SCEPTRE X195 HDTV User Manual
Troubleshooting
The following table contains the common problems and the solutions to these problems. Please check this list before you contact the technicians.
Problems | Solutions |
| Connect power cord correctly. |
NO PICTURE | Turn on power. |
Connect video cable correctly. | |
| Select the input signal source with proper cable connection with the |
| source button. |
ABNORMAL COLORS | Match the colors on the cables to the ports off the back of the television. |
I.E. red cable to red colored port. | |
PICTURE IS TOO DARK | Adjust your contrast, brightness and lamp settings from the OSD Menu. |
AUDIO ONLY NO | Make sure you have connected both your video and audio cables. |
PICTURE |
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| The TV’s tuner signal must not be lower than 65 %. |
PICTURE ONLY NO | Make sure the audio cable is connected. |
AUDIO | Readjust your volume via the remote control. |
| The TV’s tuner signal must not be lower than 65 %. |
| Turn off the TV, unplug it from the socket. Remove the batteries out of |
| the remote for 30 minutes. Press the remote buttons and the power |
REMOTE CONTROL | button randomly for a good 2 seconds, and then reinstall the batteries. |
DOES NOT WORK | Try the remote to see if it works. |
| The TV’s remote sensor is also housed in the same place as the power |
| indicator light. Please make sure there is line of sight from the remote |
| control’s front sensor to the remote sensor of the TV. |
CANNOT RECEIVE | The TV’s tuner signal must not be lower than 65 %. Change the |
SUFFICIENT | direction of your antenna and rescan your channels. If you have cable |
CHANNELS THROUGH | call up your cable company and ask about signal strength of your local |
THE ATSC/NTSC | cable. |
TUNER |
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| Please adjust your picture setup and make sure the saturation and the |
NO COLOR | RGB are not turned all the way down. |
| The TV’s tuner signal must not be lower than 65 %. Check your signal. |
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WEAK SIGNAL OR NO | The TV’s tuner signal must not be lower than 65 %. Change the |
PROGRAM SYMBOL | direction of your antenna and rescan your channels. If you have cable |
ON SCREEN | call up your cable company and ask about signal strength of your local |
| cable. |
TV’S UNIVERSAL | This television follows SONY’s universal remote code. To find the |
REMOTE CODE | actual code you must read through your own universal remote’s |
| guide book. |
TV CHANNELS ARE | Check your auto lock function’s settings inside the OSD. You may have |
BLOCKED | locked up some channels but forgot about them. |
UNIVERSAL REMOTE | This TV follows SONY’s universal remote code. Please check your hand |
CODE | book for SONY’s codes then apply them. |
THE TV TURNS ON OR | This TV is a High Definition liquid crystal display panel TV. It requires a |
OFF SLOWLY AND THE | few more seconds than normal TVs to power up and show the picture. |
SCREEN SHOWS UP |
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SLOWLY |
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NO SOUND ON PC | Make sure you have a 3.5 mm |
| sound output to the TV’s VGA STEREO INPUT. |
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