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© 2006 Sony Corporation LCD Color TV 2-689-512- 12 (1) GB Operat in g Instructions Before operati ng the TV , please read the “Safety inf ormation” section of this m anual. Retain this manual f or future ref erence. KL V -52 X20 0A KL V -46 X20 0A KL V -40 X20 0A[...]
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2 GB • To prev ent the risk of el ectric shock, if the AC power cord or plug is dama ged, do not inse rt the plug int o the AC power outlet. This plug cannot be u sed and should be destroyed. • To p revent t he risk o f fire or electric shock , do not e xpose the TV s et to r ain o r moist ure. • Dange rously high voltages a re present insid [...]
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3 GB Tabl e of Co nte nts Safety info rmation .................. ............. ............. .................... ............. ................... ............. ........ 8 Overview of the remote ........................... ............. ............. ................... ............. ................... 1 3 Overview of the TV buttons and indicator[...]
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4 GB Start-up Guide Before use To in sert b atter ies into th e remo te Notes • Observ e the correct pola rity whe n insertin g batteri es. • Do not use differ ent types of batteri es togethe r or mix old and new bat teries. • Dispose of batte ries in a n environ mentally f riendly way. Certain re gions may re gulate dispo sal of the batt ery[...]
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5 GB Start-u p Guide 2: Preventing th e TV from topp ling o ver 3: Bundling the cabl es 2 3 1[...]
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6 GB 4: Sel ecting the language 1 Connect the TV to your AC power outlet (110-240 V AC, 50/60 Hz). 2 Press 1 on the TV (right si de). 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 the TV (front) is red), press TV "/1 on the re mote to [...]
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7 GB Start-u p Guide 5: Auto t uning the TV The TV will search fo r and store all av ailable TV channel s. 1 Press G / g to select “OK”, then press . The TV st arts searchin g for all av ailable chan nels. This ma y take some t ime, please be patien t and do not pre ss any bu ttons on the TV o r remote . If a mes sage appe ars for yo u to conf [...]
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8 GB Safety info rmati on For S afety AC power cord Unplug the AC power cord when moving the LC D TV. Do not move the LCD TV wit h the AC power c ord p lugged in. It m ay dama ge t he AC po wer cord an d result in fire o r elec tric sh ock. If the L CD TV ha s be en dr oppe d or dama ged, ha ve it chec ked immedi ately by qualifie d service pe rson[...]
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9 GB Ventil ation Leav e space aro und th e LCD TV. Othe rwise, adeq uate aircirc ulation ma y be blocked ca using overhe ating and ca use fire or damag e the LCD T V. When inst alling the LCD TV o n the wall Nev er ins tall th e LC D TV as foll ows: When inst alling the LCD T V using a st and Nev er ins tall th e LC D TV as foll ows: Power Source [...]
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10 GB Wirin g Unplug the AC power cord when wirin g cables. Be sure to unplug t he AC pow er cord f or your safe ty, when hooking up . Clean ing Clean t he AC power plug regula rly. If the plug is covered with du st and i t pick s up moi sture, its insulation may deteriora te and result in fire. Unplu g the AC powe r plu g and clean it reg ular ly.[...]
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11 GB AC power cord If you damage the AC pow er cord, it may result in fire or e lectric shock. • Do not pinc h, bend, or twist the cabl e excessivel y. The core l ines may be bared an d cut, and cau se short- circuit, resu lting in fire or electric shock. • Do not con vert or d amage the AC power c ord. • Do not put an ything heavy on the AC[...]
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12 GB On clea ning the scre en s urfac e/ca bine t • Be sure to unp lug the AC po wer cord conn ected to the LCD TV from the AC pow er outl et before cleaning. • To remo ve dust fro m the screen surf ace/ cabinet, wipe gently with a soft cloth. If dust is pe rsistent, wipe with a soft clo th slig htly mois tene d with a d ilute d mild det ergen[...]
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13 GB Overview of the remot e 1 TV "/1 – TV st andb y Switches off the TV tempor arily and o n from s tandby mode. 2 Number bu ttons • In TV mode: Selects c hanne ls. For cha nnel num bers 1 0 and above , enter the second digit with in two seconds. • In Text mode : Enter s the three digit page number to select th e page. 3 – Pr evious [...]
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14 GB wa "/1 Swi tches on or off the op tional equ ipmen t selec ted from t he funct ion butt ons. ws Functio n buttons Enab les y ou to operat e the cor respon ding e quipm ent. For de tails, see “Prog ramin g the remo te” on pag e 37. wd DVD /VCR oper ati ng button s • . : Replays th e curr ent progra m from the previous chapter ma rk [...]
