Troubleshooting
been forgotten.
Enter 9999 for the PIN code. (PIN code 9999 is
When the illumination LED is flashing
always accepted.)
in red, count how many times it
flashes (interval time is three
seconds).
The TV surrounds become warm.
Press «/1 on the TV to turn it off, disconnect
When the TV is used for an extended period, the
the AC power cord (mains lead), and inform
TV surrounds become warm.
your dealer or Sony service centre of how the
You may feel hot when touching there by the
indicator flashes (number of flashes).
hand.
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When the illumination LED is not
flashing, check the items in the tables
Frozen audio or video, a blank screen,
as follows.
or the TV does not respond to TV or
Also refer to “Troubleshooting” in the
remote buttons.
i-Manual. If the problem persists, have your
Perform a simple reset of the TV by unplugging
TV serviced by qualified service personnel.
the AC power cord for two minutes, then plug it
in again.
There is no picture (screen is dark) and
no sound.
The CH+/–, +/–, , , and
Check the antenna (aerial)/cable connection.
HOME buttons cannot be located on
Connect the TV to the AC power (mains), and
the TV.
press «/1 on the TV or remote.
See below illustration for location of the buttons
on the TV.
Some programmes cannot be tuned.
Check the antenna (aerial) or dish.
For satellite models only:
The satellite cable might be short-circuited or
there might be connection problems of the
cable. Check the cable connection and then turn
the TV off with the Mains power On/Off switch,
and turn it on again.
The frequency that you entered is out of range.
Consult the received satellite broadcasting
The illumination LED is turned on.
company.
If you do not wish to light up the illumination
LED, you can turn it off.
Press HOME, then select “Settings” t “System
There is no Cable TV services
Settings” t “General Set-up” t “Illumination
(programmes) found.
LED” t “Off”. You can also press OPTIONS,
Check the cable connection or tuning
then select “Illumination LED” t “Off”.
configuration.
Attempt the “Digital Auto Tuning” by selecting
“Antenna” instead of “Cable”.
The remote does not function.
Replace the batteries.
Your TV may be in SYNC mode.
Press SYNC MENU, select “TV Control” and then
select “Home (Menu)” or “Options” to control
the TV.
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Sony KDL-42W805B
The Sony KDL-42W805B TV is a model with a screen diagonal of 106.7 cm, a screen resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, an aspect ratio of 16:9, 4 HDMI ports to connect a Blu-ray player, DVD, a game console, etc., 2 USB ports to connect an external hard drive, a Chromecast, a Bluetooth receiver etc., Ethernet port to connect to the internet via cable, internet connection via Wi-Fi, in addition to the rest of the features listed below.
Release date: 2014-02-05.
| Exhibition | |
|---|---|
| Brand | Sony |
| Model | KDL-42W805B |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| HDMI ports | 4 |
| USB supports | Yes |
| Ethernet sockets | Yes |
| USB ports | 2 |
| Ultra slim TV | No |
| Curved TV | No |
| Size diagonal | 106.7 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 |
| Colour | Black |
| No. of speakers | 2 |
| Total speaker output | 16 |
| Internet access | Yes |
| Smart TV | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Miracast screen mirroring support | Yes |
| Power consumption standby | 0.5 |
| Short description | Sony KDL-42W805B, 106.7 cm (42″), 1920 x 1080 pixels, 3D, Smart TV, Wi-Fi, Black |
| Long description | Sony KDL-42W805B. Display diagonal: 106.7 cm (42″), Display resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels, HD type: Full HD, Screen shape: Flat. 3D. Smart TV. Motion interpolation technology: Motionflow 200 Hz, Native aspect ratio: 16:9. Digital signal format system: DVB-C,DVB-S,DVB-S2,DVB-T,DVB-T2. Wi-Fi, Ethernet LAN. Product colour: Black |
