Maarten (our continental sets expert) has advised the following:
“The TX, T4 and T8 are definitely foreign. I’m not sure about the 3×0 series, it might be that one of those is an E1 chassis in disguise (I’m not so knowledgeable about British chassis).
Also, chassis were developed alongside each other in several factories around the world and produced in still other factories, adding some complexity to the situation.
The F-chassis series was of Dutch design (produced also in several other countries), as probably were the A series and the L series. The D and E series were German, the E1 being the successor to the hybrid D6N (however the E1 chassis was also produced in several other countries), the TX was Dutch originally but adopted by Taiwan (Taiwan existed up to 2006 when it was taken over by TPV and made mostly portable sets and later mostly computer monitors). The T series were Dutch and Italian. A slight problem with those chassis series, is that up to the F6 hybrid chassis, the name of the chassis often wasn’t mentioned in the service manual. I will see if I can produce a limited model to chassis list anyway.
At the same time, recently acquired factories still produced their own chassis for some time. I’m thinking of FIMI/Phonola in Italy and Pye in the UK. Phonola produced some models while Philips Monza produced other models that were sold alongside each other, apparently.”
CONTINENTAL MONOCHROME MODEL DIRECTORY
Maarten has started us off with the following data:
From one of the few pieces of documentation that mention chassis designations, a VCR-adapation bulletin for continental models (the numbers mentioned are partial, for example 680 applies to models such as X20T680).
430: T1? (19TX430AT the first transistor luggable). Service Manual/Data available here (19TX430AT).
500-509: F2, F2A
510-519: P7
520: T2 (11LX520AT the first transistor portable)
522: B2 (11LX522A, a tube portable probably of German design, same chassis called S2-A in Sweden)
530-549: F2N
550-559: M2N
560-569: A9N
570-579: F2NN
600, 602-609: A10
601: Novak (X11T601 Belgian multi-standard transistor portable)
610-619: F4
631, 632, 634: F4B
640-649: F4N
650-652, 654-659: A11
653: Novak (X12T653 Belgian multi-standard transistor portable)
660, 661: F4NB
680-689: F6
690-699: A11
700: T3
703: D6N (X24T703)
710-719: F6B
720: A11
730-739: F6
740: T4
742: T5
750-759: F6N
A-chassis are probably all dual system 625/819
D-chassis were of German design and manufacture, only one model known for export but probably more existed.
F-chassis were the main series from the Netherlands, produced in Eindhoven and Brugge but elsewhere as well.
T-chassis are transistor portables, T3, T4 and T5 were designed and manufactured at Philips Monza.
The suffix B means Belgium (probably 625 lines only)
The suffix N indicates a newer version of the chassis. For example F6 has conventional tuning but F6N has varicap tuning.
This list covers chassis from around 1965 to around 1971. The E1 chassis was introduced around 1972. L-chassis probably were introduced around that time as well.
The A-chassis as well as the M2N chassis are multi-Belgium 625/819 lines.
Thanks to hans9001, the following information was found at:
The model numbers are in line with the continental numbering scheme.
From Maarten: “Models with letters TN or N..T in the model number were specified by the Norwegian sales organisation, so especially intended for the Norwegian market but they are most likely technically closely related to the corresponding TX models (same number having the same chassis). The model names are not so relevant in my opinion. They were different in every country and not all countries used them. I’ve seen model names in German and Italian models before, apparently they were also used in Norway.
Some Swedish models (TS or S..T) are also present in the list. They followed mostly the Swedish numbering scheme (which is different, just as it is different in colour TV) but chassis were generally based on the same design as other continental chassis.”
Philips s/hv-TV’er Philips apparatene ble montert hos A/S Radioindustri i Oslo.
NRHF doc.: P=produktark, S = skjema, M = manual (skjema, trimmeforskrift, komponentplassering e.t.c.)
