Other faults due to damaged Buffer board are:
- Turns ON, and shut down, No audio or video, Vertical black bars on the screen, Vertical color line size changes, Burning smell, White or colored horizontal lines etc:
- Grey colored screen with no video, and the set refuse to turn OFF. Have to unplug the set from AC mains to turn it OFF.
- No Menu or screen shots. Switches OFF for no reason.
- No video from any one of the inputs.
- No picture to some channels. Only snow is visible.
- No picture, but menu window OK.
- Picture distorts after a while, and sound too seems troubled.
The above stated are the symptoms of faulty Audio/Video Main Board.
This is the picture of a typical audio/video main board.
See its location. The location may differ set to set, and model to model.
Plasma Panel Faults:
- Dark or Burned image on screen.
- Previous screens' static image stays for a while, and goes out after some time.
- Intermittent color change along with brightness.
- Burn in image.
- Turn ON and Shuts Down. This may repeat.
