REPAIRING SAMSUNG SCREENS BY

DISCONNECTING GATE DRIVERS SIGNALS.

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HOW TO REPAIR SAMSUNG LCD TV PANEL SCREEN

 
Types of lines on a broken LCD TV screen
Possible Components That Could Be Bad:
 
Bad T-Con Main Control Board can cause vertical lines or
half of the screen is black. Horizontal lines usually
indicates a defective screen not a bad t-con board.
Bad Power Supply (Bad Capacitors, Blown Fuse, Bad
rectifier) This means that the TV won’t turn on or shuts off
randomly.
 
1.  You have to find out, are the lines vertical or
horizontal?
2.  Are the lines a certain color or black and white?
3.  What section of the TV, do the lines show up in?
4.  The top half?
5.  The lower half?
6.  The right side?
7.  Or the left side
8.  Is your screen discolored?
9.  Do the lines always appear on the screen when using
different inputs?
10.  If you switch from HDMI-1 input to HDMI-2 input, are
the lines still there?
11.  Do the lines on the screen show up over the menu or
behind the menu?
12.  Do the lines always appear on the screen or are they
intermittent?
 First: Open up the TV case (unplugged of course) and look
for a bulging or leaking capacitor. If you see any that are
leaking or fat and bulging, replace them. If you find no bad
caps, you could replace the complete circuit board but that
may be more than the TV is worth........... Some of these
issues are common on Samsung, Sony, Vizio, and
Toshiba.....................

How to repair Samsung LCD TV

panel screen - Part-1 of 5
The procedure described here, will help you repair a
Samsung 2008-2013 panel screens, that use gate circuits
embodied in glass screen cell (chip on glass - COG). The
procedure has a rate of success of 0-100%, depending on
your screen panel.

You have to accept that sometimes, even the screen

panel will work, a thin line may appear aleatory on screen.
Also, sometimes, the screen will not respond to any
procedure described here.

Repairing the gate problems of Samsung LCD display

panels.

A display device includes multiple pairs of field generating

electrodes and an electrooptical active layer interposed
there between. Generally, one of the pair of field
generating electrodes is connected to a switching element
to receive an electric signal and the electro-optical active
layer converts electric signal into an optical signal to
display images.

The display device typically includes a gate driver and a

data driver. The gate driver applies to a gate line a gate
signal that turns a pixel on and off, and the data driver
converts image data into a data voltages and then applies
the converted data voltage to a data line.

The gate signals are processed by the scan driver

circuits and amplified by the level shifter to analog
signals, which are outputted as the gate pulses for
scanning the display panel.

Gate driving circuits can be mounted - (TCP) tape carrier

package or printed on glass - (COG) chip on glass.

On Samsung panels, gate driving circuits were replaced

since 2008-2009 with gate drivers on glass mounted
transistors, using ASG technology (Amorphous Silicon
Gate).

Each gate line has a block circuit glass mounted

transistors called SR, made using ASG technology. The
gate driver receives clock signals CKV and CKVB and the
start signal STVP, and sequentially apply on voltages to
gate lines.

The display area 300 is represented by the resistor Rp

and the capacitor Cp. As show below, the gate lines G1-
Gn, and the liquid crystal capacitor CIc and storage
capacitor Cst, respectively have the resistance and
capacitance, and the sum there of is represented by one
resistor Rp and one capacitor Cp.

The gate voltage output from each line block SR1-SRn is

analog transmitted through the gate line corresponding.

The SR blocks are connected between, with glass

printed connections, and when a component of one SR
block faults, owing to the fact that is on glass, the repair
is impossible.

However, with some trickery made on command signals

of gate drivers blocks, you can partially or totally repair
the faults.

CKV and phase opposition CKVB signal, and start STVP

signal, are synchronizing the gate outputs to screen lines.

For a small screen, we will have only one set of signals:

CKV, CKVB and STVP For a bigger screen, we will have
2 gate drivers blocks and 2 sets of signals, CKV1, CKVB1,
STVP1 and CKV2, CKVB2, STVP2, each of this signals
sets will command a gate driver on down or upper side of
the screen.

The fault can be visible on all screen, half of screen, so

we need to cut in both signals sets, or one by one,
depending on each situation.