Model | Type | Chassis | CRT | Year | NRHF doc | |
11 LX 522A/04 | Portarama Junior | 11LX522A/04 | A 28-13W | 11″ | 1965/66 | P |
11 TX 520AT | Portarama Trans. | 11LX520AT | A 28-14W | 11″ | 1965/66 | |
12 B 312 | TS7 | A 31-410W | 12″ | P | ||
12 B 611 | T8 | A 31-410W | 12″ | P | ||
12 TX 1501 | TX-12 | 12VCUP4 | 12″ | P | ||
12 TX 2501 | TX-2 | 12VCUP4 | 12″ | P | ||
14 B 413 | TS-7 | 340AB4A | 14″ | P | ||
14 B 614 | T8-E | A 34-500W | 14″ | P | ||
14 B 814 | T8-E | A 34-500W | 14″ | P | ||
14 TX 1504 | TX-14 | A 34-111W | 14″ | P | ||
14 TX 2504 | TX-2 | A 34-111W | 14″ | P | ||
14 TX 3504 | TX-3 | A 34-111W | 14″ | P | ||
17 B 521 | E1 | A 44-120W | 17″ | P | ||
17 B 620 | E1 | A 44-520W | 17″ | P | ||
17 TN 180U-32 | 17TN180U | A 43-80 (90) | 17″ | 1957 | T+S | |
17 TN 210 A | 17TN210A | A 43-80 (90) | 17″ | 1959 | T+S | |
17 TN 250A | Revy | 17TN250A | AW 43-88 | 17″ | 1959 | T+S |
17 TN 291A | Revy 2 | 17TN291A | AW 43-88 | 17″ | 1960 | T+S |
19 TN 330A | Optirama | P1 | AW 47-91 | 19″ | 1961/62 | P |
19 TN 333A | Optirama 2 | P1 | AW 47-91 | 19″ | 1962/63 | P |
19 TN 340A/ 00 | Minirama | P4 | 19 CW P4 | 19″ | 1963/64 | |
19 TN 340A/ 01 | Minirama | P1A | 19 CW P4 | 19″ | 1963/64 | P |
19 TN 341A | Optirama 3 | P1A | 19 CW P4 | 19″ | 1963/64 | P |
19 TN 380A/00 | Minirama 4 | F2S/B | A 47-11W | 19″ | 1966/67 | P |
19 TN 380A/01 | Minirama 4 | F2S/D | A 47-11W | 19″ | 1966/67 | P |
19 TN 441A | Minirama 2 | 19TN441A | A 47-11W | 19″ | 1964/65 | P |
19 TX 430AT | Portarama | P1A | A 47-11W | 19″ | 1964/65 | |
19 TX 430AT | Portarama | 19TX430AT | A 47-11W | 19″ | 1964/65 | |
19 TX 501A/10 | Minirama 3 | 19TX501A/10 | A 47-11W | 19″ | 1965/66 | P |
20 B 341 | E1 | A 50-120W | 20″ | P | ||
21 CN 250A | Consolette | 21TN250A | AW 53-88 | 21″ | 1959/60 | P |
21 CN 311A | Viderama | S8 | AW 53-88 | 21″ | 1961/62 | P |
21 CX 252A-40 | Hollansk TV-consoll | 21CX252A | 21″ | 1960 | T+S | |
21 RN 250A | Combinado | 21TN250A | AW 53-88 | 21″ | 1959/60 | P |
21 TN 180U-32 | 17TN180U | AW 53-80 | 21″ | 1957 | P | |
21 TN 210A | 17TN210A | AW 53-80 | 21″ | 1959 | P | |
21 TN 250A | Panorama | 21TN250A | AW 53-88 | 21″ | 1959 | T+S |
21 TN 290A | Panorama 2 | 21TN210A | AW 53-88 | 21″ | 1960 | T+S |
23 CN 311A/00/ 01 | Viderama | S8 | AW 59-90 | 23″ | 1961/62 | P |
23 CN 311A/02/ 03 | Viderama | S7B | AW 59-90 | 23″ | 1961/62 | P |
23 CN 314A/00 | Novorama | S7B | AW 59-90 | 23″ | 1961/62 | |
23 CN 314A/01 | Novorama | S8 | AW 59-90 | 23″ | 1961/62 | P |
23 CN 345A | Novorama 2 | S8N | A 59-11W | 23″ | 1962/63 | P |
23 CN 346A | Viderama sjalusi | S8N | A 59-11W | 23″ | 1962/63 | P |
