Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product KDL-40XBR6 Sony
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© 2008 Sony Corporation LCD Digital Color TV 4-113-760- 11 (1) KDL-40 XBR6 KDL-46 XBR6 KDL-52 XBR6 Operating Instructions.
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 United States http://www.sony.com/tvsupport Canada http://www.s ony.ca/support On-line Regis tration United States http://productregistration.
4 W e lcome t o the W orld of BRA VIA ® The Four Steps to a Full HD Experien ce: Set, Sound, Sour ce, and Setup Along with your BRA VIA TV set , a complete HD s ystem requ ires an HD sound syste m, a sourc e of HD programm ing and pr oper setup c onnectio ns.
5 TV Home Menu: XMB ™ (Xr ossMedi aBar) The XMB ™ is an easy w a y to acce ss the TV settings f or cust omizing , making adjust ments , viewing the av ailable TV chann els, photo and music files, and sele cting conne cted eq uipme nt. Press t he HOME b utton on your remote c ontr ol to dis play the XM B ™ .
6 Getting Started 1. Installi ng the T V This TV can be mounted on a wall us ing 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 • When mov ing the TV from a co ld area to a warm area, a sudden r oom temperature change may cause the TV’ s picture to b lur or sho w poor col or due to mo isture condens ation. Should this occur , please wait a fe w hours to allow the moisture to e vaporate before po wering on the TV .
9 Getting Started Sony stro ngly reco mme nds tak ing measures to prevent the TV from toppling ov er . Unsecu red TVs may topple and result in pro perty damage, se rious bodily injury or e v en death. Prevent the T V from T oppli ng Over s Secure the TV to a w all and/or stand.
10 2. Locating Inputs and Outputs ~ • This TV displa ys all video i nput sig nals in a r esol ution of 1,920 do ts × 1, 080 lin es. • An HDMI or Comp onent vid eo (YP B P R ) connecti on is req uired t o view 480i, 480p, 720p, 10 80i an d 1080 p video formats.
11 Getting Started * M anufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” a nd the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. 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.
12 3. Connecting the TV Y ou can enjoy h igh-def initi on and stand ard- definition digital programming (if av ailable in your area) alo ng with standard- definition analog progr amming. ~ • This TV is capa ble of r eceiving uns crambl ed dig ital 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 VI Connection ~ • If the equipment has a DVI jack and not an HD MI jack, con nect the DVI jack to the HDMI IN 4 (wit h D VI-to-HDMI cable or adapt er) jack and connect the audio jack to the A UDIO IN (L/R) jacks of HDMI IN 4.
14 Use the TV as a monitor for your PC b y connecting a HD15-HD15 cable as sho wn belo w . This TV can also be connected to a PC with a D VI or HDMI out put. (Refer to the separate Quick Setup Guide.) ~ • Connect the PC IN jack to the PC usin g 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 Quick Setup G uide (suppl ied) wh en conn ecting o ther equip ment t o your TV . Other Equipment VIDEO L (MONO) AU DI O R VIDEO IN IN 2 2 4 1 3 1 3 2 IN VIDEO IN.
16 4. Setting Up the Channel List – Initia l Setup The Initial Setup screen appears when you turn on t he TV for the fi rst time. 1 Complete your cable connections (refer to th e preceding pag es and the Quick Setup Guide prov ided separately) bef ore proceeding with the Initial Setu p .
17 Getting Started s T o R un Initial Setup Again or A uto Pr ogram at a Later Time Select the Initial Setup feature from the XMB ™ or perfor m the steps desc ribed in the Initial Setu p section on p age 52. T o run Aut o Pr ogram , see page 46. s T o A dd Digital Channels Use the Add Digital Channels feature as desc ribe d on page 46.
18 Operating the TV Inserting Batteries into the Remote Control Insert two size AA batteries (s upplied) by matchi ng e and E on the batteries to the diagram insid e the battery compartmen t of the remote control.
