I have a Sony G420 CRT monitor which is starting to get too bright. There is a fix for this but in order to carry this out I first need to 'unlock' the control panel on the front of the monitor. For some reason the 'picture effect' button is unresponsive, while depressing the 'menu' button only gives me the manufacturer's date. My initial thought was to look for a firmware upgrade, but as I am on a Mac I am unable to find a suitable installer. Has anybody else struck this issue?

SOURCE: my sony has an issue

if there no menu button means just after loading os go to properties by right clicking in desktop there u go to settings tab go to advanced option.. there u will be having the tab some thing like intel extreme graphics go to that go to display properties there u will having the option to adjust ur height and width of the screen area... check this out...

SOURCE: Menu pop ups

It will only be one of 2 things, neither easy to correct I am affraid.

1. The contacts behind the buttons have become faulty and are contacting as if they were being pressed by the buttons on the control panel. To check this is simple (well for me). You will need to open up the monitor and disconnect the front control panels cable. If the pop ups stop, theres your answer. It would then need to have another panel installed.
2. The internal eeprom has an issue and is detecting that you are pressing the menu buttons and so displaying the menu. This could be a simple case of residue or even lint in the circuit that is giving an incorrect reading that is then translated incorrectly by the eeprom.

Sonny Berry

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• Posted on Aug 10, 2008

SOURCE: sony projection tv convergence issue

You will need two STK392-560 Convergence ICs and you will also need two of the 3.5 amp pico fuses as Sonys will always blow at least two of the Pico fuses. You can get replacement ICs and Pico fuses at the fiollowing link and they provide free instalation instructions. Heres the link.
http://servicemanuals.vstore.ca/

SOURCE: Can not upgrade firmware v1 tov4 in a Sony a200.

there is know update in firmware for a 200 the v4 update is for the a700

SOURCE: Front panel buttons and remote have stopped working.

Is the favorite channel menu a function that is normally accessed by a button on the remote?

If so, that button on the remote might be stuck.
If this is the case, the menu may at times pop up all by itself and other buttons on the remote and on the TV's front panel may not respond at all (it had happened on my remotes more than once).

Try to clean the remote control (the housing, rubber pad with knobs, circuit board) with ethyl alcohol, when you clean the housing, you should also clean the holes through which the buttons protrude, there might be some dirt that keeps the button stuck.

It may also be a stuck button on the TV front panel, so check these too.

Also, it could be something else, i just wrote the description of a problem and the solution which to me seemed most likely.

Hope you get it fixed.

regards

3rq8 (Triarcuate)