I have a 27 inch RCA truflat hdtv and the picture is off-center about 1 inch or so down. I can't see the bottom inch of the picture.

try to preset the channels bec,it is not on the tv button memory but only on remote.go to channel settings and preset cable channels

Check for any loose solder terminals at its vertical output section circuit.

Something has definitely gone wrong. When picture fails, generally the audio will still play; but since the set is shutting down completely after a short time - it is going to more involved.

Firstly, anything can be fixed. The questions to ask are: 1) At what point do you stop spending money to repair a device that is XX years old? 2) How much would a replacement / upgrade cost?

Given that your set is an older SD (standard definition) with an old analog NTSC legacy tuner, it may be worth while to make the move to a digital HDTV. The picture quality will "blow away" any SD version of the same image / program that your old TV displayed. Unlike several years ago, the HDTV has come way down in price, too. A 32 inch, wide screen HDTV price starts at just $235 as results shown by a search in Google. In order to view HD signals, you'll need either 1) a plain UHF/VHF antenna (and local broadcasters in range), 2) HD cable TV service or, 3) HD satellite service. Cable and satellite providers offer SD service and for slightly more, HD service. Most people are not happy watching SD signals on an HD display - so you'll probably want to change the level of service if you're not using an antenna. Old DVD players only send SD signals, you might consider upgrading to a Blu-Ray player. Blu-Ray players provide SD and HD signals - depending on whether you insert an SD DVD or an HD Blu-Ray disk. The Blu-Ray players, like the HDTVs, have also dropped in price significantly.

See if you can find a place that provides free estimates. If not able to locate, find someone that will apply the cost of diagnostics (ask what the diagnostic fee is) to the total repair charge, and decide to either fix or replace.

I hope this helps and good luck! Please take a moment to rate my reply - thank you.

At the following website you can order a replacement remote for your TV

http://www.replacementremotes.com/store/prodthumbs.cfm?ns=1&keyword=27f520t&category=All+Brands%2FType+brand

Either one of the 2 pictured remotes are acceptable replacements.
Click on either picture for details as to how to order, cost, and shipping.

Looks like SMPS circuit problem. Contact authorized service center.

Somehow you have enabled the Closed Captioning mode. Work your way through the menus to turn it off and the problem will be resolved. The channels that come in normally are not transmitting the closed captioning information, thus no CC black box.

Dan

YOUR TV HAS A RETRACE PROBLEM,FIND THE CAPACITOR 35V/100uf,1V/10uf AND COLDSOLDER FIRST THE MAINBOARD BEFORE YOU REPLACE THE COMPONENTS.

Buy a new remote.
Look around the tv and find the menu button.
Generally there is a separate power button.
You can also download the manual:
http://tv.manualsonline.com/manuals/mfg/rca/27f520t.html

Unplug it for an hour and try again. This is an hard reset.

vertical capacitors beside of vertical ic no other problem the capacitors only