Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product KDL-52WL135 Sony
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© 2007 Sony Corporation LCD Digital Color TV 3-295-148- 12 (2) Operating Instructions KDL- 40WL13 5 KDL- 46WL13 5 KDL- 52WL13 5.
2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electr ic shock, do not expose th is TV to rain or m oisture. This symbol is intended to aler t the user t o the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within th e TV’s enclos ure that may be of sufficie nt magn itude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
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.sony.c om Canada http://www.SonyStyle. ca/registration 3 Contents Important Sa fety Instruction s .
4 Impor tant Safety Instructions 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnin gs. 4) Follow all in structions. 5) Do not use th is a pparatus near water. 6) Cl ean onl y wit h dry cloth . 7) Do not block an y vent ilatio n open ings.
5 Small access ories Keep small accessori es out of children’s reach. ANTENNAS Outdoor an tenna groundin g If an outdoor ant enna is installed, follow the precautions below.
6 VENTILATION The slots and openings in the TV are provided for neces sary ventilation. To ensure reliable operation of the TV an d to protect it from overheating, these slots an d openings must never be blocked or cov ered. Unless proper ventilati on is provided, the TV may gather dust and g et dirty.
7 s Do not install the TV in a location where it may protrude, such as on or behind a pi llar, or where you might bump your head on it. Otherwise, it may result in injur y. Preventing th e TV from toppli ng over Take measures to prevent the TV f rom toppl ing over and causing injury.
8 W elcome to the W orld of BRA VIA™ The Four Steps to Ful l HD Experience : Set, Sound, Source, and Setup Thank you f or purchas ing thi s Sony BRA VIA™ h igh-de fini tion t elevision. Th e quali ty of th e image you see on your B RA VIA TV i s only as good as the qualit y of the signa l it re ceives.
9 TV Home Menu: XMB ™ (Xr ossMedi aBar) The XMB ™ is a menu of B RA VIA features and in put sou rces displayed on the TV s creen. T he XMB ™ is an ea sy wa y to sele ct prog rammin g and adj ust sett ings o n your BRA VIA TV . Pre ss the HOME button on your remo te control to acces s the XMB ™ .
10 Getting Started 1. Installi ng the T V For details, see page 45. This TV can be installed on a wall by using a W all- Mount Bracke t (sold separat ely).
11 Getting Started 2. Locating Inp uts and Ou tputs Left Side Item Description 1 Headphone jac k Connects t o your he adphones . If yo ur headp hones do no t matc h the jack, use a suitab le plug adap ter (not supplied ). ~ • While hea dphones are co nnected, the TV speakers are muted.
12 Rear Item Description 1 PC IN (RGB/A UDIO) Conn ects to a per sonal co mputer ’ s video outpu t conne ctor using a HD1 5-HD1 5 cable with ferri te core (analog RGB, not supp lied). Can a lso be conn ected to othe r analog RGB equipme nt. See “PC Input Si gnal Refe renc e Chart” on page 16 fo r the signa ls that can be displ ayed.
13 Getting Started 2 HD MI IN 1 HDMI/ R-A UDIO-L HDMI (High-Definitio n Multimedi a Interface) provides an un compressed , all-digital audi o/video interf ace bet ween th is TV and a ny HDMI-equ ipped a udio/vid eo equip ment, such as a set-top box, D VD pl ayer , Blu-ray Disc P layer, A/V receiver as well as PC.
14 3. Connecting the TV Y ou can enjo y high- definit ion and stand ard- definition digital programming (if av ailable in your area) alo ng with standard- definition analog progr amming. ~ • This TV is capable of receiving uns crambl ed digita l prog rammin g for both cable (QAM and 8VS B) and external VHF/UHF antenna (A TSC).
15 Getting Started Shown with D V I Connection ~ • If the equipment has a D VI jack and no t an HDMI j ack, connec t the D VI jack to th e HDMI IN 1 (with DVI-to-HDMI cable or adapt er) jack and connect t he audio jack to the A UDIO IN (L/R) jacks of HDMI IN 1.
