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    © 2005 Sony Corporation Printed in Spain LCD Digital Colour TV 2-629-164- 14 (1) KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) P ANT ONE 320 KDL-V32A12U KDL-V40A12U KDL-V32A12U KDL-V40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Operating I nstructions Before operat ing the TV , please read the “Saf ety information” section of t his manual. Retain this manual for future referen[...]

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    2 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS A moulde d plug comply ing with BS1 363 is fitted to this equipm ent for your safe ty and conveni ence. Shoul d the fu se in th e plug s upplied need to be replac ed, a 13 AMP fuse approve d by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362 (i.e., marked wi th or ) must be used. When an alternative typ e of plug is u[...]

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    3 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Tabl e of Cont ents Safety info rmation .................. ............. ........ 4 Precauti ons ................ ............ .................... . 7 Disposal of the TV set.......... ............. .......... ....... 7 Overview of the remote .............. ............. . 8 Overview of the TV buttons and indicato[...]

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    4 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Safety info rmation Mains le ad • Unp lug the mai ns lead when m oving t he TV set. Do not move the TV s et w ith the m ain s lead plug ged in. It may damage t he mains l ead and result in fire or electric shock . • If you damage the mains lead, it ma y result in fire o r electric shock. – Do not pinch , ben[...]

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    5 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) • When i nstalli ng the T V set on th e wall, leave at least 10 cm sp ace from t he botto m of t he TV set . • Never install th e TV set as follows: Ventilat ion hole s Do not inser t anythin g in the ventila tion hole s. If m etal o r liqu id is in serte d in th ese holes, it may result in fire or e lectric s[...]

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    6 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Damage requir ing servi ce If the surface of the TV set crac ks, do not touch it until you have u nplugg ed the m ains lea d. Othe rwise electr ic shoc k may resu lt. Servicing Do n ot o pen t he ca binet . E ntrus t the TV set to qualified service pe rsonnel only. Small acce ssories remova l and fittable Keep acc[...]

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    7 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Precautions LCD Sc reen • Although the LC D screen is made with hig h-precision techno logy and 99 .99% or more of the pixels ar e effect ive, black d ots may app ear or bri ght points of light (red, blue, or green) m ay appea r constantly on the LCD scre en. This is a st ructural proper ty of the LCD p anel and[...]

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    8 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Overview of the remot e 1 TV " / 1 – TV sta ndby Switc hes off t he TV tem porarily and on fro m standby mode. 2 Media selec tor (page 37 ) Selects whic h equipment you want to operate. A green light will be momentarily lit to sh ow whic h one you ha ve select ed. 3 ANAL OG – Anal ogue mode (page 14 ) 4 /[...]

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    9 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Overview of the TV buttons and indicators 1 1 – Power Switches the TV on or off. 2 PROG +/-/ / • In TV mode: Selects t he next (+) or previous (-) chan nel. • In TV menu: Moves thro ugh the opti ons up () o r d o w n () . 3 2 +/-/ / • I ncreas es (+) o r decr eases (- ) the volume. • In TV menu: Moves th[...]

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    10 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) 1: Chec king th e accessories Remote RM -ED001 (1) Size AA b atteries (R6 typ e) (2) Coaxial c able (1) Mains lead (Type BF) (1 ) Cabl e holder (1) Suppor t belt (1) and scr ews (2) 2: Inse rting batte ries into the remo te Notes • Obser ve the correc t polarity when in serting batt eries. • Dispo se of batte[...]

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    11 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Getting S tarted 3: Connecti ng an ae rial/VCR 1 Connect your aerial to the socket on the rear of the TV. If conn ecting to an aerial only Go to s tep 3. 2 Connect your VCR. 1 Conn ect the so cket on the rear of the T V to the input socket on your VCR with the RF lead. 2 Connect t he scart socket on yo ur VCR to [...]

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    12 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) 4: Preventing th e TV from topplin g over After all connec tions are completed, secure the TV. 1 Fasten the supplied support belt to the stand with the s upplied screw. 2 Fit the supplied support belt to the TV stand, then firml y fasten with the supplied screw using a screw driver or coin, etc. 3 While supportin[...]

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    13 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Getting S tarted 6: Auto-t uning the TV When yo u switch on the TV fo r the fi rst time, a message con firming the TV start auto -tuning appears on the screen. You must tune t he TV to receive chann els (TV broadcasts). Do the following t o search and store all availabl e channels. 1 Pres s OK to sel ect “Yes ?[...]

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    14 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Watc hing TV 1 Press 1 on the TV (right side) to switch on the TV. When the TV is i n standby m ode (t he 1 (sta ndby) indicator on the TV (front) is red), pre ss TV " / 1 on the re mote to switch on the TV. 2 Press DIGITAL to switch to digital mode or ANALOG to switch to analogu e mode. The chann els availa[...]

