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• Advice
• Warning
• What you need

This wikiHow teaches you how to turn on your TV in just a few simple steps!

Steps

Method 1 of 3: By remote control

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   To turn on the TV with the remote control, hold up the remote and press the power button.
   • Learn more about using the TV's remote for a better understanding.
   • If you have additional speakers, game consoles or DVD player, etc., you also need to turn on these devices one by one.
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Method 2 of 3: By remote control and cable box

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   Check that the cable box is turned on first.
   • Observe the cable box. Is the device displaying the number or the screen blank? If the number is displayed, it is possible that the device is already turned on.
   • Get the cable box remote control. The TV and cable box sometimes use 2 separate remote controls.
     • On the Comcast remote, you need to press the "All On" button. If this remote can control both the TV and the cable box, both devices will turn on at the same time. If the remote can only control the cable box, proceed to the next step.

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   Press the power button on the TV remote control.
   • If the TV does not turn on, there may be a problem with the remote control. Check the batteries or press the "TV" button and then try the power button again (for universal remote).
   • If the TV turns on but there is no channel display (only green screen or the words "no signal"), you need:
     • Check that the cable box is turned on.
     • Check that the TV is on the correct channel to receive the signal from the cable box. In many cases, this is the "0" channel.
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Method 3 of 3: Where there is no remote

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   To turn on the TV without your remote, simply go close to the TV and press the power button. If the power button cannot be found, proceed with the following steps:
   • Read the instruction manual supplied with the TV if you still have one.
   • Check to see if the TV has an inductive power button. Usually this button will be in the center of the control panel below the TV.
   • Check the left, right and top of the TV, the power buttons of some TVs will be in these locations. Power button is easy to identify by size, color, caption or source icon with circle and vertical dashed line.

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   Try to find or replace the TV remote control again. First of all, you should try to find if the remote is missing.If you don't have a remote and you can't find the power button, buy the appropriate remote for your current TV. If the remote control fails, you can read more online about how to repair the remote control. advertisement

Advice

• Do not knock the TV or the remote if it does not work.
• Keep the manuals for any TV or electronic device you buy in a safe and easy-to-find place so you can review them later when needed.

Warning

• AVI TV is difficult to turn on, this is because the power button of this TV is at the bottom, and the power button of the remote control is confused with the other buttons on the remote.

What you need

• television
• Remote control
• AVI TV and device remote (if you want to test the difficulty)