Does anyone have instructions on how to retune a Sony TV Model KV-2162U or
point me to a more relevant group?
I've been trying to retune this for hours but am getting nowhere.
TIA
Iain

On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 15:20:40 -0000, "Iain Gordon"
wrote:

Does anyone have instructions on how to retune a Sony TV Model KV-2162U or
point me to a more relevant group?
I've been trying to retune this for hours but am getting nowhere.
TIA
Iain

have you checked out the sony website? i feel sure they have manuals
in pdf format??

On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 15:20:40 -0000, Iain Gordon wrote:

Does anyone have instructions on how to retune a Sony TV Model KV-2162U or
point me to a more relevant group?
I've been trying to retune this for hours but am getting nowhere.
TIA
Iain

Mine isn't that model, but it starts with KV and ends with U, so may be
similar :-)
Have you got buttons on the remote control that look like a red up arrow
like on a keyboard shift key, and a red diamond with an arrow pointing into
it from the left? If so, press them together to put it into tuning mode.
Then use the shift key with the +/- buttons that normally adjust the
brightness, etc to tune it.

"tarquinlinbin" wrote in message
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On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 15:20:40 -0000, "Iain Gordon"
wrote:

Does anyone have instructions on how to retune a Sony TV Model KV-2162U
or
point me to a more relevant group?
I've been trying to retune this for hours but am getting nowhere.
TIA
Iain

have you checked out the sony website? i feel sure they have manuals
in pdf format??


Unfortunately not. They only have them for sale. No idea of price but
probably not cheap.
regards,
Iain

"John Armstrong" wrote in message
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On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 15:20:40 -0000, Iain Gordon wrote:

Does anyone have instructions on how to retune a Sony TV Model KV-2162U
or
point me to a more relevant group?
I've been trying to retune this for hours but am getting nowhere.
TIA
Iain

Mine isn't that model, but it starts with KV and ends with U, so may be
similar :-)
Have you got buttons on the remote control that look like a red up arrow
like on a keyboard shift key, and a red diamond with an arrow pointing
into
it from the left? If so, press them together to put it into tuning mode.
Then use the shift key with the +/- buttons that normally adjust the
brightness, etc to tune it.

The controller is one of those combined VCR/TV things. I've tried just about
every combination of buttons with absolutlely no luck.
Iain

"Iain Gordon" wrote in message
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"tarquinlinbin" wrote in message
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On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 15:20:40 -0000, "Iain Gordon"
wrote:

Does anyone have instructions on how to retune a Sony TV Model KV-2162U
or
point me to a more relevant group?
I've been trying to retune this for hours but am getting nowhere.
TIA
Iain

have you checked out the sony website? i feel sure they have manuals
in pdf format??


Unfortunately not. They only have them for sale. No idea of price but
probably not cheap.
regards,
Iain


Replying to my own post.
I've now found the manual for the TV but the remote control illustrated
looks nothing like the one I've got. This one is a combined VCR/TV
controller. I'm assured that this is the original controller that came with
the TV/VCR package (it's the M-I-L's TV). I've tried just about every
conceivable combination of buttons.
Any other ideas?

Iain

"Iain Gordon" wrote in message
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"Iain Gordon" wrote in message
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"tarquinlinbin" wrote in message
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On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 15:20:40 -0000, "Iain Gordon"
wrote:

Does anyone have instructions on how to retune a Sony TV Model
KV-2162U
or
point me to a more relevant group?
I've been trying to retune this for hours but am getting nowhere.
TIA
Iain

have you checked out the sony website? i feel sure they have manuals
in pdf format??


Unfortunately not. They only have them for sale. No idea of price but
probably not cheap.
regards,
Iain


Replying to my own post.
I've now found the manual for the TV but the remote control illustrated
looks nothing like the one I've got. This one is a combined VCR/TV
controller. I'm assured that this is the original controller that came
with
the TV/VCR package (it's the M-I-L's TV). I've tried just about every
conceivable combination of buttons.
Any other ideas?

Iain



Doesn't the remote have a "menu" or "set up" button on it ?

On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 17:43:34 -0000, Iain Gordon wrote:

"Iain Gordon" wrote in message
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"tarquinlinbin" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 1 Nov 2003 15:20:40 -0000, "Iain Gordon"
wrote:

Does anyone have instructions on how to retune a Sony TV Model KV-2162U
or
point me to a more relevant group?
I've been trying to retune this for hours but am getting nowhere.
TIA
Iain

have you checked out the sony website? i feel sure they have manuals
in pdf format??


Unfortunately not. They only have them for sale. No idea of price but
probably not cheap.
regards,
Iain


Replying to my own post.
I've now found the manual for the TV but the remote control illustrated
looks nothing like the one I've got. This one is a combined VCR/TV
controller. I'm assured that this is the original controller that came with
the TV/VCR package (it's the M-I-L's TV). I've tried just about every
conceivable combination of buttons.
Any other ideas?

