Appendix
Troubleshooting
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• | No power. | • Is the AC cord disconnected? |
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| • Check if you pressed POWER a on the TV. |
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| • When the power switch does not work, remove the power plug and insert it again, and press |
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| POWER a on the TV after waiting more than five seconds. |
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• The TV cannot be operated. | • External influences such as lightning, static electricity, etc., may cause improper operation. In this | |
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| case, operate the TV after first turning off the power, or unplugging the AC cord and |
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• Remote control unit does not operate. | • Are batteries inserted with polarity (e, f) aligned? | |
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| • Are batteries worn out? (Replace with new batteries.) |
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| • Are you using it under strong or fluorescent lighting? |
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| • Is a fluorescent light illuminating to the remote control sensor? |
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• Picture is cut off. | • Is the image position correct? | |
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| • Are screen mode adjustments (Wide mode) such as picture size made correctly? (Pages 40f41, 59 and 60) |
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• Strange colour, light colour, or dark | • Adjust the picture tone (Pages 32f33). | |
| colour, or colour misalignment. | • Is the room too bright? The picture may look dark in a room that is too bright. |
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| • Check the “Colour system” setting (Pages 37 and 42). |
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| • Check the “HDMI auto view” setting (Page 42). |
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• Power is suddenly turned off. | • The TV’s internal temperature has increased. Remove any objects blocking the vent or clean. | |
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| • Is the “Sleep timer” set? Select “Off” from the “Sleep timer” menu (Page 35). |
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| • Is “No signal off” or “No operation off” activated? (Page 35) |
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• | No picture. | • Are connections to external equipment correct? (Pages 25f28) |
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| • Is the correct input source selected? (Page 17) |
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| • Is the picture adjustment correct? (Pages 32f33) |
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| • Is the antenna connected properly? (Page 9) |
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| • Is “On” selected in “Audio only”? (Page 35) |
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• | No sound. | • Is the volume too low? |
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| • Make sure that headphones are not connected. |
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| • Check if you pressed e on the remote control unit. |
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| • Is the proper item selected in the “Audio select” menu when connecting devices to the HDMI 2 |
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| terminal or the PC terminal? (Pages 26, 41 and 60) |
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• The TV sometimes makes a cracking | • This is not a malfunction. This happens when the cabinet slightly expands and contracts according to | |
| sound. | changes in temperature. This does not affect the TV’s performance. |
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• AQUOS.NET top page cannot be | • Is the ETHERNET cable connected correctly? (Page 45) | |
| displayed. | • Check the settings of "Network setup". (Pages 46, 48) |
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• Some Internet functions used on a PC | • The TV has only limited functions compared with regular PC browsers. (Page 49) | |
| are not available from the TV. |
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Troubleshooting – Digital broadcasting
Problem | Error code | Possible solution |
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• No picture or no sound. | — | • Is the correct input source selected? (Page 17) |
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• Block noise appears on the screen. |
| • Is the antenna pointing in the correct direction? |
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| • Check the “Signal strength” and “Quality” (Page 15). |
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| • Are physical objects blocking the antenna? |
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| • Is the antenna or antenna cable compatible with DTV broadcast? |
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• DTV broadcasts cannot be received. | E202 | • Is the DTV antenna set up properly? |
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| • Is the antenna cable connected properly? (Page 9) |
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| • Is the channel settings correct? (Page 15) |
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• A specific channel cannot be received. | — | • Check the “Signal strength” and “Quality” (Page 15). |
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• No broadcast now | E203 | • Check the current broadcast. |
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