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How to reset TV to factory | ❏ | Turn on the TV. While holding down the M button on the remote control, press the |
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| The TV will turn itself off, then back on again with Initial Setup. |
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| WARNING: This operation will clear all of your customized settings including |
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| Parental Lock setting. |
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How to restore Picture settings | ❏ | Select Reset setting option while in the Picture setting (see page 59). |
to factory settings |
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How to restore Sound settings | ❏ | Select Reset setting option while in the Sound setting (see page 62). |
to factory settings |
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Cannot cycle through the other | ❏ | Be sure the Label Video Inputs option is not set to Skip (see page 71). |
video equipment connected to |
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Cannot operate the setting | ❏ | If a setting option appears in gray, this indicates that the setting option is not available. |
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Lost password | ❏ | On the password screen (see page 68), enter the following master password: 4357. |
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| The master password clears your previous password; it cannot be used to |
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| temporarily unblock channels. |
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TIMER LED on front panel is | ❏ | When lit, indicates that the timer is set (see page 72). When the timer is set, this |
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LAMP LED blinks in red | ❏ | Replace the lamp (see page 76). |
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Digital cable box does not work ❏ | If you are connecting a VCR and digital cable box using a splitter, as described on | |
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| page 31, you must use a special |
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| your digital cable box. Contact your cable provider for details. |
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Cannot record digital channels | ❏ | Only analog channels can be recorded to your VCR. |
to VCR |
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TV cabinet creaks | ❏ | When the TV is in use, there is a natural rise in temperature, causing the cabinet to |
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| expand or contract and may be accompanied by a slight creaking noise. This is not |
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A slight creaking noise occurs | ❏ | Advanced Iris applies a mechanical iris system. When Advanced Iris is set, a |
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| natural creaking noise occurs due to the basic structure of the optical unit. The |
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| creaking sound is an inherent nature of this system and is not a defect. |
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The cooling fan is loud | ❏ | If the TV is used at high altitudes and set to High, the cooling fan runs faster and |
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| its sound becomes louder. If the TV is not used at high altitudes, set Cooling |
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| Mode to Normal (see page 73). |
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"High Temperature Warning!" | ❏ | Make sure to remove dust from the ventilation slots on the rear and both sides of |
message appears |
| the TV. In addition, make sure that there are no obstacles in front of the ventilation |
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| slots. If the message still appears after the dust or obstacles are removed, the TV |
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| may need servicing. Call your local Sony Service Center. |
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The TV does not turn on | ❏ | The TV cools down its projection lamp when the power is turned off. It takes up to |
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| two minutes for the picture to come back after the TV is turned on again. Wait for |
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| a while until the picture comes back. |
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