Symptom

 

Remedy

Bars on screen

 

• When the outside antenna is used, check the wire condi-

 

 

tion and connection.

 

 

• Electric waves may be interfered due to the electric appli-

 

 

ances, etc. nearby.

 

 

 

Picture rolls vertically

 

• When the outside antenna is used, check the wire condi-

 

 

tion and connection.

 

 

• Electric waves may be interfered due to the electric appli-

 

 

ances, etc. nearby.

 

 

• Try to view other channels. It may be the problem on the

 

 

broadcasting station.

 

 

 

Different color marks on screen

 

• Move the TV apart from electric appliances nearby. Turn

 

 

off the power and wait for about 30 minutes, then turn it

 

 

on again.

 

 

• Try to view other channels. It may be the problem on the

 

 

broadcasting station.

 

 

 

Poor reception on some channels

 

• Check the antenna or cable connection to the main unit.

 

 

• When the outside antenna is used, check the wire condi-

 

 

tion and connection.

 

 

• Electric waves may be interfered due to the electric appli-

 

 

ances, etc. nearby.

 

 

• Try to view other channels. It may be the problem on the

 

 

broadcasting station.

 

 

 

Picture OK, sound poor

 

• Electric waves may be interfered due to the electric appli-

 

 

ances, etc. nearby.

 

 

• Try to view other channels. It may be the problem on the

 

 

broadcasting station.

 

 

 

Remote control doesn’t work

 

• Check the antenna or cable connection to the main unit.

 

 

• Check the battery life of the remote control.

 

 

• Check if there is an obstacle between the sensor and the

 

 

remote control.

 

 

• Test the signal output. If OK, then possible remote sensor

 

 

trouble. (Refer to “IR SIGNAL CHECK” on page 36.)

 

 

 

Problems on Closed Caption

 

 

 

 

 

Misspelled captions are displayed.

 

• Closed captioning production companies may broadcast

 

 

programs without correcting the misspelling in a live

 

 

broadcast.

 

 

 

Captions are not entirely displayed, or

 

• Captions that are delayed a few seconds behind the actual

captions are delayed behind the dia-

 

dialogue are common for live broadcasts. Most captioning

logue.

 

production companies can display a dialogue to a maximum

 

 

of 220 words per minute. If a dialogue exceeds that rate,

 

 

selective editing is used to insure that the captions remain

 

 

up-to-date with the current TV screen dialogue.

 

Captions are displayed as a white box. • When electric waves are interfered due to buildings,

No caption is displayed in the Closed

 

weather conditions etc., incomplete captions may be dis-

Caption-supported program.

 

played.

 

 

• Broadcasting station may shorten the program to insert

 

 

the advertisement. The closed caption decoder cannot

 

 

read the information of the shortened program.

 

 

 

No caption is displayed when playing

 

• The videotape may be illegally copied, or the caption sig-

the videotape containing captions.

 

nal may fail to be read while coping.

 

 

 

Black box is displayed in the screen.

 

• “TEXT” mode is selected for caption. Select “C1”, “C2” or

 

 

“OFF”.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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