FAQs

FAQs

Before requesting service or assistance, please follow these simple guides to resolve the problem.

If the problem still persists, please contact your local Panasonic dealer for assistance.

White spots or shadow images (noise)

Check the position, direction, and connection of the aerial.

Neither image nor sound is produced

Check the TV is turned on.

Check the mains lead is plugged into the TV and the socket outlet.

Check the TV is in AV mode.

Check the correct input mode is selected.

Check the Picture Menu (p. 26 - 27) and volume.

Check all required cables and connections are firmly in place.

Black and white picture

Check that the output of the external equipment matches the input of the TV.

[VIERA Link] function does not work and an error message appears

Confirm the connection. White spots or shadow images (noise) (p. 54, 55)

Turn the connected equipment on and then switch the TV on. Neither image nor sound is produced (p. 55)

There may be red spots, blue spots, green spots and black spots on the screen

This is a characteristic of liquid crystal panels and is not a problem. The liquid crystal panel is built with very high precision technology giving you fine picture details. Occasionally, a few non-active pixels may appear on the screen as a fixed point of red, green, blue or black. Please note this does not affect the performance of your LCD, and it is not a quality problem.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

Causes / Actions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chaotic image, noisy

Set [P-NR] in the Picture Menu to remove noise. (p. 26)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check nearby electrical products (car, motorcycle, fluorescent lamp).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Screen

No image can be

Is [Contrast], [Brightness] or [Colour] in the Picture Menu set to the minimum?

 

 

 

 

 

displayed

(p. 26)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blurry or distorted image
Reset channels (p. 32)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(no sound or low volume)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unusual image is

Turn the TV off with Mains power On / Off switch, then turn it on again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

displayed

If the problem persists, initialise all settings.
[Shipping Condition] (p. 35)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No sound is produced
Is “Sound mute” active? (p. 9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound

Is the volume set to the minimum?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sound level is low or
Sound signal reception may be deteriorated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sound is distorted
Set [MPX] (p. 28) in the Sound Menu to [Mono].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FAQs

 

 

 

Set the sound setting of the connected equipment to “2ch L.PCM”.

 

 

 

 

 

Sound is unusual
Check the [HDMI1 / 2 / 3 Input] setting in the Sound Menu. (p. 28)

 

 

 

 

 

 

If digital sound connection has a problem, select analogue sound connection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HDMI

 

(p. 63)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures from external
Check the HDMI cable or wireless LAN is connected properly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(p. 54, 59 - 61)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

equipment are unusual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turn the TV and equipment off, then turn them on again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

when the equipment is

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check an input signal from the equipment.

(p. 65)

 

 

 

 

 

 

connected via HDMI

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use equipment compliant with EIA/CEA-861/861D.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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