MS901K-AP Series ---- Main Chip Introduction The MSD6A901IV is MStar’s most up-to-date system-on-chip solution for flat panel integrated digital television products. Building on the success of MStar’s current solutions, the MSD6A901IV hosts the most advanced picture processing engine, MStarACE-PRO2UC, for all the Experts in various TV video quality tuning fields to develop the state-of-the-art TV and TV system.
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MS901K-AP Series ---- Menu Display Homepage(1) Homepage(2) ◆ ◆ All Apps 3D Games ◆ ◆...
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MS901K-AP Series ---- Menu Display Picture Setting Menu ◆ ◆ Source Settings ◆ ◆...
Weather: Provides weather forecast for cities, and lets you know real-time weather. TCL Voice: Use voice to control the Smart TV. By speaking towards the mic of a smart phone with Android system or an RCU with 2.4G function, we can let the TV perform the related tasks(including changing channels, opening app and power off, etc.) For details, refer...
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TV, mobilephone and Pad, also the interactivity of multimedia, remote control, and other functions. Please download and installl the client software of TCL nScreen to your smart phone or Pad with Android system first, then open the client software and operate according to the prompt on the smart phone and the screen of TV.
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Main Preinstall Function TV Guard: System management application including TV Checkup, One Key Install, System Information, Startup Optimizer, Memory Manager, Network Manager, Software Manager, Security Protection, File Manager and Settings. TV Checkup: Detect the tasks and apps, optimize system. One Key Install: Select and install app. System Information: Display the system status, SW version etc.
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Main Preinstall Function Browser: A TV browser specially developed for Smart TV . After click the icon and enter the browser, you can input URL to browse a webpage, and add your favorite websites on the homepage, etc. TV Tube: The largest video sharing site in the world. After you click the icon and enter the app, you can view a variety of videos.
Interface Introduction HDMI1 HDMI2 USB2 USB1 USB3 (2.0) (3.0) (2.0) Camera SD Card Dongle To 2.4G Dongle To WIFI Dongle Audio L IN of ( Pr & YPbPr Debug &AV2&VGA) Video of Display AV2 IN Audio R IN of ( YPbPr Tuner &AV2&VGA)
Key Components List Part No. Component Type / Model location 13-MSD6A9-01B IC MAIN SOC MSD6A901IV U400 EMMC IC MAIN 4GBYTE EMMC FLASH 19NM 13-FHG5A1-4GB (Main Software / U602(CPP) V4.41 INTERFACE THGBM5G5A1JBAIRY User Data) SPI Flash IC MS19C-LA 16M BIT SERIAL FLASH 13-W25Q16-00B (Mboot / EDID / U402(CPP)
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Key Components List Part No. Component Type / Model location IC MEMORY 4G-DDR3-1600MHZ 13-DRH5TQ-BCB4G U501/U502/U503 H5TQ4G63AFR-PBC 13-DRNT5C-4GB IC MAIN DDR NT5CB256M16CP-DI U501/U502/U503 IC MEMORY 2G-DDR3-1600MHZ 13-H5TQ2G-BCB U501 H5TQ2G63DFR-PBC IC MEMORY 2G-DDR3-1600MHZ 13-DRNT5C-2GB U501 NT5CB128M16FP-DI IC MEMORY 1G-DDR3-1600MHZ U1301/U1302/ 13-DRH5TQ-BCB1G H5TQ1G63EFR-PBC U1303/U1304 U1301/U1302/ 13-DRNT5C-1GB...
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Key Components List Part No. Component Type / Model location IC MAIN DC/DC BULK CONTROL IC 13-AO1284-PIB 24V to 12V U004 AOZ1284PI-1 12-MK50XP-0BX MOSFET-SMD P 20V 7.9A 5W SO8 PMK50XP Q1401 12V to PANEL _VCC TR-SMD NPN 40VV 200MAA_ 300HZ 0.25W 12-BT3904-0BX Q1402 SOT23 MMBT3904LT1...
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Key Test Point ----Power Supply P001 When TV set working normally, the voltage of each pin of P001 is as below: Pin 1/2/4: 24V Pin 3/5/6/9: 0V(GND) Pin 7/12: 3.3V Pin PIN8: 0V(2D mode), 3.3V(3D mode) Pin 10: 2.8V Pin 11: Dim signal , 3.17V -22-...
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Key Test Point ----DC to DC L007 24V to 12V U004 -23-...
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Key Test Point ----DC to DC Q004 U005 24V to 5V L001 -24-...
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Key Test Point ----DC to DC 24V to 6M40_5V L1103 U1105 -25-...
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Key Test Point ----DC to DC L016 & 5V to 1V5_DDR (U001) same with L1102 6M40_5V to +1.5V_DDR_S (U1102) U001 & U1102 -26-...
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Key Test Point ----Core Power U008 & U1106 L002 & 5V to VDDC1V15 (U008) similar to L1104 6M40_5V to VCORE (U1106) but two tantalum capacitors close to VCORE -27-...
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Key Test Point ----LDO 5V to 2V5 (U002) same with 6M40_5V to +2.5V_6M40 (U1103) U002 & U1103 5V to 3V3 (U003) same with Blur Photo ? 6M40_5V to +3.3V_6M40 (U1102) U003 & U1102 -28-...
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Key Test Point ----LDO 5V to TU_3V3 U101 -29-...
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Key Test Point ----Panel Power Q1401 Q1402 -30-...
Unit Circuit Analysis and Testing ----Standby and Power On ① Once AC Inputs, power board will provide a 3V3SB to the main board. Then TV set enters standby mode, and the indicator on.Press the power button of the remote control or the key board to turn on TV, then the Indicator off. ②...
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Unit Circuit Analysis and Testing ----Backlight and Dimming ① Pin J4 of U400 sends out a high or low level, across R003, then directly send to power board through pin12 of P001 on the main board, control the backlight on or off. ②...
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Unit Circuit Analysis and Testing ----Backlight and Dimming Backlight 100 Backlight 50 -33-...
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Unit Circuit Analysis and Testing ----Reset Circuit MCU resets when MCU_RESET is high. When 3V3SB comes, it charges C409 through R419, and Q401 turns on. When the voltage of C409 is charged about 2.6V, the Q401 starts to turn off MCU_RESET is pulled to low level.
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Unit Circuit Analysis and Testing ----Amplifier The TAS5707 is a 20-W, efficient, digital-audio power amplifier for driving stereo bridge-tied speakers. One serial data input allows processing of up to two discrete audio channels and seamless integration to most digital dudio processers and MPEG decoders. I2S, also known as Inter-IC Sound, is an electrical serial bus interface standard used for connecting digital audio devices together.The bus consists of at least three lines: 1.Serial Clock, also named...
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Unit Circuit Analysis and Testing ----Amplifier Pin23: SDA Pin24:SCL Pin19: Mute Signal. Pin1/46: Right Channel Output Pin36/39: Left Channel Output. When the input signal and power supply are normal, but there is no output, you need to check whether the back-end short-circuit or the amplifier was damaged.
Accessories Introduction ----Remote Control Note: You can learn more from the manuals of the TV and RCU. VOL+/- Mouse Up/Down Touch Left/Right VOL+/- Plate Slider Slider It’s equipped with general functions of infrared remote control and wireless RC360 RC520 remote control. -38-...
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Accessories Introduction ----Smart Pen Kits Pen RP301(with audio) Title video parameter Cover (Books RB301) SD(with video) FLV H.264 BUNNY ENGLISH 25fps 960*720 FLV H.264 FEELING 25fps 1280*720 MONKEY FLV H.264 FIGHTS WHITE 25fps 1280*720 BONE DEMON Pen point TV/audio Vol +/- power/stop/play/ok FLV H.264 THE SPEEDY SLED 25fps 1280*720 Infrared transmitter Note: You can learn more from FLV H.264 ...
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Accessories Introduction ----Camera Generally, the camera was placed on the top middle of the TV set. 1.Tear off the dustproof paper from the TV camera. 2.Please connect the camera through a USB hub, the camera will be installed successfully when the camera logo displayed on the right top corner of TV Homepage. 3.The camera's vertical angle can be adjusted by the stem on the back of the camera.
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Accessories Introduction ----3D TV Glasses 3D Bluetooth Glasses(SG) GX21AB Kits Battery Communicate with 3D TVs via the 2.4GHz RF band (learn more from the manual of the GX21AB Liquid crystal LED & Power shutter -41-...
Most modern 3D television sets use an active shutter 3D system or a polarized 3D system, and some are autostereoscopic without the need of glasses. The MS901K-AP series use an active shutter 3D system. How can we see the 3D image? 1.The left eye can only see the left...
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3D TV Introduction An active shutter 3D system is a technique of displaying stereoscopic 3D images. It works by openly presenting the image intended for the left eye while blocking the right eye's view, then presenting the right-eye image while blocking the left eye, and repeating this so rapidly that the interruptions do not interfere with the perceived fusion...
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3D TV Introduction Bluetooth 3D Block Diagram Panel Shutter Glasses (SG) Bluetooth Emmiter Antenna ON/OFF Power -44-...
Reset and Repair the system Press “Home” to open the Homepage. Enter Settings→ System Update menu. ① Select Factory Default to do reset. ② Select System Repair to do repair. -50-...
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Enter Factory Menu How to enter the Factory menu? (Need a RCU with number keys) Enter any source but USB, then press Menu and successively select: TV setting → Picture . When orange highlight is on the “Contrast” option , press the subsequence RCU keys “1”, “9”, “5”...
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Change Project ID How to change Project ID Enter the Server menu from Design menu. Move the highlight onto Project ID and press Left/Right or number keys to change it. Remember to press OK after you confirm. New Project ID will take effect by restarting. There’s another method to change Project ID via shortcut key combinations.
USB Update ----Mboot 1. Download the update file (generally named V8-MS90101-LB1VXXX.bin) to the root directory of your USB device, and change the file name to “mboot.bin”. Make sure there’s no other bin file named analogously. Then insert the USB device to USB interface of TV set.
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Just name the update file as 6m30.bin. And select MEMC Upgrade. [Note. ”6m30.bin” is just a path to update, and the actual MEMC chip for MS901K-AP series is 6M40] Other operation is the same as Mboot Upgrade. But MEMC Upgrade process takes more time (about 3 minutes).
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Local Update ----Firmware & Mboot 1. Download the update file “V8-M901K01-LF1VXXX.zip” to the root directory of your USB device. Make sure there’s no other bin file named analogously. Then insert the USB device to USB interface of TV. 2. Successively enter Settings→...
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Upgrade Compulsively ----Firmware 1. Download the update file (generally named V8-MS90102.bin. If not, correct it) to the root directory of your USB device. Make sure there’s no other bin file named analogously. Then insert the USB device to USB 2.0 interface of TV.
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