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Abnormal color | • The magnetic | • Keep external speakers or other | – |
patches | disturbance from | equipment away from the TV. Do not |
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| external speakers or | move the TV while the TV is turned |
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| other equipment, or | on. Press ! (main power) on the TV |
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| the direction of the | to turn off the TV for about five |
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| earth’s magnetic field | minutes, then turn it on again. |
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| may affect the TV. |
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Picture slant | • The magnetic | • Keep external speakers or other | – |
| disturbance from | electrical equipment away from the TV. |
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| external speakers or | • Display the “SETUP” menu and adjust | 30 |
| other equipment, or | ||
| “PIC ROTATION” so that the picture is |
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| the direction of the |
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| aligned to the TV screen. |
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| earth’s magnetic field |
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Lines moving across | • There is interference | • Use the fine tuning (“FINE”) function. | 34 |
the TV screen. | from external sources, |
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| e.g., heavy |
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| machineries, nearby |
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| broadcast station. |
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The 1indicator on | • Your TV may need | • Contact your nearest Sony service | 35 |
your TV flashes red | servicing. | center. |
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a number of times |
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between |
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intervals. |
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Cannot play | • Some shooting games |
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shooting games. | which involve pointing |
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| a light beam at the TV |
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| screen with an |
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| electronic gun or rifle | — | – |
| cannot be used with | ||
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| your TV. For detail, see |
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| the instruction manual |
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| supplied with the |
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| video game software. |
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TV cabinet creaks. | • Changes in room |
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| temperature sometimes |
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| make the TV cabinet | — | – |
| expand or contract, | ||
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| causing a noise. This |
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| does not indicate a |
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| malfunction. |
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A small “boom” | • The TV’s |
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sound is heard | demagnetizing |
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when the TV is | function is working. | — | – |
turned on. | This does not indicate |
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| a malfunction. |
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