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© 2009 Sony Corporation 4-131-482- 12 (1) KDL- 52V55 00 KDL- 46V55 00 KDL- 40V55 00 KDL- 32V55 00 Operatin g Instructions LCD Digital C olour TV[...]
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2 GB Introduction Thank you for choosing this Sony product. Before operating the TV, please read t his manual thoroughly and retain it for future refe rence. Trademar k informat ion is a register ed trademark of the DVB Project HDMI, the HDMI logo and High- Definition Mu ltimedia Interf ace are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing [...]
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3 GB T abl e of Contents Start-up Guide 4 Safety Informa tion ........... ........... ................. ................ ................. ................. ................. ... .............. . 8 Precautions ..... ................. ........... ................. ................ ................. ................. ........... ................. ...[...]
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4 GB Start-up Guide Bef ore Use T o check the acces sorie s Mains lead/AC power cord (1 ) (KDL-52V5500/ 46V550 0/4 0V5500 o nly) Cabl e holde r (1) ( KDL-52 V5500/4 6V5500 /40V 5500 only) Stand (1) and screws (4) (KD L-46V 5500 /40V 5500/ 32V550 0 onl y) RM-G D007 Re mote (1) Size AA batt eri es (R6 t ype) (2) T o inser t batterie s into the re mot[...]
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5 GB Start-up Guide 2: Connecting an aerial/ antenna/cable /VCR Connecting a n aerial/ante nna/cable Connecting a n aerial/ante nna/cable and VCR ~ • Whe n conne cting an aerial /ante nna cabl e (not suppl ied), an ad apto r (not sup plied) ma y be requir ed (Aust ralia n mode l and New Zealand model onl y). 3: Preventing the TV fr om toppling ov[...]
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6 GB 4: Bundling the cables ~ • Do not bund le the mains lead/A C po wer cord together with othe r cables. • The illustration ma y dif fer from th at of the actual rear panel, and the mains lead/A C power cord may alre ady be conn ected, d epend ing on the sc reen size. 5: P er f orming the initia l set-up * The shapes of m ains plug/AC po wer [...]
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7 GB Start-up Guide Adjusting the vie wing angle of the TV This TV can be adjus ted within the angles shown below . Adjust the angl e left and right (swivel) Detaching the T able-T op Stand fr om the TV ~ • Remove the screws guided by the arro w marks of the TV . • Do not re mov e the T able-T op S tand fo r any reason other t han list ed below[...]
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8 GB Saf ety Informatio n Installation/Set-up Install and use the TV se t in accordance with the instructions below in order t o avoid any risk of fire, electrical shock or damage and/or injuries. Installation • The TV set should be installed near an easily access ible AC power outlet. • Place the TV set on a stabl e, level surf ace to avoid it[...]
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9 GB Broken p ieces: • Do not throw anything at the TV set. The screen glass may break by the impact and cause seriou s injury. • If the surface of the TV set cracks, do not touch it un til you have unplug ged the AC power cord. Otherwise elect ric shock may result. When not in use • If you will not be using the TV set for several days, the T[...]
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10 GB Remote and TV Co ntro ls/Indicators Remote and TV c ontrol s Buttons on the TV will work the same as tho se on the remote. * In the TV menu, th ese butt ons will work as F / f / G / g /. z •T h e n u m b e r 5 , N , PROG + and A UDIO butto ns on the re mote ha ve a tactile dot. Use the tactile dots as a reference when oper ating the TV . Bu[...]
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11 GB 4 F / f / G / g / Press F / f / G / g to mo v e the on -scre en cu rsor . Press to select/conf irm the highlighted item. When pl aying a p hoto f ile: Press F / G to select the pre vious f ile. Press f / g to select the ne xt f ile. When playin g a mus ic/vide o file : Press to pause/start the playb ack. Press an d hold G / g to fast forw ard[...]
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12 GB qf GUIDE / (EPG) Press to display the Digital Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) (page 17). For Ne w Zealand model, EPG is a vailable as an interactive service if provided by a broadca ster. qg (Fa v ourite) Press to display the Fav ourit e List that you hav e specified (pag e 18). qh Coloured button s When the colou red buttons are available, [...]
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13 GB wa A UDIO In analo gue mode: Press to chan ge the dual sound mode (page 3 4). In di git al mode : Press to cha nge the lang uage to be used f or the progr amme curren tly bei ng viewed (pa ge 40 ). ws BRA VIA Sync m / N / X / M / x : Y ou can operate the BRA VIA Sync-c ompat ible equip ment t hat i s connecte d to the TV . SYNC MENU: Displays[...]
