Phil, It might be important to know WHAT is broadcast on your channel 8. In this area, channel 8 is PBS. They broadcast the time for auto time set for sets that use that. Also, here in Gulf Breeze, Ch 8 may be the only station broadcasting SAP, which has caused problems for several of my customers. Just a thought. Ken Smith Gulf Technical Services 3034 Gulf Breeze Parkway Gulf Breeze, FL 32563 850-934-8324 (Voice), 850-932-0819 (fax) On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 09:49:04 -0500 Phil Bader <tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > You are correct! > I just realised that I have a small RCA TXxxx with an intermittant > ch 8 > issue. Conspiricy theory here, but maybe ch. 8 has something > "riding" in > their signal causing these issues, not unlike the CTC197 RCA's that > lose > sound due to eeprom corruption from data bits sent from the > stations. > Some sets are susceptible, some not? > > Phil Bader > > Old TV Man wrote: > > >Phil - I,m beginning to think you have a problem with ch 8 there > since > >this is the second problem (this week) > > with the same channel. > > > >Max Bonnell > >Bonnell TV > >Robinson, IL > > > >Sender: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx From: > >tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx(Phil=A0Bader) Date: Wed, Nov 17, 2004, > 5:47pm > >(CST+1) To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (techaSSIST >> > >"techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx") Subject: [TechAssist] Toshiba 36 inch > TV. > >intermittantly,sound goes only on chan. 8? Reply=A0to: > >techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > >A customer called me tonight on her one year old 36" Toshiba TV. > She's > >on cable, but directly connected, no box,etc. All other stations > >unaffected. Only channel 8 goes from normal sound to low, or no > sound. > >Can change stations and others are OK. She will call with model > >tomorrow. Whew! > > > >Phil Bader > > > > > > -- > > Philip Bader > Jan Phyl TV Inc. (estab. 1976) > 3420 Recker Hwy. Winter Haven, Fl. 33880 > Fax (863) 299-8821 > email: tjanphyl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/