Symptom
No color
• Display the "Picture" menu and select "Custom" from "Picture Mode",
then adjust the "Color" level from "Picture Adjustment" (see page 19).
• Display the "Setup" menu and check the "Color System" setting
(usually set this to "Auto") (see page 24).
• Check the antenna setup. Contact a Sony dealer for advice.
Picture slant
• 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 24).
• Keep external speakers or other equipment away from the TV. Do not
Abnormal color
move the TV while the TV is turned on. Press ! (main power) on the TV
patches
to turn off the TV for about 15 minutes, then turn it on again to
demagnetize the TV.
Teletext display is
• Check the antenna cable and connection on the TV, VCR and at the wall
incomplete
(see page 26).
(snowy picture or
• Check the antenna setup. Contact a Sony dealer for advice.
double images).
• Display the "Channel Setup" menu and set the "Signal Booster" to "Auto"
from "Manual Program" (see page 23).
• Try using an external booster.
• Use the fine tuning ("Fine") function (see page 23).
• Count the number of times the 1 (standby) indicator flashes.
The 1 (standby)
indicator on your
Press ! (main power) to turn off your TV. Contact your nearest Sony
TV flashes red
service center.
several times after
every three
seconds.
The TV screen
• The "Signal Booster" is functioning to detect a weak signal. This does not
sometimes goes
indicate a malfunction.
blank for
slightly longer
than usual
during channel
change.
• Changes in room temperature sometimes make the TV cabinet expand or
TV cabinet creaks.
contract, causing a noise. This does not indicate a malfunction.
• The TV's demagnetizing function is working. This does not indicate a
A small "boom"
sound is heard
malfunction.
when the TV is
turned on.
Solutions
Additional Information
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