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PLASMA DISPLAY TV Chassis : D53A Model: SPL4225X/XAA PLASMA DIAPLAY TV C O N T E N T S Precautions Reference Information Specifications Alignment and Adjustments Circuit Operation Description Troubleshooting Exploded View and Parts List Electric Parts List Handling Description...
The current measured should not exceed 3.5 milliamp. Reverse the power- plug prongs in the AC outlet and repeat the test. Samsung Electronics...
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Always determine the cause of damage or overheat- ing, and correct any potential hazards. 14. Observe the original lead dress, especially near the following areas: Antenna wiring, sharp edges, and especially the AC and high Samsung Electronics...
Do not apply AC power to the unit (or any of its assemblies) unless all solid-state heat sinks are correctly installed. 7. Always connect a test instrument’s ground lead to the instrument chassis ground before connecting the positive lead; always remove the instrument’s ground lead last. Samsung Electronics...
These servicing instructions are for use by qualified service personnel only. To reduce the risk of electric shock do not perform any servicing other than that contained in the operating instructions unless you are qualified to do so. Samsung Electronics...
Millimeter Hour Millisecond Inches Per Second Millivolt Kilowatt-hour Nanofarad Ω Kilogram Kilohertz Picofarad kΩ Kilohm Pound Kilometer Revolutions Per Minute km/h Kilometer Per Hour Revolutions Per Second Kilovolt Second (Time) Kilovolt-ampere Volt Kilowatt Volt-ampere Liter Watt Megahertz Watt-hour Samsung Electronics...
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Fail Safe Voltage Controlled Oscillator Ground VCXO Voltage Controlled Crystal Oscillator Green-Y Very High Frequency High Video Intermediate Frequency High-Frequency Variable Resistor HI-FI High Fidelity Video Tape Recorder Inductance-Capacitance VTVM Vacuum Tube Voltmeter Integrated Circuit Transistor Intermediate Frequency Samsung Electronics...
Joystick UP/DOWN Cursor move to select items Joystick (LEFT/RIGHT) Enable to increase and decrease the data of the selected items # Notice 1. In case of no signal in ALL MODE. entry into the FACTORY MODE cannot be made. Samsung Electronics...
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DO NOT ENTER LPF GAIN 0 ~ 7 DO NOT ENTER BPF GAIN 0 ~ 15 DO NOT ENTER HPF GAIN 0 ~ 15 DO NOT ENTER PHACOM 0 ~ 2 DO NOT ENTER 0 , 1 DO NOT ENTER Samsung Electronics...
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Default of MODE Range VIDEO / S-VHS /DVD OUT DELAY 0 ~ 255 DO NOT ENTER TNRCLY 0 ~ 15 DO NOT ENTER TNRCNC 0 ~ 15 DO NOT ENTER STOP MODE 0 ~ 7 DO NOT ENTER Samsung Electronics...
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0 ~ 7 0 (Fix) 4-1-3(G) OSD POSITION Item Range Default Description Horiz Horiz (Left,Right) -128 ~ +128 Move 8 by 8 (Total: 33 Step), Fixed Vert Vert (Up,Down) -24 ~ +24 Move 8 by 8 (Total: 7 Step), Fixed Samsung Electronics...
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0 Sec Pixel Shift SEC 0 Sec ~ 59 Sec Off ↔ On Fan Protect Off ↔ On Temp Protect Sharpness 0 ~ 15 English → Espania → English English Base Language English English France → Korea → English Samsung Electronics...
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: 274 ± : 3 H-LIGHT y : 275 ± : 3 ± : 3 Y : 30.8[f\] ± : 5 x : 313 ± : 5 L-LIGHT y : 275 ± : 0.1 Y : 0.59[f\] Samsung Electronics...
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: 280 ± : 3 H-LIGHT y : 278 ± : 3 ± : 2 Y : 16.4[f\] ± : 5 x : 298 ± : 5 L-LIGHT y : 244 ± : 0.1 Y : 1.19[f\] Samsung Electronics...
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Alignment and Adjustments Alignment and Adjustments 4-2 SPL4225 PC Input Mode Samsung Electronics...
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VR in 7 n Vs is 175±5V n Va is the voltage of the no.7 PIN of SX Connector. n Voltage adjustment is made for Va by using right VR in 6 n Va is 75±5V 4-10 Samsung Electronics...
