KV-AR29M80A - Sony TV Service Manual (repair manual). Page 4

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Turn off the power switch on the TV main unit or unplug the power cord from the outlet to stop the STANDBY/TIMER
indicator from flashing.

For errors with symptoms such as “power sometimes shuts off” or “screen sometimes goes out” that cannot be confirmed,
it is possible to bring up past occurances of failure for confirmation on the screen:

[To Bring Up Screen Test]
In standby mode, press buttons on the remote commander sequentially in rapid succession as shown below:

[Screen display] / channel [5] / Sound volume [-] / Power ON

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Note that this differs from entering the service mode (mode volume  [+]).

Diagnostic Item

Flash Count*

+B overcurrent/overvoltage

2 times

Vertical deflection stopped

White balance failure

5 times

* One flash count is not used for self-diagnostic.

2 times

5 times

Lamp ON 0.3 sec.

Lamp OFF 0.3 sec.

Lamp OFF 3 sec.

002 : 000
003 : 000
004 : 000
005 : 001

101 : 000

SELF DIAGNOSTIC

Numeral "0" means that no fault has been detected.

Numeral "1" means a fault has been detected.

STANDBY/SLEEP indicator