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Using Your New TV

Press SELECT until
“LANGUAGE / 

: ENGLISH”

appears on the screen.

Press + or – to select
“ 

 “.

Tip
•

You can also use SELECT and  . +/– on the TV to select the on-screen
display language.

b

SELECT

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Using Your New TV

Press 

 until the

desired period of time
appears.

The Wake Up timer starts
immediately after you have
set it.

Select the TV program or video mode you want to display when you wake
up.

Press u or set the Sleep timer if you want the TV to turn off automatically.

The   indicator on the TV lights up orange.

Press 

 until “WAKE UP TIMER: OFF” appears or turn off the

TV’s main power.

Note
•

If no buttons or controls are pressed for more than two hours after the
TV is turned on using the Wake Up timer, the TV automatically goes into
the standby mode.  To continue watching the TV, press any button or
control on the TV or the remote.

Press 

 until the

desired period of time
appears.

The Sleep timer starts
immediately after you have
set it.

Press 

 until “SLEEP TIMER:  OFF” appears or turn the TV off.

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Advanced Operations

Press SELECT until the
desired setting appears.

Each time you press
SELECT, the setting
item will change as follows:

Press + or – to adjust the
item.

To adjust other items, repeat steps 1 to 2.

* “HUE” can be adjusted for the NTSC system only.

Notes
• When you select a picture or sound mode, the adjusted settings will be

reset according to the selected mode.

• You can also use SELECT and 

¸

 +/– on the TV to adjust the picture and

sound settings.

Press SELECT repeatedly
until “SURROUND”
appears.

Press + or – to select the
desired surround sound.

“MOVIE”

listen to sound that spreads out over a large area, giving the feeling
of being at a movie theatre.

“MUSIC“

listen to the sound that gives the feeling of being at a live concert.

“OFF”

turn off the surround sound.

SELECT

SELECT

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Advanced Operations

You can customize the picture and
sound by selecting the picture and
sound modes or by adjusting its
settings.

You can change the sound effect by
selecting the surround mode.

Press PIC MODE
repeatedly until you get
the desired picture mode.

“DYNAMIC”

receive high contrast pictures.

“STANDARD”

receive normal contrast pictures.

“SOFT”

receive mild pictures.

Press SOUND MODE
repeatedly until you get
the desired sound mode.

“DYNAMIC”

listen to dynamic and clear sound that emphasizes the low and
high sound.

“DRAMA”

listen to sound that emphasizes vocals and background music.

“SOFT”

receive soft sound.

SOUND 

MODE

 

FAVORITE

PROGR

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PIC MODE

≥

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≥

SOUND

MODE

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Advanced Operations

You can prevent a child from watching
certain channels by using the buttons
on the remote control.

Select the channel you want to lock.

Press SELECT until “CHILD
LOCK” appears on the
screen.

Press + or – to select
“ON”.

The 

 symbol appears on

the screen.

To unlock the channel,
press + or – to select
“OFF”. The 

 symbol

disappears from the screen.

Note
• If you preset a locked channel, that particular channel will be unlocked

automatically (see page 8).

TV

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JUMP

SOUND 

MODE

 

FAVORITE

PROGR

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SELECT

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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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Additional Information

If you find any problem while viewing your TV, please check the following guide. If
any problem persists, contact your Sony dealer.

• Check the antenna cable and connection

on the TV, VCR and on the wall. (page 4)

• Press SELECT until “MANUAL

PROGRAM” appears on the screen then
preset the channel again. (page 9)

• Check the antenna type (VHF/UHF).

Contact a Sony dealer for advice.

• Adjust the antenna direction. Contact a

Sony dealer for advice.

• Try using a booster.

• Turn off or disconnect the booster if it is

in use.

• If the sound of some channels are noisy,

select the channel, then select the
appropriate TV system (“TV SYS”).
(page 9)

• Check the power cord, antenna and the

VCR connections.

• Press u (power).

• Press U (main power) on the TV to turn

off the TV for about five seconds, then
turn it on again.

• Connection is loose or the

cable is damaged.

• Channel presetting is

inappropriate or
incomplete.

• The antenna type is

inappropriate.

• The antenna direction is

inappropriate.

• Signal transmission is low.

• Broadcast signals are too

strong.

• The TV system setting is

inappropriate.

• The power cord, antenna

or VCR is not connected.

• The TV is not turned on.

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Additional Information

• Press ¸ + to increase the volume level.

• Press ¤ to cancel the muting.

• Do not use a hair dryer or other

equipment near the TV.

• Adjust the antenna direction for

minimum interference. Contact a Sony
dealer for advice.

• Use a highly directional antenna.
• Use the fine tuning (FINE) function.

(page 10)

• Adjust the antenna direction. Contact a

Sony dealer for advice.

• Turn off or disconnect the booster if it is

in use.

• Press SELECT until “COLOR” appears

on the screen, then press + or – to adjust
the color level. (page 15)

• Press SELECT until “COL SYS ” appears

on the screen, then check the color
system setting (usually set this to
“AUTO”). (page 10)

• Adjust the antenna direction. Contact a

Sony dealer for advice.

• The volume level is too low.

• The sound is muted.

• There is local interference

from cars, neon signs, hair
dryers, power generators,
etc.

• Broadcast signals are

reflected by nearby
mountains or buildings.

• The antenna direction is

inappropriate.

• Use of a booster is

inappropriate.

• The color level setting is

too low.

• The color system setting is

inappropriate.

• The antenna direction is

inappropriate.