Sony KDL-40V3000, KDL-46V3000 manual

© 2007 Sony Corporation LCD Digital Color TV 3-212-686- 11 (1) KDL -40V 300 0 KDL -46V 300 0 Operating Inst ructions[...]

2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electr ic shock, do not expose th is TV to rain or moisture. This symbol is intended to aler t the user t o the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within th e TV’s en closure tha t may be of sufficie nt magn itude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended to ale[...]

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.SonyStyle. ca/registration 3 Contents Important Sa fety Instruc tions ................. ........... 4 Welc ome t [...]

4 Impor tant Safety Instructions 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnin gs. 4) Follow all in structions. 5) Do not use th is appa ratus near water. 6) Cl ean onl y w ith d ry cloth . 7) Do not blo ck any ve ntila tion op enin gs. Inst all in accordanc e with the manufac turer’s instruct ions. 8) Do no t ins tal[...]

5 Small access ories Keep small accessori es out of children’s reach. ANTENNAS Outdoor an tenna grou nding If an outdoor ant enna is i nstalled, follow the pr ecautions below. An outdoor antenna system should not b e located in the vicinity of ov erhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can come in contact with su[...]

6 VENTILATION The slots and openings in the TV are provided for neces sary ventilation. To ensure reliable operation of the TV an d to protect it from overheating, these slots an d openings mu st never be blocked or covered. Unless proper ventilati on is provided, the TV may gather dust and g et dirty. F or proper vent ilation, observe the followin[...]

7 s Do not install the TV in a location where it may protrude, such as on or behind a pi llar, or wh ere you might bump your head on it. Otherwise, it may result in injur y. Preventing th e TV from to ppling ov er Take measures to prevent the TV f rom toppling over and causing injury. To prevent the TV from toppling over, secure the TV to a wall or[...]

8 W elcome to the W orld of BRA VIA™ The Four Steps to Ful l HD Experience : Set, Sound, Sour ce, and Setup Thank you f or pur chas ing t his Sony BR A VIA™ hig h-defin itio n t elevision. Th e qual ity o f the i mage you see on your B RA VIA TV i s only as g ood as t he qua lit y of t he sig nal it recei ves. T o experienc e the ful l det ail [...]

9 TV Home Menu: XMB ™ (Xr oss Media Ba r) The XMB ™ is a menu of B RA VIA features and input sou rces d isplay ed on the TV scre en. The XMB ™ is an ea sy w a y to select pr ogramm ing and adj ust s etti ngs o n yo ur B RA VIA TV . Press the HOME button on your remo te contr ol to acc ess the XMB ™ . F r om the h orizont al Med ia Categ or [...]

10 Getting Started 1. Installi ng the TV 1 Screw the support belt (supplied ) to the TV stand w ith a woo d s crew (s uppl ie d). 2 Attach the support b elt to the T abl e-T op Stand with the s ecuring s cre w (su pplied) using a coin, etc. 3 Adjust the length by pullin g the support belt tow ard you while holding the T able-T op Stand. ~ • B e s[...]

11 Getting Started 2. Locating Inp uts and Ou tputs Left Side Item Description 1 Headphone jac k Connects t o your he adpho nes. If your hea dphon es do no t matc h the jack , use a suit able plug adap ter ( not suppl ied) . ~ • Whil e headphon es are conn ected, the TV speakers are muted. 2 VIDEO IN 2 VIDEO/R-A UDIO- L (MONO) Connects t o the co[...]

12 Rear Item Description 1 PC IN (RGB/A UDIO) Conn ect s to a perso nal co mput er’ s vide o output conne ctor us ing a HD1 5-HD1 5 cab le with ferri te core (an alog RGB, no t supplie d). Can also be connecte d to o ther ana log RGB equipme nt. See “PC Input S ignal Refer ence Char t” on pag e 16 fo r the signa ls th at can be displa yed. ~ [...]

