Sony Kdl 46d3000 Operating Instructions

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Watching TV
Watching TV
1Press 1 on the top edge of the TV to turn 
on the TV.
When the TV is in standby mode (the 1 (standby) 
indicator on the TV front panel is red), press "/1 
on the remote to turn on the TV.
2Press DIGITAL to switch to digital mode, or 
press ANALOG to switch to analogue 
mode.
The channels available vary depending on the 
mode.
3Press the number buttons or PROG +/- to 
select a TV channel.
To select channel numbers 10 and above using the 
number buttons, enter the second and third digits 
quickly.To select a digital channel using the Digital 
Electronic Programme Guide (EPG), see page 13.
In digital mode
An information banner appears briefly. The 
following icons may be indicated on the banner. 
: Interactive service is available (Digital Text)
: Radio service
: Scrambled/Subscription service
: Multiple audio languages available
: Subtitles available
: Subtitles available for the hearing impaired
: Recommended minimum age for current 
programme (from 4 to 18 years)
: Parental Lock
c (in red):
Current programme is being recorded
Additional operations
To access Digital Text
Many broadcasters provide a Digital Text service. 
Digital Text offers graphically rich contents, 
compared to Analogue Text.
Select a digital channel which provides Digital Text, 
then press /.
When a broadcaster provides a dedicated Digital Text 
channel, select this channel to access Digital Text.
Watching TV
2 2
3 3
To Press
Freeze the picture 
(Picture freeze).
Press once to remove the small 
screen, then press again to return 
to normal TV mode.
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This function is not available for a 
PC input source.
Access the 
Programme index 
table (in analogue 
mode only). 
To select an analogue channel, 
press 
F/f, then press  .
Access the Digital 
Favourites (in digital 
mode only). 
For details, see page 15.
Mute the sound%. 
Press again to restore.
Turn on the TV 
without sound from 
standby mode%.
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To navigate through Digital Text, follow the 
instructions on the screen.
To exit Digital Text, press RETURN.
To move around, press 
F/f/G/g.
To select items, press   and the number buttons.
To access shortcuts, press the coloured buttons.
To access Analogue Text
In analogue mode, press /. Each time you press /, 
the display changes cyclically as follows:
Text t Text over the TV picture (mix mode) t No 
Text (exit the Text service)
To select a page, press the number buttons or  / .
To hold a page, press  / .
To reveal hidden information, press  / .
zWhen four coloured items appear at the bottom of the Text 
page, Fastext is available. Fastext allows you to access pages 
quickly and easily. Press the corresponding coloured button 
to access the page.
To change the screen format manually to 
suit the broadcast
Press   repeatedly to select the desired screen 
format.
* Parts of the top and bottom of the picture may be cut off.
~ You cannot select “4:3” or “14:9” for HD signal source 
pictures.
 You cannot use this function while the digital banner is 
displayed.
 Some characters and/or letters at the top and the bottom of 
the picture may not be visible in “Smart”. In such a case, 
you can select “Vertical Size” using the “Screen” menu 
and adjust vertical size to make it visible.
z When “Auto Format” is set to “On”, the TV will 
automatically select the best mode to suit the broadcast 
(page 25).
 You can adjust the position of the picture when selecting 
“Smart” (50Hz), “Zoom” or “14:9”. Press 
F/f to move 
up or down (e.g. to read subtitles).
 Select “Smart” or “Zoom” to adjust for 720p or 1080i 
source pictures with edge portions cut off.
Using the Tools menu
Press TOOLS to display the following options when 
viewing a TV programme. Smart*
Displays conventional 
4:3 broadcasts with an 
imitation wide screen 
effect. The 4:3 picture 
is stretched to fill the 
screen.
4:3
Displays conventional 
4:3 broadcasts (e.g. 
non-wide screen TV) in 
the correct proportions.
Wide
Displays wide screen 
(16:9) broadcasts in the 
correct proportions.
Zoom*
Displays cinemascopic 
(letter box format) 
broadcasts in the 
correct proportions.
14:9*
Displays 14:9 
broadcasts in the 
correct proportions. As 
a result, black border 
areas are visible on the 
screen.
Options Description
Close Closes the Tools menu.
Picture Mode See page 21.
Sound Mode See page 23.
Motion Enhancer See page 26.
Speaker See page 27.
Audio Language (in 
digital mode only)See page 35.
Subtitle Setting (in 
digital mode only)See page 35.
i Volume Adjusts the volume of the 
headphones.
Sleep Timer See page 28.
Power Saving See page 28.
Auto Clock Set (in 
analogue mode only)Allows you to switch to digital 
mode and obtain the time.
System Information (in 
digital mode only)Displays the system 
information screen.
 
