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Quick Setup Guide

For further information, see the Operating Instruction Manual supplied with the TV. Please retain this guide for your future reference.

For Your Convenience

Please contact Sony directly if you have questions on the use of your television after reading your Quick Setup Guide and Operating Instruction Manual.

Contact Sony Customer Support at:http://www.sony.com/tvsupportOr to speak with a support representative:
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1-800-222-SONY (7669)

1-877-899-SONY (7669)

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1

Your New BRAVIA
Flat-panel LCD HDTV

Congratulations! Your new BRAVIA™ TV opens the door to the “Full HD Experience”. This guide will explain how to get the most from your new High Definition TV.

Learn more. Visit the Sony HDTV Learning Center www.sony.com/HDTV Please take these steps before you power up your BRAVIA™:

Register online at: www.sony.com/registration (from U.S.A.) www.SonyStyle.ca/registration (from Canada)

Make sure you’ve removed all accessory contents from packaging.Install 2 AA batteries (supplied separately) in your remote control.

Determine whether you will hang your TV on a wall or place it on a floor 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.The Four Steps to a Full HD Experience: Set, Sound, Source, and Setup

Along with your BRAVIA™ TV set, a complete HD system requires an HD sound system, a source of HD content, and proper setup connection with components such as your HD cable or satellite box.

You must get HD programming to experience the full 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 displaying. This chart shows the different signal types and how to access them.

Best Signal

 

 

Performance

 

 

CommentsSources

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High Definition

 

HD Over-The-Air Antenna

 

 

 

Best picture quality 16:9

HD Cable Subscription/

 

 

 

Content

aspect ratio

Programming

 

 

 

 

 

HD Satellite Subscription

 

 

 

 

Good picture quality

Over-The-Air Antenna

 

 

 

Digital Content

Digital Cable Subscription

 

 

 

aspect ratio based on

 

 

 

Digital Satellite

 

 

 

 

program

 

 

 

 

Subscription

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analog Content

Original TV format 4:3

Over-The-Air Antenna

 

 

 

aspect ratio

Cable Subscription

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact your cable or satellite 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 Blu-ray Disc™.

2Connecting Your TV

Your BRAVIA™ TV must be properly connected to components such as sound system and cable or satellite box.

See reverse side of this guide for sample connection diagrams.Turn off and unplug all components before making connections.Do not turn on the TV until connection setup is completed.
Audio/VideoInputVideo ConnectionAudio Connection

High or Standard Definition Quality

Performance

Connector

 

 

 

 

HDMI 1

 

HDMI cable carries both video and audio signals.

1080/24p, 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i, PC

 

HDMI 2

 

Separate audio cable is not needed.

(Compatible with HD or SD content)

 

 

HDMI connection*

(*When HDMI is connected to DVI with an adapter,

 

 

 

a separate audio L/R is necessary.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Component 1

 

 

1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i

 

Component 2

 

 

(Compatible with HD or SD content)

 

 

Component connection

Audio L/R

 

 

Video 1

 

 

 

 

 

S VIDEO connection

Audio L/R

480i

 

 

(Use this connector in place of composite video connector)

 

 

Video 1

 

 

(SD content)

 

 

 

 

 

Video 2

 

 

 

 

Video 3

Composite video connection

Audio L/R

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Shown with video and audio connectors)

 

 

What is HDMI™?

HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) cables are the standard for connecting HDTV. They are built to properly handle high bandwidth, uncompressed video and multi-channel audio—all in one cable.

Connecting a PC to Your BRAVIAMay require DVI-to-HDMIadapter and separate audio connector.

Connect PC’s audio output when using a Digital Video Interface (DVI) or HD15 connection.

Press PC’s FUNCTION Key + Select Output to transmit to TV.

When using an HD15 connection, adjust TV’s Pitch and Phase to correct sharpness.

Refer to your BRAVIA™ Operating Instruction Manual for more information.Connect with an HDMI cable when using an HDMI compatible PC.To learn more about HDTV, visit www.sony.com/HDTV

3Running Initial Setup

4Watching 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

Step 1 of 5

 

 

 

Please select a language. Language settings will apply to

on screen display as well as default audio for digital channels. Highlight a choice and pressto continue.

English

Español

Français

2 Connect either Antenna or Cable to your TV.

Initial Setup

 

Step 2 of 5

Select Auto Program to advance to the

cable or antenna feed. If you are using only a cable or satellite

 

Auto Programming.

Auto Program allows the TV to tune channels directly from your

 

 

set top box, it is not necessary to run Auto Program. In this case,

 

 

choose “Skip”. Auto Program may take 30+ minutes to complete.

 

 

 

 

 

If you are not using the VHF/UHF/CABLE

Auto Program

VHF/UHF/CABLE

 

connection to TV, you can cancel the Auto

Skip

Program by selecting the Skip option.

 

3 Your TV will detect the type of signal connected and will start scanning for the channels.

Initial Setup

Step 3 of 5

 

 

Please allow 30+ minutes to complete.

Pressing orwill cancel auto program.

Channels Found

Analog: 58

Digital: 0

Searching...

To Access Initial Setup by Remote Control

If you did not follow the Initial Setup screen the first time, press HOME on your remote control to display TV Home Menu/XMBand select the Initial Setup icon under the Settings category.

1 XMBappears.

HDMI Settings

General

1.2.3

TV

2 Select Initial Setup icon.

Settings

Start Initial Setup now? Some channels may be overwritten.

1.2.3

YesNo

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, you need to choose the correct input using your remote control:

Press HOME on your remote control to display on-screen the TV mode or External Inputs selection menu; OR

Press INPUT 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 shape of the image). Most HD signals use a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9. Most SD signals use a boxy 4:3 aspect ratio. The 16:9 aspect ratio looks perfect on your BRAVIA™, but a 4:3 image must be adjusted to look right. You can:

Adjust your TV so boxy 4:3 images are automatically re-configured (zoomed or stretched) to fit the wide TV screen; OR

Watch SD content in its original, boxy format with wide black bars surrounding the image to fill in unused space (for example, you may prefer to watch an old classic movie in its original 4:3 format, not reconfigured for a wide screen).

Press WIDE on your remote control to display the Wide Mode setting of your preference.

Visit www.learningcenter.sony.us/HomeAudioandVideo/Televisions/Research1/TheBasicsofDTV for more information.

Customize Sound and Picture Quality

You can choose optimum sound and picture settings to match the content you are displaying on your TV:

WIDEINPUT

OPTIONS HOME

XMBwith focus on Settings. Select Settings to customize your TV.

Product Support

Clock/Timers

Sound

Screen

Video Options

TV

XMBwith focus on TV. Select the channels from here or use the 0-9number buttons on your remote control.

7

8

Cable 8.1 KFMB-DT

9

10

10.1

TV

11

XMBwith focus on External Inputs. Select connected device from here or use the INPUT button on your remote control.

Video2

Video3

4 Follow on-screen instructions to complete setup and begin viewing your TV.

Press HOME on your remote control and select Picture or Sound. Choose the

appropriate setting for your content.

Initial Setup

Step 5 of 5

 

Select OKto use your TV

OK

To Do List
When the Initial Setup is completed, consider carrying out these items:Set ClockSet Closed Captions (CC)Set Parental LockShow/Hide ChannelsLabel Inputs (skip inputs)Speakers On/OffFor details, refer to your BRAVIA™ Operating Instruction Manual.

Use the OPTIONS button on your remote control to quickly adjust sound and picture

quality.

Refer to your BRAVIA™ Operating Instruction Manual for more information.

To learn more about HDTV, visit www.sony.com/HDTV

Component2

HDMI1

HDMI2

TV