Sony KDL-40R450A manual

4-458-509 - 12 (1) LCD TV Operating I nstruction s Intr oduc ing You r New BRAVIA ® Getting Sta rted Operati ng the TV Using Fea tures Using the Menus Other In formation Sony Customer Supp ort U.S.A.: http://www .sony .co m/tvsupport Canada: http://www .sony .ca/support United States 1.800.2 22.SONY Canada 1.877.899 .SONY Please Do Not Return the [...]

2 CAUTION To pre vent electr ic shock and blade e xposure, do not use this p olarized AC plug with an extensi on cord, r eceptac le or other o utlet un less the blad es can b e fully inse rted. ❑ Operat e the TV on ly on 110 -240 V AC (USA/Canada 120 V AC) . ❑ Avoid opera ting the TV at tem peratures below 41°F (5°C). Licensing Information MH[...]

3 Contents Introduc ing Your New BRAVI A ® Welcom e to the W orld of BR AVIA ® . . . . . . . . 4 Experien cing Stun ning HD w ith Your BRAVIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The Four Steps t o a Stun ning HD Experienc e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 TV Feat ure Highlight s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

4 Introducing Your New BRAVIA ® Welcome t o th e World of BRAVI A ® Thank y ou for ch oosing this Sony BRAVI A ® high-d efinition tel evision. Use the docum entation l isted below t o get the mos t out of yo ur TV. Expe riencing Stunn ing HD wi th Your BRAVIA The qu ality of the i mage you see on y our BRAVIA TV is onl y as good as the q uality [...]

5 Introducing Your Ne w BRAVIA ® The Four S teps to a Stunni ng HD Experience Set, Source, Sound, and Setup Along wit h your BRAVIA TV set , a com plete HD system re quires a source of HD programmi ng, an HD sound sys tem, and a p roper conn ection setup . Refer to th e Quick Setup Gu ide, encl osed separ ately, for con necting o ptional eq uipmen[...]

6 ➢ Sc ene Sele ct : Allows yo u to easil y adjust y our TV to the m ost sui table picture and so und settings based on the scen es for the be st quali ty result for the contents genre yo u are watchi ng. ➢ Photo Frame : You can enjoy th e large photo frame di splay with m usic (pag e 33). ➢ On Timer : Set tim er to w ake up TV a utomatica ll[...]

7 Getting Started Getting S tarted Sett ing Up Your TV Some TV mo dels are packaged w ith a detache d Table-Top S tand so y ou can mou nt your TV to a wall r ight away. If yo u are not mounting the TV to a wall , you will ne ed to attach the Table-Top Stand. You will need a Phillips screwdriv er (not supplied) and the supplie d screws to complete t[...]

8 Attach ing the Table- Top Sta nd • Refe r to the su pplied Tab le-Top S tand instr uction leaflet fo r proper attac hment . • For best pictu re quality , do no t expose the screen to direct i llumi nation or s unlight. 1 Place the TV with i ts screen facing dow n on a level and stabl e surface c overed wit h a thick and soft cl oth. 2 Fix the[...]

9 Getting Started • Hold the Table-T op Stand with one hand to avoid it droppi ng when attach ing. • This TV is very he avy, so two peopl e should place the TV onto thi ck and soft clot h. • If using an electric screwdri ver, se t the tighte ning torqu e at app roximatel y 1.5 N ·m (15 kgf· cm). • Be sure to s ecurely t ighten the suppli [...]

10 Locatin g Input s and Output s Item Description 1 6 HDMI IN 1 (ARC) HDMI IN 2/MHL HDMI (High -Definiti on Multi media Inte rface) p rovides a n uncompre ssed, all-digita l audio/v ideo inte rface betw een this TV and any HDMI-equ ipped audio/vi deo equ ipment, such as a set-top box , DVD play er, and A/V receiver. HDMI sup ports e nhanced, o r h[...]

