Sony KDL50R450A manual

4-470-897 - 11 (1) LCD TV Operating I nstruction s Intr oduc ing You r New BRAVIA ® Getting Sta rted Operati ng the TV Using Fea tures Using the Menus Other In formation Sony Customer Supp ort U.S.A.: http://www .sony .co m/tvsupport Canada: http://www .sony .ca/support United States 1.800.2 22.SONY Canada 1.877.899 .SONY Please Do Not Return the [...]

2 CAUTION To pre vent electr ic shock and blade e xposure, do not use this p olarized AC plug with an extensi on cord, r eceptac le or other o utlet un less the blad es can b e fully inse rted. ❑ Operat e the TV on ly on 110 -240 V AC (USA/Canada 120 V AC) . ❑ Avoid opera ting the TV at tem peratures below 41°F (5°C). Licensing Information MH[...]

3 Contents Introduc ing Your New BRAVI A ® Welcom e to the W orld of BR AVIA ® . . . . . . . . 4 Experien cing Stun ning HD w ith Your BRAVIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The Four Steps t o a Stun ning HD Experienc e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 TV Feat ure Highlight s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

4 Introducing Your New BRAVIA ® Welcome t o th e World of BRAVI A ® Thank y ou for ch oosing this Sony BRAVI A ® high-d efinition tel evision. Use the docum entation l isted below t o get the mos t out of yo ur TV. Expe riencing Stunn ing HD wi th Your BRAVIA The qu ality of the i mage you see on y our BRAVIA TV is onl y as good as the q uality [...]

5 Introducing Your Ne w BRAVIA ® The Four S teps to a Stunni ng HD Experience Set, Source, Sound, and Setup Along wit h your BRAVIA TV set , a com plete HD system re quires a source of HD programmi ng, an HD sound sys tem, and a p roper conn ection setup . Refer to th e Quick Setup Gu ide, encl osed separ ately, for con necting o ptional eq uipmen[...]

6 ➢ Sc ene Sele ct : Allows yo u to easil y adjust y our TV to the m ost sui table picture and so und settings based on the scen es for the be st quali ty result for the contents genre yo u are watchi ng. ➢ Photo Frame : You can enjoy th e large photo frame di splay with m usic (pag e 32). ➢ On Timer : Set tim er to w ake up TV a utomatica ll[...]

7 Getting Started Getting S tarted Sett ing Up Your TV Some TV mo dels are packaged w ith a detache d Table-Top S tand so y ou can mou nt your TV to a wall r ight away. If yo u are not mounting the TV to a wall , you will ne ed to attach the Table-Top Stand. You will need a Phillips screwdriv er (not supplied) and the supplie d screws to complete t[...]

8 Attach ing the Table- Top Sta nd • Refe r to the su pplied Tab le-Top S tand instr uction leaflet fo r proper attac hment . • Be c areful to no t pinch your hand s or the AC power co rd when you i nstall th e TV se t to the Tab le- Top Stand. • For best pictu re quality , do no t expose the screen to direct i llumi nation or s unlight. 1 Pl[...]

9 Getting Started Locati ng Inputs an d Outputs Item Description 1 CABLE/ ANTENNA RF input tha t connects to your C able or V HF/UHF antenna. 2 VIDEO IN/ COMPONENT IN/R-AUDIO-L (MONO) This inpu t port can b e used as a compos ite vide o input (VID EO) or as a componen t video in put (COM PONENT) . For compo site u se, conne ct the yellow jack to Y [...]

10 3 7 HDMI IN 1 (ARC) HDMI IN 2/MHL HDMI (High -Definiti on Multi media Inte rface) p rovides a n uncompre ssed, all-digita l audio/v ideo inte rface betw een this TV and any HDMI-equ ipped audio/vi deo equ ipment, such as a set-top box , DVD play er, and A/V receiver. HDMI sup ports e nhanced, o r high-defin ition video, plu s digital audio. You [...]

