Symptom |
| Remedy |
Bars on screen |
| • When the outside antenna is used, check the wire condi- |
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| tion and connection. |
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| • Electric waves may be interfered due to the electric appli- |
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| ances, etc. nearby. |
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Picture rolls vertically |
| • When the outside antenna is used, check the wire condi- |
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| tion and connection. |
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| • Electric waves may be interfered due to the electric appli- |
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| ances, etc. nearby. |
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| • Try to view other channels. It may be the problem on the |
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| broadcasting station. |
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Different color marks on screen |
| • Move the TV apart from electric appliances nearby. Turn |
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| off the power and wait for about 30 minutes, then turn it |
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| on again. |
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| • Try to view other channels. It may be the problem on the |
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| broadcasting station. |
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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 condi- |
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| tion and connection. |
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| • Electric waves may be interfered due to the electric appli- |
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| ances, etc. nearby. |
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| • Try to view other channels. It may be the problem on the |
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| broadcasting station. |
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Picture OK, sound poor |
| • Electric waves may be interfered due to the electric appli- |
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| ances, etc. nearby. |
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| • Try to view other channels. It may be the problem on the |
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| broadcasting station. |
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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 battery life 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, then possible remote sensor |
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| trouble. (Refer to “IR SIGNAL CHECK” on page 36.) |
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Problems on Closed Caption
Misspelled captions are displayed. | • Closed captioning production companies may broadcast |
| programs without correcting the misspelling in a live |
| broadcast. |
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Captions are not entirely displayed, or | • Captions that are delayed a few seconds behind the actual |
captions are delayed behind the dia- | dialogue are common for live broadcasts. Most captioning |
logue. | production companies can display a dialogue to a maximum |
| of 220 words per minute. If a dialogue exceeds that rate, |
| selective editing is used to insure that the captions remain |
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Captions are displayed as a white box. • When electric waves are interfered due to buildings, | |
No caption is displayed in the Closed | weather conditions etc., incomplete captions may be dis- |
played. | |
| • Broadcasting station may shorten the program to insert |
| the advertisement. The closed caption decoder cannot |
| read the information of the shortened program. |
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No caption is displayed when playing | • The videotape may be illegally copied, or the caption sig- |
the videotape containing captions. | nal may fail to be read while coping. |
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Black box is displayed in the screen. | • [TEXT] mode is selected for caption. Select [C1], [C2] or |
| [OFF]. |
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MISCELLANEOUS
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