REPAIRING AND NOT THROWING AWAY

Richtige Fernseher haben Röhren!

Richtige Fernseher haben Röhren!

In Brief: On this site you will find pictures and technical information about Service Modes, Circuit Diagrams, Firmware Update procedure, Disassemble procedure, Universal remote control set-up codes, Troubleshooting and more....

If you go into the profession, you will obtain or have access to a variety of tech tips databases HERE IT IS Master Electronics Repair !.

These are an excellent investment where the saying: 'time-is-money' rules. However, to learn, you need to develop a general troubleshooting approach - a logical, methodical, method of narrowing down the problem. A tech tip database might suggest: 'Replace C536' for a particular symptom. This is good advice for a specific problem on one model. However, what you really want to understand is why C536 was the cause and how to pinpoint the culprit in general even if you don't have a service manual or schematic and your tech tip database doesn't have an entry for your sick TV or VCR.

While schematics are nice, you won't always have them or be able to justify the purchase for a one-of repair. Therefore, in many cases, some reverse engineering will be necessary. The time will be well spent since even if you don't see another instance of the same model in your entire lifetime, you will have learned something in the process that can be applied to other equipment problems.
As always, when you get stuck, checking out a tech-tips database may quickly identify your problem and solution.In that case, you can greatly simplify your troubleshooting or at least confirm a diagnosis before ordering parts.

Happy repairing!
Today, the West is headed for the abyss. For the ultimate fate of our disposable society is for that society itself to be disposed of. And this will happen sooner, rather than later.

How to use the site:

- If you landed here via any Search Engine, you will get what you searched for and you can search more using the search this blog feature provided by Google. You can visit more posts scrolling the left blog archive of all posts of the month/year,
or you can click on the main photo-page to start from the main page. Doing so it starts from the most recent post to the older post simple clicking on the Older Post button on the bottom of each page after reading , post after post.

You can even visit all posts, time to time, when reaching the bottom end of each page and click on the Older Post button.

- If you arrived here at the main page via bookmark you can visit all the site scrolling the left blog archive of all posts of the month/year pointing were you want , or more simple You can even visit all blog posts, from newer to older, clicking at the end of each bottom page on the Older Post button.
So you can see all the blog/site content surfing all pages in it.

- The search this blog feature provided by Google is a real search engine. If you're pointing particular things it will search IT for you; or you can place a brand name in the search query at your choice and visit all results page by page. It's useful since the content of the site is very large.

Note that if you don't find what you searched for, try it after a period of time; the site is a never ending job !

..............The bitterness of poor quality is remembered long after the sweetness of todays funny gadgets low price has faded from memory........ . . . . . .....
Don't forget the past, the end of the world is upon us! Pretty soon it will all turn to dust!

©2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Frank Sharp - You do not have permission to copy photos and words from this blog, and any content may be never used it for auctions or commercial purposes, however feel free to post anything you see here with a courtesy link back, btw a link to the original post here , is mandatory.
All posts are presented here for informative, historical and educative purposes as applicable within fair use. NOTHING HERE IS FOR SALE !

Friday 1 March 2019

ACER X203H LCD MONITOR – SMPS AND INVERTER CIRCUIT DIAGRAM – FIRMWARE UPDATE – PARTS AND ACER PART NUMBERS - FACTORY MODE

Acer X203H LCD monitor – SMPS and Inverter circuit diagram – firmware update – Parts and Acer part numbers - Factory mode

