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KDL -46W 200 0 KDL -40W 200 0 © 2006 Sony Corporation LCD Digital Colour TV 2-697-124- 12 (1) Operating Inst ructions Before operati ng the TV , please read the “Safety inf ormation” section of this m anual. Retain this manual f or future ref erence. For useful inf or mation about Sony products[...]
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2 GB NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM A moulde d plug com plying with BS1 363 is fitte d to this equipm ent for your safety and conve nience . Should the fuse in the p lug su pplied ne ed to be repl aced w ith the same ra ting of fuse approv ed by AS TA or BSI to BS 1362 (i.e., marked wi th or ) must be used. When an alternative type of p[...]
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3 GB Tabl e of Co nte nts 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 -ED008 (1) Size AA b atteries (R6 type) (2) Mains lead (Type BF) (1 ) Coaxial c able (1 ) Cabl e holde r (1 ) Suppor t belt (1) an d scre ws (2) Stand (1) and scre ws (4) To in sert batt eries into the remot e Notes • Observe the correct pola rity when insert ing batteri es. • Do not u[...]
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5 GB Start-u p Guide 2: Attaching the stan d 1 Take out the stand, screws, and p ackaging material to begin stand setup. 2 Set the packaging material as shown. 3 Place the TV directly to the stand as shown. After pl acing the TV on the sta nd, remov e the packag ing material. 4 Fix the TV to the stand using the supplied screws . Notes • This TV i[...]
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6 GB 3: Connecti ng an aerial/ VCR 4: Preventing the TV from toppl ing over 5: Bundling the cabl es Conne cting an aerial only Conn ectin g an aer ial a nd VCR Coaxial cable (supplied) Mains lead (supplied) Scar t l ead ( not supplied) Coax ial cable (supplie d) VCR Mains lead (supplie d) Coaxial cable (not su pplied) 2 3 1[...]
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7 GB Start-u p Guide 6: Sel ecting the language an d country/ region 1 Connect the TV to your mains socket (220- 240V AC, 50Hz). 2 Press 1 on the TV (t op side). When yo u switch on the TV for the first time, the Langu age m enu a ppears on the scree n. When t he TV is in standby mo de (the 1 (standby ) indicator on th e TV (fr ont) is red ), pres [...]
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8 GB 7: Auto-t uning the TV The TV will n ow search fo r and store all availabl e TV channel s. 1 Before you start auto-tuning the TV, ins ert a pre-recorded tape into the VCR connected to the TV (page 6) and start play back. The vide o chann el will be located and store d on the T V du ring aut o-tuni ng. If no VCR is conne cted to the TV , this p[...]
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9 GB Safety info rmati on Mains le ad • Obs erve the followin gs to preven t the mains lead being damaged. If the ma ins lead is damaged, it may r esult in a fire or an electric sh ock. – Unplug th e mains lead w hen movi ng the T V set. – When yo u disco nnect the ma ins lead, disconne ct it fro m the mains soc ket fi rst. – Be sure to gra[...]
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10 GB Vent ilation • Never cove r the ven tilat ion holes or i nsert anyt hing in the cabinet. It m ay cause overhea ting and resul t in a fire. • Unless pr oper venti lation is prov ided, the TV set may gather du st and get dirty . For proper ve ntilatio n, observe the foll owing: – Do not inst all the TV set turned b ackwards or sideways. ?[...]
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11 GB Water and mois ture • Do not us e this T V set n ear w ater – 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 fire o r an e lectric shock. • Do not to uch th e mai ns lead and the T V set with wet hands. Do ing so may cause an elec tric shock or dama ge to the T V set[...]
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12 GB Precautions Viewi ng th e TV • To view the TV com fortabl y, the recom mende d viewing positio n is from four to seven times th e screen’s ve rtical leng th a way fro m th e TV se t. • To obt ain a clea r picture , do not expo se the sc reen to di rect illumination or direct sunlight. If possible , use spot light ing direc ted down from[...]
