Sony 4-418-730-11(1) manual

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    4-418-730 - 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 [...]

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    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 Ma[...]

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    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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    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 [...]

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    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[...]

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    6 ➢ Input Selection : Allo ws you to e asily swi tch between the connected equipm ent (page 35). ➢ 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 (page 26) . ➢ Yahoo! Widgets : Yahoo! T V Wid[...]

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    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 T able-Top Stand. You w ill need a Phillip s screwdri ver and th e supplied screws to co mplete the tas k. L[...]

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    8 Attach ing the Table- Top Sta nd Refer to th e supplied Table -Top Stand leafle t for proper attac hment. • Do n ot put stres s on the LCD panel or the fram e aroun d the scre en. • 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. 1 Place the TV set on th e Table-To p Stand. [...]

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    9 Getting Started Detaching the Table- Top Stand from the TV To detach the Table-Top Stand from the TV, rem ove the screws fixed in ste p 2. • Do not remov e the Tab le-Top S tand for any reason o ther than t o inst all corres ponding accessori es on the TV. • When remo ving th e Table-To p Stand from the TV , lay the display face down on a sta[...]

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    10 Adjusti ng the viewing angle of the TV This T V can be adjusted wi thin the angle s as illustrate d. x Angle Adjustment (Swivel) • When a djusti ng the ang le, hol d the stan d with o ne hand to avoid hav ing the s tand slip or TV ti p over. * The angle is ap proximate value. *15 ° *15 ° *15° *15°[...]

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    11 Getting Started Locati ng Inputs an d Outputs Item Description 1 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL) Conne cts to the optical au dio in put of digi tal audio e quipm ent that is PCM/ Dolby* Digi tal compa tible. 2 PC IN (RGB) Conne cts to a persona l compu ter’s video a nd audio outpu t connec tor. Can also be connecte d to other a nalog RGB e quipmen[...]

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    12 • An HDM I or Com ponent vi deo (YP B P R ) co nnection i s required to view 480i, 480 p, 720p, 10 80i and 1080p video formats. 1 080/24 p is availa ble on ly with HDMI conn ection. 4 CABLE/ ANTENNA RF input tha t conne cts to yo ur Cable or VHF/UHF a ntenna. 5 VIDEO IN 1/ COMPONENT IN/R-AUDIO-L (MONO) This inpu t port can b e used as a comp o[...]

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    13 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[...]

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    14 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. [...]

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    15 Getting Started x Shown with Component Connection • If your equ ipment ha s a DVI outp ut and not an HDMI output, c onnect the DVI outp ut to the HDM I IN 1 (with DV I-to-HDMI c able or ada pter) and co nnect th e audio o utput to the AUDIO IN of PC IN. For detail s, se e page 11. Rear of TV CATV/Satellite antenna cable AUDIO-R (red) AUDIO-L ([...]

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    16 PC Use the T V as a monito r for your P C by connecting an HD15-HD15 c able connect ion as shown b elow. This TV can also be connecte d to a PC wi th a DVI or HDM I output. (Refe r to the s eparate Quick Setup G uide.) • Conn ect the PC IN jack to the PC using an HD15-HD15 cable w ith ferrite core (ana log RGB) an d audio cab le (page 11). Rea[...]

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    17 Getting Started Connect ing Other Eq uipment • Refer to t he Quick Setup Gu ide (su pplied) w hen conne cting othe r equipm ent to yo ur TV. Personal computer Blu-ray Disc Player/“PS3” DVD player Digital satelli te rece ive r Analog audio equipment (A/V Rec eiv er/ HomeTheater) Digital cable box Audio system Digital audio equipment (A/V Re[...]

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    18 When In stalling th e TV Aga inst a Wall or E nclos ed Area Make s ure that your TV has adeq uate ventila tion. Allow en ough spac e around the TV as shown b elow. Avoi d operating th e TV at temp eratures be low 41 °F (5 °C). • Inadequ ate v entilatio n can lead to overheat ing of the TV a nd may cause T V dam age or ca use a fire. (30 cm) [...]

