Sony KDL-52VL150 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-55V5100 KDL-52V5100 KDL-52VL150 KDL-46V5100 KDL-46VL150 KDL-40[...]

2 CAUTION To pre vent el ectr ic shock and bl ade expos ure, do not use this polariz ed A C plug with an e xtens ion cord, re cept acle or ot her outlet un less the blades can be fully inse rted. ❑ Operate the T V only on 120 V AC. ❑ A v oid operating the TV at temperatures below 41°F (5 °C). For customers in Canada This Cl ass B digital appa[...]

3 Contents Introduci ng Your New BRAVIA ® Welcom e to the W orld of BRAVIA ® . . . . . . . . . 4 Experien cing Stunning H D with Your BRAVIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The Four Steps to a Ful l HD Experience . . . . 5 TV Feat ure Highli ghts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Get ti ng Star t ed Setting Up Your TV . . [...]

4 Intr oducing Y our Ne w BRA VIA ® W elcome to the W orld of BRA VIA ® Thank you f o r purchas ing th is Sony BRA V IA high- definitio n television. Use th e docume ntation listed b elow to get t he mos t 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 q[...]

Introducing Yo ur New BRAVIA® 5 The Four Steps to a Full HD Experience 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 o f HD programmi ng and a pr oper co nnection setup . Ref e r to the Qui ck Setup Guide, encl osed sep arately , for connecti ng other optional e qu[...]

6 Getting Star ted Setting Up Y our TV Some TV models are packaged wit h a detached T able-T op Stand so you can mount it to a wall right a way . If you are not mounting the TV to a wa ll, you will need to at tach the T able-T op Stand. Y o u will need a Phillips s cre wd riv er and the supp lied screws to complete the task. Look for the instructio[...]

Getting Started 7 Locating Inputs and Outputs Item Description 1 SERVICE This port is to be use d when serv ice is require d. 2 VIDEO IN 1/ COMPONENT IN 1 (1 080p/ 1080i /72 0p/ 480p/ 480 i)/ L-A UDIO-R This input p ort can be used a s composite video inpu t (VIDEO 1) o r as compon ent video input (COM PONENT 1). For composi te use, co nnect the ye[...]

8 4 A UDIO OUT (FIX) Connects t o the left and rig ht audio inp ut jacks of you r audio equi pment. Y ou can use these o utputs to liste n to you r TV’ s audio through your stereo system . 5 HDMI IN 1/2/3/4 L-A UDIO-R HDMI (High -Definition Mu ltimedia Int e rface) provide s an uncompres sed, all- digit al audio/ video in terface between this TV [...]

Getting Started 9 Connecting Other Equipment ~ • Refer to the Quick Setup Guide (supplied) when connecting ot her equip ment to you r TV . P R P B Y VIDEO IN VIDEO S ER VICE L DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL) AUDIO L R AU D I O R AUDIO OUT (FIX) COMPONENT IN (10 8 0p/10 8 0i/720p/4 8 0p/4 8 0i) 1 2 A UDIO 1 IN PC IN RGB AUD I O 3 IN 2 IN 4 IN AUD I O[...]

10 Bundling the Connecting Cables Y ou can bundle the connecting cables with the supp lied cable clamper as illustrated belo w . For models KDL-46VL15 0/KDL-52VL150 the cable cl amper is located on the T able-T op Stand. Do not b undle the A C po wer cord with other c onnecting cables. Securing the TV Sony strongly recommend s taking measures to p [...]

Getting Started 11 Inserting Batteries into the Remote Control Insert two si ze AA batter i es (sup plied) by matching e and E on the batteries to the diagram inside the battery com partment of the remote control. Init ial S etu p The Initial Setup screen appears when yo u turn on the TV f or the f irst time. During this initial s etup, you can per[...]

12 Operat ing the T V Remote Control Button Descri ption Button Description 1 DISPLA Y P ress to display info rmation abou t c hannel/pr ogram or input you are w atching. Th e inform ation bann er will disa ppear in a fe w second s or press ag ain to e xit. Y ou can enab le or disabl e the Info Banne r by press ing MENU and go to the Setup Menu to [...]

