FREIBURG2 0000FF454 / SABA [TV (Standard)]

• Occasionally memorized data of control unit processor is lost at switch on or switch off with mains switch. (SABA - FREIBURG2 information)
• Signal and tuning are missing.
• Stuck in standby when switched off into standby using RC.
• White wavy line across the middle of picture 1in wide. (picture attached)
• Set blocks (operation via RC or via user control only possible, after the set has been switched off and on again by mains switch.
• Switched mode chopper transistor blows fuse at switch on. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Pincushion potentiometer PG08 controls picture width.
• Does not store settings.
• RP42 blowing. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Dark picture and no picture content, no display, only standby dot. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Power supply doesn't start up.
• Poor start up performance of the power supply. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Top half picture blank, bottom half bright flyback lines.
• Black screen. Switches to RGB in Canal Plus. Sound OK.
• No reception or sound. Brightness is OK. (SABA - FREIBURG2 information)
• Flickering on channel 60 and on special channels. (FREIBURG2 tips)
• Blank raster. White and RGB lines at bottom of screen. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• IG01 (TDA4950) fails repeatedly. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Spare part no. info: Power supply repair kit.
• Intermittent crackling in the picture (horizontal black lines).
• No picture. Audio OK . (picture attached)
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• Intermittent loss of colour. Worse when warm.
• Intermittent loss of raster at switch on with white lines at the top. Flyback raster when acting on PG08 or when going to AV.
• A useful note with these appliances.
• Dead apart from "88" in display. (picture attached)
• No switch on from main switch or via RC.
• There is 145V instead of 170V and there is too much L/T amplitude.
• Intermittent OSG display and sound is reduced. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Teletext graphics are incorrect with black bars down the screen.
• Sound from right channel is missing.
• Power supply of the control micro is too low (micro has been changed). 3 Volts, CTV does not start up.
• Intermittently blocks in AV. The channels remain displayed on the display.
• Programming impossible but responds in SERVICE mode.
• White screen with flyback lines. Beam current limiter fault G2. A450VT has already been adjusted. (SABA - FREIBURG2 information)
• Colour bleeding.
• Lines in picture. No colour. No RC functions.
• No colour when cold.
• The power supply blocks.
• Intermittent loud "thump" from speaker. (SABA - FREIBURG2 information)
• Power supply does not start up. No standby. 5V present. IR01 is ok. TEA2029 is ok. No oscillation on the primary circuit.
• No sound or picture. Scanning not very apparent, greenish, flyback lines. Functions occasionally in scart.
• Shuts down. after start-up.
• Intermittent fault. The TV stops and even the standby light has gone out. Starts up again by itself.
• Receives no HF signals. Band change is not possible.
• Frame jumping or twitching. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Intermittent audio.
• Moire effect in the colour areas.
• No or poor synchronisation. (picture attached)
• Service info: Function of the E/W stage.
• Reduced vertical and horizontal size.
• Part number info: power supply repair kit
• No stereo LED operation. (SABA - FREIBURG2 information)
• Disable electronic lock.
• No picture. White screen with an oscillating interference signal. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Rainbow effect on picture. Flyback lines. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• After operating for 5 mins in black and white, it loses G2 and turns mauve.
• No IF signal from the tuner.
• No HV (intermittently).
• No sound. No picture. No OSD. Only purity spots.
• Does not change channels. (with circuit diagram extract)
• PSU does not oscillate correctly. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Slight picture jitter in the vertical synchronisation. (with circuit diagram extract)
• SAT switch over is defective.
• The channel frequency shifts for 3 seconds then shifts again. (picture attached)
• Channel 60 and high channels flicker. U6 (30V) is low. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No raster with text board fitted. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Occasionally the appliance is blocked. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No red in picture or TXT. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Moire pattern. when cold.
• Power supply transistor blows up at switch on. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No signal.
• Tripping. Arcing. Burning smell. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Reduced horizontal size (intermittently). (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Four vertical lines in upper picture area.
• Crackling on Nicam.
• Loud crackling noise from right hand loud speaker at switch on.
• OSD rolls. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Desynchronisation of the OSD when changing channel or "display line adjustment" display circulates on the screen and is illegible. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (FREIBURG2 tips)
• Powers up, LED flashing once.
• Hum on picture and noisy chopper transformer.
• Pincushion distortion. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• The power supply transformer trembles. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Channel raster has shifted by two or more channels.
• Faulty raster. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No UHF or VHF on the tuner. Pin 6 of the UHF on 33V permanently.
• Back cover anti-vibration kit.
• No TXT. Intermittently low contrast picture in TXT mode. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Drifts at switch on after 2 mins.
• No picture. No audio (intermittently).
• The 1.6A fuse is open circuit. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Echo on picture.
• No picture and no direct display of the channel possible. Picture shifts.
• Does not switch standards, remains in PAL.
• No synchronisation. TXT OK .
• Line tearing. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Spare part no. info: Power supply repair kit.
• Flyback rasters on screen. No picture, no sound. Display on the front is ok.
• No audio.
• TXT functions for only 2 secs on high VHF. Functions OK on low VHF low and S channels.
• Blank screen. Coloured spots rising from bottom. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Intermittent flashing lines on screen. Picture OK with scart input. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Part number info: power supply repair
• No blue. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No TXT (intermittently).
• 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)
• Channel 60 and special channels flicker. U6 (30V) is too low.
• Service info: Contrast- and beam current adjustment after replacing chroma video module.
• Intermittent crackle on sound.
• Appliance has no HF reception. Snowy picture. (picture attached)
• Intense patterning on picture, silvering effect on all white areas.
• Occasionally memorized data of control unit processor is lost at switch on or switch off with mains switch.
• Picture shifted vertically. at top.
• Approx 3cm at top of picture has coloured lines. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No channel storing.
• Terrestrial channel in background of Satellite transmission.
• No synchronisation (intermittently).
• No tuning (after a few minutes).
• Pulsating picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No reception and the display is in German.
• Rainbow effect on lower picture edge, otherwise no picture.
• Occasionally memorized data of control unit processor is lost at switch on or switch off with mains switch. (SABA - FREIBURG2 information)
• The sound cuts out when warm. (FREIBURG2 tip from SABA)
• No horizontal deflection (intermittently). (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• Clicking on NICAM.
