Service Manual ViewSonic A91f+-1 Model No. VCDTS23283 19” Digital Controlled Color Monitor (A91f+-1_SM_830 Rev. 1a – Apr. 2004) ViewSonic 381 Brea Canyon Road, Walnut, California 91789 USA - (800) 888-8583...
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(as shown in Fig.1). Use an AC voltmeter with 1000 ohm/volt or more sensitivity and measure the AC voltage across the combination 1500 ohm resistor and 0.15uF capacitor. Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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X-RADIATION, shock, fire, or other hazards. Do not modify the original design or this will void the original parts and labor guarantee. Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
B RETURN 2.2.6 SIGNAL MEMORY MODES 13 PRESET MODES 2.2.7 PLUG & PLAY VESA DDC1 / 2B 2.3 SCANNING FREQUENCY 2.3.1 HORIZONTAL 30 KHZ TO 86KHZ 2.3.2 VERTICAL 50 HZ TO 180 HZ Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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OSD H-POSITION / OSD V-POSITION INPUT LEVEL MANUAL DEGAUSS TOP/BOTTOM HOOK / RESET MEMORY RECALL 3.3 LED INDICATION STATUS NORMAL GREEN POWER ON POWER SAVING AMBER OVER RANGE FREQUENCY AMBER POWER OFF Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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POWER SAVING AMBER 10 SEC < 5 W POWER SAVING AMBER 10 SEC < 29 KHZ OR < 49 HZ OR < 5W FREQUENCY OVER 10 SEC AMBER > 87KHZ >181 HZ RANGE Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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Y AT CONTRAST 25.75 FL - Y AT 10 FL < 0.009 4.11.4 VIDEO AMPLIFIER LINEARITY INPUT STEP AT 9300 x 600mV – x 700mV < 0.007 y 600mV – y 700mV < 0.003 Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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BLACK W HITE PICTURE PICTURE BEZEL BEZEL 4.14.2 DYNAMIC REGULATION PICTURE GROWTH SHALL BE LESS THAN 1 mm WHEN PICTURE IS EXCHANGED FROM < 1 mm 100mm BLACK 100mm W HITE 370mm Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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- 5/+15 DEGREES SWIVEL ± 90 DEGREES PACKAGING 6.3.1 CARTON DIMENSION HEIGHT 498 mm WIDTH 557 mm DEPTH 577 mm 6.3.2 SHIPPING WEIGHT 22.4 KG 6.3.3 CONTAINER LOADING 320 UNITS WITH PALLET Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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2.40V MIN. 3.5V NOM. 5.5V MAX. TIMING OF INPUT SIGNALS H-TOTAL TIME V-TOTAL TIME H-SYNC PULSE WIDTH V-SYNC PULSE WIDTH H-BACK PORCH V-BACK PROCH H-DISPLAY TIME V-DISPLAY TIME H-FRONT PORCH V-FRONT PORCH Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
Adjustment control button:▽﹑△﹒ Control name﹒ 1﹒Power switch:Push-on / push-off switch for soft power control﹒ 2﹒LED indication﹒ Status Power on Green Off mode in 5 sec Orange Over range freq. Orange Power off Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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V. size / Position. Pincushion / Balance. Trapezoid / Parallel. Top/Bttom Hook. ZOOM Tilt . Main menu, Part 2. Degauss H/V Moire. OSD Position. Input Level. View match color. Language. View meter. Memory Recall. Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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PARALLEL (parallelogram) slants vertical edges of the screen to the left or right. slants vertical edges to left, slants vertical edges to right. Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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▽ move OSD to left side, △ move OSD to right side ﹒ OSD V-Position control Press the ▽ , △ button. △ move OSD to up, ▽ move OSD to down. INPUT LEVEL displays the voltage level of the video signal. Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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: 25 seconds Pull-in range Back ground : Blue H . V F R E Q U E N C Y Characters : White O V E R R A N G E Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