On large screen panels, starting with 32 inch, there are

gate drivers on both sides of the screen, and we can have
2,3 or 4 sets of signals.

In this case, the command of 4 blocks gate drivers (CKV1,

CKV4, etc) are made in various ways, one way it is as
below:
-first gate signal will command upper side of screen odd
lines, second gate signal - lower side of screen odd
lines, third gate signal will command upper side of
screen even lines, fourth gate signal lower side of screen
even lines.

A FAULT SCREEN WILL DISPLAY IN MANY WAYS:

-Doubled image on all screen, on vertical, or image stop.

-Half of
screen,
upper or
lower,
doubled or static image, the other half will be correct
displayed.

-On whole screen are horizontal lines where image is

reversed or static.

-a part of the screen is darker, with lines

-vertical flickering image on all screen or upper or lower

half of the screen

-in a area of the screen, the image have lines on it.

-on area where image is not right, can also to have a

certain color or fail of color.

REPAIRING SAMSUNG SCREENS BY

DISCONNECTING GATE DRIVERS SIGNALS.

The generating circuit for gate drivers, called LEVEL

SHIFTER or SCAN DRIVER, can be mounted on T-CON
drivers, on PWB (printed wire board) connected to screen,
or in glass screen.

When level shifter is in glass cell, you cannot disconnect

it, but you can try to disconnect the input signal – CPV,
STV and OE.

This signals will go on both sides of the screen, thru left

and right PWB, you can disconnect one side first, check if
any improvement, and if not, disconnect other side and re-
connect first one.

First of all you have to check where is the LEVER

SHIFTER IC, by finding check points CKV CKVB and
STVP.

Usually the LEVER SHIFTER is on TCON board or on T-

CON PWB attached to the screen glass cell.
When you cut CKV, CKVB and STVP signals on printed
wire circuit, you have to be sure that the disconnection will
be made to screen direction, there are several situations
when connection with level shifter is between check points
and screen, so cutting the printed wire circuit near this
check points to be with no result.

The T-CON processor generates only low voltage gate

signals, like CPV, STV and OE, the level shifter circuit is
not integrated in t-con processor, is a separate IC.

Sometimes there are 2 or 3 LEVEL SHIFTER IC, like in

picture below:
But latest t-con boards have the same IC for LEVEL
SHIFTER and DC-DC source, especially on small size
screens (15-32”)
Generally, if screen configuration permits, you have to
check the printed wire circuit from T-COn to both left/right
PWBs, in connection to panel for all signals CKV, CKVB
and STVP. The best way to repair is to cut the signals
near screen, on left/right PWB, or left/right connection to
screen on PWB (if only one board attached to screen
cell)
Sometimes, cutting some signals only from left or right
will solve the image problems but cutting same signals
from both right / left connection to screen to generate
more errors.
If you have a T-con apart from screen cell, first step is to
find which part of the screen is fault. Disconnect left FFC
between T-con and left PWB and power the tv. If you have
now on right part of the screen a normal image, means
that you have a fault in left side of the cell. If still a fault
image, re-connect the left FFC and disconnect right FFC
between T-con and left PWB and power the tv. If you have
now on left part of the screen a normal image, means that
you have a fault in right side of the cell.
On some screens, Level Shifter IC have on outputs,
some zero ohms resistors, so, you can first remove this
resistors and check if any
improvements. You should remove on signal groups, for
example, when you remove output of CKV2, you have to
remove also CKVB2 signal.
Sometimes, you have on left/right PWB, some zero ohms
resistors that connect Level Shifter to right/left screen
cell. In this case, just remove those resistors for groups
that fault. In example below, RM1 connects to screen the
STVP signal, RM2 connects to screen CKV1 signal,
RM3-CKV2, RM4-CKV3, RM5-CKVB1, RM6-CKVB2, and
RM7-CKVB3
As I explained in previous presentation, the CKV, CKVB
and STVP signals scan between positive voltage VONE
and negative voltage VOFFE. Sometimes, a small raise of
VOFFE negative voltage will remove faults of the screen.

