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problems getting cable channels on a sony tv
hoss / Adam::
If you can provide a model number I think you might get some more specific advice..... obviously not all Sony 13" televisions were designed and built the same. Cable television channels over the years have expanded several times as allowed by FCC rules..... so in the earlier years the television manufacturers did not build capability into a television that was not needed.... or was not even an issue. Depending on the features and design of your television and how old it is, up to cable channel 47 just may be all it can receive..... slightly older televisions may have only gone up to cable channel 36, and older than that maybe cable channel 22. -- Best Regards, Daniel Sofie Electronics Supply & Repair - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "hoss" wrote in message ... I have a sony trintiron 13'' TV. unfortunately I don't know the year. for some reason I can't get any channel above 47 on it while about 100 channels are available when another TV is connected to the same cable. in addition the problem still remaines when the problematic sony is connected to anyother cable. Of course I've tried reprogramming the TV but that doesn't work. it doesn't even receive the higher channels when they are specifically typed into the remote, just static. I wonder if anyone has any advice on what the problem may be and how to fix it aside from getting a new TV. Thank you very much, Adam |
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You can try Add/Del channel manually.
1. find a remote control (universal is fine) should has ENTER button 2. find a dial swith on front panel maybe cutoff cable signal 3. find buttons (Add/Del) to add or remove channels. Good luck! Shell |
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this is good advice. thank you.
"bigmike" wrote in message m... "hoss" wrote in message ... I have a sony trintiron 13'' TV. unfortunately I don't know the year. for some reason I can't get any channel above 47 on it while about 100 channels are available when another TV is connected to the same cable. in addition the problem still remaines when the problematic sony is connected to anyother cable. Of course I've tried reprogramming the TV but that doesn't work. it doesn't even receive the higher channels when they are specifically typed into the remote, just static. I wonder if anyone has any advice on what the problem may be and how to fix it aside from getting a new TV. Thank you very much, Adam That's probably as high as that set was designed to go. I do not know the age of the set, but the older the set, the less cable channels they were designed to receive. You can either use a cable box, or a cheaper route is to use the tuner in any half way modern VCR to get the higher channels. Then just leave your tv on whatever channel the VCR is set to output at, and change channels with the VCR tuner. |
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"hoss" wrote in message ... I have a sony trintiron 13'' TV. unfortunately I don't know the year. for some reason I can't get any channel above 47 on it while about 100 channels are available when another TV is connected to the same cable. in addition the problem still remaines when the problematic sony is connected to anyother cable. Of course I've tried reprogramming the TV but that doesn't work. it doesn't even receive the higher channels when they are specifically typed into the remote, just static. I wonder if anyone has any advice on what the problem may be and how to fix it aside from getting a new TV. Thank you very much, Adam That's probably as high as that set was designed to go. I do not know the age of the set, but the older the set, the less cable channels they were designed to receive. You can either use a cable box, or a cheaper route is to use the tuner in any half way modern VCR to get the higher channels. Then just leave your tv on whatever channel the VCR is set to output at, and change channels with the VCR tuner. |
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boss / Adam:
Yes.... it should be receiving all the cable channels..... try, with the remote to punch in .... say... channel 49, 52, etc... or some upper channel ..... BE CERTAIN to press the ENTER button after you punch in the channel number. If you can receive the channel that you have just manually enter then it is just a simple matter of ADDING the channels to the channel memory.... should be a (+) or (-) button on the remote or on the television or an on screen menu that lets you add or delete channels. Let us know what you find out. -- Best Regards, Daniel Sofie Electronics Supply & Repair - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "hoss" wrote in message ... The model number of my sony is KV-13M10. it was manufactured in aug 1995. what dose this tell you about my TV? Should it be receiving above 47 channels? "Sofie" wrote in message ... hoss / Adam:: If you can provide a model number I think you might get some more specific advice..... obviously not all Sony 13" televisions were designed and built the same. Cable television channels over the years have expanded several times as allowed by FCC rules..... so in the earlier years the television manufacturers did not build capability into a television that was not needed.... or was not even an issue. Depending on the features and design of your television and how old it is, up to cable channel 47 just may be all it can receive..... slightly older televisions may have only gone up to cable channel 36, and older than that maybe cable channel 22. -- Best Regards, Daniel Sofie Electronics Supply & Repair - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "hoss" wrote in message ... I have a sony trintiron 13'' TV. unfortunately I don't know the year. for some reason I can't get any channel above 47 on it while about 100 channels are available when another TV is connected to the same cable. in addition the problem still remaines when the problematic sony is connected to anyother cable. Of course I've tried reprogramming the TV but that doesn't work. it doesn't even receive the higher channels when they are specifically typed into the remote, just static. I wonder if anyone has any advice on what the problem may be and how to fix it aside from getting a new TV. Thank you very much, Adam |
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Shell wrote: You can try Add/Del channel manually. 1. find a remote control (universal is fine) should has ENTER button 2. find a dial swith on front panel maybe cutoff cable signal 3. find buttons (Add/Del) to add or remove channels. Good luck! Shell dont forget the setup function. you may have to set the TV to CATV, not antenna. rw.. |
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You did not supply the model number.
