Sony Bravia KDL-46X2000, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...ation LCD Digital Colour TV 2 678 257 12 3 Operating Instructions Before operating the TV please read the Safety information section of this manual Retain this manual for future reference For useful information about Sony products ...

Page 2: ... TV with logo will only work in countries or areas where DVB T MPEG2 digital terrestrial signals are broadcasted Please confirm with your local dealer if you can receive a DVB T signal where you live Although this TV set follows DVB T specifications compatibility with future DVB T digital terrestrial broadcasts cannot be guaranteed Some Digital TV functions may not be available in some countries T...

Page 3: ...ng pictures from connected equipment 21 Navigating through menus 22 Picture menu 23 Sound menu 26 Screen menu 27 Set up menu 29 AV Set up menu 31 Analogue Set up menu 32 Digital Set up menu 35 PC Settings menu 37 Connecting optional equipment 39 Programming the remote 41 Specifications 43 Troubleshooting 45 Index 47 Start up Guide 4 Watching TV Using MENU Functions Using Optional Equipment Additio...

Page 4: ...of batteries in an environmentally friendly way Certain regions may regulate disposal of the battery Please consult your local authority Do not use different types of batteries together or mix old and new batteries Handle the remote with care Do not drop or step on it or spill liquid of any kind onto it Do not place the remote in a location near a heat source or in a place subject to direct sunlig...

Page 5: ...nting the TV from toppling over 4 Bundling the cables Connecting an aerial only Connecting an aerial and VCR Coaxial cable supplied Mains lead supplied Scart lead not supplied VCR Mains lead supplied Coaxial cable supplied Coaxial cable not supplied 2 3 1 ...

Page 6: ...cator on the TV front is red press TV 1 on the remote to switch on the TV 3 Press F f G g to select the language displayed on the menu screens then press 4 Press F f to select the country region in which you will operate the TV then press If the country region in which you want to use the TV does not appear in the list select instead of a country region The message confirming the TV start auto tun...

Page 7: ... any buttons on the TV or remote If a message appears for you to confirm the aerial connection No digital or analogue channels were found Check the aerial connection and press G to select Yes then press to start auto tuning again 3 When the Programme Sorting menu appears on the screen follow the steps of Programme Sorting page 32 If you do not change the order in which the analogue channels are st...

Page 8: ... this manual will inform you if this applies Carrying Before carrying the TV set disconnect all the cables from the TV set Carrying the large size TV set requires two or more people When you carry the TV set by hand hold the TV set as illustrated on the right If you do not do so the TV set may fall and be damaged or cause serious injury When transporting it do not subject the TV set to jolts or ex...

Page 9: ...stalled on a wall have the installation carried out by qualified service personnel Improper installation may render the TV set unsafe Wiring When hooking up be sure to unplug the mains lead for your safety The TV set is not disconnected from the mains when the TV set is switched off To disconnect the TV set completely pull the plug from the mains Take care not to catch your feet on the cables It m...

Page 10: ...our own safety do not touch any part of the TV set mains lead or aerial lead during lightning storms Broken pieces Do not throw anything at the TV set The screen glass may break by the impact and cause serious injury If the surface of the TV set cracks do not touch it until you have unplugged the mains lead Otherwise electric shock may result Servicing Dangerously high voltages are present inside ...

Page 11: ...the mains lead connected to the TV set from AC mains socket before cleaning To avoid material degradation or screen coating degradation observe the following precautions Do not push on the screen scratch it with a hard object or throw anything at it The screen may be damaged Do not touch the display panel after operating the TV set continuously for a long period as the display panel becomes hot We...

Page 12: ...ber and screen mode In Analogue Text mode page 16 Reveals hidden information e g answers to a quiz 7 F f G g page 15 22 8 TOOLS page 17 21 Enables you to access various viewing options and change make adjustments according to the source and screen mode 9 MENU page 22 0 PROG page 15 In TV mode Selects the next or previous channel In Analogue Text mode Selects the next or previous page qa Mute page ...

Page 13: ...auses playback x Stops the playback VISUAL SEARCH Only for Sony DVD recorders with the visual search function For details see the operating instructions supplied with the DVD recorder wf DVD VCR record buttons z REC Starts recording X REC PAUSE Pauses the recording x REC STOP Stops the recording X REC PAUSE and x REC STOP are available only on DVD recorders wg F1 F2 Selects a disc when using a DVD...

