Sony KDL-40D3550 manual

© 2007 Sony Corporation LCD Digital Colour TV 3-280-663- 11 (1) For useful informa tion about Sony pro ducts KDL-4 6D355 0/46D 3500 KDL-4 0D355 0/40D 3500 Operating Instructions Before operati n g the TV , please read the “Safety inf or mation” section of this manual. Retain this manual f or future ref erence.[...]

2 GB Thank you for c hoosing thi s Sony produ ct. Before op erating th e TV, pl ease read this m anual thoroughly and retain it fo r future reference. A moulde d plug com plying with BS1 363 is fitted to th is equipm ent for your safe ty and conve nience. Should the fuse i n the p lug suppl ied need to be replace d with the same ra ting of fuse app[...]

3 GB Tabl e of Cont ents Safety info rmation .................. ............. .................... ............. ................... ................... ............. .. 8 Precauti ons ................ ................... ............. ................... ............. ................... .................... ...... 10 Overview of the remote ......[...]

4 GB Start-up Guide 1: Chec king th e accessories Mains le ad (Type BF) * (1) Coaxial c able (1) Suppor t belt (1) and scr ews (2) Remote RM -ED009 (1) Size AA b atteries (R6 typ e) (2) * Do not remo ve the ferr ite cores. To in sert batter ies into the remote ~ • Observe the correct po larity when in serting batt eries. • Do not u se differe n[...]

5 GB Start-u p Guide 2: Connecti ng an aerial/ cable/VCR 3: Preventing the TV from toppl ing over 4: Bundling the cabl es ~ The hook of th e cabl e holde r can be open ed from either sides dependi ng on a ttaching po sition. Conn ecting an aerial /cabl e Connect ing an a erial /cable and VCR Coax ial cable (suppl ied) Mains l ead (s upplied) Scart [...]

6 GB 5: Performing the ini tial setup 1 Connect the TV to your mains socket (220-240 V AC, 50 Hz). 2 Press 1 on the top edge of the TV. When you tu rn on the TV fo r the first time, the Langu age m enu app ears on the screen. 3 Press F / f / G / g to select the language displayed on the menu screens, then press . 4 Press F / f to s elect the countr[...]

7 GB Start-u p Guide 9 Press MENU to exit. The TV has now tuned in all the availa ble chann els. ~ When a di gital broad cast cha nnel cann ot be receiv ed, or when sele ctin g a regio n in wh ich th ere ar e no di gita l broadc asts in step 4 (pag e 6), t he time mu st be set a fter perform ing step 9. To tune th e TV for dig ital cable c onnectio[...]

8 GB Safety info rmati on Insta llati on/ Set-u p Install an d use the TV set in accordance wit h the instructions below in ord er to avoid any risk of fire, elect rical shoc k or damag e and/or in juries. Installatio n • T he TV set should be inst alled near an ea sily accessible mains sock et. • Place t he TV set on a st able, lev el sur face[...]

9 GB Mains lead Handle the mains lead and sock et as follows in o rder to avoid any risk of fire, elect rical sh ock or dam age and/or injuries: – Connec t the TV set using a three-wire gro unding type mains plug to a mai ns socket with a prot ective e arthing connecti on. – Use onl y Sony m ains l eads, not t hose of othe r br ands. – Ins er[...]

10 GB Precautions Viewi ng th e TV • View the TV in moderate li ght, as vi ewing the T V in poor light or durin g long period of time, strain s your eyes. • W hen using headp hones, adj ust the vo lume so as to avoid excessive leve ls, as hear ing damage ma y result. LCD Sc reen • Al though the LCD sc reen i s made wi th hig h-precision techn[...]

11 GB Overview of the remot e z • The number 5, PR OG + and A/B buttons hav e tactile dots. Use the tactile dots as referenc es wh en oper ating the TV. • If you turn the TV off, Theatre Mode is also turned o ff. 1 "/1 – TV standby Turn s the TV on and off fr om standb y mode. 2 A/B – Dual So und (pa ge 26) 3 Colo ured bu ttons ( page [...]

12 GB Overview of the TV buttons and indicators 1 (page 22) 2 / – Input s elect / OK • In TV mod e (page 20): Selects the inpu t source from e quipment conn ected to th e TV sock ets. • In TV m enu: Selec ts the men u or option , and confirms the setting . 3 2 +/-/ / • In TV mode: In creases (+) or decreases (-) the volume. • In TV menu: [...]

13 GB Watching T V Watc hing TV 1 Press 1 on the top edge of the TV to turn on the TV. When the TV is in standb y mode ( the 1 (s tandby) indi cator on the TV f ront pa nel is r ed), pr ess "/1 on the re mote to turn on the TV. 2 Press DIGITAL to switch to digital mode, or press ANALOG to switch to analogue mode. The chan nels av ailable vary [...]

14 GB To exit Dig ital Text, press RETURN. To mov e arou nd, pres s F / f / G / g . To select ite ms, press and the number b uttons. To access short cuts, press the co loured buttons. To access A nalogue T ext In analog ue mode, pres s / . Each t ime you pr ess / , the display changes cyclic ally as follows: Text t Text over th e TV pict ure (m ix [...]

