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2181 / TECHLINE [TV]

The EURAS repair tip database for professional technicians and service engineers supplies the following faults for 2181 / TECHLINE.

List of fault symptoms:
  • Keine Funktion, Standby OK. Nach Einschalten LED kurz grün, dann wieder rot.
  • PSU ticking. Red LED blinks.
  • Tripping. LED blinks .
  • Only a horizontal line or no picture.
  • Slow start-up. when cold.
  • No audio. via AV.
  • Switches to standby. at start-up.
  • Can be switched on via RC or PR +- on appliance only after several attempts.
  • Tube overfeeds. Flyback lines.
  • No start-up from standby. Red LED blinks.
  • Stuck in standby. LED is green then red. (2181 tips)
  • Flashing picture.
  • E/W fault.
  • Excessive brightness.
  • PSU pulsates. LED is green. Tripping. after start-up.
  • PSU pulsates. LED is dark.
  • Vertical collapse.
  • Line tearing.
  • No raster.
  • Green LED is lit at switch on via RC, otherwise no function.
  • Variation of PSU voltages.
  • Bright raster. Flyback lines.
  • Switches to standby. intermittently.
  • Starts up briefly. LED is alight.
  • No sound, no picture. Appliance is pumping regularly and green LED flashes briefly. (2181 TECHLINE repair tip)
  • No picture. OK via SCART . (2181 tip from TECHLINE)
  • No line drive pulses.
  • No function. PSU works without a fault in protection mode.
  • No OSD. Picture foldover. Bad linearity.
  • Dead. Standby LED flashes .
  • Excessive horizontal size. Pincushion distortion.
  • Vertical foldover. after warm-up.
  • No display.
  • Line output transistor fails repeatedly.
  • Blue disc capacitor C812 blown.
  • Line output transistor fails repeatedly. after a few minutes.
  • How to enable PAL standard for UK use.
  • Horizontal line and approx 5 cm picture content.
  • No start-up.
  • Slightly distorted picture. Slowly runs from the top to the bottom or gets stuck. Sound is slightly distorted.
  • No vertical deflection.
  • R809 (0R47) defective and Q801 (P3NA60) s/c.
  • Ripple on screen.
  • Noise on sound via HF. OK via AV. (service info for TECHLINE -2181)
  • No picture. Noise in picture. No tuning.
  • Standby is lit, cannot be switched on. Smells burnt.
  • Does not shut down. No colour.
  • No functions. LED is red .
  • Horizontal lines.
  • PSU pulsates. at start-up. (2181 tips)
  • No TXT. No switch-over, page number is displayed but no picture content.
  • Enter service mode.
  • Changes the channel after approx. 10 min. on the program site. Switches off when calling up the menu, returns with OSD shifted to the left.
  • Reduced vertical size. (service info for TECHLINE -2181)
  • When stopping TV via RC, diode stays green and doesn't get red. Picture and sound are OK in standby but line transformer makes a fluttering noise. When restarting via RC, picture, sound and functions are OK.
  • Ticking noise. in standby.
  • Picture slightly wider than normal. No vertical amplitude. Picture and sound intermittent drop out.
  • Shuts down for a sec. Standby LED also switches down for a sec.
  • LED flashes green/red after switch on.
  • No PSU or pumps.
  • Dead. Green LED flashes .
  • BU808 fails after an hour.
  • PSU does not start up. LED flashes red/green.
  • Grüne LED leuchtet beim Einschalten mit FB, sonst keine Funktion.
  • La LED verte est allumée lors de l'allumage avec la TC. Autrement pas de fonctions.
  • No start-up from standby.
  • Stuck in standby. Tripping.
  • Switches to standby. after start-up.
  • No HV. Audio OK .
  • Dark picture (intermittently).
  • PSU fails.
  • Stuck in standby. LED is red .
  • Stuck in security. (service info for TECHLINE -2181)
  • Geometry adjustment.
  • Clicking noise.
  • No sound. Installation menu cannot be called up.