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Alignment and Adjustments Alignment and Adjustments l Vw Adjustment Method n Vw is the voltage of the right terminal for R4414 n Voltage adjustment is made for Vw by using VR4400 n Standard voltage for Vw is 175V±5V Samsung Electronics 4-11...
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Between E and C Infinity Infinity l For PNP(KSA539-Y) C (COLLECTOR) B(BASE) E (EMITTER) Forward Direction Reverse Direction Between B and E Hundreds of ohms Infinity Between B and C Hundreds of ohms Infinity Between E and C Infinity Infinity 4-12 Samsung Electronics...
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DIODE. Forward Direction Hundreds of ohms Varying depending on IC but generally normal Reverse Direction Infinity in DIODE TEST MODE › Defects have SHORT(0 ohm) for both forward and reverse direction. Samsung Electronics 4-13...
Replace SMPS Abnormal LED Light-on Replace Logic B d (Power, Sink) Normal X-B d Connect Power Abnormal X-B d Output Replace X-B d Normal Y-B d Connect Power Abnormal Replace Y-B d Y-B d Output Normal Replace Panel Samsung Electronics...
Replace Upper Scan Buffer B d Upper part no screen Lower part no scree Replace Lower Scan Buffer B d Replace Corresponding 1//14 Screen part Address Buffer B d Abnormal Replace Panel 1/28 no screen 1/7 no screen Replace Panel Samsung Electronics...
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- After separating Y Main and Y buffer board, - Check the Diode between OUTL and OUTH, and make sure that the forward voltage drop is between 0.4 and 0.5V. - Check that the resistance between the two terminals is more than several kW. Samsung Electronics...
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6-3-2 Y Main - After connecting Y main and Y buffer board, check that one of the output waveforms from OUT 1, 2, 3 or 4 is the same as that of the appendix 1 when power is supplied. Samsung Electronics...
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Troubleshooting 6-3-3 X Board - Check that one of the output waveforms from X-OUT 1 or 2 is the same as that of the appendix 2 when power is supplied. X- OUT1 X- OUT1 Samsung Electronics...
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(4) In case of VA, check that D303 is short (5) In case of VS, check that pin 2 and 3 of Q303 are short (6) In case of Q6S, check that pin 2 and 3 are short (7) Check that BRD101S is short Samsung Electronics...
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- Check the output signal GCLK (pin 115). The GCLK is differently seen according to the PC input signal format(VGA, SVGA, XGA). GCLK = 15MHz ~ 50MHz This value is apparently half of the clock frequency of the relevant PC input signal format. - Check digital data output. Samsung Electronics...
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Parity : None Stop Bit : 1 Flow Control : None - Whenever the Reset switch is pressed, the following is displayed on the PC hyper terminal screen. CBooter V1.5 & 2000.01.26 CBooter V1.5 & 2000.01.26 CBooter V1.5 & 2000.01.26 Samsung Electronics...
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Exploded View & Parts List 7. Exploded View & Parts List 7-1 SPL4225X/XAA Samsung Electronics...
Vset +220V 0.05A +185V 0.05A +18.3V 0.3A Vfan +12V 0.8A 0.3A V5(A) 1.0A Analog IC Drive Voltage of Video Board V5(D) +5.3V 3.5A IC Drive Voltage of Logic Board Stand-by for Remote Control +12V 1.2A Vsamp +12V 1.5A Samsung Electronics...
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The board is designed using PFC circuit so that PF (Power Factor) can be over 0.95, because low PF can be a problem in high voltage power. (5) Protection The OCP (Over Current Protection), the OVP (Over voltage Protection), and the Short Circuit Protection functions are added against system malfunction. Samsung Electronics...
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In addition, surge current protection, insulation management, and static electricity protection circuit should be added, because it uses commercial power source as an input. PDP SMPS should be designed using auxiliary power and relay to provide remote control capability. Samsung Electronics...
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87.8W by Equation (1). Table 4 shows internal power loss as a function of output power for various power conversion efficiencies. η = η = η = Internal Power Loss ( W) η = η = Direct Current Output Power (W) Table 4. Power Conversion Efficiency vs. Internal Power Loss Samsung Electronics...
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¤ Class C : Lighting devices ¤ Class D : Devices with special current waveforms Application Schedule : Except the devices less than rating input of 75W (1996~1999) Except the devices less than rating input of 50W (2000 and after) Samsung Electronics...
