Other Information
Picture
No picture (screen not lit), no [_ If your TV does not turn on and the POWER LED keeps blinking in red, your TV
sound may need service. Call your local Sony Service Center.
Make sure the power cord is plugged in.
1_ Press POWER on the front of the TV.
1_ Press TV/VIDEO to cycle through the connected video sources.
Try another channel; it could be station trouble.
Dark, poor or no picture _ Adjust the Picture Mode option in the Picture setting (see page 34).
(screen lit), good sound _ Adjust the Brightness option in the Picture setting (see page 34).
1_ Check the antenna/cable connections.
No color/dark picture/color is 1_ Adjust the Color option in the Picture setting (see page 34).
not correct [21 If you set the Power Saving option to On, it will enhance the black level.
The TV iiirns off aiiioii_aiicaiiy _ Check if ihe Sieep opiion is i_cii_i_iectlor confiri_ ihe Duraiion seiiingof Timer
(page 46).
[_ If the temperature is too high, the TV may also turn off after a warning message is
displayed.
Only snow and noise appear on 1_ Check the antenna/cable connections.
the screen 1_ Try another channel; it could be station trouble.
[_ Press ANT to change the input mode (see page 22).
Dotted lines or stripes _ Move the TV away from noise sources such as cars, neon signs, or hair dryers.
1_ If using 300 ohm twin lead, move the excess lead away from the TV or try using
75 ohm coaxial cable instead.
Double images [21 Using a highly directional outdoor antenna or a cable may soh.'e the problem.
"Black box" on screen _ You have selected a text option in the Caption Vision (CC) feature in the Setup
setting and no text is available (see pages 45 and 48). To turn off this feature, set
the Caption Vision (CC) option to OIL If you were trying to select closed
captioning, select CC1 instead of Text 1-4.
Wide Mode changes [_ The current Wide Mocte setting is automatically replaced with the 4:3 Default
automatically setting when you change the channel or video input, if 4:3 Default in the Screen
settings is set to other than Off. If you want to lock in the Wide Mode selected
with the WIDE button, set 4:3 Default to Off in the Screen settings (see page 40).
1_ Check the Auto Wide option in the Screen settings (see page 39).
Black bands appear at the top [_ Some wide-screen programs are fihned in aspect ratios that are greater than 16:9
and bottom of the screen (this is especially common with theatrical releases). Your TV will show these
programs with black bands at the top and bottom of the screen. For more details,
check the documentation that came with yonr DVD (or contact your program
provider).
Certain programs on DVD or [_ The compression used by certain digital broadcasts and DVDs may cause your
other digital sources display a TV's screen to display less detail than usual, or cause artifacts (small blocks or
loss of detail, especially during clots, pixelations) to appear on your screen. This is due to your TV's large screen
fast-motion or dark scenes and ability to show very fine detail, and is normal for certain digitally recorded
programs. Adjust the Fteality/Clarity in the DFtC Palette setting (see page 35) to
optimize the picture while viewing these sources.
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