Sony KDL-46V25L1 manual

© 2006 Sony Corporation 2-894-183- 11 (1) LCD Digital Color TV Operating In structions KDL-46V25L1[...]

2 Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the TV. Record these numbers in the spaces provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No . Serial No. For Your Convenience Please contact Sony directly if you: z Have questions on the use of your television after readi[...]

3 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, d o not expose this apparatus t o rain or moisture. This symbol is in tended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is in tended[...]

4 Trademark Information TruSurround XT, SRS and ( ) symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs , Inc. TruSurround XT technology is in corp orated under license from SRS Labs, Inc. Manufactured under license from BBE So und, Inc. Licensed by BBE Sound, Inc. under on e or more of the following US patents: 5510752, 57368 97. BBE and BBE symbol are regi stered [...]

5 USE For the TV with a t hree-wire grounding type AC power cord plug (Class 1 unit) This TV must be connected to an A C power socket outlet with a protective e arthing connecti on. AC power cord If you damage the AC power cord, it may resul t in a fire or an electric shock. If the AC power cord is damage d, stop using it and ask your dealer or Son[...]

6 VENTILATION The slots and opening s in the TV are provided for necessary ventilation. To ensure reliable operation of the TV, and to protect it from overheating, these slots and o penings must never be blo cked or covered. Unless proper ventilat ion is provided, the TV may gather dust and get dirty. For p roper ventilation, observe the following:[...]

7 INSTALLATION When installing or remo ving this TV, using the Wall-Mount Br acket, be sure to use qualified cont ractors. Wall m ount installa tion requires the use of a Wall-Mount Bracket. If not properly secured during installation or removal from the Wall-Mount Bracket, the TV may fall and cause serious injury. Please use a qualified contractor[...]

8 SERVICING Damage re quiring ser vice If the surface of the TV cracks, do not tou ch the TV until you unplu g the AC power cord. Otherwise electri c shock may result. Servicing Do not attempt to service the TV yourself since opening the cabinet may exp ose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qual ified service personn[...]

9 Contents Getting Started Welcome to the World of ™ ............ .............. .............. .............. .............. ..... 10 Connecting the TV ..................... .............. .............. .............. .............. ............ .............. .. 10 Cable System and/or VHF/UHF Antenna Sys tem .............. ................. ..[...]

10 Getting Star ted W el come to the W orld of ™ Thank you for purchasing this Sony LCD Digital Color T ele vision. This manual is for model KDL-46V25L1. Th e packing box contains accessories that are listed on page 44. For optimum picture perform ance, y our new BRA VIA TV is capable of recei ving high definition pr ogramming through it s inte g[...]

Getting Started 11 Getting Started Cable and VHF/UHF (or VHF only) If you want to watch b oth cable an d antenna (ov er-the-air) programming, you will need to use an optional A-B RF Switch (not suppl ied) to switch between the cable and o ver-the air antenna programming, as s hown. HD Cable Bo x/ HD Satellite Bo x Y ou can also en joy high definiti[...]

Getting Started 12 Satellite Receiver and Cable/Antenna VCR, Cable and Antenna VHF/UHF VIDEO AUDIO (MONO) L R VIDEO IN S VIDEO 1 Y P B P R L R HD/DVD IN (1080i/720p/480p/480i) 5 4 AUDIO 3 AUDIO OUT DIGIT AL OUT (OPTICAL) (V AR/FIX) A/V cable Satellite Receiver CATV/Antenna cable (supplied) Satellite antenna cable S VIDEO cable S VIDEO VIDEO (yellow[...]

Getting Started 13 Getting Started When Connecting to Optional Equipment 1 2 3 VIDEO 2 IN S VIDEO VIDEO L (MONO) R AUD I O RGB 8 6 7 AUDIO PC IN IN L R VIDEO AUDIO (MONO) L R VIDEO IN S VIDEO 1 Y P B P R L R HD/DVD IN (1080i/720p/480p/480i) 3 5 4 AUDIO DIGIT AL OUT (OPTICAL) AUDIO OUT VHF/UHF (V AR/FIX) AUD I O 56 4 0 9 qs qa qd 8 7 Left side Rear [...]

