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DELL E173FP Service Manual SERVICE MANUAL 17” LCD Monitor DELL E173FP THESE DOCUMENTS ARE FOR REPAIR SERVICE INFORMATION ONLY. EVERY REASONABLE EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF THIS MANUAL; WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY OF THIS INFORMATION AFTER THE DATE OF PUBLICATION AND DISCLAIMS RE LIABILITY FOR CHANGES, ERRORS OR OMISSIONS.
DELL E173FP Service Manual 1. MONITOR SPECIFICATIONS Driving system TFT Color LCD LCD Panel Size 43cm(17.0") Pixel pitch 0.264mm(H) x 0.264mm(V) Viewable angle 140˚ (H) 120˚ (V) Response time (typ.) 16 ms Video Analog Only Input Sync. Type H/V TTL Separate and Composite Sync.
DELL E173FP Service Manual 2. LCD MONITOR DESCRIPTION The LCD MONITOR will contain a main board, an internal inverter/power board, keypad board, which house the flat panel control logic, brightness control logic and DDC. The internal Inverter/power board will drive the backlight of panel and the DC-DC conversion.
DELL E173FP Service Manual 3. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 3.1 GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS Press the power button to turn the monitor on or off. The other control buttons are located at front panel of the monitor. By changing these settings, the picture can be adjusted to your personal preferences.
DELL E173FP Service Manual 3.3 ADJUSTING THE PICTURE To set the OSD menu, perform the following steps: Briefly press the SELCT / MENU button to activate the OSD menu. The main menu appears on the screen with icons for the setting functions.
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DELL E173FP Service Manual Adjusting size and position Calling the Positioning setting window H-Position Adjusting the horizontal position With this function you move the picture to the left or to the right. V-Position Adjusting the vertical position With this function you move the picture up or down.
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DELL E173FP Service Manual Setting the display duration of the OSD menu Hold With this function you select a value from 0 to 60 seconds. Time If the set time expires without a setting being made, the OSD menu is automatically faded out.
DELL E173FP Service Manual 4. Input/Output Specification 4.1 Input Signal Connector 4.1.1 Analog D-SUB Connector Meaning Meaning Video input red +5 V (DDC) Video input green VGA-PG Video input blue Ground Ground DDC-Data Ground H. Sync Red video ground V. Sync...
DELL E173FP Service Manual 4.3 Power Supply Requirements 4.3.1 Input Requirements AC INPUT VOLTAGE: 90V ~ 264V AC INPUT FREQUENCY: 47 ~ 63 HZ AC INPUT CURRENT: 1.5A max. INRUSH CURRENT: 60A MAX AT 264VAC COLD START LEAKAGE CURRENT: 3.5 mA MAX and less then 0.25 mA at 100Vac 4.3.2 Output Requirements...
DELL E173FP Service Manual 4.4.3 Optical Characteristics The optical characteristics are measured under stable conditions at 25℃ (Room Temperature): 4.4.4 Parameter guide line for CCFL Inverter Great user manuals database on UserManuals.info...
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DELL E173FP Service Manual 1) MCU Initializes. 2) Is the EEprom blank? 3) Program the EEprom by default values. 4) Get the PWM value of brightness from EEprom. 5) Is the power key pressed? 6) Clear all global flags. 7) Are the AUTO and SELECT keys pressed? 8) Enter factory mode.
DELL E173FP Service Manual 5.3 Electrical Block Diagram 5.3.1 Main Board LCD Interface LCD Panel (CN103) Scalar GmZan3-SL (Include ADC, Scalar, OSD) Win Bond W78E65 (SyncMos SM5964) (U102) (U101) H-sync, NVRAM_SDA V-sync NVRAM_SCL Control EEPROM D-Sub Interface M24C16 Connector (CN101)
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DELL E173FP Service Manual 5.3.2Power Block Diagram PWPC1742LGD1 Function test CON205 CN102 ON/OFF CON206 CCFL Vrms METER V CCFL Model name : METER V METER V PWPC1742LGD1 Vrms METER V CON207 NO.715L1283-1 CON208 CCFL CCFL...
DELL E173FP Service Manual 7.3 Keypad Board 8. Maintainability 8.1 Equipments and Tools Requirement Voltage meter. Oscilloscope. Pattern Generator. DDC Tool with a IBM Compatible Computer. Alignment Tool. LCD Color Analyzer. Service Manual. User Manual. Great user manuals database on...
