Sony KDL-70XBR3 manual

© 2007 Sony Corporation 3-097-566- 11 (1) LCD Digital Color TV Operati ng Instr uctio ns KDL-70XBR3[...]

2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electr ic shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. This symbol is intende d to alert the user to the prese nce of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the prod uct’s enclosure that may be of suffic ient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intende[...]

3 Tradem ark Infor mation TruSurround XT, SRS and ( ) symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc. TruSurround XT technology is incorporated under license f rom SRS Labs, Inc. Manufactured under li cense from BBE Sound, Inc. Licensed by BBE Sound, Inc. under one or more of the following US patents: 5510752, 5736897. BBE and BBE symbol are registered tra[...]

4 Important Safety Instructions 1) Read these instruct ions. 2) Keep the se instructio ns. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follo w all instruc tions. 5) Do not u se this a pparatus near water. 6) Clean only wi th d ry clot h. 7) Do not bl ock any ven tila tion openi ngs. Instal l in accordanc e with the manufactu rer’s instructions. 8) Do not instal l n[...]

5 Optional equi pment Do not install optional compo nents too close to the TV set. Picture distortion and/ or noisy sound m ay occur if t he TV set is positioned in clos e proximity to any equipment emitting electrom agnetic radiation. Small acc essories remo val and fittable Keep small acce ssories out of children’s reach. ANTENNAS Outdoor an te[...]

6 VENTILATION The slots and openings in the TV are provided for necessary ventilation. To ensure reliable operatio n of the TV, and to protect it f rom overheating, these slots and openi ngs must never be blocke d or cover ed. Unless proper ventila tion is provided, the TV may gather dust and get dirty. For proper ventilation, observe the following[...]

7 INSTALLATION Wall mount installation requires the use of a Wall-Mount Bracket. When installing or removing, using the Wall- Mount Bracke t, be sure to use qualified contractors. If n ot properly secured during installation or removal from the Wall-Mount Bracket, the TV may fall and ca use serious injury. Optional wall mount Observe the followin g[...]

8 Handling of b roken glass and liquid cry stal leakage If the LCD panel gets damaged, cr ystalline liquid leakage ma y occur, or scattered broken glass may r esult. Do not touch broken glas s or crystalline liquid (which is t oxic), with bare hands as cuts or poisoning/s kin irritation may occur. Also, do not let glass fragments or leaked crystal [...]

9 Contents Getting Started Welcome to the Wo rld of ™ ............... ............ ........... ........... ........... ........... .. 10 Connecting the TV .............. ........... ........... ........... ............ ........... ........... ........... ........... .. 10 Cable Syste m and VHF/UHF A ntenna System ................ ........... ....[...]

10 Getting Star ted W elcom e to t he W orld of ™ Than k you f or p urchas ing t his Sony LCD Digi tal Col or T el e vis ion. T his manual is fo r model KDL-70XBR3. Th e packing box contains accessories (see “Supplied accessories” on pag e 52). Fo r optimum picture p erformance, yo ur ne w B RA VIA TV is capable of recei ving high definition [...]

Getting Started 11 Getting Started Cable Syst em and VHF/UHF Antenna System Connecting a cable s ystem to the CA BLE input or an external VHF/UHF antenna to the VHF/UHF input will all o w you to enjoy high definition and standa rd def inition digital programmi ng (if a vailable i n your area) along with the standard definition analog programming. H[...]

Getting Started 12 Satellit e Receiver and Cable/Antenna VHF/UHF CABLE A U D IO O U T (V A R /F IX ) AUD IO L R L (MONO) R AUD IO VIDEO S VIDEO 1 56 4 Y P B P R L R AUD IO HD/DVD IN (1080p/1080i/720p/480p/480i) VIDEO IN RGB DIGIT AL OUT (OPTICAL) AUD I O PC IN 9 Satellite receiver A/V cable VIDEO (yellow) Satellite antenna cable S VIDEO S VIDEO cab[...]

