Technika lcd40hd-ready

[shepp]

Hi guys

i have this tv and the guy dropped it round today and said he accidentally put child lock on and its gone into standby and wont come out

now the remote he gave me is not the one for the tv, ive tried pressing buttons but nothing happens

the blue light is on....not flashing or anything....solid

before i start stripping the tv down, i wondered if this is gonna be a case of ordering a proper remote 1st.....any one else had this problem or can help in any way? i.e. entering into service menu, reset, or pressing sequences for the remote etc etc?

[tom66]

Re: Technika lcd40hd-ready

Is it a VESTEL? If not who is the OEM?
For a Vestel you can use a Philips remote control - codes are the same - failing that nearly any other Vestel remote will work too.
What main board? Could be a case of replacing EEPROM...

[tonyuk]

Re: Technika lcd40hd-ready

o no not another eeprom lol

[Alastair E]

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Normally with a tecinch-crap-ica Vestel, there's the on-off button. Pressing in will give solid blue-led on front, and nothing else.

Pressing the Third button down in the row of smaller buttons below the 'power' button--will fire it up.
--Unless there's a fault, this doesnt fail to make 'em work, IME.....

I probably see about 5 or 6 Vestels in various disguises every day. HATE the things!

[shepp]

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i havent had the back off yet, sorry for late reply, i subscribed but had no emails

yes thats all it does at the minute, power button pressed and light comes on and thats it

the buttons are on the top, from left to right is vol -,+ ch -,+,menu, av, power

problem is when the child lock is enable it stops all but the power button on the set form working i believe, ive tried pressing various buttons with no success, on the remote as well, but the remote ive been given doesnt have any kind of menu/settings functions

thought there might be a HOLD + AND - AND POWER ON, or something like that to reset the set

[Alastair E]

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TBH, --I didnt think Vestels were advanced enough to have a child-lock function!
--Cant remember seeing that option in any vestel menu anyway....

IF you have a universal remote, try out some Philips codes--they often work with them..

[shepp]

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TBH, --I didnt think Vestels were advanced enough to have a child-lock function!
--Cant remember seeing that option in any vestel menu anyway....

IF you have a universal remote, try out some Philips codes--they often work with them..

what do you mean service menu codes or child lock code?

i dont know what to press? do i just enter the code on remote...or have i got to press something before and after the code? im sure the instructions that ive read use the display button but the remote i got doesnt have that button on it

i tried just entering 0000 as this is the default for child lock, but it didnt do any thing, then think i tried a service menu code but coz there wasnt a display button just tried all the other buttons 1 at a time....but still nothing

[Alastair E]

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Thought you said, you didnt have a remote...

Usinga Universal remote--the codes for a Philips set will make the remote work with a Vestel....

Normally if a set is 'Locked' (I have a Philips at work thats Locked, havent bothered with it yet), it will fire up--and say on the screen--LOCKED-- for 15 seconds, then turn off.....

A set that wont come out of standby, (Which is what you have) isn't Locked--Its Faulty!

Suspect caps in PSU--Being a Vestel,--likely a 17PW15/16/20 or similar PSU there'll be a couple of 3300uF 6.3V spewing their guts and a 1000uF growing hair outta the top, probably a couple more too!

[shepp]

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the remote is NOT a universal one and is NOT the one for the tv.....not said that i didnt have a remote?? im saying the remote i have doesnt have the key buttons needed to get access to the service menu....or so im led to believe, but no one has given any info on service menu for this set on here?

the guy said that the remote works with the tv, which leads me to believe that the remote is the problem and the child lock is preventing the tv from not coming on with the buttons on the set

normally with these sets when a fault happens the set will either show no signs of life or light will flash.......or so im led to believe! lmao

when you say locked....its possible its locked......how do you then unlock it? what do you have to do?

[Alastair E]

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BTW--You can 'Never' believe what a Customer tells you as to what caused/is the fault.

I get litrally dozens of donations that all these customers swear work perfectly--99.8% of those items Do Not Work--either at all, or faulty in some way!

Dont ever fall into the 'Customer said' Trap! Form your own conclusions on what you actually see/hear when fully checking all functionality with the set itself and ignore the guff the customer says!