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    15 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Watching T V To acce ss Digital Te xt Many br oadcast ers provide a Di gital Text service. Digital T ext offers graphi cally rich conten ts, compared t o Analogue Tex t. Select a digital chan nel which pro vides Digital Te xt, then press / . When a br oadcast er provi des a dedica ted Digit al Text channel, selec[...]

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    16 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Checking the Digita l Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) 001 002 003 006 007 008 009 014 024 029 030 040 BBC ONE W ales BBC 2W ITV 1 W ales ITV 2 BBC THREE Channel 4 Teletext E4 price-drop.tv UKTV FOOD CBBC Channel BBC NEWS 24 Thu 27 May All Categories Select: Action list: +/- 1 day on/off: Thu 27 May 10:31 10:30 1[...]

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    17 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Watching T V Set a progra mme to b e disp layed automatic ally on the sc reen when it st arts – Remin der 1 Press M / m / < / , to se lect the f uture progr amme y ou w ant to dis play . 2 Press OK. 3 Press M / m to s elect “Reminder”. 4 Press OK to automatic ally displ ay th e selecte d progr amme when [...]

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    18 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Using the Favour ite list To D o t h i s Create your Fav ourite l ist for the f irst t ime A message appears aski ng if you want t o add channels to the Fa vourite list when you p ress for the f irst time. 1 Pres s OK to se lect “Y e s”. 2 Press M / m to s elect the channel y ou want to a dd, then p ress OK. [...]

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    19 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Using the Menu Viewing pictures from connected equ ipment Switch on the con nected equ ipment, the n perfor m one of the followin g operation. For eq uipmen t connec ted to t he scar t socket s using a fully-wired 2 1-pin scart lea d Start p layback o n the connected equi pment. The pict ure from the c onnecte d [...]

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    20 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) The f ollowin g optio ns ar e availa ble in e ach menu . For detai ls on naviga ting thr ough men us, see page 19. Also, se e page in par entheses fo r details of ea ch menu. Note The opt ions you can ad just v ary dep ending o n the situ ation. Only the opt ions that can be op erated are displ ayed. Over view of[...]

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    21 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Using the Menu Picture Adjust ment menu Selects t he picture mod e. 1 Press OK to select “Mo de”. 2 Press M / m to s elect one of the foll owing pictu re modes , then pre ss OK. Vivid: For en hanced picture co ntrast and sha rpness. Standard: For standard picture. Recommended for home entertainmen t. Custom: [...]

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    22 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Reduces th e picture noise (snowy picture) in a weak bro adcast signal. 1 Press OK to select “No ise Reduc tion”. 2 Press M / m to s elect one of the foll owing, the n press OK. Auto: Auto matically r educes the pictu re noise. High/Low/Off: Mod ifies the effect of the noise red uction. CNR: Reduces the p ict[...]

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    23 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Using the Menu Sound Adjustm ent menu 1 Press O K to select “Effect”. 2 Press M / m to s elect one of the foll owing so und effects , then pr ess OK. Off: Flat response. Natural : Enhances cl arity, detai l, and soun d presen ce by using “B BE High Defini tion Sound S ystem *1 ”. Dynamic : Intensifies cla[...]

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    24 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Selects the so und from the speaker for a st ereo or bilingual broa dcast. 1 Press O K to sel ect “Dual Sound ”. 2 Press M / m to s elect one of the foll owing, the n press OK. Stereo, Mo no: For a stereo broadcast . A/B/Mono: Fo r a bilingua l broadcast, select “A” for soun d channel 1, “B” for sound[...]

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    25 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Using the Menu Scree n Control me nu Automatical ly changes the screen format accordin g to the broadcast signal. 1 Press OK to select “Au to Format”. 2 Press M / m to s elect “On ”, then press OK. To keep y our setting, select “Off”. Tips • Even if you have sele cted “On ” or “Off” in “Au[...]

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    26 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Features m enu Reduces the power c onsumpt ion o f the TV . 1 Press OK to sel ect “Pow er Sa ving”. 2 Press M / m to s elect “R educe”, then press OK. Switches on/off t he TV’s internal speakers. 1 Press O K to sel ect “Spe aker”. 2 Press M / m to s elect “On ” or “Off”, then press O K. On: [...]

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    27 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Using the Menu Switches off the picture . You can still listen to the so und with the picture off. 1 Press O K to select “Picture Off” . 2 Press M / m to s elect “On ”, then press OK. The (Picture Off) indicator on the TV (front) lights up in green. To restore the picture, press any butto ns (except 2 +/-[...]

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    28 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Timer me nu Sets a period of time after which the TV automatic ally switches itself into standby mode. 1 Press O K to sel ect “Sl eep Timer”. 2 Press M / m to s elect the desired ti me period ( “30min”/“ 60min”/“9 0min”/ “120min ”), then press OK. The (Timer) indicator on the TV (f ront) light[...]

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    29 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Using the Menu Set Up menu Starts th e “first time operation menu” to tune in all a vailable di gital and an alogue cha nnels. Usually , you do not need to do thi s operati on because the chann els will have been al ready tuned wh en the TV was first install ed (page 13). However, this op tion allows yo u to [...]

