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Note:
• When viewing in TEXT mode, if no TEXT broadcast is being received,
the screen may become dark and blank. Should this occur, set the
Closed Caption mode to “OFF”.
Before Calling for Service
Check these items and see if you can correct the trouble with a slight adjustment of the controls.
(Dark and Blank Picture)
QUICK SERVICE
CHECK LIST
POSSIBLE REMEDY
Try a new channel, if OK, then
there is possible station trouble.
Is TV plugged in?
Power at outlet?
Is TV’s POWER button on?
Is antenna connected to terminal
on the back of the set?
If outside antenna is being used,
check for broken wire.
Check for local interference or
external electrical noise.
Turn off with POWER button and
then turn it on after about a
minute.
Adjust COLOR control.
Adjust PICTURE control.
Check external Video/Audio
products: look for loose/broken
connection leads.
(Refer to page
16)
Check batteries of Remote
Control.
Change Closed Caption mode to
“OFF” / Energy Save mode to
“OFF”.
Unplug the TV and plug it in again
after two minutes.
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PROBLEM
No Playback of VCR and Disc
Player
No Picture or Sound from
External Video/Audio Products
Remote Control Doesn
’t Work
Bars on Screen
Picture Distorted
Picture Rolls Vertically
No Color
Poor Reception on Some
Channels
Weak Picture
Lines or Streaks in Picture
Ghosts in Picture
Picture Blurred
Sound OK, Picture Poor
Picture OK, Sound Poor
No Picture or Sound
Dark and Blank Picture
External Electrical Noise
Interfering with TV
’s Operation
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