DELL E173FP Service Manual 8.2 Trouble Shooting 8.2.1 Main Board 1) No display Check Power board, is there DC level output?. Check Measured CN104 pin 5 = 5 V? U105 pin3=5V, P105 pin2=3.3V? Is there any No DC Level Measured U101 pin44=5V? shortage or cold solder or PCB trace is disconnected? Measured U105 pin 2= 3.3V?
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DELL E173FP Service Manual 2) PANEL-POWER CIRCUIT Check the PPWR panel power relative circuit, Check R172 should have response from 0V to 5V Q105, Q104 In normal operation, when LED =green, When we switch the power switch from on to off...
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DELL E173FP Service Manual 4) U102-DATA OUTPUT Measured U102 DVS, DHS NG, no transition Is the waveform ok? DCLK around 48 MHZ, DVS=60.09Hz, DHS Replace GMZan3 –SL (U102) or around 31 KHz? (Refer to input replace MAINBOARD. signal=640x480@60 Hz 31k, and LED is...
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DELL E173FP Service Manual 8.2.2 Power/Inverter Board 1.) No power Check to CN102 Pin9 and pin10 = 5V Check Interface board Check AC line volt 120V or 220V Change F901 , check BD901,Q903,IC901 Check the voltage of C904(+) Check bridge rectified circuit cFailure point...
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DELL E173FP Service Manual 2.) W / LED, No Backlight Check C201 (+) Change F902 Check D201/Q209/Q210 Check ON/OFF signal Check Interface board Check U201 pin9=12V voltage of C905(+) Change Q201 or Q202 Check the pin1 of U201 have sawtooth wave Change U201 Check D201(-),D202(-) have the output of square wave at short time.
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DELL E173FP Service Manual 8.2.3 Keypad Board OSD is unstable or not working Connect Keypad Board Is Keypad Board connecting normally? Replace Button Is Button Switch normally? Replace Keypad Is Keypad Board Normally? Check Main Board Great user manuals database on...
DELL E173FP Service Manual 9. White-Balance, Luminance adjustment Approximately 2 Hours should be allowed for warm up before proceeding white balance adjustment. Before started adjust white balance, please setting the Chroma-7120 MEM. Channel 1 to 6500 K colors, MEM. Channel 3 to 9300 K colors, MEM.
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DELL E173FP Service Manual c. Adjust Color2 (5700 K) color-temperature Switch the chroma-7120 to RGB-mode (with press “MODE” button) Switch the MEM.channel to Channel 03 (with up or down arrow on chroma 7120) The LCD-indicator on chroma 7120 will show x = 328 ±10, y = 344 ±10, Y = 180 ±10 cd/m...
DELL E173FP Service Manual 11. ISP (In System Program) User Manual 11.1. Connect ISP Writer preparation action: Connect RXD and TXD of PC to RXD (P3.0) and TXD (P3.1) of CPU through RS-232. a. There are two ways to entering Reboot Mode. The settings for Reboot Mode is as follow:...
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DELL E173FP Service Manual b. Click the “Select Chip” button, and choose the type you’re going to program. Choose “W78E65” and click “OK” button Great user manuals database on UserManuals.info...
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DELL E173FP Service Manual c. Click the “Select Bank0” button and selecting a file which a binary Format required. Choose bin file and open it Great user manuals database on UserManuals.info...
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DELL E173FP Service Manual d. Select the communication Setting: Port Name e. Click the “ConNect” button. These buttons will be enable. Great user manuals database on UserManuals.info...
DELL E173FP Service Manual f. Click “Program all” to start programming. 11.3. Executing ISP a. Click “Program All” button that will execute erase and program and verify. Then you can get the window as follow, and click “OK” to complete ISP process.
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DELL E173FP Service Manual 12. Bill Of Material List Location Part Number Description Qty. Unit CBPC780KGLDD CONVERSION BOARD 1 PCS KEPC780KED1 KEY BOARD 1 PCS PWPC1742LGD1 POWER BOARD 1 PCS 11L6036 1 SPACER SUPPORT SCC-24 1 PCS 15L8054 2 MAIN FRAME...