Sony KDE-50XS955, KDE-37XS955, KDE-42XS955 manual

 2004 Son y Corporatio n KDE-37 XS955 KDE-42 XS955 KDE-50 XS955 Flat Panel Color TV Operating Instructi ons 2-148-836- 12 (1) Flat Panel Color TV KDE-37XS955/KDE-42XS955/KDE-50XS955 Printed in Japan Printed on 100% recycled paper.[...]

Owner’s Re co rd The model and serial number s are located at the rear of the TV. Record these numbers in the spaces pr ovided bel ow. Ref er to them whenev er you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No . Serial No . Contacting So ny If, after reading these operating instructions, you have additional questions related t o the[...]

1 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose the TV to rain or moisture. This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of suff icient magnitude to constitute a risk of elect ric shock t o persons. This symbol is intended to alert t[...]

2 CAUTION Use the following SONY appliance(s) only with the following WALL-MOUNT BRACKET. Use with other WALL-MOUNT BRACKET may cause ins tability and result in possible injury . SONY APPLIANCE MODEL NO. KDE-37XS955 KDE-42XS955 KDE-50XS955 SONY WALL-MOUNT BRACKET MODEL NO. SU-PW3M SONY FLOATING STAND MODEL NO. SU-PF3L (for KDE- 50XS955 ) SU-PF3M (f[...]

3 Cleaning Clean the AC p ower plug regularly. If the plug is covered with dust and it picks up moisture, its insulation may d eteriorate and r esult in fire. Unplug the AC power plug and clean it regularly. For the unit with a three-wire groundin g type AC plug This plug will only fit into a grounding-type power outlet. This is a sa fety featu re.[...]

4 Dispose of used bat teries To preserve our environment, dis pose the used batteries according to your local laws or regulations. Damag e requiring service If the surface of the TV cracks, do not touch it unt il you unplug the A C power cord. Otherwise elect ric sho ck may res ult. Broken p ieces Do not throw anything at the unit. The screen glass[...]

5 s Leave some space around the unit. Otherwise, adequate air-circulation may be blocked cau sing overheating and caus e fire or damage the unit. Outdoor use Do not install this unit outd oors. If the unit is exposed to rain, it m ay result in fire or elect ric shock. If the unit is exposed to direct sunlight, the unit may heat up and it may damage[...]

6 Antenna G rounding Accordin g to the Nationa l Electrical Code, ANSI /NFPA 70 Lightning For added protection for this TV receiver during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and u nused for long periods of time, unplug it from t he wall outlet and disconne ct the antenna. This will p revent damage to the receiver due to lightning and [...]

7 Contents Contents Introducing the TV Welcome.................... ................. ............ ................ ................. ............. 11 Package Contents ................ ............ ................ ................. ........... .. 11 Features .............. ............ ................. ................ ............ ...............[...]

8 Using the Remote Con trol Overview ... ................ ................. ............ ................ ................. ........... .. 55 Inserting Batte ries ..................... ................. ........... ................. ............. 55 Button Descripti ons ....... ........... ................. ................. ................. .....[...]

9 Using the M emory Stick V iewer About Memo ry Stick ............. ................. ................ ................. ........... .. 75 Features .............. ............ ................. ................ ............ ................ .. 75 Memory Stic k Compatibi lity ................... ................. ........... ............. 76 Memory [...]

10 Other Information Overview ... ................ ................. ............ ................ ................. ........... 109 Glossary ............... ................. ........... ................. ................. ................ 110 Contacti ng Sony ........................ ............ ................ ................. ........... 111[...]

11 Intr oducing t he TV We l c o m e Thank you for purchas ing the Son y Flat P anel Col or TV . This manu al is to be used with the following models: s KDE-37X S955 s KDE-42X S955 s KDE-50X S955 P ac kage Contents The package co ntains the follo wing: s Flat panel color TV s Remote co ntrol (RM-Y1 004) and tw o size AA bat teries s AC p ow e r c o[...]

12 Welcome Features S ome of the featur es that you will enjo y with your ne w T V include: s Integrat ed HDTV : Y ou can watch digital tele vision program s and enjo y the impro ved aud io/video qu ality of fered b y these programs. s CableCARD ™ sl ot: Provides cable subscriber s with acces s to digitally encrypted cable ch annels — without t[...]

13 Welcome s Wide Screen Mode: W atch con ventional 4:3 aspect ratio b roadcasts in wide screen (16:9) mode. s Fa vo rite Ch annel s : Allo ws you to pre vie w and s elect from 16 of your favorite ch an nels . s Ste ady Sound ® : Equalizes volume le vels so there is consistent output between program s and commercials. s Memory Stick ® V iewer: Al[...]

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15 Setting Up the TV Overvie w This chapter includes illustrated instru ctions for setting up your TV . To p i c Pag e ( s ) TV Cont r ols and Con nector s 16-19 Connecting the Po wer Cord 20-22 Basic Conn ection s: Conn ecting a Ca ble or An tenna 23-2 7 Conn ecting O ptional Eq uipme nt Making V ide o Connec tions About Using S VIDEO VCR and Cabl[...]

16 Setup TV Controls and Connectors Fr ont panel Item Description 1 Speak ers (Left/Rig ht) Outp ut s audio sig nal. 2 PICTURE OFF LED When lit, indi ca tes that the Pic tur e Off feature is activated. For deta il s, see page 56. 3 TIMER LED When lit, i ndicates one of t he timers is set. When the time r is set, this LED will remain li t e ven if t[...]

