Sony KDL-52X2000 manual

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    © 2006 Sony Corporation LCD Digital Colour TV 2-698-671- 13 (1) Operating Instructions Before operati ng t he TV , please read the “Safety inf or mation” section of this manual. Retain this manual f or future ref erence. For useful inf orm ation about Sony products KDL -52X2 000 KDL -46X2 000 KDL -40X2 000[...]

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    2 GB NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM A moulde d plug com plying wit h BS1363 is fitte d to this equipm ent for your safety and conve nience . Should the fuse in the p lug supplied need t o be re placed w ith the same ra ting of fuse ap proved by A STA or BSI to BS 1362 (i.e., marked with or ) must be used. When an alternative type of plu[...]

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    3 GB Tabl e of Cont ents Safety info rmation .................. ............. ............. .................... ............. ............ .................... ........ 9 Precauti ons ................ ............ ............. .................... ............. ............. ................... ............. ...... 12 Overview of the remote .....[...]

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    4 GB Start-up Guide 1: Chec king th e accessories Remote RM -ED006 (1) Size AA b atteries (R6 typ e) (2) Mains lead (Type BF) (1 ) • For models with ferrite co res, do not rem ove these core s. Coaxial c able (1) PC cab le (1) Cabl e holder (1) Suppor t belt (1) and sc rews (2) Stand (1) and scr ews (4) (only for KDL-40 X200 0) To in sert batter [...]

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    5 GB Start-u p Guide 2: Attachin g the stand (only for KDL-40X20 00) 1 Place the TV onto the stand by aligning the screw hole alignment lines over the stand as shown. 2 Fix the TV to the stand using the supplie d screw s. Notes • This TV is very hea vy, so two or mor e people should place the T V on th e stan d. • If usi ng an el ectr ic dr ill[...]

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    6 GB 4: Preventing th e TV from topp ling o ver 5: Bund ling th e cable s 6: Selecting the language and country/ region 1 Connect the TV to your mains socket (220-240 V AC, 50 Hz). 2 Press 1 on the TV (right s ide). When yo u switch o n the TV for t he first time, the Languag e menu appea rs on the screen . 2 3 1 1 2 3,4 3,4 2[...]

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    7 GB Start-u p Guide When t he TV is in standby mo de (the 1 (standby ) indicator on the TV (front) is red), press TV "/1 on the re mote to switch on the TV. 3 Press F / f / G / g to select the language displayed on the menu screens, then press . 4 Press F / f to select the country/region i n which you will operate the TV, then press . If the [...]

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    8 GB 3 When the Programme Sorting menu appears on the screen, follow the steps of “Programme Sorting” (page 35). If you do not change the order in which the analogue channels are stored on the TV, go to step 4. 4 Press MENU to exit. The TV has now tuned in all the available channels. Note When a di gital br oadcast c hannel c annot be re ceived[...]

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    9 GB Safety info rmati on Mains le ad • Observ e the followings to pr event the mains lead being damaged. If the ma ins lead is damaged, it may result in a fire or an electric sh ock. – Unplug th e mains lead wh en moving the T V set. – When you disconne ct the mains l ead, disconne ct it from the ma ins socket fi rst. – Be sure to grasp th[...]

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    10 GB Venti lation • Never cover th e ventil ation holes or insert any thing in the cabinet . It may cause over heati ng and res ult in a fir e. • Unles s proper ventila tion is prov ided, the TV set may gather dust and get dirty. Fo r proper vent ilation, obser ve the fo llowing: – Do not install the TV set turned backwards or sideways. – [...]

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    11 GB Water and mois tur e • Do no t use th is TV set near wate r – for exam ple, near a ba thtub or shower room. Also do not expo se to rain, mois ture or smoke. This may resu lt in a fir e or an e lectric shock. • Do not touch the mai ns lead an d the TV set with wet hands. Do ing so may cause an elec tric shock or dama ge to the T V set. M[...]

