This publication is intended to aid the technician in servicing the HDLP50W151 television.

This manual will explain the basic theory of operation of the major modules. This manual covers the AC In CBA, Formatter CBA, Audio CBA, A/V In/Out CBA and the Light Engine along with practical troubleshooting tips and suggestions. It is designed to assist the technician in becoming familiar with chassis operation, increase confidence and improve overall efficiency in servicing the product. Note: This publication is intended to be used only as a training aid. Never use training diagrams alone to troubleshoot. It is not meant to replace service data. TCE Electronic Service Information for this instrument contains specific information about parts, safety and alignment procedures and must be consulted before performing any service. The information in this manual is as accurate as possible at the time of publication. Circuit designs and drawings are subject to change without notice.

FOREWORD

SAFETY INFORMATION CAUTION

Safety information is contained in the appropriate Thomson Consumer Electronics Service Data. All product safety requirements must be complied with prior to returning the instrument to the consumer. Servicers who defeat safety features or fail to perform safety checks may be liable for any resulting damages and may expose themselves and others to possible injury.

All integrated circuits, all surface mounted devices, and many other semiconductors are electrostatically sensitive and therefore require special handling techniques.

First Edition 0328 - First Printing Copyright 2003 Thomson Trademark(s) Registered Marca(s) Registrada(s) Printed in U.S.A.

Prepared by Thomson Technical Training Department, INH905 PO Box 1976 Indianapolis, Indiana 46206 U.S.A.

CONTENTS
Introduction ................................................................................5 Chassis Introduction & Electrical Overview ..............................9 DLP Technology Overview .........................................................12 Light Engine Overview .............................................................15 AC In CBA Overview (power supplies) .....................................20 DM2CR Overview.......................................................................22 Formatter CBA Overview...........................................................24 Audio Switching Overview........................................................26 Audio Processing Overview .....................................................28 Video Switching Overview...........................................................30 Service Tips ...............................................................................32 Service Menu's & Diagnostics...................................................32 Troubleshooting.........................................................................33

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Introduction

Fig. 1 HDLP50W151
modules. There is no component level troubleshooting. Alignments are also reduced. With DLP Technology, convergence and geometry alignments are not needed. The HDLP50W151 has only one mechanical and couple electrical adjustments. There are basically three things about HDTV that provides a superior viewing experience: (1) resolution, (2) aspect ratio, and (3) digital video and digital sound.

The RCA Scenium HDLP50W151 uses Digital Light Processing (DLP) Technology from Texas Instruments (TI) to display a high quality HDTV picture in a lightweight cabinet. The heart of DLP Technology is a specially design semiconductor, a color wheel, and a high output light bulb. These devices are housed in a cabinet that is 16" deep and weights approximately 100 pounds. These advantage make the TV a pleasure to watch and to position in most viewing locations Improved serviceability is another advantage televisions using DLP Technology. The set is lightweight and easy to move or place on a bench. Electrically, the set contains six

Resolution
Resolution is measured by calculating the number of active lines of pixels. A analog NTSC television only has a

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resolution of about 200,000 pixels (480 vertical pixels x 440 horizontal pixels = 211,200 pixels). The HDTV (ATSC) format is capable of more than 2 million pixels (1,920 x 1,080 = 2, 073,600). More pixels equals more detail in the picture. In summary, HDTV is capable of resolution that is up to 10 times the resolution of the picture on a regular, analog TV.

HDLP50W151 Features
The picture settings can be customized to fit viewing taste and match the lighting conditions where the unit is located by using personal presets and/or the automatic picture quality settings: Vibrant, Natural, Cinematic. Each Input Jack can be adjusted to a different setting and the unit automatically adjusts the picture settings to its unique value when that input is selected. Elaborate on-screen Help Text helps the user learn more about the features of the HDLP50W151 and helps them to use them more effectively. The GUIDE Plus+ System on-screen programming guide helps the user navigate through hundreds of channels so they can quickly see whats on and tune directly to a specific show from the guide. The user can use the Sort feature to search listings and can even set up reminders to watch a certain show via the GUIDE Plus+ systems Watch menu. Integrated ATSC Tuner with QAM Thomson was the first to offer an integrated ATSC tuner in its HDTVs (no need for a set-top box to receive and decode over the air ATSC programming). The new tuner in the HDLP50W151 can also decode the QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) digital cable signal. There is no need for a cable box to view nonencoded standard, digital cable programming. Note: a cable box is necessary to view scrambled (encoded) and/or premium channels.

Aspect Ratio
When the standards were being developed for television broadcasting in 1941 by the NTSC (National Television Standards Committee), it made sense to adopt the 4 x 3 aspect ratio that the film industry was using at that time. The 16 x 9 aspect ratio was originally developed back in the 50s by the movie industry (also called widescreen format). When the standards for ATSC were being developed by the Advanced Television Standards Committee, the 16 x 9 aspect ratio was chosen as the format for HDTV. This widescreen format makes sense because its much closer to the way we see. Our field of vision is actually much wider than tall because of our peripheral vision.

Digital Video Signal and Digital Sound

The analog television broadcast system (NTSC) that has been used in the United States for the past 50 years transmits signals as analog electronic waves. These waves can suffer degradation as the signal travels to the receiver. Digital signals, in contrast, can be reproduced precisely because the images are transmitted and received digitally. This produces a signal that is capable of displaying studio-quality video and Dolby Digital 5.1 channel sound.

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Fig. 2 HDLP50W151 with stand FireWire with Two-Way DTVLink

Hookup and control 1394 (FireWire) components via the HDLP50W151. This is accomplished via the 2-way DTVLink jacks and you can network high-speed compatible 1394 digital components. The two-way jacks allow the audio and video signals to flow in and out of the 1394 components. such as a DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) unit or cable modem is needed to use the web browser, along with a subscription to an ISP (internet service provider). Additionally, HDLP50W151 enables access to digital photos directly from a PC and display them on the TV. The browser has limitations and might not be able to interpret all files, such as streaming audio, video and PDFs.

