Sharp PN-V600A - Troubleshooting Common Issues; No Picture or Sound Issues; Remote Control and Button Issues

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Troubleshooting
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.)
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
menu correct? (See page 26.)
• Istheinputsignalcompatiblewiththismonitor?(Seepages
57to58.)
• Turnoffthepowertotheconnectedequipmentandthen
turn the power on again.
• Ifthemonitorsareconnectedinadaisychain,turnoffthe
power to all the monitors connected in a daisy chain and
then turn the power on again.
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
menu correct? (See page 26.)
• Istheinputsignalcompatiblewiththismonitor?(Seepages
57to58.)
Control buttons do not work.
There is no picture.
• Loadnoisesfromoutsidemaybeinterferingwithnormal
operation. Turn off the power and turn it on after waiting at
least5seconds,andthenchecktheoperation.
The input mode changes automatically.
• WhentheAUTOINPUTCHANGEisONandnosignal
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.
Power LED ashes red.
“STATUS [xxxx]” appears in the corner of the screen.
• Hardwarehasaproblem.Turnoffthemonitorandrequest
repairfromyourSHARPdealer.
(WhenSTATUSALERTissettoOSD&LED.Thisvaries
depending on the setting.)
When “AUTO DIMMING” is displayed.
• Whentheinternaltemperatureofthemonitorrises
excessively, the brightness of the backlight automatically
decreases in order to prevent a further temperature rise. If
you attempt to use
toadjustthebrightnesswhile
themonitorisinthisstate,“AUTODIMMING”isdisplayed
and you cannot change the brightness.
• Removethecauseoftheexcessivetemperaturerise.
The monitor makes a cracking sound.
• Youmayoccasionallyhearacrackingsoundfromthe
monitor. This happens when the cabinet slightly expands
and contracts according to change in temperature. This
does not affect the monitor’s performance.