Troubleshooting - Sharp PN-V600A Operation Manual

If you are experiencing any problem with your display, before
calling for service, please review the following troubleshooting
tips.
There is no picture or sound.
• Is the power cord disconnected? (See page 15.)
• Is the main power switch off? (See page 17.)
• Is the monitor in standby mode (the power LED illuminating
in orange)?
• Make sure correct input mode is selected. (See page 18.)
• If any external equipment is connected, make sure the
equipment is operating (playing back).
Remote control does not work.
• Are the batteries inserted with polarity (+,-) aligned? (See
page 15.)
• Are the batteries exhausted?
• Point the remote control unit toward the remote control
sensor.
• Is the menu display hidden or is operation disabled? (See
page 31.)
• Is the PN-ZR01 (optional) remote control sensor box
disconnected?
• If the main unit is connected to multiple monitors, is the
RS-232 cable disconnected? Has the ID No. been set?
Sound from left and right speakers is reversed.
Sound is heard from only one side.
• Are audio cables connected properly? (See pages 12 to
13.)
• Make sure audio cables for external speakers are
connected properly: left and right cables may be reversed
or one of the two cables may not be connected. (See page
13.)
• Check the setting of BALANCE for AUDIO menu. (See
page 24.)
There is a picture but no sound.
• Is the sound muted?
• Make sure the volume is not set to minimum.
• Are audio cables connected properly?
• Is the setting of AUDIO SELECT on the OPTION menu
correct? (See page 26.)
Unstable video.
• The signal may be incompatible.
• Try the automatic screen adjustment when the PC D-sub
input terminal or PC RGB input terminals are used.
The video from the PC/AV HDMI input terminal does not
appear properly.
• Is the setting for HDMI of INPUT SELECT on the OPTION
menu correct? (See page 26.)
• Is the HDMI cable HDMI standard compliant? The monitor
will not work with cables that are not standard compliant.
• Is the input signal compatible with this monitor? (See pages
57 to 58.)

Troubleshooting

The video from the PC/AV DVI-D input terminal does not
appear properly.
• Is the setting for DVI of INPUT SELECT on the OPTION
• Is the input signal compatible with this monitor? (See pages
• Turn off the power to the connected equipment and then
• If the monitors are connected in a daisy chain, turn off the
The video from PC RGB, AV COMPONENT, or AV VIDEO
does not appear correctly.
• Is the setting for BNC of INPUT SELECT on the OPTION
• Is the input signal compatible with this monitor? (See pages
Control buttons do not work.
There is no picture.
• Load noises from outside may be interfering with normal
The input mode changes automatically.
• When the AUTO INPUT CHANGE is ON and no signal
Power LED flashes red.
"STATUS [xxxx]" appears in the corner of the screen.
• Hardware has a problem. Turn off the monitor and request
When "AUTO DIMMING" is displayed.
• When the internal temperature of the monitor rises
• Remove the cause of the excessive temperature rise.
The monitor makes a cracking sound.
• You may occasionally hear a cracking sound from the
menu correct? (See page 26.)
57 to 58.)
turn the power on again.
power to all the monitors connected in a daisy chain and
then turn the power on again.
menu correct? (See page 26.)
57 to 58.)
operation. Turn off the power and turn it on after waiting at
least 5 seconds, and then check the operation.
is present in a selected input mode, the AUTO INPUT
CHANGE automatically changes the selected mode to a
mode where a video signal is present.
The input mode may change in the following cases:
- When a computer is in standby mode.
- When video play is stopped with a playback device.
repair from your SHARP dealer.
(When STATUS ALERT is set to OSD & LED. This varies
depending on the setting.)
excessively, the brightness of the backlight automatically
decreases in order to prevent a further temperature rise. If
you attempt to use
the monitor is in this state, "AUTO DIMMING" is displayed
and you cannot change the brightness.
monitor. This happens when the cabinet slightly expands
and contracts according to change in temperature. This
does not affect the monitor's performance.
to adjust the brightness while
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