Monday, July 09, 2012

PANASONIC - TH-PX42P75U - TH-PX50P75U LED BLINKS 8 TIMES - 9 TIMES - NO SWITCH ON



APPLICABLE TO PANASONIC - Panasonic TH-42PX75U - TH-50PX75U - TH-42PX77U - TH-50PX77U [PLASMA]

STANDBY LED BLINKS EIGHT TIMES. 

Trouble Mode:  SS energy Recovery SOS/Panel.
Defective Boards [possible]:  SS, SC, D, P Boards.
Disconnect AC mains.  
  • Disconnect CN SS11 and SS23 from the SS board and CN P12 from the 'P' board.  Turn On the Tv.  Does the TV power up and stay On?  If No
  • Turn On the TV.  Is the Vsus input at pin number 1 of CN P11 present before shut down?  
  • If yes; 'D' board is faulty.
  • If No; disconnect CN SC2 and SC20 from the SC board.  Turn On the TV.  does the TV power up and stay On?  
  • If yes; SC board is faulty.
  • If No; P board is faulty.
  • Go back to step 1
  • If Yes; is the collector of Q251 or the anode of D255 on the 'SS' board high?  
  • If yes; 'SS' board is faulty.
  • If No; panel defect.
9 BLINKS OF STANDBY LIGHT AT SWITCH ON
In this case, only 'D' board is defective.  No further check needed.