FILE NO. SERVICE MANUAL Multimedia Projector Model No. PLC-XU45 PLC-XU46 U.S.A., Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa Original Version PLC-XU46 PLC-XU45 Chassis No. ME3-XU4500 MF3-XU4600 NOTE: Match the Chassis No. on the unit’s back cover with the Chassis No. in the Service Manual.
■ Safety Instructions SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WARNING: The chassis of this projector is isolated (COLD) from AC line by using the converter transformer. Primary side of the converter and lamp power supply unit circuit is connected to the AC line and it is hot, which hot circuit is iden- tified with the line ( ) in the schematic diagram.
Horizontal Resolution 800 TV lines Projection Lens F 1.7 ~ 2.0 lens with f 37.4mm ~ 48.3mm with motor zoom and focus (PLC-XU45) F 1.9 ~ 2.1 lens with f 21.3mm ~ 25.6mm with motor zoom and focus (PLC-XU46) Throw Distance 5.3’...
■ Circuit Protections This projector is equipped with the following circuit protections to operate in safety. If the abnormality occurs inside the projector, it will automatically turn off by operating one of the following protection circuits. ● Fuse Line Filter Board The fuse is located inside of the projector.
Circuit Protections ● Warning temperature and power failure protection The TEMP WARNING indicator flashes red and the projector will automatically turn off when the internal tempera- ture of the projector exceeds the normal temperature or when stopping cooling fans or when the internal power supply lines are failed.
■ Mechanical Disassemblies Mechanical disassemble should be made following procedures in numerical order. Following steps show the basic procedures, therefore unnecessary step may be ignored. Caution: The parts and screws should be placed exactly the same position as the original otherwise it may cause loss of performance and product safety.
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Mechanical Disassemblies AV, DVI, Temp Board and Speaker removal Remove 1 screw (M4x8) to release grounding wires. Pull the Rear Panel ass’y upward. Remove 4 screws (T3x6) and remove the AV Board. Remove 4 screws (T3x6) and remove the DVI Board. Remove 4 screws (T2.6x6) and remove the speaker.
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Mechanical Disassemblies Lamp Ballast Unit removal Remove 1 screw (M3x4) and remove SW902, and then remove 1 screw (M3x6) and disconnect the Lamp Socket. Remove 2 screws (M3x6) to take the Lamp Ballast ass’y upward off. Remove 2 screws (T2x6) to take the isolation sheet off. Remove 4 screws (T3x6) to take the lamp ballast board off.
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Mechanical Disassemblies Power Box Cover and Fans(FN901, FN906) removal Remove 4 screws (M3x12) to take the Fan(FN901) off. Remove 4 screws (M3x8) to take the Fan(FN906) off. Remove 3 screws (M3x6) to take the Power Box Cover upward off. FN906 Power box cover FN901 Fig.7...
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Mechanical Disassemblies Optical Unit removal (2) Step from previous procedure. Remove 6 screws (M3x8) to take the Optical Unit upward upward off. To mount optical unit, mount optical unit first then mount the Lamp assembly and Lamp Cover. Optical unit Fig.8 Power and P.F.
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Mechanical Disassemblies ⁄0 Fan (FN905) removal Remove 1 screw (M3x6) and take a Washer, Spring and Interlock Switch lever. Pull the Fan and duct ass’y upward, then remove the Interlock switch lever 2 screws (M3x6) to take the Fan (FN905) off. FN905 Fig.10 ⁄1...
■ Optical Parts Disassemblies Before taking this procedure, remove Cabinet Top and Main Board following to the “Mechanical Disassemblies”. Disassembly requires a 2.0mm hex wrench and a screwdriver. Projection Lens removal Remove the Front Panel following to “Front Panel Removal” on “Mechanical Disassemblies”.
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Optical Pats Disassemblies Condenser lens disassembly Remove 2 screws (M2.5x6) and pull the Condenser Lens ass’y upward. Remove 4 screws (M2x4) to take the Lens off from the holder. Condenser Lens Holder * Lens should be placed as the flat Fig.3- surface side comes to the holder side.
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Optical Parts Disassemblies Relay Lens-Out disassembly Remove 2 screws (M2.5x6) and pull the Relay Lens-Out ass’y upward. Remove 2 screws (M2x4) to take the Lens off from the holder. Note: There is no mounting direction of the lens. Holder Relay Lens-Out Fig.5- Fig.5- Polarized Glass-In removal...