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    19 Getting Started Securing the TV Sony str ongly recom mends tak ing measures to prevent th e TV from t oppling over. U nsecured T Vs may topple an d result in prope rty damage , seriou s bodily inj ury or even deat h. Preventing the TV from Toppling ❑ Secure th e TV to a wall and /or stan d. ❑ Do no t allow chi ldren to pla y or clim b on fur[...]

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    20 2 Secure t he TV to th e stand. Use the optional ha rdware list ed below (no t supplied ): • M4 m achine sc rew (screw ed into the TV’s Tab le-Top St and). • A screw o r simila r (attach it to the TV s tand). • Rope or chain (strong eno ugh to sup port the w eight of the TV). Mak e sure that there is no exces s slack in the rope or chain[...]

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    21 Getting Started Bundlin g the cab les Before bun dling the cables , remove the cable holder from the AC co ver. Reuse the cable ho lder to bundl e the other cables. • Do not bundl e the AC power c ord togethe r with other c ables. * When install ing on the wall, a ttach the c able holde r under the termin als. *[...]

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    22 Run ning Init ial Se tup During ini tial setup, y ou will perform the follow ing: • Set the langua ge for the O n Screen Display (OSD) text • Choo se your v iewing country • Select the ty pe of use • Scan fo r digita l and ana log channe ls • Set the current time • Set the network setup • Downl oad the softwar e Compl ete your cabl[...]

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    23 Getting Started • If you c ancel th e Auto Program , any channel s y ou have se lecte d are no t reg ister ed. To res can fo r avai labl e channels , run Auto Program . • Connect either you r cable or a ntenna to the TV ( you can connect bo th using a n A-B RF switc h (not supplie d)); for more de tails se e page 13. • When promo ted to se[...]

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    24 Operating the TV Using the Remo te Control To Insert Batteries into the Remote Control Insert two size AAA batteries (supplie d) by matching e an d E on the batte ries to the diagram inside the battery co mpartment of the remote c ontrol. Guidelines to follow • Point y our remote control directly at the I R sensor located on yo ur TV. • Make[...]

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    25 Operating the T V Remote Control Button Descripti on • The 5 , N and CH + buttons have a ta ctile dot. Use th em as a r eferenc e when opera ting th e TV. Button Description 1 INPU T Press to display the list of Exte rnal Inputs and TV mode. Pr ess repea tedly to toggle th rough t he inputs. Se e page 35. 2 WIDE Press repeated ly to cycle thro[...]

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    26 • When y ou se t Scene Select to Photo , Music , Cinema , Game or Sports , Sound Mode is automati cally se t to Stand ard . • The s cene sele ct functio n is not c ompliant with USB/DLN A-Photo, -M usic, -Vi deo, IPTV, Y ahoo! Widgets a nd Internet Browser. Button Description 5 PHOT O FRAME Press to d isplay t he Phot o Frame. Se e page 39. [...]

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    27 Operating the T V Button Description qg SYNC MENU Press to dis play th e BRAVIA Sync Menu a nd then select co nnected HDMI equipm ent from HDMI Device Selection . qh SEN Enables selecti on of c ontent from the onli ne service “SE N” (Sony E ntertain ment Network ). If “SEN” is unavail able, the “ SEN” cat egory i s not displaye d. qj[...]

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    28 TV Contro ls and In dicators Item Description 1 Light sens or (IR) Infrared Recei ver Sens es room light le vel and adju sts the sc reen br ightne ss acco rding ly. Do no t put anyth ing ov er the sen sor, doing so ma y affect i ts func tion. Receives IR signal from the re mote con trol. 2 (Picture Off)/ (Timer) LED Lights u p in orange when the[...]

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    29 Operating the T V • For more in formation about set ting up the extern al inputs labels, s ee page 63 . • The CH + button has a tacti le dot. Use it as a refe rence when operati ng the T V. • Make sur e that the T V is com pletely s witched off before u nplugging the power co rd.[...]

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    30 Using Features BRAVIA ® Sync™ with Control for HDMI With the Control for HDMI 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[...]

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    31 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 in the PC mode. 2 Sele ct PIP[...]