Getting Started 13 Getting Started VCR, Cable and Antenna VHF/UHF CABLE AUDIO OUT (VAR/FIX) AUDIO L R L (MONO) R AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO 1 56 4 Y P B P R L R AUDIO HD/DVD IN (1080p/1080i/720p/480p/480i) VIDEO IN RGB DIGIT AL OUT (OPTICAL) AUD I O PC IN 9 Coaxial cable Rear of TV VIDEO (yellow) VCR A/V cab l e S VIDEO S VIDEO ca bl e Coaxial cable CATV [...]

Getting Started 14 When Connecti ng to Optional Equ ipment VHF/UHF CABLE PC IN A UDIO OUT (V AR/FIX) L R L R IN IN 1 56 4 Y P B P R L R HD/DVD IN (1080p/1080i/720p/480p/480i) VIDEO IN 7 8 9 9 7 8 4 5 6 qd qs qa 0 IN 3 2 VIDEO L (MONO) R AUDIO VIDEO IN 1 2 3 Left side Rear For service use only Item Description 1 Headp hone s ja ck Conn ects to yo ur[...]

Getting Started 15 Getting Started ✍ Be sure to use onl y an HDM I cab le tha t bears th e HDMI lo go . ✍ Do not c onnect a PC to the T V’ s HDMI input. Use th e PC IN (RGB IN) input instea d when c onnectin g a PC . ✍ HDMI c onnectio n is necessary to vie w 480i, 480p , 720 p , 1080i and 1080 p (e xcept for HDM I IN 3) f or mats . Note tha[...]

Getting Started 16 Installi ng the TV Prevent ing the TV fr om T oppling Over 1 Attaching the Support Belt. 1 Scre w the support belt (supplied) to the TV stand with a wood scre w (suppl ied) . 2 Attach the support belt to the stand with the securing screw (supplied) using a coin, etc. 3 Adjust the length by pulling the su pport belt tow ard you wh[...]

Getting Started 17 Getting Started Bundling the Connecting Cab les Y o u can bundle the connecting cables as illustrated below . Connecting t he A C Po w e r C o r d 1 Connect the A C power co rd (supplied ) to the A C IN jack of the TV . 2 Secure the A C plug holder to the display’ s A C IN jack. ✍ Do not b undle the A C pow er co rd with o th[...]

Getting Started 18 When Install ing on a W all This TV can be ins talled on a w all using the W all-Moun t Bracket (sold separately). B e sure to use the s pecifi ed W all-Mount Bracket (see page 2). Do not place the TV face down or lay flat on its back, the panel m ay be damaged. Be sure to keep the TV in its upright posit ion at all times. Th e g[...]

Getting Started 19 Getting Started Setting Up the Channel Li st – Initial Setup After yo u f inish co nnecting t he TV , you can run t he Init ial Setup to create a list of a v ail able analog and digital channels. The Init ial Set up scr een appears w hen you t urn on the TV for t he f irst t ime after hoo king it up. 1 Press to turn on the TV .[...]

20 Basic Op erati ons Remote Contr o l Button Description 1 TV/VIDEO Press repeatedly to cycle th rough the vide o input s. ✍ See page 43 f or in f ormation on setting up the video input labe ls , incl uding the Skip f unction. 2 SLEEP Press repeat edly until the TV displays the time in minute s ( Off , 15 , 30 , 45 , 60 , 90 or 120 ) that you wa[...]

Basic Operati ons 21 Basic Op erations Button Description 0 GUID E Press to display the gu ide when yo u are watching anal og or digital ch annels. Using the Guide The gu ide allows you to select the ch annels from a chan nel list. The gui de also provides info rmation about the current p rogram being shown on each channel (if inform ation is av ai[...]

Basi c Op erat ions 22 qs BD/D VD or D VR/VCR Oper ating Buttons When FUNCTION is sw itch ed on BD (Blu-ra y Disc)/D VD or DV R / V C R , these b uttons oper ate the v ideo equ ipm ent you have progra mmed into the remote contro l. For det ails, s ee “Using Other Equipm ent with Y our Remo t e Control ” on pag e 26. & m PREV : Pre ss to rep[...]

Basic Operati ons 23 Basic Op erations Chan ging the W ide Screen Mode ws PICTURE Press repeat edly to cycle through the av ai lable picture mo des: Vivid, Standard , Custom . The picture modes can be also acces sed in the Picture setting s. F or details, see “ Picture Settings” o n page 32 . wd WIDE Press repea tedly to ste p throu gh the Wide[...]

