Symptom |
| Remedy |
Picture rolls vertically |
| • When the outside antenna is used, check the wire condition and |
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| connection. |
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| • Electrical interference from nearby appliances may affect picture |
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| quality. |
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| • View other TV channels. The problem might be limited to the |
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| broadcasting station. |
Different color marks on screen |
| • Move your TV away from nearby electric appliances. Turn off the |
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| power and wait 30 minutes before turning it back on. |
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| • View other TV channels. The problem might be limited to the |
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| broadcasting station. |
Poor reception on some channels |
| • Check the antenna or cable connection to the main unit. |
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| • When the outside antenna is used, check the wire condition and |
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| connection. |
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| • Electrical interference from nearby appliances may affect picture |
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| quality. |
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| • View other TV channels. The problem might be limited to the |
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| broadcasting station. |
Picture OK, sound poor |
| • Electrical interference from nearby appliances may affect picture |
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| quality. |
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| • View other TV channels. The problem might be limited to the |
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| broadcasting station. |
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No reception of digital signals |
| • Make sure Autoscan has been completed (Refer to “AUTOSCAN” on |
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| page 13). Autoscan must be completed when you set up your TV for |
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| the first time or move it to a location where previously unavailable |
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| channels are broadcast. |
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| • The selected channel may not be broadcasting. |
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| • When Autoscan is interrupted, some channels will not be |
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| received. Make sure to complete Autoscan in the setup screen. |
Channel changes automatically |
| • Many digital channels have alternate channel numbers. TV changes the |
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| numbers automatically to the ones signifying the broadcasting stations. |
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| These are the numbers used for analog broadcasts. |
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Remote Control doesn’t work |
| • Check the antenna or cable connection to the main unit. |
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| • Check the batteries of the remote control. |
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| • Check if there is an obstacle between the sensor and the |
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| remote control. |
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| • Test the signal output. If OK, there might be remote sensor trou- |
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| ble. (Refer to “IR SIGNAL CHECK” on page 34.) |
MISCELLANEOUS
Problems with Closed Caption Feature
Misspelled captions are displayed. | • Closed captioning production companies may broadcast pro- |
| grams without correcting the misspelling in a live broadcast. |
Captions are not entirely displayed, or | • Captions that are delayed a few seconds behind the actual dialogue |
captions are delayed behind the dia- | are common for live broadcasts. Most captioning production compa- |
logue. | nies can display a dialogue to a maximum of 220 words per minute. If |
| a dialogue exceeds that rate, selective editing is used to ensure that |
| the captions remain |
Captions are displayed as a white | • Interference from buildings or weather conditions may cause |
box. | captioning to be incomplete. |
No caption is displayed in the Closed | • Broadcasting station may shorten the program to insert adver- |
tisement. The closed caption decoder cannot read the informa- | |
| tion of the shortened program. |
No caption is displayed when playing | • The videotape may be illegally copied, or the caption signal |
the videotape containing captions. | might not have been read during copying. |
Black box is displayed in the screen. | • “Text” mode is selected for caption. Select “CC1”, “CC2”, “CC3”, |
| “CC4” or “Off”. |
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The LCD panel is manufactured to provide many years of useful life. Occasionally a few non active pixels may appear as a fixed point of blue, green or red. This is not to be considered a defect in the LCD screen.
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