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Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting
Most problems you encounter with your TV/DVD can be corrected by consulting the following
troubleshooting list.

TV Problems
TV won't turn on

Press the POWER button.
Make sure the TV is plugged in.
Check the wall receptacle (or extension cord) to make sure it is "live" by plugging in some-
thing else.
Something might be wrong with your remote control. Press the POWER button on the
front of the TV. If the TV turns on, check the remote control solutions on page 21.

Button don't work

If you're using the remote control, press the TV button first to make sure the remote is in
TV mode.
Unplug the TV for two minutes and then plug it back in. Turn the TV on and try again.

TV turns off unexpectedly

Sleep timer might have been activated.
Electronic protection circuit may have been activated because of a power surge. Wait 30
seconds and then turn on again. If this happens frequently, the voltage in your house may
be abnormally high or low. Unplug the TV and wait five minutes, then plug it in again.

Blank screen

Try another channel.

No sound, picture okay

Maybe the sound is muted. Try pressing the volume up button to restore sound.

Can't select certain channel

Channel may be blocked or not approved through the V-CHIP (Parental Control).

Noisy stereo reception

Maybe a weak station. Access the SOUND menu (see page 7), highlight MODE and then
choose MONO.

No picture, no sound but TV is on

Maybe the signal type (SOURCE) is set wrong. Go to page 8 for detailed instructions.
The channel might be blank- change channels.
If in DVD mode, press TV, then the INPUT button twice for the CABLE or AIR channels.

Sound okay, picture poor

Check antenna connections. Make sure all of the cables are firmly connected to the jacks.

Try adjusting sharpness function to improve weak signals.

Black box appears on the screen

Closed caption might be on.

Troubleshooting

Summary of Contents for TDX-142

Page 1: ...14 Color Television DVD Player TDX 142 20060510 ...

Page 2: ...h dry cloth 7 Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has twoblades with one wider than the other A grounding type...

Page 3: ...has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped 15 If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Section 810 of the National Electrical Code...

Page 4: ...12 Repeat 12 Zoom 12 DVD Information 13 Display Info 14 DVD Menu System 14 DVD Menu Navigation 15 Setup Menus 15 General Setup Page 15 TV Display 15 Angle Mark 15 OSD Lang 15 Screen saver 16 Last Memory 16 Speaker Setup Page 16 Downmix 16 Dual Mono 16 Dynamic 17 Preference Page 17 PBC 17 Audio 17 Subtitle 17 Disc Menu 18 Default 18 Playing Audio CDs 18 Playing Picture CDs 19 Playing CD files JPEG ...

Page 5: ...tton Menu Button Power Indicator Stop Button Power Switch FWD Button Input Button Volume Down Button Channel Down Button Channel Up Button Volume Up Button Video Input Jack Audio Input Jack L Audio Input Jack R Headphone Overview of the function keys ...

Page 6: ...list Press once to select the channel up or down press and hold to select your desired channel If your TV is in standby mode press these buttons to turn on TV In AV mode press these two buttons to switch to TV mode Displays the TV s Main menu See page 7 for details Press number buttons to select channel and to set time setting directly Press 0 9 to select a channel for example to select channel 10...

Page 7: ...loaded disc is encoded with multiple Subtitle languages Press the button to select audio soundtrack language only if the loaded disc is encoded with multiple languages Press the button to select the camera angle of multiple screen shot only if the loaded disc is encoded with multiple camera angle Press the button to turn the navigation OFF and the disc playback starts directly without entering the...

Page 8: ...S Adjusts the sharpness of the picture TINT Adjusts the balance between the red and green levels COLOR TEMP Provides three color adjustments NORMAL COLD for more blue in the picture and WARM for more red in the picture Using TV Menus TV Menus TV Menus let you control picture quality and features available for TV viewing There is a different menu system for DVD features described on page 16 Note Re...

Page 9: ...tion 4 Press the VOL button then enter the first character of your label You can press the number button repeatedly in a interval of less than one second to select the character you want For example if you want to input L you can press 5 four times rapidly When you stop pressing the cursor will move to the next character after one second 5 Enter the rest of characters After you enter the fifth cha...

Page 10: ...ORD Press four digital buttons on the remote control V CHIP menu can not be displayed without inputting the right password The initial word is 0358 V CHIP Adjusts V CHIP function on or off r s LANGUAGE ENGLISH SCREEN SAVER CHILD LOCK CCD OFF V CHIP FUNCTION V CHIP V CHIP V CHIP ON MPAA N R TVPG SETTING RETURN CONFIRM PASSWORD RETURN Using TV Menus Using TV Menus LANGUAGE ENGLISH SCREEN SAVER CHILD...

Page 11: ...olence Adult language Sexual situations Violence FV L S V TV Y All Children TV Y7 Directed to Children 7 years and older TV G General Audience TV PG Parental Guidance Suggested TV 14 Parents Strongly Cautioned TV MA Mature Audience Only Using TV Menus Using TV Menus MPAA Select the MPAA ratings When select a movie rating the system will automatically block all other movies with higher ratings N R ...

Page 12: ...pes of Discs Your DVD Will Play DVD discs Contain video Audio discs Contain musical or sound content only such as CD CD R CD RW Before you load a disc make sure that it is compatible with the player Note that the following discs CANNOT be used with this player Laser disc CD I CD ROM DVD ROM MiniDisc CD G discs play audio only not graphics To Load and Play a Disc 1 Press the DVD button on the remot...

