If, after reading the following instructions, you have additional questions related to the use of your Sony projection TV, please call one of the following numbers (English only). Customers in the continental United States contact the Direct Response Center at:...
The model and serial numbers are located at the rear Watching Two programs at One Time — Connecting a DBS receiver ....10 of the TV, below the Sony logo, on the sticker, and PIP ............28 also on the TV box (white label). Record these numbers Connecting a DBS receiver and a in the spaces provided below.
Welcome! Precautions Thank you for purchasing the Sony Color Safety If the picture becomes dark after using the Rear Video Projection TV. This manual is for projection TV for a long period of time, it may • Operate the projection TV only on 120 V models, KP-53XBR200 and KP-61XBR200.
Using This Manual Installing and Connecting the Projection TV This manual is divided into four major Recommended viewing area Carrying your projection TV sections. We recommend that you carefully (Vertical) review the contents of each section in the Carrying the projection TV requires three or order provided to ensure that you fully more people.
Installation (Rear of projection TV) Mounting the Supplied Rear For optimum surround effect, mount the rear Speakers speakers in the following places (as shown in the illustration): For enhanced surround effect, connect the supplied rear speakers to your projection TV. •...
Installing and Connecting the Projection TV (continued) S-Link/CONTROL S cable (Rear of Connector Types 75-ohm projection TV) Sony connector for S-Link and CONTROL S • VHF only coaxial cable VHF/UHF connections. These features are exclusive to You may find it necessary to use some of the •...
CATV cable Notes: should consider using the CHANNEL FIX • You may be able to program your Sony feature. (see “CHANNEL FIX” on page remote control to operate your cable box. (see “Operating a Cable Box or DBS Receiver”...
Installing and Connecting the Projection TV (continued) Disconnect all power sources before making any connections. Connecting an antenna/cable TV system with a VCR (Rear of projection TV) Attach the coaxial connector from your cable or antenna to IN on your VCR. Using AUDIO/VIDEO connectors, VIDEO 1 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 VIDEO 5...
Disconnect all power sources before making any connections. Connecting to an S Video equipped (Rear of projection TV) Attach the coaxial connector from your cable or antenna to IN on your VCR. Using AUDIO connectors, connect AUDIO VIDEO 1 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 VIDEO 5 SELECT S-LINK/...
Installing and Connecting the Projection TV (continued) Disconnect all power sources before making any connections. Connecting a VCR and projection TV with a cable box Connect the single (input) jack of the (Rear of projection TV) Splitter to your incoming cable connection, and connect the other two VIDEO 1 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 VIDEO 5...
Disconnect all power sources before making any connections. Connecting to an S Video equipped VCR with a cable box (Rear of projection TV) Perform as described on page 8. Using AUDIO connectors, connect AUDIO OUT on your VCR to AUDIO IN VIDEO 1 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 VIDEO 5 SELECT...
Installing and Connecting the Projection TV (continued) Disconnect all power sources before making any connections. Connecting a DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) receiver Connect the cable from your satellite Satellite antenna (Rear of projection TV) antenna to your DBS receiver. cable Cable Attach the coaxial connector from your cable or antenna to VHF/UHF on your...
Disconnect all power sources before making any connections. Connecting a DBS (Direct (Rear of projection TV) Satellite antenna Broadcast Satellite) receiver and a cable VIDEO 1 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 VIDEO 5 SELECT Connect the cable from your satellite S-LINK/ S-LINK/ antenna to your DBS receiver.
Installing and Connecting the Projection TV (continued) Disconnect all power sources before making any connections. Connecting a camcorder Use this connection to view a picture directly from your camcorder. (Front of projection TV) Using AUDIO/VIDEO connectors, connect S VIDEO VIDEO L(MONO)-AUDIO-R SET UP AUTO FOCUS AUDIO and VIDEO OUT on your camcorder...
Disconnect all power sources before making any connections. Connecting two VCRs for tape (Rear of projection TV) editing SELECT OUT gives you the ability to use a VIDEO 1 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 VIDEO 5 SELECT second VCR to record a program being S-LINK/ S-LINK/ CONTROL S...
Installing and Connecting the Projection TV (continued) Disconnect all power sources before making any connections. Connecting a DVD Player without component video output connectors (Rear of projection TV) Using AUDIO/VIDEO connectors, connect AUDIO and VIDEO IN on your projection TV VIDEO 1 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 VIDEO 5 SELECT...
Disconnect all power sources before making any connections. Connecting a DVD Player with component video output connectors Using AUDIO connectors, connect AUDIO R and L of the LINE OUT on your DVD VMC-10HG (not supplied) Player to AUDIO R and L on the VIDEO 5 (Rear of projection TV) IN panel at the rear of your projection TV.
