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5575 2UTSPECTRA / NORDMENDE [TV]

The EURAS repair tip database for professional technicians and service engineers supplies the following faults for 5575 / NORDMENDE.

List of fault symptoms:
  • Intermittently trips. Noisy PSU.
  • APS function sometimes does not work. Some channels are left out and not stored. (picture attached)
  • Flyback lines. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Reduced vertical size at top. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Protection mode activated. LED blinks . (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Vertical stripes on the left side of screen and interference on channel 02. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Very dark or black screen. Possibly, blurred picture, when switching off, a dot is visible in the centre of the screen. (picture attached)
  • Memory loss. (picture attached)
  • After few days appliance loses all picture geometry data and station memory. Then everything must be readjusted. When readjusted picture is OK. After a while failure appears again.
  • Black vertical lines in picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • No picture (after a while).
  • Horizontal line. in the centre. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No start-up from standby. when cold.
  • Power supply tripping. LEDs flickers.
  • Bright picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Stuck in standby. LED blinks . (with circuit diagram extract) (NORDMENDE - 5575 information)
  • No start-up. intermittently. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • VK22 (BC337) breaks down after 10 mins. Sound OK, picture disappears.
  • Vertical lines. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No E/W correction. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Vertical foldover at top. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • No picture. Audio OK . (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • No functions. No display. (picture attached)
  • No HV. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (5575 tips)
  • Sound distorted in STEREO NICAM L. Appliance switches to mono at random then back to stereo again. Crackling. Intensity of fault depends on RF reception level.
  • Small luminous spot for 4 sec at switch off.
  • No functions. Red LED blinks. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • SECAM is not recognised during simultaneous reception of PAL (ASTRA) and SECAM (TELECOM 2A or 2B) satellite signals via scart (automatic in PAL/SECAM position). (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • APS search does not save all programes. (picture attached) (NORDMENDE - 5575 information)
  • Thick , wide stripes in vertical deflection on all programs. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • No raster.
  • No channel switchover with RC or keyboard.
  • Picture width can not be adjusted through service-menu, it is too large. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Reduced horizontal size. No E/W correction. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Horizontal driver VK22 (BC33725) fails every now and then. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • No function. Only standby LED. End stage IC ( TDA7262) on the Surround print smokes. No diagram is present.
  • Dark picture. after a while. TXT OK .
  • Picture foldover on upper edge with colourful flyback lines. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Reduced horizontal deflection.
  • Only standby, standby LED flashes quickly, STEREO lamp flashes slowly.
  • No start-up. Standby LED flashes . (extract of circuit diagram attached) (5575 tip from NORDMENDE)
  • Red LED turns on. (picture attached)
  • Switches to standby or switches from TXT to TV mode. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Clamping error at RGB feed. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (NORDMENDE - 5575 information)
  • PSU transistor V025 (BUF405XI) immediately defective at start-up.
  • Two inch band of lines at middle of screen with two inch flyback/foldover at top. (picture attached)
  • Necessary change when there is a fault on one of the 3 colour tracks of the tube neck circuit. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Vertical lines. on the right. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Setting the automatic search.
  • Blank raster. Flyback lines. (picture attached)
  • No picture. intermittently. Audio OK . (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Switches on by itself. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Reduced vertical size at bottom. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Starts up briefly, switches off immediately. RK70 goes warm, if it is started up many times one after another.
  • Picture is blank for too long at program switch over. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Black vertical line down right hand side of picture. (picture attached)
  • No vertical deflection. intermittently. No picture. intermittently. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (5575 tips)
  • Focus adjustment. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Flashing picture.
  • No colour in PB (automatic in PAL/SECAM position) via the scart of a cassette recorded in SECAM. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Horizontal black lines and foldover at the top of the picture, even in AV and specially when cold. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Picture is distorted after replacing the TDA8350Q at the top part of the picture. Flyback lines.
  • Strange pattern over screen. Random black lines. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Power supply doesnt start, standby LED OK, blinks when pressing p+/-, no functions.
