Top 10 Panasonic PT-47WX49 47" Rear Projection Television Questions & Answers

I've posted this solution several times but here goes. Try setting up the convergence through the menu by accessing the convergence setup menu. If this fails to work you have a bad digital convergence box and need a tech to replace it. About $60 to $100 fix.

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You should have purchaced the service manual before you went into the sevice mode, as the service mode is a dangerous place to be if you do not know anything about it. You can get the service manual from www.servicemanuals.net for about 20 bucks or so. A lot less expensive then a serviuce call I would think.

Here is a link where you should be able to obtain a service manual for your set. http://www.asm-service-manual.com/

To answer your second question. You have to be careful. Make sure you write down all current settings so you dont mess the Television set up worse. The code is the following.
Accessing the Service Menu w/ Remote:

• in the setup icon, set anntenna to cable
• in timer icon, set sleep to 30
• exit menus & tune to ch. 124
• adjust volume to -0-
• press volume down on the set panel & red "CHK" appears onscreen
• use tv/video button to change video inputs
• use POWER button on remote to toggle menus
• navigate service menu with up & down, L&R and action button
• images are tall & skinny. you must adjust the vertical size & position in the NTSC mode, as these are global.
• Then set the horizontal size & position for each mode(NTSC, 525p & HDTV).
  
  TIP: Use a dvd that has an aspect ratio of 1.85:1 (I used Starship Troopers) and make it just fit. Don't squeeze too much vertical as the AA9a60 may have some tearing on the top of the picture....this means you will have to cheat and increase horizontal size, cropping some info off the sides.
  
• Try using ch.199 & the HBO logo to adjust...the "O" in HBO should be perfectly round (HTPC owners can use VE DVD and the ANAMORPHIC test pattern: title 20 chapter 5 I think). Now you will find your geometry is bowed & convergence is out of whack.
• First do a STatic adjustment, then do a DYNamic adjustment.

Navigating the Dynamic Convergence Menu

• cursor buttons- moves cursor postion up& down, L&R
• #1 button-cycles thru each color gun & combos
• #2 button-cycles test patterns (normal & dense)
• #5 button-shows program material in background
• #7 button-save data...do this often as the set sometimes shuts down in the middle of your work!
• mute button: cursor data..push to adjust current position.
• swap button- confirm
• power-exit

For your final question You should have( 2) STK392-110 convergence ICs in that model. Thats probaly your problem. I would recomend changing them out before adjusting any setting via the service mode. Thes ICs are available from http://electronix.com/ for 5.99 each. Hope this helps let me know if I can be of any further help.

Digital TV pix will freeze when signal fades due to whether or mis- aligned dish.

Does the power indicator blink? Let me know and I will try to help you out. Just keep responding to this same psot so previous info will still be available.

I have read both of the above posts.
On the first post, the 'codes' are the date codes. Both parts were manufactured in 2007, and will have no bearing on performance, should both lots not be the same as they were manufactured on different weeks.

On the second post:
There is allot of misinformation on the web pertaining to the applications of STK394-160(E)'s.
This special device was manufactured by Sanyo exclusively for Hitachi PTV's. They will not work in any other projection TV's except for Hitachi. Let me say this again, "They will not work in any other projection TV's except for Hitachi." The 'E' suffix is the nomenclature for PB Free or lead free. All STK394-160's were manufactured as 'lead free'. The 'E' will not appear on the part. Here's more information:

For Hitachi PTV's ( Projection TV's ), STK392-150 replaces STK392-110. STK392-120 should be replaced with STK392-120 or STK394-160's in matched pairs. The -120's are 4 amp devices while both the -110's and -150's are 3 amp. We market replacement kits for -110's that contain two original Sanyo STK392-150's and the associated resistors along with solder and resistor designations for all models. We also have an STK394-160 Kit, along with solder and resistor designations for all models.

Prelco electronics is a direct purchaser of STK's IC's directly from Sanyo Semiconductor Distribution. If you would like the real parts, your search has ended. Parts can be ordered on line, or toll free: 888-773-5268, ( 908-429-9999 local ) Sales X 2, http://www.prelcoparts.com
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THe part n umber will be dependent upon the exact model number of your set. Can you please post that model number. This entry is listed under model number PT-47WX49. Pleaes confirm the model so we can get the proper part number.

Thanks,
Dan

thats the error code for the convergence ICs. Replace both STK392-110 Convergence Ics and the 2.2 ohm resistors. You can get the Panasonic rear projection Convergence repair kit #1 at the following link which contains the two ICs and all six resistors plus step by step instructions with pictures so you can do the repair yourself.
http://servicemanuals.vstore.ca/

go to this link for the manual.

http://www.retrevo.com/search/v2/jsp/downloadPage.jsp?doc=d17d8491251fb501911086409da7f697&modelid=275504&q=Panasonic+PT-47WX49