Sony KE 42XBR900 manual

 2002 Son y Corpor ation KE-4 2XBR9 00 KE-5 0XBR9 00 Flat Panel Color TV Operating Instructions 4-092-940- 15 (1) Flat Panel Color TV KE-42XBR900/KE-50XBR900 Printed in Japan Printed on 100% re cycled pap er.[...]

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1 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose the TV to rain or moisture. This symbol is intended to alert th e user to the pr esence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk o f electric s hock to persons. This symbol is intended to alert [...]

2 Installing s To prevent in ternal heat buildup, do not bl ock the ventilation openings. s Do not install the TV in a hot or humid place, or in a place subject to excessive dust or m echanical vibration. s Avoid operating t he TV at temperatures below 5°C (41°F) . s If the TV is tr ansported direct ly from a cold to a warm location, or if the ro[...]

3 Important Safeguards Before using your T V, please read these instru ctions completely, and k eep this ma nual fo r futu re refer ence. Carefully observ e and comply with all warnings, cautio ns and instructions placed on the set or described in the operating instructions or service manual. WARNING To guard against injury, the fol lowing basic sa[...]

4 Ventilation hole s Do not inser t anything in the ven tilation holes. If metal or something flammable ente rs, it m ay result in fire or electric shock. Cleaning Clean the cabi net of the TV wit h a dry soft cloth. To remove dust from the screen, wipe it gently with a soft cloth. Stubborn s tains may be r emoved with a cloth slightly dampened wit[...]

5 Ventilation The slots and openings in the media receiver unit and display unit are provided for necessary ventilation. To ensure reliable operation of the set, and to protect it from overheating, these slots and openings must never be blocked or covered. Unless proper ventila tion is provided, the unit may gath er dust and get dirty. For p roper [...]

6 Ship and ve ssel Do not i nstall this uni t in a ship or vess el. If the unit is exposed to seawater, it may cause fire or damage the unit. Carrying Carrying the se t requires two o r more people. If you carry the set in a manner other than that specified, it may drop and a serious injury may be caused. Be sure two or more people carry the set. W[...]

7 Servicing Do not attempt to service the set your self since opening the cabinet may expose you to da ngerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Replaceme nt Parts When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician certif ie s in writ ing that he has used replacement parts s pecified by t[...]

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9 Contents Introducing the TV Welcome.................... ................. ............ ................ ................. ........... .. 13 Package Contents ........... ........... ................. ................. ........... ....... 13 Features .............. ............ ................. ................ ............ ................ .. 13 [...]

10 Using the Remote Con trol Overview ... ................ ................. ............ ................ ................. ........... .. 51 Inserting Batte ries ................ ................. ................ ............ ................ .. 51 Button Descripti ons ............. ........... ................. ................. ...............[...]

11 Using the Menus Overview ... ................ ................. ............ ................ ................. ........... .. 77 Navigating T hrough Menus .................. ................ ............ ................ .. 77 Using the Vid eo Menu .......... ................. ................ ................. ........... .. 78 Selectin g Vide[...]

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13 Intr oducing t he TV We l c o m e Thank you for purchas ing the Son y Flat P anel C olor TV . This manu al is to be used with the following models: s KE-42XBR 900 s KE-50XBR 900 P ac kage Contents The package co ntains the follo wing: s Flat pane l disp lay unit (PDM-5000 o r PDM-4200) s Media recei ver unit (MBT -XBR900) s Remote control (RM-92[...]

14 Welcome • DRC ® (Digital Real ity Creation) Mu lti fu nct ion V1: Un like con v entional line doublers , the DR C Multifunction feature replaces the signal’ s NTSC wa veform with the near-HD equi v alent by digital mapping processing . The DRC P alette option lets you cus tomize th e lev el of detail (Reality) and smoothness (Clarity ) to c[...]

15 Setting Up the TV Overvie w This chapter includes illustrated instru ctions for setting up your TV . To p i c Pa g e ( s ) TV Cont r ols and C on nect or s 16-18 Installing the TV 20 Basic Conn ection s: Conn ecti ng a Ca ble or A ntenna 22-2 7 Conn ecting O ptiona l Equipme nt VCR and Cable VCR and Cable Box T wo VCRs for T ape Editing Satellit[...]

16 Setup TV Controls and Connectors Displa y unit Item Description 1 1 PO WER ON/ST AND BY LED Lights up in green whe n the TV se t is turned on. When in standby mod e, the LED l ights up in red. Th e LE D does not light up when the m ain powe r is tur ned of f. If the LED blinks continuously , this m ay indica te the disp lay unit needs servi ci n[...]

