FF466 / SABA [TV (Standard)]

• No centering adjustment toward bottom.
• No functions. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Dead (intermittently). (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• When the appliance switches off, a spot appears on the screen. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No audio.
• 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.
• In time picture increasingly wanders down the screen. (FF466 SABA repair tip)
• Blanking lines in the top part of the picture.
• Interference in picture. Audio OK . (picture attached) (SABA - FF466 information)
• Scanning on the screen is visible on a part of the screen. The programme number display is correct. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• LED characters are displayed back to front.
• There is 145V instead of 170V and there is too much L/T amplitude.
• Poor quality sound in FM, ok in AM.
• Stops at random, standby LED off. Start up again possible by ON/OFF switch. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Cannot be switched over from all channels.
• Occasionally memorized data of control unit processor is lost at switch on or switch off with mains switch.
• Faulty TXT.
• No picture (after a few minutes).
• Power supply doesn't start up.
• LED display characters are back to front. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (FF466 SABA repair tip)
• OSD doubled in height. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Tripping. (picture attached)
• No picture and strange glow at top of picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No colour. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Impossible to select bands. Tuner UHF OK. OK via scart. Signal present.
• No picture (intermittently). (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• TL29 fails in B and C after start up.
• Will not go into standby cleanly when hot, it will pulse between standby and on 5/6 times before finally staying in standby.
• Unfocused raster. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Set blocks (operation via RC or via user control only possible, after the set has been switched off and on again by mains switch.
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• No TXT, although control shows appliance is in TXT.
• No stereo LED operation. (FF466 SABA repair tip)
• Part no. info.: RC. (FF466 tips)
• Blows TP24 and/or TL31. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Intermittent loss of channels from memory after switching on again. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Sound reduction. It sometimes returns when changing channels.
• No clock signal in 14 of the IV21. No Y signal in 41 of the IV21 and no light.
• Field collapse with RGB lines at top of picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Loses channel 1.
• Teletext displays page 100 only.
• Blocked on channel no 1 in manual and in RCU.
• Dark picture. Poor adjustment of sound. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Receives no HF signals. Band change is not possible.
• 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)
• Echo on picture.
• Rainbow effect on lower picture edge, otherwise no picture.
• The TV locks in low range frequency. (picture attached)
• Low brightness. (picture attached)
• Poor vertical linearity.
• No colour (intermittently).
• No sound via scart and Canal Plus.
• Spare part no. info: Power supply repair kit.
• Poor Teletext page number. (FF466 tips)
• Child lock.
• No picture. Horizontal collapse. Audio OK . (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Pincushion potentiometer PG08 acts as width control. (picture attached)
• After changing the CRT base, there is HT flashover which appears as crackling sound and flickering picture.
• Moire effect in the colour areas.
• The picture moves out of its frame when the appliance is warm.
• Colour bleeding.
• Faulty raster. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (FF466 tips)
• Operation OK. Dark screen, no sound. RCU OK. As in AV position no snow or thermal tube noise. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Green screen. (picture attached) (service info for SABA -FF466)
• Poor focus. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• TP24 is defective. (picture attached)
• Blank screen with out of focus blob in bottom centre of screen.
• PSU does not start up. standby point is visible for a short time.
• Channel raster has shifted by two or more channels. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Black rapid flashing.
• No picture. Lines in picture. intermittently. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Black raster. 1/2in of picture. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Part number info: power supply repair
• Only rainbow colours (picture foldover).
• Intermittent loss of raster at switch on with white lines at the top. Flyback raster when acting on PG08 or when going to AV.
• Low FM sound. High background noise. (FF466 SABA repair tip)
• RC part number.
• Picture geometry problems.
• Vertical roll. Vertical foldover at bottom. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Switches to standby. after start-up (intermittently).
• Snowy raster.
• No field scan when switched on from cold. Field output thyristor DL21 may not operate. (picture attached)
• No picture just scanning lines. Incorrect frame speed. (picture attached) (FF466 tips)
• Various breakdowns due to U1=7V.
• No raster with text board fitted. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Crackling, occasionally squealing after operating for approximately 20 mins.
• Intermittent crackling in the picture (horizontal black lines).
• 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. (FF466 SABA repair tip)
• Service info: Unlocking the code lock.
• Faint white lines rolling up and down picture. Slight cross-modulation effect on off-air signal. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Vertical interference line (1/2cm wide) at left of picture on low channels.
• No horizontal synchronisation. when changing channels. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Occasionally there is a luminance problem when warm. (picture attached)
• Popping noise from speakers at switch on.
• Only 1/4 inch of picture at left hand side. Remainder of picture blank.
• Channel raster has shifted by two or more channels. (FF466 tip from SABA)
• Chopper transistor is defective intermittently. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Colour bleeding.
• RC part number.
• Wavy ripples from side to side. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Crackling audio. Snow in picture. (picture attached)
• Deprogramming due to static loads. (service info for SABA -FF466)
• No tape-end shut off, changing IT20 and IR01 does not cure the problem, no reception on all channels only white shimmer.
• Failure of LG11 in line output circuit. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (FF466 tips)
• Flickering on channel 60 and on special channels.
• The display indicates 88. (FF466 SABA repair tip)
• Intermittent trip/chopper failure.
• Screen is very snowy.
• 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. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Crackling on Nicam.
• Interchangeability of teletext boards between chassis ICC5 and ICC5.01.
• No sound at switch on. Sound returns when channel is changed. Fault only occurs at start up.
• Pincushion distortion. (with circuit diagram extract)
• PSU trips three times then powers down. Standby LED lit briefly at switch on. (with circuit diagram extract)
• VHF is ok, no UHF or very little.
• No brightness (intermittently).
• Sound pops.
• No picture. Loss of 1 or more colours.
• Power supply transistor blows up at switch on. (picture attached)
• Failure to change channels, no memory of channel data.
• Flickering picture. No picture. after a few minutes. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Moire effect and no sound for a few moments. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No red in graphics display. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• CTV loses its programming when there is a power cut. What is the value the battery must charge at ?
• Switches off by itself. intermittently.
• Poor chrominance of black/white with colour at zero.
• Intermittent audio.