NetConnect
With an Ethernet connection and a web browser built into the instrument, the internet can be accessed directly from the TV. A high-speed connection,

Audio System
The sound system in HDLP50W151 has a total of 60 watts total power. It has front speakers with two 1" tweeters

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and two 5" midrange drivers to create incredible sound. A 7-band on-screen graphic equalizer allows customization of the sound quality. SRS TruSurround provides surround sound technology and with two rear speaker outputs. For those who want to hook up a home theatre audio system, there is an optical Dolby Digital output as well as a 50-watt center channel input.

Record Output Jacks

Because the VCRs in most households are analog and cant recognize the ATSC digital signal, recording HDTV broadcasts wasnt possible without purchasing additional equipment. For this reason a Video Record Output Jack and Audio Output L/R jacks are provided on the HDLP50W151. These video and audio output record jacks enables the recording of both NTSC analog and ATSC digital programming.

CinemaScreen
Check out the black, borderless frame around your HDTVs screen. This is not just a design feature the CinemaScreen actually improves contrast by providing a brighter, sharper picture. Feel like youre part of the picture with CinemaScreen.
Digital Light Processing, DLP are trademarks of Texas Instruments. All other products and names may or may not be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Fig. 3 HDLP50W151 side view

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Chassis Introduction Electrical Overview

&
circuit board and it is responsible for converting the video signals into a format that the light engine can use. The fifth is the DM2CR which contains the ATSC tuner, NTSC tuner and the QAM digital cable decoder. The DM2CR also serves as the system control for the instrument. The sixth module is the light engine and seven is the lamp power supply.

The chassis in the HDLP50W151 is made up of seven (7) major modules. These include the AC In CBA which contains the Standby and Run power supplies. The Audio CBA which processes all audio signals. The A/V In/Out CBA has the in/out jacks and also does all the video and audio switching. The fourth is the Formatter

Light Engine

Lamp Power Supply

Lamp Assembly

Fig. 4 HDLP50W151 Light Engine Assembly

Formatter CBA

Audio CBA Standby & Run Power Supply CBA DM2CR A/V In/Out CBA

Fig. 5 ATC311 Chassis Assembly Page 9

120VAC
J12101

AC In CBA
Relay Doubler Bridge

J24252 1 2 1 2

To Lamp Pwr Suply To Lamp Door Switch

Left X-over Right X-over

J22101

J11901

Audio CBA
J11902 J11501 J11903 J24603

+12VS
J24251

Standby Power Supply

+21V -21V +6VS +5VS -5VS +12VS +33VS PwrFail

On/Off

Run (Main) Power Supply

Pwr_Good
J24702

+9VR +12VR

+12VR
4

Aud-Pwr 3
J13602

+6VS
J24604

SW
Degauss +5VR

SW
J24602 7 16 14

J13604

6 4 2 8 14 13 J24605

+5VR

BW902

DM2CR
J13603 5 4 14 J22105 10 12 J22104 J26905 J26903 6 8 2

Formatter CBA
BV401
I C_Clk I 2 C_Dat
2

BP503

8 13 1 3

Pwr_Good

EEPROM
IW501

+5VR 2 +12VR

(RUN 2) (RUN 2)

+9VR 3.3V & 2.5V Reg

2

+3.3VR +2.5VR

12 9 5

To Light Engine

Y Pr Pb V-Sync H-Sync FSW H/V Sync

2

I C_Clk I 2 C_Dat

6 7

Digital Signal Processing IW601 IW701 IW801 IW901 DVI Video

Red

BEP

A/V In/Out CBA J26904

J26901 J28901 J26104 J32402

1 5 3 8 7

Y Pr Pb V-Sync H-Sync BV402

IV401

Green Blue

18 9 2 23

To Light Engine

Rx/Dim

Chroma/Luma DRAM
IW702/03/4/05/06/07

Luma

Tx/lamp_Lit

BW901

Front A/V In

IR
J32401

FPA
J23401 J23402

Lite Pipe

IW702/3/4

Fig. 6 Chassis Block Diagram and Interconnect

Chassis Electrical Overview There are five (5) major circuit boards in the HDLP50W151 chassis (minus the light engine). These include the AC In CBA, Audio processing CBA, the DM2CR, the A/V In/Out CBA and the Formatter CBA. The AC In CBA provides the Standby DC power and the Run supply DC power. Both power supplies are switch mode power supplies and are very similar. The main difference is that the run supply has an on/off circuit that is controlled by the system control micro in the DM2CR. An AC doubler on the AC In CBA is used to generate power for the lamp power supply.

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Note: A valuable troubleshooting tip is to listen for the lamp power supply relay click when AC is plugged in. Since the relay is power by the +12VS source, if the relay doesnt click this is a good indication the standby power supply is inoperative. The Audio CBA is responsible for final processing of all baseband audio signals. This includes volume, equalization, balance and Surround Sound. The audio output power amplifiers that drive the internal speakers are also located on the Audio CBA. Audio for the audio out jacks as well as the FAV (Front Audio Video) circuit are supplied by the Audio CBA. Power (+/-21V) for the Audio CBA is provided by the standby supply. The DM2CR module contains both an NTSC and ATSC tuner section as well as the NTSC PIP tuner (see DM2CR Module Overview for more details). The tuners are capable of processing both digital and analog RF signals (ATSC & NTSC) from either terrestrial or cable sources. The DM2CR is also 256QAM digital cable compatible. The DM2CR has 2 DTV Link connectors which are a compressed digital video inputs offering an IEEE-1394 type video connection for consumer devices such as satellite receivers, cable receivers, and digital recorders that meet the CEA specifications for DTV Link. DTV Link is better known as 1394 or FireWire for digital televisions. Audio and video information is carried on a single wire. The DM2CR module performs the NTSC decoding of component, SVHS, and composite video signals. The DM2CR also recovers the teletext, closed caption and GemStar data signals that accompany any input video.