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15 GB Overview of the TV buttons and indicators Note Make sure that the TV i s comp letely sw itched o ff before un plugging the AC pow er cord. Un plugging the AC pow er cord w hile the TV is turne d on m ay cau se th e indi cato r to re mai n lit or m ay ca use the TV to malf unc tion. 1 1 – Power Switches the TV on or off. 2 PROG +/-/ / • I [...]
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16 GB Watc hin g 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), press TV "/1 on the re mote to switch on the TV. 2 Press the number buttons or PROG +/- to select a TV channel. To select channel n umbers 10 a nd above using th e number butt ons, en[...]
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17 GB Watching T V To freeze the pi cture – Picture f reeze You can freeze the current picture to mak e a note of a telepho ne number or recipe . 1 Press . The f roze n pictur e is displ ayed on the righ t of the screen. You can wa tch m oving pi cture on t he left . 2 Press again to return to normal TV mode. To change t he Wide Mode Press repeat[...]
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18 GB Tips • You ca n select the same program for both screen s. • Pictur es input throug h the HDMI and compon ent jac ks are not displaye d on the right scree n. • You can als o use the T win Pi cture fe ature by selec ting “Twin Picture” fr om the T ools men u, and ret urn to n ormal TV mode by selecting “Single Picture” from th e [...]
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19 GB Watching T V To use the T ools menu Press TOOLS to d isplay th e followin g optio ns when viewi ng pictu res from connecte d equipme nt othe r than a P C. Options Descrip tion Clos e Close s the T oo ls men u. T wi n Picture (or Sing le Pict ure) See page 17 . Picture Mode See pag e 21 . Sound M ode See page 24 . Power Saving See page 28 . V [...]
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20 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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21 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 For the inp ut current ly being viewed , select wheth er to use the common[...]
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22 GB Color T emperature Adjusts the whiteness of the picture. “Cool”: Giv es the white colors a blue tin t. “Neutral”: Giv es the white color s a neu tral tint. “Warm 1”/“Wa rm 2”: Gives the whit e colors a red tint. “Wa rm 2” gives a redder tint than “Warm 1” . Tip “Warm 1 ” and “War m 2” can only be select ed wh e[...]
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23 GB Using MENU Funct ions Advanced Settings Customize s the Pic ture function in mor e detail. When y ou set “Pic ture Mo de” to “Custom”, you can se t/change th ese sett ings. “Reset”: Resets all the a dvanced settings to th e factory settings. “Black Corrector ”: Enhances black areas of the picture for st ronger contrast. “Adv[...]
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24 GB 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” (page 21). T arget Inputs For the inp ut current ly being viewed , select wheth er to use the common setting or to set each item se parately . “Common”: App lies common settings whose ad justment s[...]
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25 GB Using MENU Funct ions Tip Sound men u options other than “Du al Sound” cann ot be used for head phone s and audio outpu t jacks. BBE Gives sound mo re impa ct by compe nsatin g for phase ef fects in speakers us ing t he “BBE High De finiti on Soun d System ”, when “So und Mode” is set to “Cu stom”. To repr oduce soun ds with i[...]
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26 GB 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” (page 21). T arget Inputs For the inp ut current ly being viewed , select wheth er to use the common setting or to set each item se parately . “Common”: App lies common settings whose ad justment s [...]
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27 GB Using MENU Funct ions Horizontal Shift Adj usts the horizo ntal po sition of the pic ture. Tip This optio n is not av aila ble w hen “Di spl ay Area ” is set to “F ull Pixel ”. Vertical Shi ft Adjusts the vert ical positio n of the pictur e when “Wide Mod e” is set to “Wide Zoom ” or “Zoo m”. Vertic al Size Adjusts the ve [...]
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28 GB Setup men u You can select the o ptions list ed below o n the S etup menu. To select option s in “Settin gs”, refer to “ Picture menu” (page 21). Timer Sett ings Sets the ti mer to switch on/o ff the TV. Slee p Tim er Sets a perio d of time a fter which the T V automaticall y switche s itself into standby mode. When the Sleep Timer is[...]
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29 GB Using MENU Funct ions Cinema Drive Provides smo other picture movem ent when playing DVD or VCR imag es taken on film, reducin g pictu re blu r and grai niness. “Auto 1 ”: For a stab le pictu re with min imal noise . Set to “Auto 2” if the scree n is part iall y degr ade d. “Auto 2 ”: Us e thi s set ting fo r stan dard use. “Off[...]
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30 GB AV Setu p menu You can sele ct the opt ions li sted be low on th e AV Setup m enu. To sele ct options in “S ettings”, refe r to “Picture menu” (p age 21). Video Labels Assigns a name to any equipme nt connect ed to the side a nd rear jacks . The name will be display ed briefly on the screen when the equi pment is sele cted. You can sk[...]
