Samsung SP43L2H 02 Alignment & Adjustment

Alignment and Adjustments

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1. Alignment and Operation Checks

1-1 To enter the Factory mode and to select the item

1) Press the factory remote control keys in the following sequence : Display->Fcatory

2) Press the user remote control keys in the following sequence : (In the standby mode) Display->Menu->Mute->Power

3) Move to target item with Up/Down cursor key or Channel Up/Down key.

4) Select target item with Left/Right cursor key or Volume Up/Down key.

1. ASI500 (Main) 8. DNIe

2. ASI500 (Sub) 9. L3E7050K (Epson)

3. VPC3230 (Main) 10. M62392E

4. VPC3230 (Sub) 11. DDP1010 (DLP)

5. FLI2200 12. Test Pattern

6. AD9888 13. Option Table

7. CXA2151Q 14. Reset

[Factory Main Menu]

1-2 Image position Adjustment

1) Select L3E7050K in Factory Main Menu.

2) Horiziontal Adujustment : Use the sub item H Position (25) of L3E7050K.

The default value is 40.

3) Vertical Adjustment : Use the sub item V Position (26) of L3E7050K.

The default value is 17.

1) White Balance is individually adjustment per four for each different input modes; Video

(RF/VIDEO/Component SD), Component HD, PC and DVI.

2) Lowlight adjustment :

- Adjust it by changing Bright R/G/B Center value in DNIe item.

- Generally fix Bright G Center value, and change Bright R Center and Bright B center values.

- The Brightness of each color will get higher as the value increases.

- The default value of Video mode is 117, while it is 128 for Component HD, PC and DVI modes.

1-3 White Balance Adjustment

9. L3E7050K (Epson)

25. H position 40

26. V position 17

8. DNIe

27. Bright R Center

28. Bright G Center

29. Bright B Center

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3) Highlight adjustment

- Adjust it by changing R/G/B Contrast in L3E7050K item.

- Generally, fix G Contrast value, and change R Contrast and B Contrast values.

- The gain of each color will get higher as the value increases.

- Contrast 20 will be changed by step 20, and Contrast 01 will be changed by step 1.

- The default value of Video and Component HD mode is 512, while it is 500 for PC and DVI modes.

1-4. Test Patterns

The factory mode has various built-in test patterns.

1) Using method (Example: Step (18) test pattern)

- Move cursor to Step 8(18) test pattern 8 with up/down direction key or channel up/down key of transmitter.

- Activate the test pattern with left/right direction key or volume up/down key of transmitter.

- Test pattern of white, blue, red, and green will be displayed in turn with press on left/right direction key or volume up/down key.

- The display will be returned to the test pattern menu with press on up/down direction key or

channel up/down key at the test pattern display status.

- The display will be returned to the main menu of the factory mode with press on menu key at

the status of the test pattern display status.

2) Types of patterns A) LCD patterns: These patterns are made from LCD driver board, which are ranged from

Single Color (06)to Dart 4%(14) pattern.

9. L3E7050K (Epson)

01 R Contrast 20 02 R Contrast 01 03 G Contrast 20 04 G Contrast 01 05 B Contrast 20 06 B Contrast 01

Test Pattern 01 Cross Bar 14 Dark 4% 02 Cross Hatch 15 Step 64 03 Checker 16 Step 32 04 Character 17 Step 16 05 Box 18 Step 8 06 Single Color 19 Color B ar 07 White 75% 20 Flic ker _100 08 White 50% 21 Flic ker _75 09 White 25% 22 Flic ker _50 10 White 10% 23 Flic ker _25 11 Dark 1% 24 P atter n Tone 3 12 Dark 1.5% 25 V _Fr equency_60Hz 0 13 Dark 3% 26 OSD Mix ed 0

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‚† Test Pattern Menu]

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- Function of Pattern Tone(24): Only available on LCD patterns * 1: Test pattern signal is displayed after adjusted with white balance and gamma correction. * 2: Test pattern signal is displayed after adjusted with gamma correction. * 3: Test pattern signal is displayed to LCD panel without adjustment. (Mainly used to

measure optical characteristics.)

- Normal display of LCD pattern indicates at least that the status of optical engine including the

LCD board is normal.

