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© 2007 Sony Corporation LCD Digital Color TV 3-212-598- 11 (1) KDL -40W 300 0 KDL -46W 300 0 KDL -52W 300 0 Operating Inst ructions[...]
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2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electr ic shock, do not expose th is TV to rain or moisture. This symbol is intended to aler t the user t o the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within th e TV’s en closure tha t may be of sufficie nt magn itude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended to ale[...]
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Quick Setup Guide (separate volume) Provides a variety of optional equipment connection diagrams. Customer S upport http://www.sony.com/tvsupport On-line Regis tration United States http://productregistration.sony.c om Canada http://www.SonyStyle. ca/registration 3 Contents Important Sa fety Instruc tions ................. ........... 4 Welc ome t [...]
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4 Impor tant Safety Instructions 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnin gs. 4) Follow all in structions. 5) Do not use th is appa ratus near water. 6) Cl ean onl y w ith d ry cloth . 7) Do not blo ck any ve ntila tion op enin gs. Inst all in accordanc e with the manufac turer’s instruct ions. 8) Do no t ins tal[...]
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5 Small access ories Keep small accessori es out of children’s reach. ANTENNAS Outdoor an tenna grou nding If an outdoor ant enna is i nstalled, follow the pr ecautions below. An outdoor antenna system should not b e located in the vicinity of ov erhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can come in contact with su[...]
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6 VENTILATION The slots and openings in the TV are provided for neces sary ventilation. To ensure reliable operation of the TV an d to protect it from overheating, these slots an d openings mu st never be blocked or covered. Unless proper ventilati on is provided, the TV may gather dust and g et dirty. F or proper vent ilation, observe the followin[...]
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7 s Do not install the TV in a location where it may protrude, such as on or behind a pi llar, or wh ere you might bump your head on it. Otherwise, it may result in injur y. Preventing th e TV from to ppling ov er Take measures to prevent the TV f rom toppling over and causing injury. To prevent the TV from toppling over, secure the TV to a wall or[...]
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8 W elcome to the W orld of BRA VIA™ The Four Steps to Ful l HD Experience : Set, Sound, Sour ce, and Setup Thank you f or pur chas ing t his Sony BR A VIA™ hig h-defin itio n t elevision. Th e qual ity o f the i mage you see on your B RA VIA TV i s only as g ood as t he qua lit y of t he sig nal it recei ves. T o experienc e the ful l det ail [...]
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9 TV Home Menu: XMB ™ (Xr oss Media Ba r) The XMB ™ is a menu of B RA VIA features and input sou rces d isplay ed on the TV scre en. The XMB ™ is an ea sy w a y to select pr ogramm ing and adj ust s etti ngs o n yo ur B RA VIA TV . Press the HOME button on your remo te contr ol to acc ess the XMB ™ . F r om the h orizont al Med ia Categ or [...]
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10 Getting Started 1. Installi ng the TV 1 Screw the support belt (supplied ) to the TV stand w ith a woo d s crew (s uppl ie d). 2 Attach the support b elt to the T abl e-T op Stand with the s ecuring s cre w (su pplied) using a coin, etc. 3 Adjust the length by pullin g the support belt tow ard you while holding the T able-T op Stand. ~ • B e s[...]
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11 Getting Started 2. Locating Inp uts and Ou tputs Left Side Item Description 1 Headphone jac k Connects t o your he adpho nes. If your hea dphon es do no t matc h the jack , use a suit able plug adap ter ( not suppl ied) . ~ • While hea dphones are co nnected , the TV speakers are mu ted. 2 VIDEO IN 2 VIDEO/R-A UDIO- L (MONO) Connects t o the c[...]
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12 Rear Item Description 1 PC IN (RGB/A UDIO) Conn ect s to a perso nal co mput er’ s vide o output conne ctor us ing a HD1 5-HD1 5 cab le with ferri te core (an alog RGB, no t supplie d). Can also be connecte d to o ther ana log RGB equipme nt. See “PC Input S ignal Refer ence Char t” on pag e 16 fo r the signa ls th at can be displa yed. ~ [...]
