Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Table 5-1. Troubleshooting Chart (continued)

Symptom

 

Possible Cause(s)

 

Solution

 

 

 

 

Picture is okay, but there is no

•

Audio output is muted.

• Press the MUTE button on

sound.

 

 

 

the remote control.

 

• Volume setting is too low.

• Turn up the volume.

 

•

Source component is

• Check audio connections to

 

 

connected incorrectly or

 

source component.

 

 

not at all.

 

 

 

•

Speakers are connected

•

Check speaker connections

 

 

incorrectly or not at all.

 

(Figure 3-8).

 

•

Audio settings are

•

Check the following

 

 

incorrect.

 

settings: Digital Audio Out

 

 

 

 

(page 36), TV Speaker

 

 

 

 

(page 36) and HDMI Audio

 

 

 

 

(page 41).

 

 

 

 

 

Image is too bright and/or lacks definition in the bright areas of the image.

• Contrast is set too high.

• Lower the contrast setting.

Image appears “washed out” and/or dark areas appear too bright.

Black or white dots appear on all channels or a specific channel.

• Brightness is set too high.

• Lower the brightness

 

setting.

• Antenna or cable TV source

• Check the antenna or cable

is connected incorrectly or

TV connection.

not at all.

 

• Broadcast signal is weak.

• If using an off-air antenna,

 

adjust its position or

 

location.

Colors in the image are

• The Red/Pr, Green/Y or

• Ensure that the source

swapped; for example, reds

Blue/Pb outputs from the

outputs are connected to

appear blue or vice versa.

source are connected to the

the correct DView input.

 

wrong inputs on the DView.

 

 

 

 

RGB-HD images appear

• Clock and Phase settings

“noisy.”

need adjustment.

•Manually adjust Clock and Phase settings, or perform an Auto-Adjust (refer to PC Mode Adjust on page 38).

“Out of range” appears

• The resolution and

• Select a compatible

on-screen.

frequency of the video card

resolution and vertical

 

in the computer are not

frequency (refer to

 

compatible with the DView.

Computer Signal

 

 

Compatibility on page 63).

 

 

 

The image is too large or too

• Image size needs adjusting.

• Adjust the image size (refer

small.

 

to PC Mode Adjust on

 

 

page 38).

 

 

 

Poor broadcast sound quality.

• The sound quality of a

• Use the MTS/SAP button

 

stereo broadcast may be

on the remote control to

 

unstable in an area with a

select mono.

 

weak signal.

 

 

 

 

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Vidikron VL-40 and VL-46 Owner’s Operating Manual

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VL-40, VL-46 specifications

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