Other Information

Other Information

Troubleshooting

If you are having a problem with your TV, try the suggestions below. If the problem persists, contact your nearest Sony dealer.

No picture, no sound

￿Make sure the power cord is plugged in.

￿If a red light is flashing on the front of your TV for more than a few minutes, disconnect and reconnect the power cord to restore the TV. If the problem continues, call your local service center.

￿Check the TV/VIDEO settings: when watching TV, set to TV; when watching video equipment, set to VIDEO (page 9).

￿Check your PARENTAL CONTROL settings, (see pages 21-23).

￿Make sure the batteries have been inserted correctly into the remote control.

 

￿ Try another channel, it could be station trouble.

Poor or no

￿ Adjust PICTURE in the VIDEO menu (page 13).

picture, good

￿ Adjust BRIGHTNESS in the VIDEO menu (page 13).

sound

￿ Check the antenna and/or cable connections (page 3).

 

 

 

Good picture,

￿ Press MUTING so that MUTING disappears from the

no sound

screen (page 9).

 

￿ Check your AUDIO settings. Your TV may be set to

 

SAP (page 14).

 

 

No color

￿ Adjust COLOR in the VIDEO menu (page 13).

 

 

Only snow

￿ Check the CABLE setting in the CHANNEL SET UP

appears on the

menu (page 17).

screen

￿ Check the antenna and/or cable connections (page 3).

 

￿ Make sure the channel selected is currently

 

broadcasting.

Dotted lines or stripes

￿Adjust the antenna.

￿Move the TV away from other electronic equipment. Some electronic equipment can create electrical noise, which can interfere with TV reception.

Double images ￿ Check your outdoor antenna or call your cable service. or ghosts

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