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13 Getting Started 2 HD MI IN 1 HDMI/ R-A UDIO-L HDMI (High-Definitio n Multim edia Interface) provide s an uncompre ssed, all- digital audi o/vid eo inte rfac e b etwee n this TV an d an y HD MI-equ ipped aud io/vid eo eq uipmen t, such as a set-top box, D VD player , Blu-ray Disc Playe r , A/V receiver as well as PC. HDMI supp orts enhan ced, or [...]
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14 3. Connecting the TV Y ou can enjoy h igh-def inition and s tandard- definition digital programming (if av ailable in your area) alo ng with standa rd-def inition analog progr amming. ~ • This TV is capabl e of rece iving unscra mbled di gita l prog rammin g for bo th cab le (QA M and 8VS B) and external VHF/UHF antenna (A TSC). • It is stro[...]
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15 Getting Started Shown with D V I Connection ~ • If the equipment has a D VI jack and no t an HDMI jack , connec t the D VI jack to th e HDMI IN 1 (with DVI-to-HDMI cable or adapt er) jack and connect the audio jack to the A UDIO IN (L/R) jack s of HDMI IN 1. For details, see page 1 3. AUD I O L R R G B P C IN AUD I O 13 IN 1 IN AUDIO L R Rear [...]
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16 Use the TV as a mo nitor for your P C. Shown belo w with the HD15 to HD15 connecti on. This TV can also be con nected to a PC with D V I or HDMI output. (Refer to the separate Quick Setup Guide.) ~ • C onnect the PC IN jack to the PC us ing the HD15- HD15 cable with ferrite core (analog RGB, not suppl ied) and audi o cable (pag e 12). • If t[...]
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17 Getting Started ~ • Refer to th e Quic k Setu p Guid e (sup plie d) whe n conn ecting other equip ment t o yo ur TV . Other Equipment VIDEO IN A UDIO OUT (V AR/FIX) DIGIT AL OUT (OPTICAL) COMPONENT IN (10 8 0p/10 8 0I/ 720p/4 8 0p/4 8 0I) S VIDEO VIDEO AUD I O L (MONO) R AUDIO L R AUD I O L DMe x /SERVICE R P R P B Y 11 32 AUD I O L R RGB PC I[...]
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18 This TV is equipped with BRA VIA Theatre Sync. The HDMI Control function enables BR A VIA Theatre Sync to allow communication between Sony TV’ s and S ony eq uipm ent. Only Sony equipment with HDMI Control capability is support ed. T o Connect HDMI Control Equipment Use an HDMI cable that bears th e HDMI logo for connection. See page 17 or see[...]
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19 Getting Started 4. Setting Up the Ch annel List – In itial Se tup The Initial Setup screen appear s when you tur n on the TV for the first time. After you f inish con necting t he TV , you ca n run Initial Setup to create a list of a vailable analog and digital ch annels if you ha ve connected an antenna or cable directly to the TV’ s VHF/UH[...]
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20 Using the TV Feature s Remote Control and T V Controls/Indicators Insert two size AA b atteries (s uppli ed) by m atching e and E on the batteries to the diagram inside the battery compartmen t of the remote control. Inserting Batterie s into the Remote Contr ol Remote Contr ol and TV Contr ols Button Description 1 DISPLA Y Press once t o displa[...]
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21 Using the TV Features Button Description 5 Use with 0-9 and ENT to select digi tal channel s. For example, to enter 2.1, press , , and ENT . 6 FREEZE Press once to di splay a frozen ima ge with the current progra m in a window . Press again to return to the current program. ~ • With the Freez e feature active, some feature s are unavailable. ?[...]
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22 qs BD, D VD or S TB Operati ng Buttons When FUNCTION is switc hed on BD (Blu-ra y Disc) , DV D or STB , thes e buttons ope rate th e vid eo equi pment yo u have programmed into the remo te control . For d etails, see “ Using Othe r Equi pment with Y our Remot e Con trol” on page 28. & m PREV : Press t o replay the current p rogram f rom [...]
