Sony KDF-46E3000 manual

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    © 2007 Sony Corporation LCD Pr ojection TV 3-210-793- 11 (1) KDF -46E 300 0 KDF -50E 300 0 Operating Instructions[...]

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    2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electr ic shock, do not expose th is TV to rain or moisture. This symbol is intended to aler t the user t o the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within th e TV’s en closure tha t may be of sufficie nt magn itude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. This symbol is intended to ale[...]

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    Quick Setup Guide (separate volume) Provides a variety of optional equipment connection diagrams. Customer S upport http://www.sony.com/tvsupport On-line Regis tration United States http://productregistration.sony.com Canada http://www.SonyStyle. c a/registration 3 Contents Important Sa fety Instructions ................. ........... 4 Welc ome t o[...]

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    4 Important Safety Instructions 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnin gs. 4) Follow all in structions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 6) Cl ean onl y w ith d ry cloth . 7) Do not blo ck any ve ntila tio n openings . Install in acco rdance wit h the manufacturer’s instructio ns. 8) Do not i nstall nea[...]

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    5 Cleaning s Clean the rear cover area of the TV regularly. Dust in the rear cover area may cause a problem with the cooling system of the TV set. s Clean the cabinet of the TV with a dry soft cloth. To remove dust from the screen, wipe it gently with a soft cloth. Stubborn stains may be removed with a cloth slightly dampened with solution of mild [...]

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    6 W elc ome to the W orld of BRA VIA™ The Fo ur Steps to F ull HD Experience: Set, Soun d, Sour ce , and Setup Along with your B RA VIA TV set , a complete HD system requires an HD sound system, a sourc e of HD programming and prop er set up conn ectio ns. This ma nual explains bas ic setu p connec tions (see pag e 13). T he Quick S etup Guid e, [...]

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    7 TV Home Menu: XMB ™ (XrossMediaBar ) The XMB ™ is a menu of BRA VIA features an d inpu t source s dis play ed on th e TV sc reen. T he XMB ™ is an easy way to select programmin g and adju st settings on your BRA VIA TV . P ress the HOME button on your remo te contr ol to acc ess the XMB ™ . F rom t he hor izontal Media Categor y Bar you c[...]

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    8 Getting Started 1. Installi ng the TV Carrying the TV requ i res at least two p eople. Do not hold by the pedestal or the fro nt panel of t he TV . Doing so may cause thes e parts to break of f. When mo ving the TV , place one han d in the hole on the lo wer portion of the TV while grasping the top wi th th e ot her hand , as shown in t he illust[...]

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    9 Getting Started Y our vi ewing posit ion may a ffect the p ict ure quality . For the best picture quality , install your TV within the areas sho wn below . T o minimize reflection, the screen surface h as a special coating. Inappropri ate cleaning m et hods co uld damage the screen surf ace. Special care is required. Cleaning the Scre en Sur face[...]

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    10 2. Locating Inputs and Outputs Rear DIGIT AL A UDIO (OPTICAL) OUT L R AU D IO VHF/UHF S VIDEO COMPONENT IN (10 8 0i/720p/4 8 0p/4 8 0i) VIDEO L (MONO) Y 13 1 3 L AU D I O OUT (V AR/FIX) R P B P R AU D I O R CABLE VIDEO IN 1 2 DMe x SER VICE 1 2 3 9 8 5 4 6 7[...]

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    11 Getting Started Item Description 1 VIDEO IN 1 S VIDEO Connects t o the S VI DEO outpu t jack of your VCR or oth er vide o equipme nt th at has S VIDEO. The S VIDEO provi d es better picture quality th an compo site vide o. 2 VIDEO IN 1/3 VIDEO/ L(MONO)- A UDIO-R Connects t o the comp osite vi deo and au dio o utput jac ks on your A/V equip ment [...]

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    12 Left si de Item Description 1 COMPONENT IN 2 (1080i/720 p/ 480p/480i )/YP B P R Connec ts t o y our e quip ment’ s comp onent vide o (Y P B P R ) an d audi o (L/R) ja cks. Compo nent video provide s be tter pi cture qualit y than the composite vi deo con nectio ns. (See Video/Compo nent 2 Priority on p age 41.) ~ • When conn ecting to c ompo[...]

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    13 Getting Started 3. Connecting the TV Y ou can enjoy high-def initio n and standard- definit ion digi ta l pro gra mmi ng ( if availab le i n your area) along with standard-definition analog programmi ng. ~ • This TV is capabl e of receiving unscrambl ed digi tal prog ramm ing for bo th cable (QAM an d 8VSB) and exte rnal VHF /U HF an tenn a ( [...]