  • Appliance intermittently stuck when turned on from mains switch. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No symbols in OSD menu. Functions are not carried out. Limited volume control. (picture attached)
  • At multinorm and SAT appliances OSD jitter without signal. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Poor correction. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • When trying to switch on LED flickers and squealing is heard from LT and PSU. Standby LED on. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Picture appears and becomes constantly fainter. TV then fails.
  • Vertical fault. Upper picture edge is folded down approx 5cm with fine coloured flyback lines.
  • Dead. Standby LED lit . (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Lower half of the picture is missing (black). Colour runs through. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Hanover bars. I.e. alternately every centimeter one white stripe. (NORDMENDE - 5575 information)
  • PSU attempts to start up. LED flashes. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Chirping. at start-up.
  • Dark picture. OSD OK . (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • In AV or RGb mode sync poor. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Failure of ICs NH01, NH02 and NH03. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Flag effect and distortion of the verticals in top part of screen. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Strong squealing. Black and white horizontal bars. (picture attached)
  • Switches by itself to TXT. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (NORDMENDE - 5575 information)
  • Noise. Red LEDs flash.
  • No drive.
  • No horizontal drive. Both LED are flashing. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Mains LED lights up. No switch on with RC. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Green image at appliances with SQ CRT. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Line driver transistor VK22 blows few mins after switch on. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (5575 tips)
  • Picture appears slowly. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • No picture. on lower half screen.
  • Washed out picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Noise in audio. intermittently. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • No picture. SCART output OK. Audio, OSD and TXT OK.
  • Dead. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No line drive. Audio OK .
  • Picture is only visible approx 13cm from the right to the left, remainder of the screen is black. In TV and TT operation the same thing occurs; sound and picture menus are o.k. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Streaked picture at switch on and when cold. (NORDMENDE - 5575 information)
  • How to access alternative SERVICE mode.
  • Squealing noise. after a while. (picture attached)
  • CK51 (8700pF) frequently fails. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Black stripes. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Pincushion distortion.
  • Vertical bar. on the right. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Mains fuse and transistor are defective (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Bright picture with flyback lines. Sound OK. Program switch over OK. No sound and no program switch over after a while. Switches off after approx 10 secs. (5575 tips)
  • Vertical linearity defective. Lines too separated. Black horizontal stripes on certain areas of screen. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • LED blinks. PSU starts. (picture attached)
  • PSU tries starting up then stops. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Vertical collapse. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Venetian blind shaped horizontal lines.
  • Vertical stripes on the whole screen. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Moire effect with some UHF channels (eg. channel 33). (picture attached)
  • Protection mode activated.
  • Picture is folded over at top and white stripes in upper picture third. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No function. Standby LED lights up for a short time. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Incorrect picture with scart. Loss of synchronisation.
  • Shuts down (intermittently).
  • Black screen. White line at top of picture. Audio OK .
  • Dead. Standby LED flashes . (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Power supply start up incorrectly.
  • Vertical output stage oscillates. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Horizontal collapse. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Switches to standby. after a while. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Shuts down. after start-up. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Excessive brightness. Flyback lines. Switches off by itself. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • No switch on. Stereo LED flashes. (5575 tip from NORDMENDE)
  • Intermittently no horizontal programs in SAT reception.
  • Does not switch on. Power supply crackles.
  • No colour when Canal Plus is tuned in with decoder (in automatic PAL/SECAM position). (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Switches on from standby. Both LEDs flash in standby. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Does not start with power switch. Start via RC and user control OK. (picture attached)
  • Pulsating vertical fold and flyback lines on centre of screen. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Horizontal stripes in the entire picture. Circle has sinusoidal distortion. (picture attached)
  • Excessive horizontal size. E/W fault. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Chirping. Shuts down. after a few minutes. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Can not be switched on from standby. LEDs flash and audio LED blinks. (picture attached)
  • Microprocessor stuck. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (5575 NORDMENDE repair tip)
  • No PIP.
  • No OSD. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Poor picture. Snow in picture. intermittently.
