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No Power
• Check the TV power cord.
Unplug the TV, wait 10 scconds,
then reinscrt the plug into the outlet and push
the POWER
button again.
• Check that the outlet is not on a wall switch.
• Be sure the fuse is not blown on the AC power strip, if one is
being used.
No Picture
• Check antenna connections.
Are they properly secured to the
TV's ANT 75_2 plug?
• Check the TUNER
MODE control for the correct tuner set-
ting.
• Try running the Auto Program
feature to find all available
channels.
• Press the AV button on the remote to make surc the correct
signal source is selected (FRONT
or Current
Channel).
No Sound
• Check the VOLUME
buttons.
• Check the MUTE button on the remote control.
• If you're attempting
to hook up auxiliary
equipment,
check
the audio jack connections
located on the front of the TV.
Remote
Does NotWork
• Check the batteries.
If necessary,
replace them with AA
Heavy Duty (Zinc Chloride)
or Alkaline
battcries.
Remote
Does NotWork
Continued
• Clean the remote control and the remote control sensor win
dow on the TV.
• Check the TV power cord.
Unplug the TV, wait 10 seconds,
then rcinsert the plug into the outlet and push the POWER
button again.
• Be sure the fuse is not blown on the AC power strip, if one is
being used.
• Check to be sure the TV outlet is not on a wall switch.
TV DisplaysWrong
Channel
or No Channels Above 13
• Repeat channel selection.
• Add the desircd channel numbers
(using the CHANNEL
EDIT control)
into the TV's memory.
• Check to be sure thc TUNER
MODES are sct to the CABLE
option and run the Auto Program
feature to find all available
channels.
TV Displays white
lines in letterbox
when viewing a
DVD disc
• Some DVD Discs are encoded with as much as 30% more
video information
to give the best possible
picture quality.
With the DVD Player in the 16:9 picture format, the play-
back of this type of disc with extra video information,
can
produce a number of small white lines in the upper portion
of the black letterbox
area. With some of these discs, this sit-
uation is unavoidable
and it does not require a service call.
WARNING
Concerning Stationary Images on the TV
Screen:
Do not leave stationary
or letterbox
images on screen
for extended
periods of time.
This can cause uneven
picture-tube
aging.
Normal
use of the TV should involve the showing of picturcs
that contain
constantly
moving and changing
images that fill the
screen. Be careful not to leave nonmoving
images on screen for
extended
periods of time, or to display the same images on
screen too frequently,
because subtle ghost images can be left
on the picture tubes. Sources
of stationary
images may he DVD
disks, laser disks, video games, CD-i disks, videotapcs,
digital
television
boxes, broadcast
channels,
cable channels,
satellite
channels,
and others. Here are some examples
of stationary
images (this is not an all-inclusive
list; you may encounter
others
in your viewing):
• DVD menus--listings
of DVD disk content
• Letterbox
black
baws--shown
at the top and bottom of the
TV screen when a wide screcn (16:9) movie is vicwed on a
TV with standard
(4:3) aspect ratio.
• Video-game
images and scoreboards
• Television
station
Iogos--prcsent
a problem if they are
bright and stationary;
moving or low-contrast
graphics are
less likely to cause uneven aging of the picturc tube
• Stock-market
tickers--presented
at the bottom of the TV
screen
• Shopping channel
Iogos and pricing displays--bright
and shown constantly
or repeatedly
in the same location on
the TV screen.
PLACEMENT
OF THE
TV
• To avoid cabinet warping, cabinet color changes,
and
increased
chance of set failure, do not place the TV where
temperatures
can become excessively
hot; for example,
in
direct sunlight or near a heating appliance.
• Be sure to allow a free flow of air to and from the perforated
back cover of the set.
CLEANING
• To avoid possible
shock hazard, be sure the TV is unplugged
from the electrical
outlet before cleaning.
• Regularly
dust the TV with a dry, nonscratehing
duster to
keep the TV clean.
• When cleaning
the TV, take cam not to scratch or damage the
screen surface. Avoid wearing jcwelry or using anything
abrasive. Do not use household
cleaners.
Wipe the front
screen with a clean cloth dampened
with watcr. Use even,
easy, vertical strokes when cleaning.
• Gently wipe the cabinet surfaces
with a clean cloth or sponge
dampencd
in a solution of cool, clcar water and a mild soap
or detergent.
Use a clean, dry cloth to dry the wiped surfaces.
• Occasionally
vacuum the ventilation
holes or slots in the back
cover of the set.
• Never use thinners, insecticide
sprays, or other chemicals
on
or near the cabinet, as tbey might cause permanent
marring
of the cabinet finish.
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