October 28th, 2009
Posted in General
So I’m heading off the reservation on this one. Not exactly a programming issue (or is it?), but a major technology annoyance for those who are experiencing it. About a month ago my Panasonic Viera Plasma television just started cycling through the input selections on its own. No real rhyme or reason to it. It would just skip down the list regardless of how you tried to make it do otherwise via the remote control or via the panel on the front of the television. I tried taking the batteries out of the remote — no change. I called Panasonic and they had me to a remote and system reset — still no go. Finally, I just happened to stumble across a message board one evening concerning an unrelated issue, saw a solution and decided to give it a try. Basically, there is a hidden installer menu that can be accessed by pressing the volume down button on the television while clicking the AV button on the remote three times. Once this menu comes up, I changed the AV from — over to Control 1 and the cycling stopped. Its been a week with no relapses so I’m thinking (knock on wood) I’ve found a solution that didn’t involve a costly repair man and a gutting of my TV. If you are pulling your hair out because of this bizarre input cycling problem, give this solution a try. What can it hurt?