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    32 Usin g PAP feat ure PAP (picture and pictu re) display s two pict ures (lef t an d rig ht) on the scre en simul taneously (e.g . external input and TV progr am). For det ails on e xternal equipm ent, se e page 17. To Enter PAP 1 Press OPTIONS and then sel ect P&P . 2 Press B / b to select active pict ure. x To change channels You ca n change[...]

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    33 Using Features Favorites Your favor ite channel s and external in puts can be ac cessed by p ressing the HOME button on ce they are a dded to the l ist. 1 Pre ss HOME . 2 Pre ss V / v to select Favor ites , then pre ss . The favorite s list appears . 3 Pre ss V / v to select a cha nnel or input , then press . x To add to Favourites While tuned t[...]

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    34 Normal is avail able with 4 80i or 480p source s only. Wide Mo de wit h PC Wide Mode is al so availab le for the PC settings. When a PC is connec ted to the TV and PC inpu t is sel ected, you can change t he PC Scr een sett ings. x To change the Wide Screen Mode for PC Timing Press WI DE repeatedly to cycle thr ough the available modes while in [...]

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    35 Using Features Inputs Pre ss INP UT to display the Input menu and togg le through the external in puts to sele ct you r vide o sign al for view ing includi ng the TV mode. The inputs li st consists of TV mode and other equi pment connected to the TV. You can l abel your ex ternal inp uts to identify th em easily. x To Manage on Input Pre ss HOME[...]

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    36 x Notes when playing back files • While the TV is acc essing the data on the USB device, obser ve the fo llowing: – Do not t urn off the TV or conne ct USB device. – Do not d isconnect th e USB cabl e. – Do not re move the USB device . The da ta on the USB device ma y be damaged. • Sony will not be held li able for a ny damage to, o r [...]

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    37 Using Features USB Video format USB Music format USB Photo format DCF2.0 or E XIF2.21 supported. • Playbac k of the above f ile form ats is not guarant eed. Extension Con tainer Video Codec A udio Codec .avi A VI XviD PCM / MPEG1 L ayer1, 2 / MP3 / MPEG2 AA C (2ch) / MPEG4 AA C (2ch) / MPEG4 HE-AA C (2ch) / Dolb y Digital (2c h) / WMA v8 MPEG [...]

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    38 Home Ne twor k Connecting to a Home Network You can enjoy vari ous content ( e.g. photo/ music/ video fil es) stored on DLNA Certifi ed™ media s ervers. The h ome network feature all ows you to en joy network content in ot her rooms. x Playing photo/music /video 1 Press HOME , the n select Media > Photo , Music or Video > the desired med[...]

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    39 Using Features Photo Frame You can enjoy look ing at a p hoto, li stening to music, or the cloc k and c alendar, at th e same t ime. You can e nter or exi t photo fra me mode using a ny of the foll owing metho ds: You can switch the frame, e.g . image and clock, ful l scre en image or full sc reen clock. For mor e details, see page 61. x To sele[...]

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    40 x To select Clock Display mo de There a re five cal endar dis play modes . When the D isplay Mode setting is set to Image a nd Clock , yo u can set t o Calendar , Analog Clock or Digital Clock . When the Display Mode settin g is set to Full Screen Clock , you ca n set to Calendar , Calendar and Cloc k or Cloc k . For more details, see page 61: ?[...]

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    41 Using Features Preparing a Wireless LAN Wireless L AN Ready l ets you easily access th e Internet and your hom e network with the USB Wir eless LAN Adapter UWA-BR100. B y inse rting the USB Wirele ss LAN Ad apter into yo ur TV’s USB port, you can e asily c reate a ca ble- free network . Before settin g up the wireless LAN functi on of the T V,[...]

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    42 Type 1: Secured net work with Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS) The WPS s tandard ma kes secur ity of a wireless hom e network as straigh tforward as pres sing the W PS button on the wireless L AN router. Before se tting up a wireless LAN, check the locati on of the WPS bu tton on the rou ter and ve rify how to use i t. For se curity p urpose, WPS [...]

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    43 Using Features Type 3: Unsecured network with any type of wire less LAN router To set up a wireless L AN, SSID ( wireless network n ame) will be required. 1 Pre ss HOME , then select Settings > Setup > Ne twork > Netw ork Se tup . 2 IP Address settin g/Proxy server: – automatic s etting: Setup network connection > Auto – manu al [...]

