REPAIRING AND NOT THROWING AWAY

REPAIRING AND NOT THROWING AWAY

Richtige Fernseher haben Röhren!

Richtige Fernseher haben Röhren!

In Brief: On this site you will find pictures and technical information about Service Modes, Circuit Diagrams, Firmware Update procedure, Disassemble procedure, Universal remote control set-up codes, Troubleshooting and more....

If you go into the profession, you will obtain or have access to a variety of tech tips databases HERE IT IS Master Electronics Repair !.

These are an excellent investment where the saying: 'time-is-money' rules. However, to learn, you need to develop a general troubleshooting approach - a logical, methodical, method of narrowing down the problem. A tech tip database might suggest: 'Replace C536' for a particular symptom. This is good advice for a specific problem on one model. However, what you really want to understand is why C536 was the cause and how to pinpoint the culprit in general even if you don't have a service manual or schematic and your tech tip database doesn't have an entry for your sick TV or VCR.

While schematics are nice, you won't always have them or be able to justify the purchase for a one-of repair. Therefore, in many cases, some reverse engineering will be necessary. The time will be well spent since even if you don't see another instance of the same model in your entire lifetime, you will have learned something in the process that can be applied to other equipment problems.
As always, when you get stuck, checking out a tech-tips database may quickly identify your problem and solution.In that case, you can greatly simplify your troubleshooting or at least confirm a diagnosis before ordering parts.

Happy repairing!
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Tuesday, 12 March 2019

MAGNAVOX 40MF430B/F7 SERVICE MODE AND FIRMWARE UPDATE

MAGNAVOX 40MF430B/F7 SERVICE MODE AND FIRMWARE UPDATE


MAGNAVOX 40MF430B/F7 

LCD TVSERVICE MODE AND FIRMWARE UPDATE 

SERVICE MODE 
1. Turn the power on.
2. Press [MENU] button to display Setup menu.
3. Select “Features”.
4. Select “Current Software Info”.
5. Press [0], [4], [2], [5], [7], [4] and [Info] buttons on the remote control unit in this order. The following screen appears.
Purity Check Mode
This mode cycles through full-screen displays of red, green, blue, and white to check for non-active pixels.
1. Enter the Service mode.
2. Each time pressing [7] button on the remote control unit.
3. To cancel or to exit from the Purity Check Mode, press [PREV CH] button.
White Balance Adjustment
Purpose: To mix red, green and blue beams correctly for pure white.
Symptom of Misadjustment: White becomes bluish or reddish.
1. Operate the unit for more than 20 minutes.
2. Input the White Raster(70%=70IRE, 40%=40IRE).
3. Set the color analyzer to the CHROMA mode and bring the optical receptor to the center on the LCD-Panel surface after zero point calibration .
Note: The optical receptor must be set perpendicularly to the LCD Panel surface.
4. Enter the Service mode. Press [VOLUME DOWN] button on the remote control unit and select “C/D” mode.
5. [CUTOFF]
Press [1] button to select “COR” for Red Cutoff adjustment. Press [3] button to select “COB” for Blue Cutoff adjustment.
[DRIVE]
Press [4] button to select “DR” for Red Drive adjustment. Press [6] button to select “DB” for Blue Drive adjustment.
6. In each color mode, press [CHANNEL UP/DOWN] buttons to adjust the values of color.
7. Adjust Cutoff and Drive so that the color temperature becomes 12000°K (x= 0.272 / y= 0.278 ±0.005).
8. To cancel or to exit from the White Balance Adjustment, press [PREV CH] button.
INITIALIZE THE LCD TV
The purpose of initialization is to place the set in a new out of box condition. The customer will be prompted to select a language and program channels after the set has been initialized. To put the program back at the factory-default, initialize the LCD TV using the following procedure.
1. Turn the power on.
2. Enter the service mode.
- To cancel the service mode, press [POWER] button on the remote control unit.
3. Press [INFO] button on the remote control unit to initialize the LCD television.
4. "INITIALIZED" will appear in the upper right of the screen. "INITIALIZED" color will change to green from red when initializing is completed.
Firmware Update Procedure
There are two states (the User Upgrade and the Factory Upgrade) in firmware update.
A. User Upgrade: Upgrade the firmware only. The setting values are not initialized.
B. Factory upgrade: Upgrade the firmware and initialize the setting values.
The identification of User Upgrade and Factory
Upgrade are done by the filename.
1. Turn the power off and unplug the AC Cord.
2. Insert the USB storage device to the USB port as
shown below.
NOTE : The USB port “SERVICE TERMINAL” will be blocked by a cross shaped piece of plastic. Cutoff both end of the plastic connected to the PCB Holder
3. Plug the AC cord in the wall outlet and turn the power on.
4. The update will start and the following will appear on the screen.
5. When the firmware update is completed, the following will appear on the screen.
Remove the USB storage device from the USB port. Turn the power off and turn the power on again.
Note:When the Factory Upgrade is used, after restarting TV, shift to initial screen menu in service mode. "INITIALIZED" will appear on the upper right of the screen. "INITIALIZED" color will change to green from red when initializing is completed.
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