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    12 GB Precautions Viewi ng th e TV • To view the T V comforta bly, the rec ommen ded viewi ng positio n is from four to seven times the scree n’s vertical leng th a way fr om the TV s et. • To obtain a cl ear pict ure, do no t expose th e screen t o direct illumination or direct sunlight. If possible , use spot light ing directe d down from t[...]

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    13 GB Overview of the remot e 1 TV "/1 – TV st andby Swi tches the TV on and of f from standby mode. 2 Number bu ttons • In TV mode: Se lects c hannels . For cha nnel numb ers 1 0 and above , enter the second and th ird digit quick ly. • In Analogu e Text mode : Enter s the three digit page num ber to sele ct the page . 3 – Pr evious c[...]

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    14 GB wa "/1 Swi tches on or off the op tional equ ipmen t selec ted from the fun ction bu ttons. ws Functio n buttons Enab les y ou to oper ate t he cor respon ding e quip ment. For detai ls, see “Progr amming the remote ” on page 44. wd DVD /VCR oper ati ng butt ons • . : Replays the current progra mme from the prev ious chapter mar k [...]

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    15 GB Overview of the TV buttons and indicators Note Make sure that the TV is comp letely swit ched of f before u nplugging the mains lead. Unplugging the mains lead while the TV is turned on may c ause th e indica tor to remain li t or may cause t he TV to ma lfuncti on. 1 1 – Power Switches the TV on or off. 2 PROG +/-/ / • I n TV mode: Sele [...]

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    16 GB Watc hing TV 1 Press 1 on the TV (right side) to switch on the TV. When the TV i s in standb y mode (the 1 (s ta ndby) indicator on the TV (front) is red), press TV "/1 on the re mote to switch on the TV. 2 Press DIGITAL to switch to digital mode or ANALOG to switch to analogue mode. The chan nels av ailab le vary d ependin g on the mode[...]

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    17 GB Watching T V To acce ss Digital Te xt Many br oadcas ters prov ide a Digit al Text serv ice. Digital T ext offers graph ically rich co ntents, compared t o Analogue T ext. Select a digital cha nnel which provides Dig ital Text, then press / . When a br oadcas ter prov ides a dedi cate d Digital Text channel, select this channel to a ccess Dig[...]

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    18 GB To use the T ools menu Press TOOLS to d isplay the foll owing optio ns when viewi ng a TV pro gramme. * This option a ppears only if “ i Speake r Link” is set to “Off” (p age 32 ). To view two pic tures simultan eously – PAP (Pictur e and Pictu re) You can view t wo pictu res (external in put and TV programme) on the screen simulta [...]

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    19 GB Watching T V Checking the Digita l Electronic Program me Guide (EPG) * 1 In digital mode, press to display the Digital Electronic P rogramme Guide (EPG). 2 Perform the desired operation, as shown in the following table. Note Programm e informat ion will on ly be displaye d if the TV station is transm itting it. * This func tion may not be ava[...]

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    20 GB Tip You can al so display th e Digital El ectroni c Programme Guide (EPG) by selecting “D igital EPG ” in the “ME NU” (page 23). Set a prog ramme t o be di spla yed automatic ally on the sc reen when it starts – Remin der 1 Press F / f / G / g to selec t the future progra mme you w ant to dis play . 2 Press . 3 Press F / f to sele c[...]

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    21 GB Watching T V Using the Digital Fa vourite l ist * The Favo urite f eature allows you t o select progra mmes from a list of up to 20 channels y ou specify. To di splay the Fa vourite list, se e “Navigating thro ugh men us” (page 2 3). * This func tion may not be availa ble in some co untries . Digital Favourite list To D o t h i s Create y[...]

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    22 GB Viewing pictures from connected equ ipment Switch on the con nected equipment , then perfor m one of the follow ing oper ation. For eq uipmen t conn ecte d to the scart s ocket s usin g a fully- wired 21-pi n scart lead (p age 43) Start p layback on t he conn ected equipme nt. The pict ure from th e connect ed equip ment app ears on the scree[...]

