Can Service Menu Tweaks Damage a TV?

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"Empyrea" <sonship@twcny.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Ever since I've learned how to manipulate the screen geometry on my HDTV
> I've been making tons of fixes. Could this potentially harm my TV? It
> seems to be tracking each change as a 3-digit number called HRS. For
> example, I'm on 181 right now, it'll go to 182, eventually to 18F and 18Z
> then presumably 190 and so forth. What happens when it runs out of code?
> Reset? Total meltdown?
>
> Thanks,
> Empyrea

It is possible to run some parameters to levels that will cause damage to
hardware. If you don't know what it is you are adjusting and what the
potential problems might be, it is best not to tinker. Generally, if there
are no defects to start with and you are just doing slight tweaking, there
should be no problem. However, the answer to your question depends on the
set and the adjustments that you are making.

Leonard