20 Most Recent Panasonic Viera TH-42PZ80U Plasma TV - Page 2 Questions & Answers

If you wish to get some details; check the site linked here. Pull up older posts. http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/ Faults & possible causes to LCD & Plasma screen are given with illustrations. You can get an idea about the fault to an extent. Faults to all LCD & Plasma screen are similar, irrespective of its brand and screen size. Search the site by type in the "brand name" to your device; (Exclude the model number), in the "Search box at the top right of the display window of the Homepage" to get gathered related posts.

This is normally done by pressing yellow button on remote

The screw holes are metric. The set is supplied with M5x25 screws to attach the pedestal, so the wall mount screws will be in that same range.

Set-up (Programming) procedure is too much to type in here, and is not practical and it will differ brand-to-brand remote controls. If you wish to get more; check the sites linked here. It has set-up code list & set-up procedure to many popular brand remote controls. One among it has general set-up codes to check with TVs and other devices are given, in the order of the 'device's brand name list' in alphabetical order. Pull up older posts. Search the sites by type in the brand name to your device in its search box at the top right part of the display window. It will help you to find the document easily. http://remotesearch.blogspot.com/ http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/ http://electrohelponline.blogspot.com/ Programming Notes • If your device does not respond to the remote after trying all codes listed or your brand is not listed in the code list, use the Auto Code Search method to program your remote. • Sometimes the first code that "works" with your device may operate only a few functions of your device. There may be another code in the code list that performs more functions. Try other codes from the code list for more functionality. This is a trial and error procedure; and quiet time consuming. You might have to check different codes said for your device. Search the site by type in the "brand name" to your device; in the "Search box at the top right of the display window " to get gathered related posts.

These blinks [flashes] are fault indication (Error Codes). From the number of blinks occur at one time switch ON, you can get an idea about the faulty circuit section inside it. This will make repair easy. These are called blinking codes. Make sure about the exact number of blinking of the standby/power LED, by switching On & OFF the set, for at least two times. Count it carefully. If you wish to get some details, check the site linked here. It has details about blinking codes, and fault locating procedure, to many popular brand TVs and other devices. http://electro-medical.blogspot.com/ If blinks continue without any pause, the main board is faulty.

If you let me know in which location of the screen is located I can assist with the possible cause since the vertical line can be caused by different items based on where its located on the Screen such as center of screen, or far right side or midle of the right half side of the screen. Reply to this same post with where the line is located and I will assist you with it.

These blinks [flashes] are fault indication (Error Codes). From the number of blinks occur at one time switch ON, you can get an idea about the faulty circuit section inside it. This will make repair easy. These are called blinking codes. Make sure about the exact number of blinking of the standby/power LED, by switching On & OFF the set, for at least two times. Count it carefully. If you wish to get some details, check the site linked here. It has details about blinking codes, and fault locating procedure, to many popular brand TVs and other devices. http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/ http://electro-medical.blogspot.com/ If blinks continue without any pause, the main board is faulty.

How many times is that light blinking? For example a 7 blink error code would blink 7 times pause 7 times etc. What is your's blinking?

CONTACT PANOSONIC CUSTOMER SUPPORT

YOU MUST USE THE REMOTE THAT CAME WITH THE TV WHEN NEW AND ADJUST CONTRAST,BRIGHTNESS, COLOR ETC.

Contact the authorized service center for Panasonic. If you wish to get some details; check the site linked here. Pull up older posts. Surf the site with patience. http://electro-medical.blogspot.com/ http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/

Did you have audio and it just stop or have you added something to it and then had no audio? Get back with me on this because it is very important as to troubleshooting your set. Col. Dna Gillespie

It will be best to contact any service technician. If you wish to get some details; check the site linked here. Pull up older posts. Surf the site with patience. http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/

2 possibilities... First, your lower-left buffer is bad. Second, your panel is bad. First possibility is the most desirable. You should contact Panasonic directly for service information on this TV. They are having some panel problems on a few models... they may have issued a warranty extension for this model. Panasonic likes to have their hands in the repair process anyway. I highly doubt you could just order a part for this model without using an authorized servicer. Best wishes.

If you wish to get some details; check the site linked here. Pull up older posts. Surf the site with patience. http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/ Error codes,and blinking codes to many popular brand TVs are given. Search the site by type in the "brand name" to your device, in the "Search box at the top right of the display window of the Homepage" to get gathered related posts.

have Panasonic Plasma TV that the power button keeps blinking red...

Its probably all done, its funny i leave my old 27 inch on for 10 years straight and no problems. and people give these away free because they are not modern looking

www.ask.com/ www.wikipedia.org/ www.infolinks.com/ www.info.com/panasonic_viera/plasma/tv/th42pz80u/blinks/7_times/and/black/screen/mean/ most likely failure of module in the tv, most likely fuse, capacitor, something burn up, find the air vents smell the area your smelling something burn up smell, if you have every smell electronic stuff burning up you will understand what i mean you will never forget that smell.

Try a hard reset to this set, and check. There are two types of reset to TVs. The first is simple to do; a Hard Reset. The other is somewhat skilled; is a Factory Reset (System Reset). To make it a hard reset, just unplug the TV from AC mains wall socket, and re-plug it back after 15 minutes or so. If you do this by overnight is better. This procedure will make it a hard reset. If you want to make it a system reset [Factory Reset]; you have to enter its service mode option, and select the factory reset option. If you wish to get some details; check the site linked here. Pull up older posts. Surf the site with patience. http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/ Service mode entry, adjust and exit procedure to many popular brand TVs are given. Never forget to exit the service mode, after all adjustments have been done.