FF479 / SABA [TV (Standard)]

• Intermittent colour.
• Storage battery explodes HD404918 A08
• Line output transistor S/C. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Horizontal rotating lines approx 5-8cm high. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Crackling, occasionally squealing after operating for approximately 20 mins.
• No sound at switch on. Sound returns when channel is changed. Fault only occurs at start up. (FF479 tip from SABA)
• How to set up SERVICE mode when appliance remains in low range.
• VCR problems. (SABA - FF479 information)
• The picture amplitude is too small. The whole of the picture is recorded in the lower half of the screen.
• Wrong display. Low light with no picture or sound.
• Black screen. All the voltages are correct. The sound, line transformer and the G2 are ok but the screen remains black.
• No picture. Centre section of white line just visible at top centre of screen. (picture attached)
• Remains in PAL when cold.
• Service information: Function of the E/W stage.
• 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!
• Channel numbers cannot be entered.
• The power supply transformer trembles. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No normal sound just white noise. NICAM OK.
• Dead. (picture attached) (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• Memory loss.
• 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. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Programming impossible but responds in SERVICE mode.
• Hum bar drifts down picture then field collapses after approx 1hr. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Blows 1.6A fuse. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Replaced small transformer which was burning but TV remains in standby and FBT crackles for 5-6 secs then nothing. (FF479 tip from SABA)
• Automatically changes channels and goes into standby. (service info for SABA -FF479)
• Channel raster has shifted by two or more channels. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• 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 dot lights up for 1 sec. at switch off.
• The TV locks in low range frequency. (picture attached) (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• Spare part no. info: Power supply repair kit.
• No picture. TXT OK . (with circuit diagram extract)
• Shuts down. after start-up.
• Snowy picture. After 3 mins picture returns to normal. (FF479 tip from SABA)
• In time picture increasingly wanders down the screen.
• Changes between standby and ON mode. (picture attached)
• Switches off then starts up again, mostly when cold. When TV works, sound mute and background noise, but sound reappears at channel switch over.
• Flickering on channel 60 and on special channels.
• Part number info: processors (SABA - FF479 information)
• No colour in PB from a Ferguson FV26D VCR when VCR is positioned under the TV.
• Channels drift after start-up. (picture attached)
• Line at the bottom, no picture. Rattling. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Occasionally memorized data of control unit processor is lost at switch on or switch off with mains switch.
• Shuts down (intermittently). (+ extract of circuit diagram) (FF479 tips)
• Intermittent sound from right-hand speaker.
• Accepts channel number but will not tune.
• Picture lacks height "top and bottom " and width "left and right". No correction possible. E/W distortion. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No start up with RC. Functions OK with RC when switched on manually.
• Channel 60 and special channels flicker. U6 (30V) is too low.
• Does not store settings.
• Approx 3cm at top of picture has coloured lines. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Signal and tuning are missing. (FF479 tip from SABA)
• Cables to be connected on the vertical deflector.
• Field collapse with RGB lines at top of picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Only rainbow colours. Picture foldover. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Crackling on Nicam.
• No picture and strange glow at top of picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Goes into black and white, flyback lines then stops. Dead. Starts up again 2 or 3 times then cuts out completely.
• Loud crackling noise from right hand side at switch on.
• Hum bar. Vertical collapse. after warm-up. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Black, green, pink, blue screen after start-up for 1 min, then goes to normal.
• Switches off for a short time then returns on programme 1 (early F15 chassis).
• Picture is very dark. Picture is visible only by the predominant areas of red and blue. (service info for SABA -FF479)
• No audio. after a while. No raster. after a while. Trips. Shuts down. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Wavy ripples from side to side. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Channel tuning number does not correspond to the frequency required. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Poor grey scale. Dominates in black and white. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No sound and occasionally the mute function is activated.
• Primary power supply fails under load. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (FF479 tip from SABA)
• Part number info: Processors
• Power supply transistor blows up at switch on. (with circuit diagram extract) (service info for SABA -FF479)
• Rolling coloured and white lines. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Occasional tuning drift and breakup of picture.
• Vertical collapse. at top.
• Height of picture shifted below centre of screen. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No stereo reception on channel 60. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No field scan when switched on from cold. Field output thyristor DL21 may not operate. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No picture. intermittently.
• No tuning. Channel display flashes. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Malfunctioning AGC adjustment. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No V1, V2 or VS supplies. (FF479 tip from SABA)
• No audio.
• Sometimes the sound mutes.
• Standard does not change. Channel search is ok.
• Flickering picture. No picture. after a few minutes. (picture attached)
• No power supply and the stand-by light is lit on.
• Picture geometry problems. (FF479 tips)
• No red in picture or TXT. (with circuit diagram extract)
• At switch on, focus pot arcing and igniting. CRT board and tube ventiduct disconnected but fault persists.
• Stations drift off tune by channel input. Can only be adjusted by fine tuning.
• There is a moire effect on the screen for a short while and no sound.
• When going into standby with RC, impossible to start operating again with the RC and light flashes after a few moments. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Picture is green, red or blue with flyback lines. (picture attached) (service info for SABA -FF479)
• Unstable picture. in UHF. (FF479 tip from SABA)
• White screen. Flyback lines.
• Reduced vertical and horizontal size. (FF479 tip from SABA)
• Black and white picture if the receiver is on "Auxiliary".
• No sound or picture. Teletext functions. Static discharge. New appliance. (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• Poor quality sound in FM, ok in AM.
• No function. PAUSE LED is lit.
• Intermittent loss of channels from memory after switching on again. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Standby LED flashing in standby mode.
• Random clicks with Nicam sound.
• Chroma fault in Secam. (with circuit diagram extract)
• U system voltage table. (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• AGC problems. Poor reception. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Sound only at maximum volume. (SABA - FF479 information)
• 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)
• No colour (intermittently).
• Channel raster has shifted by two or more channels. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Colour bleeding.
• No or slight sound on the right and/or left tracks.
• Intermittent OSG display and sound is reduced. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (FF479 tips)
• No STEREO reception on channel 60. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No stereo reception on channel 60.
• No STEREO reception on channel 60.
• Moire effect in the colour areas.
