Sony KDL-40D3010 manual

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    © 2007 Sony Corporation LCD Digital Colour TV 3-096-727- 11 (4) U Operating Instructions Before operati ng t he TV , please read the “Safety inf or mation” section of this manual. Retain this manual f or future ref erence. For useful inf orm ation about Sony products KDL-4 6D300 0/46 D3010 KDL-4 0D300 0/40 D3010 KDL-3 2D300 0/32 D3010[...]

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    2 GB Thank you for c hoosi ng th is So ny p roduct . Before op erating th e TV, please read th is manual thoroughly and retain it fo r future reference. A moulde d plug com plying wit h BS1363 is fitte d to this equipm ent for your safety and conve nience . Should the fuse in the p lug supplied need t o be re placed w ith the same ra ting of fuse a[...]

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    3 GB Tabl e of Cont ents Safety info rmation .................. ............. ............. .................... ............. ............ .................... ........ 7 Precauti ons ................ ............ ............. .................... ............. ............. ................... ............. ........ 8 Overview of the remote ....[...]

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    4 GB Start-up Guide 1: Chec king th e accessories Mains le ad (Type BF) * (1) Coaxial c able (1) Suppor t belt (1) and sc rews (2) Remote RM -ED009 (1) Size AA b atteries (R6 typ e) (2) * For model s with ferrit e cores, do no t remove thes e cores. To in sert b atte ries into th e rem ote ~ • Observe the corr ect polarit y when inserting batt er[...]

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    5 GB Start-u p Guide 3: Preventing th e TV from topp ling o ver 4: Bund ling th e cable s 5: Performin g the initi al setup 1 Connect the TV to your mains socket (220-240 V AC, 50 Hz). 2 Press 1 on the top edge o f the TV. When you turn on the TV for the first time, the Languag e menu appea rs on the screen . 3 Press F / f / G / g to s elect the la[...]

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    6 GB 4 Press F / f to select the country/region i n which you will operate the TV, then press . If the country/ regi on which you wa nt to us e on the TV does not appear in the list, sele ct “-” instead of a count ry/regi on. 5 Before you start auto-tuning the TV, ins ert a pre-recorded tape into the VCR connected to the TV (page 4) and start p[...]

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    7 GB Safety info rmati on Insta lla tion/ Set -up Install an d use the TV set in accordance wi th the instructions below in ord er to avoid a ny risk of fire, elect rical shoc k or damag e and/ or injur ies. Installatio n • T he TV set should be installed near a n easily acc essible mains sock et. • Place t he TV set on a st able, l evel su rfa[...]

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    8 GB Prohib ited Usage Do not in stall/use the T V set in location s, enviro nments or situa tions such as thos e listed be low, or the TV set may malfun ction and ca use a fir e, elec tric al shoc k, damage and/ or i njur ies. Locati on: Outdoors (i n direct sunlight ), at the seashore, on a ship or other ve ssel, inside a vehi cle, in me dical in[...]

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    9 GB Overview of the remot e z • The number 5, PR OG + and A/B buttons hav e tactile dots. Us e the tactile dots as refer ences wh en op eratin g the TV. • If you turn the TV o ff, Theat re Mode is also turned off. 1 "/1 – TV standby Turn s the TV on and off fr om sta ndby mod e. 2 A/B – Dual So und ( page 2 4) 3 Colo ured bu tto ns (p[...]

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    10 GB Overview of the TV buttons and indicators 1 (page 20) 2 / – Inp ut selec t / OK • In TV mod e (page 18): Selects the in put source from e quipm ent conn ected to the TV so ckets. • In TV m enu: Selec ts the men u or op tion, and confirms the setting . 3 2 +/-/ / • In TV mode: In crease s (+) or decreas es (-) the volume. • In TV men[...]

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    11 GB Watching T V Watc hing TV 1 Press 1 on the top edge of the TV to turn on the TV. When the TV i s in standb y mode (the 1 (s ta ndby) indi cator on the TV front panel i s red) , pres s "/1 on the re mote to turn on the TV. 2 Press DIGITAL to switch to digital mode, or press ANALOG to switch to analogue mode. The chan nels av ailab le vary[...]

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    12 GB To navig ate through Digital Text , follow the instructio ns on the screen. To exit Dig ital Text, pres s RETURN. To mov e arou nd, pre ss F / f / G / g . To select ite ms, press and th e number but tons. To access short cuts, press the co loured butto ns. To access A nalogue T ext In analog ue mode, pr ess / . Ea ch time yo u press / , the d[...]

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    13 GB Watching T V Checking the Digita l Electronic Program me Guide (EPG) * 1 In digital mode, press . 2 Perform the desired operation as shown in the following table or display ed on the screen. * This func tion may not be avai lable in some count ries/reg ions. Digital Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) To D o t h i s W atch a pr ogramm e Pres s F[...]

