Sony 4-108-535-13(1), Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... 2008 Sony Corporation 4 108 535 13 1 KDL 55X4500 KDL 46X4500 KDL 40X4500 LCD Digital Colour TV Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...compatible DVB C MPEG 2 and H 264 MPEG 4 AVC cable service Please confirm with your local dealer if you can receive a DVB T signal where you live or ask your cable provider if their DVB C cable service is suitable for integrated operation with this TV s Your cable provider may charge a fee for their services or require you to agree to its terms and conditions of business s This TV set complies wit...

Page 3: ...Sync with Control for HDMI 27 Operating Optional Equipment Using the TV Remote 28 Using Home Network Features Connecting to the Network 31 Enjoying Photo Music Files via the Network 31 Checking the Network Connection 33 Adjusting the Server Display Settings 33 Using Menu Functions Navigating through TV Home Menu on XMB 35 TV Settings Menu 36 Additional Information Installing the Accessories Wall M...

Page 4: ...t batteries into the remote To replace the speaker grille The speaker grille unit can be replaced with others that are sold separately However do not remove the unit except to replace it For details see the instructions supplied with speaker grille units 1 Attaching the stand for KDL 46X4500 40X4500 If using an electric screwdriver set the tightening torque at approximately 1 5 N m 15 kgf cm Push ...

Page 5: ... Box recorder e g DVD recorder with HDMI 3 Preventing the TV from toppling over 1 Install a wood screw 4 mm in diameter not supplied in the TV stand 2 Install a machine screw M6 12 15 not supplied into the screw hole of the TV 3 Tie the wood screw and the machine screw with a strong cord Set Top Box recorder e g DVD recorder Set Top Box recorder e g DVD recorder ...

Page 6: ...not bundle the mains lead together with other cables 5 Performing the initial set up KDL 40X4500 KDL 46X4500 KDL 55X4500 3 4 5 Select Home for the best TV settings to use the TV in the home 6 Make sure that the aerial is connected ...

Page 7: ...f no channel is found using Quick Scan try Full Scan though it may take some time For a list of compatible cable providers refer to the support web site http support sony europe com TV DVBC 8 If you want to change the order of analogue channels follow the steps in Programme Sorting on page 44 If your TV cannot receive digital broadcasts the Clock Set menu appears on the screen page 36 9 10 11 ...

Page 8: ...e angle left and right swivel Detaching the Table Top Stand from the TV Remove the screws guided by the arrow marks of the TV Do not remove the Table Top Stand for any reason other than listed below To wall mount the TV To put the TV in the carton at time of purchase KDL 46X4500 40X4500 only Top view Front ...

Page 9: ...ng in the cabinet s Leave space around the TV set as shown below s It is strongly recommended that you use a Sony wall mount bracket in order to provide adequate air circulation Installed on the wall Installed with stand s To ensure proper ventilation and prevent the collection of dirt or dust Do not lay the TV set flat install upside down backwards or sideways Do not place the TV set on a shelf r...

Page 10: ...ing the TV in poor light or during long period of time strains your eyes s When using headphones adjust the volume so as to avoid excessive levels as hearing damage may result LCD Screen s Although the LCD screen is made with high precision technology and 99 99 or more of the pixels are effective black dots may appear or bright points of light red blue or green may appear constantly on the LCD scr...

Page 11: ...are added if the battery contains more than 0 0005 mercury or 0 004 lead By ensuring these batteries are disposed of correctly you will help prevent potentially negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of the battery The recycling of the materials will help to conserve natural resources In case of products that for s...

Page 12: ...en mode Press to change the screen format page 18 4 AUDIO In analogue mode Press to change the dual sound mode page 39 In digital mode Press to change the language to be used for the programme currently being viewed page 47 A button or touch sensors on the TV will work the same as those on the remote In the TV menu these touch sensors will work as F f G g z The number 5 N PROG and AUDIO buttons on...

