This worked.... It actually did the trick. I used a Samsung Galaxy S4 tab - App - Power Universal Remote Control - full info here as described earlier in the thread:

http://wiki.samygo.tv/index.php5/How...%2B3SPEED_keys

and when I entered this key I saw options that I did not have before.

A huge thank you to everyone on this thread - I've been dealing with this for a couple of years now and I can't believe a software fix improved this - I don't think it's 100% gone but it's so faint that it would take alot to see it. I was about to buy a new tv, I'll be waiting on that purchase.

I'm glad the hex code method worked for you capitalpro! Enjoy the "new" TV again.

Was just moving some stuff around the TV, and thought I would check for software updates. I had last checked several weeks ago and there were no software updates. Lo and behold, there was an update available. This was on a Model PN58C7000. The firmware upgraded from 001035 to 001037. This is the first upgrade since a few months after I received the set.

Have not yet had time to see if it fixes the purple banding.

So it looks like there are 2 options to fix the pink banding.


1. Take off the back panel and adjust the voltage.


2. Download the logic.bin for your model, save to a thumb drive, go into the service menu, find hotel option, turn on hotel, click "clone tv to USB".


Correct?


Notes:
PN63C8000


Which above option is better? The voltage adjustment sounds safer to me.


Where did this logic.bin file come from? Samsung?


Also, I have never installed any updates to my C8000. I was never having any problems until recently. Should I download the latest updates first? I guess you go to Samsung to get these?


Thanks,
Dank

Just did my PN63C8000 with the file provided earlier. Found the .pdf here: pink_banding_July2013.pdf - http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...82001339,d.aWw

It's not completely gone but whew sooo much better! I have a Logitech Revue hooked up to it and it was really noticeable when I went to the Google Play store. Now, you barely can see it unless you're really looking for it.

The only way that I can get to hotel mode is by
1- TV off, hit MUTE 182 ENTER
3- A menu will appear that says Hotel mode OFF
4- Turn Hotel Mode ON
5- Find the Clone the TV to USB and do it.
6- Make sure you have the USB Stick setup correctly with the right PDP_LOGIC folder structure and the Logic upgrade
7- Under PDP Options find LOGIC USB D/L
8 - Press the right arrow button.

THANK YOU!

Instructions in this forum and thread were perfect! Was able to download the file, saved it to a USB drive, and followed the service menu directions.

Updated the firmware on my PN58C8000 and it eliminated the pink banding. Did not tamper with Voltage.

Anyone figure out what this update covers?

well, the 001037 update certainly did not fix the purple banding

I updated my firmware to 1037 as well

Is this the same service code for PN63C8000? Thank you in advance.

Another big "Thank you!" to this forum and more importantly, to the people here. I've had the purple/pink banding problem for about a year on my 4 year old PN58C6500 and it has been getting progressively worse. Installation of the LOGIC.bin file eliminated all of the purple/pink bands and because of the info posted here I was able to do it with the TV remote, no special remote required.

There is still some very slight banding in the same area, but it darker or less bright than the areas above and below. It is barely noticeable and I suspect that doing the Vs voltage adjustment would probably fix that.

Just did the logic update on my 63C8000 and my pink band is gone. I adjusted the voltage about 2.5 years ago but the haze started coming back in the last year. Hopefully this fix lasts longer.

To get into the service menu I hade to hit Mute, 182, Power. Enter did not work.

i did lose my custom color space settings so make note of them before doing the update.

Thanks to everyone on the forum for their continued efforts on the pink banding issue.

Updated my firmware on by PN63C8000 a couple of days ago to the latest version (1037), today I tried the Logic.bin update and continued to receive a "fail to install" message after several attempts and trying FAT and FAT32 formats on the USB.

Had no issues accessing the service menu, went to the Hotel menu and cloned the TV to USB, then to the PDP menu and tried the Logic USB D/L, always with the same result, "Fail. "Looked like the TV was momentarily accessing the USB drive, then would receive the "Fail" message. Using a Win8 PC to download the Logic.bin file and format the USB stick, 1GB stick if that makes any difference.

Any ideas, could it be a compatibility issue with the latest firmware version and the Logic.bin file? I did verify that the TV would create a folder with files in it after the "Clone TV to USB" step.

