Samsung forum: Samsung TV Keeps Shutting Down

I have a Samsung DLP HLN617WX/XAA. After turning off by itself, the three indicator lights were blinking... signifying a defective lamp. I've re-seated the old lamp several times with no change. I bought a new lamp and reset the lamp hours through the "service menu" with no change. My television is still turning itself off and still blinking the same indicator lights. What should I look at, next?

jeffreyanettleton,

You can always find the parts at http://www.samsungparts.com/

Here's the link directly to your model's parts: http://www.samsungparts.com/Products/Parts_and_Accessories/HLP5063WX/XAA/Default.aspx#

Be sure to find the correct lamp using this guide: http://www.samsungparts.com/lampadvisor.html

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To Hd tech, I am having similar problems on my Samsung 50' dlp but when I replace the lamp and reset timer the new lamp only lasts like three months then I have to purchase and replace again...And I dont watch tv that much to exceed my lamp life in three or four months..is there anything else that could be causing this...

I dont have any lines or color issues its just the lamp. The one before lasted like close to six months the others have lasted like a maximum of three months everytime I replace it with a new one. Is there any recalls on this model or type of Samsung 50' I have? Ive only had the tv like 5 years and this is lamp number like three or four since Ive had it and once again the tv doesnt get watched like that to have overdone the lamp life in these bulbs...

Hi,
I have Samsung HLN617W DLP TV. It is about 5 years old. Bulb on this TV broke (when I took it out, I can see that filament was broken). I bought new bulb and put back in.(New bulb is exacly same has old one). Now issue is that when I turn on TV, I see screen comes on for about 3 sec and then it shuts off TV. After that all three lights in front of TV starts blinking.
After a while all blinking lights stop blinking and TV shuts off completely.

If I hit power switch, same thing happens meaning TV comes on for about 3 secs and shuts off.

After checking few internet sites, I replaced Ballast but problem is still there. When I hit power switch, It goes to startup sequece, meaning fan starts, Buld comes on(I checked from bacck of TV), Color wheel starts(I hear noice) and then screen comes on for about 3 secs and then everthing stops.

I also tried to reset bulb counter by hitting 'Mute, 1, 8, 2 and power" buttons on remote but when I do that nothing happens on TV. Is there any thing else can I do?

I already spent $215 on parts so far and hope to solve this issue without any more expenses.

If anyone out there have any other suggestion, please let me know.

Thanks for help..
Nitesh

The TV turns on just fine states on 1st problem..the color changes not bad but you can tell like the reds and blues. Second problem...the TV turns off by itself and. Makes a cracking sound...then turns on again by itself..Help please

I bought a 56 inch Samsung TV 3 yrs ago, after the first 1 1/2 the TV started to act up and start shutting itself off intermittently. So after a few weeks the TV would shut off and then I would have to wait to turn it back on or unplug it and turn it back on right away. So I wasn't sure what to do then it got worse so I packed up the TV for almost 6 months and left it alone. Well my Friend came over and told me to buy a bulb for it so I did, He replaced the bulb and Presto the TV worked great, then he told me to buy a spare bulb so if it ever happened again i could change it an be ready to watch it again without waiting on a bulb, Well i should have listened to him, because two weeks ago, I was watching TV and I heard a loud Explosion and my sound was working but my picture went out and i heard a loud horrible noise every time i turned it on, So my guess was that the bulb went out again. I was hoping anyways, So i ordered a new one seeing I didn't listen to my Friend and waited for a few days, it came in and I replaced it the old bulb shattered, and again I turned on the TV and it worked just like new. I was happy, Well three days later I was watching TV and the TV shut down and all three lights on the front would start Blinking. so I would shut it off and turn it back on and watch TV, after a day or so it got worse, the TV would go on and shut off in less then 2 mins. I could not keep it on, So I went online and started to research the internet to see if anyone was having the same problem, Well This is a common issue for D LP's from samsung. There is alot of problems with a Blue switch that won't stay down when you open your side panel and change your bulb, so I checked it out, i taped down the switch like so many people out here said it fixed there TV and nothing, the TV wouldn't stay on, so I resorted to checking out other positions of the switch and still not staying on, after a few hours of cleaning the dust out of the TV which should be done once a year if you ask me, I decided to cut the switch wires and wire them together, Hoping that works, Well still nothing, so i researched more on the Internet and came across the timer that needs to be reset, not thinking that could be it, seeing it was to simple of a solution, and by the way I'm a computer tech I build and fix all types of computers, it didn't make sense to me, that it would cause it to keep shutting off, Well I researched the code on how to access the service menu on the TV, Which is easy take you remote control with the TV off and and hit mute + 182 + power and wait a few secs, after it turns on you should see it, find the lamp reset and clear it, may say lamp clear, when done turn off the TV and go back to the service menu and check the lamp hours, mine had 66,000 hrs. on it. once i cleared the hours and turned off the TV and re powered it back on Its working just like new. haven't had a problem yet, So when you replace the bulb make sure you reset the lamp timer, may save you headaches and also there is a security feature for the TV if the hours get to long, the TV is programmed to shut itself down for safety, I hope this helps people out and remember if you did reset the timer when you changed your bulb, and it won't stay on, try taping that blue switch down and close the panel that should be the problem, a lot of people have spent hours on tech support and many dollars on parts they didn't need to still have the same problem. And them fix it for free when they learn, If you need help and want me to try feel free to respond to this I will do my best to help you out.

