Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product KDL-40M4000 Sony
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KDL- 26M4000 KDL- 32M4000 KDL- 37M4000 KDL- 40M4000 © 2008 Sony Corporation 3-294-082- 13 (1) LCD Digital Color TV Oper ating I nstruct ions.
2 CAUTION To prevent electr ic shock, do not us e this polarized AC plug with an extension cord, receptacle or other outlet unless the blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure. NOTIFICATION This equi pment has b een test ed and fou nd to comp ly wi th the lim its for a C lass B d igital device, purs uant to Part 15 of t he FCC Rule s.
3 Quick Setup Guide (separate volume) Provides a v ariety of optional equipment connection diagrams. Customer S upport http://www.sony.com/tvsupport On-lin e Registr ation United States http://productregistration.sony.co m Canada http://www. sonystyle.
4 W elcome to the W orld of BRA VIA ® Thank y ou f or purchasing this Son y BRA VIA ® high-defi nition te le vision. The qua lity o f the im age y ou see on you r BRA VIA TV is only as good a s the qua lity of the sign al it rece iv es. T o e xperience t he stu nning deta il of your new BRA VIA TV , you n eed acc ess to H D prog rammi ng.
5 Getting Started Getting Star ted 1. Instal ling the TV Be sure to follow these guidelin es to protect your propert ies and av oid causing serious injury. • Before carrying the T V , disconnect all cables. • Carrying the lar ge size TV requires two or mo re people.
6 3 Gently slide the TV unit onto the neck of the T able-T op Stand and align the s cre ws ho les. ~ • When you carry t he TV unit, place your hand as illustrated (page 5) and hold it securely . Do not put stres s on t he LCD panel and the f rame a round t he screen.
7 Getting Started 2 Secure the TV to th e stand. Use the optional hardware listed bel o w (not suppl ied): •M 6 × 12-18 mm anchor bolt (s crew ed into the T V ’s Ta b l e - To p s t a n d ) • A screw or similar (attach it to the TV stand) • Rope or chain (stro ng enou gh to supp ort the weight of the TV).
8 Y ou can bundle the connecting cables as illustrated below . ~ • Do not b undle th e A C power c ord with other con necting cables. This TV can be installed on a wall by using a W all- Mount Br acket (sol d separat ely). Befor e mounting the TV on a wall, the T able-T op Stand must be remov ed fr om the TV .
9 Getting Started Follo w the simple steps below to remove the T ab le- To p S t a n d : 1 Disconnect all the cables from the TV . 2 Remov e the 3 scre ws fro m behind th e TV as indicated belo w .
10 Installation dimensions table ~ • In stallat ion dim ensi ons may d if fer ac cord ing to ho w the TV is inst alle d. • The wall must be stro ng en ough to supp ort a t leas t four times the weight of th e TV that y ou are inst alling. 3 Install the Base Bracket o n the wall.
11 Getting Started Screw loc ation When inst alling the Mounting Hooks o n the TV . Hook loca tion When installing the TV on to Base Bracket. * Hook position “a” canno t be used for the models in the table above. Make sure that your TV has adequ ate air circulation.
12 2. Locating Inputs and Outputs Side P anel Item Descri ption 1 VIDEO IN 2 VIDEO / L ( MONO) - A UDIO - R Conn ects to the c omp osite video and audi o ou tput jac ks on you r ca mcorde r or o ther v ide o equipm ent such as a DVD or video game equipm ent.
13 Getting Started Item Descri ption 1 HDMI IN 1/2 R-A UDIO-L HDMI (High-Def inition Multime dia Interface) pro vides an uncompressed, all-digital audio /vide o int erfa ce be tween t his T V and any HDMI -equi pped audio /vide o equ ipme nt, su ch as D VD player , a set-top box, A/V receiver and Blu-ray Disc p layer as well as PC.
