PHILIPS - 32PFL6615D – 40PFL6615D – 46PFL6615D -AMBILIGHT - WHITE TONE - T'CON / VCOM - OPTION SETTINGS - DETAILS

PHILIPS - 32PFL6615D – 40PFL6615D – 46PFL6615D -AMBILIGHT - WHITE TONE - T'CON / VCOM - OPTION SETTINGS - DETAILS

ALIGNMENT PROCEDURE
General Alignment Conditions

Perform all electrical adjustments under the following conditions:

• Power supply voltage (depends on region):
• AP-NTSC: 120 VAC or 230 VAC / 50 Hz (± 10%).
• AP-PAL-multi: 120 - 230 VAC / 50 Hz (± 10%).
• EU: 230 VAC / 50 Hz (± 10%).
• LATAM-NTSC: 120 - 230 VAC / 50 Hz (± 10%).
• US: 120 VAC / 60 Hz (± 10%).

Connect the set to the mains via an isolation transformer with low internal resistance.

Allow the set to warm up for approximately 15 minutes.

Measure voltages and waveforms in relation to correct ground (e.g. measure audio signals in relation to AUDIO_GND).  Caution: It is not allowed to use heat sinks as ground.

Test probe: Ri > 10 MW, Ci < 20 pF.

Use an isolated trimmer/screwdriver to perform alignments.

• Alignment Sequence

First, set the correct options:

1. In SAM, select “Option numbers”.

• Fill in the option settings for “Group 1” and “Group 2” according to the set sticker.
• Press OK on the remote control before the cursor is moved to the left.
• In sub-menu “Option numbers” select “Store” and press OK on the RC.

OR:

• In main menu, select “Store” again and press OK on the RC.
• Switch the set to Stand-by.
• Warming up (>15 minutes).

Hardware Alignments:  Not applicable.

Software Alignments

• Put the set in SAM mode.
• The SAM menu will now appear on the screen.
• Select ALIGNMENTS and go to one of the sub menus.

The alignments are explained below.

The following items can be aligned:

1. White point
2. Ambilight
3. TCON Alignment
4. Reset TCON Alignment.

To store the data:

• Press OK on the RC before the cursor is moved to the left
• In main menu select “Store” and press OK on the RC
• Switch the set to stand-by mode.

For the next alignments, supply the following test signals via a video generator to the RF input:

1. EU/AP-PAL models: a PAL B/G TV-signal with a signal strength of at least 1 mV and a frequency of 475.25 MHz
2. US/AP-NTSC models: an NTSC M/N TV-signal with a signal strength of at least 1 mV and a frequency of 61.25 MHz (channel 3).
3. LATAM models: an NTSC M TV-signal with a signal strength of at least 1 mV and a frequency of 61.25 MHz (channel 3).

WHITE POINT

Choose “TV menu”, “Setup”, “More TV Settings” and then “Picture” and set picture settings as follows:

Picture Setting
Contrast	100
Brightness	50
Color	0
Light Sensor	OFF
Picture format	Unscaled

In menu “Picture”, choose “Pixel Plus HD” and set picture settings as follows:

Picture Setting
Dynamic Contrast	OFF
Dynamic Backlight	OFF
Color Enhancement	OFF
Gamma	0

• Go to the SAM and select “Alignments”-> “White point”.

White point alignment LCD screens:

• Use a 90% white screen to the HDMI input and set the following values:
• “Color temperature”: “Normal”.
• All “White point” values to: “127”.

In case you have a color analyzer:

• Measure, in a dark environment, with a calibrated contact less color analyzer (Minolta CA-210 or Minolta CS-200) in the center of the screen.
• Adjust the correct x, y coordinates (while holding one of the White point registers R, G or B on 127) by means of decreasing the value of one or two other white points to the correct x, y coordinates.  Tolerance: dx:+/- 0.002, dy: +/- 0.002.
• Repeat this step for the other color temperatures that need to be aligned.
• When finished press OK on the RC and then press STORE (in the SAM root menu) to store the aligned values to the NVM.
• Restore the initial picture settings after the alignments.