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    14 Shown with D VI Connection ~ If the equipm ent has a D VI jack and not an HDMI jack , connect the DVI jack to the HDMI IN 2 (with DVI-to-HDMI cable or adapter) jack and conn ect the aud io jack t o the A UDIO IN(L/ R) jacks of HDM I IN 2. For details, see page 11 . Shown with Component Connection DIGIT AL AUDIO (OPTICAL) OUT L R AUDIO VHF/UHF S [...]

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    15 Getting Started Use the TV as a monitor for your PC. PC Input Signal R eference Char t After conn ecting the PC to th e TV , set the ou tput signal from t he PC accordin g to the chart belo w . *: Corresp ondi ng to th e VGA signal . **: Co ordin ated Video T im ing. ~ • If a signal other than o ne from the above chart is inp ut, it may no t b[...]

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    16 ~ • Refer to the Qu ick Setu p Guide (supplied) wh e n connectin g other equip ment to y our TV . Other Equipment DIGIT AL AUDIO (OPTICAL) OUT VHF/UHF S VIDEO COMPONENT IN (10 8 0i/720p/4 8 0p/4 8 0i) VIDEO L (MONO) Y 13 1 3 L AU D I O OUT (V AR/FIX) R P B P R AU D I O R CABLE VIDEO IN 12 DMe x SERVICE L R AU D I O VIDEO/COMPONENT IN (10 8 0i/[...]

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    17 Getting Started This TV is eq uipped with BRA VIA Theatre S ync. The HDMI Contr ol func tion enab les B RA VI A Theatre Sync to allo w communication between Sony TV’ s and Sony eq uipmen t . Only Son y equipment with HDM I Contr o l capability is suppor ted. T o connect HDMI C ontr ol equipment Use an HDMI cable that b ears the HDMI logo for c[...]

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    18 4. Setting Up the Channel List – Initia l Setup The Initial Setup screen appears when you turn on t he TV f or the f irst time . Afte r yo u finish c onn ect ing the T V , y ou c an ru n Initial Se tup to create a list of av ailable analog and digital channels if y ou have co nnected an antenna or cable directly to the TV’ s VHF/UHF/ CABLE i[...]

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    19 Getting Started TV Contr ol and Indicators Buttons located at the right side of the TV will operate the same as these buttons on the remote control. Side P anel and Indicato rs Item Description 1 Spea ker Outpu ts the aud io signal . 2 TIMER LED Lights u p in orange when the timer is set. Wh en the timer is set, this LED will remain lit e ven if[...]

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    20 Remote Control Insert two si ze AA batteries (sup plied) by matching e and E on the batteries to the diagram inside the battery com partment of the remote control. ~ • T o avoid possible dam age fro m batter y leakag e, remove the ba tteri es if yo u anti cipat e the remo te cont rol wi ll not be used for an extended period. • Handle th e re[...]

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    21 Getting Started 6 FREEZE Press once to display th e frozen image of the current prog ram in the l eft wind o w . The wi ndow on the righ t will displa y the cur rent pr ogram in prog ress. Pre ss again to return to the program. ~ • W ith the Freez e featur e activ e, some f eatures a re una va ilabl e. • While the Freeze feature is active, p[...]

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    22 qs BD/D VD/ STB Operati ng Buttons When FUNCTION is switched on BD (Blu-ray Disc), D VD or STB , these butto ns operat e the v ideo equ ipment you ha ve programm ed into the re m ote contr ol. For deta ils, see “Using Other Equipment with Y our Remote Control” on page 27. . PREV : Press to replay the current program from the previous C hapte[...]

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    23 Getting Started ws WIDE Press repeat edly to ste p through the Wide Mode settings: Wide Zoom , Normal , Full , Zoom . The Wid e M o de settings can be also acce ssed in the Scre en settings (see page 3 5). When sel ectin g Wide Mode fo r images from external equipme nt, s ee page 35 . Changing the Wide Screen Mod e (For PC sign al , see belo w) [...]

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    24 wd INPU T Press to display the list o f External Inputs an d TV m o de. Press repeate dly to tog g le throug h the inputs. ~ • See page 41 on setting up the External Input s labels, incl uding t he Skip feature. wf V / v / B / b Press V / v / B / b to m ov e the on screen cursor . Pres s to select/conf irm an item. wg OPTIONS Press t o displa [...]

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    25 Getting Started Programming the Remote Contr ol The remote con trol is preset as belo w so that you may not need to program the r emote control. Fo llo w the steps belo w to program your TV ’ s remote control. 1 In the space pro vided below , write down the three-dig i t code of y our equipment foun d on the Ma nufa ctur er’ s C ode s Lis t [...]

