Trouble Shooting
The following table contains the common problems and the solutions to these problems. Please check this list before you contact the technicians.
Trouble | Solutions |
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No picture | Check the following: Power cord is connected correctly. Power is turned on. |
| The video cable is connected correctly. You have selected the proper input signal |
| source. |
| If you have done the above, without resolve, unplug TV for at least one hour to |
| perform Hard Reset. |
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Abnormal colors | Match the colors on the cable to the connector. (Red cable to red colored port.) |
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Picture is too dark | Adjust your contrast, brightness and lamp settings from the OSD Menu |
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Audio only, no | Make sure both the Audio and Video cables are connected. |
picture | The TV Tuner signal must not be lower than 65 per cent. |
| Unplug TV for at least one hour to perform Hard Reset. |
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Picture only, no | Make sure the Audio cable is connected. |
audio | Readjust your volume via the remote control. |
| The TV Tuner signal must not be lower than 65 per cent. |
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Remote Control | Turn off the TV, unplug it from the socket. Remove the batteries out of the remote |
does not work | for 30 minutes. Press the remote buttons and the power button randomly for two |
| full seconds, then reinstall the batteries. |
| The TV’s remote sensor is housed in the same place as the power indicator light. |
| Make sure there is line of sight from the remote control’s first sensor to the remote |
| sensor of the TV. |
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Cannot receive | The TV’s tuner signal must not be lower than 65 percent. |
sufficient | Change the direction of your antenna and |
channels through | If you have cable, call the cable provider and ask to have your signal strength |
the ATSC/NTSC | checked. |
Tuner |
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No color | Adjust your picture setup and make sure the saturation and the RGB are not turned |
| all the way down. |
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Weak Signal or no | The TV’s tuner signal must not be lower than 65 percent. |
program symbol | Change the direction of your antenna and |
on screen | If you have cable, call the cable provider and ask to have your signal strength |
| checked. |
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TV’s Universal | This television follows SONY’s universal remote code. You may be able to find |
Remote Code | SunBriteTV’s code in your own Universal Remote’s guide book. |
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TV channels are | Check the Auto Lock function settings on the OSD. Channels may have been locked |
blocked | previously. |
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The TV turns on | This is a High Definition liquid crystal display panel TV. It requires a few more |
or off slowly, and | seconds than normal TVs to power up and show the picture. |
the screen shows |
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up slowly |
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No sound to PC | Make sure you have a 3.5 mm |
| output to the TV’s VGA Stereo Input. |
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HDCP video says | Reboot your HDCP video device by turning it off, and unplugging the power cord. |
no HDCP support | Wait up to 8 minutes to plug the power back in to see if that works. |
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HDCP video has | Make sure you have a 3.5 mm |
no audio | device sound output to the TV’s VGA stereo input. If your HDCP video device uses |
| RCA audio jacks, you’ll need to obtain a RCA audio converted into a 3.5 mm mini- |
| jack cable. |
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Cannot get 1920 | The screen’s max resolution is 1920 x 1080. Your video card may not support this |
x 1080 from PC | resolution. Check your video card’s maximum resolution, and use that setting. |
VGA |
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Picture is | This might be from interference from large electrical appliances, cars, motorcycles |
distorted or has | or fluorescent lights. If the TV is close to the wall, try moving the TV to another |
an abnormal | location to see if the problem still occurs. |
sound |
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Picture does not | If you are using HDMI or a TV digital channel, use the Aspect button to switch |
cover the entire | to 16:9 format. If you are using VGA, use the AUTO ADJUST function to adjust to |
screen | the screen. Note: If you are using regular analog TV, AV or component in 480i |
| resolution, use the ASPECT button to switch to 16:9 in order to fill up the screen. |
| However, this feature will distort the picture. |
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Trouble | Solutions |
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Picture quality is | For best image quality, view HD wide screen programs. If HD content is not |
very poor | available, view “Standard Definition” from a digital source. Standard, analog TV |
| will be noticeable inferior to HD quality. |
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Some pixels are | SunBriteTV LCD screens are manufactured with rigorous standards to maintain |
always displaying | optimal viewing. However, the LCD screen may have minor defects that appear |
the same color | as a small bright or dark pixel. This is common to all LCD screens used in display |
| and television products, and is not specific to SunBriteTV. For more information, |
| see SunBriteTV’s Pixel Quality Policy in this manual. |
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Switching a | Different channels and inputs sometimes have this effect because the channel |
channel or source | signal’s volume is |
changes the |
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volume |
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There is noise or | When your TV’s resolution is higher than the digital channel’s broadcast |
trash pixels on the | resolution, the signal is |
screen | converting can cause this kind of effect. |
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Tips for high- | The TV is an ideal platform for viewing |
definition users | quality can be achieved by HDMI, YPbPr (component), then VGA. However, due |
| to variances in broadcast practices, it is possible that some image distortion |
| may occur. |
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Tips for letterbox | Letterbox (widescreen) versions of DVD movies are most commonly formatted |
content users | for standard 4:3 TVs. The TV has the capability of expanding this content so |
| the entire screen is filled, at the expense of the image proportion. To use this |
| function, press the aspect button on the remote control and cycle among the |
| available options. |
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The TV turns off | The TV features a |
automatically | if there is no signal provided for 15 minutes. |
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