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    KDL-W40A12U © 2005 Sony Corporation Printed in Spain LCD Digital Colour TV 2-629-160- 13 (1) KDL-W40A12U KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) P ANT ONE 320 2-629-160- 13 (1) Operating I nstructions Before operat ing the TV , please read the “Saf ety information” section of t his manual. Retain this manual for future reference. 000COV.fm Page 1 Friday[...]

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    2 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS A moulde d plug com plying with BS1 363 is fitte d to this equipm ent for your safety and conve nience . Shoul d the fu se in t he plu g suppli ed ne ed to be re placed , a 13 AMP fuse approve d by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362 (i.e., marked wi th or ) must be used. When an alternative type of plug is u[...]

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    3 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Tabl e of Cont ents Safety info rmation .................. ............. ........ 4 Precauti ons ......... ................... ............. ........ 7 Disposal of the TV set.......... ............. .......... ....... 7 Overview of the remote .............. ............. . 8 Overview of the TV buttons and indicators [...]

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    4 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Safety info rmati on Mains le ad • Unp lug th e mai ns le ad when m oving t he TV set. Do not move the TV s et with the ma ins lead plug ged in. It may damage t he mains l ead and result in fire or electric shock . • If you damage the mains lead, it may result in fire o r electri c shock . – Do not pinch , bend[...]

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    5 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) • When i nstalli ng the T V set on th e wall, leave at least 10 cm sp ace from t he botto m of t he TV set . • Never install th e TV set as follows: Ventilat ion hole s Do not inser t anythin g in the ventil ation hole s. If m eta l or liq uid is inse rted in the se holes, it may result in fire or e lectric shock[...]

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    6 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Damage requi ring ser vice If the surface of the TV set crac ks, do not touch it unt il you have u nplugg ed the m ains lea d. Othe rwise electr ic shoc k may resu lt. Servicing Do n ot open t he c abin et. Entr ust the TV set to qualified service personne l only. Small acce ssories remo val and fittable Keep acces s[...]

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    7 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Precautions LCD Sc reen • Although the LC D screen is ma de with high-pr ecision techno logy an d 99.99% or more o f the pixel s are ef fective , black d ots may a ppear or bright po ints of light (red, blue , or green) m ay appea r constant ly on the L CD screen. This is a st ructural proper ty of the LCD pane l a[...]

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    8 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Overview of the remot e 1 TV " / 1 – TV sta ndby Swit ches off the TV temp orari ly, and on from stan dby mode. 2 Media sel ector (pag e 37) Selects whic h equipment you want to operate. A green light will be momentarily lit to sh ow whic h one yo u have selec ted. 3 ANAL OG – Ana logue mo de (pag e 14) 4 / [...]

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    9 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Overview of the TV buttons and indicators 1 1 – Power Switches the TV on or off. 2 PROG +/-/ / • In TV mode: Selects t he next (+) or previous (-) chan nel. • In TV menu: Moves thro ugh the opti ons up () o r d o w n () . 3 2 +/-/ / • I ncreas es (+) o r decr eases (- ) the volume. • In TV menu: Moves thro [...]

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    10 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) 1: Chec king th e accessories Remote RM -ED001 (1) Size AA b atteries (R6 typ e) (2) Coaxial c able (1) Mains lead (Type BF) (1 ) Bundlin g band (1) and s crew (1) 2: Inse rting batte ries into the remo te Notes • Obser ve the correc t polarity whe n insertin g batterie s. • Dispo se of batteries in a n environm[...]

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    11 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Getting S tarted 3: Connecti ng an aerial/VCR 1 Connect your aerial to the socket on the rear of the TV. If conn ecting to an aerial only Go to s tep 3. 2 Connect your VCR. 1 Conn ect the so cket on t he rear of the TV to the input socket on your VCR with the RF lead. 2 Connect t he scart socket o n your VCR to the [...]

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    12 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) 4: Preventing th e TV from topp ling o ver For addition al stability, th e anchor attachm ents on the back of the TV can be used to secure the TV to a wall. (Do not re move the ancho r attachments. ) 1 Run suitable cables through the holes of both anchor attachments on the back of the TV. 2 Anchor the cables to a st[...]

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    13 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Getting S tarted 6: Auto-t uning the TV When yo u switch on the T V for th e first t ime, a message con firming the TV start aut o-tuning ap pears on the screen. You must tune t he TV to receive cha nnels (TV broadcasts). Do the followi ng to search and store all availabl e channel s. 1 Pres s OK to sel ect “Yes ?[...]

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    14 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Watc hing TV 1 Press 1 on the TV (right side) to switch on the TV. When the TV is in standb y mode (the 1 (s tand by) indicator on the TV (front) is red), pre ss TV " / 1 on the re mote to switch on the TV. 2 Press DIGITAL to switch to digital mode or ANALOG to switch to analogu e mode. The chann els avai lable[...]

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    15 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Watching T V To acce ss Digital Te xt Many br oadcast ers prov ide a Digital Text serv ice. Digital T ext offers graphi cally rich cont ents, compared t o Analogue Tex t. Select a digital chan nel which pro vides Digital Te xt, then press / . When a br oadcas ter prov ides a dedica ted Di gital Te xt channel, select[...]