  • Distorted and wavy picture. No AV input. AV output ok.
  • Black screen. (service info for TECHLINE -2181)
  • Q603 (BU808DFI) overheats. (2181 tip from TECHLINE)
  • At switch on blank raster, timer counts back from 5 min and set switches off.
  • Line output stage BU808DFI is defective.
  • Excessive vertical size.
  • No picture. Green LED flickers when trying to start up.
  • Reduced horizontal size.
  • Standby LED starts to flash after switch on.
  • LED remains red with a slight flickering at start-up. If it starts up, PSU transformer whistles.
  • No picture. after a few minutes.
  • No functions.
  • Shuts down. after start-up.
  • No E/W correction.
  • No picture.
  • Dead. LED lights dimly.
  • Floating moire-effect distortion around CRT.
  • Picture shifted vertically.
  • Tripping. Red LED blinks.
  • No start-up. LED is green. (service info for TECHLINE -2181)
  • Goes to standby automatically every 5 min.
  • No start-up. Red LED lit and blinks when button CH (+) or RC is pressed. No green LED.
  • No functions. LED blinks .
  • Tripping.
  • No functions. at start-up. LED blinks .
  • Difficoult startup when cold, LED flashes and goes back to standby.
  • Dead. Standby LED does not light. (2181 tips)
  • Dead.
  • No audio. Crackling audio. via speakers.
  • PSU pulsates. Red LED blinks.
  • Picture is red, bright parts have a bluish tint.
  • Control keys do not function.
  • No HV. (2181 tips)
  • Stuck in standby. Red LED turns green for a sec when trying to turn on.
  • Disable hotel mode.
  • No horizontal synchronisation (intermittently). Switches to standby.
  • Low audio.
  • No function, LED faintly flashes green, smells burnt.
  • Excessive horizontal size.
  • Shuts down after start-up. HT heard.
  • Ticking noise.
  • Vertical foldover at top.
  • No or poor picture.
  • No HV. Green LED flashes .
  • Clicking noise. in standby.
  • LED is green after start up, squeaking.
  • No picture. Audio OK .
  • Stuck in standby. Red LED flashes for a short while.
  • Goes to standby immediately after switch on.
  • No channels.
  • Line output transistor fails repeatedly. after a while.
  • Switches to standby. after a few seconds.
  • No start-up. Red LED blinks. (TECHLINE - 2181 information)
  • Dead. LED is red .
  • PSU pulsates.
  • Standby LED is red and TV trips. LED flickers when trying to start up.
  • Poor picture. Intermittent colour. Flashing picture.
  • Line output transistor Q603 (BU808) breaks down after 1hour runtime.
  • No start-up. LED blinks .
  • White horizontal line in the middle of the picture.
  • No start-up. LED lit. .
  • Picture height only approx. 15cm and compressed at the bottom.
  • Slow start-up.
  • No picture. via SCART. Audio OK .
  • No front panel function.
  • Vertical fault. Picture is only 5cm high (from the middle of the picture to the bottom).
  • Loud noise. in standby.
  • PSU drops out.
  • No picture. LED is green.
  • No HV after diode D805.
  • PSU trips, pumps after switch on.
  • Switches to protection mode.
  • Shuts down. LED is red . (service info for TECHLINE -2181)
  • PSU Blown.
  • Line BU fails after approx.10-20 min.
  • No horizontal deflection.
  • Noise in standby.
  • Horizontal lines have notches (mouse teeth).
  • Trips.
  • No start-up. LED becomes green briefly, then reverts to red. (2181 TECHLINE repair tip)
  • No start-up. LED is red .
  • Total failure, PSU pumps.
  • Standby only, does not switch on via RC or control unit. Red LED flashes.
  • Venetian blind effect.
  • No function, standby OK. LED lights green for a short time, then becomes red again.

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Last updated: 07. Oct 2008 18:04:18 MET, doccode ISO9002AS168EKA200805C EURASMOP

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