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31 GB Using MENU Funct ions Channel Setup men u You can select the options listed below on the Chann el Setup m enu. To sele ct options in “S ettings”, refe r to “Picture menu” (p age 21). 1 Digit Direct When “1 Di git Direct” i s set to “On” , you can select a ch annel usi ng one prese t number button ( 0 - 9) on th e remote. Note [...]
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32 GB Manual Program Preset Before selec ting “Label ”/“AFT”/“Aud io Filter” /“Skip”, pre ss PROG +/- to select the pro gram num ber wi th t he cha nnel . Yo u ca nno t s ele ct a pro gram num ber th at is set to skip. Progra m / TV Sy stem Presets pro gram channe ls manually. 1 Press F / f to select “Pro gr am”, th en press . 2[...]
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33 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 wh en the TV is connect ed to a P C. 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 for the first time, you may need to adjust the screen display[...]
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34 GB Others Auto Adjustment Aut omatica lly adjusts the display po sition, phase and pitc h 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 signals. In such cases, manually ad just “Phas e”, “Pi tch” , “Ho rizon tal Sh ift” a nd “Vert ical Shift” . Re[...]
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35 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) S VHS/Hi8/DVC camc orde r Headp hones HDV ca mcorder with component output T o connec t Do this HD V camcor der with comp[...]
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36 GB Connectin g to th e TV (re ar) 2 1 L R IN IN Dig it al r ece iv er/ DVD pl ayer DVD recorder VCR Video ga me equipme nt DVD player PC Hi-Fi audio equipme nt DVD play er with compon ent outp ut VCR DVD play er For service use on ly[...]
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37 GB Using Opti onal Eq uipment Programing t he re mote If you have S ony VCRs/DVDs and S ony DVD Home Theater Sy stems/Amplifiers, d o the f ollowing procedure t o program the remot e so that you can operate them usi ng this remote. Note Before you start, look up th e three-d igit code for yo ur equipm ent from th e “Equipm ent’s code s” on[...]
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38 GB 4 Switch on your equipment and check that the following main functions work. H (playback), x (stop), m (rewind), M (fast forward), channel selection fo r both VCR an d DVDs, TOP MENU/MENU an d F / f / G / g only for DVDs. If your equip ment is not w orking , or s ome of the functions do no t work Enter the correct code or try the next code li[...]
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39 GB Addi tiona l Info rmat ion Specification s Displa y Unit Pow er Requ irem ents: 110–240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Screen Size: KLV-52X200A: 52 inches KLV-46X200A: 46 inches KLV-40X200A: 40 inches Display Resolution: 1,920 dot s (horizontal ) × 1,080 line s (vertica l) Power Consum ption: KLV-52X200A: 330 W KLV-46X200A: 260 W KLV-40X200A: 220 W Standb[...]
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40 GB PC Inpu t Sign al Re ferenc e Cha rt • This TV’s PC in put does not sup port Sync on Green or Composite Syn c. • This TV’s PC input does not support interla ced signals. • For the best pictur e quality , it is recomm ended to use the signal s (boldfa ced) in the abo ve char t with a 60 Hz vertic al freq ue ncy from a perso nal compu[...]
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41 GB Addi tiona l Info rmat ion Troubleshooti ng Check wh ether the 1 (standby ) indi cator 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 ( standb y ) indic ator flas hes be tween each two s econd brea k. For exampl e, the indi cator f lashes three ti mes, the n there i s a two se cond[...]
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42 GB Picture flashes initially when changi ng to HDMI mode or s witch ing on the TV with HDMI mode. • This is prob ably caused by the au thenticatio n process bet ween HDMI equipm ent and the T V . It does not in dicate a malfunct ion. Sound Pro blem Caus e/Remed y No s ound, but good picture • Press 2 +/– or % (Mute). • Check tha t “Spe[...]
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43 GB Addi tiona l Info rmat ion Index Numerics 1 Digit Dir ect 31 4:3 Defau lt 26 A Adv ance d Se tting s 23 AFT 32 All Reset 29 Antenna , conn ecting 4 Audio Filter 32 Audio Out 29 Auto Adjustme nt 34 Auto Star tup 28 Auto Tuni ng 7 , 31 Auto Wide 26 AV Setup menu 30 B Backligh t 21 , 33 Bala nce 24 Bass 24 BBE 25 Blac k Corr ecto r 23 Bri ght ne[...]
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Printed on 100% r ecycled pa per us ing V OC (V olatile Organ ic Compound)- free v egetab le oil ba sed ink. Printed in Japan 2689512120[...]