11 Getting Started 4 CABLE/ ANTENNA RF input tha t connects to your C able or V HF/UHF antenna. 5 VIDEO IN/ COMPONENT IN/R-AUDIO-L (MONO) This inpu t port can b e used as a compos ite vide o input (VID EO) or as a componen t video in put (COM PONENT) . For compo site u se, conne ct the yellow jack to Y for video and use au dio L ( mono) and R for a[...]

12 Con nectin g the TV Cable System or VHF/UHF Antenna System You c an enjoy h igh-defi nition an d standar d-defin ition digi tal progr amming ( if availabl e in your area) along with stand ard-definit ion analo g program ming. This T V is ca pable of rec eiving uns cramble d digital p rogram ming for bot h cable (QAM and 8VSB ) and exte rnal VHF/[...]

13 Getting Started HD Cable Box/HD Satellit e Box You can e njoy hig h-defini tion prog ramming by subscr ibing to a high-defi nition c able servic e or a high-def inition s atellite ser vice. For the b est possibl e picture, ma ke sure y ou connect thi s equipment to your TV via the H DMI or compo nent video (with audi o) input located on the back[...]

14 MHL device The MH L (Mobile Hi gh-Defini tion Link) enables the TV to commu nicate wit h connected MHL-co mpatible device. Whe n connecti ng MHL-comp atible d evice, TV simulta neously charges the connected device while play ing photo/mus ic/video fr om it. You can use the TV remot e control to control th e connected MHL-comp atible dev ice. •[...]

15 Getting Started Connect ing Other Eq uipment • Refer to t he Quick Setup Gu ide (su pplied) w hen conne cting othe r equipm ent to yo ur TV. Blu-ray Disc Player/ “PS3” DVD player Digital satellit e receiver Analog audio equipment (A/V Receiver/H omeTheater) Digital cable box Audio system Digital audio equipment (A/V Receiver/H ome Theater)[...]

16 When In stalling th e TV Aga inst a Wall or E nclos ed Area Make s ure that your TV has adeq uate ventila tion. Allow en ough spac e around the TV as shown b elow. Avoi d operating th e TV at temp eratures be low 41 °F (5 °C). • Ina dequate ve ntilation can l ead to ove rheating of the TV and ma y cause damage to your TV or cause a f ire. (3[...]

17 Getting Started Securing the TV Sony str ongly recom mends tak ing measures to prevent th e TV from t oppling over. U nsecured T Vs may topple an d result in prope rty damage , seriou s bodily inj ury or even deat h. Preventing the TV from Toppling ❑ Secure th e TV to a wall and /or stan d. ❑ Do no t allow chi ldren to pla y or clim b on fur[...]

18 2 Secure t he TV to th e stand. Use the optional ha rdware list ed below (no t supplied ): • M4 ma chin e screw (scr ewed in to th e screw hole o f the T V). • A screw o r simila r (attach it to the TV s tand). • Rope or chain (strong eno ugh to sup port the w eight of the TV). Mak e sure that there is no exces s slack in the rope or chain[...]

19 Getting Started • Contact Sony Customer Support to obtain th e optiona l Support Bel t Kit by prov iding yo ur TV model name. For Unite d States ca ll: 1-800-4 88-766 9 or visi t: h ttp://www.so ny.com/ac cessorie s For Canad a call: 1-8 77-899 -7669 • Securing the TV to the sta nd withou t securing the TV and the stan d to the wall provides[...]

20 Run ning Init ial Se tup During ini tial setup, y ou will perform the follow ing: • Set the langua ge for the O n Screen Display (OSD) text • Choo se your v iewing environm ent • Scan fo r digita l and ana log channe ls • Set the current date and ti me after Auto Program . Compl ete your cable c onnections b efore begin ning the Initial [...]

21 Getting Started • If you can cel the Auto Program , any ch annels y ou have s elected are not registered. To res can for availa ble chann els, run Auto Program . • Connect either your cable or a ntenna to the TV ( you can c onnect both using an A-B RF swi tch (not suppli ed)); for more detai ls see pa ge 12.[...]

