Sony KDL-52XBR manual

© 2007 Sony Corporation LCD Digital Colour TV 3-217-284- 12 (1) KDL -52 XBR KDL -46 XBR KDL -40 XBR KDL- 52X31 00 KDL- 46X31 00 KDL- 40X31 00 Operating Inst ructions Before operati ng the T V , please read the “Safety inf ormat ion” section of t his manual. Retain this manual f or future ref erence.[...]

2 GB Thank you for c hoosi ng th is S ony p roduct . Before op erating th e TV, please read th is manu al thoroughly and retain it fo r future reference. • is a regis tered trademar k of th e DVB Pr oject • “Dolby” a nd the do uble-D symb ol are trad emarks of Dolby Labo ratories. Manufact ured un der l icense from Do lby L aborat ories. ?[...]

3 GB Tabl e of Co ntent s Start-up Guide 4 Safety info rmation .................. ............. ............. ............. .................... ............ ............. ............... 9 Precauti ons ................ ............ ............. .................... ............. ............. ................... ............. ...... 11 Overview o[...]

4 GB Start-up Guide 1: Che cking the accessories AC power cord * (1) Antenn a cable * (1) PC cab le * (1) Suppor t belt (1) and sc rews (2) Remote RM-GD0 03 (1) Size AA b atteries (R6 ty pe) (2) * Do not remo ve the ferr ite core s. To in sert b atte ries into th e rem ote ~ • Obser ve the correc t polarity when in serting batt eries. • Do not [...]

5 GB Start-u p Guide * Whe n conne cting an anten na cable , an adap tor (not supplied ) may be req uired . 3: Preventing the TV from toppl ing over Connec ting an antenn a and VCR A/V cable (not supplied) VCR AC pow er cord (supplied) Ant enna ca ble (not sup plied ) Antenn a cable (not sup plied) Antenn a cable (sup pli ed) * Splitter (not su ppl[...]

6 GB 4: Bund ling the cabl es ~ The hook of the ca ble hol der can be open ed fr om eithe r sides depend ing on atta ching posi tion. 5: Performin g the initi al set-up 1 Connect the TV to your AC power outlet (220–240 V AC, 50 Hz). 2 Press 1 on the right s ide of the TV. When you turn on the TV for the first time, the Time Se tup me nu appe ars [...]

7 GB Start-u p Guide 3 Press F / f / G / g to select the state/region in which y ou will operate the TV, then press . This optio n allows yo u to set the ti me zone in which you will operate the TV. This will ensure that the time displayed on the i-Plate (page 16) is correct. 4 Press F / f to select “Full S can” or “Quick Scan” to preset ch[...]

8 GB Detaching the Ta ble- Top Stand from the TV ~ Do not rem ove the Ta ble- Top Stand for an y reason ot her than to wall -mount the TV or to att ach th e optiona l TV sta nd.[...]

9 GB Safety info rmati on Insta lla tion/ Set -up Install an d use the TV set in accordance wi th the instructions below in order to avoid any risk o f fire, elect rical shoc k or damag e and/ or injur ies. Installatio n • The TV set should be instal led near an ea sily accessible AC power outlet. • Place t he TV s et on a stab le, lev el sur f[...]

10 GB Notes • Do not use the supplied AC p ower c ord on any other equipme nt. • Do not pinch, ben d, or twist the AC po wer cord excessivel y. Th e co re cond uctor s may be expo sed o r broken. • Do not modi fy the AC powe r co rd. • Do not put anyt hing heavy on the AC power cord. • Do not p ull on the AC po wer c ord i tself whe n dis[...]

11 GB Precautions Viewi ng th e TV • View the T V in modera te light , as viewin g the TV i n poor light or durin g long period of time, stra ins your eyes. • Whe n using headphon es, adj ust the volume so as t o av oid excessive leve ls, as hear ing damage may result. LCD Sc reen • Altho ugh the LCD sc reen i s made with h igh-precisi on tec[...]

12 GB Overview of the remot e z The numb er 5, H , PROG + and A/B buttons ha ve tact ile dots. Use the ta ctile do ts as refere nces whe n operating th e TV. 1 TV "/1 — TV stan dby Turn s the TV on and off from sta ndby mod e. 2 Number bu ttons • In TV mo de: Select s channe ls. For channel number s 10 and ab ove, ent er the second , t hir[...]