14 3. Connecting the TV Cable or V HF/U HF ( or VH F only) • It is strongly r ecommend ed tha t you co nnect the antenn a/cable input u sing a 7 5-ohm co axial cabl e (not su pplied) to recei v e optimu m pictur e quality . A 300-ohm twin l ead cable can be e asily affe cted b y radi o freq uenc y interfe rence, resulting in signal d egrad ation.
15 Getting Started Shown with D VI Connection ~ • If the equi pment has a D VI and not a HDMI con nector , use a D VI-to-HDMI cable o r adapte r to connect the DVI output to either HDM I IN 1 or HDM.
16 Use the TV as a monitor for your PC. Sho wn below with the HD15 to HD15 connection. This TV can also be connected to a PC with D VI or HDMI output. (Refer to the supplied Quick Setu p Guide.) ~ • C onnect the PC IN j ack to the PC using t he HD15-HD15 cable wi th ferrite core (analog RGB) an d audio cabl e (page 13).
17 Getting Started ~ • Refer to the Q uick Se tup Gu ide ( suppli ed) wh en co nnecti ng ot her e quipm ent t o your T V . Other Equipment VIDEO IN VIDEO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO (MONO) L R S VIDEO S ERVIC.
18 4. Setting Up the Channel List - Initia l Setu p After you f inish connecting your TV , you need t o run Initial Setup , wh ich auto ma ti cal ly s ets up av ailable channels. The Initial Setup screen appears when you turn on your TV for the f irst time.
19 Exploring Fun Featu res Using BRA V IA Theatre Sync™ with Con tr ol f or HDMI This TV is equi pped with BRA VIA Theatre Sync™. The Control f or HDMI function enab les BRA VIA Theatre Sync to allo w communication bet ween S ony TV’ s and Sony equ ipmen t.
20 Remote Contr o l and TV Cont r ols/Indicat or s Inser ting Bat teries When Using the Remote Control Insert two size AA batteries (supplied) by matching e and E on the batteries to the diagram insid e the battery compartmen t of the remote control.
21 Remote Contro l and TV Controls/ Indicators Remote Contr ol SOUND GUID E MENU TOOLS 5 4 3 2 1 •T h e 5 and CH + buttons hav e a tac tile dot. Use th em as a refe rence when operatin g the TV . Button Description 1 DISPLA Y Press on ce to disp lay the inf ormatio n pertai ning to t he channel an d/or program whe n a vailable.
22 Button Description 6 GUIDE (F or all channels includ ing Digital/Analo g channels) Press to display the Gui de when you are watching ch annels (if it is a v a ilable fro m the stat ion).
23 Remote Contro l and TV Controls/ Indicators Button Description qg WIDE Press repeatedly to step throug h the Wide Mo de sett ings: Wide Zoom , Normal , Full , Zoom .
24 Button Description qh INPUT Press to displa y the list of External Inputs and TV mode . Press repeatedly to toggle through th e inpu ts. • See page 37 ( Label Inp uts ) on setting up the External Inputs labels. qj V / v / B / b Press V / v / B / b to mo v e th e on-s cree n cur sor .
25 Remote Contro l and TV Controls/ Indicators TV Controls/Indicator s MENU Item Description 1 MENU Pre ss to display the menu with TV functions and settings (see “Using TV Menus” on page 2 7). 2 INPUT Press to display the External Inputs list, toggl e through the list an d select you r desired input.
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27 Using TV Me nus Using TV Menu s MENU provides one b utton access for controlling your TV . It enables you to perform a variety of tasks intuitiv ely with a control panel on the screen.
28 Using the Shor tcuts Menu External Inpu ts Thi s feature lets you select the exte rnal inputs con nected to yo ur TV . 1 Press V / v to choose an ext ernal inp ut from the list of 8 i nputs. 2 T o select press . • T o exit from ex ternal inputs list, press .
29 Using TV Me nus PC-PIP This PIP (Picture In Picture ) featur e provides PC input sig nal and T V channe ls, allowing you to view two pictur es simultaneou sly . When you select this feat ure from Shortcuts menu, the PC-PIP will appear with a Sub W i ndow to see TV channels at th e same time.