Thanks,
-Ed

Did you have the logic bin file in the proper named folder?

PDP_LOGIC

^ And also that same logic bin file MUST be named LOGIC.bin
The first time I tried and failed I left the file name as [3D58]LOGIC.bin
Changed it to LOGIC.bin inside the folder PDP_LOGIC all was fine.
Good luck

my TV just stopped working the other day. When I plug it in it just clicks 5 times and then the red LED on the front stays on and it wont respond to anything. I removed the back panel and unplugged the X and Y boards separately and together and still the same thing happens. When I unplugged the buffer board the TV would make the start up sound when I hit the power button so I thought that was the bad part and replaced it. Well it does the same thing after I put the new one in. Any ideas would be welcome.

Thanks for the replies, can confirm that I created the PDP_LOGIC folder, I tried both "LOGIC.bin" and "Logic.bin" filenames, same results each time.

I'm going to do a fresh download of the logic.bin file, and try formatting the USB on a Win-Vista machine, maybe the logic.bin file was corrupted when I first downloaded it.

Where are you guys finding the 1037 firmware?


The Samsung site only has 1035

Auto update on the TV itself

Humm, I wonder why Samsung doesn't list this on their site. Any clues?

So people with the PN63C8000


Can you confirm this is the correct logic bin file?


Thanks,
Dank

Yes, that's the one I used for mine.

So you recommend if I currently don't have any issues to download this update on the TV?

I would not DL any updates if you don't have an issue.

Ok guys,

I broke down today and updated my 63/8000 with the 1035 firmware. This is the first update I have done to this set because I have never had any issues until maybe a year ago.

Then I started the logic.bin file.

Plugged in the usb.
Opened factory menu.

I didn't see PDP options, so I went to clone TV to usb. TV started updating "something" or at least that is what it said. (this only took a second) Left that menu and then saw the PDP options. So not sure if I just missed it the first time or what. ( hoping I didn't screw up.)

Went to PDP options downloaded the logic.bin file, TV shut off and then back on.

Since then I have been trying to find new calibration settings and watch for any pink banding at the same time.

So far, I have NOT seen any banding.... I need to review more.

What settings are you guys using?

Update, the pink banding is gone.

Thanks everyone.

Hello and thanks to all who put up the file link and the instructions for logic.bin fix. I thought I'd let you know that I installed the logic.bin file with complete success. Approximately 9 or 10 months ago I bumped up the VS voltage from 210 to 213 which eliminated the banding as well. However after coming across the logic.bin file and installing it I decided to open up the back of the set and dial the VS voltage back to 210. Now not a hint of pink is showing. It's been a week scrutinizing the picture and thus far I am calling it "VERY SUCCESSFUL". Now the set (PN63C8000) is running at it's designed 210 volts which will hopefully benefit the panel. Out of curiosity I turned the voltage down to 208 volts to see if I could see any sign of the pink rash, and it still looked pretty good at the lower voltage. Before the logic.bin update when I dialed the voltage down to 208 a severe pink rash was produced. I also downloaded the new software available through the televisions options menu to 1037. The only thing I can determine that may have improved is the "Motion Judder Canceller" seems to have less of a halo effect, not that I watch it more than 5 minutes with it on before or since the 1037 update. I do remember a terrible vapor trail effect when the set was new and now it seems much less noticeable. Maybe this is a side effect of the logic.bin file for that matter. I'm also on my second panel which Samsung replaced with me paying for the labor, this was about 2 years ago. One last thing, does anyone have any idea what this logic.bin fix is actually doing to eliminate the banding? Just curious. I still very much enjoy this TV and hope it lasts a few more years. Nothing beats the plasma picture! RIP Plasma! Not sure what I'd buy today? Thanks for the help!

I'm glad it helped you also.

Wow, this fixed my pn63c8000. I thought I was pretty screwed on this one and was going to have to take the TV apart with board replacements to fix this one and was dreading the experience. I used the hotel mode method with the pn63c8000 file linked in this thread.

Thank you everyone.

I did the upgrade from 001035 to 001037 after having fixed my TV with the firmware update. Now the picture is awful and I can't seem to get it back. I don't know what they intended it to do but I don't recommend it. Anyone know a way to get it back to 001035?