Video - Sony GRAND WEGA KDF-E42A10 Operating Instructions Manual

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No picture (screen not lit), no _ If your TV does not turn on and a red light keeps flashing, your TV may need
sound service. Call your local Sony Service Center.
Make sure the power cord is plugged in.
Press POWER on the front of the TV.
[_ Press TV/VI DEO to cycle through the connected video sources.
[_ Try another channel; it could be station trouble.
Dark, poor or no picture _ Adjust the Picture Mode option in the Video setting (see page 63).
(screen lit), good sound _ Adjust the
Brightness
option in the Video setting (see page 63).
Check the antenna/cable connections.
No color/dark picture/color is _ Adjust the Color option in the Video setting (see page 63).
not correct
Only snow and noise appear on _ Check the antenna/cable connections.
the screen [_ Try another channel; it coukt be station trouble.
[_ Press ANT to change the input mode (see page 44).
Dottedlines or stripes _ Adjust the antenna.
[_ Move the TV away l¥om noise sources such as cars, neon signs, or hair dryers.
Double images _ Using a highly directional outdoor antenna or a cable may soh.'e the problem.
[_ Set
Image
Shift to an appropriate value. The default setting is Auto. If doubled
images appear with Auto, select the best value l¥om ] to 4 (see page 79).
"Black box" on screen _ You have selected a text option in the Setup setting and no text is available. (See
page 78 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 CC] instead of
Text 1-4.
Black bands appear at the top _ Some wide-screen programs are fihned in aspect ratios that are greater than 16:9
and bottom of the screen (this is especially common with theatrical releases). Your TV will show these
programs with black bands at the top and bottom of the screen. For more details,
check the documentation that came with your DVD (or contact your program
provider).
Certain programs on DVD or _ The compression used by certain digital broadcasts and DVDs may cause your
other digital sources display a TV's screen to display less detail than usual, or cause artifacts (small blocks or
loss of detail, especially during clots, pixelations) to appear on your screen. This is due to your TV's large screen
fast-motion or clark scenes and ability to show very fine detail, and is normal for certain digitally recorded
programs. Adjust the reality/clarity in the DRC Palette setting (see page 64) to
optimize the picture while viewing these sources.
"Iris Unit error" appears while _ The Iris Control may have a problem. Call your local Sony Service Center.
Advanced Iris is active
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