Sony KDL-32S2000 manual

© 2006 Sony Corporation 2-670-907- 12 (1) LCD Digital Color TV Operati ng Instr uctio ns KDL-26S2000 KDL-40S2000 KDL-32S2000[...]

2 Owner’s Recor d The model and serial numbers ar e located at the rear of the T V. Record these numbers in the spaces pr ovided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No . Serial No . Cont ac ting Sony If, after reading the following instructions, you have additional questions related t o the u[...]

3 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electr ic shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. This symbol is intended to alert the us er to the pr esence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of suff icient magnitude to constitute a risk of electr ic shock to persons. This symbol is intende[...]

4 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 S ound, Inc. Licensed by BBE Sound, Inc. under one or more of the following US patents: 5510752, 5736897. BBE and BBE symbol are registered tr[...]

5 Use For the u nit with a th ree-wire ground ing type AC power cord plug (Class 1 unit) This unit must be connected t o an AC power socket outlet with a protective earthing con nection. Wall outlet Do not use a poor fitting outlet. Insert the plug fully into t he outlet. I f it is loose, it may cause arcing and res ult in a fi re. Contact your ele[...]

6 Broken p ieces Do not throw anything at the unit. The screen glass may break by the impact and cause serious injury. Cabl e wi ring Take care not to catch your feet on the cables. I t may damage the unit. Volu me a djus tme nt s Adjust the volume so as not to trouble your neighbors. Sound carries very ea sily at ni ght time. Therefor e, closing t[...]

7 Outdoor use Do not install this unit outdoors. If the unit is exposed to rain, it may result in a fire or an electric shock. If the unit is exposed to direct sunlight , the unit may heat up and cause damage to the unit. Vehicle an d ceilin g Do not ins tall this unit i n a vehicle o r hang from the ceiling. Bumping of the v ehicle may cause the u[...]

8 Lightning For added protection for this TV during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconne ct the antenna. This will prevent dama ge to the receiver due to lightning and power-line surges. Damage r equiring servi ce If the surface of the TV cracks, d o not to[...]

9 Contents Getting Started Connecting the TV ........ ........... ........... ............ ........... ........... ........... ............ ........... ....... 10 Cable Syste m or VHF/UHF Antenna Sy stem .............. ........... ........... ................. ....... 10 Cable Box/Di gital Ca ble Box ................ ........... ............ ......[...]

10 Getting Star ted Connecting the TV T o display clear crisp pictures, you must con nect your TV corr ectly and select the correct Wide Mode to display the picture in the co rrect aspect ratio (see “C hanging the W ide Screen Mode” on pa ge 20). I t is strongly recommended to connect the anten na/cab le input using the su pplied 75-ohm coaxial[...]

Getting Started 11 Getting Started Cable Syst em and VHF/UHF Antenna System If you wan t to watch both antenna (o ver-the-air) and cable broadcast signals, you’ ll need t o use an optional A-B RF switch ( not supplied), as sh o wn below . Use the A-B selector to switch between th e ov er -the-air signals and the cable signals. Then set the Cable [...]

Getting Started 12 Satellit e Receiver and Cable/Antenna VCR, Cable and Antenna VHF/UHF VIDEO AUD I O (MONO) L R VIDEO IN S VIDEO 1 Y P B P R L R HD/DVD IN (1080i/720p/480p/480i) 5 4 AUDIO 3 AUDIO OUT OPTICAL OUT (V AR/FIX) A/V cable Satellite Receiver CATV/Antenna cable (supplied) Satellite antenna cable S VIDEO cable S VIDEO VIDEO (yellow) AUDIO-[...]

Getting Started 13 Getting Started When Connecti ng to Optional Equ ipment 1 2 3 VIDEO 2 IN S VIDEO VIDEO L (MONO) R AUD IO RGB 7 6 AUD I O PC IN IN R-AUDIO-L VIDEO AUDIO (MONO) L R VIDEO IN S VIDEO 1 Y P B P R L R HD/DVD IN (1080i/720p/480p/480i) 3 5 4 AUD I O OPTICAL OUT AUDIO OUT VHF/UHF (V AR/FIX) 4 5 9 7 0 8 6 qa qs Left side Rear Item Descrip[...]

