Sharp LC 15L1U TROUBLESHOOTING

TROUBLESHOOTING

■Before calling for repair services, make the following checks for possible remedies to the encountered symp- toms.

TV set

	Problem			Check item	Reference
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			•	Make sure the AC adapter is properly inserted in the power outlet.	13
Sound	Picture	There is no	•	Reception other than those of broadcasting stations can be consid-	–
				ered.
		picture or			32
			•	Make sure the input mode is set to TV.
		sound.
			•	Make sure the MAIN POWER buttons of the main unit and Wireless	31
				Center are on.
		There is no	•	Make sure the BLACK LEVEL is properly adjusted.	41
	Picture	picture.	•	The fluorescent lamp may have reached the end of service life.	65
		There is no	•	Make sure the S-VIDEO terminal has nothing connected.	56, 60
		picture from
		AV-IN1/2.
			•	Make sure the volume is not set to minimum.	33
		There is no	•	Make sure the sound is not set to mute.	33
			•	Make sure that headphones are not connected.	16
		sound.
		There is no	•	Make sure the antenna cable is properly connected.	12
			•	Bad reception could be the problem.	–
		picture or
		sound, just
		noise.
			•	Make sure the antenna cable is properly connected.	12
		Picture is not	•	Bad reception could be the problem.	–
		clear.
		Picture is light	•	Check color adjustment.	41, 42
		or improperly
		tinted.
			•	Press the BRIGHT button or set the BRIGHTNESS settings.	37
		The picture is	•	Check PICTURE and BLACK LEVEL adjustment.	41
		too dark.	•	The fluorescent lamp may have reached the end of service life.	65
Remote control does not work.			•	Check the batteries of the remote control.	11
			•	Make sure the remote sensor window is not under strong lighting.	11
The clock (AUTO CLOCK) cannot			•	The broadcasted EDS signal may be weak. Check the antenna.	–
			•	Carry out EZ SETUP, SETTING THE CLOCK again.	22-26
be set.
			•	If EDS signal is not sent, set the clock using the MANUAL CLOCK	26
				Setting.
			•	The radio waves used by the product are high frequency, so that	9
				there are features such as direct advance travelling, reflection,
				refraction, diffraction, interference etc., similar to that of light. The
				strength of the waves therefore varies depending on the location,
				which may cause the pictures and sound to become unclear,
Blocks of noise appear on the				become wavy, or stop.
pictures. Sound becomes inter-			•	Is the distance between the Wireless Center and the television	–
rupted.				product too far? Use within a range that the radio waves can reach.
			•	Are you at a location that is particularly susceptible to electrical	9
				noise?
			•	Set “DISTANCE” to “FAR”.	30
			•	The product utilizes wireless transmissions, so that fast moving	–
				images may become distorted, but this is not a malfunction.

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