Sony KDS-60A3000, KDS-50A3000, KDS-55A3000 manual

3 -21 2-5 42- 1 2 (1) © 20 07 Sony C or por ati on Print ed in U.S. A . S XRD P r o j e c t i on T V Operati ng Instruction s KDS - 50A30 00 KDS - 55A30 00 KDS - 6 0A 3 0 00 For Y our Con venience Pleas e cont act So ny direc tly if you : • Have que sti on s on th e use o f your te levi sio n af ter re adi ng your O pe rati ng In str uc ti on ma[...]

2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electr ic shock, do not expose th is TV to rain or m oisture. This symbol is intended to aler t the user t o the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within th e TV’s enc losure that 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 Instructions ........... ................. 4 Welcome to t[...]

4 Important Safety Instructions 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnin gs. 4) Follow all in structions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 6) Cl ean onl y w ith dr y cloth . 7) Do not bloc k any vent ilat ion openings . Install in acco rdance with the manufacturer’s instructio ns. 8) Do not i nstall near [...]

5 Electric shock Do not touch the AC power cor d or the TV with a wet hand. If you plug/un plug the AC power cord from the TV with a wet hand, it may cause el ectric shock. Cleaning s Clean the rear cover area of the TV regularly. Dust in the rear cover area may cause a problem with th e cooling system of the TV set. s Clean the cabinet of the TV w[...]

6 W elcome to the W orld of BRA VIA™ The Four Steps to Ful l HD Experience : Set, Sound, Source, and Setup Along with your B RA VIA TV set , a compl ete HD system requir es an HD sound system, a sourc e of HD programm ing and pr oper set up conn ections. Th is manual explains basic s etup connec tions (see page 1 3). The Quick Setup G uide, encl [...]

7 TV Home Menu: XMB ™ (Xr ossMedi aBar) 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 wa y to select prog ramm ing and a djust set tings o n yo ur BRA VIA TV . Press the HOME button on your remo te contr ol to acces s the XMB ™ . F rom the h orizont al Media Categor y Bar yo[...]

8 Getting Started 1. Installi ng the T V Carrying the TV requ ires at least two people. Do not hold by the pe destal or the fro nt panel of th e TV . Doing so may cause these parts to break of f. When movin g the TV , hold it as sho wn in the illustrat ion below . KDS-50A3000 Place one hand to th e lower portion of the front cabinet while grasping [...]

9 Getting Started K eep your TV at least 4 inches (1 0 cm) aw ay from the wall to provide proper ventilation. Blocking the v entilation opening of t he cooling f an may dama ge the TV . ~ • Do not instal l the TV near any ventilat ion, as it may affect the normal TV operat ing tempe rature. • Be sure t hat th e ventilatio n openi ng on th e sid[...]

10 T o minimize reflection, the s creen surface has a special coating. Inappropr iate cleaning method s could damage the screen surf ace. Special care is required. Clea ning th e Scr een Surf ace Dust a nd di rt on t he scr een can af fect the picture quality . T o dust of f the screen use a sof t cloth. Be sure to follow the cleaning instruction o[...]

11 Getting Started 2. Locating Inp uts and Ou tputs Left Side Item Description 1 VHF/UHF/CABLE RF input that con nects to your Cable or VHF/UHF antenn a. 2 VIDEO IN 1 S VI DEO Connects t o the S VIDEO output jack of y our VCR or oth er vide o equipme nt that has S VIDEO. The S VIDEO pro vides better picture qua lity than com posite video ( 3 ) conn[...]

12 4 DIGIT AL OUT (OPTICAL) Connec ts t o th e opti cal au dio i nput of y our d igita l a udio e quipm ent th at is PCM/ Dolby Digital co mpatible. Dolb y Digital Audio signal from the HDMI input will be output a s PCM. Dolb y Digital Audio sig nal from digit al channels will be output as it is. 5 A UDI O OUT (V AR/FIX) Connec ts to the left a nd [...]

13 Getting Started 3. Connecting the TV Y ou can enjoy high-def inition and standard- definit ion digit al pr ogr ammi ng ( if availab le in your area) along with standard-definition analog programmi ng. ~ • This TV is ca pable of receiving unsc rambled di gital prog ramming f or both cab le (QAM and 8VSB ) and exte rnal VHF/U HF a nte nna ( A TS[...]

14 Shown with D VI Connection ~ • If the equip ment has a D VI jack and not an HDMI ja ck, connect the D V I jack to t he HDMI IN 1 (with D VI-to-HDMI cable or adap ter) jack and con nect the audio jack to t he A UDIO IN (L/R) jacks of HDMI IN 1. For details, see page 12 . 1 2 3 PC IN LR AUD IO AU D IO RGB Side of TV AUDIO-R (red) AUDIO-L (white)[...]

