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Sony KV-14V5U TV VCR Combo User Manual

1. NI I A N 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 aX muting button page 19 eject button page 22 O TV power on button pages 6 17 ON TIMER button page 37 SLEEP button page 36 VIDEO Plus button page 34 TIMER REC buttons TIMER ON SCREEN pages 28 31 ON OFF pages 29 30 CLEAR pages 31 34 Teletext operation buttons page 20 REC recording button page 27 QUICK TIMER button page 32 REPLAY button page 24 Tape transport buttons page 23 PLAY D STOP W REW rewind lt 4 FF fast forward gt gt on screen display button pages 19 25 U standby button page 17 Teletext button page 20 input select hold button pages 19 21 42 Menu operation buttons pages 6 7 MENU 4 4 OK Number buttons pages 17 27 34 C direct tuning button page 12 PROGR programme 4 Teletext page access buttons pages 17 21 27 lt 1 volume buttons page 17 COUNTER RESET button page 23 TAPE SPEED button page 27 PAUSE I button pages 23 27 INDEX SEARCH k lt 1 buttons page 39 Sony Corporation
2. to video audio outputs 2 2 2 G 1 31 Coo t to 21 pin EURO AV ESA A connector VMC 212CE EURO cable not supplied To watch the video input signal Press repeatedly until the desired input indicator appears on the screen e 1 for audio video input or RGB input through the G 1 01 connector e for audio RGB input through the E gt 1 90 1 connector e 2 2 for audio video input through the 2 2 jacks located behind the cover on the front of the video TV 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 to 21 pin EURO AV connector N VMC 212CE EURO cable not supplied Watching the pay TV channel KV 14V6U KV 21V6U only You can connect the pay TV decoder to the G gt 1 4 1 connector using VMC 212CE EURO cable Set the Pay TV decoder following the steps in Setting a Pay TV channel page 13 Rear Pay TV decoder ome t to 21 pin ___ EURO AV connector Q VMC 212CE EURO cable not
3. 1 Press MENU to display the main menu 2 Move the cursor gt to PROGRAMME PRESET with 4 or and press OK The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears PROGRAMME PRESET gt AUTO PROGRAMME MANUAL PROGRAMME SET UP GUIDE CH Select and pressO Move the cursor gt to MANUAL PROGRAMME with 4 or and press OK The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears MANUAL PROGRAMME PRG SYS CH LABEL AFT gt 1l C22 c 21 31 41 51 6 I I Select 4 and press QW 4 Using 4 or move the cursor gt to the programme position number button to which you want to preset the channel and press OK The SYS position turns red MANUAL PROGRAMME PRG SYS CH LABEL AFT 1 il C22 ON 2 il gt Select and press GR 5 Select the system with 4 or and press OK The CH position turns red 6 Select the channel you want to preset with 4 or Y and press OK 7 The video TV starts scanning receivable channels When the channel is found it stops If you want to preset this channel press OK If not press 6 or to search for another channel 8 Repeat steps 4 through 7 to preset other channels 9 After you finish presetting press MENU to return to the original screen 0 0 O gt U VIDEO Plus 0 TIMER 00 OOOO a oz m Zi ISD Q m O For programme positions beyond 6 The display scrolls by pressing repeatedly Skipping
4. CH O O o 0 Of 2g QUICK TIMER 0 3 TAPE COUNTER RESI SPEED Q 000G v D Q O D 0 D m To return to automatic tracking Select AUTO in the TRACKING CONTROL menu with 4 or Y and press OK 40 Additional Operations 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 for the best tracking condition Adjusting the tracking manually If streaks or snow noise appear on the video playback picture adjust the tracking condition manually Press MENU to display the main menu Move the cursor gt to TRACKING CONTROL with or and press OK The TRACKING CONTROL menu appears TRACKING CONTROL gt AUTO MANUAL Select and pressO Select MANUAL with 4 or and press OK The tracking meter appears TRACKING CONTROL AUTO MANUAL NORMAL TRACKING Select and pressGK 4 Using 4 or Y adjust the tracking to get the best picture 5 Press OK The main menu reappears 6 Press MENU to return to the original screen Adjusting with the optimum picture control OPC This function allows you to improve playback and recording quality by adjusting the system parameter automatically according to the condition of the video tape This function is set to O
5. MAIN TRANSMITTERS BBC1 BBC2 ITV CH4 London amp South East Bluebell Hill 40 46 43 65 Crystal Palace 26 33 23 30 Dover 50 56 66 53 Heathfield 49 52 64 67 Oxford 57 63 60 53 South West Beacon Hill 57 63 60 53 Caradon Hill 22 28 25 32 Huntshaw Cross 55 62 59 65 Redruth 51 4 41 47 Stockland Hill 33 26 23 29 Channel Islands Fremont Point 51 4 41 47 South 69 Hannington 39 45 42 66 63 Midhurst 61 55 58 68 Rowridge 31 24 27 21 West 68 Mendip 58 64 61 54 East Sandy Heath 31 27 24 21 Sudbury 51 44 41 47 Tacolneston 62 55 59 65 Midlands West Ridge Hill 22 28 25 32 Sutton Coldfiled 46 40 43 50 6 The Wrekin 26 38 23 29 Midlands East 62 Waltham 58 64 61 54 Northern Ireland Brougher Mountain 22 28 25 32 Divis 31 27 24 21 Limavady 55 62 59 65 North Belmont 22 28 25 32 Emley Moor 44 51 47 41 North West Winter Hill 55 62 59 65 North East Bilsdale West Moor 33 26 29 23 Caldbeck 30 34 28 32 Chatton 39 45 49 42 amp Pontop Pike 56 64 61 54 Scotland Angus 57 6 60 53 Black Hill 40 46 43 50 65 Sandale 22 67 ye es Caldbeck 28 32 Craigkelly 31 27 2 21 Darvel 33 26 23 29 Durris 22 28 25 32 Eitshal Lewis 33 26 23 29 Keelylang Hill 40 46 43 50 Knock More 33 26 23 29 Rosemalkie 39 45 49 42 Rumster Forest 31 27 24 21 65 Selkirk 55 62 59 65 Wales Blaenplwyf 31 27 24 21 Carmel 57 68 60 53 Llanddona 57 63 60 53 Moel y Parc 52 45 49 42 Presely 46 40 43 50 6 Wenvoe 44 51 41 47 48 Addi
6. Press MENU to display the main menu Move the cursor gt to PROGRAMME PRESET with 4 or and press OK The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears Move the cursor gt to MANUAL PROGRAMME with 4 or and press OK The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears MANUAL PROGRAMME l l l 6 I te Select 4 and press OW Using 4 or move the cursor P to the programme position you want to caption and press OK repeatedly until the first element of the LABEL position turns red Select a letter or number with 4 or and press OK The next element turns red Select other characters in the same way For the element you want to leave blank select and press OK MANUAL PROGRAMME After selecting all the characters press OK repeatedly until the cursor appears Now the caption you chose is stored 7 Repeat steps 4 through 6 to caption other channels 8 Press MENU to return to the original screen 2 cz JR l Je ko as z jo Zi O 0 0000 D Q Q a To reactivate automatic fine tuning AFT Repeat from the beginning and select ON in step 5 6 7 8 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 Press MENU to display the main menu Mo
7. 4 or Y and OK re enter all the items Refer to Setting the timer steps 2 through 10 on pages 28 and 29 To cancel the setting Press TIMER REC CLEAR 5 Press TIMER ON SCREEN to return to the original screen 6 If there are other timer settings on the list press TIMER REC ON OFF to set the video TV to timer recording standby mode Basic Operations 3 32 REC QUICK TIMER TAPE SPEED 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 Press The recording time period decreases minute by minute To stop QUICK TIMER recording Press TIMER REC ON OFF Basic Operations 3 Recording using QUICK TIMER You can preset your video TV to start timer recording immediately and to automatically stop recording after a specific time period If you have not set the clock QUICK TIMER recording cannot be used If you are recording Press QUICK TIMER on the remote control QUICK TIMER 0 00 appears on the screen Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to select the recording time period With each press the time period changes as follows 0 00 gt 0 30 gt 1 00 gt gt 7 30 gt 8 00 Even if you switch off the video TV it continues recording After the selected time period has elapsed recording stops automatically If you