22 Operating the TV Using the Remo te Control To Insert Batteries into the Remote Control Insert two size AAA batteries (supplie d) by matching e an d E on the batte ries to the diagram inside the battery co mpartment of the remote c ontrol. Guidelines to follow Push to open • Point y our remote control directly at the I R sensor located on yo ur[...]

23 Operating the T V Remote Control Button Descripti on • The 5 , N and CH + buttons have a ta ctile dot. Use th em as a r eferenc e when opera ting th e TV. Button Description 1 SYNC MENU Press to dis play th e BRAVIA Sync Menu a nd then select co nnecte d HDMI/MHL equipmen t from Device Selection . 2 INPU T Press to display the list of Exte rna[...]

24 Button Description qs POWER Press to turn on and off the TV. qd WIDE Press repe atedly to cycle thro ugh the av ailable Wide Mode se ttings. See page 3 0. qf CC/ SUBTITLE Press to c ycle thro ugh the avail able sett ings for Closed Captions (CC) : On , Off , an d On when Muting . qg DISPLAY Press onc e to displ ay the ba nner with channel/ progr[...]

25 Operating the T V Button Description w; Equipment Control These but tons ar e used to c ontrol the equipm ent connected to the T V by usin g the BRAVIA Sy nc Control func tion (n ot availa ble on all BRAVIA Sync Control equipmen t). Some other but tons on the remote control m ay also o perate BRAVIA ® Sync TM equ ipment. m (fast re verse): P re[...]

26 TV Contro ls and In dicators • For more info rmation ab out se tting up the extern al inputs labels, see page 4 9. • The 2 + button has a tactile dot. Us e it as a re ference w hen opera ting the TV. • Make sure that the TV i s complet ely switc hed off before unp lugging the power co rd. Item Description 1 (IR) Infrared Recei ver/ Light s[...]

27 Using Features Using Features BRAVIA Sync Contr ol With the BRAV IA Sync Control functio n, BRAVIA Sync hel ps to communicate with BRAVIA Sync- compatible equipment using H DMI CEC (Cons umer Elec tronics Control). Us e the foll owing setting s and tips to hel p unify con trol of your connected equipment. 1 Pre ss HOME and se lect Settin gs , th[...]

28 Usin g PIP Feat ure PIP (picture in p icture) dis plays a picture from a co nnected PC in full screen , and a TV pr ogr am or othe r ext erna l inp ut ( see below “To Enter PIP” table) in an inset window . ( Closed Captions (CC) is no t avai labl e wi th PI P mode.) To Enter PIP 1 Press OPTIONS while imag es from a PC ap pear on the screen. [...]

29 Using Features Favorites Your favor ite channel s and external in puts can be ac cessed by p ressing the HOME button on ce they are a dded to the l ist. 1 Pre ss HOME . 2 Pre ss V / v to select Favor ites , then pre ss . The favorite s list appears . 3 Pre ss V / v to select a cha nnel or input , then press . x To add to Favorites While tuned to[...]

30 Wide Mode The Wide Mode feature allows you to select the scre en displ ay of yo ur prefere nce. Bas ed on the or iginal sig nal sourc e, you may s ee black ba rs around the pic ture or just on the both side s of the screen . So metim es you w ill see th e pictu re filled the full s creen. This is due to the sig nals your TV receiv es. You ca n m[...]

31 Using Features Wide Mode with PC Wide Mode is also available for the PC setting s. When a PC is connected to the TV and HDMI input is s elected, y ou can change th e PC Screen settings. x To change the Wide Scre en Mode for PC Timing Pre ss WIDE rep eatedly to c ycle through the availab le modes while in the HDMI input (PC tim ing) mode. Input s[...]

32 Playing back Pho to/ Music/Vi deo via USB You ca n enjoy p hoto/mus ic/video files store d in a Sony digital s till cam era or camcor der throug h a USB cab le or USB stora ge device on your TV. 1 Connect a suppor ted USB device to the TV. 2 Press HOME . 3 Press V / v to select Photo , Music , or Video , then press . The f ile or folder list app[...]

