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EN 2 Q548.1E LA Revision List 1. Revision List Manual xxxx xxx xxxx.0 • First release. 2. Technical Specifications and Connections Index of this chapter: 2.1 Technical Specifications 2.2 Directions for Use 2.3 Connections 2.4 Chassis Overview Notes: • Figures can deviate due to the different set executions.
Technical Specifications and Connections Q548.1E LA EN 3 Connections Side connectors Back connectors 26-52” 19-22” AUDIO EXT 2 EXT 1 SPDIF OU T (RGB/CVBS ) (RGB/CVBS ) AUDIO IN : LEFT / RIGH T HDMI 1 / DVI HDMI 3...
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EN 4 Q548.1E LA Technical Specifications and Connections 6 - USB2.0 12 - VGA: Video RGB - In 10000_002_090121.eps 10000_022_090121.eps 090127 090121 Figure 2-4 VGA Connector Figure 2-2 USB (type A) / 75 Ω - Video Red 0.7 V - +5V / 75 Ω...
Spare Parts • Check the strain relief of the Mains/AC Power cord for proper function. For the latest spare part overview, consult your Philips Spare • Check the electrical DC resistance between the Mains/AC Part web portal. Power plug and the secondary side (only for sets that have a Mains/AC Power isolated power supply): 1.
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EN 6 Q548.1E LA Precautions, Notes, and Abbreviation List 3.3.6 Alternative BOM identification Abbreviation List It should be noted that on the European Service website, 0/6/12 SCART switch control signal on A/V “Alternative BOM” is referred to as “Design variant”.
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Precautions, Notes, and Abbreviation List Q548.1E LA EN 7 Digital Noise Reduction: noise uses 8 bit or 10 bit data words, and has reduction feature of the set a maximum data rate of 270 Mbit/s, DRAM Dynamic RAM with a minimum bandwidth of 135 Digital Rights Management MHz.
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System on Chip Sync On Green SOPS Self Oscillating Power Supply Serial Peripheral Interface bus; a 4- wire synchronous serial data link standard S/PDIF Sony Philips Digital InterFace SRAM Static RAM Service Reference Protocol Small Signal Board STBY STand-BY SVGA...
Mechanical Instructions Q548.1E LA EN 9 4. Mechanical Instructions Index of this chapter: Notes: 4.1 Cable Dressing • Figures below can deviate slightly from the actual situation, 4.2 Service Positions due to the different set executions. 4.3 Assy/Panel Removal 4.4 Set Re-assembly Cable Dressing 18560_104_090401.eps...
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Mechanical Instructions Q548.1E LA EN 13 Service Positions For easy servicing of this set, there are a few possibilities created: • The buffers from the packaging. • Foam bars (created for Service). 4.2.1 Foam Bars Required for sets 42" 18560_408_090401.eps...
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EN 14 Q548.1E LA Mechanical Instructions Stand Support Removal for LCD panel removal 1. Remove the Main Supply Panel as earlier described. 2. Remove the screws [2] and take the support out. 4.3.6 Small Signal Board (SSB) Caution: It is mandatory to remount screws at their original position during re-assembly.
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Mechanical Instructions Q548.1E LA EN 15 18560_113_090401.eps 090402 Figure 4-15 LCD Panel - panel removal Set Re-assembly To re-assemble the whole set, execute all processes in reverse order. Notes: • While re-assembling, make sure that all cables are placed and connected in their original position.
EN 16 Q548.1E LA Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding 5. Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding Index of this chapter: • All service-unfriendly modes (if present) are disabled, like: 5.1 Test Points – (Sleep) timer. 5.2 Service Modes –...
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Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding Q548.1E LA EN 17 5.2.2 Service Alignment Mode (SAM) for the options can be found in chapter 8 “Alignments”) or a method via a standard RC (described below). Changing the display option via a standard RC: Key in the Purpose code “062598”...
