Sony bravia goes into standby mode blinks 13 times in sequence

The standby light on my Sony BRAVIA 40" LCD HDTV KDL-40V2500 is blinking continuously (there is no flashing sequence, just blinks five taim balenk

12 blinks of standby light indicates 'Scanrate error'. You must have thorough knowledge in electronics to proceed. Actually, this is not a user repairable fault. it is very skilled work.

Standby power supply runs 7/24 and this should indicate it is not allowing main power supply and hence the set to turn on= short someplace is most likely issue.

Does red light blink and in a sequence of blinks?

the picture comes for 2 secs on the screen and immediately goes to stand by and red LED Sony bravia standby mode blinks 8 times

Goes from on to Standby by its self because of protection mode that activates for some internal problem. Do you see standby light blinking on tv front? What is model number of your tv? How many times standby light blinking after 3 seconds long pause? Let me know to find out possible cause of problem.

It really depends on the model #, but 13 blinks in some 40" model sets point to a bad Balancer board.

The sad part is, the balancer board may not be available, and the whole panel has to be replaced.

Which XBR series is it? Give me a model # so I can be of better assistance.

Are you sure about the 13 flashes. Error code only goes to 8 flashes.

I don't have a solution, but I have the exact same problem

A service technician arrived at my home this morning and infromed me that 13 blinks indicates a bad LCD panel. His quote to repair it was approximately $500 more than the TV initially cost. I contacted Sony support directly, and they have agreed to replace the TV, since it is less than 30 days out of warranty. The KDL40V3000 has apparently been dicontinued so they are replacing with a KDL40V4100(factory reconditioned). I know this won't necessarily help others with the same problem, but if your warranty ended recently enough they will probably work with you to mitigate the expense.