RCA L40HD36 Manual

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Other Information Chapter 5

Troubleshooting

Most problems you encounter with your TV can be corrected by consulting the following

troubleshooting list.

TV Problems

The TV won’t turn on.

•MakesuretheTVispluggedin.

•Checkthewallreceptacle(orextensioncord)tomakesureitis“live”byplugginginanotherdevice.

•Thesidepanelcontrolsmaybelocked(disabled).Usetheremotecontroltounlockthesidepanel

controls. Select the Block Buttons feature on the Parental Control menu and press OK to uncheck the

box.

There is no picture and no sound but the TV is on.

•Youmaybetunedtoaninputwithnocomponentconnectedtoit.Ifyou’retryingtoviewaconnected

component, press INPUT until the picture from that component appears.

•TheSignal Type option may be set incorrectly. Go to page 18 for detailed instructions.

•Thechannelmaybeblank.Trychangingchannels.

•Ifyou’rewatchingyourVCRandit’sconnectedwithcoaxialcabletotheANTENNA/CABLE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 make sure the TV/VCR button on the VCR is in the correct mode (press the TV/VCR button on

your VCR).

The sound is ﬁne, but the picture is poor quality.

•Ifyou’regettingablackandwhitepicturefromacomponentyou’veconnectedtoyourTV,youmight

have your video cables connected to the wrong jacks. A yellow video cable connects to the yellow

VIDEOINPUTjackonthesideorbackofyourTV;threevideocablesorbundledcomponentvideo

cables (red, blue, and green) connect to the corresponding COMPONENT INPUT jacks on the back of

your TV.

•Ifyou’regettingnopicturefromacomponentyou’veconnectedtoyourTV,youmighthaveyourvideo

cable connected to the VIDEO OUTPUT jack on the back of your TV. These jacks are used to connect

recording devices. A yellow video cable connects to the yellow VIDEO INPUT jack on the side or back of

your TV.

•Checktheantennaconnections.Makesureallofthecablesarermlyconnectedtothejacks.

•Tryadjustingthesharpnessfunctiontoimproveweaksignals.Gotopage36formoreinstructions.

There is no sound, but the picture is ﬁne.

•Thesoundmightbemuted.Trypressingthevolumeupbuttontorestoresound.

•IfusingDVI,S_VIDEOorY,PB,PR,remembertoalsoconnectthedevice’sleftandrightaudiooutput

jacks to the TV’s L and R AUDIO INPUT jacks.

•Thesoundsettingsmaynotbesetcorrectly.Gotopage37formoreinformation.

•Ifyouraudiosourcehasonlyonejackorisa(mono)audiosource,makesureyouhavepluggedthe

connection into the L AUDIO INPUT jack on the TV.