Sony KDL-55EX500 Quick Setup Guide - Page 1
Sony KDL-55EX500 - Bravia Ex Series Lcd Television Manual
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LCD Digital Color TV Quick Setup Guide 4-175-275-11(2) Sony Customer Support U.S.A.: www.sony.com/tvsupport Canada: www.sony.ca/support United States 1.800.222.SONY Canada 1.877.899.SONY Please Do Not Return the Product to the Store © 2010 Sony Corporation Printed in U.S.A. KDL-60EX500 / 55EX500 / 55EX501 / 46EX400 / 46EX401 / 46EX500 KDL-46EX501 / 40EX400 / 40EX401 / 40EX500 / 40EX501 / 32EX301 KDL-32EX400 / 32EX500 1 Your New BRAVIA® LCD HDTV Congratulations! Your new BRAVIA® TV opens the door to the "Stunning HD Experience". This guide will explain how to get the most from your new High Definition TV. Please take these steps before you power up your BRAVIA: ■ Register online at: http://productregistration.sony.com (from U.S.A.) http://www.SonyStyle.ca/registration (from Canada) ■ Make sure you've removed all accessory contents from packaging. ■ Install 2 AAA batteries (supplied separately) in your remote control. ■ Determine whether you will mount your TV on a wall or place it on the Table-Top Stand. Sony wall-mounting brackets are designed to provide the best fit. ■ Give your TV 2 3/8 inches (6 cm) of space behind it to properly ventilate. You must get HD programming to experience the stunning detail of HDTV. ■ The quality of the image you see on your BRAVIA can only be as high as the quality of the signal it is receiving. ■ Contact your cable, satellite or HD Service provider to upgrade your service to HD. Receive over-the-air HD broadcasts with an HD-quality antenna (www.antennaweb.org) and discover the wealth of entertainment now available on super-high-resolution Bluray Disc™. To learn more about HDTV, visit: U.S.A.: http://www.sony.com/HDTV Canada: http://www.SonyStyle.ca/hd Connecting to Your TV Your BRAVIA TV must be properly connected to components such as sound system and cable or satellite box. ■ Turn off and unplug all components before making connections. ■ Do not turn on the TV until connection setup is completed. ■ See reverse side of this poster for sample connection diagrams. INPUT Connector HD HDMI 1 HDMI 2 HDMI 3 HDMI 4 VIDEO AUDIO High or Standard Definition Quality Connection 1080/ 1080p 1080i 720p 480p 480i PC 24p HDMI cable carries both video and audio signals. (*When HDMI is connected to z z z z z z z HDMI connection* DVI with an adapter, a separate audio L/R is necessary.) COMPONENT 1 COMPONENT 2 Component connection Audio L/R zzzzz Audio/Video Performance VIDEO 1 Composite video connection SD z VIDEO 2 Composite video connection Audio L/R 2 Running Initial Setup 3 Watching Your TV Initial Setup instructions are displayed on the screen when your BRAVIA is powered on for the first time. 1 Select the language for the OSD (on screen display). Initial Setup Please select your language: English 2 Select the type of use. (Select Home for compliance with Español Français ENERGY STAR.) Con rm 3 Connect either cable or antenna to your TV. You can connect both using an A-B RF switch (not supplied). If you connect cable, the TV will scan cable channels. After this scanning, you can search antenna channels as well. ~ Initial Setup Please select the type of use for this TV. "Retail" optimizes the picture for store display. "Home" optimizes the picture for normal home use and is Energy Star compliant. Retail Home Con rm RETURN Back • If you have both cable and antenna connections available, please connect cable first. • If you are not using the CABLE/ANTENNA connection to TV (for example, if using a cable or satellite box), you can cancel the Auto Program by selecting Cancel. Initial Setup First please connect cable or antenna. Allow 50+ minutes for completion. Start auto program now? OK Cancel 4 If the Initial Setup programming found cable channels, you will be able to scan antenna channels as well. Connect the antenna (using an A-B RF switch, not supplied) and change the switch to antenna, then start Auto Program to search antenna channels. Initial Setup Analog Channels Found: 106 Digital Chennels Found: 24 Searching... Please wait. Allow 50+ minutes for completion. Press to cancel. Cancel If you did not follow the Initial Setup screen the first time you turned on your TV, refer to your Operating Instructions Manual. Initial Setup If you want to use air signals, please connect antenna. Allow 50+ minutes for completion. Start auto program now? OK Cancel To Do List When the Initial Setup is completed, consider carrying out these items: Set Closed Captions (CC) Label Video Inputs Set Parental Lock Set Speaker Show/Hide Channels For details, refer to your BRAVIA Operating Instructions Manual. Select Your Content Source Whether you are watching cable, satellite or broadcast TV; playing a VCR, DVD or Blu-ray Disc; or connecting to your PC or USB (Photo, Music, Video), you need to choose the correct input using your remote control: ■ Press the INPUT button repeatedly until your selection is highlighted on-screen. Adjust Screen Shape and Aspect Ratio High Definition and Standard Definition signals are transmitted with different aspect ratios (the width-to-height ratio of the image). The 16:9 aspect ratio (common to most HD signals) looks perfect on your BRAVIA. The boxy 4:3 aspect ratio (common to most SD signals) must be adjusted to fill the screen. ■ Press the WIDE button on your remote control to display the Wide Mode setting of your preference. Customize Sound and Picture Quality You can choose optimum sound and picture settings to match the content you are displaying on your TV: ■ Press the remote control's MENU button, highlight and select Settings, then select the Picture and Sound settings to adjust the picture and sound quality of your content. Refer to your Operating Instructions Manual for more information on adjusting or customizing your settings.