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Using Your New TV

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Turn off temporarily

Turn off completely

Adjust the volume

Mute the sound

Watch the video input

(VCR, camcorder, etc.)

Jump back to the previous program

number

Display the on-screen information*

?/1

. The 1 indicator on the TV lights up red.

!

 on the TV.

2

 +/–.

%

.

t to select “VIDEO 1”, “VIDEO 2” , “VIDEO 3”

or “DVD”.

To return to the TV program, press a (or t on the TV).

JUMP.

.

* The picture, sound, and either the program number or video input are

displayed. The on-screen display for the picture and sound information
disappears after about three seconds.

(Except KV-XA29M90)

You can change the menu language as well as the on-screen language.

For details on how to use the menu, see Introducing the menu system on page 15.

Press MENU.

Press + or – to select the
“SETUP” icon (

), then

press ENTER.

Make sure “LANGUAGE” is
selected, then press ENTER.

Press + or – to select the
desired language (e.g,
“

”), then press ENTER.

The selected menu language appears.

Press MENU.

P I C T URE +

+MO

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P I C T URE

I N T E L L I GEN T P I C : OF F

WI DE MODE : OF F

DE : DYNAM I

L ANGUAGE :

CO L OR S Y S :

S E T UP

PROGRAM S E

P I C ROT A T I

ENG L I SH

E

CO L OR S Y S : AU TO

S E T UP

PROGRAM S E T UP

P I C ROT A T I ON

NG L I SH

L ANGUAGE :

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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 program number or video input you want to display when you
wake up.

Press 1 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

You can select picture and sound modes
and adjust the setting to your preference
in “PERSONAL” option.

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.

“PERSONAL”

receive the last adjusted picture setting from the “ADJUST”
option in the “PICTURE” menu (see page 19).

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

“DYNAMIC”

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

“DRAMA”

listen to sound that emphasizes voice and high tones.

“SOFT”

receive soft sound.

“PERSONAL”

receive the last adjusted sound setting from the “ADJUST”
option in the “SOUND” menu (see page 21).

Tip
• You can also set the picture and sound modes using the menu (see

 on page 19 and Changing the

 on page 21).

≥

≥

≥

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Advanced Operations

Press FAVORITE.

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

Tip
• To program your favorite channels, see Adjusting each program number

on page 24.

You can display and select six of your
favorite channels directly from your TV
screen.

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Advanced Operations

NICAM stereo

NICAM bilingual

NICAM monaural

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

PROGR

MENU

AUTO
PROGR

ENTER

SELECT

L(MONO)

3

(KV-XA29M90 only)

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Advanced Operations

Press SURROUND
repeatedly until you
receive the desired
surround sound.

The surround feature enables you to
enjoy the sound effects of a concert hall
or movie theater.

“TruSurround”

listen to the surround sound that spreads out to the rear of a room.

“OFF”

turn off the surround sound.

Tip
• You can also select the surround option using the menu (see Changing the

 on page 21).

The surround of your TV is categorized as TruSurround.

 is a trademark of SRS Labs, Inc. SRS and the SRS symbol are

registered trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. in the United States and selected foreign
countries. SRS and TruSurround are incorporated under license from SRS Labs,
Inc. and are protected under United States Patent Nos. 4,748,669 and 4,841,572
with numerous additional issued and pending foreign patents.

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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.

• Before receiving a NICAM stereo program in China, please check the

NICAM broadcast condition in your area. When receiving a NICAM
stereo program, the receiving conditions might vary depending on area. In
additon, different strength of the NICAM broadcast signal might affect the
receiving quality.

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.

(KV-XA29M90 only)

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Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

The MENU button lets you open a menu and change the settings of your TV. Here's
an overview of the menu system.

P RO R AM S E T

A T I O

C O L OR S Y S :

G

L A N U A G E :

G

S T U P

E

P I C RO T

“PICTURE”

“PICTURE MODE”

Select the picture mode:
“DYNAMIC”t “STANDARD”t “SOFT”t
“PERSONAL”t  “ADJUST”

“ADJUST”

Adjust the “PERSONAL” option:
“PICTURE” t  “COLOR”t “BRIGHT”t
“HUE”t “SHARP”

“WIDE MODE”

Change the picture size.

“INTELLIGENT PIC”

Optimize picture quality.

“SOUND”

“SOUND MODE”

Select the sound mode:
“DYNAMIC”t “DRAMA” t  “SOFT” t
“PERSONAL“ t  “ADJUST”

“ADJUST”

Adjust the “PERSONAL” option:
“BASS” t “TREBLE”t “BALANCE”t “BBE”

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“SURROUND”

Select the surround mode:
“TruSurround” t  “OFF”

“INTELLIGENT VOL”

Adjust volume automatically.

“SETUP”

“LANGUAGE”

Change the menu language:
“ENGLISH” t“

”(Chinese) t “

”(Arabic) t

“

” (Thai)

“PIC ROTATION”

Rotate the picture.

“PROGRAM SETUP”

Adjust each program number settings.

“COLOR SYS”

Change the color system:
“AUTO” t  “PAL” t  “SECAM” t
“NTSC3.58” t  “NTSC4.43”

“CH PRESET”

“AUTO PROGRAM”

Preset channels automatically.

“MANUAL PROGRAM”

Preset channels manually.

“TV SYS”

Change the TV system:
“B/G” t  “I” t  “D/K” t  “M”

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The BBE is manufactured by Sony Corporation under license from BBE
Sound, Inc. It is covered by U.S. Patent No. 4,638,258 and No. 4,482,866.
The word “BBE” and the BBE symbol are the trademarks of BBE Sound, Inc.