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KDS-50A3000 issues |
Dougie085
Rank: Sony Fan
Joined: May 01, 2008
Posts: 10
From: Pittsburgh, PA
 |  Posted: 2008-05-01 16:17
I've had this TV for a couple months and there are a few things I can't seem to get to work right. First let me describe my setup. I have an HD-DVD rom and BD drive on my HTPC and I have an HDCP video card connected to the tv through HDMI. The TV does not see it as a PC connection and does not give me the option to not overscan. So my question is there something I can change in the service menu or something to fix the overscan problem? It cuts off quite a bit. If I have my desktop set to the TV I don't see the start menu bar or anything really.
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Dougie085
Rank: Sony Fan
Joined: May 01, 2008
Posts: 10
From: Pittsburgh, PA
| Posted: 2008-05-02 09:28
So noone has any advice for me? Is there even a way to adjust overscan? I read a post where someone was able to adjust overscan on an LCD but I can't find any instructions or anything how to do that.
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jehill
Premium Member
Rank: Sony Senior Advisor
Joined: Mar 13, 2003
Posts: 13789
From: Sewell, NJ
 | Posted: 2008-05-02 14:29
What is the resolution of the input that you are applying?
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Dougie085
Rank: Sony Fan
Joined: May 01, 2008
Posts: 10
From: Pittsburgh, PA
| Posted: 2008-05-02 15:19
1080p 60hz. I've tried all sort of refresh rate settings nothing changes. But right now its 1920x1080 60hz.
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jehill
Premium Member
Rank: Sony Senior Advisor
Joined: Mar 13, 2003
Posts: 13789
From: Sewell, NJ
| Posted: 2008-05-03 17:15
Humm. It surprises me that there is so much overscan. I am sure that there is service menu adjsutment for overscan, but I don't know what it is.
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Dougie085
Rank: Sony Fan
Joined: May 01, 2008
Posts: 10
From: Pittsburgh, PA
| Posted: 2008-05-03 18:59
Yeah.... I'm not sure how to navigate the service menu much. And everything I can get to doesn't seem to be changeable.
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Dougie085
Rank: Sony Fan
Joined: May 01, 2008
Posts: 10
From: Pittsburgh, PA
| Posted: 2008-05-03 19:00
How much is a service manual for my TV?
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jttar
Moderator
Premium Member
Rank: Sony Master
Joined: Feb 28, 2003
Posts: 9156
From: Chicago,IL, USA
 | Posted: 2008-05-03 20:40
On 2008-05-03 19:00, Dougie085 wrote:
How much is a service manual for my TV?
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Dougie085,
Greetings and welcome.
If you don't find the service manual for your KDS-503000 any cheaper, HERE is a reputible site that has it for $25(US).
Joe
[ This message was edited by: jttar on 2008-05-03 20:46 ]
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Dougie085
Rank: Sony Fan
Joined: May 01, 2008
Posts: 10
From: Pittsburgh, PA
| Posted: 2008-05-03 22:19
I found a place that sells it for 15 bucks in PDF format... but will this give me the info on how to adjust overscan is the question? Also I don't know how trustworth the site is.
www.servicemanuals.net
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Dougie085
Rank: Sony Fan
Joined: May 01, 2008
Posts: 10
From: Pittsburgh, PA
| Posted: 2008-05-05 00:24
That sites paypal system isn't working properly.
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Dougie085
Rank: Sony Fan
Joined: May 01, 2008
Posts: 10
From: Pittsburgh, PA
| Posted: 2008-05-05 02:21
Ok I got the service manual. It just tells you how to adjust the vertical and horizontal center. Doesn't say what all the other adjustments in the service mode do? Is there a way to find out what they all mean?
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