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WARNING • Dangerously high voltages are present inside the TV. • TV operating voltage: 220 – 240 V AC. • Do not plug in the power cord until you have completed making all other connections; otherwise a minimum leakage current might flow through the antenna and other terminals to ground.
Table of Contents Installation Menu Adjustment Securing the TV ........4 Introducing the WEGA GATE navigator ..........18 Getting Started ........5 “Settings” Adjustment ...... 19 Setting up your TV (“Initial Setup”) ........6 Changing the “Picture” setting ..21 Changing the “Sound”...
Installation x Securing the TV To prevent the TV from falling, use the supplied screws, clamps and band to secure the TV. 20 mm 3.8 mm screws clamps band Screw the band to the TV stand and to the provided hole at the rear of your TV. (1) Put a cord or chain through the clamps.
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 TV. •...
x Setting up your TV (“Initial Setup”) When you turn on your 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 picture position using the buttons on the remote control or TV front panel.
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d) If you wish to edit the channels, press to change to edit mode. Press b until the mode that you wish to edit is highlighted: Label, Skip, (block symbol). Then press 1) To label, press V or v to select the alphanumeric characters for the label.
Overview of Controls TV front and rear panels TV rear panel c – 120W MAX 8 AUTO PROG:Press [MENU] for 5sec L(MONO) SOUND MENU MODE (AUTO PROG) PROG TV front panel WEGA GATE L(MONO) PROG SOUND MODE Button/Terminal Function Page Turn off or turn on the TV.
Using the remote control and basic functions Button Description Page VIDEO 1 ?/1 Turn off temporarily or – turn on the TV. WEGA THEATRE Display the TV program. – Select TV or video input. Stereo/bilingual operations Select stereo/bilingual mode. PROG INDEX PROG INDEX Not function for your TV.
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continued Button Description Page Select sound mode options with a 5-Band Graphic Equalizer display. 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. –...
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”...
Using the wide screen mode The wide screen mode feature allows you to watch the picture filling the 16:9 screen of the TV. Watching the picture in wide screen mode automatically – Auto Wide The TV automatically selects optimum wide screen mode according to the signal input and displays the picture to fill the 16:9 screen.
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Watching the picture in wide screen mode manually Press repeatedly until the mode indication you want is displayed on the screen. Wide Zoom V Center: Normal Full Zoom V Center: OPTION Notes • You can also select the wide screen mode manually using the menu (see page 25). •...
Notes • Be sure to place your TV and connected Sony equipment adjacent to each other so that you can control both the TV and the connected equipment by using the TV’s remote control at the same time (see page 17).
x 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 stereo (Regular sound)
x Viewing Teletext Some TV stations broadcast an information service called Teletext which allows you to receive various information, such as stock market reports and news. You can use the buttons on the remote to view Teletext. Do this VIDEO display a Teletext Press .
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 External Inputs “TV” watch the preset TV Settings channels (see page 6) Select Confirm Select...
“Settings” Adjustment You are able to change the settings of your 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 ”Setup” (see page 28) Setup Language: English “Language”: “English” “ ” (Chinese) Picture Position WEGA Theatre Setup “Picture Position”: “Picture Rotation”, “Picture V-Position” Video Label: “WEGA Theatre Setup”: “Direct Input”, “Speaker” Color System: Auto Factory Settings “Video Label”: “Video Input”, “Label” Select Confirm “Color System”: “Auto”...
x Changing the “Picture” setting The “Picture” menu allows you to adjust the picture settings. Press WEGA GATE and select “Settings”. Make sure the “Picture” icon ( ) is Picture Picture Mode: Vivid selected, then press Picture Adjustment Color Temperature: Cool 3D Intelligent Picture: Select...
continued Adjusting the “Picture Adjustment” items under “Custom” mode Press V or v to select either “Picture” (contrast), “Brightness”, “Color”, “Hue” (color tones) or “Sharpness”, then press Selecting “Reset” will set your TV to the factory settings. Press V,v,B or b to adjust the setting of your selected item, then press Repeat the above steps to adjust other items.
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 Sound Mode: Dynamic icon ( ), then press Sound Adjustment Balance Intelligent Volume: Surround:...
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continued Adjusting the “Sound Adjustment” items under “Custom” mode The 5-Band Graphic Equalizer feature allows you to adjust sound frequency settings of “Custom” mode in the menu. Make sure that “Adjust” is selected, Sound Adjustment then press Adjust Reset Selecting “Reset” will set your TV to the factory settings.
x Changing the “Wide Screen” setting The “Wide Screen” menu allows you to watch the picture filling the 16:9 screen of the TV. Press WEGA GATE and select “Settings”. Press V or v to select the “Wide Screen” Wide Screen Wide Mode: Wide Zoom icon (...
x Changing the “Channel Setup” setting The “Channel Setup” menu allows you to preset channels automatically, manually preset channels 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...
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 (2) Press V or v until the program number you want Auto Fine: Signal Booster:...
x Changing the “Setup” setting The “Setup” menu allows you to change the menu language, adjust the picture position, setup WEGA Theatre Mode, label the connected equipment, select the color system and reset your TV to factory settings. Press WEGA GATE and select “Settings”. Press V or v to select the “Setup”...
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Select “Color System” select the color system. Press V or v to select either “Auto”, “PAL”, “SECAM”, “NTSC3.58” or “NTSC4.43”, then press . Normally, set this to “Auto”. “Factory Settings” reset your TV to factory settings. and press V or v to select “Yes”, then press Press To cancel, select “No”, then press Menu Adjustment...
Additional Information x Connecting optional components Connecting to the video input terminal ( t ) S Video cable TV front panel (not supplied) L(MONO) Audio/Video Camcorder cable (not supplied) TV rear panel Antenna cable (not supplied) c – 120W MAX 8 Audio/Video cable (not supplied)
Connecting to the monitor output terminal ( T ) TV rear panel Audio/Video cable c – 120W MAX 8 (not supplied) Audio system Connecting to the component video input terminal ( Component TV rear panel video cable (not supplied) DVD player c –...
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continued Connecting an amplifier to the center speaker input terminal ( If you use an amplifier with a Dolby* surround decoder instead of the TV’s audio system, you can use the TV’s speakers as the center speaker for your audio system. Using the speaker cords supplied with the amplifier, connect the center speaker terminals of the amplifier to the (center speaker input) terminals on the TV.
Snowy picture, (see page 30). noisy sound • 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 27). • Display the “Channel Setup” menu and set the “Signal Booster” to “Auto”...
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“Wide Screen” menu (see page 25). The 1 (standby) • Count the number of times the 1 (standby) indicator flashes. indicator on your Press ! (main power) to turn off your TV. Contact your nearest Sony TV flashes red service center. several times after every three seconds.
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Symptom Solutions The TV screen • The “Signal Booster” is functioning to detect a weak signal. This does not sometimes goes indicate a malfunction. blank for slightly longer than usual during channel change. TV cabinet creaks. • Changes in room temperature sometimes make the TV cabinet expand or contract, causing a noise.
Specifications KV-SA282M31 KV-SA322M31 Note Power requirements 220-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Power consumption (W) Indicated on the rear of the TV Television system B/G, I, D/K, M Color system PAL, PAL 60, SECAM, NTSC3.58, NTSC4.43 Stereo/Bilingual system NICAM Stereo/Bilingual B/G, I, D/K; A2 Stereo/Bilingual B/G Teletext language English, French...