Sony KDL-52V4000 manual

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    © 2008 Sony Corporation 3-298-969- 11 (2) U KDL-52V4 000/52V 42xx KDL-46V4 000/46V 42xx KDL-40V4 000/40V 42xx KDL-40S4 0xx/40U 40xx LCD Digital Colour TV Operat ing Instructions[...]

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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 safe ty 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 i[...]

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    3 GB T ab le of Cont ents Start-up Guide 4 Safety Informa tion ............... ........... ................. ................ ............ ................. ................ ..... ............ ... 9 Precautions ... ................. ........... ................. ................. ................. ........... ................. ........... .........[...]

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    4 GB Start-up Guide 1: Check ing the accessories Mains le ad (T ype BF) * (1) Stand (1) and scre ws (4) Remote RM -ED013 (1) Size AA b atteries (R6 ty pe) (2) * Do n ot rem ove the fer rite c ore s. T o in sert batteries into the remote 2: Attaching the stand (except f or KDL-52V4000/ 52V42xx) ~ • If using an el ectric screwdri ver , set the tigh[...]

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    5 GB Start-up Guide 3: Connecting an aerial/Set T op Bo x/recor d er (e.g. D VD recor der) Connectin g a Set T op Box/rec ord er (e.g. D VD recorde r) with SCART Connecting a Set T op Bo x/recorde r (e.g. D VD recorder) with HDMI Set Top Box/recorder (e.g. DVD recorde r) Set Top B ox/recorder (e.g. DVD recorder)[...]

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    6 GB 4: Preventing the TV fr om toppling over 1 Install a wood scre w (4 mm in diameter , not su pplied) i n the TV stan d. 2 Install a machine scre w (M5 × 12, not supplied) into the screw hole of the TV . 3 T ie the woo d screw an d the machine scre w with a strong cord. 5: Bundling the cables 6: P erf orming the initia l set-up 3[...]

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    7 GB Start-up Guide 4 5 Select “Home” for the best TV settings to use the TV in the home. 6 Make sure that the aer ial is connected. 7 When you select “Cable”, we reco mmend that you select “Qui ck Scan” for quick tuning. Set “Frequency ” and “Network ID” according to the information supplied from your cable pro vider . If no ch[...]

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    8 GB Adjusting the vie wing angle of the TV (except for KDL- 40U40xx) This TV can be adjusted within the angles shown below . Adjust the angle le ft and right (swivel) Detaching the T ab le-T op Stand fr o m the TV ~ • Remove the scre ws guided by the arrow marks of the TV . • Do no t remo ve th e T a ble -T o p Stand f or an y rea son other th[...]

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    9 GB Safety Information Installation/Set-up Install and use the TV set in accordance wit h the instructions below in order to avoid any risk of f ire , electrical shock or damage and/o r injuries . Installation s The TV set should be i nstalled near an easily ac cessible mains socket. s Place the TV set on a st able, level sur face. s Only qualifie[...]

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    10 GB s Do not modify the mains lead. s Do not put anything heavy on the mains lead. s Do not pull on the mains lead itself when disconnecting the mains lead. s Do not connect too many appliances to the sam e mains socket. s Do not use a poor fitting mains socket. Prohibited Usage Do not install/use the TV set in locations , environments or situati[...]

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    11 GB Disposal of the TV set Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Eq uipment (Applicable in the Europ ean Union and oth er European countries with separate collect ion system s) This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to th e applicabl[...]

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    12 GB Remote Control and TV Contr ols/I ndicators Remote contr ol and TV contr ols Button Description 1 "/1 (TV standb y) Pres s to t urn th e TV o n and of f from stand by mode. 2 1 (P ower) Pres s to tu rn t he TV on or off. ~ • T o disconnect the TV completely , turn of f the TV , the n unplug the mains lea d from the mains. 3 F / f / G /[...]

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    13 GB 6 PR OG + /–/ / In TV m ode: Press to sel ect the next (+) or prev ious (–) channel. In Analogu e T ext mode: Press to select th e next ( ) or previous ( ) page. 7 2 +/– (V olume) Press to adjust the v olume. 8 % (Mute) Press to mute t he sound. Press again to restore the soun d. z • In standby mode, if you want to turn on t he TV wit[...]

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    14 GB qk Number buttons In TV m ode: Press to se lect channels . For channel numbers 10 and above, press th e second and third digits in quick suc cession. In Analogu e T ext mode: Press to ent er a page numbe r . ql (Pre vious chann el) Press to return to th e channel that w as last vie wed (for more than fi ve seconds). w; (Screen mode) Press to [...]

