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20CT93823PS LEONARDOCOLOR938 / PHILIPS [TV 51 (47/48) cm picture]

The EURAS repair tip database for professional technicians and service engineers supplies the following faults for 20CT93823PS / PHILIPS.

List of fault symptoms:
  • Defective E/W correction. Foldover of vertical elements in picture. (PHILIPS - 20CT93823PS information)
  • Switches on/off with a slight noise.
  • No green signal output from IC (TDA3560). (20CT93823PS PHILIPS repair tip)
  • Intermittent black lines at top of picture.
  • Display only shows channel numbers. E1 and channels cannot be adjusted.
  • No audio.
  • Snowy picture on VHF channels.
  • Loud audio.
  • No or currupt TXT.
  • 4 inches at the centre of the picture has teletext lines.
  • Processing of "not standard" signals.
  • No colour. after a while.
  • Picture blanking on left side and cramping at bottom.
  • Pulling at the bottom of the text display.
  • No picture. Picture tube is hot and makes sounds.
  • Field scanning collapses to a non-linear six-inch band through the middle of the screen.
  • Power supply ticking, OK when tripler disconnected.
  • Decoding errors on teletext.
  • Dark picture.
  • One colour missing. (20CT93823PS PHILIPS repair tip)
  • Picture would occasionally oscillate in size, very intermittent fault. (20CT93823PS tip from PHILIPS)
  • No picture, blank raster until screen advanced then light screen with flyback lines.
  • Tripping.
  • Intermittently volume increases by itself.
  • Coloured area on black and white picture.
  • No horizontal output.
  • No synchronisation.
  • Intermittent dropouts at switch on.
  • Horizontal oscillation.
  • Lines in picture when using Japanese video appliances.
  • Intermittent and unpredictable faults on sets with the tuner preset draws.
  • Blank screen.
  • Distorted E/W. No width adjustment.
  • Horizontal size varies.
  • Ok at switch on, but bending off verticals at the top of screen, getting worse as set warms up.
  • Connection of a loop system to the TV.
  • Shuts down then switches-on on very bright screen repeatedly.
  • Colour control does not function.
  • No 9V.
  • Lower part of TXT display moving sideways.
  • No blue permanently or intermittently.
  • Picture too green and cannot be adjusted. It improves after a while, picture tube OK. (20CT93823PS tip from PHILIPS)
  • Will not stop in search mode on K5 and/or K21.
  • Intermittent sudden full volume.
  • Dead. Hiccups.
  • No function, 300V can be measured at electrolytic C460.
  • No or poor picture. Audio OK .
  • Focus problems.
  • Video is missing, small amount of chroma. (20CT93823PS tips)
  • No or intermittent audio.
  • Excessive blue.
  • Will not change channels and sometimes go to standby mode when first switched on.
  • Frame scan too big or too small.
  • Horizontal bars. intermittently.
  • The appliance does not function, the power supply gurgles; this can be heard slightly in the sound.
  • Power supply dead, protection circuit triggered.
  • No vertical synchronisation.
  • Lack of min. chroma. (20CT93823PS tip from PHILIPS)
  • Speaker problems.
  • Coloured spot after switch off.
  • No flyback blanking. (20CT93823PS tips)
  • No picture, just a smear on chroma.
  • Narrow white bright line superimposed across the centre of the screen. (PHILIPS - 20CT93823PS information)
  • AGC problems. (PHILIPS - 20CT93823PS information)
  • Channel change is not possible. Sometimes TV goes into standby and tries to switch on.
  • No green, permanently or intermittently.
  • Retrace lines G2 high.
  • Changes channels by itselt; going from even to odd programme.
  • No chroma after approx one hour.
  • Line synchronisation and frame synchronisation are missing.
  • Power supply "hiccups" when switching fluorescent lights on or off.
  • Intermittent shut off 1sec then OK (picture size varies).
  • Spot on left side after switch off.
  • No horizontal deflection.
  • Vertical foldover at bottom. after a few hours.
  • Wide band of TXT lines in picture.
  • No sound or vision.
  • Changed code numbers.
  • Tripping. intermittently. White screen.
  • Protection mode activated. Bright raster.
  • No red.
  • Flyback lines dependent on brightness/contrast settings.
  • When switched on from cold there would be intermittent line failure, wriggle flashing down the middle and tripping occurred.
  • No RC functions. No front panel function.
  • No start-up.
  • Low brightness.