(IC301 pin18)are at low level voltage﹒That is, there is no output for 12V and 6.3V﹒ Degauss﹒ When the powers is on and when press manual degauss﹐IC301 pin20 output high level voltage to turn on Q201﹐RL101 and activate Degauss﹒ Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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H-output circuit use﹐As H-freq. change﹐IC401 pin28 B -driver will change its output﹐Booster converter will also change the B it provides﹐H-freq. will varies from 30K ~ 86KHz﹐B+ will varies from 40V ~ 180V﹒ Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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2. Q4401 High voltage output stage. 3. Q4402 PWM control Driver stage. 4. Q4407.Q4408 .and Q4410 Brightness control circuit . 5. Q4406 D4426.R4429.R4430.VR4402 andC4427. ABL control circuit. 6. VR4401 High voltage control. 7. VR4402 ABL Lever control. Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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0 to 12V﹐As Q211 will turn on gradually﹐the current starts from 14V to 6.3V via Rotate coil﹒ When C215decrease from 12V to 0V﹐the current will change from 6.3V to GND﹒ Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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Key Control﹕IC301 pin26~pin29 function as DAC switch input to control OSD display function﹒ Pin26: ﹒ Pin27:▽﹒ Pin28:△﹒ Pin29: ﹒ C Bus﹒ IC301 have two groups I C bus to control E PROM﹐IC401 deflection IC﹐Auto aliment﹐IC601 pre-AMP﹐ IC602 OSD IC function﹒ Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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Discharge of CRT anode should be done only to CRT ground strap﹒ Geometric measurements assumed to be made along a straight surface with a flat rule or template﹒ Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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264mm Picture Centering﹒ Input mode 1~9 adjust V-position﹐ Picture Bezel H-position such that the picture is centered with the screen﹒ lA – Bl < 4mm lC – Dl < 4mm Picture Bezel Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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” and power switch on﹐the picture should restore to that of factory mode﹒ Focus Adjustment﹒ Apply signal ALL “ME” pattern at 1280*1024 80K mode﹒ Set Brightness 50%﹐Contrast 100%﹒ Set focus control for best focus﹒ Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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C﹒ PCB defined﹒ Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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:Save color 6500K adjustment data Save color to 5000 :Save color 5000K adjustment data Save geometry :Save geometry adjustment data 2.10 Save all preset mode :Save adjustment data to E PROM 2.11 Reset :Monitor Reset Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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Get mode data Pull adjust ( 255 ~ 0) Change other mode Save color to 9300K Save color to 6500K Save color to 5000K Save geometry All mode adjust finish? Save all preset mode Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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& Power on key : Into OSD service mode. Press & & Power on key : Clear burn in flag. Press & & Power on key : Set burn in flag. Press & Power on key : All mode recall. Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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GT F S A V E G T F R C U T G C U T B C U T R D R V G D R V B D R V Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
Is the LED normal R112 normal R111, R112 Check horizontal Check video circuit and vertical circuit Are TP201~TP205 voltage normal Check D201, D203, D205, D206, Q203, Q208 Is the T101 normal Replace T101 Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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Horizontal drive is Is the waveform of Q401 defective T401, Q4401, "BASE" normal? 0.8Vp-p Horizontal output circuit is Is the horizontal output defictive Q407, D406, circut normal? C418, Q418, Q409 CRT is defictive Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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Heater voltage approx. 6.3V Turn the FBT screen clockwise Bright circuit Q4407, Does the entire screen Q4408, Q4410, IC301 light up? pin1 brightness control are defective FBT is defective Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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Is the IC501 pin2=13V 45Vp-p of IC501 normal? pin4=-11V? Is the waveform of IC401 Check the dflection Yoke pin21, pin23 normal? R502 is defective Are R502 normal? Check power supply +12V, -12V IC401 is defective Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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G1,G2 of CRT D206, G1, G2, FBT, D4410, socket normal? Q4410, Q4407, Q4408 and its Heater: 6.3VDC drive circuit G1: -38V G2: 660V The CRT is defective. Confidential - Do Not Copy ViewSonic Corporation A91f+-1...
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