Document Outline

• Contents
• Preface
• Chapter 1: Setting Up
• Chapter 3: Using Advanced Features
• KV-27TS29
• KV-27TS32
• KV-27TS36
• KV-32TS36
• KV-32TS46
• KV-27TW77
• KV-27TW78
• KV-32TW67
• KV-32TW68
• KV-32TW77
• KV-32TW78
• KV-2970M
• KV-2975M
  • To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the television to rain or moisture.
    • CAUTION;
    • Note to CATV system installer
    • Safety
    • Installing
    • Cleaning
    • Repacking
    • CAUTION:
  • About the manual
  • Features
    • With the following features, you can:
    • With the supplied Remote Commmander, you can:
    • And enjoy other features giving you a high quality
  • Identifying your TV
    • Check the model number of your TV set.
    • Design
  • Screen Displays
• 0©
  • KV-32TS36
  • Front Panel
    • KV-27TS29
    • KV-27TS36
    • KV-27TW77 KV-27TW78 KV-32TW67
  • Rear Panel
  • Installing the Glass Door and VCR Shelf (KV-27TW77/27TW78/32TW67/32TW68/32TW77/32TW78 only)
    • Bottom Hinge
    • Top Hinge
    • Screw 4x4
    • Metal pin
    • Plate pad
    • Push plate
    • To open, push again.
  • Remote Commander
    • (RM-Y117, RM-Y118)
  • Connecting VHF, UHF or VHF/UHF Combination Antenna*, or CATV Cable
  • 75-ohm coaxial cable (round)
  • 300-ohm twin-lead cable (flat)
  • Connecting both VHF and UHF antennas
  • Connecting both VHF/UHF antennas and a CATV cable (KV-32TS46 only)
  • Connecting a cable with a pay cable TV system converter/decoder* (KV-32TS46 only)
    • The following flow chart shows the different levels of on-screen menus that you can use to make various adjustments and settings. See the Indicated pages for instructions on using each feature.
    • For sound quality adjustment
    • For time-related settings Main menu
    • All
    • For language setting (p.16) (KV-27TS32 only)
    • For language setting (p.16) (KV-2970M/2975M only)
    • For presetting and other functions
    • For closed caption setting
  • Navigating through the Menus
    • Remote Commander
    • To display the main menu
    • Press MENU.
    • To return to the previous menu
    • Press A+ or V- to select “ZD MENU.”
    • Then press RETURN.
    • To return to the main menu
    • Repeat the above, until you reach the main menu.
    • To return to the normal screen
    • Press MENU on the Remote Commander.
• Using the On-Screen Menus
  • Changing the Menu Language (KV-27TS32/2970M/2975M only)
    • The menu language is factory-set to ENGLISH. Follow these instructions to change the menu language to Spanish or back to English.
    • Press POWER on the TV or the Remote Commander to turn the TV on. POWER
    • POWER
    • Press MENU.
  • MENU
    • Press A+ or V- to select ENGLISH. Then press RETURN.
    • Press RETURN.
  • Presetting TV Channels Automatically
  • Erasing Unnecessary Channels—CHANNEL ERASE
    • RETURN
    • RETURN
      • CLOSED CAPTION
      • Use
      • Use
      • Exit!
• Presetting TV Channels
  • Press the CH +/- button to select the channel you want to erase. For example, to erase channel 8, press CH +/- until 8 appears.
  • Press RETURN.
  • CH ERASE/ADD
  • ►ERASE
  • ADD
  • DMENU
  • Use
  • ExitQ
    • To erase other channels
    • Repeat step 4.
  • Presetting Only Desired Channels—CHANNEL ADD
• ® © ©
• © ® ©
  • To add other channels
  • Video Equipment
  • Connecting a VCR with an S video output jack (except for KV-27TS29)
    • Notes
    • About S video input
  • Connecting video equipment not equipped with an S video output jack
  • Preparing for use
    • When you cannot obtain a clear picture and/or sound
  • Operating your equipment (except for KV-27TS29/ 2970M)
    • To return to TV mode
  • Connecting two VCRs for tape editing (KV-27TS32 only)
  • Watching a different image while duplicating
    • To watch a different input image
  • Connecting camcorders (except for KV-27TS29/2970M)
    • Playing back recorded tapes
  • Preparing for use
    • Same as p. 23.
  • Audio System
  • Preparing for use
  • Connecting active super woofer (supplied with KV-32TS46 only)
  • Preparing for use
    • Notes
  • Using TV stand
    • When you place the active super woofer on a TV stand (not supplied), remove the rear panel of the stand.
  • Watching a Video with Your S Video-Equipped VCR (except for KV-27TS29/2970M)
    • MENU
    • RETURN
    • RETURN
      • To scan the preset channels* in numerical sequence
• © © ©
• © © ©
• ® © ®
  • Muting the Sound — MUTING
    • To restore the sound
  • Keeping the Displays On-Screen — DISPLAY
    • To display the channel
    • To cancel the display
  • Using the Sleep Timer — SLEEP
    • SLEEP 30
    • SLEEP 60
    • SLEEP 90
    • SLEEP OFF
    • To cancel the setting
  • Switching Quickly Between Two Channels—JUMP
    • MENU
    • RETURN
  • Adjusting the Picture
    • Press RETURN.
    • RETURN
    • To adjust other items
    • Repeat steps 3-4.
  • Adjusting Picture and Sound Quality
    • Adjusting the Sound
      • MENU
      • RETURN
      • RETURN
        • Press A+ or V- to make the adjustment.
        • Press RETURN.
      • RETURN
        • To adjust other items
        • Repeat steps 3-4.
