Sony KDL-32M4000 manual

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    KDL- 26M4000 KDL- 32M4000 KDL- 37M4000 KDL- 40M4000 © 2008 Sony Corporation 3-294-082- 13 (1) LCD Digital Color TV Oper ating I nstruct ions[...]

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    2 CAUTION To prevent electr ic shock, do not us e this polarized AC plug with an extension cord, receptacle or other outlet unless the blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure. NOTIFICATION This equi pment has b een test ed and fou nd to comp ly wi th the lim its for a C lass B d igital device, purs uant to Part 15 of t he FCC Rule s.[...]

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    3 Quick Setup Guide (separate volume) Provides a v ariety of optional equipment connection diagrams. Customer S upport http://www.sony.com/tvsupport On-lin e Registr ation United States http://productregistration.sony.co m Canada http://www. sonystyle.ca/registrat ion Contents Welcome to the World of BRAVIA ® The Four Steps to Stunnin g HD Experie[...]

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    4 W elcome to the W orld of BRA VIA ® Thank y ou f or purchasing this Son y BRA VIA ® high-defi nition te le vision. The qua lity o f the im age y ou see on you r BRA VIA TV is only as good a s the qua lity of the sign al it rece iv es. T o e xperience t he stu nning deta il of your new BRA VIA TV , you n eed acc ess to H D prog rammi ng. Y our B[...]

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    5 Getting Started Getting Star ted 1. Instal ling the TV Be sure to follow these guidelin es to protect your propert ies and av oid causing serious injury. • Before carrying the T V , disconnect all cables. • Carrying the lar ge size TV requires two or mo re people. • When you carry the TV , place your han d as illustrated and hold it securel[...]

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    6 3 Gently slide the TV unit onto the neck of the T able-T op Stand and align the s cre ws ho les. ~ • When you carry t he TV unit, place your hand as illustrated (page 5) and hold it securely . Do not put stres s on t he LCD panel and the f rame a round t he screen. • Be car eful to not pinch y our hand s or the AC power cord when you instal l[...]

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    7 Getting Started 2 Secure the TV to th e stand. Use the optional hardware listed bel o w (not suppl ied): •M 6 × 12-18 mm anchor bolt (s crew ed into the T V ’s Ta b l e - To p s t a n d ) • A screw or similar (attach it to the TV stand) • Rope or chain (stro ng enou gh to supp ort the weight of the TV). Make sure that there is no exces s[...]

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    8 Y ou can bundle the connecting cables as illustrated below . ~ • Do not b undle th e A C power c ord with other con necting cables. This TV can be installed on a wall by using a W all- Mount Br acket (sol d separat ely). Befor e mounting the TV on a wall, the T able-T op Stand must be remov ed fr om the TV . ~ • Do n ot remove the T abl e-T o[...]

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    9 Getting Started Follo w the simple steps below to remove the T ab le- To p S t a n d : 1 Disconnect all the cables from the TV . 2 Remov e the 3 scre ws fro m behind th e TV as indicated belo w . Do not r emov e any other scre ws fr om the TV . 3 Gently lay the TV (f ace do wn) onto a le v el and stable surface cov ered with a thick a nd soft clo[...]

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    10 Installation dimensions table ~ • In stallat ion dim ensi ons may d if fer ac cord ing to ho w the TV is inst alle d. • The wall must be stro ng en ough to supp ort a t leas t four times the weight of th e TV that y ou are inst alling. 3 Install the Base Bracket o n the wall. Refer to the instruction provided with your W a ll-Mount Bracket. [...]

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    11 Getting Started Screw loc ation When inst alling the Mounting Hooks o n the TV . Hook loca tion When installing the TV on to Base Bracket. * Hook position “a” canno t be used for the models in the table above. Make sure that your TV has adequ ate air circulation. Allo w enough s pace around the TV as sho wn belo w . Installed on the wal l In[...]

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    12 2. Locating Inputs and Outputs Side P anel Item Descri ption 1 VIDEO IN 2 VIDEO / L ( MONO) - A UDIO - R Conn ects to the c omp osite video and audi o ou tput jac ks on you r ca mcorde r or o ther v ide o equipm ent such as a DVD or video game equipm ent. • If you have mono equipment, con nect its audio output jack to the TV’ s L (MONO) audi[...]

