Thanks Barry! In this mornings relatively clear state of mind it makes sense!I should try it first.I also got a reaction out of freezing the T chip,but I think the moisture it attracted was the reason for that. Thanks again. Al Leatherman 224 RT. 46 Mine Hill, NJ 07803 973-361-5796 WWW.ALS-TV.NET ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Thompson" <barrystv@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 10:05 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: RCA CTC 187 menu disappears,volume works >I think its all the in eprom, I would try another one. > Barrys TV > Ottawa > Canada > barrystv@xxxxxxx > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Al L" <alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2005 8:58 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] RCA CTC 187 menu disappears,volume works > > >> I need to know if the micro and the T chip have their own separate clocks > or >> do they share one.. >> The remote and infra red pick up produce pulses at the input of >> micro,but when locked up,there seem to be no pulses on the clock pins of > the >> T chip,or micro.If I float the micro should I have clock pulses on one > chip, >> the good one? >> The buttons on front fire up the set,do volume,and produce the > menu.About >> the time I get to auto program,the menu disappears, and I am stuck with > one >> channel.Sometimes it turns off. >> Any ideas,or does someone have an old training manual for this >> set?TIA. >> >> Al Leatherman >> 224 RT. 46 >> Mine Hill, NJ 07803 >> 973-361-5796 >> WWW.ALS-TV.NET >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- >> This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm >> Set Vacation > mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation >> Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". >> Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm > Set Vacation > mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation > Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Email List is Public. Remove: http://www.tech-assist.org/remove.htm Set Vacation mailto:ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=set%20techassist%20vacation Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/