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308968 / OTTOVERSAND [TV]

The EURAS repair tip database for professional technicians and service engineers supplies the following faults for 308968 / OTTOVERSAND.

List of fault symptoms:
  • Picture shifted horizontally.
  • No vertical deflection. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Horizontal waves which decrease as the applinace heats up.
  • Colour spots in the picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • After changing from SECAM to PAL there is sometimes no colour. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Tuner improvement.
  • Fine, black lines in the picture. Twitching in the vertical line. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (service info for OTTOVERSAND -308968)
  • Electrolytic failure TDA4600. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Picture wobbles in the corners (line tearing).
  • Picture goes light and dark (service info for OTTOVERSAND -308968)
  • After being switched on the picture becomes blurred, no adjustment of the colour oscillator possible. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Starts up poorly from standby, therefore sound crackles. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Shuts down. after start-up. (picture attached)
  • PSU doesn't start up. Low clattering.
  • Flyback lines. at top.
  • Crackling audio. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • The picture framing has been shifted vertically. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Slow start-up. (with circuit diagram extract) (OTTOVERSAND - 308968 information)
  • In AV mode picture "slips" 10cm to the right.
  • The line is distorted. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Dark picture. intermittently. (picture attached)
  • No picture. intermittently.
  • 6.5MHz sound.
  • No E/W correction.
  • The line tips over. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Interference lines during PAL-reception (picture attached)
  • Adjusting the operating voltage.
  • No TXT. Ticking noise. in standby. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Snow in picture.
  • Horizontal position adjustment - TXT SERVICE mode.
  • The tuner has change over problems.
  • Picture remains dark sometimes and sound disappears at switch over, if appliance is connected via AV-socket (Sat-Receiver). After switch off OK again. (service info for OTTOVERSAND -308968)
  • Jittery lines.
  • Table-Option-Byte.
  • Picture jumps intermittently. Cramped at bottom.
  • Bright picture. Flyback lines. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Brightness varies.
  • Channel 35 does not synchronise correctly.
  • One channel is quiet or has no sound at all. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Dark picture. when cold. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (308968 OTTOVERSAND repair tip)
  • Diagonal lines. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • No TXT switching is possible. TV functions OK.
  • No picture. Audio OK . (picture attached)
  • Instructions to change the chassis.
  • Stereo changes over. (picture attached)
  • StandBy LED lights up. Appliance does not start.
  • Adjusting the E/W amplitude.
  • Adjusting the pilot tone filter.
  • 2 horizontal bars in picture, about 3" thick each. (308968 tips)
  • U27 voltage supply is s/c. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • PSU starts up too late, rattle in the loudspeakers. Ok after 1-2 min.
  • The power supply unit does not start up or runs at too high speed. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • TV standards.
  • Image "swimming", vertical lines ring, image bounces. If operation via scart everything OK. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (308968 OTTOVERSAND repair tip)
  • Dark picture. Sound OK. RC reacts, possibly AH in the display.
  • Comes on for a short time.
  • Whistling from PSU. at start-up.
  • The horizontal deflection transistor S2000 blows after testing for a few days.
  • The deflector hums.
  • Picture moves from side to centre and overlaps. E/W fault. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Dark picture.
  • The video-text system starts up automatically (channels 30-40). (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Service position of the chassis.
  • Lines at the picture's edge. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Enter service mode.
  • Picture cuts out. Squeaking sound. (308968 OTTOVERSAND repair tip)
  • E/W fault.
  • R502 blows. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Picture scrolling down slowly from the top to the bottom of the screen.
  • No NTSC. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (service info for OTTOVERSAND -308968)
  • Picture size and E/W deflection change depending on the brightness (slight hourglass effect). (picture attached)
  • Volume uncontrollable. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Dead.
  • All secondary voltages are too high. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Picture disappears, leaving a dark screen. Sound normal. (308968 tip from OTTOVERSAND)
  • Does not switch to standby.
  • Picture becomes darker and at the same time has shifted to right. Sound OK.
  • PSU test. (308968 OTTOVERSAND repair tip)
  • Appliance indicates stereo with mono transmitters and switches to a kind of inter carrier hum.
  • No sound, slightly distorted sound when volume is fully turned up.
  • Low/high frequency noise in speaker.
  • Picture becomes black via AV1 after short while.
  • NTSC-Video standard. (308968 OTTOVERSAND repair tip)
  • Interference of the matrix (audible scrambling in the earphones).
  • Volume varies. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • TV-BTX kit.
  • Moire-interference.
  • Standby LED does not light. No start-up.
  • Jitter in vertical linearity, small black line in picture.
  • IC211 failure (lost storage). (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Cannot be switched in standby. Dark screen and display. (308968 OTTOVERSAND repair tip)
  • Assembling pins (Scart plug/sockets).
  • No start-up from standby. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Colour fault.
  • Beam limiter faulty (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Poor TXT.
  • Loud popping noise at start-up. Delayed start-up.
  • Solarized picture or white screen with flyback line intermittently.
  • Coloured lines. on the left.
