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FL14TXT / FIRSTLINE [TV]

The EURAS repair tip database for professional technicians and service engineers supplies the following faults for FL14TXT / FIRSTLINE.

List of fault symptoms:
  • Severe picture bowing after a minute or so.
  • No horizontal or vertical deflection (intermittently).
  • Dark picture. Colour varies. Colour flickers.
  • Negative picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • No picture. after warm-up. Audio OK . (FL14TXT tips)
  • Comes on in standby, then if power button pressed blinks pale green.
  • No horizontal drive at pin 40 of deflection processor. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Excessive blue. (picture attached) (FL14TXT FIRSTLINE repair tip)
  • Horizontal line.
  • No PIP. (picture attached) (service info for FIRSTLINE -FL14TXT)
  • Clicking noise. after start-up. (with circuit diagram extract) (FL14TXT tips)
  • Switches to standby. after a few seconds. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Moire or line in picture with some band 1 stations (eg. channel 4) on certain aerial equipment.
  • Dead. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Sizzling at start-up.
  • Vertical collapse (intermittently).
  • Picture is OK, but it is necessary to readjust G2 at each start-up, otherwise screen becomes black.
  • PSU blown.
  • Takes long time to appear. Comes up quicker if first anode control adjusted. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (FL14TXT tips)
  • Picture foldover. Switches to standby. (service info for FIRSTLINE -FL14TXT)
  • No tuning. Poor synchronisation. Shifted phase.
  • Picture collapses. Shock sensitive.
  • Switches to protection mode (after a while).
  • Leaking in HT transformer.
  • Shuts down (intermittently).
  • Excessive height. Foldover at top. Lines missing at top of picture. Different coloured vertical stripes across picture. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • No tuning. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No signal (intermittently).
  • Insufficient height, about 3" down at top.
  • Occasionally slight flashover in the picture. (FL14TXT tips)
  • Slow start-up. No start-up. intermittently. (FL14TXT tip from FIRSTLINE)
  • Grey picture with flyback lines. (FL14TXT tip from FIRSTLINE)
  • Black screen with three colour lines. Sometimes half a picture appears.
  • Line transistor blown shortly after switch on. (picture attached)
  • Picture shifted to the right. No colour. (picture attached)
  • LED lights briefly green after switch on. PSU starts up but appliance goes back to standby.
  • Vertical collapse. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Shuts down. after start-up.
  • Blank screen with 3 coloured (R G B) lines across screen.
  • Reduced horizontal size. Standby LED flashes .
  • R914 is defective. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Dead. Standby LED flashes . (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Dark picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Switches to standby at switch on, LED turns green for a sec.
  • Standby OK, green LED flashes twice briefly after start up attempt and goes to standby.
  • Audio output chip IC100 fails repeatedly.
  • After start-up front LED is red, becomes green shortly and then red again. Dummy load lamp lights up shortly and then goes out.
  • Line output stage (BU2508D) fails. R629 (2R7) burnt.
  • Picture too small. Distorted picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • IC802 (MC44604P) fails repeatedly.
  • LED blinks green.
  • Picture in only one colour with flyback lines.
  • No picture. intermittently (after a while). Faulty TXT.
  • Standby LED flashing green. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • PSU transistor fails at start-up. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Bent verticals.
  • No front panel function. RC OK.
  • Red standby light changes to green then switches back to red.
  • Black stripes in white picture areas.
  • Snow in picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Vertical end stage line. (FL14TXT tip from FIRSTLINE)
  • Washed out picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Intermittently Q605 blown. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Blue screen.
  • No picture in PIP mode. (picture attached) (service info for FIRSTLINE -FL14TXT)
  • No TXT just number 100 in the left corner.
  • PSU pulsates. LED blinks . (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Shuts down. after a few seconds. HV OK. .
  • No functions. when cold.
  • Voltage Usys is only 35V.
  • Switches to standby when picture appears or picture pulsates slowly via AV or at low brightness.
  • Excessive HV. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (FL14TXT tips)
  • No adjustments are possible.
  • Reduced horizontal size. Audio OK .
  • Reduced E/W on all widescreen scan formats. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Bright picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Stretched picture. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • No OSD. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (service info for FIRSTLINE -FL14TXT)
  • Pulsating picture. Shuts down. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Moire on band 1.
  • Low contrast.
  • Chirping. at start-up. Trips. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Relay trips. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Pincushion distortion. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Whistling.
