Philips Meridian-5 chassis - 223V5LSB-00 - 21.5 inch LCD color monitor Factory mode, EDID data and other adjustments

Applicable to - 223V5LSB/00, 223V5LSB/01, 223V5LSB/27, 223V5LSB/62, 223V5LSB/74, 223V5LSB/75, 223V5LSB/86, 223V5LSB/93, 223V5LSB/94

223V5LSB2/00, 223V5LSB2/10, 223V5LSB2/57, 223V5LSB2/62, 223V5LSB2/69, 223V5LSB2/71, 223V5LSB2/93, 223V5LSB2/96, 223V5BSB2/93

223V5LHSB/00, 223V5LHSB/01, 223V5LHSB/11, 223V5LHSB/27, 223V5LHSB/69, 223V5LHSB/70, 223V5LHSW/11, 223V5LHSB2/57

Burn-in/Ghost image

Always activate a moving screen saver program when you leave your monitor unattended. Always activate a periodic screen refresh application if your monitor will display unchanging static content. Uninterrupted display of still or static images over an extended period may cause “burn in”, also known as “after-imaging” or “ghost imaging”, on your screen. "Burn-in", "after-imaging", or "ghost imaging" is a well-known phenomenon in LCD panel technology. In most cases, the “burned in” or “after-imaging” or “ghost imaging” will disappear gradually
over a period of time after the power has been switched off.

Failure to activate a screen saver, or a periodic screen refresh application may result in severe ” burn-in” or “after-image” or “ghost image” symptoms will not disappear and cannot be repaired. The damage mentioned above is not covered under your warranty

If you have VESA DPM compliance display card or software installed in your PC, the monitor can automatically reduce its power consumption when not in use. If an input from a keyboard, mouse or other input device is detected, the monitor will 'wake up' automatically. The following table shows the power consumption and signaling of this automatic power saving feature:

Pixel Defect

Philips strives to deliver the highest quality products.  Philips use some of the industry's most advanced manufacturing processes and practice stringent quality control. However, pixel or sub pixel defects on the TFT Monitor panels used in flat panel monitors are sometimes unavoidable. No manufacturer can guarantee that all panels will be free from pixel defects, but Philips guarantees that any monitor with an unacceptable number of defects will be repaired or replaced under warranty. This notice explains the different types of pixel defects and defines acceptable defect levels for each type. In order to qualify for repair or replacement under warranty, the number of pixel defects on a TFT Monitor panel must exceed these acceptable levels. For example, no more than 0.0004% of the sub pixels on a monitor may be
defective. Furthermore, Philips sets even higher quality standards for certain types or combinations of pixel defects that are more noticeable than others. This policy is valid worldwide.

Pixels and Sub pixels

A pixel, or picture element, is composed of three sub pixels in the primary colors of red, green and blue.
Many pixels together form an image. When all sub pixels of a pixel are lit, the three colored sub pixels together appear as a single white pixel. When all are dark, the three colored sub pixels together appear as a single black pixel. Other combinations of lit and dark sub pixels appear as single pixels of other colors.

Types of Pixel Defects
Pixel and sub pixel defects appear on the screen in different ways. There are two categories of pixel Pixel and sub pixel defects appear on the screen in different ways. There are two categories of pixel defects and several types of sub pixel defects within each category.

Bright Dot Defects
Bright dot defects appear as pixels or sub pixels that are always lit or 'on'. That is, a bright dot is a sub-pixel that stands out on the screen when the monitor displays a dark pattern. There are the types of bright dot defects.

A red or blue bright dot must be more than 50 percent brighter than neighboring dots while a green bright dot is 30 percent brighter than neighboring dots.
Black Dot Defects
Black dot defects appear as pixels or sub pixels that are always dark or 'off'. That is, a dark dot is a sub-pixel that stands out on the screen when the monitor displays a light pattern. These are the types of black dot defects.

