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GJ2518C 000054800 / SABA [TV]

The EURAS repair tip database for professional technicians and service engineers supplies the following faults for GJ2518C / SABA.

List of fault symptoms:
  • Dead. LED blinks . Squealing from PSU. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Switches to protection mode. after a while.
  • Stops intermittently or no start up. Error code 27.
  • Dead. LED flashing 7 and 4 times. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Stuck on menu.
  • No power.
  • Red LED flashes every 2 secs.
  • No audio.
  • Black screen. Audio OK . (picture attached) (service info for SABA -GJ2518C)
  • How to disable hotel mode.
  • Starts up 3 times, then error code 27. (picture attached)
  • Switches to protection mode. after warm-up. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Ballooning effect. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Vertical line tearing. (picture attached)
  • TL19 in horizontal deflection fails without reason.
  • Pincushion distortion. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Starts up again, INSTALL menu appears with language request. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Switches briefly out of standby and then code 27. (GJ2518C tip from SABA)
  • Line transformer is defective.
  • Excessive horizontal amplitude in 4/3 mode.
  • Dead. LED flashes once every 3 secs.
  • No UHF channels.
  • Switches to standby (intermittently). (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Excessive brightness.
  • How to exit SERVICE mode.
  • Picture shifted vertically.
  • How to enter Installation menu in order to set parameters in French.
  • No start-up from standby via RC intermittently. When switched off via mains switch, it switches on again in standby and starts up via RC. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Switches off by itself. intermittently. Clicking noise.
  • No start-up. LED is red . (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • No start-up. Power LED lit . (picture attached)
  • RP20 (470R/0.25W) burnt.
  • No or intermittent start-up. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (GJ2518C tips)
  • Dark bands running up screen. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • FBT defective. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • LED lights up three times at switch-on and attempts to become green but then it changes to red.
  • Stuck in standby. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No start-up. LED blinks .
  • Volume lowers without any obvious reason. (GJ2518C SABA repair tip)
  • Intermittently trips. Attempts to start then enters standby. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • At switch ON, EHT appears. LED flashing. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Volume increases for no apparent reason.
  • No sound. Bargraph advances only one bar.
  • E/W fault. Line output transistor fails repeatedly. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Vertical collapse. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • How to improve tube's power supply. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • How to quit factory setup.
  • Black screen. LED blinks . (extract of circuit diagram attached) (SABA - GJ2518C information)
  • Low audio. intermittently.
  • Excessive horizontal size. Pincushion distortion. on sides. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Video output stage IC (TEA5101A) on CRT board is defective.
  • Stuck in standby. Standby LED lit . (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • How to quit production mode.
  • No picture in AV mode. (picture attached)
  • No start-up from standby (intermittently). Shuts down. after a few seconds.
  • Shuts down. LED blinks .
  • Red LED lights up at switch on instead of green LED. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Blurry picture. after a few minutes. OK via SCART . (picture attached)
  • Spot on screen when ON/OFF switch is used quickly. (picture attached)
  • IC IV5 fails after EHT flashover.
  • Transistor TP50 (BUH516) destroyed. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • How to improve reception with an internal aerial. (picture attached) (service info for SABA -GJ2518C)
  • Faint picture after some time.
  • No volume control. Unable to enter some menus.
  • Channels change at random. after a few minutes.
  • No contrast and faint picture.
  • No start-up. when plugged in.
  • Horizontal and vertical amplitude change with brightness and contrast changes. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Error code 26. LED flashes twice and then 6 times.
  • Channels change at random.
  • No start-up. HT rustle. LED flashes 2 times, then 7 times (error code 27). (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Chirps. Vertical lines in picture. Line end stage buzzes.
  • Difficult start up. Impossible to enter service mode. Reduced horizontal deflection. (picture attached) (SABA - GJ2518C information)
  • No RC functions. after warm-up.
  • Error code 15. Switches off when picture appears on screen. (service info for SABA -GJ2518C)
  • No picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Red picture. Switches to standby. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Tuning drifts. Patterns in picture.
  • No start-up. (SABA - GJ2518C information)
  • More or less serious picture tearing, sometimes switching to standby.
  • Picture flickering, pumps or is noisy. Signals via AV1 or AV2 ok.
  • Picture shifted vertically. at bottom.
  • Sound increases jerkily. Bargraph increases normally. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Recognition of chassis version 1 , 2, or 3, for line output transformer replacement.
  • Folded up frame on left-hand side of screen. (GJ2518C tip from SABA)
  • Vertical jitter. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Black screen. when cold. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (SABA - GJ2518C information)
  • Red standby LED flashes once after switch on. No RC function. (picture attached)
  • No picture via EE or AV. No sound. Menu display OK.
  • Poor colour. intermittently. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No start-up. Standby LED lit . PSU chirps. (with circuit diagram extract) (SABA - GJ2518C information)
  • Dark shadows in horizontal direction at the transistions between light and dark. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Upside-down picture. Picture is too small. E/W fault.