8. Select 4 and pressQW Move the cursor gt to AUTO PROGRAMME with 4 or and press OK The AUTO PROGRAMME menu appears AUTO PROGRAMME SYSTEM PROG CH gt i Z EA Select 4 and pressO 4 Press OK The programme number you previously watched appears in red in the PROG position Using 4 or Y select the programme number from which you want to start presetting and press OK You cannot begin presetting at 00 The CH position turns red AUTO PROGRAMME SYSTEM PROG CH l 01 C22 Select 42 and pressQW Select the channel with 4 or and press OK The video TV starts scanning and presetting all receivable channels from the programme number selected in step 4 The preset programme and channel numbers are displayed on the screen in sequence When presetting is finished the original screen reappears All available channels are now stored on successive number buttons Getting Started 7 R 0 sk Q o e O O O ja 8 ej 2 oa JR Sal JE a PIE F m O oz te Q SE DID 3 O O Q Q o 0000 U 2 D D 2 9 COUNTER RESET 0 CE For programme positions beyond 6 The display scrolls by pressing repeatedly If you have made a mistake Press to return to the previous position 8 Getting Started Presetting channels manually
9. TIMER SPEED RESET REPLAY PAUSE 3 and E STOP PROGRAMME LIST PDC OFF START 20 15 Select 42 and START 20 15 If you try to do an incorrect operation 4 and pressOW The video TV displays a message on the screen to interrupt your setting 10 Press OK A zaa Ai AiE The cursor P appears at the left margin The TIMER REC buttons do not function L1 When you want to set other programmes press to move the cursor to the next line then repeat steps 2 through 10 12 Press TIMER REC ON OFF The TIMER REC lamp on the front of the video TV lights up and the video TV enters timer recording standby mode Press TIMER ON SCREEN to erase the PROGRAMME LIST Press to turn the video TV off if you do not want to watch the TV The video TV turns on automatically and starts recording at the preset start time and goes off at the preset stop time Basic Operations 29 30 R ION SCREEN TIMER REC TIMER REC Basic Operations Q 3 000G k D O OD D 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 position With each press the setting changes as follows 4 today MON SUN MON SAT MON FRI EVERY SAT EV
10. ar jl Connecting an outdoor aerial For better TV reception and clearer recording connect an outdoor aerial to your video TV To connect a VHF aerial or a combination VHF UHF aerial 75 ohm coaxial cable round Attach an IEC aerial connector to 75 ohm coaxial cable Plug the connector into the II aerial socket located at the rear of the video TV VHF UHF aerial Rear Ona wall o A 1r To connect both VHF and UHF aerials Attach the aerial cable ends to the VHF UHF mixer not supplied Plug the mixer into the TT aerial socket located at the rear of the video TV UHF aerial VHF aerial W Rear 300 ohm twin lead cable gt VHF UHF mixer 75 ohm coaxial cable After connecting the aerial connect the mains lead to a wall outlet Getting Started 5 6 Step 3 Tuning in to TV Stations O Qo 0 0 0 CTLs Olla TAPE Getting Started COUNTER RESET You can preset up to 80 TV channels either automatically or manually The automatic method is easier if you want to preset all receivable channels at once Use the manual method if you want to allocate programme numbers to the channels one by one Before you begin e Depress the MAIN POWER switch located behind the cover on the front of the video TV to turn the TV on If the lamp on the video TV is lit in red indicating that the video TV is in standb
11. are not recording Press O PROGR or number buttons on the remote control or PROGR on the video TV to switch it on Insert a cassette with its safety tab Select the programme position which you want to record Press QUICK TIMER on the remote control QUICK TIMER 0 00 appears on the screen Press QUICK TIMER repeatedly to select the recording time period With each press the time period changes as follows 0 00 0 30 gt 1 00 gt gt 7 30 gt 8 00 The time period turns yellow and recording starts Even if you switch off the video TV it continues recording When the preset time period has elapsed the video TV stops recording ej 0000 v D Q Q D CIT Notes on PDCrecording If recording times overlap due to a PDC time shift the programme that was broadcast first has priority Recording of the second programme begins when the first programme has finished If the video TV could not receive a PDC signal because it was too weak or because the station failed to transmit PDC signals timer recording is made without the PDC function KV 14V5U KV 21V5U only If you use PDC recording while watching the TV the programme automatically changes to the timer recording programme and you cannot change programmes Make sure to use PDC recording only when the video TV is in standby mode If you watch the TV continuously cancel the PDC ti
12. condensation leave the power on for more than one hour IMPORTANT If the plug supplied is not suitable for the socket outlets in your home it should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted in accordance with the following instructions The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code Blue Neutral Brown Live As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal in the plug which is marked by the letter E or by the safety earth symbol tor coloured green or green and yellow WARNING To prevent shock hazard do not insert the plug cut off from the mains lead into a socket outlet This plug cannot be used and should be destroyed To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture Dangerously high voltages are present inside the set Do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only How to replace the fuse Open the fuse compartment with a blade screwdriver and replace the fuse Contents Getting Started Step 1 Preparafion ua wdowi WOW 4 Ch
13. programme positions You can skip unused programme positions when selecting programmes with PROGR buttons 1 Press MENU to display the main menu 2 Move the cursor gt to PROGRAMME PRESET with 4 or and press OK The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears 3 Move the cursor gt to MANUAL PROGRAMME with 4 or and press OK The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears 4 Using 4 or move the cursor gt to the programme position which you want to skip and press OK The SYS position turns red MANUAL PROGRAMME 21 gt 3 41 5 6 I Select 4 and press GR When you select programmes using the PROGR buttons the programme position is skipped 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to skip other programme positions 7 Press MENU to return to the original screen Getting Started 9 0 0 0 03 O 0 o m fd 5 Eg 3 NZ er 2 A WE Fa hed a oz m us DD m O 0 O Q o QO QQ D m oO z gt lt x ji 2 D m m o CE CEE OOOO 3 2 m T If you have made a mistake Press lt to return to the previous position 10 Getting Started 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
