Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product KDL-32XBR6 Sony
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© 2008 Sony Corporation LCD Digital Color TV 3-297-694- 11 (1) KDL-32 XBR6 KDL-37 XBR6 KDL-40 V4150 KDL-40 V4100 KDL- 42V41 00 KDL- 46V41 00 KDL- 52V41 00 Operating Instructi ons.
2 CAUTION To prevent electric s hock and blade exposure, do not use this polarized AC plug with an extension cord, r eceptacle or other outlet unless the blades can be fully inserted.
Quick Setup Guide (separate volume) Provides a variety of optional equipment connection diagrams. Customer S upport http://www.sony.com/tvsupport On-line Regis tration United States http://productregistration.
4 W elcome to the W orld of BRA VIA ® The Four Steps to a Full HD Experien ce: Set, Sound, Sour ce, an d Setup Than k y ou f or purc hasin g t his S on y BR A V IA ® high-d efinit ion t elevision. The qu alit y of the im age you see on your BRA VIA TV is on ly as g ood as the qualit y of t he sig nal it rec eives.
5 TV Home Menu: XMB ™ (Xr ossMediaBar ) The XMB ™ is an easy w ay to acce ss the TV setti ngs f or custo mizi ng, maki ng adjustme nts , viewing the av ai lable TV ch annel s and s electin g the c onnec ted equ ipment . Press the HOME button on your remote c ontro l to dis play the XMB ™ .
6 Getting Started 1. Installi ng the TV This TV can be mounte d on a wal l using a W all- Mount Bracket or placed on a TV stand (each sold separately).
7 Getting Started All model s are ready to be mounted on a wall. Model KDL-52V4100 will require d etaching the T able-T op s tand. • For product protection and safety reasons, Sony strongly recommen.
8 Make sur e that your TV has adequate ai r circulation. Allo w enough space around the TV as sho wn belo w . A void op erating th e TV at temperatures belo w 41 °F (5 °C). ~ • Inadequa te ai r circul ation can lead to overheating of the TV and may cause dam age to you r TV or cause a fire .
9 Getting Started Sony stro ngly reco mme nds tak ing measures to prevent the TV from toppling ov er . Unsecured TVs may topple and result in pro perty damage, se rious bodily injury or e ven death. Prevent the T V from T o ppling Ov er s Secure the TV to a w all and/or stan d.
10 2. Locating Inputs and Outputs ~ • This TV disp lays al l vide o input signa ls in a res olution of 1,92 0 dot s × 1,080 lines. • An HDMI or Comp onent video (Y P B P R ) connect ion is r equir ed to view 48 0i, 480 p, 720p, 1080 i and 10 80p vid eo formats.
11 Getting Started Item D escription 1 VIDEO IN 1 S VIDEO VIDEO IN 2/3 VIDEO/L(MONO)- A UDIO-R Conn ects to the S VIDEO outpu t jack of video eq uipmen t. If both comp osite vi deo and S VIDEO are connected, S VI DEO signal has priority . Conn ects to the co mposit e video an d audio ou tput jack s on you r A/V equip ment.
12 3. Connecting the TV Y ou can enjo y high- def inition and stand ard- definition digital programming (if av ailable in your area) alo ng with standard- def inition analog progr amming. ~ • This TV is capable of receiving unscramb led di gita l prog rammin g for bo th cab le (QA M and 8VS B) and external VHF/UHF antenna (A TSC).
13 Getting Started Shown with D V I Connection ~ • If the equipment has a D VI jack and no t an HDMI jack , connec t the D VI jack to th e HDMI IN 4 (with DVI-to-HDMI cable or adapt er) jack and connect the audio jack to the A UDIO IN (L/R) jack s of HDMI IN 4.
14 Use the TV as a monitor for yo ur PC as shown below . Shown below is the HD15 to HD15 connection. This TV can also be connected to a PC with a D VI or HDM I output. (Refer to the separate Quick Setup Guide.) ~ • Connect the PC IN j ack to the PC us ing an HD15- HD15 ca ble with f errite core ( analog RGB) an d audio cable (see page 11).
15 Getting Started ~ • Refer to th e Quic k Setup Guide (suppl ied) wh en co nnecti ng othe r equip ment t o your T V . Other Equipment CABLE/ANTENNA VIDEO L (MONO) AU DI O R VIDEO IN IN 2 2 4 1 3 1.
16 4. Setting Up the Channel List – Initia l Setup The Initial Setup screen appears when you turn on t he T V f or th e fi rs t tim e. 1 Complete your cable connections (refer to the preceding pag es and the Quick Setup Guide prov ided separately ) before pro ceeding with the Initial Setu p .