13 GB Overview of the TV buttons and indicators 1 1 — Power Turns the TV on or off. ~ To di sconnect the TV fr om the AC power completel y, pull the plug from the A C power ou tlet. 2 PROG +/–/ / • I n TV mo de: Sele cts t he n ext ( +) or prev ious (–) chann el. • In TV menu: Moves thro ugh the optio ns up ( ) or down ( ). 3 2 +/–/ / ?[...]

14 GB Watc hing TV 1 Press 1 on the right side of the TV to turn on the TV. When the TV i s in standb y mode (the 1 (s ta ndby) indicat or on the T V front pa nel is r ed), press TV "/1 on the r emot e to turn on th e TV. 2 Press DIGITAL/ANALOG to s witch between digital and analogue modes. The chan nels av ailab le vary d ependin g on the mod[...]

15 GB Watching T V To change t he Wide Mode ma nually Press repeatedly to select th e desired Wide Mode. * Parts of t he top and bot tom of the pic ture may be cut off. ~ • Some char acters and/ or letters a t the to p and the bo ttom of the pic ture ma y not be visibl e in “Wi de Zoo m”. In such a case , you can s elect “ Verti cal Si ze?[...]

16 GB i-Plate displ ay For a si ngle pi cture in di gital m ode, thi s featur e give s you inform ation on the current channel and also the current and ne xt progr ammes. 1 Press / to display the i-Plate. This shows t he date, time , whether the c hannel has text serv ice, whether multi (MPEG and Dolby Digital) audio programme availa ble and whethe[...]

17 GB Watching T V Using the Favourite Li st * The Favo urite f eature allows you t o select prog rammes from a list yo u spe cify. To disp lay the Favourite List, see “Navigating throug h menus” (page 26). * Thi s function m ay not be av ailabl e in some area s. Favourit e List To D o t h i s Create your Fav ourit e List Follo w th e steps of [...]

18 GB Connecting opt ional equ ipment You can con nect a wi de rang e of opti onal eq uipment to your TV. Using Optional Equipment Camcor der Head phones Camcor der Digital sti ll camera PC (HDMI output) Camco rder Audio system DVD play er Blu-ray disc pl ayer USB stor age media[...]

19 GB Using Optio nal Equipment (MONO) Audi o syst em Blu- ray di sc play er Camcor der DVD player PC (HDMI output) For ser vice use only DVD pla yer with com pone nt output Hi-Fi audio equipmen t DVD recorder VCR PC Video game equipm ent DVD player VCR Home theatre s ystem with digital i nput Continued[...]

20 GB Connect t o Input symb ol on screen Descrip tion A i Y ou can liste n to sound from t he TV on he adpho nes. B 2 or 2, and 2 V ideo 2 or V ideo 2 T o avoid picture n oise, do not conne ct the ca mcord er to th e video 2 ja ck and th e S video 2 jack at t he same ti me. If you conne ct mon o equipm ent, conn ect to t he 2 L jac k. C US B Y ou [...]

21 GB Using Optio nal Equipment Viewing pictures from the connected equipmen t Turn on th e conn ected equ ipment , then press / to display the co nnect ed equipme nt list. P ress F / f to se lect the desir ed input s ource, t hen pres s . (The highlig hted i tem is sele cted if 2 secon ds pass wi thout an y opera tion aft er pressi ng F / f .) Whe[...]

22 GB To view two p ictures simultaneou sly – PIP (Pictur e in Picture) (in PC mode only) You can view t wo pictures (PC inp ut and TV programme) on the screen simulta neously. To vi ew a PC inpu t s ource, conn ect a PC ( page 1 8), and mak e sure that images from the PC appea r on th e screen. 1 Press . Two pic tures are displayed si multaneo u[...]

23 GB Using Optio nal Equipment 4 DVD record buttons • z REC : Starts reco rding. • X REC PAUSE: Paus es the recording. • x REC STO P: Stops the recording. 5 F1/F2 • Selec ts a disc when using a DVD c hanger. • Selec ts a func tion when using a combinat ion unit (e.g. a BD/DVD). For details , see t he operating instructi ons supplied with[...]