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Optical Parts Disassemblies Polarized Glass-Out/Pre-Polarized Glass removal Remove 4 screws (M2.5x4) and take the LCD/Prism ass’y off upward from the optical unit. Remove each screw and take the glass off upward. LCD Panel/ Prism Ass’y Note: LCD Panel/Prism Do not replace the LCD panel Ass’y separately otherwise it can not obtain proper picture.
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Optical Parts Disassemblies Locations and Directions Key No. Description When mounting or assembling the optical parts in the optical unit, the Mirror (W) parts must be mounted in the specified location and direction as Integrator lens (OUT) shown in figure below. Prism beam splitter (PBS) Dichroic mirror (B) Condenser lens (OUT)
■ LCD Panel/Prism Ass’y Replacement IMPORTANT NOTICE on LCD Panel/Prism Ass'y Replacement LCD panels used for this model can not be replaced separately. Do not disassemble the LCD Panel/Prism Ass’y. These LCD panels are installed with precision at the factory. When replacing the LCD panel, should be replaced whole of the LCD panels and prism ass’y at once.
Type No. Service Parts No. Model same type. POA-LMP63 610 304 5214 PLC-XU45 - Allow the projector to cool for at least 45 minutes before you POA-LMP56 610 305 8801 PLC-XU46 open the lamp cover. The inside of the projector can become very hot.
■ Optical Adjustments Before taking optical adjustments below, remove the Cabinet Top and Main Board following to the “Mechanical Disassemblies” Adjustments require a 2.0mm hex wrench and a slot screwdriver. When you adjust Condenser lens, Condenser lens-out or Relay lens adjustment, you need to disconnect some connectors and FPC cables of LCD panels on the main board.
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Optical Adjustments Condenser Lens adjustment Turn the projector on by a state of without FPC cables. Project only green light on the screen. Adjust the adjustment base of condenser lens assy to make color uniformity in green. Green 1) If the shading appears on the left or right of the screen as shown in Fig.2-1, loosen 2 screws with the 2.0mm hex driv- er, and adjust the slot...
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Optical Adjustments Condenser Lens-Out adjustment Turn the projector on by a state of without FPC cables. Project green and blue lights on the screen. Adjust the adjustment base of condenser lens-out assy to make color uniformity in cyan. 1) If the shading appears on the left or right of the screen as shown Cyan in Fig.3-1, loosen 1 screw with the 2.0mm hex driver, and...
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Optical Adjustments Relay lens-Out adjustment Turn the projector on by a state of without FPC cables. Project all of lights on the screen. Adjust the adjustment base of relay lens assy to make color unifor- mity in white. 1) If the shading appears on the left or right of the screen as shown White in Fig.4-1, loosen 1 screw with the 2.0mm hex driver, and...
■ Electrical Adjustments ● Service Adjustment Menu Operation To enter the service mode To enter the “Service Mode”, press and hold the MENU and IMAGE button on the projector at the same time for more than 3 seconds. The service menu appears on the screen as follows. To adjust service data Select the adjustment group no.
* Please refer to “Service Adjustment Menu Operation” for entering the service mode and adjusting the service data. Output Voltage adjustment Output Voltage adjustment (For PLC-XU45] (For PLC-XU46] After replacing the Power Board, PF.C. Board, read- After replacing the Power Board, PF.C. Board, read- just the Output voltage adjustment as follows.
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Electrical Adjustments 1 2 1 1 x 1 2 1 v Pedestal adjustment Signal Center adjustment 1. Receive the 16-step grey scale video signal. 1. Receive the 16-step grey scale computer signal. 2. Set to VIDEO mode. 2. Set to COMPUTER mode. 3.
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Electrical Adjustments PC Offset adjustment AV Gain adjustment 1. Receive the 16-step gray scale computer signal. 1. Receive the 16-step gray scale video signal. 2. Set to COMPUTER mode. 2. Set to VIDEO mode. 3. Enter the service mode. 3. Enter the service mode. TP25R1 TP25R1 4.
