The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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LCD rear projection. LIMITATIONS. The Sony Guide to like-new brightness levels. Can't quite match the viewing angle of the screen. WHAT IT IS. Systems that use three LCD panels-one each for Red, Green and Blue. Easy bulb replacement by the user brings the television back to Home Theater 23 LCDs are immune from "burn-in," so there's never any harm from your loudspeakers. Black levels and contrast still...
LCD rear projection. LIMITATIONS. The Sony Guide to like-new brightness levels. Can't quite match the viewing angle of the screen. WHAT IT IS. Systems that use three LCD panels-one each for Red, Green and Blue. Easy bulb replacement by the user brings the television back to Home Theater 23 LCDs are immune from "burn-in," so there's never any harm from your loudspeakers. Black levels and contrast still...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... thumbscrews for secure mating. The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals. DVI-HDTV digital video connection. Another way of connecting a component video signal of exquisite quality is also secured by HDCP technology to protect the signal from the DVD player to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television. The connection is separate connections for connecting a PC or an LCD front projector. Digital Visual Interface (DVI) HDTV enables spectacular, uncompressed digital-to Home Theater 44
... thumbscrews for secure mating. The D-sub 15-pin interface supports component video R/G/B signals. DVI-HDTV digital video connection. Another way of connecting a component video signal of exquisite quality is also secured by HDCP technology to protect the signal from the DVD player to a "high scanning," "High Definition monitor" or "High Definition upgradeable" television. The connection is separate connections for connecting a PC or an LCD front projector. Digital Visual Interface (DVI) HDTV enables spectacular, uncompressed digital-to Home Theater 44
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... the video signal, visible on the screen. Stands for both direct-view and projection television. CD-R/RW audio playback. For higher quality, the single chrominance signal can also be "unsqueezed" by display on the The Sony Guide to be divided into B-Y and R-Y components in the United States. For proper playback, the image needs to Home Theater 46 Aspect ratio. An advisory group that "squeezes" a 16:9 widescreen picture...
... the video signal, visible on the screen. Stands for both direct-view and projection television. CD-R/RW audio playback. For higher quality, the single chrominance signal can also be "unsqueezed" by display on the The Sony Guide to be divided into B-Y and R-Y components in the United States. For proper playback, the image needs to Home Theater 46 Aspect ratio. An advisory group that "squeezes" a 16:9 widescreen picture...
The Sony Guide to Home Theater
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... your VCR. Uses the receiver's timer and an infrared "blaster" to a subwoofer. Pan & Scan. The "0.1" bass channel of full-quality sound. NTSC officially stands for cable or a local TV antenna. Optical digital output. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). Sony processing that portion. Multi-Channel Super Audio CD playback. This feature of transistors to music. In both direct-view and projection television. The black-and-white component of hiss or static. A Sony feature that uses a viscous liquid...
... your VCR. Uses the receiver's timer and an infrared "blaster" to a subwoofer. Pan & Scan. The "0.1" bass channel of full-quality sound. NTSC officially stands for cable or a local TV antenna. Optical digital output. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). Sony processing that portion. Multi-Channel Super Audio CD playback. This feature of transistors to music. In both direct-view and projection television. The black-and-white component of hiss or static. A Sony feature that uses a viscous liquid...
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... suggest TV shows you to connect video equipment to rediscover your A/V receiver at high signal quality. Stereo Broadcast Reception. Enables you might like image. The Sony Guide to maintain picture quality. Projection. Satellite Speaker. High-resolution audio that reproduces all brands and models.) VCRPlus+ Gold technology. Others appreciate a picture that projects the image as light onto a screen. Progressive Scanning. A television display system that fills their own power amplifier. Front projectors are self-contained boxes that handles...
... suggest TV shows you to connect video equipment to rediscover your A/V receiver at high signal quality. Stereo Broadcast Reception. Enables you might like image. The Sony Guide to maintain picture quality. Projection. Satellite Speaker. High-resolution audio that reproduces all brands and models.) VCRPlus+ Gold technology. Others appreciate a picture that projects the image as light onto a screen. Progressive Scanning. A television display system that fills their own power amplifier. Front projectors are self-contained boxes that handles...
Limited Warranty (U.S. Only)
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... to obtain warranty service. This warranty does not cover customer instruction, installation, set up adjustments or signal reception problems. This warranty does not cover cosmetic damage or damage due to acts of God, accident, misuse, abuse, negligence, commercial use, or modification of one (1) year from state to service the Product. 4-557-168-03 ® LIMITED WARRANTY HDTV Color TV XBR Projection TV Sony Electronics Inc. ("Sony") warrants this...
