Sony KDL-32VL140 manual

© 2008 Sony Corporation LCD Digital Color TV 4-114-464- 11 (1) KDL -32V L14 0 Operating Instructi ons[...]

2 CAUTION To prevent electric s hock and blade expos ure, do not use this polarized AC plug with an extension cord, r eceptacle or other ou tlet unless the blades can be fully inserted. s Operate the TV only on 120 V AC. NOTIFICATION This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the lim its for a Clas s B digita l device, pursuant to Par[...]

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.sony.c om Canada http://www.sony style.ca/registrati on 3 Contents Welcome to the World of B[...]

4 W elcome to the W orld of BRA VIA ® The Four Steps to a Full HD Experien ce: Set, Sound, Sour ce, an d Setup Than k y ou f or purc hasin g t his S on y B RA VIA ® high-d efinit ion tel evision. The qu ality of the image you see on your BRA VIA TV is on ly as g ood as t he qu alit y of the signa l it re ceives. T o experie nce the stunn ing de t[...]

5 TV Home Menu: XMB ™ (Xr ossMe diaBar ) The XMB ™ is an ea sy w a y to access t he TV se ttin gs f or custo mizi ng, ma king a djust ment s, viewing the av ai lable TV ch annel s and sel ectin g the conn ected equipm ent. Pres s the HOME button on your remote c ontrol t o dis play the XMB ™ . F r om the ho rizont al Media Categor y Bar you c[...]

6 Getting Started 1. Installi ng the TV This TV can be mounte d on a w all usi ng a W all- Mount Bracket or placed on a TV stand (each sold separately). This secti on will explain: • Ho w to carry the TV • Preparation for a T able-T op st and • Preparation for a W all-Mount B racket • Installation against a w all or enclosed area • Bundli[...]

7 Getting Started 4 Use the supplied screws to attach the TV unit to the T able-T op Stand (refer to the “ A ttaching the T able-T op Stand” flyer). • F or product protection an d safety reasons , Sony strongly recommends that y ou use the W all-Mount Bracket m odel designed for your TV and t h e wall- mountin g of y our TV sh ould be perform[...]

8 Make sur e that your TV has adequat e air circulation. Allo w enough space around the TV as sho wn belo w . A void operat ing the TV at temperatures belo w 41 °F (5 °C). ~ • In adequa te air circulat ion ca n lead to overheating of the TV and may cause dam age to your TV or cause a fire . Consider the f ollowing f or best picture quality • [...]

9 Getting Started Sony stro ngly recom mend s taki ng measures to prevent the TV from toppling ov er . Unsecured TVs may topple and result in pro perty damage, seri ous bodily injury or e ven death. Prevent the T V from T o ppling Ov er s Secure the TV to a w all and/or stand. s Do not allo w children to play or climb on furniture and TV s ets. s A[...]

10 2. Locating Inputs and Outputs ~ • Thi s TV disp lays all vide o input s ignals in a r esolut ion of 1,920 do ts × 1,080 lin es. • An HDM I or Comp onent vid eo (Y P B P R ) connect ion is r equir ed to view 480i , 480p, 720p, 1080i an d 1080 p video formats. 1080/24 p is a v ailable only with HDMI conn ection. C A B L E / ANTENNA DMe / x S[...]

11 Getting Started * Manufactured under license from Dolb y Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolb y 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 vi deo eq uipmen t. If both composi te vide o and S VIDEO are connected, S VI DEO si[...]

12 3. Connecting the TV Y ou can enjo y high- def inition and stand ard- definition digital programming (if av ailable in your area) alo ng with standa rd-def inition analog progr amming. ~ • Thi s TV is ca pable of receiving uns cramb led dig ital prog rammin g for bo th cable (QA M and 8VSB) and external VHF/UHF antenna (A TSC). • It i s stro[...]

13 Getting Started Shown with D V I Connection ~ • If the equipment has a DVI jack and not an HD MI jack, con nect the DVI jack to the HDMI IN 4 (with DVI-to-HDMI cable or adapt er) jack and connect the audio jac k to the A UDIO IN (L/R) jack s of HDMI IN 4. For details, see page 1 1. 4 1 3 1 3 2 IN VIDEO IN VIDEO L (MONO) AUDIO R S VIDEO COMPONE[...]

