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Contents

Getting Started

Welcome to the World of

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Connecting the TV .........................................................................................................11

When Connecting to Optional Equipment ...................................................................16
Installing the TV .............................................................................................................18

Preventing the TV from Toppling Over......................................................................18
Bundling the Connecting Cables ...............................................................................18
When Installing on a Wall..........................................................................................19

Setting Up the Channel List – Initial Setup..................................................................20

Basic Operations

Remote Control ..............................................................................................................21
Programming the Remote Control ...............................................................................25
Using Other Equipment with Your Remote Control....................................................27
TV Controls.....................................................................................................................30

Using the Menus

Other Information

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Page 1: ... 52XBR3 2 892 388 11 1 D WINNT Profiles fujii Desktop temp out FIX EN 52 2892388111 00USCOVER fm masterpage Right 2006 Sony Corporation 2 892 388 11 1 LCD Digital Color TV Operating Instructions KDL 52XBR2 KDL 52XBR3 ...

Page 2: ...nvenience Please contact Sony directly if you z Have questions on the use of your television after reading your manual z Experience difficulty operating your television Contact Sony Customer Support at http www sony com tvsupport or to speak with a support representative United States 1 800 222 SONY 7669 8 00 AM 10 00 PM EST Mon Fri 10 30 AM 7 15 PM EST Sat Sun Canada 1 877 899 SONY 7669 8 00 AM 6...

Page 3: ...l on the cord s For details concerning safety precautions see Important Safety Instructions on page 4 Installing s The TV should be installed near an easily accessible power outlet s To prevent internal heat buildup do not block the ventilation openings s Do not install the TV in a hot or humid place or in a place subject to excessive dust or mechanical vibration s Avoid operating the TV at temper...

Page 4: ...l in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide...

Page 5: ...POWER LINES OR CIRCUITS AS CONTACT WITH THEM IS ALMOST INVARIABLY FATAL Be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Section 810 of the National Electrical Code NEC in the USA and Section 54 of the Canadian Electrical Code in Canada provides information with respect to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structur...

Page 6: ...Moisture and flammable objects s Do not use power line operated sets near water for example near a bathtub washbowl kitchen sink or laundry tub in a wet basement or near a swimming pool etc It may result in a fire or an electric shock s Do not let this TV get wet Never spill liquid of any kind on the TV If any liquid or solid object does fall through do not operate the TV It may result in electric...

Page 7: ...toppling over secure the TV to a wall or pillar Installing on a level surface If you install the TV on an inclined surface the TV may fall or drop and cause injury or damage Placing on a stable surface If you place the TV on an unstable surface the TV may fall and cause injury or damage Fall Do not hang anything on the TV The TV may fall from the stand or wall mount causing damage or serious injur...

Page 8: ...ing that he she has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer that have the same characteristics as the original parts Unauthorized substitutions may result in a fire an electric shock or other hazards Safety check Upon completion of any service or repairs to the TV ask the service technician to perform routine safety checks as specified by the manufacturer to determine that the TV is i...

Page 9: ... Box 15 When Connecting to Optional Equipment 16 Installing the TV 18 Preventing the TV from Toppling Over 18 Bundling the Connecting Cables 18 When Installing on a Wall 19 Setting Up the Channel List Initial Setup 20 Basic Operations Remote Control 21 Programming the Remote Control 25 Using Other Equipment with Your Remote Control 27 TV Controls 30 Using the Menus Overview of MENU 31 Picture Sett...

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Page 11: ...lay the picture in the correct aspect ratio see Changing the Wide Screen Mode on page 24 It is strongly recommended that you connect the antenna cable input using the supplied 75 ohm coaxial cable to receive optimum picture quality signal A 300 ohm twin lead cable can be easily affected by radio noise and the like resulting in signal deterioration If you use a 300 ohm twin lead cable keep it as fa...

Page 12: ...deo equipment to your TV z To change channels using the cable box set your TV to channel 3 or 4 depending on the cable box channel output To set up the TV remote control see Programming the Remote Control on page 25 Press SAT CABLE to begin operating the cable box with the remote control see page 27 The indicator will light up Press ANT to switch between VHF UHF and cable VHF UHF CABLE IN OUT CATV...

