Palsonic 5140TS owner manual Troubleshooting Guide, Symptoms Check the following items

Troubleshooting Guide

Before calling service personnel, please check the following chart for a possible cause to the trouble you are experiencing.

Symptoms	Check the following items
Power is not turned on.	Be sure the power cord is plugged in.
Poor colour, poor tint.	Contrast, colour, tint are not correctly adjusted.
Spots appear on the screen.	Possible interferences of automobiles, motorcycle,
	trolley bus, neon lamps, etc.
Stripes appear on the screen.	Possible interference of electronic interference
	from another TV set, a computer, an electronics
	game machine, a broadcast station, etc.
Double images or "ghosts".	This may be caused by reflections from nearby
	mountains or buildings.
	Check the antenna direction.
Snowy picture.	It is possible that the aerial "lead-in" is damaged or
	comes off.
	Check the antenna direction.
Remote controller does	The batteries may be worn out.
not work.	The batteries may be installed with their polarity
	reversed.
TV cabinet creaks.	Even if the picture or the sound is normal, changes
	in room temperature sometimes makes the TV
	cabinet expand or contract, making a noise. This
	does not indicate a malfunction.
Unevenness in colour in	When the set is switched on, do not shift or move
some parts of the screen.	the set around. Sometimes it may develop an
	unevenness in colour in some parts of the screen.
	This can be eliminated by switching off the set with
	the POWER switch and wait for 10 minutes before
	switching on again.
No picture and most of the	It is possible that the TV set is in child lock mode.
buttons are useless.
Black screen but the sound	It is possible that the TV set is in music TV mode.
is normal.
AV playback interference.	It is possible that both of the DVD and S-Video
	terminals are connected.

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