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Power stage for PDP can be designed using the lightweight SMPS feature. It is important to design SMPS considering system load, stability, and related international standards. Samsung Electronics...
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(i.e., the same state of wall and space electric discharges). The ramp reset discharge section, therefore, is important to secure the drive margin, and methods most widely used to date include wall voltage controlling by ramp pulse. Samsung Electronics...
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And, weak discharge is generated because of a small impressed voltage. Samsung Electronics...
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5~6 times dis- charges, subject to variations depending on the structure and environment of electrodes. The purpose of impressing the initial sustaining pulses long is to obtain stable initial discharges and generate wall electric charges as much as possible. Samsung Electronics 5-11...
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Va pulse and scan pulse impressed on Y electrodes. It is in the form of COF, and a COF is equipped with 4 data drive IC’s (STMicroelectronics STV7610A with 96 outputs). For a single scan, 7 COF’s are required. 5-12 Samsung Electronics...
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Circuit Operation Description 5-2-3(B) DRIVING BOARD'S BLOCK DIAGRAM (1) Y POWER 220V 170V (2) X POWER 220V 170V Samsung Electronics 5-13...
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- For logic signaling buffer: 5V; and - For gate driver IC: 15V. 2) Generated by the internal DC/DC part - For generating Vw pulse: 180V. 2. Logic signal 1) Supplied from the logic board - Gate signals for FETs. 5-14 Samsung Electronics...
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G2, FET2 gets short-circuited, thereby causing GND to be outputted to output terminals. (2) With signal impressed on G1, FET1 gets short- circuited, and with no signal impressed on G2, FET2 gets open-circuited, thereby causing 180V to be outputted to output terminals. Samsung Electronics 5-15...
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E Buffer board Sends data signal and control signal to left-bottom COF. Buffer board F Buffer board Sends data signal and control signal to right-bottom COF. 5-3-1 (B) NAMES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE LOGIC BOARD 5-32 Samsung Electronics...
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A connector to output address data and control signal to the E, F buffer board. A fuse connected to the power source (5V) input to the logic board. Power Fuse A connector to supply power (5V) with the logic board. Power Connector Samsung Electronics 5-33...
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& Set probe 1 of oscilloscope to trigger signal and connect it to the TP31 of the logic board. * Set the oscilloscope to 2ms/div. After adjusting probe 2 to 5V/div, check the output signal. ( After troubleshooting is complete, turn off the power supply and disconnect connector. 5-34 Samsung Electronics...
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IC2003 IC2013 GND2 CN02 IC2017 SW2001 TP13 GND5 LE01 LE02 Figure 1. Layout of the logic main board (2) Appearance and indication of connector Basically, it is depicted on the PCB exactly same as the real one. Samsung Electronics 5-35...
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3) Reset jumper setting (CN02) The CN02 connector of the logic main board should be set to Reset signal as the following figure shows. It is default setting and should not be changed. CN02 Figure 3. RESET JUMPER SETTING 5-36 Samsung Electronics...
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5) Jumper setting to select NTSC or PAL when internal pattern is selected (CN06) Switching between NTSC and PAL as following figure shows only works in internal pattern setting. Default setting is PAL mode. CN06 Select PAL Select NTSC Figure 4. Jumper setting to select internal or external pattern Samsung Electronics 5-37...
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IC2012 IC2003 IC2013 GND2 CN02 IC2017 SW2001 TP13 GND5 LE01 LE02 LE01 LE02 Figure 6. Connecting between the logic main board and the JIG board for examination GND5 TP13 Figure 7. Connecting probe 1 of the oscilloscope 5-38 Samsung Electronics...
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(or SMPS) to finish examination. & After all examinations are complete, perform as follows. - Reset the clock jumper to external clock. - Reset the internal/external pattern jumper to external pattern. - Reset the NTSC/PAL mode jumper to PAL mode. Samsung Electronics 5-39...
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Circuit Operation Description Board Waveform Test 1. Check the waveform after pointing Probe2 at IC2005 pins 1, 72. 2. Check the waveform after pointing Probe2 at IC2006 pins 1, 72. 5-40 Samsung Electronics...
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Circuit Operation Description 3. Check the waveform after pointing Probe2 at IC2007 pins 1, 81. 4. Check the waveform after pointing Probe2 at IC2008 pins 1, 81. Samsung Electronics 5-41...
