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7277e Monitor Service Guide September 1998 Printed in Taiwan PART NO.:49.70601.271 DOC NO.:9809A-7277ESG...
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Copyright Copyright symbol 227 \f "Symbol" \s 10} 1998 by Acer Peripherals, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Peripherals, Inc.
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4.11 Horizontal Size Can Not Control........................4-7 4.12 Size Regulation NG ............................4-8 4.13 Unstable Vertical Display..........................4-8 4.14 No Blanking............................... 4-9 Appendix A....................................A-10 7277E Spare Parts List............................... A-10 Important Service Instruction ........................A-11 Table of Contents API Confidential No Copy/Reproduction Allowed...
A power management function has been designed to save power consumption and power management is compliant with VESA and TCO. The monitor is available with two industrial designs: one for ACER and the other for OEM. It has the following features:...
-A flat drop with impact on the top After test, there is no electrical and mechanical damage permitted. 1.2.4 Electrostatic Discharge Requirements The subject product must withstand 15kv test voltage of electrostatic discharge and meet the 7277e Monitor Service Guide API Confidential No Copy/Reproduction Allowed...
requirement as specified in ESD standard IEC801-2. 1.2.5 Safety Requirements The display unit complies with the following safety standards and specifications. 1.2.5.1 110V Version -UL compliance...standard for information-processing and business equipment, UL 1950. -CSA compliance...standard C22.2 No. 950-M89, data processing equipment. -DHHS...rules 21 sub-chapter J as of date of manufacture.
The color picture tube used shall be a 17 inch, 90 degrees, HI-RES tube and shall have the following features: -Type: 17" in line electron gun, full square/flat face. -Dot pitch: 0.28mm dot triad -Phosphor: P22 or equivalent -Light transmittance: 52% -Faceplate treatment: non-glare -Double focus 7277e Monitor Service Guide API Confidential No Copy/Reproduction Allowed...
1.4 Functional Specifications All the tests to verify specifications in this section must be performed under the following standard conditions unless otherwise noted. The standard conditions are: -Temperature : 25 +-5 degree Celsius -Magnetic field : No additional magnetic field in near side, CRT faces to East. -AC line input voltage : 110Vac -Warm-up time : 30 minutes minimum -Checking display mode : All the presenting modes, as 3.1.4 shown.
1.4.1.11 DDC1/2B Table Address Data Description Header ID Manufacturer Name = ID Product Code = 7277e (Vender Assigned code) ID Serial Number 32 bits serial no. (use 0 if n/a) Week of Manufacture (0-53),use 0 if n/a Year of Manufacture (year - 1990)
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Green x bit9-2 Green y bits9-2 Blue x bit9-2 Blue y bit9-2 White x bit9-2 White y bit9-2 Address Data Description Established Timing I Established Timing II Established Timing III Standard Timing Identification #1 800x600 / 85Hz #2 1280x1024 / 60Hz #3 640x480 / 85Hz #4 1024x768/85Hz Detailed Timing Description # 1...
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Analog / Digital Signal Level Signal Level Standard (6) Signal Level Standard (5) Setup Sync Inputs Supported (3) Sync Inputs Supported (2) Sync Inputs Supported (1) Sync Inputs Supported (0) 7277e Monitor Service Guide 1-12 API Confidential No Copy/Reproduction Allowed...
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Description Analog / Digital Input : Defines usage of the rest if the byte as "analog input" or digital input". Analog=0, Digital=1 . If input is described as analog, the following definitions apply to bits 6-0. Digital is as yet undefined in the following but provisions have been made in anticipation of a common video output standard for Flat Panel Display (FPD) use.
Use "crosshatch" white pattern, then set the brightness control at weight number is 50 & contrast control max to examine the convergence. The misconvergence must strictly meet the requirements stated as follows: Center <= 0.15mm 230mm A : <= 0.30mm B : <= 0.40mm 310mm 7277e Monitor Service Guide 1-14 API Confidential No Copy/Reproduction Allowed...
1.4.2.2 Moire (the distance of watch is 30cm from eyes to screen) In the pattern of all green, all blue, all red, or all white, and the luminance is > 25Ft-L, The moire is not visible, excluding 20mm stripe area from each edge left & right. 1.4.2.3 Impurity Impurity should not appear in the pattern of all green, all blue, all red, or all white, the brightness is 0 to max Ft-L and the screen display is set to east direction.
Side-pincushion, Trapezoid, parallelogram, Tilt, Brightness, Contrast, iColor, all the changes will be saved automatically after about 20-second delay when finished the settings or press " S " to save the settings immediately. 7277e Monitor Service Guide 1-16 API Confidential No Copy/Reproduction Allowed...