17 Setup Media recei ver unit Fr ont P a n el Item Description 1 Main P O WER Press to turn on and of f the main po wer of the TV S et. 2 PO WER LED Lights up in green whe n the TV set is turned on . The LED lights up i n red wh en in standby mode. The LED does n ot light up when the m ain powe r is tur ned of f. If the LED blinks continuously , th[...]

18 Setup Media recei ver unit Rear P anel AUDIO IN A V MOUSE 4 HD/DVD IN ( 1080i / 720p / 480p / 480i ) CONTROL S AUD IO OUT SUBWOOFER OUT R–AUDIO–L Y P B P R 5 1 6 VIDEO IN DISPLA Y SIGNAL OUT MONITOR OUT DVI–HDTV IN WHITE R–AUDIO–L R–AUDIO–L VIDEO S VIDEO 3 VHF/UHF R–AUDIO–L VIDEO S VIDEO OUT AUX TO CONVERTER DVI–HDTV BLACK R?[...]

19 Setup qs HD/D V D IN 4/5 (1080i/72 0p/480 p/ 480i) Conn ect to your DVD player’ s or digit al set-t op box’ s component video (Y , P B , P R ) and audio (L/R) jacks. Co mponent video pro vides better picture q uality than 4 , 0 , or qa ). * High-bandwi dth Digital Content Protection Jack Description[...]

20 Setup Installi ng the TV 1 Connect the display i n terface cable (supplied) to the display unit’ s DISPL A Y SIGN AL IN jack, and connect the A C power cord (supplied) to the displa y unit’ s AC IN jack. Disconn ect all po wer sour ces bef ore maki ng any connections . 2 Secure the AC power plug to th e displa y’ s AC IN jack. When y ou un[...]

21 Setup 3 Install t he display u nit using an optional stand or rac k unit. For details, refer to th e operatin g instruction s supplied with your stand or rack unit. 4 Connect the ot her en d of display i nt e rface cable to the M edia receiver unit’ s DISPLA Y SIGN AL OUT jack, and co nnect the A C power cord (supplied) to the media receiver u[...]

22 Setup Basic Connections: Connecting a Cable or Antenna The way in which you will connect your TV v aries, depending on how y our home recei ves a signal (cable, cab le box, antenna) an d whether or not yo u plan to connect a VCR. If y ou are c onnecting a VCR s See the conn ections descri bed on pages 3 0 and 32. If Y ou Are Connecti ng See P ag[...]

23 Setup Cable or Antenna Only Fo r best results, use one of th e f ollowing c onnections if you are connecting a cable or an ant enna and y ou: s Do not need a cab le box to unscramb le channels. (If you ha ve a cable box, see p age 27.) s Do not in tend to conn ect a VCR. (If yo u hav e a VCR, see pages 30 and 32.) For anten na connection, use th[...]

24 Setup Cable an d Antenna Only Fo r best resu lts, use this connection i f you: s Hav e a cable and an antenna. (This is con v enient if yo u are using a s eparate roofto p antenna to rec eiv e additional channels that are not pro vided by your cab le company .) s Do not ha ve a cable b ox or VC R. ( If y ou h a v e a cable box, see pages 25 to 2[...]

25 Setup Cable Bo x and Cabl e Only Fo r best resu lts, use this connection i f: s Y our cable company scr ambles some channels, s uch as premium channels (which requ ires you to u se a cable b ox) , b ut does not scramble all channels. s Y ou do not ha ve a VCR. (If you ha ve a VCR, see pag es 30 an d 32.) With this c onnection y ou can: s Use the[...]

26 Setup T o connect the cabl e bo x and cab le 1 Connect your cab le company to the TV’ s VHF/UHF jack using the supplied antenna cab le. 2 Use a coaxial cable to c onnect the TV’ s T O CONVER TER jack to the cable box’ s input jack. (The TV’ s internal con verter lets you switch between unscram bled signals coming straight into the TV and[...]

27 Setup Cable Bo x Only For bes t results, use this con nection if: s Y our cable company scrambles all channels, which requ ires you to use a cable box. s Y ou do not ha ve a VCR. (If you ha ve a VCR, see pag es 30 an d 32.) With this c onnection y ou can: s Use the TV remo te control to change ch annels coming through the cable box to the TV’ [...]

28 Setup T o connect the cable bo x 1 Connect the CA TV cable to the cable box’ s input jack. 2 Use the supp lied an tenna cable to con nect the cab le bo x’ s output ja ck to the TV’ s VHF/UHF jack. 3 Run the A uto Setup pr ogram, as des cribed in “Sett ing Up the Chann el List” on page 49. Notes on Usin g This Connec tion Do no t leav e[...]

29 Setup Connecting Optional Equipmen t Use the directions in this secti on to con nect the following optional equipment : About Using S VIDEO If the optiona l equipment you ar e connecting has an S VIDEO jack (sho wn at left), you can us e an S VIDEO cable for improv ed picture quality (compared to an A/V cable). Because S VIDEO carries only the v[...]

