Sony KDL-40ZX1 manual

Printed in Spain 4-128-850- 13 (1) For useful in f or mation about Sony produ cts KDL-40ZX1 4-128-850- 13 (1) © 2008 Sony Corporation 4-128-850- 13 (1) KDL-40ZX1 4-128-850- 13 (1) LCD Digital Colour TV Operating Instructions KDL-4 0ZX 1[...]

2 GB NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM A moulded plug co mplying with BS 1363 is fitted to this equi pment for your safety and convenience. Should the fuse i n the plug supplied need t o be replaced with the same rating of fuse app roved by AST A or BSI t o BS 1362 (i.e., marked with or ) must be used. When an altern ative type of p lug is[...]

3 GB Table o f Content s Start-up Guide 4 Safety Informa tion ............... ........... ........... ................. ........... ................. ........... ........... ..... ............ . 15 Precautions ... ................. ........... ........... ................. ........... ................. ............ ........... ........... .........[...]

4 GB Start- up Guide 1: Checking the uni t and accessories Monitor (1) Media r eceiver ( 1) Mains lead for m onitor (1) Mains lead for m ains adapto r (1) Mains ada ptor for med ia recei ver (1) Remote RMF-ED001 (1) Size AA batteries (R6 type) (2) IR Blaster (Y-cab le) (2) Stand for m edia receiv er (1) Termina l cover (1 ) Spacers (black) (4) 2: I[...]

5 GB Start-up Guide 3 Attach the monitor to the Table-Top Stand using the screws (suppli ed with SS- TBL700). Attach the two bottom screws first, then the top two screws. ~ • If an electric screwdriver is used, set the torque to ti ghten at approximat ely 1 .5 N· m {15 kg f·cm} . • Do no t put stress on the LCD p anel o r the frame around the[...]

6 GB 5 Attach the stand cove r. Hang the s tand cover over the top of the Table-Top Stand ’s centre pos t, and then push down to close until it clicks. ~ • Be sure not to pinch the mains lead when atta chin g t he cov er . 6 Attach the terminal cover. 7 Connect the TV to your mains socket. Installing on a wall Prepare the following items; – S[...]

7 GB Start-up Guide 4 Fix the Speaker System with two screws (supplied with the Speaker System). 5 See the instruction man ual supplied with the Wall-Mount Bracket, and follow steps 4 -6 to 4 -7. 6 Connect the mains lead (supp lied) to the AC IN socket ( 5 -1). When instal ling the Sp eaker Sy stem Fix the mains lead with the two hooks, and drop th[...]

8 GB Connectin g a Set Top B ox/reco rder (e.g. DVD recorder) with HDMI ~ • You ca n also conn ect equipme nt to the HDM I input on the left side o f the mon itor. Connecting the mains lead to the med ia rec ei ver ~ • Make sure to secure th e mains lead. 4: Preventing the monitor from toppling over (only when placing on a TV stand) Prepare the[...]

9 GB Start-up Guide 1 Install a wood scre w (4 mm in diamet er, not supplied) in the TV stand. 2 Install a machine screw (M6 × 12-15, not supplied) i nto the screw ho le of the mon itor. 3 Tie the wood screw an d the machin e screw with a strong cord . 5: Pe rformi ng th e init ial s et- up Insertin g batteri es into t he remot e ~ • Observ e th[...]

10 GB 2 Check the LINK indicator on the media receiver. If wireless comm unication between the media receiver and monitor is established, this indicator li ghts up. Performing the initial set-up When you switch on the unit f or the first time, the Language m enu appears o n the screen. 1 Press F / f / G / g to select the language displayed on the m[...]

11 GB Start-up Guide 6 Press F / f to s elect “Antenna” or “Cable”, then press . If you select “Cable”, th e screen for selecting the scan type ap pears. See “To tune the unit for Cable connection” (page 11). The unit starts search ing for all available digital channels, follo wed by all available analogue ch annels. Thi s may take [...]

12 GB 6: Operating optional equipment u sing the remo te Connecting IR Blaster to the optional equipment Turn the power of the media receiver o ff before connecting the I R Blaster. Attach the IR Blaster near th e remote sensor (IR) of the equipment . Perform ing the IR Blas ter Set-u p By setting “IR Blaster Set-up”, this remote can control mo[...]

13 GB Start-up Guide Using optional e quipment For details, refer to the operating instructions supplied with the co nnected equipment. Some but tons may n ot work depending on the connected equipment. 1 Press HDMI 1 , HDMI 2 , HDMI 3 , AV1 , AV2 or COMPONENT . 2 Press EX T . 3 Whil e the EXT butt on lights up, press / 1 to turn the equipment on,[...]

