Reset
AI
Noise Detection
Digital Mode
Colour Tone

Personal

On

On

DRC 50

Normal

Set Up

Auto Tuning
Programme Sorting

Select NexTView

AV Preset
Manual Set Up

Select:

Start Auto Tuning

Start

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Fri

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Sat

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Mon

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SWISS

Star Wars
Super RTL

Hat der alte Hexenmeister sich doch
einmal fortbegeben, und nun sollen
seine Geister auch nach meinem Willen
leben.

Werner - Beinhart
Pro 7

Flui grüsst den Rest der Welt
Kabel 1

Once upon a time in the West
Euronews

International News
RTL Plus

10:35 - 12:45

10:20 - 12:00

10:45 - 10:50

11:00 - 11:20

11:45 - 12:50

TXT

TPS / RINGIER

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full selection list
personal selection
news broadcasts
movies
sports
entertainment
children
return to last menu

Enter:

Set Up

Auto Tuning
Programme Sorting
Select NexTView
AV Preset
Manual Set Up

Select:

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With this menu screen, you can set timers or record selected
programmes.

Push 

4 or $ to select a future programme in the programme list

column.

Press the OK button to display the Long Info menu on the TV
screen. 

Push the joystick 

4 or $ to highlight the   icon then press the OK 

button repeatedly to "set the timer" or "cancel the timer". If you choose
to set the timer, the programme is marked with a clock symbol and a
message appears on the screen shortly before the programme is due
to start asking whether you wish to still view this programme.

Push the joystick 

Z or z to highlight the 

 icon then press the OK 

button repeatedly to switch on/off the timer table. This table shows the 
programmes on which you have already set a timer. (You can set a timer 
on up to 5 programmes).

(only with Smartlink VCRs)

Connect your Smartlink VCR.

Push the joystick 

Z or z to select 

 then press the OK button

to download the information to your VCR.

  To set up the VCR:

VPS/PDC
Push the joystick 

Z or z to select VPS/PDC then press the OK

button repeatedly to select On or Off. With this setting on you have
the guaranteed recording of the whole broadcast should there be a
change in the TV programme. This only works if the selected
channel broadcasts a VPS/PDC signal.

Speed
Push the joystick 

$ to select Speed then press the OK button

repeatedly to select between SP for standardplay or LP for longplay.
With longplay you can record twice as much on a videotape.
The picture quality however may suffer.

VCR Setup
Push the joystick 

$ to select VCR Setup then press the OK

button repeatedly to select which VCR you wish to programme,
namely VCR1 or VCR2.

Finally, push the joystick 

z to select the 

 icon then press the

 button to remove the menu from the TV screen.

NexTView

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Address Mapping

The position of the addresses in the
OSDA is shown in the following diagram.
The position values of the DPW are set
to '0'.

If other values are set, the complete
combination will be scrolled.

Example:
if the DPWC is set to '63', the char-

Speed
Timer Prog

VPS/PDC

SP

VCR1

On

This channel has been set for a timer

First nextTView/EPG-Providers in Europe

SWISS

TXT

TPS / RINGIER

nexTView

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Optional Connections

A Audio/video and RGB signal
B Audio/video and S video signal
C Audio/video and S video signal
D Centre speaker input Set “Speaker”

on the Features menu to “Centre in”.

E No inputs
F S Video signal
G Video signal
H Audio signal
I No input

B

A

C

H

I

DVD

VCR

S.VHS/Hi8/DVC 
camcorder

Dolby

Surround 

Amplifier

Hi-Fi

F

G

8mm/Hi8/

DVC

camcorder

Decoder

D

E

Video/audio from TV tuner.
Video/audio from selected source.
Video/audio displayed on TV screen (monitor out).
No outputs.

Audio signal.
No output.
No output.
No output.
Audio signal to headphones.

To avoid picture 
distortion:
• Do not connect 

equipment to

F and G
connectors at
the same time.

VCR

 

 

Using the following instructions, you can connect a wide range of optional equipment to this set.

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We recommend you connect your VCR to the 

B or C socket using a scart lead. If you do not have a scart lead, use the “Manually 

Tuning the TV” section of this instruction manual to tune in the channel of the VCR test signal to TV programme number “0”. 
Also refer to your VCR instruction manual to get the VCR test signal.
If your video supports Smartlink please refer to the "Smartlink" section of this instruction manual.

Plug in your Hi-Fi equipment to the 

E sockets on the rear of the set if you wish to amplify the audio output 

from the TV.
The output level from 

E sockets can be varied by adjusting the volume of the headphones. Refer to the “Adjusting the sound”

section of this instruction manual to adjust the volume of the headphones.

Plug in your Dolby Prologic system decoder amplifier to the 

D socket on the rear of the set if you wish to listen to the audio

  output from your equipment on the TV speaker. If you have a Dolby amplifier, connect the centre output  from your amplifier 

to the 

D socket to use the set as a centre speaker. Refer to the “Using the Features menu” section of this instruction manual 

and set the option “Speaker” to “Centre in”.

Remember that the maximum input level of this input is 30 W. Be careful never to over this limit.

Connect the phono plug to the L/G/S/I socket on the front of the TV and select the 

 4 input signal using the instructions on 

this page below.