Operating the T V 13 Guidelines to f ollow 8 0-9 ENT Press 0-9 to select a channel; the chan nel changes aft er a fe w seconds, or pre ss ENT to chan ge chann els immedi ately . 9 Use with 0-9 an d ENT to select digita l channels. For e xample, to e nter 2.1, press , , and ENT . 0 VO L + / – Press to adjust the v olume. qa MUTING Press t o mute t[...]

14 TV Controls and In dicators Item Description 1 (IR) Infrared Recei ver Light S ensor Receives IR signals from the remote control . Senses r o om light leve l and ad justs the scre en brightn ess accor d ingly . Do not pu t anything nea r the sensor or the ne arby general area (as shown above), as its function may be affected. 2 PIC OFF/ TIM ER L[...]

Using Features 15 Using Fe atu res Using BRA VIA ® Sync ™ 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[...]

16 Na vigating F av orites 1 Pre ss B / b to move betw een saved selections in a carousel-lik e fashion. 2 When the recently vie wed items are highlig h ted, press V / v to move between the m. 3 T o tune to an item, highlight its icon and press . Removi ng from F avor i tes 1 Pre ss TO O L S to remov e the current cha nnel or i nput whil e yo u a r[...]

Using Features 17 Wide M ode with PC Changing the Wide Screen Mode f or PC Timing Press WID E repeatedly to cycle through the av ailable m odes while in the PC i nput. ~ • Full Pixel displays th e picture in its nativ e resol ution. PC and HDMI Input Signal Reference Chart After connecting the PC to the TV , set the output signal fr om the PC acc[...]

18 Phot o and Musi c Enjoy ing Photos thr ough the USB P or t The TV of fers easy access to JPEG photos st ored on a US B connected m emory de vice. Connecting USB Equipment The USB port is located on the s i de TV panel. Gently ins ert your US B memory d evice in to the USB p ort to dis play your pictur e and music fi les on screen. F or details o[...]

19 Using the M enus Vie wing a Slideshow Indi vidual f iles can be add ed to a Sli deshow us ing TOOLS menu Music Optio ns Menu Pressi ng T OOLS while disp laying the list vie w of you r music f iles and choo se the desi red action duri ng pl ay . Naviga ting Music Control P anel Use V / v / B / b from th e remote con trol to na vigate mus ic durin[...]

20 Usin g the Men us The MENU b utton allo ws you to access the v ariety of TV settin gs for you to c ustomize th e settings. Navigating through TV Menus V / v b utton : Allows y ou to hig hlight opti ons where applicabl e. bu tton : Allows y ou to select the hi ghlighted optio n and adv ance to the n ext sc reen. B but t on : Allows you to move ba[...]

Other Information 21 Other Inf orma tion How to Care for Y our BRA VIA Safety is very importan t, pleas e read a nd follow the safety docum entation (Safety Boo klet) pr ovided with the TV . • Unplug the TV and ot her con nected eq uipment from th e power source befo re you begin cl eaning your TV . Gently d ust the TV wi th a so ft cloth. Do not[...]

22 Specifications ~ • Optional accessor ies a vailabil ity depends on its st ock. • Design and specifications are s ubject to ch ange without notice. Mode l For all models System T ele vision sy stem NTSC: Am erican TV standard A TSC (8VSB terrestri al): A TSC complian t 8VSB QAM on cable: ANSI/SCTE 07 2000 (Does not include CableCARD functiona[...]

23 Other Information ~ • Optional accessor ies a vailabil ity depends on its st ock. • Design and specifications are s ubject to ch ange without notice. Index 0-9 butt ons 13 A AUDIO OUT 8 AUDIO OUT jack, described 8 Auto Pr ogram 11 B BRAVIA Sync b uttons 12 C CABLE/ANTENNA input, descri bed 8 CC butt on 12 CH +/ – button 13 , 14 Channe ls S[...]

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