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    13 Getting Started Item Descri ption 1 HDMI IN 1/2 R-A UDIO-L HDMI (High-Def inition Multime dia Interface) pro vides an uncompressed, all-digital audio /vide o int erfa ce be tween t his T V and any HDMI -equi pped audio /vide o equ ipme nt, su ch as D VD player , a set-top box, A/V receiver and Blu-ray Disc p layer as well as PC. HDMI suppor ts e[...]

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    14 3. Connecting the TV Cable or V HF/U HF ( or VH F only) • It is strongly r ecommend ed tha t you co nnect the antenn a/cable input u sing a 7 5-ohm co axial cabl e (not su pplied) to recei v e optimu m pictur e quality . A 300-ohm twin l ead cable can be e asily affe cted b y radi o freq uenc y interfe rence, resulting in signal d egrad ation.[...]

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    15 Getting Started Shown with D VI Connection ~ • If the equi pment has a D VI and not a HDMI con nector , use a D VI-to-HDMI cable o r adapte r to connect the DVI output to either HDM I IN 1 or HDMI IN 2 i nput, and co nnect the au dio jacks to the A UDIO (L/R) jacks below the HDMI IN 2 (D VI connector is for vi deo signals on ly , the Aud io ja[...]

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    16 Use the TV as a monitor for your PC. Sho wn below with the HD15 to HD15 connection. This TV can also be connected to a PC with D VI or HDMI output. (Refer to the supplied Quick Setu p Guide.) ~ • C onnect the PC IN j ack to the PC using t he HD15-HD15 cable wi th ferrite core (analog RGB) an d audio cabl e (page 13). PC Input Signal Reference [...]

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    17 Getting Started ~ • Refer to the Q uick Se tup Gu ide ( suppli ed) wh en co nnecti ng ot her e quipm ent t o your T V . Other Equipment VIDEO IN VIDEO AUDIO AUDIO AUDIO (MONO) L R S VIDEO S ERVICE ONL Y PC IN COMPONENT IN (10 8 0i/720p/4 8 0p/4 8 0i) Y P B P R L R L R L R AUDI O A UDIO OUT (FIX) RGB DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (COAXIAL) IN 2 1 1 1 2 VID[...]

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    18 4. Setting Up the Channel List - Initia l Setu p After you f inish connecting your TV , you need t o run Initial Setup , wh ich auto ma ti cal ly s ets up av ailable channels. The Initial Setup screen appears when you turn on your TV for the f irst time. If you do not want to set up the channels at this time, you can do it later by selecting the[...]

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    19 Exploring Fun Featu res Using BRA V IA Theatre Sync™ with Con tr ol f or HDMI This TV is equi pped with BRA VIA Theatre Sync™. The Control f or HDMI function enab les BRA VIA Theatre Sync to allo w communication bet ween S ony TV’ s and Sony equ ipmen t. Onl y Sony eq uipment w ith Contr ol for HDMI capability is supported. T o connect Son[...]

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    20 Remote Contr o l and TV Cont r ols/Indicat or s Inser ting Bat teries When Using the Remote Control Insert two size AA batteries (supplied) by matching e and E on the batteries to the diagram insid e the battery compartmen t of the remote control. Push to open Follo w the guidelines below • Point your remote control direct ly at th e IR sensor[...]

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    21 Remote Contro l and TV Controls/ Indicators Remote Contr ol SOUND GUID E MENU TOOLS 5 4 3 2 1 •T h e 5 and CH + buttons hav e a tac tile dot. Use th em as a refe rence when operatin g the TV . Button Description 1 DISPLA Y Press on ce to disp lay the inf ormatio n pertai ning to t he channel an d/or program whe n a vailable. The OSD (On Screen[...]

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    22 Button Description 6 GUIDE (F or all channels includ ing Digital/Analo g channels) Press to display the Gui de when you are watching ch annels (if it is a v a ilable fro m the stat ion). Using the Guide The Guide al lo ws you to selec t the channe ls from a channe l list; al so provide s informa tio n about t he curre nt prog ram being shown on [...]

