TV going in to standby.

I have had my setup running for several years and nothing has been
changed (by me anyway). Yesterday my TV suddenly started switching to
standby for no reason. When you switch it back with the remote and press
the Sky button it comes back for a variable length of time.

This problem started yesterday, with a couple of occurrences in the
afternoon and then a whole lot of occurrences in the evening. This
morning it is the same, but I have noticed that it doesn't seem to
happen while I am on a radio station, only when I am on a TV channel.

I have changed batteries in the remote and removed batteries from all
the other remotes for DVD, TV etc. All other potential IR sources have
been turned off too.

Panasonic TV is several years old, but is otherwise fine.

Any suggestions ?

TIA Roger

Panasonic TV is several years old, but is otherwise fine.

Does anything happen on screen before it goes into standby, like
coloured lines or crackling noises? It may be that the tube's going,
as mine did last year - the TV was only 5 years old, but gets a lot of
use.

If it is that, you're looking at either an expensive replacement tube
or a whole new TV.

Simon Kempster

wrote:
Panasonic TV is several years old, but is otherwise fine.


Does anything happen on screen before it goes into standby, like
coloured lines or crackling noises? It may be that the tube's going,
as mine did last year - the TV was only 5 years old, but gets a lot of
use.

No, just acted as if someone had hit the standby button.

If it is that, you're looking at either an expensive replacement tube
or a whole new TV.

It will either be something cheap and easy, or a new TV...

wrote:
Panasonic TV is several years old, but is otherwise fine.


Does anything happen on screen before it goes into standby, like
coloured lines or crackling noises? It may be that the tube's going,
as mine did last year - the TV was only 5 years old, but gets a lot of
use.

If it is that, you're looking at either an expensive replacement tube
or a whole new TV.

Repair was made to "protection circuit" (as best I can translate it from
Italian) and cost 40 euros.

Thanks again for the suggestions...

BrritSki wrote:
wrote:
Panasonic TV is several years old, but is otherwise fine.


Does anything happen on screen before it goes into standby, like
coloured lines or crackling noises? It may be that the tube's going,
as mine did last year - the TV was only 5 years old, but gets a lot of
use.

If it is that, you're looking at either an expensive replacement tube
or a whole new TV.

Repair was made to "protection circuit" (as best I can translate it from
Italian) and cost 40 euros.


Protection eh!

The engineer didn't wear a dark suit and carry his "tools" in a violin
case did he?