17 Setup Side panel PRO STD/DUO S VIDEO L R VIDEO VIDEO 2 IN A UDIO ( MONO ) POWER TV/VIDEO V OLUME CHANNEL Left si de Right si de Item Description 1 Memo r y Sti ck indicato r When lit, i ndicates that th e Memory S tick is bein g read. (Do not remo ve the Mem ory Stick when the indica tor is lit.) 2 Memo r y Sti ck slot Mem ory Stick in sertion s[...]

18 Setup Rear panel CABLE CableCARD CableCARD R-A UDIO -L R-A UDIO -L R-A UDIO -L R-A UDIO -L VIDEO S VIDEO CENTER SPEAKER IN CONTROL S IN OUT VIDEO IN 1 6 3 4 ( MONO ) HD/D VD IN ( 1080i/720p/480p/480i ) ( V AR/FIX ) 180W ( 6 ) MAX A UDIO OUT ( VA R ) SUBWOOFER OUT 5 OPTICAL OUT AC IN YP B P R VHF/UHF For KDE-50XS955 Jack Description 1 AC I N Conn[...]

19 Setup 4 VIDEO 6 IN HDMI IN/R-A UDIO-L HDMI (High-Def inition Mul timedia Interf ace) provid es an uncompressed, a ll-digital audio /vide o i nterface betw e en this T V a nd any HDMI-equi pp ed audio/ v ideo comp onent, such a s a s et-top box, D VD play er , and A/V rece iv er . HDMI support s enhanc ed, or high- def inition video , plus tw o-c[...]

20 Setup Connecting the P ower Cor d 1 Connect t he power cord to t he AC IN connector of the TV . 2 Secure the A C power plug to the display’ s A C IN jack. 3 Connect the other e nd of the A C po wer cord (supp lied) to a wall outle t. Complete othe r connections prior to connec ting the po wer cor d. When y ou unplug the A C power c ord, dra g [...]

21 Setup Prevent ing the TV fr om T oppling Over Prepare a commercially a vailable strong rope or chain an d wall anchor bracket bef orehand. After connections with antennas and ot her equipment ar e completed, be sure to attach a sturdy strong rope or chain securely to each clamp scre w , and attach it to a wall or pillar . W ARNING Be sure t o ta[...]

22 Setup Bundling t he Connecting Cab les Y ou can bund le the connecting cables us ing the supp lied cord clamp with a cable band at the r ear of the TV . 1 Bundle the connecting cables. 2 Attach the supplied cord clamp for the A C power cord. 3 Remov e the cable co ver . One side of th e cable cov er is secured b y scre ws. 4 Store the connecting[...]

23 Setup Basic Connections: Connecting a Cable or Antenna The way in which you will connect your TV v aries, depending on how your home recei ves a signal (cable, cab le box, antenna) and wh ether or not yo u plan to connect a VCR. If y ou are c onnecting a VCR s See the conn ections descri bed on pages 3 0 and 32. If Y ou Are Connecting See P age [...]

24 Setup Cable or Antenna For best r esults, use this connec tion if y ou are c onnectin g a cab le or an antenna a nd yo u: s Do not need a cab le box to unscramb le channels. (If you ha ve a cable box, see p age 26.) s Do not in tend to conn ect a VCR. (If yo u hav e a VCR, see pages 30 and 32.) For anten na connection, use the 75-o hm coaxial ca[...]

25 Setup Cable Bo x and Cab le For best resu lts, use this connec tion if: s Y our cable company scrambles some channels, s uch as premium channels (which requ ires you to u se a cable b ox) , b ut does not scramble all channels. s Y ou do not ha ve a VCR. (If you ha ve a VCR, see page s 30 and 3 2.) With this c onnection y ou can: s Use the remote[...]

26 Setup Cable Bo x For bes t results, use this con nection if: s Y our cable company scrambles all channels, which requ ires you to use a cable box. s Y ou do not ha ve a VCR. (If you ha ve a VCR, see page s 30 and 3 2.) With this c onnection y ou can: s Use the remote cont rol to change channels co ming through the cable box to the TV’ s VHF/UH[...]

27 Setup Notes on Usin g This Connec tion T o Do T his ... Do This ... Use the cable bo x T une the TV to th e cha nnel the cab le box is set to (us ually channel 3 or 4) and then use the ca ble box to swit ch channels. Set up th e remote con trol to operate the ca ble box Prog r am the re mote cont r ol. Se e “Pr ogram mi ng the Re mo te Cont ro[...]

28 Setup Connecting Optional Equipmen t Use the directions in this secti on to con nect the following optional equipment : Making Video Connections Y our TV includes se veral types of video i nputs. When connecting your TV , use the inputs that are av ailable on your components that provide the bes t video p erformance, as described below . If Y ou[...]

29 Setup About Using S VIDEO If the optiona l equipment you ar e connecting has an S VIDEO jack (sho wn at left), you can us e an S VIDEO cable for improv ed picture quality (compared to an A/V cable). Because S VIDEO carries only the video signal, you also need to connect audio cables for sound, as sho wn below . Example o f an S VIDEO Connection [...]

30 Setup VCR and Cable For bes t results, use this con nection if: s Y our cable company does not require you to use a cable box. T o connect the VCR and cab le 1 Connect the CA TV cable to the VCR’ s VHF/UH F input jack. 2 Use the 75-ohm co axial cable (not supplied) to con nect the VCR’ s VHF/UHF output jack to the TV’ s CABLE input jack. 3[...]

31 Setup Notes on Usin g This Connec tion T o Do T his ... Do This ... W atch the VCR Press TV/VIDEO rep eatedly to select the VCR inp ut (VIDEO 1 in th e illustration). W a t ch cable cha nn els P r ess TV/VIDEO repeatedly to select th e cab le input (CABLE in the illustr ati on ). Set up th e remote con trol to operate the VCR If you h ave a non-[...]

