Sony KDL-37BX420 manual

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    4-270-48 1- 12 (1) LCD Digital Colour TV Operating Instructions KDL-40NX5 20 / 40BX 420 / 37BX 420 / 32 NX520 / 32 BX420 / 32BX321 / 32BX32 0 / 26BX32 1 KDL-26BX32 0[...]

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    2 GB NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM A moulded plug complying with BS13 63 is fitted to this equipme nt for your safety and convenience. Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced with the same rating of fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362 (i.e., marked with or ) must be used. When an alternative type of plug is used it[...]

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    3 GB Start-up Guide 4 Safety Info rmation .......... ................... .................... ................... ................... .................... .. 9 Precautions .. ................... ................... .................... ............. ................... ................... ..... .. 10 Overview of the remote .................... ....[...]

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    4 GB Start-up Guide 1: Chec king th e accessories Table -Top St and (1) Screws for stand (4 + 3) (for K DL-40/32NX520 (8)) Remote RM -ED046 (1) Size AA b atteries (2 ) T o insert batteries into the remote ~ • Obser ve the correc t polarity when inser ting batt eries. • Do not use differe nt typ es of batter ies toget her or mi x old and ne w ba[...]

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    5 GB Start-u p Guide 3: Connecti ng an aeria l/cable/VCR /DVD recorder 4: Preventing the TV from topp ling over 1 Install a wood screw (4 mm in diameter, not supplied) in the TV stand. Coaxial cable Conne cting an aerial/c able only Conne cting an aerial/cab le/VCR/DVD re corder with SCART Scart lead VCR/DVD recorder Coaxial cable Coaxial cable Ter[...]

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    6 GB 2 Install a machine screw (M4 × 16, not supplied) into the screw hole of the TV. 3 Tie the wood screw and the machine screw with a strong cord (not supplied). z • An op tional Sony support belt kit is used to s ecure the TV. Contact yo ur nearest Sony Serv ice Centre to purchase a kit. Have you r TV model nam e ready for reference. 5: Selec[...]

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    7 GB Start-u p Guide 6: Auto-t uning the TV 1 Press G / g to select “Start”, then press . 2 Press F / f to select “Antenna” or “Cable”, then press . If you sele ct “Cable”, th e screen for sel ecting the scan type app ears. See “To tune the TV for Cable c onnec tion ” (pag e 7). The TV then start s searching fo r all avai lable [...]

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    8 GB Adjusting the vie wing angle of the TV (NX520 models o nly) This TV can be adjusted within the angles shown below. • T o r eturn to 0°, reverse the above p rocedure . Detaching the Table- Top St and from t he TV ~ • Do not re move the T able-Top S tand for any reason ot her than to wall -moun t the T V. z • Be sur e the T V is on the ve[...]

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    9 GB Saf ety Inf orma tion Installation/Set-up Install and use the TV set in accordance with th e instructions be low in or der to avoid any risk of fire, electrical shock or damage and/or injuries. Installation • The TV set should be installed near an easily accessible mains socket . • Place the T V set on a stable, le vel surface. • Only qu[...]

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    10 GB • Do not subject the LCD screen to any strong impact or shock. The screen glass may crack or shatter and cause injury . When not in use • If you will not be using the TV set for several days, the TV set should be disconnected from the mains for environmental and safety reasons. • As the TV set is not disconnected from the main s wh en t[...]

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    11 GB service st aff only. To ensu re that the battery will b e treated properly, hand over the product at end-of-life to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. For all other batteries, please view the section on how to remove the battery from the product safely. Hand the battery ove r to the appli[...]

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    12 GB Overview of the remot e 1 "/1 – TV stan dby Turn s the TV on and off from standby m ode. 2 SYNC ME NU Displays th e menu of conne cted HDMI equi pment. While vie wing other input scr eens or TV pr ogramm es, “HDM I Devic e Selecti on” is displ ayed whe n the butto n is pres sed. ~ • “Contro l for HDMI” (BRA VIA Sync) is only [...]