  • Picture appears briefly but resorts to four horizontal lines. Sound OK. (picture attached)
  • No or poor synchronisation. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Flyback lines. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Reduced horizontal deflection.
  • Dead. LED is green. (FL14TXT tips)
  • Tripping. at start-up.
  • Goes to standby, when pressing Volume, Mute or Menu buttons.
  • Shuts down. intermittently. Burning smell.
  • Programs are not stored after switch off.
  • Power supply blown. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • No picture (intermittently).
  • No start-up. LED is red after operating mains switch. If switched on (via program key on user control or RC) LED lights green and then goes off.
  • Shuts down after start up. Led blinks red/green a few seconds.
  • Poor picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Tripping. LED blinks .
  • Distorted picture (N/S), like in 16:9 format. Bars on top and at the bottom.
  • No TXT. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • E/W fault. Screeching noise. Line output transistor fails repeatedly.
  • Line BU508A fails again immediately. (FL14TXT tips)
  • Operates in short bursts.
  • E/W fault. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Appliance fails and can only be started after a long time.
  • Excessive horizontal size. intermittently. E/W fault. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • R809 blown. (picture attached)
  • Dark picture. Raster OK .
  • PSU pulsates. Switches to standby. after a while.
  • No picture (dark with barely visible spots). (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Bright green raster with flyback lines. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Picture quivers depending on brightness.
  • No start-up from standby. LED flickers .
  • Dead. Standby LED does not light. (picture attached)
  • Horizontal line. in the centre. (picture attached)
  • HV sparkling. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Clicking noise. in standby. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Power supply problems.
  • No functions. Standby LED flashes .
  • At power up green LED is on for 2 secs, then flickers, set goes to standby. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Reduced horizontal size. Pincushion distortion. on sides. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Bright horizontal stripes.
  • Over/under scan.
  • D611 fails. Q605 becomes hot.
  • Dark picture with three coloured lines in upper third. Sound OK. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Picture width is too low and perhaps smoke develops. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Dead. Power LED lit . (extract of circuit diagram attached) (FL14TXT FIRSTLINE repair tip)
  • Black edges on top and at the bottom. Picture is available though all adjustments are set to minimum. Cannot be adjusted and no storage.
  • Clicking noise. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Chopper transformer fails.
  • Distorted sound. Volume cannot be adjusted.
  • Grey screen. Audio OK .
  • No start-up from standby. LED is red .
  • Reduced vertical and horizontal size. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Dark picture. OSD OK .
  • No video signal on screen, picture dark, OSD display OK.
  • R717 (2K2) burnt repeatedly.
  • No TXT (intermittently). (extract of circuit diagram attached) (service info for FIRSTLINE -FL14TXT)
  • No audio. in NICAM .
  • No picture, no sound. Standby diode flashes briefly green at switch on. (FL14TXT FIRSTLINE repair tip)
  • No E/W correction.
  • Blurry picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Ripple on verticals. (FL14TXT tips)
  • Intermittent picture and audio or does not find channels. (FL14TXT tip from FIRSTLINE)
  • Slight flicker after five mins, worsens as time goes on. Colour flickers ON/OFF. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Does not always switch on. Pumps after switch on.
  • Flyback lines. at top. (picture attached)
  • PSU pulsates. in standby.
  • BU2508D fails immediately at switch on.
  • Line output transistor fails repeatedly.
  • Hum bar. No RC functions. (picture attached)
  • Flickering picture. Bent verticals. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • No contrast. at start-up.
  • Vertical lines. (picture attached)
  • Does not switch to standby.
  • Picture and sound interference.
  • No startup. LED lights up at switch-on.
  • Reduced horizontal deflection. Reduced vertical deflection. Vertical foldover. at top and bottom.
  • Q802 is S/C. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Does not accept SCART input. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Blank raster with 2 red, green and blue horizontal lines, approx one third down screen. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Shuts down (after a few seconds).
  • Picture appears for several secs, then becomes dark and switches to protection. Sound OK.
  • No functions. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Defective Q605 (BU508AF) line output transistor. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Reduced vertical size.
  • No start-up. LED is red . Clicking noise. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No luminance. (picture attached)
  • Line BU transistor becomes hot.
  • Burst electrolytic capacitor C829 (47uF/160V).
  • Ticking noise from speaker in standby (Burst mode). (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Noise from PSU. Strong hiccup. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Blue picture, no drive. Sound OK.
  • No audio in SECAM L mode. (FL14TXT tips)
  • Picture twitches. Horizontal cogging.