30 Setup VCR and Cable For best results, use this connec tion if: s Y our cable company does not require you to use a cable box. T o connect the VCR and cab le 1 Connect the CA TV cable to the VCR’ s VHF/UH F in put jack. 2 Use the supplied antenna cable to con nect the VCR’ s VHF/UHF output jack to the TV’ s VHF/UHF jack. 3 Use an A/V cable [...]

31 Setup Notes on Usin g This Connec tion Do no t leav e the d ispl ay indi cati on of the V CR tu rned on. T o D o T his ... Do This ... W atch the VCR Press TV/VIDEO rep eatedly to select the VCR input (VIDEO 1 in th e illustration). W at ch cab le chann els P r ess TV/VIDEO repeatedly to select the cable in put (VHF/UHF in the illustration). Set[...]

32 Setup VCR and Cabl e Bo x For bes t results, use this con nection if: s Y our cable company scr ambles some channels, s uch as premium channels (which requ ires you to u se a cable b ox) , b ut does not scramble all channels. With this c onnection y ou can: s Use the TV remo te control to change ch annels coming through the cable box. (Y ou must[...]

33 Setup Notes on Usin g This Connec tion Do no t leav e the d ispl ay indi cati on of the c able box an d VCR turned on. Rear of Media receiver unit Cable box AUD I O OUT SUBWOOFER OUT 1 VIDEO IN R–AUDIO–L R–AUDIO–L VIDEO S VIDEO 3 VHF/UHF AUX TO CONVERTER (V AR/FIX) (V AR) 6 DISPLA Y SIGNAL OUT DVI–HDTV IN WHITE DVI–HDTV BLACK R–AUD[...]

34 Setup T wo VCRs for T ape Edit ing Connectin g two VC Rs lets you record from one VCR t o the oth er . By connecting them as sho wn belo w , you can vie w (moni tor) what is b eing recorded. T o connect tw o VCRs for tape ed iting 1 Use an A/V cable to connect the p layback VCR’ s A/V output jacks to the TV’ s A/V input jacks. 2 Use an A/V c[...]

35 Setup Notes on Usin g This Connec tion T o D o T his ... Do This ... V iew (monitor ) what is being recorded Press TV/VIDEO rep eatedly to select the VCR input (VIDEO 1 in the illustratio n abo ve). Set up the TV remot e control to operate the VCR(s) If you h ave a non-Sony VCR, you mu st prog r am the remot e control . See “Pro grammi ng the [...]

36 Setup Satelli te Receive r T o connect a s atellite rece iver 1 Connect the satellite ante nna cable to th e satellit e recei ver’ s satelli te input jack. 2 Use an A/V cable to connect the satellite receiv er’ s A/V output jacks to the TV’ s A/V input jacks. 3 Connect the supp lied antenna cable fro m your cable or antenna to the TV’ s [...]

37 Setup Notes on Usin g This Connec tion Do not lea v e the Elec tr ic Pr o gram G uid e an d disp la y indication turned on. T o D o T his ... Do This ... W atch the satellite rec eiv er Press TV/VIDEO repeate dly to select th e satellite re ceiv er input (VIDEO 1 in the illustration ). Set up the TV rem ote cont rol to op erate the satellite rec[...]

38 Setup Satelli te Receive r and VCR T o connect a s atellite rece iver and VCR 1 Connect the satellite ante nna cable to th e satellit e recei ver’ s satelli te input jack. 2 Connect the CA TV cable to the VCR’ s VHF/UH F in put jack. 3 Use the supplied antenna cable to con nect the VCR’ s VHF/UHF output jack to the TV’ s VHF/UHF jack. 4 [...]

39 Setup Notes on Usin g This Connec tion Do not lea v e the Elec tr ic Pr o gram G uid e an d disp la y indication turned on. T o D o T his ... Do This ... W atch the satellite receiv er Press TV/VIDEO repeatedly to select the VCR input (VIDEO 1 in the illustratio n). The VCR may n eed to be t urned on and set to the satell ite recei ve r input. W[...]

40 Setup D VD Play er with Component Video Connector s For bes t results, use this con nection if your D VD player has compo nent vide o (Y , P B , P R ) jacks. T o connect a D VD player w ith compone nt video con nector s 1 Use three separate component video cables to connect the D V D player’ s Y, P B and P R jacks to the Y , P B and P R jacks [...]

41 Setup Notes on Usin g This Connec tion Y ou canno t recor d the signa l fro m any equ ipment conne cted into the Y , P B , P R jac ks. Do not lea ve a s till i ma ge, suc h as t he DVD m en u, disp la yed on the scre en. T o D o T his ... Do This ... W atch the D VD player Press TV/VIDEO repeatedly to select the D VD input (VIDEO 4 in the illust[...]

