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My tv wont come back on fpa lock on - RCA 20F420T 20" TV

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Press Menu Button from any Remote control ( RC) by which could turn on your TV, press menu , menu drop down list will be visible on ur screen then wait 4 a minute or more till ur RC stop blinking , then go to Preference menu , go to FPA lock, turn it off. enjoy.
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Hello,
Hopefully you have the original remote or you will not be able to remove fpa lock. So I will list a few ways to unlock the fpa. Try each one and one will work.

  • Hold down the menu button on the remote and volume down on the TV at the same time for at least 4 seconds. The TV won't say the fpa is unlocked but it will be.
  • Hold down the '0' button on the remote and the volume down button on the TV at the same time for at least 4 seconds. The TV won't say the fpa is unlocked but it will be.
  • Hold the TV button on the remote down and hold down the menu button on the front of the TV at the same time for at least 4 seconds. The TV won't say the fpa is unlocked but it will be.
Regards, Tony

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SOURCE: FPA lock

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  • Posted on Dec 04, 2007

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.

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  • Posted on May 14, 2008

SOURCE: fpa lock

i need some help people......i need to know how to take off the Lock

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  • Posted on Sep 13, 2007

SOURCE: FPA lock settings, No remote, can not power on TV

If you forget your password you can reset it. Make sure the TV is off. Simultaneously press and hold VOL< on the TV?s front panel and CLEAR on the remote for approximately 5 seconds. Enter a new password next time you access the PARENTAL CONTROL menu. Front Panel Lock 1. From the PARENTAL CONTROL menu, press the up or down arrow to highlight Lock Fr. Panel. 2. Press the right or left arrow to turn on (box has check mark) or off (box doesn?t have check mark) front panel lock. Of course if you don't have a remote that can bring up the menu I don't know how this can be done.

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  • Posted on Jun 11, 2008

SOURCE: FPA LOCK ON MY RCA TV MODEL 27V513T

go to menu of your remote and unlock the fpa

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The FPA lock is a control panel lock to keep children, for example, from changing the channel or input by pressing buttons on the TV. You enable or disable the lock from the original remote control or one that matches all of the original's features. Only the power button will work with the FPA lock enabled. (The power button may only allow for turning off the TV.)

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rca fpa will not trun off plz help me trun it off
i nedd help plz
ty for your help
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