RCA 27V570T User Guide & Warranty - Page 39

Noisy stereo reception, No sound, picture okay

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Other Information • Electronic protection circuit may have been activated because of a power surge. Wait 30 seconds and then turn on again. If this happens frequently, the voltage in your house may be abnormally high or low. • Unplug TV. Wait five minutes. Plug it in again. TV turns on unexpectedly • Wake-up timer might have been activated. Go to page 32 for instructions. • You might have pressed CH+, CH- or OK on the remote accidentally. Blank screen • Make sure you have connected the component to the TV correctly. • Make sure the component connected to the TV's turned on and the TV's tuned to the corresponding video input channel. • Try another channel. No sound, picture okay • Maybe the sound is muted. Try pressing the volume up button to restore sound. • Make sure the audio cables are fully connected to the AUDIO input jacks. • If using S-Video or Y, PB, PR, remember to also connect the component's left and right audio output jacks to the TV's AUDIO input jacks. • Make sure the Int. Speakers option in the SOUND menu is turned on. Can't select certain channel • Channel may be blocked or not approved through the V-Chip. • 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). Noisy stereo reception • May be a weak station. Access the SOUND menu, highlight Sound Type and then choose Mono. No picture/blue screen, no sound but TV is on • Maybe the signal type is set wrong. Go to page 31 for detailed instructions. • The channel might be blank - change channels. • If you're watching your VCR and it's connected with a coaxial cable to the TV ANT jack, tune the TV to channel 3 or 4 (whichever channel is selected on the 3/4 switch on the back of your VCR). Also check to make sure the TV/VCR button on the VCR is in the correct mode (press the TV/VCR button on your VCR). Sound okay, picture poor • Check antenna and video connections. Make sure all of the cables are firmly connected to the jacks. • Try adjusting the sharpness function to improve weak signals. Go to page 30 for more instructions. Black box appears on the screen • Closed-captioning might be on. Check Closed Caption in the Setup menu. Go to page 31 for more instructions. PASSWORD menu appears • KidPass option is activated and you try to reset the time. • You turn the TV on after KidPass shut off the TV. Chapter 5 Graphics contained within this publication are for representation only. 35

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Chapter 5
35
Graphics contained within this publication are for representation only.
Other Information
Electronic protection circuit may have been activated because of a power surge.
Wait
30 seconds and then turn on again.
If this happens frequently, the voltage in your
house may be abnormally high or low.
Unplug TV. Wait five minutes. Plug it in again.
TV turns on unexpectedly
Wake-up timer might have been activated. Go to page 32 for instructions.
You might have pressed CH+, CH- or OK on the remote accidentally.
Blank screen
Make sure you have connected the component to the TV correctly.
Make sure the component connected to the TV’s turned on and the TV’s tuned to the
corresponding video input channel.
Try another channel.
No sound, picture okay
Maybe the sound is muted.
Try pressing the volume up button to restore sound.
Make sure the audio cables are fully connected to the AUDIO input jacks.
If using S-Video or Y, P
B
, P
R
, remember to also connect the component’s left and right
audio output jacks to the TV’s AUDIO input jacks.
Make sure the
Int. Speakers
option in the
SOUND
menu is turned on.
Can’t select certain channel
Channel may be blocked or not approved through the V-Chip.
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).
Noisy stereo reception
May be a weak station. Access the
SOUND
menu, highlight
Sound Type
and then
choose
Mono
.
No picture/blue screen, no sound but TV is on
Maybe the signal type is set wrong. Go to page 31 for detailed instructions.
The channel might be blank — change channels.
If you’re watching your VCR and it’s connected with a coaxial cable to the TV ANT jack,
tune the TV to channel 3 or 4 (whichever channel is selected on the 3/4 switch on the
back of your VCR). Also check to make sure the TV/VCR button on the VCR is in the
correct mode (press the TV/VCR button on your VCR).
Sound okay, picture poor
Check antenna and video connections. Make sure all of the cables are firmly connected
to the jacks.
Try adjusting the sharpness function to improve weak signals. Go to page 30 for more
instructions.
Black box appears on the screen
Closed-captioning might be on. Check
Closed Caption
in the
Setup
menu. Go to page
31 for more instructions.
PASSWORD menu appears
KidPass option is activated and you try to reset the time.
You turn the TV on after KidPass shut off the TV.