Sony BRAVIA KDL-40WL140 manual

© 2008 Sony Corporation LCD Digital Color TV 4-113-059- 11 (1) KDL- 40WL14 0 KDL- 46WL14 0 KDL- 52WL14 0 Operating Instructions[...]

2 CAUTION To prevent electric s hock and blade expos ure, do not use this polarized AC plug with an extension cord, r eceptacle or other ou tlet unless the blades can be fully inserted. s Operate the TV only on 120 V AC. NOTIFICATION This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the lim its for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part [...]

Quick Setup Guide (separate volume) Provides a variety of optional equipment connection diagrams. Customer S upport United States http://www.sony.com/tvsupport Canada http://www.s ony.ca/support On-line Regis tration United States http://productregistration.sony.c om Canada http://www.sony style.ca/registration 3 Contents Welcome to the World of BR[...]

4 W e lcome t o the W orld of BRA VIA ® The Four Steps to a Full HD Experien ce: Set, Sound, Sour ce, and Setup Than k y ou f or purc hasing this Son y BR A VIA ® high-d efiniti on tel e visio n. The qual ity of the image you see on your BRA V IA TV is on ly as g ood as t he qu ality of t he s ignal it recei ves . T o e xpe rie nce the stunn ing [...]

5 TV Home Menu: XMB ™ (Xr ossMedi aBar) The XMB ™ is an easy w a y to acce ss the TV settings f or cust omizi ng, maki ng adju stment s, viewing the a vailable TV ch annel s and sel ecting th e conn ected equ ipment . Press the HOME button on your remote c ontrol t o display the XM B ™ . F r om the hor izontal Media Categor y B ar you can con[...]

6 Getting Started 1. Installi ng the T V This TV can be mounted on a wall us ing a W all- Mount Bracket or placed on a TV stand (each sold separately). This secti on will explain: • Ho w to carry the TV • Preparati on for a T able-T op stand • Preparation fo r a W all-Mount Brack et • Installation against a w all or enclosed area • Bundli[...]

7 Getting Started All model s are ready to be mo unted on a w all. Model KDL-52WL140 will require detaching the T able-T op stand. • For pr oduct protection and sa fety reasons, Sony strongly recommends that y ou use the W all-Mount Bracket m odel designed for y our TV and t h e wall- mounting o f y our TV sh ould be performed by a Sony dealer or[...]

8 Make sur e that your TV has adequate air circulation. Allo w enough space around the TV as sho wn belo w . A void op erating the TV at temperatures belo w 41 °F (5 °C). ~ • Inadequa te air circulat ion can l ead to overheati ng of the TV and may cause dama ge to your TV or ca use a fire . Consider the f ollowing for best picture quality • D[...]

9 Getting Started Sony stro ngly re com mends t akin g measures to prevent the TV from toppling ov er . Unsecured TVs may topp le and result in pro perty damage, seri ous bodily injury or e ven death. Prevent the T V from T oppling Ov er s Secure the TV to a w all and/or stand. s Do not allo w children to pl ay or climb on furniture and TV s ets. s[...]

10 2. Locating Inputs and Outputs ~ • This TV disp lays all video i nput sig nals in a res oluti on of 1,92 0 dots × 1,080 li nes. • An HDMI or Comp onent vid eo (YP B P R ) connecti on is req uired to v iew 480i, 480 p, 720p, 1080i an d 1080 p video formats. 1080/24p is av ailable only with HDMI co nnection. AC IN C A B L E / ANTENNA DMe / x [...]

11 Getting Started * Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Item D escription 1 VIDEO IN 1 S VIDEO VIDEO IN 2/3 VIDEO/L(MONO)- A UDIO-R Conn ects to the S VI DEO output jack of vid eo equip ment. I f both comp osite vid eo and S VIDEO are connected, S VI DEO sign[...]

12 3. Connecting the TV Y ou can enjoy h igh-def inition and st andard- definition digital programming (if av ailable in your area) alo ng with standard- definition analog progr amming. ~ • This TV is capable of receiving uns crambl ed digita l prog rammin g for both cable (QAM and 8VS B) and external VHF/UHF antenna (A TSC). • It is strongly r[...]

13 Getting Started Shown with D V I Connection ~ • If the equipment has a D VI jack and no t an HDMI jack , connect the D VI jack to th e HDMI IN 4 (with DVI-to-HDMI cable or adapt er) jack and connect t he audio jack to the A UDIO IN (L/R) jacks of HDMI IN 4. For details, see page 1 1. 4 1 3 1 3 2 IN VIDEO IN VIDEO L (MONO) AUDIO R S VIDEO COMPO[...]

