Television died?

Question

I have a Mitsubishi television that i just bought from craigslist (which i guess i kinda regret, okay, i get it) a couple weeks ago.

I was on xbox for a while, and when I went to turn the xbox off to watch television, the xbox shut off but so did the television. When I try to turn it on, the screen remains blank but the power light goes on for about 3 seconds then turns off again.

Its a projection t.v. and prior to this, everything seemed fine.

I opened the back of the television to try and look at the fuse box, but got nowhere.

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

If you just bought the TV, it should be under warrantee. If unplugging the TV for a while and plugging it back in doesn't reset it, then you need to call customer service. Also disconnect the Xbox, just in case that went bad and is sending a blank signal to the TV.

Answer 2

I can only suggest you contact an Authorized Mitsubishi repairman in the yellow pages....

Or at least a TV repairman if you don't have any authorized servicers nearby....

Most of the time when the power light comes on for 3 seconds then shuts off, it's telling you that the deflection circuits aren't coming alive....and it's protecting the picture tubes from gettin a burn on it due to no deflection....

So your Vertical or Horizontal deflection needs repaired....

Could be the Convergence deflection too if it's shorted....

Answer 3

There was probably a power surge. Try unplugging the TV for an extended period of time (an hour or overnight).