Dell E156FPc Service Manual 15” LCD MONITOR DELL E156FPc 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 OFTHIS INFORMATION AFTER THE DATE OF PUBLICATION AND DISCLAIMS RELIABILITY FOR...
Dell E156FPc Revision List Revision Release Date Revise history TPV model T560KCDHK8DLNP Aug.-26-2005 Initial Release T560KGDHK8DZNP T560KGDHK8DENP Add” Definition Of Pixel Defects” Mar.-31-2006 Add” Max Brightness measurement” April-25-2006 on Page42 Mar.-30-2007 Add Mechanical Instruction in item 6...
Dell E156FPc 2. LCD Monitor Description The LCD MONITOR will contain a main board, PWPC board, keypad board, which house the flat panel control logic, brightness control logic and DDC. The power board will provide AC to DC Inverter voltage to drive the backlight of panel and the main board chips each voltage.
3. Operation 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. - The power cord should be connected.
Dell E156FPc Use this button to activate automatic setup and adjustment. The following dialog will appear on screen as the monitor self-adjusts to the current input: Auto Adjust In Progress Auto Adjust Auto Adjustment button allows the monitor to self-adjust to the incoming video signal.
Dell E156FPc 3.4 Adjusting the Picture 1. With the menu off, push the 'MENU' button to open the OSD system and display the main features menu. Function icons Main Menu Menu icon Sub-Menu name Resolution 2. Push the - and + buttons to move between the function icons. As you move from one icon to another, the function name is highlighted to reflect the function or group of functions (sub-menus) represented by that icon.
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Dell E156FPc Icon Menu Name Description and sub-menus EXIT This is used to exit out of the 'Main menu'. Positioning: 'Positioning' moves the viewing area around on the monitor screen. Horizontal When making changes to either the 'Horizontal' or 'Vertical' settings, no changes will Vertical occur to the size of the viewing area;...
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Dell E156FPc Phase If satisfactory results are not obtained using the 'Phase' adjustment, use the 'Pixel Clock' adjustment and then use 'Phase' again. Note: This function may change the width of the display image. Use the 'Horizontal' function of the 'Position' menu to center the display image on the screen.
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Dell E156FPc User Preset 'User Preset': Use the plus and minus buttons to increase or decrease each of the three colors (R, G, B) independently, in single digit increments, from '0' to '100'. Note: 'Color temperature' is a measure of the 'warmth' of the image colors (red/green/blue).
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See Specifications for the Horizontal and Vertical frequency ranges addressable by this monitor. Recommended mode is 1024 X 768 @ 60Hz. Note: The floating 'Dell - self-test Feature Check' dialog will appear on-screen if the monitor cannot sense a video signal.
Dell E156FPc 4.3 Power Supply Requirements A/C Line voltage range 100 V ~ 240 V± 10 % 50 ± 3Hz, 60 ± 3Hz A/C Line frequency range Input Voltage transients 280 volts AC for 10 sec @40℃ Current 0.6A max, at 100V, 0.35A max, at 240 V <...
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Dell E156FPc 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 E156FPc 6. Disassembly Flow Chart Tools: 2 Power screwdrivers (φ=5mm,L=60mm); 1 small cross screwdriver; turnbuckle driver; Setting: Power screwdriver torque A=11 kgF. Cm; torque B=6 kgF. Cm Note: Firstly, put the monitor on a soft, flat and clean surface, wear gloves.
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Dell E156FPc 3. Take off the bezel Remove rear cover : Turn over the monitor as the Fig, hold the rear cover, and then slightly remove it. Black tape Remove the two screws by Torque B Install: Fix the keyboard cable by black...
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Dell E156FPc Remove the shield : 1. Remove the screw by Torque B or by manual and remove the shield ,then remove the back light connector Remove the connector Remove the two screws by manual or torque = 3kgF.Cm remove the main frame...
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Dell E156FPc EVA washers Install: Fix the LVDS connector by black tape and EVA washers. Black tape LVDS Cable Remove the eight screws by Torque B and remove the power board and main board. Note: Magnetism ring should be laid at the right of power board...
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Dell E156FPc ground Screw AC ground line as the figure. Note: The green line can’t be pressed under the power board. Note: The pins can’t gore the blue and purple lines. The end...
Dell E156FPc 8.3 Key Board 9. Maintainability 9.1 Equipments and Tools Requirement 1. Voltage meter 2. Oscilloscope 3. Pattern Generator 4. LCD Color Analyzer 5. Service Manual 6. User Manual...
Dell E156FPc 9.2 Trouble shooting 9.2.1 Main Board No display Check main board Power; is there DC level output? Check U701 pin 2= 3.3V? U702 Measured CN701 pin5/6 = 12 V? pin 2= 1.8V? Is there any shortage or cold...