STEPS TO REPAIRING A SAMSUNG PANEL

identify the Level Shifter generator, by finding the inputs
CPV, OE and STV check points, or finding the outputs
CKV1...CKVn, CKVB1...CKVBn, and STVP1...STVPn
check points
Check the VONE and VOFF voltages and note the values
First disconnect the CKV1, CKVB1 and STVP signals,
after that CKV2, CKVB2, and so on.
 disconnections will be made so the wires from screen
panel to be “on air” when disconnect the printed wire
board near screen entrance, by cutting the printed circuit,
you have to be sure that you will be able to solder this
wires, so the cut has to be made with some distance from
data driver flexible circuit.
First disconnect, CKV1 and CKVB1- if image still have
thin lines, just strap the wires coming from screen panel
CKV1 and CKVB1 with a thin wire.
After connecting CKV1 and CKVB1 with a thin wire, try
also to ground this 2 points, or try to connect to VOFF.
If no improvements, try to disconnect CKV2 and CKVB2
(with STVP disconnected) and make same steps as for
CKV1 and CKVB1 (3,6 and 3.7) If we have also CKV3,
CKVB3 and CKV4 and CKVB4, make the same
procedure as CKV1 and CKVB1
If, for example, by disconnecting CKV3 and CKVB3 we
have a normal screen display, re-connect the former
signals to panel screen, one by one in pairs (CKV1 and
CKVB1, and so on)
It is possible that, sometimes, only by disconnecting pair 1
and 4 to have a normal screen, but by disconnecting all 4
pairs to have a fault image Sometimes, even the image is
correct displayed, you'll have a thin line in the area where
gain glass circuit is defective - this cannot be repairable.
You have to advice the client about this, and ask him to put
in balance the final result of this procedure against the cost
of a new panel screen.
Part-2 of 5

 Repair Samsung LCD TV panel screen, LTF320AP11,

LTJ400HM07, LTF400HM03, LSF320HJ01 -

PANEL SCREEN: LTF320AP11, T-Con

S100FAPC2LV0.3, Processor: BD8193MWV, Gamma
MAX9694E
Panel screen used in Samsung
LE32D450G1W TV VONE value=28v,
VOFFE= -11,5v
Gain signals CKV1, CKVB1, CKV2, CKVB2 and STVP
are outputted to screen cell thru 4 resistors, 0 ohms, as in
image below.
When all image is colorless or with hue of green/red pale,
the fault is from NVM Eeprom, 24C64WP.
Replace it, with another one, write it before solder. A very
often fault found with this type of panel - image is ok only
on lower part of the screen, and upper side is discolored
and full of visible horizontal lines, as in picture below. The
reason for this fault, is a fried connection of a SR gate
block, from left/right side of the screen (check after you
remove the metal rim that covers the screen)
The repair procedure: The fault starts after a few minutes,
when faulty SR gate run too hot, so you can add a thermal
sponge pressed by metal rim, or you can cut the signals
CKV1, CKVB1, CKV2, CKVB2 and STVP only on fault
side.
PANEL SCREEN LTJ400HM07, T-CON S100FAPC2L v0.3
(BN41-01687A)
Fault: The thin horizontal stripes at the top of the screen.
Cause of the defect: burned SR block in the higher
right/left corner of the panel
Repair procedure: Disconnect left FFC between T-con
and left PWB and power the tv. If you have now on right
part of the screen a normal image, means that you have a
fault in left side of the cell. If still a fault image, re- connect
the left FFC and disconnect right FFC between T-con and
left PWB and power the tv. If you have now on left part of
the screen a normal image, means that you have a fault in
right side of the cell. On the right side (with problems)
resistors RM2, RM3, RM4, RM5 RM6 and RM7
You will have a normal picture now, but sometimes, you
will have, on side with problems, a little ODD/EVEN lines
distance. Strap with a wire, on check points, CKV1 with
CKVB1, see if lines are now correct displayed. If not,
strap with a wire, on check points CKV2 with CKVB2,
check, and repeat procedure with CKV3 with CKVB3.
Now you will have a clean image. Sometimes, if you have
a bigger problem on SR circuit, the image will be correct
but a / some thin line (s) will be displayed sometimes on
screen, noticeable on lighter/darker images. Check if any
improvements if connect all pairs of check points on fault
side on GND or Voff.
PANEL SCREEN LTF400HM03, T-CON S100FAPC2L
v0.3
Fault: 15 - 30 minutes of good image, begins to trembling,
double vertically. If you check on strips of glass with your
fingers, you will find that hot broken drivers are on one of
the the left/right bar.
Repair procedure: Disconnect left/right FFC cable
between T-con and left/right PWB one by one, and check
which part is fault. Remove on pairs (CKV1 and CKVB1
and so on), the 7 resistors from fault side RM1-RM7. If
needed, strap pairs coming from screen, on check points
(CKV1 with CKVB1, CKV2 and CKVB2, and so on) You
can also try to strap pairs to GND or Voff and see if better
picture.
On example below, was enough to cut CKV1-CKVB1 pair
on fault side, by removing corresponding resistors, and
the image came back to normal.
Some thin lines can appear sometimes. Just Strap CKV1-
CKVB1 pair, and connect it to GND or VSS, and the lines
will disappear.
PANEL SCREEN LSF320HJ01, T-CON:
2013_TCON_FOX_FT1 (BN41- 01939)
FAULT: Horizontal lines on partial/ all screen
Repair procedure: Disconnect one by one the left/right
FFC cable between T- con and left/right PWB and start
the tv, this way you can easy check which part is fault.
Level shifter IC is connected to left/right gate blocks, thru
some zero ohms resistors fitted on T-con, thru left/right
FFC cable, thru left/right PWB and extreme left/right
flexible data driver circuit
The clock signal pairs CKV1-CKVB1, CKV2-CKVB2,
CKV3-CKVB3 and start signal STVP have check points on
each side, but they are covered with paint and are very
close to PCB's through-holes, so cutting the circuits is an
hard operation.
The easiest way to repair the panel is to cut all 7 signal
connectors from FFC cable, only on the side with fault, on
TCON side. If any horizontal thin lines remains over
normal displayed image, clean the paint from check points
on PWB side with fault, and strap with a wire the pair
check points CKV1- CKVB1, see if lines disappeared. If
not, connect the strapped to GND or Voff. Repeat
procedure with pairs CKV2-CKVB2, and CKV3-CKVB3 for
best results.
Part-3 of 5

