REPAIRING AND NOT THROWING AWAY

Richtige Fernseher haben Röhren!

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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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Wednesday, 20 March 2019

RCA 13R400 - SERVICE MODE - ADJUSTMENTS - POWER SUPPLY [SMPS] SCHEMATIC - USING TDA-16846

RCA 13R400 - SERVICE MODE - ADJUSTMENTS - POWER SUPPLY [SMPS] SCHEMATIC - USING TDA-16846

SERVICE MODE
  • Press the MENU button on the remote control then press the INFO button on the remote control at least 5 times immediately.
  • Press the CH“▲/▼”   buttons to select the desired mode or press 0-9 number buttons to enter the SERVICE “X” menu directly and then press the CH “▲/▼” buttons to select the desired mode.
  • Press the VOL “▲/▼” buttons to change the settings.
IF ADJUSTMENT
  • Enter the SERVICE menu and press the number button “4” on the remote control to bring up SERVICE 4.
  • Set the IFFS to “1”.
B+ ADJUSTMENT
  • Operate the TV set with AC 120V.
  • Connect the digital voltmeter + lead to C959and GND. Adjust the RP950 until the meter reading DC108+/-0.5V.
GEOMETRY ADJUSTMENT
  • Receive a geometry pattern.
  • Enter the SERVICE menu (SERVICE 1 for horizontal and SERVICE 2 for vertical).
  • Select a value between 0 and 63, and the changed value is stored immediately.
Horizontal:
6PAR: Horizontal Parallelogram (not adjust)
Set the horizontal parallelogram to change to rectangle or trapezium.
6BOW: Horizontal Bow (not adjust)
Set the vertical lines straight.
6HSH: Horizontal Delay (horizontal shift)
Set the horizontal center of the picture at the center of the tube.
6EWW: Horizontal Width (not adjust)
Set the correct picture width.
6EWP: East-west parabola correction (not adjust)
Set the vertical lines at the sides of the screen straight.
6UCR: East-west corner-correction (not adjust)
Set the vertical lines in the upper corners straight.
6LCR: East-west corner-correction (not adjust)
Set the vertical lines in the lower corners straight.
6EWT: Trapezium correction (not adjust)
Set the vertical lines as vertical as possible
Vertical:
6VSL: Vertical S-correction
Set the vertical lines as vertical as possible.
6VAM: Vertical Amplitude (picture height)
Set the correct picture height.
6SCL: Vertical Linearity
Set the height of the squares in the top and bottom of the picture so that they are of equal height.
6VSH: Vertical Shift
Set the vertical center of the picture at the center of the tube.
WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENT
  • Enter the TV menu and set the color mode to “NORMAL”.
  • Receive a black-white pattern with color sync signal.
  • Adjust the CONTRAST and BRIGHTNESS in such a way that the brightness value of the black area is 5 nit and the white is 80 nit.
  • Enter the SERVICE 3 menu and adjust RED, GRN, WPR, WPG and WPB in such a way that X and Y have the following values: X=0.248, Y=0.299
FOCUS ADJUSTMENT
  • Set CONTRAST control to maximum position and BRIGHTNESS control to middle position.
  • Adjust FOCUS control (on the FBT) to obtain the sharpest and clearest picture on the CRT.
RF-AGC ADJUSTMENT
  • Receive the signal of channel 13 (VHF HIGH).
  • Set the input field strength to 60 Db/V
  • Adjust RF AGC (TOP, in SERVICE 4) control to the point where noise is the least.
ON SCREEN DISPLAY ADJUSTMENT [OSD]
  • Receive the TV Signal with caption text.
  • Enter the SERVICE 2 menu.
  • Select a correct value for the items below.
6VOF: Vertical OSD position alignment
HOF:    Horizontal OSD position alignment
VX:    Vertical Zoom (select 25)       

POWER SUPPLY SCHEMATIC [SMPS] {Click on picture to Enlarge}