8. What do
I do if my cable TV is not working?
Many television reception problems are minor and can be fixed
quickly and easily on your own. Check the questions on the
list below before calling customer service. If you answered
"Yes" to all questions, call us using your local
number listed at the bottom of this page for service.
- Is your TV plugged in and turned on?
- Is the converter box plugged in and turned on?
- Are both the TV and VCR on channel 3 (channel 4 in some
systems)?
- Are all switches set correctly (on CATV or Cable Mode)?
- Are all cable connections tight and secure?
- Are you sure you have a cable problem and not a TV problem?
Check all cable outlets to be sure. Picture roll, shrinking
picture size, and blank screens with or without sound usually
indicate a problem with the TV and not the cable service.
- Is your remote working? If not, try changing the batteries.
- Are all electrical outlets that the equipment is plugged
into active? (Test this by plugging a lamp into the outlet
and see if the lamp works).
If there is a switch that controls the outlet that the equipment
is plugged into, make sure that it hasn't been accidentally
turned off.
Snow on all channels and rushing sounds usually indicate
a cable outage, if all of the above items check out. |