42 Setup D VD Play er with S VIDEO and A udio Connector s Use this connection if your DVD p layer does not hav e component vi deo (Y , P B , P R ) jacks. T o connect a D VD play er with A/V co nnectors 1 Use an audio cable to connect the D VD player’ s audio output jacks to the TV’ s audio input jacks. 2 Use an S VIDEO cable to connect th e D V[...]

43 Setup Digital TV Set- T op Bo x w ith Component Video Connector s T o connect a d igital TV set-to p bo x with com ponent video connector s 1 Use three sep arate componen t video cable s to connec t the set-top b ox’ s Y, P B and P R jacks to the Y , P B and P R jacks (VIDEO 4) on the TV . The Y , P B and P R jac ks on y our se t-top bo x are [...]

44 Setup Digital Sat elite Receiver wit h D VI-HDTV connector T o connect a d igital Satelite Receive r with D VI-HDTV connecto r 1 Use a D V I-D single link cable to co nnect the Digital Satelite Recei v er’ s D VI-HDTV connector to the TV’ s DVI-HDTV co nnector . The D VI-HDTV VIDEO connecto r does no t pro vide audio , so audio cab les m ust[...]

45 Setup Camcorder F or easy connection of a camcorder , the TV has front A/V input jacks. If you prefer , ho wev er , you can connect the cam cor der to the TV’ s rear A/V input jacks. T o connect a c amcor der Use an A/V cable to con nect the camcord er’ s A/V output jacks to the TV’ s A/V input jacks. Using S VIDE O jacks ? See page 29. No[...]

46 Setup A udio Receiver For improv ed so und quality , you m a y want to play the TV’ s audio throu gh your stereo system. T o connect an audio sy stem 1 Use an audio cable to connect the TV ’ s audio outpu t jacks to the audio recei ver’ s line input jacks. 2 Using th e TV’ s Audio Menu, set the Speaker option to Off . Then s et the Au d [...]

47 Setup Sub W oofer Use a monaural audio cable to connect the TV’ s SUB WOOFER OUT jack to the sub woofer’ s input jack. AUD I O OUT SUBWOOFER OUT 1 VIDEO IN R–AUDIO–L R–AUDIO–L VIDEO S VIDEO 3 VHF/UHF AUX TO CONVERTER (V AR/FIX) (V AR) 6 DISPLA Y SIGNAL OUT DVI–HDTV IN WHITE DVI–HDTV BLACK R–AUDIO–L Rear of Media rec eiver uni[...]

48 Setup Using the CONTRO L S Feature CONTR OL S allo ws you to control your system an d other Sony eq uipment with one remote control. In addition to allowing you to control multiple de vices with one remote control , the CONTR OL S feature all o ws you to alw ays poin t your remote control at y our TV , instead of ha ving to poi nt it at the othe[...]

49 Setup Setting Up the Channel List After you finish con necting you r TV , you n eed to run A uto Setup to set up your chan nels. The Auto Setup screen appears when you turn on y our TV for the first time after hooking it up. If you do not want to set up t he channels at this time, you can do it later by selecting the Auto Program option in the C[...]

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51 Using the Remote Contr ol Overvie w This chapter describes how to set up, program, and use the TV’ s remote control. Inserting Batteries 1 Open the battery compar tm ent as illustrated below . 2 Insert two size AAA (LR03) batteries (su pplied) by matching the e and E terminals on the batteries to the d iagram inside the battery compartment. 3 [...]

52 Remote Control Button Descriptions VO L C H MENU MUTING SA T/CABLE POWER Bu tton Description 1 MUTING Press to mu te the sound. Press aga in or press VO L + to restore the so und. 2 DISPLA Y P ress once to dis play the current chan nel number, current time, an d channel label. If se t, the curr ent channe l number will display f o r 10 seconds. [...]

53 Remote Control But ton Description qf 0 - 9 ENTER Press 0 - 9 to sel ect a channel; th e cha nnel chan ges after 3 seconds. Pre ss ENTER to change ch annels i mmed iately . qg RESET Press to reset the settings to the fa c tory de f aults. See pages 78 and 80 . Also u sed to clear Fav orite Channe ls (see page 65). If FUNCTION is switched on D VD[...]

54 Remote Control Pr ogramming the Rem ote Control The remote contr ol is preset to operate Son y brand video equ ipment. If you ha ve vid eo equipmen t other than S ony brand that you want to control with the TV’ s remote control, use the following procedure to program the remote con trol. The equip ment m ust hav e infrared (IR) rem ote capabil[...]