  • Cannot switch TV in 4/3 mode. Picture remains in 16/9 mode.
  • No manual functions. Control is possible via RC but appliance switches again to AV1 and AV2.
  • Unable to adjust volume or to navigate in menu. Channel change OK.
  • No sound. Picture OK. Sound OK from SCART.
  • Switches off after a few mins. Slight static noises can be heard at switch-off. (GJ2518C SABA repair tip)
  • Fuse FP01 blows.
  • Doming effect on whole screen (coloured dome in the middle of screen). (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Error codes.
  • LED flashes once, then reverts to standby. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Piecrusting in picture on verticals.
  • Tripping. Arcing. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • G2 adjustment.
  • Disable child lock. (SABA - GJ2518C information)
  • Loud audio.
  • Shuts down. after a few minutes.
  • Vertical jitter after replacing IC IV01
  • Intermittently no line sync (temperature dependent). Noise.
  • Horizontal line. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Reduced horizontal size. Excessive vertical size. Flyback lines. White screen. (picture attached)
  • Moire pattern. only on certain channels. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Switches off by itself. after a while.
  • Sound increases to maximum randomly.
  • No audio. (with circuit diagram extract) (GJ2518C tips)
  • Tries to starts when HV pulls in, then protective mode and error code 27. (picture attached)
  • SMPS rattles or ticks faintly. (picture attached)
  • TV is dead. Standby LED flashes twice and then seven times.
  • Switches after switch on immediately to standby and then into protection mode. Code 27. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • G2 adjustment.
  • Enable child lock.
  • Remains in standby. Attempts to start up with RC. (GJ2518C tip from SABA)
  • No picture and audio, only low humming. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • PSU starts but with too low voltages.
  • Power problem.
  • Lamp test.
  • No E/W correction. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Horizontal amplitude and East-West geometry are defective.
  • Three start-up attempts with HV after switch on with RC, then error code 27.
  • Picture too large or foldover. (GJ2518C tip from SABA)
  • Spark flash-over on the back of the picture tube, behind deflection yoke.
  • Switches immediately into protection mode. Red LED flashes twice, then seven times. (picture attached)
  • No start-up from standby. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Sound goes to zero by itself even when it's increased with RC.
  • Switches to standby when cold (error code 27).
  • No start-up. LED flickers .
  • Line deflection transistor is defective.
  • Shuts down. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (SABA - GJ2518C information)
  • Tripping. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Picture gets darker when changing its format.
  • Volume increases to maximum, then cannot be adjusted.
  • Red LED flashes 2 then 7 times after start-up then appliance stops and LED lit constantly. No start-up.
  • Does not find stations in auto tune mode.
  • Picture jitters. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Does not start up at first attempt but after second one. Dark picture. Menus can hardly be read excepting what is written in yellow. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Dead. after lightning strike.
  • After switching on via power switch language menu is displayed. Appliance does not respond either to user control or to RC. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Picture is blue or red.
  • RL26 fails repeatedly.
  • No start-up. LED flashes twice, then 6 times. Error message indicates that the tube is not heated. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Wrong picture size.
  • Switches to protection mode. intermittently.
  • Afterglow.
  • No contrast.
  • Switches to standby. at start-up. (picture attached)
  • Low brightness. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Enter service mode.
  • No contrast in 4:3. Normal contrast in 16:9. (GJ2518C tips)
  • Part number for line output transformer replacement kit.
  • No picture at top of screen. The upper side of image appears at bottom half of screen. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • No sound in HF or via scart input. If sound is increased via RC or keyboard, bar graph appears, but sound increases with only one bar.
  • Ringing in picture. on the left. (part of circuit diagram displayed) (GJ2518C tip from SABA)
  • Sound disappears on certain channels as well as on AV2. It appears again for a second when switching over.
  • No reception on area I. (GJ2518C tips)
  • Stuck in Standby. Red LED switches on, then blinks every 3 secs.
  • White screen. Flyback lines.
  • No start-up from standby with RC. No decoder function. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Trips. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Shuts down (when cold).
  • OSD flickers. Picture flickers intermittently. (GJ2518C tip from SABA)
  • Switches over by itself, from time to time.
  • Dark picture. Unable to enter service mode.
  • Dark picture, low amplitude RGB signals. No way to enter service mode.
  • Line scanning. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Input diodes fail repeatedly.
  • Blocked using RC and front panel. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • Horizontal tearing. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Intermittent horizontal synchronisation and OSD jitters intermittently on high contrast.
  • TL61 and TL62 in horizontal deflection become hot. Appliance OK.
  • Protection mode activated. (picture attached)
  • No TXT. Displays 'TXT page not found'. (picture attached)
  • No start up. LED flashes every second.
  • No audio and picture after warm-up.
  • Tries to start up 3 times, then LED blinks (2+7) 4 times.
