Maintenance and Troubleshooting

5.2

Troubleshooting Tips

Table 5-1provides some general guidelines for troubleshooting problems you may encounter with the PlasmaWall. If the suggested solutions fail to resolve the problem or if you encounter an issue not described here, please contact your Runco dealer or Runco Technical Support.

Table 5-1. Troubleshooting Chart

Symptom

Possible Cause(s)

Solution

The display does not turn on after initial installation.

The PlasmaWall is not plugged in or the AC outlet is not active.

The DHD Controller is not plugged in or the AC outlet is not active.

The remote control batteries have run out.

The serial connection from the DHD Controller to the PlasmaWall is incorrect.

Ensure that the PlasmaWall is plugged in and that the AC outlet is active.

Ensure that the DHD Controller is plugged in and that the AC outlet is active.

Replace the batteries.

Ensure that the RS-232 output from the DHD Controller is properly connected to the RS-232C input on the PlasmaWall (see Figure 3-3).

The PlasmaWall and DHD Controller are both on, but there is no picture and on-screen menus do not appear.

Faulty or incorrect video connection between the DHD Controller and the PlasmaWall.

Incorrect input source selection.

Ensure that the DVI and/or RGBHV outputs from the DHD Controller are properly connected to the video inputs on the PlasmaWall (see Figure 3-3).

Choose the correct input source on the display (refer to Selecting the Input

Display Device input source is set to RGB, DHD Controller input is set to DVI 1 or DVI 2 and DVI source is HDCP-encrypted.

Source on page 32).

Set the Display Device input source to DVI/HDMI or use a different input on the DHD Controller for the encrypted source material.

The display is on and menus

Incorrect source selection.

• Select the correct source.

appear, but there is no

Source component is not

• Turn on the source

picture.

 

turned on.

component.

 

Source component is

• Check connections from

 

 

connected incorrectly or

source component to DHD

 

 

not at all.

Controller.

 

 

 

 

Image is too bright and/or

Contrast is set too high.

• Lower the contrast setting.

lacks definition in the bright

 

 

 

areas of the image.

 

 

 

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