Proximity of Pixel Defects

Because pixel and sub pixels defects of the same type that are near to one another may be more noticeable, Philips also specifies tolerances for the proximity of pixel defects.

Failure Mode Of Panel
Quick reference for failure mode of LCD panel
Presents problems that could be made by LCD panel. It is not necessary to repair circuit board. Simply follow the mechanical instruction on this manual to eliminate failure by replace LCD panel.

Click on the pictures to zoom in

How to enter into the factory mode:
1. Connect the VGA source and power off the monitor

2. Press < and the OK button at the same time, and Power ON the monitor, and then press the Menu again.  The Menu will appear on the top left corner.

{If you see this post by Web version, or by a desktop; you can see the 2nd step of Factory mode entry procedure illustrated here clearly}

3. Select the “Factory” and press the “MENU” button to enter the factory mode

White Balance, Luminance Adjustment

Apparatuses and program: analyzer CA-210, PC, tool, FGA adjustment program (PHILIPS LEDFGA.DDCI), Pattern generator.

Equipment installation:
a. Connect analyzer CA-210 to PC by USB connector, install drive program CA-SDK Ver4.00 for CA-210 and restart PC after finish installing
b. Install Port95NT drive program, set PC printer connector mode as ECP mode and reset PC after finish installing.
c. Connect tool as follow:
Note: It’s not necessary to connect Port2

Adjustment

Preparation before adjustment:
a. Monitor should be warmed up for more than half an hour.
b. Make sure that the tools are connected right and drive programs have been installed OK.

Adjustment process:
a. Press the power of CA-210, shut off the lens, press 0-Cal and open the lens after analyzer reset.
b. Open white balance adjustment program, select the right parameter according with the program and click OK.
c. Make sure that the lens of CA-210 aims at the center of the screen, then click START to adjust.
d. After finish adjusting, the adjustment program displays pass, and the START button changes for NEXT, which means that you can adjust another monitor.

DDC Instruction
take the 273E3 for example
General
DDC Data Re-programming
In case the main EEPROM with Software DDC which store all factory settings were replaced because a defect repaired monitor’ the serial numbers have to be re-programmed.
It is advised to re- soldered the main EEPROM with Software DDC from the old board onto the new board if circuit board have been replaced, in this case the DDC data does not need to be re-programmed.
Additional information about DDC (Display Data Channel) may be obtained from Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) information may be also obtained from VESA.
1. An i486 (or above) personal computer or compatible.
2. Microsoft operation system Windows 95/98/2000/XP.
3. LPT drive “PORT95NT.exe” and EDID tool “VGA_PHL.exe”
4. EDID Board (715GT034-B) x1,
5. Printer cablex1, VGA cable x 1, DVI-D cable x 1
6. 12V DC power source
7. EDID data

Connect the ISP board, PC and monitor as follow

Install the LPT drive

Restart the PC after the LPT driver installation

The process of writing EDID and SN
1. Rename the analog EDID to “wa.dat” and digital EDID to “wd.dat”.
2. Put the “wa.dat”, “wd.dat” and “config.ini” files into one folder named Philips 273E3.

Check the SN
1. Connect the VGA or DVI source and power on monitor.
2. Press the “MENU” button to enter the user menu. We can check the 14 digital SN on the bottom right of the menu.
eg： 190V4L

If this SN number is the same as what we had written by EDID tool, the EDID and SN writing is completed finally

When you can’t burn in the EDID and SN, try the following ways.
1. AC on the monitor and turn on it.
2. Cut off the 5 pin of VGA cable terminal connected to monitor

3. Take apart the monitor and connect the 7pin of EEPROM to GND to disable write protection.

Can’t write error, try below few ways to cure can’t write errors!
1) AC on the monitor and turn on it.(Restart the monitor)
2) Take apart the monitor and connect the 7pin of EEPROM to GND to disable write protection then write EDID one by one.
3) Set the Burn in on to try again

DDC data values