Repair Samsung LCD TV panel screen - LTF320HM01,

LTA320HM03, LTJ400HV01-J

PANEL SCREEN LTF320HM01, LTA320HM03, TCON:

LJ94-03256H (F60MB4C2LV0.6)
FAULT: Image trembling, flickering, double vertically,
horizontal lines on all/partial screen
This panel have 4 pairs of high voltage scan drive gate
signals : CKV1-4 and inverse signals CKVB1-4. There are
2 Level sfifter IC's, MAX17121E Disconnect left FFC
between T-con and left PWB and power the tv. If you have
now on right part of the screen a normal image, means
that you have a fault in left side of the cell. If still a fault
image, re-connect the left FFC and disconnect right FFC
between T-con and left PWB and power the tv. If you have
now on left part of the screen a normal image, means that
you have a fault in right side of the cell.
There are 4 pairs of signals that commands gain SR
Blocks, but you cannot cut the CKVCKVB signals on T-
Con Board. The signals are going from Level Shifter IC's
to RIGHT FFC connector CON1, and from right CON1
thru PCB's through-holes and back connections, signals
are going to left connector CON2. The easiest way to cut
signals, is to cut corresponding FFC terminals, on fault
side. For example, if you need to cut signals from CON1,
first cut pair
1 of CKVB1-CKVB1, but removing end terminals 12 and
17 from FFC cable, on T-CON side. If still no
improvement, cut pair 2 of CKVB2-CKVB2, but removing
end terminals 13 and 18 from FFC cable, and so on with
pair 3 and
4. Sometimes, some thin lines will appear on area where
SR gate block fault and especially when is a TV logo on
dark images. Strap on fault side PCB that, the input cell
(glass) connections by pair: first CKV1 with CKVB1.
Connect this pair to ground or Vss or Voff. Check every
time if lines will go. If no improvements, repeat procedure
with pair 2, 3 and 4.