White D alignment values CCFL backlight panels

Value	Cool (11000K)	Normal (9000K)	Warm (6500K)
X	0.276	0.287	0.313
Y	0.282	0.296	0.329

White D alignment values - LED - Minolta CA-210

Value	Cool (9420K)	Normal (8120K)	Warm (6080K)
X	0.282	0.292	0.320
Y	0.298	0.311	0.345

White D alignment values - LED - Minolta CS-200

Value	Cool (11000K)	Normal (9000K)	Warm (6500K)
X	0.276	0.287	0.313
Y	0.282	0.296	0.329

If you do not have a color analyzer, you can use the default values. This is the next best solution. The default values are average values coming from production.

• Select a COLOUR TEMPERATURE (e.g. COOL, NORMAL, or WARM).
• Set the RED, GREEN and BLUE default values according to the values.
• When finished press OK on the RC, then press STORE (in the SAM root menu) to store the aligned values to the NVM.
• Restore the initial picture settings after the alignments.

White tone default alignment setting van Gogh

van Gogh		32PFL5615D			40PFL5615D			46PFL5615D
Colour Temp	R	G	B	R	G	B	R	G	B
Normal	117	126	112	111	124	124	122	127	11
Coo	112	125	125	96	113	126	118	126	125
Warm	127	124	75	125	126	90	127	121	71

White tone default alignment setting da Vinci

da Vinci		32PFL6615D			40PFL6615D			46PFL6615D
Colour Temp	R	G	B	R	G	B	R	G	B
Normal	117	127	114	108	126	126	t.b.d	t.b.d	t.b.d
CooL	112	126	126	92	113	127	t.b.d	t.b.d	t.b.d
Warm	126	125	76	123	127	92	t.b.d	t.b.d	t.b.d

White tone default alignment setting Matisse

Matisse		40PFL8605D			52PFL8605D
Colour Temp	R	G	B	R	G	B	R	G	B
Normal	112	127	106	110	127	104
Cool	107	126	118	106	127	117
Warm	124	126	70	122	127	69

Ambilight

Every ambient light module is aligned by a matrix and by the brightness. After replacement of a module, the brightness/color must be aligned with the other modules:

• Go to SAM.
• Select “Alignments”.
• Select “Ambilight”. A white test pattern shall be displayed by the ambilight modules.
• Select the number of the module that have to be aligned.  Module 1 is the first one which will come across according the wiring path, starting at the small signal panel, proceeding towards the ambient light modules.The first module will be attached to the next module 2. Module number 2 to number 3 etc.. as follows the way to define the ambilight module numbering.
• Align the brightness compared with the neighboring modules. The brightness is automatically stored.
• Select one of 10 matrixes which color matches most with the neighboring modules, “matrix 0” is the factory alignment and can always be retrieved.
• The alignment is stored automatically.

TCON/VCOM alignment

Sets with forward integration have the TCON on SSB. The alignment of this TCON is stored in the SSB, and is related to the used display. When an SSB or a display is replaced, a new value must be entered.  A default value (see table below) is copied from the display file (after entering the correct display code) and is shown in the SAM menu. But on top of this, the default value can be overruled manually via the menu item “TCON alignment”.  The current value is shown with 4 digits, and can be changed by a digit entry. After pressing “OK”, the value is stored.  The menu item "Reset TCON alignment" can be used to return to the default value from the display file. A notification is shown:

"TCON alignment has been reset".

TCON default alignment setting van Gogh & Vinci

Panel	Panel	VCOM default
	32 LED	106
SHP (Max:1023)	40 LED	89
	46 LED	132

TCON default alignment setting Matisse

Panel	Panel	VCOM default
SHP	40 LED	No alignment required
	52 LED	No alignment required

Option Settings

The microprocessor communicates with a large number of I2C ICs in the set. To ensure good communication and to make digital diagnosis possible, the microprocessor has to know which ICs to address. The presence / absence of these PNX51XX ICs (back-end advanced video picture improvement IC which offers motion estimation and compensation features (commercially called HDNM) plus integrated Ambilight control) is made known by the option codes.

Notes:

After changing the option(s), save them by pressing the OK button on the RC before the cursor is moved to the left, select STORE in the SAM root menu and press OK on the RC.

The new option setting is only active after the TV is switched “off” / “stand-by” and “on” again with the mains switch (the NVM is then read again).