Getting Started 14 5 HDMI IN 6 HDMI/ R-A UDIO-L HDMI (High-Def inition Multim edia Interfa ce) provi des an uncompressed, all-dig ital audio /vi deo int e rf ace betwe en t his TV and a ny HDMI -equipped audio /video equ ipme nt, su ch as a set-top bo x, D VD player, and A/V receiver . HDMI support s enhanced , or high-definitio n video, plus digit[...]

Getting Started 15 Getting Started Installi ng the TV Prevent ing the TV fr om T oppling Over Attachin g the Support Belt 1 Scre w the support belt (supplied) to the TV stand with a wood scre w (suppl ied) . 2 Attach the supp ort belt to the stand, and screw the belt with a securing scre w (supplied) us ing a coi n, etc. 3 Adjust the length by pull[...]

Getting Started 16 Bundling the Connecting Cab les Y ou can bundle the connecting cables as illustrated below . Adjusting the Viewing Angle of the TV This TV can be adjus ted w ithin the angles shown belo w . Do not b undle the A C pow er cord i n the s tand wi th othe r conne cting cab les. 1 2 3 When adj usting the angle , hold the stand with on [...]

Getting Started 17 Getting Started Setting Up the Channel Li st - Initial Setup After yo u f inis h connecting your T V , you need to ru n Init ial Setup, w hich automatically sets up av ailable channels. The Initial Setup screen appears when you t urn on your TV for the f irst time. If you do n ot wan t to set up the channels at this time, you can[...]

18 Basic Op erati ons Remote Contr o l Button Description 1 TV/VIDEO Pr ess repe atedly to cyc le thro ugh the video inputs. See page 3 0 on s etting up the video input labels , includi ng the skip function. 2 SLEEP Press repeat edly until the TV displays the time in minu tes (15, 30, 45, 6 0, 90 o r 120) th at you want the TV to re main on before [...]

Basic Operati ons 19 Basic Operati ons Progr am inf orm atio n in the g uide i s pro vided b y the broadcas ters . As a result, it m a y somet imes in clude only the chann el n umber , witho ut a pr ogr am tit le or descript ion. Using the Pr ogram Options Setting The Progra m Options setting allo ws you to customize the program settings on the cur[...]

Basi c O perat ions 20 Chan ging the W ide Screen Mode qd WIDE Press repeatedly to step thro ugh the Wid e Mode settings: Wide Zoom , Normal , Full , Zoom . The Wide Mo de settings can be also ac cessed in the Screen settings. See page 27. 4:3 Origina l source Standard d ef inition source 16:9 Orig inal sour ce High def inition so urce mm Wi de Z o[...]

Basic Operati ons 21 Basic Operati ons TV Controls 67 8 9 0 PIC OFF/TIMER ST ANDBY PO WER TV/VIDEO V OLUME MENU CHANNEL PO WER 12 3 4 5 Item Description 1 MENU Press to display MENU with TV functions and settings (see “Overview of MENU” on page 22). 2 TV/VIDEO Press to c ycle thro ugh th e video i n puts. If you set a cer tain inp ut to Skip in[...]

22 Intr oducing MENU Function Overvie w of MENU MENU Allows y ou to External Inputs The Exter nal In puts feature lets you select the external inputs connected to y our TV . Y ou can also assign a label using Labe l Video In puts in the Setup settings. (see page 30 ) Select from connected equipment MENU External Inputs Analog Fav orites Digital Fav[...]

Intr oducing M ENU Function 23 Introducing M ENU Function Analog F a v orites The Analog F a v orites feature lets you selec t programs from a list of up to 16 fa vorite cha nnels that you specify . 1 Highlight A nalog F avorites on the MENU contr ol panel and press . 2 Press V / v to highlight t he desi red channel a nd pres s . T o add the curren[...]

