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TheXboardcontainsaseriesofFETdrivetransistors.TheVsandVesuppliesareconnected totheseFETs.TheVssupplyisapproximately200VandtheVesupplyisapproximately 100v.TheLogicPCBtriggerstheFETscreatingtheXDrivewaveform.TheXDrivewaveform isthesameregardlessofthevideoinputsignal.VariationsintheVevoltagemaynotbe immediatelynoticeableonnormalvideobuteventuallytheunitwilldisplayimpurities. Applyawhitepatternandlookforreddotsinthepattern,thisindicatesanerrorintheVe supplyVoltage. TheXboardgeneratestheinitializeandsustainsignalstotheXelectrodes. electrodes IftheXboardis defectivetherewillbenoluminanceandthepixelscannotbeinitialized.Noluminancewill beshownasannextremelydarkgraypicturethatmayonlybeseenwiththeroomlighting off.Noinitializationmaycausethepicturetoshowareddishhueinspotswiththeredness fillingtheentirescreenovertime. Xboardfailurecanoftenbedeterminedbyvisualinspectionofthetransistorsontheheat sinks.TheXboardsignaldischargesthepixelbeforeeachnewlineofvideoandcontrols thesustaintimeofthepixels.Sustaintimewhichequatestopixelbrightnessiscontrolled bythenumberofsustainpulses.TheXboardsignaldoesnotchangeandisappliedtoall pixels.

LiketheYMain,theXMainisresponsibleforlightingtheselectedsubpixeltoaspecific illuminationthroughthenumberofsustainpulsesused.

TheXMainisalsoresponsibletoinitializeorerasethechargefromthesubpixelandprime itforuseagain.HowevertheXboardhasnothingtododuringtheaddressportionofthe cycle.

InthisexamplethesustainsignalfromtheXboardislowormissing. V if operation Verify ti of fthe th Xboard b dby b disconnecting di ti the th powersupply l cable bl to t the th X board.Iftheotherboardsareworkingthepicturewillbedark. IfthesymptomchangeswiththeXpowersupplyunpluggedtheproblemisNOTthe Xboard

TroubleshoottheXBoardbyverifyingthePlusandMinusVsvoltagelevelsmatchthe valuesprintedonthepanellabel.

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YPCBconfigurationswillvarydependingonscreensize.ThereplaceablebufferPCBstyle willbeaseparateYMainandaonepieceupperandlowerbufferPCB.Thenon replaceablebufferstyleswillrequiretheYMaintobereplacedintheeventthebuffer circuitfails.

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TheYMainisresponsiblefortheAddresspulsetodeterminewhichsubpixelwillbeused

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TheYmainisresponsibleforlightingtheselectedsubpixeltoaspecificilluminationby usingthesustainpulses.

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TheYMainisresponsibletoinitializeorerasethechargefromthesubpixelandprimeit foruseagain.

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TheseexamplesshowYboarderrors,becausetheYelectrodesrunhorizontally,errorscan oftenbeseenacrossthescreenandhaveahorizontalline.

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OnolderstylePlasmaTVstheupperandlowerbuffercanbereplacedseparately.With theintroductionofaonepiecebufferbothupperandlowerarereplacedasanassembly. InthecaseoftheYMainwithbuiltinbuffercircuits,theentireYMainisreplaced.

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The Address boards provide the column select signal to access the specific subpixel. i l Address board errors always show a vertical line defect. Starting with the 2009 models the panel must be replaced if there is an address board failure.

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Theluminanceandchrominanceinformationforeachpixelisprocessedbythelogic board. TheLVDSreceivertranslatesthescrambledRGBvideodatafromthedigitalboard. TheRGBdataisconvertedtoaddressandsustainvalues.Theaddressvaluescontrolwhich oftheRGBpixelsisilluminated.Thesustaintimefortheselectedpixelscontrolsthelight intensityofeachpictureelement. TheDigitalsignalprocessoronthelogicboardconverts theRGBdatatotimingortriggersignals.ThetimingsignalsareappliedtotheX,YandData boards. LogicBoardDefectInformation Defectsinthelogicboardwillcauseerrorsinthevideosuchasjitter.Ifthelogicboardis defectiveallofthepixelswillbeilluminatedbutthevideowillbeincorrect.Theerrormay besectionalizedoracrosstheentirepanel.

