SHARP...LC-32D44E

[chrissie jones]

hi..when i  enter service mode on this set by holding down the input button and volume down.the raster comes up for about 2 or 3 seconds then gose off and dont give me time to enter service mode by holding program up and volume down...can you help please...

[jordan]

1.Enter standby mode and press V- and SOURCE buttons on locak keyboard.
2.Press and hold "ON/OFF" buton while pressing "V-" and "SOURCE" buttons,until small "K" is displayed on the left side of the screen.
3.Press V- and P- buttons on local keyboard to access the first screen of the service mode.

[chrissie jones]

done that...backlite on for about 2 second and then off..but can see picture and no backlite...help............................

[EARLYBIRD]

Hi,Sounds like faulty inverter board !!!

[downunder]

On these, it could be poor earthing of the inverter pcb via the 3 mounting screws nearest centre of panel.
Remove pcb and polish the copper screw pads on both sides of the pcb as well as the metal around the
screw holes. You could also add an earthing link from one of the copper pads to the metal chassis. If that fails, you'll have to open the display panel to the point where you can observe the ccfl
backlights but still operate the tv. In that 2 second window of backlight operation, you'll be able to see if any
of the ccfl-s are failing to ignite or have a pinky glow. May have to start it a few times to identify the faulty
one/s.Sharp are notorious for bad lamps.

[In_Focus]

100% one or more lamps faulty. If you are feeling brave remove the LCD matix and diffusers from the screen panel, switch on and you will see which lamps are faulty. The good ones will be white, the faulty ones various shades of pink to red.

There is a tech bulletin to aid fault finding which stops the backlight shutting off, it involves shorting out a cap. I'm sure someone has posted it previously.

Lamps are available from Sharp but they're not cheap.