  • If it is switched to standby, LED still flashes approx. 1 min, until it is switched properly to standby. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (service info for NORDMENDE -5575)
  • Adjusting U1. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Moire pattern. intermittently. (service info for NORDMENDE -5575)
  • Poor start up of the PSU and LED flashes.
  • Goes to standby after two-three mins then powers down. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Only loud crackling at switch on, no other functions.
  • Black diagonal lines from top to bottom of picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • No RC functions. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (5575 tip from NORDMENDE)
  • Popping sound from the HV. Intermittently shutsdown.
  • Disable child lock.
  • Trips then powers down once or twice daily. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Picture flashes. Vertical scan distorted. (5575 NORDMENDE repair tip)
  • 150V voltage is missing at BU.
  • No focus. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Setting the AGC (for mulit standard appliances) (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No vertical synchronisation.
  • No start-up. LED is red . (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • No start-up. Standby LED lit . (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Turns itself OFF (in low power standby) or cannot be turned on when operating temperature too high. (picture attached) (5575 tip from NORDMENDE)
  • Drive transistor (BC337) fails after operation. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Switches to protection mode. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Adjusting the audio setting. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Picture shifted vertically. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Only contours are visible, then picture becomes red. Noisy sound.
  • No OSD display or OSD jitters severely in vertical direction.
  • No recording from fitted SAT in standby. (picture attached) (service info for NORDMENDE -5575)
  • Black line at the right of the screen (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Picture shifted to the left. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Dead. LED flashes 3 times then remains on. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Personal preference on picture menu inoperative. Sound menu OK.
  • Adjacent channel distortion/ moire e.g. S10/E05. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (5575 NORDMENDE repair tip)
  • White and black vertical stripes in the entire picture. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • BU blows randomly.
  • Chirping. LED blinks .
  • TDA8350 and TDA8366 fail again after a short time. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • No picture. No TXT. Audio and OSD OK . (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Does not switch to standby. Standby LED lit . Chirping. (picture attached)
  • Slow start-up.
  • Double lines all over the screen.
  • No colour. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Picture collapses to horizontal stripes. (picture attached)
  • Double picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (5575 NORDMENDE repair tip)
  • Picture shifted to the right. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Dark picture. after a few minutes. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No function, only chirping. Starts up intermittently when RC is kept pressed. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • No start up, vertical line LED flashes under less volume. If you try to start up by pressing P, SAT LED flashes.
  • Dark picture.
  • Intermittent failure to start up from standby. Blocks every now and then. (picture attached)
  • Vertical out stages IC NS10 (TDA8350Q) get defective after short operating time. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (NORDMENDE - 5575 information)
  • Switches to standby approx 20 times per hour. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Intermittently red picture (sometimes more, sometimes less).
  • Standby LED flashes quickly in Standby, STEREO flickering, starts intermittently after 15 secs, then hum in picture.
  • Dead. LED is red . (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Crackling audio. on the right. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Blank screen, OSG scrolling and half frame. Sound OK. (picture attached) (5575 tip from NORDMENDE)
  • No line drive. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Intermittently no standby or cannot be switched on from standby. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • BC337/25 fails after short time. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Switches to standby. after start-up. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • In PAL/SECAM position in the automatic PB of a video containing PAL and SECAM recordings, SECAM is not always recognised.
  • White screen. after a while. Shuts down. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Poor vertical lines, which become intermittently stronger pull in picture (aerial signal). OK via scart. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Moire in cable system.
  • Red LED flashes, if you want to start appliance with RC. However appliance does not go on. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Enter service mode. (5575 tips)
  • Dead. PSU runs (lamp test). (picture attached)
  • Stuck in standby. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Line output stage oscillates.
  • Black screen. Two lines on top of picture.
  • No picture (when cold). Audio OK .
  • Stuck in standby. Power LED lit . (+ extract of circuit diagram) (service info for NORDMENDE -5575)
  • No HV. Audio OK . (picture attached)
  • Switches off by itself. depending on picture content.
