Hmm.. I don't know how to give you and input to it. There is no A/V inputs.
Only TV antenna jack is there. I cannot see any picture too. What I can do is hook and antenna, change channels and hear. I will give a try..
RF color bar generator? .. video cassette recorder? .. DVD player? (anything with an radio frequency output) .. roof antenna (assumes you still have analog signals or a converter box)? My guess:
CRT has leaked and fried vertical IC and the resistor. TWP was emitting that noise because of that?
vertical output device shorted, took out resistor. If CRT arcs with neck board connected and shuts down set - may possibly take out that again (or other semiconductors) if allowed to continue arcing. But why can't I hear any sound from the speaker? Why vol up down buttons waking up this set?
No input signal and they choose to mute pix/snd without signal? ... Vol up / down are tact switches, which have become erratic.