User manual SONY KDL-32N4000

[. . . ] 3-291-227-13(1) LCD Digital Color TV Operating Instructions KDL-32N4000 KDL-37N4000 © 2008 Sony Corporation Owner's Record The model and serial numbers are located at the rear of the TV. Record these numbers in the spaces provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this TV. Pursuant to FCC regulations, you are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. To Customers Sufficient expertise is required for installing the specified TV. Be sure to subcontract the installation to Sony dealer or licensed contractors and pay adequate attention to safety during the installation. Safety s s s Operate the TV only on 120 V AC. [. . . ] 8 POWER LED 9 (IR) Infrared Receiver Light Sensor Lights up in green when the TV is turned on. Receives IR signals from the remote control. Senses room light level and adjusts the screen brightness accordingly (see page 34 for details). Do not put anything near the sensor, as its function may be affected. · Make sure that the TV is turned off before unplugging the power cord. Unplugging the power cord while the TV is turned on may cause the POWER LED to remain lit for up to 20 seconds or may cause the TV to malfunction. 30 Using TV Menus MENU provides one button access for controlling your TV. It enables you to perform a variety of tasks intuitively with a control panel on the screen. Navigating through TV Menus SOUND GUIDE 2, 3 , 4 TOOLS 1 2 3 4 5 Press on the remote control to display the menu options. . To highlight a menu option press B, then press V/v to go through the menus. To select an option press To exit press . Press V/v to select or adjust your desired option, then press MENU 1, 5 Menu Descriptions The Shortcuts menu lets you select: External Inputs, Favorites, and shortcuts to Wide Mode, Clock/Timers, Parental Lock, Closed Captions (CC) and Cable; you can also select PC-PIP function from this menu. The Channel menu is used to provide maintenance to the channel options. Select from: Favorites, Cable, Add Digital Channels, Auto Program, Show/Hide Channels, Label Channels or Diagnostics. Shortcuts Channel Picture The Picture menu is used to fine tune The Parental Lock feature allows you the image quality and allows you to to set up the TV to block programs customize several parameters for according to their content and rating optimal viewing. Use on the remote Parental Lock Mode, Backlight, Picture, control to enter a four-digit password. Brightness, Color, Hue, Color The first time you create a password, Temp (Color Temperature), confirm the password by entering it Sharpness, Advanced Settings, or again. The Sound menu allows you to fine tune and change audio. Select from: Sound Mode, Dolby Pro Logic II, Steady Sound, Balance, Speakers, Backlight, Alt. The Screen menu allows you to change the proportions of the screen. Select from: Wide Mode, Auto Wide, 4:3 Default, Vertical Center, Vertical Size or Phase. The Setup menu provides you additional features like: Closed Captions (CC), Info Banner, Label Inputs, Skip Inputs, Clock/Timers, Language, Auto Sort Control, Control for HDMI, Update Control for HDMI List or Product Support. Sound Setup Screen (Continued) 31 Using the Shortcuts Menu External Inputs This feature lets you select the external inputs connected to your TV. Press V/v to choose an external input from the list of 9 inputs. To select press . 1 2 Favorites · To exit from external inputs list, press MENU . · To change external inputs again, repeat steps 1-2. · To go back to channels, press CH +/­ to go through the channels or repeat steps 1-2 and select TV; or press to select a channel from your Favorites list. [. . . ] For more details, check the documentation that came with your DVD (or contact your program provider). Programs in 4:3 aspect ratio will have bands on left and right sides of the screen. The compression used by certain digital broadcasts and DVDs may cause your TV's screen to display less detail than usual, or cause artifacts (small blocks or dots, pixelations) to appear on your screen. This is due to your TV's large screen and ability to show very fine detail, and is normal for certain digitally recorded programs. No sound/Noisy sound Good picture, no sound. Audio noise. PC Input No Picture/No Signal. Poor picture. [. . . ]