Insignia NS-F27TV Television

Symptom

Possible cause

Possible solution

 

Reception disturbances

 

 

Most types of television interference can be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poor or no

TV station is

Try another channel.

 

 

remedied by adjusting the height and position of

picture

experiencing problems.

 

 

 

 

the VHF/UHF antenna. Outdoor antennas are

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picture control is not

Check picture control

 

recommended for best results if not using cable

 

 

adjusted.

adjustments.

 

or satellite. The most common types of television

 

 

Possible local

Check for source of

 

interference are shown below. If one of these

 

 

 

interference.

reception disturbance.

 

symptoms appear when the television is

 

 

 

 

 

 

connected to a Cable TV system, the

 

 

 

Antenna/cable

Check cable connection

 

 

 

 

disturbance may be caused by the local cable

 

 

connector is not

or VHF/UHF antenna.

 

 

 

 

company broadcast.

 

 

 

connected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picture wobbles

TV station experiencing

Try another channel.

 

 

 

 

 

IGNITION: Black spots or horizontal

 

 

or drifts

problems.

 

 

 

 

 

 

streaks may appear, picture may

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cable TV channel is

A cable box needs to be

 

flutter or drift. Usually caused by

 

 

 

 

scrambled.

used to receive this

 

interference from automobile

 

 

 

 

 

channel.

 

ignition systems, neon lamps,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

electric drills and other electric

 

 

 

 

Possible local

Check for source of

 

 

 

 

appliances.

 

 

 

 

interference.

reception disturbance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GHOSTS: Ghosts are caused by the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No cable

Cable not connected.

Check all cable

 

 

television signal following two

 

 

reception

 

connections.

 

 

 

 

 

paths. One is the direct path and the

 

 

 

 

Air/Cable set to Air.

Set Air/Cable to Cable.

 

other is reflected from tall buildings,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hills, or other objects. Changing the

 

 

 

 

Cable TV service

Contact your cable TV

 

 

 

 

direction or position of the antenna

 

 

 

 

interrupted.

company.

 

may improve the reception.

 

 

No reception

Air/Cable set to Air.

Set Air/Cable to Cable.

 

 

 

 

 

SNOW: If your receiver is located in

 

 

above CH13

 

 

 

the fringe area of a television station

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

where the signal is weak, your

 

 

Poor or no

TV station experiencing

Try another channel.

 

 

picture may be marred by the

 

 

sound

problems.

 

 

 

 

 

 

appearance of small dots. When the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUTE button is

Press MUTE button

 

signal is extremely weak, it may be

 

 

 

 

pressed.

again.

 

necessary to install an external

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

antenna to improve the picture.

 

 

 

 

Possible local

Check for source of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

interference.

reception disturbance.

 

RADIO FREQUENCY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTERFERENCE: This interference

 

 

 

 

Antenna/cable

Check cable connection

 

 

 

 

produces moving ripples or

 

 

 

 

connector is not

of VHF/UHF antenna.

 

 

 

 

 

 

diagonal streaks, and in some

 

 

 

 

connected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cases, causes loss of contrast in the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volume is set to

Increase the volume.

 

picture.

 

 

 

 

minimum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Television shuts

Sleep timer is set

Set sleep timer to OFF.

 

PICTURE SIZE VARIATION: A slight

 

 

off

 

 

 

picture size variation is normal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when you adjust the CONTRAST or

 

 

Closed

TV signal is weak.

Check cable or

 

 

BRIGHTNESS setting.

 

 

Captioning not

 

VHF/UHG antenna.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

working

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TV station experiencing

Try another channel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

problems or program is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

not closed captioned.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Close captioning is not

Press the CCD button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

turned on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remote control

The remote control is

Aim the remote control

 

 

 

 

does not

not aimed at the

at the remote sensor.

 

 

 

 

operate

sensor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distance is too far or

Operate the remote

 

 

 

 

 

 

too much light in the

within 15 feet of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

room.

television or reduce the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

light in the room.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is an obstacle in

Clear the path of the

 

 

 

 

 

 

the path of the beam.

beam.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The batteries are weak.

Replace the batteries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The batteries are not

Reinsert the batteries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

inserted correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parental control

Parental control is set

Set parental control to

 

 

 

 

not working

to OFF.

ON.

 

 

 

 

correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

News or sports event

Parental control does

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

being broadcast.

not work with news or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sporting events.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratings not set.

Set ratings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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