Basi c Op erat ions 24 Pr ogramming the R emote Contro l The r emot e co ntro l is pr eset to op erat e Sony b rand vide o equ ipm ent. Follo w the steps belo w to program y our TV’ s remot e control to op erate non- Son y video equipment . Find the three-dig it code for your equ ipment from the “Manufacturer ’ s Codes” listed on page 25. I[...]

Basic Operati ons 25 Basic Op erations Manufacture r’ s Codes D VD Pl ayers D VD/VCR Combo Units HDD/D VD Combo Units D VD Chang ers DV R Blu-ray Disc Pla yer (BD) 5.1ch DVD A V Syst em A V Receiver s VCRs Manufacturer Code Sony 751, 763 General Electr ic/R CA 755 Hitachi 758 JVC 7 56 Magn av ox 757 Mitsubishi 761 Oritron 759 Panasonic 753 Philip[...]

Basi c Op erat ions 26 Using Other Equip ment with Y our Remote Control T o operat e other equ ipment connect ed to y our TV , f irst tu rn to pag e 25 and program th e necessary code. F or operating video equipment, press TV/VIDEO repeatedly until you see the vi deo inp ut on the sc reen for yo ur connected equ ipment. Remote contr ol tips are pro[...]

Basic Operati ons 27 Basic Op erations Operating a Blu-ray D isc Pla yer (BD) Operat ing a 5. 1ch D VD A V System ( Son y DA V) Operating a D VD/VCR Combo Unit T o Do This ... Press ... T o Do This .. . Press ... Activ ate the remote contr ol to operate the Blu-ray Disc Player BD/D VD (FUNCTION) Step through different tracks of the disc m to fast r[...]

Basi c Op erat ions 28 Operating a HDD/D VD Combo Unit Operat ing an A V Receiver Operat ing a D VR T o Do This ... Press ... T o Do This .. . Press ... Activ ate the remote contr ol to operate the D VD/ HDD D VR/VCR (FUNCTION) Record z Record stop x T urn on/off PO WER Record pause X Select th e HDD Select th e D VD F 1 F 2 Specify the pre vious c[...]

Basic Operati ons 29 Basic Op erations TV Controls 1 2 3 5 4 PIC OFF/TIMER ST ANDBY POWER PIC OFF/TIMER ST ANDBY POWER 9 q; 8 7 6 Item Description 1 PO WER Press to turn on and o f f the TV . 2 CHANNEL +/– Press t o scan th rough ch annels. T o scan qu ickly thro ugh cha nnels, p ress and hold d o wn eith er –/+ . In th e MENU screen , these bu[...]

30 Using the Men us Overvie w of MENU MENU Description External Inputs The Exter nal In puts feature lets y ou select the external inputs connected to your TV . Y ou can also assign a label using Labe l Video In puts in the Setup settings (see page 43 ). 1 Highlight E xter nal Inputs on th e MENU control panel and pr ess . 2 Press V / v to highligh[...]

Using the Menus 31 Using the M enus Fa vo r i t e s The Fa vo r i t e s feature lets you select progr ams from a list of up to 16 fav orite channels that you specify . 1 Highlight Fa v o r i t e s from the MENU control panel and pr ess . The F av orite Channels list appears. 2 Make your selection by press ing V / v to highlight the desir ed channel[...]

Using the M enus 32 Picture Settings Antenna Picture Picture Mode Vivid Reset Picture Max Brightness 50 Color Hue Color T emp. Cool Sharpness 55 40 0 Exit: MENU Backlight 5 To displ ay the Pict ure settings, see “Navigating Through Settings” (see page 31 ). Option Description Picture Mo de Vivid Se lect for enhanced p icture contrast and sharpn[...]

Using the Menus 33 Using the M enus ✍ DRC Mode is av ailable when y ou are watching 480i, 48 0p , 720p or 1080i sources . It is not a vailab le when Game M ode is O n or y ou are using the F reeze feature. DRC P a lette Cus tom Allo ws you to customiz e the l ev el of detail ( Re ality ) an d smoothness ( Clarity ) for inp ut sources. For example[...]