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    30 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Assi gns a channe l name of your choice up to fi ve lette rs or numbe rs. The name will be displayed briefly on th e screen when the channel is se lected. (Names for c hannels a re usually taken au tomatically from Analogue Te xt (if available ).) 1 Press O K to sel ect “Progr amme Lab els”. 2 Press M / m to [...]

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    31 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Using the Menu Option Description Programme Pr esets p rogramm e ch annels manual ly . 1 Press M / m to select “Prog ramme ”, then press OK. 2 Press M / m to select the prog ramme n umber y ou want to man ually tune (i f tuning a VCR, se lect cha nnel 0), then press < . 3 Press M / m to select “Chann el?[...]

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    32 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Displays the “Digital Set Up” m enu. You can ch ange/set the dig ital settings usin g this menu. 1 Press O K to select “Digital S et Up”. 2 Press M / m to s elect the desired icon below, the n press O K. 3 Press M / m to s elect one of the foll owing opti ons, then press OK. Skip Skips unuse d analogue ch[...]

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    33 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Using the Menu Progr amme List E dit Removes any unwanted digital cha nnels sto red on the TV , and chang es th e orde r of th e digi tal ch annel s sto red on the TV . 1 Press M / m to select the c hannel y ou wa nt to remo ve or mov e to a ne w positio n. If you know the channe l number (freque ncy) Press the n[...]

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    34 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) P arental Lo ck Sets a n age restri ction for pro grammes. Any programme that exceed s the age re stricti on can onl y be watche d after a PIN Code is ente red correc tly . 1 Press the num ber buttons to ente r your ex isting PIN code . If you ha ve not prev iously set a PIN, a mes sage app ears to inform you. Pr[...]

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    35 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Using Opti onal Equip ment Connecting opt ional equipm ent Using Optional Equipment You can con nect a wide range of optional equipm ent to your T V. Conne cting ca bles are not supplied . Connectin g to the TV ( side) T o connect Do this S VHS/Hi8/D VC camc order A Conne ct to the S video sock et 6 or the vide o[...]

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    36 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Connectin g to the TV ( rear) (SMART LINK) 1 2 3 4 Y P B / C B P R / C R L/G/ S/I R/D/ D/D L/G/S/I R/D/D/D IN 5 DVD pl ayer with comp onent ou tput DVD pl ayer Deco der DVD recorder VCR Decode r VCR Hi-Fi PlayStation 2 DVD player DVD play er Digital sate llite receiver 01GB-KLV40XUK.book Page 36 Wednesday, A ugus[...]

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    37 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Using Opti onal Equip ment Programming the remo te This remo te is preset to op erate Sony TVs, most Sony DVDs, VCRs and AUX systems (DAV, DTT Receiver, Home Theatre, e tc.). To cont rol VCRs and DVDs of other manufactures (and some other S ony VCR, DVD and AUX mode ls), do the followi ng proced ure to progra mme[...]

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    38 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) If your equipmen t is not wo rking, o r some of the functions do not wo rk Enter the correct code or try the next code listed for t he brand. However , not all brands a re cove red and not al l models of eve ry brand may be covered . Tip A small label is prov ided inside the ba ttery doo r to allow you to rec ord[...]

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    39 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Addi tiona l Info rmatio n Specification s Displa y Unit (KDL-V32A1 2U) Pow er Requ iremen ts: 220–240 V AC, 50 Hz Screen Size: 32 in ches Approx . 80.0 cm me asured d iagonal ly Display Resolution: 1,366 dot s (horizontal) × 768 l ines (vertical) Power Consum ption: 143 W Standby Power C onsumption: 0.5 W or [...]

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    40 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Troubleshooti ng Check wh ether the 1 (stan dby) in dicator is flashi ng in red . When i t is flashi ng The self-diagno sis function is activated. 1 Count ho w man y 1 (sta ndby) indicator fl ashes betw een each two seco nd break. For example, the indica tor fla shes three times, then ther e is a two se cond bre [...]

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    41 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Addi tiona l Info rmatio n No col our on pr ogr ammes • Select “Reset” in th e “Picture Adjust ment” menu to ret urn to the factory settings (page 2 2). No colou r or irre gula r co lour when view ing a si gnal fr om the Y, P B /C B , P R /C R ja cks of 4 • Check the connecti on of the Y , P B /C B , [...]

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    42 KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) Index Numerics 0-9 butto ns 8 14:9 15 4:3 15 A Acce ssories supp lied 10 Aerial, connect ing 11 AFT 31 ANALOG button 8 Anal ogue Text 15 ATT 32 Audio Filter 31 Audio Language 33 Audi o Type 33 Auto Format 25 Auto Shut off 28 Auto Start Up 29 Auto Tuni ng analogue and di gital cha nnels 13 analogue channel s only [...]

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    KDL-V32/40A12U 2-629-164- 14 (1) 01GB-KLV40XUK.book Page 43 Wednesday, A ugust 31, 2005 4:42 PM[...]