FF392 / SABA [TV (Standard)]

• Intermittent flashing lines on screen. Picture OK with scart input. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• When cold trips 3 times with crackling in the speaker, then safety mode. When warm trips then starts up. (picture attached)
• Poor start up, RC must be pressed for a long time. (picture attached)
• Protection mode activated. Standby LED flashes .
• Red picture (after a while).
• No picture or PLL operation. There are vertical interference bars present. (picture attached)
• Channels 1, 2, 3 and 4 ok but teletext is green.
• Green screen. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (SABA - FF392 information)
• Trips when aerial is inserted. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Colour bleeding.
• IG01 (TDA4950) fails repeatedly. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No TXT. Intermittently low contrast picture in TXT mode. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Interchangeability of teletext boards between chassis ICC5 and ICC5.01.
• Black raster. 1/2in of picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Poor start up performance of the power supply. (picture attached)
• Storage battery explodes HD404918 A08
• Occasionally memorized data of control unit processor is lost at switch on or switch off with mains switch.
• Teletext displays page 100 only.
• VHF band 1 occasionally fails. Snow and sizzling noise in sound. Band 3 and high channels are ok.
• Start up is difficult and occasionally impossible with the IR remote control.
• ICC7 chassis. N/S correction does not function properly. Initially no function.
• White screen. Flyback lines.
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• Screen is blank with rolling lines at the top.
• No TXT, although control shows appliance is in TXT.
• Horizontal rotating lines approx 5-8cm high. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No functions. Standby LED lit . (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• After deprogramming, followed by a reprogramming, TV functions but the channels have each increased by 9 units. Eg.: 2nd channel is 49 instead of 40. Hence it is impossible to receive channel 62.
• Vertical lines run over the whole screen. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (SABA - FF392 information)
• Poor reception. Pieces of OSD appear erratically on display. No menu display. (SABA - FF392 information)
• Loses channel 1.
• Negative picture, striped and running through in UHF. OK in VHF.
• Sound only at maximum volume.
• Incorrect horizontal linearity, right part of test pattern is wider than left.
• No red in picture or TXT. (picture attached)
• Dark picture with bright lines. Sound OK.
• Programme indicator "1" flashes but will not tune.
• When the appliance switches off, a spot appears on the screen. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Weak blue until the brightness is turned up, but then blue flares. (with circuit diagram extract) (FF392 tip from SABA)
• No blue on TXT. Picture OK. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No clock signal in 14 of the IV21. No Y signal in 41 of the IV21 and no light.
• Line output transistor TL31 fails. Works for days sometimes weeks. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Functions in Pal but snowy screen in Secam. (picture attached)
• No audio.
• Blurry picture.
• Part number info: power supply repair
• Top half of picture has squiggling verticals which alter with field shift/height. Picture may blank out with coloured lines dependent upon vertical shift position, accompanied by rasping noise from PSU!
• Very faint and bright picture via tuner. Picture ok via scart via a VCR. (SABA - FF392 information)
• Service Info: Unlocking the code lock.
• Flyback rasters on screen. No picture, no sound. Display on the front is ok.
• No red on TXT. Picture OK.
• No EHT or power supply when switched on. 7V=6.3V.
• Only rainbow colours (vertical deflection error). (picture attached)
• No FS tuning. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Sound is lost intermittently.
• No TXT. Muted audio. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Teletext moves vertically. Appliance functions very well when Teletext is not displayed.
• The channel display is incorrect (eg.when receiving channel 36, the display shows channel 38). (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Part number info: processors
• Occasionally colour fails.
• Intermittent colour. (FF392 tips)
• No search possible, snow.
• No audio.
• Colour cuts out occasionally. (FF392 tip from SABA)
• Horizontal lines.
• No switching possible in standard LL. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Receives no HF signals. Band change is not possible. (FF392 tips)
• LED remains on when set switched on.
• No Canal Plus decoding.
• Snowy picture. After 3 mins picture returns to normal.
• No or low start-up volts at IL14.
• Part number info: power supply repair kit
• Spare part no. info: Power supply repair kit.
• Intermittent NICAM sound. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No synchronisation. TXT OK . (FF392 SABA repair tip)
• Goes into standby and cannot be turned on using RC; OK when channel up button on set is pressed for approx 8 secs. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Goes into black and white, flyback lines then stops. Dead. Starts up again 2 or 3 times then cuts out completely.
• Only colour info visible. No Y signal.
• Intermittent NICAM sound.
• No audio.
• No colour in PB from a Ferguson FV26D VCR when VCR is positioned under the TV.
• No picture appears in PAL.
• Ticking noise on sound and intermittent sound mute.
• In safety mode after working for a long time appliance trips then stops. Display off.
• No vertical text lock. (picture attached) (FF392 tips)
• Picture from the bottom to the middle of the screen. Not possible to adjust the vertical amplification. Black screen to the middle of the screen then picture from the middle to the bottom of the screen.
• Volume changes by itself or distorted sound.
• Does not start up. 142V on line collector S2000, the standby LED scarcely lights up when appliance is switched off, a priori no diodes s/c. (FF392 tip from SABA)
• No video signal. Sound and TXT display OK.
• Standby LED flashing in standby mode.
• Brightness varies until there is a dark picture. (FF392 tip from SABA)
• TV deprogrammes, starts up again then remains in PAL. It is impossible to display S2 standard.
• Constant red, green and blue line scanning.
• In cold state of the television receiver, the thyristor DL21 (ESM740G) in the vertical stage may not switch on. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Flyback lines. at top. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No RC functions (intermittently). (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• TP24, TP16, TP19, TP11 and fuse blow. TL31 ok.
• No stereo LED operation.
• No picture at switch-on. Sound OK. Picture may return intermittently. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Trips 3 times.
• Partial blanking of video info. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No blue just smeary.
• Only channel 21 is received in UHF. Picture and sound ok in VHF. Displays the correct channels.
• Diagonal RGB lines across screen. Poor field scan. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Loud crackling noise from right hand side at switch on. (service info for SABA -FF392)
• Does not switch standards, remains in PAL. (FF392 tip from SABA)
• Bottom of picture stretches intermittently. E/W effect.
• Incorrect TXT graphics. Black bars displayed down screen.
• Vertical roll. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Goes into safety 3 times.
• Remains blocked in PAL.
• Occasionally there is a luminance problem when warm. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Hum bar. Vertical collapse. after warm-up. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• After working for a while, RVB lines appear at the top of the screen.
• No blue. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (FF392 tip from SABA)
• Signal and sound are missing.
• Distorted sound, balance off centre, supersound and NICAM defective.
• Switching transistor TP24 fails repeatedly.
• Intermittent tripping, display ok. Possible start up again via On/Off switch.
