AND BE AWARE OF THE NECESSARY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO BE USED WHEN SERVICING
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT CONTAINING HIGH VOLTAGES.
CAUTION: USE A SEPARATE ISOLATION TRANSFOMER FOR THIS UNIT WHEN SERVICING
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Important Safety Notice
Proper service and repair is important to the safe, reliable operation of all AOC Company Equipment. The service
procedures recommended by AOC and described in this service manual are effective methods of performing service
operations. Some of these service operations require the use of tools specially designed for the purpose. The
special tools should be used when and as recommended.
It is important to note that this manual contains various CAUTIONS and NOTICES which should be carefully read in
order to minimize the risk of personal injury to service personnel. The possibility exists that improper service
methods may damage the equipment. It is also important to understand that these CAUTIONS and NOTICES ARE
NOT EXHAUSTIVE. AOC could not possibly know, evaluate and advise the service trade of all conceivable ways in
which service might be done or of the possible hazardous consequences of each way. Consequently, AOC has not
undertaken any such broad evaluation. Accordingly, a servicer who uses a service procedure or tool which is not
recommended by AOC must first satisfy himself thoroughly that neither his safety nor the safe operation of the
equipment will be jeopardized by the service method selected.
Hereafter throughout this manual, AOC Company will be referred to as AOC.
WARNING
Use of substitute replacement parts, which do not have the same, specified safety characteristics might create
shock, fire, or other hazards.
Under no circumstances should the original design be modified or altered without written permission from AOC.
AOC assumes no liability, express or implied, arising out of any unauthorized modification of design.
Servicer assumes all liability.
FOR PRODUCTS CONTAINING LASER:
DANGER-Invisible laser radiations when open AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM.
CAUTION-Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may
result in hazardous radiation exposure.
CAUTION -The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard.
TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED RELIABILITY OF THIS PRODUCT, USE ONLY ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER'S
REPLACEMENT PARTS, WHICH ARE LISTED WITH THEIR PART NUMBERS IN THE PARTS LIST SECTION OF
THIS SERVICE MANUAL.
Take care during handling the LCD module with backlight unit
-Must mount the module using mounting holes arranged in four corners.
-Do not press on the panel, edge of the frame strongly or electric shock as this will result in damage to the screen.
-Do not scratch or press on the panel with any sharp objects, such as pencil or pen as this may result in damage to
the panel.
-Protect the module from the ESD as it may damage the electronic circuit (C-MOS).
-Make certain that treatment person’s body is grounded through wristband.
-Do not leave the module in high temperature and in areas of high humidity for a long time.
-Avoid contact with water as it may a short circuit within the module.
-If the surface of panel becomes dirty, please wipe it off with a soft material. (Cleaning with a dirty or rough cloth may
damage the panel.)
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Revision List
Note: Check updating contents, please input keywords in the “Find box” of PDF and click “OK”. After that, it will
automatically locate to the updating contents.
Version Release DateRevision Instructions TPV Model
A00 Jun.23,2009 Initial Release E329AZNK4WAENN
Add new models, lead in the new power board
A01 Jan.19,2009
A02 Sep.2,2010 Add new inverter board E329MZNK4WE6NN
A03 Dec.08,2010
A04 Dec.27,2010
A05 May.13,2011 Add new model E32A2ZNK4WE55N
[PCB P/N: 715G3332 1(adapter) and 715G3333
1(inverter)]
Add new models and lead in new main board
(715G3269M01001005K)
and power board (715G3652P02000003S/
715G3811P01W30003S)
Update are as below:
Repair Flow Chart
PCB Layout
Main & Power Board Schematic Diagram
BOM List
Add new models, lead in the new power board[PCB
P/N:
715G3770P03W30003S]
Update as below:
PCB Layout
Schematic
BOM
E329MZNK4WM55N
E32RMZNK4WA52N
E32A2ZNK4WE65N
E32A2ZNK4WE6NN
E32AGZNK4WE6NN
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1. General Specification
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2. Operating Instructions
2.1 The Use of Remote Control
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2.2 To Use the Menus
1. Press the MENU/EXIT button to display or close the main menu.
2. Use the Navigation Ring to move around to select, adjust or confirm an item in the OSD (On Screen Display)
menu.
Press the MENU/EXIT button to enter the main OSD. Adjust the items including Video menu, Audio menu, Feature menu, Channel menu and VGA menu. However, some function items in the menus may only be enabled
in the particular source modes.
