Pioneer PDP-5020FD 50 in. Plasma HDTV - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

The short answer would be No to both questions, screens are highly technical in their manufacture and as a result make up between half and three quarters of a devices cost of TV's. It will get worse sadly and end up as scrap or spares, screens do exist but mostly for say monitors or hand type devices (Tablets etc) but most I have seen are salvaged or "new" seconds that failed quality tests in some way. Check your contents insurance for damage cover? to offset getting a new one. Hope this helps............

My pioneer 5020FD Kuro tv. when I plug power to the unit, a blue light blinks 8 times pause 2 sec. and blink 8 times repeating this and if i press power button it clicks red light and makes a clicking sound and goes back to the blue light blinking again, it did this once before and the picture came on fine until i turned it off and now it just blink the blue code.

Fault with the main power supply regulator board. Check and replace damaged component/s at its main power regulator [SMPS] section circuit. Contact any service technician. If you wish to get some details; check the site linked here. Surf the site with patience. Pull up older posts. http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/ It will be best to replace the power supply regulator board as card basis rather than making "Surgery" to it; which usually will make loss for both money and precious time.

This model has no headphone out put. In the rear panel there are two monitor audio outputs which could drive headphones, but I think the volume output to a possible monitor matches the tv loudspeaker output, and may not turn off the audio separately.

should have 4 screws on front of tv screan on coners or on back then you should be able to pull front of screan an replace the screan it just plugs in to the mother bord jesus loves u un plug it first

Yes. It is.

I also had this problem. I read elsewhere that this happens when your TV's audio setting are set to surround sound when you don't actually have a 5-speaker system. I changed the settings to regular stereo and it fixed the problem perfectly.

Hi Miquel.If the unit does not start but stays in standby with the red light on, then the TV is in forced standby mode because an internal problem has been detected.Try disconnecting power cord for ten minutes. If that does not help, then the TV must be tested and repaired.Regards.Ginko

I have the same issue - Pioneer told me the local repair shop could reset the firmware, I paid the $90 service call and they could not fix anything. For a 18 month old $5000 TV they now want me to replace the digital board for around $500.

on some dvd players and surround sound systems have a thing called DRC (dynamic range compression) you can us that and it will help it a little. i have come across the same problem but im after a digital on to run with plex or vlc on a mac. im having to route it through protools to use a compressor on there, but thats eating my resources.

One in panel on left hand edge, another 3 on rear.

I believe 20 minutest just enough. But when you bring it back from cold outside to your new home it have to stay/warm 2-3 hours before you plug it in.

Get the user manual here:
http://tv.manualsonline.com/search.html?q=Pioneer+PDP-5020FD+&submit.x=39&submit.y=15

Check page 9 of this document:

http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/StaticFiles/Manuals/Home/PDP-5020FD_OperatingInstructions0610.pdf

You will see that there is a power button on the bottom right corner of the back of the unit (item 25). Turn the unit on using that first.

You will have a fault in either of your sustain boards. Possibly just a fuse open circuit but more likely to be something more serious on the driver circuit. the best remedy would be to contact your service centre especially if it is still under warrenty.

If there is no power to tv, remove rear panel and check the fuse. If the fuse is good, the power supply will need to be replaced

mostly if thunder hit the anttenna or satellite receiver, the tuner module will be affected , so try changing this module might solve your problems.

If the screen is cracked, sorry to tell you but you need to replace the entire screen. If it is under warranty contact the manufacturer to find some cost effective options. Replacing the screen may be almost as expensive as buying a whole new TV of the same model.

If it's a horizontal line then its the TV service you are using. This also happens with cablevision and Verison FIOS services. You might be able to look into your menu settings on the TV and adjust this.

Question edited for clarity. Great question Madeleine. The ones with Screen Saver and Audio are in Preview Mode. If you want to watch them, you have to subscribe. It is a tactic to get you hooked and get you to pay. Sometimes they will give you a couple of minutes of video and audio at the beginning of a programme. It isn't a television issue, it is your cable provider and a sales technique. ..