• After two minutes graphics appear on screen showing "nicam and mono" flickering and affecting audio reception. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (service info for SABA -FF392)
• No start up with RC. Functions OK with RC when switched on manually.
• TP24 gets hot and short circuits. Poor base command.
• No IF signal from the tuner.
• Colour fails occasionally.
• Thin black lines across picture. Intermittent arcing. (picture attached)
• Crackling on Nicam.
• Narrow horizontal lines in the picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No display. after a few seconds. AV OK .
• Service info: Function of the E/W stage.
• Scanning on the screen is visible on a part of the screen. The programme number display is correct. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Double picture. Picture shifted 1mm.
• Intermittent OSG display and sound is reduced. (picture attached)
• Hum on picture and noisy chopper transformer.
• Chroma fault in Secam. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Nicam is intermittent. (service info for SABA -FF392)
• The sound cuts out when warm.
• Starts up three times then switches off.
• Variable sound and picture crackling with snow.
• Changes between standby and ON mode. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Sound pops.
• Fades out or very dim.
• Reduced vertical deflection. at bottom. (FF392 SABA repair tip)
• No picture. intermittently.
• Channel numbers cannot be entered.
• When switching on with RCU, appliance does not react unless you are approx 1m away from it.
• Picture shifted vertically. at bottom. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Video disappears and comes back after a few seconds. Sound present. (service info for SABA -FF392)
• No picture. TXT OK . (with circuit diagram extract)
• After changing transformer LP03 burns. TL31 disconnected, 7V on DP37 and 145V on DP41 OK. BU508AT5 has been replaced by BU508A but fault still persists. (service info for SABA -FF392)
• TP24 fails after first EHT pulse.
• After a storm no sound and no picture. No light, filament lights up, line transformer ok. screen remains dark, light appears at switch off.
• Loss of memory when you switch off the TV and in standby you need to be 5cm from the TV to start it up again despite the TV operating well. Battery is ok.
• Sporadic hum from speaker. Hum disappears when switched off and on. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Sometimes CTV starts up and functions. When the CTV is functioning, it stops then starts up again all by itself.
• No colour when cold.
• No or poor synchronisation. (picture attached)
• Intermittent trip/chopper failure.
• In time picture increasingly wanders down the screen.
• Intermittent audio.
• Channel indication flashing 1, will not tune or adjust.
• Arcing at switch on. CTV trips 3 times then stops.
• CTV loses its programming when there is a power cut. What is the value the battery must charge at ?
• No OSG, (on screen graphics). Although no OSG, picture functions can still be altered.
• Service info: Contrast- and beam current adjustment after replacing chroma video module.
• No power supply. Standby light comes on then goes off.
• No audio. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• White wavy line across the middle of picture 1in wide. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Power supply shuts down. Line drive pulls HT down.
• No start up. No drive pulse for PSU Pin 7 IC14 (TEA2029). (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Cannot be switched over from all channels.
• Only rainbow effect (picture foldover).
• Crackling audio. Snow in picture. (picture attached)
• Appliance trips or RL44 burns up.
• Occasional raster desynchronisation.
• The 1.6A fuse is open circuit. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Dark picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Vertical displacement of approx 5cm towards the top of the screen when warm.
• No picture. White screen with an oscillating interference signal. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Corrupted TXT page number. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No tuning (after a few minutes).
• Replaced small transformer which was burning but TV remains in standby and FBT crackles for 5-6 secs then nothing.
• Sound from right channel is missing.
• No voltage on varicaps. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• White lines in the middle of the screen, which is black. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No horizontal deflection (intermittently).
• Picture has shifted horizontally. Sound available only every 2 secs. Picture and sound OK via AV.
• Various breakdowns due to U1=7V.
• All programme numbers tuned to the same channel.
• Slow start-up. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (SABA - FF392 information)
• No programming.
• No colour.
• No picture. Sound will not tune. (picture attached)
• Channel raster has shifted by two or more channels.
• Tuner cutting out occasionally.
• No stereo reception on channel 60.
• Low FM sound. High background noise.
• Appliance has no HF reception. Snowy picture. (FF392 tips)
• Power supply of the control micro is too low (micro has been changed). 3 Volts, CTV does not start up.
• No audio.
• Appliance has no HF reception. Snowy picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No channel storing.
• TP24 blown when appliance goes into standby.
• Blocked on channel no 1 in manual and in RCU.
• Moire effect and no sound for a few moments. (picture attached)
• After operating for 5 mins in black and white, it loses G2 and turns mauve.
• Chopper transistor is defective intermittently. (picture attached) (SABA - FF392 information)
• Loud crackling noise from right hand loud speaker at switch on. (service info for SABA -FF392)
• Sometimes the sound mutes.
• Automatically comes out of TXT mode leaving a dull, uncontrasted picture. (picture attached)
• S2000 in power supply defective after a few mins.
• Occasionally memorized data of control unit processor is lost at switch on or switch off with mains switch. (FF392 tip from SABA)
• TV goes off and switches on again three times then goes into safety mode.
• Channel tuning number does not correspond to the frequency required. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• RC part number.
• Operation OK. Dark screen, no sound. RCU OK. As in AV position no snow or thermal tube noise. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Excessive brightness. Flyback lines. (picture attached)
• Part number info: power supply repair
• V2 voltage.
• At switch off, loud noises from the speaker.
• Trips 3 times then shuts down. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Poor audio.
• When going into standby with RC, impossible to start operating again with the RC and light flashes after a few moments. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Coloured flyback lines over picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Snow in picture. intermittently.
• No UHF or VHF on the tuner. Pin 6 of the UHF on 33V permanently.
• Standard does not change. Channel search is ok.
• No brightness (intermittently).
• No audio (after start-up).
• Dark screen dark with vertical bright flyback lines. Picture suddenly appears leaving 2" band at top. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• The appliance switches off automatically and loses its station memory.
• No sound except on the headphones and the scart plug.
• Moire pattern. after warm-up.
• No raster. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Vertical pinching fault on the picture and vertical linearity fault. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Crackling, occasionally squealing after operating for approximately 20 mins.
• Channels drift after start-up. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Defective frequency plan.
• Service info: Unlocking the code lock. (SABA - FF392 information)
• No reception or sound. Brightness is OK.
• Appliance switches over between VHF and UHF, instead only noise in the picture.
• PSU trips 3 times then shuts down. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Intermittent loss of channels from memory after switching on again. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No display on screen. Black line which moves around instead. TXT is not synchronised. When changing channel a black band appears at the top of the screen displaying V1 then disappears. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No HT supplies from DP41, DP37 and DP32. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No stereo reception on channel 60.
• Field collapse across centre of screen. Hum bar may drift down screen about 1 hour before field collapses.
• Unable to tune in fully.