  • Switches to safety when changing from a dark scene to a bright one. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Pulses three times then vertical fault. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Wrong colours. Sometimes picture does not appear, TV does not start up and LED flashes orange/green.
  • Power supply transistor TP10.
  • No functions. Red LED blinks.
  • Dead. Power LED lit . (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Picture too small. Picture goes off when zoom is selected.
  • Band I does not work.
  • Vertical lines are torn, frayed (spikes). (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • How to activate install menu.
  • PSU does not start properly. (picture attached)
  • No reception.
  • Stuck in standby. LED is red . (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Stations jump one program downward after station search.
  • No audio.
  • Geometry fault.
  • Streaks in picture.
  • Low contrast. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Flashovers at CRT board. (picture attached)
  • How to store 16/9 picture size.
  • Vertical fault. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Switches to protection mode. (picture attached)
  • No brightness. No contrast.
  • Bright picture. Flyback lines. Tripping.
  • Always in Secam L.
  • TV stops immediately after switch-on.
  • LED lights up orange then flickers error code 27.
  • Dark or black picture. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Dead.
  • Dark picture after line output transformer was replaced.
  • Comes on for a short time and chirps, standby LED goes off.
  • Noise in picture. (picture attached)
  • At switch on, EHT rustles and unit shutsdown. (with circuit diagram extract) (GJ2518C SABA repair tip)
  • Picture distorted on a vertical band approx 1.1inch wide on the left side of screen. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • TL41 faulty. (extract of circuit diagram attached) (GJ2518C tips)
  • 2" thick vertical line on left side. (with circuit diagram extract) (GJ2518C tips)
  • Part no. info: PSU repair kit. (SABA - GJ2518C information)
  • Sound stuck at about 1/10 of bar graph. No reaction to VOL(+) on keyboard or to key (+) on RC.
  • Mains transformer rattles with 50Hz. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Clicking and arcing from tube base. Switches to standby.
  • Switches to standby. intermittently. Knock sensitive. (picture attached)
  • No G2 voltage. (with circuit diagram extract) (GJ2518C SABA repair tip)
  • Switches to protection mode. after a while.
  • Vertical jitter. intermittently.
  • No start-up. LED blinks orange .
  • Tripping. intermittently. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • No display when menu is called up. No RC and user control. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • E/W fault. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • Streaky picture and noise when cold. (picture attached) (GJ2518C SABA repair tip)
  • How to disconnect protection when appliance doesn't start up and LED flickers with error code.
  • No function. Red LED display at switch ON, then LED goes OFF, comes back with two pulses, goes OFF again and returns with seven pulses. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • Transistor TB02 destroyed on tube board. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Attempts to power up then EHT appears then trips. (+ extract of circuit diagram) (GJ2518C SABA repair tip)
  • No start-up. Green LED flashes .
  • No audio.
  • TL65 in horizontal deflection fails thermically.
  • Black vertical stripes on bright background.
  • No picture. LED blinks .
  • Dark screen. No front panel function. No RC functions.
  • Dark picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Retrace lines. Focus problems.
  • Error codes. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • HV builds up briefly and then switches off. (picture attached)
  • No start-up.
  • CL21 (14nF/1.6KV), CL22 (30nF/1KV) and transistor (BUH516) fail repeatedly. (picture attached)
  • No colour.
  • Volume varies.
  • Picture is green with black stripes.
  • Starts up three times then switches off.
  • LED flashes. (with circuit diagram extract) (GJ2518C tips)
  • Changes channels by itself (down).
  • No TXT.
  • No operation. No LED lit.
  • Volume uncontrollable.
  • Dark picture. High voltage present. LED lights up red. (extract of circuit diagram attached)
  • No vertical deflection. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • No degaussing. (GJ2518C tips)
  • Trips 3 times then dead. (with circuit diagram extract) (SABA - GJ2518C information)
  • Tries to start up then goes into standby. Error code 27.
  • Tripping. Red LED blinks. (picture attached)
  • Red or green picture. (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • No picture. when cold. (+ extract of circuit diagram)
  • No functions.
  • Enters tuning mode.
  • Service menu.
  • Transistor TL32 destroyed. (with circuit diagram extract)
  • OSD jitters and picture is horizontally unstable.
  • Switches to standby. at start-up (when cold). (part of circuit diagram displayed)
  • Installation menu is displayed at switch on.
  • Dark picture. LED flashes red/green.
  • Disable hotel mode.
  • Switches off a few minutes after switching on and it doesn't start up until cold.
  • No raster. No audio. LED flashing from green to orange twice, then six times. (picture attached)
  • FBT and EEPROM fault. (service info for SABA -GJ2518C)
  • Dead. Blows fuse. (picture attached)
  • Different chassis versions.
  • 9V voltage regulator IP03 (7809) in PSU overheats.
  • Blanked vertical bar on left side of picture.
  • Enable Hotel mode.
  • Line output transistor fails repeatedly. at start-up.
  • No tuning. intermittently.

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