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14 GB Operation Guide Example: P ress or RETURN (see 4 on page 11 or 6 on page 11). The operation guide provides help on how to operate the TV using the remote, and is displayed at the bottom of the scr een. Use the remot e bu ttons sho wn on the operati on guide. Indicator s Indic ator Description 1 Light senso r (page 31) Do n ot put an ythin g o[...]
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15 GB Watc hin g TV W at ching TV W atch ing 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 the TV front panel is red), press "/1 on the remo te to turn on the TV . 2 Press DIGIT AL/ANALOG to switch between digi tal and analog ue modes. The availabl e cha nn els var y de pend in g on t[...]
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16 GB T o acces s T e xt Press / . Each time you pr ess / , the display changes cy clically as follows: T ext and TV picture t Te x t t No T ext (e xit the T ext service) T o select a page, press the number b uttons or /. T o hold a page, press . T o reveal hi dde n inf orm atio n, p ress . ~ • T ext language di spla ys can be either En glis h, P[...]
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17 GB Watc hin g TV Using the Digital Electr onic Pr ogramme Guide (EPG) (A ustralian model and Singaporean m odel only) 1 In digital mode, press GU IDE . 2 Perf orm the desi red o perat ion as shown in the foll owing table or displayed on the screen. All Categories Previous Next 30 min view Category (Singaporean model) Digital Electronic Programme[...]
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18 GB Using the Fa v ourite List Analogue F av ourites The F av ourite feature lets you select programmes from a list of up to 16 f a vo urite channels that you s pecify . 1 In analog ue mode, press . 2 Perf orm the desi red o perat ion as shown in the foll owing table or displayed on the screen. Digi tal Fav our ites Y o u can specif y up to four [...]
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19 GB Watc hin g TV Add or remove channels in a Fa vourite list 1 Press th e blue bu tton. Go to ste p 2 when you ad d chann els for the first tim e or the Fa v ourite list is e mpty . 2 Press the yello w b utton t o select the Fa vourite list to edit . 3 Press F / f / G / g to select the channe l to ad d or remove, then press . W atch a ch annel 1[...]
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20 GB Using Optional Equipme nt Connecting Optional Equipm ent Y ou can conn ect a wide range of optional equipmen t to your TV . Digital still c amera Camcorder USB storage media Camcorder Headphones DVD player Blu-ray disc player Audio system PC (HDMI-output) PC Hi-Fi audio equipment Home theatre system with digital input Video game equipment DVD[...]
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21 GB Using Optio nal Equipment Connecting au dio-video equi pment (quali ty order , high to lo w) Connect to Connect with Description 4 HD M I IN 1 , 2 , 3 , or 4 HDMI cable Digit al vide o and audio signa ls are inpu t from the co nnected equip ment. In addi tion, whe n you conn ect the eq uipme nt that is compatible with control for HDMI , commu[...]
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22 GB Connecting ot her equipment Connect to Connect with Description 6 / P C IN P C cabl e with ferrite s, audio cable It is indisp ensable to us e a PC cable with ferrite cores. 7 LAN L AN cable Y o u can enjoy t he TV’ s network fea tures ( page 27) . 0 i Head phones Y ou can listen to TV so und throu gh head phon es.[...]
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23 GB Using Optio nal Equipment Viewing Pictures from Connected Equipment T urn on the connected equipment, then perfor m the follo wing operation. T o view two pictures simultaneously – T win Picture/PIP ( Picture in Picture) Y o u can vi ew two pict ures (e xternal or PC input and TV pr ogramme) on the screen simult aneously . Each time yo u pr[...]
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24 GB Play ing back Photo/Music/ Video via USB Y ou c an enj oy ph oto/m usic /vid eo files stor ed in a S ony dig ital stil l cam era o r cam cord er through a USB cable or USB stor age dev ice on your TV . 1 Connect a supported USB device to the TV . 2 Press HOME . 3 Press G / g to select “Photo, ” “Music, ” or “V ideo. ” 4 Press F / [...]
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25 GB Using Optio nal Equipment T o set the duration of displa ying a photograph Press OP TI ONS , then select “Duration” and press . Then, s elect the duration, and press . The counter app ears on the screen. T o return to the XMB™ Press RETURN . ~ • If the photograp h is selected from a USB de vice, it must remain connected to th e TV . ?[...]
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26 GB Using BRA VIA Sync wit h Control f or HDMI The control for HDMI f unction enables the TV to communicate with the connected equipment that is compatible wit h the function, using HDMI CEC ( Consumer Elect ronics Co ntrol). For e xample, b y connecting Son y equipment that is compatible with control f or HDMI (with HDMI cables), yo u can contro[...]
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27 GB Using Home Network Features Using Home Netw ork Fea tures W ith this TV , you can enjoy cont ents stored in DLN A-compatible devices on the home networ k. Devices that store and p rovide contents, s uch as photo/music/video files, are called “server . ” The TV recei ves the ph oto/music/video f iles from the server via the netw ork, and y[...]
