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Connecting optional components
Connecting to the video input terminal ( t )
Additional Information
TV front panel
Video game
equipment
L
R
R
2
(MONO)
(MONO)
L
1
L
Y
C
B
(MONO)
R
C
R
Audio/Video cable
(not supplied)
S Video cable
(not supplied)
Antenna cable
(not supplied)
VCR
TV rear panel
Audio/Video cable
(not supplied)
Camcorder
Notes
• If you connect a VCR to 8 (antenna input), preset the signal output from the VCR to the
• If you connect a VCR to 8 (antenna input), preset the signal output from the VCR to the
program number 0 on the TV (see page 20).
• When both
(S video) and
(video) for t 1 are connected at the same time,
(S video) is automatically selected. To view
(video), disconnect the S video cable.
Walkman
Radio
Audio cable
(not supplied)
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DVD player
TV rear panel
Component video
cable
(not supplied)
Audio cable
(not supplied)
L
R
R
1
L
Y
C
B
C
R
(MONO)
(MONO)
Connect
To (on the DVD player)
Y (green)
Y
C
B
(blue)
C
B
, P
B
, C
b
or B-Y
C
R
(red)
C
R
, P
R
, C
r
or R-Y
Connecting to the component video input terminal (
)
TV rear panel
Audio system
L
R
R
1
L
Y
C
B
C
R
(MONO)
(MONO)
VCR
Audio/Video
cable
(not supplied)
Notes
• If your DVD player can output interlace and progressive mode signals, select the interlace
• If your DVD player can output interlace and progressive mode signals, select the interlace
output when connecting to
(component video input) on your TV. Your TV can receive
either 525i/60Hz or 625i/50Hz interlace signals.
• Some DVD player terminals may be labeled differently:
• If you select “DVD” on your TV screen, the signal from the T (monitor output) jacks will not
be output properly. This does not indicate a malfunction.
Connecting to the monitor output terminal ( T )
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Snowy picture
Noisy sound
Distorted picture
Noisy sound
Good picture
Noisy sound
No picture
No sound
Possible cause
Symptom
Solutions
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Troubleshooting
If you find any problem while viewing your TV, please check the following
guide. If any problem persists, contact your Sony dealer.
guide. If any problem persists, contact your Sony dealer.
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9
8
• Check the antenna cable and connection
on the TV, VCR and at the wall.
• Check the antenna setup.
Contact a Sony dealer for advice.
• Display the “Channel Setup” menu and
select “Manual Program” to preset the
channel again.
channel again.
• Try using a booster.
• Turn off or disconnect the booster if it is in
use.
• Display the “Channel Setup” menu and
select the appropriate “TV System”.
• Check the power cord, antenna and VCR
connections.
• Press
?/1
(power).
• Press ! (main power) on the TV to turn
off the TV for about five seconds, then
turn it on again.
turn it on again.
• The connection is loose
or the cable is
damaged.
damaged.
• The antenna setup is
inappropriate.
• Channel presetting is
inappropriate or
incomplete.
incomplete.
• Signal transmission is
low.
• Broadcast signals are
too strong.
• The TV system setting
is inappropriate.
• The power cord,
antenna or VCR is not
connected.
connected.
• The TV is not turned
on.
Troubleshooting guide
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Good picture
No sound
No sound or
inappropriate
sound
inappropriate
sound
Dotted lines or
stripes
stripes
Double images or
“ghosts”
“ghosts”
No color
Picture slant
Possible cause
Symptom
Solutions
Page
• The volume level is too
low.
• The sound is muted.
• The Portable Audio
Mode is functioning.
• There is local
interference from cars,
neon signs, hair dryers,
power generators, etc.
neon signs, hair dryers,
power generators, etc.
• Broadcast signals are
reflected by nearby
mountains or
buildings.
mountains or
buildings.
• The antenna setup is
inappropriate.
• Use of a booster is
inappropriate.
• The color level setting
is too low.
• The color system
setting is
inappropriate.
inappropriate.
• The antenna setup is
inappropriate.
• The magnetic
disturbance from
external speakers or
other equipment, or
the direction of the
earth’s magnetic field
may affect the TV.
external speakers or
other equipment, or
the direction of the
earth’s magnetic field
may affect the TV.
• Press 2 + to increase the volume level.
• Press
to cancel the muting.
• Display the “Setup” menu and set the
“Portable Audio Mode” to “Off”.
• Do not use a hair dryer or other
equipment near the TV.
• Check the antenna setup. Contact a Sony
dealer for advice.
• Use a highly directional antenna.
• Use the fine tuning (“Fine”) function.
• Check the antenna setup. Contact a Sony
dealer for advice.
• Turn off or disconnect the booster if it is in
use.
• Display the “Picture” menu and select
“Personal” of “Mode”, then adjust the
“Color” level in “Picture Adjustment”.
“Color” level in “Picture Adjustment”.
• Display the “Setup” menu and check the
“Color System” setting (usually set this to
“Auto”).
“Auto”).
• Check the antenna setup. Contact a Sony
dealer for advice.
• Keep external speakers or other electrical
equipment away from the TV.
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Good morning!
continue
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