Palsonic PDP4250 owner manual Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting

Before calling for repair service, check the following items for possible remedies to an encountered symptom.

Symptoms

Check item

 

 

"Ghost" or double images

This may be caused by obstruction to the antenna due to high rise buildings

 

or hills. Using a highly directional antenna may improve the picture.

 

 

No power

Check that the AC power cord is plugged into the mains socket.

 

 

Unplug the power cord, wait for 60 seconds. Then reinsert plug into

 

the mains socket and turn on the unit again.

 

 

No picture

Check antenna connections at the rear of the unit to see if it is properly

 

connected to the unit.

 

Possible broadcast station trouble. Try another channel.

 

Adjust the contrast and brightness settings.

 

Select a correct input.

 

Is a non-compatible signal being input?

 

 

Good picture but no sound

Increase the VOLUME.

 

Check that the unit is not muted.

 

Check Whether the sound is output to headphone.

 

 

Good sound but poor colour

Adjust the contrast, colour and brightness settings.

 

 

Poor picture

Sometimes, poor picture quality occurs when having activated an S-VHS

 

camera or camcorder connected and having connected another peripheral

 

at the same time. In this case, switch off one of the other peripherals.

 

Check whether the room is too bright.

 

 

Horizontal dotted line

This may be caused by electrical interference (e.g. hair dryer, nearby

 

neon lights, etc.)

 

Turn off the equipment.

 

 

Television not responding to

Check whether the batteries are working. Replace if necessary.

remote control

Clean the remote control sensor lens on the unit.

 

Do not use the remote control under strong or fluorescent lighting.

 

The batteries should be inserted with polarity (+, -) aligned.

 

 

Snowy picture and noise

Check the antenna connection.

 

 

No stable or not

Check if you have selected the correct VGA mode in your PC.

synchronised VGA picture

 

No output from one

Adjust Balance in the audio menu.

of the speakers

 

 

 

Control buttons do not work

Unplug the power cord, wait for some seconds. Then re-plug the power

 

cord and turn on the unit again.

 

 

Note:

If your problem is not solved, restart your TV by turning it off and then on again once.

Never attempt to repair a defective TV yourself.

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Contents
N111 Table of Contents Important Safety Precautions Important Safety Precautions Example of Antenna Grounding AS PER National Electrical Code Precautions on battery use Using the Remote ControlBatteries for the Remote Control PreparationsPower connection Speaker connectionAntenna Connection Identification of Controls Main unit front viewMain unit rear view Remote Control PowerIdentifications of Controls SpeakerConnect a VCR How to connectConnections To play VCRYellow Video White Audio L Red Audio R To playback CamcorderDVD Player Connect a DVD PlayerTo play DVD DTV Receiver Connect a DTV receiverTo Watch DTV Connect a PC To Watch the PC screenTo record program Connect a VCR for recording or external amplifierVCR for recording To enjoy high-quality sound through an external amplifierViewing the Menus and Displays Turning the Unit On and OffTurning the Unit On and Off Brightness Contrast Sharpness Colour TintManual Search Memorising the ChannelsStoring Channels in Memory Automatically AutosetAdding and Erasing Channels Setting Auto Fine Tune AFTManual Fine Tuning Fine tuneBasic Operations Adjusting the VolumeUsing the Mute Changing ChannelsSelect input source signal Selecting a Menu languageEditing Channel Label Setting Channel OptionsEditing Channels Picture mode Setting PictureUsing the Preset Picture Mode Customising the PictureSetting Colour and Sound System Setting SystemSetting the Menu Background Setting Current TimeFreezing the Picture Changing the Scaling mode of ImageChanging Screen Options Image sizePosition Using Digital Pan and ZoomChanging the Position of the Image Position Off Freeze windowAdjusting the Headphone Volume Setting SoundUsing the Preset Audio Mode Customising the SoundStereo/Bilingual Selection Using the Auto VolumeAuto volume Treble Bass Balance HeadphoneChanging Screen Layout Selecting Screen LayoutSplit Screen GridViewing the Picture-in-Picture Swap the Contents of the PIP Image and Main ImagePIP Operations Using the Size button Using the POS buttonAdjusting the Size of PIP Frame Changing the Position of the PIP FrameAdjusting the Phase and Frequency Adjustment in PC VGA ModeAdjusting Picture Adjusting the Picture AutomaticallyDisplaying the Information Adjustments in PC VGA ModeChanging the Position of Image Position Freeze window Off Digital pan and zoomPosition Off Freeze window Digital pan and zoom Wide High Adjustments in YPbPr ModeAdjusting Image width and height WideTroubleshooting Specifications Dimensional Drawings TEL 02 9313