All 1H video inputs (NTSC) including signals from the A/V In/Out circuit board are up-converted to 2H by the DM2CR. The video output to the formatter CBA is YPrPb component. Any 2H component (YPrPb) that is input to the A/V In/Out CBA is routed directly to the formatter. The audio and video in/out jacks are located on the A/V In/Out CBA. The A/ V CBA also provides audio and video switching for external video and audio signals. The auto detected 1H and 2H video signal are routed via the A/V In/ Out circuit board. The 1H and 2H NTSC is routed to the DM2CR for upconversion. Any 2H component external video signal is routed directly to the formatter circuit for final processing. The formatter circuit board is responsible for converting the analog video from either the DM2CR or the analog inputs from the A/V In/Out circuit board into a format that is compatible with the light engine. All functions and circuits on the formatter circuit board is monitored and controlled by the system control microcomputer in the DM2CR module. This is accomplished via the RUN 2 I2C clock and data bus. The same I2C bus is also routed through the formatter board to the light engine. The 2H and 2.14H external video inputs are applied to the formatter circuit board (via connector BV402) where it is applied to the BEP (back end processor) for processing into an analog RGB signal. The NTSC and the ATSC analog video signal (2H) from the DM2CR is also input to the formatter (via connector BV401). The video is applied to IV401 for conversion to RGB. The RGB output from IV401 is then applied to the Digital Signal processing circuits where it is digitized and output to the light engine as DVI (Digital Video Interface).

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Fig. 7 DLP Device (MMD) MMD (DLP) Technology Overview

Texas Instruments Digital Light Processing (DLP) technology provides an all digital projection display that offers superior picture quality in terms of resolution, brightness, contrast, and color fidelity. The DLP device consists of an array of movable mcromirrors. Each mirror is independently controllable and is used to modulate reflected light. The mirror is controlled by loading data into the memory cell located below the mirror. The data electrostatically controls the mirrors tilt angle which controls whether passes through the projection lens and onto a screen or reflected away. Until recently, light-valve technologies for projection display applications have been unable to take full advantage of the economies and stability offered by the digital revolution. Increasing digital content has been incorporated into the transmission and signal processing chain from source material to the projection display light valve. Ultimately, however, the light valve itself is analog in nature and subject to analog

Graphics, text and artwork courtesy of Texas Instruments. Digital Light Processing, DLP are registered trademarks of Texas Instruments.

Fig. 8 Micro Mirror Device (Exploded View)

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limitations. The possibility of an alldigital (source-to-eye) display was realized in 1987 with the invention of the DLP device at Texas Instruments. The DMD is an array of fast digital micromirrors, monolithically integrated onto and controlled by a memory chip. Digital Light Processing (DLP) systems present bright, seamless images to the eye, with the characteristics that we have come to expect from digital technology, namely high image fidelity and stability. DLP-based displays exhibit no lag or smearing of the image from one digital frame to the next. The first DLP-based projection display products were introduced to the market in April 1996.

DISPLAY OPERATION
As shown in Figure 8, each digital light switch of the DMD is an aluminum micromirror, 16 micrometer square, that can reflect light in one of two directions, depending on the state of an underlying memory cell. The mirror is rotated by electrostatic attraction produced by voltage differences developed across an air gap between the mirror and the memory cell. The mirror rotation is limited by mechanical stops to 10 degrees. With the DLP cell in the on state, the mirror rotates to +10 degrees. With the DLP cell in the off state, the mirror rotates 10 degrees.

When we combine the DLP device with a suitable light source and projection optics, the mirror reflects incident light either into or out of the projection lens by a simple beam-steering action. Thus, the on state of the mirror appears bright and the off state of the mirror appears dark. The fast switching time of the mirrors enables the use of a pulse width modulation technique for the production of gray scale. The DLP device accepts electrical words representing gray levels of brightness at its input and then outputs digital light as optical words to the eye. Because of the short pulse duration, the optical words are interpreted by the eye of the observer as analog light containing up to one billion or more color and gray scale combinations per pixel. Furthermore, the fast switching time results in a lag free image. Digital light is accurate because the light pulse durations are determined by the precise division of time. The resulting projected image faithfully reproduces the original source material and the image is stable, independent of temperature or age of the projector, and is free from photo degradation effects, even up to brightness levels necessary for electronic cinema. The tiny gaps between the mirrors diminish objectionable pixilation effects and create a seamless image that has long been the hallmark of DMD-based projection displays.

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DISPLAY CONFIGURATIONS
Three configurations of DLP projection systems are currently being manufactured, differentiated by the number of chip, one, two, or three. The HDLP50W151 uses a one chip configuration and Figure 9 shows a simplified example of a one-chip system. The configuration choice depends on the intended market application and is based on a tradeoff between light utilization efficiency, brightness, power dissipation, lamp technology, weight, volume, and cost. The single-chip projector is self-converged, lower in cost, and permits the very lightest portable designs. Graphics, text and artwork courtesy of Texas Instruments. Digital Light Processing, DLP are registered trademarks of Texas Instruments.

Fig. 9 One chip Projection System

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Fig. 10 DLP Light Engine Light Engine Overview

The imager in the light engine is a single DLP device with an array of 1280x720 (921,600) micro-mirrors. Another part of the light engine is the color wheel that is used to sequentially display red, green, and blue images on the imager. The light engine contains a Driver circuit board that contains the TI chipset. Alignment information is stored in a EEPROM located on the engine driver board. These alignments include color temperature and color wheel index. Two cooling fans are located in the light engine, one for the DMD device and one for UHP (Ultra High Pressure) lamp. Color Wheel Operation The color wheel contains 6 segments; 2 reds, 2 greens, and 2 blues and spins at a rate of 120Hz. This means for every incoming 60Hz frame from the chassis, 12 color sub frames are displayed on the imager at a rate of 720Hz.

