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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.

• 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.

• TheFrontPanelmightbelocked.Gotopage23formoreinformation.

Buttons don’t work

• TheFrontPanelmightbelocked.Gotopage23formoreinformation.

TV turns off unexpectedly

• Off Timemighthavebeenactivated.Gotopage28forinstructions.

• Electronicprotectioncircuitmayhavebeenactivatedbecauseof apowersurge.Ifthishappensfrequently,the

voltageinyourhousemaybeabnormallyhighorlow.

TV turns on unexpectedly

• On Time mighthavebeenset.Gotopage28forinstructions.

Blank screen

• Youmaybeonaninactivechannel.Tryanotherchannel.

• MakesuredevicesconnectedtotheTVareturnedon.

• If you’veconnectedanotherdevice(suchasacamcorderorDVDplayer)makesureyouselecttheVideoInput

Channelthatisusedforthatdevice.UsetheINPUTbuttontotogglethroughtheavailableVideoInputChannels.

Digital tuning delayed

• Youmayexperienceadelayofseveralsecondsbeforedigitalpicturesappear.Thiscanhappenwhenyourst

tunetoadigitalchannelandwhenyouchangechannels.Thisisnormal.

No sound, picture okay

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

• If usingtheY,Pb,Prjacks,remembertoconnectthedevice’sleftandrightaudiooutputjackstotheTV‘sAUDIO

inputjacks.

Can’t select certain channel

• ChannelmaybeblockedornotapprovedthroughParentalControls.

• TrypressingtheDIG/ANAbuttonontheremote.Thisbuttontogglesbetweendigitalandanalogchannelsources.

• If usingaVCR,checktomakesuretheTV/VCRbuttonontheVCRisinthecorrectmode(presstheTV/VCR

buttononyourVCR).

No picture, no sound but TV is on

• MaybetheSource Typeissetwrong.Gotopage24formoreinstructions.

• Youmayhavethewrongvideoinputchannelselected.UsetheINPUTbuttontotogglethroughtheavailable

videoinputchannels.

• If thedeviceyou’reconnectedtohas“progressivescan”andyouaren’treceivingapictureusingacomponent(Y

PbPr)connection,youneedtochangethesettingfromprogressivetointerlace.Theprocedureforchangingthis

varies.Lookforabuttononthefrontof thedevice(itmightbecalledresolutionordisplay),orseeif thereisa

switchontheback(itmightbelabeled“int/prog”orsomethingsimilar),ortheitemmightbeinthemenusystem.

Consulttheuser’sguideforinstructions.