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I wish to stop the information banner from being displayed at random times whilst watching TV etc on my XG9005.
After searching around, I found out that prior to this latest update (v6.7140) that you could enter the menu:
Home > Settings > Channel Setup > Info Banner > OFF and disable the notification.
There must be a way to achieve this under the latest firmware, as it is spoiling my viewing experience and is becoming a major annoyance!!
Any suggestions gratefully received 😀
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Hi guys, please try the below:
How to disable the info banner
Press Home and navigate to Settings
Open ‘Watching TV’
Change the toggle of the setting ‘Info banner’ to OFF
How to disable restricted mode:
Check that the Restricted Profile mode is not active: Press Home and navigate to the ‘Restricted Profile’ icon next to the clock.
(If the icon is not available, the restricted profile is not active.)
Press OK and select "Exit restricted profile"
Enter the PIN-code and check the info Banner setting availability as described above.
Hmmm ... don't seem to have that option ... but another UK support specialist did state the following:
"the easy fix would have been to turn off the info banner. But with this model, you can't turn it off from the UI settings due to a new bug introduced with the latest sw release. That UI setting was removed!"
So the software is broken compounded by the fact that the potential workaround was broken at the same time. 😠
Likewise I don’t have either of the options suggested.
Just to confirm I don't have either of those two options either - there is no way to disable the info banner via the UI on the new firmware 😞
I've seen Sony confirming that this issue is under investigation, hopefully the fix is coming soon!
- JD
I wouldn't hold your breath. Sony support told me "It's under investigation" 8 weeks ago. If it's really that difficult to fix why couldn't they at least reinstate the option to turn the banner off? Fortunately I did eventually find a workaround. I've had to unplug everything from my av receiver and connect direct to the TV instead. Before that the problem was so bad the TV was unwatchable (no exaggeration - see my earlier post for a clip).
Hey guys, unfortunately the option isn't available on these two models: XG90 and XG83. But should be there for other models still, if you have another model and you don't have the option I would recommend reporting to Sony so that they know.
Hi,
Your latest update wont do a thing. I'm very close of ditching my Sony-branded goods to near lake by me. Focus Sony-dudes, fix this!
Good News!!!!
Sony have just released a new firmware v.6.7165 which I installed yesterday, and so far all seems good 😀
There is now an option to turn off the banner display (under watching TV if I remember right) and no display came up all evening, and hdmi control seems to work better now. 👍🏻
Thanks sounds encouraging.
Did you have to update via USB as my set still says my software is up to date using the previous version ?