Sony KDL-32N4000 manual

KDL-32N 4000 KDL-37N 4000 © 2008 Sony Corporation 3-291-227- 13 (1) LCD Digital Color TV Operat ing I nstructions[...]

2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electr ic shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. CAUTION To prevent electr ic shock, do not us e this polarized AC plug with an extension cord, receptacle or other outlet unless t he blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure. NOTIFICATION This equi pment has b een tested and fou[...]

3 Quick Setup Guide (separate volume) Provides a v ariety of optional equipment connection diagrams. Customer S upport http://www.sony.com/tvsupport On-lin e Registr ation United States http://productregistration.sony.co m Canada http://www. sonystyle.ca/registration Contents Welcome to the World of BRAVIA ® The Four Steps to Stunning HD Ex perien[...]

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5 Getting Started Getting Star ted 1. Instal ling the TV Be sure to follow these guidelin es to protect your propert ies and avoi d causing s erious inju ry. • Before carrying the T V , disconnect all cables. • Carrying the lar ge size TV requires two or mo re people. • When you car ry the TV , place your han d as illustrated and hold it secu[...]

6 ~ • Carrying the TV requ ires at l east two p eople. When yo u carry th e TV unit, p lace your ha nds as illustrated on page 5 and hold it securely . Do not put stre ss on the LCD panel and the fram e around the screen . • Be carefu l to not pinch your fin gers or the A C po wer cord when y ou install the TV u nit to the Subw oofer . 4 Stabil[...]

7 Getting Started Y ou can b undle the connecting cables as il lustrated below . ~ • Do not bu ndle the A C po wer cord with othe r connectin g cables. This TV can be installed on a wall by using a W all- Mount Br acket (sold s eparately ). Before mou nting the TV on a wall, the Sub woofe r must be remo ved from the TV . ~ • Do not remove the S[...]

8 Follo w the simple steps belo w to remove the Subwoo fer: 1 Disconnect all the cables from the TV . 2 Remov e the 4 scre ws from beh ind the TV as indicated belo w . Do no t re mov e any oth er scre ws fr om the TV . 3 Gently lay the TV (f ace do wn) onto a le vel and stable surface cov ered with a thick and s oft cloth. 4 Secure the Mounting Hoo[...]

9 Getting Started T o Customers Y o ur KDL-32N40 00/37N4000 can be wall - mounted using SU-WL50 0 W all-Mount Bracket (sold sep arately). For product protec tion a nd safety, Sony strongl y re commends th at you use the W all-M ount Bracke t des igned for your TV an d wall- mount ing is perf ormed by a Sony dealer or a licensed contractor . Do not [...]

10 Screw and Hook locations diagram/table Screw loc ation When inst alling th e Mounting Hooks on the T V . Hook loca tion When installing the TV on to Base Bracket. * Hook po sition “a” cannot be used for th e models in the tabl e abo ve . Make sure that your TV has adequ ate air circulation. Allo w enough space aro und the TV as sho wn belo w[...]

11 Getting Started 2. Locating the I nputs and Outputs Side P anel Item Descri ption 1 VIDEO IN 2 VIDEO / L ( MONO) - A UDIO-R Conn ects to the co mposit e vid eo and audi o outpu t jack s on y our c amcor der or o ther v ideo equipm ent such as a DVD or video game equipm ent. • If you have mono equipment, con nect its audio output jack to the TV[...]

12 Rear P anel Item Descri ption 1 HDMI IN 1/2 R-A UDIO-L HDMI (High-Def inition Multim edia Interfa ce) provides an uncompressed, all-digita l audio/ video in terface bet ween thi s TV and any HDMI-e quipped audio/vi deo equipm ent, suc h as D VD player, a set-top box, A/V receiver and Blu-ray Disc pla yer as well as PC. HDMI suppor ts enhanc ed o[...]

13 Getting Started 6 VIDEO IN 1 VIDEO/ L(MONO)- A UDIO-R Conn ects to the co mposi te vide o and aud io outpu t jack s on your A /V equip ment s uch a s a D VD or other video equ ipment. A second compos ite vide o and audio i nput (VIDEO IN 2) is locate d on the l eft side pan el of the T V . 7 COMPONENT IN 1/2 (1080i/720 p/ 480p/480i)/ L-A U DIO-R[...]

