Sony XEL 1 User Manual

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Using TV Features
7FAVO R I T E SPress once to display the stored favorite channel list.
You can store up to 30 channels in your Favorites list.
How to Add to Favorites
While tuned to the channel you want to add to the list, press 
OPTIONS and highlight “Add to Favorites”, then press  .
A confirmation message of “Channel added to Favorites” will 
appear for a few seconds.
How to Remove from Favorites
While tuned to a channel that exists in the Favorites list, 
press OPTIONS and highlight “Remove from...

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qfJUMPPress to jump back and forth between two channels. The TV 
alternates between the current channel and the last channel 
that was selected.
qgPICTUREPress repeatedly to cycle through the available picture modes: 
Vivid, Standard, Custom, 
Photo. (Available options 
depend on the current mode.) The picture modes can also be 
accessed in the Picture settings. For details, see Picture 
settings on page 32.
qhWIDEPress repeatedly to step through the Wide Mode settings: 
Wide Zoom, Normal, Full, Zoom....

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Using TV Features
qlOPTIONSPress to display a list of convenient functions and menu 
shortcuts. The OPTIONS menu items vary based on input 
and content.
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OPTIONS menu is displayed for more than 2 to 3 
minutes, and no operation is performed (such as switching 
the channels or adjusting the volume control), the screen 
returns to the previously viewed screen.
w;CH +/–Press to scan through channels. To scan quickly through 
channels, press and hold down either +/–.
ButtonDescription
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w;
Menu...

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Buttons and Indicators on the Base
ItemDescription
1 LEDLights up in orange when the Memory Stick is inserted.
2PIC OFF LEDLights up in green when the Picture Off feature is activated (see page 41).
3TIMER LEDWhen the timer is set, this LED will remain lit even if the TV is turned off. For details, 
see page 32.
4HOMEPress to display the TV Home Menu/XMB
™ (XrossMediaBar) to access the TV Home 
Menu items such as TV Settings, Photo, Music, TV channels and External Inputs 
list (see page 25)....

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Using TV Features
Overview of the TV Home Menu (XMB™)
The HOME button allows you to access the TV Home Menu on the XMB™ (XrossMediaBar) as well as 
a variety of TV features. The XMB
™ displays the Media Category icons (horizontally) and available 
features (vertically) with the highlighted icon.
1Press HOME to display the XMB™.
2Press B/b to select a Media Category icon.
3Press V/v to select a Category Object icon, and then press  .
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 If the TV Home Menu/XMB™ is displayed and no operation is...

26 Enjoying Photos and Music 
from a Memory Stick
The XEL-1 offers easy access to photos and music files 
stored on Sony Memory Stick media (not supplied).
Enjoy the benefits of the Memory Stick index 
feature which displays JPEG and MP3 files into 
accessible thumbnails.
View JPEG Photos (see page 27)
 in standard or slideshow view
 in 3 rotational directions
Play MP3 Music files (see page 27)
 with your slideshow
 in shuffle or repeat track mode
The Memory Stick slot accommodates Memory 
Stick, Memory...

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Using TV Features
Use the remote control keys to navigate through 
the photo files from your Memory Stick media.
While Displaying Photo
Configuring Photo Viewing Settings
Press OPTIONS from the remote control for 
quick access to Photo feature options.When the Memory Stick index is displayed and 
OPTIONS is selected from the remote control, the 
following options are also available.
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 When folders are added for slideshow, a different 
folder may be played if the folder and/or file order has 
been...

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Information Panel
Information panel shows playback status or 
playback time. Press DISPLAY to open or close 
information panel
*.
* Information panel cannot be displayed while displaying a 
still image in the Photo menu.
 Play Status Display
 Progress Bar
The progress bar will not be displayed if the total 
time of a file is not recognized.
 Playing Time/ Song Length
 Operating Guide
The Operating Guide displays the corresponding 
remote control buttons needed to control playback. 
It will disappear...

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Using TV Features
sDo not disassemble or modify Memory Stick 
media.
sAvoid getting liquid on Memory Stick media.
sApply labels only within the designated label 
area.
sAvoid permanent damage to still image data. 
Do not use or store Memory Stick media in a 
location that is subject to high temperatures 
(such as near a heater or inside a hot car), high 
humidity, direct sunlight, corrosive 
substances, magnetic fields, excessive dust, 
static electricity or electric noise, or electric 
surges.
sStore...

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Protecting the TV Screen
Precautions to Protect the 
Screen from Damage
Prolonged display of still images over time may 
cause permanent image retention (image burn). 
Avoid displaying images that cause image burn 
and take the following measures to protect the 
screen.
Due to the characteristics of the material used in 
an OLED screen for its high-precision image, 
permanent image retention may occur if still 
images are displayed in the same position on the 
screen continuously, or repeatedly over...