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Aquos LC37D40U Blinking light and won't turn on

I was reading some of the others, and someone mentioned doing a reset by holding down a button while plugging it in.. how do you do that reset exactly? My TV won't do anything right now except blink that stupid power light.

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  • fosterr Jun 08, 2008

    I have the same problem and did the diagnosis as described. I am getting constant flashing of power light at 1 sec intervals. No "K" came on but the power did and then shut off again with a "click".



    How difficult/espensive a repair am I in for?

  • playa2126 Mar 03, 2009

    How much the board cost?

    The lights blinking and won't turn on LC37D40U

  • mrenteria007
    mrenteria007 Sep 19, 2013

    I had to replace the Main board of the TV, just be sure to get the correct one for your set, take the back cover off and look at the label affixed to the board and google it, I have found the one that I needed on Ebay that worked for me. After replacing the board Voolaa I now have a picture.

  • Marc Renteria
    Marc Renteria Jan 21, 2019

    $45.00 US.

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The power light is an error code that tells me exactly what is wrong with the TV. Count how many times the POWER led flashes per second? (Dont worry about the OPC led)

1x per second (constant steady blink) = bad inverters/lamps
2x per second = bad power supply
3x per second = bad main board

If its 1x per second, try doing the factory initialization to get the TV back on to confirm a bad lamp/inverter.

Try doing the Factory Initialization (WARNING: THIS GIVES YOU ACCESS TO THE SERVICE MENU. DO NOT ADJUST ANYTHING IN THE SERVICE MENU OTHER THAN WHAT I PROVIDE YOU IN THESE INSTRUCTIONS. IF YOU DECIDED TO ADJUST ANYTHING OTHER THAN WHAT I PROVIDE YOU IN THESE INSTRUCTIONS, I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE IF ANYTHING WRONG HAPPENS TO YOUR TV.)

  1. unplug tv
  2. press and hold at the same time “Vol –“ and “input” button on the TV set.
  3. while holding those buttons, plug the tv back in
  4. the tv should turn on by itself, keep holding the buttons until the letter “K” appears. Then let go.
Once the TV turns on, take a look at the screen. Does it flicker then shut off? Or do you hear a buzzing noise from the right edge of the TV? If so, then you have bad inverters or lamps. Once youre done, unplug the tv to get it out of the service menu.

If it is 2x per second or 3x per second, then those boards are just bad and they need to be replaced. There isnt anything you can do right now to fix it.

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    mrenteria007 Jul 24, 2012

    Hey Jedikn1te, I tried you solution and could not get the TV to come on line, the TV just blinks continuiously, any Idea's Please advise when you can, thanks.

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Replace the Main board corrected the problem........

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