Brand: SANYO
Category: Video
Document Type: Manual
Language: EN
Available Languages: EN , ES
Uploaded: Nov. 21, 2025, 8:05 p.m.
Manual Publish Date: 2000-05-01
Sanyo provides a limited warranty for this TV, covering labor, parts, and picture tube for specified periods, with exclusions.
| Problem: | Check these Conditions: | Try these Solutions: |
|---|---|---|
| TV turns off automatically. | • Check signal (Cable/Ant.) connection. • Power surge protection feature. |
• Press POWER key. • Sleep Timer may have been set. • Unplug TV momentarily. |
| No picture, poor picture. | • Check antenna connections. • May be station trouble. • Brightness or Contrast misadjusted. • Possible interference from household appliance. |
• Adjust antenna. • Try a different channel. • Press RESET key. |
| Black box on screen. | • Caption Text Mode without display information. | • Press RESET key. • Switch OFF Captions (see page 11). |
| 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. |
| Blue Screen with Video displayed. | • Check Audio/Video connections. • Check external equipment. |
• Press VIDEO MODE key. • Switch on external equipment. |
| No sound, poor sound. | • May be station trouble. • May be MUTE function. • Check Audio/Video connections. |
• Try a different channel. • Adjust Volume. |
| No TV stereo sound. | • Check if station is broadcasting a true MTS stereo signal. | • Select Stereo from Audio on-screen menu. |
| No TV SAP sound. | • Check if station is broadcasting a SAP signal. | • Select SAP from Audio on-screen menu. |
| No Cable channels above number 13. | • Cable Channel Indicator C should appear next to channel number. | • Select Cable from Antenna on-screen menu; then start CH. (channel) Search using Menu. |
| No UHF channels, VHF OK. | • Cable Channel Indicator C should not appear next to channel number. | • Select VHF/UHF from Antenna on-screen menu; then start CH. (channel) Search using menu. |
| Cannot select or scan some channels. | • Channel may be removed from memory. • Check antenna connections. • V-Guide is set to block programming. (See pages 12 and 13.) |
• Select CH. Scan Memory and manually add channels or start channel search. • Press RESET key to clear setting. • Set V-Guide to OFF or press the RESET key. |
| No Captioning. | • Check if station is broadcasting a Closed-Caption signal. • Check Caption Channel. |
• Select Caption1 or Caption2 (see page 11). |
| Menu System words seem misspelled. | • Maybe a foreign language is selected. | • Reselect your menu language choice using the on-screen menu. |
| Remote Control will not work. | • Check batteries. • Check if TV set is plugged in. • Press TV key. |
• Replace batteries. • Aim remote control at front of TV. |
| Remote Control will not operate VCR and Cable Box. | • Press VCR or CABLE key. • Check external equipment. |
• Re-enter brand code (see page 7). |
| Cabinet makes popping sound. | • This is a normal condition during warm-up and cool down of the plastic cabinet parts. |