Page 14: ...or down 3 2 In TV mode Increases or decreases the volume In TV menu Moves through the options right or left 4 Input select OK In TV mode page 21 Selects the input source from equipment connected to the TV sockets In TV menu Selects the menu or option and confirms the setting 5 page 22 6 Picture Off Timer indicator Lights up in green when the picture is switched off page 29 Lights up in orange when...

Page 15: ...lowing icons may be indicated on the banner Additional operations Watching TV 3 1 2 3 Interactive service is available Digital Text Radio service Scrambled Subscription service Multiple audio languages available Subtitles available Subtitles available for the hearing impaired Recommended minimum age for current programme from 4 to 18 years Parental Lock Current programme is being recorded To Do th...

Page 16: ...ext page Fastext is available Fastext allows you to access pages quickly and easily Press the corresponding coloured button to access the page To freeze the picture Picture freeze You can freeze the current picture to make a note of a telephone number or recipe 1 Press The frozen picture is displayed on the right of the screen You can watch a moving picture on the left 2 Press again to return to n...

Page 17: ...from the Tools menu then press The picture from the connected equipment is displayed on the left and the TV programme is displayed on the right To return to normal TV mode press or RETURN Tips You can also return to normal TV mode by selecting Single Picture from the Tools menu The picture framed in green is audible You can switch the audible picture by pressing G g Options Description Close Close...

Page 18: ...urite list page 20 All Categories Contains all available channels News Contains all news channels 3 Press The Digital Electronic Programme Guide EPG now only displays the current programmes from the category selected Set a programme to be recorded Timer REC 1 Press F f G g to select the future programme you want to record 2 Press 3 Press F f to select Timer REC 4 Press to set the TV and your VCR t...

Page 19: ...top time in the same way as in step 3 5 Press F f to select the programme then press to set the TV and your VCR timers A symbol appears by that programme s information The indicator on the TV front lights up Notes You can set VCR timer recording on the TV only for Smartlink compatible VCRs If your VCR is not Smartlink compatible a message will be displayed to remind you to set your VCR timer Once ...

Page 20: ...ress Channels that are stored in the Favourite list are indicated by a symbol Turn off the Favourite list Press RETURN See brief details on current programmes Press while selecting a channel Press again to cancel Watch a channel Press while selecting a channel Add or remove channels in the Favourite list 1 Press the blue button Channels that are stored in the Favourite list are indicated by a symb...

Page 21: ...6 Digital audio video input signal through the HDMI IN 6 socket Audio input signal is analogue only if the equipment has been connected using the DVI and audio out socket AV7 AV7 AV7 Input symbols appear depending on the connected equipment and the AV7 Input setting in the AV Set up menu page 31 AV7 Component input signal through the Y PB CB PR CR sockets 7 and audio input signal through the audio...

Page 22: ... Displays the Favourite list For details about settings see page 20 Analogue Returns to the last viewed analogue channel 2 1 3 Digital Returns to the last viewed digital channel Digital EPG Displays the Digital Electronic Programme Guide EPG For details about settings see page 18 External Inputs Selects equipment connected to your TV To watch the desired external input select the input source then...

Page 23: ...put Picture Mode Selects the picture mode Vivid For enhanced picture contrast and sharpness Standard For standard picture Recommended for home entertainment Custom Allows you to store your preferred settings Reset Resets all the Picture settings except Target Inputs and Picture Mode to the factory settings Tip Advanced Settings page 25 is also not reset Select Reset in Advanced Settings to reset i...

Page 24: ...h resolution picture with 4x density for high quality sources e g DVD players satellite receivers Mode 1 Recommended for moving pictures Mode 2 Recommended for still images and text Off Turns off the DRC Mode Tip DRC Mode is not available when Game Mode is set to On or when using Freeze or PAP features also not available when watching 480p 576p 720p 1080i or 1080p sources DRC Palette Customizes th...

Page 25: ...lly effective for dark images increasing vibrancy in the picture Gamma Adjusts the balance between bright and dark areas of the picture Clear White Emphasizes white colours Live Colour Makes colours more vivid Colour Space Changes the colour reproduction gamut Wide reproduces the vivid colour and Normal reproduces the standard colour White Balance Adjusts the colour temperature colour by colour De...

