Sony KDL-46S4100 manual

LCD Digital Color TV 3-870-414- 12 (2) Operating Instructions KDL -40S4 100 KDL -46S4 100 © 2008 Sony Corporation[...]

2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electr ic shock, do not expose this TV to rain or moisture. This symbol is intended to alert the us er to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the TV’s enclosure that may be of sufficien t magnitude to constitute a risk of e lectric shock to persons. This symbol is intended to alert th[...]

3 Note This television includes a QAM demodulator which should allow you to receive unscrambled digital cable television programming via subscription service to a cable service pr ovider. Availabili ty of d igital cab le televisio n programmi ng in your area depe nds on the type of programmin g and signal provided by your cable service provider. Tr[...]

4 MOISTURE To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this TV to rain or moisture. s The TV must never be exposed to dripping, splashing, or spilling liquids of any kind. s Do not place liquid filled objects such as a vase or potted plant on the TV. s Do not use a power line opera ted TV set near water; for example, near a bathtub,[...]

5 CARRYING THE TV Carry the TV in the specified manner To avoid dropping the TV and causing serious injury, be sure to follow these guidelines: s Before carr ying the TV, disconnect a ll cables. s Carrying the large size T V requires two or more people. s When you carry the TV, place your hand as illustrated and hold it securely. Do not put stress [...]

6 Wall-mount use s Wall-mount installation requir es the use of a Wall-M ount Bracket. When ins talling or removing the TV and the Wall-Mount Bracket, be s ure to use qualified contractors. If not properly secured during installatio n or remova l from t he Wall-Moun t Bracket, the TV may fall and cause ser ious in jury. s Be sure to follow the inst[...]

7 LCD SCREEN s Although the L CD screen is made wit h high-precision techno logy and has effective pixels of 99.99% or m ore, black dots or bright poi nts of light (red, blue, or green) may appear constantly on the LCD screen. This is a structural property of the LCD panel and is not a malfunction. s The LCD screen is made with high-precision techn[...]

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9 Contents Getting Started Welcome to the World of ® ................ ................. ................. ................. ....... 10 Picture Qu ality and Aspect Ra tio .................. ................. ................ ................. ............. 10 Assemblin g the Table-To p Stand ............ ................. ................. ........[...]

10 Getting Star ted W elcome to the W orld of ® Than k you for p urch asin g th is Sony L CD D igi tal Co lor T el e vi sion . Thi s manual is for model K DL-40S4100/ KDL-46S4100. B e sure to check t he supplied accessories ag ainst the list on page 42. Picture Quali ty and Aspect Rati o Y ou can enj oy cr isp, clear im ages, smo oth mov emen t an[...]

Getting Started 11 Getting Started Assembli ng the T able-T op Stand Follo w the assembling steps require d to attach the T able-T op Stand. 1 T ake out the T able-T op Stand and sc rews fro m the carton. The scre ws are found in the accessory bag. 2 Place the T able-T op Stand onto a le v el and stable surface. Put y our hands into the p ackage , [...]

Getting Started 12 3 Gently slide th e TV unit onto the neck of the T able-T op Stand and align the screw holes. 4 Use the supplied screws to attach the TV unit to the T able-T o p Stand. Do not p ut stress on the LCD p anel or the frame a round the screen. Be careful not to pin ch you r hands or the A C pow er cord when you install the TV to the T[...]

Getting Started 13 Getting Started Connecting the TV Cable Syst em or VHF/UHF Antenna System Y ou can enjoy high-defin ition and standar d-definition digital programming (if a vailable in your area) along with s tandard-defin ition analog progr amm ing. Cable o r VHF/UHF (or VHF only) Cable Syst em and VHF/UHF Antenna System Use an optional A-B RF [...]

Getting Started 14 HD Cable Box/ HD Satellite Bo x Y ou can enjoy high-def inition pr ogramming by subscri bing to a hi gh- def inition cable service or a high-definition satellite service. For the best possible picture, make sure you connect this equipment to your TV via the HDMI or com pon ent vi deo (wit h audi o) i nput on th e back of yo ur TV[...]

Getting Started 15 Getting Started Sho wn with Componen t Connection PC Use the TV as a monitor for your PC as shown belo w . Shown below is the HD15 to HD15 connection. This TV can also be connected to a PC with a D VI or HDMI output. (Refer to the separate Quick Setup Guide.) AUDIO L R AUDIO L R P R P B Y RGB AUDIO IN PC IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT IN [...]

Getting Started 16 Other Equipment AUDIO L R AUDIO L R AUDIO AUDIO R P R P B Y VIDEO S VIDEO RGB (MONO) AUDIO L R L (1080p/1080i/720p/480p/480i) (FIX) IN PC IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT IN DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL) AUDIO OUT 1 12 13 SERVICE ONLY AUDIO R VIDEO (MONO) L IN VIDEO IN 2 2 CABLE/ ANTENNA Rear of TV Personal computer Blu-ray Disc Player/ “PS[...]