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    23 Remote Contro l and TV Controls/ Indicators Button Description qg WIDE Press repeatedly to step throug h the Wide Mo de sett ings: Wide Zoom , Normal , Full , Zoom . The Wide Mode settings can be also accessed in the Screen menu (see page 32 ). Changing the Wide Screen Mode ~ • When the TV r ecei ves a 720p or 1 080i signa l, Normal cannot be [...]

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    24 Button Description qh INPUT Press to displa y the list of External Inputs and TV mode . Press repeatedly to toggle through th e inpu ts. • See page 37 ( Label Inp uts ) on setting up the External Inputs labels. qj V / v / B / b Press V / v / B / b to mo v e th e on-s cree n cur sor . Press to select/con f irm an item. qk T OOLS This bu tton su[...]

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    25 Remote Contro l and TV Controls/ Indicators TV Controls/Indicator s MENU Item Description 1 MENU Pre ss to display the menu with TV functions and settings (see “Using TV Menus” on page 2 7). 2 INPUT Press to display the External Inputs list, toggl e through the list an d select you r desired input. In the menu screen, this b utton serves as [...]

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    27 Using TV Me nus Using TV Menu s MENU provides one b utton access for controlling your TV . It enables you to perform a variety of tasks intuitiv ely with a control panel on the screen. Navigating thr ough TV Menu s Menu Des criptions The Sh ortcuts menu lets you select: External Inputs , Favo ri t es , and have short cuts to W ide Mode , Clock/T[...]

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    28 Using the Shor tcuts Menu External Inpu ts Thi s feature lets you select the exte rnal inputs con nected to yo ur TV . 1 Press V / v to choose an ext ernal inp ut from the list of 8 i nputs. 2 T o select press . • T o exit from ex ternal inputs list, press . • T o chan ge external inputs aga in, repeat step s 1-2. • T o go back to cha nnel[...]

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    29 Using TV Me nus PC-PIP This PIP (Picture In Picture ) featur e provides PC input sig nal and T V channe ls, allowing you to view two pictur es simultaneou sly . When you select this feat ure from Shortcuts menu, the PC-PIP will appear with a Sub W i ndow to see TV channels at th e same time. • Y ou ne ed a PC inpu t signal to use PC-PIP functi[...]

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    30 Using the Pi cture Men u Picture Mod e Cus tomize d pi ctur e viewing Vivid For enhanced picture co ntrast and sharp ness. Standar d Fo r standard picture settings. Re commended for hom e entertain ment. Cinema Fo r vie wing f ilm-based conten t. Most sui table for v ie wing in a theater - lik e en viron men t. Back light Press B / b to brighte [...]

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    31 Using TV Me nus Using the Sound Menu Sound Mode Dynamic Enhan ces t he so und of actio n mo vi es, s ports e vents and m usi cal videos. Standar d Standar d sound opti mized f or home us e. Game Enh ances th e video gam es sound. Clear Voice Enhan ces t he v oic e sou nd; re comm ended for te le visi on n ew s an d docume ntary pr ograms . Custo[...]

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    32 Using the Screen Menu Wide Mode The se option s allo w you to ch ange the pr oportio n of the scre en. Wide Zoom Select to enl arge the picture uniformly . Normal Select to di splay 4:3 p ictures in orig inal size when t he original sou rce is 4:3. • Normal is not a v ailab le when yo u are watching 1080i or 720p in high -def inition source. F[...]

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    33 Using TV Me nus Using the Chann el Men u Favo ri t es Let s you set up a list of up to 8 of yo ur fav orite channel s. Press V / v to select the optio n Add to F av orites and pre ss to add the c urrent chann el to your Favor i te s list. T o select a fa vori te channel from th e list, press V / v to g o throug h the l ist a nd to select the ch [...]

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    34 The Pa re n t a l Lo c k feature allows you to block p rograms according to their content and rating le vels and block channels (reg ardless of the pro grams). P assword is necessary in setting up blocking. Use - o n the remote control to enter a f our digit password. Th e f irst time you create a pass word, conf irm the passw ord by en tering i[...]