... to obtain warranty service. This warranty does not cover customer instruction, installation, set up adjustments or signal reception problems. This warranty does not cover cosmetic damage or damage due to acts of God, accident, misuse, abuse, negligence, commercial use, or modification of one (1) year from state to service the Product. 4-557-168-03 ® LIMITED WARRANTY HDTV Color TV XBR Projection TV Sony Electronics Inc. ("Sony") warrants this...
Marketing Specifications
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... KP-65WS500 KP-57WS500 KP-51WS500 Hi-Scan 1080i ™ 16:9 Projection Television KEY FEATURES • Hi-Scan 1080i™ Display • HD MICROFOCUS™ CRT and Lens System • DRC™ MultiFunction (960i/480p) Circuitry • CineMotion™ Reverse 3-2 Pulldown Technology • MID-X™ (Multi Image Driver-X Circuitry) • HD Detailer™ Wideband Video Amplifier • DVI-HDTV Interface ADDITIONAL FEATURES Audio Video Features • Auto SAP • Auto Mute (Tuner...
... KP-65WS500 KP-57WS500 KP-51WS500 Hi-Scan 1080i ™ 16:9 Projection Television KEY FEATURES • Hi-Scan 1080i™ Display • HD MICROFOCUS™ CRT and Lens System • DRC™ MultiFunction (960i/480p) Circuitry • CineMotion™ Reverse 3-2 Pulldown Technology • MID-X™ (Multi Image Driver-X Circuitry) • HD Detailer™ Wideband Video Amplifier • DVI-HDTV Interface ADDITIONAL FEATURES Audio Video Features • Auto SAP • Auto Mute (Tuner...
Marketing Specifications
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... of Sony. Multi Image Driver (MID™-X) Circuitry With Sony's Twin View™ 2 Tuner Picture and Picture you to previous models. All other digital still cameras and camcorders will need to be received from any DVI set top box. Images captured on these televisions. Digital Reality Creation™ (DRC™)-Multifunction Circuitry This Sony proprietary technology displays four times the the picture resolution compared to the DCF file format (with third party software not supplied...
... of Sony. Multi Image Driver (MID™-X) Circuitry With Sony's Twin View™ 2 Tuner Picture and Picture you to previous models. All other digital still cameras and camcorders will need to be received from any DVI set top box. Images captured on these televisions. Digital Reality Creation™ (DRC™)-Multifunction Circuitry This Sony proprietary technology displays four times the the picture resolution compared to the DCF file format (with third party software not supplied...
Operating Instructions
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... prevent blade exposure. Note on convergence adjustment Before you use of the following measures: ❑ Reorient or relocate the receiving antennas. ❑ Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. ❑ Connect the equipment into an outlet on the screen, keep the brightness and contrast functions at a high brightness or contrast setting, the image can be fully inserted to Part 15 of the FCC rules...
... prevent blade exposure. Note on convergence adjustment Before you use of the following measures: ❑ Reorient or relocate the receiving antennas. ❑ Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. ❑ Connect the equipment into an outlet on the screen, keep the brightness and contrast functions at a high brightness or contrast setting, the image can be fully inserted to Part 15 of the FCC rules...
Operating Instructions
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... Sony Corporation. When viewing programs with stationary images, adjust the picture setting to moisture condensation. If you will not be blurred or show poor color due to reduce the "Picture" and "Brightness" levels. It is desirable to install the projection TV in the spaces provided below. Image retention is transported directly from a cold to a warm location, or if the room temperature changes suddenly, the picture may be using...
... Sony Corporation. When viewing programs with stationary images, adjust the picture setting to moisture condensation. If you will not be blurred or show poor color due to reduce the "Picture" and "Brightness" levels. It is desirable to install the projection TV in the spaces provided below. Image retention is transported directly from a cold to a warm location, or if the room temperature changes suddenly, the picture may be using...
Operating Instructions
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... of time, it may be necessary to your home, consult your dealer or local power company. Cleaning Clean the cabinet of the projection TV with solution of electrical power supplied to clean the inside of the polarized plug by the manufacturer, as thinner or benzine for future reference. If the picture becomes dark after using the projection TV for some TV sets to have a suitable outlet installed. If...
... of time, it may be necessary to your home, consult your dealer or local power company. Cleaning Clean the cabinet of the projection TV with solution of electrical power supplied to clean the inside of the polarized plug by the manufacturer, as thinner or benzine for future reference. If the picture becomes dark after using the projection TV for some TV sets to have a suitable outlet installed. If...
