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EURO12 / MITSUBISHI [TV (Standard) (chassis)]

The EURAS repair tip database for professional technicians and service engineers supplies the following faults for EURO12 / MITSUBISHI.

List of fault symptoms:
  • NICAM comes in or goes out and sound becomes distorted.
  • Switches to standby. Slow start-up. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • No line drive. intermittently. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Bars, shadows and waves in PB, tuner picture OK.
  • Crackling or NICAM dropout.
  • Streaks in picture.
  • Focus adjustment.
  • Snow in picture. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Weak contrast. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Sound buzz in standby, LH speaker.
  • No picture in the lower third.
  • To improve the Y/C timing.
  • Afterglow. after warm-up. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Red LED lights up, then green one, then both go out. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Sound buzz in standby, LH speaker. (picture attached)
  • No picture.
  • Frame output IC no longer available.
  • To improve the Y/C timing.
  • Modification kit to be used in the event of Q901 replacement.
  • Sound buzz in standby, LH speaker. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • No raster. No HV. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • NICAM drops in/out. Sound becomes distorted.
  • Dark picture. in TXT. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Contnuously colour(s) are missing. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • No text, no sound. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Smearing in picture. No degaussing. (EURO12 MITSUBISHI repair tip)
  • No colour.
  • Grey scale error. (picture attached)
  • Frame cramp at centre of screen. Long picture. Insufficient width.
  • Red flares only when Thomson tube CT29" is fitted. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No vertical synchronisation.
  • Red flares only when Thomson tube CT29" is fitted. (picture attached)
  • Picture pumping vertically when changing from bright to dark scenes. Fault disappears when appliance is warm.
  • No colour present in cold conditions. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (EURO12 tips)
  • Dropout of all signals (both picture and sound signals). (EURO12 tips)
  • Loss of signals after some period.
  • No luminance. intermittently. (picture attached)
  • Hum from one speaker in standby only. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Red flares only when Thomson tube CT29" is fitted. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Whine on Nicam reception only.
  • Severe humm sound via speaker in first half hour, also via AV and via HF operation.
  • PSU repeatedly blown.
  • Vertical foldover. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Appliance is dead, for a while LEDs light up.
  • Sound buzz in standby, LH speaker. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Enter service mode.
  • Noisy T901 in standby. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Grey scale error. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (EURO12 tips)
  • PSU is in overload trip mode. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (EURO12 MITSUBISHI repair tip)
  • Spare part info: HF tuner.
  • Loses brightness once every two weeks.
  • No TXT. (picture attached)
  • At switch on a burst of EHT then switches off. (EURO12 tip from MITSUBISHI)
  • Horizontal disturbances, moving stripes on the picture.
  • Half a picture.
  • Grey scale error. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Dead. after start-up. Squealing noise.
  • Moire pattern.
  • Reduced sync width and linearity fault towards the top. High intensity in the central part. Occasionally correct start up raster.
  • Grey scale variations.
  • No audio. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Green line down left hand side of screen. (picture attached)
  • Grey scale error. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • HT rises momentarily.
  • Intermittently blows Q552.
  • Linearity and geometry are continuously not perfect. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Frame linearity, stretched at top and compressed at bottom.
  • 1kHz whistle on sound.
  • Low HV. (picture attached)
  • No signal. after a few minutes.
  • After warming up no picture and no sound, only current.
  • Modification of vertical output stage when using TDA817 instead of TDA8178/S.
  • PSU voltage too high for line output stage.
  • Intermittently NICAM crackles usually when warm, tuning drifts and teletext becomes corrupted.
  • Intermittently no Y signal.
  • Excessive horizontal size.
  • No text, no sound.
  • No tuning.
  • Bright raster.
  • Intermittent crackling audio. Worse on NICAM.
  • No audio. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Frame output IC fails when set switched on from standby. (EURO12 tip from MITSUBISHI)
  • No signal. after a while.
  • Picture has shifted approx. 12cm to the top. Linearity starts from the bottom with a narrow grid which becomes increasinly wider and cannot be adjusted via V-POS in the service menu.
  • Green line down left hand side of screen. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Frame output IC (TDA8178S) failed. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (EURO12 tip from MITSUBISHI)
  • Slow start-up.
  • 1kHz whistle on sound.
  • Continuously colour(s) are missing.
  • HT settings at TP91.
  • Pincushion distortion. at top and bottom.
  • To improve dynamic regulation.
  • Vertical line.
  • Continuous streaking/smearing visible in the picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Frame output IC no longer available.