Intr oducing MENU Function 24 Navigating Thr ou gh Settings The Settings pro vides access to the f eatures: 1 Press . 2 Select . 3 Highlight the item: Picture, Soun d, Screen, Setup, PC Settings, Analog Setup, Digital Setu p. 4 Press to select an option. T o e x it the settings, press . Using the Picture Set tings The o pti ons you ca n adj ust var[...]

Intr oducing M ENU Function 25 Introducing M ENU Function Noise Reduction Selec t to red uce the noise le vel of conn ected e quipmen t, and t he VHF/UHF in put. Select from Au t o , High , Medium , Lo w and Off . A uto is onl y av ailab le whe n you are w atching ana log chan nels. It is not a v ailabl e when T arget Input is set to All Inputs . A[...]

Intr oducing MENU Function 26 Using the Sound Settings Opti on Description T arget Inp uts Determines whethe r to app ly Soun d men u setting s to a ll inputs, or only to the input yo u are currently w atching. All Inputs Applies settin gs to all inputs. Current I nput Applies settings t o the cur rent i nput. Sound Mo de Customized soun d lis teni[...]

Intr oducing M ENU Function 27 Introducing M ENU Function Using the Scr een Settings Opti on Description T arget Inp uts Determines whether to a pply S creen m enu settings t o all in puts, or only to th e input y ou are currently w atching. All Inputs Applies settin gs to all inputs. Current I nput Applies settings t o the cur rent i nput. Wide Mo[...]

Intr oducing MENU Function 28 Horizontal Ce nter Allo ws you to mo ve the po sition of the pic ture left and right. Press B / b and pre ss to choos e a correction be tween Min , –4 to +4 and Max . Horizo ntal Cen ter f eature is usefu l if TV is co nnecte d to game equipment. V e r tical Cente r Allo ws you to mo ve the positio n of the picture u[...]

Intr oducing M ENU Function 29 Introducing M ENU Function Using the Setup Settings Opti on Description Languag e Select to display all on-screen settings in your language of choice: English , Español , F rançais . Captio n Visi on Allows you to select from several closed caption mode s (for programs that are br oadcast with clos ed caption ing). [...]

Intr oducing MENU Function 30 Change Pa s sw o r d Select t o change yo ur password. Y o u need your password for any fu ture access into t he Parental Lock set ting s. If yo u los e yo ur pass word, s ee “Lost pass word. ” on page 40 . Select Country U .S. A. Select to use U.S.A. r atings (see page 32 ). Canada Sele ct to use Can adia n rati n[...]

Intr oducing M ENU Function 31 Introducing M ENU Function 2 If you se lect ed Set in step 1, press V / v / B / b to set the d ay(s), ho ur , minute, AM /PM, duratio n, chan nel numb er (VHF/UHF , CA TV or Digital), a nd v olume. When Digital i s selected, th e last digit a l channel y ou vie wed will automatically sho w when t he TV is turne d on. [...]

Intr oducing MENU Function 32 US Models: Sel ecting Custom Rat ing Opti ons T o s elect custom rating o ptions for the U.S. , select U. S. A . in the Se lect Coun tr y setting (see page 30). Canadian Models: Select ing Custom Rating Options T o select cus tom rat ing opti ons for C anada, se lect Canada in th e Select Countr y setting (see page 30)[...]

Intr oducing M ENU Function 33 Introducing M ENU Function Viewing Bloc ked Programs Y ou can vi e w blo cked p rograms b y enter ing the passwor d. Press EN T when tuned t o a block ed progr am, then enter the password. This tem porarily turns the p arental contro l f eature off. T o reactiv ate the Parental Lock sett ings, turn of f the TV . When [...]

Intr oducing MENU Function 34 Using the PC S ettings Opti on Description Wide Mo de Normal Select to displa y in th e original image size . Full1 Selec t to enl arge th e pic ture to f ill the display a rea, k e eping it s origin al horizontal-to-vertical ratio. Full2 Selec t to enlar ge the picture to f ill the display a rea. Reset Resets the curr[...]

