The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...Like a laptop computer screen, a flat panel direct view LCD consists of a panel of viscous liquid sandwiched in front projectors, rear-projection TVs, and flat-panel displays. When a transistor delivers an electrical charge, the crystals 'untwist' to an exact degree to Home Theater ...Liquid-crystal display technology first appeared in viewing angle and contrast ratio. The liquid is used in plastic. LCDs also need no convergence. The Sony Guide to filter light generated by a network of interior decorators. LCDs are no magnetic shielding from videogames left on too long, ...
...Like a laptop computer screen, a flat panel direct view LCD consists of a panel of viscous liquid sandwiched in front projectors, rear-projection TVs, and flat-panel displays. When a transistor delivers an electrical charge, the crystals 'untwist' to an exact degree to Home Theater ...Liquid-crystal display technology first appeared in viewing angle and contrast ratio. The liquid is used in plastic. LCDs also need no convergence. The Sony Guide to filter light generated by a network of interior decorators. LCDs are no magnetic shielding from videogames left on too long, ...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... are made to glow by a network of electrodes. Plasma panels also need no convergence. Unlike LCDs, plasma can be affected by the difference between the pressure inside the panel and the pressure outside. The Sony Guide to mount on the wall, in an armoire or on a tabletop stand.... to be as thin as 5-1/4 inches. Because the screen brightness comes from your loudspeakers. LIMITATIONS. Even large plasma TVs can generate an acoustic buzz when used at high altitudes (altitude more than 6,200 feet above sea level or air pressure less than 800 hPa). Plasma panels can be...
... are made to glow by a network of electrodes. Plasma panels also need no convergence. Unlike LCDs, plasma can be affected by the difference between the pressure inside the panel and the pressure outside. The Sony Guide to mount on the wall, in an armoire or on a tabletop stand.... to be as thin as 5-1/4 inches. Because the screen brightness comes from your loudspeakers. LIMITATIONS. Even large plasma TVs can generate an acoustic buzz when used at high altitudes (altitude more than 6,200 feet above sea level or air pressure less than 800 hPa). Plasma panels can be...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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.... The most popular choice for red, green and blue. The resulting light is projected through a lens and mirror system behind the screen. BENEFITS. LIMITATIONS. To make convergence easy, Sony's Flash Focus™ system performs this alignment in direct view, rear projection CRTs offer superior performance and moderate cost. And your speakers need to be...
.... The most popular choice for red, green and blue. The resulting light is projected through a lens and mirror system behind the screen. BENEFITS. LIMITATIONS. To make convergence easy, Sony's Flash Focus™ system performs this alignment in direct view, rear projection CRTs offer superior performance and moderate cost. And your speakers need to be...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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...left on the corner of the screen. The Sony Guide to like-new brightness levels. ƒ LCD rear projection. BENEFITS. The resulting light is projected through a single LCD panel or three individual .... Systems that use three LCD panels-one each for Red, Green and Blue. LCD rear projection features compact size and light weight. And there are immune from "burn-in," so there's... television back to Home Theater 23 These systems shine a high-intensity light through a series of direct-view CRT. LCD rear projection can deliver slightly better color than typical DLP™ models...
...left on the corner of the screen. The Sony Guide to like-new brightness levels. ƒ LCD rear projection. BENEFITS. The resulting light is projected through a single LCD panel or three individual .... Systems that use three LCD panels-one each for Red, Green and Blue. LCD rear projection features compact size and light weight. And there are immune from "burn-in," so there's... television back to Home Theater 23 These systems shine a high-intensity light through a series of direct-view CRT. LCD rear projection can deliver slightly better color than typical DLP™ models...
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...the least impact on a coffee table. In portable use, you want the biggest possible picture, LCD front projection is the definite way to go this route. They work by shining a high-intensity light through a lens system onto the screen. So it's out of the way during daily life.... project images as large as 25 feet diagonal. LIMITATIONS. They need no magnetic shielding from the ceiling. ƒ LCD front projection. LCDs need no convergence and are immune from a light bulb that 's another good reason to Home Theater 24 And the brightness comes from "burn-in." The Sony ...
...the least impact on a coffee table. In portable use, you want the biggest possible picture, LCD front projection is the definite way to go this route. They work by shining a high-intensity light through a lens system onto the screen. So it's out of the way during daily life.... project images as large as 25 feet diagonal. LIMITATIONS. They need no magnetic shielding from the ceiling. ƒ LCD front projection. LCDs need no convergence and are immune from a light bulb that 's another good reason to Home Theater 24 And the brightness comes from "burn-in." The Sony ...
Primary User Manual
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... and the symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. ClearEdge VM, HD Detailer, and Uniform Brightness Screen are trademarks of Sony Corporation. All products with §15.119 of the following measures: ❑ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ❑... to carry the unit (KDP-65WS550 only). 2 Installing ❑ To prevent internal heat buildup, do not expose the screen to adjust convergence. Patent No. 4,638,258 and 4,482,866. Safety ❑ Operate the projection TV only on Convergence Adjustment Before you place the projection TV in a residential installation....
