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Advanced Operations

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.

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Advanced Operations

NICAM

A2 (German)

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

Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, etc.

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 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

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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.

HIGH

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

LOW

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

OFF

turn off the surround sound.

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

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 ;.

… 

b

;

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

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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 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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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.

A/V CONTROL

PICTURE MODE

Select the picture mode.
DYNAMIC n STANDARD n SOFT n
PERSONAL n ADJUST

ADJUST

Adjust the PERSONAL option.
PICTUREnCOLORnBRIGHTnHUEnSHARP

SOUND MODE

Select the sound mode.
DYNAMIC n DRAMA n SOFT n
PERSONAL n ADJUST

ADJUST

Adjust the PERSONAL option.
BASSnTREBLEnBALANCEnBBE*

SURROUND

Select the surround mode.
HIGHn LOWnOFF

SET UP

LANGUAGE

Change the menu language.
ENGLISH - 

 (Chinese) or 

 (Arabic)

CHILD LOCK

Lock the channel independently.

PIC ROTATION

Adjust the picture position.

FAVORITE CH

Program favorite channels.

INTELLIGENT VOL

Adjust volume automatically.

CH PRESET

AUTO PROGRAM

Preset channels automatically.

MANUAL PROGRAM

Preset channels manually.

SKIP

Skip unwanted or unused program positions.

TV SYS

Select the TV system.
B/Gn In D/Kn M

COL SYS

Select the color system.
AUTOnPALnSECAMnNTSC3.58nNTSC4.43

* 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 option and go to the
next menu level.

Adjust the setting value

+/–

Return to the previous menu level*

ENTER

Cancel the menu

MENU

* To return from Menu Level 2 to Level 1, press + / – to select the return

icon (

), then press ENTER.

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

disappears.

• You can also use the buttons on the TV for menu operations ¸ +/– work

as + /– on the remote and … works as ENTER on the remote.

PROGR

ONE-PUSH  AUTOMATIC  PROGRAMMING

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Adjusting Your Setup (MENU)

The A/V CONTROL menu allows you
to change the picture and sound
settings.

Press MENU.

Make sure the A/V
CONTROL icon (

) is

selected, then press
ENTER.

Press + or – to select either
PICTURE MODE, SOUND
MODE, or SURROUND,
then press ENTER.

Press + or – to select the
desired option, then press
ENTER.

PICTURE MODE

either DYNAMIC, STANDARD, SOFT, PERSONAL*, or ADJUST.

SOUND MODE

either DYNAMIC, DRAMA, SOFT, PERSONAL*, or ADJUST.

SURROUND

either HIGH, LOW, or OFF.

* When the PERSONAL mode is selected, the last adjusted picture

and sound settings from the ADJUST option are received (see
next page).

Tip
• For details on the options under “PICTURE MODE”, “SOUND MODE”

and “SURROUND”, see page 12 and 14 respectively.

Press MENU.