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000COV.fm Page 1 Friday, August 19, 2005 12:50 PM
2-629-160-13(1)
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.
KDL-W40A12U
2-629-160-13(1)
KDL-W40A12U
Printed in Spain © 2005 Sony Corporation
KDL-W40A12U
PANTONE 320
2-629-160-13(1)
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01GB-KLV40XUK.book Page 2 Friday, September 9, 2005 6:13 PM Introduction NOTICE FOR Thank you for choosing this Sony product. Before operating the TV, please read this manual CUSTOMERS thoroughly and retain it for future reference. A moulded plug complying with BS1363 is fitted to this Trademark information equipment for your safety and convenience. is a registered trademark of the DVB project. Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced, a 13 AMP fuse approved by ASTA or B
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01GB-KLV40XUK.book Page 3 Friday, September 9, 2005 6:13 PM Table of Contents Reset ................................................................24 Safety information ....................................... 4 Screen Control menu.................................25 Precautions ................................................. 7 Auto Format......................................................25 Disposal of the TV set........................................ 7 Screen Format....................
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01GB-KLV40XUK.book Page 4 Friday, September 9, 2005 6:13 PM Installation If the TV set is to be installed on a Safety information wall, have the installation carried out by qualified service men. Improper installation may render Mains lead the TV set unsafe. Unplug the mains lead when moving the TV Medical institutions set. Do not move the Do not place this TV set in a place TV set with the mains where medical equipment is in lead plugged in. It may use. It may cause malfunction
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01GB-KLV40XUK.book Page 5 Friday, September 9, 2005 6:13 PM When installing the TV set on the wall, leave at least 10 Moisture and flammable objects cm space from the bottom of the TV set. Do not let this TV set get wet. Never Never install the TV set as follows: spill liquid of any kind on the TV set. If any liquid or solid object does fall Air circulation Air circulation through openings in the cabinet, do is blocked. is blocked. not operate the TV set. It may result in electri
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01GB-KLV40XUK.book Page 6 Friday, September 9, 2005 6:13 PM Damage requiring service 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 Do not open the cabinet. Entrust the TV set to qualified service personnel only. Small accessories removal and fittable Keep accessories out of children’s reach. If they are swallowed, choking or suffocation may occur. Call a doctor immediately. Broken glass Do no
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01GB-KLV40XUK.book Page 7 Friday, September 9, 2005 6:13 PM Handling and cleaning the screen surface/cabinet of the TV set Precautions The screen surface is finished with a special coating to prevent strong light reflections. LCD Screen To avoid material degradation or screen coating degradation, observe the following precautions. Although the LCD screen is made with high-precision Do not push on the screen, scratch it with a hard object, or technology and 99.99% or more of the pixel
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X U A D V D 01GB-KLV40XUK.book Page 8 Friday, September 9, 2005 6:13 PM Overview of the remote 1 TV "/1 – TV standby AUX/VIDEO TV ws Switches off the TV temporarily, and on from standby mode. wa 1 2 Media selector (page 37) 2 Selects which equipment you want to operate. A green light will be momentarily DIGITAL ANALOG MODE w; 3 lit to show which one you have selected. ql 4 3 ANALOG – Analogue mode (page 14) qk 5 1 2 3 4 / – Input select / Text hold In TV mode (page 19): Selects the input s
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01GB-KLV40XUK.book Page 9 Friday, September 9, 2005 6:13 PM Overview of the TV buttons and indicators 1 1 – Power Switches the TV on or off. 2 PROG +/-/ / 1 In TV mode: Selects the next (+) or previous (-) channel. In TV menu: Moves through the options up PROG 2 () or down (). 3 2 +/-/ / Increases (+) or decreases (-) the volume. In TV menu: Moves through the options left 3 ( ) or right ( ). 4 – Input select (page 19) Selects the input source from equipment 4 connected to the TV s
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01GB-KLV40XUK.book Page 10 Friday, September 9, 2005 6:13 PM Getting Started 1: Checking the 2: Inserting batteries accessories into the remote Remote RM-ED001 (1) Size AA batteries (R6 type) (2) Coaxial cable (1) Mains lead (Type BF) (1) Do not remove these ferrite cores. Bundling band (1) and screw (1) Notes Observe the correct polarity when inserting batteries. Dispose of batteries in an environmentally friendly way. Certain regions may regulate disposal of the battery. Please consu
