Samsung Bordeaux LE37R87BDX 37"

willhub · 26 Jun 2007 at 21:07

Hi, well my dad has this TV downstairs, and the freeview broke in it, so an engineer came around and to fix it all he had to do was do a special key combination or something and a hidden menu came up, he would not say how to get to it as it was apparently for engineers only, anyone happen to know what the combination is?

squiffy · 26 Jun 2007 at 21:09

Why do you need to go into service menu? And he's right, you really don't want to go into service menu, it's not like in the past you needed to (to correct CRT geometry)

willhub · 26 Jun 2007 at 21:13

squiffy said:
Why do you need to go into service menu? And he's right, you really don't want to go into service menu, it's not like in the past you needed to (to correct CRT geometry)

He couldent reset the digital tv and go into plug and play, the engineer came, rpessed a code on the hand controls, and then this screen came up and he was able to scroll down and isntantly reset the digital tv, and it would be easier if an engineer would not have to come just to do that simple task and there is a long wait.

Ste · 26 Jun 2007 at 21:34

Plenty of people over at avforums will tell you how its done. You will void your warrenty though, although I guess now it's already been accessed...

squiffy · 26 Jun 2007 at 21:36

Ste said:
although I guess now it's already been accessed...

But it was accessed by a service engineer, so warranty isn't void.
Unless it locks out again there is no need to go into SM. The OP will probably change values without realising it.

willhub · 26 Jun 2007 at 21:37

Ste said:
Plenty of people over at avforums will tell you how its done. You will void your warrenty though, although I guess now it's already been accessed...

How will it void the warranty when no one will know about it :confused:

Were does it say in the warranty, going into the service menu will void your warranty? :confused:

squiffy · 26 Jun 2007 at 23:27

willhub said:
How will it void the warranty when no one will know about it

Were does it say in the warranty, going into the service menu will void your warranty?

They won't know, unless you accidentally change settings, and brick it.

Cuchulain · 26 Jun 2007 at 23:34

willhub said:
Hi, well my dad has this TV downstairs, and the freeview broke in it, so an engineer came around and to fix it all he had to do was do a special key combination or something and a hidden menu came up, he would not say how to get to it as it was apparently for engineers only, anyone happen to know what the combination is?

You can get the service menu up on a lot of Samsung kit by:

1) Turn off TV
2) From Remote, press in sequence: (mute), 1, 8, 2, (power)
3) The Service Menu will appear.

No guarantee it will bring it up on your TV but it's worth a squirt.

Jonnycoupe · 27 Jun 2007 at 09:37

willhub said:
Hi, well my dad has this TV downstairs, and the freeview broke in it, so an engineer came around and to fix it all he had to do was do a special key combination or something and a hidden menu came up, he would not say how to get to it as it was apparently for engineers only, anyone happen to know what the combination is?

Im an Engineer, I dont know how to do it

willhub · 27 Jun 2007 at 11:04

Lol, I went to AV forums and one of the mods gave me the code

, It was for my dad as if the freeview stops working again he can do it himself.