Page 13: ...ing a photo file Press to pause start a slideshow Press F G to select the previous file Press f g to select the next file When playing a music file Press to pause start the playback Press and hold G g to fast forward fast reverse then release the button at the point where you want to resume playback Press F to start playback from the beginning of the current file Press f to go to the next file 9 O...

Page 14: ... was last viewed for more than five seconds qh Mute Press to mute the sound Press again to restore the sound z In standby mode if you want to turn on the TV without sound press this button qj 2 Volume Press to adjust the volume qk Text Press to display text information page 17 ql RETURN Press to return to the previous screen of the displayed menu When playing a photo music file Press to stop the p...

Page 15: ...VIA Theatre Sync logo or is compatible with control for HDMI wf SYNC MENU Displays the menu of connected HDMI equipment While viewing other input screens or TV programmes HDMI Device Selection is displayed when the button is pressed z Control for HDMI BRAVIA Sync is only available with the connected Sony equipment that has the BRAVIA Sync logo or is compatible with control for HDMI wg Light Press ...

Page 16: ...Indicator Description 1 Light sensor page 44 Do not put anything over the sensor doing so may affect its function 2 Power Lights up in green when the TV is on 3 1 Standby Lights up in red when the TV is in standby mode 4 Picture Off Timer Lights up in green when you select Picture Off page 44 Lights up in orange when you set the timer page 19 36 5 Remote control sensor Receives IR signals from the...

Page 17: ...al Text Radio service Scrambled Subscription service Multiple audio languages available Subtitles available Subtitles available for the hearing impaired Recommended minimum age for current programme ages from 4 to 18 Parental lock To access Digital Text Many broadcasters provide a Digital Text service Digital Text offers graphically rich contents compared to Analogue Text Select a digital channel ...

Page 18: ... you select Smart some characters and or letters at the top and the bottom of the picture may not be visible In such a case adjust Vertical Size in the Screen menu page 40 z When Auto Format page 39 is set to On the TV automatically selects the best mode to suit the broadcast If 720p 1080i or 1080p source pictures are displayed with black borders on the screen edges select Smart or Zoom to adjust ...

Page 19: ... channels Category name e g News Contains all channels corresponding to the selected category Set a programme to be displayed automatically on the screen when it starts Reminder 1 Press F f G g to select a future programme you want to display then press 2 Press F f to select Reminder then press A c symbol appears next to the programme s information The indicator on the TV front panel lights up in ...

Page 20: ... list 1 Press the blue button Go to step 2 when you add channels for the first time or the Favourite list is empty 2 Press the yellow button to select the Favourite list to edit 3 Press F f G g to select the channel to add or remove then press Watch a channel 1 Press the yellow button to select a Favourite list 2 Press F f to select a channel then press Remove all channels from a Favourite list 1 ...

Page 21: ...TLINK AV2 SmartLink provides a direct link between the TV and a recorder e g DVD recorder 3 COMPONENT IN1 or 2 Component 1 or Component 2 The component video sockets support the following video inputs only 480i 480p 576i 576p 720p 1080i and 1080p 4 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OPTICAL Use an optical audio cable 5 You can listen to TV sound on the connected Hi Fi audio equipment 6 PC IN PC It is recommended t...

Page 22: ...nnected to the TV using a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT DMPORT adaptor Depending on the connected DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adaptor you can operate the connected equipment using the TV as follows Using the remote of the TV F f G g RETURN N x X m M Using the OPTIONS menu function Press OPTIONS and select Device Control Menu Do not connect or disconnect a DIGITAL MEDIA PORT adaptor while the TV is turned on The conne...

Page 23: ...e on the screen simultaneously Connect an optional equipment page 21 and make sure that images from the equipment appear on the screen page 23 This function is not available for a PC input or DIGITAL MEDIA PORT input You cannot change the size of the pictures 1 Press OPTIONS 2 Press F f to select PAP then press The picture from the connected equipment is displayed on the left and the TV programme ...

