thanks to all, i will try all the suggestions and post what does the trick. gary Gary Chambers Chambers T V Bradenton,Florida Since 1982 Gary, Being as you have a picture. Go into the service menu. The first three parameters are error codes. Post the numbers that you find there. This may give you a clue as to the location of the problem. Tip - record and reset the error codes to 0. Play the set for a while, then check the error codes again. Paul W C&W Electronics From: "GJCHAMBERS" <gjchambers@xxxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [TechAssist] RCA F27645 CTC203AX INFO Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 17:26:33 -0300 set acts as if agc is drifting,video blanks out, sometimes comes back snowy, sometimes ok. also horiz tearing just before it blanks out.doesnt seem to be conns like the earlier models. sound stays perfect all the time. no schematic.guide plus does come on screen ok. 1st 203 ive had so far.any ideas? gary Gary Chambers Chambers T V Bradenton,Florida Since 1982 Help make your TechAssist online repair tips database better! Submit your fixes here: http://www.circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips To unsubscribe write to: techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the subject line. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Help make your TechAssist online repair tips database better! Submit your fixes here: http://www.circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips To unsubscribe write to: techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the subject line. Help make your TechAssist online repair tips database better! Submit your fixes here: http://www.circuitwork.com/techassist/tip/#tips To unsubscribe write to: techassist-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the subject line.