11 Getting Started Connect ing the TV Cable Syst em or VH F/UHF Antenna System You can enjoy high-defini tion and sta ndard-defin ition digi tal programm ing (if availabl e in your area) along wit h standa rd-definitio n analog p rogramming . This TV is capable of receiving unscrambl ed digital programming for both cable (QAM and 8VSB) and external[...]

12 HD Cable Box/HD Sa tellite Box You ca n enjoy h igh-defini tion prog rammin g by subscr ibing to a high-defi nition ca ble serv ice or a high-d efinitio n satellite se rvice. Fo r the best poss ible pictu re, make sur e you connect this equ ipment to your TV via th e HDMI or c omponent vi deo (with audio) in put located on the bac k of your TV. [...]

13 Getting Started MHL Devi ce The MHL (M obile Hig h-Definiti on Link) en ables t he TV to comm unicate wi th connecte d MHL-compat ible dev ice. When c onnecting MH L-comp atible devi ce, TV sim ultaneously charges the connected devic e while playing ph oto/music/v ideo from it. You ca n use the TV remote c ontrol to con trol the c onnected MHL -[...]

14 Connect ing Ot her Equi pment • Refe r to the Qu ick S etup Guid e (supplie d) when c onnecting other e quipment t o your TV. Blu-ray Disc Player/ “PS3” DVD player Digital satellit e receiver Analog audio equipment (A/V Receiver/HomeT heater) Digital cable box Audio system Digital audio equipment (A/V Rec eiv er/Ho me Th eate r) Digital re[...]

15 Getting Started When Ins talli ng the T V Agains t a Wall or Encl osed Area Make sure th at your TV h as adequate v entilatio n. Allow enough space arou nd the TV as shown be low. Avoi d operating the TV at t emperatur es below 41 °F (5 °C). • Inadequ ate ventil ation can lead t o overhea ting of the TV and may caus e damage to your TV or ca[...]

16 Secu ring th e TV Sony str ongly recom mends taki ng measures to prevent th e TV from to ppling over. Un secured T Vs may topp le and resu lt in prop erty damag e, serious bodily injury or even deat h. Preventing the TV from Toppling ❑ Secure the TV to a wall and/or stand. ❑ Do not a llow childre n to pl ay or clim b on furni ture and TV set[...]

17 Getting Started 2 Secure the TV to the stand. Use the op tional har dware listed below (not s upplied): • M4 machine sc rew (screwed into the sc rew hole of the TV). • A screw o r similar (attach it t o the T V stand). • Rope or c hain (stron g enough t o support th e weigh t of the TV). Make sure that there is no ex cess sl ack in the ro [...]

18 3 Anchor th e TV to the wal l. Secure t he Attachme nt Parts to the rear of the TV. Anchor the TV to the wall by usi ng bolts, wal l anchor and chain (or r ope). • Cont act Sony Cu stomer Su pport to obta in the optional S upport Belt Ki t by provi ding your T V model name. For United States call: 1-800 -488-7669 or visit: http://www.sony.com/[...]

19 Getting Started Running Initia l Setup Duri ng in itial setup, you will perf orm th e foll owing: • Set the lan guage f or the On S creen Displ ay (OSD) te xt • Choose yo ur viewi ng enviro nment • Scan for dig ital an d analog c hannels • Set the curre nt date and time after Auto Program . Complete your cable connection s before beg inn[...]

20 • If you cancel th e Auto Program , any chann els you have selected are not regist ered. To res can for avail able chann els, r un Auto Program . • Conn ect either your c able or ant enna to the TV (yo u can con nect both u sing an A-B RF switch (not suppl ied)); for mo re details see page 11.[...]

21 Operating the T V Operating the TV Using the R emote Control To Insert Batteries into the Remote Control Insert two siz e AAA batteries (su pplied) by matching e and E on the bat teries t o the diagram inside th e battery comp artment of t he remote control. Guidelines to Follow Push to open • Point y our remote control directly at the I R sen[...]