Page 24: ...a supported USB device to the TV 2 Press HOME 3 Press G g to select Photo or Music 4 Press F f to select a USB device then press The file or folder list appears To display a thumbnail list press the yellow button while the list is displayed 5 Press F f to select a file or folder then press When you select a folder select a file then press Playback starts Photo Playback Auto Start The TV automatica...

Page 25: ...rame You can display a photograph on the screen for a selected period of time After that period the TV automatically switches itself into standby mode 1 Select a photograph You can select a photograph from the connected USB device or preset picture folder For details on selecting a photograph see page 24 2 Press OPTIONS while the selected photograph is displayed then press F f to select Picture Fr...

Page 26: ...by a third party service may be changed or terminated without prior notification to the user The position indicated on the map may differ depending on the digital still camera Only a large scale map that cannot be zoomed in or out is displayed if the TV is not connected to the Internet or the Internet online map service is terminated z A map can be displayed in the case of photograph s Exif data i...

Page 27: ...go by the TV remote by pressing N x X m M to operate the connected equipment directly SYNC MENU to display the menu of the connected HDMI equipment on the screen After displaying the menu you can operate the menu screen by using F f G g colour buttons and RETURN OPTIONS to display Device Control then select options from Options and Content List to operate the equipment Refer to the instruction man...

Page 28: ...pment Item Description 1 1 Turns on or off the optional equipment you have selected with the function buttons 2 Function buttons Allows you to operate the corresponding equipment For details see Programming the remote on page 28 3 BD DVD operating buttons Goes to the beginning of the previous next title chapter scene track Replays the scene briefly fast forwards the scene m M Fast reverses fast fo...

Page 29: ...k Enter the correct code or try the next code listed for the brand Note that the list may not include codes for all models of all brands To return to normal TV operation Press the TV function button Manufacturer s codes DVD players Blu ray disc BD players DVD video cassette recorders DVD HDD recorders VCRs 1 1 2 3 Manufacturer Code SONY 001 029 030 036 044 053 055 AIWA 021 AKAI 032 DENON 018 027 0...

Page 30: ... 355 360 361 320 351 MATSUI 356 357 ORION 328 PANASONIC 321 323 PHILIPS 311 313 316 318 358 359 363 364 SAMSUNG 339 341 345 SANYO 335 336 SHARP 324 THOMSON 319 350 365 TOSHIBA 337 Manufacturer Code SONY DAV 401 404 Manufacturer Code SONY 451 454 Manufacturer Code SONY 501 504 Manufacturer Code ...

Page 31: ... folder select a file then press Playback starts z A map can be displayed with a photograph in the case of longitude and latitude information has been recorded to photograph s Exif data page 26 Depending on the network device it may be necessary to register the TVwith the network device Picture quality may appear coarse when using Photo because images may be enlarged depending onthefile Also image...

Page 32: ...rform operations during playback Photo Available OPTIONS Music Available OPTIONS Option Description Picture See page 36 Sound See page 38 Surround See page 39 Video Settings See page 40 Cropping Crops a photograph Display map See page 26 Show Options Allows you to set repeat shuffle for photo playback Photo Set up Sets how playback should be performed and what effects to use during slideshows Rota...

Page 33: ...to select Yes then press The network diagnostic starts When the message Connection successful appears press RETURN repeatedly to exit z If Connection successful does not appear see Troubleshooting on page 54 and check the connections and settings Adjusting the Server Display Settings You can select home network servers to be displayed on the Home Menu Up to 10 servers can be displayed on the Home ...

Page 34: ... Diagnostics then press 5 Select Yes then press The server diagnostic starts When the server diagnostic is complete the diagnostic result list appears 6 Select the server you want to confirm then press The diagnostic results of the selected server appear If the diagnostic results indicate a failure look up the possible causes and what to do and check connections and settings For details see Troubl...

Page 35: ...n Settings You can make advanced settings and adjustments For details about settings see page 36 Photo You can enjoy photo files via USB devices or the network page 24 31 Music You can enjoy music files via USB devices or the network page 24 31 Digital You can select a digital channel Digital Favourite list page 20 or Digital Electronic Programme Guide EPG page 19 You can also select a channel usi...

