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TROUBLESHOOTING
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.
fV will 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
View.
Controls
don't
work
If using remote control,
make sure remote is in TV mode by first pressing TV button.
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
View.
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 Plus+ Gold system automatically
comes up when you use the TV button
on the remote to turn on the TV.
You can turn off this feature
by selecting
GUIDE Plus+ Auto Display from the GUIDE Plus+ Menu, and setting
it to Off.
Turns off while
playing
Scheduled 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.
TV turns on unexpectedly
Scheduled On or Watch from the GUIDE Plus+ Gold system may have been activated.
Blank screen
Maybe the component
connected to the input jacks is not turned on.
Try another
channel.
No sound, picture okay
Maybe sound is muted.
Try pressing volume up button
to restore sound.
Maybe speakers are turned off.
Check the Audio Output
and Speakers control
panel in the Audio menu.
If using an S-VHS component
and you've used an S-VIDEO cable to connect it to the TV, remember
to also connect the
component's
L and R AUDIO OUT jacks to the TV's L and R INPUTaacks.
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