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apmusicman
12-27-2008, 10:06 PM
So, I've had my S3 for a little over two years now and everything has been working splendidly. However, today, for no reason at all, the OLED lights on the front display simply stopped working. The LED lights work just fine (orange, red, blue, etc.) but the clock and what is being recorded no longer displays.

My question is, is there any way to replace these without having to send this off to Tivo (probably not) or should I send the unit off to Tivo?
phox_mulder
12-28-2008, 12:37 AM
You don't have the S3 in standby do you?

The OLED's don't light up in standby, but the other LED's do.


phox
apmusicman
12-28-2008, 04:25 PM
Based on your recommendation, I checked, and the unit is not in standby mode. I'm wondering if I'm screwed and I'm going to have to send the unit back to Tivo.
StanSimmons
12-28-2008, 04:39 PM
Check with weaknees.com http://www.weaknees.com/tivo-faceplate.php They have some faceplates, but the don't list the one you need. Email them to see if they might have one in stock.
rcobourn
12-30-2008, 06:12 PM
So, I've had my S3 for a little over two years now and everything has been working splendidly. However, today, for no reason at all, the OLED lights on the front display simply stopped working. The LED lights work just fine (orange, red, blue, etc.) but the clock and what is being recorded no longer displays.

My question is, is there any way to replace these without having to send this off to Tivo (probably not) or should I send the unit off to Tivo?

Did you reboot it?
apmusicman
01-02-2009, 01:59 AM
First thing I tried actually, but no luck. Since everything else works, I'm hesitant to do a "clear and delete everything" but that may be my only option. Even then, I wonder if that will have any effect at all.
dianebrat
01-02-2009, 09:34 AM
The reboot would have shown Tivoguy, and Ready, Set, Tivo, in the OLED, as would pressing the Format button on the front as it cycles through different formats, if you're not seeing it light at any of those, it sounds like the OLED has gone kaput.
janry
01-02-2009, 09:55 AM
Isn't there a setting where you can turn these off? Maybe you did it accidentally. Check under "Settings - Display" and see if they just need to be turned back on.
rcobourn
01-04-2009, 06:40 PM
Isn't there a setting where you can turn these off? Maybe you did it accidentally. Check under "Settings - Display" and see if they just need to be turned back on.

Good thought. Also, the OLED display is blanked for non-kidzone programs if you are in kidzone.