Brand: SANYO
Category: Video
Document Type: Manual
Language: EN
Available Languages: ES , EN
Manual for DS27910
Uploaded: Nov. 21, 2025, 9:26 p.m.
Manual Publish Date: 2000-04-01
Warranty Information
One-year limited warranty in the US and Canada for Sanyo televisions.
QuickTips
- Channels deleted from scan memory can be selected with the number keys.
- The channel number area must be highlighted before pressing the key to add or delete.
- To restore deleted channels, use the on-screen menu to manually add channels or start CH. (Channel) Search from the menu.
- Press the RESET key twice to automatically start Channel Search and clear all customized settings.
ADDING OR DELETING CHANNELS
Use the remote control keys to make adjustments.- Press the MENU key.
- Use the ▲ / ▼ keys to highlight Channel Search.
- Press the ▶ key to highlight the channel number in the entry area.
- Enter the channel number, for example: C34. For cable channels above 99, press and hold the 1 key until C1-- appears. Then enter the other two numbers.
- Press the ▶ key to select the option (example): Added will change to Skipped.
- Press the MENU key to exit.
Troubleshooting and error codes
TROUBLESHOOTING |
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| TV Turns off by itself | Was the connector loose or disconnected? Yes. Problem could be auto shutdown due to loss of signal. (See page 4.) No. Press the POWER key. Did the TV come on? Yes. Sleep Timer may have been set. No. Unplug the TV for a few seconds. Reconnect and press POWER. |
| No Picture or Poor Picture | Is picture ok? Yes. Problem is with signal (station, cable, or satellite reception). No. Turn off household/shop appliances such as, vacuum, blender, drill, etc. Did picture improve? Yes. Problem was interference from an appliance. No. Adjust antenna direction/alignment. / Press the RESET key twice (personalized settings will be reset to factory defaults). |
| Poor color or no color | Is color better? Yes. Problem is with program or signal (station, cable, or satellite reception). No. Adjust antenna direction/alignment. Did color improve? Yes. Antenna was not adjusted properly for the channel you're watching. No. Press the RESET key twice (personalized settings will be reset to factory defaults). |
| My TV screen is solid blue | Did the Blue Screen disappear? Yes. The TV was in the Video mode. (A Blue Screen will appear when the Video mode is selected and there is no video signal being detected.) Your AV equipment may be turned off or unplugged. |
| No sound, Poor Stereo sound | Do you hear any sound now? Yes. Mute function was activated or Volume was turned down. No. Change Channels. Do you hear any sound now? Yes. Problem is with program or signal (station, cable, or satellite reception). No. Adjust antenna direction/alignment; check connections to AV jacks. Did sound improve? Yes. Antenna misadjusted or AV cables were not fully seated. No. Select Mono sound from on-screen menu. |
| No Captioning | Yes. Set captioning on. Press the Caption key then press the 0 key to highlight Caption1. No. Tune to a channel that is broadcasting a closed-captioned program. |
| A Black box appears on the screen | Did the black box disappear or disappear briefly then reappear? Yes. TV station is broadcasting a Caption text signal without any textual data. Press the RESET key twice (customized settings will be reset to factory defaults). To retain customized settings, just turn captioning off (see page 18). |
| I don't recognize words in the on-screen menu | Do you recognize the menu words now? Yes. A language other than English was selected. |
| Cannot select or scan some channels | Did the problem go away? Yes. It may have been the channel scan memory or V-Guide settings. |