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    15 GB ~ • Make sure th at the TV is comp letely turned o ff before unp lugging the mains lead. Unpluggi ng the main s lead while the TV is turned on may cause the indicator to remain lit or may cause the TV to malfun ction. The operation guide provides help on how to operate the TV using the remote, and is disp layed at the bottom of the screen. [...]

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    16 GB W atc hing TV W atching TV 1 Press 1 on the TV to turn on the TV . When the TV is in standby mode (the 1 (standb y) indicator on the TV front panel is red), press "/1 o n the remote to turn on the TV . 2 Press DIGIT AL to switch to digi tal mode, or press AN ALOG to switch to analogue mode. The a vail able channels vary depending on the [...]

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    17 GB Watc hin g TV T o na vigate through Digital T ext, follo w the instructions on th e screen. T o ex it Digital T ext, press RETURN. T o mo ve around , press F / f / G / g . T o select items, press and the number buttons. T o access shortcuts, press the coloured buttons. T o access Analogue T e xt In analogue mo de, press / . Each time you pres[...]

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    18 GB Using the Digital Electr o nic Pr og ramme Guide (EPG) * 1 In digital mode, press GUIDE . 2 Perfor m the desired operati on as sho wn in the follo wing table or displayed on the screen. * This func tion may not be av ailable i n some countri es/ areas. Digital Electronic Program me Guide (EPG ) To Do this V iew a programme Press F / f / G / g[...]

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    19 GB Watc hin g TV ~ • Y o u can set recorder timer record ings on the TV on ly when the conne cted record er is compatible with SmartLink. Howe ver , depending o n the connec ted recorde r type, th is setting may not be av ailable e ven though th e recorder i s SmartLink-c ompatible. F or details, refer to t he instruction m anual suppli ed wit[...]

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    20 GB Using the Digital F av ourite List * Y ou can specify up to four of your f a vour ite channel lists. 1 In digital mode, press . 2 Perfor m the desired operati on as sho wn in the follo wing table or displayed on the screen. * This func tion may not be av ailable i n some countri es/ areas. Digital Favourite List To Do this Create a Fav ourite[...]

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    21 GB Using Option al Equipment Using Optional Equipmen t Connecting Option al Equipment Y ou can connec t a wide range of optio nal equipment to yo ur TV . Connect to Input s ymbol on screen Description 1 /A V 1 A V 1 When yo u conne ct a decoder, the TV tune r outp uts scrambl ed signa ls to the decode r , and the deco der unscrambles t he sign a[...]

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    22 GB 4 HDMI IN 1 or 2 HDMI 1 or HDMI 2 Digit al video an d aud io sign als ar e input from the co nnecte d equi pment. In addi tion, when you connect the equipment that is compatible with control for HDMI, communication with the conne cted equ ipment is sup ported. Re fer to page 30 to set up this communication . If the e quipment has a D VI socke[...]

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    23 GB Using Option al Equipment Viewing Pictures fr om Connected Equipm ent T urn on the connected equipment, and perform one of the fo llo wing operations. For equip ment connec ted to the sc art sock ets using a ful ly-wired 21-pin scart lead Start playback on the connected equipmen t. The picture from the connected equip ment appears on the scre[...]

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    24 GB Using BRA VIA Sync (Contr ol for HDMI) The control for HDMI function enables the TV to communicate with the connected equipmen t that is compatible wit h the function, using HDMI CEC (Con sumer Electro nics Con trol). For example, b y connecting Son y equipment that is compatible with control for HDMI (with HDMI cables), you can control them [...]

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    25 GB Using Menu F unctions Using Menu Functions Navigating thr oug h menus Menu functions allow you to enjoy vario us con venient features of this TV . Y ou can easily select channels or inp ut sources, and ch ange the settings for your TV . 1 Press ME NU . 2 Press F / f to select an option, then press . T o ex it the menu, press MENU . 1 Di g it [...]

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    26 GB TV Settings Men u Picture Picture Mode Sets a pict ure mode when displayi ng an input ot her than a PC . The options for “Pictur e Mode” m ay dif fer depending on the “ V ideo/Photo ” setting (p age 28). Vivid ( “Sh op”, see page 7) Enhances pi cture con trast and sharpness. Standar d (“Home”, see page 7) For standard pictures[...]

