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The “Features” menu allows you to alter 
various settings of the TV.

To do this: 

Press the MENU button and press 

v

 twice to 

select 

, then press OK to enter this menu. 

Next press 

v

 or 

V

 to select the desired option 

and press OK. Finally read below how to 
operate into each option.

AUTO FORMAT
This option allows you to automatically change the aspect ratio of the screen.

To do this: 
After selecting the option, press OK. Then press 

v

 or 

V

 to select On (if you wish the TV set to 

automatically switch the screen format according to the broadcast signal) or Off (if you wish to 
keep your preference). Finally press OK to store.

Even if you have selected “On” or “Off”, you can always modify the format of the screen by 
pressing 

 repeatedly on the remote control to select one of the following formats:

SMART: Imitation of wide screen effect for 4:3 broadcast.

Conventional 4:3 picture size, full picture

 

information.

Compromise between 4:3 and 16:9 picture size.

ZOOM: Widescreen format for letterbox movies.

For 16:9 broadcast. Full picture information.

• In “SMART”, “ZOOM” and “14/9” modes, parts of the top and bottom of the screen are 

cut off. Press 

v

 or 

V

 to adjust the position of the image on the screen (e.g. to read 

subtitles).

• According to the format of diffussion, black bands can always appear whatever the 

selected mode.

,

m

Picture Adjustment

Select:

Enter:

OK

Exit:

MENU

Picture Mode:

Live

Contrast:

Reset

Noise Reduction:

Auto

Colour Tone:

Cold

Select:

Enter:

OK

Exit:

MENU

Features

Auto Format

On

AV3 Output

TV

Connection Guide

100 Hz Mode

Adv. Dig. Motion

Features

Auto Format

On

AV3 Output

TV

Connection Guide

100 Hz Mode

Adv. Dig. Motion

Select:

Back:

Enter: :

OK

4/3

ZOOM

14/9

WIDE

SMART

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AV3 OUTPUT
This option allows you to select the source to be output from the Scart connector 

3/

3 so that you can record  

from this Scart any signal coming from the  TV or from an external equipment connected to the Scart connector 

1/

1, 

2/

2 or right side connectors 

4 or 

4 and 

4.

If your VCR supports SmartLink, this procedure is not necessary.

To do this: 
Once you have entered into the "Features" menu as it is explained in the previous page and after selecting the option, 
press OK. Then press 

v

 or 

V

 to select the desired output signal:

TV 

to output the aerial source.

AV1 

to output sources connected to 

1/

1.

AV2 

to output sources connected to 

2/

2.

AV4 

to output sources connected to 

4 or 

4 and 

4.

AUTO  to output the signal that is being viewed on the TV.

• If you select “AUTO”, the output signal will always be the same one that is displayed on the screen.
• If you have connected a decoder to the Scart  

3/

3 or to a VCR connected to this Scart, please 

remember to change back the “AV3 Output” to “TV” for correct unscrambling.

CONNECTION GUIDE  
Even you have already connected the external equipment to the TV set, it is important for you to follow the 
instructions of this menu. If you proceed in this way, you will get the optimum picture settings related with the 
optional equipment.

Once you have entered the "Features" menu as it is explained in the previous page and after selecting the option, 
press OK. Next press 

v 

or 

V

 to chose the equipment you want to connect among the available: SAT (satellite), 

Decoder, DVD, GAME, VIDEO or DVD rec. (DVD recorder). Next press 

b

 to select the equipment chosen 

(equipment selected also can be deleted by pressing 

B

). Once you have selected all the equipment to be connected, 

press 

v 

or 

V

 to select "Confirm" and press OK.

A new menu will appear showing you on which Scart connector of the rear of the TV should be connected each 
equipment. Please connect each equipment according to this information to get the optimum picture setting of the 
optional equipment. 

B 

b

Once you have connected the optional equipment, press 

B 

or 

b

 to select "OK" and finally press the OK button 

of the remote control.

This option is only available if an RGB source has been connected to the TV.

This option allows you to readjust the horizontal position of the picture in case you need to do it when connecting an 
RGB source.