17 Getting Started s T o Run Initial S etup Again or A uto Pr ogram at a Later Time Select the Initial Setup feature from the XMB ™ or refer to th e Initial Setup des cri bed on pag e 42. To r u n Auto Pr ogram , s ee page 37. s T o Add Digital Channels Use the Add Digital Channels feature as desc ribe d on page 3 7.
18 Operating the TV Inserting Batteries into the Remote Control Insert two si ze AA batter ies (sup plied) by matc hing e and E on the batteries to the diagram inside the battery compartmen t of the remote contro l.
19 Operating th e TV Rem ote Cont r ol Butt on De scripti on Button Description 1 DISPLA Y Pr ess onc e to di splay t he bann er with channe l/pr ogram informati o n you ar e watch ing. T he banner will time out in a few seconds or pres s again to exit.
20 7 RETURN Press to go back to the previous screen or exit from the screen when d isplaying m enu items and settings. 8 HOME Press to di splay the TV Home Me nu/X MB ™ to access the TV Home Men u items such as th e TV Sett ings , TV channel s and External Inputs list (se e page s 5 and 29) .
21 Operating th e TV qk OPTI ONS Press to dis play a list o f con venient f unctions and m enu shortcuts. The OPT IONS menu i tems vary base d on inpu t and cont ent.
22 w; WIDE P ress repeatedl y to cycle throug h the av aila ble Wid e Mode setting s: Wide Zoom , Normal , Full , H Stretch , Zoom . The Wide Mo de set tings can be al so accessed in the Screen settings (see pag es 35 and 36). Changing the Wide Screen Mod e ~ • Normal is a vailabl e with 480i or 48 0p so urces only .
23 Operating th e TV Indicator s Item Description 1 Speaker O utput s the a udi o signa l. 2 Light Sensor Senses room light le vel and a djusts the screen brightness accord ingly (see page 4 2 for deta ils). Do not put anything near the sen sor an d the nea rby genera l area (a s shown above), as its function may be af fected.
24 Explorin g Fun Featu res Favor it e s Wi t h Favor i t e s , you can man age and cust omize you r preferr ed TV channels, Ex ternal Inputs and Back ground TV themes for easy acc ess. Press FAV O R I T E S . ~ • The first time you enter Favor i t e s , the r e centl y vie wed ch annels and input s are highlighte d.
25 Exploring Fu n Features Bac kgr ound TV Back groun d TV displays images of curren t video on y our TV that are sim ilar to a screen s av er . Back groun d TV is av ailab le from the CABLE/ ANTENN A an d Composite inputs. 1 T une to one of the inpu ts listed above.
26 How to Use TV Gu ide On Sc reen Use the Guide to f ind the show that you want to watch. The Guide allo ws you to search for sho ws by progr am c atego rie s and by keywor d. Th e Gui de pr ovide s two d ays of TV pr ogr amm in g inf orma tion. The Guide is av ailable with cable service (without a cable b ox) or ov er-the-air antenna.
27 Exploring Fu n Features Search prog ram Press V / v / B / b to high lig ht SEARCH on Service Bar . Y ou can search for programs using the follo wing options: KEYWORD , ALPHABETICAL, MO VIES, SPORTS, CHILDREN, EDUCA TIONAL, NEWS, V ARIETY , SERIES and HDTV .
28 Using P&P and PIP Features This TV comes with the P&P and PIP features which allo w you to v ie w two pi ctures simult aneousl y . P&P (picture and picture) prov i des tw o win do ws side b y side. PIP ( picture in pict ure) provid es PC i nput sign al and TV channels.
Using TV Setting s 29 Using TV Set tings The HOME b utton allo ws you to access the TV Home Menu on th e XMB ™ (XrossMediaBar) as well as a v ariety of TV features.
30 Navigating thr oug h TV Home Menu on XMB ™ 1 Press HOME to di spl ay th e XM B ™ . 2 Press B / b to select a Media Categ ory icon. 3 Press V / v to move within the Categ ory Object Bar . (The Cat egory O bject Bar s ho wn belo w is for the Settings .
31 Using TV Setting s TV Settings Descriptions Product Support Contact Son y Sony contact informati on is av ailable from this screen for your con venience. Y our TV’ s specific information su ch as Model Name, Serial Numb er , Software V e rsion and do wnloadable r a tings if a vailabl e from the TV are displ ayed he re.