32 Setup VCR and Cabl e Bo x For bes t results, use this con nection if: s Y our cable company scrambles some channels, s uch as premium channels (which requ ires you to u se a cable b ox) , b ut does not scramble all channels. With this c onnection y ou can: s Use the remote cont rol to change channels co ming through the cable box. Y ou must fir [...]

33 Setup Notes on Usin g This Connec tion VHF/UHF CABLE R-A UDIO -L VIDEO S VIDEO VIDEO IN 1 3 ( MONO ) Rear of TV VCR Coaxial cable Coaxial cable 75-ohm coaxial cable Spli tter Cable Box A/V cab le CATV cable A/V cable Coaxial ca ble T o Do T his ... Do This ... W a t ch cab le (unscrambl ed) channel s Press TV/VIDEO repeatedly to select the cabl [...]

34 Setup T wo VCRs for T ape Edit ing Connectin g two VC Rs lets y ou record fr om one VCR to the other . By connecting them as sho wn belo w , you can vie w (monitor) what is being recorded. T o connect tw o VCRs f or tape editing 1 Use an A/V cable to connect the p layback VCR’ s A/V output jacks to the recording VCR’ s A/V input j acks. 2 Us[...]

35 Setup Notes on Usin g This Connec tion T o Do T his ... Do This ... V iew (mo n itor ) what is being recorded Press TV/VIDEO rep eatedly to select the VCR inp ut (VIDEO 1 in th e illustration). Set up th e remote con trol to operate the VCR(s) If you h ave a non-Sony VCR, you mu st progr a m t he remote co ntrol. See “Pro gramming the Remo te [...]

36 Setup Satelli te Receive r T o connec t a satellite receiver 1 Connect the satellite ante nna cable to th e satellit e recei ver’ s satelli te input jack. 2 Use an A/V cable to connect the satellite receiv er’ s A/V output jacks to the TV’ s A/V inpu t jacks (VID EO 1 or 3). 3 Connect the 7 5-ohm coaxial cable (not sup plied) from your cab[...]

37 Setup Notes on Usin g This Connec tion T o Do T his ... Do This ... W atch the satellite recei ve r Press TV/VIDEO repeatedly to select the satellite recei v er input (VIDEO 1 in the illustration ). Set up th e remote contro l to operate the satellite receiver If you have a non-Sony satellite receiver , yo u must program the remote contr ol. See[...]

38 Setup Satelli te Receive r and VCR T o connect a sate llite receiver and VCR 1 Connect the CA TV cable to the single (input) jack of the splitter . 2 Use the 75-ohm coaxial cable to connect one of the splitter’ s two output jacks to the TV’ s CABLE jack. 3 Use the 75-ohm coaxial cable to connect the sp litter ’ s other output jack to the s[...]

39 Setup R-A UDIO -L VIDEO ( MONO ) CABLE VIDEO IN 1 3 S VIDEO S VIDEO A/V cable Satellite Receiver 75-ohm coaxial cable Satellite antenna cable CATV cable A/V cable VCR Rear of TV Splitter 75-ohm coaxial cable 75-ohm coaxial cable (Co ntinu ed)[...]

40 Setup Notes on Usin g This Connec tion T o Do T his ... Do This ... W atch the satellite re ceiv er Press TV/VIDEO repeatedly to select the VCR input (VIDEO 1 in the illustratio n). The VCR may n eed to be t urned on and set to the satell ite recei ve r input. W atch the VCR Press TV/VIDEO repe ated ly to select t he input to whic h the VCR is c[...]

41 Setup D VD Play er with Component Video Connector s For bes t results, use this con nection if your D VD player has componen t vide o (Y , P B , P R ) jacks. T o connect a D VD pla yer with com ponent video connect ors 1 Use a component video cable to connect the D VD player’ s Y , P B and P R output jacks to the Y , P B and P R inp ut jacks ([...]

42 Setup Notes on Usin g This Connec tion T o Do T his ... Do This ... W atch the D VD player Press TV/VIDEO repeatedly to select the D VD input (VIDEO 4 in the illustration). Set up th e remote con trol to operate the DVD player If you h ave a non-Sony D VD player, you must prog ram the remote cont rol. See “Pro gramming the Remo te Contr ol” [...]

43 Setup D VD Play er with S VIDEO and A udio Connector s Use this connection if your D VD player does not ha ve component video (Y , P B , P R ) jacks. T o connect a D VD pla yer with A/V connec tors 1 Use an S VIDEO cable to connect th e D VD player’ s S VIDEO jack to the TV’ s S VIDEO input jack (VIDEO 1 or 3). 2 Use an audio cable to connec[...]

44 Setup Digital Sat ellite Receiver wit h HDMI Connector T o connect a Dig ital Satel lite Receive r with H DMI connec tor 1 Use a HDMI cable to connect the Digital Satellite Receive r’ s HDMI output connector to the TV’ s HDMI IN connector (VIDEO 6 ). T o connect a Digital satellite rec eiver with D VI-HDTV connect or If the Digital Satellite[...]

45 Setup 2 Use an Audio cable to connect the Digital Satellite Receiv er’ s A UDIO OUT jacks to the TV’ s A UDIO IN jacks (VIDEO 6). Notes on Usin g This Connec tion R-A UDIO -L 6 Digital Satelli te Receiver HDMI to DVI-HDTV adapter or ca ble (not supplied) Audio cable (not s upplied) Rear of TV T o Do T his ... Do This ... W atch the digital s[...]