  • OSD jitters. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Arcing in picture. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • No function. Standby- and stereo-LED flash. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No picture, sound OK. Glaring white stripes at upper picture edge. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Picture available, all colours are transposed.
  • No vertical deflection. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • No PSU secondary voltages.
  • Adjusting the menu.
  • Dead. No line driver. Plopping noise from speakers.
  • No start-up from standby with RC. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • No or intermittent start-up. Shuts down. after start-up. LED blinks .
  • 1cm horizontal picture foldover at top of screen. 6 white horizontal lines, 2 blue thin lines, 2 green and 2 red on top of screen. No TXT. OSD rolls over. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Dead. after lightning strike. (picture attached)
  • When coming out of standby, EHT increases for a short time then appliance goes back into standby. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Comes on for a short time. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Standby LED flashes. (picture attached)
  • Bottom of picture is black and top is distorted. Low audio volume.
  • 6cm band in upper part like a fold with lines on 1/3 of picture. Band switches from black and white to colour.
  • Horizontal narrow lines. TXT OK. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • E/W fault. (picture attached)
  • PSU blown. (service info for NORDMENDE -5575)
  • Line tearing. intermittently. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Intermittently page number cannot be typed in TXT mode or appliance cannot be switched back to TXT mode.
  • Noisy power supply then goes to standby, usually after 1 hr.
  • Strong chirping sound from line transformer. Functions OK. (5575 tip from NORDMENDE)
  • Switches to standby. intermittently. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (NORDMENDE - 5575 information)
  • E/W fault. Clicking noise. Shuts down. after a few seconds. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No function. Standby LED lights up or switches on and can no longer be operated after a short time. (picture attached)
  • No start-up. after warm-up. (picture attached)
  • When appliance is switched on, LED flashes briefly, then goes off. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Disable hotel mode. (5575 NORDMENDE repair tip)
  • Setting the reference picture. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Noise in standby. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • No picture. intermittently.
  • No TXT. OSD rolls over. Horizontal picture foldover over 1 cm at top of screen. 6 horizontal white stripes, 2 green and 2 red at top of screen. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Snow in picture.
  • Line transistor S/C or leaky. (picture attached)
  • Green picture. E/W fault.
  • Horizontal colourful stripes in lower picture section, after a short while picture starts to roll horizontally. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No picture. intermittently. Dark picture. after a while. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • No functions. Standby LED lit . (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • G2 and colour temperature adjustment.
  • PSU blows or cuts out. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Distorted picture. Hum bar runs through. Saw tooth clefts approx 4cm on the left and right.
  • No TXT. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No picture. No sound. Channel switch-over OK.
  • Poor horizontal synchronisation. Poor vertical synchronisation. after warm-up.
  • No contrast. No synchronisation.
  • No picture. Black screen. Audio OK .
  • Dark lines in picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • No audio. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Cross talk. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Vertical amplitude reduced by 3cm at top of screen with white lines. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Thin black stripes across entire picture. (picture attached)
  • Reduced vertical size.
  • No scanning. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • PSU pulsates. (picture attached)
  • Manual tuning.
  • LED flashes rapidly at startup, then goes to standby. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Horizontal lines missing on raster. Height greater then normal. Picture does not fold over. (picture attached)
  • In mono appliance switches to STEREO and sound hisses.
  • Arcing in picture. Blank raster. intermittently. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • No start-up. Standby LED does not light.
  • Wavering in upper part of picture (similat to horizontal jitter effect) only via aerial and some channels.
  • Doesn't start up, standby LED lights, LED flashes 2 times.
  • Interference in picture at high signal level in VHF area. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Venetian blind effect. (picture attached)
  • Flyback lines. at top. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Red picture. Flyback lines. intermittently.
  • Blank raster. Audio OK .
  • Driver transistor (BC337-25) is defective. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (5575 tips)
  • Horizontal black bands plus areas with scan lines too far apart.

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Last updated: 07. Jan 2009 23:20:54 MET, doccode ISO9002AS168EKA200805C EURASMOP

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