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SLEEP TIMER
The “Sleep Timer” option in the “Timer” menu 
allows you to select a time period for the TV to 
switch itself automatically into the standby 
mode.  

To do this: after selecting the option press

, 

then press

or

to set the time period delay 

(max. of 4 hours) and finally press OK to store.
 
• While watching the TV, you can press the
 

  time remaining. 
• One minute before the TV switches itself into
  standby mode, the time remaining is displayed on
  the TV screen automatically.

LANGUAGE
The “Language” option in the “Set Up” menu 

allows you to select the language that the 

menus are displayed in.

To do this: after selecting the option, press

 

and then proceed in the same way as in the step 

2 of the section “Switching On the TV and Au-

tomatically Tuning”.

 

AUTO TUNING
The “Auto Tuning” option in the “Set Up” 

menu allows you to automatically search for 

and store all available TV broadcast channels.

To do this: after selecting the option, press

 

and then proceed in the same way as in TV 

steps 4 and 5 of the section “Switching On the 

TV and Automatically Tuning”.

Picture Adjustment

  Mode:  Personal
   Contrast
   Brightness
   Colour
   Sharpness
   Hue
   Reset

OK

Timer

Sleep Timer:                          Off

OK

Timer

Sleep Timer:                          Off

OK

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Picture Adjustment

  Mode:  Personal
   Contrast
   Brightness
   Colour
   Sharpness
   Hue
   Reset

OK

Set Up

  Language
  Auto Tuning
  Programme Sorting
  Progamme Labels
  AV Preset
  Manual Programme Preset
  Detail Set Up

OK

Set Up

  Language
  Auto Tuning
  Programme Sorting
  Progamme Labels
  AV Preset
  Manual Programme Preset
  Detail Set Up

OK

Picture Adjustment

  Mode:  Personal
   Contrast
   Brightness
   Colour
   Sharpness
   Hue
   Reset

OK

Set Up

  Language
  Auto Tuning
  Programme Sorting
  Progamme Labels
  AV Preset
  Manual Programme Preset
  Detail Set Up

OK

Set Up

  Language
  Auto Tuning
  Programme Sorting
  Progamme Labels
  AV Preset
  Manual Programme Preset
  Detail Set Up

OK

Your TV uses an on-screen menu system to guide you through the operations. Use the 
following buttons on the Remote Control to operate the menu system:

Press the MENU button to switch the first level menu on.

• To highlight the desired menu or option, press

or

.

• To enter to the selected menu or option, press

.

• To return to the last menu or option, press

.

• To alter settings of your selected option, press

 

/

/

or

.

• To confirm and store your selection, press OK.

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

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PICTURE ADJUSTMENT
The “Picture Adjustment”  menu allows you to 
alter the picture adjustments.

To do this: after selecting the item you want to 
alter press

, then press repeatedly

/

/

or

to adjust it and finally press OK to 

store the new adjustment.
This menu also allows you to customise the 
picture mode based on the programme you are 
watching:

 Personal (for individual settings).
 Live (for live broadcast programmes, DVD

      and Digital Set Top Box receivers).

 Movie (for films).

Picture Adjustment

  Mode:  Personal
   Contrast
   Brightness
   Colour
   Sharpness
   Hue
   Reset

OK

Picture Adjustment

  Mode:  Personal
   Contrast
   Brightness
   Colour
   Sharpness
   Hue
   Reset

OK

• Brightness, Colour and Sharpness can only be altered if “Personal” mode is selected.
• Hue is only available for NTSC colour signal (e.g: USA video tapes).
• Select Reset and press OK to reset the picture to the factory preset levels.

OK

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.

Make sure to use a broadcast channel with a strong signal, otherwise teletext errors

 

may occur.

After selecting the TV channel which carries the teletext service you wish 
to view, press 

. 

Input 3 digits for the page number, using the numbered buttons.
• If you have made a mistake, retype the correct page number.
•  If the counter on the screen continues searching, it is because this page is not available. In that case,

Press PROG + (

) or PROG - (

).

Whilst you are viewing teletext, press 

. Press it again to cancel teletext mode. 

Some teletext pages have sub-pages which follow on automatically. To stop them, press

 

/

. Press it again to cancel the freeze. 

Press 

/

. Press it again to conceal the information. 

Press 

.

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

 

the bottom of the teletext page. Press the colour button (red, green, yellow or blue) to access

 

the corresponding page.

Index
Programme
News
Sport
Weather

25

153
101

98

Index
Programme
News
Sport
Weather

25

153
101

98

Index
Programme
News
Sport
Weather

25

153
101

98

Index
Programme
News
Sport
Weather

25

153
101

98

Index
Programme
News
Sport
Weather

25

153
101

98

Index
Programme
News
Sport
Weather

25

153
101

98

Index
Programme
News
Sport
Weather

25

153
101

98

Index
Programme
News
Sport
Weather

25

153
101

98

AV2 OUTPUT
The “AV2 Output” option in the “Detail Set Up” 
menu allows you to select the source to be 
output from the Scart connector 

:2/q

. You 

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

:1/

 or 

side connectors 

3 and 

3.

