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6.2 Service Modes / ComPair
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6.2
Service Modes / ComPair
Service Modes
In the MG the following service modes are available:
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SAM (service alignment mode)
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SDM (service default mode)
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CSM (customer service mode)
This looks very much alike the MD2.2. (For details see service
manual.) The DST tool can still be used, but an upgrade version
of this is the ComPair tool (a PC-based diagnosis system).
Difference related to previous sets: With an 12C bus error, the
set will not be placed in protection anymore.
ComPair (tool)
ComPair (Computer Aided Repair) is a new tool for repairing
the new TV-sets and the new high-end video-recorders. With
the help of ComPair, repairing a set will be more time effective
even without much knowledge of the set. By guiding the
technician with the help of self-diagnostics and documents with
text and oscilloscope waveforms on the screen of the PC,
repair-time will decrease as well in the SSPas in the LSP part
of the set. ComPair consists of an electronic interface
connected to the computer, to make via infra-red
communications a link to the upmarket TV-sets and via a wired
I2C a link to Basic TV-sets and high-end video recorders, and
a Windows based computer program. ComPair is running on a
486 PC with Windows 3.1 onwards. Infra-red commands,
received from the ComPair interface, are converted into I2C
commands towards devices connected to the I2C bus. In this all
registers from ICs can be read to make a good diagnose.
Step-wise start-up/step-wise shutdown (feature of
ComPair)
With ComPair it will also be possible to start-up the set step by
step. In this way it is possible to distinguish which part of the
start-up routine (hence with circuitry) is causing the problem
(see also chapter 17). The repairman will be guided by ComPair
by means of fault-finding instructions with text and
oscilloscope waveforms. By going a step downwards a certain
protection can be de-activated again, and measurements can
be performed.