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WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the projection TV to rain or moisture. Dangerously high voltages are present inside the projection TV. Do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. For general safety: •...
Using Your New Projection TV x Install the projection TV For the best picture quality, install the projection TV within the areas below. Optimum viewing area (Horizontal) KP-FR43 KP-FR53 60° 60° 60° 60° Optimum viewing area (Vertical) KP-FR43 KP-FR53 20° 20°...
Table of Contents Using Your New Projection Menu Adjustment Introducing the WEGA GATE navigator ..........18 “Settings” Adjustment ...... 19 Installation Changing the “Picture” setting ..21 Getting Started ........6 Changing the “Sound” setting ..22 Setting up your projection TV Changing the “Wide Screen”...
Installation x Getting Started Step 1 Insert the batteries (supplied) into the remote. Note • Do not use old or different types of batteries together. Step 2 Connect the antenna cable (not supplied) to 8 (antenna input) at the rear of the projection TV. •...
x Setting up your projection TV (“Initial Setup”) When you turn on your projection TV for the first time, the “Initial Setup” menu will appear. You may change the menu language, preset the TV channels automatically, sort or edit the channels and adjust the convergence using the buttons on the remote control or projection TV front panel.
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continued Program Sorting/Edit d) If you wish to edit the channels, press PROG Label Skip to change to edit mode. Press b until the mode that you wish to edit is highlighted: Label, Skip, (block symbol). Then press Edit mode Select: Confirm: Exit:...
Overview of Controls Projection TV front, inside the drop- down and rear panels Projection TV rear panel 120W MAX 8 WEGA GATE PROG (MONO) Inside the drop-down panel Projection TV front panel WEGA GATE L(MONO) PROG Button/Terminal Function Page Remote control sensor. –...
Using the remote control and basic functions Button Description Page VIDEO 1 ?/1 Turn off temporarily or – turn on the projection TV. WEGA THEATRE Display the TV program. – Select TV or video input. Stereo/bilingual operations Select stereo/bilingual mode. PROG INDEX PROG INDEX Display all preset TV programs.
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Button Description Page Select sound mode options. Select picture mode options. Select surround mode options. 0 – 9 Input numbers. For program numbers 10 and above, – enter the second digit within two seconds. 2 +/– Adjust volume. – TWIN picture operations (KP-FR53M94 only) , V, v, B, b All buttons are used for Twin picture operations.
Advanced Operations Selecting the picture and sound modes You can select picture and sound modes and adjust the setting to your preference in the “Custom” option. Selecting the picture mode VIDEO Press to select the desired picture mode. WEGA THEATRE Select To view “Vivid”...
Notes • Be sure to place your projection TV and connected Sony equipment adjacent to each other so that you can control both the projection TV and the connected equipment by using the projection TV’s remote control at the same time (see page 17).
Viewing two programs at the same time KP-FR53M94 only With the Twin pictures feature, you can display two different TV program or video input at the same time. Press VIDEO display Twin pictures WEGA THEATRE To cancel, press the button again.
Displaying multiple programs KP-FR53M94 only The Program Index feature displays all tuned TV programs scrolling on the screen for direct selection. Press PROG INDEX. VIDEO The current program is displayed on the left. WEGA THEATRE The first tuned program is displayed on the bottom right of the screen, then frozen.
Enjoying stereo or bilingual programs You can enjoy stereo sound or bilingual programs of NICAM and A2 stereo systems by using the A/B button. When receiving a NICAM program VIDEO Broadcasting On-screen display (Selected sound) WEGA THEATRE NICAM Mono NICAM (Regular sound) stereo (Stereo sound)
Operating optional components You can use the supplied remote to operate Sony audio/video equipment. Setting up the remote to work with other connected equipment While keeping VIDEO ?/1 For example, to operate a pressed, press the corresponding Sony 8 mm VCR:...
Menu Adjustment Introducing the WEGA GATE navigator WEGA GATE is a gateway that allows you access to preset TV channels, connected external inputs and “Settings” menu. WEGA GATE “TV” External Inputs watch the preset TV Settings channels (see pages 7 and 14) Select: Confirm:...
x “Settings” Adjustment You are able to change the settings of your projection TV from “Settings” in WEGA GATE menu. Press WEGA GATE button to display WEGA GATE menu. Press V or v to select “Settings” and press The following is an overview of the items that can be adjusted. ”Picture”...
