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ACER Monitor AL506
1. Attention During Servicing ...........................................................................................................................2
2. Monitor Appearance Description of ProLite E380S .....................................................................................3
2-1. Front View .........................................................................................................................................3
2-2. Rear View...........................................................................................................................................4
2-3. System Block Diagram ......................................................................................................................5
2-4. Explosion Diagram ............................................................................................................................6
3. OSD Menu Screen.........................................................................................................................................8
4. Description of Level 1 Service Tools ..........................................................................................................13
5. Troubleshooting Analysis............................................................................................................................14
6. Level 1 Service Items--Monitor Assembly and Disassembly............................................................................................19
6-1. Remove Stand Bottom .....................................................................................................................20
6-2. Separate Cover (Case Rear Assy) ....................................................................................................20
6-3. Remove FFC ....................................................................................................................................22
6-4. Remove Bezel ..................................................................................................................................22
6-5. Remove lnverter...............................................................................................................................23
6-6. Change New Inverter .......................................................................................................................26
6-7. Remove AD PCBA ..........................................................................................................................29
6-8. Change New AD PCBA...................................................................................................................32
6-9. Change New SW/B (PCB-K)...........................................................................................................35
6-10. Change New SW/B(PCB-K)..........................................................................................................36
6-11. Case Assembly ...............................................................................................................................37
7.FRU ..............................................................................................................................................................41
8. Method for LCD Monitor Testing after Servicing ......................................................................................43
8-1. Test Method Without Connection of Computer...............................................................................43
8-2. Test Method with Connection of Computer.....................................................................................44
8-3. Definition of the Connector Pin of Signal Cable .............................................................................44
8-4. Specification ....................................................................................................................................45
8-5. Factory Mode Function....................................................................................................................47
9.BIOS & OSD Software Update....................................................................................................................48
9-1. Programs: .........................................................................................................................................48
9-2. Tools.................................................................................................................................................48
9-3. Install BIOS Software (Simply way to ROM) & kit: ......................................................................48
9-4. Program Running .............................................................................................................................50
10. Glossary.....................................................................................................................................................54

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    ACER Monitor AL506 1. Attention During Servicing ...2 2. Monitor Appearance Description of ProLite E380S ...3 2-1. Front View ...3 2-2. Rear View...4 2-3. System Block Diagram ...5 2-4. Explosion Diagram ...6 3. OSD Menu Screen...8 4. Description of Level 1 Service Tools ...13 5.

  • Page 2: Attention During Servicing

    ACER Monitor AL506 1. Attention During Servicing 1-1. This monitor should be operated from the type of power indicated on the using label. If you are not sure of the type of power available, consult your dealer or local power company..

  • Page 3: Monitor Appearance Description Of Prolite E380S

    ACER Monitor AL506 2. Monitor Appearance Description 2-1. Front View Turbo Menu － / Contrast Button (Exit / ＋ / Brightness Exit / Volume Auto : Auto Setup Power Switch /Power Indicator Green : Normal Blue : Power Saving Orange : Power Off...

  • Page 4: Rear View

    ACER Monitor AL506 2-2. Rear View DC Power Jack (DC-In) Stereo Mini Jack (LINE-IN) D-sub mini 15pin Connector (D-SUB) Lock hole...

  • Page 5: System Block Diagram

    ACER Monitor AL506 2-3. System Block Diagram Adapter IN (+12V ) Power Analog IN Audio IN Speaker Inverter DC-DC converter LCD controller converter -Scaler -OSD -T-con Audio Amp OSD Keypad Lamp X3 LCD panel Speaker...

  • Page 6: Explosion Diagram

    ACER Monitor AL506 2-4. Explosion Diagram 1.BEZEL_W/_SPEAKER_ CIRCLE_ASSY 2.OSD PCBA 3.PANEL ASSY 4.PET_FILM_METAL_ FRAM_REAR 5.SMART PCBA 6.INVERTER 7.FFC AD_OSD 8.PET ISOLUTION FILM 9.METAL COVER SMART 10.REAR_STAND_ W/O_TUNER_ASSY 11.SEAT_ELLIPSE_ASSY 12.SCREW 13. SCREW 14. SCREW 15.STAND-OFF 16.SCREW...
  • Page 7 ACER Monitor AL506 The Table of Explosion Diagram NUM. BEZEL_W/_SPEAKER_CIRCLE_ASSY OSD PCBA PANEL ASSY PET_FILM_METAL_FRAM_REAR SMART PCBA INVERTER FFC AD_OSD METAL COVER SMART REAR_STAND_W/O_TUNER_ASSY SEAT_ELLIPSE_ASSY SCREW SCREW SCREW STAND-OFF SCREW ITEM NAME CHI-MEI P/N 40A1522923 35A15K0208 44A1513026 7341391001 35A15S0203 2714000001...