• Does not always start up. Standby light flashes. Loses memory.
• No UHF switching voltage or programme reception. (picture attached)
• RC part number.
• Stops at random, standby LED off. Start up again possible by ON/OFF switch. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Spare part no. info: Power supply repair kit.
• No signal.
• With audio module black picture with unstable green bars. Without an audio module snowy picture but no reception.
• Reduced vertical deflection.
• No channel storing.
• No sound. Hiss only.
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• Tripping. Arcing. Burning smell. (picture attached)
• Red raster. Flyback lines. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No audio.
• The power supply blocks.
• Tuning drifts (after a while).
• Vertical lines are jagged. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No green. (with circuit diagram extract) (service info for SABA -FF392)
• No raster deflection. No picture, only vague light in background. Looks like coloured spot at bottom of picture. No start up.
• Intermittent loss of colour while setting up picture geometry.
• No stereo reception on channel 60.
• No function. PAUSE LED is lit.
• Loss of channel 1.
• Functions well but occasionally picture turns grainy as if there was a reception fault. Occasionally 5 and 6 disappear. IF screening ok.
• TL31 heats up and blows after 5 mins.
• NICAM sound drops out. NICAM indicators flash as sound cuts out. (FF392 tip from SABA)
• U system voltage table.
• Intermittent loud "thump" from speaker.
• Does not store settings.
• Line transformer vibration on white pictures.
• The power supply transformer trembles. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Channel raster has shifted by two or more channels. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Channel 60 and special channels flicker. U6 (30V) is too low. (service info for SABA -FF392)
• HT value.
• OSD doubled in height. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Colour fails occasionally.
• No normal sound just white noise. NICAM OK.
• Picture geometry problems.
• TV functions but the displays are erased after a few secs.
• 1Khz tone breaking onto NICAM sound. OK in mono mode.
• Colour bleeding.
• VHF is ok, no UHF or very little.
• Line output transistor fails repeatedly. at start-up.
• White dotted line appears on the left of the picture in VHF/Band I reception. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No audio. STEREO OK .
• Sound pulsing off and on Nicam lights flashing.
• No colour. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Occasionally static discharge.
• Occasionally no start up. Protective circuit sets in. No soft start. (picture attached)
• No start up. The standby light comes on then goes off straight away when stop function is requested. ***MODIFY PAGE ACCORDING TO FRENCH.***
• After two-three hours the sound crackles very loudly. Model (51K5) Nicam .
• No reception. No UHF or VHF. Channels are displayed correctly.
• Occasionally memorized data of control unit processor is lost at switch on or switch off with mains switch.
• Colour flashing in and out.
• Power supply switches off for a short time (hiccup) when channel is switched over.
• Picture lacks blue colour until the brightness is turned up, then blue flares across the picture. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Switches to standby. after start-up (intermittently).
• Colour cuts out occasionally.
• The video fails with the decoder syster. No problem with the old decoder.
• Stations drift off tune by channel input. Can only be adjusted by fine tuning.
• Ticking noise on sound with intermittent mute.
• No sound or picture. Dark screen. FBT functions. Filament tube is lit up. In scart with a VCR normal sound but no picture. Raster appears faintly when the TV is switched off then switched on again immediately.
• Picture is green, red or blue with flyback lines. (picture attached) (SABA - FF392 information)
• Poor grey scale. TXT too bright. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• After an hour dark screen, no sound, display is correct. The display remains on the channel selected then a moment afterwards goes into standby.
• No sound or picture. Dark screen. In scart with a VCR, normal sound but no picture. Raster appears faintly when the TV is switched off then switched on again immediately.
• No colour (intermittently). (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Intermittent sound from right-hand speaker.
• Terrestrial channel in background of Satellite transmission. (FF392 tip from SABA)
• Interchangeability of teletext boards between chassis ICC5 and ICC5.01.
• Spare part no. info: Power supply repair kit.
• Service info: Contrast- and beam current adjustment after replacing chroma video module.
• Channel programming is impossible. The channels are defective on the display.
• High pitch whistle on sound, varies with volume mainly on IBA transmission but can occur on BBC as well.
• At switch on, focus pot arcing and igniting. CRT board and tube ventiduct disconnected but fault persists.
• No stereo reception on channel 60.
• White screen, no picture. At start up displays 1 and after 5 secs 88, no function possible 5V OK, 20V OK.
• Crackle effect on sound. Intermittent lines across picture. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No high voltage or line signal control. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No V1, V2 or VS supplies.
• Intermittently blocks in AV. The channels remain displayed on the display.
• Lines in picture. at top. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Green picture.
• Loss of red. (with circuit diagram extract)
• TL29 fails in B and C after start up.
• Weak signal. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (SABA - FF392 information)
• No tuning of channels. Switching programmes OK, but when channel is pressed, channel does not flash.
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• Service information: Function of E/W stage.
• No tuning.
• Intermittently switches between programme 1 and AUX. (picture attached)
• Colour fails occasionally.
• Automatically changes channels and goes into standby.
• No colour in Secam, ok in Pal. RGB ok. (FF392 tips)
• Thump from speaker intermittently.
• There is 145V instead of 170V and there is too much L/T amplitude.
• Distorted verticals only on top.
• No picture. via RF output (intermittently). OK via SCART . (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• The sound disappears when the appliance is warm.
• TXT functions for only 2 secs on high VHF. Functions OK on low VHF low and S channels.
• Rolling coloured and white lines. (picture attached) (FF392 SABA repair tip)
• Moire effect in the colour areas.
• Intermittent field collapse. Bright flyback lines rolling at centre of screen 3ins high. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Vertical lines pulling at the top of the picture.
• Dead. Standby LED lit .
• No picture and screen is dark. Safety function does not work. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Channel 60 and special channels flicker. U6 (30V) too low. (service info for SABA -FF392)
• At switch on by ON/OFF switch EHT is heard for 1 sec. then goes dead. No display, no LED.
• No TXT. Command is received but not carried out. Picture does not turn black.
• Intermittent fault. The TV stops and even the standby light has gone out. Starts up again by itself.
• No correct reading on the display.
• Blanking lines in the top part of the picture.
• Difficulty starting up. When started up it functions for a few mins. (picture attached)
• No HV. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No SECAM. Only PAL, even adjusting it to SECAM F. Remains in PAL. OK via scart.
• Only rainbow colours (picture foldover).
• No sound, picture is ok.
• Cannot change channels. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• TV cuts out intermittently. No sound. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Hum bar drifts down picture then field collapses after approx 1hr. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Receiver goes off after tripping of power supply. (FF392 tips)
• Only rainbow effect (picture foldover).
• Sound OK on Canal Plus. No luminance when using decoder.
• Flickering on channel 60 and on special channels.
• Loss of light after 15 minutes.
