Sunday, March 24, 2013

SONY KDL32EX600 – KDL40EX600 – KDL46EX600 - SELF DIAGNOSIS AND SERVICE ADJUSTMENTS - service mode




SELF DIAGNOSIS FUNCTION

  The units in this manual contain a self-diagnostic function. If an error occurs, the STANDBY LED will automatically begin to Flash. The number of times the LED flashes translates to a probable source of the problem. A definition of the STANDBY LED flash indicators is listed in the instruction manual for the user’s knowledge and reference. If an error symptom cannot be reproduced, the remote commander can be used to review the failure occurrence data stored in memory to reveal past problems and how often these problems occur.
  When an error occurs, the STANDBY LED will flash a set number of times to indicate the possible cause of the problem. If there is more than  one error, the LED will identify the first of the problem areas. Result for all of the following diagnostic items are displayed on screen. If the screen displays a “0”, no error has occurred.
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VIEWING THE SELF CHECK DIAGNOSTIC LIST
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 occurrences of a failure for confirmation on the Self Check diagnostic screen:
  • TV must be in standby mode. (Power off).
  • Press the following buttons on the Remote Commander within a second of each other: [(DISPLAY) – (Channel 5) – (Volume -)  -  (POWER.)]
  • NOTE: This differs from accessing Service Adjustments Mode (Volume +)
CLEARING THE SELF CHECK DIAGNOSTIC LIST
Since the diagnostic results displayed on the screen are not automatically cleared, always check the self-diagnostic screen after you have completed the repairs to be sure you have cleared the result display to “0”.
  • Error history and Error count: [Press the Channel 8 à Channel 0.]
  • Panel operation time:  [Press the Channel 7 à Channel 0.]
  • To exit the Self Diagnostic screen, turn off the power to the TV by pressing the POWER button on the remote or the POWER button on the TV.
ACCESSING SERVICE ADJUSTMENT MODE
There are 2 modes that can be accessed for service. The Service Mode screen is for informational purposes and the Factory Mode screen, is similar to 2009.

ACCESSING SERVICE MODE
  • TV must be in standby mode. (POWER off).
  •  Press the following buttons on the Remote Commander within a second of each other:
[DISPLAY --  Channel 5 -- Volume + -- POWER]
  • To exit service mode, turn the POWER off.
ACCESSING FACTORY MODE
  • TV must be turned On. (POWER On)
  • Press the following buttons on the Remote Commander within a second of each other.