15 GB Watching T V Checking the Digita l Electronic Program me Guide (EPG) * 1 In digital mode, press . 2 Perform the desired operation as shown in the following table or display ed on the screen. * This func tion may not be availa ble in some co untries /region s. Digital Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) To D o t h i s W atch a pr ogramme Pres s F[...]

16 GB ~ • You can set VCR t imer reco rding on the TV only for Sma rtLink comp atible VCR s. If your VCR is not SmartLi nk compat ible, a message will be displayed to remin d you to set your VCR ti mer. • Onc e a recording has begun, you ca n switch the TV to standby mo de, but do not tu rn off the TV co mpletely or the recording will be cancel[...]

17 GB Watching T V Using the Digital Fa vourite list * The Fa vouri te fea ture a llows you to specif y up t o fou r list s of your favo urite pro grammes . 1 Press MENU. 2 Press F / f to s elect “Digital Favourites”, then press . 3 Perform the desired operation as shown in the following table or display ed on the screen. z Up to 999 ch annels [...]

18 GB Connecting opt ional equ ipment You can con nect a wide rang e of optio nal equipm ent to yo ur TV. Using Optional Equipment 6 For serv ice use only Camcor der Headp hones DVD p laye r wit h comp onent outp ut Hi-F i audi o equip ment DVD rec ord er Deco der VCR Video g ame e quipment DVD player Deco der PC Audio sy stem PC (HDMI output) Blu-[...]

19 GB Using Optio nal Equipment Socke ts Input symb ol on screen Descrip tion A HDMI IN 4 o r 5 A V 4 or A V5 Conne ct to the HDMI IN 4 or 5 socket if th e eq uipmen t has a HDMI socket. The di gital vi deo and aud io sign als are inp ut fro m the equipme nt. I n addi tion, when HDMI con trol compatible equipment is connec ted, communication wit h [...]

20 GB Viewing pictures from the connected equipmen t Turn on th e connec ted equipm ent, the n perfor m one of the followin g operati on. For eq uipmen t conn ected t o the sca rt sock ets usin g a fully- wired 21-pin sca rt le ad (page 18 ) Start p layback on the connect ed equ ipment. The pict ure from th e connecte d equip ment appears o n the s[...]

21 GB Using Optio nal Equipment 3 Press number buttons or PROG +/- to select the TV channel. To ret urn to single picture mode Press or RETURN. z The pi cture framed in green is aud ible. You can s witch the audible pi cture by pre ssing G / g . To view two p ictures simultaneously – PIP (Pict ure in Pictu re) You can view t wo pictures (PC inp u[...]

22 GB Navigating throu gh menus “MENU” allows y ou to enjoy various conveni ent features of thi s TV. You can easi ly select chan nels or inputs so urces and ch ange the settin gs for your T V. 1 Press MENU. 2 Press F / f to select an option, then press . To exit th e menu, press MENU. 1 Digital Favou rites * Displays th e Favourite lis t (page[...]

23 GB Using MENU Func tions Picture menu You can sele ct the opt ions li sted be low on th e “Pic tur e” me nu. T o sele ct optio ns in “Set tin gs” , refe r to “Na vigating t hrough menus” (page 2 2). T arget Inputs Selects wh ether to apply settings made in the “P icture” menu to all inputs, or only to the inpu t currently be ing [...]

24 GB Colour T emperature Adjusts the whiteness of the picture. “Cool” : Gives the white colours a blue tint. “Neutr al”: Gives the white colou rs a neutral tint. “Warm 1” /“Warm 2”: Gives the white colours a red tint. “Warm 2” gives a redder tint than “Warm 1”. z “Warm 1 ” and “Wa rm 2” ar e not av ailabl e when “[...]

25 GB Using MENU Func tions Sound menu You can sele ct the opt ions li sted be low on th e “Sound” menu. To select options in “Setti ngs”, refer to “Na vigating t hrough menus” (page 2 2). T arget Inputs Selects whe ther to apply settings made in the “Sound” m enu to all inp uts, or only to the inpu t currently be ing watche d. “A[...]

26 GB Dual Sound Selects the so und from the spea ker for a stereo or bil ingual broadca st. “Ster eo”/“M ono”: For a stereo broadca st. “A”/“B ”/“M ono”: For a b ilingual br oadcast, sele ct “A” for sound chan nel 1, “B” for s ound ch annel 2, or “M ono” for a mono channe l, if avai lable. ~ If you selec t other equ[...]

27 GB Using MENU Func tions Screen menu You can sele ct the opt ions li sted be low on th e “Screen” m enu. To selec t options in “Se ttings”, refer to “Na vigating t hrough menus” (page 2 2). T arget Inputs Selects wheth er to apply settings m ade in the “Screen” men u to all inputs, or only to the inpu t currently be ing watche d.[...]

28 GB Set-up menu You can sele ct the opt ions li sted be low on th e “Set- up” menu. To select options i n “Settings ”, refer to “Navig ating t hrough menus” ( page 2 2). Auto Star t-up Starts the initial set -up to select the language a nd country /region, and tune in all availabl e digita l and analog ue chan nels. Usuall y, you do n[...]