My Samsung Rear Projection T.V just decided to stop working.... i have re-bedded the lamp to see if this solved the problem but its still the same... just cant seem to get my head round it... i alsoreplaced the lamp about 2 years back and it never did this then,... i have checked the condition of the lamp and it appears fine... my last lamp had a big burnt bubble inside the lamp but as i said this problem now is totally different... anyways.... i turn on my T.V and the lamp flashes (always has) and it makes its power up sound... then 15-20 seconds later it will go back on standby and power back up again... after doing this 3 times all the lights on the front flash.. (standby/temp, lamp and timer).... what is the probem and why did it just randomly not work??any suggestions are handy...thanks

so i did somereadups online and watched a ew vids... doyou think there is any chance it could be the ballast?? it's just iam not willing to pay £50 for an inspection....

Just bought means you can return it so you don't have to deal with it.

Also, unlike a TV Repair forum I see no discussions about repairs. Try AVSFORUM if you want to get into TV repair.
Bob

If that's the goal.
Bob

Don't know if this applys to you but if you have purchased anything but Osram or Philips replacement lamp for your DLP tv then this is probably your problem.. The generic is VERY tempting in this recession but in this case generic is poison to your dlp tv... i have a Mitsubishi 60735 and went thru 2 generic bulbs when my tv kept shutting down on it's own and the lights on front would flash, i could power it back on and watch it for 10 minutes then flicker and shut down again ..well since the bulb was new i thought it may be defective so i got is exchanged for another one ... after all of the post i have seen how much repairs were going to cost on dlp sets no matter what the problem was ..i was ready to chunk the tv out the door when the second NEW lamp was doing the same thing.....!! well a last ditch effort to save my tv before i trashed it or taking it apart to dissect it.. was to buy a brandname lamp ... in my case i purchased a Philips ..it cost twice as much =/ ..i could just return it if it didn't work.. well it was the generic lamps that was causing trouble.. the brandname worked perfectly .. i am just glad the generic lamp didn't do any damage to my TV!!! I have done further research on the generic lamps and realized that the damage it could have done was not worth the money i saved when i purchesed it... Generic is a great deal In some cases (household cleaners, etc..) but in this case GET THE NAME BRAND!!!! the only name brands i know of for these lamps are Philips or Osram/Sylvania.. hope this helps others from this headache. Do your research don't by generic lamp replacements, your DLP set cost to much to risk it.

We have the same issue with our TV (samsung hl72a650c1f). When it did this the first time, we replaced the bulb and everything worked great. The second time (1 year later )if finially went totally out and would not turn on at all. We just replaced the bulb and the TV will not come back on. The temp light (red light) and standby light (green) are currently blinking. When you try to turn the tv on it makes the usual clicking sound, but nothing happens. The lights still blink.

Please help, we have been with TV for almost 4 weeks!