[tom66]

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If you provided some pictures as we've asked for then we'd be able to give a guess as to who makes this set and what the entry code might be.

[Alastair E]

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Really--I DO NOT believe its 'Locked' but in fact, FAULTY!

Pull it apart, examine/measure volts etc at the PSU.....

[shepp]

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im not saying that....all i want for now is a way to check...without stripping the set down...to save time...but seems like no body knows any thing about this crappy tv...even the model code is bollcks..... TV LCD40HD-READY

and you dont need pictures to answer the question in which the whole post is about??(plus no one has asked for pics?)

please someone just answer the questions......

1. is there a service menu for a Technika TV LCD40HD-READY??
2. how do i access it
3. is there a reset function with either the tv buttons or the remote
4. would the child lock be able to "lock out" the tv
5. do i need a fully functional remote for the above tv to be able to gain access to all of the above?

thats it, thats all i need to know to be able to move forward

you dont go taking a tv to pieces when the remote stops working do ya?? ya get Fing new batteries in first (example)

no offence intended in this post by the way, i know what your all saying, but it still aint answered the question

if no one knows the answers then fair enough, ill strip it down and check every thing when ive checked with the new remote ive ordered, when it arrives, and take it from there

[tom66]

Re: Technika lcd40hd-ready

My error on pics, was getting mixed up with "what OEM?" question.

1. maybe, depends on OEM, 99% of the time will require TV to be on
2. as above
3. as above
4. I very much doubt it - it would still have menu access with a code prompt IMHO
5. in most cases a remote with numpad, channel up/down, volume up/down, menu/back/exit/return/source buttons in required, original usually not.

It takes me 10 minutes to strip a cheap TV like one of these down to the boards. I doubt you're saving much time.

[Alastair E]

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Well--All the time messing round writing all these posts....

Only takes minutes to take the 22 screws outta the back and have a look!

'Technica' is a Marketing Name used by Tescos. Tescos buy the cheapest crap--from whoever will sell to them, stick their shitty labels on and then flog to the unwary!

--It IS TESCO we talking about, after all!

Most likely its a Vestel--But Might NOT be, hence the NEED for pictures of the set Internally!

There is no 'code fits all' for these issues, so demanding one will get you nowhere!

I dunno! a PICTURE speaks a Thousand words, someone much more intellegent than me once said.......

I'm outta here, done wasting time with this one.

[shepp]

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cheers tom, ye suppose, but when i posted this topic i subscribed but havent had any emails telling me people have replied, so the next day when i checked, you guys had answered but by then all the family was round and kitchen destroyed with pots etc from the Sunday diner, then i had to sort my stuff out for site Monday etc etc...bit of a nightmare trying to get on the tv at that point so its just been abandoned for now, hoping to get on it some time at the weekend/next week when im not on site


ye Alastair if id have known it would take that long to get the info i needed, i wouldnt have opened a thread, i would have waited til i got the back off etc etc

sorry again for late response, ive been on site working, hence the reason for trying to save a bit of time and not having my kitchen covered in tv bits for a week and the mrs having a dicky fit at me

once i get on it, ill let you know what the solution was :-)

[shepp]

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p.s. id not changed the damn drop down box in the subscription thingy mi bob....ha ha ha

[shepp]

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well remote came the other day so just tested it today.......put the batteries in.....press power on....and guess what.........THE SET POWERED UP

TURNS OUT ANY REMOTE WONT WORK and THERE IS A CHILD LOCK FUNCTION IN THE SETTINGS WHICH WAS TURNED ON AND MUST HAVE LOCKED THE SET FROM POWERING ON WITH THE OTHER BUTTONS ON THE OTHER REMOTE APART FROM THE NECESSARY POWER ON BUTTON ON THE CORRECT REMOTE

[tom66]

Re: Technika lcd40hd-ready

OK THAT IS GOOD INFORMATION TO KNOW THANK YOU

Also please don't use caps lock so excessively because it sounds like shouting.

Glad you sorted it.

[shepp]

Re: Technika lcd40hd-ready

that was the point....lol