• Only rainbow colours (vertical deflection error). (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• After operating for a few minutes, channels 59 and 62 disappear: picture is replaced by snow.
• No channel storing. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Intermittent colour when setting picture geometry.
• TXT functions for only 2 secs on high VHF. Functions OK on low VHF low and S channels.
• Service info: Unlocking the code lock.
• 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.
• Distorted verticals only on top. (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• Moire effect and no sound for a few moments. (picture attached)
• Poor start up performance of the power supply. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Sound makes a noise on both channels and is dependent on the volume setting.
• No sound or raster. (picture attached)
• Picture interference at the top and bottom, which changes with the line amplitude. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (FF479 tip from SABA)
• Popping noise from speakers at switch on.
• Flyback rasters on screen. No picture, no sound. Display on the front is ok.
• Goes into standby and cannot be turned on using RC; OK when channel up button on set is pressed for approx 8 secs. (picture attached)
• Faint white lines rolling up and down picture. Slight cross-modulation effect on off-air signal. (picture attached)
• Smokes then switches off. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• The PSU switches 3 times, line transformer, E/W diodes, U4 and U5 are ok.
• NICAM sound drops out. NICAM indicators flash as sound cuts out.
• Goes into safety 3 times.
• Poor chrominance of black/white with colour at zero.
• Moire pattern. after warm-up.
• CTV loses its programming when there is a power cut. What is the value the battery must charge at ?
• Relaxation of the power supply. If point 8 of the THT is opened, the 110V voltage returns. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No text, sound muted. (picture attached)
• Trips. NICAM lights appear to flash. (picture attached)
• 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)
• No signal.
• Unfocused raster. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No audio.
• No or poor synchronisation. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No NICAM sound. (FF479 tips)
• Line output transistor TL31 fails. Works for days sometimes weeks. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No tuning of channels. Switching programmes OK, but when channel is pressed, channel does not flash.
• Crackling sound on "Nicam".
• No sound except on the headphones and the scart plug.
• No colour in Secam, ok in Pal. RGB ok.
• Spitting noise from speaker. Intermittent digital sound. NICAM LED's go out.
• White wavy line across the middle of picture 1in wide. (picture attached)
• Incorrect horizontal linearity, right part of test pattern is wider than left. (FF479 tips)
• Picture lacks blue colour until the brightness is turned up, then blue flares across the picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Teletext clock stops. Each 5cm high part of the picture is missing. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No red in graphics display. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Faulty raster. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Channel 60 and special channels flicker. U6 (30V) too low.
• Failure of LG11 in line output circuit. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No channel storing.
• Only rainbow colours (picture running through).
• Clicking on NICAM.
• Volume changes by itself or distorted sound. (FF479 tips)
• Picture height is shrivelled to 10cm. A few rolling horizontal lines in the middle of the picture. (SABA - FF479 information)
• No tape-end shut off, changing IT20 and IR01 does not cure the problem, no reception on all channels only white shimmer.
• Occasionally the appliance is blocked. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No signal or goes snowy after 1 hour. (with circuit diagram extract) (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• No reception or sound. Brightness is OK.
• Green screen.
• Trips 3 times then shuts down. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Thump from speaker intermittently.
• Poor horizontal synchronisation. when changing channels.
• No off-air luma. TXT OK.
• Tripping. Arcing. Burning smell. (picture attached)
• Cannot change channels. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Dark picture. Poor adjustment of sound. (with circuit diagram extract)
• After replacing IV21, picture is too wide. Slight geometry fault.
• VHF band 1 fails occasionally. Snow and sizzling in the sound. Band 3 and high channels are ok.
• Horizontal lines.
• Trips after warming up for a few minutes. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (service info for SABA -FF479)
• Crackling audio. Snow in picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
• When switching on with RCU, appliance does not react unless you are approx 1m away from it.
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• Hum bar. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Programme indicator "1" flashes but will not tune.
• Does not switch standards, remains in PAL.
• No sound or signal.
• No OSG, (on screen graphics). Although no OSG, picture functions can still be altered.
• General information. (FF479 tip from SABA)
• Screen is very snowy.
• Channels have shifted (test picture on channel 33, channel no. 42 displayed).
• Green screen. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Trips 3 times.
• No contrast. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (SABA - FF479 information)
• No sound on NICAM sets.
• 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)
• No reception and the display is in German.
• No picture. Rainbow colours in lower picture area.
• Red picture (after a while).
• White screen, no picture. At start up displays 1 and after 5 secs 88, no function possible 5V OK, 20V OK.
• Negative picture, striped and running through in UHF. OK in VHF.
• Remains blocked in PAL.
• Line output transistor fails repeatedly. at start-up.
• Colour bleeding.
• No picture. There is a white raster on the right of the screen.
• No 22V line but ok when DP43 removed.
• In cold state of the television receiver, the thyristor DL21 (ESM740G) in the vertical stage may not switch on. (picture attached)
• High pitch whistle on sound, varies with volume mainly on IBA transmission but can occur on BBC.
• Pincushion distortion. (picture attached)
• After changing the CRT base, there is HT flashover which appears as crackling sound and flickering picture.
• Appliance has no HF reception. Snowy picture.
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• No sound. No picture. No OSD. Only purity spots.
• Does not switch on and no standby.
• No switching possible in standard LL. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Blank raster. Flyback lines. (with circuit diagram extract) (service info for SABA -FF479)
• Intermittently when changing channel, black bars and no picture on channel 23. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Black box appears instead of clock on channel change or when adjusting volume on IMC models.
• No colour in SECAM. Functions in PAL via scart.
• TV does not start up. Power supply does not decouple.
• No reception. (SABA - FF479 information)
• Service info: Unlocking the code lock.
• Occasionally memorized data of control unit processor is lost at switch on or switch off with mains switch.
• No sync on TXT and sound. Mixed mode OK.
• Part no. info.: RC.
• No picture no sound, EHT ok. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• With a 220V/100W load or with line connected, power supply stops but functions with the line disconnected.
• 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. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Cycles on/off.
• Incorrect TXT graphics. Black bars displayed down screen.
• After working for a while, RVB lines appear at the top of the screen.
