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Service Manual ViewSonic N1900w-1E Model No. VS11243-1E 19” LCD TV (N1900w-1E_SM Rev. 1a Nov. 2006) ® ViewSonic 381 Brea Canyon Road, Walnut, California 91789 USA - (800) 888-8583...
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Further, ViewSonic reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation of ViewSonic to notify any person of such revision or changes.
(13) Small amount of materials having no flammability grade is used in the Multimedia TV. The Multimedia TV should be supplied by power complied with requirements of Limited Power Source, or be applied exemption. ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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Do not touch and that may cause “Mura” the surface of the polarizer. Take out the monitor with cushions Taking out the monitor by grasping the LCD panel. That may cause “Mura” ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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Place the monitor on a clean and soft foam pad. Placing the monitor on foreign objects. That could scratch the surface of the panel or cause “Mura” The panel is placed facedown on the lap. That may cause “Mura” ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
IEC connector with 75Ω load for PAL Video Interface Input Parameter Specification CVBS Characteristics: Video Amplitude Signal 0.7(min.)–1.1(max.) V DC Level Sync Pulse Typical. 0.35 Vp-p Video Bandwidth PAL : 7/8 MHz Maximum ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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40dB at 100Hz ~ 10 kHz (20Hz ~ 20Khz) 5. Electrical Requirements Horizontal Frequency 30 – 82 kHz Vertical Refresh Rate 50 – 75 Hz. Maximum Pixel Clock 135 MHz Sync Polarity Independent of sync polarity. ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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Storage Temperature -20°C to +60°C Operating Relative Humidity 10% to 90% RH Non-Condensing Storage Relative Humidity 10% to 90% RH Non-Condensing Operating Altitude 0 to +12,000 meters Storage Altitude 0 to +12,000 meters ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
VOL+ and MENU buttons again to unlock it. 2. Press VOL- and VOL+ buttons at the same time to lock OSD menu, and press VOL- and VOL+ buttons again to unlock it. ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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Connect this port to the RCA output connectors of your A/V device. SCART Input Connect the external video devices such as VCR, DVD and video game into this jack. RF Antenna / Cable TV Input Connect to the antenna or cable service. ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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Remote Control ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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• In TELETEXT Mode: Press the button again to superimpose a Teletext broadcast onto the screen of current TV program (mixed Mode). • In MIXED Mode: Press the button again to return back to the normal TV screen (current program). ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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• Press this button again to return to the normal display. REVEAL button • Press this button to display concealed information, such as solutions of riddles or puzzles. • Press this button again to remove the information from the display. ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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Note: You can adjust the levels of Contrast, Brightness, Colour, Tint, and Sharpness only when the Picture Mode is set to “User”. Sound Menu When input source is PC, SCART, AV or DVI: When the input source is TV: ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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System Select: To select TV system signal input. (ALL, BGH, I, D/K, L, or L’) Channel Skip: To skip the channel. Use ▲▼ to select the channel you want to skip, and use ◄► to select Skip or Keep. Channel Exchange: To exchange the channels. ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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4. Move to “CH. NO” with ▲▼ and use ◄► to select the desired channel. 5. Move to “Store” with ▲▼, then Store the instruction with ENTER. Note: The channel will be stored instead of the former program. ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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OSD V. Position: To adjust the vertical position of OSD. OSD Time Out: To set up the display time of OSD. (15, 30, 45, and 60 seconds) Memory Recall: To recall factory setting condition. Press ENTER to recall all settings. ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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1. Press ◄ or ► to get into Colour Mode. 2. Use ◄►to select between Normal, Warm, Cool and User. 3. When select “User,” it allows you separately adjust the colour of red, green, and blue. ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
VD[7:0] Input w/ 5V-tolerant BT656 Data Input Bit[7:0] Pin 63-56 Serial Flash Interface Pin Name Pin Type Function Pin SDO Input w/ 5V-Tolerant SPI Flash Serial Data Output Pin 44 CSZ Output SPI Flash Chip Select Pin 45 ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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Pin 117 GPIO_P07 I/O w/ 5V-tolerant General Purpose Input/Output; 6/12mA programmable driving strength Pin 118 Pin Name Pin Type Function Pin PWM0/GPIO_P26 I/O w/ 5V-tolerant Pulse Width Modulation Output; 4mA driving strength/ ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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I207 VCT49X3R The VCT 49xyI, VCT 48xyI is an IC family of high-quality single-chip TV processors. Modular design and deep-submicron technology allow the economic integration of features in all classes of single-scan TV ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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Pin 54 GND SUPPLY OBL Ground Platform Pin 55 GND SUPPLY OBL Ground Platform Pin 56 VSUP1.8FE SUPPLY OBL Supply Voltage Analog Video Front-end, 1.8 V Pin 57 VOUT3 OUT LV Analog Video 3 Output ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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Pin 31 ADB19 OUT LV Address Bus 19 Output Pin 21 ADB18 OUT LV Address Bus 18 Output Pin 19 ADB17 OUT LV Address Bus 17 Output Pin 22 ADB16 OUT LV Address Bus 16 Output ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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VSUP5.0BE S upply Voltage 5.0 V This pin is main supply for the analog video back-end. VSUP8.0AU S upply Voltage 8.0 V This pin is main supply for the analog audio processing. ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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ROSC. For proper operation, connect a 220-pF capacitor from COSC to ground. LINN Pin 1 - I - Negative differential audio input for left channel LINP Pin 2 - I- Positive differential audio input for left channel ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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TTL logic high is placed on this terminal. VDD Pin 13 - Analog power supply VOLUME Pin 14 I DC volume control for setting the gain on the internal amplifiers. The dc voltage range is 0 to VDD. ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
