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Technical Specifications, Connections, and Chassis Overview EN 2 FTL2.4E AA 1. Technical Specifications, Connections, and Chassis Overview Index of this chapter: Connections 1.1 Technical Specifications 1.2 Connections Note: The following connector colour abbreviations are used 1.3 Chassis Overview (acc. to DIN/IEC 757): Bk= Black, Bu= Blue, Gn= Green, Gy= Grey, Rd= Red, Wh= White, Ye= Yellow.
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Technical Specifications, Connections, and Chassis Overview FTL2.4E AA EN 3 SCART2: Video RGB/YC - In, CVBS - In/Out, Audio - In/Out DVI-I: Digital/Analogue Video - In C1 C2 C3 C4 E_06532_004.eps 050404 Figure 1-4 DVI-I connector E_06532_001.eps 050404 - D2-...
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Technical Specifications, Connections, and Chassis Overview EN 4 FTL2.4E AA Chassis Overview AMBI LIGHT PANEL MAIN SUPPLY STANDBY SUPPLY/ PANEL AUDIO PANEL SIDE I/O PANEL SIDE CONTROL PANEL AMBI LIGHT PANEL SCART3 PANEL SMALL SIGNAL BOARD LED PANEL E_14620_167.eps 310105...
Safety Instructions, Warnings, and Notes FTL2.4E AA EN 5 2. Safety Instructions, Warnings, and Notes Index of this chapter: Service Default Mode (see chapter 5) with a colour bar 2.1 Safety Instructions signal and stereo sound (L: 3 kHz, R: 1 kHz unless stated 2.2 Warnings...
Lead-free Solder • Use only original spare-parts listed in the Service-Manuals. Not listed standard material (commodities) has to be Philips CE is producing lead-free sets (PBF) from 1.1.2005 purchased at external companies. onwards. • Special information for lead-free BGA ICs: these ICs will be delivered in so-called "dry-packaging"...
Mechanical Instructions FTL2.4E AA EN 7 4. Mechanical Instructions Index of this chapter: Notes: 4.1 Cable Dressing • Figures below can deviate slightly from the actual situation, 4.2 Service Position due to the different set executions. 4.3 Assy/PWB Removal •...
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Mechanical Instructions EN 8 FTL2.4E AA Service Position Assy/PWB Removal For easy servicing of this set, there are a few possibilities 4.3.1 Metal Back Plate created: • The buffers from the packaging. Caution: Disconnect the mains power cord before you remove •...
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Mechanical Instructions FTL2.4E AA EN 9 1. Disconnect all cables from the AmbiLight Inverter panel. 2. Remove all mounting screws [1] from the AmbiLight Inverter panel. 3. Take out the panel. F_15490_024.eps 240605 Figure 4-8 Side I/O panel F_15490_014.eps 230605 4.3.8...
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Mechanical Instructions EN 10 FTL2.4E AA 4.3.11 SSB 1. Remove the LVDS connector locking bracket [1][2]. 2. Remove all shielding fixing screws. 3. Slide, and lift the shielding at the top [3]. The panel hinges at the SCART side. At the same time, use a screwdriver to carefully prize the shielding at the bottom side [4], and remove the shielding.
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Mechanical Instructions FTL2.4E AA EN 11 F_15490_022.eps 240605 Figure 4-18 Bare LCD panel after frame removal F_15490_021.eps Set Re-assembly 240605 To re-assemble the whole set, execute all processes in reverse Figure 4-15 Speaker and LCD backlight cables order. Note: While re-assembling the TV, make sure that: •...
Service Modes Service Default Mode (SDM) and Service Alignment Mode (SAM) offer several features for the service technician, while the Customer Service Mode (CSM) is used for communication between a Philips Customer Care Centre (P3C) and a SW UPGRADE NORMAL customer.
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Current time running in the TV. Was extracted at development analysis, before initialising. This will give start-up, then maintained by software. the Philips Service department an extra possibility for Date Current date running in the TV. Was extracted at diagnosis (e.g. when Development asks for this).
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Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding EN 14 FTL2.4E AA How to navigate minimum) to 100 (brightness is maximum). Brightness • In SAM, you can select the menu items with the “CURSOR values can be changed via the “CURSOR LEFT” and UP/DOWN”...
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Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding FTL2.4E AA EN 15 • DNR. Gives the selected DNR setting (Dynamic Noise • AVL. Indicates the last status of AVL (Automatic Volume Reduction), “OFF”, “MINIMUM”, “MEDIUM”, or Level): “ON” or “OFF”. Change via “MENU”, “TV”, “MAXIMUM”.
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180804 5.4.1 ComPair Figure 5-3 ComPair interface connection Introduction ComPair (Computer Aided Repair) is a service tool for Philips How To Order Consumer Electronics products. ComPair is a further • Starter kit ComPair32/SearchMan32 software and development on the European DST (service remote control), ComPair interface (excl.
Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding FTL2.4E AA EN 17 Stepwise start- up explanation 5.4.2 LVDS Tool This is realised via ComPair and is very helpful when a protection is activated (see also chapter “Protections”). The Introduction following diagram shows the start-up procedure of the set.