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    44 If You Ca nnot Conn ect to the In ternet Use the diagnosi s to chec k possibl e causes for network co nnection f ailures, and sett ings. 1 Press HOME , the n select Settings > Setup > Network > Network Setup . 2 Select Vie w Network settings and stat us . 3 Select Che ck Connection . This ma y take se veral m inutes. You cann ot cancel [...]

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    45 Using Features Brows ing Webs ites When the TV i s connected to the Interne t, you can b rowse websi tes. Pre ss HOME , then select Internet Browser to launch the browser. You can bo okmark your fav orite sites for easy acc ess. • Web conten t may not be disp layed correctly, or some fu nctions m ay not wor k proper ly, if the TV does not supp[...]

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    46 • To update Son y Entertainment Network content s ervices, Press HOM E , then se lect Settings > Setup > Network > Refresh Internet Con tent . x Seeking forward/backwa rd in video content Press the buttons on t he remote controls that cor respond wi th the control indicati ons on the s creen. x To use NETFLIX Press NETFLIX button o n [...]

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    47 Using Features 4 Select th e desired Widget to activate. x To launch Yahoo! Widgets Yahoo! Wid gets can a lso launche d by pres sing the SE N button on th e remote control.[...]

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    48 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 control to d isplay th e menu optio ns. 2 Press V / v / B / b to navig ate on the menu o r adjust th e sett ings. 3 Press to sele ct or co nfirm. 4 Pres s to exit. You can select th e frame ima[...]

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    49 Using the Me nus The Photo , Music , and Video icons organize yo ur phot o, music, and vide o file s fro m DLNA C erti fied™ netw orked equi pment or Son y USB conne cted equipm ent. Be su re to se lect the co rrect icon when access ing files. Re fer to the feature secti on for mor e informat ion on these ic ons. The Settings icon con tains al[...]

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    50 Using the Picture Settings • You ca n chan ge the IP TV picture setting , only whe n watchi ng Internet video . 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 (p age 26). Wh en Scene Sel ect is set to Gener al , th e optio ns below c an be sel ected. Vivid Select [...]

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    51 Using the Me nus •A v a i l a b l e Picture op tions, inclu ding option s in Ad vanced Settings depen d on Scene Select and Picture Mode . Option Description 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 [...]

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    52 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 , respe ctively . The avai lable opti ons depen d on the s cene sel ect settin gs. Dyn ami c Enhances trebl e and bass. Standard Standard sound optimize d for home use. Clea[...]

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    53 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. MTS Audi o Enjo y ster eo, bili ngual and mono[...]

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    54 Using the Screen Settings Option Descri ption Wide Mode Wi de Zoom Fills the sc reen with minimu m distorti on. Normal Sele ct to disp lay 4: 3 picture i n origi nal size when th e origin al source is 4:3. Full Sele ct to e nlarge the picture horizontally to fill th e screen when the original s ource is 4 :3 (Standard defini tion sourc e). When [...]

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    55 Using the Me nus • Nor mal in th e 4:3 Default settin g is not ava ilable when yo u are watchi ng a 720p, 108 0i or 1080p source . • If 4:3 Defa ult is set to anythi ng but Off , the Wide Mode setting chang es only f or the curren t channel. W hen you change channels (or inputs ), Wide M ode is au tomatica lly replac ed with the 4:3 Defaul t[...]

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    56 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[...]

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    57 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[...]

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    58 • 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 78 . • 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[...]

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    59 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 57). Viewing Blocked Programs You can vie w blocked p rograms by entering your passwo rd. Press when tuned t o a blocke d program, then enter t he passwor d. This te mporaril [...]

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    60 Using the Setu p Settings Option Description Network Network Setup Sets the network sta tus setti ngs. Refresh Internet Content Reconnec ts to t he Internet to receive avai lable Inte rnet conten t servi ces. Home Network Setup Show/Hide Media Servers Displ ays the connec ted server lis t. You can sel ect the serv er to d isplay i n the Home men[...]