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    14 GB ~ • You can set VCR t imer reco rding on t he TV only for Sma rtLink co mpatible VCRs. If your VCR is not Sma rtLink comp atible , a message will be displayed to remin d you to set your VC R timer. • Onc e a record ing has begun, yo u can switc h the TV to sta ndby mode , but do not turn off the TV comp letely or the re cording may be can[...]

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    15 GB Watching T V Using the Digital Fa vourite l ist * The Fa vour ite f eatur e allo ws you to sp ecify up to fou r list s of your favo urite pro gramm es. 1 Press MENU. 2 Press F / f to s elect “Digital Favourites”, then press . 3 Perform the desired operation as shown in the following table or display ed on the screen. z Up to 999 ch annels[...]

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    16 GB Connecting opt ional equ ipment You can con nect a wi de rang e of opti onal eq uipment to your T V. Using Optional Equipment HDMI IN 7 6 For se rvice use o nly S VHS/Hi8/ DVC c amc order Headp hones DVD p laye r wit h comp onent out put Digital au dio (PC M) comp onent Hi-F i audi o equip ment DVD rec ord er Decode r VCR Video g ame e quipme[...]

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    17 GB Using Optio nal Equipment Socke ts Input symb ol on screen Descrip tion A HDMI I N 4 or 5 J HDMI IN 7 A V4, A V5 or AV 7 Conne ct to the H DMI IN 4, 5 or 7 so cket if the eq uipme nt ha s a HDMI socket. Th e digital video and audio si gnals a re input fro m the equipm ent. In ad ditio n, whe n HDMI contr ol compatible equipment is conne cted,[...]

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    18 GB Viewing pictures from the connected equipmen t Turn on th e conn ected equ ipment , then perfor m one of the follow ing oper ation. For eq uipmen t conn ecte d to the scart s ocket s usin g a fully- wired 21-pi n scart lead (p age 16) Start p layback on t he conn ected equipme nt. The pict ure from th e connect ed equip ment app ears on the s[...]

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    19 GB Using Optio nal Equipment 2 Press F / f to select “PAP ”, then press . The pict ure from connec ted equipm ent is disp layed o n the lef t and the TV program me is dis play ed on th e righ t. 3 Press number buttons or PROG +/- to select the TV channel. To ret urn to sing le pict ure mod e Press or RETURN. z The pi cture frame d in gr een [...]

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    20 GB Navigating throu gh menus “MENU” allows y ou to enjoy various conven ient features of thi s TV. You ca n easily select channels or inputs so urces and change t he setti ngs for yo ur TV. 1 Press MENU. 2 Press F / f to select an option, then press . To exit th e menu, press MENU. 1 Digital Favou rites * Displays th e Favourite lis t (page [...]

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    21 GB Using MENU Func tions Picture menu You can sele ct the opt ions l isted be low on the “Pic tur e” me nu . To sel ec t opt ion s in “Set tin gs” , ref er to “Na vigating t hrough menus” (page 2 0). T arget Inputs Selects wh ether to apply settings mad e in the “P icture” menu to all inputs, or only to the inpu t currently be in[...]

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    22 GB Colour T emperat ure Adjusts the whiteness of the picture. “Cool” : Gives the white colours a blue tint. “Neutr al”: Gives the white colours a neutral tint. “Warm 1” /“Warm 2”: Gives the white colours a red tint. “Warm 2” gives a redder tint than “Warm 1”. z “Warm 1 ” and “Wa rm 2” a re not availa ble when “ [...]

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    23 GB Using MENU Func tions Sound menu You can sele ct the opt ions l isted be low on the “Sound” menu. To select options in “Se ttings”, refe r to “Na vigating t hrough menus” (page 2 0). T arget Inputs Selects whe ther to apply settings made in the “Sound” menu to all inputs, or o nly to the inpu t currently be ing watch ed. “Al[...]

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    24 GB Dual Sound Selects the so und from the s peaker for a stereo or bi lingual bro adcast. “Ster eo”/ “Mono” : For a stereo broadca st. “A”/“B ”/“M ono”: For a bilin gual broa dcast, sele ct “A” for sound chan nel 1, “B” for s ound ch annel 2, or “M ono” fo r a mo no chan nel, if a vailab le. ~ If you selec t other[...]

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    25 GB Using MENU Func tions Screen menu You can sele ct the opt ions l isted be low on the “Screen” m enu. To selec t options in “ Settings”, refer to “Na vigating t hrough menus” (page 2 0). T arget Inputs Selects wheth er to apply settings m ade in the “Screen” men u to all inputs, or only to the inpu t currently be ing watch ed. [...]

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    26 GB Set-up menu You can sele ct the opt ions l iste d below on the “Se t- up” menu. To select optio ns in “Settings ”, refer to “Navig ating t hrough menus” (page 2 0). Auto Star t-up Starts the initial set-up to sele ct the langua ge and coun try/region , and tune in all availabl e digi tal and anal ogue channels. Usuall y, you do n [...]

