REFERENCE
TROUBLESHOOTING
Troubles sometimes are caused by simple “faults” that you can correct without the help of a service technician. If you experience any difficulty with your TV, check a few basic remedies before calling your service technician.
TV will not turn on
•Check to make sure it is plugged in.
•Check the wall receptacle (or extension cord) to make sure it is “live” by plugging in something else.
•Maybe batteries in remote are weak, dead, or installed incorrectly. Try replacing batteries.
•Maybe remote control is not aimed at remote sensor.
•Try unplugging set for two minutes and then plug it back in and turn it on again.
Problems with remote
•Maybe something is between the remote and the remote sensor.
•Maybe the remote is not aimed directly at the TV.
•Maybe batteries in remote are weak, dead, or installed incorrectly. Try replacing batteries.
•Remove batteries and hold number 1 for at least 60 seconds to drain the microprocessor inside the remote. Release number 1 and replace the batteries.
Turns off while playing
•Off Time Feature or Sleep Timer in Time Menu may have been set.
•If TV turns on with
•Electronic protection circuit may have been activated because of a power surge. Wait 30 seconds and then turn on again. If this happens frequently, the voltage in your house may be abnormally high or low.
•Unplug. Wait two minutes. Plug in again.
Blank screen
•Maybe the component connected to the input jacks is not turned on.
•Try another channel.
No Sound or Noisy stereo reception (Model F19430 Only)
•May be a weak station.
•Maybe sound is muted. Try pressing volume up button to restore sound.
•Stereo signal may be weak. If you have a stereo TV, set the AUDIO feature in the Special menu to MONO.
Menus appear in other language
•Different language may have been selected in
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