TCL L42D10 MS48-IR
LCD TV
SERVICE MODE
Factory
Menu
1. Methods of Entering
Method 1: Using the remote, enter the “Picture” submenu in the OSD; choosing the “contrast” item and press the 9, 7, 3 and 5 in series, Factory Menu will appear in the left top of screen.
Method 2: Press RETURN button when FACTORY HOTKEY is enabled (ON).
1. Methods of Entering
Method 1: Using the remote, enter the “Picture” submenu in the OSD; choosing the “contrast” item and press the 9, 7, 3 and 5 in series, Factory Menu will appear in the left top of screen.
Method 2: Press RETURN button when FACTORY HOTKEY is enabled (ON).
Design
Menu
1. Methods of Entering
Method 1: Using the remote, enter the “Picture” submenu in the OSD; choosing the “contrast” item and press the 1, 9, 5 and 0 in series, Design Menu will appear in the left top of screen
Method 2: Press RETURN button when DESIGN HOTKEY is enabled (ON).
1. Methods of Entering
Method 1: Using the remote, enter the “Picture” submenu in the OSD; choosing the “contrast” item and press the 1, 9, 5 and 0 in series, Design Menu will appear in the left top of screen
Method 2: Press RETURN button when DESIGN HOTKEY is enabled (ON).
Service
Menu
1. Methods of Entering
Using the remote, enter the “Picture” submenu in the OSD; choosing the “contrast” item and press the 9, 7, 0 and 5 in series, Service Menu will appear in the left top of screen
1. Methods of Entering
Using the remote, enter the “Picture” submenu in the OSD; choosing the “contrast” item and press the 9, 7, 0 and 5 in series, Service Menu will appear in the left top of screen
Debugging
1. General Steps of debugging According to the requirement of the order, below steps are needed for appropriate setting.
1).Enter the Factory Menu, enable FAC HOTKEY.
2).Check Project ID and the version of software, release date displayed at the bottom of Factory Menu.
3).Enter Design Menu, choose SERVICE MENU->Project ID, choose corresponding Project ID number of the product (Refer to the “V6-PROJECT-ID0**” in BOM list).
4).Return to Factory Menu, check the Product model.
5).Choose Factory Menu-> NVM RESET and press the right button of the remote and wait until prompt OK appears.
6).Restart the set
7).According to the requirement of the order, Set the items of SHOP INIT and Hotel Menu etc.
8).After aging under normal temperature, calibrate ADC and adjust white balance.
9).Choose Factory Menu-> SHOP and press the button of remote to initialize the set.
Note: After step 9, Hotel Menu will be disabled by default. Therefore, if the order requires hotel function, it is necessary to enable hotel function by set Design Menu-> Service Menu->HOTEL ENABLE to ON.
1. General Steps of debugging According to the requirement of the order, below steps are needed for appropriate setting.
1).Enter the Factory Menu, enable FAC HOTKEY.
2).Check Project ID and the version of software, release date displayed at the bottom of Factory Menu.
3).Enter Design Menu, choose SERVICE MENU->Project ID, choose corresponding Project ID number of the product (Refer to the “V6-PROJECT-ID0**” in BOM list).
4).Return to Factory Menu, check the Product model.
5).Choose Factory Menu-> NVM RESET and press the right button of the remote and wait until prompt OK appears.
6).Restart the set
7).According to the requirement of the order, Set the items of SHOP INIT and Hotel Menu etc.
8).After aging under normal temperature, calibrate ADC and adjust white balance.
9).Choose Factory Menu-> SHOP and press the button of remote to initialize the set.
Note: After step 9, Hotel Menu will be disabled by default. Therefore, if the order requires hotel function, it is necessary to enable hotel function by set Design Menu-> Service Menu->HOTEL ENABLE to ON.
White
Balance adjustments (Manual)
Before adjustment, you must make sure the ADC status (only
PC and YPP) is “SUCCESS” and Color Analyzer has been calibrated. Only AV1,
YPBPR, PC, HDMI 1 need to be adjusted. HDMI 1 should be the first.
