[TechAssist] Re: Chipper Check wows

  • From: "tvservice" <tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:27:58 -0600

the last digit was for ASC's to file warranty claim. you had to actually
open up the back and retrieve that digit.
this was to keep those self servicing dealers from filing claims on sets in
their warehouse, so I was told.
Robert
tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
H & H Electronics Inc
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ohio Consumer Electronics" <samurai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 3:52 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Chipper Check wows


> Well that's one mystery solved.  Yes the last digit IS on the label on the
> gemstar module.  Why the heck do they leave it off the cabinet  back
> label????
> When I get more time I'll try and find out the problem with version 1.84..
> Joel Jacobs
> Ohio Consumer Electronics
> Pickerington, Ohio
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "tvservice" <tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 12:51 PM
> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Chipper Check wows
>
>
> > the 10th digit is on the chassis label
> > Robert
> > tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > H & H Electronics Inc
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ohio Consumer Electronics" <samurai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "Tech Assist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 10:20 AM
> > Subject: [TechAssist] Chipper Check wows
> >
> >
> > > I'm a little embarrassed to have to ask about this - I'm usually
pretty
> > good
> > > with computers.  I installed the latest CC software from Thompsons
> > website -
> > > version 1.84.  I can't establish communications with the Chipper
> Checker.
> > > It fails all diagnostics.  I ran Chipfix.exe and I am supposed to be
> able
> > to
> > > toggle the pins on the parallel port but they don't - nothing will
> toggle.
> > > I've changed the port type in the computers bios setup to each
selection
> > > with no effect.  I've checked the chippercheck.ini file to make sure
> it's
> > > using the correct port and it is.  I've tried installing it on two
> > different
> > > computers and neither works.
> > >    Finally I wiped out the program and installed the older 1.83a
version
> > and
> > > it works fine...
> > > The 1.83a version has less chassis listed and when I entered the
serial
> > > number of the set I'm trying to fix it says something about
> alpha-numeric
> > > serial numbers are all 10 digits and numeric S/Ns are 9 digits.  I'm
> > looking
> > > at the S/N on the set and it is alpha-numeric and it's only 9 digits.
> The
> > > program did allow me to proceed only after I added a '0' at the end of
> the
> > > S/N to make it 10 digits..
> > >    Has anyone been able to get the version 1.84 working?  I'd sure
like
> to
> > > know the secret!
> > > Thanks much!
> > >
> > > Joel Jacobs
> > > Ohio Consumer Electronics
> > > Pickerington, Ohio
> > >
> > >
> >
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