HELP! Sony KV29F1U service code needed!

[valiant]

Please help!

I have an old Sony KV291FU CRT television for which I require the service code (or steps to get into the service menu), such that I can change the geometry of the picture, as the current picture from my ArcadeVGA card does not currently 'fit' on screen.

Have searched this forum , the web and elsewhere to no avail. Even though the TV is 10+ years old, Sony service centres will not relinquish the means and methods of accessing the service menu.

Any help gratefully appreciated!

[Justin Z]

If you have the remote, try this.  I'm not sure it will work, but it is worth a shot.  Make sure the power is off:

Press DISP, 5, VOL+, PWR ON

or

DISP, 5, PWR ON

If it works you'll know it.  Be sure to record any values before you change them.

To navigate you press 1 to go back to the previous item in the menu, 4 to go forward, 3 to adjust the value up and 6 to adjust the value down.  To save, you need to press mute and then immediately press enter.

You're looking for the VPOS and VSIZ menu items, probably.

Good luck.

[valiant]

Thanks for that but can't see an evident DISP button - no text, just damn images    Any idea what this may look like?

Also, do the buttons have to be pressed all together, or just in order?

Thanks

[Justin Z]

Just in order, although it must be done within like 5 seconds total.

Unfortunately, my remote has words on it, so I can't help you there.  Mine says "Display," rather than DISP, but you get the idea.  Maybe if you can find a user manual on the internet for your TV it'll give you some insight into which pictogram represents DISP.

I also wonder if your TV is too old for this method, period.  If it was built around 1997, it might be, but I figured this was worth a try.