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This model of TV has an annoying, and apparently common, habit of occasionally losing/scrambling its settings in a way that will make one or more of the inputs display in a strange way- showing gibberish in the menus, a display that is too dark, or off-color, or upside-down(!)


Unfortunately for us, when we tried to return ours, the replacement was backordered by Costco for months and months before eventually being canceled entirely due to low stock. *Fortunately* for us, and the rest of the internet, a friend of ours shared the magic factory code, and now ours is good as new!


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Steps

  1. 1
    Turn on the TV.
  2. 2
    Push the 'Source' button on the remote.
  3. 3
    Enter the code '7343'
  4. 4
    This part depends on your problem, so you might need to tinker around a bit. Annotations to come for some of the specific glitches, but for glitched display color/brightness and gobbledygook menus, scroll down to 'Other Settings.'
  5. 5
    Select 'Restore Default'
  6. 6
    (It should go blank and say 'No Database' at this point. Don't panic! That's good!)
  7. 7
    Push the 'Source' button again, and input which source you want (HDMI, VGA, RCA, etc.)
  8. 8
    Enjoy your freshly repaired TV!

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