PANEL SCREEN LTJ400HV01-J, TCON:

SH120PMB4SV0.3
FAULT: Image trembling, double vertically, horizontal
lines on all/partial screen USED ON Samsung 3D TV, D
series, Class 6-8 (EX: UE40D6530) Repair procedure:
First step is to find which part of the screen is fault.
Disconnect left FFC between T-con and left PWB and
power the tv. If you have now on right part of the screen a
normal image, means that you have a fault in left side of
the cell. If still a fault image, re-connect the left FFC and
disconnect right FFC between T-con and left PWB and
power the tv. If you have now on left part of the screen a
normal image, means that you have a fault in right side of
the cell. On upper image, there is a problem in the right
side gate screen driver.
NOW WE KNOW WHICH GATE DRIVER FAULTS (LEFT
OR RIGHT), so we
will step in with repair, only on fault side.
remove from PWB the resistors RM1-RM7, in this order:
first remove the CKV1 and CKVB1 resistors RM2 and
RM5 and see any improvements. If not, remove CKV2
and KVB2 resistors RM2 and RM6, check if any
improvements, and if not, remove CKV3 and CKVB3
resistors RM3 and RM7. If still no improvements, remove
STVP resistor, RM1 see picture.

You will have a normal picture now, but sometimes, you

will have, on side with problems, a little ODD/EVEN lines
distance. Strap with a wire, on check points, CKV1 with
CKVB1, see if lines are now correct displayed. If not,
strap with a wire, on check points, CKV2 with CKVB2,
check, and repeat procedure with CKV3 with CKVB3.
USUALLY, CKV1-CKVB1 pair faults, so will be enough to
remove corresponding resistors, and strap with a wire
check points CKV1-CKVB1 to GND.
Connect check points by pair, but only if corresponding
resistors were removed, or else you can burn the LEVEL
SHIFTER IC from T-CON Sometimes, will be better to put
back the resistors for the blocks pair that have no
problems. For example if only by disconnecting CKV3
and CKVB3 will solve image problem, that means pair 1
and 2 have no problems.
Sometimes, if you have a bigger problem on cell circuit,
the image will be correct but a / some thin line (s) will be
displayed sometimes on screen, noticeable on
lighter/darker images. Try to connect the pair that not work
on GND or Voff. You can also raise Voff voltage with 3-5
volts to minus and the line will disappear. You have to do
this on T-con Board, by raising the value of the resistor
connected between FBN input of BiasPS/Level shifter
ICD1 – RT9979 and VOFFE.
Part 4 of 5
 Repair Samsung LCD TV panel screen - LTY320AP04
and LTZ320AP04, LTA400HW03 J, LSY320AN02,
LTJ400HM05 - Part-4 of 5
PANEL SCREEN LTY320AP04 and LTZ320AP04,
TCON:320AP04S4LV1.5 and 320AP04S4LV1.7
FAULT: Image trembling, double vertically, horizontal
lines on all/partial screen.
T-CON board is not detachable, and signals to left/right
gate blocks, is transmitted thru left/right flexible data driver
circuits. So, it's almost impossible to check which gate is
fault. Usually, the right part faults more often, so you can
start to disconnect signals from there. You must cut the
connections between PCB's through-holes and check
points, so the check points to remain connected to panel,
as in picture.
Disconnect first the pair CKV1-CKVB1 and STVP and
power the tv and check if any improvement. If not, try to
strap CKV1-CKVB1. Check again. Try to connect CKV1-
CKVB1 to GND. Disconnect the pair CKV2-CKVB2 and
and power the tv and check if
clear display. If not, try to strap CKV2-CKVB2. Try to
connect CKV2-CKVB2 to GND. If CKV2-CKVB2 faults, try
to rebuild connection for pair CKV1-CKVB1. Your goal is
to have best image you can achieve. Sometimes a thin
horizontal line will be displayed, even you have a perfect
image. You can not eliminate this failing. The line is not
noticeable from normal view distance, but it's position
depends on the position of faulty SR gate block. On image
bellow, the line is very close to lower part of the screen.
PANEL SCREEN LTA400HW03 J, TCON:
SH120PMB45V0.3
FAULT: Image trembling, double vertically, horizontal
lines on all/partial screen.
Disconnect left FFC between T-con and left PWB and
power the tv. If you have now on right part of the screen a
normal image, means that you have a fault in left side of
the cell. If still a fault image, re-connect the left FFC and
disconnect right FFC between T-con and left PWB and
power the tv. If you have now on left part of the screen a
normal image, means that you have a fault in right side of
the cell. On upper image, there is a problem in the right
side gate screen driver.
On the side with problems, remove from PWB the
resistors RM1-RM7, in this order: first remove the CKV1
and CKVB1 resistors RM2 and RM5 and see any
improvements. If not, remove CKV2 and CKVB2 resistors
RM2 and RM6, check if any improvements, and if not,
remove CKV3 and CKVB3 resistors RM3 and RM7. If still
no improvements, remove STVP resistor, RM1 see
picture.
You will have a normal picture now, but sometimes, you
will have, on side with problems, a little ODD/EVEN lines
distance. Strap with a wire, on check points, CKV1 with
CKVB1, see if lines are now correct displayed. If not,
strap with a wire, on check points, CKV2 with CKVB2,
check, and repeat procedure with CKV3 with CKVB3. In
example bellow, the pair CKV3-CKVB3 was strapped
Connect check points by pair, but only if corresponding
resistors were removed, or else you can burn the LEVEL
SHIFTER IC from T-CON