  • Excessive horizontal size. No E/W correction.
  • Abnormal sound when started up from standby and then goes back to standby.
  • Picture too big. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Standby flashes then goes out.
  • Adjusting the vertical amplitude, linearity and symmetry.
  • Insufficient height, about an inch at top of picture.
  • No recording through the scart socket.
  • Poor picture. One colour missing or excessive.
  • Poor resolution.
  • Lack of height, about an inch at the top of the picture. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Reduced vertical size. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Switches off by itself. intermittently. (picture attached)
  • Cramped verticals. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Crackling noise can be heard in the background. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • The primary side of the power supply unit does not function. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • E/W fault. after warm-up.
  • Tripping.
  • Set dead with all the outputs from the power supply at a low level.
  • Horizontal amplitude adjustment in SERVICE mode is not possible.
  • Adjusting the cut-off and the black value.
  • Adjusting the switchover point.
  • Image rolls vertically when cold. Composite colour video signal (CCVS) OK. No sound. (picture attached) (308968 OTTOVERSAND repair tip)
  • No picture. (picture attached)
  • Picture has intermittently shifted to the right by 5cm after program switchover.
  • Wavy moire in picture via RF and Scart.
  • Picture regularly blacks out, sound and display o.k. Cuts out more often in cold condition, line transformer then starts generating. (OTTOVERSAND - 308968 information)
  • No colour. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Fuse S589 blows. (picture attached) (308968 tip from OTTOVERSAND)
  • Adjusting the trapezium correction.
  • NTSC video PB.
  • Excessive brightness. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Colour flashes in SECAM.
  • Lines in picture. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Screen does not become brighter. Colour detectable in background only.
  • Picture is negative intermittently and rolls. No sound.
  • Picture muting. Audio crackles. Occurs when picture content changes from dark to bright. (picture attached)
  • Diodes 543, 544 and 545 go after a time defective. (picture attached) (OTTOVERSAND - 308968 information)
  • Picture disappears in scart. Picture ok via the aerial.
  • PSU does not start up properly.
  • Horizontal stripes. (OTTOVERSAND - 308968 information)
  • Colour spot. (308968 OTTOVERSAND repair tip)
  • NTSC-video standard could not be processed with 4.43MHz colour carriers and 5.5MHz sound carriers. This relates to appliances (chassis C90B), which were supplied up to 02.88.
  • No reception.
  • During SECAM the colour flickers. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Phase error. (308968 tip from OTTOVERSAND)
  • Tuning of the cathode tube board: R376 (560ohm/U3371).
  • No functions. (308968 tip from OTTOVERSAND)
  • No HV. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Secam does not function. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Black screen. Flyback lines.
  • No STEREO.
  • Stuck in standby. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • White screen. Flyback lines. (picture attached)
  • The picture is weak, too dark, blurred and only bright for a short time. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • After changing the vertical IC TDA8175 the picture centre goes bright horizontally.
  • Reduced horizontal size. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Cycles on/off.
  • Double vision and sound intermittent (double mute).
  • Teletext interference.
  • No start-up. PSU pulsates. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Low contrast.
  • Red coloured lines in the picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Operation unit type variation.
  • No picture (intermittently).
  • Switches continuously to dual channel and stereo.
  • Does not shut down.
  • No function, flash-over on line transformer.
  • Cannot be turned off. If mains switch pressed for a longer period, appliance starts. cannot be turned on and off via RC. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • No start-up. Standby LED lit .
  • Adjusting the white value.
  • Intermittent picture drop outs, increase until picture is only bright (only white). Switches off (BCL) or becomes normal again.
  • Dead. Standby LED lit . (picture attached)
  • Standby LED lights up. Crackling is audible if switched on with RC.
  • Distorted audio. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Transistor T658, in power supply, is defective.
  • Hum in audio. (picture attached)
  • Difficulty starting up. After a while does not start at all.
  • No tuning. (with circuit diagram extract) (service info for OTTOVERSAND -308968)
  • Adjusting the Y delay.
  • The top half of the picture has no contents but the bottom half is correct. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • No direct selection of L-Secam channels.
  • TV starts with approx. 2-3 secs delay, some high frequency noise can be heard.
  • How to store standard values, brightness, contrast.
  • Interference on picture and vertical bands on all the channels.
  • Line switch failure. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Vertical collapse. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Focus adjustment.
  • The display is distorted (unclear).
  • Whistling in normal sound background, which varies if sound is increased or reduced.
  • Line pulling at top of picture
  • Line output stage doesn't start up.
  • White lines in the top part of the picture, which disappear after approx. 5 min.
  • No sound. Only low and distorted at full volume .
  • During SERVICE mode there is no storage possible. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Coloured lines. at top. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Wide, green stripe on the left from the top to the bottom of the picture.
  • Synchronisation fault.
  • Picture is grainy. (308968 tip from OTTOVERSAND)
  • Video operation through the TV is not possible.
  • Dead, display shows 88
  • Low chirping when starting with the RC. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No E-W raster control
  • S200AF fails repeatedly.
