Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product KDL-40VL160 Sony
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LCD Digit al Color TV KDL-46VL160 KDL-40VL160 © 2 009 So ny Corpo r ation Operating Instructions Son y Cust om er Support U.S. A .: ww w .so ny .c o m/ t vs u pp o r t Canada: www .
2 CAUTION To prevent electric s hock and blade expos ure, do not use this polarized AC plug with an extension cord, r eceptacle or other ou tlet unless the blades can be fully inserted.
Quick Setup Guide (separate volume) Provides a variety of optional equipment connection diagrams. Customer Support United States htt p://www.sony.com/tvsupport Canada http://www.sony.ca/support On-lin e Registr ation United States http://productregistration.
4 W elcome to t he W orld of BRA VIA ® HDTV The Four Steps to a Full HD Experien ce: Set, Sound, Sour ce, and Setup Along with your BRA VIA TV set , a compl ete HD system requir es an HD sound system, a sourc e of HD programming and prop er setup c onnectio ns.
5 TV Home Menu: XMB ™ (Xr ossMe diaBar ) The XMB ™ is an ea sy w a y to access t he TV se ttin gs f or custo mizi ng, maki ng a djust ment s, viewing the av ailable TV ch annel s photo and music files, an d select ing the conne cted equipment . Pre ss the HOME button on your remote control to d isplay the XMB ™ .
6 Getting Started 1. Installi ng the TV This TV can be mounte d on a wa ll using a W all- Mount Bracket or placed on a TV stand (each sold separately).
7 Getting Started 4 Use the supplied screws to attach the TV unit to the T ab le-T op Stand (refer to the “ Attaching the T able-T op Stand” flyer).
8 Consider the f ollowing f o r best picture quality • Do not expose the s creen to d irect illumination or sun lig ht. • Use spot light ing directed d own from th e ceiling or cov e r the windows that face the screen with opaque d rapery . • Install the TV in a room where th e floor and walls are not of a reflecti ve material.
9 Getting Started Secure the TV to the Stand Use the optional hard ware listed below (not supplied): •M 6 × 10-12 mm ancho r bolt (screwed into the TV’ s T able-T op Stand) • A scre w or similar (attach it to the TV stand) • Rope or chain (stro ng enough to s upport th e weight of the TV).
10 2. Locating Inputs and Outputs ~ • Thi s TV disp lays all video i nput sig nals in a re solut ion of 1, 920 do ts × 1,080 lines. • An HDM I or Comp onent vid eo (YP B P R ) conne ction is requi red to view 48 0i, 480 p, 720p, 1080i an d 1080 p video formats.
11 Getting Started * M anufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby a nd the do uble-D symbol are trad emarks of Dolby L aboratories. 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 vi deo equi pmen t.
12 3. Connecting the TV Y ou can enjoy h igh-defi nition and standard- definition digital programming (if av ail able in your area) alo ng with standard-def inition analog progr amming. ~ • Thi s TV is ca pable of r eceiving uns crambl ed digit al prog rammin g for bo th cable (QAM an d 8VSB) and external VHF/UHF antenna (A TSC).
13 Getting Started Shown with D VI Connect ion ~ • If the equipment has a DVI jack and not an HD MI jack, con nect the DVI jack to the HDMI IN 4 (with DVI-to-HDMI cable or adapt er) jack and connect the audio jack t o the A UDIO IN (L/R) jacks of HDMI IN 4.
14 Use the TV as a monitor for your PC by connecting a HD15-HD15 cable as sho wn below . This TV can also be connected to a PC with a DVI or HDMI out put. (Refer to the separate Quick Setup Guide.) ~ • Co nnect the PC IN jack to the PC us ing an HD15- HD15 ca ble with f errite core (an alog RGB ) and au dio cable (see page 11).
15 Getting Started ~ • Refer to th e Quick Setu p Guide (sup plied) whe n conne c ting other e quipment t o your T V . Other Equipment VIDEO L (MONO) AU DI O R VIDEO IN IN 2 2 4 1 3 1 3 2 IN VIDEO I.
