Sony tv sets manual

Analogue You can select an analogue channel. External Inputs You can select equipment connected to the TV. Picture Mode Selects the picture mode except for PC input source. The options that can be selected differ depending on the input source. Vivid For enhanced picture contrast and sharpness. Standard For standard picture. Recommended for home entertainment. Cinema For viewing film-based content. Most suitable for viewing in a theatre-like environment.

Photo-Vivid For viewing photographs. Enhances picture contrast and sharpness. Photo-Standard For viewing photographs. Provides the optimum picture quality for viewing in the home. Photo-Original For viewing photographs. Represents the picture quality used when imaging developed photographs. Display Mode only in Selects the display mode for PC input source. Input Text For text, charts or tables. Backlight Adjusts the brightness of the backlight. Brightness Brightens or darkens the picture.

Colour Increases or decreases colour intensity. Hue Increases or decreases the green and red tones. Colour Temperature Adjusts the whiteness of the picture. Cool Gives the white colours a blue tint. Neutral Gives the white colours a neutral tint. Sharpness Sharpens or softens the picture.

Noise Reduction Reduces the picture noise snowy picture in a weak broadcast signal. Auto Automatically reduces the picture noise in analogue mode only. This is effective when Reduction viewing a DVD or digital broadcast. This setting is especially effective for dark images scenes.

It will increase the contrast distinction of the darker picture scenes. Live Colour Makes colours more vivid. Colour Space Changes the colour reproduction gamut. Sound Mode Selects the sound mode. Dynamic Enhances the treble and bass sounds.

Standard For standard sounds. Clear Voice Makes voice sound clearer. Bass Adjusts lower-pitched sounds. Balance Emphasises left or right speaker balance. Auto Volume Keeps a constant volume level even when volume level gaps occur e. Volume Offset Adjusts the volume level of the current input relative to other inputs. Off Selects for normal stereo or mono reception. Voice Zoom Adjusts the sound level of human voices. For example, if the voice of a news announcer is indistinct, you can turn up this setting to make the voice louder.

Conversely, if you are watching a sports programme, you can turn down this setting to soften the voice of the commentator. Sound Booster Produces a fuller sound for more impact, by emphasizing the treble and bass sounds. Dual Sound Selects the sound from the speaker for a stereo or bilingual broadcast.

USB Auto Start Automatically starts photo playback when the TV is turned on and a digital still camera or other device storing photo files is connected to the USB port and then turned on. Off Select to disable this function. Quick Start The TV turns on faster than usual within two hours after switching to standby mode.

However, power consumption in standby mode is 20 Watt higher than usual. Power Saving Selects the power saving mode to reduce the power consumption of the TV. The sound remains unchanged. Standard Power Default settings. Reduced Power Reduces the power consumption of the TV. Picture Off Switches off the picture. You can listen to the sound with the picture off. Light Sensor On Automatically optimises the picture settings according to the ambient light in the room. See page 14 for the location of the light sensor.

Motionflow Provides smoother picture movement and reduces picture blur. High Provides smoother picture movement such as for film-based contents. Standard Provides smooth picture movement. Use this setting for standard use. Film Mode Provides an improved picture quality which is optimised for film when playing DVD images taken on film.

Video Produces suitable image quality for moving pictures. Photo Produces suitable image quality for still images.

Colour Displays moving pictures that is more faithful to the original source by matching the colour space of source. Sleep Timer Sets a period of time after which the TV automatically switches itself into standby mode. Timer Mode Sets the desired day s of the week you want the timer to turn on the TV. Time Sets the time to turn on the TV.

Duration Sets how long you want the TV to stay on before switching to standby mode again. Clock Set Allows you to adjust the clock manually. When the TV is receiving digital channels, the clock cannot be adjusted manually since it is set to the time code of the broadcasted signal.

Auto Start-up Starts the initial set-up to select the language, country and location, and tune in all available digital and analogue channels. Usually, you do not need to do this operation because the language and country will have been selected and channels already tuned when the TV was first installed page 6. However, this option allows you to repeat the process e.

Language Selects the language in which the menus are displayed. Auto Format Automatically changes the screen format according to the input signal. Full Pixel Displays pictures in their original size. Normal Displays pictures in their recommended size. Horizontal Shift Adjusts the horizontal position of the picture. Using MENU Functions Full 1 Enlarges the picture to fill the vertical display area, keeping its original horizontal-to-vertical aspect ratio. Full 2 Enlarges the picture to fill the display area.

Reset Resets the PC screen settings to the factory settings. Auto Adjustment Automatically adjusts the display position, phase and pitch of the picture when the TV receives an input signal from the connected PC. Pitch Adjusts the pitch when the picture has unwanted vertical stripes. The name will be displayed briefly on the screen when the equipment is selected. You can skip an input source that is not connected to any equipment. S Video Inputs the S Video signal.

Composite Inputs the Composite video signal. TV Outputs a broadcast. This setting must be made after connecting the equipment. Fixed The audio output of the TV is fixed. However, power consumption in standby mode is higher than usual. If the. Select them manually one by one until getting a correct picture for several seconds. Auto Tuning Tunes in all the available analogue channels. This option allows you to retune the TV after moving house, or to search for new channels that have been launched by broadcasters.

Programme Sorting Changes the order in which the analogue channels are stored on the TV. When a channel has been found, the search will stop. Your changes have been saved. Repeat the above procedure to preset other channels manually. This name will be displayed briefly on the screen when the channel is selected. AFT Allows you to fine-tune the selected programme number manually if you feel that a slight tuning adjustment will improve the picture quality.

Audio Filter Improves the sound for individual channels in the case of distortion in mono broadcasts. Sometimes a non-standard broadcast signal can cause sound distortion or intermittent sound muting when watching mono programmes.

LNA Improves the picture quality for individual channels in the case of very weak broadcast signals noisy picture. You can still select a skipped channel using the number buttons. Digital Tuning Digital Auto Tunes in the available digital channels. Ask a question. Jeff Kussman, No comments 0. Me gmail account was deleted how do I rest tv to factory defaults.

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