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Advanced Operations

TV

SOUND 

MODE

 

FAVORITE

PROGR

Á

NICAM stereo

NICAM bilingual

NICAM monaural

You can enjoy stereo sound or bilingual
programs of NICAM and A2 (German)
stereo systems.

Press A/B 

 repeatedly

until you receive the
sound you want.

The on-screen display changes
to show the selected sound
and the Â indicator on the TV
lights up red.

A/B

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Advanced Operations

Notes
• If the signal is very weak, the sound becomes monaural automatically.
• If the stereo sound is noisy when receiving a NICAM program, select

“MONO”. The sound becomes monaural, but the noise is reduced.
(KV-TF21M90 only)

If the sound is distorted or noisy when receiving a monaural
program through the ˘ (antenna) terminal

Press A/B 

 repeatedly until “MONO” appears on the screen.

To cancel the monaural sound setting, press A/B 

 again until

“AUTO” appears on the screen.

Notes
• The “MONO” or “AUTO” setting is memorized for each program

position.

• You cannot receive stereo broadcast signal when the TV is in the “MONO”

setting. Normally set the TV to “AUTO.”

A2 (German) stereo

A2 (German) bilingual

NICAM

A2 (German)

Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Malaysia,
Thailand, etc.

Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, etc.

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Advanced Operations

TV stations broadcast an information
service called Teletext via some TV
channels. Teletext allows you to receive
various information, such as shares
market or news.

Select a TV channel that
carries the Teletext
broadcast you want to
watch.

Press 

 to display the

text.

A Teletext page (normally
the index page) is
displayed. If there is no
Teletext broadcast, “100” is
displayed at the top left
corner of the screen.

Press ;.

;

… 

V

TV

1

2

3

4

6

7

8

9

÷

0

5

JUMP

SOUND 

MODE

 

FAVORITE

PROGR

Á

P166 SECTEXT   166   FR1  MAR   03:59:09

Fom Singapore

To PARIS

To OSAKA

To ROMA

To SYDNEY

Day   Dep/Arr       Flight    Alrcraft

1.6   220/0588     SQ28       747

   2   2130/1225   PA115      L15 
   3   2115/1330   SQ26       747

2.7   2130/0745   SQ24       747
   4   2300/0915   AZ487     747

2.5   1000/1715   SQ6         747
4.6   0930/2015   CX522     L10 

   1   2210/0610   SQ21A    747 
   2   2100/0835   SQ21A    747

20

Advanced Operations

display a Teletext page on the TV
picture

check the contents of a Teletext service

select a Teletext page

hold a Teletext page
(stop the page from scrolling)

reveal concealed information
(e.g., an answer to a quiz)

enlarge the Teletext display

wait for a Teletext page while watching
a TV program

* You can also select a Teletext page of any page number that appears in the

colored column at the bottom of the screen using the corresponding color-
coded button on the remote.

This feature allows you to quickly access a Teletext page that uses
FASTEXT. When a FASTEXT program is broadcasted, the colored
menus appear at the bottom of the screen. The colors of the menus
correspond to the red, green, yellow, and blue color-coded buttons
on the remote.

Press the color-coded button on the remote corresponding to the
menu you want. The menu page appears on the screen after several
seconds.

Press 

.

Each time you press 

, the screen changes as

follows: Teletext n Teletext and TV n TV.

Press   

.

An overview of the Teletext contents and page
numbers appear on the screen.

Press the number buttons to enter the three-digit
page number of the desired Teletext page.* If you
make a mistake, reenter the correct page number. To
access the next or previous page, press PROGR␣ +/–.

Press 

… 

 to display the symbol “j” at the top

left corner of the screen. To resume normal Teletext
operation, press 

… 

 or 

.

Press 

 

.

To conceal the information, press the button again.

Press A/B 

.

Each time you press A/B 

, the Teletext display

changes as follows: Enlarge upper half n Enlarge
lower half n Normal size.

1 Enter the Teletext page number that you want to

refer to, then press   

.

2 When the page number is displayed, press 

 to

show the text.

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Additional Information

Your TV is equipped with a self-diagnosis function. If there is a
problem with your TV, the u indicator flashes red. The number of
times the u indicator flashes indicates the possible causes.

Check that the u indicator flashes red a number of times between 3-second
intervals.

Count the number of times the u indicator flashes.

Press U (main power) to turn off your TV.

Inform your nearest Sony service center about the number of times the
u

 indicator flashes.

Be sure to note the model name and serial number located on the rear of
your TV.

u

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22

Additional Information

• Snowy

• Distorted

• Noisy/

picture

picture

distorted
sound

Incorrect antenna direction may cause:

Wrong type of antenna
may cause:

• No picture

• Snowy picture

Loose connection may
cause:

• Snowy picture

• Distorted sound

Too strong signal level
may cause:

• Distorted picture

• Noisy sound

For better viewing, please check the following connections.

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Additional Information

P166 SECTEXT   166   FR1  MAR   03:59:09

Fom Singapore

To PARIS

To OSAKA

To ROMA

To SYDNEY

Day   Dep/Arr       Flight    Alrcraft

1.6   220/0588     SQ28       747
   2   2130/1225   PA115      L15 
   3   2115/1330   SQ26       747

2.7   2130/0745   SQ24       747
   4   2300/0915   AZ487     747

2.5   1000/1715   SQ6         747
4.6   0930/2015   CX522     L10 

   1   2210/0610   SQ21A    747 
   2   2100/0835   SQ21A    747

Loose connection may
cause:

• Snowy picture

• Distorted sound

• No picture

Loose connection may cause:

• no power

• no picture with no sound

*

• Double image

•

Missing

picture

Teletext
characters

For more information, please see
“Troubleshooting” on page 24, 25 and
26. Or consult your dealer for
guidance.

* KV-TF21M61 only