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    26 Manufacturer’ s Code s D V D Pl ayers D VD/VCR Combo Units HDD/D VD Combo Units D VD Chang ers DV R Blu-ra y Disc Player (BD) 5.1ch D VD A V System A V Rec eivers VCRs Cable Bo xes Satellite Rec eivers * If an Aiwa VCR does not work even though you enter the c ode for Aiwa, ente r the co de for Sony instea d. Manufacturer Code Sony 751, 763 Ge[...]

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    27 Getting Started Using Other Eq uipment wi th Y our Remote Co ntr ol Make sure that the equipment is programmed on the remo te control (page 25). Press INPU T repeatedl y until you find you r connected equ ipment. Remote contro l tips are provided below . ~ • Equipment mark ed with an (*) below may not necessarily be activated by the suggested [...]

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    28 Blu-ra y Disc Player (BD) 5.1ch D VD A V System (Son y D A V) D VD/VCR Combo Unit HDD/D VD Combo Unit T o Do This .. . Press ... Activ a te the remote contr ol to operate the Blu-ray Di sc Player BD (FUNCTION) T urn on/off PO WER Play H Stop x Pause X (press again to re sume normal playback) Step through different tracks of the disc m to fast re[...]

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    29 Getting Started A V Receiver * DV R * T o Do This . .. Press ... Activ a te the r emote c ontrol to operate the A V Receiver STB (FUNCTION) T u rn on/off PO WER Mast er volu me VO L + / – , MUTIN G Select other input connected to A V recei ver F1 T o Do This . .. Press ... Activ a te the r emote c ontrol to operate the DVR DVD (FUNCTION) T u r[...]

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    30 Using TV Features The HOME button a l lo ws you to access the TV Home Men u 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 Video Option s TV S ettin gs Media Category Icons TV External Inpu ts Sett ing s Adjust TV Sett ings Customize the TV settin gs with various options. E[...]

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    31 Using TV F eatures Navigating thr ough TV Hom e Menu on XMB ™ 1 Pre ss HOME to display the XMB ™ . 2 Pre ss B / b to s elect a Media Cate gory icon. 3 Pre ss V / v to m ove within the Cate gory Object Bar . (The Category Object Bar shown belo w is f or the Settings .) 4 Press when desired i tem is highligh ted. 5 Press or , V / v to select t[...]

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    32 TV Settings Descriptions Product Suppor t Contact Son y Sony contact i nformation is available from t his sc reen for y our convenience. Y our TV ’ s specific info rmation such as Model Name, Serial Number , Software V ersion and do wnloadable rating s if a vailable from the TV are displaye d here. Signal Dia gnostics Press to display t he dia[...]

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    33 Using TV F eatures Adv anced Iris B y selectin g the iris option, you can obtain the best b rightness and cont ra st suited fo r your TV vi ewing. Au t o 1 , 2 Automatica lly detects t he brightn ess of the screen. The se options are best sui ted fo r progra ms such as movies t hat often change betwee n bright scen es and low light setting scene[...]

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    34 DRC Pa le tte Allo ws you to customize t he le vel of deta il ( R eality ) and smoothne ss ( Clarity ). 1 Press the a rrow b uttons to highlight DRC P alette then press . The DRC P alette appears. 2 Press the arro w butt ons to adjust th e position of the m arker ( ● ). As you mo ve the ● higher al ong the Reality axis, the pictu re become s[...]

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    35 Using TV F eatures Surr ound S-FORCE Fr ont Surr ound Provides a v irtual surrou nd so und exper ience ma de po ssible using ju st two front speakers. Off Select for no rmal stereo or mon o reception . Sound Booste r The Soun d Boost er provi des a ful ler soun d wit h a gr eat er se nse of de pth a nd wi dth , by em phasizin g the High and L ow[...]

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    36 Displa y Area Normal Displays the picture in its orig inal size. -1 / -2 Enlarges the pictu re to hide the edge of the p icture. Screen P osition Adjust the Ve r t i c a l posit io ning by pre ssing th e V / v button s. Press the B / b b uttons to adjust the Horizontal positi oning . ~ • V ertical adjustme nt is available only whe n Wide Mode [...]

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    37 Using TV F eatures A udio Options Settings MTS Enjoy ster eo, bil ingual and mono pr ogr ams Stereo F or st ereo receptio n when viewing a TV prog ram broadc ast in stereo. Au t o S A P Automatically s witches the TV to se cond studio programs when a SAP signal is re ceiv ed. If no SAP signal is p resent, th e TV remain s in Stereo mode . Mono F[...]

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    38 The Parental Loc k feature allo ws you t o block pr ograms according to t heir conten t and rating l evels and block channels (regardless of the programs). Passw ord is n eces sary in s etting up blocki ng. T o View Blocked Pr ograms Press EN T when tuned to a block ed program, then enter the passw o rd. T o reactiv ate the P arental Loc k setti[...]

