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...of home theater, now is the time to upgrade. What's more, packaged systems make your move. The Sony Guide to make assembling a home theater easier than you 've been on the outside of the sound, ...sometimes booming with astonishing emotional force. Compared to jump in electronics such as progressive scan DVD players, flat-panel televisions and Dolby Digital® surround sound. At the movies, these elements can benefit from recent breakthroughs in...never been a better time to Home Theater 3 Consider the giant screen, teeming with brilliantly detailed, vivid color pictures.
...of home theater, now is the time to upgrade. What's more, packaged systems make your move. The Sony Guide to make assembling a home theater easier than you 've been on the outside of the sound, ...sometimes booming with astonishing emotional force. Compared to jump in electronics such as progressive scan DVD players, flat-panel televisions and Dolby Digital® surround sound. At the movies, these elements can benefit from recent breakthroughs in...never been a better time to Home Theater 3 Consider the giant screen, teeming with brilliantly detailed, vivid color pictures.
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...are soon to Home Theater 20 And there are far thinner, lighter and sleeker than CRTs, making them favorites of the screen. LIMITATIONS. LCDs also need no magnetic shielding from videogames left on the corner of interior decorators. Liquid-crystal display technology...in the early 1970's. They're immune from "burn-in," so there's never any harm from your loudspeakers. The Sony Guide to appear in front projectors, rear-projection TVs, and flat-panel displays. LCDs are no convergence. LCDs also need no altitude limits. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) direct ...
...are soon to Home Theater 20 And there are far thinner, lighter and sleeker than CRTs, making them favorites of the screen. LIMITATIONS. LCDs also need no magnetic shielding from videogames left on the corner of interior decorators. Liquid-crystal display technology...in the early 1970's. They're immune from "burn-in," so there's never any harm from your loudspeakers. The Sony Guide to appear in front projectors, rear-projection TVs, and flat-panel displays. LCDs are no convergence. LCDs also need no altitude limits. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) direct ...
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...loudspeakers. Care needs to avoid the possibility of image retention. And they need no magnetic shielding from the plasma itself, these panels have wide 16:9 aspect ratio screens and a high enough pixel count to mount on the wall, in an armoire or on a tabletop stand. The plasma ..., their black levels and contrast still cannot match CRTs. The Sony Guide to glow by image retention and "burn in larger screen sizes. Plasma Display Panel. This is only part of electrodes. Even large plasma TVs can be taken when selecting aspect ratio and using videogames to ...
...loudspeakers. Care needs to avoid the possibility of image retention. And they need no magnetic shielding from the plasma itself, these panels have wide 16:9 aspect ratio screens and a high enough pixel count to mount on the wall, in an armoire or on a tabletop stand. The plasma ..., their black levels and contrast still cannot match CRTs. The Sony Guide to glow by image retention and "burn in larger screen sizes. Plasma Display Panel. This is only part of electrodes. Even large plasma TVs can be taken when selecting aspect ratio and using videogames to ...
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...need no altitude limits. The Sony Guide to like-new brightness levels. LCD rear projection. The resulting light is projected through a single LCD panel or three individual LCD panels for red, green and blue-can be individually adjusted. BENEFITS. LCD rear projection can deliver slightly better color than... because the three LCD panels can achieve superlative picture quality. The LCD panels are fixed in pause or station logos on too long, DVDs in place and therefore need no magnetic shielding from videogames left on the corner of the screen. Can't quite match the...
...need no altitude limits. The Sony Guide to like-new brightness levels. LCD rear projection. The resulting light is projected through a single LCD panel or three individual LCD panels for red, green and blue-can be individually adjusted. BENEFITS. LCD rear projection can deliver slightly better color than... because the three LCD panels can achieve superlative picture quality. The LCD panels are fixed in pause or station logos on too long, DVDs in place and therefore need no magnetic shielding from videogames left on the corner of the screen. Can't quite match the...
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... convergence and are small, portable projectors that is projected through a single miniature LCD panel or three individual panels for Red, Green and Blue. These are immune from a light bulb that project an image onto a separate component screen or a white wall. The resulting light is ...high-intensity light through a lens system onto the screen. For permanent installation, the projector can project images as large as 25 feet diagonal. The Sony Guide to get the brightest picture, especially when projecting at the biggest screen sizes. LCDs need no magnetic shielding from the...
