HELPFUL HINTS (Problems/Solutions)

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Problem:

Check these Conditions:

Try these Solutions:

 

 

TV turns off

Check signal (Cable/Ant.) connection.

Press POWER key.

 

automatically.

Power surge protection feature.

The sleep timer may have been set.

 

 

 

 

Unplug TV momentarily.

 

 

No picture, poor

Check antenna connections.

Adjust antenna.

 

picture, or wavy lines

May be station trouble.

Try a different channel.

 

in picture.

Brightness or Contrast misadjusted.

Press RESET key.

 

 

Possible interference from household

Turn off Mixer, Drill, Blender, etc.

 

 

 

appliance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black box on screen.

Caption Text Mode without display

Press RESET key twice.

 

 

 

information.

Switch OFF Captions (see page 17).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poor color or

Check if program is in color.

Try a different channel.

 

no color.

Check antenna connections.

Adjust antenna.

 

 

Color or Tint misadjusted.

Press RESET key twice.

 

 

May be station trouble.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Screen with

Check Audio/Video connections.

Press INPUT key.

 

Video1, Video2 or

Check external equipment connections.

Switch on external equipment.

 

Component 3 displayed.

Check DVD setting.

Set DVD component output to interlaced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No sound, poor sound.

May be station trouble.

Try a different channel.

 

 

 

No sound on some

May be MUTE function.

Adjust Volume.

 

channels.

Check Audio/ Video connections.

Press RESET key twice.

 

 

No TV stereo sound.

Check if station is broadcasting a true MTS

Select Stereo from Audio on-screen

 

 

 

stereo signal.

 

menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No TV SAP sound.

Check if station is broadcasting a SAP signal.

Select SAP from Audio on-screen menu.

 

 

No Cable channels

Cable Channel Indicator C should appear

Select Cable from Antenna on-screen

 

above number 13.

 

next to channel number.

 

menu; then start CH. (channel) Search

 

 

 

 

 

using the menu.

 

 

No UHF channels,

Cable Channel Indicator C should not

Select VHF/UHF from Antenna on-screen

 

VHF OK.

 

appear next to channel number.

 

menu; then start CH. (channel) Search

 

 

 

 

 

using the menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cannot select or scan

Channel may be removed from memory.

Select CH. Scan Memory and manually add

 

some channels.

Check antenna connections.

 

channels or start CH. (channel) search.

 

 

V-Guide is set to block

Press RESET key to clear setting.

 

 

 

programming (see pages 15 ~ 16).

Set V-Guide to OFF or press RESET key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No Captioning.

Check if station is broadcasting a Closed-

Select Caption1 or Caption2 (see page 17).

 

 

 

Caption signal. Select another channel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Menu System words

May be a different language is selected.

Reselect menu language choice using the

 

seem misspelled.

 

 

 

on-screen menu or press RESET key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remote Control

Check batteries, then see if TV is plugged in.

Replace batteries.

 

will not work TV.

Press TV key.

Aim remote control at front of TV.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remote Control will

Press VCR, CABLE, DVD, SAT, or AUX key.

Re-enter brand code (see pages 9~11).

 

not operate VCR, Cable

Check external equipment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Box, DVD, and Satellite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receiver.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cabinet makes

This is a normal condition during warm-up and cool

 

popping sound.

 

 

down of the plastic cabinet parts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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