Page 13: ...AUDIO OUT VAR FIX AUDIO L R L MONO R AUDIO VIDEO SVIDEO 1 5 6 4 Y PB PR L R AUDIO HD DVD IN 1080p 1080i 720p 480p 480i VIDEO IN RGB DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL AUDIO PC IN 9 Satellite receiver A V cable VIDEO yellow Satellite antenna cable S VIDEO S VIDEO cable AUDIO L white AUDIO R red CATV cable Rear of TV Antenna cable If your satellite receiver is not equipped with S VIDEO use a VIDEO cable yellow ins...

Page 14: ...O OUT VAR FIX AUDIO L R L MONO R AUDIO VIDEO SVIDEO 1 5 6 4 Y PB PR L R AUDIO HD DVD IN 1080p 1080i 720p 480p 480i VIDEO IN RGB DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL AUDIO PC IN 9 Coaxial cable Rear of TV VIDEO yellow VCR A V cable S VIDEO S VIDEO cable Coaxial cable CATV cable Splitter AUDIO R red AUDIO L white If your VCR is not equipped with S VIDEO use a VIDEO cable yellow instead of the S VIDEO cable ...

Page 15: ...GB DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL 9 Cable box Rear of TV A V cable A V cable S VIDEO cable CATV cable VIDEO yellow AUDIO L white AUDIO R red VCR Splitter Coaxial cable VIDEO yellow AUDIO L white AUDIO R red Coaxial cable Coaxial cable z To change channels using the cable box set your TV to channel 3 or 4 depending on the cable box channel output S VIDEO If your VCR is not equipped with S VIDEO use a VIDEO ca...

Page 16: ... your headphones If your headphones do not match the jack use a suitable plug adapter not supplied 2 VIDEO IN 2 R AUDIO L MONO VIDEO Connect to the composite video and audio output jacks on your camcorder or other video equipment such as video game equipment If you have mono equipment connect its audio output jack to the TV s L MONO audio input jack 3 4 HDMI IN 3 HDMI IN 7 8 HDMI AUDIO IN L R HDMI...

Page 17: ...n of 1 920 dots 1 080 lines 9 PC IN 9 RGB AUDIO Connect to a personal computer s video output connector using HD15 HD15 cable analog RGB supplied Can also be connected to other analog RGB devices See PC Input Signal Reference Chart on page 51 for the signals that can be displayed For some Apple Macintosh computers it may be necessary to use an adapter not supplied If this is the case connect the a...

Page 18: ...etc 3 Adjust the length by pulling the support belt toward you while holding the TV stand Bundling the Connecting Cables You can bundle the connecting cables as illustrated below Be sure to take measures to prevent the TV from toppling over and causing injury The supplied wood screw may not be used depending on the type of TV stand In this case or when the securing strength is not enough use comme...

Page 19: ...nes on top See illustration below Do not remove any other screws from the TV 3 When screws are removed lift the TV out Make sure that you carry out this task with two people Do not attempt to lift the TV by yourself For bracket installation refer to the instruction guide provided by the Wall Mount Bracket model for your TV Sufficient expertise is required in installing this TV especially to determ...

Page 20: ...The Initial Setup screen appears 2 Press V v to highlight the on screen display language Then press The message Start auto program now appears 3 Press V v to highlight Yes then press Auto Program performed through Initial Setup will automatically create a list of receivable channels from both VHF UHF antenna and cable TV channels if both sources are connected If you choose to set up the channels a...

Page 21: ... one of these FUNCTION buttons to operate the corresponding equipment See page 25 for programming the remote control 4 0 9 ENT Press 0 9 to select a channel the channel changes after two seconds Press ENT to change channels immediately 5 Use with the 0 9 and ENT buttons to select digital channels For example to enter 2 1 press and ENT 6 JUMP Press to jump back and forth between two channels The TV...

Page 22: ...ng The program options setting allows you to customize the program settings on the currently tuned channel Alternate Audio When available Each program has a main video and audio stream the video or audio you see or hear when the channel is first tuned and may have alternate streams This option allows you to select from the alternate audio stream when the broadcaster provides an alternate audio str...

