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Blank screen
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Make sure you have connected the component to the TV correctly.
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Make sure the component connected to the TV is turned on and tuned to the corresponding Video Input
Channel.
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Try another channel, or press the INPUT or ANT•CAB button.
Unusual sound quality
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Check the Graphic Equalizer, SRS, and Sound Logic settings.
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Check if SAP is turned on.
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Check that the Audio Mode is set to your language.
Humming or buzzing noise
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Maybe the speakers are turned off. Check the FIXED/VARIABLE OUT control panel in the Audio menu.
No sound, picture okay
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Maybe the sound is muted. Try pressing the volume up button to restore sound.
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Maybe the speakers are turned off. Check the FIXED/VARIABLE OUT control panel in the Audio menu.
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If using an S-Video connection, component video and composite video, remember to also connect the
component’s L and R AUDIO OUT jacks to the TV’s L and R INPUT jacks.
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Check the Maximum and Initial Volume settings in the Special Features menu.
Channel search finds few channels
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The cable connected to the CABLE and/or ANTENNA INPUT jack might be loose.
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Your off-air antenna might be getting a weak signal. Move it higher or get a bigger antenna.
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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.
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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.
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Select all the options in the Channel Search menu, and retry channel search.
Can’t select certain channel
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May be blocked or not approved in the Parental Controls menu.
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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).
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You usually can’t change channels when a menu is on the screen (press the CLEAR button).
Noisy stereo reception
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May be a weak station. Use Audio menu to choose Mono sound.
No picture, no sound but TV is on
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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.
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The channel might be blank — change channels.
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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).
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If a channel doesn’t exist and you tune to scrambled QAM channel, Unusable Signal appears.
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