Philips 14PV200/07 saying N. ACT

[nee]

Hiya.....
trying to help a mate out with this!
He's trying to do an auto install as he's just moved house, but it keeps saying N. ACT. which i presume means not active or similar.
Any suggestions? He's not activated the child lock or anything.
Thanks in advance
Neil

 

[Igorian]

Try pressing the fast forward & Rewind buttons at the same time to reset to default settings. Then try retuning.

 

[nee]

thanks

 

[samwedge]

I have the same problem on the same tv. I tried holding down the fast forward and rewind buttons but have had no luck. Is there a particular time when I should press it?

The light on the tv flashes when I hold down a button. When I hold down both the FF and RW buttons the light doesn;t flash, if that helps.

Thanks,

Sam

 

[Sleepyhead]

Sorry, too much to read. The answer should be in the manual.

http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/.../07&mid=Link_UserManuals&hlt=Link_UserManuals

 

[samwedge]

Hi,

Should be, but isn't. It doesn't mention anything about inactive menu options apart from those relating to VHS cassettes when no tape is in the VCR.

Thanks for your time,

Sam

 

[tockworth]

Have you set the internal date and clock in the clock set of the instal menu

 

[samwedge]

Yeah I did that but to no avail.

It actually started working this morning without me doing anything to it after around a week of it not working (a week since I noticed it wasn't working, but probably longer).

I tell you, this TV is a joke. I've had it for years now and have got used to its quirks but they still annoy me.

Sometimes the video controls don't work on the remote, while tv functions on the remote do (video still works when I try pressing the buttons on the tv) which means I can't set the timer. Also, when I turn it off completely (to conserve electricity) it resets the clock. Sometimes it will inform me that the clock is incorrect, while other times it will bring up a menu and force me to set the clock before I can remove the menu (a pain when I lose the remote, which is often!).

Anyway, thanks for your help. Maybe the FF/RW button trick did work, but took its time to become effective!!

Sam