Sony KDL 55HX850, 46HX850 Tv User Manual

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Basic Operations
Parts  Description
Watching TV
Using Other Devices
Using “BRAVIA”  Sync
Devices
Useful Functions
Using Internet
Using Home  Network
(DLNA)
Configuring Various
Settings
Troubleshooting
How  to Use Bookmarks
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Home  Menu  screen
Overview
The Home  Menu, which can  be displayed by pressing the HOME button, contains various
categories.
You can  select  a desired  category in the Home  Menu and  access items,  such as program
listings,  input sources, TV  settings menu, etc.
Categories  in the Home Menu
 [Settings]
Provides settings  (e.g.  picture  settings,  sound  settings,  key tone  setting) that allow you to
customize  your  TV.
 [Applications] Launches applications that require an Internet connection.
 [Sony Entertainment Network]Enables selection  of content from the online service “Sony Entertainment  Network.” If “Sony
Entertainment  Network”  is  unavailable, the [Sony Entertainment  Network]  category is  not
displayed.
 [Internet Content]Enables access to Internet services for TV.
 [Recommendations] Presents  recommendations.  (Recommendations is  available  depending on your  region/country.)
To show/hide  [Recommendations], press  the HOME button, then  select 
 [Settings] → 
[Preferences]  → [Recommendation] → [On]/[Off].
 [TV]Allows you to select a list  of TV channels, or a program  guide.  (Program guide  is  available
depending on your  TV model  or region.)
 [Media]
Categories
Categories 
						

							Enables selection  of media  files (photo, music, video)  to play in a connected USB storage device
or your  home  network.
 [Inputs]Enables selection  of devices connected to the TV.
 [Favorites/History] Displays items in Favorites and recently  viewed items.
Steps
1. 
Press the HOME button. 
The Home  Menu appears.
2. Select the category at the bottom of the screen  using the / buttons.
(Illustration example: When  selecting  the 
 [Settings] category.)
3 . Select the item using the / buttons, then  press the  button.
(Illustration example: When  selecting  
 [Picture  & Display].)
4. In the displayed screen,  perform the operation using the /// and   buttons.
(Illustration example: When  selecting  [Picture Adjustments] using the 
/ and   buttons.)
To return  to the last viewed source,  press the HOME button twice.
Tips
The  items you can select may vary depending on the situation.
Unavailable  items are  grayed out or not displayed.
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Basic Operations
Parts  Description
Watching TV
Using Other Devices
Using “BRAVIA”  Sync
Devices
Useful Functions
Using Internet
Using Home  Network
(DLNA)
Configuring Various
Settings
Troubleshooting
How  to Use Bookmarks
Top Page  > Configuring  Various Settings  > Adjusting  various picture  settings  (e.g.  picture  brightness/color)
Adjusting various picture settings (e.g.  picture brightness/color)
Overview
You can  adjust  various picture  settings, such as picture  brightness/color,  etc.
Steps
1. 
Press the HOME button, then  select   [Settings] at the bottom of the screen  using the /
buttons.
2. Select  [Picture  & Display] using the / buttons, then  press the  button.
3. Select [Picture Adjustments] using the / buttons, then  press the  button.
4. Select the desired  option using the / buttons, then  press the  button.
To return  to the last viewed source,  press the HOME button twice.
Available Options
[Setting Memory] Applies custom  picture  settings  to the current input or to common memory shared by other inputs.
[Picture Mode] Enables selection  of a picture  mode  according to your  preference. 
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							[Reset]Resets all  the [Picture Adjustments] settings  to the factory  settings  excluding  [Setting Memory],
[Picture Mode] and [Advanced  Settings].
[Backlight] Adjusts the brightness of the backlight.  Reducing  the brightness of the screen  will reduce the
power  consumption.
[Picture] Adjusts picture  contrast.
[Brightness] Adjusts the brightness of the picture.
[Color] Adjusts color intensity.
[Hue] Adjusts green and red  tones.  
([Hue]  is  available  depending on color system.)
[Color Temperature] Adjusts the whiteness  of the picture. 
[Cool]: Gives white colors a bluish tint. 
[Neutral]: Gives white colors a neutral tint. 
[Warm  1]/[Warm 2]: Gives white colors a reddish tint. [Warm  2] gives a redder tint than  [Warm  1].
[Sharpness] Adjusts sharpness of the picture.
[Noise Reduction] [Auto]: Automatically  reduces picture  noise. 
[High]/[Medium]/[Low]:  Modifies  the effect  of noise reduction. 
[Off]: Turns off [Noise Reduction].
[MPEG Noise Reduction] [Auto]: Automatically  reduces noise in MPEG -compressed  videos. 
[High]/[Medium]/[Low]:  Reduces  noise in MPEG -compressed  videos. 
[Off]: Turns off [MPEG  Noise Reduction].
[Dot Noise Reduction] [Auto]: Automatically  reduces dot noise around objects on the screen. 
[Off]: Turns off [Dot Noise Reduction].
[Reality  Creation] Adjusts detail and noise for a realistic picture. 
([Reality Creation] is  available  depending on the TV model.)
[Video  Area Detection] Adjusts effect  level optimally  by detecting video area  within a picture. 
([Video Area Detection]  is  available  depending on the TV model.)
[Resolution] Adjusts detail and clarity of the picture. 
([Resolution] is  available  depending on the TV model.)
[Noise Filtering] Adjusts to reduce noise of the picture. 
([Noise Filtering] is  available  depending on the TV model.)
[Smooth Gradation] 
						

