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GB 2 L9.2E Technical Specifications 1. Technical Specifications Specifications Off air : 100dBV On air : 90dBV Audio output Mains voltage : 150V - 276Vac; • Stereo : 2 * 3W; 2 * 1W Mains frequency : 50 - 60Hz •...
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Safety instructions, maintenance instruction, warnings and Notes L9.2E GB 3 20- CVBS (1Vpp/75) L - Audio L (red) (0.2-2Vrms 10kΩ) 21- Earth screen R - Audio R (white) (0.2-2Vrms 10kΩ) 1.2.3 Cinch - audio/video in 1.2.4 Headphone V - CVBS (yellow) (1Vpp/75)) - 8-600Ω...
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GB 4 L9.2E Safety instructions, maintenance instruction, warnings and Notes or the aerial connection on the set. The reading Where necessary, the oscillograms and direct voltages are should be between 4.5 MΩ and 12 MΩ measured with ( ) and without aerial signal ( ).
GB 8 L9.2E Mechanical instructions 4. Mechanical instructions Service positions The mono-carrier is removed by pushing the two centre clips at both chassis brackets outwards and pulling the panel forward. See figure 4.2 for the service position. Disconnect the connecting cable feeding the right-hand and the left-hand speaker, also disconnect the degaussing cable.
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Service Modes, fault finding and repair tips L9.2E GB 9 5.2.2 Diagnose features for service In the SDM the following information is displayed on the screen: L9 sets can be put in two service modes via the RC7150. These are the Service Default Mode (SDM) and the Service Alignment LLLL L90BBC X.Y Mode (SAM).
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GB 10 L9.2E Service Modes, fault finding and repair tips • By shorting pin 0225 and 0226 on the mono-carrier ( A7 ) Pressing the "MENU" key again will return to the last SAM while switching on the set. After switching on the set the status.
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Service Modes, fault finding and repair tips L9.2E GB 11 The menus and submenus Error code buffer and error codes 5.3.1 Tuner sub menu 5.4.1 Error code buffer The tuner sub menu contains the following items: The error code buffer contains all errors detected since the last •...
GB 12 L9.2E Service Modes, fault finding and repair tips Bimos start-up register is corrupted or the I2C line to the • The driver circuit around transistor 7400 is faulty Bimos is always low or no supply at pin 12 of the Bimos). •...
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ComPair will enable you to find most problems in a fast and effective way. 5.7.1 Introduction Compair (Computer Aided Repair) is a service tool for Philips Additional features Consumer Electronics products. ComPair is a further Beside fault finding, ComPair provides some additional...
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GB 14 L9.2E Service Modes, fault finding and repair tips Connect the RS232 interface cable to a free serial The set has now started up in ComPair mode. Follow the (COMM) port on the PC and the ComPair interface PC instruction in the L9.2E fault finding tree to diagnose the set.
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Faultfinding trees, blockdiagram, supply diagram and testpoints. L9.2E GB 15 6. Faultfinding trees, blockdiagram, supply diagram and testpoints. START Remark : In normal operation the Connect a pattern generator to the arial input. Red LED lights in half Set Patt.gen. to 475,25 MHz, colourbar, stereosound, intensity and in PAL B/G (for France SECAM l).
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Faultfinding trees, blockdiagram, supply diagram and testpoints. L9.2E GB 16 Ensure communication with the RC, Check/Replace No picture Picture OK (A8);IC7680 (Colour missing) Menu OK NO Picture Deflection not OK Put the set into the No Menu NO Sound NO Sound Pictures are not Service Default Mode Black screen...
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Faultfinding trees, blockdiagram, supply diagram and testpoints. L9.2E GB 17 Horizontal section Vertical section Picture unstable horizontally. Vertical picture is too small or unstable Picture width too small. No sync. E/W not ok (A4);<S3>,<S4> Check / Replace (A4); IC7250 (A4) ; <S2>, Check / Replace (A4);IC7250 Check / Replace...
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Faultfinding trees, blockdiagram, supply diagram and testpoints. L9.2E GB 18 ERR 4 ERR 1, ERR 5 ERR 8 ERR 2 ERR 7 ERR 10 and/or 3, 12 or 6 +5 V Protection High beamcurrent , General I C error. BIMOS error. uP Internal RAM Check ERROR 1...
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Faultfinding trees, blockdiagram, supply diagram and testpoints. L9.2E GB 19 SUPPLY VOLTAGE DIAGRAM TUNER + VIDEO IF POWER SUPPLY HORIZONTAL DEFLECTION 3002 3003 TO (9-1000) 2008 TUNER 6007 5545 5445 -/C33 MAIN 6550 5550 SUPPLY 95V 5551 BATT (MAIN SUPPLY 95V) ANODE CRT FOCUS FOCUS...