| Handheld remote control: | Yes |
| Energy efficiency class: | A++ |
| HD type: | Full HD () |
| Display diagonal: | 106.7 cm (42″) |
| Motion interpolation technology: | Motionflow 200 Hz |
| Contrast ratio (dynamic): | 1000000:1 |
| Native aspect ratio: | 16:9 |
| Comb filter: | 3D |
| Display diagonal (metric): | 106.7 cm |
| Display resolution: | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Screen format adjustments: | 4:3,14:9,16:9 |
| Screen shape: | Flat |
| Supported graphics resolutions: | 1920 x 1080 (HD 1080) |
| Supported video modes: | 1080p |
| Viewing angle, horizontal: | 89° |
| Viewing angle, vertical: | 89° |
| Audio | |
| Audio decoders: | Dolby Digital |
| Audio decoding technologies: | Dolby Digital Plus,Dolby Digital Pulse |
| RMS rated power: | 16 W |
| Number of speakers: | 2 |
| TV tuner | |
| Analog signal format system: | NTSC 3.58,NTSC 4.43,PAL,SECAM |
| Number of tuners: | 1 tuner(s) |
| Tuner type: | Analog & digital |
| Digital signal format system: | DVB-C,DVB-S,DVB-S2,DVB-T,DVB-T2 |
| Ports and Interfaces | |
| Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL): | Yes |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports: | 1 |
| HDMI ports quantity: | 4 () |
| Headphone outputs: | 1 |
| RF ports quantity: | 1 |
| SCART ports quantity: | 1 |
| USB 2.0 ports quantity: | 2 () |
| DVI port: | No |
| Component video (YPbPr/YCbCr) in: | 1 |
| Digital audio optical out: | 1 |
| Composite video in: | 1 |
| Audio (L/R) in: | 2 |
| Energy monitoring | |
| Power consumption (standby): | 0.5 W |
| Power consumption (typical): | 51 W |
| Weight and measurements | |
| Weight (without stand): | 10.5 kg |
| Depth (with stand): | 170 mm |
| Depth (without stand): | 6.4 cm |
| Weight (with stand): | 11.7 kg |
| Height (without stand): | 56.3 cm |
| Height (with stand): | 600 mm |
| Width (with stand): | 958 mm |
| Width (without stand): | 95.8 cm |
| Connection | |
| Ethernet LAN: | Y () |
| Wi-Fi: | Y () |
| Wi-Fi Direct: | Yes |
| Browser supported: | Opera |
| Wi-Fi standards: | IEEE 802.11a,IEEE 802.11b,IEEE 802.11g,IEEE 802.11n |
| Management Features | |
| On Screen Display (OSD) languages: | Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, German, Dutch, English, Spanish, Estonian, Finnish, French, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, KAZ, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, SER, Slovak, Slovenian, Turkish, Ukrainian |
| Electronic Programme Guide (EPG): | Yes |
| Sleep timer: | Yes |
| On Screen Display (OSD): | Yes |
| On/Off timer: | Yes |
| Other features | |
| 3D glasses quantity: | 2 |
| Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certified: | Yes |
| Wi-Fi ready: | Yes |
| Energy efficiency class (old): | A++ |
| 3D: | Yes |
| 3D glasses included: | Yes |
| 3D type: | Passive |
| Batteries included: | Yes |
| Built-in speaker(s): | Yes |
| Near Field Communication (NFC): | Yes |
| Design | |
| Product colour: | Black |
| On/off switch: | Yes |
| Performance | |
| 24p support: | Yes |
| Game mode: | Yes |
| Local dimming: | Yes |
| Parental control: | Yes |
| Teletext function: | Yes |
| Teletext: | 2000 pages |
| Noise reduction: | Yes |
| Smart TV | |
| Smart TV: | Y () |
| Smart modes: | Game, Photo, Sports, Standard, Vivid |
| Lifestyle apps: | Skype |
| Internet TV: | Yes |
| Packaging | |
| Cables included: | AC |
| Package width: | 1078 mm |
| Remote control included: | Yes |
| Warranty card: | Yes |
| Desktop stand: | Yes |
| Package weight: | 15 kg |
| Package height: | 660 mm |
| Manual: | Yes |
| Package depth: | 126 mm |
Sony KDL-42W805A: design
The real difference between the Sony W8 and W9 ranges, however, is that the W8 series doesn’t have the W9’s ‘Triluminos’ display, which aims to widen the range of shades and hues. Here we instead have ‘X-Reality Pro’, which aims to improve video processing by using a database of visual information.