• Part number info: Processors (service info for SABA -FF392)
• Shuts down.
• After replacing IV21, picture is too wide. Slight geometry fault. (FF392 tip from SABA)
• Intermittent motorboating noise on sound.
• Very poor colour. Looks like indent fault. (FF392 tip from SABA)
• Stuck in standby when switched off into standby using RC.
• Accepts tuning channel number but does not alter tuning.
• No IF signal from tuner.
• Colour bleeding.
• Poor horizontal synchronisation. when changing channels.
• The picture only appears after about 3 or 4 minutes and then turns red or blue.
• Poor channel reception and channels 59 and 62 are replaced by snow. Occasionally reception is correct.
• Only white noise, channel LEDs do not light up.
• Only rainbow colours (picture running through).
• Spare part no. info: Power supply repair kit.
• No audio. No picture. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No horizontal deflection.
• Height of picture shifted below centre of screen. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Protective circuit malfunction.
• No TXT (intermittently).
• Intermittently unlocked colour.
• Part number info: Processors
• Does not store programmes.
• Top half picture blank, bottom half bright flyback lines.
• No picture only on 3 channels (eg. nothing on 1, 3 and 6 but picture on 2 and 5) after warming up for 10 mins. This problem disturbs other TVs plugged into the same aerial. (picture attached)
• Receives no HF signals. Band switch over is not possible. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Tripping. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• In the picture appear black lines similar to lightning. Fault is not visible via scart.
• Channel raster has shifted by two or more channels. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Picture detuned on all channels.
• Picture is too dark - coloured edges on the right.
• Horizontal line runs from top to bottom and distorts picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (FF392 SABA repair tip)
• Service information: Function of the E/W stage.
• Picture appears slowly. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No signal. after a few minutes.
• Rainbow effect on lower picture edge, otherwise no picture.
• Service info: Unlocking the code lock.
• Blank raster. Flyback lines. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Field collapse with RGB lines at top of picture. (picture attached)
• No field scan when switched on from cold. Field output thyristor DL21 may not operate. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (FF392 tips)
• No sound or picture. Teletext functions. Static discharge. New appliance.
• Switches to standby (after a few seconds). (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• General information.
• Intermittent power up; line at top. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Picture is very dark. Picture is visible only by the predominant areas of red and blue. (FF392 SABA repair tip)
• Switches off for a short time then returns on programme 1 (early F15 chassis).
• No HF signals received. Band switch over is not possible.
• Receives no HF signals. Tape switch over is not possible.
• Picture height below the centre of the screen.
• Loss of stored settings: Tuning, picture or sound.
• Mains switch does not lock on.
• No picture (after a few minutes).
• No operation (intermittently).
• TV does not start up. Power supply does not decouple. (service info for SABA -FF392)
• Faulty raster. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No standard switch over. No SECAM.
• Spare part no. info: power supply repair kit.
• Picture and sound disappear after approx 5-10 minutes. Not heat-sensitive.
• No colour (via SCART).
• Intermittently no adjustment of sound with RC. RC OK. IR receiver OK.
• Rainbow on the screen.
• Line output transistor fails repeatedly.
• Power supply fuse blown. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No AGC.
• Weak UHF and VHF reception.
• Appliance has no HF reception. Snowy picture.
• The appliance switches to BG standard.
• No audio. after a few minutes. No picture. after a few minutes. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Crackling audio.
• Trips then shuts down.
• No sound or signal.
• Unstable operation of the oscillator.
• Low HV. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No picture or the picture blows. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• At switch on, after 15 secs, dark screen with a few horizontal white lines between the middle and top of screen. Picture returns with geometry fault, if PG08 is turned. Sound ok.
• No off-air luma. TXT OK.
• Cabinet back cover vibrates at certain audio frequencies.
• No picture and strange glow at top of picture. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• After switch on power supply pulsates three times. (picture attached)
• Moire pattern. when cold.
• PSU does not oscillate correctly. (picture attached)
• No tuning, OSD or TXT.
• PSU trips three times then powers down. Standby LED lit briefly at switch on. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• When TV is switched on in standard G, standard cannot be modified. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• The TV may function for several days then cut out. VHT is present, black screen and the display indicates standby mode.
• Loses programmes. Sometimes does not start up. Wrong display.
• Intermittently goes into TXT mode. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Colour picture via the tuner, black and white in scart.
• Intermittently switches off ten consecutive times or just once. Mostly switches on again automatically. No LEDs lit when switching off.
• Remote control operation problem. Microprocessor memory and new quartz. New remote control. Remote control information reception on the microprocessor.
• Flickering on channel 60 and on special channels.
• Poor base command. TL31 at -0.4V instead of -0.8V, correct format.
• No grey scale. Functions in SCART. (service info for SABA -FF392)
• Snowy picture after 20 mins. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Wavy ripples from side to side. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Spare part info: value of RL55.
• Does not change channels. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Spitting noise from speaker. Intermittent digital sound. NICAM LED's go out.
• No sync on TXT and sound. Mixed mode OK.
• Intermittent loss of colour. Worse when warm.
• Black and white picture if the receiver is on "Auxiliary". (FF392 SABA repair tip)
• Picture may distort if TT module fitted.
• Does not start up, no standby. Voltage on TP48 C 0V, Bet E 7.35V. Voltage 300 on CP03 OK.
• Red coloured spot at the bottom left of the screen. (FF392 SABA repair tip)
• Pincushion distortion. (picture attached) (FF392 SABA repair tip)
• No raster with text board fitted. (picture attached)
• NS pincushion distortion. More at the bottom than at the top.
• Occasionally memorized data of control unit processor is lost at switch on or switch off with mains switch.
• Picture is split in two like an aerial echo on all channels even on cable channels.
• Accepts channel number but will not tune.
• Reduced field scan 2in scan approx 1/4in from top. 9 white lines within scan. (picture attached)
• The channel frequency shifts for 3 seconds then shifts again. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (SABA - FF392 information)
• No synchronisation (intermittently).
• No picture, sound o.k. High voltage and power supply in good order.
• Only rainbow effect (picture foldover).
• No N/S correction. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Spare parts information - Part reference for TP24 and TL31.
• In cold state of the television receiver, the thyristor DL21 (ESM740G) in the vertical stage may not switch on.
• Random OSD characters all over screen. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• At switch on, raster linearity fault for 1-2 minutes.
• No sound. No picture. No OSD. Only purity spots.
• Picture reduced to the top half of the screen with a linearity fault. Light pulsates and flyback raster on some lighter pictures. Scanning returns to normal occasionally when changing channels. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Sound pulses.
• Blows 1.6A fuse. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Power supply transistor blows up at switch on. (picture attached)
• Brightness problem, display works well but no variation. Contrast and colour ok. Clock data and enable data ok.