• No B-Y. (picture attached)
• Start up is difficult and occasionally impossible with the IR remote control. (SABA - FREIBURG2 information)
• No sound via scart and Canal Plus. (FREIBURG2 tip from SABA)
• 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.
• Loss of stored settings: Tuning, picture or sound.
• TP24 blown when appliance goes into standby. (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• Fuse and power supply transistor defective.
• No picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Failure to change channels, no memory of channel data.
• Horizontal line runs from top to bottom and distorts picture. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Remains in PAL when cold.
• No tuning, OSD or TXT.
• No TXT. Command is received but not carried out. Picture does not turn black.
• Picture jitters.
• Vertical collapse. at top.
• No sound or picture. Teletext functions. Static discharge. New appliance.
• 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.
• White screen, no picture. At start up displays 1 and after 5 secs 88, no function possible 5V OK, 20V OK.
• Snowy raster.
• TL29 fails in B and C after start up.
• Popping noise from speakers at switch on.
• Poor quality sound in FM, ok in AM.
• Storage battery explodes HD404918 A08
• Intermittently unlocked colour. (FREIBURG2 tips)
• No colour.
• VHF band 1 occasionally fails. Snow and sizzling noise in sound. Band 3 and high channels are ok.
• Bright picture. Flyback lines. (FREIBURG2 tips)
• U5 voltage incorrect.
• Only a horizontal line at the bottom. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Colour bleeding.
• Horizontal rotating lines approx 5-8cm high. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Part number info: Processors
• Goes into black and white, flyback lines then stops. Dead. Starts up again 2 or 3 times then cuts out completely.
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• Channel raster has shifted by two or more channels. (picture attached)
• Vertical pinching fault on the picture and vertical linearity fault. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Moire effect in the colour areas.
• Blows line output transformer.
• Signal and sound are missing.
• Replacement of uP HD 404019 A05.
• Impossible to go into SECAM. (with circuit diagram extract)
• VHF band 1 fails occasionally. Snow and sizzling in the sound. Band 3 and high channels are ok.
• No raster. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No picture and screen is dark. Safety function does not work. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Empty lines in top part of picture.
• No SECAM. Only PAL, even adjusting it to SECAM F. Remains in PAL. OK via scart. (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• Incorrect TXT graphics. Black bars displayed down screen.
• Service information: Function of E/W stage.
• Intermittent loud distortion, a bit like motorboating. More likely to occur at high volume settings.
• No sound, picture is ok.
• Picture detuned on all channels.
• No audio.
• Voltage U5 21V goes to 35V when appliance is warm. Vertical displacement. The other EHT secondary voltages are stable.
• Brightness of display is adjustable.
• Appliance has no HF reception. Snowy picture.
• No TXT, although control shows appliance is in TXT.
• Accepts channel number but will not tune.
• LED characters are displayed back to front.
• Line tearing/ragging on TXT and OSD. TV picture OK. (picture attached)
• Vertical rolling, will not lock with adjustment of the potentiometer.
• TP48 fails after short time.
• NICAM sound crackles and is distorted.
• Interchangeability of teletext boards between chassis ICC5 and ICC5.01.
• After two minutes graphics appear on screen showing "nicam and mono" flickering and affecting audio reception. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Trips when aerial is inserted. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• 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.
• Interference in picture. Audio OK . (with circuit diagram extract)
• Intermittent large noise bands. Picture OK via SCART socket.
• No functions. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• U system voltage table.
• Blanking lines in the top part of the picture.
• Automatically comes out of TXT mode leaving a dull, uncontrasted picture. (picture attached) (FREIBURG2 tip from SABA)
• No colour, no brightness. Only one colour on TXT or certain colours are missing.
• No start up. No drive pulse for PSU Pin 7 IC14 (TEA2029). (picture attached)
• Intermittent loss of colour while setting up picture geometry.
• Bright picture after 2 secs from start-up and no contrast. After 5 secs picture is OK.
• Dead. Standby LED lit .
• No picture. intermittently.
• Nicam is intermittent.
• Sound pulsing off and on Nicam lights flashing.
• No stereo reception on channel 60.
• Red coloured spot at the bottom left of the screen.
• No stereo reception on channel 60. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• In the picture appear black lines similar to lightning. Fault is not visible via scart.
• No picture. Sound will not tune. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Excessive green. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No colour. (picture attached) (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• No switching possible in standard LL. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• Rolling colours and white lines.
• Shade gradually becomes purplish. Ok at start up. Degaussing ok.
• Poor grey scale. TXT too bright. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No picture, only faint coloured areas. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No vertical text lock. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Colour fails occasionally.
• Only rainbow effect (picture foldover).
• Occasionally static discharge. (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• Crackling audio. intermittently.
• Interchangeability of teletext boards between chassis ICC5 and ICC5.01.
• No sound. Hiss only.
• Line transformer does not start up.
• Blurry picture.
• Incorrect horizontal linearity, right part of test pattern is wider than left.
• Defective frequency plan.
• No audio.
• Protection mode activated. Standby LED flashes .
• No colour in Secam, ok in Pal. RGB ok.
• No audio.
• After an hour dark screen, no sound, display is correct. The display remains on the channel selected then a moment afterwards goes into standby.
• Flickering on channel 60 and on special channels.
• Spare part no. info: power supply repair kit.
• Colour fails occasionally.
• Lines in picture. at top. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Resistor RP01 on the power supply module burns.
• Only colour info visible. No Y signal.
• Bottom of picture stretches intermittently. E/W effect.
• No HT supplies from DP41, DP37 and DP32. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Appliance trips and shuts down, sound or raster is missing. (FREIBURG2 tip from SABA)
• Part number info: Processors
• 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 TXT. No tuning. No OSD. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Wrong display. Low light with no picture or sound.
• Blue picture. Line at top. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No horizontal synchronisation. when changing channels. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No picture, white screen and there is an erasing problem after one hour.
• No colour (intermittently). (picture attached)
• No power supply. Standby light comes on then goes off.
• Stuck in standby. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Difficulty starting up. When started up it functions for a few mins. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No 22V line but ok when DP43 removed.
• Blocked on channel no 1 in manual and in RCU.
• Colour flashing in and out. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Loud tripping noise from the output stage. Trips three times then dies. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• After changing the CRT base, there is HT flashover which appears as crackling sound and flickering picture.