Getting Started 17 Getting Started When Connecti ng to Optional Equ ipment SERVICE ONLY AUDIO R VIDEO (MONO) L IN VIDEO IN 2 2 1 2 AUDIO L R AUDIO L R AUDIO AUDIO R P R P B Y VIDEO S VIDEO RGB (MONO) AUDIO L R L (1080p/1080i/720p/480p/480i) (FIX) IN PC IN VIDEO IN COMPONENT IN DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL) AUDIO OUT 1 12 13 CABLE/ ANTENNA 45 6 7 89 q[...]

Getting Started 18 3 VIDEO IN 1 S VIDEO Conne cts to th e S VIDEO ou tput jack on yo ur camco rder or ot her vi deo equ ipment that has S VIDEO. Provide s better pi cture quality than compo sit e video ( 2 / 8 ). 8 VIDEO IN 1 VIDEO/ L(MONO)- A UDIO-R Connect to the composi te video an d audio o utput jac ks on your A/V equi pment suc h as a VCR or [...]

Getting Started 19 Getting Started Securing the TV Son y strongly recomme nds taking measures to prev ent the TV from topplin g ov er; as uns ecured TVs may topple and result in pr operty damage, s erious bodily injury or e ven death. Prevent ing the TV fr om T oppling ❑ Secure th e TV to a w all and/or stand . ❑ Do not a llow child ren to play[...]

Getting Started 20 2 Secure the TV to the Stand . Use the optional hardware listed below (not supplied): • M6 × 12-18mm anchor bolt (scre wed into the TV’ s T able-T op Stand). • A screw or similar (attach it to the TV stand). • Rope or chain (s trong enough to support t he weight of the TV). Mak e sure that there is no excess slack in the[...]

Getting Started 21 Getting Started Bundling the Connecting Cab les Y ou can bundle the conn ecting cables with the supplied cable band as illustrated below . Do not b undl e the A C po wer cord w ith othe r connect ing cab les.[...]

Getting Started 22 Setting Up the Channel Li st - Initial Setup After yo u fi nish connecting your TV , you need to run Initial Se tup , which automatically sets up av ailable channels. The Initial S etup screen appears when you t urn on your TV fo r the firs t time. If you do n ot want to set up the channels at this time, you can do it later by se[...]

23 Basic Operations Basic Op erati ons Remote Contr ol Button Description 1 DISPLA Y Press once t o displ ay th e curre nt cha nnel n umber, channel label, p rogram remain ing time and Wi de Mode . The on- screen display (OS D) will turn of f after a fe w seconds. 2 SLEEP Press repeat edly until the TV displays the time in minutes (Of f, 15 , 30, 4[...]

Basi c O pera tion s 24 qa PO WER Press to turn on and of f the TV . qs WIDE Pres s repe atedly to step throu gh the Wide Mode sett ings: Wide Zoom , Nor mal , Full , and Zoom . The Wide Mode settin gs can also be acce sse d in the Screen set tings. (See page 29. ) Changing th e Wide Screen Mode (F or PC timing, see belo w) Normal is not a v ailab [...]

Basic Operations 25 Basic Operations qd INPUT Press to display the list of e xternal inpu ts. Press repeat edly to toggle thro ugh the inputs. Inputs c an be change d by pressing V / v and while t he list of exte r nal in puts is dis pla yed. See page 3 5 f or inf ormation about s etting up the e xternal inputs l abels, i ncluding the Skip f eature[...]

Basi c O pera tion s 26 TV Controls TIMER ST ANDBY PO WER INPUT MENU PO WER CHANNEL 23 4 5 0 V OLUME 1 9 8 7 6 Item Description 1 MENU Press to display MENU with TV functi ons and settin gs (see “Overv iew of MENU” on page 27). 2 INPUT Press to displ ay the list of e xternal inputs. Pr ess repeatedly to to ggle throu gh the inputs . Inpu ts can[...]

27 Using the M enus Using the Men us Overvie w of MENU MENU provide s one b utton acces s for contr olling yo ur TV . It en ab les you to p erform a v ariety of tasks in tuiti vely with a control panel on the screen rather tha n a variety of r emote cont rol b utt on pre sses. Using the Picture Settings Opti on Description Pict ure Mo de Cust omize[...]

Using the M enus 28 Using the Soun d Settings Opti on Description Sound Mo de Customized soun d liste ning Dynamic E nhances trebl e and bass. Standard Standard sound op timized fo r home use. Clear V oice Suitable for spok en dialog. Reset Rese ts the current Sound Mode se ttings to the default v alues . Tr e b l e Adjust to incr ease or dec rease[...]

Using the Menus 29 Using the M enus Using the Screen S ettings Opti on Description Wide Mo de Wide Zoom Fills the screen with minim um distortion. Nor mal Select to display 4:3 pictur e in original size when th e original source is 4:3. Full Selec t to enlar ge the pict ure horizont ally to f ill the screen when the original source is 4:3 (Standard[...]