14 Use the TV as a monitor for you r PC by connecting a HD15 to HD15 cable as sho wn belo w . This TV can also be connected to a PC with a D VI or HDMI out p ut. (Refer to the separate Quick Setup Guide.) ~ • Co nnect the PC IN jack to the PC us ing an HD15- HD15 ca ble with f errite core (an alog RGB) and au dio cable (see page 11). • If the P[...]

15 Getting Started ~ • Refer to th e Quic k Setu p Guid e (sup plie d) whe n conn ecting other equip ment t o yo ur TV . Other Equipment CABLE / ANTENNA VIDEO L (MONO) AU DI O R VIDEO IN IN 2 2 4 1 3 1 3 2 IN VIDEO IN VIDEO L (MONO) A UDIO R S VIDEO COMPONENT IN L R P B RGB DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL) PC IN A U DIO OUT (V AR/FIX) (10 8 0p/10 8 0i[...]

16 4. Setting Up the Channel List – Initia l Setup The Initial Setup screen appears when yo u turn on t he T V f or the f irst ti me. 1 Complete your cable connections (refer to the preceding pag es and the Quick Setup Guide prov ided separa tely) before pro ceeding with the Initial Setu p . 2 Use the remote control to navigate through the Initia[...]

17 Getting Started s T o Ru n Initial Setup Again or Auto Pr ogram at a Later Time Select the Initial Setup feature from the XMB ™ or perfor m the steps described in the Initial Setu p section on page 42 . T o run Aut o Pr ogram , see page 37. s T o Add Digital Channels Use the Add Digital Channels feature as desc ribe d on pa ge 3 7. ( Useful fo[...]

18 Operating the TV Inserting Batteries into the Remote Control Insert two si ze AA ba tteries (sup plied) by matching e and E on the batteries to the diagram inside the battery compartmen t of the remote control. When Using the Remote C ontr ol TV Controls Push to open Follo w the guidelines below • Point your remo te control directly at the IR [...]

19 Operating th e TV Rem ote Con tr ol Butt on Descr ipt ion Button Description 1 DISPLA Y Press onc e to displ ay the ba nner with chan nel/ progra m informati on yo u are w atching . The ba nner will t ime out in a few seconds or pres s again to exit. Y ou ca n select t he banner size based on the amount of infor mation. S ee Info Banner on pa ge[...]

20 7 RETURN Press to go back to the previous screen or exit from the screen when d isplaying m enu item s and settin gs. 8 HOME Press to di splay the TV Home Me nu/XM B ™ to access the TV Home Men u items such as the TV Settings , TV channel s and External Inputs list (se e page s 5 and 29 ). 9 DMe x Press to access feature s in the opt ional BRA[...]

21 Operating th e TV qk OPTI ONS Press to di splay a lis t of c on venient functio ns an d menu shortcuts. The OPT IONS menu ite ms vary based on curre nt inpu t and co ntent . ~ •T h e Digital Rating and Al ter na te A udi o option s will appear in Option s only whe n digit al ratin gs or altern ate audio stream s are av ailable in the curre ntl[...]

22 w; WIDE P ress repeatedl y to cycle throug h the av ailable Wide Mode settings: Wide Zoom , Normal , Full , H Stretch , Zoom . The Wide Mode settings can be also accessed in the Screen settings (see pag es 35 and 36). Changing the Wide Screen Mod e ~ • Normal is a vailabl e with 480i or 48 0p s ource s only . • H Stretch is only availabl e w[...]

23 Operating th e TV Indicator s Item Description 1 Speaker Outputs the audi o signal. 2 Light Sensor Senses room lig ht le vel and adju sts the screen brig htness accordin gly (see page 42 for details). Do not put anything near the sensor and the nearby gen eral area (as shown abov e), as its function ma y be affected. 3 PIC OFF/ TIM ER L ED Light[...]

24 Explorin g Fun Featur es Favor it e s Wi t h Fa vor i t e s , you can manage and cu stomize your p referred TV channels, External Inputs and Back ground TV themes fo r easy access. Press FAV O R I T E S . ~ • The first time you ente r Favor i t es , the rec ently v ie wed chan nels and input s ar e highl ighted. • Backg roun d TV themes and [...]

25 Exploring Fu n Feature s Bac kgr ound TV Back groun d TV displays images of curren t video on y our TV that are s imilar to a screen sav er . Back groun d TV is av ailab le from the CABLE/ ANTENN A and Composite inputs. 1 T une to one of the inpu ts listed above. 2 Press OPTIONS . 3 Highlight Backgr ound TV and press . 4 Highlight a theme and pr[...]

