Friday, December 21, 2012

RCA TVs _ GENERAL PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS _ Trouble to Receive all Cable Channels_Poor Picture Quality



TV IS WORKING, BUT NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE ALL THE CABLE CHANNELS

  • Select Guide Plus+ menu from the main menu.
  • Select Setup fron Guide Plus+ Menu.
  • Choose 'Yes' when asked if you've a cable box.
  • After completing the Guide Plus+ setup, select Setup from Main Menu ... not from Gunide menu.
  • Be sure to search for all channels when prompted.

If you don't have Guide Plus+ feature;

  1. Check to see that the Air/Cable setting is correct.
  2. Accessing this setting varies depending on model.

Here are 2 options that are common on many TVs.
Option-A

  1. Press Menu button on the remote.
  2. Select Channel Menu.
  3. Select Signal type.
  4. Choose Air/Cable.

Option-B

  1. Press Menu button on the remote.
  2. Select Setup.
  3. Select Auto Program.
  4. Select Source.
  5. Choose Air/Cable.
  6. Select Auto program to let the TV reprogram channels.

Check that the channel is programmed into memory.  There are a couple of ways to do this.
Use the TV Menu system.  Accessing this setting varies depending on model.

Option-A

  1. Press the Menu button on the remote.
  2. Select Channel Menu.
  3. Select List.
  4. Use Vol and Ch buttons to move through the menu and add any missing channels.

Option-B

  1. Use the number buttons on the remote control to tune to the channel.
  2. Press Menu button on the remote.
  3. Select Setup.
  4. Select Edit Program.
  5. If the channel is in memory, it will be labelled 'added', and the number of channel will appear.


TV HAS SOUND, BUT PICTURE QUALITY IS POOR


  • Perhaps the TV station or the Cable or Direct TV programming channel is experiencing problems. Try scanning through the channels and to see if other channels are fine.
  • Try adjusting antenna.  Check antenna connections and inspect the antenna to ensure that it is good working order with no broken wires.
  • Make sure all of the cables to the other components or cable box are properly connected and are firmly secured to the jacks.

Try adjusting picture quality;

  1. Press Menu on the remote.
  2. Press Arrow buttons to select the Picture Quality menu.
  3. Select Picture controls. 

 Here you can adjust the brightness, color, contrast, tint, and sharpness of your picture. If you suspect that the signal from your local TV station that you're receiving from an off-air antenna is weak, try adjusting the shrewdness function to help improve the weak signal.
Some TVs even feature Video Noise Reduction option in the picture quality menu.  Try selecting one of the options to see if it assists in improving the picture quality.

Adjusting the picture quality on some RCA TVs is done slightly differently. 

  • Press Menu button and then use Ch+/- button to select Video Menu.  Use Vol+/- button to change the individual setting.
  • Try the factory reset too.  
  • Press 'Cancel' or 'Reset' option.