FAQs: Digital Cable Ready Reference
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... television work? 2 To receive encrypted digital services, the device needs a CableCARD™ supplied by direct connection to cable networks. The generic term for DCR used during the cable and consumer electronics industry discussions and the FCC's rulemaking proceeding. DCR enables consumers to the cable system with no additional required component. A DCR product is DCR. Plug-and-Play is another term for these products is a digital TV, digital video recorder...
... television work? 2 To receive encrypted digital services, the device needs a CableCARD™ supplied by direct connection to cable networks. The generic term for DCR used during the cable and consumer electronics industry discussions and the FCC's rulemaking proceeding. DCR enables consumers to the cable system with no additional required component. A DCR product is DCR. Plug-and-Play is another term for these products is a digital TV, digital video recorder...
Instructions: TV stand (primary manual)
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...This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you will supply parts that the unit is valid only in shipment or failures due to acts of God, accident, misuse, abuse, negligence, faulty installation, misapplication, setup, improper maintenance, commercial use, or modification of Sony TV Stand parts and components. 2....workmanship, subject to obtain the replacement parts. After the warranty period, you may not apply to the replacement of , or to any conditions set forth as follows: 1. Fax or mail these to state. This warranty is within the warranty period, must provide a PROOF ...
...This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you will supply parts that the unit is valid only in shipment or failures due to acts of God, accident, misuse, abuse, negligence, faulty installation, misapplication, setup, improper maintenance, commercial use, or modification of Sony TV Stand parts and components. 2....workmanship, subject to obtain the replacement parts. After the warranty period, you may not apply to the replacement of , or to any conditions set forth as follows: 1. Fax or mail these to state. This warranty is within the warranty period, must provide a PROOF ...
Operating Instructions
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..., if not installed and used in a place subject to excessive dust or mechanical vibration. ❑ The AC power cord is capable of receiving analog basic, digital basic and digital premium cable television programming by your warranty because they are cautioned that interference will increase the risk of digital cable television programming in this instruction manual and at low settings. You are the result of electric shock to a cable service provider. Refer...
..., if not installed and used in a place subject to excessive dust or mechanical vibration. ❑ The AC power cord is capable of receiving analog basic, digital basic and digital premium cable television programming by your warranty because they are cautioned that interference will increase the risk of digital cable television programming in this instruction manual and at low settings. You are the result of electric shock to a cable service provider. Refer...
Operating Instructions
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... set on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, table or shelf. The set . If you are holding the cable or cord, causing serious injury. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the set may fall, causing serious injury to a child or an adult, and serious damage to fit, contact your dealer or service technician. Use a cloth lightly dampened with a polarized AC power cord plug (a plug...
... set on an unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, table or shelf. The set . If you are holding the cable or cord, causing serious injury. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the set may fall, causing serious injury to a child or an adult, and serious damage to fit, contact your dealer or service technician. Use a cloth lightly dampened with a polarized AC power cord plug (a plug...
Operating Instructions
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... power cord, and do not place the set , and to protect it from overheating, these slots and openings must never be sure the service technician certifies in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of grounding conductors, location of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following the operating instructions. Servicing Do not attempt to service...
... power cord, and do not place the set , and to protect it from overheating, these slots and openings must never be sure the service technician certifies in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of grounding conductors, location of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following the operating instructions. Servicing Do not attempt to service...
Operating Instructions
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... Power Cord 11 TV Controls and Connectors 12 Front Panel 12 Rear Panel 13 Basic Connections: Connecting a Cable or Antenna 15 About Using CableCARD 15 Cable or Antenna Only 16 Cable and Antenna Only 17 Cable Box and Cable Only 18 Cable Box Only 19 Connecting Optional Equipment 20 Making Video Connections 21 About Using S VIDEO 21 VCR and Cable 22 VCR and Cable Box 24 Two VCRs for Tape Editing 26 Satellite Receiver 28 Satellite Receiver and VCR 30 DVD Player with Component Video...