15 Getting Started Use the TV as a monitor for your PC. Sho wn below with the HD15 to HD15 connection. This TV can also be connected to a PC with D VI or HDMI output. (Refer to the separate Quick Setup Guide.) ~ • Conne ct the PC IN jack to t he PC usin g an HD15- HD15 cabl e with fe rrite co re (ana log RGB, not suppli ed) a nd audi o c able ( p[...]

16 ~ • Refer to the Qu ick Setup Gu ide (supplied) wh en connecting other equip ment to your TV . Other Equipment 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 VHF/UHF/CABLE PC IN DMe x / SER VICE S VIDEO VIDEO IN COMPONENT IN (1080p/1080i/720p/480p/480i) VIDEO (MONO) AU D I O AU D I O R L R L LR Y P B P R LR DIGIT AL OUT (OPTICAL) A UDIO OUT AUD I O AU DI O RGB (V AR/FIX) DV[...]

17 Getting Started This TV is eq uipped with BRA VIA Th eatre Sync. The HDMI Contr ol fu ncti on ena bles B RA VI A Theatre Sync to allo w communication b etween Sony TV’ s and Sony eq uipment. Onl y Sony equipment with HDMI Control capability is suppor ted. T o Connect HDMI Control Equipmen t Use an HDMI cable that b ears the HDMI logo for conne[...]

18 4. Setting Up the Channel List – Initia l Setup The Initial Setup screen appears when you turn on t he TV for the f irst time. Afte r you fi nish co nne ctin g the T V , y ou ca n ru n Initial Se tup to create a list of a vailable analog and digital channels if y ou ha ve connected an antenna or cable directly to the TV’ s VHF/UH F/ CABLE in[...]

19 Using the TV Features Using the TV Features Remote Control and TV Contr ols/In dicators Insert two size AA batteries (supplied) by matching e and E on the batteries to the diagram inside the battery compartmen t of the remote control. Inserting Batteri es into the Remote Cont rol Remote Contr ol and TV Controls Button Description 1 DISPLA Y Pres[...]

20 Button Description 4 0-9 E NT Pr ess 0-9 to select a channe l; the chan nel changes aft er two seconds. Press ENT to change channels imm ediately . 5 Use with 0-9 and ENT to select dig ital channel s. For example, to enter 2. 1, pres s , , and ENT . 6 FREEZE Press once to display a frozen image with the current program in a window . Press again [...]

21 Using the TV Features qs BD , DVD or STB Operatin g Buttons When FUNCTION is sele ct ed wi th BD (Blu-ray Disc) , DV D or STB , these buttons ope rate th e vide o equi pment y ou have programmed into the remot e control. For details, see “Usin g Othe r Equipm ent with Y our Re mote Cont rol” on pa ge 27. & m PREV : Press to replay t he c[...]

22 ws WIDE Press repeatedly to step through th e Wide Mode setti ngs: Wide Zoom , Norm al , Full , Zoom . The Wide Mode settings can be also a ccessed in the Screen sett ings (see pag e 35). Changing the Wide Scr een Mode (For PC timing, se e belo w) Changing the Wide Screen Mode f or PC Timing ~ • It is normal to have a black fram e surr oundi n[...]

23 Using the TV Features wd PICTURE Pres s repe ated ly to c ycl e thro ugh the av ailabl e pict ure m odes: Vivid , Standar d , Cinema , Photo , Custom . (A v ailable options depen d on the c urrent mode.) Th e pictu re modes can also be ac cessed in the Picture settings. Fo r details, see Picture settin gs on page 32. wf INPUT Press to di splay t[...]

24 Indicator s TIMER LAMP PO WER 1 23 4 5 Item Description 1 Speaker Outputs the audio sig nal. 2 TIM ER LE D Lights u p in orange when the timer is set. This LED will remain lit e ven if the TV is turned o ff. F or details, see page 32. 3 LAMP LED The projecti on lamp has burned out. Rep lace it with a new one (see page 4 4). 4 PO WER LED Lights u[...]

25 Using the TV Features Programming the Remote Contr ol The remote control is preset as indicated belo w so that you do not need t o program the rem ote control. Fo llow t he steps belo w to program your TV’ s remote control. 1 In the space pro vided belo w , write down the three-dig it code of your equipment fo und on the Ma nufa cturer ’ s C[...]

