Slide #51
8 Blinks Error Code (HD Models)
50” HD
42” HD
Trouble Mode
Driver SOS3/SS_FPC_Detect
Defective Board
SS, A, SS2, P, and Loose connections
42” HD Models (TC-P42X1 - TC-P42C1 –TC-42PX14) Make sure that connectors
SS61, SS64, and SS21 on the SS board and connectors SS24, and SS58 on the SS2
board are properly seated.
50” HD Models (TC-P50X1 - TC-P50C1 –TC-50PX14) Make sure that connectors
SS53, SS55, SS56, and SS21 on the SS board and connectors SS24, and SS58 on the
SS2 board are properly seated.
Note: D285 (D16285 on the Service
Manual) is located approx. ¼ of an inch
away from the left side of connector
SS22.
ANODE
CATHODES
D285
(D16285)
If the power LED continues to blink even after the TV is unplugged, press and hold the power
switch on the TV for a few seconds until the LED turns off.