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If, after reading these operating instructions, you have additional questions related to the use of your Sony
television, please call our Direct Response Center at 1-800-222-SONY (7669) (U.S. residents only) or
(416) 499-SONY (7669) (Canadian residents only).
Cannot receive channels
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Use
Auto Program
in the Channel menu to add receivable TV channels that
are not presently in TV memory (see page 41).
Unable to select a channel
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Use
Auto Program
in the Channel menu to add receivable TV channels that
are not presently in TV memory (see page 41).
Lost password
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In the password screen (see page 42), enter the following master password:
4357. The master password clears your previous password; it cannot be
used to temporarily unblock channels.
Cannot change channels with
the remote control
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If you are using the TV to change channels, be sure the TV FUNCTION
button is selected.
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If you are using another device to change channels, be sure you have not
inadvertantly switched your TV from the channel 3 or 4 setting. Use the
Channel Fix feature to “fix” the channel based on the hookup you used (see
page 41).
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If you are using another device to change channels, be sure to press the green
“FUNCTION” button for that device. For example, if you are using your
VCR to change channels, be sure to press the
VTR/DVD
FUNCTION button.
Cannot cycle through the
other video equipment
connected to the TV
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Be sure the Video Label feature has not been set to “Skip” (see page 48).
There is a black box on the
screen
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You have selected a text option in the Setup menu and no text is available.
(See page 47 to reset Setup selections.) To turn off this feature, select OFF in
the Caption Vision option. If you were trying to select closed captioning,
select CC1 instead of TEXT 1-4.
The remote control will not
work in PIP mode
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Press the TV FUNCTION button. You may have inadvertantly pressed the
VTR/DVD
FUNCTION button, which changes the PIP buttons to VCR mode.
There is no window picture
or it is just static
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Be sure your window picture is set to a video source/channel that has a
program airing.
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You may be tuned to a video input with nothing connected to it. Try
cycling through your video inputs using the PIP
TV/VIDEO
button.
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PIP is not set to receive a signal from the AUX input. If you connected a
VCR, DVD player or Satellite Receiver to the AUX input on the TV, it will
not show in the small window picture.
I get the same program in the
window picture as in the
main picture
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Both may be set to the same channel. Try changing channels in either the
main picture or the window picture.
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You may be running all your channels through a cable box. The cable box
will only unscramble one signal at a time, so you cannot use the PIP
feature. If possible, run a direct cable to your TV’s VHF/UHF input. (This
will only work if your cable system provides an unscrambled signal.)
I cannot get anything but TV
in my window picture
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Be sure the video label has not been set to skip your video inputs. (See the
Setup menu on page 48.)
Problem
Possible Remedies