• Horizontal line. at top. (picture attached)
• Low FM audio, high background noise.
• Impossible to go into SECAM. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• NS pincushion distortion. More at the bottom than at the top.
• No normal sound just white noise. NICAM OK.
• 3 to 4 pulses of line transformer then nothing.
• Flickering on channel 60 and on special channels.
• Only channel 21 is received in UHF. Picture and sound ok in VHF. Displays the correct channels. (FF466 SABA repair tip)
• Tuning drifts (after a while).
• Spare part no. info: power supply repair kit.
• Sound makes a noise on both channels and is dependent on the volume setting.
• No HV (intermittently).
• Appliance functions in VHF but not in UHF. Snow is present.
• Narrow horizontal lines in the picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Line at the bottom, no picture. Rattling. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (FF466 SABA repair tip)
• OSD only functions in PAL.
• No vertical deflection. Burning smell. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Only rainbow effect (picture foldover).
• Power supply fuse blown. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Intermittent fault. The TV stops and even the standby light has gone out. Starts up again by itself. (SABA - FF466 information)
• RF14 burns up. (picture attached)
• Sound from right channel is missing.
• Channel indication flashing 1, will not tune or adjust.
• Accepts tuning channel number but does not alter tuning.
• No picture or the picture blows. (picture attached)
• Occasionally colour fails.
• Standard does not change. Channel search is ok.
• Colour bleeding.
• No picture. There is a white raster on the right of the screen.
• Functions in Pal but snowy screen in Secam. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Spitting noise from speaker. Intermittent digital sound. NICAM LED's go out.
• Power supply switches off.
• Double picture. Picture shifted 1mm.
• Disable electronic lock.
• Menu display in wrong language.
• Distorted sound, balance off centre, supersound and NICAM defective. (service info for SABA -FF466)
• PSU and high voltage pump three times. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Picture detuned on all channels.
• Channel raster has shifted by two or more channels.
• No switch on at all. No standby LED or programme display on front panel. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• How to disable key code. (FF466 tips)
• No NICAM sound. Normal sound OK.
• No start up. The standby light comes on then goes off straight away when stop function is requested. ***MODIFY PAGE ACCORDING TO FRENCH.***
• No Y-picture or colour.
• Maladjusted convergence on the top quarter of the picture.
• Bright screen for short period of time, after this just snow confusion and crackling noises in sound.
• Service Info: Unlocking the code lock.
• Disable electronic combination lock.
• Unstable picture. Horizontal interference on the screen. The sound crackles.
• Spare part no. info: Power supply repair kit.
• Loss of red.
• Trips three times at start up.
• No picture at switch-on. Sound OK. Picture may return intermittently. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Moire pattern. when cold.
• Empty lines in top part of picture.
• Some text pages not available. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Defective frequency plan.
• No sound. No picture. No OSD. Only purity spots.
• Poor reception. in UHF. Hum in audio.
• Intermittent unlocked colours.
• Horizontal rotating lines approx 5-8cm high. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Colour flashing in and out. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Service info: Unlocking the code lock.
• PSU collapses/cuts off. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Horizontal collapse. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Monochrome picture when AUX selected on IMC receiver.
• Colour drop-out.
• There is a moire effect on the screen for a short while and no sound.
• Partial blanking of video info. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No switching possible in standard LL. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Failure to switch on from standby unless programme "UP" button is used.
• Missing B-Y.
• Line tearing. (picture attached)
• Part number info: power supply repair kit
• No audio.
• Screen is blank with rolling lines at the top.
• No audio.
• Reduced horizontal size. (with circuit diagram extract)
• After two minutes graphics appear on screen showing "nicam and mono" flickering and affecting audio reception. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Shade gradually becomes purplish. Ok at start up. Degaussing ok. (SABA - FF466 information)
• Crackle effect on sound. Intermittent lines across picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• Flyback lines. at top. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Displaced channels eg. M6 on channel 41 instead of 50. No channels between channel 21 and 36. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Weak signal. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No TXT. Muted audio. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Poor audio.
• Poor colour.
• Line output transistor S/C. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No tuning, OSD or TXT.
• Receives no HF signals. Band switch over is not possible. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No picture. TXT OK . (with circuit diagram extract)
• TP48 fails after short time.
• Reduced horizontal size (intermittently). (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Unable to enter channel number. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• The power supply blocks.
• High pitch whistle on sound, varies with volume mainly on IBA transmission but can occur on BBC.
• Cycles on/off.
• Does not switch standards, remains in PAL. (FF466 tip from SABA)
• Black, green, pink, blue screen after start-up for 1 min, then goes to normal.
• No RC functions. after warm-up.
• Picture jitters.
• 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.
• No picture. via RF output (intermittently). OK via SCART . (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Moire effect in the colour areas.
• No picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No TXT. Intermittently low contrast picture in TXT mode. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• 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.
• Dark picture with bright lines. Sound OK.
• No sound and occasionally the mute function is activated.
• Difficulty starting up. When started up it functions for a few mins. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No colour in Secam, ok in Pal. RGB ok.
• Excessive green. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• Power supply does not start up. No standby. 5V present. IR01 is ok. TEA2029 is ok. No oscillation on the primary circuit.
• Channel 60 and special channels flicker. U6 (30V) is too low.
• Snowy picture. After 3 mins picture returns to normal.
• Occasional raster desynchronisation.
• Arcing at switch on. CTV trips 3 times then stops. (service info for SABA -FF466)
• Crackling audio.
• TV deprogrammes, starts up again then remains in PAL. It is impossible to display S2 standard.
• U system voltage table.
• At switch on, raster linearity fault for 1-2 minutes.
• Power supply shuts down. Line drive pulls HT down.
• No start up with RC. Functions OK with RC when switched on manually.
• Program site is displayed but the appropriate picture does not appear. If fine tuning is activated, picture appears.
• Colour fails occasionally.
• Colour fails occasionally.
• No tuning of channels. Switching programmes OK, but when channel is pressed, channel does not flash.
• Appliance has no HF reception. Snowy picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• 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.
• Channel programming is impossible. The channels are defective on the display. (FF466 tips)
• Intermittent switch between programme 1 and AUX.