Page 36: ...tains the time Clock Set Allows you to adjust the clock manually When the TV is receiving digital channels you cannot adjust the clock manually because the clock automatically receives the time code from the broadcast signal Picture Target Inputs Allows you to select whether to use the common settings or to make custom settings for the input you are currently viewing Set to Common if you want to a...

Page 37: ...picture Noise Reduction Reduces the noise level of pictures snowy pictures Auto Automatically reduces picture noise in analogue TV mode or composite S video or DMPORT input signals only High Medium Low Modifies the effect of the noise reduction Off Turns off the Noise Reduction MPEG Noise Reduction Reduces picture noise in MPEG compressed videos This is effective when viewing a DVD or digital broa...

Page 38: ...s the details of the picture Edge Enhancer Enhances the outline of the picture Sound Target Inputs Allows you to select whether to use the common settings or to make custom settings for the input you are currently viewing Set to Common if you want to apply the same settings to each input Common Applies common settings to all inputs in which Target Inputs is set to Common Name of current input e g ...

Page 39: ... speaker for a stereo or bilingual broadcast Stereo Mono For stereo broadcasts A B Mono For bilingual broadcasts select A for sound channel 1 B for sound channel 2 or Mono for mono channel if available For other equipment connected to the TV set Dual Sound to Stereo A or B Screen for inputs other than a PC Target Inputs Allows you to select whether to use the common settings or to make custom sett...

Page 40: ...signals In such cases manually adjust Phase Pitch Horizontal Shift and Vertical Shift Reset Resets all PC screen settings to factory settings Phase Adjusts the phase when the screen flickers Pitch Adjusts the pitch when the picture has unwanted vertical stripes Horizontal Shift Adjusts the horizontal position of the picture Vertical Shift Adjusts the vertical position of the picture Screen Format ...

Page 41: ...roduces suitable image quality for still images If the connected equipment does not support Video A mode the setting is automatically set to Video even if you select Video A x v Colour Displays moving pictures more faithfully to the original source by matching the colour space of the TV to that of the source If the input signal is HDMI RGB the setting is automatically set to Normal even if you sel...

Page 42: ...ts the volume of the headphones when i Speaker Link is set to Off i Dual Sound Sets the sound from the headphones for a bilingual broadcast Woofer Level Adjusts the bass level to taste since the bass level varies depending on where the TV is located Decrease the level if you feel too much bass is being output and increase the level if you feel not enough bass is being output This adjustment is onl...

Page 43: ...equipment connected to the TV TV Outputs TV broadcasts AV1 Outputs signals from equipment connected to the AV1 socket AV3 Outputs signals from equipment connected to the AV3 socket DMPORT Outputs signals from equipment connected to the DMPORT socket Auto Outputs whatever is being viewed on the screen except signals from the COMPONENT IN1 or 2 HDMI IN1 2 3 or 4 and PC IN sockets HDMI Set up Allows ...

Page 44: ...anel Key Illumination Constantly lights up the touch sensors on the front of the TV PC Power Management Switches the TV to standby mode when the TV receives no signal from the PC input source for 30 seconds Language Sets the language displayed on the menu screens Product Information Displays product information of the TV All Reset Resets all settings to factory settings and displays the initial se...

Page 45: ...ing a VCR select channel 00 then press RETURN 3 Press F f to select System then press 4 Press F f to select one of the following TV broadcast systems then press RETURN B G For western European countries areas I For the United Kingdom D K For eastern European countries areas L For France 5 Press F f to select Channel then press 6 Press F f to select S for cable channels or C for terrestrial channel...

Page 46: ...V1 or AV2 via a VCR This option is not available when United Kingdom is selected for Country page 6 LNA Improves the picture quality of the channel noisy picture when the broadcast signal is very weak If you cannot see any improvement in the picture quality even if you set to On set this option to Off factory setting Confirm Saves changes you have made to the Manual Programme Preset settings Digit...