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

To do this: after selecting the option, press

. 

Then press

or

to select the desired 

output signal: TV, AV1, AV3, YC3 or AUTO.

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 

:2/q

 or to a VCR connected to this Scart, 

please remember to change back the “AV2 Output” to “AUTO” or “TV” for correct 
unscrambling.

RGB CENTRING
When connecting an RGB source, such as a 
“PlayStation”, you may need to readjust the 
horizontal position of the picture. In that case, 
you can readjust it through the “RGB Centring” 
option in the “Detail Set Up”.

To do this: while watching an RGB source select 
the “RGB Centring” option and press 

. Then 

press 

or

 to adjust the centre of the 

picture between –10 and +10. Finally press OK
to confirm and store. 

PICTURE ROTATION
Because of the earth’s magnetism, the picture 
might slant. In this case, you can correct the 
picture slant by using the option “Picture 
Rotation” in the “Detail Set Up” menu.

To do this: after selecting the option, press 

. 

Then press

or

to correct any slant of the 

picture between -5 and +5 and finally press OK 
to store.  

 

Picture Adjustment

  Mode:  Personal
   Contrast
   Brightness
   Colour
   Sharpness
   Hue
   Reset

OK

Set Up

  Language
  Auto Tuning
  Programme Sorting
  Progamme Labels
  AV Preset
  Manual Programme Preset
  Detail Set Up

OK

Detail Set Up

  Auto Format
  Noise Reduction:         
  AV2 Output:  
  RGB Centring:            
  Picture Rotation:         

On
Auto
TV
0
0

OK

Picture Adjustment

  Mode:  Personal
   Contrast
   Brightness
   Colour
   Sharpness
   Hue
   Reset

OK

Set Up

  Language
  Auto Tuning
  Programme Sorting
  Progamme Labels
  AV Preset
  Manual Programme Preset
  Detail Set Up

OK

Detail Set Up

  Auto Format
  Noise Reduction:         
  AV2 Output:  
  RGB Centring:            
  Picture Rotation:         

On
Auto
TV
0
0

OK

Picture Adjustment

  Mode:  Personal
   Contrast
   Brightness
   Colour
   Sharpness
   Hue
   Reset

OK

Set Up

  Language
  Auto Tuning
  Programme Sorting
  Progamme Labels
  AV Preset
  Manual Programme Preset
  Detail Set Up

OK

Detail Set Up

  Auto Format
  Noise Reduction:         
  AV2 Output:  
  RGB Centring:            
  Picture Rotation:         

On
Auto
TV
0
0

OK

Plug in your Hi-Fi equipment to the audio output sockets 

E if you wish to amplify the audio 

output from TV. Next, using the menu system, select the “Sound Adjustment” menu. Enter the 
“Detail Adjustment” option and set “TV Speakers” to “Off”.

The audio level of the external speakers can be modified by pressing the volume buttons 
on the remote control. Also treble and bass settings can be modified through the “Sound 
Adjustment” menu.

To enjoy “Dolby Virtual” sound effect through your 
Hi-Fi equipment:
Place the speakers of your equipment in front of your 
sitting place and besides the TV set but keep a distance of 
50 cm from each speaker to the TV set.
Then by using the menu system, select the menu “Sound 
Adjustment”. Next select “Detail Adjustment” and set 
“Dolby Virtual” to “On”.

Connect your equipment to the designated TV socket, as indicated in the previous page.

Switch on the connected equipment.

To watch the picture of the connected equipment, press the 

 button repeatedly until the

 

correct input symbol appears on the screen.

 

1

• Audio / video input signal through the Scart connector 

D

 

 

• RGB input signal through the Scart connector 

D. This symbol appears only

 

if a RGB source has been connected. 

  

2

• Audio / video input signal through the Scart connector 

F. 

2

• S Video input signal through the Scart connector 

F. 

 

3

• Video input signal through the phono socket 

B and Audio input signal

 

through 

C. 

3

• S Video Input signal through the front S Video input jack 

A and Audio 

signal through 

C. 

Press 

 button on the remote control to return to the normal TV picture. 

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

3 or 

3 

input signal using the instructions above. Finally, refer to the “Sound Adjustment” section of 
this manual and select “Dual Sound” “A” on the sound menu screen.

S

S

S

Your sitting position

Right Hi-Fi 

Speaker

Left Hi-Fi 

Speaker

~50°

Using the following instructions you can connect a wide range of optional equipment to

 

your TV set. (Connecting cables are not supplied).

To avoid picture distorsion, do not connect external equipment to connectors 

A and B at 

the same time.

To connect a VCR, please refer to the section “Connecting the aerial and VCR” of this instruction 
manual. We recommend you connect your VCR using a scart lead. If you do not have a scart 
lead, tune in the VCR test signal to the TV programme number “0” by using the “Manual 
Programme Preset” option. (for details of how to manually programme these presets, see page 
13, step a).
Refer to your VCR instruction manual to find out how to find the output channel of your VCR.

