Video; General - Sony KD-30XS955, KD-32XS945, KD-34SX955, KD-36SX955 Operating Instructions Manual

Video

Problem
No picture
(screen not lit), no sound
Dark, poor or no
picture (screen lit),
good sound
No color
Only snow and noise
appear on the screen
Dotted lines
or stripes
Double images or ghosts
"Black box" on screen
Bars appear at the
top and bottom of the screen

General

Problem
How to reset TV to
factory settings
How to restore Video settings
to factory settings
How to restore Audio
settings to factory settings
Cannot cycle through the
other video equipment
connected to the TV
Cannot operate Menu
Lost password
Possible Remedies
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If your TV does not turn on, and a red light keeps flashing, your TV may
need service. Call your local Sony Service Center.
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Make sure the power cord is plugged in.
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POWER
Press the button on the front of the TV.
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Press the TV/VIDEO button to cycle through the connected video sources.
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Try another channel; it could be station trouble.
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Adjust the Picture option in the Video Menu (see page 78).
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Adjust the Brightness
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Check the antenna/cable connections.
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Color
Adjust the option in the Video Menu (see page 78).
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Check the antenna/cable connections.
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Try another channel; it could be station trouble.
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Press ANT to change the input mode (see page 47).
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Adjust the antenna.
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Move the TV away from noise sources such as cars, neon signs, or hair-
dryers.
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Using a highly directional outdoor antenna or a cable may solve the
problem.
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You have selected a text option in the Setup Menu and no text is available.
(See page 89 to reset Setup selections.) To turn off this feature, set the
Caption Vision option to Off. If you were trying to select closed captioning,
select CC1 instead of
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Some wide-screen programs are filmed in aspect ratios that are greater
than 16:9, such as 2.35:1. (This is especially common with theatrical
releases). Your TV will show these programs with bars at the top and
bottom of the screen. For more details, check the documentation that came
with your DVD (or contact your program provider).
Possible Remedies
❏
Turn on the TV. While holding down the
control, press the POWER
back on again.) Release the
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RESET
Press the button on the remote control while in the Video Menu (see
page 78).
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Press the RESET button on the remote control while in the Audio Menu (see
page 80).
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Be sure the Video Label
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If a Menu option appears in gray, this indicates that the TV is in a state in
which the Menu option is not available.
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In the password screen (see page 86), enter the following master password:
4357. The master password clears your previous password; it cannot be
used to temporarily unblock channels.
option in the Video Menu (see page 78).
TEXT 1-4.
RESET
button on the TV. (The TV will turn itself off, then
RESET button.
option is not set to Skip
button on the remote
(see page 90).
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