Channel Menu
The Channel menu in TV mode shows as below.
1. Tuning Band: Select TV source signal from the Air (antenna) or Cable (CATV).
2. Channel Strength: Show the intensity of the received DTV signal.
3. Auto CH Search: Automatically scan all NTSC / ATSC TV channels and then store in the channel table. In
channel scan process, the OSD can display the number of channels which had been found.
4. Add on CH search: Add channels which are new found.
5. Channels List: Show the channel List. User can edit (add/delete) the channel numbers.
6. Channel Labels: Show the NTSC / ATSC TV channel label menu for user modifying channel labels specifically.
7. FAV Channel Setting: Show the Favorite Channel List. User can edit (add/delete) the favorite channels.
Video Menu
The Video menu in most source modes shows as below. It provides several video adjustment items for user fine
tuning the video display. Only in VGA source mode, the Video menu simply provides Picture Mode, Color Temp, Backlight, Aspect Ratio and Preset items.
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1. Picture Mode: Adjust the best picture appearance from selecting the preset value of Vivid, Standard,
PWR(Energy savings), Theater, Sport, or Custom.
2. Brightness: Video brightness adjustment, the tuning range is 0 ~ 100.
3. Contrast: Video contrast adjustment, the tuning range is 0 ~ 100.
4. Sharpness: Video sharpness adjustment, the tuning range is 0 ~ 100.
5. Color: Video color chroma adjustment, the tuning range is 0 ~ 100.
6. Tint: Video tint adjustment, the tuning range is R50 ~ G50.
7. Color Temp: Three color temperature modes. (Normal / Warm / Cool)
8. Backlight: Backlight strength adjustment, the tuning range is 0 ~ 30.
9. Aspect Ratio: Choose the display aspect: Auto, Normal, Zoom, Wide, or Cinema mode. (Auto: TV only)
10. Preset: Restore the default video settings.
Audio Menu
The Audio menu in TV mode shows as below. It provides audio adjustment for user to modify the audio setting.
Audio language setting is only available with ATSC TV source, the option is disable under other source modes.
1. Sound Mode: Choose the sound mode: Standard, Movie, News, or Custom.
2. Bass: Bass tone adjustment, the tuning range is 0 ~ 63. (The default state is enabled)
3. Treble: Treble tone adjustment, the tuning range is 0 ~ 63. (The default state is enabled)
4. Balance: Audio balance adjustment, the tuning range is L50 ~ R50.
5. Audio Source: Select the audio source from Mono, Stereo, or SAP. (This function works in ATV only).
6. Audio Language: Change the audio language setting on ATSC TV programs. The number of the supported
audio languages depends on the ATSC TV programs. (English / Français / Español)
7. SPDIF: Digital audio output format. Select from RAW and PCM.
8. Speaker: Choose to turn on / off the TV internal speaker. The digital audio output signals and earphone output
signals will not be turned off even though the TV speaker is off. The default setting is On.
9. AVL: Choose On or off to adjust volume to be consistent across programs and channels automatically.
10. Preset: Restore the default audio settings.
Feature Menu
The Feature menu in TV mode shows as below. This menu gives users the most flexibilities to satisfy their generally
demands. According to the various requirements in different source modes, certain features should be hidden
(disable) on the menu. The details footnotes will be described clearly below.
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1. Menu Language: Select the menu display language. (English / Français / Español)
2. Time: Set current time. The sub-menu includes Time Mode, Time Zone and Daylight Savings.
[Time Mode] – Choose from Auto or Manual.
[Time Zone] – Set current time zone.
[Daylight Savings] – Set to On or Off.
3. Advanced Video: Provide the Noise Reduction, Adaptive Contrast, and DCR for enhancing video quality.
[Noise Reduction] – Gives four NR effect degrees, such as: Low, Mid, High and Off. The default setting is Mid.
[Adaptive Contrast] – Choose On or off to adjust the gamma after analyzing the input signal automatically.
[DCR] – Dynamic Contrast Ratio (DCR) auto adjusts the backlight of the screen.
[Preset] – Restore the default advanced video option settings.
4. Transparency: Adjust the transparency of the on-screen menu from range 1 to 10.
5. Password Setting: Change the 4-numeral parental control password. Three steps are required for changing the
password: Enter Old Password -> Enter New Password -> Confirm New Password. Note: This item is only available
in TV, Composite and S-Video source modes. The default password is 『0 0 0 0』.