• Replacement of the diode split transformer in old chassis ICC5 and new chassis ICC5-01.
• Shuts down. after start-up.
• Sound pops.
• HT value.
• 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!
• Low gain. (FF466 tip from SABA)
• Appliance has no HF reception. Snowy picture.
• No line oscillation. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Picture is almost dark, colours are weak and the Y-signal is too weak.
• After working for a while, RVB lines appear at the top of the screen.
• No sound or picture. Teletext functions. Static discharge. New appliance.
• No tuning. Channel display flashes. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Distorted text page numbers. (SABA - FF466 information)
• Picture is split in two like an aerial echo on all channels even on cable channels.
• Channels have shifted (test picture on channel 33, channel no. 42 displayed).
• No power supply. Standby light comes on then goes off.
• Occasional tuning drift and breakup of picture.
• Intermittent OSG display and sound is reduced. (picture attached)
• TV just displays LOCK. (FF466 tips)
• Poor reception. Pieces of OSD appear erratically on display. No menu display.
• No HT supplies from DP41, DP37 and DP32. (picture attached)
• Loud crackling noise from right hand loud speaker at switch on.
• No brightness.
• Colour fails occasionally.
• Channel 60 and special channels flicker. U6 (30V) is too low.
• No start up of PSU. 300V present.
• No SECAM. Only PAL, even adjusting it to SECAM F. Remains in PAL. OK via scart.
• Intermittently goes into TXT mode. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Thin black lines across picture. Intermittent arcing. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (service info for SABA -FF466)
• SAT switch over is defective.
• 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.
• Sometimes the sound mutes.
• No sound at switch on.
• Accepts channel number but will not tune.
• After 5 mins stations disappear. Wrong characters with the volume OSD. Colours and size change.
• No or intermittent picture. via RF output. OK via SCART . (picture attached)
• Intense patterning on picture, silvering effect on all white areas.
• Loss of sync on teletext. Mix teletext/picture ok.
• No audio. STEREO OK .
• Line output transistor fails repeatedly.
• Service info: Contrast- and beam current adjustment after replacing chroma video module.
• Black box appears instead of clock on channel change or when adjusting volume on IMC models.
• Unstable operation of the oscillator.
• Variable sound and picture crackling with snow.
• Line tearing/ragging on TXT and OSD. TV picture OK. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (FF466 tips)
• How to disable key code.
• Incorrect TXT graphics. Black bars displayed down screen.
• No UHF switching voltage or programme reception. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Poor grey scale. TXT too bright. (picture attached)
• Loss of stored settings: Tuning, picture or sound. (FF466 SABA repair tip)
• Stations drift off tune by channel input. Can only be adjusted by fine tuning.
• No tuning. (picture attached)
• Part number info: Processors (FF466 SABA repair tip)
• Picture height is shrivelled to 10cm. A few rolling horizontal lines in the middle of the picture. (service info for SABA -FF466)
• 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.
• Lines in picture. No colour. No RC functions.
• Voltage U5 21V goes to 35V when appliance is warm. Vertical displacement. The other EHT secondary voltages are stable.
• No audio. after a few minutes. No picture. after a few minutes. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Protection mode activated. Standby LED flashes .
• Intermittent crackle on sound.
• Shuts down (intermittently). (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Vertical collapse. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Intermittently no adjustment of sound with RC. RC OK. IR receiver OK.
• Desynchronisation of the OSD when changing channel or "display line adjustment" display circulates on the screen and is illegible. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• The PSU switches 3 times, line transformer, E/W diodes, U4 and U5 are ok.
• No raster deflection. No picture, only vague light in background. Looks like coloured spot at bottom of picture. No start up.
• Colour cuts out occasionally.
• Only rainbow effect (picture foldover).
• No blue. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Dead apart from "88" in display. (picture attached)
• Code lock.
• No channel storing. (FF466 tips)
• Intermittent loss of colour while setting up picture geometry.
• Goes into safety 3 times.
• Power supply BU blows after 10 secs. Correct power supply attempted with line transformer load disconnected.
• Part number info: processors.
• Wrong display. Low light with no picture or sound.
• No channel storing. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Sharp picture but negative and pale. Service mode OK.
• Red picture (after a while).
• Poor horizontal synchronisation. when changing channels.
• Fades out or very dim.
• No TXT. No tuning. No OSD. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Green picture. (service info for SABA -FF466)
• A1 voltage. (FF466 tip from SABA)
• Appliance has no HF reception. Snowy picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Does not switch on and no standby.
• Cut-off adjustment.
• Dead. Standby LED flashes . (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Does not store programmes.
• Interchangeability of teletext boards between chassis ICC5 and ICC5.01.
• The appliance switches off automatically and loses its station memory.
• Snow in picture. intermittently.
• Intermittent NICAM sound.
• Picture shifted vertically. at bottom. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Vertical pinching fault on the picture and vertical linearity fault. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Power supply BU blows after operating for a short time. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Power supply switches off, breaker circuit doesn't start up even with continuous attempts to start up.
• Dead. Standby LED lit .
• The picture jumps when the appliance is warm and moves downwards. (SABA - FF466 information)
• No channel tuning in search mode.
• No reception and the display is in German.
• Intermittently switches between programme 1 and AUX. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No colour (intermittently). (picture attached)
• Frame jumping or twitching. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No green. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Intermittent power up; line at top. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No function. PAUSE LED is lit.
• Ticking noise on sound and intermittent sound mute.
• VCR problems.
• No sync on TXT and sound. Mixed mode OK.
• 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.
• No channel storing. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Approx 3cm at top of picture has coloured lines. (picture attached) (SABA - FF466 information)
• PSU starts up 1 time out of 10. At switch off, green dot lights up and then goes out.
• Automatically comes out of TXT mode leaving a dull, uncontrasted picture. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No STEREO reception on channel 60.
• PSU fails in various conditions.
• Part number info: power supply repair
• No picture. Sound will not tune. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Functions in PAL. Does not take the Secam standard. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No signal or goes snowy after 1 hour. (with circuit diagram extract) (FF466 tip from SABA)
• Occasionally no start up. Protective circuit sets in. No soft start. (picture attached)
• No red in picture or TXT. (with circuit diagram extract) (FF466 tip from SABA)
• Only white noise, channel LEDs do not light up.