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    23 GB Using MENU Funct ions Navigating throu gh menus “MENU” allows y ou to enjoy various conven ient features of thi s TV. You ca n easily select channels or inputs so urces and change t he setti ngs for yo ur TV. 1 Press MENU to display the menu. * This func tion may not be available in so me countries. 2 Press F / f to s elect an option . 3 [...]

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    24 GB Picture menu You can select the op tions listed be low on the Picture menu. 1 Press F / f to s elect “Settings” on MENU, then press . 2 Press F / f to s elect a menu icon, then press . 3 Press F / f / G / g to select an option. T arget Inputs For the inp ut currently b eing vie wed, select wheth er to use the c ommon setting or to set eac[...]

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    25 GB Using MENU Funct ions Colour T emperature Adjusts the whiteness of the picture. “Cool”: Giv es the white c olours a b lue tint. “Neutral”: Giv es the white co lours a neutral tint. “Warm 1”/“W arm 2”: Gives the whi te colours a red tin t. “Warm 2” gives a redder tint than “Warm 1”. Tip “Warm 1 ” and “Wa rm 2” c[...]

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    26 GB Advanced Settings Customiz es the Pic ture funct ion in mor e detail. When you set “ Picture Mode ” to “Custom”, you can set/cha nge these settings. “Reset”: Resets all the adva nced settings to the factory se ttings. “Black Corrector ”: Enhances black areas of the pict ure for stronger contrast . “Adv. Cont rast Enhance r?[...]

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    27 GB Using MENU Funct ions Sound menu You can sele ct the opt ions l iste d belo w on the So und menu. To select options in “Settings”, refe r to “Picture menu” (page 24). T arget Inputs For the inp ut currently b eing vie wed, select wheth er to use the c ommon setting or to set each item se parately. “Common”: App lies com mon settin[...]

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    28 GB Tip Sound men u options other than “Dual Sound” cann ot be used for head phones and a udio outpu t sockets. Dual Sound Selects the so und from the s peaker for a stereo or bi lingual bro adcast. “Stereo”, “Mono”: For a stereo broa dcast. “A”/“B”/“M ono”: For a bilingu al broadcast , select “A” for sou nd chann el 1[...]

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    29 GB Using MENU Funct ions Screen menu You can select t he options lis ted below on the Sc reen menu. To select options in “Settings”, refe r to “Picture menu” (page 24). T arget Inputs For the inp ut currently b eing vie wed, select wheth er to use the c ommon setting or to set each item se parately. “Common”: App lies com mon setting[...]

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    30 GB Vertical Shi ft Adjusts the vertica l position of the picture when the screen format is set t o “Smart”, “Zoom” o r “14:9 ”. Vertic al Size Adjusts the ve rtical size of the pict ure when the scree n format is set to “S mart”.[...]

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    31 GB Using MENU Funct ions Set-up menu You can select th e options listed below on the Se t-up menu. To select options in “Settings”, refe r to “Picture menu” (page 24). Timer Sett ings Sets the timer to switch o n/off the TV. Slee p Timer Sets a perio d of time after wh ich the T V automaticall y switches itself in to standby mode. When t[...]

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    32 GB Film Mode Provides smo other picture movem ent when playing DVD or VCR imag es taken on film, reducin g pic ture blu r and gra inine ss. “Auto 1 ”: For a stable picture with m inimal noise. S et to “Auto 2” if the scree n is part ially de grade d. “Auto 2 ”: Use this set ting for standa rd use. “Off”: Turns off the Film mode. [...]

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    33 GB Using MENU Funct ions AV Set-up menu You can selec t the options listed b elow on the AV Set- up menu. To select optio ns in “Setting s”, refer to “Picture menu” (page 24). A V Preset Assigns a name to any equipm ent conn ected t o the side and rear sockets. T he name will be d isplayed bri efly on th e screen when th e equipment is s[...]