26 Manufacturer’ s Codes D VD P layers D VD/VCR Combo Units HDD/D VD Combo Units D VD Changers DV R Blu-ra y Disc Play er (BD) 5.1ch D VD A V Syste m A V Receiv ers VCRs Cable Bo xes Satellite Rec eivers * If an Aiwa VCR does not work even though you enter the code for Aiwa, ente r the code for Sony ins tead. Manufacturer Code Sony 751, 763 Gener[...]

27 Using the TV Features Using Other Eq uipment with Y our Remote Co ntr ol Make sure that the equipment is programmed on the remo te control (pag e 25). Press INPU T repeatedly until you see the video input on the screen for your co nnected equipment . Remote contro l tips are provided b elow . ~ • Equipment marked with an (*) belo w may not nec[...]

28 5.1ch D VD A V Syste m (Sony D A V) D VD/VCR Combo Unit HDD/D VD Combo Unit A V Rece iver * DV R * Specify the previous chapter/track Specify the next chapter/track . > Return to the previous display RETURN T o Do This ... Press ... Activ ate the remot e control to operate the D VD DVD (FUNCTION) T urn on/ off PO WER Select other equipment c [...]

29 Using the TV Features Spe cif y th e previ ous chap te r mar k Specify the ne xt chapter mark . > Stop x Pause X Record z Open the Fa vorites List FAVO R I T E S Open the Guide OPTIONS Open Main Menu HOME Mo ve hi ghl ight (cur sor ) V v B b Select item Close on-screen display RETURN Page + /- CH+/- Open the RECORDINGS List TOP M E N U T o Do[...]

30 Using the Men us The HOME button allo ws you to access the TV Home Menu on the XMB ™ (XrossMediaBar) as well as a variety of TV f eatures. 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 various options.[...]

31 Using the Me nus Navigating thr ough TV H ome 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 mo ve within the Category Object Bar . (The Category Object Bar shown belo w is for the Settings .) 4 Press when desired item is highlighted. 5 Press or , V / v to select th e hig[...]

32 TV Setting Description Product Support Contact Son y Son y contact info rmation is a vaila ble from this screen for your co nv enience. Y our TV’ s specif ic informatio n such as Mo del Name, Serial Nu mber , Softwa re V ersion and do wnloadable ratin gs versio n, if a vailabl e from the TV , is displayed here . Signal Dia gnostics Press to di[...]

33 Using the Me nus ~ • Picture Mo de for a ll inpu ts can al so be accessed by pr essing PICTURE on the remo te control to directly to ggle the mode s. • The op tions for Picture Mode ma y dif fer de pending on the Video/Photo Optimize r setting (see page 38). Reset R esets the current Picture Mode se tting to the default v alues. Adv anced Ir[...]

34 Av a i l a b l e Sound settings depend on the Sp eakers setti ng under A udio Options settings (page 39) or headphone co nnection. DRC Pa lette Allo ws you to customize t he le vel of detail ( Real ity ) and smoo thness ( Clarity ). 1 Press the arro w butt ons to hi ghlight DRC P alette then press . The DRC P alette appears. 2 Press the arro w b[...]

35 Using the Me nus V oice Zoom Adjusts the cla rity of hum an voices. For example, if the voice of a news announcer i s indistinct , you can turn u p this setting to make the v oice clear er . Con ve rsely , if you are watc hing a spo rts program, y ou can turn do wn this setting to soften the v oice of the commenta tor . Sound Booste r Sound Boos[...]

36 4:3 Default Select th e default screen mode to us e for 4:3 sources Wide Zoom Enlarges the 4:3 pi cture to fill the 16:9 scre en, displa ying as much of the orig inal image as possible. Normal Displays the 4:3 pictu re in its origi nal aspect rati o. Full Enlar g es the 4:3 pictu re horizonta lly only , to f ill the sc reen. Zoom Enlarges the pi[...]

37 Using the Me nus Wide Mo de Norm al Displays th e picture in its original re solution and aspect ratio. Full 1 Select t o expand the picture size while ma intaining th e original aspect ratio. Full 2 Select to expan d picture siz e without ori ginal aspect rati o. Zoom Select to enla rge the pictur e horizonta lly and vertic ally to an eq ual as[...]

38 Game/ T ext Mode Whe n the signal is 4 80p, 720p, or 1080p, it provide s the optimum screen for vie wing images with fine line s and characters that are input from vid eo game equi pment and PCs. Set to On for the sharp dis play of f ine lines or ch aracte rs. Video/Photo Optimiz er Prov ides suitable image quality b y selectin g the option depe[...]

