Troubleshooting Guide - Palsonic 5180G Owner's Manual

Before calling service personnel, please check the following chart for a possible cause to the trouble
you are experiencing.
Symptoms
Power is not turned on
Poor colour, poor tint
Spots appear on the screen
Stripes appear on the screen
Double images or "ghosts"
Snowy picture
No Program menu page
and the maximum volume
is only 60.
TV cabinet creaks
Remote controller does
not work
Unevenness in colour in
some parts of the screen
The screen is black

Troubleshooting Guide

Check the following items
Be sure the power cord is plugged in.
Contrast, colour, tint are not correctly adjusted
Possible interferences of automobiles, motorcycle,
trolley bus, neon lamps, etc.
Possible interference of electronic interference
from another TV set, a computer, an electronics
game machine, a broadcast station, etc.
This may be caused by reflections from nearby
mountains or buildings.
Check the antenna direction.
It is possible that the aerial "lead-in" is damaged or
comes off.
Check the antenna direction.
Check whether the HOTEL mode is in LOCK status.
Even if the picture or the sound is normal, changes
in room temperature sometimes makes the TV
cabinet expand or contract, making a noise. This
does not indicate a malfunction.
The batteries may be worn out.
The batteries may be installed with their polarity
reversed.
When the set is switched on, do not shift or move
the set around. Sometimes it may develop an
unevenness in colour in some parts of the screen.
This can be eliminated by switching off the set with
the POWER switch and wait for 10 minutes before
switching on again.
Check whether the Child Lock is set to On.
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