• PSU fails in various conditions.
• No search possible, snow.
• In cold state of the television receiver, the thyristor DL21 (ESM740G) in the vertical stage may not switch on. (picture attached)
• No channel storing. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Only rainbow colours (vertical deflection error). (picture attached)
• 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.
• Red picture (after a while).
• No tuning of channels. Switching programmes OK, but when channel is pressed, channel does not flash. (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• 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.
• Intermittently switches between programme 1 and AUX. (picture attached) (SABA - FREIBURG2 information)
• Sometimes CTV starts up and functions. When the CTV is functioning, it stops then starts up again all by itself.
• No channel storing.
• The appliance starts up after a few mins.
• Channel tuning possible up to channel 45. 5 is obtained on channel 39 and afterwards no fine tuning possible. Eg. 2 on channel 59.
• General information.
• No brightness.
• 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.
• Sound only at maximum volume.
• Spare part no. info: Power supply repair kit.
• 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.
• Does not always start up. Standby light flashes. Loses memory.
• No start up of PSU. 300V present.
• Dead. Standby dot lights up for 1 sec. at switch off.
• At switch on by ON/OFF switch EHT is heard for 1 sec. then goes dead. No display, no LED.
• After working for a while, RVB lines appear at the top of the screen.
• Shuts down.
• No programming.
• Maladjusted convergence on the top quarter of the picture.
• White lines in the middle of the screen, which is black. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (FREIBURG2 tips)
• Blurred picture, fine adjustment does not adjust sufficiently.
• Snowy picture. After 3 mins picture returns to normal.
• Occasionally colour fails. (FREIBURG2 SABA repair tip)
• Vertical interference line (1/2cm wide) at left of picture on low channels.
• When going into standby with RC, impossible to start operating again with the RC and light flashes after a few moments. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Line output transistor fails repeatedly. at start-up.
• 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.
• Clicking on NICAM.
• After a storm no sound and no picture. No light, filament lights up, line transformer ok. screen remains dark, light appears at switch off.
• Occasionally colour fails.
• Does not switch on and no standby.
• Crackle effect on sound. Intermittent lines across picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Tuner cutting out occasionally.
• Remote control operation problem. Microprocessor memory and new quartz. New remote control. Remote control information reception on the microprocessor.
• Sound is very distorted on both channels when cold like when warm. All the other functions are normal.
• Blank screen with out of focus blob in bottom centre of screen.
• TL17 shorts at start up.
• No picture and strange glow at top of picture. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• NS pincushion distortion. More at the bottom than at the top.
• Random OSD characters all over screen. (picture attached)
• No high voltage or line signal control. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Some text pages not available. (with circuit diagram extract) (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• Colour cuts out occasionally.
• 3 to 4 pulses of line transformer then nothing.
• 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. (picture attached) (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• Ticking noise. Muted audio. intermittently.
• No off-air luma. TXT OK.
• PSU collapses/cuts off. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Part number info: power supply repair
• Part number info: processors
• Reduced field scan 2in scan approx 1/4in from top. 9 white lines within scan. (picture attached) (FREIBURG2 tip from SABA)
• No signal. after a few minutes.
• Diagonal RGB lines across screen. Poor field scan. (with circuit diagram extract)
• RC part number.
• Ringing in picture. on the left. (picture attached)
• No line oscillation. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Red raster. Flyback lines. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Sound pulses.
• No start-up (intermittently). (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Field collapse to approx 12 lines in centre of screen. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Intermittent motorboating noise on sound.
• Picture appears slowly. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No signal. (FREIBURG2 tip from SABA)
• Green screen. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Channel numbers cannot be entered.
• White dotted line appears on the left of the picture in VHF/Band I reception. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Poor colour.
• Appliance blocks in PAL. Operates in video cassette and channel. Telecom display is abnormal. L equals sound, H equals light and F equals colour.
• No synchronisation. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Poor horizontal synchronisation. when changing channels.
• Vertical fault.
• Occasionally the picture is red with flyback lines.
• Picture lacks height "top and bottom " and width "left and right". No correction possible. E/W distortion. (with circuit diagram extract)
• The picture moves out of its frame when the appliance is warm.
• No audio.
• Dead. LED blinks .
• Sometimes the sound mutes.
• No tuning. (picture attached)
• Does not store programmes.
• No picture. Loss of 1 or more colours.
• Sound ok, raster blue with flyback lines. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Reduced horizontal size. (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.
• Contrast is low in text mode, TV and mix modes are ok.
• Spare part no. info: Power supply repair kit. (FREIBURG2 tip from SABA)
• Random flashing of lines on screen.
• Line transformer vibration on white pictures.
• Service info: Contrast- and beam current adjustment after replacing chroma video module.
• Picture jumps and vertical distorsion according to video content, mostly on second station, channel 21. Intermittent fault.
• Low gain.
• Looks like crt low emission. (with circuit diagram extract) (FREIBURG2 tip from SABA)
• No sound or signal.
• Intermittent loss of channels from memory after switching on again. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• PSU and high voltage pump three times. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• Field collapse with RGB lines at top of picture. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Moire pattern. after warm-up.
• Switches off by itself. intermittently.
• Noisy sound on both channels (dependent on the volume setting).
• No RC functions. after warm-up.
• Channel display does not correspond to the channels received. eg. displays CH52 when 43 is received.
• Intermittently no adjustment of sound with RC. RC OK. IR receiver OK.
• All rails are very low, 3V on 158V (158 reads 500 Ohm).
• No focus. (with circuit diagram extract) (FREIBURG2 tip from SABA)
• Distorted verticals only on top.
• How to disable key code.
• No green. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Picture has shifted horizontally. Sound available only every 2 secs. Picture and sound OK via AV.
• Picture reduced to the top half of the screen with a linearity fault. Light pulsates and flyback raster on some lighter pictures. Scanning returns to normal occasionally when changing channels. (with circuit diagram extract)
• PSU starts up 1 time out of 10. At switch off, green dot lights up and then goes out.
• TV goes off and switches on again three times then goes into safety mode. (FREIBURG2 tips)
• No picture at switch-on. Sound OK. Picture may return intermittently. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No picture. A flyback is apparent when you increase the G2. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• Code lock.
