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Symptom
Picture slant
Abnormal color
patches
Teletext display is
incomplete
(snowy picture or
double images).
The 1 (standby)
indicator on your
TV flashes red
several times after
every three
seconds.
The TV screen
sometimes goes
blank for slightly
longer than usual
during channel
change.
Cannot play
shooting games.
TV cabinet creaks.
A small "boom"
sound is heard
when the TV is
turned on.
Thin lines appear
on the TV Screen.
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Additional Information
• Keep external speakers or other electrical equipment away from the TV.
• Display the "Picture Position" under "Setup" menu, then adjust "Picture
Rotation" and "Picture V-Position" so that the picture is aligned to the TV
screen (see page 25).
• Keep external speakers or other equipment away from the TV. Do not
move the TV while the TV is turned on. Press ! (main power) on the TV
to turn off the TV for about 15 minutes, then turn it on again to
demagnetize the TV.
• Check the antenna cable and connection on the TV, VCR and at the wall
(see page 27).
• Check the antenna setup. Contact a Sony dealer for advice.
• Display the "Channel Setup" menu and set the "Signal Booster" to "Auto"
from "Manual Program" (see page 24).
• Use the fine tuning ("Fine") function (see page 24).
• Count the number of times the 1 (standby) indicator flashes.
Press ! (main power) to turn off your TV. Contact your nearest Sony
service center.
• The "Signal Booster" is functioning to detect a weak signal. This does not
indicate a malfunction.
• Some shooting games which involve pointing a light beam at the TV
screen with an electronic gun or rifle cannot be used with your TV. For
details, see the instruction manual supplied with the video game software.
• Changes in room temperature sometimes make the TV cabinet expand or
contract, causing a noise. This does not indicate a malfunction.
• The TV's demagnetizing function is working. This does not indicate a
malfunction.
• The visible lines that sometimes appear on your TV screen are shadows
from the damper wires used to stabilize the aperture grille of the Trinitron
picture tube. This does not indicate a malfunction.
Solutions