Installing and Connecting the Projection TV (continued) Disconnect all power sources before making any connections. Connecting an AV receiver For greater control of all audio and video (Rear of projection TV) equipment, connect your AV receiver. Using AUDIO/VIDEO connectors, connect VIDEO 1 IN on your projection TV to VIDEO 1 VIDEO 3 VIDEO 4 VIDEO 5...
Disconnect all power sources before making any connections. Connecting an audio system For more dynamic sound, connect your audio (Rear of projection TV) system to your projection TV. Using AUDIO connectors, connect AUDIO (VAR) OUT on your projection TV to one of the unused Line inputs (e.g.
Installing and Connecting the Projection TV (continued) Disconnect all power sources before making any connections. Connecting an amplifier with (Rear of projection TV) Dolby Pro Logic decoder If you use an amplifier with Dolby Pro Logic decoder instead of the projection TV’s audio system, you can still use the projection TV’s center speaker.
VIDEO OPTICAL COAXIAL projection TV’s input mode to video when you press the play button on your Sony S- Link VCR. It also allows you to turn the VCR S-LINK and projection TV off at the same time with Component...
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1 IN on your projection TV to MONITOR S-LINK/ S-LINK/ details. CONTROL S CONTROL S VIDEO OUT on your Sony AV receiver. Using AUDIO/VIDEO connectors, S VIDEO VHF/UHF connect SELECT OUT on your projection 2, 4 TV to TV AUDIO and VIDEO IN on your...
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Disconnect all power sources before making any connections. Using the CONTROL S feature CONTROL S allows you to control your projection TV and other Sony equipment with (Rear of projection TV) one remote control. To control other Sony equipment with your...
Basic Set Up Inserting Batteries Using the Remote Control Adjusting Sliders Joystick Insert two size AA (R6) batteries (supplied) When menu items present a slider ( by matching the + and – on the batteries to ), move the joystick up, down, left or right the diagram inside the remote control’s to adjust the setting.
Using Your New Projection TV Using the buttons on the front panel of the Press VOLUME – to continue. Setting Up the Projection TV projection TV: Automatically – VOLUME CONTINUE TO AUTO PROGRAM ? The AUTO SET UP feature will allow you to YES : [ CH + ] set the on-screen language and set all...
Using Your New Projection TV (continued) To perform AUTO SET UP again Press AUTO FOCUS. Adjusting the Convergence • Press SET UP inside the drop-down panel Automatically (AUTO FOCUS) AUTO FOCUS on the projection TV. • Press CHANNEL +, CHANNEL – or The projection tube image appears on the VOLUME + to select a language.
Watching the TV REFER TO THE PICTURE MODE ILLUSTRATION OF THE Many TV features can be accessed directly REMOTE CONTROL ON THE Press PICTURE MODE repeatedly to choose through the remote control. The following INSIDE FRONT COVER OF one of five different video modes that best suits chart will explain the function of some THIS MANUAL AS YOU the program you are watching directly.
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Using Your New Projection TV (continued) Using the White Labeled Buttons for Projection TV Operations. CAPTION SET UP CAPTION VISION VISION SELECT OUT:MO FREEZE Press to freeze the picture. LANGUAGE: EN VIDEO LABEL (Closed Caption) DIRECT PLAY TEXT1 (yellow labeled Press again or press (OFF) to cancel.
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REFER TO THE Using the White Labeled Buttons for Projection TV Operations. ILLUSTRATION OF THE Press repeatedly to step through available video inputs: REMOTE CONTROL ON THE TV/VIDEO TV, VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, VIDEO 3, VIDEO 4 and VIDEO 5 INSIDE FRONT COVER OF If you select SKIP as a VIDEO LABEL in the SET UP menu, your projection THIS MANUAL AS YOU...
Using Your New Projection TV (continued) Watching Two Programs at One Time — PIP The Picture-in-Picture (PIP) feature allows Using the Yellow Labeled Buttons for PIP Operations. you to view two channels simultaneously, one in the full size “main” picture and one in Press to display a window picture.
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REFER TO THE Using the Yellow Labeled Buttons for PIP Operations. ILLUSTRATION OF THE REMOTE CONTROL ON THE Press to select the TV channel of the picture on which the symbol INSIDE FRONT COVER OF “b” (or “B”) is displayed. (for details, see “Watching the TV” on JUMP THIS MANUAL AS YOU page 25)
Using Your New Projection TV (continued) Watching Two Programs at One Time — P&P (Twin View The Picture-and-Picture (P&P) feature allows Using the Yellow Labeled Buttons for P&P Operations. you to view two channels simultaneously, both in a reduced size screen. The main Press to display right (main) and left pictures.