14 3. Connecting the TV T o further enhance the sound quality , connect the Subw oo fer and the 2 Satellite Sp eakers before using the TV . ~ • Before co nnecti ng the Subwoo fer , be sure t o att ach the Subw oofer to the TV (see pa ge 5 for mo re details ). • Connect the S ubwoo fer and th e Satellite S peakers be fore conne cting the TV to t[...]

15 Getting Started Satellite Speak ers connection 1 Connect the suppli ed cables to the Satellite Speakers inputs, make sure to connect the black cables to the black jacks of the Satellite Speakers, and the white cables (with the red mark) to the correspon ding red jacks . ~ • For a bette r look, yo u can hide the cable s of the S atellite Spe ak[...]

16 2 Connect the Satellite Sp eak ers cables to the Subwoofer output. Connect white cables (with the red mark) from the Satellite Speakers to the R+ and L+ Subwoofer jacks (red); an d black cables from the Satellite Speakers to the R- an d L- Subwoofer jacks (black). 3 Once Subwoofer and Satellite Speakers connection is complete, plug the TV’ s a[...]

17 Getting Started Preparation of Satellite Speak ers W all- Mounting The Satellite Speakers can be installed on a wall b y using a W all-Mount Bracket (sold separately). 1 Before mounting the Sat ellite Speakers on a wall, y ou must remo ve the stand from the Satellite Speakers. ~ • Use a screwdr ive r to remo ve the Sa tellite Speak ers Stand. [...]

18 When the Sound effect is Dolby Pr o Logic II Mov ie, Dolby Pro Logic II Music or Dolby Pro Logic II Matrix It’ s recommended to place the Satellite Speakers as shown in the illustration below . On these effects the Satellite Speakers replay the Left and the Right Surround Sound, that togeth er with the Left, Central, Right Speaker s and Subwo [...]

19 Getting Started Cable or V HF/UH F (o r VHF o nly) • It is strongly r ecommend ed that y ou connect the an tenna/cab le input u sing a 75-o hm coaxia l cable (not supplie d) to recei ve optimum picture q uality . A 300-o hm twin l ead cable can be ea sily af fecte d by ra dio freq uenc y interfere nce, resulting in signal de gradat ion. Cable [...]

20 Shown with D VI Connection ~ • If t he equipment ha s a D VI and not an HDMI connector, use a D VI-to-HDMI cable or adapte r to connect the D VI output to ei ther HDM I IN 1 o r HDMI IN 2 inp ut, an d conn ect the au dio jacks to the A U DIO (L/R) j acks belo w the HDMI IN 2 (DVI connecto r is for video si gnals onl y , the au dio jacks provi [...]

21 Getting Started Use the TV as a monitor for your PC. Sho wn below with the HD15 to HD15 connection. This TV can also be connected to a PC with D VI or HDMI output. (Refer to the supplied Quick Setu p Guide.) ~ • C onnect the PC IN jack to the PC using the HD1 5-HD15 cable with fe rrite core (analog RGB) and aud io cable (page 13). PC Input Sig[...]

22 ~ • Refer to the Q uick Setu p Guide (sup plied) w hen co nnecti ng ot her eq uipment t o you r TV . Other Equipment VIDEO IN 2 VIDEO (MONO) AUD IO L R DMPORT L R A UDI O VIDEO IN VIDEO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO (MONO) L R S VIDEO S E RV I C E ON LY PC IN COMPONENT IN (10 8 0i/720p/4 8 0p/4 8 0i) Y P B P R L R L R A UDIO OUT (FIX ) RGB DIGITAL AUDIO O[...]

23 Getting Started 4. Setting Up the Channel List - Initia l Setu p After you f inish con necting you r TV , you need to run Initial Setup , wh ich a uto mat ica lly s ets up av ailable channels. The Initial Setup screen appears when you turn on your TV for the f irst time. If you do not want to set up the channels at this time, you can do it later[...]

24 Explor ing Fun Featu res Using BRA V IA Theatre Sync ™ with Con tr ol f or HDMI This TV is equi pped with BRA VIA Theatre Sync™. The Control f or HDMI function enables BRA VIA Theatre Sync to allow co mmunication bet ween S ony TV’ s and Sony equ ipmen t. Onl y Sony eq uipment wi th Control f or HDMI capability is supported. T o con nect S[...]