• Protection circuit comes into force inappropriately. (FF392 tips)
• No red in graphics display. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No channel storing. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Rolling colours and white lines.
• Sound ok, raster blue with flyback lines. (picture attached)
• Drifts at switch on after 2 mins.
• Picture visible in one inch strip at left side of screen, rest is blanked. (with circuit diagram extract) (FF392 tips)
• No tuning possible. Hum in VHF. Channel display correct.
• Monochrome picture when AUX selected on IMC receiver.
• Volume alters by itself or sound is distorted.
• At switch on RC must be held at least 40cm from the appliance. If appliance runs, all other functions work perfectly from 4-5m away. (picture attached)
• Uncontrollable brightness with flyback lines.
• No or slight sound on the right and/or left tracks.
• Line BU blows after some time.
• Audible whistling from the back of the cabinet.
• Channel tuning possible up to channel 45. 5 is obtained on channel 39 and afterwards no fine tuning possible. Eg. 2 on channel 59.
• Short lived line output transformer. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Sound makes a noise on both channels and is dependent on the volume setting.
• TP24 is defective. (with circuit diagram extract) (service info for SABA -FF392)
• Poor Teletext page number.
• Line transformer does not start up.
• No picture. via tuner.
• Dead (intermittently). (part of circuit diagram displayed) (FF392 tip from SABA)
• Reduced width and width control has little or no effect. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Part number info: RC (FF392 tips)
• Various video faults. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Black rapid flashing.
• Blank raster, sound + EHT OK, no r.g.b. Out of IV21 (HA11498). (picture attached)
• No picture. Rainbow colours in lower picture area.
• Unfocused raster. (with circuit diagram extract) (FF392 tip from SABA)
• SAT switch over is defective.
• The display indicates 88.
• Sound VHT is correct but there is no picture and the screen is black.
• No audio.
• No picture, white screen and there is an erasing problem after one hour.
• At start up, time base and EHT for a moment then cuts out. No standby light on.
• No centering adjustment toward bottom. (service info for SABA -FF392)
• Dark screen with some RGB lines at the bottom of the screen and whistling near the FBT. Capacitor 1000/40V has been changed but fault persists. FBT has been changed but dark screen with hum then goes into safety mode.
• Power supply switches off.
• Unstable picture. Horizontal interference on the screen. The sound crackles.
• Memory loss. after a while.
• After 5 mins stations disappear. Wrong characters with the volume OSD. Colours and size change.
• Crackling audio. intermittently.
• Receives no HF signals. Band switch over is not possible. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No sound or vision. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Set blocks (operation via RC or via user control only possible, after the set has been switched off and on again by mains switch.
• Picture interference at the top and bottom, which changes with the line amplitude. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Occasionally the appliance is blocked. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Vertical roll. Vertical foldover at bottom. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Shade gradually becomes purplish. Ok at start up. Degaussing ok.
• Vertical stability fault. Picture revolves as it moves up the screen. No sound with scart. TV goes into standby after 5 mins as if there were no transmission. (FF392 tips)
• No signal or goes snowy after 1 hour. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (FF392 SABA repair tip)
• No red. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No horizontal amplification.
• Cycles on/off.
• Display shows channel only. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Part number info: processors.
• No start up of PSU. 300V present.
• U5 voltage incorrect.
• Power supply switches off, breaker circuit doesn't start up even with continuous attempts to start up.
• No picture, picture appears after each channel change then disappears a few seconds later. Sound ok. (picture attached)
• Voltage U5 21V goes to 35V when appliance is warm. Vertical displacement. The other EHT secondary voltages are stable.
• Vertical collapse. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (FF392 SABA repair tip)
• Four vertical lines in upper picture area.
• Clicking on NICAM.
• Picture is missing, random lines on screen.
• No audio. after a while. No raster. after a while. Trips. Shuts down. (picture attached)
• Random flashing of lines on screen.
• Occasionally the picture is red with flyback lines. (SABA - FF392 information)
• Channel 60 and special channels flicker. U6 (30V) is too low.
• Intermittent large noise bands. Picture OK via SCART socket.
• Service info: Function of E/W stage.
• With a 220V/100W load or with line connected, power supply stops but functions with the line disconnected.
• Vertical collapse. at top.
• No sound at switch on.
• No line oscillation. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Brightness of display is adjustable.
• Anomaly due to built in switch.
• No B-Y. (with circuit diagram extract)
• In safety mode there is no high level on the Ger. point if the disconnection of the line raster deflector and power supply is correct. (SABA - FF392 information)
• No UHF channels. when cold.
• Black lines appear on the screen. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Picture appears to pulse or flutter.
• At switch on, goes into standby and impossible to get out of it. After 5 mins, appliance starts up by itself and functions well. If stopped for a few secs, it works normally.
• Sound distorted when volume increased.
• Display isn't synchronised and has black horizontal line on picture instead which disappears when pressing TV key on RC but comes back again.
• Ringing in picture. on the left. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Relaxation of the power supply. If point 8 of the THT is opened, the 110V voltage returns. (with circuit diagram extract)
• The appliance starts up after a few mins.
• No colour, no brightness. Only one colour on TXT or certain colours are missing.
• All adjustments at zero (brightness, colour, contrast). Channels are also at zero. Adjustments can be made at 50 but they are lost during standby or ON/OFF. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• RV82 (10R) on tube board blows repeatedly.
• No signal.
• Low FM audio, high background noise.
• RC part number.
• Teletext graphics are incorrect with black bars down the screen.
• Random clicks with Nicam sound.
• Line at the bottom, no picture. Rattling. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Pulsating picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
• If a channel is programmed, the programme reappears and the appliance goes to safety mode. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (service info for SABA -FF392)
• Only rainbow colours (vertical deflection).
• RC part number.
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• No blue. (with circuit diagram extract) (service info for SABA -FF392)
• No line drive. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Intermittent crackling in the picture (horizontal black lines).
• PSU does not start up. standby point is visible for a short time.
• Flickering on channel 60 and on special channels.
• No sound or picture. Scanning not very apparent, greenish, flyback lines. Functions occasionally in scart.
• Picture lacks height "top and bottom " and width "left and right". No correction possible. E/W distortion. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No RC functions. after warm-up.
• Intermittent loud distortion, a bit like motorboating. More likely to occur at high volume settings.
• No sound or picture except in scart. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (FF392 tip from SABA)
• Frame jumping or twitching. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (SABA - FF392 information)
• Sound is very distorted on both channels when cold like when warm. All the other functions are normal.
• Random clicks with Nicam sound.
• Primary power supply fails under load. (picture attached)
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• No synchronisation. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Appliance has no HF reception. Snowy picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Low brightness. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Black screen. Switches to RGB in Canal Plus. Sound OK.
