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- Page 1 3-858-033-21 (1) KV-21V4U Operating Instructions Trinitron Colour Video TV PAL NTSC 4.43 © 1996 by Sony Corporation Printed in Spain...
- Page 2 Never use the plug without the fuse cover. If you should lose the fuse cover, please contact your nearest Sony service station. For safe installation: Do not block the ventilation openings.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Getting Started Step 1—Preparation ... 4 Checking the supplied accessories ... 4 Inserting batteries into the Remote Commander ... 4 Step 2—Connecting the aerial ... 5 Connecting an outdoor aerial ... 5 Step 3—Tuning in to TV stations ... 6 Selecting the language on the menu ... -
Page 4: Getting Started
Getting Started Step 1 — Preparation Checking the Supplied Accessories When you have taken everything out of the carton, check that you have these items: Remote Commander Two R6 (size AA) batteries Inserting Batteries into the Remote Commander Turn the Commander over, and remove the cover. -
Page 5: Step 2-Connecting The Aerial
Step 2 — Connecting the Aerial Connecting an Outdoor Aerial For better TV reception and recording with clear video picture, connect an outdoor aerial to your video TV. To connect a UHF aerial — 75-ohm coaxial cable (round) Attach an IEC aerial connector to 75-ohm coaxial cable. Plug the connector into the (aerial) socket of the video TV. -
Page 6: Step 3-Tuning In To Tv Stations
Step 3 — Tuning in to TV Stations MENU ON TIMER MENU MENU SLEEP VIDEO Plus+ ONCE DAILY WEEKLY PROGR TIMER REC TIMER ON CLEAR ON/OFF SCREEN QUICK COUNTER PAUSE TIMER RESET PLAY STOP Note on the DEMONSTRATION function If you choose “DEMONSTRATION” on the main menu and press OK, you can see a sequential demonstration on the menu... -
Page 7: Presetting Channels Automatically
Presetting Channels Automatically Press MENU to display the main menu. Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + or – press OK. ON TIMER MENU MENU The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears. SLEEP VIDEO Plus+ ONCE DAILY Move the cursor (z) to “AUTO PROGRAMME” with + WEEKLY The AUTO PROGRAMME menu appears. -
Page 8: Presetting Channels Manually
Presetting Channels Manually Press MENU to display the main menu. Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAMME PRESET” with + press OK. ON TIMER MENU MENU The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears. SLEEP VIDEO Plus+ ONCE DAILY Move the cursor (z) to “MANUAL PROGRAMME” with + WEEKLY press OK. -
Page 9: Skipping Programme Positions
Skipping Programme Positions You can skip unused programme positions when selecting programme with PROGR +/– buttons. However, the skipped programmes may still be called up when you select them with the number buttons. Press MENU to display the main menu. ON TIMER MENU SLEEP... -
Page 10: Captioning A Tv Station Name
Captioning a TV Station Name You can name a channel using up to five characters (letters or numbers) to be displayed on the TV screen (e.g. MTV). Using this function, you can easily identify which channel you are watching. ON TIMER MENU MENU Press MENU to display the main menu. -
Page 11: Manual Fine-Tuning
Manual Fine-Tuning Normally, the automatic fine-tuning (AFT) is already working. However, if the picture of a programme is distorted, you can use the manual fine- tuning function to obtain better picture reception. ON TIMER MENU Press MENU to display the main menu. SLEEP Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAMME PRESET”... -
Page 12: Setting A Pay-Tv Channel
Setting a Pay-TV channel You can watch the Pay-TV channel by connecting a Pay-TV decoder to the W connector on the rear of the video TV. Press MENU to display the main menu. ON TIMER MENU MENU Move the cursor (z) to “PROGRAMME PRESET“ with + SLEEP press OK. -
Page 13: Step 4 - Setting Up Video Plus
Step 4 — Setting up Video Plus+ ON TIMER MENU MENU SLEEP VIDEO Plus+ ONCE DAILY WEEKLY PROGR TIMER REC TIMER ON CLEAR SCREEN ON/OFF QUICK COUNTER PAUSE TIMER RESET PLAY STOP If you have made a mistake Press ? to go back to the previous position. - Page 14 Using + or – , move the cursor (z) to the programme position (number button) to which you want to preset the guide channel, and press OK. The GUIDE CH position turns red. S E T U P G U I D E C H PROG GUIDE CH –...
