Hi All,
The guys at SED suggested I post here for some advice from the
experts.

I have a Zenith A25B33W TV that is doing funny things. The menus pop
up, and start going through themselves at random. If I have the
remote in my hand, I can cancel them, but then a few moments later,
they pop up again. It doesn't seem the be the remotes, because I have
removed the batteries, and the menus keep popping up. I have even
covered the IR port on the TV, and that doesn't stop it.

So, any suggestions? I had one suggestion that it might be a bad LV
power supply causing flakey voltages on the logic board. I don't want
to open it up, until I know what I am looking for. This set has given
flawless performance for almost 10 years, so I hate to have to replace
it.

Thanks,
Charlie

Charlie E. wrote:
Hi All,
The guys at SED suggested I post here for some advice from the
experts.

I have a Zenith A25B33W TV that is doing funny things. The menus pop
up, and start going through themselves at random. If I have the
remote in my hand, I can cancel them, but then a few moments later,
they pop up again. It doesn't seem the be the remotes, because I have
removed the batteries, and the menus keep popping up. I have even
covered the IR port on the TV, and that doesn't stop it.

So, any suggestions? I had one suggestion that it might be a bad LV
power supply causing flakey voltages on the logic board. I don't want
to open it up, until I know what I am looking for. This set has given
flawless performance for almost 10 years, so I hate to have to replace
it.

Thanks,
Charlie

Have you inadvertently put it into "demo" mode? I would try unplugging the
set, waiting several minutes, then power it up again. If that doesn't help,
the owner's manual might have some suggestions about this or one of the
Zenith gurus on this group may be able to help you.

Good luck.
--
David Farber
David Farber's Service Center
L.A., CA

On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:49:32 -0700, "David Farber"
wrote:

Charlie E. wrote:
Hi All,
The guys at SED suggested I post here for some advice from the
experts.

I have a Zenith A25B33W TV that is doing funny things. The menus pop
up, and start going through themselves at random. If I have the
remote in my hand, I can cancel them, but then a few moments later,
they pop up again. It doesn't seem the be the remotes, because I have
removed the batteries, and the menus keep popping up. I have even
covered the IR port on the TV, and that doesn't stop it.

So, any suggestions? I had one suggestion that it might be a bad LV
power supply causing flakey voltages on the logic board. I don't want
to open it up, until I know what I am looking for. This set has given
flawless performance for almost 10 years, so I hate to have to replace
it.

Thanks,
Charlie

Have you inadvertently put it into "demo" mode? I would try unplugging the
set, waiting several minutes, then power it up again. If that doesn't help,
the owner's manual might have some suggestions about this or one of the
Zenith gurus on this group may be able to help you.

Good luck.

David,
THAT DID IT! It must have been in some demo mode, because after
unplugging it, and waiting a bit, it has stopped.

Boy, that was driving me crazy!

(Ok, it is a short drive... 8-) )

Charlie

Charlie E. wrote:
On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:49:32 -0700, "David Farber"
wrote:

Charlie E. wrote:
Hi All,
The guys at SED suggested I post here for some advice from the
experts.

I have a Zenith A25B33W TV that is doing funny things. The menus pop
up, and start going through themselves at random. If I have the
remote in my hand, I can cancel them, but then a few moments later,
they pop up again. It doesn't seem the be the remotes, because I have
removed the batteries, and the menus keep popping up. I have even
covered the IR port on the TV, and that doesn't stop it.

So, any suggestions? I had one suggestion that it might be a bad LV
power supply causing flakey voltages on the logic board. I don't want
to open it up, until I know what I am looking for. This set has given
flawless performance for almost 10 years, so I hate to have to replace
it.

Thanks,
Charlie
Have you inadvertently put it into "demo" mode? I would try unplugging the
set, waiting several minutes, then power it up again. If that doesn't help,
the owner's manual might have some suggestions about this or one of the
Zenith gurus on this group may be able to help you.

Good luck.

David,
THAT DID IT! It must have been in some demo mode, because after
unplugging it, and waiting a bit, it has stopped.

Boy, that was driving me crazy!

Now you know why I suggested that you ask in SER. ;^)

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On Apr 29, 9:35*am, Charlie E. wrote:
Hi All,
The guys at SED suggested I post here for some advice from the
experts.

I have a Zenith A25B33W TV that is doing funny things. *The menus pop
up, and start going through themselves at random. *If I have the
remote in my hand, I can cancel them, but then a few moments later,
they pop up again. *It doesn't seem the be the remotes, because I have
removed the batteries, and the menus keep popping up. *I have even
covered the IR port on the TV, and that doesn't stop it.

So, any suggestions? *I had one suggestion that it might be a bad LV
power supply causing flakey voltages on the logic board. *I don't want
to open it up, until I know what I am looking for. *This set has given
flawless performance for almost 10 years, so I hate to have to replace
it.

Thanks,
Charlie

If I were you I would throw a bowling ball through it and forget about
T.V.
all together. In 2000, I had a bad day at work. So I got home and saw
the
T.V. was tuned to MTV. So I went upstairs, got a bowling ball, and
threw it
through the screen and broke it. Then I took the bowling ball and
threw it
at the cabinet, and broke that and finished off the circuit board with
it. I
threw the T.V. pieces in the trash. My 27 inch T.V. was 6 inches tall
when I
was done with it, no higher than the speakers. I have not watched a
minute
of television since (unless it was in a resturant or at work) and
don't miss
it. I don't miss Judge Shyster or some jagoff pretending to be a
doctor. Nor
do
I miss the same 9 movies and same 50 tv shows ran ad nauseum. I
canceled cable, and when they asked me why I want to cancel cable I
told
them I had not receive another bill from them and hung up the fone.
They did
call me one day and asked if I would like to reactivate my cable
subscription so I put the fone next to my ass and cut the loudest fart
they
have ever heard.

I half way through eating a gallon of Anderson's French Vanilla ice
cream
when the doorbell rang so I opened the door and it was these young
kids and
they were offering me satellite T.V. service. It was the combo or
bundle
(you know fone, t.v. and internet rip off). I told them, "Let me get
my
checkbook" and I shut the door. I took a **** in my hand, opened the
door,
and threw the turd at them and told them that if they ever came back
to my
house, I would kick there asses.

With the money I am not spending on cable T.V., I can spend it on
things I
truly enjoy. I have bought a bunch of oreos and twinkies and used them
to
fill up the void of space once left by my 27 incvh T.V.