Question about Philips Magnavox 20MS3442 20" TV

Crosley TV When my cable was shut off, my tv still played vcr tapes and dvd's for a couple of days but then stopped playing those and started playing a sales pitch about buying this tv, why it's the best, different features, etc., but I can find no button to stop this or to reset it. Anybody have any idea? My only thought is that the cable's signal must be strong enough to over power this built-in signal but not successfully for long. Thoughts?

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The TV is in the demo mode. This has nothing to do with the cable signal. If it is a Magnavox set, which is what you have it listed under, then press the volume up and the volume down buttons at the same time.

Posted on Aug 07, 2007

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