Philips 46PFL3706-F7 – LCD TV – Power board schematic, service mode, firmware update, Initialization

                    Philips 46" LCD TV

Electrical adjustments are required after replacing circuit components and certain mechanical parts. It is important to perform these adjustments only after all repairs and replacements have been completed.  Also, do not attempt these adjustments unless the proper equipment is available.

Test Equipment Required

1. Remote control unit
2. Color Analyzer,
CA-310 (KONICA MINOLTA Luminance meter) or measuring instrument as good as CA-310.

How to set up the service mode

1. Turn the power on.
2. Press [MENU] button to display Setup menu.
3. Select “Features”.
4. Select “Current Software Info”.
5. Press [0], [6], [2], [5], [9], [6] and [INFO] buttons on the remote control unit in this order. The service mode screen appears.

Purity Check Mode
This mode cycles through full-screen displays of red, green, blue, and white to check for non-active pixels.
1. Enter the service mode.
2. Each time the [7] button on the remote control unit is pressed, the display changes as follows.

3. To cancel or to exit from the Purity Check Mode, press [PREV CH] button.

The White Balance Adjustment should be performed when replacing the LCD Panel or Digital Main CBA.

Symptom of Misadjustment: White becomes bluish or reddish.

1.Operate the unit for more than 60 minutes.
2. Enter the service mode.
3. Press [VOL - ] button three times on the remote control unit to select “Drive setting” mode. “Drive” appears in the screen.
4. Set the color analyzer at the CHROMA mode and zero point calibration. Bring the optical receptor pointing at the center of the LCD-Panel.

Note: The optical receptor must be set perpendicularly to the LCD Panel surface.
5. Press [3] button to select the “HDB” for High Drive Blue adjustment. (“HDB” appears in the screen.)

6. Press [MENU] button. The internal Raster signal appears in the screen. (“Internal (Single)” appears in the upper right of the screen as shown below.)

7. Press [CH + or -] buttons to adjust the color temperature becomes 12000°K (x= 0.272 / y= 0.278 ±0.002).
8. Press [1] button to select the “HDR” for High Drive Red adjustment (“HDR” appears in the screen.) and press [CH + or -] buttons to adjust the color temperature.
9. If necessary, adjust the “HDB” or “HDR” again.
10. Press [6] button to select the “LDB” for Low Drive Blue adjustment (“LDB” appears in the screen.) and press [CH + or -] buttons to adjust the color temperature.

11. Press [4] button to select the “LDR” for Low Drive Red adjustment (“LDR” appears in the screen.) and press [CH + or -] buttons to adjust the color temperature.
12. If necessary, adjust the “LDB” or “LDR” again.
13. Press [VOL -] button to shift to the “Debugging Message” mode.  If there is no message under “[WB]” section, this adjustment completes.
If “Drive settings are NG. Retry.” is displayed, repeat above steps from 5. to 12. Then check “Debugging Message” again. If “Drive settings are NG. Retry.” is displayed, replace the LCD Panel or Digital Main CBA.
14. To cancel or to exit from the White Balance Adjustment, press [PREV CH] button.

SMPS schematic [Circuit diagram] and PWB

Fixed voltage (or Auto voltage selectable) power supply circuit is used in this unit.  If Main Fuse (F1601) is blown , check to see that all components in the power supply circuit are not defective before you connect the AC plug to the AC power supply. Otherwise it may cause some components in the power supply circuit to fail.

For continued protection against risk of fire, replace only with same type 4A, 250V fuse.

TO INITIALIZE THE LCD TV

Initialization is to place the set in a new out of box condition. The customer will be prompted to select a language and program channels after the set has been initialized.
To put the program back at the factory-default, initialize the LCD TV using the following procedure.

1. Turn the power on.
2. Enter the service mode.
 [To cancel the service mode, press [Power] button on the remote control unit.]
3. Press [FREEZE] button on the remote control unit to initialize the LCD television.
4. "INITIALIZED" will appear in the upper right of the screen. "INITIALIZED" color will change to green from red when initialization is completed.

FIRMWARE RENEWAL

There are two states (the User Upgrade and the Factory Upgrade) in firmware update.

The identification of User Upgrade and Factory Upgrade are done by the filename.
1. Turn the power off and unplug the AC Cord.
2. Insert the USB storage device to the USB port.

3. Plug the AC cord in the wall outlet and turn the power on.

4. The update will start and the relative screen will appear.

[If the above screen isn’t displayed, repeat from step 1]

5. When the firmware update is completed the finished screen will appear.

“The software upgrade is completed.
Remove USB storage device, turn TV off then on again”

When the Factory Upgrade is used, after restarting TV, shift to initial screen menu in service mode. "INITIALIZED" will appear in the upper right of the screen. "INITIALIZED" color will change to green from red when initializing is completed.