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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Electricity is used to perform many useful functions, but it can also cause personal injuries and property damage if improperly handled. This product has been engineered and manufactured with the highest priority on safety. However, improper use can result in electric shock and / or fire. In order to prevent potential danger, please observe the following instructions when installing, operating and cleaning the product.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This product is designed and manufactured to operate within defined design limits, and misuse may result in electric shock or fire. To prevent the product from being damaged, the following rules should be observed for the installation, use and maintenance of the product. Read the following safety instructions before operating the display. Keep these instructions in a safe place for future reference.
• • • • • • • • The wall socket should be installed near the equipment and should be easily accessible. Only the marked power source can be used for the product. Any power source other than the specified one may cause fire or electric shock. Do not touch the power cord during thunderstorms. To avoid electric shock, avoid handling the power cord during electrical storms. Unplug the unit during a lightning storm or when it will not be used for a long period of time.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION Television Antenna Connection Protection External Television Antenna Grounding If an outside antenna or cable system is to be connected to the TV, make sure that the antenna or cable system is electrically grounded to provide some protection against voltage surges and static charges.
Attaching or Removing the Stand To attach the stand, place the display unit flat on a table. Afterwards match the 3 pins on the neck to the 3 pin holes on the stand.
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Identifying Front and Rear Panel Front View Indicator light Remote sensor INDICATOR LIGHT – The light is red when power is plugged in but the TV is not turned on. The light turns green when the TV is turned on. Because of the LED in the panel, the TV might take 10 – 12 seconds to power on. REMOTE SENSOR – The remote sensor receives all the commands from the remote control. Rear View Mounting Pattern Mounting Specification : 100mm x 100mm using screw size M4. Length of screw should not exceed 8mm.
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Rear View Connections 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. HEADPHONE – This connection is for headphones to be attached to the TV. Audio In - This connection port is for people who want to provide audio to the TV when using a PC or a DVI video device. The sources use 3.5mm mini-jack audio cable. TV – This connection is for digital or analog cable without the cable box or over-theairwave antennas. The tuner is a hybrid tuner that tunes to both analog and digital channels. This connection uses coaxial RF cable.
8. 9. YPbPr – This connection port is for DVD players or satellite / cable set-top boxes that use component cables. From left to right, connect green, blue, and red for video, and then connect white for left channel audio, and red for right channel audio. This port shares the audio jacks with Video. SPDIF - This connection port is used for sending out digital audio signals to digital surround sound receivers.
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For universal remotes, this TV follows SONY’s universal remote code. You need to find the actual code from your cable or satellite or universal remote provider. 1. POWER – Turns the TV on or off. 2. GUIDE – Opens the current digital channel information guide (antenna only). 3. MUTE – Turns the sound off from the TV. To un-mute either press VOL(+) or press the MUTE button again. 4. NUMBER BUTTONS (0-9) – Press 0-9 to select a TV channel directly when you are watching TV.
Switching Sources DVD 1. Press the INPUT button on the right of the TV to switch sources.
Ready to Watch Some TV? Starting up the HDTV 1. 2. 3. 4. Make sure your power cable is connected and the standby red light in the front of the TV is lit up. Check all your connection cables off the side or the back of your TV and also your AV devices. Make sure they are all connected securely. Turn on your TV and other AV devices if necessary. Select the correct source according to the Connecting pages.
OSD (On Screen Display) Controls Via Remote Control In order to adjust most of the options inside the On Screen Display (OSD), the picture below shows all the buttons used on the remote control. ▲ – This button changes the channel to a higher number and also functions as up direction in the OSD. ▼ – This button changes the channel to a lower number and also functions as down direction in the OSD. ◄ – This button decreases the volume and also functions as left direction in the OSD.
OSD (On Screen Display) Options PICTURE – This main option has functions for changing the picture settings for all ports, such as tint, contrast, sharpness. SOUND – This main option has functions for changing sound settings for all ports, such as SPDIF Type, treble, bass, and acoustic cinema enhancement….etc. CHANNEL – This main option has functions for the tuner port, such as scanning channels, editing channels, specific range scans, audio language, tuner mode….etc.
PICTURE This option allows users to adjust the TV’s picture sharpness, color, tint, and other various functions. 1. 2. 3. Press MENU to open the OSD. Press ◄ or ► to select PICTURE and press ENTER. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. PICTURE SETTINGS i. ii. iii. iv. PICTURE MODE – This feature changes various color for the TV. BRIGHTNESS – This feature changes the picture’s detail in dark colors.
v. TINT – This feature changes the white balance of the color. vi. SHARPNESS – This feature changes the picture quality. SCREEN SIZE – This feature changes the various aspects of the TV’s video. (Normal, Wide, Cinema, Zoom). PC SETTINGS i. AUTO ADJUST – This feature automatically adjusts the picture syncing in with the signal of the PC. ii. HORIZONTAL POSITION – This feature adjusts the to the left or right position of the PC picture. iii.