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Thelogic g boardcreatesthetiming gp pulsestocreatetheX, ,Yand Addresswaveforms.Additionallythelogicboardisinvolvedin controllingthepoweronoperation.Logicboarddefectswill usuallycausethescreentoshowafullimagebutwithsome typeoferror.Theerrorcanbeinvertedvideo,jitterorimproper colororluminance.Ifthelogicboardisdefectiveallofthe pixelswillbeilluminatedbutthevideowillbeincorrect.The errormaybesectionalizedoracrosstheentirepanel.Another commonerrorisrelatedtoalossconnectionontheLVDScable. ItispossibletoisolatetheLogicboardfromtheMainboardby accessingthetestpatternonthelogicboard

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Totroubleshootvideoproblemsortomakesureeveryboardafterthemainboardis workingproperly,theinternaltestpatternscanbeaccessedinthelogicboardthenmove tothemainboardtestpatterns.Eventhecustomermenu'scanbeusedasatestpattern.

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TheSMPScanbeforcedonandthetestpatternsthatresideonthelogicPCBcanbe displayedusingthismethod.BeforejumpingthePS_ONtogroundverifytheconnections intheservicemanual.

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The2010PDPSMPSvariesslightlyfromtheprioryearsinthatthereisasmallerconnector fromtheSMPStothemainPCB.HowevertheprocedureforturningtheSMPSonisthe same.Theremaybea12pinconnectororan18pinconnector.

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Totroubleshootvideoproblemsortomakesureeveryboardafterthemainboardis workingproperly,theinternaltestpatternscanbeaccessedinthelogicboardthenmove tothemainboardtestpatterns.Eventhecustomermenu'scanbeusedasatestpattern.

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TheFRCboardcanbetestedbyaccessingtheFRCTestpatternunderthecontrolsubmenu oftheservicemode.BothoftheFRCpatternsaregeneratedontheFRCboard.Ifthetest patternsaredisplayedwithouterrortheproblemisbeforetheFRCboard,eithertheMain boardorthesource.

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Modelsthatuse120Hzor240HzrefreshratesuseacombinationTCONandFRCBoard.FRC orframerateconversioniswheretheextraframesarecreatedorinterpolated.Videoin LVDSformatisappliedtotheFRCboard.TheFRCboardcreatestheadditionalframesby readingtwoadjacentoriginalframesthencalculatingtheluminanceandchrominancedata.

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TConboardfailurescanbealloverthescreenorlocalized.TCONboardfailurescancause halfthescreentogoblackorfullwhite.TCONBoarddefectsdonotgoawaywithcontent orconnection.IftheproblemdisappearswhentheinputischangeditisnottheTCON board.Iftheproblemcompletelydisappearswithadarkerorbrighterscenetheproblemis nottheTCONboard. IfthescreendefectappearsafteraperiodoftimetheTCONboardcanbesuspected.

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The main board also provides the operating system. This means all operation functions are controlled by this board. Main board failures can be specific to a single input or all sources. Access the Onscreen display to generate a reference picture that can be used to verify the operation of the Video processor. If the OSD image is correct in all aspects the source video is suspected. Main board problems can often be disguised by a defective or improperly connected LVDS cable. This cable transfers the video in digital format to the T-CON board board. Improper connections here can cause missing data bits which will show a wide range of symptoms. Use the logic board test patterns to verify the problem is after the main board or before.

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The main board also provides the operating system. This means all operation functions are controlled by this board. Main board failures can be specific to a single input or all sources. Access the Onscreen display to generate a reference picture that can be used to verify the operation of the Video processor. If the OSD image is correct in all aspects the source video is suspected. Main board problems can often be disguised by a defective or improperly connected LVDS cable. This cable transfers the video in digital format to the T-CON board board. Improper connections here can cause missing data bits which will show a wide range of symptoms. Use the logic board test patterns to verify the problem is after the main board or before.

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The main board also provides the operating system. This means all operation functions are controlled by this board. Main board failures can be specific to a single input or all sources. Access the Onscreen display to generate a reference picture that can be used to verify the operation of the Video processor. If the OSD image is correct in all aspects the source video is suspected. Main board problems can often be disguised by a defective or improperly connected LVDS cable. This cable transfers the video in digital format to the T-CON board board. Improper connections here can cause missing data bits which will show a wide range of symptoms. Use the logic board test patterns to verify the problem is after the main board or before.

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Powersupplyremovalrequiresthetechtoremoveeither6or8screwsberemoved dependingonthemodelandsizeofscreen.AfterreplacementoftheSMPSmakesurethe voltagesareadjustedaccordingtothelabelpostedonthepanel.