Intr oducing M ENU Function 35 Introducing M ENU Function Using the Analog Setup Settings Opti on Description F av orite C hannels Lets you set up a list of up to 16 of you r fa vorite chan nels. 1 Press V / v to high light a Favorite C hanne l number ( 1-16 ) which yo u want to ma ke your Fa vorite Channe l, then press to select it. 2 Press V / v [...]

Intr oducing MENU Function 36 Using the Di gital Setup Settings Opti on Description Digita l Chann els F avo rite Channe ls Lets yo u set up a li st of up to 16 of your favorite chan nels. 1 Press V / v to h ighlight a Fa vorite Channel n umber (1-1 6) whic h you want t o make your Favorite Ch annel. 2 Enter the number y ou wish to assign to th e c[...]

Intr oducing M ENU Function 37 Introducing M ENU Function Progr amming Caption Vision If you s elected the Progra m option under Caption Vision , you can chan ge the follo wing settings: Opti on Description Digi tal S etup Capti on Vi sion Allows you t o select from sev eral closed-caption modes for d igital channels . T o set Ca ption Vi sion for [...]

Intr oducing MENU Function 38 Advanced Sett ing s Allows you to make addi tional settings for dig ital (E IA-708) close d captio n option s. Select from As Broadcas t , Smal l Te x t , Large Te x t and Custom . Custom ... Allows you to custo mize the follo wing settings: Charact er Size Small, Standar d, Large Chara cte r Styl e Style 1-7 Char acte[...]

39 Other Information Other Inf ormation T roub l eshootin g Problem Possible Remedi es No pictur e. No pict ure. ❑ Check Po w e r S av i n g setti ngs ( page 3 1). Cann ot re cei ve an y channe ls. ❑ Mak e su re t he po wer cord is connected secure ly . ❑ T urn on the power of the TV . ❑ Chec k ante nna/cabl e conn ecti on s. TV is lock ed [...]

Other Information 40 Audio no ise. ❑ Make sur e that the an tenna i s connect ed usin g the sup plied 75 -ohm co axial cable. ❑ K eep the ante nna cabl e a way from ot her c onn ectin g co rds. ❑ T o av oid TV i nte rfer ence, mak e s ure t o use an undam age d an tenn a ca ble. Wid e Mode chan ges au tomatic a lly . ❑ The current Wide Mode[...]

Other Inf ormation 41 Other Information Resolution Horizontal frequency (kHz) V erti cal frequency (Hz) Standar d Signals Hori zontal (Pixel) × V er tical (Line) VGA 640 × 480 31.5 60 VG A 640 × 480 37.5 75 VESA 720 × 400 31.5 70 VGA-T SVGA 800 × 600 37.9 60 VESA Guidelines 800 × 600 46.9 75 VESA XGA 1024 × 768 48.4 60 VESA Guidel ines 1024 [...]

Other Information 42 Specificatio ns T elevi sion syst em: NTSC American TV Standard A TSC (8VSB terre strial) A TSC compliant 8VSB QAM on cable ANSI/SCTE 07 2000 (Does not inclu de Cable CARD function ality) Channe l coverage: T erre strial (a nalog ) 2-69 Cable T V (analog) 1-125 T erre strial (d igita l) 2-69 Cabl e TV (dig ital ) 1-13 5 Antenna[...]

43 Inde x 4:3 Default 27 A A/V Sync 37 AC IN 14 Advance d Settings 25 Altern ate Aud io 19 Audio Out 31 AUDIO OUT jack, describ ed 14 Auto Adjust ment 34 Auto Program 17 , 35 , 36 Auto SAP, MTS setting 26 Auto Wide 27 Auto YC 30 B Backli ght 24 Balance 26 Bass 26 BBE 26 Bilingu al aud io 26 Brightnes s 24 C Cable with VCR, connecti ng 12 Caption Vi[...]

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