English78LCD Display panelSymptoms CheckThe screen darkens slightly when bright pictureswith minimal movements are shown.The screen will darken slightly when photos, still images ofa computer or other pictures with minimal movements areshown for an extended period. This is done to reduce imageretention on the screen and the shortening of the screen’sservice life: It is normal and not indicative of malfunctioning.It takes a while for the picture to appear.The unit digitally processes the various signals in orderto reproduce esthetically pleasing images. As such, itsometimes takes a few moments for the picture to appearwhen the power has been turned on, when the input hasbeen switched.The edges of the images flicker.Due to the characteristics of the system used to drive thepanel, the edges may appear to flicker in the fast-movingparts of the images: This is normal and not indicative ofmalfunctioning.There may be red spots, blue spots, green spotsand black spots on the screen.This is a characteristic of liquid crystal panels and isnot a problem. The liquid crystal panel is built with veryhigh precision technology giving you fine picture details.Occasionally, a few non-active pixels may appear on thescreen as fixed points of red, blue, green, or black. Pleasenote this does not affect the performance of your LCD.Image retention appearsImage retention may occur. If you display a still picture foran extended period, the image might remain on the screen.However, it will disappear when a general moving picture isdisplayed for a while. This is not considered as malfunction.