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    Television Troublesh...XBR55HX929 Blinking led 5 times got info from diag5 flashes for that model indicates that the TCON board is faulty. 5X Blink - TCON Error The 5X blink protection mode indicates a communications error between the TCON Board and the X-Reality microprocessor on the Main Board. If the TCON is available for replacement, replace the TCON. If the TCON is not available, the LCD panel must be replaced since the TCON circuit is part of the LCD panel assembly. In rare cases a loose or defective LVDS cable could also be the cause. There is no TCON board listed as a spare part There is no LCD panel listed as a spare part. I wo ..
    Television Troublesh...can I fix this TV? - two year old KDL-46xbr9 - bliyou could look up what your local consumer laws say, in some countries the laws say a TV has a life of 10 years. If that is the case you may be able to pursade Sony to repair or offer you an alternate replacement. In some case they may offer a cash discount off a current model. There is no harm lookimg and seeing what is applicable there in California.
    Off-topicHow TV and the Internet melted into one worldWe watch BBC and ITV live from Australia using googletv box plus others like aljazzera etc. You can watch live sports using http://new.livestream.com/ thats assuming its not blocked locally but then you can always subscribe to overplay.net which will give you acccess to using a VPN so that you can watch the game.
    Television Troublesh...Sony KDL-40W4000 Replacement panelWill be cheaper to buy a complete new tv than replace the LCD panel, probably looking at 2400Euros according to one website
    Amp/Receiver/Speaker...Remote ControlControl S cable is just a 1/8" mono plug at each end, a stereo one would work as weel. Any store like Tandy should have them. Control A1 is a stereo plug at each end
    Amp/Receiver/Speaker...ebay sale-8 es components-pick up only-Fort Worth Nice amp, have 2 of those in Black 240V, swapped out the transformers. Did the same with my E9000ES too. Any one want to buy some transformers 110V
    Television Troublesh...EX403 BraviaDid you install the firmware when you changed out the main board, are you getting the green and amber led's flashing if so then the board has no firmware installed.
    Amp/Receiver/Speaker...TA E 9000 ES firmwareFirmware for this unit has not been updated in years, this site http://home.online.no/~espen-b/ta-e9000es/#firmware has a list of the versions and what they fixed. You can also request from that site, if you have no luck i can see if i still have them
    Amp/Receiver/Speaker...AVD-C70ES Super Audio CD/DVD Receiver 10 Year InspJohn, I have sent you the AVD-C700ES SM to help assist you
    Amp/Receiver/Speaker...STR-DA5300ES FAROUDJA firmwareAnthony, Send me a PM and i will give you a link to the Faroudjs firmware
    Amp/Receiver/Speaker...Sony str NX3STR-NX3 are theTuner and Amplifier Section in HMC-NX3AV. The display is actually an LCD type and is very rare that this needs to be replaced. Can you advise whether you get the following; Does the dispaly light up? Do you get any characters on the display? If there is display is not lit up then possibly this has failed , this used LED's and maynbe a driver transistor has failed if You have no character then its either the main processor or a display board failure, in which case getting spares will be very hard. Ebay may be the only source by buying another unit and strippi ..
    Television Troublesh...Bravia Hotel modethe only option i can think of thats left is to go into service mode; display 5 vol+ then power and use the 2 buttonn to scroll through till you find factory reset (not sure of name) use 3 or 6 to change to "1" then press 8 mute 0 to change value. now turn off at wall and wait 5 seconds before turning on again. if that does not work i am lost to advise anythiung else
    Television Troublesh...Bravia Hotel modenext option is to put the remote into test mode by doing the following; press the "input select" button, the "5" and "Vol +" simultaneously for about 10 seconds this puts remote into test mode. now press "display" " <
    Television Troublesh...Bravia Hotel modetry going into settings, there will be a box listed as hotel usually below the network settings. Go into that and make sure "hotel mode" is off the try again
    Television Troublesh...Bravia Hotel modeThe TV needs to be in the standby mode first of all, with no picture showing at all
    Television Troublesh...Bravia Hotel modeHere is how to disable Hotel Mode for this model and maybe others; To disable Display -> mute -> Vol(-) -> power to activate Display -> mute -> Vol(+) -> power If this does not work there is another method
    Television Troublesh...Bravia Hotel modeJon, let me know your model and i will find the info. I had to press an unlisted key sequence. Will have a play around again Friday to check everything out before i post solution
    Television Misc and ...What Was the Best 32" Sony CRT?Still have my KV-W32SN11 wide screen, and in my opinion gives a much better picture than my KDL-60EX700. It was made theif proof with it 90Kg weight. For an old analogue tuner which had a great set of features that do noy appear on modern sets. The tube was classed as a HD and settings were included to use it although it never had tand HD inputs.
    Amp/Receiver/Speaker...STR-DA5800ESOops, fixed the link now
    Amp/Receiver/Speaker...Where to buy old control s cable?Hi Roli, This post is several years old, and finding details on the particular part is hard as the service manuals are difficult to find. The display board is the same as that used on the ST-S707ES and had the IR receiver fitted plus a few other components. From memory Radio Shack/ Tandy used to sell one that was compatible, the following is an excert from the later manual ----------------- [ This message was edited by: Mr_Mod on 2012-09-19 07:17 ] [ This message was edited by: Mr_Mod on 2012-09-19 07:18 ]
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