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13 GB Overview of the remot e Tip The A/B, PROG + and number 5 bu tto ns have tactil e dot s. Use the tactil e dots as re fer ences when oper atin g the TV. 1 "/1 – TV stan dby Swi tches the TV on and of f from standby mode. 2 A/B – Dual So und ( page 26) 3 Colo ure d butto ns • In digita l mode (page 1 8, 20): S elects the options at th[...]
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14 GB Overview of the TV buttons and indicators Note Make sure that t he TV is complet ely switched off b efore u npluggin g the mains le ad. Unpluggi ng the m ains le ad while the TV is turned on may caus e the indica tor t o remai n li t or m ay cau se th e TV to malfu nctio n. 1 (page 22) 2 / – Input select/OK • In TV mode ( page 21): Se lec[...]
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15 GB Watching T V Watc hin g TV 1 Press 1 on the TV (t op side) to switch on the TV. When the TV is in standb y mode (the 1 (s tand by) indicator on th e TV (fr ont) is red ), pres s "/1 on the remote 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 de pendin g[...]
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16 GB To acce ss Digita l Text Many br oadcast ers prov ide a Digital Text serv ice. Digital T ext offers graph ically rich cont ents, compared t o Analogue Te xt. Select a digita l channel wh ich provides Dig ital Tex t, then press / . When a br oadcas ter prov ides a dedi cated Di gital Te xt channel, select this channel to acces s Digi tal Text.[...]
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17 GB Watching T V Using the Tools menu Press TOOLS to d isplay th e following optio ns when viewi ng the TV pr ogram me. Options Descrip tion Clos e Close s the T oo ls men u. Power Saving See page 29 . Subtitle Sett ing (in digital mo de only) See page 36 . Digital F a vo urites (in digital mo de only) See page 20 . Picture Mode See pag e 23 . So[...]
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18 GB 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 displayed if t he TV station is transm itting it. * This func tion may not be availa ble in so[...]
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19 GB Watching T V Tip You can al so display the D igital Elec tronic Programme G uide (EPG) by selecting “D igital EPG” in the “ME NU” (page 22). Set a pr ogram me to b e di spl aye d automatic ally on th e screen when it st arts – Remin der 1 Press F / f / G / g to selec t the fu ture prog ramme y ou w ant to dis play . 2 Press . 3 Pres[...]
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20 GB Using the Favour ite list * The Favo urite f eature a llows you t o select progra mmes from a list of u p to 20 channe ls you specify. To di splay th e Favouri te list, see “N avigatin g thro ugh men us” (page 2 2). * This func tion may not be availa ble in some co untries. Favourite list To D o t h i s Create your Fa vo urite l ist for t[...]
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21 GB Watching T V 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 ockets us ing a fully- wired 21-pi n scart lead (page 38) Start p layback on t he conn ected equipme nt. The pict ure from th e connect ed equip ment app ears o[...]
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22 GB Navigating throu gh menus “MENU” allows y ou to enjoy various conven ient features of thi s TV. You can easi ly select channels or inputs so urces and change t he settin gs for your TV. 1 Press MENU to display the menu. 2 Press F / f to s elect an option . 3 Press to confirm a selected option. To exit the menu, press MENU. Using MENU Func[...]
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23 GB Using MENU Funct ions Picture menu You can select th e options l isted below on th e 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 Selects whether to apply settings ma de in t he Picture menu to all inp ut[...]
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24 GB Colour T emperature Adjusts the whiteness of the picture. “Cool”: Giv es the white colou rs a blue tint . “Neutral”: Giv es the white c olours a n eutral tint. “Warm1”/“Warm2 ”: Gives th e white colours a red tint. “Warm2” g ives a redder tint than “Warm1 ”. Tip “Warm1 ” and “War m2” ca n only be sel ecte d whe[...]
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25 GB Using MENU Funct ions Sound menu You can sele ct the opt ions l iste d below on the Soun d menu. To select option s in “Settin gs”, refer to “ Picture menu” (pag e 23 ). T arget Inputs Selects whether to app ly settings made in the Soun d menu to all inpu ts, or only to the input cu rrently b eing watche d. “All”: Appli es setting[...]