  • Poor colour. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No audio (intermittently).
  • Keeps blowing switch mode transistor SD1887.
  • No audio (intermittently).
  • Continuously no current when connecting to the mains.
  • After few mins, rows of vertical dots 3ins apart, then picture may go blank. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Distorted NICAM affecting one or more channels.
  • Grey scale variations.
  • Screen display is occasionally defective. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • To improve dynamic regulation.
  • Excessive width when switching on in cold conditions. After approx 1 min, error corrects by itself.
  • Green line down left hand side of screen. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Green line down left hand side of screen. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Poor Stereo and Multi Sound functions.
  • No picture. intermittently. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • No audio.
  • Continuously no complete picture present. (picture attached)
  • Loss of signals after some period.
  • Red flares only when Thomson tube CT29" is fitted. (with circuit diagram extract) (MITSUBISHI - EURO12 information)
  • HT settings at TP91.
  • Continuously no sound present.
  • Option codes. (EURO12 MITSUBISHI repair tip)
  • Display position adjustment - micro computer circuit.
  • Distorted NICAM affecting one or more channels.
  • Distorted NICAM affecting one or more channels. (EURO12 MITSUBISHI repair tip)
  • Grey scale variations.
  • Hum bar apparent in chroma content of picture.
  • Replacement for TDA8178S.
  • Does not power up, occasionally trips. Red and green lights both on.
  • Continuous defective functions of the memory. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Poor focus.
  • Colour output adjustment. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Switching off into standby at bright scenes. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Occasionally sound is distorted.
  • White balance is continuously defective.
  • Occasionally the sound is too loud/low.
  • 1kHz whistle on sound.
  • Frame output IC no longer available.
  • To improve dynamic regulation.
  • Intermittent audio.
  • 1kHz whistle on sound.
  • Appliance switches on for a short while, and then switches off again. Relay switches on but picture doesn't appear. (EURO12 MITSUBISHI repair tip)
  • Failure of line output transistor Q552.
  • Vertical IC fails again after several weeks.
  • Insufficient height, OK after approx 2 minutes.
  • Continuously no raster present.
  • Clear picture takes approx 1 min to come on, though just visible in background. When channel changed process is repeated, but also with low brightness. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Frame output IC no longer available. (MITSUBISHI - EURO12 information)
  • Reduced vertical and horizontal size. when cold. (picture attached)
  • White adjustment is continuously defective. (picture attached)
  • PAL horizontal centre adjustment..
  • Distorted audio. intermittently.
  • Buzz from loud speakers when standby selected. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Red flares only when Thomson tube CT29" is fitted. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • No signal.
  • Green line down left hand side of screen. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Replacement for TDA8178S.
  • Poor power supply operation.
  • Random dot pattern, no OSG, grey scale problems. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (service info for MITSUBISHI -EURO12)
  • NICAM beacon on screen intermittently, and/or audio buzz/ hiss.
  • Line output transistor D1878 keeps failing. (picture attached)
  • Distorted NICAM affecting one or more channels.
  • To improve the Y/C timing.
  • Degauss operates intermittently at random. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • To improve dynamic regulation.
  • Loss of signals after some period.
  • Blank raster. No OSD.
  • Excessive width, bowed verticals, picture shifted to one side, no on-screen menus. (picture attached)
  • Red bleeding on white backgrounds. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • To improve the Y/C timing.
  • Automatic white balance is continuously defective. (picture attached)
  • Distorted NICAM affecting one or more channels. (EURO12 tip from MITSUBISHI)
  • Replacement for TDA8178S.
  • Distorted NICAM affecting one or more channels.
  • With certain standards defective functions in the memory. (picture attached)
  • Vertical collapse (intermittently).
  • No audio playback from mono VCR or sat Rx.
  • Poor picture. Distorted picture. OK via SCART .
  • Frame output IC no longer available.
  • Frame output IC no longer available. (EURO12 MITSUBISHI repair tip)
  • Continuously no picture and no sound, only current. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (MITSUBISHI - EURO12 information)
  • Resistor R901 (4.7nF/10W) and diode D908 (3.0V) fails.
  • Colour sub-carrier off speed. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • After warming up no picture and no sound, only current.
  • Distorted picture. Knock sensitive. (EURO12 tips)
  • Trips (intermittently). (picture attached)
  • B4 voltage adjustment. (EURO12 tips)
  • TDA8178 fails. (service info for MITSUBISHI -EURO12)
  • Loss of signals after some period.
