Sony KV-37VL65 General, Welcome, Precautions, Using This Manual, Connecting and Installing the TV

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SECTION 1 GENERAL

The instructions mentioned here are partial abstracts from the Operating Instruction Manual. The page numbers shown reflect those of the Operating Instruction Manual.

Welcome!

Precautions

Using This Manual

Connecting and Installing the TV

Thank you for purchasing the Sony

Safety

This manual is divided into four major

Making Connections

Trinitron® Color TV. This manual is written

•

Operate the TV only with 120 V AC .

sections. We recommend that you carefully

for the models listed below. Before reading,

review the contents of each section in the

Refer to the table below, it will direct you to the diagram suitable to the components you will be

• The plug is designed, for safety purposes,

check the model number located on the front

order presented to ensure that you fully

connecting.

to fit in the wall outlet only one way. If

of this manual or on the rear of your TV.

understand the operation of your new TV.

you are unable to insert the plug fully into

If you will be connecting

See page

Model KV-35S45 is used for menu and

1 Connecting and Installing the TV

the outlet, contact your dealer.

illustration purposes. Differences in

• If any liquid or solid object should fall

This section guides you through your

Cable or antenna only

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operation are indicated in the text; for

initial set up. It shows how to connect to

inside the cabinet, unplug the TV

example, “KV-35S45 only”.

your antenna or cable, and connect any

Cable and antenna (KV-32S65, 32V65, 35S65, 35V65 only)

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immediately and have it checked by

PIP)

accessories or components.

Cable box

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PIP)

CHANNEL

qualified personnel before operating it

for

2 Basic Set Up

Use"

OLUME

further.

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to

Cable box and cable to view scrambled channels (KV-32S65, 32V65, 35S65,

Model

Single

tuner r equir

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•

If you will not be using the TV for several

This section teaches you the basic skills

35V65 only)

6

Dual

SRS

F

with

A

Contr

needed to operate your new TV. It shows

(VCR

V

days, disconnect power by pulling the

Number

A

U

you how to operate special functions of

VCR and cable or antenna

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KV-32S40

plug itself. Never pull on the cord.

the remote control.

KV-32S45

For details concerning safety precautions, see the

VCR and cable box

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3 Using your New TV

KV-32S65

supplied leaflet “IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS”.

Direct Broadcast Satellite Receiver (DBS)

8

KV-32V40

This section shows you how to begin

KV-32V65

Installing

using your new TV. It shows how to use

VCR and Direct Broadcast Satellite Receiver (DBS)

8

KV-35S40

• To prevent internal heat build-up, do not

the Easy Set Up Guide feature, and how to

KV-35S45

Digital Versatile Disc player (DVD)

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KV-35S65

block the ventilation openings.

use your remote control.

KV-35V65

• Do not install the TV in a hot or humid

4 Using your Menus

Audio system

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place, or in a place subject to excessive

This section teaches you how to access

A/V receiver

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dust or mechanical vibration.

on-screen menus and adjust your TV's

settings.

Two VCR's for tape editing (KV-32V40, 32V65, 35V65 only)

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Instructions in this manual are written for the

Camcorder to view tapes

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remote control. Similar controls may be found on

S-Link connections (KV-32S65, 32V65, 35S65, 35V65 only)

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the TV console.

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								Connecting and Installing the TV (continued)
Cable or Antenna Connections				C	75-ohm coaxial cable		Note	Cable Box Connections
							• In order to receive channels with an
Connecting directly to cable or an				•	V H F	(Rear of TV)	antenna, you will need to turn your CABLE	Some pay cable TV systems use scrambled or	If you will be controlling all channel selection
									through your cable box, you should consider using
antenna						VHF/UHF	to OFF (see page 26) and perform the	encoded signals that require a cable box to	the CHANNEL FIX feature discussed on page 26.
							AUTO PROGRAM function.	view all channels.			(Rear of TV)
					and
The connection you choose will depend on the									Cable		VHF/UHF
						EAC-66 U/V mixer		Cable box
cable found in your home. Newer homes will
						(not supplied)		1 Connect the coaxial connector from your
be equipped with standard coaxial cable				•	U H F
(see A); older homes will probably have					300-ohm twin lead cable			cable to the IN on your cable box.
300 -ohm twin lead cable (see B); still other								2 Using a coaxial cable, connect OUT on	IN	OUT
homes may contain both (see C ).								your cable box to VHF/UHF on your TV.
				Cable and antenna					Cable box
A		75-ohm	(Rear of TV)	• KV-32S65, 32V65, 35S65, 35V65 only
•	VHF only			If your cable provider does not feature local				Cable box and cable
		coaxial cable	VHF/UHF
	o r			channels, you may find this set up convenient					If you are connecting a cable box through the AUX input and would
								• KV-32S65, 32V65, 35S65, 35V65 only
• V H F / U H F				for viewing both local and cable channels.					like to switch between the AUX and normal (CATV) input you should
•	o r			Select cable or antenna mode by pressing				For this set up, you can switch between	consider using the CHANNEL FIX feature discussed on page 26.
	Cable							scrambled channels (through your cable box),
				ANT on the remote control. You will be able					Cable box		(Rear of TV)
B								and normal (CATV) channels by pressing
		300-ohm twin (Rear of TV)		to alternate between the two input sources.				ANT on your remote control.			AUX
•	VHF only
		lead cable	VHF/UHF			(Rear of TV)		Notes
	o r								scrambled
•	UHF only			CATV cable		AUX		• Your Sony remote control can be			TO CONVERTER
									channels
	o r							programmed to operate your cable box.
• V H F / U H F		Antenna connector		(No connection "TO		TO CONVERTER		(see page 32)	75-ohm coaxial		(signal)
				CONVERTER" in this case)				• When using PIP, you cannot view the
									cable (not supplied)
								AUX input in the window picture.			VHF/UHF
				Antenna cable
								Tip z	CATV cable
									(unscrambled channels)
								PressingANTswitchesbetweentheseinputs.
						VHF/UHF
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