Philips 50PFL3707-F7 - Manual (Page 34)

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Symptom Remedy
PowerisONbutnoscreen
image.
 • Checkwhethertheconnectionoftheantenna,cablereceiverorsatelliteboxisconnectedcorrectly.
 • CheckwhetherallthecablestotheunitareconnectedtothecorrectOutputjackofyourdevicelikeBlu-raydisc/DVDrecorder.
 • MakesurethattheselectedInputmodeisconnectedtotheworkingInputjack.
 • CheckifyourcomputerisNOTinsleepmodewhentheInputmodeofthisunitisinPCmode.Tapanykeyonthekeyboardto
wakeupyourcomputer.
Nopictureorsound  • CheckifthePowerison.
 • CheckwhetherallthecablestotheunitareconnectedtothecorrectOutputjackofyourdevicelikeBlu-ray/DVDrecorder.
 • ViewotherTVchannels.Theproblemmightbelimitedtothebroadcastingstationorweaksignalstrength.
 • UnplugtheACpowercordandwaitforabout1minute,thenplugtheACpowercordandTurnOntheunitagain.
 • Checkwhethertheconnectionoftheantenna,cablereceiverorsatelliteboxisconnectedcorrectly.
 • MakesurethattheselectedInputmodeisconnectedtotheworkingInputjack.
 • CheckifyourcomputerisNOTinsleepmodewhentheInputmodeofthisunitisinPCmode.Tapanykeyonthekeyboardto
wakeupyourcomputer.
 • Makesurethatthesoundisnotmuted.PressMUTE sothatthevolumebarandcurrentvolumelevelwillappearontheTVscreen.
 • MakesurethatthevolumeisNOTsetto0or .Ifso,useVOL + / −toadjusttothedesiredvolume.
Nocolor  • ViewotherTVchannels.Theproblemmightbelimitedtothebroadcastingstationorweaksignalstrength.
 • AdjustColorinPicturesettings. ➠ p. 19
Nosound,distortedsoundor
incorrectAudioSoundisheard
whenusingtheHDMI-DVI
connections.
 • MakesurethattheAnalogAudiosignalsfromtheHDMI-DVIdeviceareconnectedtotheAnalogAudio(L/R)Inputjacks.
 • WhenusingComponentAnalogVideo,CompositeAnalogVideoorPCVGAVideomakesurethattheAnalogAudio(L/R)
connectorsaremountedintotheAudio(L/R)Inputjacks.
AdjustedPictureorSound
settingsarenoteffectiveevery
timetheunitisTurnedOn.
 • YoumustsetHomeinLocation. ➠ p. 27
 Otherwise,thesettingsyouadjustedwillnotbememorizedaftertheunitgoesintoStandbymode.
SoundOK,picturepoor  • Electricalinterferencefromnearbyappliancesmayaffectpicturequality.
 • AdjustContrastandBrightnessinPicturesettings. ➠ p. 19
 • ViewotherTVchannels.Theproblemmightbelimitedtothebroadcastingstationorweaksignalstrength.
 • Forthebestpicturequality,watchHighDefinitionwidescreenprograms.
 IftheHDcontentisnotavailable,watchStandardDefinitionprogramsinstead.
PictureOK,soundpoor  • ViewotherTVchannels.Theproblemmightbelimitedtothebroadcastingstationorweaksignalstrength.
 • Checkiftheaudiocableisconnectedintotheunitcorrectly.
Youseeadistortedpictureor
hearanunusualsound.
 • Youmaybegettinginterferencefromelectricalappliances,automobiles,motorcyclesorfluorescentlights.
 • Trymovingtheunittoanotherlocationtoseeifthisisthecauseoftheproblem.
Ghosts,linesorstreaksinpicture  • Electricalinterferencefromnearbyappliancesmayaffectpicturequality.
 • ViewotherTVchannels.Theproblemmightbelimitedtothebroadcastingstationorweaksignalstrength.
Youseenoiseortrashonthe
screen.
 • WhenthecapabilitiesoftheunitexceedthecapabilitiesoftheDigitalbroadcasting,thesignalwillbeincreasedtomatchthe
capabilitiesofthedisplayoftheunit.Thismaycausenoiseortrash.
DifferentcolormarksontheTV
screen
 • ViewotherTVchannels.Theproblemmightbelimitedtothebroadcastingstation,missingdataorpixelation.
YouswitchtoadifferentInput
andthevolumechanges.
 • Thisunitwillmemorizethevolumelevelfromthelasttimeyouadjustedit.
 • Ifthevolumeofthesoundfromanotherdeviceishigherorlower,thentheloudnesswillchange.
 • MakesureAuto volume levelingissettoOn. ➠ p. 20
YouswitchtoadifferentInput
andthescreensizechanges.
 • ThisunitwillmemorizetheviewingmodefromthelasttimeyouusedtheparticularInputmodes.
Thedisplayimagedoesnot
covertheentirescreen.
 • IfyouareusingtheunitasaPCmonitor,makesurethatHorizontal positionandVertical positioninPC settingsaresetcorrectly.
 • IfyouarewatchingTVorusingtheCompositeVideo,ComponentVideoorHDMIwith480iInput,pressFORMATrepeatedlyto
switchvariousscreenmodes.
Captionsaredisplayedasawhite
box.Nocaptionisdisplayedin
theClosedCaption-supported
program.
 • InterferencefrombuildingsorweatherconditionsmaycausecaptioningtobeincompleteifwatchingAnalogTVsignals.
 • Broadcastingstationmayshortentheprogramtoinsertadvertisements.
 • TheClosedCaptiondecodercannotreadtheinformationoftheshortenedprogram.
BlackboxisdisplayedontheTV
screen.
 • ThetextmodeisSelected.Forcaption,selectCC-1,CC-2,CC-3,CC-4orOff.
Note
 • TheLCDscreenismanufacturedtoprovidemanyyearsofusefullife.Occasionallyafewnonactivepixelsmayappearasafixedpointofblue,greenorred.
ThisisnottobeconsideredadefectintheLCDscreen.
 • Somefunctionsarenotavailableinspecificmodes,butthisisnotamalfunction.ReadthedescriptioninthisUserManualformoredetailsoncorrectoperations.