Further, ViewSonic reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation of ViewSonic to notify any person of such revision or changes.
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Service Manual ViewSonic VPW425 Model No. VLCDS22554-1W 42” Plasma TV Monitor (VPW425-1_SM_598 - Rev. 1a – August 2002) ViewSonic 381 Brea Canyon Road, Walnut, California 91789 USA - (800) 888-8583...
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Further, ViewSonic reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation of ViewSonic to notify any person of such revision or changes.
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3. EXPLODED VIEW..........................3-1 4. FACTORY & ELECTRONIC ADJUSTMENTS ................. 4-1 5. BLOCK DIAGRAM ..........................5-1 6. TROUBLESHOOTING FLOW CHART ....................6-1 7. PC BOARD ASSEMBLY VIEWS ......................7-1 8. MAJOR ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY PARTS LIST................8-1 9. PACKING LIST............................. 9-1 VPW425-1 Service Manual...
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IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS VER1.0 1. Before returning an instrument to the customer, always make a safety check of the entire instrument, including, but not limited to, the following items. a. Be sure that no built-in protective devices are defective and/or have been defeated during servicing. (1) Protective shields are provided on this chassis to protect both the technician and the customer.
IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS VER1.0 4. Hot Chassis Warning— — — — a. Some Monitor chassis are electrically connected directly to one conductor of the AC power cord and may be safely serviced without an isolation transformer only if the AC power plug is inserted so that the chassis is connected to the ground side of the AC power source.
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SPECIFICATION VER1.0 SCOPE: These specifications describe all the characteristics of the 42 inch color monitor. ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS: 2.1. Display panel: Specification a. Screen size Diagonal 42 inch b. Aspect ratio 16:9 wide c. Number of pixels 852(Horizontal, RGB Trio ) X 480(Vertical)pixels d.
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SPECIFICATION VER1.0 2.3.4 RGB Signal: a. Type Positive or Negative b. Polarity c. Amplitude RGB: 0.7Vp-p d. Frequency H: support to 31K~91KHz V: support to 50~85Hz 2.3.5 DVI Signal: a. Type Digital b. Polarity Positive or Negative c. Frequency H: support to 31K~63KHz V: support to 50~85Hz 2.3.6 Audio Signal: Analog 500mV rms /more than 22Kohm...
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SPECIFICATION VER1.0 2.3.9 RGB/DVI For VESA Standard: Vertical Horizontal Refresh Horizontal Vertical Mode No Resolution Sync Sync Dot rate Rate Frequency Frequency Polarity Polarity (Hz) (K Hz) (Hz) (TTL) (TTL) (MHz) 640(VGA)× × × × 480 31.5 59.94 25.175 640(VGA)× × × × 480 37.9 72.81 31.500...
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SPECIFICATION VER1.0 2.4. Display Performance Requirements: The data of display performance are measured based on the following. Conditions unless otherwise specified. 25± ± ± ± 5 ℃ ℃ ℃ ℃ a. Ambient temperature b. Warm up period 30 minutes Min. c.
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SPECIFICATION VER1.0 Width 1040mm 1040mm Height 648 mm 690mm Depth 95mm 375 mm 3.1. Package Dimensions: Width 1230 mm Height 960 mm Depth 470 mm 3.2. Weight: Net weight 79.4lbs/36 Kgs (w/o stand) 83.8lbs/ 38Kgs (w/ stand) Gross weight 115lbs/52 Kgs ENVIRONMENT: 4.1.
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SPECIFICATION VER1.0 Drop Test 200mm max. Vibration Test Forward and backward 30 minutes 1000 c.p.m Right and left 30 minutes 1000 c.p.m Up and down 30 minutes 1000 c.p.m Power Management: Mode H-sync V-sync Video Power dissipation Normal Pulse Pulse Active Normal power Stand-by...
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SPECIFICATION VER1.0 APPENDIX A : Preset Timing Chart (Video) (Sync) Item Description: Total time Active display area including borders Active display area excluding borders Left/Top border Right/bottom border Blanking time Front porch Sync-width Back porch Mode No Resolution & Refresh Rate Pixel 25.175 31.5...
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FACTORY ADJUSTMENT METHOD VER1.0 1. PANEL voltage adjustment The power voltage should be adjusted and checked when changing the panel or power board. POWER VOLTAGE ADJUST FOR SAMSUNG TTL PANEL VA VSC VS VR VSET POWER BOARD DIGITAL BOARD EXT INT CN01 VOLTAGE CHECK POINT CN01 SELECT "INT"...
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FACTORY ADJUSTMENT METHOD VER1.0 2. Color temperature adjustment Push the factory service key to into the adjustment mode. The following will appear: 5400ºk X=0.335 Y=0.343 GAIN Bias Use the AV key to select the color to adjust and or key to adjust the level. The required equipment is CA-100,Vp300.
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BLOCK DIAGRAM VER1.0 Image Board Socket Data Im age Board ←→ Panel Im age Board ←→ AV Module Board Im age Board ←→ AV Module Board Im age Board As s 'y Im age Board AV Module Board Content Im age Board AV Module Board Content J1 (4 0 P i n )
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BLOCK DIAGRAM VER1.0 Image Board Signal Block Diagram SDRAM (PAGE4) 6630/6730 VIDEO MAIN Video RGB IN RGB OUT Processor S-VIDEO TA8551CH (PAGE3) SWITCH SDRAM VIDEO 6630/6730 (PAGE12) (PAGE2) SUB Video Porcessor SCALE IC (PAGE5) LVDS YCBCR MULTIPLEX Converter C711/C713 TRANSMITTER SWITCH (PAGE14) SDRAM...