  • Page 8: Osd Menu Screen

    ACER Monitor AL506 3. OSD Menu Screen Operate Press the Menu Button to start the On Screen Display feature. There are additional Explanation Menu pages which can be switched by using the +/–Buttons. V-Position Select the Menu page that contains the adjustment icon relating to the adjustment you want to make.
  • Page 9 ACER Monitor AL506 Notes The On Screen Display disappears several seconds after you stop pressing the buttons while performing an adjustment. Any changes are automatically saved in the memory when the On Screen Display disappears. Turning off the power should be avoided while using the Menu.
  • Page 10 ACER Monitor AL506 Menu: 2 *1 For best results, use the Auto Set-up in conjunction with the adjustment pattern. And the screen becomes dark for approximately five seconds during the adjustment. Note: Auto Set-up Setting: No: The Auto Set-up is not performed when the signal input is changed.
  • Page 11 ACER Monitor AL506 Menu: 3 Note: OSD Position: You can move the OSD display area to any one of the following 5 positions within the overall display: Press the + Button to move the OSD in numerical order. Press the – Button to move the OSD in reverse numerical order.
  • Page 12 ACER Monitor AL506 Direct You can skip the Menu pages and display an adjustment scale directly by using the following button operations: Brightness: Press the Brightness Button when the Menu is not displayed. Contrast: Press the Contrast Button when the Menu is not displayed.

  • Page 13: Description Of Level 1 Service Tools

    ACER Monitor AL506 4. Description of Level 1 Service Tools Definition : Replacement of failed PCB and internal signal wire. Tools 1. Multimeter. Multimeter 2. Electric screwdriver. Electric screwdriver Torque value: adjust to 1.5kgf*cm 3. Screwdrivers Screwdriver Hexagon Wrench Testing equipment : PC...

  • Page 14: Troubleshooting Analysis

    ACER Monitor AL506 5. Troubleshooting Analysis Defect Mode Light On Test Abnormal Display Light Leakage Image Sticking Brightness spot Failure Analysis “ Panel Change” Should be Performed to ※ Check PCB Missing Line Check Panel Bright Dot Dark Dot Backlight...
  • Page 15 ACER Monitor AL506 Defect Mode Flicker Gray value display R.G.B display abnormal Display Shut Down No signal Power on Display abnormal Failure Analysis ※ “ Panel Change” Should be Performed to Check PCB Check OSD Check PCB Check Panel Check PCB...
  • Page 16 ACER Monitor AL506 Defect Mode ※ “ Panel Change” Should be Performed to ON/OF No Power Abnormal LED display LED Off abnormal LED Dark LED Abnormal LED Flicker Abnormal Keyboard Unavailable Failure Analysis Check PCB Check Wire Check PCB Check Wire...
  • Page 17 ACER Monitor AL506 Defect Mode ※ “ Panel Change” Should be Performed at Abnormal BIOS Can’t Input &OSD Can’t Read Other Abnormal Display Shut Display Down Display flicker (tapping ) Failure Analysis Check PCB Check PCB Check Panel Check PCB...
  • Page 18 ACER Monitor AL506 Defect Mode ※ “ Panel Change” Should be Performed at Audio Sound adjust Abnormal abnormal No sound Single sound Failure Analysis Check PCB Check speaker Check FFC Check PCB Repair Testing Level 3 Repair stage AD/B change...

  • Page 19: Level 1 Service Items--Monitor Assembly And Disassembly

    ACER Monitor AL506 6. Level 1 Service Items--Monitor Assembly and Disassembly The flow of Monitor assembly and disassembly procedure as below : ※ Must to protect the Polarizar Scratch ※ Must to protect ESD issue Separate Stand Separate Cover Remove Inverter...

  • Page 20: Remove Stand Bottom

    ACER Monitor AL506 6-1. Remove Stand Bottom Step 1 － Press the hooks and remove the Seat Step 2 － Completed 6-2. Separate Cover (Case Rear Assy) Step 1 － Rotate the Stand Hinge and lay it down...
  • Page 21 ACER Monitor AL506 Step 2 － Loose & Remove 5 screws Screw P/N : 42A99300009 Screwdriver : #2-0.7mm Step 3 － Remove Rear Case from Bezel Step 4 － Lift up Rear Case Step 5 － Completed...

  • Page 22: Remove Ffc

    ACER Monitor AL506 6-3. Remove FFC Step 1 － Pull out FFC from connectors at Switch Board and AD PCBA Step 2 － Completed 6-4. Remove Bezel Step 1 － Lift up LCD module and Remove Bezel Step 2 － Completed...