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    61 Using the Me nus Photo Frame Settings Display Mode Allows you to select th e display mode. Se lect from Imag e and Clock , Full Sc reen Image and Full Screen Clock . S ee page 39. Clock Display Allows you to se lect the c lock display. Select from Calendar , Analog Clock , Digital Clock , Ca lendar and Cloc k and Clock . When the Displa y Mode s[...]

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    62 • You ca n turn o n Closed Captions (CC) options ( On , Off or On when Muti ng ) by pressing the CC button on the remote control. Closed Captions (CC) Allows y ou to sele ct from se veral closed ca ption mod es (for prog rams that are broadc ast with cl osed capt ioning ). CC Display On Closed Captions (CC) is turned on. Off Closed Capti ons ([...]

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    63 Using the Me nus • Favorite c hannel list will be cle ared each time you run the Initial Setup . • You can assign following l abels for each in put: –, Cable, Satellite, VCR, DVD/BD, Hom e Theater, Game, Camcorder, Digital Camera, PC, Edit (exc ept PC IN) –, Edit (fo r PC IN) •“ – ” in dicates th at no labe ls are assigned . • [...]

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    64 Option Description HDMI Settings Comm unicates with equipm ent comp atible with the Control for HDMI function. Control for HDMI Links the oper ations of the TV and the equ ipment. For spec ific Sony equipmen t compati ble with Control for HDMI , this s etting is applie d automa tically t o the connected equipmen t when set to On . Device Auto Po[...]

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    65 Using the Me nus Automatic Software Download Select On to download th e software a utomatic ally. Sel ect Off to dis able it . Product Support Contact Sony Sony contact in formation is avail able on th is sc reen for yo ur conveni ence. T V specifi c infor mation su ch as Mo del Nam e, Serial N umber, Sof tware Versio n and dow nloadable ratings[...]

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    66 Using the E co Setti ngs Option Description Reset Re sets the current Eco s ettings to the defaul t values . Power Saving Select fr om Off , Low , High , Pi cture Off to a djust your TV’s power co nsumptio n. By sele cting the Hi gh option, you will red uce the po wer consum ption more tha n the othe r availabl e setting s. While Picture Off i[...]

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    67 Other Information Other Information PC Input Signal Reference Chart for PC and HDMI IN After con necting the P C to the TV, set the ou tput sign al from the P C according to the chart belo w. * The 1080p tim ing whe n applied t o the HDM I input w ill be trea ted as a v ideo timi ng and not PC timing. Th is affects Picture settin gs and Wide Mo [...]

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    68 Using a Wal l-Mount Bracket Your TV can be mou nted on a wal l using a W all-Mount B racket (not s upplied) out of the box a s packag ed. Some la rger size TV may r equire rem oving th e Table-To p Stand; ref er to the instructi ons provid ed with the T V. Prepare the TV for th e Wall-M ount Brack et before ma king cable connection s. For produc[...]

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    69 Other Information Install ing the Wall-Mount Bracket x To Customers Your TV c an be wall-mo unted usin g SU-WL500 Wall-Mount B racket (sol d separate ly). Please provide th is install ation info rmation as well as the i nstruction supplied with SU- WL500 Wall-M ount Brac ket to you r insta ller. x To Sony Dealers and Licensed Contr actors To avo[...]

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    70 For SU-WL500 Step 1: Check the pa rts requ ired for the installatio n Open the Wall-Mount B racket p ackage and ch eck the co ntents for al l required p arts along with the Inst ructions . Step 2: De cide on the i nstallation lo cation Decide where you wa nt to inst all your T V. Refer to the TV insta llation dime nsions t able. Refer to the Ins[...]

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    71 Other Information Step 3: I nstall the B ase Bracket on the wal l Refer to the Instructions for SU-WL500 . Step 4: Prepare the TV for wall mount installation Follow the steps below to prep are for i nstalling the TV. 1 Disconnec t all the c ables from th e TV. 2 Detach the T able-Top S tand from the T V. Remove th e screws guid ed by the ar row [...]

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    72 4 Secure t he Mountin g Hook to the rear of the TV. Determi ne the sc rew locatio ns and se cure the Moun ting Hoo ks to the r ear of the TV . Refer to the “Scre w and Hook L ocations Diagram/Ta ble” shown b elow. 1 Secure the M ounting H ooks t o the rear o f the TV using on ly the supplied screws (M6 × 16). 2 Be sure to tighten the screws[...]

