User Manual
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XBR-70X830F / 60X830F
4-732-874-11(1)
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Troubleshooting
General troubleshooting for issues like: 
black screen, no sound, frozen picture, TV 
does not respond, or network is lost, do the 
following steps.
1 Restart your TV by pressing the power 
button on the remote control until a 
message appears. The TV will restart. If 
the TV does not recover, try unplugging 
the TV from the AC power cord for two 
minutes and then plug it in again.
2 Refer to the Help menu by pressing HELP 
on the remote control.
3 Connect your TV to the Internet and 
perform a software update.
4 Visit Sony support website (information 
provided on the front cover).
5 Perform the factory data reset. Refer to 
“How to reset the TV to factory settings” 
(page 15).
When [A new TV system software update 
is available...] message is displayed.
Sony strongly recommends you to update 
the TV software by selecting [Update Now]. 
These software updates improve your TV 
performance or add new features.
The following screen with [Updating...] will 
appear and the illumination LED flashes 
white while software is updating.
Do not unplug the AC power cord during 
the software update. If you do, the software 
update may not finish completely, and it 
may cause a software malfunction. 
Software updates can take up to 15 
minutes.
When you plug in the TV, the TV may not 
be able to turn on for a while even if you 
press the power button on the remote 
control or the TV.
It takes time to initialize the system. Wait 
for about one minute, then operate it 
again.
How to reset the TV to factory settings
WARNING: The reset will clear all of your 
customized settings including the parental 
lock setting.
• Turn on the TV. You can reset the TV to 
factory settings by pressing HOME, then 
select [Settings] t [Storage & reset] t 
[Factory data reset].
• To force factory data reset, unplug the AC 
power cord. Press and hold both  and – 
buttons on the TV, then plug in the AC 
power cord. Release both buttons when 
the illumination LED blinks in green.
• For security purposes, be sure to remove 
all personal and account information 
before discarding, selling or passing your 
TV to someone else by: unlinking/
unregistering, signing out of and 
deactivating all network services as well 
as factory reset the TV.
Troubles and Solutions 
When the illumination LED is flashing in 
red.
• Count how many times it flashes (interval 
time is three seconds).
Reboot the TV by disconnecting the AC 
power cord from the TV for two minutes, 
then turn on the TV.
If the problem persists, disconnect the AC 
power cord, and contact Sony Customer 
Support (information provided on the front 
cover) with the number of times the 
illumination LED flashes.
There is no picture (screen is dark) and no 
sound.
• Check the cable/antenna connection.
• Connect the TV to the AC power, and press 
the power button on the TV or the remote 
control.
Some programs cannot be tuned.
• Check the cable/antenna connection.
The remote control does not function.
• Replace the batteries.
The STB MENU button on the remote 
control does not work.
• Check the connection and set up of the IR 
Blaster (page 11).
The parental lock password has been 
forgotten.
• Enter 4357 for the password and select 
[Change PIN].
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