• Intermittent colour when setting picture geometry.
• Trips after warming up for a few minutes. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Loss of red.
• Missing B-Y.
• No colour in SECAM. Functions in PAL via scart.
• Faulty TXT.
• RF14 burns up. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No reception and the display is in German.
• No sound on NICAM sets.
• Severe patterning like white sparklies. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Bright picture after 2 secs from start-up and no contrast. After 5 secs picture is OK.
• Picture white out.
• Improving the reliability of TP24 (S2000 or BU508). (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Mains transistor TP24 (S2000AF) blown straight after being turned on. (service info for SABA -FF392)
• Thumping noise from one channel at switch on.
• Vertical interference line (1/2cm wide) at left of picture on low channels.
• Switches off then starts up again, mostly when cold. When TV works, sound mute and background noise, but sound reappears at channel switch over.
• Only rainbow colours. Picture foldover. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• After changing the CRT base, there is HT flashover which appears as crackling sound and flickering picture.
• Intermittently when changing channel, black bars and no picture on channel 23. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Intermittently noise breaks through on NICAM sound.
• No picture, only faint coloured areas. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Pulsates once with line transformer then line BU blows and power supply pulsates twice. When line transformer starts up for the first time, arcing between deflector and tube. (FF392 tips)
• Moire effect in the colour areas.
• No standby light when put into standby and impossible to start up again, except when starting up from the control panel.
• Moire effect in the colour areas.
• Excessive HV.
• No picture. No audio (intermittently). (FF392 tips)
• Spare part no. info: Power supply repair kit.
• Excessive green. (picture attached)
• Reduced vertical and horizontal size.
• Line whistle. (picture attached)
• Sound pops.
• Horizontal line. at top. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Blows line output transformer.
• Terrestrial channel in the background of a satellite transmission.
• Loss of memory. Crackle in sound. Flashing picture. Distorted µPC. No sound only noise. No stereo reception. Does not always start up. Wrong values which cannot be changed. Wrong colours and distorted PIP-function.
• TL17 shorts at start up.
• Interference in picture. Audio OK . (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• How to set up SERVICE mode when appliance remains in low range.
• Type of memory battery. (with circuit diagram extract)
• A useful note with these appliances. (service info for SABA -FF392)
• All rails are very low, 3V on 158V (158 reads 500 Ohm).
• PSU starts up 1 time out of 10. At switch off, green dot lights up and then goes out.
• Dead (after start-up).
• HT is low at approx. 152V and has intermittent tripping.
• No UHF reception, displays channel. (FF392 tip from SABA)
• TP24 is destroyed, following a circuit break and return to programme 1. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Channels 1, 2, 3 and 4 ok but teletext is green. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Back cover anti-vibration kit.
• No PIP.
• Menu display in wrong language. (SABA - FF392 information)
• Colour cuts out occasionally.
• Occasional tuning drift and breakup of picture.
• Stuck in standby. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Empty lines in top part of picture.
• Line amplitude is too strong and there is a problem with the east/west cushion.
• Impossible to select bands. Tuner UHF OK. OK via scart. Signal present.
• No brightness.
• Colour flashing in and out. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• RP42 blowing. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No picture and no direct display of the channel possible. Picture shifts.
• Intermittent unlocked colours.
• Colour drop-out. (service info for SABA -FF392)
• No NICAM sound. Normal sound OK.
• No sound via scart and Canal Plus.
• No picture. There is a white raster on the right of the screen.
• No channel storing. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (SABA - FF392 information)
• Noisy sound on both channels (dependent on the volume setting).
• Poor focus on picture or TXT. Low brightness and badly smeared. (picture attached)
• Display flashes in STAND BY and the TV does not start up, even with the RCU. Occasionally it starts up when you activate P and VOL, and press On/Off several times.
• No blue. in TXT. Picture OK .
• Intermittent audio.
• Moire effect in the colour areas.
• There is a moire effect on the screen for a short while and no sound.
• Dead. Standby LED flashes . (extract of circuit diagram attached) (FF392 SABA repair tip)
• No sound at switch on. Sound returns when channel is changed. Fault only occurs at start up. (SABA - FF392 information)
• No start-up. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Sound interruption and/or crackling.
• How to disable key code.
• Picture is almost dark, colours are weak and the Y-signal is too weak.
• Power supply does not start up. No standby. 5V present. IR01 is ok. TEA2029 is ok. No oscillation on the primary circuit.
• Failure to switch on from standby unless programme "UP" button is used.
• Snowy raster.
• Blank screen. Rolling lines around top. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Occasionally the video signal is reversed. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Disable electronic lock.
• Intermittent colour.
• Pop at switch on.
• No power supply and the stand-by light is lit on.
• NICAM sound crackles and is distorted.
• Functions in PAL. Does not take the Secam standard. (picture attached)
• No stereo reception on channel 60. (picture attached)
• No text, sound muted. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Black box appears instead of clock on channel change or when adjusting volume on IMC models.
• Field collapse to approx 12 lines in centre of screen. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Colour bleeding.
• No audio. (FF392 tips)
• When appliance is switched on by the mains switch, the TV starts up for a moment, then goes into standby. Does not start up from the RCU.
• TP48 fails after short time.
• No picture. Audio OK . (picture attached)
• Hum bar. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Lines in picture. No colour. No RC functions.
• Faulty raster. Vertical jitter. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Bright screen for short period of time, after this just snow confusion and crackling noises in sound.
• Heavy patterning on picture. Turning colour down patterning disappears, but the B/W picture has silvery effect on white areas.
• Blows TP24 and/or TL31. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Poor picture and sound synchronisation. Moire effect on the picture. Occasionally there is no sound or picture. (FF392 tip from SABA)
• Malfunctioning AGC adjustment. (picture attached)
• Poor focus. (picture attached)
• Popping noise at switch on. (Nicam model). (FF392 tip from SABA)
• The very high tension is intermittent.
• Appliance has no HF reception. Snowy picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No TXT. No tuning. No OSD. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• TP48 fails after a few days.
• Hiss in audio.
• Replacement of uP HD 404019 A05.
• Service info: Contrast- and beam current adjustment after replacing chroma video module.
• Power supply goes into safety mode. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No picture, only flyback raster visible with distorted raster.
• Appliance trips and shuts down, sound or raster is missing. (SABA - FF392 information)
• When switching on snow with moiré on all stations. It seems as if the stations are way out. After running for a short time picture is ok.
• Service info: Contrast- and beam current adjustment after replacing chroma video module.
• Appliance switches off sporadically and immediately starts again. After 3 times it can only be started by the mains switch. Fault occurs according to the picture content 2 to 20 times per day.
• Channel 60 and high channels flicker. U6 (30V) is low. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Shuts down. after start-up.
