My television wont come on and the red light keeps blinking what can i do to fix this?

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The first thing to try is to unplug the unit from the wall for about 15 minutes,if this does not work you will need the assistance of a servicer to diagnose the problem,if you are familiar with tv service you can check the horizontal output transistor for a short,sometimes it fails for no reason and other times it goes bad along with the horizontal output transformer also know as flyback.Be careful if you decide to check this yourself.

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Refer to owners manual ! Blinking indicates the type of fault that is occuring on all your tv sets. example : power light on red - indicator light beside it green but blinks rapidly for half a second rapidly then shuts off. This refers to a faulty lamp or a lamp that is near its expiration. Read your manuals if indicators refer to easy repair sweet, but if it says call tech then bummer...

Sonny Berry

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• Posted on Sep 23, 2008

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I will need the model number of your set and also know if the led blinks a number of times in between a pause.

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There was a firmware update from Sony for power up & down problems for the KDFE42A10 among other models which were made in July 2005. If you go to the Sony website (service/support) you can find a link where you can enter your model # and serial # to see if your TV is affected.

The update takes an authorized service guy to come to you home and load the new firmware from a USB memory stick. It takes approx 5 minutes to do. Mine has worked flawlessly for three years now and it was Sony who contacted me to do the update within the first few months I owned the TV.

You should have this done if your TV is affected. Sony indicated that power on and power off problems could begin after six months or so if the update is not done. Sounds like it may be the same issue unless your lamp is bad.

Also, if you have recently had the lamp door open for any reason, you need to ensure it is closed and locked correctly or the lamp light will flash three times in red and won't allow the TV to start up.

This is all covered in the manual under the Troubleshooting' section and is also referred to in the first few pages of the manual where the LED are explained.

Good luck !

Donnieboy - fellow Sony 3 LCD owner

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mine just did the same thing ... did you ever figure out what the problem was?