BV 7-40 MkIV: Some explanation about the service counters please

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beomul (archived)
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Posted January 11, 2010 at 11:16 GMT
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Hi,

 

I just purchased a brand new BV 7-40 MkIV from a certified B&O dealer. Well, brand new I am not so sure about that anymore.

Just being curious I entered the “Service Menu” to check the “Service Counters” which showed me the next figures;

 

Boot counter                                                    11092   

On                                                                      11536

Screen                                 (days)                   16

Basic                                   (days)                   0

AV                                         (days)                  16

 

DVD  eject                                                         201

DVD Audio                          (days)                   0

DVD Video                           (days)                  1

DVD on                                                              118

 

What do these figures mean, have I (well not I obviously) turned on this TV 11536 times in 5 days?

Have I watched for 16x24 hours to this screen?

 

Who can give me some explanation about these figures?

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Bv7Mk3 (archived)
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Posted January 11, 2010 at 12:03 GMT
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Does look like it has had some use!

On 11536 times..Id think that would have something like maybe 10 or 20 for testing not that amount!

16 days seams a lot also.

Think you better ask some questions from where you got the set!

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Achantus
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Posted January 11, 2010 at 13:38 GMT
#1897174

Hi,

I have one possible explanation. My BV 7-40 MK1 had almost the same amount of usage when I got it in January 2006.

After contacting the seller I got an explanation directly from Struer. They occasionally take a set from the production line to test it. But what suprised me most: they sell the unit without even resetting the counters. Fortunately I got a new monitor from the factory with apologies.

Hope this helps you.

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beomul (archived)
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Posted January 11, 2010 at 14:35 GMT
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Acanthus wrote:

Hi,

I have one possible explanation. My BV 7-40 MK1 had almost the same amount of usage when I got it in January 2006.

After contacting the seller I got an explanation directly from Struer. They occasionally take a set from the production line to test it. But what suprised me most: they sell the unit without even resetting the counters. Fortunately I got a new monitor from the factory with apologies.

Hope this helps you.

Thanks Acanthus, this is important information and will almost certainly help me to find a solution to this mystery.

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Quim43 (archived)
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Posted January 11, 2010 at 14:37 GMT
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I guess there is an error in this counter. I have a BV7-40 Mk3 for more than one year and the Boot Counter is 422, so there must be some fault in the Service Counter of your BV.

 

Edit: What Acanthus said is more logic. I was typing a reply while he posted it.

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