    • Listening to surround sound—SURROUND
      • (Follow steps 1-2 in “Adjusting the Sound”, p. 34.)
      • Press A-t- or V- to select SURROUND.
      • Then press RETURN.
      • RETURN
        • Press A + or V- to select ON or OFF modes alternately.
        • Then press RETURN.
        • RETURN
  • Adjusting Picture and Sound Quality
    • Receiving Multichannel TV Sound programs—MTS
      • RETURN
      • RETURN
    • Turning the speaker on or off
    • If you select ON mode:
    • If you select OFF mode:
      • Picture-in-Picture speciai features
    • Displaying a window picture—PIP
      • To disappear the window picture
    • (KV-27TS36/32TS36/32TS46/27TW77/27TW78/32TW67/32TW68/32TW77/32TW78/KV-2975M only)
    • Changing the window picture input mode
      • Press PIP to display a window picture.
      • Notes
      • Press TVA/IDEO in the Picture-in-Picture control area to select the input mode.
      • TV/VIDEO
    • To receive the window picture sound
      • Press AUDIO.
      • AUDIO
        • To restore the main picture sound
        • Press AUDIO again.
  • Watching Two Pictures at Once (Picture-in-Picture)
    • Changing TV channels in the window picture
    • Changing the position of the window picture—POSITION
    • Displaying a still picture — FREEZE
      • To restore the normal picture
    • Swapping the main and window pictures — SWAP
  • Watching Two Pictures at Once (Picture-in-Picture)
    • Displaying a pay cable TV channel as a window picture
    • Connection
    • Setting the Clock—CURRENT TIME SET
      • Follow these instructions to set the current time. The correct time must be set in order to use the timer-activated functions (ON/OFF TIMER, CHANNEL BLOCK).
      • EXAMPLE: Set the time to 3:15 PM, Monday.
      • Press MENU.
      • Press A+ or V- to select TIME.
      • Press RETURN.
      • Press RETURN.
      • Press RETURN again.
      • Press A+ or V- to set the day.
      • Press RETURN.
      • RETURN
        • CURRENT TIME SET
        • MON 12:00 All OMENU
        • Set the time.
      • RETURN
        • CURRENT TIME SET
        • MON 3:00 PM 3MENU
        • Set the time.
        • Press RETURN.
      • RETURN
        • CURRENT TIME SET
        • MON 3:15 PM OMENU
        • Set the time.
        • CURRENT TiME SET
        • ► MON 3:15 PM DMENU
        • Use
        • To reset the time
        • To display the time
        • To return to the normal screen
        • Notes
        • Press A-i- or V- to set the hour.
        • Press A+ or V- to set the minutes.
        • Exit!
  • Using the Timer-Activated Functions
    • Setting the ON/OFF TIMER
      • I^(R) RETURN
      • RETURN
      • RETURN
        • Press A+ or V- to'set the day.
        • Then press RETURN.
        • Press A+ or V- to set the hour that you want the TIMER to start.
        • Then press RETURN.
        • Press A+ or V- to set the minutes.
        • Then press RETURN.
      • RETURN
        • Press A+ or V- to set the duration of time.
        • Then press RETURN.
      • RETURN
        • Press A+ or V- to set the channel that you want the TV to tune in.
        • Press RETURN.
      • RETURN
      • Exits
        • Notes
  • Using the Timer-Activated Functions
    • Setting CHANNEL BLOCK
    • MENU
    • RETURN
    • RETURN
      • RETURN
      • RETURN
      • RETURN
      • RETURN
      • CD «■
    • Setting Channel Captions — CH CAPTION
      • MENU
      • RETURN
      • RETURN
      • RETURN
        • Press A+ or V- to select a caption position number.
        • Then press RETURN.
      • RETURN
        • Press A+ or V- to select the channel you want to caption.
        • Then press RETURN.
      • RETURN
        • Press A+ or V- to select the first letter.
        • Then press RETURN.
        • Repeat step 7 to select each remaining letter.
        • (For a 3-letter caption, leave a space by pressing RETURN oniy.)
      • RETURN
        • I Press RETURN.
      • RETURN
        • To caption other channels
        • Repeat steps 4-9.
    • Viewing the Captioned Channels — CH GUIDE
      • To cancel the CHANNEL GUIDE screen
• © © ® © © ® ©® ©
  • Setting VIDEO LABEL (except for KV-27TS29/2970M)
    • Use this feature to label each input mode in order to identify the equipment connected to each input terminal.
    • EXAMPLE: Label VIDEO 1 IN as VHS.
    • Press MENU.
  • MENU
    • Press A+ or V- to select SET UP.
    • Press RETURN.
    • RETURN
    • Press A+ or V- to select VIDEO LABEL.
    • Press RETURN.
    • RETURN
  • Customizing the Screen Display
    • RETURN
    • RETURN
    • Operating Sony or Non-Sony Video Equipment- Pre-Programmed Function
  • Using the Pre-Programmed Remote Commander
    • Manufactures and Code Numbers (VCR/video disc player)
    • CAUTION
    • The code numbers for Sony equipment are assigned as follows;
    • 01 Beta, ED Beta VCR
    • 02 8 mm VCR
    • 03 VHS VCR
    • 04 Video disc player
    • Operating a Cable Converter Box
      • Notes
      • CODE SET
      • CABLE POWER
• © 0 © ® © ©
• 0 © ©
  • JUMP
    • To operate the TV
    • For more details on operating the cable box
    • Television system Channel coverage
    • Picture tube
    • Antenna
    • Input
    • Output
    • American TV standards
    • Dimensions/Weight
    • Supplied accessories
    • Recommended accessories
    • Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.