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HOW TO ENTER SERVICE MODE(SONY) Read the SERVICE MODE WARNING before proceeding.

First, turn off power with the main switch on the front panel. Hold the plus and minus buttons on the front panel and turn on power. Wait for picture, then release the plus and minus buttons. It now shows "TT" (test mode) on screen. Once "TT" isdisplayed, select a number from the remote: The newer Sony televisions use a different procedure to senter service mode: Turn on the main power switch and enter into the stand-by mode. Press the following sequence of buttons on the Remote Control: info/disp (OSD) 5 (Number 5) vol+ (Volume Up) TV -or[it] [5] (Number 5) [vol+] (Volume Up) [teletext off] -orOn TV: Hard Power On On Remote: Standby Off [i+] [5] [Vol+] Digital TV The television will turn on and "TT" will appear in the upper right corner of the screen. Other status information will also be displayed. Press "MENU" on the remote control to obtain the following menu on the screen: Picture Adjustment Geometry Wide IC Status MSP Current TV status Also you can enter "TT" mode by opening the little hatch on the front, holding [P+] and [P-] (prog. button) switching main power on - then pressing menu twice enters the service menu. Move to the corresponding adjustment using the button on the remote. Press the + button to enter the selected adjustment. Turn off the power to quit the service mode or enter 0, 0 (zero twice) when adjustments have been completed.

Try These first..Eric Then Here is some more: JVC METHOD 1 Press DISPLAY and VIDEO STATUS on the remote control simultaneously to enter the SERVICE MENU Press MENU UP/DOWN to select an item (including other menus) Press MENU LEFT/RIGHT to adjust Press EXIT to return to a previous menu. Press again to EXIT METHOD 2 Press SLEEP TIMER and set the SLEEP TIMER for "0" MIN. Press DISPLAY and VIDEO STATUS at the same time (while The SLEEP TIMER information is still on screen) to enter the SERVICE MENU Press MENU UP/DOWN to select an item (including other menus) Press MENU LEFT/RIGHT to adjust Press EXIT to return to a previous menu. Press again to EXIT METHOD 3 I have used this on JVC sets from 1995: Set the clock to 3:21 AM. Start the clock as you normally would but press MUTE while "Thank you" is flashing. Press MENU up or down just after MUTE. Use UP/ DOWN to select options and LEFT/ RIGHT to adjust. The settings are automatically saved when you exit. MAGNAVOX METHOD 1 With the set ON, push: 0 6 2 5 9 6 then MENU. The channels will change but when menu is pressed, the TV will enter the service menu. Press MENU to change adjustments To save your changes, press POWER on the TV set. "Preset Memory" will appear, then the set will power down. Note: Before entering service menu mode, make sure you power the TV on, off, and back on using the POWER button on the TV only. This should enable you to use the power-off button on the TV, after you made your changes, allowing you to saving them. METHOD 2 With the set OFF, push 0-6-2-5-9-6 STATUS. Set will come on in SERVICE MODE. Shut power off at the set to save settings. Some sets require that you unplug the set to save the settings.

METHOD 3 Press MENU on the remote, while the menu is still up press the numbers 0 6 1 5 9 6 or 0 6 1 5 9 7. One of these will bring up the service menu. Press LEFT/ RIGHT arrows to select an item Press UP/ DOWN arrows to adjust METHOD 4 Enter 1 6 2 5 9 6 then MENU to enter the adjustment mode on some sets. Enter 0 6 2 5 9 7 then MENU to enter the convergence mode on some projection TV s CONVERGENCE for PRO-JO S With the set OFF, push 0-6-2-5-9-7-STATUS MITSUBISHI For Factory Menu, press MENU 1 3 7 0 Service Adjustment Mode, press MENU 2 3 5 7 Convergence Mode, press MENU 2 3 5 9 Use the VIDEO or VIDEO buttons to enter two different groups of adjustments Use the VIDEO / VIDEO buttons to toggle thru the adjustments Use the + and - keys to adjust When finished with adjustments, press ENTER to save Press MENU twice to exit service mode NOTE: If the above MENU number combinations won't work to enter service mode, try one of the following: MENU 1 2 5 7 MENU 1 2 5 9 MENU 2 3 5 6 MENU 2 3 5 8 MENU 8 2 5 7 PANASONIC METHOD 1 For chassis AMEDP, APEDP, AREDP ... Press ACTION (TV turned on) Select SET-UP icon, set antenna to CABLE Select TIMER icon, set sleep timer to 30 Press ACTION twice to exit menus and tune to channel 124 Adjust volume to 0 Press VOL - on TV control panel and red 'CHK' will appear in the upper left corner To toggle between Serviceman and Aging Modes press ACTION and VOL + simultaneously on the control panel The set is now in Serviceman Mode, press POWER on remote to select one