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6. Parental Control: provide the parental Control (V-chip) function setting. Before entering the Parental Control
sub-menu, user has to key in the password first. Enter the Parental Locks item, then the user can modify the
restricted table about MPAA or TV Rating respectively. While exiting the sub-menu, the parental control function is
working. The inhibitive channels or source signals can be un-lock through pressing the V-CHIP key on the remote
control and then key in the correct password. Note: This feature is only available in TV, Composite and S-Video
source modes. (The default password is: 0 0 0 0.)
[Button Lock] – Select On or Off to lock or unlock the control buttons on the side panel of the TV. When this
function enables, the control buttons on your TV will be locked and TV will be controlled by remote control only.
[Block Unrated TV] – When Block Unrated TV is set to on, your TV will block unrated program.
[USA Parental Locks] – Set the parental control level by MPAA or TV Rating.
[Canadian Parental Locks] – Set the parental control level by English Rating or French Rating.
[Open V-Chip] – Open V-Chip is an advanced V-Chip rating system for digital channels that are received.
The rating table will be updated by downloading the RRT5 data for blocking.
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7. Closed Captions: Select a closed caption options. (Off /On / With Mute)
8. Analog Captions: Select an analog caption options. (CC 1-4 / TEXT 1-4)
9. Digital Captions: Select a digital caption options. (SERVICE 1-6)
10. Digital Captions Setup: Provide numerous options for setting the digital closed caption style in the sub-menu.
[Style] – Set to Automatic or Custom mode. If Custom mode is selected, user can modify the detail styles
described below. The setting result will be shown immediately on the bottom of the sub-menu OSD. Note: This
feature is only available in Digital TV (ATSC) mode.
[Size] – Digital closed caption font size, which can be set as Automatic, Small, Normal or Large.
[Font] – Digital closed caption font style, which can be chosen as Automatic, Default or Font 1 ~ 7.
[Text Color] – Automatic / White / Red / Green / Blue / Yellow / Magenta / Cyan / Black
[Text Opacity] – Automatic / Solid / Flashing / Transparent / Translucent
[Background Color] – Automatic / Black / White/ Red / Green / Blue/ Yellow / Magenta / Cyan
[Background Opacity] – Automatic / Solid / Flashing / Transparent / Translucent
[Edge Effect] – Automatic / None / Raised / Depressed / Uniform / Left Shadow / Right Shadow
[Edge Color] – Automatic / Red / Green / Blue / Yellow / Magenta / Cyan / Black / White.
11. Input Labels: User can edit the input labels.
12. Component Setting: This option only shows and is available in component mode, which provides fine tuning
component display.
[Phase] – Adjust Picture Phase to reduce Horizontal-Line noise. The tuning range is from 0 to 100.
[Preset] – Restore the default component setting values.
13. Reset to Default: Restore all the default settings.
VGA Menu
This option only shows and is available in VGA mode, which provides several items for the VGA display fine tuning.
1. H-Position: Adjust the horizontal position of the picture. (0-100)
2. V-Position: Adjust the vertical position of the picture. (0-100)
3. Clock: Adjust picture clock to reduce Vertical-Line noise. (0-100)
4. Phase: Adjust Picture Phase to reduce Horizontal-Line noise. (0-100)
5. Auto Adjust: Adjust the settings automatically.
6. Preset: Restore the default VGA setting values.
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2.3 How to Connect
Connecting Equipment
Coaxial (RF)
Using Your Antenna or Digital Cable for DTV
1. Turn off the the HDTV.
2. Connect the coaxial (RF) connector from your antenna or digital cable (out-of-the-wall, not from the Cable Box) to
the TV connector.
3. Turn on the HDTV.
4. Select TV using the SOURCE button on the remote, side of the HDTV or directly by pressing the TV button on the
Remote Control.
Using Your Antenna or Cable for DTV
1. Turn off the the HDTV.
2. Connect the coaxial (RF) connector from your antenna or cable (out-of-the-wall, not from the Cable Box) to the TV
connector at the rear of the HDTV
3. Turn on the the HDTV.
4. Select TV using the SOURCE button on the remote, side of the HDTV, or pressing the TV button on the Remote
Control.
Using the Antenna or Cable for your VCR
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1. Turn off the HDTV and VCR.
2. Connect the “Output to TV”, “RF Out” or “Antenna Out” connector on the rear of your VCR to the TV connector at
the rear of the HDTV.
