Friday, April 12, 2013

PHILIPS 42PFL4506 - SERVICE ALIGNMENT MODE [SAM]



SERVICE ALIGNMENT MODE [SAM]
  • To modify the NVM.
  • To display/clear the error code buffer.
  • To perform alignments.
SPECIFICATIONS
  • Operation hours counter (maximum five digits displayed).
  • Software version, error codes, and option settings display.
  • Error buffer clearing.
  • Option settings.
  • Software alignments (White Tone).
  • NVM Editor.
  • Set screen mode to full screen (all content is visible).
TO ACTIVATE
To activate SAM, use one of the following methods:
  • Press the following key sequence on the remote control transmitter: “062596”, directly followed by the “OK” button.  Do not allow the display to time out between entries while keying the sequence.
  • Or via ComPair.
  • After entering SAM, the following items are displayed, with “SAM” in the upper right corner of the screen to indicate that the television is in Service Alignment Mode.
SAM - OVERVIEW  Click on image to Enlarge
TO NAVIGATE
In the SAM menu, select menu items with the UP/DOWN keys on the remote control transmitter. The selected item will be indicated. When not all menu items fit on the screen, use the UP/DOWN keys to display the next/previous menu items.
  • With the “LEFT/RIGHT” keys, it is possible to:
  • (De) activate the selected menu item.
  • (De) activate the selected sub menu.
  • Change the value of the selected menu item.
  • When you press the MENU button twice while in top level SAM, the set will switch to the normal user menu (with the SAM mode still active in the background). To return to the SAM menu press the MENU button.
  • The “INFO [i+]” key from the user remote will toggle the OSD “on/off” with “SAM” OSD remaining always “on”.
  • Press the following key sequence on the remote control transmitter: ì062596î directly followed by the MENU button to switch to SDM (do not allow the display to time out between entries while keying the sequence).
  • Remarks: new RC will not have I+ button, but function still remain.
TO STORE SAM SETTINGS
To store the settings changed in SAM mode (except the RGB ALIGN settings), leave the top level SAM menu by using the POWER button on the remote control transmitter or the television set. The mentioned exceptions must be stored separately via the STORE button.

TO EXIT SAM
Use one of the following methods:
  1. Switch the set to STANDBY by pressing the mains button on the remote control transmitter or the television set.
  2. Via a standard RC-transmitter, key in “00” sequence.
Note: When the TV is switched “off” by a power interrupt while in SAM, the TV will show up in “normal operation mode” as soon as the power is supplied again. The error buffer will not be cleared.