Using the M enus 30 Using the PC Sett ings When a PC is connected to the TV and the PC input is selected, the PC Settings screen appear s instead of the Screen settings. Also you can s elect the PIP feature which allows you to vie w two pictures simultaneou sly from TO O L S butt on (see page 25) . Screen PC Settings PC Wide Mode Auto Adjustment Ph[...]

Using the Menus 31 Using the M enus Using the Ch annel Setti ngs Opti on Description Fa vo r i t e s Select favorite channels and external inputs (see pag e 23). Cable On Select if you are receiving cable ch annels via Cab le TV provider . Off Select if you are usin g an antenn a. Y ou shoul d run A uto Prog ram af ter changing the Cab le settin g.[...]

Using the M enus 32 Using the Parental Loc k Settings The P arental Lo ck settings allo ws you to se t up the TV to block programs accor ding to their co ntent and rating le vels. Use 0-9 on the remote control to enter a four-digit password. The first time you create a passwor d, confirm th e password by entering it again. Opti on Description Ratin[...]

Using the Menus 33 Using the M enus US Models: Sel ecting Custom P arental Lock Rating Options T o select custom rating options for the U.S., s elect U. S . A . in the Sele ct Countr y setting (see above). Chan ge P assword Selec t to ch ange yo ur pas swor d. Y ou need y our pass word for an y future acc ess into the P arent al Loc k settings . If[...]

Using the M enus 34 Canadian Models: Select ing Custom Parental Lock Rating Options T o select custom rat ing options f or Canada, se lect Canada in the Select Cou ntr y setting (see page 33). Viewing Bloc ked Programs Y ou can vie w block ed programs by entering the passw ord. Press ENT whe n tun ed to a bloc ked pr ogr am, then enter the password[...]

Using the Menus 35 Using the M enus Using the Setup Settings Opti on Description Clos ed Cap ti ons (CC) Allows you to select from several closed caption mo des (for programs that are broadcast wit h closed cap tionin g). On Closed Captions (CC) is turned o n. Off Closed Captions (CC) is turned off. Progr am Allows you to set basic an d advanced Cl[...]

Using the M enus 36 Progr amming Closed Captions ( CC) If you s elected the Progra m option under Closed Captions (CC) , you can change the follo wing settings: Po w e r S av i n g Sel ect to re duce the power consumpt ion by adjustin g the back lig ht brigh tness. T his also enhances the b lack level. Select from Off , Low and High . Y ou can als [...]

37 Other Information Other Inf ormation T r oubleshootin g If you ha v e additional question s, service needs, or r e quired technical assistance related to the us e of your Sony TV , please visit our website or call one of the follo wing numbers: <http://w ww .sony .com/TVsupport> 1-800-222-SONY(7669) for US Residents 1-877-899-SONY(7669) fo[...]

Other Information 38 No soun d/Nois y sound Good pi cture, n o sound . ❑ Check the volu me control. ❑ Press MUTING or VO L + so that “M uting ” disapp ears from t he scree n (pag e 23). ❑ Set Speaker to On in the Sound setting s (page 28). If it is set to Off , so und is not out put from t he TV ’ s spea kers regardl ess of th e TV’ s[...]

Other Inf ormation 39 Other Information Preparation f or W all Mounting This TV can be installed on a wall by using a W all-Mount Bracket (sold separat ely). Before mo unting the T V on a wall, the T able-T op Stand must be removed f rom t he T V . Follo w the simple steps b elo w to remove the T ab le-T op Stand: 1 Disconnect all the cables fr om [...]

Other Information 40 Be sure to store the r emo ved s crews and T able-T op Stand in a saf e place un til you are ready to reattach the T able-T op Stand. K eep the scre ws aw a y from s mall child ren. Table-Top Stand[...]

Other Inf ormation 41 Other Information PC Input Signal Reference Char t After connecting the PC to the TV , set the output s ignal from the PC according to th e chart belo w . * The 1080p timing when applied to the HDMI input will be treated as a video timing and not PC timing. This af fects Picture setting s, Wide Mode settings, an d PIP function[...]

Other Information 42 Specificatio ns T elevision system: Panel System: LCD (Liquid Cry stal Display) Panel Display resoluti on (horizont al × vertica l): 1,920 dots × 1,08 0 lines VIDEO IN 1/2: S VIDEO (4-pin m ini DIN) ( VIDEO 1 only ): Y : 1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms unbalanced, sync negativ e C: 0.286 Vp-p (Burst signal), 75 ohms VIDEO: 1 Vp-p, 75 ohms [...]

43 Inde x 0-9 butt ons 25 4:3 Default 29 A AC IN 18 Adva nced 36 Advance d Settings 36 Altern ate Audio 28 AUDIO OUT jack, describ ed 18 Auto Adjust ment 30 Auto Program 22 , 31 Auto Wide 29 B Backli ght 27 Balance 28 Basic 36 Bass 28 Brightnes s 27 C Cable 31 CABLE/ANTENNA input, described 18 CC but ton 23 CH+/– b utton 25 , 26 Change Pa ssword [...]

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