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If you experience
any difficulty
with your TV, check these basic remedies
before calling your service technician.
TV will
not turn
on or controls
don't
work
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.
Try unplugging
set for two minutes,
plugging
it back in, and then turning
it on again.
Problems
with
remote
Maybe something
is between
the remote and the remote sensor.
Maybe the remote is not aimed directly
at theTV's
remote sensor.
Maybe batteries in remote are weak, dead or installed
incorrectly.
Try replacing
batteries.
Remove batteries and hold down one or more buttons for several seconds.
Install the batteries and try the remote.
Turns
on or off while
playing
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.
Maybe the component
connected
to the input jacks is not turned on.
Maybe the SleepTimer
is active.
Can't
select
certain
channel
Channel may be blocked or not approved
in the Parental Controls
menu.
Blank
screen
or black
box appears
on the screen
Try another channel.
Press RESET, in case the picture controls
are set too low.
Captioning
may be turned on. Check the Closed-Caption
Display control
panel in the Screen menu.
No sound,
picture
okay
Maybe sound is muted.
Try pressing
volume up button to restore sound.
No picture,
no sound,
but light
is on
Maybe cable/air
function
is in wrong
position.
Maybe a vacant channel is tuned.
Sound
okay,
picture
poor
Check antenna connections.
Try adjusting
sharpness function
to improve
weak signals.
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