Driver CBA

DLP Device Light Tunnel

Fig. 11 DLP Light Engine Page 15

Inputs to Light Engine The inputs to the light engine include the Power Supplies (+2.5V, +3.3V, +12V, +5V). The Power_Good signal is an active high signal which indicates that all of the supplies are at an acceptable level. This signal is used to give the engine an advance warning that the supplies are going down in case of an AC loss. The Power_Good signal must go low a minimum of 1ms prior to the supplies dropping so that the light engine processing circuitry can park the mirrors in a reliable state prior to power loss. Another input is the DVI encoded video from the formatter circuit. Control of the light engine is accomplished via the I2C Run 2 data bus from the DM2CR module.
DVI Video From Formatter CBA

Cooling fans Two cooling fans are powered by the light engine driver board. The DLP fan speed is varied depending on the temperature around the light engine. The temperature is monitored by the DM2CR by reading a temperature sensor via the I2C bus. Under normal conditions the fan voltage should be about 8V but can rise to a maximum of 12V as the temperature rises. Fan rotation is monitored by DM2CR. When a stopped or locked fan is detected the DM2CR shuts down the instrument down and fan error codes are logged.

To Lamp Pwr Supply

TxC Tx2 Tx1 Tx0 J5

I2 C_Clk I C_Dat
(RUN 2 Bus)
2

Lamp_en

J4 J3

Lamp On

DLP Processing
DVI Rx Bus Exp RDRAM DDP1010 EEPROM FLASH

Thermal Cut Off

CW Index H

Light Engine Housing

Thermal Cut Off Switch

CW Index L J2 Mtr1 Mtr2 Mtr3

J8 DMD Fan

CW Motor

Pwr_Good P1 +5VR +12VR +3.3VR +2.5VR

LVDS_A LVDS_B

Temp Sensor

Light Engine
From Lamp Pwr Supply

DLP Device

DLP Driver CBA

Fan PWM Fan Detect

Fan Drive

J7 J1 Lamp Fan

Fig. 12 DLP Light Engine Block Diagram Page 16

Engine Start up Figure 13 shows the startup sequence of the light engine. The light engine takes approximately 10 seconds to power up and display a picture after the power button is pressed. It takes most of this time for the lamp to come up to full brightness. 1. After Power supplies and the Power_Good are up, the micro brings the DLP processing circuitry out of reset by writing to the light engine bus expander IC. 2. Once the DLP processing circuitry is brought out of reset, The micro in the DLP processing circuitry begins initialization of the engine. The first step is to start the color wheel spinning up to an acceptable rate (720RPM).

3. Once the DLP processing circuitry senses the wheel is spinning OK, it will then strike the lamp by activating the lamp_en signal to the ballast. The DDP1010 then waits to receive the User_Lamplit signal 4. The DM2CR microprocessor polls the bus expanding reading the Ballast_lamplit input pin. This signal comes from the ballast and indicates that the lamp has started successfully. When the micro detects this signal, it then passes it along to the DLP processing circuitry by outputting the User_Lamplit signal. 5. When the DLP processing circuitry sees the User_Lamplit signal, it does a soft reset and is ready to receive I2C commands from the DM2CR and to display video.

Power Power_Good TI_Reset Ballast_Lamp_en Ballast_Txd_Lamplit User_Lamplit DDP1010 State DMD State
Reset Init CW Init Lamp Reset Init I2C I2C Delay Unpark Mirrors Running

Mirrors Parked

Display Image

Fig. 13 DLP Light Engine Startup Sequence

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Lamp Startup-Cool Down When the set is tuned off via the power button or remote, the unit displays a blue screen and slowly dims the screen leaving the lamp and power supplies on for about 20 seconds. During this 20 second interval the user can turn the set back on immediately in case he inadvertently shut it off (refer to Fig. 14). After the 20 second interval, the lamp is turned off but the run supplies and fans are left on for an additional 2 minutes to allow for lamp cool down. After the lamp is turned off, the user will not be allowed to turn the set on for 30 seconds. If he tries to the power LED will flash which indicates the lamp is in cool down mode. UHP (Ultra High Pressure) lamps can be damaged during a hot strike (when the lamp is turned on before it has had a chance to cool down from the previous on time). Because of this issue the following sequence is used is use to power up and shut down the lamp. Power On: The UHP (Ultra High Pressure) lamp can be damaged or its life span shortened by turning it on while hot (a hot strike). For this reason, multiple protective measures have been taken in the form of multiple timers. When the Power button on the front panel or the remote control is pressed, the TV & the Lamp turns on immediately. Display Mode: Both the lamp and the video and audio are turned on immediately when the power button is pressed. When the unit is powered on, video can be seen in approximately 10 seconds, however full brightness takes approximately 25-30 seconds due to lamp warm-up time. Power Return: In the case of a power outage, when the power returns a 30 second timer is activated. The unit will not turn back on before the 30 seconds have timed out because the system doesnt know if power was lost for 10 seconds or 10 minutes, therefore the system must ensure that the lamp has cooled before turning on.

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TV & Lamp Off Power On

Video 10 Sec Full Bright 25 Sec Display Mode Power Off Lamp On Video On Power Return Power Loss Lamp Standby Lamp OnVid/Audio Mute Cool Down 'Lamp OffFans On'

Timer (Fans Off)

30 Sec

20 Sec
Timer *

30 Sec

Timer **
2 Min Timer

Pwr On

Fans Off

* If Power On is pressed during the

20 sec Lamp Standby timer, the set returns to normal operation immediately.

** If Power On is pressed during the

30 sec Cool timer, the Power LED blinks.

Fig. 14 DLP Lamp Startup-Cooldown

Lamp Standby: Whenever the unit is powered off, video is immediately blanked but the lamp remains on. A 20 second timer is activated. This is done in case the customer accidentally turned off the unit or has changed their mind. If power on is pressed before the 20 second timer runs out, video is immediately unblanked. Lamp Cool-Down: After the standby timer expires (20 seconds), the lamp is turned off and enters the Cool-Down mode. When the lamp is turned off two timers are activated. The first is a 30 sec timer that prevents the instrument from being turned on until the cooldown timer has expired. After 30 seconds, the unit can be powered up again. If the Power On is pressed before the 30 second cool down timer has expired, the Power LED blinks slowly. Its important to realize that this is normal and is done to protect the lamp. After the 30 seconds cool down timer expires the unit will start normally. The second is a two minute timer that keeps the fans running to cool the lamp if the unit is left off. When the set is tuned off via the power button or remote, the unit displays a blue screen and slowly dims the screen leaving the lamp and power supplies on for about 20 seconds. During this 20 second interval the user can turn the set back on immediately incase he inadvertently shut it off. After the 20 second interval, the lamp is turned off but the run supplies and fans are left on for an additional 2 minutes to allow for lamp cool down. After the lamp is turned off, the user will not be allowed to turn the set on for 30 seconds. If he tries to the power LED will flash which indicates the lamp is in cool down mode.

