Sony KDL-46Z4500 manual

4-116 -578- 11 ( 1) Printed in Spain 4-116-578- 11 (1) K For useful in f or mation about Sony produ cts Instru ctions on “Inst alling t he Wall-Mount Br acket” are not sup plied in the f orm of a separate leaflet with this TV . These installation instructions are included wi thin th is TV’s instructio ns ma nual. © 2008 Sony Corporation 4-11[...]

2 GB NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM A moulded plug co mplying with BS 1363 is fitted to this equi pment for your safety and convenience. Should the fuse in t he plug supplied need to be r eplaced, a 10 AMP fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362 (i.e., marked with or ) must be used. When an alternative type of plug is used it should be [...]

3 GB Table o f Content s Start-up Guide 4 Safety informa tion ............... ........... ........... ........... ................. ........... ............ ................ ..... ....... ........ 9 Precautions ... ................. ........... ........... ............ ................ ............ ........... ........... ............ .............[...]

4 GB Start- up Guid e Before Use To che ck the a ccessor ies Mains lea d (1) Remote RM-ED012 (1) Size AA batteries (R6 type) (2) Stand (1) and screws for s tand (4) (KDL-46Z45 00/KD L-40Z450 0 only) To insert batte ries into the re mote ~ • Observe the co rrect polarit y when insert ing batteries. • Do not use dif feren t types of batte ries to[...]

5 GB Start-up Guide 2: Connecting an aerial/Set Top Box/recorder (e.g. DVD recorder) Connectin g a Set T op Box/reco rder (e.g. DVD recorder) with SCART Connectin g a Set T op Box/reco rder (e.g. DVD recorder) with HDMI 3: Preventing the TV from toppling over 1 Install a wood screw (4 mm in diameter, not supplied) in the TV stand. 2 Install a machi[...]

6 GB 5: Perf ormi ng the in itial s et- up 1 Connect the TV to your mains socket (220 -24 0V AC, 50 Hz) . 2 Press 1 on t he TV. When you s witch on the TV for the firs t time, the Language m enu appears o n the screen. 3 Press F / f / G / g to select the language displayed on the menu s creens, then press . 4 Pre ss F / f to select the country in w[...]

7 GB Start-up Guide If a messag e appears for yo u to confirm the aerial c onnection No digital or analogu e channels were found. Check all the aerial/ cable connection and then press to start auto- tuning again. 8 When the Progr amme Sorting menu appears on the screen, follow the step s of “Programme Sorting” ( page 46). If you do not change t[...]

8 GB 2 Select language for GUIDE Plus+. This step will be skipped if any one of the following languag es is selected in “5: Performing the initial s et-up” step 3: “English”, “Deutsch”, “Español”, “Italiano”, “Français” or “Nederlands.” 3 GUIDE Plus+ Data Download. The initial d ownload may tak e some tim e, so do no t[...]

9 GB Safety information Installation/Set-up Install and use the TV set in accordance with the instructi ons below in order to avoid any risk of fire , electrical shock or damage and/or injuries . Installation s The TV set should be installed near an easily accessible m ains socket. s Place the T V set on a st able, level surface. s Only qualified s[...]

10 GB Mains lead Handle the mains lead and socket as follows in order t o avoid any risk of fire, electrical shock or damage and/or injuries: – Use only mains leads supplied by Sony, not other suppliers. – Insert the plug fully into the mains socket. – Operate the TV set on a 220-240 V AC supply only. – When wiring cables, be sure to unplug[...]

11 GB Precautions Viewing the TV s View the TV in moderate light, as viewing the TV in poor light or during long period of time, strains your eyes. s When using headphones, adjust the volume so as to avoid excessive levels , as hearing damage may res ult. LCD Screen s Although the LCD screen is made with high-precision technology and 99. 99% or m o[...]

12 GB Remote and TV Co ntrols/Indicator s Remote and TV con trols Button Description 1 TV "/1 (TV standb y) Press t o turn t he TV on and o ff from stan dby mode . 2 1 (P ower) Press to turn the TV on or of f. ~ • T o disconnec t the TV complete ly , turn off the TV , then unplu g the ma ins lead from the mains. 3 (Screen mode) Press to chan[...]