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    16 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Checking the Digita l Electronic Program me Guide (EPG) 001 002 003 006 007 008 009 014 024 029 030 040 BBC ONE W ales BBC 2W ITV 1 W ales ITV 2 BBC THREE Channel 4 Teletext E4 price-drop.tv UKTV FOOD CBBC Channel BBC NEWS 24 Thu 27 May All Categories Select: Action list: +/- 1 day on/off: Thu 27 May 10:31 10:30 11:[...]

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    17 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Watching T V Set a progra mme to b e disp layed automatic ally on the sc reen when it st arts – Remin der 1 Press M / m / < / , to se lect the f uture progr amme y ou w ant to dis play . 2 Press OK. 3 Press M / m to s elect “Reminder”. 4 Press OK to automatic ally displ ay th e selecte d progr amme when t h[...]

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    18 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Using the Favour ite list To D o t h i s Create your Fav ourite l ist for the f irst t ime A message appears aski ng if you want t o add channels to the Fa vourite list when you p ress for the f irst time. 1 Pres s OK to se lect “ Y es”. 2 Press M / m to s elect the channel y ou want to a dd, then p ress OK. If [...]

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    19 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Using the Menu Viewing pictures from connected equ ipment Switch on the con nected equipment , then perfor m one of the followin g oper ation. For eq uipmen t conn ecte d to the scart s ockets us ing a fully-wired 2 1-pin scart lea d Start p layback on the conn ected equipme nt. The pict ure from th e connect ed equ[...]

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    20 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) The f ollowin g optio ns ar e availa ble in e ach menu . For detai ls on navi gating t hroug h menus, see p age 19. Also, se e page in pa rentheses fo r detail s of each m enu. Note The opt ions y ou can adjust vary d ependin g on t he situ ation. Only the opt ions that can be op erated are di splayed. Over view of [...]

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    21 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Using the Menu Picture Adjust ment menu Selects t he picture mod e. 1 Press OK to select “Mo de”. 2 Press M / m to s elect one of the f ollowing picture modes, the n press O K. Vivid: For en hanced pict ure contrast an d sharpne ss. Standard: For stand ard pictu re. Recom mended for h ome entert ainment. Custom:[...]

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    22 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Reduces th e picture noise (sn owy picture) in a wea k broadcast sig nal. 1 Press OK to select “No ise Reduc tion”. 2 Press M / m to s elect one of the f ollowing, then press OK. Auto: Auto matically r educes the pictu re noise. High/Low/Off: Mod ifies the effect of the noise red uction. CNR: Reduces the p ictur[...]

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    23 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Using the Menu Sound Adjustm ent menu 1 Press O K to sel ect “Effect”. 2 Press M / m to s elect one of the f ollowing sound effects, t hen pres s OK. Off: Flat response. Natural : Enhances cl arity, detail, and sound pre sence by using “BBE High Definit ion Sound S ystem *1 ”. Dynamic : Intensifies clarity a[...]

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    24 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Selects the so und from the speak er for a stereo or bilingu al broadcas t. 1 Press O K to se lect “ Dual Sound ”. 2 Press M / m to s elect one of the f ollowing, then press OK. Stereo, Mo no: For a stereo broadca st. A/B/Mono: Fo r a bilingua l broadcast, select “A” for soun d channel 1, “B” for sound c[...]

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    25 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Using the Menu Scree n Control me nu Automatical ly changes t he screen format acco rding to the broad cast signal . 1 Press OK to select “Au to Format”. 2 Press M / m to s elect “On ”, then pres s OK. To keep y our setting, select “Off”. Tips • Even if you have se lected “O n” or “Off” in “A[...]

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    26 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Features m enu Reduces the power c onsump tion of t he TV. 1 Press O K to s elect “ Power Sa ving”. 2 Press M / m to s elect “ Reduce”, then pres s OK. Switches on/off t he TV’s internal speakers. 1 Press O K to sel ect “ Speaker”. 2 Press M / m to s elect “On ” or “Off”, then press OK. On: The[...]

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    27 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Using the Menu Switches off the picture . You can still listen to the so und with the picture off. 1 Press O K to select “Picture Off”. 2 Press M / m to s elect “On ,” then pres s OK. The (Picture Off) indicator on the TV (front) lights up in green. To restore the picture, press any but tons (except 2 +/- an[...]

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    28 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Timer me nu Sets a period of time after which the TV automatic ally switches itself into standby mode. 1 Press O K to sel ect “ Sleep Time r”. 2 Press M / m to s elect the desire d time perio d (“30m in”/“60 min”/“90mi n”/ “120min ”), then press OK . The (Timer) indicator on the TV (f ront) light[...]

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    29 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Using the Menu Set Up menu Starts th e “first time operation menu” to tune in all a vailable di gital and an alogue cha nnels. Usually , you do no t need to do t his oper ation bec ause th e channe ls will hav e been alr eady tuned wh en the TV was first install ed (page 13). However, this op tion allows yo u to[...]