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    13 GB qj RETURN / Returns to the previo us screen of any displayed menu. qk GUIDE / – EPG (Digital E lectronic Programm e Guide) (page 17) ql – Scree n mode (p age 16) w; DIGI TAL – Digi tal mode ( page 15) ANAL OG – Anal ogue mode (page 15 ) wa BRAVIA Sync (page 24) m / N / X / M / . / x / > : Yo u can oper ate the BRAVIA Syn c- compati[...]

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    14 GB Overview of the TV buttons and indicators 1 1 – Power Turns the TV on or off. ~ • T o disconnect the TV comple tely, pull the plu g from the mains. • W hen you turn on the TV, th e power indi cator ligh ts in gr een. 2 CH +/ –/ / • In T V mode : Sele cts the next (+) or previous (-) chan nel. • In TV m enu: Mov es thro ugh the opt[...]

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    15 GB Watching T V W atching TV Watc hing TV 1 Press 1 on the side of the TV to turn on the TV. When t he TV is in standby mo de (the 1 (standby) indicator on the TV front panel is red), press "/1 on th e remote to tu rn on the TV. 2 Press DIGITAL/ANALOG to switch between digital and analogue modes. The chan nels availab le vary d epend ing on[...]

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    16 GB To acce ss Text Press / . Each time you press / , the display change s cyclically as follows: Text t Text ov er the TV pic tur e (mix mode) t No Text (exit the Text service) To select a pag e, press the numbe r buttons or / . To reveal hidd en information, pr ess . z • W hen fou r colour ed item s appear at the b ottom of the Text p age, F [...]

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    17 GB Watching T V Using the Digital El ectronic Programm e Guide (EPG) * 1 In digital mode, press GU IDE . 2 Perform the desired operation as shown in the following table or display ed on the screen. * This func tion may not be availabl e in some co untries/reg ions. ~ • If an ag e restr icti on for p rogramme s has been se lect ed, a me ssage a[...]

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    18 GB Using the Digital Fa vourite list * The Fa vouri te feat ure allo ws you to spec ify up to four lis ts of your fa vourit e progra mmes. 1 In digital mode, press HOME , and select “Digital Favourites”. 2 Perform the desired operation as shown in the following table or display ed on the screen. * This func tion may not be availabl e in some[...]

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    19 GB Using Optio nal Equipment Using Optional Equipmen t Connecting opt ional equipm ent You can con nect a wide range of op tional eq uipment to your TV . Connect ing cables ar e not suppl ied. F G K J I H E A B C D Hi-Fi audio equipme nt DVD pl ayer with compo nent output Hi-Fi audi o equipme nt with opti cal audio inpu t PC (HDMI output) Blu-ra[...]

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    20 GB Viewing pictures from connected equ ipment Turn on th e connec ted equipm ent, then perfor m one of the followin g operation. For a n auto- tuned V CR page 7 In analog ue mode , press PROG/CH +/ – , or the numbe r button s, to selec t the vi deo ch annel. For oth er conn ected equi pment Press t o display the co nnected equip ment list. Pre[...]

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    21 GB Using Optio nal Equipment Addition al operati on Playing Back Photo/Music/ Vide o via USB You can enj oy photo/ music/vid eo files st ored in a Sony d igital still camera or cam corder th rough a USB cable or USB storag e device on yo ur TV. 1 Conn ect a su pport ed USB de vice to the TV. 2 Press HO ME . 3 Press F / f to select “Photo”, ?[...]

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    22 GB Basic operat ion of Photo/Music/Vi deo You can ope rate the conne cted USB device by the TV remote. To use play back optio ns Press the coloured buttons to displa y a list that contains shortcuts to some setting m enus. The listed opti ons var y depend ing on the curre nt inpu t and conten t. Photo “Slidesho w Effect”: Selects an effect f[...]

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    23 GB Using Optio nal Equipment USB Video for mat USB Music for mat USB Photo for mat DCF2.0 or E XIF2.21 supporte d. ~ • P layback of t he above file formats is not guara nteed. Extension Conta iner Video Code c Audio C odec .avi A VI DivX 3.11 /4.x/ 5.1 PCM / MPEG1 L ayer1, 2 / MP3 / MPEG2 AA C (2ch) / MPEG4 AA C (2ch) / MPEG4 HE-AA C (2ch) / D[...]

