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Jake Joplin Posted on Sep 15, 2016
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I have a Vizio TV and the picture is black the front Vizio light comes on but all I see is a black screen.

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With the TV on. shine a flashlite in the screen to see if there is a picture. If not then the T-con board is bad. If you do see a picture the ballast board is bad. Some ballasts are incorporated into the power supply boards, others are on a separate board. If your TV back light are leds, then the driver most likely is part of the main board. You can go to this website for parts. You can call them, too so you'll be able to advice and the correct parts They have diagnostic and repair videos there too. www.shopjimmy.com

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Dewayne Turner

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  • Posted on Oct 23, 2007

SOURCE: Vizio GV42L LCD TV screen black when turn TV on first time

If you are using a set top box this might be caused by turnig the box on at the same tie as you turn the tv on or slightly after you turn the tv on.  If you are using compnent or HDMI inputs the set needs to see the signal as it is turned on to know what formt the signal is in. 

I’m happy to help further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/dewayne_4a10eab6caecdb92

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 26, 2008

SOURCE: Vizio 42", have picture for about 5 mins then screen goes black.

also check the power cord wire coming from the back of the tv is loose from the tv side or perfect.

ginko

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  • Posted on May 04, 2009

SOURCE: 42" Vizio - no picture no sound

If the TV goes in standby, then it is in protection mode.

Ensure also that the fault is not coming from a faulty receiver box sending
bad signal, check if you get same problem on DVD with no receiver box
connected.

Try first leaving the TV power cord unplugged for some times, let say one hour or so.

The flashing light indicates a diagnostic state called protection.
When the TV goes on protection there are only two possible causes.

1The internal circuits are jammed because of electrostatic charges accumulating on capacitors, or because of a wrong voltage read by the main chip on your monitor controller board. this started the protection circuit.

2 The protection circuit detected a wrong voltage or abroken contact, identified an internal fault and kicked in , starting the flashing light.

If you are in situation one, then the TV will reset just unplugging power cord for one or two hours,sometimes even minutes.

If you are in situation 2 , then there is an internal fault.

If under warranty contact the manufacturer ringing the number on the user manual

If you want to repair at your own expenses, just locate any good qualified repairer.

If you want to DIY you find parts here,

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On LCD Pay particular attention at inverter and power board, power board can be inspected looking for bulged or leaking capacitors, then tested with a multimeter. The inverter is more difficult to test , there is need to read voltages, should be done by a tech. Also the LCD controller board can cause same problem

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 23, 2009

SOURCE: no picture or sound, light comes on in the front and have to unplug tv to turn it off.

I had this exact problem on my Vizio 47" HDTV. I removed the speakers and all the screws on the back cover. Took the cover off and located the fuses on the largest circuit board. The are in the upper right hand corner of the board. There are 3 of them in a row labeled LF 1.5, LF 3.0 and LF 3.0. The are white in color with copper ends. I took a volt meter and measured continuity across all fuses individually and found the LF 1.5 to be blown. The guy at the electronics store sold me a barrel 1.5A fuse and told me to soldier it across the top of the blown fuse. It took an extra set of hands but the TV works perfectly.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 21, 2010

SOURCE: vizio gv47lfhdtv10a no picture no sound

Well guru way to help him out with his problem maybe he doesnt have the money to just run out and buy a new one...

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