Sony KDE-50XS955 Service Manual page 20

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
TIMER LED on front panel is lit
Digital cable box does not work
Cannot record digital channels
to VCR
Possible Remedies
s
Turn on the TV. While holding down the
press the POWER button on the right side of the TV. (The TV will turn itself off,
then back on again.) Release the
s Press the RESET button on the remote control while in the Video Menu (see page
92).
s Press the RESET button on the remote control while in the Audio Menu (see page
95).
s Label Video Inputs
Be sure the
s
If a Menu option appears in gray, this indicates that the TV is in a state in which
the Menu option is not available.
s In the password screen (see page 101), enter the following master password: 4357.
The master password clears your previous password; it cannot be used to
temporarily unblock channels.
s
The LED (see page 16) blinks when the TV is turned on, then shuts off when the
picture is displayed. If the LED blinks continuously, this may indicate the TV
needs service. When lit, indicates that the timer is set (page 107). When the timer
is set, this LED will remain lit even when the TV is turned off.
s
If you are connecting a VCR and digital cable box using a splitter, as described on
page 32, you must use a special bi-directional splitter that is designed to work with
your digital cable box. Contact your cable TV company for details.
s Only analog channels can be recorded to your VCR.
RESET
button on the remote control,
RESET button.
Skip
option is not set to (see page 105).
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