SOUND This option allows users to adjust the TV’s sound functions. 1. 2. 3. Press MENU to open the OSD. Press ◄ or ► to select SOUND and press ENTER. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. SOUND SETTINGS i. ii. iii. SOUND MODE – This feature switches between preset settings (presets include standard, soft, user, and dynamic). BASS – This feature adjusts the audio bass level of the TV. TREBLE – This feature adjusts the audio treble level of the TV.
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CHANNEL This option allows user to adjust the TV’s tuner functions. 1. 2. 3. Press MENU to open the OSD. Press ◄ or ► to select CHANNEL and press ENTER. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. CHANNEL LIST – This feature gives you the list of channels currently found by the TV. II. FAVORITE LIST – This feature gives the favorite list of channels added. III. CHANNEL SETTING i. ii. IV. V. CHANNEL NUMBER – This feature shows the channel number.
Rating Define G General audience. All ages admitted . PG PG - 13 Parental guidance suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children . Parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. R Restricted. Children under 17 require accompanying parent or adult guardian. NC -17 X No one 17 and under admitted . Adult audience only .
Rating Defined as C Children C8+ G Children 8 years and older General programming PG Parental guidance 14+ 18+ Viewers 14 and older Adult programming Rating Defined as G General 8 ans+ Not recommended for younger children Not recommended for children under 13 ans+ age 13 16 ans+ Not recommended for ages under 16 18 ans+ This program is restri cted to adults Tat first you should enter the correct old password then enter new password twice.
SETUP This option allows user to adjust the TV’s miscellaneous options. 1. 2. 3. Press MENU to open the OSD. Press ◄ or ► to select SETUP and press ENTER. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. CLOSED CAPTION – This provides your TV tuner, AV ports with subtitles. i. CAPTION DISPLAY – This turns on or off the closed captioning. ii. ANALOG CAPTION TYPE – This chooses the subchannel that supplies the closed captioning.
a) b) c) II. III. IV. CC SIZE – This changes the size of the text. CC FONT – This changes the text font style. CC OPACITY – This changes the transparency of the captioning. d) CC COLOR – This changes the color of the text. e) CC BACKGROUND OPACITY – This changes the transparency of background of the text. f) CC BACKGROUND COLOR – This changes the color of the background. MENU LANGUAGE – This function adjusts the language of the menu (English, French, Spanish). CLOCK i.
OTHERS This option allows users to set other features of the TV. 1. 2. 3. Press MENU to open the OSD. Press ◄ or ► to select OTHERS and press ENTER. Use ▲ or ▼ to select the one you want to adjust and ◄ or ► or ENTER to adjust them. I. BLUE BACK – This feature gives the TV a blue default background when there is no signal. NO SIGNAL POWER OFF – This feature turns the TV off if there is no II. signal given to the TV after 10 minutes time. III.
Detailed Explanations USB Connection Explained The TV is a widescreen TV with an USB port. With the USB port the TV can access USB flash drives (up to 2GB) and display pictures or play MP3 files. To use this feature connect a USB flash drive to the USB port of the TV and press the USB button to start browsing for music and pictures. Once you press the USB button the USB menu will come up. Select either the music or picture you want to browse using the arrow buttons.
Use the ▲ or ▼ button to select the file you want and use the ENTER to play the file. Use the EXIT button to exit a folder. Media Setting 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. SLIDESHOW INTERVAL – This option adjusts the time interval of a displayed picture. SLIDESHOW EFFECT – This option adjusts the video effects when pictures interchange. SLIDESHOW REPEAT – This option toggles the repeat function for displaying pictures. MUSIC PLAY MODE – This option adjusts the music playing option.
Closed Captioning (digital and analog) Explained Your TV is equipped with an internal Closed Caption decoder. It allows you to view conservations, narration and sound effects as subtitles on your TV. Closed Captions are available on most TV program, and on some VHS home video tapes, at the election of the program provider. CC – Press this button to enable the CC function. You can then use the ▲▼ buttons to select if you want CC off or CC on.
TV-G (USTV) – General Audience Most parents would find this program suitable for all ages. Although this rating does not signify a program designed specifically for children, most parents may let younger children watch this program unattended. It contains little or no violence, no strong language and little or no sexual dialogue or situations. TV-PG (USTV) – Parental Guidance Suggested This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children.
Aspect Ratio Explained The TV is a widescreen TV, but most TV programs are still broadcasting in a square format, therefore the TV is offering multiple ways of viewing videos. There are mainly two types of signal format, Full (16:9 format), Normal (4:3 format), while others offer a novelty ways to view the TV. Simply use the ASPECT button on the TV’s remote control to cycle between the multiple modes. 1. FULL This mode will stretch the picture to a widescreen ratio.
3. Zoom When watching a 4:3 aspect ratio TV or movie, this mode zooms in to cut off most of the black bars on the side while preserving the 16:9 ratio. Because of the zoom, the top and bottom are cut off as well. 4. WATERGLASS (panorama) When watching a 4:3 aspect ratio TV or movie, there will be black bars on the side, you can remove this by using 16:9 aspect but the entire picture will be distorted horizontally.