46 Setup D VD Play er or Digital Sat ellite Receiver vi a A V Receiver wit h CENTER SPEAKER IN T erminals Use this connection if you ha ve a di gital audi o de vice that is P CM/Dolb y Digital compatible, such as an A V R ecei ver with a Dolb y Pro Logic system decoder . T o connect a D VD play er or dig i tal s atell ite rec eiv er via A V receive[...]

47 Setup When u sing the TV ’ s speake rs as the cen ter speake r Using Center Speaker In in the A U DIO menu, select the vid e o inp ut fo r which yo u want t o use the TV’ s speak ers as the center speaker , and set to On . 4 HD/D VD IN ( 1080i/720p/480p/480i ) 5 R-A UDIO -L YP B P R CENTER SPEAKER IN 180W ( 6 ) MAX AM COAXIAL FM 75 VIDEO OUT[...]

48 Setup Camcorder F or easy connection of a camcorder , the TV has front A/V input jacks. If you prefer , you can connect the camcord er to the TV’ s rear A/V input jacks. T o connect a c amcord er Use an A/V cable to con nect the camcord er’ s A/V output jacks to th e TV ’ s A/V input jacks (VIDEO 2). Notes on Usin g This Connec tion Using [...]

49 Setup A udio Receiver For improv ed sound quality , you may want to play the TV’ s audio through your stereo system. T o connect an audio syste m 1 Use an audio cable to connect the TV’ s A UDIO OUT jacks to the audio recei ver’ s line input jacks. 2 Using the T V’ s A udio menu, set the Speaker opti on to Off . Then set the A udio Out o[...]

50 Setup Device wit h an Opti c a l (D i gital A udio) Connector Y ou can use the TV’ s digital audio output jack (OPTICAL OUT) to connect a digital audio de vice that is PCM/Dolby Digital compatible, such as an audio am plifier . s Using an optical cab le, connect the de vice’ s OPTICAL IN jack to the TV’ s OPTICAL OUT jack. Using the CONTR [...]

51 Setup Using CableCARD ™ CableCARD ™ provide s cable subscribe rs with acce ss to digita lly enc rypted cable channels — without the n eed for a set-top box — that will enable you to receive not only standard def inition bu t also high definition tele vision. The CableCARD ™ , which is provided by your cable TV compan y , is inserted in[...]

52 Setup KDE-50X S955 CA UTION: In serting the CableCARD ™ incorrectly may result in permanent damage to the card and the TV . 3 Gently push the card into the slot until it lo ck s into place. 4 T u rn on the TV . After 1-2 minutes , the CableC ARD ™ setup sc r een is displayed. This screen includes information y our cable TV compan y will requ[...]

53 Setup Setting Up the Channel List After you f inish con necting you r TV , you need t o run In itial Set up, which automatically sets up a v ailable analog and digital chann els. The Initial Setup screen appear s when you turn o n your TV for the f irst time after hooking it up. If yo u do not w ant to set up the channels at this time, yo u can [...]

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55 Using the Remote Contr ol Overvie w This chapter describes how to set up, program, and use the remote control. Inserting Batteries Insert two size AA batteries (supplied) by matching the e and E on the batteries to the diag ram inside the remo te control’ s battery compartment. To p i c Pag e Inserting Batteries 55 Button Descrip tions 56 Prog[...]

56 Remote Control Button Descriptions Button Description 1 D VD/VCR, SA T/CABLE P o wer Buttons Press to turn on and o ff the equipme nt you have programmed into the re mote control. For det ails, see “P rogramming th e Remot e C ontrol” on page 58. D VD/VCR: Press to turn on and off the vide o eq uipment . SA T/CABLE: Press to turn on and o ff[...]

57 Remote Control qd RESET Press to re set the setti ngs to th e factory defau lts. See pag es 92 and 95 . Also used to clea r Label C hannels . qf (T win View) Press to turn on and of f T win V iew . For details, see p age 69. qg PO WER Press to turn on and of f the TV . qh TV/VIDEO Press repeat ed ly to cycle throu gh the vide o equ ipments con n[...]

58 Remote Control Pr ogramming the Rem ote Control The remote contr ol is preset to operate Son y brand video equ ipment. If you ha ve vid eo equipment other than Son y brand that you want to con trol with the TV’ s remote control, use the following procedures to program the remote con trol. From the “Manuf acturer’ s Codes” listed on page [...]

59 Remote Control Manufacture r’ s Codes D VD P layers D VD Changer s D VD/VCR Combo Units HDD/D VD Combo Units 5.1ch D V D A V Sy stem A V Receiver s VCRs Manufacturer Code Sony 751 Genera l E lect ri c 755 Hit ach i 75 8 JVC 756 Magnavox 757 Mitsubi shi 761 Pan aso nic 753 Phil ips 75 7 Pioneer 75 2 RCA/PR OSCAN 755 Samsung 75 8 To s h i b a 7 [...]

60 Remote Control Using Other Equipment w ith Y our Remote C ontr ol T o operate other connect ed equipment with your TV , f irst turn to page 59 and program the necessary code. F or operating v ideo equipm ent, press TV/VIDEO repeatedly until y ou see th e video inpu t on the sc reen for you r connected equip ment. Remote contro l operation tips a[...]

61 Remote Control Operating a VCR Operating a D V D Pla yer or D VD Changer T o Do T his ... Press Acti v ate the remote c ontrol to operate the VCR D VD/VCR (FUNCTION) Tu r n o n / o f f D VD/VCR (POWER) Change c hannels CH +/– Record N an d z simultan eou sly Pla y N Stop x Fast forward M Rewind the tape m Pa us e X (press again to resume norma[...]