Round the back, the KDL-42W805A is fairly well equipped. There are four HDMI inputs and three USB ports, one of which can record from the built-in Freeview HD or satellite tuners. Also present are composite, component and RGB Scart inputs, as well as an optical out, a headphone jack, an ethernet port and built-in wi-fi.
We found it fairly easy to set things up, with an intuitive (and attractive) interface and not too many options to flick through. Once we optimised the picture quality with our trusty THX disc, we were able to copy the settings over to all inputs, which is a timesaving feature we always like to see.
There are two remote control handsets: a traditional one with all the buttons you’d expect, and a slimmed-down version with only the most useful buttons. Both units are nicely designed and responsive in use, although they feel a little cheap and plasticky.
The smaller remote has NFC technology in its back, which can be used to cleverly connect a compatible smartphone and mirror its screen on the TV. This worked well with Sony’s own Xperia Z, but it refused to play with a Samsung Galaxy S4. Sony assures us it’s working on it. The remote control also has a ‘fast zapping’ feature, which lets you skim through content lists while you keep watching TV.
Sony KDL-42W805A: app
If juggling those remotes is too much for you, Sony’s TV SideView app may just be the solution. This is a versatile, highly functional app that does everything the physical remotes do, along with a few extra tricks.
Its central feature is a slick, intuitive programme guide that works even better than the one on the TV itself – partly because you don’t need to interrupt what’s happening on the TV. Programmes are summarised, and there is cast information, a page for related shows and, somewhat oddly, an option to see what people are saying about it on Twitter. Once you’ve chosen your desired content, just click ‘Watch’ and the TV will jump to the right channel – or connect a hard drive and record away.
The app also lets you choose recorded content or stream from a network-connected PC. Don’t want or need all of these functions? The app also works as a simple TV remote. It doesn’t, unfortunately, offer second-screen viewing, however, so you won’t be able to wander off and keep watching.
The rest of Sony’s 2013 Smart TV interface is a mixed bag. Gone is the XrossMediaBar menu of yesteryear, replaced by a hub approach that’s easy to navigate. It’s neat, with large colourful tiles denoting apps and submenus.
But Sony may have gone overboard on the simplifying, as there’s no way to filter the apps. Instead you get a large list that’s not organised in any obvious order, where Picasa lies next to Backgammon.
Once you’ve trawled through this potentially overwhelming selection, you can pick apps to be kept on a single favourites bar. There is a search function, but even so it’s not the organised browsing experience that we’d like.
Specifications
60Hz), 720p (30, 50, 60Hz), 720/24p, 576p,
576i, 480p, 480i
Video (3D):
System
Side-by-Side 1080/24p, 1080i (50, 60Hz), 720p
Panel system
(50, 60Hz)
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Panel
Over-Under 1080p (30Hz), 1080/24p, 1080i (50,
TV system
60Hz), 720p (50, 60Hz)
Analogue: Depending on your country/area
Audio: Two channel linear PCM: 32, 44.1 and
selection: B/G/H, D/K, L, I, M
48kHz, 16, 20 and 24 bits, Dolby Digital
Digital: DVB-T/DVB-C
DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (OPTICAL)
DVB-T2 (except KDL-55/47/42W802A)
Digital optical jack (Two channel linear PCM,
Satellite: DVB-S/DVB-S2 (except KDL-55/47/
Dolby Digital)
42W802A)
AUDIO OUT / i
Colour/video system
Audio output (stereo minijack)
Analogue: PAL, SECAM, NTSC3.58, NTSC4.43
Headphones jack
Digital: Refer to the i-Manual.
1 (HDD Rec), 2, 3
Channel coverage
USB HDD device port ( 1 only), USB port
Analogue: UHF/VHF/Cable, Depending on your
country/area selection.
CAM (Conditional Access Module) slot
Digital: UHF/VHF/Cable, Depending on your
country/area selection.