26 How to Use TV Gu ide On Sc reen Use the Guide to f ind the s ho w that you w ant to watch . The Guide allo ws you to sear ch for sho ws by progr am categ ori es a nd by keywor d. T he G uid e provi des u p t o two days of T V pr ogr ammi ng info rma tio n. The Guide is a vailable with cable service (without a cable box) or ov er -the-air antenna[...]

27 Exploring Fu n Feature s Search prog ram Press V / v / B / b to high lig ht SEARCH on Serv ice Bar . Y ou can search for programs usin g the follo wing options: KEYW ORD , ALPHABETICAL, MO VIES, SPORTS, CHILDREN, EDUCA TIONAL, NEWS, V ARIETY , SERIES and HDTV . P ress the n press B / b to highli ght yo ur searc h optio n. Press V / v to narrow y[...]

28 Using P&P and PIP Features This TV comes with the P&P and PIP featur es which allo w you to vi e w two pictures simult aneousl y . P&P (picture and picture) prov ides two windo w s si de by s ide. PIP (picture in pict ure) pr ovide s PC in put si gna l and T V channels. ~ • The CABL E/ANT ENNA input must be c onnecte d to use the P[...]

Using TV Setting s 29 Using TV Set tings The HOME button allo ws you to access the TV Home Menu on the XM B ™ (XrossMediaBar) as well as a v ariety of TV features. Prod u ct Su ppor t Clock/Timer s S o u nd S creen S ettin gs Ch a nnel TV Media Category Ico ns TV External Inpu ts Sett ing s Adjusting TV Settings Customize the TV settin gs with va[...]

30 Navigating thr oug h TV Home Menu on XMB ™ 1 Press HOME to dis pl ay th e XMB ™ . 2 Press B / b to select a Med ia Category icon. 3 Press V / v to mov e with in the Category Object Bar . (The Cat ego ry Object Bar sho wn below is for Settings .) 4 Press w hen desir ed item is highli ghted. 5 Press or V / v to select the highlighted item. 6 P[...]

31 Using TV Setting s TV Settings Descriptions Product Support Contact Son y Sony contact information is av ailable from this screen for your con ven ience. Y our TV’ s specific information su ch as Model Name, Serial Number, Software V ers ion and do wnloada ble rating s if a v ailable from the TV a re displ ayed here . Signal Dia gnostic s Pres[...]

32 Picture Settings Picture Adj ustments Pic ture Mode For Vide o Vivid For enhanced pic ture contrast and sharpnes s. Standard F or standard picture settings. Recommende d for home ente rtainment. Cinema F or vie wing f ilm-based content. Most suita ble for vie wing in a theater -like en vironment. Custom Allows you to store you r prefer red sett [...]

33 Using TV Setting s Adv anced Settings A vai lable in th e fol lo win g Picture Modes: Standar d , Cinema , Custom , Photo-Standard , Photo-Original , and Photo-Custom . Reset Resets all the adv anced settings to the default values. Blac k Cor rector Enha nces bl ack a reas of th e pic tur e for s trong er contra st. Adv anced C.E. (Advan ced Con[...]

34 Av a i l a b l e Sound settings depend on the Spe akers setting. Sound Settings Sound Adjustm ents Sound Mode Dynamic Enh ances tr eble an d bass. Standard Standard sound optimize d for home u se. Clear V oice S uitable for sp oken d ialog. Reset Resets the current settin gs to the def ault v alues. Tr e b l e Increas es or decrease s higher-pit[...]

35 Using TV Setting s A udio Out Easy control of volume adjust ment Fixed Select to f ix t he audi o ou tput and allo w you to ad just the v olume wi th your audio system’ s remo te control. (The TV’ s remo te control’ s VO L and MUTING bu ttons h av e no ef fect on the A udio Out .) Va r i a b l e Select to control t he volume of your TV’ [...]

36 Displa y Area Full Pix el Display s the pictu re for 10 80i, 1080 p or 1080 /24p sources in its original siz e. Normal Displays th e picture in its orig inal size. -1 / -2 Enlarges the p icture to hide the edges of t he picture. ~ • For 720p , 1080i , 1 080p and 1080 /24p , feat ure is only av ailab le when Wide Mode is se t to Full . Screen P[...]