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5. Point Probe2 at LY1 pin30 (F2016 pin8 (LE-Y) on the logic main board) on the jig board. (F2016: Array resistor) 6. Point Probe2 at LY1 pin28 (F2016 pin7 (STB-Y) on the logic main board) on the jig board. 5-42 Samsung Electronics...
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Circuit Operation Description 7. Point Probe2 at LY1 pin25 (F2016 pin6 (TCS-Y) on the logic main board) on the jig board. 8. Point Probe2 at LY1 pin24 (F2016 pin5 (CLK-Y) on the logic main board) on the jig board. Samsung Electronics 5-43...
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Circuit Operation Description 9. Point Probe2 at LY1 pin21 (F2012 pin8 (SIB) on the logic main board) on the jig board. 10. Point Probe2 at LY1 pin20 (F2012 pin7 (SIA) on the logic main board) on the jig board. 5-44 Samsung Electronics...
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Circuit Operation Description 10. Point Probe2 at LY1 pin20 (F2012 pin7 (SIA) on the logic main board) on the jig board. 10. Point Probe2 at LY1 pin20 (F2012 pin7 (SIA) on the logic main board) on the jig board. Samsung Electronics 5-45...
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Circuit Operation Description 13. Point Probe2 at LY1 pin10 (F2010 pin7 (YFR) on the logic main board) on the jig board. 14. Point Probe2 at LY1 pin9 (F2010 pin8 (YP) on the logic main board) on the jig board. 5-46 Samsung Electronics...
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Circuit Operation Description 15. Point Probe2 at LY1 pin8 (F2010 pin6 (YRR) on the logic main board) on the jig board. 16. Point Probe2 at LY1 pin5 (F2010 pin5 (YG) on the logic main board) on the jig board. Samsung Electronics 5-47...
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Circuit Operation Description 17. Point Probe2 at LY1 pin4 (F2011 pin8 (YF) on the logic main board) on the jig board. 18. Point Probe2 at LY1 pin2 (F2011 pin7 (YR) on the logic main board) on the jig board. 5-48 Samsung Electronics...
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Circuit Operation Description 19. Point Probe2 at LY1 pin1 (F2011 pin7 (YS) on the logic main board) on the jig board. 20. Point Probe2 at LX1 pin2 (F2015 pin6 (XRR) on the logic main board) on the jig board. Samsung Electronics 5-49...
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Circuit Operation Description 21. Point Probe2 at LX1 pin4 (F2015 pin7 (XR) on the logic main board) on the jig board. 22. Point Probe2 at LX1 pin6 (F2015 pin8 (XS) on the logic main board) on the jig board. 5-50 Samsung Electronics...
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Circuit Operation Description 23. Point Probe2 at LX1 pin8 (F2014 pin5 (XF) on the logic main board) on the jig board. 24. Point Probe2 at LX1 pin10 (F2014 pin6 (XG) on the logic main board) on the jig board. Samsung Electronics 5-51...
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- It is the waveform when it is not connected to the panel. * You should check that a single scan waveform is outputted!!! Y output waveform (200us/div, 100V/div) * You should check that energy recovery software is in operation!!! Samsung Electronics 5-57...
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Circuit Operation Description r X output waveform - It is the waveform when it is not connected to the panel. X output waveform (200us/div, 100V/div) * You should check that energy recovery software is in operation!!! 5-58 Samsung Electronics...
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Circuit Operation Description 5-6 Main I/O signal pules and voltages 5-6-1 Signal Pulses of Image Board(Input Signal Conditions : 7 Color bar) Samsung Electronics 5-59...
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Anode where discharge of DC panel has little contribution to light output power. Back ground luminance : Referring to the panel luminance in off mode or black screen, in other words, luminance in the vicinity of the screen. Samsung Electronics 10-1...
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(x, y). Here x=X/(X+Y+Z), y=Y/(X+Y+Z). Method for colors, known as (u, v), where image colors are expressed in more even color dimension. Colors of matter are expressed as color coordinates pair (u, v). Here, u=4X/(X+15Y+3Z), y=6Y/(X+15Y+3Z). 10-2 Samsung Electronics...
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CL - ratio of white luminance to black luminance in white line against black screen of black line against white screen. n CR - the ratio of white luminance to black luminance. Samsung Electronics 10-3...