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    27 GB Using Menu F unctions Adv a nced Settings Allows you to set “Pictur e” sett ings in more detail. These setti ngs are n ot a v ailable when “Pictu re Mode” is se t to “V iv id”. Adv . Contrast Enhancer Automatic ally adjusts “Backl ight” and “C ontrast” to the mo st suitable settings jud ging from the brightness of the scre[...]

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    28 GB Features Quic k Start The TV turns o n faster than usual with in two h ours after swit ching to stan dby mode . Howe ver, power consump tion in st andby mode i s higher than us ual. Po w e r S a v i ng Redu ces po wer cons umptio n of the TV b y adj usting the back light. When you sele ct “Picture Of f”, the picture is switched of f, and [...]

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    29 GB Using Menu F unctions Set-up A uto Start-up Y o u can run the in itial set-up that appeared when you first connec ted the TV (page 6), and select the langu age, co untry/area and tun e in all a vailabl e channel s aga in. Even if you have made the set tings when yo u first connect ed the TV , you may need to chan ge the set tings afte r movin[...]

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    30 GB AV S e t - u p AV P r e s e t Assigns a name to eq uipment co nnected to the side and rear sockets. The name appears briefly on the sc reen when you select the e quipment. Y ou can skip in put sources fro m conne cted equipm ent tha t yo u do no t wa nt disp layed on t he screen. 1 Press F / f to select th e desired inp ut source, then press [...]

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    31 GB Using Menu F unctions Contr ol for HDMI Sets whether or n ot to lin k the ope rations of the TV and the connected equipment th at is compatibl e with control for HDMI. When se t to “On”, the follo wing menu items ca n be perfor med. However , power consump tion in stan dby mod e is high er than usua l. If the specif ic Sony equ ipment tha[...]

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    32 GB Manual Prog ramme Preset Press F / f to select the progr amme number you want t o manually t une (i f tuning a recorder, select channel 00), then p ress . System/Ch annel 1 Press F / f to sele ct “System” , then pre ss . 2 Press F / f to select on e of the follo wing TV broadca st systems, then press RETURN . B/G: For western Europe an co[...]

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    33 GB Using Menu F unctions Decoder Allo ws you to view and record t he scrambled cha nnel when using a d ecoder conne cted direct ly to scart conn ector / A V1, or / / A V2 via a recorder . ~ • This op tion is no t a vaila ble when “United Kin gdom” is selected for “ Country” (page 7). Confirm Saves changes you have made to the “Manua [...]

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    34 GB Au di o Description Provide s audio desc ription ( narrat ion) of visual i nformatio n, when s uch informati on is av ailable. Mixing Le vel Adjust s the T V mai n audio and A udio Descriptio n output levels. Radio Displa y Disp lays the screen wallpaper when you listen to a ra dio broadcast . Y ou ca n select the sc reen wallpaper colo ur , [...]

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    35 GB Additional In formation Addit ional Inf ormation Specifications Model name KDL-40S40xx/ 40U40xx KDL-40V4000/ 40V42xx KDL-46V4000/ 46V42xx KDL-52V4000/ 52V42xx System Panel system LCD (Liquid Crystal Displa y) Panel TV system Analogue: Depending on your country/area selection: B/G/H, D/K, L, I Digital: DVB-T/D VB-C Colour /video system Analogu[...]

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    36 GB * Specified standby po wer is reached aft er the TV finishes necessary int ernal processes. Design and specif icati ons are sub ject to change without no tice. PC input signal ref erence chart for PC ~ • This TV’ s PC i nput do es not suppor t Sync o n Green or Comp osite S ync. • This TV’ s PC input do es not supp ort int erlace d si[...]

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    37 GB Additional In formation T r oubleshooting Check whether the 1 (s tandb y) indicator is flash ing in red. When the 1 (s tandb y) indicat or is flashing The self-diagno sis function is acti vated. 1 Count h ow man y times th e 1 (standby) indicator flashes between each two second br eak. For e xample, the ind icator may flash three times, g o o[...]

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    38 GB Sound The pi cture is go od, but the re is no sou nd. • Press 2 +/– or % (Mute). • Check if the “S peaker” is set to “T V Speaker” (page 30). • Whe n using HDM I inpu t with S uper Audi o CD or D VD -Audi o, DIGIT AL A UDIO OUT (OPTICAL) may not output audio signals. Channels Y ou cannot select you r desire d channel . • Swi[...]

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