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Question posted by gabrielw187 on April 30th, 2019

Screen Flashing Colors.

When I plugged in my hitachi 42hdt50. The screen starts to flash with nothing connected to it

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Answer #1: Posted by hzplj9 on May 1st, 2019 4:39 AM
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This youtube video explains the problem. After watching it you may consider passing it to an engineer. If the screen flashes with nothing actually connected at all then this is a likely cause.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKkrHBPYQ2Y

Hope that helps.

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Owners Guide - Page 8

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Owners Guide - Page 32

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Owners Guide - Page 42

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Owners Guide - Page 43

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Owners Guide - Page 45

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Owners Guide - Page 46

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Owners Guide - Page 59

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Owners Guide - Page 61

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Owners Guide - Page 62

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Owners Guide - Page 63

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Owners Guide - Page 64

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Owners Guide - Page 65

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Owners Guide - Page 69

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Owners Guide - Page 70

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Owners Guide - Page 78

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