Monday, May 27, 2013

SHARP LC-20AD5E - LC-26AD5E - LC-32AD5E - LOSS OF DTV CHANNLES - ON-SCREEN MESSAGE "DATABASE EMPTY"



FAULT SYMPTOM: Loss of DTV channels, and the message "Database Empty" as on-screen display.

POSSIBLE CAUSE:  DTV data corruption.

STEPS: Update the Main, NVM and DTV firmware to latest versions.  Failure to update all firmware together may result in no DTV access.  To get more details about software update procedure, refer the previous 2 posts here.