Using the M enus 34 Viewing Images Corresponding to “x.v .Color” in t he Appr opriate Picture Mode When images corr esponding to “x.v .Color” are input via the H DMI or comp onent inpu t of this TV , vie w with the following settings: Picture Set tings (s ee page 32 ) • Picture M ode : Custom • Color S pace : Standard About “x.v .Colo[...]

Using the Menus 35 Using the M enus Sound Settings Option Description Sound Mo de Dynamic Select to enh ance treble and ba ss. Standard Suitable for spoken dial og. Custom Fl at setting. Allows you to store your preferre d settings . ✍ Y ou can set up a Sou nd Mo de (Dyna mic, Standard, Custo m) indepe ndentl y f or the TV input and f or each vid[...]

Using the M enus 36 Alte r nate Audi o Digital c hannels only Select amon g the a va ilabl e optio ns to switch am ong t he alter nat e au dio str eams. The progra m you are tune d to may be br oadcast i n a different languag e in the alterna te audio streams. ✍ The Alt ernate Au dio optio n is not a vailab le if the progr am is not broad cast wi[...]

Using the Menus 37 Using the M enus Screen Sett ings Option Description Wide Mo de Wide Zoom Select to enlar ge the 4:3 pic ture to f ill the 16:9 screen, keeping the origina l image as much as poss ible. Nor mal Select to display the 4:3 picture in its origina l size when the orig inal source is 4:3. Whe n the orig inal sou rce is 1 6:9, then the [...]

Using the M enus 38 4:3 D efault Select the default scr een mode to u se for 4:3 sour ces. Wide Zoom Select to e nlarg e the 4:3 pictur e , to f ill the 16:9 sc reen, k eeping the origina l image as much as poss ible. Nor mal Select to display the 4:3 picture in its origina l size. Full Select to e nlarg e the 4:3 pict ure ho rizontally only , to f[...]

Using the Menus 39 Using the M enus Channel Settings Option Description F av orite C hannels Lets you se t up a list o f up to 16 of your f av orite channels. 1 Press V / v to scroll to the slot you wo uld lik e to e dit. 2 Enter yo ur fav orite chann el number an d press to ap ply and save. T o selec t other fav orite channel num bers, repeat step[...]

Using the M enus 40 P ar ental Loc k Settings Option Description Rating Off Tu r n P arental Loc k off. No pro grams are blocked from viewing. Child Maximum ra tings permit te d are: U.S.: TV -Y , TV -G, G Canada: C, G, TV -Y Yo u t h Maximum ra tings p ermitted are : U.S .: TV -PG , PG Canada: C8+ , PG, 8 ans+, TV -PG Y. A d u l t Maximum ratings [...]

Using the Menus 41 Using the M enus US Models: Sel ecting Custom P arental Lock Rating Opti ons T o select custom rating o ptions for the U.S. , select U. S. A . in the Se lect Countr y setting (see above) . Unrated (availab le only in U. S. A .) Allow All ows programs and movi es that are broadcas t witho ut a rating. Bloc k Blocks all program s a[...]

Using the M enus 42 Canadian Models: Select ing Custom P arental Loc k Rating Options T o select cust om rati ng options for Canad a, se lect Canada in the Select Countr y setting ( see page 41). Viewing Bloc ked Programs Y ou can vi e w blo cked p rograms by entering the pa ssw ord. Press ENT w hen tu ned t o a blo cked pr ogra m, then enter the p[...]

Using the Menus 43 Using the M enus Setup Settings Option Description Captio n Vision (CC ) Allows you to select from sev eral closed-cap tion modes. On Caption Vis ion (CC) is t urned on. Off Caption Vis ion (CC) is turned o f f. Progra m Allows you to s et basic an d advanced Caption Vis ion (CC) options . See “Pro gramming Caption Vision (CC)?[...]

Using the M enus 44 Clock/Timers Sleep Set the time in minutes ( Off , 15 min utes , 30 minu tes , 45 m inut es , 60 min utes , 90 minut es or 120 m inutes ) that y ou want the T V to remain on b efore shutti ng off auto maticall y . Timer 1 Timer 2 Y ou can use the timers to turn the TV on , set the duration time the TV will remain on, an d tune t[...]