13 GB Button Description 6 / (Inf o/ T ext reve al) In digi tal mode: Displays deta ils of the programm e current ly bein g viewed. In an alogue m ode: Dis plays in format ion. Press on ce to display the current chann el number and screen mode. Pre ss agai n t o disp lay cloc k info rma tion. Pre ss a thir d time to r emove the displa y from t he s[...]

14 GB Button Description qh % (Mute) Press to mute the so und. Pres s again to resto re the soun d. z • In standby mode, if you wa nt to tu rn o n the TV withou t soun d, press t his button. qj 2 +/– (V olume) Press to adjust the v o lume. qk / (T e xt) Press to display te xt information (page 17). ql RETURN / Press to re turn to th e pre vious[...]

15 GB ~ • Make sure th at the TV i s completely turned off b e fore unplu gging the m ains lead. Un plugging the mains lead while the TV is turned on ma y caus e the ind icator to rema in lit or may cause the TV to malfuncti on. • Do n ot p ut anyt hing over the indic ators as t heir functi ons may b e af fected . Indicator s Indicat or Descrip[...]

16 GB Watching TV Watching TV 1 Pre ss 1 on the TV to switch on the TV. When the TV is in s tandby mode (the 1 (standb y) indicator o n the TV (front) is red), press TV " / 1 on the remote to switch on the TV. 2 Pre ss DIGITAL to switch to digital m ode or ANALOG to switch to analogu e mode. The channels avail able vary depending on the mode. [...]

17 GB Watc hin g TV To acces s Digital Text Many broadcasters provide a Digital Text service. Digital Text offers graphically rich contents, compared to Analogue Text. Select a digital channel which pr ovides Digital Text, then press / . When a broadcaster pro vides a dedicated Digital Text channel, select this channel to access Digital Text. To na[...]

18 GB Using GUIDE Plus +™ System * and the Digital Electro n ic Programm e Guide (EPG) ** * Cond ition you can set-u p th is fea tur e: – in UK, Italy, Fra nce, Germany or Spain. – you c an rece ive dig ital broadcast in g. – when “ Antenna ” is selected in step 7 o f “ 5: Performin g the initia l set-up .” ** This func tion ma y no[...]

19 GB Watc hin g TV Set a prog ramm e to be disp laye d automa tically on t he screen when it starts – Rem inde r Press F / f / G / g t o selec t a futu re pro gram me you wan t to watc h, th en press th e green bu tton. ~ • To canc el a re minder, p ress red button when t he reminder is high lighted or use “Schedu le” on the men u bar. •[...]

20 GB Configure the GUIDE Plus+ system accord ing to y our per sonal situat ion – Set-up 1 Highlig ht “Set-up” on menu b ar. 2 Press F / f for you to se lect below it ems you wa nt to con figure . “Persona l Preferences” : You can cha nge the on s creen languag e, chang e remi nder timin g and set overnight downloa d. “Start Insta llati[...]

21 GB Watc hin g TV 1 In digital mode, press GUIDE . 2 Perfor m the desired op eration as shown in the foll owing tabl e or displayed on t he screen. ** This func tion ma y not be avai lable i n some co untries/ regions. To switch the GUIDE (Son y Guide or GUIDE Plus+), se e page 5 0 . Using the Digital Electronic Pr ogramme Guide ( EPG) ** 001 BBC[...]

22 GB Using the Digital Favourite List * 1 In digital mode, press . 2 Perfor m the desired op eration as shown in the foll owing tabl e or displayed on t he screen. * This function m ay not be av ailabl e in som e countri es/reg ions. Digital favourite list Homes Under the Hammer 10:30 - 11:00 To Do this Create your favourite list for the first tim[...]

23 GB Using Option al Equipment Using Optional Equipmen t Connecting Chart You can connect a w ide range of optional eq uipment to your TV. C onnecting cables are not supplied . ( SMARTLINK ) A V DMPORT PC IN 1 2 12 COMPONENT IN IN IN3 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 qa qs qd qf 9 DC 5V 0.7A MAX (Contin u ed)[...]

