General; Remote Control; Connecting And Installing The Tv; Cable Box Connections - Sony KV-32XBR200 Service Manual

The instructions mentioned here are partial abstracts from the Operating Instruction Manual. The page numbers showm reflect those of the Operating Instruction Manual.

Remote Control

In the instructions that follow, we will
refer to the buttons on your remote control.
MUTING
Keep this flap unfolded and use this page MUTING
(page 15)
for reference.
SYSTEM
SYSTEM OFF (page 16)
OFF
SLEEP (page 15) SLEEP
DISPLAY (page 16) 1
4
7
JUMP
JUMP
(page 15)
VCR/DVD/MDP
OFF
MUTING POWER
Operation TV/DBS
VTR/DVD DBS/CABLE
TV/DBS
TV
Buttons
FUNCTION
(page 32)
TV/VTR VTR/DVD DBS/CABLE TV VOL
VOL +/–
DVD
REC
Operation RESET
TITLE DVD MENU FREEZE
Buttons
CODE SET
CODE SET
(page 32) AUDIO SWAP CH +
(pages 31, 33)
POSITION TV/VIDEO CH -
PIP/P&P
(pages 17, 18) OFF
TV/DBS GUIDE
MTS

VCR Connections

For optimum picture quality, use S VIDEO
Connecting an antenna/cable TV instead of the yellow A/V cable. S VIDEO does
not provide sound, your audio connectors
system with a VCR
must still be connected.
1
Attach the coaxial connector from your
cable or antenna to IN on your VCR.
2
Using A/V connectors, connect AUDIO
and VIDEO OUT on your VCR to AUDIO
and VIDEO IN on your TV*.
3
Using a coaxial connector, connect OUT on
your VCR to VHF/UHF on your TV.
* If you are connecting a monaural VCR, connect only the
single white audio output to the left input on your TV.
Connecting a VCR and TV with a
cable box
1
Connect the single (input) jack of the
splitter to your incoming cable connection,
and connect the other two (output) jacks
(using coaxial cable) to IN on your cable
box and VHF/UHF on your TV.
2
Using a coaxial connector, connect OUT on
your cable box to IN on your VCR.
Cable
3
Using A/V connectors, connect AUDIO and
1
VIDEO OUT on your VCR to AUDIO and
VIDEO IN on your TV.
Getting to know the buttons on the
remote control
POWER
(page 15) Names of the buttons on the remote
POWER
control are presented in different colors to
VTR/DVD DBS/CABLE
TV
FUNCTION
represent the available functions.
(page 15)
FUNCTION
VTR/DVD DBS/CABLE TV
Button color
DISPLAY TV/VIDEO ANT ANT (page 16)
Black ................ Press to select the component
TV/VIDEO
you want to control; e.g. VTR
2 3
(page 16)
(VCR)/MDP/DVD Player, DBS
5 6
0 – 9 Buttons (Direct Broadcast Satellite)/
8 9 CABLE, or TV
ENTER
ENTER Green ............... Buttons relevant to power
0
PIP/P&P/
operations, like turning the TV,
CHANNEL INDEX
DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite)/
(pages 17-20)
CABLE, or VTR (VCR)/MDP/
GUIDE
DVD Player on or off
MTS/GUIDE
MTS
MENU
Label color
CH
MENU
White ............... TV/VTR (VCR)/MDP/DVD
CH +/–
Player/DBS (Direct Broadcast
Satellite)/CABLE operation
Joystick
RESET
buttons
(page 13)
Yellow .............. PIP, P&P, and CHANNEL
VTR 1 2 3 DVD/MDP
RM -Y144
INDEX operation buttons
VTR1/2/3/DVD/
Blue .................. DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite)
MDP (page 31)
operation buttons
Green ............... S-Link operation buttons
Pink .................. DVD Player operation buttons
TV
For a detailed explanation of most buttons, see
"Watching the TV" on page 15.
Disconnect all power sources before making any connections.
(Rear of TV)
AUX
TO
S VIDEO
CONVERTER
Coaxial cable
VIDEO
3
L
VCR (MONO)
VHF/UHF
AUDIO
R
Cable
OUT AUDIO R AUDIO L VIDEO S VIDEO
1
LINE
IN OUT
2
VMC-810S/820S (not supplied)
(Rear of TV)
AUX
TO
CONVERTER S VIDEO
Coaxial cable
VIDEO
L
VCR (MONO)
VHF/UHF
AUDIO
R
S VIDEO
OUT AUDIO R AUDIO L VIDEO
LINE
IN OUT
2
3
VMC-810S/820S (not supplied)
OUT
IN
Splitter
Cable box
(not supplied)
SECTION 1

GENERAL

Connecting and Installing the TV (continued)

Cable Box Connections

Some pay cable TV systems use scrambled or
encoded signals that require a cable box to
view all channels.
Cable box
1
Connect the coaxial connector from your
cable to the IN on your cable box.
2
Using a coaxial cable, connect OUT on
your cable box to VHF/UHF on your TV.
Cable box and cable
For this set up, you can switch between
scrambled channels (through your cable box),
and normal (CATV) channels by pressing
ANT on your remote control.
Notes
• Your Sony remote control can be
programmed to operate your cable box.
(see "Operating a Cable Box or DBS
Receiver" on page 33)
• When using PIP, you cannot view the
AUX input in the window picture.
Tip z
Pressing ANT switches between these inputs.
4
Connecting and Installing the TV (continued)
Connecting two VCRs
MONITOR OUT gives you the ability to use a
second VCR to record a program being played
by the primary VCR or to perform tape
VIDEO IN
1 3 4
editing and dubbing.
Y
1
P Connect the VCR intended for playback
B
P R using the connection instructions on page
L
4 of this manual.
AUDIO
R
2
S-LINK
Using A/V connectors, connect AUDIO
CONTROL S
OUT
and VIDEO IN on your VCR intended for
AUDIO-R (red)
recording to MONITOR AUDIO and
AUDIO-L (white)
VIDEO (yellow) VIDEO OUT on your TV.
VIDEO IN
1 3 4
Y
P B
P
R
L
AUDIO
R
S-LINK
CONTROL S
OUT
AUDIO-R (red)
AUDIO-L (white)
VIDEO (yellow)
5 6
If you will be controlling all channel selection through
your cable box, you should consider using the CHANNEL
FIX feature. (see "CHANNEL SET UP" on page 26)
(Rear of TV)
Cable
IN OUT
Cable box
If you are connecting a cable box through the AUX input and would like
to switch between the AUX and normal (CATV) input you should consider
using the CHANNEL FIX feature. (see "CHANNEL SET UP" on page 26)
Cable box
(Rear of TV)
scrambled
TO CONVERTER
channels
75-ohm coaxial
cable (not supplied)
CATV cable
(unscrambled channels)
Disconnect all power sources before making any connections.
(Rear of TV)
Do not change the input
signal while editing through
VIDEO IN
1 3 4
MONITOR OUT.
Y
S VIDEO
OUT
P
B MONITOR AUDIO
TV
VCR (for playback) VIDEO P R VIDEO
L L
L
(MONO) (MONO)
AUDIO R AUDIO L VIDEO
AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO
OUT
R R R
LINE
IN
OUT S-LINK
CONTROL S
OUT IN
1
2
VMC-810S/820S (not supplied) VMC-810S/820S (not supplied)
VHF/UHF
AUX
(signal)
VHF/UHF
(VAR/FIX)
VCR (for recording)
AUDIO R AUDIO L VIDEO
OUT
LINE
IN
IN
AUDIO-R (red)
AUDIO-L (white)
VIDEO (yellow)