Troubleshooting
Before you call for service, determine the symptoms and make a few simple checks as shown below.
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| Noisy Sound | Cars / Motorcycles |
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| Not plugged into AC outlet |
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| No Sound | Not switched on |
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| Normal Sound | Color controls set at minimum level. (see page 22, 23) |
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No remote control operations can be performed. | Check whether the batteries have discharged completely and, if they have not, whether they | ||||
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| Check whether the remote control sensor is exposed to an outdoor light or a strong fl uorescent |
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| Check whether the remote control designed specifi cally for use with the unit is being used. |
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A cracking sound is sometimes heard from the unit. | If there is nothing wrong with the picture or sound, this is the sound of the cabinet undergoing | ||||
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| very slight contractions in response to changes in the room temperature. There are no adverse |
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The top or bottom of the picture on the screen is cut | Adjust the position of the picture on the screen. | ||||
off when I use the zoom function. |
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Areas at the top and bottom of the screen where | When using a video software program (such as a cinema size program) with a screen wider | ||||
the image is missing appear when I use the zoom | than one in the 16:9 mode, blank areas separate from the images are formed at the top and | ||||
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This LCD Display uses special image processing. Hence a slight time lag may occur between image and audio, depending on the type of input signal. However, this is not a malfunction.
LCD Display panel
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It takes a while for the picture to appear. | The unit digitally processes the various signals in order to reproduce esthetically pleasing | ||
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| images. As such, it sometimes takes a few moments for the picture to appear when the power |
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| has been turned on, when the input has been switched or when the images for the main picture |
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The edges of the images fl icker. | Due to the characteristics of the system used to drive the panel, the edges may appear to flicker | ||
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The brightness on both sides of images in 4:3 mode | When viewing the side panels at the “BRIGHT” or “MID” setting, the brightness on both sides | ||
changes. | may change depending on the kind of program shown: This is normal and not indicative of | ||
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There may be red spots, blue spots, green spots and | This is a characteristic of liquid crystal panels and is not a problem. The liquid crystal panel | ||
black spots on the screen. | is built with very high precision technology giving you fi ne picture details. Occasionally, a few | ||
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| Please note this does not affect the performance of your LCD. |
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| Image retention may occur. If you display a still picture for an extended period, the image |
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Image retention appears |
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