39 Using the Me nus Speaker s TV Speaker s Select to use the TV speakers for audio . A udio Syst em Select this opti on if you wi sh to use an e xternal a udio system f or the TV sound. By selecting t his option yo u are disabling the TV speak ers. A udio Out Easy control of volume adjust ment Fixed Select to f ix the a udio ou tput and a llow y ou[...]

40 The P a rental Lock featur e allows you to block prog rams accord ing to their content and rating le vels. It also allows you to block channels regardless of the program’ s ratin g. A password is necessar y in setting u p the Pa rental Lock feature. T o View Blocked Pr ograms Press ENT when tuned to a blocked prog ram, then en ter the password[...]

41 Using the Me nus Custom Rating System Ch art For Country selection of U.S . A . : Rating Off T urns off P arental Loc k . No progra ms are blocked f rom viewing based on thei r ratings . Child Maxim um ratings perm itted are: U.S.: TV -Y , TV -G, G Canada: C, G, TV -Y Y outh Maxim um ratings perm itted are: U.S.: TV -PG, PG Canada: C8+, PG, 8 an[...]

42 For Country selectio n of Canada : TV Rating Block p rograms by t heir rating , content o r both Age-Based Ratings TV -Y All children TV -Y7 Directed to child ren age 7 and ol der TV -G General audience TV -PG P arenta l guidance suggeste d TV -14 Parents strongly cautioned TV -MA Mat ure audi ence on ly Content-Based Ratings FV Fantasy vi olenc[...]

43 Using the Me nus HDMI input s of this TV will recognize and communicate wi th other Son y equipment equipped with HDMI Control. If you h av e missed the Initial Setup when you f irst connected the TV or if yo u want to scan all recei vable channels, you can run the Initial Setup . Follow the in structions on the screen. Settings such a s picture[...]

44 Other Inf ormation Replacing the Lamp The projection lamp, like all lamps, will ev entually lose brightness and functionality , which affects the ov erall performanc e of your TV . How long the lamp maintains its brightness will vary depending upon your usage and environmental conditions. T o maintain t he quality of you r viewi ng experi ence, [...]

45 Other Information 6 Pull the lamp out of the TV . Hold the indented groov es as sho wn in the illustration, and pull the lamp straight out. If the lamp is hard to remove, pull the right side of the lamp for additional traction. ~ • The lamp is v ery hot immediately af ter use. Do no t touch th e inside of th e lamp compart ment, the gla ss por[...]

46 The used l amp For custome rs in the United States: Lamp in this pr oduct contains mercury . Dispo sal of these materials may be regulated due to en vironmental considerations. For d isposal or rec ycling information, please cont act your local authorities or the Electronic Indust ries Alliance (htt p: //www .eiae .or g). s Do not lea ve the use[...]

47 Other Information T r oubleshooting If you h av e questions, service needs, or require technical assistance related to the u se of your Son y TV , please visit our website or call one of the following numbers: http://www .so ny .com/tvsup port 1-800-22 2-SONY(766 9) for US Support 1-877-89 9-SONY(7669) for Canad ian Support Cond itio n Explanati[...]

48 No sound/Noisy sound Good p icture, no soun d • Check the volume control . • P ress MUTI NG or VOL + so that “Muting” d isappears from the screen (see pag e 21) . • Disc onnect yo ur headp hones. •S e t Speakers to T V Speaker s in the A udio Options settings (see pag e 39). If it is set to A udio System , soun d is not outp ut from [...]

49 Other Information Cannot ch ange chann els with the remote c ontrol • If you are usi ng the T V to chang e channe ls, first press TV (FUNCTION) once, and the TV in dica tor li ght s up. • If you ar e using an other device to change channe ls, be sure you have not inadv ertently switched y our TV from the channel 3 or 4 setting. • If you ar[...]

50 Specificatio ns ~ • Optional acce ssories a vaila bility dep ends on its stock. • D esign an d specifications are subject to chan ge without notice. Model KDS-50A3000 KDS-55A3000 KDS-60A3000 System Proj ection system 3 SXRD panel, 1 lens projection sys tem SXRD pa nel High Fram e Rate Compatible 0.61 Inch Panel Full HD SXRD D evice Projectio[...]

51 Index 0-9 butt ons 20 4:3 Default 36 A Add Digi tal Chan nels 39 Advance d Iris 33 Advance d Settings 34 Analog CC 40 Audio Out 39 AUDIO OUT jack 12 Auto Adjust 36 Auto Program 18 , 39 Auto Wid e 35 B Balance 34 Bass 34 BD, DVD or STB operating b uttons 21 BD/DVD MENU button 21 BD/DVD TOP MENU button 21 Brightnes s 33 C Cable 39 CC b utton 20 CC[...]