Turn off "fpa lock" without a remote?
Install an IR Remote App in android phone. The app link below worked for me to remove the fpa lock on. Configure the App for your RCA TV. Set TV as Device type, RCA as the brand. and choose the model (e.g., TV 20 F420T) also, select the Alternate IR Driver.
All the options of the command may appear in a list form. Close that and an actual remote with buttons should appear.
Then Power your tv will turn ON. Press the Menu. Pressing the Channel Down/Up Button to navigate to Preferences. Press OK button on the screen.. Then Navigate to FPA Lock. Press OK again. THis will turn the FPA Lock to Off.
Then you could use your on-TV buttons ZappIR Universal IR Remote Android Apps on Google Play
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SOURCE: FPA LOCK
I had the same problem on my rca tv. FPA was locked out. i lost the remote and could not turn the tv on.
i have the answer for you. yay me.
THE FPA CAN BE MANUALLY RESET BY DOING THE FOLLOWING.
YOU MUST QUICK CYCLE THE POWER.
DO THIS BY RAPIDLY PLUGING AND UNPLUGING THE POWER CORD FROM THE WALL OUTLET.
DO NOT UN PLUG IT COMPLETELY OUT OF THE WALL SOCKET. JUST FAR ENOUGH TO SEVER THE FLOW OF ELECTRICITY. YOU MUST GO IN AND OUT VERY FAST. AND WALLAH, PROBLEM FIXED. YOU CAN THANK ME IF YOU WISH. HAVE A GREAT DAY.
SOURCE: FPA Lock can't turn Tv on
I posted the above - I went to WalMart, bought an $8 remote and a .98 pack of AA batteries. It turned the TV on immediately. Problem solved for less than $10.
SOURCE: FPA Lock
After doing a little research, it looke like the front panel lock , can only be removed from the parental control menu using your remote. If your universal remote does not get you into the menu, see if you can borrow a friends rca remote long enough to get you into your menu & remove the fpa.
SOURCE: RCA 27V412T FPA LOCK ON & REMOTE LOCK
If the front panel lock is on, you will need a working original remote (or a universal remote properly programmed for RCA) to turn the set on. The IR receiver is next to the buttons on the fromt but the RCA IR receivers are very reliable, and I have yet to see a bad one in a modern RCA TV. Once you turn the set on by remote, you can enter the menu and turn the FPA off.
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