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Troubleshooting
Most problems
you encounter
with your TV you can correct by consulting
the Troubleshooting
list that [k)llows.
TV Problems
TV won't
turn on
Press the ['V button.
Make sure tlm ['V is plugged in.
Check tlm wall receptacle
(or extension cord) to make sure it is "live" by plugging
in something
else.
Something
might be wrong with your remote control. Press the POWER button on the front of the TV. If the TV turns on,
check the remote control solutions on p. 56.
The front panel controls may be locked (disabled).
lse
the remote control to unlock the flont panel controls by selecting the
Front Panu/Block
in the l_mt!*ltal C?antro/s menu and choosing
Viuw.
Controls don't
work
If you're using the remote control, press the" ['V button first to make sure the' remote is in ['V mode.
The front panel controls may b__ locked (disnbIed).
Ise
the remote control to unlock the fl'ont pan_q controls by s_qecting the
Front t_nd
Block in the t_l
Cbntro_ menu and choosing
Viuu_
Unplug the TV f_)r two minutes and then plug it back in. Tuna the TV on and tW again.
TV turns off while
playing
Scheduh.d
off function may have be_,n activat_'d. Go to p. 52 f_r instructions.
Electronic protection
circuit may have been activated
because
of a power surge.
_Wait30 seconds
and then turn the TV on
again.
If this happens
flequently
the voltage in your house may be abnormally
high or low.
TV turns on unexpectedly
Scheduled
On or _atch
fl'om the G/]II)E Plus+ system may have b_en activated.
Go to p. 52 for instructk_ns.
Blank screen
Make sure tb__ compon_qlt
conn_cted
to the TV is tm-n_d on.
T W another channel.
Press RESE[' in cas__ the picture controls are set too low.
When
I turn on the TV an icon is moving
on the screen
Make sure you have l'elTt(Jved the I)elTtO Pin fI'OlTtthe G LINK jack on the back of your 'I'V_
No sound,
picture okay
Maybe sound is mut_'d.
Press the votum_" up button to restore sound.
Maybe speakers
an' turned off. Check the Al_ctio output
and Spuake_._ control panel in the Audio m_qm. Go to p. 49 f_r
detailed
instructk)ns.
If using
S VIDEO
cables
to connect
a component,
remember
to also
connect
the component's
left and right
Audio
Output
Jacks
to the TV's le_ and right
INPl_"
Jacks.
Can't
select
certain
channel
Channel
may be blocked
or not approved
in the Pare_ital
ControL_
m_,nu.
If using
a VCR, make
sure th<' TViVCR
button
on th<' VCR is in the
correct
mode" (press
th<' TViVCR
button
on your VCR).
Noisy stereo
reception
The station might be weak.
Press the SO/]NI) button on your remote control to change from stereo to mono.
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