Page 23: ...ward mode X PAUSE Press to pause playback x STOP Press to stop the playback of a recorded program qd VISUAL SEARCH Only for Sony DVD recorders with the visual search function For details see the operating instructions supplied with the DVD recorder qf MUTING Press to mute the sound Press again or press VOL to restore the sound The MUTING function is not available when Speaker is set to Off Audio O...

Page 24: ...r channel label program related information if available time Wide Mode settings and remaining sleep time when Sleep is set see page 44 The OSD on screen display will turn off automatically in a few seconds or you can press DISPLAY again to turn it off immediately wg V v B b Press V v B b to move the on screen cursor Press to select confirm an item wh TOOLS Press to display the Tools menu that is ...

Page 25: ...ks twice and when not blinks five times To check if the code works Aim your TV s remote control at the equipment and press the green button If you can turn the equipment on and off by using the remote control then the programming is complete If not try the next code listed Sony Equipment Programmable Code Number BD DVD 101 Sony Blu ray Disc Player DVR VCR 901 Sony Dream System SAT CABLE 801 Sony S...

Page 26: ...JC Penney 304 305 309 314 330 336 337 JVC 314 336 337 345 346 347 Kenwood 314 332 336 337 LG 332 LXI SEARS 305 330 332 335 338 Magnavox 308 309 310 Marantz 314 336 337 Marta 332 Memorex 309 335 Minolta 304 305 Mitsubishi MGA 323 324 325 326 Multitech 321 325 338 NEC 314 336 337 Olympic 308 309 Optimus 327 Orion 317 Panasonic 306 307 308 309 Pentax 304 305 Philco 308 309 Philips 308 309 310 Pioneer...

Page 27: ... Press Activate the remote control to operate the satellite receiver SAT CABLE FUNCTION Display channel number DISPLAY Display SAT Guide GUIDE Turn on off POWER Display SAT Menu MENU Select a channel 0 9 ENT Move highlight cursor V v B b Change channels CH Select item Back to previous channel JUMP To Do This Press To Do This Press Activate the remote control to operate the VCR DVR VCR FUNCTION Rec...

Page 28: ... Do This Press To Do This Press Activate the remote control to operate the DVD BD DVD FUNCTION Stop x Pause X Turn on off POWER Search the picture forward or backward M or m during playback Select other equipment connected to the DAV F1 Specify the previous chapter track Specify the next chapter track Disk skip F2 Move highlight cursor V v B b Display the disc menu or top menu BD DVD MENU or TOP M...

Page 29: ...nce Pause X Display the disc menu or top menu BD DVD MENU or TOP MENU Search the picture forward or backward M or m during playback INPUT SELECT TV VIDEO Move highlight cursor and select V v B b To Do This Press To Do This Press Activate the remote control to operate the AV Receiver DVR FUNCTION Master volume VOL MUTING Turn on off POWER Select other input connected to AV receiver F1 To Do This Pr...

Page 30: ...n the input will not appear For details see page 43 In the MENU screen this button serves as confirming the selection or setting 5 MENU Press to display MENU with TV functions and settings see Overview of MENU on page 31 6 PIC OFF TIMER LED Lights up in green when Picture Off is activated Lights up in orange when the timer is set When the timer is set this LED will remain lit even if the TV is tur...

Page 31: ...VD POWER TV POWER JUMP ANT FREEZE SURROUND PICTURE SOUND WIDE PLAY G U ID E DIS PLAY REPLAY ADVANCE NEXT PREV MENU MODE DVR VCR SAT CABLE SLEEP 1 Press MENU on the remote The MENU control panel appears 2 Press V v to highlight the item 3 Press to select an option Press MENU to exit A dot appears next to the icon of the currently active input External Inputs Cable and Antenna only When the TV is di...

Page 32: ...nner option to On in the Setup settings see page 43 Antenna The Antenna feature displays the most recently viewed channel on the antenna input When tuned to the channel the program banner and channel number will be displayed To turn on the program banner select Settings and set the Info Banner option to On in the Setup settings see page 43 Settings The Settings feature lets you enter the settings ...

Page 33: ... Adjust to brighten or darken the backlight Picture Adjust to increase or decrease picture contrast Brightness Adjust to brighten or darken the picture Color Adjust to increase or decrease color intensity Hue Adjust to increase or decrease the green tones Color Temp White adjustment Cool Select to give the white colors a bluish tint Neutral Select to give the white colors a neutral tint Warm 1 2 S...