A) Move the color bar to “WHITE BALANCE”, then press “ ENTER” key to Adjust color temperature Set at PC Souce timing set at 1440x900 60HZ Use Chroma 2327 pattern Generator PATTEN use 5 block ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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2. Plug in the ISP Board into your PC Printer Port, then switch the PC on to stand by. Install Printer Port Driver, and then install Setup_LptDrv_v020201_XP_2000. After installation is completed, make sure you restart the PC. ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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LCD TV. (Note that the LCD TV monitor must be lighted on now) 4. Run the .exe file under the path of C:\Program\Micronas\LptDrv\LptDrvTest from your PC. If the following screen appears, then the ISP Printer Port Device is functioning normally. ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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Setup_Visual_i2c_v3-2-3b8h.exe. After installation is completed, you can see the .exe file under Windows O.S.C::\program\micronas\visual I2C program. 6. After the ISP I2C is installed, you can run the C:\VCTI\vct49xyi_start.vi2c.exe program under VCTI menu. ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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8. When the above picture appears, click on the Bootloader Item with your mouse cursor, and the following screen will appear. Keep running the Bootloader Item until the LCD TV screen disappears all at once, and then you can enter ISP Mode. ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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When you receive the returned monitor, please check whether the firmware version is the latest. If not, please do the following procedures to upgrade it to the latest version. ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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- RS-232 cable - Barcode Reader - VGA Cable N1900W(E) LCD TV DDC Card RS-232 Cable VGA Cable(MALE) Barcode Reader 5.2. Setup Procedure 5.2.1 Connect VGA Card and DDC Card with RS-232 cable. ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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Run DDC.exe 5.3.2 Choose model number and conform the Time then Press “ENTER” key. 5.3.3 When appear the PIC “ choose DDC Card”, Press ALT+2 Enter DDC 2B test interface. Choose DDC Card ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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Press F8 to choose corresponding model. DAT (N1900W-E.DAT press “ENTER” key) 5.3.5 Press F9 enter the download interface 5.3.6 Key in the serial number or use the barcode reader to scan the barcode of the LCD TV, and press “ENTER” key. ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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The successful picture is as follows. “Compare EDID:OK! Press any key to continue”. 5.4. Check Method Use ViewSonic EDID Editor Connect the N1900W(E) LCD TV to PC with VGA Cable. Execute the EDID Editor, then Press Ctrl+F5. If the DDC is correct, you can see the information as follow:...
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1.4 Place the LCD TV into the carton and then put all the accessories into the carton. At last, close the Power Cord,Cable, carton and seal it with tape. (Figure 5) RF Cable REMOTE CONTRL BATTERY Figure 4 Figure 5 User’s Guide ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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PACKING PART LIST (N1900W-1E) ViewSonic Model Number: VS11243-1E Rev: 1a Item ViewSonic P/N Ref. P/N Location Q'ty N1900W(E) monitor M-MS-0808-1317 2013053000P POLYETHY BAG P-00006026 2012186500P POLYFOAM (R) P-00006027 2012186600P POLYFOAM (L) M-MS-0808-1316 2013222536P POLYETHY BAG DC-00008124 2001131655P OWNER GUIDE DC-00008125...
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Disassembly Procedure 1. Disassembly of Front Cover,Rear Cover and Speaker. 1.1 Unscrew 2 screws to detach Front Cover from LCD TV. Unscrew 8 screws to detach Rear Cover from LCD TV. ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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2. Disassembly of Stand unit from LCD TV. 2.1 Unscrew 4 screws that secure Stand Unit. Stand 3. Disassembly of Power Board,Main Board,Keypad Board and Panel Unit 3.1 Unscrew 5 screws to remove Bracket,Fix. ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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3.2 Unscrew 10 screws to remove Shielding Plate. Shielding Plate ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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Main Board Power Board 3.3. Lay Panel Unit facedown and unscrew 4 screws on its right and left sides to remove Panel Unit and Keypad Board. Panel Bracket Panel Unit Keypad Board ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
Remark 2: All revised RSPLs with newly added items or any change made should be highlighted and correlated with the ECN/ECR approved by ViewSonic Corporation. This is to eliminate repeated cross checks of each item between this version and prior versions.
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Company: Add: Tel: Fax: E-mail: After completing this form, please return it to ViewSonic Quality Assurance in the USA at facsimile 1-909-839-7943. You may also e-mail any suggestions to the Director, Quality Systems & Processes (marc.maupin@viewsonic.com) ViewSonic Corporation N1900w-1E Confidential - Do Not Copy...
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