Sometimes, will be better to put back the resistors for the

blocks pair that have no problem. For example if only by
disconnecting CKV3 and CKVB3 will
solve image problem, that means pair 1 and 2 have no
problems. Sometimes, if you have a bigger problem on
cell circuit, the image will be correct but a / some thin line
(s) will be displayed sometimes on screen, noticeable on
lighter/darker images. Try to connect the pair that not work
on GND or Voff.
You can also raise Voff voltage with 3-5 volts to minus
and the line will disappear. You have to do this on T-con
Board, by raising the value of the resistor connected
between FBN input of BiasPS/Level shifter ICD1 –
RT9979 and VOFFE.
PANEL SCREEN LSY320AN02, TCON: 320KSB_S2LV0.2
Screen is flickering, have a part/all the screen with
doubled image, white ghosting on part / all screen
T-CON board is not detachable, and signals to left/right
gate blocks, is transmitted thru extreme left/right flexible
data driver circuit. It's only one data driver flexible circuit,
so, it's almost impossible to check which gate is fault
(left/right).
But sometimes, if you detach and reverse the cell glass,
you will see burned circuits on glass, so you can now
know which side is fault. There are several connections
that you have to cut on fault side: CKV1-CKVB1, CKV2-
CKVB2, Vss, Vcom and Vcst The LEVEL SHIFTER is
integrated in DC-DC source drive IC2 – RT69068, or
SM4151. The IC's have same configuration, the only
difference is the Vreff voltage (pin18) 3,3V or 5v.
The connections from LEVEL SHIFTER and left/right gate
blocks are made thru some 10 ohms resistors, RD10,
RD14, RD9, RD11, RD13, RD12 and RD40, as in picture.
CKV1 and CKV2 have 2 outputs on each side to double
the current and to avoid LEVEL SHIFTER overheating.
REPAIR PROCEDURE.
On fault side, you must cut the connections to left/right
side, between PCB's through-holes and panel, so the
check points to remain connected to working side of the
panel, as in picture. PCB's through-holes, connects the
other side of the cell with gate signals, so cutting the
connections between resistors and through-holes, will cut
signals on both sides of the screen.
If no burned circuits on reverse side of the cell, first try to
find out which pair creates problems on screen. First,
remove RD10, RD14 and RD,13 and check if CKV1-
CKVB1 pair creates problems. If not, solder back the
resistors, and remove RD9, RD11 and RD 12, and see if
CKV2-CKVB2 pair creates problems. Cut only pair with
problems, as in picture:
It's a very difficult procedure. Do not try it if you don't have
a microscope or a power magnifier lens.
Now you will have a clean and almost perfect image.
PANEL SCREEN: LTJ400HM05, T-Con 400HR42S4LV0A,
400HR42S4LV0B
Screen is flickering, have a part/all the screen with
doubled image, upper side is discolored and have visible
horizontal lines
First step is to find which part of the screen is fault.
This operation is very hard, the t-con is attached to cell
glass thru data drivers. We don't have resistors on CKV-
CKVB left-right pair signals, so we have to make a big
effort to find out where is the fault. If you have a point
where fault starts, you can try to see if a burned SR block
can be seen on fault side.
You can detach and reverse the cell glass, you will see
burned circuits on glass, so you can now know which side
is fault. There are several connections that you have to cut
on fault side: CKV1-CKVB1, CKV2-CKVB2, CKV3-
CKVB3, STVP
This operation is very hard (the screen is 40 inches), so
do not try this if you don't have 2 clean and large tables,
covered with some bubble wrap or white paper.
If you cannot see any burned blocks, even with a
microscope or magnifier, follow this steps:
1. Remove resistors R2, R127, R5 and R131 (zero ohms)
for pair CKV1- CKVB1 that connects LEVEL SHIFTER IC