24 GB Connect to Input sy mbol on screen Description 1 /A V 1 A V 1 When you conn ect a decoder, the TV tuner out puts sc rambled signa ls to the decode r, and the deco der unscram bles the sign als be fore ou tputting them . 2 // AV2 (SMARTLINK) AV2 SmartLink is a direct link between the TV and a VCR/DVD recorder. 3 / COMPONENT IN Component The co[...]

25 GB Using Option al Equipment 0 CAM (Conditional Access M odule) To use Pa y Per View serv ices. For details, refer to the instru ction manual sup p lied with your CAM. To use t he CAM, remove the du mmy card from th e CAM slo t, then tur n off t he TV and insert your CAM c ard into the slo t. When you are not u sing the CAM, we recommen d that y[...]

26 GB Viewing Pictur es from Connected Equipm ent Switch on the connected e quipment, then perform on e of the following o peration. For equip ment connec ted to the scart sockets usi ng a fully-wired 21-p in scart lead Start playback on the connected equipmen t . The picture from the connected equipment appears on t he screen. For an auto-tuned VC[...]

27 GB Using Option al Equipment To view two pictures simultaneously – PIP ( Picture in Pict ure) You can v iew two pictures (PC input and TV progra mme) on the scr een simultaneously . Connect a PC (page 2 3), and make sure th at image from a PC appear o n the screen. 1 Press OPTIONS to displ ay the Opt ions menu. 2 Press F / f to select “PIP?[...]

28 GB (Music) Ava ilable Options ~ • Picture qu ality may appea r coarse when using (Pho to) bec ause im age s may be enl arged dependi ng on the file. Also, images m ay not fill the enti re screen de pending on the image size and aspe ct ratio . • Some ph oto fi les may ta ke some tim e to be displ ayed wh en using (Photo). • The fil e name [...]

29 GB Using Option al Equipment ~ • If the photograph is selected from a USB device, it must remain c onnect ed to the TV. • If “Sleep Timer” is activated, t he TV automati cally will switc h int o standby m ode. To display a photograph with the loca ti on on the map When using an image cap t ure device with GPS function (digital st ill cam[...]

30 GB Using BRAVIA Sync with Control for HDMI The control for HDMI function enables the TV to communicate with the connected equipment that is compatible with the fun ction, using HDMI CEC (Con sumer Electronics Con trol). For example, by co nnecting Sony equipment that is compatible with control fo r HDMI (with HDMI cables), you can control them t[...]

31 GB Using Option al Equipment Operating Optional Equipment using th e TV Remote For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the co nnected equipment. z •T h e N button has a tactile dot. Use the ta c tile dot as a reference when operati ng other equipm ent. This remote is preset to op erate Sony TVs, and most Son y Blu-ray di[...]

32 GB 1 Press and hold the BD , DVD , or AMP function b utton you want t o programm e on the remote, then press . The selected function b utton ( BD , DV D , or AMP ) flashes. 2 Press the number butto ns to enter the three-digit manufactu rer’s code number when the function button flashes. If you do not enter the code wi thin 10 seconds, you need[...]

33 GB Using Option al Equipment D A V Home Th eatre Systems A V receivers Digital terrestria l receivers LG 3 32, 338 LOEW E 358, 355 , 360, 361, 320, 351 MA TSU I 356, 357 ORION 328 P A NASONIC 321, 323 PHILIPS 311 – 313, 316 – 318, 358, 359, 363, 364 SAMSUNG 339 – 341, 345 SANYO 335, 336 SHARP 324 THOMSO N 319, 350 , 365 TOS H I BA 3 37 Man[...]

34 GB Using Network Feature s With this TV, you can enjoy contents stored on DLNA-compatible devices on the home network. Devices that store and p rovide contents, such as photo/music files, is called “server.” The TV receives the photo/mus ic files from the server via the n etw ork, and you can enjoy them on the TV even in other rooms. To enjo[...]

35 GB Using Networ k Features Dependi ng on th e networ k device, the fil e format may b e conve rted be fore tr ansfer . In s uch ca ses, the file for mat resulting aft e r conver sion is used for playback. Fo r details, see the instruction manu al for th e netwo rk de vice being us ed. Eve n files conforming to one of the file formats given above[...]

36 GB Checking the Network Connection Enter the respective (alp hanumeric) values for your router . The items that need to be set may differ, d epending o n the Intern et service provider or the router. Fo r details, refer to the instruction manu als that have been p rovided by your I nternet service pro vider or sup plied with the router. 1 Press [...]