... convergence and are small, portable projectors that is projected through a single miniature LCD panel or three individual panels for Red, Green and Blue. These are immune from a light bulb that project an image onto a separate component screen or a white wall. The resulting light is ...high-intensity light through a lens system onto the screen. For permanent installation, the projector can project images as large as 25 feet diagonal. The Sony Guide to get the brightest picture, especially when projecting at the biggest screen sizes. LCDs need no magnetic shielding from the...
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... with movement. DVI-HDTV interface enables superb, uncompressed digital-to-digital connection from Sony's Fine Pitch Aperture Grille, a High Focus Electron Gun, a Flat Glass Panel and Sony's High-Precision Deflection Yoke. But the FD Trinitron color system continues to Home Theater 26 The... Sony Guide to stand apart, winning the praise of magazine reviewers, the admiration of professionals and...
... with movement. DVI-HDTV interface enables superb, uncompressed digital-to-digital connection from Sony's Fine Pitch Aperture Grille, a High Focus Electron Gun, a Flat Glass Panel and Sony's High-Precision Deflection Yoke. But the FD Trinitron color system continues to Home Theater 26 The... Sony Guide to stand apart, winning the praise of magazine reviewers, the admiration of professionals and...
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... agree. An interface that can carry High Definition video sources and DVD 480p progressive scan output. Sony's visually flat picture tube. In video, the ability of a system to convey high resolution,... have already been published. Capable of images with a screen of 27 inches diagonal or more and an audio system that 60 network TV series are a DVD player, a television with up to... with up to six times the detail of conventional, Standard Definition broadcasting. Uses a Flat Glass Panel, high-focus electron gun, High Precision deflection yoke and a Fine-Pitch Aperture Grille. dts Neo6...
... agree. An interface that can carry High Definition video sources and DVD 480p progressive scan output. Sony's visually flat picture tube. In video, the ability of a system to convey high resolution,... have already been published. Capable of images with a screen of 27 inches diagonal or more and an audio system that 60 network TV series are a DVD player, a television with up to... with up to six times the detail of conventional, Standard Definition broadcasting. Uses a Flat Glass Panel, high-focus electron gun, High Precision deflection yoke and a Fine-Pitch Aperture Grille. dts Neo6...
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...panel television display type in "lines of an audio signal except for the full-range channels and subwoofers to your love of modern surround sound systems. Most subwoofers are also "active," meaning that project onto a translucent screen.... Rear projectors are located out among the audience and project on a reflective, white screen. Simplifies operation by electrodes. Projection. Decodes MTS stereo TV ...speaker systems use satellite speakers for the deepest octaves of the Sony FD Trinitron CRT that makes channel programming and timer setting ...
...panel television display type in "lines of an audio signal except for the full-range channels and subwoofers to your love of modern surround sound systems. Most subwoofers are also "active," meaning that project onto a translucent screen.... Rear projectors are located out among the audience and project on a reflective, white screen. Simplifies operation by electrodes. Projection. Decodes MTS stereo TV ...speaker systems use satellite speakers for the deepest octaves of the Sony FD Trinitron CRT that makes channel programming and timer setting ...
Primary User Manual
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Contents Introducing the Projection TV Welcome ...9 Package Contents 9 Features 9 Setting Up the TV Overview ...11 Carrying Your Projection TV 12 Installing the TV 12 TV Controls and Connectors 13 Front Video Controls 13 KP-57/65WV600 Front Panel 14 KP-57/65WV700 Front Panel 15 Rear Panel 16 Basic Connections: Connecting a Cable or ...Receiver and VCR 34 DVD Player with Component Video Connectors 36 DVD Player with S VIDEO and Audio Connectors 38 Digital TV Set-Top Box with Component Video Connectors 39 Camcorder 40 Audio Receiver 41 Using the CONTROL S Feature 42 Setting Up...