1.4.3.4 Microcontroller Control (1) Memory Partition There are 22 memory partitions which are used to memory 22 display modes including its timing formats and display settings, which includes H-size, V-size, H-phase, V-center, Side-pin, Trapezoid, parallelogram, and divided to two area-one for factory preset and the other for user setting area.
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(6) Pattern Generator CHROME-2000 (or equivalent). A service manual will be available which covers all service requirements. A users manual written in German, Italian, and English will be available to ship with the product. 7277e Monitor Service Guide 1-18 API Confidential...
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Fig.1 Linearity Measurements X11 ~ X18 Xmax - Xmin ------------------- X 100% Xmax + Xmin Ymax - Ymin ------------------- X 100% Ymax + Ymin System Overview API Confidential 1-19 No Copy/Reproduction Allowed...
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A, B represented as display area width and height Top/Bottom Pincushion = (a1 or a2) Side Pincushion = (b1 or b2) substituted A by (PS + QR)/2 B by (PQ + RS)/2 7277e Monitor Service Guide 1-20 API Confidential No Copy/Reproduction Allowed...
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Fig.3 Barreling Measurements A, B represented as display area width and height Top/Bottom Pincushion = (a1 or a2) Side Pincushion = (b1 or b2) substituted A by (PS + QR)/2 B by (PQ + RS)/2 System Overview API Confidential 1-21 No Copy/Reproduction Allowed...
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* Each of the 4 corners of picture shall fall within the relevant area (F) illustrated up (hatched) * ABCD is the picture outlines. V (Cent) = |A-B| < 6mm H (Cent) = |C-D| < 6mm 7277e Monitor Service Guide 1-22 API Confidential No Copy/Reproduction Allowed...
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Fig.6 Physical Dimension, Front View System Overview API Confidential 1-23 No Copy/Reproduction Allowed...
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Fig.7 Physical Dimension, Side View 7277e Monitor Service Guide 1-24 API Confidential No Copy/Reproduction Allowed...
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C h a p t e r 2 CIRCUIT OPERATION THEORY 2. 1 Deflection CKT 2.1.1 The Block Diagram of Deflection H-sync Digital Tilt Rotation Coil V-sync Controller Circuit I2C BUS AutoSync Deflection Controller IC TDA4854 Vertical Deflection Step Up Output G1 &...
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According to the CRT spec H dynamic focus Vpp = 300 V H dynamic focus Vpp = 130 V 2.1.4.1 Vertical Dynamic Focus The signal from IC201 (pin 32) is a vertical frequency parabolic waveform. Q321 : an inverting amplifier stage. 2.1.4.2 Horizontal Dynamic Focus The wavefom of C313 (CS-2, CS-1) is a horizontal frequency parabolic waveform, and is amplified by T304.
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2.1.11 TILT CKT We can rotate raster clockwise or counterclockwise by changing the direction of the current flow through the tilt coil. When the voltage of MP202(pin3) is larger than 6.5V, the current flows from Q205 to Tilt coil, other wise, the current flows from tilt coil to Q206 +12V +12V +6.5V...
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AC INPUT C612 220U DC OUTPUT 400V (EL) When power switch is turn on, the AC voltage is Rectifier and filter by D602~D605, C612. The DC output voltage will be 1.4*(ac input) API Confidential 7277e Monitor Service Guide No Copy/Reproduction Allowed...
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This circuit has the function of auto degaussing and manual degaussing. When power supply is switched ON it is auto degaussing stage. When user make the selection of the manual degaussing function in OSD, the degaussing current will flow through coil to degauss the screen of monitor. TR602 is a PTCR to control degaussing coil current 2.2.3.8 Power Saving Control Mode...
This model, 7277e, will support powerful OSD function to help end user fine adjustment. The Microcontroller circuit of the 7277e can determine what mode it is by detecting the frequency of horizontal and vertical synchronous and the polarity of horizontal synchronous, and provide DC voltages to control the picture and save the adjusted value into the EEPROM by using the OSD, "On Screen Display control",...
2.3.2 Block diagram The major parts of 7277e Microcontroller circuit are MCU, EEPROM, OSD IC, and Auto Calibration Module. The circuit block diagram is shown as below. (MTV112) Degaussing Detecting the Hsync Blanking input signals Vsync SC0 - SC2 of H,Vsync &...
2.3.3.5 How to Display the OSD Menu The OSD IC of 7277e is MC141542 which is developed by vender, it receives the data of the OSD fonts and attribute what we want to display on the screen from the MCU by 2 wires of...