13 Getting Started 2 HD MI IN 1 HDMI/ R-A UDIO-L HDMI (High-Definitio n Multim edia Interface) provide s an uncompre ssed, all- digital audi o/vid eo inte rfac e b etwee n this TV an d an y HD MI-equ ipped aud io/vid eo eq uipmen t, such as a set-top box, D VD player , Blu-ray Disc Playe r , A/V receiver as well as PC. HDMI supp orts enhan ced, or [...]

14 3. Connecting the TV Y ou can enjoy h igh-def inition and s tandard- definition digital programming (if av ailable in your area) alo ng with standa rd-def inition analog progr amming. ~ • This TV is capa ble of rece iving uns crambl ed digit al prog rammin g for bo th cab le (QA M and 8VS B) and external VHF/UHF antenna (A TSC). • It is stro[...]

15 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 1 (wit h D VI-t o-HDMI cable or adapt er) jack and connect the audio jack to the A UDIO IN (L/R) jack s of HDMI IN 1. For details, see page 1 3. AUD I O L R R G B P C IN AUD I O 12 IN 1 IN AUDIO L R Rear o[...]

16 Use the TV as a mo nitor for your P C. Shown belo w with the HD15 to HD15 connecti on. This TV can also be con nected to a PC with D V I or HDMI output. (Refer to the separate Quick Setup Guide.) ~ • C onnect the PC IN jack to the PC us ing the HD15- HD15 cable with ferrite core (analog RGB, not suppl ied) and audi o cable (pag e 12). • If t[...]

17 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 VHF/UHF/CABLE VIDEO IN A UDIO OUT (V AR/FIX) DIGIT AL OUT (OPTICAL) COMPONENT IN (10 8 0p/10 8 0I/ 720p/4 8 0p/4 8 0I) S VIDEO VIDEO AUD I O L (MONO) R AUDIO L R AUD I O L DMe x /SERVICE R P R P B Y 11 32 AUD I [...]

18 This TV is equipped with BRA VIA Theatre Sync. The HDMI Control function enables BR A VIA Theatre Sync to allow communication between Sony TV’ s and S ony eq uipm ent. Only Sony equipment with HDMI Control capability is support ed. T o Connect HDMI Control Equipment Use an HDMI cable that bears th e HDMI logo for connection. See page 17 or see[...]

19 Getting Started 4. Setting Up the Ch annel List – In itial Se tup The Initial Setup screen appear s when you tur n on the TV for the first time. After you f inish con necting t he TV , you ca n run Initial Setup to create a list of a vailable analog and digital ch annels if you ha ve connected an antenna or cable directly to the TV’ s VHF/UH[...]

20 Using the TV Feature s Remote Control and T V Controls/Indicators Insert two size AA b atteries (s uppli ed) by m atching e and E on the batteries to the diagram inside the battery compartmen t of the remote control. Inserting Batterie s into the Remote Contr ol Remote Contr ol and TV Contr ols Button Description 1 DISPLA Y Press once t o displa[...]

21 Using the TV Features Button Description 4 FREEZE Press once to di splay a frozen ima ge with the current progra m in a window . Press again to return to the current program. ~ • W it h the Freez e feature active, some feature s are unavailable. •W h i l e t h e Freeze feature is active, pressing HOME will deacti v ate Freeze and disp lay th[...]

22 qa VO L + / – Press to adjust the volu me. qs MUTING Press to mute the soun d. Press again o r press VO L + to restore the soun d. qd PO WER Press to turn on and of f the TV . qf WIDE Press repeatedly to step throug h the Wide Mode setti ngs: Wide Zoom , Norm al , Full , Zoom . The Wide M ode settings can be al so access ed in the Screen setti[...]

23 Using the TV Features qg PICTURE Pres s rep eat edly to c ycle th roug h t he a v ailabl e pi ctur e m ode s: Vivid , Standar d , Cinema , Cus tom . (A vailab le optio ns depen d on th e c urrent mod e.) Th e pi cture mode s can also be access ed in the Picture settings. F or det ails, see Picture settin gs on pag e 28. qh INPUT Press to di spla[...]

