Four Steps To A 4K Tv Experience; Protecting The Tv Screen (Oled Tv) - Sony BRAVIA XR-83A90J Reference Manual

The BRAVIA® 4K TV Experience
Thank you for choosing Sony! Your new BRAVIA® TV
opens the door to the "4K TV Experience". This
document will help you get the most out of your TV.
Please take a moment to register your TV at:
U.S.A.: https://productregistration.sony.com
Canada: https://www.sony.ca/registration

Four Steps to a 4K TV Experience

Set, Source, Sound, and Setup.
1
Set
Now that you have made the best selection in OLED
TV technology, be sure to remove all of the
accessories from the packaging before setting up
your TV.
2
Source
To experience the stunning detail of your BRAVIA TV,
you need access to HD programming.
• Upgrade your signal or content source to
high-definition (4K) by contacting your HD service
provider.
• Bring the astonishing resolution of your Sony 4K
Ultra HD TV to life with Sony 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Player. (The availability depends on region)
• Receive over-the-air HD broadcasts with an
HD-quality antenna connected directly to the back
of your TV.
Visit https://www.antennaweb.org for more
information on antenna selection and setup.
• Discover the wealth of entertainment now available
on super-high resolution Blu-ray Disc™ player and
other Sony HD equipment.
3
Sound
Complete the high-definition experience with a
BRAVIA Sync™ surround sound system or A/V
receiver from Sony.
4
Setup
Install your TV and connect your sources. To help
assure the highest quality for your HD experience,
use Ultra High Speed HDMI (High-Definition
Multimedia Interface) cables.
This TV displays all video input signals in a resolution of
3840 dots × 2160 lines.
Note
• For details of supported formats, refer to the
"Specifications" in this manual.
• For supported PC formats, refer to the online Help Guide.
6
US

Protecting the TV Screen (OLED TV)

Precautions to Protect the Screen from
Damage
Image retention
OLED TV's are susceptible to image retention (burn-in) due
to the characteristics of the materials used. Image retention
may occur if images are displayed in the same location on
the screen repeatedly or over extended periods of time.
This is not a malfunction of the TV. Avoid displaying images
that may cause image retention.
The following are examples of images that
may cause image retention:
• Content with black bars either on the top and bottom
and/or the left and right sides of the screen. (for example,
Letterboxed, 4:3 screen, Standard definition)
• Static images such as photos.
• Video games that might have static content in some part
of the screen.
• On-screen menus, program guides, channel logos etc.
• Static content from applications.
• On-screen tickers, such as those used for news and
headlines.
To reduce the risk of image retention:
• Sony recommends that you turn off the TV normally by
pressing the power button on the remote control or the
TV.
• Fill the screen by changing [Wide mode] to eliminate the
black bars. Select [Wide mode] other than [Normal].
• Turn off the OSD (On Screen Display) by pressing the
DISPLAY button, and turn off the menus from connected
equipment. For details, refer to the instruction manuals
for the connected equipment.
• Avoid displaying static images with bright colors
(including white), clocks or logos on any portion of the
screen.
• Set the picture settings based on the ambient conditions.
The Standard Picture is recommended for home use and
when viewing content that often displays the station
logos, etc.
The TV has following features to help reduce/prevent
image retention.
Panel refresh
A panel refresh will adjust the panel uniformity. Panel
refresh can be performed and should only be used when
image retention is very noticeable.
Caution:
• The Panel refresh function may affect the panel. Do not
perform Panel refresh more than once a year as it may
affect the usable life of the panel.
• Panel refresh takes about one hour to complete.
• A white line may be displayed on the screen during the
Panel refresh, this is not a malfunction of the TV.
• Panel refresh will only work when the room temperature
is between 50 ºF and 104 ºF (10 ºC and 40 ºC).
Pixel shift
Automatically moves the image on the screen to prevent
image retention.
Other feature
The screen brightness is automatically reduced when
displaying still images, clocks, bright colors or logos etc.