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 | SCEPTRE X42 HDTV User Manual | 
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| Problems | Solutions | 
| PICTURE ONLY | Make sure the audio cable is connected. | 
| NO AUDIO | Readjust your volume via the remote control. | 
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 | The TV’s tuner signal must not be lower than 65 %. | 
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 | Turn off the TV, unplug it from the socket. Remove the | 
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 | batteries out of the remote for 30 minutes. Press the remote | 
| REMOTE | buttons and the power button randomly for a good 2 seconds, | 
| CONTROL | and then reinstall the batteries. Try the remote to see if it | 
| DOES NOT | works. | 
| WORK | The TV’s remote sensor is also housed in the same place as | 
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 | the power indicator light. Please make sure there is line of | 
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 | sight from the remote control’s front sensor to the remote | 
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 | sensor of the TV. | 
| CANNOT | The TV’s tuner signal must not be lower than 65 %. Change | 
| RECEIVE | the direction of your antenna and rescan your channels. If | 
| SUFFICIENT | you have cable call up your cable company and ask about | 
| CHANNELS | signal strength of your local cable. | 
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| TUNER | 
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 | Please adjust your picture setup and make sure the saturation | 
| NO COLOR | and the RGB are not turned all the way down. | 
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 | The TV’s tuner signal must not be lower than 65 %. Check | 
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 | your signal. | 
| WEAK SIGNAL | The TV’s tuner signal must not be lower than 65 %. Change | 
| OR NO | the direction of your antenna and rescan your channels. If | 
| PROGRAM | you have cable call up your cable company and ask about | 
| SYMBOL ON | signal strength of your local cable. | 
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| TV CHANNELS | Check your auto lock function’s settings inside the OSD. You | 
| ARE BLOCKED | may have locked up some channels but forgot about them. | 
| UNIVERSAL | This TV follows SONY’s universal remote code. Please check | 
| REMOTE CODE | your hand book for SONY’s codes then apply them. | 
| THE TV TURNS | This TV is a High Definition liquid crystal display panel TV. It | 
| ON OR OFF | requires a few more seconds than normal TVs to power up | 
| SLOWLY AND | and show the picture. | 
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| SHOWS UP | 
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| NO SOUND ON | Make sure you have a 3.5 mm  | 
| PC | your pc’s sound output to the TV’s VGA STEREO INPUT. | 
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