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TROUBLESHOOTI
NG
Troubles sometimes are caused by simple "faults"
that you can correct without
the help of a service technician,
If you
experience
any difficulty
with your TV, check a few basic remedies before calling your service technician.
TVwill
not turn on
Check to make sure it is plugged
in,
Check the wall receptacle
(or extension
cord) to make sure it is "live" by plugging
in something
else.
Maybe batteries in remote control
are "dead."
Maybe remote control
is not aimed at remote sensor.
The front panel controls may be locked (disabled).
Use the remote control
to unlock the front
panel controls
by
selecting
the Front Panel Block in the Parental Controls menu and choosing Unblock.
Controls
don't
work
If using remote control,
make sure remote is in TV mode by first pressing TV button.
The front panel MENU button
may be disabled. Use the remote control to turn off channel blocking.
Select
Channel Block in the Parental Controls menu and choose Off.
Try unplugging
set for two minutes and then plug it back in and turn it on again,
Problems
with
remote
Maybe something
is between
the remote and the remote sensor,
Maybe the remote is not aimed directly at the component
(TV or VCR) you are trying to control,
Maybe remote is not in TV Mode,
Press the TV button
so remote will control TV,
Maybe batteries in remote are weak, dead or installed
incorrectly.
Try replacing
batteries,
(Note, if you remove
the batteries, you may have to reprogram
the remote to control
other components.)
Remove batteries
and hold number
1 for at least 60 seconds to drain the microprocessor
inside the remote.
Release number
1, replace the batteries, and (if necessary) reprogram
the remote,
Guide comes on when
I turn
on TV
The Guide automatically
comes up when you use the TV button
on the remote to turn on theTV. You can turn
off this feature
by selecting
GUIDE Plus+ Menu from the Main Menu, then selecting
Setup, then Options, and
setting
it to Off.
Turns off while
playing
Schedule off function
may have been activated.
Electronic
protection
circuit may have been activated
because of a power surge. Wait 30 seconds and then turn
on again.
If this happens frequently,
the voltage
in your house may be abnormally
high or low.
Unplug.
Wait five minutes, Plug in again,
TV Turns on unexpectedly
Scheduled On or Watch from the Guide may have been activated.
Blank screen
Maybe the component
connected
to the input jacks is not turned on.
Try another
channel,
Press RESET,in case the picture controls are set too low.
PIP not available
If the PIP window
is displayed,
and you change the PIP input (by pressing WHO,INPUT)
to COMP2, PIP is not
displayed.
If you press the PIP button
while viewing
COMP2, the PIP window
is not available
and cannot be seen,
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