19 Operating th e TV Rem ote Co ntr ol Butt on Des crip tion Button Description 1 DISPLA Y Press onc e to di spla y the bann er with channe l/p rogra m informati on you are watching. T he banner will time ou t in about 10 s econds or press again to exit.
20 7 FAV O R I T E S Press once to di splay the Fav ori te s menu . Press again to exit from th e Favor it e s menu . See pa ge 28 for deta ile d informatio n. 8 GUIDE Press to ope n the TV Guide On Scree n system. Press agai n to e xit the Guide. F or instruction s on using a specif ic menu, see “How to Use TV Guide On Screen ” on page 3 4.
21 Operating th e TV ql TV PO WER Pre ss to tur n on a nd off th e TV . w; PO WER Press to turn on and off t he external equ ipment selected by FUNCTION but to n s. wa WIDE Press repe atedly to c ycle throug h the av ailable Wide Mode settin gs: Wide Zoo m , Nor mal , Full , H Stretch , Zoom .
22 ws PICTURE Press repeatedly to c ycle through the a v ailable picture modes: Vivid , Standard , Cinema , Custom , Photo-Vivid , Photo-Standard , Photo-Ori ginal , Photo-Custom , Video , Te x t . (A vailable options depend on the current mode.) The picture modes can also be acce ssed in the Picture settings.
23 Operating th e TV wk JUMP Press to jump back and forth between t wo channels. Th e TV alternates be tween th e current channel and the last channel that was select ed. wl CH +/– Press to scan through chann els. T o scan quick ly through channel s, press and ho ld down either +/– .
24 Indicators Item Descripti on 1 Speaker Outputs the audio si gnal. 2 PIC OFF/ TIMER LED Lights up in green when th e Picture Off feature is activated. Lights u p in orange whe n the timer is se t. When th e timer is set, this LED will remain li t ev en if the TV is turned of f.
25 Operating th e TV Programming the Remote Contr ol The remote control can be pro grammed to operate othe r eq uipm en t an d is p re -prog ra mmed to o pe rat e the following Son y equipm ent. Fo llow t he steps belo w to pro gram your TV remote control.
26 Manufacturer ’ s Code List If your eq uipment’ s code is not listed, visit http://esupport .sony . com/rem otec odes for a more co mprehensi ve list.
27 Operating th e TV Using Other Eq uipment wi th Y our Remote Control Remote co ntrol tips are p rovided b elow for the equipment you ha ve pr ogrammed on the D VD, AMP , STB bu ttons of the remote control. See p age 25 fo r programming equipment to the remote control.
28 Explorin g Fun Features Favor it e s Wi t h Favo r i te s , you can manage yo ur preferred TV chan nels, External Inputs , Photo content, Music content, and Ba ckgr ound TV themes for easy access. Press FAV O R I T E S . ~ • The first tim e you enter Favo r i te s , the r ecently v ie wed ch annels and inp uts ar e highl ighted.
29 Exploring Fu n Features Bac kground TV Back ground TV displays imag es of current video on your TV that are similar to a screen save r . Back ground TV is a vailable from the CABLE/ ANTENN A, Composite, and DMPOR T inputs. 1 T une to one of the inputs listed above.
30 Photo The Phot o feature allows easy access to JPEG files fr om Sony US B connected equipment and DLN A Certified media servers . Under the Photo icon foun d on the XMB ™ , select the DLNA Certified media server , USB , or Sampl es icon to l ocate your ph oto fil es.
31 Exploring Fu n Features Pressing OPTIONS while di splaying the List View will display the following Options men u. Photo Options Playba ck Metho d Sets the Slide show play mode and photo di splay orde r . Repeat Select On to conti nuously pla y the slides how .
32 Pressing OPTIONS while displaying a photo will display the following Photo Options menu. Music Listen to music MP3 f iles directly from a Son y connect ed USB equipment (not supp lied) or add music to a slides how . Under the Music i con, select the USB or Samples icon to lo cate your MP3 files.
