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Troubleshooting
If"you experience
any diffkulty with your TV, c]]cd< these basic
remedies
before calling your service technician.
TV will not turn on or controls don't work
* (:h{,¢k to make sure it is plugged in.
* Ched< the wall
re(el)tack'
(or extensi(in
cord) to make sure
it is "live" by plugging
in something
else.
* "[iy unplugging
set for one minute, plugging
it back in,
and then turning it on again.
- Make sure the Front Panel Lock feature is not set.
- Something
might be wrong with your remote control. Press
the POWER button on the front of the TV. [f the TV turns
on, check the ren]ote control.
Problems with remote
* Maybe something
is Ix'twcen
the remote and the remote
s(2nsor.
* Maybe the remote is not aimed directly at the TV's remote
s(2nsor.
* Maybe batteries
in remote are weak, dead or installed
incorrectly.
Try replacing batteries.
Turnson or off while playing
- Electronic protection
circuit may have 1)ten activated
because
of a power stage. Wait 30 seconds
and then turn
on again. If this happens
fl'eqnently, the voltage in your
house may be al)normally
high.
• Maybe the Sleep or \Vake-up Timer is activated.
Blank screen or black box appears on the screen
*
Try another
channel.
,, Press PRESETS, in case the picture
controls
are set too low.
*
Closed
Captions
may be turned
on. Check
the Closed-
Caption
Display
control
panel
in the ScruP_
menu.
Can't select a certain channel
-
(2hannel
may 1)c 1)lo{k{'d
or not approved
through
Parental
Controls.
No sound, picture okay
* Maybe sound is muted. Try pressing volume up button
to restore
sound.
No picture, no sound,but power is on
* Maybe cal)leiair
function is in _ tong position. Try
another
cha m_el.
* Maybe a vacant chain/el is tuned. Try another cham_el.
Soundokay, picture poor
*
(2beck
antenna
conn{'(tions.
- Try adjusting
sharpn{'ss function to improve weak
signals.
Parental Controls won't let me watch a program even though it's
not rated as violent
* Maybe you have 1)lock{'d a movie with a rating of "Not
Rated" or an "unrated" TV program.
Go to page 15 for
lllore
instructions.
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