KV-29FX66E - Sony TV Service Manual (repair manual). Page 10

Here are some simple solutions to the problems which may affect the picture and sound.

If you continue to experience problems, have your TV serviced by qualified personnel.

 

Never open the casing yourself.

No picture (screen is dark) and no 

sound.

Poor or no picture (screen is dark), but 

good sound.

No picture or no menu information 

from equipment connected to the Scart 

connector.

Good picture, no sound.

No colour on colour programmes.

Distorted picture when changing 

programmes or selecting teletext.

Wrong characters appear when 

viewing teletext.

Picture slanted

Noisy picture when viewing a TV 

channel.

No unscrambling or unstable picture 

whilst viewing a scrambling channel 

with a decoder connected through the 

Scart connector 

:3/q3.

Remote control does not function.

The standby indicator  

 on the TV 

flashes.

• Check the aerial connection.

• Plug the TV in and press the 

 button on the front of

 the TV. 

• If the standby indicator 

 is on, press TV 

 button on

  the remote control. 

• Using the menu system, select the “Picture

Adjustment” menu and select “Reset” to return to the

 factory settings.

• Check that the optional equipment is on and press the

   

 button repeatedly on the remote control until the

  correct input symbol is displayed on the screen. 

• Press the  

 +/- button on the remote control. 

• Check that “TV Speakers” is “On” on the “Detail Set Up”

 menu.

• Check that headphones are not connected.

• Using the menu system, select the “Picture

Adjustment” menu and select “Reset” to return to 

factory settings.

• Turn off any equipment connected to the Scart

  connector on the rear of the TV.

• Using the menu system, enter to the “Language/Country”

menu and select the country in which you operate the TV 

set. For Cyrillic languages, we recommend to select Russia 

country in the case that your own country does not appear 

in the list.

• Using the menu system, select the “Picture Rotation”

  option in the “Detail Set Up” menu to correct the

 picture slant.

• Using the menu system, select the “Manual

Programme Preset” menu and adjust Fine Tuning

  (AFT) to obtain better picture reception.

• Using the menu system, select the “Noise Reduction”

  option in the “Detail Set Up” menu and select

“Auto” to reduce the noise in the picture.

• Using the menu system, select the “Set Up” menu. Then 

enter to “Detail Set Up” option and set “AV2 Output” to 

“TV”.

• Check that the Media Selector on the remote control is set 

according to the device you are using (VCR, TV or DVD).

• If the remote control does not operate the VCR or DVD 

even when the Media Selector has been set correctly. Enter 

the necessary code set as explained on “Remote Control 

Configuration for VCR/DVD” chapter of this instruction 

manual.

• Replace the batteries.

• Contact your nearest Sony service centre.

TV system: 
Depending on your country selection: 
B/G/H, D/K 

Colour system:
PAL, SECAM 
NTSC 3.58, 4.43 (only Video In)

Channel Coverage:
VHF: E2-E12
UHF: E21-E69
CATV: S1-S20
HYPER: S21-S41
D/K: R1-R12, 

R21-R69

Picture Tube:
Flat Display FD Trinitron
29” (approx. 73 cm. measured 
diagonally)

:1/

1

21-pin scart connector

 (CENELEC 

standard)

 including 

audio/video

input, RGB input, TV 
audio/video output.

:2/

2

 

21-pin Scart connector

(SMARTLINK)

(CENELEC standard) 

including audio / video 

input, RGB input, TV 

audio/video output.

:

3/

 3  21-pin Scart connector

(SMARTLINK)

(CENELEC standard) 

including audio / video 

input, S video input, 

selectable audio / video 

output and Smartlink 

interface.

audio outputs (Left/
Right) - phono jacks 

Side Terminals
q 4 S Video input – 4 pin DIN

… 4   video input – phono jack

4   audio input – phono jacks

          headphones jack 

S

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2 x 20 W (music power)
2 x 10 W (RMS)

Woofer:
30 W (music power)
15 W (RMS)

Power Consumption:
130 W

Standby Power Consumption:
0.3 W 

Dimensions (w x h x d) :
Approx. 771 x 585 x 506 mm.

Weight:
Approx. 50 Kg.

Accessories supplied:
1 Remote Control (RM-934)
2 Batteries (IEC designated) 

Other features:
• 100 Hz picture
• Teletext, Fastext, TOPtext (250 page TEXT
 memory)
• Sleep Timer
• Smartlink (direct link between your TV set
  and a compatible VCR. For more

information on Smartlink, please refer to

  the Instruction Manual of your VCR).
• TV system Autodetection.
• Dolby Virtual.
• BBE.
• PIP.