• Wavy ripples from side to side. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Picture shifted vertically. at bottom. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• High pitch whistle on sound, varies with volume mainly on IBA transmission but can occur on BBC as well. (FREIBURG2 SABA repair tip)
• The appliance switches off automatically and loses its station memory.
• Black and white picture if the receiver is on "Auxiliary".
• Channel indication flashing 1, will not tune or adjust.
• Line tearing in TXT.
• Power supply switches off.
• Switches off then starts up again, mostly when cold. When TV works, sound mute and background noise, but sound reappears at channel switch over.
• Audible whistling from the back of the cabinet. (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• No red on TXT. Picture OK.
• White screen. Flyback lines.
• Line output transistor S/C. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Intermittent field collapse. Bright flyback lines rolling at centre of screen 3ins high. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Receives no HF signals. Band switch over is not possible. (picture attached)
• Chroma fault in Secam. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No video signal. Sound and TXT display OK.
• Picture is dark and no picture content, no display, only standby dot (line drive ok). (picture attached)
• Snow in picture. intermittently.
• Excessive brightness. Flyback lines. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Stations drift off tune by channel input. Can only be adjusted by fine tuning.
• No sync on TXT and sound. Mixed mode OK.
• Smokes then switches off. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Sound interruption and/or crackling.
• No RC functions (intermittently). (with circuit diagram extract) (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• Poor audio.
• Loses programmes. Sometimes does not start up. Wrong display.
• Poor focus. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Picture is too dark - coloured edges on the right.
• Green screen.
• Blank screen with coloured dots/interference and possible smell of over heating.
• Picture is almost dark, colours are weak and the Y-signal is too weak.
• With audio module black picture with unstable green bars. Without an audio module snowy picture but no reception.
• Reduced vertical deflection. at bottom.
• Crackling, occasionally squealing after operating for approximately 20 mins.
• Spare parts information - Part reference for TP24 and TL31.
• Colour bleeding.
• Line BU blows after some time.
• No or intermittent picture. via RF output. OK via SCART . (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Only 1/4 inch of picture at left hand side. Remainder of picture blank.
• Off-air luminance is missing, text is ok.
• Fades out or very dim.
• No function. PAUSE LED is lit.
• Variable sound and picture crackling with snow.
• After two-three hours the sound crackles very loudly. Model (51K5) Nicam .
• Intermittently switches off ten consecutive times or just once. Mostly switches on again automatically. No LEDs lit when switching off.
• Picture appears after 1.5 mins when cold and after 25 mins when warm (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No channel storing. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Functions in PAL. Does not take the Secam standard. (with circuit diagram extract) (FREIBURG2 tip from SABA)
• No brightness (intermittently).
• Colour flashing in and out.
• No or slight sound on the right and/or left tracks.
• Blank raster, sound + EHT OK, no r.g.b. Out of IV21 (HA11498). (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No colour in SECAM. Functions in PAL via scart.
• HT value.
• Horizontal lines.
• Switches off for a short time then returns on programme 1 (early F15 chassis).
• Channels 1, 2, 3 and 4 ok but teletext is green. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (FREIBURG2 SABA repair tip)
• Memory loss.
• Failure to switch on from standby unless programme "UP" button is used. (SABA - FREIBURG2 information)
• Line amplitude is too strong and there is a problem with the east/west cushion.
• Remains blocked in PAL.
• The PSU switches 3 times, line transformer, E/W diodes, U4 and U5 are ok.
• 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.
• No picture (after a few minutes).
• The TV locks in low range frequency. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No AGC.
• Heavy patterning on picture. Turning colour down patterning disappears, but the B/W picture has silvery effect on white areas.
• Switches on, but HV does not build up. (FREIBURG2 SABA repair tip)
• No fastext. Normal text OK. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No text, sound muted. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Hum bar. Vertical collapse. after warm-up. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Low brightness. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Dark picture. Poor adjustment of sound. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Only rainbow colours. Picture foldover. (with circuit diagram extract) (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• Trips 3 times.
• Weak blue until the brightness is turned up, but then blue flares. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Terrestrial channel in the background of a satellite transmission. (SABA - FREIBURG2 information)
• The appliance switches to BG standard. (FREIBURG2 tip from SABA)
• Standard does not change. Channel search is ok.
• Blurred colour blobs on screen.
• Smearing in picture. (picture attached)
• RV82 (10R) on tube board blows repeatedly. (FREIBURG2 SABA repair tip)
• How to disable key code.
• Protective circuit malfunction.
• Unable to tune in fully.
• Picture interference at the top and bottom, which changes with the line amplitude. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Sound VHT is correct but there is no picture and the screen is black. (FREIBURG2 tip from SABA)
• No EHT or power supply when switched on. 7V=6.3V.
• Crackling audio. Snow in picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Appliance trips or RL44 burns up.
• Channel raster has shifted by two or more channels. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Vertical lines run over the whole screen. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No switch on at all. No standby LED or programme display on front panel. (picture attached) (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• Replacing BU508, BU508AV, S2000A, S2000A2 and TP24.
• Picture visible in one inch strip at left side of screen, rest is blanked. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Random clicks with Nicam sound.
• No centering adjustment toward bottom.
• No reception. No UHF or VHF. Channels are displayed correctly.
• No sound on NICAM sets.
• Black raster. 1/2in of picture. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No picture. No audio. when changing channels. (FREIBURG2 tip from SABA)
• ICC7 chassis. N/S correction does not function properly. Initially no function.
• Blows TP24 and/or TL31. (with circuit diagram extract) (FREIBURG2 SABA repair tip)
• No grey scale. Functions in SCART.
• No standard switching. Blocked on PAL. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Only white noise, channel LEDs do not light up.
• Green picture.
• Picture and sound disappear after approx 5-10 minutes. Not heat-sensitive. (SABA - FREIBURG2 information)
• No blue on TXT. Picture OK. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• No picture, sound o.k. High voltage and power supply in good order.
• Tripping. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No picture, only flyback raster visible with distorted raster.
• TP48 fails after a few days.
• Power supply shuts down. Line drive pulls HT down.
• Dark picture with bright lines. Sound OK.
• No normal sound just white noise. NICAM OK.
• Part number info: processors.
• Blurred coloured blobs on screen. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Low FM sound. High background noise.
• Screen is very snowy.
• Dead. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• Trips. NICAM lights appear to flash. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Arcing at switch on. CTV trips 3 times then stops.