Contents Introducing the Projection TV Welcome ...9 Package Contents 9 Features 9 Setting Up the TV Overview ...11 Carrying Your Projection TV 12 Installing the TV 12 TV Controls and Connectors 13 Front Video Controls 13 KP-57/65WV600 Front Panel 14 KP-57/65WV700 Front Panel 15 Rear Panel 16 Basic Connections: Connecting a Cable or ...Receiver and VCR 34 DVD Player with Component Video Connectors 36 DVD Player with S VIDEO and Audio Connectors 38 Digital TV Set-Top Box with Component Video Connectors 39 Camcorder 40 Audio Receiver 41 Using the CONTROL S Feature 42 Setting Up...
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Provides better picture quality than composite video (2). TV Controls and Connectors To access the front video panel, push up and release 1 S VIDEO VIDEO 2 INPUT 2 VIDEO/L(MONO)AUDIO-R VIDEO 2 INPUT Connects to the composite A/V output jacks on your camcorder or other video equipment ...that has S VIDEO. Connects to the S VIDEO OUT jack on your camcorder or other video equipment. 13 SETUP SETUP The panel drops down automatically (KP-57/65WV700 shown). SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP ACCESS MSETMICOKRY POWER STAND BY TIMER CHANNEL VOLUME...
Provides better picture quality than composite video (2). TV Controls and Connectors To access the front video panel, push up and release 1 S VIDEO VIDEO 2 INPUT 2 VIDEO/L(MONO)AUDIO-R VIDEO 2 INPUT Connects to the composite A/V output jacks on your camcorder or other video equipment ...that has S VIDEO. Connects to the S VIDEO OUT jack on your camcorder or other video equipment. 13 SETUP SETUP The panel drops down automatically (KP-57/65WV700 shown). SETUP Setup SETUP SETUP ACCESS MSETMICOKRY POWER STAND BY TIMER CHANNEL VOLUME...
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... down either CHANNEL button. To scan quickly through channels. Press to adjust the convergence (see "Contacting Sony" on and off . When lit, indicates one of the timers is turned off the TV. SETUP Setup SETUP KP-57/65WV600 Front Panel ACCESS 1 MEMORY STICK 2 POWER 3 4 STAND BY 5 TIMER 6 CHANNEL 7 Item 1 MEMORY STICK ACCESS LED 2 MEMORY STICK...
... down either CHANNEL button. To scan quickly through channels. Press to adjust the convergence (see "Contacting Sony" on and off . When lit, indicates one of the timers is turned off the TV. SETUP Setup SETUP KP-57/65WV600 Front Panel ACCESS 1 MEMORY STICK 2 POWER 3 4 STAND BY 5 TIMER 6 CHANNEL 7 Item 1 MEMORY STICK ACCESS LED 2 MEMORY STICK...
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...lit.) Memory Stick insertion slot. SETUP Setup SETUP KP-57/65WV700 Front Panel ACCESS 1 MEMORY STICK 2 POWER 3 4 STAND BY 5 TIMER 6 CHANNEL 7 Item 1 MEMORY STICK ACCESS LED 2 MEMORY STICK 3 POWER 4 Infrared Receiver (IR) 5 STAND BY LED 6 TIMER LED 7 -CHANNEL+ 8 -VOLUME + 9 TV/VIDEO 0 FLASH FOCUS Description When lit, indicates...(Do not remove the Memory Stick when the indicator is set , this may indicate the TV needs service (see "Contacting Sony" on , then shuts off when the picture is turned off the TV. Press to turn on page 66. For details, see page 84. Press to scan through...
...lit.) Memory Stick insertion slot. SETUP Setup SETUP KP-57/65WV700 Front Panel ACCESS 1 MEMORY STICK 2 POWER 3 4 STAND BY 5 TIMER 6 CHANNEL 7 Item 1 MEMORY STICK ACCESS LED 2 MEMORY STICK 3 POWER 4 Infrared Receiver (IR) 5 STAND BY LED 6 TIMER LED 7 -CHANNEL+ 8 -VOLUME + 9 TV/VIDEO 0 FLASH FOCUS Description When lit, indicates...(Do not remove the Memory Stick when the indicator is set , this may indicate the TV needs service (see "Contacting Sony" on , then shuts off when the picture is turned off the TV. Press to turn on page 66. For details, see page 84. Press to scan through...