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    34 GB Colour Matrix Usua lly used i n the factor y setting (AV1/2/ 3/7 (Compo site and S v ideo input sig nal) is set to “I TU601”, and AV4/5 /6/7 ( Compon ent in put sign al) is set to “Aut o”). If the tone of the pic ture from the in put source is un natural, sel ect either “ITU60 1” or “ITU70 9”, wh ich no rmalizes the to ne.[...]

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    35 GB Using MENU Funct ions Analogue Set -up men u You can sele ct the opt ions l isted be low on the Anal ogue Set -up menu . To sele ct option s in “Settings”, refer to “Picture menu” (page 24). 1 Digit Direct When “1 Digit Direct” is set to “On” , you can select an analo gue channel using on e prese t numb er button (0 - 9) on th[...]

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    36 GB Manual Programme Preset Before selectin g “Label”/ “AFT”/“Audi o Filter”/“S kip”/“Deco der”, press P ROG +/- to select the progr amme num ber with the ch annel. You cannot select a pro gramme number that is set to skip (page 37). Progra mme / Sys tem / Channe l Presets program me channel s manually. 1 Press F / f to select[...]

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    37 GB Using MENU Funct ions Skip Skips un used anal ogue c hannels when you p ress PROG +/- to sel ect cha nnels. (You can still se lect a skipp ed channel using the num ber butto ns.) Decoder Views and records t he scramble d channel selected when u sing a decod er connected directly t o scart connect or / 1, o r to sca rt conn ector / 2 via a VCR[...]

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    38 GB Digital Set -up menu You can sele ct the options li sted below on the Digital Set-up menu. To select optio ns in “Settings”, refer to “Picture menu” (page 24). Note Some f unc tion s may not be avai labl e in so me cou ntr ies. Digital Settings Displays the “ Digital Settin gs” menu. Subtitle Setting Displays digi tal subtitles on[...]

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    39 GB Using MENU Funct ions Techni cal S et-up Displa ys the Techni cal Se t-up menu . “Auto S ervice Update”: Enables the TV to d etect and store new digita l services as they beco me avail able. “Software Down load”: Enables th e TV to automatic ally receive software updates free thr ough yo ur ex istin g aerial (whe n issued) . It is r e[...]

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    40 GB PC Settings menu You can sele ct the opt ions l iste d below on the PC Settings m enu when th e TV is conne cted to a PC. 1 Press / repeatedly until PC appears on the screen. 2 Press MENU to display the PC settings menu. Note When you c onnect a PC to your TV fo r the first time, you may need to adjust the scre en displa y. In such cases, p e[...]

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    41 GB Using MENU Funct ions Others Auto Adjustment Automatic ally adjusts the display po sition, phase and pitch of the picture when the TV receives an i nput signal from a connected P C. Tip Auto Adjustment may not work wel l with some input signa ls. In such cases, manually ad just “Phas e”, “Pitc h”, “H orizonta l Shift ” and “Vert[...]

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    42 GB Connecting opt ional equ ipment Tip You can sel ect the side socket inp ut signals by set ting “AV 7 Input” in the “ AV Set-up” me nu (page 33 ). Using Optional Equipment You can con nect a wi de rang e of opti onal eq uipment to your T V. Conne cting ca bles are not suppl ied. Connectin g to the TV ( side) S VHS/Hi8/DVC camcor der He[...]

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    43 GB Using Opti onal Equip ment Connectin g to the TV ( rear) 6 5 L R IN IN L R PC OPTICAL OUT DVD player Decode r DVD recorder VCR Vi deo game equipmen t DVD play er Dig it al r ec eiv er Deco der PC Hi-Fi audi o equipme nt DVD pl ayer with compo nent out put VCR Dig ital au dio (PCM) componen t DVD player T o connect Do t his Dig ita l rec eiver[...]

