Troubleshooting

Battery charge indicator

on the monitor

ProblemSolution

Blinks red

The battery may have

 

malfunctioned.

LF-X1 (Red)

1Remove the AC power adapter and the battery. Reinstall the battery.

2If the problem persists, contact your Sony dealer.

LF-X5 (Red)

Troubleshooting

If a problem occurs during operation of the LocationFreeTV, refer to the information provided in this section. If the problem persists, contact your Sony dealer.

General

Problem

Causes and remedies

 

 

Monitor does not turn on.

• Connect the AC power adapter (1 page 26).

 

 

Monitor suddenly turns off.

• Make sure the sleep timer has not been set to activate (1 page 128).

 

• The battery may be dead. Try replacing it. Batteries can be recharged

 

about 300 times before needing replacement.

 

• The monitor may have automatically turned off the power because the

 

temperature elevation reached the safety limit (LF-X5 only).

Others

* appears.

*This icon only appears in Home- Wireless mode.

Make sure the base station is turned on.

Move to a location where appears; or change the height and orientation of the base station.

If a nearby device, such as another wireless access point, is operating on the same wireless channel as the signal from the base station, change the setting on the wireless access point (1 page 132).

Wireless communications might be interfered by radio waves. Change the wireless channel or move to a location free from radio interference (1 page 132).

When using the 2.4 GHz channel:

-Make sure a microwave oven is not in use nearby. Interference from a microwave to the wireless signal will stop when the oven is no longer in use.

-Are you using a 2.4 GHz cordless phone in the vicinity? A cordless phone turned on in the vicinity can interfere with the signal. Change the wireless channel.

Screen suddenly goes dark.

With the Web, Mail, Album, or Settings window displayed, the power

 

save timer activated and turned off the backlight of the screen. Touch the

 

screen or press any button to illuminate the screen. If you prefer,

 

deactivate the power save timer (1 page 128).

 

 

Screen is too dark.

Adjust the Backlight in the settings window.

 

 

On-screen buttons do not respond.

• When the [Index] window or a dialog message is displayed, you cannot

 

select any button outside of that window or message.

 

• Dimmed buttons cannot be selected. Some buttons can only be selected

 

after selecting a check box.

 

 

A different button than the one you

The screen is not aligned with the stylus. See “Stylus Calibration”.

selected responds.

(1 page 128).

 

 

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