Top 20 Maxent MX-42HPM20 42 in. Plasma HDTV Questions & Answers

See if you can reset the electronics to factory defaults. Also check with the mfg about this. If nothing works you have one sick puppy on your hands. Try this - turn set on then pull the power plug. Then push and hold the power button to on position for a few minutes. Release button and plug back in Turn on and see what happens.

Hello Greg Y, The POP came from the part that is under the big heatsink, That part fails due to heat. I would recommend to add a cooling fan on top of the heatsink to keep the temperature lower and that would extend the life expectancy. Find a 9 to 12 volts source to connect the fan if you decide to install it. Let me know if you need further assistance.

Fault at its main digital board. Short circuited component/s at it. Contact any service technician; or the authorized service center. If you wish to get some details; check the site linked here. Surf the site with patience. Pull up older posts. http://electro-medical.blogspot.com/ In most cases, the main board might have to be replaced. If so, a software [firmware] update too might be necessary. Before going further; try a hard reset first. If it does not help you, replace the main digital board. There are two methods to reset TVs. The first is simple to do; a Hard Reset. The other is somewhat skilled; is a Factory Reset (System Reset). To make it a hard reset, just unplug the TV from AC mains wall socket, and re-plug it back after 15 minutes or so. If you do this by overnight is better. This procedure will make it a hard reset. If you want to make it a system reset [Factory Reset]; you have to enter its service mode option, and select the factory reset option. If you wish to get some details; visit the site linked here.

Take it to a repair shop for a screen replacement.

As far as I know the plazma path has begun to fail. The fix is to replace the screen.

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Connect the antenna at its socket, select the input to "TV" and then re-tune it. Refer its user manual for more about how to tune it. http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/

There are many reasons for this fault. T'Con board, and even display panel should be suspected. Your TV need a through check-up. Contact any service technician. If you wish to get some details about this kind of fault to LCD TVs, check this link.http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/ Pull up previous posts by its left sidebar, or type in the brand name and model number to of your set, to its search box, and press 'Enter' or view it in Mosaic / Timeslide option.

The common failure capacitors are called electrolytic caps and the ones of main failure are on the power supply board---note that they are soldered in and each has a specific value and working voltage.'here is what a bad one looks like for mild to extreme:

Visit the site named 'Electro-help' for more details. Check this link and select the site named above. View it in 'Flip card' option, which can be selected from the drop down box menu at the left top corner or the display window. It will make search easy. Some times, the ads attached with each posts might help you to find the availability of spare parts. There are more than 625 posts to different brand TVs.

You should be able to get one from www.tvcircuitboards.com if you dont see it listed hit the contact us page they respond quickly.

same problem with different modles. It worked but only for 5 min. There truely isnt an actual problem from what ive been told. Its both and neither at the same time. TV - res, needs changed and your laptop video card needs a update. Again this is what was told to me by my I.T. guy. HDMI ports do not have this problem.

The power supply regulator board should be checked. Check this link, and select the site named 'Electro-help'. All details are described there in detail.

The rating of the fuses will be marked on the printed circuit board, very near to the fuse clamp.

check for bad control or buffer board.

check for defective buffer board, check bad component or burnt parts.

You can but the connection type is not the problem. If you have Coax cable or antenna type signal you need to put that into a tuner capable of providing the RCA (baseband or composite) video out with RCA audio as well. However if one is going that route with a HD display then the SVHS tyoe connector or even HDMI or some component level cables should be used to get the full benefit of the HD signal.If your HDTV has no Coax input then it is not a TV but a displaydevice more like what is used in computers.

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If inside screen has damaged, it will be best to buy a new TV, rather than try to replace it because 2/3rd price of the total cost of a Plasma TV is with its screen itself. Take a wise decision.