62 Remote Control Operating a 5.1ch D VD A V System (Son y D A V) Operating a D VD/VCR Combo Unit Operating an A V Receiver T o Do T his ... Press Acti v ate the remote c ontrol to operate the DVD D VD/VCR (FUNCTION) Tu r n o n / o f f D VD/VCR (POWER) Select ot her equip ment connect ed to the D A V F1 Skip a di sk F2 Display the D VD menu TO P ME[...]

63 Using the Fe atures Overvie w This chapter descr ibes how to use the features of your TV . To p i c Pag e W atchin g TV 64 Using the Progra m Guide 65 Using Wide Scr een M ode 67 Using T win V iew 69 Using Fa vo rite Channels 72[...]

64 Features W atching TV z F or a co mplete l ist of all the func tions of the remote co ntrol, see pa ge 56. T o Do T his ... Do This ... Acti v ate the remote c ontrol to operate the TV Press TV (FUNCTION) . T urn on /off th e TV Pre s s POW ER . T u ne directly to a cha nnel T o tune to ana log channels, press 0-9 and then ENT (or wait 3 seconds[...]

65 Features Using th e Program Guid e Displa ying the Prog ram Guide The pro gram guide l ets you re view p rogram inform ation and se lect both analog and digi tal channels. T o displa y the pr ogram guide: Press GUI DE on the remote control. The pr ogram gu ide appears, with the currently selected pro gram sh o wing in the backgr oun d. The Pr og[...]

66 Features Using Addi tional Prog ram Guide Options Press b while in the pr ogram guide’ s channe l list to display the following options, which allow you to customize the settings of the program on th e currently tuned chan nel. Main Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Make Way for Duc ks! Series follows the aquatic misadventures of Henry and Rile y , tw o[...]

67 Features Using Wide Screen Mode W ide screen mode let s you wat ch 4:3 norm al broadcasts i n se veral wide screen mod es (16:9 aspect ratio). s Press WIDE repeatedly to toggle through the following screen mode settings. Changing the Wide Screen Mode f or 4:3 Source (St andar d definition sour ce) z Y ou can also ac cess th e scree n mode se tti[...]

68 Features Changing the Wide Screen Mode f or 16:9 Source ( High defi nition sour ce) Example Description Wide Zo om enlar ges the center portion of the picture. Th e left and right edg es of the picture are stretched to fill the 16:9 screen. Full displays the p icture at its original size. Zoom enlar ges the pi cture propor tionately , both v ert[...]

69 Features Using T win Vie w T win V iew lets you see two pictures from tw o sources — from an antenna, VCR, D VD, etc. — on the screen at the s ame time. Y ou hear the soun d fro m only one of the source s at a time, bu t you can choose which s ource’ s sound is selected. Y ou can also change the r e lativ e size of each of the pictures. Di[...]

70 Features Activ at ing the Picture Y ou can us e the B and b buttons to acti vate the left and right pictures while usin g T wi n V iew . Functions A va ilable in the Active (High lighted) Windo w T o Do T his ... Do This ... T o activate the picture in th e right window Pres s b . T o activ ate the pictu re in the left window Press B . Modern ar[...]

71 Features Changing the Picture Si ze The zoom feature lets y ou v ary the relati ve s ize of the left and right pictures . T o Do T his ... Do This ... Enlar ge the acti ve picture Press V . Make the active picture small er Press v . When you adjust the picture sizes, the TV mem orizes the change. The next time you us e th e T w i n V iew functio[...]

72 Features Using Fa v o rite Channels The Fa vo rite Channels feature lets you select program s from a list o f up to 16 fa v orite channels that you specify . Y ou can create a list using the Fav orite Channels o ption in the C hannel Menu, or by us ing the Add t o Fa v orites feature in the F av orite Channels guide. Using the Channel Menu 1 Pre[...]

73 Features Using the Fa v orite Channels Guide 1 Press FAV O R I T E S . The Fa v orite Channels list appears . 2 Press V or v to highlight the channel you want to watch. T o add the current channel to the list of Fa vorite Channels , highl ight Add to F avorites and press . 3 Press to select the channel y ou want to w atch. T o change you r Fa v [...]

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75 Using the Memory Stic k Vie wer About Memory Stic k Memory Stick (sold separately) is a compact, portable, and versatile Integr ated Circuit recording mediu m with a data capacity that makes it perfect f or por table app licati o ns, s uch as digital ph otog raphy . Memory St ick is specially design ed for sh ar in g digital data among Memory St[...]

76 Memory Stick Memor y St ic k Compa tibil ity This television is compatible with the following Sony brand Memory Stick media types : s Memory Stick Media s Memory Stick DUO and PR O DUO Media (without the Memory Stick adaptor) s Memory Stick Media with Memory Select Function s Memory Stick PR O Media About Memory Stic k PRO Med ia Memory St ick P[...]

77 Memory Stick File Compat ibilit y The Memory Stick V iewer is compatible with JP EG images taken with Sony digital still cameras and MPEG 1 * movies taken with Son y digital cameras and camcorder s. In order to b e vie wab le in the Memory Stick V iewer , the f ile s mus t ha ve th e fo llo wing f ile n ame ex tens ion s: T rademark Informa tion[...]

78 Memory Stick Inser ting and Removing a Memo ry Stick Inserting a Memory Stic k 1 Locate the Memory Stick slot (see page 17) and insert the Memory Stick into the Memor y Stick slot as illust rated below . Wh en inserted properly , it should slide in with little resis tance and click into place. T o remo ve the Memor y Stick, see “Re movi ng a M[...]