						

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Watching TV
Checking the Digital Electronic Programme Guide 
(EPG) * 
1In digital mode, press  .
2Perform the desired operation as shown in 
the following table or displayed on the 
screen.
~Programme information will only be displayed if the TV 
station is transmitting it.
* This function may not be available in some countries/regions.
Digital Electronic Programme Guide (EPG)
To D o  t h i s
Watch a programme Press F/f/G/g to select the programme, then press  .
Turn off the EPG Press  .
Sort the programme information by 
category 
– Category list
1Press the blue button.
2Press 
F/f/G/g to select a category, then press  .
The categories available include:
“All Categories”: Contains all available channels. 
Category name (e.g. “News”): Contains all channels corresponding to the 
selected category.
Set a programme to be recorded 
– Timer REC
1Press F/f/G/g to select the future programme you want to 
record, then press /.
2Press 
F/f to select “Timer REC”.
3Press   to set the TV and your VCR timers. 
A red c symbol appears by that programme’s information. The   
indicator on the TV front panel lights up in orange.
z
To record the programme you are currently watching, press  / .
Set a programme to be displayed 
automatically on the screen when it 
starts 
– Reminder1Press F/f/G/g to select the future programme you want to 
display, then press  / .
2Press 
F/f to select “Reminder”, then press  .
A c symbol appears by that programme’s information. The   indicator on 
the TV front panel lights up in orange.
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If you switch the TV to standby mode, it will automatically turn itself on 
when the programme is about to start. 
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~ 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 recording has begun, you can switch the TV to standby mode, but do not turn off the TV completely or the recording 
may be cancelled.
 If an age restriction for programmes has been selected, a message asking for a PIN code will appear on the screen. For details, 
see “Parental Lock” on page 35.
Set the time and date of a programme 
you want to record 
– Manual timer REC1Press /.
2Press 
F/f to select “Manual timer REC”, then press  .
3Press 
F/f to select the date, then press g.
4Set the start and stop time in the same way as in step 3.
5Press 
F/f to select the programme, then press  .
6Press   to set the TV and your VCR timers.
A red c symbol appears by that programme’s information. The   
indicator on the TV front panel lights up in orange.
z
To record the programme you are currently watching, press  / .
Cancel a recording/reminder 
– Timer list1Press /.
2Press 
F/f to select “Timer list”, then press  .
3Press 
F/f to select the programme you want to cancel, then 
press .
4Press 
F/f to select “Cancel Timer”, then press  .
A display appears to confirm that you want to cancel the programme.
5Press G/g to select “Yes”, then press   to confirm. To D o  t h i s
 
						

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Watching TV
Using the Digital Favourite list * 
The Favourite feature allows you to specify up to four 
lists of your favourite programmes. 
1Press MENU.
2Press F/f to select “Digital Favourites”, 
then press  .
3Perform the desired operation as shown in 
the following table or displayed on the 
screen.
* This function may not be available in some countries/regions.
Digital Favourite list
To D o  t h i s
Create your Favourite list for the first 
time1Press   to select “Yes”.
2Press the yellow button to select the Favourite list.
3Press 
F/f to select the channel you want to add, then press  .
Channels that are stored in the Favourite list are indicated by a   symbol.
Watch a channel
1Press the yellow button to navigate through your Favourite lists.
2Press   while selecting a channel.
Turn off the Favourite list Press RETURN.
Add or remove channels in the currently 
edited Favourite list
1Press the blue button.
2Press the yellow button to select the Favourite list you want to 
edit.
3Press 
F/f to select the channel you want to add or remove, 
then press  .
Remove all channels from the current 
Favourite list1Press the blue button.
2Press the yellow button to select the Favourite list you want to 
edit.
3Press the blue button.
4Press 
G/g to select “Yes”, then press   to confirm.
 