  • No vertical deflection. (service info for PHILIPS -20CT93823PS)
  • Brightness uncontrollable at max.
  • 14" picture tube.
  • Incorrect purity.
  • Remote working but not manual channel change or manual volume up/down, also on teletext if buttons only just touched, would double up or more on the numbers.
  • No function with manual or remote control operation apart from off/on.
  • Blank screen. after warm-up.
  • Poor channel set-up. Picture quivers.
  • Rustling in VHF. EHT discharge.
  • Switches on then off. EHT discharge is earthed.
  • Replacement of tuner ECL2006 with UV418.
  • Width and east/west co-ordination are faulty.
  • No red.
  • Intermittent audio.
  • Ghosting effect.
  • One or two colours are lost.
  • Intermittent colour.
  • No picture. Blank raster. after a few minutes.
  • Too much brightness and/or very low contrast permanently or intermittently.
  • Interference usually with bright scenes with colours disappearing into hum bars. (PHILIPS - 20CT93823PS information)
  • The TV does not switch on. A loud buzzing can be heard. (20CT93823PS tips)
  • Maximum uncontrollable brightness.
  • Does not start up. F3 appears on display. (20CT93823PS PHILIPS repair tip)
  • No output from chopper control chip (TDA2581).
  • No line synchronisation. (service info for PHILIPS -20CT93823PS)
  • No picture. after warm-up.
  • No start-up. Protection mode activated.
  • Reduced horizontal size.
  • No audio. No picture.
  • Intermittently spontaneous variations of the user control levels (brightness, contrast, etc.).
  • Addition of UPC in the documentation.
  • Power supply transistor 7156 S/C.
  • No picture. Raster OK .
  • No functions. Stuck in standby.
  • Set would work normally for day but it would then suddenly trip two or three times, following by line pulling then shut down. (PHILIPS - 20CT93823PS information)
  • No functions. after start-up. Fault occurs intermittently. .
  • Vertical lines.
  • No picture.
  • No colour. after warm-up.
  • No blue.
  • Service tips connected on Japanese VCR's.
  • No remote functions, remote control LED is on. (PHILIPS - 20CT93823PS information)
  • Lum/chrom, headphone panel and transformer code numbers.
  • Hiccupping and low brilliance.
  • Complains about harmonics through the aerial. The tuner is not faulty and the operation voltage are ok.
  • Trips (intermittently).
  • Dark picture when strong aerial input signal is present.
  • Poor sound (after module replaced).
  • No function, fuse V1291 is defective. (20CT93823PS tip from PHILIPS)
  • Stuck in standby.
  • Works ok for days then suddenly trips 2 or 3 times, followed by line pulling then shut down.
  • Intermittent audio.
  • No audio.
  • Intermittent spontaneous variations of user control levels (brightness, contrast, etc.)
  • Intermittent volume, brightness or colour changes.
  • Text appears to be scrambled, but ok in mixed mode.
  • Safety test after repair.
  • Shuts down. after warm-up.
  • No picture and no sound, only snow. Display only shows the channel numbers, then E0 and the channels cannot be adjusted.
  • Low horizontal amplitude after protection disabled by O/C 6560.
  • No HV. (20CT93823PS PHILIPS repair tip)
  • No red.
  • Curved verticals, worse when warm.
  • Horizontal ripples
  • Vertical collapse.
  • Dark picture when tuned to a strong picture, ok when tuned to a weak picture.
  • Tripping 2 to 3 times then has line pulling.
  • White screen. Audio OK .
  • When cold HT varies.
  • Intense brightness present occasionally with flash back lines.
  • Distorted audio.
  • Hiss in audio.
  • Humm and buzz and distorted picture.
  • Picture goes to peak brilliance, then hiccups.
  • Intermittent loss of signals, leaving a noise free raster.
  • Blank raster. Flyback lines.
  • Grey screen.
  • U5 code number.
  • On video text several letters are missing (mix-up).
  • Poor vertical linearity.
  • Dropouts.
  • Vertical foldover at top.
  • Intermittent flashing lines. Intermittent snow. (20CT93823PS PHILIPS repair tip)
  • No red, permanently or intermittently.
  • Blown fuse FS1191 (3.15A).
  • VOL level increases at random.
  • Background noise.
  • Loss of one or two colours.
  • Dead.
  • Flyback lines, picture turns white and disappears.
  • Tripping with tripler disconnected.
  • Hiccupping.
  • The picture width cannot be controlled.
