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  • jtandrew
    New Member
    • Aug 2011
    • 2
    #1

    VIZIO VO42L FHDTV10A Issues

    Hi,

    To start with I am new and thanks for your patience. I have VIZIO VO42L FHDTV10A that started not showing any picture, no backlight and no sound.

    When I have it plugged in I get an amber power light. When I press the power button the power light switches to white and nothing else happens.

    Please let me know what my first steps should be for troubleshooting this issue. I can get pictures on here in the next day or two but I do not have any right at this moment.

    THANKS MUCH!
    Jim
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    • PlainBill
      Badcaps Legend
      • Feb 2009
      • 7034
      • USA
      #2
      Re: VIZIO VO42L FHDTV10A Issues

      Originally posted by jtandrew
      Hi,

      To start with I am new and thanks for your patience. I have VIZIO VO42L FHDTV10A that started not showing any picture, no backlight and no sound.

      When I have it plugged in I get an amber power light. When I press the power button the power light switches to white and nothing else happens.

      Please let me know what my first steps should be for troubleshooting this issue. I can get pictures on here in the next day or two but I do not have any right at this moment.

      THANKS MUCH!
      Jim
      Can you turn the TV off with the remote? Is there a U33 on the main board? Have you checked the voltages out of the power supply?

      PlainBill
      For a number of reasons, both health and personal, I will no longer be active on this board. Any PMs asking for assistance will be ignored.

      Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic.

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        • jtandrew
          New Member
          • Aug 2011
          • 2
          #3
          Re: VIZIO VO42L FHDTV10A Issues

          I just checked and the TV will turn on and off with the remote. I am going to look for a U33 and check voltages.
          Thanks,
          Jim

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            • mrquint
              New Member
              • Jan 2012
              • 1
              #4
              Re: VIZIO VO42L FHDTV10A Issues

              Excuse me, have you fixed your problem?
              If yes, could you tell me the istory? cause I have the same problem but mine the sound is ok, it just has not back light.
              thanks in advance.

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                • bbjunkie
                  Badcaps Veteran
                  • Dec 2011
                  • 301
                  #5
                  Re: VIZIO VO42L FHDTV10A Issues

                  Originally posted by mrquint
                  I have the same problem but mine the sound is ok, it just has not back light.
                  thanks in advance.
                  It's not the same problem then, sounds similar to 2 seconds to black.

                  To verify, with tv powered on and a source connected hold a flashlight to the screen - can you see an image? If so, read below.

                  PlainBill wrote a very good troubleshooting guide for 2 seconds to black, it has been re-written several times to scroll to the last version near the bottom.

                  https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=10419

                  Good luck with your repair, if you need further help then start a new thread, it doesn't cost anything and is better for search purposes.
                  Last edited by bbjunkie; 01-17-2012, 03:57 AM.

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                    • PlainBill
                      Badcaps Legend
                      • Feb 2009
                      • 7034
                      • USA
                      #6
                      Re: VIZIO VO42L FHDTV10A Issues

                      Originally posted by bbjunkie
                      It's not the same problem then, sounds similar to 2 seconds to black.

                      To verify, with tv powered on and a source connected hold a flashlight to the screen - can you see an image? If so, read below.

                      PlainBill wrote a very good troubleshooting guide for 2 seconds to black, it has been re-written several times to scroll to the last version near the bottom.

                      https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=10419

                      Good luck with your repair, if you need further help then start a new thread, it doesn't cost anything and is better for search purposes.
                      Excuse me. I've done enough here in my own right that I don't need to borrow the glory of others. retiredcaps wrote (and rewrote, and rewrote) that excellent troubleshooting guide.

                      PlainBill
                      For a number of reasons, both health and personal, I will no longer be active on this board. Any PMs asking for assistance will be ignored.

                      Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic.

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                        • bbjunkie
                          Badcaps Veteran
                          • Dec 2011
                          • 301
                          #7
                          Re: VIZIO VO42L FHDTV10A Issues

                          Apologies PlainBill - don't ask me how I got the both of you mixed up.

                          I second your comment on that being an excellent guide.

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                            • PlainBill
                              Badcaps Legend
                              • Feb 2009
                              • 7034
                              • USA
                              #8
                              Re: VIZIO VO42L FHDTV10A Issues

                              Originally posted by bbjunkie
                              Apologies PlainBill - don't ask me how I got the both of you mixed up.

                              I second your comment on that being an excellent guide.
                              It's common - great works are often attributed to the wrong author. Last week I found a list of outstanding Science Fiction works by various authors. Under the section for Arthur C. Clarke was 'Nightfall' - written by Isaac Asimov.

                              PlainBill
                              For a number of reasons, both health and personal, I will no longer be active on this board. Any PMs asking for assistance will be ignored.

                              Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic.

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