
Service Modes, Error Codes, and Fault Finding
5.
5.4.4
Error Buffer
In case of non-intermittent faults, clear the error buffer before
starting to repair (
before
clearing the buffer, write down the
content, as this history can give significant information). This to
ensure that old error codes are no longer present.
If possible, check the entire contents of the error buffer. In
some situations, an error code is only the result of another error
code and not the actual cause (e.g. a fault in the protection
detection circuitry can also lead to a protection).
Take notice that some errors need several minutes before they
start blinking or before they will be logged. So in case of
problems wait 2 minutes from start-up onwards, and then
check if the front LED is blinking or if an error is logged.
Table 5-2 Layer 1 error codes
Table 5-3 Error code overview
5.5
The Blinking LED Procedure
5.5.1
Introduction
The software is capable of identifying different kinds of errors.
Because it is possible that more than one error can occur over
time, an error buffer is available, which is capable of storing the
last five errors that occurred. This is useful if the OSD is not
working properly.
Errors can also be displayed by the blinking LED procedure.
The method is to repeatedly let the front LED pulse with as
many pulses as the error code number, followed by a period of
1.5 seconds in which the LED is “off”. Then this sequence is
repeated.
Example (1)
: error code 4 will result in four times the sequence
LED “on” for 0.25 seconds / LED “off” for 0.25 seconds. After
this sequence, the LED will be “off” for 1.5 seconds. Any RC5
command terminates the sequence. Error code LED blinking is
in red color.
Example (2)
: the content of the error buffer is “
12 9 6 0 0
”
After entering SDM, the following occurs:
•
1 long blink of 5 seconds to start the sequence,
•
12 short blinks followed by a pause of 1.5 seconds,
•
9 short blinks followed by a pause of 1.5 seconds,
•
6 short blinks followed by a pause of 1.5 seconds,
•
1 long blink of 1.5 seconds to finish the sequence,
•
The sequence starts again with 12 short blinks.
5.5.2
Displaying the Entire Error Buffer
Additionally, the entire error buffer is displayed when Service
Mode “SDM” is entered. In case the TV set is in protection or
Stand-by: The blinking LED procedure sequence (as in SDM-
mode in normal operation) must be triggered by the following
RC sequence: “
MUTE” “062500” “OK
”.
In order to avoid confusion with RC5 signal reception blinking,
this blinking procedure is terminated when a RC5 command is
received.
Description
Layer 1 code
Remarks
SSB
2
Display supply
3
If only one supply is used
Platform supply
4
No separate supply
Ambilight
8
Description
Layer 1
Layer 2
Monitored
by
Error/
Prot
Error Buffer/
Blinking LED
Device
Defective Board
I2C Bus related
:
I
2
C bus blocked (front-end)
2
12
ARM
E
BL/EB
SSB
SSB
I
2
C1 bus blocked
2
13
ARM
E
BL/EB
SSB
SSB
I
2
C0 bus blocked
2
14
ARM
E
BL
SSB
SSB
System does not boot
2
15
ARM/Stby µP
P
BL
SSB
SSB
I
2
C2 bus blocked (EDID HDMI)
2
18
ARM
E
BL/EB
SSB
SSB
Supply related:
DC on speaker
2
11
ARM
P
BL
/
SSB
POK (inverter or display supply)
3
17
ADC
E
EB
/
Supply
IC related
:
HDMI MUX
2
23
ARM
E
EB
ADV3002
SSB
HDMI EDID
2
24
ARM
E
EB
M24C02-WMN6
SSB
ARM (Ambilight)
8
28
ARM
E
EB
NXP LPC2103
AL-module or DC/DC
Tuner (Frontend)
2
34
ARM
E
EB
VA1G5BF8010
SSB
Main NVM
2
35
ARM
E
/
M24C64
SSB