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Sony Bravia KDF-E42A12U, Operating Instructions Manual

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11

Getting Started

3: Connecting an aerial/VCR

A

1

Rear of the TV

Coaxial cable 

(not supplied)

Coaxial cable 

(supplied)

IN

OUT

R/D/D/D

(VARIABLE)

L/G/S/I

Y P

R

/C

R

P

B

/C

B

L/G/

S/I

R/D/

D/D

(SmartLink)

/

/

6

R     L

MODEM

5V  500 mA

Scart lead 

(not supplied)

RF lead 

(not 

supplied)

Rear of the TV

2-

3

VCR

2-

2

2-

1

B

Coaxial cable 

(not supplied)

1

Coaxial cable 

(supplied)

Summary of Contents for Bravia KDF-E42A12U

Page 1: ...CD Projection TV 2 632 913 43 1 KDF E50A12U KDF E42A12U 2 632 913 43 1 Operating Instructions Before operating the TV please read the Safety Information section of this manual Retain this manual for future reference 000COV fm Page 1 Friday September 23 2005 10 20 AM ...

Page 2: ...e plug cut off from the mains lead into a socket outlet This plug cannot be used and should be destroyed To prevent the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose the TV set to rain or moisture Dangerously high voltages are present inside the TV set Do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only Thank you for choosing this Sony product Before operating the TV please read thi...

Page 3: ...ss Iris 21 Colour Tone 22 Reset 22 Noise Reduction 22 Sound Adjustment menu 23 Sound Effect 23 Treble Bass Balance 23 Reset 23 Dual Sound 24 Auto Volume 24 Screen menu 25 Auto Format 25 Screen Format 25 RGB Center 25 Features menu 26 AV2 Output 26 TV Speakers 26 PC Adjustment 27 Timer menu 28 Sleep Timer 28 Clock Set 28 Timer 28 Set Up menu 29 Auto Start Up 29 Auto Tuning Analogue mode only 29 Pro...

Page 4: ...plied with your stand Medical institutions Do not place this TV set in a place where medical equipment is in use It may cause malfunction of medical instruments Carrying Before carrying the TV set disconnect all the cables from the TV set 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 If t...

Page 5: ...alified service personnel To prevent fire keep flammable objects candles etc and electric bulbs away from the TV set Oils Do not install this TV set in restaurants that use oil Dust absorbing oil may enter and damage the TV set Fall Place the TV set on a secure stable stand Do not hang anything on the TV set If you do the TV set may fall from the stand causing damage or serious injury Do not allow...

Page 6: ...screen continuously for long periods of time can also strain your eyes If the angle of the TV set is to be adjusted steady the base of the stand with your hand to prevent the TV set from becoming separated from the stand Be careful not to get your fingers caught between the TV set and the stand Volume adjustment Adjust the volume so as not to trouble your neighbours Sound carries very easily at ni...

Page 7: ...ioned in close proximity to any equipment emitting electromagnetic radiation Handling and cleaning the screen surface cabinet of the TV set The screen surface is finished with a special coating to prevent strong light reflections 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...

Page 8: ...l watched for more than five seconds qs Info Text reveal In digital mode Displays brief details of the programme currently being watched In analogue mode Displays information such as current channel number and screen mode In Analogue Text mode page 15 Reveals hidden information e g answers to a quiz qd Coloured buttons In digital mode page 16 18 Selects the options at the bottom of the screen in t...

Page 9: ...leep Timer page 28 Lights up in amber when the Sleep Timer is set or when a digital event is programmed Lights up in amber when digital REC starts 6 Lamp Indicator Lights up in red when the lamp for the light source has burned out page 39 7 Power indicator 1 Standby indicator Lights up in green when the TV is switched on Lights up in red when the TV is in standby mode 8 Remote control sensor 9 1 P...

Page 10: ... 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 sunlight or in a damp ro...

Page 11: ...xial cable not supplied Coaxial cable supplied IN OUT R D D D VARIABLE L G S I Y PR CR PB CB L G S I R D D D SmartLink 6 R L MODEM 5V 500 mA Scart lead not supplied RF lead not supplied Rear of the TV 2 3 VCR 2 2 2 1 B Coaxial cable not supplied 1 Coaxial cable supplied ...

