zs_phil

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hi all can anyone help me its christmas holidays tomorrow and my tv has just done something totally unacceptable (wont turn on) its a 42" panasonic viera

my children were playing as they do with the tv on next thing the tv goes off, i try and turn it on but it doesnt it seems to power up then goes off before i get a picture and gives me a flashing red light ,like so

red light...pause...red light...pause...red light...red light and so on .

is there any tv repairers engineers or what ever that has a clue what it is.
2 days before christmas aswell best get it working again

yoza

Un plug it from the kettle plug at the back, then leave it for a minute, and plug it back in.

Then turn it on as you normally would.

zs_phil

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god i hope your right ill give you my 2 children if you are .

i need my tv its christmas the only time of the year that has some decent stuff on .

zs_phil

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didnt work

TopBanana

You could try phoning your local repair centre

zs_phil

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already have but are closed and are closing due to it being christmas and wont have it back until after the new year while they test it

davegtt

You sure its just not on Standby? You have to hold the red standby button for a number of seconds til it comes back on. Pissed me off when someone turned mine off using standby I couldnt get it back on lol.

yoza

Mine too was locked on standby, I did he kettle cable thing and it was fine.

Mine is a Sony tho not a viera.

XRS

Try playing a DVD. That always switches mine on.

zs_phil

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all is not looking good i know its not on standby i keep hold of the red button like on panasonics i hear it start to fire up like all plasma's do then it makes a click noise and the red standby light flashes like i mentioned above .

looks like ill need a new tv before christmas bloody expense after expense at least there not as expensive as when i first got it 2 years ago i paid £1100 probably get one for around £500-£600.

SunnySideUp

This may seem a daft thing, but it happened with me ..... worth a look?

I had a SONY TV - it wouldn't turn on and flashed its red light at me ... this red light flashed when the remote buttons were being pushed (yet I was holding them!).

Turned out to be the SONY Pro-Logic Amp Remote Buttons being pushed by a seat cushion which resulted in it over-riding the TV Remote. Took it out from the cushions and all was fine.

Do you have any other Panasonic equipment in the same room and is their remote being operated constantly?

fatscoobfella1

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What model Viera is it ??

Some had power transfomer probs IIRC

zs_phil

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hmmm cannot remember ill have to have alook behind it when i get it off the wall ,i tried another power cord as i bought my mother one at the same time ,bigger discount but no joy ive also been on av forum asking them and someone mentioned a psu what ever that is (sounds expensive ).

ill tell you though its never been so quiet in my house ive even had to talk to the other half for a change might go to bed early and watch tv up there only got the normal 5 channels though but father ted is on at 10pm so happy days

michaelro

Have a similar problem with mine.
Sometimes in the morning when it's been off for a while it won't switch on straight away - Get the same red lights.

Mine goes away - Just keep persevering with turning it off and on again.

Guy in JL said it does happen - I can return mine if it gets too annoying

Might just wait a few years and try and wangle an upgrade

scarey

psu = power supply unit

ex-webby

Hi

I had a 42 viera, and this happened to me a few times.

This was the condition :

The TV is off.

Press and hold the red power button on the remote, and the little red light (next to the on/off switch on the telly) would flash really quick (like 10 times a second). But you could hold it as long as you liked and the tv would not turn on.

The fix was always, just to go and switch it off with the button the face of the tv. Wait about 20 seconds, then switch it back on.

Then press and hold the red power button on the remote.

-

I hope that fixes it, but you'd think the kettle lead solution would have done the trick.

And don't go too hard on the kids.. there really shouldn't be a "break the tv" option in the menus.

Good luck!

njkmrs

Looking at the TV listings your not going to miss much !!!!!!!!!!!!

molko

just a thought but does the remote need resynching with the TV ? What are the batteries like in the remote ?

good luck

davegtt

If you hear it switching on and getting no picture then switching off again Id go with the above suggestion of PSU. Panasonic will probably end up doing it for free, even if it is out of warrenty

fatscoobfella1

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Yep the PSU or the Power transformer(as i misquoted),can go faulty on the viera.
Think it was on the quite early models,maybe the 60 series.

j4ckos mate

mines a viera, i am worried now

davegtt

What are you worried about? Ive had my Viera a good 4 maybe 5 years now and its working fine.

fatscoobfella1

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Yea.... Had mine 2 years and its been impecable.. One of the best Plasma's out there for the money!

Getting the JL waranty is a good thing and gives you peace of mind. Cant understand anyone buying from elsewhere.

Hanley

I had the same problem on a Toshiba.

It was a fault on the power protection board (or something like that) which was designed to stop the TV from shorting, basically if this board failed the TV wouldn't be allowed to power on.

The guy proved this to me by disabling the board and the TV powered on first time, new board fitted and all was ok.

Cost about £100

speedking

Like a £100 fuse?

Rob_Impreza99

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Ive had a Viera 42PZ70 since last xmas and ive never had a single problem with it, to be honest its the best tv that ive owned and the picture is stunning with great colours.

If your tv is still under warranty i would get it checked out at your local panasonic repar centre.

Dracoro

Why buy from John Lewis when you can buy it cheaper from Richer Sounds and get a PANASONIC 5 year warrantly (which will be a darn sight better than a department store warranty I reckon).

EddScott

Is it a 42PX70?

I've heard they can do this. When you turn it on they make two or three "clicks" as the screen is coming on. Does yours make any clicks at all?

As for warranty the 5 year warranty that was banded about with the Panny screens is official Panasonic so it doesn't matter where it comes from.

Rob_Impreza99

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Because John Lewis in a lot of cases will collect and replace your television with a new set where as Panasonic will ask you to go through all the hassle of transporting your large tv to the nearest repair centre where it maybe away for 2 weeks or more while they wait for parts, John Lewis gave someone i know the latest equivelant model tv to replace their 4 year old set as they couldn`t source the same set which had been discontinued.

You hear nothing but great reports about the John Lewis warranty and the customer care they give you, wait till you get a problem and have to deal with Panasonic direct like i had too with a problematic dvd recorder and they were not exactly helpful to put it kindly.

mart360

How long does your vierra take to tun on?


From first flash of the led, to a picture bieng displayed its around 8-10 secs.


Cant remember what it was from new but i dont recall it being that long


anyone else?



Mart