  • No picture. Squealing from PSU. (picture attached)
  • Wavy lines run vertically through. (service info for OTTOVERSAND -308968)
  • VT service mode.
  • Shuts down. intermittently.
  • U27 alteration.
  • Slow start-up. when cold. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Green picture. Horizontal lines.
  • The picture is too big, there is too little high voltage present.
  • Black picture via Scart after 10 mins. OK after restart.
  • The stereo display is constantly lit. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Low audio. (picture attached) (OTTOVERSAND - 308968 information)
  • No picture. No sound. Display on 01.
  • No or poor vertical deflection.
  • Line deflection transistor fails after approx 3 hours. Picture geometry OK
  • Only one channel can be received.
  • Whistling from PSU. (picture attached)
  • The fusible resistor R506 fails. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • One colour missing or excessive.
  • Display shows "AH". (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Distorted and wobbly sound and intermittently drops out.
  • Noises.
  • S-VHS has no colour.
  • No picture or also vertical picture fault. Sound is set to 0.
  • Display shows "AH". No image. Sound OK. (picture attached)
  • The programme switches over.
  • Loudspeaker cracking at start-up.
  • Noise in picture. Vertical lines on all channels.
  • Hum at switch on. Starts up late, after approx 1/2 min.
  • Instructions as required in SERVICE mode, on appliances with a flat control unit.
  • Switch-off crackle can be heard in the headphone. (service info for OTTOVERSAND -308968)
  • At switch on picture is asymmetrically shifted upwards. (picture attached)
  • Appliance remains on standby. Standby dot goes OFF and then ON. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (OTTOVERSAND - 308968 information)
  • No colour. at top.
  • Hums when turned on. Oscillates only later (about 1/2 min).
  • Adjusting the grey value. (service info for OTTOVERSAND -308968)
  • R504 becomes unsoldered. (with circuit diagram extract) (308968 tip from OTTOVERSAND)
  • Whistling.
  • Wavy vertical lines across the screen.
  • The final line stage does not oscillate. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Picture appears immediately on band III or 1 channel on band III. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • The line transformer is defective. (picture attached)
  • Black horizontal line in image. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Picture regularly blacks out, sound and display o.k. Cuts out more often in cold position, line transformer then starts generating.
  • Adjustment instructions.
  • Whistling. Wavy picture.
  • Vertical lines. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No start-up. No display.
  • No audio. via SCART. No picture. via SCART.
  • Yellow portions of the picture in SECAM.
  • Distorted picture. No adjustment possible . (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • No picture. Bright raster. No audio. Clock OK .
  • Low brightness. when cold. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Mains transistor T623 (BU2000AF) becomes defective after few days.
  • 5 volt supply varies
  • Does not start. LED is lit. LED goes out when switched on via RC.
  • Vertical foldover. at top. (picture attached)
  • Dark display. Band change and TXT function ok.
  • Negative picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (308968 tips)
  • No colour. intermittently. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Standby lamp flickers.
  • Matrix adjustment.
  • Impossible to go into standby. Screen and display are dark. Functions in spite of these faults.
  • Mains switch starts up line output stage briefly. Only whistling from speakers after that. Display OK.
  • Horizontal stripes in picture and approx 10kHz whistle from loudspeaker and chassis.
  • Picture becomes grey after operating for some time, sound has then disappeared. Picture and sound only occur again by switching off and on again with the mains switch.
  • Starts up after approx 15 secs.
  • Ondulating lines.
  • Transistor set.
  • Double muting. After changing programme and especially when changing standards, a second picture and sound muting may appear for a short time.
  • No signal.
  • No picture, occasionally there are interference lines. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Distorted sound, fails intermittently or becomes louder.
  • No sound. Picture ok. (308968 tips)
  • Adjusting the colour subcarrier oscillator.
  • Functions for approx 2 mins, then picture begins to flicker and drops out. Sound OK. Same error by TXT.
  • LOPT failure. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No picture. No audio. (picture attached)
  • Picture distorts from one end towards the middle and cuts out again. E/W fault. (picture attached) (service info for OTTOVERSAND -308968)
  • Appliance cannot be switched into standby. Screen and display are dark. Despite this the appliance is working.
  • Flyback lines. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Chirping. (OTTOVERSAND - 308968 information)
  • Malfunction during TXT operation.
  • Adjusting the horizontal amplitude, -position and -blanking.
  • Loud audio. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Picture shifted to the left and right at switch on.
  • No picture. via AV. (308968 OTTOVERSAND repair tip)
  • No picture. No sound. PSU oscillates. Standby LED lights. LED switches off after start-up, then switches on again.
  • SECAM is distorted. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • When switching over channels appliance begins to whistle (loudspeaker). If there is a fault appliance cannot be operated. Picture turns white with flyback lines. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • The picture is delayed.
  • Dark screen. Audio OK .
  • No start. Stuck in standby. Plop in loudspeaker. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Pincushion distortion. E/W fault.
  • When starting-up from standby, sound is motorboating (no picture) and the set goes back to standby.

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