No pic..or sound

It would be safe to leave plugged in, its not going to blow up or anything but if your not comfortable with it connected to power you can unhook the cord from the back of the tv in most cases

Those blinks [flashes] are fault indication (Error Codes). From the number of blinks occur at one time switch ON, you can get an idea about the faulty circuit section inside it. This will make repair easy. These are called blinking codes. Make sure about the exact number of blinking of the standby/power LED, by switching On & OFF the set, for at least two times. Count it carefully. If you wish to get some details, check the site linked here. It has details about blinking codes, and fault locating procedure, to many popular brand TVs and other devices.
http://homenol.blogspot.com/
http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/
If blinks continue without any pause, the main board is faulty.
Search the site by type in the "brand name" to your device, in the "Search box at the top right of the display window of the Homepage" to get gathered related posts.

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Try this site.
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hello make sure the lamp is fitted securely and the lamp cover is fitted securely aswell good luck

regards
shaun

hello i think when you put a new bulb in you have reset the bulb counter good luck

shaun

check the blue and green drive ics..they will be transistors on the crt board

I have a problem

the problem is, the system control or "jungle" ic as the call it was malfunction need to replace.need more help....dnlsabangan@yahoo,com.

could it be the socket wirings was loose check and retightened. more [email protected]