						

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Connecting optional equipment
You can connect a wide range of optional equipment to your TV.
Using Optional Equipment
HDMI IN
7
6For service use only
S VHS/Hi8/
DVC camcorder Headphones DVD player with component output
Digital audio (PCM) 
component
Hi-Fi audio 
equipment
DVD recorder
Decoder VCR Video game equipment
DVD player
DecoderPC
PC (HDMI output)
Blu-ray disc player
Digital video camera Audio system
PC (HDMI output)
Blu-ray disc player
Digital video camera DVD player
Audio system
DVD player CAM Card
 
						

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Using Optional Equipment
Sockets Input symbol on 
screenDescription
A HDMI IN 4 or 5
J HDMI IN 7AV4, AV5 or 
AV 7Connect to the HDMI IN 4, 5 or 7 socket if the equipment has a 
HDMI socket. The digital video and audio signals are input 
from the equipment. In addition, when HDMI control 
compatible equipment is connected, communication with the 
connected equipment is supported. Refer to page 28 to set up 
this communication. If the equipment has a DVI socket, 
connect the DVI socket to the HDMI IN 5 socket through a 
DVI - HDMI adaptor interface (not supplied), and connect the 
equipment’s audio out sockets to the audio in the HDMI IN 5 
sockets.
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 The HDMI sockets only support the following video inputs: 480i, 
480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p and 1080/24p.
 Be sure to use only an HDMI cable that bears the HDMI logo.
 When connecting an audio system with HDMI socket, be sure to 
also connect to the DIGITAL OUT socket.
B PC / PC Connect to the PC  /  socket. It is recommended to use a 
PC cable with ferrites.
C  / 3 AV3 Connect to the component video sockets and the audio sockets 
/3.
D DIGITAL OUT 
(OPTICAL)Connect to the DIGITAL OUT socket using the Optical audio 
cable.
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Super Audio CD and DVD Audio sound may not be output 
depending on the model.
E  Connect to the audio output   sockets to listen to the sound 
from the TV on Hi-Fi audio equipment.
F  / 1 AV1 or  AV1 Connect to the scart  / 1 socket. When you connect the 
decoder, the scrambled signal from the TV tuner is output to 
the decoder, then the unscrambled signal is output from the 
decoder.
G  / 2 AV2 or  AV2 Connect to the scart  / 2 socket. SmartLink is a direct 
link between the TV and a VCR/DVD recorder.
H Headphones Connect to the i socket to listen to sound from the TV on 
headphones.
I  6 or  6, and 
6AV6 or  AV6 Connect to the S video  6 socket or the composite video 
6 socket, and the audio  6 sockets. To avoid picture 
noise, do not connect the camcorder to the video  6 socket 
and the S video  6 socket at the same time. If you connect 
mono equipment, connect to the  6 L socket.
K CAM 
(Conditional Access 
Module)To use pay TV services. For details, refer to the instruction 
manual supplied with your CAM.
To use the CAM, remove the “dummy” card from the CAM 
slot. Turn off the TV when inserting your CAM into the CAM 
slot. When you do not use the CAM, we recommend that the 
“dummy” card be inserted and kept in the CAM slot.
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CAM is not supported in some countries/regions. Check with your 
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Viewing pictures from 
the connected 
equipment
Turn on the connected equipment, then 
perform one of the following operation.
For equipment connected to the scart sockets using a 
fully-wired 21-pin scart lead (page 16)
Start playback on the connected equipment.
The picture from the connected equipment appears on 
the screen.
For an auto-tuned VCR (page 6)
In analogue mode, press PROG +/-, or the number 
buttons, to select the video channel. 
For other connected equipment (page 16)
Press  /  to display the connected equipment list. 
Press 
F/f to select the desired input source, then press 
. (The highlighted item is selected if 2 seconds pass 
without any operation after pressing 
F/f.) 
When the input source is set to “Skip” in the “AV 
Preset” menu under the “AV Set-up” menu (page 27), 
that input does not appear in the list. 
Additional operationsUsing the Tools menu
Press TOOLS to display the following options when 
viewing pictures from connected equipment.
To view two pictures simultaneously 
– PAP (Picture and Picture)
You can view two pictures (external input and TV 
programme) on the screen simultaneously.
Connect the optional equipment (page 16), and make 
sure that images from the equipment appear on the 
screen (page 18).
~ This function is not available for a PC input source.
 You cannot change the size of the pictures.
 You cannot display analog TV video in the TV 
programme picture while displaying AV1, AV2 or AV6 
video in the external input picture.
1Press TOOLS to display the Tools menu.
To D o  t h i s
Return to normal TV 
modePress DIGITAL or ANALOG. 
Access the Input signal 
index table (except 
analog mode)Press   to access the Input 
signal index table. To select an 
input source, press 
F/f, then 
press . 
Change the volume of 
the connected HDMI 
control compatible 
audio systemPress 
2 +/-.
Mute the sound of the 
connected HDMI 
control compatible 
audio systemPress 
%.
Press again to restore.
Options Description
Close Closes the Tools menu.
Picture Mode (except 
PC input mode)See page 21.
Display Mode (in PC 
input mode only)See page 21.
Sound Mode See page 23.
Motion Enhancer 
(except PC input 
mode)See page 26.
Speaker See page 27.
PAP (except PC input 
mode)See page 18.
PIP (in PC input 
mode only)See page 19.
Auto Adjustment (in 
PC input mode only)See page 30.
Horizontal Shift (in 
PC input mode only)See page 30.
Vertical Shift (in PC 
input mode only)See page 30.
i Volume Adjusts the volume of the 
headphones.
Sleep Timer (except 
PC input mode)See page 28.
Power Saving See page 28.
Auto Clock Set Allows you to switch to digital 
mode and obtain the time.
 