30 Using the Pi cture Men u Picture Mod e Cus tomize d pi ctur e viewing Vivid For enhanced picture co ntrast and sharp ness. Standar d Fo r standard picture settings. Re commended for hom e entertain ment. Cinema Fo r vie wing f ilm-based conten t. Most sui table for v ie wing in a theater - lik e en viron men t.
31 Using TV Me nus Using the Sound Menu Sound Mode Dynamic Enhan ces t he so und of actio n mo vi es, s ports e vents and m usi cal videos. Standar d Standar d sound opti mized f or home us e. Game Enh ances th e video gam es sound. Clear Voice Enhan ces t he v oic e sou nd; re comm ended for te le visi on n ew s an d docume ntary pr ograms .
32 Using the Screen Menu Wide Mode The se option s allo w you to ch ange the pr oportio n of the scre en. Wide Zoom Select to enl arge the picture uniformly . Normal Select to di splay 4:3 p ictures in orig inal size when t he original sou rce is 4:3.
33 Using TV Me nus Using the Chann el Men u Favo ri t es Let s you set up a list of up to 8 of yo ur fav orite channel s. Press V / v to select the optio n Add to F av orites and pre ss to add the c urrent chann el to your Favor i te s list.
34 The Pa re n t a l Lo c k feature allows you to block p rograms according to their content and rating le vels and block channels (reg ardless of the pro grams). P assword is necessary in setting up blocking. Use - o n the remote control to enter a f our digit password.
35 Using TV Me nus Channel Bloc k Allow s you t o block chann els re ga rdless of progr am ratin gs. The passw ord needs to be s et up prior to blocki ng channel s. The blo cked channe l can only be viewed by entering the corre ct password. T o blo ck a chann el Press V / v to go throu gh the chan nels and pr ess to Block or Allow channe ls.
36 Custom Rating System Chart US Models: Sel ecting Custom P arental Loc k Rat ing Options T o select custom rating options f or the U.S., select U.S .
37 Using TV Me nus Using the Setup Menu Closed Captions (CC) Allo ws you to select from se ve ral clo sed c apti ons mod es (f or pro grams that are br oadc ast with clos ed captionin g). Select: Off ( to turn of f Clos ed Captions ), On (to turn on Closed Caption s ), or Program (to pr ogram Closed Capti ons ).
38 Clock /Timers Sle ep Set the tim e in minutes ( Off , 15 , 30 , 60 or 120 minutes ) that you want the TV to remain on before sh utting o f f automatic ally . Timer Y ou can use th e Timer to tune to a sp ecific channel at a sch eduled time. Select Off to turn of f the timer (p revio us settings are sav ed).
39 Other Information Other Inf ormation T roub leshootin g If you ha ve additional qu estions, service needs, or required technic al assistance related to the use of your Son y TV , please vi sit our websit e or call one of t he follo wing numbers: http://www .
40 No colo r/Dark pi cture/Co lor is not cor rect/The picture is to o bright. ❑ Press to se lect the desired p icture mod e (page 21 ). ❑ Adjust the Picture Mo de options in the Pi ctur e menu (pag e 30). Noisy pi cture. ❑ Make sure that t he antenna is connected usi ng a 75-ohm coa xial cable (not supp lied).
41 Other Information Certain p rograms on D VD or other dig ital source s displa y a loss of detail, especially du ring fa st-mo tion or da rk scen es.
42 Specificatio ns ~ • Design and specif ications are subje ct to chan ge withou t notice. Model KDL-26M4000 KDL-32M 4000 KDL-37M4000 KD L-40M4000 System T elevisi on system NT SC: American TV stand.
43 Index 0-9 bu tt on 22 4:3 Default 32 A Add Digi tal Ch anne ls 33 Advance d Settings 30 Alt. Au dio/MTS 31 AUDIO OUT jack, describ ed 13 Auto Program 18 , 33 Auto Sort Contro l 38 Auto Wide 32 B Ba.
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