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Picture slant | • The magnetic | • Keep external speakers or other electrical | – | |
| disturbance from | equipment away from the TV. |
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| external speakers or | • Display the “Picture Position” under | 28 | |
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| “Setup” menu, then adjust “Picture |
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| the direction of the |
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| Rotation” and “Picture |
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| earth’s magnetic field |
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| the picture is aligned to the TV screen. |
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| may affect the TV. |
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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 on. |
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| other equipment, or the | Press ! (main power) on the TV to turn |
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| direction of the earth’s | off the TV for about 15 minutes, then turn |
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| magnetic field may | it on again to demagnetize the TV. |
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| affect the TV. |
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TV cannot receive | • The connection is | • Check the antenna cable and connection | 30 | |
stereo broadcast | loose or the cable is | on the TV, VCR and at the wall. |
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sound. | damaged. |
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or | • The antenna setup is | • Check the antenna setup. Contact a Sony | – | |
Stereo broadcast | inappropriate. | dealer for advice. |
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sound switches |
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on and off or is |
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distorted. |
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“100” appears at • The channel carries no |
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the top of the | Teletext broadcast. | — |
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screen and there |
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is no Teletext |
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display. |
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Teletext display is • Connection is loose or | • Check the antenna cable and connection | 30 | ||
incomplete | the cable is damaged. | on the TV, VCR, and at the wall. |
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(snowy picture or |
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double images). • The antenna setup is | • Check the antenna setup. Contact a Sony | |||
| inappropriate. | dealer for advice. |
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| • Signal transmission | • Display the “Channel Setup” menu and | 27 | |
| is too low. | set the “Signal Booster” to “Auto” from |
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| “Manual Program”. | – | |
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| • Use the fine tuning (“Fine”) function. | 27 |
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