Sony KDL-37L5000 manual

LCD Digit al Color TV © 2 009 So ny Corpo r ation Operating Instructions Son y Cust omer Support U. S. A . : w w w .s o ny .c o m / t v s u p p o r t Canada: ww w .son y .ca/support United States 1.800.222.SO NY Canada 1.877.899.SO NY Please Do Not Retur n the Product to the Stor e KDL-37L5000 KDL-32L5000 KDL-26L5000 KDL-22L5000[...]

2 CAUTION To prev ent elec tric s hock an d blad e exposu re, do not use this po larize d AC p lug wi th an exten sion cord , re ceptac le or other ou tlet unless the blades ca n be fully insert ed. ❑ Oper ate th e TV only on 120-24 0 V A C. Licensing In formation Macintosh is a trademark of Apple I nc., registered in the U.S. and other countries[...]

3 Contents Introduc ing Y our Ne w BRAVIA ® Welcom e to the W orld of BRAVIA ® . . . . . . . . . 4 Experien cing Stunning HD with Yo ur BRAVIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The Four Steps t o a Stun ning HD Experienc e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 TV Feat ure Highli ghts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

4 Intr oducing Y our Ne w BRA VIA ® W elc ome to the W orld of BRA VIA ® Thank you f or ch oosing th is So ny BRA VI A ® high-def inition t elevision. Use the docume ntation s listed be low to get the most out of your TV . Experiencing Stunning HD with Y our BRA VIA The qu ality of the image you s ee on your BRA VIA TV is onl y as go od as th e [...]

Introducing Your Ne w BRAVIA ® 5 The Four Steps to a Stunnin g HD Experien ce Set, Sound, Sour ce, and Set up Along wi th your BRA VIA TV se t , a compl ete HD system re quires an HD sound syste m, a sour ce of HD programmi ng, and a pr oper c onnection setup . Ref er to the Q uick Setup Guide, encl osed sep arately , for connecti ng optiona l equ[...]

6 Getting Star ted Setting Up Y our TV The TV is packaged with a detach ed T able-T op Stand so you can mount the TV to a w all right aw ay . If you are not mounting the TV to a wall, yo u will need to attach the T able-T op Stand. Use a Philips screwdri ver and the sup plied screws to complete the task. Look for the attach ment instruction taped t[...]

Getting Started 7 Locating Inputs and Outputs Item Description 1 SER VICE This port is for service only . 2 HDMI IN 1/2/3 L-A UDIO-R HDMI (High-D efinit ion Multi media Int erfac e ) pro vides an uncom presse d, all- digita l audio/vide o inter fac e betwe en this TV and a ny HDMI-equip ped au dio/video equipme nt, such as a set- top box, DVD playe[...]

8 Adjusting th e viewing angle of the TV KDL-22L 5000 o nly This TV can be adjusted w ithin the angle shown below . Adjust the angl e back and f or th (tilt) 6 VIDEO IN 1/ COMPONENT IN 1 (1080p/1080i/ 720p/480p/480i)/ L ( MONO)- A UDI O-R Thi s input p ort can b e used as a com posi te video input (V IDEO 1) or as a compon ent v ideo inp ut (COMPON[...]

Getting Started 9 Connecting the TV Cable System or VHF/UHF Antenna System Y ou can enjoy h igh-def inition and s tandard-def inition digita l program ming (if a vail able in you r area) along with s tandard-def inition analog programming. This TV is capable of r eceiving unscram bled digital programm ing for both cable (QAM and 8VSB) and extern al[...]

10 HD Cable Bo x/HD Satellite Bo x Y ou can enjoy high-definition programming by subs cribing to a hi gh-def inition cable serv ice or a high-d efinition satellite service . For the best possible p icture, make su re you c onnect this e quipment to your TV via the HD MI or componen t video (with audio) input located on the back of your TV . Shown w[...]

Getting Started 11 Shown with Compone nt Connection PC Use the TV as a monitor for your PC by connecting an HD15- HD15 cable connection as sho w n belo w . This TV can also be connected to a P C w ith a D VI or HDMI output. (Refer to the separate Quick Setup Guide.) P R P B Y VIDEO RGB (MONO) VIDEO IN AUDIO L PC IN DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL) AUDI[...]