with both left-right SR blocks. R2 and R127 are connected
parallel for CKVB1 signal. R5 and R131 are in parallel
connection for CKV1. You can find the resistors in the left
side of level shifter IC – SM4109, as in image below:
Power the tv and check if any improvements on screen. If
not, solder back the resistors from 1st pair and remove
CKV2 and CKVB2 resistors R7+R132 and R8+R133,
power up the tv and check if any improvements.
If still no change, solder back the resistors from 2nd pair
and remove CKV3 and CKVB3 resistors R9+R134 and
R11+R136.
2.We know now which pair creates the fault on screen,
solder back all resistors and let's find on what side (left or
right) is the defective SR block. If, for example CKV1-
CKVB1 pair is fault, we will disconnect the signal from
left side of the screen (if you could see with a magnifier
where is the fault, cut connections on fault side)
We will disconnect left side because we have more space
to re-connect the signals if there is no problem on this
side, and the fault is on the right side. Cut the signals
corresponding that goes on left side of the screen:
There is a 50 % chance that the left side of the cell to be
fault. If the image is ok now, but some thin line (s) will be
displayed on screen, noticeable on lighter/darker images,
try to connect the pair that not work on GND or Voff.
ATTENTION! Connect the fault screen inputs to GND,
only if this inputs were disconnected from LEVEL
SHIFTER IC, as in image bellow. Just clean with a cutter
IF PAIR CKV1-CKVB1 faults, cut signals as in image
below:
Just clean with a cutter the green paint from upper side
that goes in screen and solder a thin wire from GND to
both inputs. Now the SR blocks are closed by connecting
to GND, the analog gate outputs from fault side will be
opened, and the lines will disappear from the image.
Before connecting the power, check with diode
measurement instrument for any shorts from outputs of
LEVEL SHIFTER IC to GND (check on all re- soldered
resistors and GND)
On left side, we have check points for all LEVEL
SHIFTER signals CKV- CKVB1-3 signals. Lower PCB's
through-holes, are connected with back circuits to LEVEL
SHIFTER IC. On upper PCB's through-holes are
connected all signals to right side of the cell:
If the right side is fault, we have to re-connect the left
inputs of the screen to signals and cut the right side of
corresponding pair signals.
On example below, if CKV1-CKVB1 pair faults, on left side
clean with a cutter the paint where initially were cut the
signals, add some thermal paste and solder a thin wire.
Also, cut the signals from right side from back of the t-con
PCB or near right inputs as in images.
Part 5 of 5
Panel screen: LTA260AP02, Panel screen: LTA320AB02
and LTF320AB01, PANEL SCREEN:
LTJ400HM03 B
Panel screen: LTA260AP02, T-CON 260AP02C2LV0.2,
Level Shifter-IC8- AG32AE2
Level shifter receives from processor this low voltage
signals: OE, STV and CPV1, CPV2, and from DC-DC
source, VON and VOFF voltages
Output signals that controls 2 gate drivers are CKV1,
CKVB1 and STVP1, respectively, CKV2, CKVB2 and
STVP2
Clock signals are starting from T-con Board, and you don't
have to open the screen panel. First, cut and disconnect
on printed side, where indicated in picture, CKV1 and
CKVB1, strap on the check point on component side only
CKV1 and CKVB1.
If still image fault, proceed identical with CKV2 and
CKVB2. If there is no image, just rebuild the CKV1 and
CKVB1 connections on printed side.
Sometimes, you need to disconnect also STVP1 (2)
signal. Be patience, and check all combinations possible
to have a normal picture. If fault solved but after a while
appears some vertical white lines in an area with a static
image, like a channel logo, you have to connect strapped
pair to VOFF, instead of GND, and raise a little the VOFF