• No STEREO reception on channel 60.
• Picture appears after 1.5 mins when cold and after 25 mins when warm (part of circuit diagram displayed) (FF479 tips)
• Mains switch does not lock on. (FF479 tips)
• The picture only appears after about 3 or 4 minutes and then turns red or blue.
• No switch on. When switching off with mains switch LED switches on then off.
• No TXT (intermittently).
• Start up is difficult and occasionally impossible with the IR remote control.
• No picture. A flyback is apparent when you increase the G2. (picture attached) (FF479 tip from SABA)
• No colour.
• Reduced horizontal size. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Echo on picture.
• Dead. Standby LED does not light. Standby LED lit . No RC functions. (picture attached)
• Channel display does not correspond to the channels received. eg. displays CH52 when 43 is received.
• Loss of light after 15 minutes.
• Cut-off adjustment.
• Uncontrollable brightness with flyback lines.
• No UHF, VHF reception. Similar picture without an aerial. (FF479 tip from SABA)
• Constant red, green and blue line scanning.
• TL29 fails in B and C after start up. (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• No TXT. Muted audio. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Channels 1, 2, 3 and 4 ok but teletext is green.
• No search possible, snow.
• Only the green LED on.
• Intermittent audio.
• RF14 burns up. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• Sound distorted when volume increased.
• No vertical deflection. intermittently.
• RC part number.
• No scanning. When appliance is switched on green bars then they disappear. FBT is ok. Function is ok.
• PSU does not start up. standby point is visible for a short time.
• The appliance starts up after a few mins.
• No picture. Loss of 1 or more colours.
• No channel storing.
• In safety mode after working for a long time appliance trips then stops. Display off.
• No audio. No picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Distorted text page numbers.
• Poor start up, RC must be pressed for a long time. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Disable electronic lock.
• Line tearing in TXT.
• Power supply goes into safety mode. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Teletext moves vertically. Appliance functions very well when Teletext is not displayed.
• No centering adjustment toward bottom.
• No sound or vision. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Stuck in standby when switched off into standby using RC.
• Operation OK. Dark screen, no sound. RCU OK. As in AV position no snow or thermal tube noise. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Clicking on NICAM.
• Replacement of uP HD 404019 A05.
• Receives no HF signals. Tape switch over is not possible.
• Occasionally dead, then snow. Goes into standby by the RCU and only starts up again after 30 secs. (SABA - FF479 information)
• Chopper transistor is defective intermittently. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No switch on from main switch or via RC.
• No or low start-up volts at IL14.
• Severe patterning like white sparklies. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Reduced vertical deflection.
• Diagonal RGB lines across screen. Poor field scan. (picture attached)
• Accepts tuning channel number but does not alter tuning.
• Only rainbow colours (vertical deflection).
• Trips when aerial is inserted. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Coloured flyback lines over picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Vertical lines pulling at the top of the picture.
• 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.
• Noisy sound on both channels (dependent on the volume setting).
• Part number info: power supply repair (FF479 tip from SABA)
• Low gain.
• Does not store programmes.
• White noise only. No channel LEDs. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Vertical lines are jagged. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (SABA - FF479 information)
• Failure to switch on from standby unless programme "UP" button is used.
• Blank screen. Coloured spots rising from bottom. (picture attached)
• No picture. White screen with an oscillating interference signal. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No sound via scart and Canal Plus.
• 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.
• Sound interruption and/or crackling.
• Poor base command. TL31 at -0.4V instead of -0.8V, correct format.
• Ticking noise on sound and intermittent sound mute. (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• Part number info: power supply repair
• Intermittent crackle on sound.
• No picture (after a few minutes). (service info for SABA -FF479)
• Interchangeability of teletext boards between chassis ICC5 and ICC5.01.
• No channel storing. (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.
• RC part number.
• Blurred coloured blobs on screen. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No tuning. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (FF479 tips)
• Spare part no. info: power supply repair kit.
• Ticking noise. Muted audio. intermittently.
• No LL' switching when you press C of the remote control.
• U5 voltage incorrect.
• Height reduces. Creeps up from bottom. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Colour fails occasionally. (FF479 tips)
• No audio.
• Low FM sound. High background noise.
• Four vertical lines in upper picture area.
• Power supply does not start up. No standby. 5V present. IR01 is ok. TEA2029 is ok. No oscillation on the primary circuit. (FF479 tips)
• No picture, sound o.k. High voltage and power supply in good order.
• Black raster. 1/2in of picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Loud crackling noise from right hand loud speaker at switch on.
• Part number info: processors.
• Slow start-up. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Occasionally memorized data of control unit processor is lost at switch on or switch off with mains switch.
• Only rainbow colours (picture foldover).
• Loses programmes. Sometimes does not start up. Wrong display.
• No or intermittent picture. via RF output. OK via SCART . (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Crackle effect on sound. Intermittent lines across picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Power supply shuts down. Line drive pulls HT down.
• Black bar. at top and bottom. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Intermittent power up; line at top. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Line whistle. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (FF479 tips)
• No picture appears in PAL.
• 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.
• Intermittent tripping, display ok. Possible start up again via On/Off switch.
• Replacement of the diode split transformer in old chassis ICC5 and new chassis ICC5-01.
• 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.
• Line output transistor fails repeatedly.
• Part number info: power supply repair kit
• Part number info: Processors
• Sound reduction. It sometimes returns when changing channels.
• Only white noise, channel LEDs do not light up.
• Part number info: power supply repair (service info for SABA -FF479)
• Picture is split in two like an aerial echo on all channels even on cable channels.
• Receives no HF signals. Band switch over is not possible. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Vertical displacement of approx 5cm towards the top of the screen when warm.
• No sound or picture except in scart. (picture attached)
• 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.
• Functions well but occasionally picture turns grainy as if there was a reception fault. Occasionally 5 and 6 disappear. IF screening ok.
• All rails are very low, 3V on 158V (158 reads 500 Ohm). (FF479 tip from SABA)
• Power supply doesn't start up.
• No sound, no picture. Weak brightness. Flyback lines if G2 pushed. No functions from TV front panel.
• Tuner cutting out occasionally.
