Wednesday, September 12, 2012

PANASONIC TH42PX500U TH50PX500U SELF CHECK FUNCTION - DETAILS

DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES
Self check is used to automatically check the status of ICs that are controlled via the IIC Bus line.  Under normal condition, the status is OK.  A status indication other than OK indicates a problem within a specific board.
TO ACCESS SELF-CHECK SCREEN [RESET]
To get into self check mode, Press and Hold the "Volume Dn" button on the front of the TV, and "Sleep" button on the remote control.  Hold the Down at least three seconds.  The unit automatically tunes to channel '3'.  The word 'SELF-CHECK' appears at the corner of the screen, and a graphic OSD as below appears.
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SELF CHECK                                                   TZ1.    12000 - 12000
UV  OK                                          DT1  OK                        DT2  OK
SND  OK                                AVSWV  OK                  AVSWA  OK  
ADV  OK                                  GC3FS  OK                      GC4P  OK  
HDMI  OK                                 MEM  OK                        RTC  OK
PANEL  OK
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To "EXIT" the self-check mode, press 'Power' button in front of the TV fro approximately '3' seconds.  The unit Powers Down and then Powers back in a few seconds.
NB:  All customer settings, including cable card activation data will be erased.  If customer uses cable card, reactivation will be required after reset.
SELF-CHECK EXPLANATION


DISPLAY
REF. NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
BOARD
UV
TU8200
TV TUNER
DT-BOARD
DT1
IC8211
FRONT PROCESSOR
DT-BOARD
DT2
IC8240
HDMSL PEAKS-LITE
DT-BOARD
H13UV2
--
--
--
SND
IC2608
BBE Viva
H-BOARD
AVSWV
IC2602
VIDEO SW
H-BOARD
AVSWA
IC2605
AUDIO SW
H-BOARD
ADV
IC4018
10 Bits A/D
DG BOARD
GC3FS
IC4019
GC3FS
DG-BOARD
GC4P
IC4026
GC4PRO
DG-BOARD
HDMI
IC5003
NDMI I/F RECEIVER
DV BOARD
MEM
IC4008
EEPROM
DG-BOARD
RTC
1C9007
Ex. I/O
D-BOARD