Getting Started 14 5 6 HDMI IN 6 HDMI/ R-A UDIO-L HDMI IN 7 HDMI HDMI (High-Def inition Multimedia Interface) provides an uncompr essed, all-digital audio/video interface between this TV and any HDMI-equipped audio/video equipment, such as a set-top box, D VD player , and A/V receiv er . HDMI supports enhanced, or high-def inition video, plus digit[...]

Getting Started 15 Getting Started Installing the TV Preventing the TV fr om T oppling Over Attaching the Support Belt 1 Screw the support belt (supplied) to the TV stand with a wood scre w (supplied). 2 Attach the support belt to the stand wi th the securing screw (supplied) using a coin, etc. 3 Adjust the length by pulling the support belt toward[...]

Getting Started 16 Bundling the Connecting Cables Y ou can bundle the connecting cables as illustrated below . Adjusting the Viewing Angle of the TV This TV can be adjusted within the angles sho wn below . Do not bundle the A C power cord with other conne cting cables. 1 2 3 When adjusting the angle, hold the stand w ith one hand to av oid slip pin[...]

Getting Started 17 Getting Started When Installing on a W all This TV can be installed on a wall by using a w all-mount bracket (sold separately). Be sure to use the specified W all-Mount Bracket (see page 3). Before mounting the TV on a wall, you must rem ov e the T able-T op Stand from the TV . F ollow the steps belo w to remove the T able-T op S[...]

Getting Started 18 Setting Up the Channel List – Initial Setup After you finish connecting the TV , you can run the Initial Setup to create a list of av ailable analog and digital channels. The Initial Setup screen appears when you turn o n the TV for the first time after hooking it up. If you do not want to set up the channels at this time, you [...]

19 Basic Oper ations Basic Operations Remote Contr ol Button Description 1 TV/VIDEO Press repeatedly to c ycle through the video inputs. See page 32 on setting up the video inpu t labels, including the Skip function. 2 SLEEP Press repeatedly until the TV displays the time in minutes (Off, 15, 30, 45 , 60, 90 or 120) that you want the TV to remain o[...]

Basic Oper ations 20 Program inf or mation in the guide is provided by the broadcasters. As a result, it ma y sometimes include only the channel number , witho ut a program title or description. Using the Program Options S etting The program options setting allo ws you to customize the program settings on the currently tuned channel. Each program h[...]

Basic Operations 21 Basic Oper ations Ch anging the Wide Screen Mode qf WIDE Press repeatedly to step through the Wide Mode settings: Wide Zoom , Nor mal , Full , Zoom . The Wide Mode settings can be also ac cessed in the Screen settings. See page 29. 4:3 Original source Standard definitio n source 16:9 Original source High definition source mm Wid[...]

Basic Oper ations 22 TV Contr ols 0 PIC OFF/TIMER ST ANDBY PO WER TV/VIDEO V OLUME MENU CHANNEL PO WER 12 3 4 5 Item Description 1 MENU Press to display MENU with TV fu nctions and settings (see “Ov erview of MENU” on page 23). 2 TV/VIDEO Press to cycle through the video input s. If you set a certain input to Skip in Label Video Inputs , then t[...]

23 Using the Menus Using the Menus Overview of MENU S elect from connected equipment MENU External Input s Analo g Fav orite s Di g ital Fav orite s Analo g Di g ital S ettin gs S elect: Exit: S et: MENU 1 2, 3 1 Press MENU on the remote. The MENU control panel appears. 2 Press V / v to high light the item. 3 Press to select an option. Press MENU t[...]

