Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product KDL-40Z4100 Sony
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© 2008 Sony Corporation LCD Digital Color TV 3-297-695- 12 (1) KDL- 40Z4 100 KDL- 46Z4 100 Operating Instructions.
2 CAUTION To prevent electric s hock and blade exposur e, 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 S upport http://www.sony.com/tvsupport 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 com plete HD system requires an HD sound syst em, a sourc e of HD programm ing and prop er 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 customi zing, ma king a djustme nts, viewing the a vailable TV ch annels p hoto and musi c files, an d select ing the co nnecte d equipment . Press the HOME button on your rem ote control to d ispla y th e XMB ™ .
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 5 Attach the stand rear co ver as sho wn belo w . All model s are ready to be mo unted on a w all. • For pr oduct protection and safety r easo ns, Sony strongly recommends that y o.
8 Consider the f ollowing for best picture quality • Do not expose the screen to d irect illumination or sun light. • Use spot l ighting direct ed dow n from the ceiling or cov er the windows that face the screen with opaque d rapery . • Install the TV in a r oom where the floor and walls are not of a reflecti ve material.
9 Getting Started Sony stro ngly rec omme nds taki ng measures to prevent the TV from toppling ov er . Unsecured TVs may topp le and result in pro perty damage, serious b odily injury or e ven 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 disp lays all video inpu t signals i n a resolut ion of 1,92 0 dots × 1, 080 lines. • An HDMI or Comp onent vid eo (YP B P R ) connecti on is requi red to view 480i , 480p, 720 p, 1080 i and 1080 p video formats.
11 Getting Started * Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and 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 o utput jac k of video eq uipment.
12 3. Connecting the TV Y ou can enjoy h igh-def inition and st andard- definition digital programming (if av ailable in your area) alo ng with standard- definition analog progr amming. ~ • This TV is capable of r eceiving unscr ambled dig ital prog ramming f or both cab le (QA M and 8VSB) and external VHF/UHF antenna (A TSC).
13 Getting Started Shown with D V I Connection ~ • If the equipment has a D VI j ack and not an HD MI jack, connec t the D VI jack to th e HDMI IN 4 (with D VI-to-HD MI cable or adapt er) jack and connect the au dio jack to the A UDIO IN (L/R) j acks 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 j ack to the PC usin g an HD15- HD15 ca ble with fer rite core ( analog RGB) and audi o cable (see page 11).
15 Getting Started ~ • Refer to th e Quick Setup G uide (suppl ied) when co nnecting other eq uipment t o yo ur 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 Run 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 o n page 53. T o run Au to Pr ogram , see page 47. s T o Add Digital Channels Use the Add Digital Channels feature as desc ribed on page 4 7.
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Operating th e TV 19 Operating the TV Inserting Batteries into the Remote Control Insert two size AA batteries (supplied) by matching e and E on the batter ies to the diagram inside the battery compartmen t of the remote control.
20 Remote Control Button Des cription Button Description 1 DISPLA Y Pr ess once to displ ay the banner with chann el/progr am informatio n you are watchin g. The ban ner will time o ut in about 10 seco nds or press again t o exit. Y o u can select the bann er size based on the amoun t of infor mation.
21 Operating th e TV 7 FAVO R I T E S Pr ess once to display t he Favor i te s men u. Press again to exit fro m the Favor it e s menu. See page 29 for detailed information. 8 GUID E Press to open the TV Guide On Screen system. Pre ss again to exi t the Guid e.
22 ql TV POWER Press to tu rn on and o ff the TV . w; PO WER Press t o turn on and off the external equipm ent selected by FUNCTION bu ttons. wa WIDE P ress repeatedly to cycle through the available Wid e Mode setting s: Wide Zoom , Norm al , Full , H Stretc h , 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 v ailable options depend on the current mode.
24 wk JUMP P ress to jump back and forth between two chan nels. The TV alternat es between the curre nt channe l and the las t channel th at was selected. wl CH +/– Press to scan th rough channels. T o scan qui ckly throug h channel s, press and hol d down either +/– .
25 Operating th e TV Indicator s Item Description 1 Spea ker Output s the audio signal . 2 Light Senso r Senses roo m light le vel and a djusts the screen brigh tness accordingl y (see page 53 for de tails). Do not put anything near the sensor or the nearby general area (as shown above), as its function may b e af fected.