Page 12: ... Do not connect the mains lead to your mains socket until all connections are complete 3 Bundle the cable 4 Preventing the TV from toppling over Sony strongly recommends using the TV stand SU RG11S for KDF E42A12U SU RG11M for KDF E50A12U with a support belt designed for your TV 5 Switching on the TV 1 Connect the TV to your mains socket 220 240V AC 50Hz 2 Press 1 on the TV front side When you swi...

Page 13: ...ation displaying the digital channel stored on channel number 1 If no digital channels are found the analogue channel stored on channel 1 is displayed When a message appears for you to confirm the aerial connections No digital or analogue channels are found Check all the aerial connections and press OK twice to start auto tuning again 2 The Programme Sorting menu appears on the screen Note If some...

Page 14: ... 2 3 2 P U S H O P E N W E G A G A T E T V V ID E O C A N N E L VO L U M E P O W E R T IM E R L A M PP O W E R S T A N D B Y 1 Interactive service is available MHEG Digital Text Interactive service MHEG Digital Text is currently disabled Radio service Scrambled Subscription service Multiple audio languages available Subtitles available Subtitles available for the hearing impaired Recommended minim...

Page 15: ... Freeze Freezes the TV picture e g to make a note of a telephone number or recipe 1 Press on the remote control 2 Press again to return to normal TV mode To change the screen mode manually to suit the broadcast Press repeatedly to select Wide Smart 4 3 14 9 or Zoom Displays wide screen 16 9 broadcasts in the correct proportions Displays conventional 4 3 broadcasts with an imitation wide screen eff...

Page 16: ... previous or next six channels Press the red previous or green next button Watch a current programme Press OK while the current programme is selected Sort the programme information by category Category list 1 Press the blue button 2 Press m M to select a category The category name is displayed on the side The categories available include Favourite Contains all the channels that have been stored in...

Page 17: ...ate then press 4 Set the start and stop time in the same way as in step 3 5 Press m M to select the channel then press OK to set the TV and your VCR timers A symbol appears by that programme s information 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 a r...

Page 18: ...hannel 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 symbol 2 Press m M to select the channel you want to add or remove If there are more than five channels in the list press the green button for the next five channels or press the red button for the previous five channels If you know the channel number you ca...

Page 19: ...change set the setting then press OK To exit the menu press MENU To return to the last display press 1 1 2 2 Audio video or RGB input signal through the scart socket 1 or 2 appears only if an RGB source has been connected 3 Component input signal through the Y PB CB PR CR sockets 3 and audio input signal through the L G S I R D D D sockets 3 4 4 Video input signal through the video socket 4 and au...

Page 20: ...Auto Volume 24 3 Screen Auto Format 25 Screen Format 25 RGB Center 25 4 Features AV2 Output 26 TV Speakers 26 PC Adjustment 27 Select Set End OK MENU Picture Mode Contrast Brightness Colour Hue Sharpness Colour Tone Reset Noise Reduction Iris Custom Max 50 50 0 15 Warm Auto High Picture Adjustment 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 Timer Sleep Timer 28 Clock Set 28 Timer 28 6 Set Up Auto Start Up 29 Auto Tuning 29 Pro...

Page 21: ... set to Custom 1 Press OK to select Colour Tone 2 Press m M to select one of the following then press OK Cool Gives the white colours a blue tint Neutral Gives the white colours a neutral tint Warm Gives the white colours a red tint Tip Warm only appears and can be adjusted if Picture Mode is set to Custom You can select the options listed below on the Picture Adjustment menu To select options see...

Page 22: ...snowy picture in a weak broadcast signal 1 Press OK to select Noise Reduction 2 Press m M to select Auto then press OK Tip This option cannot be used for an input signal from the Y PB CB PR CR sockets of 3 Enhances the contrast for dark scenes 1 Press OK to select Iris 2 Press m M to select High Mid Low or Off then press OK Reset Noise Reduction Iris ...

Page 23: ...BE Sound Inc under USP4638258 4482866 BBE and BBE symbol are trademarks of BBE Sound Inc 2 Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Adjusts higher pitched sounds Treble adjusts lower pitched sounds Bass and emphasizes left or right speaker balance Balance 1 Press OK to select the option 2 Press to set the level then press...