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Discharge electrode : Another term for sustained electrode. Discharge efficiency : Another term for gloss efficiency Discharge gap : The gap among sustained electrodes in discharge space of three-electrode plasma panel. Discharge slit : (Refer to discharge gap) 10-4 Samsung Electronics...
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Refer to luminous efficacy. Energy recovery circuit : Circuit degauss caught after reusing the power that drove AC plasma panel. Erase : Process where cells are erased from AC plasma panel. Erase pulse : Cell erasing waveform Samsung Electronics 10-5...
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The range of luminance acquired when displayed from black to white. High strain point glass : Glass of which strain point (temperature with viscosity of 1014.5 poise) is relatively high Image retention : Continuous existence of image after the stimulation is removed. 10-6 Samsung Electronics...
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Plasma display panel made up of matrix with rows and columns. Matrix type : Refer to matrix PDP Maximum firing voltage : Voltage value required for triggering discharge in all cells. Maximum sustain voltage : Maximum drive voltage required not to turn off the cells. Samsung Electronics 10-7...
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Opposed discharge PDP : (Refer to opposed discharge.) Peak luminance : Maximum luminance generated in one pixel in panel. Peak luminance enhancement : Circuit and drive technology that accommodates increasing peak luminance. 10-8 Samsung Electronics...
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Rear substrate : Efficiency measurement that is directly expressed with the number of output particles against the number of input particles. In case of plasma panel, the number of photons in visible area, generated from photons in ultraviolet area Samsung Electronics 10-9...
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Plasma display in the form where stimulating discharge occurs for discharge process precedes below panel. Self-scan type PDP : Plasma display in the form where stimulating discharge occurs for discharge process precedes below panel. Self-shift type PDP : Process of combining substrates. High temperature process that melts solder glass combining substrates. 10-10 Samsung Electronics...
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Data electrodes in opposite substrates provide unique writing and erasing signals to each cell Time modulation driving method (Other terms: time division multiplex method) : Modulation method in proportion to certain time applied to stimulation with regular output. Output strength is changed according to input time. Samsung Electronics 10-11...
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Curve expressed with wall transfer that is caused by any changes in electric charges including wall charges and wall charge pulse related parameters. White back : White coating for minimize absorbing valid gloss, located black contrast improvement layer and fluores- cent material. Write electrode : (Refer to data electrode.) 10-12 Samsung Electronics...
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Glossary Write electrode : (Refer to data electrode)[symbol : Pw] Write electrode : (Refer to data electrode)[symbol : Vw] Samsung Electronics 10-13...
9-1-1(A) PDP(Plasma Disply Panel) Front Panel Speakers POWER SOURCE , MENU, Remote Control Signal Receiver VOLUME (-,+), SELECT Press to turn Aim the remote control towards this spot on the PDP on the Monitor. (t,s), MUTE and off. Samsung Electronics...
DVD players or DTV receivers. Connect the included power cord. ¨ Video Input jack Connect a video signal from external sources like VCRs or DVD players. ˆ S-Video Input jack Connect a S-Video signal from an S-VHS VCRs or DVD players. Samsung Electronics...
Use to highlight on-screen menu items and change menu values. Ò Still button Press to pause the current screen. Ú PIP button Activates picture in picture. Æ Source selection buttons Press to directly select Video, S-Video, Component1, Component2 or PC(RGB). Samsung Electronics...
Auto Adjust Scaling Zoom/Pan ¸ S.Mode button Adjust the PDP sound by selecting one of the preset factory settings (or select your personal, customized sound settings.) ˛ Sleep button Press to select a preset time interval for automatic shutoff. Samsung Electronics...
Near high voltage cables. l Around heating apparatus. 3. Install the PDP considering the construction of the wall. 4. Use only recommended parts and components for installation. 9-2-2 Parts(wall attachment panel is sold separately.) 34.61 inches Fixing bolt Insulation rubber Samsung Electronics...
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When the angle has When the panel hasn’t been set to 5 degrees. been set to15 degrees. been tilted. Angle control holes 5 degrees of tilt 10 degrees of tilt 15 degrees of tilt No tilt 20 degrees of tilt Samsung Electronics...
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(Do not lift the display with any pressure. The insulation rubber at the top may be taken off.)v Samsung Electronics...
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Lift the display and separate the insulation rubber point from the groove on top of the wall attachment panel. Samsung Electronics...