14. programmes through the decoder Getting Started 13 14 Step 4 Setting up VIDEO Plus Manually CIO e COUNTER If you have made a mistake Press to return to the previous position Getting Started 3 The VIDEO Plus function allows you to simplify the task of programming your video TV to make timer recordings You should coordinate the programme position of each channel with the guide channel the number that s assigned to each TV station in advance To find the guide channel numbers look in the programme guide for your area that features PlusCodes See Guide channels for VIDEO Plus on the next page Before you begin e If the lamp on the video TV is lit in red indicating that the video TV is in standby mode press O PROGR or a number button on the remote control Setting the guide channels Press MENU to display the main menu The main menu appears MENU gt PICTURE CONTROL ON TIMER SET CLOCK SET LANGUAGE PROGRAMME PRESET VCR MODE FUNCTION LOCK Select 4 and pressQGK Move the cursor gt to PROGRAMME PRESET with 4 or and press OK The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears PROGRAMME PRESET gt AUTO PROGRAMME MANUAL PROGRAMME SET UP GUIDE CH Select and pressO Move the cursor gt to SET UP GUIDE CH with 4 or and press OK The SET UP GUIDE CH menu appears SET UP GUID
15. red Set the hour with 4 or v and press OK The minute section turns red Set the minutes by one minute with 4 or and press OK The cursor appears beside TIME Move the cursor gt to SOURCE with 4 or and press OK Select TV or VCR video playback with 4 or and press OK When you select TV select the programme position with 4 or Y and press OK ON TIMER SET 20 00 4 12THU TIME 7 30 gt SOURCE TV PROG 32 OFF ON TIMER Select 4 and pressO Move the cursor gt to ON TIMER with 4 or and press OK then select ON with 4 or and press OK Press MENU to return to the original screen Press ON TIMER If you are not using the video TV press to set the video TV in standby mode At the preset time the video TV automatically switches on If you do not press any button for 2 hours the video TV automatically shuts off Additional Operations 37 Using FUNCTION LOCK gt 0 O 0 O 0 REC 0 OGOOM CI eles 0000 U 2 e le D d 38 Additional Operations The FUNCTION LOCK feature prevents use of the buttons on the front of the video TV You may want to use this feature to prevent small children from changing channels viewing video tapes etc Press MENU The main menu appears Using the 4 or Y buttons move the cursor gt to FUNCTION LOCK then
16. when the channel has not been preset Press C on the remote control The indication C for UHF channels will appear on the screen Enter the double digit channel number using the remote control number buttons e g for channel 24 press 2 then 4 The channel will appear However this channel will not be stored in the video TV s memory 0 U 0 O 03 O 0 jc 1 8 ao Paa EE Z mi HD mD 2 gue 5 0 a oz im es DD m O 0 W W Note 0O O o 0 O SE a Z 4 o U 6666 3 Setting a Pay TV channel KV L4V6U KV 21V6U only You can watch Pay TV channels by connecting a Pay TV decoder to the 1 1 connector on the rear of the video TV 1 Press MENU to display the main menu 2 Move the cursor gt to PROGRAMME PRESET with or Y and press OK The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears 3 Move the cursor gt to MANUAL PROGRAMME with 4 or and press OK The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears 4 Move the cursor P to the programme position to which you want to set the pay TV decoder and press OK until the D position turns red MANUAL PROGRAMME l gt l l l 6 I Select 4 and press GR Select 42 and press GR 6 Press MENU to return to the original screen While you are recording a program which is being recorded through the Pay TV decoder you will not be able to view other
17. 4 or and OK set the month year hour and minute in the same way as in step 4 CLOCK SET 4 12 1997 THU 15 30 Select 42 and press GR 6 After setting the minute press OK The clock starts working 7 Press MENU to return to the original screen Basic Operations Watching the TV 6 0 v D O O D Q 9 CIE TAPE COUNTER SPEED RESET PAUSE Note When the switch is turned off the video operations do not work This section explains the basic functions you use while watching the TV Most of the operations can be done using the remote control Switching the video TV on and off Switching on Depress the MAIN POWER switch which is located behind the cover on the front of the video TV Press O PROGR or number buttons on the remote control or PROGR on the video TV when the lamp is lit in red indicating that the video TV is in standby mode Switching off temporarily Press The video TV enters standby mode and the W lamp on the front of the video TV lights up in red To switch on again Press O PROGR or number buttons on the remote control or PROGR on the video TV To switch off the main power Press the switch on the video TV Selecting TV programmes Press PROGR or number buttons on the remote control or PROGR on the video TV To select a double digit number using the n
18. E CH PROG CH GUIDE CH gt 1 SEE Select 4 and pressGK 4 Using 4 or move the cursor gt to the programme position number button to which you want to preset the guide channel and press OK The GUIDE CH position turns red O SET UP GUIDE CH PROG GUIDE CH 2 g O p Ox Q 8 0 0 02 Os ej VIDEO Plus SET UP GUIDE CH PROG CH GUIDE CH 1 2 Ine OF zz 53 oz s omni FB UP O oZ TEJ gt 3 0 LL AAE D O O D Select 4 and press OW ac o 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 to preset other channels COUNTER 7 After you finish presetting press MENU to return to the original screen r m o m 4 Guide channels for VIDEO plus Guide Station name Guide Station name channel channel 001 BBC1 122 TELECLUB 002 BBC2 123 UK GOLD 003 ITV 124 DISCOVERY 004 CHANNEL 4 THE LEARNING 005 RTE IRELAND CHANNEL 006 NETWORK 2 IRELAND 125 BRAVO 101 SKY ONE ADULT CHANNEL 102 SKY NEWS 126 CNN 103 SKY MOVIES 127 EURONEWS 104 THE MOVIE CHANNEL 129 QVC 105 SKY SPORT 130 UK LIVING 106 NICKELODEON 131 RAI 1 VH 1 GERMANY 132 RAI 2 107 EUROSPORT 133 TV5 EUROPE 108 GALAVISION 134 TVE INTERNATIONAL 109 MTV EUROPE 135 MBC ARABIC 110 CHILDERN S CHANNEL 136 VTM THE FAMILY CHANNEL 137 SPORTNET 111 SKY MOVIES GOLD 138 COUNTRY MUSIC TV 112 BBC WORLD SERVICE 139 VIDEO HITS ONE 113 RTL 4 VH 1 114 SUPER SPORT 140 SKY SPORT 2 amp SOAPS amp FILMNE
19. E I again You can cut out an unwanted scene during recording with this button 1 Press PAUSE H when an unwanted scene appears on the screen Recording pauses 2 Press PAUSE I again to release the pause mode at the desired scene Recording resumes from the point set in step 1 When the recording pause mode lasts for about 5 minutes the video TV stops recording Recording with the TV off Press The TV screen is turned off and the lamp lights up The video TV continues recording Watching a TV programme while recording another KV 14V6U KV 21V6U only You can watch a TV programme and record another at the same time if your video TV has two tuners Only models KV 14V6U and KV 21V6U are equipped with two tuners Select the desired programme position with PROGR or the number buttons on the remote control or PROGR on the video TV Basic i 27 Recording TV Programmes Using the Timer o bos 8 a ej 0000 U 2 fa D LEA o TAPE COUNTER SPEED RESET PAUSE If you have made a mistake during timer setting Press to return to the previous position and correct the setting If you try to enter the recording start time prior to the current time All the items of the setting will be erased 28 Basic Operations The Timer Recording function allows you to preset your video TV to record up to six programmes withi
20. ERY FRI gt EVERY THU EVERY WED EVERY TUE EVERY MON EVERY SUN 3 next month 2 To stop timer recording Press TIMER REC ON OFF The TIMER REC lamp turns off Using the video TV before timer recording starts You can watch a TV programme check the timer settings and reset the counter in timer recording standby mode However press TIMER REC ON OFF to turn off the TIMER REC lamp on the front of the video TV to do the following operations e eject the cassette e use the tape operation buttons change or cancel the timer settings Remember to press TIMER REC ON OFF again to make the TIMER REC lamp light after the above operations Q QOO ks D Q Q D Checking the timer settings You can display the list of the timer settings which you preset Press TIMER ON SCREEN The PROGRAMME LIST appears 7 SUN 8 30 MON SAT 23 00 EVERYSUN 9 55 te Select 4 and pressOW Press TIMER ON SCREEN again to erase the PROGRAMME LIST Changing or cancelling the timer settings 1 Press TIMER REC ON OFF to turn off the TIMER REC lamp on the front of the video TV 2 Press TIMER ON SCREEN to display the PROGRAMME LIST 3 Select the setting you want to change or cancel with 4 or Y PROGRAMME LIST OF DC OFF DATE START 6 SAT 20 15 gt 7 SUN 8 30 MON SAT 23 00 EVERYSUN 9 55 Select 4 and pressO 4 To change the setting Using
