Mitsubishi Electronics WD-60C8 manual Picture Symptom Remarks

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Appendix F: Troubleshooting, continued

Picture

	Symptom	Remarks
1.	Picture does not look like a high-definition	Not all signals are high-definition signals. To receive high-defini-
	picture.	tion programming from your cable or satellite provider, you must
		subscribe to the provider’s high-definition service. Some over-
		the-air broadcasts are in high-definition and can be received with
		a high-quality antenna suited to your location.
2.	Picture has become dimmer.	• The lamp is nearing the end of its life. Order a new lamp.
		See Appendix D for ordering information and replacement
		instructions.
		• Adjust picture brightness and contrast to maximum levels.
		• Change Lamp Mode from Standard to Bright.
3.	There is a large black or gray rectangle on	The TV’s analog closed captioning has been set to “text” mode
	the screen.	in the Captions menu. Turn off because there is no text infor-
		mation being broadcast.
4.	You cannot view a picture when playing a	Check your VCR’s owner’s guide for further troubleshooting.
	VHS tape.
5.	VCR or DVD player’s on-screen menus jitter	Possible cause: Many VCRs and DVD players provide on-
	up and down.	screen menus at only half-resolution. These lower-resolution
		graphics may appear to jitter up and down when the TV con-
		verts them to high-definition graphics.
6.	When viewing a stopped VCR, white lines	• Turn off video mute for the VCR.
	are rolling on the screen.	• Begin playing the tape.
		• Change the VCR input to the antenna input.
7.	A color program appears as a black and	The PerfectColor color balance has been incorrectly set. Reset
	white image, or the colors are dim, or the	the PerfectColor balance.
	screen is black.
8.	Picture from an HDMI input is noisy (poor	Upgrade a Category 1 (unmarked) HDMI cable to a Category 2
	quality).	high-speed HDMI cable.
9.	The image from a computer appears dis-	Normal TV operation. The TV does not correct distortion in the
	torted when viewed on the TV.	picture from a computer because the correction process may
		cause the edges of the image to be cut off.