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Other Information Troubleshooting Most problems you encounter with your TV can be corrected by consulting the following troubleshooting list. N Problems TV won't turn on • Make sure the TV is plugged in. • Press either the TV button or the ON/OFF button (while the remote is in TV mode) to connect the TV to the power source. • 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. Go to page 40 for more remote control solutions. • The Front Panel may be locked. Go to page 29 for more information. Buttons don't work • If you're using the remote control, press the TV button first to make sure the remote is in TV mode. • The front panel controls may be locked (disabled). Use the remote control to unlock the front panel controls by selecting the Front Button Lock in the Parental Controls menu and choosing unlock (enable). • Unplug the TV for five minutes and then plug it back in. Turn the TV on and try again. TV turns off unexpectedly • Sleep Timer might have been activated. Go to page 36 for instructions. • Turn Off-Timer might have been activated. Go to page 37 for instructions. • KidPass might have been set. 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 • Wake-Up Timer might have been set. Go to page 36 for instructions. Blank screen • You may be on an inactive channel. Try another channel. • Make sure you have connected devices to the TV correctly and they 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. Unusual sound quality • Check if SAP is turned on. Go to page 31 for instructions. • Check Audio Output in Adv. (Advanced) Settings. Go to page 31 for instructions. • Check that the audio is set to your language. Go to page 32 for instructions. Digital tuning delayed • You may experience a delay of several seconds before digital pictures appear, both when you first turn on the digital signals 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 S-Video or Y, Pb, Pr, remember to also connect the device's left and right audio output jacks to the TV's AUDIO input jacks. • Maybe the speakers are turned off in the Sound menu. Check the Int. Speakers (Internal Speakers) setting. Channel search finds few channels • The cable connected to the ANTENNA/CABLE ANALOG INPUT and/or ANTENNA/CABLE DIGITAL INPUT might he loose. • Your off-air antenna might be getting a weak signal. Move it higher or get a bigger antenna. • Check settings in the Channel Search menu, and retry the channel search. Chapter 4 39

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Other Information
Troubleshooting
Most
problems
you
encounter
with
your
TV
can
be
corrected
by
consulting
the
following
troubleshooting
list.
N
Problems
TV
won't
turn
on
•
Make
sure
the
TV
is
plugged
in.
•
Press
either
the
TV
button
or
the
ON/OFF
button
(while
the
remote
is
in
TV
mode)
to
connect
the
TV
to
the
power
source.
•
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.
Go
to
page
40
for
more remote
control solutions.
•
The
Front
Panel
may
be
locked.
Go
to
page
29
for
more
information.
Buttons
don't
work
•
If
you're
using
the
remote
control,
press
the
TV
button
fi
rst
to
make
sure
the
remote
is
in
TV
mode.
•
The
front
panel
controls
may
be
locked
(disabled).
Use
the
remote
control
to
unlock
the
front
panel
controls
by
selecting
the
Front
Button
Lock
in
the
Parental
Controls
menu
and
choosing
unlock
(enable).
•
Unplug
the
TV
for
fi
ve
minutes
and
then
plug
it
back
in.
Turn
the
TV
on
and
try
again.
TV
turns
off
unexpectedly
•
Sleep
Timer
might
have
been
activated.
Go
to
page
36 for
instructions.
•
Turn
Off
-Timer
might
have
been
activated.
Go
to
page
37
for
instructions.
•
KidPass
might
have
been
set.
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
•
Wake
-Up
Timer
might
have
been
set.
Go
to
page
36
for
instructions.
Blank
screen
•
You
may
be
on
an
inactive
channel.
Try
another
channel.
•
Make
sure
you
have
connected
devices
to
the
TV
correctly
and
they
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.
Unusual
sound
quality
•
Check
if
SAP
is
turned
on.
Go
to
page
31
for
instructions.
•
Check
Audio
Output
in
Adv.
(Advanced)
Settings.
Go
to
page
31
for
instructions.
•
Check
that
the
audio
is
set
to
your
language.
Go
to
page
32
for
instructions.
Digital
tuning
delayed
•
You
may
experience
a
delay
of
several
seconds
before
digital
pictures
appear,
both
when
you
fi
rst
turn
on
the
digital
signals
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
S
-Video
or
Y,
Pb,
Pr,
remember
to
also
connect
the
device's
left
and
right
audio
output
jacks
to
the
TV's
AUDIO
input
jacks.
•
Maybe
the
speakers
are
turned
off
in
the
Sound
menu.
Check
the
Int.
Speakers
(Internal
Speakers)
setting.
Channel
search
finds
few
channels
•
The
cable
connected
to
the
ANTENNA/CABLE
ANALOG
INPUT
and/or
ANTENNA/CABLE
DIGITAL
INPUT
might
he
loose.
•
Your
off
-air
antenna
might
be
getting
a
weak
signal.
Move
it
higher
or
get
a
bigger
antenna.
•
Check
settings
in
the
Channel
Search
menu,
and
retry
the
channel
search.
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4
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