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KV-21XE42C
Selecting Ster
eo or Bilingual Pr
ograms (MTS)
KV
-20S40, 20S41 only
The Multichannel TV Sound (MTS) featur
e allows you to enjoy
Ster
eo Sound (STEREO), Second
Audio Pr
ograms (SAP), or
Monaural Sound (MONO) when available.
1
Pr
ess MENU and select the AUDIO
menu.
2
Move the
cursor
to MTS and
pr
ess SELECT
.
3
Pr
ess
V
or
v
to select STEREO, SAP
, or MONO and pr
ess
SELECT
.
Choose
To
STEREO
Listen to ster
eo sound.
SAP
Listen to bilingual and other pr
ograms.
MONO
Reduce noise during poor ster
eo br
oadcasts.
For Dir
ect MTS Access
Pr
ess MTS r
epeatedly to cycle thr
ough the MTS options.
Note
•
If your TV does not have sound, try changing your MTS setting.
T
roubleshooting
If you ar
e having a pr
oblem with your TV
, try the suggestions
below
. If the pr
oblem persists, contact your near
est Sony
dealer
.
Pr
oblem
Suggestion
No pictur
e
, no
•
Make sur
e the power cor
d is connected.
sound
•
If a r
ed light keeps flashing on the fr
ont of your
TV
, for mor
e than a few minutes, call your local
service center
.
•
Check the TV/VIDEO setting: when watching
TV
, set to TV
; when watching video tapes, set
to VIDEO (page
9
).
•
Make sur
e the batteries have been inserted
corr
ectly into the r
emote contr
ol.
•
T
ry another channel. It could be station tr
ouble.
P
oor or no pictur
e
,
•
Adjust PICTURE in the VIDEO menu (page
13
).
good sound
•
Adjust BRIGHTNESS in the VIDEO menu
(page
13
).
•
Check the antenna and/or cable connections
(page
3
).
Good pictur
e
,
•
P
ress MUTING so that MUTING disappears
no sound
fr
om the scr
een (page
9
).
•
Check your
AUDIO settings. Y
our TV may be
set to SAP (page
14
).
No color
•
Adjust COLOR in the VIDEO menu (page
13
).
•
Make sur
e that a black and white pr
ogram is
not being br
oadcast.
Only snow
•
Check the CABLE setting in the SET UP menu
appear
s on
(page
8
).
the scr
een
•
Check the antenna and/or cable connections
(page
3
).
•
Make sur
e the channel selected is curr
ently
br
oadcasting.
Dotted lines
•
Adjust the antenna.
or stripes
•
Move the TV away fr
om other electr
onic
equipment. Some electr
onic equipment can
cr
eate electrical noise, which can interfer
e with
TV r
eception.
Double images
•
Check your outdoor antenna or call your cable
or ghosts
service.
Cannot r
eceive
•
Make sur
e CABLE is set to OFF in the SET UP
higher number
menu (page
8
).
channels (UHF)
•
Use
AUT
O PROGRAM to add channels that
when using an
ar
e not pr
esently in the memory (page
7
).
antenna
Cable stations
•
Make sur
e CABLE is set to ON in the SET UP
don’t seem to
menu (page
8
).
work
•
Use
AUT
O PROGRAM to add channels that
ar
e not pr
esently in the memory (page
7
).
Remote contr
ol
•
Batteries could be weak. Replace them (page
5
).
does not oper
ate
•
Move the TV 3–4 feet away fr
om fluor
escent
lights.
The TV
needs
•
Clean the TV with a soft dry cloth. Never use
to be cleaned
str
ong solvents such as thinner or benzine,
which might damage the finish of the cabinet.
The
TV is fixed
•
T
ry turning CHANNEL
FIX of
f (page
11
).
to one channel
•
Use
AUT
O PROGRAM to add r
eceivable
channels that ar
e not pr
esently in the TV
memory (page
7
).
Video Menu • Video Setting • Audio Menu • Bilingual Programs (MTS)
Audio Menu
AUDIO
MTS: STEREO Ł
MENU
Move Select Exit
MENU
If, after r
eading these operating instructions, you have additional
questions r
elated to the use of your Sony television, please call our
Dir
ect Response Center at 1-800-222-SONY
(7669).
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