Using the Menus 24 MENU Description Exter nal Inputs The External Inputs feature lets you sele ct the external inputs connected to your TV . Y ou can also assign a label using Label Video Inputs in the Setup settings. (s ee page 32) Analog F av orites The Analog F avorites feature lets you select programs from a list of up to 16 fa vorite channels [...]

Using the Menus 25 Using the Menus Settings The Settings feature lets you enter the settings menu. Settings and adjustment s can be performed from the Settings menu. The information on v arious settings starts from page 26. Navigatin g Throug h Settings 1 Press MENU . 2 Select . 3 Highlight the item: Picture , Sound , Screen , Setup , PC Settings ,[...]

Using the Menus 26 Using the Picture Settings Option Description T arget Inputs Determines whether to apply the Picture settings to the current input only , or to all inputs. All Inputs Settings will be a pplied to All Inputs (ex: TV is showing V ideo 1. Changes to the picture settings affect TV , V ideo 1 - V ideo 7). All Inputs will ov err ide an[...]

Using the Menus 27 Using the Menus Noise Reduction Select to reduce the noise le vel of connected equi pment, and the VHF/UHF input. Select from A uto, High, Medium, Low and Off. Auto is only av ailable when you are watching analog channels. It is not av ail able when T arget Inputs is set to All Inputs. Advanced Settings A vailable only when Pictu[...]

Using the Menus 28 Using the Sound Settings Option Description T arget Inputs Determines whether to apply the Sound settings to the current inpu t only , or to all inputs. All Inputs Settings will be applied to All Inputs (ex: TV is sho wing V ideo 1. Changes to the sound settings affect TV , V ideo 1 - V ideo 8). All Inputs will ov err ide any set[...]

Using the Menus 29 Using the Menus Using the Screen Settings Option Description T arget Inputs Determines whether to apply the Screen settings to the current input only , or to all inputs. All Inputs Settings will be applied to All Inputs (ex: TV is sho wing V ideo 1. Changes to the screen settings af fect TV , V ideo 1 - V ideo 7). All Inputs will[...]

Using the Menus 30 Display Area Full Pixel Select to display the picture for 1 080i or 1080p sources in its original size when parts of the picture are cut off. Nor mal Select to display the picture in its origi nal size. -1/-2 Select to e nlarge the picture to hide the edge of the picture. Horizontal Center Allows you to move the position of the p[...]

Using the Menus 31 Using the Menus Using the Setup Settings Option Description Language Select to display all on-screen se ttings in your la nguage of choice: English, Español, F rançais. Caption Vision Allows you to select from several closed capti on modes (for programs that are broadcast with closed captioning). Some capt ion modes for digital[...]

Using the Menus 32 P arental Loc k The P arental Lock settings allo ws you to set up the TV to block programs accor ding to their content and rating le vels. Use 0-9 on the remote control to enter a four-digit passw ord. The first time you crea te a passw ord, conf ir m the password by entering it again. Loc k Off Tu r n P a rental Lock of f. No pr[...]

Using the Menus 33 Using the Menus A uto YC When connecting both VIDEO IN and S VIDEO IN, you can select the jack from which the TV receiv es the input signal. Th e TV is by defa ult set to receiv e S VIDEO input signals. 1 Press TV/VIDEO repeatedly until the de sired video input appears. 2 After selecting the A uto YC option, to watch the pictures[...]

Using the Menus 34 US Models: Selecting Custom P arental Lock Rating Options T o select custom rating op tions for the U.S., select U. S . A . in the Select Countr y setting (see page 32). Speaker On Select to turn on the TV speak ers. Off Select to turn of f the TV speakers a nd listen to the TV’ s sound only through your external audio recei ve[...]

Using the Menus 35 Using the Menus Canadian Models: Selecting Custom P arental Lock Rating Options T o select custom ratin g options for Canada, select Canada in the Select Country setting (see page 32). Viewing Bloc ked Programs Y ou can view block ed programs by entering the password. Press ENT when tuned to a blocked program, then enter the pass[...]