• Shuts down.
• Poor audio.
• Variable sound and picture crackling with snow.
• Service info: Contrast- and beam current adjustment after replacing chroma video module.
• The appliance does not work with the remote control, but requests from the appliance are accepted.
• No audio.
• Blows TP24 and/or TL31. (picture attached) (SABA - FF479 information)
• Display shows channel only. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (FF479 tip from SABA)
• Stops at random, standby LED off. Start up again possible by ON/OFF switch. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Loss of memory. All program sites on C00.
• No picture and screen is dark. Safety function does not work. (picture attached)
• No audio. after a few minutes. No picture. after a few minutes. (picture attached)
• Moire effect in the colour areas.
• PSU fails in various conditions.
• TP48 fails after a few days.
• No N/S correction. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Narrow horizontal lines in the picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Picture shifted vertically. at bottom. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• When TV is switched on in standard G, standard cannot be modified. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Blank raster. White and RGB lines at bottom of screen. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• PSU does not oscillate correctly. (picture attached)
• No UHF switching voltage or programme reception. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• HT is low at approx. 152V and has intermittent tripping.
• No RC functions. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Service information: Function of E/W stage.
• Sharp picture but negative and pale. Service mode OK.
• No UHF reception, displays channel.
• No picture. Horizontal collapse. Audio OK . (with circuit diagram extract)
• No red. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• Dead apart from "88" in display. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Black lines appear on the screen. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Power supply BU blows after operating for a short time. (picture attached)
• Switched mode chopper transistor blows fuse at switch on. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Starts up three times then switches off.
• The 1.6A fuse is open circuit. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Protection circuit comes into force inappropriately.
• Intermittent audio. (FF479 tips)
• Part number info: RC
• No sound at switch on.
• No brightness.
• No PLL locking when the appliance is switched on. The power supply from TDA6316A is 4.4V instead of 5.1V. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No IF signal from the tuner.
• No colour. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Random clicks with Nicam sound.
• Arcing at switch on. CTV trips 3 times then stops. (FF479 tip from SABA)
• Back cover anti-vibration kit.
• Intermittently goes into TXT mode. (picture attached) (service info for SABA -FF479)
• No fastext. Normal text OK. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (FF479 tips)
• Intermittent colour.
• Vertical lines run over the whole screen. (picture attached)
• Low FM audio, high background noise.
• Line transformer does not start up.
• No grey scale. Functions in SCART. (FF479 tip from SABA)
• Nicam is intermittent.
• TP24, TP16, TP19, TP11 and fuse blow. TL31 ok.
• Spare part no. info: Power supply repair kit.
• Picture may distort if TT module fitted.
• Channel programming is impossible. The channels are defective on the display.
• No HT supplies from DP41, DP37 and DP32. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Horizontal collapse. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• White screen with flyback lines. Beam current limiter fault G2. A450VT has already been adjusted.
• Only rainbow effect (picture foldover).
• Poor focus on picture or TXT. Low brightness and badly smeared. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Program site is displayed but the appropriate picture does not appear. If fine tuning is activated, picture appears.
• Rainbow effect on lower picture edge, otherwise no picture.
• Corrupted TXT page number. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Service info: Function of E/W stage.
• Power supply switches off, breaker circuit doesn't start up even with continuous attempts to start up.
• Difficulty starting up. When started up it functions for a few mins. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Service info: Contrast- and beam current adjustment after replacing chroma video module.
• Displaced channels eg. M6 on channel 41 instead of 50. No channels between channel 21 and 36. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No horizontal deflection (intermittently).
• PSU and high voltage pump three times. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No UHF or VHF on the tuner. Pin 6 of the UHF on 33V permanently.
• Picture has severe distortion at top and bottom. Changes with line amplitude. (picture attached)
• Occasionally memorized data of control unit processor is lost at switch on or switch off with mains switch. (FF479 tip from SABA)
• Failure to change channels, no memory of channel data.
• Trips then shuts down.
• After a storm no sound and no picture. No light, filament lights up, line transformer ok. screen remains dark, light appears at switch off.
• TV functions but the displays are erased after a few secs.
• Colour cuts out occasionally.
• RP42 blowing. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Various breakdowns due to U1=7V.
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• Video disappears and comes back after a few seconds. Sound present.
• Switches to standby (after a few seconds). (picture attached)
• No horizontal amplification.
• No picture or the picture blows. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Impossible to select bands. Tuner UHF OK. OK via scart. Signal present. (SABA - FF479 information)
• Double picture. Picture shifted 1mm.
• After 5 mins stations disappear. Wrong characters with the volume OSD. Colours and size change.
• V2 voltage.
• No sound, picture is ok.
• The sound cuts out when warm.
• After switch on power supply pulsates three times. (picture attached)
• No audio. STEREO OK .
• Picture is too dark - coloured edges on the right.
• Black patch on left hand side, approx 1/3 of picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Tripping. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Picture white out.
• No display. after a few seconds. AV OK .
• Vertical rolling, will not lock with adjustment of the potentiometer.
• Sound ok, raster blue with flyback lines. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Blurred colour blobs on screen.
• Horizontal line. at top. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No power supply. Standby light comes on then goes off.
• A useful note with these appliances.
• ICC7 chassis. N/S correction does not function properly. Initially no function.
• Menu display in wrong language. (FF479 tips)
• 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. (SABA - FF479 information)
• No sound. TV cuts out after 10 minutes. Sound board OK.
• Picture jumps and vertical distorsion according to video content, mostly on second station, channel 21. Intermittent fault.
• No start-up (intermittently). (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Blank screen. Rolling lines around top. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No tuning.
• Reduced width and width control has little or no effect. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No start up of PSU. 300V present.
• No standard switching. Blocked on PAL. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Colour cuts out occasionally.
• No signal. after a few minutes.
• Only 1/4 inch of picture at left hand side. Remainder of picture blank.
• NS pincushion distortion. More at the bottom than at the top.
• No HF signals received. Band switch over is not possible. (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• Protective circuit malfunction.
• No voltage on varicaps. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Intermittent NICAM sound.
• 1Khz tone breaking onto NICAM sound. OK in mono mode.