79 Memory Stick Inserting the Memory Stick DUO Memory Stick DUO is a new , compact version of the standard-sized Memory St ick record ing medium. Insert the Memory Stick DUO as shown belo w . T o remove th e Memory Stick DUO, see “Removing a Memory Stick” on page 80. CA UTION: The Memory St ick sl ot on y our TV has be en designed to accommod a[...]

80 Memory Stick Removing a Memory Stic k T o remov e a Memory Stic k 1 Check that the Memory Stick indicator is off. (When the light is on, this indicates that the TV is reading data from the Memory Stick.) 2 Push the Memory Sti c k ge ntl y into the s lot, and then release it. The Memory Stick media is ejected. 3 Pull the Memory Stick complet ely [...]

81 Memory Stick Using t he Mem ory Stick Index T urn on the TV an d ins ert a Mem o ry S tick that contains t he photo or movie fi les you want t o vie w . For detail s, see page 78. The Memory Stick In dex appears , whic h dis plays thum bnail imag es of t h e files stored on the Memory Stick. Abou t th e Icon s on t he Th umbna il Im ages If the [...]

82 Memory Stick Using the Memory Stic k Inde x The follo wing describes how to use the Memory Stick Inde x. T o Do T his ... Do This .. . Mov e the highlight to a photo, voice memo ( ), or mo vi e ( ) thumb nail Pres s V v B b . Display the highl i ghted ph oto, voice memo, or m ovie file full screen Press . For det ai ls, see “V iewing Photos ?[...]

83 Memory Stick Viewing Photos When you se lect a photo f rom th e Memory Stick Inde x (described on page 81), it disp lays as sh o wn below , with the fo llo wing controls. Photo Contr ols DSC00012 Jul 30, 2004 12:59PM 640x480 12 of 25 Slide Show Index View File x2 Summer 2004 / Photo Menu bar Information about selected photo Selected photo Previo[...]

84 Memory Stick Photo Menu Bar Options The Photo Menu bar lets you access addition a l phot o viewing options. T o access the Photo Men u bar 1 Press B or b to select Slide Sho w , View , or File . 2 Press to select the desired o ption. Option Description Inde x Displays the Memo ry Stick Index, with the hi ghlight on the thumbn ail of th e current[...]

85 Memory Stick Using Zoom and P an T o Zoom and P an a photo 1 In the Pho to Menu bar , highligh t Vie w . 2 Highl ight Zoom / Pan and pr ess . 3 Specify the zoo m center point b y using V v B b ; then press to set the center . The Zoom and Pan contro ls are displayed. Using R o ta te T o Rotate a photo 1 In the Pho to Menu bar , highligh t Vie w [...]

86 Memory Stick Pla ying Movies When you select a m ovie from the Memo ry Stick Ind ex (described on page 81), it disp lays as sh o wn below , with the fo llo wing controls. Movi e Contr ols MO V00012 Jul 30, 2004 12:59PM 640x480 Slide Show Enlarge Index File 12 of 25 Summer 2004 / Movie Menu bar Information about sel ecte d movi e Sel ecte d movi [...]

87 Memory Stick Movi e Menu Bar Options T o access the Mov ie Menu bar 1 H ighligh t Inde x in the M ovie Menu bar . 2 Press B or b to select Index , Slide Show , or File . 3 Select the des ired o ption . Option Description Inde x Displays the Memory Stic k Index, with th e highlight on the thum bnail of the curr ently d ispl ayed mo vie. Slide Sho[...]

88 Memory Stick Memory Stick Index Menu Bar Options Slide Show Me n u Options The Slide Show Men u includes the foll o wing options: Option Description Star t Star ts the Slide Sh ow . Music Al lows you t o select back ground aud io to play during the S lide Show . Off No addit iona l back ground audi o is pl ayed during the Slide Show . Audio t ha[...]

89 Memory Stick Contents Men u Options The Co ntents Menu i ncludes the follo wing op tions: Memory Stick Menu The Memo ry Stick Men u displays all files marked with the Print Mark feature, re gardless of the curr ently selected folder . Option Description Select Fo l d e r Allo ws you to select diffe rent folders to vie w in the Me mory Stick V ie[...]

90 Memory Stick Notes on Using M emor y Stick Me dia About DCF Fil e Names Most Sony brand digital still and video cameras automatically recor d still photo and mov ie f iles using DCF complia nt directory and f ile names. If you s elected the Digital Camera Folders option, as desc ribed on page 89, y ou might w ant to hav e your di gital cam era?[...]

91 Using the Men us Overvie w The Menu gi ves you access to th e follo wing features: Navigating Thr ough Menus Menu I con Description Pa g e The V ideo Me nu allo ws you to mak e adju stmen ts to y our picture s ettings. It also allows you to custo mize the Picture Mode ba sed on the ty pe of pr ogram you are v iewing, selec t Advanced V ideo opti[...]

92 Menus Using the Video Menu T o select the Video men u 1 Press MENU . 2 Press V or v to highlight the V ideo ic on and press . 3 Press V v B b to highlight an option. Press to s elect an opti on. 4 Press V v B b to change settings. Press to select the changed setting. 5 Press MENU to e xit th e Men u. T o restore the fac tory default settin gs fo[...]

93 Menus Noise Reduction Select to redu ce the noise l evel of connecte d equipme nt . It is also effecti ve on the signal from th e VHF/UHF jack. Select from Hi gh , Mediu m , Low and Of f . Direct Mode On Select for a natural, soft pictur e. Off Select to tu rn of f the Direct Mode . Game Mo de On Select to optimize th e lipsync when playing game[...]

