Sony Kdl 40e4000 Operating Instructions

Using MENU Functions
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Overview of the TV Home Menu (XMB™)
The XMB™ (XrossMediaBar) is a menu of BRAVIA features and input sources displayed on the TV 
screen. The XMB
™ is an easy way to select programming and adjust settings on your BRAVIA TV. 
Press the HOME button on your remote control to access the XMB
™.
1Press HOME.
The TV Home menu appears on the screen.
2Press G/g to select the category.
3Press F/f to select the item, then press  .
4Follow the instructions on the screen.
5Press HOME to...

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Settings
Picture
Picture Mode
Display Mode 
(only in 
PC mode/ PC Input/ 
HDMI PC Input)
Selects the picture mode except for PC input source. The options for “Picture 
Mode” may differ depending on the “Video/Photo” setting (page 24).
“Vivid”: (“Shop”, see page 7). For enhanced picture contrast and sharpness.
“Standard”: (“Home”, see page 7). For standard picture. Recommended for 
home entertainment.
“Cinema”: For viewing film-based content. Most suitable for viewing in a 
theatre-like environment....

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“Noise Reduction”, “MPEG Noise Reduction” and “Advanced Settings” are not available for PC.
MPEG Noise 
Reduction Reduces the picture noise in MPEG-compressed video.
Advanced SettingsCustomizes the Picture function in more detail. When you set “Picture Mode” to 
“Cinema” or “Standard”, you can set/change these settings.
“Adv. Contrast Enhancer”: Automatically adjusts “Backlight” and “Contrast” 
to the most suitable settings judging from the brightness of the screen. This...

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~“Sound Effect”, “Treble”, “Bass”, “Balance” and “Auto Volume” are not available when “Speaker” is set to “Audio System”.
 
Dual SoundSelects the sound from the speaker for a stereo or bilingual broadcast.
“Stereo/ Mono”: For a stereo broadcast.
“A/ B/ Mono”: For a bilingual broadcast, select “A” for sound channel 1, “B” 
for sound channel 2, or “Mono” for a mono channel, if available.
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If you select other equipment connected to the TV, set “Dual Sound” to 
“Stereo”, “A” or “B”.
Features
Quick...

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x.v.Colour
(except for  
KDL-32W4xxx, 
KDL-32E4xxx, 
KDL-26E4xxx, 
KDL-37V4xxx, 
KDL-32V4xxx, 
KDL-26V4xxx) 
 Displays moving pictures that is more faithful to the original source by matching 
the colour space of source.
~ The setting is fixed to “Normal” when the input signal is HDMI (RGB), even if 
“x.v.Colour” is selected.
 Only available for HDMI 1, HDMI 2, HDMI 3 and Component in format 720p, 
1080i or 1080p.
Photo Colour Space  
(except for 
KDL-32W4xxx, 
KDL-32E4xxx,...

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Screen Settings“Screen Format”: For details about the screen format, see “To change the 
screen format manually to suit the broadcast” on page 14.
“Auto Format”: Automatically changes the screen format according to the 
broadcast signal. To keep your setting, select “Off”.
“Display Area”: Adjusts the picture display area in 1080i/p and 720p sources 
when Screen Format is set to Wide.
 “Auto”: During digital broadcasts, displays pictures in accordance with the 
settings recommended by the broadcast...

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“AV2 Output”: Sets a signal to be output through the socket labelled  /
/  AV2 on the rear of the TV. If you connect a VCR/ DVD recorder or 
other recording equipment to the  / /  AV2 socket, you can then 
record from the equipment connected to other sockets of the TV.
“TV”: Outputs a broadcast.
“Auto”: Outputs whatever is being viewed on the screen (except signals 
from the HDMI IN 1, HDMI IN 2, HDMI IN 3,  /  COMPONENT 
IN and  /  PC IN sockets).
“Speaker”: Turns on/off the...

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Analogue Set-up
Programme List 
Display
Select “Off” to hide the list of analogue channels from the XMBTM (Xross Media 
Bar).
Auto TuningTunes in all the available analogue channels.
This option allows you to retune the TV after moving house, or to search for new 
channels that have been launched by broadcasters. 
Programme SortingChanges the order in which the analogue channels are stored on the TV.
1Press 
F/f to select the channel you want to move to a new position, then 
press .
2Press 
F/f to...

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Audio Filter
Improves the sound for individual channels in the case of distortion in mono 
broadcasts. Sometimes a non-standard broadcast signal can cause sound 
distortion or intermittent sound muting when watching mono programmes.
If you do not experience any sound distortion, we recommend that you leave this 
option set to the factory setting “Off”.
~
You cannot receive stereo or dual sound when “Low” or “High” is selected.
LNA
Improves the picture quality for individual...

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Digital Manual Tuning
Tunes the digital channels manually. This feature is available when “Digital Auto 
Tuning” is set to “Antenna”.
1Press the number button to select the channel number you want to manually 
tune, then press 
F/f to tune the channel.
2When the available channels are found, press 
F/f to select the channel you 
want to store, then press .
3Press 
F/f to select the programme number where you want to store the new 
channel, then press .
Repeat the above procedure to manually tune...