12 Connecting Other Eq uipment S ERVICE ONL Y AUD I O R VIDEO (MONO) L IN VIDEO IN 2 2 S VIDEO P R P B Y VIDEO RGB (MONO) VIDEO IN AUD I O L PC IN DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL) AUDIO L R AUD I O R IN AUDIO OUT (FIX) COMPONENT IN (10 8 0p/10 8 0i/ 720p/4 8 0p/4 8 0i) 1 1 2 3 CABLE/ANTENNA Personal computer Blu-ray Disc Player/ “PS3” DVD player Di[...]

Getting Started 13 Bundling the Connecting Cab les Untie the A C po wer cord from the plastic cable band and connect the A C power cord to the nearest wall outlet when all the necessary connection is complet ed. Use the same plastic cable band to bundle the connecting cables as illustrated below . Do not b undle the A C po wer cord with ot her conn[...]

14 Securing the TV Sony strongly recommends taking measures to prev ent the TV from toppling over . Unsecure d TVs may t opple and result i n propert y damage, seri ous bod ily injury or e ven death. Preventing the TV from T oppling ❑ Secure the TV to a wall and/or stand . ❑ Do not allo w children to play or climb o n furniture and TV sets. ❑[...]

Getting Started 15 2 Secure the TV to the stand. Use the optional hardware listed be lo w ( not supplied): • M4 × 14 mm ancho r bolt and M4 nu t (scre wed into the TV’ s T able-T op Stand) . • A screw or similar (attach it to the TV stand). • Rope or chain ( strong enough to support t he weight of the TV). Make sure that there is n o exces[...]

16 Running Ini tial Setup During initial setup, you will perform the following: • Set the language for the On Screen Dis play (OSD) text • Choose yo ur vie wing en vironment • Signal source con nection check • Scan for digital an d analog channe ls Complete your cable connections before beginning the Initial Setup . Refer to the Quick Setup[...]

Operatin g the TV 17 Oper ating t he TV Using the Remote Co ntr ol T o I nser t Batteries into the Remote Contr ol Insert two si ze AA batteries (supplied) by match ing e and E o n t he b atter ies t o the diagram in side the battery com p artment of the remote control. Guideli nes to f ollo w Push to open • Point your remo te control directly at[...]

18 Remote Control Button Descri ption Button Description 1 DISPLA Y Press on c e to display the banner with channel/pro gram information you are watching. The bann er will time out in a few sec onds or press again to ex it. 2 CC Press to turn On , turn On when Muting or Off the Closed Captions (CC) . 3 BRA VIA Sync These buttons ar e used to con tr[...]

Operatin g the TV 19 8 0-9 ENT Press 0-9 t o select a channe l; the channel chan ges after two seconds. Press ENT to change channel s immediately . 9 Use with 0-9 and ENT to select dig ital chan nels. For example, to enter 2. 1, press , , and ENT . 0 VO L + / – Press to adjust th e vo lume. qa MUTING Press to mute the so und. Pre ss again o r pre[...]

20 TV Controls and In dicators PIC OFF / TIMER ST ANDBY PO WER INPUT PO WER CHANNEL V OLUME MENU 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 0 Item Description 1 (IR) Infrared Recei ver Receives IR signal from the remote control. 2 PIC OFF/ TIM ER L ED Lights up in orang e when the sl e ep timer is set. Ligh ts up in gree n when the Po w e r S a v i n g is set to Picture Of[...]

Using Feature s 21 Using Fe atu res Using BRA VIA ® Sync TM with Contr ol f or HDMI The BRA VIA Sync fun ction allows this TV to communicate with other Sony equ ipment supporting the Control for HDMI fu nction. T o connect Son y equipment with Contr ol for HDMI Use an HDMI cable that b ears the HDMI logo for connectio n. See the HDMI connection sh[...]

22 Using PIP Feature Y ou can watch TV while workin g on your PC. PIP ( picture in picture) provides PC input signal and TV channels. The CABLE/ANTENN A input must be connected to use this feature. ( Closed C aptions (CC) is not av ailab le with PIP mode.) To E n t e r P I P 1 Pre ss TO O L S whil e in the PC mode. 2 Select PIP from the TO OL S men[...]

Using Feature s 23 Wide Mode The Wide Mode feature allows you to select the screen display t o your prefer ence. Based on the original signal s ource, you may see black bars aroun d t he picture or just on the both sides of the screen. Sometimes you will see the picture fill the full screen. This is due to the signals y our TV recei ves. Y ou can m[...]