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Page 15: Step 5-Setting The Clock
Step 5 — Setting the Clock You need to set the clock for using timer recording and quick-timer recording functions. Press MENU to display the main menu. ON TIMER MENU MENU SLEEP VIDEO Plus+ Move the cursor (z) to “CLOCK SET” with + ONCE The CLOCK SET menu appears. -
Page 16: Basic Operations
Basic Operations Watching the TV This section explains the basic functions you use while watching the TV. Most of the operations can be done using the Remote Commander. Switching the Video TV On and Off Switching on Depress the U (MAIN POWER) switch on the right side of the video TV. Press ;, PROGR +/–... -
Page 17: Muting The Sound
Muting the Sound Press ¤. The ¤ indicator appears and stays on the screen. To resume normal sound, press ¤ again or Á +. ON TIMER MENU Displaying the On-screen SLEEP Information VIDEO Plus+ Press ONCE To have the programme number, channel number and caption stay on the DAILY screen, press To make the indications disappear, press... - Page 18 Using + or – , select the setting you want and press OK. For the effect of each setting, see the table below. The selected setting is stored. Effect of each setting ON TIMER MENU MENU SLEEP VIDEO Plus+ ONCE DAILY Press MENU to go back to the original screen.
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Page 19: Watching Line Input
Press MENU to go back to the original screen. The adjusted control levels are stored. Effect of each control PICTURE CONTROL CONTRAST COLOUR BRIGHTNESS RESET Watching Line Input Press … repeatedly until the desired input indicator appears. To go back to the normal TV picture, press … until the programme position appears, or press ;... -
Page 20: Viewing Teletext
Viewing Teletext TV stations broadcast an information service called Teletext via the TV channels. The teletext service allows you to receive various information such as weather forecasts or news at any time. Switching Teletext on and off ON TIMER MENU Select the TV channel which carries the Teletext service you want to watch. - Page 21 Accessing the next or preceding page Press (PROGR +/–/ / ). The next or preceding page appears on the screen. Superimposing a Teletext page on the TV picture Each time you press V, the screen changes as follows: n Teletext n Teletext and TV Preventing a Teletext page from being updated or changed A Teletext page may consist of several subpages.
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Page 22: Playing A Tape
Playing a Tape This section shows you how to insert a cassette and to play it. More convenient functions you can use while playing a tape is shown in “Additional Operations” from page 34. Inserting a Video Cassette Press ;, PROGR +/– or number buttons on the Remote Commander, or PROGR +/–... -
Page 23: Playing A Tape
Playing a Tape Press ;, PROGR +/– or number buttons on the Remote Commander, or PROGR +/– on the video TV when the u lamp is lit in red. Insert a cassette. If you insert a cassette with its safety tab removed, playback starts automatically. -
Page 24: Playing A Tape Repeatedly (Auto Repeat)
Playing a Tape Repeatedly (Auto Repeat) You can play the recorded portion of the tape repeatedly. Set the AUTO REPEAT switch on the video TV to ON, and press P L A Y · . Playback starts. When the tape reaches the end, the video TV rewinds the tape to the beginning, then plays it. -
Page 25: Recording Tv Programmes
Recording TV Programmes Recording TV Programmes Press ;, PROGR +/– or number buttons on the Remote Commander, or PROGR +/– on the video TV when the u lamp is lit in red. Insert a cassette with a safety tab. Select the programme position with PROGR +/–. You can also use number buttons on the Remote Commander. -
Page 26: Recording Tv Programmes Using The Timer
Recording TV Programmes Using the Timer The Timer Recording function allows you to preset your video TV to record up to six programmes within a one-month period. Before you begin ON TIMER MENU SLEEP VIDEO Plus+ ONCE DAILY WEEKLY Setting the Timer PROGR Example: Here is how to record a programme broadcast on programme position 26 from 20:15 to 21:55 on Friday, 6th December 1996. - Page 27 Press OK, then set the minute of the recording start time to “15” with + or – . ON TIMER MENU SLEEP Press OK, then set the hour of the recording stop time to “21” with + or VIDEO Plus+ –...
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Page 28: Using The Video Tv Before Timer Recording Starts
Daily/weekly recording You can preset your video TV to record the same programme every day of the week (daily recording) or the same programme on the same day every week (weekly recording). Press – in step 3 until the desired setting appears in the “DATE”... -
Page 29: Checking The Timer Settings
Checking the Timer Settings You can display the list of the timer settings which you preset. Press TIMER ON SCREEN. The PROGRAMME LIST appears. ON TIMER MENU PROGRAMME LIST SLEEP DATE VIDEO Plus+ MON-SAT EVERY SUN – – – – ONCE e l e c t DAILY... -
Page 30: Recording Using The Quick-Timer
ON TIMER MENU SLEEP VIDEO Plus+ ONCE DAILY WEEKLY PROGR TIMER REC TIMER ON ON/OFF CLEAR SCREEN QUICK COUNTER PAUSE TIMER RESET PLAY STOP To change the recording time period after quick-timer recording begins Press QUICK TIMER until the desired time period appears. To display the remaining time period during quick-timer recording... -
Page 31: Timer Recording With Pdc Signals
Timer Recording with PDC Signals The German broadcasting system transmits PDC (Programme Delivery Control) signals with the TV programmes. These signals assure you that your timer recordings are made regardless of broadcast delays, early starts, or broadcast interruptions. For example, if an urgent news bulletin interrupts a regular programme, recording stops. -
Page 32: Recording Tv Programmes Using Video Plus
Recording TV programmes using VIDEO Plus+ Just enter the programme’s “PlusCode” listed in the TV programme guide. The date, times and programme position of that programme are set automatically. Before you begin ON TIMER MENU SLEEP VIDEO Plus+ ONCE Press VIDEO Plus+. DAILY The SHOWVIEW menu appears. - Page 33 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to preset another timer setting. Press TIMER REC ON. The TIMER REC lamp on the front of the video TV lights up and the video TV enters timer recording standby mode. ON TIMER MENU To stop recording To stop the video TV while recording a programme, press p STOP.
