Need Help With My Solid State TV

[mwplefty]

In case anyone hasn't seen my previous posts or messages, I just purchased a 19" 1974 RCA XL-100. Needless to say, I'm already having problems.

When I plugged in the power cord, all I heard was a faint hissing. There was no image on the screen (not even fuzziness) nor was there sound. As I adjusted the "horizontal hold" button on the back of the set, the hissing either got quieter or little louder, but there still was no image on the screen (It was completely black). And yes, I did switch the black set-up button to "norm" and nothing happened.

When I took off the back of the set to carefully clean it, I didn't see any obvious issues with the inside. I even turned the red "Reset" button, and of course that did nothing.

I don't want to set up a converter box until I determine what the issue is and how it can be resolved.

Please let me know what you think is wrong.

Thanks,
Matt