[TechAssist] Re: Hitachi 50DX10B Digital Array, NOT magic focus rom write save??

From: "LeRoy Westlund" <llw@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 16:43:21 -0700
If I didn't know you better,...I'd think you might have a "beef" with
Hitatchi.
;-)

LLW

LeRoy Westlund
Westlund TV & Electronics
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-----Original Message-----
From: Electric Medic <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 12:51 PM
Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Hitachi 50DX10B Digital Array, NOT magic focus rom
write save??


>Since no one had the answer, (By the way, thanks a lot for no help, I guess
>I will keep my secrets now too),I finally found out that the "Move" button
>is the save button on these Digital Array sets. You have to hit "Move"
twice
>to rom write like the "PIP" button on some sets. What a way to change
things
>up. Wow, don't you just hate these designs. Those flashing Dotted lines and
>the "s" curves between adjustment points are the worst I have ever seen.
Why
>can't Hitachi be like APEX, Curtis Mathes, Fisher, GE, KEC/KTV, Konka,
>Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Philips Magnavox, Pioneer, ProSCAN, RCA,
>Samsung, Sanyo, Sharp, SONY, Technics, Toshiba, and Zenith when it comes to
>their convergence menu. Oh, I forgot, they give free service manuals.
>
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of William Rayburn
>Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 1:19 AM
>To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Hitachi 50DX10B Digital Array, NOT magic focus
>rom write save??
>
>
>Perry,
>Can't complain, too damn tired!!  Doing a 43UWX10B same scenario..  Sent
the
>board to PTS
>and now I have a nightmare re-setting the geometry and convergence.  Got
out
>the overlay and
>did the geometry and after 3 hours of that I got to the part of saving...
>Fouled something
>and it didn't take, so back to square one...
>You're right Hitachi engineers must have been sipping at the hooch when
they
>designed the
>geometry/convergence for these models.
>Bill
>
>William H. Rayburn, CET
>NESDA Member
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Electric Medic" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 11:20 AM
>Subject: [TechAssist] Hitachi 50DX10B Digital Array, NOT magic focus rom
>write save??
>
>
>I hate to start out this request this way, but..is there any harder brand
to
>converge than Hitachi? With all those dotted lines and "s" curves between
>adjustment points is ridicules. And the numbers they chose to move the
>dotted lines: 2, 4, 5, 6 . There is no rhyme or reason. Also using that
>stupid thumbwheel to move is terrible especially if the wheel is a little
>worn. I hate them. My God, every other digital alignment on all other
brands
>is usually straight forward, NO DOTTED LINES FLASHING!! And your eyesight
is
>preserved. My question is How do you save the convergence alignment with
>this model 50DX10B. It has the Digital Array button on front not Magic
>Focus. I have never seen this digital array, I have done many with the
Magic
>Focus, no problem. They changed it up on this one. The Manual says to Hit
>PIP button once to see Rom Write? on screen then Hit PIP again to save, the
>screen should go to green dots. Then you can initialize the sensors and
save
>that data. Mine just goes to a center crosshatch and doesn't save anything
>when I press PIP. I spent 3 hours twice now trying to save my work. I had
>the convergence board rebuilt by PTS and for some reason they completely
>realigned it, Why, I don't know. I wish someone could explain why PTS makes
>more work for us like that. They even sent a piece of paper in the box that
>said you have to do a complete full convergence after receiving the board
>back. Seems they would send a little cheat sheet in the box as to how if
>they are going to fool with the adjustments. I know the IC's and some
>resistors were burnt, but..I have never seen having to do a complete full
>alignment after replacing those. I wish PTS wouldn't do that! Sorry for the
>moaning, but after losing my data so may times after hours, I am frustrated
>with this crazy design. I am surprised no one else complains about this.
>
>Perry Bower
>Electric Medic
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