COBY TFDVD1770
IMPORTANT PLEASE READ!
COMMON TROUBLESHOOTING ISSUES
ISSUE #1 WHY AM I RECEIVING A BLUE SCREEN ON THE TV TUNER
If you are receiving a blue screen while using the TV Tuner, the V-Chip Parental Lock (P.LOCK)
feature may be preventing you from viewing that particular show. To
please perform the following procedure:
1) Press the LCD SETUP button on the remote control
2) Press the “ DOWN ” arrow four times and then press OK to access the “ EXTRA” menu.
3) When the EXTRA menu appears, the “CLOSED CAPTION” will be highlighted.
4) Press the DOWN arrow once and then press OK to set the P.LOCK options. You will be prompted
to enter a password (the default password is “1234”).
5) Use the NUMERIC KEYPAD to enter the password and then press OK.
6) The P.LOCK menu will appear with the TV RATING highlighted, press OK. All rating levels will be
displayed.
7) To remove all ratings, simply select each individual rating, press OK, and then select “NONE” using
the RIGHT arrow.
Press the LCD SETUP button to exit.
ISSUE #2 CONNECTION USING THE COAXIAL CABLE “WITHOUT” A CABLE RECEIVER
BOX
If you do not have a cable box:
1) Connect your ANTENNA cable to the “Antenna In” jack located on the back of the TV.
2) Press the MODE button on the remote control until you are in “TV” mode (you should see a
channel labeled AIR or CABLE).
3) Press the LCD SETUP button on the remote control (image menu should appear).
4) Press the DOWN directional button until you see “CHANNEL” and then press “OK “ on the remote
control.
5) Once you are in the Channel setup page, you will need to select your ante nna source (Air or
Cable). Press the DOWN directional button once to enter the “Antenna” source ” and then press
LEFT arrow to make your selection (AIR or CABLE). Once you made your selection, the channel
setup menu will disappear.
6) Go back into the Channel Setup Menu and select “ Auto Search”. Press the LCD button; Press the
Down directional button until “Channel” appears. Press the “OK” button twice and your auto search
should begin.
7) Once the auto search has been completed, simply change the channels by press the channel
“-/+” button on the remote control.
ISSUE #3 CONNECTION USING THE COAXIAL CABLE “WITH” A CABLE RECEIVER BOX
If you have a cable box:
1) Connect your ANTENNA cable into the “Antenna In” jack located on the back of the TV.
2) Press the MODE button on the remote control until you are in the “TV” mode (you should see a
channel labeled AIR or CABLE).
3) Press the
4) Set the TV to channel “ 3 ” and then turn your cable box on.
ISSUE #4 CONNECTION USING THE “RCA” CABLE
If you are using an RCA cable (Yellow, Red and White wire):
1) Connect the Yellow cable into the “VIDEO IN”, Red & white cable into the “AUDIO IN” located on
the side of the TV.
2) Press the MODE button on the remote control until you are in the “VIDEO” mode.
ISSUE #5 CONNECTION USING THE “COMPONENT” CABLE
If you are using a COMPONENT cable (Blue, Green and Red):
1) Connect the Blue, Green and Red cable into the “ INTERLACE” located on the side of the TV.
2) Connect a Red & white cable into the “AUDIO IN” located on the side of the TV.
3) Press the MODE button on the remote control until you are in the “COMPONENT” mode.
ISSUE #6 CONNECTION USING THE “S-VIDEO” CABLE
If you are using the S-Video:
1) Connect the S-Video cable into the “ S-VIDEO” located on the side of the TV.
2) Connect a Red & white cable into the “AUDIO IN” located on the side of the TV.
3) Press the MODE button on the remote control until you are in the “S-VIDEO” mode.
4) Done
“-/--” on the remote control until you see a dash.
remove all V-Chip rating levels,
ISSUE #7 CONNECTION USING THE “VGA” CABLE
If you are using the VGA cable:
1) Connect the VGA cable into the “ VGA IN” located on the bottom of the TV.
2) Connect a Red & white cable into the “AUDIO IN” located on the side of the TV.
3) Press the MODE button on the remote control until you are in the “VGA” mode.
If you are still having difficulties setting up your new LCD TV, please contact Customer
Care or Technical Support, Monday-Friday 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM EST, Saturday and Sunday
9:00 AM – 5:30 PM EST. You can also reach us on the web at wwww.cobyusa.com
email us at techsupport@cobyusa.com
OR
1-800-681-2629 OR 718-416-3197