21. N LOCK oc ccccececesestetetesesteteteneees 38 Searching Using the INDEX Function 39 Enhancing Video Picture Quality 1 1 1 40 Adjusting the tracking 2 eusesasaeasasaea nana 40 Adjusting with the optimum picture control OPC a nosio i Oi Sk 41 About the Auto Head Cleaner 1 41 Connecting Optional Equipment 1 1 111111111 42 Watching the picture input from optional equipment esias S 42 Editing with another VCR sisenemise 43 Watching the Pay TV channel KV 14V6U RY 21V6U GLY oi dak GRA RAE 43 Additional Information Troubleshooting seirian 44 Taking Care of Your Video TV 1111 1111111111 46 Video head cleaning ueueeeeea aaa 46 Worn video heads cc ccssccessecssecsscecseeeesseeseees 46 Check the video heads after 1 000 hours OLUSCR iii SONAR IRAN ees 46 SPOCUICALONS oi A La 47 Television Channel Number Guide 48 Index to Parts and Controls 2 4 424444 41141114 49 Video TV set front ccccccscccssecsscecsecesseesteceseees 49 Rem te Control ua ania WW 50 VIDEO Plus and PlusCode are trademarks applied for by Gemstar Development Corp VIDEO Plus system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation The instructions in this manual are for models KV 14V5U KV 14V6U KV 21V5U and KV 21V6U Before you begin to read this manual refe
22. N at the factory To maintain better picture quality leave the function on The OPC function works on all types of tapes even on rental tapes To change the setting use the menu display 1 Press MENU to display the main menu QOO 2 Move the cursor gt to VCR MODE with 4 or Y and press OK The VCR MODE menu appears D Q Q D VCR MODE LI p TRACKING CONTROL OPC ON AUTO REPEAT OFF FORMAT Ko NORMAL COL SYS AUTO Select 4 and pressO 3 Move the cursor gt to OPC with 4 or and press OK 4 Select ON or OFF with 4 or and press OK VCR MODE TRACKING CONTROL POPC F AUTO REPEAT OFF RI FORMAT COL SYS Select and pressO 5 Press MENU to erase the main menu About the Auto Head Cleaner The Auto Head Cleaner built into this set automatically cleans the video heads when a cassette is loaded or unloaded 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 46 Additional Operations 4 42 Connecting Optional Equipment Note When connecting optional equipment such as videogames please use the connecting cables recommended by the equipment s manufacturer Additional Operations Watching the picture input from optional equipment
23. SON X 3 860 137 21 1 Black Trinitron Operating Instructions CE KV 14V5U KV 14V6U HiBlack Trinitron KV 21V5U KV 21V6U Trinitron Colour Video TV VHS Video COMODO VIDEOJ PAL NTSC 4 43 WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture Dangerously high voltages are present inside the set Do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only Caution Television programmes films video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted Unauthorized recording of such materials may be contrary to the provisions of the copyright laws Colour System of Your Set This video TV is designed to receive TV programmes based on PAL I colour system and to record and play on PAL colour system The video TV can also play tapes on NTSC colour system Precautions Safety Information For general safety e Do not expose the unit to rain or moisture e Do not open the rear cover For safe operations e Do not operate the unit on anything but 220 240 V AC 50 Hz e Do not operate the unit if any liquid or solid object falls in it have it checked immediately e Unplug the unit from the wall outlet if you do not intend to use it for an extended period of time To disconnect the cord pull it out by the plug never by the cord NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM A moulded plug complying with BS1363 is fitted to this equipment for your safety an
24. T 2 TRAVEL FILMNET 141 TV ASIA 115 RTL PLUS 142 LA 5 INTERNATIONAL 143 LIVE TV 116 SAT1 144 SUPERCHANNEL 117 PREMIERE 145 JAPAN TV 118 3 SAT 146 SELECT TV 119 ARD 147 MOVIE CHANNEL 120 PRO 7 FILMNET 1 149 121 TELE 5 149 TNT CARTOON NETWORK Getting Started 15 Step 5 Setting the Clock o z EC p 8 sk O o E GG 0 ej 2 oa JR Sap a AoE 0 08 Ocoefii CII m O a oz SE DID S v 2 e le D O O REC QUICK COUNTER If you have made a mistake Press lt to return to the previous position If the clock has stopped and is displayed You have to re set the clock 16 Getting Started You need to set the clock in order to use timer recording and quick timer recording functions 1 Press MENU to display the main menu MENU gt PICTURE CONTROL ON TIMER SET CLOCK SET LANGUAGE PROGRAMME PRESET VCR MODE FUNCTION LOCK Select 42 and pressOW 2 Move the cursor P to CLOCK SET with 4 or and press OK The CLOCK SET menu appears CLOCK SET Pessa nanan ena S press 3 Press OK to start setting the clock The day section turns red CLOCK SET gt 1 1 1997 WED 0 00 Select 42 and press GR 4 Set the day with 4 or and press OK The month section turns red CLOCK SET 4 1 1997 SAT 0 00 e Select 4 and press OW 5 Using
25. To show only the amount of tape remaining and linear tape counter on the screen press again To make the indications disappear press until no indications appear Amount of tape remaining Beginning of the tape eel of the tape SL EE gt Tape operation mode 4 12THU 20 00 2 05 10 Current date and time Linear tape counter Basic Operation 25 o sz i gat E S PL 2 5 oz Zi SD U 7 U mJ je fa poj LHA TAPE COUNTER SPEED RESET O O Q Q Note When you change channels switch between input sources or turn the power on and off the video TV will switch back to normal mode 26 Basic Operations Viewing programmes in 16 9 mode When viewing recordings of programmes which were originally broadcast in 16 9 mode you will want to set your video TV to 16 9 mode to prevent a distorted picture 1 Press MENU The main menu appears 2 Using the 4 or Y buttons move the cursor P to VCR MODE then press OK VCR MODE gt TRACKING CONTROL OPC ON AUTO REPEAT OFF FORMAT NORMAL GOL SYS AUTO Select and pressOK 3 Using the 4 or buttons move the cursor gt to FORMAT then press OK 4 Press the 4 or buttons select 16 9 then press OK VCR MODE TRACKING CONTROL OPC ON AUTO REPEAT OFF gt FORMAT 16 9 GOL SYS AUTO Select 4 and pressO 5 Pre
26. Viewing Teletext 0 VIDEO Plus 0 a Q eN D S cal OE R a 2 OOOE IE o TAPE GOUNTER To change the Teletext channel First press to return to the TV mode then repeat steps 1 through 3 e If the signal of a TV channel is weak Teletext errors may occur 20 Basic Operations 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 Select the TV channel which carries the Teletext service you want to watch Press to display Teletext A Teletext page normally the index page is displayed If there is no Teletext broadcast the indication P100 is displayed on a black screen Press the number buttons to enter the three digits of the Teletext number you want The numbers are displayed on the screen and the requested page appears in a few seconds If you have made a mistake type in any three digits then re enter the correct page number Press to return to the TV mode Using Fasttext This feature allows you to access a Teletext page by pressing only one button When a Fasttext page is broadcast a colour coded menu appears at the bottom of the screen The colours of the menu correspond to the red green yellow and blue buttons on the remote control These coloured buttons function as th
