[ishshah]

Good morning forum... I have a strange one. I obtained a Toshiba 50hp66 recently and finally got the opportunity to install a new antenna so I could get some of the digital channels off the air. The set was working great until late in the day when I was showing the wife how to use the remote to get to the new digital channels. I was surfing and got to channel 36-001. I then tried to change channels and it just said 'searching please wait'. I tried going to setup and doing a CH PROGRAM to have it find channels and the same words came up. I tried power cycling the TV, I tried using ADD ERASE channels, I tried checking for LOCKED channels, I tried using INPUT, I tried use direct channel selection and as a last resort I downloaded and read the manual! I could do nothing to change the channel on the set! I could not find a FACTORY RESET only video and audio resets. So now I have a great 50" plasma TV that only receives ONE CHANNEL! By the way, I also disconnected the antenna but that didn't clear the condition. Help... anyone else ever have this problem? I guess I might need to call service but I was hoping it was something simple that I am missing.

 

[jleupen]

Ishshah-


What is the exact message on the screen? I have a Toshiba 42HL196 and have issues with my Cablecard in which the TV locks up and is stuck on one channel. You mentioned OTA, but are you using a Cablecard too?


When you say powerfail, do you actually remove the plug from the outlet? If not, give that a try - that is the only way I can get the TV working again once it locks up.

 

[dc10forlife]

Do you have the antenna plugged into ant1 (also the cablecard input)? This sounds like a cablecard message. Try plugging in your antenna into ant2.

 

[overnotch]

Unplug the TV for a few minutes and plug back in, this happened to me and this apparently reset the unit.