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26 GB Tip “Tre ble”, “Bas s”, “ Balan ce”, “Aut o Vol ume”, “Sur roun d” a nd “BB E” ca nnot be u sed fo r he adpho nes and audio out put so cket s. Dual Sound Selects the so und from the spea ker for a stereo or bil ingual bro adcast. “Stereo”, “Mono”: For a stereo broa dcast. “A”/“B”/“M ono”: For a bili[...]
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27 GB Using MENU Funct ions Screen menu You can select t he options liste d below on the Screen menu. To select option s in “Settin gs”, refer to “ Picture menu” (pag e 23 ). T arget Inputs Selects whether to apply settin gs made i n the S creen menu t o all inpu ts, or only to the inpu t curren tly being watche d. “All”: Appli es setti[...]
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28 GB Set-up menu You can select th e options listed be low on the Set-up menu. To select option s in “Settin gs”, refer to “ Picture menu” (pag e 23 ). Auto Start-up Starts the “first time operation me nu” to sel ect the lan guage and country/reg ion, an d tune in a ll ava ilable digital a nd ana logue c hannels. Usually, y ou do not n[...]
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29 GB Using MENU Funct ions On Timer Sets t he time r to t urn on the TV from stan dby mo de. “Day”: Sel ects the day on which you want to activate the On Timer. “Time”: Se ts the tim e to turn on the TV. “Duratio n”: Selects the tim e period after which the TV automatically swit ches to standb y mode agai n. “Volume Set-up”: Sets t[...]
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30 GB All Rese t Resets all settings to th e factory setting s and then displa ys the Auto Start-u p screen. Note All setting s, includi ng Digi tal Favourit e list, country, languag e, auto tu ned chann els, etc. wi ll be reset.[...]
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31 GB Using MENU Funct ions PC Settings menu You can sele ct the opt ions l isted be low on the PC Settings m enu. To select o ptions in “Setting s”, refer to “Picture menu” (page 23). Screen Format Selects a scree n format for displaying in put from your PC. “Normal”: Disp lays the p icture in it s origina l size. “Full1”: Enlarges[...]
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32 GB Analogue Set -up men u (Analogue mode o nly) You can chang e/set the an alogue settings usi ng the Anal ogue S et-up menu . To sele ct o ptions in “Settings”, refer to “Picture menu” (page 23). 1 Digit Direct When “1 Digit Direct” is set to “On” , you can select an analogue chan nel using one prese t nu mber bu tton (0 - 9) on[...]
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33 GB Using MENU Funct ions Manual Programme Preset Before selectin g “Label”/ “AFT”/“Audio F ilter”/“S kip”/“Deco der”, press PROG +/ - to select the progr amme number with the ch annel. You cannot sel ect a program me number that is set to skip (page 34). Progra mme / Sys tem / Channe l Presets program me channel s manually. 1[...]
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34 GB Skip Skips un used anal ogue c hannels whe n you p ress PROG +/- to select channe ls. (You can still se lect a ski pped chan nel usin g the n umber bu ttons.) Decoder Views and records t he scramble d channel sele cted when usi ng a decoder con nected directly t o scart connecto r / 1, or to scart co nnector / 2 via a VCR. Note This opti on i[...]
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35 GB Using MENU Funct ions Digital Set -up menu You can change /set the di gital settings u sing the Digital S et-up me nu. Selec t “Digita l Set-up ” and pre ss to disp lay the fo llowing m enus. To se lect optio ns in “Settings”, refer to “Picture menu” (page 23). Digital T uning Displays the “Digit al Tuning” m enu. Digital A ut[...]
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36 GB * This func tion may not be availa ble in some co untries. Digital Set-up Displays the “Digit al Set-up” m enu. Subtitle Setting * Displays digi tal subtitl es on th e screen. When “For Hard Of Heari ng” is select ed, some vi sual aids may al so be displa yed with the sub titles (if TV c hannels bro adcast such inform ation). Subtitle[...]