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    24 GB Using BRA VIA Sync with Control f or HDMI The Control for HDMI function enables the TV to communicate with the connected equipment that is compatible with the function, using HDMI CEC (Co nsumer Electronics Control). For e xample, by connecting Son y equipment that is compatible w ith C on tro l for HD MI (wi th HDMI cables), you can control [...]

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    25 GB Using MENU Func tions Using MENU Functio ns Navigating thr oug h TV Men u “MENU” allows you to enjoy v ariou s con venient featur es of this TV . Y ou can easily select channels or inputs sources and change the settings for your TV . 1 Pre ss HOME . 2 Pre ss F / f to select an option, then p ress . To exit th e menu, press HOME . ~ • Th[...]

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    26 GB Settin gs Picture Pictur e Mode Selects the picture mod e. “Vivid”: For enhanc ed picture con trast and sharpness . “Sta ndar d”: For standard picture. Recommended fo r home entertainment. “Custo m”: Allows you to store your preferr ed setti ngs. “Cinem a”: For film-based content. Su itable in a theatre-lik e environment. “P[...]

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    27 GB Using MENU Func tions ~ • “Advanced Settin gs” is not avai lable when “Pic ture Mode” is set to “Vivid” or for USB (Video ) input. Film Mode Provides imp roved picture m ovement wh en playing DVD or VCR images tak en on film, red ucing pict ure blur and grain iness. “Aut o”: Provides the orig inal film-base d content as is. [...]

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    28 GB Surround Se lects the surro und mode . “On”: Del ivers sur round effe cts that help you enj oy the vir tual two- ch surro und audio wi th just the t wo internal TV speak ers. “Simulate d Stereo”: Add s a surro und-like ef fect to m ono progra mmes. “Cinem a”: Deli vers s urrou nd eff ects just lik e the hig h-grade audio syst ems [...]

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    29 GB Using MENU Func tions ~ • “Sound Mode” , “Res et”, “Equ alizer ”, “Bala n ce”, “Auto Volume”, “Vo lume Off set”, “Su rroun d” and “Bass Booste r” are not a vailab le when “Speak ers” is set to “ Audio Syst em”. Screen Screen Fo rmat Screen Fo rmat (onl y in PC m ode) Changes the sc reen format. For de[...]

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    30 GB PC Adjust ment Cust omis es the TV scre en as a PC mo nitor . z • This opt ion is only avai lable if a PC signal is re ceived. • “Auto Adjust ment” may not work well with certai n input si gnals. I n such cases, manually adjust “Phas e”, “Pitc h”, “H orizonta l Shift”, an d “Ver tical Sh ift”. “Screen Format”: Sele[...]

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    31 GB Using MENU Func tions Label Assi gns a nam e of your choice, up to fi ve letter s or numbe rs, to the selecte d channe l. AF T Allows you to fine-tune the selected programme number man ually if you feel that a slight tun ing adjustme nt will im prove the p icture qualit y. Audio F ilter Improves th e sound for in dividual c hanne ls in the ca[...]

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    32 GB “Subtitle Set-up” • “Subt itle Setting”: When “For Hard Of Heari ng” is selected, some visual aids may also be displaye d with the subtitles (if TV channels broadcas t such informatio n). • “Prima r y Pr eferred La nguage”: Selects prefe rred languag e which subtitles are disp layed in . • “Seco ndary Pr eferre d Langu[...]

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    33 GB Using MENU Func tions Sets an age rest riction for prog rammes. Any programme t hat exceeds the ag e restriction can on ly be watched after a PIN Code is ente red correctly. ~ • F or cable operators i n Netherl ands, the PIN code shou ld be ent ered whe n the prog ramme ra ting is ab ove or e qual to the age you spec ify. 1 Press the number[...]

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    34 GB Set-up USB Au to Start Auto matically en ters the thumbnail vi ew of the last played Photo /Music/Video when the TV is tu rned on and a USB de vice is conn ected to the USB port then tu rned on. Sleep T imer Sets a period of time afte r which the TV automatically switc hes itself into s tandby mode . When the “S leep T imer” is ac tiva te[...]