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Getting Started 01GB-KLV40XUK.book Page 11 Friday, September 9, 2005 6:13 PM 3: Connecting an aerial/VCR Rear of the TV Coaxial cable 1 (supplied) 3 Mains lead (supplied) (SMART LINK) 1 2 3 Scart lead (not supplied) 2-1 RF lead 2-2 (not supplied) VCR IN OUT 1 Connect your aerial to the socket on the 4 Bundle the cable. \ rear of the TV. If connecting to an aerial only 1 Go to step 3. 2 Connect your VCR. 1 Connect the socket on the rear of the TV to the input socket on your VCR with the
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01GB-KLV40XUK.book Page 12 Friday, September 9, 2005 6:13 PM 4: Preventing the TV 5: Switching on the TV from toppling over 1 For additional stability, the anchor attachments on the back of the TV can be used to secure the TV to a wall. (Do not remove the anchor attachments.) 1 Run suitable cables through the holes of both anchor attachments on the back of the TV. 2 1 Connect the TV to your mains socket (220- 240V AC, 50Hz). 2 Press 1 on the TV (right side). When you switch on the TV for
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Getting Started X U A D V D 01GB-KLV40XUK.book Page 13 Friday, September 9, 2005 6:13 PM 1 Press OK to select “Yes”. 6: Auto-tuning the TV Do you want to start automatic tuning? When you switch on the TV for the first time, a message confirming the TV start auto-tuning appears Yes No on the screen. You must tune the TV to receive channels (TV m broadcasts). Do the following to search and store all available channels. Digital auto-tune display Number of Services found 14 AUX/VIDEO
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X U A D V D 01GB-KLV40XUK.book Page 14 Friday, September 9, 2005 6:13 PM Watching TV 2 Press DIGITAL to switch to digital mode or Watching TV ANALOG to switch to analogue mode. The channels available vary depending on the mode. 3 Press the number buttons or PROG +/- to select a TV channel. To select channel numbers 10 and above using the number buttons, enter the second and third digits within two seconds. To select a digital channel using the Digital 1 Electronic Programme Guide (EPG),
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Watching TV 01GB-KLV40XUK.book Page 15 Friday, September 9, 2005 6:13 PM To change the screen mode manually to To Do this suit the broadcast Return to the Press . Press repeatedly to select Wide, Smart, 4:3, 14:9, previous channel or Zoom. watched (for more than five seconds) Wide Access the Press OK. To select an analogue Programme index channel, press M/m, then press table (in analogue OK. mode only) To access the Input signal index table, see page 19. Displays wide screen (16:9) br
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01GB-KLV40XUK.book Page 16 Friday, September 9, 2005 6:13 PM Checking the Digital Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) All Categories Thu 27 May 10:31 Thu 27 May 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 001 BBC ONE Wales City Hospital Houses Be… Bargain Hu… Cash in the… 1 In digital mode, press to display the 002 BBC 2W The… The… Sch… Sch… The Daily Politics 003 ITV 1 Wales This M… i i This Morning i This Morning Digital Electronic Programme Guide 006 ITV 2 Sally Je
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Watching TV 01GB-KLV40XUK.book Page 17 Friday, September 9, 2005 6:13 PM To Do this Set a programme to be displayed 1 Press M/m/
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01GB-KLV40XUK.book Page 18 Friday, September 9, 2005 6:13 PM Using the Favourite list Fri 15 Apr 16:35 BBC NEWS 24 Evening News 1 In digital mode, press to display the Favourite list. A message appears asking if you want to add 001 BBC ONE 002 BBC TWO channels to the Favourite list when the Favourite 003 ITV 1 004 Channel 4 005 Channel 5 list is blank. Up Down Set-up Select: Set: OK Back: 2 Perform the desired operation, as shown in Favourite list the following table. To Do
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Using the Menu X U A D V D 01GB-KLV40XUK.book Page 19 Friday, September 9, 2005 6:13 PM Using the Menu Viewing pictures from connected equipment Navigating through menus Switch on the connected equipment, then perform one of the following operation. For equipment connected to the scart sockets using a AUX/VIDEO TV fully-wired 21-pin scart lead Start playback on the connected equipment. The picture from the connected equipment appears on the screen. DIGITAL ANALOG MODE For an auto-tuned V
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01GB-KLV40XUK.book Page 20 Friday, September 9, 2005 6:13 PM 4 Features Overview of the menus Power Saving (26) The following options are available in each menu. For Speaker (26) details on navigating through menus, see page 19. AV2 Output (26) Also, see page in parentheses for details of each menu. Picture Off (27) Picture Adjustment Logo Illumination (27) Mode: Custom 1 Contrast: 50 Brightness: 50 2 5 Timer Colour: 25 Hue: 0 3 Sleep Timer (28) Sharpness: 25 Auto Shutoff (28) 4 Backlight:
