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EN 2 EM5A NTSC Technical Specifications, Connections and Chassis Overview 1. Technical Specifications, Connections and Chassis Overview Technical Specifications Rear Connections 1.1.1 Reception AUDIO AUDIO Tuning system : PLL Color systems (off-air) : NTSC M Sound systems: : BTSC DBX...
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Technical Specifications, Connections and Chassis Overview EM5A NTSC EN 3 Chassis Overview TOP CONTROL PANEL CRT PANEL SIDE I/O PANEL SMALL SIGNAL BOARD JACK HIGH DEFINITION INTERFACE MAINSWITCH PANEL AUTO-SCAVEM LARGE SIGNAL PANEL DC-SHIFT (optional) 3D COMB PANEL DAF PANEL...
Connect the set to AC power via an isolation transformer. • Safety components, indicated by the symbol , must be replaced with original Philips components. • Wear safety goggles when you replace the CRT. Safety regulations require that after a repair, you must return the set in its original condition.
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Safety and Maintenance Instructions, Warnings and Notes EM5A NTSC EN 5 Figure 2-2 Dolby Pro Logic Symbol. 2.4.2 Practical Service Precautions • It makes sense to avoid exposure to electrical shock. While some sources are expected to have a possible dangerous impact, others of quite high potential are of limited current and are sometimes held in less regard.
Mechanical Instructions EM5A NTSC EN 17 4. Mechanical Instructions Index of this chapter: 1. Disconnect the loudspeaker cable at the top of the 1. Service connector subwoofer box. 2. Set Disassembly 2. The subwoofer is fixed in the bottom plate with two “rubber 3.
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EN 18 EM5A NTSC Mechanical Instructions 2. Hook the bracket in the first row of holes of the bottom tray. In other words, reposition the bracket from [1] to [2]. 4.3.3 LSP Solder Side 1502 CL 26532058_015.eps 290502 Figure 4-5 SSB removal (part 1) 1.
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Mechanical Instructions EM5A NTSC EN 19 4.4.2 Side-I/O Assembly and Panel S S B CL 16532149_069.eps 061201 Figure 4-9 Side I/O assembly CL 26532041_069.eps 110402 Figure 4-7 SSB removal (part 3) 1. Release the snap hook [1] with your finger.
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EN 20 EM5A NTSC Mechanical Instructions 4.4.4 DAF Assembly/Panel 2. Release the two securing clamps [2] and lift the board out of the bracket. 3. Both sides of the panel are now easy accessible. 4.4.7 3D Comb Filter Assembly/Panel This panel is placed in a bracket (together with the 3D Comb Filter panel) that is located on the left side of the tuner.
Service Modes, Error Codes and Fault Finding EM5A NTSC EN 21 5. Service Modes, Error Codes and Fault Finding Index of this chapter: Note: It is possible that the main menu will appear when 1. Test points entering SDM. To switch it off, push the ‘MENU’ button again.
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This will give • ‘Code 1.' Gives the last 5 errors of the error buffer. As soon the Philips Service department extra information for as the built-in diagnose software has detected an error the diagnosis. buffer is adapted. The last occurred error is displayed on –...
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Service Modes, Error Codes and Fault Finding EM5A NTSC EN 23 the MENU LEFT and MENU RIGHT keys on the remote • ‘Preset Lock.' Indicates if the selected preset has a child control transmitter after pressing the 'MENU' button and lock: 'LOCKED' or 'UNLOCKED.' Change via 'MENU,' 'TV,'...
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5.4.1 Introduction capacitor. ComPair (Computer Aided Repair) is a service tool for Philips 5.4.3 Stepwise Start-up / Shutdown Consumer Electronics products. ComPair is a further development of the European DST (service remote control), Under normal circumstances, a fault in the power supply, or an which allows faster and more accurate diagnostics.
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Service Modes, Error Codes and Fault Finding EM5A NTSC EN 25 Table 5-1 Stepwise start-up table 7. Plug the power adapter in an AC outlet, and switch the interface 'on.' The green and red LEDs light up together. The red LED turns off after approximately 1 second, while...
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EN 26 EM5A NTSC Service Modes, Error Codes and Fault Finding 5.5.3 How to clear the Error Buffer If possible, check the entire contents of the error buffer. In some situations, an error code is only the result of another error...
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Service Modes, Error Codes and Fault Finding EM5A NTSC EN 27 The Blinking LED Procedure You can enter both SDM and SAM modes via the “service pads” on the SSB, via a remote control transmitter (DST or 5.6.1 Introduction standard RC), or via ComPair.
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EN 28 EM5A NTSC Service Modes, Error Codes and Fault Finding again, to ensure normal picture and sound conditions of the diagram A6) will put IC7700 in Standby mode (via tri-state set. input pin 6.) For more details, see the 'Circuit Descriptions and Abbreviation List' section.
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Service Modes, Error Codes and Fault Finding EM5A NTSC EN 29 3. Via the ‘SUP-ENABLE’ signal, the Main Supply is switched Note: Be careful when measuring the gate of FET TS7504. “on” and will deliver the VBAT to the Line deflection stage This circuitry is very high ohmic and can be damaged easily [2].
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EN 30 EM5A NTSC Service Modes, Error Codes and Fault Finding Table 5-4 Repair tips Phenomenon Possible Cause Repair tip No picture, no LED. Standby Supply defective. Measure circuitry (see diagram A2). Start at test point A19. When the set is connected to the power supply, this voltage must always be available No picture, no LED.
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Service Modes, Error Codes and Fault Finding EM5A NTSC EN 31 Phenomenon Possible Cause Repair tip Picture with horizontal Pixel Plus processing is mal- Check functionality of circuitry (B3a, B3b, and B3c) of PICNIC (7713), FAL- stripes. functioning CONIC (7718), EAGLE (7724) and/or field memories (7714, 7717, 7719, 7722 and 7723).
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EN 32 EM5A NTSC Service Modes, Error Codes and Fault Finding Personal Notes:...
Wiring Diagram, Block Diagrams and Overviews EM5A NTSC 6. Wiring Diagram, Block Diagrams and Overviews Wiring Diagram CENTRE DEGAUSSING COIL SPEAKER TOP CONTROL PANEL AQUADAG TWEETER BLACK BLACK/ 1346 WHITE A (LOT) (COMPONENT VIEW) FRAME ROTATION CRT PANEL COIL...
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Wiring Diagram, Block Diagrams and Overviews EM5A NTSC Testpoint Overview LSP and CRT Panel LSP COPPER TRACK SIDE CRT PANEL (COPPER TRACK SIDE) 1940 7330 7350 7340 1424 2 V / div DC 2 V / div DC 10µs / div 10µs / div...
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Wiring Diagram, Block Diagrams and Overviews EM5A NTSC Testpoint Overview Small Signal Board SSB SIDE A SSB SIDE Z 7719 7722 7717 7718 7724 7723 7714 1402 1001 7713 7001 7012 7007 7006 7711 3064 1681 30 1 1303...
Circuit Diagrams and PWB Layouts EM5A NTSC Large Signal Panel: Inputs/Outputs 1900-A B1 3961 D3 1900-B B1 3962 D2 INPUTS/OUTPUTS 1900-C B1 3963 E3 1900-D F1 3964 E2 SVHS-IN: 1900-E F1 3965 F2 5900 +8VS 1900-F C1 3966 F2...
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Circuit Diagrams and PWB Layouts EM5A NTSC Large Signal Panel: Diversity Tables Standby supply [A2] Line deflection [A3] Frame deflection E/W drive [A4] Main supply [A1] Main supply [A1] Audio amplifier [A6] Item DESCRIPTION Item DESCRIPTION Item DESCRIPTION Item...
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Circuit Diagrams and PWB Layouts EM5A NTSC Layout Large Signal Panel (Top Side) CL 26532067_007.eps 050602...
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Circuit Diagrams and PWB Layouts EM5A NTSC Large Signal Panel: Mapping Top Side Large Signal Panel: Mapping Bottom Side 0042 C8 2103 D9 2742 E4 3407 D3 2460 A10 3462 C9 5463 C9 7682 G1 9906 G10 3686 G10...
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Circuit Diagrams and PWB Layouts EM5A NTSC Layout Large Signal Panel (Overview Bottom Side) Part 2 CL 26532067_08b.eps Part 1 CL 26532067_08a.eps Part 4 CL 26532067_08d.eps Part 3 CL 26532067_08c.eps CL 26532067_008.eps 300502...
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Circuit Diagrams and PWB Layouts EM5A NTSC Layout Large Signal Panel (Part 1 Bottom Side) CL 26532067_08a.eps 300502...
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Circuit Diagrams and PWB Layouts EM5A NTSC Layout Large Signal Panel (Part 2 Bottom Side) CL 26532067_08b.eps 300502...
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Circuit Diagrams and PWB Layouts EM5A NTSC Layout Large Signal Panel (Part 3 Bottom Side) CL 26532067_08c.eps 300502...
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Circuit Diagrams and PWB Layouts EM5A NTSC Layout Large Signal Panel (Part 4 Bottom Side) CL 26532067_08d.eps 300502...
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Electrical Alignments EM5A NTSC EN 109 8. Electrical Alignments Index of this chapter 1. General alignment conditions 2. Hardware alignments 3. Software alignments 4. Option settings 1502 General Alignment Conditions Warning 8.1.1 Start Conditions All alignments Perform all electrical adjustments under the following...
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– Focus 2 (F2) = Dynamic alignment (red wire.) Fixed setting: Pwl + 0% Focus method for Philips 30/32” tube with bleeder gun Luma gain You can recognize a CRT with bleeder gun by its type number: Fixed setting: 1.
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Electrical Alignments EM5A NTSC EN 111 7. After adjustment, ‘Store’ the value. 4. 'Red BL offset': the Black Level can be aligned very precisely here (the default value is 7.) 5. 'Green BL offset': the Black Level can be aligned very Tuner AGC precisely here (the default value is 7.)
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EN 112 EM5A NTSC Electrical Alignments 8.3.5 Geo-Nor (Normal Geometry = Pixel Plus @ 60Hz) 2. Set 'V. shift' to a value of '32.' 3. Connect a voltmeter (V ) between R3624 and “hot” ground. Note: For all geometry alignments, use an external pattern 4.
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Electrical Alignments EM5A NTSC EN 113 8.3.8 Option Settings 8.3.9 Introduction The microprocessor communicates with a large number of I ICs in the set. To ensure good communication and to make digital diagnosis possible, the microprocessor has to know which ICs to address.
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Feature present. Feature not present. Automatic Volume Limiter in user menu. Automatic Volume Limiter not in user menu.. Miscellaneous Tuner type Philips Set with Philips tuner. Alps Set with Alps tuner. Opt. no. Group 1 Group 1 option code overview.
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6384 = On (EU) Integrated RC 0 = Off 32768 = On (EU) China IF 0 = Off Sum OB4 4 = On (AP-PAL) Tuner 0 = UV3161 (Philips) 8 = TEDE9 (Alps) DVD-door lock 0 = Off (AP-PAL) 8192 = On...
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EN 116 EM5A NTSC Electrical Alignments Table 8-7 Option bytes Group 2 Option name Settings(in decimal values) Auto Store Mode 0 = None (AP/USA) Sum OB5 2 = PDC/VPS 4 = TXT Page 6 = PDC/VPS/TXT Page 2CS Korea...
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Circuit Descriptions and Abbreviation List EM5A NTSC EN 117 9. Circuit Descriptions and Abbreviation List Index of this chapter 1. Introduction 2. Block diagram 3. Power supply 4. Control 5. Tuner & IF 6. Video: HD jack interface 7. Video: High-end Input Processor 8.
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EN 118 EM5A NTSC Circuit Descriptions and Abbreviation List Block Diagram PIP/DW MODULE TUNER BOCMA PIP/DW FILTER PROC. YUV50 UV13XX TDA932X SAA4978 TDA9178 TDA933X FRAMEDRIVE+ TUNER PICNIC TOPIC VERT FRAMEDRIVE- F-TYPE FILTER SYNC COMB D100 D100 HORZ FILTER VIDEO...
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Circuit Descriptions and Abbreviation List EM5A NTSC EN 119 The RGB amplifiers on the CRT-panel are supplied with 200 V lead to a damaged coil. When ignited, the current will be from the LOT. discharged via this spark gap.
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EN 120 EM5A NTSC Circuit Descriptions and Abbreviation List Implementation Power On Reset (POR) 2V5B 3V3_FBX COLD 20 ms 3120 5102 6103 5100/5101 -13V 2101 6111 +5V2 3748 3751 3103 3752 2104 .6 µP RESET 2114 7708 GND-STB 3110...
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Circuit Descriptions and Abbreviation List EM5A NTSC EN 121 voltage will decay. The maximum primary current set by R3108//3118 determines the maximum load. Vg-Q1 8V6 Stabilization and Feedback In general, with a fly-back supply with multiple output, as used...
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EN 122 EM5A NTSC Circuit Descriptions and Abbreviation List The +33V is the tuning voltage for the Tuner. The sudden current interruption in the primary coil will induce a The +5VT is derived from the +8V with stabilizer 7912 (see counter-e.m.f.
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Circuit Descriptions and Abbreviation List EM5A NTSC EN 123 When the Main DC voltage will decrease w.r.t. the reference • Error code generation. voltage V , the 'SUP_ENABLE' line will be activated via TS7505, TS7508 and R3559. This will switch 'off' the Main Data Storage supply via TS7529.
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EN 124 EM5A NTSC Circuit Descriptions and Abbreviation List in the picture, it is possible that the AGC setting is wrong. It is • YPbPr with sync on Y. also possible that the AGC-setting is mis-aligned, if the picture •...
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Circuit Descriptions and Abbreviation List EM5A NTSC EN 125 The IO-4, IO-5 control-lines select the sync-inputs of the Video: Feature Box 7 (Diagram B3A, B3B, and HEF4052 (7102.) B3C) In our figure, these control-lines are named SYNC SELECT 2 and SYNC SELECT 1.
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EN 126 EM5A NTSC Circuit Descriptions and Abbreviation List 9.8.2 Block diagram IC 7717 IC 7718 IC 7714 MEM 2 SAA4992 MS81V04160 MEM1 100Hz IC 7719 FALCONIC MEM 3 SCAN IC 7722 IC 7723 MEM 5 MEM 4 IC 7724...
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• Dynamic Contrast. To make the contrast (black/white) gain=0 range wider, Philips has invented Dynamic Contrast. It gain=8 uses the digital memory used in 100 Hz sets. It measures every A-field (25 x per second), and digitally analyses gain=31 where on the grayscale most of the image is located.
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EN 128 EM5A NTSC Circuit Descriptions and Abbreviation List The principle for vertical LTI is the same as for horizontal LTI. The shift from 525 to 1050 lines is done by means of a scaler. 2700 3700 Y100 With these extra-interpolated samples, it is possible to create 5700 steeper slopes, possibly with 'ears.'...
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Circuit Descriptions and Abbreviation List EM5A NTSC EN 129 9.9.3 OSD/CC Control 9.9.8 Guarding protections On pins 35 to 38, the RGB and fast blanking from the OTC Flash detection (OSD and CC) are inserted. The sync signal V...
EN 130 EM5A NTSC Circuit Descriptions and Abbreviation List 9.11 Synchronization (Diagram B2, B3 & B4) The V pulse from the PICNIC is inverted by TS7304 to the D100 signal. The OTC is synchronized on the HFB pulse from the...
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Circuit Descriptions and Abbreviation List EM5A NTSC EN 131 When switching off, the same procedure is followed, but in 9.12.3 Corrections reverse order. Several corrections are necessary to obtain a proper picture. 9.12.2 Implementation Linearity Correction To explain the operation of the line output stage, we use the...
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EN 132 EM5A NTSC Circuit Descriptions and Abbreviation List This coil (L5422) consists of a transformer with the following 9.13.2 Flyback Generator properties: As the current through the coil 1-2 increases (smaller picture The frame output stage is supplied via the +13 V and -15 V width), the current through coil 3-4 decreases.
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Circuit Descriptions and Abbreviation List EM5A NTSC EN 133 9.14 Audio (Diagram B6, B10, and A6) • Volume control is performed by the user via the SOUND menu. • Tone control in 'Stereo' sets is performed via the BASS/ 9.14.1 Introduction...
EN 134 EM5A NTSC Circuit Descriptions and Abbreviation List The supply voltage is a symmetrical voltage of +/- 16 V (or +/- 9.16 CRT Panel / Rotation 19 V, depending on the set execution), generated by the main supply via L5512 (or L5506.) 9.16.1 RGB Amplifiers (Diagram F1)
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Circuit Descriptions and Abbreviation List EM5A NTSC EN 135 9.17.2 Normal Scavem Matrix and Differentiator MATRIX DIFFERENTIATOR Differen- Output +12S Matrix Coring tiator stage coil 11V8 7012 BFS20 2008 8V 7 BF824 coil 7008 7006 7010 BFS20 Y_SCAVEM BFS20...
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Circuit Descriptions and Abbreviation List EM5A NTSC EN 137 applied horizontal and vertical syncs from the main and sub pictures. The main picture syncs are applied to pin 70 (vert.) and pin 94 (hor.) and the sub picture syncs are applied to pin 72 (vert.) and pin 87 (hor..)
EN 138 EM5A NTSC Circuit Descriptions and Abbreviation List • Auto Color. This is saturation control with color features Aspect Ratio: 4 by 3 or 16 by 9 (TOPIC/Eagle.) Artistic See OTC 2.5: main processor Auto Screen Fit: algorithm that adapts...
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Circuit Descriptions and Abbreviation List EM5A NTSC EN 139 FBSCO Fixed Beam Current Switch Off, a 140 Random Access Memory V dip detection to activate the black R-TXT Red TeleteXT switch off circuit Remote Control Feature BoX: part of the small signal...
EN 140 EM5A NTSC Circuit Descriptions and Abbreviation List 9.21 IC Data Sheets This section shows the internal block diagrams and pin layouts of ICs that are drawn as 'black boxes' in the electrical diagrams (with the exception of 'memory' and 'logic' ICs.) 9.21.1 Diagram B3C, T8F24EF (IC7724)