• No tuning. Channel display flashes. (picture attached)
• Replacing BU508, BU508AV, S2000A, S2000A2 and TP24.
• High pitch whistle on sound, varies with volume mainly on IBA transmission but can occur on BBC.
• Only the green LED on.
• No switch on. When switching off with mains switch LED switches on then off.
• Pincushion potentiometer PG08 controls picture width.
• The PSU switches 3 times, line transformer, E/W diodes, U4 and U5 are ok.
• Switches to protection mode. after start-up.
• Intermittent loss of raster at switch on with white lines at the top. Flyback raster when acting on PG08 or when going to AV.
• Variable sound and picture crackling with snow.
• Code lock.
• Distorted text page numbers.
• Lines from top to bottom of screen. (service info for SABA -FF392)
• Pincushion potentiometer PG08 acts as width control. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Reduced horizontal size. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Vertical fault.
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• No sound. Good picture then goes into stand-by after 5 mins then starts up again after pressing a channel number 3 or 4 times.
• Dark picture. Poor adjustment of sound. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No STEREO reception on channel 60. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Channels have shifted (test picture on channel 33, channel no. 42 displayed).
• White screen with flyback lines. Beam current limiter fault G2. A450VT has already been adjusted.
• No picture. Loss of 1 or more colours.
• Sharp picture but negative and pale. Service mode OK.
• Power supply BU blows after 10 secs. Correct power supply attempted with line transformer load disconnected.
• No tape-end shut off, changing IT20 and IR01 does not cure the problem, no reception on all channels only white shimmer.
• No sound. TV cuts out after 10 minutes. Sound board OK.
• No sound and occasionally the mute function is activated.
• Occasionally colour fails.
• Smearing in picture. (picture attached)
• TV just displays LOCK.
• No RC functions. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Picture height is shrivelled to 10cm. A few rolling horizontal lines in the middle of the picture.
• The picture amplitude is too small. The whole of the picture is recorded in the lower half of the screen.
• Intense patterning on picture, silvering effect on all white areas.
• Powers up, LED flashing once.
• Shifts 8 channels after being put back into service mode.
• Fuse and power supply transistor defective.
• No start-up (intermittently). (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No colour (intermittently).
• Switches to standby (intermittently). (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Picture is dark and no picture content, no display, only standby dot (line drive ok). (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No picture. Single lines approx 2ins apart. Raster appears if height or field shift adjusted. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Blurred colour blobs on screen.
• Will not go into standby cleanly when hot, it will pulse between standby and on 5/6 times before finally staying in standby.
• Intermittent switch between programme 1 and AUX.
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• No picture. No audio. when changing channels. (FF392 tip from SABA)
• Reduced horizontal size (intermittently). (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Channel raster has shifted by two or more channels.
• The appliance does not work with the remote control, but requests from the appliance are accepted. (FF392 SABA repair tip)
• Trips after 15-20 mins. (with circuit diagram extract)
• LED characters are displayed back to front.
• No audio.
• Line tearing in TXT. (FF392 tips)
• A1 voltage. (FF392 tip from SABA)
• Wrong display. Low light with no picture or sound.
• The picture moves out of its frame when the appliance is warm.
• Poor quality sound in FM, ok in AM.
• OSD rolls. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• When increasing contrast or on bright video scenes, chroma disappears and 1 or 2 vertical fine black lines appear on left of screen.
• No functions. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (SABA - FF392 information)
• No channel storing.
• Memory loss. (SABA - FF392 information)
• No channel storing. (service info for SABA -FF392)
• No LL' switching when you press C of the remote control. (service info for SABA -FF392)
• No brightness. Audio OK .
• Loss of memory. All program sites on C00.
• No vertical synchronisation. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Dead apart from "88" in display. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• VCR problems.
• Appliance blocks in PAL. Operates in video cassette and channel. Telecom display is abnormal. L equals sound, H equals light and F equals colour.
• No 22V line but ok when DP43 removed. (service info for SABA -FF392)
• Failure of LG11 in line output circuit. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No standard switching. Blocked on PAL. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No UHF, VHF reception. Similar picture without an aerial.
• No tuning. (with circuit diagram extract)
• The TV locks in low range frequency. (picture attached)
• Replacement of the diode split transformer in old chassis ICC5 and new chassis ICC5-01. (FF392 tip from SABA)
• Black, green, pink, blue screen after start-up for 1 min, then goes to normal.
• Programming impossible but responds in SERVICE mode.
• Unable to enter channel number. (with circuit diagram extract) (service info for SABA -FF392)
• Dark picture with 3 RGB lines. Sound available.
• Unstable picture. in UHF.
• Dark picture and no picture content, no display, only standby dot. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Signal and tuning are missing.
• No HV (intermittently). (FF392 SABA repair tip)
• 3 to 4 pulses of line transformer then nothing.
• Occasionally dead, then snow. Goes into standby by the RCU and only starts up again after 30 secs.
• Impossible to go into SECAM. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (FF392 tip from SABA)
• Picture shifted vertically. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Deprogramming due to static loads.
• No red in picture or TXT. (picture attached)
• Only 1/4 inch of picture at left hand side. Remainder of picture blank.
• No audio.
• No switch on from main switch or via RC.
• Picture jitters.
• Moire effect in the colour areas.
• No picture. Lines in picture. intermittently. (picture attached)
• No sound or picture. Teletext functions. Static discharge. New appliance.
• Volume changes by itself or sound is distorted. (FF392 SABA repair tip)
• Appliance functions in VHF but not in UHF. Snow is present.
• Switches on, but HV does not build up.
• Off-air luminance is missing, text is ok.
• Intermittent dead. Can be OK for days. (picture attached) (service info for SABA -FF392)
• Intermittent crackle on sound.
• No sound, no picture. Weak brightness. Flyback lines if G2 pushed. No functions from TV front panel.
• No picture (intermittently). (+ extract of circuit diagram) (FF392 SABA repair tip)
• Slight picture jitter in the vertical synchronisation. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Flickering picture. No picture. after a few minutes. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Stop function does not function in teletext, but always jumps back to the memorized page. (with circuit diagram extract) (FF392 SABA repair tip)
• No channel storing. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Switches to protection mode. intermittently.
• Dead (after lightning strike). (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No vertical deflection. Burning smell. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Poor audio.
• The appliance remains in PAL. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (SABA - FF392 information)
• Poor vertical linearity.
• Black screen. All the voltages are correct. The sound, line transformer and the G2 are ok but the screen remains black.
• Does not switch on and no standby.
• Sound reduction. It sometimes returns when changing channels.
• Horizontal collapse. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Channel raster has shifted by two or more channels. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• After operating for a few minutes, channels 59 and 62 disappear: picture is replaced by snow.