Page 34: ...n you are watching 480i 480p 720p or 1080i sources It is not available when Game Mode is On DRC Mode is Off or you are using the Freeze feature Advanced Settings Available only when Picture Mode is set to Custom Reset Resets all the Advanced Settings to the default values except for White Balance Black Corrector Enhances black areas of the picture for stronger contrast Advanced C E Advanced Contra...

Page 35: ... the volume across all programs and commercials Off Select to turn off Steady Sound Volume Offset Adjust the volume level of the current input TV or video input relative to other inputs Surround TruSurround XT Select for surround sound for stereo programs only Off Select for normal stereo or mono reception Select to give sound more impact by compensating for phase effects in speakers Select from H...

Page 36: ...akers and listen to the TV s sound only through your external audio receiver and speakers When you connect the headphones the TV speakers are disabled Audio Out Easy control of volume adjustments Variable The audio output from your audio system can be controlled by the TV s remote control Fixed The audio output of the TV is fixed Use your audio receiver s remote control to adjust the volume and ot...

Page 37: ...ay the 16 9 picture in its original size Zoom Select to enlarge the original picture without distorting the aspect ratio You can set up a Wide Mode Wide Zoom Normal Full Zoom independently for the TV input and for each video input Video 1 to Video 8 Your Wide Mode settings are automatically saved upon selection For examples of each mode see page 24 You can switch the Wide Mode settings by pressing...

Page 38: ...the current channel When you change channels or inputs Wide Mode is automatically replaced with the 4 3 Default setting To retain the current Wide Mode setting as channels and inputs are changed set 4 3 Default to Off Display Area Allows you to adjust the screen area of the displayed image Full Pixel Select to display the picture for 1080i or 1080p sources in its original size Normal Select to dis...

Page 39: ...ss To show or hide more channels repeat steps 1 and 2 Channels that you set to be hidden can be accessed only with the 0 9 buttons If you select to hide or show a major digital channel all the subchannels are automatically hidden or shown To show or hide an individual sub channel within a digital channel you must individually select that sub channel to show or hide If you hide all sub channels of ...

Page 40: ...t contain downloadable ratings are blocked from viewing Custom Select to block programs based on downloadable ratings Clear All Select to clear the entire downloadable rating system This action will delete the current Digital Rating menu and the menu will no longer be available until the TV is tuned to a channel that contains downloadable ratings This icon will appear on the information banner acr...

Page 41: ...ange your password You need your password for any future access into the Parental Lock settings If you lose your password see Lost password on page 50 Select Country U S A Select to use U S A ratings see below Canada Select to use Canadian ratings see page 42 Option Description Option Description Movie Rating G All children and general audience PG Parental guidance suggested PG 13 Parental guidanc...

Page 42: ...ogram then enter the password This temporarily turns the parental control feature off To reactivate the Parental Lock settings turn off the TV When the TV is turned on again your Parental Lock settings are reactivated Option Description English Rating C All children C8 Children 8 years and older G General programming PG Parental guidance 14 Viewers 14 and older 18 Adult programming French Rating G...

Page 43: ...malizes the tone Label Video Inputs Allows you to identify A V equipment you connected to the TV such as a VCR DVD etc For example if you have a DVD player connected to the VIDEO 4 jack you can select the label DVD for the Video 4 input Then when you press TV VIDEO to change inputs the video label you assigned to that input appears on screen 1 Press V v to highlight the video input Video 1 9 to wh...

Page 44: ...tting Press B to go back to the previous setting 4 Press MENU to exit Settings Current Time You can set the current time 1 Press to select Current Time 2 Press V and v to set the current time day hour minute and AM PM Press or press b to confirm each setting and move to the next setting Press B to go back the previous setting 3 Press MENU to exit Settings Language Select to display all on screen s...

Page 45: ... CC4 Displays a printed version of the dialog or sound effects of a program Should be set to CC1 for most programs Text1 Text2 Text3 Text4 Displays network station information presented using either half or the whole screen if available Digital CC Allows you to set digital closed captioning to Basic digital EIA 608 or Advanced digital EIA 708 Advanced Allows you to select advanced digital EIA 708 ...