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37 GB Using Opti onal Eq uipment 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 suppli ed. Connectin g to th e TV (side) Headph ones S VHS/Hi8/DVC camc orde r For se rvice us e only T o connec t Do this S VHS/Hi8/D V C camc orde r A Connect t[...]
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38 GB Connectin g to th e TV (rear) DVD player with c ompone nt outpu t DVD player Decod er DVD recorder VCR Hi-Fi au dio equipme nt Video game equipm ent DVD pl ayer Digital satel lite receiv er PC Deco der T o connec t Do this PC D Conne ct to the PC / socke ts. It is recommen ded to u se a PC cabl e with fe rrites. Digital satelli te receiver or[...]
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39 GB Using Opti onal Eq uipment Using the Tools menu in PC input mode Press TOOLS to d isplay th e following optio ns when viewin g pi ctur es in put fr om th e co nnec ted P C. Options Descrip tion Clos e Close s the T oo ls men u. Power Saving See page 29 . Disp lay Mo de See page 23 . Sound M ode See page 25 . Auto A djus tment See pag e 31 . H[...]
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40 GB Specification s Displa y Unit Pow er Requ irem ents: 220–240 V AC, 50 Hz Screen Size: KDL-4 6W2000: 46 inche s (Approx. 116.8 cm measured diagonal ly) KDL-4 0W2000: 40 inche s (Approx. 101.6 cm measured diagonal ly) Display Resolution: 1,920 dot s (horizontal ) × 1,080 line s (vertica l) Power Consum ption: KDL-4 6W2000: 225 W KDL-4 0W2000[...]
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41 GB Addi tiona l Info rmat ion PC Inpu t Sign al Re ferenc e Cha rt • This TV ’s PC input does not sup port Sync on Green or Composit e Sync. • This TV’s PC in put does not support inte rlaced signals. • For the best pictu re quality , it is recomm ended to use th e signal s (boldfa ced) in the abo ve char t with a 60 Hz vertic al freq [...]
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42 GB Troubleshooti ng Check wh ether the 1 (standby) indicat or is fl ashing i n red. When i t is fl ashing The self-diagno sis function is activate d. 1 Count ho w m any 1 (sta ndb y) in dicator fl ashes betw een ea ch two second break. For exampl e, the indi cator f lashes three ti mes, the n there i s a two se cond bre ak, fo llowed by anot her[...]
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43 GB Addi tiona l Info rmat ion Sound Pro blem Caus e/Remed y No s ound, but good picture • Press 2 +/– or % (Mute). • Che ck that “S peaker” is set to “On” in the “Set-up” menu (page 29). Noisy so und • See the “P icture noise” causes/ remedies on page 42. Channels Pro blem Caus e/Remed y The de si red chan nel c ann ot be[...]
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44 GB Index Numerics 1 Digit Dir ect 32 14:9 16 4:3 Defau lt 27 4:3 16 A Adv. C ontrast En hancer 24 Adv ance d Se tting s 24 Aerial, con nectin g 6 AFT 33 All Reset 30 Anal ogue Set-up menu 32 Anal ogue Text 16 Audio Filter 33 Audio Langu age 36 Audio Out 29 Audi o Type 36 Auto Adjustme nt 31 Auto Cloc k Set 17 , 21 , 39 Auto Format 27 Auto S Vide[...]
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45 GB Addi tiona l Info rmat ion T Target Inputs picture 23 screen 27 sound 25 Techni cal Se t-up 36 Timer ( ) in dicato r 14 Timer l ist 19 Timer R EC 18 Timer Se ttin gs 28 Tools 17 , 21 , 39 Trebl e 25 V VCR connec ting 6 recordi ng 18 Ver tical Sh ift 27 , 31 Vertical Size 27 Volume O ffset 25 W Wide 16 Z Zoom 16[...]
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269712412 KDL-46W 2000 KDL-40W 2000 Printed in Spain 2-697-124- 12 (1)[...]