94 Menus Advanced Video (cont inued) BN Smoothe r Sel ec t to reduc e the bloc k nois e cau sed by digital video encodin g and decod ing proces s. It is especi ally effecti ve for watching a D VD or digital TV pictur es. Select from High , Medium , Lo w and Off . Color Corrector Select to emph asize the red and bl ue colors. Sele ct High , Lo w or [...]

95 Menus Usi ng th e A udio Men u T o select the A udio men u 1 Press MENU . 2 Press V or v to highlight the Audio ic on and press . 3 Press V v B b to highlight an option. Press to s elect an opti on. 4 Press V v B b to change settin gs. Press to select the changed setting. 5 Press MENU to e xit th e Men u. T o restore the fac tory default s ettin[...]

96 Menus Cent er Sp eaker In Select the vid e o i nput (TV , V i deo 1-6) y ou want to use the TV’ s speakers as the ce nt er speaker . Phase Th is op tion c a n be set whe n the C ent er Spe ak er In option is set to ON . Select Rev erse , if the sound from th e TV’ s speaker (as the cent er speaker) soun ds unnat ural. Th e def a ul t setting[...]

97 Menus Using the Screen Menu T o select the Screen me nu 1 Press MENU . 2 Press V or v to mov e to the Screen i con and pres s . 3 Press V or v to mov e to an option. Press to s elect an option. 4 Press B b V v to change settings. Press to select the changed setting. 5 Press MENU to e xit th e men u. Selecting Screen Options The Screen m enu incl[...]

98 Menus 4:3 D efault Select the defau lt Screen M ode to use fo r 4:3 so urces Wide Zoom Sele ct to enlar ge the 4:3 p icture to fil l the 16 :9 screen, keep i ng the origina l image as much as poss ible. Nor mal Select to return the 4:3 pictu re to its orig inal size. Full Select to enl arge the 4:3 pi cture horizont ally only , to f ill the 1 6:[...]

99 Menus Using the Channel Menu T o select the Channel men u 1 Press MENU . 2 Press V or v to hi ghlig ht the Channel icon and p ress . 3 Press V v B b to hi ghlig ht an option. Press to s elect an opti on. 4 Press V v B b to change s ettings. Press to select the changed setting. 5 Press MENU to e xit th e Men u. Selecting Channel Options The Chann[...]

100 Menus Label Chan nels Allo ws yo u to assign labels (such as station call lette rs) to channel nu mbers. 1 Press V v to scroll thro ugh the chann el numbers. Then press to sel ect the channel nu mber that you want to assign a l ab el. 2 Press V v B b to highligh t Labe l and press . 3 Press V v to scroll th rough the lab el characters (A-Z , 0-[...]

101 Menus Using the P arental Loc k Menu The P arental Lock m enu allo ws you to set u p the TV to block progr ams according to th eir content and rating lev els. T o select the Par ental Loc k menu 1 Press MENU . 2 Press V or v to highlight the Paren t icon and press . 3 Use 0-9 on the remote cont rol to enter a four-digit password. 4 If this is t[...]

102 Menus US Models: Selecting Custom Rating Options For US models, the Cust om Rating menu incl udes the follo wing op tions. F or Canadian models, see p age 103. Viewi ng Bloc ked Prog rams Y ou can vie w block ed pro grams by entering t he passw ord. Press EN T when tuned to a blocked program, then enter the password. This temporarily switches o[...]

103 Menus Canadian Models: Selecting Custom Rating Options For Canadian models, the Cus tom Rati ng menu incl udes the foll owi ng optio ns. For U S mode ls, se e page 102 . Viewi ng Bloc ked Prog rams Y ou can vie w block ed pro grams by entering t he passw ord. Press EN T when tuned to a blocked program, then enter the password. This temporarily [...]

104 Menus Using the Setup Menu T o select the Setup menu 1 Press MENU . 2 Press V or v to highlight the Setup icon and pres s . 3 Press V v B b to hi ghlig ht an option. Press to s elect an opti on. 4 Press V v B b to change settings. Press to select the chan ged setting. 5 Press MENU to e xit th e Men u. Selecting Setup Options The Setup menu incl[...]

105 Menus Label Vi deo Inputs Allo ws you to iden tify A/V e q uip m ent y o u co nn ected to th e TV , such as a VCR, DVD, etc. For example, if you have a D VD player conn ected to the VIDEO 4 jack, you can s el ect the label DV D for the VIDEO 4 inp ut. Then whe n you press TV/VIDEO to chan ge inputs, t he V ideo Label you assigned to that inpu t[...]

106 Menus Prog ramming Caption Vision If you s elected the Program option under Caption Vi si on ( see p age 1 04) , yo u can change the following settings: Option Descri ption Basic Allo ws you to select basi c analog (EIA-60 8) close d cap tion options . CC1, CC2, CC3, CC4 Displ ays a print ed version o f the dialog or sound effect s of a pr og r[...]

107 Menus Using the Appli cations Menu T o select the Applications m enu 1 Press MENU . 2 Press V or v to highlight the Applicatio ns icon an d press . 3 Press V v B b to hi ghlig ht an option. Press to s elect an opti on. 4 Press V v B b to change settings. Pres s to select the changed setting. 5 Press MENU to e xit th e Men u. Selecting Applicati[...]

108 Menus 3 If you sel ected Program in step 2, press V and v to set the day(s), hour, mi nut e, durat ion, and ch annel num ber . Pr ess or b to conf irm each setting a nd mo ve to the ne xt setting. Press B to go ba ck to the p rev ious setting. 4 Press MENU t o e xit the Me nu . An LED o n th e front pa ne l will light, indicating the timer h as[...]