• No HF signals received. Band switch over is not possible.
• No audio.
• No picture. via RF output (intermittently). OK via SCART . (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No UHF, VHF reception. Similar picture without an aerial.
• Field collapse across centre of screen. Hum bar may drift down screen about 1 hour before field collapses.
• No sound or picture. No digits lit on display except STEREO and STEREO S2 lit.
• Anomaly due to built in switch.
• No raster deflection. No picture, only vague light in background. Looks like coloured spot at bottom of picture. No start up.
• No sound or picture except in scart. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• The video fails with the decoder syster. No problem with the old decoder.
• Bright screen for short period of time, after this just snow confusion and crackling noises in sound.
• Vertical collapse. (picture attached)
• No standby light when put into standby and impossible to start up again, except when starting up from the control panel.
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• Unfocused raster. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No tape-end shut off, changing IT20 and IR01 does not cure the problem, no reception on all channels only white shimmer.
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• No audio.
• Stop function does not function in teletext, but always jumps back to the memorized page. (with circuit diagram extract) (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• RC part number.
• Sound is lost intermittently.
• Weak signal. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Power supply goes into safety mode. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Poor channel reception and channels 59 and 62 are replaced by snow. Occasionally reception is correct.
• No N/S correction. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• At switch off, loud noises from the speaker.
• Operation OK. Dark screen, no sound. RCU OK. As in AV position no snow or thermal tube noise. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Picture shifted vertically. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Intermittently goes into TXT mode. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Accepts tuning channel number but does not alter tuning.
• Appliance switches over between VHF and UHF, instead only noise in the picture.
• When the appliance switches off, a spot appears on the screen. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Channel programming is impossible. The channels are defective on the display.
• Brightness varies until there is a dark picture.
• Mains switch does not lock on.
• CTV loses its programming when there is a power cut. What is the value the battery must charge at ?
• Switches to protection mode. after start-up.
• No IF signal from tuner.
• Dead (after start-up).
• 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. (FREIBURG2 tips)
• Poor reception. in UHF. Hum in audio.
• Poor Teletext page number.
• Vertical lines are jagged. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Thin black lines across picture. Intermittent arcing. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Picture appears to pulse or flutter.
• Channels have shifted (test picture on channel 33, channel no. 42 displayed). (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• Poor audio.
• Child lock.
• No NICAM sound. Normal sound OK.
• Trips three times at start up. (FREIBURG2 tip from SABA)
• Stops at random, standby LED off. Start up again possible by ON/OFF switch. (with circuit diagram extract)
• At switch on, focus pot arcing and igniting. CRT board and tube ventiduct disconnected but fault persists.
• Shifts 8 channels after being put back into service mode.
• Deprogramming due to static loads.
• Part number info: processors
• No audio. after a while. No raster. after a while. Trips. Shuts down. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Distorted sound, balance off centre, supersound and NICAM defective. (FREIBURG2 tips)
• 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 attached)
• Programme indicator "1" flashes but will not tune.
• No picture (intermittently). (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• TV functions but the displays are erased after a few secs.
• Functions well but occasionally picture turns grainy as if there was a reception fault. Occasionally 5 and 6 disappear. IF screening ok.
• Switches to standby (after a few seconds). (with circuit diagram extract)
• Colour cuts out occasionally.
• Constant red, green and blue line scanning.
• Picture height is shrivelled to 10cm. A few rolling horizontal lines in the middle of the picture.
• Occasional tuning drift and breakup of picture.
• Poor reception. Pieces of OSD appear erratically on display. No menu display.
• No signal or goes snowy after 1 hour. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Brightness varies. (picture attached)
• Picture geometry problems.
• RC part number.
• Line output transistor TL31 fails. Works for days sometimes weeks. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Channel raster has shifted by two or more channels.
• Service info: Contrast- and beam current adjustment after replacing chroma video module.
• Reduced vertical deflection. (FREIBURG2 tip from SABA)
• No picture or PLL operation. There are vertical interference bars present. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No reception.
• Intermittently noise breaks through on NICAM sound.
• No voltage on varicaps. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Poor picture and sound synchronisation. Moire effect on the picture. Occasionally there is no sound or picture.
• Channel tuning number does not correspond to the frequency required. (picture attached)
• Sound pops.
• OSD only functions in PAL.
• Intermittent power up; line at top. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• The sound disappears when the appliance is warm.
• When cold trips 3 times with crackling in the speaker, then safety mode. When warm trips then starts up. (picture attached)
• Automatically changes channels and goes into standby.
• Line at the bottom, no picture. Rattling. (with circuit diagram extract)
• After changing transformer LP03 burns. TL31 disconnected, 7V on DP37 and 145V on DP41 OK. BU508AT5 has been replaced by BU508A but fault still persists.
• Dead. Standby LED does not light. Standby LED lit . No RC functions. (picture attached) (FREIBURG2 tips)
• RC part number.
• Crackling audio.
• No audio. (FREIBURG2 SABA repair tip)
• No red in picture or TXT. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Faint white lines rolling up and down picture. Slight cross-modulation effect on off-air signal. (picture attached)
• Trips after 15-20 mins. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• The picture amplitude is too small. The whole of the picture is recorded in the lower half of the screen. (FREIBURG2 tips)
• Picture is split in two like an aerial echo on all channels even on cable channels.
• Replaced small transformer which was burning but TV remains in standby and FBT crackles for 5-6 secs then nothing.
• No picture appears in PAL.
• After replacing IV21, picture is too wide. Slight geometry fault.
• Vertical roll. Vertical foldover at bottom. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Spare part no. info: Power supply repair kit.
• Service info: Function of E/W stage.
• Colour picture via the tuner, black and white in scart.
• TV does not start up. Power supply does not decouple.
• Moire effect in the colour areas. (FREIBURG2 SABA repair tip)
• Does not start up, no standby. Voltage on TP48 C 0V, Bet E 7.35V. Voltage 300 on CP03 OK.
• When switching on with RCU, appliance does not react unless you are approx 1m away from it.
• In cold state of the television receiver, the thyristor DL21 (ESM740G) in the vertical stage may not switch on.
• Dead (intermittently). (picture attached)
• Sound OK on Canal Plus. No luminance when using decoder.
• Changes between standby and ON mode. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Faulty raster. Vertical jitter. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No contrast. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Sharp picture but negative and pale. Service mode OK.