• Contrast is low in text mode, TV and mix modes are ok.
• Weak blue until the brightness is turned up, but then blue flares. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Relaxation of the power supply. If point 8 of the THT is opened, the 110V voltage returns. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• TL31 heats up and blows after 5 mins.
• Wavy picture on right side. Switches off after 5 to 10 mins. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Tripping. Arcing. Burning smell. (with circuit diagram extract)
• The appliance does not work with the remote control, but requests from the appliance are accepted.
• No start-up (intermittently). (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Diagonal RGB lines across screen. Poor field scan. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Mains switch does not lock on.
• 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. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• 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.
• Appliance trips and shuts down, sound or raster is missing.
• Dead. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Crackling audio. intermittently.
• Reduced width and width control has little or no effect. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Channel raster has shifted by two or more channels. (picture attached)
• Vertical deflection. Rotating lines in the lower third of the picture.
• Programming impossible but responds in SERVICE mode.
• Sound is very distorted on both channels when cold like when warm. All the other functions are normal.
• Service info: Function of the E/W stage.
• No red. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• No contrast. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No audio.
• Volume changes by itself or distorted sound.
• No N/S correction. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Pulsating picture. (picture attached)
• Only colour info visible. No Y signal.
• Vertical fault.
• Remains in PAL when cold.
• OSD rolls. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No picture. White screen with an oscillating interference signal. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Loss of memory. All program sites on C00.
• No start up. No drive pulse for PSU Pin 7 IC14 (TEA2029). (with circuit diagram extract)
• Popping noise at switch on. (Nicam model).
• Intermittent large noise bands. Picture OK via SCART socket.
• If a channel is programmed, the programme reappears and the appliance goes to safety mode. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (FF466 tip from SABA)
• Volume changes by itself or distorted sound.
• Line transformer vibration on white pictures.
• No IF signal from the tuner.
• Random clicks with Nicam sound.
• Crackling sound on "Nicam".
• Picture interference at the top and bottom, which changes with the line amplitude. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Line tearing in TXT.
• Line output transistor TL31 fails. Works for days sometimes weeks. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No audio. (FF466 tip from SABA)
• Switched mode chopper transistor blows fuse at switch on. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Remains blocked in PAL. (FF466 SABA repair tip)
• No picture. Rainbow colours in lower picture area.
• No picture. A flyback is apparent when you increase the G2. (picture attached)
• Replacement of uP HD 404019 A05.
• Occasionally static discharge.
• No tuning.
• Moire pattern. after warm-up.
• RC part number.
• Stop function does not function in teletext, but always jumps back to the memorized page. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No HV. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Dead. LED blinks .
• No reception. No UHF or VHF. Channels are displayed correctly.
• Sound OK on Canal Plus. No luminance when using decoder.
• No PIP.
• Intermittently unlocked colour.
• No video signal. Sound and TXT display OK.
• Picture visible in one inch strip at left side of screen, rest is blanked. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (FF466 tips)
• Vertical rolling, will not lock with adjustment of the potentiometer.
• 1Khz tone breaking onto NICAM sound. OK in mono mode.
• Hum bar. Vertical collapse. after warm-up. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No OSG, (on screen graphics). Although no OSG, picture functions can still be altered.
• No display. after a few seconds. AV OK . (SABA - FF466 information)
• No audio. (FF466 SABA repair tip)
• Rainbow effect on picture. Flyback lines. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• A useful note with these appliances.
• No operation (intermittently).
• Volume alters by itself or sound is distorted. (FF466 tip from SABA)
• TP24, TP16, TP19, TP11 and fuse blow. TL31 ok.
• Incorrect horizontal linearity, right part of test pattern is wider than left. (FF466 SABA repair tip)
• Dark picture and no picture content, no display, only standby dot. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Intermittent loud distortion, a bit like motorboating. More likely to occur at high volume settings.
• 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)
• No focus. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (FF466 SABA repair tip)
• After a storm no sound and no picture. No light, filament lights up, line transformer ok. screen remains dark, light appears at switch off.
• Switches to standby (after a few seconds). (extract of circuit diagram attached) (service info for SABA -FF466)
• No sound or raster. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No picture no sound, EHT ok. (picture attached)
• Poor base command. TL31 at -0.4V instead of -0.8V, correct format.
• No high voltage or line signal control. (picture attached)
• Black patch on left hand side, approx 1/3 of picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No vertical text lock. (picture attached)
• Sound distorted when volume increased.
• Picture white out.
• Appliance switches over between VHF and UHF, instead only noise in the picture.
• When TV is switched on in standard G, standard cannot be modified. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Negative picture, striped and running through in UHF. OK in VHF.
• Intermittent loss of colour. Worse when warm.
• No vertical deflection. intermittently.
• Occasionally colour fails.
• No synchronisation. (picture attached)
• Switching transistor TP24 fails repeatedly.
• The brightness control display may switch off.
• No picture. intermittently.
• Moire effect in the colour areas.
• Switches to protection mode. intermittently.
• High pitch whistle on sound, varies with volume mainly on IBA transmission but can occur on BBC as well.
• Poor channel reception and channels 59 and 62 are replaced by snow. Occasionally reception is correct. (FF466 tips)
• Nicam is intermittent.
• The channel display is incorrect (eg.when receiving channel 36, the display shows channel 38). (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• When switching on with RCU, appliance does not react unless you are approx 1m away from it.
• No channel storing.
• Mains transistor TP24 (S2000AF) blown straight after being turned on.
• Line BU blows after some time. (SABA - FF466 information)
• Intermittent tripping, display ok. Possible start up again via On/Off switch.
• No red on TXT. Picture OK.
• Only rainbow colours. Picture foldover. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Brightness problem, display works well but no variation. Contrast and colour ok. Clock data and enable data ok.
• Loses programmes. Sometimes does not start up. Wrong display.
• Picture appears slowly. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Colour cuts out occasionally.
• Type of memory battery. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Signal and tuning are missing.
• No sound, picture is ok. (service info for SABA -FF466)
• Appliance has no HF reception. Snowy picture.