37 Using TV Setting s Channel Settings Signal T ype Cable For recei ving cable channel s via cabl e TV provider . Antenna For recei v ing signal vi a over- the-air anten na. ~ • Y ou shou ld r un A uto Program after changing t he Signal T ype se tting. A uto Pr ogram Automatically se ts the channel list in the TV fo r all recei v able channels. C[...]

38 The P aren tal Loc k feature al lo ws yo u to block pr ograms acc ording t o their cont ent and rating le vels and block channels (re gardless o f the programs ). Pass word is n ecessary in s etting up block ing. ~ •T h e Parent al Lock feature is also av ailable with V ideo and Compo nent (480i) inp uts. T o View Block ed Progr ams Press ENT [...]

39 Using TV Setting s Rating Off T urns off P a rental Loc k . No prog rams are blocked fro m viewing based on th eir r atings . Child Ratings p ermitted a re: United States TV Rating: TV -Y , TV -G MP AA: G Canada English TV Rating: C, G Fre nch TV Rat ing: G Y outh Ma ximum ra tings perm itted are: United States TV Rating: TV -PG MP AA: PG Canada[...]

40 Custom Rating System Char t For Country selection of U. S . A. : For Country selection of Canada : Movie Rat ing G All ch ildren an d general au dience PG Par ental gu idance sugge sted PG-13 Parental guidance for child ren under 13 R Rest ricted vi ewing, pare ntal guidan ce is sugg ested for ages under 17 NC-17 and X No one 17 or unde r all o [...]

41 Using TV Setting s HDMI input s of t his TV will recogniz e and commu ni cate with other Son y equipment equ ipped with Contr ol for HDMI function. External I nputs Setti ngs Mana ge Inputs Fo llow t h e steps be lo w to custo mize your i nput men u for easy recogn ition whe n the INPU T button is pressed or wh en selecting an in put from th e X[...]

42 If you mis sed the Initial Setup when you f irst connected the TV or if you w ant to scan all recei vable channels, select Initial Setup . Follow the instructions on the screen. Som e settings such as Pictur e Adjustments , Sound Adjustments , and Par e nt a l L o c k will not be affected by this Initial Setup . If you wis h to return your TV to[...]

43 Other Information Other Inf ormation T roubleshooting If you h av e questions, ser vice needs, or require technical assistance related to the u se of your Son y TV , please visit our web site or call one of the following numbers: http://www .sony .com/tvsu pport for US Suppo rt http:// www .sony .ca/support fo r Canadi an Suppo rt 1-800-222-SONY[...]

44 No color / Dark picture / Color is not correct / The picture is too brig ht • Press PICTURE to select t he desired Picture Mode (se e page 21 ). • Adjust the Picture M ode options in the Pi cture settin gs (see page 32). • If yo u set the Po w e r S a v i ng mo de to Low or Hi gh , it will enhance t he black level (see page 42) . Noisy pic[...]

45 Other Information “Black box” on s creen • Y ou have selected a t ext option a nd no t ext is available (s ee page 3 8). T o turn off this feature, set the CC Display option to Off . I f you were trying to select closed ca ptioning, select CC1 instead of T ext1-4 . Black bands app ear at the edges of the screen • Some wide scree n progra[...]

46 Specificatio ns * While the TV is collecti ng TV Guid e data and /or durin g softwa re upd ate the po wer consumption i s less than 30 W . ~ • Optional accessories a v ailabi lity dep ends on its stoc k. • De sign and sp ecifications are subjec t to chan ge without no tice. Model KDL-32VL140 System T elevision syst em NTSC: American TV stand[...]

47 Index 0-9 butt ons 20 4:3 Default 35 A AC IN 11 Add Digi tal Chan nels 37 Advance d Settings 33 Analog CC 38 Audio Out 35 AUDIO OUT jack 11 Auto Adjust 36 Auto Program 37 Auto Wid e 35 B Backgrou nd TV 25 Backli ght 32 Balance 34 Bass 34 Bilingu al aud io 34 BRAVIA Sync buttons 19 Brightnes s 32 C CABLE/ ANT ENNA input 11 CC b utton 19 CC Dis pl[...]

For Your Convenience Please co ntact S ony direct ly if yo u: z Have questions on the use of your television af ter reading your Operating Instruction manual and Quick Se tup Guide z E xperience difficulty operating your television For Uni ted States http://www.sony.c om/tvsupport or to speak wi th a suppo rt representative: 1-800-222-SONY (7669) F[...]