26 Pr ogramming the R emote Control The remote control can be p rogrammed to o perate other equ ipmen t and is pre -pro gramm ed to opera te the followin g Sony eq uipme nt. Follo w the steps below to program your TV remote control. 1 Find th e code that corres ponds to your equipment from page 27.
27 Operating th e TV Manufact urer’ s Code List If your e quipment’ s code is no t listed, visit http:/ /esuppor t.sony .com /remot ecodes for a more comprehensi ve list.
28 Using Other Equipment wi th Y o ur Remote Control Remote con trol tips are pr ovided belo w for the equip ment you ha ve pro grammed on the D VD , AMP , STB but tons of the remo te control . See page 26 for programming equipment to th e remote contr ol.
Exploring Fu n Features 29 Exploring Fun Fe atures Favor it e s W ith Favor it es , you can manage y our preferred TV channels, External Input s , Photo content, Mu sic content, and Bac kground TV themes for easy access. Press FAVO R I T E S . ~ • The first time you enter Favor it es , the re cently vie wed channel s and inpu ts are high lighted.
30 Back ground TV Back ground TV displays imag es of current video on your TV that are s imilar to a screen sav er . Back ground TV is a v ailable from the CABLE/ ANTENN A, Composite, and DMPOR T in puts. 1 T une to one o f the inputs listed above. 2 Press OP TIO NS .
31 Exploring Fu n Features Photo The Photo feature allows eas y access to JPEG files fr om Sony USB connected equ ipment and DLN A Certi f i ed medi a server s. Under the Photo icon fou nd on the XMB ™ , select the DLN A Certif ied media server , USB , or Sampl es icon to l ocate your p hoto f iles.
32 Pressing OPTIONS while displaying the List View will display th e follo wing Options menu. Photo Options Pl ay ba ck M et ho d Sets the Slidesho w play mod e and phot o displa y order . Repeat Select On to cont inuously pl ay the slidesh o w . Shuffle Select On to shuf fle the pho to ord er durin g 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 MP3 files d irectly from a Sony co nne cted USB equipmen t (not supplied) or add mu sic to a slideshow . Under the Mus ic icon, select the USB or Sa mples ico n to locate your MP3 f iles.
34 Use the remote control buttons described below to navigate through music tracks. Pressing OPTIONS while displaying the List View will display th e follo wing Music Optio ns menu. Naviga ting thr ough Music Button T o do... Button To d o … OPTIONS T o access Music Options menu PA U S E T o pa use or resume play of a mu sic track.
35 Exploring Fu n Features How to Use TV Gu ide On Scre en Use the Guide to f ind the sho w that you want to watch . The Guide allows you to search for s hows b y progr am c ategor ies a nd by keyword . The Guid e provid es up to two d ays of TV p rogr ammi ng info rma tion.
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 O RD , ALPHABETICAL , MO VIES , SPORTS , CHILDREN , EDUCA TIONAL , NEWS , V ARIETY , SERIES and HDTV . Press then press B / b to hi ghlight your searc h option.
37 Exploring Fu n Features Using BRA VIA Sync with Contr ol for HDMI The B RA VIA Sy nc funct ion on this TV communicate s with other Sony equipment suppor ting the Control f or HDMI f uncti on. T o connect Son y equipment with Control for HD 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 PIP features which allo w you to vi ew t wo pictur es simult aneously . P&P (picture and picture) prov ides tw o windo ws side by s ide. PIP ( picture in pict ure) provi des P C input si gnal a nd TV channels.
Using TV Setting s 39 Using TV Set tings The HOME b utton allows yo u to access the TV Home Menu on the XMB ™ (XrossMediaBar) as well as a v ariety of TV features.
40 Navigating thr oug h TV Home Menu on XMB ™ 1 Press HOME to dis play th e 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 Ob ject Bar sho wn belo w is for Settings .) 4 Press w hen desired it em is highl ighted.
41 Using TV Setting s TV Settings Descriptions Product Support Contact Sony S ony contact info rmation is av ailable from this screen for your con venience . Y our TV’ s specific information su ch as Model Name, Seria l Number , Software V ersion and do wnloadable r atings if a vaila ble from the TV are displ ayed here.
42 Picture Settings Picture Adj ustments Picture Mod e For Vide o Vivid For enhanced pic ture contrast and sharpness. Standard F or standard picture settings. Recom mended for home ente rtainment. Cinema F or view ing film -based content. Most suitable fo r vie wing in a th eater- like en vironment.
