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joshua4891
05-19-07, 02:27 PM
Rolling Screen on Mitsubishi Rear Projection TV – Model VS-5071

Mitsubishi Rear Projection TV
Model: VS-5071
Manufactured: March 1994


I am having a problem with a fast rolling screen on the above tv. I’ve tried to make as many observations as possible to be helpful.

Observations: Done while synced up with working tv for comparison, so I could tell what the scene really was. Tried all following observations on component and coaxial inputs.

With screen of white snow:

-The snow looks fine, no funny colors or blotches.
-The green on screen text is stable, no jumps, rolling, or double images.

On Black Screen:

-The Green Text jumps slightly and has a shadow/double of red text offset about ¾” to the left.
-Text does not roll.

Color Movie Screen (dvd):

-Screen roll (seems bottom to top) rapidly.
-Text is the same as on the black screen.
-When playing a scene with black background and white text, the white text seems to have a green tint to it, with a slight red shadow.

Watching TV:

-Imaged stabilized (stopped rolling) briefly when commercial had top Third white, middle third black with small red text, and bottom third white.
- Also stabilized when screen was black with white image (no color at all).
-Orange appears red and gray appears bluish (I think, image rolls so hard I’m not for absolute sure).
-Rolls on black screen with small white text (dish music channel)

VCR Color Movie:

-Always rolled on color screens. Even if paused, unless next situationà
-Stops rolling if tape is paused and has a lot of white static bands on it.
-Blue vcr screen (fill for no signal) appears correct color but has rolling shadow bands over it.

VCR Black and White Movie:

-Black and white film still rolls if playing, but if paused on certain scenes will stop rolling, still a little jumpy, but I think that is the vcr not the tv. Seems to be more likely to stop rolling on scenes with larger patches of white.
- Black and white movie when paused and stable has pink and lime green lines following the outlines of where some white and black meets.
-Pink and green lines appear on the screen at the same time, but do not appear on the same points. i.e. Where black and white meet will either be a pink or green line, but not both on the same boundary. Lines are about 1/8-1/4” wide, solid color, not striped, and up to 12” long.

That is all I have observed so far, that I know might be relevant. I can take pictures or maybe short video clips (don’t know how refresh rate will affect my camera) if that would be helpful. I appreciate any help anybody can provide.

Thank You,
Joshua


joshua4891
05-25-07, 09:40 PM
Problem solved over at http://forum.eserviceinfo.com/viewtopic.php?p=59404#59404

HotinOKC
05-26-07, 08:07 AM
Awesome! Looks like that person (eddwhatley) was very very knowledgable of this type of work.

It definetly takes years and years of experience to learn, and hopefully there will be a pro on this site that can help people out.