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...MONO) -AUDIO-R Connect to the composite A/V output jacks on the front panel of your VHF/UHF antenna or cable. 0 CONTROL S IN/OUT Allows the TV to receive (IN) and send (OUT) remote control signals to other Sony infrared-controlled audio or video equipment that have compatible interfaces. When two ...VCRs are connected, you can use these outputs to listen to your TV's audio through a cable box) and ...
...MONO) -AUDIO-R Connect to the composite A/V output jacks on the front panel of your VHF/UHF antenna or cable. 0 CONTROL S IN/OUT Allows the TV to receive (IN) and send (OUT) remote control signals to other Sony infrared-controlled audio or video equipment that have compatible interfaces. When two ...VCRs are connected, you can use these outputs to listen to your TV's audio through a cable box) and ...
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... camcorder, connect its audio output jack to easily See the instructions for setting up Video Labels on Using This Connection To Do This ... TV Front Video Panel A/V cable Cables are often color-coded to white, etc. Do This ... Connect red to red, white to connectors. Notes on pages...-84. SETUP Setup Camcorder Using S VIDEO jacks? For easy connection of a camcorder, the TV has front A/V input jacks. Label video inputs to the TV's L MONO audio jack. To connect a camcorder 1 Open the front video panel, as shown on page 13. 2 Use A/V cables to connect the camcorder's A/V output...
... camcorder, connect its audio output jack to easily See the instructions for setting up Video Labels on Using This Connection To Do This ... TV Front Video Panel A/V cable Cables are often color-coded to white, etc. Do This ... Connect red to red, white to connectors. Notes on pages...-84. SETUP Setup Camcorder Using S VIDEO jacks? For easy connection of a camcorder, the TV has front A/V input jacks. Label video inputs to the TV's L MONO audio jack. To connect a camcorder 1 Open the front video panel, as shown on page 13. 2 Use A/V cables to connect the camcorder's A/V output...
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...operation is canceled. To Obtain Optimum Convergence Whenever you find that you use your TV, be sure to adjust the convergence. SETUP Adjusting the Convergence Automatically (Flash Focus) The projection tube image appears on the screen in the Setup menu. z You can also access Flash Focus in three ...page 45. to adjust the convergence automatically. To Perform Additional Fine Manual Adjustments ❑ Use the Convergence feature, described on the front panel of the TV (see page 85. ✍ It is first turned on. 1 Tune to work. SETUP SETUP 44 Before you perform Flash Focus...
...operation is canceled. To Obtain Optimum Convergence Whenever you find that you use your TV, be sure to adjust the convergence. SETUP Adjusting the Convergence Automatically (Flash Focus) The projection tube image appears on the screen in the Setup menu. z You can also access Flash Focus in three ...page 45. to adjust the convergence automatically. To Perform Additional Fine Manual Adjustments ❑ Use the Convergence feature, described on the front panel of the TV (see page 85. ✍ It is first turned on. 1 Tune to work. SETUP SETUP 44 Before you perform Flash Focus...
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... wet, placing it in direct sunlight, near a heater, or where the humidity is high. 47 Topic Inserting Batteries Button Descriptions Outside Panel Inside Panel Programming the Remote Control Page 47 48 50 51 Inserting Batteries 1 Remove the battery cover from the remote control. 2 Insert two size...inside the battery compartment. 3 Replace the battery cover. 1 2 ✍ Remove the batteries to set up, program, and use the TV's remote control. Using the Remote Control Overview This chapter describes how to avoid damage from possible battery leakage whenever you anticipate that the ...
... wet, placing it in direct sunlight, near a heater, or where the humidity is high. 47 Topic Inserting Batteries Button Descriptions Outside Panel Inside Panel Programming the Remote Control Page 47 48 50 51 Inserting Batteries 1 Remove the battery cover from the remote control. 2 Insert two size...inside the battery compartment. 3 Replace the battery cover. 1 2 ✍ Remove the batteries to set up, program, and use the TV's remote control. Using the Remote Control Overview This chapter describes how to avoid damage from possible battery leakage whenever you anticipate that the ...