33 Using Features • Use a USB storag e device that is complia nt with USB Mass Storag e Class standards . • The fil e system on the USB device suppo rts FAT16, F AT32 and NTF S. Photo Fra me You can en joy look ing at ph otos, listeni ng to musi c, or seeing the clock and cale ndar, at the same time . You can enter phot o frame mod e using any [...]

34 x To select music You ca n select mus ic from USB m emory, using an y of the fo llowing me thods: x To select Display mode You ca n change the photo fr ame displa y by selectin g Display Mode (p age 47). • Image and Clock • Full Screen Im age • Full Screen Clock x To select Clock Displa y mode There ar e five cale ndar dis play mode s. Whe[...]

35 Using the Me nus Using the Menus Naviga ting thro ugh TV Menus The HOME b utton allo ws you to access a va riety of TV settings an d USB me dia files. 1 Press on the rem ote contro l to displ ay the menu option s. 2 Press V / v / B / b to naviga te on the m enu or adj ust the setting s. 3 Press to select or confirm. 4 Pre ss to e xit. The Favori[...]

36 The Settin gs icon c ontains a ll of the n ecessary configura tions to c ustomize your TV settings . The optio ns you ca n select may vary. Una vailable options are grayed out or not d isplayed. Picture: adjust the picture on your TV to fit yo ur viewing preferen ce. Sound: cus tomize y our soun d setti ngs to su it your aud io prefe rence. You [...]

37 Using the Me nus Using th e Picture Settings Option Description Picture Mo de Cust omized pict ure viewing Displ ays the o ptions s elected in the Scene Selec t settings . When Sce ne Select is se t to General , the firs t three opti ons below can be s elected. Vivid Sele ct for en hanced pi cture co ntrast and sharpn ess. Standard Sele ct for s[...]

38 • Ava ilable Picture opti ons, inc ludi ng opti ons in Advanced Settings depend on Scene Select and Pict ure Mode . Advanced Settings Res et Resets the advan ced se ttings to t he defa ult value s. Adv. Contr ast Enhancer Automatica lly adju sts ba cklight a nd contras t to the most suitab le setting s judging from th e brightnes s of t he scr[...]

39 Using the Me nus Usin g the Soun d Setti ngs Option Description Sound Mode Cust omized sound liste ning Sets a s ound mode. So und Mode includ es opti ons be st suite d for vi deo an d phot ograph s, re specti vely. Standard Opti mizes s ound qual ity fo r general co ntent. Music Lets you e xperience dynamic and clear sound , like tha t of a con[...]

40 • MTS Audio is only available fo r analo g programs . • Alternate Audio is only avail able i f the prog ram is b road cast with al tern ate au dio st reams. • You can also acces s Sound Mode , MTS Audio and Alterna te Audio by usi ng the OPTIONS button on the remote con trol.[...]

41 Using the Me nus Usin g the Sc reen Se ttings • Nor mal in the Wide M ode setting i s not ava ilable w hen you are watchin g a 720 p, 1080i or 1080 p source . • If 4:3 Defa ult is set to anythi ng but Off , the Wide Mode setting chang es only f or the curren t channel. W hen you change channels (or inputs ), Wide M ode is au tomatica lly rep[...]

42 • For the PC Input Signal Refe rence Chart, see page 5 3. Option Descri ption Vertical Cen ter Allows yo u to mov e the p osition o f the pict ure up a nd down. (Availabl e in Wi de Zoom and Zoom .) PC Settings When a PC is c onnected to the TV, t he PC settin gs scr een ap pears inste ad of the Screen setti ngs . You can a lso sel ect the PIP[...]

43 Using the Me nus Usin g the Chan nel Set tings • You should run Auto Program after chan ging the Signal Type se tting. • Running Auto Program will clear the Favorites list. • Channel s that you set to be hidden ca n be ac cessed by the 0-9 and buttons . • You can se t chan nels to be hidden that are a utomatica lly set i n Aut o Program [...]

