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About 10 days ago we bought a Magnavox 14" set for my wife's upstairs sewing room. 3 or 4 days later we had Comcast hook up the cable. Since then, every other day or so, we find the TV on. It happens at various times, night and early AM. I suspect a garage door opener possibly. We called both Comcast & Magnavox and both said they've never heard of it. I find this hard to believe. Would plugging it in to a strip rather than the wall plug help? Any suggestions? Thanks for your time.
Don in Pittsburgh
Hello Don,
Yeah I have to agree it's not very common but actually if it happened to me I would try these few things and see if it helps, one at a time working my way like a process of elimination:
i would try disconnecting cable from TV to see if it helps or if it is related to the problem.
I would then power the TV from another power point even thru a long power cord again for a couple of days.
I would then try moving the TV to another room for a couple of days and see if that helps.
I would be interested in knowing the outcome if you have a minute to write back to me after trying those hints.
Good luck
N George
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| Comment | Thanks for your studied answer. I did unplug the cable and turn off the set hoping to reset whatever in the set works with the remote. It seemed ok for more than 24 hours but alas, Magnavox said I should probably return it which I did. No problems with the Toshiba I replaced it with but yesterday Comcast was here and replaced an old, spliced line to another set on the same 3 way splitter which had apparently gone bad and knocked out our digital channels. I guess it will remain a mystery as to what caused what. Thanks again for your time. Don | ||
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Nagy George
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Bsc. in Electronics and Communication engineering. Satellite dish installer, trouble shooter and Quality Auditor for 12 years. Author of the Satellite news article in the "satellite Guide Magazine". Member of the satellite club international (SCI). Member of the IEEE (Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). Member of the Australian Institution of Engineers. Expert in signal distribution on many TV sets. Deep knowledge in related fields such as CCTV (closed circuit TV), surround sound and speakers. Having said that, I have no experience in TV repair.
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