7028 / METEOR [TV]

• Coloured stripes in diagonal direction.
• Strong noise from line transformer after start-up for approx. 0.5secs - then functions ok.
• Occasionally appliance does not start up. After a while the picture goes green and black bands appear. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No start-up. Standby LED flashes .
• No playback of NTSC video 4.43 and 3.58MHz. (METEOR - 7028 information)
• Flash in S-VIDEO mode. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (7028 tips)
• Vertical roll.
• Switches off by itself (when changing channels).
• Switches to standby (intermittently). (with circuit diagram extract) (METEOR - 7028 information)
• Incorrect display when started up. PSU noisy.
• Blocks after a momentary fall of the power supply voltages. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Bright picture.
• Line output stage transistor is defective
• Reset circuit modification.
• Line tearing. at top.
• Flashes on Canal Plus. (service info for METEOR -7028)
• Switches back to 4:3 position when changing channel in 16:9 position.
• Black bars on the left anf right side (E/W), which become gradually wider.
• Trips then dead.
• Picture rolls. at top.
• No RC functions. No OSD.
• Coloured diagonal stripes across screen.
• Noises from flyback transformer. No start-up.
• No start-up. (7028 tip from METEOR)
• Audio hum when picture has dark content.
• No luminance. intermittently. (picture attached)
• Dead. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Video copy function (EXT3 > EXT2) does not work.
• Poor time constant of reset.
• Picture is distorted and unstable at upper picture edge after start-up. Picture ok after approx. 3-5 mins
• No functions. after start-up.
• Horizontal jitter.
• Occasional picture failure, no menu access (Text).
• No start-up. Standby LED lit .
• Electrolytic CB632 2.2µF/350V of the power supply goes defective. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Flickering vertical lines across screen.
• A Eurodigi appliance should be connected to a satellite system without the 13/18V being available on the SAT aerial connection (communal aerials without multiswitch).
• DPU 2553-S is a vital component in start up of mains power supply. Component must provide a drive pulse to line output stage at 2.5V supply voltage.
• No picture. Audio OK . (with circuit diagram extract)
• Secam LF impossible on Euro-Digi. "Secam LF" does not appear in the programme menu
• Brightness varies.
• Picture is exaggerated and overmodulated and colours are partly incorrectly displayed.
• No start-up from standby.
• When switching over the channel memory positions, occasionally the picture synchronizes too slowly. (METEOR - 7028 information)
• Switches to standby. after start-up.
• Whistling noise in standby. (METEOR - 7028 information)
• No start-up. Standby LED's light fades after the mains switch was pressed.
• Distorted picture. on upper half screen.
• Noise in sound on reception of SECAM BG channel. Standard in program menu is blocked on "East BK".
• Distorted picture. Whistling.
• Does not switch to standby.
• Couloured horizontal lines at upper part of picture.
• No picture. Blank raster. intermittently.
• Power supply transformer and line transformer defective (sometimes twice or more). (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• TV remains in standby. If you request start up the standby light goes off but the TV does not start up. (picture attached)
• Bad synchronisation when zapping.
• No start-up. "LM" in display.
• Black picture on sides.
• Gain of signal is low.
• When switching over with the programme +/- button on RC, appliance jams or jumps to another program site, as if to the next one. Ok when switching over on the appliance. RC ok.
• No picture or low power supply voltage. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Switching on the SERVICE mode.
• No start-up from standby with RC (intermittently).
• Vertical lines (forming curls) during low brightness or dark picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
• PSU failure.
• Difficulty to start up. Frizzy picture.
• No start-up or no picture after start-up. (7028 tip from METEOR)
• Approx. 5cm horizontal white lines appear in middle of screen after 1.5 hours. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Hum in audio. Dark picture.
• Starts only after several switch on/off.
• No colour. in PIP. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Dim picture.
• Vertical deflection is occasionally distorted.
• Reduced horizontal deflection. (service info for METEOR -7028)
• Vertical line in the middle of the picuture. No horizontal deflection. Line is only visible when G2 control is turned up.
• Switches to standby. after a while.
• Picture crystallizes especially in PB via video recorder
• Flyback transformer fizzles for approx 2 secs. Switches to standby.
• No E/W correction.
• Vertical jitter.
• The +5V rectifier diodes DB604 and DB609 have been changed in the current series to the Schottky type SB3100.
• Test signals are visible approx 5 cm under upper picture edge. Distorted vertical.
• Excessive brightness in RF and AV mode.
• Noise in audio. on the right.
• Enter service mode. (7028 METEOR repair tip)
• E/W fault.
• Green lines on top of picture.
• White vertical stripe for a short time. Switches to standby after approx 10 secs.
• Trips. (picture attached)
• No initialisation of EEPROM on appliances with mouse control from ROM EA105.0 onwards. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Defective mains fuse (no apparent reason).
• Horizontal lines on the top part of the screen in certain reception conditions. (picture attached)
• Stuck in standby. (picture attached)
• No function. Only green standby stripe flashes every other second.
• Distortion of vertical lines when warm.
• Reduced horizontal size (after a few minutes).
• Horizontal line.
• Starts up three times then switches off. (service info for METEOR -7028)
• Blue picture.
• A few seconds after switch-on, standby LED lights up, no function.
• Impossible to switch on appliance. PSU only functions in standby. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Black picture and slight hiccups from power supply after a few mins.
• No operation.
• No functions.
• White horizontal stripes across screen.
• Coloured lines. at top.
• Crackling audio. at low volume.
• Vertical line. No horizontal deflection.
• Poor start up. Display shows 1n.
• No audio. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Picture and sound menu cannot be operated.
• Wavy vertical lines during dark scenes.
• Horizontal stripes or just raster.
• Whistling from PSU. in standby. (7028 tips)
• Goes to protection mode after switch-on. Whistles 3 times then goes to standby.
• Coloured lines running diagonally.
• Horizontal lines. after warm-up.
• Picture interference (dots) in S-VHS mode. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Reduced horizontal size.
• No picture.
• Dark picture.
• Screen has horizontal black band. (picture attached)
• Vertical size varies. (7028 tip from METEOR)
• No function. Only standby LED lights up shortly after start-up.
• Noise in picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (METEOR - 7028 information)
• Line tearing in top third of picture (vertical lines are torn).
• Green tint in picture on half of the screen.
• No start-up to standby.
• Overheats immediately at start up. LED lit in standby. No LED number at start up. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Dead. Standby LED lit .
• Various versions of preprogrammed EEPROMs for Euro Digi and their compatibility. (METEOR - 7028 information)
• Switches to standby (after a few minutes).
• Excessive horizontal size. E/W fault.
• Flickering vertical lines in picture.
• Top of picture is deformed.
• No picture and no sound, no standby display. Standby LED only lights up after plugging in mains plug several times.
• Replacement of the PIP module. Models 7192 - 7018.
• Improvement of reliability.
• No start-up. Only standby. LED lights shortly.
• Vertical lines (visible when G2 is increased).
• Capacitor C525 is destroyed after a few seconds.
• Picture partly greenish.
• Raster foldover at top. Thin lines visible.
• Vertical line.
• Snow in picture.
• R538 (10K) is defective. (7028 tips)