  • Grey scale error. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Dead. (picture attached) (EURO12 tips)
  • HT settings at TP91.
  • To improve the Y/C timing. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • HT settings at TP91.
  • No menu on screen except in text mode. (picture attached)
  • No OSD.
  • Intermittent loss of sound and occasionally loss of picture.
  • Loss of signals after some period. (MITSUBISHI - EURO12 information)
  • 2SD1887 in the HV part is defective.
  • PAL height and linearity adjustment.
  • Red flares only when Thomson tube CT29" is fitted. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Intermittent wavy dot pattern superimposed on the picture. TXT OK.
  • To improve the Y/C timing.
  • No sound - no TXT. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • To improve dynamic regulation.
  • Grey scale error. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Sound buzz in standby, LH speaker. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Buzz in audio. via speakers (on the left).
  • Pincushion distortion. on sides. Excessive horizontal size. (picture attached)
  • Continuously no sound present. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (MITSUBISHI - EURO12 information)
  • Reduced horizontal size. (EURO12 MITSUBISHI repair tip)
  • N/S fault, picture is pinched at the bottom and top, cannot be adjusted.
  • Continuously missing colour(s). (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Continuous beats/oscillations visible in the picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No reception possible from the cable channels.
  • No TXT. No audio.
  • The linearity/geometry is continually not perfect.
  • Black/white picture. No or poor sound.
  • Loss of signals after some period.
  • LOPTR S/C. (MITSUBISHI - EURO12 information)
  • Afterglow. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • No picture (after a while). (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Unstable HT.
  • To improve dynamic regulation. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • At the top part of the picture, bright horizontal stripes visible. No OSD display. Horizontal spikes run over the whole screen. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • TXT free-running frequency adjustment.
  • No picture. No audio. (picture attached)
  • Grey scale incorrect. Picture blue. (picture attached)
  • When switching on, black frame on picture. Intermittently it has graphic symbols or is empty. Occasionally, erratic or intermittent TXT.
  • Brightness varies. (picture attached)
  • No text, no sound, no Nicam, picture geometry errors. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • HT varies. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Dark picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Frame linearity problem. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • 1kHz whistle on sound.
  • No picture. after warm-up. Raster OK .
  • No audio (intermittently).
  • Picture blanks out into a small square.
  • Poor audio (when cold).
  • Chirps three times then powers down. (MITSUBISHI - EURO12 information)
  • Poor IF operation.
  • After warming up only the raster is visible, picture content is missing.
  • Grey scale variations. (EURO12 tips)
  • HT increases and causes Q552 (line output transistor) to fail. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Stereo- and multi-sound functions are continuously O/C. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (EURO12 tips)
  • Low contrast. Flyback lines.
  • HT settings at TP91.
  • Strong buzzing via loudspeaker for approx. 30 mins after start-up, either via AV and RF.
  • Loss of signals after some period.
  • Vertical collapse. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Loss of signals after some period.
  • After warming up no picture and no sound, only current.
  • No audio (intermittently).
  • After warming up picture blooming, no limiter.
  • Continuously no sound present.
  • Goes dead 5 secs after switch on. Stays on if on/off switch continually pressed. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (EURO12 tips)
  • Faulty TXT. No TXT. intermittently.
  • Sound buzz in standby, LH speaker. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Grey scale error. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Distorted NICAM affecting one or more channels.
  • Field output.
  • Distorted NICAM affecting one or more channels. (MITSUBISHI - EURO12 information)
  • Whistling during NICAM transmissions.
  • Incorrect grey scale.
  • HT settings at TP91.
  • Lines in picture. Whistling. (EURO12 MITSUBISHI repair tip)
  • Behaves like if it's out of norm on some channels.
  • Sound buzz in standby, LH speaker. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • After warming up no picture and no sound, only current. (MITSUBISHI - EURO12 information)
  • Sometimes appliance starts up, switches off again after 3-5 secs. Then picture is still not bright. Horizontal deflection is a bit too large, vertical deflection is somewhat unstable.
  • Intermittently does not start up. When it starts, then picture width and height are unstable. (EURO12 tips)
  • With certain standards defective functions in the memory.
  • Occasionally no picture and no sound, only current. (picture attached)
  • Wavy dot pattern superimposed on picture, sometimes the picture blanks out completely, teletext ok.
  • Frame output IC no longer available.
  • Green line down left hand side of screen. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Green line down left hand side of screen. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Red flares only when Thomson tube CT29" is fitted. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No text, no sound. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • No channel lock. Previously saved channels are OK.