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Dell E156FPc Panel Power Circuit Check the PPWR panel power relative circuit, Q704, Q706; in normal operation, Check C101 should have response from When LED =green, V-R725 should =5V 0V to 5V when we switch the power If PPWR no-response when the power switch...
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Dell E156FPc U401-data Output Check GM2621 (U401) Replace GM2621 (U401) or Signal output (PIN 7 -16, PIN 31 - 40) replace Main board. Is the waveform ok? If Main Board being replaced, please Replace panel do the DDC – content reprogrammed,...
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Dell E156FPc 9.2.2 Inverter/Power Board No Power Check to CN701 Pin2=12V Check Interface board Check AC line volt 110V or 220V Check AC line Check the voltage of C904(+) Check F901, bridge rectified circuit Check start voltage for the pin8 of IC901...
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Dell E156FPc No Backlight Check C201 (+) =12V Check F902 Check ON/OFF signal Check Interface board Check IC201 pin9=12V ? Change Q201 or Q202 Check the pin1 of IC201 have saw tooth wave Change IC201 Check D201 (-) have the output of square wave at short time.
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Dell E156FPc 9.2.3 Key Board OSD is unstable or not working Is Keypad board connecting normally? Connect Keypad Board Is Button Switch normally? Replace Button Switch Is Keypad board normally? Replace Keypad Board Check main board...
Dell E156FPc 10.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 3 to 6500 K colors, MEM. Channel 4 to 9300 K colors, MEM.
Dell E156FPc 21. Repeat above procedure (item 5,6,7) until chroma 7120 RGB value meet the tolerance =100±2 22. Move cursor to “ Exit/Save” sub-menu and press MENU key to save adjust value and exit. Turn the POWER-button off to on to quit from factory mode.
Dell E156FPc 12. ISP (In System Program) User Manual (take E153FP for example) 12.1 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 Both P2.6 P2.7 are LOW and RESET pin is HIGHT.
Dell E156FPc 12.2 To Use ISP Writer Press the “–“ key at front bezel and plug the AC power cord in, then the MCU enter ISP mode; a. You will enter the window as follow after executing the ispwriter.exe file.
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Dell E156FPc b. Click the “Select Chip” button, and choose the type you will program.
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Dell E156FPc c. Click the “Select Bank0” button and selecting a file which a binary Format required.
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Dell E156FPc d. Select the communication Setting: Port Name e. Click the “ConNect” button.
Dell E156FPc f. Click “Program all” to start programming. 12.3. Executing ISP a. “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. b. Complete the ISP process, click“exit LD”button to reset monitor.
Dell E156FPc 13.Check List 1) After replacing LCD Main board and panel, Check if white-balance is within the specs, then re-writing DDC is necessary. The white-balance value for each common color temperature: 9300 parameter is x=283±28, y=297±28, Y = 180 ±10 cd/m 6500 parameter is x =313±28, y=329±28, Y = 180 ±10 cd/m...
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Dell E156FPc 7. Select Exit to the upper menu after completing the adjustment. Then press POWER OFF to exit and save 3) Steps for writing DDC: 1. Employ PC, and connect the DDC-writing instrument and the instrument that is ready for writing into DDC to the power of 12V.
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Dell E156FPc Notes: 1. Make sure the system time of PC is in accordance with the real time before writing. 2. The schematic picture is just as an example for description; the exact content of the DDC is dependent on the serial number of the BARCORD of this model.
Dell E156FPc 14. BOM List Part NO Description Quantity Unit Remark CBPC560KCDDLP CONVERSION BOARD For CPT panel CBPC560KGDDLP CONVERSION BOARD For LPL panel PWPC1521CPD2P POWER BOARD For CPT panel PWPC1521LGD2P POWER BOARD For LPL panel 12G6105 1 PORON FOR PANEL...
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Dell E156FPc 44G3586700 1A CARTON 44G3586BRO 1 PAPER BLOCK 44G3586BRO 2 PAPER BLOCK 45G 88606 8 PE BAG FOR BASE 45G 88607DE8 PE BAG 1186 SMALL TAPE 52G6020 2DE8 PROTECT FILM 52G6022 1500 SMALL TAPE 52G6025 11845 MYLAR FOR POWER BOARD...
Dell E156FPc 15.2 LM150X08 15.2.1 Dot Defect 15.2.1.1 Bright Dot Dots(sub-pixels) which appeared brightly in the screen when the LCM displayed with dark pattern. - R, G or B 1 dot --------------------------------- 0 Max - Adjacent 2 dots -------------------------------- 0 Max...
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Dell E156FPc - Total amount of Dark dot ---------------------- 4 Max - Minimum distance of Dark dots --------------- 15mm 15.2.1.3. Total amount of Dot Defects -------------------- 4 Max (Combination) Note) a. Every dot herein means Sub-Pixel (Each Red, Green, or Blue Color) b.