• No start up. The standby light comes on then goes off straight away when stop function is requested. ***MODIFY PAGE ACCORDING TO FRENCH.***
• No TXT. Command is received but not carried out. Picture does not turn black.
• PSU trips 3 times then shuts down. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• The TV may function for several days then cut out. VHT is present, black screen and the display indicates standby mode.
• Picture height below the centre of the screen.
• No synchronisation (intermittently).
• Poor audio.
• Appliance has no HF reception. Snowy picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No audio (after start-up).
• Sound is lost intermittently.
• Teletext graphics are incorrect with black bars down the screen.
• Only channel 21 is received in UHF. Picture and sound ok in VHF. Displays the correct channels.
• Excessive green. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Appliance has no HF reception. Snowy picture. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No colour (intermittently). (part of circuit diagram displayed) (service info for SABA -FF479)
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• Distorted sound, balance off centre, supersound and NICAM defective.
• Unable to enter channel number. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No clock signal in 14 of the IV21. No Y signal in 41 of the IV21 and no light.
• Bright screen for short period of time, after this just snow confusion and crackling noises in sound.
• No synchronisation. TXT OK .
• Moire effect in the colour areas.
• Intermittently switches off ten consecutive times or just once. Mostly switches on again automatically. No LEDs lit when switching off.
• Disable electronic combination lock. (FF479 tips)
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• Black rapid flashing.
• No synchronisation. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Heavy patterning on picture. Turning colour down patterning disappears, but the B/W picture has silvery effect on white areas.
• Loud tripping noise from the output stage. Trips three times then dies. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• White line approx 10 cm from top of picture. Other functions ok.
• Colour fails occasionally.
• At switch off, loud noises from the speaker.
• OSD doubled in height. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (FF479 tips)
• Sometimes CTV starts up and functions. When the CTV is functioning, it stops then starts up again all by itself. (SABA - FF479 information)
• Display flashes and turns dark. Channel displayed but cannot be adjusted. RC OK.
• No reception. No UHF or VHF. Channels are displayed correctly.
• How to disable key code.
• No high voltage or line signal control. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Spare part no. info: Power supply repair kit.
• No functions. (with circuit diagram extract)
• In cold state of the television receiver, the thyristor DL21 (ESM740G) in the vertical stage may not switch on.
• Stuck in standby. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Sound OK on Canal Plus. No luminance when using decoder. (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• Random OSD characters all over screen. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (SABA - FF479 information)
• Channel 60 and special channels flicker. U6 (30V) is too low.
• Vertical deflection. Rotating lines in the lower third of the picture. (FF479 tip from SABA)
• Spare part info: value of RL55.
• No audio.
• The channel frequency shifts for 3 seconds then shifts again. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Loses channel 1.
• Intermittent loss of colour. Worse when warm.
• Bright picture after 2 secs from start-up and no contrast. After 5 secs picture is OK.
• Intermittent field collapse. Bright flyback lines rolling at centre of screen 3ins high. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Flickering on channel 60 and on special channels.
• Picture becomes yellow intermittently. No reaction to shocks. (picture attached)
• Moire effect in the colour areas.
• Weak signal. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (FF479 tip from SABA)
• Receives no HF signals. Band switch over is not possible. (picture attached)
• 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.
• No picture. No audio (intermittently).
• High pitch whistle on sound, varies with volume mainly on IBA transmission but can occur on BBC as well.
• Sound pulses. (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• Snowy raster.
• Intermittent crackling in the picture (horizontal black lines).
• No stereo reception on channel 60.
• Pincushion potentiometer PG08 controls picture width.
• Intermittently blocks in AV. The channels remain displayed on the display.
• TP24 is defective. (picture attached)
• Sound from right channel is missing. (FF479 tips)
• Switches to standby (intermittently). (picture attached)
• Green picture.
• Snowy picture after 20 mins. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No tuning, OSD or TXT.
• With audio module black picture with unstable green bars. Without an audio module snowy picture but no reception.
• Brightness of display is adjustable.
• No audio.
• 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 indication flashing 1, will not tune or adjust.
• No picture at switch-on. Sound OK. Picture may return intermittently. (picture attached)
• Weak blue until the brightness is turned up, but then blue flares. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Switches on, but HV does not build up. (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• Terrestrial channel in the background of a satellite transmission.
• Very poor colour. Looks like indent fault.
• Cannot be switched over from all channels.
• Partial blanking of video info. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• TV cuts out intermittently. No sound. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Unable to tune in fully.
• No Canal Plus decoding.
• OSD only functions in PAL.
• Maladjusted convergence on the top quarter of the picture.
• VHF band 1 occasionally fails. Snow and sizzling noise in sound. Band 3 and high channels are ok.
• Dead (after start-up).
• No PIP.
• Dark picture with 3 RGB lines. Sound available. (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• Type of memory battery. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• 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 picture, picture appears after each channel change then disappears a few seconds later. Sound ok. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Sound pops.
• Dead (intermittently). (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• 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. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No blue. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No picture. Sound will not tune. (picture attached)
• Monochrome picture when AUX selected on IMC receiver.
• Blue picture. Line at top. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• VHF is ok, no UHF or very little.
• Channel tuning possible up to channel 45. 5 is obtained on channel 39 and afterwards no fine tuning possible. Eg. 2 on channel 59.
• Blows line output transformer.
• No red in picture or TXT. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No picture. No audio. when changing channels.
• Functions in Pal but snowy screen in Secam. (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.
• Intermittent dead. Can be OK for days. (with circuit diagram extract)
• PSU trips three times then powers down. Standby LED lit briefly at switch on. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Lines in picture. No colour. No RC functions.
• Picture has shifted horizontally. Sound available only every 2 secs. Picture and sound OK via AV.
• Voltage U5 21V goes to 35V when appliance is warm. Vertical displacement. The other EHT secondary voltages are stable.
• Vertical pinching fault on the picture and vertical linearity fault. (picture attached)
• Loss of sync on teletext. Mix teletext/picture ok.
• No HV (intermittently).
• Powers up, LED flashing once. (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• Colour fails occasionally.
