Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product KDL-52XBR6 Sony
Go to page of 60
© 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.
For Your Convenience Please contact Sony Customer Sup port directly if you: z Have questions on the us e of your t elevision afte r reading your Operatin g Instructions manual and Quick Se tup Guide z Experienc e difficulty operating your television For Uni ted States http://www.
An important point after buying a device Sony KDL-52XBR6 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Sony KDL-52XBR6 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Sony KDL-52XBR6 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Sony KDL-52XBR6 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Sony KDL-52XBR6 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Sony KDL-52XBR6, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Sony KDL-52XBR6.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Sony KDL-52XBR6. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Sony KDL-52XBR6 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