						

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Using Optional Equipment
2Press F/f to select “PAP”, then press  .
The picture from connected equipment is 
displayed on the left and the TV programme is 
displayed on the right.
3Press number buttons or PROG +/- to 
select the TV channel.
To return to single picture mode
Press  or RETURN.
zThe picture framed in green is audible. You can switch the 
audible picture by pressing G/g.
To view two pictures simultaneously 
– PIP (Picture in Picture)
You can view two pictures (PC input and TV 
programme) on the screen simultaneously.
Connect a PC (page 16), and make sure that images 
from a PC appear on the screen. 
~ You cannot display resolutions higher than WXGA (1280 
× 768 pixels).
 “Power Management” is not available in PIP mode 
(page 30).
1Press TOOLS to display the Tools menu.
2Press F/f to select “PIP”, then press  .
The picture from the connected PC is displayed with 
full size and the TV programme is displayed on the 
right corner.
You can use 
F/f/G/g to move the TV programme 
screen position.
3Press number buttons or PROG +/- to 
select the TV channel.
To return to single picture mode
Press RETURN.
zYou can switch the audible picture by selecting “Audio 
Swap” from the Tools menu.
Using HDMI control
The HDMI control function allows equipment to 
control each other using HDMI CEC (Consumer 
Electronics Control) specified by HDMI.
You can perform interlocked control operations 
between Sony HDMI control compatible equipment 
such as a TV, DVD recorder with hard disk and audio 
system by connecting the equipment with HDMI 
cables.
Be sure to correctly connect and set the compatible 
equipment to use the HDMI control function.
To connect the HDMI control compatible 
equipment
Connect the compatible equipment and the TV with an 
HDMI cable. When connecting an audio system, in 
addition to the HDMI cable, be sure to also connect 
the DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) socket of the TV and 
the audio system using an optical audio cable. For 
details, see page 16.
To make the HDMI control settings
HDMI control must be set on both the TV side and the 
connected equipment side. See “HDMI Set-up” on 
page 28 for the TV side settings. See the operating 
instructions of the connected equipment for setting 
details.
HDMI control functions
 Turns the connected equipment off interlocked with 
the TV.
 Turns the TV on interlocked with the connected 
equipment and automatically switches the input to 
the equipment when the equipment starts to play.
 If you turn on a connected audio system while the 
TV is on, the input switches to the audio from the 
audio system.
 Adjusts the volume and mutes the sound of a 
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Navigating through 
menus
“MENU” allows you to enjoy various convenient 
features of this TV. You can easily select channels or 
inputs sources and change the settings for your TV.
1Press MENU.
2Press F/f to select an option, then press 
.
To exit the menu, press MENU.
1Digital Favourites*
Displays the Favourite list (page 15).
2Analogue
Returns to the last viewed analogue channel.
3Digital*
Returns to the last viewed digital channel.
4Digital EPG*
Displays the Digital Electronic Programme 
Guide (EPG) (page 13).
5External Inputs
Selects equipment connected to your TV.
 To watch the desired external input, select the 
input source, then press  .
 To assign a label to an external input, select 
“Edit AV Labels”, then see page 27.
 To see a list of the connected HDMI control 
compatible equipment, select “HDMI Device 
Selection”.
6Settings
Displays the “Settings” menu where most of the 
advanced settings and adjustments are 
performed.
1Press F/f to select a menu icon, then 
press .
2Press 
F/f/G/g to select an option or 
adjust a setting, then press  .
For details about settings, see page 21 to 36.
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The options you can adjust vary depending on the 
situation. Unavailable options are greyed out or not 
displayed.
* This function may not be available in some countries/
regions.
Using MENU Functions
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