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draganm · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 8990 Location: Colorado

jcoles · Joined: 17 Jul 2008 Posts: 40

Very strange circumstances, but the Fury now works. What I did, for grins, was to attach an HDMI cable from my HD satellite receiver to the Fury then to the projector via RGB...and I got a good picture. When I hooked up the Bluray player thru the Fury, I got a good picture. Don't know why. Didn't make any other changes. Perhaps something got reset in the Fury when I ran the satellite feed thru it..

Now my problem is that when I hook the Fury into the Crescendo RTC 2000, my picture out is a bit out of synch. It's as if you needed to adjust the vertical and horizontal controls on the old B/W TV's. Any suggestions?

draganm · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 8990 Location: Colorado

jcoles · Joined: 17 Jul 2008 Posts: 40

This is just too bizarre!!
When I left, everything was running through the Crescendo and out of synch. I came back an hour or so later, having let it run, and I had a picture while connected thru the Crescendo. Thought I was home free...
Now my problem is that after 15 mins or so. the picture starts to get shaky. If I turn off the projector, wait a few mins and turn it back on, I have a stable picture, only to repeat the problem again after 10 - 15 mins. HELP!

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

Clean U7 on the DPB, i bet it helps. Also check the solder joints on the pins that connect the DPB to the CLM.

Athanasios

jcoles · Joined: 17 Jul 2008 Posts: 40

Athanasios,

Can you explain what you mean please. I'm not that technically oriented.

Thanks

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

here is a link to an explanation of another problem but this usualy solves most issues.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1079352&highlight=8110+flickers

Probably a good cleaning and reseating of all the boards is what's needed.

Here is a link to parts and boards of the Marquee. Reseating of the Focus board and HDM is just pulling it out and putting in in a few times to clean the contacts, you dont have to remove any connections to do this. Just pull up and put back in a few times. http://www.curtpalme.com/ElectrohomeMarquee_Layout1.shtm

Location of FCM and HDM.

on the hdm their is a daughter board that also need to be removed and reconected.

HDM Pic

Next on the CLM there are some chips that can be taken out from their
sockets, do one at a time. you will need a IC puller from radio shack to do this.

Location of CLM:

CLM out of Set showing chips.

use an IC puller

Clean all chips with some contact cleaner or Denatured Alcohol.

I use DeOxit:

http://store.caig.com/s.nl/it.A/id.2337/.f?sc=1&category=-101

Do one chip at a time and remember how it came out so you put it back in the same way.

Athanasios

jcoles · Joined: 17 Jul 2008 Posts: 40

Sorry, where is U7? Do I just unscrew the CLM board to remove it?

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

jcoles · Joined: 17 Jul 2008 Posts: 40

Again, I'm sorry, but where is U7 on the board?

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

its on the DPB, look for the markings printed on the circuit board. make sure they go back in the same orientation. Usually one corner of the chip and the chip carrier are angled, also look for the small embossed arrow's on the Chip and the carrier itself.

Athanasios

draganm · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 8990 Location: Colorado

More Importanty do NOT pry on them with a screwdriver, get the right tool for $10.

jcoles · Joined: 17 Jul 2008 Posts: 40

I did the maintenance, as suggested. When I turned the projector back on I had a good picture for a while. Then the screen would go black for a second, then return to a good picture. This would start occurring with increasing frequency, then I would get horizontal lines with static. I turned off the projector and came back to it later and it appeared to be running OK. I got the brief, black screen a few times, then a good picture. This is where I left it. Who knows what tomorrow will bring? Very strange!!

draganm · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 8990 Location: Colorado

you need to send your video input and control modules to someone for testing.

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

did you add any new equipment recently, I ask because the static and horizontal lines might be a ground loop problem also.

Athanasios

jcoles · Joined: 17 Jul 2008 Posts: 40

Just added a Bluray player and an HDFury (HDMI/RGB converter)

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

is the BD player connected to the same outlet as the rest of the system?

Aslo what is your retrace set to on the marquee long or short? try both one will cut some of the image off on the sides usualy and running 1080p you need to have special timings. the marquee does not like sync timings less than 1us, and for that you'd need a VP.

Athanasios

jcoles · Joined: 17 Jul 2008 Posts: 40

Yes, the BD player is connected with the other components.
I have tried both the short and long retrace settings, but that doesn't seem to be the problem. Get better centering on the screen with the short rertace setting.

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

jcoles · Joined: 17 Jul 2008 Posts: 40

It seems when I turn the PJ off and let it sit a
> while and turn it
> back on, I get a picture, but the synch then deteriorates
> over time.