27. d convenience Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced a 5 AMP fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362 i e marked with or must be used When an alternative type of plug is used it should be fitted with a 5 AMP FUSE otherwise the circuit should be protected by a 5 AMP FUSE at the distribution board If the plug supplied with this equipment has a detachable fuse cover be sure to attach the fuse cover after you change the fuse 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 e Leave a clear space of 5 cm around the unit for adequate ventilation e Do not install the unit in hot humid or excessively dusty places e Do not install the unit where it may be exposed to mechanical vibrations For your protection refer all servicing to qualified personnel About Moisture Condensation If the unit is brought directly from a cold place to a warm place moisture may condense on the video head drum If this happens the tape may stick to the head drum and it may be damaged or the unit may not operate correctly To avoid possible damage caused by moisture condensation be sure not to leave a cassette inside the compartment when the unit is not in use When bringing the unit from a cold place to a warm place wait for about 10 minutes before operating it If the tape operation buttons do not work due to moisture
28. e Fasttext buttons in Teletext mode Press the coloured button which corresponds to the colour coded menu The page is displayed after a few seconds Accessing the next or preceding page Press PROGR amp The next or preceding page appears on the screen Superimposing a Teletext page on the TV picture Each time you press the screen changes as follows gt Teletext Teletext and wa QOO Preventing a Teletext page from being updated or changed v D O Q poj A Teletext page may consist of several subpages You can stop the page scrolling in order to read the text at your own pace EE GREC QUICK TAPE COUNTER O TIMER SPEED RESET Press HOLD The symbol appears on the screen and the selected subpage is held Press again to return to normal Teletext operation Basic a 21 22 Playing a Tape 0 0 ae 8 0 0 103 Qo 0 ra S 2 ES 5 5 00 OOOO a oz SE DD 3 06 0 REG m gt Y O 0000 D O O D EH elle EE GOUNTER QUICK TAPE TI RESET IMER SPEED INDEX SEARCH 9 0 ve Basic Operations This section shows you how to insert a video cassette and to play it More convenient functions you can use while playing a tape are described in Additional Operations on page 36 Insertin
29. ecking the supplied accessories 4 Inserting batteries into the remote EORtFOle oi GN WA E OGR EE 4 Step 2 Connecting the Aerial 1 1 111111111111 5 Connecting an indoor aerial KV 14V5U VTA VG only siinne 5 Connecting an outdoor aerial 1 1 111111111111 5 Step 3 Tuning in to TV Stations sieis 6 Selecting the menu language 1 1 1 111111111111111 6 Presetting channels automatically 7 Presetting channels manually 1 1 1111111111 8 Skipping programme positions 1 1111111111111 9 Captioning a TV station name 1 11 1 111111111111 10 Manual fine tuning os ssccessssesesdossssensasesteseresnensevenen 11 Tuning in to a channel temporarily 12 Setting a Pay TV channel KV 14V6U KV 2lY6U Only adena A AKA 15 Step 4 Setting up VIDEO Plus Manually 14 Setting the guide channels 1 11 1 1 11111111111 14 Step 5 Setting the Clock oo cece 16 Basic Operations Watching the TV wszak E 17 Switching the video TV on and off 17 Selecting TV programmes sisirin 17 Adjusting the volume siisii 17 Adjusting the picture ossee 18 Mutine the Sound aw sowa 19 Displaying the on screen information 19 Watching line input wow 19 Listening with headphones 1 111111 111111111111 19 Viewing Teletext sani a ones 20 Switching Teletext on and Off
30. g a video cassette Press O PROGR or number buttons on the remote control or PROGR on the video TV when the lamp is lit in red indicating that the video TV is in standby mode Gently insert a cassette with the arrow indication facing upwards The cassette is automatically loaded into the cassette compartment The EG indicator appears on the screen and stays until the cassette has been loaded The video TV turns on automatically when it is in standby mode If you insert a cassette with its safety tab removed playback starts Ejecting a video cassette Press EJECT amp on the video TV or amp on the remote control The amp indicator appears and stays until the cassette is ejected You can eject the cassette even if the power is in standby Protecting your cassette against accidental erasure The cassette is provided with a safety tab to protect against accidentally erasing a previous recording Break off the safety tab with a screw driver or a similar tool to prevent recording If the safety tab is removed the cassette is ejected when you try to record on it To record on a cassette with the safety tab broken off simply cover the tab hole with adhesive tape Adhesive tape Safety tab Playing a tape 1 If the lamp on the video TV is lit in red indicating that the video TV is in standby mode press O PROGR or a number button on the remote control 2 Insert the tape If you insert a ta
31. he tape will rewind for ten seconds of viewing time and then begin playing automatically If you wish to replay more than ten seconds press REPLAY repeatedly Each time you press the button it will add ten seconds onto the playing time up to a total of 40 seconds a gi 000G v 2 fol D D e COUNTER RESET 0 GE Note The tape operation mode will be displayed whenever you change the mode even when the is turned off Setting the colour system Normally you will want to leave the colour system on AUTO However if you notice streaks appearing on the screen during playback you may want to set the colour system to the system that the tape was recorded in Press MENU The main menu appears Using the 4 or Y buttons move the cursor gt to VCR MODE then press OK VCR MODE p TRACKING CONTROL OPC ON AUTO REPEAT OFF FORMAT NORMAL GOL SYS AUTO Select and pressO Using the 4 or buttons move the cursor gt to COL SYS then press OK Press the 4 or Y buttons until the corresponding colour system appears PAL or NTSC then press OK VCR MODE TRACKING CONTROL OPC ON AUTO REPEAT OFF FORMAT NORMAL gt COL SYS PAL Select and press W Press MENU to return to the original screen Displaying the on screen indications Press 3 to display the following on screen information
32. ing the V 25CL video head cleaning tape not supplied or ask Sony service personnel to clean the video heads Symptoms caused by contaminated video heads e Normal picture e Rough picture e Unclear picture e No picture or black amp white screen appears initial terminal Worn video heads If your video TV displays a poor picture after you clean the video heads you may need to replace them Consult your dealer or the Sony Service Center nearest you Check the video heads after 1 000 hours of use A video TV is a high precision machine It must record on or play from magnetic tapes on which the image signals from the colour TV or the video camcorder are recorded The video heads or mechanical parts for transporting the tape are contaminated or worn after extended use You should have your video TV checked after each 1 000 hours of use Specifications TV Section Television system I Colour system PAL NTSC35s NTSC4 43 video input only Channel coverage See Television channel number guide on the next page KV 14V5U KV 14V6U Black Trinitron KV 21V5U KV 21V6U Picture tube HiBlack Trinitron Aerial in 75 ohm aerial socket for VHF UHF Video Section Format VHS standard Video recording system Rotary 2 head helical scanning system Audio recording system Monaural Video signal PAL Tape speed PAL SP 23 39 mm sec LP 11 70 mm sec NTSC playback only SP 33 35 mm sec EP 11 12 mm sec Maxim
