KV-29FQ75A - Sony TV Service Manual (repair manual). Page 9

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With this ‘Long Info’ menu screen, you can set timers or record selected programmes.

1. Press 

v or V to select a future programme in the programme list column.

2. Press the OK button to display the ‘Long Info’ menu on the TV screen.

To set the timer
Press the 

b or B buttons to highlight the 

 icon then press the OK button repeatedly to ‘set the timer’ or ‘cancel the timer’. If

you choose to set the timer, the programme is marked with a clock symbol and a message appears on the screen shortly before
the programme is due to start asking whether you wish to still view this programme. 

To view the timer table
Press the 

b or B buttons to highlight the 

 icon then press the OK button repeatedly to switch on/off the timer table. This table

shows the programmes on which you have already set a timer. (You can set a timer on up to 5 programmes).

 

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Address Mapping

The position of the addresses in the
OSDA is shown in the following diagram.
The position values of the DPW are set
to '0'.

If other values are set, the complete
combination will be scrolled.

Example:
if the DPWC is set to '63', the char-

Speed
Timer Prog

VPS/PDC

SP

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On

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To record programmes*
* (only with Smartlink VCRs)

1. Connect your Smartlink VCR.

2. Press 

b or B to select 

 then press the OK button to download the information to your VCR.

3. To set up the VCR:

VPS/PDC
Press 

b to select VPS/PDC then press the OK button repeatedly to select ‘On’ or ‘Off’. With this setting on you have the

guaranteed recording of the whole broadcast should there be a change in the TV programme. This only works if the selected
channel broadcasts a VPS/PDC signal.

Speed
Press 

V to select ‘Speed’ the press the OK button repeatedly to select between ‘SP’ for standard play or ‘LP’ for longplay.

With longplay you can record twice as much on a videotape. The picture quality however may suffer.

VCR Setup
Press 

V to select ‘VCR Setup’ then press the OK button repeatedly to select which VCR you wish to programme, namely 

‘VCR1’ or ‘VCR2’.

4. Finally, press 

B to select the 

 icon then press the OK button to remove the menu from the TV screen.

Most TV channels broadcast information via Teletext. The index page of the teletext service (usually page 100) gives you 
information on how to use the service. Please use a TV channel with a strong signal, otherwise there may be Teletext errors.

1. Select the TV channel which carries the teletext service you want to view.
2. Press the 

 button once for Picture and Teletext (P&T). The screen is divided in two, 

with the TV channel in the right corner and the Teletext display on the left.

In P&T mode press 

 then press PROGR+/- to change the channel of the TV 

screen. Press 

b or B to change the size of the TV screen then press 

 again to

resume normal teletext reception.

3. Press 

 twice to get Teletext only.

4. Press 

 three times for Mix mode.

5. Press 

 a fourth time to switch off Teletext. 

Input three digits for the page number using the numbered buttons on the remote control. If 
you make a mistake, type in any three digits then re-enter the correct page number.

Selecting the next or preceding page
Press the 

 or 

 buttons on the remote control to select the previous or next page.

Selecting a sub page
A teletext page may consist of several sub pages. In this case an information line is displayed, 
showing the number of subpages. Select the sub page by pressing 

v or V.

To freeze a Teletext page
Press the 

 button to freeze the page. Press again to cancel the freeze.

Revealing the index page
Press the 

 button to reveal the index page (normally page 100).  

Using colour buttons to access pages (Fastext)
(only available if the TV station broadcasts Fastext signals)
When the colour coded menu appears at the bottom of a page, press a coloured button on the 
remote control (green, red, yellow or blue) to access the corresponding page.

Using the feature ‘Page Catching’
1. Press the numbered buttons on the remote control to select a teletext page which has

several page numbers on it (eg the index page).

2. Press the OK button.  
3. Press 

v or V to select the desired page number then press the OK button.  The requested

page is displayed after some seconds.

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