Panasonic TC26LX50 TC26LE55 User Guide - Page 41

Troubleshooting - problems

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Troubleshooting If there is a problem with your TV please refer to the table below to determine the symptoms, then carry out the suggested check. If this does not solve the problem, please contact your local Panasonic dealer, quoting the model number and serial number (both found on the rear of the TV). Symptoms Picture Sound Checks Snowy Picture Noisy Sound Antenna location, direction or connection. Multiple Images Interference Normal Picture No Picture No Color Normal Sound Noisy Sound No Sound No Sound Normal Sound Antenna location, direction or connection. Electrical appliances. Cars / Motorcycles. Fluorescent lights. Volume level. Sound mute switched on. STEREO/SAP/MONO TV set to AV mode. Not plugged into AC outlet. Not switched on. Picture / Sound controls set at minimum levels. Check if in Standby mode. Color controls set at minimum levels. Weak signal. Poor or Distorted Picture Weak or No Sound Normal Picture Weak, Wrong or No Sound Cannot operate with the remote control. The main unit is hot. There may be red spots, blue spots, green spots and black spots on the screen. Retune Channel(s). Sound reception may have deteriorated. Set STEREO/SAP/MONO setting (AUDIO ADJUST menu) to SAP or MONO until reception improved. The battery/ies is/are exhausted. The batteries' polarity is wrong. The remote control sensor is exposed to strong light from a fluorescent lamp, etc. The main unit radiates heat and some of the parts may become hot. This is not a problem for performance or quality. Set up in a location with good ventilation. Do not cover the ventilation holes of the TV with a tablecloth, etc., and do not place on top of other equipment. This is a characteristic of liquid crystal panels and is not a problem. The liquid crystal panel is built with very high precision technology giving you fine picture details. Occasionally, a few non-active pixels may appear on the screen as fixed points of red, blue, green, or black. Please note this does not affect the performance of your LCD. 41

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This is a characteristic of liquid crystal panels and is not a problem.
The liquid crystal panel is built with very high precision technology
giving you fine picture details. Occasionally, a few non-active pixels
may appear on the screen as fixed points of red, blue, green, or black.
Please note this does not affect the performance of your LCD.
Troubleshooting
If there is a problem with your TV please refer to the table below to determine the symptoms, then carry out the
suggested check. If this does not solve the problem, please contact your local Panasonic dealer, quoting the
model number and serial number (both found on the rear of the TV).
Symptoms
Checks
Antenna location, direction or connection.
Picture
Sound
Antenna location, direction or connection.
Electrical appliances.
Cars / Motorcycles.
Fluorescent lights.
Volume level.
Sound mute switched on.
STEREO/SAP/MONO
Color controls set at minimum levels.
Weak
signal.
Retune Channel(s).
Sound reception may have deteriorated.
Set STEREO/SAP/MONO setting (AUDIO ADJUST menu) to SAP or
MONO until reception improved.
Noisy Sound
Normal Sound
No Sound
No Sound
Normal Sound
Noisy Sound
Weak or No Sound
Weak, Wrong
or No Sound
Interference
Multiple Images
Normal Picture
No Picture
No Color
Snowy Picture
Normal Picture
Poor or Distorted Picture
Cannot operate with the remote control.
The battery/ies is/are exhausted.
The batteries’ polarity is wrong.
The remote control sensor is exposed to strong light from a fluorescent
lamp, etc.
The main unit is hot.
The main unit radiates heat and some of the parts may become hot.
This is not a problem for performance or quality.
Set up in a location with good ventilation.
Do not cover the ventilation holes of the TV with a tablecloth, etc., and
do not place on top of other equipment.
There may be red spots, blue spots, green
spots and black spots on the screen.
TV set to AV mode.
Not plugged into AC outlet.
Not switched on.
Picture / Sound controls set at minimum levels.
Check if in Standby mode.