WARNING Table of contents To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the projection TV to rain or moisture. Dangerously high voltages are present inside the projection TV. Do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. For general safety: •...
Getting Started Installing the projection TV For the best picture quality, install the projection TV within the areas shown below. Optimum viewing area (Vertical) Optimum viewing area (Horizontal) KP-E41 KP-E41 75° 75° 75° 27.5° 27.5° KP-E53/E61 KP-E53/E61 75° 75° 27.5°...
TV. MENU ENTER Press ENTER. ¢+ or ›– ENTER Press POWER on the projection TV. KP-E41 Press ¢ + or › – to select CHINESE. POWER KP-E53/E61 Press ENTER. POWER ENTER Press MENU to return to the normal screen.
Press ¢ + or › – to move the line until it Adjusting the converges with the center green line, and press ENTER. convergence (Light blue) (CONVERGENCE) (Light blue) To move up/right, press ¢ +. Before you use the projection TV, adjust convergence. The projection tube image appears on the screen in To move down/left, press ›...
Press ¢ + or › – to select AUTO PROGR. Presetting channels Press ENTER. You can preset TV channels easily by storing all the receivable channels automatically. You can also preset ENTER channels manually or skip program positions (page 23). You can preset channels using the buttons on the projection TV as well as those on the remote commander.
Introducing the menu You can preset channels and set picture quality, sound, and other settings using the on-screen menus. You can use the buttons on both remote commander and the projection TV to operate the menus. Main menu Getting back to the previous menu Cancelling the menu screen Press MENU.
When the STANDBY indicator on the front of the projection TV is not lit, press POWER on the projection TV, and select the program position. KP-E41 To scan through program positions Press PROGR +/– until the program position you POWER want appears.
Switching off the projection TV Displaying on-screen information Press DISP. To switch off the projection TV temporarily, press POWER on the remote commander. DISP The STANDBY indicator lights. POWER To switch off the projection TV completely, press POWER on the TV. Note •...
Using the Picture-in- Changing the position of the PIP screen Picture features Press MENU. You can display a Picture-in-Picture (PIP) screen (small Press ¢ + or › – to move the cursor (z) to picture) within the main picture of a TV program or a FEATURES, and press ENTER.
If the fixed (non-moving) pattern is on the screen Selecting the for long periods of time Keep the picture functions at low settings (see “Adjusting the picture setting” on page 14). If not, the image may be picture mode permanently imprinted on the screen. Note •...
Press ¢ + or › – to adjust the item, and Selecting the sound press ENTER. mode Item Press ¢ + to Press › – to PICTURE Increase picture Decrease picture contrast contrast COLOR Increase color Decrease color intensity intensity Brighten the picture Darken the picture BRIGHT...
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Adjusting the sound setting Listening to surround sound (ADJUSTMENT) You can enjoy a surround sound effect that is like being You can adjust the sound quality to suit your taste with in a movie theater or a concert hall when receiving the ADJUSTMENT option.
The sound changes and the corresponding indicator lights up as follows: ENLARGE Setting the speaker switch KP-E41 If you connect a Dolby Pro Logic-compatible amplifier KP-E53/E61 to the CENTER SPEAKER IN terminals, you can use the projection TV speakers as center speakers.
Viewing Teletext Checking the contents of a Teletext service (INDEX) When Teletext is switched on, you can display the Teletext menu. Press MENU. TV stations broadcast an information service called Teletext via a local TV channel. Teletext service allows you to receive various Press ¢...
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Enlarging the Teletext display Displaying a Teletext page at the (ENLARGE) requested time (TIME PAGE) Each time you press A/B/ENLARGE, the Teletext You can display a time-coded page (e.g. an alarm page) display changes as follows: at the time you preset. Enlarge upper half Enlarge lower half Normal size...
TV. The sound from the speaker is shut off. Press ¢ + or › – to select FEATURES, and To adjust the headphones volume, press VOL +/–. press ENTER. KP-E41 –––––––– VIDEO 3 IN –––––––– S VIDEO VIDEO L(MONO)––AUDIO––R ENTER MENU COLOR SYSTEM Press ¢...
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To preset other channels Presetting channels manually Repeat steps 4 to 6. To change the program position for a channel or to Disabling program positions receive a channel with a weak signal, preset the channel manually. By disabling unused or unwanted program positions, For example, preset a channel in program position 8.
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Customizing channel names Manual fine-tuning You can caption each channel number using up to five Normally, the automatic fine-tuning (AFT) is letters to be displayed on the screen. operating. However, if the picture of a channel is distorted, you can use the manual fine-tuning function Display the MANUAL PROGR menu.
PR, and press ENTER. You can use the supplied remote commander to operate the TV and Sony video equipment, such as a Press ¢ + or › – to select the program VCR or multi-disc player. To operate Sony video...
Additional Information Connections Connecting a VHF antenna or a combination VHF/UHF antenna—75-ohm coaxial cable (round) Attach an optional IEC antenna connector to the 75-ohm coaxial cable. Plug the connector into the (antenna) terminal at the rear of the projection TV. On a wall Rear of projection TV Rear of projection TV...
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When connecting a monaural VCR Note on the video input Connect the yellow plug to VIDEO and the white plug to When no signal is input, the screen becomes black and on-screen- AUDIO-L (mono). display becomes dark. If both S Video and video signals are input When connecting a VCR to the VIDEO 3 IN jacks The S Video input signal is selected.
No picture Troubleshooting No sound Press POWER. Press POWER to turn the projection TV off for 5 to 6 seconds, then turn it on again by pressing POWER. Check the antenna connection. If you have any problems, read this manual again and Check the VCR connections.