• No Y-picture or colour.
• Black bar. at top and bottom. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Power supply BU blows after operating for a short time. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Trips. NICAM lights appear to flash. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• The picture goes wrong all the time in the vertical direction. A black band appears at the bottom. The capacitors at the level of the raster IC are ok. Solder joints have been redone.
• Part number info: power supply repair
• Clicking on NICAM.
• Teletext clock stops. Each 5cm high part of the picture is missing. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No audio.
• Volume changes by itself or distorted sound.
• Colour bleeding.
• Popping noise from speakers at switch on.
• Part no. info.: RC.
• Switched mode chopper transistor blows fuse at switch on. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Blank raster. White and RGB lines at bottom of screen. (with circuit diagram extract) (FF392 tip from SABA)
• RC part number.
• Occasionally memorized data of control unit processor is lost at switch on or switch off with mains switch.
• White noise only. No channel LEDs. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (service info for SABA -FF392)
• No STEREO reception on channel 60.
• No picture. Horizontal collapse. Audio OK . (picture attached)
• Poor chrominance of black/white with colour at zero.
• Power supply doesn't start up.
• Loud tripping noise from the output stage. Trips three times then dies. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Looks like crt low emission. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Picture shifted vertically. at top.
• No scanning. When appliance is switched on green bars then they disappear. FBT is ok. Function is ok.
• Black patch on left hand side, approx 1/3 of picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No sound or raster. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Approx 3cm at top of picture has coloured lines. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Echo on picture.
• Program site is displayed but the appropriate picture does not appear. If fine tuning is activated, picture appears.
• Brightness varies. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• PSU fails in various conditions.
• PSU and high voltage pump three times. (picture attached)
• Dead. Standby dot lights up for 1 sec. at switch off.
• Line tearing/ragging on TXT and OSD. TV picture OK. (picture attached)
• Rainbow effect on picture. Flyback lines. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (FF392 tips)
• Line output transistor S/C. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Child lock.
• No or intermittent picture. via RF output. OK via SCART . (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Blank screen. Coloured spots rising from bottom. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Cut-off adjustment.
• Trips three times at start up. (FF392 tips)
• Picture has severe distortion at top and bottom. Changes with line amplitude. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Switches off a few times each evening after replacing transformer. Intermittently switches on again after a while. Sometimes needs to be switched on again.
• Dead. Standby LED does not light. Standby LED lit . No RC functions. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• The picture jumps when the appliance is warm and moves downwards.
• Display flashes and turns dark. Channel displayed but cannot be adjusted. RC OK.
• No contrast. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• PSU collapses/cuts off. (picture attached)
• No colour. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Fuse FP05 (1.6A) blows sporadically without any obvious reason after an extended running time (approx 1-2 months). After replacing appliance runs perfectly again.
• Failure to change channels, no memory of channel data.
• Desynchronisation of the OSD when changing channel or "display line adjustment" display circulates on the screen and is illegible. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No sound. No vertical or horizontal scanning. Just a blue line.
• Maladjusted convergence on the top quarter of the picture.
• Height reduces. Creeps up from bottom. (picture attached)
• Shuts down (intermittently). (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• AGC problems. Poor reception. (picture attached)
• Bright picture. Flyback lines.
• No vertical deflection. intermittently. (FF392 SABA repair tip)
• Blank screen with out of focus blob in bottom centre of screen.
• No channel storing.
• No NICAM sound.
• Blurred picture, fine adjustment does not adjust sufficiently.
• No channel tuning in search mode.
• No fastext. Normal text OK. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Line tearing. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Distortion in the south. Distortion starting at both sides and going to a third of the tube. Fault in the shape of a curve whose extremities are the corners of the tube. (picture attached) (FF392 tips)
• No NICAM sound, normal sound ok.
• Intermittent audio.
• Screen is very snowy.
• No channel storing.
• Picture appears after 1.5 mins when cold and after 25 mins when warm (with circuit diagram extract)
• Displaced channels eg. M6 on channel 41 instead of 50. No channels between channel 21 and 36. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Poor grey scale. Dominates in black and white. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Low gain. (FF392 tips)
• No picture. Centre section of white line just visible at top centre of screen. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (FF392 tip from SABA)
• No switch on at all. No standby LED or programme display on front panel. (picture attached)
• No PLL locking when the appliance is switched on. The power supply from TDA6316A is 4.4V instead of 5.1V. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Part number info: processors
• White line approx 10 cm from top of picture. Other functions ok.
• Poor reception. in UHF. Hum in audio.
• Picture becomes yellow intermittently. No reaction to shocks. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No picture no sound, EHT ok. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Ticking noise. Muted audio. intermittently.
• Crackling sound on "Nicam". (FF392 tips)
• Vertical rolling, will not lock with adjustment of the potentiometer.
• Channel display does not correspond to the channels received. eg. displays CH52 when 43 is received.
• The brightness control display may switch off.
• Service info: Contrast- and beam current adjustment after replacing chroma video module.
• Switches off by itself. intermittently.
• Disable electronic combination lock. (service info for SABA -FF392)
• Dead. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Non-linear. Cramped at top. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Cables to be connected on the vertical deflector.
• No horizontal synchronisation. when changing channels. (picture attached)
• No STEREO reception on channel 60.
• Vertical deflection. Rotating lines in the lower third of the picture.
• Contrast is low in text mode, TV and mix modes are ok.
• Only a horizontal line at the bottom. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No audio.
• Part number info: power supply repair (service info for SABA -FF392)
• OSD only functions in PAL.
• Blue picture. Line at top. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No picture. A flyback is apparent when you increase the G2. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Faint white lines rolling up and down picture. Slight cross-modulation effect on off-air signal. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Green screen.
• Blurred coloured blobs on screen. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Resistor RP01 on the power supply module burns.
• Loss of sync on teletext. Mix teletext/picture ok.
• No focus. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Volume changes by itself or sound is distorted.
• No reception.
• Blank screen with coloured dots/interference and possible smell of over heating.
• VHF band 1 fails occasionally. Snow and sizzling in the sound. Band 3 and high channels are ok.
• No sound or picture. No digits lit on display except STEREO and STEREO S2 lit.
• RC part number.
• Wavy picture on right side. Switches off after 5 to 10 mins. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No picture content. After switching on bright picture with colour flecks, same picture without HF signal. Sound OK.
• Some text pages not available. (picture attached)
• Picture jumps and vertical distorsion according to video content, mostly on second station, channel 21. Intermittent fault.
• No picture just scanning lines. Incorrect frame speed. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Smokes then switches off. (picture attached)
• Dead. LED blinks .
• Poor colour.
• Remains in PAL when cold.
• LED display characters are back to front. (with circuit diagram extract)
• How to disable key code.