16 Use the TV as a mo nitor for your PC. Shown belo w with the HD15 to HD15 connection. This TV can also b e connected to a PC with D V I or HDMI output. (Refer to the separate Quick Setup Guide.) ~ • C onnect the PC IN j ack to the PC us ing the HD15- HD15 cable with ferrite core (analog RGB, not suppl ied) and audio cab le (page 12).
17 Getting Started ~ • Refer to th e Quick Setup G uide (suppl ied) when co nnecting other eq uipment t o your T V . Other Equipment VIDEO IN AUDIO OUT (V AR/FIX) DIGIT AL OUT (OPTICAL) COMPONENT IN.
18 This TV is equipped with BRA VIA Theatre Sync. The HDMI Control function enables BR A VIA Theatre Sync to allow communication between Sony TV’ s an d Sony eq uipm ent. Only So ny equipment with HDMI Control capability is support ed. T o Connect HDMI Contr ol Equipment Use an HDMI cable that bears th e HDMI logo for connection.
19 Getting Started 4. Setting Up the Ch annel List – In itial Setu p The Initial Setup screen appear s when you turn on the TV for the first time. After you fini sh connecting the TV , you can run I.
20 Using the TV Feature s Remote Control and T V Contr ols/I ndicators 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.
21 Using the TV Features Button Description 4 FREEZE Press once to di splay a frozen image with the current program in a window . Press again to return to the current pro gram.
22 qa VO L + / – P ress to adjust the volume. qs MUTING Press to mute the soun d. Press again or press VO L + to restore the sound. qd PO WER Press to turn on and of f the TV . qf WIDE Press repeatedly to step through th e Wide Mode setti ngs: Wide Zoom , Norm al , Full , Zo om .
23 Using the TV Features qg PICTURE Pres s repe ated ly to c ycle t hroug h the a vai lable pict ure m odes: Vivid , Standar d , Cinema , Cus tom . (A vailable options depen d on the current mode.) The pictur e mode s can al so be access ed in the Picture settings.
24 Indicator s PIC OFF/TIMER ST ANDBY PO WER 34 5 2 1 Item Description 1 Speaker Outputs the audio si gnal. 2 PIC OFF/ TIMER LED Lights up in green when the Picture Off feature is act iv ated. Lights up in orange wh en the timer is se t. When the tim er is set, this LED will remain lit e ven if the TV is turned off.
25 Using the TV 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 two pictu res simultan eously . P&P (pict ure 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.
26 Using the Men us The HOME button allo ws you to access the TV Home Menu on the XMB ™ (XrossMediaBar) as well as a v ariety of TV features. HOME cc Product Su ppo r t C l o c k / Timer s S oun d S.
27 Using the Me nus 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 the Settings .
28 TV Setting Description Product Support Contact Son y Son y contact info rmation is a vailable from this screen f or your con venience. Y o ur TV ’ s specif ic informatio n such as Model Name, Seria l Number , Software V ersion and do wnloadable ra tings if a va ilable from the TV is displayed here.
29 Using the Me nus ~ • Picture Mode for all inpu ts can also be ac cessed by pressing PICTURE on t he remote contro l to directly toggle the modes. • The options for P icture Mode ma y dif fer dependin g on the Video/Photo Optim izer setting ( see page 33).
30 Av a i l a b l e Sound settings depend on the Sp eakers setting und er A udio Options settings (page 34) or headphone co nnection. Adv anced Setti ngs Reset Resets all the a dvan ced settings to th e defaul t value s. Blac k Corrector Enhances b lack areas of the pi cture for stron ger contrast.
31 Using the Me nus Steady Sound On S tabilizes the volume a cross all programs a nd comm ercials. Off T urns o f f Stead y Sound . V olume Off set Adjusts the volume lev el of the c urrent input ( TV or vide o input) re lativ e to oth er inputs.
32 Screen P osition Adjust the Ve r t i c a l posit ioni ng by pressi ng V / v . Press B / b to adjust the Horizontal posit ioning. ~ •T h e S cre en Positio n feature is useful if the TV is co nnected to game equipment . V ertical Size Adjusts the vertical size o f the picture.
33 Using the Me nus Game/T ext Mode Pro vides the optimum scree n for viewing images with fine lines and characters that are input from vid eo game equ ipme nt and PCs .