• No blue. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• When TV is switched on in standard G, standard cannot be modified. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Standby LED flashing in standby mode.
• Tuning drifts (after a while).
• Sporadic hum from speaker. Hum disappears when switched off and on. (picture attached)
• No channel storing. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No display. after a few seconds. AV OK .
• No sound at switch on.
• No start up. The standby light comes on then goes off straight away when stop function is requested. ***MODIFY PAGE ACCORDING TO FRENCH.*** (SABA - FREIBURG2 information)
• No picture. There is a white raster on the right of the screen.
• Pop at switch on.
• At switch on, raster linearity fault for 1-2 minutes.
• No colour. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Flyback lines. at top. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• S2000 in power supply defective after a few mins. (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• A1 voltage.
• Loss of memory. All program sites on C00.
• The very high tension is intermittent. (FREIBURG2 tip from SABA)
• Intermittent NICAM sound. (picture attached)
• Only the green LED on.
• No picture or the picture blows. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No HV. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Moire effect in the colour areas.
• Part no. info.: RC.
• Hum bar drifts down picture then field collapses after approx 1hr. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No brightness. Audio OK .
• Vertical roll. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Trips then shuts down.
• Only rainbow effect (picture foldover).
• Poor grey scale. Dominates in black and white. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (FREIBURG2 tips)
• Service info: Unlocking the code lock. (FREIBURG2 SABA repair tip)
• The TV may function for several days then cut out. VHT is present, black screen and the display indicates standby mode.
• Black patch on left hand side, approx 1/3 of picture. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Only rainbow colours (picture running through).
• Intermittent colour. (FREIBURG2 tip from SABA)
• Shuts down (intermittently). (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No sound or vision. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Very faint and bright picture via tuner. Picture ok via scart via a VCR. (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• Cut-off adjustment.
• TP24 is destroyed, following a circuit break and return to programme 1. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Occasionally memorized data of control unit processor is lost at switch on or switch off with mains switch.
• Unstable picture. in UHF.
• Loud crackling noise from right hand side at switch on.
• No sound, no picture. Weak brightness. Flyback lines if G2 pushed. No functions from TV front panel.
• Video disappears and comes back after a few seconds. Sound present.
• Non-linear. Cramped at top. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No colour in PB from a Ferguson FV26D VCR when VCR is positioned under the TV.
• Slow start-up. (with circuit diagram extract) (SABA - FREIBURG2 information)
• No tuning. Channel display flashes. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• VHF is ok, no UHF or very little.
• No picture just scanning lines. Incorrect frame speed. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Intermittently when changing channel, black bars and no picture on channel 23. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (SABA - FREIBURG2 information)
• Height reduces. Creeps up from bottom. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Thumping noise from one channel at switch on.
• No audio. No picture. (picture attached)
• 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)
• Power supply switches off, breaker circuit doesn't start up even with continuous attempts to start up.
• Loss of light after 15 minutes.
• No start-up. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No channel storing.
• Mains transistor TP24 (S2000AF) blown straight after being turned on.
• Picture is missing, random lines on screen. (FREIBURG2 SABA repair tip)
• Power supply BU blows after operating for a short time. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Receives no HF signals. Band switch over is not possible. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No RC functions. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (FREIBURG2 tip from SABA)
• Poor chrominance of black/white with colour at zero.
• Blank raster. Flyback lines. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No PIP.
• Teletext moves vertically. Appliance functions very well when Teletext is not displayed.
• Switching transistor TP24 fails repeatedly.
• Part number info: power supply repair
• Functions in Pal but snowy screen in Secam. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• TP24, TP16, TP19, TP11 and fuse blow. TL31 ok.
• Goes into safety 3 times.
• Thump from speaker intermittently.
• 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.
• Vertical displacement of approx 5cm towards the top of the screen when warm.
• Hum bar. (with circuit diagram extract)
• No sound. TV cuts out after 10 minutes. Sound board OK.
• No picture content. After switching on bright picture with colour flecks, same picture without HF signal. Sound OK.
• Switches to standby (intermittently). (with circuit diagram extract)
• How to set up SERVICE mode when appliance remains in low range. (FREIBURG2 tips)
• When increasing contrast or on bright video scenes, chroma disappears and 1 or 2 vertical fine black lines appear on left of screen.
• Occasionally dead, then snow. Goes into standby by the RCU and only starts up again after 30 secs.
• No blue. in TXT. Picture OK .
• Distorted text page numbers.
• No audio.
• No audio.
• 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!
• Improving the reliability of TP24 (S2000 or BU508). (with circuit diagram extract)
• Pincushion potentiometer PG08 acts as width control. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No picture. Rainbow colours in lower picture area.
• 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.
• TL31 heats up and blows after 5 mins.
• TP24 gets hot and short circuits. Poor base command.
• Occasionally there is a luminance problem when warm. (picture attached)
• No picture no sound, EHT ok. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• The brightness control display may switch off.
• No sound. No vertical or horizontal scanning. Just a blue line.
• No TXT. Muted audio. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No vertical synchronisation. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Dark screen dark with vertical bright flyback lines. Picture suddenly appears leaving 2" band at top. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No blue just smeary.
• Various video faults. (with circuit diagram extract)
• RF14 burns up. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No functions. Standby LED lit . (picture attached)
• No sound and occasionally the mute function is activated.
• Only rainbow colours (vertical deflection).
• Occasionally no start up. Protective circuit sets in. No soft start. (with circuit diagram extract) (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• Service Info: Unlocking the code lock.
• Picture is green, red or blue with flyback lines. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No UHF switching voltage or programme reception. (picture attached)
• NICAM sound drops out. NICAM indicators flash as sound cuts out.
• 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.
• No NICAM sound, normal sound ok.
• Loud noises from speaker (at switch-off).
• If a channel is programmed, the programme reappears and the appliance goes to safety mode. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Flickering picture. No picture. after a few minutes. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Height of picture shifted below centre of screen. (picture attached)
• The picture jumps when the appliance is warm and moves downwards.
• Type of memory battery. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Display shows channel only. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Dark picture with 3 RGB lines. Sound available.
• Intermittent switch between programme 1 and AUX.
• Occasionally the video signal is reversed. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (FREIBURG2 SABA repair tip)
• White noise only. No channel LEDs. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No STEREO reception on channel 60. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Line output transistor fails repeatedly.
