[TechAssist] Re: Panasonic TV/ VCR PV-M1358W-K Chassis KM-138, black box on screen [FIXED]
- From: Gary McCartney <gary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:47:14 -0400
Thanks to all the replies.
The customer brought the set in and I was able to clear the black box
from the closed caption menu. He did have it set for CC text.
Gary
Gary McCartney wrote:
>
> Customer called me up and says that he was adjusting the clock in the
> menus and from then on he has a big black box on the screen (all except
> the outer edges of the screen which the picture shows through).
> Sometimes the letters [ffff] in white lettering show up in the top left
> corner of this black box. When he changes channels, the picture is ok
> for about 5 seconds then the black box returns. Problem occurs during
> VCR playback also. The regular green colored on-screen graphics are
> functioning normally.
>
> Does anyone know if this is just some kind of microprocessor glitch that
> can be reset somehow, or a menu option to escape this, or is there a
> defect in the circuitry? I told him to leave the set unplugged for a few
> hours but warned him that it probably wouldn't solve it. If it is the
> circuit, I won't be able to work on it for a week.
>
> Thanks for any help.
> --
>
> Gary McCartney
>
> McCartney Electronics
> 7134 Fife Rd, RR 7
> Guelph Ontario Canada N1H 6J4
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