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Page 34: Additional Operations
Additional Operations Switching off Automatically — Sleep Timer You can automatically switches the video TV into standby mode after a selected time period. Press SLEEP. With each press, the time period (in minutes) changes as follows: ON TIMER MENU SLEEP One minute before the TV switches into standby mode, a message ‘‘Good VIDEO Plus+ night’’... -
Page 35: Switching On At Your Desired Time-On Timer
Switching on at Your Desired Time — On Timer You can preset your video TV to automatically switch on at a desired time. You can select the TV programme or video playback to be switched on. Press MENU to display the main menu. Move the cursor (z) to “ON TIMER SET”... -
Page 36: Enhancing Video Picture Quality
Enhancing Video Picture Quality Adjusting the Tracking Adjusting the Tracking Automatically The tracking condition is automatically adjusted on this video TV. The AUTO TRACKING indicator will appear while the video TV is searching ON TIMER MENU for best tracking condition. SLEEP VIDEO Plus+ Adjusting the Tracking Manually... -
Page 37: Adjusting With The Optimum Picture Control (Opc)
If the effect of head cleaning is not sufficient even after a cassette has been loaded/unloaded several times, clean the heads using the Sony V-25CL video head cleaning cassette. For details on head cleaning see page 42. -
Page 38: Connecting Optional Equipment
Connecting Optional Equipment Watching the Picture Input from Optional Equipment To watch the video input signal Press … repeatedly until the desired input indicator appears on the screen. • If you play equipment connected to the W connector, such as a VCR, Rear Inside the front panel VMC-212CE EURO cable (not supplied) -
Page 39: Editing With Another Vcr
Editing with Another VCR Using an additional VCR, you can edit a tape. Editing from another VCR Connections are the same as in “Watching the picture input from optional equipment.” Editing onto another VCR Rear VMC-212CE EURO cable (not supplied) Watching the Pay-TV Channel After connecting the pay-TV decoder to the W connector using VMC- 212CE EURO cable, set the Pay-TV decoder following the steps in “Setting... -
Page 40: Additional Information
Clean the heads using the Sony V-25CL video head cleaning tape (page 42). If the cleaning tape is not available in your area, have the heads cleaned at your nearest Sony service facility. (Do not use a commercially available wet-type cleaning tape, as it may damage the video heads.) - Page 41 Function Problems Recording The cassette is ejected when you press REC r. Recording cannot be done. Timer Timer settings cannot recording be made. The cassette is ejected when you press TIMER REC ON/ OFF. The TIMER REC lamp does not light up even though you press TIMER REC ON/OFF.
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Page 42: Taking Care Of Your Video Tv
In such a case, clean the video heads using the V-25CL video head cleaning tape (not supplied), or ask Sony service personnel to clean the video heads, with this service there would be a standard charge. -
Page 43: Specifications
Specifications TV Section Television system I Colour system Channel coverage See “Television channel number guide” at the next page. Picture tube Trinitron Approx. 54.5 cm (21 inches) (Approx. 51 cm picture measured diagonally) Aerial in Video Section Format VHS standard Video recording system Rotary 2-head helical scanning system... -
Page 44: Television Channel Number Guide
Television Channel Number Guide Only the main transmitters are listed. Information regarding the regional sub-relay channel numbers can be obtained by contacting The BBC Engineering Information Dept. (0181) 752 5040. MAIN TRANSMITTERS BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 London & South East 1 Bluebell Hill 2 Crystal Palace 3 Dover... -
Page 45: Index To Parts And Controls
Index to Parts and Controls Video TV Set—Front This section briefly describes the buttons and controls on the video TV set and on the Remote Commander. For more information, refer to the pages next to each description. 1 Lamps REC(recording) (page 25) TIMER REC(recording) (page 27) ON TIMER (page 35) PDC (page 31) -
Page 46: Remote Commander
Remote Commander ON TIMER MENU SLEEP VIDEO Plus+ ONCE DAILY WEEKLY PROGR TIMER REC TIMER ON ON/OFF CLEAR SCREEN QUICK COUNTER PAUSE TIMER RESET PLAY STOP 6 (eject)button (page 22) ; (TV power on) button (pages 6, 16) ¤ (muting) button (page 17) ON TIMER button (page 35) SLEEP button (page 34) VIDEO Plus+ buttons... - Page 47 Additional Information...
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