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AC In CBA Overview The standby and main (run) power supplies are located on the AC In circuit board. The standby supply is on whenever the unit has 120V AC applied. A voltage multiplier is also located on the AC In CBA. This multiplier produces the high voltage that is required for the lamp power supply. The relay that routes the AC to the doubler is the relay that is heard when the unit is plugged in. The relay is operated by routing the +12VS voltage through the lamp door switch. This is a safety feature that shuts off the lamp and supply when the customer accessible lamp door is opened. The outputs of the standby supply includes +/- 21V for the Audio circuit board, +6VS, +5VS, -5VS, +12VS and +33VS to the DM2CR. A power fail (PwrFail) signal is generated by the standby supply and is routed to the DM2CR is the event that AC is lost or that supply malfunctions. The PwrFail signal is an early warning for the DM2CR to perform emergency shutdown housekeeping procedures.

J24252

Relay
120VAC

Voltage Multiplier

To 1 Lamp 2 PwrSupply
1 2 1 2

AC In CBA

Bridge
+12VS

Lamp Door Switch

J24251

Standby Power Supply

+21V -21V +6VS

On/Off

Main (Run) Power Supply

Pwr_Good

J13101

J24603 To Audio CBA

1 3

+5VS -5VS +12VS +33VS PwrFail

+12VR

+9VR +12VR

+6VS 5 To DM2CR J24604

On/Off

SW
+5VR

SW
J24602
16 14 To Formatter/Driver CBA 7 4

J24605
6 4 2
To DM2CR

+5VR

8 14 13

J24702

To AV In/Out CBA

Fig. 15 AC In CBA Block Diagram

AC In CBA Block Diagram

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The main (run) supply provides the +5VR and the +12VR that is required by the A/V In/Out circuit board. The +9VR, +12VR, +5VR and the Power_Good signal are generated by the run supply. The Power_Good signal informs the light engine (via the formatter CBA) that

all run voltages are nominal. This signal goes low if the run supply turns off. This allows the light engine to perform preshutdown house keeping functions. The run supply is turn on via the On/Off signal from the DM2CDR (via connector J24605-13).

Standby & Run Power Supply CBA

Fig. 16 AC In CBA

Fig. 17 AC In CBA Service Position Page 21

Ant A Ant B

SPLITTER SWITCH &

256 QAM Decoder

ATSC Tuner & NTSC Main Tuner NTSC Pip Tuner

ATSC

4.5MHz NTSC Audio BPF

DM2CR
J22104
SWITCH_R SWITCH_L AUD_R AUD_L R-Out

VSB Decoder

U11603 Audio

7 To/From 3 AV In 5 Out CBA 1

(2) 1394 Firewire Input 31 29

DTV Decoder
PIP_CV Main CV Y_VOUT1 C_OUT1 Pr_OUT1 Pb_OUT1 Y_VOUT2 C_OUT2 Pb_OUT2 Pr_OUT2

NTSC ATSC Audio

1H CV L-Out

To/From 25 A/V In 27 Out CBA

12 18 14 16

23

U23501 GPIP

U22500 TL851
Video Decoder

SD Video Filter/Buffer

Rec Out

2H Y 2H Pb 2H Pr Horz Vert OSD

D1_Out

9 Bit
Digital Video

HD Video Filters & Buffers

J22104

J22105 DEINT_Y 1 DEINT_Pb 2 DEINT_Pr 5 DEINT_V 7 DEINT_H 9 FSW 13

(2H, 2.14H)

To Formatter CBA

Fig. 18 DM2CR Module Block Diagram

DM2CRCR Module Overview The DM2CR module has 2 RF inputs labeled ANTENNA A and B. Antenna A is input to a Tuner/IF module that contains a tuner section and dual IF section. The tuner is capable of processing both digital and analog RF signals (ATSC & NTSC) from either terrestrial or cable sources. The tuner is a single conversion, electronically aligned tuner with improved crossmodulation, UHF image rejection, and local oscillator phase noise performance over previous tuners. Performance is tailored to handle the predicted signal environment during transition to digital terrestrial television (HDTV) service, 256QAM digital cable, as well as providing cable ready NTSC performance as specified by the FCC. Antenna B input is the PIP tuner and is NTSC only. The DM2CR has 2 DTV Link connectors which are a compressed digital video inputs offering an IEEE-1394 type video connection for consumer devices such as satellite receivers, cable receivers, and digital recorders that meet the specifications for DTV Link. DTV Link is better known as 1394 or FireWire for digital televisions. Audio and video information is carried on a single wire.

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The DM2CR module contains a GPIP IC (U23501) and performs the following: NTSC processing ATSC decoding Process YPrPb Process S-Video Decode Y+C Adaptive combing composite video Performs PIP function Recover Teletext, closed caption and Gemstar data Digitize all 1H video inputs Outputs digitized YPrPb of

TL851 is an video decoder, display processor with scan rate converter. For 1H video inputs, the output will be upconverted to 2H 480p and the display will be locked to the incoming video. The TL851 recovers HDTV video signals in YPbPr format from digital bit streams output from the VSB (visidual side band) decoder and processes them for display. The HD output will be YPrPb, either 1080i, for HD inputs (1080i, 1080p, or 720p) or 1920x480p for SD (standard definition) inputs. The TL851 also generates the text and graphics for the OSD (on-screen display). The TL851 outputs two types of video, Analog SD video (2H NTSC), Analog ATSC video (YPrPb) along with the appropriate audio. The HD video output provided to the chassis consists of YPrPb, Horizontal and Vertical sync signals.