55 Remote Control Manufacture r’ s Codes VCRs Manufa cturer Code Sony 301, 302, 303 Adm ira l (M. W ard) 327 Aiw a 338, 34 4 Audio Dyna mic 314, 337 Brokso nic 319, 3 17 Cano n 309, 3 08 Citizen 332 Craig 302, 332 Criterion 315 Curti s Math es 30 4, 33 8, 309 Dae woo 341, 312, 309 DBX 314, 336, 337 Dime nsi a 304 Emerso n 319, 320, 316 , 317, 318[...]

56 Remote Control Usi ng Othe r Equi pment wit h Y o ur TV Re mo te Co ntr ol All Equipment Operating a VCR Operating a Sat ellite Receiver T o D o T his ... Do This ... Swit ch th e TV ’s input t o the VCR, D VD player, or other connected equipme nt Press TV/VIDEO repeatedl y t o cycle throu gh the vide o eq ui pment connect ed to the TV’ s vi[...]

57 Remote Control Operating a Cable Bo x Operating a D VD Pla yer Operating an MDP (Laser disc Pla yer) T o D o T his ... Press Acti v ate the remote control to operate the ca ble box FUNCTION repeatedly until the SA T/CABLE indicato r lights up . Tu r n o n / o ff SA T/ CABLE Select a cha nnel 0-9, ENTER Change c hannels CH +/– Back to previous [...]

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59 Using the Fe atures Overvie w This chapter descr ibes how to use the features of your TV . To p i c Pag e W at ching T V 60 Using W ide Mode 61 Using T win V iew 62 Using Fa vo rite Channel s 65 Using the Fre eze Function 66 Using Picture Off 67 Using the Me mory Stick Pi cture V iewer 68[...]

60 Features W atching TV z F or a complete l ist of all t he functi ons of th e remot e contro l, see pa ge 52. T o D o T his ... Do This ... Acti v ate the remote control to operate the TV Press FUNCTION repeatedly un til the TV indicat or light s up. T u rn on /off the TV Pre s s POW ER T u ne d irectly to a cha nnel Press 0-9 and then ENTER (or [...]

61 Features Usi ng Wi d e Mo de W ide Screen mode l ets you wa tch 4:3 normal bro adcasts in se veral W ide Screen modes (16:9 aspect ratio). z Wide Zoom is recom mended for 4:3 pictu re to pre vent i mage rete ntion. When vie wing high-definiti on progra ms broa dcast in 720p/108 0i, it is not possib le to cha nge between W ide Screen modes. s Pre[...]

62 Features Using T win Vie w T win V iew lets you see two pictures fr om two sou rces — from an antenn a, VCR, D VD, etc. — on the screen at the same time. Y ou hear the sound fro m only one of the source s at a time, bu t you can choose which s ource’ s sound is selected. Y ou can also change the r e lativ e size of each of the pictures. Us[...]

63 Features Activ at ing the Picture Functions Av ailabl e in the Active Window T o activ ate the pictur e in the right windo w s Press b . T o activate the picture in the left windo w s Press B . T o D o T his ... Do This ... T u ne t o a channel Press 0-9 and then ENTER (or wait 3 seconds) or Press CH+/– Adjust the v olum e Press VO L + / – M[...]

64 Features Changing the Picture Si ze The zoom feature lets y ou v ary the relati ve s ize of the left and right pictures . When you adjust the picture sizes, the TV mem orizes the change. The n ext time you use the T win V ie w function, the memorized s izes appear . 1 Press B or b to activ ate the pictur e that you wan t to r esize. 2 Press V to[...]

65 Features Using Fa vorite Channels The Fa vo rite Channels feature lets you select program s from a list o f up to eight fa vorite channels that you s pecify . Creating a List of Fa vor it e Channels 1 Press MENU to display th e Menu. 2 Press B or b to highlight the Chan nel icon and press . 3 Press to select Fa v orite Cha nnels . 4 Press to sel[...]

66 Features Using the Freeze Function FREEZE allows you to temporar ily capture a progr am’ s picture. Y ou can use this feature to write do wn information su ch as phone numbers , recipes, etc. The Free ze feature is not av aila ble while y o u are usin g the T win View feature. 1 When the program inform atio n you want to capture is displayed, [...]

67 Features Using Picture Off The Picture Of f feature lets y ou enjoy music from radio program s of digital broadcasts or D VDs with the TV screen turned of f. This fe ature turns off th e displa y unit onl y . 1 Press PIC OFF . The PICTUR E OFF LED lig hts up in blue and the screen turns of f. T o cancel and return to nor mal viewing, press any b[...]