25 Remote Contro l and TV Controls/ Indicators Remote Contr ol and TV Contr ols/Indicator s Inser t ing Batt eries When Using the Remote Control Insert two size AA batteries (supplied) by matching e and E on the batteries to th e diagram inside the battery compartmen t of the remote control. Push to open Follo w the guidel ines belo w • Point y o[...]

26 Remote Contr ol SOUND GUID E MENU TOOLS 5 4 3 2 1 •T h e 5 and CH + buttons hav e a tactile d ot. Use them as a reference when operatin g the TV . Button Description 1 DISPLA Y Press on ce to displa y the infor mation per tainin g to the channel an d/or pr ogram when available. The OSD (On Screen Display ) will time out in a fe w seconds or pr[...]

27 Remote Contro l and TV Controls/ Indicators Button Description 6 GUIDE (F or all channels includ ing Digital/Analo g channels) Press to display t he Guide when y ou are watch ing chan nels (if it is a v ailable fro m the station ). Using the Guide The Guide al lo ws you to selec t the channe ls from a channe l list; al so provide s informa tion [...]

28 Button Description qg WIDE Press repeatedly to ste p through the Wide Mode settings: Wide Zoom , Normal , Full , Zoom . The Wide Mode settings can be also accessed in the Screen menu (see pag e 36). Changing the Wide Screen Mode ~ • When the TV r ecei v es a 72 0p o r 1080i sign al, Normal cannot be sel ected. SOUND GUID E MENU TOOLS qg 4:3 O [...]

29 Remote Contro l and TV Controls/ Indicators Button Description qh INPUT Press to displa y the list of External Inputs and TV mode. Press repeatedly to toggle th rough the in puts. • See page 41 ( Label Inp uts ) on setting up the External Inputs labels. qj V / v / B / b Press V / v / B / b to mo ve the on -scr een cu rso r . Press to select/co[...]

30 TV Controls/Indicator s Item Descripti on 1 MENU Press to display the men u with TV functi ons and settings (s ee “Using TV Menus” on page 31). 2 INPU T Press to display th e External Inpu ts list, toggle through the list and select you r desired in put. In the m enu screen, this b utton se rves as co nfirm ing the select ion or setting. 3 ?[...]

31 Using TV Me nus Using TV Menu s MENU provide s one b utton acce ss for c ontrollin g your T V . It en ab les you to perform a v ariety of tasks intuiti vely with a control pan el on the screen . Navigating thr ough TV Menus Menu Des criptions The Sh ortcuts menu lets you select: External Inputs , Favor i te s , and short cuts to W ide Mode , Clo[...]

32 Using the Shortcuts Men u External Inpu ts T his feature lets you select the exte rnal inputs con nected to yo ur TV . 1 Press V / v to choose an ext ernal input from the list of 9 inputs. 2 T o select press . • T o exit from ex ternal inputs list, press . • T o chan ge external inputs aga in, repeat step s 1-2. • T o go b ack to channels,[...]

33 Using TV Me nus PC-PIP This PIP (picture in picture) featu re provides PC input sign al and TV chan nels, allowing you to view two pictur es simultaneou sly . When you select this feature from Shortcuts menu, t he PC-PIP will appear with a Sub W i ndo w to see TV ch annels at the sam e time. • Y o u need a PC inpu t signal to use PC-PIP fun ct[...]

34 Using the Picture Men u Picture Mod e Cus tomized pict ur e viewing Vivid F or enhanc ed picture con trast and sharp ness. Standar d For sta ndard picture set tings. Recomme nded for home entertainment. Cinema F or vie wing f ilm-based content. Mo st suitable for v iew ing in a the ater- like environment. Back light Press B / b to brighte n or d[...]

35 Using TV Me nus Dolby Pro Logic II Press V / v to highlight a n effe ct from the list; then press to select. Movie This mode is useful to replay the mo vie sound lik e movie theaters. Music For s teady music signals; gives natural soun d to music and an en vironmen t like concerts. Matri x Simu late m ulti-chan nel so und; gre at for mono p rogr[...]

36 Using the Scr een Menu Wide Mode These opt ions allo w you to change the pr oportio n of the scree n. Wide Zoom Sel ect to enlarge the pict ure uniform ly . Normal Select to di splay 4:3 p ictures in origi nal size when the o riginal source is 4:3. • Normal is not a v ailable when you are watch ing 1080i or 720p in high-d efin ition sour ce. F[...]

