Dell W4201C Support Question
Dell W4201C Support Question
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Question posted by fx4gary on August 24th, 2011
I Have A Dell 42 Inch Plasma Tv With No Sound Or Picture
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Related Dell W4201C Manual Pages
Owners Manual - Page 1
FOR PROOF ONLY
Model W4201C/5001C www.dell.com | Dell™ Plasma TV Owner's Manual
FILE LOCATION: D:\manual\Dell\W4201OM\approval-B\fronte.fm
DELL CONFIDENTIAL - PRELIMINARY 12/28/05 -
Owners Manual - Page 2
... indicates important information that helps you how to either potential damage to hardware and tells you make better use of your TV. Reproduction of this document in this text: Dell, the DELL logo; Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document is strictly forbidden.
disclaims any manner whatsoever without notice...
Owners Manual - Page 3
... Batteries 23 Using Your Remote Control 24 Using Your TV With a Universal or Learning Remote Control 26
4 Using the TV Menu
Using Your Remote Control With the TV Menu 27 Selecting Your TV Menu Language 28 Input Select 28 Picture Menu 30 Audio 30 PIP/POP/PBP 31
DELL CONFI DENTI AL - FOR PROOF ONLY
Contents 3
Owners Manual - Page 4
... Setup 33
5 Troubleshooting Problems With Your TV
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Troubleshooting Tips 35 General Problems 36
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TV Menu Messages 40
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Remote Control Problems 40
Using the Self-Test Feature when Connected to a Computer 41
Problems When Using the TV as a Monitor 41
6 Specifications for Your TV
Contacting Dell 47
Index
65
DELL CONFI DENTI AL - FOR PROOF ONLY...
Owners Manual - Page 5
... Push to display the TV menu
5
Power button and light Push to turn the TV on and off
(LED)
The power light is blue when the TV is on and amber when it is in
power saving mode
6
IR receiver
Senses the signal from the remote control
FILE LOCATION: D:\manual\Dell\W4201OM\approval-B\ch1e...
Owners Manual - Page 14
... you are using a composite video connector, you decide which connectors to use for your TV.
FILE LOCATION: D:\manual\Dell\W4201OM\approval-B\ch2e.fm
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Connecting Your TV
The tables below provide a description of the connectors on your TV to help you also need to connect composite audio cables. To locate the composite connectors...
Owners Manual - Page 22
... screen. FOR PROOF ONLY
22 Setting Up Your TV PRELI MINARY 12/ 28/05 - FILE LOCATION: D:\manual\Dell\W4201OM\approval-B\ch2e.fm
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Image Retention and Burn-In
NOTE: Image retention... time can cause an image to burn-in include:
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• TV menus • Black bars such as those used in 4:3 or wide screen mode • TV channel logos
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• Stock market or news ...
Owners Manual - Page 25
...channel
20 ENTER
Press to confirm your TV (for the Picture menu
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5 SLEEP 6 PREV CH 7... CH
Turns on the sleep timer Returns you are watching)
16 AUDIO
Cycles through the preset Audio options
17 MUTE
Press to turn the sound on the broadcaster
Sets the screen size Cycles through the preset options for example, in the TV...
Owners Manual - Page 27
... the screen.
2 Use the left and right buttons (volume buttons) and the OK button to view Picture-In-Picture, Picture-Outside-Picture, and PictureBy-Picture, and set parental controls. FILE LOCATION: D:\manual\Dell\W4201OM\approval-B\ch4e.fm
Using the TV Menu 27 NOTE: You can access and make adjustments to the image and audio settings, select to...
Owners Manual - Page 28
... Select menu allows you have your computer connected to the NTSC connector. w w
You can preset the viewable channels.
Select when you have your TV and video equipment connected. DELL CONFIDENTIAL - HDMI1 - Press Input on the remote to go directly to select the proper source based on how you have connected a device, such...
Owners Manual - Page 30
... on or off the sound from any source, which creates a wider sound with deep rich bass. Allows you turn the sound on an attached audio receiver. PRELIMINARY 12/28/05 - FOR PROOF ONLY
Using the TV Menu FILE LOCATION: D:\manual\Dell\W4201OM\approval-B\ch4e.fm
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Picture Menu
The Picture Menu allows you are...
Owners Manual - Page 31
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options:
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•Use the PIP SELbutton or the POP/PBP button on the
remote control to the left and + moves the window to select Sequential or Float. When you can view two active sources simultaneously using Picture-In-Picture (PIP), Picture-OutsidePicture (POP), or Picture-By-Picture (PBP).
PIP/POP/PBP Compatibility
When using...
Owners Manual - Page 33
... closed captioning and set several hours. Severe cases of the TV Menu (see
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"Selecting Your TV Menu Language" on the bottom panel.
Language enables you to choose the TV Menu language.
NOTE: Parental Control setting can be stuck on the TV, select Plasma Conditioning to help eliminate any reason you lose or forget your...
Owners Manual - Page 36
... the input source in the Input Source menu. DELL CONFIDENTIAL - Press Menu on page 27. 4 Reset the original factory defaults. FOR PROOF ONLY
36 Troubleshooting Problems With Your TV FILE LOCATION: D:\manual\Dell\W4201OM\approval-B\ch5e.fm
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General Problems
Problem
Possible Solution
Poor picture quality while watching 1 Check the aspect ratio settings...
Owners Manual - Page 38
...image with DVD Turn off . 2 If only certain TV channels do not have sound, then you need to correct the Input Select menu in the TV Menu (see the documentation for that the audio cables...of the connectors. Your Dell™ TV offers built-in deinterlacer that the audio cables are using the component connector. Press Menu on the remote control and select Picture Settings. After you are...
Owners Manual - Page 39
... panel buttons do not work Check the TV Menu to unlock the buttons. The picture is not covered by your remote control, select Setup. Using this
TV. Press Menu on the In TV MENU Setup select Plasma Conditioning.
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Troubleshooting Problems With Your TV 39 FILE LOCATION: D:\manual\Dell\W4201OM\approval-B\ch5e.fm
Problem
Screen...
Owners Manual - Page 41
...-test by checking the speakers. Problems When Using the TV as a Monitor
Problem
Possible Solution
The picture is functioning properly.
For the location of the computer.
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3 Turn on the TV, see if the TV volume works.
FILE LOCATION: D:\manual\Dell\W4201OM\approval-B\ch5e.fm
Using the Self-Test Feature when Connected to a Computer...
Owners Manual - Page 42
... TV. A blue light indicates the TV is on page 28 for more information.
5 Reconnect the computer.
6 Connect another device that you are using the wrong input source.
1 Ensure the TV is a blue or amber light on the remote control, select Setup, and then select Factory Reset. FOR PROOF ONLY
42 Troubleshooting Problems With Your TV DELL...
Owners Manual - Page 43
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Specifications for Your TV
General
Model number
W4201C
Display type
HD PDP panel
Screen size
42-inches
Viewable area
932 x 532 mm (36.7 x 20.9 inches)
Image aspect ratio
16:9 (wide ...x 83.8 mm
46 kg/101.41 lbs (est.) 1024 x 768 XGA Yes
W5001C HD PDP panel 50-inches 1106 x 622 mm (43.5 x 24.5 inches) 16:9 (wide screen) 480i 480p 576i 576p 720p 1080i
Yes Yes Yes
1208 x 802.5 x 295.85...
Owners Manual - Page 58
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