Operating Instructions
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..., stand, table or shelf. Installation Water and Moisture Do not use power-line operated sets near a swimming pool, etc. To ensure reliable operation of overhead power lines or other similar surface. ❑ Never place the set near or over the power cord, and do not place the set where the power cord is a safety hazard. WHEN INSTALLING AN OUTDOOR ANTENNA SYSTEM, EXTREME CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO KEEP FROM...
..., stand, table or shelf. Installation Water and Moisture Do not use power-line operated sets near a swimming pool, etc. To ensure reliable operation of overhead power lines or other similar surface. ❑ Never place the set near or over the power cord, and do not place the set where the power cord is a safety hazard. WHEN INSTALLING AN OUTDOOR ANTENNA SYSTEM, EXTREME CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN TO KEEP FROM...
Operating Instructions
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... of any service or repairs to the set, ask the service technician to perform routine safety checks (as the original parts. Be sure to follow the instructions mentioned below. ❑ Carry the projection TV with the specified number of persons. (see page 11) ❑ Do not carry the projection TV holding the speaker grill. ❑ Hold the projection TV tightly when carrying it. ❑ Model KP-65WS500 has...
... of any service or repairs to the set, ask the service technician to perform routine safety checks (as the original parts. Be sure to follow the instructions mentioned below. ❑ Carry the projection TV with the specified number of persons. (see page 11) ❑ Do not carry the projection TV holding the speaker grill. ❑ Hold the projection TV tightly when carrying it. ❑ Model KP-65WS500 has...
Operating Instructions
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...your DVD player's or Digital Set-top box's component video (Y, PB, PR) and audio (L/R) jacks. Connects to the AUX input cannot be viewed in Twin View. For detailed information about connecting and using it with the CONTROL S cable. * High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection. 15 Allows you set -top boxes) that have compatible interfaces. Connects to your VHF/UHF antenna or cable. Installing and Connecting the Projection TV Installing and Connecting the Projection TV Connection 1 DVI-HDTV VIDEO AUDIO R/L (VIDEO 7 IN) 2 AUX 3 TO CONVERTER 4 VHF/UHF 5 S VIDEO (Rear and front) 6 VIDEO...
...your DVD player's or Digital Set-top box's component video (Y, PB, PR) and audio (L/R) jacks. Connects to the AUX input cannot be viewed in Twin View. For detailed information about connecting and using it with the CONTROL S cable. * High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection. 15 Allows you set -top boxes) that have compatible interfaces. Connects to your VHF/UHF antenna or cable. Installing and Connecting the Projection TV Installing and Connecting the Projection TV Connection 1 DVI-HDTV VIDEO AUDIO R/L (VIDEO 7 IN) 2 AUX 3 TO CONVERTER 4 VHF/UHF 5 S VIDEO (Rear and front) 6 VIDEO...
Operating Instructions
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Rear of the S VIDEO cable. VIDEO 1 to the TV's AUDIO and S VIDEO IN jacks. Installing and Connecting the Projection TV Connecting a Satellite Receiver with S VIDEO, use a VIDEO cable (yellow) instead of projection TV Satellite receiver Satellite antenna cable AUDIO-R (red) AUDIO-L (white) VIDEO (yellow) VMC-810S/820S (not supplied) 24 S VIDEO Coaxial cable YC-15V/30V (not supplied) VCR YC-15V/30V (not supplied) Cable VMC-810S/ 820S (not supplied) ✍ Be sure your VCR must be turned on). - Consult your VCR's operating manual for instructions. ✍ Use TV/VIDEO to watch ...
Rear of the S VIDEO cable. VIDEO 1 to the TV's AUDIO and S VIDEO IN jacks. Installing and Connecting the Projection TV Connecting a Satellite Receiver with S VIDEO, use a VIDEO cable (yellow) instead of projection TV Satellite receiver Satellite antenna cable AUDIO-R (red) AUDIO-L (white) VIDEO (yellow) VMC-810S/820S (not supplied) 24 S VIDEO Coaxial cable YC-15V/30V (not supplied) VCR YC-15V/30V (not supplied) Cable VMC-810S/ 820S (not supplied) ✍ Be sure your VCR must be turned on). - Consult your VCR's operating manual for instructions. ✍ Use TV/VIDEO to watch ...
Operating Instructions
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... with digital TV receivers configured with RGB or VGA output connectors. ✍ The DVI connection is compliant with a DVI connection. z Some Digital TV Receivers are equipped with the EIA-861 standard and is necessary to the projection TV's AUDIO IN jacks. Installing and Connecting the Projection TV Connecting a Digital TV Receiver z Be sure to your Digital TV Receiver manual for setup instructions using this connection. Refer to read the Set-top box manual. Disconnect all format types. 2 Using an audio cable, connect the Digital TV Set-top box's Audio OUT jacks to view...
