Are you sure it isn't just the closed caption being on and in text mode? Check that first. The effect normally is that the picture is covered with a black box except when there is any on screen display such as channel number, volume bar, mute, etc present. ******************************************************************************************************************* Since 1972 Jim Myers Telrad Electronics Fort Wayne, Indiana Christopher Barnak wrote: > >>>>Christopher Barnak 11/30/2004 9:16:11 AM >>> > > > Just got this Panasonic CT-20G6E TV in for repair. > > The picture blanks out. > When you adjust volume or change channels it shows a picture for a few > seconds then blanks out. > > If I go to the setup menu, it stays on quite awhile. > > The only thing that I can see that many be wrong is when I got to the > setup menu > and select the "lock" icon. The "Lock set is off", The "status is off", > but; the "block programs" > is set to "U.S. movies". I think this may be the problem, but the set > wants me to enter a 4 digit > code first. > > Does anyone know the 4 digit code, or how to get into the menu to reset > the "block U.S. movies" > to OFF ? > > Thanks > > > Christopher Barnak, CET > Norfolk Public Schools > School Plant Facilities > Electronics Division > 966 Bellmore Ave. > Norfolk, Va. 23504 > > Phone 757 628 3385 > Cell 757 373 7027 > Fax 757 628 3392 > cbarnak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/