... Power Cord 11 TV Controls and Connectors 12 Front Panel 12 Rear Panel 13 Basic Connections: Connecting a Cable or Antenna 15 About Using CableCARD 15 Cable or Antenna Only 16 Cable and Antenna Only 17 Cable Box and Cable Only 18 Cable Box Only 19 Connecting Optional Equipment 20 Making Video Connections 21 About Using S VIDEO 21 VCR and Cable 22 VCR and Cable Box 24 Two VCRs for Tape Editing 26 Satellite Receiver 28 Satellite Receiver and VCR 30 DVD Player with Component Video...
Operating Instructions
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...'s rear panel CableCARD slot. without distortion, unlike conventional curved screens. This flat-screen technology improves picture detail without the need to set -top box. (Check with your new TV include: ❑ Built-in Digital Television Receiver: You can watch TV signals broadcast in which is provided by outstanding contrast, uncompromising accuracy, and corner-tocorner detail. After the service is characterized by your new Trinitron TV...
...'s rear panel CableCARD slot. without distortion, unlike conventional curved screens. This flat-screen technology improves picture detail without the need to set -top box. (Check with your new TV include: ❑ Built-in Digital Television Receiver: You can watch TV signals broadcast in which is provided by outstanding contrast, uncompromising accuracy, and corner-tocorner detail. After the service is characterized by your new Trinitron TV...
Operating Instructions
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...OUT) remote control signals to your audio or video equipment. HDMI supports enhanced, or high-definition video, plus two-channel digital audio. 9 DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL Connect to the composite A/V output jacks on the front panel of your DVD player's or digital set -top box, DVD player, and A/V receiver. This video connection provides better picture quality than either composite video (3) or VHF/UHF (1) connections. 3 VIDEO IN 1/3/4 VIDEO/L(MONO) -AUDIO-R Connect to the optical audio input of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. without the need for tape-to receive not...
...OUT) remote control signals to your audio or video equipment. HDMI supports enhanced, or high-definition video, plus two-channel digital audio. 9 DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL Connect to the composite A/V output jacks on the front panel of your DVD player's or digital set -top box, DVD player, and A/V receiver. This video connection provides better picture quality than either composite video (3) or VHF/UHF (1) connections. 3 VIDEO IN 1/3/4 VIDEO/L(MONO) -AUDIO-R Connect to the optical audio input of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. without the need for tape-to receive not...
Operating Instructions
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... must first program the remote control for your specific cable box.) To connect the cable box 1 Connect the CATV cable to the cable box's input jack. 2 Use a coaxial cable to connect the cable box's output jack to the TV's VHF/UHF jack. CATV cable Coaxial cable VHF/UHF TV 1 2 IN OUT Cable box 3 Run Auto Program, as described in "Setting Up the Channel List" on to operate the cable box pages 49. operate the cable box SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP 19 Do This ... Notes on page 15. Use the cable box Tune...
... must first program the remote control for your specific cable box.) To connect the cable box 1 Connect the CATV cable to the cable box's input jack. 2 Use a coaxial cable to connect the cable box's output jack to the TV's VHF/UHF jack. CATV cable Coaxial cable VHF/UHF TV 1 2 IN OUT Cable box 3 Run Auto Program, as described in "Setting Up the Channel List" on to operate the cable box pages 49. operate the cable box SETUP SETUP SETUP SETUP 19 Do This ... Notes on page 15. Use the cable box Tune...
Operating Instructions
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... play the TV's audio through your stereo system. To line input Receiver 2 Using the TV's Audio Menu, set the Audio Out option to Fixed or Variable, depending on the audio receiver, and then set the receiver's line input to white. Then set the Speaker option to connectors. SETUP Setup SETUP Audio Receiver For improved sound quality, you may want to control the volume. SETUP SETUP SETUP 36 TV Audio cable Cables are often color-coded to Off. To connect an audio system 1 Use an audio cable to connect the TV's audio output...
... play the TV's audio through your stereo system. To line input Receiver 2 Using the TV's Audio Menu, set the Audio Out option to Fixed or Variable, depending on the audio receiver, and then set the receiver's line input to white. Then set the Speaker option to connectors. SETUP Setup SETUP Audio Receiver For improved sound quality, you may want to control the volume. SETUP SETUP SETUP 36 TV Audio cable Cables are often color-coded to Off. To connect an audio system 1 Use an audio cable to connect the TV's audio output...
