3-096-727-11(4) U LCD Digital Colour TV Operating Instructions Before operating the TV, please read the “Safety information” section of this manual. Retain this manual for future reference.
Introduction Notice for Digital TV function Thank you for choosing this Sony product. Before operating the TV, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference. NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM A moulded plug complying with BS1363 is fitted to this equipment 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.
Table of Contents Start-up Guide 4 Safety information .....................................................................................................................7 Precautions ...............................................................................................................................8 Overview of the remote ..........................................................................................................9 Overview of the TV buttons and indicators .......................
Start-up Guide 1: Checking the accessories 2: Connecting an aerial/ cable/VCR Mains lead (Type BF)* (1) Connecting an aerial/cable Coaxial cable (1) Terrestrial signal or cable Support belt (1) and screws (2) Remote RM-ED009 (1) Coaxial cable (supplied) Size AA batteries (R6 type) (2) * For models with ferrite cores, do not remove these cores. To insert batteries into the remote Push and lift the cover to open.
: Performing the initial setup 3,4,6,7 9 4: Bundling the cables Selecting the language and country/ region 1 Connect the TV to your mains socket (220-240 V AC, 50 Hz). 2 Press 1 on the top edge of the TV. When you turn on the TV for the first time, the Language menu appears on the screen. 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 . 9 Press MENU to exit. The TV has now tuned in all the available channels. ~ When a digital broadcast channel cannot be received, or when selecting a region in which there are no digital broadcasts in step 4 (page 6), the time must be set after performing step 9. To tune the TV for digital cable connection 1 Press F/f to select “Scan Type”, then press .
Installed with stand Safety information 30 cm 10 cm 10 cm 6 cm Installation/Set-up Install and use the TV set in accordance with the instructions below in order 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 TV set on a stable, level surface. • Only qualified service personnel should carry out wall installations.
Prohibited Usage Do not install/use the TV set in locations, environments or situations such as those listed below, or the TV set may malfunction and cause a fire, electrical shock, damage and/or injuries. Location: Outdoors (in direct sunlight), at the seashore, on a ship or other vessel, inside a vehicle, in medical institutions, near flammable objects (candles, etc).
Overview of the remote 1 "/1 – TV standby Turns the TV on and off from standby mode. 2 A/B – Dual Sound (page 24) 3 Coloured buttons (page 12, 13, 15) / 4 – Input select / Text hold • In TV mode (page 18): Selects the input source from equipment connected to the TV sockets. • In Analogue Text mode (page 12): Holds the current page. 5 F/f/G/g/ (page 11, 20) 6 TOOLS (page 12, 18) Enables you to access various viewing options and change/make adjustments according to the source and screen format.
Overview of the TV buttons and indicators (page 20) 1 / 2 – Input select / OK • In TV mode (page 18): Selects the input source from equipment connected to the TV sockets. • In TV menu: Selects the menu or option, and confirms the setting. 3 2 +/-/ / • In TV mode: Increases (+) or decreases (-) the volume. • In TV menu: Moves through the options right ( or left ( ). 4 PROG +/-/ ) / • In TV mode: Selects the next (+) or previous (-) channel.
Watching TV Watching TV To select a digital channel using the Digital Electronic Programme Guide (EPG), see page 13. In digital mode An information banner appears briefly. The following icons may be indicated on the banner.
To navigate through Digital Text, follow the instructions on the screen. To exit Digital Text, press RETURN. To move around, press F/f/G/g. To select items, press and the number buttons. To access shortcuts, press the coloured buttons. To access Analogue Text In analogue mode, press /. Each time you press /, the display changes cyclically as follows: Text t Text over the TV picture (mix mode) t No Text (exit the Text service) To select a page, press the number buttons or / . To hold a page, press / .
Checking the Digital Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) * 1 2 In digital mode, press . Digital Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) * This function may not be available in some countries/regions. To Do this Watch a programme Press F/f to select the programme, then press Turn off the EPG Press Sort the programme information by category – Category list 1 Press the blue button.
To Do this Set the time and date of a programme you want to record – Manual timer REC 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press / . Press F/f to select “Manual timer REC”, then press . Press F/f to select the date, then press g. Set the start and stop time in the same way as in step 3. Press F/f to select the programme, then press . Press to set the TV and your VCR timers. A red c symbol appears by that programme’s information. The indicator on the TV front panel lights up in orange.
Using the Digital Favourite list * The Favourite feature allows you to specify up to four lists of your favourite programmes. 1 2 Press MENU. 3 Perform the desired operation as shown in the following table or displayed on the screen. z Up to 999 channels can be stored in the Favourite list. * This function may not be available in some countries/regions. To Do this Create your Favourite list for the first time 1 Press to select “Yes”. 2 Press the yellow button to select the Favourite list.