Page 46: ... to brighten or darken the backlight Picture Adjust to increase or decrease picture contrast Brightness Adjust to brighten or darken the picture Color Temp White adjustment Cool Select to give the white colors a bluish tint Neutral Select to give the white colors a neutral tint Warm 1 2 Select to give the white colors a reddish tint Warm 2 gives a redder tint than Warm 1 Sound Sound Mode Dynamic S...

Page 47: ...rall sharpness Pitch Adjust uneven sharpness on screen For the PC Input Signal Reference Chart see page 51 Horizontal Center Allows you to move the position of the picture left and right Press B b and press to adjust Vertical Center Allows you to move the position of the picture up and down Press B b and press to adjust Wide Mode Normal Select to display in the original image size Full 1 Select to...

Page 48: ...turn off after a warning message is displayed Check Power Management in the PC Settings page 47 No picture from some video sources Check the connection between the optional video equipment and the TV Press TV VIDEO on the remote control page 21 Press MENU on the remote control Select your desired input from the External Inputs list Poor picture Double images or ghosts Check antenna cable connectio...

Page 49: ...entation that came with your DVD or contact your program provider Certain programs on DVD or other digital sources display a loss of detail especially during fast motion or dark scenes 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 yo...

Page 50: ...en in the Show Hide Channels setting page 39 Lost password Select the Parental Lock settings on the settings screen then enter the following master password 4357 The master password clears your previous password and allows you to enter a new password page 40 How to reset the TV to factory settings Turn on the TV While holding down the V button on the remote control press the POWER button on the TV...

Page 51: ...0 600 46 9 75 VESA XGA 1024 768 48 4 60 VESA Guidelines 1024 768 56 5 70 VESA 1024 768 60 0 75 VESA WXGA 1280 768 47 4 60 VESA 1280 768 47 8 60 VESA 1280 768 60 3 75 1360 768 47 7 60 VESA SXGA 1280 1024 64 0 60 VESA 1280 1024 80 0 75 VESA HDTV 1920 1080 67 5 60 This TV s PC input does not support Sync on Green or Composite Sync This TV s PC input does not support interlaced signals For the best pi...

Page 52: ... mVrms 100 modulation Fixed 1 Vrms at the maximum volume setting Variable DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL Optical Digital Audio Output PCM Dolby digital PC IN 9 D sub 15 pin analog RGB 0 7 Vp p 75 ohms positive See the PC Input Signal Reference Chart on page 51 PC AUDIO INPUT Stereo mini jack 500 mVrms 100 modulation Impedance 47 kilohms Headphones Stereo mini jack Impedance 16 ohms Speaker KDL 52XBR2 52XBR3 ...

Page 53: ...VCR Record Buttons 23 E English Rating 42 ENT button 21 F F1 F2 button 24 Favorite Channels 39 FREEZE button 23 French Rating 42 FUNCTION buttons 21 G Game Mode 43 GUIDE button 22 H HD DVD IN jack 1080p 1080i 720p 480p 480i 17 HDMI IN jacks 16 Headphones jack 16 Horizontal Center 38 47 Hue 33 I Info Banner 43 Infrared Receiver IR Light Sensor 30 J JUMP button 21 L Label Channels 39 Label Video Inp...

Page 54: ...ated 41 US Models 41 Using with remote control 5 1ch DVD AV System 28 AV Receiver 29 Blu ray Disc Player 28 Cable Box 27 DVD Player or DVD Changer 27 DVD VCR Combo Unit 28 DVR 29 HDD DVD Combo Unit 29 Satellite Receiver 27 VCR 27 V Vertical Center 38 47 Vertical Size 38 VHF UHF input 17 VIDEO AUDIO L R jacks 16 17 Viewing Blocked Programs 42 VISUAL SEARCH button 23 VOL button 23 VOLUME button 30 V...

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Page 56: ... manual z Experience difficulty operating your television Contact Sony Customer Support at http www sony com tvsupport or to speak with a support representative United States 1 800 222 SONY 7669 8 00 AM 10 00 PM EST Mon Fri 10 30 AM 7 15 PM EST Sat Sun Canada 1 877 899 SONY 7669 8 00 AM 6 00 PM Eastern 8 00 AM 5 00 PM Western Sony will work to resolve your questions more quickly than your retailer...

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