Symptom | Possible cause | Solutions |
Good picture/Abnormal | The TV system setting is | • If the sound of all the channels |
sound | inappropriate. | is abnormal, display the TV SET |
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| UP menu and select the |
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| appropriate TV system (TV |
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| SYS), then preset the channels |
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| again. (pages 11 and 12) |
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| • If the sound of some channels is |
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| abnormal, display the MANUAL |
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| PROGRAM menu in the TV SET |
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| UP menu and select the |
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| appropriate TV system (TV SYS) |
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| (page 30). |
Snowy picture/Abnormal | The connection is loose or | Check the antenna cable and |
sound | the cable is damaged. | connection on the video TV and at |
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| the wall. |
| The channel presetting is | Display the TV SET UP menu and |
| inappropriate or | select MANUAL PROGRAM to |
| incomplete. | manually preset the channel again. |
| The antenna type is | Check the antenna type (VHF/ |
| inappropriate. | UHF). Contact a Sony dealer for |
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| advice. |
| The antenna direction, | Adjust the antenna direction, |
| position and angle need | position and angle. Contact a Sony |
| adjustment. | dealer for advice. |
Dotted lines or stripes | There is local interference | • Do not use a hair dryer or other |
| from cars, neon signs, hair | equipment near the video TV. |
| dryers, power generators, | • Adjust the antenna direction, |
| etc. | position and angle for minimum |
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| interference. Contact a Sony |
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| dealer for advice. |
Abnormal color patches | There is magnetic | Locate external speakers or other |
| disturbance from external | equipment away from the video |
| speakers or other | TV. Press ?/1 on the video TV to |
| equipment. | turn off the video TV for about five |
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| minutes, then turn on again. |
Clock and timer section |
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The clock has | The power has been | |
stopped and | interrupted or the AC | (page 9) |
displayed. | power cord is disconnected. |
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