33. it code which is available in your local programme guide To take advantage of this function you must first set up your video TV and assign programme positions to the various guide channels For details see Setting up VIDEO Plus manually on page 14 Before you begin e Press O PROGR or a number button on the remote control or PROGR on the video TV to switch on the video TV e Make sure that the time and date clock are set correctly If not refer to Setting the clock on page 16 e Make sure that the loaded cassette has its safety tab Press VIDEO Plus The VIDEO PLUS menu appears VIDEO PLUS 20 00 pews CODE 1 4 12THU Set 0 9 and press Gh Press the number buttons to enter the desired programme s PlusCode VIDEO PLUS 20 00 4 12THU PLUS CODE 82477691 9 Set 0 9 and press h Press OK The recording information appears date start and stop times programme position number VIDEO PLUS 20 00 4 12THU PLUS CODE 82477691 P DATE START STOP PRG 6 SAT 20 00 21 00 58 Press TIMER REC ON OFF button Check that the information is correct If it is not press TIMER REC CLEAR to cancel the setting 4 Repeat steps 2 to 3 to preset another timer setting 5 Press TIMER REC ON OFF The TIMER REC lamp on the front of the video TV lights up and the video TV enters timer recording standby mode To stop recording To stop the video TV while recording a programme pres
34. layback e The COL SYS setting in the VCR MODE menu is not correct picture gt Set COL SYS to the system that the tape was recorded in page 25 e Adjust the tracking page 40 e The video heads are dirty gt Clean the heads using the Sony V 25CL video head cleaning tape page 46 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 e The tape is worn out gt Use a new tape The sound drops e The tape is defective out gt Use a new tape Additional Information Function Problems Possible causes and remedies Recording The cassette is e The safety tab of the cassette has been removed ejected when you gt Cover the tab hole with adhesive tape or use another cassette press REC with a safety tab page 22 Recording does not No cassette has been inserted function gt Insert a cassette with the safety tab e The tape is at its end gt Rewind the tape Pay TV programme The Pay TV channel was not set properly was not recorded gt Check the setting steps page 13 You cannot view one Verify your model number programme while gt Only models KV 14V6U and KV 21V6U are able to play one recording another programme while recording another Timer Timer settings e The clock has not been set recording cannot be made gt Set the curre
35. lour system SHARPNESS Softer MNH p e Sharper RESET Resets all the items to the factory preset levels 18 Basic Operations 0 0 o Os 0 0s lt o m e I 5 g ad a 2 m E z D szy 3 aes O O z m m O O 0 00 OOOO CHO O OG O GID e ONE QUICK TIMER SPEED INDEX SEARCH U c gt x O v D Q O D COUNTER SET poj m gt D m Muting the sound Press 1 The X indicator appears and stays on the screen To resume normal sound press X again or 2d Displaying the on screen information Press to display the following on screen information To have the programme number channel number and caption stay on the screen press again To make the indications disappear press until no indications are displayed on the screen Caption Programme position Channel number Current date and time Watching line input Press repeatedly until the desired input indicator appears To return to the normal TV picture press until the programme position appears or press on the remote control once For details of the video input picture see page 42 Listening with headphones Plug the headphones not supplied into the Q headphones jack which is located behind the cover on the front of the video TV The sound from the speaker is turned off Basic ii 19
36. mer recording 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 As soon as the interrupted programme resumes recording starts again 1 If the TIMER REC lamp is lit on the front panel press TIMER REC ON OFF to turn it off 2 Press TIMER ON SCREEN The PROGRAMME LIST screen appears 7 SUN 8 MON SAT 23 EVERYSUN 9 Select 42 and pressO 3 Using the 4 or buttons select PDC then press OK PDC will turn red PROGRAMME LIST C OFF MON SAT EVERY SUN MON SAT 23 EVERYSUN 9 Select and pressGh 5 Set the timer following the steps in Setting the timer pages 28 and 29 Basic Operations 33 Recording TV Programmes Using VIDEO Plus OOO CE 8 v D O O D CI o COUNTER r m o m 4 If you have made a mistake entering programme s PlusCode Press TIMER REC CLEAR and re enter the correct number 34 Basic Operations The VIDEO Plus function allows you to simplify the task of making timer recordings Using VIDEO Plus you can make all the necessary settings by just entering the desired programme s 9 dig
37. n a one month period Before you begin e Press O PROGR or number buttons on the remote control or PROGR on the video TV to switch on the video TV e Make sure that the time and date clock are set If not the message Please set the time is displayed on the screen Refer to Setting the clock on page 16 e Make sure that the loaded cassette has its safety tab If a cassette without safety tab is loaded the message Tape with safety tab is required for recording is displayed e If you are using an indoor aerial adjust the reception for the channel you want to record Setting the timer Example Here is how to record a programme broadcast on programme position 26 from 20 15 to 21 55 on Saturday 6th December 1997 in SP mode Press TIMER ON SCREEN The PROGRAMME LIST appears PROGRAMME LIST 20 00 1OFF 4 12THU T STOP PRG PDC 0 Select 42 and pressO Press OK Today s date coloured red appears Press 4 until 6 SAT appears For daily and weekly recording see Daily weekly recording on page 30 20 00 4 12THU STOP PRG 2 and START 20r and press Gh 5 Press OK then set the minute of the recording start time to 15 with 4 PROGRAMME LIST 20 00 DC OFF 4 12THU START STOP PRG 20 15 l Select 42 and PROGRAMME LIST PDC OFF START 20 15 Select and PROGRAMME LIST PDC OFF START 20 15 REC QUICK TAPE COUNTER O
38. nt time and date page 16 You made a mistake when setting the timer gt Check the setting steps pages 28 and 29 The cassette is The safety tab of the cassette has been removed ejected when you gt Cover the tab hole with adhesive tape or use another cassette with press TIMER REC a safety tab ON OFF The TIMER REC e No cassette has been inserted lamp does not light gt nsert a cassette with its safety tab up even though you The tape is at its end press TIMER REC gt Rewind the tape ON OFF e No setting is made for timer recording gt Set the programme for timer recording pages 28 and 29 Timer recording was You did not press TIMER REC ON OFF not made e There has been a power interruption lasting more than a week Others A cassette cannot be Another cassette is already inserted inserted Press amp to eject the cassette The remote control does not work e The batteries are low gt Replace the batteries page 4 e The batteries are installed incorrectly gt Install the batteries with correct polarities page 4 Additional Information 45 46 Taking Care of Your Video TV Note Do not use a commercially available wet type cleaning tape as it may damage the video heads Additional Information Video head cleaning When playback pictures are noisy and hardly visible or when no picture appears the video heads may be contaminated In such a case clean the video heads us
