RCA HD56W41 - Manual (Page 81)

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• Make sure you have connected the component to the TV correctly.
• Make sure the component connected to the TV is turned on and tuned to the corresponding Video Input Channel.
• Try another channel.
• If you’re trying to tune to a digital (ATSC) channel that you know exists, you may need to disable the digital
Channel Info. Go to the Main Menu (press MENU); choose Preferences; choose Digital Channel Info.
• If you’re using the TV’s Web Browser, it times out automatically when idle for a period of time.
• If you’re trying to play a 1394 recording, you may have accessed an “unrecorded” subchannel. Press the CH+ or
CH- buttons to go through the subchannels before you get to the subchannel you recorded. This occurs even
when you’ve selected to recod only a specific subchannel because of how digital (ATSC) channels are broadcast
and recorded by your 1394 device—the data for the subchannel is recorded, but not the content.
Unusual sound quality
• Check the Graphic Equalizer, SRS, and Sound Logic settings.
No sound, picture okay
• Maybe the sound is muted. Try pressing the volume up button to restore sound.
• Maybe the speakers are turned off. Check the FIXED/VARIABLE OUT control panel in the Audio menu.
• If using an S-Video connection, DVI-HDTV, component video and composite video, remember to also connect the
component’s L and R AUDIO OUT jacks to the TV’s L and R INPUT jacks.
• Check the position of the INT W/EXT SURR and EXT switch on the back of the TV.
• Check the position of the INTERNAL SPEAKER SOURCE - TV/EXT AMP switch on the back of the TV.
• Make sure the correct Audio Processor mode (Mono, Stereo, SRS, FOCUS and TruSurround) is selected.
Can’t select certain channel
• May be blocked or not approved in the Parental Controls menu.
• If using a VCR, check to make sure the TV/VCR button on the VCR is in the correct mode (press the TV/VCR
button on your VCR).
• You can’t change channels when a menu is on the screen (press the CLEAR button).
Noisy stereo reception
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May be a weak station. Use Audio menu to choose Mono sound.
No picture, no sound but TV is on
• Maybe the cable/air function is set to the wrong position. Select GUIDE Plus+ Menu from the Main menu, select
the GUIDE Plus+ Setup option, and provide the correct information on the following screens. Go to pages 46-47
for detailed instructions.
• The channel might be blank — change channels.
• If you’re watching your VCR and it’s connected with coaxial cable to the CABLE/ANTENNA 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 check to make
sure the TV/VCR button on the VCR is in the correct mode (press the TV/VCR button on your VCR).
• If a channel doesn’t exist and you tune to scrambled QAM channel or a “720p input, Unusable Signal appears.
Sound okay, picture poor
• Check antenna and video connections. Make sure all of the cables are firmly connected to the jacks.
• Try adjusting sharpness function to improve weak signals. Go to page 64 for more instructions.