Troubleshooting Guide
Before calling service personnel, please check the following chart for a possible cause to the trouble you are experiencing.
Symptoms | Check the following items | |
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Power is not turned on. | Be sure the power cord is plugged in. | |
Poor colour poor tint. | Contrast, colour tint are not correctly adjusted | |
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Spots appear on the screen. | Possible interferences of automobiles, motorcycle, | |
| trolley bus, neon lamps, etc. | |
Stripes appear on the screen. | Possible interference of electronic interference | |
| from another TV set, a computer, an electronics | |
| game machine, a broadcast station, etc. | |
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Double images or "ghosts". | This may be caused by reflections from nearby | |
| mountains or buildings. | |
| Check the antenna direction. | |
Snowy picture. | It is possible that the aerial | |
| comes off. | |
| Check the antenna direction. | |
No Sound, Picture is OK. | Check sound volume levels. | |
| Make sure the TV is not muted. | |
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Preset menu can not be | When LOCK is set to ON, the Preset menu can not | |
entered. | be entered. You may use password to enter into | |
| Lock menu to set LOCK to OFF. | |
Volume is limited. | The set is in Hotel Lock On mode. Use password | |
| to enter into Lock menu and set LOCK to OFF. | |
TV cabinet creaks. | Even if the picture or the sound is normal, changes | |
in the room temperature sometimes make the TV | ||
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| cabinet expand or contract, making a noise. This | |
| does not indicate a malfunction. | |
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Remote controller does | The batteries may be worn out. | |
not work. | The batteries may be installed with their polarity | |
| reversed. | |
| When the set is switched on, do not shift or move | |
Unevenness in colour in | the set around. Sometimes it may develop an | |
unevenness in colour in some parts of the screen. | ||
some parts of the screen. | This can be eliminated by switching off the set with | |
| the POWER switch and wait for 30 minutes before | |
| switching on again. |
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