Trouble ShootingTips-TV
Symptoms | Items to Check and Actions to follow |
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“Ghost” or double | • This may be caused by obstruction to the antenna due to high rise buildings or hills. |
images | Using a highly directional antenna may improve the picture. |
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No power | • Check that the TV’s AC power cord is plugged into the mains socket. |
| • Unplug the television, wait for 60 seconds. Then |
| and turn on the television again. |
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No picture | • Check antenna connections at the bottom of the TV to see if they are properly connected to the TV. |
| • Possible broadcast station trouble. Try another channel. |
| • Adjust the contrast and brightness settings. Try another auto picture setting. |
| • Check the Closed Captions control. Some TEXT modes could block the screen. |
| • Check if you selected the correct AV source. |
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No picture and power | • Your TV has a protective mode in case there is too much heat |
switched on | clearance around the vents of the device to be certain there are no blocking walls or |
| cabinets which would limit the air flow. |
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Picture position | When displaying a High Definition signal from the YPbPr inputs or HDMI input, if necessary, you can |
adjustment | adjust the picture position to the center of the screen with the cursor left/right or up/down buttons on |
| the remote control. This may be needed due to slight differences in output signals from different brands |
| and types of HD sources boxes. |
| Notes: Most High Definition receiver boxes also have |
| systems. If the TV cursor controls run out of range before the picture is correctly positioned, the |
| receiver box controls will need to be adjusted. |
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No photo, music or | • Check if the source complies with a supported code. |
video play or in poor |
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quality only |
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No sound | • Increase the VOLUME. |
| • Check that the TV is not muted, press the MUTE button on the remote control. |
| • When no signal is detected, the TV automatically switches off the sound. This is proper |
| operation and does not indicate a malfunction. |
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Good sound but poor | • Adjust the contrast, color, tint and brightness setting. Try another auto picture setting. |
color or no picture |
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Snowish picture and | • Check the antenna connection. |
noise |
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Television not | • Check whether the batteries are working. Replace if necessary. |
responding to | • Clean the remote control sensor lens on the monitor. |
remote control | • Operating range between TV and the remote control should not be more than approximately twenty feet. |
| • You can still use the buttons on the right side of your TV. |
| • Check if the remote control is in the correct mode. |
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Control of accessory | • The infrared signals of the screen may influence the reception sensibility of other peripherals Solution: |
devices | replace the batteries of the remote control of other devices. E.g. keep away a wireless headphone from |
| within a radius of approximately four feet. |
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The software will not | Possibly the operating system is wrong. |
install | Go to www.usasupport.magnavox.com to see which operating systems are supported. |
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Standby | Your TV consumes energy less than 1w in the standby mode. |
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After improper | If your TV has been shutdown in an improper way (e.g. power drop, power cord plug out), starting up the |
shutdown | TV again will take a longer time than usual. |
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Miscellaneous | See Extras, Specifications on this user’s manual. |
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