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Electrical Adjustments 1 ⁄ 0 Gamma Shift adjustment [PC-GAMMA OFF ADJUSTMENT] 1. Receive the 16-step gray scale computer signal. 2. Set to COMPUTER mode. 3. Enter the service mode, select group no. “ ”, item no. “ ” and change data value to reproduce the prop- er gray scale picture on the screen.
Electrical Adjustments ● Service Adjustment Data Table These initial values are the reference data written from the CPU ROM to memory IC when replaced new memory IC. The adjust- ment items indicated with “✻” are required to readjust following to the “Electrical adjustments”. Other items should be used with the initial data value.
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Electrical Adjustments Adjustment Item Initial Value Range Input source / Description Standard GAMMA 2 340/290 0 ~ 1023 PC,DVI(MCI) Standard / AV Standard Standard GAMMA 3 436/406 0 ~ 1023 Standard GAMMA 4 511/496 0 ~ 1023 Standard GAMMA 5 574/560 0 ~ 1023 Standard GAMMA 6...
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Electrical Adjustments Adjustment Item Initial Value Range Input source / Description LP05_B_GAIN 0 ~ 255 TURBO_GAIN 0 ~ 255 Group: 10 Option Lamp Time Monitor Read only RS232C Baudrate 0 ~ 1 0: 19200bps 1: 9600bps Shootout Mode 0 ~ 2 1:Mode-1(change when no signal) 2:Mode-2(AV-priority) 0: Disable Cooling Time 0 ~ 15...
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Electrical Adjustments Adjustment Item Initial Value Range Input source / Description V BACK PORCTH 0 ~ 2047 DISP LINE 1048 0 ~ 2047 CLAMP 0 ~ 2047 Group: 513 HDTV 1080i-50 Gakaku TOTAL DOTS 1448 0 ~ 2047 DISP DOTS 1024 0 ~ 2047 H BACK PORCTH...
■ Troubleshooting No Power The possible causes of No Power are listed below. Please - Abnormality on lamp ballast drive signal (BALLAST_AC). check following and refer to power supply and protection cir- BALLAST_AC signal is output from pin 39 of IC801 and cuits diagram in the figure opposite.
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Troubleshooting Power supply drive and protection diagrams and locations SW902 IC2881 IC4881 F601 SW904 LAMP Ass'y LAMP BALLAST UNIT P.F BOARD F601 SW902 SW904 IC4881 Fuse AC IN Interlock sw. Thermal sw. TEMP. SENS. K48E TSW611 IC611 P.F.CONTROL TEMP. SENSOR BOARD FN905 FN906...
Troubleshooting No Picture The possible causes of No Picture are listed below. Please 3. No picture from DVI source. check following and refer to video signal processing dia- Check power supply voltages on the DVI board. grams in the figure opposite. 5VDVI on pins 39-40, 5VS on pins 35-36, 3.3VS on pins 31-32, 9VMCI on pins 35-8, 5VD on pins 21-22 of K10W 1.
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Troubleshooting Video Signal processing diagrams HD_VSYNC HD_HSYNC Cb_SW Cr_SW -38-...
Troubleshooting No Sound 1. No audio signals at AV input circuit. Check MUTE signal at pin 1 of IC001. Mute On : Low Check audio signals at pins14 and 15 of IC5011 on the AV Check MUTE signal at pin 7 of IC1831, pins 7 and 13 of Board.
■ Control Port Functions ● System Control & I/O Port Table (IC801) Pin No. Name Function Name Function Action PE5/D5 POWER_SW Power_SW H: On PE6/D6 SYS SW Peripheral IC power supply SW L: On PE7/D7 LAMP_SW Lamp LED H: On PD0/D8 DATA0 Data Bus 0...
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Control Port Functions Pin No. Name Function Name Function Action Operation mode control 2 Fixed H PF7/¢ ¢ ¢ output PF6/AS AS output PF5/RD Read signal Control for SRAM PF4/HWR Write signal (upper 8 bit) Control for SRAM PF3/LWR/ADTRG/IRQ3 IRO_CS Color uniformity correction (E7050) Chip Select L: active PF2/WAIT...
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Control Port Functions ● IIC Bus I/O Expander (IC1851) Port Functions Pin No. Name Function Action Reset Open IIC SCL Active “L ” IIC SDA Active “L ” CARD_IN L: CARD H: No CARD VIEWER_ON L: VIEWER Unit exist SCDT1 DVI Sync.