• Only a horizontal line at the bottom. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• Dead. Standby LED flashes . (with circuit diagram extract)
• Occasionally memorized data of control unit processor is lost at switch on or switch off with mains switch.
• Channel 60 and high channels flicker. U6 (30V) is low. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Occasional raster desynchronisation.
• No standard switch over. No SECAM.
• Poor colour.
• No audio.
• Short lived line output transformer. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (FF479 tip from SABA)
• Rainbow effect on picture. Flyback lines. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Power supply of the control micro is too low (micro has been changed). 3 Volts, CTV does not start up.
• Service info: Contrast- and beam current adjustment after replacing chroma video module.
• No channel storing. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Picture appears to pulse or flutter.
• Crackling audio. intermittently.
• Red raster. Flyback lines. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Blank raster, sound + EHT OK, no r.g.b. Out of IV21 (HA11498). (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Weak UHF and VHF reception.
• Colour flashing in and out. (service info for SABA -FF479)
• 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.
• No tuning (after a few minutes).
• 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.
• When increasing contrast or on bright video scenes, chroma disappears and 1 or 2 vertical fine black lines appear on left of screen.
• The appliance switches to BG standard.
• TV goes off and switches on again three times then goes into safety mode.
• Picture is missing, random lines on screen.
• TL31 heats up and blows after 5 mins.
• Blanking lines in the top part of the picture.
• Service info: Contrast- and beam current adjustment after replacing chroma video module.
• Memory loss. after a while.
• Line tearing. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Occasionally colour fails.
• Random flashing of lines on screen.
• No video signal. Sound and TXT display OK.
• Brightness problem, display works well but no variation. Contrast and colour ok. Clock data and enable data ok.
• Picture jitters.
• No stereo LED operation.
• Appliance functions in VHF but not in UHF. Snow is present.
• Intermittent switch between programme 1 and AUX.
• Teletext displays page 100 only.
• Flyback lines. at top. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No sound or picture. No digits lit on display except STEREO and STEREO S2 lit.
• Functions in PAL. Does not take the Secam standard. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Loss of stored settings: Tuning, picture or sound.
• Blank screen with out of focus blob in bottom centre of screen. (SABA - FF479 information)
• Audible whistling from the back of the cabinet.
• No sound or picture. Teletext functions. Static discharge. New appliance.
• No start up. No drive pulse for PSU Pin 7 IC14 (TEA2029). (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No vertical synchronisation. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Will not go into standby cleanly when hot, it will pulse between standby and on 5/6 times before finally staying in standby.
• Channel raster has shifted by two or more channels.
• Anomaly due to built in switch.
• When the appliance switches off, a spot appears on the screen. (picture attached)
• Child lock.
• Picture shifted vertically. at top.
• Power supply switches off for a short time (hiccup) when channel is switched over.
• 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.
• At start up, time base and EHT for a moment then cuts out. No standby light on.
• No sound. Hiss only.
• Ticking noise on sound with intermittent mute.
• Bright picture. Flyback lines. (service info for SABA -FF479)
• Bottom of picture stretches intermittently. E/W effect.
• Mains transistor TP24 (S2000AF) blown straight after being turned on.
• No picture (intermittently). (extract of circuit diagram attached) (SABA - FF479 information)
• No AGC.
• No stereo reception on channel 60. (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• No audio.
• No colour (via SCART).
• 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.
• Reduced field scan 2in scan approx 1/4in from top. 9 white lines within scan. (picture attached)
• No Y-picture or colour.
• After operating for 5 mins in black and white, it loses G2 and turns mauve.
• Poor grey scale. TXT too bright. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Poor picture and sound synchronisation. Moire effect on the picture. Occasionally there is no sound or picture.
• Shifts 8 channels after being put back into service mode.
• TP24 gets hot and short circuits. Poor base command.
• Pop at switch on.
• Switches to protection mode. after start-up.
• The power supply blocks. (FF479 tip from SABA)
• Power supply fuse blown. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No picture and no direct display of the channel possible. Picture shifts.
• Appliance has no HF reception. Snowy picture.
• Appliance has no HF reception. Snowy picture. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Receives no HF signals. Band change is not possible.
• No operation (intermittently).
• No picture content. After switching on bright picture with colour flecks, same picture without HF signal. Sound OK.
• RC part number.
• The video fails with the decoder syster. No problem with the old decoder.
• Signal and sound are missing.
• Channels 1, 2, 3 and 4 ok but teletext is green. (picture attached)
• The picture moves out of its frame when the appliance is warm.
• No picture. Single lines approx 2ins apart. Raster appears if height or field shift adjusted. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Vertical interference line (1/2cm wide) at left of picture on low channels.
• RC part number.
• Colour bleeding.
• Red coloured spot at the bottom left of the screen.
• The brightness control display may switch off.
• No FS tuning. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No sound. No vertical or horizontal scanning. Just a blue line.
• Intermittent large noise bands. Picture OK via SCART socket.
• No SECAM. Only PAL, even adjusting it to SECAM F. Remains in PAL. OK via scart.
• Pincushion potentiometer PG08 acts as width control. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No IF signal from tuner.
• Picture and sound disappear after approx 5-10 minutes. Not heat-sensitive.
• Intermittent loss of colour while setting up picture geometry.
• Automatically comes out of TXT mode leaving a dull, uncontrasted picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• NICAM sound crackles and is distorted.
• 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.
• Appliance switches over between VHF and UHF, instead only noise in the picture.
• 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 picture or PLL operation. There are vertical interference bars present. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Contrast is low in text mode, TV and mix modes are ok.
• No picture just scanning lines. Incorrect frame speed. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No picture. Audio OK . (with circuit diagram extract)
• No channel tuning in search mode.
• Service Info: Unlocking the code lock.
• Intermittently noise breaks through on NICAM sound.
• How to disable key code.
• Some text pages not available. (picture attached)
• Impossible to go into SECAM. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• RV82 (10R) on tube board blows repeatedly.
• No channel storing.
• 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.
• The appliance remains in PAL. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Blank screen with coloured dots/interference and possible smell of over heating.
• Screen is blank with rolling lines at the top.
• Intermittent fault. The TV stops and even the standby light has gone out. Starts up again by itself.