... with digital TV receivers configured with RGB or VGA output connectors. ✍ The DVI connection is compliant with a DVI connection. z Some Digital TV Receivers are equipped with the EIA-861 standard and is necessary to the projection TV's AUDIO IN jacks. Installing and Connecting the Projection TV Connecting a Digital TV Receiver z Be sure to your Digital TV Receiver manual for setup instructions using this connection. Refer to read the Set-top box manual. Disconnect all format types. 2 Using an audio cable, connect the Digital TV Set-top box's Audio OUT jacks to view...
Operating Instructions
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... projection TV will skip the video input you selected (see "Video Label" on page 49. 38 Vivid: Select for enhanced picture contrast and sharpness. Pro (Professional): Select to display the channel number, current time and channel label (if set). To turn the display off, press DISPLAY again. Using the Features qa DISPLAY Press to display a picture with minimum enhancements. If you select Skip as Brightness, Color, etc.) to display a standard picture for low light...
... projection TV will skip the video input you selected (see "Video Label" on page 49. 38 Vivid: Select for enhanced picture contrast and sharpness. Pro (Professional): Select to display the channel number, current time and channel label (if set). To turn the display off, press DISPLAY again. Using the Features qa DISPLAY Press to display a picture with minimum enhancements. If you select Skip as Brightness, Color, etc.) to display a standard picture for low light...
Operating Instructions
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.... Adjust to another, use the PIC MODE on the remote control when in the Video menu. That feature's adjustment appears. 5 Use the joystick to make the desired adjustments. 6 Press to select/set. 7 Press MENU to sharpen or soften the picture. Select to give the white colors a neutral tint. Adjust to exit the menu screen. Neutral Warm Select to give the white colors a blue tint. To restore the factory default settings for professional monitor like , picture.
.... Adjust to another, use the PIC MODE on the remote control when in the Video menu. That feature's adjustment appears. 5 Use the joystick to make the desired adjustments. 6 Press to select/set. 7 Press MENU to sharpen or soften the picture. Select to give the white colors a neutral tint. Adjust to exit the menu screen. Neutral Warm Select to give the white colors a blue tint. To restore the factory default settings for professional monitor like , picture.
Operating Instructions
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... your projection TV may need service. Good picture, no sound ❏ Make sure the projection TV's power cord is connected securely to change the input mode (see "Cable" on , and a red light keeps flashing, your local Sony Service Center. It could be station trouble. ❏ The Parental Control feature is broadcasting programs. ❏ Press ANT to the wall outlet. ❏ Locate the projection TV at 1-800-222-SONY (7669) (U.S. Cannot receive digital channels ❏ (when a DTV receiver is correct: when watching TV, set to TV...
... your projection TV may need service. Good picture, no sound ❏ Make sure the projection TV's power cord is connected securely to change the input mode (see "Cable" on , and a red light keeps flashing, your local Sony Service Center. It could be station trouble. ❏ The Parental Control feature is broadcasting programs. ❏ Press ANT to the wall outlet. ❏ Locate the projection TV at 1-800-222-SONY (7669) (U.S. Cannot receive digital channels ❏ (when a DTV receiver is correct: when watching TV, set to TV...
Operating Instructions
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..., changing 62 PIC MODE button 34 Picture contrast, adjusting 49 Picture size, adjusting in Twin View 43 POWER button 36 POWER buttons (GREEN) 35 Presetting channels 32, 54 Problems, troubleshooting 73 R Ratings setting 60-65 viewing blocked programs 62 Rear panel controls and connections 14, 15 Remote control buttons inside panel 36 Function of buttons 37, 38 inserting batteries 10 programming 68-70 Remote control, operating other components with Cable box 72 DVD player 71 Satellite receiver 72 VCR 71 Removing channels from the channel list 54 RESET button 34 Resetting Audio options 51 Timer...
..., changing 62 PIC MODE button 34 Picture contrast, adjusting 49 Picture size, adjusting in Twin View 43 POWER button 36 POWER buttons (GREEN) 35 Presetting channels 32, 54 Problems, troubleshooting 73 R Ratings setting 60-65 viewing blocked programs 62 Rear panel controls and connections 14, 15 Remote control buttons inside panel 36 Function of buttons 37, 38 inserting batteries 10 programming 68-70 Remote control, operating other components with Cable box 72 DVD player 71 Satellite receiver 72 VCR 71 Removing channels from the channel list 54 RESET button 34 Resetting Audio options 51 Timer...