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28 GB for playback. For details, refer to the instruction manual for the network device b eing used. Even files confor ming t o one of the file format s given abo ve cannot b e played i n some cases. • The fi le name an d folder nam e support on ly English. T o enjoy photog raphs, music and videos on the TV screen b y operating devi ces – Rende[...]
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29 GB Using Home Network Features Adjusting the Server Disp lay Sett in gs Y ou can select ho me networ k servers to be displayed on the Home Menu . Up to 10 serv ers can be displayed on the Home Menu automatically . 1 Set the server to allo w connections from the TV . For details on settings on the server , refer to the Operating Instructions supp[...]
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30 GB Using Menu Functions Navigating thr ough TV Home Menu on XMB™ The XMB™ (X rossMediaBar ) is a menu of BRA VIA fe atures and input sourc es displayed on th e TV screen. The XMB™ is an e asy way to select p rogram mes an d adjust se ttings on y our BRA VIA TV . 1 Press HOME to display the XM B™. 2 Press G / g to select the category . 3 [...]
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31 GB Using Men u Functions TV Settings Menu Use d to u pda te the T V ’ s sy stem software in the futu re . System Update Cloc k/Timers Sleep Time r Sets t he TV to aut omatical ly switc h to standby mo de after a cer tain amount of time. When “Sleep T imer” is acti va ted, the (Timer) indicator on the TV front panel lights up in o range. z [...]
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32 GB Name of current input (e.g. Video 1) Allo ws you to make custom setti ngs for the input. Picture Mode Sets a pict ure mod e. The opti ons that can be selec ted differ dependi ng on th e “Scene Sele ct” settings. Vivid Enhances picture con trast a nd sh arpness. Standar d F or sta ndard pict ures. R ecomm ended for h ome entertainme nt. Cu[...]
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33 GB Using Men u Functions Cinema Drive Provides i mproved pictur e movement when playin g D VD or VCR im ages ta ken on fi lm, re ducing pict ure blu r and graini ness . Au t o 1 Prov ides smooth er pictur e mov ement t han the o riginal fil m- based content. Use this setting for standard use. Au t o 2 Prov ides the or iginal f ilm-based content [...]
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34 GB V olume Offset Adjusts the v olume le vel o f the current inpu t relati ve to oth er inputs, whe n “T arget Inputs” is se t to the current input na me (e.g. V ideo 1). Surr ound Allows you to select the suitabl e surround effects depe nding on the genre of TV prog ramme (mo vie, s port , music , et c.) o r vide o gam e. The opti ons that [...]
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35 GB Using Men u Functions 4:3 Default Sets t he defau lt Wi de Mo de for 4:3 bro adcast s. Wide Zoom Enlar ges the 4 :3 pict ure to f ill the 1 6:9 screen, keeping the original image as muc h as possibl e. Normal Displays co n ventional 4:3 bro adcasts in th e correct prop ortion . Off Uses the setti ng that yo u specif ied in “ W ide Mode. ”[...]
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36 GB A udio Settings Speaker TV Speaker T urn s on an d outpu ts the TV ’ s s ound from t he TV sp eake rs. Au di o S y s t e m T urns off the TV speakers and ou tputs the TV’ s sound from external audi o equipm ent co nnected to the audio output sockets/jacks o n the TV . Audio Ou t V aria ble When using an external audio sy stem, volume outp[...]
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37 GB Using Men u Functions Video Label s Assigns an ico n or name to equipm ent conne cted to the side an d rear sockets/jack s. The icon an d name ap pear brie fly on the screen when you select the eq uipment. 1 Press F / f to select th e desired inp ut source, th en press . Skip Inputs For each input, sets wh ether or not to displa y on the Home[...]
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38 GB A uto Start-up Y ou can run the in itial set-up tha t appeare d when yo u first connected th e TV , and sele ct the lang uage and c ountr y/area , the region (Aus tralia n mod el o nly), or t une in all available channe ls again. Even if you have made the settin gs when yo u first connec ted the T V , you may n eed to change t he settings aft[...]
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39 GB Using Men u Functions Off T urns of f the “Intellige nt Picture” feature. Manual Progr amm e Preset T o preset a channel , press PROG +/– to select the programme nu mber, before selecti ng “Label , ” “AFT, ” “Audio Filter, ” “Skip, ” “LN A” or “Colour Sy stem. ” Y ou cannot select a program me numbe r that is set[...]
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40 GB Preferr ed Language Sets the la nguage to be used for a programm e. Some dig ital chan nels ma y broad cast sev era l audio langua ges f or a program me. Au di o Descriptio n Prov ides audio description (narration) of v isual inform ation, when such in formation is av ailable . Mixing Level Adjust s the TV mai n audio an d Audio Desc ript ion[...]
