Trouble Checks - RCA M21500 User Manual

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Trouble Checks

You may have problems that can be fixed with a few minor adjustments.
Look for the type of problem you are having below and then try the
suggestions to get your TV going again.
Trouble
Power
TV will not turn on
No picture, no sound but
TV has power
Picture
Blank screen or Unusable
Signal appears on screen
Picture poor, sound okay
Sound
Noisy stereo reception
Picture okay, no sound
Picture okay, sound poor
No stereo on stereo station
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Checks and Adjustments
Plug TV in.
Plug something else into the outlet to make sure it is working.
Make sure batteries in the remote are not dead.
Aim the remote at the TV and press TV.
Make sure batteries are placed in the remote the right way. See batteries
on page 2.
Unplug TV for a few minutes and then turn it on again.
Check antenna connections.
Check position of Cable/Air feature. See page 27.
Try another channel. Inactive channel may be tuned.
Make sure component connected to the VIDEO INPUT jacks is turned on
if you choose channel 00.
Make sure TV is tuned to the same channel as the switch on back of VCR
if watching a VCR.
Make sure TV/VCR button on VCR is in correct position when using VCR.
Try another channel.
Scan the channels.
Check antenna connections.
Adjust TV picture. See pages 16–17.
Turn Stereo off. The stereo broadcast may not be clear. See page 18.
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Press VOLUME or MUTE to restore sound.
Make sure TV's speakers are on. Details are on page 19.
Try another channel.
Try adjusting the Tone. See page 18.
Change Stereo to off. The stereo broadcast may not be clear. See page 18.
Make sure Stereo is turned on. See page 18.