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REFER TO THE Using the Yellow Labeled Buttons for P&P Operations. ILLUSTRATION OF THE REMOTE CONTROL ON THE Press to select the TV channel for the picture on which the symbol INSIDE FRONT COVER OF “b” (or “B”) is displayed. (for details, see “Watching the TV” on JUMP THIS MANUAL AS YOU page 25)
Using Your New Projection TV (continued) A cyan frame will appear to indicate Press Using CHANNEL INDEX current channel selection. The center picture will be enlarged into You can use the CHANNEL INDEX feature the whole screen for normal viewing. to display multiple channels for direct Move the joystick in any of eight dirctions selection.
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REFER TO THE Using the Yellow Labeled Buttons for CHANNEL INDEX Operations. ILLUSTRATION OF THE REMOTE CONTROL ON THE Press to display the next twelve receivable channels. INSIDE FRONT COVER OF THIS MANUAL AS YOU REVIEW THIS CHART Press to cancel the current operation and return to normal TV viewing. FREEZE Press to freeze the center picture.
Adjusting Your SET UP (menus) Move the joystick up or down to highlight Move the joystick up or down to make Learning Menu Selection the desired option. your selection and press to activate it. The previous screen will reappear. Use the MENU button to access a menu and SET UP use the joystick to alter settings.
Using the VIDEO Menu MODE You can choose one of five different video modes that best suits the program you are watching. You can also adjust the picture items for each mode to suit your Customized picture VIDEO taste. When adjusting them, first select each MODE individually. viewing MODE : VIVID...
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Adjusting Your SET UP (menus) (continued) Tip z DRC MODE The DRC feature doubles both the vertical and horizontal information of the Since the fine-detailed DRC activated pictures contain conventional NTSC signal, allowing you to obtain a fine-detailed real picture Digital Reality information four times larger than conventional with four times higher-density than the conventional NTSC picture.
Using ADVANCED VIDEO Select ON to reduce picture noise. Select OFF to cancel the feature. Noise Reduction Menu ADVANCED VIDEO COLOR Select ON to emphasize reds and blues. COLOR CORRECTION: CORRECTION Select OFF to enhance skin tones (greens). DC TRANSMISSION: Color Ratio Adjustment Select ON to automatically improve contrast ratio.
Adjusting Your SET UP (menus) (continued) Using the AUDIO Menu TREBLE Adjust slider right (up) to increase high pitched sounds. Adjust slider left (down) to decrease high pitched sounds. Sound Adjustment AUDIO TREBLE BASS Adjust slider right (up) to increase low pitched sounds. BASS Sliders BALANCE...
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SURROUND can only be set when SPEAKER is set to ALL ON or L/R OFF. SURROUND a PRO LOGIC: Produces superb theater-like surround effects. Most effective Customize for programs encoded in Dolby surround. surround sound a 3 STEREO: Produces a dynamic three dimensional sound without using the effects based on rear speakers.
Adjusting Your SET UP (menus) (continued) Adjusting the speaker volume Move the joystick up or down to select the Adjusting the Speaker speaker for volume adjustment and press using the test tone Volume for Customized The TEST TONE feature makes it easier to Surround Mode adjust the volume level.
Using the TIMER Menu Spring: Select YES to compensate for Daylight Saving Time. DAYLIGHT The current time automatically moves ahead one hour. SAVING TIMER Fall: Select NO at the end of Daylight Saving Time. Automatically DAYLIGHT SAVING : CURRENT TIME The current time moves back one hour.
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Adjusting Your SET UP (menus) (continued) You will be able to block two channels for a period of up to CHANNEL CHANNEL BLOCK 24 hours. BLOCK – – – – – – – – : – – – H ch – – – 1 Select the desired timer (1 or 2).
Using the CHANNEL SET After AUTO SET UP, you can erase unnecessary CHANNEL SKIP CHANNEL SKIP UP Menu channels from the channel preset memory. You can Skip unnecessary also recover those channels again. channels With the CHANNEL SKIP window open: CHANNEL SET UP CHANNEL SKIP 1 Move the joystick up or down to select the desired...
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Adjusting Your SET UP (menus) (continued) CHANNEL You can add a caption for up to 32 channels of both CHANNEL CAPTION CAPTION VHF/UHF and AUX inputs. You can make your own CHANNEL : – – – CAPTION : – – – – caption.
