Other Information

Problem

Possible Remedies

 

Only snow and noise appear on

❑ Check if the antenna is broken or bent.

 

the screen.

❑ Check if the antenna has reached the end of its serviceable life. (3-5 years in

 

 

normal use, 1-2 years at the seaside.)

 

 

 

 

Dotted lines or stripes.

❑ Keep the TV away from noise sources such as cars, motorcycles, or hair-

 

 

dryers.

 

 

 

 

No color/Dark picture/Color is

❑ Press PICTURE MODE to select the desired Picture mode (page 32).

 

not correct

❑ Adjust the Picture Mode options in the Video menu (page 42).

 

 

 

 

The picture is too bright.

❑ Press PICTURE MODE to select the desired Picture mode (page 32).

 

 

 

 

Noisy picture.

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

 

 

cable.

 

 

❑ Keep the antenna cable away from other connecting cords.

 

 

❑ Do not use 300-ohm twin lead cables as interference may occur.

 

 

No sound/Noisy sound

 

 

 

 

 

Good picture, no sound.

❑ Check the volume control.

 

 

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

 

 

(page 32).

 

 

❑ Disconnect your headphones.

 

 

❑ Set Speaker to On in the Audio menu (page 44). If it is set to Off, sound is

 

 

not output from the TV’s speakers regardless of the TV’s volume control.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

❑ Do not use 300-ohm twin lead cables as interference may occur.

 

 

❑ Press MTS/SAP to select Mono (page 33).

 

 

Striped noise during

❑ This is caused by video head interference. Keep your VCR away from the

playback/recording of a VCR.

TV.

 

 

❑ Leave a space of 30 cm (11 7/8 inches) between your VCR and the TV to

 

 

avoid noise.

 

 

❑ Avoid installing your VCR in front of the TV or at the side of the TV.

 

 

Cannot operate menu item.

❑ If the option you want to select appears in a pale color, you cannot select it.

 

 

Screen Mode changes

❑ The TV automatically detects the aspect ratio signal transmitted with the

automatically with 16:9

picture signal and displays the picture at its original aspect ratio (page 52).

Enhanced set to Auto.

 

The picture looks distorted, with people appearing unnaturally short and thick, with 16:9 Enhanced set to On.

❑If you set 16:9 Enhanced to On, the picture is forcibly compressed vertically regardless of its aspect ratio signal. Therefore, a picture in the 4:3 aspect ratio, such as a normal 4:3 broadcast, looks unnatural because of compression. This problem is more serious for a Letterbox movie because the entire picture, including its upper and lower black bands, is compressed. You can watch these pictures at their original aspect ratio by setting 16:9 Enhanced to Auto.

Remote control does not operate. ❑ The batteries could be weak. Replace the batteries.

❑Check the polarity of the batteries.

❑Press the TV (FUNCTION) button first for TV operation.

❑Point the remote control at the remote control sensor of the TV.

❑Install the TV away from fluorescent lights.

❑Press FUNCTION button for the device you want to control.

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