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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.

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≥

≥

SOUND

MODE

PIC MODE

TV

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You can display six of your favorite
channels for quick and easy selection.
You can program the favorite channel
setting as well.

Press FAVORITE.

Press the number button
from 1 to 6 to select the
desired favorite channel.

When you use the “FAVORITE CH”
feature for the first time, six preset channels will appear.

Press PROGR +/– or
number buttons to select
the program number you
want to program (e.g.,
program number 8).

Press SELECT until
“FAVORITE CH SETUP”
appears.

Press + or – to select the
favorite channel you want to
program (e.g., 3).

Press SELECT.

The selected favorite channel

(e.g., 3) turns red for about
one second.

To program other favorite channels, repeat steps 1 to 4.

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2

3

4

6

7

8

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5

JUMP

SOUND 

MODE

 

FAVORITE

PROGR

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2

FAVORITE

F A V O R I T E   C H

1 P R 0 1   2 P R 0 2   3 P R 0 3
4 P R 0 4   5 P R 0 5   6 P R 0 6

SELECT

SELECT

PROGR

(except KV-XA21N90)

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Advanced Operations

You can display six of your favorite
channels for quick and easy selection.
You can program the favorite channel
as well.

Press FAVORITE.

Press the number button
from 1 to 6 to select the
desired favorite channel.

When you use the “FAVORITE CH” feature
for the first time, six preset favorite channels will appear.

Press CH +/– or number
buttons to select the
channel number you want
to program (e.g., program
number 8).

Press SELECT until
“FAVORITE CH SETUP”
appears.

Press + or – to select the
favorite channel you want to
program (e.g., 3).

Press SELECT.

The selected favorite channel (e.g., 3)
turns red for about one second.

To program other favorite channels, repeat steps 1 to 4.

1

2

3

4

6

7

8

9

0

5

F A V O R I T E   C H

1

CH001 2CH002 3CH003

4

CH004 5CH005 6CH006

SELECT

FAVORITE CH SETUP : 3

SELECT

CH

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You can lock some program numbers to
prevent children from watching certain
channels, by using the buttons on the
remote control.

Select the program number 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 cancel, press + or – to
select “OFF”. The 
symbol disappears from
the screen.

Note
• If you preset a locked program number, that particular program number

will be unlocked automatically (see page 11).

TV

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3

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7

8

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JUMP

SOUND 

MODE

 

FAVORITE

PROGR

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2

SELECT

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

Press A/B repeatedly until you
receive the sound you want.

The on-screen display changes to
show the selected sound.

The 

 indicator on the TV lights up

red when receiving any stereo or
bilingual program.

NICAM stereo

NICAM bilingual

NICAM monaural

2

L(MONO)

R

PROGR

SELECT

AUTO
PROGR

NICAM

SOUND 

MODE

 

PROGR

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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.

If the sound is distorted when receiving a monaural program
through the 8 (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

number.

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

setting. Normally set the TV to “AUTO”.

A2 stereo

A2 bilingual

NICAM

A2

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

Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, etc.

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Advanced Operations

MTS stereo

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5

Listen to stereo broadcast sound.

Listen to SAP broadcast sound.

Listen to monaural sound.

STEREO

MTS

CHANNEL

POWER

STANDBY/
STEREO/
WAKE UP

SELECT

VIDEO INPUT

VOLUME

AUTO
PROGR

R

VIDEO 2 INPUT

VIDEO L (MONO)

AUDIO

“STEREO”

“SAP”

“MONO”

You can enjoy stereo sound or bilingual
programs of MTS stereo system.

Press MTS repeatedly
until you receive the
sound you want.

The on-screen display changes
to show the selected sound.
The STEREO indicator on the
TV lights up red when
receiving any stereo program.

Notes
• When select SAP, non-SAP program sound will be same as STEREO mode

sound.

• When the signal is very weak, the  SAP or STEREO broadcast sound may

become abnormal. To improve the sound, select “MONO”.

(KV-XA21N90)

Additional Information

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Your TV is equipped with a self-diagnosis function. If there is a
problem with your TV, the 1 indicator flashes red. The number of
times the 1 indicator flashes indicates the possible causes.

Check that the 1 indicator flashes red a number of times between 3-second
intervals.

Count the number of times the 1 indicator flashes.

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

Inform your nearest Sony service center about the number of times the 1
indicator flashes.
Be sure to note the model name and serial number located on the rear of
your TV.

1

2

L(MONO)

R

PROGR

SELECT

AUTO

PROGR

!