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23 Using the TV Features ws JUMP Press to jump ba ck and forth b etween two ch annels. The TV alternates b etween th e current channe l and the last channel that was selec ted. wd WIDE Press repeated ly to step through the Wide Mode setting s: Wide Zoom , Normal , Full , Zoom . The Wide Mode settings can b e also ac cessed in th e Screen setting s [...]
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24 wf PICTURE Press repeatedl y to cycle throu gh the available pict ure mode s: Vivid , Standar d , Cinema , Ph oto , Cu sto m . (A vailab le options de pend on the cu rrent mod e.) Th e picture modes can also be acces sed in the Picture settin gs. Fo r details, se e Picture settings on p age 34. wg INPU T Press to disp lay the li st of External I[...]
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25 Using the TV Features Indicator s PIC OFF/TIMER ST ANDBY PO WER 34 5 2 1 Item Description 1 Spea ker Outpu ts the aud io signal . 2 PIC OFF/ TIMER LED Lights up in green wh en th e Picture Off fe atur e is a cti vat ed. L ights up in oran ge wh en the timer i s set. Whe n the timer i s set, this LE D will remain lit e ve n if the TV is t urned o[...]
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26 Pr ogramming the Remote Control The remote control is preset as below so that you do not need to pr ogram the r emote co ntrol. Follo w the steps below to program your TV’ s remote control. 1 In the space pro vided belo w , write down the three-digi t code of your eq uipment fo und on the Manufact urer’ s Cod es List on page 27 . If more tha[...]
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27 Using the TV Features Manufact urer’ s Codes DV D P l a y e r s D VD/VCR Combo Units HDD/D VD Combo Units D VD Changer s DV R ( D i r e c T V ) Blu-ray Disc Play er (BD) 5.1ch DVD A V S yste m A V Re ceiver s VCRs Cable Bo xes Satell ite Recei vers (DirecTV) * If an Aiwa V CR does no t work even though you e nter the co de for A iwa, enter the[...]
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28 Using Other Equipment wi th Y o ur Re mote Con tr ol Make sure that the eq uipment is pro grammed on the remote control (page 26) . Press INPU T repeatedly until you see the video input on the screen fo r your connected eq uipment. Remote control tips are provided below . ~ • Some func tions ca nnot be operat ed depe nding on the equipmen t. I[...]
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29 Using the TV Features 5.1ch D VD A V System (Son y D A V) D VD/VCR Combo Unit HDD/D VD Com bo Unit A V Rec eiver DV R Spe cif y th e prev iou s ch ap te r/tr a ck Specify the ne xt chapter/track . > Return to the previous display RETURN T o Do Thi s ... Press ... Activ ate the r emote c ontrol to operate the DVD DV D (FUNCTION) T urn on/off P[...]
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30 Replay the current pr ogram for a set period of t ime Advance forward a set period of time when playing back a recorded program Specify the previous chapter mark Specify the next chapter mark . > Stop x Pause X Record z Open the Favorites List FAVO R I T E S Open the Guide OPTIONS Ope n M ain me nu HOME Move highlight (cursor) V v B b Select [...]
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31 Using the TV Features Using P&P and PI P Features This TV comes with the P&P and PIP features which al lo w you to vie w two pictu res simultan eously . P&P (pict ure and picture) pro vides t wo wi ndo ws si de by side. PIP (picture in picture) p rovi des PC input signal an d TV channels. ~ • T he VHF/UHF/CABLE input must be conn e[...]
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32 Using the Men us The HOME b utton allo ws you to access the TV Home Menu on the XMB ™ (Xross Media Bar) as well as a v ariety of TV features. Product Su ppo r t C l o c k / Timer s S oun d S cree n Video O p tion s TV Settin gs Media Category Icons TV External Inpu ts Settings Adjusting TV Settings Customize the TV settin gs with various optio[...]