• Poor start up, RC must be pressed for a long time. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Loses channel 1.
• Appliance has no HF reception. Snowy picture. (with circuit diagram extract) (SABA - FREIBURG2 information)
• No sound or picture. Teletext functions. Static discharge. New appliance.
• Narrow horizontal lines in the picture. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Vertical deflection. Rotating lines in the lower third of the picture.
• Picture is very dark. Picture is visible only by the predominant areas of red and blue.
• No UHF channels. when cold.
• Low HV. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Loss of red. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Channels drift after start-up. (picture attached)
• Colour bleeding. (FREIBURG2 tip from SABA)
• Faulty TXT. (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• No horizontal deflection.
• Colour bleeding.
• Black lines appear on the screen. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Volume changes by itself or sound is distorted.
• At start up, time base and EHT for a moment then cuts out. No standby light on.
• RC part number.
• Receiver goes off after tripping of power supply.
• After operating for a few minutes, channels 59 and 62 disappear: picture is replaced by snow.
• Negative picture, striped and running through in UHF. OK in VHF.
• Only channel 21 is received in UHF. Picture and sound ok in VHF. Displays the correct channels.
• Colour fails occasionally.
• No stereo reception on channel 60. (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• HT is low at approx. 152V and has intermittent tripping.
• Sound pops.
• The appliance does not work with the remote control, but requests from the appliance are accepted. (FREIBURG2 SABA repair tip)
• 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.
• Cables to be connected on the vertical deflector.
• No tuning possible. Hum in VHF. Channel display correct.
• Colour cuts out occasionally.
• Partial blanking of video info. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Flickering on channel 60 and on special channels.
• Coloured flyback lines over picture. (picture attached)
• No V1, V2 or VS supplies.
• Teletext clock stops. Each 5cm high part of the picture is missing. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No correct reading on the display. (FREIBURG2 tip from SABA)
• 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.
• Service information: Function of the E/W stage.
• Corrupted TXT page number. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Dead. Standby LED flashes . (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Service info: Contrast- and beam current adjustment after replacing chroma video module.
• Power supply switches off for a short time (hiccup) when channel is switched over.
• Replacement of the diode split transformer in old chassis ICC5 and new chassis ICC5-01.
• After switch on power supply pulsates three times. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No picture. Single lines approx 2ins apart. Raster appears if height or field shift adjusted. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (FREIBURG2 tip from SABA)
• High pitch whistle on sound, varies with volume mainly on IBA transmission but can occur on BBC. (FREIBURG2 tips)
• Trips after warming up for a few minutes. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No clock signal in 14 of the IV21. No Y signal in 41 of the IV21 and no light.
• No tuning.
• No sound at switch on. Sound returns when channel is changed. Fault only occurs at start up.
• Intermittent audio.
• 1Khz tone breaking onto NICAM sound. OK in mono mode.
• Unable to enter channel number. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• TV just displays LOCK.
• Intermittent sound from right-hand speaker.
• Switches to standby. after start-up (intermittently).
• Switches to protection mode. intermittently.
• Short lived line output transformer. (with circuit diagram extract)
• AGC problems. Poor reception. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Wavy picture on right side. Switches off after 5 to 10 mins. (picture attached)
• The display indicates 88.
• Volume alters by itself or sound is distorted. (FREIBURG2 tip from SABA)
• At switch on RC must be held at least 40cm from the appliance. If appliance runs, all other functions work perfectly from 4-5m away. (picture attached)
• Starts up three times then switches off.
• Loss of channel 1.
• OSD doubled in height. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Blank screen. Rolling lines around top. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• RC part number.
• Intermittent colour when setting picture geometry. (FREIBURG2 SABA repair tip)
• No Y-picture or colour.
• 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.
• TV deprogrammes, starts up again then remains in PAL. It is impossible to display S2 standard.
• Intermittent dead. Can be OK for days. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Cannot be switched over from all channels.
• The channel display is incorrect (eg.when receiving channel 36, the display shows channel 38). (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No scanning. When appliance is switched on green bars then they disappear. FBT is ok. Function is ok.
• Volume changes by itself or distorted sound.
• There is a moire effect on the screen for a short while and no sound.
• Low FM audio, high background noise.
• Malfunctioning AGC adjustment. (picture attached)
• Intermittent audio.
• Failure of LG11 in line output circuit. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• LED display characters are back to front. (picture attached)
• Loss of sync on teletext. Mix teletext/picture ok.
• No NICAM sound.
• Part number info: power supply repair
• Picture height below the centre of the screen. (SABA - FREIBURG2 information)
• No stereo reception on channel 60.
• Picture has severe distortion at top and bottom. Changes with line amplitude. (with circuit diagram extract) (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• Line whistle. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No channel storing.
• 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.
• Spare part info: value of RL55.
• Brightness problem, display works well but no variation. Contrast and colour ok. Clock data and enable data ok.
• No Canal Plus decoding.
• No field scan when switched on from cold. Field output thyristor DL21 may not operate. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Switches off a few times each evening after replacing transformer. Intermittently switches on again after a while. Sometimes needs to be switched on again.
• Volume changes by itself or distorted sound.
• No channel tuning in search mode.
• Only rainbow effect (picture foldover).
• Horizontal line. at top. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• With a 220V/100W load or with line connected, power supply stops but functions with the line disconnected. (SABA - FREIBURG2 information)
• Very poor colour. Looks like indent fault.
• Black box appears instead of clock on channel change or when adjusting volume on IMC models.
• Sound reduction. It sometimes returns when changing channels.
• 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. (with circuit diagram extract)
• After 5 mins stations disappear. Wrong characters with the volume OSD. Colours and size change.
• Trips 3 times then shuts down. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No channel storing.
• No audio. (picture attached)
• Teletext displays page 100 only.
• TP24 is defective. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No vertical deflection. Burning smell. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Sound distorted when volume increased. (FREIBURG2 tip from SABA)
• Rainbow on the screen.
• 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. (SABA - FREIBURG2 information)
• Various breakdowns due to U1=7V.
• Weak UHF and VHF reception.
• Primary power supply fails under load. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Appliance functions in VHF but not in UHF. Snow is present.
• Vertical lines pulling at the top of the picture.
