SAMSUNG LE23R81BH MAIN MENU BLOCKED

[jagbogah]

Hi to all, i have a samsung tv model LE23R81BH that am working on and the main menu could not be displayed.
i guess its on hotel mode so i reset the eeprom but nothing changes, does anyone has the
 deactivation code or any help is welcome.

best regards
jagbogah 

[Davy]

Hi,
Have you tried pressing the menu for 5 seconds... if that doesn't work try 10 seconds

Dave

[jordan]

?????? Call up service mode,select pos. 15 and carry out reset

[jagbogah]

Hi guys, thanks for the reply and i ve tried what you suggest i do but nothing happened .
Actually the set is branded Hotel Interactive Samsung model LE23R81BH and it has rj12 communication port on the main board. 
Am still counting on your ideas.
 
jagbogah
 

[sparky]

Have you tried power off then info menu mute power on should bring service menu up

[jagbogah]

  Sparky i ve tried everything in the service menu, i even replaced ic 1803 eeprom 24256 with a new one
and still you cannot call up the main menu.
The set is 80 pics i needed to fix.  

[downunder]

Perhaps you can try this:

Blocking the SDA or SCL lines on the eeprom will disable communication by the chip.
Connect eeprom VCC to SDA line. It wont hurt it as the SDA normally idles at VCC.
Power the tv on for 20 seconds. It will try to read (the wrong) settings and start with defaults.
Then releasing the SDA line and shutting the tv off will update eeprom settings with null values
that will allow the tv to boot with.

Only do this if you have the service mode option values - usually given in the service manual.

[jagbogah]

Hi downunder, i ve done that too and no result, it seems the eeprom is not communicating with the Cpu directly because after connecting pin 5 or 6 of the eeprom to Gnd, and switch tv on for 20 sec. and you released the pins from Gnd the set ll not restart itself, it ll come on as if nothing has happen to the eeprom.
still i need            

[downunder]

Well, you got me there, jagbo. Not sure that these have a Hotel Mode. There is a "Hotel" option in the

Option Table in the Service Menu, but I think it's dormant.....I've never been able to activate or deactivate

it. Seems to be more for decoration than use.        Bruce

[jagbogah]

  anyway , it might be that this model could not be hacked to get the user menu , but am still sure there might be another  way  to resolve it so guys 

[jagbogah]

  thanks for your contributions

[call me al]

these sets have hotel mode contact samsung they should be able to tell you how to do it, if not come back to me and i will get it for you

[jagbogah]

Hi call me al,            i have solved the problem and i owed all of you an apology

 for not sharing how i did it,  am     this was the solution INFO, MENU, 0, 1, EXIT

 brought back the user menu          ,cheers to all the contributions you all gave and

 i appreciate them   

[downunder]

Good show, jagbo, and thanks for sharing that. 'twill light the cockles of Turnip's heart.        Bruce

[Turnip]

Too True Bruce,

Would mention a punctuation error, but Antipodeans get straight to the biz, no messing. Twill is something quite different, and revered in Norfolk for binding needy stuff - Chris.