37 Using TV Me nus Using the Channe l Menu Favo ri te s Lets yo u set up a li st of up to 8 of your favorite cha nnels. Press V / v to select th e option Add to Favori tes and pr ess to add the curre nt channel to your Favor i te s list. T o select a fav orite channe l from the list, press V / v to g o throug h the l ist and to select the ch ann el[...]

38 The Pa re n t a l L o ck feature allows you to b lock programs accor ding to their conten t and rating le vels and block channels (reg ardless of the programs). Passw ord is necessary in setting up blocking . Use - on the remote control to enter a f our digit password. Th e f irst time you create a pass word, conf irm the password by en tering i[...]

39 Using TV Me nus Channel Bloc k Allow s you to b lock c hannels r ega rdless of progra m ratin gs. The p asswor d need s to be s et up prior to blocki ng channels. The bloc ked channel can only be viewed by ent ering th e correct password. T o blo ck a chann el Press V / v to go throu gh the chan nels and pre ss to Bloc k or Allow channels. T o v[...]

40 Custom Rating System Chart US Models: Sel ecting Custom P arental Loc k Rating Options T o select custom rating options f or the U.S., select U.S . A. in the Select Country setti ng (se e page 39 ). Canadian Models: Select ing Custom Par ental Loc k Rating Options T o select custom rating opti ons for Canad a, select Canada in the Select Country[...]

41 Using TV Me nus Using the Setup Menu Closed Captions (CC) Allo ws yo u to s elect fr om se veral clo sed c aption s modes (for pr ogram s that are bro adcast with clos ed captionin g). Select: Off ( to turn of f Closed Caption s ), On (to tu rn on Clos ed Captions ), or Program (to pr ogram Closed Captions ). Progra mmi ng Clo sed C apti ons If [...]

42 Clock /Timers Sle ep Set the time in minutes ( Off , 15 , 30 , 60 or 1 20 minut es ) th at you want the TV to remain on b efore shut ting of f automa tically . Timer Y ou can use th e Timer to tune to a sp ecific channel at a sch eduled time. Select Off to turn of f the timer (pre vious settings a re save d). On to turn on the t imer (pre viou s[...]

43 Other Information Other Inf ormation T roubleshooting If you ha ve additional qu estions, service needs, or required technic al assistance related to the use of your Son y TV , please vi sit our website or call one of t he follo wing numb ers: http://www .so ny .com/tv support 1-800-222-SONY(7669) for US Support 1-877-899-SONY(7669) for Canadian[...]

44 Noisy pi cture. ❑ Make sure that t he antenna is con nected usin g a 75-ohm coa xial cable (not supp lied). ❑ Keep the antenna cab le a way from othe r connecting cords. ❑ T o av oid TV int erference, make sure to use an u ndamaged an tenna cable. No sound/Noisy so und Good pic ture, no soun d. ❑ Check the volume co ntrol. ❑ Pre ss or [...]

45 Other Information Remot e contro l does not ope rate. ❑ Check the polarity of the batteries or replace th e batteries. ❑ Point t he remote contro l at the re mote control sensor of the TV . ❑ Fluorescent lamps can interfere with your remote control operation; try turning o ff th e fluorescent lam ps. ❑ Keep the remote control senso r are[...]

46 Specificatio ns ~ • Design and specif ications are subje ct to chan ge without no tice. Model KDL-32N4000 KDL-37N4000 System T elevisi on system NTSC: American TV standard A TSC (8VSB terrestria l): A TSC compliant 8VSB QAM on cable: ANSI/SCTE 07 2000 (Does not include CableCARD functionality) Chan nel coverage Analog te rrestrial: 2 - 69 / Di[...]

47 Index 0-9 bu tto n 27 4:3 Default 36 A Add Digita l Ch annels 37 Advance d Settings 34 Alt. Au dio/MTS 35 AUDIO OUT jack, describ ed 13 AUDIO SYSTEM jack, descri bed 12 Auto Program 37 Auto Sort Contro l 42 Auto Wide 36 B Backli ght 34 , 35 Balance 35 Brightnes s 34 C Cable 32 , 37 Cable ho lder 7 CABLE/ANTENNA input, described 12 Canadian Model[...]

For Y our Con venience Contact Sony Customer Support at: http://www .son y .com/tvsuppor t or to speak with a support representative: United States 1-800-222-SONY (7669) Canada Please Do Not Return the Product to the Store 1-877-899-SONY (7669) Please contact Sony directly if y ou : Hav e questions on the use of your tele vision after reading your [...]