Audio CBA A/V In/Out CBA DM2CR

DM2CR

Fig. 19 DM2CR Module Page 23

From AC In CBA

BP503

8 13 1 3

BW902
Pwr_Good +5VR +12VR 3

EEPROM
IW501
1 4
Internal Analog ATSC & NTSC From DM2CR

BV401 I2C_CLK
I2C_DAT Y Pr Pb V-Sync H-Sync FSW

(RUN 2) (RUN 2)

+9VR

Dual DC-DC 3.3V/2.5V

To 2 DLP 12 Driver +3.3VR 9 CBA +2.5VR 5

14 10 12 6

V-Sync H-Sync Red Green Red

Vert Tx0 DVI Tx1 2 Tx IW901 Tx2 2 TxC

16 7

(2H) 8 2

From 5 A/V In/Out 3 CBA

Y Pr Pb

IV401

BEP Blue

IW601 Blue 8

A/D

Grn

8 8

Lun-IC
IW701

Digital RGB (720P)

FPGA IW801
48bit Vid to 24bit Vid 720P

DVI Output

18 9 2 23

2 2

To DLP Driver CBA

A/D Clk

BW901

(Ext 2H & 8 V-Sync 2.14H) H-Sync 7 BV402

Luma DRAM
IW702/3/4

Chroma DRAM
IW705/6/7

Formatter CBA

Fig. 20 Formatter Block Diagram

Formatter Module Overview The formatter circuit board is responsible for converting the analog video from either the DM2CR and analog inputs from the A/V In/Out circuit board into a format that is compatible with the light engine. DC power for the formatter circuit board as well as the light engine is supplied by the main (run) power supply located on the AC In CBA. These supplies include +5VR, +12VR, +3.3VR and +2.5VR. A Pwr_Good from the run supply is routed through the formatter CBA. This signal tells the light engine that supplies are at nominal value. All functions and circuits on the formatter circuit board are monitored and controlled by the system control microcomputer in the DM2CR. This is accomplished via the RUN 2 I2C clock and data bus. The same I2C bus is also routed through the formatter board to the light engine. The 2H and 2.14H external inputs along with sync are applied to connector BV402. Next it is applied to the BEP (back end processor) for processing into an analog RGB signal. The NTSC and the ATSC analog video signal (2H) from the DM2CR is applied to connector BV401. The video is also applied to IV401 for conversion to RGB. The RGB output from IV401 is then applied to the Analog to Digital (A/D) converter IW601.

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Its output is 8 bit digital red, green and blue video data stream. This digital video is next applied to the Lun-IC, IW701. IW701 converts the three separate digital video streams to a 48 bit 720P digital RGB signal. This 48 bit signal is then processed by the FPGA IC IW801. The output from IW801 is a 24 bit 720P signal that the DVI transmitter can use. The DVI transmitter IW901 converts the 24 bit signal to the DVI format. These outputs exit the formatter circuit board via connector

BW901 and are sent to the light engines DVI receiver. The DVI transmitter and receiver incorporate HDCP (High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection. The HDCP encryption format covers all high bandwidth applications such as computers, DVD players and HDTV (ATSC). Whenever the connector BW901 is disconnected the DVI transmitter turns off. This is done to protects against and prevents any video pirating.

Fig. 21 Formatter CBA Service Position

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To/From DM2CR J26903 J26901

FAV AUD IN R FAV AUD IN L FAV H-P R FAV H-P L

7 5
SWITCH_R SWITCH_L

3
SEL_AUD_R

1 21 22
SEL_AUD_L

I2C_CLK

I2C_DAT

6 4 2

+12VR +5VR +12VS

9 7 2 4

37 35

U26901 Aud/Vid Switch

59

From AC In CBA

J26904

Aux R Audio (X4) Aux L Audio (X4)

1 79

61 (RUN 1)

DVI_1 AUDR DVI_1 AUDL

72 70

(RUN 1) 43 (RUN 1) 42

I2C_DAT I2C_CLK (RUN 1)

3 2

A/V Input Output CBA

FAV Headphone R FAV Headphone L

AUD_R AUD_L

To/From Audio CBA 5

7 10 12

J26905

Audio Switching Block Diagram

Fig. 22 Audio Switching Block Diagram

Audio Switching Overview The A/V In/Out circuit board is broken down into its two (2) basic functions; these are audio switching and video switching. The audio switching circuitry for the external audio inputs are located on the A/V In/Out module. Source selection for DVI audio and the analog external audio inputs including FAV audio jacks is provided by the audio switching IC U26901. The audio switching is controlled via the I2C RUN 1 bus from the DM2CR module. Also the DM2CR module performs demodulation of the audio from off-air sources (NTSC and ATSC). These off air baseband audio sources from the DM2CR is routed through the A/V In/ Out circuit board to the Audio board for final processing. The external audio input jacks are located on the A/V In/ Out circuit board. L/R inputs include audio from Aux1, Aux2, Aux3, Aux4 and DVI. The Front Audio Video (FAV) panel has one set of L/R audio jacks that is applied to the switching IC

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U26901. The selected baseband audio signal output from U26901 is looped through the DM2CR module and back to the A/V In/Out CBA where it then sent to the audio processing circuit board. The FAV Headphone L/R audio from the Audio board is simply routed through the A/V In/Out board to the FAV. When the DVI audio input is selected it is

routed to the DM2CR for decoding into analog audio and is then routed back through the I/V In/Out CBA and on to the Audio circuit board for final processing. Power supplies for the A/V In/Out board include the +12VR, +12VS and +5Vr and is supplied by the AC In CBA.