Page 26: ...al Sound to the factory settings Treble Adjusts higher pitched sounds Bass Adjusts lower pitched sounds Balance Emphasizes left or right speaker balance Auto Volume Keeps a constant volume level even when volume level gaps occur e g adverts tend to be louder than programmes Volume Offset Adjusts the volume level of the current input relative to other inputs when Target Inputs is set to the current...

Page 27: ...n or Off you can always modify the format of the screen by pressing repeatedly 4 3 Default Selects the default screen mode for use with 4 3 broadcasts Smart Displays conventional 4 3 broadcasts with an imitation wide screen effect 4 3 Displays conventional 4 3 broadcasts in the correct proportions Off Keeps the current Screen Format setting when the channel or input is changed Tip This option is a...

Page 28: ... Vertical Shift Adjusts the vertical position of the picture when the screen format is set to Smart Zoom or 14 9 Vertical Size Adjusts the vertical size of the picture when the screen format is set to Smart ...

Page 29: ...ain Volume Set up Sets the volume for when the timer switches on the TV Clock Set Allows you to adjust the clock manually When the TV is receiving digital channels the clock cannot be adjusted manually since it is set to the time code of the broadcasted signal Auto Start up Starts the first time operation menu to select the language and country region tune in all available digital and analogue cha...

Page 30: ...phones Speaker Switches on off the TV s internal speakers On The TV speakers are turned on in order to listen to the TV s sound through the TV speakers Off The TV speakers are turned off in order to listen to the TV s sound only through your external audio equipment connected to the audio output sockets Audio Out Variable The audio output from your audio system can be controlled by the TV s remote...

Page 31: ...site video sockets on the left side of the TV Tip When multiple cables are connected and Auto is selected Component S Video Composite will be activated in that order AV2 Output Sets a signal to be output through the socket labelled 2 on the rear of the TV If you connect a VCR or other recording equipment to the 2 socket you can then record from the equipment connected to other sockets of the TV TV...

Page 32: ...t have been launched by broadcasters Programme Sorting Changes the order in which the analogue channels are stored on the TV 1 Press F f to select the channel you want to move to a new position then press 2 Press F f to select the new position for your channel then press Programme Labels Assigns a channel name of your choice up to five letters or numbers The name will be displayed briefly on the s...

Page 33: ...ue searching press F f If you know the channel number frequency Press the number buttons to enter the channel number of the broadcast you want or your VCR channel number 8 Press to jump to Confirm then press 9 Press f to select OK then press Repeat the procedure above to preset other channels manually Label Assigns a name of your choice up to five letters or numbers to the selected channel This na...

Page 34: ...ng the number buttons Decoder Views and records the scrambled channel selected when using a decoder connected directly to scart connector 1 or to scart connector 2 via a VCR Note This option is not available when United Kingdom is selected for Country page 6 Confirm Saves changes made to the Manual Programme Preset settings ...

Page 35: ...r Hard Of Hearing is selected Parental Lock Sets an age restriction for programmes Any programme that exceeds the age restriction can only be watched after a PIN Code is entered correctly 1 Press the number buttons to enter your existing PIN code If you have not previously set a PIN a PIN code entry screen appears Follow the instructions of PIN Code below 2 Press F f to select the age restriction ...

Page 36: ...age 7 However this option allows you to repeat the process e g to retune the TV after moving house or to search for new channels that have been launched by broadcasters Programme List Edit Removes any unwanted digital channels stored on the TV and changes the order of the digital channels stored on the TV 1 Press F f to select the channel you want to remove or move to a new position If you know th...

Page 37: ... to the factory settings Backlight Adjusts the brightness of the backlight Contrast Increases or decreases picture contrast Brightness Brightens or darkens the picture Colour Temperature Adjusts the whiteness of the picture Cool Gives the white colours a blue tint Neutral Gives the white colours a neutral tint Warm 1 Warm 2 Gives the white colours a red tint Warm 2 gives a redder tint than Warm 1 ...

Page 38: ... screen flickers Pitch Adjusts the pitch when the picture has unwanted vertical stripes Horizontal Shift Adjusts the horizontal position of the picture for each screen format Vertical Shift Adjusts the vertical position of the picture for each screen format Screen Format Selects the screen mode Normal Displays the picture in its original size Full1 Enlarges the picture to fill the display area kee...