24 Inputs Pre ss INP UT to display the Input menu and togg le throu gh the Ex ternal Inputs to sele ct your vi deo signal for vie wing including the TV mode. The inputs list consists of TV mode and other equipment co nnected to the TV . Y ou can label your External Inputs to identify them easily . T o Label an Input 1 Pre ss ME NU then go to Se tup[...]

Using the Me nus 25 Using the Men u s The MENU button allo ws you to access a var iet y of TV s ettings for you to customize the s ettings. Navigating thr o ugh TV Menus 1 Press on the remote control to display the menu optio ns. 2 Pre ss V / v / B / b t o na vigate on t he menu or ad j ust th e settings. 3 Press to select or conf irm. 4 Press to e[...]

26 Using the Picture Settings Option Description Picture Mode Customi zed pictur e view ing Vivid Select for enha nced pi cture contrast a nd sharp ness. Standar d Select fo r standard pictu re settin gs. Recomm ended for ho me entertain ment. Cin em a Selec t for viewing film -based co ntent . Mos t suita ble for viewing in a theater-like environm[...]

Using the Me nus 27 Using the Soun d Settings Option Description Sound Mode Customized soun d listeni ng Dynamic Enhance s treble and bass. Standar d Standard s ound optim ized fo r home use. Clear V oice Suita ble for sp oken dia log. Reset Rese ts the current Sound Mode set tings to the defaul t values . Tr e b l e Adjust to increas e or dec reas[...]

28 Using the Screen Sett i ngs Option Descri ption Wide Mode Wide Z oom Fills the sc reen with minim um distortion. Normal Select to display 4:3 picture in original size when the original source is 4:3. Full Se lect to en larg e the pictu re horizontally to fill the screen when the origin al source is 4:3 (Standa rd def inition sourc e). Whe n the [...]

Using the Me nus 29 PC Settings When a PC is conn ected to th e TV and t he PC in put is sel ected, the PC settings scree n appears inst ead of the Screen settings. Y ou can also select the PIP feature which a llows yo u to vie w two pictu res simultaneou sly from T OOLS button (se e page 22). Wide Mode Normal Select to disp lay in the original ima[...]

30 Using the Ch annel Settings Option Descri ption Favor i t es Select fa vo rite chann e ls and extern al inputs (se e page 22). Signal T ype Cable Select if you are rec eiving cable channe ls via Cable T V provider . Antenna Select if you are u sing an ant enna . A uto Program Au tomatically se ts up th e channel li s t on th e TV for all receiv [...]

Using the Me nus 31 Using the Parental Loc k Settings Option Descri ption Enter Passwor d The P arental Lock settings allow you to set up the T V to block pro grams acco rding to their content a nd ratin g le vels. Use 0-9 on t h e remote c ontrol to enter a four -digit password. T he first time yo u create a password, confirm the p assword by ente[...]

32 US Models: Selecting Custom P arental Lock Rati ng Options T o select custom rating options for the U.S., select U. S . A . in the Country setti ng (s ee pa ge 31 ). Option Description Mo vie Rati ng G All chi ldren and g ener al audie nce. PG Parental guidan ce sugges ted. PG-13 Parental guidance for ch ildren unde r 13. R Restricted v iewing, [...]

Using the Me nus 33 Canadian Models: Select ing Custom P arental Loc k Rating Options T o select custom rating options for Canada, select Canada in the Country setting (s ee page 31). Viewi ng Bloc ked Programs Y ou can vie w blocked programs b y entering you r passwo rd. Pr ess ENT when tuned to a blocked program, then enter the passw o rd. This t[...]

34 Using the Setup Settings Option Description Eco P ower Savi ng Select from High , Lo w , Off , Picture Off to adjust your TV’ s po w er consump tion. By selecting the High option, yo u will r educe the power consum ption more than the ot her a vaila ble se tting s. While Picture O ff is set, pressing VO L + / – or MUTING buttons wil l not di[...]

Using the Me nus 35 Sleep Tim er Se t the ti m e in min utes ( Off , 15 , 30 , 45 , 60 , 90 , or 120 ) that y ou wou ld like t he TV to remain on before shu tting of f automatic ally . Langua g e Select to disp lay all on- screen settings i n your l anguage o f choice : English , Español , Françai s . Info Banner Displays the informatio n related[...]

