How To Disable Demo Mode on a Magnavox TV

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Question:

 

My magnovox tv, Model Nbr tp2770c10, went into Demo mode and I can not get it off No Buttons work. I upluged it waited a while, but it's still in that mode

What do I do?

Thanks

 

Answer:

 

Seems like a simple thing, but with virtually no support information from the Philips website, this can be tricky problem.

To disable the Demo mode, perform the following:

  1. Turn on the TV.
  2. Simultaneously hold down the Vol+ and Vol- buttons on the front of the TV. Do not use the remote control.
  3. Hold for about 6 seconds
  4. Certain model TVs may turn off, others will not. But in either case, the Demo mode should be disabled.

 

All should be well after these steps have been followed. Use the discussion page if you have comments or questions regarding this procedure.

NOTE: This won't work with ALL models of Magnavox TVs.

Comments

This was the only helpful thing I have read. I was about ready to scream at the TV. Stupid I know but it nothing was working. This worked immediately! Thank you sooooo much. I don't even have the same model of TV but it's a Megnavox and it worked. This is the best!

This was the only helpful thing I have read. I was about ready to scream at the TV. Stupid I know but it nothing was working. This worked immediately! Thank you sooooo much. I don't even have the same model of TV but it's a Megnavox and it worked. This is the best!

Thanks a million!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It did the trick. I just could not figure this out! Thank you for sharing this great information!!!!!!

omfg thank you so much!!!! my idiot little sister got it locked on demo mode and it's been like that for about 2 years now and now i have a solution! weeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Well, for me all the key combination does now is power off. (Last week it worked like it was supposed to according to other messages in this thread.) Now when I power it back on, the demo (or maybe 'demon') is still there, no matter what. I tried it both ways. The combination of the two keys will both power it on and off. The model number is TS 2552 C104.

I thank you, my wife thanks you! Boy, you sure saved us from buying another T.V.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This didn't fix my tv does anyone have any other suggestions?

It worked on my old Phillips 25T200 C101 (Manufactured 1995). The owners manual and remote are long gone, and this was a HUGE HELP. Still not sure how my 3 y/o daughter got it into demo mode in the first place. She's not giving that up easily :-)

I have a Magnavox 15MF170V/17B; the volume switch is a rocker, + or -. Any suggestions on how to do the same thing for this model?

hey thanks a million i was about to take my tv to a repair shop and he was talking about it will take about an hour to do and charge me a good bit of money to just hold down the volumne buttons wow thanks again.

Thank You! I've been trying to figure this out all afternoon. The Magnavox website is useless. I even called Best Buy and they had no clue. I knew it had to be something simple if only I knew what it was. Now I do! Thanks again.

didnt work for me my tv was fine yesterday

Thank you - my 3 yr old grandson watched a movie - then tried to get into the games @ the end - this tv is too old for that (1994)!! Started pushing buttons on the remote like crazy & somehow put it in demo mode!! Leave it to the babes!!Magnavox tech support is non-existant, JustAnswer never did, thanks again...

holding down volume + - buttons for 6 to 8 sec. did not fix demo problem
model magnavox ts3270b101
any other ideas

volume down and chan down at same time worked on mine to take it out of Demo mode it turned off tv and then i just hit power and it works fine again

tengo un tv lcd combo con dvd,modelo 32md359b/f7 que esta en modo demostracion,no le funciona ninguna tecla del televisor ni con el control remoto,la pantalla se pone de colores uno a uno rojo,verde azul gris etc etc.

tengo un tv lcd con dvd integrado magnavox modelo 32md359b/f7,esta en modo demostracion,no le funciona ninguna tecla del televisor ni con el control remoto,al conectarla se enciende sola sin tener que darle ala tecla de encendido.

I tried this and found out that on my Magnavox TV is the opposite, I had to push the Vol up and down bottons up simultaneously, the demo stopped immediately.

I thank you for the idea anyway because it lead me to try other things when your onitial solution didn't worked.

I have magna vox model #19md350b/f7.i tried the volume up and down buttons 6 to 8 seconds but it didn't work. Please how can i fix it with universal remote. Thank you.and colors are still flashing. Please help.

 

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