Smartlink is a direct link between the TV set and the VCR. For more information on 
Smartlink, please refer to the instruction manual of your VCR.
If you use a VCR that supports Smartlink, please connect the VCR by using a Scart lead to 
the Scart 

:2/q

 

F.

B

1

2

“PlayStation”*

Decoder

VCR

VCR

Decoder

Hi-fi

VCR

DVD

is a product of Sony 

Computer Entertainment, Inc.

 “PlayStation” is a trademark of Sony 

Computer Entertainment, Inc.

VCR

DVD

C

8mm/Hi8/

DVC

camcorder

A

S VHS/Hi8

DVC

camcorder

D

F

E

When you connect the headphones, 
the TV speakers will automatically 
be muted.

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

No picture (screen is dark) and no 
sound.

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

No picture or no menu information 
from equipment connected to the 
Scart connector.

Good picture, no sound.

No colour on colour programmes.

Distorted picture when changing 
programmes or selecting teletext.

Picture slanted

Noisy picture when viewing a TV 
channel.

No unscrambling or unstable picture 
whilst viewing a scrambling channel 
with a decoder connected through 
the Scart connector 

:2/q

.

Remote control does not function.

The standby indicator  

 on the TV 

flashes.  

• Check the aerial connection.
• Plug the TV in and press the 

 button on the front of

  the TV. 
• If the standby indicator 

 is on, press TV  

 button 

  on the remote control. 

• Using the menu system, select the “Picture 

Adjustment” menu and select “Reset” to return to the

  factory settings.

• Check that the optional equipment is on and press the
   

 button repeatedly on the remote control until the

  correct input symbol is displayed on the screen. 

• Press the  

 +/- button on the remote control. 

• Check that “TV Speakers” is “On” on the “Sound 

Adjustment” menu.

• 

Check that headphones are not connected.

• Using the menu system, select the “Picture 

Adjustment” menu and select “Reset” to return to 
factory settings.

• Turn off any equipment connected to the Scart
  connector on the rear of the TV.

• Using the menu system, select the “Picture Rotation”
  option in the “Detail Set Up” menu to correct the
  picture slant.

• Using the menu system, select the “Manual 

Programme Preset” menu and adjust Fine Tuning

  (AFT) to obtain better picture reception.
• Using the menu system, select the “Noise Reduction”
  option in the “Detail Set Up” menu and select
  “Auto” to reduce the noise in the picture.

• Using the menu system, select the “Set Up” menu. 

Then enter to “Detail Set Up” option and set “AV2 
Output” to “TV”.

• Check that the Media Selector on the remote control is 

set according to the device you are using (VCR, TV or 

DVD).

• If the remote control does not operate the VCR or DVD 

even when the Media Selector has been set correctly. 

Enter the necessary code set as explained on “Remote 

Control Configuration for VCR/DVD” chapter of this 

instruction manual.

• Replace the batteries.

• Contact your nearest Sony service centre.

If you continue to experience problems, have your TV serviced by qualified personnel.

 

Never open the casing yourself.

TV system: 
I 

Colour system:
PAL,  
SECAM, NTSC 3.58, 4.43 (only Video In)

Channel Coverage:
I: UHF B21-B69

Picture Tube:
Flat Display FD Trinitron WIDE
• KV-28LS35U/LS36U: 28” (approx. 71 cm. 

measured diagonally)

• KV-32LS35U/LS36U: 32” (approx. 82 cm. 

measured diagonally)

i1/

21-pin scart connector

 (CENELEC 

standard)

 including 

audio/video

input, RGB input, TV audio/
video output.

i2/r

  

21-pin Scart connector

(SMARTLINK) 

(CENELEC standard) 
including audio / video input, 
S video input, selectable audio / 
video output and Smartlink 
interface.

audio outputs (Left/Right) - 
phono jacks 

Side Terminals
r3 S Video input – 4 pin DIN

t

3 video input – phono jack

    3 audio input – phono jacks
       

headphones jack 

Ecological Paper- Totally Chlorine Free   

 

2 x 14 W (music power)
2 x 7 W (RMS)
Woofer: (KV-28LS35U/32LS35U only)
20 W (music power)
10 W (RMS)

Power Consumption:
KV-28LS35U/LS36U: 90 W
KV-32LS35U/LS36U: 88 W

Standby Power Consumption:
0.54 W 

Dimensions (w x h x d) :
KV-28LS35U/LS36U: Approx. 806 x 497 x 540 mm.
KV-32LS35U/LS36U: Approx. 891 x 564 x 584 mm.

Weight:
KV-28LS35U/LS36U: 43 Kg.
KV-32LS35U/LS36U: 60.5 Kg.

Accessories supplied:
1 Remote Control (RM-932)
2 Batteries (IEC designated) 

Other features:
• Teletext, Fastext, TOPtext
• Sleep Timer
• Smartlink (direct link between your TV set
  and a compatible VCR. For more

information on Smartlink, please refer to

  the Instruction Manual of your VCR).
• Dolby Virtual
• Auto  Format