[gcalmer]

Hi guys/girls,
i'm new here, i stumbled across this forum after searching for answers to my problem on google, this place looks like a black hole of knowledge, so here's hoping someone can help me out.

I recently purchased an NEC Croma Vision 51 cm television.

It's a 2nd hand unit but in very good condition, it will be used in a spare room of the house and will suffice the room.

My problem is that i cannot pickup all of the available channels, and i cannot seem to work out how to search/scan for them manually.

I believe the TV may have been used in a holiday apartment which could mean it was hooked up to some kind of "hotel style" system, would that have anything to do with my problem?


is there a secret way to switch the TV from "hotel mode" to normal mode?

i'm stumped at this and can use all the help i can get.

thanks in advance.

[mechanic]

Can you post back with the Model No of the set- also do you have the original remote?

[gcalmer]

The model number on the rear of the TV is: FS-5198
the remote is made by NEC, but i'm unsure as to whether it is the original, it has the number; RE-001 written on the front of it.
the remote is black in colour, the tv is silver...

does this matter?

thanks for your help so far

[JayCee]

Originally Posted by gcalmer

The model number on the rear of the TV is: FS-5198
the remote is made by NEC, but i'm unsure as to whether it is the original, it has the number; RE-001 written on the front of it.
the remote is black in colour, the tv is silver...
does this matter?

It certainly does, hotels are notorious for guests "losing" remotes and replacements are often not the exact type for the model with no access to the tuning/setup menu.
Or the menu may be locked out if the set has a Hotel mode.
Bear in mind this is mainly a UK/Europe-based forum and we don't have the same makes/models/chassis released over here compared to Australia.
NEC stopped producing TVs for the UK/European market years ago.

Perhaps if you posted a picture of the remote and/or the buttons on the set someone here may recognise it and tell you how to tune it.

[gcalmer]

ok, thanks for your feedback so far.
i'll do my best to get a picture of the set and remote,
i believe i have access to the tuning section of the menu, however it may be locked as there seems to be a lock icon next to a couple fo the options in the list...

[MelbMan]

My brother had one of these TVs here in Australia and gave it to my mum. A new VCR wouldn't "talk" to the TV so after a fair bit of investigation here's the tuning method..
Please note this is for an Aussie model FS5196 51cm


1. On remote control press PRESET and MODE buttons simultaneously

Screen will display
PRESET AUTO
XX (Channel number displays)


2. To get into manual tuning hold PRESET button down and now press MODE
(This toggles AUTO > MANUAL > display disappearing)

3. To select band press TV/VIDEO button.
This toggles from U > VL > VH on Australian sets which use the PAL system

4. To tune into station hold down PRESET button and use VOLUME button
in bottom corner of remote to scan through the tuning range for each
wavelength. You can press volume down to go down or volume up to
go up. On my machine it took a bit of pressing. At other times it
automatically searched. Perhaps leaving it on AUTO rather than MANUAL mode has
this affect.

5. Video Channel
The set I was tuning originally had the video channel on the TV tuned
to a VCR on TV channel 7. However when I did this with a newer VCR attached
the best I could do was Black and White on videos when played and also the TV
channels from the video tuner. Using the same setting (Ch 37 on the U band in my
case) on Channel 0 fixed this

6. DVD player attached
In my case with a DVD player attached (red, white and yellow wires from the
DVD player straight into the back of the TV) this may be viewed by pushing the
TV/VIDEO button on the remote control.

7. Channels
TV Channel
0 Video U (0.7 along the scale)
1 SBS Ch 28 U (0.6 along the scale)
2 ABC1 VL
3 Ch 7 VH
4 Ch 9 VH
5 Ch 10 VH
6 Ch 31 Community TV U (about 0.65 along the scale)

8. Online manuals
Was not able to find a FS5196. However a FS5199 one can be downloaded from
www.nec.com.au/docs/FS5199_User_Manual.pdf


Hope this helps!