43 Using TV Setting s Adv anced Settings A v ailable i n the follo wing Picture Mode s : Standard , Cinema , Custom , Photo- Standard , Photo-Original , an d Photo- Custom . Reset Resets all the adva nced setting s to the def ault va lu e s . Blac k Correcto r Enhances black areas of t he picture for stronge r contrast.
44 Av a i l a b l e Sound settings depend on the Sp eakers setting. Game Mode Select On to optimize the enjoyment of fast paced video games where resp onse time is important. S elect Of f to disable t his feature. ~ •T h e Ga me Mode can be set separately for each e xternal input (e xcept PC IN).
45 Using TV Setting s MTS Enjoy ster eo, bilingu al and mono pr ograms Stereo For stereo receptio n when viewing a TV program bro adcasted in stereo. Au t o S A P Au tomatically switches the TV to seco nd audio pro grams when a SAP signal is received.
46 4:3 Default Select th e default scree n mode to us e for 4:3 sources Wide Zoom Enlarges the 4:3 picture to fill the 1 6:9 screen, disp laying as much of the orig inal image as possible. Normal Displays the 4:3 pictur e in its original asp ect ratio.
47 Using TV Setting s Channel Settings Signal T ype Cable For recei vi ng cable chann els via cable T V provider . Antenna For recei v ing signal via over-the-air anten na. ~ • Y ou shou ld run A uto Program after changing the Signal T ype setting. A uto Pr ogram Automatically sets the ch annel list in the TV fo r all receiv able channels.
48 The Paren tal Lock feat ure allow s you to blo ck programs acc ording to their content and rating le vels and block channels (regar dless of the programs ). Passwo rd is necessary in setting up blocki ng. ~ •T h e Par enta l Lock feat ure is also av ailabl e with V ideo an d Component (480 i) inputs.
49 Using TV Setting s Rating Off T urns off P arental Loc k . No programs are bl ocked fro m viewing based on thei r ratin gs. 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 children an d general audien ce PG Par ental guida nce sugg ested PG-13 Parent.
51 Using TV Setting s HDMI input s of this TV will recogn ize and communi cate with other Sony equipmen t equipped with Contr ol for HDMI functio n. External I nputs Settings Mana ge Inputs Follo w the steps be low to customize your i nput menu for easy reco gnition when the INPU T button i s pressed or wh en selecting an input from the XMB ™ .
52 Netw ork Settings Netw ork Setup Select to con figure your TV’ s accessibi lity to your net work via an Ethernet cable and configure Network Se tup or review your TV’s current ne twork setti ngs. Sele ct your prefe rred configur ation t ype. Easy The T V will automa tically conf igure your ne twork settin gs.
53 Using TV Setting s If you mi ssed the Initial Setup when you fir st connected the TV or if you want to scan all recei vable channels, select Initial Setup . Follow the instructions on the screen. Some settings su ch as Picture Adjustments , Sound Adjustments , and P arental Loc k will not be affected b y this Initial Setu p .
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55 Other Information Other Inf ormation 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 .
56 No color / Dark picture / Color is not correct / The picture is too brig ht • Press PICTURE to select the desi red Picture M ode (see page 23 ). • Adjust the Picture M ode options in the Pi cture settings ( see pag e 42). • If you set the Po w e r S av i n g mode to Low or Hi gh , it will enhance the black level (see page 53) .
57 Other Information Sudden ly the pictur e gets smaller • The picture ge ts smaller during the commercials d ue to th e method in which the provider broad casts their cont ent. When HD cont ent channels switch to SD content (commercials ), the pi cture may be small with a b lack bord er .
58 Specificatio ns * While the TV is collecting T V Guide data and/or during software upda te the po we r consu mption is less tha n 30 W . ~ • Optional acce ssories a va ilability de pends on its stock. • D esign and sp ecifications are subjec t to change witho ut notice.
59 Index 0-9 butt ons 21 4:3 Default 46 A AC IN 11 Add Digi tal Channel s 47 Add for Slidesh ow 34 Add to Favori tes 32 , 34 Advance d Settings 43 Analog CC 48 Audio Out 45 AUDIO OUT jack 11 Auto Adju.
60 T Thumbn ail View 32 , 34 Timer 41 Trebl e 44 Troubles hooting 55 – 57 TV Auto Power On 51 TV Guide On Screen 35 TV POWER but ton 22 TV Rating 50 U U.
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For Your Convenience Please co ntact Son y directly if you: z Have quest ions on the use of yo ur television afte r read ing your Operating Instr uctions 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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