a. Signal and generator
The pattern of the signal should be used are White (Chroma2329 pattern113) and Grey (pattern 114). The format of signal are respectively 720p for HDMI1 (Chroma2329 Timing 69), PAL(Chroma2329 Timing 38) for AV1,1024×768@60Hz (Chroma2329 Timing 14) for VGA and 720p (Chroma2329 Timing 79)for YPBPR
b. Steps of adjustment
1. Enter the factory menu-> White Balance, select source HDMI 1 and Normal Temperature
2. Input grey signal in 720p format
3. Change R OFFSET and B OFFSET to make sure the value of color coordination equal to (x=280+/-5,y=290+/-5).
4. Input white signal in 720p format
5. Change R Gain and B Gain to make sure the value of color coordination equal to (x=280+/-5,y=290+/-5).
6. Repeat step 2~5 until both of the value of color coordination of white and grey equal to (x=280+/-5,y=290+/-5).
For COOL and WARM color temperatureˈ just repeat step 2~5. The color coordination we recommend for COOL and WARM color temperature is respectively (270+/-5, 270+/-5) and (300+/-5, 305+/-5). After the adjustment of HDMI I, you can switch to other source AV1, PC and YPbPr and repeat step 1~6 to do the WB adjustment.
a. Signal and generator
The pattern of the signal should be used are White (Chroma2329 pattern113) and Grey (pattern 114). The format of signal are respectively 720p for HDMI1 (Chroma2329 Timing 69), PAL(Chroma2329 Timing 38) for AV1,1024×768@60Hz (Chroma2329 Timing 14) for VGA and 720p (Chroma2329 Timing 79)for YPBPR
b. Steps of adjustment
1. Enter the factory menu-> White Balance, select source HDMI 1 and Normal Temperature
2. Input grey signal in 720p format
3. Change R OFFSET and B OFFSET to make sure the value of color coordination equal to (x=280+/-5,y=290+/-5).
4. Input white signal in 720p format
5. Change R Gain and B Gain to make sure the value of color coordination equal to (x=280+/-5,y=290+/-5).
6. Repeat step 2~5 until both of the value of color coordination of white and grey equal to (x=280+/-5,y=290+/-5).
For COOL and WARM color temperatureˈ just repeat step 2~5. The color coordination we recommend for COOL and WARM color temperature is respectively (270+/-5, 270+/-5) and (300+/-5, 305+/-5). After the adjustment of HDMI I, you can switch to other source AV1, PC and YPbPr and repeat step 1~6 to do the WB adjustment.
Note: For some small size LED panel, the color coordination
of spec is not 280/290, and we recommend you adopt the value from panel
specification.
ADC
Calibration and White Balance Adjustment (automatic)
The process of adjusting ADC and White Balance automatically is out of the range of this file. Please refer to the relevant technical file of HuiZhou factory of TCL
The process of adjusting ADC and White Balance automatically is out of the range of this file. Please refer to the relevant technical file of HuiZhou factory of TCL
Software
update
Method of SW update˖
1. Download the bin file “TCL_MS48_UPDATE.bin”to the root directory of your USB device (Do not change the file name); Then insert the USB device to USB Interface of TV set.
2. Using the remote, enter the “Picture” submenu of the OSD; choosing the “contrast” item and press 9, 7, 3 and 5 in series, Factory Menu will appear in the left top of screen.
3. Select the "USB UPDATE" item, press left or right key to enter the update dialog box;
4. Select “YES” of the dialog box and press OK button to start the update, you will see a progress box on the screen.
5. After updating, the set will reset automatically
Method of SW update˖
1. Download the bin file “TCL_MS48_UPDATE.bin”to the root directory of your USB device (Do not change the file name); Then insert the USB device to USB Interface of TV set.
2. Using the remote, enter the “Picture” submenu of the OSD; choosing the “contrast” item and press 9, 7, 3 and 5 in series, Factory Menu will appear in the left top of screen.
3. Select the "USB UPDATE" item, press left or right key to enter the update dialog box;
4. Select “YES” of the dialog box and press OK button to start the update, you will see a progress box on the screen.
5. After updating, the set will reset automatically
Project
ID selecting
1) Press Menu button of remote control, then select Contrast item of Picture submenu; press 1,9,5,0 consecutively, there you go the DESIGN MENU.
2) Select the SERVICE MENU item, press OK or RIGHT button of the remote to enter the submenu;
3) Select the PROJECT ID item, press OK or RIGHT button of the remote to enter the submenu;
4) Press RIGHT or LEFT button of the remote to select the ID you want.
5) After ID selection, press MENU button of the remote to exit DESIGN MENU.
6) Finally, do AC POWER ON/OFF.
1) Press Menu button of remote control, then select Contrast item of Picture submenu; press 1,9,5,0 consecutively, there you go the DESIGN MENU.
2) Select the SERVICE MENU item, press OK or RIGHT button of the remote to enter the submenu;
3) Select the PROJECT ID item, press OK or RIGHT button of the remote to enter the submenu;
4) Press RIGHT or LEFT button of the remote to select the ID you want.
5) After ID selection, press MENU button of the remote to exit DESIGN MENU.
6) Finally, do AC POWER ON/OFF.
