DS20930 TV my name rochester My sanyo tv was working fine, then one mornig i turned it on and the sreen was black with a horizontal line in the center of the screen. i am able to change hear sounds and change channels. let if I should throw it away.

this will only help until the next time it is out of alignment but if you slap the side of your tv about where the line is it should straighten out but there is no telling how long it will stay straight......My sons tv was doing that and i had a tv when i was young that did it that is what my mom told me to do and what i told my son to do and it works.... the problem is an alignment or conection problem from dust most likely.

hi..hope this help you....a horizontal line in the center is an indication of defective vertical IC...its looks like a tab w/ 10-12 pins and has heatsink...your TV would works out fine when you replace the IC....but its better if let a technician replace this....pls. don't forget to rate and vote....thanks...

User manual:
http://www.retrevo.com/support/Sanyo-DS20930-TVs-manual/id/17567dj485/t/2/

See page 6 (CAPTION button on the remote) and page 14 on how to use Closed Caption functions.

Hello
Set the brightness, contrast and colour control of that TV to minimum. Watch it in a dark room whether ther are thin white lines across the screen, at about an inch apart, from bottom to top of the screen. If there are lines, that TV needs screen control adjustments. That is, now the screen voltage given to the picture tube went high to some reasons. If you have confidence that you can adjust it, I will guide you.
Open the back cover of that TV. Locate the LOT [Line output Transformer], usually one red thick wire is connected to the top of the picture tube with the help of a rubber ****** and clip. In most TVs it can be located and can be seen as the back cover opened. There are two variable control, fitted, integrated to LOT. Normally the upper one is marked as focus, and the lower one is marked as screen. You shoud adjust this control to avoid these lines.
It is a live service, that is the TV must be switched on during this time, and take causion in every respect not hurt by yoursef and the TV. Keep the children away from you, and an other adult person beside you is better. A liitle turn counterclockwise will remove this problem.

when you turn the TV off do you see abreif white line acroos the screen and do you feel the static on the fornt of the set when it comes on? If so
This is an easy repair if you've ever soldered and would not be too costly for a repair shop to do it for you. The problem is a bad Vertical Output IC (usually mounted on an aluminum heat sink with the part on it labeled LA78?? ) and 1 or 2 bad capacitors. Some times you can even fix the problem by re-soldering the contacts of the IC- To find the IC follow the 4 wires that come from the Yoke (which is a contained coil of wires slipped over the neck of the picture tube(s)) back to the board. 2 of the wires go to the horizontal o/p and 2 to the Vertical o/p the thinner gauge wires are for the vertical.

It needs repair.
If the line is vertical, then something is damaged on its horizontal circuit section on the mainboard.
If the line is horizontal, the vertical circuit section is damaged.
have it repaired to a qualified service center or person!
avoid switching it to avoid further damage on other parts!

Change cap c626 1000mf-16v to 1000mf-35v

This plug no solder, you need a RCA connector # SK25FCON. THIS PLUG ACCEPT SOLDER

Try resetting the settings. In the menu there should be a settings option. Reset them to default of facory settings. Here is a website that mayl help you with this.
Let me know if this works out for you.

http://www.retrevo.com/support/Sanyo-DS20930-TVs-manual/id/17567dj485/t/2/

Does your screen light up or picture comes before it turns off? This could be from your X-ray protection feature, you will have to check the power supply output voltages.