Sony KDL-37XBR6 manual

© 2008 Sony Corporation LCD Digital Color TV 3-297-694- 13 (1) KDL-32 XBR6 KDL-37 XBR6 KDL -40V 415 0 KDL- 40V41 00 KDL- 42V41 00 KDL- 46V41 00 KDL- 52V41 00 KDL-40W 4100 KDL-46W 4100 KDL-52W 4100 KDL-46W 4150 Operating Instructi ons[...]

2 CAUTION To prevent electric s hock and blade exposure, do not use this polarized AC plug with an extension cord, r eceptacle or other outlet unless the blades can be fully inserted. 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 d igital device, pursuant to Part [...]

Quick Setup Guide (separate volume) Provides a variety of optional equipment connection diagrams. Customer S upport http://www.sony.com/tvsupport 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 RAVIA ® The Four Steps to a F ull HD Ex perienc[...]

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 t elevision. The qu alit y of the im age you see on your BRA VIA TV is on ly as g ood as the qualit y of t he sig nal it rec eives. T o e xper ience the stunn ing de[...]

5 TV Home Menu: XMB ™ (Xr ossMe diaBar ) The XMB ™ is an easy wa y to acce ss the TV set tings f o r cust omiz ing, making adj ustme nts , viewing the av ai lable TV ch annel s and s electin g the c onnec ted equ ipment . Press the HOME button on your remote c ontro l to dis play the XMB ™ . F r om the h orizont al Med ia Categ or 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: • How to carry the TV • P reparation for a T able-T op st and • P reparation for a W all-Mount Bracket • Installation agains t a wall or en closed area • Bundl[...]

7 Getting Started All model s are ready to be mounted on a w all. Models KDL-52V4100 and KDL-52W4100 will require detaching t he T able-T op stand. • F or product protection an d safety reasons, Sony strongly recommends that y ou use the W all-Mount Bracket m odel desig ned for your TV and t h e wall- mountin g of y our TV sh ould be performed by[...]

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). ~ • Inadequa te ai r circul ation can lead to overheating of the TV and may cause dam age to you r TV or cause a fire . Consider the f ollowing f or best picture quality • [...]

9 Getting Started Sony stro ngly reco mme nds tak ing measures to prevent the TV from toppling ov er . Unsecured TVs may topple and result in pro perty damage, se rious bodily injury or e ven death. Prevent the T V from T oppling 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 ~ • This TV disp lays al l vide o input signa ls in a res olution of 1,92 0 dot s × 1,080 lines. • An HDMI or Co mpone nt vide o (YP B P R ) connection is req uired t o view 480i, 480p, 720 p, 10 80i an d 1080 p video formats. 1080/24 p is a v ailable only with HDMI conn ection. AC IN C A B L E/ANTENNA DMe / x[...]

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 video eq uipmen t. If both comp osite vi deo and S VIDEO are connected, S VI DEO sig[...]

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. ~ • This TV is capable of receiving unscramb led di gita l prog rammin g for bo th cab le (QA M and 8VS B) and external VHF/UHF antenna (A TSC). • It is stron[...]

13 Getting Started Shown with D V I Connection ~ • If the equipment has a D VI jack and no t an HDMI jack , connec t the D VI jack to the HDM I IN 4 (with DVI-to-HDMI cable or adapt er) jack and connect the audio jack 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 COMP[...]

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.) ~ • Connect the PC IN j ack to the PC us ing an HD15- HD15 ca ble with f errite core ( analog RGB) an d audio 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 DIGI TA L OUT (OPTICAL) PC IN A U DIO OUT (V AR/FIX) (10 8 0p/10 8 0i/720p/[...]

16 4. Setting Up the Channel List – Initia l Setup The Initial Setup screen appears when you 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 Initial[...]

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 p age 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 page 3 7. (U seful for[...]

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 c hanne l/progr am 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 selec t the banner size based on the amount of info rmation . See 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/X MB ™ to access the TV Home Men u items such as the TV Sett ings , 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 BR[...]

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 i tems vary based on curre nt inpu t and co nten t. ~ •T h e Digital Rating and Al terna te A udi o op tions will appear in Option s only whe n digit al ratin gs or altern ate audio stream s are av ailable in th e currently[...]

22 w; WIDE P ress repeatedl y to cycle throug h the av ailabl e Wid e Mode setting s: Wide Zoom , Normal , Full , H Stretch , Zoom . The Wide Mo de 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[...]

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 man age and cu stomize your p referred TV chan nels, Exter nal Inputs and Back ground TV themes for easy acc ess. Press FAV O R I T E S . ~ • The first time you enter Favor i t es , the rece ntly v ie wed channe ls and inp uts are highl ighte d. • Backg roun d TV the mes a[...]