• No HV. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No horizontal synchronisation. when changing channels. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No audio. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Colour flashing in and out. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Colour bleeding.
• No brightness (intermittently).
• No B-Y. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Intermittent loud distortion, a bit like motorboating. More likely to occur at high volume settings.
• No NICAM sound. Normal sound OK.
• No blue just smeary.
• Colour picture via the tuner, black and white in scart. (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• Blocked on channel no 1 in manual and in RCU.
• Switches to protection mode. intermittently.
• Power supply switches off.
• Colour bleeding.
• Occasionally no start up. Protective circuit sets in. No soft start. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No signal. (FF479 tip from SABA)
• Black screen. Switches to RGB in Canal Plus. Sound OK.
• Channel raster has shifted by two or more channels.
• After two minutes graphics appear on screen showing "nicam and mono" flickering and affecting audio reception. (picture attached)
• Popping noise at switch on. (Nicam model). (FF479 tips)
• At switch on by ON/OFF switch EHT is heard for 1 sec. then goes dead. No display, no LED.
• White lines in the middle of the screen, which is black. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• TV deprogrammes, starts up again then remains in PAL. It is impossible to display S2 standard.
• RC part number.
• No functions. Standby LED lit . (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No tuning possible. Hum in VHF. Channel display correct.
• No audio.
• Very faint and bright picture via tuner. Picture ok via scart via a VCR.
• Only colour info visible. No Y signal.
• No horizontal deflection.
• The channel display is incorrect (eg.when receiving channel 36, the display shows channel 38). (with circuit diagram extract)
• Low brightness. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Tuning drifts (after a while).
• Set blocks (operation via RC or via user control only possible, after the set has been switched off and on again by mains switch.
• Vertical roll. Vertical foldover at bottom. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Spare parts information - Part reference for TP24 and TL31.
• Does not always start up. Standby light flashes. Loses memory.
• When cold trips 3 times with crackling in the speaker, then safety mode. When warm trips then starts up. (picture attached)
• No line drive. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Line BU blows after some time.
• Faulty raster. Vertical jitter. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Volume changes by itself or sound is distorted.
• No channel storing.
• Blurred picture, fine adjustment does not adjust sufficiently.
• Sound VHT is correct but there is no picture and the screen is black.
• Intermittent loss of raster at switch on with white lines at the top. Flyback raster when acting on PG08 or when going to AV.
• S2000 in power supply defective after a few mins.
• Unstable operation of the oscillator.
• Power supply BU blows after 10 secs. Correct power supply attempted with line transformer load disconnected.
• Field collapse across centre of screen. Hum bar may drift down screen about 1 hour before field collapses.
• No standby light when put into standby and impossible to start up again, except when starting up from the control panel.
• Intermittent loud "thump" from speaker. (service info for SABA -FF479)
• Poor channel reception and channels 59 and 62 are replaced by snow. Occasionally reception is correct.
• Horizontal line runs from top to bottom and distorts picture. (with circuit diagram extract) (SABA - FF479 information)
• Intermittently switches between programme 1 and AUX. (picture attached)
• No picture, only flyback raster visible with distorted raster. (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• Flickering on channel 60 and on special channels.
• No colour, no brightness. Only one colour on TXT or certain colours are missing.
• Faulty TXT.
• Defective frequency plan.
• No brightness. Audio OK . (service info for SABA -FF479)
• Shade gradually becomes purplish. Ok at start up. Degaussing ok. (FF479 tip from SABA)
• No raster with text board fitted. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• PSU collapses/cuts off. (picture attached)
• Spare part no. info: Power supply repair kit. (FF479 tips)
• Thumping noise from one channel at switch on.
• Intermittently unlocked colour.
• Stop function does not function in teletext, but always jumps back to the memorized page. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Terrestrial channel in background of Satellite transmission.
• If a channel is programmed, the programme reappears and the appliance goes to safety mode. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (FF479 tip from SABA)
• 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 red on TXT. Picture OK.
• At switch on, raster linearity fault for 1-2 minutes.
• Picture is almost dark, colours are weak and the Y-signal is too weak.
• Field collapse to approx 12 lines in centre of screen. (picture attached)
• 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.
• Picture visible in one inch strip at left side of screen, rest is blanked. (picture attached) (FF479 tips)
• Reduced horizontal size (intermittently). (picture attached)
• No blue. (picture attached)
• No picture. via tuner.
• Deprogramming due to static loads.
• Occasionally static discharge.
• No NICAM sound, normal sound ok.
• Only rainbow effect (picture foldover).
• Switches off by itself. intermittently.
• The very high tension is intermittent. (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• No EHT or power supply when switched on. 7V=6.3V. (SABA - FF479 information)
• There is 145V instead of 170V and there is too much L/T amplitude. (FF479 tips)
• Top half picture blank, bottom half bright flyback lines.
• No sound or picture. Scanning not very apparent, greenish, flyback lines. Functions occasionally in scart.
• Scanning on the screen is visible on a part of the screen. The programme number display is correct. (with circuit diagram extract)
• The sound disappears when the appliance is warm.
• Part number info: processors
• No audio.
• Dead. LED blinks .
• Off-air luminance is missing, text is ok.
• 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. (FF479 tip from SABA)
• White dotted line appears on the left of the picture in VHF/Band I reception. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• TP48 fails after short time.
• Excessive brightness. Flyback lines. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• TL17 shorts at start up.
• No picture, white screen and there is an erasing problem after one hour.
• Line tearing/ragging on TXT and OSD. TV picture OK. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Lines from top to bottom of screen.
• No line oscillation. (picture attached)
• Vertical collapse. (picture attached) (FF479 tip from SABA)
• Ringing in picture. on the left. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Intermittent audio. (FF479 tips)
• Poor focus. (picture attached)
• No colour when cold.
• Missing B-Y.
• No TXT, although control shows appliance is in TXT.
• Low HV. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Pulsating picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Trips after 15-20 mins. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No raster deflection. No picture, only vague light in background. Looks like coloured spot at bottom of picture. No start up.
• Channel raster has shifted by two or more channels. (picture attached)
• No blue. in TXT. Picture OK .
• HT value.
• Various video faults. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Fades out or very dim.