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    39 Using TV F eatures P assw ord Use 0-9 butto n on the remote c ontrol to e nter a fou r- digit passw ord. Th e first time the password is cre ated, yo u must re- enter it again to con firm the password. “Password Set ” message will a ppear on the screen upon c onfi rm ation. Change P ass wor d: Y ou can cha nge you r password by entering t he[...]

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    40 Custom Rating System Char t For Country s election of U.S . A . : For Country s election of Canada : Movie Rat ing G All child ren and ge neral au dience PG Par ental gu idance sugge sted PG-13 Parental guidance for child ren under 13 R Rest ricte d viewing, par ental guid ance is suggeste d for age s und er 17 NC-17 and X No on e 17 and unde r [...]

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    41 Using TV F eatures HDMI inputs of this TV will r ecognize and communicate with other Sony equipment equipped with HDMI Contr o l . External I nputs Settings Label Inpu ts T o assign yo ur o wn label or Skip : 1 Pres s V / v to highli ght th e vide o inp ut ( Video 1 , Video/Comp onent 2 , Video 3 , Component 1 , Component 3 , HDMI 1 , HDMI 2 ), [...]

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    42 If you ha ve mi ssed the Initial Setup when you f irst connected the TV or if you w ant to scan all recei vab le channels, yo u can run the Initial Setup . Follo w the in structions on th e screen. Settings such as p icture and sound adjustments will n ot be af f ected by this Initial Setup . General Setti ngs Language S elect t he langu age of [...]

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    43 Other Information Other Inf ormation Replacing the Lamp The projection l amp, like all l amps, will eventually lose br ightne ss and funct ionali ty , wh ich af fects the ov erall performance of your TV . How long the lamp maintains its brightness will vary depending upon y our usage and en vironmental conditions. T o maintain the quality of you[...]

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    44 5 Remov e the lamp door . Holding t he door kn ob, press the d oor le ver to ward the door knob in the directio n the arrow is pointing. Then, pull the lamp door out of the TV to wards you . 6 Pull the lamp out of the TV . Grip the lamp b y the indented groo ves as illustrat ed below . Pull the lamp strai ght out of the TV as illustrat ed below [...]

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    45 Other Information 9 Put the outside lamp co ver back in its place. Insert the two small tabs from the left side of the outside lamp cover into the slots of the TV . Push in th e two larger tabs of the outside lamp cov er o n the right side into the TV . The outside lamp cov er is securely closed after two cl icking s ounds are made. 10 Plug in t[...]

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    46 T r oubleshooti ng If you ha ve qu estions, service need s, or requi re technical assistance related to the use of your Son y TV , please vi sit our we bsite or call one of the follo wing numbers : http://www .sony .com/tvsupport 1-800-222 -SONY(7669) f or US Supp ort 1-877-899 -SONY(7669) for C anadian Support Conditi on Explanation/ Solution N[...]

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    47 Other Information No sound/Noisy sound Good pic ture, no soun d • Check t he volume contro l. • Press MUTI NG or VO L + so tha t “Muting” d isappears from the screen (see pa ge 22). •S e t Speaker s to TV Speaker s in the Audio Options settings (see pag e 37). If it is set to A udio System , sound is not ou tpu t from th e TV’ s spea[...]

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    48 Lost password • S elect the Password sett ings on th e Parenta l Lock settings, then enter the following master pas sword: 4357. Th e maste r password cle ars you r previous password an d allows you to ent er a new password (se e page 39 ). How t o reset the TV to factory se tting s • Tu rn on the TV . While holding do wn V on th e remote co[...]

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    49 Other Information Specificati ons ~ • Optional accessori es a va ilability d epends on i ts stock. • Desig n and speci fications are subj ect to chang e withou t notice. Models KDF-46E3000 KDF-50E3000 System LCD Pan el 0.74 inch T FT LCD panel (1920 × 1080 pixels) All the video inputs are con verted to fit this panel resolution. Projection [...]

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    50 Index 0-9 but tons 20 4:3 Defau lt 35 A Add Dig ita l C hann els 38 Advanced Iri s 33 Advanced Settin g s 34 Analog CC 38 Audio Out 37 AUDIO OUT jack, desc ribed 11 Auto Progra m 18 , 37 Auto Wide 35 B Balance 34 Bass 34 BD/DVD TOP MENU/ MENU butt ons 22 BD/DVD/STB Operatin g buttons 22 Bri ght ness 33 C Cable 37 CC butto n 21 CC Displa y 38 CH+[...]

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    For Your Convenience Please co ntact S ony dir ectly if you: z Have questions on the use of y our television af ter reading your Operating Instruction manual and Quick Setup Guide z Experienc e difficulty operating your television Contact Sony Customer Suppor t at: http://www.sony.c om/tvsupport or to speak wi t h a suppo rt representati ve: United[...]