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Symptom | Solutions | |
No color | • Display the “Picture” menu and select “Custom” from “Picture Mode”, then | |
| adjust the “Color” level from “Picture Adjustment” (see page 20). | |
| • Display the “Setup” menu and check the “Color System” setting (usually | |
| set this to “Auto”) (see page 24). | |
| • Check the antenna setup. Contact a Sony dealer for advice. | |
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Picture slant | • Keep external speakers or other electrical equipment away from the TV. | |
| • Display the “Picture Position” under “Setup” menu, then adjust “Picture | |
| Rotation” and “Picture | |
| screen (see page 24). | |
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Abnormal color | • Keep external speakers or other equipment away from the TV. Do not | |
patches | move the TV while the TV is turned on. Press ! (main power) on the TV | |
| to turn off the TV for about 15 minutes, then turn it on again to | |
| demagnetize the TV. | |
TV cannot receive | • Check the antenna cable and connection on the TV, VCR and at the wall | |
stereo broadcast | (see page 25). | |
sound | • Check the antenna setup. Contact a Sony dealer for advice. | |
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Stereo broadcast |
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sound switches |
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on and off or is |
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distorted. |
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Teletext display is | • Check the antenna cable and connection on the TV, VCR and at the wall | |
incomplete | (see page 25). | |
(snowy picture or | • Check the antenna setup. Contact a Sony dealer for advice. | |
double images). | ||
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| • Display the “Channel Setup” menu and set the “Signal Booster” to “Auto” | |
| from “Manual Program” (see page 23). | |
| • Try using an external booster. | |
| • Use the fine tuning (“Fine”) function (see page 23). | |
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TV cannot receive | • Connect a separate FM antenna and the TV channel source through an | |
FM radio station. | antenna selector (switch) to your TV (see page 25). | |
The 1 (standby) | • Count the number of times the 1 (standby) indicator flashes. | |
indicator on your | Press ! (main power) to turn off your TV. Contact your nearest Sony | |
TV flashes red | service center. | |
several times after |
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every three |
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seconds. |
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The TV screen | • The “Signal Booster” is functioning to detect a weak signal. This does not | |
sometimes goes | indicate a malfunction. | |
blank for slightly |
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longer than |
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usual during |
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channel change. |
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TV cabinet creaks. | • Changes in room temperature sometimes make the TV cabinet expand or | |
| contract, causing a noise. This does not indicate a malfunction. | |
A small “boom” | • The TV’s demagnetizing function is working. This does not indicate a | |
sound is heard | malfunction. | |
when the TV is |
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turned on. |
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