Page 47: ...ramme regardless of the Dynamic Range setting Optical Out Sets the audio signal that is output from the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OPTICAL jack of the TV Set to Auto when connecting equipment compatible with Dolby Digital Set to PCM when connecting equipment not compatible with Dolby Digital Radio Display Displays the screen wallpaper when you listen to a radio broadcast You can select the screen wallpaper...

Page 48: ...k settings through the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server function of the router or Internet service provider Test Diagnoses whether the network is correctly connected IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Primary DNS Secondary DNS You need to configure each item when Manual is selected in IP Address Settings When DHCP DNS manual is selected be sure to enter Primary DNS and Secondary DNS ...

Page 49: ...ed with the Wall Mount Bracket to properly carry out the installation Refer to Detaching the Table Top Stand from the TV page 8 Refer to TV installation dimensions table page 50 Refer to Screw and Hook locations diagram table page 50 Place the TV on the Table Top Stand when securing the Mounting Hook Sufficient expertise is required for installing this product especially to determine the strength ...

Page 50: ...entre dimension Length for each mounting angle Angle 0 Angle 20 A B C D E F G H KDL 55X4500 1 486 803 25 429 207 454 766 484 KDL 46X4500 1 259 685 84 429 204 411 656 483 KDL 40X4500 1 128 603 122 427 185 365 579 475 Screw and Hook locations diagram table Model Name Screw location Hook location KDL 55X4500 d g a KDL 46X4500 40X4500 b Screen centre point WARNING Screw location Hook location When ins...

Page 51: ...4 1 and 48 kHz 16 20 and 24 bits Analogue audio input minijack HDMI IN1 only PC Input see page 52 AV3 S video input 4 pin mini DIN AV3 Video input phono jack AV3 Audio input phono jacks DIGITAL AUDIO OUT OPTICAL Digital optical jack Audio output phono jacks PC IN PC Input D sub 15 pin see page 52 G 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms non Sync on Green B 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms R 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms HD 1 5 Vp p VD 1 5 Vp p PC ...

Page 52: ...e the signals in the above chart with a 60 Hz vertical frequency boldfaced Mass Approx with Table Top Stand 27 0 kg 38 0 kg 54 0 kg without Table Top Stand 23 5 kg 33 0 kg 47 5 kg Supplied accessories See To check the accessories on page 4 Optional accessories Wall Mount Bracket SU WL500 Colour Variation Unit CRU 40SG11 CRU 46SG11 CRU 55SG11 Resolution Horizontal frequency kHz Vertical frequency H...

Page 53: ...erial location and direction Only snow and noise appear on the screen Check if the aerial is broken or bent Check if the aerial has reached the end of its serviceable life three to five years for normal use one to two years when used at the seaside The picture is distorted dotted lines or stripes appear Keep the TV away from electrical noise sources such as cars motorcycles hair dryers or optical ...

Page 54: ...sing the functions of the external audio equipment If you sense that audio is still out of sync with the video set DRC Mode to Off page 37 There is a significant difference in the output volume level between DIGITAL MEDIA PORT input and TV or other equipment input Adjust Volume Offset setting in the Sound menu page 38 Channels You cannot select your desired channel Switch between digital and analo...

Page 55: ...n question Turn the connected device on Check Connections Check that the LAN cable and or mains lead of the server has not become disconnected Check Settings Check that the connected device is registered under Server Display Settings page 33 Check that the server is correctly configured Check that the selected device is connected to the network and can be accessed If the IP Address Settings in Net...

Page 56: ...http support sony europe com TV DVBC The speaker grille has come off To attach the speaker grille first turn off the TV then unplug the mains lead Then follow the procedure below Orient the speaker grille so that the location of the marks on the speaker grille and TV match insert the protrusions on the speaker grille into the holes on the TV and support gently Check that the speaker grille and TV ...

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Page 60: ... 1 For useful information about Sony products Instructions on Installing the Wall Mount Bracket are not supplied in the form of a separate leaflet with this TV These installation instructions are included within this TV s instructions manual ...