20 Most Recent Philips 42PF9630A 42 in. Plasma Television - Page 7 Questions & Answers

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Hello ,

there is a problem at the video section ie TV tuner this card needs to be changed if faulty your set wont turn on .


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Hello

Your set has no user serviceable parts. Depending on it's size take it or call a reputable repair person in your area.

Hi there,

Well,  What were you watching on? dvd, direct tv, dish network, cable? 
When you press the menu button do you see anything on the screen? or just black?
How old is your TV?

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Thanks

You have a bad display driver board on the Y-Substain board assembly, these boards are sometimes called the Buffer boards, Upper and lower Y or X. You can find these boards on www.partstore.com just input the model of your television and it will give you a listing of all parts in this set.

I don't have a fix, but the same thing happened to my Philips Plasma and the V repair man tells me that Philips no longer make the service pack which contained all the parts required to fix the TV. Basically Plasma screens run very hot and the components on the main board breakdown. So when the power supply goes so do many other parts. Philips used to supply all the bits in a service pack so it would seem that they (Philips) knew all about this inevitable fault from early production.
I am livid and if you paid what I paid then you are probably livid too. I expected it to breakdown one day but I never thought that it would be impossible to fix. I would never have bought a plasma if I knew it was considered to be a disposable item by the manufacturer. It could be worse, apparently Samsung don't support their TV's after 2 years.
I am phoning Philips in the morning and will post the results of that call if they have anything positive to say.

It's a common problem with the software in the TV. Updating the latest software for the TV should fix the problem. Here's a link for the Philips web site to get the software upgrade.

http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/dcbint/cpindex.pl?ctn=42PF9630A/37&slg=en&scy=US&mid=Link_Software

Call 1-866-771-4018that is the tech support for Philips.

my advice would be to find a supply store online who sells parts for tvs, if it were me i would google the model of my tv and put in buffer board and upper y board, you should be able to find suppliers, hope this helps

The part number for the AC cord is 242207000054 and here is a site you can order it from.

http://www.partstore.com/Part/Royal+Philips+Electronics/Philips/242207000054/New.aspx?SearchTerm=True

You should just be able to get a AC cord off of a computer as they use the same type or even purchase one from Radio Shack.

You need a software update to fix this issue. Go to the following page download and follow the instructions for updating the software on your TV. This should solve your issue.

http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/dcbint/cpindex.pl?tmplt=<not applicable>&scy=US&slg=AEN&sct=PLASMA_TV_SU&cat=TV_CA&grp=SOUND_AND_VISION_GR&session=20091111145214_64.85.227.44&ctn=42PF9630A/37&mid=Link_Software&hlt=Link_Software

check remote faulty batteries/take them out see if it stops doing it also depress menu button on tv might be stuck

Probably it had a short circuit. Hope you have warranty, because your going to need it.

Ur power board,it dead.Check all capacitors,for puffs ups caps.If see replace the cap.No,ur board it still dead,but very hard to find or impossible to find the parts that cause the power board to die must replace the whole board.

X or Y sustain boards need servicing or replacement............

Download the latest software from the Philips website and place it on a USB stick.On the Philips site you will find a manal how to go on with uploading the software to te TV set.

Question when u loose picture do u loose sound also ? If so there is an 27Mhz xtal on the (SSB) small signal board that needs to be changed when it heats up it cycles out of phase. when it cools down it will work again till it heats up.

Most likely you have a power supply problem. Capacitors go bad in the power supply causing voltages to fluctuate when the set is trying to start. Have a repair shop check it out.

I had the Same issue. on a 50PF9431D/37 set. Many Plasma Set's use a LJ44-00118A PS-505-PH Power supply from Samsung, Known to have this common problem. If you can, or have a friend that can Solder components?. Unplug your set remove the back panel & locate your power supply. It will be the PCB in the center of the set just above the Video/Audio connections. http://www.shopjimmy.com/power-supply-unit-lj44-00118a-from-philips-50mf231d-40.htm. Link to a photo of the PCB. Make a note of the location of all cable connections then unplug them all. Un-install PCB, Check a Fuse first. I believe their is 5 or 6 of them on the PCB. Then replace the two 3300uf 10v 105C Radial capacitors at C8060 & C8059. The location of the caps are in the Lower bottom edge of the PCB. A local shop may Carrie them if not, digi-key has them. Part # http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=493-1754-ND. Total cost was $7 with S/H. 2nd more of a long turn approach to your system. You might look at a Power conditioner to ensure constant clean Voltage & current to your Set, Price I know running about $150 to $200, but this will protect your set from a Spike and under voltage swings from the 110V plug. Surge protectors only help the Spikes on the 110v Line not the Drops. Hope this helps

Either the power supply has failed, or a component such as one of the backlight inverter boards has failed. The blinking light is the TV's protection circuit which will not apply full-power to the system unless no obvious short-circuits or open-circuits are found. Some TVs do this test when the power-cord is plugged into the wall. Philips has a bad reputation with respect to power supplies, so the power-supply board is the most likely culprit. The failure in these power supplies tend to be bad capacitors.