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    73 Other Information 5 Adjust the angl e of the Mou nting Hook. Refer to the Instructions for SU-WL500 . Step 5: Inst all the TV on the wall Refer to the Instructions for SU-WL500 . ~ • When you put the TV b ack on the Table -Top Sta nd, reverse th e abov e steps. • When mov ing the TV , do not squeeze the bot tom of the front panel too tig ht.[...]

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    74 Troublesh ootin g Many o f the po or pictures and poo r sound c onditions are rela ted to imp roper conne ction of the ca bles; refe r to the Quick Setup Guid e provided for connecti ons. If yo u have questi ons, serv ice needs, or require technical as sistance r elated to th e use of your Sony TV ev en after you read this operating i nstruction[...]

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    75 Other Information TV is lo cked t o one channel •P e r f o r m Auto Program to add rec eivable c hannels that are not pres ent in the TV ’s memo ry (see pages 22 and 56). Cannot receive o r sele ct channel s •P e r f o r m Auto Program to add rec eivable c hannels that are not pres ent in the TV ’s memo ry (see pages 22 and 56). • To r[...]

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    76 No so und / No isy soun d No sound but goo d pic ture • Check the vol ume contro l. •P r e s s MUTING or VOL + so that “Mu ting” dis appears fro m the screen (se e page 26). •S e t Speaker s to TV Speakers in the Sound se ttings (se e page 5 3 ) . If i t i s s e t t o Audio Syste m , sound i s not output from the TV’s speake rs rega [...]

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    77 Other Information General TV screen feels warm • Due to the thi n profi le of thi s telev ision, t he heat g enerated b y the LCD pan el back light and suppor ting electr onics will be more noticea ble. Thi s is norm al operati on and not a caus e for concer n. Wide Mode chang es automati cally • The current Wide Mode se tting is au tomatica[...]

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    78 Certai n programs on DVD or other digital sourc es di splay a loss of detail, esp eciall y during fast-mo tion or dark scenes • This is due to the digital compressi on of the so urce content used by certa in digital broadcast s and DV Ds which ma y cause your TV’s s creen t o display less de tail than u sual, or c ause ar tifacts (small bloc[...]

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    79 Other Information Sometim es vi deo streami ng quality is poor when using the wir eles s LAN • The w ireless ne twork c onnection qual ity varies depen ding on the distanc e or obs tacles (e .g. wall) between the TV/US B Wireless LAN Adapt er and the w ireless route r (access p oint), envi ronment inter ference, an d quality of the wi reless r[...]

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    80 You cannot add a new Widge t • Your TV c omes w ith preins talled app s which oc cupy a certain amount of the all otted a pp memory. T o add a new app, y ou ma y have to delete an existin g app. Pr ess Home , then press V / v to select Applicatio ns , press , then p ress B / b to select th e Widget y ou want to de lete. Press yellow but ton, t[...]

  • Page 81

    81 Other Information Important No tices For C ust omers i n Can ada This Class B digital apparatus co mplies with Canadian ICES-003 . FCC Related Informa tion This equi pment h as been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digita l device, pursuan t to Part 15 o f the FCC Rules. These limits ar e designed to provide reason able p[...]

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    82 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[...]

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    83 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. * Dimension s and ma ss are approxim ate va lues. Model name KDL- 55EX640 46EX640 40E X640 Pow er an d others Powe r requireme nt 110-240 V A C, 50/60 Hz ( U.S.A./C anada 120 V AC, 60 Hz) Po[...]

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    84 Index 0-9 buttons 26 4:3 Default 54 A Add Digital Channels 56 Advanced Set tings 51 Alternate Audio 53 Analog Fine Tune 56 AUDIO OUT 12 Audio Out 53 Auto Display Area 54 Auto Progra m 22 , 56 Auto Sh ut Of f 66 Auto Wide 54 Auto mati c Soft ware D ownl oad 65 AV Setup 63 B Backlight 50 Balance 52 Bass Boo ster 52 Brightness 50 C CABLE/ANTENNA 12[...]

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