To do this: 
Once you have entered the "Features" menu as it is explained in the previous page  and while watching an RGB 
source select the “RGB Centring” option and press OK. Then press 

v 

or 

V

 to adjust the centre of the picture between 

–5 and +5. Finally press OK to confirm and store. 

This option allows you to select the picture quality of moving images depending on your own preference.

To do this:
Once you have entered the "Features" menu as it is explained in the previous page, select this option and press OK.
This option is pre-set to Adv. Dig. Motion (Advanced 100Hz Digital Motion). Although this is the most ideal setting
to produce smooth images and to reduce any blurring that may appear with some moving images, depending on your
own preference, this option can be altered. Press 

v 

or 

V

 to select Digital Plus (Advanced 100Hz Digital Plus) and

finally press OK to store your selection.

S

S

 

S

 

S

The “Set Up” menu allows you to alter various 

options on this TV.

To do this: 
Press the MENU button and press 

v

 three 

times to select  

, then press OK to enter this 

menu. Next press 

v

 or 

V

 to select the desired 

option and press OK. Finally read below how 
to operate into each option.

LANGUAGE
This option allows you to select the language that menus are displayed in. 

To do this: 
After selecting the option, press OK and then proceed in the same way as in step 2 of the section 
"Switching On the TV and Automatically Tuning" on page 9. 

COUNTRY
This option allows you to select the country in which you wish to operate the TV set. 

To do this: 
After selecting the option, press OK and then proceed in the same way as in step 3 of the section 
"Switching On the TV and Automatically Tuning" on page 9. 

AUTO TUNING
This option allows you to automatically search for and store all available TV channels.

To do this: 
After selecting the option, press OK and then proceed in the same way as in the steps 5 and 6 of 
the section “Switching On the TV and Automatically Tuning” on page 10.

PROGRAMME SORTING
This option allows you to change the order in which the channels (TV Broadcast) appear on the 
screen. 

To do this: 
After selecting the option, press OK and then proceed in the same way as in the step 7 of the section 
“Switching On the TV and Automatically Tuning” on page 10.

,

m

Picture Adjustment

Select:

Enter:

OK

Exit:

MENU

Picture Mode:

Live

Contrast:

Reset

Noise Reduction:

Auto

Colour Tone:

Cold

Select:

Exit:

MENU

Set Up

Language
Country
Auto Tuning
Programme Sorting
Programme Labels
AV Preset
Manual Programme Preset

Enter:

OK

Set Up

Language
Country
Auto Tuning
Programme Sorting
Programme Labels
AV Preset
Manual Programme Preset

Select:

Back:

Enter:

OK

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PROGRAMME LABELS
This option allows you to name a channel using up to five characters (letters or numbers).

Once you have entered the "Set Up" menu as it is explained in the previous page and after selecting the option, 

press OK, then press 

v

 or 

V

 to select the programme number with the channel you wish to name. Next press OK.

With the first element of the Label column highlighted, press OK and 

v

, 

V

, 

B

 or 

b

 to select the letter, next 

press OK.

When you have finished, press 

v

, 

V

, 

B

 or 

b

 to select the word “End” on the screen and finally press OK to 

turn off the menu from the screen.

• To correct the letter, select "

%

" on the screen to go back and press OK.

• For a blank, select " " on the screen and press OK.

AV PRESET
This option allows you to:

a)  Designate a name to the external equipment you have connected to the input sockets of the TV set. 

Once you have entered the "Set Up" menu as it is explained in the previous page and after selecting the option, 
press OK, then press 

v

 or 

V

 to select the input source you wish to name: AV1, AV2 or AV3 for the rear Scarts 

and AV4 for right side connectors. Next press OK twice.

  A label automatically appears in the label column:

a) If you want to use one of the predefined labels, press 

v

 or 

V

 to select the desired label and finally press OK. 

The total predefined labels are: VIDEO, DVD, CABLE, GAME, CAM (camcorder) or SAT 
(satellite).

b) If you want to set a different label, select Edit and press OK. Then, with the first element highlighted, press 

v

, 

V

, 

B 

 or 

b

 to select the letter, next press OK. When you have finished, press 

v

, 

V

, 

B

 or 

b

 to select 

the word “End” on the screen and finally press OK to turn off the menu from the screen. 