Using the Menus 45 Using the M enus Progr amming Caption Vision (CC) If you selected the Program option und er Caption Vi sion (CC) (see page 43), you can change the foll owing settings: Motion Enha ncer On Smoo ths motion imag es. Off Selects to turn off Motion Enha ncer . CineM otion Select Au to to optimize the screen displa y automatic ally det[...]

Using the M enus 46 PC Settings ✍ Press TV/VIDEO to s witch to ano ther in put. ✍ When yo u connect a PC to y our TV f or the first tim e, y ou ma y need to adj ust the screen displa y . In such cases , perf orm Auto Adju stment or manual ly adju st Phase , Pitch, Horiz ontal Center , or V er tical Center in Others . Opti on Description Pictur [...]

Using the Menus 47 Using the M enus Others Auto Adjus tment Select to automatically adjust the display position , Phas e and Pi tch of the pict ure when the TV receives an input signa l from the connected P C. Note that A uto Adj ustment may not w ork well with certain input signals. In such cases, manu ally adjust the optio ns belo w . Reset Reset[...]

48 Other Inf ormation T roub leshooting If you ha ve additio nal questions, ser vice needs, or r equire technical as sistance related to the use of your Sony TV , please visit our website or call one of the following numbers: http:// www .sony .com/TVsupport 1-800-222-SONY(7669) for US Residents 1-877-899-SONY(7669) for Canadian Residents Problem P[...]

Other Inf ormation 49 Other Information No soun d/Noisy so und. Good pi cture, n o sound. ❑ Check the vo lume control. ❑ Press MUTING or VO L + so that “Mut ing” di sappea rs from the scre en (pag e 22). ❑ Disc onnect your headp hones. ❑ Set Speaker to On in the Sound setting s (page 36) . If it i s set to Off , sound is not out put fro[...]

Other Information 50 Some digi tal cable cha nnels are not being di splayed . ❑ Certain c able companies ha ve l imitations o n the broadcast of digital cable chann els. Chec k with you r cable co mpany for m ore infor mation. ❑ The digital cable channel may be set to Hidden in the Show/Hide Channels set ting (p age 39 ). Lost password. ❑ Se [...]

Other Inf ormation 51 Other Information PC Input Signal Reference Chart Resolution Hori zontal freque ncy (kHz) V ertical frequ ency (Hz) Stan dard Signals H orizo ntal (Pix el) × Ve r t i c a l (Lin e) VGA 640 × 480 31.5 60 VGA 640 × 480 37.5 75 VE SA 720 × 400 31.5 70 VGA-T SVGA 800 × 60 0 37.9 60 VESA Guidelines 800 × 600 46.9 75 VE SA XGA[...]

Other Information 52 Specificatio ns T elevision system: NTSC American TV st andard A TSC (8VSB terres trial) A TSC compli ant 8VSB QAM on cabl e ANSI/SCT E 07 2000 (Does not include CableC ARD functionality) Channel c overage: T erres trial (analog ) 2-69 Cable (analog) 1-125 T erres trial (digital) 2-69 Cable (digital) 1-135 Antenna: 75-ohm exter[...]

53 Inde x 4:3 Default 38 A A/V Sync 36 AC IN 15 AC plug holder 17 Advance d Settings 33 Altern ate Aud io 21 , 36 ANT button 20 Audio Out 36 AUDIO OUT jack 15 Auto Adjust ment 47 Auto Program 39 Auto Wide 37 B Backli ght 32 , 46 Balance 35 Bass 35 BBE 35 BD/DVD MENU button 22 BD/DVD or DVR/VCR Operat ing Buttons 22 BD/DVD TOP MENU b utton 22 Bright[...]

54 T TOOLS button 23 Trebl e 35 Troubleshoo ting 48 – 50 TV POWER but ton 22 TV Rati ng 41 TV/V IDEO butt on 20 , 29 U U.S.A. Rating 42 Unrated 41 US Models 41 Usin g with remo te con trol 5.1ch DVD AV System 27 AV Re ceiver 28 Blu-ray Disc Pla yer 27 Cable Bo x 26 DVD Player or DVD Change r 26 DVD/VCR Combo Unit 27 DVR 28 HDD/DVD Combo Unit 28 S[...]

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