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Center Target Blue Convergence and Contrast Adjustment

I have been working on my daughter's Panasonic PT-53WX52F RPTV, which had bad convergence amplifier IC's. Originally the blue convergence was not adjustable on targets 3, 6 and 9. I changed the IC's today and now have full adjustment. Here is my problem. In the Convergence Adjust 1 Menu, I am unable to bring the blue far enough to the left to converge with the center target cross. The blue has a good adjustment range, but when I am at the left hand limit, the blue is still about 1/4" to the right of the center target. In the same menu, the green is adjusted to the center calibration points on the frame, and the red adjusts to the center target just fine. In the Convergence Adjust 2 Menu, I can adjust both blue and red to converge on all 8 targets. Is there a physical adjustment for the blue CRT for the center target (or an adjustment accessable through the service mode)? Please provide instructions. Also, having cleaned the lenses, the picture is plenty bright but it seems to have too much contrast with a loss of fine detail. There is no Contrast adjustment in the Picture Menu. Is that also a Serviceman Mode adjustment? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

  • muddakota91 Jan 04, 2009

    i have been tryin to access the menu using these steps but have been unable to get in, are there any specifics as far as the volume and remote? thank you!

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Yes there is a Service Code you have to have to get into Alinement menu and its a Dog following step by step to get in! (1) Turn set on cable (2) Turn sleep timer on 30 min (3) Press Action Twice exit menu 4) now tune to ch 124 (5) adjust vol half way down (6) Now Press vol- on front of TV ,now you should see a RED chk appear in upper corner (7) Now Power on remote hand unit and you shiuld be in menu Press cursor to move Mute locks where you want to aline ADJUST with vol-,Vol+ ch- ch+ for up&down back and forth.If you need anymore help let me know .

Press R-tune to change R-G-B

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