Bruce the chnls you get dont have text on them thats why they work you have the text mode setup somehow close captions dont come out like that only a small bar on the bottom.That was a long one..Eric Eric E M Electronics Deer Lake Nfld Canada tvman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Bruce Tiedeman wrote: > This looks like it might have PIP turned on some how. I ran demo mode and it > showed a large black box for PIP that could be set. I will get the original > remote and let you know. Unusual that I do get a few channels without the > black box. > thanks again, > Bruce. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "al m" <ampm@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 10:46 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Sony KV-XBR36 (Sy-ctv20-T) Channels blocked out? > > > >>Turn the closed caption off. >>Al Marquardt >>ampm@xxxxxxx >>Al Marquardt Electronic Repair >>206 W Main >>Girardville Pa. 17935 >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Bruce Tiedeman" <btied@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 10:05 AM >>Subject: [TechAssist] Sony KV-XBR36 (Sy-ctv20-T) Channels blocked out? >> >> >> >>>This is the set that the power supply was fixed. It only gets a "couple", >>>channels now. The other channels will come in for a second nice and clear >>>but will be blocked out with a black box that covers the center of the >>>screen , the picture can be seen around the edge of the screen only. It >>>is >>>almost like these channels are locked out like a parental guide. I did >>>set >>>the autoprogram for the channels but it did not help. I don't have the >>>customers original remote but am using one that can change the menu >>>functions. The only thing that I can think of is maybe the PIP is >>>malfunctioning. >>>thanks for any help, >>>Bruce. >>> >>>B&T Electronics >>>139 Margaret St >>>Sarnia Ontario >>>Canada >>>N7T 2Y3 >>>519 344 1850 >>> >>> >>>----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm >>>Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >>>Appliance Repair List: >>>http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/chatjoin.htm#app >>>Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >>> >>> >> >> >>----------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm >>Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >>Appliance Repair List: >>http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/chatjoin.htm#app >>Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ >> > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Appliance Repair List: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/chatjoin.htm#app > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Appliance Repair List: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/chatjoin.htm#app Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/