14 GB Attaching the Stand for Media Receiver The media receiver can also be used vertically with the supplied stand. 1 Match the lug on the centre of the stand and the hole on the right side of the media receiver. Removing the Terminal Cover for Monitor Hold the terminal cover as illu strated. Pull down 1 , then remove at an angle 2 . Stand[...]

15 GB Safety Information Installation/Set-up Install and use the TV set in accordance with the instructio ns below in order to avoid any risk of fire , electrical shock or damage and/or injuries . Installation s The TV set should be i nstalled near an easily accessible mains socket. s Place the TV set on a st able, level surface. s Only qualified s[...]

16 GB Mains lead Handle the mains lead and socket as follows in order to avoid any risk of fire, electrical shock or damage and/or injuries: – Connect the TV set using a three-wire grounding type mains plug to a mains socket with a protective earthing connection. – Use only mains leads supplied by Sony, not other suppliers. – Insert the plug [...]

17 GB Precautions Viewing the TV s View the TV in moderate light, as viewing the TV in poor light or during long period of time, strains your eyes. s When using headphones, adjust the volume so as to avoid excessive levels , as hearing damage may res ult. LCD Screen s Although the LCD screen is made with high-precision technology and 99. 99% or m o[...]

18 GB Remote and Uni t Controls/Ind icators As the unit and th e s upplied remo te communicate by rad i o frequency, y ou can operate the unit without aiming the remote at the unit. Remote Button Description 1 TV " / 1 (TV standby) Press to turn the un it on and of f from standb y mode. 2 EXT Press to operat e equipm ent with the IR Blaster at[...]

19 GB 9 HOME Press t o display t he media rece iver Home menu in the media receive r mode (pa ge 32), or monito r Home menu in the monitor m ode (page 41). 0 Coloured buttons When the colo ured butt ons are avai lable, an operation guide app ears on the screen. Follow the operation guide to perform a selecte d operati on (pag e 24, 25, 26). qz Numb[...]

20 GB wa ANALOG/ DIGITAL Press to di spla y the anal ogue or digita l channel th at was last viewed . ws THEATRE You can set The atre Mode t o on or off. When Theatr e Mode is set to on, the optimu m audio output (if the uni t is connected with an audi o system usi ng an HDM I cable ) and pic ture quality for fil m -based conte nts are automatic a [...]

21 GB Monitor Media r eceiver Unit HOME 4 89 0 q a 2 56 3 1 PROG HOME PROG HOME 2 6 5 7 89 0 qa LINK LINK (Contin ued)[...]

22 GB ~ • Make sure th at the un it is complete ly turned off before unplug ging the mains lea d . Unplu gging the m a ins lead while th e unit i s turned on may c ause the in dicator to remain l it or may c ause the u n it to m alfunction. • Do no t put anyt hing over the ind icators as their fu nction s may be af fected. • When the m edia r[...]

Watc hin g TV 23 GB Watching TV Watching TV 1 Pre ss 1 on the media receiver or monitor to switch on. ~ • When e ither unit i s switche d on, the o ther is also swi tche d on in ta ndem. When the unit is in st andby mode (the 1 (standb y) indicator o n the unit (front ) is red), press TV " / 1 on the remote to switch on the uni t. 2 Pre ss D[...]

24 GB To acces s Tex t Press / . Each time you pr ess / , the display changes cyclically as fo llows: Text t Text over the TV p icture (mix mode) t No Text (exit the Text service) To select a page, p ress the number buttons or PROG +/– . To hold a page, press / . To reveal hidden information, pres s / . z • When fo ur colou red i tems appe ar a[...]

25 GB Watc hin g TV Using the Digital Electronic Programme Guide (EP G ) * 1 In digital mode, press GUIDE . 2 Perfor m the desired op eration as shown in the foll owing tabl e or disp layed on th e screen. * This func tion may not be avai lable i n some co untries. ~ • If an age restric tion for p rogrammes h as been selected , a m essage ask ing[...]

26 GB Usi ng th e Dig it al Fa vou rit e list * 1 In digital mode, press . 2 Perfor m the desired op eration as shown in the foll owing tabl e or disp layed on th e screen. * This func tion may not be avai lable i n some co untries. Digital Fav ourite Set-up Fa vourites 1 001 BBC ONE 002 BBC TWO 003 ITV1 004 Channel 4 005 Five 006 BBC Three 007 ITV[...]