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EN 18 Q548.1E LA Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding all menu items fit on the screen, move the “CURSOR UP/ • Production Code. Displays the production code (the serial DOWN” key to display the next/previous menu items. number) of the TV. Note that if an NVM is replaced or is •...
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Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding Q548.1E LA EN 19 Step by step Start-up When the TV is in a protection state due to an error detected by stand-by software (error blinking is displayed) and SDM is activated via short cutting the pins on the SSB, the TV starts up until it reaches the situation just before protection.
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EN 20 Q548.1E LA Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding Stand by or Mains is applied Protection Standby Supply starts running. All standby supply voltages become available. st-by µP resets If the protection state was left by short circuiting the Initialise I/O pins of the st-by µP:...
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Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding Q548.1E LA EN 21 From: 18440_216a_090227.eps From: 18440_216a_090227.eps Reset-system is switched HIGH by the Reset-system is switched HIGH by the AVC at the end of the bootscript AVC at the end of the bootscript Reset-system is connected to the Micronas MultiStandard decoder.
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EN 22 Q548.1E LA Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding Constraints taken into account: - Display may only be started when valid LVDS output clock can be delivered by the AVC. - To have a reliable operation of the backlight, the backlight should be driven with a PWM duty cycle of 100% during the first seconds.
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Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding Q548.1E LA EN 23 Active Mute all sound outputs via softmute Wait 100ms Set main amplifier mute (I/O: audio-mute) Force ext audio outputs to ground (I/O: audio reset) a nd wait 5ms Switch off Ambilight...
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EN 24 Q548.1E LA Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding Semi Stand by If ambientlight functionality was used in semi-standby (lampadaire mode), switch off ambient light *) If this is not performed and the set is Delay transition until ramping down of ambient light is switched to standby when the switch off of finished.
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Introduction The error code buffer contains all detected errors since the last ComPair (Computer Aided Repair) is a Service tool for Philips time the buffer was erased. The buffer is written from left to Consumer Electronics products. and offers the following: right, new errors are logged at the left side, and all other errors 1.
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EN 26 Q548.1E LA Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding 5.5.2 How to Read the Error Buffer content, as this history can give significant information). This to ensure that old error codes are no longer present. If possible, check the entire contents of the error buffer. In...
Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding Q548.1E LA EN 27 Extra Information of hardware problems (NAND flash,...) or software • Rebooting. When a TV is constantly rebooting due to initialization problems. Possible cause could be that there internal problems, most of the time no errors will be logged is no valid software loaded (try to upgrade to the latest main or blinked.
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EN 28 Q548.1E LA Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding Important remark: 5.7.3 Important remark regarding the blinking LED indication For all errors detected by MIPS which are fatal => rebooting of the TV set (reboot starts after LAYER 1 error...
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Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding Q548.1E LA EN 29 • The consumption of controller IC 7103 is around 19 mA 5.8.5 Fan self test (only for sets with LED backlight) (that means almost 200 mV drop voltage across resistor 3108).
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EN 30 Q548.1E LA Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding 5.8.11 Upgrade VGA EDID NVM To upgrade the VGA EDID NVM, pin 7 of the EDID NVM [2] has to be short circuited to ground. See ComPair for further instructions.
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Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding Q548.1E LA EN 31 5.8.12 SSB Replacement Follow the instructions in the flowchart in case a SSB has to be exchanged. See Figure 5-11. Instruction note: SSB replacement Q528.x, Q522.x, Q529.x, Q54x.x Q54x.x...
1. Disconnect the TV from the Mains/AC Power. (HD) HDMI NVM’s. See ComPair for 2. Press the “OK” button on a Philips TV remote control or a further instructions. Philips DVD RC-6 remote control (it is also possible to use lightGuide_TV543_x.x.x.x.zip...