• Cycles on/off. (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• Channels 1, 2, 3 and 4 ok but teletext is green.
• White line approx 10 cm from top of picture. Other functions ok. (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• Intermittent trip/chopper failure.
• Horizontal collapse. (picture attached)
• Part number info: RC
• No LL' switching when you press C of the remote control.
• Picture lacks blue colour until the brightness is turned up, then blue flares across the picture. (picture attached) (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• Loss of red.
• No audio. after a few minutes. No picture. after a few minutes. (picture attached)
• Excessive HV.
• Occasional raster desynchronisation.
• No line drive. (picture attached) (SABA - FREIBURG2 information)
• No stereo reception on channel 60.
• Moire effect and no sound for a few moments. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Will not go into standby cleanly when hot, it will pulse between standby and on 5/6 times before finally staying in standby.
• No picture, picture appears after each channel change then disappears a few seconds later. Sound ok. (picture attached) (SABA - FREIBURG2 information)
• Lines from top to bottom of screen.
• Power supply BU blows after 10 secs. Correct power supply attempted with line transformer load disconnected.
• No operation (intermittently).
• In safety mode after working for a long time appliance trips then stops. Display off.
• Intermittent tripping, display ok. Possible start up again via On/Off switch.
• Poor focus on picture or TXT. Low brightness and badly smeared. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Black screen. All the voltages are correct. The sound, line transformer and the G2 are ok but the screen remains black.
• No STEREO reception on channel 60.
• Hiss in audio.
• Black bar. at top and bottom. (with circuit diagram extract) (FREIBURG2 tip from SABA)
• Dead (after lightning strike). (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Display flashes and turns dark. Channel displayed but cannot be adjusted. RC OK.
• PSU trips 3 times then shuts down. (picture attached)
• No picture. via tuner.
• No sound or raster. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No switch on. When switching off with mains switch LED switches on then off.
• No UHF reception, displays channel.
• No audio.
• Unstable operation of the oscillator. (SABA - FREIBURG2 information)
• TP24 fails after first EHT pulse.
• Impossible to select bands. Tuner UHF OK. OK via scart. Signal present.
• All programme numbers tuned to the same channel.
• LED remains on when set switched on.
• Crackling sound on "Nicam".
• Cannot change channels. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Relaxation of the power supply. If point 8 of the THT is opened, the 110V voltage returns. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Channel raster has shifted by two or more channels. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Ticking noise on sound and intermittent sound mute.
• Ticking noise on sound with intermittent mute.
• Screen is blank with rolling lines at the top.
• No picture. TXT OK . (picture attached)
• No or low start-up volts at IL14. (FREIBURG2 tips)
• No picture. Horizontal collapse. Audio OK . (+ 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) (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• Picture white out.
• Poor base command. TL31 at -0.4V instead of -0.8V, correct format.
• Memory loss. after a while.
• Picture may distort if TT module fitted.
• Black, green, pink, blue screen after start-up for 1 min, then goes to normal.
• The picture only appears after about 3 or 4 minutes and then turns red or blue.
• The appliance remains in PAL. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No colour (via SCART).
• Channel 60 and special channels flicker. U6 (30V) is too low.
• Popping noise at switch on. (Nicam model).
• 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. (SABA - FREIBURG2 information)
• No colour (intermittently).
• No vertical deflection. intermittently.
• Reduced width and width control has little or no effect. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Uncontrollable brightness with flyback lines.
• Spitting noise from speaker. Intermittent digital sound. NICAM LED's go out. (FREIBURG2 SABA repair tip)
• No channel storing.
• No picture. Lines in picture. intermittently. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Only rainbow colours (picture foldover).
• Intermittent unlocked colours. (SABA - FREIBURG2 information)
• In time picture increasingly wanders down the screen.
• No red in graphics display. (with circuit diagram extract)
• PSU does not start up. standby point is visible for a short time.
• Cabinet back cover vibrates at certain audio frequencies.
• Channel 60 and special channels flicker. U6 (30V) too low.
• Power supply fuse blown. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No standard switch over. No SECAM.
• Service info: Unlocking the code lock.
• Program site is displayed but the appropriate picture does not appear. If fine tuning is activated, picture appears.
• Appliance has no HF reception. Snowy picture.
• Poor vertical linearity.
• Unstable picture. Horizontal interference on the screen. The sound crackles.
• Random clicks with Nicam sound. (service info for SABA -FREIBURG2)
• Receives no HF signals. Tape switch over is not possible.
• Intermittent colour.
• Double picture. Picture shifted 1mm.
• Severe patterning like white sparklies. (picture attached)
• Protection circuit comes into force inappropriately.
• VCR problems.
• Chopper transistor is defective intermittently. (picture attached)
• No red. (with circuit diagram extract)
• Blows 1.6A fuse. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• No power supply and the stand-by light is lit on.
• Moire effect in the colour areas.
• No horizontal amplification. (FREIBURG2 tip from SABA)
• Disable electronic combination lock.
• Missing B-Y.
• Monochrome picture when AUX selected on IMC receiver.
• No OSG, (on screen graphics). Although no OSG, picture functions can still be altered.
• No FS tuning. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• Service info: Contrast- and beam current adjustment after replacing chroma video module.
• Intermittent NICAM sound.
• Menu display in wrong language.
• Occasionally memorized data of control unit processor is lost at switch on or switch off with mains switch.
• Variable sound and picture crackling with snow.
• Scanning on the screen is visible on a part of the screen. The programme number display is correct. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Rolling coloured and white lines. (picture attached)
• Colour drop-out.
• TV cuts out intermittently. No sound. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
• Appliance has no HF reception. Snowy picture. (picture attached)
• Volume changes by itself or sound is distorted.
• No start up with RC. Functions OK with RC when switched on manually.
• No sound except on the headphones and the scart plug.
• No picture. Centre section of white line just visible at top centre of screen. (with circuit diagram extract) (FREIBURG2 tips)
• No audio (after start-up).
• Sound makes a noise on both channels and is dependent on the volume setting.
• V2 voltage.
• Picture becomes yellow intermittently. No reaction to shocks. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• No audio. STEREO OK .
• PSU trips three times then powers down. Standby LED lit briefly at switch on. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
• No STEREO reception on channel 60.
• Dark picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
• Snowy picture after 20 mins. (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.
• Black rapid flashing.