33 Exploring Fu n Features Use the r emote control b ut tons described belo w to na vigate thr ough music t racks. Pressing OPTIONS while di splaying the List View will display the following Music Options menu. Navigati ng through Music Button T o do .
34 How to Use TV Guid e On Scre en Use the Guide to find the sho w that you want to watch. The Guide allows you to search for shows b y pro gram ca tegor ies and by keywor d. T he G uid e p rovide s up to two d ays of TV pr ogr am ming in form ati on.
35 Exploring Fu n Features Search pr ogram Press V / v / B / b to high light SEARCH on S ervice Bar . Y ou can sea rch for progra ms usin g the follo wing options: KEYWORD , ALPHABETICAL , MO VIES , SPORTS , CHILDREN , EDUCA TIONAL , NEWS , V ARIETY , SERIES and HDTV .
36 Using BRA VIA Sync wit h Control f or HDMI The BRA VIA Sync function on this TV communicates with other Son y equipment supporti ng the Contr ol for HDMI fu nct ion. T o c onnect Son y equipment with Control for H D M I Use an HDMI cable that bears th e HDMI logo for connection.
37 Exploring Fu n Features Using P&P and PI P Features This TV comes with the P&P and PIP features which al low yo u to vie w tw o pictures simultan eously . P&P (pictur e and picture) pro vides two windo ws side b y side. PIP (picture in picture) p rovides P C input signal an d TV channels.
38 Using TV Settings The HO ME b utton allows you to access the TV Home Menu on the XMB ™ (XrossMediaBar) as well as a v ariety of T V features. CEC CC FREEZE Prod u ct Su ppo r t Clo c k/Timer s S o u nd S creen S ettin gs Ch a nnel TV Media Category Icons Sett ing s Adjusting TV Settings Customize the TV settin gs with various options.
39 Using TV Setting s Navigating thr ough TV H ome Menu on XMB ™ 1 Pre ss HOME to display the XMB ™ . 2 Pre ss B / b to select a Media Category icon. 3 Pre ss V / v to mo ve within the Category Object Bar . (The Category Object Bar shown belo w is for Settin gs .
40 TV Settings Descriptions Product Support Contact Son y Son y contact info rmation is a va ilable from t his screen for yo ur con venien ce. Y our TV’ s specif ic informatio n such as Model Name, Seria l Number , Sof tware V ersion and do wnloadable ratin gs if av ailable from the TV are displayed here.
41 Using TV Setting s Picture Settings Picture Adjust ments Picture Mode For Vi d eo Vivid F or e nhance d pictu re con trast a nd sharp ness. Standar d For standard pict ure set tings. Reco mmende d for home enterta inment. Cinema F or vie wing f ilm-based c ontent.
42 Advanced Settings A vail able in the follo wing Pictu re Modes : Standa rd , Cinema , Custom , Photo-Sta ndard , Photo-Original , and Photo- Custom . Reset Reset s all the adv anced settings to the de fault val ue s. Blac k Corrector Enhances bl ack areas of the pi cture for strong er contrast.
43 Using TV Setting s A v ailable Sound setti ngs depe nd on the Speakers s etting. Game Mode Selec t On to op timize the e njoyment of fast paced v ideo games wh ere response time is impor tant. Select Off to disable this featu re. ~ •T h e Game Mode can be set separately for each external input (except PC IN ).
44 MTS Enjoy stere o, bilingual and mono p rograms Stereo For stereo reception when viewing a TV pro gram broad casted in stereo. Aut o S A P Automat ically swi tches th e TV to sec ond au dio progr ams whe n a SAP signal is received. If no SAP signal is prese nt, the TV remains i n Stereo mode.
45 Using TV Setting s 4:3 D efau lt Select the default scree n mode to us e for 4:3 sources Wide Zoom Enlarges t he 4:3 pictu re to f ill the 16:9 screen, displa ying as much o f the origin al image as possib le. Normal Displays th e 4:3 pic ture in its o riginal as pect ratio.