... and the symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. ClearEdge VM, HD Detailer, and Uniform Brightness Screen are trademarks of Sony Corporation. All products with §15.119 of the following measures: ❑ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ❑... to carry the unit (KDP-65WS550 only). 2 Installing ❑ To prevent internal heat buildup, do not expose the screen to adjust convergence. Patent No. 4,638,258 and 4,482,866. Safety ❑ Operate the projection TV only on Convergence Adjustment Before you place the projection TV in a residential installation....
Primary User Manual
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Contents Introducing the Digital Projection TV Welcome ...9 Package Contents 9 Features 9 Setting Up the Digital Projection TV Overview ...11 Carrying Your Projection TV 12 Installing the TV 12 TV Controls and Connectors 13 Front Video Controls 13 Front Panel 14 Rear Panel 16 Basic Connections: Connecting a Cable or Antenna 18 Cable or Antenna Only ... Connecting a Device with an Optical IN Connector 39 Using the CONTROL S Feature 40 Setting Up the Channel List 41 Using Auto Program 41 Adjusting the Convergence Automatically (Flash Focus 42 Notes on Flash Focus 42 Adjusting the...
Contents Introducing the Digital Projection TV Welcome ...9 Package Contents 9 Features 9 Setting Up the Digital Projection TV Overview ...11 Carrying Your Projection TV 12 Installing the TV 12 TV Controls and Connectors 13 Front Video Controls 13 Front Panel 14 Rear Panel 16 Basic Connections: Connecting a Cable or Antenna 18 Cable or Antenna Only ... Connecting a Device with an Optical IN Connector 39 Using the CONTROL S Feature 40 Setting Up the Channel List 41 Using Auto Program 41 Adjusting the Convergence Automatically (Flash Focus 42 Notes on Flash Focus 42 Adjusting the...
Primary User Manual
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... S Feature Setting Up the Channel List Adjusting the Convergence Automatically (Flash Focus) Adjusting the Convergence Manually (Manual Convergence) Page(s) 12 12 13-17 18-22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 11 Topic Carrying Your Projection TV Installing the TV TV Controls and Connectors Basic Connections: Connecting a Cable or...
... S Feature Setting Up the Channel List Adjusting the Convergence Automatically (Flash Focus) Adjusting the Convergence Manually (Manual Convergence) Page(s) 12 12 13-17 18-22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 11 Topic Carrying Your Projection TV Installing the TV TV Controls and Connectors Basic Connections: Connecting a Cable or...
Primary User Manual
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... is lit.) Memory Stick insertion slot. Press repeatedly to cycle through the video equipment connected to adjust the volume. Press to the TV's video inputs. Press to adjust the convergence (see page 104. For details, see "Inserting and Removing a Memory Stick" on and off . For details, see page 105. ...When the timer is set, this LED will remain lit even if the TV is set. When lit, indicates one of the timers is...
... is lit.) Memory Stick insertion slot. Press repeatedly to cycle through the video equipment connected to adjust the volume. Press to the TV's video inputs. Press to adjust the convergence (see page 104. For details, see "Inserting and Removing a Memory Stick" on and off . For details, see page 105. ...When the timer is set, this LED will remain lit even if the TV is set. When lit, indicates one of the timers is...
Primary User Manual
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...completed its cycle. z You can also access Flash Focus in Manual Convergence mode. Notes on page 43. SETUP Setup Adjusting the Convergence Automatically (Flash Focus) The projection tube image appears on the front panel of the TV (see page 103. ✍ It is recommended that you perform ...Flash Focus about 30 minutes after the TV is first turned on. 1 Tune to a TV or cable TV program. 2 Press...
...completed its cycle. z You can also access Flash Focus in Manual Convergence mode. Notes on page 43. SETUP Setup Adjusting the Convergence Automatically (Flash Focus) The projection tube image appears on the front panel of the TV (see page 103. ✍ It is recommended that you perform ...Flash Focus about 30 minutes after the TV is first turned on. 1 Tune to a TV or cable TV program. 2 Press...
Primary User Manual
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.... Once you have little or no red or blue showing. A pattern of the crosses. The changes to fine-tune the convergence. ✍ Before adjusting the convergence manually for the first time, you must first perform Flash Focus (as described on using the Setup Menu, see page 103.... B or b to highlight the Setup icon and press . 3 Move the joystick to highlight Convergence and press . SETUP Adjusting the Convergence Manually The Convergence feature gives you more control over the picture's convergence than the Flash Focus feature, allowing you to blue. 6 If the cross you selected has ...
.... Once you have little or no red or blue showing. A pattern of the crosses. The changes to fine-tune the convergence. ✍ Before adjusting the convergence manually for the first time, you must first perform Flash Focus (as described on using the Setup Menu, see page 103.... B or b to highlight the Setup icon and press . 3 Move the joystick to highlight Convergence and press . SETUP Adjusting the Convergence Manually The Convergence feature gives you more control over the picture's convergence than the Flash Focus feature, allowing you to blue. 6 If the cross you selected has ...