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    35 GB Using MENU Func tions ~ • E nergy effici ency redu ces power cons umption and thus sa ves money by redu cing electri city bills. • W hen not in use – If you w ill not be using t he TV set for several days, the T V set sho uld be di sconnect ed from t he mains for environm ental and safet y reasons. – As th e TV se t is no t disco nne [...]

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    36 GB Addit ional Inf ormation Installing the Accessories (Wal l-Mount Bracket ) To Custom ers: For product pro tection and safe ty reasons, Sony stron g ly recommend s that installin g of your TV be performe d by Sony dealer s or licensed contract ors. Do no t attempt t o install i t yoursel f. To Sony Dealers and Contracto rs: Provide full atten [...]

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    37 GB Addi tiona l Inform atio n Unit: cm Unit: cm Figures i n the ab ove table may differ s ligh tly depend ing on the installatio n. The wall th at the TV will be installed on should be capable o f supporting a weight of a t least four times that of the TV. Refer to “Spe cifications” (page 39) for its weight. TV installation dimensions tab le[...]

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    38 GB Screw and Hook locations diagram/tab le Model N ame Screw lo cation SU-WL 500 Hook locat ion SU-WL500 KDL-40NX520 KDL-40BX420 KDL-37BX420 d, g b KDL-32NX520 KDL-32BX420 KDL-32BX321 KDL-32BX320 e, g c SU-WL100 KDL-26BX321 KDL-26BX320 a Screw lo cation b a SU-WL100 S U-WL500 b a* c * Hook l ocation “ a” canno t be used for th e models. Hook[...]

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    39 GB Addi tiona l Inform atio n Specification s System Panel System LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Panel TV S yste m Depending on your country/region selection Analogue: B/G, D/K, L, I Digital: DVB-T, DVB-C Colou r/Vid eo Syst em Analogue: PAL, PAL60 (only video input), SECAM, NTSC3.58, NTSC4. 43 (only video input) Digital: MPEG-2 MP@ML/HL , H.264/M[...]

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    40 GB Dimensions (w × h × d) (Approx.) (with stand) 9 8.8 × 63.2 × 25.0 cm 91.6 × 59.4 × 25.0 cm (without stand) 98.8 × 60.0 × 9.4 c m 91.6 × 56.2 × 9.1 cm Mass (Approx.) (with stand) 1 5.7 kg 14.7 kg (without stand) 13.6 kg 12. 7 kg Suppl ied Accesso ries Refer to “1: Checking the accessories” on page 4. Optional Accessori es See “[...]

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    41 GB Addi tiona l Inform atio n * 1 Energy consu mption per ye ar, based on the pow er consumpt ion of the televisio n operating 4 ho urs per day for 365 days. The actua l energy consump tion will depend on how the tel evision is used. * 2 Specif ied standby power is reac h ed afte r the TV finishes necess ary interna l processes. Des ign and sp e[...]

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    42 GB Troubleshooti ng Check whe ther the 1 (standby ) indicato r is flashin g in red. When i t is flas hing The self-diagno sis function is activated . Press 1 on the si de of the TV to turn it off, disconn ect the mains le ad, and in form yo ur deale r or Sony service cen tre. When it is not flashin g 1 Chec k the i tems in t he tab l es b elow .[...]

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    43 GB Addi tiona l Inform atio n T elevision in the UK is going digi tal, bringing us all more. Please see ov erleaf to f ind out when y our area switches to digital. Digital UK i s the independent, n on-profit or gan isation leading the p rocess of digital TV switchover in the UK. Digital UK provides impartial informati on on what people need to d[...]

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    44 GB How to re-tune : 1P r e s s "HO ME" on the rem ote 2P r e s s F/f to select "Settings", then press 3P r e s s F / f to select "Channel Set-up", then press . 4P r e s s F / f to select "Digital Set-up", then press 5 Press to select "Digital T uning" 6 Press to select "Digital Auto Tu ning&[...]

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