Fig. 23 A/V In/Out CBA Service Position

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U11501 11 4 12 13 3 BUS 15 EXPDR

I2C_DAT (RUN 1)

FAV_SPKR_MUTE SUB_CONT TRUS PA_MUTE I2C_DAT (RUN 1) I2C_CLK (RUN 1) 19 20

Sub Woofer

Ext Spkr

Cntr Spkr

Int Spkr

24 R 8 I2C CTL 9 3 7 11 7 PA_R 11 PA_L L 6

(RUN 1) I2C_CLK

9 TRU SUR- 10 ROUND

R_OUT L_OUT

42 MDR 43 MDL R L 1 TR 44 TL 41 CDR 40 CDL

U11702
3 5 1

3 2

U11701
15 16

To/From A/V Input Output CBA

U11551 5 7
2

AMP 7

VOL 26 EQU BAL 28

AMP 1

R_AUD L_AUD

U11801 AUDIO

SW11902 Power Amp

AUDIO CBA
10 12 FAV_Headphone_R FAV_Headphone_L

U11490
3 1 6 7

U11460 1 3
5 7

Audio OUT

J11501

Fig. 24 Audio Processing Block Diagram Audio Processing Overview

All of the audio circuitry is located on three assemblies. The audio switching and the audio jacks are located on the A/V In/Out CBA. The DM2CR module performs demodulation of the audio from off-air sources (NTSC and ATSC). The Audio circuit board performs the base-band audio processing such as volume control, graphic equalizer, subwoofer output, and power amplification along with speaker switching. The audio circuit board also contains the SRS and Tru Surround feature processing circuitry. The analog audio from the DM2CR is routed back to the A/V IN/OUT board where it is cabled to the Audio board. There it is input to a differential amplifier, U11551. This amp is used to eliminate ground loops caused by the long cable routing. The output of U11551 is fed to the input of the SRS/FOCUS processing blocks, U11701 & U11702, and directly to one input of the audio processor, U11801. The processor selects one of three inputs, the direct signal (no SRS) from U11551, Regular SRS or TruSurround from U11701 or SRS/ FOCUS from a combination of U11701 and U11702. The analog input for the SRS/ TruSurround circuit is taken off the output of the amplifier, U11551. These produce two signals which are sent to inputs on the audio processing IC, U11801, along with the direct signal. The processor IC selects which input signal is required for the customerselected mode. The first block, composed of IC U11701, performs either Regular SRS or TruSurround. The second block, composed of IC U11702 performs Focus mode.

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Regular SRS mode is selected by using the midpoint of the output of the SRS block and placing it in Regular mode. Focus is always on but its output isnt selected. SRS Focus mode is composed of Regular SRS plus Focus. The SRS block is placed in Regular mode and the Focus output is also selected. TruSurround mode is selected by placing the SRS block in TruSurround mode and using its output. The audio processor (U11801) has three input signals applied to the selector, direct audio from U11551, SRS from U11701 and Focus from U11702. After the signal is selected in the processor, volume control is applied. The DLP system does not have a separate tone control function but a 7-band graphic equalizer is available. After the equalizer, L and R signals are summed and split off to form two signal paths. The summation stage output signals are run through a highpass filter for the main channels, and a matching lowpass filter for the subwoofer. The subwoofer volume is therefore controlled by the main volume, but a fader is provided in the subwoofer path (accessed by the Subwoofer Level menu) so that its level may be adjusted relative to the

main channels. Three analog outputs from the processor provide the Left, Right, and subwoofer signals. The PA_L and PA_R audio signals from the audio processor are routed to three circuit areas, first to U11460, which drives the HiFi Output jacks located on the Audio module, second to the main power amplifier, U11901 and third to the headphone amplifier, U11490. The output of U11490 is routed through the A/V IN/OUT module to the headphone jack which is located on the FAV module. The subwoofer output from the processor is routed to connector, J11801. The subwoofer amplifier module plugs into this connector. Also present on the connector are two control lines that sense the presence of the subwoofer option and turn the amplifier and power supply off and on. As mentioned previously the Audio module also contains a bus expander,11501, that is connected to the system microcomputer inDM2CR via the I2C bus. The bus expander on the Audio Module uses its ports to select the following functions, FAV Speaker Mute, SubWoofer Control, SubWoofer Detect and Power Amp Mute.

Fig. 25 Audio Processing CBA Service Position Page 29

J26901

A/V Input/ Output CBA

68 75 30 71 62 50 52 54 57 58 60 49 Combed C

Main CV Y_VOUT1 C_OUT1 Pr_OUT1 Pb_OUT1 Y_VOUT2 C_OUT2

J26903

FAV CV FAV Y FAV C

6 10 12

Aux CV (X4) Aux Y/C (X2) Aux Y (X2) Aux Pr (X2) Aux Pb (X2)
I2 C_Clk I2 C_Dat

32 28 23 8 6 2 1H Video Switch U26901

Pb_OUT2 Pr_OUT2 I2 C_Clk

31 29 23 25 To 27 DM2CR 12 18 14 16

42 (RUN 1) 43 (RUN 1)

34 65 64

8 To Formatter 6 CBA 4 2 1

J28901 HD_Y HD_PB HD_PR HD_H HD_V (External 2H & 2.14H)

35 27 26 25 22 23

33

34 1 DVI_R DVI_G DVI_B DVI_HSYNC DVI_VSYNC

I2 C_Dat

83 Frame 46 84 Comb 47 (RUN 1) Combed Y 93 U16301 Sel. CV I2 C_Dat RX0 (+/-) RX1 (+/-) RX2 (+/-) TXC (+/-) 17/18 9/10 1/2 23/24 J22201
I 2 C_Dat

23 18 31 26 19
I2 C_Clk

U28901 2H Video Switch 30 31

4 2 3 5

2/3 DVI Receiver 51/52 U22201 48/49 5/6 15 14

DVI Input

I2 C_Clk

(RUN 1)

(RUN 1)

Fig. 26 Video Switching Block Diagram Video Switching Overview

The A/V In/Out circuit board is broken down into its two (2) basic functions, video switching and audio switching. The A/V In/Out circuit board has external input jacks that accepts four Composite Video (CV), two S-Video, two component video (YPrPb) and one DVI digital video. The video inputs on the A/ V In/Out board can be either 1H NTSC, 2H NTSC or 2.14H NTSC. The Front A/ V (FAV) panel has one component video input as well as a S-Video connector which is routed through the A/V In/Out CBA. The A/V In/Out CBA also has a DVI input. DVI (Digital Video Interface) combined with HDCP (Hi-Bandwidth Digital Copy Protection) creates a new uncompressed protected digital interface (called DVI-HDTV) for hooking an HD Monitor to a Video Source (for example, a set-top box or DVD player). This interface is not only uncompressed, but it is also high speed (3.96 GB/s) making it a perfect solution when the best picture quality and minimal signal loss are required.