27 GB Using Option al Equipment Using Optional Equipmen t Connecting Chart You can connect a w ide range of optional equi pment to yo ur unit. Connecting cab l es are not supplied . Media r eceiver Monitor R AV 2 COMPONENT IN L R DC IN 18V (RGB) PC IN LP R /C R P B /C B Y DIGIT AL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL) IN 32 1 IR BLASTER AV 1 12 3 4 5 9 8 7 6 Rear PR[...]

28 GB Connect to Input sy mbol on screen Description 1 / A V 2 A V 2 When connecti ng mono equ ipme nt, connec t to the L socket . 2 / COMPONENT IN Component The compon ent video soc kets supp ort the followin g video inpu ts on ly: 48 0i, 48 0p, 57 6i, 576 p, 72 0p, 10 80i and 108 0p. 3 / A V 1 A V 1 When you conn ect a decoder, the TV tuner out p[...]

29 GB Using Option al Equipment Viewing Pictur es from Connected Equipm ent Switch on the connected e quipment, then perform on e of the following o peration. For equip ment connec ted to the scart sockets usi ng a fully-wired 21-p in scart lead Start playback on the connected equipmen t. The picture from the connected equipment appears on the scre[...]

30 GB Using USB Photo Viewer You can en joy photo files stor ed in a So ny digital still camera or camcor d er through a USB cable or USB storage media on yo ur unit. 1 Connect a suppo rted USB device to the media receiver. 2 Press HOME . 3 Press G / g to select “Photo”, then press F / f to select “USB Photo View er” and press . The thumbna[...]

31 GB Using Option al Equipment Using BRAVIA Sync with Control for HDMI The control for HDMI function enables the unit to communicate with th e connected equipment that is compatible with the function, using HDMI CEC (Consumer Electronics Control). For example, by co nnecting Sony equipment that is compatible with control fo r HDMI (with HDMI cable[...]

32 GB Using MENU Functio ns Navigating through Media Receiver Home Menu (XMB™) For setting the menu of the media receiver, switch to the m edia receiver mode by pressi ng one of the fu nc tion b ut tons (p age 1 3). The XMB™ (Xros s MediaBar) i s a menu of B RAVIA features and input sources dis played on the monitor screen. The X MB™ is an ea[...]

33 GB Using MENU Functi ons Settings See the “Picture” setting for monitor (page 42). See the “Sound” setting for mon itor (page 44). Picture Sound Features Quick Sta rt The unit turn s on faster than usua l withi n two hour s after switch ing to stan dby mode . Howev er, po wer c onsump tion i n stand by mo de is 38 wat t hig her th an usu[...]

34 GB Media Receiver Set-up Auto Start-up Starts the “fir st time operation menu” to select the langua ge, country and location , and tun e in all availa ble digital an d analogue channels. Us ually, you do not n e ed to do this operatio n because the lan guage and coun try will have been selec ted and channels alre ady tuned when the unit was [...]

35 GB Using MENU Functi ons AV Set-up AV Preset Assigns a na me to any eq uipment connect ed to the media receiver. T h e name will be displayed brie fly on the screen when the equi pment is sel ected. You can skip an inpu t source that is no t conn ected to any equi pment. 1 Press F / f to select th e desired input sourc e, then pre ss . 2 Press F[...]

36 GB See the “Monitor Set-up” sett ing for monitor (page 46 ). HDMI Set-up This is used to set the “Con trol for HDMI” compatible equipmen t connected to the HDMI sockets. Note that the inte rlock sett ing m ust also be ma de on the c onnec ted “Con trol for H DMI” c ompatibl e equipm ent si de. Control for HDMI This sets whether to in[...]

37 GB Using MENU Functi ons Programme Sorting Changes t he order in whic h the analog ue chann els are store d on the unit. 1 Press F / f to sel ect the channe l you want to move to a ne w pos itio n, then press . 2 Press F / f to sele ct the new p osition for yo ur channel, then pre ss . Manual Progra mme Preset Before selecting “Label/AFT/Audio[...]

38 GB Audio Filter Improv es the sound for in divid ual chan nels in the case of dist ortion in mon o broadca s ts. So metim e s a no n-standard broadc ast signal can cause sound distortion or intermittent sound mut ing whe n watchin g mono pr ogramme s. If you do not experi ence an y sound di storti on, we recomme nd that yo u leave this op tion s[...]

39 GB Using MENU Functi ons Subtitle Set-up Subtitle Setting When “For Hard Of Hea ring” is s elected, s ome visu al aids may also be displayed with the subtitles (if TV channels broadc ast such in formation). Subtitle Languag e Allows you to select t he langua ge of the subtitles. Audio Set-up Audio Typ e Switches to broadcast for t he hearing[...]

