Sony KDL-40X4500 manual

© 2008 Sony Corporation 4-108-535- 13 (1) KDL- 55X45 00 KDL- 46X45 00 KDL- 40X45 00 LCD Digital Colour TV Operat ing Instructions[...]

2 GB NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM A moulded plug complying with BS13 63 is fitted to this equipme nt for your safe ty and convenience. Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced with the same rating of fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362 (i.e., marked with or ) must be used. When an alternative type of plug is used i[...]

3 GB T ab le of Cont ents Start-up Guide 4 Safety Informa tion ............... ................ ............ ................ ................. ................. ................ . .............. 9 Precautions ... ................. ................. ................. ........... ................. ................. ................ ............ ....[...]

4 GB Start-up Guide Before Use T o check the acces sories Mains le ad (T ype BF) * (1) Coaxia l cable * (1) Stand (1) and scr ews (4) (KDL-4 6X4500 /40X4 500 only) Remote RM -ED012 (1) Size AA b atteries (R6 ty pe) (2) * Do n ot rem ove the fer rit e core s. T o insert batteries i nto the remote T o replace t he speake r grille The speaker g rille [...]

5 GB Start-up Guide 2: Connecting an aerial/Set T op Bo x/recor der (e.g. D VD recor der) Connectin g a Set T op Box/rec order (e.g. D VD recorder) with SCAR T Connectin g a Set T op Box/rec order (e.g. D VD recorder) with HDMI 3: Pre venting the TV fr om toppling over 1 Install a wood scre w (4 mm in diameter , not supplied) in the TV stand. 2 Ins[...]

6 GB 4: Bundling the cables ~ • Do not bundle the mains lead toge ther wi th othe r cab les. 5: P erf orming the init ial set-up KDL-40X4 500 KDL-46X 4500 KDL-55 X4500 3 4 5 Select “Home” for the best TV settings to use the TV in the home. 6 Make sure that the aerial is con nected.[...]

7 GB Start-up Guide 7 When you select “Cable”, we reco mmend that you select “Qui ck Scan” for quick tuning. Set “Frequency ” and “Network ID” according to the information supplied from your cable pro vider . If no chann el is found using “Quick Scan”, try “Full Scan” (though it may take some time). For a list of compatible [...]

8 GB Adjusting the vie wing angle of the TV This TV can be adjusted within the angles shown below . Adjust the angle le ft and right (swivel) Detaching the T ab le-T op Stand fr om the TV ~ • Remove the scre ws guided by the arrow marks of the TV . • Do no t remo ve th e T able- T op Stan d for an y rea son other than li sted belo w . – T o w[...]

9 GB Safety Information Installation/Set-up Install and use the TV set in accordance wit h the instructions below in order to avoid any risk of f ire , electrical shock or damage and/o r injuries . Installation s The TV set should be i nstalled near an easily access ible mains socket. s Place the TV set on a stabl e, level surf ace. s Only qualifie[...]

10 GB Notes s Do not use the supplied mains lead on any other equipment. s Do not pinch, bend, or twist the mains lead excessively. The core conductors may be exposed or broken. s Do not modify the mains lead. s Do not put anything heavy on the mains lead. s Do not pull on the mains lead itself when disconnecting the mains lead. s Do not connect to[...]

11 GB Disposal of the TV set Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Eq uipment (Applicable in the European Union and oth er European countries with separate collect ion system s) This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to th e applicable[...]

12 GB Remote and TV Co ntro ls/Indicators Remote and TV contr ols Button Description 1 TV "/1 (TV standb y) Press to turn the TV on and off from standb y mode. 2 1 (P o wer) Pre ss to turn the T V on o r off. ~ • T o disconnect the TV comp letely , turn of f the TV , t hen unplug the mains le ad from th e mains. 3 (Scree n mode) Press to cha[...]