3. Turn on the HDTV and VCR.
4. Select TV using the SOURCE button on the remote, side of the HDTV or directly by pressing the TV button on the
Remote Control.
Connecting Your HDTV Set-Top Box
Using HDMI
HDTV Set-Top Boxes that have a HDMI digital interface should be connected to the HDMI input of the LCD HDTV
for optimal results.
Connecting your HDTV Set-Top Box (Best)
1. Turn off the HDTV and HDTV Set-Top Box.
2. Connect a HDMI cable to the HDMI output of your HDTV Set-Top Box and the other end to the HDMI Input at the
rear of the HDTV.
3. Turn on the HDTV and HDTV Set-Top Box.
4. Select HDMI using the SOURCE button on the remote, side of the HDTV, or directly by pressing the HDMI/PC
button on the Remote Control.
For HDTV Set-Top Boxes with DVI
1. Turn off the HDTV and HDTV Set-Top Box.
2. Using a HDMI-DVI cable, connect the DVI end to your HDTV Set-Top Box and the HDMI end to the HDMI Input at
the rear of the HDTV.
3. Turn on the HDTV and HDTV Set-Top Box.
4. Select HDMI using the SOURCE button on the remote, side of the HDTV, or directly by pressing the HDMI/PC
button on the Remote Control.
Using Component Video
Connecting your HDTV Set-Top Box (Better):
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1. Turn off the HDTV and HDTV Set-Top Box.
2. Connect the Pr (red color) connector on your HDTV Set-Top Box to the corresponding Pr (red color) connector in
the Component group.
3. Connect the Pb (blue color) connector on your HDTV Set-Top Box to the corresponding Pb (blue color) connector
in the Component group.
4. Connect the Y (green color) connector on your HDTV Set-Top Box to the corresponding Y (green color) connector
in the Component group.
5. Using an audio cable (red and white connectors), connect the cable to the audio output connectors associated
with the Component output on your HDTV Set-Top Box and connect the other end to the audio connectors
associated with the Component.
6. Turn on the HDTV and HDTV Set-Top Box.
7. Select Component using the SOURCE button on the remote, side of the HDTV or directly by pressing the COMP
button on the Remote Control.
Connecting Your Basic Set-Top Box
Using Composite Video
1. Turn off the HDTV and Set-Top Box.
2. Using an AV Cable, connect the Video (yellow color) connector on your Set-Top Box to the corresponding Video
(yellow color) connector in the AV group at the rear of the HDTV.
3. Using the red and white connectors, connect the cable to the audio output connectors associated with the Video
output on your Set-Top Box and connect the other end to the audio connectors associated with the AV input at the
rear of the HDTV.
4. Turn on the HDTV and Set-Top Box.
5. Select AV using the SOURCE button on the remote, side of the HDTV or directly by pressing the VIDEO button on
the Remote Control.
Using Coax (RF)
1. Turn off the HDTV and Set-Top Box.
2. Using a Coax (RF) cable, connect one end to the TV OUT (RF) on your Set Top Box and the other end to the TV
input at the rear of the HDTV.
3. Turn on the HDTV and Set-Top Box.
4. Select TV using the SOURCE button on the remote, side of the HDTV or directly by pressing the TV button on the
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Remote Control.
Connecting Your DVD Player
Using HDMI
DVD players that have a digital interface such as HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) should be connected
to the HDMI input of the LCD HDTV for optimal results.
Connecting your DVD Player (Best)
1. Turn off the HDTV and DVD player.
2. Connect a HDMI cable to the HDMI output of your DVD player and the other end to the HDMI Input at the rear of
the HDTV.
3. Turn on the HDTV and DVD player.
4. Select HDMI using the SOURCE button on the remote, side of the HDTV or directly by pressing the HDMI/PC
button on the Remote Control.
For DVD Players with DVI:
1. Turn off the HDTV and DVD player.
2. Using a HDMI-DVI cable, connect the DVI end to your DVD player and the HDMI end to the HDMI Input at the
rear of the HDTV.
3. Turn on the HDTV and your DVD player.
4. Select HDMI using the SOURCE button on the remote or side of the HDTV, or directly by pressing the HDMI/PC
button on the Remote.
Using Component Video
Connecting your DVD Player (Better)
1. Turn off the HDTV and DVD player.
2. Connect the Pr (red color) connector on your DVD player to the corresponding Pr (red color) connector in the
Component at the rear of the HDTV.
