Sony NSX-46GT1 - Manual

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Preventing TV Tip-Over Accidents
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
estimates that in 2005 at least 3,000 children younger
than age 5 were treated in U.S. hospitals emergency
rooms because of injuries associated with TV tip-overs. In
addition, from 2000 through 2005, CPSC received reports
of 36 TV tip-over deaths. More than 80 percent of all these
deaths involved young children. The injuries and deaths
frequently take place when kids climb onto, fall against or
pull themselves up on shelves, bookcases, dressers, desks,
chests and television stands. In some cases, televisions
placed on top of furniture tip over and cause a child to suffer
a traumatic and sometimes fatal injury.
The following safety tips are recommended
to prevent furniture or TV tip-overs:
 Verify that television is placed only on furniture that is
stable on its own. For added security it is recommended
that you attach to the wall or anchor to the floor all
entertainment units, TV stands, bookcases, shelving, and
bureaus using appropriate hardware, such as brackets,
screws, or toggles.
 Place the television on sturdy furniture appropriate for the
size of the TV or on a low-rise base.
 Push the television as far back as possible.
 Place electrical cords and audio/visual cables out of a
child’s reach, and teach kids not to play with them.
 Remove items that might tempt kids to climb on or near
the television, such as toys and remote controls, from top
of the TV and furniture.
See the Reference Guide for more information on how to
secure the TV.
Watch Out!
Attention
Does your picture quality seem poor?
Do you have a cable or satellite box?
Factors other than your TV can affect picture quality.
1) Cable or Satellite Set-Top Box (STB)
Request an HD STB from your service provider and review
your STB settings.
You may need to adjust your STB audio and picture
settings, otherwise you may experience issues such as:
Poor picture quality, black bars on the top or sides of the
screen, no audio, empty black boxes on the screen.
Contact your service provider if you have any questions on
STB usage.
2) Broadcaster
The broadcaster controls the quality of the program. Some
programs are broadcast in High Definition (HD), while other
programs are broadcast in Standard Definition (SD), even
on HD stations.
HD broadcast
Crisp, clear picture SD broadcast
Fuzzy picture, often
with black bars
Type of content stations can broadcast:
SD Station HD Station
SD Content X X
HD Content X
Both HD &
SD content
X
SD content on HD channels does not create an HD picture!
3) Original Recording Quality
The quality of the picture you see also depends on the type
of camera used when the original recording was made.
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