B) Scaler Patterns: These patterns are made from scaler IC on digital board which are ranged from

Cross Bar(01) to Box(05) and from Step 64(15) to Flicker_25(23) pattern.

- OSD Mixed: Only available on Scaler Patterns. * 0: Test pattern will disappear when the display is returned to the menu at test pattern display status. * 1: Test pattern will be a background picture when the display is returned to menu at test

pattern display status.

- Normal display of scaler patterns means at least the parts after scaler IC are normal.

1-5 M62392E LCD driver control

1) LCD EEP &DIG EEP

- LCD board and digital board can simultaneously backup the data of gamma (uniformity) and flicker adjustment, because they have the same capacity of EEPROM.

- LCD EEP: It indicates the status of EEPROM in the LCD board. * Cremo: With the eguipment used during engine assembly at the factory, it indicates that the adjusted

gamma and flicker data is stored.

* Download: It indicates that the gamma and flicker data on the digital board is downloaded and

stored through D->L Trans(14) operation.

At replacement of the LCD board, 14 D->L Trans operation should be carried out.

* Default: It indicates that the default value of Gamma and flicker data is stored.

- DIG EEP: It indicates the status of the EEPROM of the digital board. * Download: It indicates that the gamma and flicker data on the LCD board is downloaded and

stored through factory reset operation. At replacement of the digital board, the data in EEPROM of the LCD board should be backed up to EEPROM of the new digital board by factory reset.

* Default: It indicates that the default value of gamma and flicker data is stored.

It Item Default Fuction em Default F uction 01 V middle 1 1 02 V refence 230 F ix ed 5 LCD All Initial - Don't use 03 NRSL 103 F ix ed 6 OSD Start P os 00 F ix ed 04 NRSH R ed 96 Fix ed 7 L C D EE P - Refer below 05 NRSH G reen 96 Fix ed 8 DIG EE P - Refer below 06 NRSH B lue 96 Fix ed 07 LCCO M Red 94 Red F lick er control 08 LCCO M Gr ee 94 Gr een Flicker conrol 09 L CCOM Blue 94 Blue Flicker co ntr o l 10 UpDown 01 Image Flip 11 LeftRight 01 Image Flip 12 Uniformity 00 Fix ed 13 Cremo Debug 00 Fix ed

85 F ix ed 4 D ->L Trans - Refer below

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M62392E Menu]

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2)LCCOM (LCD COMMON VOLTAGE)

- LCCOM Red: It is used for the LCCOM adjustment of the Red panel.

It adjusts the flicker of the Red panel.

- LCCOM Green: It is used for the LCCOM adjustment of the Green panel.

It adjusts the flicker of the Green panel.

- LCCOM Blue: It is used for the LLCOM adjustment of the Blue panel.

It adjusts the flicker of the Blue panel.

1-6 Flicker agjustment

* Basically, the flicker is agjusted to an optimal status during the assembly of the optical engine. In

case additional adjustment is needed, please refer to the following; (ex. Blue panel)

1) Select Test Pattern item.

1) Set item OSD Mixed(26) to 1.

2) Select item Flicker_50(22) (Signal level 50%) pattern.

3) Selecting Blue color, and check the value of the flicker.

4) Press Menu key.

5) Select item M62392E(10).

6) Adjust flicker by selecting item LCCOM Blue(9).

7) Press again Menu key.

8) Select test pattern item, and return item OSD Mixed(26) to 0

14 D L Trans (L CD E E P : download)

Digital Board LCD Board

F actory reset ( DIG E E P : download)

Factory

Adjustment

(LCD EEP : Cremo)

[‚† EEPROM Status Diagram]