13 GB 5 (Subtitle setting) Press to cha nge the subt itle langua ge (page 47) (in digi tal mo de only) . 6 / (Inf o/ T ext reveal ) In digi tal mode: Displa ys details of the progra mme curr entl y bein g viewed. In analogue mode : Displays information . Press once to displ ay the curre nt channe l number and screen mod e. Pres s again to disp lay [...]

14 GB qs Number button s In TV mode: Press to select channels. For channel num bers 10 and above, press the secon d and thir d digits in quick success ion. In An alogue T ext mode: Pr ess to enter a p age numbe r . qd (Fav ou rit e) Press to displa y the Digital F av ourit e List that you have specified (pa ge 20). qf PROG +/–/ / In TV mode : Pre[...]

15 GB wd THEA TRE Y ou ca n set Theatr e Mod e to on or off. When Theatre Mod e is set to on, the op timum au dio output (if the TV is connected with an au dio system using an HDMI cable) an d picture quality for film-based co ntents ar e automatic ally set. z • If you turn the TV of f, T heatre Mode is also tur ne d off. • “Control fo r HDMI[...]

16 GB ~ • Make sure th at the TV is comp letely turn ed off before unpluggi ng the main s lead. Unpl ugging th e mains lead while the TV is turned on may cause the in dicator to rema in lit or may cause the TV to malfuncti on. The operation guide provides help on how to operate the TV using the remote, and is disp layed at the bottom of the scree[...]

17 GB Watc hin g TV W atc hing TV W atc hing TV 1 Press 1 on the TV to turn on the TV . When the TV is in standby mode (the 1 (standb y) indi cator on t he TV front panel is red), press TV "/1 on the remote to turn on the TV . 2 Press DIGIT AL to switch to digital mo de, or press AN ALOG to switch to analogue mode. The a vaila ble channels v a[...]

18 GB T o select a page, pr ess the number b uttons or /. T o ho ld a page , pre ss . T o re veal hid den information, pres s . z • Y ou can also ju mp directly to a page b y selecting the pa ge numb er disp layed on the s creen. Pre ss and F / f / G / g to select the page n umber, then pr ess . • When fo ur colour ed items ap pear at t he bott[...]

19 GB Watc hin g TV Using the Digital Electr onic Pr ogramme Guide (EPG) * 1 In digital mode, press GUIDE . 2 Perfor m the desired operati on as show n in the follo wing tabl e or displayed on the screen. * This func tion ma y not be available in some count ries/ areas. Digital Electronic Program me Guide (E PG) To Do this V ie w a programme Press [...]

20 GB Using the Digital F av our ite List * Y ou can specify up to four of your f av ouri te channel lists. 1 In digital mode, press . 2 Perfor m the desired operati on as show n in the follo wing tabl e or displayed on the screen. * This func tion ma y not be available in some count ries/ areas. Digital Favourite List To Do this Add or remove chan[...]

21 GB Using Option al Equipment Using Optional Equipmen t Connecting Option al Equipment Y ou can connec t a wide range of optional equ ipment to your TV . Connect to Input s ymbol on screen Description 1 /A V 1 A V 1 When yo u conne ct a decoder, the TV tun er outp uts scram bled signa ls to the decode r, and the d ecoder unscram bles the sign als[...]

22 GB 7 H D M I I N 1 , 2 , o r 3 HDMI 1, HDMI 2, or HDMI 3 Digit al video an d audi o signal s are inp ut fro m the conn ected equi pment. In addi tion, when you connec t the equipmen t that is compatible with control for HDMI, communication wit h the conne cted equ ipment is suppo rted. Ref er to pa ge 43 to s et up this communication . If the e [...]

23 GB Using Option al Equipment Viewing Pictures fr om Connected Equipm ent T urn on the connected equ ipment, and perform one of the fo llo wing operations. For equip ment connec ted to the sc ar t sock ets using a full y-wired 21-pi n scart lead Start playback on the connected equipmen t. The picture from the connected equip ment appears on the s[...]