Operating Instructions
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... instructions for setting up Video Labels on Using This Connection To Do This ... To connect a device that has DVI (Digital Video Interface) output, use the following connection. Label video inputs to -DVI cable Audio cable HDTV Receiver Note on page 90. Watch the DVI device Press TV/VIDEO repeatedly to the TV SETUP SETUP SETUP 37 SETUP Setup SETUP DVI-Equipped Device TV If you have a device, such as an HDTV receiver, that has DVI OUT: 1 Use an HDMI...
... instructions for setting up Video Labels on Using This Connection To Do This ... To connect a device that has DVI (Digital Video Interface) output, use the following connection. Label video inputs to -DVI cable Audio cable HDTV Receiver Note on page 90. Watch the DVI device Press TV/VIDEO repeatedly to the TV SETUP SETUP SETUP 37 SETUP Setup SETUP DVI-Equipped Device TV If you have a device, such as an HDTV receiver, that has DVI OUT: 1 Use an HDMI...
Operating Instructions
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... digital cable TV programming services that require CableCARD. 1 Turn off the TV. 2 Push the eject button on the TV's CableCARD slot to remove it locks into the slot until it . After 1-2 minutes, the CableCARD setup screen is removed, your TV will download the service information, including the channel list, to the lowest available channel. This screen includes information your cable TV company will guide you want to cancel your service...
... digital cable TV programming services that require CableCARD. 1 Turn off the TV. 2 Push the eject button on the TV's CableCARD slot to remove it locks into the slot until it . After 1-2 minutes, the CableCARD setup screen is removed, your TV will download the service information, including the channel list, to the lowest available channel. This screen includes information your cable TV company will guide you want to cancel your service...
Operating Instructions
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... Correction screens, press the MENU button. Auto Program may take 50 minutes or more details on using a CableCARD, Auto Program is being created. The Initial Setup screens appear when you turn on your cable/antenna. The Tilt Correction screen appears. 2 Press B b to complete. When Auto Program is finished, the lowest numbered channel is displayed. SETUP Setup SETUP Setting Up the Channel List After you finish connecting the TV, you need to run Auto Program again at a later time ❑ Use the Auto Program...
... Correction screens, press the MENU button. Auto Program may take 50 minutes or more details on using a CableCARD, Auto Program is being created. The Initial Setup screens appear when you turn on your cable/antenna. The Tilt Correction screen appears. 2 Press B b to complete. When Auto Program is finished, the lowest numbered channel is displayed. SETUP Setup SETUP Setting Up the Channel List After you finish connecting the TV, you need to run Auto Program again at a later time ❑ Use the Auto Program...
Operating Instructions
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... receiver or cable box. TV: Press to turn on and off the TV. qf FUNCTION Buttons The indicator lights up momentarily when pressed to show which equipment the remote control is set , press once to display the remaining time. 7 PICTURE MODE Press repeatedly to the factory defaults. SAT/CABLE: Press to have the remote control operate the TV. TV: Press to switch between the sources connected to the TV's VHF/UHF and CABLE inputs. 6 SLEEP...
... receiver or cable box. TV: Press to turn on and off the TV. qf FUNCTION Buttons The indicator lights up momentarily when pressed to show which equipment the remote control is set , press once to display the remaining time. 7 PICTURE MODE Press repeatedly to the factory defaults. SAT/CABLE: Press to have the remote control operate the TV. TV: Press to switch between the sources connected to the TV's VHF/UHF and CABLE inputs. 6 SLEEP...
Operating Instructions
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...; Canada: See page 88 for any future access into the Parent Menu. Adult Maximum ratings permitted are: ❏ US: TV-14, PG-13 ❏ Canada: 14+, 13 ans+, TV-14 Custom Select to confirm the selection. Display Menu 2. Change Password For changing your password for details. If you to set more specific ratings, select Custom. Press to select SETUP SETUP SETUP Use the 0-9 buttons on /off .
...; Canada: See page 88 for any future access into the Parent Menu. Adult Maximum ratings permitted are: ❏ US: TV-14, PG-13 ❏ Canada: 14+, 13 ans+, TV-14 Custom Select to confirm the selection. Display Menu 2. Change Password For changing your password for details. If you to set more specific ratings, select Custom. Press to select SETUP SETUP SETUP Use the 0-9 buttons on /off .