44 Using the Pa rental Lock Set ting s Option Description Passwo rd The Pa rental Lock s ettings a llow you t o set up th e TV to blo ck program s accordin g to their c ontent and rating l evels. Us e 0-9 on the remote c ontrol to enter a fo ur-digit password. The first time you cr eate a pas sword, conf irm the passw ord by entering it again. Chan[...]

45 Using the Me nus • You need y our passwo rd for an y future ac cess int o the Parental Loc k sett ings. If you lo se your password, s ee “L ost pass word” on p age 61. • Selecting Clear All will delet e the curren t Downlo adable U.S. Rating men u and the men u will no longer b e avai lable unt il the TV is tune d to a chan nel th at con[...]

46 Canadian Models: Se lecting Custom Pa rental Lock Rating Options To se lect custom rat ing options for Canada, se lect Canada in the Country setting (page 44). Viewi ng Blocke d Programs You ca n view blo cked progra ms by ente ring your pa ssword. Pres s wh en tuned to a blocked program , then enter th e passwor d. This tem porarily d eactivate[...]

47 Using the Me nus Usin g the Se tup Se tting s Option Descri ption Photo Frame Settings Display Mode Allows yo u to sele ct the d isplay m ode. Selec t from Image a nd Clock , Full Sc reen Image or Full Scre en Clock . See pa ge 34. Clock Display Allows you to se lect the c lock display. Select from Calendar , Analog Clock , Digital Clock , Ca le[...]

48 • You ca n turn o n Closed Captions (CC) options ( On , Off or On when Muti ng ) by pressing the CC button on the remote control. Closed Captions (CC) Allows y ou to sele ct from se veral closed ca ption mod es (for prog rams that are broadc ast with cl osed capt ioning ). CC Display On Closed Captions (CC) is turned on. Off Closed Capti ons ([...]

49 Using the Me nus • You can as sign following l abels for each in put (excep t TV): –, Cable, Satellite, VCR, DVD/BD, Hom e Theater, Game, Camcorder, Digital Camera, PC, Edit •“ – ” in dicates th at no labe ls are assigned . • If you sel ect Edit , you c an edit video la bels. F ollow th e same ste ps for Ed it Channel Labe ls on pa[...]

50 Option Description BRAVIA Sync Settings Comm unicates with equipm ent comp atible with the BRAVIA Sync Control function . BRAVIA Sync Control Links the oper ations of the TV and the equ ipment. For spec ific Sony equipmen t comp atible with BRAVIA Sync Control , this setting i s applied automati cally to t he con nected equipme nt when set to On[...]

51 Using the Me nus Product Support Contact Sony Sony con tact inform ation is availabl e on this screen fo r your conveni ence. T V specifi c infor mation su ch as Mo del Nam e, Serial N umber, Sof tware Versio n and dow nloadable ratings (i f availab le from the TV) are displaye d here. Signal Diagnos tics Press to display t he diag nostics infor[...]

52 Using the E co Setti ngs Option Description Reset Re sets the current Eco s ettings to the defaul t values . Power Saving Select fr om Off , Low , Hi gh , Picture Off to a djust your TV’s power co nsumptio n. By sele cting the Hi gh option, you will red uce the po wer consum ption more tha n the othe r availabl e setting s. While Picture Off i[...]

53 Other Information Other Information PC Input Signal Reference Chart for HDMI IN After con necting the P C to the TV, set the ou tput sign al from the P C according to the chart belo w. x KDL-32R421 A/32R400A x KDL-46R453 A/46R450A/40 R471A/40R450 A * The 1080p timing w hen appli ed to the H DMI input will be treated as a video ti ming and not PC[...]

54 Using a Wal l-Mount Bracket Your TV can be mou nted on a wal l using a W all-Mount B racket (not s upplied) out of the box a s packaged. If the Table- Top Stand i s attached t o the TV, the T V may requi re detaching the Table-Top Stand. Prepare the TV for th e Wall-M ount Brack et before ma king cable connection s. Sony does not supply the Wall[...]

