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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.
TV 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 Lockout
in the Parental Controls menu and choosing Unlock.
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 "iV.
•
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 the TV. You can turn
off this feature by selecting GUIDE Plus+ Auto Display from the GUIDE Plus+ Options Setup Menu, 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.
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,
remember
to also connect the component's
L and R AUDIO OUT jacks to the TV's
L and R INPUT jacks.
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