TV CHANNELS ARE | Check your auto lock function’s settings inside the OSD. You  | 
BLOCKED | may have locked up some channels but forgot about them.  | 
  | Refer to page 34 for more instructions.  | 
UNIVERSAL  | This TV follows SONY’s universal remote code. Please check  | 
REMOTE CODE  | your hand book for SONY’s codes then apply them.  | 
THE TV TURNS ON  | This TV is a High Definition liquid crystal display panel TV. It  | 
OR OFF SLOWLY  | requires a few more seconds than normal TVs to power up and  | 
AND THE SCREEN  | show the picture.  | 
SHOWS UP | 
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SLOWLY | 
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NO SOUND ON PC | Make sure you have a 3.5 mm   | 
  | your pc’s sound output to the TV’s VGA STEREO INPUT.  | 
HDCP VIDEO SAYS  | Reboot your HDCP video device but turning them off and  | 
NO HDCP SUPPORT | unplugging the power cord. Wait up to 8 minutes to plug the  | 
  | power back in to see if it works or not.  | 
  | Make sure you have a 3.5 mm   | 
HDCP VIDEO HAS  | your HDCP video device’s sound output to the TV’s VGA  | 
NO AUDIO | STEREO INPUT. If your HDCP video device uses RCA AUDIO  | 
  | jacks, you’ll need to obtain a RCA audio converted into 3.5 mm  | 
  | |
CANNOT GET | Make sure the TV is recognized as plug and play monitor. Try  | 
1360X768 ON PC  | updating your video card’s drivers as well. If that does not help,  | 
VGA  | most likely you’ll need to upgrade your video card to a newer  | 
  | one.  | 
PICTURE IS  | This might be from interference from large electrical appliances,  | 
DISTORTED OR  | cars, motorcycles, or fluorescent lights. If the TV is close to the  | 
HAS ABNORMAL  | wall, try moving the TV to another room in your house to see if  | 
SOUND | the problem still occurs.  | 
  | If you’re using HDMI or a TV digital channel make sure you use  | 
  | the ASPECT button to switch to 16:9 format. If you are using  | 
  | VGA, use the AUTO ADJUST function to adjust to the screen.  | 
PICTURE DOES  | Please Note : If you are using regular analog TV, AV, or  | 
NOT COVER THE  | component in 480i resolution, use the ASPECT button to switch  | 
ENTIRE SCREEN | to 16:9 in order to fill up the screen. Please Note : This note  | 
  | this feature will distort the picture.  | 
  | For best image quality, view HD widescreen programs where  | 
  | possible. If HD content is not available view “Standard  | 
PICTURE QUALITY  | Definition” from a digital source. Standard, analog TV will  | 
IS HORRIBLE!! | always be noticeable inferior to HD because your TV has video  | 
  | that is many times better than old TV’s and so you can see  | 
  | interference and deficiencies you did not KNOW you had.  | 
PICTURE HAS  | Your TV is manufactured using an extremely high level of  | 
PIXELS THAT ARE  | precision technology, however, sometimes some pixels of your  | 
ALWAYS  | TV may not display. Pixels defects within industry specifications  | 
DISPLAYING THE  | are inherent to this type of product and do not constitute a  | 
SAME COLOR  | defective product.  | 
I CANNOT CHANGE  | Your TV syncs time automatically according to your local TV  | 
THE TIME  | channel. This function only works while the TV’s tuner is  | 
MANUALLY  | connected to an ANTENNA.  | 
BIG BLACK BOX IN  | You have turned on closed captioning and are using TEXT1 –  | 
THE MIDDLE OF  | TEXT4. Change the setting to CC1 or turn off closed captioning  | 
SCREEN  | and the box will disappear. Refer to page 40 for more  | 
  | information.  | 
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