Depending on the era of the set, it may be at the maximum channel range of its design. Some of the older sets only went to channel 22, and later to 36, 44, 86, and now most to 125 for cable. If you want the extended channels and your set cannot receive them, you can use a newer model of VCR as a tuner, or get a cable TV converter. If your set is a model of set that is new enough to allow the higher channels, check to see that the user setup for the tuner is in the proper mode, and the channels are programed to be allowed to scan that high. If this is okay, and the specs of the set comply, it is possible that there is a failure in the tuner. At this point you will have to have the set serviced. Jerry Greenberg http://www.zoom-one.com -- "hoss" wrote in message ... I have a sony trintiron 13'' TV. unfortunately I don't know the year. for some reason I can't get any channel above 47 on it while about 100 channels are available when another TV is connected to the same cable. in addition the problem still remaines when the problematic sony is connected to anyother cable. Of course I've tried reprogramming the TV but that doesn't work. it doesn't even receive the higher channels when they are specifically typed into the remote, just static. I wonder if anyone has any advice on what the problem may be and how to fix it aside from getting a new TV. Thank you very much, Adam |
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How much does something like that take to fix?
"David" wrote in message ... Tuner is bad in the tv set. The UHF section of the tuner is not working at all. High band cable channels are usually tuned by the UHF section in the tuner starting somewhere around channel 50 give or take. hoss wrote in message ... thank you again for your help. typing in higher channels (those offered my provider), followed by pressing "ENTER," was of course on of the first things I tried. that followed by reprogramming which hasn't changed anything. again, other TVs connected to my cable do receive all the channels provided by our cable company (2-119). And the problem remains for my TV when I plug it into other cables around the building, it doesn't receive above 47. a sure solution is of course what Bigmike suggested by getting a vcr to change the channels. but i am now mostly interested in what's wrong with my TV and would like to fix it. "Sofie" wrote in message ... boss / Adam: Yes.... it should be receiving all the cable channels..... try, with the remote to punch in .... say... channel 49, 52, etc... or some upper channel ..... BE CERTAIN to press the ENTER button after you punch in the channel number. If you can receive the channel that you have just manually enter then it is just a simple matter of ADDING the channels to the channel memory.... should be a (+) or (-) button on the remote or on the television or an on screen menu that lets you add or delete channels. Let us know what you find out. -- Best Regards, Daniel Sofie Electronics Supply & Repair - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "hoss" wrote in message ... The model number of my sony is KV-13M10. it was manufactured in aug 1995. what dose this tell you about my TV? Should it be receiving above 47 channels? "Sofie" wrote in message ... hoss / Adam:: If you can provide a model number I think you might get some more specific advice..... obviously not all Sony 13" televisions were designed and built the same. Cable television channels over the years have expanded several times as allowed by FCC rules..... so in the earlier years the television manufacturers did not build capability into a television that was not needed.... or was not even an issue. Depending on the features and design of your television and how old it is, up to cable channel 47 just may be all it can receive..... slightly older televisions may have only gone up to cable channel 36, and older than that maybe cable channel 22. -- Best Regards, Daniel Sofie Electronics Supply & Repair - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "hoss" wrote in message ... I have a sony trintiron 13'' TV. unfortunately I don't know the year. for some reason I can't get any channel above 47 on it while about 100 channels are available when another TV is connected to the same cable. in addition the problem still remaines when the problematic sony is connected to anyother cable. Of course I've tried reprogramming the TV but that doesn't work. it doesn't even receive the higher channels when they are specifically typed into the remote, just static. I wonder if anyone has any advice on what the problem may be and how to fix it aside from getting a new TV. Thank you very much, Adam |
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The tuner for this model TV has been subbed by Sony several times. The