Using the Menus 36 Using the PC Settings Option Description Wide Mode Nor mal Select to display in the original image size. Full1 Select to enlar ge the picture to fill the display area, k eeping its original aspect ratio. Full2 Select to enlarge the picture to fill the display area. Wide Mode can also be accessed using th e WIDE button on the remo[...]

Using the Menus 37 Using the Menus Using the Analog Setup Settings Option Description F av o rite Channels Lets you set up a list of up to 16 of your fa vorite channels. 1 Press V / v to highlight a F av orite Channel number (1-16) that you w ant to make your Fa vorite Channel, then press to select it. 2 Press V / v to scroll throu gh the channels [...]

Using the Menus 38 Using the Digital Setup Settings Option Description Digital Channels F avorite Channels Lets you set up a list of up to 16 of your fav orite channels. 1 Press V / v to highlight a fav orite ch annel number (1-16) that you want to make your fa vorite channel. 2 Enter the number you wish to assign to the channel. Reset will remov e[...]

Using the Menus 39 Using the Menus Prog ramming Caption Vision If you selected the Program o ption under Cap tion Vision , you can change the following settings: Option Description Digital Setup Caption Vision Allows you to select from se veral closed-cap tion modes for digital channels. T o set Caption Visi on for analog channels, see page 31. On [...]

Using the Menus 40 Advanced Settings Allows you to make additional se ttings for digital (EIA-708) cl osed caption options. Select from As Broadcast , Small Te x t , Large Te x t and Custom . Custom ... Allows you to customize the following settings: Character Size Small, Standard, Large Character Style Style 1-7 Character Color C olor 1-8 Characte[...]

41 Other Information Other Inf ormation T r oubleshooting If you hav e additional questions, service needs, or require techn ical assistance related to the use of your Sony TV , please visit our website or call one of the following numbers: http://www .sony .com/TVsupport 1-800-222-SONY(7669) Prob lem P ossible Remedies No picture. No picture. ❑ [...]

Other Information 42 No sound/Noisy sound Good picture, no sou nd. ❑ Check the volume control. ❑ Press MUTING or VOL + so that “Muting” disappears from the screen (page 20). ❑ Disconnect your headphones. ❑ Set Speak er to On in the Setup settings (page 34). If it is set to Off , sound is not output from the TV’ s speakers regardless o[...]

Other Information 43 Other Information PC Input Signal Reference Chart Resolutio n Horizontal frequency (kHz) Ve r t i c a l frequency (Hz) Standard Signals Horizontal (Pixel) × V ertical (Line) VGA 640 × 480 31.5 60 VGA 640 × 480 37.5 75 VESA 720 × 400 31.5 70 VGA-T SVGA 800 × 600 37.9 60 VESA Gu idelines 800 × 600 46.9 75 VESA XGA 1024 × 7[...]

Other Information 44 T elevisi on syste m: Panel System: LCD (Liquid Crystal Displ ay) Panel Display resolution (horizontal × verti cal ): 1,920 dots × 1,080 lin es Screen Size (in inches): 46 VIDEO IN 1/2/3: S VIDEO (4-pin mini DIN) (VIDEO 1/2 only): Y : 1.0 Vp-p, 75 ohms unbalanced, sy nc negati ve C: 0.286 Vp-p (Burst si gnal), 75 ohms VIDEO: [...]

45 Inde x 4:3 Default 29 A A/V Sync 39 AC IN 14 Advanced Settings 27 Alternate Audio 20 Audio Out 34 AUDIO OUT jack, described 14 Auto Adjustment 36 Auto Program 18 , 37 , 38 Auto SAP, MTS setting 28 Auto Wide 29 Auto YC 33 B Backlight 26 Balance 28 Bass 28 BBE 28 Bilingual audio 28 Brightness 26 C Cable Described 34 With VCR, connecting 12 Cable h[...]

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