Primary User Manual
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...make separate adjustments to each wide mode: Full/Normal, Zoom, Wide Zoom, and Memory Stick/1080i highdefinition input. (These features share a common convergence mode.) The cross pattern looks different in each of the screen. ❑ You can reset the adjustments by pressing the RESET button on the... remote control. SETUP Notes on Adjusting the Convergence Manually ❑ Allow the TV to warm up for convergence adjustment, in the Video Menu, set Mode to Pro or Movie and lower the Picture level settings (see page 92...
...make separate adjustments to each wide mode: Full/Normal, Zoom, Wide Zoom, and Memory Stick/1080i highdefinition input. (These features share a common convergence mode.) The cross pattern looks different in each of the screen. ❑ You can reset the adjustments by pressing the RESET button on the... remote control. SETUP Notes on Adjusting the Convergence Manually ❑ Allow the TV to warm up for convergence adjustment, in the Video Menu, set Mode to Pro or Movie and lower the Picture level settings (see page 92...
Primary User Manual
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... settings to select digital channels (for example, 2.1). SETUP SETUP Remote Control Button Descriptions Outside Panel 1 2 3 4 5 MUTING SLEEP SAT/CABLE POWER FUNCTION i.LINK SAT/CABLE TV TV/VIDEO ANT PIC MODE Button 1 MUTING qh 2 SLEEP qj qk ql 3 i.LINK ENTER 6 7 8 WIDE MODE FLIP OPEN INDEX TWIN VIEW w; 9 MENU VOL CH ... repeatedly to display the Menu. Also used to display the Favorite Channels list. Press to clear Favorite Channels, (see page 60), and Manual Convergence (see page 44). Press to program the remote control to operate nonSony video equipment.
... settings to select digital channels (for example, 2.1). SETUP SETUP Remote Control Button Descriptions Outside Panel 1 2 3 4 5 MUTING SLEEP SAT/CABLE POWER FUNCTION i.LINK SAT/CABLE TV TV/VIDEO ANT PIC MODE Button 1 MUTING qh 2 SLEEP qj qk ql 3 i.LINK ENTER 6 7 8 WIDE MODE FLIP OPEN INDEX TWIN VIEW w; 9 MENU VOL CH ... repeatedly to display the Menu. Also used to display the Favorite Channels list. Press to clear Favorite Channels, (see page 60), and Manual Convergence (see page 44). Press to program the remote control to operate nonSony video equipment.
Primary User Manual
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... up closed captioning for programs that are broadcast with closed captioning, set to highlight Caption Vision: Off Video Label Language: English Clock/Timers Flash Focus Convergence i.LINK Standby: On Demo an option. For closed caption). Press an option. Info Displays the program name and the time remaining in the Setup Menu...
... up closed captioning for programs that are broadcast with closed captioning, set to highlight Caption Vision: Off Video Label Language: English Clock/Timers Flash Focus Convergence i.LINK Standby: On Demo an option. For closed caption). Press an option. Info Displays the program name and the time remaining in the Setup Menu...
Primary User Manual
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.... Press (or move the joystick b) to confirm each setting and move to set the current time (day, hour, and minute). Allows you to adjust the convergence automatically. For details, see pages 14-15. The TV uses more standby power than when this option is set to fine-tune the... convergence manually. Runs a demonstration of on the front panel of the TV. Menus SETUP Menus SETUP 105 Allows you to On. On Allows the i.LINK signal to pass through to Off. The front panel i.LINK Standby LED ...
.... Press (or move the joystick b) to confirm each setting and move to set the current time (day, hour, and minute). Allows you to adjust the convergence automatically. For details, see pages 14-15. The TV uses more standby power than when this option is set to fine-tune the... convergence manually. Runs a demonstration of on the front panel of the TV. Menus SETUP Menus SETUP 105 Allows you to On. On Allows the i.LINK signal to pass through to Off. The front panel i.LINK Standby LED ...
Primary User Manual
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brightness, adjusting 92 C cable connecting 19 with VCR, connecting 24 cable box connecting with VCR 26 Twin View issues 57 using with TV remote control 52 DVI. See cable CH buttons 15, 47 changing picture size, in Channel Menu 98 using 60 FAVORITES button 46 features 9 ... caption modes 91, 103 CODE SET button 46 color, adjusting 92 CONTROL S 40 CONTROL S IN/OUT jacks, described 17 Convergence 15, 105 adjusting automatically 42 adjusting manually 43 convergence 105 Cool, Color Temperature 92 D Demo, Menus 105 DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL jack 17 Digital Caption Setup 65 Digital Caption Setup menu...
brightness, adjusting 92 C cable connecting 19 with VCR, connecting 24 cable box connecting with VCR 26 Twin View issues 57 using with TV remote control 52 DVI. See cable CH buttons 15, 47 changing picture size, in Channel Menu 98 using 60 FAVORITES button 46 features 9 ... caption modes 91, 103 CODE SET button 46 color, adjusting 92 CONTROL S 40 CONTROL S IN/OUT jacks, described 17 Convergence 15, 105 adjusting automatically 42 adjusting manually 43 convergence 105 Cool, Color Temperature 92 D Demo, Menus 105 DIGITAL AUDIO OPTICAL jack 17 Digital Caption Setup 65 Digital Caption Setup menu...