68 Features Using the Memory Stick Pictur e Vie wer About Memory Stic k Memory Stick (so ld separately) is a ne w , compact, portable, an d vers atile Integr ated Circuit recording medium with a data capacity that exceeds that of a floppy disk. Memory Stick is specially desig ned for e xchanging and sharing d igital dat a among Memory Stick comp at[...]

69 Features About DCF File Name s Most Sony brand digital still and video cameras automatically recor d still images using DCF compliant dir ectory and f ile names, as sho wn in the follo wing e xamp le: Do not rename directories. If the names a re cha nged, the still images ca nnot be disp lay ed on y our TV . Unsupported Image T ypes This TV’ s[...]

70 Features Inserting and Removing a Memory Stic k T o insert a Memory Stic k 1 Locate the Memory Stick slot (see page 17) and insert the Memory Stick into the Memor y Stick slot as illust rated below . When ins erted properly , it should slide in with little resis tance and click into place. . Be sure to in sert the Memory Stic k in the c orrect d[...]

71 Features 3 Pull the Memory Stick complet ely ou t of the slot. T o pro tect s mal l c hild ren fr om injury from Memo ry Stic k Media, remove all Memor y S tick me dia f rom the TV’ s Memor y S tick slo t and sto re it in a saf e location wh en it is not in use.[...]

72 Features Displa ying the Memory Stick Menu 1 Inser t a Memory Stick that contains the images you w ant to vie w . For deta ils, se e page 7 0. 2 Press MEMOR Y STIC K on the remote control. The Memory Stick Menu appears. 3 T o select an option, pr ess V or v to hig hlight the option and press . 4 T o exit the Memory Stick Menu, press CH +/ – , [...]

73 Features Using the Memory Stic k Inde x The Memory Stick Inde x le ts you vie w images that are on the Memory Stick in an inde x of thumbn ail images. There is n o audio signal a vaila ble whil e vie wing images on Memor y S t ick. 1 Insert a Memor y Stick that contains the images you want to v ie w . For deta ils, se e page 7 0. 2 Press MEMOR Y[...]

74 Features Using the Memory Stic k Slidesho w The Memory Stick Sli des how lets you wa tch a s lideshow o f the images that are on the Memory Stick. 1 Insert a Memor y Stick that contains the images you want to v ie w . For deta ils, se e page 7 0. 2 Press MEMOR Y STIC K on the remote control. The Memory Stick Menu appears. 3 Press V v B b to hi g[...]

75 Features Using the Rotate Picture Scr een The Rotate Pictur e Screen lets you ro tate an image from an index of thumbnails. Y ou cann ot rotate ima ges if the LOCK s witch on the Memory Stick is on. T o r otate the im ages, first s et the LOCK s w itch to off. 1 In the Mem ory Stick Setup Menu, pr ess V v B b to highlight Rotate Pictur e and pre[...]

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77 Using the Men us Overvie w The Menu gi ves you access to th e follo wing features: Navigating Thr ou gh Menus Menu I con Description Pa g e Allo ws you to mak e adj ustments to y our picture settings. It also allows you to cus tomize the Picture Mode based on the type of pro gram you are viewing, select Advanced V ideo options , and more. 78 Off[...]

78 Menus Using the Video Menu T o select the Video Me nu 1 Press MENU . 2 Press B or b to highlight the V ideo icon and p ress . 3 Press V v B b to highlight an option. Press to select an opti on. 4 Press V v B b to change setting s. Press to select the changed setting. 5 Press MENU to e xit th e Me nu. T o restore the fac tory default s ettings f [...]

79 Menus NR Noise Reduction Select to redu ce the noise l evel of connecte d equipme nt. It is also effecti ve on the signal from th e VHF/UHF jack. Select from Hi gh , Mediu m , Low , Of f . DRC Functio n Sele ct Progr am to choose a mong the DRC Mode and DRC Palette opt ions w hile vi ewing NTSC sour ces. DRC Mode Creates a high -resolu tion pi c[...]

80 Menus Usi ng th e A udio Men u T o select the A udio Menu 1 Press MENU . 2 Press B or b to highlight the Audio ic on and press . 3 Press V v B b to highlight an option. Press to select an opti on. 4 Press V v B b to change settings. Press to select the changed setting. 5 Press MENU to e xit th e Me nu. T o restore the factory default s ettings f[...]

81 Menus Speak er On Sele ct to turn o n the TV spea kers. Off Select to t urn of f th e T V speak ers an d listen to t he TV’ s sound on l y thro ug h yo ur external audio system speakers. A udio O ut Easy control of volume adjustmen ts This option can be set o nly when the Speaker op tion is se t to Off . Va r i a bl e The TV’ s sp eakers are[...]

