Troubleshooting
Before you call for service, determine the symptoms and make a few simple checks as shown below.
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Picture |
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| Electrical Appliances | |
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| Cars/Motorcycles | |
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| Fluorescent light | |
Interference |
| Noisy Sound |
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| Volume | |
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Normal Picture |
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| Not plugged into AC outlet | |
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| Not switched on | |
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| Contrast and Brightness/Volume setting | |
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No Picture |
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| format, or frequency is input, only the input | |
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| terminal indication is displayed. | |
No Picture |
| Normal Sound |
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| Colour controls set at minimum level. | |
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| Colour system (see page 33) | |
No Colour |
| Normal Sound |
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Plasma Display panel |
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Some parts of the screen do | The plasma display panel is manufactured using an extremely high level of | |||
precision technology, however, sometimes some parts of the screen may be | ||||
not light up | ||||
missing picture elements or have luminous spots. This is not a malfunction. | ||||
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| Do not allow a still picture to be displayed for an extended period, as this can | |||
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| Examples of still pictures include logos, video games, computer images, teletext | |||
| and images displayed in 4:3 mode. | |||
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use is not an operating defect and as such is not covered by the Warranty. | ||||
| This product is not designed to display fixed images for extended periods of | |||
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Whirring sounds can be heard | The display unit is fitted with a cooling fan to dissipate heat generated during normal | |||
from the display unit. | use.The whirring sound is caused by rotation of the fan and is not a malfunction. |
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