• Part number info: power supply repair
• No audio. after a while. No raster. after a while. Trips. Shuts down. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Protection circuit comes into force inappropriately. (service info for SABA -FF466)
• Programme indicator "1" flashes but will not tune.
• Brightness varies. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• RC part number.
• Only rainbow colours (picture running through).
• Line amplitude is too strong and there is a problem with the east/west cushion.
• Colour cuts out occasionally.
• Blows 1.6A fuse. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Picture may distort if TT module fitted.
• The very high tension is intermittent.
• The picture amplitude is too small. The whole of the picture is recorded in the lower half of the screen.
• No voltage on varicaps. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Intermittent NICAM sound. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Blank raster. White and RGB lines at bottom of screen. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Trips then shuts down.
• No stereo reception on channel 60.
• Part number info: processors
• Malfunctioning AGC adjustment. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Intermittently when changing channel, black bars and no picture on channel 23. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Intermittent loud "thump" from speaker.
• Switches off a few times each evening after replacing transformer. Intermittently switches on again after a while. Sometimes needs to be switched on again.
• Intermittent field collapse. Bright flyback lines rolling at centre of screen 3ins high. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No IF signal from tuner.
• Picture and sound disappear after approx 5-10 minutes. Not heat-sensitive.
• No Canal Plus decoding.
• 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.
• Flyback rasters on screen. No picture, no sound. Display on the front is ok.
• Blank screen. Coloured spots rising from bottom. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (SABA - FF466 information)
• Blank screen. Rolling lines around top. (picture attached)
• Loss of red. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (FF466 tips)
• Line output transistor fails repeatedly. at start-up.
• No stereo reception on channel 60.
• Loss of light after 15 minutes.
• Improving the reliability of TP24 (S2000 or BU508). (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Rolling colours and white lines.
• Red coloured spot at the bottom left of the screen.
• At switch off, loud noises from the speaker.
• Intermittent colour.
• After operating for 5 mins in black and white, it loses G2 and turns mauve. (service info for SABA -FF466)
• Blank raster. Flyback lines. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Sound VHT is correct but there is no picture and the screen is black. (FF466 tips)
• Channel tuning number does not correspond to the frequency required. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No picture and screen is dark. Safety function does not work. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Shuts down.
• Intermittent flashing lines on screen. Picture OK with scart input. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (FF466 SABA repair tip)
• Replaced small transformer which was burning but TV remains in standby and FBT crackles for 5-6 secs then nothing.
• Bright picture. Flyback lines.
• No V1, V2 or VS supplies.
• Intermittently switches off ten consecutive times or just once. Mostly switches on again automatically. No LEDs lit when switching off. (FF466 tip from SABA)
• Service information: Function of E/W stage.
• Intermittent colour.
• The sound disappears when the appliance is warm.
• Coloured flyback lines over picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Replacing BU508, BU508AV, S2000A, S2000A2 and TP24.
• Excessive HV.
• Terrestrial channel in the background of a satellite transmission.
• The TV may function for several days then cut out. VHT is present, black screen and the display indicates standby mode.
• Line whistle. (with circuit diagram extract)
• VHF band 1 fails occasionally. Snow and sizzling in the sound. Band 3 and high channels are ok.
• No UHF or VHF on the tuner. Pin 6 of the UHF on 33V permanently.
• White line approx 10 cm from top of picture. Other functions ok.
• Trips after 15-20 mins. (picture attached)
• Very faint and bright picture via tuner. Picture ok via scart via a VCR.
• RP42 blowing. (picture attached)
• Dead (after start-up).
• Picture lacks height "top and bottom " and width "left and right". No correction possible. E/W distortion. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• ICC7 chassis. N/S correction does not function properly. Initially no function.
• 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. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Various video faults. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No audio.
• When going into standby with RC, impossible to start operating again with the RC and light flashes after a few moments. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No vertical synchronisation. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Trips. NICAM lights appear to flash. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• PSU does not oscillate correctly. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Hum bar drifts down picture then field collapses after approx 1hr. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No colour in PB from a Ferguson FV26D VCR when VCR is positioned under the TV. (FF466 SABA repair tip)
• No channel storing.
• The video fails with the decoder syster. No problem with the old decoder.
• Random flashing of lines on screen.
• No tuning (after a few minutes).
• No colour in SECAM. Functions in PAL via scart.
• Intermittent sound from right-hand speaker.
• Black lines appear on the screen. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No blue just smeary. (FF466 tips)
• Sound interruption and/or crackling. (FF466 SABA repair tip)
• After switch on power supply pulsates three times. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Dark picture with 3 RGB lines. Sound available.
• U5 voltage incorrect.
• Vertical lines are jagged. (picture attached) (SABA - FF466 information)
• With audio module black picture with unstable green bars. Without an audio module snowy picture but no reception.
• Functions well but occasionally picture turns grainy as if there was a reception fault. Occasionally 5 and 6 disappear. IF screening ok.
• Clicking on NICAM.
• Colour flashing in and out.
• Sound pulsing off and on Nicam lights flashing.
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• Pincushion potentiometer PG08 controls picture width. (SABA - FF466 information)
• Excessive brightness. Flyback lines. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No audio.
• Blurry picture.
• No picture. Single lines approx 2ins apart. Raster appears if height or field shift adjusted. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Lines from top to bottom of screen.
• VHF band 1 occasionally fails. Snow and sizzling noise in sound. Band 3 and high channels are ok.
• No B-Y. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Blue picture. Line at top. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• The power supply transformer trembles. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Loss of channel 1.
• After two-three hours the sound crackles very loudly. Model (51K5) Nicam .
• Trips when aerial is inserted. (picture attached) (FF466 tip from SABA)
• No synchronisation. TXT OK .
• Service info: Function of E/W stage.
• 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.
• Memory loss.
• TP48 fails after a few days.
• Reduced vertical deflection. at bottom.
• No start-up. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No blue. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (SABA - FF466 information)
• Smearing in picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No sound on NICAM sets.
• Noisy sound on both channels (dependent on the volume setting).
• Receives no HF signals. Band switch over is not possible. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Ticking noise on sound with intermittent mute.