current P/N for replacement is 8-598-047-50 and lists for $116.25. Add labor to part cost and the VCR method may be the preferred way to solve problem "hoss" wrote in message ... How much does something like that take to fix? "David" wrote in message ... Tuner is bad in the tv set. The UHF section of the tuner is not working at all. High band cable channels are usually tuned by the UHF section in the tuner starting somewhere around channel 50 give or take. hoss wrote in message ... thank you again for your help. typing in higher channels (those offered my provider), followed by pressing "ENTER," was of course on of the first things I tried. that followed by reprogramming which hasn't changed anything. again, other TVs connected to my cable do receive all the channels provided by our cable company (2-119). And the problem remains for my TV when I plug it into other cables around the building, it doesn't receive above 47. a sure solution is of course what Bigmike suggested by getting a vcr to change the channels. but i am now mostly interested in what's wrong with my TV and would like to fix it. "Sofie" wrote in message ... boss / Adam: Yes.... it should be receiving all the cable channels..... try, with the remote to punch in .... say... channel 49, 52, etc... or some upper channel ..... BE CERTAIN to press the ENTER button after you punch in the channel number. If you can receive the channel that you have just manually enter then it is just a simple matter of ADDING the channels to the channel memory.... should be a (+) or (-) button on the remote or on the television or an on screen menu that lets you add or delete channels. Let us know what you find out. -- Best Regards, Daniel Sofie Electronics Supply & Repair - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "hoss" wrote in message ... The model number of my sony is KV-13M10. it was manufactured in aug 1995. what dose this tell you about my TV? Should it be receiving above 47 channels? "Sofie" wrote in message ... hoss / Adam:: If you can provide a model number I think you might get some more specific advice..... obviously not all Sony 13" televisions were designed and built the same. Cable television channels over the years have expanded several times as allowed by FCC rules..... so in the earlier years the television manufacturers did not build capability into a television that was not needed.... or was not even an issue. Depending on the features and design of your television and how old it is, up to cable channel 47 just may be all it can receive..... slightly older televisions may have only gone up to cable channel 36, and older than that maybe cable channel 22. -- Best Regards, Daniel Sofie Electronics Supply & Repair - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "hoss" wrote in message ... I have a sony trintiron 13'' TV. unfortunately I don't know the year. for some reason I can't get any channel above 47 on it while about 100 channels are available when another TV is connected to the same cable. in addition the problem still remaines when the problematic sony is connected to anyother cable. Of course I've tried reprogramming the TV but that doesn't work. it doesn't even receive the higher channels when they are specifically typed into the remote, just static. I wonder if anyone has any advice on what the problem may be and how to fix it aside from getting a new TV. Thank you very much, Adam |
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"hoss" wrote in message ... this is good advice. thank you. Your welcome. Even if the tuner can tune in the higher channels, but is defective, the VCR route is a cheaper alternative most of the time. Good luck! "bigmike" wrote in message m... "hoss" wrote in message ... I have a sony trintiron 13'' TV. unfortunately I don't know the year. for some reason I can't get any channel above 47 on it while about 100 channels are available when another TV is connected to the same cable. in addition the problem still remaines when the problematic sony is connected to anyother cable. Of course I've tried reprogramming the TV but that doesn't work. it doesn't even receive the higher channels when they are specifically typed into the remote, just static. I wonder if anyone has any advice on what the problem may be and how to fix it aside from getting a new TV. Thank you very much, Adam That's probably as high as that set was designed to go. I do not know the age of the set, but the older the set, the less cable channels they were designed to receive. You can either use a cable box, or a cheaper route is to use the tuner in any half way modern VCR to get the higher channels. Then just leave your tv on whatever channel the VCR is set to output at, and change channels with the VCR tuner. |
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"bigmike" wrote in message om...
"hoss" wrote in message ... I have a sony trintiron 13'' TV. unfortunately I don't know the year. for some reason I can't get any channel above 47 on it while about 100 channels are available when another TV is connected to the same cable. in addition the problem still remaines when the problematic sony is connected to anyother cable. Of course I've tried reprogramming the TV but that doesn't work. it doesn't even receive the higher channels when they are specifically typed into the remote, just static. I wonder if anyone has any advice on what the problem may be and how to fix it aside from getting a new TV. Thank you very much, Adam That's probably as high as that set was designed to go. I do not know the age of the set, but the older the set, the less cable channels they were designed to receive. You can either use a cable box, or a cheaper route is to use the tuner in any half way modern VCR to get the higher channels. Then just leave your tv on whatever channel the VCR is set to output at, and change channels with the VCR tuner. thats all it gets |
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