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BLOCK DIAGRAM VER1.0 PDP Sound Block Diagram ICS1 ICS2 S UB _ WOOFE R M UT E OUT P UT P AGE 2 FROM AV S EL E CT OR Q1/Q2 ICA1/ICA2 AV_ OUT PUT INP UT B UFFE R M UT E ICR1 ICA3...
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BLOCK DIAGRAM VER1.0 Tuner Signal Block Diagram PO WER B LO CK 7 80 9 9 V_ T IC201 NE555 IC241 SCL 2 FROM IM A GE BO ARD CPU SDA2 7 80 5 2 SC24 8 2 IC202 Q2 4 1 3 1V T V _ L O UT UP C 1 85 4 ACT...
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TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDES VER1.0 NO POWER SET POWER ON AC Master Power Switch Board DPWB11398-1G--- Power Input Module LJ92-00579A Replace Power Input Module LJ92-00579A Panel Power Supply LJ44-00025A Replace Panel Power Supply LJ44-00025A...
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TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDES VER1.0 No picture No picture AV Module Board (with Tuner) DPWB11372-1G-T- Replace AV Module Board (with Tuner) DPWB11372-1G-T- Image Board DPWB11393-1G--S Replace Image Board DPWB11393-1G--S PDP Panel Module VVEPP42SD001F-- Replace PDP Panel Module VVEPP42SD001F--...
TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDES VER1.0 Horizontal Line Failure Horizontal Line Interface Board-Y LJ92-00569B Replace Interface Board-Y LJ92-00569B Y Amp Board-Upper LJ92-00570A Y Amp Board-Lower LJ92-00571A Replace Y Amp Board- Upper LJ92-00570A Y Amp Board- Lower LJ92-00571A PDP Panel Module Assembly VVEPP42SD001F-- Replace PDP Panel Assembly VVEPP42SD001F--...
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TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDES VER1.0 NO Remote Control SET POWER ON Remote Control Replace Replace Battery BRC- Front Button Control Board DPWB11372-1G-K- Replace Front Button Control Board DPWB11372-1G-K- Image Board DPWB11393-1G--S Replace Image Board DPWB11393-1G--S...
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TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDES VER1.0 Front Button Failure SET POWER ON Front Button Control Board DPWB11372-1G-K- Replace Front Button Control Board DPWB11372-1G-K- Image Board DPWB11393-1G--S Replace Image Board DPWB11393-1G--S...
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P.C. BOARD TOP VIEW VER1.0 MODULE NAME PARTS NO. IMAGE BOARD ASS'Y DPWB11393-1G--S...
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P.C. BOARD TOP VIEW VER1.0 MODULE NAME PARTS NO. AC MASTER POWER SWITCH B/D ASS'Y DPWB11398-1G---...
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P.C. BOARD TOP VIEW VER1.0 MODULE NAME PARTS NO. AUDIO AMPLIFIER BOARD ASS'Y DPWB11372-1G-S-...
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P.C. BOARD TOP VIEW VER1.0 MODULE NAME PARTS NO. FRONT BUTTON CONTROL BOARD ASS'Y DPWB11372-1G-K-...
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P.C. BOARD TOP VIEW VER1.0 MODULE NAME PARTS NO. AV MODULE BOARD ASS'Y DPWB11372-1G-T-...
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P.C. BOARD TOP VIEW VER1.0 MODULE NAME PARTS NO. INTERFACE BOARD- Y A’SSY LJ92-00569B...
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P.C. BOARD TOP VIEW VER1.0 MODULE NAME PARTS NO. LOGIC BOARD ASS'Y LJ92-00573...
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P.C. BOARD TOP VIEW VER1.0 MODULE NAME PARTS NO. PANEL POWER SUPPLY ASS'Y LJ44-00025A...
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P.C. BOARD TOP VIEW VER1.0 MODULE NAME PARTS NO. POWER INPUT MODULE ASS'Y LJ92-00579A...
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P.C. BOARD TOP VIEW VER1.0 MODULE NAME PARTS NO. INTERFACE BOARD- X ASS'Y LJ92-00568B 7-10...
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P.C. BOARD TOP VIEW VER1.0 MODULE NAME PARTS NO. LOGIC E-BUFFER ASS'Y LJ92-00581A 7-11...
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P.C. BOARD TOP VIEW VER1.0 MODULE NAME PARTS NO. Y AMP BOARD-UPPER ASS'Y LJ92-00570A 7-12...
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P.C. BOARD TOP VIEW VER1.0 MODULE NAME PARTS NO. Y AMP BOARD-LOWER ASS'Y LJ92-00571A 7-13...
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P.C. BOARD TOP VIEW VER1.0 MODULE NAME PARTS NO. LOGIC F-BUFFER ASS'Y LJ92-00582A 7-14...
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P.C. BOARD TOP VIEW MODULE NAME PARTS NO. PDP PANEL MODULE ASS'Y VVEPP42SD001F-- 7-15...
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ELECTRONIC MODULES LIST VER1.0 Model Name: VPW425 Module Supplier Supplier's Quantit Sub-Con Name Sub-Con Location Projected Projected Curren Designator / Part # y Per MTBF Final Revisio Assemb n Level 1 Image Board Sampo DPWB11393-1G--S 2 AC Master Power Switch...