  • Page 23: Remove Lnverter

    ACER Monitor AL506 6-5. Remove lnverter 6-5-1. Remove Metal Cover Step 1 － Loosen & Remove 2 Stand-Off screws Stand-Off Part No : 42A9940007 Step 2 － Loosen & Remove the screw Screw Part No : 42A9930008 Screwdriver : #2- 0.7mm...
  • Page 24 ACER Monitor AL506 Step 4 － Open & Separate Metal Cover (PCB-X) with tool Step 5 － Push Metal Cover (AD/Power-PCB) Step 6 － Completed 6-5-2. Remove 3 B/L Wire...
  • Page 25 ACER Monitor AL506 6-5-3. Loosen & Remove 3 Screws 6-5-4. Remove Inverter Step 1 － Lift up Inverter slightly Step 2 － Shift Inverter with care ; Separate its head from the housing at AD PCBA Step 3 － Take Inverter apart ;...

  • Page 26: Change New Inverter

    ACER Monitor AL506 6-6. Change New Inverter New Inverter Step 1 － Shift Inverter with care ; plug its head into the housing at AD PCBA. Step 2 － Carefully lay down Inverter Step 3 － Fasten 3 screws to fix inverter...
  • Page 27 ACER Monitor AL506 Step 4 － Insert Backlight wires Step 5 － Place Metal Cover (AD/Power-PCB) Step 6 － Place Metal Cover (PCB-X) Step 7 － Push the metal Cover (PCB-X) Forward to have the hook Latched.
  • Page 28 ACER Monitor AL506 Step 8 － Fasten 3 screws Step 9 － Fasten the screw Step 10 － Fasten 2 Stand-Off screws Step 11 － Completed...

  • Page 29: Remove Ad Pcba

    ACER Monitor AL506 6-7. Remove AD PCBA 6-7-1. Remove Metal Cover (SMART & PCB-X) Step 1 － Loosen & Remove 2 Stand-Off Part No : 42A9940007 Step 2 － Loosen & Remove the screw Screw Part No : 42A9930008 Screwdriver : #2- 0.7mm Step 3 －...
  • Page 30 ACER Monitor AL506 Step 4 － Open & Separate Metal Cover (PCB-X) Step 5 － Push Metal Cover (AD/Power-PCB) Step 6 － Completed 6-7-2. Remove AD PCBA Step 1 － Remove the taps on X-board FPC...
  • Page 31 ACER Monitor AL506 Step 2 － Pull out the X-Board FPC Step 3 － Loosen & Remove 4 screws Step 4 － Shift AD PCBA with care ; Separate its housing from head Step 5 － Take AD PCBA apart...

  • Page 32: Change New Ad Pcba

    ACER Monitor AL506 Step 6 － Completed 6-8. Change New AD PCBA AD PCBA Step 1 － Place new AD PCBA Step 2 － Shift AD PCBA with care ; join its housing with head at Inverter Step 3 － Fasten 4 screws...
  • Page 33 ACER Monitor AL506 Step 4 － Insert FPC to connector Step 5 － Place Metal Cover (AD/Power-PCB) Step 6 － Place Metal Cover (PCB-X) Step 7 － Push the metal Cover PCB-X Forward to have the hook latched.
  • Page 34 ACER Monitor AL506 Step 8 － Fasten 3 screws Step 9 － Fasten the screw Step 10 － Fasten 2 Stand-Off screws Step 11 － Completed...

  • Page 35: Change New Sw/B (Pcb-K)

    ACER Monitor AL506 6-9. Change New SW/B (PCB-K) Bezel Assy (W/ AUDIO) Step 1 － Separate both Audio Cables Step 2 － Loosen & Remove 2 screws Step 3 － Take SW/B (PCB-K) apart ; completed...

  • Page 36: Change New Sw/B(Pcb-K)

    ACER Monitor AL506 6-10. Change New SW/B(PCB-K) Step 1 － Place new SW/B (PCB-K) Step 2 － Fasten 2 screws Step 3 － Insert Audio Cable to Connectors Step 4 － Completed...

  • Page 37: Case Assembly

    ACER Monitor AL506 6-11. Case Assembly 6-11-1. Join Bezel with LCD module. Before Assembly Step 1 － Place LCD module Step 2 － Completed 6-11-2. Insert FFC Step 1 － Insert both sides of FFC into connectors...
  • Page 38 ACER Monitor AL506 Step 4 － Completed 6-11-3. Rear Case Assembly Before Assembly Step 1 － Place Rear Case Step 2 － Fasten 5 screws...
  • Page 39 ACER Monitor AL506 Step 3 － Completed 6-11-4. Stand Assembly Before Assembly Step 1 －Rotate & lift up Stand Hinge Step 2 － Place Seat...
  • Page 40 ACER Monitor AL506 Step 3 － Have the hook latched Step 4 － Completed...

