Problem: Check these Conditions: Try these Solutions: Page No.
TV turns off
automatically.
Check signal (Cable/Ant.) connection.
Power surge protection feature.
Press POWER key.
The sleep timer may have been set.
Unplug TV momentarily.
6, 12
No picture, poor
picture, or wavy
lines in picture.
Check antenna connections.
May be station trouble.
Brightness or Contrast misadjusted.
Possible interference from household
appliance.
Adjust antenna.
Try a different channel.
Select AUTO from Picture/Sound
on-screen menu or press RESET key.
Turn off Mixer, Drill, Blender, etc.
6, 14
No sound, poor
sound.
No sound on
some channels.
May be station trouble.
MUTE function may be on.
Check Audio/ Video connections.
Try a different channel.
Adjust Volume.
8 ~ 12, 15
Cannot display
picture on a full
screen.
Check Aspect Ratio of broadcast.
Press PIX SHAPE key to change setting.
13
No Captioning.
Check if station is broadcasting a
Closed-Caption signal.
Press CAPTION key to select Captioning.
17
Poor color or
no color.
Check if program is in color.
Check antenna connections.
Color or Tint misadjusted.
May be station trouble.
Try a different channel.
Adjust antenna.
Press RESET key to restart channel search.
6, 14
Blue Screen with
Video1, Video2,
Component2 or
DVI displayed.
Check Audio/Video connections.
Check external equipment.
Check external equipment setting.
Press INPUT key.
Switch on external equipment.
Set external equipment output connections to match input connections.
8 ~ 11
No TV Stereo or
SAP sound.
Check if station is broadcasting a true
MTS stereo signal or a SAP signal.
Select Stereo or SAP from Audio
on-screen menu.
15
Cannot select or
scan some
channels.
Channel may be removed from
memory.
Check antenna connections.
V-Guide is set to block programming.
Select CH. Scan Memory and manually
add channels or start CH. (channel) search.
Set V-GUIDE to OFF or press RESET key
to clear all setting.
16
18 ~ 20
Remote Control
will not work TV.
Check batteries.
Check if TV is plugged in.
Replace batteries.
Aim remote control at front of TV.
6, 12
Menu System
words seem
misspelled.
Maybe a different language is selected.Reselect menu language choice using
the on-screen menu.
16
Cabinet makes
popping sound.
This is a normal condition during
warm-up and cool down of the plastic
cabinet parts.
Because of the Quality we build into our product, very few problems are actual TV defects. Most problems
only involve simple hookup or setup changes that can be solved by the customer. Please check the chart below and
try the solutions listed for your problem. If the problem still persists, before returning your TV, please visit our
website at
www.sanyoctv.com or call us toll free at 1.800.877.5032.
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