Wednesday 10 March 2021

Sony KD 55x8500 LCD Television – service mode, adjustments, self diagnosis, white balance adjust, USB update, how to set shipping condition

 

Applicable to Sony KD-55X8500A, KD-55X8504A, KD-65X8500A, KD-65X8504A

Self diagnosis function

If an error occurs, the Smart Core Red LED will automatically begin to flash.
The number of times the LED flashes translates to a probable source of the problem.
A definition of the Smart Core Red LED flash indicators is listed in the instruction manual for the user’s knowledge and reference.
If an error symptom cannot be reproduced, the remote commander can be used to review the failure occurrence data stored in memory to reveal past problems and how often these problems occur.

DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATORS
When an error occurs, the Smart Core Red LED will flash a set number of times to indicate the possible cause of the problem.
If there is more than one error, the LED will identify the first of the problem areas.

Result for all of the following diagnostic items are displayed on screen.
If the screen displays a “0”, no error has occurred.

Sony KD 55x8500 - LED blinking details

SELF DIAGNOSTIC SCREEN DISPLAY- Sony KD 55x8500

For errors with symptoms such as “power sometimes shuts off” or “screen sometimes goes out” that cannot be confirmed, it is possible to bring up past occurrences of failure for confirmation on the screen:

To Bring Up Screen Test:  In standby mode, press buttons on the remote commander sequentially in rapid succession as shown below:

Info => Channel-5 => Volume (--) => TV Power

Note that this differs from entering the service mode (volume +)

Since the diagnostic results displayed on the screen are not automatically cleared always check the self , always check the self-diagnostic screen.  After you have completed the repairs, clear the result display to “0”

Clearing the Self Check Diagnostic List

1. Error history and Error count : Press the Channel 8 => Channel 0 .

2. Panel operation time :  Press the Channel 7 => Channel 0 .

Exiting the Self-diagnostic screen
To exit the Self Diagnostic screen, turn off the power to the TV by pressing the POWER button on the remote or the POWER button on the TV.

ADJUSTMENT

HOW TO ENTER SERVICE MODE
1) Turn on the main power switch to place this set in standby mode.
2) Press the buttons on the remote commander as follows, and entering service mode.

Display => Channel-5 => Volume (+) => TV Power

3) Service mode display.
Note: First of all when you enter Service Mode you can see “Digital” service mode
DIGITAL SERVICE
Whenever you press “OPTIONS” on remote, each service mode is changed.
“Digital” -> “Chassis” -> “VPC”

4) How to use the remote commander.

5) After entering service mode then turn off the power switch.

CHANGE DATA
Note: “Digital” service mode don t ’t have to Save ( . (except “002 MODEL” and “005 CHPRSET” category)
1) Change Data of “Digital” service mode. (
except “003 DIG-SRV-MODE” category)
a. Press “2 / 5” on remote to select (up / down) category.
b. Press “1 / 4” on remote to select (up / down) Item.
c. Press “3 / 6” on remote change (up / down) data.

2) Change Data of “Digital” service mode. ( “003 DIG-SRV-MODE” category)
“003 DIG SEV MODE is one category of Digital service mode.

This operation is special.

a. Press 2/5 on the remote to select 003 DIG SRV MODE.

b. press ¼ on the remote to select Up/Dn item.

c. press 0/10 on remote to select item.

d. press number key 1 to 9 directly “*” stamp move.

e. press “12/enter/select” to decide and advance next step.  Press Return, when returning on the previous page.

SAVE CHANGING DATA

Write data for “Chassis” or “VPC” service mode
a. Press “Mute” on remote.
It shows green “
SERVICE” changes to green “WRITE”.
b. Press “0” or “enter” on remote. Green “
WRITE” changes to red “WRITE”. It indicate writing is processing.
c. After a while, red “
WRITE” changes to green “SERVICE”. Writing process is done at this point.
2) TV reboot is necessary for applying data change.

WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENT
Note: Please execute this adjustment if necessary.
Change Data of “VPC” service mode. (
“003 WB” category)
a. Press “1” or “4” on remote to select WB adjustment menu.
b. Change data by pressing “3” or “6”. Each range of these items is 0~1023.
c. Press “mute”
”0” on remote to save the data.
“SERVICE” comment is changed to “
WRITE”, indicating writing process.
d. After a while, “
WRITE” comment returns to “SERVICE”, which means writing process is done.

How to set Shipping Condition.
a. Move to “Digital” service mode.
b. Press “8” on remote. It shows green “
SERVICE” changes to green “RST-”.
c. Press “mute” on remote. Added green “
EXE” after green “RST-” .
d. Press “0” on remote. Green “
EXE-RST” changes to red “EXE-RST”. It indicate writing is processing.
e. After a while, red “
EXE-RST” changes to green “SERVICE”.
f. And BLINK Smart Core WHITE LED. Writing process is done at this point.

<Another way>
You can set to shipping condition w/o entering Service Mode.
-> “Cursor Up” on remote + “Power Key” on TV.

USB update


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