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SONY Watchman FDL-3500 LCD video problem
Hi All.
My mom gave me a Sony Watchman color tv with an LCD color display. When I turn on the set and press the button for video, it displays video, but only on half of the display (more like 45% of the display is messed). Here is a description of the problem: Device displays signal, but the bottom 55% is normal signal (or video if on the video input mode) but the top 45% is streched, as if a single line of video is stretched over the remaining 45% of screen. In video input mode the effect is similar except there is no snow, only blue screen on the bottom 55% and stretched pattern on the top 45%. Additionally, I noticed that when I adjust the volume when in video input mode, the OSD at the bottom displays the volume bar, but the top 45% of the screen is affected in such a manner that the stretched pattern darkens with each tick to the right of the volume bar, i.e. when the volume is a full off, the stretched pattern looks stretched, but as the volume is adjusted, a dark column the width of the volume unit in the volume bar appears in the top 45% of the screen. I have looked for burned, leaky or otherwise messed up components. I found none. Since the same problem occurs on both modes, I do not think the problem is in the TV subsystem. So, here I am asking for help and/or oopinions as to what to look for. Barring that, does anyone have any suggestions as to what interesting things I could do with this, e.g. remove the TV subsytem and make some sort of head mounted display or something Thanks, The Man. |
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SONY Watchman FDL-3500 LCD video problem
You, or even the average service centre will not be able to service this
set. There may be a fault with the display panel, an interconnect harness, and or the display processor. The service tech would change the defective circuit board to service your set. In these sets, they do very little circuit board service at the component level. You will have to send the set to the Sony service centre to have it properly repaired. If you send it out to the average service centre, they will have to send out, unless they are equipped, and trained to service this type of set. -- Greetings, Jerry Greenberg GLG Technologies GLG ========================================= WebPage http://www.zoom-one.com Electronics http://www.zoom-one.com/electron.htm ========================================= "The Man" wrote in message ... Hi All. My mom gave me a Sony Watchman color tv with an LCD color display. When I turn on the set and press the button for video, it displays video, but only on half of the display (more like 45% of the display is messed). Here is a description of the problem: Device displays signal, but the bottom 55% is normal signal (or video if on the video input mode) but the top 45% is streched, as if a single line of video is stretched over the remaining 45% of screen. In video input mode the effect is similar except there is no snow, only blue screen on the bottom 55% and stretched pattern on the top 45%. Additionally, I noticed that when I adjust the volume when in video input mode, the OSD at the bottom displays the volume bar, but the top 45% of the screen is affected in such a manner that the stretched pattern darkens with each tick to the right of the volume bar, i.e. when the volume is a full off, the stretched pattern looks stretched, but as the volume is adjusted, a dark column the width of the volume unit in the volume bar appears in the top 45% of the screen. I have looked for burned, leaky or otherwise messed up components. I found none. Since the same problem occurs on both modes, I do not think the problem is in the TV subsystem. So, here I am asking for help and/or oopinions as to what to look for. Barring that, does anyone have any suggestions as to what interesting things I could do with this, e.g. remove the TV subsytem and make some sort of head mounted display or something Thanks, The Man. |
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SONY Watchman FDL-3500 LCD video problem
Thanks Jerry. So I guess the unit is toast then as I am not spending
the money to have it repaired. I would rather tinker with the parts anyhow. So, if I am going to do that, then it's no holds barred on finding out what's wrong hehe. On Wed, 5 May 2004 01:12:57 -0400, "Jerry G." wrote: You, or even the average service centre will not be able to service this set. There may be a fault with the display panel, an interconnect harness, and or the display processor. The service tech would change the defective circuit board to service your set. In these sets, they do very little circuit board service at the component level. You will have to send the set to the Sony service centre to have it properly repaired. If you send it out to the average service centre, they will have to send out, unless they are equipped, and trained to service this type of set. |
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