82 Menus Using the Screen Menu T o select the Screen M enu 1 Press MENU . 2 Press B or b to mov e to the Screen i con and pres s . 3 Press V or v to mov e to an option. Press to select an option. 4 Press B b V v to change settings. Press to select the changed setting. 5 Press MENU to e xit th e Me nu. Selecting Screen Mode Options The Screen m enu [...]

83 Menus 4:3 D efault Select the defau lt Screen M ode to use fo r 4:3 so urces Wide Zoom S el ect to enlarge the 4:3 si ze picture, wh i le the upper and low er par ts of the p ictu re ar e condensed to f it the wide screen. Nor mal Select to return the 4:3 pictu re to no rmal mode . Full Select to enl arge the 4:3 pi cture horizo nt ally only , t[...]

84 Menus Using the Channel Menu T o select the C hann el Menu 1 Press MENU . 2 Press B or b to hi ghlig ht t he Channel icon and p ress . 3 Press V v B b to hi ghlig ht an option. Press to select an opti on. 4 Press V v B b to chan ge settings. Press to select the changed setting. 5 Press MENU to e xit th e Me nu. Selecting Channel Options The Chan[...]

85 Menus Chan nel Skip/Add Allo ws you to customize the chann el list that app ears when yo u use the CH+/– buttons . 1 Press V or v to scroll throu gh the chan nels until y ou f ind the chan nel y ou want to ski p or add. T hen press to select it. 2 Press V or v to toggle b etween Add or Skip . Then press to select. 3 T o ad d or sk ip more chan[...]

86 Menus Using the P arent Menu The Parent Menu allo ws you to set up the T V to block pr ograms according to th eir content and rating lev els . T o select the P arent Me nu 1 Press MENU . 2 Press B or b to highlight the Paren t icon and press . 3 Use 0-9 on the remote cont rol to enter a four-digit password. 4 If this is the first time you are cr[...]

87 Menus US Models: Selecting Custom Rating Options For US models, the Custom Rating Menu includes th e following options. (For Can adia n mode ls, s e e pag e 88.) Viewi ng Bloc ked Prog rams Y ou can vie w blocked prog rams b y entering the password. Press EN TER when tuned to a blocked program, then enter the passwo rd. This temporarily switches[...]

88 Menus Canadian Models: Selecting Custom Rating Options For Canadi an models , the Cust om Rati ng Menu incl udes the follo wing options . (For US models, see page 87 .) Viewi ng Bloc ked Prog rams Y ou can vie w blocked prog rams b y entering the password. Press EN TER when tuned to a blocked program, then enter the passwo rd. This temporarily s[...]

89 Menus Using the Setup Menu T o select the Setup Me nu 1 Press MENU . 2 Press B or b to highlight the Setup icon and pres s . 3 Press V v B b to hi ghlig ht an option. Press to select an opti on. 4 Press V v B b to change settings. Press to select the changed setting. 5 Press MENU to e xit th e Me nu. Selecting Setup Options The Setup Menu includ[...]

90 Menus Video La bel Allo ws yo u to ide ntif y A/V e q uip men t y ou c onnec te d t o the TV , such as a VCR, DVD, etc. For example, if you have a D VD player conn ected to the VIDEO 4 jack, you can select the labe l DV D for the VIDEO 4 input. Then whe n yo u press TV/VIDEO to chan ge inputs, t he V ideo Label yo u assigned to that in put appea[...]

91 Menus Clock/Timers Lets you set the clock on your TV an d allows you to pr ogram your T V f or schedu led viewing u s i ng the Timers. Sleep Allo ws you to selec t the time in minut es (1 5, 30, 4 5, 60, or 9 0) that you want the TV to remain on before shutting o ff a utomatica lly . Timer 1 & 2 Y ou c an use t he Timers to p rogram t he TV [...]

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93 Other Inf ormation Overvie w This chapter includes the f ollowing topics : To p i c Pa g e Glossary 94 Notes on Using Memory Stick Media 95 Conta cting Sony 96 T roubl eshoot ing 96 Specificati ons 101 Optional Acc essories 103 Inde x 104[...]

94 Other Info Glossary analog signal A sign alin g met hod th at uses c ontin uous chan ges in the a mplit ud e or fr eque nc y of a n electronic transmi ssion to c on vey info rmation. aspect ratio Refers to the ratio be tween the width and height o f the screen. This TV h as a 16:9 (widescreen ) aspec t ratio, as oppo sed to a 4:3 aspect rat io. [...]

95 Other Info Notes on Using M emor y St ick Media Memor y St ick Precautions W hen using Memory Stick media, fo llow these pr ecautions: s T o av oid permanent damage to st ill image data, do not turn off the TV or rem ov e Memo ry S tic k med ia fr om t he inser tion sl ot whil e da ta is being read (as indicated by the Memory Stick indicator lig[...]