24 GB T o view two pictures simultaneously – PIP ( Picture in Pict ure) Y ou c an view two pi ctu res (PC in pu t an d TV progra mme) on the scr een simultaneo usly . ~ • This func tion is not a vaila ble for a DIGIT AL MEDIA POR T input. 1 Press OPTIONS . 2 Press F / f to select “PIP”, then press . The picture from the connected PC is disp[...]

25 GB Using Option al Equipment (Music) A vailable OPTIONS ~ • While the TV is accessing the data on t he USB de vice, observ e th e follo win g: – Do n ot turn off the TV or conn ected USB de vice. – Do not d iscon nect the USB cable. – Do no t remove the USB device. The dat a on the US B device may be dam aged. • Sony wil l not be h eld[...]

26 GB ~ • If the phot ograph is select ed from a USB d evice, it must remain connected to the TV . • If “Sleep Timer” is activ ated, the TV automatically will switch into standb y mod e. T o display a photogra ph with the loca ti on on the m ap When using a digital stil l camera with GPS function, it is possibl e to dis play a pho tograph w[...]

27 GB Using Option al Equipment Using BRA VIA Sync with Control f or HDMI The control for HDMI function enables the TV to communicate with the connected equipment that is compatible wit h the function, using HDMI CEC (Con sumer Electro nics Cont rol). For example, b y connecting Son y equipment that is compatible with control for HDMI (with HDMI ca[...]

28 GB Operating Optional Equipment Using the TV Remote For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the co nnected equipment. z •T h e N b utton has a tactile dot. Use the ta ctile dot as a reference when operating other equipm ent. This remote is preset to op erate Sony TVs, and most Son y Blu-ray disc players, D VD players, D [...]

29 GB Using Option al Equipment 1 Press and hold the BD , DV D , or AMP function b ut ton you w ant to pr ogramme on the remote, then press . The selected function b utton ( BD , DV D , or AMP ) flashes. 2 Press the number buttons to enter the three-digit manuf acturer’ s code number when the function b utton fl ashes. If you do not enter t he co[...]

30 GB D A V Home Th eatre System A V receiver s Digital terrestria l receiver s LG 3 32, 338 LOEW E 358, 355, 360, 361, 320, 351 MA TSUI 356, 357 ORION 328 P ANASONIC 321, 323 PHILIPS 311 – 313, 316 – 318, 358, 359, 363, 364 SAMSUNG 339 – 341, 345 SANYO 335, 336 SHARP 324 THOMSO N 319, 350 , 365 TOS H I BA 3 37 Manufacturer Code SONY (D A V) [...]

31 GB Using Home Network Features Using Home Netw ork Features W ith this TV , you can enjoy contents st ored in DLNA-com pati ble d evices on th e ho me network . Devices that store and pro vide contents, s uch as photo/music f iles, are called “serv er”. The TV recei ves the ph oto/music f iles from the server via the network , and you can en[...]

32 GB T o enjoy photographs and m usic on the TV screen by operating devi ces – Renderer Renderer is a feature for playing ph oto files and m usic files st ored in ne twor k device s (digital still cameras, mobile phon es, etc.) on the TV by operating the contro ller dev ice in question. T o use this feature, a renderer - compatible de vice such [...]

33 GB Using Home Network Features Checki ng the N etw ork Connection Enter the respecti v e (alphanumeric) v alues for your rout er . T he items that need to be se t may diff er , depending on the Internet serv ice provider or the router . For details, refer to the instruction manu als that ha ve been pro vided by yo ur Intern et service pro vider [...]

34 GB If y ou cannot connect to y our home netw ork The TV can check if the server is being correctly recognis ed. 1 Press HOME . 2 Press G / g to select “S ettings”. 3 Press F / f to select “Network Setti ngs”, then press . 4 Select “Server Diagnostic s”, then press . 5 Select “Y es”, then press . The server diagnostic starts. When[...]

35 GB Using Men u Functions Using Menu Functions Navigating thr ough TV Home Menu on XMB™ The XM B™ (XrossMed iaBar) is a men u of BRA VI A feature s and input sources disp layed on the TV screen. The XMB™ is an easy way to sele ct programming and adjust settings on your BRA VIA TV . 1 Press HOME to display the X MB™. 2 Press G / g to selec[...]

