Other Information

Problem

Possible Remedies

Dark, poor or no picture

Adjust the Picture Mode option in the Picture setting (see page 49).

(screen lit), good sound

Adjust the Brightness option in the Picture setting (see page 49).

 

Check the antenna/cable connections.

 

 

No color/dark picture/color is

Adjust the Color option in the Picture setting (see page 50).

not correct

If you set the Power Saving option to On, it will enhance the black level.

 

 

The TV turns off automatically

Check if the Sleep option is activated, or confirm the Duration setting of Timer

 

(page 61).

 

If the temperature is too high, the TV may also turn off after a warning message is

 

displayed.

 

 

Only snow and noise appear on

Check the antenna/cable connections.

the screen

Try another channel; it could be station trouble.

 

Press ANT to change the input mode (see page 28).

 

 

Dotted lines or stripes

Move the TV away from noise sources such as cars, neon signs, or hair dryers.

 

If using 300 ohm twin lead, move the excess lead away from the TV or try using

 

75 ohm coaxial cable instead.

 

 

Double images

Using a highly directional outdoor antenna or a cable may solve the problem.

 

 

“Black box” on screen

You have selected a text option in the Caption Vision (CC) feature in the Setup

 

setting and no text is available (see pages 60 and 63). To turn off this feature, set

 

the Caption Vision (CC) option to Off. If you were trying to select closed

 

captioning, select CC1 instead of Text 1-4.

 

 

Wide Mode changes

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

automatically

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 the Wide Mode selected

 

with the WIDE button, set 4:3 Default to Off in the Screen settings (page 55).

 

Check the Auto Wide option in the Screen settings (page 54).

 

 

Black bands appear at the top

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

and bottom 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).

Information Other

Certain programs on DVD or other digital sources display a loss of detail, especially during fast-motion or dark scenes

The compression used by certain digital broadcasts and DVDs may cause your TV’s screen to display less detail than usual, or cause artifacts (small blocks or dots, pixelations) to appear on your screen. This is due to your TV’s large screen and ability to show very fine detail, and is normal for certain digitally recorded programs. Adjust the Reality/Clarity in the DRC Palette setting (see page 50) to optimize the picture while viewing these sources.

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