Page 24: ...annel 1 B for sound channel 2 or Mono for a mono channel if available Tip If you select other equipment connected to the TV set Dual Sound to Stereo A or B Keeps a constant volume level even when volume level gaps occur e g adverts tend to be louder than programmes 1 Press OK to select Auto Volume 2 Press m M to select On then press OK Tip If you set Sound Effect to Dolby Virtual Auto Volume will ...

Page 25: ...s m M to select Wide Smart 4 3 14 9 or Zoom see 15 for details then press OK Adjusts the horizontal picture position so that the picture is in the middle of the screen 1 Press OK to select RGB Center 2 Press to adjust the centre of the picture between 5 and 5 then press OK Tip This option is only available if an RGB source has been connected to the Scarts connectors 1 1 or 2 2 on the rear of the T...

Page 26: ...ound through external audio equipment connected to the TV 1 Press OK to select TV Speakers 2 Press m M to select one of the following then press OK On the sound is output from the TV speakers One Time Off the TV speakers are temporarily turned off allowing you to listen to the sound from external audio equipment Tip The TV speakers option automatically returns to On when the TV set is switched off...

Page 27: ...en when a part of a displayed text or image is not clear Pitch Enlarges or shrinkes the screen size horizontally H Center Moves the screen to the left or to the right V Center Moves the screen up or down Power saving Turns to standby mode if no PC signal is received Reset Resets to the factory settings Tip This option is only available if you are in PC Mode PC Adjustment ...

Page 28: ... to select Clock set 2 Press m M to select the day then press 3 Set the month year and hour in the same way as in step 2 4 Press m M to select the minute then press OK The clock starts Sets a predefined period of time after which the TV automatically switches on off 1 Press OK to select Timer 2 Press m M to select Set then press OK 3 Press to select the desired period One Day Daily Mon Fri or Week...

Page 29: ... process e g to retune the TV after moving house or to search for a new channels that have been launched by broadcasters 1 Press OK to select Auto Tuning 2 Follow step 1 and 2 of Auto tuning the TV 13 When all available analogue channels have been tuned the TV returns to normal operation Changes the order in which the analogue channels are stored on the TV 1 Press OK to select Programme Sorting 2 ...

Page 30: ...fore selecting Label AFT Audio Filter Skip ATT press PROG to select the programme number with the channel You cannot select a programme number that is set to skip page 32 1 Press OK to select Manual Programme Preset 2 Press M m to select one of the following options then press OK Programme Labels Analogue mode only AV Preset Option Description Label Assigns a name to any equipment connected to the...

Page 31: ...the selected channel This name will be displayed briefly on the screen when the channel is selected 1 Follow steps 3 to 5 of Programme Labels page 30 2 Press OK to select Confirm then press OK AFT Fine tunes the selected programme number manually if you feel that a slight tuning adjustment will improve the picture quality Normally fine tuning is performed automatically 1 Press M m to adjust the fi...

Page 32: ... select On then press OK 2 Press OK to select Confirm then press OK Tip This option cannot be used if AV2 Output is set to D TV page 26 Digital Set Up Option Description Digital Tuning Tunes in all the available digital channels Usually you do not need to do this operation because the channels are already tuned when the TV was first installed page 13 However this option allows you to repeat the pr...

Page 33: ...elect the channel number you want to manually tune then press m M to tune the channel 2 When the available channels are found press m M to select the channel you want to store then press OK To display the previous or next five channels Press the red button previous or the green button next 3 Press m M to select the programme number where you want to store the new channel then press OK Repeat the p...

Page 34: ...ons to enter the new PIN again for confirmation A message appears to inform you that the new PIN has been accepted 4 Press Tip PIN code 9999 is always accepted Technical Set up Displays the Technical Set up menu Do the following options 1 Press m M to select the desired option then press OK Auto Service Update Enables the TV to detect and store new digital services as they become available Softwar...

