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Why does my mitsubishi dlp turn off by itself and wont stay

 
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Why does my mitsubishi dlp turn off by itself and won't stay on. lamp has been replaced.

Submitted: 328 days and 4 hours ago.
Category: TV
Value: $28
Status: CLOSED
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Expert:  Tim Nolan replied 328 days and 4 hours ago.

Thank you for posting your question on Just Answer! I will be happy to help you with this problem. Can you please give us some more information so I can better answer your questions.


-What is the model number for the television? (this can be found on the back of the unit)
-How old is the unit?
-What are the lights on the front doing?


Please give me this information and I will be happy to assist you further.
Thank you,
Tim Nolan

Customer replied 328 days and 4 hours ago.

WD-65737

2009

green lishgt flashes; becomes solid green; stays on for a short time, then flashes yellow light and turns off

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Expert:  Tim Nolan replied 328 days and 4 hours ago.

The status light blinking yellow means the lamp door is not on the tv. Do you have the door on? If no, put it on and try it out, let me know.

If its on, let me know and we will continue troubleshooting.

Tim

Customer replied 328 days and 4 hours ago.

Lamp door is on tv

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Expert:  Tim Nolan replied 328 days and 4 hours ago.

Ok once it shuts down, push the ACTIVITY AND CHANNEL DOWN button at the same time, hold them down for 5 seconds, the light should start flashing a code. (example 2 blinks pause 3 blinks pause 2 blinks pause 3 blinks pause repeat) Can you get me this code?

Tim

Customer replied 328 days and 4 hours ago.

Sorry. Can't locate remote right now to try. I'll come back once I can.
Thank you.

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Expert:  Tim Nolan replied 328 days and 4 hours ago.

You don't do this on the remote, you do it on the buttons on the tv itself.

Tim

Customer replied 328 days and 4 hours ago.

There's only one button on the front of tv...power

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Expert:  Tim Nolan replied 328 days and 4 hours ago.

To the left behind the flip down door there are 5 more buttons.

Tim

Customer replied 328 days and 3 hours ago.

blink pause blink

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Expert:  Tim Nolan replied 328 days and 3 hours ago.

OK but there should be a pattern to the blinking, something like 6 blinks pause 2 blinks pause repeat).
Tim

Customer replied 328 days and 3 hours ago.

looks like one blink pause two blinks

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Expert:  Tim Nolan replied 328 days and 3 hours ago.

Ok you checked that after the tv shut itself off?

Tim

Customer replied 328 days and 3 hours ago.

yes

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Expert:  Tim Nolan replied 328 days and 3 hours ago.

The error code you are getting (12) means No error found, so that is not going to help us much.

You said the light blinks yellow at one point right? how long does it blink yellow for?

Tim

Customer replied 328 days and 3 hours ago.

maybe 5 minutes or more than changes to blinking red

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Expert:  Tim Nolan replied 328 days and 3 hours ago.

Ok and how long does it blink red?

Tim

Customer replied 328 days and 3 hours ago.

not sure of exact length of time, but a long time. I can try to time it if you need me to.

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Expert:  Tim Nolan replied 328 days and 3 hours ago.

No need to time it...try to pull the error code when its blinking red. Does it change?

Tim

Customer replied 328 days and 3 hours ago.

this time it stayed on a couple of minutes; went off; blinked yellow twice and then no light or blinks

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Expert:  Tim Nolan replied 328 days and 3 hours ago.

Ok try the error code anyway, we need to see if we can pull something other than a 12.

Tim

Customer replied 328 days and 2 hours ago.

Tim,
Sorry to keep you waiting. I went down to see if I could get another code, but still got 12. Then I checked just to make sure the door to the lamp was closed. It was, but had a little play in it, like it wasn't screwed down tightly. I pushed it tight and turned the TV on. It's still playing and hasn't yet cut off, so I haven't gotten a chance to try to get another code. Now it seems like it wants to play. Could a loose door have been the problem?

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Expert:  Tim Nolan replied 328 days and 2 hours ago.

Yes, a loose door will cause this problem, there is a switch that door pushes on and if it does not push tight enough the tv will not work.

Glad you got it working!

If you would like any additional information or have more questions please don’t hesitate to ask!

Please remember to press the ACCEPT button when we are finished, it is the only way I can get credit for helping you. I want you to be 100% satisfied so please, by all means ask any questions you might have on this subject. Positive feedback is always appreciated.

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Tim Nolan

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Customer replied 328 days and 2 hours ago.

Thank you so much!! I have not been able to use this television in my family room since February. I hope if I ever need assistance with it again, you are my assigned Tech. You have made my week and saved me a lot of cash.
Thanks again.
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