AboutNagy George Expertise Bsc. in Electronics and Communication engineering. Satellite dish installer, trouble shooter and Quality Auditor for 12 years. Author of the Satellite news article in the "satellite Guide Magazine". Member of the satellite club international (SCI). Member of the IEEE (Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).
Member of the Australian Institution of Engineers.
Expert in signal distribution on many TV sets. Deep knowledge in related fields such as CCTV (closed circuit TV), surround sound and speakers.
Having said that, I have no experience in TV repair.
Expert: Nagy George Date: 12/30/2006 Subject: Sony Trinitron XBR (Askii Characters?)
Question Hello, I have a six year old Sony XBR connected to Directv. For about about the last year, ASCII characters (For the lack of better term) show up on the screen intermittently when ever I watch ESPN. When I turn off the TV and back on, they go away. Sometimes they stay away sometimes they come back. I have also tried different closed caption settings, (CC2, CC3, CC4 etc) which seems to fix the problem but only for a short time. It does not happen on any other channel. What am I doing wrong or is there a problem with the set or signal.
Answer Sounds a bit strange but let me confirm your thoughts, me too am under the impression that it is setting related and would probably end up being something character related, info, Closed caption, Teletext or similar.
Before asking for a service call, I would suggest you do some reading and fiddle around with the menues.
