I have this tv that has been showing an ad on the screen, like it was still in the store trying to be sold to someone... One day the grandkids at grandma's started playing with it and that's what happened. Won't work right ever since. Is there a way to restore it to normal settings? Whenever we unplug it, plug it in and turn it on, it is still stuck on this setting! I've never seen anything like it. Displays messages such as, " This is why you need this tv" then goes on to say it's features. I'm all out of ideas, maybe you can help. The tv is 13 years old(Magnavox), so it's not the end of the world if no one knows how to fix it!
2007-10-06 09:19:45 · 3 answers · asked by luvmy2kids 3 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
Thanks Micheal B! It worked wonderfully.
Thanks to everyone else as well!
2007-10-06 09:34:59 · update #1
Your TV is in "Demo Mode". This is a dumb feature that a few manufacturers dreamed up to demonstrate the features of their TV. The idea was that the display model in the store would be set on Demo Mode, but that never happened, because customers want to know how the TV will work in normal use, not see the features they never use anyway.
You need to get into the TV's menu system. Usually, there's a Menu button on the TV (or you may have to press and hold two buttons together; they should be labeled), and then you usually use the Volume and Channel buttons to navigate the options. The menu will usually have several screens of options that you'll have to cycle through until you find the Demo Mode option and turn it off.
If you have the original remote for the TV, it's usually much easier to do this using the remote than the buttons on the set itself.
2007-10-06 09:27:35 · answer #1 · answered by mraudio88 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you have the original remote for the TV (not a cable/satellite remote), then look for the "input" button on it. When you click it, a list of inputs should come up, or it should scroll through different inputs. Keep scrolling through them and see if you get back to where you want to go.
2007-10-06 09:24:17 · answer #2 · answered by Uliju 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a hidden feature called an "easter egg". Try pressing both voume + and volume - buttons at the same time.
2007-10-06 09:28:31 · answer #3 · answered by Michael B 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