• The appliance remains in PAL. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (SABA - FF466 information)
• AGC problems. Poor reception. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Display shows channel only. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• With a 220V/100W load or with line connected, power supply stops but functions with the line disconnected.
• No power supply and the stand-by light is lit on.
• Teletext clock stops. Each 5cm high part of the picture is missing. (picture attached)
• No stereo reception on channel 60. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (FF466 SABA repair tip)
• The appliance starts up after a few mins.
• Constant red, green and blue line scanning.
• No sound. Hiss only.
• Blank raster, sound + EHT OK, no r.g.b. Out of IV21 (HA11498). (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Does not start up, no standby. Voltage on TP48 C 0V, Bet E 7.35V. Voltage 300 on CP03 OK.
• The sound cuts out when warm.
• No colour.
• Occasionally memorized data of control unit processor is lost at switch on or switch off with mains switch.
• 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.
• Short lived line output transformer. (picture attached)
• No sound or picture. No digits lit on display except STEREO and STEREO S2 lit.
• How to set up SERVICE mode when appliance remains in low range.
• Tuner cutting out occasionally.
• No 22V line but ok when DP43 removed.
• Occasionally dead, then snow. Goes into standby by the RCU and only starts up again after 30 secs.
• Black bar. at top and bottom. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Thump from speaker intermittently.
• No picture, only flyback raster visible with distorted raster.
• Sound is lost intermittently.
• Rainbow on the screen.
• Channel tuning possible up to channel 45. 5 is obtained on channel 39 and afterwards no fine tuning possible. Eg. 2 on channel 59. (FF466 tip from SABA)
• Horizontal lines.
• Service info: Contrast- and beam current adjustment after replacing chroma video module.
• Power supply of the control micro is too low (micro has been changed). 3 Volts, CTV does not start up. (service info for SABA -FF466)
• No LL' switching when you press C of the remote control.
• Weak UHF and VHF reception. (FF466 tips)
• Slow start-up. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Non-linear. Cramped at top. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Switches to standby (intermittently). (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• HT is low at approx. 152V and has intermittent tripping.
• Poor picture and sound synchronisation. Moire effect on the picture. Occasionally there is no sound or picture. (service info for SABA -FF466)
• Thumping noise from one channel at switch on.
• Blurred colour blobs on screen.
• Picture appears to pulse or flutter.
• Channel 60 and high channels flicker. U6 (30V) is low. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Picture lacks blue colour until the brightness is turned up, then blue flares across the picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No grey scale. Functions in SCART.
• No channel storing.
• Intermittent audio.
• Moire effect in the colour areas.
• No correct reading on the display.
• Memory loss. after a while.
• No picture. Audio OK . (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Uncontrollable brightness with flyback lines.
• Lines in picture. at top. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (service info for SABA -FF466)
• No functions. Standby LED lit . (picture attached) (SABA - FF466 information)
• No UHF, VHF reception. Similar picture without an aerial.
• No reception or sound. Brightness is OK.
• No picture, only faint coloured areas. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Brightness of display is adjustable.
• RV82 (10R) on tube board blows repeatedly.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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)
• No stereo reception on channel 60.
• Blank screen with coloured dots/interference and possible smell of over heating.
• All programme numbers tuned to the same channel. (service info for SABA -FF466)
• TP24 gets hot and short circuits. Poor base command.
• No reception.
• Black screen. All the voltages are correct. The sound, line transformer and the G2 are ok but the screen remains black.
• White screen with flyback lines. Beam current limiter fault G2. A450VT has already been adjusted. (FF466 tips)
• Unable to tune in fully.
• No STEREO reception on channel 60.
• Picture height below the centre of the screen.
• Teletext moves vertically. Appliance functions very well when Teletext is not displayed.
• Does not always start up. Standby light flashes. Loses memory.
• Audible whistling from the back of the cabinet.
• At switch on, focus pot arcing and igniting. CRT board and tube ventiduct disconnected but fault persists. (FF466 tip from SABA)
• Looks like crt low emission. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Starts up three times then switches off.
• Line transformer does not start up.
• No synchronisation (intermittently).
• LED remains on when set switched on.
• No switch on. When switching off with mains switch LED switches on then off.
• Brightness varies until there is a dark picture.
• Poor focus on picture or TXT. Low brightness and badly smeared. (picture attached)
• Picture is too dark - coloured edges on the right.
• Intermittently noise breaks through on NICAM sound.
• 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. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Corrupted TXT page number. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Service info: Contrast- and beam current adjustment after replacing chroma video module.
• The appliance switches to BG standard. (FF466 SABA repair tip)
• No picture appears in PAL.
• Trips 3 times.
• Does not store settings.
• Hum on picture and noisy chopper transformer.
• PSU trips 3 times then shuts down. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Field collapse to approx 12 lines in centre of screen. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Picture appears after 1.5 mins when cold and after 25 mins when warm (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Low HV. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Sound ok, raster blue with flyback lines. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No sound or picture except in scart. (with circuit diagram extract)
• TXT functions for only 2 secs on high VHF. Functions OK on low VHF low and S channels. (FF466 tip from SABA)
• No switch on from main switch or via RC.
• Automatically changes channels and goes into standby.
• Variable sound and picture crackling with snow. (FF466 tip from SABA)
• Channel display does not correspond to the channels received. eg. displays CH52 when 43 is received.
• No blue on TXT. Picture OK. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Shifts 8 channels after being put back into service mode. (FF466 SABA repair tip)
• TL17 shorts at start up.
• No STEREO reception on channel 60. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No HF signals received. Band switch over is not possible.
• No RC functions. (with circuit diagram extract)
• NICAM sound crackles and is distorted.
• Intermittently blocks in AV. The channels remain displayed on the display.
• Unstable picture. in UHF.
• Four vertical lines in upper picture area.
• Height reduces. Creeps up from bottom. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Trips after warming up for a few minutes. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No raster. (picture attached)
• No sound or picture. Teletext functions. Static discharge. New appliance.
• Channels 1, 2, 3 and 4 ok but teletext is green. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Horizontal line runs from top to bottom and distorts picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (FF466 tip from SABA)
• No fastext. Normal text OK. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Only rainbow colours (vertical deflection).