109 Other Inf ormation Overvie w This chapter includes the f ollowing topics : To p i c Pag e Glossary 110 Conta cting S ony 111 T roub lesho oting 1 11 Specificati ons 118 Optional Acc essories 120 Inde x 121[...]

110 Other Info Other Info Glossary analog signal A signalin g met ho d that uses c ontin uous cha nges in th e amplit ud e or fr eque nc y of an electronic transmi ssion to c on vey info rmation. aspect ratio Refers to the ra tio between t he width and heigh t of the screen. This TV has a 16 :9 (widescreen ) aspec t ratio, as oppo sed to a 4:3 aspe[...]

111 Other Info Other Info 720p Provides 720 li nes of reso lution. Displ ays imag es usi ng progr ess iv e scannin g, which transmits each lin e from top to bottom. 1080i Provides 1080 l ines o f resol ution. Displa ys ima ges usi ng in terla ced scann ing, which f irst tran smit s all the o dd lin e s on th e T V scree n an d t hen t he e ven line[...]

112 Other Info Other Info Remote Cont rol CableCARD ™ Pr oblem P o ssible Remedies Remote co nt rol does no t ope ra t e s The batter ie s could be weak. Re pl ace the batteri es . s Check the o r ie ntation of the bat teries. s Press the TV (FUNCTION) button. Y ou ma y hav e inadv e rtently p ressed the SA T/CABLE (FUNCTION) button , which ch an[...]

113 Other Info Other Info Channels Pr oblem P o ssible Remedies Cannot r ece iv e upper ch annels (UHF) when using an ant enna s Press ANT to select the VHF/UHF in put (see p age 57). s Use Au to Progr am in the Channel Men u to add receivable channels that are not presently in the TV’ s memory (see page 99). TV is fixed to one ch ann el s Use A [...]

114 Other Info Other Info Memor y St ic k Pr oblem P o ssible Remedies Image do es not dis play/Ca nnot see all f iles s Make sure the imag e f ile is a JPEG (.jpg , .jpeg ) f ile or an M PEG1 ( .mpg, .mpe g) f ile. s Make sure the Mem ory Stick is inserted p roperly (see page 78). s Check the Filter option se tt ing (see pa g e 89 ). s Check the S[...]

115 Other Info Other Info A udio MPEG1 q uality is poor when enlarged (page 8 6) s The qua lity of the movie whe n enlar g ed de pends on th e resolutio n of the MP EG1 f ile. See yo ur camera’ s instruction ma nual for d etails. Error messa ge is disp la yed s No Mem ory Stick There is n o Memory Stick in the slot . s Memory Stic k Locked The lo[...]

116 Other Info Other Info Video Pr oblem P o ssible Remedies No picture (sc reen not lit), n o sound s If your TV do es not tu r n on, and a red light kee ps f l ashing, yo ur TV may n eed servic e. Call yo ur loca l Sony Servi c e Center. s Make sure the po wer cord is plugged in. s Press the POWER button on the ri gh t side o f the T V . s Press [...]

117 Other Info Other Info General Pr oblem P o ssible Remedies Ho w to reset TV to f actory settings s T urn on the TV . While holding d own the RESET bu tton on the remote control, press th e POW ER button on the ri gh t side of the TV . (The TV will turn itself off, then back on again.) Release the RESET b utton. Ho w to restore V ideo settings t[...]

118 Other Info Other Info Specificati ons Panel System Plasma Display pane l Display reso lu tion KDE-37 X S955 102 4 pi xels (horizontal) × 10 24 pixels (vertical) KDE-42 X S955 102 4 pixels (horizont al ) × 10 24 pixels (vertical) KDE-50 X S955 136 5 pixels (horizont al ) × 76 8 pixels (vertica l) Antenna 75 ohm external te rm inal for VHF/UHF[...]

119 Other Info Other Info Design and spec ifications are subj ect to change withou t notice. Mass KDE-37 XS955 51. 0 kg (112 lb 7 oz) KDE-42 X S955 56. 5 kg (124 lb 9 oz) KDE-50 X S955 68. 0 kg (149 l b 14 5 / 8 oz) Power Consumption In Use KDE-37 XS955 : 350 W KDE-42 XS955 : 385 W KDE-50 XS955 : 450 W In Stan dby 0.5 W CableC A RD St andby KDE-37 [...]

120 Other Info Other Info Optional Accessorie s s HDMI cable s Componen t video cable s S video cab le s A/V cable s Audio cable s Optical cable s Control S cable: R K-G 69 s TV Stand: SU- PF3L (for KDE-50 XS955) SU-PF3M (f or KDE-37/ 42XS955) SU-PW 3M ( for K DE-3 7/42/ 50XS 955)[...]

121 Inde x 4:3 Default setting s 98 A Alternate Audio 66 Alternate Video 66 ANT button 57 Applications menu 91 , 107 Audio Menu 91 , 95 Audio Out 96 AUDIO OUT jack, described 19 audio receiver, connecting 49 Auto Pro gram (chann el setup) 53 Auto SAP, MTS settin g 95 B balance, adjusting 95 bass, adjus tin g 95 bili n gual a udio 95 blocki ng progr[...]

122 Other Info L Label channels 100 video s 10 5 Language, s etting 105 M Memory Stick DUO 79 features 75 Index 81 indicator 17 inserting 78 pannin g photos 85 photo options 84 playing movies 86 precautions 90 removin g 80 rota t ing ph otos 85 slide show optio ns 88 slot 17 troubles hooting 11 4 viewin g photos 83 zooming photos 85 MENU button 57 [...]

123 Other Info Z zoom feature, with Twin View 71 Zoom mode, setting 97 , 98[...]

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