Hitachi 50" Plasma (P50X01AU), power light comes on but no screen

Servicing by opening the back cover should be performed only by a qualified service technician.

Hello mark riazzi,

I am not sure what you mean by a box that came with the tv. What is the model of your number of your tv? Some tv's have power right at the front of the tv and the other buttons are usually located on the side of the tv or if its a thin tv, then on the back at the edges. You should have also gotten a remote with the tv if it was new out of the box. If not, get a universal remote. The manual that comes with the universal remote will have a code for the model of your Hitachi tv. Follow the instructions and you can use that remote instead. Good luck.

-Joe

First do you see a light indicating that the TV has power? There are two power buttons on the TV (the main power and the regular power button). The red standby light will light up when the main power switch is on. This indicator is just to the left of the remote I/R sensor. You can find the main switch on the bottom front of the tv (it is under the tv forward of the stand). Turn on the Main power if it is not on. Then try the power button on the control panel of the TV again.

Does the standby light change color or blink? (Red is standby, orange is power savings (no signal), blue is on.) If the main switch is on and the standby light doesn't come on, the TV has a problem at the power supply. Try unplugging the unit for a bit (at least 30 seconds) and then plugging it back in. This will reset the internal circuitry. If you see a blinking light, then the TV is reporting a self-test failure. I do not know the codes for this model Hitachi Plasma TV.

The manual for the Hitachi P50H401 TV is available from Retrevo: http://www.retrevo.com/support/Hitachi-P50H401-TVs-manual/id/1233ci869/t/2/ . You will need to enter a code to access the pdf.

I'm assuming you don't have one of the special versions that were intended for large audiences that were only controlled by remote (no control keys on the front of the TV). Remotes.com has the original remote or a substitute remote if you need it. See http://www.remotes.com/remotes/servlet/rs?a=gmi&uuid=13104063628240&smodel=P50H401&brand_pn=HITACHI_P50H401 .

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

I would open back and check all boards for cracks, this is a problem with these sets.Then count the blinks on the set and see if it stops for a moment and starts back.

unplug the unit for a while like one hour or so.

Ur tv projection bulb,been a long time had not been replaced?If the the bulb been,replaced the ballast might be dead.

you need to unplug power cord from back of tv and let it set for awhile then plug back into the back of the tv i also have a plasma and it sometimes does that also

unplug unit for 1 minute turn off main power button plug in then press main power button and try!

I think you have problems with the digital main PWB.

If the power PWB failed, turn off and change the pilot ligth to red.