16 4. Setting Up the Channel List – Initia l Setup The Initial Setup screen appears when yo u turn on t he TV f or the fir st time . 1 Complete your cable connections (refer to the preceding pag es and the Quick Setup Guide prov i ded separa tely) before pro ceeding with the Initial Setu p .
17 Getting Started s T o Display TV Guide O n Screen Press GUID E . s T o R un Initial Setup Again or Auto Pr ogr am at a Later Time Select the Initial Setup feature from the XMB ™ or perfor m the steps described i n the Initial Setu p section on page 53 .
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Operating th e TV 19 Operating the TV Inserting Batteries into th e Remote Contr o l Insert two size AA batteries (supplied) by matching e and E on the batteries to the diagram inside the battery compartmen t of the remote con trol.
20 Remote Control Button Des c ription Button Description 1 DISPLA Y Pr ess once to disp lay the banner with chann el/prog ram informatio n you are w atching. The b a nner will ti me out in about 10 seco nds or press again to exit. Y ou ca n select the bann er size base d on th e amount o f infor matio n.
21 Operating th e TV 7 FAVO R I T E S Press onc e to displ ay the Fa vor i t es men u. Press agai n to exit fro m the Fa vor i te s menu. See page 29 for detai led information. 8 GUID E Press to open the TV Guide On S creen system. Pre ss again to exi t th e Gu ide .
22 ql TV POWER Press to turn on a nd off th e TV . w; PO WER Press to turn o n and off the external equipm ent selecte d by FUNCTION bu ttons. wa WIDE P ress repeatedl y to cycle throug h the av a ilable Wi de Mode settings: Wide Zoom , Normal , Full , H Stretch , Zoom .
23 Operating th e TV ws PICTURE Press repeatedly to c ycle through the av ailable picture modes: Vivid , Standard , Cinema , Cus to m , Photo-Vivid , Photo-Standard , Photo-Origi nal , Photo-Custom , Video , Te x t . (A vailable options depend on the current mode.
24 wk JUMP P ress to jump back and forth be tween two channe ls. The TV alternat es between the current cha nnel and the last channel th at was selected. wl CH +/– Press to scan th rough channel s. T o scan quickly t hrough channel s, press and ho ld down either +/– .
25 Operating th e TV Indicator s Item Description 1 Spea ker Outpu ts the audi o signal. 2 Light Senso r Senses roo m light le vel and adjusts th e screen brig htness accordingl y (see page 53 for de tails ). Do not put anythi ng near the sensor or the nearby general ar ea (as shown above), as its function may b e affected.
26 Pr ogr amming the Remote Control The remote control can be programmed to operate other eq uipm ent a nd is pr e-pr ogra mm ed to ope rate the followin g Sony e quip me nt. Follo w the steps below to program your TV remote control. 1 Find th e code that cor responds to your equipment from page 27.
27 Operating th e TV Manufact u rer’ s Code List If your e quipment’ s code is no t listed, visit http:/ /esupp ort.so ny .c om/re motec odes for a more comprehensi ve list.
28 Using Other Equipment wi th Y our Remote Contr ol Remote con trol tips are provid ed below for t he equipment you ha ve pro grammed on the D VD, AMP , STB but tons of th e remote control. S ee page 26 for programming equipm ent to the remote contr ol.
Exploring Fu n Features 29 Exploring Fun Fe atures Favor it e s W ith Favo r it e s , you can manage y our preferred TV channels, Ex ternal Inputs , Photo conten t, Music content, and Bac kground TV themes for easy access. Press FAVO R I T E S . ~ • The first time you enter Favor it e s , the recently viewe d channel s and inputs are highlighted.
30 Back ground TV Back ground TV displays imag es of current video on your TV that ar e similar to a screen s av er . Back ground TV is a vailable from the C ABLE/ ANTENN A , Composite, and DMPOR T inputs. 1 T une to one of the inputs li sted abov e. 2 Press OP TIO NS .
31 Exploring Fu n Features Photo The Photo feature allows easy access to JPEG files fr o m Sony USB connected equ i pment and DLN A Certi fied medi a se rvers. Under the Photo icon found on the XMB ™ , select the DLN A Certified media serv er, US B , or Samples icon to l ocate you r photo file s.