with minus 3-5v. You can do that by lowering the resistor
connected between REF and FBN of bias power supply
IC7. Have TPS65160 schematic below.
Another fault, over all image there are vertical thin colored
lines.
All voltages are correct. SDRAM – IC4 EM638325TS-7G
is fault. Change T- con or replace memory.
Another fault – black screen, after a while will appear
vertical colored lines. Check all voltages – AVDD, VCC,
VON, VOFF. Usually there is a problem with Von voltage,
bias power supply TPS65160 fault. Change T-con or
replace IC.
Panel screen: LTA320AB02 and LTF320AB01, T-CON 320AB02CP2LV0.3, Level
Shifter-2x AG16BG
On this panels, we have 2 versions of repairing it.
1) on T-con board: There are 2 gate drivers and clock
signals are outputted by 2 level shifter IC's, ICS1 and
ICS2, located on T-con board
First, cut the circuits between ICS1 - CKV1 and CKVB1,
right near resistors, as shown in image below. If image
still fault, try to strap CKV1 and CKVB1, connect to the
ground, or connect with an wire to Voff. ATTENTION!
Make sure the connection between check point and ICS1
is opened with diode instrument, before strapping CKV1
and CKVB1. If there is still connection to the level shifter
IC, you can burn it by connecting to the ground or Voff.
If image still faults, make a similar procedure with ICS2,
by disconnecting CKV2 and CKVB2. Reconnect CKVB1
and CKVB2 to ICS1, and follow the same procedure.
If image is correct, but on still images there are some
white vertical artefacts, you have to connect strapped pair
to VOFF, instead of GND.
2) on PWB connected to glass screen panel Cut the
connections CKV1, CKVB1, CKV2, CKVB2 and STVP1
(2) on side with gate block fault (left or right) . You can
see where is the fault, by checking left/right margin of
the screen with a magnifier lens, or a microscope. You
will see a burned glass circuit, in the area where screen
faults.
PANEL SCREEN: LTJ400HM03 B, T-Con
S100FAPC2LV0.3
Screen is flickering; have a part/all the screen with doubled
image.
First step is to find which part of the screen is fault.
Disconnect left FFC between Tcon and left PWB and
power the tv. If you have now on right part of the screen a
normal image, means that you have a fault in left side of
the cell. If still a fault image, re-connect the left FFC and
disconnect right FFC between T-con and left PWB and
power the tv. If you have now on left part of the screen a
normal image, means that you have a fault in right side of
the cell.
On the right side (with problems) just remove the CKV1
and CKVB1 resistors RM2 and RM5 and see any
improvements.
If not, remove CKV2 and CKVB2 resistors RM2 and RM6,
check if any improvements, and if not, remove CKV3 and
CKVB3 resistors RM3 and RM7. If still no improvements,
remove STVP resistor, RM1 see picture.
You will have a normal picture now, but sometimes, you
will have, on side with problems, a little ODD/EVEN lines
distance. Strap with a wire, on check points, CKV1 with
CKVB1, see if lines are now correct displayed. If not,
strap with a wire, on check points, CKV2 with CKVB2,
check, and repeat procedure with CKV3 with CKVB3.
Now you will have a clean image. Sometimes, will be
better to put back the resistors for the blocks pair that
have no problem. For example if only by disconnecting
CKV3 and CKVB3 will solve image problem, that means
pair 1 and 2 have no problems. Sometimes, if you have a
bigger problem on cell circuit, the image will be correct
but a / some thin line (s) will be displayed sometimes on
screen, noticeable on lighter/darker images. Try to
connect the strapped pair that not work on GND or Voff.
You can also raise Voff voltage with 3-5 volts to minus
and the line will disappear. You can do that by changing
the input resistors from FBN input of BiasPS/Level shifter
ICD1 – SM4109