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References Channel search finds few channels • The cable connected to the CABLE and/or ANTENNA INPUT jack might be loose. • Your off-air antenna might be getting a weak signal. Move it higher or get a bigger antenna. • If you have cables connected to the CABLE and ANTENNA jacks, try swapping the cables. Cable needs to be connected to the CABLE INPUT; off-air antenna needs to be connected to the ANTENNA INPUT. • If you have a cable box, you can't connect it to the ANTENNA jack. Connect it to the CABLE INPUT or a Video Input jack. • Select all the options in the Channel Search menu, and retry channel search. Can't select certain channel • May be blocked or not approved in the Parental Controls menu. • If using a VCR, check to make sure the TV/VCR button on the VCR is in the correct mode (press the TV/VCR or INPUT button on your VCR). • You can't change channels when a menu is on the screen (press the CLEAR button). Noisy stereo reception • May be a weak station. Use Audio menu to choose Mono sound. Picture edges aren't symmetrical or parallel • The mirror inside the TV is not in the correct position. Use the Mirror Adjustment option in the Advanced Settings menu to adjust the picture. Go to page 59 for more information. No picture, no sound but TV is on • Maybe the cable/antenna option wasn't chosen in the Channel Search menu. Select Detect antenna or cable setting in the Channel Search menu and run the search again. • The channel might be blank - change channels. • If you're watching your VCR and it's connected with coaxial cable to the CABLE/ANTENNA 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). • If a channel doesn't exist and you tune to scrambled QAM channel, Unusable Signal appears. Sound okay, picture poor • Check antenna and video connections. Make sure all of the cables are firmly connected to the jacks and they're not damaged. • Try adjusting sharpness function to improve weak signals. Go to page 56 for more instructions. • Press the FORMAT button repeatedly to view the picture in different video formats. Analog channels may look better when you use the Normal video format (the video format appears on the right side of the channel banner). Black box appears on the screen • Closed-captioning might be on. Check the Caption Display control panel in the Preferences menu. Go to page 67 for more instructions. 74 Chapter 5

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References
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Chapter 5
Channel search finds few channels
•
The cable connected to the CABLE and/or ANTENNA INPUT jack might be loose.
•
Your off-air antenna might be getting a weak signal. Move it higher or get a bigger antenna.
•
If you have cables connected to the CABLE and ANTENNA jacks, try swapping the cables. Cable needs to be
connected to the CABLE INPUT; off-air antenna needs to be connected to the ANTENNA INPUT.
•
If you have a cable box, you can’t connect it to the ANTENNA jack. Connect it to the CABLE INPUT or a Video
Input jack.
•
Select all the options in the
Channel Search
menu, and retry channel search.
Can’t select certain channel
•
May be blocked or not approved in the
Parental Controls
menu.
•
If using a VCR, check to make sure the TV/VCR button on the VCR is in the correct mode (press the TV/VCR
or INPUT button on your VCR).
•
You can’t change channels when a menu is on the screen (press the CLEAR button).
Noisy stereo reception
•
May be a weak station. Use Audio menu to choose
Mono
sound.
Picture edges aren’t symmetrical or parallel
•
The mirror inside the TV is not in the correct position. Use the
Mirror Adjustment
option in the
Advanced
Settings
menu to adjust the picture. Go to page 59 for more information.
No picture, no sound but TV is on
•
Maybe the cable/antenna option wasn’t chosen in the
Channel Search
menu. Select
Detect antenna or cable
setting
in the
Channel Search
menu and run the search again.
•
The channel might be blank — change channels.
•
If you’re watching your VCR and it’s connected with coaxial cable to the CABLE/ANTENNA 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).
•
If a channel doesn’t exist and you tune to scrambled QAM channel,
Unusable Signal
appears.
Sound okay, picture poor
•
Check antenna and video connections. Make sure all of the cables are firmly connected to the jacks and
they’re not damaged.
•
Try adjusting sharpness function to improve weak signals. Go to page 56 for more instructions.
•
Press the FORMAT button repeatedly to view the picture in different video formats. Analog channels may look
better when you use the Normal video format (the video format appears on the right side of the channel
banner).
Black box appears on the screen
•
Closed-captioning might be on. Check the
Caption Display
control panel in the
Preferences
menu. Go to page
67 for more instructions.