• To correct the letter, select "

%

" on the screen to go back and press OK.

• For a blank, select " " on the screen and press OK.

  Change the input sound level of the optional equipment connected. 

Once you have entered the "Set Up" menu as it is explained in the previous page and after selecting the option 
press OK, then press 

v

 or 

V

 to select the input source you want to alter the input sound level:  AV1, AV2 or 

AV3 for the rear Scarts and AV4 for right side connectors. Next press twice 

b

 to highlight the Sound Offset 

column. Finally press OK and 

v

 or 

V

 to alter the input sound level between -9 and +9.

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MANUAL PROGRAMME PRESET
This option allows you to:

Preset channels or the VCR channel one by one to the programme order of your choice. 

Once you have entered the “Set Up”menu as it is explained on page 18 and after selecting the "Manual 
Programme Preset" option, press OK. Next with Programme option highlighted press OK.
Press 

v

 or 

V

 to select which programme number you want to preset the channel on (for VCR, select 

programme number “0”). Then press 

B

.

The following option is only available depending on the country you have selected in the “Country” 
menu.

After selecting the System option, press OK. Then press 

v

 or 

V 

to select the TV Broadcast system (B/G 

for western European countries, D/K for eastern European countries, L for France or I for United Kingdom). 
Then press 

B

.

After selecting the Channel Number option, press OK. Next press 

v

 or 

V

 to select the channel tuning ("C" 

for terrestrial channels or "S" for cable channels). Then press the number buttons to enter directly the channel 
number of the TV Broadcast or the channel of the VCR signal. If you do not know the channel number, press 

b

 and 

v

 or 

V

 to search for it. When you have tuned the desired channel, press OK twice to store.

Label a channel using up to five characters.

To do this: 
Once you have entered the “Set Up”menu as it is explained on page 18 and after selecting the "Manual 

Programme Preset" option, press OK. Next with the Programme option, highlighted press the PROG +/- button 
to select the programme number with the channel you wish to name. When the programme you want to name 
appears on the screen, select the Label option and press OK. Then, with the first element highlighted, press 

v

, 

V

, 

B

 or 

b

 to select the letter, next press OK. When you have finished, press 

v

, 

V

, 

B

 or 

b

 to select the word 

“End” on the screen and finally press OK to turn off the menu from the screen.

• To correct the letter, select "

%

" on the screen to go back and press OK.

• For a blank, select " " on the screen and press OK.

Fine tune the broadcast reception. Normally the automatic fine tuning (AFT) will give the best possible picture, 
however you can manually fine tune the TV to obtain a better picture reception in case the picture is distorted.

To do this: 
While watching the channel (TV Broadcast) you wish to fine tune, and once you have entered the “Set Up” menu 
as it is explained on page 18 and after selecting the "Manual Programme" option, press OK. Then select the AFT 
option and press 

b

. Next press 

v

 or 

V

 to adjust the fine tuning between -15 and +15. Finally press OK twice 

to store.

Skip any unwanted programme numbers when they are selected with the PROG +/- buttons.

To do this: 
Once you have entered the "Set Up" menu as it is explained on page 18 and after selecting the "Manual 
Programme Preset" option, press OK. Next with the Programme option highlighted, press the PROG +/- button 
to select the programme number you want to skip. When the programme you want to skip appears on the screen, 
select the Skip option and press 

b

. Next press 

v

 or 

V

 to select On. Finally press OK twice to confirm and store.

 

View and record scrambled channels (e.g. from a pay TV decoder) when using a decoder connected to Scart

 

3/

3 directly or through a VCR.

This option is only available depending on the country you have selected in the “Country” menu. 

To do this:
Once you have entered the "Set Up" menu as it is explained on page 18 and after selecting the "Manual Programme 

Preset" option, press OK. Next select the Decoder option and press 

b

. Next press 

v

 or 

V

 to select On. Finally 

press OK twice to confirm and store.

S

Teletext is an information service transmitted by most TV stations. The index page of the teletext service 
(usually page 100) gives you information on how to use the service. To operate teletext, use the remote control 
buttons as indicated below.