• Dark screen dark with vertical bright flyback lines. Picture suddenly appears leaving 2" band at top. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Picture is very dark. Picture is visible only by the predominant areas of red and blue.
• Changes between standby and ON mode. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No AGC.
• Vertical lines pulling at the top of the picture.
• Poor audio.
• 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.
• Cables to be connected on the vertical deflector.
• No sound, no picture. Weak brightness. Flyback lines if G2 pushed. No functions from TV front panel. (FF466 SABA repair tip)
• Occasionally memorized data of control unit processor is lost at switch on or switch off with mains switch. (FF466 SABA repair tip)
• In cold state of the television receiver, the thyristor DL21 (ESM740G) in the vertical stage may not switch on.
• No text, sound muted. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Height of picture shifted below centre of screen. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Appliance blocks in PAL. Operates in video cassette and channel. Telecom display is abnormal. L equals sound, H equals light and F equals colour.
• Only rainbow colours (vertical deflection error). (picture attached)
• No or slight sound on the right and/or left tracks.
• 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) (FF466 SABA repair tip)
• Service information: Function of the E/W stage.
• The picture only appears after about 3 or 4 minutes and then turns red or blue.
• No or poor synchronisation. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• TV goes off and switches on again three times then goes into safety mode.
• No scanning. When appliance is switched on green bars then they disappear. FBT is ok. Function is ok.
• Picture jumps and vertical distorsion according to video content, mostly on second station, channel 21. Intermittent fault.
• Powers up, LED flashing once. (FF466 tip from SABA)
• No horizontal deflection.
• Stuck in standby when switched off into standby using RC.
• Back cover anti-vibration kit.
• Signal and sound are missing.
• Smokes then switches off. (picture attached)
• RC part number.
• Intermittent motorboating noise on sound.
• Service info: Contrast- and beam current adjustment after replacing chroma video module.
• Intermittent audio.
• Poor start up performance of the power supply. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Picture is missing, random lines on screen.
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• No colour, no brightness. Only one colour on TXT or certain colours are missing.
• Trips 3 times then shuts down. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• White dotted line appears on the left of the picture in VHF/Band I reception. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• TV functions but the displays are erased after a few secs.
• Distorted verticals only on top.
• Primary power supply fails under load. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• TP24 blown when appliance goes into standby.
• Part number info: Processors
• No sound or vision. (picture attached)
• No blue. in TXT. Picture OK .
• Drifts at switch on after 2 mins.
• Volume changes by itself or sound is distorted.
• No brightness. Audio OK .
• Colour picture via the tuner, black and white in scart.
• No picture and no direct display of the channel possible. Picture shifts.
• No picture. No audio. when changing channels.
• No signal.
• White lines in the middle of the screen, which is black. (picture attached)
• No picture content. After switching on bright picture with colour flecks, same picture without HF signal. Sound OK.
• Field collapse across centre of screen. Hum bar may drift down screen about 1 hour before field collapses.
• 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 tuning possible. Hum in VHF. Channel display correct.
• Black and white picture if the receiver is on "Auxiliary".
• Sporadic hum from speaker. Hum disappears when switched off and on. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Reduced field scan 2in scan approx 1/4in from top. 9 white lines within scan. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Clicking on NICAM.
• At start up, time base and EHT for a moment then cuts out. No standby light on.
• Remote control operation problem. Microprocessor memory and new quartz. New remote control. Remote control information reception on the microprocessor.
• Colour bleeding.
• Pop at switch on.
• Intermittent colour when setting picture geometry.
• In cold state of the television receiver, the thyristor DL21 (ESM740G) in the vertical stage may not switch on. (picture attached)
• Anomaly due to built in switch.
• White screen. Flyback lines.
• Volume changes by itself or sound is distorted.
• Off-air luminance is missing, text is ok.
• Heavy patterning on picture. Turning colour down patterning disappears, but the B/W picture has silvery effect on white areas.
• In safety mode after working for a long time appliance trips then stops. Display off.
• Poor grey scale. Dominates in black and white. (picture attached)
• No standard switch over. No SECAM.
• Dark picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• White noise only. No channel LEDs. (picture attached)
• No colour (via SCART).
• No sound. No vertical or horizontal scanning. Just a blue line.
• 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.
• Spare part no. info: Power supply repair kit.
• No channel storing.
• 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.
• Blurred picture, fine adjustment does not adjust sufficiently.
• All rails are very low, 3V on 158V (158 reads 500 Ohm).
• Hiss in audio.
• No TXT. Command is received but not carried out. Picture does not turn black.
• No horizontal deflection (intermittently).
• Resistor RP01 on the power supply module burns.
• Occasionally the appliance is blocked. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• The 1.6A fuse is open circuit. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No colour. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No off-air luma. TXT OK.
• Reduced vertical deflection.
• No FS tuning. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No TXT (intermittently).
• Snowy picture after 20 mins. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (SABA - FF466 information)
• Random clicks with Nicam sound.
• No audio (after start-up).
• TP24 is destroyed, following a circuit break and return to programme 1. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Vertical collapse. at top.
• No channel storing.
• No EHT or power supply when switched on. 7V=6.3V.
• No search possible, snow.
• Sound only at maximum volume.
• Switches off then starts up again, mostly when cold. When TV works, sound mute and background noise, but sound reappears at channel switch over.
• Dead. Standby LED does not light. Standby LED lit . No RC functions. (picture attached) (service info for SABA -FF466)
• TP24 fails after first EHT pulse.
• When cold trips 3 times with crackling in the speaker, then safety mode. When warm trips then starts up. (picture attached)
• No picture, white screen and there is an erasing problem after one hour.
• Only rainbow effect (picture foldover).
• Ticking noise. Muted audio. intermittently. (SABA - FF466 information)
• Switches to protection mode. after start-up.
• General information.
• Moire effect in the colour areas.
• No signal.
• Loud crackling noise from right hand side at switch on.
• No horizontal amplification.
• No audio. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No NICAM sound.
• Switches on, but HV does not build up. (FF466 SABA repair tip)
• Receives no HF signals. Tape switch over is not possible.
• RC part number.
• Terrestrial channel in background of Satellite transmission.