39. pe with the safety tab removed playback begins 3 Press PLAY Playback begins On screen information will automatically disappear after several seconds To stop playback Press STOP M The video TV returns to the normal TV picture To stop playback for a moment Press PAUSE I The picture pauses Press PAUSE HI again or press PLAY D gt to resume playback If you leave your video TV in pause mode normal playback resumes after about 5 minutes 2 2 m m u 2 ez JR Sap Je ka aes 2 a m D HD 8 To fast forward the tape Press STOP M then press FF PP jo a a oz SE DI 8 0000 To rewind the tape Press STOP M then press REW lt 4 D QO o poj 0 OCCOD EH lle 00 0 To search a tape at high speed REC QUICK TAPE COUNIE During playback press and hold REW lt 4 rewind or FF P fast O CO CO forward A high speed picture appears on the TV screen To resume normal playback release the button To view the picture in fast forward or rewind mode Press and hold FF gt during fast forward or REW lt 4 during rewind While you hold the button you can view the picture When you release the button fast forward or rewind mode is resumed Resetting the tape counter The tape counter helps you to locate a certain scene after playback Press COUNTER RESET on the remote control to set the counter to 0 00 00 before
40. playing the tape The tape counter is automatically reset to 0 00 00 whenever a cassette is inserted The video TV keeps counting the length of the tape being played Note however that the tape counter does not count the portions without video signals recorded Basic n 23 24 Qo 0 0 0 2 o m m v 0 m S o 5 5 oz Zm 5D HD 8 ad oZ mi EJ 8 0000 D e Q poj RAXA N Ci e Jo O 0 oP g ESET REC QUICK TAPE TIMER O SPEED gt Basic Operations Playing a tape repeatedly AUTO REPEAT You can play the recorded portion of a tape repeatedly Press MENU The main menu appears Using the 4 or buttons move the cursor gt to VCR MODE then press OK VCR MODE gt TRACKING CONTROL OPC ON AUTO REPEAT OFF FORMAT NORMAL COL SYS AUTO e Select 4 and pressOW Using the 4 or buttons move the cursor gt to AUTO REPEAT then press OK Using the 4 or buttons select ON VCR MODE TRACKING CONTROL OPC ON AUTO REPEAT ON FORMAT NORMAL GOL SYS AUTO e Select 4 and pressOW Press PLAY E gt Playback begins When the tape reaches its end it will automatically rewind and begin playing again Replaying a scene automatically You can use the REPLAY key on your remote control to automatically replay scenes Press REPLAY T
41. press OK The FUNCTION LOCK menu appears FUNCTION LOCK FUNCTION LOCK OFF Press OK to start setting the FUNCTION LOCK The ON OFF section turns red Using 4 or buttons select OFF or ON then press OK OFF Factory setting ON The buttons on the video TV will no longer function except the POWER button FUNCTION LOCK FUNCTION LOCK ON Select and pressOW The remote control will still operate even if the FUNCTION LOCK is activated Searching Using the INDEX Function O p Os O Os W W E 0 O o 0 Of OG 000G 8 v D O o D LC QUICK TIMER 0 The video TV marks the tape with an index signal at the point where each recording begins These signals can be used to find a specific recording Your video TV is capable of searching 99 signals forward or backward on a tape Insert the tape Press INDEX SEARCH I lt 4 gt gt I repeatedly to specify how many index signals ahead or behind you want to search INDEX 5 SEARCH The video begins searching and the index number will appear on the screen counting down to zero When zero is reached playback begins automatically To stop searching Press STOP M Additional Operations 39 Enhancing Video Picture Quality p 0 o 0 0 0 Os VIDEO Plus 0 TIMER di AS er 2 ELE p e BB a oz m u y DD m O 0 W Z
42. r to the model number located on the rear of your video TV Model KV 14V6U is used for illustration purposes throughout this manual Any differences in operation are indicated in the text for example KV 14V5U KV 14V6U only 4 Getting Started Step 1 Preparation Checking the supplied accessories When you have taken everything out of the carton check that you have these items e Remote control e Two R6 size AA batteries e Loop aerial KV 14V5U KV 14V6U only IP KV 14V5U KV 14V6U only Inserting batteries into the remote control Close the cover y Turn the remote control Check the polarities and position over and remove the cover two R6 batteries correctly Note Always remember to dispose of used batteries in an environmentally friendly way Getting Started Step 2 Connecting the Aenal Note Do not use the supplied loop aerial with any other TV product Connecting an indoor aerial KV 14V5U KV 14V6U only If your local VHF UHF signal is strong an indoor aerial can be used to obtain a clear picture Connect the supplied loop aerial as follows 1 Insert the aerial until it clicks 2 Connect to the T aerial socket After turning on the video TV adjust the aerial for the best reception Be sure to adjust the aerial for the channel you want to record as well If reception is poor connect an outdoor aerial to your video TV Aerial connector i supplied
43. s STOP M 000G e v D O O D CI Basic Operations 35 Additional Operations Switching Off Automatically Sleep Timer You can automatically switch the video TV into standby mode after a selected time period Press SLEEP With each press the time period in minutes changes as follows OFF 30 gt 60 gt 90 One minute before the TV switches into standby mode a message Good night is displayed on the screen m S po 5 5 TIMER o o O i m m z jo Zi O 0000 v 2 e le D g Oo To cancel the timer Press SLEEP to select OFF 36 Additional Operations Switching On at Your Desired Time On Timer O z Oo 0 Q jo NE 0 a az 8 m 2 som 0 m maj JZ u m 5 2 0000 OGR 0 OG GOOM d To erase the message Press any button on the video TV or remote control 8 10 You can preset your video TV to automatically switch on at a desired time You can choose either a TV programme or video playback to be switched on Press MENU to display the main menu Move the cursor gt to ON TIMER SET with 4 or and press OK The ON TIMER SET menu appears ON TIMER SET 0 20 0 4 12THU gt TIME 6 00 SOURCE TV PROG 21 OFF ON TIMER Select 4 and pressQW Press OK The timer setting hour section turns
44. ss MENU to return to the original screen Recording TV Programmes VIDEO Plus TIMER JON SCREEN TIMER REC SJE O 0000 v P fe D D CI ZOO QUICK TAPE TIMI S E Note KV 14V6U KV 21V6U only In order to record a Pay TV programme you must set the desired Pay TV channel as explained in Setting a Pay TV channel page 13 Recording TV programmes 1 Press O PROGR or number buttons on the remote control or PROGR on the video TV when the lamp is lit in red indicating that the video TV is in standby mode 2 Insert a cassette with a safety tab 3 Press TAPE SPEED to select the recording speed SP Standard Play or LP Long Play Recording in LP mode will extend the length of your tape Maximum recording time SP mode 4 hours with E 240 LP mode 8 hours with E 240 4 Select the programme position with PROGR You can also use number buttons on the remote control For double digit numbers e g 24 first press then press 2 and 4 5 Press REC The REC lamp on the front of the video TV lights up and recording begins To stop recording Press STOP M When the tape reaches the end the video TV rewinds the tape automatically to the beginning then stops This function does not work when the power of the video TV is off To pause recording Press PAUSE H To resume recording press PAUS