40 GB Software Download Enables the unit to a utomatically receive software updates free thr ough yo ur ex isti ng aeri al/ca ble (w hen issue d). We recommen d that you leave the se tting to “On” at all times. If you d o not want yo ur software to be updated , set this option to “Off ” . ~ • For the software u pgrade to be able to take p[...]

41 GB Using MENU Functi ons Navigating throu gh M onitor Home Menu For setting th e menu of the mo nitor, switch to the monitor m ode by pres sing MONITOR HDM I on the remote. 1 Press HOME . The monitor Home menu appears on the screen. 2 Press F / f to select the item, then press . 3 Follow the instructi ons on the screen. 4 Press HOME to exit. ~ ?[...]

42 GB Picture Picture Adj ustment Picture Mode Select s the pictur e mode ex cept fo r PC inp ut sou rce. “Pict ure Mode” includ es optio ns best su ited for vid eo and photog raphs, res p ectiv ely. Th e options th at ca n be se lected differ dependi ng on t he input so urce. Vivid For enhanced pictu re cont rast and sharpness. Standard For st[...]

43 GB Using MENU Functi ons Noise Reduction Reduce s the pictu re noise (snowy picture) in a weak broa dcast s ignal. Auto Automatica lly reduces the pictu re noise (in a nal ogue m ode o nly). High/Medium / Low Modifies the effect of the noise reduction . Off Tur ns of f th e “Nois e Re duction ” fe ature . MPEG Noise Reduction Reduc e s pictu[...]

44 GB ~ • Some opt ions are no t available in P C/HDMI PC input mo de. Film Mode Provides an imp roved pic ture quality wh ich is op timised for film when playing DVD images ta ken on fi lm . Auto 1/Auto 2 “Auto 1” provides smo other pict ure move ment than the original fi lm-based cont ent. “Auto 2” pro vides the ori ginal film-based con[...]

45 GB Using MENU Functi ons ~ • Some op tions are n ot availabl e when “Spea ker” is set t o “Audio System ” or headp hones are conn ected. This is used to set the “Control for HDMI” comp atible equipment co nnected to the HDMI sock ets. Note that the inter lock setting must als o be made on the conn ected “Control for HDMI” co mp[...]

46 GB Monitor Set-up Power Saving Reduces the power consum ption by a djusting t h e backlig ht brigh tness. This also enha nces th e black l evel. Se lect from “Off ”, “Low” , “High” an d “Pict ure Off”. Ligh t S ens or On Automatic ally op timises the p icture settings a ccording to the ambient light in the room. Off Turns off the[...]

47 GB Additional In formation Additional Informat ion Specifications Medi a rec eiv er Model name MBT-W1 System TV system Analogue: Depending on your country selection: B/G/H, D/K, L, I Digital: DVB-T/DVB-C Colour /vide o system Analogue: PAL, SECAM NTSC 3.58, 4.43 (only Video In) Digital: MPEG-2 MP@ML/HL, H.264/MPE G-4 AVC HP@L4.0, MP@L3.0 Chan ne[...]

48 GB Monitor * Specifie d standby powe r is reache d after the unit fin ishes nece ssary internal processes. Model name LDM-Z401 System Panel system LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Panel Sound outp ut with SS-TBL700 5 W + 5 W + 10 W (Woofer) with SS-WAL700 10 W + 10 W Input/Output jacks MONITOR HDMI IN Video: 1080/24p, 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 576p, 576i,[...]

49 GB Additional In formation PC Input Signal Reference Chart for PC • Th is unit’ s PC inp ut does no t supp ort Sy nc on Green or Comp osite Sy nc. • This unit’s PC inp ut does not su pport interl aced signa ls. • This un it’s PC inpu t suppor ts signals in th e above chart with a 60 Hz v ertical frequ ency. For other signals, you wil[...]

50 GB Troubleshooting Check whether the 1 (s tandby) i ndicator is flashin g in red. When it is fl ashing The self-diagn osis function is activ ated. 1 Cou nt ho w ma ny 1 (standby) indi cator flashes be tween each two second break. For example, the ind icator flashes three times, th en there is a two second break, followed b y another three flas h[...]

51 GB Additional In formation Channels The desi red chan nel ca nnot be selected • Switc h betw een dig ital an d analog ue mod e and sel ect t he de sired di gita l/ anal ogue ch annel. Some cha nnels ar e blank • S crambled /Subscrip tion onl y channel . Subscribe to the pay TV servi ce. • Chan nel is used on ly for data (no pic ture or sou[...]