RootsChat.Com
General => Technical Help => Topic started by: Lookin2 on Friday 08 June 18 13:52 BST (UK)
-
My VIZ10
My TV freezes when using remote. Picture very good but it will not move to another station and unable to turn off.
Any thoughts? LOOKIN2
-
Could be the remote needs new batteries or perhaps it's failing - I had a remote pack up on me a couple of years ago and it wasn't even all that old, but I sourced a direct replacement online and it wasn't terribly expensive. Symptoms with mine were some buttons worked and others didn't. I gave it new batteries but that made no difference.
It was a real pain having to get up off my backside and change channels the old fashioned way!
If not the remote, does the tv need retuning? Not sure where you are but in the UK the channels periodically get rejigged as new ones start up. Unless you want the new channels there's generally no need to retune, but every so often my tv at least goes a bit haywire so I do a retune and it behaves itself again.
Jane :-)
-
Jane
Thank you. I will try and get a replacement having used so many batteries that seem to work but only for a short time. Lookin2
-
Hi, I had a similar problem and opened up the remote (lots of info on internet) to find many of the contacts covered in condensation. I dried them off and left it open to the air for a short time to make sure and got a good result. I've done this on three separate remotes. I can only think the wet comes from sweaty paws as everbody denies spilling anything on them.
Brian
-
I bought one for our defunct Panasonic PVR last year from these people - https://www.remotes4u.co.uk - cost less that £20 delivered, works perfectly and is identical to the original one.
-
Thank you all for your help. I am purchasing a new remote. LOOKIN2
-
I dont know if this would help you, check out this link. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=remote.control.viziotv&hl=en
It seems to suggest that you can download the appropriate app for TV Visio, then use your smart phone or tablet with the app on as a remote for the TV.
Whilst looking that up i noticed that TV Visio has been tracking personal data via the TV. This link shows how to disable it. https://www.theverge.com/2017/2/7/14527360/vizio-smart-tv-tracking-settlement-disable-settings