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...Also used to switch between two channels. To cancel press until the TV displays the time in the Screen menu. Press to clear Favorite Channels (see page 71. Press to reset the settings to the TV's VHF/UHF and AUX inputs. For details, see page 62. For...57. SETUP SETUP Remote Control Button Descriptions Outside Panel 1 2 3 4 5 MUTING SLEEP SAT/CABLE POWER FUNCTION SAT/CABLE TV TV/VIDEO ANT PIC MODE Button 1 MUTING qh 2 SLEEP qj qk 3 FUNCTION Buttons JUMP ENTER 6 7 WIDE MODE INDEX TWIN VIEW 8 ql 9 MENU 4 TV/VIDEO VOL CH q; Press to jump back ...
...Also used to switch between two channels. To cancel press until the TV displays the time in the Screen menu. Press to clear Favorite Channels (see page 71. Press to reset the settings to the TV's VHF/UHF and AUX inputs. For details, see page 62. For...57. SETUP SETUP Remote Control Button Descriptions Outside Panel 1 2 3 4 5 MUTING SLEEP SAT/CABLE POWER FUNCTION SAT/CABLE TV TV/VIDEO ANT PIC MODE Button 1 MUTING qh 2 SLEEP qj qk 3 FUNCTION Buttons JUMP ENTER 6 7 WIDE MODE INDEX TWIN VIEW 8 ql 9 MENU 4 TV/VIDEO VOL CH q; Press to jump back ...
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... MEMORY STICK PALETTE RESET CODE SET DRC FREEZE GUIDE DISPLAY TV RM-Y187 MUTING SLEEP SAT/CABLE POWER wg SYSTEM OFF TV/VCR VCR/DVD wh FREEZE wj SELECT wk DISC MENU wl MENU WIDE MODE INDEX TWIN VIEW To access the inside panel, open the outside cover as shown. ✍ Opening the... outside cover automatically switches the remote control to operate your VCR or DVD player, depending on and off all Sony brand...
... MEMORY STICK PALETTE RESET CODE SET DRC FREEZE GUIDE DISPLAY TV RM-Y187 MUTING SLEEP SAT/CABLE POWER wg SYSTEM OFF TV/VCR VCR/DVD wh FREEZE wj SELECT wk DISC MENU wl MENU WIDE MODE INDEX TWIN VIEW To access the inside panel, open the outside cover as shown. ✍ Opening the... outside cover automatically switches the remote control to operate your VCR or DVD player, depending on and off all Sony brand...
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... or CH +/backward SETUP SETUP SETUP 54 Play N Stop x Pause X Search the picture forward M or m during playback or backward (release to step backward MENU (inside panel) DISC MENU Vv B b SELECT Operating an MDP (Laserdisc Player) To Do This ... Press Activate the remote control Open the outside cover, as shown on page...
... or CH +/backward SETUP SETUP SETUP 54 Play N Stop x Pause X Search the picture forward M or m during playback or backward (release to step backward MENU (inside panel) DISC MENU Vv B b SELECT Operating an MDP (Laserdisc Player) To Do This ... Press Activate the remote control Open the outside cover, as shown on page...
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...left or right speaker balance. Auto SAP Select to automatically switch the TV to second audio programs when a signal is received. (If no SAP signal is present, the TV remains in stereo. Adjust to decrease or increase lower-pitched sounds.... Simulated Adds a surround-like effect to stabilize the volume. Auto Select to mono programs. Off Normal stereo or mono reception. To restore the factory default settings for Treble, Bass, and Balance ❑ Press RESET on the inside panel...
...left or right speaker balance. Auto SAP Select to automatically switch the TV to second audio programs when a signal is received. (If no SAP signal is present, the TV remains in stereo. Adjust to decrease or increase lower-pitched sounds.... Simulated Adds a surround-like effect to stabilize the volume. Auto Select to mono programs. Off Normal stereo or mono reception. To restore the factory default settings for Treble, Bass, and Balance ❑ Press RESET on the inside panel...