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Eachplasmapanelhasauniquevoltagesettingrequiredtodisplayapictureproperlyand maintainlonglife.Incorrectadjustmentofthepowersupplycancreatepictureerrors. Wheneverapowersupplyboardisreplacedthenewboardmustbeadjustedtomatchthe panelvaluesshownonthesticker. Ifapowersupplyboardisreplaceditisimperativethatthenewpowersupplybeadjusted tomatchtheexistingpanelsettings.Incorrectadjustmentcancausethepicturetobetoo darkortoobright.Extrememisadjustmentcangreatlyreducepanellife.

LocationsofthetestpointsandadjustmentsonatypicalSMPSpowersupply.These adjustmentsmustbeperformedwhentheSMPSorthepanelisreplaced.

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Thepowersupplyprovidesswitchedandunswitchedvoltagesforoperation.The unswitchedvoltagesarepresentaslongastheunitispluggedintothewall.The+5VDC supplyoperatesthemainCPUonthedigitalboard.The+33VDCsupplyisusedbythetuner. TheothervoltagesareusedbythepaneldrivecircuitscreatingtheVa,Vs,Vset andVe voltages. ThePowerFactorControl(PFC)circuitisusedtosaveenergy.Takingadvantageofthe capacitiveeffectofthepixelelementsallowsthepowersupplytooperateatareduced dutycycle cycle.Usingalargeinductorandthecapacitiveeffectofthepanelallowsenergytobe storedandaccessedasneeded. Aseparate transformersuppliesthe+5VDCStandByB+totheDigitalboard.Thisvoltage powerstheMicroprocessor(IC201)andenablestheKeyMatrixandtheRemoteIRSensor. ThisturnsontherelayactivatingtherestofthePowerSupplyPCB.Ifthissupplyismissing orlowtheunitwillnotturnon. Ifthissignalisnotpresentcheckthesupplyvoltageforthe micro.

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If the Ve voltage is low or missing disconnect the power supply cable from the X board. If the Ve voltage rises the X board is probably shorted. If the voltage stays low the SMPS board needs to be replaced. If the Vs voltage is low or missing it can be caused by a defective X or Y board. Check both boards for short circuits before replacing the SMPS board. If the Vs voltage is too high an effect called diffusion may occur. Diffusion is when the initialize voltage is too high. Excessive voltage causes unwanted pixel firing creating intermittent sub-pixel flashes. Power on-off cycling can be caused by a shorted component on the Logic board loading down the standby 5V.

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IftheVevoltageislowormissingdisconnectthepowersupplycablefromtheXboard.If theVevoltagerisestheXboardisprobablyshorted.IfthevoltagestayslowtheSMPS boardneedstobereplaced.IftheVsvoltageislowormissingitcanbecausedbya defectiveXorYboard.CheckbothboardsforshortcircuitsbeforereplacingtheSMPS board.IftheVsvoltageistoohighaneffectcalleddiffusionmayoccur.Diffusioniswhen theinitializevoltageistoohigh.Excessivevoltagecausesunwantedpixelfiringcreating intermittentsubpixelflashes.Poweronoffcyclingcanbecausedbyashortedcomponent ontheLogicboardloadingdownthestandby5V. 5V

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OverVoltageProtection . ThePowerSupplyPCBhasanOverVoltageProtectioncircuitaswellasaregulatorcircuit.It isdesignedsothatwhenanOverVoltageconditionoccursinanypartofthepowersupply itdoesnotaffectanotheroutputstage. ThefollowingtableshowstheOverVoltagespecifications. Theunitmustbeunpluggedto resetthiserror.Intermittentshutdownmaybecausedbyanovervoltagecondition. OverCurrentProtection ForthisPowerSupplyPCBifashortcircuitoccursoneithertheVS, VS VA, VA 12V, 12V 6Vor3.3V 3 3V lines,theSMPSstopsoperating,butshouldnotfail.Whentheshortcircuitisremovedfrom thesourcelinethePowerSupplywilloperatenormallyagain.

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If the Ve voltage is low or missing disconnect the power supply cable from the X board. If the Ve voltage rises the X board is probably shorted. If the voltage stays low the SMPS board needs to be replaced. If the Vs voltage is low or missing it can be caused by a defective X or Y board. Check both boards for short circuits before replacing the SMPS board. If the Vs voltage is too high an effect called diffusion may occur. Diffusion is when the initialize voltage is too high. Excessive voltage causes unwanted pixel firing creating intermittent sub-pixel flashes. Power on-off cycling can be caused by a shorted component on the Logic board loading down the standby 5V.

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A panel defect similar to the example here is caused by damage to the vacuum port on the side. Individual pixel failure does not necessarily require panel replacement. The table below shows the pixel specification. As you can see depending on the screen size and number of defective pixels determine if the product is covered by warranty.

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