BF2903 / FIRSTLINE [TV]

• +B voltage is 20-80V instead 145V.
• Horizontal output transistor fails repeatedly.
• Vol up/down buttons change program number.
• Stretched picture. intermittently.
• PSU lamp test.
• Not storing programme data.
• R528, R530 and C524 defective.
• Upper part of picture is fuzzy and messed up, after was powered off for a few hours. (BF2903 tip from FIRSTLINE)
• Reduced horizontal size. No E/W correction.
• Black screen. after a few seconds.
• Tripping at switch-on. Popping noise from speakers.
• No picture. intermittently. Audio OK . (BF2903 tips)
• Red and green area on every side of the screen when warm.
• No vertical deflection.
• Line tearing. intermittently. Squealing noise.
• Poor picture. after start-up.
• No AV.
• PSU pulsates. Standby LED flashes . (service info for FIRSTLINE -BF2903)
• How to test the PSU using a lamp.
• No REC.
• PSU does not start up correctly.
• No start-up.
• No luminance.
• No vertical deflection. on lower half screen.
• No start-up from standby. LED is red when switching.
• No 8V and 5V voltages.
• Spots on the screen during shut off.
• B+ voltage (+140V) missing.
• HV builds up and then collapses.
• Shuts down (intermittently).
• Changes picture size when increasing audio volume. (BF2903 FIRSTLINE repair tip)
• Switches to standby. intermittently.
• Mains fuse blows sporadically.
• Picture comes in after approx 1 min when started up from standby.
• No picture. Red, green or blue raster.
• Cracking noise in standby.
• Enter service mode.
• No tuning. (service info for FIRSTLINE -BF2903)
• Slow start-up. (BF2903 FIRSTLINE repair tip)
• Stuck in standby. Tripping noise at first switch-on.
• Switches to standby. intermittently. No start-up from standby. intermittently.
• Vertical lines. (BF2903 tips)
• White picture with flyback lines from time to time.
• Flyback lines appears when brightness increased. (service info for FIRSTLINE -BF2903)
• Power supply blown. Mains fuse black. Possible lightning strike.
• No functions.
• White lines.
• No picture. intermittently.
• No start-up from standby.
• Coloured spots on the corner.
• No synchronisation. No TXT.
• Trips. at start-up.
• Horizontal line. Black screen. on lower half screen.
• Squealing from PSU (intermittently). (BF2903 tip from FIRSTLINE)
• Some channels missing.
• Distorted audio. via speakers.
• C530 fails repeatedly.
• No picture. Audio OK .
• Flyback lines. (FIRSTLINE - BF2903 information)
• No picture or sound via AV1. AV2 and AV3 ok.
• +B voltage is 160V instead 145V. (service info for FIRSTLINE -BF2903)
• Brightness varies.
• Horizontal collapse. intermittently.
• Fuse (2.5A) is intermittently defective.
• Popping noise when switched off.
• Geometry adjustments.
• Low contrast.
• Picture shifts.
• Noise on some channels.
• No audio. No game. No calculator.
• No power.
• Beeps now and again. (BF2903 FIRSTLINE repair tip)
• No 15V, 8V and 5V voltages. (FIRSTLINE - BF2903 information)
• Excessive brightness. Flyback lines.
• Switches to standby at start-up. LED flashes 2 times.
• Stripes in upper picture.
• No picture. on lower half screen.
• No picture (intermittently). Audio OK . (BF2903 tips)
• Snow in picture.
• No raster (intermittently).
• No focus.
• Flyback lines. intermittently.
• Dead.
• Picture size varies with picture content.
• PSU pulses and there is popping from the speakers before set trips back to standby.
• Pulsating picture. Picture shrinks horizontally and expands vertically when changing brightness.
• No start-up.
• Horizontal line. (BF2903 FIRSTLINE repair tip)
• PSU collapses and trips as soon as appliance is swichted to full mode. Standby OK.
• Switches channels automatically upwards. Maximum volume.
• No audio.
• AGC adjustment.
• Picture gradually disappears after start-up. Flyback lines, poor picture content.
• Cycles on/off. Knock sensitive.
• Picture shifted to the left about 1 inch.
• Brightness varies. intermittently.
• No TXT.
• Dead. Standby LED does not light.
• Trips.
• PSU blown after power failure.
• No HV.
• Flyback lines. after warm-up.
• Stuck in standby.
• C619 burned.
• Protection mode activated. in standby.
• No picture. intermittently. OSD OK .
• No picture, only snow.
• Switches to protection mode. after start-up.
• Reduced vertical size. Vertical foldover. when cold.
• Poor picture.
• No vertical deflection. Only a horizontal line at top. (BF2903 tips)
• Tripping.
• Volume increases to max.
• Set trips at switch on.
• Black dots on the screen. (BF2903 tips)
• Tripping.
• Picture rolls.
• Poor picture, exaggerated contrast and colours, brightness varies.
• Trips. after start-up.
• Volume decreases to min. (service info for FIRSTLINE -BF2903)
• No RC functions.
• Mains fuse is defective.
• Basic features.
• Low tuner gain but can be tuned in.
• PSU pulsates.
• Line output transistor fails repeatedly.
• Stuck in standby.
• No picture. (BF2903 tip from FIRSTLINE)
• Vertical collapse.
• Dark picture.
• Top quarter of screen is lit. Rest of screen is black.
• Blurry picture.
• Tuning drifts.
• Poor focus.
• Squealing noise.
• Switches off by itself.
• White balance adjustment.