46 Channel Settin gs Signal T ype Cable For receiving cable channels via cable TV provider . Antenna For recei ving signa l via over -the-air an tenna. ~ • Y ou should ru n A uto Program after changing the Signal T ype setting. Au t o P r og r a m Automatically sets the channel list in the TV for all re ceiv able channe ls.
47 Using TV Setting s The P arental Lock feature allo ws you to b lock programs accord ing to their content and ratin g lev els and block channe ls (reg ardless of the program s). Passw ord is necessary in setting u p blocking. ~ •T h e Parental Loc k feature is also available with V ideo and Comp onent (48 0i) input s.
48 Rating Off T urns off P arental Loc k . No program s are bl ocked fr om viewing based on their rating s. Child Ratings permitte d are: Unit ed St ates TV Rating: TV -Y , TV -G MP AA: G Canada Engli.
49 Using TV Setting s Custom Rating System Char t For Country selection of U. S. A . : For Country selection of Canada : Movie Ratin g G All child ren and gene ral audien ce PG Par ental guidan ce sug.
50 HDMI inputs of this TV will recognize and communicate with othe r Sony equipment equipped with Contr ol for HDMI funct ion. External Inpu ts Settings Manage I nputs Follo w the steps be low to customize y our input me nu for easy re cognition whe n the INPUT button is pr essed or wh en selec ting an inpu t from th e XMB ™ .
51 Using TV Setting s Netw ork Settings Netw ork Setup Select to con figure your TV’ s accessibi lity to you r networ k via an Eth ernet cabl e and conf igure Network Setup or re vie w your TV’ s current netw ork settings. Sele ct your prefe rred conf igura tion type .
52 If you mis sed the Initial Setup when you f irst connected th e TV or if you want to scan all receiv able channels, select Init ial S etup . Follo w the instructions on the screen. Some settin gs such as Pictur e Adjustments , Sound Adjustments , and Par e n t a l Lo c k will not be affected by this Initial Set up .
53 Other Information Other Inf ormatio n T roubleshooting If you h av e question s, service need s, or requ ire technical assistance related to the u se of your Son y TV , please visit our web site or call on e of the following numbers: http://www .sony .
54 No color / Dark picture / Color is not correct / The picture is too brig ht • Press PICTURE to select the desired Picture Mode (s ee page 2 2). • Adjust the Picture M ode options in the Pi cture settings ( see pag e 41). • If you set the Po w e r S av i n g mode to Low or Hig h , it will enhan ce the black level (see page 52) .
55 Other Information PC Input No pic ture / No signa l • Confirm the PC is correctly connected to the TV with eith er the PC IN (with an HD15 cable) or with the HDMI IN. • Ensure the outp ut signal from the PC is on e of the form ats listed on p age 14.
56 Some digital cabl e channels are not bei ng disp layed • Certain cable companies ha v e limitation s on the b roadcast of d igital cable channel s. Chec k with yo ur cabl e company for more inf ormatio n. • The digit al cable chan nel ma y be set t o Hidden in the Show/Hide Cha nnels setti ng (see pa ge 46).
57 Other Information Specificati ons * While the TV is collectin g TV Guide d ata and/or du ring softw are update th e po wer consumpt ion is less t han 30 W . ~ • Optional accessori es av ailability d epends on its stoc k. • Design an d specificatio ns are subject to chang e without not ice.
58 Index 0-9 but tons 20 4:3 Defau lt 45 A AC IN 11 Add Dig ita l C hann els 46 Add for Slideshow 33 Add to Favorit es 31 , 33 Advanced Settings 42 Analog CC 47 Audio Out 44 AUDIO OUT jack 11 Auto Adj.
59 Steady Sound 43 Surround 43 T Thumbn ail V iew 31 , 33 Timer 40 Treb le 43 Trouble shooting 53 – 56 TV Auto Power On 50 TV Guide On Screen 34 TV POW ER bu tton 21 TV R ati ng 49 U U.
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