• No picture, only faint coloured areas. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Rainbow on the screen.
• TV just displays LOCK.
• Occasionally colour fails.
• After two-three hours the sound crackles very loudly. Model (51K5) Nicam .
• Sporadic hum from speaker. Hum disappears when switched off and on. (picture attached)
• The display indicates 88.
• Resistor RP01 on the power supply module burns.
• Poor reception. Pieces of OSD appear erratically on display. No menu display.
• Picture detuned on all channels.
• TP24 blown when appliance goes into standby.
• No colour. (with circuit diagram extract) (FF479 tip from SABA)
• Desynchronisation of the OSD when changing channel or "display line adjustment" display circulates on the screen and is illegible. (picture attached)
• Dead (after lightning strike). (picture attached)
• Picture appears slowly. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Receiver goes off after tripping of power supply.
• Volume changes by itself or distorted sound. (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• Slight picture jitter in the vertical synchronisation. (picture attached) (SABA - FF479 information)
• Intermittently no adjustment of sound with RC. RC OK. IR receiver OK.
• Trips three times at start up.
• Poor vertical linearity.
• Line amplitude is too strong and there is a problem with the east/west cushion. (FF479 tip from SABA)
• PSU starts up 1 time out of 10. At switch off, green dot lights up and then goes out. (FF479 tip from SABA)
• Interchangeability of teletext boards between chassis ICC5 and ICC5.01.
• Occasionally the picture is red with flyback lines.
• Brightness varies until there is a dark picture.
• Replacing BU508, BU508AV, S2000A, S2000A2 and TP24.
• Dark screen dark with vertical bright flyback lines. Picture suddenly appears leaving 2" band at top. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• SAT switch over is defective. (SABA - FF479 information)
• Brightness varies. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No correct reading on the display.
• Moire effect in the colour areas.
• Dark picture with bright lines. Sound OK.
• 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. (service info for SABA -FF479)
• Picture shifted vertically. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• LED remains on when set switched on.
• Code lock.
• Rolling colours and white lines.
• No focus. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Service info: Function of the E/W stage.
• Appliance trips or RL44 burns up. (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• Spare part no. info: Power supply repair kit.
• In the picture appear black lines similar to lightning. Fault is not visible via scart.
• Sound pops.
• Intermittent trip/chopper failure.
• Hiss in audio.
• Occasionally there is a luminance problem when warm. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Intermittent NICAM sound. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Appliance trips and shuts down, sound or raster is missing.
• 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.
• All programme numbers tuned to the same channel.
• Loss of red.
• Smearing in picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Volume changes by itself or sound is distorted. (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• No RC functions. after warm-up.
• TP24 fails after first EHT pulse. (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• No channel storing.
• No TXT. Intermittently low contrast picture in TXT mode. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Sound pulsing off and on Nicam lights flashing.
• No stereo reception on channel 60.
• Vertical fault.
• Picture is dark and no picture content, no display, only standby dot (line drive ok). (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Service info: Contrast- and beam current adjustment after replacing chroma video module.
• Improving the reliability of TP24 (S2000 or BU508). (picture attached)
• Thin black lines across picture. Intermittent arcing. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Protection mode activated. Standby LED flashes .
• A1 voltage.
• No green. (picture attached)
• Snow in picture. intermittently.
• No blue on TXT. Picture OK. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Non-linear. Cramped at top. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Only rainbow effect (picture foldover).
• Loss of red. (picture attached)
• Looks like crt low emission. (picture attached)
• Hum on picture and noisy chopper transformer.
• Dark picture and no picture content, no display, only standby dot. (picture attached)
• IG01 (TDA4950) fails repeatedly. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Line transformer vibration on white pictures.
• Remote control operation problem. Microprocessor memory and new quartz. New remote control. Remote control information reception on the microprocessor.
• Unstable picture. Horizontal interference on the screen. The sound crackles.
• Poor Teletext page number.
• No vertical text lock. (picture attached)
• Cabinet back cover vibrates at certain audio frequencies. (service info for SABA -FF479)
• Blurry picture.
• Intermittent unlocked colours.
• TP24 is destroyed, following a circuit break and return to programme 1. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Switches to standby. after start-up (intermittently).
• Volume alters by itself or sound is distorted.
• Fuse and power supply transistor defective.
• No programming. (service info for SABA -FF479)
• OSD rolls. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Interference in picture. Audio OK . (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No TXT. No tuning. No OSD. (picture attached)
• Reduced vertical deflection. at bottom.
• No start-up. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Loss of channel 1. (SABA - FF479 information)
• LED characters are displayed back to front.
• No RC functions (intermittently). (picture attached)
• RC part number.
• Does not change channels. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• Dark picture. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No raster. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Variable sound and picture crackling with snow.
• No vertical deflection. Burning smell. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• LED display characters are back to front. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Drifts at switch on after 2 mins.
• No channel storing.
• Lines in picture. at top. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Excessive HV.
• Sound is very distorted on both channels when cold like when warm. All the other functions are normal.
• Wavy picture on right side. Switches off after 5 to 10 mins. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Colour cuts out occasionally.
• Intermittent motorboating noise on sound.
• Switching transistor TP24 fails repeatedly.
• Colour drop-out.
• Intermittent flashing lines on screen. Picture OK with scart input. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• 3 to 4 pulses of line transformer then nothing.
• The appliance switches off automatically and loses its station memory.
• No switch on at all. No standby LED or programme display on front panel. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Dead. Standby LED lit .
• Occasionally the video signal is reversed. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Poor reception. in UHF. Hum in audio.
• Moire pattern. when cold.
• Part number info: power supply repair (FF479 SABA repair tip)
• No picture. via RF output (intermittently). OK via SCART . (picture attached)
• Vertical roll. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• The picture jumps when the appliance is warm and moves downwards.
• Intense patterning on picture, silvering effect on all white areas.
• No audio.
• Crackling audio.
• Display isn't synchronised and has black horizontal line on picture instead which disappears when pressing TV key on RC but comes back again.
• Frame jumping or twitching. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Empty lines in top part of picture.
• No picture. Lines in picture. intermittently. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No UHF channels. when cold.