14 Use the TV as a monitor for your PC b y connecting a HD15 to HD15 cable as sho wn belo w . This TV can also be connected to a PC with a D VI or HDMI out put. (Refer to the separate Quick Setup Guide.) ~ • Connect the PC IN j ack to the PC us ing an HD15- HD15 ca ble with f errite core (an alog RGB) an d audio cable (see page 11). • If the PC[...]

15 Getting Started ~ • Refer to th e Quick Setup G uide (suppl ied) when co nnecting other eq uipment t o your T V . Other Equipment CABLE / ANTENNA VIDEO L (MONO) AU DI O R VIDEO IN IN 2 2 4 1 3 1 3 2 IN VIDEO IN VIDEO L (MONO) A UDIO R S VIDEO COMPONENT IN L R P B RGB DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL) PC IN A U DIO OUT (V AR/FIX) (10 8 0p/10 8 0i/720[...]

16 4. Setting Up the Channel List – Initia l Setup The Initial Setup screen appears when you turn on t he TV for the fi rst time. 1 Complete your cable connections (refer to th e preceding pag es and the Quick Setup Guide prov ided separately) bef ore proceeding with the Initial Setu p . 2 Use the remote control to navigate through the Initial Se[...]

17 Getting Started s T o R un Initial Setup Again or Auto Pr ogram at a Later Time Select the Initial Setup feature from the XMB ™ or perfor m the steps des cribed in the Initial Setu p section on p age 42. T o run Aut o Pr ogram , see page 37. s T o A dd Digital Channels Use the Add Digital Channels feature as desc ribed on pa ge 3 7. (Use ful f[...]

18 Operating the TV Inserting Batteries into the Remote Control Insert two size AA batteries (s upplied) by matchi ng e and E on the batteries to the diagram insid e the battery compartmen t of the remote control. When Using the Remote C ontr ol TV Controls Push to open Follo w the guidelines below • Point your remot e control directl y at the IR[...]

19 Operating th e TV Rem ote Co ntr ol Butt on Descr ipti on Button Description 1 DISPLA Y Press onc e to displ ay the ba nner wit h chan nel/p rogra m informati on you are watching . The ban ner will time out in a few seconds or pres s again to exit. Y ou ca n selec t the banner size based on the amount of i nformat ion. See Info Banner on pa ge 4[...]

20 7 RETURN Press to go back to the previous screen or exit from the screen when d isplaying menu items and settin gs. 8 HOME Press to di splay the TV Home Menu/ XMB ™ to access the TV Home Men u items such as the TV Sett ings , TV channel s and External Inputs list (se e pages 5 an d 29). 9 DMe x Press to access feature s in the opt ional BRA VI[...]

21 Operating th e TV qk OPTI ONS Press to disp lay a li st of con ven ient func tions an d menu shortcuts. The OPT IONS menu ite ms v ar y based on curre nt inpu t and cont ent. ~ •T h e Digital Rating and Al ter nat e A ud io option s will appear in Options on ly when digit al ratings o r alternate audio stream s are av ailabl e in the currentl [...]

22 w; WIDE P ress repeatedly to cycle through t he av a ilable Wi de Mode setting s: Wide Zoom , Norm al , Full , H Stretch , Zoom . The Wide Mo de settings can be al so accessed in the Screen settings (see pag es 35 and 36). Changing the Wide Screen Mod e ~ • Normal is a va ilable with 480i or 48 0p sourc es only . • H Stretch is only availabl[...]

23 Operating th e TV Indicator s Item Description 1 Speaker Outputs the audi o signal. 2 Light Sensor Senses room light lev el and ad justs the scree n brightne ss accordin gly (see page 42 for details). Do not put anything near the sensor and the nearby gen eral area (as shown abov e), as its function ma y be affected. 3 PIC OFF/ TIM ER L ED Light[...]

24 Explorin g Fun Features Favor it e s Wi t h Favo r i te s , you can man age and custom ize your p referred TV channels, External Inputs and Back ground TV themes fo r easy access. Press FAV O R I T E S . ~ • Th e first time you enter Favor i te s , the r ecentl y vie wed c hannels and inputs a re highl ighted. • Backg round TV themes an d so[...]

