Troubleshooting
General troubleshooting for issues like:
black screen, no sound, frozen picture, TV
does not respond, or network is lost, do the
following steps.
1
Restart your TV by pressing the power
button on the remote control until a
message appears. The TV will restart. If
the TV does not recover, try unplugging
the AC power cord. Then press the power
button on the TV and wait for two
minutes, and plug in the AC power cord.
2
Refer to the Help menu by pressing HELP
on the remote control.
3
Connect your TV to the Internet and
perform a software update. Sony
recommends you to keep your TV
software updated. Software updates
provide new features and performance
improvements.
4
Visit Sony support website (information
provided on the front cover of this
manual).
5
Perform the factory data reset. Refer to
"How to reset the TV to factory settings"
(page 18).
When [A new TV system software update
is available...] message is displayed.
Sony strongly recommends you to update
the TV software by selecting [Update Now].
These software updates improve your TV
performance or add new features.
The following screen with [Updating...] will
appear and the illumination LED flashes
white while software is updating.
Do not unplug the AC power cord during
the software update. If you do, the software
update may not finish completely, and it
may cause a software malfunction.
Software updates can take up to 15
minutes.
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Updating...
When you plug in the TV, the TV may not
be able to turn on for a while even if you
press the power button on the remote
control or the TV.
It takes time to initialize the system. Wait
for about one minute, then operate it
again.
How to reset the TV to factory settings
WARNING: The reset will clear all of your
customized settings including the parental
lock setting.
Turn on the TV. You can reset the TV to
factory settings by pressing HOME, then
select [Settings]
[Factory data reset].
To force factory data reset, unplug the AC
power cord. Press and hold both and –
buttons on the TV, then plug in the AC power
cord. Release both buttons when the
illumination LED blinks in green.
For security purposes, be sure to remove all
personal and account information before
discarding, selling or passing your TV to
someone else by: unlinking/unregistering,
signing out of and deactivating all network
services as well as factory reset the TV.
Troubles and Solutions
When the illumination LED is flashing in
red.
Count how many times it flashes (interval
time is three seconds).
Reboot the TV by disconnecting the AC
power cord from the TV until the illumination
LED stopped flashing in red, then turn on the
TV.
If the problem persists, disconnect the AC
power cord, and contact Sony Customer
Support (information provided on the front
cover of this manual) with the number of
times the illumination LED flashes.
There is no picture (screen is dark) and no
sound.
Check the cable/antenna connection.
Connect the TV to the AC power, and press
the power button on the TV or the remote
control.
No color or irregular color when viewing
Video input from the VIDEO jack of
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Ensure Mini Plug Component Adapter (EC) is
not connected to the P
Check the connection of the VIDEO jack of
and check if the cable is firmly
inserted in its respective jack.
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jack.
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