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    44 GB Progra mming t he remo te T h i s r e m o t e i s p r e s e t t o o p e r a t e S o n y T V s , m o s t S o n y DVDs, VCRs and AMPs (Home Theatre, etc.). To control VCRs and DVDs of other manu facturers (and some other Sony VCR, DVD and AMP models), do the follo wing procedure to programme the remot e. Note Before yo u start, look up t he thr[...]

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    45 GB Using Opti onal Equip ment DVD br and list DVD Player DVD/VCR Player DVD recorder AUX S ony system s bra nd list DAV Home Theatre System AV receiver Digital terrestri al receiver Brand Code SONY 001 , 029, 030, 036, 037, 03 8, 039, 0 40, 041, 042, 04 3, 044 , 053, 054, 055 AIW A 021 AKAI 032 DEN ON 018, 027, 020, 002 GR UNDIG 009, 028, 0 23, [...]

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    46 GB Specification s Displa y Unit Pow er Requ irem ents: 220–240 V AC, 50 Hz Screen Size: KDL-5 2X2000: 52 inche s (Approx. 132.2 cm measured diagonal ly) KDL-4 6X2000: 46 inche s (Approx. 116.8 cm measured diagonal ly) KDL-4 0X2000: 40 inche s (Approx. 101.6 cm measured diagonal ly) Display Resolution: 1,920 dot s (horizontal ) × 1,080 li nes[...]

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    47 GB Addi tiona l In format ion Sound Ou tput 11 W + 1 1 W Supplie d Access ories Refer to “1: Ch eckin g the accesso ries” on pag e 4. Optional Ac cessories • Wall-Mount Bracket SU-WL51 •T V s t a n d S U - F L 6 1 • Colour V ariat ion Uni t CRU-52 X1 (for KDL-5 2X2000) CRU-46 X1 (for KDL-4 6X2000) CRU-40 X1 (for KDL-4 0X2000) Design an[...]

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    48 GB Troubleshooti ng Check wh ether the 1 (standby) indicat or is fl ashing i n red. When i t is flas hing The self-diagno sis function is activated. 1 Count ho w man y 1 ( standby ) indicat or flashes between each two second break. For exampl e, the indi cator f lash es three times, then ther e is a two se cond b reak, fo llow ed by ano ther th [...]

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    49 GB Addi tiona l In format ion Sound Pro blem Cause/Re medy No s ound, but good picture • Press 2 +/ – or % (Mute). • Check that “S peaker” is set to “On” in the “Set-up” menu (page 32). Noisy so und • See “Picture no ise” causes /remed ies on page 4 8. Channels Pro blem Cause/Re medy The de sire d chan nel c annot be sele[...]

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    50 GB Index Numerics 1 Digit Dir ect 35 14:9 17 4:3 Defau lt 29 4:3 17 A Adv ance d Se tting s 26 Aerial, conn ecting 5 AFT 36 All Reset 32 Anal ogue Set-up menu 35 Anal ogue Text 17 Audio Filter 36 Audio Langu age 38 Audio Out 32 Audi o Type 38 Auto Adjustme nt 41 Auto Cloc k Set 18 , 22 Auto Format 29 Auto Start-up 31 Auto Tuni ng analog ue an d [...]

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    51 GB Addi tiona l In format ion T Target Inputs picture 24 screen 29 sound 27 Techni cal Set-u p 39 Timer ( ) indicato r 15 Timer l ist 20 Timer R EC 19 Timer Se tting s 31 Tools 18 , 22 Trebl e 27 V VCR connec ting 5 recordi ng 19 Ver tical Sh ift 30 , 41 Vertical Size 30 Volume O ffset 27 W Wide 17 Z Zoom 17[...]

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    Printed in Spain 269867113 2-69 8 -671- 13 (1) KDL- 52X2000 KDL- 46X2000 KDL- 40X2000[...]