36 GB TV Settings Men u Introduces ho w to enjo y the TV . BRA VIA Tips Cloc k/Timers Sleep Timer Sets the TV to au tomatically switch to st andby mode afte r a certain a mount o f time. When “Sleep T imer” is acti v ated, the (Ti mer) indicator on the TV front panel lights up in oran ge. z • Wh en you turn off the TV and turn i t on again, ?[...]

37 GB Using Men u Functions Photo-Vivid For viewing photo graphs. Enha nces pi cture cont rast an d sharpness. Pho to- St an dard For viewing phot ograp hs. Provide s the op timum pi ctur e quality fo r vie wing in the home. Photo-Original For viewing photog raphs. Repres ents th e pictu re qual ity us ed when imag ing developed ph otograp hs. Phot[...]

38 GB Blac k Corrector Enh ances bl ack areas of t he pi cture fo r strong er cont rast. Adv . Contrast Enhancer Automatic ally adjusts “Backl ight” and “Con trast” to the most suitable settings jud ging from the brightness of the screen. This setting is especially ef fecti v e for dark images scenes, and wi ll increa se the co ntrast di st[...]

39 GB Using Men u Functions Surro und Live Sports Deli vers surround effects that make you feel like you are watchi ng a live sport s con test. Music Hall Delivers surround effects that make you feel like you are surroun ded by sound as i n a music hal l. Cinema Deli vers surround ef fects just like the high-grade audio systems fou nd in movie thea[...]

40 GB Displa y Area Adj usts the pictur e display area . Au t o Automatica lly switch es to the most app ropriate di splay area. Full Pixel Displays pictu res in their origin al size when parts of t he picture are cut of f. +1 Displays pict ures in their ori ginal size. Normal Displays pict ures in thei r recommende d size. -1/-2 Enlarges the pict [...]

41 GB Using Men u Functions Off Use this setting when the “High”, “Smooth”, “Stand ard” or “Clear” setti ngs result in noise. ~ • Dependin g on the vi deo, yo u may not see the effect visu ally , ev en if you have changed th e setting. Film Mode Provid es improved pict ure movement whe n playi ng D VD or VCR i mages ta ken on film[...]

42 GB A udio Setti ngs Speaker TV Spe aker T urns on and outputs the TV’ s sou nd from the TV speakers. A udio System T urns off the TV speakers an d outputs the TV’ s sound from external audi o equip ment conn ected to the audi o output sockets on the TV . Y ou can also turn on the conne cted equip ment tha t is compatible wi th control for HD[...]

43 GB Using Men u Functions A V Preset Assigns an ic on or n ame to equ ipment c onnecte d to the side and rear so ckets. Th e icon and na me appear b riefly on the screen when you select t he equipm ent. 1 Press F / f to sele ct the desired i nput source, then press . Skip A V Inputs F or each inpu t, sets whether o r not to disp lay on the Home M[...]

44 GB HDMI Devic e List Displays a list of conne cted equipm ent that is co mpatible with control for HDMI. ~ • Y ou cannot use “Control for HDM I” if the TV operati ons are linked to the operation s of an audio system that is compatib le with control fo r HDMI. A uto Start-up Y ou can run the initial set-up that appeared when you first conne[...]

45 GB Using Men u Functions Progr am me La bel s Assig ns a channel name of yo ur choice, up to fiv e lette rs or numb ers. The nam e appears briefly on the screen when you select the c hannel. (Names for channel s are usually tak en automatica lly from Analogue T ext (if av ailab le).) 1 Press F / f to select th e channel y ou want to name, then p[...]

46 GB AFT Allo ws you to fin e-tune th e selected channel manually if you feel tha t a sligh t tuning adjustm ent ma y improve pictu re quality . Y ou can adjust the fine tun ing over a range of –15 to +1 5. When “On” is select ed, fine tuning adjust ments are m ade automatica lly . A udio Filter Impro v es the sound of ind ivi dual chann els[...]