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continued ”Channel Setup” (see page 25) Channel Setup “Auto Program” Auto Program Manual Program “Manual Program” TV System: B/G Program Sorting/Edit “Program”: “00” - “99” “TV System”: “B/G” “I” “D/K” “M” End: Select: Confirm: WEGA GATE “VHF Low”/“VHF High”/“UHF” “Fine”: “Auto” “Manual”...
“Game Mode” or “Twin” mode is turned “On”. The mode is not available for HD (high- definition) and progressive input signals. • “Hue” can be adjusted for the NTSC color system only. • Reducing “Sharpness” can also reduce picture noise. The DRC-MF logo ( ) and “DRC-MF” are trademarks of Sony Corporation. Menu Adjustment...
x Changing the “Sound” setting The “Sound” menu allows you to adjust the sound settings. Press WEGA GATE and select “Settings”. Press V or v to select the “Sound” Sound icon ( ), then press DRC-MF: Sound Mode: Dynamic Sound Adjustment Balance Intelligent Volume: Surround:...
x Changing the “Wide Screen” setting The “Wide Screen” menu allows you to view the picture with optimal effect when receiving wide-mode (16:9) picture signal. Press WEGA GATE and select “Settings”. Press V or v to select the “Wide Screen” Wide Screen icon ( ), then press...
Changing the “Multi Picture” setting KP-FR53M94 only The “Multi Picture” menu allows you to view two pictures on the screen at the same time, swap the picture of twin screen and display Program Index. Press WEGA GATE and select “Settings”. Press V or v to select the “Multi Picture”...
x Changing the “Channel Setup” setting The “Channel Setup” menu allows you to preset channels automatically, manually preset channels, select the TV system and sort or edit the channels. Press WEGA GATE and select “Settings”. Press V or v to select the “Channel Setup” Channel Setup icon ( ), then press...
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continued Presetting channels manually After selecting “Manual Program”, select the program number to which you want to preset a channel. Manual Program Program: (1) Make sure “Program” is selected, then press TV System: VHF Low Fine: Auto (2) Press V or v until the program number you want Signal Booster: Auto Sensitivity:...
x Changing the “Setup” setting The “Setup” menu allows you to change the menu language, adjust the convergence, setup WEGA Theatre Mode, adjust suitable picture setting for video games, label the connected equipment, select the color system, reduce your projection TV power consumption, select the S video input mode and reset your projection TV to factory settings.
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continued “Video Label” label the connected equipment. (1) Press V or v to select the input you want to label, then press (2) Press V or v to select the label options: “Video 1”/“Video 2”/“Video 3”/“Video 4”/“HD/DVD 1”/“HD/DVD 2”, “VCR”, “SAT”, “Game” or “Edit”*, then press * You may edit the video label to your favorite name.
Additional Information x Connecting optional components Connecting to the video input terminal ( t ) Projection TV drop-down panel S Video cable (not supplied) L(MONO) Camcorder Audio/Video cable (not supplied) Projection TV rear panel 120W MAX 8 Antenna cable (not supplied) S Video cable (MONO) (not supplied)
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continued Connecting to the component video input terminal ( Projection TV rear panel 120W MAX 8 Component video cable (not supplied) DVD player (MONO) Audio cable (not supplied) Notes • The component video terminals on your DVD player are sometimes labeled Y/C or Y/B-Y/R-Y.
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Connecting an amplifier to the center speaker input terminal ( If you use an amplifier with a Dolby* surround decoder instead of the projection TV’s audio system, you can use the projection TV’s speakers as the center speaker for your audio system.
• Check the antenna cable and connection on the projection TV, VCR and at noisy sound the wall (see page 29). • Check the antenna setup. Contact a Sony dealer for advice. • Display the “Channel Setup” menu and select “Manual Program” to preset the channel again (see page 26).
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• Check the antenna cable and connection on the projection TV, VCR and at stereo broadcast the wall (see page 29). sound. • Check the antenna setup. Contact a Sony dealer for advice. Stereo broadcast sound switches on and off or is distorted.