Troubleshooting (continued)

Symptom

Possible cause

Solutions

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Abnormal color

• The magnetic disturbance

• Locate external speakers or other

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patches

from external speakers or

equipment away from the TV. Do not

 

 

 

other equipment, or the

move the TV while the TV is turned

 

 

 

 

 

 

direction of the earth’s

on. Press ! (main power) on the TV

 

 

 

magnetic field may affect

to turn off the TV for about 15

 

 

 

the TV.

minutes, then turn it on again.

 

 

 

 

• Display the “Picture Position” menu

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under the “Setup” menu and adjust

 

 

 

 

“Picture Rotation” and “Picture V-

 

 

 

 

Position” so that the picture is

 

 

 

 

aligned to the TV screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV cannot receive

• The stereo reception

• Press A/B until “Auto” appears on

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stereo broadcast

setting is

the screen.

 

signal.

inappropriate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The sound of the right

• Press or .

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picture is selected

 

 

 

 

when TWIN pictures

 

 

 

 

are displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stereo broadcast

• The connection is loose

• Check the antenna cable and

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sound switches on

or the cable is damaged.

connection on the TV, VCR and on the

 

and off or is

 

wall.

 

distorted.

 

 

 

• The antenna direction

• Adjust the antenna direction. Contact a

or

needs adjustment.

Sony dealer for advice.

 

The sound switches

 

 

 

 

between stereo and

 

 

 

monaural

• The broadcast signal

• Press A/B until a better sound is heard.

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frequently.

has a transmission

 

 

 

 

problem.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“100” appears at

• The channel carries

 

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the top of the

no Teletext broadcast.

 

 

screen after

 

 

 

approximately 10

 

 

seconds and there is

 

 

 

no Teletext display.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teletext display is

• Connection is loose or

• Check the antenna cable and connection

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incomplete

the cable is damaged.

on the TV, VCR, and at the wall.

 

(snowy picture or

 

 

 

double images).

 

 

 

• The antenna direction

• Adjust the antenna direction. Contact a

 

 

 

 

is inappropriate.

Sony dealer for advice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Signal transmission is

• Try using a booster.

 

 

too low.

• Use the fine tuning (”Fine”) function.

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Lines moving across

• There is interference

• Use the fine tuning (”Fine”) function.

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the TV screen.

from external

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sources, e.g., heavy

 

 

 

 

machineries, nearby

 

 

 

 

broadcast station.

 

 

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