Philips 37PFL7342 Flat Panel Television User Manual


 
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Troubleshooting
NOTE:
Before calling Service, refer to the troubleshooting topic for a list of symptoms and solutions
which may address your problem.
Symptoms Possible solutions
No display on
screen
Check whether power cord is properly connected into the mains •
socket and to your TV. If there is still no power, disconnect plug and
wait for 60 seconds and re-insert plug. Switch on TV again.
Press the • . on the remote control.
Poor reception
(“snowy” picture)
Check antenna connection to the TV and to the wall antenna socket. •
Try manually adjusting your picture. •
Check that you have chosen the correct TV system. •
Press the • STATUS button to check the signal strength.
No picture Verify that the supplied cables are connected properly (Example: •
Aerial cable to TV, power cables to mains plug).
Verify that you have selected the correct AV source.•
Verify that Child Lock has been disabled.•
No sound on
certain channels
Check whether the correct TV system is selected.•
No sound Verify that the volume is not set at minimum. •
Check that the Mute is not enabled. •
Check the connections between the optional equipment and the TV •
are correctly connected.
Sound
interference
Try switching off any electrical appliances to prevent interference.•
Examples: hairdryer, vacuum cleaner
Picture
interference
Try switching off any electrical appliances to prevent interference.•
Move any operating electrical appliances such as haridryers, vacuum •
cleaner away from the TV set.
TV not respond-
ing to remote
control
Move closer to the receiver at the front of the TV. •
Check that batteries are correctly installed on the remote control.•
Replace batteries if necessary•
Tiny spots on the
screen that do
not change color
This symptom is not a problem. The liquid crystal panel is built with •
very high precision technology giving you the fine picture details.
Occasionally, a few non-active pixels may appear on the screen as a
fixed point of red, blue, green or black. Note : this does not affect
the performance of the set.