Iain


The different worldwide sony sites have different things on them. The sony
europe support site:
http://www.sony-europe.com/view.x?do...&type=2&loc=eu
seems to have downloadable manuals for everything except televisions.
the sony asia site (in English)
http://www.css.ap.sony.com/
has some interactive guides to tuning (pick televisions in the drop down
box on the left, then interactive guides). Doesn't have the exact model
number you have, but maybe you can spot one with the same controller.

"BigWallop" wrote in message
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Snip
Replying to my own post.
I've now found the manual for the TV but the remote control illustrated
looks nothing like the one I've got. This one is a combined VCR/TV
controller. I'm assured that this is the original controller that came
with
the TV/VCR package (it's the M-I-L's TV). I've tried just about every
conceivable combination of buttons.
Any other ideas?

Iain



Doesn't the remote have a "menu" or "set up" button on it ?


Yes, but only enables the VCR setup menu.
Iain

"John Armstrong" wrote in message
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Replying to my own post.
I've now found the manual for the TV but the remote control illustrated
looks nothing like the one I've got. This one is a combined VCR/TV
controller. I'm assured that this is the original controller that came
with
the TV/VCR package (it's the M-I-L's TV). I've tried just about every
conceivable combination of buttons.
Any other ideas?

Iain


The different worldwide sony sites have different things on them. The sony
europe support site:
http://www.sony-europe.com/view.x?do...&type=2&loc=eu
seems to have downloadable manuals for everything except televisions.
the sony asia site (in English)
http://www.css.ap.sony.com/
has some interactive guides to tuning (pick televisions in the drop down
box on the left, then interactive guides). Doesn't have the exact model
number you have, but maybe you can spot one with the same controller.

Thanks John, I'll give that a try.
Iain

"Iain Gordon" wrote in message
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"BigWallop" wrote in message
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Snip
Replying to my own post.
I've now found the manual for the TV but the remote control
illustrated
looks nothing like the one I've got. This one is a combined VCR/TV
controller. I'm assured that this is the original controller that came
with
the TV/VCR package (it's the M-I-L's TV). I've tried just about every
conceivable combination of buttons.
Any other ideas?

Iain



Doesn't the remote have a "menu" or "set up" button on it ?


Yes, but only enables the VCR setup menu.
Iain



And there isn't a button that transfers the remote between VCR and TV ? It
might be a small button on the side of the remote.

"Iain Gordon" wrote in message
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Does anyone have instructions on how to retune a Sony TV Model
KV-2162U or
point me to a more relevant group?
I've been trying to retune this for hours but am getting nowhere.
TIA
Iain

Hi Iain

I suggest you email Sony and actually ask them how to do whatever you
need to do. I had a question about my DVD player and they wrote me a
very comprehensive step by step email back within 48 hours.

Angela

"Iain Gordon" wrote in message
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Does anyone have instructions on how to retune a Sony TV Model KV-2162U

I have a Sony KV-1421U portable that the original remote went astray for
some time ago, and I've also found it impossible to get into the main
setup/tuning menu using universal remotes. None of the Sony codes supplied
with the remote seem to match the TV properly.

The only way I can tune mine is to press and hold the button on the front of
the set marked '' which sends it into the auto-setup routine. This is a
bit of a compromise though - it sets the channel presets to whatever it
feels like, so the vcr is now on preset 5, Channel 5 is on preset 6 etc.

I've come to the conclusion the only way to use all of the features properly
would be to buy a new remote from Sony :-(

Nick

Nick Read wrote in message ...
I've come to the conclusion the only way to use all of the features
properly
would be to buy a new remote from Sony :-(
Or try http://www.remotesreplaced.co.uk/ who seem to do replacement remotes
for specific models.

"BigWallop" wrote in message
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"Iain Gordon" wrote in message
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"BigWallop" wrote in message
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Snip
Replying to my own post.
I've now found the manual for the TV but the remote control
illustrated
looks nothing like the one I've got. This one is a combined VCR/TV
controller. I'm assured that this is the original controller that
came
with
the TV/VCR package (it's the M-I-L's TV). I've tried just about
every
conceivable combination of buttons.
Any other ideas?

Iain



Doesn't the remote have a "menu" or "set up" button on it ?


Yes, but only enables the VCR setup menu.
Iain



And there isn't a button that transfers the remote between VCR and TV ?
It
might be a small button on the side of the remote.


Yes, there is a button that switches the remote between VCR and TV but no
matter what I do I can't seem to get a menu screen in TV mode, although I
can get one on VCR mode when the VCR is connected to the TV.