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33 Using the Me nus Navigating thr ough TV Hom e Menu on XMB ™ 1 Pre ss HOME to display the XMB ™ . 2 Pre ss B / b to select a Media Cate gory icon. 3 Pre ss V / v to move within the Cate gory Object Bar . (The Category Object Bar shown belo w is for the Settings .) 4 Press when desired item is highlighted. 5 Press or , V / v to select the h ig[...]
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34 TV Setting Description Product Support Contact Son y Son y contact information is a v ailable from this screen for yo ur con venience. Y our TV’ s specif ic inform ation such as Mo del Name, Serial Num ber , Software V ersion and do wnloadab le ratings if av ailable from th e TV is disp layed here. Signal Dia gnostics Press to displ ay the di [...]
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35 Using the Me nus ~ • Picture Mode for all inputs can also be ac cessed by pressi ng PICTURE on the re mote contro l to dire ctly to ggle the modes. • The options for Picture Mode ma y di ffe r de pendin g on the Vide o/Photo Optim izer setting (se e page 39 ). Reset R esets the current Picture Mode settin g to the defau lt v alues. Backli gh[...]
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36 Av a i l a b l e Sound settings depend on the Spe akers setting under Audio Op tions settings (page 39) or headphone co nnectio n. Adv anced Settings Res et Resets all the ad va nced settin gs to the d efaul t va lues. Blac k Corrector Enhances b lack areas of t he picture for st ronger contrast . Adv anced C.E. (Advanced Contrast Enhancer) Auto[...]
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37 Using the Me nus Steady Sound On Stabilizes t he volume a cross all program s and c ommercial s. Off T urns o ff Stead y Sound . V olume Offset Adjusts the v olume le v el of th e current in put ( TV or vi deo inp ut) relati ve to oth er inpu ts. ~ • Sound settings for PC T imings (HDMI or PC input) are same as all other input modes (see abo v[...]
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38 Screen P osition Adjust the Ve r t i c a l pos itio ning by pressi ng V / v . Press B / b to a dju st the Horizontal posit ionin g. ~ •T h e S cre en Positi on featu re is useful if the TV is conn ected to game eq uipment . V ertical Size Adju sts the vertical size o f the picture. Press B / b and press to ad just. ~ • V er tical Size is ava[...]
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39 Using the Me nus Video/Photo Optimiz er Pro vides suitable im age qua lity by selectin g the op tion de pendin g on th e inpu t source (video or photog raph data). Vid eo- A Sets suitable image qual ity , depe nding o n the inpu t source, video data or ph otog raph da ta wh en dir ectly connec ting Sony HDMI outpu t- capabl e equipme nt that sup[...]
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40 Au di o O u t Easy contro l of volume adjustmen t Fixed Se lect to f ix the audio out put and allo w yo u to a djust th e v olume with your audi o syst em’ s re mote c ontro l. (The TV’ s r emote contr ol’ s VO L and MUT ING b u ttons h ave no effect on A udio Out .) Va r i a b l e Select to con trol th e A udio Out ’ s volume a nd mutin[...]
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41 Using the Me nus The P arental Loc k feature allo ws you to bl ock programs according to their con tent and rating le vels and block channe ls (re gardless of the programs). Passw ord is necessary in setting up b locking. T o View Blocked Pr ograms Press ENT when tun ed to a blo cked prog ram, then en ter the p assword. T o react iv ate th e Pa [...]
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42 Rating Off T urns off P arental Loc k . No progr ams ar e blocked f rom viewing based on their rating s. Child Maxi mum ratin gs permitte d are: U.S.: TV -Y , TV -G, G Canada: C, G, TV -Y Y outh Maximum ra tings pe rmitted are : U.S.: TV -PG, PG Canada: C 8+, PG, 8 ans+, TV -PG Y oung Adult Maximum ra tings pe rmitted are : U.S.: TV -14, PG-13 C[...]
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43 Using the Me nus Custom Rating System Char t For Country selection of U. S. A. : For Country selection of Canada : Movie Ratin g G All children a nd ge neral au dience PG Par ent al gu idanc e sug geste d PG- 13 Pare ntal guidan ce for ch ildre n unde r 13 R Restr icte d vie wing , pare ntal guida nce is sugges ted for ag es unde r 17 NC-17 and [...]
