Sony KD-34XS955 Operating Instructions - Page 102

Video, General, POWER, TV/VIDEO, Picture, Brightness, Color, Caption Vision, TEXT 1-4, RESET - red light flashes

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Other Info Other SETUP Video Problem Possible Remedies No picture ❏ If your TV does not turn on, and a red light keeps flashing, your TV may (screen not lit), no sound need service. Call your local Sony Service Center. ❏ Make sure the power cord is plugged in. ❏ Press the POWER button on the front of the TV. ❏ Press the TV/VIDEO button to cycle through the connected video sources. ❏ Try another channel; it could be station trouble. Dark, poor or no ❏ Adjust the Picture option in the Video Menu (see page 78). picture (screen lit), ❏ Adjust the Brightness option in the Video Menu (see page 78). good sound ❏ Check the antenna/cable connections. No color ❏ Adjust the Color option in the Video Menu (see page 78). Only snow and noise ❏ Check the antenna/cable connections. appear on the screen ❏ Try another channel; it could be station trouble. ❏ Press ANT to change the input mode (see page 47). Dotted lines ❏ Adjust the antenna. or stripes ❏ Move the TV away from noise sources such as cars, neon signs, or hair- dryers. Double images or ghosts ❏ Using a highly directional outdoor antenna or a cable may solve the problem. "Black box" on screen ❏ 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 TEXT 1-4. Bars appear at the ❏ Some wide-screen programs are filmed in aspect ratios that are greater top and bottom of the screen 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). General Problem Possible Remedies How to reset TV to ❏ Turn on the TV. While holding down the RESET button on the remote factory settings control, press the POWER button on the TV. (The TV will turn itself off, then back on again.) Release the RESET button. How to restore Video settings ❏ Press the RESET button on the remote control while in the Video Menu (see to factory settings page 78). How to restore Audio ❏ Press the RESET button on the remote control while in the Audio Menu (see settings to factory settings page 80). Cannot cycle through the ❏ Be sure the Video Label option is not set to Skip (see page 90). other video equipment connected to the TV Cannot operate Menu ❏ If a Menu option appears in gray, this indicates that the TV is in a state in which the Menu option is not available. Lost password ❏ 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. SETUP SETUP Other Info 101

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Other Info
Other
Other Info
SETUP
SETUP
SETUP
Video
General
Problem
Possible Remedies
No picture
(screen not lit), no sound
If your TV does not turn on, and a red light keeps flashing, your TV may
need service. Call your local Sony Service Center.
Make sure the power cord is plugged in.
Press the
POWER
button on the front of the TV.
Press the
TV/VIDEO
button to cycle through the connected video sources.
Try another channel; it could be station trouble.
Dark, poor or no
picture (screen lit),
good sound
Adjust the
Picture
option in the Video Menu (see page 78).
Adjust the
Brightness
option in the Video Menu (see page 78).
Check the antenna/cable connections.
No color
Adjust the
Color
option in the Video Menu (see page 78).
Only snow and noise
appear on the screen
Check the antenna/cable connections.
Try another channel; it could be station trouble.
Press
ANT
to change the input mode (see page 47).
Dotted lines
or stripes
Adjust the antenna.
Move the TV away from noise sources such as cars, neon signs, or hair-
dryers.
Double images or ghosts
Using a highly directional outdoor antenna or a cable may solve the
problem.
“Black box” on screen
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
TEXT 1-4
.
Bars appear at the
top and bottom of the screen
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).
Problem
Possible Remedies
How to reset TV to
factory settings
Turn on the TV. While holding down the
RESET
button on the remote
control, press the
POWER
button on the TV. (The TV will turn itself off, then
back on again.) Release the
RESET
button.
How to restore Video settings
to factory settings
Press the
RESET
button on the remote control while in the Video Menu (see
page 78).
How to restore Audio
settings to factory settings
Press the
RESET
button on the remote control while in the Audio Menu (see
page 80).
Cannot cycle through the
other video equipment
connected to the TV
Be sure the
Video Label
option is not set to
Skip
(see page 90).
Cannot operate Menu
If a Menu option appears in gray, this indicates that the TV is in a state in
which the Menu option is not available.
Lost password
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.