[TechAssist] Re: RCA TV CTC197AK2, menu button doesn't work
- From: Ralph Dorsey <Merlin-Wizard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 03:07:44 -0600
it's in the parental control (lock ) mode. Go into the main menu and you
can set it to off some where in the menu.
Gary McCartney wrote:
>This is my first repair of CTC197 chassis. Set came in dead. Replaced
>HOT, flyback and a couple resistors and soldered the tuner. Works fine
>now. Only problem is that the menu button on the front panel does
>nothing. All the other front panel buttons operate normally.
>
>I measured continuity of the menu switch when closed- is ok. Followed
>the switch path through R117 to the micro IC and all traces are ok. The
>menu button on the remote does work as normal. I went into the parental
>control and made sure the front panel buttons were enabled. Then I
>disabled them and then re-enabled them again. No difference. The TV
>guide and PIP seem to be ok.
>
>Is this an eeprom problem? If so, can I correct it without a Chipper
>Checker? I do have a regular eeprom programmer if someone knows what
>byte would need to be reset or whatever.
>
>
>One other question, I've read where there is an RCA bulletin to replace
>a resistor and cap when flyback is changed. My flyback number is 237502.
>It did not come with any bulletin regarding this. Does this mean my
>version of the chassis is exempt from the alteration?
>
>
>Thanks for any help.
>
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