Philips 20PF5120 User manual - Page 32

No Power, No Picture, No Sound, No AV Signal, S-VHS Color Becomes Faint, TV Only Produces MONO Sound - power cord

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TROUBLE SHOOTING TIPS No Power • Check the TV power cord. Unplug the TV, wait 10 seconds, then reinsert the plug into the outlet and push the POWER button again. • Check that the outlet is not on a wall switch. • Be sure the fuse is not blown on the AC power strip, if one is being used. No Picture • Check antenna/cable connections. Are they properly secured to the TV's ANT75Ω plug? • Check the TUNER MODE control for the correct tuner setting. • Try running the Auto Program feature to find all available channels. • Press the AV button on the remote to make sure the correct signal source is selected. • If using an accessory device, be sure that it is functioning properly. • If in PC Mode, a video signal MUST BE present or the TV will turn off. No Sound • Check the VOLUME buttons. • Check the MUTE button on the remote control. • If you're attempting to hook up auxiliary equipment, check the audio jack connections. No AV Signal • Check whether AV and S-Video sockets connected simultaneously. If they are, disconnect the S-Video socket. AV signal automatically overrides the S-Video signal if both sockets are connected simultaneously. S-VHS Color Becomes Faint • Unplug socket for S-Video connection. Reconnect the S-Video socket of the TV carefully to the VCR socket. TV Only Produces MONO Sound • If using a cable box with RF only type connections, the signal coming from the cable box will be produced in MONO only. • Check Sound control setting. Change setting to Stereo. Remote Does Not Work • Check the batteries. Place lithium cell in the remote. Be sure the (+) and (-) ends of the batteries line up as marked inside the battery compartment. • Clean the remote control and the remote control sensor window on the TV. • Check the TV power cord. Unplug the TV, wait 10 seconds, then reinsert the plug into the outlet and push the POWER button again. • Be sure the fuse is not blown on the AC power strip, if one is being used. • Check to be sure the TV outlet is not on a wall switch. • Be sure that the remote is in the correct operating mode. • Be sure the remote is pointed at the Remote Sensor Window on the TV. See page 3 of the Quick Use Guide for details. TV Displays Wrong Channel or No Channels Above 13 • Repeat channel selection. • Add the desired channel numbers (using the CHANNEL EDIT control) into the TV's memory. • Check to be sure the TUNER MODES are set to the CABLE option and run the Auto Program feature to find all available channels. 31

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T
ROUBLE
S
HOOTING
T
IPS
No Power
• Check the TV power cord.
Unplug the TV, wait 10
seconds, then reinsert the plug into the outlet and
push the
POWER
button again.
• Check that the outlet is not on a wall switch.
• Be sure the fuse is not blown on the AC power
strip, if one is being used.
No Picture
• Check antenna/cable connections.
Are they properly
secured to the TV’s ANT75Ω plug?
• Check the
TUNER MODE
control for the correct
tuner setting.
• Try running the Auto Program feature to find all
available channels.
• Press the
AV
button on the remote to make
sure the correct signal source is selected.
• If using an accessory device, be sure that it is
functioning properly.
• If in PC Mode, a video signal
MUST BE
present or
the TV will turn off.
No Sound
• Check the
VOLUME
buttons.
• Check the
MUTE
button on the remote control.
• If you’re attempting to hook up auxiliary
equipment, check the audio jack connections.
No AV Signal
• Check whether AV and S-Video sockets connected
simultaneously. If they are, disconnect the S-Video
socket. AV signal automatically overrides the S-Video
signal if both sockets are connected simultaneously.
S-VHS Color Becomes Faint
• Unplug socket for S-Video connection. Reconnect
the S-Video socket of the TV carefully to the VCR
socket.
TV Only Produces MONO Sound
• If using a cable box with RF only type connections,
the signal coming from the cable box will be
produced in
MONO
only.
• Check Sound control setting. Change setting to
Stereo.
Remote Does Not Work
• Check the batteries.
Place lithium cell in the
remote. Be sure the (+) and (-) ends of the batteries
line up as marked inside the battery compartment.
• Clean the remote control and the remote control
sensor window on the TV.
• Check the TV power cord.
Unplug the TV, wait 10
seconds, then reinsert the plug into the outlet and
push the
POWER
button again.
• Be sure the fuse is not blown on the AC power
strip, if one is being used.
• Check to be sure the TV outlet is not on a wall
switch.
• Be sure that the remote is in the correct operating
mode.
• Be sure the remote is pointed at the Remote
Sensor Window on the TV. See page 3 of the Quick
Use Guide for details.
TV Displays Wrong Channel or No Channels
Above 13
• Repeat channel selection.
• Add the desired channel numbers (using the
CHANNEL EDIT
control) into the TV’s memory.
• Check to be sure the
TUNER MODES
are set to
the
CABLE
option and run the Auto Program
feature to find all available channels.