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FAVORITE The FAVORITE CHANNEL feature enables easy access to the eight channels that you preset (or the last channel that you were watching) . CHANNEL (for details on how to set up this feature, see "Setting and Selecting User’s favorite FAVORITE CHANNEL"...
Adjusting Your SET UP (menus) (continued) Move the joystick up or down to select a Setting and Selecting FAVORITE CHANNEL channel. The FAVORITE CHANNEL feature of your Move the joystick up or down to select You have now selected a favorite channel new projection TV enables easy access to the MANUAL and press for the position you selected.
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Using FAVORITE CHANNEL Resetting FAVORITE CHANNEL Press to select the channel. choices You can use the FAVORITE CHANNEL The selected channel will be displayed for You have the option of returning to the feature to display a favorite channel menu normal viewing.
Adjusting Your SET UP (menus) (continued) Using the SET UP Menu CAPTION VISION Some programs are broadcast with Caption Vision. To display Caption Vision, select the desired option and press CC . Television closed SET UP CAPTION VISION options: CC 1, CC 2, CC 3, CC 4, TEXT1, TEXT2, TEXT3 caption display CAPTION VISION : CC 1...
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LANGUAGE Select from available languages (English, Spanish or French) to display all menus in your language of choice. User’s preferred language VIDEO LABEL This feature allows you to label each input mode so VIDEO LABEL Easy recognition of that you can easily identify the connected equipment VIDEO1: VIDEO1 VIDEO2:...
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DIRECT PLAY This feature allows you to switch the input mode from DIRECT PLAY VIDEO1: TV to Sony's VCR (MDP or DVD) and start playing by Easy operation of a VIDEO2: VIDEO3: only pressing the ( (playback) button on the remote...
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FREEZE MODE Ideal for copying down phone numbers, addresses, recipes, etc. Freeze picture NORMAL: Select to freeze the whole picture on the screen by pressing FREEZE. mode R e c ip e f l o u r - - - - 2 s u g a r - - - 1/2 s a l t - - - - - 1/2 b u t t e r - - - 1...
309, 305, 304, 330, 314, 336, 337 Tatung 314, 336, 337 314, 336, 337 Teac 314, 336, 338, 337 For example, to operate a Sony 8mm VCR: Kenwood 314, 336, 332, 337 Technics 309, 308 LXI (Sears) 332, 305, 333, 334, 330, 335, 338...
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• In some rare cases, you may not be able to operate your To step through Press CH+ to step forward or mode non-Sony video equipment with the supplied remote different chapters CH– to step backward. control. In this case, please use the equipment's own of a video disc remote control.
To operate the projection TV following chart), then press ENTER. unit. For example, to operate a Sony DBS receiver: Press TV (FUNCTION). Then use the • Whenever you remove the batteries — to replace FUNCTION...
• Make sure the power cord is plugged in. have additional questions related to the use of diagnosis function) your Sony projection TV, please call one of the • Operate with the buttons on both the • The projection TV is equipped with a self- following numbers (English only).
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Troubleshooting (continued) Cannot receive upper channels (UHF) when Dark, poor or no picture (screen lit), good Dotted lines or stripes using an antenna sound • Adjust the antenna. • Make sure CABLE is OFF in the CHANNEL • Adjust PICTURE in the VIDEO menu. •...
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Cannot receive any channels when using FAVORITE CHANNEL does not display your cable TV choices • Make sure CABLE is ON in the CHANNEL • Verify that FAVORITE CHANNEL is set to SET UP menu. (see “CABLE” on page 44) MANUAL in the CHANNEL SET UP menu.
50 mm (2”) x 2 VIDEO 2 INPUT Front (Woofer): S VIDEO IN (4-pin mini DIN): 130 mm (5”) x 2 (KP-53XBR200) Design and specifications are subject to change Y: 1 Vp-p, 75-ohms unbalanced, sync negative 160 mm (6 ”) x 2 (KP-61XBR200) without notice.
Index CHANNEL INDEX ........... 32 CHANNEL SKIP ............43 Editing using SELECT OUT ........13 ACTIVE button ............30 CHANNEL SET UP menu operations ..43–45 Adjusting your SET UP ..........34 F, G COLOR ................ 35 ADVANCED VIDEO menu operations ..
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Index (continued) FREEZE ............29, 31 Specifications .............. 57 POSITION .............. 28 Splitter ............... 8, 9 MDP operation ............53 SWAP ............... 29, 31 SURROUND Menu selection ............34 TV/VIDEO ............28, 30 a3 STEREO ............39 MODE ZOOM IN ............... 30 GAME ..............