  • No tuning. only on certain channels.
  • Excessive vertical size. Picture rolls.
  • Intermittent or no colour. (PHILIPS - 20CT93823PS information)
  • Dropouts and EHT discharges when switching from very bright scenes to dark scenes (and vice versa).
  • Lum/chrom, headphone panel and transformer code numbers. (PHILIPS - 20CT93823PS information)
  • No or weak colour. (20CT93823PS tip from PHILIPS)
  • No picture. Audio OK . (service info for PHILIPS -20CT93823PS)
  • Colour flashing. (20CT93823PS tips)
  • Lines in picture. at top .
  • Bottom foldover, top stretch.
  • No picture. Partial chroma displayed. (20CT93823PS PHILIPS repair tip)
  • No green.
  • Line oscillator off frequency.
  • Bent verticals getting more severe as appliance warms up.
  • Regulator blows at switch on.
  • User commands not responding and RC indicator lit permanently.
  • Insufficient voltages in the HT line.
  • White screen. Flyback lines.
  • When switched off in standby an horizontal bar appears across picture tube. No audio.
  • Rolling when brightness or contrast varied.
  • No response to RC station and front panel commands, although appropriate LED flickers showing commands are being received.
  • Back up battery (1.2V) has a higher power failure rate.
  • After operating for several hours, field contracts and severe fold over at the bottom.
  • Patterns in picture.
  • Predominance or intermittent loss of one of the three primary colours (red, green or blue).
  • Incorrect vertical centering.
  • No synchronisation. in TXT.
  • No green.
  • Colour fades to black and white after 2-3 hours. OK if left off for 10 mins then switched back on; then fault repeats.
  • Tuning drifts.
  • PSU pulsates. No picture. No audio. LED is red .
  • 1/2 vertical scan.
  • Teletext is missing or intermittently corrupted.
  • Insufficient height and vertical linearity incorrect when warm.
  • Onbe colour is lost.
  • Bright blank raster. Tripping.
  • Replacement of IC SAF1031P with SAF1039P. (PHILIPS - 20CT93823PS information)
  • The picture is too big, the coil S490 is burnt.
  • Bottom of TXT pulls.
  • Picture going red, green or blue.
  • No or poor audio. Picture OK .
  • Peak white raster.
  • Picture alterations.
  • No or intermittent picture. after warm-up.
  • Bright picture.
  • Afterglow at switch off.
  • Line pairing disappears when brilliance/contrast is reduced.
  • Excessive brightness. Flyback lines. Vertical jitter. (20CT93823PS tip from PHILIPS)
  • Pincushion distortion. on sides.
  • Incorrect horizontal centering.
  • Replacing TDA2523 with TDA2525.
  • Blows chopper.
  • No raster.
  • Picture pulling at bottom of the text display.
  • Starts up with retrace lines then shuts down after a while.
  • Protection mode activated.
  • Connection of a loop system to the TV.
  • Intermittently volume at maximum.
  • Tuning drifts.
  • Poor picture quality, smearing, milkiness, glistening peak whites or insufficient brightness. (PHILIPS - 20CT93823PS information)
  • Plopping on sound.
  • Intermittent colour.
  • Uncontrollable bright raster with flyback lines.
  • Modification for over sensitive trip circuit
  • Faulty TXT.
  • Connection of a loop system to the TV.
  • Top of screen has partial field collapse.
  • Power supply makes a gurgling noise. 300V are present.
  • Excessive red.
  • Venetian blind effect. (service info for PHILIPS -20CT93823PS)
  • Vertical bounce. Reduced vertical size.
  • No TXT.
  • Hanover bars. (service info for PHILIPS -20CT93823PS)
  • Rail voltage is only 83V.
  • Poor horizontal synchronisation.
  • Horizontal roll.
  • High sound level. (20CT93823PS PHILIPS repair tip)
  • Intermittently goes to standby when trying to switch on. Impossible to change channels.
  • IC TDA2571AQ (4822 209 80646) no longer available.
  • No audio. Low audio if a key pressed on front panel or RC.
  • No low band.
  • Cramp at bottom of picture.
  • Erratic operation of channel change and/or RC.
  • No E/W correction. Pincushion distortion.
  • No tuning.
  • Noise on picture and slight flashovers on sound.
  • Picture is poor or missing and/or sound is poor or missing.
  • Excessive green.
  • Retrace lines (intermittently). (20CT93823PS tips)

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