2.3.3.7 Flowchart for Auto Calibration Start Press i-key? Change mode? Preset timing? User saved timing? Read data Detect if Determine a of timing from the pattern preset timing EEPROM is normal? Determine h_phase & h_size Determine v_center &v_size Show the correct pattern on screen Circuit Operation Theory...
C h a p t e r 3 ALIGNMENT PROCEDURE 3.1 Preparation for Alignment (I) Setup unit and keep it warm up at least 30 minutes (II) Signal mode Mode Frequency (H/V) Display 31.47k/70Hz (- /+ ) 640 * 400 (VGA400) 31.47k/60Hz (- / - ) 640 * 480 (VGA480) 37.5 k / 75Hz (- /- )
VERT SIZE 230 2 mm SIDE PIN 2.0 mm TOP/BOTTOM PIN 2.0 mm SIDE BARREL 1.5 mm TOP/BOTTOM BARREL 1.5 mm TRAPEZOID 2.0 mm VIDEO OFFSET 4.0 mm PARALLELOGRAM 3.5 mm API Confidential 7277e Monitor Service Guide No Copy/Reproduction Allowed...
3.11 Power Saving Function Check a. Input mode 31KHz [VGA 400] with full white pattern. b. Press both contrast and brightness keys to maximum position. c. Remove the horizontal sync signal from input, the unit will go into "Standby" mode. The picture will disappear, and the LED indicator is amber.
C h a p t e r 4 Troubleshooting 4.1 Check MCU and OSD for No Video Output Check MCU and OSD for no video output Start Use a preset timing Check +5V, ok ? (1) On the Main Board, (a) IC801 pin40 (b) IC802 pin8 Check +5V power...
Case 4: No video display on screen, but OSD can display on screen Check IC101 pin 10 (Video Contrast). If it is 0 volt, check IC1901 or maybe IC101 pin 10 short. API Confidential 7277e Monitor Service Guide No Copy/Reproduction Allowed...
Case 5: OSD control cannot adjust Bias Check IC1901. Check DC restore circuit. Case 6: OSD control cannot adjust Drive Check IC101 and IC1901. Case 7: OSD control cannot adjust Contrast Check IC 101 and IC1901. Case 8: OSD control cannot adjust Brightness Check brightness control circuit (G1) and IC801 BRITE output.
IF IT BECOMES CHECK CONNECTOR VERY LOW (LESS THAN P102 G1 VOLTAGE -120VDC) WHEN POWER SWITCH OFF. G1=0 CHECK Q202 CHECK Q202 REPLACE CHECK BLANK SIGNAL UC CKT CHECK R216,R217,R218 HOLDDOWN CKT API Confidential 7277e Monitor Service Guide No Copy/Reproduction Allowed...
4.10 Focus NG 10. FOCUS NG FOCUS NG CHECK IC201 PIN32 WAVEFORM CHECK FOCUS TRACE CHECK H-PARA SIGNAL CHECK Q321 FOCUS C329,R354,R327 REPLACE REPLACE REPLACE COMPONENT REPLACE IC201 CHECK CS-1,CS-2 SIGNAL FOIL TRACE 4.11 Horizontal Size Can Not Control 11. HORIZONTAL SIZE CAN NOT CONTROL HORIZONTAL SIZE CAN NOT CONTROL CHECK Q314,Q315,Q316 REPLACE...
4.14 No Blanking 15. No Blanking No Blanking IC801 pin 6 has output Check Q202 Trace open. & Ambient Troubleshooting API Confidential No Copy/Reproduction Allowed...
Appendix A 7277E Spare Parts List PART NUMBER DESCRIPTION LOCATION 55.70601.001 MAIN BD 7277E(MI) 01.00112.000 IC MONI CTRL MTV112E DIP 40P IC801 02.02404.000 IC EEPROM 24C04 4K-BIT IC802 04.01279.010 IC VIDEO AMP LM1279 IC101 04.03842.040 IC V.R. UC3842 IC601 04.04856.070...
ASSY BZL D065 7277S 60.70621.xxx ASSY U/C 002 7277S 44.72802.xxx CTN AB 555*516*490 47.70608.001 CUSHION TOP EPS 7277E/ASPIRE 47.70609.001 CUSHION BTM EPS 77E/ASPIRE 49.70601.051 MANU USER(5L) ASPIRE 77S Important Service Instruction :The components identified by the mark ofin the schematic are important X-radiation and safety parts.
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:The components identified by the mark ofin the schematic are important safety parts. If replacement is required, refer to service manual to re-adjust and/or re-checked the B+ and high voltage to reach the specified value. A-12 API Confidential 7277e Monitor Service Guide No Copy/Reproduction Allowed...