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Other Information
Troubleshooting
Most problems you encounter with your TV can be corrected by consulting the following troubleshooting list.
TV Problems
TV won’t turn on
• Make sure the TV is plugged in.
• Check the wall receptacle (or extension cord) to make sure it is “live” by plugging in something else.
• The front panel controls may be locked (disabled). Use the remote control to unlock the front panel controls by
selecting the
Front Panel Block
in the
Parental control
menu and press OK to uncheck the box.
No picture, no sound but TV is on
• You might be tuned to an input with no device connected to it to view. If you're trying to view a connected device,
press INPUT until the picture from that device appears or press ANTENNA to watch TV.
• Maybe
the
Signal source
option is set incorrectly. Go to page 38 for detailed instructions.
• The channel might be blank — change channels.
• If you’re watching your VCR and it’s connected with coaxial cable to the ANALOG or DIGITAL INPUT jack, tune
the TV to channel 3 or 4 (whichever channel is selected on the 3/4 switch on the back of your VCR). Also check to
make sure the TV/VCR button on the VCR is in the correct mode (press the TV/VCR button on your VCR).
Sound okay, picture poor
• If you're getting a black and white picture from a device you've connected to your TV, you might have your video
cables connected to the wrong jacks. A yellow Video cable connects to the yellow VIDEO input jack on the side
of your TV; three yellow video cables or bundled component video cables (red, blue, and green) connect to the
COMPONENT INPUT jacks on the back of your TV.
• If you're getting no picture from a device you've connected to your TV, you might have your video cable connected
to the MONITOR OUT jacks on the back of your TV. These jacks are used to connect recording devices. A yellow
Video cable connects to the yellow VIDEO input jack on the side of your TV.
• Check antenna connections. Make sure all of the cables are fi rmly connected to the jacks.
• Try adjusting sharpness function to improve weak signals. Go to page 37 for more instructions.
Sound poor, picture okay
• Maybe the sound is muted. Try pressing the volume up button to restore sound.
• If using S-Video or Y, PB, PR, remember to also connect the device’s left and right audio output jacks to the TV’s L
and R Audio Input jacks.
• The sound settings can be adjusted and may not be adjusted correctly. Go to page 34 for more information.
• The internal speakers might be turned off. Go to page 36 for more information.
• The speaker wire might be inserted too far into the terminal hole. Make sure only the exposed wire is inserted into
the hole, not the plastic part of the conductor.
• If there is no bass sound or the bass sounds poor, it could be because the speaker wires aren't connected correctly.
Make sure the wire connected to the red terminal on the speaker is connected to the red terminal on the TV, and
black matches to black. Go to page 7 for more information.
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