37 GB Using Networ k Features If you cannot connect to your home network The TV can check if t he server is being correctly recognise d. 1 Press HOME . 2 Press G / g to select “S ettings.” 3 Press F / f to select “Network Settings”, then press . 4 Select “Server Diagnostics”, then pr es s . 5 Select “Yes”, then press . The server di[...]

38 GB Using MENU Functio ns Navigating throu gh TV Hom e Menu (XMB™ ) The XMB™ (Xros s MediaBar) i s a menu of B R AVIA features and input sources displaye d on the TV screen. The XMB™ is an easy way to select prog ramming and adjust setting s on your BRAVIA TV. 1 Press HOME . The TV Home menu ap pears on the screen. 2 Press G / g to select t[...]

39 GB Using MENU Fu nctions Settings Picture Picture Mode Selec ts the pict ure mode exce pt for PC inp ut source. “Picture Mo de” includ es options best suited for vid eo and ph otograph s, respe ctive ly. The op tions tha t can be selecte d differ depen ding on the input so urce. Vivid For enhanced picture co ntrast and sha rpness. Standard F[...]

40 GB “Noise Red u ction”, “ MPEG Noise Re duction” and “Ad vanced Settings” ar e not ava ilable for PC. MPEG Noise Reduction Redu ces pi ctur e noise in MPEG-compre ssed vid eos. T his is effec tive when viewing a DVD or digital broad cast. Advanced Se ttings Allows you to set “Picture ” settings in more detail. Th ese settings are[...]

41 GB Using MENU Fu nctions ~ • “Trebl e”, “Bass”, “Balance” an d “Auto Vo lume” ar e not avail able when “Speaker” i s set to “Audi o Syst em” and head phone s are conne cted. Dual Sound Selects the sound from the sp eaker for a stereo or b ilingual broadcas t. Stereo/Mo no F or a stereo broa dcast. A/B/Mono For a b iling[...]

42 GB Motionflow Provides smoot her pi cture movemen t and red uces pict ure bl ur. High Provides smo other picture mo vement su ch as for film-based conten ts. Standard Provides smooth picture m ovement. Use th is setting for standard use. Off Use thi s setting wh en the “Hig h” and “Stand ard” set tings result in noise. ~ • Dependin g o[...]

43 GB Using MENU Fu nctions Timer Settings Sets the tim er to turn on/off the TV. Sleep Timer Sets a p eriod of tim e after which the TV auto matically switches itself into standby mo de. When the “Slee p Timer” is acti vated, the (Timer) indicato r on the T V (front ) lig hts up in oran ge. z • If you switch off the TV and switch it on a gai[...]

44 GB PC Settings Screen Format Selects a scre en format for di splaying input from your PC. Full 1 Enlarges the picture to fill the vertic al display area, keepin g its or iginal horizonta l-to-verti cal aspect rati o. Full 2 Enlarges the picture to fill the displ ay area. Reset Resets the PC screen settings to t h e factory se ttings. Auto Adjust[...]

45 GB Using MENU Fu nctions AV2 Input Sets a signal to be input through the socket labelle d / / AV2 on the rear of the TV. Auto Switche s automa tically am ong the signals of R GB in put, S vi deo i npu t, Compos it e video input d epen ding on the in put signal. RGB Inputs the RGB signal. S Video Inputs the S Vide o sig nal. Composite I nputs the[...]

46 GB HDMI Set-up This is used to set th e “Control for HDMI” comp a tible equip ment connected to the HDMI sockets. Note that the inte rlock sett ing m ust also be ma de on the c onnec ted “Con trol for H DMI” comp atible eq uipment si de. Control for HDMI This sets whethe r to interlock the “C ontrol for HDMI” compat ible equi pment a[...]

47 GB Using MENU Fu nctions Manual Progra mme Preset Before selectin g “Labe l/AFT/Audio Filter/LNA/ Skip/De coder”, press PROG +/– to select the program me number with the chan nel. You can not sele ct a programme number th at is set to “ Skip” (p age 44). System/Ch annel Preset s programme ch annels man ually. 1 Press F / f to select th[...]

