REPAIRING AND NOT THROWING AWAY

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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!
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Thursday, 7 March 2019

INSIGNIA LCD TELEVISION LTA550HJ05 - JK - ROH – HOW TO ENTER SERVICE MODE, ADJUSTMENTS, HOW TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE

Insignia (SAMSUNG) LCD Television LTA550HJ05 - JK - ROH – How to enter service mode, adjustments, how to update the software


To enter the Factory OSD Menu
First in the “Factory Option” item “Mode” choose “M” or “U”, default is “U”.
M-Can enter factory mode with factory RC or user RC.
U-Can enter factory mode only with user’s RC.
Note: Mode “M” is only used for factory production.
With factory RC (remote control)
1. Press “M” button and enter factory mode.
2. Press “Menu” button and enter factory OSD menu.
3. Press “CH+”/“CH-” button select the function menu, press “VOL+”/“VOL-” enter the selected function menu. Press “VOL+”/“VOL-” button adjust values in the menu.
4. Press “M” button exit factory mode in the factory OSD menu.
When TV outgoing factory, user cannot enter factory OSD menu with Factory Remote.
With user’s RC
1. Power TV On
2. Press Menu button and call up User OSD Menu
3. If enter 1>9>9 >9 in sequence. Note: If necessary, re-do number keys. Factory OSD appears.
4. If enter 1>9>7 >7 in sequence.ˈ BBY Service Factory OSD appears.
5. Press the standby button then AC turn off and restart the TV, which can exit factory OSD menu.
White Balance
Different source has different WB values.
Before adjusting, please change to desired source.
Auto Color
For VGA and Component Video sources, WB values must be adjusted.
Before adjusting, prepare the signal instruments such as DVD or K-8256 first, and find the video picture with full colour bars. Then change to desired source.
Press M button and enter factory mode.
Press Menu button and enter factory OSD menu,
Select the item Auto Color.
Press Vol+ button to auto colour.
Close the OSD menu after 5 seconds.
Note:  mode M is only used for factory production.
Note: The factory menu date varies according to different sources. In case changing the factory data by error, you can choose to “Clean Protected”, by which you can resume the default value.
To clear the EEPROM
Select the item Clean All.
Press the Vol+ button to clear the EEPROM data.
Close the OSD menu after 5 seconds.
Restart the TV.
Video Mode: NS-55E560A11

Video Curve and Volume Curve: NS-55E560
How to exit the Aging mode
If there is a red “M” moving on the screen, it means the TV is in Aging mode. To exit the Aging mode, use your user RC, and enter 8>0>8>7 in sequence.
Software Upgrading
1. Before upgradingˈ Write down the ADC Calibration values of the channel of VGA and component.
2 Upgrade the software.
3 To clear the EEPROM .
A Select the item “Clean Unprotected”.
B Press VOL+ button to clear the EEPROM data.
C Close the OSD menu after 5 seconds.
D Restart the TV.
4 Write the ADC Calibration values copied just now into the channels of VGA and component.
5 After operation above all, necessarily, Renew search the channels for the customer.
USB direct Software Upgrading
The software is upgraded by a burning toll-MtkTool, which can burn the program file *.bin to the main board of the unit.
The software can be upgraded by USB Disk.
First, copy the *.pkg file to USB Disk;
Second, rename the pkg file name to LTDN55T28GUS.pkg NS-55E560A11 .
Power on the TV, and insert USB Disk to USB port.
The TV will identify the software and upgrade automatically. Follow the instructions and do it.
Get ready for upgrading:  Install the driver
Double click the icon [PL2302 driver installer.exe] to install the driver
Select the default value, the driver will be installed step by step.
Hardware connecting
Connect the unit to your PC with a USB-to-serial port cable. USB port connects to your pc, and serial port to the TV’s VGA port.
For the first connecting, the PC will recognise and automatically install the USB device. The process is just like the installation of a mini disk.
Upgrading with the MtkTool
MTKtool is a green program needing no installation. It is saved in the folder
The MtkTool using log is restored in the MtkLog folder. It records the running time and date whenever the tool is used. The log will be a txt file named by the date and time.
After connecting the TV with your PC, double click icon, open the MtkTool.
If following error appears, it means the related port is not be set properly.
Ignore these errors, click “Confirm” and enter the Flash Type interface:
select “NOR”,click “OK” and enter the MtkTool main interface, see the following picture.
Flash chip model
 follow these steps to update the software
1 Select mode of Flash chip to MT5387 as the below picture.
2 Refer to the next page instruction to select the communicate port.
3 Press the icon beside the baud rate and make sure it is green as the below picture.
4 Set the flash baud rate to 115200 as the below picture.
5 Click the browse button to select the *.bin file that will be updated.
6 Click the “start” button to update software.
Open the “Device Manager” and find which port is connected with the TV. In above picture, COM4 is connected to the TV; so, select “COM4” in the MtkTool main interface. Select the right baud rate according to chip model. For this unit( chip model is MT5387), select 115200.
Note: Where or not click the “Auto Set Flash Baud Rate” in the “window” menu depends on the chip type. If the flash chip does not support high speed transport, do not select this option; otherwise, reserve the selected mode.
Click “Browse” button, find the upgrading program file, and select it. Press “Upgrade” button and start upgrading.
The following interface appears on the screen, indicating upgrading successfully.