Page 13: ...layback features directly from the remote control Repeat For DVD discs press the REPEAT button on the remote to repeat a chapter Press once more to repeat a title Press three times to repeat the entire disc disc and press four times to cancel repeat For audio CDs press REPEAT to repeat a TRACK Press REPEAT twice to repeat the entire ALL disc and three times to cancel repeat Zoom 1 While you re pla...

Page 14: ...anguages When you change the dialogue language your choice of language is only applicable to the disc being played When you eject the disc or switch off the player the dialogue language will revert to the one you selected in the Preferences menu see page 17 Subtitles Subtitles are disabled by default To enable the subtitle function while the disc is playing 1 Press SUBTITLE button on the remote co...

Page 15: ...epeat To select a playback mode while the disc is playing Press REPEAT button on the remote control repeatedly to select a repeat playback mode Display Info Press the INFO button repeatedly during playback to show DVD Title elapsed time Title remaining time Chapter elapsed time Chapter remaining time Display Off VCD SVCD and audio CD Single elapsed time Single remaining time Total elapsed time Tot...

Page 16: ... have this feature Use the ANGLE button on the remote control to access the Angle Mark ON Select if the DVD disc contains camera angles An angle symbol appears on the screen OFF Select if the DVD disc does not contain angles OSD Lang The OSD Lang controls the language used to display text in the DVD system menus The default setting is English Language options available are English French Italian P...

Page 17: ...at you are playing Stereo Select this option to output audio from the left and right channels to the left and right speakers L Mono Select this option to output audio from the left channel to the two front speakers R Mono Select this option to output audio on the right channel to the two front speakers Mix Mono Select this option to hear a mixture of the left and right channels on each of the two ...

Page 18: ...an select a default language so discs will play in the language of your choice if the disc was recorded with multiple tracks Language choice are English French German Spanish Chinese Japanese Korean Note Discs are created differently and not all discs are recorded with multiple languages The DVD player cannot override some langauge preferences If a disc s software was created to play the movie tit...

Page 19: ...o CD player This section explains how to play audio CDs in your TV DVD player Scan Disc You can scan through the disc when you re playing it by doing the following 1 Press the Fast Forward or Reverse button on the remote 2 Press the button again to scan at a faster speed 3 Press the PLAY PAUSE button at any time to resume normal playback Track Advance or Reverse 1 Press the or button on the remote...

Page 20: ...row keys to rotate the picture Playing CD Files JPEG When a CD with JPEG files is inserted a File Manager window is displayed The DVD player automatically begins playback of the files on the disc Use the arrow buttons to navigate through the folders and select files for playback When displaying JPEG files press Fast Forward repeatedly to change the speed of the slide show Playing Discs ...

Page 21: ...ower surge Wait 30 seconds and then turn on again If this happens frequently the voltage in your house may be abnormally high or low Unplug the TV and wait five minutes then plug it in again Blank screen Try another channel No sound picture okay Maybe the sound is muted Try pressing the volume up button to restore sound Can t select certain channel Channel may be blocked or not approved through th...

Page 22: ... prohibit that action The invalid icon appears on screen The feature or action cannot be completed at this time for one of the following reasons The disc s software restricts it The disc s software doesn t support that feature e g angles The feature is not available at the moment You ve requested a title or chapter number that is out of range The picture is distorted The disc might be damaged Try ...

Page 23: ...p through the warning information and credits at the beginning of a movie you won t be able to This part of the movie is often programmed to prohibit skipping through it Disc won t eject When you put a disc into the player the player might take up to 15 seconds to read the disc You won t be able to eject the disc during this time Wait 15 seconds and try again Switching back to TV mode when in DVD ...

Page 24: ...fore it plays If the disc is not recognized after a period of 20 seconds remove the disc and then insert it again If after several trials the disc cannot be recognized make sure you have followed the recommendations below or try another type of disc Whatever the actual recording capacity of a disc do not fill it to maximum capacity Use CD R discs rather than CD RW re recordable CDs as replay of CD...

Page 25: ...and audio performance Always keep discs clean by wiping them gently with a soft cloth from the inner edge toward the outer perimeter If a disc becomes dirty wet a soft cloth in water wring it out well Wipe the dirt away gently and remove any water drops with a dry cloth Do not use record cleaning sprays or anti static agents on discs Also never clean the discs with benzene thinner or other volatil...

Page 26: ...yer video camera and other audio video equipments for the better quality picture For the monaural devices connect audio lead to Audio L jack 1 Under AV1 connection connect the external equipment to the back panel of the unit as shown in the figure below 2 The side A Vjacks correspond to AV2 video mode External connection V DE D R L 1 2 3 4 TV DVD combo External device ...

Page 27: ... AAA 1 5VX2 Channel coverage VHF 2 13 UHF 14 69 CATV 1 125 Antenna input impedance 75ohm VHF UHF CATV Dimensions LXWXH Weight TDX 142 17 2 X16 6 X 14 6 TV 7 4 X2 0 X0 9 Remote Control 28 6lbs TV 0 24lbs Remote Control Specifications Polaroid Polaroid and Pixel and Polaroid Simplicity are trademarks of Polaroid Corporation Waltham MA USA For service support and warranty information visit or in the ...

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