  • Flickering picture. intermittently. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • No audio (intermittently). (EURO12 MITSUBISHI repair tip)
  • Frame output IC no longer available.
  • No North/South correction
  • Dead. Goes off with bang. (MITSUBISHI - EURO12 information)
  • PSU fails in range Q901, R901 and D908. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No text. No NICAM. Extremely wide picture.
  • No functions. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Red flares only when Thomson tube CT29" is fitted. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • No text, no sound.
  • Grey scale variations.
  • To improve the Y/C timing.
  • All voltages die after approx 10 secs. (MITSUBISHI - EURO12 information)
  • Several white lines in the top part of the picture, a few coloured lines at the bottom from the right to the middle of the picture.
  • PAL vertical centre position adjustment.
  • Only functions in PAL - no longer goes to SECAM. The correct system is displayed on the screen. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Green line down left hand side of screen. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • To improve dynamic regulation.
  • Tripping. after start-up. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • To improve dynamic regulation.
  • Grey scale error. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • No vertical deflection.
  • Colour fault. White screen. intermittently. (service info for MITSUBISHI -EURO12)
  • No power (no picture, no sound). Continuously present. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • White adjustment.
  • Coloured spots when switching on. Hum in standby.
  • No text, no sound. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Intermittently dead. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • 1kHz whistle on sound.
  • No functions.
  • Vertical deflection is defective.
  • To improve the Y/C timing.
  • HT settings at TP91.
  • 1kHz whistle on sound.
  • Grey scale error. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Failure of vertical output IC451.
  • The colour is missing in cold condition. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • No stations received. Tuning works OK. Scart operation OK.
  • No TXT. Black screen.
  • Line tearing in the lower third of the picture.
  • Relay clicks two times, then switches off. Standby LEDs go out.
  • No start-up. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Call up and adjustment of service mode.
  • Continuously no current when connecting to the mains. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • To improve dynamic regulation. (EURO12 MITSUBISHI repair tip)
  • Slow start up for a period of days, then dies.
  • The colour is missing continually. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (EURO12 tips)
  • Grey scale variations.
  • Distorted NICAM affecting one or more channels.
  • No text, no sound. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • HT value.
  • NICAM crackling when warm and drifts off tune.
  • Does not tune VCR if VCR is connected to aerial socket.
  • Continuously missing colour(s). (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Trips (after a few seconds). (with circuit diagram extract) (EURO12 tips)
  • Faulty luminance response with picture blanking intermittently. TXT OK.
  • Vertical roll.
  • No picture. Raster OK . (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No sound, TXT or NICAM. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • AV on screen (when using scart) should go after a few seconds once AV signal detected. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Frame output IC no longer available. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Vertical foldover. Reduced vertical size. (picture attached)
  • Vertical collapse. Audio OK . (MITSUBISHI - EURO12 information)
  • No sound via RF and Scart.
  • Continuously only raster still visible, picture contents missing.
  • Pulsates once or several times and then switches off.
  • HT settings at TP91.
  • Red flares only when Thomson tube CT29" is fitted. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (EURO12 tips)
  • Height and linearity problems.
  • One colour missing.
  • Continually no sound. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Excessive HV.
  • 1kHz whistle on sound.
  • U1 is too high.
  • Continuously no picture and no sound, only power. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (service info for MITSUBISHI -EURO12)
  • No tuning via RC.
  • Continuously no picture and no sound, only current.
  • Occasionally weak reception level. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Transistor Q901 is S/C.
  • Shuts down. (service info for MITSUBISHI -EURO12)
  • Green line down left hand side of screen. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Trips. (picture attached)
  • Sound buzz in standby, LH speaker. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • No horizontal deflection.
  • Dark raster. Bright line in the centre.
  • If Q901 fails. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Black screen or low luminance.
  • Takes a long time to come on, slow warm up.
  • 1kHz whistle on sound.
  • Sound buzz in standby, LH speaker. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Grey scale variations.
  • Picture appears slowly. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Buzz in audio. on the left.
  • Grey scale variations.
  • To improve the Y/C timing.
  • Grey scale variations.
  • Noise in the PSU in standby.
  • Vertical IC fails repeatedly.
  • Standby.
  • No luminance. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Screen display is continuously defective.
  • HT settings at TP91. (service info for MITSUBISHI -EURO12)
  • Modification kit to be used in the event of Q901 replacement.
  • No picture, only snow. after a few minutes.
  • Switches to standby (intermittently). (with circuit diagram extract)
  • HV 145V.

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