25 Exploring Fu n Features Bac kground TV Back ground TV displays imag es of current video on y our TV that are similar to a screen sav er . Back ground TV is a vailable from the CABLE/ ANTENN A and Composite inputs. 1 T une to one of th e inputs listed above. 2 Press OPTIONS . 3 Highlight Backgr ound TV and pr ess . 4 Highlight a theme and press .[...]

26 How to Use TV Gu ide On Scre en Use the Guide to f ind the sho w that you want to watch . The Guide allows you to search for sho ws by progr am categ orie s and by keyword . The Gui de pr ovide s up t o two d ays of TV prog ram ming info rm atio n. The Guide is a vailable with cable service (without a cable box) or over - the-air antenna. Be sur[...]

27 Exploring Fu n Features Search prog ram Press V / v / B / b to high lig ht SEARCH on Service Bar. Y ou can search for programs us ing the follo wing options: KEYW O RD , ALPHABETICAL, MO VIES, SPOR TS, CHILDREN, EDUCA TIONAL, NEWS, V ARIETY , SERIES and HDTV . Press then press B / b to hi ghlig ht your sea rch opt ion. Pre ss V / v to narrow you[...]

28 Using P&P and PIP Features This TV comes with the P&P and PIP features which allo w you to vi ew t wo pictur es simult aneously . P&P (picture and picture) prov ides tw o windo ws side by s ide. PIP ( picture in pict ure) pr ovides P C in put si gnal a nd TV channels. ~ • The CAB LE/ANT ENNA input m ust be conn ecte d to use the P&[...]

Using TV Setting s 29 Using TV Set tings The HOME b utton allows yo u to access the TV Home Menu on the XMB ™ (XrossMediaBar) as well as a v ariety of TV features. Prod u ct Su ppor t Clock/Timer s S o u nd S creen S ettin gs Ch a nnel TV Media Category Ico ns TV External Inpu ts Sett ing s Adjusting TV Settings Customize the TV settin gs with va[...]

30 Navigating thr oug h TV Home Menu on XMB ™ 1 Press HOME to dis pla y the XMB ™ . 2 Press B / b to select a Media Cate gory icon. 3 Press V / v to mov e within the Category Object Bar . (The Cat egory Ob ject Bar sho wn below is for Settings .) 4 Press when des ired item is highlighted. 5 Press or V / v to select the highlighted item. 6 Press[...]

31 Using TV Setting s TV Settings Descriptions Product Support Contact Sony Son y contac t information is available from this screen for your convenience. Y our TV’ s specific information su ch as Model Name, Se rial Number, Software V ersio n and do wnloadable r atings if a vaila ble from the TV are displ ayed here. Signal Dia gnostics Press to [...]

32 Picture Settings Picture Adj ustments Picture Mode For Vide o Vivid For enhanced pic ture contrast and sharpnes s. Standard F or standard picture settings. Recom mended for home ente rtainment. Cinema F or view ing film -based content. Most suitable fo r vie wing in a th eater- like en vironment. Custom Allows you to store you r preferr ed setti[...]

33 Using TV Setting s Adv anced Settings A v ailable in the fol low ing Picture Modes: Standar d , Cinema , Custom , Photo-Standard , Photo-Original , and Photo-Custom . Reset Resets all the adv anced settings to the default values. Blac k Correcto r Enha nces bl ack a reas o f the p ictu re f or str onger contra st. Adv anced C.E. (Advan ced Contr[...]

34 Av a i l a b l e Sound settings depend on the Speakers setti ng. Sound Settings Sound Adjustm ents Sound Mode Dynamic Enhanc es trebl e and bass. Standard Standard sound optimize d for home u se. Clear V oice Suitabl e for spoken d ialog. Reset Resets the current settin gs to the d efault v alues. Tr e b l e Increas es or decrease s higher-pitch[...]

35 Using TV Setting s A udio Out Easy control of volume adjust ment Fixed Select to f ix the a udio ou tput and allo w you to adjust the volum e with your audio system’ s remo te control. (The TV’ s remote control’ s VO L and MUTI NG b uttons ha ve no ef fect on the Audi o Out .) Va r i a b l e Select to control t he volume of your TV’ s sp[...]

36 Displa y Area Full Pix el Display s the pictur e for 1080i, 10 80p or 1080/2 4p sourc es in its original siz e. Normal Displays th e picture in its original si ze. -1 / -2 Enlarges the pictu re to hide the edg es of the pict ure. ~ • For 720p, 1080i, 1080p a nd 10 80/24p , feat ure is only av ailab le wh en Wide Mode is se t to Full . Screen P[...]