22 Remote Con trol Button Descriptio n • The 5 , N and CH + butt ons have a tactile dot. Us e them as a referenc e when operati ng the TV. Button Description 1 SYNC MENU Pre ss to di splay the BRAVIA Sync Menu and th en select c onnecte d HDMI/M HL equip ment from Device Selection . 2 INPUT Press to d isplay t he list of External I nputs a nd TV [...]

23 Operating the T V Button Description qs POWER Press to turn on a nd off the T V. qd WIDE Press repeated ly to cycle through the avail able Wide Mode set tings. See page 29. qf CC/ SUBTITLE Press to c ycle throu gh the availabl e settings for Closed Captions (CC) : On , Off , and On when Muting . qg DISPLAY Press once to dis play the banner with [...]

24 Button Description w; Equipment Control These bu ttons are u sed to control the equipme nt connected to the TV by usi ng the BRAVIA Sync Control function (n ot avail able on al l BRAVIA Sync Control equ ipment). Some ot her button s on the remote control m ay also operate BRAVIA ® Sync TM equ ipment. m (fast r everse): Press to pl ay a pr ogram[...]

25 Operating the T V TV Cont rols a nd Indic ators • For more in formation about set ting up the extern al inputs labels, s ee page 48 . • The 2 + button h as a tacti le dot. U se it as a reference when op erating the TV. • Make sur e that the T V is com pletely s witched off before u nplugging the power co rd. Item Description 1 (IR) Infrare[...]

26 Using Features BRAVIA Sync Control With the BRAVIA Sync Control function , BRAVIA Sync helps to communic ate with BRAVIA Sync- compatible e quipment using HDMI CEC (Co nsumer Electronics Control ). Use the fol lowing se ttings and tips to help uni fy contro l of your connecte d equipmen t. 1 Press HOME and s elect Settings , then se lect the Set[...]

27 Using Features Using P IP Fea ture PIP (pict ure in pic ture) disp lays a p icture from a conne cted PC in full scr een, and a TV progr am or other external in put (see below “T o Enter PIP” table) in an inse t wind ow. ( Closed Captions (CC) is not availabl e with PIP mode.) To Ent er PIP 1 Pre ss OPTIONS while images from a PC appea r on t[...]

28 Favorite s Your fa vorite chann els and externa l inputs can be accesse d by press ing the HOME button once they are added to the list. 1 Press HOME . 2 Press V / v to select Favorite s , then press . The f avorites l ist appe ars. 3 Press V / v to selec t a channel or input, then press . x To add to Favorites While tu ned to the cha nnel you wa[...]

29 Using Features Wide Mode The Wide Mode feat ure a llo ws yo u to sele ct th e screen di splay of your preferenc e. Based on the origi nal signal sour ce, you may see bl ack ba rs ar oun d the picture o r just on the b oth sides o f the screen. Sometime s you wi ll see th e picture fil led the fu ll screen. Th is is due to the signal s your TV re[...]

30 Wide Mode w ith P C Wide Mode is also av aila ble f or the PC settings. Wh en a PC is conn ected to the TV and H DMI input is sele cted, you ca n chang e th e PC S cre en se ttings. x To change the Wide Screen mode for PC ti ming Press WIDE r epeatedly to cycle thr ough the a vailable mode s while i n the HDMI inpu t (PC timi ng) mo de. Inputs P[...]

31 Using Features Playing back Ph oto/ Music/ Video v ia USB You can e njoy ph oto/musi c/video fil es stored in a Sony digital sti ll camera o r camcorder through a US B cable or US B stor age devi ce on yo ur T V. 1 Connect a s upported USB device to the TV. 2 Pre ss HOME . 3 Pre ss V / v to select Photo , Musi c , or Video , then pr ess . The fi[...]

32 • Use a USB sto rage devi ce that is comp liant with USB Mas s Stor age Cl ass standard s. • The file s ystem on the USB device supports FAT16, FA T32 and NTFS. Photo Fra me You can en joy looking at photos, li stening to music , or seeing th e clock a nd calend ar, at the sam e time. You can enter photo frame mode using any of the followin [...]

