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TheremaybevariationsonthetypeofXboardusedintheTVhowevertheirfunctionisthe
same.

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TheXboardcontainsaseriesofFETdrivetransistors.TheVsandVesuppliesareconnected
totheseFETs.TheVssupplyisapproximately200VandtheVesupplyisapproximately
100v.TheLogicPCBtriggerstheFETscreatingtheXDrivewaveform.TheXDrivewaveform
isthesameregardlessofthevideoinputsignal.VariationsintheVevoltagemaynotbe
immediatelynoticeableonnormalvideobuteventuallytheunitwilldisplayimpurities.
Applyawhitepatternandlookforreddotsinthepattern,thisindicatesanerrorintheVe
supplyVoltage.
The X board generates the initialize and sustain signals to the X electrodes If the X board is
TheXboardgeneratestheinitializeandsustainsignalstotheXelectrodes.IftheXboardis
defectivetherewillbenoluminanceandthepixelscannotbeinitialized.Noluminancewill
beshownasannextremelydarkgraypicturethatmayonlybeseenwiththeroomlighting
off.Noinitializationmaycausethepicturetoshowareddishhueinspotswiththeredness
fillingtheentirescreenovertime.
Xboardfailurecanoftenbedeterminedbyvisualinspectionofthetransistorsontheheat
sinks.TheXboardsignaldischargesthepixelbeforeeachnewlineofvideoandcontrols
thesustaintimeofthepixels.Sustaintimewhichequatestopixelbrightnessiscontrolled
bythenumberofsustainpulses.TheXboardsignaldoesnotchangeandisappliedtoall
pixels.

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LiketheYMain,theXMainisresponsibleforlightingtheselectedsubpixeltoaspecific
illuminationthroughthenumberofsustainpulsesused.

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TheXMainisalsoresponsibletoinitializeorerasethechargefromthesubpixelandprime
itforuseagain.HowevertheXboardhasnothingtododuringtheaddressportionofthe
cycle.

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InthisexamplethesustainsignalfromtheXboardislowormissing.
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VerifyoperationoftheXboardbydisconnectingthepowersupplycabletotheX
ti f th X b d b di ti th l bl t th X
board.Iftheotherboardsareworkingthepicturewillbedark.
IfthesymptomchangeswiththeXpowersupplyunpluggedtheproblemisNOTthe
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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 sub-
pixel.
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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.
Logic Board Defect Information
LogicBoardDefectInformation
Defectsinthelogicboardwillcauseerrorsinthevideosuchasjitter.Ifthelogicboardis
defectiveallofthepixelswillbeilluminatedbutthevideowillbeincorrect.Theerrormay
besectionalizedoracrosstheentirepanel.

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ThelogicboardcreatesthetimingpulsestocreatetheX,Yand
g gp ,
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
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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
duty cycle Using a large inductor and the capacitive effect of the panel allows energy to be
dutycycle.Usingalargeinductorandthecapacitiveeffectofthepanelallowsenergytobe
storedandaccessedasneeded.
Aseparate transformersuppliesthe+5VDCStandByB+totheDigitalboard.Thisvoltage
powerstheMicroprocessor(IC201)andenablestheKeyMatrixandtheRemoteIRSensor.
ThisturnsontherelayactivatingtherestofthePowerSupplyPCB.Ifthissupplyismissing
orlowtheunitwillnotturnon. Ifthissignalisnotpresentcheckthesupplyvoltageforthe
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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
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IftheVevoltageislowormissingdisconnectthepowersupplycablefromtheXboard.If
theVevoltagerisestheXboardisprobablyshorted.IfthevoltagestayslowtheSMPS
boardneedstobereplaced.IftheVsvoltageislowormissingitcanbecausedbya
defectiveXorYboard.CheckbothboardsforshortcircuitsbeforereplacingtheSMPS
board.IftheVsvoltageistoohighaneffectcalleddiffusionmayoccur.Diffusioniswhen
theinitializevoltageistoohigh.Excessivevoltagecausesunwantedpixelfiringcreating
intermittentsubpixelflashes.Poweronoffcyclingcanbecausedbyashortedcomponent
on the Logic board loading down the standby 5V
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OverVoltageProtection .
ThePowerSupplyPCBhasanOverVoltageProtectioncircuitaswellasaregulatorcircuit.It
isdesignedsothatwhenanOverVoltageconditionoccursinanypartofthepowersupply
itdoesnotaffectanotheroutputstage.
ThefollowingtableshowstheOverVoltagespecifications. Theunitmustbeunpluggedto
resetthiserror.Intermittentshutdownmaybecausedbyanovervoltagecondition.
OverCurrentProtection
For this Power Supply PCB if a short circuit occurs on either the VS VA 12V 6V or 3 3V
ForthisPowerSupplyPCBifashortcircuitoccursoneithertheVS,VA,12V,6Vor3.3V
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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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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