Sylvania SSGF4276 owner manual Problems on Closed Caption, Miscellaneous, Symptom, Remedy

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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