OTHERS

Troubleshooting Guide

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

 

Symptoms

 

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Check for the following items

 

 

 

 

 

No power, red indicator is not lit up

 

Be sure the power cord is plugged in.

 

 

 

 

 

Poor colour, poor tint

 

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Contrast, colour, tint are not correctly

 

 

 

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adjusted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spots appear on the screen

 

Possible interferences of automobiles,

 

 

 

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motorcycle, trolley bus, neon lamps, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Super receiving is set ON. When the

 

 

 

 

 

signals are not too weak, turning on the

 

 

 

 

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super receiving may cause stripes.

 

 

Stripes appear on the screen

 

Possible interference of electronic

 

 

 

 

 

interference from another TV set, a

 

 

 

 

 

computer, an electronics game machine, a

 

 

 

 

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broadcast station, etc.

 

 

 

 

Super receiving is set ON. When the

 

 

Picture is distorted, disturbed or lost

 

 

signals are stronger, turning on the super

 

 

 

 

receiving may cause distorted picture, or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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picture is disturbed or lost.

 

 

 

 

This may be caused by reflections from

 

 

Double images or “ghosts”

 

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nearby mountains or buildings.

 

 

 

 

Check the antenna direction.

 

 

 

 

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It is possible that the aerial “lead-in” is

 

 

Snowy picture

 

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damaged or comes off.

 

 

 

 

Check the antenna direction

 

 

 

 

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The batteries may be worn out.

 

 

The remote controller does not work

 

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The batteries may be installed with their

 

 

 

 

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polarity reversed.

 

 

 

 

The set may be in AV mode.

 

 

PRESET menu can not be entered

 

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There may be at least one program which

 

 

 

 

 

is in child lock ON mode.

 

 

CHANNEL SWAP menu can not be

 

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The set may be in AV mode.

 

 

entered

 

 

 

 

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CHILD LOCK menu can not be entered

 

The set may be in AV mode.

 

 

 

 

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Even if the picture or the sound is normal,

 

 

 

 

 

changes in the room temperature

 

 

TV cabinet creaks

 

 

sometimes make the TV cabinet expand or

 

 

 

 

 

contract, making a noise. This does not

 

 

 

 

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indicate a malfunction.

 

 

 

 

When the set is switched on, do not shift

 

 

 

 

 

or move the set around. Sometimes it may

 

 

Unevenness in colour in some parts of

 

 

develop an unevenness in colour in some

 

 

 

 

parts of the screen. This can be eliminated

 

 

the screen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

by switching off the set with the POWER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

switch and wait for 10 minutes before

 

 

 

 

 

switching on again.

 

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Palsonic 5179G owner manual Troubleshooting Guide, Symptoms Check for the following items