5 TROUBLESHOOTING

Problem

Possible Solutions

 

 

There is no audio

Verify that the Mute button on the remote control

when viewing

has not been pressed. Press mute on the remote

cable channels.

control to restore sound.

 

If the DCH receiver audio output is connected to the

 

TV, verify that the Mute button on the TV has not

 

been pressed.

 

If the DCH receiver audio output is connected to a

 

home theater receiver, verify that the receiver is set

 

to the appropriate input source and the Mute button

 

on the receiver has not been pressed.

 

Verify that you have the correct cables for the audio

 

connections.

 

Verify that the audio cables are firmly connected

 

between the DCH receiver and the audio playback

 

device (TV, receiver, DVD player, etc.).

 

 

There is no video

Verify that the TV is powered on and set to the

on the TV screen.

appropriate input source for the DCH receiver.

 

Verify that the DCH receiver is powered on and

 

tuned to an authorized cable channel.

 

Verify that all video cables between the DCH

 

receiver and the TV are firmly connected.

 

Verify that the coaxial cable feed is firmly connected

 

to the DCH receiver and the wall jack.

 

If the DCH receiver video output is connected to a

 

home theater unit, verify that the home theater unit

 

is powered on and set to the appropriate input

 

source.

 

 

No closed

Verify that closed captions are enabled on the TV.

captions display.

Closed captioning may not be available on the

 

current program.

There are black

Wide-screen TVs display 4:3 programs in this format

bars to the right

unless set to Stretch (see your TV manual for

and left of the

information about stretching 4:3 video).

picture.

 

 

 

There are black

Some SD programs are broadcast in the letterbox

bars above and

format with black bars above and below the picture.

below the

Some wide-screens TVs offer a zoom feature that

picture.

may be able to remove the black bars (see your TV

 

manual for information about zooming 4:3 video).

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