Sony KDF-37H1000 Operating Instructions Manual page 43

No sound/Noisy sound
Good picture, no sound • Check tile vohnne control.
• Press MUTING or VOL + so that "Muting" disappears from the screen
(see page 23).
• Set Speakers to TV
Speakers
in the Audio
Options
settings (see page 33).
If it is set to Audio System, sound is not output from the TV's speakers
regardless of the TV's volume control.
• Make sure that the audio is connected.
Audio noise • Make sure that the antenna is connected using the supplied 75-ohm coaxial
cable.
• Keep the antenna cable away from other connecting cords.
• To avoid TV interference, make sure to use an undamaged antenna cable.
No audio for HDMI • Confirm DVD player, set-top-box andio settings. Select 2 channel LPCM audio.
PC Input
No Picture / No Signal • Confirm the PC is connected to the TV with the HDMI IN.
• Ensure the output signal from the PC is one of the formats listed on page 16.
• Turn the PC off. Confirm the PC connection and restart the PC. Plug and play
will auto-detect the TV and correctly set the correct resolution.
Poor Picture • Adjust the resolution (see page 16).
General
Wide Mode changes • The current Wide Mode setting is automatically replaced with the 4:3
automatically Default setting when you change the channel or video input, if4:3 Default in
the Screen settings is set to other than Off. If you want to lock in Wide Mode
selected with WIDE on the remote control, set 4:3 Default to Off in the
Screen settings (see page 31 ).
• Check the Auto Wide option in the Screen settings (see page 31).
"Black box" on screen • You have selected a text option and no text is available (see page 34). To turn off
this feature, set the 1313 Display option to Off. If you were trying to select
closed captioning, select CC1 instead of Text1-4.
Black bands appear at the • Some wide screen programs are fihned in aspect ratios that are greater than 16:9
edges 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).
• Programs in 4:3 aspect ratio will have bands on left and right sides of the
screen.
Certain programs on DVD or • This is clue to the digital compression of the source content used by certain
other digital sources display a digital broadcasts and DVDs which may cause your TV's screen to display less
loss of detail, especially detail than usual, or cause artifacts (small blocks or dots, pixelations) to appear
during fast-motion or clark on your screen. These signal compressions are more visible and are dependent
scenes on the clarity and resolution of the television.
Remote control does not • Check the polarity of the batteries or replace the batteries.
operate • Point the remote control at the remote control sensor located at the front of the
TV.
• Fluorescent lamps can interfere with your remote control operation; try turning
off the fluorescent lamps.
• Keep the remote control sensor area clear from obstacles.
Some digital cable channels • Certain cable companies have limitations on the broadcast of digital cable
are not being displayed channels. Check with your cable company for more information.
• The digital cable channel may be set to Hidden in the Show/Hide Channels
setting (see page 34).
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