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TV85CM / FORMENTI [TV]

The EURAS repair tip database for professional technicians and service engineers supplies the following faults for TV85CM / FORMENTI.

List of fault symptoms:
  • After un difficult start up, appliance sizzles and switches back to standby.
  • Erratic RC functions.
  • Black screen. Audio OK .
  • Vertical foldover.
  • No synchronisation. when changing channels. OSD and TXT OK .
  • Tripping.
  • Reduced horizontal size. Horizontal foldover.
  • No start-up.
  • Audio does not increase above half level.
  • Sound is stuck at a very low level. Loss of horizontal synchronisation when switching over channels. (TV85CM tips)
  • Vertical bar. on the left.
  • No start-up from standby with RC.
  • E/W fault. Bowed edges.
  • E/W fault.
  • Retrace lines. White screen.
  • Switches to standby (intermittently).
  • No picture. Flyback lines.
  • Pincushion distortion. Excessive horizontal size.
  • Unable to alter sound. No sound menu available.
  • Zooming from 4:3 mode to 16:9 mode depending on picture content. TXT OK.
  • No sound, just a crackle and buzz.
  • Volume display advances only approx. three quarters of its travel.
  • Switches to standby. after start-up.
  • Reduced horizontal size. E/W fault.
  • No functions. Switches to protection mode.
  • Enter service mode.
  • Picture size varies.
  • Takes time raster to appear. No OSD. No tuning. No blue in picture with geometry errors via scart.
  • No line and frame synchronisation with moiré at channel switch-over.
  • Black screen. on the left.
  • Clicking noise. (TV85CM tip from FORMENTI)
  • Unable to adjust audio volume. Volume bar stuck.
  • Chopper FET S/C.
  • Dark picture. Low contrast.
  • No front control operation. When using RC channel change, but after a minute channel change by itself.
  • No sound and no picture via tuner. Sound OK via SCART.
  • Black screen. No audio. via tuner.
  • No picture. Audio OK . (TV85CM tip from FORMENTI)
  • Line output transformer fails. (TV85CM tips)
  • White screen. Audio OK .
  • Stuck in standby. If attempting to start with RC, PSU whistles and goes back to standby.
  • Excessive horizontal size.
  • Dim picture then a blank screen.
  • No RC functions. after a while.
  • Line output transformer arcing.
  • Switches to protection mode. intermittently (after warm-up).
  • High frequency whistle.
  • Line output transistor is constantly S/C.
  • Stuck in standby. intermittently. (FORMENTI - TV85CM information)
  • No E/W correction.
  • Shuts down (intermittently).
  • Picture yellow with tearing on left side of the screen.
  • Audio volume stuck. No tuning menu.
  • Switches off by itself.
  • Picture dark or bright with flyback lines when turning up SG control. Sound ok.
  • Unable to enter service mode.
  • Dead.
  • Stuck in standby. Clicking noise.
  • No picture. Raster OK .
  • Wavy picture on verticals.
  • Dead. Standby LED flashes .
  • Switches to standby.
  • No picture. Audio OK. Flaring picture appears if G2 adjusted.
  • Dark picture.
  • Unable to turn sound up above level 4. (service info for FORMENTI -TV85CM)
  • Reduced horizontal size. No audio. No volume bar.
  • TR16 (S2055AF) goes s/c after replacement.
  • Switches to standby (after a while).
  • Picture size varies with picture content.

With help of this list a solution is found often when FORMENTI TV85CM fails.


Additionally to repairtips or service information TV85CM is linked to 7 components (IC's and/or transformers) in the Tectra database, through which you can identify electrical compatibilities (crossreferences) in appliances.


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Last updated: 20. Nov 2008 08:59:55 MET, doccode ISO9002AS168EKA200805C EURASMOP

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