Magnavox 32MF301B/F7 Flat Panel Television User Manual


 
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MAGNAVOX 32
6 Troubleshooting
If the unit does not perform properly when operated as instructed in this
O
wner’s Manua
l
,
check the following chart and all connections once before calling for service.
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Symptom Remedy
N
o powe
r
Make sure that the AC outlet supplies the proper voltage, plug another electrical appliance into the AC outlet to
e
nsure that AC outlet operates normally
.
If a power failure occurs, unplug the AC power cord for 1 minute to allow the unit to reset itself
.
R
emote contro
l
b
uttons
d
o not
wor
k.
Re-insert the batteries with their
p
olarities
(
+/ si
g
ns
)
as indicated
.
W
hen there is an infrared-equipped device such as a PC is near this unit, it may interrupt the remote control
s
ignal of this unit
.
P
ower is On but no screen ima
g
e
.
C
heck whether the connection of the antenna, cable receiver or satellite box is connected correctly
.
C
heck whether all the cables to the unit are connected to the correct Out
p
ut
j
ack of
y
our device like
Blu-ra
y
/ DVD recorde
r
.
C
heck if your computer is NOT in sleep mode when the input mode of this unit is in PC mode. Tap any key on
th
e
k
ey
b
oar
d
to wa
k
e up your computer.
C
heck if the correct in
p
ut mode is selected b
y
p
ressin
g
S
OURC
E
or us
i
n
g
C
H +/
.
N
o p
i
cture or soun
d
Vi
ew ot
h
er
TV
c
h
anne
l
s.
Th
e pro
bl
em m
i
g
h
t
b
e
li
m
i
te
d
to t
h
e
b
roa
d
cast
i
ng stat
i
on or wea
k
s
i
gna
l
strengt
h.
U
n
p
lu
g
the AC
p
ower cord and wait for about 1 minute, then
p
lu
g
the AC
p
ower cord and turn On the unit a
g
ain
.
A
utoprogram must be completed when you set up the unit for the rst time or move it to a location where
prev
i
ous
l
y unava
il
a
bl
e c
h
anne
l
s are
b
roa
d
cast
.
Th
e se
l
ecte
d
c
h
anne
l
cannot
b
e v
i
ewe
d
b
y t
h
e
Child and ratings lock
setting.
k
p. 9
T
he unit re
q
uires some kind of In
p
ut si
g
nal. An indoor antenna
(
VHF / UHF
)
, an external antenna
(
VHF / UHF
)
o
r
an RF coaxial cable from
y
our wall or cable/satellite box si
g
nal needs to be
p
lu
gg
ed into the unit
.
N
o co
l
o
r
A
djust
Color
i
n
r
Picture sett
i
ngs
.
p.
7
N
o soun
d
or
di
storte
d
soun
d.
If the HDMI cable is plugged into an HDMI-DVI adaptor cable connect the adaptor Analog Audio L/R jacks into
t
he Audio L/R IN jacks
.
Incorrect Audio Sound is heard when
us
i
n
g
t
h
e
HDMI
-
DVI
connect
i
ons
.
Make sure that the Analo
g
Audio si
g
nals from the HDMI-DVI device are connected to the Analo
g
Audio In
p
ut
L/R
j
acks
.
A
djusted
P
icture o
r
Soun
d
sett
i
ngs
are not effective every time the unit
i
s turned On
.
Y
ou must set to
H
ome
in
L
ocatio
n
.
p. 1
0
O
therwise, the settings you adjusted will not be memorized after the unit goes into Standby mode
.
PIN
co
d
e
d
oes not wor
k.
If a
p
ower failure occurs for lon
g
er than 10 seconds the child lock settin
g
is retained, but the PIN code is set to
t
he default code “0000”. Refer to
C
hild and ratings lock
p. 9
S
ound OK, picture poo
r
Electrical interference from nearby appliances may affect picture quality
.
A
d
j
ust
Contrast
and
t
B
rig
h
tnes
s
in
Picture
s
ett
i
n
g
s
.
p.
7
F
or the best picture quality, watch "High De nition" wide screen programs
.
If the HD content is not available, watch "Standard De nition" programs instead
.
P
icture OK, sound
p
oo
r
C
heck if the audio cable is connected in correctl
y.
Y
ou see a
di
storte
d
p
i
cture or
h
ea
r
an unusua
l
soun
d.
Y
ou may be getting NTSC TV signal (not HDTV signal) interference from electrical appliances, automobiles
,
motorcycles or uorescent lights
.
T
r
y
movin
g
the unit to another location to see if this is the cause of the
p
roblem
.
Y
ou see no
i
se or tras
h
on t
h
e
screen
.
W
hen the capabilities of the unit exceed the capabilities of the digital broadcasting, the signal will be increased to
match the capabilities of the display of the unit. This may cause noise or trash
.
You switch to a different In
p
ut and
th
e vo
l
ume c
h
an
g
es
.
T
his unit will memorize the volume level from the last time
y
ou ad
j
usted it
.
If the volume of the sound from another device is higher or lower, then the loudness will change
.
You switch to a different In
p
ut and
th
e screen s
i
ze c
h
an
g
es
.
T
his unit will memorize the viewin
g
mode from the last time
y
ou used the
p
articular in
p
ut modes
.
Th
e
di
sp
l
ay
i
mage
d
oes not cove
r
th
e ent
i
re screen
.
If you are using the unit as a PC monitor, make sure that
H
orizonta
l
position an
d
V
ertica
l
positio
n
i
n
P
C setting
s
are set correct
l
y
.
If
y
ou are watchin
g
TV or usin
g
the Com
p
osite Video, Com
p
onent Video or HDMI with 480i In
p
ut,
p
ress FORMAT
re
p
eate
dly
to sw
i
tc
h
var
i
ous screen mo
d
es
.
C
aptions are displayed as a white
b
ox.
N
o capt
i
on
i
s
di
sp
l
aye
d
i
n t
h
e
C
losed Caption-supported program
.
Interference from buildings or weather conditions may cause captioning to be incomplete
.
B
roa
d
cast
i
n
g
stat
i
on ma
y
s
h
orten t
h
e
p
ro
g
ram to
i
nsert a
d
vert
i
sement
.
T
he Closed Ca
p
tion decoder cannot read the information of the shortened
p
ro
g
ram
.
C
aptions that are delayed a few seconds behind the actual dialog are common for live broadcasts.Most captioning
production companies can display a dialog to maximum of 220 words per minute. If a dialog exceeds that rate
,
s
e
l
ect
i
ve e
di
t
i
ng
i
s use
d
to
i
nsure t
h
at t
h
e capt
i
ons rema
i
n up-to
d
ate w
i
t
h
t
h
e current
TV
screen
di
a
l
og
.
Bl
ac
k
b
ox
i
s
di
s
pl
a
y
e
d
on t
h
e
TV
screen
.
T
he text mode is selected for ca
p
tion
.
S
elect
C
C-
1
,
C
C-2
,
C
C-3
,
C
C-
4
o
r
O
ff
.
p. 9
Note
T
he LCD screen is manufactured to
p
rovide man
y
y
ears of useful life. Occasionall
y
a few non active
p
ixels ma
y
a
pp
ear as a xed
p
oint of
blue,
g
reen or red. This is not to be considered a defect in the LCD screen
.
S
ome functions are not available in speci c modes, but this is not a malfunction. Read the description in this
O
wner’s Manua
l
for more
d
eta
il
s on correct operat
i
ons
.