34 Speaker s TV Speaker s Select to use the TV speak e rs for audio. A udio System Se lect this optio n if you wish to use an e xternal audio syste m for the TV sound .
35 Using the Me nus The P arental Loc k feature allows yo u to block programs according to their content and r ating lev el s and block channe ls (reg ardless of the program s). Passw ord is necessary in setting u p blocking. T o View Block ed Programs Press ENT when tun ed to a blocked p rogr am, then ente r the p assword.
36 Rating Off T urns off P a rental Lo ck . No program s are bloc ked from viewi ng based on their rating s. Child Maxi mum ratings pe rmitted are: U.S.: TV -Y , TV -G, G Canada: C, G, TV -Y Y outh Maximum ratings p ermitted are : U.S.: TV -PG, PG Canada: C 8+, PG, 8 ans+ , TV -PG Y oung Adult Maximum ratings p ermitted are : U.
37 Using the Me nus Custom Rating System Ch art For Country selection of U.S . A . : For Country selection of Canada : Movie Ratin g G All children an d general au dience PG Par ental guidan ce sug ge.
38 HDMI inputs of this TV will recognize and communicate with othe r Son y equipment equipped wi th HDMI Control . External Inpu ts Settings Label Inputs Y ou can label yo ur inputs with the name of equ ipment you ha ve conn ected.
39 Using the Me nus If you h av e missed the Initial Setup when you f irst connected the TV or if you want to scan all receiv able channels, you can run the Initial Setup . Follow the in structions on the screen. Settings s uch as picture and sound adjust ments will not be affected by this In itia l Setup .
40 Other Inf o rmation T roubleshooting If you ha ve quest ions, service need s, or requi re technical assistance related to the use of yo ur Son y TV , please visit ou r website or call one of the follo wing numbers: http://www .
41 Other Information No sound/Noisy sound Good pic ture, no sound • Check the volume contr ol. • Press MUTING or VO L + so that “ Muting” disappears fro m the screen (see pa ge 22). • Disconnect your hea dphones. •S e t Speake rs to TV Speaker s in the A udio Options settin gs (see page 34).
42 Remot e contr ol does no t operate • Check the polar ity of th e batteri es or rep lace th e batteries. • P oint the remot e control at t he remote control sensor locate d at the front of the TV . • Fluorescent lamps c an interfere with your remot e control opera tion; try t urning off the fluorescen t lamps.
43 Other Information Specificati ons Model KDL-40WL135 KDL-46WL135 KDL-52WL135 System T elevisi on sy stem NTSC: American TV standard A TSC ( 8VSB te rrestrial): A TS C complia nt 8VSB QAM on cable: A.
44 ~ • Optional acce ssories a va ilability de pends on its stock. • D esign an d specifications are subject to chan ge without no tice. Supp lied ac cesso ries Remote control RM-YD014 (1) / Size .
45 Other Information Securing the TV Sony stro ngly re com mends t akin g measures to prevent the TV from toppling ov er; as unsecured TVs may topple and resul t in pro pert y dam age , ser ious bodi ly i njur y or e ven death. Prev ent the TV fr om T oppling s Secure the TV to a w all and/or stand.
46 3 Anchor the TV to the wall. Use the hardware listed below (not supplied). •T w o M 6 × 7-10 mm anchor bolts (scre w into the top-mos t wall-mount holes located on the rear of the TV).
47 Index 0-9 butt ons 21 4:3 Default 31 A AC IN 13 Add Digi tal Chan nels 34 Advance d Settings 30 Analog CC 35 Audio Out 34 AUDIO OUT jack 13 Auto Adjust 32 Auto Program 19 , 34 Auto Wid e 31 B Backl.
48 U U.S.A. Rating 37 Unrated 36 V V Center 32 Vertical Size 32 VHF/UHF/CABLE input 13 Video Col or Space (x.v.Co lor) 33 VIDEO/AUDIO (L/R) jacks 11 , 13 Video/Phot o Optimizer 33 Voice Zoom 30 VOL +/.
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For Your Convenience Please co ntact So ny directly 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 telev ision Contact Sony Customer Suppor t at: http://www.
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