Philips 20PF9925 User Guide - Page 19

Poor Picture, Tips - repair

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Tips Care of the screen Do not rub or strike the screen with anything hard as this may scratch, mar, or damage the screen permanently. Unplug the screen before cleaning the screen. Dust the TV by wiping the screen and the cabinet with a soft, clean cloth. If the screen requires additional cleaning, use a clean, damp cloth. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Mobile telephone warning To avoid disturbances in picture and sound, malfunctioning of your TV or even damage to the TV, keep away your mobile telephone from the TV. Poor Picture • Have you selected the correct TV system? • Are the cables connected properly? (The aerial cable to the TV or VCR, the VGA cables to the TV, the power cable.) • Is your TV or house aerial located too close to loudspeakers, non-earthed audio equipment or neon lights, etc.? • Mountains or high buildings can cause double pictures or ghost images. Sometimes you can improve the picture quality by changing the direction of the aerial. • Are brightness and contrast out of adjustment? Press the AUTO M or a key to restore the predefined factory settings.Try another channel, perhaps the received signal is too weak • Sometimes poor picture quality is possible when having an S-VHS VCR, camera or camcorder connected and another peripheral is connected to AV1 or AV2 at the same time. In this case switch off one of the other peripherals. No sound No sound on any channel? Check the volume isn't at minimum. Is the sound interrupted with the mute key ¬? Remote control • If your TV no longer responds to the remote control, the batteries may be dead. You can still use the keys in front of the TV. • Has the child lock been switched off? No solution Switch your TV off and on again once. Never attempt to repair a defective TV yourself. Never remove the back cover of the TV. If the TV does not operate properly, unplug it and call your dealer or a TV technician. End of life directives We are paying a lot of attention to produce environmentally-friendly in green focal areas. Your new TV contains materials which can be recycled and reused. At the end of its life specialised companies can dismantle the discarded TV to concentrate the reusable materials and to minimise the amount of materials to be disposed of. Please ensure you dispose of your old TV according to local regulations. How to dispose of batteries? The batteries supplied do not contain the heavy metals mercury and cadmium. Nevertheless in many countries batteries may not be disposed of with your household waste. Please ensure you dispose of batteries according to local regulations. No picture • Is the TV switched on • Is the aerial connected properly? Are the plugs tightly connected in the aerial socket? • Is the aerial cable in good condition and does it have suitable plugs? Tips 19

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Tips
Care of the screen
Do not rub or strike the screen with anything
hard as this may scratch, mar, or damage the
screen permanently.
Unplug the screen before cleaning the screen.
Dust the TV by wiping the screen and the
cabinet with a soft, clean cloth. If the screen
requires additional cleaning, use a clean, damp
cloth. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol
cleaners.
Mobile telephone warning
To avoid disturbances in picture and sound,
malfunctioning of your TV or even damage to
the TV,keep away your mobile telephone from
the TV.
Poor Picture
Have you selected the correct TV system?
Are the cables connected properly? (The
aerial cable to the TV or VCR, the VGA cables
to the TV, the power cable.)
Is your TV or house aerial located too close
to loudspeakers, non-earthed audio equipment
or neon lights, etc.?
Mountains or high buildings can cause double
pictures or ghost images. Sometimes you can
improve the picture quality by changing the
direction of the aerial.
Are brightness and contrast out of
adjustment? Press the
AUTO
M
or
a
key to
restore the predefined factory settings.Try
another channel, perhaps the received signal is
too weak
Sometimes poor picture quality is possible
when having an S-VHS VCR, camera or
camcorder connected and another peripheral
is connected to
AV1
or
AV2
at the same time.
In this case switch off one of the other
peripherals.
No picture
Is the TV switched on
Is the aerial connected properly? Are the
plugs tightly connected in the aerial socket?
Is the aerial cable in good condition and does
it have suitable plugs?
No sound
No sound on any channel? Check the volume
isn
t at minimum. Is the sound interrupted
with the mute key
¬
?
Remote control
If your TV no longer responds to the remote
control, the batteries may be dead.
You can still use the keys in front of the TV.
Has the child lock been switched off?
No solution
Switch your TV off and on again once.
Never attempt to repair a defective TV
yourself.
Never remove the back cover of the TV.
If the TV does not operate properly, unplug it
and call your dealer or a TV technician.
End of life directives
We are paying a lot of attention to produce
environmentally-friendly in green focal areas.
Your new TV contains materials which can be
recycled and reused.
At the end of its life specialised companies
can dismantle the discarded TV to
concentrate the reusable materials and to
minimise the amount of materials to be
disposed of.
Please ensure you dispose of your old TV
according to local regulations.
How to dispose of batteries?
The batteries supplied do not contain the
heavy metals mercury and cadmium.
Nevertheless in many countries batteries may
not be disposed of with your household
waste. Please ensure you dispose of batteries
according to local regulations.
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