[TechAssist] Re: CTC177AA2/3 Need menu access for max. volume.

  • From: Richard Golden <reldong@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 11:46:09 -0800 (PST)

I have repaired over 200 rca ge tvs always solder
tuner
never change eprom unless needed. i install
preprogramed eproms. and only, have to set horiz.
never had any problems grounding r916? all funtions
work fine?
richard


--- Ralph Dorsey <Merlin-Wizard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> although these "tricks might work", your not fixing
> the real 
> problem,,,it starts with the turner grounds going
> intermittent, then the 
> eeprom becomes corrupted. Even though changing the
> eeporm might be 
> intimidating to some , it's the correct repair. If
> the sound part of the 
> eeprom is corrupted, you can bet that other critical
> values have also. 
> Do the right thing and use the chipper checker. In
> the instructions it 
> gives a layout for the clip needed for the 
> ctc177/187. You need to make 
> this so you can reinitialize the eeprom and reset
> those areas of the 
> chip you can't get to with the service menu. Once
> you make and learn how 
> to use this, it only takes about a minute to do
> that. ( of course you 
> still need to solder up the tuner  and chassis)
> 
> Richard Golden wrote:
> 
> >no, but i always go the shortest way to ground,the
> end
> >of r1916 (r916) closest to the base of q1903 mute
> >transistor
> >works fine never had a reservice on this trick have
> >done a lot good money manker we need every break we
> >can
> >get ,good luck
> >richard
> >
> >
> >--- info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> >>From: "tech-rep" <tech-rep@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >>Hello Richard,
> >>
> >>Re: CTC177AA2/3 Need menu access for max. volume;
> >>low volume.
> >>
> >>Thank you for your tip. Just one more thing.
> >>Just for the record, does it matter which side of
> >>R916 is
> >>grounded?
> >>
> >>Denise Adams
> >>tech-rep@xxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Richard Golden" <reldong@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 3:56 PM
> >>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: CTC177AA2/3 Need menu
> >>access for
> >>max. volume.
> >>
> >>
> >>on the ctc187ab and others i solder toground r916,
> >>vol
> >>comes back.
> >>
> >>
> >>--- albert marquardt <ampm@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>>the third menu is the tuner menu. replace the
> >>>
> >>epprom
> >>
> >>>but before replacing it
> >>>write down all original settings, or get a
> >>>programmed epprom. i have never
> >>>seen a menu for max. volume.
> >>>al marquardt
> >>>ampm@xxxxxxx
> >>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>From: <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>To: TechAssist <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>>Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 7:48 PM
> >>>Subject: [TechAssist] CTC177AA2/3 Need menu
> access
> >>>for max. volume.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>From: Denise Adams
> >>>>tech-rep@xxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>
> >>>>I need; CTC177AA2/3 Need menu access for max.
> >>>>
> >>>volume.
> >>>
> >>>>This set is not like the CTC176. The third menu,
> >>>>allows access to minimum and maximum volume
> >>>>control. How do I adjust manually or by menu?
> >>>>Didn't see a manual adjustment. I have the
> >>>>
> >>>original remote.
> >>>
> >>>>It doesn't access the volume menu.
> >>>>
> >>>>Any help appreciated.
> >>>>Thanks in advance.
> >>>>Denise Adams
> >>>>tech-rep@xxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>
> >>=====
> >>Richard Golden
> >>Golden Video Repair Center
> >>1214 e. 6th street
> >>ontario ca. 91764
> >>(909)988-3356
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >
> >
> >=====
> >Richard Golden
> >Golden Video Repair Center
> >1214 e. 6th street
> >ontario ca. 91764
> >(909)988-3356
> >
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