  • No picture. Bright raster (after a few minutes). (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • No vertical deflection. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Mains transistor fails immediately again. Netztransistor stirbt sofort wieder
  • White vertical stripes at upper picture edge. Picture becomes blank after a while.
  • Colour varies. Flickering picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • White retrace lines on screen. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • No line drive. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Excessive horizontal size. Pincushion distortion. on sides. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • No start-up from standby. Green led flashes twice then switches to red.
  • Picture shifted vertically. at bottom.
  • Dead. LED blinks .
  • BU2508AF is S/C. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • No picture. Audio OK . (picture attached) (FIRSTLINE - FL14TXT information)
  • Excessive brightness. Flyback lines. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • No HV. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Switches to standby intermittently. Comes on with RC but switches off after a while.
  • Blank raster.
  • Slow start-up. (picture attached)
  • BU2508 fails.
  • Only one primary colour with flyback lines.
  • Vertical fault. (FL14TXT FIRSTLINE repair tip)
  • Stuck in standby. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • LED blinks, then switches to standby. (FL14TXT tips)
  • Picture flickers with 3 coloured lines in upper side of picture.
  • No picture. No OSD. Audio OK . (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Narrow, bowed picture. E-W faulty.
  • Power supply fails. Loud noise in the chopper.
  • Transformer failure.
  • Adjustments in service menu.
  • Picture collapses intermittently with E/W fault. White line in the middle. Sound crackles.
  • Poor East/West correction. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Locking codes misfunctioning.
  • Low HT. (picture attached) (FL14TXT tip from FIRSTLINE)
  • No front panel function. (service info for FIRSTLINE -FL14TXT)
  • White, bright screen with flyback lines.
  • Switching transistor in primary PSU is S/C.
  • Low brightness.
  • IC (TDA6108JF) fails after 12 hours operation.
  • Ticking noise. No start-up. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (FL14TXT FIRSTLINE repair tip)
  • Switches to standby. after a few seconds. LED is green.
  • Line output transistor and TDA4605 is also defective.
  • Goes off with a bang and bright light from the inside.
  • E/W fault. Switches to protection mode.
  • White screen. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (FL14TXT tip from FIRSTLINE)
  • Tripping sound from power supply. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No start-up. Standby LED tries to go green then goes back to red.
  • PSU ticks in standby and hisses in full load mode.
  • No start-up. PSU pulsates.
  • Snowy raster. Reduced width. No tuning. Unable to access SERVICE mode. Locks up if picture menu entered.
  • BU2508AF fails intermittently. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Excessive horizontal size. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No horizontal deflection. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Tripping. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Disable hotel mode.
  • To avoid anode voltage peaks. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • S/C in mains transformer. (picture attached)
  • LED flickers. Light rhythmical noise, otherwise no function.
  • PSU destroyed.
  • Picture too large. E/W defective.
  • Stuck in standby. Squealing from PSU.
  • Black screen.
  • E/W fault. intermittently.
  • No picture. Raster appears at start-up. (FL14TXT FIRSTLINE repair tip)
  • PSU pulsates. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Picture size varies with picture content.
  • Switches off from standby, LED is briefly green, then goes back to red.
  • Compressed picture at the top.
  • Stuck in standby. Green LED flashes .
  • Picture lost, then screen is black and RGB test lines moving in top half of screen.
  • Piecrusting in picture.
  • Slightly cramped blank raster with flyback lines. In centre of raster there are coloured lines, slight E/W bow. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Low audio. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Picture too small.
  • Appliance goes to standby if switched on with RC. Standby LED flashes green.
  • No functions. LED is green.
  • Vertical collapse. after a few minutes. Flyback lines. on upper half screen. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Spots in picture. in the centre. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Weak contrast. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Vertical foldover at top and bottom. (picture attached)
  • No function. PSU is dead.
  • Faulty OSD. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Green picture. Flyback lines.
  • E/W fault (after a while).
  • Wavy picture. on sides.
  • Black screen. Audio and OSD OK .
  • PSU pulsates quickly, audible via speaker. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No deflection. Switches on with RC, display changes to green. Standby display available.
  • White screen. Retrace lines. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Enter service mode.
  • No colour. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Channel shifts after station is changed. After retuning, everything is OK.
  • Picture reduced horizontally in 16/9 and 4/3 mode.
  • Tuning drifts. (picture attached)
  • No start-up. Standby LED lit . (service info for FIRSTLINE -FL14TXT)
  • Horizontal lines.
  • Standby is red and becomes green for 2 secs after switch on.

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