29 GB Using MENU Func tions AV S e t - u p AV Pres et Assigns a name to any equipm ent connect ed to th e side and rea r socket s. The nam e will be d isplayed bri efly on the screen when the equipment is sele cted. You ca n skip input si gnals fro m connect ed equipm ent that you do not wa nt displa yed on the screen. 1 Press F / f to s elect the [...]

30 GB HDMI Set- up This is used to set the HDMI cont rol compatible equipment con nected to the HDM I sockets . Note that the in terlock sett ing must also be made on the conn ected HDMI control com patible equi pment side. HDMI Control Sets wheth er to interlock the HDM I control compat ible equipme nt and the TV. When set t o “On”, the follow[...]

31 GB Using MENU Func tions Light Sens or “On” : Automatic ally optimizes th e picture settings acco rding to the ambien t light in the room. “Off”: Turns off the “Light Senso r” feature. ~ Be su re no t to p ut an ythin g over the s ensor, as it s func tion may be affe cted. See pa ge 12 for further infor mation on the senso r. Product[...]

32 GB PC Settings menu You can sele ct the opt ions li sted be low on th e “PC Settin gs” menu. To select op tions in “S ettings” , refer to “Na vigating t hrough menus” (page 2 2). Screen For mat Selects a screen format for displaying input from your PC. “Norm al”: Displays the pi cture in it s original siz e. “Ful l 1”: Enl ar[...]

33 GB Using MENU Func tions Analogue Set -up men u You can sele ct the opt ions li sted be low on th e “Analogu e Set -up” m enu. T o se lect o ptions in “Setting s”, refer to “Nav igating throug h menus” (page 22). 1 Digit Di rect When “1 Digit Direct” is set to “On” , you can select an analogu e channel using on e prese t numb[...]

34 GB Manual Progr amme Preset Before selectin g “Label”/“AFT” /“LNA”/“Audio Filter”/“ Skip”/“Decoder”, press PROG +/- to select the prog ramme number with the channel. You c annot select a programme nu mber that is set to “Sk ip” (page 35). Programme /System/ Channel Presets program me channels manually. 1 Press F / f t[...]

35 GB Using MENU Func tions Skip Skips un used analo gue chan nels whe n you press P ROG +/- t o select channels . (You can still se lect a skipp ed channel usin g the numb er buttons.) Decoder Shows and records the scram bled cha nnel select ed when usin g a decode r connecte d directly to scart connector / 1, o r to scart connecto r / 2 via a VCR[...]

36 GB Digital Set -up menu You can select the opt ions listed below o n the “Digita l Set-up ” menu. To selec t options in “S ettings”, refer to “Navig ating t hrough menus” ( page 2 2). ~ Some f unc tions may n ot be ava ila ble in some co unt ries/ re gions . Digital T uning Digital A uto Tuning Tunes in th e available digital cha nne[...]

37 GB Using MENU Func tions Digi tal Se t-up Su btitle Set-u p “Subtitle S etting”: When “ For Hard Of Hearing” i s selected, some v isual aids may also be d isplayed with t he subtitles (if T V channels broa dcast such info rmation). “Subtitle Language”: Selects whic h language subtitles are d isplayed i n. Audi o Set-up “Aud io Typ [...]

38 GB “Auto DST”: Sets whethe r or not to automati cally switch between summer time and winter time. • “Off”: T he time is displaye d accordi ng to the time di fference set by “T ime Zone”. • “On”: Automa tically swi tches bet ween summer t ime and wi nter time accordin g to the calend ar. CA Mod ule Set-up Allows yo u to acc es[...]

39 GB Addi tiona l Info rmat ion Specification s * Specifi ed stan dby powe r is rea ched aft er the TV fin ishes nec essary i nternal p rocesses. Design an d specifi cations are sub ject to cha nge with out notice. Additional Information Mode l name KDL-40D3550/40D3500 KDL-46D3 550/46D3500 System Panel System LCD (Liquid C rystal Display) P anel T[...]

40 GB PC Inpu t Signal Referenc e Chart • T his TV’s PC input doe s not support Sync on Gre en or Compos ite Sync. • Thi s TV’s PC input does not support interlaced signals. • For the best pictu re quali ty, it i s recomm ended to use the signals (b oldfaced) in the above chart w ith a 6 0 Hz vert ical fr eque ncy from a perso nal comput [...]

41 GB Addi tiona l Info rmat ion Troubleshooti ng Check whe ther the 1 (standby ) indicator is flashin g in red. When i t is flashi ng The self-diagno sis function is activated. 1 Count ho w man y 1 (standb y) in dicator flashes betwe en each tw o seco nd break. For example , the indica tor flashes three times, then there is a two se cond brea k, f[...]

42 GB HDMI equipment does not appear on “HDMI De vice List” • Ch eck th at your equipm ent is HDMI control compati ble equipm ent. Not all channels are tuned • Ch eck support web site for cabl e provide i nformat ion. http://sup port.sony -europ e.com /TV/DVBC /[...]

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