Page 35: ...t 4 and the audio sockets 4 To avoid picture noise do not connect the camcorder to the video socket 4 and the S video socket 4 at the same time If you connect mono equipment connect to the L G S I sockets 4 and set Dual Sound to A page 24 Personal Computer B Connect to the PC Input socket 5 and the audio socket 5 Headphones SVHS Hi8 DVC camcorder Continued To connect Do this Headphones C Connect t...

Page 36: ...D VARIABLE L G S I Y PR CR PB CB L G S I R D D D SmartLink 6 R L 6 R L MODEM 5V 500 mA Decoder VCR Decoder Hi Fi PlayStation 2 DVD DVD player with component output DVD recorder Hard disc recorder Digital satellite receiver DVD CAM eject button ...

Page 37: ...ceiver G Connect only to the HDMI IN 6 socket The digital video and audio signals are input from the digital satellite receiver If the digital satellite receiver has a DVI socket and not an HDMI socket connect the DVI socket to the HDMI IN 6 socket and connect the audio socket to the audio sockets HDMI IN 6 The digital video and analogue audio signals are input from the digital satellite receiver ...

Page 38: ...on the TV set so that you can view the screen from within the areas shown below Horizontal viewing area Vertical viewing area Additional Information 65 65 KDF E42A12U 1 8 m and more KDF E50A12U 2 0 m and more 30 30 KDF E42A12U 1 8 m and more KDF E50A12U 2 0 m and more ...

Page 39: ...or stain the front glass of the new lamp or the glass of the lamp compartment If the glass become dirty the picture quality may deteriorate or the lamp life may shorten Attach the lamp cover firmly If it is not firmly attached the power will not turn on When the lamp burns out a noise is audible This does not indicate damage to the TV set Consult your nearest Sony service center to obtain a new la...

Page 40: ...After the used lamp has cooled place it into the empty box of the replacement lamp Never put the used lamp into a plastic bag 7 Put the new lamp into its place Mount the new lamp securely Failure to do so may cause a fire or the screen to go dark Tip If the lamp is not securely reattached the self diagnostic function may be triggered and the POWER STANDBY indicator flashes three times see page 9 8...

Page 41: ...r back in its place Tips Consult your Sony dealer for a Sony XL 2400 replacement lamp Take great care when replacing the lamp or plugging in unplugging the connecting cords Rough handling may cause the TV to fall damaging the TV the TV stand and the floor ...

Page 42: ...ut AV2 2 SMARTLINK 21 pin Scart connector CENELEC standard including audio video input RGB input selectable audio video output and SmartLink interface AV3 3 Y 1 Vp p 75 ohms 0 3V negative sync PB 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms PR 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms 3 Audio input phono jacks 500 mVrms Impedance 47 kilo ohms AV4 4S video input 4 pin mini DIN 4 Video input phono jack 4 Audio input phono jacks AV5 5 PC Input 15 Dsub ...

Page 43: ...ution 1024 dots x 768 lines Preset mode timing table for PC Nº Resolution Graphic mode Horizontal Vertical dots x lines frequency frequency kHz Hz 1 640 x 480 VESA 60 31 469 59 940 2 800 x 600 VESA 60 37 879 60 317 3 1024 x 768 VESA 60 48 363 60 004 This TV does not support Sync on Green or Composite Sync If a signal other than in the above chart is input it may not be displayed properly or may no...

Page 44: ...grammes or selecting digital analogue Text turn off any equipment connected to the scart connector on the rear of the TV Double images or ghosting Check 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 t...

Page 45: ...or sound Contact the broadcaster for transmission details Digital channel is not displayed Check that the aerial is plugged directly into the TV not through other equipment Contact a local installer to find out if digital transmissions are provided in your area Upgrade to a higher gain aerial General Problem Cause Remedy The TV turns off automatically the TV enters standby mode The TV turns on aut...

Page 46: ...ist 18 Features menu 26 H Headphones connecting 35 Hue 21 I Info button 8 Input select button 8 9 Input signal index table 19 Interactive service 14 Iris 21 L Label 31 Lamp replacing 39 M Manual Programme Preset 30 Manual Timer REC 17 MENU button 8 Mute button 8 N Noise Reduction 22 Number buttons 8 O OK button 8 9 P Parental Lock 34 PC Adjustment 27 Picture Adjustment menu 21 Picture Mode 21 Pict...

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