Use your RCA TV's remote to toggle through video inputs to correct display issues.
Television repair is often left to a professional for the sake of convenience. However, it need not be. TVs are a set of electronics that often suffer from a small set of common, easily fixable ailments. Outside of a magnetic coil as a tool, these issues can be diagnosed and treated in your home even if you have no prior experience or technical expertise. Checking connections and being aware of magnetization problems can often remedy most RCA TV issues.
Instructions
1. Check to make sure that the power cable connection for the RCA TV set has not come loose or disconnected from the source. The power cord for the TV should be firmly plugged into either your surge protector or the wall socket.
2. Jostle the coaxial cable. If the RCA TV set's display suffers from "noise" that appears to be moving white dots, it is likely an issue with how tight the coaxial cable is plugged into the "ANT IN" port on the back of the TV. A loose coaxial cable often results in what is known as "snow" on the RCA TV set's display. Tighten this cable back up.
3. Check your A/V cable connections if you are not receiving any audio or video from the RCA TV set. A standard A/V cable has two sets of three prongs on either end, with each set consisting of one red, one white and one yellow prong. Note that the A/V ports on the back of the cable/satellite box and the back of the RCA TV set also are red, white and yellow in color. Ensure that the A/V prongs are plugged into the color-corresponding ports appropriately.
4. Toggle through your available video inputs. If the A/V cable's prongs are all plugged in correctly and you still have no picture, the wrong video input may have been chosen. Video inputs change depending on the device in use (a DVD player, an Xbox, etc.). Hit the "Input" button on your remote to cycle through the available inputs until you re-select the correct input for cable/satellite TV.
5. Look at your RCA TV set's display and determine if there are any odd blotches. This may represent a magnetization problem. Magnetization occurs when an external electronic device has inappropriately been placed too close to the TV's display. Fix these blotches by using a magnetic coil (see Resources). Move this coil about in circles directly in front of the RCA TV set. This should serve to de-magnetize the set and remove the display blotches.
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