Shortcuts to Browsing Channels Browsing through the entire channel list on the TV can be tedious. This TV features a favorite channel list, where you can add in channels that you always want to watch TO ADD TO THE FAVORITE LIST 1. 2. Go to any channel you would like to include in your favorites list. Press the ADD/DEL button on the remote control. You will see a (FAV) on the INFO banner denoting that this channel is in the favorites list. TO DELETE FROM THE FAVORITE LIST 1. 2.
How do I clean the TV ? IMPORTANT 1. 2. The power cable has to be removed from the socket before cleaning the TV. Do not use volatile solvent (alcohol, rosin, and toluene) to clean the TV. These types of chemicals might damage the housing and the LCD glass. Cleaning the bezel and remote control 1. 2. Use a 100% cotton cloth or micro-fiber cloth for cleaning.
DVD PLAYER DVD Function DVD.Disp button DVD.Menu button DVD.
GUIDE Press GUIDE key to G uide /Close. D.DISP D.DISP D.MENU D.
TITLE Press TITLE button on remote control during playback. Subtitle: [1] will be displayed on TV monitor that means a kind of language. Press TITLE button on remote control during playback. Subtitle: [1] will be displayed on TV monitor that means a kind of language. Press once more, Subtitle: [2] appeared on TV monitor means another kind of language and accordingly subtitles appear that represents how many kind os language being selected. Subtitle: [OFF] appears that toggle subtitle.
DVD PLAYER SETUP SETUP Once the initial settings have been completed, the player can always be operated under the same conditions (especially with DVD discs). The settings will be retained in the memory even after turning off the power until the settings are changed. We set the initial language to English when the player is out of factory. You may change the language into that you preferred. Operation 1.
DVD PLAYER REFERENCE Menu, Submenu and Options MENU SUBMENU OSD MENU LANGUAGE Audio Subtitle OPTIONS DESCRIPTION English French German Italian Spanish English On Screen Display French On Screen Display German On Screen Display Italian On Screen Display Spanish On Screen Display English French German Italian Spanish others English French German Italian Spanish others English French German Italian Spanish others Off English On Screen Display French On Screen Display German On Screen Display Itali
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DVD PLAYER REFERENCE Definition of terms Angle Recorded onto some DVD discs are scenes which have been simultaneously shot from a number of different angles (i.e. The same scene is shot from the from, left side and right side etc.). With such discs, the ANGLE button can be used to view the scene from different angles. Chapter Number These numbers are recorded on DVD discs, A title is subdivided into many sections.
DVD PLAYER TROUBLESHOOTING Check the chart below for a possible cause of the problem you are experiencing before requesting service for this unit, Some simple checks or minor adjustment on your part may eliminate the problem and restore proper operation. Let the technician maintain the unit. Keep away from static electricity properly before maintenance as loader, key IC are easy to be damaged by it.
Troubleshooting The following table contains the common problems and the solutions to these problems. Please check this list before you contact the technicians. Problems Solutions Connect power cord correctly. Turn on power. NO PICTURE Connect video cable correctly. Select the input signal source with proper cable connection with the source button. ABNORMAL Match the colors on the cables to the ports off the back of the COLORS television. I.E. red cable to red colored port.
Problems Solutions TV CHANNELS ARE Check your auto lock function’s settings inside the OSD. You may BLOCKED have locked up some channels but forgot about them. Refer to page 34 for more instructions. UNIVERSAL REMOTE This TV follows SONY’s universal remote code. Please check your CODE hand book for SONY’s codes then apply them. THE TV TURNS ON This TV is a High Definition liquid crystal display panel TV.
Problems SWITCHING A CHANNEL OR SOURCE CHANGES THE VOLUME Solutions Different channels and inputs will sometimes have this effect because the channel signal’s own volume is already loud. There is no way remove this completely. The TV has an AUTO VOLUME LEVEL function that can combat this type of effect. Please make sure that function is turned on.
Specification Panel Specifications Aspect Ratio Widescreen 16:9 Pixel Pitch 0.36375 (H) x 0.36375 (V) mm per one triad Max.
(3) General Funtions Hybrid Tv Tuner NTSC / ATSC / QAM (Digital Cable Ready) Channel Auto Scan Yes Sleep Timer (Minutes) Off / 15 / 30 / 60 / 90 / 120 Screen Size 24 inch Power requirement AC100-240V~ , 50/60Hz Power consumption ＜ 50W Standby Power Under 1W Timing Support-Video 480i / 480p / 720p / 1080i / 1080p PC Timing 1920x1080@60Hz(Native) 1360*768@60 Hz 1024*768@60, 70, 75Hz 800*600@60, 75Hz 640*480@60, 75Hz Multimedia Format Audio: MP3 (32-48Khz) Picture: JPEG (Baseline) up to 5000