48 GB LNA Improves t he pictur e quality for in dividual ch annels i n the case of very weak broadcas t signals (no isy pictu re). If you cann ot see any improve ment in the pic ture quality even if you set to “O n”, set this o ption to “Off” (fac tory setting). Skip Skips u nused analog ue c hannels when you press PROG +/– to select cha [...]

49 GB Using MENU Fu nctions Subtitle Set-up Subtitle Se tting When “For Ha rd Of He aring” is select e d, som e visua l aids may also be displayed with the subtitles (if TV channels broadc ast such informa tion). Subtitle Languag e Allows you to select t h e langua ge of the subtitles. Audio Set-up Audio Type Swi tches to broad cast for the hea[...]

50 GB System Up date Enables th e TV to autom atically receive software updates free thr ough yo ur ex isti ng aeri al/ca ble (w hen issue d). We recommen d that you l e ave the setting to “On” at all times. ~ • For the software upgrade to be ab le to take place the TV se t should be left in stand -by m ode fro m tim e to ti me . System Infor[...]

51 GB Using MENU Fu nctions Server D isplay Settings Displays the c onnected se rver list an d allows you to select the server yo u want to display on the Home Menu. Server D iagnost ics Diagnoses whether the TV can connec t to each server on the home ne twork. Renderer Functi on Enable s playb ack of pho tos or mu sic on the TV throug h othe r con[...]

52 GB Additional Informat ion Installing the Accessori es (Wall-Mount Bracket) To Custom ers: For product pro tection and safety reasons, Sony strongly recom mends that installing of your TV be performe d by Sony dealers o r licensed co ntractors. Do not attempt to install it yourself. To Sony Dealers and Contracto r s: Provide full atten tion to s[...]

53 GB Additional Info rmation Unit: mm Figures i n the above ta ble may differ slightly d e pending on the installa tion. The wall th at the TV will be installed on sh ould be c apable o f supporting a weight of at leas t four time s that of the TV. Refer to “Spe cifications” (page 54) for its weight. * Hook positi on “a, c” cannot be used [...]

54 GB Specifications Model name KDL-52Z4500 KDL-46Z4500 KD L-40Z4500 System Panel system LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Panel TV system Analogue: Depending on your country selection: B/G/H, D/K, L, I Digital: DVB-T/DVB-C Colour /vide o system Analogue: PAL , SECAM, NTSC 3.58/4.43 (only Video In) Digital: MPEG-2 MP@ML/HL, H.264/MPE G-4 AVC HP@L4.0, MP[...]

55 GB Additional Info rmation * Specified standby power is rea ched after the TV finish es necessary internal proc esses. PC Input Signal Reference Chart for PC • This TV’s PC inp ut does no t supp ort Sy nc on Green or Comp osite S ync. • This TV’s PC input does not support interl aced sign als. • Thi s TV’s PC input su pports si gnals[...]

56 GB Troubleshooting Check whether the 1 (s tandby) i ndicator i s flashin g in red. When it is fl ashing The self-diagn osis function is activ ated. 1 Cou nt ho w ma ny 1 (standby) indi cator flashes b etween each two second break. For example, the ind i cator flashes three times, th en there is a two second break, followed b y another three flas[...]

57 GB Additional Info rmation There is a si gnifican t diffe renc e in the outp ut volume l e vel b etween DIGITAL MEDIA PORT input a nd TV or othe r equip ment input . • Adjust “Vo lume Offset” setting in the “S ound” men u (page 40). Connection Diagnostic Results “Conne ction suc cessful . ”does not appear. Check Connections • Use[...]

58 GB The TV cann o t be found fr o m rend erer -compa tible equip ment ( the c ontro ller ). Check Connections • C heck tha t the LAN cabl e and/or main s lead of the server has not becom e disconn ected. Check Settings • C heck if th e “Renderer Funct ion” is activated (page 51). • C heck tha t the connec ted device is registered un der[...]

59 GB Additional Info rmation The spea ker grille h as come off • To atta c h the spea ker grill e, first turn o ff the TV, then unpl ug the mains lead. Then follow the proced ure below. Orient the speaker gril le so that the location of the marks on the speaker grille and TV match, insert the protrusio ns on the spea ker grille into the holes on[...]