Other Information

Troubleshooting

If you have a problem with your TV, try the suggestions below. If the problem persists, see “Contacting Sony” at the end of this section.

General

Problem

Possible Remedies

I want to reset the TV

Turn on the TV. While holding down the RESET button on the

to the factory

remote control, press POWER button on the TV front panel.

settings

The TV will turn itself off, then back on again. Release the

 

RESET button.

 

 

The TV is dirty

Clean the TV with a soft dry cloth. Never use strong solvents

 

such as thinner or benzine, which might damage the finish of

 

the cabinet.

 

 

I lost the parental

In the password screen, enter the following master password:

control password

4357. After using the master password, you must create a new

 

password. You cannot use the master to unlock currently

 

blocked channels.

There is a black box on the screen

You have selected a text option in the Setup menu (page 37) and no text is available. To turn off this feature, select Off in the Caption Vision option. If you were trying to select closed captioning, select CC1-4 instead of Text1-4.

There was a blackout

Press the POWER button on your remote control or on the TV

or power outage, and

front panel.

now the TV won't turn

 

on and the timer LED

 

is flashing

 

 

 

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