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suresh hanuman Posted on Sep 29, 2012

I turn on the tv and i get a blue screen for 5 seconds and the tv shuts off. Any ideas?

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THIS WORKED FOR ME I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM DO IT THE WAY IT SAYS HERE AND YOUR TV WILL BE UP AND RUNNING AGAIN
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To Fix VIZIO ... No Signal ....
..... When TV OFF ...
Hold Down 2 Buttons .... MENU + INPUT ....
Power will ON ...
Change INPUT quickly within 3 Sec.
.... to HDMI or Others ...

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Unplug the power cord while its unplug hold down the power button for one minute the let go and plug it back up

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This is normal on vizios, ours does it too. You have it switched onto RGB input. You need to change input after it comes on. Switch on and keep pressing change input button till it changes and then it will be fine. Alternatively plug in a computer on Rgb and then turn on, you will be able to change input normally.

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SOURCE: no signol

Me too. Anybody out there...please help.

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  • Posted on Aug 03, 2009

SOURCE: Tv shuts off after 2 seconds

This is made by LG / Zenith. They have had alot of problems with there TV's.It most likely has an inverter board going bad or could be power supply board. It will cost to much to repair. Get an extended warranty when you buy a new one. It will pay for itself.

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SOURCE: why does it say no signal with a blue screen

Assumtions, but you should check:
Make sure the cable/antenna is attached properly
If you have a cable service, make sure it's active.
On initial power up, use the menu to navigate to the input selection screen, and choose the correct option for your application. Also worth noting is that there is a second menu page where you select cable or antenna. Check that too.

Please post your findings.

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SOURCE: I turn on the tv and i get a blue screen for 5

Hey bbendure, I have a similar/same same problem! My model is a GV42L.
It has a blue screen that says no signal t, then it turns itself off in about 20 seconds.
Is this the same problem you see?

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