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Dear quiltcat1,

With the conditions as you say, there are components in the monitor, exactly on the power supply board is not working properly or damaged and it usually Capacitor.

The solution are:
1. Open the monitor case
2. Look for Power supply board, you will see there are some capacitors.
3. Look for bad capacitors which bulged at the top.
4. Just take out (you need a soldering tool in this step)
5. Replace with the same value of microFarad and higher values for Voltage.
for example: 1000mf 10V replace with 1000mf 10 to 25 V will be fine.

good luck.

regards,
dm

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Solution: Replace cap. Radio Shack sells a 1000uF, 35V cap for $2. This will work.

Why did the cap go bad? The cap is too close to a heat sink and over heated.

What does this cap do? This cap sends a signal to an IC which keeps the monitor 'on' after the power switch is pushed. When the cap is weak, AC ripple voltage is applied to the IC and it sends a signal to shut the monitor off.

Opening the Monitor: These monitors are difficult to open.

The two plastic pieces snap together and must be pried apart with a flat screw driver.

After removing the stand, you need to insert a flat screw driver at the bottom of the screen where two slots are located. Then work the screw driver around until the two plastic pieces are separated.

Remove the cover plate and unscrew the push button circuit board.

Unplug the monitor cords from the driver board and remove the screen.

Unscrew the mounting screws from the power supply board and remove.

You will need to pinch the plastic support in the middle of the board to remove.

Cap Replacement:

Cap is located near a copper heat sink and the value will be on the side of the cap. It will be bulged up on the top. You will see burn marks on the board surrounding the cap. Unsolder the cap.

Install the new cap and solder. Make sure you connect + of the cap to + marked on the board.

Be careful not to solder across joints.

Keep leads long so you can bend the cap as far away from the heat sink as possible.

Reassemble monitor and turn on.

This should solve the problem.

I do not know how long you had it for, but this can be caused by old pixels, also if you had power surges recently also it can caused the problem.

Good luck

Since you don't have the driver disc of your web camera, I suggest you get it from the official website of the device. Just visit the website, browse to the web cam section and select your model. Now it will show a page about your web cam and also the driver support link. Download the driver according to the operating system you currently used.

Hope this could help you..:-) Thanks..

Merry Christmas and Advance happy new year..

what kind of cable do you use? dvi or hdmi? try reseating the cable and video card.

Thats because your TV is not high definition and cannot process the high def signal. serial hook up does not give a highh def signal.
Btw, I’m available to help over the phone in case u need at https://www.6ya.com/expert/sean_54c3a3dc48a7773c

Web Camera's have to be setup on the program they are to be used with. Just installing the camera on your computer does not set it up to broadcast on messengers or Skype.
Each program has Options that have to be setup in order for the Audio and Video to function properly.

A. Skype Setup:
After downloading and installing Skype (http://www.skype.com/intl/en-gb/download/skype/windows/beta/downloading/ )
set it up as follows:
Go to Tools, then Options, and click on Audio Settings and set the Microphone and Speakers to the computer Audio Card.
Then click on the Video Settings.
The camera, if Installed Properly, it will come up and show a video picture.
Then, on the bottom of the page click save.
The camera and audio should function properly. Your friends and Family will now be able to see and hear you.

B. Yahoo Setup:
After downloading and installing Yahoo Messenger (http://www.soft32.com/download_30.HTML )
set it up as follows:
Go to Messenger at the top left and click on it.
Next go down to Preferences and click on it.
Next "Calling and Devices" on the right, set the Microphone and Speakers to the computer Audio Card or headphones/mike.
Next go to the Test Audio section below where you just setup the microphone & speaker and (written in blue) click on "Open the call setup assistant"
and the "Yahoo Call Setup Assistant" window will open to the left and follow the the instructions. Click on FINISH and the audio will be setup.
Next go to "Webcam" and click in the circle "Allways allow the following people to view my webcam.
Next Click on "Super Webcam" snd in the circle click "Start Super Webcam mode automatically".
Then click OK and it should work.