23 CN 356A | Viderama 2 sjalusi | S11N | A 59-11W | 23″ | 1963/64 | P |
23 CN 366A | Viderama 3 sjalusi | S11N/1 | A 59-11W | 23″ | 1964/65 | P |
23 CN 376A | Viderama 4 sjalusi | S17SA | A 59-11W | 23″ | 1965/66 | P |
23 CN 386A | Viderama 5 sjalusi | F2S/D | A 59-11W | 23″ | 1966/67 | P |
23 RN 311A | Combinado 2 de Luxe | S7 radio gram. | AW 59-90 | 23″ | 1960/61 | P |
23 RN 313A | Combinado 3 de Luxe | S8 radio gram. | AW 59-90 | 23″ | 1961/62 | P |
23 RN 342A | Combinado 4 de Luxe | S8N radio gram. | A 59-11W | 23″ | 1962/63 | P |
23 RN 352A | Novorama FM | S11N | A 59-11W | 23″ | 1963/64 | P |
23 RN 362 A | Combinado FM | S11N/1radiogram. | A 59-11W | 23″ | 1964/65 | P |
23 RN 374A | Vistarama FM | S17SB | A 59-11W | 23″ | 1965/66 | P |
23 RN 382A | Combinado | F2S/E | A 59-11W | 23″ | 1966/67 | P |
23 RN 384A/00/01 | Vistarama FM | F2S/E | A 59-11W | 23″ | 1966/67 | P |
23 RN 385A | Viderama FM | F2S/D | A 59-11W | 23″ | 1966/67 | P |
23 TN 290A | Panorama 2 | 21TN210A | AW 59-90 | 23″ | 1960 | T+S |
23 TN 311A | Panorama 3 | S7B | AW 59-90 | 23″ | 1961/62 | P |
23 TN 311A/ 01 | Panorama 3 | S7N | AW 59-90 | 23″ | 1961/62 | |
23 TN 312A | Vistarama | S8 | AW 59-90 | 23″ | 1961/62 | P |
23 TN 343A | Panorama 4 | S8N | A 59-11W | 23″ | 1962/63 | P |
23 TN 344A | Vistarama 2 | S8N | A 59-11W | 23″ | 1962/63 | P |
23 TN 353A | Panorama 5 | S11 | A 59-11W | 23″ | 1963/64 | P |
23 TN 354A | Vistarama3 | S11N | A 59-11W | 23″ | 1963/64 | P |
23 TN 361A | Panorama 6A | S11N/1 | A 59-11W | 23″ | 1964/65 | P |
23 TN 362A | Combinado FM | S11N/1 | A 59-11W | 23″ | 1964/65 | |
23 TN 363A | Panorama 6 | S16S el. S16SB | A 59-11W | 23″ | 1964/65 | P |
23 TN 364A | Vistarama 4 | S11N/1 | A 59-11W | 23″ | 1964/65 | P |
23 TN 373A | Panorama 7 | S17SA | A 59-11W | 23″ | 1965/66 | P |
23 TN 383A | Panorama 8 | F2S/D | A 59-11W | 23″ | 1966/67 | P |
24 B 360 | E1 | A 61-120W | 24″ | P | ||
24 B 562 | E1 | A 61-520W | 21″ | P | ||
24 B 562 | E1 | A 61-520W | 21″ | P | ||
24 B 650 | E1 | A 61-520W | 21″ | P | ||
24 B 650 | E2 | A 61-520W | 21″ | P | ||
24 B 850 | E2 | A 61-520W | 21″ | P | ||
24 TL 7524 | L7 | A 61-520W | 21″ | P | ||
25 CN 376A | Viderama 4 | S17SA | A 65-11W | 25″ | 1965/66 | P |
25 RN 371A | Novorama FM | S17SB | A 65-11W | 25″ | 1965/66 | P |
25 RN 372A | Combinado FM | S17SA | A 65-11W | 25″ | 1965/66 | |
44 T 520 | E1 | A 44-520W | 17″ | P | ||
61 T 361 | E1 | A 61-120W | 24″ | P | ||
61 T 563 | E1 | A 61-520W | 21″ | P | ||
9TC 2100 | TC 2 | 9VATP4 | 9″ | P | ||
A17T750 | Portarama 17″ | F6N | A 44-120W | 17″ | 1972/73 | P |
CS 2114 A | E3A | AW 53-88 | 21″ | P | ||
DX 51T103 | F6 | 20″ | P | |||
