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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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NICAM

A2 (German)

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

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

Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, etc.

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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

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 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 

.

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.

“A/V CONTROL”

“PICTURE MODE”

Select the picture mode.
“DYNAMIC” 

n “STANDARD” n “SOFT” n

“PERSONAL” 

n “ADJUST”

“ADJUST”

Adjust the “PERSONAL” option
“PICTURE” 

n “COLOR” n “BRIGHT” n

“HUE” 

n “SHARP”

“SOUND MODE”

Select the sound mode.
“DYNAMIC” 

n “DRAMA” n “SOFT” n

“PERSONAL“ 

n “ADJUST”

“ADJUST”

Adjust the “PERSONAL” option.
“BASS” 

n “TREBLE” n “BALANCE” n “BBE”

*

“SURROUND”

Select the surround mode.
“HIGH” 

n “LOW” n “OFF”

“PIP”

“PIP POSITION”

Change the position of the PIP screen.

“PIP”

Display a sub screen within the main picture.

“SWAP”

Exchange program between main screen and sub
screen.

“SET UP”

“LANGUAGE”

Change the menu language.
“ENGLISH” – “

”(Chinese)/ “

”(Arabic)/

“

” (Thai)

“CHILD LOCK”

Block the channel independently.

“PIC ROTATION”

Adjust the picture position.

“FAVORITE CH”

Program favorite channels.

“INTELLIGENT VOL”

Adjust volume automatically.

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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.

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
“PICTURE” 

n “COLOR” n “BRIGHT” n

“HUE” 

n “SHARP”

“SOUND MODE”

Select the sound mode.
“DYNAMIC” 

n “DRAMA” n “SOFT” n

“PERSONAL“ 

n “ADJUST”

“ADJUST”

Adjust the “PERSONAL” option.
“BASS” 

n “TREBLE” n “BALANCE” n “BBE”

*

“SURROUND”

Select the surround mode.
“HIGH” 

n “LOW” n “OFF”

“PIP”

“PIP POSITION”

Change the position of the PIP screen.

“PIP”

Display a sub screen within the main picture.

“SWAP”

Exchange program between main screen and sub
screen.

“SET UP”

“LANGUAGE”

Change the menu language. “ENGLISH” –
“

”(Chinese)/ “

”(Arabic)/ “

” (Thai)

“CHILD LOCK”

Block 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/G” 

n “I” n “D/K” n “M”

“COL SYS”

Select the color system.
“AUTO” 

n “PAL” n “SECAM” n “NTSC3.58”

n “NTSC4.43”

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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 V or v to select the
desired item.

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

Adjust the setting value

V,b,v or B

Move to the next/previous menu level

b or B

Cancel the menu

MENU

Tips
• If you want to exit from Menu Level 2 to Menu Level 1,  press 

V or v until

the return icon (

) is highlighted, then press ENTER.

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

works as 

V or v on the remote and … works as ENTER on the remote.

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

automatically disappears.

PROGR

AUTO

PROGR

MENU

+

V/b/v/B/ENTER

+

ENTER

ENTER

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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 V or v to select
either “PICTURE MODE”,
“SOUND MODE”, or
“SURROUND”, then press
ENTER.

Press V or v 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.

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

MODE”, or “SURROUND”, see page 13 or 17 respectively.

Press MENU.

ENTER

ENTER

ENTER

V/b/v/B/ENTER

ENTER

ENTER