33 Using Features x To select mu sic You can sel ect music fr om USB mem ory, using a ny of the foll owing metho ds: x To select Display mod e You can c hange the photo fram e display by select ing Display Mode (page 46). • Ima ge an d Cloc k • Full Screen Image • Full Screen Clock x To select Clo ck Display mod e There a re five calendar di [...]

34 Using the Menus Naviga ting t hrough TV Menus The HOME button allows you to a ccess a v ariety of TV settings and USB media files. 1 Press on the re mote c ontrol to di splay th e menu op tions. 2 Press V / v / B / b to navig ate on the menu o r adjust th e sett ings. 3 Pres s to se lect o r confi rm. 4 Press to exit. The Favorites featu re prov[...]

35 Using the Me nus The Settings icon con tains all of the neces sary confi gurations to customiz e your T V settings. The opti ons you can select ma y vary. Una vailable op tions are gr ayed out or not d ispl ayed . Picture: a djust the picture on your T V to fit you r viewi ng prefe rence. Sound: c ustomize y our so und settin gs to sui t your a [...]

36 Using the Picture Settings Option Description Picture Mode Custom ized pict ure v iewi ng Display s the opti ons sel ected in th e Sc ene Select s ettings. W hen Scene Select is set to General , the first three options be low can be selec ted. Vivid Select for e nhance d picture c ontrast and sharp ness. Standard Select for sta ndard picture set[...]

37 Using the Me nus •A v a i l a b l e Picture op tions, inc ludin g options in Advan ced Settin gs dep end on Scene Select and Picture Mode . Advan ced Settings Reset Re sets the advanc ed settin gs to the default value s. Adv. Contrast Enhancer Automati cally ad justs bac klight an d contrast to the mos t suitabl e settings j udging from the br[...]

38 Using the S ound Set tings Option Description Sound Mo de Custom ized sound listenin g Sets a sound mode. Sound Mode include s options best sui ted for video and photographs , respecti vely. Standard Optim izes so und qua lity for ge neral c ontent . Music Lets y ou experi ence dyna mic a nd clear s ound, like that of a concert. Cin ema Op timiz[...]

39 Using the Me nus • MTS Audio is only available for analo g program s. • Alternate Audi o is o nly avai lable if th e progra m is broa dcast with a lternat e audio s treams. • You can also acc ess So und Mode , MTS Au dio and Alternate Audio by using th e OPTIONS button on th e remo te control.[...]

40 Using the Screen Settings • Normal in the Wi de Mode s etting is not av ailable w hen you are wat ching a 72 0p, 108 0i or 1080 p source. • If 4:3 Def ault is set to any thing but Of f , the Wide Mode settin g changes only for t he curre nt channel. When you change channels (or inputs ), Wid e Mo de is automat ically re placed with the 4:3 D[...]

41 Using the Me nus • For the PC Input Sign al Referenc e Chart, s ee page 52 . Option Description Vertical Cent er Allows you to move th e posi tion of th e pictur e up and d own. (Ava ilable in Wide Zoom and Zoom .) PC Settings When a PC is conne cted to t he TV, the PC settings screen ap pears i nstead of the Screen s ettings. You can a lso s [...]

42 Using the Channel Settings • You sh ould ru n Auto Program af ter changin g the Signa l Type setting. • Run ning Auto Program will clea r the Favorites list. • Chan nels that you s et to be hi dden can b e acce ssed by t he 0-9 and buttons. • You ca n set c hannels to be hidde n that a re automa ticall y set in Au to P rog ra m . Option [...]

43 Using the Me nus Usin g the Pa rental Lock Se ttin gs Option Descri ption Password The Pa rental Loc k settings al low yo u to set up the TV to b lock p rograms according to thei r content a nd rating l evels. U se 0-9 on the remot e control t o enter a fou r-digit password. T he first time you cre ate a pas sword, confi rm the password b y ente[...]