of the five Serviceman Adjustment Modes: B = VCJ Sub Adjustments C = VCJ Cut-off Adjustments S = Options (PIP and Clock Adjsutments) M = MTS Adjsutments 'CHK' = Normal operation of CHANNEL and VOLUME controls Press CHAN UP / DOWN on remote to select an item Press VOL LEFT / RIGHT to adjust

METHOD 2 Short test point FA1 to cold ground FA2 (A-board: TP pin 8 to pin 3) Receiver is in Aging Mode with yellow 'CHK' in the upper-left corner Press ACTION and VOL+ simultaneously on the control panel and 'CHK' should be in red The set is now in Serviceman Mode, press POWER on remote to select one of the five Serviceman Adjustment Modes: B = VCJ Sub Adjustments C = CRT Adjustments D = Pincushion Adjustments S = Options Adjustments (PIP and clock) Press CHAN UP / DOWN on remote to select an item Press VOL LEFT / RIGHT to adjust METHOD 3 TX-W28R3 (and similar models) Set BASS to maximum position, set TREBLE to minimum position Press REVEAL on the remote control and at the same time press VOLUME on the TV. This will place the TV into the Service mode Press the RED / GREEN buttons to select an item Press the YELLOW / BLUE buttons to adjust Press STORE on the preset panel after each adjustment has been made to store the required values To exit the Service Mode, press NORMALIZATION RCA/GE CTC175 thru CTC187 Turn TV on - Press and hold MENU - Press POWER - Press VOL+ P00 and V00 will be displayed (left and right sides of screen) Release MENU - Press VOL+ to set V00 to no. V76 Press CH+ to select an adjustment that you want to change ( P00 ) Press VOL+ and VOL- to adjust ( V00 ) P01 Horiz Freq P07 Red Bias P02 Horiz Phase P08 Grn Bias P03 EWDC P09 Blu Bias P04 EW amp P10 Red Drive P05 Vert Cent P11 Grn Drive

P06 Vert Size P12 Blue Drive SAMSUNG Turn TV off Press: MUTE 1 8 2 POWER TV will power up in service mode and GAMMA GAIN1 will be displayed on the screen Use VOL+ and VOL - to select an item Use MUTE and the MENU to adjust Use ADD to save the settings CHASSIS: SCT51A Turn TV off Press SLEEP P.STD MUTE CHASSIS: SCT11A, SCT11B, SCV11A, SCV11B Press P.STD MENU SLEEP POWER ON Perform adjustments with VOL + and VOL Select between adjustments with CH + and CH SANYO Hold MENU while plugging set in to AC power Use the VOLUME and CHANNEL keys to adjust as needed 8 9 - 10 are R G B SHARP METHOD 1 Hold VOLUME UP and CHANNEL UP buttons in while plugging set into power. TV comes up in service mode. Press CHAN + or CHAN - to select an adjustment that you want to change Press VOL+ or VOL- to adjust METHOD 2 Turn TV on. Press RESET (in the video adjust menu) to ensure customer controls are in their proper reset position. Momentarily short TP2001 to TP2002. Press CHAN + or CHAN - to select an adjustment that you want to change Press VOL+ or VOL- to adjust METHOD 3 Momentarily short R2010 near IC 2001, north side to ground Exit service mode, turn off power & unplug
LG Press and Hold <OK> button on remote as well as TV panel at the same time for a few minutes.

Now you can make desired changes to the settings. To save the changes press <OK> in Remote. PS: Be very careful while playing with the service menu. First make changes but don't apply them. If something goes wrong, just switch off the TV and switch on it again.

TCL-21106 1.Go to Service Mode 2. Press 7 to select Factory Menu 7. 3.Select OPTM2 4.Take Note of the current data on OPTM2. 5.Change current data on OPTM2 to 82 6.Power off the unit. 7.Unplug unit. 8. Power on unit. 9.Confirm presence or absence of service mode

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