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44 HDMI inputs of this TV will recognize and communicate with othe r Son y equipment equipped wit h HDMI Control . External Inpu ts Settings Label Inputs Y ou can label yo ur input s with the nam e of equi pment yo u hav e connected . T o assign yo ur own label or Skip the in put: 1 Press V / v to hig hlight th e vide o inpu t ( Video 1 -3 , Compo [...]
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45 Using the Me nus If you h av e missed the Initial Setup when you firs t connected the TV or if you want to scan all recei v able channels, you can run the Initial Setup . Follo w the instructions on the screen. Settings such a s picture and sound adjust ments will not be af fected by this Initial S etup . General Settings Langua ge Selec t the l[...]
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46 Other Inf o rmation T roubleshooting If you ha ve quest ions, serv ice needs, o r require technical assistance related to the use of your Son y TV , please v isit ou r websit e or call one o f the follo wing numbers: http://www .sony .com/tvsupport 1-800-222 -SONY(7 669) f or US Supp ort 1-877-899 -SONY(7 669) for C anadian S upport Conditi on E[...]
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47 Other Information No sound/Noisy sound Good pic ture, no soun d • Che ck the volume contr ol. • Press MUTING or VO L + so that “Muting” d isappears from the screen (see pa ge 22 ). • Disconnect your hea dphon es. •S e t Speake rs to TV Spea kers in th e A udio Opti ons settin gs (see page 39). If it is set to A udio System , sound is[...]
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48 Remot e contr ol does no t operate • Check the pola rity of t he bat teries or repl ace th e batteries. • P oint the remote contro l at the remote co ntrol sen sor located at the front of the TV . • Fluorescent lamps c an interfer e with y our remote control o peration; try turning off the fluorescent lamps. • Keep the remote control sen[...]
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49 Other Information Specificati ons Model KDL-40W3000 KDL-46W3000 KDL-52W3000 System T elevisi on system NTSC: American TV standard A T SC (8VSB terr estrial): A TSC comp liant 8VSB QAM on cable: ANSI/SCTE 07 2000 (Does not include CableCARD functionality) Chan nel co ve rage Analog te rrestri al: 2-69 / Digital terre strial: 2-69 Analog Cable: 1-[...]
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50 ~ • Optional acce ssories a vailabi lity dep ends on its st ock. • D esign an d specificat ions are subjec t to change wi thout no tice. Supp lied ac ces sories Remote control RM-YD017 (1) / Size A A batteries (2) / AC powe r cord (1) / Support belt (1) / Securing s crew (1) / W ood screw (1) / Cable holder ( 1 attached to the TV) / Operatin[...]
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51 Index 0-9 butt ons 20 4:3 Default 37 A AC IN 13 Add Digi tal Chan nels 40 Advance d Settings 36 Analog CC 41 Audio Out 40 AUDIO OUT jack 13 Auto Adjust 38 Auto Program 19 , 40 Auto Wid e 37 B Backli ght 35 Balance 36 Bass 36 BD, DVD or STB Operatin g Buttons 22 BD/DVD MENU button 22 BD/DVD TOP MENU button 22 Brightnes s 35 C Cable 40 Cable hol d[...]
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52 V V Center 38 Vertical Size 38 VHF/UHF/CABLE input 13 Video Col or Space (x.v.Co lor) 39 VIDEO/AUDIO (L/R) jacks 11 , 13 Video/Phot o Optimize r 39 Voice Zoom 36 VOL +/ – button 22 Volume Offset 37 W WIDE but ton 23 Wide Mode 37 , 38 X XMB ™ 9 , 32[...]
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For Your Convenience Please co ntact S ony dir ectly if you: z Have questions on the use of your television af ter reading your Operating Instruction manual and Quick Se tup Guide z Experienc e difficulty operating your television Contact Sony Customer Suppor t at: http://www.sony.c om/tvsupport or to speak wi th a suppo rt representati ve: United [...]