N19T270 | Minirama 5 | F4S/B | A 47-26W | 19″ | 1967/68 | |
N19T471 | Minirama de Luxe | F4S/B | A 47-26W | 19″ | 1967/68 | |
N23T273 | Panorama 9 | F4S/B | A 59-23W | 23″ | 1967/68 | |
N23T283 | Panorama 10 | F4S/A | A 59-23W | 23″ | 1968/69 | P |
N23T576 | Viderama 6 | F4S/D | A 59-23W | 23″ | 1967/68 | |
N23T586 | Viderama 7 | F4S/A | A 59-23W | 23″ | 1967/68 | P |
N23T674 | Vistarama FM | F4S/A | A 59-23W | 23″ | 1967/68 | |
N23T775 | Viderama FM | F4S/A | A 59-23W | 23″ | 1967/68 | |
N23T785 | Viderama FM | F4S/A | A 59-23W | 23″ | 1968/69 | P |
N23T879 | Combinado | F4S/D | A 59-23W | 23″ | 1967/68 | |
N24T697 | Vistarama FM | F6/ X17T680 | A 61-120W | 24″ | 1969/70 | P |
N24T798 | Viderama FM | F6N/ X17T680 | A 61-120W | 24″ | 1969/70 | P |
S20T280 | Minirama 6 | F4S/B | A 50-120W | 20″ | 1968/69 | |
S20T301 | Minirama | X17T680 | A 50-120W | 20″ | 1970/71 | P |
S20T310 | Minirama 8 | X17T680 | A 50-120W | 20″ | 1971/72 | P |
S20T310/56/57 | Minirama 8 | F6N | A 51-120W | 20″ | 1972/73 | |
S20T481 | Minirama de Luxe | F4S/A | A 50-120W | 20″ | 1968/69 | P |
S23T487 | Vistarama | F4S/A | A 59-23W | 23″ | 1968/69 | P |
S23T687 | Vistarama FM | F4S/A | A 59-23W | 23″ | 1968/69 | |
S24T293 | Panorama 11 | F6/ X17T680 | A 61-120W | 24″ | 1969/70 | |
S24T304 | Panorama de Luxe | F6/ X17T680 | A 61-120W | 24″ | 1970/71 | P |
S24T314 | Panorama 12 | F6/ X17T680 | A 61-120W | 24″ | 1971/72 | P |
S24T314/53/54/55 | Panorama 12 | F6N | A 61-120W | 24″ | 1972/73 | |
S24T417 | Vistarama | X17T680 | A 61-120W | 24″ | 1971/72 | P |
S24T417/53/55 | Vistarama | F6N | A 61-120W | 24″ | 1972/73 | |
S24T497 | Vistarama | X17T680 | A 61-120W | 24″ | 1969/70 | P |
S24T596 | Viderama 8 | X17T680 | A 61-120W | 24″ | 1969/70 | |
TS 2330A | TS2330A | AW 59-91 | 23″ | 1962 | T+S | |
TX 1420 | TX1420 | MW 36-24 | 14″ | 1953/54 | ||
TX 1720 | TX1720 | MW 43-43 | 17″ | 1953/54 | ||
X09T741 | Portarama 9″ | X09T741 | 9APG4 | 9″ | 1972/73 | P |
X12T700 | Portarama Trans. | X12T700 | A 31-20W | 12″ | 1969/70 | P |
X12T740/17/19 | Portarama 12″ | T4 | A 31-120W | 12″ | 1971/72 | P |
X12T740/98/99 | Portarama 12″ | T4 | A 31-120W | 12″ | 1971/72 | P |
X17T680 | Portarama 17″ | F6/ X17T680 | A 44-120W | 17″ | 1970/71 | P |
Philips s/hv-chassis:
E 1 | M | P 1A | M | T 4 | M |
E 1-M | M | P 4 | M | T 8 | M |
E 2 | M | S 7 | M | T 8-E | M |
E 3-A | M | S 7B | M | TC 2 | M |
F 2S/ B | M | S 8 | M | TS 7 | M |
F 2S/ D | M | S 8N | M | TX | M |
F 4S/ A | M | S 11 | M | TX 2 | M |
F 4S/ B | M | S 11N | M | TX 3 | M |
F 4S/ D | M | S 16S | M | TX 12 | M |
F 6 | M | S 16SB | M | TX 14 | M |
F 6N | M | S 17SA | M | ||
L 7 |
Further data will be forthcoming in due course.