24 Indicator s PIC OFF/TIMER ST ANDBY PO WER 34 5 2 1 Item Description 1 Speaker Outputs the audio si gnal. 2 PIC OFF/ TIMER LED Lights up in green when th e Picture Off feature is activ ated. Lights up in orange wh en the timer is se t. When th e timer is se t, this LED will rem ain lit e ven if the T V is turned off. For details, see pag e 28. 3 [...]

25 Using the TV Features Using P&P Feature This TV comes with the P&P feature which allo w you to vie w tw o pictures simul taneously . P& P (picture and pi cture) pro vides two wind ows side by sid e. ~ •T h e P&P featu re is not available when the Pa r e n t a l Lock settings a re set to b lock prog rams by Rating . When Ch anne[...]

26 Using the Men us The HO ME b u tton allo ws you to access the TV Home Menu on the XMB ™ (X ro ss Media Bar) as well as a v ariety of TV features. HOME cc Product Su ppo r t C l o c k / Timer s S oun d S cree n Video O p tion s TV Settin gs Media Category Icons TV External Inpu ts Settings Adjusting TV Settings Customize the TV settin gs with v[...]

27 Using the Me nus Navigating thr ough TV Hom e Menu on XMB ™ 1 Pre ss HOME to display the XMB ™ . 2 Pre ss B / b to select a Media Cate gory icon. 3 Pre ss V / v to move within the Cate gory Object Bar . (The Category Object Bar shown belo w is for the Settings .) 4 Press when desired item is highligh ted. 5 Press or , V / v to select the h i[...]

28 TV Setting Description Product Support Contact Son y Son y contact information is a v ailable from this screen for yo ur con venience. Y our TV’ s specif ic inform ation such as Mo del Name, Serial Num ber , Software V ersion and do wnloadab le ratings if av ailable from th e TV is disp layed here. Signal Dia gnostics Press to displ ay the di [...]

29 Using the Me nus Reset R esets the current Picture Mode settin g to the defau lt v alues. Backli ght Brig htens or darkens th e backli ght. Picture Increases or decreas es picture con trast. Brightness B righten s or darkens the pi cture. Color Increases or decreas es color intensi ty . Hue Increases or decreas es the gre en tones. Color T emper[...]

30 Av a i l a b l e Sound settings depend on the Spe akers setting under Audio Op tions settings (page 33) or headphone co nnectio n. Adv anced Settings Res et Resets all the a dv anced set tings to the defaul t v alues. Blac k Corrector Enhances b lack areas of t he picture for st ronger contrast . Adv anced C.E. (Advanced Contrast Enhancer) Autom[...]

31 Using the Me nus Steady Sound On Stabi lizes the volume a cross all program s and c ommercial s. Off T urns o ff Stead y Sound . V olume Offset Adjusts the volu me le v el of th e current in put ( TV or vi deo inp ut) relati ve to oth er inputs. ~ • Sound settings for PC T imings (HDMI or PC input) are same as all other input modes (see abo ve[...]

32 Screen P osition Ad just the Ve r t i c a l pos iti oning by pre ssing V / v . Press B / b to a dju st the Horizontal posit ionin g. ~ •T h e S cre en Positi on featu re is useful if the TV is conn ected to game eq uipment . V ertical Size Adju sts the vertical size of the picture. Press B / b and press t o adjust. ~ • V er tical Size is ava[...]

33 Using the Me nus ~ • When in putti ng VIDEO 1 to 3, ITU 601 or ITU709 can be s elected i nstead of Au t o or Custom . RGB Dynamic Range Prod uces na tura l color b y chan ging the lu minan ce ton e rep roducti on of HDM I input color signals (RGB). Set to Au t o f or standa rd use. Cha nge th e settings only when t he luminan ce tone of the di[...]