  • Page 41: Fru

    ACER Monitor AL506 7. FRU List CATEGORY PARTNAME ADAPTER ADAPTER 4A 48W 3PIN POTRANS UP04821120A-16 BOARDS FUNCTION BUTTON BOARD BOARDS INVERTER BOARD SUMIDA TWS-444-936 LCD MODULE 15 IN. TFT CHI-MEI W/LCD BRACKET LCD MODULE 15 IN. TFT CHI-MEI W/O BRACKET...
  • Page 42 ACER Monitor AL506 CASE/COVER/BRACKET/ASSEMBLYMAINBOARD COVER CASE/COVER/BRACKET/ASSEMBLYLCD BRACKET SCREWS FUNCTION BUTTON BOARD SCREW SCREWS BACK COVER SCREW SCREWS INVERTER/MB SCREW SCREWS M/B COVER SCREW SCREWS LCD BRACKET SCRWE SPEAKER SPEAKER LEFT SPEAKER SPEAKER RIGHT Notice: The aforesaid specification will be changed without noticing. Plz access to the website of http://aicsl.acer.com.tw/spl/...

  • Page 43: Method For Lcd Monitor Testing After Servicing

    ACER Monitor AL506 8. Method for LCD Monitor Testing after Servicing ※ After exchange PCBA (A/D, Inverter) The Monitor should be performed run-in for 4 hours 8-1. Test Method Without Connection of Computer 1. Method to start run-in mode Step 1 - White...

  • Page 44: Test Method With Connection Of Computer

    ACER Monitor AL506 2. Method to release burning mode There are two ways to release the run-in mode: namely: 1. input signal; 2. press down Power key. 8-2. Test Method with Connection of Computer 1. Connect the VGA cable of computer to the Monitor.

  • Page 45: Specification

    ACER Monitor AL506 8-4. Specification 8-4-1. General Specification： Item Active Area Driver Element Pixel Number Pixel Pitch Pixel Arrangement LCD panel Display Color Tran missive Mode Viewing Angle (Horizontal / Vertical) Brightness Contrast Ratio Response Time (Tr+Tf) Separate Sync. Horizontal Sync.

  • Page 46: Electrical Specification

    ACER Monitor AL506 8-4-2. Electrical Specification： Video Signal Synchronization Signal Input System Compliant Timing Input Connector Video Frequency Bandwidth Audio Synchronization Frequency Power Supply Backlight Plug & Play Power Management Notice: the aforesaid specification will be changed without noticing *refer to standard signal mode.

  • Page 47: Factory Mode Function

    ACER Monitor AL506 8-5. Factory Mode Function The time to use: After changing AD PCBA , Inverter. Connect to PC Press “＋”, “－”, “AUTO” simultaneously to start Factory Mode. Then, press the “＋”, “－” Buttons to switch between To run Auto Balance, please have highlighted...

  • Page 48: Bios & Osd Software Update

    ACER Monitor AL506 9.BIOS & OSD Software Update 9-1. Programs: 1、 FlashupgradeNT.exe 2、 Flesher.hex 3、 P15014B001.hex 4、 P15014B001.inf 5、 P15014B001.ini 9-2. Tools a. ISP Kit (Prepared by CMO); refer fig 1. b. RS232 Comport Cable (Prepared by Agent); ref fig 2.
  • Page 49 ACER Monitor AL506 9-3-2. Kit equipped: Step 1 － Get a kit Step 2 － Join R232, monitor cable, and adapter. Connect PC Connect to adapter Connect monitor Step 3 － When the LED turns red, it will start running.

  • Page 50: Program Running

    ACER Monitor AL506 9-4. Program Running Step 1 － the indicated program : Flash Upgrade NT.exe...
  • Page 51 ACER Monitor AL506 Step 2 － Do the following actions: a. Click the file b. Choose COM1 or COM2 c. Check Band Rate must be at 115200 Step 3 － Click the bottom of Flash...
  • Page 52 ACER Monitor AL506 Step 4 － Then it will show below box. Step 5 － a) Power on monitor. b) After power on, it will start flash rom.
  • Page 53 ACER Monitor AL506 Step 6 － Notice of Flash completed.

  • Page 54: Glossary

    ACER Monitor AL506 10. Glossary Item Term H-Position V-Position PCBA AD-Board Description On Screen Display Horizontal Position Vertical Position Printed Circuit Board Assembly Power Board Backlight Flat Cable Analog to Digital Board...

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