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 cat egori es a nd by keyw ord . The Gu ide provid es u p to two d ays of TV pr ogr ammi ng info rm atio 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 Service Bar . Y ou can search for programs us ing the follo wing options: KEYW ORD, ALPHABETICAL, MO VIES, SPORTS, CHILDREN, EDUCA TIONAL, NEWS, V ARIETY , SERIES and HDTV . P ress then press B / b to high light your sea rch op tion. P ress V / v to narrow your[...]

28 Using P&P and PIP Features This TV comes with the P&P and PIP features which allo w you to vi e w two pictures simult aneousl y . P&P (picture and picture) prov ides two windo w s side b y side. PIP ( picture in pict ure) provid es PC i nput sign al and TV channels. ~ • The CAB LE/ANT ENNA input must be conn ected to use the P&[...]

Using TV Setting s 29 Using TV Set tings The HOME b utton allo ws you to acce ss the TV Home Menu on the XMB ™ (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 v[...]

30 Navigating thr oug h TV Home Menu on XMB ™ 1 Press HOME to di spl ay th e XM B ™ . 2 Press B / b to select a Media Categ ory icon. 3 Press V / v to move within the Categ ory Object Bar . (The Cat ego ry Object Bar sho wn below is for Settings .) 4 Press when desired it em is hig hlighted. 5 Press or V / v to select the highlighted item. 6 Pr[...]

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

32 Picture Settings Picture Adj ustments Picture M ode 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 p ictu re f or st ronger con tras t. Adv anced C.E. (Advan ce d C[...]

34 Av a i l a b l e Sound settings depend on the Spe akers setti ng. Sound Settings Sound Adjustm ents Sound Mode Dynamic Enhanc es trebl e and ba ss. Standard Standard sound optimize d for ho me use. 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 In creases or de creases high er-[...]

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 MUTI NG bu ttons h av e no ef fect on the A udio Out .) Va r i a b l e Select to control the volume of your TV’s[...]

36 Displa y Area Full Pix el Displays the pict ure 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 pictu re to hide th e edges of the picture. ~ • For 720p, 1080i, 1080 p and 1080 /24p , feat ure is only available wh en Wide Mode is set to Full . Screen P osit[...]

37 Using TV Setting s Channel Settings Signal T ype Cable For receiving cabl e channel s via cabl e TV provider . Antenna For recei v ing signal vi a over- the-air ant enna. ~ • Y ou shou ld run Auto Progra m after changin g the Signal T ype setting. A uto Pr ogram Automatically sets the ch annel list in th e TV for all rec eiv able channels. C h[...]

38 The Pa rental Loc k feature all ows you to bl ock progr ams accordi ng to their conten t and rating l e 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 i s also available with V id eo and Compo nent (480i) inp uts. T o View Block ed Progr ams Press ENT w[...]

39 Using TV Setting s Rating Off T urns off P a rental Loc k . No pr ograms are b locked from 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 French TV Rating: G Y outh Ma ximum ra tings perm itted are: United States TV Rating: TV -PG M P AA: PG Canada [...]

40 Custom Rating System Char t For Country s election of U.S . A . : For Country s election 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 ricte d viewing, par ental guid ance is suggested for age s unde r 17 NC-17 and X No one 17 or unde r all[...]

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 Follo w the step s belo w to customize your i nput men u for eas y recogn ition whe n the INPU T bu tton is pressed or wh en selecting an in put from th e XM[...]

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 Init ial Setup . Follow the instructions on the screen. Som e settings such as Pictur e Adjustments , Sound Adjustments , an d Par e nt a l L o c k will not be affected b y this Initial S etup . If you wis h to return your T[...]

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/tv support 1-800-22 2-SONY( 7669) for US Suppor t 1-877-89 9-SONY( 7669) for Canadi an Support [...]

44 No color / Dark picture / Color is not correct / The picture is too brig ht • Press PICTURE to select the desi red Picture Mode (se e page 21) . • Adjust the Picture M ode option s in the Picture set tings (s ee pa ge 32 ). • If you set the Po w er Sa v i ng mode to Lo w or Hig h , it will enhance the black level (see page 42) . Noisy pict[...]

45 Other Information “Black box” on s creen • Y ou have sel ected a t ext option a nd no t ext is available (see page 3 8). T o tur n off this feature, set the CC Display option to Off . If you wer e tryi ng to sel ect closed ca ptionin g, select CC1 inst ead of T ext1-4 . Black bands app ear at the edges of the screen • Some wide screen pr[...]

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 . ** KDL-W series models come with additional 30 mm (1 1/8") tweeters. ~ • Optional acce ssories a vailabi lity dep ends on its st ock. • D esign an d specificatio ns are subjec t to change wit hout no[...]

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 ENN A inpu t 11 CC b utton 19 CC Dis [...]

For Your Convenience Please co ntact S ony dir ectly if you: z Have questions on the use of your television af ter reading your Operating Instruction manual and Quick Se tup Guide z Experienc e difficulty operating your television Contact Sony Customer Suppor t at: http://www.sony.c om/tvsupport or to speak wi th a suppo rt representati ve: United [...]