Tuesday, June 03, 2008

- Sony Service Menu - Checking and Resetting Lamp Hours

- Sony Service Menu - Checking and Resetting Lamp Hours
Procedure

1. To access the service menu, with the TV off, press the following buttons on the remote control sequentially in rapid succession (note: if the TV is already on, you can start by turning the power off, but then you should enter the full 4-button sequence within about 3 seconds to avoid a lamp restart):
<5>

2. Press until the PANEL service menu displays.

3. Press <2> until the OPTION_E category appears.

4. The "LampTM" (lamp power-on time in hours) and "LampCT" (lamp on/off cycles) entries are in the first item in the OPTION_E category. If they are not displayed, press <1> repeatedly until they do.

The display should look as follows:
PANEL NVM OK 9 OPTION_E
0 LAMP 0 Diff 1
LampTM #### LampCT ####

To reset these counters, press <3> .
"WRI-EXE" should be displayed momentarily in red text, followed by resetting to “0”.

5. To display the PanelTM (total LCD panel power-on time) entry, press <1> until it displays.

The display should look as follows:
PANEL NVM OK 9 OPTION_E
7 SH SFT1 10 Diff 1
PanelTM ####

6. When done, exit the service menu by turning off the TV (note: you can turn the TV back on immediately, but you should do so within about 3 seconds to avoid a lamp restart.

General service menu information

Enter Service Menu = <5>
Exit Service Menu =
Menu Next = <1>
Menu Previous = <4>
Category Next = <2>
Category Previous = <5>
Adjust Up = <3>
Adjust Down = <6>
Save New Settings =
Restore Factory Defaults = <8>

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