C. Windows Live Messenger:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=d78f2ff1-79ea-4066-8ba0-ddbed94864fc&displaylang=en
After you start Windows Live Messenger, expand the view by clicking on the square on top left next to the red X.
Then on the Windows Live messenger window on the right side, click on " "Show Menus." And then click on "Show the Menu Bar".
Next go to the Menu Bar on right side, click on " "Action."
Go to "TOOLS" and click "Audio and Video Setting" and follow the instructions.
NOTE: Your audio and video should work. Enjoy.
When done both the Audio and Video will function properly so you can chat and see family or friends you are connected to.

D. AIM (AOL) Messenger:
http://dashboard.aim.com/aim
On the VIM sign-in window, click on Edit.
Then click on Settings Enhanced IM.
Next click on Enhanced IM.
Then click on Audio Video.
The Audio and Video portion has drop downs so you can select the proper audio card and video camera installed in you computer.
The Audi Video drop downs are
Microphone
Speaker
Camera
The audio and camera should function now.
Additional information to use with VIM settings.
Adjust Your Audio and Video Settings:
In order to adjust your audio and video settings, please follow the steps given below:
1. Click the Audio and Video Settings button directly below the My Buddy or My Camera window. If you are currently
Participating in an AOL Live Video IM session, a message will display: You must disconnect the current AOL Live Video IM
conversation before running setup. Would you like to disconnect now? Click the Yes button.
2. The Audio and Video Tuning Wizard will appear to help you verify that your camera, speakers and microphone are working
Properly. Follow the on-screen prompts.
Notes:
The first time you use AOL Live Video IM, a message will display: Would you like to first check your audio and video settings? Click the Yes button.
The Audio and Video Tuning Wizard will appear to help you verify that your camera, speakers and microphone are working properly.
Follow the on-screen prompts.
images in AOL Live Video IM may appear reversed, or as a mirror image (text may appear backwards) when you look at your own camera feed or at the
Picture-in-picture (PIP) display.
After making the settings your ready for a chat and video talk with your Family and Friends. Hope this helps. Bud

Apparently Polaroid chose not to let people access its drivers downloads.

The site routes you to "[email protected]".

Phone: 1-877-388-3779

Several other sites report "drivers", but all the links I found are either outdated, dead, or occasionally poorly disguised Trojan horses, or cheap attempts to make you download "driver fixing" softwares which, the drivers not being there, I can't really see how they could help you.

I think your power supply is (1) over heating (2) failing.

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Do you have to turn it back on with the remote after this?

If so, then you may have set a timer by accident through the menu system.

More information would be required.

Superfordboy,

I had the same problem a few years ago and was able to find the file on Polaroid's website. Unfortunately the link that I used is now inactive but I have put the file on filehosting.org so you and others can get a copy.

Please follow this link to download pdc301driver.exe which is the original download from Polaroid. Let me know if it works out for you!

~Nate1976

You'll find the driver here:

http://www.polaroid.com/service/software_download.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441765993&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302035007&bmUID=1192325674066&bmLocale=en_US

It works for most of the 300 series.

I had the same problem. In the menu, the image button was grey, and could not be hi-lighted, and the screen stayed blue. I was using the AC power cord. I plugged in the DC power cord instead, and it "woke" the unit up. I switched back to the AC power and it works fine. If you don't hve the DC cord that came with the TV, try andy 12 volt dc output cord with a positive tip.

Hello. Here is the link from Polaroid to your users manual for the tv:

http://www.polaroid.com/service/userguides/ce/lcd_tvs/flm1511_ug.pdf

What you have to do is from the menu choose channel setting and then let the tv search for the signal and it will load the channels. Page 27 from the manual explains it all. Let me know if I can be of further help.

I need the driver and software for Polaroid PDC 301 Webcam




anyone can help ???

TRY PRESSING INPUT BUTTON ON MONITOR.

It can be a faulty inverter or a defective LCD controller board.