Using Optional Equipment Connecting optional equipment You can connect a wide range of optional equipment to your TV.
Sockets Input symbol on screen A HDMI IN 4 or 5 J HDMI IN 7 AV4, AV7 AV5 or Description Connect to the HDMI IN 4, 5 or 7 socket if the equipment has a HDMI socket. The digital video and audio signals are input from the equipment. In addition, when HDMI control compatible equipment is connected, communication with the connected equipment is supported. Refer to page 28 to set up this communication.
Using the Tools menu Viewing pictures from the connected equipment Press TOOLS to display the following options when viewing pictures from connected equipment. Turn on the connected equipment, then perform one of the following operation. Display Mode (in PC See page 21. input mode only) For equipment connected to the scart sockets using a fully-wired 21-pin scart lead (page 16) Start playback on the connected equipment. The picture from the connected equipment appears on the screen.
2 Press F/f to select “PAP”, then press . The picture from connected equipment is displayed on the left and the TV programme is displayed on the right. 3 Press number buttons or PROG +/- to select the TV channel. To return to single picture mode Press or RETURN. z The picture framed in green is audible. You can switch the audible picture by pressing G/g. To view two pictures simultaneously – PIP (Picture in Picture) ~ • You cannot display resolutions higher than WXGA (1280 × 768 pixels).
Using MENU Functions Navigating through menus “MENU” allows you to enjoy various convenient features of this TV. You can easily select channels or inputs sources and change the settings for your TV. 5 External Inputs Selects equipment connected to your TV. • To watch the desired external input, select the input source, then press . • To assign a label to an external input, select “Edit AV Labels”, then see page 27.
Picture menu You can select the options listed below on the “Picture” menu. To select options in “Settings”, refer to “Navigating through menus” (page 20). Selects whether to apply settings made in the “Picture” menu to all inputs, or only to the input currently being watched. “All”: Applies settings to all inputs. “Viewing Only”: Applies settings only to the current input. Picture Mode Selects the picture mode except for PC input source. “Vivid”: For enhanced picture contrast and sharpness.
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”. z “Warm 1” and “Warm 2” are not available when “Picture Mode” is set to “Vivid”. Sharpness Sharpens or softens the picture. Noise Reduction Reduces the picture noise (snowy picture) in a weak broadcast signal.
Sound menu You can select the options listed below on the “Sound” menu. To select options in “Settings”, refer to “Navigating through menus” (page 20). Selects whether to apply settings made in the “Sound” menu to all inputs, or only to the input currently being watched. “All”: Applies settings to all inputs. “Viewing Only”: Applies settings only to the current input. Sound Mode “Dynamic”: Enhances treble and bass. “Standard”: For standard sound. Recommended for home entertainment.
Dual Sound Selects the sound from the speaker for a stereo or bilingual broadcast. “Stereo”/“Mono”: For a stereo broadcast. “A”/“B”/“Mono”: For a bilingual broadcast, select “A” for sound channel 1, “B” for sound channel 2, or “Mono” for a mono channel, if available. ~ If you select other equipment connected to the TV, set “Dual Sound” to “Stereo”, “A” or “B”. However, when the external equipment connected to the HDMI socket is selected, this is fixed to “Stereo”.
Screen menu You can select the options listed below on the “Screen” menu. To select options in “Settings”, refer to “Navigating through menus” (page 20). Selects whether to apply settings made in the “Screen” menu to all inputs, or only to the input currently being watched. “All”: Applies settings to all inputs. “Viewing Only”: Applies settings only to the current input. Screen Format For details about the screen format, see “To change the screen format manually to suit the broadcast” on page 12.
Set-up menu You can select the options listed below on the “Setup” menu. To select options in “Settings”, refer to “Navigating through menus” (page 20). Auto Start-up Starts the initial set-up to select the language and country/region, and tune in all available digital and analogue channels. Usually, you do not need to do this operation because the language and country/ region will have been selected and channels already tuned when the TV was first installed (page 5).
AV Set-up AV Preset Assigns a name to any equipment connected to the side and rear sockets. The name will be displayed briefly on the screen when the equipment is selected. You can skip input signals from connected equipment that you do not want displayed on the screen. 1 Press F/f to select the desired input source, then press . 2 Press F/f to select the desired option below, then press . Equipment labels: Uses one of the preset labels to assign a name to connected equipment.
HDMI Set-up This is used to set the HDMI control compatible equipment connected to the HDMI sockets. Note that the interlock setting must also be made on the connected HDMI control compatible equipment side. HDMI Control Sets whether to interlock the HDMI control compatible equipment and the TV. When set to “On”, the following menu items can be performed. Auto Devices Off When this is set to “On”, the HDMI control compatible equipment turn off interlocked with the TV.