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41 GB Using Men u Functions P arental Loc k Singaporean m odel: Sets an age restri ction to viewing. T o vie w any programme rat ed for age s above the age you specif y , enter the correct P IN code. A ustralian mo del and Ne w Zealand m odel: Sets a parent al gui dance level. Programme s that exceed t he set level can onl y be watched after enteri[...]
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42 GB Networ k Settings Network IP Address Settings Manual Allo ws you to set the netw ork settin gs according t o your network environment . DHCP (DNS manual) Automatica lly acquires t he network setting s ex cept for DNS server setti ngs. Y ou can manually set the DNS setting s. DHCP (DNS automatic) Automatic ally acqui res the netwo rk settings [...]
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43 GB Additional Info rmation Additiona l Inf ormation Installi ng the Accessories (W all-Mount Brac ket) T o Custo mer s: For product pro tection and s afety reasons , Sony strong ly recommends that instal ling of your TV be performed b y Son y dealers or licensed con tract ors. Do not attempt to install it yours elf. T o Sony Deale rs and Contr a[...]
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44 GB Unit: mm Figures in the ab ov e table may dif fer slig htly depend ing on the install ation. The wall that the T V will be in stalled on should be c apable of su pporting a weight of a t least fou r times tha t of the TV . Refer to “Speci fications” (page 46) for its we ight. TV installat ion dimensions table Model Nam e Display dimensi o[...]
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45 GB Additional Info rmation Screw and Hook locati ons diagram/tabl e Model Nam e Scre w locat ion Hook lo cation SU-WL5 00 SU-WL50B SU-W L500 SU-WL50B KDL-52V5500/46V5500/40V5500 d, g d, i b KDL-32V5500 e, g e, h c Screw l ocation When in stalling the Mounting Hoo k on the TV . Hook locati on When i nstalli ng th e TV ont o the Base Br acket . b [...]
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46 GB Specificati ons Model name KDL-32V5500 KDL-40V5500 KDL-46V 5500 KDL-52V5500 System Panel system LCD (Liquid C rystal Display) Panel TV system Analogue: B/G, I, D/K Digital: DVB-T Colo ur/ video sy ste m Analogue: P AL , P AL60 (only video inpu t), SECAM, NTSC3.58, NTSC 4.43 (only video input) Digital: MPEG-2 MP@ML/HL (Austra lian model), MPEG[...]
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47 GB Additional Info rmation Design and specif ications are subject to chan ge without notice. PC input signa l reference chart for PC and HDMI IN 1, 2, 3, 4 * 1080p timing when a pplied to th e HDMI input will be treated as a video ti ming and not a PC timing. Th is affects the “V ideo Settin gs” menu and “S creen” me nu settin gs. T o vi[...]
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48 GB T r oubleshooting Check whether the 1 (st andby) indicator i s flashing i n red. When the 1 (s tandby ) indicator is flashing The self-diagnosis function is activ ated. 1 Count how many times t he 1 (standby) indi cator flash es between each two second break. For example, the indicator may f lash three times , go of f fo r two seconds , then [...]
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49 GB Additional Info rmation No p ictu re fr om th e conn ect ed equip ment appea rs on the screen. • Turn the con necte d equipm ent on . • Ch eck th e cable conn ection. • Press to disp lay the l ist of inpu ts, then select t he desired in put. • Correctly insert th e memory ca rd or oth er storage d evice in the dig ital still camera. ?[...]
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50 GB Chan ges o n the ser ver are not being a pplied or disp layed content differs from content on the server . • Som etimes ch anges ar e not app lied t o displa ys on th e TV even though conten t has be en adde d and/or dele ted on the server . If th is hap pens, go back up on e lev el and tr y openin g the folder or server again. Phot o, musi[...]
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51 GB Index Numerics 1 Digit Direc t 38 14:9 16 4:3 Defau lt 35 A-G Add to Slideshow 24, 28 Adv. Cont rast Enhan cer 33 Adva nced S ett ings 33 AFT 39 Analogue Set-up 38 Audi o Fil ter 39 Audi o Out 36 Audi o Set ting s 36 Audio Se t-up 39 Auto Adjustm ent 35 Auto Cloc k Update 31 Auto Li ght Limit er 33 Auto S Video 37 Auto St art-up 38 Auto Tuni [...]
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Printed in Malaysia * 413148212 * 4-131-482- 12 (1) Customer Suppor t: Instruct ions on “Installing the W all-Mount Brack et” are not supplied in the form of a separate leaflet with this TV . These inst allation instructions are included within this T V’ s instructions m anual.[...]