No color or irregular color when viewing a signal from the
Y, PB/CB, PR/CR jacks of 
1, 2
•Check the connection of the Y, PB/CB, PR/CR jacks of 
1, 2.
•Make sure that the Y, PB/CB, PR/CR plugs of 
1, 2 are firmly seated in their respective jacks.
When displaying the Twin Picture, the quality of the sub screen picture is not as good as that of the main screen picture
•The quality of the sub screen picture may be deteriorated depending on the combination of the input signals.
Sound
Problem | Cause/Remedy |
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No sound, but good picture | • Press 2 +/– or % (Mute). |
| • Check that “Speaker” is set to “On” in the “Sound” menu (page 32). |
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Noisy sound | • See the “Picture noise (dotted lines or stripes)” cause/remedy on page 53. |
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Low sound volume | • “Mono” is selected. Set to “Auto” by pressing A/B (page 19). |
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No stereo broadcast signal is | • The stereo reception setting is inappropriate. Press A/B until “Auto” appears |
received | on the screen (page 19). |
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Stereo broadcast sound | • The antenna connection is loose or the antenna cable is damaged. Check the |
switches on and off, or is | cable and connection on the TV, VCR, and on the wall (page 14). |
distorted; | • Adjust the antenna direction for the minimum interference. Contact a Sony |
The sound switches between | dealer for advice. |
stereo and monaural frequently | • Signal transmission is low. Try using a booster. Otherwise, use the fine |
| tuning (“Fine”) function (page 35). |
| • The broadcast signal has a transmission problem. Press A/B until a better |
| sound is heard (page 19). |
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No sound from the computer | • Check the connection of the audio cable (page 42). |
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General
Problem | Cause/Remedy |
The TV turns off automatically | • Check to see if the Sleep Timer function is activated (page 41). |
(the TV enters standby mode) | • If the inside of TV becomes too warm, the TV automatically switches to |
| standby mode. |
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Some input sources cannot be | • Select “Video Label” in the “Setup” menu and cancel “Skip” of the input |
selected | source (page 39). |
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No picture but “PC” indication | • The TV was set to the standby mode by the Power Management function |
appears when the TV is turned | (page 39). Select a channel. |
on. |
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