In order to get the input signal of a connected equipment onto the TV screen, you need to select the symbol of the
connector to which you have connected the device.
e. g. : Your VCR is connected to the connector with the symbol 

Y

1/

 1. Press the button  

 on the remote control

repeatedly until you see the symbol 

1 on the screen.

Optional Connections

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Connect your equipment to the designated socket, as it is indicated on the previous page.

Switch on the connected equipment.

Press the 

 button repeatedly on your remote control until the correct input symbol

appears on the screen.

1111 

• Audio/video input signal through the Scart connector 

A or * RGB 

through Scart connector 

A.

2222 

• Audio/Video input signal through the Scart connector 

B or * S Video

through Scart connector 

B.

3333 

• Audio/Video input signal through the Scart connector 

C or * S Video

through Scart connector 

C.

4444

• S Video input signal through the 4-pin DIN connector 

F or * video input 

signal through phono jack 

G and audio input signal through phono jacks H.

* (automatic detection of the signal according to the connected equipment)

To return to the normal TV picture, press the 

 button on the remote control.

Optional Connections

Smartlink is a direct link between the set and a VCR.

• A VCR which supports Smartlink, NextView Link, Easy Link or Megalogic.

Megalogic is a trademark of Grundig Corporation.
EasyLink is a trademark of Philips Corporation.

• A fully-wired 21 pin SCART cable to connect your VCR to the Scart connector 

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  (SMARTLINK) on the rear of the set.

• Tuning information such as the channel overview are downloaded from the set to the VCR.

• Direct recording: While watching TV you need to press just one button on the VCR to record
  this programme.

• Automatically switching on: With the set in standby mode, pressing the “Play 

z” button on

  your VCR automatically switches the TV on.

If you have connected a decoder to a VCR which supports Smartlink feature, select
the menu “Further Programme Preset” in the 

 (Manual Set Up) menu and select

 to each coded channel. For more details, please refer to the section

"Using the Further Programme Preset function" of this instruction manual.

For more information on Smartlink, please refer to the Instruction Manual of your
VCR.

VCR

Decoder

Using the buttons underneath the cover of the remote control you can
control other Sony equipment.

 

Open the cover of the Remote Control.

Set the selector VTR 1234 DVD according to the equipment you want to control:
VTR 1

Beta VCR

VTR 2

8 mm VCR

VTR 3

VHS VCR

VTR 4

Digital Video (DCR-VX 1000/9000 E, VHR-1000)

DVD

Digital Video Disk

Use the buttons underneath the cover on the remote control to operate the equipment.

• If your equipment has a COMMAND MODE selector, set this

selector to the same position as the VTR 1234 DVD selector on this set Remote Control.

• If the equipment does not have a certain function, the corresponding

button on the remote control will not work.

VIDEO

TV

VTR 1 2 3 4  DVD

CH

CH

VTR 1 2 3 4  DVD

Rear 

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Additional Information

For the best picture quality, try to position the set so that you can view the screen from within the areas shown below.

(Optimum viewing position)

(Optimum viewing position)

KP-44PS2:     º

KP-51PS2: 60º 

KP-44PS2:    m

 m

inim

um

 distance

KP-51PS2: 1.9 m

 m

inim

um

 distance

KP-44PS2:     m

 minim

um distance

KP-51PS2: 1.9 m

 minim

um distance

KP-44PS2:     º

KP-51PS2: 60º 

KP-44PS2:     º

KP-51PS2: 20º 

KP-44PS2:     º

KP-51PS2: 20º 

KP-44PS2:     º

KP-51PS2: 20º 

No picture (screen is dark), no sound.

Poor or no picture (screen is dark),
but good sound.

Poor picture quality when watching a 
RGB video source.

Good picture, no sound

No colour on colour programmes

Distorted picture when changing 
programmes or selecting teletext

Wrong characters appear when viewing 
teletext.

Striped picture

Noisy picture when viewing TV channel

Remote control does not function

The standby indicator 

 on the set 

flashes.

Additional Information

 Here are some simple solutions to the problems which may affect the picture and sound.

• Plug the set in.
• Press the

button on the front of the set.

• If the 

 indicator is on in red colour, press TV 

 button on the remote

  control.
• Check the aerial connection.
• Check that the selected video source is on.
• Turn the set off for 3 or 4 seconds and then turn it on again using the

  button on the front of the set.

• Using the MENU system, select the Picture Adjustment menu. Adjust the

brightness, contrast and colour balance levels.

• Press the 

 button repeatedly on the remote control until the RGB 

symbol 

 1 is displayed on the screen.

• Press the 

 +/- button on the remote control.

• Check that "Main" speaker is selected in the "Features" menu.

• Using the MENU system, select the Picture Adjustment menu. Adjust the
  colour balance.

• Turn off any equipment connected to the Scart connectors on the rear of

the set.

• Using the menu system, enter to the “Language/Country menu and select
  the country in which you operate the TV set.

• Adjust the RF Atenuator (ATT). For details, please refer to the section

"Using the Further Programme Preset function".

• Adjust Fine Tuning (AFT) to obtain better picture reception. For details,  

please refer to the section "Using the Further Programme Preset function"

• Replace the batteries.

• Contact your nearest Sony service centre.