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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 24).

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

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 Â indicator on the TV
lights up red when receiving
any stereo or bilingual
program.

NICAM

PROGR

MENU

AUTO
PROGR

ENTER

SELECT

L(MONO)

3

Â

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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

position.

• 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

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 

a

.

t

a

b

P166 SECTEXT   166   FR1  MAR   03:59:09

From 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

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display a Teletext page on the TV
picture

check the contents of a Teletext service

select a Teletext page

hold a Teletext display

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 that appears in the colored columns at

the bottom of the screen using the corresponding color-coded buttons 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 

.

Each time you press 

, 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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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”

*

“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 channel 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”

*

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.

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Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

You can use the buttons on the remote
and on the TV as well to display the
menu and adjust the settings.

Press MENU to display the
menu.

Press + or – to select the
desired item.

Press ENTER to confirm
your selection and go to
the next menu level.

Adjust the setting value

+/–

Return to the previous menu level

ENTER

Cancel the menu

MENU

Tips
• To return from Menu Level 2 to MENU Level 1, press +/– to select the

return icon (

), then press ENTER.

• Some of the menu items can be operated directly using the remote buttons.
• The MENU, ENTER, and SELECT 

/

 

buttons on the TV can also be used

for the operations above.

Note
• If more than 60 seconds elapse between entries, the menu screen

automatically disappears.

P I C T URE  : MO

C

P I C T URE

I N T E L L I GEN T P I C : OF F

W I DE MODE : OF F

DE

:

DYNAM I

R

T V

CH PRE S E T

S Y S : B / G

MANUA L PROGRAM

AM+ + +

O PROG

AU T

+

PROGR

MENU

AUTO

PROGR

ENTER

SELECT

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P I C T URE MO

C

P I C T URE

I N T E L L I GEN T P I C : OF F

W I DE MODE : OF F

DE :

DYNAM I

I N T E L L I GEN

P ER

P I C T URE

SONA L

W I DE

SOF T

PICTURE

MODE

MODE

: S T ANDARD

AD J US T

C

DYNAM I

The “PICTURE” menu allows you to
change the picture settings.

Press MENU.

Make sure the “PICTURE”
icon ( 

 ) is selected,

then press ENTER.

Press + or – to select
the desired item (e.g.,
“PICTURE MODE”),
then press ENTER.

“PICTURE MODE”

choose either “DYNAMIC”, “STANDARD”, “SOFT”
“PERSONAL”*, or “ADJUST”.

“WIDE MODE”

change the picture size when receiving wide-mode (16:9)
picture signal.
Press + or – to select “ON”, then press ENTER.
To cancel, select “OFF”, then press ENTER.

“INTELLIGENT  PIC”

optimize picture quality.
Press + or – to select “ON”, then press ENTER.
To cancel, select “OFF”, then press ENTER.

* When the “PERSONAL” mode is selected, you can receive the last

adjusted picture settings from the “ADJUST” option (see page 22).

Note
• For details on the options under “PICTURE MODE”, see page 12.

Press MENU.