24 GB BD (Blu-ray Disc) Player DVD/VCR Player DVD recorder VCR br and list AUX S ony sys tems bran d lis t DAV Home Theatre System AV receiver Digital terrestri al receiver PHILI PS 009, 028, 02 3, 024 , 016, 003, 031 PIONE ER 004, 050, 051, 052 SAM SUNG 011 , 014 SANYO 007 SHAR P 019, 0 27 THOM SON 012 TOSHIBA 003, 0 48, 04 9 Y AMA HA 018, 027, 02[...]

25 GB Using Optio nal Equipment Using USB photo viewer You can view pho tograph s (in JPEG f ormat) sto red in a Sony digital still cam era, camcorder or USB storage media on your TV. 1 Connect a supported USB device to the TV. 2 Press MENU. 3 Press F / f to select “ Photo”, then press . The thum bnai l sc reen app ears . 4 Press F / f / G / g [...]

26 GB Navigating throu gh menus Menu f unctio ns al low yo u to e njoy v ariou s conv enie nt features of thi s TV. You ca n easily select channels or inputs so urces and change t he setti ngs for yo ur TV. 1 Press MENU. 2 Press F / f to select an option, then press . To exit th e menu, press ME NU. 1 Digital Fav ourite List * Displ ays the F avour[...]

27 GB Using Menu Fun ctions Picture menu You can sele ct the opt ions l iste d below on the “Pic tur e” me nu . To se lec t opt ion s in “Set tin gs” , ref er to “Na vigatin g throug h men us” (p age 26) . T arget Inputs For the inp ut current ly being v iewed, select whether to us e the common setting or to set each item se parately. ?[...]

28 GB Colour T emperature Selects the picture white ness option. “Cool” : Gives the white colours a blue tint. “Neutr al”: Gives the white colours a neutral ti nt. “Warm 1” /“Warm 2”: Gives the white colours a red tint. “Warm 2” gives a redder tint than “Warm 1”. z “Warm 1 ” and “Warm 2 ” are no t avai labl e when ?[...]

29 GB Using Menu Fun ctions Sound menu You can sele ct the opt ions l iste d below on the “Sound” menu. To sel ect options in “Setting s”, refer to “Na vigatin g throug h men us” (p age 26) . T arget Inputs For the inp ut current ly being v iewed, select whether to us e the common setting or to set each item se parately. “Comm on”: [...]

30 GB V oice Zoom Adjusts th e clari ty of hum an vo ices. Fo r example, if th e voice of a n ews ann ouncer is indist inct, you c an turn u p this setting to make the vo ice clearer. Conversely , if you are watch ing a sports pro gramme, yo u can turn do wn this settin g to soften the v oice of the co mmentator. Sound Booste r Gives sound mo re im[...]

31 GB Using Menu Fun ctions Scree n menu (e xcept fo r PC inpu t) You can sele ct the opt ions l iste d below on the “Screen” m enu. To sele ct option s in “Settings”, refer to “Na vigatin g throug h men us” (p age 26) . T arget Inputs For the inp ut current ly being v iewed, select whether to us e the common setting or to set each item[...]

32 GB Screen me nu (for P C input) When you sel ect the PC input, you can s elect the options listed below on the “Screen ” menu. To select options in “Settin gs”, refer to “Navigatin g through menus” (p age 26). Auto Adjus tment Automatica lly adjusts the display positio n, phase and pitch of the picture when the TV receives an i nput [...]

33 GB Using Menu Fun ctions Video Settin gs menu You can se lect the options listed b elow on th e “Video Settin gs” menu . To selec t options in “Sett ings” , refer to “Na vigatin g throug h men us” (p age 26) . Motion Enhancer Prov ides sm oother pictu re mov emen t and re duces pictu re bl ur. “High ”: Provid es smoother p icture[...]

34 GB Photo Colou r Space Se lects the op tion to match the output c olour space within th e output signa l from the equipm ent connec ted to the HDMI or com ponent input jack s. Select “sYCC” when usin g the equi pmen t th at supp orts “x.v .Col our”. ~ The settin g is fix ed to “sR GB” w hen th e inp ut si gnal i s HDM I (RG B), even [...]