32 Picture Settings Picture Adj ustments Pic ture Mode For Vide o Vivid For enhanced pic ture contrast and sharpnes s. Standard F or standard picture settings. Recommended for home ente rtainment . Cinema F or vie wing f ilm-based content. Most suitable fo r vie wing in a theater -like en vironment.
33 Using TV Setting s Adv anced Settings A vailable in Standa rd , Cinema , Custom , Photo- Standard , Photo-Origina l , and Ph oto-Custom Pictu re Mode . Reset Resets all the adv anced settings to th e def ault va l u e s . Blac k Corr ector Enhance s black areas of the picture for stronge r contrast.
34 Av a i l a b l e Sound settings depend on the Spe akers setting. Sound Settings Sound Adjustm ents Sound Mode Dynamic Enhanc es trebl e and ba ss. Standard Standard sound optimize d for ho me use. Clear V oice Sui table for sp oken d ialog. Reset Resets the current settin gs to the def ault v alues.
35 Using TV Setting s A udio Out Easy control of volume adjust ment Fixed Select to f ix t he audi o outpu t and allo w you to adju st the v olume with your audio system’ s remote cont rol. (The TV’ s remote cont rol’ s VO L and MUTI NG bu ttons h av e no e f fect on th e A udio Out .
36 Displa y Area Full Pix e l Display s the pictu re for 1080 i, 1080 p or 1080/2 4p sourc es in its original siz e. Normal Displays th e picture in its origina l size. -1 / -2 Enlarges the pictu re to hide th e edges of the picture. ~ • For 720p, 1080i, 1080 p and 1080 /24p , feat ure is only available wh en Wide Mode is set to Full .
37 Using TV Setting s Channel Settings Signal T ype Cable For receiving cable chann els via ca ble TV provider . Antenna For recei v ing signal vi a over- the-air ant enna. ~ • Y ou shou ld r un Auto Pr ogram after changin g the Signal T ype setting.
38 The Pa rental Loc k feature allo ws you to blo ck programs acc ording to their conten t and rating le vels and block channels (re gardless of the programs). Passwo rd is necessary i n setting up block ing. ~ •T h e Parent al Lock feature i s av ailable wi th external inputs of V ideo and Compon ent (480i).
39 Using TV Setting s Rating Off T urns off P arental Lock . No prog rams are b locked f rom viewing based on their ra tings. Child Maxim um ratings p ermitted are: United States TV Rating: TV -G MP A.
40 Custom Rating System Char t For Country s election of U.S . A . : For Country s election of Canada : Movie Rat ing G All ch ildren an d general au dience PG Par ental gu idance sugge sted PG-13 Par.
41 Using TV Setting s HDMI input s of t his TV will r ecognize and communi cate with other Sony equipmen t equipped with Contr ol for HDMI function. External I nputs Setti ngs Mana ge Inputs Follo w t.
42 If you mis sed the Initial Setup when you fi rst connected the TV or if you want to scan all recei v able channels, select Init ial Setu p . Follow the instructions on the scr een. Some settings such as Picture Adjustments , Sound Adjustments , an d Par e n ta l Lo ck will not be affected b y this Initial Setup .
43 Other Information Other Inf ormation T roub leshootin g If you h av e questions, ser v ice needs, or requir e technical assistance related to the u se of your Son y TV , please visit o ur websit e or call on e of the following numbers: http://www .
44 No color/Dark picture/Color is not corre ct/The pic ture is to o brigh t • Press PICTURE to select the desi red Picture Mode (see page 2 1). • Adjust the Picture M ode option s in the Picture settin gs (se e pag e 32). • If you set the Po w e r S av i n g mo de to Low or Hi gh , it will enhan ce the black level (see page 42) .
45 Other Information Black bands app ear at the edges of the screen • Some wide screen program s are filmed in aspect ratios tha t are greate r than 16:9 (this is especially common with t heatrical releases). Y our TV will show these prog rams w ith b lack bands at the top an d bo ttom of the s cree n.
46 Specificatio ns ~ • Optional acce ssories a vailabi lity dep ends on its stoc k. • D esign an d specificatio ns are subjec t to change wit hout no tice.
47 Index 0-9 butt ons 20 4:3 Default 35 A AC IN 11 Add Digi tal Chan nels 37 Advance d Settings 33 Analog CC 38 Audio Out 35 AUDIO OUT jack 11 Auto Adjust 36 Auto Program 37 Auto Wid e 35 B Backgrou n.
For Your Convenience Please co ntact S ony dir ectly if you: z Have questions on the use of your television af ter reading your Operating Instruction manual and Quick Se tup Guide z Experienc e difficulty operating your television Contact Sony Customer Suppor t at: http://www.
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