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Troubleshooting checklist, 8english – LG 20LS1R User Manual

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ENGLISH

Troubleshooting Checklist

The video function does not work.

No picture &

No sound

No or poor color

or poor picture

• Adjust Color in menu option.
• Keep a sufficient distance between the product and the VCR.
• Try another channel. The problem may be with the broadcast.
• Are the video cables installed properly?
• Activate any function to restore the brightness of the picture.

Picture appears

slowly after

switching on

• This is normal, the image is muted during the product startup process. Please contact

your service center, if the picture has not appeared after five minutes.

Horizontal/verti-

cal bars or pic-

ture shaking

• Check for local interference such as an electrical appliance or power tool.

Poor reception on

some channels

• Station or cable product experiencing problems, tune to another station.
• Station signal is weak, reorient antenna to receive weaker station.
• Check for sources of possible interference.

Lines or streaks

in pictures

• Check antenna (Change the direction of the antenna).

• Check whether the product is turned on.
• Try another channel. The problem may be with the broadcast.
• Is the power cord inserted into wall power outlet?
• Check your antenna direction and/or location.
• Test the wall power outlet, plug another product’s power cord into the outlet where the

product’s power cord was plugged in.

The remote control

doesn’t work

The operation does not work normally.

• Check to see if there is any object between the product and the remote control caus-

ing obstruction.

• Are batteries installed with correct polarity (+ to +, - to -)?
• Correct remote operating mode set: TV, VCR etc.?
• Install new batteries.

Power is suddenly

turned off

• Is the sleep timer set?
• Check the power control settings. Power interrupted
• No broadcast on station tuned with Auto off activated.

The audio function does not work.

Picture OK &

No sound

• Press the VOL (or Volume) button.
• Sound muted? Press MUTE button.
• Try another channel. The problem may be with the broadcast.
• Are the audio cables installed properly?

Unusual sound
from inside the

product

• A change in ambient humidity or temperature may result in an unusual

noise when the product is turned on or off and does not indicate a fault with
the product.

No output from one

of the speakers

• Adjust Balance in menu option.