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# Picture

- No information from connected equipment.
- Ghosting or double images appear.
- Only noise appears on the screen.
- There is picture or sound noise when viewing a TV channel.
- Tiny black points and/or bright points appear on the screen.
- The pictures are distorted.
- No picture colour.
- No picture colour from equipment connected to the COMPONENT IN jacks (sockets).

No information from connected equipment.
  - Press to display the list of inputs, then select the desired input.
  - Check the connection between the equipment and the TV.
Ghosting or double images appear.
  - Check the antenna (aerial)/cable connection.
  - Check the antenna (aerial) location and direction.
Only noise appears on the screen.
  - Check if the antenna (aerial) is broken or bent.
  - Check if the antenna (aerial) has reached the end of its serviceable life (three to five years for normal use, one to two years at a seaside location).
There is picture or sound noise when viewing a TV channel.
  - Adjust “AFT” (Automatic Fine Tuning) to obtain better picture reception.
Tiny black points and/or bright points appear on the screen.
  - The screen is composed of pixels. Tiny black points and/or bright points (pixels) on the screen do not indicate a malfunction.
The pictures are distorted.
  - Select “Standard” or “Off” in “Motionflow”.
  - Change the current setting of “Film Mode” to other settings.
No picture colour.
  - Select “Reset” in “Picture”.
No picture colour from equipment connected to the COMPONENT IN jacks (sockets).
  - Check the connection of the COMPONENT IN jacks (sockets) and check if connectors are fully plugged in.
No picture from connected equipment.
  - Turn the connected equipment on.
  - Check the cable connection.
  - Press to display the list of inputs, then select the desired input.
  - Correctly insert the memory card or other storage device, such as digital still camera.
  - Make sure that the memory card (in equipment such as a digital still camera) has been properly formatted.
  - Operation is not guaranteed for all USB devices. Also, operations differ depending on the features of the USB device or the video files being played.
You cannot select connected equipment in the Home Menu.
  - Check the cable connection.
  - Set the servers to be displayed in the Home Menu.

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