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Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding Q548.1E LA EN 33 File name Description StandbySW_CFT69_x.x.x.x.zip Contains the Stand-by software in “upg” and “hex” format. - The “StandbySW_xxxxx_prod.upg” file can be used to upgrade the Stand-by software via USB. - The “StandbySW_xxxxx.hex” file can be used to upgrade the Stand-by software via ComPair.
EN 34 Q548.1E LA Alignments 6. Alignments Index of this chapter: • EU/AP-PAL models: a PAL B/G TV-signal with a signal 6.1 General Alignment Conditions strength of at least 1 mV and a frequency of 475.25 MHz 6.2 Hardware Alignments •...
Alignments Q548.1E LA EN 35 • Set the RED, GREEN and BLUE default values according 6.4.4 Opt. No. (Option numbers) to the values in Table 6-1. • When finished press OK on the RC, then press STORE (in Select this sub menu to set all options at once (expressed in the SAM root menu) to store the aligned values to the NVM.
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EN 36 Q548.1E LA Alignments 6.5.1 SSB identification Whenever ordering a new SSB, it should ne noted that the correct ordering number (12nc) of a SSB is located on a sticker on the SSB. The format is <12nc SSB><serial number>. The ordering number of a “Service”...
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Pixel Plus HD Select type of picture improvement. Perfect Pixel HD Pixel Precise HD Pixel Plus HD (used in Q543.xE) Pixel Precise HD (used in Q548.1E) Ambilight None, Select type of Ambilight modules use. For 8400 series only 2 sided 2/2...
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EN 38 Q548.1E LA Alignments Main Menu Sub-menu 1 Sub-menu 2 Sub-menu 3 Description Miscellaneous Region Europe/AP-PAL-MULTI/Australia Select Region/country. Tuner type HD1816-MK1/TD1716-MK4/ Select type of Tuner used. TD1716-MK3/HD1816-MK2 System RC support Off/On Select System RC support On/Off. Embedded user manual Off/On Select Embedded user manual On/Off.
9. Block Diagrams. An overview of the TV543 architecture can be found in Figure 7-1. Introduction The Q548.1E LA chassis (platform name TV543/82) is a derivative from the Q543.1E LA chassis. Optional for Q548 chassis 18540_200_090327.eps 090402...
Circuit Descriptions Q548.1E LA EN 41 Power Supply Min 20 msec All power supplies described below are a black box for Service. Max 1.0sec Max 0.5 sec Max 5.0 sec When defective, a new board must be ordered and the...
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EN 42 Q548.1E LA Circuit Descriptions Front-End P la tfo rm w ith e m b e d d e d E D ID The Front-End consist of the following key components: • Tuner HD1816AF E D ID : 2 5 3 B •...
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Circuit Descriptions Q548.1E LA EN 43 Video and Audio Processing - PNX8543 The PNX8543 handles the digital and analogue audio- and video decoding and processing. The processor is a MIPS32 general purpose CPU and a 8051-based TV controller for The PNX8543 is the main audio and video processor (or power management and user event handling.
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EN 44 Q548.1E LA Circuit Descriptions 7.6.1 Video Subsystem Refer to Figure 7-10 for the main video interfaces for the PNX8543 and the video signal flow between blocks and memory. DDR2-SDRAM PNX8543x MCU-DDR VCP/PC 2D_DE VCP_ VCP_RX LOW IF GFX1...
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Circuit Descriptions Q548.1E LA EN 45 7.6.2 Audio Subsystem Refer to Figure 7-11 for the main audio interfaces for the PNX8543 and the audio signal flow between blocks and memory. DDR2-SDRAM PNX8543x TM2270 TS-IN VMSP (MPEG, AC-3, MP3 DECODER) SPDIF-IN1...
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EN 46 Q548.1E LA Circuit Descriptions 7.6.3 Connectivity and Compute Subsystem Refer to Figure 7-12 for the connectivity and compute subsystem. DDR2-SDRAM PNX8543x MCU_DDR I2C-1 IIC4_DMA I2C-2 IIC2_DMA MIPS 4KEc EJTAG I2C-3 IIC3_DMA AVDSP UART-1 UART1 PCI_XIO PCI/XIO UART-2 UART2 CI/CA USB2.0...