• Poor start up, RC must be pressed for a long time. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Vertical roll. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Service info: Contrast- and beam current adjustment after replacing chroma video module.
• No or low start-up volts at IL14.
• Blurred coloured blobs on screen. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Power supply switches off for a short time (hiccup) when channel is switched over.
• Reduced vertical and horizontal size.
• 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.
• No colour when cold.
• No audio.
• Switches off for a short time then returns on programme 1 (early F15 chassis).
• Severe patterning like white sparklies. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Picture has shifted horizontally. Sound available only every 2 secs. Picture and sound OK via AV.
• Dead (after lightning strike). (picture attached)
• Display isn't synchronised and has black horizontal line on picture instead which disappears when pressing TV key on RC but comes back again.
• S2000 in power supply defective after a few mins.
• When increasing contrast or on bright video scenes, chroma disappears and 1 or 2 vertical fine black lines appear on left of screen. (service info for SABA -FF466)
• Part number info: power supply repair
• No sound or signal.
• Black screen. Switches to RGB in Canal Plus. Sound OK.
• Intermittent dead. Can be OK for days. (with circuit diagram extract)
• 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.
• Dead. Standby dot lights up for 1 sec. at switch off.
• No standby light when put into standby and impossible to start up again, except when starting up from the control panel.
• Part number info: processors
• Random OSD characters all over screen. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• In the picture appear black lines similar to lightning. Fault is not visible via scart.
• White wavy line across the middle of picture 1in wide. (picture attached) (FF466 tips)
• No UHF channels. when cold.
• Very poor colour. Looks like indent fault.
• No picture, picture appears after each channel change then disappears a few seconds later. Sound ok. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No UHF reception, displays channel.
• NICAM sound drops out. NICAM indicators flash as sound cuts out.
• Picture is green, red or blue with flyback lines. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• After operating for a few minutes, channels 59 and 62 disappear: picture is replaced by snow.
• Bottom of picture stretches intermittently. E/W effect.
• Chroma fault in Secam. (picture attached)
• Bright picture after 2 secs from start-up and no contrast. After 5 secs picture is OK.
• V2 voltage.
• No channel storing. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• Rolling coloured and white lines. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Picture is dark and no picture content, no display, only standby dot (line drive ok). (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No NICAM sound, normal sound ok.
• TV cuts out intermittently. No sound. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• TV does not start up. Power supply does not decouple.
• Channel raster has shifted by two or more channels. (picture attached)
• 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 sound or picture. Scanning not very apparent, greenish, flyback lines. Functions occasionally in scart.
• Spare parts information - Part reference for TP24 and TL31.
• Picture shifted vertically. at top.
• Channels drift after start-up. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Does not change channels. (with circuit diagram extract) (FF466 tips)
• Storage battery explodes HD404918 A08
• Faulty raster. Vertical jitter. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Spare part no. info: Power supply repair kit.
• No sound except on the headphones and the scart plug.
• Appliance trips or RL44 burns up.
• Teletext graphics are incorrect with black bars down the screen.
• Channel 60 and special channels flicker. U6 (30V) too low.
• 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.
• After replacing IV21, picture is too wide. Slight geometry fault.
• Vertical lines run over the whole screen. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Video disappears and comes back after a few seconds. Sound present.
• IG01 (TDA4950) fails repeatedly. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Receiver goes off after tripping of power supply.
• Loud tripping noise from the output stage. Trips three times then dies. (picture attached)
• Cabinet back cover vibrates at certain audio frequencies.
• Top half picture blank, bottom half bright flyback lines. (FF466 tip from SABA)
• Red raster. Flyback lines. (picture attached)
• Stuck in standby. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No signal. after a few minutes.
• No standard switching. Blocked on PAL. (picture attached)
• Blows line output transformer.
• Occasionally the picture is red with flyback lines.
• Power supply goes into safety mode. (picture attached)
• No audio.
• At switch on by ON/OFF switch EHT is heard for 1 sec. then goes dead. No display, no LED.
• Sound pulses.
• Spare part no. info: Power supply repair kit.
• Channels 1, 2, 3 and 4 ok but teletext is green.
• No picture or PLL operation. There are vertical interference bars present. (picture attached)
• Slight picture jitter in the vertical synchronisation. (picture attached)
• Occasionally memorized data of control unit processor is lost at switch on or switch off with mains switch.
• Protective circuit malfunction.
• Cannot change channels. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (SABA - FF466 information)
• The channel frequency shifts for 3 seconds then shifts again. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No programming.
• Flickering on channel 60 and on special channels.
• No picture. Centre section of white line just visible at top centre of screen. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Part number info: RC
• Hum bar. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Goes into black and white, flyback lines then stops. Dead. Starts up again 2 or 3 times then cuts out completely.
• Picture shifted vertically. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Picture becomes yellow intermittently. No reaction to shocks. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Picture has severe distortion at top and bottom. Changes with line amplitude. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No red in picture or TXT. (with circuit diagram extract) (FF466 tips)
• Appliance has no HF reception. Snowy picture. (picture attached)
• No line drive. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Standby LED flashing in standby mode.
• No sound. TV cuts out after 10 minutes. Sound board OK.
• Spare part info: value of RL55.
• Ringing in picture. on the left. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No audio.
• White screen, no picture. At start up displays 1 and after 5 secs 88, no function possible 5V OK, 20V OK.
• Occasionally the video signal is reversed. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Vertical displacement of approx 5cm towards the top of the screen when warm.
• Start up is difficult and occasionally impossible with the IR remote control.
• No picture. via tuner.
• Display flashes and turns dark. Channel displayed but cannot be adjusted. RC OK.
• Colour bleeding.
• No picture. No audio (intermittently).
• No picture, sound o.k. High voltage and power supply in good order.
• No RC functions (intermittently). (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Fuse and power supply transistor defective.
• Only the green LED on.
• Only a horizontal line at the bottom. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No audio. No picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Occasionally memorized data of control unit processor is lost at switch on or switch off with mains switch.
• Channel numbers cannot be entered.
• No stereo reception on channel 60.
• Sometimes CTV starts up and functions. When the CTV is functioning, it stops then starts up again all by itself.
• Green screen.