22Troubleshooting

Picture

 

Symptom

Remarks

1.

Picture does not look like a high-definition

Not all signals are high-definition signals. To receive high-defini-

 

picture.

tion programming from your cable or satellite provider, you must

 

 

subscribe to the provider’s high-definition service. Some over-

 

 

the-air broadcasts are in high-definition and can be received with

 

 

a high-quality antenna suited to your location.

 

 

 

2.

TV has sound but no picture.

Press and hold the POWER button on the control panel for 10

 

 

seconds to perform System Reset.

 

 

 

3.

Picture has become dimmer.

• The lamp is nearing the end of its life. Order a new lamp.

 

 

• Adjust picture brightness and contrast to maximum levels.

 

 

• Change Lamp Energy from Standard to Bright.

 

 

 

4.

There is a large black or gray rectangle on

The TV’s analog closed captioning has been set to “text” mode

 

the screen.

in the Captions menu. Turn off because there is no text informa-

 

 

tion being broadcast.

 

 

 

5.

You cannot view a picture when playing a

Check your VCR’s owner’s guide for further troubleshooting.

 

VHS tape.

 

 

 

 

6.

VCR or DVD player’s on-screen menus jitter

Stop playback. Possible cause: Many VCRs and DVD players

 

up and down.

provide on-screen menus at only half-resolution that may

 

 

appear to jitter up and down.

 

 

 

7.

When viewing a stopped VCR, white lines

• Turn off video mute for the VCR.

 

are rolling on the screen.

• Begin playing the tape.

 

 

 

 

• Change the VCR input to the antenna input.

 

 

 

8.

A color program appears as a black and

The PerfectColor color balance has been incorrectly set. Reset

 

white image, or the colors are dim, or the

the PerfectColor balance.

 

screen is black.

 

 

 

 

9.

Picture from an HDMI input is noisy (poor

Upgrade a Category 1 (unmarked) HDMI cable to a Category 2

 

quality).

high-speed HDMI cable.

 

 

 

10.

The image from a computer appears dis-

Normal TV operation. The TV does not correct distortion in the

 

torted when viewed on the TV.

picture from a computer because the correction process may

 

 

cause the edges of the image to be cut off.

 

 

 

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Mitsubishi Electronics WD-73837 manual Picture Symptom Remarks