Troubleshooting

Refer to this section if you have viewing, picture, sound, remote, or startup problems with your TV.

Startup questions

 

 

Troubleshooting

Symptom

Remedy

 

 

 

 

I do not hear sound at power-on,

Are the two speaker wires connected at the speaker and on the

 

even though there is an image.

TV, and:

 

 

Is the volume too low? Press the Volume button.

 

 

Is mute turned on? Press the Mute button, or the Volume button.

 

 

 

 

I do not see an image at power-on.

Are the connections to the input signal source component correct?

 

 

Double-check that the cables are properly inserted in the color-coded

 

 

connectors.

 

 

Is the input source powered on? Turn on the set-top box, DVD player,

 

 

or other component you are trying to view.

 

 

Is the correct input signal source selected? Press the Source button on

 

 

the remote control and confirm the source is selected.

 

 

Press the Menu button on the remote control or side of TV:

 

 

If the OSD appears, check the cables to the input source and

 

 

press the source button on the remote control or side of TV to

 

 

choose the input source.

 

 

If the OSD does not display, see the next symptom, “There is no

 

 

power.”

 

 

Did the HP logo display when you turned on the TV? (TV must be in

 

 

Standby Mode Low power to see the logo; refer to “Selecting the

 

 

Standby Mode (Power Control)” on page 40.)

 

 

If yes, check the cables to the input source and press the source

 

 

button on the remote control or side of TV to choose the input

 

 

source.

 

 

If no, see the next symptom: “There is no power.”

 

 

 

 

There is no power.

Press the Power button on the remote control unit.

 

 

If the indicator on the TV is off, press the Power button on the TV.

 

 

Is the AC cord disconnected? Make sure both ends of the power cord

 

 

are plugged in.

 

 

Is there power coming from the outlet? Plug in a functional lamp or

 

 

other electrical device into the same outlet as the TV to make sure

 

 

there is power coming from the outlet.

 

 

If using a power strip, make sure it is turned on.

 

 

 

 

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HP PL4260N 42 inch Plasma, PL5060N 50 inch Plasma manual Troubleshooting, Startup questions, Symptom Remedy

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