Thursday, August 09, 2012

RCA - 27F501 TDV SERVICE MODE



TO ENTER SERVICE MODE

     THE BOTH SETTING OF SET KEY AND REMOTE CONTROL KEY WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE IF THE CLOCK HAS BEEN SET.  TO RESET CLOCK, EITHER UNPLUG AC CORD AND ALLOW AT LEAST [5] SECONDS BEFORE POWER ON.

     ALL KEY PRESS STATED BELLOW IS WITH COMBINATION OF [VOLUME (-) KEY] FIRST, AND OTHERWISE STATED.

SET KEY  =>  REMOTE CONTROL KEY  => STANDARD TIME  => OPERATIONS

Volume -ve  => 0 => 2 => Releasing of V-Chip Password.

""                => 1 => 2 => Initialization of Factory.

""                =>  2 => 2 => Horizontal position adjustment of OSD.

""                 => 3 => 2 => Adjust the PG sifter automatically.

""                =>  4  => 2 => Adjust PG sifter manually.

""               =>  5  => 2  => Adjusting of tracking to center position.

""               =>     6  => 2  => Power On Total Hours, and Play/Record Total hours  are displayed on screen.  

""                => 9  => 2 => Display of adjustment menu on screen.

REC/OTR  => 4  => 2  => Initialization of Factory on DVD.

STOP/DVD  => 7  => 3  => releasing of parental lock.

Vol (Min)  => FF => 2 seconds  => The BOT, EOT, and Reel sensor do not work, and the VCR deck can be operated without a Cadette Tape.

Method:  Press the ATR button on the remote control for more than 2 seconds, during play.  Adjusting of tracking position.

CONFIRMATION OF HOURS USED


  1. Set the Volume to Minimum.
  2. Press Both "Vol Dn" button on the TV set, and the "Channel button -6" on the remote control for more than 2 seconds.
  3. After confirmation of Hours, turn OFF the set.
Display
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INIT                                                                                          C0                          0F

POWER ON                                                                                                         0010
PLAY/REC                                                                                                            0003
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The first line => initial setting content of memory IC
Second line => Power On Total Hours [(16*16*16* thousands digit value) + (16*168 hundreds digit value) + (16* tens digit value) + ( Ones digit value).
third line => Play/record Total Hours. [Calculate it same as above].