							Creates  smooth gradations on flat surfaces of the picture. 
([Smooth Gradation] is  available  depending on the TV model.)
[Motionflow] [Smooth]: Provides smoother picture  movement;  especially effective  for film-based  content. 
[Standard]: Provides smoother picture  movement for standard use. 
[Clear]:  Reduces  motion  blur while maintaining brightness for high-speed  picture  content. 
[Clear Plus]:  Reduces  motion  blur for high-speed  picture  content more than  [Clear].  
[Impulse]: Reproduces original  picture  quality. Provides cinema -like  picture, which may flicker. 
[Off]: Use this setting  if [Smooth], [Standard], [Clear],  [Clear Plus]  or [Impulse] results  in picture
noise. 
(Depending on the picture  content, you may not see the effect  visually even if you have changed
the settings.)
[CineMotion] [Auto 1]: Provides smoother picture  movement than  the original  film-based  content by applying  a
film-specific process. Use this setting  for standard use. 
[Auto 2]: Displays film-based  content with picture  expression close to the original  by applying  a
film-specific process. 
[Off]: Turns off [CineMotion]. 
(If the image  contains  irregular signals or too much  noise, this setting  is  automatically turned off
even if [Auto 1] or [Auto 2] is  selected.)
[Advanced Settings] Sets  [Picture Adjustments] settings  in more detail.
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Basic Operations
Parts  Description
Watching TV
Using Other Devices
Using “BRAVIA”  Sync
Devices
Useful Functions
Using Internet
Using Home  Network
(DLNA)
Configuring Various
Settings
Troubleshooting
How  to Use Bookmarks
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Enjoy Internet on  TV
Overview
By pressing the SEN button, the Sony  Entertainment Network  screen  appears, which serves  as a
gateway to Internet content. From this screen,  you  can  access various services  and  applications.
The items on the Sony  Entertainment Network  screen  differ depending  on your  region/country,
and  are subject to change.
Steps
1. 
Make a broadband Internet connection.
2. Press the SEN button to display the Sony  Entertainment Network  screen.
3. Select the desired  service or website using the /// buttons, then  press the  button.
Tips
Depending on the service,  registration  may be required before use.
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Parts  Description
Watching TV
Using Other Devices
Using “BRAVIA”  Sync
Devices
Useful Functions
Using Internet
Using Home  Network
(DLNA)
Configuring Various
Settings
Troubleshooting
How  to Use Bookmarks
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How to use  i-Manual
Searching for Information
This i-Manual  explains  how to use  all  functions.  In the main page of i-Manual, you  can  select  the
desired  method  to search  for information.
Table of Contents:  Searches from a  title list.
Troubleshooting: Searches for solutions to problems.
Index: Searches by  function/feature name.
Use the 
/ buttons  to switch between the // tabs.
Tips
The  supplied  paper manual contains  important information  such as cautions  and operating
instructions to prevent accidents.  Read the supplied  paper manual thoroughly for safe use.
Steps
Procedure  example: “Table of Contents”  search
1 . In the main page of this manual, select  the “Table of Contents”  tab using the / buttons.
2. Select a title on the left  of the screen  using the / buttons, then  press the  button.
The titles on the right  of the screen  change  according  to the title selected on the left  of the
screen.
3 . Select a title on the right  of the screen  using the / buttons, then  press the  button.
The page of the selected title appears.
4 . Press the  button to proceed  to the next page.
To return  to the previous page, press the 
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							To go to the main page
Press the corresponding  color button indicated  at the bottom of the screen.
To close  the i-Manual
Press the i-MANUAL button.
If you  press the i-MANUAL button again, the previously displayed page reappears. If you  press
the i-MANUAL button after  the TV  is turned off, the main page appears.
Displaying the Page Again While Operating the TV
Press the i-MANUAL button repeatedly  to toggle between the TV  screen  and  previously
displayed page of the i-Manual. In this way, you  can  refer to the i-Manual  while  operating the TV.
Saving Frequently Viewed Pages (Bookmark)
You can  save frequently viewed pages in this manual  using a color button. For details on how to
bookmark,  press the color button that  corresponds to [Show Bookmarks]  at the bottom of the
screen.
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