Philips FD9944/01S plasma start up issue.

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Re: Philips FD9944/01S plasma start up issue.

Decided to get this out once again and have finally managed to fix it, I've simply up-rated a few caps found in the standby circuit after some more research and finding a newer post on here to do with the exact same Tv, and hey presto, turns on straight away now so once again thank you, Badcaps as always a big help, Andy.

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Re: Philips FD9944/01S plasma start up issue.

So the screen is fine but I'm having problems with the AV media box, for what ever reason it won't always stay on, a matter of fact I'd say about 6 out of 7 times it will not work properly, I have found a way of entering the service menu, there's a jumper inside the box which allows you to enter either CSM mode, SDM mode or SAM mode, I've entered SAM mode and it's here that I'm stuck, I see a series of error codes, they are:

039
037
038
036
041
035
065
066
053
050

I'm guessing a few of these are probably old codes from a glitch or two in it's history but some, I'm sure, relate to now. I have read about making the unit a "stand alone" box but not so sure how, I'm still looking, anyway the codes above, any one got any ideas on them?

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Re: Philips FD9944/01S plasma start up issue.

So whilst in the SAM service mode I have altered the option "stand alone" from NO to YES, this seems to of cured the switching off issue but has altered slightly how the box and Tv turn on, the Tv turns on with the box but will then switch off again, aiming the remote directly at the Tv to turn it back on resolves this, strange but at least it all works, it seems.....