55 Other Information For KDL-4 6R453A/4 6R450A onl y Secure the Attachment Parts to th e rear of the TV using th e supplied screws. Screw (+PSW 6 × 16) (not supplied) Thick and soft cloth Screw (+PSW 4 × 12) (supplied) Attachment parts for Wall-Mount Bracket (supplied) Mounting Hook (not optional access ory)[...]

56 Troublesh ootin g Many o f the po or pictures and poo r sound c onditions are rela ted to imp roper conne ction of the ca bles; refe r to the Quick Setup Guid e provided for connecti ons. If yo u have questi ons, serv ice needs, or require technical as sistance r elated to th e use of your Sony TV ev en after you read this operating i nstruction[...]

57 Other Information TV is lo cked t o one channel •P e r f o r m Auto Program to add receivabl e channel s that are not pres ent in the TV ’s memo ry (see pages 20 and 43). Cannot receive o r sele ct channel s •P e r f o r m Auto Program to add receivabl e channel s that are not pres ent in the TV ’s memo ry (see pages 20 and 43). • To r[...]

58 Blurry picture / Poor co lor • Transpo rting th e TV from a cold to a warm locati on or a sudden change in room te mperatu re may ca use moi sture cond ensation, resulti ng in a bl urry picture or poor col or. Turn off your TV and wait a fe w hours b efore powering o n again. No so und / No isy soun d No sound but goo d pic ture • Check the [...]

59 Other Information PC connec tion No pict ure / No sig nal • Confirm th e PC is correctl y connec ted to the T V with th e HDMI IN. • Ensure th e output s ignal from the PC i s one of t he formats listed on page 5 3. • Turn the PC off. C onfirm th e PC connec tion and re start th e PC. Plug-and-p lay will a uto-detect the TV and c orrectly [...]

60 Black ba nds appea r at the edge s of th e screen • Some w ide screen p rograms are film ed in aspe ct ratios that are great er than 16: 9 (this is especial ly comm on with theatrical release s). Your TV will show th ese program s with b lack bands at the top and bott om of t he screen. For more d etails, c heck the docume ntatio n that cam e [...]

61 Other Information Phot o imag es or f olde rs take tim e to displ ay • Depend ing on th e image dim ension, fi le size, a nd number of files in a fol der, some photo i mages or fold ers take t ime to dis play. • The firs t time a c amera is connected to the T V via USB ca ble, it may tak e up to a couple of m inutes f or the photo s to di sp[...]

62 Important Notices For Customer s in Canada This Class B digital ap paratus complies with Canadian ICES -003. Pour les clien ts résidant au Canada Cet a ppareil nu mérique d e la cla sse B est con forme à la norme NMB- 003 du C anada . FCC Related Inform ation This e quipment has been tested an d found to comply w ith the lim its for a Clas s [...]

63 Other Information Specifications System Televis ion system NTSC: Am erican TV standard ATSC (8 VSB te rrestria l): ATSC complia nt 8VSB QAM on cable: A NSI/SCT E 07 200 0 (Does no t include CableCAR D functi onality) Chann el coverag e Analog terrestria l: 2 - 69 / D igital t errestrial: 2 - 69 Analo g Cabl e: 1 - 135 / Digit al Cabl e: 1 - 135 [...]

64 • Optio nal acces sorie s availa bility de pends on i ts sto ck. • Des ign and sp ecificati ons are s ubject to c hange wi thout noti ce. * Dim ensions and ma ss are ap proximate valu es. Supplied a ccessories Remote control RM -YD092 (1)/S ize AAA batteri es (2)/Operati ng Instructi ons (1)/Quick Se tup Guide (1)/Warran ty Card (1 )/Safety [...]

65 Other Information Index " / 1 LED 26 0-9 buttons 23 4:3 Default 41 A Add Digital Channels 43 Advanced Settings 38 Alternate Audio 39 Analog Fine Tune 43 Audio Description 48 AUDIO OUT 10 Audio Out 39 Auto Display Area 41 Auto Program 20 , 43 Auto Shu t Off 52 Auto Wid e 41 AV Set up 49 B Backlight 37 Balance 39 BRAVI A Sync Setti ngs 50 Bri[...]

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