47 GB Using Men u Functions Dig ital Manu al T uni ng T unes the digi tal channels m anually . This feat ure is a vaila ble when “ Digital Auto T uni ng” is set to “ Anten na”. 1 Press the nu mber b uttons to en ter the cha nnel number y ou want to tune , or press F / f . 2 When the av ai lable chann els are found, pre ss F / f to select th[...]

48 GB System Up date Enables the TV to automatica lly recei ve fre e software updat es thro ugh your existi ng aer ial/cable (when issued). W e recommen d that yo u lea ve th e setting to “On” a t all times. System Inf ormation Displays the cu rrent software version and the sig nal lev el. Time Zone Allo ws you to manually se lect the tim e zon[...]

49 GB Additional Info rmation Addit ional Inf ormation Installing the Accessories (W all-Mount Brac ket) T o Cust omer s: For product pro tection and s afety reasons , Sony strongly recommends that installin g of your TV be performed b y Son y dealers or licensed contract ors. Do not attempt to instal l it yourself. T o Sony Dealers and Contractors[...]

50 GB Unit: mm Figures i n the ab ov e table may dif fer slightly depe nding on the installa tion. The wall that the T V will be insta lled on shoul d be capable of support ing a weigh t of at least f our times that of the TV . Refer to “Specif ications” (page 51) for it s weight. TV install ation dimensions t able Model Nam e Display dim ens i[...]

51 GB Additional Info rmation Specifications Model name KDL-40X4500 KDL-46X 4500 KDL-55X4500 System Panel system LCD (Liquid Crystal Di splay) Panel TV system Analogue: Depending on your country/a rea selection: B/G/H, D/K, L, I Digital: DVB-T/D VB- C Colour /video system Analogue: P AL, P AL60 (only vid eo input), S ECAM, NTSC 3.58, NTSC4. 43 (onl[...]

52 GB * Sp ecified standby po wer is reached after the TV finishes nec essary internal pro cesses. Design and specif ications are sub ject to change without no tice. PC input s ignal refere nce chart f or PC and HDMI IN 1, 2, 3, 4 * 1080p timing when applied to the HDMI in put will be treated as a video timin g and not a PC timing. This af fects th[...]

53 GB Additional Info rmation T r oubleshooting Check whether the 1 (s tandb y) indicator is flash ing in red. When the 1 (s tandby ) indicat or is flashing The self-diagno sis function is acti v ated. 1 Count h ow man y tim es the 1 (stand by) indicator flas hes between each tw o second break. For e xample, the indicator may flash three times, g o[...]

54 GB No picture from the con nected equip ment appears on the screen. • T urn the con nect ed equipm ent on. • Check t he cab le c onnection. • Press to disp lay the list of inputs, th en select the desired input. • Correctly insert the mem ory card or other stor age de vice in the dig ital still camer a. • Use a digi tal still cam era m[...]

55 GB Additional Info rmation The server cannot be fou nd, a list canno t be retrie v ed, and play back fa ils. • Once se rver settings are chan ged, turn the T V off and on by pressi ng 1 on the TV . • Execute “Server Diagnostics” (p age 34). When using a PC as the serv er • Check if the P C is turned on. Do no t turn off the PC while ac[...]

56 GB HDMI equi pment doe s not appear on “HD MI Device List”. • Check that your equi pment is comp atible with con trol for HDMI. Y ou cannot sele ct “Off” in “Control for HDMI”. • If yo u have connecte d any audio sys tem th at is comp atibl e with co ntrol for H DMI, you cannot selec t “Off” in th is menu. If you want to cha [...]

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Printed in Slovak Republic 4-108-535- 13 (1) For useful inf or m ation about Sony products Instruct ions on “Installing the W all-M ount Brack et” are not supplied i n the form of a separ ate leaflet with this TV . These installation instructions are included within this TV’ s instructions manual.[...]