Sony KDL46VL160 Support Question
Sony KDL46VL160 Support Question
Find answers below for this question about Sony KDL46VL160 - 46" LCD TV.Need a Sony KDL46VL160 manual? We have 1 online manual for this item!
Question posted by LOUISHAMPSTEAD on March 30th, 2012
Why Is Screen Dark For Half Of Screen
The person who posted this question about this Sony product did not include a detailed explanation. Please use the "Request More Information" button to the right if more details would help you to answer this question.
Current Answers
Answer #1: Posted by TVDan on March 30th, 2012 6:57 PM
TVDan
Member since:
August 8th, 2011 Points: 4,732,000
Member since:
August 8th, 2011 Points: 4,732,000
this is caused by bad connections on the LCD panel. I own one and I have pinned the right hand top section of the TV back to the wall to hold it slightly flexed, and once it works I never turn it off. If the panels was still available it would have cost over $2000 for the part.
Grab the top two corners of the TV whenit's warmed up and push with onehand and pull withthe other to see if you can make the picture appear correctly.
TV Dan
Related Sony KDL46VL160 Manual Pages
Operating Instructions - Page 1
LCD Digital Color TV
Operating Instructions
KDL-46VL160 KDL-40VL160
© 2009 Sony Corporation
Sony Customer Support
U.S.A.: www.sony.com/tvsupport Canada: www.sony.ca/support
United States 1.800.222.SONY
Canada 1.877.899.SONY
Please Do Not Return the Product to the Store
Operating Instructions - Page 2
... dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for installing the specified TV. Sony TV Model No. KDL-40VL160 KDL-46VL160
Sony Wall-Mount Bracket Model No.
Availability of digital cable television programming in United States and/or other data in the TV Guide On Screen system and cannot guarantee service availability in the TV Guide On Screen system.
and/or one...
Operating Instructions - Page 4
...provider for purchasing this Sony BRAVIA® high-definition television. To learn more about HDTV, visit: U.S.A.
HDTV uses a wider screen than conventional standarddefinition TV.
16:9 (high-definition) source Most HDTV signals...see page 12). Welcome to the World of the TV to adjust the 4:3 image to fit the entire screen (see pages 22, 45 and 46).
4 When you compare a high-definition signal ...
Operating Instructions - Page 5
... of these government agencies, designed to a slideshow (see page 33). • TV Channels: TV Guide On Screen™ and available channels are displayed on your remote control to access the TV settings for the 40 and 46 inch BRAVIA KDL-VL160 series models with screen size measured diagonally.
5 Depending upon such changed settings, the power consumption may...
Operating Instructions - Page 6
...; Bundling the connecting cables • Securing the TV
Carrying the TV
Be sure to follow these guidelines to place on a TV stand.
1 Remove the Table-Top Stand and screws from the bottom center.
~
• Do not put stress on the LCD panel or the frame around the screen.
• Be careful to not pinch your hand...
Operating Instructions - Page 11
... interface (not supplied) and displays photos or plays videos and music directly onto the TV from some Apple Macintosh computers, it may be controlled with DVI-to-HDMI cable or...to the AUDIO IN (L/R) jacks of Screen settings on page 46.
Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of your digital audio equipment that connects to use this TV and any HDMI-equipped A/V equipment. VIDEO...
Operating Instructions - Page 16
... remote control. B button: Allows you to continue.
See page 35 on the screen to the next screen. button: Allows you to move back to use the TV Guide On Screen.
~
• Enabling the TV Guide On Screen feature will increase the amount of time the TV is available from the signal
source directly connected to begin the...
Operating Instructions - Page 22
Button
Description
ql TV POWER Press to turn on and off the external equipment selected by FUNCTION buttons.
The Wide Mode settings can be also accessed in the Screen settings (see pages 45 and 46).
POWER wa WIDE
Press to cycle through the available Wide Mode settings: Wide Zoom, Normal, Full, H Stretch, Zoom. Changing...
Operating Instructions - Page 23
...Favorites/ Remove from Favorites
See page 38 See page 46 See page 29
MTS
See page 45
Alternate Audio
See page 45
Digital Rating Background TV Motion Enhancer Device Control Device Control (Menu) for...38
Speakers
See page 45
Audio Swap Screen Add to display a frozen image with the frozen image. Press to display a list of External Inputs and TV mode.
VOL
MUTING
CH
JUMP
REC ...
Operating Instructions - Page 30
... functionality on this TV.
~
• Viewing content which is located on the side TV panel.
5 Press RETURN to exit the Background TV
and return to the current channel or input.
~
• Background TV themes may also .... Enjoying Photos and Music through USB Port
The TV offers easy access to JPEG photos and MP3 music files stored on how to a screen saver. Using USB Equipment
The USB port is ...
Operating Instructions - Page 35
... that you want to watch Return to Service Bar
Use shortcuts
Do This... TV Guide On Screen System Components
TV Guide Video Logo Window Clock
Current Service Label
Service Bar
Info Icon
Info Box Time Slot
Exploring Fun Features
Panel Menu/Panel Ad Channel Logo/Number
Title HDTV Show Icon
~
• Image shown above includes...
