Troubleshooting
Before you call for service, determine the symptoms and make a few simple checks as shown below.
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Picture |
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| Electrical Appliances |
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| Cars/Motorcycles |
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| Fluorescent light |
Interface |
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| Volume |
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Normal Picture |
| No Sound |
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| Not plugged into AC outlet |
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| Not switched on |
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| Contrast and Brighness/Volume setting |
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| (Check by pushing the Power Switch or |
No Picture |
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| If a signal with a |
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| system format, or frequency is input, only |
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| the input terminal indication is displayed. |
No Picture |
| Normal Sound |
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| Colour controls set at minimum level. |
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| Colour system (see page 26, 27) |
No Colour
Normal Sound
Plasma Display panel
Symptoms | Check | |
Some parts of the screen do | The plasma display panel is manufactured using an extremely high level of | |
precision technology, however, sometimes some parts of the screen may be | ||
not light up | ||
missing picture elements or have luminous spots. This is not a malfunction. | ||
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| Do not allow a still picture to be displayed for an extended period, as this can | |
| cause a permanent | |
| Examples of still pictures include logos, video games, computer images, | |
| teletext and images displayed in 4:3 mode. | |
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| The permanent | |
use is not an operating defect and as such is not covered by the Warranty. | ||
| This product is not designed to display fixed images for extended periods of | |
| time. | |
Whirring sounds can be | The display unit is fitted with a cooling fan to dissipate heat generated during normal | |
heard from the display unit. | use.The whirring sound is caused by rotation of the fan and is not a malfunction. |
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