KE-P42MRX1, KE-P50MRX1 - Sony TV Service Manual (repair manual). Page 8

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  TV I/

: To Temporarily Switch Off TV (standby mode): 

Press this button to temporarily switch off TV (the standby indicator

on the TV 

lights up). Press again to switch on TV from standby mode. 

•  To save energy we recommend switching off completely when TV is

 not  in use.

•  If the “Auto Shutoff” option is set to “On” (see page 30) the TV 

switches automatically into standby mode after 15 minutes without a 
TV signal and without any button being pressed.

2

  VIDEO I/

: press this button to switch your VCR or DVD on or off.

3

Media Selector: press these buttons to select which device you want to operate, 
TV, VCR, DVD or AUX. A green light will be momentarily lit to show which one 
you have selected. For details refer to pages 47-49.

4

Selecting input source: press this button repeatedly until the desired input 
symbol of the source appears on the TV screen. Refer to page 52.

5

Selecting the screen format: press this button repeatedly to change the 

format of the screen. Refer to page 26.

6

Selecting broadcast channels: if Media Selector (3) is switched to TV, 
press these buttons to select channels. For double-digit programme numbers, enter 
the second digit within 2.5 seconds.

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a) Watching last channel selected: if Media Selector (3) is switched to 

TV, press this button to return to the previous channel you were watching 
(provided you watched it for at least 5 seconds).

b) Selecting VCR double-digit: if Media Selector (3) is switched to VCR, 

press this button to select double-digit channels for Sony's VCR e.g. 23, press
 -/-- first and next the buttons 2 and 3. 

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Displaying "Memory Stick" menu: for details see pages 38-44.

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  "Memory Stick" Recording button: while the Media Selector is switched 

on TV mode, press this button to directly record moving pictures on the 
"Memory Stick". To stop the recording process, press this button again.

q;

 a) Fastext: if Media Selector (3) is switched to TV and  whilst you are in 

Teletext mode, these buttons can be used as Fastext buttons. For details see 
page 45.

b)   Operating VCR or DVD: if Media Selector (3) is switched to VCR or 

DVD, these buttons will operate the main functions of your VCR or DVD, 
once the remote control has been programmed. Refer to page 47.

qa

  Selecting broadcast channels: press these buttons to select the next or 

previous broadcast channel.

qs

Menu system: press this button to enter the TV menu system. Refer to page 21.

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2

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qa

q;

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qs

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The buttons labelled qa, qh and qk are also used for Teletext operation. For details see page 45.

. 

qd

  Teletext: press this button to switch on  Teletext. For details see page 45.

qf

  Adjusting volume: press these buttons to increase or decrease the volume.

qg

 a) Displaying a channel or an input signal index: If Media Selector 

(3) is switched to TV and MENU is switched off, press OK to display a 
channel or input signal index. Once you have pressed OK:

 To select a channel: press 

v

 or 

V

 to select a channel and next press 

again the OK button to watch the selected channel.

 To select an input signal: while watching the channel index, press 

b

 to 

display the input signal (you can always switch from the channel index to 
the input signal index and vice versa by pressing 

B

 or 

b

). Next, press 

v

 

or 

V

 to select an available input signal. Finally press again the OK button 

to watch the selected input signal.

b) Navigator: if Media Selector (3) is switched to TV and MENU (qs) is 

switched on, use these buttons to navigate through the menu system of the 
TV. Refer to page 21.

qh

Freezing the picture: press this button to freeze the picture. Press again to 
return to the normal picture. If you have inserted a Memory Stick, after 
pressing this button you will be requested if you want to store the picture (for 
details, see page 44).

qj

NexTView: press this button to display NexTView. For details, refer to page 

46.

qk

Displaying Info: press this button to display all on-screen indication such as 

channel number, etc. Press again to cancel.

ql

Switching off the picture: press this button to switch off the picture. Only 
the picture is switched off; the sound remains on. Press again to cancel.

w;

 PAP (Picture And Picture): press this button to divide the screen into two 
for watching two channels simultaneously. Refer to page 37.

wa

  Selecting picture mode: press this button repeatedly to change the picture 

mode. For details on the different picture modes, refer to page 22.

ws

Selecting TV mode: press this button to switch off PAP, Teletext or Video 
input mode.

wd

Muting the sound: press this button to mute the TV sound. Press again to 
restore the sound.

wd

w;

qf

qg

qh

qj

qk

ql

qd

ws

wa