• Teletext errors may occur if you use a channel (TV Broadcast) with a weak signal.
• After 5 minutes viewing the same teletext page and without any button being pressed, the brightness level 

of the text automatically decreases notoriously to avoid any damage to the picture tube. Press any button of 
the remote control to reset the brightness level. 

Select the broadcast channel which carries the teletext 
service you wish to view.

Press the  

 button one time to enter Picture and 

Text (P&T) mode. The screen is divided into two with 
the Text display on the left and the TV channel in the 
right corner.

If you wish to view the Text in full screen mode, press 
the 

 button a second time.

Input 3 digits for the page number, using the numbered buttons.
•  If you make a mistake, retype the correct page number.
•  If the counter on the screen continues searching, it is because the page 

To access the next or preceding page:
Press PROG +  (

) or PROG - (

).

To freeze a teletext page:
Press 

/

. Press it again to cancel the freeze. 

To reveal concealed information (e.g: answer to a quiz):
Press 

/

. Press it again to conceal the information. 

A teletext page may consist of several sub pages. In this case, one or more arrows appear  next 
to the page number and an information box is displayed at the bottom of the screen showing the 
number of sub pages contained on this page. As soon as sub pages are available, they start to 
automatically  run. If you want to stop the show and select your desired sub page, press 
repeatedly 

B

 or 

b

. 

To Switch Off Teletext: 
Press 

.

Fastext service lets you access Teletext pages with one button push.
When you are in Teletext mode and Fastext is broadcast, a colour coded menu appears at  

the bottom of the teletext page. Press the appropriate coloured button (red, green, yellow  
or blue) to access the page corresponding to your menu choice.

*(depending on availability of service).

NexTView is an on-screen electronic programme guide, providing you with programme information for 

different broadcasters.

When looking for information you can search by theme (sports, art, etc...) or date.

If wrong characters appear when viewing NexTView, use the menu system to enter the “Language” menu (see 

page 18) and select the same language as the NexTView is broadcasted.

Select a broadcast channel providing a NexTView service. In this case the indication 

“NexTView” is displayed as soon as data is available.

To see NexTView service you have two different types of NexTView interface. These depend 

on the % of available data:

a)  “Programme List” interface:

Whilst you are watching TV, and after the indication “NexTView” (coloured white) is 
displayed on the screen, press the 

 button on the remote control to watch the 

“Programme List” interface (see fig. 1).

b)  “Overview” interface:

Whilst you are watching TV, and after more than 50% of NexTView data is available 
(100% data may not be available depending on the area)  the indication “NexTView” 
(coloured black) is displayed on the screen. Press the 

 button on the remote control 

to watch the “Overview” interface (see fig. 2).

  To navigate through NexTView:

• Press 

B

 or 

b

 to move left or right. 

• Press 

v

 or 

V

 to move downwards or upwards. 

• Press OK to confirm a selection. 
• If you have selected a programme, press OK to get more information on the 

selected programme. 

To switch NexTView off, press the 

 button on the remote control.

 

1

 Programmme list              

2

                                              

   3

 

G e n e r a l

P r a e s e n t i e r t   v o n

I h r e r   P r o g r a m m z e i t s c h r

w w w . t v m o v i e . d e

T h u   1 2   J u n

1 4 : 3 6

T h u   1 2

A t t r T e x t

A t t r T e x t

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A t t r T e x t

A t t r T e x t

A t t r T e x t

K r i m i s e r i e   -   D e r   F a l l   m i t   d e m   m i t t e l m a s s

P e r r y   M a s o n
R T L 2

1 4 : 3 0

1 5 : 0 0

1 5 : 3 0

1 6 : 0 0

T u e   1 7   J u n                       1 4 : 5 5    

A u f   s c h l i m m e r   u n d e w i g

B a y w a t c h

B e n n y   H i l l

T h e   O s b o u r n e s

S e g e l n :   L o u i s   V u i t t o n   C u p

T w i l i g h t   Z o n e

c a t e g o r i e

P e r r y     M a s o n

D a t e

S e l e c t :

1

2

3

G e n e r a l

P r a e s e n t i e r t   v o n

I h r e r   P r o g r a m m z e i t s c h r

w w w . t v m o v i e . d e

T h u   1 2   J u n

1 4 : 3 6

T h u   1 2

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A t t r T e x t

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A t t r T e x t

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K r i m i s e r i e   -   D e r   F a l l   m i t   d e m   m i t t e l m a s s

P e r r y   M a s o n
R T L 2

1 4 : 3 0

1 5 : 0 0

1 5 : 3 0

1 6 : 0 0

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A t t r T e x t 1 6

T u e   1 7   J u n                       1 4 : 5 5    

C a t e g o r i e

D a t e

S e l e c t :

1

2

3

  General: 

All the programme information is listed by time 
and broadcast channels order.

