Help Guide
Table Of Contents
- Help Guide
- Table Of Contents
- Using the remote control
- Using the TV Menu Bar
- Home menu
- Using the Action Menu
- Introducing Android TV
- Troubleshooting
- Getting Started
- Using the Help Guide
- Remote control
- Keeping the TV updated
- Introducing Android TV
- Basic Operations
- Accessibility features
- Support Site
- Watching TV
- Using the TV with Other Devices
- USB devices
- Blu-ray and DVD players
- Set-top box (cable/satellite box) with an IR Blaster (IR Blaster compatible models only)
- Smartphones and tablets
- Computers, cameras, and camcorders
- Audio system
- Bluetooth devices
- Sony wireless subwoofer (optional) (Sony wireless subwoofer supported models only)
- BRAVIA Sync-compatible devices
- Viewing pictures in 4K from compatible devices (4K models only)
- Connecting to a Network
- Settings
- Troubleshooting
- Start here
- Picture (quality)/screen
- Picture quality is not as good as viewed at the store.
- Distorted picture.
- The screen flickers.
- No color/Dark picture/Color is not correct/Picture is too bright.
- Dark screen. How to brighten the screen.
- Color is not correct. How to adjust the color tone.
- Screen format/wide mode changes automatically.
- The screen suddenly changes to a video you do not recognize while watching TV.
- Suddenly the picture becomes small.
- Black bands appear at the edges of the screen.
- A black box appears on the screen.
- There are banners/tickers at the top or bottom of the screen.
- High resolution HDR pictures are not displayed.
- 3D pictures are not displayed. The 3D effect is weak. (3D models only)
- Black bars appear on both sides of the screen when watching 3D pictures. (3D models only)
- You cannot turn off 3D display while watching 3D content. (3D models only)
- The message [3D signal has been detected.] automatically appears when 3D signal is detected. (3D models only)
- A message about an app asking for permission to access a TV function is displayed.
- The screen becomes darker after a certain period of time. (only models equipped with an OLED panel)
- The message [Panel refresh did not finish] is displayed. (only models equipped with an OLED panel)
- You are concerned about an image retention. (only models equipped with an OLED panel)
- A white line appears on the screen. (only models equipped with an OLED panel)
- Panel refresh does not complete. (only models equipped with an OLED panel)
- Keyboard
- Broadcast reception
- Check these things first to troubleshoot your TV reception.
- Block noise or an error message appears and you cannot watch broadcasts.
- Ghosting or double images appear.
- Only snow noise or a black picture appears on the screen.
- There is picture or sound noise when viewing an analog TV channel.
- Some channels are blank.
- Poor reception or poor picture quality with digital broadcasts.
- You cannot view digital channels.
- You cannot receive or select channels.
- Some digital cable channels are not displayed.
- Broadcast HD formats have poor quality.
- Sound
- No sound but good picture.
- Audio noise.
- No audio or low audio with a home theater system.
- Distorted sound.
- Headphone/Bluetooth audio device volume cannot be adjusted.
- You want to output sound from both the headphones/Bluetooth audio device and the TV speakers.
- You are concerned about a delay between the picture and sound.
- Network (Internet/home)/apps
- The network name (SSID) of the wireless router to which you want to connect is not displayed.
- Sometimes video streaming quality is poor.
- Wi-Fi connection is lost or intermittent.
- Certain Internet video content displays a loss of detail.
- Good picture quality but no sound on Internet video content.
- Apps are inaccessible.
- The TV cannot access the Internet when IPv6 is set.
- Your TV cannot connect to the server.
- A message appears stating that the TV cannot connect to your network.
- You can connect to the Internet, but not to Google services.
- Remote control/accessories
- Power
- Connected devices
- No picture from a connected device.
- You cannot select a connected device in the Home Menu.
- Certain programs on digital sources display a loss of detail.
- Photo images or folders take time to display.
- You cannot find a connected BRAVIA Sync HDMI device.
- The STB MENU button on the remote control does not work.
- You cannot turn off the set-top box (cable/satellite box) using the TV's remote control through the IR Blaster function.
- You cannot control a second AV receiver.
- An external device (such as a set-top box or AV receiver) cannot be controlled via the IR Blaster. (IR Blaster compatible models only)
- Some media files in the USB device or server are not displayed.
- The TV cannot be found by a Wi-Fi Direct device.
- Operation cuts out, or a device does not work.
- The TV cannot connect to a Miracast device or Screen mirroring compatible device.
- Video or sound sometimes cuts out.
- Some paid content cannot be played.
- Illumination LED
- Index
- Help Guide
Changes the settings related to apps.
[Screen saver]
Configures the settings of the screen saver.
[Storage & reset]
Changes the settings related to data storage.
[Initial setup]
Sets up the basic features such as network and channels for first time
use.
[About]
Displays the information about the TV.
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Configuring the TV
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