Not very tech savvy
June 7, 2010 12:00 PM Subscribe
I broke my TV. Hellllllp!!
I have an old TV (RCA) without cable or a cable box. I have a DVD player hooked up to it. I bought a universal remote about one month ago to control TV power and volume. I operate the DVD buttons manually.
All was going well until yesterday when I was watching a DVD. I accidentally pressed the remote’s channel up (the + button) once instead of volume up. The picture instantly went to static and I cannot get the DVD picture back no matter what buttons I press on the remote, the DVD player or the TV. I was 5 minutes from the finale of BBC’s Survivors season 2 and am now going insane. (I did try the old turn off the power and turn back on thing. Didn’t work.) Any suggestions?
I have an old TV (RCA) without cable or a cable box. I have a DVD player hooked up to it. I bought a universal remote about one month ago to control TV power and volume. I operate the DVD buttons manually.
All was going well until yesterday when I was watching a DVD. I accidentally pressed the remote’s channel up (the + button) once instead of volume up. The picture instantly went to static and I cannot get the DVD picture back no matter what buttons I press on the remote, the DVD player or the TV. I was 5 minutes from the finale of BBC’s Survivors season 2 and am now going insane. (I did try the old turn off the power and turn back on thing. Didn’t work.) Any suggestions?
I fail at english. "Try both of these on the Universal Remote, or directly on the TV:"
posted by royalsong at 12:03 PM on June 7, 2010
posted by royalsong at 12:03 PM on June 7, 2010
Try changing the TV to channel 0. At least that is how you switch to the AV input on my RCA tv.
posted by capnsue at 12:34 PM on June 7, 2010
posted by capnsue at 12:34 PM on June 7, 2010
What buttons are there directly on the TV (not the remote)? If there is one that says "Input", press that a few times. If there is not, then check for a button titled "settings" or similar, and look in there for a place to switch display input from antenna to (most likely) "Input 1".
posted by kingjoeshmoe at 12:49 PM on June 7, 2010
posted by kingjoeshmoe at 12:49 PM on June 7, 2010
I second everything else that's been said, but you might also try reprogramming your remote if what everyone else says doesn't work. Then I would try the previous suggestions again. It's possible in all the button-mashing you might have been doing, somehow the code for the universal remote can bjorked.
But I'm guessing it's the Input or Tv/Video button.
posted by SeeTheTurtle at 2:00 PM on June 7, 2010
But I'm guessing it's the Input or Tv/Video button.
posted by SeeTheTurtle at 2:00 PM on June 7, 2010
Response by poster: Thanks everyone. I am so happy to have my TV back. Royalsong's very first suggestion worked. Sometimes I'm amazed at how lame I can be.
posted by greensalsa at 6:53 PM on June 7, 2010
posted by greensalsa at 6:53 PM on June 7, 2010
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Press 3.
OR
Look for a TV/Video or Input button, press that.
posted by royalsong at 12:02 PM on June 7, 2010