Sony Blinks Codes

Meaning Sony blink codes when dead Protection

• Unit is dead, No Blinks - Problem in the standby power section.

• Continuous blink once a second, no pausing - No reply from the jungle (data bus is busy, shorted to ground, or held high), IK video path is defective.

• One blink - not used for the self-diagnosis

• Two Blinks - B + over current protection (OCP), unit goes to the standby mode then displays the 2 blink fault. Could be a short in the power supply of any of the circuits.

• Three Blinks - B + over voltage protection (OVP), unit goes to the standby mode then displays the 3 blink fault.

• Four Blinks - No vertical deflection (V STOP), Screen goes to a single horizontal line then the video signal muted.

•  Five Blinks - AKB circuit (automatic kine bias), the timer / standby indicator Blinks for about 30 seconds then goes to the self-diagnosis function. Something is wrong with the video. Check the video out. In addition, unit could be in IK blanking, try turning up screen slightly.

• Six Blinks - No Horizontal (H STOP), no raster, goes to the blinking self-diagnosis function immediately ..

• Seven Blinks - High voltage shutdown. The high voltage has exceeded 33k and the unit goes immediately into safety shutdown. Check power supply regulation and horizontal circuits.

• Eight Blinks - Problem with the audio (AUDIO), unit goes to standby and Blinks the self-diagnosis code. Check  the audio amp,

• Nine Blinks - Replace D 6116 and D 6301 on the "G" board, do not resolder as this will fix the problem temporary. Or Panel Module Error or Thermal Error. If it is intermittent 9 Blinks, meaning sometimes the TV comes on and other times you get flashing, then change the switching regulator on the "G" board or check connections. Make sure the regulator is -12 or -13 (negitive).

• Ten Blinks - Check Q8014 and Q8013 for shorts, leakage, or bad solder connections on the "D" board. If the transistors are bad, check R8051 and IC8005, also on the "D" board.

Intermittent problems? This is a great feature. You can also bring up these fault codes on-screen to see a list of the problem numbers with the abbreviation of the problem and the number of times this problem has occurred. This is slightly different than entering the service mode. To see the diagnostic screen, press the following buttons: Display, Channel, 5, volume Minus, (not plus) then Power. This brings up a screen with a list of the problems and number of times they have Occurred. Each of the problems named, are abbreviated as, "OCP", "OVP", "V STOP", ETC. We have repeated them in parentheses in the text for the "Blinks" described above so you can correlate between the diagnostic screen and the blink codes.

Now that you know about these self-diagnostics, how do you use them? Say that you have a set with a black screen. You see that the LED is blinking four times. This would tell you that you have no vertical sweep, the which is why the video is muted. If it was blinking 6 times, you would know that you have a horizontal fault. It's not a sure cure ..

IMPORTANT: After you repair the unit, you MUST clear the values ​​on this diagnostic screen. These codes do not reset after the fault Themselves is corrected, so if you do not clear them, you'll be seeing "old" fault codes the next time you enter this screen.

Clearing is done by going into the service mode (display, channel, 5, volume plus, then power). Press 8 and Enter, the which returns everything to the factory preset condition.

Imran Ashraf Khan