Iain

"Angela" wrote in message
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"Iain Gordon" wrote in message
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Does anyone have instructions on how to retune a Sony TV Model
KV-2162U or
point me to a more relevant group?
I've been trying to retune this for hours but am getting nowhere.
TIA
Iain

Hi Iain

I suggest you email Sony and actually ask them how to do whatever you
need to do. I had a question about my DVD player and they wrote me a
very comprehensive step by step email back within 48 hours.

Angela


Angela,
I did this last night. Hopefgully I'll get a response from them this week.

Iain

"Nick Read" wrote in message
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"Iain Gordon" wrote in message
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Does anyone have instructions on how to retune a Sony TV Model KV-2162U

I have a Sony KV-1421U portable that the original remote went astray for
some time ago, and I've also found it impossible to get into the main
setup/tuning menu using universal remotes. None of the Sony codes supplied
with the remote seem to match the TV properly.

The only way I can tune mine is to press and hold the button on the front
of
the set marked '' which sends it into the auto-setup routine. This is a
bit of a compromise though - it sets the channel presets to whatever it
feels like, so the vcr is now on preset 5, Channel 5 is on preset 6 etc.

I've come to the conclusion the only way to use all of the features
properly
would be to buy a new remote from Sony :-(

Nick



Nick,
Have you any idea of the cost of a replacement controller? If push comes to
shove then I'll probably try to get a replacement from Sony.

Iain

"Iain Gordon" wrote in message
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"BigWallop" wrote in message
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"Iain Gordon" wrote in message
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"BigWallop" wrote in message
...

Snip
Replying to my own post.
I've now found the manual for the TV but the remote control
illustrated
looks nothing like the one I've got. This one is a combined VCR/TV
controller. I'm assured that this is the original controller that
came
with
the TV/VCR package (it's the M-I-L's TV). I've tried just about
every
conceivable combination of buttons.
Any other ideas?

Iain



Doesn't the remote have a "menu" or "set up" button on it ?


Yes, but only enables the VCR setup menu.
Iain



And there isn't a button that transfers the remote between VCR and TV ?
It
might be a small button on the side of the remote.


Yes, there is a button that switches the remote between VCR and TV but no
matter what I do I can't seem to get a menu screen in TV mode, although I
can get one on VCR mode when the VCR is connected to the TV.

Iain



Is there a switch that sets more than two appliances on the remote. As in,
TV1, TV2, VCR 1, VCR 2 and so on ? Or is it just the two, VCR+TV, that are
shown ? It's weird that it's only bringing up a menu for the VCR.

"Iain Gordon" wrote in message
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Have you any idea of the cost of a replacement controller? If push comes
to
shove then I'll probably try to get a replacement from Sony.

No idea sorry, its a portable I use only occasionally in the bedroom so I've
just put up with it as it is for a while.
Have a look at the link given by Stuart, looks as though they could supply a
suitable replacement, I may well order one of those myself.

Regards,

Nick

"stuart noble" wrote in message
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Or try http://www.remotesreplaced.co.uk/ who seem to do replacement
remotes for specific models.

Thanks, that looks very promising.

Regards,

Nick

"BigWallop" wrote in message
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"Iain Gordon" wrote in message
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"BigWallop" wrote in message
...

"Iain Gordon" wrote in message
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"BigWallop" wrote in message
...

Snip
Replying to my own post.
I've now found the manual for the TV but the remote control
illustrated
looks nothing like the one I've got. This one is a combined
VCR/TV
controller. I'm assured that this is the original controller
that
came
with
the TV/VCR package (it's the M-I-L's TV). I've tried just about
every
conceivable combination of buttons.
Any other ideas?

Iain



Doesn't the remote have a "menu" or "set up" button on it ?


Yes, but only enables the VCR setup menu.
Iain



And there isn't a button that transfers the remote between VCR and TV
?
It
might be a small button on the side of the remote.


Yes, there is a button that switches the remote between VCR and TV but
no
matter what I do I can't seem to get a menu screen in TV mode, although
I
can get one on VCR mode when the VCR is connected to the TV.

Iain



Is there a switch that sets more than two appliances on the remote. As
in,
TV1, TV2, VCR 1, VCR 2 and so on ? Or is it just the two, VCR+TV, that
are
shown ? It's weird that it's only bringing up a menu for the VCR.


Yes, Just the two options, TV or VCR

Iain

"stuart noble" wrote in message
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Nick Read wrote in message ...
I've come to the conclusion the only way to use all of the features
properly
would be to buy a new remote from Sony :-(
Or try http://www.remotesreplaced.co.uk/ who seem to do replacement
remotes
for specific models.


Thanks for that Stuart, I've just ordered the correct controller £19.50 inc
P&P

Regards
Iain

Thanks to all who took the time to try and help me.
I've now ordered a new controller from www.remotesreplaced.co.uk

Regards

Iain