96 Other Info Contacting Sony If, after reading thes e operating i nstructions , you ha ve additional questions related to the use of your Son y televi sion, please call our Custom er Informat ion Ser vices Center at 1-800- 222-SONY (76 69) (US res idents only) or (416) 499-S O NY (7669) (Can adian residents only ). T roubleshooting Tw i n V i e w [...]

97 Other Info Remote Cont rol Memor y St ick Pr oblem P ossi ble Remedies Remote co nt rol does not operate s The batte r ie s could be weak. Re pl ace the batteri es. s Check the o r ie ntation of th e bat teries. s Press FUN CTI ON repeatedly u ntil the TV in dicator ligh ts up. Y ou may ha ve inadvertently press ed FUNCTION , which changes the r[...]

98 Other Info Video Pr oblem P ossi ble Remedies No picture (sc reen not lit), n o sound s If your TV do es not tu rn on, and a r ed lig ht keeps flashin g, your T V may need servic e. Call yo ur loca l Sony Servi ce Cent er . s Make sure the po wer co rd is plugged in. s Press POW ER on the fro nt of the medi a rece i ver unit. s Press TV/VIDEO to[...]

99 Other Info A udio Channels Pr oblem P ossi ble Remedies Good pictur e, no soun d s Press MUTING so tha t Mutin g disappears from the scre en (see page 52). s Make su re t he Speaker optio n is set to On in th e Audio Me nu (se e page 81 ). Audio no ise s Communic ation prob lems may occur if t he infrared co mmunica tio n equipme nt (e.g., infra[...]

100 Other Info General Pr oblem P ossi ble Remedies Ho w to reset TV to fac tory settings s T urn off th e main po wer of the TV set. Wh ile holding d own RESET on the remote co ntrol, turn o n the main powe r of the TV se t. T urn on the TV . While holdin g do wn RESET on the remote co ntrol, press PO WER on the med i a recei ver unit. (T he TV wi[...]

101 Other Info Specificati ons Panel System Plasma Display pane l Disp lay r es o lu ti on Displa y reso luti on: 1024 pixels (hor iz ont al) × 768 pixel s (vertica l )(KE-42 X BR 900) 1365 pixels (hor iz ont al) × 768 pixel s (verti ca l )(KE-50 X BR 900) Antenna 75 ohm external term inal for VHF/UHF T ele visio n System NTSC , Amer ican TV Sta [...]

102 Other Info Design and spec ifications are subj ect to change wi th ou t notice. Power Consumption In Use Display unit PDM-4200: 46 0 W PDM-5000: 54 0 W Medi a re ceiver unit MBT - X BR 900: 36 W In Standby Under 1.5 W Supplied Acc essor ies Remote Co ntrol (1) RM-927 Y AAA (LR03) Batteries (2) A C power code (2) A C plug hold er (1) Disp lay in[...]

103 Other Info Optional Accessorie s s A/V Cabl e (VMC-810 /820/830 HG) s Audio Cable (RKC-515HG) s Compo nent V ide o Cabl e (VMC- 10/ 30 HG) s Control S Cable (RK-G69HG) s 10M display interf ace cable (VMC-P10) s Memory St ick media: 8 MB (MSA-8A) ; 16 MB (MSA-16 A); 32 MB (MSA-32A); 64 MB (MSA-64A); 128 MB ( MSA-128A) s T able to p stand: SU-P42[...]

104 Inde x 0-9 b uttons 53 , 60 16:9 aspect ratio 61 4:3 aspect ratio 61 4:3 Default setting s 83 A ANT button 52 , 60 antenna, connecting 23 Audio Menu 77 , 80 Audio Out 81 audio receiver, connecting 46 Auto Progr am (channel setup) 49 , 84 Auto SAP, MTS settin g 80 AUX jack, described 18 B balance, adjusting 80 bass, adj us tin g 80 batteries, in[...]

105 Other Info G Game Picture 90 GUIDE button 52 H HD/DVD IN (1080i/7 20p/480 p/480i) jacks , desc ribed 19 hue, adjusting 78 I INPUT SELECT bu tton 17 interlaced 94 J, K JUMP butto n 52 , 60 L label channels 85 Language, s etting 90 LOCK switch, Memory Stick 75 M MDP, using with TV remote control 57 Media receiver unit connecting 21 front panel 17[...]

106 Other Info S S VIDEO jack, described 17 , 18 SAT/CABLE indicator 52 SAT/CABLE po wer button 52 satellite receiver, using with TV remote co ntrol 56 Screen Saver 83 setting up channels 49 Setup Menu 89 sharpness, adjus ting 78 Simulated, Effect 80 sizing, picture in Twin View 64 slideshow 74 speakers turning on/off 81 using external speakers 81 [...]

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