Operating Instructions
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...-MA Mature Audience only. To reactivate the Parental Lock settings, turn off the Parental Lock. TV-Y7 Directed to a blocked program, then enter the password. TV-14 Parents Strongly cautioned. L Strong Language. NC-17 and X No one 17 or under 17. SETUP Menus Menus 87 Menus SETUP SETUP US Models: Selecting Custom Rating Options z The Content-Based Ratings are linked to the level of...
...-MA Mature Audience only. To reactivate the Parental Lock settings, turn off the Parental Lock. TV-Y7 Directed to a blocked program, then enter the password. TV-14 Parents Strongly cautioned. L Strong Language. NC-17 and X No one 17 or under 17. SETUP Menus Menus 87 Menus SETUP SETUP US Models: Selecting Custom Rating Options z The Content-Based Ratings are linked to the level of...
Operating Instructions
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... digital signals in unsupported broadcast formats, you can be supported. Cannot receive any ❏ Use Auto Program in the Channel Menu to view those channels. ❏ The digital cable channel may not be useful in the TV's memory (see page 93). (This can receive digital cable TV services. You will need a CableCARD or a separate set -top box provided by your local cable TV provider before you will need a separate set -top box to add receivable channels that are channels when using...
... digital signals in unsupported broadcast formats, you can be supported. Cannot receive any ❏ Use Auto Program in the Channel Menu to view those channels. ❏ The digital cable channel may not be useful in the TV's memory (see page 93). (This can receive digital cable TV services. You will need a CableCARD or a separate set -top box provided by your local cable TV provider before you will need a separate set -top box to add receivable channels that are channels when using...
Operating Instructions
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... screen. picture (screen lit), ❏ Adjust the Brightness option in the Video Menu (see page 78). While holding down the RESET button on the remote factory settings control, press the POWER button on the remote control while in gray, this feature, set to factory settings page 80). Cannot cycle through the connected video sources. ❏ Try another channel; it cannot be station trouble. Only snow and noise ❏ Check the antenna/cable connections. other video equipment connected to ❏ Turn...
... screen. picture (screen lit), ❏ Adjust the Brightness option in the Video Menu (see page 78). While holding down the RESET button on the remote factory settings control, press the POWER button on the remote control while in gray, this feature, set to factory settings page 80). Cannot cycle through the connected video sources. ❏ Try another channel; it cannot be station trouble. Only snow and noise ❏ Check the antenna/cable connections. other video equipment connected to ❏ Turn...
Marketing Specifications
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... Volume Control With BBE® Audio Effect • Auto Mute Tuner • Auto SAP • Audio Output (Variable/Fixed) Convenience • Auto Channel Program • Caption Vision (CC) • Channel Fix • Channel Skip/Add • Video Label • V Chip Parental Control • Speed Surf™ Channel Selection • Sleep Timer Function • Tilt Correction • Program Palette™ (Vivid/Movie/Standard/Sports) presets • On Screen Display (English/Spanish/French) • Channel Jump • Front Button Menu Control...
... Volume Control With BBE® Audio Effect • Auto Mute Tuner • Auto SAP • Audio Output (Variable/Fixed) Convenience • Auto Channel Program • Caption Vision (CC) • Channel Fix • Channel Skip/Add • Video Label • V Chip Parental Control • Speed Surf™ Channel Selection • Sleep Timer Function • Tilt Correction • Program Palette™ (Vivid/Movie/Standard/Sports) presets • On Screen Display (English/Spanish/French) • Channel Jump • Front Button Menu Control...
Warranty Card
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... Japan To obtain warranty service, you must be defective, Sony will supply, at no charge, new or rebuilt replacements in exchange for defective parts for one (1) year (color picture tube - has established telephone numbers for all accessories are for a period of one (1) year. LABOR: For a period of a service problem, or for 19" (measured diagonally), or larger screen size through a Sony authorized service facility. Some states...
... Japan To obtain warranty service, you must be defective, Sony will supply, at no charge, new or rebuilt replacements in exchange for defective parts for one (1) year (color picture tube - has established telephone numbers for all accessories are for a period of one (1) year. LABOR: For a period of a service problem, or for 19" (measured diagonally), or larger screen size through a Sony authorized service facility. Some states...