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    27 GB Using MENU Func tions AV S e t - u p AV Pres et Assigns a name to any equipm ent conn ected t o the side and rear sockets. T he name will be d isplayed bri efly on th e screen when th e equipment is selected. You can skip input si gnals fro m conne cted equip ment tha t you do not want di splayed on the screen. 1 Press F / f to s elect the de[...]

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    28 GB HDMI Set- up This is used to set the HDMI cont rol compatib le equipment connected to the HDMI sockets . Note that th e interlock set ting must al so be made on t he connected HDMI control com patible equi pment side. HDMI Control Sets wheth er to interlock the HDM I control comp atible equi pment and th e TV. When set t o “On”, the follo[...]

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    29 GB Using MENU Func tions Light Sens or “On” : Automaticall y optimizes the pi cture setting s according to the ambi ent light in the room. “Off”: Turns off the “Light Senso r” feature. ~ Be su re no t to p ut an ythi ng over the s ensor , as its f uncti on m ay be a ffect ed. S ee page 10 f or further infor mation on the senso r. Pro[...]

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    30 GB PC Settings menu You can sele ct the opt ions l iste d below on the “PC Settin gs” menu . To select op tions in “Settings ”, refer to “Na vigating t hrough menus” (page 2 0). Screen For mat Selects a screen format for displaying input from your PC. “Norm al”: Displays the pi cture in it s original siz e. “Ful l 1”: En larg[...]

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    31 GB Using MENU Func tions Analogue Set -up men u You can sele ct the opt ions l isted be low on the “Analogu e S et-up” menu . To sele ct opti ons in “Setting s”, refer to “N avigating throu gh menus” (page 20). 1 Digit Di rect When “1 Digit Direct” is set to “On” , you can select an analo gue channel using on e prese t numb e[...]

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    32 GB Manual Progr amme Preset Before selectin g “Label”/ “AFT”/“Audi o Filter”/“S kip”/“Deco der”, press P ROG +/- to select the progr amme num ber with the ch annel. You cannot select a pro gramme number that is set to “Skip” (page 33). Programme /Syst em/Chann el Presets program me channel s manually. 1 Press F / f to s e[...]

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    33 GB Using MENU Func tions Skip Skips un used anal ogue c hannels when you p ress PROG +/- to sel ect cha nnels. (You can still se lect a skipp ed channel using the num ber butto ns.) Decoder Shows and records the scram bled cha nnel s elected when using a d ecoder con nected directly to scart connector / 1, or to scart connector / 2 via a VCR. ~ [...]

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    34 GB Digital Set -up menu You can select the opt ions listed belo w on the “Digi tal Set-up ” menu. To sele ct options in “Settings”, refer to “Navig ating t hrough menus” (page 2 0). ~ Some f unc tion s may not be avai labl e in so me cou ntr ies/ re gions . Digital T uning Digital A uto Tuning Tunes in th e available digital ch annel[...]

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    35 GB Using MENU Func tions Digi tal Se t-up Subt itle Set-up “Subtitle S etting”: When “ For Hard Of Hearing” is select ed, some visual aids may also be d isplayed wit h the subtitles (if T V channels b roadcast such in formation). “Subtitle Language ”: Select s which langu age subtitles ar e displaye d in. Audi o Set-up “Aud io Typ [...]

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    36 GB “Auto DST” : Sets whether o r not to automati cally switch between summer time and winter time. • “Off”: T he time is displaye d accordi ng to th e time differen ce set by “Time Zo ne”. • “On”: Automa tically swi tches bet ween sum mer time a nd winter t ime accor ding to t he calend ar. CA Mod ule Set-up Allows yo u to ac[...]

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    37 GB Addi tiona l In format ion Specification s * Specifi ed stan dby p ower is reached after the T V finishe s nece ssary i nternal p rocesse s. Design an d specifi cations are subject to change without no tice. Additional Information Mode l name KDL-32D3000/32D3010 KDL-40D3000/40D3010 KDL-46D3000/46D3010 System Panel System LCD (Liquid C rystal [...]

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    38 GB PC Inpu t Signal Referenc e Cha rt • T his TV’s PC input doe s not support Sync on Green or Compo site Sync. • Thi s TV’s PC input does not support interlaced signals. • For the best pic ture qua lity, it is reco mmende d to use the signals (b oldface d) in th e abov e char t with a 60 Hz vertical freq ue ncy from a perso nal com pu[...]

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    39 GB Addi tiona l In format ion Troubleshooti ng Check whe ther the 1 (standby ) indicator is flashin g in red . When i t is flas hing The self-diagno sis function is activated. 1 Count ho w man y 1 (standb y) indicator flashes betwe en each tw o seco nd brea k. For example , the indi cator flash es three time s, then there is a two se cond br eak[...]

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    Printed in Spain 3-096-727- 11 (4) KDL-46D3 000/46D 3010 KDL-40D3 000/40D 3010 KDL-32D3 000/32D 3010 U[...]