Top 20 Vizio P2 42 in. HD-Ready Plasma Television Questions & Answers

Chances are something in the power supply board failed and that was the pop you heard, a new board should get ti going again

Sounds like a fuse and/or Circuit board components have failed. Would not suggest atempting repair unless you are familiar with electronics and the hazards associated with repairing such equipment. Can do damage to yourself or further damage to the equipment.

You have a shorted circuit board in there somewhere, fuse pop for a reason.

If you wish to get some details; check the site linked here. Pull up older posts. http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/ Faults & possible causes to LCD & Plasma screen are given with illustrations. You can get an idea about the fault to an extent. Faults to all LCD & Plasma screen are similar, irrespective of its brand and screen size.

Without a remote control, you can't. To select a proper universal remote control, you should know about the number of digits to its set-up codes. There are 3 digit, 4 digit, 5 digit, 2 digit and even single digit codes, to some brand devices. After confirming this, check the sites linked here. Both the sites have set-up code list and set-up procedure to many popular brand remote controls. Check which brand remote control has set-up code/s to your device brand, and buy that one according to availability. Brand name of the remote control isn't a matter, but it should have set-up codes in its code list, to the device brand you have. Please note: Every new universal remote control will have set-up code list, and set-up procedure along with its pack. Never accept a remote control, that hasn't both of this. For more details about the set-up codes, visit the sites Check this site too. http://remotesearch.blogspot.com/ http://electrohelponline.blogspot.com/ Universal remote controls are available at most of the electronic spare part selling shops. Visit some online sites too, which deals with electronic spare parts.

If you have your WiFi set up on your device all you need to do is open your browser and go to http://www.netflix.com/ and sign up for an account if you don't already have one :)

If you go to you tube and type in "how do I turn on the sound without a remote on the VIZIO P2, 42inch tv .there are 4 or 5 videos info about retuning another remote for you set give it a look and see if it solves you problem .

I have the same t.v. you should be able to turn it off manually on the control panel located on the left side of the t.v. however if it hooked up to cable box I've had to hit the off button twice

sounds like the screen is shot

Some channels are scrambled on purpose by cable companies. You have to pay for the channels that you want, and then and only then, the channel is unscrambled.

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Most cable systems today scramble their digital signals in such a way as to require the use of a "cable card" (for TVs that support them) or a set-top decoder box. Hooking up directly to the cable on most cable systems today won't get you much of anything in the way of channels regardless of the type of tuner you have installed. They do this to ensure that you are paying a fee for each set that is connected to the cable (the rental fee for the card or box).

Vizio is known for problems very early on. You may have a bad panel or bad driver boards. What is the power light doing when it shuts off? how many times does it blink?

Based on the lack of info in your question, my guess would be no, you should probably call Best Buy or something and pay them to hook it up. Do you have the right cables? What interfaces have you tried, HDMI? Composite? What are you trying to connect to it? Have you cycled through the inputs? Basically I can't answer your question because you haven't asked anything specific enough to answer.

Change the aspect ratio. Enter the Picture Settings on TV via the TV remote control.

Fault to its main 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://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/ .In most cases, the main board might have to be replaced.If so, a software [firmware] update too might be necessary.

change the main board

You should have a remote control to set its picture settings. To select a proper universal remote control, you should know about the number of digits to its set-up codes.There are 3 digit, 4 digit, 5 digit, 2 digit and even single digit codes, to some brand devices.After confirming this, check the sites linked here.Both the sites have set-up code list and set-up procedure to many popular brand remote controls.Check which brand remote control has set-up code/s to your device brand, and buy that one according to availability. Brand name of the remote control isn't a matter, but it should have set-up codes in its code list, to the device brandyou have. Please note: Every new universal remote control will have set-up code list, and set-up procedure along with its pack.Never accept a remote control, that hasn't both of this. For more details about the set-up codes, visit the site http://electrohelponline.blogspot.com/Check this site too.http://remotesearch.blogspot.com/Universal remote controls are available at most of the electronic spare part selling shops. Type in the brand name of your device, in the search box [at the top right] of the display window and the Search will start at once as you type in, and will show you all the related posts.It will make surf easy.

Set-up (Programming) procedure is too much to type in here, and is not practical and it will differ brand-to-brand remote controls. If you wish to get more; check the sites linked here. It has set-up code list & set-up procedure to many popular brand remote controls. One among it has general set-up codes to check with TVs and other devices are given, in the order of the 'device's brand name list' in alphabetical order. Pull up older posts. Search the sites by type in the brand name to your device in its search box at the top right part of the display window. It will help you to find the document easily. http://remotesearch.blogspot.com/ http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/ http://electrohelponline.blogspot.com/ Type in the brand name of your device, in the search box [at the top right] of the display window, and press enter to get all related posts. It will make surf easy.

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