37 Using TV Setting s Channel Settings Signal T ype Cable For recei vi ng cable chann els via ca ble TV provider . Antenna For recei v ing signal vi a over -the-air antenna. ~ • Y ou sh ould run Auto Progra m after changi ng the Signal T ype setting . A uto Pr ogram Automati cally sets the chann el list in the TV for a ll receiv able channels. Ch[...]

38 The Paren tal Lock feat ure allow s you to blo ck programs acc ording to their content and rating le vels and block channels (regar dless of the programs ). Passwo rd is necessary in setting up blocki ng. ~ •T h e Parent al Lock feature is al so av ailable wi th V ideo an d Componen t (480i) inputs. T o View Blocked Pr ograms Press ENT when tu[...]

39 Using TV Setting s Rating Off T urns o f f P arental Loc k . No prog rams are blocked from viewing based on thei r ratin gs. Child Ratings p ermitted are : United States TV Rating: TV -Y , TV -G MP AA : G Canada English TV Rating: C, G French TV Rating: G Y outh Max imum ratings pe rmitted are: United States TV Rating: TV -PG MP AA: PG Canada En[...]

40 Custom Rating System Char t For Country selectio n of U.S . A . : For Country selectio n of Canada : Movie Rat ing G All ch ildren and ge neral audi ence PG Par ental guida nce sugg ested PG-13 Parental guidance for child ren under 13 R Rest ricted vi ewing, pare ntal gu idance i s suggest ed for age s under 17 NC-17 and X No one 17 or un der al[...]

41 Using TV Setting s HDMI input s of this TV will recogn ize and communi cate with other Sony equipmen t equipped with Contr ol for HDMI functio n. External I nputs Settings Mana ge Inputs Follo w the steps be low to customize your i nput menu for easy reco gnition when the INPU T button i s pressed or when se lecting an input from th e XMB ™ . [...]

42 If you mis sed the Initial Setup when you f irst connected the TV or if you w ant to scan all recei vable channels, select Init ial S etup . Follow the instructions on the screen. Some settings such as Picture Adjustments , Sound Adjustments , and Par e n t a l Lo c k will not be af fected by this Initial S etup . If you wis h to return you r TV[...]

43 Other Information Other Inf ormation T roubleshooting If you h av e question s, service need s, or requ ire technical assistance related to the u se of your Son y TV , please visit our web site or call on e of the following numbers: http://www .sony .com/tv support for US Suppor t http:// www .son y .ca/sup port for Canadian Support 1-800-22 2-S[...]

44 No color / Dark picture / Color is not correct / The picture is too brig ht • Press PICTURE to select the desi red Picture Mode (see page 21 ). • Adjust the Picture M ode options in the Pi cture settings ( see pag e 32). • If you set the Po w e r S av i n g mode t o Lo w or High , it will en hance the black level (see page 42) . Noisy pict[...]

45 Other Information “Black box” on s creen • Y ou have select ed a text opt ion and no text is av ailable (see pa ge 38). T o t urn off this feature, set the CC Display option to Of f . If you were t rying to select closed ca ptioning, select CC1 instead of T ext1-4 . Black bands app ear at the edges of the screen • Some wide screen progra[...]

46 Specificatio ns * While the TV is col lecting TV Guid e data and/o r during softw are update t he po wer consump tion is less than 30 W . ~ • Optional acce ssories a va ilability de pends on its stock. • D esign an d specifications are subject to chan ge without no tice. Model KDL-40WL140 KDL-46 WL140 KDL- 52WL1 40 System T elevision syst em[...]

47 Index 0-9 butt ons 20 4:3 Default 35 A AC IN 11 Add Digi tal Chan nels 37 Advance d Settings 33 Analog CC 38 Audio Out 35 AUDIO OUT jack 11 Auto Adjust 36 Auto Program 37 Auto Wid e 35 B Backgrou nd TV 25 Backli ght 32 Balance 34 Bass 34 Bilingu al aud io 34 BRAVIA Sync buttons 19 Brightnes s 32 C CABLE/ ANTEN NA i nput 11 CC b utton 19 CC Dis p[...]

For Your Convenience Please contact Sony Customer Sup port directly if you: z Have questions on the use of your television af ter reading your Operating Instruction manual and Quick Se tup Guide z Experienc e difficulty operating your telev ision For Uni ted States http://www.sony.c om/tvsupport or to speak wi th a support repr esentative: 1-800-22[...]