SONY KD28DX50U
Service Manual

The operating instructions mentioned here are partial abstracts from the �Operating Manual�. The page numbers of the �Operating Instruction Manual� remain as in the manual.

Digital text
Many broadcasters now provide a digital service. Digital text services offer all An example of digital text. When you switch TV for first time a menu appears on the

Automatically tuning the TV the familiar information that analogue (conventional) text services provide but with

the look and feel of a graphically rich website.

The �Picture Rotation� menu. different from ITV. Most of the digital text services currently

screen asking you to check if picture is slanted. (Sometimes the The appearance, content and navigation methods of all digital text services are Earth�s natural magnetism can cause screen to slanted.) decided by broadcaster. For example, digital text from the BBC may look

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Select items on screen... OK and Numbered buttons. OK Access shortcuts... Coloured buttons.

a) If no correction is required, press V or v button to highlight �Not available use simple navigation methods based on the following buttons:

necessary�. Press the OK button to continue. If picture slants, please

adjust picture rotation To Press

b) If some correction is required, press the V or v button to highlight

Load or exit digital text... / button.

Adjust now

�Adjust now�. OK to continue. Press the V or v button Not necessary correct slant. Press the OK button to store.

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autotune prompt appears. Press the OK button to select �Yes�. The Move around the screen... V, v, B or b buttons. autotune procedure begins.

The digital autotune display appears on screen and the TV starts to search for all the available digital channels. This may take some time, please be patient and do not press any buttons on the TV or remote control. The �Autotune� prompt. Viewing digital text There are two ways to view text, either while watching a digital channel or by accessing a dedicated digital text channel.

If no digital or analogue channels are found, a message appears asking

Do want start you to confirm that is connected correctly. Check all the aerial

a) Digital text from digital channels

connections and press OK button to start the autotune procedure automatic tuning? again.

Yes

(depending on availability of service)

When digital is complete, the analogue autotune starts to No This form of digital text is accessed the same way as analogue text. search for all the available analogue channels.

Select digital channel which provides a text service.

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Follow the on screen instructions.

OK TV returns to normal operation, displaying the digital channel stored on

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Once all available digital and analogue channels have been stored, the Press / button to access the digital text service. number 1. If no digital channels are found, the analogue channel stored on channel 1 is displayed.

The TV has now tuned

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(depending on availability of service)

in all the available channels b) Digital from a dedicated digital text channel
Some broadcasters provide a separate channel for accessing their digital text

Switching between digital and analogue mode service.

Select a dedicated digital text channel.

Press the DIGITAL/a button to switch between digital and analogue mode. Follow the on screen instructions.

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In digital mode, an information banner appears briefly on screen when the channel is changed.

In analogue mode, the channel number appears in green lettering when the channel is changed.