Used Semiconductors: TEA1530AP – STP7NK80ZFP (FET) – OZ9933 – PAM8603MDER
CCFL LCD SAMSUNG 20"W HD+ None Glare LTM200KT03 TBD LF 250nit 5ms 1000:1 2 CCFL(acer B/S) [LK.20006.006]
CONTROL BOARD [55.LBJ0Q.004]
POWER BOARD SEC AUDIO [19.LHC0Q.001]
MAIN BOARD SEC DUAL WITH SPEAKER [55.LHC0Q.001]
POWER CORD US [27.LDW0Q.003]
DVI CABLE [50.LBJ0Q.001]
CABLE BETWEEN CONTROL BOARD AND M/B [50.LHC0Q.001]
CABLE BETWEEN M/B AND POWER BOARD [50.LE10Q.001]
CABLE BETWEEN M/B AND LCD PANEL [50.LGP0Q.001]
SIGNAL CABLE [50.LBJ0Q.002]
STAND BASE DUAL [60.LDX0Q.010]
  X203H is defined as new 20’W model in ACER V series which will be the ACER project in Qisda. X203H is defined as 20’W LCD Monitor supports 1600(H) x 900(V) resolution with DPMS (Display Power Management System) and ACER eColor function. There are double input types, D-sub, and DVI. X203H adopts SEC LTM200KT03 and LGD LM200WD1-TLC1. V203H has included 1W+1W speaker.X203H also support ACM 10000:1
Circuit operations
  A basic operation theory for this interface board is to convert analog signals of Red, Green and Blue to digital signals of Red, Green and Blue. The scaling IC has internal A/D converter, internal OSD, built in LVDS transmitter and auto-detect input timing functions. A/D converter is convert analog signal to digital data. OSD is offering adjustable functions to end-user.  Detect timing is for detect change mode. LVDS transmitter is used to compress the digital RGB data, the Hsync, Vsync and pixel clock generated by Scaling then output to LCD module. MCU stores source code and offers H/W DDC2Bi function & controls system processing. EEPROM is stored DDC and HDCP data, OSD common data and user mode
data.
DDC (Display Data Channel) function
  Use DDC IC to support DDC2Bi function. DDC data is store in 24C02 (EEPROM). Those data related to LCD monitor specification. PC can read them by “SDA” and “SCL” serial communication for I²C communication for DDC2Bi.
Scalar IC
  There are A/D, TMDS receiver, HDCP, Scaling, OSD and LVDS transmitter functions built-in the RTD2545LH IC. Scaling IC is revolutionary scaling and color engine, capable of expanding any source resolution to a highly uniform and sharp image or down scaling from 1980x1020, combined with the critically proven integrated 8 bit triple-ADC and patented Rapid-lock digital clock recovery system. It also support detect mode and DPMS control.
RTD2120L
  Control unit, it controls all the functions of this interface board, just like the OSD display setting, the adjustable items, adjusted data storage, the external IIC communication, support DDC2Bi. .
EEPROM
  Use 24C016 to store all the adjustable data, user settings and HDCP Key and use 2 of 24C02 to store DVI and D-SUB EDID data.
Enter factory mode (press “Empowering” & “Power” buttons at the same time to turn on monitor)
Timing adjustment
1. Enter factory setting area (press “Empowering” and then press “SOFTPOWER”).
2. Check the settings to following values:
Contrast = 50
Brightness = 85
Color = Warm
Language = English
Then, turn off the monitor power.
3. Turn on power enter user area.
SMPS and back-light inverter circuit diagram
Audio output
Firmware Upgrade Procedure
Step 1: Un-zip Port95nt and install into your computer.
Step 2: Un-zip ISP application tool (RTDTool)
Step 3: Press “RTD 2120 ISP” button to execute firmware program application.
Step 4: Press “64K” button to load *series*.hex file and press “64~96” button to load *extend*.hex file from your computer.
Step 5: Select “Erase” option and execute lightning button first, and then select “Auto” option and execute lightning button to start upgrade firmware to the monitor.
[You can change program speed bar to meet your equipment speed if program firmware fail.]
Turn Off Burn In
IF the monitor without signal input has Burn In pattern.
Press “MENU” and “>” key at the same time to exit Burn in mode(factory mode),and soft power key off/on restart the monitor.
EDID Upgrade Procedure
Step 1: Run the program “Q-EDID-V012.exe”, when the UI popped up.
Note: If “VGA” choose 128bytes, and “DVI” choose 128bytes
Step 2: Click “Open File” and select “VGA” or “DVI” EDID file.
Step 3: If load file is successful, it shows “Open EDID Table OK..”.  And then, Click “Write EDID” button to update EDID.
Step 4: If write EDID is successful, it shows “Write EDID OK …” And then, Click “Read EDID” button to check if successful or not.
Step 5: If read EDID is successful, it shows “Read EDID OK …”