35 GB Using Menu Fun ctions Audio Settin gs menu You can sel ect the opti ons listed bel ow on th e “Audio Settin gs” menu . To selec t options in “Sett ings” , refer to “Na vigatin g throug h men us” (p age 26) . Speaker Turns on/off the TV’s internal speakers. “TV Speak er”: T he TV speakers are turn ed on in order t o listen to[...]

36 GB Set-up menu You can sele ct the opt ions l iste d below on the “Se t- up” menu. To select optio ns in “Settings ”, refer to “Navig ating t hroug h men us” (p age 26) . Timer Se ttin gs Sets the ti mer to turn on /off the TV. Slee p Timer Sets a perio d of time afte r which the TV autom atically switch es itself into standby mode. [...]

37 GB Using Menu Fun ctions Auto S Video Selects the input signal from S video jacks 1 or 2 when / 1 or 2 j acks are both co nnected . “On” : Switches au tomatica lly betwee n the S v ideo jack and t he composit e video jacks d epend ing on the cable connec tion. “Off”: Activates the compos ite v ideo jac ks. HDMI Set- up This is used to se[...]

38 GB All Reset Resets all se ttings to t he factory se ttings a nd then displ ays the “Auto Start-up ” screen. ~ • Be sure not to turn the TV of f during this peri od (it takes about 30 seconds) or press any buttons. • All set tings, including Fa vourite List , auto tuned cha nnels, etc. w ill be reset.[...]

39 GB Using Menu Fun ctions Analogue Set -up men u You can sele ct the opt ions l iste d below on the “Analogu e S et-up” menu . To sele ct opt ions in “Setting s”, refer to “ Navigating th rough menu s” (page 26). 1 Digit Di rect When “1 Digit Direct” is set to “On” , you can select an analo gue channel usin g one preset number[...]

40 GB Manual Progr amme Preset Before selec ting “Label ”/“AFT”/“Audio Filter”/“Sk ip”/“Colour Syste m”, press PROG +/– to sel ect the prog ramme numb er with the chann el. You ca nnot select a programme nu mber that is set to “Skip” (page 40) . Program me/TV S ystem Presets program me channel s manually. 1 Press F / f to [...]

41 GB Using Menu Fun ctions Digital Set -up menu You can select the o ptions listed be low on the “ Digital Set-up ” menu. To select option s in “Settings” , refer to “Navig ating t hroug h men us” (p age 26) . ~ Some f unc tion s may not be avai labl e in so me are as. Digi tal Se tting s Displays the “Digit al Settings” m enu. Aud[...]

42 GB Favour ite Pre set Presets F avouri te List 1 an d Favo urite Lis t 2. 1 Press F / f to s elect “F av ourite List 1 ” or “F av ourite Lis t 2”, then press . 2 Press F / f to s elect the desired a lloca tion num ber , then press . 3 Press F / f to s elect the channel y ou want to alloca te, the n press . To overwri te a new channel sel[...]

43 GB Addi tiona l In forma tion Specification s * Speci fied st andby power i s rea ched aft er the TV finishes necessary intern al proc esses. Design an d specifi cations are subject to change without no tice. Additional Information Mode l name KDL -40XBR/40X3100 KDL-46XBR /46X3100 KDL-52XBR/52X3100 System Panel System LCD (Liquid C rystal Displa[...]

44 GB PC Inpu t Sign al Refere nce Ch art • Thi s TV’s PC input does not support Sync on Gre en or Compo site Sync. • This TV’s PC in put does not support inte rlaced signals. • For the best pictu re qua lity, it i s reco mmende d to use the sign als (b oldfaced) in the above char t with a 60 Hz vertical freq ue ncy from a perso nal com p[...]

45 GB Addi tiona l In forma tion Cleaning Clean the ventil ation holes o f this TV set regu larly (once a mont h). If dust ac cumulates, the cooling fan may not o perate p roper ly. Troubleshoo ting Check w hether th e 1 (st andby) in dicator is flashing in red. When it i s flashing The self-diagn osis function is activated. 1 Count how many 1 (sta[...]

46 GB Some ti ny b lac k point s and/or br ight po ints app ear on the screen • The picture of a displa y unit is compose d of pixels. Ti ny black po ints and/o r bright poi nts (pixel s) on the screen do not indica te a malfunct ion. No colour o n prog rammes • Selec t “Reset ” (page 2 7). No colo ur or irregul ar co lour when v iewin g a [...]

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