45. sssi resine 20 Using Fasttext sssssicse erarnan 20 Playi g a Tape w GA 22 Inserting a video Cassette sissies 22 Ejecting a video cassette 1 11111111 111111111111 22 Protecting your cassette against accidental ETASUfE ai a a o onde ais 22 Playing a tape wano A 23 Resetting the tape counter sessies 23 Playing a tape repeatedly AUTO REPEAT 24 Replaying a scene automatically 24 Setting the colour System sissies 25 Displaying the on screen indications 25 Viewing programmes in 16 9 mode 26 Recording TV Programmes 1 121214111124414111111111 27 Recording TV programmes 1 111111114141411111111 27 Recording with the TV Off u u usasusus44441122 27 Watching a TV programme while recording another KV 14V6U KV 21V6U only 27 Recording TV Programmes Using the Timer 28 Setting the UNET adw SEA AAAA 28 Using the video TV before timer recording STATES Sea aan adi i NO aoi Nala 30 Checking the timer settings sosire 31 Changing or cancelling the timer settings 31 Recording using QUICK TIMER 32 Timer recording with PDC signals 33 Recording TV Programmes Using VIDEO Plasite rae Ens EE EEE ii SKG 34 Additional Operations Switching Off Automatically Sleep Timer 36 Switching On at Your Desired Time On TIM er wsze ccd desist A add 37 Using FUNCTIO
46. supplied Additional Operations 43 Additional Information Troubleshooting Function Problems Possible causes and remedies TV reception No picture screenis e The mains lead is disconnected dark no sound gt Connect the mains lead e The video TV is switched off gt Press O PROGR or programme number on the remote control or PROGR on the video TV Good picture butno The headphones are connected to the Q jack sound gt Disconnect the headphones e The 5X is displayed on the screen gt Press 0X e Press 1 No colour or poor e Adjust CONTRAST COLOUR and BRIGHTNESS in the colour screen is PICTURE CONTROL menu page 18 dark for colour programmes but good sound No picture no e The connecting cord between the video TV and the input source is sound from video disconnected input source gt Connect it firmly e Input is not selected correctly gt Press until the desired input indicator appears page 42 Clock and The clock has e The power has been interrupted the MAIN POWER switch is timer stopped and turned off or the mains lead is disconnected for more than a week is displayed gt Re set the clock and timer settings if necessary pages 16 28 34 Playback Power is on but the The safety device has been activated tape does not run gt Switch off disconnect the mains lead and leave the set for about one minute Poor p
47. tional Information 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 control For more information refer to the pages next to each description KV 14V5U KV 14V6U 1 EJECT amp button page 22 standby button page 17 Lamps standby page 17 TIMER REC recording page 29 REC recording page 27 4 D input select button pages 19 42 5 O MAIN POWER switch pages 6 17 6 Cassette compartment page 22 PROGR programme buttons pages 17 27 KV 21V5U KV 21V6U 1 6 2 SONY 3 O nima nie KON ion Q CE ADSCHJDD 8 9 10 11 12 0 o 02 s2 1 3 14 lt volume buttons page 17 9 Remote sensor Tape transport buttons page 23 11 TIMER REC ON OFF button pages 29 30 REC recording button page 27 2 2 D2 video audio input jacks page 42 Q headphones jack page 19 Additional Information 49 50 Remote control QUICK TIMER TAPE SPEED COUNTER RESET Additional Information lal fal Sle Sl le A BES BRN El E
48. um recording time SP 4 hours with E 240 LP 8 hours with E 240 Inputs and Outputs Inputs LINE IN VIDEO phono jack 1 1 Vp p 75 ohms unbalanced sync negative LINE IN AUDIO phono jack 1 Input level 500 mVrms 100 modulation EURO AV 21 pin Output EURO AV 21 pin Headphones jack Monaural minijack General Clock Quartz locked Clock back up Approx 7 days Power requirements 220 240 V AC 50 Hz Power consumption KV 14V5U 71 W KV 14V6U 77 W KV 21V5U 102 W KV 21V6U 108 W Operating temperature 5 C to 40 C 41 F to 104 F Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F KV 14V5U KV 14V6U Approx 397 x 409 x 426 mm w h d 15 4 x 16 s x 16 7 s inches KV 21V5U KV 21V6U Approx 526 x 518 x 476 mm w h d 20 4 x 20 2 x 18 3 4 inches Mass KV 14V5U KV 14V6U Approx 14 kg 30 lbs 14 oz KV 21V5U KV 21V6U Approx 24 kg 52 Ibs 15 oz Dimensions Accessories supplied Remote control 1 R6 size AA batteries 2 Loop aerial 1 KV 14V5U KV 14V6U only Design and specifications are subject to change without notice Note This appliance conforms with the EU Directive 89 336 EEC regarding interference suppression Additional Information 47 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
49. umber buttons Press then the numbers For example if you want to choose 24 press 2 and 4 Adjusting the volume Press 1 Basic ia 17 Adjusting the picture 1 Press MENU to display the main menu MENU gt PICTURE CONTROL ON TIMER SET CLOCK SET LANGUAGE PROGRAMME PRESET VCR MODE FUNCTION LOCK Select 4 and pressQW 30 0 2 2 Move the cursor gt to PICTURE CONTROL with 4 or and press OK The PICTURE CONTROL menu appears PICTURE CONTROL gt CONTRAST MIE GOLOUR Mw 50 BRIGHTNESS imi 50 mua 00 000G e v D O O D HUE SHARPNESS Mn 50 RESET Select and pressOW p o LLHHOGEG O COUNTER o CH jo a m m o Es im co m Using 4 or select the item you want to adjust and press OK INDEX SEARCH 4 Adjust the picture with 4 or Y and press OK With each press the vertical bars increase or decrease and the figure at the right margin changes to show the control level See the table below 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust other items 6 Press MENU to return to the original screen The adjusted control levels are stored Effect of each control PICTURE CONTROL Effect CONTRAST Less INNIN More COLOUR Less HINE More Note BRIGHTNESS Darker HIH peee Brighter The HUE adjustment is available HUE Greenish bere Reddish only for the NTSC co
50. ve the cursor gt to PROGRAMME PRESET with 4 or Y and press OK The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears Move the cursor gt to MANUAL PROGRAMME with 4 or and press OK The MANUAL PROGRAMME menu appears Using 4 or move the cursor P to the programme position which you want to manually fine tune and press OK repeatedly until the AFT position turns red MANUAL PROGRAMME l gt l l l 6 I Select 4 and press GR Fine tune the channel while holding down 4 or so that you get the best TV reception As you press these buttons the frequency changes from 15 to 15 MANUAL PROGRAMME te 4 and press GX After fine tuning press OK The cursor gt appears The fine tuned level is now stored Repeat steps 4 through 6 to fine tune other channels Press MENU to return to the original screen Getting Started 11 S Q ej 0000 v 2 fol D D Ae COUNTER RESET 0 C1 Note KV 14V6U KV 21V6U only In order to record a programme received through a Pay TV decoder you must preset the channel according to the method on page 8 Presetting channels manually or page 13 Setting a pay TV channel and then tune in to the channel according to the method on page 17 Selecting TV programmes 12 Getting Started Tuning in to a channel temporarily You can tune in to a channel temporarily even
51. y mode press O PROGR or a number button on the remote control Selecting the menu language You can select one of several languages for the menu and on screen information The initial setting is English Press MENU The main menu appears MENU gt PICTURE CONTROL ON TIMER SET GLOCK SET LANGUAGE UAG PROGRAMME PRESET VCR MODE FUNCTION LOCK Select 42 and pressGh Move the cursor gt to LANGUAGE with 4 or and press OK The LANGUAGE menu appears LANGUAGE gt ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANGAIS ITALIANO ESPANOL NEDERLANDS PORTUGUES Select and pressQW Select the language you want with 4 or Y and press OK The selected language is coloured green and the menu appears in the selected language 4 Press MENU to return to the original screen 0 0 0 03 O U o m O jaj 5 F 3 NZ er 2 A WE Fa BOB a oz m us DD m O 0 O Q o QO QQ D m 0 z gt x ji JO o D m m o CD CEE OOOO C9 o 4 gt To stop automatic channel presetting Press on the remote control Presetting channels automatically 1 Press MENU to display the main menu 2 Move the cursor gt to PROGRAMME PRESET with 4 or and press OK The PROGRAMME PRESET menu appears PROGRAMME PRESET gt AUTO PROGRAMME MANUAL PROGRAMME SET UP GUIDE CH

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