34 Au t o P r og r a m Automatic ally sets up the chan nel list o n the TV for all recei vable channels. Channe l scannin g will be based on On/ Off of Cable . 1 Select A uto Pr ogram . 2 Select OK to s tar t Auto Pr ogram . When Au to Pr og ra m is completed, the screen will di splay the numb er of chan nels fo und. 3 Press RETURN to exit A uto Pr[...]

35 Using the Me nus The P arental Loc k feature allo ws you to bl ock programs according to their con tent and rating le vels and block channe ls (re gardless of the programs). Passw ord is necessary in setting up b locking. T o View Blocked Pr ograms Press ENT when tun ed to a blo cked prog ram, then en ter the p assword. T o react iv ate th e Pa [...]

36 Custom Rating System Char t For Country s election of U.S . A . : For Country s election of Canada : Channel Bloc k Allo ws you to bl ock chan nel s reg ard less o f progra m ra tings. Th e pass wor d nee ds to be s et up pri or to bloc king channe ls. T he bl ocked chan nel ca n only be viewed by en te ring the correct password . T o Vie w a Bl[...]

37 Using the Me nus HDMI input s of t his TV will r ecogniz e and communi cate with oth er Son y equipment equipped with HDMI Control. External I nputs Setti ngs Label Inpu ts Y ou can label your i nputs wi th the na me of equi pment yo u have connect ed. T o assign your ow n label or Skip the in put: 1 Pres s V / v to highli ght th e vide o inp ut[...]

38 If you ha ve miss ed the Initial Setup when you f irst con nected the TV or if you want to s can all recei vable channels, yo u can run the Initial Setup . Follow the instructions on the scre en. Settings such as pictu re and sound adjustments will n ot be af fected by this Initial Setup . General Settings Language S elect t he langu age of you [...]

39 Other Information Other Inf ormation T roubleshooting If you h av e questions, ser vice needs, or requ ire technical assistance related to the u se of your Son y TV , please visit o ur websit e or call on e 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 Suppo[...]

40 No sound/Noisy sound Good p icture, no so und • Check th e volume control. • Press MUTI NG or VOL + so tha t “Muting” disapp ears from the screen (see pag e 22) . • Disc onnect yo ur headp hones . •S e t Speaker s to T V Sp eaker s in the A udio Options settin gs (see pag e 33). If it is set to A udio System , sound is n ot output fr[...]

41 Other Information Remote control do es not operate • Check the po larity of the ba tteries o r repl ace the ba tteries. • P oint the rem ote cont rol at the remo te control sensor locat ed at the front of the TV . • Fluorescent lam ps can inte rfere with y our remo te contro l operati on; t ry turnin g off the fluo rescent lamps. • Keep [...]

42 Specificatio ns Model KDL-40V3000 KDL-46V3000 System T elevision syst em NTSC: American TV sta ndard A T SC (8VS B ter restrial): A TSC complia nt 8VSB QAM on cable: ANSI/SCTE 07 2000 (Does not include Ca bleCARD function ality) Chan nel coverag e Analog terrestr ial: 2-69 / Digital ter restrial: 2-69 Analog Cable: 1-125 / Digital Cable: 1-135 P[...]

43 Other Information ~ • Optional accessori es a va ilability d epends on i ts stock. • Design an d specificatio ns are subject t o change wi thout noti ce. Suppl ied acces sorie s Remote control RM-YD01 4 (1) / Size AA b atteries (2) / AC po wer cord (1) / S upport belt (1) / Secur ing screw (1) / W ood screw (1) / Cable hol der (1 attached to[...]

44 Index 0-9 but tons 21 4:3 Defau lt 31 A AC IN 13 Add Dig ita l C hann els 34 Advanced Settin gs 30 Analog CC 34 Audio Out 33 AUDIO OUT jack 13 Auto Adjust 32 Auto Progra m 19 , 34 Auto Wide 31 B Backl ight 29 Balance 30 Bass 30 Bri ght nes s 29 C Cable 33 Cable ho lder 18 CC butto n 23 CC Displa y 34 CH + /– b utton 23 Chan nel Block 36 CineMo[...]

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