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Troubleshooting
Picture problems
TV will not turn on.
Ensure the power cord is plugged in properly, and then press the
POWER
button.
Replace the batteries in the remote control, see
“Installing
batteries” on page 37
.
Try the control panel buttons on the TV.
Picture problems
General picture problems.
Check the antenna/cable connections, see Chapter 2 beginning on
page 22.
Press the (
) button
on the remote control or on the TV and
select a valid video input source, see
“Selecting the video input
source” on page 56
. If no device is connected to an input on the TV,
no picture appears when you select that particular input source. For
device connection details, see
“Connecting Your TV” on page 22
.
Antenna reception may be poor. Use a highly directional outdoor
antenna (if applicable).
The station may be having broadcast difficulties. Try another
channel.
Adjust the picture quality, see
“Using the advanced picture settings”
on page 111
.
Noisy picture.
If you are watching an analog channel (off-air broadcast or Cable
TV), you can set the CableClear
®
feature to reduce visible
interference in the TV picture, see
“CableClear® digital Noise
Reduction” on page 115
.
Video Input Selection problems
If the Input Selection window does not appear when you press
INPUT
on the remote control or TV, press
INPUT
a second time.
This will cause a change to the next video input source and display
the Input Selection window.
Cannot view external signals or channel 3 or 4
If you cannot view signals from external devices connected to
VIDEO, ColorStream
®
HDMI 1, HDMI 2, HDMI 3, or PC or from
channels 3 or 4, make sure the Input Lock is set to
Off
, see
“Using
the input lock feature” on page 91
.