OPM-4250 | OPM-4250R
7.
Other tips
7.1.
Before calling for service
Beforecallingforanyrepair,checkthefollowingandthenrefertoanearA/Scenter.
▶"Tick" sound from the main body.
y
I fthereisnoproblemwiththescreenorsound,the"tick"soundislikelytoresultfrom
thecabinetlightlyshrinkingwiththechangeofroomtemperature.Thesounddoes
notaffectproduct'sperformance.
▶no image at upper and lower part of the screen.
y
Asforascreenwhichisover16:9inwidth(suchascinema-sizedone),noimage
maybedisplayedatupperandbottompartofthescreen.
▶Speckles or white lines on the screen
y
C heckwhethertheproblemiscausedbyvehicle,streetcar,high-voltagecableor
neonsign,whichemittinginterferencewaveorelectromagneticinduction.Avoidany
interferingobject.
▶Screen or PDP Set is hot
y
PDPsetsorscreencanbehot,becausebasicprincipleofPDPdrivingisPlasma
dischargebetweenelectrodes.
y
Itisnotadefectoramalfunctionoftheproduct,youmaycontinuetousetheproduct.
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7.2.
About Plasma display panel
Thefollowingsarephenomenacausedbycharacteristicsoftheplasmadisplaypanel.
Sinceitisnotafault,youmaycontinuetousetheproduct.
▶Black or twinkling spots on the screen
y
Althoughtheplasmadisplaypanelismanufacturedwithhigh-precision
Caution
technology,theremayexistblackortwinklingspotsonthescreen.
Sinceitisnotafault,youmaycontinuetousetheproduct.
▶Burn-in effect
y
Displayingstaticimagessuchasstillvideoframesorcomputerscreen
Caution
imagesforanextendedperiodoftimemaycauseburn-ineffect.
Theburn-ineffectmaybegraduallyreducedbydisplayingfullwhite
pattern.
y
However,pleasealwaysbecarefulinusingstaticimagesonthisproduct,
becausesuchburn-ineffectmaycausepermanentdamagesinsome
cases.
▶noise from the inside
y
Whenyouturnontheproductslightbuzzingsoundmaybeheard
Caution
fromtherearofdisplaypanel.Sinceitisnotafault,youmaycontinue
tousetheproduct.
▶Screen decolorization
y
Opticalfilmthatisattachedonthepanelcanbeslightlydecolorized
Caution
afterlongtimeofuse.Thedegreeofdecolorizationmayvary
dependingondisplaycontentsandconditions.
Itisduetothecharacteristicsofthefilm,butitisnotadefect.
(Itiscausedbychemicalcharacteristicsofthefilm.)
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Infinitely Expandable