Sony KDL-42EX440 Operating Instructions - Page 68

Pitch, Phase, Wide Mode, 3 Default, Screen, Auto Wide, CC Display, Text1-4, PC Input, General

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Condition PC Input No picture / No signal Poor Picture General TV screen feels warm Wide Mode changes automatically Suddenly the picture gets smaller "Black box" on screen Explanation/Solution • Confirm the PC is correctly connected to the TV with either the PC IN (with an HD15 cable) or with the HDMI IN. • Ensure the output signal from the PC is one of the formats listed on page 54. • Turn the PC off. Confirm the PC connection and restart the PC. Plug-and-play will auto-detect the TV and correctly set up PC timing. • Verify the PC is not in standby or hibernation mode. • Adjust the resolution (see page 54). • Adjust Pitch and Phase. • Due to the thin profile of this television, the heat generated by the LCD panel backlight and supporting electronics will be more noticeable. This is normal operation and not a cause for concern. • The current Wide Mode setting is automatically replaced with the 4:3 Default setting when you change the channel or video input, if 4:3 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 42). • Check the Auto Wide option in the Screen settings (see page 42). • The picture gets smaller during the commercials due to the method in which the provider broadcasts their content. When HD content channels switch to SD content (commercials), the picture may be small with a black border. • Auto Wide will not expand the picture during these content changes since the content information is regulated by the channel signal provider. You can manually change the Wide Mode if you prefer (see page 30). This setting will remain in effect until you change the channel or input or manually change the Wide Mode again. • You have selected a text option and no text is available (see page 49). To turn off this feature, set the CC Display option to Off. If you were trying to select closed captioning, select CC1 instead of Text1-4. 68

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PC Input
No picture / No signal
•
Confirm the PC is correctly connected to the TV with either the
PC IN (with an HD15 cable) or with the HDMI IN.
•
Ensure the output signal from the PC is one of the formats listed
on page 54.
•
Turn the PC off. Confirm the PC connection and restart the PC.
Plug-and-play will auto-detect the TV and correctly set up PC
timing.
•
Verify the PC is not in standby or hibernation mode.
Poor Picture
•
Adjust the resolution (see page 54).
• Adjust
Pitch
and
Phase
.
General
TV screen feels warm
•
Due to the thin profile of this television, the heat generated by the
LCD panel backlight and supporting electronics will be more
noticeable. This is normal operation and not a cause for concern.
Wide Mode
changes
automatically
•
The current
Wide Mode
setting is automatically replaced with the
4:3 Default
setting when you change the channel or video input,
if
4:3 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
42).
•
Check the
Auto Wide
option in the
Screen
settings (see page
42).
Suddenly the picture
gets smaller
•
The picture gets smaller during the commercials due to the
method in which the provider broadcasts their content. When HD
content channels switch to SD content (commercials), the picture
may be small with a black border.
•
Auto Wide
will not expand the picture during these content
changes since the content information is regulated by the
channel signal provider. You can manually change the
Wide
Mode
if you prefer (see page 30). This setting will remain in
effect until you change the channel or input or manually change
the
Wide Mode
again.
“Black box” on screen
•
You have selected a text option and no text is available (see
page 49). To turn off this feature, set the
CC Display
option to
Off
. If you were trying to select closed captioning, select
CC1
instead of
Text1-4
.
Condition
Explanation/Solution