We own a Sony FWD-50PX2 television. A few weeks ago it would not turn on. The power is going to the television. When you try to turn the tv on you can hear it pop and the red light showing it is off will flip to green and then turn back to red. We would like to just repair the TV as it is a very nice television set. We thought possible power supply, but it is trying to turn on. Any help you can give to help correct the problem would be great.

SOURCE: red light flashes 8 times

The red LED blinking 8 times is an error code for the service technician. There is nothing you, the consumer , can do to remedy this problem. Your set will have to be brought in to an authorized Sony repair center.


C-Dog

SOURCE: Sony FWD-42PV1 -

I diagnosed the same problem on my FWD-42pv1 as a problem on the Y-SUS board. The fuse on that board was blown, and the board itself was bad (replacing the fuse was not enough to fix it). The symptoms were exactly the same - the LED cycling red/green, and then finally stuck at red.

With a new Y-SUS board, the TV has been working fine for a couple months.

SOURCE: 42 in SONY LCD flat screen has red light blinking and won't turn on

Does the red light blink in a discernible pattern? How many times does it flash or blink?

SOURCE: Tv cuts off and green light flashes

If your set was manufactured around July 2005, you may need a firmware upgrade to solve this issue. On the Sony website you can enter your model # and serial # to see if you TV is affected. If so, it is easy to have done and may be free from Sony. It sounds like the issue they described in the writeup on the required formware update. I had mine done within few months of when i bought it (purchased in Dec 2005) and it has been working flawlessly since.

Good luck!

Donnieboy999

SOURCE: TV won't turn on, red flashing light

Hold The Off Button for 20 sec should make clicking noise switch off at power and on again should be working