Condition

Explanation/Solution

No sound/Noisy sound

 

 

 

 

 

Good picture, no sound

• Check the volume control.

 

 

• Press MUTING or VOL + so that “Muting” disappears from the screen

 

 

(see page 23).

 

 

• Set Speakers to TV Speakers in the Audio Options settings (see page 33).

 

 

If it is set to Audio System, sound is not output from the TV’s speakers

 

 

regardless of the TV’s volume control.

 

 

• Make sure that the audio is connected.

 

 

 

 

Audio noise

• Make sure that the antenna is connected using the supplied 75-ohm coaxial

 

 

cable.

 

 

• Keep the antenna cable away from other connecting cords.

 

 

• To avoid TV interference, make sure to use an undamaged antenna cable.

 

 

 

 

No audio for HDMI

• Confirm DVD player, set-top-box audio settings. Select 2 channel LPCM audio.

 

 

 

PC Input

 

 

 

 

 

No Picture / No Signal

• Confirm the PC is connected to the TV with the HDMI IN.

 

 

• Ensure the output signal from the PC is one of the formats listed on page 16.

 

 

• Turn the PC off. Confirm the PC connection and restart the PC. Plug and play

 

 

will auto-detect the TV and correctly set the correct resolution.

 

 

 

 

Poor Picture

• Adjust the resolution (see page 16).

 

 

 

General

 

 

 

 

 

Wide Mode changes

• The current Wide Mode setting is automatically replaced with the 4:3

 

automatically

Default setting when you change the channel or video input, if 4:3 Default in

 

 

the Screen settings is set to other than Off. If you want to lock in Wide Mode

 

 

selected with WIDE on the remote control, set 4:3 Default to Off in the

 

 

Screen settings (see page 31).

 

 

• Check the Auto Wide option in the Screen settings (see page 31).

 

 

 

 

“Black box” on screen

• You have selected a text option and no text is available (see page 34). To turn off

 

 

this feature, set the CC Display option to Off. If you were trying to select

 

 

closed captioning, select CC1 instead of Text1-4.

 

 

 

 

Black bands appear at the

• Some wide screen programs are filmed in aspect ratios that are greater than 16:9

 

edges of the screen

(this is especially common with theatrical releases). Your TV will show these

 

 

programs with black bands at the top and bottom of the screen. For more

 

 

details, check the documentation that came with your DVD (or contact your

 

 

program provider).

 

 

• Programs in 4:3 aspect ratio will have bands on left and right sides of the

 

 

screen.

 

 

 

 

Certain programs on DVD or

• This is due to the digital compression of the source content used by certain

other digital sources display a

digital broadcasts and DVDs which may cause your TV’s screen to display less

loss of detail, especially

detail than usual, or cause artifacts (small blocks or dots, pixelations) to appear

during fast-motion or dark

on your screen. These signal compressions are more visible and are dependent

scenes

on the clarity and resolution of the television.

 

 

Remote control does not

• Check the polarity of the batteries or replace the batteries.

operate

• Point the remote control at the remote control sensor located at the front of the

 

TV.

 

• Fluorescent lamps can interfere with your remote control operation; try turning

 

off the fluorescent lamps.

 

• Keep the remote control sensor area clear from obstacles.

 

 

Some digital cable channels

• Certain cable companies have limitations on the broadcast of digital cable

are not being displayed

channels. Check with your cable company for more information.

 

• The digital cable channel may be set to Hidden in the Show/Hide Channels

 

setting (see page 34).

 

 

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