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Does your Sony TV turn on and play sound
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but leave you staring at a completely
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black screen? Don't panic. You don't
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need expensive repairs just yet. In this
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video, I'll walk you through safe and
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simple steps you can try right now at
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home to bring the picture back. These
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methods are easy, require no tools, and
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don't involve opening the TV. Let's get
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started. The first thing to try is a
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basic power reset. Unplug your Sony TV
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from the wall socket and leave it
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unplugged for about 2 minutes. This
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allows the system to fully shut down and
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clear temporary glitches. After that,
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plug it back in and turn it on.
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Sometimes this quick reset alone is
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enough to bring the picture back. If the
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screen is still black, don't worry.
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We've got a stronger option. While the
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TV is still unplugged, press and hold
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the physical power button on the TV
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itself, not the remote, for about 15
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seconds. This drains any leftover
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electricity stored inside the circuits.
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Once you've done that, wait about 30
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minutes before plugging the TV back in
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and powering it on again. If your TV
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does respond to the remote, you can also
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try pressing and holding the power
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button on the remote until the TV
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restarts. This soft reset often works if
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the system just needed a quick refresh.
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If the picture still hasn't returned,
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it's time to check your external
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connections. Turn off the TV and unplug
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all external devices like HDMI cables,
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USB drives, or streaming sticks.
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Carefully inspect the cables and ports
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to make sure nothing is bent, damaged,
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or dusty. Then, reconnect only the power
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cable and turn the TV on. If the picture
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comes back, one of the external devices
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or cables was causing the problem.
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Reconnect them one at a time to figure
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out which one. If your TV still has
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sound but no picture, try the flashlight
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test. Turn the TV on, then shine a
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flashlight or your phone's torch very
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close to the screen at an angle. Look
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carefully for faint images or movement.
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If you see them, that means the TV is
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working, but the backlight, the part
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that lights up the screen, isn't turning
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on. Since fixing the backlight requires
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opening the TV, this is the point where
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you should contact a professional repair
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service rather than trying to fix it
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yourself. Before you do that, there's
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one more option you can try at home. A
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factory reset using the TV's physical
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buttons. First, make sure the TV is
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unplugged. Find the power button and the
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volume down button on the TV itself.
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Press and hold both at the same time.
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While still holding them, plug the TV
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back in and continue holding until you
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see the Sony logo appear on the screen.
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Once the logo shows, let go of the
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buttons and wait as the TV resets
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itself. This clears out software errors
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that might be causing the black screen
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problem. If none of these steps work,
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the issue is likely hardware related and
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should be handled by a technician. To
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help prevent future issues, keep your TV
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well ventilated. Use a stable power
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source and check for updates regularly.
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That's it for this video on fixing a
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Sony TV with sound but no picture.
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Hopefully, one of these methods got your
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screen working again. If it did, drop a
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comment and let me know which one. It
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might help someone else, too. Don't
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