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F21182 / SABA [TV (Standard)]

The EURAS repair tip database for professional technicians and service engineers supplies the following faults for F21182 / SABA.

List of fault symptoms:
  • No line drive. (SABA - F21182 information)
  • No picture after a few seconds.
  • Difference in audio output level between AV inputs and a TV programme (RF). (F21182 tip from SABA)
  • No MONO audio. STEREO OK .
  • Channel remains the same after switch over or no reception even though channel is adjusted correctly.
  • Looses channels, after a while.
  • No picture. No audio. LED blinks .
  • No audio.
  • Pulsating picture. (F21182 tip from SABA)
  • Cycles on/off. after warm-up.
  • 5 key keyboard does not function correctly. LED blinks and volume at maximum.
  • No start-up from standby with RC.
  • Arcing in picture edges.
  • No horizontal synchronisation (intermittently). No colour (intermittently).
  • No horizontal synchronisation. when changing channels (after warm-up).
  • Line output transistor TLO35 shorts at turn-on.
  • No picture. after warm-up.
  • Switches off after a few seconds.
  • Dead. LED flickers .
  • Remains in standby after a storm.
  • Switches to protection mode. at start-up.
  • Loud noises from speaker. Red LED blinks.
  • Shuts down.
  • Snow in picture. after a while.
  • Picture is missing or noisy in HF. No audio. Everything is OK via scart.
  • Negative picture.
  • Interference in picture. Horizontal stripes. (F21182 tips)
  • AFC lock is not synchronised on channels when warm.
  • No start-up. Green LED flickers.
  • No synchronisation. after warm-up (intermittently).
  • LED blinks at switch-on.
  • No picture. via SCART. Audio OK .
  • Does not tune any channel. (F21182 SABA repair tip)
  • Flickering colours.
  • No synchronisation. via SCART.
  • Vertical bars on screen. Distorted menus.
  • No channels. intermittently.
  • Blue P in picture.
  • Characters appear or channels switch over randomly.
  • Horizontal lines.
  • No synchronisation. after warm-up.
  • Menus are displayed untimely and with random changes. LED blinks. RC adjustment faulty or absent.
  • Goes to standby when switched to AV.
  • Picture disappears when warm. Picture sync fault, particularly when changing channels. Sound OK.
  • No audio. intermittently. Picture OK .
  • Enable Hotel mode.
  • Switches to standby. (F21182 tip from SABA)
  • Automatic tuning runs through without stopping. Line foldover when channel is tuned manually via frequency input.
  • No start-up. Standby OK. Standby LED switches off when appliance is turned-on, does not blink.
  • Disable child lock.
  • No synch after warming up, picture runs through or screen is grey and display = signal=O via scart and tuner.
  • No functions. No LED lit.
  • No synchronisation.
  • Dark screen. No brightness.
  • Deflection fault. (SABA - F21182 information)
  • Shuts down. after start-up.
  • Horizontal lines rolling from top to bottom.
  • Poor picture.
  • No station found during tuning search. Picture ok during AV. Sound is missing.
  • No audio. after a few minutes. No picture. via tuner. OK via SCART .
  • No horizontal or vertical synchronization when warm.
  • Identical picture on all channels even when changing the frequencies.
  • Stuck in standby.
  • Stretched picture.
  • No picture.
  • Shuts down sporadically, mostly during automatic station search, rarely during play.
  • Failure of sync. pulses at channel switch-over when appliance is warm. Briefly ok after changing standard.
  • Horizontal white lines in upper part of screen.
  • No picture. at start-up. No audio (at start-up). Fault occurs intermittently. . (F21182 SABA repair tip)
  • Volume level limitation procedure.
  • Popping noise from loudspeakers when switching off TV via On/Off switch.
  • No RC functions.
  • No tuner reception. Picture runs through horizontally, line folds over. (service info for SABA -F21182)
  • Switches to protection mode. after start-up.
  • No picture. Audio OK .
  • Enter service mode.
  • No standby output when switching on a peripheric connected to the socket.
  • No red.
  • Distorted audio.
  • Shuts down. after a few seconds.
  • Sound disappears when switching over from STEREO to mono. Sound is present if appliance is switched on again. (service info for SABA -F21182)
  • No tuning.
  • Lines in picture.
  • Line amplitude control range improvement.
  • No horizontal synchronisation.
  • No colour. after a while. No horizontal synchronisation.
  • No audio. after warm-up.