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    30 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Assi gns a channe l name of your choice up to fiv e letter s or number s. The name will be displayed briefly on th e screen when t he channe l is selected . (Names for chan nels are usu ally taken au tomatically from Analogue Te xt (if available ).) 1 Press O K to sel ect “Pr ogramme Labels” . 2 Press M / m to s[...]

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    31 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Using the Menu Option Description Programme Pr esets p rogram me chann els ma nually . 1 Press M / m to select “Prog ramme ”, then press OK. 2 Press M / m to select the prog ramme n umber y ou want to man ually tune (i f tuning a VCR, se lect cha nnel 0), then pre ss < . 3 Press M / m to select “Chann el”[...]

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    32 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Displays the “Digital Set Up” m enu. You can ch ange/set the dig ital settings usin g this menu. 1 Press O K to select “Digital Set Up”. 2 Press M / m to s elect the desired i con below , then pres s OK. 3 Press M / m to s elect one of the f ollowing options, t hen pres s OK. Skip Skips unuse d analogu e cha[...]

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    33 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Using the Menu Progr amme List E dit Removes any unwanted digital channels st ored on the TV , a nd chang es th e orde r of th e digi tal ch annel s sto red on the TV . 1 Press M / m to select the c hannel y ou wa nt to remo ve or mov e to a ne w positio n. If you know the channe l number (freque ncy) Press the n um[...]

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    34 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) P arental Lo ck Sets a n age restri ction for pro grammes. Any programme that exceed s the age re stric tion can only be watc hed afte r a PIN Code is ente red correc tly . 1 Press the num ber buttons to ente r your ex isting PIN code . If you ha ve not pr eviously set a PIN, a message appears to inform you. Press O[...]

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    35 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Using Opti onal Equip ment Connecting opt ional equ ipment Using Optional Equipment You can con nect a wi de rang e of optio nal equi pment t o your TV . Conne cting ca bles are not supplie d. Connectin g to the TV ( side) T o connect Do this Head phone s A Conn ec t to th e i socket to liste n to sound fr om the TV[...]

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    36 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Connectin g to the TV ( rear) (SMART LINK) 1 2 3 4 Y P B / C B P R / C R L/G/ S/I R/D/ D/D L/G/ S/I R/D/ D/D R/D/D/D-L/G/S/I 5 IN DVD player with co mponen t output Digital sate llite receiver Deco der DVD recorder VCR Decode r VCR Hi-Fi PlayStation 2 DVD pl ayer DVD player DVD play er 01GB-KLV40XUK.book Page 36 Fri[...]

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    37 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Using Opti onal Equip ment Programming the remo te This remo te is preset to op erate Sony TVs, most Sony DVDs, VCRs and AUX systems (DAV, DTT Receiver, Home Theatre, etc.). To cont rol VCRs and DVDs of o ther manu factures (and some other S ony VCR, DVD and AUX mode ls), do the followi ng pro cedure to pr ogramme t[...]

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    38 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) If your equipmen t is not wo rking, o r some of the functions do not wo rk Enter the correct code or try the next code listed for t he bran d. Howeve r, not a ll bran ds are co vered and not al l models of every brand may be cover ed. Tip A small label is prov ided inside the battery door to allo w you to rec ord y [...]

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    39 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Addi tiona l Info rmat ion Specification s Displa y Unit Pow er Requ irem ents: 220–240 V AC, 50 Hz Screen Size: 40 in ches Approx . 101.5 cm m easured di agonall y Display Resolution: 1,366 dot s (horizontal ) × 768 lines (vertical) Power Consum ption: 228 W Standby Power C onsumpti on: 0.5 W or l ess Dimensio n[...]

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    40 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Troubleshooti ng Check wh ether the 1 (standby) indicat or is fl ashing in red. When i t is flashi ng The self-diagno sis function is activated. 1 Count ho w man y 1 (sta ndby) indicator fl ashes betw een each two seco nd break. For example, the indi cator f lashes three tim es, the n there i s a two seco nd bre ak,[...]

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    41 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Addi tiona l Info rmat ion No col our on pr ogr ammes • Select “Reset” in th e “Picture Adju stment” menu to return to the factory settings (page 2 2). No colo ur o r irre gu la r colo ur when view ing a si gnal fr om the Y, P B /C B , P R /C R ja cks of 4 • Check the connect ion of t he Y , P B /C B , P[...]

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    42 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) General Pro blem Cause/Re medy The TV turns off automatically (the TV ente rs standby mod e) • Check if the Sleep T imer functio n is acti vate d (page 28) . • Check if th e Auto Shutoff is activ at ed (page 28). • If no signal is received or no operation is performed in the TV mode for 10 minutes, t he TV aut[...]

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    43 KDL-W40A12U 2-629-160- 13 (1) Addi tiona l Info rmat ion Index Numerics 0-9 butto ns 8 14:9 15 4:3 15 A Acce ssori es sup plied 10 Aerial, connect ing 11 AFT 31 ANALOG button 8 Anal ogue Text 15 ATT 32 Audio Filter 31 Audio Langu age 33 Audi o Type 33 Auto Format 25 Auto Shut off 28 Auto Start Up 29 Auto Tuni ng analogue and di gital c hannels 1[...]