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    35 Using TV Me nus Channel Bloc k Allow s you t o block chann els re ga rdless of progr am ratin gs. The passw ord needs to be s et up prior to blocki ng channel s. The blo cked channe l can only be viewed by entering the corre ct password. T o blo ck a chann el Press V / v to go throu gh the chan nels and pr ess to Block or Allow channe ls. T o vi[...]

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    36 Custom Rating System Chart US Models: Sel ecting Custom P arental Loc k Rat ing Options T o select custom rating options f or the U.S., select U.S .A . in the Select Country setti ng (se e page 35). Canadian Models: Select ing Custom Par ental Loc k Rating Options T o select custom rating optio ns for Canada, select Canada in th e Select Country[...]

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    37 Using TV Me nus Using the Setup Menu Closed Captions (CC) Allo ws you to select from se ve ral clo sed c apti ons mod es (f or pro grams that are br oadc ast with clos ed captionin g). Select: Off ( to turn of f Clos ed Captions ), On (to turn on Closed Caption s ), or Program (to pr ogram Closed Capti ons ). Progra mmi ng Cl osed Capt ion s If [...]

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    38 Clock /Timers Sle ep Set the tim e in minutes ( Off , 15 , 30 , 60 or 120 minutes ) that you want the TV to remain on before sh utting o f f automatic ally . Timer Y ou can use th e Timer to tune to a sp ecific channel at a sch eduled time. Select Off to turn of f the timer (p revio us settings are sav ed). On to turn on the t imer (pre vious se[...]

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    39 Other Information Other Inf ormation T roub leshootin g If you ha ve additional qu estions, service needs, or required technic al assistance related to the use of your Son y TV , please vi sit our websit e or call one of t he follo wing numbers: http://www .so ny .com/tv support 1-800-222-SONY(7669) for US Support 1-877-899-SONY(7669) for Canadi[...]

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    40 No colo r/Dark pi cture/Co lor is not cor rect/The picture is to o bright. ❑ Press to se lect the desired p icture mod e (page 21 ). ❑ Adjust the Picture Mo de options in the Pi ctur e menu (pag e 30). Noisy pi cture. ❑ Make sure that t he antenna is connected usi ng a 75-ohm coa xial cable (not supp lied). ❑ Keep the antenna cab le a wa[...]

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    41 Other Information Certain p rograms on D VD or other dig ital source s displa y a loss of detail, especially du ring fa st-mo tion or da rk scen es. ❑ The co mpression used by certai n digi tal br oadcas ts and D VDs may cause your TV’ s screen to display less detail than usual, or cause artif acts (small blocks or dots, pixelations ) to app[...]

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    42 Specificatio ns ~ • Design and specif ications are subje ct to chan ge withou t notice. Model KDL-26M4000 KDL-32M 4000 KDL-37M4000 KD L-40M4000 System T elevisi on system NT SC: American TV standard A TSC (8VSB terrestria l): A TS C compliant 8VSB QAM on cable: ANSI/SCTE 07 2000 (Does not include CableCARD functionality) Chan nel coverage Anal[...]

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    43 Index 0-9 bu tt on 22 4:3 Default 32 A Add Digi tal Ch anne ls 33 Advance d Settings 30 Alt. Au dio/MTS 31 AUDIO OUT jack, describ ed 13 Auto Program 18 , 33 Auto Sort Contro l 38 Auto Wide 32 B Backli ght 30 , 31 Balance 31 Bass 31 BRAVIA Theatre Sync 19 Brightnes s 30 C Cable 28 , 33 Cable ho lder 8 CABLE/ANTENNA input, described 13 Canadian M[...]

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    For Y our Con venience Contact Sony Customer Support at: http://www .son y .com/tvsuppor t or to speak with a support representative: United States 1-800-222-SONY (7669) Canada Please Do Not Return the Product to the Store 1-877-899-SONY (7669) Please contact Sony directly if y ou: Hav e questions on the use of your tele vision after reading your o[...]