32 Pressing OPTIONS while displaying the List View will display the following Options menu. Photo Options Pl ay ba ck M et h od Sets the Slidesho w play mode and phot o displa y order. Repeat Se lect On to cont inuous ly play the sl ideshow . Shuffle Select On to sh uf fle the photo ord er during the sli desho w .
33 Exploring Fu n Features Pressing OPTIONS while displaying a photo will display the following Photo Options menu. Music Listen to mus ic MP 3 f il es directly fro m a Sony co nne cted USB equipment (not supplied) or add music to a slideshow . Under the Musi c icon, select th e USB or Sa mples icon to locate your MP3 files.
34 Use the remote control buttons described below to navigate through music tracks. Pressing OPTIONS while displaying the List View will display the following Music Options menu. Naviga ting through Music Button T o do... Button To d o … OPTIONS T o a ccess Mu sic Options m enu PA U S E T o pa use or resume play of a music track.
35 Exploring Fu n Features How to Use TV Gu ide On Sc reen Use the Guide to f ind the sho w that you want to watch. Th e Guide allows you to sear ch for sho ws by progr am categ orie s an d by keywor d. Th e Gu id e provid es u p to two d ays of TV prog ra mmi ng in for mat ion.
36 Search program Press V / v / B / b to high light SEARCH on Service Bar. Y ou can search for programs using the follo wing options: KEYW ORD , ALPHABETICAL , MO VIES , SPOR TS , CHILDREN , EDUCA TIONAL , NEWS , V ARIETY , SERIES and HDTV . Press then press B / b to highli ght yo ur searc h option.
37 Exploring Fu n Features Using BRA VIA ® Sync TM wit h Contr ol for HDMI The BRA VI A Sync fu nction on thi s TV communicate s with other Son y equipment suppor ting the Control f or HDMI fu ncti on. T o connect Sony equipment with Control for H D M I Use an HDMI cable that b ears the HDMI logo for connection.
38 Using P&P and PIP Features This TV comes with the P&P and PI P features which allo w you to vie w two pictur es simult aneously . P&P (picture and picture) prov ides two w i ndo ws side b y side. PIP (picture in pict ure) pr ovide s PC in put si gna l and T V channels.
Using TV Setting s 39 Using TV Set t ings The HOME button allo ws you to access the TV Home Me nu on the XMB ™ (XrossMediaBar) as well as a v ariety of TV featur es.
40 Navigating thr ough TV Home Menu on XMB ™ 1 Press HOME to dis pl ay the XMB ™ . 2 Press B / b to select a Media Category icon. 3 Press V / v to mov e within the Category Object Bar . (The Cat egory Object Bar s hown b elo w is for Setti ngs .) 4 Press w hen desire d item is hi ghlighted.
41 Using TV Setting s TV Settings Descriptions Product Suppor t Contact Sony Sony contact informati on is av ai lable from this screen for your con venie nce. Y our TV’ s specific information su ch as Model Name, Serial Number, Software V e rsion and do wnloadable r atings if a vailable from the TV are display ed here.
42 Picture Settings Picture Adj ustments Picture Mode For Vide o Vivid For enhanced pic ture contrast and sharpnes s. Standard F or standard pict ure settings. Recommen ded for home ente rtainment. Cinema F o r vie wing film -based content. Most suitable for vie wing in a theater -like en vironment.
43 Using TV Setting s Adv anced Settings A vaila ble in the follo wing Pic ture Modes : Standard , Cinema , Custom , Photo- Standar d , Photo-Original , and Photo- Custom . Reset Resets all the adv anced settings to the def a ult va l u e s . Blac k Corrector Enhance s black areas of the picture for stronge r contrast.
44 Av a i l a b l e Sound s ettings depend on the Spe akers setting. Game Mode Select On to optimi ze the enjoyme nt of fast pa ced video games where r esponse ti me is important. S elect Off to disable this feat ure. ~ •T h e Gam e Mode can be set sep a rately for e ach ex te rnal input (except PC IN).
45 Using TV Setting s MTS Enjoy ster eo, bili ngual and mono pr ograms Stereo For stereo receptio n when vi ewing a TV progr am broadc asted in stereo. Au t o S A P Automatica lly switc hes the TV to seco nd audi o programs when a SAP signal is received.
