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Only snow and noise appear |
| • | Check if the antenna is broken or bent. |
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Picture (dotted lines or stripes) | • | Keep the TV away from electrical noise sources such as cars, motorcycles, | |||||||||||||
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| • Adjust the antenna direction for the minimum interference. Contact a Sony | ||||||||||
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Picture noise when viewing a | • | Select “Manual Program Preset” in the “Channel Setup” menu and adjust | |||||||||||||
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| • Select “Noise Reduction” in the “Picture” menu to reduce the noise in the | ||||||||||
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Stripe noise during playback/ |
| • | Video head interference. Keep your VCR away from the TV. |
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| • | Avoid installing your VCR in front of the TV or beside the TV. |
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Good picture, but noisy sound | • | The TV system setting is inappropriate. |
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Good picture, but no sound |
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| Press %, or 2 + to cancel the muting. |
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Some tiny black points and/or | • | The picture of a display unit is composed of pixels. Tiny black points and/or | |||||||||||||
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No color on programs |
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No color |
| • | The color intensity setting is too low. Select “Color” in the “Picture” menu | ||||||||||||
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Lines moving across the TV |
| • | There is interference from external sources, e.g., heavy machineries, | ||||||||||||
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No color or irregular color |
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Picture flashes initially when |
| • | It might due to authentication process between HDMI equipment and TV. | ||||||||||||
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switching on the TV with HDMI mode
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