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Fig. 27 A/V In/Out CBA Service Position

The DVI receiver IC U22201 decodes the DVI video and then outputs RGB with horizontal and vertical sync. This signal is then applied to U28901 for switching and matrix conversion to YPrPb. This YPrPb video is then routed directly to the Formatter circuit board. The switching for NTSC/1H sources (composite, S-Video, and component) is provided by IC U26901 for rear input jacks and the FAV jacks. All video switching ICs are monitored and controlled via the I2C bus.

A frame comb filter is provided to optimally comb any composite source into an S-Video (Y/C) output source which is routed back into U26901. All composite and luma inputs to U26901 have sync detectors that are readable via the I2C bus which allows for automatic source detection. Source selection for HD/2H/2.14H sources (component and DVI) are provided for rear inputs (2 component and 1 DVI) with the IC U28901. This IC is a 4-input video switch with signal format detection.

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Service Tips
1. Whenever the rear cover of the instrument is removed, the interlock safety switch must be bypassed before the unit will operate correctly. 2. If light engine has entered cool down mode (30 sec timer), Power LED blinks slowly 3 times if power on button is pressed. Unit will turn on after timer has expired. See Lamp Startup/Shutdown Flowchart. 3. When AC is applied, instrument will not respond for 20 to 25 seconds. The DM1 module must boot-up and perform internal diagnostic. 4. The lamp cooling fan and the DLP device fan operates whenever the unit is turned on. If failure in fan circuit occurs, unit starts up normally then shuts down or will not start at all. 5. Before replacing light engine, always confirm picture quality issues by accessing the test patterns in the service menu 80. All patterns accept the checker board are generated by the formatter CBA. The checker board is generated by the light engine.

Service Menus & Diagnostics

Service menus and diagnostics procedure are critical to effectively diagnose failures and problems in the instrument. The following is a summary of the HDLP50W151 service menus. Service Menu (V:76): Turn instrument on, then press and hold Channel Down & Menu simultaneously. Next, select Service Alignment in menu, then volume Up to V:76 then Channel Up and Down to desired adjustment. After selecting adjustment, Volume Up/Down changes value of adjustment. Press off to exit. Test Patterns (V:80): Enter service menu and volume up to V:80. Channel up to go to patterns. The skip button toggles the pattern and the menu button toggles between the pattern and normal video. To exit, press the off button. Usage Clock (V:90): Enter service menu and volume up to V:90. Channel up for usage clock. Press off to exit. Error Codes (V:50): Enter service menu and volume up to V:50. Channel up for first failure code. Channel up for next of 8 failure codes. Pressing clear removes error code. Last error is most recent failure code. I.E: if four (4) errors are listed, four is the most recent. To exit, press the off button. DM1 Warm Reset: Press and hold Channel Down & Power button simultaneously for approximately 3 secs.

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DLP Service & Troubleshooting

Important: Before replacing any circuit boards, recover the Last Failure code
using Chipper Check. Also, its very important when troubleshooting to accurately identify the symptom in order to quickly isolate which circuit board or item has failed. The Probable Causes listed in the accompanying procedures are in there most likely order, 1, 2, 3, etc.

Symptom: Dead Set/No Start (No relay click/No Power LED when AC applied)
Probable Cause: 1. Main Power Supply Board Standby voltages are used by the DM2CR and is obtained from the AC In CBA. If the standby supply doesnt turn on when AC is applied, the relay will not energize and the DM2CR doesnt have the supply it needs. 2. DM2CR Module If the power supply is OK but the DM2CR doesnt respond to power on commands then the DM2CR module has likely failed.

Symptom: No Picture, Audio OK

(relay click OK when AC applied, Power LED Flashes 4-5 times then stays on) NOTE: The LED will only flash one time (4 to 5 flashes) and the unit must be reset by unplugging AC to get unit to flash again. Probable Cause: 1. Lamp assembly Obtain failure code with Chipper Check before replacing (or subbing) lamp assembly. A flashing Power LED indicates a lamp or lamp power supply failure and the lamp assembly is the most likely cause. 2. Lamp power supply If the Power LED still flashes after replacing the lamp assembly, replace lamp power supply 3. AC In Power Supply Board The source voltage for the lamp power supply is developed on AC IN CBA.

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Symptom: Stuck pixels (Black and/or White)

Probable Cause: 1. Light Engine, before replacing light engine refer to service data (ESI) for DLP defect tolerance specification.

Symptom: Pixelization, Digital Freezing &/or Digital Noise/Artifacts

Probable Cause: 1. Weak terrestrial (ATSC) signal A weak ATSC terrestrial (check strength of terrestrial signal) signal can cause pixelization or freezing. An external antenna can dramatically improve ATSC reception. 2. Formatter CBA module Apply 2H YPrPb to an external input. If pixelization is still present replace Formatter CBA. 3. DM2CR Module Always perform a Reset by removing and reapplying AC Power. If pixelization not present with 2H YPrPb applied to external inputs, replace DM2CR. 4. Light Engine Before replacing light engine, confirm picture quality issues by accessing the test patterns in the service menu 80. All patterns accept the cross hatch are generated by the formatter CBA. The cross hatch is generated by the light engine.

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Symptom: Instrument starts normally then shuts down (runs 20-30secs)

Note: When unit shuts down, Power LED blinks three (3) times. Set restarts automatically after 20-30 seconds. After 3rd cycle unit remains shutdown (unplugging AC resets unit). Probable Cause: 1. Failure of lamp cooling fan or DLP device cooling fan.

Symptom: Poor Picture Quality (spots, discoloration, color impurities, etc.)

Probable Cause: 1. Poor Signal Quality Whenever dealing with picture quality issues, always check quality of signal source before servicing unit. 2. Light Engine Before replacing light engine, confirm picture quality issues by accessing the test patterns in the service menu 80. All patterns accept the checker board are generated by the formatter CBA. The checker board is generated by the light engine.

Symptom: Rotated or Offset Picture

Probable Cause: 1. Perform mechanical rotation adjustment of light engine and/or use service menu 76 to adjust horizontal and vertical centering.

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NOTES

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