3. Connect the Pb (blue color) connector on your DVD player to the corresponding Pb (blue color) connector in the
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Component group at the rear of the HDTV.
4. Connect the Y (green color) connector on your DVD player to the corresponding Y (green color) connector in the
Component group at the rear of the HDTV.
5. Using an audio cable (red and white connectors), connect the cable to the audio output connectors associated
with the Component output on your DVD player and connect the other end to the audio connectors associated with
the Component input at the rear of the HDTV.
6. Turn on the HDTV and DVD player.
7. Select Component using the SOURCE button on the remote, side of the HDTV or directly by pressing the COMP
button on the Remote Control.
Using S-Video (AV)
Connecting your DVD Player (Good):
1. Turn off the HDTV and DVD player.
2. Connect the S-Video jack on the rear of your DVD player to the S-Video jack in the AV group on the rear of the
HDTV.
3. Connect an audio cable (white and red connectors) to the audio output connectors associated with the S-Video
output on your DVD player and connect the other end to the audio connectors associated with the AV input on the
rear of the HDTV.
4. Turn on the HDTV and DVD player.
5. Select AV using the SOURCE button on the remote, side of the HDTV, or directly by pressing the VIDEO button
on the Remote Control.
Using Composite (AV) Video
Connecting your DVD Player (Good)
1. Turn off the HDTV and DVD player.
2. Connect the Video (yellow color) connector on your DVD player to the Video (yellow color) connector in the AV
group.
3. Connect the R (red color) and L (white color) audio connectors on your DVD player to the corresponding R (red
color) and L (white color) audio input connectors in the AV group.
4. Turn on the HDTV and DVD Player.
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5. Select AV using the SOURCE button on the remote, side of the HDTV or directly by pressing the VIDEO button on
the Remote Control.
Connecting Your VCR or Video Camera
1. Turn off the HDTV and VCR or Video Camera.
2. Connect the S-Video jack on the rear of your VCR or Video Camera to the S-Video jack in the AV group on the
rear of the HDTV.
3. Connect an audio cable (white and red connectors) cable to the audio output connectors associated with the
S-Video output on your VCR or Video Camera and connect the other end to the audio connectors associated with
the AV input on the rear of the HDTV.
4. Turn on the HDTV and VCR or Video Camera.
5. Select AV using the SOURCE button on the remote, side of the HDTV or directly by pressing the VIDEO button on
the Remote Control.
Connecting to a PC
1. Turn off the HDTV and PC.
2. Connect a 15-pin D-Sub RGB (VGA) cable to the RGB output of your PC and the other end to the VGA input at
the rear of the HDTV.
3. Connect the Audio Out on your computer to the AUDIO input at the rear of the HDTV.
4. Turn on the HDTV and PC.
5. Select VGA using the SOURCE button on the remote, side of the HDTV or directly by pressing the HDMI/PC
button on the Remote.
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2.4 Front Panel Control Knobs
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Peripheral Connection
1. HDMI – Connect the primary source for digital video such as a DVD multimedia player or set top box through this
all digital connector. The white color band on the rear of the TV indicates this connection.
2. PC IN – Connect the video and audio cables from a computer here.
3. AV IN (AV/S-VIDEO) – Connect the primary source for composite video devices, such as a VCR or video game.
Use the white and red connectors to connect the external audio from the same source. The signal being carried by
the S-Video cable and connector, if connected, will take priority over the Video RCA connector (yellow connector).
4. COMPONENT (Y/Pb/Pr with Audio L/R) – Connect the primary source for component video devices such as a
DVD Player or set top box here. From left to right, use red for Pr, blue for Pb, green for Y, red for right audio (R) and
white for left audio (L) inputs.
5. TV – Connect to an antenna or digital cable (out-of-the-wall, not from Cable Box) for Digital TV.
6. SPDIF (Optical Digital Audio Out) – When a digital audio signal is associated with the input selected for viewing,
the digital audio will be available on this SPDIF connection to your home theater system.
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3. Input/Output Specification
3.1 RGB Signal Input
15 - Pin Color Display Signal Cable
Pin No. Description Pin No.Description
1 Red Video 9 No Pin
2 Green Video 10 Sync Ground
3 Blue Video 11 SDA(Remote Control)
4 SCL(Remote Control) 12 Serial Data for DDC
5 Ground 13 H-Sync.
6 Red Video Ground 14 V-Sync.
7 Green Video Ground 15 Serial Clock for DDC
8 Blue Video Ground