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Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding EN 18 FTL2.4E AA 5.5.3 How to clear the Error Buffer longer present. Before clearing the buffer, write down the content, as this history can give you significant information. If possible, check the entire contents of the error buffer. In...
Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding FTL2.4E AA EN 19 The Blinking LED Procedure protection mode is indicated by the blinking of the front LED at a frequency of 3 Hz (or by a coded blinking in special cases).
Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding EN 20 FTL2.4E AA This is done, because the interrupt on one of the inputs is 3. If you do not have two external power supplies, you can do possibly caused either by a flash or by ESD. As a flash or ESD...
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Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding FTL2.4E AA EN 21 5.8.3 Repair tip table Table 5-4 Repair tips Phenomenon Possible Cause Repair tip “F” in right corner of the screen and set is not reacting on TV is in factory mode.
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Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding EN 22 FTL2.4E AA Personal Notes: E_06532_012.eps 131004...
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Circuit Diagrams and PWB Layouts FTL2.4E AA EN 71 Layout SSB (Top Side Overview) Part 1 F_15460_048a.eps Part 2 F_15460_048b.eps Part 3 Part 4 F_15460_048c.eps F_15460_048d.eps F_15460_048.eps 3104 313 6003.7 120405...
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Circuit Diagrams and PWB Layouts FTL2.4E AA EN 73 Layout SSB (Top Side Part 1) Part 1 F_15460_048a.eps 080405...
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Circuit Diagrams and PWB Layouts FTL2.4E AA EN 74 Layout SSB (Top Side Part 2) Part 2 F_15460_048b.eps 120405...
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Circuit Diagrams and PWB Layouts FTL2.4E AA EN 75 Layout SSB (Top Side Part 3) Part 3 F_15460_048c.eps 120405...
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Circuit Diagrams and PWB Layouts FTL2.4E AA EN 76 Layout SSB (Top Side Part 4) Part 4 F_15460_048d.eps 120405...
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Circuit Diagrams and PWB Layouts FTL2.4E AA EN 77 Layout SSB (Overview Bottom Side) Part 2 F_15460_049b.eps Part 1 F_15460_049a.eps Part 3 Part 4 F_15460_049c.eps F_15460_049d.eps F_15460_049.eps 3104 313 6003.7 080405...
Alignments FTL2.4E AA EN 97 8. Alignments Index of this chapter: Software Alignments 8.1 General Alignment Conditions 8.2 Hardware Alignments Put the set in SAM mode (see the "Service Modes, Error Codes 8.3 Software Alignments and Fault Finding" section). The SAM menu will now appear on 8.4 Option Settings...
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Alignments EN 98 FTL2.4E AA 8.3.2 2fh ADC Alignment Method 2 (without colour analyser): If you do not have a colour analyser, you can use the default values. This is the next best solution. The default values are Only necessary to set, when the A/D convertor or NVM is average values coming from production (statistics).
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Alignments FTL2.4E AA EN 99 8.4.2 Dealer Options Table 8-5 Dealer option overview Menu name Subjects Options Description Personal Picture Mute Picture (blue) mute active in case no picture detected Options Noise in case of no picture detected Virgin Mode TV starts up (once) with language selection menu after mains switch "on"...
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Control pheripheral equipment via TV IR receiver (EU only) Tuner type UV1316 / TEDE9 Model with Philips tuner / Alps tuner P50 DVD menu line Yes / No Enable / disable DVD control via user menu with TV RC (EU only)
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Alignments FTL2.4E AA EN 101 Table 8-7 Option overview Byte Bit (dec. value) Subject Options Settings (in decimal values) Remarks 0 (1) Video Repro Feature Box Type 3= Eagle 1B, 4= Eagle 1C, 5= 1050i/1250i 1 (2) 2 (4) 3 (8)
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Alignments EN 102 FTL2.4E AA Byte Bit (dec. value) Subject Options Settings (in decimal values) Remarks 0 (1) Personal n.a. 1 (2) Auto Store Mode 0= None, 2= PDC/VPS, 4= TXT Page, Fixed to: "None" in the AP-N and US versions.
Circuit Descriptions, Abbreviation List, and IC Data Sheets FTL2.4E AA EN 103 9. Circuit Descriptions, Abbreviation List, and IC Data Sheets Index of this chapter: Abbreviation List 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Abbreviation List 1080i 1080 visible lines, interlaced 1080p 1080 visible lines, progressive scan...
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Circuit Descriptions, Abbreviation List, and IC Data Sheets EN 104 FTL2.4E AA Digital Noise Reduction: noise Last Status The settings last chosen by the reduction feature of the box customer, read, and stored in RAM or Dolby ProLogic in the NVM. They are called at start-up...
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Circuit Descriptions, Abbreviation List, and IC Data Sheets FTL2.4E AA EN 105 Red, Green, and Blue colour space; IC Data Sheets The primary colour signals for TV. By mixing levels of R, G, and B, all colours See FTL2.2 manual.
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