Page 39: ...e do not connect the camcorder to the video socket 7 and the S video socket 7 at the same time If you connect mono equipment connect to the L socket 7 Tip You can select the input signal by setting AV7 Input in the AV Set up menu page 31 Headphones C Connect to the i socket to listen to sound from the TV on headphones Conditional Access Module CAM D To use Pay Per View services For details refer t...

Page 40: ...uts 480i 480p 576i 576p 720p 1080i and 1080p To connect a PC use the PC socket PC F Connect to the PC sockets It is recommended to use a PC cable with ferrites Digital audio PCM component G Connect to the OPTICAL OUT socket using the Optical audio cable Note The OPTICAL OUT socket only supports digital terrestrial signals Hi Fi audio equipment H Connect to the audio output sockets to listen to the...

Page 41: ... the selected function button will flash twice and when not it will flash five times 4 Switch on your equipment and check that the following main functions work H playback x stop m rewind M fast forward channel selection for both VCR and DVDs TOP MENU MENU and F f G g only for DVDs If your equipment is not working or some of the functions do not work Enter the correct code or try the next code lis...

Page 42: ...028 023 024 016 003 HITACHI 025 026 015 004 035 JVC 006 017 KENWOOD 008 LG 015 014 034 LOEWE 009 028 023 024 016 003 MATSUI 013 016 ONKYO 022 033 PANASONIC 018 027 020 002 045 046 047 PHILIPS 009 028 023 024 016 003 031 PIONEER 004 050 051 052 SAMSUNG 011 014 SANYO 007 SHARP 019 027 THOMSON 012 TOSHIBA 003 048 049 YAMAHA 018 027 020 002 Brand Code SONY 101 Brand Code SONY 201 202 203 Brand Code SO...

Page 43: ...n scart connector CENELEC standard including audio video input RGB input and audio video output which currently appears on the screen 4 Supported formats 1080i 720p 576p 576i 480p 480i Y 1 Vp p 75 ohms 0 3V negative sync PB CB 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms PR CR 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms 4 Audio input phono jacks 500 mVrms Impedance 47 kilo ohms HDMI IN 5 6 Video 1080p 1080i 720p 576p 576i 480p 480i Audio Two channel l...

Page 44: ...ncy from a personal computer In plug and play signals with a 60 Hz vertical frequency will be selected automatically Signals Horizontal Pixel Vertical Line Horizontal frequency kHz Vertical frequency Hz Standard VGA 640 480 31 5 60 VGA 640 480 37 5 75 VESA 720 400 31 5 70 VGA T SVGA 800 600 37 9 60 VESA Guidelines 800 600 46 9 75 VESA XGA 1024 768 48 4 60 VESA Guidelines 1024 768 56 5 70 VESA 1024...

Page 45: ...aerial cable connections Check the aerial 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 in normal use one to two years at the seaside Distorted picture dotted lines or stripes Keep the TV away from electrical noise sources such as cars motorcycles hair dryers ...

Page 46: ... General Problem Cause Remedy The TV turns off automatically the TV enters standby mode Check if the Sleep Timer is activated or confirm the Duration setting of On Timer page 29 If no signal is received and no operation is performed in the TV mode for 10 minutes the TV automatically switches to standby mode The TV turns on automatically Check if the On Timer is activated page 29 Some input sources...

Page 47: ...splay Area 27 Display Mode 37 DRC Mode 24 DRC Palette 24 Dual Sound 26 E EPG Digital Electronic Programme Guide 18 Equipment labels 31 F Fastext 16 Favourite list 20 Film mode 30 G Game Mode 31 Gamma 25 H Headphones connecting 39 Speaker Link 30 Volume 30 Horizontal Shift 27 38 Hue 23 I Information 30 Input signal index table 21 Interactive service 15 L Label 33 Language 6 30 Light Sensor 30 Live ...

Page 48: ...3 screen 27 sound 26 Technical Set up 36 Timer indicator 14 Timer list 19 Timer REC 18 Timer Settings 29 Tools 17 21 Treble 26 V VCR connecting 5 recording 18 Vertical Shift 28 38 Vertical Size 28 Volume Offset 26 W Wide 16 Z Zoom 16 ...

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Page 52: ...Printed in Japan 2678257120 2 678 257 12 3 KDL 46X2000 Printed on 100 recycled paper using VOC Volatile Organic Compound free vegetable oil based ink ...