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Faultfinding trees, blockdiagram, supply diagram and testpoints. L9.2E GB 20 7601 ST REAR I/O SCART AM MONO DEMODULATOR SMART SOUND + MONO AMPLIFIER FRONT CINCH + FRONT CONTROL (FOR BG/I/LL'ONLY) 7600 (ONLY MONO SETS) CONTROL HEADPHONE SAA 5565 SCART 1 EXT AUDIO 7953 TDA 7052B (2,3,4 W) EEPROM...
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Faultfinding trees, blockdiagram, supply diagram and testpoints. L9.2E GB 21 MAIN PANEL COMPONENT VIEW 0232 7680 7600 50V / div DC 100V / div DC 1V / div DC 0.5V / div AC 1V / div DC 5ms / div 20µs / div 20µs / div 20µs / div...
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Schematics and PWB’s L9.2E GB 42 Personal notes: Personal notes:...
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Alignments L9.2E GB 43 8. Alignments General: the Service Default Mode (SDM) and Service • The alignment of the VG2 has been completed; Switch the Alignment Mode (SAM) are described in chapter 5. set to Standby. The values adapted at the BRIGHTNESS- and the CONTRAST-menu during the alignment, will change back again to their default values.
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GB 44 L9.2E Alignments To go back to the main SAM-menu , press the MENU key on 8.3.5 White tone the RC. To leave the SAM-menu and store the alignments in the NVN, • Connect a pattern generator (e.g. PM5418) and set it to press the STANDBY-key on the RC.
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ED = Europe Tri Mono EF = Europe Full Multi EL = Europe Full Multi with LL’ Tuner (OFF: Philips tuner; ON: Alps tuner) Default value = OFF Channel Select Time Window (OFF: 2 seconds; ON: 5 Time interval for entering a second digit for channel selection...
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GB 46 L9.2E Alignments (*) Remark: When option RC = OFF, the P+ and the P- key on the remote control have the same functions as the MENU UP/ DOWN keys while the VOL+ and the VOL- key have the same function as the MENU LEFT/RIGHT keys.
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Circuit description new circuits L9.2E GB 47 9. Circuit description new circuits Power supply (diagram A1) • Degaussing : R3504 is a PTC. When switching "on" the set, the PTC is cold and has a low-ohmic value. This allows a very high degaussing current at initial power on.
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GB 48 L9.2E Circuit description new circuits 9.3.4 Demagnetization control (pin 8 of IC7520) Under voltage protection of the secondary voltages If the supply voltage at pin 1 of IC 7520 drops below 9V because of a short-circuit or excessive load, the drive pulse Winding 1-2 has the same polarity as the secondary winding present at pin 3 will be disabled and IC7520 will switch off the that supplies the load.
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Circuit description new circuits L9.2E GB 49 The QSS-signal, Ext1Audio or Ext2Audio is switched internally to the output pins 28 and 29 of the sound processor. Pin 36 and MONO FM SETS 37 pass the same selected signal through to the SCART. The audio output of the MSP3415 is fed to the power amplifier BASS TREBLE...
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GB 50 L9.2E Circuit description new circuits • Pin 8: not connected 9.5.6 PLL-demodulator • Pin 9: Vst, tuning voltage +33V • Pin 10: ground The IF-signal is demodulated with the assistance of the PLL • Pin 11: IF, asymmetrical IF output detector.
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Circuit description new circuits L9.2E GB 51 Video Signal Processing (see circuit diagram 9.6.4 PAL and SECAM demodulation via the Auto system manager The colour decoder circuit detects whether the signal is a PAL 9.6.1 Introduction: signal. The result is made known to the auto system manager. The base-band delay line is activated when a PAL or SECAM The video signal processing can be divided in the following signal is detected.
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GB 52 L9.2E Circuit description new circuits the BIMOS is used as the feed back input from the CRT base Automatic Volume Level panel. B_TXT_OSD Blue TXT or OSD signal from uC to the video controller IC7250 (BIMOS) BASS Control signal for BASS 9.6.9 Beam current limiting Beam Current information...
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Circuit description new circuits L9.2E GB 53 FM/AM/ P2LLp/Mtrap Switching signal with several Ext_VC_AudioMono FM, AM or external mono signal from functions: M-trap (sound filtering) BiMOS to audio processor input (only switching (only for A/P Pal Multi sets) used in Mono and Nicam L sets) BiMOS crystal selection (only for Front/Ext1AudioL Front audio Left input signal / External...
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GB 54 L9.2E Circuit description new circuits United States; schematic/PCB information (only) applicable for North American sets V_TUNE Tuning voltage for tuner Vdrive - Negative Vertical drive pulse signal Vdrive + Positive Vertical drive pulse signal Vertical pulse derivation Vertical flyback pulse used to inform the micro controller that flyback is occurring.