  • Briefly light, then switches into protection. (SABA - F21182 information)
  • No colour.
  • Trapezoid picture.
  • Switches to standby. after start-up.
  • No picture. via AV (after warm-up).
  • No start-up.
  • Line BU blows immediately after inserting the antenna plug in tuner or even without touching it, but in this case it takes more time. (F21182 tips)
  • No HV. (F21182 tip from SABA)
  • Blank screen. Intermittent audio. No channel storing.
  • No channel tuning. Picture ok with AV input but no sound.
  • Factory pincode.
  • Menu display appears suddenly et changes randomly. LED blinks. Fault can be adjusted with difficulty or not at all with RC.
  • Diode DP028 S/C after start-up.
  • Slow start-up. No RC functions. No audio. via AV.
  • Relay pulsates. LED flickers slowly.
  • Horizontal deflection unit doesn't switch off in standby. Dark picture and whistling sound.
  • Hue and brightness oscillate intermittently.
  • Low PSU voltages. PSU chirps.
  • No picture and sound in HF. Channels run through continuously. Shows "SIGNAL= 0" and screen is blue. Picture and sound are OK via scart.
  • No or poor synchronisation (intermittently).
  • Excessive vertical and horizontal size.
  • Horizontal output transistor fails repeatedly.
  • If appliance is switched on with mains switch, voltage flashovers are briefly visible in CRT neck.
  • No channels.
  • P on display on bottom left side.
  • Switches to protection mode. intermittently.
  • Audio problem.
  • Excessive horizontal size.
  • Volume varies in NICAM. No audio in Mono and AV.
  • How to clear off band with keys (client code).
  • Different menus displayed randomly.
  • PSU pulsates.
  • Picture missing or drops out at start up.
  • Vertical jitter. after warm-up.
  • Mains fuse and mains output stage transistor are defective.
  • Black band on the right. (SABA - F21182 information)
  • No audio.
  • Switches to AV, after a while. Black and white rolling bars.
  • Switches off by itself.
  • Tripping.
  • No synchronisation. after a few hours.
  • No horizontal synchronisation. intermittently.
  • Scart contacts incorrect.
  • Lines in picture. intermittently.
  • Does not receive all channels. No horizontal synchronisation after a few secs.
  • No green.
  • Shuts down (after start-up). Raster OK .
  • Dead. after lightning strike.
  • No picture. Noise at secondary PSU.
  • Loud whistling of line output transformer, which disappears when warm.
  • Switches to protection mode. (service info for SABA -F21182)
  • No power.
  • No synchronisation. via AV (after warm-up).
  • Red vertical bars on screen and menus distorted.
  • Various problems when warm.
  • Dead.
  • Fails after PSU repair, after a few weeks.
  • No start-up. intermittently. Arcing in picture.
  • All voltages are reduced by half. (F21182 tips)
  • Red colour fades when warm.
  • Shuts down. intermittently. (service info for SABA -F21182)
  • No start-up. Power LED lit .
  • Line output transistor breaks down immediately at switch on.
  • How to change language.
  • No sound via scart. No reception in HF (sound and picture missing). Fault is intermittent.
  • No synchronisation. intermittently.
  • Spontaneous menu display and channel switch-over.
  • Sound vibrations from subwoofer.
  • Shuts down. after a few minutes.
  • E/W fault.
  • Sound is missing via antenna and SCART. Snow on screen. Picture is OK via SCART. Slight pincushion distorsion.
  • Stuck in standaby. LED reacts when pressing PROGRAM (+).
  • Intermittent colour after warming up, line folds over and then "No signal".
  • Picture divided horizontally into two parts. Upper half is picture content, lower half is black.
  • Shuts down. after start-up.
  • No colour. only on certain channels. Searches for channels continuously. intermittently.
  • No horizontal synchronisation. No vertical synchronisation. TXT OK .
  • Picture freezes. intermittently.
  • Excessive horizontal size. after start-up. (SABA - F21182 information)
  • Pincushion distortion.
  • Transistor S2055 is S/C.
  • No audio, mostly after a while. Picture may fail after 1 min.
  • No start-up. Standby LED is lit when switched on from main switch. LED blinks 7 times when P+ pressed.
  • LED flickers continually at switch on.
  • No start-up. Standby LED does not light.
  • Excessive horizontal size. only on certain channels. (SABA - F21182 information)
  • No functions. LED flashes once in a sec.
  • No horizontal synchronisation. OSD OK .

With help of this list a solution is found often when SABA F21182 fails.


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