Important Safeguards
For your protection, please read these instructions completely, and keep this manual for future reference. Carefully observe and comply with all warnings, cautions and instructions placed on the set, or described in the operating instructions or service manual.
WARNING
To guard against injury, the following basic safety precautions should be observed in the installation, use, and servicing of the set
Use
Power Sources
This set should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the serial/model plate. If you are not sure of the type of electrical power supplied to your home, consult your dealer or local power company For those sets designed to operate from battery power, refer to the operating instructions.
For the set with a polarized AC power cord plug
This plug will fit into the power outlet only one way. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should still fail to fit, contact your electrician to have a suitable outlet installed. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug by forcing it in.
Grounding or Polarization
This set is equipped with a polarized AC power cord plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other), or with a three-wire grounding type plug (a plug having a third pm for grounding).
Follow the instructions below:
Alternate Warning
For the set with a three-wire grounding type AC plug
This plug will only fit into a grounding- type power outlet. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact your electrician to have a suitable outlet installed. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding plug.
Operating Instructions
Trinitmtf Color TV
R N I N G
Grounding or Polarization
Important Safeguards
Power Sources
For the set with a polarized AC power cord plug
Attachments
Cleaning
Overloading
Object and liquid Entry
Accessories
Power-Cord Protection
Ventilation
Outdoor Antenna Grounding
Antenna Grounding According to the NEC
Lightning
Servicing
Damage Requiring Service
Replacement Parts
Safety Check
Contents
Introduction
Trinitron Color TV Features
About this Manual
Batteries for the Remote Control
Connecting Your TV
Basic Connections
TV with indoor or outdoor antenna, or Catv cable
Rear of TV
Cable Box Connections
Cable Box and TV
Cable Box
Cable Box Rear of TV
Cable Box and Cable
Connecting Additional Equipment
TV and VCR
Optional connection
Rear of TV Splitt
TV, VCR, and Cable Box
Optional connection
Rear of TV Satellite Receiver
TV and Satellite Receiver
TV, Satellite Receiver, and VCR
Rear of TV Rear of DVD player
Connecting a Camcorder
Connecting a DVD Player
Front A/V Panel Output
Connecting an Audio System
KV-27FV17 only
Connecting Two VCRs for Tape Editing
Using the Remote Control and Basic Functions
DE SET
Using the Remote Control
VOL volume
ButtonDescription
Menu CHchanneij
MTS/SAP
To perform Auto Program again
Setting Up the TV Automatically
Using Picture in Picture PIP
Dual Tuner PIP
KV-27FS17, KV-27FV17 KV-32FS17 only
To check your PIP
To use PIP
N u Allows you ‘to
Quick Start to the Menus
Password
To access a menu
Using the Menus
Sharpness
PictuG
Brightness
Color
Using the Audio 3% Menu
Steady
Sound
Audio Out
Speaker
Favorite
Using the Channel Setup I Menu
Label
A n n e l Fix
Channel
Skip/Add
Parental Control
Defined Contents
Unrated
Movie Ratings
18+
Canadian models only
Defined as
14+
Using the Parental Control & Menu
Using the Custom menu
Setting the rating
Changing your password
Information for Parents
To view a program that exceeds the TV rating
Daylight
Using the Timer @ Menu
Timer 1
Timer
Video Label
Using the Setup I@& Menu
Menu
Using the Basic &I Menu
Programming the Remote Control
Other Information
VCR codes
Satellite
Cable box codes ~- .l
Las&&Player Codes
Sony
Operating a DVD
Operating a VCR
Ikei disc
Good picture, no sound
Troubleshooting
No picture, no sound Poor & no picture, good sound
No color No signai Dotted lines or stripes
Don’t seem to
To be cleaned
Lo&password
Cable Stations
Control
Same
Picture
As in the main
KV-27FS13, KV-27FS17
Specifications
For all models except as noted
Inputsiou+uls
KV-27FV17
Display
Index
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