36 HDM I Settin gs HDMI inputs of thi s TV will recogn ize and com municate wi th other So ny equipment equipp ed with Control f o r HDMI funct ion. Control for HDMI On/Off featur e allows your TV to co mmuni cate w ith other equipm ent that s upports Control f or HDMI function. Device A uto Pow e r O f f Select On to have your connected eq uipmen [...]

Other Information 37 Other Inf ormation PC Input Signal Reference Char t f or PC and HDMI IN 1/2/3 After connecting the PC to the TV , set the output s ignal from the PC according to the char t below . Resolution Horizontal frequency (kHz) V ertical frequenc y (Hz) Stand ard Signal s Horizontal (Pixel) × V er tical (Line) VGA 640 × 480 31.5 60 VG[...]

38 Preparing the TV f or W all-Mounting This TV can be inst alled on a wa ll by us ing a W all-Moun t Bracket (sol d separately). Befor e mounting th e TV on a wall, t he T able-T op S tand must be remo ved from the TV . Follo w the simple steps below to remov e the T able-T op Stand: For bracket installation, refer to the instruction guide p rovid[...]

Other Information 39 T roubleshooting Many of the poo r pictur es and poor soun d condi tions are rel ated t o improper connect ion of t he cables; r efer to the Quick Setu p Guide provided for con nections. If you have questions, service ne eds, or req uire technica l assista nce related t o the use of your Sony TV even after yo u read thi s opera[...]

40 Poo r p ic ture Picture quality not as g ood as vi e wed at the store • Picture qual ity dep ends on th e signal c ontent. See Quick S etup Guide (suppli ed) to disp lay the best possibl e pictur e for that sign al. Broadcast HD formats hav e poor qu ality • Conten t and sig nal quality are regulat ed by the signal provider . Many HD channe [...]

Other Information 41 BRA VIA Sync Cannot find connect ed BRA VIA Sync HDMI device • Mak e sure t hat th e Control f or HDMI is set up on both th e TV and the option al de vice compatib le with BRA VIA Sync (se e page 21). Second A/V receiver is not listed on th e De vice List • O nly one A/V rece iv er may be used wit h the BRA VIA Sync and Con[...]

42 Blac k bands appear at the edges of the scre en • So me wide screen prog rams are filmed in aspect rati os that are greater than 16 :9 (this is espe cially c ommon with the atrical rele ases). Y our TV will show these pr ograms wit h black ba nds at the top and bo ttom of the screen. F or more details, check the documentation that came with yo[...]

Other Information 43 Impor tant Notices For customers in Canada This Class B di gital ap paratus co mplies with Can adian ICES-003 (with the ex ception of KDL-37L 5000, sol d only in the U.S.) . FCC Related Informati on This equipm ent has been t ested and fo und to comp ly with the li mits for a Cl ass B digita l de vice, pursu ant to Part 15 of t[...]

44 Specifications • Opt ion al a cces sori es availa bili ty d epen ds o n its s toc k. • Design a nd specifications are subject t o change wi thout noti ce. Mode l KDL-22L5000 KDL-26L5000 KDL-32L 5000 KDL-37L5000 System T elevision system NTSC: American TV standard A TSC (8VSB terrestr ial): A TSC compl iant 8VSB QAM on cable: ANSI/SCTE 07 200[...]

Other Information 45 Index 0-9 buttons 19 4:3 Defa ult 28 A AC power c ord 8 Add Digita l Channel s 30 Advanced Settings 26 Alterna te Audio 27 AUDIO OUT jack, d escribed 8 Auto Adj ustment 29 Auto Progr am 16 , 30 Auto Wid e 28 B Backli ght 26 Balance 27 Bass 27 BRAVIA Sync buttons 18 Brightness 26 C CABLE/ANTENNA input, described 8 CC button 18 C[...]

46 U U.S.A. Rating 33 Unrated 31 V Vert ical Ce nter 28 , 29 VIDEO/AUDIO (L/R) jacks, described 7 , 8 Video/ Component 1 Sele ction 35 Viewi ng Blocke d Program s 33 VOL + /– button 19 , 20 W WIDE bu tton 18 Wide M ode 28 , 29[...]

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