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1-7 Option Tables

Ite m

01 Europe Asia Dependent on Area

Language Group L an g uag e

02 - - Dependent on Nation

Jac k T y pe

03 Scar t RCA Sc art/RC A

AT M/Ar ea

04 ATM Area ATM/Area

CW/CS

05 CW CS

LNA

06 On On

TOP TTX

07 On On

TTX Group

08 - - Dependent on Area

TTX Contrast

09 3 3

High Deviation

10 Off Off

Carrier Mute

11 On On

Picture Aspect

12 Last Memory Last Memory Last/Wide

Scar t WS S

13 Normal Normal Normal/Wide/Panorama

C lo ck D is play

14 12Hrs 12Hrs 12Hrs/24Hrs

AV Input

15 TV TV T V/L ast memory

Plug & Play

16 On On

P ix e l Num be r

17 01 01

Pixel T ime

18 01 01

Melo d y V o lum e

19 05 05 Power on/off Melody volume

PAL OSD/DNIe Shift

NT OSD Shift

21 0 0 Fixed

Auto P ower

22 On On

Lamp Time

23 - -

Lamp Time Clear

Pixel Shift

25 Off Off

DN Ie D emo

26 On On

Ar ab ic/Per sian

27 - - OSD language selection

61 In ch

28 - - See 5- 8. 61" Option

D efa ult ( E u r o pe ) Default (Asia) ETC

0/0

or 0/-1 or 0/-1

0/0

Fixed

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1-8 LED Operation

1-9 61” Option

* The 61" model has no additional Enter button, and the Source button provides an Enter function as well. That is, the Source button is for Entering with at status with the OSD menu, while it is also for the Source Selection at status without OSD menu.

1-10 Lamp Time Clear

* Existing lamp time should be cleared after replacing lamp.

1) Select Option Table.

2) Run item lamp time clear(24) on the 2nd page of option table.

1-11 Display spots

1) Appearance: Some areas, lines, or points with black, cyan, yellow, magenta, etc, that is not white color are found in the white (10~100%) picture among repose pictures, and in some cases, red, green, blue color of area is appeared at black picture.

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:On,

TIMER LAMP STAND BY/TEMP Indication

:Blinking, : off

)

SP43L2/50L2HX

Standby mode. A timer pilot light when Timer Auto On or is selected. Normal operation Normal operation(When Timer Auto On or off is selected.)

Lamp is warming up. The normal picture comes on after 25 seconds. The normal picture comes on after 25 seconds.(when Timer Auto On or

off is seleted. Air vent cover in the rear of the TV is not properly installed.

Inside temperature of the TV is over normal. Clean the air vent cover in the rear of the TV. Turn the TV back on after 1hour.

The lamp does not work, please contact an authorized service center for assistance.

SP61L2HX

a b

b a

LED Indicators

(a) Input Source Selection (b) Menu Display (c) Channel Selection (d) Volume Adjustment (e) Confirm your choice (Store or Enter) (f) Power On/Off

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2) Types

Screen dust

Engine dust

Mirror or Screen contamination

Bad Mirror Shape

Bad Uniformity

Contamination of transmitting Lens

Bad transmitting Lens

Appearance

Cause

Countermeasure

1 to 3mm diameter of surrounding boundary is seen clear at white picture, and is more of a polygon than circle. (It’s the same with the shape of dust)

It is found well from white 40 to 80% as cyan, yellow, or magenta color etc, and has the 8 to 20mm circle of shape with unclear boundary.

Water drop shape is displayed on a white picture, and its surrounding boundary is a little cloudy.

Various shapes are displayed with a cloudy surrounding boundary in a white picture.

The white picture is very big and black is the main color found compared to other colors.

A big light pink spot is found in the white picture.

A wave shape is found in the white picture.

It is caused by contamination due to fingerprint on the surface of the transmitting lens, etc.

It is caused by a scratch on the surface of the transmitting lens.

Replace engine.

Clean transmitting lens.

Dust located in the engine lighting system is blocking the lighting.

Replace engine.

It is displayed on screen in case mirror or screen inside is contaminated.

Clean Mirror or Screen.

It is caused by dust stuck to the screen inside the set, caused by static electricity.

A minute dust on the polarizer or panel part of the engine sticks to one channel among red, green, blue, and is displayed with its size 60 times increased. The diameter of dust stuck to a panel part is displayed a smaller while it is bigger on polarizer. Dust stuck to a panel is found red, green, blue color, etc at the same location of black picture.

Reflection image is displayed on the screen due to light distorted by a pin hole or bad shape on the reflection side of the mirror.

Replace mirror.

1.Remove dust by discharging high pressure of air to the filter of the engine.

2.Remove dust with air pump for lens cleaning after removing cover-lens.

3.Replace engine.

Remove the dust on the screen.

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