LAN
Satellite: IF Frequency 950-2150 MHz (except
10BASE-T/100BASE-TX connector (Depending on
KDL-55/47/42W802A)
the operating environment of the network,
connection speed may differ. 10BASE-T/
Sound output
100BASE-TX communication rate and
10W + 10W
communication quality are not guaranteed for
this TV.)
Input/Output jacks
Antenna (aerial) cable
Others
75 ohm external terminal for VHF/UHF
Supplied accessories
Satellite antenna (except KDL-55/47/42W802A)
Refer to “What’s in the box” in Quick Start Guide.
Female F-Type Connector IEC169-24, 75 ohm.
Optional accessories
DiSEqC 1.0, LNB 13 V/18 V & 22kHz tone,
Camera and Microphone Unit:CMU-BR200/CMU-
SingleCable Distribution EN50494.
BR100
/AV1
USBWireless LAN Adapter: UWA-BR100
21-pin scart connector (CENELEC standard)
Passive 3D Glasses: TDG-500P
including audio/video input, RGB input and TV
audio/video output.
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BPR (Component Video): 1080p (50, 60Hz),
SimulView Passive Glasses: TDG-SV5P
1080i (50, 60Hz), 720p (50, 60Hz), 576p, 576i,
480p, 480i
Audio input (phono jacks)
t AV2
Video input (common phono pin with Y input)
Operating temperature
HDMI IN 1, 2, 3, 4
0 ºC — 40 ºC
Video (2D): 1080p (30, 50, 60Hz), 1080/24p, 1080i
Operating humidity
(50, 60Hz), 720p (30, 50, 60Hz),
10% — 80% RH (non-condensing)
720/24p, 576p, 576i, 480p, 480i, PC Formats
Video (3D):
Frame Packing 1080p (30Hz), 1080/24p,
1080i (50, 60Hz), 720p (30, 50, 60Hz),
720/24p
Side-by-Side 1080p (50, 60Hz), 1080/24p,
1080i (50, 60Hz), 720p (50, 60Hz)
Over-Under 1080p (30, 50, 60Hz), 1080/24p,
1080i (50, 60Hz), 720p (50, 60Hz)
Audio: Two channel linear PCM: 32, 44.1 and
48kHz, 16, 20 and 24 bits, Dolby Digital
ARC (Audio Return Channel) (HDMI IN 1 only)
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Sony KDL-42W805A: picture
Thankfully, the Sony’s picture goes some way in making amends. Tuner performance is sharp and clear, with only a hint of noise. The X-Reality Pro software does a very good job, putting out pictures that look crisper than other upscaling efforts we’ve seen recently. It makes watching standard-definition content much more satisfactory as we continue to wait for more HD channels.
We’re also happy with the picture on DVD and Blu-ray. There is plenty of detail, which the Sony handles delicately, with nothing ever seeming overly sharp. We put on a bit of Star Wars on DVD and the Sony does a fine job of reproducing Luke Skywalker’s moppish hair.
It’s a similar performance as we switch over to a Blu-ray and marvel at the texture that can be seen on Spider-Man’s suit. Colours are well judged and manage to appear striking while staying subtle. Motion is handled well, with slow pans going by with little judder.
It’s when we come to black levels that the Sony gets into just a bit of trouble. Dark scenes appear a little washed out, never getting close to a deep black.
This can be remedied by a black-enhancing processing mode, but that then affects the brighter elements of a scene, pushing crisp whites into greyish territory. Even with the mode activated, though, the blacks never reach the depths of, for example, the Panasonic TX-P42GT60B or the Samsung UE40F7000.
The KDL-42W805A is one of Sony’s first passive 3D efforts, and it is an impressive one. Watching Life of Pi in 3D, we found the pictures to be sharp and bright, with plenty of subtle detail.
The sense of depth feels natural; there’s less of the ‘cardboard cut-outs’ effect that plagues many 3D TVs. It’s also comfortable to use, in terms of both eyestrain and the glasses on your face.
The sound the KDL-42W805A produces is detailed, with a real emphasis on clarity and sharpness. It’s on the thin side, however, and more lightweight than we’d like – this is a flat-panel screen after all. It’s fine for speech-heavy content such as the news, but to get the most out of a film, as usual we’d recommend getting some proper speakers or a soundbar.