44 • You ne ed your password f or any futu re acce ss into t he Parental Lo ck setti ngs. If yo u lo se yo ur password, s ee “Lost p assword” on page 60 . • Sel ecting Clea r All will delete t he current Downl oadable U.S. Rating menu and th e menu will no longer be ava ilable un til the TV is tun ed to a cha nnel that c ontain s download a[...]

45 Using the Me nus Canadian Models: Selecting Custom Parental Lock Rating Options To select cus tom rating options for Can ada, select Canada in the Cou ntr y setting ( page 43). Viewing Blocked Programs You can vie w blocked p rograms by entering your passwo rd. Press when tuned to a blocke d program, then enter t he passwor d. This te mporaril y[...]

46 Using the Setu p Settings Option Description Photo Frame Settings Disp lay Mod e Allows you to s elect the display m ode. S elect from Imag e and Clock , Full Screen Image or Full Screen Clock . Se e page 33. Clock Di splay Allows y ou to s elect the clock dis play. Sel ect from Cal endar , Analog Clock , Digit al Clock , Calendar and Clo ck or [...]

47 Using the Me nus • You can turn on Clos ed Captions (CC) option s ( On , Off or On wh en Muting ) by pressing the CC button o n the remo te control. Closed Captions (CC) Allows yo u to s elect from several c losed ca ption m odes (for p rograms th at are broadcas t with clos ed caption ing). CC Display On Closed Captio ns (CC) is turned on. Of[...]

48 • You ca n assign following l abels for each inpu t (except T V): –, Cable, Sate llite, VCR, DVD/BD, Home The ater, Game, Camcorder, Digital Camera, PC, Edit •“ – ” indicate s that no l abels are assi gned. • If yo u sele ct Edit , you can edit vide o label s. Follow the sa me steps for Edit Channe l Labels on page 42. Option Descr[...]

49 Using the Me nus Option Descri ption BRAVIA Sync Settings Communi cates wi th equipm ent compa tible wi th the BRAVIA Sync Control function . BRAVIA Sync Control Links t he opera tions of t he TV a nd the equi pment. For speci fic Son y equipm ent compa tible wi th BRAVIA Sync Control , this setting is applied automatic ally to th e conn ected e[...]

50 Picture Adjustments Lock Select Lock so no adj ustment c an be mad e to ite ms grayed ou t, except Picture Mode an d CineMotion . Select Unl ock to allow ad justment to any of the Picture settings. Product Support Contact Sony So ny contac t infor mation is availab le on this screen fo r your conven ience. TV specif ic informa tion s uch as M od[...]

51 Using the Me nus Usin g the Ec o Setti ngs Option Descri ption Reset Res ets the curren t Eco setti ngs to the default v alues. Power Saving S elect from Off , Low , High , Picture Off t o adjust y our TV’ s power con sumpt ion. By selec ting th e High option, y ou will reduce the power co nsumptio n more tha n the other avail able settings . [...]

52 Other Information PC Input Sign al Reference Cha rt for HDMI I N After c onnecting th e PC to the TV , set the outp ut signal from the PC ac cording to t he chart be low. * The 1080p tim ing when a pplied to t he HDMI inpu t will be tre ated as a v ideo tim ing and no t PC timing. T his af fects Picture se ttings and Wide Mode se ttings. To view[...]

53 Other Information Using a Wall-Mount Bra cket Your TV c an be mounte d on a wall usi ng a Wall-Mou nt Bracket (not supplied) out of the box as packaged. If the Table-To p Stand is attached to th e TV, the TV may requ ire detachin g the Tabl e-Top Stand . Prepare the TV for the Wall-Mount B racket befor e making c able connec tions. Sony does not[...]

