RCA F20TF10, F19425, F19426, F19431, F19436 Repair tips

Product Safety Information

see if it is still available, if not available order part number 258340 “Kit DVD/Gemstar”. When installing

Television Combo

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P.O. Box 1976 • Indianapolis, IN 46206 -1976

DATE: November 01, 2002
MODELS: BD20TF10
TOPIC: Original DVD and Gemstar module not interchangeable with new version.

Symptom: Unit will not power up.
Cause: Original DVD module has an IR decoder PCB that the new one does not, also Gemstar module has

changed to incorporate IR decoding.

Cure:

If the DVD module or Gemstar module are suspected to be defective look at the DVD module to
determine if it has the IR decoder PCB, if so you this is the original module. See pictures:

File In Appropriate Section of Your Thomson Technical Information Binder

Warranty Labor Rate: N/A

These mounting screws are visible through the back of the DVD module if the unit has the original
DVD and Gemstar modules. The original DVD modules are no longer available. Order part number
258340 “Kit DVD/Gemstar”, if you need an original Gemstar module, part number 256932, check to

the part number 258340 the TV chassis main PCB must be modified by removing JR512 and adding
JR513. These jumpers are SMDs on the PCB bottom side location E0. No re-alignment is required.
Below is a chart showing all the modules involved in this change:

Old DVD module Part number 256704 No longer available
Old Gemstar module Part number 256932 Still available

New DVD module Part number 257656 Available (Included in 258340 Kit)
New Gemstar module Part number 257658 Available (Included in 258340 Kit)

If the set was manufactured with the new version DVD and Gemstar modules order only the
replacement module, the kit is not necessary.

Product Safety information is contained in the appropriate TCE Service Data covering models/chassis referenced herein. All specified
Product Safety requirements and testing shall be complied with prior to returning equipment to the customer. Servicers who defeat safety
features or fail to perform safety checks may be liable for any resulting damages and may expose themselves and others to possible injury.

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