TV image goes black for a second and then the picture comes back on

When you say "distort the picture", are you referring to dark image? double picture

EHT arcing takes place inside the TV. Clean the circuit board and inside components. You can use vaccum suction pump. Take care.

I would check the cabling coming from your receiver to the TV. If the cabling is connected firmly try replacing it.


Daniel Busa
DISH Network Customer Service

Hi, Mary with Dish Network Customer Service. When the picture alternately goes from normal to a black screen, it is an indication of an intermitten signal issue. You can attempt to reset the receiver box by unplugging it from the power for 10 seconds and letting it reboot. Hopefully this will resolve your issue.

We would be happy to help get that fixed right away. The first thing we want to ensure is that all connected equipment is on. We want to then check what type of cable was used to connect the TV to the receiver. If you are using a Coax Cable to connect the receiver to TV1, check the receiver's back panel for the output name. If your receiver has a "TV CH 3/4 out": Tune TV to channel 3 or channel 4, back if it is labeled "Home Distribution": Tune TV to channel 62 or 75. If using non-Coax (RCA, Component, or HDMI) to connect receiver to TV1, cycle through the inputs until picture appears; Most TVs have a "TV/Video", "Input", or "Source" button. If we are still not getting a picture then unplug receiver for 10 seconds then plug it back in, this will reset the receiver, then try cycling the inputs again.

We hope these steps resolve the issue. We want to thank you for being a valued DISH Network customer!


Phillip Chang
DISH Network Customer Service Representative

bad connection, soldering goes old .using soldering iron, locate bad connection and redo them agin

loose connection on the soft start resistor (power module)

IT SOUNDS LIKE DRY JOINTS ON FRAME CHIP

This will need to be taken to a repair shop. You likely have either a bad solder connection that "opens up" when the set warms up, or a filter capacitor that is going bad. Depending on the picture quality and replacement value of the set, you may just want to replace it as the repair could run about $100 I would guess.