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retromax:
Hi, I've been pulling my hair out with this and was hoping someone here could help me out!
I have an old Goodmans 15" LCD TV model LD1501 and i've put it into 'Hotel mode' via the Service menu (by mistake), the process of entering the service mode on this set is by pressing 'Menu' and then entering '4725' then you have the service options... but... now i've put it into 'Hotel mode' i've obviously lost the menu so cant do anything with it!!!, I think it's also the same model as a Mikomi 15LCD250 under different branding, i've searched and searched for a solution to no avail as every method google brings up doesn't work.
The tv is part of a project i've been doing lately and i'd really like to get back into the service menu and disable the hotel mode as I no longer have any control over any settings on the set.

retromax:
This is my 'project' BTW

jordan:
Goodmans 15" LCD TV model LD1501
Chassis model:17MB01P/Vestel
Hotel mode:MENU1325

retromax:

--- Quote from: jordan on October 22, 2012,08:40:43 ---Goodmans 15" LCD TV model LD1501
Chassis model:17MB01P/Vestel
Hotel mode:MENU1325

--- End quote ---

Thanks for the reply but...

here's the problem

to be able to access any menu you first need to be able to bring up a menu, so if you press menu when the tv is not in hotel mode the menu appears and you are able to enter the code however...

when you are in hotel mode allready which is my problem, when you press menu you no-longer have a menu as you are in hotel mode so you can't enter any codes as pressing any numbers on the remote has no effect and simply turns over the channels!!

so in my situation if I press menu nothing happens (as it's hotel mode) then I press 1 and it switches to channel 1, press 3 it switches to channel 3, press 2 it switches to channel 2 and press 5 it finally switches to channel 5... hence my problem of it being stuck in hotel mode unable to key in any codes as 'hotel mode' means no menu so people visiting a hotel cant mess with any tv settings besides changing channels or adjusting volume.
It's either some sequence of buttons when powering up or 'possibly' no way to turn it back once you've activated the hotel mode... which if true the latter sounds daft to me.

Obviously due to my project having the set completely removed from it's casing I have access to the circuit board too, is their any way of resetting it?

watteau:
Hi,
You could try to tricking it into a reset, by shorting pins 5, and 6, of the 8 pin, memory IC,
while plugging the set into the mains, then releasing the short, it's worth a try.
Good Luck,
John.

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