  News

Date:
Press the red button of the remote 
control to display the date screen, 
you can select the desired date by 
pressing 

v or V. Next press OK to 

confirm.

Press the blue button of the remote to 
display the icons (see below the Icon’s key) 
for different themes. Next press 

v or V to 

select the desired icon and finally press the 
OK button to confirm.

In it’s default condition this remote control will operate the basic functions of this Sony TV, Sony DVDs and 
most Sony VCRs. To control VCRs and DVDs of other manufacturers (and some Sony VCR models), the 
remote control needs to be configured.

• Before you start, look up the 3 digit code for your brand of DVD or VCR from the list below. 

On those brands that have more than one code, enter the first code number.

• Sony will endeavour to update the software according to market changes. Therefore, please 

refer to code table included with the remote control for latest code set.

• A small label is added inside the battery door to allow you to record your brand codes.

Press and hold the 

T

 button of the remote control for approximately 6 

seconds until the green DVD and VCR light of the Media Selector starts 
flashing (see fig. 1).

While the VCR and DVD lights are flashing, enter all three digits of the 

code for your brand of VCR or DVD (see the list below) using the number 
buttons on the remote control (see fig. 2). 

 If your selected code is entered correctly, the green light VCR or 

DVD  (according to your selection) will be lit momentarily (see fig. 
3), otherwise repeat all the above steps.

Turn on your VCR or DVD and check that the main functions work 

(playback, stop, rewind, fast forward and channel selection for both VCR 
and DVDs as well as Menu and cursors buttons only for DVDs).

•  If your device is not working or some of the functions do not work please check that you 

entered the correct code set or try the next code listed against the brand. 

• Not all brands are covered and not all models of every brand may be covered.

Always remember to press the 

T

 or 

t

 button until the green light iluminates according to 

the equipment you want to operate with this remote control: VCR, TV or DVD. Refer to pages 
28 - 29 on how to operate the AUX mode.

SONY (VHS)

301, 302, 303, 308, 309,362

SONY (BETA) 303, 307, 310
SONY (DV)

304, 305, 306

AIWA

325, 331, 351

AKAI

326, 329, 330

DAEWOO

342, 343

GRUNDIG

358, 355, 360, 361, 320, 351, 366

HITACHI

327, 333, 334

JVC314, 315, 322, 344, 352, 353, 354, 348, 349
LG

332, 338

LOEWE

358, 355, 360, 361, 320, 351

MATSUI

356, 357

ORION

328

PANASONIC321, 323
PHILIPS

311, 312, 313, 316, 317, 318, 358, 359,
363, 364

SAMSUNG

339, 340, 341, 345

SANYO

335, 336

SHARP

324

THOMSON

319, 350, 365

TOSHIBA

337

SONY

001, 029, 030, 036, 037, 038, 039, 040,
041, 042, 043, 044, 053, 054, 055

AIWA

021 

AKAI

032

DENON

018, 027, 020, 002

GRUNDIG

009, 028, 023, 024, 016, 003

HITACHI

025, 026, 015, 004, 035

JVC006, 017
KENWOOD

008

LG

015, 014, 034

LOEWE

009, 028, 023, 024, 016, 003

MATSUI

013, 016

ONKYO

022, 033

PANASONIC018, 027, 020, 002, 045, 046, 047
PHILIPS

009, 028, 023, 024, 016, 003, 031

PIONEER

004, 050, 051, 052

SAMSUNG

011, 014

SANYO

007

SHARP

019, 027

THOMSON

012

TOSHIBA

003, 048, 049

YAMAHA

018, 027, 020, 002

6 sec.

MODE

MODE