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Control Port Functions ● IIC Bus DA Converter (IC2161) Port Functions Pin No. Name Function Action Reset Fixed “H” IIC SCL Active “L ” IIC SDA Active “L ” RCLP R Signal clamp reference voltage GCLP G Signal clamp reference voltage BCLP B Signal clamp reference voltage AO10...
■ Cleaning After long periods of use, dust and other particles will accumulate on the LCD panel, prism, mirror, polarized glass, lens, etc., causing the picture to darken or color to blur. If this occurs, clean the inside of optical unit. Remove dust and other particles using air spray.
■ Electrical Parts List ME3-XU4500, MF3-XU4600 Product safety should be considered when a component replacement is made in any area of a projector. Components indicated by a ! mark in this parts list and the circuit diagram show components whose value have spe- cial significance to product safety.
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ME3-XU4500, MF3-XU4600 Electrical Parts List Note: Parts order must contain Chassis No., Part No., and Descriptions. ● OUT OF CIRCUIT BOARD A901 Key SW Board Ballast Board P.F. Board F601 Fuse Main Board Line Filter Board RC Front Board Power Board DVI Board Temp Board AV Board...
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! 610 301 0953 ASSY,PWB,LINE FILTER MK8A ! 610 301 0960 ASSY,PWB,R/C MK8A Note: This parts list is mentioned for models PLC-XU45 and PLC- ! 610 304 8925 ASSY,PWB,MAIN ME3A * XU46. The deferential parts are indicated with mark (*) after the parts description.
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ME3-XU4500, MF3-XU4600 Electrical Parts List Key No. Part No. Description Key No. Part No. Description SW6812 645 026 2791 SWITCH,PUSH 1P-1TX1 405 015 8704 TR 2SC2812-L6-TB 405 015 8902 TR 2SC2812-L7-TB 405 163 1602 TR 2SC2812N-L6-TB0 405 163 1701 TR 2SC2812N-L7-TB0 AV BOARD 405 173 9803 TR 2SC3928A1R...
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ME3-XU4500, MF3-XU4600 Electrical Parts List Key No. Part No. Description Key No. Part No. Description C012 403 266 8108 NP-ELECT 1U M R2001 401 105 7909 MT-GLAZE 0.000 ZA 1/16W C013 403 162 6208 ELECT 1U M R2002 401 113 4402 MT-GLAZE 75 JA 1/16W C1041...
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ME3-XU4500, MF3-XU4600 Electrical Parts List Key No. Part No. Description Key No. Part No. Description R5062 401 105 2805 MT-GLAZE 2.2K JA 1/16W DIODE R5064 401 105 2805 MT-GLAZE 2.2K JA 1/16W D1001 407 179 0501 ZENER DIODE UDZ6.2B-TE-17 R5071 401 105 2904 MT-GLAZE 22K JA 1/16W...
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47U M POWER BOARD C7062 403 164 0204 CERAMIC 0.1U Z C7071 403 164 0204 CERAMIC 0.1U Z (For ME3-XU4500, PLC-XU45) RESISTOR 610 301 0939 ASSY,PWB,POWER MK8A R1086 401 105 2805 MT-GLAZE 2.2K JA 1/16W R1088 401 105 7909 MT-GLAZE 0.000 ZA 1/16W...
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SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (ME3A) Mar. 2003 BB 400 Printed in Japan...
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■ Diagrams & Drawings ME3-XU4500, MF3-XU4600 Schematic Diagrams Printed Wiring Board Drawings Model Chassis No. PLC-XU45 ME3-XU4500 PLC-XU46 MF3-XU4600 These schematic diagrams and printed wiring board drawings are part of the service manual original for chassis No. ME3-XU4500, MF3-XU4600 models PLC- XU45, PLC-XU46.
■ Parts description and reading in schematic diagram ME3-XU4500, MF3-XU4600 1. The parts specification of resistors, capacitors and Resistor Reading coils are expressed in designated code. Please check Example 1/2 D J 10K B the parts description by the following code table. 2.
■ Printed Wiring Board Diagrams ! CAUTION This projector is isolated from AC line by using the internal converter transformer. Please pay attention to the following notes in servicing 1. Do not touch the part on hot side (primary circuit) or both parts on hot and cold sides (secondary circuit) at the same time.