Light Sensor “On”: Automatically optimizes the picture settings according to the ambient light in the room. “Off”: Turns off the “Light Sensor” feature. ~ Be sure not to put anything over the sensor, as its function may be affected. See page 10 for further information on the sensor. Product Information Displays your TV’s product information. All Reset Resets all settings to the factory settings and then displays the “Auto Start-up” screen.
PC Settings menu You can select the options listed below on the “PC Settings” menu. To select options in “Settings”, refer to “Navigating through menus” (page 20). Screen Format Selects a screen format for displaying input from your PC. “Normal”: Displays the picture in its original size. “Full 1”: Enlarges the picture to fill the display area, keeping its original horizontalto-vertical aspect ratio. “Full 2”: Enlarges the picture to fill the display area.
Analogue Set-up menu You can select the options listed below on the “Analogue Set-up” menu. To select options in “Settings”, refer to “Navigating through menus” (page 20). 1 Digit Direct When “1 Digit Direct” is set to “On”, you can select an analogue channel using one preset number button (0 - 9) on the remote. ~ When “1 Digit Direct” is set to “On”, you cannot select channel numbers 10 and above entering two digits using the remote. Tunes in all the available analogue channels.
Manual Programme Preset Before selecting “Label”/“AFT”/“Audio Filter”/“Skip”/“Decoder”, press PROG +/to select the programme number with the channel. You cannot select a programme number that is set to “Skip” (page 33). Programme/System/Channel Presets programme channels manually. 1 Press F/f to select “Programme”, then press . 2 Press F/f to select the programme number you want to manually tune (if tuning a VCR, select channel 00), then press RETURN. 3 Press F/f to select “System”, then press .
Skip Skips unused analogue channels when you press PROG +/- to select channels. (You can still select a skipped channel using the number buttons.) Decoder Shows and records the scrambled channel selected when using a decoder connected directly to scart connector / 1, or to scart connector / 2 via a VCR. ~ This option is not available when “United Kingdom” is selected for “Country” (page 6). Confirm Saves changes made to the “Manual Programme Preset” settings.
Digital Set-up menu You can select the options listed below on the “Digital Set-up” menu. To select options in “Settings”, refer to “Navigating through menus” (page 20). ~ Some functions may not be available in some countries/ regions. Digital Tuning Digital Auto Tuning Tunes in the available digital channels. This option allows you to retune the TV after moving house, or to search for new channels that have been launched by broadcasters. For details, see “Auto-tuning the TV” on page 6.
Digital Set-up Subtitle Set-up “Subtitle Setting”: When “For Hard Of Hearing” is selected, some visual aids may also be displayed with the subtitles (if TV channels broadcast such information). “Subtitle Language”: Selects which language subtitles are displayed in. Audio Set-up “Audio Type”: Switches to broadcast for the hearing impaired when “For Hard Of Hearing” is selected. “Audio Language”: Selects the language used for a programme.
“Auto DST”: Sets whether or not to automatically switch between summer time and winter time. • “Off”: The time is displayed according to the time difference set by “Time Zone”. • “On”: Automatically switches between summer time and winter time according to the calendar. CA Module Set-up Allows you to access a pay TV service once you obtain a Conditional Access Module (CAM) and a view card. See page 16 for the location of the (PCMCIA) socket.
Additional Information Specifications Model name System Panel System TV System Colour/Video System Channel Coverage Sound Output Input/Output jacks Aerial/Cable / 1 / 2 (SmartLink) 3 3 HDMI IN 4, 5, 7 6 6 6 KDL-32D3000/32D3010 KDL-40D3000/40D3010 KDL-46D3000/46D3010 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Panel Analogue: Depending on your country/region selection: B/G/H, D/K, L, I Digital: DVB-T/DVB-C Analogue: PAL, SECAM, NTSC 3.58, 4.
PC Input Signal Reference Chart Signals VGA SVGA XGA WXGA Horizontal (Pixel) Vertical (Line) Horizontal frequency (kHz) Vertical Standard frequency (Hz) 640 480 31.5 60 VGA 640 480 37.5 75 VESA 720 400 31.5 70 VGA-T 800 600 37.9 60 VESA Guidelines 800 600 46.9 75 VESA 1024 768 48.4 60 VESA Guidelines 1024 768 56.5 70 VESA 1024 768 60 75 VESA 1280 768 47.4 60 VESA 1280 768 47.8 60 VESA 1360 768 47.
Troubleshooting Check whether the 1 (standby) indicator is flashing in red. When it is flashing The self-diagnosis function is activated. 1 Count how many 1 (standby) indicator flashes between each two second break. For example, the indicator flashes three times, then there is a two second break, followed by another three flashes, etc.
KDL-46D3000/46D3010 KDL-40D3000/40D3010 KDL-32D3000/32D3010 3-096-727-11(4) U Printed in Spain