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Circuit Descriptions Q548.1E LA EN 47 The weakness of the conventional CI module used in a Conditional Access system was the absence of a Copy channel M atrix TS -IN P U T M atrix D E S /AE S...
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EN 48 Q548.1E LA Circuit Descriptions The SPI bus is a synchronous serial data link standard that Also PWM clock and BLANK signals are generated by the operates in full duplex mode. controller. The controller can be reprogrammed via I C (via USB).
IC Data Sheets Q548.1E LA EN 49 8. IC Data Sheets This chapter shows the internal block diagrams and pin electrical diagrams (with the exception of “memory” and “logic” configurations of ICs that are drawn as “black boxes” in the ICs).
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EN 50 Q548.1E LA IC Data Sheets Diagram SSB: DC/DC +3V3 +1V2 Standby B01B, ST1S10PH (IC 7202/7222) Block Diagram Pin Configuration DFN8 (4x4) PowerSO-8 I_18010_083.eps 130608 Figure 8-2 Internal block diagram and pin configuration 2009-Apr-03...
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IC Data Sheets Q548.1E LA EN 51 Diagram SSB: DC/DC +3V3 +1V2 Standby B01B, LD3985M (IC 7201) Block Diagram Pin Configuration TSOT23-5L/SOT23-5L Flip-Chip G_16290_084.eps 020206 Figure 8-3 Internal block diagram and pin configuration 2009-Apr-03...
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EN 52 Q548.1E LA IC Data Sheets Diagram SSB: Front End B02A, DRX3926K (IC 7303) Block Diagram RF AGC MPEG-2 DVB-T/QAM IF AGC Main IF AMP CVBS Tuner DVB-T/QAM/ATV Demodulator Stereo Decoder Integrated Tuner S Audio Presaw Sense System Controller...
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IC Data Sheets Q548.1E LA EN 53 Diagram SSB: PNX8543 - Power B03A-B03H, PNX8543 (IC7600) Block Diagram PNX8543x MEMORY CONTROLLER TS in from channel decoder MPEG CI/CA SYSTEM LVDS for PRIMARY TS out/in for PROCESSOR flat panel display PCMCIA VIDEO...
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IC Data Sheets Q548.1E LA EN 55 Diagram SSB: Class-D B06A, TPA3123D (IC 7L10) Block Diagram 0.22 F 22 H 470 F ROUT 0.68 F PGNDR 0.68 F PGNDL LOUT BYPASS 22 H 470 F AGND 0.22 F PVCCL AVCC...
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EN 56 Q548.1E LA IC Data Sheets Diagram SSB: Ethernet B08D, PNX51xx (IC7C00) Block Diagram PNX51xx MEMORY CONTROLLER TM327x 1 LVDS RX 1 GIC 1 Video UIP L3K7 TM327x 2 GIC 2 LVDS RX 2 TM327x 3 GIC 3 PCI/XIO...
Block Diagrams Q548.1E LA EN 66 Block Diagram I I²C B03G PNX8543 - CONTROL MIPS/FLASH/PCI B05A HDMI B02A FRONT END B08C PNX5100 - CONTROL / PCI / DEBUG B08E PNX5100 - AMBILIGHT 7600 +3V3-PER PNX85433EH/M2A SSB BUS 400 kHz 3M19...
Circuit Diagrams and PWB Layouts Q548.1E LA EN 116 SSB: SRP List Explanation Example Personal Notes: 1 . 1 . Introduction Net Name Diagram +12-15V AP1 (4x) +12-15V AP4 (4x) SRP (Service Re ference Protocol) is a softw are too l that creates a list w i th all refer e n c es to signal lines. The list contains...
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