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| Additional Information |
General problems |
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• | No power. | • | Is the power cord disconnected? |
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| • | Has the MAIN POWER switch been switched on? |
• | Unit cannot be operated. | • | External influences such as lightning, static electricity, etc., may cause improper operation. In this |
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| case, operate the unit after first turning the MAIN POWER off/on, or unplugging the power cord |
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• | Remote control does not | • | Are batteries inserted with polarity (+, |
| operate. | • | Are batteries worn out? (Replace with new batteries.) |
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| • | Is any object occluding the remote signal receiver? |
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| • | Point the remote control unit toward the remote signal receiver when operating. |
• | Picture is cut off. | • | Is the selected screen size correct? |
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| Switch to another screen size. |
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| • | Are [SCREEN] mode adjustments such as picture size made correctly? |
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| • | Is the POINT ZOOM function being used? |
• | Strange color, light color, or | • | Adjust the picture tone. |
| dark, or color misalignment. | • | Is the room too bright? |
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| The picture may look dark in a room that is too bright. |
• | Power is suddenly turned | • | The unit’s internal temperature has increased. (Air vents are blocked.) |
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| Remove any objects blocking vent or clean. |
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| • | Is the [POWER MGT.] function set to [ON]? |
• | No picture. | • | Is connection to other components correct? |
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| • | Has setup been done correctly after connection? |
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| • | Is the correct input selected? |
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| • | Is the [PICTURE] setting correct? |
Problems commonly mistaken as breakdown
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• | The screen is displayed in a | • | Is the correct screen size selected? |
| small size. |
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• | Letter breakup on screen. | • | Adjust using [SCREEN] mode on the menu screen. |
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| If there is still no improvement, this unit may be limiting the displayable range. Check the |
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| Computer signal compatibility table. |
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• | A sharp sound is sometimes | • | Expansion/contraction caused by surrounding temperature change may result in sound being |
| heard from the cabinet. |
| heard from the cabinet. This is not a malfunction. |
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• | Bright portions of image | • | When the video input signal’s level is too high, the bright portions may appear to be losing their |
| appear to be losing intensity. |
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| Increase the adjustment level of the contrast and check the picture. |
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• | Speckles or noise appears on | • | May be caused by radio wave interference from appliances with motors such as hair dryers, |
| screen. |
| electric vacuum cleaners, electric power drills, ignition systems of cars, motorcycles etc., switch |
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| devises such as thermostats etc., neon signs or electrical discharge from power lines etc. |
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• | Stripes appear on the screen. | • | May be caused by radio wave mingling from TV station, FM station, amateur radios, public radios |
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| (simplified radios) etc., or a nearby personal computer, TV, or video/audio component. |
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| • | A strong electromagnetic field may cause picture distortion and similar problems. |
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• | Sound is heard from inside | • | Normal sound of the cooling fan and internal sliding parts of the Plasma Display panel. Not a |
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• | Fan speed changes. | • | Fan speed changes automatically in accordance with ambient conditions. Not a malfunction. |
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• | ON (green) indicator doesn’t | • | The ON indicator may not light in some cases, depending on the settings performed by the |
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| installer. Consult with your installation technician. |
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