I have not yet tried adding this capacitor to the micro If this is done will it affect the Guide+ operation? Robert tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx H & H Electronics Inc http://supertek.igniteinc.biz ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Mielke" <maintv2004@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:15 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: NO audio on TV > I think the consensus from the last week or so is that disabling the guide+ > by setting the zip code to 00000 or 99999 wil not cure the sound problem. > You must add the 1uf capacitor from U13101, pin 15 to ground. This also > disables the CC. It is only that the sets with the problem upc's are the > ones that also have guide+. I agree that we need to charge a minimum charge > when any set is taken into the shop. John. > John Mielke > Main TV > 636 Main St > Longmont, Co 80501 > 303 776 6955 > 303 776 0792 fax > www.longmontmaintv.com > maintv2004@xxxxxxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tel-Tek Electronics" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 6:28 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: NO audio on TV > > > > I presume this Audio Problem refers to RCA/GE with the Guide+. > > I have had a rash of them sine last week. Originally I gave them the > advice > > over the phone...but business being a little slow, I now play dumb on the > > phone. > > check out their sets...set the Zip Code to 0000, or no input and > > explain to the customer, if they re-activate the Guide+, same thing (stack > > overflow) will occur. > > > > I find 85% of them do not even use Guide+. > > > > Then I charge them my minimum of $35. > > > > Works for me. I finally figured it's not my job to spend non-profit time > on > > the phone explaining the Guide+ concept to every owner of an RCA/GE Guide+ > > TV. > > > > -Ed- > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Warren" <warrenca@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 12:56 AM > > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: NO audio on TV > > > > > > > Hi Jerry > > > I think that I'm talking about sets in general - - perhaps their kids > > > get into the menu and just start pushing buttons > > > Then mom or dad sit down and voila no sound!! Perhaps they should > > > have a sound system attached to audio out!!!! > > > Many more people are doing the patch cable thing lately and speakers > > > on off is becoming less important as time goes on. > > > Take care > > > > > > Warren C. > > > > > > J Silverman wrote: > > > > > >>You would find the speakers turned off in the menu on my Panasonic tv > > >>because I turned it off to send the audio through a stereo. So would you > > >>be > > >>telling me that I had no audio because the speakers were turned off? Or > > >>are > > >>we just talking about the RCA sets? > > >>Jerry Silverman > > >>Greentron Inc > > >>4 Newland Ave > > >>Greenville SC 29609 > > >>Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 > > >>mail to: greentron@xxxxxxx > > >>----- Original Message ----- > > >>From: "Shoreline Electronics" <jstielau@xxxxxxxx> > > >>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >>Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 11:03 AM > > >>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: NO audio on TV > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >>>We call it a dum dum fee > > >>> > > >>>========================== > > >>>Jeff Stielau > > >>>Shoreline Electronics Repair > > >>>344 East Main Street > > >>>Clinton,CT 06413 > > >>>860-399-1861 > > >>>860-664-3535 (fax) > > >>>jstielau@xxxxxxxx > > >>>======================== > > >>> > > >>>----- Original Message ----- > > >>>From: "Warren" <warrenca@xxxxxxxxx> > > >>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >>>Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 8:39 AM > > >>>Subject: [TechAssist] NO audio on TV > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>>Hi All > > >>>>I thought that I would throw this out there just for fun. > > >>>>Isn't it nice when you have a TV brought to you with the complaint of > no > > >>>>sound and you find out > > >>>>that the TV menus have been set to "speakers off". > > >>>>We collect the deposit up front before we start on repairs and when we > > >>>>get this repair > > >>>>the deposit fee plus taxes are kept. 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