54 Securing the Attachme nt Parts Secure t he Attachme nt Parts to the rear of the TV befo re attaching th e Wall-M ount Bracket. Screw (+PSW 6 × 16) (not supplied) Thick an d soft cloth Attachment par ts (supplied) Mounting Hook (not optional accessory)[...]

55 Other Information Trou bleshoo ting Many of t he poor p ictures a nd poor so und condi tions are related to improper c onnection of the cab les; refer to t he Quick Setu p Guide provided fo r connection s. If you hav e question s, servic e needs, or require te chnical a ssistance related to the use of your So ny TV even after you r ead this op e[...]

56 TV is l ocked to o ne channel •P e r f o r m Auto Program to add rec eivable channels that are no t present in the TV’s memory (see page s 19 and 42). Canno t receive or select channel s •P e r f o r m Auto Program to add rec eivable channels that are no t present in the TV’s memory (see page s 19 and 42). • To recei ve or s elect cab [...]

57 Other Information Blurry pictu re / Poo r col or • Transpor ting the TV from a cold to a w arm loc ation or a s udden change i n room tem peratur e may cause moisture condens ation, resultin g in a blu rry pict ure or poor c olor. Turn off your TV and wait a few hours be fore powerin g on ag ain. No so und / No isy sou nd No sound but good pic[...]

58 PC connec tion No pic ture / No signal • Confi rm the PC is correc tly conne cted to the TV with t he HDMI IN. • Ensure the outp ut signal from the P C is one of the form ats lis ted on page 52. • Turn the PC off. Confirm the PC connectio n and rest art the PC . Plug -and-play wi ll aut o-detect the TV and correctl y set up PC timin g. •[...]

59 Other Information Black ba nds appear at the edges of the screen • Some wide screen pr ograms are filmed in aspect ra tios that are greater th an 16:9 (thi s is especial ly comm on with thea trical release s). Your TV w ill show th ese program s with black bands at the top a nd bottom o f the s creen. For more detai ls, check the documen tatio[...]

60 Photo images or folder s take tim e to d isplay • Depen ding on t he image di mension, file si ze, and n umber of fil es in a fol der, so me photo images or folders take time to di splay. • The firs t time a c amera is connected to the TV v ia USB c able, it may ta ke up to a couple of minut es for t he phot os to dis play. Lost pa ssword ?[...]

61 Other Information Important No tices For C ust omers i n Can ada This Class B digital apparatus co mplies with Canadian ICES-003 . Pour les cl ients résidan t au Canad a Cet appar eil numé rique de l a classe B est conforme à la norme N MB-003 d u Canada. FCC Related Informa tion This equi pment h as been tested and found to comply with the l[...]

62 Specifica tio ns System Televisio n system NTSC: Am erican TV standard ATSC (8VS B terrestria l): ATSC complian t 8VSB QAM on cable: A NSI/SCTE 07 2000 (Does not include CableCARD funct ionality) Channel coverage Analog terrestrial: 2 - 69 / Digital terrestrial: 2 - 6 9 Ana log Ca ble: 1 - 135 / Digit al C able: 1 - 13 5 Panel syste m LCD (Liqui[...]

63 Other Information • Optional acces sories av ailabili ty dep ends on it s stock. • Design and speci ficatio ns are su bject to ch ange wi thout notic e. * Dime nsions and mass are app roximate value s. Mass* with Tabl e-Top S tand (kg) (lb.) 14.0 30.9 witho ut Table-To p Stand (kg) (lb.) 13.2 29.1 Supplied accessories Remot e control RM-YD09[...]

64 Index " / 1 butt on 25 " / 1 LED 25 0-9 buttons 22 4:3 Default 40 A Add Digital Channels 42 Advanced Set tings 37 Alternate Audio 38 Analog Fine Tune 42 Audio De scripti on 47 AUDIO OUT 10 Audio Out 38 Auto Display Area 40 Auto Progra m 19 , 42 Auto Sh ut Of f 51 Auto Wide 40 AV Setup 48 B Backlight 36 Balance 38 BRAVIA Sync S ettings [...]

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