Operating Instructions - Page 46
...or inputs), Wide Mode is automatically replaced with PC signal connected to HDMI input.
46
When you to move the position of the picture vertically (up and down). Normal...to the default values.
Press B/b to adjust the Horizontal positioning.
~
• Screen Position feature is useful if the TV is connected to game equipment. • Vertical position is available only when Wide ...
Operating Instructions - Page 47
...Signal Type setting. When Auto Program is not available when using the TV Guide On Screen system. button or in the TV for the current signal type.
• If you surf with the ...channel to show or hide more channels, repeat steps 1-2.
~
• This feature is completed, the screen
will be accessed by entering the channel number with 0-9 buttons on the remote control.
Press b to ...
Operating Instructions - Page 48
...enter the password.
Select from Service 1-6 and CC1-4 (advanced digital closed captions when the TV is created, you to block programs according to CC1 for the appropriate ratings.
or Canada ....)
Text1, Text2, Text3, Text4
Displays network/station information presented using either half or the whole screen (if available). The rating system varies between these two countries. On with...
Operating Instructions - Page 56
...BRAVIA Sync
Cannot find connected
• Make sure that "Muting" disappears from the screen (page 21). • Set Speakers to select the desired Picture Mode (see ... from the TV's speakers regardless of your
TV screen
network settings are 0.0.0.0, your server connections.
56 Condition
Explanation/Solution
No color / Dark picture / Color • Press PICTURE to TV Speakers in the...
Operating Instructions - Page 57
...), the picture may cause your TV's screen to display less
loss of the screen.
• Programs broadcasted in ...TV and correctly set 4:3 Default to select closed captioning, select CC1 instead of the source content used by certain
other than usual, or cause artifacts (small blocks or dots, pixelations) to appear
fast-motion or dark scenes
on the left and right sides of the screen...
Operating Instructions - Page 58
...).
This password clears your previous password and allows you to Hidden in full-screen depends
on the resolution or aspect ratio of the file. How to reset the TV to the thin profile of this television, the heat generated by the LCD panel backlight and supporting electronics will not be more information.
• The digital...
Operating Instructions - Page 59
...W*
Screen size
40
46
(...KDL-40VL160
KDL-46VL160
System
Television system
NTSC: American TV standard ATSC (8VSB terrestrial): ATSC compliant 8VSB QAM on cable: ANSI/SCTE 07 2000 (Does not include CableCARD functionality)
Channel coverage
Analog terrestrial: 2 - 69 / Digital terrestrial: 2 - 69 Analog Cable: 1 - 135 / Digital Cable: 1 - 135
Panel system
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) Panel...
Operating Instructions - Page 60
... 42
I
Info Banner 52 Information 32, 34 Infrared Receiver (IR) 25 INPUT button 23 Installing the TV on a wall 7
J
JUMP button 24
L
Language 52 LIGHT button 20
Light Sensor
Described 25 Setting... control
programming 26 Remove from Favorites 32, 34 Reset 42, 44, 46, 58 RETURN button 21
S
S VIDEO jack 11 Screen Position 46 Server Diagnostics 52
Settings
Channel 47 Clock/Timers 41 Closed Captions (CC)...
Operating Instructions - Page 61
Rating 50 Unrated 49 USB Auto Start 52
V
V Center 46 Vertical Size 46 VIDEO IN jack 11 Video/Photo Optimizer 44 View 32 Voice Zoom 44 VOL +/- Steady Sound 44 Surround 44
T Thumbnail View 32, 34
Timer 41 Treble 44 Troubleshooting 55-58 TV Auto Power On 51 TV Guide On Screen 35 TV POWER button 22 TV Rating 50
U
U.S.A. button 21 Volume Offset 44
W
WIDE button 22 Wide Mode 45, 46
61
Similar Questions
What Could Make A Sony Bravia Kdl-46vl160 Screen Fuzzy And Dark On One Side
(Posted by Slescki 9 years ago)
How To Repair Lcd Tv Power Supply Sony Model Kdl-52s4100
(Posted by me1Tom 9 years ago)
I Have Two Sony Bravia Lcd Tvs, 46', One Half The Screen Dark, The Other Complet
One of the TVs has the right side of the screen dark, the other is completely dark, but in both of t...
One of the TVs has the right side of the screen dark, the other is completely dark, but in both of t...
(Posted by albertofeliz 11 years ago)
Kdl 46vl160 Is Dark On Right Side What Causes This Truble
(Posted by rawstrom 12 years ago)
My Sony Lcd Tv Won't Turn On And The Stand By Light Flashes 14 Times.
My Sony LCD TV won't turn on and the stand by light flashes 14 times pauses then repeats. If I unplu...
My Sony LCD TV won't turn on and the stand by light flashes 14 times pauses then repeats. If I unplu...
(Posted by ShawnGlass 12 years ago)