46 4:3 Default Select th e default screen mode to us e for 4:3 sources Wide Zoom Enlarges the 4:3 picture t o fill the 16:9 screen, di splaying as much of the orig inal im age as po ssible. Normal Displays the 4:3 pictu re in its origi nal aspect rat io.
47 Using TV Setting s Channel Settings Signal T ype Ca ble For receiving cable chann els via ca ble TV provider . Antenna For recei vi ng signal via over-the-air anten na. ~ • Y ou sh oul d run Auto Pr ogram after changi ng the Signal T ype settin g.
48 The P arental Loc k feature al lo ws you t o block pr ograms accordi ng to their content an d rating le vels and block channels (regardless of the programs). Passw ord is n eces sary in s et ting up block ing. ~ •T h e Parent al Lock feature is also av ail able with V ideo an d Componen t (480i) inp uts.
49 Using TV Setting s Rating Off T urns off P arental Loc k . No pr ograms are b locked fr om vi ewing based on their r atings . Child Ratings p ermitted are: United States TV Rating: TV -Y , TV -G MP.
50 Custom Rating System Char t For Country selection of U. S .A . : For Country selection of Canada : Movie Rat ing G All ch ildren an d general au dience PG Par ental gu idance sugge sted PG-13 Paren.
51 Using TV Setting s HDMI input s of this TV will recogniz e and communi cate with other Son y equipment equ ipped with Contr ol for HDMI function. External I nputs Settings Mana ge Inputs Follo w the steps be lo w to customize your i nput menu for easy recognition when the INPU T button i s pressed or wh e n selecting an input from th e XMB ™ .
52 Netw ork Settings Netw ork Setup Select to con figure your TV ’ s accessib ility to you r network via an Ethernet cable and configure Network Se tup or review your TV’ s current networ k settin gs. Se lect you r prefe rred co nfigurati on type .
53 Using TV Setting s If you mi ssed the Initial Setup when you f irst connected the TV or if you want to scan all recei v able channels, select Initial Setup . Follow the instructions on the screen. Some settings such as Pict ure Adjustments , Sound Adjustments , and P a rental Loc k will not be af fected by this Initial Setup .
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55 Other Information Other Inf ormation T roubleshooting If you h ave qu estions, service need s, or require technical assistance related to the u s e of your Son y TV , please visit our website or call on e of the following numbers: http://www .sony .
56 No color / Dark picture / Color is not correct / The picture is too brig ht • Press PICTURE to select t he desired Picture Mode (se e page 23). • Adjust the Picture M ode options in the Pi cture settings (see page 42). • If yo u set the Po w e r S a v i n g mo de to Low or Hi gh , it will enhance t he black level (see page 53) .
57 Other Information PC Input No pic ture / No signa l • Con firm the PC is correctly connected to the T V with either the PC IN (wit h an HD15 cable) or with the HDMI IN. • Ensure the outp ut signa l from the PC is one of the form ats listed on page 1 4 .
58 Some digital cabl e channels are not bei ng disp layed • Certain cable compa nies ha ve limit a tions o n the broadcast o f digital cable channel s. Chec k with yo ur cable com pany for more informa tion. • The digit al cab le chan nel ma y be set t o Hidden in th e Show /Hide Channe ls setti ng (see pa ge 47).
59 Other Information Specificati ons * DAM m ode is used for software updates and/or collecting data for TV Guide On Screen. ~ • Optional accessori es av ailability d epends on i ts stock. • Design an d specificatio ns are subject to ch ange withou t notice.
60 Index 0-9 but tons 21 4:3 Defau lt 46 A AC IN 11 Add Digi tal Chan ne ls 47 Add for Slideshow 34 Add to Favorit es 32 , 34 Advanced Settin g s 43 Analog CC 48 Audio Out 45 AUDIO OUT jack 11 Auto Ad.
61 Steady Sound 44 Surround 44 T Thumbn ail Vie w 32 , 34 Timer 41 Treb le 44 Trouble shooting 55 – 58 TV Auto Power On 51 TV Guide On Screen 35 TV POW ER bu tton 22 TV R atin g 50 U U.
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